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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
- The Charlotte III C.) Democrat re.

- T'he Charlotte III C.) Democrat re-
ports the discovery Of a vein of tin ore.
- An eighteen-months-old baby was
eaten up by an aligatorncar Tampa, Fla,
recently.
= Capt. T. ". Dawson, of the Charles
ton NeWs and Courier, has sailed for Eng,
land, and will make partial tour Of the
continent,
A Bell county, Texas, woman's pan
of eggs, which she placed Oh a shelf and
forgot, hatched out into q brood of chick
ems.
- The Tuscaloosa, Ala, ladies have re-
ctiyed sufficient money to build q Con-
federate monument; and willsoo decide
upon a plan and location.
- The cotton factory of Messrs. Cam
eron & Wright, situated u miles south
east of Benncttsville, in Marlborough
County, was accidentally burned OIL the
night of the oath July.
- Frederick Malcho, murderer, ven
tured from his hiding place in the woods
to his home at Wilberton, Illinois. He
feared the officers of the law less than he
did his neighbors, who, as he knew,
would like to lynch him. Hungry and
latigued, however, he had resolved to
take the risk of his visit. 1t was night,
and, after eating hearty meal, he lay
down on bed to sleep, first placing a
loaded gun within reach, and stationing
his wife at window to keep lookout
for lynchers. He had not slept long
before she awoke him to say that mount
ed men were approaching. lie unhesi-
tatingly shot himself through the heart.
The last hope of fair crops in Eng
land has been destroyed during the past
week by q series of severe rain and wind
storms. 1t is condition of affairs
totally unknown in this country that q
few hours of sunshine should have a
marked effect on the stock market of the
nation, yet so great was the hope of fair
weather for gathering the avowedly poor
crops in England, that ray Of sunshine
would cause better tone in the London
stock market. But now all hope is lost.
The weather is cold and winter-like, and
so great is the amount of rain that las
fallen that thousands of acres in the
midland and northern counties are alloat,
destroying the hay and potatoes, and
greatly damaging the wheat crop. In
Germany and France the harvest pros
poets are that Russia and America will
have no difficulty in disposing Of all theil
surplus grain ut excellent rates.
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DURSUANT to resolution adopted by
J. the Town Council Of the Town Of
Anderson. S. c., at q meeting held OH 22nd
July inst, at o'clock p. m., the amount of
the subscription to the Savannah Valley
Railroad was fixed for the Town of Ander-
son in the sum of Twelve Thousand Dol
lars ($12.Q00), to be paid in three equal an
nual instalments, without interest.
Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held at Anderson Court House, in
the Town of Anderson, on WEDNESDAY,
THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER next, be-
tween the hours OF o'clock n. nj. and !
p. H., at which all qualified electors of said
Town will yotc-those in favor Of the Town
subscribing the above amount to said Rail-
road will have written or printed on their
ballots Subscription, and those opposed
to the Town subscribing the above amount
to said Railroad will have written or printed
OH their ballots "No Subscription"
The following are the managers appoint
ed to conduct said election: L. p. Smith,
]. D. Maxwell and J. NJ. Payne.
at the close of the election the managers
shall proceed to count the votes, and the
chairman of the Board shall certify to the
result in writing, and as soon as practicable
transmit it to the Intendant of the Town.
G. +. TOLLY, Intendant.
Tnos. C. LIGoN, Town Clerk.
July "A, 1879 2
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Winning the First Round.

The merchants have won the first
round in the contest against the railroad.
The agent has been notified to ship cot
ton from Winnsboro' to Columbia for
seventy-nine cents bale, and to Char
lotte for one dollar and sixty-two cents.
These are precisely the rates for the dis
tance on the basis of estimate by weight,
and they are much less than Winnsboro'
has heretofore enjoyed. As the charge
is simply made by the bale, without
specifying whether it is by weight or by
measurement, we are at loss to understand
whether the road is gracefully yielding
the position and abandoning the cubic.
foot device, or whether it is merely max
ing temporary concession to avoid q
collision with the State railroad commits
sioner, as it was threatened with
an injunction if it persisted in its
course. We do not propose to crow over
the matter, for the issue has not been de-
cided in any way. Until the courts or
the Legislature shall have declared cot
ton q weighty article the merchants will
be in the power of the road, which can
make its arbitrary charges in the midst
Of the cotton season, when the courts
cannot intervene in time to prevent seri-
Gus loss. The issue should be brought
to final determination for all time. In
deed, we have little doubt that the Leg
islature will be asked to inquire into the
matter and grant relief from oppression.
Unless the railroad pays up the damages
demanded in the present suit by The
merchants the case will be pushed for
ward vigorously. A charge of ten cents
bale, if passed on measurement, is as
bad rs two dollras. The principle is
wrong, and it should be resisted just as
our forcfathcrs resisted the imposition of
a nominal stamp tax.
South Carolina is now in transition
state. The question is whether the peo-
pie or the corporations shall rule. The
latter are making gradual encroachments
in the hope that in time they will obtain
the mastery they enjoy in other States.
The Charlotte Road, fortunately, made
the mistake of stepping 4 little too hard
on the peoples toes, and thus awakening
them to sense of their danger. They
should rise in their might and throttle
the corporations at once. Railroads are
useful servants, but most dan gerous mas
ters.- Winnsboro' Ncws.
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PERSONALITIES AND pHospHATEs.

The Beaufort Crescent seems to be on
the rampage over the phosphate ques-
sion, and is enlisted for the war against
any aspirant for official position who
dares believe in or advocate the forma-
ton of chartered companies to dig or
mine the phosphate deposits in our nav
igable streams and marsh lands. This
goes SO far with our contemporary as to
induce him to forget his usual courtesy,
and simply because it has been reported
that Col. Lipscomb is to be a candidate
for Governor and Gen. Pope a candidate
for Attorney General, the Crescent says:
/. Well. Capt. Lipscomb is granger of
the 32d degree, and perhaps Y. j. Pope
: has been promised a neat little berth for
his speech for the phosphate monopolists
in 1877. What strange bed fellows poll
tics make. This y. J. Pope was one of
the twain employed by the State to resist
the payment of the fraudulent bonds.
For this he and Mettz are heavily fed to
help the Attorney General. But he
voluntarily raised lis voice in defense of
the Phosphate Monopoly that grinds the
people under as oppressive an eXtortion.
Oh, Consistency, thou art jewel. We
suppose when he fell from grace in one
position he made up in piety to the
other, and of course his reward is in the
security felt by all saints in future re-
wards.
Now this is rather a rough way in
which to speak of a gentleman who has
given no further offense than simply. en-
tcrtaining different view as to the best
course to manage certain species of
State property. Men ought to be able to
differ on such questions, and to submit
their differences TO their fellow-citizens
on the arguments which they are able to
submit on their respective sides. Those
who are acquainted with Gen. Pope
know that ne is sincere and pure gen.
teman, whose views are matured in &C.
cordance with sincere convictions, and
this should protect him from such un-
called for attacks as our Beaufort con-
temporary has seen fit to make upon him.
In regard to the phosphate question, We
must confess that we have noted the diff
ferences of the advocates of restricted
rights and those of general rights with
much interest, and, after hearing both
sides, we believe that neither of them is
right. In our opinion the State should
utilize its convict labor to dig these de-
posts, and thereby reap the profit over
which these contending parties are fight
ing. We hope to see some such plan as
this presented to the next session of the
Legislature, and, if it is done, we have
no doubt that both parties will bury the
hatchet long enough to unite in opposing
it. The State, however, should control
the phosphates which belong to her, and
should reap the profits of working them.
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- An owner of timber land in Vir-
ginia, on reading in the New York SIN
about the finding of some human hair
imbcddcd in the trunk of tree, writes
to say that he has made three such dis
covcries within ten years. In each in
stance the saw in his mill struck an iron
spike, and around the head of the spike
was found a tuit of negro hair, Il little
yellowed, but sound and strong, although
it had been covered up i'll the wood from
100 to $50 years, as shown by the trees
marks of yearly growth. This gentleman
has been told By aged negroes that it
used to be Il practice among those who
believed in voudou charms to nail sonic
of the proposed victims hair to a young
tree, supposing that a diabolical spell
was thus wrought. He finds the race in
Virginia to this day very supcrstitious
and given to equally strange customs.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
In the matter of the SAVANNAH VAIL
LEY YRAILRUAD.-Ittiiio .for an Eicc-
tion at E'.Lscciption to Me Capit@ Stock "
snin n,tIrnnn Gnmunnn

In the inntter of the SAVANNAH VAIL
LEY RAILRUAD.-IItiion .f,r an ffcc-
ton at ls'.Lacription to The Capitdt Stock V
mid Rdiiroad Company.
DURSUANT to 4 resolution adopted by
Il the Board of County Commissioners
the 22nd July inst, the amount of subscrlp-
ton to the said Road was fixed i'll the fol-
lowing named Townships, to wit: Hall,
$500; Varcrncs, $3.50; Corner, S3,1Oo
Savannah, $3.50; Centrcville, -, lOO to be
paid in three cqtIal nualinstalments, With
out interest.
There will be an election held in the
above named Townships on WEDNES-
DAY, THIRD OF SEPTEMBER next,
between the hours of o'clock Il. III. and 1
y. nl., at which all qualified electors in said
townships will vote Subscription" or No
Subscription.
PLACES OF ELEcTIoS--For Hall Town
ship, Carswell Institute; Corner, Moifats-
willie; Varennes, Flat Rock /; Savannah,
VIM. Jones Centrevillc, Hunters Spring
The following are appointed managers to
conduct said election:
Hall Township-R. L. Beatty, j. b. Lev
erett, DR.. w. J. Milford.
Corner Township-D. J. Sherard, ]. A.
Gray, VIM. O'Briant.
Savannah Township-Wm. Jones, T. w.
Stewart, A. Z. Scudday.
Varennes Township-W. G. Watson, S.
P. Tate, w. J. Stevenson.
Centrcvillc TownshiP-J. w. Provost, j..
w. Keys, Marcus Burriss.
At the close of the polls the managers
will count the votes and declare the result,
which result shall be certified in writing by
the chairman of each Board of Managers to
the Chairman of the Board Of County Com
missioners.
Il. S. BAILEY,
Chairman County Commissioners.
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SHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue Of various Executions to me
Id directed, will expose to sale on the
first Monday i'll September next, (lS79) ut
Court House, South Carolina,
the following Tracts Of Land, to wit:
One Tract of Land, known as the Gam
brell Tract, containing one hundred and
iilty-iive (l55) acres. more or less, bounded
by lands of Harper Gambrell, Willis John.
son, and others.
Also, the Manly Tract, containing two
hundred and twenty-five (225) acres, more
or less, bounded by lands of A. ]. Stringcr,
home tract Cf j. j. MattiSon, and Others.
Levied OH rs the property of John j.
MattiSon, in favor of Robert J. Mattison
and others, against John j. Mattison and
w. H. Afattison.
Terms Of sale Casll-purchascrs to pay
extra for all necessary papers.
JAMES IL. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff of Anderson County.
Aug I, 1879 4 i
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Congressman Burrows expresses his
financial views in candid and safe man
ner. AS he probably knows nothing
about finance, he does himself credit by
not attempting it, and is excusable for
judging Others by his own standard.
Taken all together we do not know that
he'is far wrong when he says: To-day
the best thing that could happen to the
financial interest and the business inter-
ests would be for Congress to pass law
at its very next session to punish with
death any member of Congress that
would make speech on finance for the
next twenty years."
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TIE JErTIEs.-Although there is lit
tie public attention attracted to this
work, it still goes on, and progress is be-
ing steadily made. About 5000 feet, or
very nearly one. half of the apron of the
north jetty, has been laid, which comc
pletes nearly one-fifth of the labor Of
laying the mattresses. The original line
has been slightly altered to avoid q
troublesome shoal. In one place where
the United States coast survey of 1878
gives the depth at three and a half feet,
nothing less than six feet was found, the
change indicating that the .jettics are
even now beginning to do their work.
The sand is banking on the mattresses
firmly and well, and the appearances are
all encouraging.-NarIc Nc~s and
C6uricr.
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A SERIOUS RENCoNTRE.-Mr. Rich
ard Gregory and Mr.. Elijah (Ring-
Eyed) Watson were returning from
Johnston's, on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, on Thursday last,
to the residence of the former, in this
county, when quarrel ensued and they
got out of the buggy, which both were
riding in. Watson drew his knife and
inflicted several severe wounds on Greg
ory, on his face, side and arms. Gregory
drew his pistol and fired, hitting Watson
in the arm. They then settled their diff
ficulties, apparently, and again entered
the buggy and continued their way, and,
after going short distance, the quarrel
was renewed, the parties getting out of
the buggy, when Mr.. Gregory, to avoid
another alteration, drove off and left
Watson and went to neighbor's for the
purpose of having his wounds dressed.
While they were being dressed Watson
suddenly entered the house with knife in
hand, Mr.. Gregory tried to close the
door to prevent his entering the room in
which he was in, but failed, and had to
escape out of the rear door, closely pur-
sued by Watson. They ran around the
house several times, when Gregory made
for his buggy, which was at the gate,
and succeeded in getting his pistol, and
fred just in time to save himself from
Watson's knife, the ball striking him in
the side, inaicting an ugly wound.
Watson then ran, and Gregory re-entercd
the house and seized gun and fired at
Watson, who entered the bushes near by,
but missed his mark. The wounds are
not thought to be very fatal, but very
painful. 1t is said both were drinking.
Watson, last year. was arrested and COM
mitted to Edgefeld Jail, accused of kill
ing the Booths, and was, few months
since, released on bail. Since writing
the above, we learn that Watson has
died.-Aikea RerieD.
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All of The Southern States ought to
combine in the passage of law prevent
ing speculation in futures in cotton. OF
course this would only prohibit citizens
of the States enacting such laws from
participating in this gambling operation,
but it would save to this section large
amount of money every year. In the
irst place these speculations in futures to
a very large extent control the price of
cotton, greatly to the detriment of the
farmer, whose crop is bought and sold
before it is made, and the price is there
by regulated in measure by other
causes than supply and demand. In aa-
dition to this reason for the prohibition
may also be mentioned the fact that the
Southern men who go into this branch Of
speculation are as q class the losers.
Northern capital combines and frequent
ly causes the forfeiture of contracts, en-
failing heavy losses upon those who have
dealings with them. 1t is asserted, by
those in position to know, that Southern
men lose annually about S45,000,000 in
this way. 1t should be stopped, and il
the Southern States would combine in
appropriate legislation it could be
brought speedily to an end,
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BEST
GIN MADE.
WILLIAMSON, S. c., juno so, 1879.

WILLIAMSON, S. c., June so, 1879.
MEssns. BLEcKLEy, BROWN & Co., Agents,
ANDERSON, ). G.
Gentlemen: The Ncbicft a. Good
rich Cotton Gin bought Of you some
three or four years ago was, and is, the best
Cotton Gin, to my mind, that is sold i'll this
section of country. have been cotton
producer and buyer Of some experience,
and car safely testify that the lint from the
Neblctt e Goodrich Gin, with n cores
ponding yield, is as fine as that of any other
Gin sold in this section, with decided diff
ference in its favor with respect to its SIM
plicity of construction, durability, price
and light running features. ginned six
thousand pounds of seed cotton with
this Gin in one day with horsepower on
forty-saw Gin In other words, four five
hundred pound bales Of cotton.
]. w. DACUS.
I fully concur with Mr.. Dacus in the
above rs to the quality Of this Gin, and can
saw that it will do all that IS recommended
for it. 5. WHARION,
Mof1attsville, S. G.
The above Gins are for sale by BLECk-
LEY. BROWN S CO., Agents, at Andcr-
son, S. C. Call and examine specimen.
July 5, 1879 81
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of an Execution to ME di-
I'D rectcd, will expose to sale on the
First Monday in September next, 1S79,) at
Anderson Court House, S. c., the following
Real Estate, to wit:
One Tract Of Land, containing fifty-two
(52) acres, more or less, bounded by lands
of Allen Cothran, Jasper Poore and Others
Levied on rs the property of Anderson
Brock in favor of J. =. Rogers, against
Anderson Brock and X. Z. Poorc.
Terms of sale Cash-purchaser to pay cX-
ira for all necessary papers.
JAMES II. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff Anderson County.
Aur 4 1879 /
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NTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

N ANDERsON COCNTY.
By w. W. Humphreys, Judge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, B. D. Dean has applied
to me to grant him Letters of Administra-
ton on the Personal Estate of Henry
Shocklcy, deceased
These are therefore to cite and admonislI
all and singular the kindred and creditors
Of the said Henry Shocklcy, deceased, that
they be and appear before me in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Anderson c. H. on
Friday, the 22nd day of August, 1879, after
publication hereof, at II o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be
granted. Given under my hand, this 4th
day Of August, 1879.
". w. HUMPHREYS, j. P.
Aug Z, 1879
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MANUFACTURES IN AUGUsTA-Au-
gusta is not much given to boasting, but
she has tangible evidences of her solid
prosperity to show to the world. Her
vast water power is being gradually
utilized, and already manufactures Of
various descriptions line the banks of the
canal. There are now four cotton facto-
ries in operation, with an aggregate
capacity of over 10000 spindlcs and a
fifth, the Summerville Mills, will soon be
turning out checks, stripes and plaids.
4 large waste factory on the river bank
does a thriving business. Two iron
foundrics are constantly busy. Three
flour and grist mills, using altogether
nearly six hundred thousand bushels Of
grain annually, are running night and
day to supply the demand for flour and
meal. An oil factory turns an immense
quantity of cotton seed into oil and
stock meal or fertilizers. Two ice facto-
rics turn out about thirty thousand
pounds of ice per day. A cotton gin
mandatory has been established and is
rapidly putting up gins, condensers and
feeders. Three machine shops make
every description of carpenters work.
These are the manufacturing enterprises
in the city, and other branches of indus
try keep pace with them.-Augusta
Chronicle and Constitutionaiist.
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sHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of an execution to Inc directed,
I'D / will expose to sale OH the first Mon
day in September, 1S79 at Anderson Court
House, South Carolina
One Lot of Land i'll the town of Bolton,
containing two acres, more or less, bounded
by lots of Charles Gambrcll, Mrs. Toland,
i. B. Rice and others.
Levied on as the property of Thomas
Brown, in favor of i. u. Dean against
Thomas Brown.
Terms of sale Cash-purchascr to pay ex-
tra for all necessary papers.
JAMES H. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff Anderson County.
Aug. 7, 1879 4
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Mr.. Julian a. Selby, who, at one time,
published the Columbia Wnair, will
commence on the 18th Of August the
publication, in Charleston, of an afternoon
paper, called the Evening Beacon. The
paper will be Democratic in politics and
pay special attention to matters Of 4 local
nature.
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EXECUTORS SALE.

NTILL be sold at tho residence of Mr..
w James II. Busby, (Prevost Place.
on Tuesday after Saleday in September, the
Personal Property of the late John Cox,
deceased, viz One lot of Corn, Fodder and
Household Goods. Also, one Mule, and
one Buggy and Harness, &c.
j. WILLET PROVOST, Evrs
JOHN w. DANIELS, A'-> '''
Aug I. 1879 4
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The Irish World puts up strong cate
gorical argument on the financial ques-
ton, as follows: "It is now over six
months since the return of hard money
was usaered in amid the loud jubilations
of the opponents of the greenback.
What has been the history of these six
months? Has the condition of labor
improved? Are the people better cloth
ed, better fed, better housed than they
were this time last year2 Is Ia Dor better
paid, better employedY 1t is hardly
necessary to ask these questions in the
presence of the widespread distress that
pervadcs the ranks of industry, and it is
only the brazen efirontery of Jay Gould's
organ that dares assert that resumption
has brought relief to the country"