The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-20
STATE NEWS.

build cloth mill.
Charleston has puarant incd
against AL cities infected with yellow
fever
!. W. Maync. the Grecnv:Ils
bisam>t soldier. has been sentenced to
one year i'll the pcnltcntiary and to
pay a fine Of 5000.
Major Calvert. uf Spartan burg,
is said to he in the race for the Con
sres>ional nomination against Con
gresham Wilson
Captain l.ySander ID. Childs. of
Columbia, long the rccornized leader
OF the prohbitioni>tS in the State,
od.suddcnly at Saluda, \. C.. iast
week.
= Abbevillc was visited las, week
by destructive fire. The residence
ana storcroom Of u. H. Wilder and
another house were burned. Loss
about $4,000.
Flanders Casey, l3-ycar- old
negro boy, was shot and instantly kill
cd in Grccnvillc while defending hi,
mother from IN attack by Hugh Moon,
another negro.
= John Ramsey, colorcd, who beat
his wife in G ecnvillc and threatened
her life. is being held for murder
committed in 1891 Of which his wife
says he told her years ago.
- The Children of Isreal No. )"
is the peculiar name Of company Of
Wcdgcfield negroes which desires in
corporation. The object stated is to
run Il farm in Georgetown county.
- Trouble with the negroes is feared
at Tumbling Shoals, Laurens County,
and white military company has
been organized there for preserving
the peace. The negroes are in tho
majority there and arc said to be very
insolent.
= The Walhalla cotton mill, with
capital stock of 500, 900, has made al
ready this year $4,000 and has on
hand about $4,000 working ca apital.
This mill will soon issue $4,000 pre-
fcrred stock, and possibly its capital
stock may be increased to $500, 600.
- Alta meeting of the trustees Of
Erskine College Rev. +. Y. Presley
was chosen to serve as chairman Of
the College faculty until the meeting
of the Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian synod in November, when G sue
cess0r to the late President Grier will
be elected.
- Gov. McSwecney has received and
promptly accepted the resignation of
w. S. Newell as member Of the State
constabulary force. Newell resigns
to go into other business. The Gov
ernor will not appoint any one to fill
the place, deciding to let the force
stand with one less member
- At the request of the Mayor Of
Charleston Gov. McSwccny has written
letter on behalf Of the State of South
Carolina inviting the League of Amer
lean Municipalities to hold its meeting
in the city of Charleston in 1900. The
league holds its annual session short
ly, when the next place of meeting will
be selected
- Clemson College has opened with
400 cadets matriculatcd and 200 ap-
plications refused. Every room in
the dormitorics is full, and only the
lack Qf sleeping quarters pre- vents
the College having 900 cadets.
Winthrop College, for young women,
has had more than 600 applications,
but, for the lack Of dormitories, can
only take 300 girls. The legislature
will be asked for $50, 900 to build
sleeping quarters for 300 more girls at
Winthrop.
= Last weckNs train on the Ian
caster and Chester railroad was ap-
preaching the trestle over Fishing
creek, in Chester county, horse
attached to a top buggy suddenly took
the track in front Of the engine and
ran with the speed Of the wind. En-
gineer Wall, who was at the throttle,
brought the train to a stand still.
The horse by this time could not be
seen, having pursued his break-neck
run down the track. The engineer then
cautiously proceeded OH his journey
with the train. On nearing the trestle
he discovered the horse and buggy
about 20 feet from the bank in the