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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-06
Bolton Items.

The tree-frog stopped his croaking COM
plants and Joined :he craw.ish, just
abandoning his dry-weather Notifications,
to give attention to Tia merry concert Of
the pond-frogs. All we're as joyous as
such folks could be when another arctic
breath swept away the songs, and hurried
each disappointed Minstrel and listener
to his comfortable dwelling. But this
certainly was soon forgotten when sun
shine came with the ca,ieral invitation to
attend the grasshoppEsIs jubilee over his
bright prospects in tEs farmers pea field
and ''tater" patch. The patches gladden.
as we'll the heart of. the farmer, 80
recently repented of uselessly (a) expended
labor. Now, no kind, class or rank of
folks complain. ALI have had water.
Stop, one complaint, The carpenters
of Belton were about to call an indigna-
ton meeting, but have decided first to
make diligent enquiry into the causes,
lest injustice be done the Walhalla lum-
Der contractor that has, by failing to send
in the promised material, sent them
home several Saturday nights without
their usual cash and needed household
supplies. What is the trouble, Mr.. Lum'
herman? Did you let the fire go out in
your drying kiln. Pick up some pine
knots and start it at once. You could
have dried it in the sun-by this time,
unless your a1emen, instead of cutting
logs, have been trying to help friend Bic
man unload his heavy stock and turned
ove themselves with top load. Was the
trouble broken knives In your planning
MILF We could have restored the edge
with a flint rock in one-fourth the time
our carpenters grieve after. Send on the
lumber, and when you chance to need
another order come down and see if Bel.
ton needs what you can promptly supply.
Cadet w: K. Stringer met with pain
ful accident in spraining an ankle last
week. He will be on duty again in few
days.
While Misses Nora and Matte Brown
were out driving, their horse became un-
manageable, and Miss Matte leaping
from the buggy dislocated an ankle,
besides sustaining other painful bruises.
Intendant Aaron Geer is so i'll that be
is confined to bis bed. We hope he will
soon be at his post again.
Mrs. Carrie .Latimer, Of Anderson, has
been visiting the family of A. G. Latimer.
KAPPA.
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Notes From TownviIle,

Capt. Andrew Hunter had valuable
horse to die last week.
The 18.months old son of Mr.. James
Sullivan, which was his only child, died
last Saturday.
Mr.. Millard c. Hunt, of Laurers, is
spending month here with bis brother,
DR.. W. T. Hunt.
Miss Eliza CAN'T, most amieble young
lady, who was seriously hurt at Seneca 8
few weeks ago by jumping from buggy
to escape tas dangers of runaway is i'm
proving.
Major q. l.. Cox returned Saturday
from an extended tour of inspection
through Texas. The Major was in poor
health when he left home, but returns
much improved. He bought 100 acres in
Grayson County at $50 per acre, and will
remove there next Fall. He gives g
cheering account Of the crops there.
Miss Matte McCarley, one of Town.
villes chief ornaments, is on visit among
relatives and friends at Seneca.
Rev. w. n. King, of Seneca, preached
in the Baptist Church here last Saturday.
@. DRIVER.
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Respectfully Referred to Anderson County
Ftopl tie Greenuille Mctus.

ANDERSON, C. H., 8. c., May 20, 's9.
To the Editor of the Greenuillc Ncvs: /
have a few lines which I think the public
ought to know, and if you can find room
in Yo1r columns trust you will print it.
1 lear it from Mr.. Noel Fleming, who
was put in our County Jail for debt
which he thought was settled. He says
he DONE get enough to eat and that be suf-
fers, he says. worse than the war which be
went all through and was wounded six
times but he says the treatment here is
worse than the war, and think its wrong
for him to suffer for something to eat in
our County. Jail. think the law requires
men in Jail waiting for trial to have plenty
to keep them from suffering from hunger,
and think the public ought TO know
something about the way prisoners are
treated here. He says they get in the
morning some sour bread and some mo-
lasses mixed with ants, and some hot
stained water which he can't eat. It gives
him the bowel complaint. About one
o'clock he gets piece of corn bread and
about one ounce of hog meat. This is all
he gets for twenty.four hours, and the
diet is never changed-hog no beef, and
sends out for something to eat the Sheriff
grumbles al them for bringing it. He
don't want them to have anything only
what he sees proper to bring, and white
man can't eat it. Why, the niggers grum-
BE, and they are used TO eating just such
stuff. This man Noel P. Fleming was
born and raised in this County and went
through the whole war. Last year he
moved to Georgia and left property here to
pay all he owed, but the party kept it,
thinking he would never see him again.
Mr.. Fleming is stout, hearty man, and
has always had plenty at home. He has
for him to suffer.
What be gets at noon is all he gets that
he can eat, and + tell you that's mighty
hard on him. He is now 81 years old.
Please attend to this. You know Ander-
son County is able to feed her prisoners
better than this and the law requires it.
). N. VAND1vER.
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GEO. E. PRINCE,
Notary Public, 8. c.

[The communication referred to was
signed 81. N. VandiYer,' and came in an
envelope on which the name of ~. N.
Yandiver'' was written as the person to
whom the letter was to be delivered if not
delivered within FIVE days. The original
communication has been sent to j. W.
Quattlebaum, of Anderson, who Will put
it at Sheriff Bolts disposal for use in de-
tecting the writer. That should, appa-
rently, be an easy task with the evidence
in hand.-Ep. GREENy1LLE DAILY NEWS.
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- Z Il
The: terrible disaster that has happened
SSinS Pennsylvania is appalling, and has
never before been sequalled in America
sinsthe loss Of life and destruction Of prop.
serssy. Since Saturday the daily papers
have. been filed with the news from the
stbe flooded districts, and each day the
snsWs. would be more horrible. 1T is es..
tiInatsd that from u, 900 to u, 900 people
sperished in the disaster a great deal. of
property has also been swept away, which.
will cause great destitution. The people
are responding iberally with contribu..
stiisns, and;We' pethe entire South will
i;contribntesto ssuferers.
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The State Democratic Executive Com.
:nittee met il Columbia last Thursday
night and unanimously elected Col. John
:C. Haskell member Of the National Demo:
cratic Committee to- fill the vacaEc;J
caused BY the death of CaPPtt..F z. ". Daw.
sson. Col, asss;kell was nominated by
7Hon. E. B. Murray, of Anderson, in a
short speech. There were no other NOM
ssinations, though several gentlemen had
been mentioned for the place. A better
selection could not have been made.
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- The latest railway signal indicates
automatically the time that has elapsed,
up to twenty mi nutes, since the last train
passed it.
The correspondent of the Louisville
Courier Jou, nal writes MAY 22:) met
MIR. Randall in the postof1ice department.
to. day. There was large crowd of
ofice.seekers present, each seemingly
determined to have the first interview
with the postmaster general. 'These
men are earnest and persistent for Office, !"
I said to the well.known Congressman.
"Yes," he replied, land they should have
them. They do the work and win the bat
ties, and are entitled to the rewards. There
is where We missed it. Had We looked to
the interests of the boys in our party the
Republicans would never have got into
power again" "Don't you think it looks
a little gloomy for the Democrats in the
future?" I asked. mo, don't. I
think it looks the best kind for US. 1
feel sure of the next House and the next
President. We fellows have all got to
get together, and am certain that we
will, and we will whip them out of their
boots in '92."
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The stats .fMississippi, besides ad-
smittingyo ladies into her university
and agricr land mechanical college,
has had faa Eve Or six years. in success.
Sfal. operation, an Industrial Institute
sahI College for the higher education Of
hes white girls. The last catalogue
sshoWs 1tHenty six mbers of thssfaculty
and an ollment Of 1856 young ladies'
sades the literary and scientific course,
ARE taught book keeping, telegraphy,
phonog y and Stypewritting, dress.
making, painting and music. The school
.isl located at Columbus. which city con.
S;sttitnted twenty acres of ground, a large
:unlurnishe q brick school building and
$50 1000 the State donating about $780,
s00lito; build and equip the institute, and
annually y appropriates between twenty
sands thirty thousand dollars for its sup.
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The Ex: Confederate Association Of
Chicago is making an effort to erect a
monument to the Z, 300 ext Confederates
buried in Oakwood cemetery in that city.
SMr.. Theodore Noel, chairman Of the COM
mtttee ID charge Of the work, has list
sof all the, exc onfederates buried there,
giving their Company and Regiment.
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Mr., Roswell P. Flower, Of New York,
has 9 very high opinion Of Ex.P President
Cleveland. He says :.I think Cleve-
land made q. strong President, and his
position on:the tariff question IVES a brave
sones The people of the country, in spite
softhefact that the republicans won a
victory lasssfall,, demand reduction in
the tariff, and if the present Adlninistra-
tor IS wise it will give it to them.
Should they failto do SO they are certain
sof defeat lin 1872. "A reduction in the
tasifs would .dothe country a vast amount
IIofs good e. . 80:
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Il rilE ii sourHs W mARoa i, E:e,5 OF rRoonrss

- - n
here is no halting in the steady march
sofIrogress which the South is making,
ssays the Manuta tactawer's Record. Eyery>;
sWhere; there is q bouyant, enthusiastic
feeling. The old towns and cities, as we'll
sas the new ones, are pressing forward
The low price ofiron has
mot dampened the ardorof the most e1-
6 sperienced and conservative business men
for the building of new furnaces. The
greatest single contract made for many
months has been the closing of an agree.
ment between English and Northern iron
makers to build four furnaces, Steel works
;sand;a bling mill at the liey town of
.@:Mldlesb borough, KY, at q cost Of. about
S3, ,000, 600. Other furnaces are project.
ed atseveral points, and contracts are to
be;made yat once for two steel plants in
SAIabama. Steel works are also projected
EataRoanoke, Va. Hon. Abram. s. Hew.
$itt's statement, published il the Mana.
s.tac!urer's Record, that pig iron can be
i made in Alabama at $50 ton, will
prove somewhat of a sensation to many.
:sThsyemarkable activity previously re-
sported in cotton seed Oil mill building
#coutinues, and FIVE or six new mills, to
Cost about s100, 600 each, have been or.
sgarized. A S75, 900 oil mill is to be built
satE florence, Ala, by the Farmers ALL
lance, three 100000 mills in South Caro-.
lima by the Cotton Seed Oil Company, of
Philadelphis, and one or two other mills
sbyaiiferent companies. At Fort Payne,
SAla.,a 9 $500, 600 company has been or
gained for the development of properly,
building dummy lines, etc.; stone works
ARE to be started at the same place. Large
sglass works are projected at Radford, W.,
g $50, 900 furniture factory company at
Admission, q nins.story s50O,0O0 hotel at
Dallas, Texas, and many other enterpris.
ses, large and small. The outlook is
indeed cheering, and to quote the enthu.
ssiastic language Of Mr.. Chss. a. Dana,
the distinguished editor of the New York
Sun, who has just returned from the
South and is enraptured at it's marvel.
Ions progress, sit is a great country, and
ssthe blessing Of God rests upon it,
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= In the ten months ended April 80,
1889, the number of immigrants who ar.
rived in the United States was 318,307,
against 372, ,90l during the corresponding
period of the previous year. The great
est decline is in immigration from Italy,
which has fallen in these two periods
from 80, ,037 to 15,846.
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ME-. yAEp1yER's AFFIDAVIT,
STATE OF ANDERSON CAROLINA,


STATE OF ANDERSON CAROLINA,
County of Anderson.
Personally comes J. N. Vandiyer, who
on oath says, that he knows nothing
whatever of the authorship of the article
appearing in the GreenYille News Of this
date over what purports to be his sigma.
ture. That he neither wrote it nor signed
it, nor has he at any time authorized any
one whomsoever to write and publish said
article over his signature.
Sworn to aud Subscribed before me this
31st day Of May. 1889.
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ANDERSON, 8. c.. June 1.-You will par
don me for asking that you do me the
kindness to send me, or to some other
responsible man in this town, the original
of the letter, which you published in yes.
terday's issue of your PAPER, touching my
treatment of the prisoners now in Jail
here. You will see from the enclosed af1.
daYit, that j. N. Vandiver denies all
knowledge Of it, and desire to know who
is the real author. I shall say nothing
further than that shall ask the Grand
Jury, at the next term Of our Court, to
ter, and that am confident of complete
vindication. i herewith inclose state.
ment of the foreman Of our Grand Jury,
and ask that it be published.
Respectfully,
Sheriff Anderson County.
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Peter Laing, who is 1o4 years of
age, has just been admitted to church
membership in Elgin, Scotland. he
admits that he has been little tardy in
joining the church, but now that he has
Joined he intends to go right in with the
other young folks and do his share of
active work.
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TWO HUNDRED DEAD BODIES

TWO HUNDRED DEAD BODIES
are awaiting Identification. Several bod.
leg which were rescued from the river at
Pittsburg were washed down from Johns
town, and the terrible force the current
may be realized when the distance is
given by river as 100 miles.
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A RUSH OF WATERS.
Sudden Destruction of Pennsylvania
ToHn.

P1rrsDuRG, Pa, May 3l.-A sudden
freshet is reported in Forth Fork river
east of Johnston, Pa, in the Allegany
Mountains. Two thirds of Johnstown is
said to be under water, and the railroad
and telegraph lines are washed out. 1t is
said that reservoir above the town broke
about o'clock this evening and
AN ENORMOUS VOLUME OF WATER
rushed down to the city, carrying with it
death and destruction. Houses with
their occupants were swept away and
scores,
PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE
DROWNED.
There is no communication with Johns.
town, but the telegraph operator on the
Pennsylvania Railroad tower at Sang
Hollow, twelve miles this side of Johns.
town, Bays at least seVenty-fve dead
bodies have foated past.
New FLORENCE, Pa, June 1.-Cor.
respondents have arrived here from six
miles from JohustowD, the scene of last
nights terrible calamity. The reports
which have reached here show not only
that the earlier news was not exaggerated
but it did not fully describe the horror of
the disaster.
1900 DROWNED.
The number of dead is estimated now
at 1000, but there is every reason to
believe this number will be exceeded.
DEVASTATION, RUIN AND DEATH.
The whole beautiful valley of the Go.
nemaugh in Gam bria county, is scene
of devastation, ruin and death. Wrecks
of houaer, stores and factories are scatter
ed all along the banks of the river for
miles.
$4,000 HOMELESS.
A dozen villages and the city of Johns
town, with its population of $4,000 are
utterly destroyed. To add to the horror
of the flood, the debFis caught FIRE at
Johnstown and the flames are still b4rn-
ing 6ercely and spreading The big
Cambris iron works are entirely submerg-
ed and will be total ruin.
TERRIBLE INCIDENTS.
The stories of scenes during The flood
srs fpll of terrible a;-d pathetic inc:dent'.
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FIRE AND FLOOD.

The natural gas pipes at Johnstown
burst, setting fire to the wrecked buildings,
adding horror to the scenes already be-.
yond description.
At small place called Nive7eh, near
Tohnatown
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NOT A HOUSE STANDING,

wv. Z. u S'711 w 1]1A'oI-S1'
tits impossible to make an approximate
estimate Of the pecuniary damage. All
interest is centered in the terrible loss Of
human life.
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FRANK ASTER {!

IMPERIAL EGG FOOD will largely
increase Egg production, strengthen weak
and dropping fowls, promote the healthy
growth and development OF all varieties
Of poultry, and insure fine condition and
smooth plumage. This is no forcing pro-
cess; you simply give them the chemicals
to make eggs, at a cost of less than one
cent week for each fowl.
+, C. STURTEVANT,
Manufacturer of Ground Oyster Shells and
all Poultry Supplies. Mills l62, l6a,
and l66 Commerce street. Office, 2ld
State street, Hartford, OF.
For sale by HILL BROS, Anderson,
8. G. Price, soc. package.
Feb %, 1889 "a
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THREE THOUSAND DEAD,

Estimates of the dead are placed as
high as 5000, but at the present excited
condition, that estimate must be taken
with considerable allowance.
Measures for relief have slreaey been
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Many persons were still in their houses
when the surging waters rushed down
upon the town and some we're even caught
at their avocations aud
DROWNED AT THEIR POSTS.
Others rushed to the upper stories, only
to be overtakeD Ghere, and even when they
reached the roofs they were washed away
with the tide, and in many cases either
dashed to pieces against some obstacle in
the torrent or drowned.
THE VILLAGE OF coNEMAUGH
was the first place reached by the flood.
Its homes and business houses were torn
away by the waters, leaving her $500
residents without shelter.
Woodvale with 1000 Inhabitants,
mile below, and the city of Johnstown,
another mile down tie valley, with the
suburbs of Cambria City and Conemaug
boro were next caught by the flood.
The torrent had travelled eighteen miles
and was
FORTY FEET DEEP
when it swept over Johnston. In two
hours time only two roofs in the city
could be seen above the water, and during
those two hours 8 most dreadful scene
was witnessed by those who had reached
places of safety.
AWFUL SCENES.
Trees torn up by the roots swept by
with hundreds of drowning victims
clinging to the branches. Houses and
bulky articles of furniture went by also
laden with human freight. The struggles
of the helpless victims in the turbid va.
ters were heartrending in the extreme.
COUNTLESS DEAD BODIES
we're also seen rolling and tossed about
in the waters, some of them still clinging
to floating articles.
At Bolivar the water spread in FIVE
minutes over the whole county, and men,
women and children went floating away,
shrieking wildly.
4 LITTLE cHILD's PRAYER.
One touching scene is related of little
girl who was swept down the current on
bit of flooring. She was kneeling, her
hands clssped in prayer, as she passed on
to her death further down the river,
where her frail raft was dashed against
tree.
PITTsDURG, June 1.-The latest &C.
counts from Johnstown estimated that
the number dead will reach several
thousand. Up to 10 o'clock to day, 1856
bodies have been recovered. The water
is stated to be forty feet deep all over
town, and there is
NOT A HOUSE STANDING.
tits impossible to make an approximate
estimate Of the pecuniary damage. All
interest is centered in the terrible loss Of
human life.
FIRE AND FLOOD.
The natural gas pipes at Johnstown
burst, setting fire to the wrecked buildings,
adding horror to the scenes already be.
yond description.
At a small placs called Nive7eh, near
Johnstown,
TWO HUNDRED DEAD BODIES
are awaiting Identification. Several bod.
ies which were rescued from the river at
Pittsburg were washed down from Johns
town, and the terrible force of the current
may be realized when the distance is
given by river as 100 miles.
THREE THOUSAND DEAD.
Estimates of the dead are placed as
high as 5000, but at the present excited
condition, that estimate must be taken
with considerable allowance.
Measures for relief have s!reaey been
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P1rTsBURG, June 1.-The latest &C.
counts from Johnatown estimated that
the number dead will reach several
thousand. Up to 10 o'clock to day, 1855
bodies have been recovered. The water
is stated to be forty feet deep all over
town, and there is
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25001 HOMELESS.
TERRIBLE INCIDENTS

The stories of scenes during The flood
sr, fpll of terrible a;-d pathetic inc:dent'.
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FORTY FEET DEEP

when it swept over Johnston. In two
hours time only two roofs in the city
could be seen above the water, and during
those two hours 8 most dreadful scene
was witnessed BY those who had reached
places of safety,
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Many persons were still in their houses
when the surging waters rushed down
upon the town and some we're even caught
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! LITTLE CHILD s PRAYER.
One touching scene is related of little
girl who was swept down the current on
a bit of flooring. She was kneeling, her
hands clasped in prayer, as she passed on
to her death further down the river,
where her frail raft was dashed against
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The number of dead is estimated now
at 1000, bat there is every reason to
believe this number will be exceeded.
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AWruL SCENES.

Trees torn up by the roots swept by
with hundreds of drowning victims
clingipg to the branches. Houses and
bulky articles Of furniture went by also
laden with human freight. The struggles
of the helpless victims in the turbia va.
ters were heartrending in the extreme.
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The farmers are busy harvesting their
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AN ENORMOUS VOLUME OF WATER
rushed down to the city, carrying with it
death and destruction. Houses with
their occupants were swept away and
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Others rushed to the upper stories, only
to be overtakeD fhere, and even when they
reached the roofs they were washed away
with the tide, and in many cases either
dashed to pieces against some obstacle in
the torrent OF drowned.
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IS! Y IS! YES!.

bound of the factory
We competitors SICK and like
pip their under lips hang lower than their
We have stock than
going drunk and than
Yoursa for