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

-; LIE! ueDt VI IudsSachuSo helS Ai2on
from $4,000, in 1866, to S3s, 500, 600 at the
beginning of 1878.
| = The legislature of California has au-
thorized a vote By the people as to
whether they desire to stop immigration.
J. The Gear is reported to, have said
that he will return to the army in a
month, and narch to Constantinople, as
the Germans did to Paris. 80.
= Tabitza Ann Cotton was granted a
license to practice law, anc passed high
| ly creditable examination. She is the
first woman who has been granted Ii
cense in North Carolina. a<.es'
-'Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
has appointed w. q. N. Smith, an eminent
Democrat lawyer of Raleigh, to be chief
Justice of the State Supreme Court, in
the place of r. n. Pearson, deceased.
|: = The Republicans of New Hampshire,
in convention at Concord on the 9th inst,
nominated Hon. Benjamin F.. Prescott
by acclamation for Governor. They also
passed resolutions reaffirming the Gin
cinnati platform, endorsing President
Hayes policy, and declaring against the
repeal of the resumption or the remone-
tization of silver.
! - The most reliable gossip regarding
North Carolina is that Governor Vance
will tender the Supreme Judgeship Of the
State to Senator, Merrimon, and appoint
Hon. }. M. Leach for Merrimon's une1-
pired term in consideration for his SER
vices in the campaign of 1875, w. Y.
Dorch is also prominently mentioned as
Merrimon's successor.
Representative Buckner, chairman
of the banking and currency committee
of the lower House Of Congress, is report
ed as threatening that if the Senate fails
to pass the silver bill, or if the President
should veto it, he will have the rules of
the House suspended, and the Bland bill
attached as an amendment to the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill.
1t is announced that some banks re-
fuse to receive silver on deposit at its 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 rumored that this practice is gradually
extending. The proper legislation from
Congress on this subject will stop this
practice in it's infancy and avert the evil
which would overtake the country if it
should become general.
- The New York bankers have met
in convention and passed resolutions
against the repeal of the resumption act
and against the reconciliation of silver.
They appointed committees to oppose
this legislation by securing memorials
and petitions against it from all the
banks and capitalists of the country.
This is pretty certain proof that the
repeal of the resumption act and the re-
vival of the silver dollar would benefit
the vast majority of our country.
= The Hon. VIM. Henry Trescott,
formerly of this County, but more. re-
Gently of Washington, D. c., has won
quite national reputation as one of the
government counsel in the fishery COM
mission, and the Washington papers an
nounce that he will probably receive an
appointment as one of the judges of the
court of claims. Col Trescott represen-
ted Anderson County in the General As
sembly just after the war, and was con-
sidered one of its ablest and most brill
liant members.
RICHMOND, January 1.-THE heavy
rains of the past two days have caused
another rise in the rivers. The bridge
over Staunton River on the Richmond &
Danville Road, which had just been re-
placed, was again swept away, this being
the third time inside of two months. The
iron bridge over the same river on the
Virginia Midland Railroad between
Lynchburg and Danville was also wash
ed away. This bridge was destroyed
during the great food in November last \
and had been but recently replaced.