The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-10-20

= The Mississippi River steamboats,, Robert
E. Lee and Natchez are to run race from New
Orleans to Natchez, for $4,000. The mer-
chants of.New Orleans are to raise Sl6,0OO, and
each boat subscribes $200O.
= The Richmond Journal prints partial re-
turns of the census of Virginia, from which 1t
deduces that the entire population will be be-
tween twelve and thirteen hundred thousand
The city of Richmond returns 81 ,093 lnhabl-
tants, an increase of 1888 since 1860.
= A court-martial has been ordered to in
vestigate certain charges alleged against Smith,
the negro cadet at West Point One of the al
legations brought against the embryo Othello
is, in plain English, that he has been guilty of
lying.
= The Democratic State Convention of Mas
sachusetts has nominated John Quincy Adams
for Governor. This is the third time Mr..
Adams has received the nomination of his par
ty for the Gubernatoriaf chair.
- Mr.. Reuben Robertson, much respected
and valued citizen of Laurens, died on the 10th
inst. BE was about seventy-seven years OF age,
and throughout his long life was blessed with
many friends and the affection of all his neigh
bOrs.
= The Laurens Railroad has completely col
lapsed. The locomotives are exhausted, and
the road is in bankruptcy. The only commu-
nication with Laurens is per hand-car, which
is very limited and uncertain.
Col. w. J.. Hoke an estimable citizen of
Columbia, suddenly fell dead in the street in
that city, on Tuesday last, while on his way to
breakfast, in company with his son. His re-
mains were taken to Lincolnton, N. O., where
he lad lived many years.
The grand jury of Kinds County, Miss,
composed of an equal number of whites and
blacks,) have found bills for manslaughter
against both Colonel E. Yerger, who killed
Colonel Crane, and Sizer, who killed the mar
shal of Jackson. A strong effort was made to
procure the finding of indictments fer murder,
but failed in both cases.
: One night during last week party Of
scoundrels visited the house of Mrs. James @.
Cheek, widow lady, living some ten miles west
of Laurensville Village. On approaching the
house they aroused her, and warned her to leave
the house with her children. The lady declin-
ed at frst but the fends commenced firing in
to the house, when she left with her little chill
dren the robbers then entered the house and
carried away $50 in money, a watch and other
valuables No arrests have been made.
= The President has appointed Benjamin II
Bristow, of Kentucky, Solicitor General under
the law organizing the Department OF Justice
with the Attorney-General at Its head. Inns
appointment is rendered more important from
the fact that the responsibilities of the Solicitor
General are great, inasmuch as he stands, un
der certain circumstances, as the proxy of the
Attorney General. In case of ayacancy in the
latter office, or in the absence of the Attorney
General, or his disability, the Solicitor Genera
has the power to exercise all the duties of tht
Office. Mr.. Bristow, although, like the major
ity of Grants appointees, unknown to the
country at large, has good local State reputa
ton. He served for some years as the United
States Attorney for Kentucky, and in the wal
he held the rank of Colonel of Twelft Reeg
ment Kentucky Volunteers. 1t is more thar
probable that it was in this latter capacity thai
he attracted the attention of General Grant
who has for some weeks past expressed hi:
preference for Mr.. Bristow as the new Solicitor
General; but as Attorney-General Akermar
has been absent from Washington until recent
| ly, the President deferred making the appoint
ment until after consultation with him OF
the subject on his return. The salary of th'
office is $500.