The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
from our State Exchanges.

!. Abbeville Press and Bdnner:: Mr.. S.
B. Barnwell is seeking subscriptions for
the establishment of National bank at
Abbeville. Some fourteen thousand dol
lars have been subscribed in town. Prof.
Hood will canvass Due West in the inter-
est of the enterprise, and it sthought the
Professor will get liberal aid in that
quarter. 1t is proposed 10 organize as
soon as fifty thousand dollars can be rails.
ed.
Abbeville Medium: Mr.. J. E. Swear.
ingen's dwelling house, in Lowndesyille
Township, was burned down last We'd
nesday week. The fire caught from q
defective stove pipe. The house was a
comfortable home. The loss is heavy.....
The Ninety.Six Democratic Club met
on last Saturday and elected delegates to
the county club, which meets on next
Monday. The Club directed the dele
gates to vote against the nomination of a
State ticket in June, and the delegates
will come pledged to this ourse......We
are sorry to know that DR.. Bonner, of
Due West, is not mending at all. His
case has so far bafled the skill of the
physicians.......Messrs. Agnews & Bon
ner, of Due West, made an assignment to
Prof. Hood last week for the benefit of
their creditors.
Aiken Journal and Revie,o: A very se-
we're hail storm passed over Aiken Mon.
day without doing any serious damage.
A few shade trees about town were either
blown down or broken. The hail-stones
were as large as nutmegs.
Barnwell People,: It is reported on
good authority that campaign funds have
been sent from headquarters to the chief
Republican manipulators in this county.
Greenville Advertiser: There are
thirty persons engaged in the printing
business in Greenville......The Greenville
Guards have been stricken with the
archery fever.
Hampton Messenger !: A fine milch
COW, the property of Mr.. Simmons, near
this place, showing every evidence of
hydrophobia and in great tagony, was sho.
yesterday, having been bitten six weeks
ago by 4 rabid dog......Mr. T. Fl. Fits
has closed his school because of mad dogs
and whooping cough.
Newberry Herald: A very heavy,
washing rain fell in the neighborhood
of Ashford's Ferry Tuesday, Goth. A
gin.house, situated on small creek just
beyond the river, and belonging to Mr.
Clowney, was washed away, with the gin,
cotton, cotton seed, &c. The gin was af-
terwards found some distance down tho
stream.
Spartanburg Spartan: Last week the
trestle on the S. and U. Road near
Strother's was washed down by a raft
floating down the stream. A. very heavy
rain fell in Fairfield and mill-house
was washed away, and this carried por-
tion of the trestle with it. The trains
were detained only one day.....The ves-
try of the church of the Advent have
made call on the Rev. S. H. S. Gal
laudet, formerly Of Maryland, but late of
Abbeville, S. c., to serve them as their
Rector.
Beaufort Crescent: A colored girl died
of hydrophobia at Sheldon on Friday,
having been,bit by mad dog in Novem-
Der last. A number of dogs with rabies
were killed near Sheldon during last
week. We understand that man aud
his wife were bitten on the Okeetee some
time ago, and are down with hydro
phobia.
Walhalla Courier: We regret to learn
that Rev. ]. j. Neville, of Seneca City,
is suffering greatly from disease and
general debility. We hope to hear of
his speedy recovery.....S. P. Ravanel, OF
Charleston, is having superb mountain
summer residence built, two stories high,
containing about seventeen rooms, be-
sides closets, &c. The size of the main
building is a. by 4S feet, with an ell
running out 20 by 80 feet. There will
be an observatory on the house 30 feet
high from the bottom floor. Mr.. Rave
nel's residence is Just two miles from the
City of Highlands, between Whiteside
and Fodderstack Mountains in Macon
County, North Carolina.
Orangeburg Times: We are reliably
informed that two of the delegates to the
Radical Convention, last Saturday, in:
stead of coming to the convention, stayed
home and planted seventeen acres ot
cotton.
Camden Journal: The sale of guano ir
Kershaw county this year has been un"
precedented.
Georgetown Times and Comet: On last
Thursday there was a general row among
the rice.feld hands at Richmond planta.
ton, which ended in a negro woman by
the name of Sallie Brown being severely
cut in several places with knives, by
three or four other negro women.
Pickens Sentinel: The work on the
Atlantic and French Broad Valley Rail.
road is progressing satisfactorily..."..,
There are only two persons now confined
in our Jail, both colored.... Wheat still
looks promising. We have heard of nc
rust yet.
Yorkville Enquirer: NJ. J. Highland
Crawford informs US that few days ago
while distributing Merryman's guano, he
found in it two joints of human finger
on which there was gutta percha ring
- While Gen. Grant was in the par.
lors nj hc.el at Vicksburg he was