The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-06-23
VOLUME 5---NO. 81.
Political Notes.

Sl0Nal calender.
a wolnans suffrage amendment to the Con-
stitution is being canvessed before the people.
In addition to State, county, and town taxes,
Grants government wants this year 1898 ,0G0.-
900.
All the Ohio Democratic papers are confident
that the party will sweep the State at the next
election.
Ohio papers deny the statement that Ben.
Wade is candidate for Congress from Mr.. Car
fields district.
The vote in Whittemores district was re-
ported light, but an inspection of the registry
shows it to be very black.
The Democrats in Schenck's district, Ohio,
are anxious to have him renominated. They
promise to lay him out elegantly.
The labor reformers have sixteen votes in
the New Hampshire House Of Representatives,
the Democrats ia, and the Republicans l6a.
The population Of Washington Territory,
which in 1850 was 1894, is now estimated by
some persons at 10000 and by other at 10000.
San Francisco voted last week to issue
81, 900 900 in city bonds to aid the Southern
Pacific Railway. For the first time the negroes
voted.
Hon. D. w. voorhees, is On an extended po-
litical tour in Indiana. He springs from town
to town, addressing the Democracy every night.
1t is discourageing work to keep track of the
Congressional candidates throughout the coun-
try. Ten men for each nomination is drawing
it mild
Forney says that Whittelrore's election was
obtained by imposing on rural and not over
intelligent community" Even Forney can
blush.
The St. Louis Democrat speaks of Senator
Drake as "the gentleman from Philadelphia
who temporarily represents part OF Missouri in
the Senate"
A company of negroes hare organized for
the purpose Of building colored hotel at In
dianapolis, Ind. to which no white persons will
be admitted
The election of Hon. L. I. Morgan, Chahcel-
lor of Tennessee, is contested on the ground OF
frauds, and that the election should have been
held in August.
The Democrats of Tennessee expect to Sc
cure seven of the eight Congressmen at the
next election. The Stateis now represented by
eight Republicans.
Radical shoulder-straps were dismayed and
disgusted last week at seeing colored women in
the South strewing flowers on the graves of
Confederate soldiers.
The scheme of consolidating the two capitolS
of Connecticut has failed for this year at least,
the Legislature having refused to submit the
question to the people.
1t is the common talk in Washington that
Senator Cameron's recent conversion to the
support of the San Domingo treaty has been
rewarded by the appointment OF his son-ln-law
as minister to Turkey.
Hon. John P. Hale, it is said, WILL on his
return from Spain, become candidate for
Congress in the First New Hampshire Con-
gressonal District in the place of Jacob ID.
Ella, whose term expires in March.
The Good Tcmplars of Minnesota almost
destroyed their society by running prohlbl-
ton ticket last year. Its number OF members
has been since reduced from ten to three thou
sand, and its pecuniary loss has been very great.
Several Democratic papers IN Missouri are
opposed to running Democratic general ticket
over fast enough, and that all political expen-
ditures should be reserved for later occasion.
The Toledo Commercial says: "The recent
failure of the Fenian leaders has discouraged
their followers to such All extent that it will be
difficult to bleed them again. The organiza-
tion in this city became disgrsted and disband-
ed"
The general opinion in Congress seems to be
that the considerations urged by Grant for the
annexation of San Domingo are altogether of
trading or speculative character, without
reference to the general interests OF the coun-
A Georgia paper states that when Governor
Bullock visited Andersonvile Ga, recently,
some of the colored people asked him what he
had done with all the money he had raised,
and what made job printing SO expensive at the
Chronicle Office.
A correspondent says of the Woman's Suf-
frage Committee in tile Connecticut Leglsla-
ture: Il think they are having good time.
They are not expected 10 report anything; "niy
to sit up there and look pretty and DC talked at
by the gentler SEX.
The Cowicr-JowNal gets this off: "In order
that the noble savages row at Washington may
be convinced of the terrible effects Of fire
water the President of the National Temper
ance Society is anxious to secure for them q
good look at Dick Yates and Zach Chandler"
The last Nevada Legislature proposed wo-
mems suffrage amendment to the State conStl-
tuition, and call has been issued for conven-
ton in Winnemlicca on the Fourth OF July, Tor
the formation of a State organization to bring
the issue fairly before the people at the next
election
The officers of the Northwestern Women's
Suffrage Convention have published an address
declaring that to secure the submission by
Congress to the States of a woman suffrage
amendment is the first work before them, and
proclaiming that now is the time to strike for
the principles of liberty and Of purely Re
publican government.
As there will be TO Democratic State Con-
vention in Minnesota this year, the State Cen
trail Committee has issued an address indicating
the he position that the party should occupy. The
tariff question. it is stated. is the issue OF the
day, and the party is urged to reailirm, in un-
mistakab!e terms at all Congressional Conven-
tions, their time-honored and unfalterinS op-
position to protective tariff and all other kinds
of class legislation.
- The Schenectady &ar is puzzling itself
over the conundrum, why girls can dress as
lightly as they do and still keep warm, and re-
lates the following startling experience: "We
once rode with girl in an open cutter, fifteen
,n;lns ON one of the coolest NIGHTS in winter,