The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

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the Jail for the train the Governors
dispatch authorizing his transfer was
received. The negro was taken in a car
rage to the train and no attempt was
made upon his life. At one time, how
ever, 1t was in great Jeopardy, Col.
McFadden says, and only strenuous
efforts prevented daytime lynchiug.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
GREENv1LLE, Ala, Feb. 14.-W. B.
Pearson, who deserted his wife and fami-
ly four weeks ago and ran of with
young lady of Butler County, returned
to-day and sent the girl to her father.
He says remorse forced him to return to
his family.
SALEM, ILL, Feb. 14-The Salem
National Bank was robbed last night OF
100000, besides some securities. The
burglars drilled through the vault door,
and entered the vault and blew open the
burglar. proof safe and took the contents.
There is no clue to the thieves.
PARIS, Feb. IA sad accident hap
pened to wedding party at Pontivy
Yesterday. The vehicle conveying the
bride and bridegroom and number of
their friends was upset and the whole
party were precipitated into the river.
The bride and bridegroom and ten others
of the party were drowned.
WASHINGTON, February 14.-Attorney
General Miller 10 day received the follow.
ing telegram from Marshall Mizell, at
Jacksonville, Fla: "W: B. Saunders, one
of the bravest and most efficient deputies,
was brutally assassinated at Quincy,
Gadsden County, yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock, where he had gone with Mizell
and other deputies on official business"
RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 13.-A farmer
named Poster, turkey hunting in Ran
dolph county, loaded his gun so heavily
that when he fred it it burst, killing him
almost instantly. Poster vas alone, and
as he did not return home his family in
stituted search, and his body was found
in the woods terribly mutilated, with his
burst gun scattered about him. He was
thirty eight years old and leaves q large
family.
RALEIGH, N. O., February 15.-At
James City, colored settlement near
Newbern, Rosanna Latham sent her two
children-a girl of seven years of age, and
8 boy five-to "sand hole" to get some
sand. The children not returning as soon
as expected, search was made for them.
On reaching the place it was seen that
the hillside had caved in upon the chill.
dren. They were buried alive, and much
time was required to get at the dead bod.
ies.5
WEAvERvrLlE, GAL, Feb. 14.-One
of the biggest land.slides ever known on
the Pacific coast occurred fifty miles
below here few days ago. a great mass
q mile long and four hundred yards wide
Slid into Trinity river, raising the water
to depth of three hundred feet, and
backing up the river fourteen miles.
Many buildings with their entire contents
were swept away. Two Cinnamon were
buried in the debris, and several persons
barely escaped. Great damage was done
to ranch and mining property.
WICHITA, KAN, Feb. 16.-The wife
and three children Of J. NJ. Kerr, farmer
living fifteen miles south of here, we're
burned to death on Saturday morning.
Kerr and his wife occupied rooms on the
second floor, and being aroused, be
discovered the house full Of smoke. He
was nearly suffocated, and on going to
the window found it impossible to save
his wife, aud threw himself ont and es.
capped. The lower floor, where the chill.
dren slept. was q. mass of famea The
house was two miles from the nearest
neighbora.
COLUMBIA, 8: c., Feb. 17.-Arthur
Turner, the tbirteen-year-old son of Mer.
chant Turner, was stabbed twelve times
this afternoon by Leslie Holland, young
son of Engineer Holland. The boys had
quarreleds in school. After dismissal
Holland followed Turner and catching hia
head under his arm stabbed him repeat.
edly in the neck, back and head. Hewas
prevented from continuing what would
very probably have been his murderous
work by companion who jerked Holland
of. Young Turner is badly wounded and
miraculously escaped with his life. No
arrest was. made.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. 15.--The
Journals special from Pickardville, Mo,
says: The temperance crusade in this
section of the State is spreading. Last
Thursday a number of women armed with
rocks, hatchets andaXes, proceeded to the
saloon of Dury Davis. The women
smashed the windows and, chopped down
the floor. They possessed themselves of
bottles aud kegs of beer and barrels of
whiskey, and their contents were emptied
in the gutter. The fixtures were also
demolished. Hamilton Brady, the owner
of the building, says he will prosecute the
women for destroying his property. Dury
Davis, who runs the saloon, has nothing
to say.
CHHRLoTTE, N. o., Feb. 13.-Perhaps
the youngest highwayman ever known
in North Carolina is little Willie Cole.
man, the thirteen year-old son of Jere.
miah Coleman, who lives near Bost's
Mill, in Cabarrns County. Yesterday
this little fellow attempted to rob Jona
Little, q stanley County merchant. Little
had been to Concord, and was returning
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When about ten miles out from Concord,
Little heard a childish voice ring out by
the side of his wagon, saying: "HaltW
He raised the cover of his wagon to look
out, and as he did 80 the young highway.
man levelled double.barreled rife at
him and commanded "Throw up your
hands |" Little hesitated and then the
youth told him if he did not throw up his
hands instantly he would blow out his
brains. Little sent up his hands, but at
once arranged himself, and jumping from
his wagon he snatched the gun from the
lad and slapped him down before he
could recover from his surprise. The lads
father went to see Little after he had ar.
rived home, and it is understood nothing
will be-done. about the matter.
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