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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-07-07

HORACE GREELEY ON THE TEST OATH.-A
young lad from Virginia, appointed to the
Naval Academy who passed very creditable
examination, was refused admission on account
of his refusal to take the test oath, whereupon
the New York Tribune makes the following in
dependent comments, which does it credit
There are few more generous or advanced men
in the Radical party than Horace Greeley:
ave sincerely trust the young Virginian who
is debarred from admission to the Naval Acad-
cnny because he declines to swear that he had
n! NO sympathy in the rebellion in which his fam
lily heartily enlisted, will not be any longer
prescribed The test oath which boys are
called upon 10 take before admission to the
National Schools is disgrace to our statute
books. The more oath-taking the more lying
there will be, and the more We prescribe chill
dren for the rebellion of their parents the more
that rebellion will be respected. The admins
tration of the test oath to boy who was only
twelve years old when the war closed and who
is still a minor, is an absurdity which ought to
secure the repeal of the statute.
In the same issue of the Tribune which con-
tains the foregoing, we find the following liber-
al views toward the South, from which it will
be observed that Mr.. Greeley is far in advance
of his party in advocating the immediate re-
moval of all disabilities from the Southern
people:
The Democratic members OF Congress ad-
dress circular to the Southern supporters of
their party urging them not to risk the loss of
Senators or Representatives by electing men
who cannot take the test oath, or who are un-
der the disability imposed by the fifteenth
amendment" This is very good advice, and
we second it with all our might. We should be
glad of a broad, generous and complete amnes-
Ill Il hirt
long as Congress persists in holding any class
of ex-rebels disqualified, we trust the Southern
constituencies will accept the situation patient
" and elect only available men. We want to
see all the States fairly and fully represented
without further delay
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A PRINcELY GAMBLING HELL.-A cores
pondent of the Boston Journal in a letter from
Saratoga, says that John Morrissey's new house
there is far the most gorgeous house on the con-
tinent The main floor is divided into three
rooms, two of which are devoted to play and
one for dining. The fitting up of the rooms is
simply magnificent. The floors are covered
with scarlet and white velvet tapestry. The
furniture, sideboards, cornices, mantlcs and
mirror frames are French cheval, inlaid with
gold The curtains are silk and damask. The
monogram 81. NJ" fames out on all Sides
Over the massive mirrors are carved tigers
heads, with mouths wide open to devour, an
emblem of the tiger persons will fight within.
The chandeliers are gold gilt, and the brackets
are FURNISHED in the same style. On the saloon
floor there arc one hundred and twenty-five
lights, and two hundred and seventy in all the
house. Private staircascs lead to rooms aloft,
and these rooms, on the stories above the par
lors, are gorgeously fitted up for guests. Tho
lower floor is for kitchen, wine cellar, laundry
and for domestic uses. The club house cost
$50, 600. A lot near is owned by church.
The parish would not sell, but the ground is
rented to Morrissey for ten years, at $1,000 a
year, to give room and light for the clubhouse.
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IMITATION IS THE SINcEREsT FORM OF
FLATTERY.-It has been the fashion among our
Northern contemporaries, says the Louisville
Couicr-J journal, to make merry over the tour
naments which occurred in the South, and to
indulge in sarcastic filings at 'the chivalry, "
coupled with advice to the participants to "go
to work and quit all such nonsense" The
tournament has long been regarded in the South
as pleasant recreation and amusement as well
as a school for the exhibition OF horsemanship
but, like the custom inaugurated by Southern
women of decorating the graves of the Confed-
crate dead, it has been transplanted to the
North, as We read that several thousand of the
elite Of New York and Brooklyn assembled re-
Gently at Prospect Park to witness tournament.
The horsemanship was splendid, and it is ac-
counted for by the fact that, with few excep-
tions, the knights were from Virginia and other
Southern States.
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A QUEER WILL CAsE.-George A. Alter and
Catharine his wife each determined to make a
will, and each intended to give to the survivor
the property he or she possessed. Two wills
were prepared for execution, and as was sup
posed were duly executed, and then placed in
separate envelopes. The husband died, and on
examination of the envelope containing, as
was thought, his will, it was discovered that the
husband had signed his wife's will and the wife
had signed the husbands will.
In this dilemma the wife obtained lcgisla-
ton, and an act of assembly was passed au-
thurizing her to file petition stating the facts,
and upon proof of "the alleged mistake" to the
satisfaction of the registers court, that tribu-
nal is clothed with "the powers of court of
chancery," and is authorized "to reform said
paper-writing," and "to have entered in the
Office for the register of wills in and for the city
and county, the said paper-writing, which he
(Geo. A. Alter intended to execute as his last
will and testament, as il the said writing had
been signed by him, with his own hand and
SEAL and not by his said wife Catharine"
The Judge decided against the petitioner on
the ground that no law could execute a will for
a dead man-Phila. Inquirer.
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GEORGE w. CARPENTERS
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Compound Fluid Extract ofBuchu

THESE celebrated preparations, originally in
troduced by George W. Carpenter, under the pat
ronage of the medical faculty, have been so long
extensively used by Physicians aud others, that
they are generally known for their intrinsic value,
and can be relied on as being most valuable rem
edies in all cases where Sarsaparlla or Bucbu are
applicable, and cannot be too highly recommend
ed. They are prepared in highly concentrated
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lent. Orders by mail or otherwise will receive
prompt attention.
GEORGE W. CARPENTER, HENsZEY s CO.,
Wholesale Chemical Warehouse,
No. 1877 Market street. Philadelphia.
For sale by Walters & Baker and W. H. Nardin
& Co., Anderson, s. C. Dowie & Noise, Whole
sale Agents, Charleston, S. c.
Oct 81, 1869 II
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His wife said he might lose the Presidency or
anything before he should be beaten by Jesse
Bright and old Bucks myrmidons The Billet
dour had been passing all day between the
Buchanan quarters, in the Vice-President's
room of the Capitol, and one of the committee
rooms where the Douglas men sat in council.
The messenger for Douglas was Roger A. Fry
or and for Fitch, Judah P. Benjamin.
"The Fitch gang were Slidell, who was the
arch conspirator, and blood-thirsty as oat;
Bright, who was jealous of Douglas ana @ oe-
spised him; Cobb, etc. When Judah T. ben-
jamin, the second day, came into the commit
tee room with another letter, and, amongst
Richardson, of Illinois, Pugh, Pryor, Brown,
and the rest. saw Tom Hawkins glanclng at
him. they say he shrank back and turned pale.
Then he put out his hand in q sycophantish
way and said:
3Why, Mr.. Hawkins, Pm very glad to see
you
place of Pryor, to arrange the particulars, and
force fight or peace. we knew by his look
that the thing was serious. They knew that it
was coming to be blood by Toms big eyes.
And they wrote q retractiOn. de had 1t IN
ten minutes.
eve arranged to try Douglas courage by
telling him that the duel was to come off next
morning. lOn, VINO was eiupio-neat uou
fellow, raised objections to this, and refused to
have anything to do with it. We entered
Douglas library, and there he stood, with as
pleasant a smile as I ever saw, waiting to hear
the result.
"'Mr. Douglas said I, how do you feel?'
"Very we'll. What is the newsT
"'You are to go to the field tomorrow morn
ing at 5 o'clock Ind fight with shot-guns.'
1--WE all looked at him piercingly to see how
he stood it..
every WE'LL he said make all the arrange
ments.'
"We watched him again, and he was quiet
as ever saw him-almost cheerful. Tom
Hawkins could stand it no more. He said:
".Mr. Douglas, they have retracted 7
douglas drew sigh, whether of relief or
regret I do not know He was a splendid shot
with fowling- piece, and he would have fought
his weight in wildcats rather than be crowded
out of the path of his ambition. He was the
greatest leader any party ever had, to my
mind. Do you want to be introduced to Tom
Hawkins ?"
"No" said I, without thinking about it, "if
it isn't offensive, Iprefer not to know Tom Haw-
kins p'
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WHAT DID THE MAN AY?-Those who are
in the habit of attending police and other
courts must have observed the difficulty under
which lawyers and judges labor sometimes in
getting witnesses to testify in legal form. The
following, which took place in Cincinnati
court, and might possibly happen in San Fran
CISCO is an amusing and perfect example. A
man had been caught in the act of theft and
pleaded in extcnuation that he was drunk.
Court Ito the policeman who was witness y
What did the man say when you arrested him ?
Witness-He said he was drunk.
Court want to know his precise words,
Just as he uttered Them he didn't use the
pronoun he, did he? He didn't say "he was
drunk"
Witness-Oh, yes, he did-he said he was
drunk-he acknowledged the corn.
Court-(getting impatient at witness stu
pidity)-You don't understand me at all.
want the words just as he uttered them. Didn't
he say, was drunk7
Witness (deprecatingly)-Oh, no, your hon
or; he didn't say y0u was drunk; wouldn't
allow any one to charge that upon you in my
presence.
Prosecuting Attorney-Pshaw! you don't
comprehend at all. His Honor means, did not
the prisoner say to you, III was drunk?"
Witness (refectively) ly)-Well, he might have
said you was drunk, but didn't hear him.
Attorney for Prisoner (blandy)-What the
Court desires is for you to state the prisoners
exact words, preserving the precise form of the
pronoun he made use of in reply. Was it in
the first person 1, the second person THOU or
the third person HE, SHE or IT? Now, then,
sir, with severity didn't my client say, 81
was drunk ?"
Witness (getting mad)-No, he didn't say
you was drunk, either; but if he had, reckon
he wouldn't ha' lied any. Do you s'pose the
poor fellow charged the whole ID Court with
being drunk?
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Result Of a Secret Marriage.

Thirty years ago great senation was created
in this city by the discovery that Augustine
Kennerly, the City Collector, was defaulter
to the amount of between 10000 and $50, 600.
The exact amount was never ascertalned, oW-
ing to the system of bookkeeping in vogue at
that time. Kennerly belonged to highly re-
spectacle family. Several years afterward ne
published statement, attempting to exonerate
himself, but it was not entirely satisfactory.
He also published novel called "Heiress of
Fotheringay," which did not make him very
high reputation as a romancist.
During many years of his life he lived on
terms of intimacy with q colored woman. The
woman had several children, who were bright
mulattoes. The old lady is known as Mrs.
Holland, and has resided for many years at
Cheltenham, owning five or six acres of land
there, besides property in the city-the whole
valued at about $4,000. Her younger daugh-
ter. Augustine, was her favorite, and was edu-
Gated in the convent at Baltimore, in all the
accomplishments of modern education.
The mother, having seen the colored people
of the United States rise from condition OF
servitude to the place they now occupy, fondly
looked forward to the time when Augustine
would be led to the altar by respectable white
man. But her hope was doomed to be blighted;;
She had in her employ mulatto man named
James Madison, who drove team belonging
to her, and hauled fire clay for the brick works
at Cheltenham Madison was considered an
honest and faithful man. Being an inmate OF
the house, he had frequent opportunities of eul-
tivating the acquaintance OF Augustine; put s
his wooing was in secret, as he well knew the
old lady would scorn any alliance with him;
He succeeded, however, in winning the affec-.
tions of the girl, who is about twenty years OF y
age, and well educated. They were married
without the knowledge of the old lady.
Immediately after the wedding the couple
started on the Pacific road on a short bridal tour
to Rocheport, Boon county, the former place OF
residence of the bridegroom. When Mrs Hol-
land heard of the marriage, her indignation
knew no bounds. She pursued the fugitives to
Rocheport, and there meeting Madison face to
face, plunged dagger into his heart, killing
him on the spot. Such is the account that
reaches US from authentic sources. Mrs. Hol-
land was arrested on charge of murder, and
her trial is set for August 3-'S. Louis Demo-
crdt
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A MURDERER CoNvIcrED.-It will be re-
membered that more than two years ago Mr.
J. Fraser Matthewes was killed, near Beaufort,
by Peter Holmes, colored, under circumstances
Of very aggravating character. Holmes was
arrested, but escaped, and was again arrested
only to escape again-the last time remaining
at large for fifteen months. About two months
ago he was recaptured by Constable T. Hamil-
ton at the Phosphate Works, q short distance
from the city. On the 23d Of this month he
was arraigned at Beaufort before jury COM
posed exclusively of his own race and color,
and, after fair hearing, convicted of murder.
The prisoner is described as being short,
heavy built, black man, with low brow, COON
like eyes and massive jaws. A ferocious ex-
preston is written on every feature. He is
evidently by nature what Victor Hugo calls "a
man-tiger" seeming to have been turned out
of the crucible in which the devil mixed the
creative elements We have not heard what
sentence Judge Platt imposed upon the prison.
er, but if he answers to the description, hang
ing is the only remedy.-Garleston NeDs.
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- Beauties often die old maids. They set
such value on themselves that they don't find
purchaser before the market is closed.
"A drunken man, after trying in vain to
keep on the sidewalk, was heard to exclaim,
There now go into the street if you want to. u
If you would be pungent, be brief; for it
is with words as with sunbeams-the more
they are condensed the deeper they burn.
&c! live by my pen" said an editor, wish
ing to impress young lady. "You look as il
you lived in one, )" was her reply.
Expensive plates-Fashion plates. They
are rather more apt to break those who wear
them than be broken.
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A Coop BoRRowER.-"Mrs. H." exclaimed
a little urchin, on running into near neigh:
boris house; mother wanted me to ask would
we please lend 'cr your candlc-moulds 2"
The moulds were given him, and he ran home
In few minutes he returned with this query:
"Mothcr wants to know if ye'd be kind enough
to lend 'er some wickin?"
The wcking was measured off, and he again
departed. But he soon appeared again and
said:
''Mother would be so thankful if you had a
little taller ye'd be so kind as to lend 'er?"
sired article and as the boy started for the door,
she said
"Wouldnt your mother like to have me come
over and mould the candles for her ?"
oval, yis," replied the little boy II reckon
she'd like it fustrate, cos she sed she didn' un-
derstand it very we'll, but she don't like to be
troublin' her neighbors, so she wouldn't ask
yen
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THE PoLIcY-HoLDERs'
LIFE AND TONTINE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE sOUTIa

2s Broad Street, Charleston, S. O.,
UAvING deposited $4,000 with the Comp.
IL troller General for the protection Of its
poicy-holders, will issue the usual forms Of Life
and Endowment Policies.
It's The most liberal Company to tho Assured IN
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April 2l, 1870 43
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- Farmer B. was sitting in the country
church. He had been working hard in the
harvest field. Hands were scarce, and farmer
B. was doing. The loud tones of the minister
failed to arouse The farmer, until at length the
time waning, the good man closed the lids of
the Bible, and concluded as follows:
"Indeed, my hearers, the harvest is plenteous,
but the laborers are few"
eyes," exclaimed farmer B., GIVE offered two
dollars day for Graders, and can't get em at
that"
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THREE TH1Nas.-Three things to govern
Temper, tongue and conduct.
Three things to think about-Life, death and
eternity.
Three things to pray for-Faith, peace and
purity of heart.
Three things to wish for-Hcalth, friends and
a cheerful spirit.
Three things to avoid-Idleness, lOquacity
and fippant jestings.
Three things to lovc-Courage, gentlcness and
affection.
Three things to ohate-Cruelty, arrogance and
ingratitude.
Three things to admire-Intcllectua power,
dignity and gracefulncss.
Value the friendship of him who stands
by you in storm swarms of ipsects will sur
reund you in the sunshine.
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Greenville & Columbia Railroad.

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, January Is, 1870. !
ON. and after WEDNESDAY, January 10, the
following Schedule will be run daily, Sunday ex-
cepted, connecting with Night Train on South
Carolina Road, up and down, and with Nigh
Train on Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road
going North:
I've Columbia 100 m 1--we Greenville 5.4 m
Aston $40 m Anderson 625 n
" Newb'ry 1910 a IN Abbeville 500 na
Arr. Abbeville 800 IN Newb'ry 1886 m
" Anderson 4.20 pm Alston 2.i0 m
Gr'nyille 500 D IN Arr. Columbia 3.45 m
The Train will return from Belton to Anderson
on Monday and Friday mornings.
JAMES O. MEREDITH, Gen. Sup't.
Jan 90, 1870 80
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