The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-14
Stale News.

\ colOrcu girl, years vi age, was
burned to death in tho southern portion
Of OcOncc County.
Nearly all the country newspapers
favor an ad djOurnIncnt OF the Legislature
before Christmas.
= The Augusta Chroniric says the Au-
gusta and Knoxville road has paid
Augusta handsomely for all the outlay
on it.
\ convict at work on ,ha George
town ana Lanes Railroad escaped or
Tuesday last, carrying or Two horses
with him.
Merchants all over the State arcrom-
planning Of u dull trade. with such AN
immense cotton crop it is something re-
markable.
= Sarah Smith, cnlored, Of Sumter
County, died on the I'd instant. aged ll9
years. When slave sho belonged to
Mrs. Polly Moore, of that county.
- The salo of liquor in tho town Of
Union has bcon prohibited by act of tho
Legislature, aud II bill To tho samo cflrr,
for SpartanburB has been introduced by
Mr.. iiobo.
Mr.. John X Swindlor, who went to
Arkansas from Nowberry County about
n year ago, returned Monday. He has
had enough of the great West" aud says
there's 10 plnce like home
a night or two since Mr.. James Hill
and wife aud infant, of Bambcrg, retired
To bed in perfect health. Mr.. ii. aw0ko
about O'Clock next morning and found
their baby dead.
Manning has q colored divine who
docs his own praying, playing and
preaching. lIo leads Ills congregation in
prayer, then plays the organ and leads
no goes into his pulpit and breaches.
pouro ,rnr,nn nopo,J Af,n,1>
Crockett. who lives in Lancaster woke
up last Saturday night and found that
her infant about four months cid was
dead in tho bod with her. An eXamina.
ton proved that the woman must have
rolled over on the child and Hmothored it.
: On salciay last, tho sales Of the Mas
tor in Equity and tho sale Of the Bell
lands aggregated upwards Of $90O0D.
The Master cried his property from tho
Court House stops, while cN-Sl.eriif Gas
ton vcndcd tho hell lands from tho plat
fnrm Of tho public pump EIgcdeid dd-
rcrtistr
- The I.aurcnsville Herald thus apollo
EiZeS for its issue of the Stl instant: "On
account of sick printers and brand now
baby and the lntenoss Of tho hour tho le-
gal advertisements came in, wo ask our
readers to excuse all shortcomings thus
wecK--iT they discover that we arg short
of anything.
- A difficulty occurred mt colored
ftNird', four miles North of Lancaster,
on Friday night last, which resulted in
the shooting and seriously wounding of
three colored mon. Ono Of the men,
Jake Dunlap, 1t Is thought will die OF his
wound, being shot in the stomach. Joe
Cunningham was shot below tho knee
and Leo massey in the hip; their wounds
arc not considered dangerous. It seems
from tho testimony that whisky was tho
main cause.
James O'Deii, alias James Monroe.
was before Justice Croft of Greenvillc on
"a charge c: 5:Sa:HT. The evidence tend
ed to show that the prisoner had taken
tho VOWS of matri,mony In that city un-
dor the name of james Monroe an. had
then gone to the vicinity OF Greer's and
under tho name of James O'Dell marri cd
again. Both his better halves wcro In
tho office of tho Justice as living testimo-
ny against him. He was sent up to
Court and committed to jail.
= Last Friday night about 0 o'clock,
Mr.. Foster Calvert, who lives In Long
Cane Township, in Abbevilie County
discovered his barn on fire in three
places. 1t was burnt to the ground in a
very short timo and nothing was saved
except wagon. The barn contained q
quantity of cotton. corn, outs, peas.
ahucks and farming Implements. The
loss In perhaps $500 and no insurance.
This Is heavy blow on n worthy, indus
trious and excellont young farmer.
= The Georgetown Times says: "Iu
August last ono Of our tOWnsmen, Mr..
Mapes, who il believer In spirtualisln,
drenmGd that Thompson's majority
would be 49,5OO. and Calling our friend
Robert w. Mustari the next day, asked
him To make record OF the figures on
bis memorandum book. Bob there
with hauled his hlotter out and marked
down the SUM 49, 500 aud now bears il on
the book AZ recorded. Thompson's actu-
al majority was -. .300-a close shot"
= Mr.. VIM. Barnes and his estimable
lady wore riding In buggy last week,
near Banbeig, when, from some cause
unknown, the bottom Of tho buggy broke
or came out and Mr.. Barnes fell through,
breaking his arm In tho fall. nnd2on thai
or tho following night Mrs. Barnes,
while giving him tho necessary attention,
fell from the steps of their dwelling and
broke both OF her arms. This is certain
ly sad atlliction to this aged couple, as
MIR. Barnes's age Is 75 or 20 years and
that Of his lady over 90. They were liy.
Ing entirely alone, and but for the assis-
tance of kind neighbors and friends could
not have survived.
= On Saturday night CLANCY Walkor, q
colored woman, was passing by q well
old gun foundry about two miles from
this city. when she slipped on the sieet
and foil 10 the bottom OF the well about
thirty feet. After about half an hour
Daniel Walker missed his wife, and with
others began q search for her. He heard
cries proceeding from the well, and upon
investigating discovered Chancy's per-
ilous situation. With considerable dim.
Guilty she was extricated, when it was
found that she had sustained very severe
bruises nnd that hor limbs had been ba,l-
ly spraincd. Chancy was rendered un.
conscious when she fell, remaining 30
for some minutes, and 1t Ia marvel that
she was not tktlled.-Greenrille Neuy
= Last Sunday morning q respectable
white girl aged fourteen, living between
Central and Easley, In Pickens county,
was kidnapped and brutally outraged by
u negro flend. She was found this side
of Central crying bitterly and she told
the following tale: Shortly amer her pa.
rents had left for church she went out
for some wood near the road and while
picking it up black negro with q littles
mustache came along in buggy and as
he seized her told her that II she made q
nc!se :hs: ho would Gu: her throat. Af.
ter going short distance he tied hand
kerchief over her eyes and began to talk
to her In an improper manner, which sac
resented, but all to no purpose. When
found she did not know whero sho was,
and was inquiring her way to old Pick-
ems where ahe Rnid her .lncle lived -