The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-29

= Farmers arc in fine spirits all over
| Texas.
= There arc said to be over 6 .OOt
school teachers in Texas.
= 1t is hard to respect old age when
we get stuck on venerable pair of chick
ems,
Father" said rcgush boy, al
hope, you won't buy any more gunpowter
tea for mother" "Why ot?" ..Dc.
canso every time she drinks II she blows
me up"
- 1t was little Scotch girl who. upon
being asked whether she would marry or
remain single, said: Neither; I shall
be widow"
= General Wade Hampton, the grand
fhther of Senator Wade Hampton wos
sheriff of X ershnw county between the
years 1889 and 1890.
- Since October Inst, II new lodges
have been added to the Good Tcmplnrs
in East Tennessee, and GIG members
ded to the ranks.
= Senator Hampton and General NJ
w. Gary are expected to attend the re-
union Of Hoods Brigade ut Paletine.
Texas, on the 9th of July.
- In the States of Virginia. North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Aln-
bama and Mississippi there is Catholic
population of about 5000.
= Miss Tanner, who recently mar
ried widower named Hyde, with eleven
children, says she has given up tanning
and is now dressing Hydcs. Q
- An old bachelor explains the cou-
rage OF the Turks by saying that n man
with more than one wife ought to be
willing to face death at any time.
"Just Keeping it lighted for another
oo3y, Ii the latest Juvenile invention
when mother suddenly comes upon her
little boy with cigar in his mouth.
=. a colored orator in Providence. r.
l., claimed for the negroes the possession
OF more intelligence than can be found in
any other people Of equal ignorance.
= The Methodist Church owns more
property than any other denomination
in the Union, that sect having $50 9S54.
III invested in church and other prop
erty.
= Mrs. John Jacob Astor in ten wears
has secured homes and the means of a
livelihood for about four hundred and
fifty homeless children, at cost of about
$4,000.
= Hamlin, under sentence of death
In the Connecticut prison, sells photo.
Craps of himself, and gives the proceeds
ioatne wi6ew ofthe man he murdered.
-AcoyereL wagon, stained and worn
out from travel, drawn by yoke of small
oxen, occupied b. an individual of tho
ienghthiest propodons and an entire
brood of white headed children, followed
by train of yellow dogs, and r,acarded
as follows, passed through Waco, Texas,
the other day.
Last yere from Rackensack.
ihis yefo we're rackin back.''
Pickens Sentinsi. On Saturday night
last as the p. m. passenger train was
about three miles from Central, the flag
man discovered negro man on the rear
platform of the ladies coach, and inform.
ed the conductor, who asked him for his
ticket or money to pay his fare. The
negro said he had none, whereupon the
conductor stopped the'train and put him
OIL. AS the train moved off the negro
fired Q shot at the asgman, but fortu-
nateiy did not hit him. On reaching
Easley information was given Marshal
blacen, who being on the lookout. ar
rested the man on Sunday morning and
detained him until the return or the
train on Monday, When he was fully
identiiied by the flagman and vonducto-.
Iriaf u Justice Gossett committed him to iail
Monday to await trial at the June Term
of Court. 49,