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

- The Pickens Sentinel states that COL Jer-
emiah Looper, prominent and leading Re-
publican of Pickens County, has renounced his
allegiance to the Republican party, and public
ly declares himselfa true Democrat for all time
to come He will be candidate for the Leg
lslature at the next election on the "Independ-
ent Democratic" ticket.
The President has given his opinion upon
Mexican affairs with more than usual freedom.
He says there is no present reason for appre-
hending war, but, of course no one could tell
what might happen in the future. In the
meanwhile the frontier is to be protected, and
the attention of the Mexican government
officially called to the recent raids.
- The Columbia Union- Herald says "it Is
rather funny freak of politics that in South
Carolina the Republican Governor should ex-
pect and receive aid from Democrats and in
New York the Democratic Governor should be
supported by Republicans. L. proves very
States are more intent upon securing a faithful
administration of public affairs than concerned
as to which political party shall control"
- An act of Congress, approved on the Sd
ultimo, provides that all prisoners confined for
offences against the laws of the United States
shall be entitled to deduction from their
terms Of sentence of five days for each month
during which no charge of misconduct has been
against them. The law also provides that up
on their discharge each prisoner shall be pro-
vided, at the expense of the United States,
with one suit of clothes and five dollars in
money.
&C. j. Houston, colored, late private secre-
tary to Gov. Moses, has been arrested on
charge preferred by John Agnew Sr., of COL
umbia involving breach of trust. Agnew en-
trusted him with certificates of Indebtedness
amounting to $4,000, which were to be ac-
counted for on demand, and negotiated at not
less than fifty per cent. on their face value.
These certificates have been paid in full by the
State Treasurer, with the exception of seventy
three dollars, and Houston has failed to ac-
count for the money. He was released on bail
to answer at the May term.
y Maj. Erastus W. Everson, Librarian of the
State University, and formerly an efficient DO
cal'' on several papers, is preparing for the
press an account of centenarians living in
South Carolina. He wishes list of those
actually 100 years old, and those nearly that
age. He wishes to collect the recolections of
these centenarians in regard to revolutionary
events, travel, trade, manners and customs,
means of communication, ways of amusements
and any events in their lives which will 60 to
illustrate the progress of the country from their
early days.
- An injunction has been obtained in the
United States Court against the imposition of
tax under the so-called "bonanza" bill,
which was lately vetoed by Gov Chamberlain,
but which Speaker Elliott declared to be law,
becaase the veto came too late. The in juno
tion was issued at the suit of a nonresident
stockholder in the Graniteville Manufacturing
Company, in order to protect his interests. 1t
IS believed that the bringing of test case before
the United States Court efectually kills the
bonanza scheme, which aims to burden the
State with heavy liabilities for floating claims
created under Moses administration, and al
legged to be fraudulent.
A Washington letter says: "The Louis
lana compromise does not promise well. Ad-
vices received to-day from the highest Republi-
can sources in New Orleans state that Republi-
can members of the Legislature decided not
elected by the arbitration committee will refuse
to surrender their seats to the Democrats, but
will resign, and Gov Kellogg will then order a
new election. The reason for this course is
said to be that it is claimed that these nine
parishes are Republican on fair vote. Such
action as this must result in fresh complies
tions, but it is not anticipated that any vio-
ence will ensue. The practical result will be
that the Kellogg government will retain entire
control of the State until the next regular gu
bernatorial election"