The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-15


and cooperation of free and united
people.
Resolued, That copy of these resolu-s
tions be forwarded to Governor Hampton
and the Executive Committee of the Stats
Department of Agriculture. siS:s;s,
..ea II. w. CARPENTER, President. j
HENRY PTK1AfBALL, Secretary.
General News Summary.
= The United States average yearly
loss of fifty millions Of dollars by fire.
Insurance companies pay it. -; & Z u
"A man who uses his tongue too much
is apt to use his hands too little. Great
professors are not often great doers. Life
is not long enough to permit us to become
proficient in two different directions.
- The city authorities of Leipsic, IN !.
Germany, have imposed fine OF not less
than five nor more than ten marks upon;
any woman who may wear trailing dresses
in the streets. The police have orders to;
arrest them, and their names are to be-
published each:week in the local papers,.
= A Boston swindler has made thou
sands of dollars in New England by stay.
ing at hotels over night in the guise of q
travelling salesman, receiving, by preyi-,
Gus arrangement with confederate, LETT
ters containing worthless checks and pre-.
tended directions from an employer, and
inducing the landlords to cash the checks.
His easy, business-like manner and the
simplicity of the fraud, enabled him to-
succeed in nearlyeyery instance.
"A decision of much. interest TO the
gambling fraternity has just been made I;
in New York. A. stranger was recently
enticed into gambling den in that city
and feeced, and the district attorney,
having found by experience that conyic-,iif
ton on the charge Of swindling was all
most impossible, indicted the men for
larceny. It was contended that there
could be no larceny in the case. as the
victim gave up his money svolnntarily;;
but the judge charged for conviction, and
the jury, brought in a verdict of guilty.
The case was promptly taken to- the !.
Court of Appeals, which has now con-
firmed the decision of the lower court.
The longevity Of various trees has
been stated. to; be in round numbers, as 5
follows: .Deciduous cypress, z 600 years;
boabab tree Of Senegal, 5000; dragons
of Lebanon, 5000; olive 1900; oak,
900; orange, 1900 Oriental plane,
1900; cabbage palm, 200; s lime, 500;
ivy, 600; ash, 400; coaconut palm, 300 8,
date palm, 300; larch, 300; pear, 300;
apple, 200 years. The Brazil vine palm,
arrives at the age of $50 years ) the Scotch
fir gets its growth in about 100 years,
and the. balm Of Gilead in about fifty
years.
IA well-kuown opera tenor of. this
city, says Jennie June, writing from New.
York to the Baltimore american, Ideyotes
his time when not engaged professio ionally
to- the making Of exquisite little carvings
in wood. His home;f which is 9 modest; !;
but very comfortable one, is made charm-
ing BY quaint devices,sall of his own con-
triying; by little gems brought from
abroad, set up in frames of his own max,
ing, and curious antiques, displayed on
brackets of his own designing. His life 4
is full of labor, but of the most opposite
description, and, few of the thousands
who see the dashing singer, his fancy
suits of ve1vets and lace, or know him as
the hard working professor, would recog-g
nize the, quiet, gentle-minded man vho,f
in his few moments of spare time, cuts
delicate designs on fragments Of wood or;
goes off with his pretty. wife on long
walks in the country to find food for orig
inal ideas. g...issssst :sEs2 - z,i;ES;tltla
"A New York; letter, says: sJays
Gould's late visit to Washington had two
objects in view. One was to see about,
his prospects for getting an equivalent
for the $4,000 which he advanced to-
carry, Hayes into the White House, and.
the, other, to see, whether he. could :ix
things with Congress on the railroad !:
questions. It does not appear that he
reached any satisfactory conclusion .on
either point. Hayes was to give his in-ss
Auence in railroad legislation in return
for the $4,000, but it seems that heiis
not willing to stand up to the bargain
and as to the House committees, Gould !
could not find one that he could count
on. Consequently he returned somewhat \
out of ihumor,- but he. won't giyelt up
yet; and, in the case of the $75, GOO, ne I
means to get what he was promised or
there will be trouble. 1t seems that
Vanderbilt has grown tired of having his 4
name coupled with, that of Gould and
other gamblers, in connection with Wall
street schemes, and he has published
letter denying that he is associated with (
them in any way. This is very much to 4
his credit His father had "a supreme
contempt for the Gould crowd, and could
not be induced to countenance them at
all. The son will do we'll to follow the
same course. The Gould crowd is q bad
lot, and also dangerous one. It would
certainly get some of Vanderbilts mil 4,
lions if he gave it half 9 chance"