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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-09-25

How BILL Cor SHoT-"Bill, don't you
know dad don't allow you to buy shot 2"
asked young urchin of a brother some-.
what his senior, who was making pur-...
chase Of that article.
"You just never mind me. I'll thank
you to attend TO your business, Mister
Bob; don't care what dad allows; Iii
buy what I please"
Little boy, slightly agitated: "Pm go:
ing to tell dad" he said, rushing out of
the store to the room where the old man
was quietly reading the morning paper;
"Dad; dad, Bills went and got shot"
"Good Heavcnw p cried the old man;
dropping the paper in CONSERVATION, and
boltine for the door. "Where is he?"
"Down to Thompson's store" responds
Bob.
In his excitement the old man forgot to
remove his reading specs, and in going
down the steps miSjudged the distance to
the pavement, stepped off too soon and
came sprawling on all fours.
lie gathered himself up, and started for
the store The pavement appeared to be-
on about the level of his knees, conse-
ouentlv, in his violent efforts to keep it
under him, he cut q very ridiculous figure,
and drew from the astonished bystanders
such q roar as was never bestowed upon
singlc individual since the world began:
AT length his tedious run was brought
to close by arriving at the store where
Bill was stretched out, taking it easy:
The old man supposing him badly hurt,
rushed frantically up to him, and exclaim-s
ing:
80, William! William where are you
wounded!"
"What's the matter, dad? Are you
crazy?" asked Bill raising on his elbow;
and casting look of astonishment at the
old man.
"Why, Robert said you'd got shot y
$50 | did-got half pound of the best
duck shot in the store"
The old man left amid noise enough to
draw thundcr-clap. AS might be sup:
posed, Bob got the fogging, and Bill
didn't.
TIE sIsMs."-"Do you know" asked
an Episcopal minister of his clerk one
day. "what keeps Mr.. Jones from church!
1 have not seen him for these three weeks.
| hope it is not socinianlSm.
No. your honor, it is something worse
than socnianiSm.
''::1 Worse than sociniausm Can it be .
dcism %
"Worse than that~
81 hope it is not atheism %
"Alas your honor, it is worse than
that'
"Worse than atheism; that is impossi-
bic. Nothing can be more horrible than
atheism But, let us see, what is it {?
"IIc has got the rheumatism, your hon-
or ?"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-09-25

much cotton, corn, sugar and rice now as
they did before the war, the South will,
in short time, regain her wealth, and
again become great and prosperous What
we want above all things is peace. Po-
litical anarchy is ruin. G. W. W.
The following is the extract above al-
luded to:
"In regard to the commercial prospects
Of our Southern country am much more
hopeful than I was before my inland trip,
and rather more hopeful than you seem
to be at the present moment. When you
remember that the South the past year
has had little money to spare except for
bread and for appliances for planting, you
cannot wonder that securities of all kinds
have been, and arc worry cheap. But
bear in mind that the wheat and oat
crops have been heavy, that corn is made
and is abundant, and that cotton in gen.
eral looks we'll, and 5-ou will have reason
to believe that the coming fall and winter
will produce great commercial changes.
The money value of Southern crops can
not be less than four hundred million dol
lars of which the negro will receive above
quarter, every dollar Of which he will
spend at the South, and as the planter
has made, generally, bis provisions for
next year, he will also have large sup.
ply of money. What can he do with it
Hc cannot buy negroes. He will not in
vest in Northern securties-possibly not
in Governmental. He has no taste to
improve his dwelling, and he will get tired
Of boarding gold. Is it not, therefore, a
fair inference that he will begin to seek
Southern securities And when the ball
begins to roll there will be Il rush and q
great advance in their value. sought
for the cause of the rapid building up of
Atlanta. 1t was not done by Northern
capital-but largely through money own
cd by planters-who prefer mortgages in
Atlanta to any other security. They
have in many cases loaned their money
at per cent interest to rebuild their fa-
yorite city. And in Georgia even now
they can find capital to build factories, go
on with railroads and other improvements.
What will it be when four hundred mil
lions more money is put afoat?
"The political horizon s.dart, but not
hopeless; the storm VIII soon ploW over,
while the great masses of our people will
quietly 90 on with their industrial en-
ployments. What we need now beyond
all account for the business OF our city,
is railroad from Pocotalgo to Mllen ;
this would open u straight railroad line to
Shreveport, beyond the Mississippi, and
so on to Texas, and gives rs part of the
great trade of the Gulf. We shall lose a
part of Upper Georgia and Tennessee,
when the Hamburg and Columbia Road
is finished, but VIC Gun make it up and
five times over, if we can connect at Mil
lcn The Central Road is now with us
in this thing, for their trade is tapped at
Macon. They will be willing to save l2l
miles to Nlillcn, if they do lose travel on
10 miles from there to Savannah"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-09-25

"Essex," a travelling correspondent OF
the New Orleans Crescent, writes as fol-
lows of visit to the grave of Stonewall
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

BEEF-Per 100 lbs, on total weight OF hide,
tallow and meat extra IS 5O6t4; first quality
13.250l350, second quality l3006l3,25, third
quality u 006t1300, few single pairs IA sea
IS. 90, some of the poorest bulls &c, ll.0OGt
WORKING OXEN s1756275, or much Sc.
cOrding to their value for beef.
COWS AND YOUNG CALVES-fair quality
$6OG175, extra SO01120, farrOw and dry 40GD5O.
SHEEP-Per h live weight, 7G9c., extra.
9k610. Sheared orc. q D.
FAT bOGS--Per ID S69%c., live weight,
SH0TES-WhOlesale "a &c: retail ST010%c.
VEAL CALVES-$3 0O912.
HIDES-Brighton 9K@l0c. y h, country
lots 969k. Calf skins 1702OC.
TALLOW-Brighton, 7%@Sc + n counu1
lots 6b6G7.
PELTS-Dry coal .25; green 81 .5O@Q.Q5.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Per head in lots $40
REMARKs-There were only 1874 head of north
ern cattle at Cambridge; here were 40 westerl
via Fitchburgh and Cheshire, most cOmpets
failure There might have been ITO light west
ern steers, &c. sent over from Brighton whic!
were sold for from II to Is cents. OF the few
northern several carloads were L commission
The remainder were mostly sold by the head q;
from 1 10 4 cent y Il higher than last y ek
At Brighton there were 100 from Maine, 81
from Albany and about leo good State csttle,
beside about $50 head Of light western cattle un-
sold last week grand total Of / ,1C0 cattle, and
many Of them quite email and inferior for The
weeks supply; but the supply Of the mea'
market is not entirely dependent on the live
At least one carload of beef dressed in Chicago
co insisting of 1876 quarters, was among the az
rivals Of dressed meats the past week. Wer'
the demand az good az It was two or three year
ago, when Uncle Sam was sowing hls money
broadcast. prices must have advanced more
than they have this week. Thou h sOmewhal
improved the city tradeis far from buoyant,ano
the country dealers represent their trade as I'M
usually poor LssJ week trade was against the
seller, aud this week the buyer comp aims
though there may he q greater difference OF
scme oualtie and on some lots we doBot iinC
it necessary to change our feurcs over e cent
q d. The mall Dumber of steep at market
has given the droyer the advantage, but as yea
Is becoming more plenty the butchers wereVerl
cautious a. out making investments in M ttoI
al ana dyaLce StiIl prices ave rather frmer aDo
pro badly q tr Ge higher; 90 the p, e. pounds, g.
cents the best lot we saw, so az los pounds a
10 cents: q Of g. pounds at Q cents; 200 q
6 togK cents; so AZ cents; 70 At T Cents; q
at ~ cents: 1O1 sheared, 6 cents; IS at cents,
Veals nearly all IN commissiOn.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
4 TIMELY WARNING.

1t il especially important at this time, when
the markets of the United States are flooded
with the direct poisoAs, under the name OF i'm.
ported liquors, and when domestic compound,
purporJing to be medicinal, but not a whit less
pernicious are hepalded TO the world as "soy
ereign remedies that the public should Tally
understand the facts. Be it known, then, tina
while all the difIusive stimulants called liquor
are impure, and all the TONES containing a.
cohol are manufactured with a fiery article COL
tanning amyI or lusel oil, mortal poison, HOS
LETTERS CELEBRATED STOMACH BIT
TIERS contain none of these things, bu, are
combination OF pure essence Of Rye with tn
pure juices Of the most valuable stomachic al
ii bilious, and aperent herbs and plants, and
that as a safe and rapid remedy for Dyspepsla
and all its kindred complaints, this preparation
stands before the world without a rival or CON
petitor. Its sales to-day are equal to the com
bined sales of all the other tonics advertised il
he United States, and the certificates whlcl
authenticate its usefulness are signed by ind.
viduals Of the highest standing in every pro
iessional calling and walk of life Beware 81.
limitations and impostors.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11


open the orphan boxes hat found oo
MONEY ami made an intffrctua attamps
10 break into the tabyrpacle where yer.
kept the hoy vessels. Here tbr mls
creauts lett IN the lock OF the yes,ry
door an iron key and Ia one OF The a.s.,,
the poker OF the sexton OF the Uul,asar
Onurch. This cilcumstauCe taken .o.
gelher with the fact that ia The Colleou
Street Church was also found M iron
tool 70 no ways resembling g funny
n iaVorite implement Of burglars, war
rants me belief that She robbers wert
noVicrs IN the ar Of house breaking
aud not professionals from the grea.
cities,
The First Conversational Churcl
REV Mr.. MiN',) WIS entered from .n,
coal vault, ami the interior thoroughly
searched for prog The coverings O.
the pulpit were So. u.f on but nothing
stolen.
The Baptist Church was also broken
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

In the Am,rcsn department wac
glad TO see q bssu,ifai conihostion Of
marble from Rutland. Itlhst marble Is
~ S'eD by any from Hal> or elsewhere,
I shsl feel sOrry, bot shall have the
pleasure Of knowing that a good NiSs
FROM Vermont was exhibited. But l
think 1t will beat any contribution OF
marble here. IL Is splendid add the
WORT manship IL EQUAL to or ahead of
anything lever saw, A gentleman from
Brooklyn, N. Y, ia the exhibitor but
the marble is IN the Vermont" depart
ment. am proud OF being connected
with that departments. As look upon
the Coat oEArms displayed over our
contributions and see Freedom and
Unity" conspicuous upon it, AZ emotion
OF pride is awakened at the thoughts oil
the glorious old State whose record has
even oeen a brilliant one and always for
the advancement Of humanity and on
the side of Freedom and Unity.
A. ID, h.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

The allotment of United States
supreme court judges was announced in
the court on Mondfy. Vermont, New
York and Connecticut constitute the
second circuit, to which Mr.. Justice
Nelson of New York is assigned.
Thad Stevens is getting better
again. His vitality is wonderful. Two
or three times within six months he has
been so i'll that his friends did not ex-
pect him to recover. He says that he
does not expect to last much longer.
Elk Representative Kasson of Iowa
goes to Europe for the government TO
negotiate for deduction and greater
uniformity in postage. We have 50
great foreign population that the post
Office department ia determined to Sc
cure lower and uniform rates upon the
continent.
"A Vermont Republican arrived at
The capital ON Monday morning from
New Orleans by way of the Atlantic
ssstes. He took particular pains TO
ascertain the feeling respecting the re.
construction act, and he reports that all
The States which be passed through are
certain to reconstruct under it.
The State Department has received
importsnt and reliable news frsm Next.
co, to the effect that Msximilian is in 8
tight place and will be obliged to sur
render his troops and bis own person 70
the liberal forces. The latter threaten
70 dispose of Max by drum-hesd court
martial, and to execute him at once
Application has therefore been made
direct to this government to recognize
Macmillan IS belligerent, in order
that his life may be protected. This has
been refused, but protest has beer
written By Secretary Seward, and com
municated to the Mexican minister
against Maximilian's being treated, i
captured, otherwise than rs q prisoner
OF wsr. The representative Of th'
Emperor Is now In Washington.
The Senate committee or foreign re
lations held meeting Monday morn
ing and decided to report the Russian
eession treaty TO the Senate for lis I'm
mediate action. The committee, afse'
IN elaborate and vigorous investigation
Of Aa matter, came to the conclusion
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
The school District Meeting.

The legal voters OF the Graded School
district of Rutland met, pursuant to
adjournment, at Town Hall at 7:30
O'Clock last evening, when the meeting
was called to order by Moderator Ey-
erts.
Hon. John B. Page briefly addressed
the meeting showing the impracticabil-
ity Of holding school meeting in Town
Hall, in view of its previous engagement
to Mr.. Worcester, for a series of dramat-
ic entertainments, and moved to adjourn
to the Court House.
Gen. Isaac McDaniels moved to ad.
journ until the second Tuesday in De.
cember at O'Clock p. M, but the Mod
orator deciding that Mr.. Pages motion
had the precedence, it was put, and car
ried by large majority, when the meet.
ing accordingly adjourned to the Court
House.
Upon the re.assembling OF the meeting,
Mr.. MCDaniels renewed his motion for
adjournment until December, which
brought Mr.. Page to his feet, who, in
few pointed remarks, denied Mr.. Nc
Daniels right to hearing in the meet
ing, that gentleman claiming that the
Graded School district had no jurisdc.
ton over him or the District (late No,
20) which he represents. He also called
for the reading of the warning, as we'll
as the minutes Of the last meeting and
the act passed relative to the Graded
School by the special session of the Leg.
islature, which was done, when Mr.. P,
again claimed that Mr.. Med. had no
right to hearing In the meeting but
the Moderator decided that be had, in
common with all voters of the late dis.
tricts now composing the graded dis
trict he taking the ground that McD. g
or any other gentleman's opposition
made little difference with the jurisdic-
tion Of the district.
Capt. W. C. Dunton then took the
floor and made a foreible argument
against Mr.. McDaniels' motion, and
moved that it be laid upon the table,
which was carried
Mr.. Page moved that committee be
appointed by the Chair to complete the
list Of Ulcers for the organization of
the new district.
Mr. Perkins moved to amend by al q.
lowing each of the late wards to select
three persons from its voters to consti.
tute such committee.
Considerable discussion ensued upon
the subject and mode of appointing this
committee, when Col. W. G. Vtazy
moved that 1t be appointed, three from
each OF the late wards, by the meeting
openly, which was sgreed to.
Z. F. Sadler here moved that the
meeting adj purn sine die. Lost.
The following was the committee ap.
pointed under Col. Veszey's melton:
Ward Nv. C. Clement, John X,
Lsrncf and Col. W. G. yeazey.
Ward 2-Johp B. Page. J. b. Kuburn
and George A. futile.
Rsrd "a. F. Davis, Charles B. Frost
and 5, G. Staley.
Wsrd 4-Grorge Hall. l. Atwood and
Nathan Pierce.
WSrd 6-G @. Rugsles. E. ". Homer
apr Daniel Verdpr.
Word 6-Alo 81 G Bates, H, G. Clark
and Newman weeks.
Word 8 E,'hraim Whiioouo, D. E.
0ran,i,y ana Husm Morgan.
In the sbslnce Of the committee. Mr.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
our Letter from Prof. Hager.

1t is with pleasure we give to our read
ers this morning the first letter that has
been received from the Paris exposition,
in Vermont. 1t is written in Mr.. Ha-
gers free and interesting style, and in
dictates that Vermont has in her agent
gentleman whe locks with q practical
eye on all that surrounds him. We
shall from time to time present these
pleasant genial letters of our Paris cor
respondent, having fall assurance that
Vermont has in her commissioner gen.
tleman well qualified for the position
who will give US reliable and agreeable
sketches of what he may see and find
in the old world.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

ANOTHER UYIoNIsT KILLED IN TEN
NRssBB.-The Cincinnati Gazette re-.
grets to notice in its Nashville news a
painful rumor that DR.. Underwood,
Representative from Weakly county, in
the lower branch of the Tennessee Leg
islature, has been assassinsted while re-
turning home after the recent adjourn
ment Of that body. Weakly county
borders upon Obion, where Senator Case
was murdered. The greater portion Of
its population are bitterly disloyal. Dr.
Underwood was firm and conscientious
Union man, and it is not at all lmproba-
BILE that he has met the fate Of the guilt.
less Senator.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

shat the treaty ought To oe ratinrd. and
accordingly, ~ coon As the Senate met
and went into executive session. lhe
treaty was reported, sns,sinea in q
speech OF considerable leog'h by sena
toe Sumner 81 Massscb usetts. rs chair
man of The committee. The debate was
continued throughout most OF the sea.
sion OF the SeOale and the indications
were decidedly 10 favor OF It's ratiica-
ton. A great change seems to have
taken place 10 short time among the
Senators on the question Of ratibiug
the treaty. The Senate met an hour
earlier yesterday 70 oonllnue the discus
sion
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

Again has the widow aud orphan re.
celved the benefits Of Life Insurance,
through the medium Of tina, old aud re-
liable company, the p Or lix Of Hartford,
Parties seeking insurance polici,s and
those interested IN the af,irs Of this
compsny may find some Information In
the following letter OF Mrs. Laura A.
McKinstry, widow Of the late A, L.
McKtnstry Of Newbury, this State
To those Interested a LII, Io@roncs My
late husband, A. L. McKlnstry, was In.
sured in PtPniX Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Hartford, Conn, August
9th, 1865, for one thousand dollars /;
had made two payments of sac IS, two
notes of % &c. have received of C. L..
Babcock, agent Of said company, one
thousand dollars, the full amount OF in
surance also the two notes Of 1926,
each have been given up to me, the same
being Cancelled by the dividends and not
deducted from the amount of insurance;
the whole amount Of cash paid for this
insurance, $50 90.
(Sisned) LAURA A. MCKrNsTRY,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

The Brown FAMILY.-Walton' Jour.
nal says; That the association of the
Brown family met at Montpelier on the
81 day Of April. ColACBrown presid
ed r. NJ. Brown of Portsmouth, N. H.,
Secretary. Mr.. Columbus Smith of
West Salisbury was then introduced,
and ably and clearly set forth the
chances Tor and against obtaining the
prize. A handsome addition was mqde
to the funds of the association, and il
was unanimously adopted TO carry the
matter to its ultimate end and see who
or what parties are entitled to this i'm
mense fortune. The meeting was unite
enthusiastic and harmonious, and fiual.
ly srjourDed to meet on the 23d of Nav
next, at Salem, Mass, where it is hoped
the Browns in thst section will duly re-.
port themselves"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

OBITUARY. 49, The Oldest resident Of
Salem, N Y, and probably of Washing
ton county-Mrs. Susan Robertson, &
colored lady-dled on Thursday last at
the advanced age OF ninety.eight years.
She was born slave in 1869 on the
plantation OF q Mr.. BabcoCk, in Con-
neCticut, where she remained until the
death Of her master in 1855, when she
passed into the hands OF his daughter,
Mrs. Hazard. Her treatment in this lat.
ter family is said to have been cruel in
the extreme, and after remaining q few
months she ran away, was pursued, but
not captured spent four days and nights
in q swamp, and finally reached Boston
where she was comfortably cared for.
She moved into the town OF Salem about
1898, remained there q number OF years
and then went to Clarendon, Vt. About
fifteen years since she returned to Salem
and resided there until her death.
Though born slave she lived to see
the last letters lall from the limbs OF her
race in this country. When she first
heard Of the emancipation proclamation
of Abraham Lincoln, : she raised her
voice in 3 song Of thanksgiving and in
voked the blessing of God upon the man.
A noble specimen Of her race and a con-
sistent member of the Methodist Church
for many years, she died in the full hope
of q glorious immortality.