The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-07-13
ITEMS Of STATE NEWS.

by. the. Conservatives f0r Mayor OF Charleston.
- -. Gen. Wade Hampton is on visit to this
State, and was in Columbia on last Thursday.
Is;s-Mr. M Nj. Farrow has been elected Prn-
| cipal of the Mt Zion Institute, in Fairfield
Ecounty.
The subcommittee on Ku. Klu1 matters
remained in Columbia only a few days, and
left for Spartanburg on Wednesday last.
-The next annual meeting of the Edrca-
ktional Institute,of South Carolina will be held
I at Grecnyille on the 23d of August.
IN. NJ. Montgomery, useful and highly
respected citizen of Spartanburg, died at Lime
- Captain Ellis Griffith, master Of tile Brit
Fish brig Sir Robert Nc Cure, died..suddeniy at
the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, Thursday night.
= Mr. Joseph Whitnire, worthy citizen of
Greenville, died on the 2sth ult, at Charlotte,
n C., where.he had gone to be treated for a
cancer. IS, ..o..;;.. ;....,.:5.. ....r...
| "A colored man named Ben Finklea COM
mitted rape upon white lady in the ncighbor-
hood of Marion last week. He has not been
ARRESTED. -. =: so:y .; Z, 81 g =;
-. The Edgefeld Advertiser learns from per-
sons recently in le,Southwest that the cotton
crop of Edgefeld is fully equal to any of the
I Gulf States. '
L. During the. prevalence of a severe rain
and thunder storm, Mr.. Eli. G. Sutton, a young
man residing about three miles from Yorkyille,
was killed by lightning.
- The resignation Of Rev James W. Miles,
Professotof Classical Literature in the College
of Charleston, has been accepted. The bad
health of Mr.. Miles induced the resignation.
The store of r. c. Lipscomb, at Ninety
Six, was entered by burglars on Tuesday night
of last week, and robbed Of a small amount OF
money and "a considerable quantity OF dry
goods. l,.f
= The Fourth Of July was generally observ-
ed by the colored people throughout the State.
The whites are not Just now enjoying many OF
the BLESSINGS" bequeathed by patriotic an
cestry, sc. ID
- The Charleston Republican learns that
Hon D. T. Corbin has prepared n1andamIs
to compel the State Superintendent of Public
Schools to pay the teachers and keep the
schools, open.
- The New York Herald says that the Fl
nancial Agent of South Carolina has paid
s146,0 600 in gold on coupons of this State, and
'S176000 on the old bonds of the State, which
matured July 1st. -, .-5..- ~, a1tf.a-
|: = The Supreme Court decided last week that
the bills of the old Bank of the State are not
receivable in payment of taxes The question
FLOR some time.
T. = The Governor has made requisition upon
| the Governor of Georgia for Owen L. w.
Smith, one of the parties said to have been en-
gagged in the recent shooting OF Mr.. Red, in
Barnwcll county. geaSa,a
: The clerk of the Mansion House, in
Grecnville, recently attempted suicide, first by
drowning and afterwards by poison. Dsap-
pointment in love, originating at: Waihalla, is
the cause assigned. g.fr 5
Col. j. z. Thomas, of Columbia, was ex-
amined in open court on last Saturday by a
committee appointed for that purpose, and 3du-
nv admitted to practice in the Circuit and Pro-
Bate. Courts of this State. =
"A very severe rain storm passed over the
northern and western portions OF Laurelis
County on Saturday night, Julyth 1st, rivalling
freshet of 1852. Several mill-danls and bridges
were swept away by the high water
- The health. Of Rev. John A. Broadus, D.
D., has been, so mnch restored by his recent Eu-
ropean tour that he is expected in Green.
vile before the opening of the Theological
Seminary at its next session in September,
- Aiken is to have a fruit-canning establish
mcnt. Thousands of bushels Of peaches are
fed to hogs or allowed to rot in the orchards,
which, if Canned, would bring handsome re-
Curn lOr lHe lduOI anu eioupic ilIAuehV w e'Sii
preservation. -
G,Daniel Neal, a negro in the employ of a
contractor on tie Air Line Railroad, near Har-
| mony in York County, was lodged in the Jail
at YorLville, on Saturday last, on a charge OF
rape The victim of. the brute's passion. Is q
little white girl, aged about eleven years.
A. County Commissioner Of Kcrshaw
draws an order on the County Treasurer for
Die dollar to relieve a transient panper, and
charges the County three dollars for his services
| in the premises 4 brother County Commis-
I5sioner obiecting to the charge is bullied and
denounced as a dcsertcr to the Democrats.
- The. criminal business occupied the Court
AT Abbnville for two weeks. Last week was
devoted to such civil business on the Equity
side as did not require the aid of jury Court
adjourned on Saturday last, when Judge Orr
freiurncd home. The School Commissioner, one
Of the County Commissioners and three Trial
Justices, are required to answer at the October
term on various Charges preferred against them
/ by the grand jury. :. "a ..;-.,
- From the Camden Journal ws, learn that
the Fourth of July was celebrated in that town
by parade of the eolored militia and speech
making. About halfpast three o'clock a diff
Guilty occurred between two colored men, and a
policeman interfering was compelled to knock
down MS aSsaliant.; 1He eoiofeu iiiiii'st, pc
coming, excited and enragcd at one of their
color being thus handled, Immediately attemp-
ted to lay hands on the policeman for the pur-
pose of killing him. The latter retrcated into
Mrs, Crosby's store, and the militia assaulted
the house, attempting to rush inf,, and then to
break down the door after it had been closed
to keep them out The white citizens, aud the
sensibt, ant, conservative colored men, by using
all their influence OH the side of peace and Or
der, succeeded in allaying the rot; NO shots
were fired and no one seriously hurt
= The Columbia Union has received a pri-
vate letter from Clinton, Laurcns county,
which states that the house of Peter Pltto was
fired into BY band of disguised men on the
night of the 29th ult 1t appears from the
letter that Pitto had been assaulted and cut
with a knife and very narrowly escaped with
his life, during the previous month, having
been attacked by CIV. Fairburn. A warrant
80, .on out for tho latter m the 2bth of