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 q
Democratic administration, the State cx-
penditures were $3.50 900 less than under
Governor Amcs, in 1875.
- The New York 7'i6une'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 n chance of beco,n-
ing acting President Of the United States
on the 4th Of March.
! = Some persons seem utterly incapa-
Bile of fappreciating generous act. Mere
~ because young man calls on young
lady half dozen evenings during the
week, and occasionally drops in between
mes!s, there are people mean enough to
ln''nuate that it means something be-
sizes 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. Wo have occasionally taken a ride
with lawyer, but there are some depths
TO which we cannot sink.
= Ex-SeGator 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 coloTed men by their own
race for voting the Democratic ticket
than of colored persons by whites for
voting the Republican ticket.
= a wonl3-be swell, wishing for all
excuse to speak to beautiful woman on
the streets. with whom he was unac-
quainted, drew his nice white csmbric
handkerchief from his pocket as he ap-
preached her, and enauired 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 et By his companions.
= Two South Carolina negroes fought
u duel Mt Fair Bluffs, near Wilmington,
N. c., on Friday last. One was Demo-
crat and the other Republican, and the
quarrel between them was about politics.
-Four shots were exchanged, and one of
the TneH was wounded three times dan
geTenaly the other was wounded in the
right arm. The affair has caused great
= The New Orleans Democrat saws the
Packard government cannot collect n
cent of taxes it cannot arrest thief or
murderer; it cannot put down rabble
of twelve year old boys which NAV choose
to chunk it with rocks and mud: it can
not exist for ten minutes without the
protection of the Federai bayonets. it
stinks in the nostrils of the people, who
hate and loathe it as q robber organizn-
ton.
- The grand jury at Abbevile con-
denim the interference of armed soldiers
in the late election, and find that Cham.
ber!ain'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, justified :so;. f :ae information received
in making presentment Of any particu-
lar persons by name f,r trial and punish
ment, for either II the i,ffenses alluded
to.
- By about the middle of May the
public will have seen the last OF tne pr;l.
ent three cent postage stamp, and begun
to get used 10 one that is red. or possibly
Q new tint. This change has been rem
dered necessary, rs stampwashers take
VII Suo OiiG CuuCctihtiO1 WITHOUT aclu or
s!ksli and zee the stamp again. A series
of experiments just completed coavinces
the Postal Department that green is She
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 oEen scroll of white, and
the scroll work win have different pat
tern.
- The Selma (Ala.) Times of Decem-
Der 9th prints this paragraph: "While
one of our young men Of literary persua-
aion WI meandering our streets last Sat-
urday night he was very much stariloi
and seriously frightened by coming in
diraos contact with desperate looking
negro. Our young friond, true to his
native grit, promptly placed O pistol in
the eyes Of said despefado, who in turn
being duly terrified, promptly stammercd
out For do Lord's sake boss, don't shoot,
1ig0 got no money. sarch NO aud W.,
| Thu Young man saltSidet.n