The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-10


several years teacher in the college o
which he is the presiding officer, and is at
tended by his bride on his visit to the city
A dispatch from Hampton G. z. to the
Atlanta Constellation. dated February 5, says
"Rev. Sam Jones arrived yesterday ane
preached last night to large congregation
at the M. E. church. People hocked IL
from the country to hear him-some com
ing a distance of six or seven miles. He
will remain several days and seems hopeful
of q season of refreshing" Dr.. Jones is
one of the ablest ministers in the South,
and wherever he goes is much admired fol
his eloquence and power.
There were great many people in town
on Monday, and from 12 IN. to S p. m
things were particularly lively. The day
was most favorable to free use of ardent
spirits, and the amount of drunkenness
was distressing to behold. Taking every
thing into consideration, however, the or
der of the day was very good, the only
thing occurring to create any excitement
of consequence being the effort of two
young men to resist arrest ly the police.
Out of the two or three thousand people in
town only seven or eight were calaboosed.
A Mr. Kidd, of Oglethorpe county, Ga,
sold out his possessions in that county re-
Gently and moved to Texas, but lie was so
disappointedin in the country that he at once
came back to his old home in Georgia,
where he expects to remain contentedly
the remainder of his life. Those who are
thinking of emigrating from Anderson
county to Texas, or any other section of
the Union, are admonished to profit by
this mans experience by remaining where
they are. There is no better section Of
country on the continent than Anderson
county, when every thing is taken into con-
sideration.
, We are indebted to the Hon. Walter NJ.
Gibson, OF Lahina, Sandwich Islands, for a
number of copies of the Commercial Adrer-
ti.er, the official organ of the Hawaiian
government, published at Honolulu, from
which we learn that His Majesty King
Kalakaua has departed his kingdom on a
pleasure voyage around the world, leaving
the reins of government during his absence
in the hands of his sister, Her Royal High
ness the Princess Liliu okalania, hciress to
the Crown. The United States is on the
programme of King Kalakaua's voyage.
The total amount of property returned
for taxation in the town is 1881, 1909, of
which $414, ,725 is real and $4l6, ,5A personal.
Two hundred and forty-eight persons have
returned for street duty, against 249 for last
year The amount of taxes that will be
raised this year on the levy Of II mills will
be between $500 and $1,000, besides the
street tax of about $500. The amount re-
turned last year for taxation was s761, ,045,
of which $357,5sO was real and $4O3, 465
personal, showing an increase in the value
of real estate for the past year of $57, ,145
and in personal property of S13,119.
One of our merchants the other evening
detected negro man with piece of meat
he had stolen from his store, and gave him
his choice between going to Jail and taking
whipping. The thief preferred the whip
ping, and the merchant accordingly admin
istered it in the best manner he knew how,
and to the entire satisfaction of all con-
cerned, the thief not excepted. This is the
third or fourth case of the kind that has
occurred in this place within the past
twelve months, from which it seems that
the petty thieves themselves would be ac-
commodated by the re-enactment of the
old ante-bellum whipping post law.
During the past week there has been an
almost deadlock at Columbia in the ship
ment of freights to the up-country from
Charleston, by the G. & G. R. R., and con-
siderable complaint from merchants has
been made in consequence. The block has
been caused by the failure of the wood
supply of the Greenville Road, extremely
bad weather of the last two or three weeks
and the delay in the receipt of cargo o.
coalaf for use in the freight engines of The
road, which have generally been converted
into coal burners. At one time there were
seventy loaded cars at Columbia awaiting
transportation, but a break has been made
and the authorities are sending forward tht
freight with all possible dispatch.
The stock law goes into effect in that por
ton Of Oconee county lying south of th'
Air Line Railroad on the 1st of March, anG
as might have been expected there is goot
deal of dissatisfaction in that section ii
consequence, and some of the disgruntled
citizens have employed counsel to resist its
enforcement by legal process. The Wal
halla Courier of last week contains an ex
cellent article on the subject, directed main
ly to the opposition party, advising then
to discontinue their opposition and to qui
city submit to the change, as there is LITTLE
hope of success for their efforts. The Cou
rier's advice is good, and in less than twelve
months these who are making so much fus
about the change will be its strongest friend!
or We will be surprised.
Bushyhead, Chief of the Cherokee In
dams in North Carolina, was in town las
week soliciting. contributions to purchase
clothes and food for his tribe. lie repre-
sents them as destitute of both. The trib
consists Of about four hundred men ant
eleven or twelve hundred squaws and chill
dren. They cultivate little corn ant
wheat, but have never sufficiently caugh
the inspiration of civilization to be success
full in agriculture. This tribe received
pension from the United States until tn
war, since which time they have been Gu
off from the pension rolls for going into tn
Confederate cause. It is pitiful spite for
civilized government to punish half-civil
lied Indians for going with the people b.
whom they were surrounded, especial.