The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-12

debt statement, he comes within $784,.
O0O OF 1t, and this amount he expScts tc
| wipe out in .'is next monthly statement
The reductions Ofoyer 81 600, 900 shown tc
day is the laf2ec: monthly reduction since
1872. The revenues of the government
have OF late been constantly increasing, es.
pecially from customs. The internal reve.
nue receipts for the last six months oil
the last year we're SO, 100000 in excess OF
the receipts for the corresponding period
OF the previous year, and the customs re-
ceipts in the same time were Sic, 900, ,0OO
more than for the corresponding period
of the previous year.
= The Town of Van Wort, Ohio. was
greatly excited the other day by the
horsewhipping of Rev. j. r. Henderson,
the pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, by Miss Norma Conner, organist
of that church. Miss Conner had been
attedding dances during the last week,
for which tho reverend gentleman CEN
sured her publicly in church, on Sunday.
He called on her to apologize, and was
met Dy her In her fathers store, where
he received the chastisement, which was
quite severely administered. He offered
no resistance, and repaired to his home
after she had her satisfaction.
:. = To accomplish the seemingly incred-
lble act of putting an egg into bottle
requires the following preparation: Put
an egg in vinegar, md in course of time
It's shell wilT become quite soft, 80 that it
may be extended lengthwise without
breaking; then insert it into the neck of
email bottle, and on pouring cold water
upon it, it will assume it's former figure
and hardness. This is really curiosity,
and battles those who are not in the secret
TO find out how it is accomplished.
( - New Orleans Picayune: The mon.
ument to Stonewall jackson, to be erec-
ted in Metairio Cemetery, on the giounds
of the Washington Artillery, is now on
its way, to the city by rail. The unvail-
ing and dedication ceremonies will take
place on February %. Hon. T. j.
Semmes will be the orator of the day.
L. l.. Bayne, President of the association,
will mako the presentation, and Col.
Owen will respond. The ceremonies will
be ths occasion of large military turn.
out.
- The burden of the Texas papers is
of,improved FARMS growing towns and
bright prospects for the future. Society
is improving with the revival of indus
try and the return of prosperity, and the
continues 10 increase as rap
idly as ever.
= The zinc mining in Union county,
East Tennessee, is regarded by the KNOX
vile Tribune as one of the most impor.
tant interests in the State. During the
past year nearly 1000 tons of zinc were
shipped from these mines, and fully g.
600 tons arc now awaiting shipment.
- In Hill county, Texas, j. s. Dixon
harvested wheat on the 10th o. May last,
making eighteen bushel per ace. On the
same land planted cotton On the 18th
and 14th of same month. On nine acres
he made three bales of cotton of 525
pounds each. -
Blind Tom, when ct his Georgia
home, remains alone with his piano, in O
building apart by himself, and plays days
and nights like mailman. He now
plays about 1000 pieces, and picks up
new ones everywhere.
"A Chicagoan has announced that
he has discovered process by which
Illuminating gas can be made from water.
The Chicago people are ready to believe
in it, as they have an idea that water
must have been made for something. or
other.
= Thirteen times widowed is the ex-
perience of Little Rock, Ark. woman.
She is now living with her fourteenth
husband. She has preserved the last hac
worn by each, and fIom thirteen pegs
driven in tho wall they are suspended.
An empty peg waits the last.
You'll either agree or you won't
get of to 60 to the circus ~ said Toxas
Judge to o jury who were hanging off,
and they brought Z. verdict of "g1ilty'
on the gallop.
- Samuel Butler, of Allen county, who
has been married three times, is the
father of twenty.six children-thirteen
boys and thirteen girls. He srys he is
only seventy.six years of age.
- A negro girl living near Albany,
Ga, who had her limbs crushed in O
railroad accident, has recovered $25 G0n
damages from tho Georgia Central rail-.
road. 49,, Il
- Charlotte. IN. C.) O6seresr: Almost
every farmer Hho comes to the city re.
ports that his wheat crop Is being badly
injured by tie by. Cold weather and
snow are very bad!y needed. i'
Mrs. Williams, aged sixteen, has
applied for 9 divorce at Kansas City from
s man whom abe married when she waa
twelve. She intends to go into wediock
again as soon as she gets free.
Mer.h Caroline b Al e,x aes...s...,, ,,,ss:.
edited by negroes, Louiniaun tiiioo, % f5il- .s5ia
nesseo and Texas two each, and Virginia.
Alabama and Mississippi one each.
A butcher in York county, Pa,
while eating rounds from slaughtered
steer, recently found ain tho beef gold
da- iisr, datsd 1907.
- Miss Lizzie Hammond, d pretty
white gisl of eighteen yeaEs, has beeh
sentenced TO the Virginia psniteI.tiary
foE horse.siealihg.
oryilie Grant says the General's
foreign tour cost him $50, 900, which is O
years third term salary.
- The school population Of Tennessee
IS ola .64S 5 tho Alu0 of public school
property in the State Is 81 ,t62, ,674.76.
The telephone Is now operated 10
one circuit of aI9 miles We ahall soon
be able to talk vita San Francisco direct,
a bitter contest over the win Of
Frank IAenlin IL nov booked besween
widow and aon: L ff;sew York.
- The distFess ia ireland seems Is In.
crease GAiiy. a terrible coalition 81
atihiFs exists in the west of the island.
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