The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-21

On last Thursday evening there oc-
Cured in this county one of the most
horrible casualties of which we have ever
heard. Wade Barber, colored, living
on lands of the estate of Captain w: A.
Pedon, deceased, left home in the after
noon, to be gone for the night. About
dark his wife left the house and went to
the spring, a short distance, leaving two
small children, one about two and half
years, the other an infant less than q
year old, alone in the house. In one
end of the house was a large pile of seed
cotton, Wade's entire crop. The eldest
child it is supposed, was at play in the
cotton, and communicated fire to the
heap. In short time, before the moth
er could return from the spring, the
house was in flames, preventing her from
entering. The house was entirely con-
sumed, aud the children were burned to
death. One of them had crawled short
distance from the house and was found
dead next morning the skull and q few
bones of the other were found among the
ruins of the house.-Chester Reporter.
- Every day since the election several
colored men may be seen at almost any
hour of the day lounging about the streets
of Kingstree, with clubs an inch and
more in diameter. The council should
take notice of this matter and not allow
the streets of the town to be used as q
public loafing place. We understand
that they come here for q purpose which
bodies no good to themselves or the peace
of the town. The white citizens Of the
town are tired of being menaced. The
election is over and if we cannot have
peace in one way we will have it in
another, even if it requires force. The
town of Kingstree belongs to the people
of Kingstree, 1t is an Incorporated town
and the home of its inhabitants, who pay
special taxes for special privileges, one Of
which is to be free from public nuisanccs
and suspicious characters. If the coun-
Gil does not see into this matter other
parties will. 4 word to the wise is SUI
acknowledgement Star.
- Now that the election is over and
our members elect to the Legislature are
safe for the next two years, it will not be
out of place to begin to talk a little about
the length the sessions ought to be. We
are not clamorus about reduction of
the per diem, if the sessions are made
shorter, II, however, the next Lcgisla-
ture is to continue for three or four
months, as did the last, we would be in
favor of reduction in the pay. Six
weeks ought to be ample time in which to
do all the legislation necessary. Indeed
we are not sure that mOnth-the ante
JcNum maximum-is any too short a
period. Let the Legislature work more
in day time-go to work earlier, say 10
o'clock a. M, instead of I'm. Burn less
gas, and let the membcrs-some Of them
at least-be less gassy, and work more
LaurcnsriNc HcrdM.
- Have nothing 10 do with those iel-
lows who come along, jump up on a box
in the middle of the street, and want to
"introducc new articlc;" the last one
of them are swindlers.-Chcstcr Reporter
- We learn that Mr.. Thomas Chap
lin, of Lewisvile, while lying in bed on
Sunday morning last, and playing with
pistol accidentally shot himself in the
neck from which he instantly dided.-
O,mRprburg Times.