The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-27

was evidently the work of an incendiary.
Fortunately the large lot OF stufl which
the Captain has or hand awaiting ship
ment was somo distance away, and the
still and fixtures were his only loss.
This will amount to some five. or SIX
hundred dollars.....A car load of horses
arrived at Middleton, on the Camden
Branch, the other day, and in unloading
the car a hen was discovered III one
corner sitting on nest containing thir-
teen eggs. All the horses were loose in
the car, and they had Travelled long
ways, but it was found on examination
that rot single egg was broken. 1t was
close quarters for the old hen, but she
did not seem to mind 1t any more than If
she was quietly sitting in a chicken
house.
Kershaw Gazette: Quantities of wild
ducks have been seen on the river IN
the past three or four days.. The price
Of turpentine is having a cheering effect
upon our tufpentine mon throughout the
county ..".On last Friday night, Mr.. g.
w. Glenn, young man who had made
Camden his home for the past siX years,
died very suddenly from an overdose OF
choral. Coroner Goodale held an ill.,
quest over the body on Saturday MORN
ing and the Jury returned the following
verdict "That the deceased CAME to his
death from an overdose Of hydrate cblo-
raj, administered by his own hand, while
in state of intoXication."
Marion Star: Sixteen miles north of
our town, last Saturday night, on the
plantation of Mr.. w. Med. Afford,
Wright Lucas, negro, was shot through
crack of the house occupied by the wife
of Alex. Cousar and instantly killed.
The load of the gun struck near one eye
and ranged into the brain. Trial Justice
D. N. Bethea. acting as Coroner, held an
inquest on Sunday, and the evidence
warranted the Coroner in committing to
jail Sam. Lynch, Alex. Cousar and Laura
Lucas, the wife of the deceased, as the
perpetrators of this intensely cruel and
wilful murder. Mr.. Joseph Allen.
special constable of Trial Justice Bethea,
delivered the accused parties to our
Sheriff early Monday morning. In JUS
tice to the accused we make no comment.
The wife of the deceased was apparently
very Ii1uch affected.
Barnwell People: 1t is sad fact that
there is at this time greater amount OF
drinking in South Carolina than there
has been for years......A meeting OF the
citizens of Bamberg will be held to-day
(November 20) to take into consideration
the building of cotton factory, and to
adopt suitable measures for its imme-
diate construction. The prospect seems
to be very favorable with majority of
our people.
Sumter Watchman: It being reported
that the body of an infant was buried in
the garden Of colored man in town. a
coroner's jury was summoned, who pro-
ceeded to the place and found the body
of finely-developed child, supposed to
be about four or five days old. It was
buried about twenty feet from the back
door of the house in shoe box, the lid of
which was well secured with strong
twine cord, the grave being about two
feet deep and covered with straw. From
all of the circumstances and the evidence
shown, not one of the jurors could doubt
but that there had been foul play, but
they failed to reach any decision, two of
them dissenting on the ground that suf-
ficient evidence had not been adduced to
warrant them in returning a verdict
against any particular person. There is,
however, but little doubt that the daugh-
ter of the colored man referred to above
is the mother of the child, and that she
either caused or connived at its death.
Both she and her mother have run off
and cannot be found. Her father denies
having any knowledge of the whole
affair, even to the whereabouts of his
wife and daughter. We understand the
Governor has been Tor will be) requested
to offer reward for their apprehension.