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

- The United States average a yearly
less of fifty millions Of dollars by firs.
Insurance companies pay 1t. Is iJTe4,i
"A mao who uses his tongue too much
is apt to use his hands too little. Great
professors are not often great doors. Life
iB 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 aIe 10 be
published each.week in the local papers.
= a Boston swindler has made thou-
sands of dollars in New Eng and by. stay
ing at hotels over night in the guise of "a
travelling salesman, receiving, by previ-
Gus arrangement with confederate. let.
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 tie
simplicity of tho fraud, enabled him to
succeed In. nearly every instance. 54-
"A decision of much interest to the
gambling fraternity has just been made
in Now York. Il stranger was recently
enticed into gambling den in that city
end feeced, and tho district attorney,
having found by experience that conyic-
ton on the charge Of swindling was al (
most impossible, indicted the men for
larceny. 1t was contended that there
could be no larceny in the case, as the
victim gave up his money voluntarily;
but the judge charged for conviction, and
tho jury brought in 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
follews; Deciduouscypre ,011 years;
boabeb tree Of Senegal, 5000; dragons
blood tree, 600 years ,yew, 5000; cedar
1885, sSS osbbssee eafbRbss 51o pS0 7oe oiepsa m.p plane
ivy GOO: aah Gn6 6s naacen1. sy na1es ae SSS: SSS
apple, z00 years. Tho BIaSiii Vine ,i palm, ain
arrives ut the age Of 150 years the Scotch
fir gets its growth in about 100 years.
and the balm Of Gilead in about fifty
years. liisf
IA well-kucwn opera tenor of this
city, says Jennie June, writing from New
York to the Baltimore American, devotes
his time when not engaged professionally
TO the making of exquisite little carvings
In wood. His home, which iR q modest
but very comfortable one, is made charn-
ing Dy quaint devices, all of his own con-
irving; by little gems brought FROM
abroad, set up in frames of his own max.
ing, and curious antiques, displayed OF,
brackets OF his ow:: designing. Ills life
Is full of labor, but of the most opposite
description, and few of the thousands
who see the ,dashing singer, his fancy
suits Of velvets and lace, or know him as
the hardworking professor, would recog-
nize the quiet, gentle-minded raan who,-
In ais 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. ;5as<aiialsE 81 .;g4in,1Fl
"A New York letter; says: gJay
Gould'e late visit TO Washington had two
objects in view. One was to See sbots
his prospects for getting an equivalent
for the $T5,0 900 which he advanced u tu
carry Hayes iato the White Honse, and
the other to see, whether he. could Six
things with Cungrasa un tii0 railroad
questions. 1t does not appear that he
reached any satisfactory conclurion on
either point. Hayes was to give his in
nuCuCO Al AetiAtOsli Avt5 5z5tbtlcu III EGtuE1
for the $4,000, but It seems that he is
not willing to stand up to the bargaiin
and as TO tho, House committees, Gould
could not find one that he could count
on. Consequently he returned somewhat
out of ihumor, but he won't * ..ye it up
yet; and, in the case Of the SAG, 900, he
means to get what he was promised or
there viii be trouble. It seems that
Vanderbilt has grown tired of having his
name coupled with that of Gould and
other gamblers, in connection with Wall
street schemes, and he has published a
letttsr denying chat he is associated with
them in any way. This is very much to
hia credit. His father had :. q ennrema
contempt Cor the Gould crowd, and could
not be induced to countenance tbe.a at Z
all. The son will do we'll to follow the
came course. The Gould crowd is bad
lot, and also dangerous one, It would
certainly get some of Vanderbilt's mil
lions if he gave it half chance. 'ti'
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