The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-27
STATE NEWS.

portion Of the citizens of York District met
last week at Rock Hill and adopted resolutions
agreeing to raise shm of niohey to be laid out in
corn, wheat or bacon; in such proportioas as may
be thought udcious, and ID be shipped to the care
of persons appointed by th5se interested, for the
relief of the people of that regiment, 30 far as may
be practicable after supplying each person sub
seribing, to their agreement. Said articles to be
delivered at cost, and expenses incurred on Eco
nomical principles, free of any profit.
Orangeburg has telegraph office. The Cdrolina
Times says: "All we want now TO make this burgh
seaport town, after the manufactory is up is for
some enterprisihg firm IL start d lihe Of steamers
between here and LivQSpool, (per Edisto river.)
and if we don't plant, manufacture ard export for
ourselves we deserve I'd remain igndrnipiously
little one-horse, soM-coach, inland collection of
huts hidden by the forests of obscurity from the
knowledge of the world
The Newberry Herald says thdt five freedmen,
confined iii the Jail at that place. under sentence OF
death for the murder of Mr.. Lemuel Lane, made
their escape on Sunday morning, by breaking
through three heavily fastened doors. It wds dis
covered ut daylight, and active pursuit immedi-
atcy Instituted. The Sheriff offers reward of
SlOO for each or ahy of them.
The Presbyterian congregation Of Spartanburg
have secured tile services of Rev. A. A. Porter, of
York, and tile reverend gentleman has removed to
that place with his family.
The Columbia Pheaiz is pleased to learh that
Mini. R. H. Walton, formerly agent of the National
Express Company, has been appointed agent Of
the Grecnyillc aid Columbia Railroad at that place.
The Abbeaille Bdnnsr says that the rescrd shows
about FIVE hundred cases returned for the spring
term, Which is smaller than was generally anici-
patcd:
The pickerls Courier states that Mr.. j. W. Cobb,
we'll known in this District has been appointed
Deputy United States Marshal for Pckens Dis
trict Also, that T. D. Thurston, Esq, has been
appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the
Districts of Greenvile and Pickens, and the CoW-
ier periinently says: "To be compelled to pay
tax to government which refuses US representa-
tion, is bad; but to be required TO travel dis
lance of sixty miles, more or less, to effect this
object, is an unnecessary outrage upon the people
The Camden Journal acknowledges donation
of five hundred dollars for the relief of the des
tute in that community, from the Southern Relief
Association of St. Louis, Mo.
The Edge6eld AdUe-tistr writes down Nine Huh
dTed Wrils as the fruits of Return Day in that
District, but states that very large number OF
these Writs are Summary Processes, and very
large number are suits of Administrators. &C.
We will venture the opinion that this result le-
Ultimately ensues from the policy Of vexing this
question so much during the past tifo years.--
Edgefcd has; perhaps, undergone fercer conflicts
on this question. judging from the public press,
than any other District, and this indiscrminate
suing is attributable elsewhere to such agitation,
we presume that distrust and want of confidence
has been cngendered there likewise:
The Greenville Mountaincer regrets to learn that
intelligence has been received to the effect that R.
Tully Boiling, citizen of that place. was recently
drowned near Palatka, Fla..
The LaureDsvilie Heraldosays that Wright Sui
Ivan, freedman, convicted of highway robbery,
and whose case was carried to the Appeal Court,
has been returned to the Jail of Laurens District,
and will be executed on next Friday, in obedience
TO the sentence pronounced upun him.
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