The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-11
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

in q buggy out near his home last Sunday
afternoon, during slight storm, Mr.,
Nat Whitehurst had quite singular ex.
perience. He was riding through the
woods when the lightning struck a tree
near him, the shock of which caused his
horse to fall. After lying upon the
ground for several minutes apparently
lifeless, the animal raised himself up and
started off. Mr.. Whitehurst had only
gone short distance when lightning
again struck the ground within few feet
of him. The horse also fell this time,
and remained 30 few minutes as before.
The strangest part Of it all is Mr.. White
hurst received no shock either time, and
in little while the horse was in as good
condition as ever aud has been 30 until
this time.
FLORENCE, June 6.-The most disas.
trous hail storm that ever visited this
section passed over here last night. Re-
ports from the country indicate that
strip ct least twenty miles in length and
averaging four miles in width was swept
as clean as if a cyclone had passed over
it. Roofs of houses have been broken,
window shutters and panes of glass
smashed to flinders. Big branches were
torn from trees and growing crops were
beaten into the ground. Dozens of far
mers came into the city this afternoon
bringing big buckets of stones gathered
from the fields after the sun had been on
it all day.. Some stones this afternoon
were as big as hen eggs. The strip of
country thus devastated so far as heard
from extends from above Palmetto in
Darlington County to the Clarendon
County line few miles vest of Florence.
HARTFORD, Conn, June S.-Yester.
day Daniel F. Cronin, aged twenty-five
years, sitting in the telephone Office in
conversation with the chief operator,
Joseph Rohan, was so much amused by a
Joke made by his mpanion that he
leaned back in his chair and, throwing
his head back, INDUCED in hearty laugh.
ter. As he did so small plate with two
false teeth fell from its position in the
upper jaw and slipped down his throat t
He made several attempts to raise it, bu'
without success. Dr.. o. @. Smith made
an examination, but could find no trace
of the missing teeth. Last night Uronin
was on duty as usual. he said that he
felt q lump in his side, and that his
heart palpitated more than it should.
Medical men of this city are of the opin-
ion that Cronin's death is only question
of time.
Fort VALLEY, GA, June 5.-The
negro women of Fort Valley are on the
warpath. Two of them knocked their
husbands in the head last week, and it
was thought for some hours they would
die. They evidently intended to bring
their liege lords into submission. It is
rumored that they have formed a society
among themselves, known as "The Color.
ed Lady Regulators" the object Of the
society being the reformation of renegade
husbands.
HousToN, Tex, June 2.-Duriug the
progress of the Sam Jones meeting at the
tabernacle this morning, Rev. Dr.. Stuart
was preaching to 10000 people. He
said he was going to talk plainly, regard
less of slurs thrown at him by scurri-
lous afternoon sheet edited by man of
questionable character. E. Il. Bailey,
brother c. W. b. Bailey, editor of the
Herald, jumped to his feet and, in loud
voice, said: "You refer to my brother,
and what you say is q lie." A wild
uproar followed this remark, and it was
with difficulty that the clergyman could
restrain the vast assembly.
CAMBRIA, Pa, June 3.-The unique
spectacle of swarm of bees stopping
traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad was
witnessed four miles West of here to-day.
As freight train was passing the farm
of Kennedy j. Myton, large colony of
his bees suddenly left hive and flew
straight for the cab of the engine. The
bees alighted on the cab roof inside and
formed bunch as large as 8 bushel.
The engineer stopped his train and with
his fireman surrendered the engine to the
care of the intruders. A long line of
Western freight trains was blocked a
considerable time until the owner of the
bees came and removed his property.
COLUMBUS, o., June 5.-The town of
Ashley, forty miles north from here, on
the Big -Four Road, adopted novel but
effective means of reform last night. A
1hite family and q negro family have
given ofense to the good people Of the
town by living together in the same
house, which was q resort for bad char
acters. The families were given to un-
derstand that it would be prudent for
them to leave town, but they did not
take the hint. At midnight about forty
masked citizens seized fire engine and
drawing up in front of the house turned
on the hose, literally washing the
inmates, along with their furniture, out
of the place. The Gather. boarding
being old the house was we'll nigh demol.
ished by the force Of the stream.