The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-18
ITEMs--EDT1oR1AL AND OTHERWISE

- The Philadelphia Womens' Medical Col
lege has graduated sixteen women at its recent
session.
Indiana takes an extra session of the Leg
islature She has had no smallpox, and very
little scarlet fever, this winter
- France is the greatest wheat producing
country in the world. She produced in 1873
the enormous quantity of 1885,, ,2O9, 900 bushels.
Brigham Young was committed to jail for
one day and fined s25 for not obeying man
date of the court in the Ann Eliza divorce case.
- Connecticut is the next State on the elec-
ton list Voting for Governor, Legislature and
Congessmen will take place on the first Monday
in April.
Woods copper mine, near Carrolton, Ca,
was opened nine months ago, and has since
cleared twenty-fou thousand dollars, after pay
ing all expenses.
= The State Grange of Ohio reports eleven
hundred and forty-six subordinate Oranges in
working order, and total membership OF SIX
ty.fve thousand.
Samuel R. Reed, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, has consented to be orator at the Ohio
editorial meeting in May. His subject will be
''The Great Moral Engine
There are no "officiaP newspapers in the
State. Public officers and private citizens can
publish every notice required by law to be made
public in any newspaper they may select.
- The New Orleans Times says the report OF
Gen. Longstreet having removed to a sheep
farm in Georgia is all mistake. He is in
New Orleans, and intends to remain there.
- The Marshfeld Club of Boston, composed
oft-e disciples and admirers of Daniel Webster,
rendered dinner to Senator Gordon, of Geor
gia, and Congressman Lamar, of Mississippi.
- The German Fusiliers of Charleston, S. c.,
which is said to be the oldest military organi-
zation in the United States, will celebrate their
centennial anniversary on the 3rd OF May next.
1t is understood the President will take
no further action in the affairs of Arkansas, he
being influenced bv the recent expression OF
the House against governmental interference
Senator Booth, of California, says he will
not go into caucus with either party, but will,
like ex-President Johnson, of Tennessee, act
independently of any partisan determinations
y After Senator Gordon had finished his
speech at Concord, N H., on last Wednesday
night many Federal soldiers who had fought
against him went upon the stage and greeted
him warmly.
The New York Times, which is seeking to
consolidate the Republican party on a new
platform of kindness to the South, thinks the
civil rights bill grand stumbling block in the
way OF that Scheme. .
- 1t is consoling to know that the floods of
rain are not universal. The drought in the vi
cinity of Nashua, N. H., is so bad that farmers
are compelled to melt snow in order to obtain
water for their cattle.
- The Texas Legislature has passed law
repeating all laws requiring hotels and eating
houses to procure license and pay tax, and
vacating licenses now in force. This is dl-
..ot Z OF civil riohtc
DIR. Thomas Smith, of Society Hill, died
on the 9Th inst, after life Of activity and use
fulness, in the S3rd year of his age. At the
time of his death he was the Oldest living grad
uate of the South Carolina College.
- The President has granted pardon to
VIM. c. Whitesides, of South Carolina, an al,
legged ku klux, who was sentenced to five years
imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary. Up
to the date of pardon he had served two years
1t is predicted that Gov. Tilden, of New
York, and Senator Gordon, of Georgia, will be
the Democratic nominees for the next Presi-
dent and Vice President. New York being the
Empire State of the North" and Georgia the
Empire State of the South" this ticket would
present formidable combination and prove
terribly demoraizng to the civil Fighters.