The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-04-13

ITEMs-ED1f0RIAL AND OTHERWISE.

"A Radical Ku Klux organization has been
formed in Florida -
= In Philadelphia white man is committed
to Jail for refusing to serve on jury with
negro.
= The fund for the relief of the daughters of
Chief Justice Taney will it is said, reach the
snug sum of $4,000.
- John B. Seal, of Greensburg Indiana, has
gone to England after a fortune of G1000,000
left to his fathers family.
Bowen's latest divorce case in Washing
ton, which was called for trial on last Thurs
day, has been Indefinitely postponed.
= North Carolina is about the only South
ern State that never wishes to revert to the
Holden time.
= The thermometer stood ats in New York
on Sunday last. There was fatal case Of sun
stroke-thc first ever known SO early in the
season.
= Don Piatt who has been identified with
the Radical party for many years, says, sit is
party of organized rascality." Don ought to
know, and we suppose he does.
Emperor William concluded speech at
Berlin, in the following words: "Being an old
man, 1 merely lay the foundation of an empire
which my successor must complete"
In Boston, recently, two thieves stole an
entire team, with its contents, consisting of
$4,000 worth of choice goods, which were On
their way to q packet pier. 3,
- Persons seeking to know the origin of Gall
FOOLS Day. are respectfully referred to the 4th
chapter ofIsaiah and 7th verse, where the desir-
ed information can only be obtained.
There is curious plant now at the Gov
ernment green house, in Washington, which
closes its palm on anything put on it. 1t is
proposed to name it after the President.
-Ex-Gov. Allison, of Florida, who has been
on trial before the U. S. District Court, at Tai
lahassee, for violation of the enforcement
act, was convicted of the offence charged, and
his counsel moved for new trial.
- Charleston, the new capital of West Vlr-
ginia, is so situated that no railroads or tele-
graphs approach it. The Governor has to
travel seventy miles by water and cross into
another State to send telegram to Wheeling.
Senator Morton was serenaded in Wash
ington on Saturday night. Grant and Colfa1
were upon the stand Morton and Colfax, in
their speeches, nominated Grant for reelection
in 1872
- Ex-senator Jacob 81. Howard, of Michi-
gan, died at his residence in Detroit on the End
inst. His term in the Senate expired on the
Ord of March last He was a Jealous Repub-
lican and a lawyer of considerable reputation.
= The Vicksburg (Nliss.) Herald publishes
the Indictment found in the Circuit Court last
December against William Sturges, the eX-
PEELED Mayor of Meridian, for felony. He was
charged with swindling freedmen in the pur-
chase of their cotton.
= Mr. Groesbeck seems most likely of all
those proposed to receive the Democratic nom-
ination for Governor of Ohio. He is very pop
ular in his State, and has national reputation
on account of his brilliant speech in defence of
President johnson at the impeachment trial
- Nine. Bonaparte, now residing in Balti-
more, has received dispatch from her grand
son, Col. Jerome Bonaparte, of the French
army. who has been in active service up to the
Surrender of Paris, stating that he had arrived
safelyin London.
Gov. Alcorn, of Mississippi, telegraphs to
Washington that the number of murders in
that State during the last six months Of mill
tary rule was 40 and for the same period un-
der civil government, 19. lie re-afirms the
opinion that the civil authorities are ample for
the execution of the laws.
Annetta Gilbert, of Charleston, whom the
New York San describes as beautiful and
modest Young lady of twenty-three, with q
slight tinge of African blood in her veins, has
instituted suit for SIC, 600 damages against New
York and Charleston Steam Ship Company for
refusing her a state-room on the Manhattan.
The Legislature of New Hampshire, when
it meets in June will be required to choose
Governor, as the Democratic candidate failed
to receive majority of all theyotes cast. The
Democrats have majority in the Legislature
On joint ballot.
. Hon. Zadoc Pratt. of Prattsville, n, Y,
died last Thursday, at an advanced age. He
was known for nearly half a century as an ex-
tcnsiye manufacturer and politician, at one
l. his 6iatrcf in ConOreaa To
leaves immense possessions for the Inheritance
of his children and grandchildren surviving
him.
= Pomeroy's Democrat publishes list of
two hundred persons and firms, with their
places of business, known as swindlers, or those
who make living in New York by advertising
in the newspapers, or by sending circulars
abroad, offering a variety Of things for sale
obtaining money for nothing, or sending in re-
turn packages of sawdust, worthless paper, etc.
= Hon. James II. Weston, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, is
a popular citizen of Manchester and has been
twice elected Mayor of that city, although it is
Republican community. He is native of
Manchester, and is A years old. He is civil
engineer, and is regarded one of the most Of
fcient men of his profession In the country.
- Mr. David Dickson, the well-known Geor-
gia planter, has determined to found city in
Hancock county to be called Dickson City.
The grounds of the place have already been
laid out, and they afford ample scope for farms,
manufactures and other interests. The water
power in the vicinity of the embryo metropolis
is said to be the finest in the world, and two
lines of railway will pass through the proposed
site. Reservations have been made in the plan
for churches, schools, public buildings, mar
2 Gen. Farilsworth, of Illinois, in speech
recently delivered in the House of Representa-
tives,, said that the party to which he belongs
'has passed many laws they are afraid to bring
before the Supreme Court" This is q frank
confession, especially when we remember that
the Supreme Court has been packed with Re-
publicans. The people, who hold that the only