The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Clcanings from our State Exchanges.

Rock Hill Herald: We have received
intelligence Though meagre entirely re.
liable, we think,) that q man hannd
Saunders was Deliberately shit fem days
aEo, Just west of Broad River, on the
Union County side, upon the most frivo'
lous pretext, by tramp who for some
time had been infesting that neighbor-
hood. His name our informant is not
certain about, but thinks it was given
him as Edwards. He is described as be-
ing small man with scar on his face.
At last accounts sixty men were hunting
him in the western part of this county.
1--WE learn from private sources that
the old Briggs gold mine, situated in
Kings Mountain, partly in York Coun-
ty, S. G., and partly in CASTOR County,
N. c., il NOW turning oiit the richest ore
which has yet been found in either of the
Carolinas. a ton of the ore recently
shipped to Philadelphia is said to have
assayed S400 in pure gold. The mine
was sold several years ago by MIR. Briggs,
of Yorkville, to Northern capitalist for
$4,000. We learn that the present
owner will soon have extensive ma
chinery with large force at work in the
mine, with q view to rapid develop
ment of the hidden treasures.
Columbia Register Bachy Nunna-
maker, SON of Mrs. Margaret Nunna-
maker, who resided in Lexington Coun-
ty, about FIVE miles from Columbia, acci-
dentally shot and killed himself last
Thursday afternoon, with single barrel
shot gun. 1t seems that he was drawing
his loaded gun from wagon with the
muzzle toward him, when the hammer
caught in something, and in releasing it,
the gun was discharged, the whole load
entering deceased's right breast, killing
him instantly. Bachy Nunnamakcr was
between twelve and thirteen years of
age.
Abbeville Press and Banner: On the
fourth Sunday in June the Cedar Springs
Church at Fraziersville will celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of the or
ganization of that congregation: The
records show that the first sermon ever
preached atsthat place was by Rev. A.
D. Clark, D. D., in June, ITO, and whose
remains now lie in front of the house of
worship. Rev. Samuel Lead, of Edge
field, member of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, will address the concourse
on that day. The subject will be Gee
dar Springs Fifty Years Ago" "......Treas-
urer Perrin, up to the night of the 25th,
had collected s4,310. 92 in taxes.......Dr.
Neel was in town yesterday. He had in
his pockets q dozen twenty dollar gold
pieces which had been coined from Abb
beville gold,
Abbeville Medium: More mortality
among the colored people and several
deaths during the past week. The exo-
dus is taking different turn altogether,
and there are agents along this new route.
......Our farmers are getting ready to har-
vest their oats crop, which promises to be
as fine as the county has ever produced.
There is an under current Of activity
among the old Radical politicians that
should be watched with great care. All
the night meetings of late, and all this
hobnobbing with certain white folks, is
something very striking......Our farmers
all make very encouraging statements of
the crop condition and prospects, and
indeed there never was fairer promise of
fruitful year. The grain crop is espec-
tally good, and the fields are already
whitening for the harvest. The rust has
attacked the wheat, but without any in
jury to it, the exceedingly favorable
weather having prevented its spread, and
the oats are full grown ard heavy-head-
ed. The yield will be very large on even
poor land, and as there is large acreage
in grain this year, the county will have
bread enough and to pare......Mr. w. II.
Adamson's dwelling-house, together with
nearly all of its contents, was burned last
Sunday. He and family had gone to
church in the morning, to Cedar Spring,
and on returning to their home found it
in flames. They succeeded in saving
part of their furniture, but lost by far the
greater part of their provisions, clothing,
Aiken Courier-Journai: Our farmers
report good crops of corn and cotton all
over the county. The grain crops are
very fine, especially that of oats. Some
of our farmers have already commenced
harvesting their grain.
Chester Bulletin: On Wednesday Of
last week Pickens White and John
Thomas, two colored men engaged at
work on the railroad bridge over Fishing
Greek at Cedar Shoals, became involved
in difficulty, in the course of which the
former used his knife with fearful effect
upon the latter.
Spartanburg Herald: There is more
cotton planted in Spartanburg County
this year, and it has better stand and
gives promise of a larger crop, than any
former year.
Laurensville Herald: Colonel Lips.
comb, during his visit to this county,
met one of the convicts running about
'loose" in the road, arrested him, brought
him to this place and locked him up.
Colonel /. expressed the determination
to carry said convict back to the peniten-
itentiary, where he will be little more
closely guarded. The person who had
said convict in his employ made applica-
ton to Colonel L. to regain possession,
but was refused. This may serve as a
hint to others in charge Of the zebra tribe
to be little more careful in their disci-
pline.
Walhalla Courier: The road bed of the
Blue Ridge Railroad still continues to be
improved. Nine thousand more new
cross-ties are being put in position along
the road this week. The road by fall
will be in first class order, 80 that rapid
transit can be made for freight and pass
engers.. :. James H. Robins, the Sheriff
of Oconee County, fathers the following
item of news: He says that after rain
as many as 100000 whippoorwills may
be seen together at any time on and
around Milestone Mountain, in this
county. Mr.. J. ]. Ansel has invented a
cotton chopper. The machine is exceed
ingly simple and promises to be very
useful. We forbear to say more until
Mr. Ansel files his application for a pat
ent.