The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-09
ITEMs--EDIToRIAL AND OTHERWISE,

only seventy-four pounds.
- Virginia negroes are removing to Tenues-
see and Arkansas in large numbers.
= The message of Gov. Alcorn, of Missis-
sippi is said to be sixty feet long
- The Democrats carried the municipal elec-
tion at Wheeling, West Virginia, by large
majority.
= Ex-Governor A. R. Allen, of Florida, is
under arrest on a charge of violating the en-
forcement law
- The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the South Carolina Railroad will be held in
Charleston, on the 18th instant.
= Hiram Powers the celebrated sculptor,
will return to America next summer, after three
years absence.
= The West Virginia Legislature has elec-
ted Fl. G. Davis (Democrat) to the United
States Senate by majority of 81.
= Sam Houston, eldest son of the old hero
of San Jacinto is the editor of the Georgetown
(Texas) Watchman. ;.
- Congressman Butler, of Tennessee, intends
suing the Chicago Republican for $4,000, for
slander.
: James R. Randall, Esq, has retired. from
the editorship of the Augusta C0nstHutionalisf,
and is succeeded by Colonel James Gardner,
who edited the paper before the war.
= Mr.. w. Fl. Bernard, proprietor of the wills,
mington Stor has drawn prize of $4,000 in
the Louisiana State Lottery-so says the Rich
mond Dispatch.
u Hon. A. A. Gilbert, of the Sumter Watct-..
meeting of the Calhoun Society of Wofford.
College on the 9th of June next.
: BY the burning of the Halliday hotel, at
Milwaukee, on Wednesday five persons perish
ed in the flames, two were fatally, and others
severely injured.
- The barn and stables of A. G. Maybin, of
Newberry, containing all of his forage and
eight mules, were entirely destroyed by fire or
the 23rd ult 1t was the work of an incendary.:
= Moncure Robinson, Esq, distinguished
Virginian now residing in Philadelphia, has
given to Washington and Lee University, Lex.
ington, his scientific library, consisting of 1000
volumes.
"A bill is now pending in the Massachu-
setts Legislature, whereby divorced persons
will be prohibited from re-marrying until three
years shall have passed after the divorce has
been granted.
- While workmen were engaged in remov-
ing large broken glass from window in New
Orleans, the glass fell, piece cutting the throat
of Benjamin Levy, who was passing by, killing
him almost instantly.
Secretary Fish will not retire from the
State Department, as has been alleged, and
will remain at his post until the Alabama
claims are settled. Gen. Schenck expects to
sail for England about the middle of February.
The Outrage committee" of the United
States Senate have examined about fifty wit
will not complete the investigation this session,
but will make partial report before its close.
= Mr.. McCreery, of Iowa, will shortly intro
duce bill to prevent members of Congress from
receiving brides or consideration to secure. their
votes upon any measure. The bill makes it
penal offence to either give or receive any
bribes
= Alexander Caldwell, the new Senator from
Kansas, who succeeds Mr.. Ross on the 4th of
March next, is native of Pennsylvania, and
has resided in Kansas since 1855 He has
realized large fortune in railroad enterprises,
and has never been in public Office before.
- Among the gentlemen named in connec-
ton with the vacant Judgeship of the Seventh
Circuit are COL Simeon Fair and James NJ.
Baxter, of Newberry, Col. Montgomery Moses,
of Sumter, Gen. McC1owan, of Abbeville, and
w. E. Earle, Esq, of Grcenville. The extreme
Radicals favor the election of j. G. Winsmith.
of Spartanburg.
The Charleston Neps makes the glad an
nouncement that the revenue accruing to the
State from phosphatcs during the current year
is expected to amount, at the lowest estimate,
to three hundred thousand dollars. This will
be very pretty plum for the State Treasury,
and ought to tighten, to q most acceptable de-
gree, the burden of general taxation upon tho
people
= General Blair expresses the opinion that
the Democratic majority in Missouri at the next
election will be as high as one hundred thous-
and. The war Democrats who have been ac-
ting with the Republicans will hereafter refuse
to go with that party.
= Gov. Caldwell, Of North Carolina, has Of
fered reward of $4,000 for the arrest of Gen.
NJ S. Littlefeld, on account of certain railroad
irregularities" He is said to be in Florida.
but the Governor of that State refuses to sur
render him upon requisition from the acting.
Governor of North Carolina.
The superintendent of the census now de-
clarcs his inability to furnish compendium of
his report before the 4th of March, although
he hopes to have in the most of his returns by
the latter part of February The troublesome
States appear to be South Carolina and Texas,
from which not over half the counties have
been reported.
- The Cincinnati Chronicle calls attention to
the fact that the United States Senate has only
fourteen Democrats in it. While if the South
ern States had correct representation, and Dem
ocratic Northern States that now have Repub-
lican Senators, were represented, there would
be fcrty-two Democrats out of the seventy-four
Senators.
The Pittsburg (Pa.) Post, speaking of tho
proposed law to regulate the election of mem
bers of Congress, says: "No more infamousin
vasion of the rights of a free people was ever
proposed than this scheme of Radical centra-
iization; and as We do not believe in mincing
words about so important matter, We assert,
in the event of the passage of such Law,
which is nothing more or less than subversion
of the Government, the right of the people to.
oppose it by every means in their power"
: The following property was destroyed re-:
Gently by incendiarism in York County Gin
house Of Mr.. Dennis Crosby with 600 pounds