The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-30
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

IS. P. Kinard, Esq, has been appointed
postmaster at Newberry Court House.
- Five negroes escaped from the Jail of York
county on Saturday night, 18th inst
= The State Dental Association will meet in
Charleston on The 10th of April.
| All the arms lately in the hands of the
militia of Fairfield County have been turned
over to Colonel S. B. Clowney and Sheriff Du-
vail.
The Governor has appointed G. L. Ander-
son to the office. of Adjutant and Inspector
General of this State, uice R. B. Elliott, mem
Der of Congress.
= Henry E. Hayne, the colored Senator
from Marion county, has been elected Land
Commissioner by the Advisory Board, mce r..
G. DeLarge, member of Congress.
Mr.. N. A: Stedman, jr, formerly connec-
ted with the Wilmington IN. C.) Star, has be-
come associated recently in the editorial and
business management of the Marion Star.
= Senator Bieman has donated an acre lot
to the Walhalla Baptist Church, and it is de-
signed to erect Immediately commodious house
of worship.
- During Court week at Walhalla, some enc
exchanged hats with the editor of the .Keo1ote
| Courier, and that gentleman wants to rue, as he
got the worst of the bargain
= Contracts are now being let out for the
grading Of the Air Line Railroad in the vicin-
| ity of Greenville, with proyiso that said work
shall be completed prior to the 1st Of January
| next.
Hon. James L. Orr has been appointed by
the President one of the board of visitors to
attend the annual examination of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md. The examination
will commence On the goth May. The Judge
has accepted the appointment.
The trial OF three colored men for the
murder of Matt. Stevens, in Union county, re-
suited in two of them being found guilty and
sentenced to be hanged the other was acquit-
ted. The jury consisted of six whites and six
colored men.
- Mr.. Gribble, the engineer who was shot
several weeks since while running his train
from Columbia, by man named Dexter Glib
son, said to be insane, has SO far recovered as
to be out of doors. It is stated that he has lost
his sight entirely.
The Marion Crescent says: 'The State
| Agent has been among us for the purpose of
gathering up the few rifles which were distribu-
ted abroad a year ago among the negroes in
this section. We learn that after diligent
search, he succeeded in finding about twenty
three out of ninety distributed"
| = The Greenville Mom,taineer, in alluding
TO the cnange OIL tlme IOr colIectlng taxes from
March to November, says: 'The reason given
for the change is that it will be easier for the
people to pay in the fall than in the spring.
This may be truo in some parts of the State, but
we do not think that it so in our section. Our
people generally reserve their grain until the
spring. when the prices are higher consequent
ly, they have more money then than in the
= The Yorkville Enquirer states that on
Thursday night last, q "raid" was made on the
store of Mr.. Thomas Douglas, situated on the
Thorns Ferry road, about nine miles from
Yorkville, and demand made upon him for
entrance, coupled with a threat of violence.
The clerk escaped with the cash, but about one
hundred and twenty-five dollars worth of goods
were taken from the store. Several shots struck
the building Four negroes on the plantation
have been arrested, on suspicion of being i'm
plicated in the outrage.