The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-12-04
ITEMs-EDlTEo oag.iAAh AND OTHERWISE.

ITEMs-EDl1TTo AND OTHERWISE.
The Golofed Agricultural Fair IN Able
vile was greas success.
-Hon.sA. A. 81. Stephens wants cheap sugar
and cigars through the acquisition OF Cuba.
Jay Cooke & CO., OF Phlladelphla, nave
been declared bankrupt upon the petition OF
itFis said that Mr. Blaine is already in
the field as candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency in 1876.
The Governor has. appointed DR. >. b.
Thomson as Assistant Physician at the Luna
tic Asylum, inplace of Ds. Henry N. Sloan'
Tie reduction ofsWages in all the mills,
factories, founderies, furnaces ana :snops pS
throughout the country will average aOot' ~
~ - In the Supreme Court last week, Hon;
Armisteaa Burr read an elaborate ana peaetii4l y
memorial in honor5of the late 9uage a. L.
"aro1ss. Tsbs Columbia Uni,n Herald says; that
.+ha sn;ritz of retrenchment and reform Is
abroad , in, the land'' It%certainly is not at
home in South, Caroiina. 8,
1rhe Workingmens Central Council, OF
Kansas. have made a demand that State or
national improvements on q grand scale be
inaugtarated to furnish work for the unemploy-
ed lahorees during the winter.
-Yhe cotton and Woolen manutactory OF
Campbell g. Elliott In Philadelphla, which
nsnaiIy employs 600 hands, has closed up en-
t;relvfs and .Snless a favorable change taxes
place ii the times, will remain closed all WIN
- Mr. John M. Morris, editor of the Wash
inrton Chronicle, died in that city on Friday
night. He was formerly the editor OF the
Charleston Republicans and tor several years
past has been the executive clerk OF the UNI
ted States Senate.
Nearly three thousand hands have been
thrown out of employment in Troy, N. y, and
,v;iI nrobably remain. idle during the winter,
while those fortunate enough to be retained are
working mostly on three-quarters time, and at
WAGES reduced from Is to 25 per cent. below
the regularprice. - -.
which borders upon the arid Great Plains, and
narticularly in the Counties of Lyon and Os-
ceola the suffering among the people has been
reTv severe for lack of the actual necessities OF
life caused by the utter failure OF gram tnere
last summer. 1t is even said that several wo-
men have died in the destitute district from
actual starvation. ...
off the following on the cotton mama; Our
joys and our SORROWS, our veal ana our woe,
sra on mixed with cotton. It is strange that
balf tho infants in the South are not born
marked With cotton<-some with bales, and
some with Outlet gins some with the cater
n;liar some with copies of liens, and some
with Dickson's Compound"
In the United States Circuit Court, now
in session at Columbia, the grand Jury has
founS true bill against w. Magill Fleming,
the Solicitor of the Sixth Circuit, for embezzle-
1r,entlof public funds. It is alleged that the
offence was committed two or three years ago,
when Fleming was deputy collector OF inter
nal revenue. The amount of embezzlement Is
two or three thousand dollars
Hon Nathaniel Boyaen, one of the Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court OF Nortn
Carolina, died at his home in Salisbury, on the
goth of November, after long and Painiul
illness, at an advanced age. Judge Boyden
vas the Conservative member OF Congress from
that district in 1868. Soon after ne joined tne
Republican party, and was appointed Associate
Trst;ce of the Supreme Court to fill q vacancy.
- Senator Morton has bill which he pro-
noses to introduce Immediately on the meet
ine of the Senate, to repeal the bankrupt act,
and to make its repeal cover all cases under 1t
e;nce che financial troubles commenced IN Sep
tenher. He pronounces the involuntary clause
in ;t ais now being used to an infamous pro-
vision and anti-Rapublican IN It's character; i;
He expects Ito, carry the repeal Of the bill
without opposition. ,,, :
The Forty-Third Congress assembled in
Washington on Monday last. This will be the
first session under the new and increased ap-
portionnent in the House of REPRESENTATIVES,
making the number of members 292 ihe Ad-
ministration will hold 1876 seats, giving IT
maiority of 9S.r The opposition Will De In q
greater minority than in the last congress as
& then numbered Ill members out OF 243, ana
now there are but 81 Democrats and LiDerais
in total Of 292. , sar,
one good, if nothing more, likely to result from
the yesoration of kindly feeling between the
Nertiaern and Southern portions of the country,
even 10 the obliteration to some extent of the
deeply drawn lines created by our war Tor the
TInien. IF this desideratuHa should be fully
accornplished the troubles arising out OF our
complications with Spain will be amply re-
paid" - Nv,
oress attempts will be made to secure addition
al revenue from taxation. Among the articles
talked of for taxation are tea and coffee, and
fer increase are distilled spirits and TOBACCO.
The restoratioa of the tax upon tea and conee
vot,ld increase the revenue about SIS, 0O,10O.
n is urged in this connection that coffee is
higher TO-DAY than It was when it was placed
mon the free list, q result it is claimed which
is due9to the enhanced export duty levied by
the Cuban authorities An increase OF ten
cents per gallon upon distilled spirits, and OF
four cents per pound upon tobacco, would
Weld an additional revenue OF about 81 ,Ooo,