The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-27
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Canton, China, was visited by a
tornado on the 11th of April, which blew
down 5000 or {, 900 houses and destroyed
as many lives.
"A live ratuesnake, which has been
buried in Uncle Abe. Taylors yard, in q
box, since the 29th October last, was dug
up on Tuesday. The snake was found
full Of life and vigor, and ready to infict
deadly blow upon any living object
that came in its way.--Rso,Uee Courier.
- Another expedition will start in q
few days for the Arctic regions in search
Of some evidence, or trace that will lead
: to the discovery of the fate of Sir John
Franklin and the party who accompa-
MED him on his expedition in quest of the
North pole some thirty years ago.
About the 1st of July the, Edgefeld
[r4duertiser will begin the publication Of
biographical sketches of many. of the
prominent men OF the State, whose por-
traits will, also sdorn its title page.
Among Others, We nosice that,it intends
publishing sketches of the lives of
Judge Kershaw and Gen. Jno. D. Ken
nedy. :,
- The Executive Committee of the
Democratic party of Barnwell County,
at recent meeting, ascertained- from
reports sent in from the various clubs
that in an election as to whether nomi-
nations for county officers should be
made by Primary Election or Conven.
! ton. that S47 white Democrats had voted
for Convention and 426 for "Prima-
ries.o So that the Convention plan will
be adhered to.
The st. Louis Times says: Thomas
E Sherman, sonof Gen. W. It. Sherman,
is about to abandon the Law and connect
himself with the Order Of Jesnits, and
with that view will enter upon a two
years course of preparatory study at
Roehampton, England. Mr.. Sherman
is a Young man Of fine intellectual at
tainments, o thorough student, and GER
tain of high distinction insthe holy call.
ing which, he proposes to enter"
The Charlotte (N. .-C.) Observer says
ga gentleman from the western part OF
I the state brings information of the kill.
Ing, near Young's mil, in; Yancey coun-
ty, of Samuel Butner by Thos. Boone.
Boone sthe constable of the township
in which he resides, and went to Butnef
to collect q debt of 8 cents. Butner de,
MED owing the money, and in the course
Of heated coiloquy which followed
Boone produced Q knife, with which be
2 fell upon Butner, cutting and slashing
him in such manner as TO produce
death. The slayer fed, and has not been
arrested. The county authorities have
offered reward of SIPS for his apprehen-
sion.n
The Grand Orient of France, which
is the highest branch of Masonry in
that country, has removed the mudsll- oi
the Order, so far at least as they are con.
cerned. They have resolved that q be.
Eef I'M the existence of God is not pre-.
: REQUISITE to admission to membership in
: the. craft. As an evidence Of how such
, step IS sregarded, it, Is but necessary tc
state that every other jurisdiction has
already or is,about to Withdraw fellow.
ship from the Grand Orient.
One day last week number of boys
we're playing on hand car OF the Che
raw. and Chester Railroad, at Chester
when one of them, Henri Tshir, a;iad
eight years cid, attempted to jump from
the hand car to loaded car in motion
ON the track of the Chsrlotte, Columbis
and Augusta Railroad.e He fell across
the track and both wheels of the heavily
loaded car passed over the boys right leg,
crushing it In, q most frightful manner,
Medical attendance was at once obtain.
ed and the leg wss amputated.
- ABoston dispatch says: aThe In
tesnasiopal Grand Lodge of Knights Of
ST. Crispin, in secret session here this
week, has secured Gen. Butler by tele-
graph to defend the Grispins indicted fol
engaging in theslate strikes at Marlboro
Gen. Buffers reply is: My services as
lawyer are at the command of the work
men of Massachusetts, when their rights
are ON trial before the courts Gen.
Butler, his friends say, is straining to ge.
the support of the .worsingmen fol. the
sgoyernorship." =
The committee Of the Abbeyille
grand jury, appointed TO look into the
charges Of cruelty to the convicts at
work on the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad, state the result of their inves-
: legation in the following words =" "Cop-
sidering that they are ConVicts sentenced
to hard labor, and are To be guarded and
watched as well as worked, and that they
are men hard to govern, we do not think
that the treatment as far as We could as
certain has. been generally hard OF
& cruel" ls
=. One of our subscribers, 8 state wiz
ness in attendance at this court, requests
,-us to put the following query to- our
members Of the Legislature and request
an intelligible answer: "Why was it that
the Legisl-tu passed law allowing
Z farmers only fifty cents per day, az State
! witnesses, when, as issthe'ease'at the
present busy season, their time is valua-
BE at home. andSat, the -sane etime re-
fused to decrease, their own per diem be-
low $5 per day, when it is not certain
that their time, is worth anything at
home ?"-Lez;ngton Dispatch.
Hon. A. H. Stuart, of Stsunton, Viz
ginia, having been asked by leading
business men of that town to
give them hisyiews respecting theprob.
5abIe duration of the prevailing busiEess
prostratien in this country, responds in
lengthy letter, sttributing the present
condition. of affairs to the great contrae-
tion in the currency that was necessary
to bring it to gold value, and conf!
IDENTIFY predicting, now that the bottom
has been reached, an early. revival of
trade in all itss branches aud the speedy
commencement Of anothsri eraiof, ,geuef.
al prosperity. --..,.....z.z-...,.-.-,
Washington's female lawyer, Mrs.
Beiva A. Lockwood, who by her persist
emit knocking at the doorssof Congress
for admission to the Supreme Courthas
become somewhat famous, has two i'm
portant cases pending. before that Court,
which she is debarred from pleading on
account of.her,sex. Ore is7a Cherokee
Indian claim Involving SO, 600, 900. Mrs.
Lockwood is now in her fifth year of her
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