The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-02

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ported from pneumonia and kindred all
ments for the week will be about 900
probably the largest number ever record.
ed in this city. a careful estimate justi.
6es the statement that nearly quarter
of million people in this city are under
medical treatment, Every branch of
business is crippled by the prevailing
sickness. DR.. j. D. Hammond said
to-day: "The present epidemic of grip
is as bad as 8 season of cholera, 80 far as
the number of people affected is concern
ed. Every doctor that know is overrun
with business"
CINCINNATI, O., March 2S.-A valua-
bic mare and colt escaped yesterday from
the barnyard of Abiah Hayes, the noted
stock raiser, just as freight train came
laundering down toward an adjacent
crossing. The colt got in the way OF the
train and was caught on the con. catcher,
in despite of the mares anxious neigh.
ing. The long train could not be stopped
until 1t had run the better part Of mile.
Then the colt rolled off unhurt. The
mare mad wildly leaped culverts and
crossing fences, and was almost up with
the engine when her unharmed colt fell
safely down the side of the track.
Topeka, KAs., March Ex-Governor
Humphreys has offered reward of 5000
for the arrest and conviction of the MUIR
derer of Thomas Duncan, settler living
in Cheyenne County dugout. This is a
White Cap case from one of the sparsely
settled districts. Duncan was accused of
pilfering small quantities of grain from
his neighbors to use in Spring planting.
One man said he saw Duncan stealing
his grain and notified others. Twenty
masked men rode up to Duucan's house
at night and we're met by his wife. They
started to raze DuDcan's sod house, when
he announced from his hiding place that
he would come out, and as he did 80 the
party riddled him with bullets.
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-Louis Mosser
is suffering from blood poison, caused by
poisonous coloring matter in pair OF
new socks About four weeks ago Mosser
purchased two pairs of Lisle thread socks
Of a yellowish brown color for 81. Mos.
ser began wearing pair at once, and
two days after he became i'll and had to
take to his bed, his feet being swollen and
badly discolored. DIR. Rothakcr was
called, and, upon examination, pronounc-
ed that the patient was suffering from
blood poison. Lotions were applied to
the feet and the swelling was reduced.
The feet we're blistered and about q pint
of watery matter was taken out. In this
manner the disease was Kept from spread.
ing to other parts of the body. Mosser
is Improving, but will be confined to the
house about two weeks longer.
DEKALB, BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS,
March 24.-Wm. Watts, q farm hand on
the plantation of J. M. Wemsem, living
fifteen miles from this place, told his
wife on arising from his bed yesterday
morning, that she had only 8 short time
to live, and recommended that she make
peace with the Almighty. he declared
that he had made up his mind to kill
her, and that as soon as he was dressed
he would carry out his murderous inten.
ton. The poor woman, knowing the
desperate character Of her husband, de.
cided that her only hope for life lay in
adopting desperate means herself. She
accordingly went to the wood pile, and
arming herselfwith the axe. stole cauti-
ously into the house, and while her hus-
band was engaged in tying his shoe, she
crept up behind him and split his head