The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-10-27
General News Summary.

General News Summary.
= l.. K. Hill. Esq, son of Mr.. Albert
LII, Of Spartanburg County, is now
Judge Of the County Court OF Summit
Colorado.
- Mr.. c. l.. Satterthwaitc, Of Aiken
County, made clear of all expenses as
the proceeds of his splendid orchard
81 100 during the past season.
= Tho Varnville champion County,
Messenger is satisfied that three-fourths OF
the cotton crop is in the market and the
other fourth in tho caterpillar.
- On Tuesday night oflast week Thorn
as Hatcher killed Sam Mcneil, both
colorcd. on Mr.. Thomas Barnes's place.
about twelve miles cast of Camden.
= The citizens of Abbcville County are
greatly behind in paying taxes, and
large number Of taxpayers will nccessa-
rily have the penalty added. Not more
than 4 hundred q day are paying.
= ITO clubhouse OF Mr.. ]. NJ. Ivy i'll
Lancaster County was destroyed by fire
OH Thursday morning last. About
seven bales Of cotton and other property
werc consumed Accidental. No iilsur-
ancc.
A bloody encounter took place on
LAST Friday evening at Caue Savannah,
i'll Sumter County, between two negroes,
brothcrs-in- law, Oliver Robinson and
Archy Andrews. Oliver WAS stabbed
five times, but not fatally.
Mr. Wesley Walker fAikcn Coun-
ty, had his dwelling house, kitchen, fur
niture, clothing. DC, destroyed by fire
last week. Mr.. G.. Il. Satterthwaitcs =
three and half story ginhousc, in AK en-
County, was also burned down last week
at loss OF S5,562.
There are thirty prisoners now con-
fined in the Grcenvillc County jail OF
these twelve are United States prisoners,
ten undcr sentence and two awaiting
trial Mt the next August court. The re-
naming eighteen are State prisoners,
seven under sentence and eleven await
ing trial a. the next court.
- OF n list Of between nine and ten
thousand taxpayers i'll Grccnville Coun-
" only about tlreo thousand had paid
their tnx"s un % last Saturday night.
The smaller taxpayers have paid MOI :
promptly than the large owners of prop
crty.
= At Edgefield Courthouse on Monday
the anti-stocs law lien held n conven-
ton and passed resolutions against the
passage of .hc stock law by theSouth Car
olina Legislature next winter. Tho ma
jority ofthe county favor the fencing OF
change will almost certainly be- made.
Al Cleveland, Saturday morning,
President GarficiuS boy was removed
from tho public vaul: in Lake View Gem
ctcry, rs il is required for other purposes.
IN the finest private vault in tho grounds
there to remain until the completion OF
the crypt. where 1t will permanently re-
pose.
Work was commenced last Thurs
Il, IA t,l1
between Ncwberry and LaureiIs. twill
be completed, 1t is said, in about one
month.
= At Newton, n. j., Friday, 2lst inst.
in tho Sussex Independent libel cases, in
which the editors on Wednesday pleaded
guilty, w. II. Gibbs, tho oldest editor.
was sentenced to ten months with hard
labor in tho State prison and to paw 5000
fine; J. j. Stanton, the other editor, to
six months and the same fine. Tho sem
tences arc considered very severe
Two ne sroes, Yearly Gentry and
Prince Uodg,. were found dead upon the
track of the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, near Spann's crossing.
about six miles from Sumter, last Satur-
day morning. Saturday afternoon an in
quest was held and verdict returned
that death was caused by being run over
by tho cars.
= The Marlboro Friend says: 1.-THE
coroner WAS .alled on Saturday last to
Wow the deau body of Henry Williams.
who was shot and killed near Hunts
Bluff on the night before 1t appears
that he was trying TO force an entrance
into Mr.. Reynolds store mt that place
and fortunately was found out in time no.
escape"
= On last Wednesday night soon after
dark, while Mr.. Wm.,V. Black, consta-
bio for Trial Justice Gibson, was going
homo from Greenville, he was fired upon
ut the 1iyo mile post on the Chick Spring
road. The would-be murderer was in
ambush on the roadside, and fired tho
shot, apparently from pistol, few feet
from Mr.. Blacks head 1t is supposed
that robbery was the motive Of the as
sault.
= Thoy do some things in queer way
i'll Missouri. We find i'll n dispa ch Of
the I'D inst, from Warrensbure IN ac-
cennt Of the arrest and punishment there
OF an old man who had married n blind
widow, spent all her money, and then
deserted her. The dispatch saws thai
under tho law in such cases, he was ont
up for sale TO the highest bidder fol, his
SIX months servitude, and was finally
like our penitentiary lease system in n
retail way.
- The New York Herald thinks Il
.'nighty opsartin" which party In that
State will elect it's State ticket; it's opin-
ion is that the contest will be beoxceedingly
close, tho majority of the winning party
probably not exceeding two or three
thousand votes. 1t rather inclines to the
belief that the Republicans will retain a
majority in tho Legislature, though IL
says that the Democrats are sanguinc.
One great trouble about making a reliable
estimate is the difficulty IF striking a
balance between the Kelly detection on
the ono side and the stalwast disaffection
on the other.
: A negro. ex-ccavict, named Davis,
living in Union county, n. c., near
Heath's store, outraged Miss Godfrey, a
white woman, IS years old, entering her
room and effecting his purpose by chok-
ing her into silence, on Sunday morning
Mt o'clock. a party OF men in the
neighborhood followed the negro into
Lancaster county, s. c.. and arrested
him. He was given q preliminary exam
ination Sunday night before Justice Nc
Twain. On Monday a party OF men OF
both colors, numbering three hundred
aud twenty six took tho negro and hung
him to tree near Health's store. He
confessed, the victim being unable to
identity him, and said he ought to bo