The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17


-Georgeto1on Times.
- The warehouse of Captain E. G.
simkiu., at Troy, Abbeville County, was
buried last week.
1t is thought that the oat crop in
Barnwell County has been seriously in
jured by the recent freeze.
- The town of Aiken is taking meas
ures to vote $4,000 to the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad
- Major Thomas Frost, Jr., has been
elected Chief of the Charleston Police
force. He is son of the late DR.. Henry
R. Frost.
Judge Thurman characterizes the elec-
ton Of Hon. Henry B. Payne to the
Senate from Ohio as monstrous and dis.
reputable, whereupon the Augusta Chron-
icle and Constitutionaist nai7ely suggests
that Mr.. Thurman is not good Payne
killer.
- The business men OF Atlanta dis.
tributed about $4,000 in provisions and
fuel among the poor of that city on
Monday. Then flaming account of the
transaction was sent off to the Associa-
ted Press and big dead head advertise
ment obtained.
= Near Blackstock, Fairfield, on Fri.
day last, Mr.. VIM. McDaniel's little son,
about six years old, was crushed to death
almost instantly by a log: Several chill
dren were playing on hillside, rolling
logs, when one accidentally rolled over
the little fellow causing immediate death.
"A Philadelphia court is consider
ing motion for new trial in the case
of man convicted of murder because it
is alleged that during the first trial the
Jury was permitted to attend church
where sermon was preached on the lax.
ity Of the Law which caused verdict OF
guilty.
- The greatest quarry in the country
is at Pickensville, one mile below Easley.
D. G. Moore is furnishing rock for some
one in Greenville. 1t covers four or FIVE
acres, and it is nicely worked without the
use Of blasting powder. Any size rock
can be obtained, the different layers being
OF various dimensions.
Sixteen new students have entered
the South Carolina College so far this
month, making 19l enrolled since Octo-
ber. The total number enrolled during
the preceding year was 1876. The expec-
tation that the attendance this session
would be larger than the one before has
therefore been already realized.
Mr.. John Hewlett, who mas so des.
perately wounded in the Christmas day
ARRAY at Allendale, Barnwell County, is
conyalescent. He possesses wonderful
vitality for man eighty years old. The
bone of his right arm was shattered by
ball and bullet passed entirely through
his body, yet his wounds are healing by
the frat intention and without supura-
ton.
Last Wednesday night Professor
Houghton, of the Cedar Springs institute,
while going to his residence, was suddenly
knocked down by severe blow on the
back of the head by some one unknown,
and robbed of fifty or aixty dollars and
gold watch. The party perpetrating this
dastardly deed evidently knew that his
victim had received few hours before
quite a sum Of money.-Spartanburg
Herald.
- Hon. D. w. Aiken, of South Car
olina, has introduced bill in Congress
for the establishment of Department
of Agriculture, with representative in
the cabinet, who shall equal in rank and
pay the other members of the cabinet.
The bill provides that he shall have an
assistant with salary of $4,000 per an
mum to take the place of the present
Commissioner of Agriculture, which
Office will be abolished by this bill.
The mysterious disappearance Of
Mr.. Charles Delmonico, Of the famed
New York restaurants, is puzzling the
detectives of that city. He left hi, home
on Saturday last, in an unsound condi.
tion of mind, and Was last seen that af-
ternoon on his way to the Jersey City
ferry. His gloves and some of his p.i-
vate papers were found the same evening
in a desolate spot on tho outskirts of
Newark, N. j., but no further clue to
his whereabouts or fate has beon obtained.
The gra,est fears are felt for his safety.
- In Florida the recent cold spell was
the severest ever known. The great ma
jority of oranges around Jacksonville
were frozen, and bad reports have been
received from the southern part of the
State. The crop is said to be ruined at
Mandarin, and at almost every point be-
tween Jacksonville and Palatka. At the
latter place the Hart grove was saved,
because the proprietor profited by the
signal service reports, and built large log
fires in various portions of his grove.
Great damageis also reported from Indian
river. The signal service Office at Jack.
sonville reports that frost warnings will
probably be beneficial month hence.
All along the gulf coast the fros: has
ruined the garden truck, pine apples and
very young orange groves. 1t will be
several days before the extent OF the
damage can be asceItained.
- As Michael Moore, of Wexford,
Spartanburg County, was going into the
house from the front last Monday, bull
let struck him in the back of the neck
and lodged somewhere about the jaw
bone. Two young men had been out
hunting, and they were south Of the Doc
tors house fully fourth Of mile away.
Ono of them, Sam Hammond, had
Remington rifle aud he fired it at frozen
turDip sticking out of the ground: ne
thinks it probable, from the direction IN
which he fired, that the ball struck the
turnip and glanced upward and struck
Mr.. Moore. 1t is q serious wound, but