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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-02-11
DREADFUL CALAMITY.

The following letter copied from the Green-
v;Ve Ne,rs of Tuesday last contains an account
of q dreadful calamity which occurred in this
County on Saturday last. The Ne.us says:
It appears that on yesterday morning (Satur-
day, the 6th,) MI. Aaron Holland, respecta-
bic and substantial farmer. living some two
miles from Grove Station, on the Anderson side
of the Saluda, left his home together with his
wife, to attend church meeting at Grove Sta.
tion, the only person left at home being bis
daughter Amanda, maiden lady some thirty
years of age-those three comprising the family.
While at church, at II O'Clock, he received in
formation that his house was burned, and upon
hurrying home learned to his horror that his
daughter was burned to death, together with
the dwelling, kitchen, smoke house and other
out.buildings and nearly all their contents. A
sewing machine, some chairs, bacon, etc., were
saved, some neighbors having reached there in
time, being attracted by the smoke. The fam
lily had mostly used the kitchen, in the day
time during cold weather, in which there were
a stove and FIRE place, and it is supposed that
the daughter may have accidentally caught
fire to her clothing in the kitchen and from
thence fed to her own room in the house, few
steps distant, and was there burned to death,
thus setting fire to the room, as at that place
the fire was first seen from distance; and
there her remains consisting of the heart entire,
few bones and portion of one arm, were
found, all of which were carefully gathered up
for burial. 1t is perhaps possible that she may
have been taken with fit, to which she was
sometimes liable, thereby setting her clothing
on fire. The sad calamity has sent thrill Of
horror throughout the neighborhood.
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Senator Cameron.

Not >the willy and astute politician from
Pennsylvania, but new Senator from Wis
consin, who succeeds Hon. Matt. Carpenter.
Hon. A. Cameron was elected last week on the
eleventh ballot, which was the result of coa-
lition between the Democrats and Liberal Be-
pubiicsns. The latter offered four names to
the Democrats from which to elect candidate,
and Mr.. Cameron was chosen conditionally
upon his acceptance ofAhe platform that in
cludes hard money, tariff for revenue only and
tho supremacy of civil authority in time of
peace. MIR. Cameron is a native Of New York,
and removed to Wisconsin in 1851. He served
some years in the Legislature, is lawyer by
profession, and prominent member of the
Episcopal Church. He is held in great esteem
By the Patrons of Husbandry, who regard him
as their especial champion.
The Wilmington Journal takes the following
view of Carpenters defeat. regarding it las a
significant fact, coupled with ths downfall of
old Zach Chandler. When we add to these
losses the overthrow of Butler and other minor
lights, it would seem that the Republican party
is in fair way to be deprived of leaders, un-
less better men shall purify and ennoble the
organization. But this is not likely to follow,
since the rising tide indicates complete del
uge Of the organization itself, and the politi-
clans are more apt to leave in despair, as many
Of them did when the Democracy went under
some years ago:
The defeat of Senator Carpenter, of Wiscon-
sin, following so close upon that of Senator
Chandler, of Michigan, is more significant OF
the utter decentralization and despair of the
Radical party, even than the October and No
vember elections. Both of these Senators were
men of mark in their party councils. Mr..
Chandler was one of the oldest Senators in the
body; Mr.. Carpenter had been honored by his
party with the Presidency of the Senate; both
were pronounced Radicals and great party and
administration fayorites. Indeed, except Nor
ton ard CoDkling, there were none in the SEN
ate who stood as high in the affection of both.
The Legislatures of these States were Re-
publican. and Chandler and Carpenter received
the caucus nominations. Michigan and Wis.
sin are even now regarded as among the
staunehest Radical States. Yet, when the test
came, the utter demoralization OF the party
was ruade manifest. Both have been defeated
by a combination of Democrats, with such Re,
publicans as refused to be bound by the party
action.
We see in the signal defeat Of these re.
nowned champions of Radicalism the surest
evidences of the utter route and discontinue
of the party.
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Elliott said he had signed, and what the Treas
urer said he had paid out, of several thousand
dollars. Elliott said the Treasurer had paid
more certificates than was allowed by law, and
more than he had signed. The conflict has
fairly begun how it will end, your deponent
sayeth not. We will see what we will see, as
the matter is to be thoroughly sifted.
The floating debt has become matter of
serious Importance. There is no telling what
the amount of it is, as there is nothing to pre-
vent Ex- Governor Moses from signing to-day
as many pay certificates as he pleases, &c.
The number of claims against the State is
enormous and as three prices are generally
charged for every thing furnished, you can, il
you have vivid Imagination, form some con-
ception of their amount. The committee on
Claims invariably report favorably on all
claims brought before them, and it is impossi-
BILE to get them to itemize the accounts. The
general feeling, however, is that these claims
shall be passed by for the present session, and
an appropriation shall be made for their pay
ment.
There are no developments yet as to the
probable candidate for Judge of the 3rd Cir
cult. whipper and Baker are both candidates
again, but it is rumored that Gov. Chamberlain
desires the election of moderate Conservative.
am afraid his chances for victory in this con-
test are rather doubtful, for since he has dis
armed the negroes in Edgefeld, the colored
side of his party have become very bitter
against him.
There is scarcely ground for conjecture as
to when the Assembly will adjourn, so will
not risk an opinion.
Mr.. Orr has succeeded with eommendable
energy in getting bill through the House
which will give Anderson County legal jury
before the 18th of March.
SENTINEL.
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PERSONAL.

Gen. Sam'l. MCGOWAN, Col. Thomas Thomp-
son and Col. James s. Cothran, Of Abbeville
Capt. w. E. Earle of Greenville, Col. w. II.
Trescot, of Pendleton, and John s. Werner,
ESQ.,, of Walhalla, were IN attendance upon the
Court at this place last week.
Our young friend, James L. Tribe, ESQ.,, was
admitted to the practice Of law on Thursday
last. He passed very creditable examination.
Mr. Tribe is young man of merit and ability,
and we wish him every success in the legal
profession.
We had the pleasure on Saturday last, OF
meeting Mr.. Thomas A. Sullivan, of Abbeville
the newly appointed Mail Agent between Bel
ton and Walhalla. He has already entered
upon his duties, and speaks OF coming to An
derson to reside.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-02-11
AN ATTEMPT TO BURN.

A daring attempt was made on the night OF
Wednesday, the 3rd inst, to burn the dwelling
house of Mr.. Samuel Browne, situated in what
is known as Broadway section, about four and
a half miles from this place. After supper, Mr..
Browne and his family, and an old lady visitor,
went into the room occupied by him as bed
room, and sat down to converse. Ihey mao
been conversing but short while, when Mrs
Harris, IA daughter Of Mr.. Brownies. s.) discover
ed smoke issuing from q hole in the floor near
the fireplace. She Immediately procured a
bucket of water, and poured it through the
hole, which had the effect Of stopping it some-
what. Mr.. Browne then went outside, and al
ter q careful examination, discovered quanti-
ty of pine splinters and chips which the incen-
diary had placed between the sill and the floor
ing Of the house and set on fire. He soon
extinguished the fire, and removed the pine and
chips, which he brought to town on Saturday
last. 1t seems that the incendiary kindled the
FIRE while the family were at supper, thinking
no doubt, that they would retire soon aiter-
wards, and that before it would be discovered
the house would be in flames, and could not be
saved from destruction. Such would have un-
doubtedly been the case, were it not for the
hole in the floor through which the smoke
came up. The fro was kindled on the sill in
the northwest corner of the building, with
view to make the flames go up between the
ceiling and the weather boarding, but timely
wind which blew the smoke under the house
thwarted the well matured plan. Mr. Browne
;s nsinq overy means to ferret out the incendia-
ry, and we hope that he may succeed. Things
have come to pretty pass in our hitherto
peaceable and law abiding County, when hon
eat. reliable men cannot be considered safe in
their homes and at their dresides. These
KNIGHTS of the midnight torch will find to their
sorrow, however, that the people of Anderson
County are not to be trifed with.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
T. D. KENNEDY, LOCAL EDITOR.
FIRE.

At about three o'clock on Saturday morning
from their slumbers by the ringing of the
alarm-bell and the cry of fire, aid upon repair
ing to the Public Square discovered that the
Co..serUator Office was burning, and that the
whole Of Granite Row was in great danger.
The doors of the Consc,vetor Office and Lewis d
Co.'s store underneath, were broken open, and
the greatest efforts made to entinguish the
flames. A bucket brigade was formed which
brought large quantities of water, and by un-
firing efforts the fire was at length put out, and
the Row saved. The fire, it seems, originated
in the Conseruator Office, but from what cause
it is not definitely known, as all the fires in the
Office were put out before the printers left in
the evening. A large hole was burned in the
flooring Of the Office, and in the ceiling Of
Lewis Il Co.. store, which at first led to the be-
lief that the fire must have originated between
the two, from some cause unknown, as this
hole was between the stove and tho fireplace,
and no fire in either. The loss Of the Conse7'vd-
tor In type and furniture Is estimated at be-
tween five and six hundred dollars, while that
sustained by Lewis & Co. is comparatively
small, a portion Of their hardware only being
damaged by melted type which fell through
the opening in the ceiling. Great credit is due
the colored mon OF this town, who worked
faithfully and we'll during the continuance OF
the FIRE, and sought only to save the property
endangered. The fire was first discovered by
George Caldwell, Zone Of the town Mashals) on
duty in the Public Square at the time, and who
Immediately gave the alarm by ringing the
Court House bell. Luckily the night was calm,
else Granite Row, the Masonic Hall, and Other
buildings would have become easy preys to the
devouring element, and Saturday mornings
sun would have shone upon town in ruins.
Our Town Council ought to provide number
of ladders, and have them placed at some GEN.
tral point on the square, where they could be
obtained in case Of fire.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

MONEY SAVED, MONEY MADE.-It is no long
er necessary to pay two and three profits
Messrs. Furchgott, Benedict & Co., beg to draw
attention to their immense closing out sale OF
S5Oo,ooO worth of Dry Goods, Carpets, Furs,
etc., which takes place annually between jan
uary lst, and February 18th, prior to purchas-
ing their Spring Stock, at 275 King Street,
Charleston, 8. c.; 81 White Hall Street, Allan.
ta Ga, and Bay Street, Jacksonville, Flos;da.
Samples sent on application. Remit per Ex-
press or Post Office Order, or goods will be sent
G. O. D. All retail orders over $40 will be sent
from the Charleston Branch free Of charge.
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AGRICULTURAL L1ENs.-If you have not al
ready ordered your Agricultural Liens to Sc
cure advances, do SO at once. Walker, Evans
& Cogswell, Charleston, s. c., keep on hand
four different kinds, and if neither of these
meet your views, they are prepared to print, at
the lowest prices, any special form to order.
the Rural Accountant book for simple farm
accounts, let him do so at once.
They also have New Agricultural Lease
which gives the Landlord a lien on crop Of
tenant. This is very valuable.
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. The Court was engaged last week with the
case of Featherston and others uersls A. o.
Norris and his sureties, but reserved its decis-
ion for future time. The counsel for the
Plaintiffs were Messrs. Earle and Murray, and
for the Defendants Messrs. McGowan and
Whitner.
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THURsDAY MORNING, FEB. J., ls7s

@ Attorney General Melton has our
thanks for copy of his recent report to the
General Assembly, showing very fully the
business of his Office during the year 1874, and
that the interests of the State were ably and
carefully managed in his hands.
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A CARD.

The undersigned has to offer their thanks to
all parties who assisted in any way in arresting
the progress Of the fire on Saturday morning
last, which came so near consuming our stock
of merchandise. They feel deeply indebted to
the colored people who acted so faithfully in
the work. Respectfully,
LEWIS & co.
Feb II, 1875 80
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-02-11

I'm the Minnesota Legislature yesterday,
Ramsey lost one vote In the ballotlng for
United States Senator.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
True Friendship.

When we say that true friendship Is
among the rarest things in this world,
we by no means intend to ignore that
friendly intercourse which Is unsustain-
ed by deep affection, and yet tends to
make life tOlerable and pleasant. Be
tween most men this is all which can be
anticipated. The sentiment, strong as il
may seem, gradually grows weaker,
and finally dies out altogether. The
friendships Of children are pretty, like
the morning glories, and wIther as soon
The friendships of school boys and school
girls are intense and lovely while they
last, and are killed by their intensity.
The friendships Of men have time, space,
family ties, diverse interests, changing
charaeter, for their enemies. The friend
ship of women are often born Of within,
and perish In the using. So that we are
almost obliged 90 say that perpetuated
friendship, broken by no misunderstood
ing, feyered by no jealousy, divided by
no doubt, and resulting in something
like mysterious interchange OF natures,
that such friendship is by no means OF
the cOmmOnest. So, whoever has true
friend, should count him among the best
gifts Of fortune, proving by fidelity that
Thee and Thou are still pronounced with
a meaning, and that faith may be kept
with an undOubting serenity and with
out fussy asseveratiOn-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
A Wonderful and Valuable
Weed.
sheIbyvillo (Tonn } Gazette

Shelbyville Glenn Gazette.
There is a weed growing in one or two gar
dens Of this place, which is possessed of won
derful and valuable curative properties "a re-
CARDS that terrible disease, gravel, in the
bladder. II is clmmed by those who have
given 10 a thorough test, and know whereof
they speak, that IL will cure the worst case
of gravel in twelve TO twenty-four hours;
that 10 viii give almost instant relief, and
will dissolve the worst gravel in twelve hours;
that il has been tried In hundreds of cases,
and was never known to fail in ehecting q
speedy and permanent cure. In one case in
this county, when IL was administered, and
under the observation Of an old and regular
pFacticing physician, IL passed from the blad-
der Of patient. within twelve hours after il
was given, three tablespOonfuls ofgravel aud
sand. ! & is good alike for man and beast, and
il q splendid diuretic. There is goo1ly guam
tity growing in the garden Of Mr.L.W Barrett
in this place. It's known here by no other
name than the gravel weed" and was
brought % this county in the summer Of 1884.
from Morgan county. Ala, by Mr.. Thomas
Knott, old citizen of this county, and who
now resides near this place.
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Cron Renorts.

We have now given very full reports from
almost every portion Of the State of the
effects Of the late cold snap upon tho crops.
The general opinion appears to be that the
fruit, with the exception Of apples, has been
seriously injured, and that the crop Of
peaches, pears, plums and cherries will be
unusually small; still, in some localities
there viii be q pretty fair yield. There is q
good prospect tor fair yield Of apples. The
wheat has been but slightly damaged, and "a
the report comes up from every direction
that the area seeded to wheat Ia much lar
ger than last year, may look for very
large crop, unless il should be injured here
alter. The injury 70 the tobacco plants has
not been very serious, aud there will be no
lack to put In as large a crop as can be Guilt
waited. The outlook is greatly more favora-
Bile than was anticipated ten days ago.
Uat1n and AHaericdn
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
In Chancery at Pulaski.


VIM. II. " alker rs. james Carter ct al
Is this cause Il appearing to the satisfaction
1 Of the Clerk and Master from an affidavit
70 the bin and amended bill that the
defendants James Carter snd 5eorge
Broyies are non residents Of the State OF
Tennessee so that the ordinary process
of this court cannot be served on them, and
that they are indebted to complainant
IN the sum Of $500, for the rent Of lsnd
and an original attachment having been issu-
ed agsinst the Of said Carter & Broyles
and the same having been returned LEVIED
Upon three bales Of cotton IS the property OF
said Carter aud Broyles in the house Of Hin
s. Ballentins-
On motion It is therefore ordered that publ
cation be made for four sue cessive weeks in
the Pulaski Citizen, newspaper published
in Pulaski, Tenn, requiring he said defend
ant to be and appear on the first day Of the
next term Of the Chaucery Court TO be held
for the cOunJy Of Giles at the court house in
Pulaski on the Ist Monday IN September next,
and answer somplainant's bill, or the same
wiIEbs taken for confessed ss 70 them and sci
for hearing ex-parte-
Jones, Son & Ewing, Att'ys- aprl-4W
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29

Governments must exist; and in mu-
nieipal communities, such as ours the
extent of the machinery must be very
great when restricted TO the narroWest
possible limits, while, taking the country
together, with all its cities aud all the
States and the general government, the
aggregate Of its operations, II reduced
to a mere police basis, would stlu De
enormous, and certainly Of such extent
that the possible corruption might con-
tinue to appal the honest mind. States
must have certain things, as court
houses, capitOls, jails and great lines OF
communication, and they must either
operate the latter or define the relations
to the people of those who do operate
them, and whether the servants Of the
people betray their trust in paying the
labor to make these things, or in paying
for the things when made, or in defining
the privileges Of great monopOlies, the
result is the same. Your pocket VIII be
picked if you get into bad company,
and If it is to be picked, it matters little
whether the money be taken from your
vest pocket or your coat pocket, and
the only rule in such case is not TO get
into bad company. SO the only hope OF
safety against corruption is in public
morality and higher standard OF official
life
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
Composition ON the Pig.


The pig is a domestic animil, but a
old SOW don't look it wen you cetch 8
little one by the hind leg to make it
squeel. Pigs knows there dinner hour
better than some humans, but it's cause
they never has any thing else on their
minds but Steps. Our pig is in a pen,
but CATER Peterses pig is wife a blak
tail. OuT'n puts his feet in the trof,
and that makes father sware, though
he don't know no better, and l fancy
he woude, too, if he was a-fatnin, to be
kill, for wen your agoin' to be kill in
October, you amt agoin to be a gen
tleman for that short time, not if you
noses it. In Indy my uncle Ned says
they stick 'em with spears for they is
wild, and no wonder.
The fnr Of pigs is call brIssils when
they has any, but the pigs they make
nowadays is gittin balder every year,
like Ike Sheperds, but all over. Ny
sisters young man says friend of his'n
has q pig that is a show, and plays
cards, but that is a lie
Them at fairs is sometimes so fat that
you can't tell witch end it is that eats til
you set a basin of grule near by, and
then it swings round and points at it
like cumpass. Some men spends lot
of time eurlin' there pigs tales, which
is no use except to eat, and Is best rOas-
ted, though the trOtters Is good too. II
l was asked to curl pigs tales 1 would
be angry, and say it ain't fit businice
for any human being; you better git
Billy.
One day a man was drivin' a pig
threw our village, with a string tide to
its hind leg. The man fastened the
string TO a telegraph pole and went
into the JULY Brewer to git some gin,
and my uncle Ned he let the pig looee,
and tide a ham out of the kitchen in its
place. Wen the man come out OF the
tap he tassened the end of the string
about his rist, like il was before, and
then lOOkt Tor his pig. He lOOkt at the
ham, and then he look up at the telegrai
wire, and then he swOre q awful othe,
and, said, lde jest like to git my 'ands
on the peggar as sent that last message.
Pigs roots in the mud, and then lies
down in the root, and grunts like snor-
in