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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-24
THE CHEROKEE INDIANS.
An Agent OF the ". g. Government FRO.
nonnces B1shyhead an Impostor, and
gives sOme Interesting Information. Con-
cerning the Cherokses.

SpARrANDURG, S. c., Feb. IA, 1881.
Editor Inderson Mtehiyenccr:
SiR-To day read an article in the
Charleston News and Courier, credited 10
your paper, headed "The Starving Cher.
okee," and which states that Bushyhead,
their Chief, was in town soliciting clothes
and food for his band, and that the gov.
ernment had cut off their pension on
account of their participation in the late
rebellion. Permit me to correct the
errors in the article. In the first place,
Bushyhead is not CHIEF or man of any
authority or standing in the band. He
is an idle, rowing fellow belonging to
the band; an impostor, for the money
collected by him is for himself, and not
with the knowledge or authority of the
tribe. n. Jaret Smith is the Chief OF the
band--an intelligent and prosperous In
dian, who is now en- route with me to
Washington on business relating to the
band. Cowana Saunookee Is second
Chief. This band of Cherokecs own
about $4,000 acres Of land in the coun-
ties of Jackson, Swain and Graham, in
n. q, They are not starving, but rs
prosperous as the white people about
them; good, honest and industrious
people. They number about 1000. I
am now returning from my second visit
to them this year, rs an officer of the
government, looking after their interest.
The government has never cut Oft one
cent Of their bountes on account of their
participation in the rebellion, but has
cared for them as before the war. and In.
within the last year compelled parties
who, before the war, sold them Is 600
acres of land with bad title tc su1sti.
tute therefor the same number of acres
with good title. The U. s. government
hold in trust for them abou; $4,000, on
which it pays interest at s per cent, and
is using the interest 10 educate their
children. The government has placed
IL of their boys in Trinity College at
High Point, n. c., and IL at Weaverville
College, N. c., and l2 girls at the Coh-
vile Female School, and has established
two day schools among them As
placed most of these children in the
schools mentioned, and have looked
after all their business of late, ION the
part of the governnent,) dislike to see
both the band and the government mis-
represented by an idle fellow and an
impostor who has frequently imposed
upon the good people of North Carolina
and neighboring States.
Very respectfully,
a. p. PARDON,
Z. S. Special Agent.
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Grand Chapter, Il. A. N.

The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, which has been in session in
Charleston, adjourned on Wednesday,
10Th inst. The following officers were
elected:
Camp. J. Adger Smyth, NJ. L. G. III.
Priest; Comp. r. g. Watts, r. +. Dep.
&. H. Priest; Comp. T. r. Robertson,
K. q. G. King; Comp. G. d. Bryan, R.
E. G. Scribe; Comp. c. E. Chichester.
Rt. Rev. G. Chaplain; Comp. G. f.
Jackson, +. G. Treasurer; Comp. ]. f.
Burke. f. G. Secretary Comp. J. E.
Breazeale, &. Captain of Host; Comp.
w. I. Branch, G. II. a. Captain; Comp.
L. +. Meyer, Grand Sentinel.
On motion it was resolved that the
next annual convocation be held at
Charleston, S. G. The Grand officers
were then duly installed.
The annual assembly of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masters
elected and installed the following:
w. II. d. Gaillard, Most III. CIR. Mus
Ter; J. L. Brenzenlc, Dep. CIR Master i;
\. II. White, G. Conductor of Works ;
Q. F. Jackson, CIR. Treasurer thinner.
man Davis, Cir. Recorder; &. e. Chi.
chester. Gr; Chaplain; r. X. Todd, Cir.
Marshal; Edward Schol,z, Gr Capt. of
the Guard j. II. Clark, CIR. Cnnducto. ;
H. Endel, CIR. Steward; l.. F. Meyer,
CIR. Sentinel.
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Tie Inauguration.

The following, from Washington cor
respondent, will give sonc idea of the
preparations and grand sights which will
meet tue view OF visitors who attend the
inaugural ceremonies in Washington on
the Atm of March:
with the exception of about $4,000
which was To be expended for fire works,
the money necessary for carrying out the
plans OF ,he inaugural committee has all
been subscribed. From adyicc5 received
by the committee, the inaugural promises
to be grand success, and every effort is
being set forth TO make il the most elab.
crate affair of the kind in the history of
the country. The new National Mu.
scum, in which the ball is to he given. is
building Of one room, but a little less
in size than the National Capitol, cover.
ing two ana three eightLs acres of
ground. A dressed pine flooring is being
laid throughput the hall, which is being
waxed. The limit of the number Of
tickets OF admissions, ,000-proyides for
about six square feet to each person.
which will prevent the hall from being
overcrowdcd. The cloak room is being
systematically arranged in order to meet
all requirements and void ANNOYANCE.
The room is heated witt, steam and light.
ed with gas. The music will be the best
that can be secured. A band Of 100
musicians from the East Ias already been
contracted for. In view of The expense
attending the preparation, no compIi.
mentary tickets will be issued, except to
President elect Garfield and his family.
The work on the decoration of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue will he begun ut once.
Slo,OOo having been given for that pur.
pose. The escort of the President elect
will consist of about 10000 militia and
IA companies of regular troops and
marines. Previous to the ball n recep.
tion sill be held in the Museum building
by General and Mrs. Garfield, President
ard Mrs. Hayes. and General und.Mrs
Grant. General Hancnck has also been
invited to take part in the reception,
and it is thought from assurances re.
ccivcd by the committee that he will
accept. General Sherman will be grand
marshal of the parade, and will make
the presentation at the parade"
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What Gen. Gordon Is Doing.

A New York letter to the Atlanta Con.
stitution speaking OF Gen. Gordon says !:
Eight months ago he organized com.
pany to build q railroad eastward from
Aberdeen, or Columbus, towards Bir.
mipgham OF Blount Springs. The
scheme embraced road to the Missis
sippi River westward, and to Atlanta
eastward. This road is now being built
from Columbus eastward. The Georgia
Western was an essential part of this
scheme, and On December 2Sth Gen.
Gordon purchased the charter from the
Louisville company. His company is a
strong one, and embraces such men as
Mr.. Jewilt, president Of the Erie Rail-
way, Senator Randolph, and other strong
railroad and coal men. Arrangements
are now being made to begin work at
Atlanta on the Georgia Western, which
will be done in a very short time, There
is 30 flicker on our word this time, and
werk will certainly be begun promptly,
and under the most powerful backing.
Gen. Gordon does not want to interfere
with any other company preparing 10
build TO cheap coal, and will ask for
nothing from Atlanta or Georgia until
he has started the work. Gen. Gordon
will return to Georgia in few days and
arrange to begin work."
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ducer would receive more for his cotton
and the manufacturer would, at the same
time, give less for it, thus making gain
for each. This gain would also be in
creased by the commissions of middle
men, and insurance, storage, &C., which
would be saved also. Now when the
cloth is manufactured it has to be shipped
from the North back here again and sold
to our people for clothing and other pur.
poses. The manufacturer seiis it Mt q
given price at the mills, but the con.
sumer pays this price, and, in addition to
this, the profits Of the Wholesale merchant
and the return freights. If the mills
were in our midst these expenses would
again in practice be divided between the
manufacturer and the consumer, also
giving gain to each. 1t would increase
the capital in our country, and would
keep the profits of the business in our
midst, to be invested in other enterprises
here, instead of sending it of to build up
other and, in many instances, unfriendly
communities.
This advantage to the manufacturer
and TO the country being apparent, we
now come to the point we have in view,
which is to urge the erection of large
factory for the manipulation Of cotton in
the Town Of Anderson. There is an
of idle capital in the County
and Town to accomplish this purpose.
The whole County is interested in it, for
the reasons which we have given above.
Any man who invests in it will derive
handsome dividends, in addition to the
Of assisting in the develop.
ment of his country. The Town of An.
derson is especially interested in this
matter, for it will, if carried out. add
fifty per cent. to our population and
greatly benefit our market. If some of
our leading citizens will begin the work,
80 are satisfied 1t will prove an easy
matter TO render it complete success.
We invite expressions of opinion through
our columns from our business men as to
it will pay, and, if so, what is
The best way to accomplish the end in
view.
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State Board or Agriculture.

The Board met nj IL Nj. February is
1881. All the members were present
The minutes Of the meeting on the 18th
were read and confirmed. The Commits
siOner raised the question as to the liza.
bility to the tax of fertilizers purchased
and delivered to the consumer outside OF
the State, but brought into the State for
use. He was instructed by the Board
that such fertilizers were liable to the
tax.
Moved by MIR. Johnson, that the inau.
guration of geological survey of the
State be postponed for the present.
Adopted.
The Chairman offered the following
resolution, which, after discussion, were
unanimously adopted:
Resoired, That this Board do proceed
to innugurate an effort for the promotion
of immigration on the basis of $4,000
expenditure for the present year, If SO
E.uch be necessary.
That the Board do now elect n SIper.
intendent OF Immigration, and that the
officer so elected do prepare in detail and
report to ;his Board for its consideration
at an extra meeting to be held on April
5, at z. p. M, q welldigcsted scheme for
this puTiiUsc.
That the salary Of the Superintendent
of immigration be s. ?er annum
payable monthly, and that he be required
10 reside in Columbia, when not on duty
elsewhere.
In accordance with this resolution, two
ballots were had, resulting in no candi-
date voted for receiving n majority.
BY Mr.. johnson That an election of
Superintendent of Immigration be post
poned until next meeting. Adopted.
That the Commissioner of Agriculture
be authorized, until further directed, tn
act rs Immigrant agent with the advice
and CO operation of Mr.. Crayton, and
that he be authorized to use in that
capacity as much IA $1,000, if so much
be necessary. Adopted.
Mr.. johnson then offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
R'esolred, That the Board of Agricul.
ture &C the State of South Carolina fully
endorse the faithful and successful man.
agement of the Agricultural Department
of the United States by the Hon. VIM.
G. LeDuc, for the past four years.
ResoireG, That tile State Of South Car
olina is greatly indebted to the said W.
G. LeDuc for the earnest efforts ..o has
made to advacce her agricultural inter.
ests, and especially in introducing i'm
proved seeds and new industries into the
State.
Resolred, That this Board would regard
it misfortune to the State and TO the
whole country for the said w. G. LeDuc
not to be continued for four years longer
in his present Office, 80 that he may more
Iuiiy carry out the systems of improve
ment which he has inaugurated and
further, that the Board do earnestly re.
quest President Garfield to continue him
In office during his term. Adopted
The Board then adjourned until April
9th.
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- The Orangeburg Democrat saws
Henry Phillips. colored teacher and
minister OF the NJ. E. Church of Branch
vile, was carried to the asylum at Col
nmbia last week supposed to be in O
hopeless state of insanity. His refusal to
vote at the last election brought upon
him the severest criticism of his race eng!
ostiacism of his neighbnrs. This, in con-
nection with the refusal of the Annual
Conference at Florence 10 give him work
because of his not voting the Radical
ticket, as he supposed, so wrought upon
his mind as to dethrone reason and to
make him the pitiable object he is To-
day"
= Texas Is about to enact law which
other Southern States should hurry 10
initiate. The aequittal of Carrie prompt
ed tho following bill which was passed on
Saturday in the9Anste BY a vote of 10 to 8.
and will undoubtedly pass the House and
become = law: IAN act to prevent
drunkenness and temporary Insanity,
produced by Intoxicating liquors, from
being plead in justification of criminal
oftensss in any of the courts Of the
State"
- Attic municipal elections in Penn.
sylvanis on Tuesday the reformers
defeated the straight Republican and
machine Democratic ticket by maiori-
ties ranging from 5000 to 10000. Pits
burg elected n Democratic mayor /;
Reading elected a Republican mayor,
and the remainder of the Democratic
ticket; Erie City elected Democratic
mayor; Harrisburg elected Republican
mayor, and che Wilkesbarre district
elected q Democratic State senator.
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Suicide In Clarendon.

WRIGnT's BLUFF, CLARENDoN CouN.
TY, February i7.-Mr. Charles Rich.
ardson, q young man aged about %
years, keeping store some eight or ten
miles above here, committed suicide YES.
terday morning just after sunrise, by
shooting himself with n double. barrel
shotgun. He was to have been married
to-day. What connection this event and
the tragedy have to each other, in the
relation of cause and effect, is not
known. That the deed was premeditated
is evidenced by the fact that on Monday
he rode down TO Summerton, some eight
or Ten miles. and endeavored to procure
a supply of morphine from the store of
n:. Badger, but failing Oil account OF the
refusal of the clerk - let him have it. he
returned to his place of business, and on
Tuesday evening borrowed the gun from
ncighbor, retired for the night, was
aroused next morning by some negroes
who wanted to trade. After serving
them he barred tie door, and verv soon
the report of n gun was heard by family
of negroes living near This unusual
occurrence excited .he:: suspicion, nu,i
upon repairing to the building occupied
by him as Il store, and looking through a
crack, they discovered his dead BODY
upon the floor.
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COTTON MANUFACTURING.

H
The greatest indnatry nnnn which The
South can enter, and the best opening
for the investment of capital in this
country, is the manufacture of cotton
goods. The reasons for this are very
apparent to those who consider tho ques.
s.e:s .SsF tho Hiauufacture is profitable
in New England, where their climate is
q. -.es.:s;: winter us 10 seriousiy In.
commode them in running machinery,
and where they produce no cotton, and
have to pay heavy ireights In addition
TO the cost Of cotton, it muAt be more
profitable in our genial climate, where
the coolest days of tho winter do not
stop the mills, and where the cotton to
be manufactured grows in the greatest
perfection, aud where the demand for the
manufactured article is sufficient TO con.
sumo all that will be made In ths South
fer soriie years to come. Not Only will
Hiis as.eoye profitable investment for
those5shc engage 10 it, hutit will in In
Vulnerable ways benefit the surrounding
country. For instance, the average
freightnp cotton from hero to the north.
ern mills is about three dollars. and CIV
Gents per ba.e, SO that the manufacturer
pays from oae.half to three. quarters of a
scess per pound moro for his cotton att
mills than no pays thC producer. If the
sostca was sold directly to the manufac.
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AT the Court Of General Sessions fol
Darlington County, which is now in ses
sion, Solicitor George w. Dargan, assist.
ed by Attorney General Youmans, gave
out n bill of indictment against Col
Ellerbe B. G. Cash for the murder of Col
VIM. NJ. Shannon in the duel fought las,
summer. Judge PRESLEY briefly charged
the Grand Jury upon tho crime of mur.
der, and instructed them that they should
bring in true bill, unless they found that
the killing was not done by Col. Cash, OF
that lie did it accidentally or in self.
defense. He also charged them that self.
defense could not be pleaded where the
party placed himself i: tie Why o. being
assaulted. Col. Spain, the leading coun.
sci for Col. Cash, has been cutie III, but
it is said that both parties will be willing
to 60 to trial il true bill Is found. The
case, should by all means be disposed of
at the earliest time possible.
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of infidelity by other means than oppres-
s'on. Such resort rs the indictment Of
Col. Ingersoll would only produce re.
action in his favor, and sympathy for
him. The Church is able 70 take care
CT all its foes. While differing to this
extent, we still must applaud the inde-
pendence and lofty regard for the law as
shown by the Chief Justice of Delaware.
His example is worthy Of general imita.
tiOn
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The call for meeting on tho subject
OF Temperance; to he held I: :aS CCc;;Trss
House on the 2nd of March, appears
elsewhere. We hope there will be q
large attendance, and that u meeting
will result in much good to the cause for
which 1t is assembled. Especially do we
hope every minister in the County will
BIO present.
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Senator Hampton has been selected
by the Governors of the Old Thirteen
States to deliver the address at the cele.
bration of the centennial OF the battle
of Cowpens. This is graceful com
pliment to one whose ancestors fougb.
and bled in that battle for American
liberty one hundred years ago.
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The parties charged with numbering
the Laprade family, near Winchester, in
Tennessee, were taken from :he Sheriff
during their trial last week by an inf.
rated mob after dark, and hung 10 the
secend.story window Of tte Court House.
There were two hundred State mali,ia
there to guard the prisoners, and they
paraded in .Ae Gear: House brfore night.
AT dark, however, n heavy thunder storm
induced the belief that there would be
no further trouble. and the ln.!itia was
not in position to assist the prisoners
from the violence of the mob, which only
numbered two hundred. The parties
may have deserved lynching, but it is p
grave oifense to take the IL from the very
hands of the Court, and insult the laws
Of the State by hanging them to the
courtroom windows, ia presence of the
witnesses to the proceedings of the Court.
The State Senate has passed resolutions
conde'nning the hanging, and calling
upon the Governor to use all of his pow.
er to bring the lynchers to punishment.
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Application for Charter

Office is hereby given that the under.
~ signed will apply to the Clerk vs the
Court OF Anderson County for Charter OF
the Greeley Institute" situate in the town
OF Anderson, 8. c., under provision of an
Act OF the General Assembly. entitled "An
Charters" approved Feb. Goth. iS74.
JOHN r. COCHRAN,
Chm'n. Board Trustees G. +.
Feb "a, 1881 SO
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Gen. Garfield is quoted rs saying that
he has been so overrun with visitors at
Mentor that he has not had time to write
his inaugural message. BE is learning
the Truth of the trite adage, "there Is no
rose withou. thorn" Even the Presi.
dency does not exempt one from some
inconyeniences.
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no CREnITORa

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
An All persons having demands nro,ns,
the Estate OF Benjamin Pearninn. deceased
are hereby notified to present them. proper.
~ proven, to the undersigned, within she
time prescribed by law, or else be barred.
s.. n. PEARMAN, Admir-.
Feb IL, 1881 80 20
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The time for the payment of The taxes
due the Savannah Valley Railroad has
been eStended until tho 10Th day OF
March without the penalty, 90 that those
who have not yet paid haze another
opportunity to do so without additional
expense. 4 81
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Notice Of Contract.

"A LII persons are hereby notified not to
"A employ George Davis or Frank Da-
Wis, sons ct Dilly Davis, or Dave Bozeman,
as they are under contract to work for MS
until the. crops of the present year are
made, and have left our premises without
H.: consent. Any ij5TsOIi employing them,
or either of them, will be dealt with accor-
ding TO law. REED & RUSSELL.
Feb 81, 1881 SO
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Savannah Valley r. r. Taxes.

NJ Office is hereby given t.:a; the time
Ae for paying the Savannah Valley Rail
road Tax without the pensIty has been ex-
tended to the 10th of March next, at which
time the penalty will attach
THOS. Z. LIGON,
Town Treasurer.
Feb "a, 1881 81
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GUMgHTTTH I
SAVING NOTTCE.

L in 6 few days.
All persons who want Saving done will
bring in their logs at once. "'H
A. II. OSBORN.
~ 80, Anderson, g. @.
req lOi 1881 81
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The people of Grecnvile had little
scare last week over tho report that w.
+. Clyde & Co. had leased the Air Line
Road, which would have left the rising
city Of the mountains in the hands of n
monopoly. 1t is snid that this rumor
has caused decided change in the SEN
timent of some of the citizens upon the
subject of building the Grcenville and
Aaurens Road. The city will vote on
March l2 upon the question Of subscrib-
ing in toxes S25, 1000, and the County on
the question of subscribing $4,000.
The proposition il FOR Laurens to sub
scribe similar sum, and for the two
counties to construct and own the Road,
which will be thirty miles long. We
can see why Laurcns wants this Road:
it gives them competition by access TO
the Air Line; but how it can help
Greenville is moro than we are able to
perceive, so far as competition goes. The
Road runs from one Road owned by the
Clyde Company to another owned by
them. It cannot do anything beyond q
local business, and only to that extent
can Grecnville profit by it.