The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-11

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. Late English papers give notice OF
an intended act of courtesy from the
Government of England to our own in
the presentation of dinner set made
from the timbeys of tho frigate -Pesolute,
whichiit is now proposed to break up.
Some of our middle.aged readers may
remember the history of this stauuch old
vessel, which was one of the expedition
sent by England In 1859 in search &C Sir
John franklin. Running short of pro.
visions, her crew abandoned her in Baf-
fins Bay aud took to their sledges. She
was found by some New London whalerB
q thousand miles from the place who're
she was deserted, frozen solid in the ice.
They rescued her and brought her home;
the United States Government bought
her for $50, ,0G0, fitted her up completely,
| manned her and sent her to England to
be delivered to ehe Queen as 8 token of
national goodwill and personal respect
to her as woman. Her Majesty ard
Prince Albert received the gift in person,
the occasion was made as marked and
public as possible, and o picture Of the
presentation was ordered for the private
gallery ut Windsor. Now that the old
ship is to be destroyed, her Majesty pro-
poses to return the little courtesy. What.
ever her faults.as ruler may be, Victo-
ria has always shown q fine wom8r.ly tact
in doing q gracious thing gracefully.
- According TO Herr. Won Puttkam-
mer, the Prussian minister of education,
there has been o e!eady incrense Of crime
and immortality in the great towns Of
Germany during the last ten years and
the minister declared in Parliament fhe
other day that this unsatisfactory state of
things had not been without effectaon-the
teachers of elementary schools, except in
Berlin. This was to be attributed in q
considerable measure to the Increased
Facilities for drinking, which had been
provided by recent legislation, and which
had injuriously affected largo sections of.
the community.
- Elugti0h nuiuer5 or the oid repudi.
ated Mississippi bonds which bear date
or 1910 have made a proposition 10 fosego
the interest for forty years, amounting to
about 100000. They then propose
that the State shall issue new bonds TO
the amount of S., 100000, the amount of
the original Issue, and shat the nov bonds.
shall bear interest for the frat year. be-
ginning on the 1st of january, 1879. the
frat payment being In July, 1879, at tho
rate OF three per csntnm per annuni, ins
creasing annually after the frat year at
the rate of one per centum per annum
until the original rate Is reached.
During she. past five years $685..
0l8, ,256 worth Of property has been de-.
stroyed in this country by fire. In 1876
the los was $s78, los, ,Ss5; In 1875, Ssi-
630, 600, in 1877, $6e, 1866 500; in 1878.
$64 ,S16,9 800, and In 1879, $40, ,703, 200.
OF the States, New York leads in big fig-
ures, Her loss in 1876 vas Sl3, ,Oe0 900;
IN 1877, $ll ,459, 900; in 1873, SO. 397. COO.
and in 1879, 81 ,793, 200. PENNSYLVANIA
comes next with q total loss in the four
yeafa of S2s, ,12a, 900.
n By previous agreement, The fre.
queateEs OF saloons OF Abba, iowa, pre-.
tended to Bio unconscious ofths presence
of the women who nlnEa q raeank s,aii
but continued their diversions rs though
nothing unusual was going ON. The
women held several sravar E.aAA.ines -. =.
at iast got angry and s~sss::,ss hens. s. 5
!! For tho benefit OF whom it may con-
cern, We are ablete state that O letter haa
been written from the Treasury DEPART
| ment to South Cafolina 70 tho effect that
tha civil service order was not intended
to apply to the Southern States where
! the Republican party could not be car
Eie1 on without the cid of Federal Office
holders. - Augassid Chronicle and Coagti-
Leadville Is q place cf strong con.
acts -.