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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-29

A DUEL BETWEEN Two CoLoRED
MEN.-Late on Tuesday evening, the To-
cality of q store on the Louisville Road,
about six and half miles from the city,
was the scene of al impromptu duel,
which resulted seriously. 1t seems, from
what we can learn, that Tom Clark and
Charles Houston, two colored men, be-
tween whom ill-feeling had long existed,
met at the store, where a number of
other negroes had gathered, and got to
drinking. The old quarrel was renewed
between Clark and Houston, and the for
mer who had his gun with him, pro-
posed that Houston go and get his gun
and they settle their difficulty by an
exchange of shots. Houston, who lived
in the neighborhood, hastened home
and procuring his gun returned to the
scene. Ground was marked off and the
combatants faced, when without any
further preliminaries, both fired simulta.
neously and both fell at the same time.
The guns were heavily charged with
buck shot. Clark was shot in the left
side and breast, some of the shot, it is
presumed, entering the lung. He was
brought to the city and carried to the Of
fee of DR.. Chisholm, who examined his
wound and found it to be very serious,
and on Wednesday morning he was sent
to the Colored Infrmary. Houston, who
received three or four shots in the body,
two in the abdomen, was carried off by
his friends, and was believed to be in a
dying condition. In consequence of the
affair occurring in the country, and those
who were present probably fearing they
might get into trouble if they said much
on the subject, it WAS not generally
known.-,Sauanaah Mems.
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A KENTUCKY BLACK HoLE.-A dis
patch from Frankfort, KY, gives the re-
port of the prison Sanitary Committee
made on the 10Th instant to the Ken
lucky Legislature on the condition of the
penitentiary. 1t describes deplorable
state of affairs. The committee finds
that there are eight convicts there con-
fined that cannot live more that few
months. There are at least fifty others,
some of whom are confined to their beds,
who in all probability cannot live longer
than the latter part of the coming spring.
About 200 others are in state Of debili-
ty and weakness practically uniting
them for duty or work. The balance of
the convicts are unhealthy-looking and
some affected by the injurious influences
which have prostrated the others. This
state Of affairs is due, in the opinion of
the committee, to over crowding in the
work shops, bad ventilation, imperfect
sewerage and lack of wholesome food.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

In the btter of the ATLANTIC AND
FRENC BROAD VALLEY RAIL
ROAD.Tctiion for an Election on Sub
scripton THE Capital Stock Of said Rail-
road Comhly.
puKSUAT to a resolution adopted by
Il the Bod of County Commissioners
18th Janunryistant, (petitionS having been
filed by cltize of Bolton, Williamson and
Brushy Crcclrownships,) the amount of
subscription tthe said road was fixed n
the above nam townships at the sum of
Six Thousand ollars each, to be paid in
four annual inslments, without interest.
Notice is hereby ven that an election will
be held at the flowing times and places,
between the hot, of o o'clock q. M. and
i p. m.: Williamon Township, ut Will
liamston, FebruarnS, 1880; Bolton Town
ship, at Bolton. hrch /, 1880; Brushy
Creek Township, atIauldin's Cross Roads,
March 6, 1886, at wich all qualified elec-
tors in said Townshi, will vote 'Subscrip-
ton" or mo Subscriion."
The following nand persons are ap-
pointed managers to cSduct said election
Belton Township-J S. Acker, E. B.
Rice and +. T. Tollison.
Williamson TOWNSHIP. j. Pinson,
r. Y. II. w. Hodge and ames Gaines.
Brushy Creek TOWNSHIP. \. Glenn,
VIM. Callahan and l. w. lckens.
At the close of the poll the managers
will count the votes and de4re the result,
which result shall be certiiie in writing by
the chairman of each board omanagers to
the Chairman of the Board ofyounty COM
missioncrs, also certifying whther ma
jority of the votes cast in leir respec
tive townships have voted in faor of such
subscription.
R. s. BAILEY,
Chairman County Commissioners.
Jan 90, 1880 % 6
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In pursuance to the call of R. B. Elliott,
chairman, the Republican State Execu-
tive Committee, consisting of R. B. El-
liott, w. N. Taft, G. c. Bowen, E. w. N.
Mackey, Sam. Lee, June Mobley, w. j.
Myers, E. A. Webster, L. E. Miller and
J. E. Ensor, met in the postoffice build
ing in Columbia on the 22nd, and selected
April 2S next as the day for holding the
Republican State Convention to elect
delegates from this State to the Republi-
can National Convention to be held in
June. Harry Noah, of Columbia, was
elected secretary of the committee. The
Executive Committee appointed chair
men for the several Counties, but with
hold their names for the present.
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We regret to learn that Gov. Simpson
has failed so far to approve the Act of
the Legislature requiring railroads to
carry cotton by weight instead of meas
urement. The Act is a good one, and if
approved will effect q considerable re-
duction in the freight OF cotton in some
sections of the State. 1t has the sane
ton of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes, and was introduced for the
purpose of affording relief to the people
against unfair and unreasonable freight
charges on cotton. We hope the Gov
ernor will approve the Act speedily, and
that it will become law.
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A STRANGE CASE OF POISONING
A correspondent of the Mews and Courier,
writing under date of January %, from
Laurens County, says: "On Wednesday
morning Mr.. NJ. L. Davis and family
rose in their usual health, ate breakfast
and separated to their avocations. Four
of the little boys went to Raburn's Creek
school house During morning prayers
one of the little boys commenced vomit-
ing and went out of the house, another
followed him to see what was the matter
and he fell sick, finally all four of them
were prostrated in the yard, vomiting
and purging. The teacher had them re.
moved to neighbor's house until they
revived enough to be hauled home in a
wagon. Mr.. Davis went to the field and
ploughed few rounds and got so sick
that he lay down on his stomach and re-
mained there until dinner time before he
was able to return to the house. Mrs
Davis and one little girl escaped the
sickness. A messenger was sent for n
physician, and he had to go to three
places before he could get one. DIR. Ed
wards came and remained with the fami-
ly last night; also four or five of the
nearest neighbors came in. All that ate
supper with the family could not get
away. They were prostrated in the same
way. DR.. Edwards has not yet discovered
what is wrong. Mr.. Davis salted up all
his bones and heads and hog livers in
barrel where he had soaked his wheat in
blue stone. Mrs. Davis had prepared
some liver puddings and had some for
breakfast and supper, and every one that
ate only a few mouthfuls at supper were
made sick. DIR. Edwards did not cat
any meat at supper and he was not sick
last night. This plainly shows there is
something wrong with the meat, or
something hurtfuI has been put in the
liver pudding. All of the family are
better to-day, and some of them going
n hnut fbnir wOrt apain
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A LITTLE MISTY.

The following correspondence appears
from citizen of Anderson County in the
Keo,uee Courier:
MEssRs. EDITORS: I wish to say a
word in regard to this fence law. I see
the editor of the Anderson INTELLI-
GENcER proposing to play a very loose
game on US by proposing to pay S400 to
help build the fence and the people of
Pickens and Oconee keep up the fence in
the future; for he says it is better to pay
that than to pay $1,000 or 81 500 next
year to repair the fence. would like to
know who would dispute that? Now it
is just like adding of another field to a
field and leaving the Anderson fence to
act as cross fence. Now I don't see
any use of a cross fence if man don't
intend to pasture his land. A turn-row
will do just as we'll, and for US to build
the fence and keep it up for their benefit
is unjust. Every man that cultivates a
field should help keep up the fence If
we have to keep up the fence say hands
off and fair play. We will let the stock
law 60 to the four winds.
B. w. BURNS.
Now, our friend need not have sent his
communication to Oconee in order to
give it publicity, for our columns could
have been secured. We republish the
article to give the writer the information
he wants, and which will satisfy him of
the correctness of the action of our del
egation in the Senate and House upon
this subject. We had no interest what
ever in the question, and acted on it as o
matter of business, trying to do what was
best and most economical for the County.
The contract, of which the writer is prob
ably not aware, as to our upper line of
fencing, is, that the parties building it
were to keep it up for three years, at the
end of which time the rails and gates
belong to the persons building it, except,
perhaps, two miles of it. The three
years are out next Spring and the Com
missioners would then have been COM
PEELED to build a new fence, which would
cost from one to two hundred dollars per
mile for about eight or ten miles. By
going into the arrangement thus criti-
cised, we have saved the County con-
siderable portion of the expense of re-
building this fence, and released it from
any future liability as to it. We, there
fore, think that the expense of three or
four hundred dollars to save an outlay OF
perhaps thousand and its future repair
was good policy, and strictly in accord
with the best interests of the people of
this County. We have made these ex-
plantations because we think they will
satisfy the writer and every other reason
able man.
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Louisiana leads off in practically
discontinuing the grand jury system.
The new constitution recently adopted,
provides that grand juries may be called
in each parish once year, and that their
power of indictment shall continue, but
this, in reality, is little more than the
privilege of scrutinizing the acts of pub
lie officers. Criminal causes are taken
from the jurisdiction of the grand jury,
and all offenses heretofore required to be
prosecuted by indictment are to be be-
gun before magistrate and tried by
petit jury. 1t isaIso provided that three
iourths of jury may return verdict in
civil cases, and in criminal cases below
felonies jury may be waived.
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The Exodus Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Jan. &c, lSS

WASHINGTON, Jan. &c, 1880.
Before the exodus committee, Warren
Waring, clerk in one of the executive
departments and Secretary of the Emil
grant Aid Society, testified to receiving
letters from relatives in North Carolina
purporting that the colored men there
are poorly paid for labor, and are discon-
tented. He had read letters in Indiana
papers from negroes saying they were
delighted with their new homes there.
Charles N. Otny, (slightly colored,)
editor of the Washington Argus, paper
devoted to the interests of the colored
race, and principal of the Howard Uni
versity School, testified that he is na-
tive Of North Carolina and a graduate of
Oberlin College and of Harvard Uni
versity. Visits North Carolina every
year. Has. carefully studied the condi-
ton of her people. He was one Of the
founders of the Emigrant Aid Society,
and drew up its constitution; its object
was to aid colored people fleeing from
oppression, such as those then accumu-
lated at St. Louis, bound for Kansas. At
one of its first meetings, however, Mr..
Mendenhall spoke suggesting the advisa-
bility of diverting the emigrants from
Kansas and sending about 5000 into In
diana, as that was doubtful State in the
coming election. No one but Otny OBJ
iected at that time. "I felt" he says,
"that we had been used long enough as
TOOLS" The fidelity of the colored peo-
pie to the Republican party had been re-
warded by the withdrawal of protection
from outrage. Therefore he opposed the
longer use of his people by any political
party, and when he saw the exodus was
to be used politically he withdrew from
the society. Others, though holding the
same views, remained in it. He wanted
emigrants to 60 to Kansas, where they
were invited and could get homesteads.
BY answers from prominent North Caro-
lima colored men to whom he had written
he learned that three men-Perry, Will
liams and Taylor-had gone among the
most ignorant negroes and told them the
government wanted them to 60 to In
diana, and would give them dollar and
half daily during the winter, and two
dollars to two dollars and half during
the rest of the year; some were promised
suits of clothes. These men registered
the names of those consenting to so,
charging them from twenty-five cents to
three dollars each. The first emigrants,
being few in number. were well received
and Immediately employed. These wrote
back to their friends advising them to
come, "and hence" said the witness, "it
is easy to understand the great exodus
from North Carolina" The witness gave
favorable account of the actual condi-
ton of the colored people in North Car
olina, and said the exodus therefrom was
uncalled for and disastrous to the emf
grants.
The committee then adjourned until
Friday.
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HORSE SHOEING
AND
FARM WORK A SPECIALT,,

TIME undersigned have formed coprt-
Il nership under the. firm name Of Bn-
son & Dooly, for the purpose of carrying
on n regular Blacksmith business, such q
Shoeing Horses, making, mending ana
sharpening Plows, Ironing Wagons, repair
ing Guns and Pistols, and all kinds of work
usually done in the Blacksmith Shop. We
are located near the Presbyterian Church,
at the old shop stand. Persons desiring
work done in our line will do well to call
on us before having their work done.
ABE BENSON,
DAVE DOOLEY.
P. P.S.-We have heretofore been employ
ed with Mr.. David White, which should be
guarantee of workmanship.
Jan 22, 1856 %
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CARULINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
BY ". w. Mmphrey', Judge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, Augustus A. Dean has
w applied to me to grant him Letters
of Administration OH the Personal Estate
of Robert B. McCarlcy, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors
Of the said Robert B. McCarlcy, deceased,
that they be and appear before me in the
Court of Probate, TO be held at Anderson
C. H. on Monday, 10th day Of February,
1880, after publication hereof, to show cause,
if any they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted. Given un-
der my hand this 9th day of January, 1880.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, j. p.
Jan %. 1850 % 9
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terminal point on the Atlantic coast
being able by any railroad connection
to divert the great bulk of the trade from
that city. The interests of the three
roads connecting Charleston with the
great marts of the West would be the
same, and their interests and the interests
of Charleston mutual.
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The Register is after us again in an ar
ticle of three and a half columns, and now
accuses US of bad manners and imperti-
nence. This is precisely the accusation
we made against the Register, and as it
has been driven to the extremity of the
school boys answer, "You are another" F"
we incline to the opinion that the subject
has been about exhausted, and that it is
waste of time for either paper to follow
it further.
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CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
hSDrDsnS roI-STy

By ". ". Humphreys, Juclge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, Isaac NJ. Bryan has made
suit to me to grant him letters Of Admins
tration, on the Personal Estate and effects
Of Archibald c. Campbell, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all kindred and creditors of the said
Archibald C. Campbell, decd, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate, to
be held at Anderson Court House, on Mon
day, February 18th, 1880, after publication
hereof, to shew cause if any they have,
why the said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, this 23rd day of
January, A. D. 1850.
w. W. HUMPHREYS,
Judge of Probate.
Jan %, 1880 90 2*
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
y ANDERSON COUNTY.

By ". w. Humphreys, Judge If Probate.
WHEREAS, Elias MCGEE las applied
to me to grant him Letters Of Administra-
ton on the Personal Estate of James A.
Teasley, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said James A. Teasley, deceased, that
they be and appear before ME in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Anderson c. II. on
Friday, the 18th day February, 1880, after
publication hereof, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted. Given under my
hand, this 26th day of January, 1850.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, j. P.
ian %. 1850 % .
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Hon. Emory Speer, Congressman from
Georgia, by special invitation, dined with
the President last Saturday. Emory was
elected as an independent, which fact
may explain the special fondhess of
Hayes for the young Solon.
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- The extent of the suffering in Ire
land is assuming terrible proportions.
The Lord Mayor of London appeals for
mercy to prevent actual starvation; and
we very much mistake the feeling of this
country, if purses are not freely and
promptly opened to stay the inroads of
privation among the unfortunate Irish
people. ~,
= 4 bill has been offered in the Mis-
sissippi Legislature making it Il penalty
for any ono to encourage or decoy emil
grants from the State.
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'aIVs TOI SLVO GaIS
NOTICE,

T HEREBY warn all persons from har-
i boring or employing WILTON JEN-
KINS, a mulatto boy about 1G years of age,
with scar on his forehead, and also one on
one of his arms. He is bound to me by
law, and for his delivery at my residence,
81 miles west of Anderson C. H., will pay
the sum of five dollars.
LEWIS ABERCROMDIE.
Jan %. 1880 90
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But by adopting different line from
Anderson by the Savannah Valley Road
to Edgefeld, Aiken and Charleston, the
distance would be reduced by more than
fifty miles, so that this would be the
shortest possible line from Charleston to
the West.
There are also other considerations
which appear to us to have been over
looked in these calculations. The Spar
tanburg and Asheville Railroad has, for
FIVE miles, We have been informed, a
grade of 250 feet to the mile, which rem
ders it totally incapacitated to do the
business Of great through line. 1t is
an obstacle which cannot be overcome,
while on the old Blue Ridge route the
grade does not exceed seventy feet to the
mile. The connection over this line is
not direct, nor is it under the control in
all of its parts Of friendly corporations.
For instance, the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad, running from Knox
vile to Norfolk, is operated in the inter-
est of the latter point, and will discrimi-
nate against all freight which stops at
at Morristown for another direction.
Then from Morristown the Western
North Carolina road runs by Asheville
to Raleigh, and it will also discriminate
against all freights which seek new di-
reetion at Ashe7ille. Thus the adoption
of that route incurs two determinations
before it reaches this State, while the
Blue Ridge route does not incur one.
This advantage is an immense one, and
every community acquainted with the
necessities of trade knows it cannot sue
ceed in railroad communications where
there are competing lines, under different
management, and heavy tariff placed
upon its trade by the means of discrim-
inative freights. The Blue Ridge route,
connected with the Greenville and
Charleston roads, would make Charleston
the direct and objective South Atlantic
terminus, with no prospect of any other
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

J. 7. Cooley and wife, a. c. Cooley, Plaintiffs,
against Abba Wilson, John L. Wilson, ct al, De-
fendants.-SunnnonS JOr Reiief-CompIaim not
Serred.
To the Defendants Matte Orr, Sallc Orr, Eliza
Taylor, Lee Willard, Esse Willard. William r.
VOU are hereby summoned and required TO an
Il swcr the complaint in this action a copy Of
which is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas, at Anderson g. H., 5. c., and to
serve copy Of your answer TO the said complaint
on the subscriber at their Office, Anderson Z. H.,
5. c., within twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive Of the day of such service and IL yon
fail TO answer the complaint within the time afOre-
said the plaintiffs in this action will apply TO the
Court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated Anderson C. H., S. C., Jan. %, \. D. 1850.
MOORE * ALLEN,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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To the pefendants Maltlo Orr, sallie Orr, Eliz

To the Defendants Matte Orr, Salie Orr, Eliza
Taylor, Lee willard, Essc Willard. William r..
Wilson, Matilda Mccoy and John NJ. Orr:
TAKE NOTICE, That the complaint in this case
Is filed to confirm the partition and sale Of the
Real Estate of William " Wilson, sold by order
Of W. ". Humphreys, Probate Judge, on Salcday
in October, A. b. 1869, and purchased by the De-
fcndani. JOHN VI. Orr, in which YOU have an inter
est. Thc lands sold are described rs follows
Tract No /, containing one hundred and seventy
eight acres bounded by lands Of Moses Hodges
T. II. McCann and others. Tract No. >, contain
Ing about cghty-fvc acres. bounded by lands OF
Thomas +. Rankin and lot No Tract No. 3, con-
tanning about scventy-onc acres, bounded by lands
of VIM Ford, Jesse Pratcr and Tracts No and =.
MOORE 4 ALLEN, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Inn 0g 1854 90 q
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Always Something New {!

A ND ATTRACTIVE at No. Granite
N Row. This time We have just re-
ceived an elegant lot of FINE BLAN-
KETS, Ladies' and Gents Underwear.
something GOOD. Another invoice of
beautiful CLOAKS, very cheap.
Also, finest New Crop New Orleans Mo-
lasses, choice Magnolia Hams, and great
many other good things. Come and see
them. A. q. TOWERS &c co.
Dec l. 1879 II
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Notice to FiduciarieS.

A LII Administrators, Executors, and
N other Fiduciaries who by law are re-
ollired to make their returns to the Judge
of Probate, are hereby notified to do SO du-
ring the month of January or the penalties
of the law will be enforced.
w. w. HUMPHREYS,
Judge Of Probate.
Jan s, 1850 70