The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-12-23
1rEMs-ED1roR1A1 AND OTHERWISE

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= In New York, on Friday last, gold reached
down to 204, the lowest since 1862.
= The next annual Fair of the Georgia Agri-
cultural Society will be held in the city of Atlanta
- The President has nominated Amos T. Aker-
man, Of Eiberton, as District Attorney for Geor-
gs- 2' "rs' "a
Attorney General Roer has resigned, and
Iadge Strong, of Pennsylvania, viii take his place
iathe Cabinet,
-sone hundred and fifty emigrants from North
Carolina passed through Augusta last week on
their way to Texas and Arkansas
= James Ramsay, who was shot by VIM. Muir
rerI IN drunken row at Edgefeld, died on the
Sunday following. Murrell is in custody.
Judge Grier has resigned his position on the
Supreme Bench Of the United States and it is said
that Edwin NJ Stanton will fill his place.
= Gen. Ames, the military commander of Mis-
sissippi, is native of Maine, o graduate of West
Point in 1861, and unmarried.
- Hon. Edward Southworth, of Springfield.
Mass, died on the llth inst. He was favorably
known in Charleston as o teacher for many years.
= Beast Butler is about to take Greeley's ad-
vice. and will report bill for the removal of po-
ltical disabilities from all who participated in the
rebellion.
- Walter II. Mitchell for many years Trens-
urer Of Georgia, died at his late residence in OK
ford on the 14th instant after On illness of some
weeks.
- James NJ. Ashley, widely known as the great
Impeacher, has been relieved of his Office, and
Gen. Potts, of Ohio, succeeds him as Governor of
Montana territory.
-, Three men were hanged for murder recently
ON the same day, one in Canada and two in
Pennsylvania. The close Of the year will be re-
markable for the number Of executions everywhere.
= The bridge Of the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad across the Savannah River will be finish.
cd on the 10th inst, and passenger trains will run
betVcen the two cities on the Slst of the present
month. ISL.
"A new series of postage stamps has been de-
cided upon aud will soon be issued by the Post
Office Department. The new stamps will be one
shird larger than the present stamps and consist
entirely of profile busts,
AZ old man named Fisher, at Patoka, Indi-
ana, told his wife he was going into the cellar to
commit suicide. She heard his pistol, and kept
On knitting. In about an hour Fisher came up,
thinking they didn't miss him at home.
- Mr.! Samuel H. Dunwoody who was hrutally
murdered at Neubsrry two weeks since, was soc
Of the late Rev, Samuel Dunwoody, who was
reckoned among the powerful preachers OF Me-,
thodism in this State many years ago.
- The vote for Governor Of Texas is SO close
that it will require the official count to decide, but
it is thought that Davis, the Radical candidate,
has q sman majority. The conservatives chim q
majority on joint ballot in the Legislature.
- DON. Piatt, in one of bis late letters TO the
Cincinnati Commercial, very p0intedy reminds the
readers of that journal, that "the cheapest philan
thropy is that which freed somebody elscs niger.
Had these slaves belonged to us, instead Of to the
South, ia shere any enc simple enough to believe
that we would have had war Of emancipation
Net puah."