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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-19
The Southern Railroad.

TIE awards of contracts for the tunneling,
grading, masonry, and timber work of that
portion of the Southern Railroad that lies be-
tween South Danville, KY, and the State line
were conditionally made Friday. We have no
hesitation in saying that there is hardly citi-
zen Of Cincinnati but will read these awards
with pleasure, and not few, perhaps, with
surprise.
The portion of the road that has been let is,
in round numbers, eighty miles in length. 1t
is regarded as the most deficult part of the
whole road. The bids, a0hich fell 6elo0 the
estimates of the engineer, amount in the aggre-
gate to 81 900. This is less than $4,000
per mile.
The entire distance TO Chattanooga is, say
$40 miles, and this is above the average esti-
mate. If the rest of the road is let on equally
favorable terms, the entire cost for grading,
ETC., from Chattanooga to the Ohio River, will
be less than $7,000,00O.
The above extract from the Cincinnati Ga
sette Of the 11th inst, should suggest to our
readers the Importance of some action to &C.
cure mutual benefit with others in this enter
prise The City of Cincinnati some few years
ago voted an appropriation of sl0,0O0,OOO for
the construction of this road to Chattanooga.
The location from Danville to Chitwood, the
section let out, as referred to in the above
extract, brings the line of the road within Is
miles of the Knoxville & Kentucky road; and
doubtless, this short link will be made, giving
the people of Cincinnati outlets to both Chat
tanooga and Knoxville.
The Blue Ridge Road from Anderson to Knox
Vile will be sold by order of Court about the
first of May next. Cannot some scheme be
devised to secure this road in our interest, and
not be operated as now against US.
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where scientific survey might demonstrate the

where scientific survey might demonstrate the
inutility of the food gate system, and indica-
ting the entire removal of the dam as the only
remedy, the aid of the County, through the
Board of Hygiene and Agriculture, should be
freely given in assessing and paying damages,
with certainty of reimbursement by tax
upon the lands. The same principle should
apply in the abatement or removal of all natu-
raj or artificial distractions. Then there is the
six.and- Twenty, the Beaverdam, Generostee,
Rocky River, Beaverdam IN the Fork, and
othec streams and localities throughout our
County, the flow of which streams are more or
less obstructed with dams and shoals, and
where the citizens are suffering the SANG in
conveniences as the people of the sections
named by the loss of lands, loss of health, &C.,
making the evil complained of great public
calamity, for the removal of which the sover-
eign power of the State should be invoked
Just now there seems to be fever of excite
ment throughout our State and County in favor
immigration. In our judgment, it is our only
hope of salvation as a State, and may the wave
of enthusiasm continue to roll on and on, until
the government of our State shall be rescued
from the control of ignorance and official cor
ruption. But to make immigration complete
success, we must open up these fertile bottom
lands to the sturdy emigrant and the native
born citizen, where, upon easy terms, an honest
support may be made for the wife and chill
dren, and the health of those dearer than life
itself assured by thorough system of drain
age.
HYGIENE AND AGRICULTURE.
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TO Facts worth knowingi One Of the best
indications of the South, and prosperity Of
Charleston, is to be found at the Establishment
2, 4, 6, Market st., 223 & US East Bay. The
rapidly increasing business last year of this
firm, has induced them to enlarge their Es-
tablishment, which now supplies every con-
ceivable article that can be required in the
building of house, from baluster to any
size timber. Our friends in the City, and
throughout the State who contemplate build
ing house can be supplied with all the mate
rials necessary for its construction, at prices
and quality Of work which will save large
percentage in the cost of building. They are
Agents for Asbestos Roofing Felt, endorsed
by some Of the best firms in the country. Send
for price list and circulars.
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HYGIENE AND AGRICULTURE.
Extract from:Speech of Senator Gordol

Extract from:Speech of Senator Gordon.
We give below an extract from the recent
speech of Gen. Gordon, of Georgia, in the
United States Senate Our agricultural friends
should give it careful perusal:
1t is high time, Mr.. President, that the agri-
| culture of both the South and the West were
relieved of Is per cent. money. 1t is high
| time that the agricultural interest, which is
the foundation of all other interests, should
have some special attention of this Govern
ment Both the South and the West are pros
| trate With money to the farmer at 18 and
| 25 per cent, with cotton below the cost of
| production at such per cent for money,
with grain unable to pay its freights to market
with financial system which places the pro-
| ductions of the country at the mercy of specu-
lators, which, in the striking language Of the
gifted Frenchman, LIE Play, is "the art of
depressing the people," is it any wonder
that this interest has at last aroused to sense
of its danger, and has combined for its protec-
| tionP
Why should it not combine? Has not every
other interest combined? Is not the money
power Of the country combined, and did it net
dictate the financial policy of 1862, which has
brought such disaster to the producer, and
| QOeS IL nOC NOW, even al CnlS very HOuT Wulle
speak, by its delegations from Boston, from
New York and elsewhere, block the doors of
this chamber to influence the vote of this body !?
Labor combines, and receives at the hands of
Government an eight-hour law. The fisheries
combined, and received from the Government
bounty. Manufacturers combine, and re-
ceive high protective tariff. The iron-mon-
gers combine, and, unlike the farmers pigs
which must be fed from his own crib, they
have their iron-pigs fattened at the Govern
ment crib. Railroads combine, and by Gov
ernment bounties and Government grants they
scale the mountains and link with bands of
steel our Eastern and Western oceans. But,
sir, this great interest, which lies at the foun-
dation Of all other interests; this interest,
without which no other interest can survive; /;
this interest, which numbers among its SUBJ
jects near 100000 of the 100000 of the
population of this country this interest,"
which bears on its Atlantean shoulders the
wealth, the commerce, the manufactures, and
the very civilization of the country, has to-day
less influence in shaping the legislation of the
country than the fishers of salty Goldfish on the
shores of New England. Sir, it is time, re-
peat that this were changed; it is time that
agriculture was heard.
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. New York has over 800 accidental deaths
NJ. r. DELANY

New York has over 800 accidental deaths
annually.
Women are now eligible to any office Of
school control or management in Pennsylvania.
"A divorce case was decided in Albany re-
Gently, which had been pending for nine years.
The $28,000 raised to erect a monument
to John c. Calhoun will be devoted to educa-
tional purposes. si.s.r
One hundred and twenty-five thousand
valentines passed through the New York post
Office on Friday.
Julius Howe, ofSouth Carolina, convicted
as Ku Klux, and imprisoned at Albany,
has been pardoned
- There is q colored woman living in
Darlington County who has given birth to
five boys within year.
- In the city of New York, at the close of
last month, there were % 900 persons dependent
upon the charitable associations for relief
A man named NJ. M. Wood, at Rutledge,
Ga shot himself and poisoned three of his
children on Friday. Cause, desertion of his
wife,
"A late Cuban letter says: "The sugar
crop this year will fall short about twenty-five
per cent, owing to the lack of rain, which is o
very exceptional circumstance"
- Mrs Patsey Wolff, an elderly and highly
respected lady, relict of George Wolff, dropped
dead while standing on the floor, at her resi-
dence, in Laurens County, few days since.
- The new Texas administration is begin
ming we'll. a bill has been introduced in the
Legislature providing for the establishment OF
State normal schools, Including one colored
normal school.
"A Chicago clergyman lately received ed.
call Of 900 year from, church IN LOUIS
Vile. Acknowledging that the offer was a
generous one, he added "None these things
move me-" Immediately came telegram
"We have voted $500 to move you and your
furniture"
At Edgefeld on the 10th instant disa-
greement arose between Captain Charles A.
Cheatham and Mr.. S. H. Tompkins, which re-
suited in the former shooting the latter in the
head and killing him instantly. The killing
occurred in bar-room, and the coroner's Jury
found that it was done in selfdefence.
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Hamburg Redivious.

Awriter in the Augusta Chronicle and Ser
sinsl, thus concludes:
But is there no future for Hamburg? It is
not impossible It needs but an enterprising
man and q half million of capital 20 make
Hamburg more than it ever was. The town
can be had for a 'song" now; let but shrewd
capitalists buy while i is cheap, run narrow
gauge railroad up the Savannah to Anderson,
and thence on through Rabrn Gap, and the
srade Of the rich country through which it
would pass would support population of
5000. From NesO Hamburg cotton could
reach the sea either by boat down the Savan-
nah or BY rail to Charleston. All this is not
improbable, and the people of Augusta, if they
dream on, may wake up some late morning and
find Ne,o Hamburg rampant rival Gan we
prevent it-shis remote possibility-this i'm
minent probability? Only by making the
Savannah river navigable and by pulling upon
It line of boatsl The people of Augusta
should not look to Legislature nor Congress,
but 90 down into their own pockets for the
Last dollar. -.
Whatsoever you can do. or dream you can,
Boidness hath genius power md magic In 1t;
Besin-the mind grows heated,
Aud soon the work VIII be coInpleted!
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Grand Chapter of South Carolina.

Ss~A SAASsS~s
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
met in Charleston on Tuesday, 10th of Febru-
ary, and remained in session for two days,
transacting large amount of business pertain
ing to the government of the royal craft in this
Jurisdiction. The death of Comp. James Bir-
ME, Grand High Priest, devolved the duty of
presiding at this convocation upon Comp.
Augustine T. Smythe, Deputy Grand High
Priest, who presented an able and interesting
address to the Grand Chapter. His tribute to
the ..mented Birnie was we'll conceived, hap
PLY expressed and fitly portrayed the Masonic
character of our deceased Companion.
Twenty-seven subordinate Chapters were
represented by accredited delegates, and there
was full attendance Of the regular officers.
Among the business before the Grand Chap.
ter was the consideration of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution, and the most
important action in this respect was the adop-
tion of the substitute relating to MANNED
candidates for the Capitular degrees, which
modi6es and relaxes the rule under certain
restrictions.
= Comp. Augustine T. Smythe, Representative
Of the Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia, and
Comp. James A. Hoyt, Representative of the
Grand Chapter of Illinois, presented their
credentials, and were duly welcomed and hon.
ored as such respectively.
Charters were granted to Ruth Chapter, No.
40, located at Manning, and Kadoshlayah
Chapter, No. Al, located at Aiken, which have
been working under dispensation for some
months.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows:
Augustine T. Smythe, Charleston, @. 81. P.
G. T. Berg, Columbia, D. G. q. P.
B. q. Herndon, Cokesbury, G. K.
W. K. Blake, Spartanburg, g. s.
Rev. G. E. Chichester, Winnsboro, G. Chap.
G. F. Jackson, Columbia, G. Treas
M. B. Mosea, Sumter, g. Secretary.
Fl. Covingtou, Bennettsville, g. c. H.
s. A. Durham, Marion, @. R. A. G.
L. F. Meyer, Charleston. G. Sentinel.
Committee on Foreign Correspondence.-J. E..
Ecrke, James A. Hoyt and J. Adger Smythe.
The next annual convocation of the Grand
Chapter will take place in Charleston on the
second Tuesday in February, 1875.
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s~ Twenty-Five immigrants arrived in
Columbia on Friday last. They were sent on
by Mr. T. r. Gaines from New York, their
destination being Chester, Rock Hill, and other
points They consisted Of English and Irish
families, recently arrived from Europe. Ac.
cord;ng to. the report Of the president Of the
German Society of Charleston, there have ar
rived IN South Carolina since the frat day Of
December last, seven hundred and sixty.seven
immigrants. Abbeville County received 2oO
Newberry 100, Laurens 54, Anderson "a, Oar
lington so, Camden 20, and the remainder &c
different sections of the State. A very good
showing for three months.
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MURDEa.-We have just learned some of
perpetrated at Sumter, g. O., on Wednesday
night. About o'clock of that evening, as
Mr.. Henry Widdekind, in the employ of
Messrs. Ferriter & Kicker, was on his way
home from the store of those gentlemen, he
was assaulted, knocked down and murdered
with a hatchet, by two colored men by the
name of Sam. Vincent and Abraham Bradford,
who were secreted on the side of the street and
lying in wait for him. He was then robbed of
a sum of money, about &c., and silver watch
and the key of the store was also taken from
the body. His head was badly crushed, the
skull having been broken in three or four
different places, and his eyes protruding from
their sockets. When found, he was cold in
death, and his head and face presented horri-
BILE appearance. Suspicion at once rested on
Vincent and Bradford, and kilograms were sent
out in various directions with descriptions OF
their persons. Last night, special was re-
ceived announcing the arrest of the murder
ers.
But the worst is not yet told. The wife OF
the murdered man was encients at the time, and
was so affected by the horrible news that she
is now lying at the point of death. If she dies,
double murder will have been committed.
Our despatch tells US that there is no doubt of
the men now in arrest and charged with this
fearful crime. While we are no advocate OF
Lynch law, in any sense of the word, should
the wires tell us to-day that the scoundrels
have been taken from Jail and hung at the
nearest tree, we will publish the fact with
pleasure, and thank God for having appointed
to the murderers 80 swift retribution.-Wl-
naington Journal.
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President Grant. has lust purchased q /

President Grant.has just purchased a lot
of ground in Washington, containing nearly
$4,000 square feet, and which fronts the circle
at the intersection of and 18th streets, and
Vermont and Rhode Island avenues, and
extends l@3 feet along the latter and 143 feet
along the former avenue The price was one
dollar and half per square foot, amounting
to twenty-five thousand three hundred and
fifteen and half dollars. On this lot the
President proposes to erect fine residence,
in which to make his home when he retires
from the Presidency.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
OFFICE OF J. N. ROBSON,
AGENT FOR SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO,
CHARLESTON, S, c.. February 2. 1874.

In view of the near approach of another
your attention to some facts concerning the use
of SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO, which I
think you will find both interesting and valu-
able.
When cotton is low, or bad season has been
encountered, planters are apt to say they can.
show that these conditions afford all the more
reason for fertilizing literally every acre that
Is planted. 1t is generally conceded that the
planting this season will ON the average be one
third less, and that not more than one-half the
quantity of fertilizers will be used; hence it is
almost certain that the crop planted this season
been the case that the years of low prices have
been followed by year Of high prices, there
fore, instead of low prices for cotton being q
reason for not using Guano, 1t affords the
strongest reason for its liberal use.
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s5s We notice that the town authorities
have place protection around the old pine
tree which stands in the publicsquare, and has
stood on the same site since "the time whereof
the memory Of man rasneth not to the contra.
zy." We are told that it stood here long before
the town was first laid of. The tree has been
used as hitching post for many years, and it
il truly 8 wonder how it has survived so long.
We are glad to sec the old landmark protected.
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At meeting of the Cheap Transportation
Association, in New York, information was
given that peoples freight road would soon
be built across the continent, which would be
managed in the interest of the people. After
the work is fairly begun it would be completed
in three years.
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eg We are informed that Mr. F. A. Dan
iels has been appointed q Deputy Sheriff, and
in the future will act % Jailor for this County
Mr. Daniels is q clever, accommodating gentle
man, and we feel assured that be will fill his
new position with credit to himself and all
concerned. Friend McGukin has purchased
snd removed to the handsome residence lately
occupied by DR.. Gurley, near the Gzeenville
eepos. aS - . 90" =, Si.'s--
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A New York dispatch says that NJ

A New York dispatch says that Mr..
James Gordon Bennett has given thirty. thou
sand dollars toward the establishment of soup
houses for the poor of that city. The suffering
among the working classes of the commercial
metropolis seems to be very great. Thousands
of poor clerks, male and female, and of me-
chanics are out of employment, with no i'm
mediate prospects of work. Mr.. Bennett has
set a noble example to the wealthy men of
New York, which it is to be hoped, they will
not be slow to initiate
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- The vault of the First National Bank of
Quincy, H., was robbed, last Friday night, of
of bonds and valuable papers, and a large
amount of special deposits The burglars cut
through three feet of solid masonry. The safes
were burst open with powder. No clue.
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Net profit

Now divide $3.50, net cost, into $l7.70, net
gain, and the result is 568 which is 1888 per cent
In other words, for every dollar thus invested,
four dollars and sixty-eight cents Is received in
return, one of which is the original investment,
and $3.6s are clear profit, thus being $36S for
one, which is 1858 per cent. Is not this fair
and correct showingY If not, where is the
error? Now, if it be true to one-half the above
extent, SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANo is an agency
of the highest value to agriculture, and we
commend it to you this season especially as
means of recovering the loss realized in co''se-
quence of the low prices obtained for the crop
of last year. :,
I have at Factory supplies for immediate de-
livery, and solicit your orders
To confirm public confidence in the Guanos
offered for sale by me, it has always been my
desire to avail myself of the best scientific
ability in order to give the planter every possi-
BILE guarantee as to their standard. My Ware
houses in the city, as we'll as the Pacific Guano
Works at Rikersville, have ever been open for
inspection, and although the latter have been
under the personal supervision of DR.. ST. JU-
LIEN RAvENEL, yet, with his entire approval,
our stock has yearly been examined by Prof.
Shepard, and his endorsement of their hlgh
standard received.
Extract from his report. The analyses are
on file at may Office.
Yours, respectfully,
j. N. ROBSON,
es East Bay and & q Atlantic Wharf
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asr Tie pocket book advertised in this pa
per last week, we are pleased to say, is now in
the possession of its owner, who lives in the
lower portion Of the County. Another proof
that all the honest men are not dead, and that
advertising pays. aer .,srra
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Suaersutt gtttsIligeufer.
ANDERsoN q. ~! 81 @. .
THURSDAY ge, FEs g, 1s74.
ng- The Governor has appointed Col. W
A=Negsrkle, of Williamson, a Notary Pabli
nr Anderson County.

s@ The prisoners sentenced by Judge
Cooke. to the Penitentiary last week, are now
listening to the music Of the -Gongaree/ Dep;
usy-sheria. McC Council showed them The way
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~ sDae Monday last was warm, pleasant day,
and some of our citizens began their purchases
of garden seeds, but Tuesday and Wednesday
showed them that It was no use to be in q
hurry. Talking about garden seed reminds us
thas with the exception of 8 stray cabbage
occasionally, "biled'' dinners are scarce at our
boarding house. se..
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ber There is another Iottery man" in
tovsn. If there Is q single individual in the
Coansy who has paid for the Intelaigeneer one
year in advance, has his tax receipt in his
pocket, don't owe single cent in the world,
and has more money than he knows what to
do with, to such q person there might be some
excuse for indulging in this innocent way of
passing the time. 80 s @a
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Asr The time for paying Town Taxes is
drawing to close, and those who have not
paid had better look into the matter. The
books can be found at the store Of Capt. s. M
Pegg. Some one has said there were two
things nobody could get around-"Death az md and
Taxes"
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eP We are informed by our County Treas
urer that up to yesterday four thousand seven
hundred and twenty-eight persons have paid
sheir taxes, making the amount collected
s6s,62o.12. This will leave about $4,000 to
be collected between this and the 7th day Of
March next. sa5rs;Y- sas
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n@s- Court remained in session until Satur
dsy day last, and we are informed that the doeket'
were cleared of large amount OF business
Judge Cooke is holding Court at Walhalls
this week.
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- The people of some sections of Indiana
are in q great state of excitement, over the
deaths of several persons from eating pork, in
which was found myrads of trichinea. Por-
tions of the bodies Of the deceased, when exam
ined by microscope, revealed the startling
fact that millions of these worms were alive
and coiling and uncoiling in the tissues. This
is not very gratifying intelligence to pork
eaters.
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p9~ A Grange was organized at Sharon
Church, in Anderson County, on the 2sth OF
January, by DR.. John A. Barksdale, State
Lecturer. It is known as Sharon Grange, No.
sso, with w. w. Knight, Worthy Master, and
v. B. Clayton, Secretary. 9: