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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-15

WHAT WILL THE CENSUS SHow?-
What the population of the republic is
we shall soon know, 80 far as census
takers can ascertain it. Meantime pri-
vate statisticians are at work to see how
near they can come by calculation and
estimate to the actual figures. One of
these puts the present population in
round numbers at 4S, ,27S 900, which would
make the gain since 1870 less than s.,
100000. In work published a good
while ago 8 per cent. of population was
added to the total number each year, and
the estimates were found 10 correspond
very closely to the figures of the census.
The estimate for 1870 Was 40,617 sos
the census was only 3S,558,371; but the
destruction of life by the civil war had
not, of course, been anticipated. The
estimate for 1880 was 54,58l, ,765. The
gain from 1910 to 1850 was 6,l22,0O0;
from 1850 to 1860, 8,250,000; from
1860 to 1870, 7,1l5,00O. During ten
years from 1860 to 1870, Massachusetts
gained 226,OO0 and New Nork 5O2,-
900. These figures show rapid increase
of gain over the previous decade, and il
is claimed and acknowledged that the
Southern and Western States have gain
ed more rapidly in the past nine than in
the previous ten years. Therefore, the
estimate of the statistician above quoted
seems to be far too low. According te
the best information procurable, and the
most careful calculations, the census will
show the population in 1880 to be fully
100000, or a gain of nearly 100000
over the population ten years before
The general estimate has been between
100000 and 100000 and there j;
small doubt that this will prove to bs
correct. 1t might be gratifying to the
national pride to turn $4,000, 600, bu
pride and arithmetic have nothing il
cornmon.-Ncw York Times.
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A Dogs Doings.

He was pure Newfoundland, with q
nice broad head and beautiful light
brown eyes, and such sweet expression
at the corners of his mouth you would
be sure to think he was smiling. A more
affectionate heart never beat than that
beneath the shaggy breast of our dog
Custer. We trained him to hold the
halter in his mouth and lead the horses
away, and he WAS very proud to be al
lowed this honor, and would wag his big,
bushy tail in satisfied way, and hold
his head high in order to look as dignl-
fed as possible, suppose.
His tricks and accomplishments were
many. He could carry two eggs in his
huge mouth at once and never break one.
He could turn knob as we'll as any one,
and on entering room would always
turn around and put his paw on the door
to close it. If this failed be would jump
upon the door, taking care not to scratch
with his nails. He was more Intelligent
than many men / have seen, and II any
one sat down in the house without dotf-
ing his hat Custer would steal stealthily
up behind him and pull it off, then drop
ping it on the floor at the side of bis
chair, would walk quietly away and lie
down, as one who had performed a duty.
We would wrap q few pennies in a
paper and send him with it in his mouth
to store for candy, of which he was
very fond. He would never give 1t to
any one but one clerk, with whom he was
acquainted, and would bring the candy
home untouched, but after delivering it
to US would stand expectantly by, wag-
ging his tail and waiting for the sweet
morsel be knew he was sure to get. he
was fond of milk, too, but would carry it
faithfully to our pet lamb; and thoug h
he would glance longingly into the pail
occasionally, he Wss never known to be-
tray our trust OF steal one sip of the coy-
eted beverage.
We could send him to remote part OF
the house for any article, and he would
be sure to understand and bring it to us
if he could find it, and he generally
found whatever he searched for. | would
say: "Custcr, bring my oyershoes from
the hail." He would get up and yawn,
pei IudpS, aAQ looh " Ao AZ AnSS wv ~
dog smile, as though he said: "iou lazy
girl, why did you disturb my pleasant
dream 2" then turn the knob of the hall
door, and in moment return to me with
both rubbers in the cayernous depths OF
his great red mouth.
would say: Bring me my thimble.
It is upstairs on the window" He would
turn his grand, glossy head first on one
side, then on the other, and look at me
in puzzled way, as though trying to fix
it upon his memory: then turn slowly
away to do his errand. Sometimes on
the way he would seem to forget, and
come back to me looking very much
ashamed, dropping his wide, curly ears,
and pcering at me from the top of bis
eyes. Then 1 would repeat my demand,
and he would run triskily away again
and come back with the thimble hidden
in his mouth. Often he would tantalize
me playfully and refuse to give it to me-
shaking his head in mischievous way,
and keeping just out of my reach>as
ran toward him.-Chicago Field.
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LIT By ELECTRICITY Wabash, Ind,
March 31.-As the clock struck s four
Brush electric lamps, of 5000 candle
power, put forth MONDAY light extend
ing one mile in diameter. The lamps,
being suspended midway of the iron
flagstaff on the Courthouse, which tow
ers 200 feet above the business part OF
town, were furnished with electricity by
a No. 5 generator driven by q seven
horse power engine According to con-
tract, the light was to light up one mile
in diameter from the Courthouse, and
equal to a gas burner, 2,640 feet from
the light. Men were scattered at differ.
ent parts of the city, and reported it
satisfactory. At Urbana, five miles
north, the light is reported as being beau-
tiful. Thetest has given general satisfac-
tion.
AS Wabash is the first city in America
to adopt the electric light for general
illumination, the announcement brought
people from all sections, and at Z O'Clock
fully 10000 we're present. Among the
number were nineteen councils of ada
cent towns and the mayors of Marion
and North Manchester, and now that the
undertaking has proven successful, the
representatives of the other towns will
place the subject of electric light before
their people for immediate use. MIR. F.
C. Phillips, the electrician who superin
tended the construction of the apparatus
was entirely satisfied with the light.
As this was the first test, and sale oil
the stationary engine and other prelimi
naries are not all arranged, the city vii
not be permanently lit for three Or fou
weeks, at the end of which time, howev
er, gas will be unknown here for lighting
purposes.
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OLIVE LoGAN's ADVICE TO GIRLS
A woman safeguard is to keep a mans
hand off her. If you need his assis-
tance in walking take his arm instead
of his taking yours. Just tell him in
plain English to "hands off," He may
no not like it at first, but will respect you
tenfold more. Men will be and do just
what women allow them to do. Men
will not do to trust. Give man your arm
and you will find him very confidential,
and he will take many privileges that
he would not take if he were not per-
mitted to do SO. He will give your arm
many loving squeezes and sly twists
that he should have no opportunity of
doing, and that opportunity is just what
he is after. A few more words of ad-
vice and I close: Keep your girls off
the street except on business. Teach
them that it is unnecessary to 60 to the
postoffice every time they 60 out. Girls
can walk alone as we'll as boys. Don't
allow your girls. if they must have a
beau, to 20 with boys older than them
selves. If possible, instill into their very
nature that they are safer in their own
hands than they arc in the hands of any
man.
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A M1LL1oNA1RE's CAREER.-Milliol

A M1LL1oNA1RE's CAREER.-Million-
aire Borland landed in this country from
Ireland when a boy and worked on a
farm up the Hudson for $40 q month.
In 1852 he went to San Francisco and
soon afterward began work in the mines
for 81 a day. Since that time he has
made and lost fortunes. He is represen-
ted by the Daily Mining News as say
ing: "In 1872 I bought 500 shares of
Central for less than $1,000. This mine
was soon afterward cut up and put into
California, and the redistribution gave
me $50 shares. I never paid an asses
ment on it, for none was ever called
for, and in no time the stock went up
to S740 share, when l sold. That
paid pretty we'll. Let me see; paid
S. 900 and sold for $3.50, 900. That left
me a net profit of 100000. That was
one of my best speculations, but not
quite as good as another one that l was
in almost at the same time. bought
500 shares of Consolidated Virginia for
$50 a share and paid two assessments
on it, which brought Up the price to s56
share. This mine was also "cut up"
lust about this time, and my 500 shares
spread out into $3.50 shares. I held
this stock for two years, when it wentu
like a fash. I sold out in 1874 for
$3.50 share. It cost me 5000 for M
stock, and I sold it for $2,062, 500. That
was pretty good interest on the money.
On Saturday the stock was selling for
$3.50 share, but held on. The follow
ing Monday it was $500 share. tell
YOU it took a pretty strong head to stand
that. I was getting rich, not at the rate
of million minute, as they say, but
100000 a day or 30; but that was
fast enough. Nobody knew anything
about that till it was all over. never
told my wife and family any of my busi-
ness affairs, and never kept any books.
The only book that I kept was little
passbook that / carried in my inside coat
pocket, with q record of all that I bought
and sold, and the price. never let any
one see this, and never brought it out ex.
cept sometimes OH Sunday afternoon, or
when l was alone. My heavy losses in
1878 were on Sierra Nevada and Union.
lost 81 400, 900 then inside of ten days
shrunk that much in depreciation of
stock. The veins were not so wide as
was expected. d."-New York Tribune.
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The Atlantic and French Broad Valley
Railroad.

Last Saturday, 3rd inst, Capt. Kirk
Chief Engineer and Superintendent oI
the Atlantic and French Broad Valley
Railroad, returned from Columbia to the
stockade with ffty-one convicts. On
Monday morning following the Board OF
Directors met at the stockade, and in the
presence of large assembly of citizens
Of this County and representatives from
Anderson and Grecnvile counties, the
ground was broke and the work formally
commenced. President Bowen threw the
first shovel of dirt, followed by Capt.
Kirk with the second. After Col. Bow
ems speech, representatives from Pick
ems, Anderson and Greenville threw dirt
together. The crowd was almost wild
with enthusiasm, and when the dirt was
formally broken, broke forth in hearty
and continued cheers. Colonel Bowen
spoke as follows:
Eehoav. Citizens: We have met this
morning to commence the work on one
of the most important enterprises ever
inaugurated not only for the Counties of
Pickens and Anderson, but for the whole
State of South Carolina and our sister
State of North Caroliua as we'll as the
great West. There is no doubt in my
mind when this great enterprise is made
known, with its feasible, practicable, easy
and cheapest grades across the mountains
that has ever yet been discovered on any
other line, that the great West and the
inland and seaport towns in our own
State will take hold and subscribe suf-
fcient amount of capital to insure its
early completion.
"When completed, my honest convic-
tions are that it will form part of one
of the most important thoroughfares
Southwark. Our efforts heretofore have
been attended with more or less difficult
ties, and we cannot commend too highly
the sagacity, skill, pluck and enterprise
of our distinguished engineer, who is,
without doubt, entitled to more credit
for keeping the ball in motion than any
other man. Here Col. Bowen took hold
of q shovel and threw the first dirt, and
then continued: And now that we
have commenced this great work, let us
keep it going until the last spike has
been driven, and all the connections
made through from the South Atlantic,
when the iron horse will rest at night on
the banks of the Ohio and in the Getty
by the Sea-" and will leave ere the dawn
of the morn and at nightfall rest side by
side at Asheville, North Carolina"
At the conclusion of Col. Bowen's ad-
dress there we're long and enthusiastic
cheering.
Drs. W. G. Brown and H. I. Epting
were then called upon and made eloquent
and stirring speeches. We regret that
space will not permit US to give synop-
sis of each speech. The convicts were
then pu5 regularly to work under the
supervision of Capt. Summet, and the
crowd dispersed fully convinced that the
work would not cease until the last spike
was driyen.-Pickens Sentinel.
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Fish Culture.

The following letter from Hon. A. P
Butler, Fish Commissioner of South Car
olina, will be read with interest:
COLUMBIA, S. c., March II, 1880.
DIR. Il. 4. Shaw, CurrytoaOn, S. c.:
Ny DEAR S1R-Your favor of the 9th
inst. received and contents carefully
noted. I regret exceedingly to hear that
the State authorities of Georgia are Civ
ing no protection to the fish in the Sa-
vannah River. The conference our COM
mittee had with the members of the City
Council of Augusta led me to hope that
some action would be taken at an early
day to effect a free passage for the fish
over the canal dam and the necessary
protection would be given to the fish. |
have recently released shipment of Cal
ifornia salmon in the Tugalo River, (the
head waters of the Savannah, and am
confident the results of the work would
be perfectly satisfactory in due time if
the necessary protection would be given.
I contemplated releasing large lot of
shad fry and several new varieties during
the Spring, but it would be folly to con-
tinue the labor and expense of stocking
that river with fish if no efforts are made
to prevent an indiscriminate destruction.
I asked the cooperation of the Commis-
sioner of Agriculture of Georgia during
the Spring season of 1879, but failed to
effect any arrangement. There is no
river possessing superior advantages for
the propagation of fish than the Savan.
nah. It once yielded its rich treasures of
the best edible fish, and can be made to
yield them again but for the murderous
system of destroying them by the various
devices of capturing them. The opinion
is prevalent that this State has no juris-
diction over the waters of the Savannah,
but have INDUCED the hope that the
great and enterprising State of Georgia
would not neglect SO important an indus
try by refusing to grant the necessary
aid. It is an enterprise in which both
States are mutually interested, and we
are now enabled, from convincing statis-
tics, to show the most satisfactory results
in adjoining States from the efforts made
to replenish the depleted waters with
food fishes. We have the most satisfac-
tory testimony, tending to prove that the
increase of shad and some new varieties
of the best edible fishes have rapidly in
creased by artificial propagation and
properly protecting them on their pass
age to their spawning grounds, and it
will be great loss to the people of South
Carolina and Georgia if they are de-
prived of the benefit of so valuable a
food supply.
Very respectfully,
A. P. BUTLER, Commissioner.
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"I'll Be Hanged If I dO.o

Three jolly husbands, by the names of
Tim Watson, Joe Brown, and Bill Wal.
ker, sat late one evening drinking at a
village tavern, until being well "corned"
they agreed that each one, on returning
home should do the first thing that his
wife told him, in default of which he
should the next morning pay the bill.
Walker and Brown were early at their
post, but it was sometime before Watson
made his appearance. Walker began
first.
"You see, when I entered my house
the candle was out, and the fire gave
but glimmering light. / came near
walking accidentally into a pot of batter
that the pan cakes were to be made of
in the morning. My wife, who was
dreadfully out of humor at sitting up so
late, said to me, sarcastically:
"Bill, do put your foot in the batter!"
"Just as you say, Maggie" said 1, and
without the least hesitation, I put my
foot into the pot of batter, and then went
to bed"
Next Joe Brown told his story.
"My wife had already retired to our
unsual sleeping room, which adjoins the
kitchen, the door of which was ajar, and
not being able to navigate perfectly, you
know, l made dreadful Gathering
among the household furniture, and my
wife, in no very pleasant tone, bawled
out:
"Do break the porridge-pot, Joe"
'No sooner said than done. I seized
hold of the bail of the pot, and striking
it against the chimney y,jamb, broke it
into q hundred pieces. After this ex-
plot retired to rest, and got curtain lee
ture oil night for my pains"
1t was now Tim Watson's turn to give
an account of himself, which he did with
a very long face, as follows:
"My wife gave me the most unlucky
command in the world, for 1 was blum
dering upstairs in the dark, when she
cried OUT"
"Do break your rotten neck-do Tim !"
"I'll be hanged if do, Kate" said I,
as I gathered myself up. "Id sooner
pay the bill, and so, landlord, here's the
cash for you, and this is the last time
I'll ever risk five dollars on the command
of my wife,"
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A DEMAND FOR MEN EIGHTEEN
FEET LoNG.-A soldier who served in
tho swamps of South Carolina during the
war tells the following story: among the
officers whom I remember we'll at Morris
Island was Col. Sewel, of New York, q
most excellent officer and an accom-
plished engineer. Col. Sewell was en-
gagged on the Swamp Angel, and being
very energetic himself he was not afraid
to enter the swamps. His surprise can
be imagined when one day one of his
Lieutenants whom he had ordered to take
twenty men and enter the swamp, said
he could not do it.
"And why, sir, can't you do it?" cried
the energetic Sewell.
"The mud is too deep, Colonel" re-
piled the Lieutenant.
"You eau at least try" said Sewell.
The Lieutenant did so, and in an hour
returned, his men covered with mud from
head to foot.
"Here, now," cried Sewell on seeing
them, "what brings you back9"
Colonel, the mud is over my mems
heads. I can't do it,"
"Oh but you can make requisition
for anything that is necessary for the safe
passage of the swamp, and l will give it
to you, but you must 60 through it,"
The Lieutenant did make requisition
in writing, which was as follows:
"I want twenty men eighteen feet long
to cross a swamp fifteen feet Deep"
This joke was good one, but Sewell, /,
who was terribly in earnest, could not
just then appreciate it, and he promptly
arrested the Lieutenant for disrespect to
his superior officer. Another Lieutenant
was detailed, and he went into the
swamp, felled the timber, and accom-
plished what his unfortunate predecessor
had failed to do. Col. Sewell built his
battery with the aid of wheelbarrows and
sand, and the remains Of it still stand as
monument to his energy and skill as
an engineer.
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wound. After parting with his flag tht
brave boy sank rapidly. He was ten
derly carried by his comrades back t.
Hagerstown, where hospital had beer
established, and his leg amputatcd. Tht
next morning his Captain found him pale
and haggard from suffering. By his side
was boquet of flowers, placed by some
kind hand, which seemed to cheer hin
much. The third day afterward he dieo
and was buried in strange land BY
strangers hands, without stone to marx
the spot where he sleeps. Thus ended
the mortal career of this gallant youth
who had seen scarce sixty days service
but though he lies in an unknown grave
he has left a name which will outlast the
most costly obelisk that wealth or fame
can erect. Gentle as woman, yet per
fectly fearless in the discharge of his du.
ty, so sacred did he deem the trust con.
fded to him that he forgot even his own
terrible suferings while defending it.
Such names as this it is our duty to res
cue from oblivion and to write on the
page of history, where the children of our
common country may lealn from them
lessons of virtue and self sacrifice. In
his character and death he was not iso.
lated from many of his comrades; he was
but type of many men, young and old,
whose devotion to what is now known
as 'lost cause" made them heroes in the
fullest acceptation of the term, finching
from neither suffering nor death itself if
coming to them in the line of duty.
At the conclusion Of the paper the
Major stated that he was not in possession
of many mementoes Of the "Lost Cause, /"
but he was happy to be able to present
the society with the apron which he had
reference, and which the gallant Watkins
had borne through the fight. The un-
furling of the apron battle-aag was
greeted with round applause, and, upon
call from the audience, it was passed
around and examined by every one pres
ent. John S. Jackman presented to the
society copy of the "Rebel Banner"
dated "Murfreesboro, Tenn, December
20, 1862" and published by "See De
Kay" we'll known gentleman from this
city. ALSO, Sololer hyH!il DooA ioi
Camp Worship" a diary written by l..
w. Lloyd, a member of McClung's bat
terry, from Knoxville, Tenn; an obituary
on Thomas Julian Clay, composed on
Missionary Ridge, and letter written by
General Ben. Hardin Helm in regard to
the resignation of Colonel Thomas II.
Hunt of the Ninth Kentucky Infantry.
Some very interesting and pleasing in
cidents were related impromptu by some
of the members, which kept the audience
in laughter and formed most enjoyable
part Of the proceedings.
After some further discussion in regard
to the well-being of society, the meeting
adjourned. Louisville C0urier-Journal,
March 81.
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A PARTING ScENE.-Did you ever
hear two married women take leave of
each other at the gate on summer even
ing? This is the way they do it:
"Good-by"
"Good-by. Come down and SEQ us
right soon."
II will. Good-by."
"Good-by. Don't forget to come soon."
"No I won't. Don't you forget to
come up"
"I won't. Be sure and bring Sally
Jane with you next time"
II will, I'd have brought her up this
time but she wasn't very we'll. She want
ed to come awful bad"
"Did she now? That's too bad. Be
sure and bring her next time"
II will; and you be sure and bring the
baby"
ii will. I forgot to tell you he's cut
another TOOTH"
"You don't say How many has he got
now?"
Give. 1t makes him awful cross"
ri guess it does, this hot weather.
Well, good-by! Don't forget to come
down."
"No, I won't. Don't you forget to
come up. Good-by!''
And they separated.-Ncw York CON-
naercial Advertiser.