The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-15
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHERWISE.

- The South Carolina Dental Association
meets in Columbia on Tuesday, 4th of May.
=. Senator Gordon, of Georgia, declines to
allow his name to be used for the Vice.Presi-
dency.
- The visitors at Aiken are rapidly leaving
for their Northern homes as the weather be-
comes warm.
- Col. l. w. Avery, in consequence of i'll
health, has retired from the editorship of the
Atlanta Herald.
- The South has raised seven hundred and
twenty-five millions of dollars worth of cotton
in three years.
- Seven Democrats, three Independents and
four Republicans have been elected to the City
Council of St. Louis.
- 1t is announced in the Boston news
papers that Vice President Wilson will sail for
England on April 49,
- 1t is said that Mr.. J. G. New, the success
sor of Spinner, has signature that resembles
a handful of fish hooks.
A writer in the Boston Herald settles the
third term question by predicting that Grant
will drink himself to death before the 4th OF
March,
- Col. Jefferson Davis and Capt. Ulysses 5.
Grant are invited to reunion of the officers
of the Mexican war in Austin, Texas, on the
9th of May.
- Gov. P. H. Leslie, of Kentucky, is a
prominent candidate for United States Senator
from that State. Hon. James B. Beck is his
most formidable rival.
- The coming installation of the Prince of
Wales Us Grand Master of the Freemasons
will, it is said, be the most splendid and i'm
portant ceremony in the history of English
Masonry.
- The residence of Senator Sumner has been
bought by the owner of the "Arlington,"' one
of the chief hotels in Washington, and will
soon be merged into that building, which now
com passes it on three sides.
- The Athens Georgian says Mr.. Robert 2. =.
Dickerson. of Elbert County, was in town last
week for the first time in fifty. three years, and
allowed "the old town had improved right
smartly since his last VISIT
- Postmaster General Jewell attributes the
defeat of his party in Connecticut to lack OF
organization. The real difficulty is that the
organization was not quite strong enough, and
there was lack of third-term voters.
- The treasurer of Erskine College has re-
ceved a certificate of deposit from the Nation
al Bank of Richmond, Kentucky, for thirteen
thousand dollars, the amount lately donated to
Erskine College by Mrs. Ann l. Wallace, OF
that State
- From the circular of A. D. Williams &
Co. we learn that never in the history of Chic
ago, as commercial city, has the provision
trade exhibited such activity as during the past
week. Transactions reached daily average
of S2,0OO,OOO
- New York boasts the oldest lawyer in the
world. His name is Ebert Herring, and he is
9S wears of age. His admission to the bar
dates as far back as 1898, and he was Judge OF
the Marine Court the year before Napoleon be-
came Emperor of France.
- Statistics showing the fearful mortality
among the negro population are causing much
talk at the North. There is lot of stuff writ
ten to explain this matter, but the simple truth
is that the boon of freedom to the blacks was the
beginning of the practical determination OF the
race in the United States.
- Advices from Columbia report that the
funding of the State debt in the new CONSOLE
dated bonds which, was temporarily checked
during the recent effort to remove State Treas
urer Cardozo, has been resumed with great &C.
tivty. The greater part Of the entire bonded
debt will soon be exchanged for the new
bonds
Spelling matches continue to be the rage.
1t is curious to note the kind of madness which
impels men to display their ignorance 1T
most of the people who take part IN these
spelling tournaments were to stay at home
they would be credited with little learning,
but they will insist on proving to the public
that they cannot spell.
Rhode Island seems to be so taken up
with her own affairs as not to be affected by
action or reaction in national politics. In the
election on the 7th Lippitt, the regular Re-
publican candidate for governor, supported by
the liquor dealers league, received 1854 votes
Hazard, Independent Republican, supported
by the prohibitionists, received 1850, and Cut
ler Democrat, 4,345 votes.
- Fifty dollars reward has been offered by
J. w. Douglass, commissioner of internal reve.
nue., for information leading to the seizure Of
every illicit distillery, and the holding to bail
or commitment of the party or parties owning
or running them. This reward has been ap,,
proved by Secretary Brstow, and will be paid
promptly on due evidence being presented that
the information is genuine.
- Rev. David Wills, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga.
has accepted the pastoral charge of the Western
Presbyterian Church, in Washington city
which numbers among its communicants many
of the leading citizens and prominent officials
of the government. DR.. Wills was formerly 6
resident of South Carolina, and supplied the
pulpit at Laurens G. H. most ably and accep
tably. He is an eloquent and useful minister