The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-31
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

- P!ckenS county boasts Oh The best WORKED
roads in the State.
{. = Mrs. Carissa Vance and Mrs Louise Hol-
land, of Laurens county, are dead
The stables of Henry Suber, at Martin 5
Depot, Laurens county, have been burned.
= Mrs. Catherine Baker aged over one huE-
drcd years, died ut Marion on Tie Goth inst.
= Col. /. ". Avery, editor Of the Atlanta
Constitution, is on a brief visit to Spartanburg.
: Tue census return shows that the town OF
Abbeville has a population of ] ,448, viz: 6l3
whites and $50 colored.
= The prospects of the Union gold mines are
improving In q short time all the machinery
will be in working order.
= The coiored Baptist Church ~in Camden
blown down by the late gale, is in process OF
reconstruction. A substantial fence has been
put around the premises. -;
- The Columbia Union learns that Thomas
Davis, who was tried before the United States
Court at Greenville, for Ku KluxiDg, has for
feited his bond and cannot be found.
= The Teachers Institute, in session last
week at Greenville, after very harmonious
session, adjourned on Friday to meet in Charles
ton next May.
: Mr.. Samuel W. Tucker, of Sparanburg
county, died on the 10Th inst, in the 18th year
of his age. He was the father of Hon Joseph
w. Tucker, of Missouri.
= A difficulty occurred in Charleston, on Sat
urday night, between two young mel, named
George Bourke and John Kelley, whm the lat
ter was stabbed seven times and seyeely woun-
ded.
= Rev. G. w. Boggs, whose dcathras chron-
icled in these columns last week, ws native
of Anderson District, and for over even years
jealous missionary in Hindostan, as We learn
from the Fairfield Herald.
= The cornerstone of q new Methodist
Church was laid in Grcenvlle on tie 22ld inst,
with the impressive ceremonies of5he Masonic
upon the occasion.
= The Darlington Lader repols two fatal
affrays. One afTray resulted in he killing of
one negro by another, and in theother white
man named Warren was murderd by negro.
- The Edgcfeld Adverfiscr hroniclcs the
death of Maj John IT. Hughs, prominent
and useful citizen. He died onthe 18th inst,
after painful and protractd illness, aged
about seventy years.
- We learn from the Grcenille Aiountatnccr
that Rev. James P. Boyce, D. D., has been
confined to his house for seveil days, on ac-
count of sprained ankle is thought he
will be able to get about in aew days.
- Hon. b +. Perry has p,pared most IN
tcrcsting history Of Greenyill, and incidentally
of events connected with tb early settlement
cf that section Of South Cfolina, which is to
be published in the Greenvie Enterprise.
--Thc Greenyile Moun,ineer records two
remarkable cases of lonavity. Mrs Stacy
Chapman, aged ninety-secn, and Mr.. Robert
Scott, aged i07 years, ~ both residents Of
Dunklin township, in tl.cower part Of Green
Vile county.
In Walterboro, on ie 18th, two Of the
murdcrers of Driggers-Ardrew Doyle and
Charles Mcchanick-sufred the extreme pen
atty of the law, agrceab TO the sentence Of
Judge Thomas at tic IL Court of Sessions for
Colleton
- The Greenville .oaataiaesr says: "Dis-
patches are being rccGed and forwarded daily
by the telegraph line gently constructed be-
tween this place and oumbia. 1t is an i'm
portant acquisition tour people"
= The Beaufort b adopted series of res
olntions, at the rcccS term. .of Court, thanking
Judge Thomas for ,lding special term, aud
expressing highopinion Of the Judge as
patient, courteousimpartial and enlightened
jtrist.
q party of Unite States soldiers and party
of NEGROES duri, which three of the latter
were wounded. Inc of the soldiers received q
pistol shot in IL leg. The matter is TO be in
yestigated.
The Darlgton Indsr says Ben Taylor,
who killed amber colorcd man some time
since, near socty Hill, for being too intimate
with his wife. rs carried before Chief Justice
Moses. in Suirr last week. and after a hear
inc. was rc!esl rpon SIG, 900 bail
"A. +. IFtings, Esq, President of the Sc
ci,r;t;- Fire Eurance Company of New York
mas made a esent Of policy of one thousand
dollars to Il Baptist Church in Sumter, on
their buildg, through Mr. A. White, the
arcnt Of accompany at Sumter.
The lurcnsvillc Herald gays the citizens
of that coity are invited to meet at the Court
House onext salcs,lay, for the purpose of tax
inc into nsideration the ways and means of
building railroad from that place TO Augusta,
Georgia nd that the people of Augusta and
EdrcIicarc ready TO unite in this enterprise
= r. w. T. DuBosc, having been elected
to a pressorship and the chaplaincy, of the
Univcty of the South, has resigned the rec
torshiof Trinity Church, Abbcville. In ac-
ceptir the resignation, the vestry adopted res
olutis expressing their high opinion of their
recte character, and their recognition of the
zeals and successful discharge of duty which
chatterized his ministration.
| Inc Chester reporter says On tuesday
MIG, the 18th instant, negro man, named
BiMcLure, formerly tho property of James
Seizure, ESQ.,, was murdered on the planta-
ii of James G.. McAliley on the western side
onis county He was called out of his house,
sut midnight, by four persons, and shot to
9TH Immediately upon their getting him in
age. The witnesses, inclusive of the wife of
e deceased, and of Tom McAliey, who
hided the murdercra TO the house of the de-
based. were unable to tell who any of the per-
ictrators of the deed were.
- The Aiken Joanal is informed that few
lights ago band of armed colored men, num-
cring about twenty, went to the house of Mr..
saac Shelhouse, who lives about ten miles
rom Aiken, stating that they were sent to ar
est Mr. Porter, who is accused of killing
olorcd man some time since, and they having
ecn informed that Mr.. Porter was on the prem
ses. Mr.. Shcllhouse told them that Mr. Por-
CT WAS not there, and one of the formers SONS
nmi1lr nut of tle house flo whole nnnn insis-