The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-07-26
erEANrNes FROM OUR EXCHANGES,

GLEANTNGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
- The conservative people of Ohio are moving
actively in behalf of the Philadelphia Convention
Jackson, Miss, has had colored washer
women's convention.
- Schuyler Colfax is candidate for reelection
to Congress from Indiana.
- Montgomery Blair and Ex-Governor Randall
are mentioned in connection with the vacant Post
master Generalship.
- Hon. R. C.. Grier, Justice Of the Supreme
Court of tho United States, was attacked at Will
Transport, Penn, few days ago, by paralysis.
He is still living.
- The negro CLANCY, convicted by the Military
Commission of the murder of white family IN
Rockbridge county, in October last, was hung IN
Richmond on the 10th inst.
- There are said to be at this time twenty-one
candidates for the position of member of Congress,
thirty-two for Governor, and eleven for United
States Senator, in Kansas.
A negro carelessy smoking pipe near akcg
of powder, in Galveston, July 2, allowed spark
to fall out, blowing himself to atoms and seriously
damaging the storehouse.
- A recent Paris letter says that the Emperor
has again shown his Southern sympathies in a very
marked manner, and received, with unusual cor
diality, General Beauregard, who was staying at
the Grand Hotel, and sent chamberlain to show
him over to the Corps Legislatif, where there hap
pened to be going on, just then, a peace demon
stration, which was brought about by speech Of
M. Leavadeer.
- Mrs. Octayia Walton Levert has republished
her souvenirs of Travel" through the New York
house of Carleton.
- Robt NJ. Douglas, son of the "Little Giant"
recently delivered an oration at the Jesuits Col
lege, Georgetown, D. c., on "The death of Hanni-
bal"
- The official vote for the Constitutional amend
ment to the Constitution of West Virginia, dis
franchising persons engaged in the late rebellion,
was counted last week, and the amendment was
declared adopted by 1922 majority.
- The honorary degreee of D. D. was recently
conferred on Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, by the
University of Mississippi.
- George Peabody has accepted on invitation
to visit GAINESVILLE, Ohio, before he returns to Eu
rope. Among the latest benevolent decds is the
gift of $4,000 apiece to each of his four nephews
in this country. One of them, Mr.. Arthur Pea
body, was formerly tie 'local" of the GAINESVILLE
Courier.
- 1t is reported that marked change in the
Horse Shoe Falls at Niagara, has occurred within
few days. Large portions of rock have given
way in the center of the shoe, giving the fall more
of triangular appearance, which is said to add
to its beauty. It has been demonstrated that the
Falls recede ten or twelve inches year.
Gov Patton has reached the capital of Ala
bama from his recent Western tourito provide food
for the destitute of the State. He was very sue
cessfu and We hope the suffering people of that
State may not be under the necessity Of making
any further calls for charity outside of their State
- Head Centre Stephens is in jail in Boston for
debt.
1t is stated that Gen. Grant is temporarily to
assume charge of the war portfolio upon the resig-
nation of Stanton.
- Alex. H. Stephens is announced to deliver
lecture in indianapolis the coming season.
- James Robinson, the great bareback rider,
was lost by drowning, while out in skiff sailing,
near Boston, few days ago.
= Hon. Graham N. Fitch is spoken Of Us the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the Seventh
Indiana District, in opposition to Schuyler Colfa1.
The Convention meets at La Porte on the 18th inst
Mr.. VIM. Zimmerman, of Edgefeld District,
S. c., was robbed by two negro beys, in Augusta,
Ca, on Friday, of several hundred dollars in gold
The negroes were arrested, but only $50 were re-
covered.
Gen. Tuttle, of Iowa, of the Federal army,
has been nominated for Congress. He made
speech to the Convention, accepting the nomina-
ton, and saying that the Radical members of Con-
press were greater traitors than JEFF Davis.
- General Sherman is showing himself around
in the Northern cities, and much effort seems to be
making to lonize him. But his speeches and
shorter responses are generally very infelioitous
and coarse, and show him to be much more Of
bear than lion.
Gen. John A. Dix has written letter to
Senator Doolittle fully approving the Philadelphia
Convention. He says he indorses the call, its
propositions, its reasonings, and its arguments,
and that he will do all in his power to carry them
out. He says he long since expressed the opinion
that the States were entitled to representation in
Congress- that their exclusion was violation Of
the obligations of the Constitution, and that per-
sistence in such policy will lead to most disas-
trous consequences to the peace and prosperity of
the country.
- The War Department has ordered, at the in
stance of the President, that all persons who are
undergoing sentence by Military Courts, and have
been imprisoned six months, except those who are
under sentence for the crime of murder, arson and
rape, and excepting those who are under sentence
at the Tortugas, be discharged from imprisonment,
and the residue of the sentence remitted Those