The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-11
1rEMs-ErIToRIAL AND OTHERWISE.

- The Legislature of Louisiana has adjourned
= 1t is understood that Gen. Schofeld will re-
main as Secretary of War pro tenn.
-Ex-Governor Samuel Dinsmore ofNew llamp-
shire, died last week. aged 10.
Grant has not announced his private Secrc-
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 tho
Secretaryship of State on account of Ill health.
= Seward left Washington on last Friday, after
a 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 nineiy-fve to forty-hve refused to
abolish capital punishment.
- The Democratic members Of bol branches of
the Indiana Legislature left their respective Houses
10 avoid voting on the Fifteenth amendment
= Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kan
sas, Nevada, Louisiana and West Virginia have rat
i6cd the Fifteenth Amendment, in favor of univer-
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 candi-
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 "not 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-
tualy rcvolutionized the system of naval warfare.
= On Friday, the President nominated Sherman
for General; Sheridan for Lieutenant General (;
Schoheld 10 be Major General Augur to be Briga-
der General and Columbus Delano. of OHIO, to
be Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. AL Of
these nominations together with the Cabinet, were
confirmed.
= In recent conversation, President johnson
remarked: "Congress perceves that the people
really disaprove the checks put upon me; and the
effort the ablest men of the 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 Dunraven.
=. 1t is stated that General Grant, in conversa-
ton with General Reynolds, of Texas, used Ian
guage like this "Dou't trouble about reconstruc-
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 10 have left
his family unprovidcd for. 1t has been discovered
that a 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.