The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

lney are IllC Colap.'~i--.''' y va -
National Bank in Darlington.
The prevailing drought seems TO have in
iured the crops of cotton and corn throughout
the State
= Much sickness is reported in Charleston,
mostly of the type known as the broken bone
fever.
= The telegraph line has been completed to
Greenville, and an office was formally opened
~ - Samuel J: Hcnegan, youngest son of the
late Governor B. K. Henegan, died at Florence
on the Sth inst, aged "a years.
"A negro, who recently killed another man
of his own color, at Dicks Creek tunnel, in
Georgia, has been arrested in Pendleton.
The Pickens Sentinel thinks the Air Line
Railroad will run about six miles below that
place, thence by Rayenel's Bridge and Perry
w. G. Trenholm, Esq, highly esteemed
citheh'o of Charleston, died at the residence of
his son, Paul @. Trenholm, on Thursday even
ing last, in the 9th year of his age.
Coy. Scott. by proclamation, offers re-
ward of five hundred dollars for the apprehen-
sion of Mulledge Porter, who is suspected OF
being the murderer of Jack Perry, of Orange
burg County, on the night of the 18th ult.
- The Democratic candidates for County
Commissioners of Newberry, Messrs. }. N.
Martin and VIM Lester, were elected by an
average majority of $50 votes over their Radi-
cal opponents.
= is currently reported that the Pennsyl-
yania Central Railroad is making extensive
purchases of stock in the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, and in q short time will
| have a controlling interest.
- The Spartanburg Spartan says that the
contractors on the Air Line Railroad COM
menced putting down the iron for the track at
Charlotte OH the 7th inst, and that it is thought
the cars will be running to Spartanburg early
| next spring.
- Rev. james c. Furman, D. D., has accep-
ted the call as Pastor of the Greenville Baptist
! Church, to fill the place made vacant by the
| resignation of Rev. w. D. Thomas. DR.. Fur
man will continue his connection with the
University, at least for the present.
A colored girl was killed by lightning. in
Lancaster, on Wednesday. She was passing
through field in company with her father,
when the lightning struck tree near to them,
instantly killing the girl but resulting in no
serious damage to the father.
- The Camden Journal learns that the Hon
R. B. Carpenter has gone to Pennsylvania, to
assist in stumping the State for the Democrats
in the fall campaign for State officers. The
! Democracy there have accepted the "new de-
parture' as the basis of their operations.
! = The Barnwel Sentinel says: Con Tues
day evening last, Mr.. j. l.. Coleman went tc
/ the plantation of Mr. ]. 0. Brinson, to arrest 8
freedman by the name of Buggsg Pierce, who was
concealed in house. Coleman demanded ad.
mittence, which was refused. He then forced
| the door and entered, when lie was shot by the
negro and instantly killed"
: The first bale of new cotton, raised in
\ in n
the 18th inst. 1t was grown by DR.. G. III
500 pounds, and sold for % cents. This is the
third consecutive year that DR.. Bowling has
sent the "frst bale" to Charleston.
- Rev. G.. w. Boggs of Winnsboro, died al
the residence of his brother, Thos. G. Boggs, il
Pickens county, on the 18th inst, in the 76tE
year of his age. Mr.. Boggs was native o.
Pickens, and was on a visit to his brother fol
the purpose of recuperating his health. Hc
had been q resident of Wiunsboro for about &c
years.
"A quarry of granite has been discovered
on the South Carolina side Of the Savannah
River, short distance above Augusta. The
granite, the supply of which is almost mex
haustible, can be readily split out into blocks
of any size desired, and is pronounced to be
the same quality of stone which is used on the
New York payements:;
7 An unfortunate difficulty occurred in Un-
lion Saturday week last, between 7. ]. Greer,
probate Judge, and II. T. Hughes, jailor, in
(which the former was severely wounded in the
side, from a doubc-barrelled shot gun, in in the
hands of the latter. Hughes was Immediately
arrested, and is now in Jail. Greer's wound, al
though very severe, is not considered danger
"A correspondent of the Columbia Union,
writing about the United States Court now in
session at Greenvillc, says: "a few days ago,
eight Ku Klux were brought here from Spar
tanburg by Marshal Casey, attended BY file OF
United States soldiers. Seven were white, and
one was coored. understand they are gen.
orally poor white men, who Wero not slave,
holders, and who have little or NJ, influence III
Society, and the colorcd man is said to be very
triRing person. How he came in among these
Is the wonder. 1t was once supposed the Ku
Klux were the chivalry of the country; but
these are. not specimen Of that class"
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