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

officer below its general"
= 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 timbers of the frigate Resolute,
which it is now proposed to break up.
Some of our middle-aged readers may
remember the history of this staunch old
vessel, which was one of the expedition
sent by England in 1853 in search of Sir
John Franklin. Running short of pro.
visions, her crew abandoned her in Baf-
fms Bay and took to their sledges. She
was found by some New London whalers
o thousand miles from the place where
she was deserted, frozen solid in the ice.
They rescued her and brought her home; /;
the United States Government bought
her for 10000, fitted her up completely,
manned her and sent her to England to
be delivered to the Queen as token of
national goodwill and personal respect
to her as a woman. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert received the gift in person,
the occasion was made Us marked and
public as possible, and picture of the
presentation was ordered for the private
gallery at Windsor. Now that the old
ship is to be destroyed, her Majesty pro-
poses to return the little courtesy. What
ever her faults as q ruler may be, Victo-
ria has always shown fine womanly tact
in doing a gracious thing gracefully.
- According to Herr Won Puttkam-
mer, the Prussian minister of education,
there has been steady increase Of crime
and immortality in the great towns Of
Germany during the last ten years; and
the minister declared in Parliament the
other day that this unsatisfactory state of
things had not been without effect on the
teachers Of elementary schools, except in
Berlin. This was to be attributed in
considerable measure to the increased
facilities for drinking, which had been
provided by recent legislation, and which
had injuriously affected large sections of
the community.
- English holders of the old repudi-
ated Mississippi bonds which bear date
of 1910 have made proposition to forego
the interest for forty years, amounting to
about $13,000,000. They then propose
that the State shall issue new bonds to
the amount of 81 ,000,0 the amount of
the original issue, and that the new bonds
shall bear interest for the first year, be-
ginning on the 1st of January, 1879, the
frat payment being in July, 1879, at the
rate of three per centum per annum, in
creasing annually after the first year at
the rate of one per centum per annum
until the original rate is reached.
- During the past five years $685.
01S,2 ,255 worth of property has been de-
stroyed in this country by fire. In 1875
the loss was SIS, ,102, ,2S5; in 1876, S64,-
1900; in 1877, $6S, $685. 500; in 1878,
$64,315, 900, and in 1873, S7G,7O9,7OO.
OF the States, New York leads in big fig
ures. Her loss in 1876 was $4,000, 900;
in 1877, $11, ,456, 400; in 1878, $9, ,397 900,
and in 1879, $15,799, 200. Pennsylvania
comes next with total loss in the four
years of S28, ,123,50O.
By previous agreement, the fire.
quenters OF saloons of Abba, Iowa, pre-
tended to be unconscious of the presence
of the women who made recent raid,
but continued their diversions us though
nothing unusual was going ON. The
women held several prayer meetings, but
at last got angry and went home.
- For the benefit of whom it may con-
Germ, we are able to state that letter has
been written from the Treasury Depart
ment to South Carolina to the effect that
the civil service order was not intended
to apply 10 the Southern States where
the Republican party could not be car
ried on without the aid of Federal Office
holders.-Augusta Chronicle and Consti-
tutionalist.
- Leadville is place of strong con-
trasts. The characteristics of new
mining town are seen there yet, gam
bling hells and bar rooms are moro
numerous than any other places of busi-
ness, the pistol and the knife are in COM
mon use, highwaymen rob the stages
close by, and desperate adventures
abound; but opposed to these things is
Il strong desire for law and order, schools
and churches are being established, and
it is thought that the civilization of
Leadville will soon be accomplished.
= Two Louisville young men "ofhigh
standing in society" quarrelled about a
young lady, and one challenged the other
to a duel. The latter accepted, and
chose fists rs the weapons. They fought
thirty rounds, under prize-ring rules, and
were finally so exhausted that neither
could come to time.
MAINE NEws.-Hop Bittcrs, which
are advertised in our columns, are sure
cure for aguc, bliousness and kidney
complaints. Those who use them say
they cannot be too highly recommended.