The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18
SOUTH CA,.0LaSA NEWS.
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Abbey.le bSess dna Banrer Peter Wine
Diisii, iiie iafner or tho Wirhbusii darkies
Who took b leatiih8 part In the "battle OF
Wideinani Of Moxico. arrived at Abbo-
his father, Df. 4. T.' Widuh{ah, Of
Long Cane. The doctor cave unexpec-
ted, and his presence will be quito d
pleasant surprise to his reIatiyes........
the sentence OF JeR. David and tho soiici.
tor says chat he will not prosecute him q
Gscohd time, IL a new trial Is granted.
He has no objection TO o commutation or
a pardon by the Governor, but II now
trial he does not want......It is said that
judicial proceedings will be instituted TO
stop the sale OF the Greenvillo and CO.
lumbia Railroad, advertised to take place
next April. The wisacres say that It wi II
be five years before that property will be
d......Solictor Ccthran has the blood
stained clothing uorn by JEFF Da, id &C
the tin1s he was arrested for the murder
plates sending them to New York. t in
order TO ascbrtaih If the stains are from.
the blood OF u hufhaii being or beast.
JEFF claittted that the blood was hog
blood.
Abbeville Medium: Andrew Bradley,
one Of our colored pressInen, was shot In
EhO AOit AiIi1 iCdL tuO OH VI. w.
Woodhearst, who was keeping Mr.. Can
mons bar-room. Bradley was drunk,
and crowding upon tho har.keeper be-
nina the counter, forced him to fire In
self-defefise.....A personal difficulty Oc-
Cured between Il. l.. Clinkscales and
James Henry. Bell, near Antreville last
week, in which Bells arm was badly
broken. He was struck WITH piece Of
fence rail by Clinksca1eg md the affair
would have resulted much more serious
ly but for timely interference. The cause
of the quarrel will probably como out on
the trial of the case....The Golofed fair
last week was o very partial success.
Only about forty dollars were taken in at
the late and tho exhibition did not pay
expenses. The number Of entries was
small and the attendance very d.sheart-
ening. The coiored band from Due West
horses were on exhibition, but in almost
every other department there was . pain.
fGl lack of anything to see. The colored
people might have IhadB the exhibition
q shccess, but they are hard to move, and
oven the negroes in town did not turn
out or take any active part in pushing
colored agricultural Sociaty will mover
hold another exhibition.
TIE Southern Herald and State Builder ::
Let the present Legislature establish a IL
beral Bureau of Agriculture and Immi-
xTHtion Will I1OIl. D. II. CfNytOn GC the
head Of it, in Columbia, and Tllman r.
Gaines, as general Immigration agent.
with authority and means TO travel North
and in Europe. delivering lectures. es-
tablishing cheap settlers rates, Offices,
agencies, ETC., TO cooperate with tho bu-
reau, and our word for it, immigration
and wealth will then flow into South
Carolina.
Spartanburg Herdidi A one-sided shoot
Ing effray took place Sunday night be-
tween Harvey Moore and Lewis Ruther-
ford, both colored. Moore did the shoot
Ing and Is nov In jaii. Rutherford is
"Monday woek, near Buliock's Creek,
while Mr.. Weber. of Spartanburg, was
carrying gun on his shoulder, the bar
rels became unbreeched by accident and
fell TO the ground, causing ono of the bar
rels to be discharged. The load. which
the calf of Mr.. Weber's leg and lodged in
the kneo of his companion, Mr.. Wright
Osborne. Both gentlemen are painfully
wounded" The Mr.. Weber mentioned
In the above item, which we take from
er. son OF Mrs. Mary Weber, of this
place. we learn that Mr. Osborne's leg
has been anputated since the accident.
Winnsbcro Ne,rs and Herald: Abraham
Jennings, colored man, was commit
ted 70 jail on Sunday, charged with the
VI GtOTk0 ulOfCI, dlSO COlOTeQ.
We have not ascertained the particulars.
It seems, however, thnt the parties were
playing together in q friedly manner,
but got into an alteration, resulting In
the infiiction Of wound on the head of
Glover, from the effects of which he died
on Saturday night.
Chester Reporter On last Friday Eli
Bon. Robins, colored, of tho Turkey Greek
eection cfthis county, while at work on
the premises of John Templeton, In York
County, was instantly killed by being
caught in some part of the machinery Of
n cotton press. AT the same time white
man, named Thomas Meek, was serious
ly injured.
Lancaster Ledger: We learn that lit
tie boy, aged about s years, son OF Mr..
Ealy Langley, living five miles south OF
th. village, fell from liable while at
tempting to get adrink of water, on Sum
day evening last, and broke his left leg
just below the hip. DR.. Watt was sent
for and adjusted the fractured limb. 80.
Jim Montgomery, colored, aged 35 years,
having wife and five children, living
about three miles northeast Of the vii
evening last, by taking, it is supposed,
morphine and strychnfue.
Kershaw Journal: While out hunting
last week about eight miles below Cam
don, Mr.. Marcus Mally came across an
alligator taking a nap in pile of leaves
AZ GA oAS. Wy tiiii-A4SOs IAOAT tue buI-
rows pond, and he killed it. 1t meas
tired six and half feet In length. ALI
gators are generally in their holes long
before this time of the year, lying in q
torpid state, but the recent warm spell
may hat brought this fellow to life
again and caused him to set out on q
hunt for something to eat .....Trial Jus.
tice w. d. Hogan, OF West Wateree, (the
lost territory,) informs us that on Sstur-
day last he was called on to hold an in
quest over the body of Richard Williams,
colored, who accident, " Killed h.mseli.
Richard lived In O lite log cabin, near
Smyrna Church, and on Saturday he
loaded his gun with the intention Of tax
ing It with him over tn small store in
the neighborhood. In eteppng out of
his door he stumbled and let the hammer
OF the gun strike-the hammer being
down on the caps-against thestep which
caused the gun to fire, and tho load en-
tering just under the left eye and lodged
in the back OF his head, inc vus carrying
the gun with the stock In front,) killing
him instantly. Thu inrv rendered O yer-
dict in accordance with the above facts. g5;
Laneaster Repic;v: Mr.. w. L. Becl.hain
with one mules made this year fifteen
heavy bales cotton and over 400 bushels
OF corn. This prodigious yield was ef-
fected by himself, he having spent only
eight dollar o for outside labor. Gan any
farmer in our State beat this? a
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