The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The National Union RepuDllcan par
ty is what they call it in Rhode Island.
The name is long enough to reach across
the State.
Lemuel G. Williams, Esq, died of
paralysis at Laurens G. II. on last Sun
day night, at the residence of John w.
Moseley.
After a full review of the Orville
Grant and Belknap business, the New
York Sun thinks it much safer for specu-
lators and dealers in Offices and appoint
ments to deal with brother than with
wife.
- The President has interviewed the
Secretary of the Navy, and Robeson says
he is innocent. "Guilty or not guilty, is
it you ask mo7" quoth the Irishman.
"How can I tell until hear the evil
dence."
The editor of the Edgefeld Aduer-
tiser says that he had hoped to hold out
till blackberries were ripe and peaches
half grown, but disappointment is the
lot of man, for some of his subscribers
are as backward as the spring.
United States Senator Chas. w.
Jones, of Florida, is an Irishman. He
was born in the Old Country in 1884, and
emigrated to the United States in 1874.
He is an able lawyer and highly re-
spected gentleman. He is the only
Irishman in the United States Senate.
= The Edgefield Advertiser says:
"Court week had its attractions and novel
ties, among them an Italian, t,oo monkeys
and q niager-all in one troupe. We
have seen Italians; we have seen
monkeys; and we have occasionally
gazed upon niggers; but the com6inG.
ton was something new under the sun "
Judge L. G. Northrop, who was
lNn,- f%
Montgomery Moses in the Seventh Cir
cult. has been appointed by Gov. Cham
berlain to fill the vacancy for the unex-
pired term caused by the impeachment
and removal of Judge Moses from office.
1t is beautiful comment upon Pres
ident Grants so-called Christian regard
for the Indians, that all the while he was
prating about the peace policy, he was
Quietly informing his brother Orvil
where post-traderships were vacant,
knowing that Orvil had peculiar knack
of scalping the purses Of the red skins, if
he did not touch their top-knots.
Jeremiah s. Black, of Pennsylvania,
James B. Beck, OF Kentucky, and
Charles j. Jenkins, of Georgia, have been
selected by the States of Maryland and
Virginia to settle the long-standing
boundary dispute between them. They
will sit in Washington, commencing IN
April, and the examination Of the case,
with the hearing of witnesses, is expected
to occupy about three months.
The Columbia Register wants to
know what Hamilton meant in the
House, on Friday night, when the MEM
bers were talking about compelling
Treasurer Cardozo to pay them, or they
would look into his official conduct, when
he said: III suppose that means inn
peachment. You dare not do it; i'm
beach him, and the Governors chair will
be vacant, too. You'll have no Governor
if you fool with this man."
= Senator Bayard has been compelled
by the pressure Of his duties in the SEN
ate to decline with great regret the in7i-
tation extended to him by the committee
of the Tammany Society to address that
society on the birthday OF Thomas Jefter-
clearly the post Of duty of every. public
servant who understands his duty so
we'll and does it so courageously as SEN
ator Bayard.
necticut will elect her entire list of State
officers, Legislature that will choose
United States senator for the unexpired
term of the late Senator Ferry, and
Congressman for the unexpired term of
the late Mr.. Starkweather. Both parties
have nominated exceptionally strong
tickets, and in view of the approaching
Presidential election it is anticipated
there will be desperate rallying oil par
tisau lines on national issues.
- The Boston Advertiser is Republl-
can journal that retains some conscience.
It says: 1--WE rejoice over the triumph in
New Hampshire so far as it is victory
of good principles over bad; but we re-
gret it so far as it Is triumph OF trlcker-
ry and of money. If the Republicans of
New Hampshire want reform, let them
begin at home and reform themselves.
In their way they have done things quite
as bad as that for which the country con-
demns Belknap."
-Adyices from Southern Georgia and
Florida say early vegetables have been
generally ruined by the recent cold spell.
In the vicinity of Lake City, Fla, four
hundred acres of early vegetables have
been killed, Notwithstanding fires were
kept in the fields during cold nights.
The Polar Wave extended as far south as
Gainesville, Fla. AS the same informa-
ton comes from Live Oak and Welpurne,
this disaster will naturally reduce ship
ments of vegetables to Northern markets
during the next few weeks. The de-
struction of field crops have been gener-
al in Georgia and Florida and farmers
have to replant.
"A great disastsr has fallen upon Fer
nandina, Fla, resulting in the destruc--
ton of large amount property. About
two o'clock on Friday morning last a fire
broke out which rapidly grew to con-
fiagration and finally eliminated IN the
destruction of nearly tho entire business
portion of the town. The fire originated
in carpenters shop on Second street,
and was due to carelessness. From the
carpenters shop the flames spread rapid
ly north and south, devouring everything
in their path, including the Postohce'
,erver newspaper office, OH Second street,
between Centre and BrOome, and every
thing on the north side of Centre. from
Third street to the river. Fifty buildings
were consumed. The losses, it is thought,