The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12

present holding the June term of the Cir.
cult Court for Anderson County, is the only
one of the old Judges of South Carolina who
has been honored by reelection to the
judiciary by the Democratic party under
the new Constitution. He has, by his
course upon the Bench, fitly linked the old
to the new, and in the discharge of bis
duties, both before and since reconstruc-
ton, has elected the approval and applause
of the people of South Carolina. His man.
ly and dignifed protest against the military
usurpation which swept away the old judi
ciary was his last act under the former sys-
tenn. and has gone into history as an inde-
pendent and eloquent speech, illustrative of
the Carolina judiciary. Upon his second
accession to the Bench, one of his first ju-
dicial actions was the trial of the great
Bond case, in which he and Judge Thomson
had the independence to oppose the pay
ment of tie fraudulent bonds which were
sought to be imposed as an additional bur-
den upon our people, and the ability to
sustain their position by clear and able
exposition of the law applicable thereto.
This is Judge Aldrich's first visit to Ander-
son, and by his dignity, courtesy and abili-
ty he has made very favorable impression,
both upon the bar and upon our people.
We have made inquiry during the past
week or ten days of farmers from nearly
every section of the County as to the prob
able yield of the wheat crop, which is now
ripe and is being harvested and threshed
and we are gratified to state that it is the
universal opinion that there has not been a
finer crop of this most important cereal
grown in this County for several years past,
and unless some mishap should occur with
in few days it will all be saved. The
wheat crop is one of the most valuable, not
only TO the farmer, but to our whole people,
and i; is to be hoped that the fine yield this
year will render it unnecessary for US to
draw on the surplus of the Northwest for
our supplies of flour next winter and spring.
It is great blessing to be able to feed our
selves. The oat crop is reported to be tol-
erably good. Owing to the hard winter on
the fall crop and the dry spring on the
spring crop, it will not yield as bountifully
as the wheat. However, an average crop
will be made, and that is saying good deal
for Anderson County, for our farmers for
the past few years have been paying more
attention to this crop than formerly. AL
though in many fields it stands thinly on
the ground, and the stalk is low, the heads
are large and well filled.
We learn from private letter that col
ored man about % years of age, who claims
to have come from this County, and who
says his name is Henry Thomas. was arres-
ted at Reed Creek in Hart County, Georgia,
on Monday last on suspicion of having
committed robbery, as he had in his posses
sion several new pistols and quantity of
clothing that had never been worn. He
resisted the constabled when arrested, and
quite o difficulty ensued, in which the
prisoner received several painful wounds
at the hands of little boy who was called
to the assistance of the constable. Thomas
boasted that he could live without working,
and had raised several rows in the commu-
nifty. He is now in jail ct Hartwell, and
persons desiring further particulars can OBJ
tain them by communicating with Mr.. S. g.
Fisher, Reed Creek, Hart County, Ga.
There are a number of colored men about
Anderson who are too trifing and lazy to
earn their living by honest labor, and as a
consequence resort to all manner of tricks
to keep themselves in bread, among which
is gambling. 1t has been known for some
time that this practice was followed by some
Of them, and on last Saturday evening Mr..
Joseph R. FAINT, our efficient Chief of Police,
succeeded in catching up with five fellows,
who had secluded themselves in vacant
house near the Jail, where they were carry
ing on their mischievous work. They were
arrested and on Tuesday evening brought
before the Council, who sent the case up
to the Circuit Court, where it is hoped they
will have fell justice meted out to them.