The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-02-10
ITEMs-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE.

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Ladder Company, and have it Incorporated.
- DR.. ]. H. Dogan, an aged and estimable citi.
zen of Union, died on the I'd.
= The majority for the Texas Constitution was
81, ,499. The total number Of votes against it was
1928.
- Several capitalists of Chattanooga are en-
deavorng to have that city annexed to the State of
Georgia.
- Mrs. Henry J. Raymond and family, and the
family Of Hon. Ben Wood, arrived in Charleston
last week.
"A dangerous counterfeit $50 ON the Market
National Bank of New York has been circulating
in Charleston.
- The lower House Of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture rejected the Fifteenth Amendment by vote
of 80 to u.
The Directors of tho South Carolina Railroad
have determined to begin the payment Of quarter
ly dividends in July next.
- The Chicago Times says: "Farnsworth is Of
ter Butler. Bingham is after Butler. Dawes Is
after Butler. The devil, too, is after Butler"
"A convention of the editors of conservative
newspapers in Louisiana has been called to meet
in New Orleans on the 2Sth inst.
- The Williamson Hotel was sold on the 31st
ult for the sum of S2,525, and was purchased by
a company of gentlemen from Greenville.
- The Directors of the South Carolina Institute
held meeting on the 1st instant, and resolved to
hold Fair on the 18th of November next.
- The Election for Judge of the Fifth Circuit
bas been postponed until to morrow Friday, l1th
inst. 1t is thought that s. W. Melton, ESQ.,, has
the inside track.
- The Augusta Const;tutionahst states That the
postmaster at White Pond, in this State has been
detected in stealing money letters, by means of q
decoy found in his possession. -
- Suit has been instituted in the United States
Circuit Court against the sureties of Taliaferro
late postmaster of New Orleans. for Dearly $685.
600 deficit in the sale of revenue stamps.
- The Tennessee House Of Representatives
death of George D. Prentice, and rendering SYM
pathy to Kentucky in his loss.
- The Governor has approved the act to au-
thorize Administrators, Executors and others to
sell certain evidences of Indebtedness at public
sale, and to compromise in certain cases.
- Mrs. Sallie Hammond, widow of Col. Leroy
Hammond both of them prominently and honor.
ably identified with the history of old Edge6eld,
died recently, aged s7
- Rev. Henry h. Spann, for thirty five years a
jealous and faithful local preacher, and most wor
thy citizen. died at his residence in Lexington on
the Oath of January, in the 62nd year of his age
- The wolhalla Courier says that the latest
news from the railroad authorities is, that con-
tract for the building the Blue Ridge Railroad TO
the North Carolina line hos been entered into with
responsible parties.
A drunken man recently went into the store
of lady in Camden, and made use of some inde
cent language, for which offence she administered
to him thorough thrashing with her own fair
hands.
- The Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives has decided, after eighteen
months investigation, that they will report against
impeachment of Busted, U. s. District Judge of
Alabama.
"A bill has been introduced in Congress to re-
duce the pay of Congressman from $4,000 to
$4,000 year, and to reduce mileage from 90 to
10 cents mile. This would make o saving of
81, 100000 year.
- Revels, the newly elected colored Senator
from Mississippi, is native Of Fayetteville, N.
C. His old acquaintances about that place promise
to be reticent in regard to some things, if he
will conduct himself properly.
- Wright, elected Associate Justice has resign
ed his seat in the Senate, and entered upon judi
cial honors. The counties of Abbevile and Beau
fort ore now unrepresented IN the Senate. Other
counties are misrepresented.
A concurrent resolution offered by Doyle
(Democrat) has been adopted by the Legislature,
requiring State Constable Hubbard TO report, with
in ten days, the names of all persons murdered in
this State during the past year, as represented in
his official report. 1t will puzzle Hubbard, in all
probability, to comply with the resolution.
- On the nineteenth Of this month, the emanci-
patton of the Serfs of Russia will be completed,
as from that date they will be allowed to have
their communes, and settle in any part Of Russia
they please, instead Of being adseripi glebe, as
hitherto. The most disastrous results to the bar
rem Northern provinces are feared from the emf
grafton southwark, which is expected to ensue.
A few weeks ago the assets of the bank of
the State of Georgia were sold at public outcry in
Savannah, and lot of worthless securities were
sold in heap to the highest bidder for 1856. In
this lot of worthless trash" was $40 900 in bonds
of the Blue Ridge Railroad, of South Carolina.
The day after the sale the buyer, well-known
Atlanta broker, sold the Blue Ridge Railroad
bonds for $50, 900, reserving the balance of the
trash for another turn.
- Congress proposes to abolish the Agricultu
raj Bureau in Washington. A bill has been intro
duced and read twice in the House to sell ont the