The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-21
1TEMs-EDTroRIA1 AND OTHERWISE.

The Governor has appointed B. Frank
Sloan, Esq, Trial Justice for Oconee County.
- The Governor has approved the act to
abolish the Inferior Court of Charleston.
Hon. Garnet Mcmillan, member elect to
Congress from the Ninth Georgia District, died
last week.
Col. J. W. M. Hill and Robert B. Duncan,
Esq., both prominent citizens of Greenville,
died last week.
- The Governor has appointed Reuben
Tomlinson, Esq, Jury Commissioner for
Charleston County.
"A large meeting was held in Cincinnati
on Saturday nigh to protest against military
interference in Louisiana.
- The work of rebuilding the Laurens Rail-
road has been commenced, under the superin-
tendence of Mr.. H. T. Peake.
- Geo. w. johnson, late editor of the Beau
fort Standard, died in the lunatic asylum, at
Columbia, on the 9th instant.
- The Republican party is dead. Surely its
friends ought to make Grant and Sheridan be-
have themselves at the funeral
- BLEEDING Kansas" built up the Republi-
can party, and PROSTATE Louisiana" is helping
the Democracy to regain power.
~ Gen A. 6. Garlingham, formerly of South
Carolina, has removed from Atlanta to Griffin,
and become the editor of the Griffin Mescnger.
- The Legislatures Of thirty States are now
in session. The Democrats control seventeen ;
the Republicans twelve, and Federal bayonets
one.
-Ex-Gov. Thomas E. Bramlette, of Ken
lucky, died on Wednesday last He has been
the manager of the Public Library Lottery for
several years.
- Samuel Lee has served notice Of contest
II Dotn NJ hn trst
claiming that he was elected to Congress in
November last.
- Ben. Buffers eagerness ITO get at the peo-
pie of New Orleans" is not surprising. They
have laid in new supply ofspoons since Ben
jamin was there.
- Col. T. Stobo Farrow, editor of the Spar
tanburg Spartan, is rusticating among the ab-
origines in the Indian Territory, and recently
visited the remnant of the Modoc tribe.
- Charles A. Stevens, Republican, has been
elected To Congress by small majority in the
Tenth Massachusetts district. In this district
in 1872 the Republican majority was over ten
Thousand.
- Gen. Frank NJ Cockrell has been nomi-
mated by the Democratic caucus for United
States Senator from Missouri, in place of Sena-
tor Schurz. The nomination is equivalent to
an election.
The President has recommended addition
al taxation to meet current expenses, and in
special message shows that the custom receipts
are falling off greatly, which induces him to
urge the restoration of the tax on tea and
coffee.
- Before the war the total taxation in Mis-.
sissippi never exc eded $454, GOO per annum, on
basis of property valued at $500, ,000, 900. The
tax levied for 1874, under the benign rule of
Gov. Ames, was 81 le7 4ls Soa and the property
- The Legislature of Georgi>, organized on
the 18th inst by electing Col. I. j. Simmons,
of Bibb County, President of the Senate, and
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, of the same County,
Speaker of the House. It is the ablest Legis-
ture that has convened in Georgia since the
war.
- The election of United States Senator in
Massachusetts engrosses much attention. 1t is
believed that Dawes and Hoar will develop
equal strength, and it il limited that the Dem
ocrats and Liberal Republicans will unite on
John Quincy Adams.
- The Administration organs are very an1-
ous that Congress shall order a new election
in Louisiana and thus lift President Grant out
of his trouble. They are already weary of de-
Tending Sheridan's bulletins, especially since
it is so evident that the more the people think
of them the madder they get.
A New Orleans special says that Sheridan
received telegram from the President stating
that Governor Ames, of Mississippi, apprehen.
ded disturbance at Vicksburg to-day, and
directing him to place company of troops a.
the governors disposal. Sheridan tslegraphed
the necessary orders.
- General NJ. c. Buffers residence in
Edgefeld county, S. c., about twenty miles
from Edgefeld Court House, was entirely de.
stroyed by fire about ten o'clock last Wednes-
day night, together with its contents. General
Buffers family barely had time to escape from
the burning building, in their night clothing.
- The meeting at the Cooper Institute, in
New York, shows US what feeling of indigna-
ton the Louisiana affair has created. As soon
as the doors were open rush was made, and
in sn instant almost the vast hall was packed.
One man, who wished to get out, had to be
passed over the shoulders of the audience.
"A special dispatch from New Orleans to
the New York Tribune says the conservatives
have agreed to await the action of Congress.
The general impression is that any move by the
conservatives now will change the features of
the case and enbsrrass its solution. Business
Is utterly prostrated and the greatest depression
prevails.