The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-01
ALL Sorts of Paragraphs.

- The taxpayers of Mississippi GER
tainly have cause for rejoicing over the
overthrow of the carpet-bag government
in that State. During 1876, under a
Democratic administration, the State ex-
penditures were $3.50, 900 less than under
Governor Ames, in 1875.
- The New York Hi6une's Washing
ton correspondent mentions Republican
project to place Senator Morton in the
chair of the presiding officer of the Sen
ate, that he may have chance of becom-
ing acting President of the United States
on the 4th of March.
- Some persons seem utterly incapa-
BILE ofappreciating generous act. Mere
ly because young man calls on young
lady half q dozen evenings during the
week, and occasionally drops in between
meals, there are people mean enough to
insinuate that it means something be-
sides anxiety about the health of her sick
mother.
= The Home Journal objects to the
wearing of diamonds when travelling, be.
cause it is vulgar. 1t is position which
we assumed years ago, and we are glad to
say that no one connected with this pa
per has ever been guilty of such vulgari-
ty. We have occasionally taken ride
with lawyer, but there are some depths
to which we cannot sink.
Ex-senator Trumbull remarked the
other day that if the truth about Louisi-
ana ever comes out he believes it will be
found that there were more murders,
more scourgings, more whippings and
more abuse of colored men by their own
race for voting the Democratic ticket
than of colored persons by whites for
voting the Republican ticket.
"A would-be swell, wishing for all
excuse to speak to a beautiful woman on
the streets with whom he was unac-
quainted, drew his nice white cambria
handkerchief from his pocket as he ap-
preached her, and enquired if she hadn't
dropped it. She glanced at the handker-
chief, nodded assent, thanked him and
passed on, leaving the exquisite to be
laughed at by his companions.
Two South Carolina negroes fought
q duel at Fair Bluffs, near Wilmington,
N. c., on Friday last. One was Demo
crat and the other a Republican, and the
quarrel between them was about politics.
Four shots were exchanged, and one Of
the men was wounded three times dan
gerously; the other was wounded in the
right arm. The affair has caused great
excitement in the neighborhood.
- The New Orleans Democrat says the
Packard government cannot collect a
cent of taxes; it cannot arrest thief or
a murderer; it cannot put down a rabble
of twelve year old boys which may choose
to chunk it with rocks and mud it can
not exist for ten minutes without the
protection of the Federal bayonets, it
stinks in the nostrils of the people, who
hate and loathe it as robber organiza-
ton.
- The grand jury at Abbeville con-
demn the interference of armed soldiers
in the late election, and find that Cham
berlain's allegations of lawlessness and
violence are untrue as regarding Able
vile, and are without foundation and de-
famatory. They did not, however, feel
justified, from the information received,
in making presentment of any particu-
lar persons by name for trial and punish
ment, for either of the offenses alluded
to.
- By about the middle of May the
public will have seen the last of the pres
ent three cent postage stamp, and begun
to get used to one that is red, or possibly
new tint. This change has been rem
dered necessary, as stampwashers take
off the oily cancellation without acid or
alkali and use the STAMP again. A series
of experiments just completed convinces
the Postal Department that green is the
poorest color to be found. With the
change of color there will be change Of
design. The medallion head of Wash
ington will be retained, but it will be re-
lieved by an open scroll of white, and
the scroll work will have different pat
tern.
- The Selma (Ala.) Times of Decem-
ber 9th prints this paragraph: "While
one of our young men of literary persua-
sion was meandering our streets last Sat
urday night he was very much startled
and seriously frightened by coming in
direct contact with desperate looking
negro. Our young friend, true to his
native grit, promptly placed pistol in
the eyes of said desperate, who in turn
being duly terrified, promptly stammercd
out, For de Lords sake boss, don't shoot,
Use got no money, sarch me and zee,
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