The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-10-28
ITEMs-ED1TOR1AL AND OTHERWISE.

Belknap is to take charge of the War Depart
ment on the lst pro1imo
e. P Lucos, proprietor of the Darlington
Democrat. died recently of disease of the heart.
Rev. d. McNeill Turner has been elected a
professor in the Newberry College, located at Wal
halla.
= Mrs. Mary A. Kyle, wife of Mr.. John Kyle
prominent merchant of Laurens, died at her home
recently
A poticul darkey in Georgia has called o
negro State Convention to determine what shall be
done with white folks.
- The University of Virginia has four hundred
and thirty -one students, twenty-eight OF whom are
from South Carolina.
= HAYES official majority for Governor of Ohio
is nearly eight thousand Full returns in Pennsyl-
vania give Geary 4,506 majority.
- Two young men in an Iowa town took out
license to marry the same lady one day recently
with results AS yet anreported
- Dr. Mary Walker has been lectIring IN 81.
Louis on the necessity of law compelling men 10
marry before they reach the age of forty.
"A difficulty occurred in Augusta, Geo., on
last Wednesday, between John P. Foster and VIM.
R. Mcdonald, resulting in the death of the latter.
= Mr.. Horace Greeley it is said, is about to
purchase one thousand acres of land In Virginia.
and will parcel it out and settle ten families on
the tract. .
- The New York Herald says that William B.
Astor during the last twenty years has so managed
fortune of twenty millions as to roll itup to sixty
millions
- The dwelling house, with its entire contents
of Mr. T. N Britton, of Williamsburg, was totally
destroyed by fire few days ago. The fire occur
red in day time, and was The result of accident
"A gentleman just arrived from Texas says
that there is great scarcity of labor in that State
for cotton picking. He says children are receiv-
ing one dollar per day in specie.
= Major VIM. Allen, of Richmond, has sold
jamestown Island to a Northern gentleman for
$1,000. This island was the site of the first
English settlement in Virginia. portion OF an
old church and numerous grave stones still exist.
R b. Elliott, colored, member OF the Legis-
lature and assistant Adjutant General, admins
tered severe casligation to one j. d. Kavanaugh,
clerk in the Executive Department of this State,
for an alleged insult to his (Elliott's) wife
= The latest news from Europe Is somewhat
startling 1t is apprehended that red republican
conspiracy exists, which has its ramifcations in
France, Spain, Italy. Germany, and even Russia,
The situation is thought to be really alarming.
"A Salisbury IN. C.) paper is rejoicing the big
pest kind over the death of Parson Brownow.
Though we dislike to interfere with any man's in
nocent amusement, it is our duty to say that the
man isn't dead yet. Some people can't wait Till
the proper time comes.
= 1t is proposed by some in England to
build monument TO respected progenltor,
Adam, who dwelt in The Garden of Eden. His
grave IS in Mesopotama, where il is ui rstood he
formerly resided Each descendant will be allow
ell to contribute penny, and We stand pledged Tor
that amount.
= Some people don't believe in advertising, be-
cause they say nobody reads the papers" But
let them get into scrape and you will find them
flying around to the newspaper Offices, with the
request ..please don't mention that little affair;
it's mistake | don't want my name published
ali over the country"
Mr.. Robert Keruaghan, of Hamburg, has been
arrested and released on bail for the murder Of A.
G. Rut6n the Radical Sheriff of Richmond Coun-
ty, Ca. last fall. 1t is said that Mr.. K. can es
tnblsh his innocence by proving that he was ah-
sent from the scene of murder, and probably
thirty miles away when i. occurred.
"A Milwaukee man, who deposited Sl0O in
bank, and was tod the interest would be FIVE per
cent. came promptly n, the end of the year with
S5 in small currency 10 pay that interest. When
told that the So went the other way he looked uI
in astonishmeni, and he went away wondering why
man should pny him for being allowed to take
care Of his money whole year.
= The President has been in the receipt of
several letters from prominent men in the South,
asking that he make trip through the Southern
States in the early part of November. He has re-
piled that if his public duties will permit he will
visit the Atlantic seaboard States, but that he fears
that his presence will be required in Washington
during the most of November.
: a special dispatch says that new interest
attaches 10 the election for Governor in Mississippi
heci iuse of assertions made, and accepted as hay
ing force that the disabilities of General Acorn.
the candidate for Governor and also of the candi-
for An a n
moved by any net of Congress. II is. consequent
ly, asserted that Dent will be the only lawful can
didate.
= Paper petlicoats having como into fashion,
the following advertisement thereof appears in
England mime. Percale begs leave TO call the at-
tenion of ladies about 10 visit the seaside TO her
new and richly embroidered paper pellicoats at one
shilling each. Each peticoat contains IN install
ment OF new novel Of great domestic interest.
by Anthony Trollope, entitled 'Tucks or Frills
The story will be complete in fifty weekly petit