The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-05-21
Editorial Notes on Current Topics.

The people of Greenville are destined to be
amply provided with newspaper literature. ID
addition to the excellent weekies now publish
ed. there is to be third aspirant for public
favor. Mr.A. NJ. Speights, formerly Of Griffin,
Ga. has reached our neighboring town with
materials for the Greenville Neacs, which IS to
be issued daily and weekly. We think 1t
hazardous venture, in these piping times OF
dullness and general stagnation, to publish a
daily newspaper in an embryo city, but Spelghts
has the vim and energy to make it success.
We neglected to mention last week that the
creditors of Franklin j. Moses, jr., Governor
of South Carolina, have filed petition IN the
United District Court of this State, praying
that the 'native young Governor" be adJudged
q bankrupt. We beg pardon for the singular
omission to chronicle more promptly this latest
phase in the checkered history of our protean
chief ruler. The prayer of the petitioners was
granted, and Moses has asked for an injunction
to restrain the Sheriff of Richland County from
seizing and selling his effects, until the further
order of the Court. The debts of this lmpecu-
nious spendthrift, over and above his assets, are
estimated at upwards of s25O,0OO. 1t is sug
eested that the whole thing is an effort to get
rid of his debts, and that he has induced some
of his friends to file the petition in bankruptcy,
which is more than likely.
The unhappy troubles in Arkansas resulting
from the miserable contest between the rival
claimants for Governor, Baxter and Brooks,
are likely to be settled without further agitation
or bloodshed. After much delay and vexatious
investigation, President Grant has finally re-
solved to interfere between the respective claim
auts, and settle the difficulties growing out OF
sheir actions He has decided in favor of Bax-
ter as the rightful Governor, and issued
proclamation to that effect, commanding all
turbulent and disorderly persons to disperse
and retire peaceably to their homes within ten
DAYS from the date of the proclamation. This
decision of the President was instantaneously
acted upon, and affairs began to assume
peaceful attitude in and around Little Rock,
where warlike preparations were previously in
vogue The adherents cf Brooks have disband-
ed and gone to their homes, and the Legislature
has passed the bill for constitutional conven-
ton to meet on the 14th of July.
Three large reservoirs above Williamsburg,
Mass, gave way at an early hour on Saturday
morning last, and the water swept everything be-
fore it, carrying away number ofdwellings and
inficting considerable loss of life. These re-
servoirs were constructed to supply water in dry
times to the manufacturing towns of Williams
= burg, Florence, Haydenvile and Leeds, which
are situated on Mill river, tributary of the
Connecticut river. The dams were substantial
ly constructed by skilled engineers in the most
approved and modern method, and large sums
have been expended during the past year in
putting them in good order. Mill river is a
tickle and uncertain stream, however, liable to
foods and utter drought, and the reservoirs
were built by company OF capitalists, who
were interested in various manufacturing en-
terprises on the stream. 1t appears that their
apprehensions of disaster were we'll founded,
and the deplorable accident of Saturday is only
o fulffllment of their fears Cotton, wool and
silk mills, button factories, nail, brick and bas-
ket factories, were within range of the devasta-
tion but it is not certainly known as to the
extent of damage. The capital invested along
Mill river is placed at low estimate at IS ,000,
900. and the Immediate population affected by
the deluge is about five thousand. Ii is stated
that one hundred and twenty lives were lost,
and that upwards of 81 100000 in property and
raopsy was swept away.