The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-04
STATE NEWS.

TWO coloTcu DoyS were Killed by
the explosion Of faulty constructed
.rist mill at lIastovcr. =. G., Dec. ~
y review Of the commerce Of the
port Of Charleston last fall showed an
Increase III the exports Of over mil
lion d"llarS
Mr.. John Childcrs. respectable
farmer Living two miles from Laurcns
was 50 seriously kicked by II mule
tfa' h" is 10, expected to recover
Wvi. or the extension of the At
lantic Noas, lime from Robins To
Denmark. ; G.. has begun and will
be completed within 4 few months
time
I. \. Wallare Il Grccnvile coun
ty farmer, has killcd two hogs raised
on his farm The aggregate weight d.
which was SIS prnrrl7 One Of the
hogs weighed ~ pounds.
y negro named Robert Wilson.
fell from Il bicycle II, Seneca while
racing and when he was picked up he
was found to be dead. Heart failure
was thought to be the cause of death
There is complaint from all over
the State about potatoes rottcning,
some farmers losing their entire crop.
1t seems that the potatoes took IL see
ond growth last summer, which caused
them to rot after being dug. Seed po
taiocs will be very scarce next spring.
= Miss Estellc Richardson, very
charming young lady Of Beaufort, was
severely burned while making her
toilet. Her clothing took fire from
rcdhot stove. and she was ry badly
burned about the body Though the
burns are not dangerous, they are very
painful.
= Another deplorable homicide oc-
Cured in Spartanburg last week. Mr..
.. X. Stuckey, n prominent and we'll.
known grocery merchant, shot and
killed Mr.. John Sewer, his bookkceper
and collector. There seems to have
fbeen no quarrel between the two men.
and the cause OF the killing, 80 far 40
the public is Informed, is mystery.
- 1t is source Of qualification for
South Carolinians in general that
Charleston is being used as port Of
embarkation. The Charleston harbor
is one OF the best in the country and
it has always been source Of regret
that j. should have been discrimi-
mated against by the government in
shipping soldiers to Cuba and Porto
Rico.
In Sumter Willie Nelson with
several other negroes, were standing
on street corner talking. Another.
negro approached the crowd.and when
few steps Of them pulled pistol
and began firing at Nelson. Three
shots we're fred in rapid succession,
but only one took effect and that was
on the shin which proved too hard for
penetration. When Nelson,pulled up
his trousers the bullet fell out.
/ - The negroes of Greenwood oouu-
ty show decided disposition 60 emf
CRATE. Several hundred are likely to
leave within few weeks. The ex-
odus commenced. a few days since,
when two cars filled:with negro fami-
lies leftfor lower Mississippi. Another
car left Sunday night. The 100 ne
groes that have gone went from the
Saluda section, and several farms Che re-
are practically tenantless. More are
going from the same place.
- Assistant Attorney General Gun.
ter has returned to come Of the recent
ly elected county officers the bonds
which they have fled for secuEitY, aud
which were referred to the astnzney
general for his inspection. The revar
nue. tax law demands that such doau-
ments be stamped. The amount A
stamps required is 80 cents. AS quits
number Of the bonds had no stamps
affixed, they were returned to the
county officials.
- By an act Of Congress approved
} 2lst Dec. 1898, the terms Of United
} States courts, both circuit and district
courts, have been changed as follo~s: s:
For the western district at Greenville,
S. c., the third Tuesdays in April and
October. The circuit court the same.
The eastern district at Charleston IN
first Tuesdays in June and December.
The circuit court in Charleston the
first Tuesday in April. The circuit
court in Columbia the fourth Tuesday
in November.
- Another killing occurred in the
End West Virginia Volunteers in
Greenville last Sunday morning. Pri-
, vate Harry A. Steele, Company I, and