The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
dIeanings from our State Erchang

Kershaw Ga,ehe. Our farmers report
good crops Of corn and cotton all over
the county. The grain crops are very
fine, especially oats.
Orangcburg Democrat : The oat crop
is harvested and the yield is fine-the
best ever known in Orangcburg. The
growing crops of the county are doing
finely aud the indications now are that
a good corn crop will be made, which
supplemented by large oat crop, will
q little to spare.
Darlington News: A child twenty
months old, the son of Ferdinand Keith,
colored, and resident at this place, caught
fire by igniting q box Of matches and
was so badly burned, on Sunday morning
last, that death ensued in one hour and
half afterwards.
Walhalla Courier: Corn in Walhalla
is selling at Sj to 90 cents per bushel
cash, being higher than it has been in
several years. 1t is thought it will de-
cline after the wheat and oat crops are
harvested.
Columbia Register We understand
that the property Of ID. l.. Hendrix, the
missing treasurer of Lexington County,
has been appraised and found to be
worth 81 4,000-much more than sufficient
to cover all deficiencies in his accounts.
This property has been levied upon by
the authorities to make good the loss to
the State. There is something very
strange about the affair altogether. The
conclusion to be reached from the rumors
and reports is chat Mr.. Hendrix got
muddled in his book keeping, became
frightened and left. The treasurer's du-
plicatc was turned over to him without
having the amount of taxes TO be collcc-
ted set down, and the treasurer figured
out the taxes for himself and made his
collections. Afterwards, we learn, the
book was properly arranged, and on
comparison, the treasurer discovering
that his collections would not tally, be-
came desperate and absconded That
there could not have been any intention
to defraud is evident from the large
amount Of money left in the treasury
safe, his directions where his assets werc
to be found, and the fact that he even
left his best clothes-indeed the most
of his wearing apparel-behind, taking
but a small amount Of money to defray
his expenses. In the pockets of one of
his coats fourteen dollars was found after
his departure.
Union Times SIr. John Becknell
brought the first turn" of new wheat to
the Union steam mill last Tuesday....
On Wednesday morning last, Mr.. III. II.
Robinson one of the board of county
commissioners, had his arm so dreadfully
torn by a threshing machine it is feared
the limb will have to be amputated...
The laborers employed by the contrac-
tors OF this town are on strike for an
increase of wages and the ten hour sys-
tenn. We thought there was some devil
try up, for the bells of the colored
churches have lately been heard at un-
reasonably late hours, a never failing
sign.
Beaufort l;e,o5. There are twenty-one
prisoners at present in tho county Jail.
A heavy burden on taxpayers. e. .Consid-
erable righteous Indignation is manifes-
ted amongst school teachers of school
trustees failing to make the reports re-
quired by law. 1.-The receipt from spec
ial taxes in this district of the internal
revenue department, in which Mr.. James
NJ. Crofut is the deputy collector, have
exceeded last gears collection by up
wards of $4,000. This is a sign of in
crcasing commercial prosperity in the low
country of this State.
Lancaster Ledger: Good rain on Mon
lay evening last in some sections of the
county north and east of town.. When
the report OF the grand jury was read i'm
open court on Tuesday, that portion of it
which referred to the carrying of con-
cealed deadly weapons was we'll received.
as manifested by the applause of at least
three fourths of the audience.