The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-29
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


be closed after the 30th inst, for want of funds
Thirteen of the fourteen parties engaged
in the riot at Marion, last October, were con-
victed last week: ~ ;,, - =,
- Robert Aldrich, Esd, of Barrwell, has
been summoned to testify before the southern
outrage committee at Washington.
Governor Scott has appointed Alex. Nc
Bee, ESQ.,, Auditor for Greenville County, in
place of J. M. Runion, removed.
The taxes of Charleston county for the
year 1870 amounted to $470,0O0, or more than
the aggregate State taxes for 1859.
The Beaufort Republican, speaking of the
crops, says: "The crops, as general thing, on
the adjacent islands are looking better than
they have for number of years"
The GreenvilIe Enterprise learns that large
numbers of colored laborers in that vicinity are
being hired to work on the Brunswick and Al
ALBANIA railroad.
Mr.. E. v. Smalley, correspondent of the
New York Tribune, was in Greenville last week,
on his way to the mountains for the benefit OF
his health.
~. The Governor has orderedspecial elections
in Newberry, Chester, Clarendon and Union
counties on Tuesday, July 25th, to 6llvacancies
in the offices of County Commissioners:
= Maj. John Wells Simpson has withdrawn
from any proprietary connection with the Lau-
rensville Herald, and that paper will be pub
lished hereafter under the style of I. b. Crews
& Co.
= The Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Company will issue round tickets, for one. fare,
from ali stations or their road, to persons de-
sirous of visiting Due West during the ap-
preaching college commencements
= Mr. Joseph Herndou and Major j. W.
Avery, of Yo1kSille, have been summoned to
Washington, to testify before the Joint InEesti-
eating Committee, in relation to disturbances
In that section of the State.
= The Lancaster Ledger says that White
more, nothing daunted, has declared himself to
his intimate friends candidate for reelection
to Congress, at the next election. He also
came out squarely in opposition to the system
of Cumulative voting" and thinks the legisla-
of South Carolina will promptly vote down
every proposition favoring it.
THE Washington correspondent Of the
Louisville [Ky.) Ledger writes that the testimo.
ny of Attorney General d. H. Chamberlain and
Judge Orr before the Ku Klux Committee
shows in the strongest manner the corruptions
and oppression of the Radical State government
Democrats on the cunlmittee say the testimony
of these witnesses is very damaging to the Rad
ical party.
- ne CuaIleSVOlI NcWo bays. Sdtul 0ny CrOu
ing, Walter B. Campbell, from Chillicothe,
Ohio, was run over and instantly killed on the
railroad by a train coming from Wilmington t.
latter place. The deceased was IN an fntoxica-
ted state, and had been walking up the track
1t is supposed that he fell asleep upon it, and
did not notice the approach of the train. His
body, terribly mangled, wass brought to Flor.
ence on the train, and an inquest held over It
The deceased was soldier, and formerly q
member of Company B, 7th United States Cav.
airy.
Commerce, travelling in South Carolina, writes
Notwithstanding the talk about Ku Klux and
kindred organizations, I know of no place
more susceptible of rapid Development or more
inviting to the settler than the State Of South
Carolina. The difficulties that do exist being
between the adventurous class of Northern pol.
iticians and the scum Of Southern society, 8
Northern man whose aim is the transaction O
Business is just as safe here in life, liberty ane
property, IS he would be in Boston, andproba'
bly, safer. az = '''-'sa5si'%'i 80 SO