The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-11
ITEMs.ED1ToR1AL AND OTHERWISE.
-Ex.President Davis is on his way back to

Ex-President Davis is on his way back to
this country.
The First National Bank of Norfolk, Va,
has suspended, and will pay about twenty-five
cents in the dollar.
The Charleston Hotel will be closed on
and after the 18th instant, and remain closed
until the 1st of October.
- The citizens of Spartanburg County are
organizing Tax Unions, in accordance with
the plan suggested by the Taxpayers Conven-
ton.
j. Dunkln Sullivan, Alexander McBee,
ST., and DR.. w. A. Mooney have been appoint
ed by Judge Cooke on the Board of Equalization
for Greenville County. A good selection.
- The Columbia Daily Union has been dis
continued for the summer, and semi-weekly
issue takes its place. Scarcity of greenbacks
and a plentiful lack of official patronage are the
reasons for this change of base.
Nh R. e. e. Fleming, c5 for long time con- on
gusta, and Wilmington, Columbia and Angus
ia Railroad Companies, at Columbia, has been
appointed general superintendent of the Port
Royal Railroad
- Westminster is the name of station on
the Air Line Railway, eight miles west of SEN
eca City. Mr.. J. D. Kay is the depot agent at
that point, and Mr.. Albert Zimmerman is the
express agent. Westminster is favorably loca-
ted, and bids fair to become prominent point
on this great thoroughfare.
- The late j. Edgar Thomson, President of
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, was the first
engineer of the Georgia Railroad, and after
long and faithful labor, he had the honor of
connecting the seaboard with the West at the
"Gate City," then called Marthasyille, which
he afterwards changed to Atlanta.
- Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, of New Orleans,
has been elected chancellor of the new South
western Presbyterian University, which is to
be located at Clarksville, Tenn. DR.. Palmer
having decided to accept the important trust
placed in his hands, has rendered his resigna-
tion as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
ofNew Orleans, but his congregation, and his
| friends generally throughout that city, are
using every effort to induce him TO reconsider
his action, and remain with them.
- The Governor has pardoned George f.
Upper, Of Charleston, who was found guilty
of manslaughter at the May term, 1873, in
Richland County, and sentenced by Judge
Carpenter to FIVE years in the Penitentiary
which was Immediately commuted to imprison:
ment in Jail, where Mr.. Upper has remained
until the pardon was issued. This exercise Of
executive clemency was founded upon peti
ton signed by number of the most substan
tial and law-abiding citizens of the State
without reference to political parties.
- The New York Sun says lit is understood
that Moses is to give up his aspirations fol
another term of Office and give his influence il
favor of Chamberlain, and if he ful6lls thi
agreement it is not likely that he will be trou
bled any further by the courts about his steal
ing. But if he should undertake to play fals'
with the carpet-bag faction, of which Cham
berlain is the leading representative, it is quit
probable that he might be brought to trial ant
convicted. This is an interesting situation TO
the Chief Magistrate of sovereign State"