The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-04
News Summary.

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They have Kennedy, the boy preacher, now in
New York, and are making an excitement over
him.. -
The Hon. John F. H. Claiborne has just finished
his "Life and Times of Gen. ouitman," and sent
it to his publishers.
Commodore Stockton and family are at Rome,
on a visit to his son, the minister resident at the
Eternal City.
New ORLEANS, August 27.-Mr. Yates, formerly
of South Carolina, died to-day, from the effects Of
duel with Capt. Chandler.
The Hon. T. L. Clingham made speech at
Beaufort, N. c., last Monday, in which he urged
the claims of Breckenridge and Lane for the Pres
idency.
The largest cotton planter in the South is said
to be Judge Griffin of Washington county. His
crop annually is about 5000 bales.
1t is said that when Mr.. Douglas was Mt Rut-
land, VT, and just he was entering the hotel,
large Irish woman rushed up and grabbed him in
her arms and kissed him.
The Fond du Lac Press says that there is not q
buggy-load of Breckenridge men in Wisconsin,
The Madison Argus retorts that there will be a
" sulky - load of Douglas men after election.
A Helperite, named Bland, is in jail at Spring
field, Kentucky, for circulating the Helper book
which is violation of the law prescribing the in
PRODUCTION of incendiary pamphlets into the State.
The Hon. Willie P. Mangum has partially recov-
cred his physical powers, for some time impaired
by paralysis, though he can neither speak nor
walk with ease. His mind, however, is clear and
cam.
1t is said that John Wood, the present Governor
of Illinois, arrived, thirty-two yearsago, at Quincy
pocket. Now Quincy contains 10000 inhabitants,
and Mr. Wood lives in, and owns residence there
which cost him S1G0,0OO
Several negroes were arrested near Memphis,
Tenn, last Wednesday, charged with having in
their possession o large quantity of poison, which
they confessed was given them by white men, for
the purpose of destroying the lives of the white
people of the ncighborhood.
Portland paper says that Gen. Tom Thumb is
to take q wife from that city, not only " one OF
Portlands faircst daughters" but the handsome
and, accomplished daughter of one Of our Oldest
and most esteemed citizens" She is said to be
very "pretty, below the ordinary height and
hciress to quite large estate.
We learn from the St. Louis Bulletin that the
election in Arkansas has resulted in the success o
the following gentlemen: Governor, Henry NJ
Rector: Congress, lst District Thomas G. Hind
man; Congress- End District, Edward W.. CAN'T
These arc all strong Breckenridge men.
The remains of Rufus Choatc were last Saturday
transferred from temporary lot in Mount Auburn
Cemetery to lis permanent resting place in th'
same grounds.
The Chicago Zouaves have made their farewell
appearance in public, and hcnceforth devote them
selves to their private pursuits.
Hon. Kenneth Rayncr of North Carolina, has
written letter, three columns long, to the Raleigh
Standard in which he admits that he docs moi
know where he is in the present state OF parties
and does not expect to find out until the Presiden-
tial contest is decided. He abidcs in hope, how
ever, that some plan may be devised for defeating
Lincoln, which he thinks is the only thing the
South need care about doing.
Hon. Joseph Fry, formerly member of Congress
from Pennsylvania died recently.