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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-19
Personal Courage of Alexander H.
Stephens.

Those who have seen Hon. A. H.
Stephens and marveled at the atom he is,
would not be likely to think of him as
q combatant, since he,appears, as poor
man, to need more than the little
strength he has to fight against death,
ever threatening him. Nevertheless,
he is and always has been testy and pug
nacious when his motives have been i'm
pugned or his honor questioned, and it
Is no fault of his that he had not repeat
edly taken part in several duels. He
has challenged Herschel V. Johnson,
Ben 81. Hill and other politicians, but
they declined to accept his challenge,
though avowedly adherents to the
code, thinking it preposterous, no doubt,
,tc 60 out with the little invalid. One
might as well shoot at the edge of razor
as at the atteauated figure of the distin-
guished Georgian. During heated cam
paign in his native State, in 1S4S, ne
had an alteration with Judge Cone, a
Southern politician, and nearly lost his
life. The Judge, meeting him at d hotel
in Atlanta, called him traitor, and Ste
phens, who was unarmed, struck his in
sulter across the face with small cane.
Cone, in a rage, drew dirk knife, and
attempted to stab him to the heart. AL
though large and muscular. his puny OPP
ponent prevented the deadly thrust, but
received eighteen or twenty wounds on
different parts of his body. Finally, Cone
drew the plucky little fellow down, and
forcing his head back on the floor with
rhisleft hand, as though heyhad been a
child, he held the knife before his eyes,
crying s"Apologize, or I'll cut your
throat r'@ The laconic reply was, "Never.
Cut away The. blade was descending,
when comnioa- friends interfered, and so
parted them- Stephens wounds, fortu-
nately, were dressed at once. Had there
been any delay he would have bled to
death from the cntting of an artery. This
is a good example of his indomitable
courage. His suffering, shrunken and
wasted form contains big soul. Ste
phens refused to appear against him on
his trial, and their amicable relations
were intimately restored, the Judge hav-
ing, after the Southern fashion, bitterly
regretted the painful occurrence.--Ne'0
York Times. 9"
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RUSSIAN RED TAPIsM-Another
feature of the Russian service was il
lustra.ed by the Prince in the following
pretty little anecdote:
"One day was walking with the
Emperor of Russia in the Summer Gar
den of St. Petersburg, when, coming
upon sentinel in the centre of lawn,
I took the liberty of inquiring why the
man was placed there. The Emperor
did not know. The Adjutant did not
know. The sentinel did not know, ex-
cept that be had been ordered there.
The Adjutant was then dispatched to
ask the officer of the watch, whose reply
tailed with the sentinel's-"Ordered."
Curiosity awakened, military records
were searched, without yielding any sat
isfactory solution. At last an old serv-
ing man was routed out, who remember
ed hearing his father relate that the
Empress Catherine H., one hundred
years ago, had found a snow drop on
that particular spot, and given orders to
protect it from being plucked. No other
device could be thought of than guard
ing it by sentinel. The order once is
sued was left in force for century"
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RUST IN WHARF.-The examination
of diseased wheat straw, by the aid of a
good compound microscope, demonstrates
most conclusively that the rust consists
entirely of minute fungi, resembling small
mushrooms or toadstools, and propagating
their species by proper seeds. Itisshown
by the microscope that the fungi begins
to grow inside of the straw, and immedi-
ately on its bursting or splitting it pro.
srudes outside. The quantity of seed
they contain is very great. 1t is this that
forms the fine red dust which floats in
the air like vapor, in badly rusteP fields
of wheat. It resembles the smoke, or
more properly, the seeds Of that we'll
known fungus, the puff ball, and may be
carried by the wind from one farm,to an
other. These seeds are SO exceedingly
small that they can pass into the plant
through the stomato or air vessels of the
leaves, and are carried with the descend
ing sap into the stem.
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gsaesspn gateltiaenser.
.IIFR j f LESSONS,


BIZ ITALIA WILKINSON.
A little drop of dew had stood
Upon my easement long;
The sun came out and kissed the dew,
And when 7 I'turfiedl again to view
The dsw-drop, itwas gone.
Atiny blossom. pale and sweet,
I'd nursed e'er since its birth;
When fastI soqght tTas all in vain,
For oh the bitter, winds and rain
Had crust hssd u to the earth. 81,
"A bud soE richest promise grew ..a
Within my garden wall;
Iga:ed upon it. soft and fair,
And hoped ,twould yield o flower rare
Ere autumn leaves might Sail.
The autumn camel sought the bud
Expanding to a flower;
When 10! o hideous worm had crept
And nipped its petals as they slept,
And left it dying there
A beauteous form, Of infant grace ..,,
II Thought to call my own;
One tender breath upon my cheek,
One sigh Of parting love 70 speak
My heavenly gift had flown.
Then, as faint and pow'rless grew
To quaf Life's bitter cup, ,.......
An angel form, just overhead,
And bending down, in pity said,
"Look up from earth-look up"
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FAST Fsa1Ns.-Fhee fastest trains in
the world sre claimed BY England, the
Great WsstesT.H Flying Dutchman," and
other English trains making from fifty to
fifty-three miles an hour. The distinc-
ton is not one which should make US
envious, since the fastest train is not
always the safest. Nevertheless, there
is counter claim made on behalf of the
Pennsylvania Railroad for train which
runs from Jersey City to Philadelphia in
ninety minutes, and for short distances
runs st the rate Of fifty EIGHT miles an
hour. The, English trains have fine road
ways. to travel on, but until lately were
not supplied with air-brakes, such as af-
ford protection TO American fast trains.
Thefs is another noticeable difference,
in the fact that American cars are strong
enough to risist the shock Of an ordinary
accident, while English coaches with
their conteuts) are ground up in colli-
sion.-.Philadelphid Ledger.
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"A Kentucky paper remarks thatthe
look of intelligence assumed by the
young lawyer as he sits in court should
be put a stop to. 1t is calculated to
cause the presiding judge to lose conf
dence in himself, and to make him be-
lieve that he doesn't know anything.
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"Never kiss young girl if she
doesn't want you to-" says an article on
the art of kissing. But pretty often,
when girl says she doesn't want you to
kiss her, is the very time she does want
you to, and you'd better take the benefit
of the doubt.
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SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.
NHE countenance is pale and -leaden-
i colored, with occasional fushes, or,
a circumscribed spot7on one, or;both,
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
a swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
with a gnawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IL
regular, at times costive; stools Shiny;
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally: difficult, land
accompanied by hiccough;i cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed. sleep, with grinding of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c. -, -"
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to- exist, -
DIR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY .
in any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, not capable of doing the slightest
injury TO tile most tender infant.
The genuine DIR. McLANE's YER
MIFUGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING BROS. on the
wraDDer --:O:
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The snow. fall in Watauga County,
N. o. last week. reached an average
depth OF three feet.
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nHo q week In your own town. S. outfit free.
10O No risk. Reader, IL you want business at
which persons Of either sex can make great lay all
the time they work, write for particulars to Ii.
HALLH1r L o., Portland, Maine.
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Greenville and Columbia Railroad

Passenger Trains run daily. Sunday e1cen.cd,
connecting with the Night Trains on South Caro-
Ina Railroad, up and down. On and after
Wednesday. November 10, 1878, the following will
be the schedule:
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Above Schedule makes close connection at Co
lumbia with Greenvlle and Columbia Railroad
and Charlotte road, and at. Augusta with Macon
S. S. SOLoMOEs, Superintendent.
s. B. PIuKENs, General Ticket A9ont.
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TT can make money faster Mt work for us than at
| anything else. Capital not required; we VIII
| start you. sl2 per day at home made by the
~ Industrious Men, women, boys and girls Tan-
ted everywhere to work for u.s. Now Is the time.
Costly outfit and terms free. Address TRUE Co.,
luousfa Mime
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FOR COLUMBIA.

Sunday morning e1cepted.)
Leave Charleston at............7:3O m and $50 m
Arrive at Columbia.............-l:35 IN and 7:n m
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South Carolina Railroad.

South Carolina Railroad.
CHARLESTON, Nov'r O. 1878.
On and after Sunday, 10th inst, Passenger Trains
will run as follows:
FOR AUGUSTA.
Sunday morning excepted.)
Leave Charleston at.... -......9l5 IN ana Io0 m
Arrive NJ ugusta,......5O0 p III and 6:5S
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On Fancy Cards, Snowflake Danask. &C., DO two
Nv alike, with name, 10 cts. ]. Minkler Co.,
Nassau, y Y. -.
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A GENTS WANTED-For the best and fastest
~ selling Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices re
duced IS per cent Address NAT. PUB. CO., Phil.,P
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ONE or THE ON FAMILIES.
The simple Funeral Services over the Body
OF Miss Cornelia MaldrOn.

Miss Cornelia Waldron, the eldest Of the
present generation OF the old Knickerbockor
family u hat name. who dropped dead in Sec
ond avenue. near Houston street. on Saturday,
was buried from the residence Of her sister.
Mrs. Edward Higgins at Lafayette place. yes
terday. The services were Of the most print
tive character. and lines Of curious spectators
assembled on the sidewalks opposite the old
fashioned house. which stands back from tho
street The site was originally on tho outer
limits Of the Stuyvesant farm. At the cato
descendants Of Old families pointed out spots
whore they had plucked cherries and climbed
ample trees when boys. Tn" services were con-
ductet by the Rev Or. Amadeus A. Reinke Of
the United Brethren tMorayunl. who worship
in Lexington avenue. Tho coffin was borne out
of the house on the shoulders of the undcrtnk-
cr's four assistants. and almost all the fricu is
walked behind tito Aston place thence 10 the east
erly side Of Third avenue to Eighth street aud
10 ~. Mark .s rhurchyard whore II was placed
in the II lgglns vault.
The WRdrons trace their ancestors back to
Baron Resolved Waldron. who came 10 this
island when Peter. Stuyvesanl was Gov
ernor. aud became his friend and private Sec
Rotary. Miss Maldron WIS his direct descend
ant. Tho estate was large one. originally hav-
ing been given TO tho Baron rs q Government
grant II embraced the larger part of the island
above SeVenty-fourth street Miss Cornclia was
Of masculine strength OF mind. and for two
years past she had managed her own business.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


There Is great deal OF homely MORT in
the German play Of Mcn Leopold. presented
last night at Nalaak's Theatre with the English
title Of My Son" The hero Of il Is a shoe
maker. and the heroine marries him. The
most conspicuous character. Herr Weigel. is adj
morally played 10y Mr.. John Gilbert. and it is as
strong a piece OF characterization as he has
given us for many seasons. Herr H'eigel
10 rich shoe manufacturer. ignorant. fun Of
preiudces and passion. but carrying his aTe,-
ton and admiration Of his son Leopold TO a
point Of doatry. Among other things he de-
sires TO turn "A poor tailor and his family into
the street in order To- tear down the house and
build a stable for his son. The injustice Of this
act emhroils him with everybody among the
rest his own daughter. and he refuses to give
his consent 10 her marriage with an honest
manly foreman in his employ. driving her
from his house in q storm OF passion. My son.
who is q dissolute scapegracc. ultimately
spends his fathers money. and in tho end the
his daughter for charity. In the acting Of
this piece Mr.. Gilbert exhibited unusual
force and discrimination making the ignorance
and violence Of the old man as effective as pos
siblo without oyerstepping the limits Of serious
aud natural delinoatlon. Mr. Harry Beckett
played the part Of an idiotic professor Of music
who PLAYED an imaginary piano on peoples
beads and backs TO the Infinite delight OF the
gallery.
Tho play is thoroughly German in It's theme
and treatment. and owes It's present success 10
tie admirable work done by Mr. Gilbert and
Mr. Barron, the latter playing tue part OF the
foreman HudOph.
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TWO MEMORABLE FUNERALS
WHITE ROSES INSTEAD or ORANGE
BLOSSOMS PROTIDED.
The sudden Death OF IN HeIress whose LIB
crafty Aided Largely In the Erection OF
the Fine Episcopal EdI6ce In Oyster hay.

The sudden Death Of nm HeIress whose LIB
ernIity Aided Largely In the Erection Of
the Fine Episcopal EdIGce In Oyster hay.
A brilliant marriage ceremony was to
have been performed in Calvary Church on the
18th Of this month. Hundreds OF invitations
had been addressed by tho brides own hand.
ana were lying on her table waiting TO be sent
ont. An extensive bridal tour had been planned
II was to be prolonged until spring. and tho
principal winter resorts in the South were to be
visited. But instead Of wedding there was a
funeral. White roses in place OF orange BIOS
SONS were brought for tho bride. The BRIDE
groom sat among the mourners. His best man
helped to lift the casket tendery and tho
bridesmaids were habted in mourning Those
who had been chosen for ushcrs at the mar
riagc were pail bearers at the funeral. Instead
OF Joyous wedding party that went out from
Calvary Church 1t was II corttgc whose destlna-
ton was Greenwood Cemetery.
Mary l.. Underhill was the daughter Of the
late James W. Undcrhil who was well known
in banking circles in this city, and who lived
during the summer season on the Undcrhill
homestead. in the village Of Oyster Bay /. |.
Among the first settlers in that section was
Capt. John Underhil. and from him the family
OF james W. Undcrhil descended Mary I'm
dcrhll's mother was Margaret varnum. the
~
father and mother died. leaving y large fortune
to their two children. Mary and Frank Since
the death Of their parents tho children
hnvc lived with their grandmother Mrs
Brnjainn r. Underhiii either at their home
In Twcnty-socond street. or ON tho old
homestead Mt OYSTER Bay. Mary cnmc of
age about one year ago. and Inherited a
fortune. estimated AT more than s3OO 900
Frank is now about lG' and is sole heir 10 tho
estate. which. Il is estimated. may be- worth a
round million OF dollnrs when he nttnins his
majority Sryprol wears AGO tho family wont
abroad. and made an extended tour OF tho Old
World, embrnring the Nile country. and other
pnrs out OF the usual path OF tourists Whom
thcy returned Mary Ind crown To- he n charm
ing young woman of Is ycnrs She was tnll
d@licatrly formed and with the stvie Of benutv
that goes with blue eyos and fair hair. Her
summers werc sprnt in OYSTER Raw on tho old
homestead, and owing TO her liking for tho
place she made thom long seasons rxtending
from the time Of The first new grass and halmy
DAYS down to the amber hnz, Of the Indian sum.
mer. Tho new Fpiscopal church which crowns
the brow Of hill overlooking tho harbor was in
pnrt built Iy her liberalitv
About Six months ago the announcement was
made of her bctrothnT to Solomon \. Townsend
Of Oyster Bay. son II ev-Congressnan Town.
scnd The acqunintance had existed since
,Iit.tbo1.l -. :, . ~,
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PENSIONERS COMPLAINING.
Kept Waiting Ia the Cold. They Say -FaNorit.
ian shoMn-Ihe OIhcr AIdr.

Two poor ex-soldicrs called at The SuS
office yesterday to complain OF tho long delay
aud annoyance experienced by pensioners in
getting their quarterly checks Their story
was. that large throng Of mon and some
women were kept waiting. shivcring and
hungry In the cold for several hours without
any one present in the Pension of1ice 90 pay
them. Tho two soldiers said that they got there
at o'clock in the morning. and found largo
throng ahead 81 them. many Of whom had
been waiting in line since midnight Several
wore hateiuuted. and all had gone early 10 the
otiice for urgent reasons Many OF them
needed their money 10 buy food for their
rent. The needs Of several caused them to
travel from considerable distances out of the
city. Tho Office was not opened. and the pny-
m'nts wer" not begun until O'Clock. by which
time about three hundred exhausted pension
ers were assembled outside.
After the payments were begun favoritism
was shown by the officers nj the door TO many
late corners. who were admitted and given their
checks ahead 81 those who had been waiting for
hours. Mr. butcher. the former agent Is Said.
opened his Office at O'Clock in the morning to
accommodate the more needy 81 the pens toner's.
II was also said that the present agent works
with a reduced fore" Of clerks 10 save expenses.
The other Side ~ the story is that the author
lzri hours for paying are between \. NJ. and
T. VI. II the checks were paid ont early tho
holders could not got their money. because tho
sub Treasury H. not opened until 10 \. NJ and
Is closed AZ 3 L. NJ II the pensioners complain
coming ahead Of time.
When Il WAS the custom t. pay the men At
very carly hours. IN many Instances pension
rrs took their cheeks 70 ncighborug harrooms
mney did that rather than wait for the sub
Treasury 10 open.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY. Dec. i-P. Nat the Stock EN-
change to-day the principal speculative features
havo been Lake Shore. the Changers. and the
coal properties. With the exception Of Lacka-
wanna. which was z. , cent. higher at 4Gis the
list 81 active stocks opened at a decline Of D., to
q, r cent. over night. After first declining to
46 Lackawannn recovered TO a. before noon.
and a general advance OF a 10 2 cent. was re-
corded. Tho afternoon trade reflected an ir-
regular market although the changes In prices
We're confined to the fractions. Lake Shore de-
cdnliE 90 ~ In the maj trade the drantcrs we're ~
active demand. and the entire market sNmpaulilcd.
prices CLOSING At or within fraction o the highest prices
90 fhp dHV
The - Paul earnings fnr the forth week November
show an increase 90 t-"ait over tr corrs luiue week
O l~S4 while fhr comparative earnings the month OF
November 49,. err~ less than ll-f Nrtr
TIE sot market was steady at l'. sales, closing ot
iups. bid
lean, The rates paid forhavin- balance. carried were
I p - D. and T. cont
Mou,N on calf va. quoted az o s3 r cent early m
the dan ana closed 40 the ~aut o. urVs after uu vance
on rnics to r cent Business PAPER ruled ~ A. .s5is
cent. nnininaily.
forei-u tA,hHnsc steady a. 81 - and e. sd'r
sixty DAYS and three dav~ bills respectively.
Government bonds wclc quiet The following were the
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The Board OF Education yesterday reelected
Henry Riddle city superintendent with a salary Of
e. 10 year instead Of g. 500 Thomas Harrison and
Norman Cakins First Assistants, with salaries Of
e. 275 each. instead Of e. 500 John flaming William
Jones. Arthur McMun. John Jasper and Alexander =.
Sshcw. Second A-sistHuts with salaries Of $1,000 in
stead sion The following namci trustees. 10 mi ~.
cnncics g. De made ON the II NJ January next 20 Mold
office for I'VE years. were elected first Ward. owen
Murphy, second James iioran Third. samuel ~. E,-
tret, FOURTH. " McA'uiuti ffh. Peter Stuyvcsant.
sNth; i9hn Van "ohn seventh. Mii-on small; Eighth.
David VI Brosuau, Niuth. Henry Dayton. Tenth. iturN
koome' Eleventh. nr 6reritr. Twelfth. David "
Knapp. Iilriccnth. Gcurpe " Relwny, Fourteenth.
Henry Nanruu. Fifteenth. John " kunN. sixteenth 4
& uo seventeenth, iigury Mcrk Eighteenth. John
Irow, Nineteenth. Charles y Holt Twentieth. AcNau.
der Sharr Twenty first. Luis schultz. Twenty Second.
waiter Carter TWENTY. third. J. Anderson Twenty.
fourth. samuel Purdy