The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-10
1rEMs-ED1roR1AL AND OTHERWISE.

The census of Massachusetts gives pop
ulation of 1,457,3S5
- Partial census returns from the South
show slight increase in the negro population,
but not in proportion to previous enumerations.
President Grant has recommended Thurs
day, the oath day of November, inst, as day
of general thanksgiving and prayer.
: Frankfort, KY, has been desolated by
disastrous fire, which destroyed property to the
amount of 100000.
Now the election is over, the Treasurer OF
Kershaw county advertises that all detaulting
taxpayers must settle up Immediately.
Vincent Vaughan, the new Governor of
Utah, was an officer in the Confederate service.
His political disabilities were removed by Con-
gress last spring -..
- The order of the "Sons of Malta" which
ten or twelve years ago fourished and furnished
fun for large number of people, has been re-
viyed in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.
- The long continuing suspense over the
immediate future of Spain is removed by the
announcement of the official acceptance of the
Spanish throne by the Duke of Aosta.
flames Barron Hope has been commits
stoned by Governor Walker, of Virginia, to
visit the large cities of the North to receive
subscriptions for the sufferers by the late inun-
dation.
= The Philadelphia Age says it now appears
incontestably, by the official returns, that the
Democrats carried Pennsylvania at the recent
election, in spite of all the frauds practiced
against them.
= Chief Justice Chase has written to the
Clerk of the Supreme Court that he will not be
in Washington before the 1st of January. The
letter is written by his private Secretary and is
signed by Mr.. Chase in very tremulous man
ner, and those best informed do not believe he
will ever resume official duties.
Dakota has chosen Democratic delegate
to Congress. This is another change in favor
of the party of the Constitution and the Union.
Not an election occurs which does not show,
either a total defeat of the Radical party, or
such reduction in their majority as presages
an early dissolution of that corrupt organiza
tiOn.
- The result of the election in West Vir-
ginia surprises both parties. The Democrats
have carried the State by majority ranging
from five to ten thousand They also have a
majority in the Legislature, and probably elect
two of the three Congressman. This success
:anot be otherwise than inspiring to the party
throughout the whole country.
Capt. N. B Harrison, of the U. S. navy,
died at Key West on the 1st inst. He was a
Southerner by birth, but adhered to the Union
during the war He took active part in the nu-
merous naval operations on the coast OF South
Carolina from the early part of 1868 to the
evacuation of Charleston by the Confederate
forces under General Beauregard.
= Gen. W. F. Brantly, a prominent ex-Con-
federate officer, was brutally assassinated on the
End inst. near Winona, Miss, and no clue to
the perpetrator has been obtained. This is the
u. I'll. ~ OF tOxy
within two months A. j. Brantly was assassi-
mated two months ago. and Capt. Conner, a
cousin of Brantley's, was killed by man named
Collins.
= The New York Tribune very pertinenty
remarks: "It is announced that the cadet-ped-
dler Whittemore, who was driven from the can
vass for reelection to the House of Represen-
tatatiyes, is now candidate for the. United
States Senate. Before the Legislature of South
Carolina considers him in that light, it would
be we'll for it to remember that he is also cam
didate for the penitentiary under plain law
os Congress, the violation of which ne does no, ~
deny, and the penalties for which are e4plicia.
= Intelligence from Missouri gives an ac-
count of desperate and fatal atfray when oc-
Cured on Warmers River, in that otaee' TWO
weeks ago. Anderson Sheppard, an oia nun
ter, 65 years of age, was in his poat on tne raver
when he was approaches oy 1IU n1hona omd % sben.
hard an old feud existed. As soon as the boats
came within good shooting range, one OF the
men fired at Sheppard and broke his right arm.
SHEPPARD seized his rife, rested it on the side
of the boat, and killed his assailant The two
others then began firing on him but he man
aged with his teeth and left hand to load his
rife, and finally, after receiving seven bullets
in his body, killed them both. He then man
aged to reach the shore, where he was received
by persons attracted to the. river bank by the
firing, and taken home, whore he now lies in
or;t;ool condition