The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-21
News and Gossip.

- Mr.. Conklng is desirous of having
it understood that he is the czar of New
York.
- Secretary Kirkwood lived in Ohio
twenty years Otherwise his life has
been spotless.
- Bob Ingefsoll has no faith in Satan
-Chicaqo Tribune. But Satan has a
good deal of faith in Bob Ingersol.
- The Prussian Prince William has
been obliged to decline 5000 wedding
presents. Oh, General Grant, you're not
adapted to royalty.
- The Christian mder, q religious
paper of Atlanta, uses type made from
bullets which the contending armies ex-
pended before that city was captured by
Sherman's indomitable legions.
- The richest immigrants who come
10 this country are the Russian Memoir
ties. Twenty families of these people
recently gave the Treasurer of Castle
Garden $4,000 to keep for them over
night.
= The President is said to be firm in
the position he has taken with reference
to the Mormon peculiar institution, and
will see that it is Stamped out" The
anti.polygamy must 60, aud the Mormons
had better get an anti. polygamy "revela.
ton" ready for use.
- Of the 1,5S6,4Sl bales of cotton
manufactured annually in the United
States, 1,O2O,9O7 bales, or so per cent. of
the whole amount, are consumed in the
States of Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island-36 per
cent. being used i'll Massachusetts alone.
- The Cincinnati. Commercial says:
"Of course the President does not desire
to antagonize the Grant men, but if the
Grant men 60 on with their pretentions
that they arc pet children of the Lord,
and that all other Republicans are of all
inferior sort, there will be trouble in the
Westinghouse"
"A Kansas girl named Sleepy mar
ried recently an actor by the name Of
Tired. When the ceremony was over
thoughtless young lady guest sang II am
tired now and sleepy too, come put me
in" But some one coughed very loud
ly, and there was an agonizing silence
about four yards long.
= More than half the Republican vote
of Maryland is colored. Maryland has
1872 Federal ofice-holders, who receive
nearly 100000 year; of these but "a
are colored men, and their salaries are
but $13,912. Divide the Offices fairly,
and the Democratic party would get bull
hons with Radical converts,
- The flow of gold to this country
continues without abatement The
steamship Republic" which arrived on
the 25th of March, brought $1,0000 900;
the "Wyoming," on the 22d, brought an-
other million, and the Bank of England
has parted with over 5000, 900 for ship.
ment to New York. The drain of gold
from France has been so serious that the
bank has suspended gold payments, and
in the Paris market gold is at premium
of one-half of one per cent.
- When Hannibal Hamlin, elected as
q Democrat to a seat in the United States
Senate, chose to be himself a Republican,
he announced that purpose in the Senate,
resigned his seat and returned to Maine
to make the canvass for Governor. That
was in 1856. Mr.. Hamlin has but just
now, in his old age, retired from the SEN
ate to remainder Of days in private life.
and has been received at home with all
honors. The virtues of this example
might be recommended to Mr.. Malone,
of Virginia.-Gicago Times.
- Morris Grant, colored man, aged
A years, and said to have been born on
James Island, S. c., was recently engaged
in pugilistic encounter in New York.
1t is not stated whether this successful
bruiser is directly or indirectly connected
with the General of that name. After
few rounds he defeated his antagonist.
The newly enfranchised have been prom
inent in politics in this State, but we be-
lieve that this is the first instance that a
colored native of South Carolina has re.
ceived "honorable mention" in the
pugilistic ring.
"A Louisville admirer of Bob Ingcr-
soil is bringing up his children on Bob's
plan-that is, to allow the little ones to
follow their own bent; Ito be as free as
the birds,' he POLITICALLY expresses it.
The youngsters have got on so we'll under
the new departure that their venerable
grandfather is now addressed as "you old
fool" and "you sinking old devil" If
the old gentleman ventures on any re-
marks, the little ones tell him to "shut
his mouth" and "keep still, there" The
father feels much encouraged, and wishes
IL. g. p,;l,, ,roro ovep 1ar1or