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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30
Negro Mortality.

Any one who has i'ehd the health re-
ports OF the City of Charleston, since the
close of the war. canno6 have failed to re-
mark that the number of deaths among
the collored people, as compared to those
among the white, has been in the proper
tion of more than two to one. This pro
portion has been, as we arc inforn1ed.
greater in other places; and the question
naturally arises, why should this thing be.
Before the war mortality was about equal
among both races, but since peace has
been re-cstablished, the negro has been
dying out much more rapidly than the
white man.
To US the reason seems to be in the fact
that, the coIored people, as class, arc not
laboring as earnestly and vigorously as
they could be compelled TO do to procure
the necessary comforts which conduce to
health and to longevity. In the compe-
tition for bread Which we find everywhere,
the man who falls below the average
amcunt Of work which white man can
do in day, must at least want, if he does
not starve. Hunger, poverty, and squal-
or-the fate Of those who fall below this
average-arc not favorable to the birth
and rearing Of children, or to the preser-
vation of health and life in the adult
They are the parents of disease and OF
death, and the race that does not labor
sufficiently to keep them eff must be con-
stantly dccimated.
We notice this startling fact, in order
that our colorcd population may seek a
remedy. We are interested not in the
destruction, but in the preservation of the
race. Let the Radical manufactures of
opinion among the colored people attempt
to poison their minds as they will. the day
is not far distant when they will see that
they have been deluded by yile dcma-
gogucs. anxious to accumulate plunder at
the expense of the white and black man
alike. They will soon see. as We see, that
each race is interested in tine prosperity
of the other. Every industrious laborer
is an additional source of strength to any
country, it matters not what may be his
color, his nativity, or his religion. Every
owner of capital, every possessor of brain,
honestly applied, adds power to the State
and furnishes what labor requires, a.d
what labor will produce. Living side by
side, the white man cannot spare the black
man, nor can the black man do without
those who possess the soil, the capital. and
a great part of the education and intellect
Of the State. '-'..3 -
The remedy for this mortality among
the colored population of the State is to
be found in work, hard and steady work.
united prudence and frugality. BY
means of labor and economy the material
condition of the race will be improved,
and with Improvement inits material con-
dition will como better health, increase of
births and greater lohgeyity.-Caarleston
Courier- ,., e...., e..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

REBEccA OF FIvANHoE.-Ac correspondent
OF the Jc,cish Messenger, gives new cx-
planation ofthe reason why the late Wash
ington Irving always remained bach
clor Speaking of Miss Rebccca Gratz,
u Jcwcss of Philadelphia, distinguished
for her zeal in works of charity, who has
Just died at the ripe age of SS, he says:
"Twcnty years ago heard the story, =
story that has long been current in Phila-
delphia in Jewish circles, among her
friends and acquaintanccs, and which has
again been revived here since her death
1t runs thus Many years ago, when Miss
Gratz was a young girl, Washington
Irving, then already rich in literary
reputation, came to Philadelphia, and be-
came visitor at tho house of her family.
1t is said that in youth she was very beau
titul and very good and as her acquain-
tunce with Irving increased, the beauty
of both her character and her features,
together with the fact that she was living
representative of that nation whose whole
history is romance, SO wrought upon his
heart that he became deeply enamored
with her. 1t is needless TO say that had
his attachment been crso strong, with
her strength in her faith, it would have
been wasted. AS it was, it acds wasted
Irving left the city, but did not forget the
lady of his love-"
Washington Irving subsequently, men
toned to Sir Walter Scott his knowledge
of the beautiful Rcbccca in Philadelphia,
at tho timc he was writing, or about to
write, "Ivanhoe,' and upon the strength
of Irving's description of the lovely
Jcwcss, so firm to her faith, named his
l.crono "Rebccca."
"A debating club has decided that it
is right to cheat lawyer, but it is pret-
| a. l,rJ tL;p,r m do
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE-Negro suffrage
has not yet been born, AID Female suffrage
is still in the very ugly embryonic state,
and already some hardy innovator pro-
poses Infant suffrage. By all means
Since the ballot has been found to be the
balm for all human ills, it is cruel to deny
TO any creature its share in q blessing at
once so priceless and 80 cheap. Nay, for
once we are disposed to out-radical the
radicals, and proclaim the sublime evan
gel of Universal suffrage! The grandeur
of this idea almost takes away our breath
For mark mo-, only everything that can
express assent or dissent, or present bal
lot-incuding parrots and scarecrows,
which latter Carlyle suggested might be
entitled to trial by jury-shall vote but
and here lies the sublimity of the con.
ccption-they shall vote upon everything /!
Not political questions, merely, but every
thing that has hitherto bafflcd human in
gcnuity will dissolve in this universal
mcnstruum. eshall then know the ratio
of the diameter to the circumference, and
the true amount Of the national debt !;
where are the ten tribes, tho grave of At
tla, the Nibelung treasure, and Secret
Service Fund; the object of the round
towers of Ireland, and of the bronze
smudgcs on the old postal currency who
wrote Shakspeare's plays and the letters Of
Junius; who was the Man in the Iron
Mask. and what arc President Grants
real political principles who cut off King
Charlcs's head, and who struck Billy Pat
terson.-NeU Eclectic.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

= 1t is said that dog, taken. in its, in
fancy and held three-quarters of an hour
under water, will never be troubled with
hydrophobia. s.exsm
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

PRESIDENT GRANTS PopULARITY.-Th
gradual decline of President Grant in
American opinion is noteworthy, for there
is little evidence of any strong political
reason. lie is very lcnient to Consorva-
tives, but that may be wise; and ho has
failed 10 oust the politicians by trade, but
that may not be his fault; and he writes
rather indscreet letters, but the letters are
sound enough in principle. Nevertho-
less, it is certain that, for some reason
not quite perceptiblc over hore, tone of
contempt to,Dard the President is becoming
apparent in both parties. The idea seems
to be that he is bored man, who does
not care about politics at all, but wants
to be amused, and is not amused by ylnces-
SAINT receptions of Office seekers, and peo-
pie intent on giving advice, and fnanciers
who worry. him about questions he knows
nothing about. That state of mind is
quite inteligible-it was Napoleon's, for
instance, always-bdt there seems to be
something else. Is it possiblc-thc idea
looks absurdly inconsistent with his
career, but still it is expressed in quarters
not given to railing-that Gen. Grant is,
when not called on fer real work, just q
little frivolous ?-London Spectator.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-30

a debating club has decided that it
is right to cheat lawyer, but it is pref
ty bard thing to do.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
yAMERI(YJS,

-a.sAf4a a. Htl fft tr=tt q
The little town of Americas, ten
miles above this place on the railroad,
is beginning to look up. The certainty
of, the immediate completion OF, the
railroadi to that place has slim ulated the
citizens to vigorous -exertions, and
buildings are going up and town prop
erty changing hands ut a rate, that can
not but be fiattering to those who have
struggled so long to make town at
that point. Some fine business houses
will be completed there during this fall.
The railroad company are clearing
away for their depot buildings, on Main
street, W hich they promise shall be of a
respectable character Americas is in
the heart OF as fine an agricultural
country as there is in the State, the
crops d throughout that section are
abundant, and the people are all in the
best of cheer over their prospects. The
two steam saw mills are unable to sup
ply the demand for lumber, the mania
for building, both In town and among
the farmers, is SO great. We see nothing
to- hinder Americas, from making a
town. t...ra.t p f-fg.rrr,4 -r,H.t- fr.s. -t..s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
MAI. MATTERS.

The Eureka Herald speaks very plain
in reference to the disseminating OF, the
mail route between EmpoIia and Eure-
ka IT says: 49, ,5o-L1t' istes 10 u =
!, Our rotltep from Emporia to Eureka
has been discontinued. - We do not
know how this happefeG but are wen
satisfied that Il isa.spite work" But
this community is determined not 10
rest TIL. It is properly Supplied with
mail facilities..1 - =. e .5htiiAsli -t3si5 =
! AT present we are supplied with 'riiafl
matter via Burlington and Ottawa.
There s-something rotten on the line
somewhere Many letters mailed here
are never heard from again, SO many
that accidental loss or miscarriage is
out of the question:. We sent, nine in
one, mail no one of which. we. ever
heard from. Even registering a letter
does not make it safe. 80 m fes @ ls.
Last week In one mail twPnty-seven
letters came here fog other offices in
nearly as many different States. One
the papers published in the southwest
ern counties we only get a.nums err once
every five or six weeks. .gi 155ar
The Nerdigris people tell a similar
tale. They get mail only once u
Petitions to the r. o. Department
seem to do no good. ~f
We are not alone I'm making these
complaints The Lawrence Journal
says: E f
The distribution of the mails in
Southern Kansas and we presume
throughout the State at large, as now
conducted is simply disgrace to the
Government, and especially TO the Post
Office Department.. They are scattered
around Lniscellaneously, about one-half
the postmasters aud agents seemingly
not caring whether they ever reach
their destination or not 81 ses4 ssiI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
CHINESE IMMiGRATfoN.

! A lively discussion is going on
throughout the country in relation to
the Chinese Immigration to this country
and the probable effect that they will
have on our politics and religion 1t is
claimed that these people are INDUS
trious and frugal, and that they make
good citizens. 1t is also claimed that
they never forsake their worship OF
heather gods. and that Chinaman af-
tee living, in this country twenty years,
is ~ lhnansan still-tha4 the influences
of Republican Institutions aud Christian
religion has no effect upon him what
ever.
Many persons argHe from this, that
We will be overrun with these, people,
and that within the next twenty years
millions of them will immigrate to this
country, and as they cling to their hea-
thenish ideas and practices, they will
absorb the American people; and that
instead of their becoming civilized, we
will become heathenized. 1t is argued
that they will sap the very foundations
of civil government and .blOt out all
Christian and religious liberty from our
land. This is dark, picture but it is
nevertheless advocated by men of in
fiuence and sagaciiy. ' e. o.
On the other hand it is claimed that
the love for our civil and religious in-
stitutions is SO thoroughly enlplanted in
the hearts of the American people that
all the power of heathcnism cannot
supplant it--that all nations that have
come in contact with, US have become
more or less ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Celestials will eventually become Chris
tians, and that instead of us being de-
graded, they win be elevated, and as we
thus absorb this vast immigration, we
will become purified. by adopting their
habits OF honesty and frugality,. s5
It is evident that these people viii
be scattered alb .Oyer, our country and
that we wilthave practical test OF this
question within a few. years. 30 = -
There can, be but one result. 4. We.
who embrace the principles of Chris
tianity, will go on iH'the work of pro-
gress from conqueriiig to conquer, and
that all nations must eventually bow; TO
the septure of Chrisiian-and civil lib
erty. ..Bll s',....sLsTEte T5sg0MTIH T.
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RURIED ALtyE.-From C. j. Hanks,
ESD, Route Mail Agent on the Kansas
Pacific Railroad, we learn that the we'll
being sunk at Monument station by the
company, cayed in on Saturday last,
while tw o men were working in it, bury
ing one, while the other escaped by seiz-
iIg a rope, and vas drawn up. 1t seems
that the wOrknlen had sunk tile well 160
feet, and were going through stratum
of sand. Owing TO the scarcity of tim
Der, the curbing had been neglected for
thirty feet above, and being thus inse-
cure, without q HHament's warning the
well fell in, burying one man under sew
eraI feet of earth and sand. The work
men above could distinctly hear his
cries for help, and distinguished the
W Ords don't leave me-" Yet, incredi-
bic us it may seem, his companions made
no attempt to release him, alleging as
an excuse that they We're afraid of fur
Their caving in of the well. More hor-
rible still, after his cries had ceased and
it was evident that life had fled, these
inhuman monsters filled up the we'll, for
ever entombing q human being whom
they might have rescued, or have at
least obeyed the common dictates of
humanity and have attempted to save.
Our informant did not learn the name
of the man thus basely left to violent
and horrible death, or of those who so
inhumaHly abandoned a fellow man.
We wish we had their names. that we
might hand them down to history TO
be Stunned by cen trOrth
Conservative
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
The Topeka Common .cenIth saws

WOMAN LOST Yesterday Marshal
Reed gave. US the particulars of the
named Mrs. Shepherd, sister of Mrs.
Blakely, and living in the bottoms out
side the city limits. She was missed
Tuesday morning last, and although
vigorous search has been made, no trace
of her has yet been discovered. She
has been married about three months,
and living very happily with her hus-
band, and her. friends are unable to as
sign any. cause for her Sudden diSap-
pearance. IL is stated that at times her
mind is not right. q She was, about five
feet in hight, had coal black hair, weak
eyes, and weighed about one hundred
and fifteen pounds. Any Information
concerning con, p her may be left VIII With Mar
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

We have it from indfsputable authority
Maj. Hawn-a gentleman who has
stai;ed his reputation and means upon
the fact, that the cOal-bed will be reach
ed early next week. Down in the vi
entity of 600 feet workmen are busily
but surely toiIing to unearth the hidden
treasure-one that in comparison with
the gigantic enterprises undertaken
since emerging from infancy all others
pale. OF its certainty no scientific or
practical miner doubts. OF the benefits
accruing from its development. there is
but one opinion. 1t viii add more to
the business and population of Leayen-
worth i'll the way of new enterprises
and cheap fuel. than all thesrailread and
bridge schemes that have disturbed the
brains of our people for the past four or
five years. 1t is confidently expected
that co ii will be reached in four or five
days. Its Importance is well worthy the
earnest consideration of our. people
Le0cearOTth Cal. -,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

The cuIveft hands of the A. T. &S.F.
r. r. are working within a mile and a
half of town, and grading force of two
or three hundred hands. are scattered
for four miles this side Of lie creek.
The rails are down for some distance
this side of Carbonaale, and are down
as fast as The grade can be made ready.
The depotat Carbondale is nearly filled
with freight consigned for parties
throughout Southw estern Kansas. The
new hotel at Carbondale is open and
doing good business. adams &
Dodds appear to be busy. The change
in the time is working WE'LL Within .
week. or ten days the cars will be RUM
ming to ITO or Frank Goebels.-O Sdge
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06


TENNESSEE, ELECTIoN.--Adviees from
Memphis show peculiar and determined
frauds in the elections about to take
place; .r,g.... "a a.. t...-
Governor, Senter's Democratic regis
trars have not appointed a single clerk
or judge from among Republicans, al
though. heretofore the officers of cleo
lions have always been equally divided
between the parties. in'a7 1Si
No separate polling places for colored
voters have been provided for, although
the law requires, that there shall be.
Theintention of this is. to keep the coli
ored mcnifrom voting. and bloodshed
may be the result. The Republicans of
Memphis are united to man for Stokes !;
and in Nashville the movement fora
new Legislative ticket has ceased. The
Sehter candidates have withdrawn, and
those nominated by Stokes win be sus-
tanned by the entire Republican party.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
1CHKRoK I NKUTRAL d LANDS ,lLlsl.

H ~
Hon- Sidney Clarke, Honest, john
Speery (EIajor'H. @. whitney and Others
are down ON the Cherokee Neutral
Lands passing resolutions and making
buneomhe .sleeehes.. Accounts of their
doings appear from day to day in the
Law renee 1Ti6sne We learn from
that paper, that ,..Ilon. Sidney Clarke's
popularity was attested by the deafen-
ing cheers that greeted his appearance
on the platform, and that John Speer
gave short aud telling speech, that was
frequently interrupted with upr'oarions
applause, and was greeted at the close
with cheer that made the old woods
ring. NF''i. f''t h'A = ..t $50 ~.'s
Senator Pomeroy was burned in eff
gy. Itwas stated that as he had abused
the trustrepOsedlin him by the people
OF Kansas, by sacrificing their interests
to the greed of lnonopolists and specu-
Iatprs, and further, BY many dishonest
acts, had rendered his name disgrace
aud reproach to the State, the citizens
oil SodtReru Kansas would there attest
iheir .detestation or his course by pub
licly burning him in efigy. ~ hiss 3
Alas cor ''Old Beans" lie has been
picked. and cooked, 50 there Is nothing
lelfiof HIN but a IItle wind. .'-.-
observation-disclosures passed requesting
Senators Ross and Poineroy to resign
their seats in the -SeMslto4Alsd no- longer
Disgrace tile people of Kansas by their
misdceds. 'f'"at Sa51 irasd 'Itra7nt
An this was done at Jacksonville, on
the 18th of July, nhen there was an
'Immeuse outpOuriAg OF the people"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

A terrible accident occurred at the
coal shaft on the MILITARY Reserve, near
LeavenwOrth on the 31st inst. The
bucket in which the men are drawn up
from the shaft by some means became
detached from the hook, the bucket
overturned, and the two men who were
in it were precipitated to the bottom, a
distance of about i've hundred feet.
The bodies OF both were horribly man
gled. The names of the killed were
Jerry Ford and John Suffer, both resi-
dents of this city, and both leave fami-
Iies.-C Conservative ''t -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

:.Adlettef from Nassau says a large
number of Cabans have gathered there,
and blockade running is in full and act
i've operation. The Cuban insurgents
have an agency at Nassau, and the in
habiiants of the island are entirely in
sympathy with them. I'D ba m
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

WORM TRYING.-An exchange says
an eminent surgeon recently had his
horses washed III the morning with
water in which one ortwo sliced onions
had been stepped. He found that the
flies kept at q respectable distance,
while no harm was done to the animal
A separate bucket or vessel other than
that used to water the horses would be
necessary, and great relief would be OBJ
tanned at small cost.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

The Secretary of the Treasury has in
structed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to purchase $2,000,0O0 of 5-2Os a
week during August, the first purchase
to be made OH the 4th of August. These
are IN addition to the purchase for the
sinking fund of S1,O0OOO0 on alternate
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

IA prize fight for $500 a side came off
ten miles west of Junction City on the
Ist, between two pugilists named Bar
ucy Bowen and Jim Cooper. Bowen
knocked Cooper out of time on the sew
enth round.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
We elliptic Following crop item from

the Atchison Champion: s,,s
Talk about crops! There never were
such crops as are now being harvested
throughout all sections of Northern
Kansas. They surpass all expectations.
all experience, all description. They
are unprecedented and astonishing.
Acres upon acres of wheat, oats and
barley yield such fabulous quantities of
grain that were one to mention the
amount he would hardly be believed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

,Nething has occurred to show that
the President win interfere in the COM
ing election in Mississippi, but he has
expressed his detefmination that there
stail be. x fair one, The District Com
raandsF viii accordingly appoint in each
count y %, Che, State n board. of regis
tfars, cohp0sBd ,ofpene Radical, one
Cohservative Republican and an army
officer. IT.. ...;.,.- ....... 4 y 80
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

Horace Greeley attended a. Long
Branch hop. at was a queer sight,
writes q correspondent, ito see Horace
Greeley come scrapiug through the ball-
room in black suit TO seat himself on
a sofa in the hall and admire the ladies.
1t is good to see Mr.. Greeley yielding
to the sofJening influences of festiyity
In his old age. -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06

The note was taken in .Atchison couhr
ty,7Angust I'd, ON the, proposition to
v0te,Sl5O, O00to aid in the construction
oGtile Atclison, Oskaloosa & Lawrence
raifoad. 9Atchisono gives 75o for the
proposition, and the vote in The county
win not change the result. This secures
tic building of the road, as parties who
are abIcg propose TO build 1t with this
ala 10 .irnTg.A IoH srg r. aA-,f yi"iEir
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
ATCHIS0N, TOPEKA & SANTA FB
NOTICE

. SUITS OFFICE. A.. T. & S. F. II. r. CO..
TOPEKA. June 3d. 1869.
THE above Railroad will be open for bllsi-
i ness Monday, june 18th. 1Sfi9 between
Topeka aud CarbondaIe. Mt which point trains
connect with stages for BurliHgafIle aud Einpo-
ria. Trains will run daily, {except Sunday y
as follows:
Mixed train, leave Topeka at 6 :f5 A. NJ, ar.
irving at Carb0ndale 7:45 A. NJ; Passenger
leaves Carbonate I0:iV 4. NJ, arrive at Tope-.
ka II 80 \. NJ, and connects with east and west
trains on Kansas Pacific: Returning, leaves
Topeka at 40 T.. NJ. arriving at ClrbOnCIaIt
200 p. NJ; Mixed irwin. 1ea7es Carb0ntf.ili.'
4:e0 p NJ, arriving at Topeka $40 p. VI. sxs
21-tf 7. J. PETER, Stip't.