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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03
Columbia Register, May so.

WIND AND RAIN STORM IN TEXAS
The Galveston News of the 28th in
slant contains the following specials:
San Saba: During the rain storm
last night, family near here took refuge
in cave near their house, resulting in
the drowning of two little boys, aged two
and six. A man, his wife, their little
daughter and young lady with them,
we're taken out in drowning condition.
Calvert: A heavy wind, rain and hail
storm prevailed in the eastern part OF
this County yesterday, blowing down
houses and fences and running crops.
Bracket: At 1.30 this morning the
heaviest and most disastrous rain storm
set in known to the oldest inhabitants.
1t is still pouring in torrents. All of
the town of Bracket, excepta portion on
two hills is inundated. In Main Street
the water is from five to eight feet deep,
and rushing down the street with almost
incredible rapidity. The floor of every
business house under is water. Several
men who were at the mercy of the water
went down, all efforts to save them being
of no avail. Great anxiety is felt for the
safety of families along Los Moras Creek.
More than 20 people have certainly been
drowned. A dozen houses were washed
away, and it is thought some bore human
freight. Many other houses were wash
ed from their foundations. All the resi-
dents in the lower part of town are being
taken out as fast as possible. The great
est excitement prevails.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03

We publish elsewhere the findings of
the Court of Enquiry called to examine
into the facts connected with the mutila-
ton of Whitaker, a colored cadet at
West. Point Military Academy from
Sumter in this State. The Court find
that whatever injuries were inflicted
upon Whitaker were inflicted by him
self. There was no evidence before the
Court to inculpate. any other person or
persons, but enough-and that, too, un.
mistakable-to prove that Whitaker was
the guilty party. He was placed under
arrest. Our readers will recollect the
denunciations which were heaped upon
the institution by the Republicans in
Congress in consequence of this great
atrocitg committed at the National Mill
tary School, and the resolutions Of the
late Radical Convention in this State on
the same subject. The finding of the
Court leaves Whitaker in disgrace, de-
prives The Radicals of first. class cam
paign tragedy, for which Whittaker's
mutilation was designed, and at the same
time will tend to prove to conscientious
Northern men the falsity of reports Of
similar atrocities at the South.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03

GENERAL GoRDoN's FATHER DE-
FENDs HIM.-Mr. 2. H. Gordon, the
venerable father of General John B. Cor
don, has written a letter, in which he
pronounces as "infamously and shame
fully false" the report that his son sold
out the United States Senatorship. He
says General Gordon has ever been du-
tiful, obedient and con6ding son, and
that in March last he informed him that
he was tired of public life and craved the
peace and quietude of his home and
home affairs, besides which he could not
save up any money out of his salary, and
that the idea of dying and leaving his
family without competency troubled
him no little. Mr.. Gordon, Sr., says he
urged his son to resign, and was only
surprised that he did not do so sooner.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03

The country is beginning to look with
intense interest to the Cincinnati Con-
vention to ascertain who is to be pitted
against Grant in the great effort which is
to be made this Fall for the preservation
of our free institutions from the destruc-
tion which awaits them should innova-
ton and imperialism, under the guise of
a third term, succeed this Fall. The
grandest man and the most popular name
that has or can be presented to lead the
great battle for the perpetuity of our
Union is Thomas F. Bayard, the Chris
tian statesman, the pure patriot and the
politician without guile. If we want to
make fight upon principle, no man can
be selected who is popularity considered
to represent principle so thoroughly as
he does. If we want to make fight for
the Union of our fathers, no man is so
thoroughly imbued with the principles Of
that Union and a love for them as Sena-
tor Bayard. Of all men, in our opinion,
he is the strongest, and best and most
suitable to receive the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination. The presentation of
his name is equivalent to an assured vic
tory.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03
EXIT THE COLORED CADET.
The Finding of the Court of Inquiry mt
West Point-Whittaker Convicted of Self
NIutilation and Arrested-A Clear Case.
WEST POINT, n. Y, May 20.

WEST POINT, N. Y, May 20.
The Whitaker Court met to-day in
secret session and made up its final re-
port, which was agreed upon and signed
by all the members of the court. The
report, after reviewing the facts and evi-
dencc in the case, gives the following
conclusions:
First. That the court is unable to be.
lieve that such slight wounds as Cadet
Whitaker received could have been in
ficted by persons in the manner and
under the circumstance described by
him.
Second. 1t does not see why man
with his surroundings and in his condi-
ton and frame of mind as shown by his
own evidence should have submitted to
an assault such as is alleged without
summoning assistance during the assault
or Immediately thereafter.
Third. It believes that person tied as
he was, and left as he claims to have
been, could have readily released himself,
Fourth. From the testimony Of the
post surgeon and others, the court is
compelled to believe that Whitaker was
neither asleep nor insensible when he
was examined on the morning of April
6, but that he was feigning.
Fifth. The court is not able to discover
any motive that any person other than
Whitaker could have had in making
such assault, and there is no evidence
whatever to warrant the belief that any
other person did make it.
Sixth. It believes that the hair clip.
ping, flesh cutting and binding could all
have been accomplished by Whitaker
himself.
Seventh. The theory that the note of
warning is an imitation of Whittaker's
writing is in the opinion of the court un-
tenable. The severe tests to which the
experts in handwriting were subj scted
and their positive testimony place il be-
yond a doubt that Whitaker himself
wrote the note of warning, and that,
therefore, he is not ignorant of the per-
son or persons engaged in the affair.
The latter conclusion is strengthened by
the fact that the half sheet Of paper on
which this note is written is found in
Whittaker's possession.
Opinion.-After the strong array of
circumstancial evidence from the testi-
mony of experts in handwriting, and
from the conflicting statements of Cadet
Whitaker and the lack of yeracity
evinced by him in certain cases during
the inquiry, as shown by the evidence,
the Court is of the opinion that the i'm
putation upon the character of Cadet
Whitaker, referred to in the order con-
vening the Court and in the official re-.
ports Of the commandaut of cadets and
the post surgeon, is fully sustained.
When the report was sent to Gen.
Schoield and carefully read by him, he
caused q letter to be addressed to Col.
Lazelle, commandant of the corps of
cadets, directing the arrest of Whitaker
and placing him in confinement in his
room. The order was promptly carried
out, and Whitaker will remain under
arrest until this case is disposed Of A
guard will keep him under surveillance.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03

Last week Mr.. D. NJ. Thompson, ac-
companied by three of the incorporators
of the Columbia and Lexington Water
Power Company, arrived in Columbia
from the North. A hearty welcome was
extended-to them by the citizens of Co
lumbia. They proceeded promptly to
the organization of the Company; q
Board Of Directors was elected, and Mr..
Thompson chosen President and Mr.
Underhill Secretary of the Company.
They made arrangements for opening
books of subscription, and as soon as the
sum of 100000 is subscribed the sub
scriptions become binding, and the Com
pany will begin the work. There is now
fine prospect that the immense water
power afforded by the Columbia Canal
will be utilized, and that this hitherto
greatly neglected source of wealth, in
dustry and enterprise will be made to
contribute its quots to the prosperity OF
Columbia and afford stimulus to man
ufacturing enterprises throughout the
State. The success of these enterprises
in the State within the last two or three
years, when judiciously managed, show
that there is no better investment to be
made by capitalists, and that the per
centage Of profit is greater than can be
realized by Northern manufactures.
When South Carolina combines the profit
of the producer and those of the manu-
facturer, her material prosperity will be
increased more than two-fold.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-03

= Gen. Gordon has accepted the posi-
tion of associate and consulting counsel
for the new railroad combination, of
of which Mr.. Newcomb is the head,
which includes a continuous line, under
one management, from St. Louis to Sa.
vannah. The salary will probably not
be less than fifteen thousand dollars per
anuunl.
Over three hundred men are en-
ployed in the machine shops of the
South Carolina Railroad Company at
Charleston. They are able to turn out
every kind of work needed on the road,
including the building of locomotives
and passenger coaches.
= Richmond, Virginia, has forty.f FIVE
churches, which are attended by one in
sixteen of the population.
- The Cincinnati Commercial is au-
thority for the statement that Chicago
and Cincinnati breweries are working
day and night to make their supplies
equal to the anticipated demands during
the Presidential Conventions.