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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

He MEANT WELL BUT Cor A FLoa-
e1NG.-An elderly good man in the First
Ward, a prominent citizen, had an expe-
rience Friday night which showed the
kindliness of his heart, though he, did
get beating for it. The affair has two
sides-serious and humorous. It was
about 9 o'clock when Mr.. Citizen was
disturbed by q racket at his front fence;,
he went out and found horse plunging
against the fence, while in the cutter was
an up town citizen too drunk to direct
the horse Alright. Our First Warder
kindly concluded to take the rig and the
man to the latter's home, and so jumped
into the cutter and drove for uptown,
taking Second street. Just above Fill
more street he stopped at a grocery to see
if he couldn't get somebody else to rem.
der the drunken man the service, as he
didn't like the footing it away back to.
his home so lateat night. While he was
arranging with man to perform the
service, the drunken fellow gathered the
reins up and drove of, and as he did SO
another rig, with a young man and his
sister in the cutter, drove up to the place.
The young man jumped out and went into
the grocery. The First Warder and his
young man stepped out Of the door, and
the latter went up to the cutter to step
into it. He suddenly turned to his
elderly friend with: "What are you giving
me? It's woman in this cutter p "a
woman p was the response. "Ill show
YOU what kind of a woman it is-it's
Blank; he's got upon the seat and
wrapped himself up. I say, here, get
ting sober, eh ?" and he took hold of the
party on the seat to give him q shake.
Immediately woman screamed: "Let
me bel Brother, brother, come here p
The brother was opening the door when
he heard the. scream, and he dashed at
the First Warder and gave him most
severe beating, knocking him right and
left and down, never waiting for an e1.
planation till after he was through; and
then he didn't, for he bounded into the
cutter and drove of. While the matter
was pretty serious for the victim, it had
such ludicrous side to it that he him.
self couldn't help laughing when he was
in the store washing the blood off his
face and clothing.-Davenport Ioud,
Gazette, Dec 80.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

NEVER BErrER.-Unquestionably, in
purity and heallhfulness, DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder takes the lead of
any other in the United States. Messrs.
Steele & Price, the manufacturers, believe
that all articles used in food should be
strictly pure and wholesome.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
WIMMs ALSO REPLIES.
ABBEvILLE, January 20, /

ABBEvILLE, January 20, 1879.
L. C. Northrop, Esq, United States Attor-
neg for South Carolina.
SIR: l have received from w. NJ.
Pressly communication from you dated
January 13, 1879, asking me to give you
material testimony about the election. ]
am Republican, but was not a super
visor. You ask me for facts of my own
personal knowledge about violence, un-
lawful means, intimidation or fraud in
the election. All / have to say is this
l voted myself, and nobody hurt me, and
l know of no one who was treated bad.
1t was quiet and peaceable election.
The Republicans had no ticket and voted
Democratic. Respectfully,
B. II. WIMMs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

SwEErER, CLEANER, PURER.-Refn-
ed and intelligent ladies use DR.. Prices
Unique Perfumes, Alista Bouquet or Pet
Rose. Such ladies have tastes for the
beautiful, prove affectionate companions,
and will keep well.ordered households.
To the lower orders all smells are alike
it is the sweeter, cleaner, purer, that en-
Joy Dr.. Prices rich odors.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
: Certain newspapers are paradinp b,

Certain newspapers are parading be-.
fore the public the statement that "canni-s
balls" will not eat the flesh OF smokers
because it tastes oftobacco." 1t is shame
full that there are editors who can be.
bribed, and bribed by tobacco dealers to-
entice from his new-year resolutions the,
praiseworthy young man who has "sworn,
Off from smoking. Our advice to the
|youug reformer is that he let not the
shallow argument trouble or move him..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
The Empress Eugenia is described as

The Empress Eugenia is described as
leading the quietest and most mopotonous
of lives at Chiselhurst. She prays, she
drives, she embroiders; sometimes she
plays whist in the evening; one day is
almost exactly like another. Her food
is simple, and she talks little at table,
but always looks pleasant and interest
ed. She is still handsome, her beauti-
.ful golden hair shining royalty above
her plain black dress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

DR.. PRICES SPECIAL FLAvoRING Ex-
TcArRs.--Vanilla, Lemon, and all extracts
used in havoring ice-cream, jellies, cakes,
etc., are acknowledged, by the best
housekeepers in the land, to be the finest
Havors made. Strange that persons will
use worthless extracts, when such natu-
ral favors as DR.. Prices are to be had.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
STATEMENT BY GENERAL MCGOWAN


We are authorized by General Nc
Gowan, the Democratic County Chair
man, to say that he never heard a word
Of the effort to manufacture testimony
against the Democracy Of Abbeville
County, until Monday night, when we
showed him the above circular of Dis
trict Attorney Northrop. The General
says he invites the examining committee
to come to Abbeville. He wishes they
would come; that We can prove by a
cloud of witnesses--all colored, if they
prefer-that the late election in Able
Vile was the most quiet and peaceable
election that was ever held in the coun-
-ty; that no man was bulldozed no man
was intimidated; no man was denied the
right, but, on the contrary, all were in
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

in such profusion that this competition
must be effective. So you see that three
great markets, in which England has
heretofore been supreme, are taken from
her, and the cotton trade dies, and the
men who work in cotton must go to the
relief association and crave bread and
meat
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

Ninety-Six murderers expiated their
crimes on the gallows in the United
States last year. Eight of these were
hanged in this State. In the total
was not single woman.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

IA Tsss or SuasoRLPTYoM-osE DoLLAn
and FIFTY CENTS per annurn, in advance. Two
Dori.AEs ut end OF year. sEvESTx-lTvE CENTS
Z for six :months.
than six month"; 81 sg'Ei i4ss Il
RaTRS or .-onc Dollar per
square Of ono inch for the first insertion and Fifty
Conts per square forsubsequentin insertion
2 tkan squnrs. = -.
Liberal contrasts Will 30 midewith those yiahing
to advertise Tor three six or twelve months. Ad-
7ortising by contract must be confined to the i'm
mediate bliiness ofthe frn or Individual eontrao-
4 ting.
Obituary Notices exceeding Ave lines, Tributes
rnatters Of individual interest," Will be charged FOR
at sdvcrtising rates. Announcements ofmarriages
and deaths and notices ofa religious character are
especially solicited, and win be inserted gratis
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
RAISING OLD CAIN.

Tho RAIDS Putting the Democrats Of tho
State on Trial-Northrop Sends his Secret
Messages to the Radical Leaders.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

AUTOGRAPH LETTER.
OFFICE u. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FOR SoUrE CAROLINA,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 13, 1879.
SIR: Enclosed I have the honor to
hand you a number OF communications
to the supervisors in your county.
Please have them delivered without
any delay, and oblige.
Respectfully, L. G. NoRTHRoP,
u. s. Attorney.
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From Me Abberine Pres, and Banner, 22d in,t

Alb Titus, the Radical Cou.,ty Chair
man, is now in Charleston, and it is sup.
posed is entertaining L. g. Northrop,
Esq, (he used to be Judge,) with some
delightful tales. Alfred Buttz was tele.
graphed for last Sunday, but didn't find
1t convenient to go on account of sick
wife and scarcity of money. 1t was said
that he made an earnest effort last Mon
day to get the wherewiehal.
The following letters will, perhaps, e1-
plain the important business these col
ored men have with the Radical head
lights in Charleston:
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THE Blue AND THE GREY.

Tho Assembling of Northern Settlers In
the South-Southern Hospltallty-Truth
from Those who Know Best.
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twelyefold to her iron production. Every
ton Of ore produced is so much taken
from England. We can make iron even
in Tennessee and Alabama cheaper than
it can be made in England, and as con-
sequence the export trade of English iron,
once the largest item of our imports, is
confined to the Atlantic coast. Very
soon it will be driven out and we shall be
sending our manufactured iron to this
market. This makes an immense chasm
in the profits of English labor. There is
distress in the cotton trade. Not long
since England had virtual monopoly OF
cotton manufacture. She purchased our
raw cotton aud sent it back to US in cloth,
and the industry assumed prodigious pro.
portions. She had market in India and
China. I am afraid even to hazard a
guess as to the amount Of money England
has ma1e in the last half century out of
her cotton trade with India, China and
the United States. What do you see
nowf The United States makes her own
cotton into cloth and begins to supply
England. In China our cloths are so
much better than the English that we
are taking the market. hear of some
English mills initiating our American
trade marks so as to secure a Chinese
market. 1 read warning articles in the
newspapers, telling cotton manufacturers
that unless they stop cheating the Chinese
by putting too much sizing in their cotton
cloths they will lose their whole trade,
the Chinaman being thoughtful, pru-
dent person, and not caring to buy his
sizing by the yard. In India, where
England has monopoly Of the cotton
trade, and where local regulations would
forbid any serious competition on our
part, the people are building cotton mills
and making their own cloth. Labor is
80 cheap in India and cotton grows there
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17
The Trlumphai March.

Last week General Grant made visits al
Cincinnati, Columbus, indianapolis, Spring
field and Louisville-receiving splendid ova
tions at all points-closing with the grand
est of all at Philadelphia, which commenced
on Tuesday of this week. Preparations for
the event are said to far outstrip those for
the centennial. From fifty to seventy-fve
thousand are expected to join in the process
sion. Among those who have been invited
to participate in the parade, and who have
accepted, are Generals w. T. Sherman, A.
f, Burnside, Phil Sheridan, and Horace
Porter; Hons. Simon Cameron, j. Donald
Cameron, Schuyler Colfax, L. B. Washburne,
Hamilton Fish Hon. A. II. Rice, ex-gov-
ernor Of Massachusetts; Charles b. Andrews,
governor Of Connecticut, and A. T. Cos
horn Governors Garcelon of Maine, Car
roll of Maryland, Robinson of New York,
Hall of Delaware, Head of New Hampshire,
Van Zandt of Rhode Island, Proctor of Yer
mont, and Talbot of Massachusetts, Colonel
F. d. Grant, the mayors of New York, Brook
Ign, Baltimore, Portland, Worcester, Pitts
burg, Harrisburg, Trenton, Wilmington,
Chester, Camden, and several other cities.
A dispatch from Philadelphia dated the
18th, says: "a triumphal arch has been
erected in front of Independence Hall in an
ticipation of General Grants visit to-mor-
row. Two other arches are building. The
day will be general holiday, with no post
office delivery and no public business. The
route of the procession extends over ten
miles. Spectators have leased all vacant
lots along the route and built raised seats
for $4,000 people, with admission from fifty
10 seventy-five cents. All the seats were
sold on Saturday. The La Pierre House,
an unoccupied hotel, was leased for $500 for
use on Tuesday alone, and seats at its win
dows have been sold from sl.5G to IS apiece.
Grant, on disemharking tomorrow, will be
seated in carriage drawn by four horses,
and proceed at once with the procession.
Twenty divisions will be in line, with about
$500 in each division. The Grand Army
of the Republic will turn out 10000. Politi-
cal clubs in black suits and white kids will
turn out 5000. The city will expend
$4,000 appropriated for the reception,
the Commercial Exchange, $4,000, Union
League, S6000 the Grand Army of the Re-
public, $4,000"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

COOP REAsoNs.-The editor of the War
rem (Rhode Island) Gazette, who lately re-
tired from the ranks of journalism, says in
his valedictory address " Our reasons for
quitting the business may seem odd to some
people, but to us they are sufficient. We
can earn our living with less irritation
and discomfort. If we want dollar why
should we stretch hawser around the
whole state of Rhode Island to get it -? Why
not earn it quietly, in our own time aud in
our own way? Alone in the world, and
feeling ourself to be one who, like Gold
smiths hermit, wants but little here he
low, nor wants that little long, we can see
no good reasons for torturing ourself by
counting unnecessary annoyances. For the
last three years our position has been such
as would be exemplifed by that of a crow,
which, though requiring for its sustenance
only few kernels of grain, and for its rest
but perch in a juniper, should be foolish
enough to rent an entire cornfield and
twenty acres of woodland, with all its con-
sequent cares. Surely the mind is worth
something. We have felt out OF harmony
with our situation, and gladly return to the
ownership of ourself."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

MAGIC GRowTH.-Nebrask has charmed
history, as well as Kansas Its territory ex-
ceeds that OF New England by 5000 square
miles, and this part of the "great wheat
belt had not, so far as known, single
white settler previous TO 1854. In that year
President Pierce proclaimed that the In
dams had no title to the lands west of the
Missouri, but pioneers still prudently con-
fined themselves within ten miles of that
river. Biographies and government reports
published in 1860 speak of Nebraska as the
"Great American Desert" 1t was not un-
til 1867, when this "desert" was made a
state, that the tide of immigration fairly set
in. With population of but 4 ,49i in 1855,
Nebraska now, according to correspondent
of the Providence Journal, lacks little of
100000. The state has 1900 miles of rail
ways in daily use, and seven roads center at
Lincoln, the capital city. Eastern readers
will note with some surprise that the express
sion, al am going West" is heard as often
in Nebraska as here. 1t is curious anom-
ally that designates the families that are con-
tinuously on the move as settlers"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

THE PLOT CoNsuMMATED.-AM Maine
dispatch, dated at Augusta, says "The Re
publican majority in both branches of the
legislature has been counted out. The Re
publican members have been counted down
from ninety to fifty-eight, and the Democrats
counted up from sixty-one to seventy-eight.
1t is claimed that this was done on tech
nicalities and informalities in the returns.
The senate under the count will have a
Democratic majority of nine, there being
under the count twenty Democratic sena-
tors and eleven Republican senators. The
governor and council count out three sena-
tors from Cumberland county, one each
from York, Lincoln and Washington, and
two from Androscoggin. The Democrats
will have majority large enough in the
house to give quorum, If none of the Re
publicans should appear and take their seats
They have thrown out Republican repre-.
sentatives from Portland, Bath, Saco, Rock
land and Lewiston and other towns enough
to make vacancies in fourteen representa-
tive districts" The dispatch may well add
"There is great feeling among the Repub
licans at this state Of affairs r.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

WOMEN VoTERs.-At the municipal cleo
tions in Massachusetts last week glimpse
was had of what many predict is soon to be
enjoyed in full fruition. In Boston the day
was one of quiet, and the ward-rooms were
visited by female voters without finding any
thing to shock their modesty or make them
feel especially out of place. The men re-
fused to suspend their smoking, and the
floors and atmosphere were saturated with
tobacco smoke-but that is an offence To
both sexes. However, the women came pre-
pared for such emergencies, clad in garments
that wouldn't show dirt" The number
of female voters in Boston was nine hun
dred and eighty-nine, but the female candi.
dates for school committee whom they put
in nomination at their caucus previously
held, and for whom they voted, were all de-
feated
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

DESERVED HIS FREEDoM.-It has always
been thought that ears of corn have an even
number of rows, and in slavery times the
question was discussed in Richmond, Ky,
when negro claimed that he had seen ears
with an odd number of rows. His master
promised him his freedom if he would find
such an ear, aud in the fall, when the corn
was harvested, the darkey appeared with a
sound ear of thirteen rows, and got his free
papers. Recently the negro confessed that
in roasting-ear time he cut one row of grains
in an ear with sharp knife, bound the ear
together again, and in gathering time knew
Just where to find it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17
The Cabinet Change.

The first change in the cabinet of Presi-
dent Hayes was consummated last week,
when Secretary MoCrary resigned from the
war department. to go upon the bench, and
Hon. Alexander Ramsey of Minnesota was
confirmed as his successor. 1t is high
compliment to both the retiring and incom-
ing officers that their respective nominations
were unanimously confirmed by the senate.
The new war secretary, Mr.. Ramsey, has
had long and varied experience in public
life, and is well fitted, both by character,
ability and training, for the duties to which
he is now summoned He began his career
in Pennsylvania, and served that state ac-
ceptably, first as clerk Of her house of rep
resentatives, and afterwards as one of her
representatives in congress. Thirty years
ago he left Pennsylvania for the West, re-
ceiving from President Taylor the appoint
ment of governor of the territory of Min
nesota. He held the position from 1Si0 to
1858. Five years later when Minnesota
rose to the dignity of astate she showed her
appreciation of his services by electing him
governor. He was continued in the execu-
year he was chosen United States senator
by Minnesota. He served two terms faith
fully and well and in 1875 retired. 1t will
be seen from this glance at the prominent
points of his career that there is full war
rant for the belief that the war department
is transferred to fitting hands and will con-
tinue to be administered to the satisfaction
of the country.
The Boston Advertiser, in commenting
upon the change, calls attention to the in
teresting fact that there are only four in
stances on record of cabinet that has lasted
entire as long as the one which President
Hayes constituted at the beginning of his
term in 1877 Jefferson's cabinet, then con-
tanning only six ministers, remained without
alteration from May IA, 1902, until March
2, 1905, about month longer than Mr..
Hayes. Madison made no changes from
March g. 1909, until November %, 1Sll,-
about month less than the period just ex-
pired. Monroe made none from November
Is, 1918, until the year 1S23,-more than
four years. The second Adams continued
three of Monroe's secretaries in Office through
his whole term, and had only three changes
in his cabinet,-in May, 1928, three years
and two months after his Inauguration.
General Pierce went through his whole ad-
ministration without making cabinet
change
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17
The Electoral Vote.

The plan of Mr.. Bcknell of Indiana, who
the counting of the electoral votes, in sub
stance, makes the concurrence of the two
houses of congress supreme. If there is a
dispute over the returns of any state it is to
be referred to the supreme judicial court of
that state for decision but such decision
may not be final, since it may be overruled
by the two houses of congress concurring
If the court makes no decision at all, the re-
turns cannot be counted if either house OBJ
jects. The BILL as well as the report as
sumes that congress has the fullest judicial
powers in counting the electoral votes-a
doctrine entirely at variance with the utter
ances of leading Democrats several years
since, and, we believe, not in accord with
the intent of the trainers of the constitution.
We believe that the power of congress in
this matter should end with the determine
ton of the legality of the certificate of the
state, leaving all other questions to the state
authorities to determine. In sustaining his
bill, Mr.. Bicknell, who is Democrat, makes
remark which sounds very strange, when
the hostility of that party to the federal cleo
ton laws is remembered. 1t is:
Every state has the highest interest and a
right to demand that the electoral votes Of every
other state shall be lawful votes and that the
suit cannot be fully secured unless the right of
ultimate determination be retained in both houses
Of congress.