The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-07-10
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levy local tax for school purposes.
Earl Russell, now in his eightNfrst year,
is the oldest living statesman in EurSpe.
Two men, two women and boy in boat
were carried over the Niagara Falls bn Friday
last
The first bale of cotton raised on the Rio
Grande this year was brought to Brownsville,
Texas, on Thursday last
= James L. Jamison, the colorld Senator
from Orangeburg, died in Columbia On the I'd
inse, after several weeks illness.
= Gen. VIM. o. Butler, who ran for the
Vice Presidency on the ticket with Gen. Cass
in 1S48, is still alive, in his S3rd year.
Jesse R. Grant, the father of President
Grant, died at his residence in Covingtm, KY,
on the 29th of June, at the advanced age Of
79 years.
: Rev. George Allen, who died in Savannah,
Ga, on the 2Sth of June, was brotherin-law
of the late Judge Wardlaw, and native of
South Carolina.
Gen. Beauregard is reported to be gowing
old very fast. His health is quite infrm, owing
to severe taxing of his physical and nervous
system during the war.
= Governor Austin, of Minnesota, declines
gubernatorial third term, on the ground that
his annual expenses amount to $4,000 more
than his 0fhclal salary.
= Fred. D. Bush, for long time the sccom-
modating conductor on the Greenville aud Co
lumbia Railroad, has accepted similar position
on the Air Line Railroad.
= Frank H. Walworth who recently shot
and killed his father in New York, has been
convicted of murder in the second degree, and
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
"A Washington dispatch says that the i'm.
fbo hoct al
circles there that Mr.. E. lockwood Hoarwill
be appointed Chief Justice of the Supleme
Court.
1t is reported that within two weeks $780,
900 worth of real estate in Augusta County,
Va, has been sold at twenty per cent. advance
on prices six months ago. The purchasers are
mostly English.
"A Washington despatch states that Gov.
kellogg has called upon Gov. Powers, of Mis-
sissippi to prosecute the parties who left the
State of Louisiana and participated in the duel
which resulted in Judge Cooleys death.
= A meeting is to be held at Jackson, Miss,
on the Goth of July, for the purpose of taking
the necessary steps to form new State ont of
all the territory of West Tennessee, West Ken
lucky, and portion of North Mississippi.
= A storm of unusual severity passed over
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road on the evening of the 4th In the vicini-
ty of Maycsville several barns. and outbuild-
ings were blown down, and other damage
done.
AT the commencement of the University
of Virginia, on Wednesday last, the address To-
the Alumni was delivered by the Rev. JohniA.
Broaddus, of South Carolina. Among the
graduates in law, South Carolina was represent
cd by Mr.. E. NJ. Boykin.
-. Rev. w. NJ. Grier, President of Erskine
College, has received the honorary degree OF
Doctor of Divinity from Monmouth (Ill.) Coll
lege, an institution under the patronage OF
the United Presbyterian Church. He is prob
ably the youngest d. d. in this country.
= The Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Company are going to build new depot at
Greenwood. The business of the place hasin-
creased so greatly that the old building is en-
tirely too small. The new depot will be fine
building, and the contract has already been let
out.
- A tornado struck Galcsburg, on the Mis-
houses were prostrated and three children.
killed. Storms are reported from Cincinnati
to St. Louis, with several fatal accidents.
Many houses have been prostrated, and serious
injury to the wheat crop is apprehended
to more than S31, 100000. The question of
paving it has been repeatedly ignored by the
State Legislature, and now most summary
way of it is suggested. Mr. W. Smith, Re-
publican Congressman elect, from the Raleigh
District, has published letter favoring itsiab-
solute reputation.
At an inquest, in Newark, over the body
of q Young man named Nadler, who, with his
cousin named Edward Buchler, was found
suffering from the effects of poison, it was dis
covered that both were in love with the same
young widow, and as the two could not marry
her. and one did not wish to deprive the other
of possession, both agreed to commit suicide,
and Nader succeeded.
"A Washington dispatch states that Secre-
tary Richardson has returned to Washington
from Massachusetts,, and was accompanied by
Senator Boutwell,. Persons who conversed with
them say both of them favor the election OF
Ben Butler as Governor of Massachusetts, and
they are of the opinion that he will be nomi,,
mated and elected. 1t is generally understood
that the influence of the Administration will
be thrown in favor of Butler.
"A young man named Henry West wns
brutally murdered in Charleston on last Friday
night, at billiard saloon, by James A. Duffts,
ir. The coroner's jury brought in verdict
against Duffus for wilful murder, and that his
brother B. l.. Duffus was an accessory before
the fact. Both were committed to Jail, and
will be tried at the October term. West was a
quiet inofensive young man, and gave no
provocation for an attack upon him.
"A despatch from Winchester, Va, states
that while family named Little were OF
breakfast, Saturday, a feud broke out when
two sons, named Oscar and Lycurgus, COM
menced firino Mt four other sous and their
mother-the firing being returned by the other
sons. Oscar was wounded, captured and sent
to jail; another son named Clinton, was
wounded as we'll as the mother. Clinton died
Saturday evening, and the mother will die.
= The telegraph reports many casualties
from the protracted storm last week in the
Western States, including Kentucky, Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and others. From
Thursday until Saturday the storm swept Of
different times over tlrat region of country, and
caused great damage to the growing crops.