The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-12-17
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHERWISE.

ITEMs-EDT1oR1AL AND OTHERWISE.
The Philadelphia Chronicle accuses the
Republican newspapers OF having sadly DAM
aged the Southern trade of that city.
Mr.. John G. LeConte, son OF Professor
LeConte, formerly of the University OF this
State, died in San Francisco recently.
"A Madrid dispatch says that MIR. Cushing
and the Spanish Government have made an
amicable settlement of the Virginius contfover-
sy.
- The President has recently pardoned Je-
rome and John Whisenant, of York County,
who were convicted as Ku Klux three years
ago and sentenced to five years Imprisonment
in the Albany penitentiary.
- Col. John w. Forney announces, on ottl-
cial information, that the British government
assents to the proposition to recognize the Cen
teunial celebration of American independence,
and that the Queens Ministry has resolved to
appoint commissioners to the exhibition.
A New Orleans letter states that the city
finances are in a deplorable condition, and
over four thousand pieces of property have
been sold during the past year for taxes. The
rate of taxation has been enormous, in many
instances as high as the valuation of the prop
erty.
The Columbia Union Herald says that
politics had little to do with the election on last
Friday, Among Mr.. Reeds supporters we find
20 regulars, II Independents and 36 democrats.
Whipper received the votes of independents
and 10 regulars Baker had the votes of in
dependent and II regulars.
The latest news from Vicksburg is to the
effect that the city is quiet The city buried
fourteen private parties, and as many more
colored persons. The citizens hold the Jail
and court house by advice of the supervisors,
all except one of whom are colored. The ne
groes killed around the city number one hun
dred and ffty-forty eight Of whom were bu-
ried in one field.
- The board of physicians who examined
the condition of E. +. Stokes, who has so long
been in Jail in Greenville for alleged contempt
of court, reported that there were no grounds
for believing him of unsound mind. He was
taken into Court again last week, and invited,
once more, to comply with the order of the
Court. As usual he made no answer whatever,
and was remanded to Jail.
- The New York Tribune says that Gov.
Chamberlain, of South Carolina has chance
to earn national reputation for uprightness
and patriotism by devotng himself resolutely
to the task Of restoring honest government to
the State he now presides over. His opponents
in the canvass ask no more than an honest ad-
rninistration, and they have hastened to prefer
him their most cordial support in case he is dis
posed To undertake it.
During President Johnson's administra-
ton, an act was passed to convene every Con-
cress on the 4th of March. This act was con-
and until after the meeting of the Forty Second
~
the Forty Fourth Congress, elected chiefly on
the 3rd of November last, cannot meet until
the first Monday in December, 1875, unless
called together by President Grant, which is
not likely to be done.
- Port Royal is certainly destined to be the
great port of the South In recent numbers of
the local papers we observe evidences of ener-
gy and business development unmistakably i'm
portant. The railroad company is extending
by one thousand feet The already commodious
wharf. When the addition is made the port
will have twenty two hundred feet offree dock
age, with twenty-five feet of water at low tide
Last week seven sailing vessels and two steam.
ers cleared, with cargoes of cotton. lumber and
naval stores valued at 1915 900. Two thousand
bales of cotton went 20 Liverpool and the rest
to New York. The lumber shipped last year
exceeded 100000 feet.
- In the distribution of the Presidents an
nual message among the various committees OF
the House, on Wednesday last, the portion OF 1t
referring to the troubles in Arkansas was re-
ferred to the select committee already existing
on that subject and that portion of the message
relating to the troubles in Louisiana and the
other Southern States, excepting Arkansas,
was referred to select committee OF seven, to
be appointed by the Speaker. This committee
has not yet been appointed. 1t is very proba-
bic that, after it has been appointed and organ
ized it will proceed to take testimony through
subcommittee, or otherwise, IN relation TO tne
disturbed condition of affairs in Mississippi and
Louisiana. Of course, any announcement OF
what has been or has not been determined IS
premature and unauthorized, so long as the
committee itself is not actually in existence.
A bill has been introduced into the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Trenholm, OF Charles
ton, to provide for the redemption OF the bills
of the Bank of the State. BY Its terms the
bills are made receivable for taxes under the
following conditions: First any person whose
lands have become forfeited for non payment
Of taxes may redeem the same with the bills at
their face value. Second, in the cases now
pending in court where tender of the bills had
been made for last years taxes, and such ten
der has been held to be legal, the holders may
pay their taxes in such bills, provided they be
endorsed by the Judge by whom such bills may
have been held to be legal. Persons holding
bills who are not parties to any such suits, and
who may desire to avail themselves of the ben
efts of the act and get their bills approved,
can come into court In all taxes to be here
after levied the holders of the bills are at lib
erty to pay one-tenth of their tax in the bills.
The act further provides that in the cases en-
umerated the bills shall be received only for
county taxes, and directs the various county
treasurers to make annual returns of the bills
OF the Bank received by them in accordance
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