The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
= The New York Sun figures out that

- The New York Sun figures out that
the combined Republican vote, of all
complexions, musters l47 in full House
of Representatives Of tho Forty.Seyenth
Congress, while the combined opposition
is 40: 1t is suggested that Hon Vim.
ID. Kelley or some other man may como
the Mahone game over that body in
electing Speaker.
= The New York Herald says: "Be.
fore the war slavery closed the gates OF
the South to foreign immigrants. 1t is a
question whether her blacks, now num-
bering nearly six millions and rapidly
effect, at least in the near future. .
When the East and West get too crowded,
population will swarm down South.
Nothing will stop It, II will be nigh
tier food than the Mississippi.
= On Thursday, 18th instant, on the
plantation of Mr.. Lewis Wilson, near
Fort Mills, in York County, there was q
og.rolling, at which misunderstanding
took place between Mr. Wilson aud his
son.in.law, Mr.. Kimbreli. whereupon
Dir. Wilson dealt Mr.. Kimbreil q blow
across the head with his handspike and
Killed him Instantly.
= Jake and Lum Harris, white. killed
q mulatto named Edward Bridges on
Thursday, Match II, ebcut six miles west
Of Gaffney City, in Spartanburg County.
The difficulty arose from Bridges being too
intimate with sister of the Messrs. Har.
ris. Bridges went to the field where the
Messrs. Harris were at work and pro-
voked dispute. The latter have not
tried to escape, and express their will
ingness to await the decision of the law.
= Gen. d. II. Hill, one of .he Confed.
crate leaders, is now president of the
Arkansas Industrial University, at Fay.
etteville, in that State, a! a salary OF
$3 900 year. He told o reporter the
other day that the war seemed far back
in history to him. "His form is erect
says the reporter; "his dark blue eyef
sparkle as brightly as ever, and the only
trace which time has left upon him is to
change the color of his hair from black
to iron gray"
- The farmers of Canada are scarcely
less astute in money making devices than
the Yankee peddlers whose wooden nut
megs have become historic. The latest
device, which is reported to be getting
alarmingly common in some parts of the
dominion, is the preparation and sale OF
galvanized" butter. This interesting
| article of merchandise is made in rolls
the outsides of which are of the primesi
product of the dairy plastered on in thin
layers over huge Jumps of lard, sheep's
fat, &C., of the poorest quality.
- A Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times gives names, places
and dates to prove that ex. President
Hayes did drink wine, brandy and whis
key, and that Mrs. Hayes accepted 6
present of case Of the latter beverage
The statement was elected by the claim
of minister that the Hayes were teeto.
talers.
We learn from private source
that the notorious Henry Sparnick, who
used the position of Judge of Probate
| undey Radical rule to plunder the wid,
owe and orphans Of Aiken County, il
now engaged In business in Chicago.
Sparnick was man of brains and educa
ton, but was actually one of the vilest oi
the Infamous gang who held high carni-
val in crime during the Radical regime
A sealed sentence awaits him in the
Clerk of the Courts Office for misapprn.
priation of the funds of the Probate
Office, which will be opened whenever he
makes it convenient to visit South Caro-.
lina.-Aiken Journal.
Murat Halstead, who ia now in
Washington, tells correspondent how
Abraham Lincoln when President set
tied controversy over postmastership
Two men were in the field for the officer
paftfSnr of II r.
delegation fastened to Washington. The
two seemed to be equally qualified for the
place. Finally the patience of Mr.. Lin.
sThis matter has got to end somehow
brought. "Now put in all the petitions
how much they weigh, and then weigh
the other fellows pile" It was found IA.
one bundle was three.quarters ofa pound
heavier than the other. "Make out an
appointment at once f. the man whu
has the heaviest papers," said Mr.. Lin.
coin, and it was done.
- A Washington letter says: "Pres;.
dent Garfield IL having, in one sense, q
much moro agreeable experience than
his immediate predecessor in office
During the entire term of Mr.. Hayes
there were number of Republican SEN
ators and members who never called al
the White House at ell, and there were
no Democratic senators or members who
called, except few from the South who
wanted Office for their friends. There
were aot few who never even would
ACCEPT the formal evening invitations
to tue White House, and ii is certain
that there was not one day Of Mr. Hayes
sojout2 in the White House that his
disputed right of tenure of Office did not
fling lis shadow across his path. But
the new President, who has always been
personally one of the most popular pub
lie men who ever came to Washington, is
called upon. daily by the most distin-
guished of the Democrats, and many OF
them with no axes to grind, but simply