The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-05-25

- The Republican supervisor of reg
i-tratcn at High Hill, Marion county,
charge, every negro who registers five
cents for his services.
- Mr.. w. \. Geiger, of Lexington,
was bitten on the hand by rattlesnake
last week. Relief was found by the FREQ
use of whiskey aud the hand being iu-
serted into the body of fowl killed i'm
mediately for the purpose.
- Capt. A. p. West, of Leesville, Lex
ington county, drew off his pond few
days since aud caught German carp
weighing as high as seven pounds from.
spawn placed in it one year ago.
= The Edgefield candidates are COM
ing OUT. The Chronicle publishc, eigh
teen cards last week. For the Legisln-
ture, three; Judge of Probate, two
Clerk Of Court, seven; County Commits
sioners, four; County Treasurer, two.
- Luke johnson, colorcd, who broke
into Mr. David R;kard's potato bank, in
Newberry, on last January, and stole two
hundred and forty dollars in gold that
was concealed there, was captured in
Edgeiieid county last week, and was
= Samuel Wallingrord, saws the Alb
bcville Medium, has gone home to Indi.
ana, and consequently will let The Green
back cause rest until he can get Il new
supply of horses for this market He
always has IAN eye on the main Glance :"
and will make Greenback speech to
any cr0wt. where he has q chance to sell
horse.
: The Comptroller General has issued
circular to County Auditors instructing
them ns to their duties in the assessment
OF property. Under the law new as
sessment of real property is required to
be made In 1882 and in every fourth year
thereafter; at the same time the assess
ment ot personal property is made. BY
the Act of February ., 1882. the poll tax
applies only to persons between the ages
OF II and 30 years; taxes are made the
nnquestionnblc first lien; nj property
returned delinquent will be first offered
lor lease, and three intelligent aud die
Greet ireeholders in each township of 4
county are to be appointed Il township
board OF assessors to assess the value of
such property and report TO The Auditor,
putting their valuation at the usual let
ting price on the usual terms Of similar
lands in their township at sales for parti-
ton under order Of Court. If dissatis
fled with their assessment the owners
have the right of appeal to the County
Board of Equalization. There has been
no change in The method of assessing
personal property. .
= Mr.. Huske, State Superintendent of
Fisheries, returned from Washington
Friday. While absent he made Two shin.
ments of shad from Washington TO this
State of 100000 each, which were dis.
tributed in Broad River, on the Air Line
Railroad. One object of his visit 10
WashiL-'on was To see about the aic.
Donald tishway. The dam owners in the
State generally are willing to put up fish :.
ways, and only desire information rs to
the hest way 10 construct them. Mr..
Huske posted himself on the subject, aud
thinks he will soon bc ready to ret TO
work at the Mcdonald fshways, and re-
quire every dam owner in the State TO
put them up. Mr.. Huske does not know
that any of the fishways yet constructed
have passed shad. but is of opinion that
the Mcdonald will, if any will. He de.
scribcs it as consisting Of n sluce way
running down the dam, with buckets so
arranged in it as to cause eddy water on
the fislway and reduce the current to
three miles an hour, so that any fish that
enter it can pass over very easily. He
also thinks it can be constructed rs
cheaply as any other.