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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-21

He WAS NOT ELI Permissible was
being examined in Galveston court for
trying to pass counterfeit money.
When questioned be said be had received
the questionable ten dollar bill from one
of the leading citizens of a neighboring
city.
"But when you were first arrested you
said you picked it up on the corner of Mar
ket street and Galveston avenue"
II believe I did say that. 1t is fact,
too."
"And when you got to the police sta
ton you had received that ten dollar bill
as birthday present in a letter from
your brother, who is New York alder
mai"
"Come to think of it, did say some
thing like that Yes that was the true sto
ry."
"And you told fellow. prisoner the ten
dollar bill in question was given you by
prominent Galveston politician to help
elect him to oftice.''
$50 he did, and promised to give me
some more of the same sort 10 distribute
among the colored voters. That's fact
he has got whole wallet full of them" J"
"And you told detective who was
locked up with you in the cell that you
didn't know how you came by that
bill, but you thought that the wind
must have blown it into your pocket" :"
"That's the only way can account for
it, Judge. 1t must have dropped out
of three story window into my vest
pocket"
81 suppose you can reconcile the con-
Trajectory statements?" asked the Judge,
sternly. :,
"There is only one man in the world
who can reconcile them statements, Judge
and rather than to be taken for him I'll
plead guilty"
Judge; "Then you are not Eli Per
kins. l am glad there is one mitigating
circumstance in your case"
"Thank you, Judge" ."-Galceston News'
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q. A. LIGoN.
A Sketch Of Judge Cook.

The Neus and Courier says of ex.Judge
Cooke: Judge Cooke is native ofSouth
Carolina. In 1874 he was elected Judge
of the Eighth Circuit, and served upon
the bench until the expiration of his
term of Office in 1873. He was elected
Judge by Republican Legislature as a
member of the Republican party, defeat
ing Gen. MCGOWAN, who was the Demo
cratic candidate aRd his strongest oppo.
nent. He continued to act with the Re-
publican party until the autumn of 1876,
when he declared that he could not sup.
port such nominees as Chamberlain and
Elliott, and at the meeting in Abbeville
in September renounced his allegiance
to the party of plunder and became a
most bitter and uncompromising Demo
crat. In 1873 he failed to be reelected
Judge, and went into the canvass in
Greenvisle County as candidate for
member. of the Legislature and was elec-
ted by Democratic votes. He safe in the
Legislature at the sessions of 1878 and
1879, and at the opening of the present
campaign published card declining to
become candidate for Office, alleging
that the Democratic party had not kept
faith with him. He is now a candidate
for the State Senate, and will be suppor-
ted by the Greenback, Independent and
Radical voters of Greenville County.
Even with this support he canpot be
elected, but his present desertion of
the Democracy shows how much faith
can be placed in the declarations of
such man as he has proved himself to
be.
On the bench and off it, Mr.. Cooke
was brilliantly successful as a judicial
alcoholometer. Leading lawyers hold
that, in other respects, he failed conspic-
uously. But he delivered mauldin lec-
lures on temperance to the disgust of the
grandjuries to whom they were addressed.
In the Legislature he did not originate q
siugle measure of any public good, and
made only third.rate member. The
object nearest his pericadium was to OBJ
tain payment of some arrears of sal.
ary as Judge which he claimed were
due.
While the Radical party was in power
Judge Cooke was in full fellowship with
the thieves and assassins of the period.
In 1876 he was pronounced Democrat
partisan, and as long as Offices were plen-
tiful he claimed connection with this
party, but now he has thrown off his dis
guise, and like the SOW of the Scriptures,
has returned to his wallowing in the
mire. He.afected to be politically honest
in '76 because he thought that would be
the cheapest way to make living, and
now he hopes to get into Office again by
turing his coat and going against the
party he claims 10 have helped to get in
to power. He stands before the country
in his true light at last, and is unworthy
of the support of either political party or
of any intelligent voter. 1t were better
togive over the government to the Rad
ical party at once than bestow public
Offices upon moral and political uncer.
tainty Of the type of T. II. Cooke.
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The census shows that the'popula-
ton of Florida has increased As per
cent. L: 271, ,764, Of whom 1882 are
whites.
- Work on the Hudson River Tunnel,
for the recovery of the dead who were
eutombed on the 21st of July last, is still
going on.
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Daylight by Electricity.

It is reported that a Boston electrical
engineer is about to try the experiment
of lighting the large manufacturing
centre of Holyoke, Mass, with the cleo
trio light in a manner that will strike the
present generation as novel, but which
has been essayed before. i. is proposed
to erect tower rs feet high overlooking
the town. This is to be surmounted BY
an immense lantern of such illuminating
capacity as to put all previous lamps in
the category of triAes. At present only
one tower will be erected, but if the prin-
ciple should prove success, seven or
eight will ultimately be built, with a
view to render the city as light as day
and completely to supersede gas and
kerosene. The idea Of the inventor of
this daring scheme is to charge the upper
strata of the atmosphere with luminous
vibrations in the same manner as is done
by the sun, and thus to produce the same
effect that is obtained during the day
from the reflected, refracted and difused
light of that orb. In this manner it is
believed that electric light can be made
to permeate spaces which are inaccessible
to direct rays by the same law by which
daylight diffuses itself-that is, by virtue
of an expansive property which is con-
stantly illustrated on the large scale of
solar illumination, but has no place in
our textbooks on optics. The light
given by the solar orb few minutes after
sunset, when only the upper strata of the
atmosphere are directly affected by the
solar beam, furnishes, perhaps, the best
example of the diffusion and expansion
that our engineer proposes to initiate arti-
fcially. His plans provide for an illu-
minating power from each lantern equal
to 100000 candles, which is nearly twenty
times that of any electric lamp yet man.
ufactured, but is not at all impracticable,
as it involves only an increase in electri-
cal volume and pressure, and corre-
spending increase in the diameter of the
carbons. The cost of the tower, lamp
and generator for l single light is esti-
mated at $4,000, irrespective of the en-
giue-power required to run the latter.
Magni6cen. and original as this concep-
tion seems, it has been attempted before,
in the infancy of electrical engineering,
by a Western experimentalist, who con.
ceived the idea Of lighting the City Of
Cincinnati in q similar manner, by
placing enormous lights upon the high
ground overlooking the town. This idea
was not successful, but possibly the fail
ure was due to the crude electrical en-
gineering of that day, not to any inhe-
rent difficulty. TO say the least, the re-
suit of the Holyoke experiment will, be
viewed with interest, and if it succeeds
Edison must look to his laurels.
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"DoS'T KNOW HALE THEIR VALUE" "

"DoN'T KNOW HALF THEIR VALUE" :"
cured me of Aguc, Biliousness
and Kidney Complaint, as recommended.
had half bottle left, which l used for
my two little girls, who, the doctors and
neighbors said, could not be cured. |
would have lost both Of them one night
if I had not given them Hop Bitters:
They did them so much good continued
their use until they were cured. That is
why l say you do not know half the value
of Hop Bitters, and do not recommend
them high enough" ."-B., Rochester, N.
Y. See other column.-American Rural
Home.
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= Not a distilery, brewery, or wine
factory in all the State of Maine; all
have been summarily suppressed by the
law.
= "Never push man because he's
going down the hill" No; far better to
bead him off and and kick him until
be is glad to streak up that hill again
like all creation a6re.-Danbury Ne,cs.
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Was it reason or only brute instinct9
The engineer of train near Montreal
saw large dog on the track. He was
barking furiously. The engineer blew
the whistle at him, but he did not stir,
and crouching low, he was struck by the
locomotive. and it attracted the attention
of the engineer, who stopped his train
and went back. aaThere lay the dead dog
and a dead child, which had wandered
upon the track and gone to sleep. The
dog had given his signal to stop the train
and had died at his post.
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going out of sight and appearing quite
sent for, and great many men ventured
into it; though there were several intri-
cate turnings and windings in this private
recess from mankind, yet they at last
came to the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-21

- Children naturally love the truth.
The four-year-old will tell in the presence
of company that his first trousers are a
pair of his dads cut down.
= There are ITO colleges in the United
States where both sexes are admitted as
students.
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= Democratic legislation has saved
nearly S1OO,OOO,OOO for the country du.
ring the past four years. Republican
robbery and extravaganza wasted nearly
$3.50, 100000 on the navy, alone, during
Grants Presidency, and there is nothing
t. show for it.
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large, red pocket.book, which, I am in.
formed, belonged to Captain Benson, and

large, red pocket. book, which, am in
formed, belonged to Captain Benson, and
find in it letter, addressed to al
whom it may concern"
have seen Captain Benson's hand
writing, but cannot say that the letter is
in his writing. The letter was taken Out
of the pocket-book by DR.. Fl. A. Ligon
in mya;presence. came to my room
about $50 yesterday afternoon. 1t is
No. %. AS I entered, Captain Benson
came out of 81. He spoke to me pleas.
antly, and asked where l was going.
thought of going to Atlanta. He asked
me If was going on the o'clock train.
/ told him was. He said I did not
have much time, and that he thought Of
going to Greenville himself. While
talking he stepped into the door of my
room, and then went down stairs.
About 4 went down stairs and found
him in the Office. He said the bus had
lust gone out and that he had conclud-
ed not to 20. ] did not reach the depot
in time, and was left.
SAM'L F. PARROT.
J. r. Thackam, recalled, says: have
often seen Captain Benson write. and
seen his writing and signature. have
examined this letter produced by Mr..
Parrott and think this looks like Captain
Eenson's signature. / think the letter
was written by him. Captain Benson
had been up very late on the nights Of
the 7th and 9Th.
JAS. R. THAcKAN.
DR.. H. 4. Ligon, recalled says: MIR.
Parrott and / have been, ..as requested by
this inquisition, and examined the arti.
cles in my possession belonging to Cap
tain Benson. In the large, red pocket.
book we found the letter produced here
By Mr.. Parrot and addressed "To all
whom it may concern" I took the let
ter out of the pocket-book in Mr.. Par
rott's presence. I am familiar with
Captain Benson's writing and particular.
iy bis signature. I believe the writing
and signature in the letter to be his.
The book in which the letter was found
has his name in it. he was gentle
man of cheerful disposition. Do not
remember that ever saw him gloomy.
The red pocket-book contains some
bank bills.
H. A. LIGoN.
DR.. W. 7. Russell, recalled, says: After
the discovery of the letter written by
Captain Benson, and at the request of
the Coroner and Jury of Inquest, l have
made further examination of the body
of deceased. find the cart and lungs
healthy; the bowels distended, but pre-
senting natural appearance; the
stomach empty, of a congested condition,
and somewhat sottened. In considera.
ton of tie circumstances and condition
of the stomach, ! deem it necessary and
important that the stomach be analyzed
by chemist. The stomach is of an
unnatural appearance.
WIN. T. Russell, NJ. D.
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- An army of worms, gnawing, gnaw-
ing, night and day, eating the vitals away,
is frequently the cause of convulsions and
fits. Shriner's Indian Vermifuge is the
remedy. 81
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ONE MANS STORY.

ONC MAN OiON1s
The man, who was the first that ever
came off alive after falling into their
hands, told the passengers what had hap
pened, and showed them the bloody spec
tacle of his wife, whom the murderers
had dragged some distance off, which
struck them all with stupefaction and
amazement. They carried him with them
to Glasgow, and, relating the matter to
the Provost OF that city, he Immediately
sent to the King about it, who, in three
or four days, came in person thither, be-
ing desirous of seeing the apprehending
of this villain, who for so many years,
had been the pest of the western part of
the kingdom.
A body of about four hundred men,
we'll armed, set out on horseback with the
King, who hadseveral blood-hounds with
him; and went with the man to the wood
by which he was attacked, but found no
sign of any habitation all over it. They
then went through it, which led down to
the seashore, when, the tide being out,
and going along the shore. they passed
by the cave of Sawney Beane without
taking any notice Of it as place of hab'
itation, until, some of the blood-hounds
running into it and setting up most
hideous barking, bowling and yelling,
the King and his attendants came back
and looked into it; but, seeing nothing
but darkness, shey could not tell what to
think of it, but, nevertheless, imagined
something more than ordinary by tho
blood.hounds making such noise there
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WIN. I. KUSSELL, NJ. D.
S. F. Parrot. sworn, says: I board in
this hotel. Went into the room where
Captain Benson was lying dead about
5.45 D. m. on yesterday. DR.. Clawson
examined the pockets Of deceased and
handed the contents to me. / have ex.
amined those articles. They consist of
watch, letters, receipted bills, -;encil,
cigars, keys, small tape line. whistle,
some silver change, very small memo
Z ranaum-book, notification of q bank
check due at Spartanburg National
5 aBans. on yesterday, and perhaps oSher
;.litffl arsicles, have also examined q
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13

No matter how poor a man is he can always hold up lamp post and whistle. According to Edison gas will soon be the light Of other days.-Boston Post. Professor in Roman history-'tMr. V. for what was the war with Pyrrhus remarka- ble ?" Mir. -: sT think it was the first time that the Romans ever saw the elephant" Cornell Era.
 ''No, sir, am not going to the Smiths re- captions this year-not by @ jug-full The society you meet there is decidedly quite too"
 '.Mixed ?"
 ''No, by love, not even that. t."-Puck
 It was at a temperance meeting The speaker increased in eloquence and noise, and he cried: "Yes, my friends, we'll lift our temperance vessel out of the mire and mud on to hard, dry ground, and then sail beauti- fully along"
 This idea of the biggest head knowing the most IS all nonsense. The mastodon had the biggest head of his time, and yet he didn't know enough to go into the ark out of the rain and be saved. The mosquito, with scarcely any head at all, was wiser.-Norris- town Herald.
 The "meanest man in the world' has struck 8 town in Massachusetts. He sold poor wo- man an old hen disguised as spring chicken for her Christmas dinner, and charged her a cent for the corn found in the crop of the an cient bird on the ground that the grain trade was separate business.
 A stranger in Bodie one day last week in eating plate of hash at a restaurant, being very hungry, unguardedly neglected to chew it properly and swallowed large coat button They dootored him for pneumonia three days before he was able to explain. Then they fed him big button hole tied to a string and hshed it out in no time. He now screens all his hash through cane-bottomed chair very carefully before eating.-Gold Hill (Nev)
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13
Price Four Cents.

ing the train of thought. Thoughts that Breathe" is for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Appletons' Journal for February appears early in the month, and the publishers au- nounce it as their intention that such shall be the case with every number hereafter. It opens with the second and concluding part of Cherbuliez's brilliant novelette,, "A Stroke of Diplomacy" This is followed by gossipy and readable paper on ''The Comedy Writers of the Restoration" Life in Brittany" is the simple title of bright, vivacious and entertaining paper. Charles G. Leland's en- tertaining papers on ''The Russian Gypsies'' are given complete. The first part of the Duke of Argyll's Impressions of the New World" is reprinted. An acute paper entitled Miracles, Prayer and Law" will prove com- forting to those whose faith has wavered un- der the pressure of skepticism. An admira- ble and touching narrative poem, Teaching andmother-Grandmothe Teaching" by Alfred Austin, completes the list of body ar ticles, which are followed by the editors ta- ble and book reviews.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

''The Art of Cooking: A Series of Practi- cal Lessons" by Matilda Lees Dods, of the South Kensington School of Cookery, edited by Henrietta de Condo Sherman, is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. In the course of the authors work with classes, she discovered that there was quite 8 general de- mand for book that should embody, with somewhat more comprehensiveness and com pleteness of detail than was possible in any single course of lectures, the whole range of instruction, and should give the particular ap- plication of the general principles & book that should not be @ mere stereotypsd sched- ule of dinners, suppers and breakfasts, nor depressing list of semi-inteligible recipes, but one that should present comprehensive insight into the general rules for the intelli- gent preparation of food, and at the same time clearly describe the several means and processes of arriving at desired results. In response to such demand the volume has been prepared. The author declares that nothing has been included in it of which the practical worth has not been thoroughly tested, and it is believed that the examples have been so selected that, although of necessity limited in number, they demonstrate the whole theory and practice of the culinary art, and will make the reader familiar with the most approved methods and the latest attachments therein. If cooking were done according to the in structions contained in this book human hap piness would be much increased. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 s'Thoughts that Breathe" from the writings of Dean Stanley, is published by D. Lothrop Co.,, Boston. Dean Stanley Is recog- nized everywhere as one of the wisest and most helpful of Christian teachers. His writings are full of the vivid interest belonging to religious themes treated in pointed, clear, practical and comprehen- sive manner, and accompanied by copious il- lustretions. The compilation of these ex- tracts from Dean Stanley's works has been ad- mirably done by Miss B. E. Brown, who also furnishes biographical sketch of the great English divine. An introduction is furnished by Rev. Phillips Brooks, who literally en- dorses the book. This is the first volume of the Spare Minute Series. Under this general title the Messrs. Lothrop have in preparation for American young men very valuable ahU helpful class of books. The significance of the name of the new series is seen from the fact that the present volume, for instance, has three hundred pages, and contains two hundred and seventy-three separately num- bered and independent extracts. Thus, a person can read one or more of these at a time, and put the book down without break
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13
Frank Leslie.

Frank Leslie, tho well-known publisher, who died in New York Saturday, was originally an engraver. His name was Henry Garter un- til 1S49, when an act of the Legislature of New York enabled him to assume the name of Frank Leslie, the ground of the petition being that by that name he was known as an artist. He came to New York city from Lon don in 1S4S, and finally became the head of 8 very large establishment on the corner of Elm and Pearl streets. He failed in 1877 while publishing thirteen illustrated journals, and made an assignment of all his property to Mir. Isaac W. England, to be managed, until the close of 1880, for the benefit of his creditors, who were principally paper dealers and literally disposed toward him. His debts were $40, 900, and his assets, real and prospective, $500, GOO. Notwithstanding Mir. Englands assigneeship, MT. Leslie remained practical manager of the business, which was removed after the failure to 23 Park Place. The establishment now periodically issues Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Illus trite Zeitung, Chimney Corner, Boys and Girls Weekly, Illustrated Times, Sunday Mag azine, Popular Monthly, Lady's Magazine and Gazette of Fashion, Pleasant Hours, Chatter box and Budget, all headed with the prefix of Crank Leslies.' In 1860 he was divorced from his first wife, and six years ago married Mrs. Squire, whose maiden name was Miss Miriam Pollen. She was many years younger than he and survives him, together with his sons Henry and Alfred Leslie. He was about sixty years old.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13

The Mystic Valley Institute applies to the Legislature for charter.
 During the recent cold snap in Paris the bodies of a young man and maiden were found frozen and buried in snow in the ditch of the Notifications. They were lovers their parents had forbidden them to see each other :; they were in the habit of meeting clandestine- ly in the ditch; and the extreme cold induced congestion of the brain.