The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
Columbia Items.

'nSSu Nli. heiIiIeS, u CIVIL eupllleeT, ana
the commissioners Of the sinking fund
MIR. Renfrey offered $4,000 for about
1900 acres of this land, much of which
IL under water and most of which is
unfit for tilIage without thorough drain
ing. His offer, which has been accepted
by the sinking fund commissioners, is to
make payment in three annual install.
ments-the first in.a alment to be paid in
October next, the balance of the .pur.
chase money to draw interest until paid
at per cent.
The land thus sold forms part of that
purchase by the Infamous land commits.
sion in the days OF Republican suprema-
cy. 1t belongs to the State, and in its
present condition is entirely useless. 1t
cannot be drained except at heavy cost,
aud it is quite certain that the State
would not undertake such an enterprise.
MIR. Renfrey represents large capitalists,
who propose to drain the land. If the
scheme succeeds 1900 acres will be
added to the producing power Of the
State, that land which is now useless and
Improbable will become source of rev.
enue. If it fails the State will lose
nothing. 1t is stated that to drain the
water from this land will cost something
like 100000.
RtMoHs OF RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.
am informed-not officially, but cred.
ibiy-thst il is the Intention Of the viii
mington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
authorities to put their line in still better
condition for competing advantageously
with other routes for the through passen
ger business, North and South. The
report is that IN order to save time turn
outs five miles long will be built ut two
or three points OH the road, enabling
through passenger trains to pass each
other at good speed without stopping :;
that at water stations two tanks will be
used, one on each side of the station, SO
that water may be taken while passcn-
gers get on and off at the depots, and
that three new engines are 10 be bought,
which will be the largest and most pow.
erful in the State.
Columbia and Augusta Railroad is also
considering competition for the Florida
travel by laying the remainder Of the
road with steel rails and running through
trains in connection with the Georgia
Central Railroad to Savannah.
The Columbia and Greenville Railroad
hoNhOlitiCS hlC auOuI W Idise foT II UlS
tancc of one mile section of track near
Pomaria five feet higher than it now is,
Tor the reason that the present lowncse
renders it subject 10 frequent washing"
in wet weather. a special construction
train will work Mt this Improvement for
one month. The railroads have done
well this year, and it is to he hoped that
these pleasant predictions will be realiz
ed.
1t is reported that G. Il. ralcott
perintenGent Of the Charlotte, Colun..r
and Augusta Road, will probably be
appointed superintendent of the Colum-
bia and Greenville Road, filling the VA
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Fry.
TIE NEW TELEGnArII LINE.
An officer of the Southern Telegraph
Company now in Columbia says that the
lines just built and about TO be built by
his company iii North and South Carroll
M and Georgia are as folluws From
Danville to Charlotte, from Charlotte to
Columbia, from Columbia to Charleston
from Columbia 10 Augusta, from Angus
Ia to Savannah via Millen, from Millen
to Macon, and from Macon to Atlanta.
These are the preliminary lines of the
system. OF course others will diverge
from them rs soon as possibly and tap all
important towns. It is expected to reach
New Orleans via Albany, Ga, and Mo-
bile early next spring, and lines from
Lynchburg to Nashville will soon con
meet with system of wires in the Mis-.
sissippi Valley States. AS to the progress
Of the line in South Carolina it is sai
that poles and wires have been put up
from Charleston to SummerviIle, BY one
gang Of laborers, while another gang
starts to morrow at Branchville to work
toward Columbia. Next week another
gang will start at Branchville and work
toward Charleston, and fourth will
start hence for Branchville. The line il
up on the Charlotte Road as far As Ches
ter. BY September 18th lines will be
working from Columbia to Charleston
and northward. On the South Carolina
Road Offices will be opened at Orange.
burg aud Summerville, and on the
Charlotte Road at Chester and Winns-
boro'.
AN EMPTY GUN AGAIN.
An accident occurred just outside the
city, near the Asylum, last evening at
dusk, which was known TO but few persons
in Columbia until this morning. Two
lads, sous Of Messrs. J. NJ. Smith and ].
w. Oliver. had been out shooting night
hawks. In returning they amused
themselves by swapping caps at eacl.
other, believing their guns to be empty.
Young Smiths double barrellcd gun bad
one long unused lock which was suppus
ed to be broken and had not been used for
a year. He placed II cap on this AID
snapped it. An niisuspcctcd charge was
fired, and young Oliver WIS struck in
the left ride Of the neck. His check
and neck were laceratcd and his iawbnne
shattered. The jngular vein was barely
missed. Assistance was obtained.
COLUMBIAs COTTON.
The cottnE receipts of Columbia up to
the close Of last week were SO 498 bales
against Z2.43l for the corresponding pc
rinds of last year, HI increase Of 1867
bales. Columbia is gaining as culton
market, and the large receipts here have
developed enterprise in buying. Our
buyers now go far up the railroads con.
verging here and buy great deal of
cotton which, being shipped direct to
the ports, is not counted in the above
statement. Charleston will probably get
a larger proportion Of Columbia cotton
during the coming season than for many
years previously. Several buyers pro.
Poso to ship largely to that port. Norfolk
is Charleston's main competitor here, the
freight rates to the former being relative
ly much lower than to the latter.-G %.
fum6ia Correspondence MeUs and Courier.
= A Mississippi Senator, BIr. George,
works in the field with his son.