The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
From. s.ss State Capital.
Special Correspondence Of InteliiaeMcey.

COLUMBIA, 8. c., Dec. 13, 1887.
The State Board CT Control has been in
session during the paBt week. The regu-
lar monthly purchases were made and
other routine business attended to. The
Board instructed Commieaioner Vance to
pay TO the State Treasurer the sum Of
s25 91a. ~:aioh amount is TO t,s I,lEcsts IL
the school fund. The County Boardsof
Control OF Sumter County petiticned ths
State Board to withhold Sumter's shs:e
Of the dispensary profits and that the
amount be used in employing detective
To suppress tie unlawful sale of whiakies
and liquors in that city. The matter of
employing detectives was referred tc the
Governor for action. The profits will be
withheld from the city.
Everything is In state Of uuiescence
around the Capitol. The Governor is
basiiy engaged in preparing his message
for the forthcoming meeting &C :hlS Con-
eral Assembly. All the forces in the va
rious departments are getting material in
shape for presentation to Legislators.
On last Thursday afternoon, about four
miles oct from the city. ouarrynian Brsnt
was blown into thonhand atoms at the
ty-five pounds OF dyna mite in the maga-
zine for blasting purposes was exploSed,
1t 10 supposed by fire from the quarry
mans pipe. On the by-roads that lead
into the quarry the shattered and seat
tered remains o. what was once q human
being were lying by the path. A great
hole gaped in the side Of the hill where
the magazine of. explosives once stood.
It .gae eight fest long by four wide and
three deep. In il was kept dynamite,
electric appliances, fuses and such ar
ticies used in blasting rock. John Brsnt
had cherge OF this magazine. Ke ham
died the dynamite and did the shooting,
and was depended on in General In the
work Of blasting. John Blowers, the
fireman under engineer Marsh, SAYS that
he carried some fuse the engineer had
given him aud laid it on the end Gf .he
magazine and upon hiH return told Brant
oft Brant went to place it away Pre-
vioue to this one OF the workmen says
that Just before Blowers came mp to tell
about the fuse he saw Brant with pipe
in his hand. He is. not positive that
Brant was smoking, bnt knew him &c be
an habitual smoker So it 10 only sup
position that when Brant went to put UP
the fuse, end was leaning over the box, q
spark from his pipe touched Off the
dynamite. Brant was blown straight
away towards the road about thirty-fIve
yards. His body passed through three
large clusters of ,china trees, leaving
sh!eds Of clothing, flesh, skin and
feet from the ground. The passage OF the
body through the trees. was marked by
SCARED and broken brancbos. The head
and legs were blown or torn from the
trunk. Parts of the head and legs were
picked up at least fifty yards from the
magazine.
The appearance Of case OF small pox
at Rock Hill during the past week has
caused much anxiety in regard to it's
probable consequences and spread In
the neighboring cities. II Is quito likely
that the city authorities will take pre-
cautIcnary measures at once and order
general vaccination. Just after the open
ing Of the South Carolina College, the fac.
ulty, acting upon the advice OF the Col
lege physician, asked that each atudent
report at the infirmary for vaccination.
This was promptly done and those who
had not been previously vaccinatei had
1t done immediately. Most OF them
proved effective. However, those W hose
vaccination did not take at first reported
this morning for another trial. So with
such timely precautions there is no
probability or possibility Of the disease
interfering with work of the collefie. It
In reported to-day that the Presbyterian
Female College and the 'Methodist Fe-
male College authorities hnya taken ac-
tion and ordered all stndents 10 be vacci-
mated without further delay. a. B. s.