The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Glcaninss from our State Exchanges.

Orangeburg Democrut. Malarial fcvers
ale becoming quite prevalent III The
county.
Barnwell .Snhnd: The Jail is now
clear Of prisoDers-not Que remains with
in its walls, for the first time in many
years SO much for Democratic suprtm-
ncy
Fairfield Ners and Ueraid: 4 house
on the farm of Mr.. II. A. Gaillafd was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning
The occupants had barely time to es
cape. They saved only one bedstead and
little edc'othing.
kershaw Gdzette: A terrible hail storm
! visited portions Of Sumter on iast We'd
nesday. The stones were immense, some
measuring ov seven inches in circum-
ference. The storm did not touch any
portion of this county that We have been
able to hear of
Chester BuAetin: Prince Cherry, a ma
tive of Africa, died near Richburg Tues
day. We are reliably informed that he
was. between one hundred and ten and
one: hundred and twenty years Of age.
lie is said TO have been the last native
African in the county Of Cheater.
Orangeburg Times: An alligator was
killed hy II. 0. Smoke, Esq, LIST week,
on the Edisto, over ten feet long and
| weighing about $50 pounds. A hog wa
found in it......A hail storm passed over
a section OF st. Mathews, on last Thurs
day, doing some damage to crops near
| the State road
| Abbcville Press md Banner: Wade
Hearst, who was convicted at the Sep
tenber, 1878. term Of Court Of SESSIONS,
for Abbcville County, for the murder of
his own child in the Promised Land, died
IN jail at this place on Monday night.
Adam Wideman, an aged and respectable
citizen OF this county, died last Monday
III Bordeaux, after protracted illness.
Newberry Xcraid: There have been
filed in the clerks office for this county,
to date, 1,047 liens for supplies. go. Char
ley Croft is coored Ninlrod on a small
scale Last year he killed three hund red
and twcnty-e. int squirrels, which he sold
for twelve end Il half cents each. He
killed his one hundred and twenty eight
for this year a few days ago.
Edgetield Monitor: A correspondent
writing from Mount yelling says: "On-
ly a few days ago the residence of Mr..
Carr Rudd, of the Red Bank section, was
destroyed with its contcnts-his wife
barely escaping with herlif On Tuesday
night the residence Of J. G. Ramage, sou
OF }: w. Ramage, located on Indian
Creek, only few miles from the Juno
ton OF the Saludas, was destroyed with
almost Its entire contents, including ba-
con, flour, lard, Sc. 1.-The case against
the Booths, indicted for the murder of
Tony Booker, hes been postponed until
the October term of the court. Gen. But
ler appears for the accused.
"A bbeyille 1Tcf}jUru Rev G Go1,o,,
det has accepted the call rendered him
by the Episcopal Church at this place
and will enter upon his duties about the
goth of July. He is said to be a fine
man and good preacher. The wheat
crop this year is by long odds the largest
and best produced in this county for
many years, and as good as we have ever
known. The grain is perfect and the
yield tor the acre much larger than the
soil and the style Of cultivation warranted.
mt counting the -four consumed by the
colored people and the crop will more
than supply all the wants of the white
population......Th Greenvlle and Co.
lumbia Railroad is constantly improving
under the management Of Gen. Conner.
Col. Dodamead is not embarrassed az
heretofore, and is making good his reputa-
ton as a skil:ul railroad manager.
Charleston Ners and Courier: Daniel
Washington, alias Charles Jamisop who
was tr'ed in Charleston last week before
Judge raser, for the murder of Allen
Collins at Ten Mile Hill, WAS found gull
| ty of murder and sentenced to be hanged
by his neck until his body be dead" on
Friday, 29th of August, next. The pris-
oncT lent forward eagerly during the
pronouncment of the sentence as if anx-
| pQtnh
cluslon he simply shook his head and said:
Its all right! All I want is JUSTICE"
He was then handcuffed and remanded
| to Jail to await execution.
Clarendon Press: After inquiries from
all portions of the county, we can safely
say the crops are better than they have
ben for several years past
Waihalla Courier: From reports re-
celved from various sections of the coun-
ty the wheat crop is said to be the finest
| that has been grown for several years.
Camden Journal: The Crane crop
around Camden promises we'll. The
Grand Division of Sons of Temperance
will meet in Camden some time next
month.
Darlington News: Small grain crops
throughout the country are reported as
being very fine.. The Pee Dee Tele-
graph Company have succeeded wonder
fully in their little enterprise of some
two years ago. They are about to make
terms with the Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad Company for the continuation
OF their line from Darlington to Cheraw.
The present clear standing of this Tele-
crap Company is due almost entirely to
capable management by its officers.