The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcanings from our State Exchanges.

Newton Hall, was severely wounded last
week by the accidental discharge of his
gun, which was placed on the ground at
his side with the muzzle pointing up.
In raising tho gun it was in some way
touched of, the whole load entering the
Young mans arm at the wrist and lodg-
ing in the elbow muscles..... Wesley
Harper more commonly known as
"Blindy," was killed at DonnaldSville
last Saturday by the accidental discharge
of his pistol which was in his own hands
at the time Of tho firing, the bullet enter
ing his forehead Just above his blind eye
and producing almost instant death. A
week or so ago Harper tried his pistol OH
another negro, the bullet going between
the fellows arm and body but without
doing him any harm...... Minnie Dansby,
daughter of Mr.. Isaac Dansby, died on
last Sunday morning from a very maiig-
nant malarial fever, with which her
brother died about week before and
with which her mother is now lying at
the point of death. DR.. j. L. Pressly, we
learn, who has been attending these un-
fortunate people, describes the fever as
being almost as bad as yellow fever
though not quite so rapid in its work. 1t
probably arose from hog pen near the
dwelling house which is very offensive,
and stood so long that the air is foul with
it's odors and the water impregnated with
disease .... The pea crop is promising and
will be the largest ever raised i'll the
county. Hundreds of acres are sowed
down in peas all over the county,.
New fodder is going from seventy-tive to
ninety cents a hundred. More gold has
been found on Little Mountain in paying
quantities and the fever is running high,
On Mr.. w. L. Anderson's plantation, on
the Savannah River, rich deposit OF
gold and silver has been discovered. A
week or two ago Mrs. Link was paid five
hundred dollars in gold coined from the
diggings on her own place. Tho indica-
tions about Groggy Springs, on lower
Long Cane and through the whole inter-
vening country, are full of encourage
ment.
Chester Bulletin: Chester's first bale of
new crop cotton was received this morn
ing from Mr.. William S. Westbrook, OF
this county. Information has reached
us that on last Sunday week while par
ty of white and some colored people were
returning from Camp Farewell camp
meeting in Fairfield County, three white
men and one colored man were drowned
in crossing swollen stream. The party
was in a wagon and drove into the ford
without suspecting the depth of the wa
ter. The bed Of the wagon, in which
were colored woman and her child, was
swept off the wheels by the current and
carried considerable distance down the
stream. 1t finally lodged so near the
bank that tho woman and child wero res
cued .....Adam Fair, q colored man, and
his wife, Catharine Fair, were up before
Justice Lloyd, yesterday, on warrant
issued upon the complaint OF Harriet
Fair, who alleges that the parties above
named have been guilty of cruel and in
child, of whom the accusant is sister.
The facts elected in tho case are these:
The child had So swelling" in its legs
and the accused bathed it in solution of
hot salt water as a remedy. This took
the skin off the limbs of the child, and in
a short time after the pai IS mortified and
bred maggots. These loathesome insects
carried on their revolving carnival until a
physician was called in. The flesh on
the child's leg had sloughed of, and tho
child's life was thereby endangered.
Edgefield Monitor: The'ginhouse of Mr..
NJ. n. Holstein, on the Columbia road,
between Ridge Spring and Batesburg,
was struck by lightning on Thursday
evening of last week, and burnt to the
ground. We learn that Mr.. Holstein had
about twelve hundred pounds of seed cot
ton in the house at the time, which he in
tended to have ginned the next morn
ing.
Winnsboro' Nc,rs: Mr.. r. f. Ellison,
Sr., brought the first bale Of cotton to
market on Wednesday.
Newberry Herald: Policeman John
Brown attempted to arrest Allen Har-
grove on Saturday under warrant from
Trial Justice Carlisle. He refused to be
arrested, and scuf1le ensued, in which
Hargrove was shot by Brown with a pis-
tol. Tho ball entered the hip and pene-
trated three or four inches.....The next
session of Newberry College will begin
on the 18th of September, and it will be
well for all students who design entering
to be promptly on hand: :....The commit.
tee that was entrusted by the board OF
trustees with the election of aprofessor of
mathematics for Newberry College met
Monday, the 25th, and elected Mr.. G. g..
Sale, of Georgia, graduate of the State
University at Athens...".T The average as
sessment of land in the county is $5.44.6
per acre; the previous assessment was
$3.50 per acre, the highest of any county
in the State.
Spartanburg Spartan: Geo. Upchurch,
a Young man living in the upper,portion
of Union County, was drowned on the
18th instant in Broad River. He and an
other young man were fishing in boat,
which upset. The other person escaped.
We arc informed that there has not
been a lawsuit in White Plains Town
ship since January, 1878. 1t is also said
that there has not been lawsuit amongst
the members of the Mount Zion Church
for about half century.
Barnwell Sentinel: We are sorry to
learn that considerable sickness prevails
in the county, but up to the present time
our village remains remarkably healthy,
only one or two cases of chills and fever
being reported. We have had an album
dance of rain. and it seriously injured the
cotton crop. Planters arc now of the
opinion that not more than two-third
crop will be nlade......The contemplated
reunion of the veterans of Hart's Battery,
which was to have taken place at Willis
ton on the 18th proximo, will lie post
poned till next year, partly from a lack
cess, and partly from disappointment in
securing the services of tho orators sclec-
ted for the OCCASION Next year, howev-
er, the big thing will be done.
Darlington S0utherncr: p. Kalmus, Esq,
received bale Of this years cotton from
Fred. Solomons, on Thursday afternoon
last weighing 500 lbs. Five little boys
in Timmonsvillo recently received a
handsome bible each for memorizing the
sermon on tho Mount.
Georgetown Time, und Comet: Rice cut
ting has now commenced in real earnest.
......Scuppernong grapes are selling on
the streets at ten cents q quart.
Hampton Democrat: The caterpillar has
made its appearance on the cotton in the
Lawtonville section, and is proving VERY
destructive. The recent heavy rains have
also proved damaging to the crop.
Camden Journal: Mr.. Joseph p. Vaug-
han brought the first bale Of new cotton
to marSet last Saturday morning. 1t
weighed 454 pounds, classcd as low midi
ding, and was bought by Capt. Clyburn
for fifteen cents per pound.
Pickens Sentinel: The residence of Ma
jor ]. j. Lewis, of this place, was enter
cd by burglar on Tuesday night OF last
week, and robbed of $G2.50 in money!.
The turnip crop in Pickens and Ander-
CON will M doIIht moro than double the