The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchange.


Pickens Sentinel: Mr James Lewis,
lastSaturday night.... On Monday night,
stole mule from Mr.. William Payne, of
Central, in this county. Mr.. Payne, and
Mr.. r. G. Gains started Tuesday morning
in pursuit, and overhauled him near
Webster, N. g., brought him back and
turned him over to the Sheriff on Thurs
day following. Denton appears to be
about 20 or 81 years old, and SAYS he
came from Briston, East Tennessee,
Enterprise and Morntainesr.: A drove
of Tennessee mules has been sold IN the
city during the past ten days or two
weeks. The prices ranged from $125 to
$3.50.
Ninety-Six Guardian: The Ninety
Six and Aiken Railroad, chartered by
the last Legislature, has been begun under
good auspices. The engineer has sur
veyed and located the route, and their
report is cheering indeed. A careful es.
innate, all the details, shows that the
distance is 28S miles; with contract labor
it will cost tor grading and trestling,
$27 ,546; an average of $962.14 per mile
with convict labor it viii cost for same
Sl1 1,O27, or an average of S3S5.15 lor
mile: The figures show that the road
can be built very cheaply.
Yorkville Eaquirer Captain Gardner
informs us that the other daY he bought
bale of cotton, ginned by Mr.. Crawford,
of Bullock's Creek township, weighing
805 pounds.
Rock Hill Hrcld:. A garded school
has been organized under encouraging
| auspices, with Captain B. P. Alston, Miss
the corps of teachers. -. .Mumps has been
q prevailing disease In our town for
many months. It is thought it will soon
disappear for lack of material. Quite
O large drove of Tennessee horses and
mules passed through town yesterday.
Prices are higher, the range for this lot
being from 500 to S125, cash. We learn
| that many of the Lancaster farmers are
still picking cotton. This is owing in
part 10 the prevalence OF chiiis in the fall,
in part also to the immense crop with
which that section was favored.... MIR.
Henry Masoey, who resides seven miles
| north of this place, lost number Of hogs
recently from the effects OF acid phos.
phate, which the animals had eaten after
burglariously making entrance in the lint
room of his ginhouse where the stuff was
stored.
Darlington Ne,rs: There is more home
made provisions in Darlington County
this year than any year since the war,
and still the cry Of hard timea ia heard
on every side......The present Town
Council have paid debt of several hun
dred dollars, kept up the streets, and
have fund on hand still without taxing
property, and yet some people are dis.
posed to grumble at them. John
~. Schmid, who has returned from Lake
City, hle., where he has been engaged in
business, says that twenty-seyen crates of
grepn peas were ahipped from that place
den, who killed Jack Sanders, about tho
the 4th of .Inlv last. and far .ehnra e .s.-
ward of $50 was offered by the State. was
arrested, together with his eoncnbine.
Jnlia Harllee, near Florence last Satur.
day, and the happy pair hava suit of
rooms at the brick house on the corner.
Florence 1Enses: IL is currently report
ed that Louis Richardson, who left with
Q party to work tITpentine in Orange
burg, has killed his wife.....A colored
man recently declared with emphasis too
many of his rsce sra idle In EIcyence
and that is the cause of q great part OF
of the stealing, and the fighting between
wives and their husbands,
Lexington Dispatos j. Or. b. r. Wyso
and Mr.. Wade Caugh have captured
IN the Saluda River up to date over 100
wiid geese, 5eyeTai gentlemen OF the
county have tanned locks around their
preniiaes aes......A negro wprisn was bnruedi
lo death last week on the plsntatien ofl
l1Ts. Henry Sfeiger.. in Sandy Rnn lk
IS slppo ed that she Ind goiie q ssesp
.1e fore the iisa in her house, from which ]