The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
General News Summary.

The price of seats in the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange has been raised
from 5000 to $500, there being @ great
demand for them.
= In New York on Thursday evening
Gen. Grant WAS elected president Of the
Mexican Southern Railroad Company,
and accepted the Office. He leaves for
Mexico at once.
: AT the recent ball at the Elysee, in
Paris, President Grevy scandalized socie.
ty by wearing no decorations, and shak-
ing hands freely, after the fashion of the
president of the United States.
- The Arkansas Legislature last week
passed bill making it q misdemeanor to
sell in that State dirk, bowie-knife,
sword cane, or brass knuckles, or pistol OF
any k:aa, except such as are usad IL the
army or navy.
= Secretary Lincoln is said to have
more visitors than any other members cl
the Cabinet. His list is swollen by
troops of colored people, who pour in
simply ''to shake hands with the son OF
the man who issued the emancipation
proclamation"
Miss "Gail Hamilton's" homo in
Massachusetts is delightful old farm
house which was her fathers and to
which she has added some improvements.
She has fine library and great many
pretty things, and is confessed to be o
faultleAs housekeeper.
- The charitable institutions of Char
lesion are maintained at an annual cost
of S57 900, distributed as follows: Or
phanhouse $4,000, Almshouee $4,000,
City Hospital $2o, 900, Ashley River Asy-
lum $4,000, and Seven Physicians to the
Poor IS 900.
- The Executive Committee OF the
Atlanta Cotton Exposition have deter.
mined to offer $4,000 for the competitive
test of cotton production. This amount
will be divided :a..o fG@s PTemiiu.nr, to pc
distributed to the successful competitors.
The first premium will amount to 500,
the second to 5000, the third to $500 and
the fourth and fifth to 5000 each.
= The buffalo are rapidly passing ont
of existence. and mniesa something 10
Gone for their protection it will not be
long befoIe they will become entirely o
thing of the pact. I. Is estimated that
over &c, 900 of these animals were killed
in Dakota and Montana the past winter
for their hides alone.
John G. Thompson is said to have
made 9l00, 600 in his six years service as
sergeant-at-arms of the House, and this
Is easily possible. The Office Ia worth
that ITO any honest man." as the SER
geant-nt-arms acts as private banker for
most of the members and disburses all
the expenses.
A notice is posted up Mt the Air
Line depot, aligned by General Manager
G. J. Foreacre, giving warning to en-
ployeea of the road that no one once dis
charged from the service of the company
for cause shall ever be reinstated in his
former, or given any other position on
| the road Charlotte Observer.
- Mrs. Lincoln, it sees.s, picked out
| the pretty Miss Harlan to be her son
Roberts wife. She saw the young lady
ct the opera fo.' the first time, and was so
attracted by her appearance that she
sent her bouquet. Mr. Lincoln pre-
dicted that Mrs. Lincoln would get the
young people married, for he told Sena-
tor Sumner that she was great on match
making.
- The Scientific american notices al
some length the discovery In Alexandel
| County, n. C., of /. new mineral by Pro-
fessor Hidden, who visited this State last
year in search of platinum for Mr.. Edi
sons electric light The new mineral il
of q green color, nearly transparent, and
nearly as valuable as tho diamond. It IL
claimed "a an American mineral, un'
known 20 the world until Professor Hid.
demo discovery. s.s