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

On last Tharsday evening there oc.
cnr-c:! =; .l.is camn.y 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, short distance, leaving two
small children, one about two and q half
years, the other an infant less than a
year old, alone in the house. In one
end of the house was large pile of seed
cotton, Wade's entire crop. The eldest
child it is supposed, was ut play in the
cotton, and communicated fire to the
heap. In n short time, before the moth
er could return from tho spring. the
house was y flames, preventing her from
entering. he house was entirely con-
sumed, aud the children were burned to
death. One Of them had crawled a short
distance from the house and WAS found
dead next morning; the skull and a 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 kingstFee, 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 he used as
public loafiug place. We understand
that they come here for 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 III oHa way NC vii. have Il il,
another, even if it requires force. The
town of Kingstree belongs to the neople
OF hingatree. 1T is an incorporated town
and the homo of its inhabitants, who pay
special taxes for special privileges, one of
which ia to be free from public nuisanccs
and suspicious characters. If the coun-
Gil does not see into this matter ether
parties will. A word to the wise is suf.
ficient.-Ringstrec Star.
= Now that the election is over and
our members elect TO I'll. Legislature are
safe for the next two years, it will not be
out of place to begin to talk little about
the length the sessions ought to be. We
are not clamorus about q reduction of
the per die1, if the sessions are made
shorter. If, however, the nexs Legisla-
ture Is to eontinue fur three or four
months, rs did the last, we would be in
iNNNi VI ESuuCliOu tG6 DNy. ClX
weeks ought to be ample time in which TO
do all the legislation necessary. Indeed
we arc not sure that month-the ante
6etium maximum--is any too short q
period. Let the Legislature work more
in day time-go to work earlier, say 10
o'clock a. M, instead Of II M Burn less
gas, and let the members-some of them
at least-be less gassy, and work more.-
LdurensriNe Herald.
- Have nothing to do with those fel-
lows who come along, jump up on box
in the middle of the street, and want 10
introduce new article;" the last one
of them are swindlers.- Chester Reporter.
- We learn that Mr.. Thomas Chap
lin, of Lewisville, while lying in bed on
Sunday morning last, and playing with a
pistol accidentally shot himself in the
neck from which he instantly dided.--.
Ondn9cburg Tmcs.