The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-04-11
ITEMs-EDIToRIAL AND OTHERWISE

- Edward T. Hughes, native OF Charles
ton, died in that city last week, in the thirty
ninth year of his age.
= Twenty four persons have been arrested
in Spartanburg county since March 22nd, un-
der the Ku Klux act.
= The old-line Wings now residing in At
lanta, Ga, propose to celebrate Henry Clay's
birthday, 18th of April.
- The Radical ticket for City Council Of
Columbia was elected by large majority, at
the election held on the End inst. :.
- The Texas papers report good stands of
corn all over the country, and that the planters
will put their cotton in this week.
An association has been formed in Gentry
County. Mo-, in opposition to secret societies,
more especially to the Masonic order.
- The Greenville Enterprise records the
death of Mr.. Wm. Berry, of that County, who
was said to be about 1OS years Of age.
- Major Harry Noah, Private Secretary OF
Governor Scott, has been appointed Commits
sioner of Deeds by the Governor of louisiana.
B. B. Cook, Esq, prominent citizen of
Fairfield, and former member OF the Leglsla-
ture died on the 29th ult., at his residence near
Alston.
&C. L. Hollingsworth, Esq, of Pickens, af-
ter passing very creditable and satisfactory
examination in open Court, has been admitted
to the practice of law.
John B. Hubbard, formerly Chief of the
State Constabulary, has been appointed Gen
eral Deputy U. S. Marshal, and entered upon
the discharge of his duties.
The charter elections in Ohio have result
ted slightly in favor of the Republicans, but in
Cincinnati the whole Democratic ticket was
elected by an average majority of 1000.
- Senator Trumbull has written letter to
I L. -, oh, lo NIL re
himself to the Liberal movement, and express
ses the opinion that the nominee OF the Cincln-
natl convention will be the next President.
The National Democratic Committee
meets in Washington about the 25th of this
month. to adopt measures for securing an i'm
mediate and thorough organization of the
Democratic party for the Presidential cam
paign.
- Twelve more citizens of Newberry Coun-
ty have been arrested on charges of violating
the enforcement act, and thrown into the
county Jail. Among the number are County
Treasurer Thomas P. Slider, and Deputy Sher-
iff John ]. Houseal.
-Junius Brutus Booth, the son and name
sake of the elder Booth, is giving Shakesperan
tragedies to the people of Charleston this week.
He is native of that city, and is said to bear
most striking resemblance to his father, who
was the most eminent tragedian Of his day: :,
1t is stated that there are in the United
States two hundred and sixty-one soldiers who
lost both eyes, one hundred and eighteen who
lost both legs, eleven who lost both feet, FIVE
who lost both hands, thirty -hve.who lost both
arms, and sixteen who lost an arm and leg.
1t is reported that caucus of colored Re-
publcans in Charleston agreed to support the
following ticket at the next election: For Gov
n g. pt
Rev. E. J. Adams for Secretary of State, NJ.
R. Delany. All of them are colored men OF
ability.
= The commissioners appointed by the State
of Tennessee recently sold the Knoxville and
Charleston Railroad at public outcry. 1t was
purchased by T. J. Steers for S1O5,OO0. Mr..
Steers purchased as the representative of the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, who expect to
commence work at an early day.
= COL Joseph F. Gist, of Union, one of the
Ku Klux prisoners, has been admitted to bail
in Charleston in the sum of $4,000, in consid-
Grafton of feeble health. He is required to at
tend Court from day to day, and remain within
the city limits. Messrs. A. J. Crews, l. D.
Mowry and J. B. E. Sloan are his sureties.
A negro named Henry Samuels killed an-
other negro by the name of Amos Nelson, at
Hodges Depot, oH Saturday night last. They
were engaged in gambling, when quarrel took
place, and Samuels dealt blow upon the head
of Nelson with rail, from the effects of which
he died on Sunday night. The murderer made
his escape.
= Samuel Henry Dickson, one of the foun-
ders of the South Carolina Medical College,
died at his residence in Philadelphia on the
31st ult., aged "A years. At the time of his
death, he was Professor in the Jefferson Med
ical College, and for upwards of fifty years has
been widely known for his learning and sclen-
tifc attainments.
"A meeting was held in Greenville on last
rens and Asheville Railroad, recently chartered
by the Legislature. Mayor Moore was called
to the chair, and speeches were made by Gen.
w. K. Easley, Col. G. F. Townes, Jas. Birnie,
ESQ.,, and others. Resolutions were adopted to
procure subscriptions to the capital stock at
once.
= The Columbia Union reports that the In
dependent Order of United Brethren, which
was first organized in that city near the close
of last year, has gained numbers and strength
with great rapidity. The grand secretary,
George A. Richmond, Esq, states that the
number of local councils is one hundred and
eighty-seyen; that the membership at last re-
port was Al ,76S, and the numbers are rapidly
increasing.
= The recent earthquake in California was
most severe in Inyo and Kern counties. Advi-
ces from 1nyo County state that thirty persons
have been killed, and over one hundred woun-
ded, and that reports are coming IN OF active
volcanic eruptions, with streams of lava flow
ing down the mountain sides. Several settle
ments are in ruins and the earth's surface has
been broken in many places by immense fis-
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Senator Grimes, of Iowa, whose death was
recently announced, is said to have used this
language concerning the Grant administration
Just before his death "In ability this admins
tration is the most pusillanimous and contemp-
tible, and in morals the most corrupt and rot
ten, which has ever disgraced the American
people, and it would be ruinous to the country
and the overthrow of the Republican party to
nominate or re-elect Grant to the Presidency y
- Ex-Governor Henry S. Foote, of Tenncs-
see has been writing another letter. deyotine