The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glca,Inss from our State Exchanges.

bush, tile father Of tho Wilhbush darkies
who took b leading part in the battle OF
Wlmbushville," died last Friday DR..
Wideman; of Mexico, arrived at Abbe-
willie last Monday on night; his way to see
his father, 1lr. a. y. Widul,tan, Of
Lohg Cane. Tho doctor cave uneXpec-
ted, and his presence will he quite
pleasant surprise to his relatives.......:.
The Governor still refuses to commute
the sentence of jeff, David and the solici-
tor says that he will not prosecute him
Getond time, if n new trial is granted.
He has no objection to commutation or
a pardon by the Governor, but new
trial he does not want......1t is said that
judicial proceedings will be instituted TO
stop the sale Of the Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad, advertised to take place
next April. The wisacres say that 1t will
be five years before that property will be
sold. solicitor Cothran has the blood
stained clothing Worn by jeff David at
the time he was arrested for the murder
of the rrankllns. Mr.. Cothran contcnI
plates sending them to New York, in
order to ascertain If the stains are GrOm
the blood Of human lielfia or IA beast.
JEFF claimed that the blood was hog
blood.
Abbeville Medium: Andrew Bradley,
one of our colored pressmen, was shot IN
the left arm, near the shoulder, by &. w.
Woodhearst, who was keeping Mr.. Can
mons bar-room. Bradley was drunk,
and crowding upon the har-keeper be-
hind tho counter, forced him to fire In
self-defetse... e....:.A personal difficulty oc,
Cured between i. L. Clinkscales and
James Henry Bell, near Antreville last
week, in which Bells arm was badly
t-1.s.. IL ofr tt.itt n rinnn 0f
fence rail by Clinkscales and the affair
would have resulted much more serious
ly but for timely interference. The cause
of the quarrel will probably come out on
the trial of the case".:,The colored fair
last week was very partial success.
Only about forty dollars were taken in ut
the gate and the exhibition did not pay
expenses. The number of entries was
small and the attendance very disheart-
ening. The colored band from Due West
furnished very loud music. Some hne
horses wero on exhibition, but in almost
every other department there was pain.
full lack of anything to see. The colored
people might have rhade the exhibition
a success, but they are hard to move, and
even the negroes in town did not turn
out or take any active part in pushing
the fair along. The probability, IS, the
COlOIGu hOSSANsy 'AN>
hold another exhibition.
The Southern Herald and State Builder:
Let the present Legislature establish IL
beral Bureau of Agriculture and 1mmi-
grafton with Hon. B. L. Crayton at the
head Of it, in Columbia, and Tllman Il.
Gaines, as general immigration agent,
with authority and means to travel North
and in Europe delivering lectures, es-
tablishing cheap settlers rates, Offices,
agencies, ETC., to cooperate with the bu-
reau, and our word for it, immigration
and wealth will then flow into South
Carolina.
Spartanburg Herald A one-sided shoot
ing affray took place Sunday night be-
tween Harvey Moore and Lewis kuther-
ford, both colored. Moore did the shoot
ing and is now in Jail. Rutherford is
unhurt. Neither shot took effect......
"Monday week, near Bullock's Creek,
while Mr.. Weber, of Spartanburg, was
CARRYING gun on his shoulder, the bar
rels became unbreeched by accident and
fell to the ground, causing one of the bar
rels to be discharged. The load, which
consisted of large shot, passed through
the calf of Mr.. Weber's leg and lodged in
the kneo of his companion, Mr.. wright
Osborne. Both gentlemen are painfully
wounded" The Mr.. Weber mentioned
| in the above item, which we take from
the Chester Bulletin, is Mr. Frank Web
er, son of Mrs. Mary Weber, of this
place. We learn that Mr.. Osborne's leg
has been amputated since the accident.
Winnsboro Ne,vs and Herald: Abraham
Jennings, colored man, was commit
ted To Jail on Sunday, charged with the
murder of George Glover, also colored.
We have not ascertained the particulars.
It seems, however, that the parties were
PLAYING together in friedly manner,
INT rot into an alteration, resulting In
the intiiction of wound on the head OF
Glover. from the effects of which he died
on Saturday night. ,.
Chester Reporter On last Friday Eli
son Robins, colored, of the Turkey Creek
section ofthis county, while at work on
the premises of John Templeton, in York
County, was instantly killed by being
caught in some part of the machinery of
q cotton press. At the same time white
man, named Thomas Meek, was serious
ly injured. -,
tie boy, aged about 5 years, son OF MIR:
Ealy Langley, living five miles south OF
the village, fell from a table whilo at
temptinp to get drink OF water, on Sun
day evening last, and broke his lett leg
lust below the hip. DIR. Watt was sent
for and adjusted the fractured limb......
Jim Montgomery, colored, aged 35 years,
having a wife and five children, living
about three miles northeast of the viii
lage, committed suicide on Monday
evening last, by taking, it is supposed,
morphine and strychnine.
Kershaw Journal: While out hunting
last week about eight miles below Cam
den, Mr.. Marcus Mally came across an
alligator taking nap in pile of leaves
in an old dry mill-race, near the Bur-
rows pond, and he killed it. 1t meas
ured six and half feet in length. Alli-
gators are generally in their holes long
before this time of the year, lying in a
torpid state, but the recent warm spell
may have brought this fellow to life
hunt for something to cat Trial JUS
tice w. D. Hogan, Of West Wateree, (the
lost territory, informs us that on Satur-
day last he was called on to hold an in
quest over the body of Richard Williams,
colored, who accidentally killed himself.
Richard lived in little log cabin, near
Smyrna Church. and on Saturday he
loaded his gun with the intention Of TAX
ing it with him over to small store in
the neighborhood. In stepping out Of
his door he stumbled and let the hammer
of the gun strike-the hammer being
down on the caps-against the step which
caused the gun to fire, and the load en-
tering Just under the left eye and lodged
in the back of his head, (he was carrying
the gun with the stock in 'front.' killing
him instantly. The jury rendered ver-
dict in accordance with the above facts.
Lancaster Rcric,U: Mr.. w. L. Beckham
with one mules made this year fifteen
heavy bales cotton and over 400 bushels
OF corn. This prodigious yield was ef-
fected by himself, he having spent only
eight dollais for outside labor. Can any
farmer in our State beat this?