The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-21


pupils for afternoon recess yesterday and
sat down. in the school.room door to wit.
ness their sport. Suddenly shrill alarm
sounded from the playground, and the
valiant school. .ma'am rushed to the res.
cue. When she reached her retreating
flock she was horrifed to see large
blacksnake bringing up the rear Of the
retreating column. Armed only with q
parasol, she made vigorous defense,
but the enraged reptile held its own and,
taking advantage of 8 sudden turn Of
Miss Mollie to answer the call of one of
her pupils, it ran up her back, and in less
time than the story can be told it had
entwined it's shining coils around her neck
80 tightly that bnt for the timely assis.
.tance Of g young gentleman who. was
passing and promptly responded to the
frightened calls Of the little ones she
would have strangled. The brave young
lady Was iprostrsted by her fright and the
nervous shock, from which she has suf-
fered severely. The snake, when killed,
measured over four feet in length. II
was a black racer. Q vsriety that is usual.
ly, considered harmless, and this is the
s6rst instance in which one of its kind
has been known here to attack any
person.
i FLORENCE, s.. G., June 16.-While sey.
eral boys were in bathing this afternoon at
JeAfey's Greek, abont two miles from
here, David Waters, g young man of this
place, Was drowned. 1tappears he was
Just learning TO swim, and diving into
the water where it was twenty feet deep
it is issupposed his foot caughtin something
under the water and he could not get to
the surface again. His body was not re-
covered until about two hours afterwards,
when bruises were found on his head and
on one foot.
GEORGES, s.. O., June 13.-Dnring q
thunder storm here this afternoon light.
ming struck the large two.story residence
of Prof M. O. Conner and instantly Killed
Miss Annie Brown, an estimable young
lady % years of age. Miss Brown was
an orphan from the Dean Swamp section
of Berkeley County, aud had been with
Mrs. Conner only a few months. The
lightning first struck the comb of the
roof fnear the chimney, then ranging down
the side of the house completely splinter
ed q window near where the young lady
was sitting. But the strange part of the
story is that an infant, which was lying
in g cradle nearer the window than the
young lady, escaped without any injury.
ST. LOUIS, June l6-A special from
Muskogee, 1. T., says: The south-bound
Missouri, Kansas and Texas express was
robbed about 8 o'clock last night at
Virdigris bridge. From parties who were
on the train it is learned that the train
stopped at the bridge to put of some
baggage and had just started to pull out
again when the engineer was covered by
a revolver and the express Car was enter.
ed. The express messenger was taken by
surprise as it being very warm night,
the side door was open. Before be could
close it two men entered the car and robb-
ed him of abcnt $500 and one valuable
package. One shot was fired into the
mail car, the bullet passing through the
left arm of Charles Cotton, the mail
agent. Two shots were fred at the front
Of the smoking car, one going through
the right arm of Harry Ryan, the train
butcher. The other struck passenger
Ben G. Taryer In the left cheek, and
passing backwards broke his neck, caus.
ing instant death. The wounded and
dead were brought to this place, but the
mail agent went on south. His was
flesh wound. Deputy Marshal Tyson
and posse are preparing to give pursuit
IS soon as they can cross the Arkansas
River. There were seven men engaged
in the robbery. No effort was made to rob
the passengers. The dead mans home
was in Rosebud, Texas. He is single
man, and was going home from trip to
Chicago. The leader of the robbers gave
his name as Capt. jack. Some of them
were masked.
ATLANTA, June 15.-Neal stark, ls
years of age, was convicted to-day of
numbering his older brother, and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. On
March 30 last Meal and his brother
Florence were playing cards and quar-.
relied over 5 cents. Neal got an old
musket and shot Florence, Killing him
instantly, and at the same time woundlng
another boy.
JAcKsRoRo, Texas, June 15.-Sheriff
John Raines and his son wefe killed here
On Wednesday by W. W. Terrell. An
old family fend caused the fight. Terrell
was shot in three places and may die.
CARTHAaE, TEXAS, June 15.-s. e.
Wilkerson, q young merchant at Bun
comb, in the Southeastern portion of tkiS
county, has, it is alleged, been very
attentive to two young ladies Of the
neighborhood, both of whom Wilkersoa