The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our State Exchanges.

Darlington: Sheriff Cole has been
cleared Of all blame by the Darlington
Neus for failing to prevent the duel at
DuBose's Bridge. He did not know the
fight was to take place until IL o'clock,
and be did not then have time to reach
the ground, which was twenty-five miles
from Darlington......H .Hydrophobia has
been prevailing to an alarming extent
for the past ten days. The Darlington
town council has passed muzzle ordi'
nance. "A stalk of cotton on Marcos
plantation has seven hundred bolls and
forms on it.
Greenville: An open boil of cotton
was picked in Greenvile County ON
Wednesday.
Hampton: Cotton is opening and the
first sample ofthe crop is classed as mid,
ding. 49, Two negroes have been arrested
for burglary. They broke into the
Rev. ]. T. Sweat's barn to steal corn, and
when they were pursued fred upon the
preacher and made their escape.
Kershaw: An ex.member of the Leg
islature, Reuben d. Gather, was bitten
by rattlesnake last week, but extracted
the poison from his system by applying a
chicken cut in two while alive to the bit.
ten part......On July 10th, Lee Reed
stabbed Dave Robinson in the left
breast, cutting cash on his heart more
than an inch long. Robinson died soon
after. Cause, jealously. Both colored.
Reed has not yet been arrested.....C Cam
den has population of 1870, and Kel-
shaw County 21,lS1.........Capt. W. l..
DePass has returned to his home in
Camden. -. Another Greenback club
has been organized in Western Wateree.
1t has large membership. Other clubs
will be organized......The birds are de-
stroying the grape crop around Camden
Lancaster: Stephen Muldra, a con-
vict from Sumter County, escaped from
the stockade of the Chester and Cheraw
Railroad near Lancaster last week.
Oconee: Twenty-three sheep out OF
one mans flock were killed by dogs in
three nights last week.
Pickens: DR.. A. M. Folger, a promi'
nent citizen of Pickens County, died at
Easley Station, on July Is, in the goth
year of his age......In some sections of the
country no rain has fallen for six or
eight weeks, and the upland corn will be
almost failure in consequence.
Ex-ConC Congressman A. S. Wallace
was thrown from his buggy last week and
badly bruised......An Indian grave on
Whittaker's mountain was opened last
week and battle axe found made OF
hard stone and ~venteen inches in
length.
Clarendon: A negro child fell into q
we'll at Jordan and was drowned on
July 10Th.
Darlington The Florence Times sug.
gesta that sermon against duelling be
preached from every pulpit in South
Carolina, and that more will be accom-
plished in this way to establish an intel
figent sentiment in our State against this
practice, so inimical to the spirit oil
Christianity and advanced civilization oi
the age, than by probably any other
means"
Edgefeld: The Town Council of John.
ston has passed an ordinance prohibiting
the carrying of concealed weapons within
the corporate limits of the town, to &c
into effect on the first day of October.
Horny: Smithy Nichols was instantly
killed by lightning on July 18:.....There
are only two prisoners in the Horny jal..
both colored.
Kershaw: A colored woman was burn.
ed to death in Camden on Thursday
while attempting to kiudle fire with
kerosene.
Union: Partial rains have visited this
county the past week, but too late to be
of much service to the upland corn in
those sections where the drought has
prevailed. In some parts of the county
rain enough has noS fallen to wet the
ground three inches deep since the first
Sunday in May, and in other places nc a
rain has fallen since the middle of April
York: A colored boy was killed on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road at point near Rock Hill.