The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-20
General News Summary.

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Jennie June, the well-known CORE
spondent and fashion writer, is seriously
| i'll at her residence in New York.
"A Kentucky newspaper says that
an investigation of the records of the
State shows that not single man or wo-
man within its borders has been legally
married.
= It is stated that Gen. Bob. Toombs
will be candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Gordon, and that with
this end in view he will apply to the
next Congress for removal of his disa-
bilities.
The New York Tribune thinks that
if Patterson ever made the famous re-
mark, attributed to him year or 80 ago,
that "there are five years more of good
stealing in South Carolina yet," he has
probably revised it now.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is de-
scribed by London correspondent as
looking exceedingly we'll, as driving
about that city after beautiful black
horse, and as inundated with invitations
to balls and garden parties by the nobili-
ty and gentry.
just before leaving Boston for Eu"
rope, Professor Graham Bell, of tele-
phone fame, married the daughter Of
Gardiner G.. Hubbard, a deaf mute. He
had so carefully instructed her that she
uttered distinctly all the responses of the
wedding service.
High ritual is on the increase in
London. Thirty-nine churches now cel-
ebrates daily communion, against eleven
last year; $40 have surpliced choirs.
against III; 35 have eucharistic vest,
ments, against IA; 80 display candles on
the altar, and since 1867 the use of in
cense has been extended from three
churches to sixteen.
The Pope preserves his high spirits
unabated. On reading in the Repub-
lique Franchise that he has been dead
for several years and is personated by q
priest, his Holiness burst into fit Of
laughter, and ordered a subscription 10
be taken in his name to the paper for five
years. "We shall see who lasts the
longest!" he said, "and how it will vex
them to put the Pope's address on the
wrappers p
The Queens maids of honors are all
granddaughters of peers, who are not bs-
low the rank of Earl, that being a sine
qua non of eligibility for the position.
They receive $4,000 year, and if they
marry the Queen presents them with
$4,000. Each is on duty about two
months in the year. Since the Prince
Consort's death they have had dread
fully dull time of it. Many Of these
ladies have remained until past so, hy
which time they have probably become
old maids of honor.
Joyce and Mcdonald, the released
St. Louis whiskey thieves, for the devel-.
opment of whose crimes Secretary Bris-
tow was driven from Grants Cabinet, are
not yet beyond the reach of the lsw.
One of them has an indictment pending
against him for destroying important OIL
cial records, and there are plenty Of
charges that can be brought against tie
other. The value of prosecuting them
still farther lies in their capacity TO give
valuable information about their corrupt
allies who have thus far escaped detec-
tion.
The jubilee offerings to the Pope
amounted in round numbers to s., ,250,-
600, half of which was in gold, while the
remainder was in paper. He will give
$850,000 to charitable institutions, and
will divide $2,4OO,OO0 into three equal
portions of 100000. One of these will
be added to the funds of the Holy Chair;
another will be apportioned among Off
GERS, servants, retainers and friends Who
have been faithful to the Vatican, and
the third will be appropriated to the re-
storation of ecclesiastical monuments
and to the execution Of works of utility.
- The Car receives much of the
blame for the recent Russian reverses,
and it is said that his presence with the
army operates unfavorably upon the
plans of the commanding officers and Che
movements of the troops. He exercised
unnecessarily more or less influence and
authority, without shouldering any re-
sponsibility. and thus weakened the decis-
ion and energy of his generals. The
presence of Nicholas at the front in
1928 proved equally unfortunate for she
same reasons. The Gar is said to have
left Bulgaria at the earnest request of she
Grand Duke.
The next triennial session Of The
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church will be held at Boston, beginning
October Sd, and continuing about three
weeks. Between $50 and 400 delegates
will be present. and the House of Bishops
will hold their meetings in the chapel of
Trinity Church, and the House Of Cleri.
cal and Lay Deputies in Eman'lal
Church. The opening and closing yer-
vices will be held in Trinity Church.
Among the important topics to come up
for consideration are the proposal to
change the name protestant Episcopal
Church" to something else, and methods
for simplifying and facilitating mission
ary work.
"A meeting of mechanics and lahor-
CTS, in favor Of establishing colony Of
Marylanders in Florida, was held in Bal
timore the other evening. The president
of the meeting stated that he had CORE
sponded with the Governor of Florita IN
relation to emigration to that State, and
had received reply from. Governor
Drew stating that his letters had beel re.
ferred to the Commissioner of Land and
Immigration, and that while Florida
held out no special inducements to emi-
grants, they could purchase forty acres
of land for $40. a resolution was
adopted to name the association OF col
onists "The Florida Maryland Associa-
ton of Baltimore City"
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