The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-12-15
1rENs-ED1ToR1AI AND OTHERWISE.

ITEES-ED1T0RlALA AND VThE6W 1SE.
VIM. Beales, senior proprietor of the Bos-
ton Post, died on Thursday last, aged &C.: years.
= The Lee Memorial Association of Charles
ton have received contributions to the amount
of S42S a. -: =.
- VIM. NJ. DeLorme, Esq, one of the oldest
and most respectable citizens of Sumter, died
on the 9Th instant.
= The Prussians sent flag of truce into
Paris announcing the fall of Orleans, and the
death of General Ducrot.
= The Legislature of North Carolina will
impeach Gov. Holden for his crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office. =. o..
The Democrats have elected Mayors of
Augusta, Ga, Mobile, Ala, and Boston, Mass.
Just to think of Bostonl
- Chancellor johnson, of Marlboro, has re-
moved his Office to Marion fer the purpose of
practicing law.
- The Alabama Legislature has elected
Judge Goldthwait, Democrat United States
Senator for six years from the 4th OF March
next. al -. -.
From North, South, East and West, there
is but one response to Gen. Buffers speech at
Boston advising war against England: Let us
have peace" ,.r;E.
- The Groenville Eaterprise endorses the
bill of Col. Warren d. Wilkes, fayoring re-
enactment of the Usury Laws, in an able and
lengthy editorial.
= The Laurens Railroad was purchased at
auction on the 7th inst for $104,50O. Col. j.
]. Patterson, of the Greenyille and Columbia
Railroad, is the purchaser.
- The centennial anniversary of Freemason-
ry in North Carolina will be celebrated by the
Grand Lodge of that State on the 18th OF JAN
uary, 1871.
- The Prussian cavalry have succeeded in
cutting the telegraph wires between several OF
the French cities. The line between Orleans
and Tours has been broken.
a resolution to the effect that the hest interests
of the country demand restoration: OF the
specie standard of values.
= The Republican majority this year in New
Jersey is exactly the same as the Democratic
majority in 1867, that is, g. 3y423. A. curious po-
litical incident.
- Speaker Blaine, and other prominent
members of Congress, express the belief that
the bill repeating the income tax will be passed
during the present session of Congress.
= Mr. George E. Isaacs, the well.known
conductor of the Greenvile and Columbia
Railroad, is slowly recovering from the9l uriss
received in the railroad accident on the 10th
ult. .,.-.-.. ..t..
= Gen. Jordan has been arrested in New
York on charge of fitting out an expedition
and enlisting men for Cuba in October last.
He gave $4,000 bail to answer at the February
term of Court
"Christmas is coming" says the New York
Mail, "but there is no Dickens to beguile us
with the recital of its lessons Of loving Kindness
and goodwill. How We shall miss the Voice of
the enchanter." 49, ~. =
The hog crop of East Tennessee is larger
this season than it has been since the war- The
farmers have been blessed with an unusually
large corn crop, favorable season, and no In
reference from the ravages of the cholera
= Another collision on the South Carolina
Railroad occurred Saturday morning, by the
engine stationed at Aiken, running into the
rear car of the up Augusta night train for
Charleston, damaging the car, but hurting no
one.
The present census will show that the
United States has fifteen cities of more'th
one hundred thousand inhabitants. There are
but three countries that exceed this-the East
Indies with twenty-one cities, Great Britain
with sixteen, and China with fifteen.
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States has been introduced
into Congress, and provides for woman suffrage.
1t will be known as "sweet sixteen" but the
women must acknowledge they are twenty-one
years old before they can vote.
- Thomas Young Simons, son of Col Thos.
". Simons, of the Charleston Courier, was was
buried in that city on Wednesday last. His
death was caused by the accidental discharge
of weapon in his own hands. He lwass sa
promising and amiable youth, and was recently
a Cadet at the Yorkville Military Academy.
- Mai John Harllee, an old citizen OF Ma
rion, S. c., died in Robinson County, N: C., ON
the Both ult, aged 81 years. Maj. Harllee be-
longed to an old anel distinguished family. He
was Lieutenant under Gen. Jackson, and was
noted for gallantry in the war of 1872. He
neves married, and spent the evening of his
life with relative in North Carolina.
= The war in Europe is believed to be- near
its end. Severe fighting occurred last week, in
which the Prussians were victorious. On the
part of France, Gambetta has asked an armis-
tice to enable the National Convention to as
semble andto this body he proposes to submit
the alternative of another struggle or peace: 1t
is reported that council of war has decided to
lombard Paris 6
- John II. Surratt has written an interesting
lecture confessing his plan for abducting Lin
coin, but denying that the Confederate Govern
ment had any knowledge of the scheme. He
did not credit the first reports of the assassina-
tion, which reached him at Elmira, and was
amazed when he heard Booths name connected
with it, as the assassination had formed NO
part of their plan, and it was never spoken OF.
- 1t is stated that the late Wilkes Booth,
shortly before the famous events which prece-
dcd his death, deposited $4,000 in bank at
Montreal None Of his family would draw this
delo.it and it still remains to his credit. Nei-
ther his mother nor brother will receive it, al-
though our authority maintains, it has been