The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-01-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

- a Dill mas DStu luLrOQuceu III Inc
Ohio Legislature imposing q fine of
fifty collars for taking the name of God
in vain.
"A Montreal dispatch says there is
good reason to believe that Tweed is liv-
ing with his friends in the upper part oi
that city.
= Farmers in Georgia are reducing the
acreage of their crops, and wages are re-
duced, ranging from $50 to 500, includ-
ing rations.
The Peaks of Otter, near Lynch
burg, Va, long supposed 10 be an ex-
tinct Volcano, have recently given un-
mistakable evidences of action.
| Gov. Conner, ofMaine, recommends
that jlries be authorized to pass sentence
upon criminals in capital cases, which,
he says, has been successful in Califor-
MIA.
- The Hon. William Welch of Madi-
son, Wis, proposes to give every man
twenty-one years old one vote, each man
Of torly-two years two votes, and each
man sixty-three years old three votes.
The Baptists of Tennessee propose to
celebrate the Centennial year by raising
$780, for the Baptist University re-
Gently located at Jackson. The city has
already subscribed SL5O, 900.
| AT the municipal election held in
Timnlonsville on the 10th inst, the entire
white Democratic ticket was elected by q
large majority. Many negroes voted the
Democratic ticket.
| = The debt of the city of New Orleans
is over twenty-one millions of dollars.
An effort is soon to be made to compro-
mise with the bondholders at sixty cents
on this dollar.
| Hon. John B. Eustis has been elected
| United States Senator from Louisiana by
the Democrats and few Republicans.
1t is stated that the Governor will refuse
certificate on the ground that there is
no vacancy.
The statue of Henry Clay in Rich
several fingers, which We're knocked off
| by scme wretch. A bill has been intro
duced in the Virginia Legislature for the
repair of the damage.
| - NO country takes livelier interest
in our Centennial than does Sweden. All
her departments will be much fuller than
at Vienna, and 81 900 school house will
| exhibit the status of education on the
northern peninsula.
| = r. r. Hemphill, ESQ.,, Of the Abbe-
vill6 Medium, has been elected to preside
over the Calhoun Literary Society at the
annual debate on the 26th of June proxi-
mo. He has accepted the distinction
conferred upon him.
- Kentucky's bonded debt is only
S.S4 1894, and against this she has in cash
81, ,l95, 1862. The State has, therefore,
money On hand enough to pay every dol
lar it owes and leave balance on hand
OF over 81 100000.
Judge Willard, of the State Supreme
Court, in q recent interview said: II
| regard the election of F. J. Moses, Jr.,
and w. j. Whipper as blow struck, in
| The interest of corruption, at the most sa-
cred rights and institutions of the State"
j Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has arrived
in Washington, after an absence of two
years, to attend a suit pending in the Su-
preme Court affecting the probate of q
will in New Orleans. She says she has
been engaged in litigation concei ming her
interests for forty-four years, and has
spent three fortunes.
- The citizens of Florence have organ
lied company, divided into squads, and
patrol their town every night. Each
member is sworn in and authorized to
observe and enforce the ordinances in
the day as we'll as in the night time.
And all this without expense to the
town.
- The residence Of Mr.. Joel r. Adams,
located about fifteen miles below Column
bia, was burned on Wednesday after
noon, the 18th instant. The dwelling,
which had just been remodelled and fur
nished throughout, was totally de-
stroyed, together with its entire contents.
The fire is supposed to have been the re-
suit of accident. No insurance.
"A bill has been introduced into the
Ohio Legislature which authorizes the
Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road to borrow 81, 5,O00, 900, in addition to
the amount authorized by the original
act. 1t is claimed that this sum is needed
to complete the work of building the
road. The estimated cost of constructing,
the entire line will be about SIG, 900.
Dental salary on the old basis Of $4,000
This is evidently the proper point at
which to begin retrenchment, although
it cannot take effect until Grant, who
lobbied through and signed the bill
doubling his own pay, has served his
term out. 1t remains to be seen how the
Republican Senate will treat the plan.
The Governor sent circular to the
various county treasurers, warning them
not to become agents for the sale and dis
tribution of the bills of the Bank of the
State, with q view to their tender for tax
es now due. He admits the legal right
of the holder of the bills to tender them,
and to do the best to obtain their dues
but he considers it improper for officers
subject to his control to lend them
selves to the work of forcing these bills
into the treasury.
- The recent mild weather is proving
anything but blessing.in many parts Of
the country. Large amounts Of meat
have been lost in various localities, and
it is reported that in Louisiana the un-
'easonabie weather has been extremely
unfayorable to the prospects Of next
years sugar crop. The Chicago Tribune
I,ays that it has been very bad for corn in
cribs in the country. A good deal of it is
spelling and will never make merchanta-
bio corn, while nor little of it Is rotting
so badly that it cannot even be used for
food on the farm.