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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

MEXICAN HoRsEs.-Horses are bred
in great numbers at the different haci-
endas in the provinces. some of the larger
estates having eighty or a hundred thou
sand cattle and fifteen or twenty thou
sand mules and horses. The pasturage
is green all the year round, and the ami
mails receive no other food. They multi
ply as the birds do, and with as little
profit to their owners. Generally speak
ing, they run wild until wanted, when
they are caught with lasso, hood
winked, and Immediately mounted. For
the first Is or 20 minutes they exert their
whole strength to throw their rider, but,
finding their efforts unavailing, patiently
submit, and generally give but little
trouble afterward. Owing to their i'm
mense numbers, horses are sold very
cheap, the average price for an unbroken
heard being eight or ten dollars a head,
with but little demand at that. 1t some
times occurs that the government pur-
chases few hundreds for the army, but,
generally speaking, there are very few
occasions when they can be sold. MeXi-
can horses, as rule, are not handsome,
and are seldom more than fourteen hands
high; still, they have nothing of the pc
culiar build of the pony about them.
Fed entirely upon grass, they yet endure
more fatigue and are capable of main
tanning rapid gait for q longer time
than the grain-fed horses of other lands
In the towns and cities they receive the
.....t;o,t oc ooro opJ tbo m oaouornct n 1lOW-
ance of food. Tied up The whole day in
the sitting urt-yards, they stand pa
tiently awaiting their evening meal
Frequently they are turned loose to-
gether, when it requires the use of a
fasso to catch them. So familiar with
this instrument do they become that the
moment the animal feels the rope about
its neck il stands stock still, when with
out it it would not suffer itself to be sad
died or bridled.-C0rrcpondencc Ncu
York Eccniag Post.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

SOME CURIOUS STATIsTICs.-Allow-
ing two square feet to each person, the
entire population of Boston could
stand on the public garden, with q good
deal of room to spare. The entire popu-
lation of the United States could stand on
Boston proper mot including Brighton,
Dorchester and West Roxbury.) The
entire population of the world (now es-
timated at ], ,440, ,00O 000) could stand on
the island of Nartha's Vineyard, or in
the space occupied by the towns of Bos-
ton, Brookline, Newton, Leedham, Ded-
ham, Hyde Park and Milton. The State
of Massachusetts, would, in this @ay, &C.
commodate seventy times the epresent pop
ulation of the world. The entire popu-
lation of the world, placed side by side,
allowing two feet to each person, would
encircle the earth 20 times. The States
of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
taken together, are as large as England.
ANY one of the States of Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa and NoSth Carolina is as
large as England. Kansas is as large as
England and Scotland together. Ireland
is about the size of Maine. France ia
more than twice as large as England,
Wales and Scotland together. Texas is
35 times as large as Massachusetts, or as
large as Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Ohio and Indiana combined. The entire
population of the United States could
be provided for in the State of Texas al
lowing each man, woman and child four
acres of land. The entire population Of
the world could be provided for in the
United States, allowing each person one
and half acres of land.-Boston Trans.
c1ipt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

A dull, heavy pain in the sides, sleep.
mess. want of energy, no continuity of
fhought or labor, these all indicate dis
ssse of the Liver, and should be remov-
"A by the use of DR.. Bulls Baltimore
Pills, mhieh will surely accomplish the
sSbisct sought.
w Memphis has organized one hun.
"a mounted patrols to protect herself
u5sinst burglars and incendiaries.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

A NEW IDEA.-He was defiant sort
of tramp, and he walked into the store
and said, with snarl, "Will you give
me twenty-five cents ?" "No," said the
junior partner, who didn't like his style.
"Well, what'm I goin' to do? I can't
starve," says the tramp, with surly inso-
lence. "The deuce you can't" says the
Junior. $50 and try it, better men than
YOU have done it." This is so entirely a
new idea to the tramp that lie leaves at
once, apparently, to think it over.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11
The other Side Of the question.

Your correspondent, ga. ST." need feel
no apprehensions that he has misrepre-
sented in saying he has riden at the rate
of a mile a. minute on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. A speed equal to mile a
minute is such an ordinary everyday oc-
currence that we are beginning to con-
slider it slow. The trains which leave
Philadelphia at 9.35 A. NJ, and Jersey
City at 3.55 and 4.O5 P. NJ, attain a
greater rate than this on every trip.
A mile in IS seconds does not excite re-
mark even. One year ago I rode from West
Philadelphia TO Jersey City on the train
which leaves the former terminus at 1856.
Edward Osmound was the Engineer, and
Lewis Silence the conductor. The lat
ter gentleman came upon the engine
near MEMO Park, held his watch in his
hand and checked off three posts as we
passed them. The first was made in 54,
the second in 81 and the third in so Sec
onds making two minutes and 36 Sec
ond for three miles, or at the rate of 72
miles an hour for the last mile.
The run from New Brunswick to Tren-
ton is often made in 25 minutes, the dis
tance being fraction less than 26 miles.
The daily run from Cape May exceeds q
mile minute. In many places several
of US held our watches the other day and
found we passed five mile posts in four
minutes and thee-quarters. There is
one point on the road where the schedule
time of this train is three miles in three
minutes, and McVey, the engineer, finds
it as easy as rolling off log. If any one
doubts these figures he can easily test
them for himself, as there are mile posts
all the way from Jersey City to St. Louis.
As for the old engineers assertion that
this mile a minute business can't be
done, he must have been joking. If in
earnest, let him call on the boys on the
Pennsylvania Road who can run the
mahcines, and they will teach him his
rudiments. E.
Editor of the N. Y. SIN: The let
ter in to.day's Sun relative to the speed
of locomotives makes our boys smile. If
Charlie Fraser never rode q mile a
minute but once in his life, let him visit
the Jersey Central and get on one of the
New York and Philadelphia's new line
expresses. He will get faster ride than
that. 1 have run engines with fve-foot
wheels between Elizabeth and Round
Brook, more than one mile, in ffty-fve
seconds. With five-foot six-inch wheels
it is common occurrence to make mile
after mile in ffty-fve, ifty-three and
even fifty seconds to the mile. Several
regular schedules require speed of over
a mile a minute between stations to
make running time. This speed is made
with as much safety as ordinary local
runs are. don't know how fast Erie
trains are run, but if that letter is cor
rect they were behind the times in safe
fast running. ENGINEER.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

EXPENSIVE Wives make pensive hus-
bands, and often pave the way to family
ruin. Millions are annually expended
in Partisan Limitations" by those who
seek to substitute "art" for mature"
while with the use of a few bottles of DIR.
Prices Favorite Prescription, the dis
eases and weaknesses peculiar to woman
are overcome, emaciation arrested, the
cheeks painted" with the bloom of
health, and the ingenious appliance of
"art" dispensed with. The Favorite
Prescription is sold by druggists under
positive guarantee to cure.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

The Galveston Mecs estimates the
population of Texas at about 1000, 900,
and thinks that the next census will give
the State fifteen Congressman. The cal
culation is based on the 240,Sl2 votes
cast at the last election, eight inhabi-
tants being allowed for each voter, as
many of the immigrants have not lived
long enough in the State to vote.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11
BY-GoNEs BE BY-GoNEs.

Let our uncles and our cousins and
our aunts and our friends know we are
still here. We want their custom, (if we
can do as well,) we want to see their
pleasant, ruddy faces, and to hear their
hearty, frank honest talk; but above all
we want some of the greenbacks which
Baltimore and New York now get. /
write this as an up -countryman by birth
and education, but now Unidentified with
CHARLESTON.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

A good nurse is q blessing to every
family, and all sensible nurses recon-
mend that innocent but effectual remedy
for all the pains and ills that befall ba.
by,.-Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 2j
cents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11
What An Old Engineer Says About
Running n Mile Minute.
Correspondence of tho Mcw York Sun.

"How fast do you think we are travel
ing ?" Charley Frasier, one of the oldest
engineers of the New York, Lake Erie
and Western Railway, asked "Sun" re-
porter as they were standing together on
the foot board of locomotive No. 800,
rushing over the meadows towards Ruth
erford Park.
ri should think we were going nearly
mile minute"
"a mile miuuter" said Frasier. ~
doubt if you ever rode q mile q minute.
Few locomotives have driving wheels
over five feet, and I have my doubts if a
FIVE foot wheeler can be pushed mile q
minute. People have very erroneous
idea of the speed of railroad trains. We
are not going now more than IS miles an
hour, and this is very fast. Few trains
make this speed. The passengers in the
cars would think we were going mile a
minute sure, if was to pull out the
throttle so as to send her 40 miles an
hour. The express trains make no such
time as the local trains. Where we lose
is with so many stops. No man could
stand on platform car and face the
wind going q mile minute and live.
The breath would actually be blown out
of his body. You couldn't count the tele-
egraph poles going mile q. minute.
Talk to and old engineer of that rate be-
ing made by passenger train and he
would laugh. made mile q minute
once, however. Itwas when / was but lS
years of age. Twas an engineer then, in
charge of fine six foot wheel locomotive.
There were lot of railroad moguls on
board and the object was to make the best
time we could. They were to ring the gong
when the speed was mile minute. 1
thought we were making it for some
time before the bell rung. At length,
on . down grade, with full head of
steam, when we were spinning along as
if we we're all going to destruction, and
the motion of the piston going over the
center could no longer be distinguished,
the bell rang. We had reached the rate
of mile minute. 1t was the fastest 1
ever rode, before or since. 1 tried hard
to make mile minute on subsequent
miles. I couldn't squeeze another mile
inside of the 60 seconds. When You
hear a man telling about riding in q
passenger train thatran mile minute,
don't say anything, but mentally scratch
off o good allowance"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

= Cotton crop reports from Alabama
are not good.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11

Charleston pays nearly one-third the
taxes of the State. Is it not to the In
terest of the merchants in the interior to
build us up (if they can do SO at no
loss and do as we'll as elsewhere,) and
make us pay more? This is, it seems to
any reasonable man, the proper way but,
1ot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
What Postponed a Mcdding.

New York Times.l
The steamship Labrador arrived
from Hayre on Sunday last several
days overdue. She carried three mag
niicent dresses intended as the we'd.
ding outfit of Miss Eveline Bailey. of.
Petersburg, Va. The marriage was
set for Tuesday. The Labrador was
not entered until Monday, and did not
begin to discharge cargo until Tues
day. Meantime, there was great con
sternation in Petersburg, and tele-
grams in rapid succession poured into
this city making inquiries. The young
lady's broker few about the wharf and
the custom-house like a crazy man.
At length the goods were landed,
and the appraisers went to work at
them. They decided that the invoice
showed undervalnations of from
forty to fifty per cent. Tableau The
broker flew to the custom-house and
told his piteous tale, but the authori
ties were adamantine. Finally, on the
payment, under protest, additional
duties OF 100 francs on each dress and
a penalty which brought the entire
sum up to SAG francs, the collector
consented TO release the goods and
they went to Petersburg by fast ex.
press on Tuesday night. They were
received on Wednesday, and the wed.
ding, which had been postponed, took
place at the residence Of Mrs. Judge
Joynes, The groom was DR.. Mclean
Tiffany, Of Baltimore, a relative of
the Tiffanys of this city. The ofici-
ating clergyman was Rev, DR.. G. r.
Haines, Of st. Paul's Church, Peters
burg. Among the guests were General
Joseph E. johnson and wife. During
the ceremony the chime of bells pre-.
sented to st. Paul's by the brides sis
ter rung a merry peal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
How q French Mnshnnd nid.

Chicago Times.l
The browning tragedy of the tue-le.
tue-la, tuo-toi series has arrived and
has filled all Paris with horror. For
long time Nine Filliette had been an
amicable terms with Paul Bertrand !
young city employee. Their relations
had become Of such a character as to
arouse suspicious on the part of NJ.
Fllllette, who was of an excessively
jealous temperament. About the mid
die Of December, during one evening
when Nine Fillette and Paul were
engaged together in some musical ex-
e%rcise, the husband imagined that
something in their acts and attitudes
proved that they were in love with
each other. He related the circum-
stance to a friend the next day, add
ing Il am sure that my wife is de-
ceiving me-"
From this time he was silent and
gloomy, From being the model of
employees, he began to neglect his
work.
On December n, M. Filliette and
young Bertaud attended the Opera
Comlque together, and after the en-
tertainment Filliette invited the other
to breakfast with him next day.
AT 10 o'clock next morning Paul
came to the house of the Filliettes.
No. 8 u Vintimille. 1t was ar.
ranged that after the deieuner they
should 60 to the matinee at the The
alter Francois.
At II o'clock Filliette said to his
wife Dress yourself while | 90
down to the restaurant and order
breakfast.
The wife went into her bedroom.
leaving Paul outside, standing at the
piano, with one hand drumming ON
the keys and the other in his trousers
pocket.
M. Filliette returned in fifteen min
qtes. Paul was still at the piano in
the same attitude.
The husband, with the utmost de-
liberation, placed the muzzle of apis
tol at the back of Bertaud's head and
fired. The young man fell, and Fill
Ilettee fired another ball through his
heart.
At the sound of the double report
me Filliette, who at that moment
was dressed only in her chemise and
boots, opened the door of her room
and found herself in the presence of
her husband. He Instantly fred at
her, the ball entering the region of
her heart. She fell on her face, and
received a second shot in her back.
Filliettc then unbuttoned his vest and
lodged two bullets in his own heart.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23

Liverpool and other European ports,
and they go to sea by way of the South
Pass through Eads' ~ietties, drawing
p feet Of water In. the olden time
more than thirty tow boats we're busy
at this time Of the year. Now more
than half of the feet are laid up at
New Orleans with nothing to do. The
old wooden sail vessels have given
way to iron steamships, and a regular
channel through South Pass has taken
the place Of the obstructing mud
Jumps and shoal bars through Pass-a-
'Lontre and Southwest Pass. Neither
of the latter outlets are now much
used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
County aud Gtnte Taxes.

The County Court this forenoon
passed a resolution to the effect that
the legislature ought not to extend the
time for the payment of taxes to Sep
TENDER LIST, and our Legislators are
requested to use every honorable
means in their power to prevent it.
The reasons given in a whereas are
that the measure, if passed, is really
no relief, but will work an injustice to
those who have already paid and will
encourage delinquents not to pay il
would embarrass seriously the finances
of the county and State, and almost
force the issuance of large amounts of
warrants, causing "A depreciation in
their value and an enlarged price for
everything the counties may desire to
purchase, A similar suspension to
the one proposed was granted in 1876
and the experience of that year was
unsatisfactory, the people having two
years taxes to pay at one time, the
same being a greater hardship than to
pay one year at a time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
Capitol Notes.
Nashville American, 22d.l


Nashville American, I'D.
The following shows the scholastic
population of the State, as reported
by State Superintendent Leon Trous-
dale White males, 173,204; white
females, 1922; total whites, 1885,
63l colored males, $500; colored
females, 55,158; total colored, ILL.,
9S7 grand total, 1858, which is an
increase of 6l60 over the population
of last year.
Governor Marks yesterday appoint
ed and commissioned James G.. Smith
to preside in the case of Hughblett ct
al. VS.. Gardner & Gambrel. now
pending in the Chancery Court at
Union City, and in which Chancellor
John Somers is legally incompetent.
The Governor has signed the fol-
lowing House joint resolutions:
That no compromise or adjustment
Of the State debt shall be made which
provides that coupons be made re-
ceivable for taxes.
To investigate the condition, man
agement and practice of Tennessee
University and especially the agricul-
tural and mechanical departments.
Requesting our representative in
congress to use their efforts to secure
the passage of such laws as are neces-
sary to protect citizens from unlawful
arrests, searches, seizures and destruc-
ton of property in the enforcement of
the internal revenue laws.
Mr.. Washington Cooper, the artist,
has just completed the portraitof Gov
ernor VIM, Hall and placed it in the
State library.
Representative Bryan, Of Davidson,
has withdrawn his original bill to Sc
cure to creditors an equal and lust
division of the estates of debtors who
convey to assigness for the benefit of
creditors, and awaits suggestions from
the meeting of merchants to-day, be-
fore completing one he is now draft
ing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
Choice lot OF Dressed Turkeys
for sale low at
VICTOR ID. FUCHS,
30 and Al jefferson street.
Personals.

Frank Barton, Arkansas, DIR. A.. M.
Henning and Captain bearing, Ten
nessee, were visitors at the cotton ex-
change this forenoon.
Miss Victoria, daughter of Captain
John B. McCune, the well known
river pilot, died last night, and will be
buried in Calvary cemetery this after
noon.
The sad news was this morning an
nounced of the death of Mr.. John
Robertson, mentioned yesterday as
having been stricken with paralysis at
Horn Lake, Miss.
Captain w. d. Love, a well known
river man in former days, died at the
residence of Captain AID Storm this
morning, of paralysis of the brain.
The remains will be conveyed to Mis-
souri, for interment.
Last night Captain Il. G.. Forrest,
the we'll known police station house
keeper, was married to Mrs. Gertrude
Mahan, at his residence on Poplar
street, near Second. The ceremony
was witnessed by a number of friends,
who congratulated Captain Forrest
and bride, wishing them long life,
health, happiness and prosperity.
The marriage of Mrs. Tudie Pol
lock and the Hon. Poindexter Dunn
member of congress elect, from Arkan-
sas, will take place this afternoon at
4 o'clock, in Forrest City, Ark. The
ceremony is to be at the Methodist
church, after which a reception will
be given at the residence of Colonel
w. B. Bows. Mrs. Pollock has a
large circle of acquaintance in this
city. She has been well known here
in years gone by as Miss Tudie Fus.
sell. All will join in wishing her a
long, prosperous and happy life. The
gentleman on whom she bestows her
hand and heart has a fine reputation,
and is one of the rising statesmen Of
cur sister State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

MEMPHIS THEATER. - The VIII
liamsons performed Struck Oil and
the Chinese Question last night at the
Memphis Theater with their usual
eclat, affording unmeasured delight TO
a numerous audience. The talented
couple, with their excellent support.
ing troupe, viii repeat the same play
tonight. Those who attend will be
certain 10 appreciate the humorous
features Of the several characters, and
will pass an entertaining evening.
ROBSON AND CRANE.-On Wednes.
day night Of next week the great COM
edians, Robson and Crane, open here
in Our Bachelors, aud will appear
during their engagement as the Two
Dromios, IN Shakspoaro's celebrated
Comedy Of Errors. Sale Of seats COM
mences Saturday morning at Hollen-
bergs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
The Retiring Carpet-bag Sena-
tors,
Philadelphia STAR.

L.. ...". ANAFa
Philadelphia Star
The four carpet baggers who retire
on March 4, namely, Spencer of Ala
bama. Patterson of South Carolina.
Dorsey Of Arkansas, and Conover of
Florida, appear to take matters easy.
Their exit leaves only one carpet-bag-
ger IN the senate Kellogg of Louisi-
ana. He, with Bruce. the colored
senator from Mississippi, will be the
only two Republicans left of the thir-
ty-two senators from the Southern
States. Bruce will go out in 1881, and
unless there is a shaking up (Which will
secure to the c%olored citizen the same
rightsaccorded to his white fellow-citi
zen, he will be the last of his race that
Will be a member of the senate in our
day. Patterson talks of settling in
Northern Texas with his two o
now young men. Spencer owns me.
third Of a gold mine in the Black
Hills, and is to manage the mine ON
his retirement from the senate. Con
over ran for the house at the last cleo
ton, says he was elected but counted
out, and is going to contest. Dorsey
owns a ranch in New Mexico. stocked
with 10000 head Of cattle, but will
retain his residence in Arkansas.
Dorsey Conover and Spencer are all
under forty and their wives are singu
larly beautiful women.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-23
shooting Row.

VIM. Johnson, a night Waterman
on the steamer Henry Frank, had a
row with John Adams, a darby roust-
about on the same boat. The fracas
occurred shortly after dark last night.
1t ended in johnson being shot
through the hand and Adams through
the arm. The latter is rather badly
hurt. Both were arrested and are
now in the station-house. A surgeon
dressed their wounds last night.
Johnson, who is a white man, was
arrested after the shooting on Boal
street. He had an open knife in his
pocket, and was provided with a sup
ply Of ammunition. Officer VIM.
Conway captured johnson.