The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-09
Affairs In York County.

| Affairs In York COduty.
We copy the following summary Of local In.
telligence from the Yorkyille Enquirer of last
Thursday:
TRACK Torn Up.-On Saturday night last
fortunately after the train had passed that
point for Yorkville-a portion of the track OF
| the Kings Mountain Railroad, about two miles
from town, was torn up. The road was repaired
on Monday, and the train has been since run
ming as usual.
UNITED STATES TRooPs.-Company @, 18th
Regiment United States Infantry, numbering
about ninety men, under the command of Cap
tain John Christopher, arrived at this place on
Mo.uay last We are informed that the troops
have been sent here for the purpose of assisting
in executing the civil law, in case the civil au-
thorities should require their services.
ANOTHER GIN HOUSE BURNT.-On Tuesday
morning last, about o'clock, gin house,
near Ebenezer, in this county, belonging to DIR.
J. NJ. Lowry, of our town, was fired by an in
cendiary, and, with the contents, entirely con-
sumed. The gin house contained about 900
bushels of cotton seed, an Emory gin, with
Condenser, valued at about $3.50, q thresher,
and number of other articles.
ACCIDENTAL FIRE.-The dwelling house of
Miss Mary McMahon, at Plnckneyville, in
Union county, was accidentally destroyed by
fire on Monday evening last. The building
destroyed possesses historic interest, as it was
originally built and used as the court house for
uuently it was purchased by Colonel Mcmahon
and converted into dwelling house, and was
one of the finest residences in Union county.
We are in formed that about one-third of the
contents of the dwelling was saved The loss
sustained is quite heavy.
MURDER OF A NEGRo.-On Sunday morning
last, news reached town that on the night pre-
vious q negro man, named Anderson Brown
living four miles north of Yorkville, had been
murdered. Immediately upon reception of the
news, Coroner James III. Fayssoux, accompa-
MED by Sheriff Glenn and other citizens of town,
proceeded to the scene of the murder. A jury
of inquest was summoned and the following
facts elected;
About II o'clock, the wife of the murdered
man was awakened by the barking of the dog.
She called her husband, who got out Of bed and
went to the door, when he was asked his name
by some persons in the yard, and also to whom
he formerly belonged. On answering that his
name was Anderson Brown, and that he for
merly belonged to Lawson Brown, he was told
by the men to follow them. In short time
the wife heard the report of firearms in an
east direction from the house. A son of the
murdered man also testified that he got out OF
bed about the same time as his father, and OBJ
served six persons in the yard. Their faces
were covered. Five were dressed in dark
clothing, and one in white. Twelve shots were
counted. The body was found next morning
about 200 yards from the house, with bullet
hole through the forehead, and one through the
bowels, with several small shot in the arm and
I,of 1ot 1oc fN
death by gun-shot wounds through his head
and bowels, at the hands of persons unknown
to the jury.
KU KLux RADON Monday morning
last, about o'clock, party of disguised men,
supposed to number hfty or sixty came into
Yorkville and proceeded to the building
known % Roses Hotel. In this building Is
the Office of e. N. Rose. the County Treasurer,
and liquor establishment belonging to d. 8.
Russell & Go. One of the rooms is also used
as the Office of the County Commissioners. A
front door was broken open by means of a
piece of timber used as battering ram. -
On entering the room, the party who had
effected an entrance, Immediately stated that
the object of their visit was to obtain posses
sion of E. NJ. Rose, the County Treasurer, and
proceeded forthwith to search the house for
him, forcing the doors of the building, when
they found one locked or fastened. The fur
niture in the rooms occupied by the County
Treasurer and the County Commissioners was
demolished, and the papers and records of the
respective Offices scattered and strewn over the
floors. The liquors in the bar-ro0m of Russell
& Co. we're also poured out and destroyed: A
hole was made in the outer covering of the
safe, but no entrance into -it-was effected by
this means.
During Monday, the whereabouts of the
County Treasurer was not generally known !;
but on Tuesday, he made his appearance on
the street. In an interview with him, he in
formed us that when he heard q noise in the
street. he made preparation to leave the premi-
ses, and that it was with the greatest difficulty
he escaped from the crowd. The building sus-
tained no further injury than the forcing of the
doors and destruction of the office furniture as
above recited-the only object apparently of
the raiders being to get possession OF tho Treas
urer There are stories in circulation OF other
acts said to have been committed by the Ku
Klux at this building, but they lack confirma-
ton, for which reason we withhold them.
The raiders next visited the dwelling OF
Thomas Wright, colored, one of the County
Commissioners, probably for the purpose OF
capturing him; but he and his family had
taken the precaution to absent themselves, and
fortunately no violence, further than slight in
jury to few articles of clothing, and the
breaking of lamp, occurred at this house.
The party were mounted, though while en-
gagged In town their horses were in a skirt OF
woods in the vicinity. We suppose they, re-
mained about an hour, and when they left,
took the Howel's Ferry Road in the direction
of Broad River.
REMEDY FOR EAg-AcHE.-I have found the
following to be most excellent remedy for the
ear-ache-an agonizing affliction, from which
the little folks by sudden cold, arc apt to
suffer: Take bit of cotton batting, put upon
it pinch of black pepper; gather it up into