The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-15
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

dent or the UnlCeQ StaCeS.
- One-third of the population of
North Carolina cannot read or write.
= The Underwriters Association of
the South holds its annual convention at
Atlanta, May 9.
= There are fifty-fve thousand men
residing in New York who are to-day out
of employment.
- Ex-Congresslnan Solomon L. Hoge,
of South Carolina, is mentioned for Min
lister to to the Hague.
L. @. Washington thinks Chamber
lain can count upon foreign mission, if
he resigns "for the good of his country"
= There are forty-fve cotton factories
in Georgia, all in active operation and
paying dividends, either in money CT
stocks.
- Anderson NJ. Waddell of Nashville
gave 5000 to the widow of man whom
he had killed. BE had been acquitted
on charge of murder. arr
= President Grant before going out of
Office pardoned Bill Smoot and his COM
panions, charged with ku-kluxing in
Owen County, Kentucky. 80.
= Patterson, Conover and Dorsey are
the only carpet-baggers left in the United
States Senate The days of this unholy
trinity are nearly numbered.
Mr.. Barnum, the new Chairman of
the Democratic National Executive Com
mittee, is not only free from dyspepsia,
but is one of the wealthiest men in the
whole country.
= Nashville american: 'The South
has duty to perform. ROW. 1t is the
hardest of all. 1t is simply to keep cool.
Whatever of degradation there is in the
situation falls not upon the South"
New York's Mardi Gras, which
takes place on the 14th of April, will
contain number of ,tableau cars, illus
trating the history of the country from
the.discovery of America to the present
time.
Some of the most delicate varieties
of fish, which disappeared from the bays
along the Southern coast, during the war,
are now returning. 1t is thought that
the cannonading and torpedo explosions
that occurred then, frightened them off.
The N. Y. San suggests the name of
u. S. Grant for the vacant seat on the
Supreme Bench, and adds: If the most
important questions are to be decided-a
by the Electoral Commission-without
regard to either law or facts, why would
not Grant do for Judge as we'll as any,
body?
Hon. w. S. Brown, member of the
Georgia Legislature from Fayette Coun-
ty, was killed on Tuesday last in an en-
counter with Mr.. James Stewart. The
latter was arrested by the Sheriff, but
managed to escape by knocking the
officer down. The difficulty grew out of
a monetary transaction. ''a
The Democrats carried the municip-
al election at Galveston, Texas, by nearly
5000 majority, and elected eleven of
twelve Aldermen. Many negroes voted
the Democratic ticket, and in one ward,
where the colored population predomi-
mated, a leading negro politician was
badly defeated by white Democrat. ~
Miss Fannie Hayes, the daughter of
President Hayes, who will occupy such a
prominent place in Washington society
for the next four years, is very pretty
brunette, of medium height and very
fine figure, and is about nineteen years
of age She is very bright and intelii.
gent, good conversationalist, and will
make decided sensation in society.
VIM. Randall Gibson, of Louisiana,
in late interview with President Hayes,
advised him not to depend on conciliatlng
the South by Offices and appointments,
but.by liberal, Just and kindly admin
istrative policy toward the Southern peo-
pie. President Hayes expressed his
desire to treat the Southern people fairly,
and said that the fact of man being
Confederate soldier would be no disquali-
fcation with him.
William Pitt Kellogg, whose infa-
nous reputation in Louisiana Is known
throughout the country, has again
knocked at the door of the United States
Senate for admission, and his rap has
been answered by reference of his Gre
dentials to the committee on privileges
and elections. Blaine vigorously es-
poused his cause, and insisted upon Kel-
| foqg being seated, but the Senate was in
exorable, and Kellogg will have to un-
dergo an investigation.
- postmaster Nenerai hey says .nat ~
is his intention in the administration OF
his Office to do exactly what President
Hayes will require of him to 40 IN the
matter of appointments, and that ne wlll
the aft affairs abs 0f be his sd aspi1s%ea. bv r
spect for a broad national policy in ac-
cordance with the policy of the President.
He also intends making tour through
the South, and will make these state
ments to the Southern people, with a
view of creating an era of good feeling,
and thus endeavor to re-establish better
understanding @ and more friendly rela-
tions between the two sections. He
speaks quite enthusiastically and hope
fully upon these points, and intends to
use every effort in his power to bring
about these desired results.