The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25

- There will be q grand array of
distinguished gentlemen in attendance
upon the commencement exercises in the
Due West college this year. Senator
Butler, 40 anniversary orato. before the
literary societies of Erskine; Rev. DR..
Talmage, of New York, as special SER
monizer, to the graduates of the colleges
Rev. DR.. Philips, of Georgia, as alumni
orator in Erskine, and as the guests of the
grand occasion: Governor Hampton,
Hon. D. w. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, Gen.
w. w. Gary, Hon. L. Orr, Judge
Mackey and other famous folks in civil
and social life.-ledium.
During the hail storm last Thursday,
and when the hail was at its biggest,
one of the students at st. Johns Acad-
deny, son of Col. B. w. Edwards, of
our town, saw a small black object de-
scending from the heavens, and watched it
until it reached the earth. On going to
see what it was, he found it to be q ter
He gave it to little son of Maj. Spain,
in whose possession we saw it, few days
ago.. The story is certainly strange, but
reason to doubt it.--Darkington Ne,cs.
= 1t is stated at the Pension Office
that already there have been received
six thousand applications from persons
claiming pensions under the act lately
passed by Congress granting pensions to
soldiers of the war of 1872 and their
widows. To pay those from whom an-
plications have been received will take
from the Treasury $556,00O each year.
When the bill was under consideration
before Congress it was stated ON the floor
of the Senate that the number of pen
sioners would not be more than fev
hundred.
= A white man, named Johnson, de-
liberate!y hung himself short distance
from the store and dwelling of Mr. John
Kahn in the Lydia neighborhood, on
Thursday last. There was bending
tree, portion o. the body of which ap.
preached horizontal position. He took
some piow lines, doubled four times, fas-
tened one end of them to the tree and the
other to his neck, and jumped from the
tree, breaking his neck. He was said to
be man OF weak mind, who had several
times GsiOra 1ndeavoIed 70 take his life.
Pee Dee Watchman.
A few days since little SOD, four
years old, Of Mr.. Carter Culbertson,
accidentally got hold Of bottle of some
kind of alcoholic liquor, of which he
drank To such an extent as to prodnce
death in few hours. The bottle con-
tanning the fatal poison was placed some
where about the house within the reach
of the little unfortunate, and death was
the result. This should caution parents
to be careful. and place no dangerous
drug or medicine within tbs reach of
their children.-LaurensviNe Herald.
= Immigration figures ara again going
up. During the first three months of the
present year, the total of arrivals at New
York was 8,786, against 1880 arrivals for
the corresponding period of 1977--an in
crease of 1885. For the last three years
there has been o constant falling off,
month by month, in immigration, but it
would seem that the tide had now begun
to set again in the other direction, and
in the event of general European war
it will probably be greatly accelerated.
- Colonel James g. CothraD, of Alb
beville, has been chosen to deliver the
anniversary Grafton before the literary
societies of Adger College, Walhalla, at
the commencement in June. There is
q genuine treat in store for the Dutch
men of the mountains. " one who
has ever heard the Learned Solicitor
knows that he will discharge the pieas.
ant duty assigned him with grace and
power.
"A wonderfully aged man lives among
us. Mr.. Abraham Riley, residing some
IL miles North Of this place, attained his
10th year on the 18th Of March last.
He is still in good health, but is not able
to walk ; and at times his mind is some-
what beclouded.--E Edgefeld Adpert;ser.