The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-08-05
ITEMs-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE


been too much.
- Longfelow has been invested with the homo
rary degree of Doctor of Laws by the Oxford Uni
versity at special convocation.
- 1t is intimated that General Mcdowell will
shortly be ordered to relieve General Candy, who
will be sent to Mississippi.
Two lads named Gain, we're hunting squir-
rels near Mount Carmel, Abbeville County, recent
ly, when the gun of the elder accidentally went off,
killing the younger almost instantly.
- The Peabody schools in Greenvile, S. c.,
will be opened on the 10th of August. Six or
seven teachers are to be elected, with salaries
ranging from $4OO to $1,000.
Ex-president Millard Fillmore and Mr.. Thur
low Weed met the other day in Saratoga, and re-
newed an acquaintance which had been interrupt
ed by political differences for many years.
- Private Johnson, while under the influence Of
liquor, shot and mortally wounded Sergeant Skin
ner, in Castle Pinckney Charleston harbor, on
Saturday last. Johnson has been arrested
- The Supreme Court of North Carolina has
just decided that intermarriage between member
of the colored race and member of the white race
is unlawful, and therefore void, according 10 the
laws of the State.
Accounts from different sections of the State
indicate that the much-needed rains with which
we have been blessed during the past ten days,
have extended from the mountains to the sea-
board, and the crops have been much benefited.
- The Newberry Reraldannounces the death by
drowning of Mr.. Reuben Ruff, only son Of DR.. P.
B. Ruff, of that place. He was drowned on the
18th instant, whilst engaged in rafting on one Of
the Western rivers.
"A terrible railroad accident has occurred near
Louisville. An entire train of cars was burned,
excepting the New Orleans sleeping car. A large
number of persons mostly from the Southwest,
were killed or wounded.
"A disguised party visited the Jail at Appling,
Columbia County, Ca, and took therefrom ne
gro man and woman, who were found dead on the
road next morning. The negroes had q difficulty
with white family.
An alteration occurred in Union two weeks
ago between John Sanders and T. j. Greer, result
ting in the woundng of the latter dangerously The
difficulty originated in settling the affairs of an
old business firm, in which both were interested.
- The Wilmington Journul is rejoiced to hear
that the cotton crop along the line of Wilmington
markably well, having been greatly improved by
late rains. 1t is thought the effects of the
drought have been overcome.
"A passenger train on the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad. while near Clarksville Tenn, went
through a trestle over Budds Creek The entire
train, except one car, was burnt. The engineer,
fireman, and three or four others, were killed and
thirty badly wounded.
- The Columbus Enquirer notices the curious
fact that lightning had struck and blighted about
half an acre of cotton in an open field, and also
another similar case of about thirty yards square
struck in the same manner These are strange
calamities to overtake q cotton field.
= Six of the resident physicians of Pensacola,
Fla, deny she statement that the yellow fever is
prevailing in that city. They assert that not
single case of yellow fever has occurred in that city,
and that the population was never more free from
disease of any and every type than ut the present
time.
1t is believed that ut the next session Of Con-
rress legislation will be had in various ways upon
the coolie question. and that feature OF it will
be to enact law rendering all contracts with
foreigners made in foreign countries for labor null
and void on the arrival of the laBorers in this
country.
= The Columbia Phenir announces the death Of
Charles A. Darlington, one of the most estimable
young citizens of that place. But few months
since, his family sustained 3 sad loss ia the death
of his brother, D. D. Carrington, By the falling Of
the wall at the fire in Greggs building, and by this
recent aiiction have lost their last and only son.
- The Charleston New, says that John F. Tay-
lor & Co., of the Phoenix Iron Works, haverecenty
finished and shipped to Boston large and power
full iron crusher designed for manipulating bone
phosphates. They are now constructing twosimi-
lar machines for Northern orders. The world has
gone round when Boston orders machinery in
Charleston
- The Treasury Department, it is stated, wilf
soon issue new United States notes Of the denomi-
nation of one dollar, the plates for which are now
being engraved. Upon the new notes the bust of
Washington will be substituted for the vignette of
Chief Justice Chase This in accordance with au
act of Congress which prohibits the likeness ofany
person now living from being on the face of the
national currency.
= The Charleston papers give an account of
riotous assault by the negroes of that city upon
colored band, accompanying the Savannah Base
Ball Club, on recent visit. The grounds of Of
fence consisted in the band being Democratic. The
riot commenced at Citadel Square, where the Clubs
were engaged in their game the police were
unable to que it, and only by the aid of the mill
tary were the rioters held in check. No one seri-
ously hurt, we believe.
- The past week vas one Of horror and sensa-
ton for Cincinnati. A summary of the incidents,
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