The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-17
General News Summary.


J. Georgia had four gold mills in 1874,
and Produced that year S40,0 900. In 1881
She has scventy.thrcc mills at work, and
will approximate q 81 900, 900 production.
-l,9l3 white voters of EJgefield have
pe,itioned for q stock law. 1901 have
petitioned against it, with eight Town
ships to hear from. The Democratic
vote numbers 1000.
= Ex- Adjutant- General Noise exhib-
tied hog weighing 966 pounds at the
Sumter county fair last week. This is o
singular way for an honorcd and consis-
tent Hebrew to achieve Distinction
GrtynrWc News.
= Arthur is a sluggish man. One Of
the complaints against him as Collector
of New York was that he habtually ar
rived at the Custom House near or after
the hour for closing business. In this
he resembled Charles Lamb, who, when
rebukcd for coming late to his work, re-
sponded that he must be credited for GO
ing away early.
= A CORES pondent of the Baltimore
Sun, writing from Atlanta, lsays: "Many
Of the visitors from distance who have
visited the grounds within the past few
days express themselves thunderstruck
with the immensity of the enterprise and
the poor attendance" Now that cheap
er railway fares are about to prevail, we
hope for better results.
= Laurcnsvillc H.raM: Our Junior,
Col II. &. Watts, left for Chesterfield on
the lst inst, for the purpose of joining
the sikcn band of matrimony with the
fair and accomplished daughter Of Col.
f. B. c. Cash, where the nuptials were
solemnized on the following day. The
The happy twain have our warmest
wishes for their future welfare and hap
piness. May Heavens choicest blessings
rest upon them.
= Mr. John l.. Kee has made this
year on his place near Lewisvile, about
seventeen bales of cotton with the work
of three plows, and will sell about 200
bushels Of corn, after rcserying enough to
supply his needs next year. All this mas
been done on place which was con-
demned several years ago as "worn OUT"
''no account" etc. Chester Bnlletin.
= Gen. Raum, Commissioner of Inter-
| nal Revenue, has accepted an invitation
to visit the Atlanta Exposition in COM
pany with General Sherman. They will
leave Washington on Sunday night and
remain i'll Atlanta Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Gen. Raum has not visited Allan
ia since November 18th, 1864, at which
time he left there in command of the
rear guard Of the 18th Army Corps, and
| he will return OH the 18th anniversary of
the day.
Mrs. Mary E. Gifen, formerly Miss
Galloway, of Due West, missionary of the
A. Il. Church, died in Cairo, Egypt, on
the 10th day of October of infammatory
rheumatism, Just one week before she
had given birth to a son, and for two
days appeared to be doing we'll. But
during the second day her hands began
to pain her, then her arms, then the side,
then the heart became affected and
the decline was rapid and un.
checked. She leaves three children to
the patcrnal care of her husband.
- 1t is stated that Mr. William w.
Astor expended nearly 100000 in his
recent canvass for Congress in the Elev-
enth Congressional District of New York
city, and ye; he was defeated in Repub-
ilcan district by 5000 majority. Dir.
Roswell L. Flower, his successful Demo
cratic opponent, claims not to have ex.
pended one cent in his canvass. It il
probable that for every vote gained by
Mr. Astor by his lavish expenditure he
lost two from the intelligent citizens of
the district, because disgusted with his
method for obtaining seat in Congress.
| = An enthusiastic Atlanta man told
the proprietor of the Roston Herald tLat
II anybody could submit to the people
OF Georgla the question whether ;hey
would have cotton Mill or a Dem.
ocratic Governor they would vote
overwhelmingly for the cotton mill. !"
But the Democratic Governor would
take his seat at the same time. At
lanta men are droll fellows now and
| then.
- A Washington special to the New
York Herald says: "It is said that one
result of the election in Virginia will be-
Tie meeting of prominent Southern Re.
pnolicans in this city very soon. The
purpose of this meeting is to make aug.
gestlons to President Arthur regarding
me southern question, and also to con,
suit upon the advisability of securing one
or more members from that section for
Ihe cabinet. II is understood that these
SUGGESTIONS will not be disagreeable to
President Arthur, as the personnel of the
meeting will be Republicans of bieh
character and influence in their resnec.
tive States. The outline Of the sugres-
ions regarding the Southern dues
Ion refers to the policy necessary to
oreaS the Democratic organization in
North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississip.
pi next year. 1t is probable that the
meeting will suggest. if not urge, the
::caai6iiiiy of the administration backino
independent leaders in the above States
rs IL dld Senator Malone with Federal
method having triumphed in Virginia
VIII produce like results in the other
States and secure at least half L.,