The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-11
ITEMs--ErIToRIAL AND OTHERWISE.

= The Legislature of Louisiana has adjourned
= Ii is understood that Gen. Schofeld will re-
main as Secretary of War pro tenn.
Ex-Governor Samuel Dinsmore ofNew I[amp-
shire, died last week, aged 10.
Grant has not announced his private Secre-
taries, his staff officers acting in that capacity.
Sherman retains Dent, Comstock and Porter,
of Grants Staff, in their former positions
= 1t is said that Washburne will decline the
secretaryship of State on account of i'll health
- Seward left Washington on last Friday, after
twenty years residence in that city.
Lamartine, the French poet and historian.
died at Paris on the lst instant, in the 10Th year
of his age.
- The lower House of the Maine Legislature
by vote of ninety-fve 10 forty-fve refused to
abolish capital punishment.
- The Democratic members Of both branches of
the Indiana Legislature left their respective Houses
to avoid voting on the Fifteenth amendment
- Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kan
sas, Nevada, Louisiana and West Virginia have rat
fled the Fifteenth Amendment, in favor ofuniver-
sal suffrage.
- The Democratic Congressional Convention for
the first Connecticut District, has unanimously
nominated Senator Dixon, whose term of service
in the Senate expires on the 4th inst, as cand-
date for Congress from that District.
= The trial of James Grant, for the murder of
II. Rives Pollard, was concluded in Richmond on
Saturday last, resulting in verdict of 'no guilty,
and the prisoner was discharged. Applause in the
court room was checked by the presiding judge.
- John Ericsson, the celebrated engineer, died
recently at Richland New York, from the effects
of dog bite. He was an inventor of rare genius,
and built the famous Moaitor, whose success in
the memorable contest with the Merrmac, effec-
tually revolutionized the system of naval warfare
- On Friday, the President nominated Sherman
for General; Sheridan for Lieutenant General i;
Schofeld to be Major General; Augur to be Briga-
dier General and Columbus Delano. of OHIO, to
be Commissioner of Internal Revenue. all Of
these nominations, together with the Cabinet, were
confirmed.
: In recent conversation. President Johnson
remarked: Congress pcrceives that the people
really QtSdpTONe tue CueChS PCe uPou 'N" '"S
effort the ablest men of ;he party are making for
the repeal of the Tenure-of office act proves that
they keeuly interpret how public sentiment calls
for it."
"A well-known Californian Irishman, named
James NJ Quinn, has turned out to be an Irish earl
The papers, proving his right to his title and his
estate, were preserved for many years by an old
negress in Charleston. Quinn is about to sail
with lawyer to claim his heritage. He will be
the Eerl of Dunrayen.
1t is stated that General Grant, in conversa-
tion with General Reynolds of Texas, used lam
puace like this "Dou't trouble about reconsruc-
tion now. Let it take care of itself. We have
more important matters to look after just now.
When we shall have settled the Alabama claims
and recognized Cuban independence, then We can
turn our attention to reconstruction"
- The sudden death of Gen. L. II. Rousseau, in
New Orleans last month, is supposed TO have left
his family unproviicd for. 1t has been discovered
that short time before his death. Gen. Rousseau
insured his life in the Equitable Company Of New
York for $4,000. Another instance of the value
of life insurance. Mr.. A. B. TOWERS, of this
place. is the agent of the Equitable, Piedmont and
other reliable insurance companies.