The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-01
STATE NEWS.

- Mr.. Thomas II. Adams, of Newbcr-
ry, raised last year over 900 bushels OF
oats on 20 acres.
= The citizens Of Newbcrry are making
strenuous efforts to secure the return of
Newberry College TO their town.
- DR.. Tbos. L, Earle. of Anderson.
will soon remove to Greenville, and
occupy the fine residence lately built BY
him.
- The old farmers say this is going to
be a great crop year, and are consequent
ly making arrangements to cultivate us
much land as possible.
- The Winisboro Ners and Iraid
arrives regularly at this office, since we
made complaint of its n0n-appearnnce.
It's all right now, Bro. Davis.
= It is the opinion of old planters that
every freeze 10 equal to u good coat Of
fertilizers. Ifthis be really so, we have
had freezes enough this winter to coat
the soil with millions Of tons.
= Nine distillers were brought in
Tuesday evening and lodged in Jail ut
Greenville. They were captured in the
mountain country, yesterday, by revenue
officers, aided by a detachment Of United
States troops.
= The Carolina Light Infantry and
Randolph Ritlemen, the two crack colored
military companies in Charleston, are
discussing the pfopriety of sending in
applications for admission into the
Hampton militia.
there were l34 votes cast for Hampton ON
the 7th of November, and on the 18th Of
February there were 1874 taxpayers who
rr,o fo ri nd ,,o;t II ta ~ fn
Dacusville is entitled to the premium.
IS. B. Gibson, Trial Justice and
School Commissioner In Georgetown, was
accidentally shot last week in the abdo-
men with pistol by Postmaster E. G.
Rainey. The bali went through him and
was taken out Of his back. At last ac-
counts he was getting better.
- Mr.. Joseph Purcell, who will be re-
membered as the proprietor of the Mills
House, Charleston, died at the Roper
Hospital Wednesday, in the 18th year of
his age. He had been in the hospital for
several months, going thence from the
aims house, in an enfeebled state of
health and mind
The last issue of the Laurensville
Herald announces the withdrawal of Col.
j. w. Ferguson from his connection with
the editorial department Of that paper.
Col. Ferguson is a bold and fearless
writer, and his vigorous pen contributed
| most valuable aid to the success of the
! Democracy in the recent memorable cam
| paign. He retires with we'll earned lau-
| rels and the best wishes of hin brethren
Of the press. "a
- The Blackville ,.News is panied to
record the death of Senator Jones NJ.
Williams, which sad event occurred at
| hiB residence in Barnwell County on
Wednesday, l4th Of February, from
pneumonia. Senator Williams was born
near Bufofd's Bridge, and at the time of
his death was in the Goth year of his age.
He was elected to the State Senate by
the Democrats last November, and his
/ death creates vacancy in that body.
| = A rail-spIitting match game came
of in the Lebanon section Of Abbeville
| County last week between Robert Keown,
white, and Tyler King colored, in which
the negro was licked out of his boots end
Abe Lincoln laid completely in the shade.
| five rails, and King six hundred and
eighty-fye. On the same day several
hands, two of whom were mere bows.
| split four thousand rails, and the weather
wan unfavora6le at thas.,, .Ha .ff
- Tho Abbeville Mediums of the 2ist
instant says :'h'"The white Radicals about
town don't dress near as fine as they used
| to. Some of them have gone TO work,
but the majority are lonnging around
doing. nothing, wait,ng to hen. who is
PIeSident. Much good it will ito them.
They are very dead in this section of the
country. BY the next election all the
colored people will be safely within the
Democratic fold. They are coming over
right along, and are learning wisdom
| from very sore experience" $50 ~,
- Bob Grier, colOred man, who left
the plantation of Captain w. G. Stewart,
in Lancaster, eilArt time l,eEnrc Ca ntair.
Stewart vas found dead, was sent to Jail
lnat week, charged upon the evidence Of
Il colored man with using language cal
cnlated to connect, him bob Grierl with
| the murder, Of Captain Stewart. This
man has also. been suspected of being,
e0nceTncd in the murder, of Mr. Dunn in
North Carolina. There are nlsb .isuspi
| cions against hin, IN connection, with one
or two cases as. OF arson in Lanc1aster Coun-
= The literary societies ut Due West
have chosen their representatives for the
next annual commencement exercises in
Erskine College. Messrs, w. III. and E.
| q. Frierson have been elected Sophomore
orators. Messrs., j. L. McLin and w. %.
Bradley, Junior Essayists in the Ehphe-
inien Society. Mr.. w. T. Matthews will
appear as Junior and Mr.. w. l.. Phillips
| as Senior orator. Tie Philomatheai,s
have chosen Messrs. A. E. Miller and ].
81. Mcqueen as Spphomore orators
Messrs. j. T. Chalmers and II. w. Har.
ris, as Junior Essnyists, and Mr.. III. w.
Harris ns Tunior orator i- ttfr .'f'f
- Coroner Donath, of Kingstree, held
an Inquest last wreh over .,,iiu teins,ins ui
Dolly Jackson, g eplored girl about nine
years OF age. She left the house about
sundowD on December 10th last to gather
some wood, and was never seen after that.
/, although her parents hunted for her
everywhere. Last. Saturday morning
s,me colored men, hunting in the woods
about three miles from Jackson's house,
discovered one human bones and clothes,
and suspecting that those might BIO the
! remains of tha r,taailae gisl ,thes notified
the father of the fact, who ,upnn poinu
with them to the, spotBTecognized the
clothes of his child The cor0ner'ai iury
rendered ~ verdict that deceased was
irozen to death. M,
| j. D0fan Kay, an old citizen of
| Oconee, has. in the past few months, been
vis:seI with several sad afflictions. hayinp
inst lost bis wife, By death, and. again
last week, n InruInisifS, son, Just nntereti
| on the estate of manhood. & heavy mis-.
fortune of another kind hefell him. last
week, In the burning of his residence.
near Weatninstar ,sh;nI 1,rc,,rroI -