The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


= The debt Of Massachusetts has risen
from $4,000. in 1866, to S33, 500, 600 at the
beginning of 1873.
The legislature of California has au-
thorized vote by the people as to
| whether they desire to stop immigration.
= The Gear is reported to have said
that he will return to the army in q
| month, and march to Cons:aEtinoplo, as
the Germans did to Paris.
- Tanitza Ann Cotton was granted O
license to practice law. ant. passed high
ly creditable examination. S.o is the
first woman who has been granted IL
cense in North Carolina.
= Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
hss appointed ". H ". Smith, AZ eminent
Democrat lawyer Of Raleigh, tc be chief
Justice of the State Supreme Court, in
the place of r. H. Pearson, deceased.
- The Republicans of New Hampshire,
in convention at Concord on the 9th inst. :,
nominated Hon. Benjamin +. Prescott
by acclamation for Governor. They also
passed resolutions reafiirning the Gin.
cinnati platform, endorsing President
Hayes policy, and declaring against the
repeal of the resumption or the ren,one-
tization of silver.
+ - The most reliable gossip regarding
North Carolina is that Governor Vance
will tender tho Supreme Judgeship of she
State &c Senator, EEffsETiiu,oT, anu appoint
HoE. j. NJ. Leach for Merrimon's unex-
pired term in consideration for his SER
vices in the campaign of 1876. w. Y.
. Horch is also prominently mentioned as
Merrimon's successor.
-. Representative Buckner, chairman
/ Of the banking and currency cornmittee
oftha lower House of Congress-, is report
cd as threatening that If the Senate fails
to pass the silver bill, or If the President
should veto 1t, he will have tho rules of
the House suspended, and the Bland bill
attached as an amendment to the Iegis-
lative. executive and judicial appropria,
tion bill.
- It is announced That some banks re.
fuse to receive silver on deposit ct it's face
value, and allow only ninety-four cents
on the new trade dollar, or ninety-two
cents on the old-fashioned dollar; and It
is samored that this practice is gradually
extending. The proper legislation from
Congress on this subject will stop this
practice in its infancy and avert the evil
which would overtake the country If it
bhould become general.
- The New York bankers have met
In convention and. passed resolutions
against the repeal of the resumption act
and against the remonetization Of silver.
They appointed committees to oppose
!.SSs.s;s.siosi ~ securing memorials
and petitions against it from all the
banks and capitalists OF the country.
This lisa pretty certain proof that the
repeal of the resumption act and the re-
vivai OF the silver dollar would benefit
the vast majority of our country.
The Hon. VIM. Henry Trescott,
formerly OF this County, but moro re-
Gently of Washington, d. c., has won
quite national reputation as one of tho
government counsel in the fishery COM
mission. and the Washington papers an
nounce that no will probably receive an
appointment 90 one OF the judges of tho
court of claims. Col. Treacott represen-
ted Anderson County In the General As
ssmbly just after the war, and was con-
sidered one of its ablest antt most bril-
liant members.
RIcItAoND, january 1.-THE heavy
rains OF the past two days have caused
another rise in the rivers. The byidee
over staunton River on the Richmond &
Danylile Road, which had just beon re-
Placed, was again swept away, this being
tho thirc timo inside OF iss,yo months. The
iron bridge over tho Same river on tho
Virginia Midland Railroad botween
Lynchbu;g and Danville was also wash
oil away. This bridge was destroyed
during the great food IN November lastg
and had hean but recently replaced.