The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-19
IrEMs-EDIToR1AL AND OTHERWISE.

- In the burning OF hotcl, IN Boone conn
ty, Kentucky three persons perished.
= The Ohio Legislature has defeated the bill
forbidding Bibles in the public schools.
- Governor Clayton has been elected to the
United States Senate from Arkansas.
- The Democrats of the Fourth District OF
Texas have nominated John Hancock for Con-
gross.
"A bill is before the Virginia Legislature
to change the name of the State to the "Old
Dominion"
= David Vance, venerable citizen Of Lau
rcns died recently at his residence on Little
River.
= Father Ryan, the poet-priest, and former
editor of the Banner Of tile South, has taken
charge of the New Orleans Morning Star.
Capt. ]. L. Southern has been elected
Sheriff of Grcenvlle county, to fill the uncx-
pircd term of A. B. Vickcrs, recently deceased.
Or. Henry Sloan, of Columbia, has re-
ccived the appointment Of Assistant Physician
and Chief Attendant at the Lunatic Asylum.
= Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, has been re-
nominated by II vote of 105 to 81. Ills cleo
ton is considered sure.
- Mr. Morrill, has bill in Congress to cele-
brate the one hundrcdth anniversary of Amer
can independence by an international exhibit
tion at Philadelphia in 1876.
- Indiana is emphatically. q railroad State.
Out of ninety-thrcc counties in the State, sew
enty-one are crossed by one or more railroads,
with stations at the county seat.
- The New Jersey Legislature has been Or
ganizcd OH basis that indicates the reelection
Of Senator Frclinghuyson to the United States
Senate.
- The beautiful palace of Malmaison, near
Versailles, where the Empress Josephine died
in 1914, is said to have been destroyed by the
guns of Mont Valericn.
- Napoleon is reported as having said lately
that he will never return to France unless re-
called by the deliberate vote of the people,
who have four times elected him to rule them.
Gen. J. r. West has been elected United
States Senator by the Louisiana Legislature, to
succeed John s. Harris, whose term expires on
the 4th of March next.
- The Democratic Convention Of New
Hampshire met on the 1lth inst, and nomna-
ted Hon. James A. Weston for Governor. The
election will take place on the 14th of March
next
The new bridge across the Savannah Riy-
cr, at Augusta, built by the Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta Railroad Company, il COM
pleted, and is pronounced one ofthe handsomest
structures of the kind in the country.
= Ex-Licutenant Governor w. Ii. Gleason
Las been elected to the Legislature by the SEM
inoles in South Florida, and he is going to the
Capitol in full Iudian costume, war paint and
feathers.
- Many persons in Tennessee, including
Judges of the Supreme Churt, tue Attorney Of
the u. S. Court, and several magistrates. have
been indicted for holding Office. i'll violation of
the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Governor of New Mexico is now in
Washington To urge. the admission of that Ter
ritory as State. He says it is entitled to a
representative in Congress by the Increased
population shown i'm the census returns.
= Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts, has
introduced bill for the removal Of political
disabilities. 1t provides that the legal and po-
litical disabilities of all persons except such as
left the Cabinet or Congress to 60 into the re-
bclion in 1860 and 1861 ), and those who have
unlawfully held office, siAca May 81, 1S7O shall
be removed
"Mll Arp" the celebrated humosist, after
carcaturing the L. S. Government and the
Radical party to his hearts content has gone
into the camp of the enemy, and is now full
hcdged Radical. Like Joe Brown, he was
doubtless "takcn up into a high mountain"
and could not resist the tempter. Alas poor
Yorick!
= The educational system in Pennsylvania
shows wonderful development, according to
IL recent report of the Superintendent. There
are nearly 81 900 teachers and S2S,89 pupils
returned Expenditures tor 1870, 81. .7II,Bl.20;
estimated value Of school property, S15, ,S37 l63.
Average pay of male tcachcrs per month, $40.
G6 female teachers, $32.39,
= Hon. John Covods> member of Congress
from Pennsylvania, died saddcnly of heart dis
ease at Harrisburg, on the lltEs inst, in the
63rd year of his age Mr.. CSXoae has been
conspicuous as Radical politician, and al
though man of much energy and force of
character, he was bitter partisss, Bic had
been mcmbcr Of Congress for sixteen years.