The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-03


place Of fudge Swayne, resigned. Judge
Swayne has been on the bench eighteen
years, and retires before too heavy a
pressure Of work.
"A revenue force on Sunday hight,
22nd ult., broke up an illicit whiskey
still of s. gallons capacity, near the State
line in Greenville County, and destroyed
1000 gallons of beer and 80 gallons Of
low wines appertaining thereto. No
arrests were made.
- President Gonzales, of Mexico, has
telegraphed to r. S. Hayes, President Of
the International and Great Northern
Railroad Company, authorizing the sur
yey of the International Railway from
Laredo to the City of Mexico. Che SUR
vey will begin at an early date.
- One reason why the Democratic
papers are in favor of Bruce for the
Cabinet is that if Southern Republican
is to be appointed, he might as we'll be a
gentleman aud IN honest man, and Bruce
comes nearer filling the bill than any
active Southern Republican whose name
has been mentioned.
- Mr.. Hayes has ended the suspense
in the fifth judicial circuit by nominating
District Judge Billings, OF New Orleans,
for the seat vacated by Judge Woods.
lie will doubtless be confirmed, and then
Judge Pardee, an Ohio man, will step
iuto the district judgeship. There is Moth
ing in politics equal to an Ohio man.
- The wheat crop Of southern Illinois,
Southern Indiana and probable Of all
other territory on the same parallel is
ruined by hard winter coming in con-
junction with the late planting. The dis
lricls in which the plant is absolutely
killed by ice and frost include some OF
the best wheat.growing sections of the
country.
The Horny Ne,cs says that an effort
is being made to organize a joint stock
company for the purpose of putting two
new steamers on the route to Charleston,
une to run between Conway boro', on the
Waccamaw River, and Charleston and
the other to run from some point on the
IITGuL cC'bCC3 W uIdhC SouoSSt1oA WALL
the through steamer to Charleston.
The city taxes in Charleston have
been fixed at p per cent. Tor the ensuing
year. The appropriations are-interest,
S25l, 535.05; police, $7O,525; streets,
SlOl ,5UU; drains, s4,5O0; Board OF
Health, $4,000; Allus House, $4,000
fire department, S2O,OOy. Total to run a
city OF $4,000 people. s566,76O.O5. In
the same proportion, Gr2euyille, being
one niuth as large, would require $685.
GAO to keep her going.
The Spartanburg Herald takes the
ground that good streets and good roads
are public necessity" and suggests tue
appointment of q city engineer and a
county engineer, who shall receive sutii-
ciert compensation to enable them to
devote their time to changing and i'm.
proving the grades OF the streets aud
roads. In order to carry out the scheme
the issue of interest bearing bonds is
suggested.
= On January 81 freight train on
the North Carolina Railroad going east,
consisting of eighteen cars, including a
passenger coach, was wrecked one mile
south OF Gibsonvilc. The engine and
twelve cars left the track, going down an
embankncnt eight feet high. Copduc-
tor Halsey and fireman Hanning were
instantly killed. Engineer Murphy had
his left arm broken and was scalded.
The passengers escaped without injury.
Cause of accident unknown.
The Southern cotton mill boom
seems to have reached the North. The
Commissioner of Agriculture of the State
is in constant receipt of inquiries from
capitalists there regarding the advan-
tages offered BY the State for manuIac-
turers. The latest was one from Phila-
deIphia, asking advice as 10 the best
location for Il cotton mill, and on various
other matters. The chief point of ill.,
quiry is whether the report that manu-
lactures are exempt from taxation for
ten years is correct This seems to be
almost too good for the moncyed men
there to believe.
- The net receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports during last week
were 124,OS6 bales; same week last year,
134, ,59l bales; total receipts, 3,94G,6
bales; last year, 3.7l1, $50 bales. Ex-
ports lur the week, lU9,3O3 bales; same
week last year, 1O4,S54 bales; total ex.
ports, 2,45l ,637 bales; last year. 2,O75,-
2S2 bales. stock at all United States
ports, SGT ,627 bales; last year, 95O,996
bales. Stock at all interior towns, 1Gl,-
III bales; last year, 27l,O6S bales.
Stock at Liverpool, 473,0O0 bales; lust
year, Isl 900 bales. Stock of American
anuut for Great Britain, 461 600 bales
last year, 27S,O0o.
- A curious experiment is being made
in Chicago by a doctor of the nanle of De
la Banla. This is nothing less than an
effort 10 make a negress white. DE la
Banta has SO far been quite successful,
the face of his patient having bleached
considerably by the use OF the lotion
with which lie treats her. The doctor
does not in The least doubt the complete
SUCCESS of his experiment, but is afraid
that he will not be able to keep his ne
grcss white after he has got her to that
color. His plan Of operation is, he says,
very simple, and consists simply in de-
s,ruying the color Oh the cuticlc of a pa
tient, which makes Il negro black faster
than the blood can makell. II, however,
the application of the lotion is given up,
the color returns to the cuticle and the
whilencd negro becomes black again.
SO great has been the success from a
business as well as moral point Of view
of the coffee. houses established in the
chief English cities as Il means of keep
ing men away from the bar.rooms, that
the way would seem to be plainly open
Iur similar enterprises in this country.
Most ct the English companies pay an
annual dividend of 10 per cent. OH their
capital. The coilee-houses supply coffee,
ten and cocoa, soups, cold meats aud
bread and butter-al the articles being
of good quality and the prices low:
Newspapers arc kept in abundance, aud
the customers arc free to remain and
read as long as they please. The coffee
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