The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-13
= Representative Elliot and Raj
ncy Of South Carolina, both hold clerk
ships Mt Washington.

= Ex-Representatives Elliot and Raj
ney Of South Carolina. both. hold clerk
ships at Washington.
: There is said to be Representative
in Congress from Alabama who has never
made speech or offered a resolution or
bill. He draws his pay promptly and is
very popular in bis district.
- The proprietors of the Truth. the
New York paper that first published the
Garfield -Morey letter, have issued card
stating that they are at last convinced
that the document Was q forgery, and
begging Garield's pardon.
= The South Carolina delegation is
domiciled in Washington as follows:
Senator NJ. G. Butler at $40 n. Capital
street Representatives Evins, Richard
son, O'Connor and Aiken at the Metrop.
0li,nn Hotel; Representative Tillman ut
41G, 9Th street.
- T.. h. Wilson, who was alleged 10
have BEEN knocked on the head at West
Point, Ga, and robbed on Monday night
last, confessed that he wounded himself
with knife and then beats his head with
a piece of pine wood and took the money.
He was agent for the Southern Express
Mt West Point.
= An old colored preacher was
recently convicted in OraDgeburg Court
of having voted two Republican tickets
folded together at the last election. In
consideration Of his being "an humble
and ignorant negro" he was fined but 81
without costs and two days in Jail by
Judge Mackey.
= Three men were caught in the re-
cent blizzard on Texas prairie aud took
to the woods, where they started and
kept up Il hot fire. One of them fell
| asleep and was horribly burned about
the upper part Of his body, while his
legs were subsequently, frozen. He was
taken to Dallas after several days wan
dering sc0rchcd above and frosted below
the waist, but will probably recover.
= The New York Tribune Of Monday,
in double-leaded leader, says: "Thc
administration Of President Garfield is to
be an administration for the whole Repub-
lican party. II will frment no quarrels il,
will most earnestly seek the things that
make for peace and for the interests of
the party it represents. But it will not
permit its friends to be persecuted for
their friendship. Whoever has been
persuaded to doubt this may as we'll
make, hcncefortn, declaration Of indie
pendence from the dictation of any au-
tnority, save the wishes of constituents
and his own convictions of policy aud
right"
- The clronicler Of Lieutenant Sch
watka's recent expedition in search of
the remains of Sir John Franklin records
some interesting facts regarding the
great cold Of the Arctic region. The
lowest temperature met with by the
company was l03 degrees below freezing
point, or seventy one degrees bcloc, zc.o.
The effects Of such intense cold upon the
human system were not so marked in the
case of the lieutenant and his companions
as might be supposed, and even during a
month III which the average temperature
was sixty-live degrees below zero the
health of tie party remained unimpaired.
= Under MIR. Thompson's scheme, the
apportionmcnt of the States, subject of
course to final revision, is ascertaincd to
be 49,3G5.965, and the proposed basis of
representation would he TO. 306 members
making one representative for l6l 1926
persons The representation, Us the law
now stands, cannot be reduced by any
local or State disqualifications cutting
down the aggregate ofvotes. 1t will not be
possible, while the Hall of Representa-
tives has no greater capacity than at
present, to msterially increase the num-
her of members, nor is it desirable that
the number should be increased. The
present seating capacity is for 3O2 per-
sons, but ten more seats could be added.
In House composed Of BOG members,
Arkansas, California, Gcorgia, Iowa,
Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and West Virginia would
each gain one member; Texas would
gain four; Nebraska two Kansas three,
and Miinnesota two; New York would
lose two members, and Florida, Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont and Penn.
sylvnnia, each one. Maryland and the
other States no. named would retain
their present representation. 1t is prob
able that some such bill as this proposed
by Mr.. Thompson will be passed by the
present Congress.