The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-31
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- The young Indies of the CentralF FemaleCol-
lege of Aberdeen, Miss, publisha weekly literary
paper. - -
: Dr.. Nathan L. Rice, formerly of Cincinnati,
and now of New York, has been elected President
of Oakland College, Miss.
= It is reported sthat cholera has appeared at
Greenwood, Miss, on the Yazoo River. Over
thirty negroes have died, but no cases yet among
the whites.
- Ex-senator B. II. Hall delivered aspecch at
Atlanta, recently. He takes decided grounds
against reconstruction under the military bill, and
advises the. people to reject the terms.
"A Methodist: College is to be established at
Lucknow, il. India, where the Methodists now have
schools with an attendance Of three thousand pu-.
pills. =. =.
- Ex-C Confederate General Louis 7. .tWigfall, for
merly United States Senator from State of Tex
as, is about entering upon the practice of Law IN
England, in connection with American cases.
= The Radicals of Nashville are importing hum
dreds of negroes from the South, and having them
registered Immediately on their arrival, to be used
in the coming election.
= Gen. Schofeld has issued an order releasing
from prison Mrs. Kirby, who killed her husband at
Richmond, Va. She had been shown to be insane,
and was released on condition that she should ap-
pear for trial in October. -
= E1-Goy. johnson has written q letter advis-
ing the people Of Georgia not TO- accep. the terms
of the military reconstruction acts, and says: Il
hope every man in Georgia who can register will
do so, with q view of defeating the scheme of our
degradation
= The list of jurors for the July term of Martin
county court, N. c., was challenged by one of the
lawyers for not being in conformity with General
sickles' code. The wholeSjury list was abolished
in consequence, andthe court adjourned over to
the next term.
- The Augusta Loyal Georgian says thatthere is
"Union Republican Club" in that city, which NUM-
bers four hundred white and sixteen hundred col
ored voters, and that it intends to rule the city.
Foster Bogett, military mayor:of the city, is Pres
ident of the Club. 1t appears to be a secret
| league.
The Governor of Nicaragua has taken meas
ures to open negotiations with the United States,
in view of q treaty of amity, commerce, &c. Com
plants ore made of obstructions in the Rio San
Juan and Nicaragua rivers, placed there by French
and other foreign settlers, rendering traffic on the
rivers dangerous, and in some places impossible.
- In the case of Lawrence Harl, tried last week
in Warsaw, Indiana, for the murder of boy, a
verdict of guilty was rendered on Saturday, mid
night and a sentence OF twenty-onc years impris-
onment passed upon him. After his sentence was
announced, the prisoner confessed that he killed
the child purposely that3he knocked him down
with broom-handle and kicked him in the side
until he was dead.
- Mr. Wm C. Wylly, one-of the oldest citizens
of Savannah, died on the 23d, aged eighty.six
years, nine months and twenty -four days. Mr.. w.
was born in South Carolina, but went to Savannah
in infancy, where he remained during his longan
useful life. During the war of 1872 he volunteer
ed for the defence of his flag. For o. quarter of q
century or more be vas an officer in the Custom
House. He lived universally respected, and died
regretted.
Registration has just commenced in Florida
1t is said that perfect registration viii be more
difficult there than in any other Southern Stale,
owing to the scattering population and the lack Of
prompt communication with The various counties.
1t is estimated at the Office of the Superintendent
of Registration at Jacksonyille that there will be
between seventeen and twenty thousand voters to
register.
- The notorious Jim Thompson, who had been
confined in the Springfield tMo)j JAIL awaiting tn
al for the murder of Hiram Christian, made his
escape from that institution on the 4th The es-
cape created great excitement, and the jailor mas
openly charged with bribery. Thompson was o
couple of days afterward arrested by party of
men in Wright county, they having been compelled
to shoot him twice before they could capture him.
His next flight it is supposed, will be to another
world.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the 18th says !:
1t is with unfeigncd regret that We have to an
nounce the death of Robert r. Pennall, Deputy
Sheriff of this parish at tho hands of freedman
called "Cash." The circumstances attending his
death are as follows Last Saturday, in an angry
conversation between the parties, Cash gave Pen
nall the lie, whereupon the latter broke bottle Of
bitters over his head. Cash bided his time for re-
venge and late in the day waylade him and shot
him in the back. Pennall fingered until Monday
night, when he died. Notwithstanding every effort
has been made by the civil authorities to capture
him, Cash is still OF large.
VARIOUS AND RANDOM PARAGRAPHS.
= The Pail Mall Gazette says that the letter of
coincidence on the death of the Emperor Maximil-
ian addressed by the Emperor Napoleon to the