The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-24
men, !. 789,686. of which number AS .27I
are males and SAG, ,415 females.

wife are now living in WashIn:ton ana
entertaining 8 great deel. hfTs. Bona
parte--a grand daughter Of Daniel Web.
ster-is o clever and charming woman
She dresses magni1cantly, and often
weers beautiful jewels, large share Of
which descended to her from the late
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.
a tabulated statement of the condi
tion OF the State Banks Of Georgia
which, under the laws of the State, are
required to make semi-anuual returns to
the Governor of shoir condition, shows
an invested capital Of $5,4S7 ,05l 40, With
81, ,l61 ,36l. .9l of discounted papers, OF
which only S268, ,999.27 are considered
doubtful, bad or worthless,
- a party Of fifteen Maine men. rep-
re'enti.ng half million of capital, passed
through Chicago few days ago on their
way to Arkansas and Texas. They will
select and bargain for eligible sites for
towns and settlements. It is proposed to
send out large colonies from the East.
and arrangements will be made by this
advance party for the incoming settlers.
Thomas L. James, the efficient post
master of New York, is the favorite can
didate OF many of the leading Republic
cans OF New York for the Postmaster
Generalship Here is an opportunity to
Improve the civil service Of the country
oy appointing competent man who is
al expert. instead Of politician who
cannot tell mail bag from sack of
flour. =
If man had pnt $4,000 ir Weat-
-crn Union stock when the company was
organized and left it lying there un-
touched and uncared for, his Investment
would now be worth $481 200, and the
cash dividends would have amounted to
as much more in the interval. This is
rather better than being one of the lilies
OF the field which sow not, neither do
they spin.
:. A silver mine has been located in
Wilkes County, Ga. Some Of it's ore has
been assaayed and yields $112 to the ton.
This is the richest silver orc yet found in
the South, and there is q sharp demand
Tor the stock of the mine. It is owned
by Mr.. George T. Jackson, of Augusta,
and few Others. It's valued nj 81 .OOO.-
OO0, and several thousand shares have
been taken in New York.
= The Wisconsin Grangers are rally-
ing again as "The Alliance" to regulate
railroad, express. telegraph and other
corporations and increase their burden
of taxation. A bill has been Already
introduced into the Legislature 10 add
5C. per cent. to railway licenses, but a
powerful lobby is working against it. and
1t il. partly pressed in spirit of revenge
by dissatisfied patrons of the road.
Benjamin Hendricks. Newark.
Ohio, farmer, seyenty.eight years old.
who recently decided his 100. acre farm fo
his son with the understanding that he
was to be cared for the rest Of his life.
was turned out in the cold, barefooted
and thinly clad, the other day, and was
badly frozen when the neighbors finally.
took him in. The local indignation in
duced the son to take bis father back
and steps will be taken to set the deed
aside and restore tho property TO the old
man.
= In the year 1873 the Total receipts
OF rough rice of all grades at Whining
ton, n. O., did not exceed 20, GOO bushels.
In 1879 the receipts were probably &C, 900
bushels, or about double those of the
year previous, as near as can be esti-
mated. For the present crop year it ia
estimated that they will reach not less
than 100000 bushels, about enc hiiaaiife hiaie E r
which is upland, while the year to come.
judging from the present indications. the
receipts will probably be increased at
least 90 per cent.
= The Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia on the 10th inst, rendered a
decision reversing the Judgment OF the
Corporation Court of Danville in the
case of James Thomas DeJernette. con.
victed, In September last, of the murder
of his sister, Mollie DeJarnette. and sem
fenced to be hanged on the 29th of Octo-
Der, but in whose case, writ of error be-
ing granted, execution was stayed. De-
Jarnette shot and killed his sister in n
house of i'll fame last July. The case
has been remanded for u new triai.
- Homer Jenkins, q young well..o.do
farmer, aged 20, committed suicide Mt
his home fifteen miles from Greenville
on the morning of the 11th, by blowing
out his brains with an army musket. No
cause is assigned for the act. He arose
before tho sun and loading the musket
went into field, he said, to shoot some
birds. Going several hundred yards from
his house he placed the butt Of the gun
ON rock and with forked stick pushed
the trigger, the gun firing aud taking of
o good portion Of the top Of his head.
- Mro. Lucy A. Elkins, wife Of o once
famous Chicago artist, Henry A. Elkips,
has commenced suit against Chicago
saloon keeper named William Cudney;
and the owners of the building he occu-
pied for $4,000 for debauching her hus-
band and making him confirmed
drunkard. Elkins, she says, was earning
$4,000 a year ut his profession, when
Cudney enticed him into his place, and
there he squandered not less than $40, 600
of his hard.earned income, and has since
been incapacitated for work at his PRO-
fession and unable to support his family.
A Washington letter says 'sThe fact
that the select committee of the House
on the inter-oceanic ship canal has, by a
majority of one, agreed TO report bill
to guarantee $50, ,000,0 600 of bonds for the
Eads company is of no earthly signifi-
cance, as the scheme cannot get fifty
votes in the House. In the meeting Of
the committee yesterday there was rather
an exciting scene just before tho vote was
taken. The peppery Mr.. Conger, whose
son is said to be the private secretary to
Mr.. Eads, favored the scheme. Mr..
Hutchins suggested that MIR. Concers
action might 90 influenced by personal
considerations. MIR. Conger boiled oil
over and called Mr. Hutchins liar,
when the latter returned the compliment
by calling him q scoundrel. Aiter this
exchange of conrtesies business wss pro-,
ceeded with. Neither of the gentlemen
are from the South. AIR. Conger is from
Michigan and Mr.. Hutchins is from New
York;
- The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia 7smea is responsible for
the statement that Mr.. Hayes has, during
his four years fraudulent occupancy Of