The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-21

were killed. Upon examination it was
cash on its side, apparently made by a
bitten By one Of the hogs that first went
mad. This Is but one Of many cases of
hydrophobia among animals reported in
ibis county. Whether it is genuine hy
drophobia or some other strange disease
10 not known. None Of the persons who
have been bitten by dogs supposed to be
made have experienced any unpleasant
result
Kershaw Gazette: Some of the far
mers in the county are complaining of
rust in their cotton. :. The county board
OF equalization have raised the value Of
the taxable property in the county sl9,-
837.
Malboro' Planter: Perry Droomfield, q
colored boy, was killed by lightning last
gues, in Marlboro County, few miles
from Cheraw.. Mr.. James Graham,
the father Of Judge Graham, died last
week.
Orangeburg Democrat. Rust has made
out the Fork and other sections of our
county. Leaves are shedding, bolls
dropping Of and the cotton, In some
places, will soon be bare.
Orangeburg Times. A hail storm with
wind passed through the lower part of st.
Matthew's near the Charleston line. last
Saturday, doing considerable damage to
the crops and fences in its track. We
heard one man say that he would take a
bale of cotton for his crop after it's des.
tructivo wOrk......A cutting affrav took
place last week at q colored church near
Corbets, in the Fork, in which q colored
Democrat was seriously cut. Having
voted the Democratic ticket he encoun-
tered the ire of his associates, and was,
in this case, pressed upon By two rufiians
of his color. He retreated over a fence
TO get out of their way, but was dragged
back and cut. The deacons of the
church (be it said to their credit) tried to
arrest the demons, but they Dire W their
knives and defied the whole PARTY. We
hear of nothing being done with them.
Pickens Sentinel. Mai. J. J. Lewis,
clerk Of the court for this county, has
furnished us the following information
concerning liens: Value Of liens given
for advances, $40, l46: value of liens Civ
en- for fertilizers, FL ,113; total, $26, ,259.
This does not include the value of mort
cages of real estate and personal proper
ty, and titles to real estate given to se-
cure advances. There are hundreds of
liens given that are never recorded, and
many farmers take none.
Abbcvillc Medium Gen. Kennedy
and Judge Wallace have been spoken of
as possible candidates for the Governor
ship. 1t is also said that Hon. J. C.
Sheppard will aspire to Congressional
-honors.. 1.-The opponents of the Savan-
nah Valley Railroad tax talk of taking
the matter into the courts and having n
new election ordered. Their protest was
refused by the County Commissioners,
Hnd now they will resort to the courts,
which may probably reverse the decision
of the Board and give the people another
chance to vote upon the matter. The
opponents claim thai there was great un-
fairness in the late election--that the tax
was voted by those who 10 not pay any
taxes, and that there were radical defects
in the conduct of the election which
should make it of no effect. promi-
nent Radical politician of this county
says that they ''intend to carry the next
election by violence" Those of our
people who claim that there is no danger
should make G note &C th:s. Violence
and fraud are the only cards the Radi-
Gals can play, and they understand their
use.
Walhalla Courier: The alarm of fire
was sounded o. Sunday afternoon, du-
ring the lecture Of DR.. Jones in the
Methodist Church. The ten-pin alley of
MIR. ID. Biemann was found to be on fire.
This building and barn and COW stables,
together with some other small buildings
on the opposite side Of the street, were
consumed. The loss is considerable.
Matches and small boy were the cause
of the fire.
Yorkville Ne'us: The Kings Noun
tain Military School opened last week
with fair attendance of young men
from various parts of the State.