The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-05
STATE NEWS.

- COlumbia's municipal tax dclin-
quenccs amount to $4,000 besides
costs.
Cracksmen tried to blow open tho
postofiice safe ut AIaycsville n few
nights ago, but were fooled.
= Editor NJ. L. Clark, of tho Marion
Star, has been appointed journal clerk
ot the Senate by Licutenatlt- Governor
James II. Tillman.
= Rev. James w. Kilgo. of the South
Carolina Conference, reports that $47-
1ai. .13 has been raised for the Twenti-
9th Century E"ma.
Judge Aldrich liae decided that n
magistrates jurisdiction. in il civil case
does not extend beyond the territory
t" which he was appointed.
Columbia is likely to be raised to
first class post Office. For three
months this year the business went
S3'ooo over the same period last year.
Tho $4,000 votes cast in tho recent
general election in this State cost tho
State of South Carolina in round num-
bers $4,000, little over 40 cents
apiece.
| -Four bales of cotton were stolen
from an A. c. l.. car at Sumter tho
other night. The car was broken and
the bales rolled out and hauled off in
two loads.
A Tennesseean turned up in Co
lumbia last week demanding of tho
Secretary of State $4,000, which some
lawyer had made him believe was wait
ing for him.
- The superintendent of tho State
penitentiary will report this year net
profit of $4,000. This will not be
turned over to the State but will be nut
In permanent Improvement.
- John p. Thomas, Jr., Representa-
tive from Richland county, says that he
is in receipt of letters encouraging him
in his endcavor 70 have the Legislature
create the Office of County Attorney.
John Brownl'eld, the negro bar
Der, who killed special deputy in
Georgetown, which caused the George
town riot some time ago, has been con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be
hanged.
= A wheat growers association has
been formed in Laurens. After dis.
cussing the methods of wheat culture
they decided to offer four prizes for
best crops raised by members of tho
association.
"A prominent Charlestonian, who
desires his name to be withheld from
the public at present, has contributed
$1,000 to the Mount Pleasant Lutheran
seminary and an equal sum to the New
berry Lutheran college.
= Nearly $500 from five acres of
pears is what one farmer in Darling
ton has mnde this year. Strange to
say this was not ON cotton, but it only
goes to show that there are MANY
things of value in This favored South
land besides cotton.
= Eugene A. Shirley, convicted in
Chester county for killing his brother
ia-iaw and sentenced to ten years III
the penitentiary in 1891, has been de-
clared insane and will be pardoned. It
is believed he was insane at the time
OF the killing. Family troubles are
said to be the cause.
= A reward was recently offered for
Rufus Neal, negro wife murderer in
dorchester county. Deputy. Sheriff X.
w. Minus aud Town Marshal II. e.
Minus went to arrest bin and were at
lacked by mob of drunken negroes
and the deputy was seriously hurt.
Later the town marshal was way-laid
and beaten.
During dense fog Oh the morn
ing OF tho Goth inst. on tne Allendale
Hardeevillc short cut one construction
train ran into another, killing John
Goza OF Batesburg, paymastcr's clerk.
lnu-ing Ellis Brooks, foreman of con
atruction, 80 seriously that he died in
the Columbia Hospital on Saturday
and painfn.lyio iojuring Conductor Bricc.
He died on Monday.
Inspections Of the military comma
MES of the State have been COMPLETED.
ana all the reports indicate that the
varions companies are in good shape.
There are forty-five Of them, and they
are pretty well equipped so far as the
cash available to do 80 permitted. The
regular United States appropriation
VIII be available in about sixty days. |
Next year the appropriation from the |
government will be $4,000, and this
will enable the State to fully equip all |
OF her troops in good style.
- Little Sophia Parric, the two year |
ola daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. f.
McAlister, living near Poplar p. o.,
oconee County was accidentally burn
ed to death on the 18th instant. A fire
was Burning under furnace in the
yard and two little children were at
play in tho yard. Mrs. McAlister went
to the yard and carried the two little
ones to the hOuao md laft tho,, -