The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24
; GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

- The next General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
meets In Atlanta May next.
= The Potomac River is entirely free
of ice, and navigation has been resumed
"a remarkable fact to record in january.
Charles A. Dana has retired from
the editorial control Of the New York
Sun. The Stsn will be the loser by his re {.
tring>
Y Tho Richmond Dispatch estimates
the Moffett whiskey punch law will yield
100000 per year, 100000 more than ut
first estimated.
- Ex-Gov. James 3. Groomes has
been elected United States Senator from
Maryland to succeed Hon. George r.
Dennis on the 4th of March, 1879.
= FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 17.-General
]. 8. Williams was elected United States
Senator to succeed Thomas c. AgcCreery
by vote Of 126 to II for Boyd, Republi-
can.
- Hon. George III. Pendleton has been
elected United States Senator from Ohio
to succeed Stanley Matthews on the 4th OF
March, 1870. One moro Democrat in and
ono moro Republican out.
- IN the Louisiana Senate resolution
instrncting Senators and Members of;
Congress to vote for an investigation Of
alleged frauds in the ele, toral count was
defeated by a,vote Of % to 8.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
having declined to furnish members of
Congress field and garden seeds for dis.
tribution as heretofore under the new
rule oil orders for seeds sent directly to
VIM. g. Leduc, Commissioner of Agrl-
culture, will be promptly filled ny him..
! In the Ohio House of Representa-
tives last week resolution was adopted
declaring in favor of the remonetization
OF silver, and asserting that President
Hayes snd Secretary Sherman, in their
opposition to the restoration of the silver
dollar, do not represent tho views nor
the wishes OF the Ohio people.
"A dreadful railroad accident oc-
CURED last week near Hartford, Conn.
An excursion train with passengers that
had been attending Moody aud Sankey's
revival services foil into the Farmirgton
River. Two engines, o baggage car and
three passenger cars fell through the
bridge. The loss Of life had not been as
cettained, but nom fifteen 70 twenty-five
wounded had haAn taken ont y
- The President has written 8 letter to
o ,colorsd man, In which he says: s'T
haVe given soine consideration to your
Question as to the emigration OF colored
people from Florida to San Domingo. I
ON not well informed as to the advan-
I,tages offered by San Domingo to immi-
grants, but my impression is that your
people should not be hass1 in deciding
to leave thia country. The moro differ
ence in climate is very serious objec-
ton to removal. The first generation, In
MI such removals, suffer greatly. It Is
my opinion, also, that the evils which
now AFFECT you are likely. steedily, and,
] hope, rapidly to diminish. Ny advice
s, :..:Ssss<e.>;.e esainat rho proposed .mmi-
grafton"
= A special report OF the Commission.
e. of, Agriculture on the Chinese ten
plant and the capabilities OF the United
States Cor successful competition with
China In tho production of said plant, has.
been pnblished. It shows That The. ten
plADt has beon successfully cultivated
and manipulated in the Unitsd Steaes fcr
9 numbsr OF years past. Tea hrs boon
prepared from plants grown In Georgia,
which mas been tested in Halt;more,- and
pEonnnced stronger and finer Favored
than the imported. It can bs grown
from tho lakes 10 the gulf. temperature
OF ten degrees bolow zero falling to
fresze tho plants, while the climate and
spll Of tho cotton zone are peculiarly
favorable 70 the culture. Twenty mill