The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-04-05
eIEANINes FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

= Senator Foote, of Vermont, died in Washing
ton ON last Wednesday, morning.
- The New Orleans Times says there are in that
city not less than scventyfvc thousand of the lib
Grated slaves
: Georgia and Florida papers speak very hope
fully of the prospect of this years crop. The
freedmen generally do we'll as could be expected
in many instances much better.
- The wheat crop in portions of East Tennes-
see was much injured BY the very cold weather IN
February. Many farmers ere ploughing up their
wheat fields and sowing oats.
General G. W. Smith, formerly Street Com
missioner of New York, and during the war anna
ior general in the Confederate army, bus been ap-
pointed Superintendent Of the Chattanooga Rail-
road,
- General pembcrton {late p. a. c. s.) has
purchased nice little farm in Fauquier county,
ya.. where it is to be hoped he will dig' to some
purpose.
= The Charlotte Democrat says: "We presume
General Sherman will not deny that he gave the
order TO burn and destroy the factories and other
property at Fayetteville, N, c."
- CAPTAIN Mathews, sub Commissioner at Mag
nol;a in Mississippi having made unfoundcd state
mcns concerning the treatment Of negroes by white
persons, has been published as libcllcr by the
citizens.
= Rev. DR.. Joseph Cross well known through
out the South as a Methodist minister, WAS or
dancd asdcacon in the Episcopal Church at Nash
Vile, on Friday last, by the Right Rev. Bishop
Quintard
= The Honorable Cave Johnson, formerly men,
ber of Congress for several terms from Tennessee
and Postmaster Genslal during the administration
Of President Polk, is candidate for the State
Senate of Tennessee, from Clnrksyillc District
= Within the past few weeks, no less than ten
newspaper Offices in different sections Of the coun-
try have been destroyed by fire. The devourlng
element manifcstly has q spite against the knights
of the quill.
- One of shc greatest robberies of the season
was perpetrated in Madison Avenue, New York;
on Friday night last when burglars entered the
house, and carried off small tin box with 9lo4,
600 in stocks and securities.
At the Superior Court Of Orange County,
North Carolina held last week by Judge Gl.liam'
nine negroes and two white men were whipped Tor
larceny. Mr.. Settle appeared for The State. Ne
gro testimony was admitted between negroes as
heretofore.
General Rosser has a card in the Richmond
newspapers, calling meeting of members OF Cen
eral ssuart's cavalry corps, with view OF taxing
m easures fer speedy erection of suitable monr-
mcnt 10 Gen. ]. f. B. Stuart
Governor Patton came within an inch of be-
ing shot in tile head by the accidental discharge OF
n gun the other day. Hc wasstraveling on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad anda soldier let fall his
frear, while trying to place it on tho rack above
the car window.
- In his speech before the Democratic State
Convention Of Indiana, the Hon. D. W. voorhees,
remarked, in regard TO his expulsion from Con-
rress that it RENTED him to the society of gen
tlemcn. and permitted him to choose his own con :.
pany. ~,
= In The Into war 22O battles were fought: in Viz
oinio so; Tennessee, 81; Missouri S7 Georgia,
-: South Carolina, 16 North Carolina, IL; Ala
bama, 7; Florida, 5; Kentucky, "a; the Indian
Territory aud New Mexico, one each. There were
also seventeen naval engagements.
= The Richmond Times, speaking Of the hand-
some statute of Henry Clay in the Capitol Square
Of that city, says that it is now dirty and mutilatcd
from head to foot. The thumb and all the fingers
of the right hand have been broken short off; the
thumb of the left hand is gone; largo part of the
rolling collar which was originally beautifully
delicate is destroyed, and most of tho buttons are
broken.
Gov Fletcher, of Missouri, has sent in TO the
Legislature a message, in which hcsrepresents
that tho peace and quiet of the State arc cndan-
gcred bs preparations of naleOntcnts and Dandl.'l
to resume operations this spring, and asking foF
an appropriation of money to provide against the
danger,