The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-09
on their farms ieh'S III use

proved and labor saving imn,smon,.
on their farms. 'e'e'''0 III use
Key. Mr.. Bouy. returned co,o,o,
s.ohary to Liberia lcctured in ,Io %, ,1, ms,
a; napa.s' church on Monday and Tuesds :
nights to large congregations, and soSa
se"' ueai OF Information about Tho conn
~, It's agricultural capabilities. etc j..
natiSe tribes, their intelligence. sbrewdrass ss
ahu strange superstitions, and erb;h;,o, .
'afgc number Of articles made md r.os -
.no nea'nen including their idol god. III
auslsed The colored people not to 90 10 ~,
pelia unless they had money enough to
support tiiem at least six months v,,,on.
,,a'ing 10 work, and to start in busino.s =,
,he eia OF that time. He saws that Il t.i, ..
iiard work and business tact for n,or -
succeed thsre, and that common labo,ors
are ho' wanted, from the fact that tho ma :.
tiVes make better laborers than the ;,nui
grants and can be had for twelve wards of
c'o.h per month, which costs only ,wn
cents yard. '"o
re" cases have ever been tried in tb;s
county IN which deeper and more general
'''eie't was shown by the colore,l p.onle
tnah the one against Henri Hurr;snn Gor
forgery. Harrison was school t.aoho-
ana forged the signatures of tho school
commissioners and two of the township
trustees 10 teachers pay certificate on two
oihercht DECISIONS and sold them to par;os
All luis place Mt discount on their f,co
'aiue. The colored people generally do not
believe the charge true. and ,ooL 49,, :.
II, more as persecution than any thing else.
1hey held meetings, we are told. at which
SPeciai prayer was made for his acouitto,
ana the order Of Good Samaritans Of which
he was u leading light and grand officer
maze liberal contribution to his lawvor,
lee. The proof Of his guilt, however wos
conclusive and overwhelming and the iurv
were very little while ir finding verdict
OF guilty. This should be solemn warn.
ing 70 others of his race occupying similar
positions.
Inc Grand Jury made their prcsentment
TO the Court on Wednesday of last week
and were discharged. They rcport tho
county offices properly kept, and say the
evils existing in some counties in tho
state. Of County Commissioners
employing clerks who are attorneys and
paying them besides their salaries as clerks
fees for counsel, does not exist in this conn.
W. HE clerk, who is IN attorney, gives
counsel free of charge, and is only paid for
his services as clerk The Jail is reportcd
well kept, and some improvements about
the building are recommended, both for the
comfort Of the jailcr and the security of tho
prisoners. About the poor house they saw
We hnd that the inmates Of the poor lousc
express themselves as being well cared for,
but that there is room for some improve
ment i'll the buildings on the premises.
However, we learn that the County Com.
missioncrs have the matter of erecting more
substantial buildings under consideration.
We find that although last year was nh un-
favorable year for crops that the Steward
made an extra crop OH the premises.
amounting to about nine bales of cotton.
Six hundred bushels Of corn and three hun.
drcd gallons of molasses" They recon-
mend that the County Commissioners have
the roads worked as soon us practicable, and
that the bridge across Town Creek, near
Town Creek Academy, recently washed
away, be replaced Immediately.