The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gieanlngs from our Gate Exchange.


Columbia Register: The State capitol,
during the sessions of the two bodies, has
been graced by the presence of mum ber
OF ladies' who manifest great interest in
the proceedings of our law-mak ers .......
Near White Plains, in Chesterfield Coun-
ty, on Friday night, December 8, diff
Guilty arose between four negroes, over q
game of cards, whom Ralph Lockhart,
without q word of doliberation, drew o
knife and stabbed Ben. Joplin in the
breast, causing instant death. The muir
derer fled, and at last accounts had not
been arrested. Ben. Jones has been ar
rested as an accomplice, and lodged in
Chesterfield Jail.
Darlington News: The gin house Of Mr..
Abel A. Candy, near Doves Depot. was
destroyed by fro on Thursday last.
Loss about $1,000; no insurance. The
lire If thought to have originated from
match I'm the cotton room being ignited
by the gin. ION Tuesday morning last
difficulty occurred between two ne
groes, Samuel Ketter and Albert Cara
way, residing on the plantation Of Mr.. o.
Smith, in which Caraway shot Kettcr
inficting o painful wound......It was
hoped that the Probate Judge, whose alb
sence was mentioned Inst week, would
return and render good account of him
self, but that hope has vanished The
| occurrence is, to say the least of it, an
unfortunate ono. The OEice is said to be
at least 81, 500 short, though the bond is
perfectly good. There may be- facts con-
nected with this matter which are wrap
pea IN darkness, but will yet como to
light
Newberry Herald: The County Audi
tor and The Treasurer inform us that
there are only ono or two small pieces of
real estate In the county upon which the
taxes have not been paid. They expect
all taxes and penalties to be paid by Fob
! ruary, the time for selling delinquent
| lands SO that we will have no delinquent
| lands In the county. There is now no
forfeited lands on their lists, and taxes
are now paid on every foot OF land in
| the county, except that belonging to the
i county, which is exempt by law. How
many other counties can make rs good
| q showing?"
3arnwell Sentinel: VIM. Mix, who was
| shot by Jeffcoat some timo since, is not
| considered out Of danger. He expert
| onces difficulty in swallowing and severe
| soreness in the region of the liver. .........
| Last Saturday evening, at the storo Of
Mr.. VIM. Freoman, four miles from this
i place, s%o negroes SCI :n.c 8 dispute fer
| considerable drinking, and went to work
| on each other with knives, the result of
verely cut in the neck and on tho arms
| by his antagonist. At last accounts the
wounded man was in n critical condition
and not expected to recover.
Lancaster Review Mr.. Frank Miller, a
young man living near Taxahaw, while
on his way from Camden, on last Friday,
drank three half pints OF rum, which
produced almost instant death.
Rock Fill Herald: Charles Long, color
ed, was found dead within short dis
| tance of his house. in tho suburbs Of our
| town, on last Sunday morning. His
death was occasioned by excessive in
| duigence in strong drink, followed by
exposure to the weather. ~
Abbeville Medium: Diphthoria has been
prevailing TO an alarming extent in the
neighborhood of Dry Grove, and o largo
number of cases have resulted in death,
Lizzie Blackwell, a colored woman, lost
| four children in ten days.