The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-29
1rEMs-zD1ToR1AL AND OTHERWISE.

- Thurlow Weed hos returned TO New York
somewhat improved in health.
- The President has sent to the Senate since
the 4tk Of March over eleven hundred nominations.
= Brig. Gen. Miles D. McAlister, Of the engi-
neer corps, United States army, is dead.
= The New Orleans Crescent, one of the ablest
newspapers in the South, has been merged with
the Times, of that city.
"A gentlemen in Horny county offers $4,000
acres of land at an average price Of rs cents per
acre.
- Hon. Timothy c. Day, formerly well-knovn
Ohio politician, at one time managing editor Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and member Of the Thirty
fourth Congress-, died at Cincinnati on the 18th
slant.
- Daniel Frederic Beakman, the last surviving
soldier of the Revolutionary War; died at Freedom
Cattaraugus county. New York, on the morning Of
April s. at the sdvanced age Of 100 years, 6
months.
- The Clinton (La.) Democrat states that resi-
dent Of that place gathers o sufficient quantity Of
tea leaves from the Chinese tea plant grown in his
garden to more than suffice for the requirement.. Of
his household.
w. O. Courtney, Esq, bas Been appointed
Receiver OF oil the real and personal estate assets
and chooses in action Of the corporation known as
the President and Directors Of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina.
- Gen. Butler hos been nominated by the New
buryport Herald for the next Governor Of Massa-
chusetts. The Democrats sre urging the nomina-
ernor of Ohio.
- The German citizens of Charleston will cele-
brate their annual Schutzenfest on the 9Th, 9Th,
and 7th of May, and lively time is expected. Del
egations from New York, New Jersey end wash
ington have been invited.
- By authority of IN net passed by the Legisla-
ture to facilitate the settlement of the affairs othe
Bank of the State, the Governor has appointed
Wm S. Hastie as President and VIM. Gurney,
Reuben Tomlinson and S. L. Bennett, colored as
Directors of that institution.
"A letter received in New Orleans, from JEFF
ferson Davis. says sit has been my purpose to re-
turn this spring to what was my homo, and if per-
mtied to do 50 without injury or embarrassment to
my friends, to engage in some business which may
yield support"
Judge Green has decided, at the april Term
of the Court of Common Pleas at Lexington, that
the Homestead Act does not divest lien secured
by judgment obtained prior to the adoption of
the Constitution. The decision was appealed from,
and goes to the Supreme Court.
1t is stated that Secretary Fish is opposed to
President Grant and all the other members of the
Cabinet On the question of American intervention
in Cuban affairs, and regards the cause Of Cuban
independence ss hopeless, and desires to bsse the
Government policy on that view.
- The President, it is stated, has sent certain
gentleman, whose name cannot be divulged al
present. to Cuba, secret mission, his object
being To- obtain full and important reports o. the
ability and strength Of the contending forces and
the chances for and against the success of the re-
bellion. He will make report accordingly to the
President. and on his statement will probably de-
pend the action to be taken by our Government.