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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-30
Horrible Suicide.

One of the most horrible suicides per-
haps ever recorded in the history Of the
world occurred at the Alice Furnace YES
:c.aa::;yi :::::S:.":;"ss.
William Cunningham, an employee at
the rolling mills, left his work about ii
o'clock and proceeded to the Alice Fur
mace, where he asked permission to ascend
TO the top of the stack on the elevator,
and, being refused, ascended by the stair.
way. Reaching the platform from which
the coal and ore is emptied in to the stack,
without speaking to any of the laborers
present, he waited until tho bell was
raised for the purpose of making q
charge, aud then threw his hat into the
air and plunged headlong into the flames,
meeting the death he had wooed in so
terrible a manner ere the unfortunate
man, perhaps, felt any pain. In 6 mo-
nlent Of time the self liberated soul stood
before its God, and every vestige of the
human form completely destroyed.
Cunningham came to this city about
two weeks ago, from the Tennessee Roll.
ing Mills, KY, and obtained employment
with his Drother.in law, Wiiiium Owen,
who has charge of the 'scrap furnace" at
the Birmingham Rolling Mills, and has
been working steadily ever since. He
was not addicted to drinking, but stated
several times that he had been on spree
before he left Kentucky.
The deceased had been low spirited
ever since his arrival in this city, and had
been heard to remark repeatedly that he
intended to kill himself.
He was living with his cousin, Mr. D.
H. Cunningham. On leaving the house
yesterday morning he remarked TO Mrs.
Cunningham that she need not trouble
herself about sending him any dinner, as
he would not need it. No attention was
paid to this, however, as threats of the
same kind had been made before quite
often.
After leaving the house he proceeded
to the rolling mills with his cousin and
went to work as usual. He said nothing
about destroying his life after reaching
the mills, but several of his o.laborers
noticed a peculiar aud distracted manner
about him while performing his work
which was commented upon. He work
ed steadily all the morning until IL
o'clock, when he suddenly threw down
his tools aud nsked permission Of Mr..
Owen to absent himself for few minutes,
which was granted. Tbs unfortunate
man then went straight to the place OF
his self.execution.
The deceased was about 40 years OF
age and leaves n wife and three children,
who reside at the Tennessee Rolling
Mills Birmingham (Aa.) Age.
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VOLUME XVIII. .---NO. 90,

barges commanded us TO stop aud sur.
rerder,, to which the pilot on the bridge
responded; "Full:speed ahead, NJ.
l1ockhart, and give her all you can p
AT Inc same moment our first offiear
VINO was prepared for the emergency.
win three men on the sponsons, let
drive kedge anchor at the barge in the
hope of sinking her.
In this he ~cs not successful, as mo.
ment later rocket was sent up from the
barge, which betrayed our position to
the entire fleet, and which was immedi-
ately followed by simultaneous dis.
charge OF rockets and guns from dozen
ships OF war. Several times wa ran an
close to them that we were in imminent
danger of fouling in collision, and it has
neen matter of surprise to me ever
since that our ship was not blown To
pieces, as the nuzzels of their guns yrre
mtea within u few yards OF us. We
we're chased all night by some of the
" outside 6lock,aderss, but "a stern chase is
= !nng chase, " and by daylight We had
left them far behind.
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the assailants, cause them to incline to
the right end mingle their masses at the
head OF the obstacle and thus their move.
ments would be obstruc,ed. The assault.
ing columns apparently juiubiad together
at this noint were met by the witEering
yvolleys of McKethan's direct aud Gail.
lard's cross. fire and by the direct discharge
OF the shell guns, supplemented by the
iirightful enfilading discharges Of the
lighter guns upon the right and left. 1t
was terrible, but with an UNSURPASSED
gallantry the Federal soldiers breasted
the storm and rushed onward to the pla.
cis
Ihe Coniederates, not i,iG0 strouK,
with the tenscity of bulldogs and fierce
courage which was aroused to madness
by tho frightful inaction to which :hry
had been subjected, poured from tho
ramparts and embrasures sheets of flame
and tempest of lead and iron, yet their
intrepid assalants rushed on like the
waves of the sea by whose shore thew
fought. They fel! by hundreds. but
pushed on reeling under the frightful
blasts that almost blew them to pieces,
some up to tie Confederate bayonets.
The southeast bastion was weekly de.
tended and into it considerable body Of
the enemy made their way, but they were
caught in trap, for they could not leave
II. The fight continued, but j; was i'm.
possible to stem the torrent Of deadly
missiles which poured out from the fort.
the Fefux Of that terrible tide which had
poured in all day, aud the Federals re.
treated, leaving nearly thousand dead
around the for,
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ORIGIN OF THE WORD HONEYMOON.
Lily asks: "Wbat is the origin of the
term Honeymoon p Well Lily, we will
be tetotally amalgamated if we know
what the origin of the term was. What
the word honeymoon may nave TO 90
with that period when the young hus-
band and wife are getting acquainted
with each others home styles Of mean
ness, we are free to state that We do not
at this moment exactly know. Think of
walking in the dead hours of the night
during this blessed time called by the
poets and other connubial savants the
honeymoon, to find that your noble
Adolphus, whose whole being seems to
you, LILY, to be the very ne plus uItrc,
the ultima thule and the pro bono publico
OF perfection-think Of finding him in
the stilly hour, we say, when all nature
is hushed, Adolphus snores loud enough
TO crack the eternal granite foundations
of the universe. There are places, no
doubt, Lily, where you can find out by
ascertaining what the origin Of this word
ia, but at this moment the required in.
formation has escaped our mind.
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HUNTING A CAEIRAL.-The people
who, some months since, heard the terri.
BILE rumblipgs of Bald Mountain, North
Carolina, are now on o hunt for a wild
creature OF the woods, who lives on ba.
bies. She Ia said to be q shiny black
negress, with long hair and cleaning
eyes. One night last week blacksmith
tried to catch her az she approached the
fire which had been kindled to attract
her, and at which he sat watching. She
looked and talked 80 wildly that at first
he was demoralized; but when he re.
covered and attempted TO seize her she
slipped through bis hands aud disap.
peared in the woods. Tuesday morning
q major chased her across an open field.
but was bndly hurt in his efforts to keep
up with her. He reported that she out.
ran buck and cleared four corn rows at
leap. That same night she was again
enticed from the woods by fire and
chased BY thirty men. a captain later
in the day met her, her face torn and
bleeding, q long, bloody knife in her
hands, NAKED, unearthly, terrible. Her
kinky hair reached almost to her feet.
Next day 400 farmers, mounted and
on foot, assembled for the purpose of sur.
rounding o swamp in which the creature
is known TO be hid. AT first it was at
tempted to run her down with blood
hounds. but they refused TO chase her,
which deepened the superstitious feeling
with which the men, as we'll as the wo-
men, Of the community began to regard
her. The men then made the attempt
To catch her, but without success. Tie
excitement among the negroes and sim.
pie country folks 10 intense. The more
Intelligent say that the creature Is some
half.witted woman, wLo has been 80
long hunted down that she lives in fear
of all human beings, her necessities
having forced her to eat anything she
can get, including e.en human fesh.-
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THE EASIEST WAY TO DROwN.-If
death by drowning be inevitable, as in q
shipwreck, the easiest way to die would
be to suck water into the lungs by
powerful inspiration, as soon as one went
beneath the surface. A person who had
the courage to do this would probably
become almost Immediately unconscious !;
and never rise to the surface. As soon
as the fluid SLED his lungs all feelings of
chilliness would cease, the indescribable
semidelirium that accompanies an
asthesia would come on, with ring
ing in the ears and delightful
visions Of color and light, while he would
seem to himself 70 be gently sinking to
rest Oh the softest Of beds and With the
most delightful Of dreams.-Ropuiar
Science Monthly.
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= Two hundred thousand people are
asked to contribute nickel apiece 70
build q church in Texas. It should be
called the Church Of st. Michel. us. and
when It is in operation it Is to be hoped
the old Nickel have less to do in Texa..
An effective medicine for kidney dis.
eases, low fevers and nervous prostratioD,
and we'll worthy of trial, is Browns
Iron Bittefp.
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The bottom has dropped out of the
Southern marriage associations, and the
stockholders weep like Rachael for her
children and will not be comforted.
In Pennsylvania there Is State
law. passed in 1876, which makes il a
misdeneanor punishable to the extent Of
1000 hne and one years imprisonment
for any person who shall "playfully or
wantonly point or discharge gun, pis.
anl % other firearms at any other PER-
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"A seft answer may turn away wrath,
but it is far safer TO trust to the legs in
case the other party is real mad.
A pure strengthening tonic, free from
whiskey and alcohol, cures dyspepsia, and
similas diseases. II has never been
equalled Brownie Iron. .BittsrV.
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1he State Democrat: committee
adopted the following address to the n, q.
H.e oi the State and ordered it to be pub.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
TWO OF THEM.

In the farmhouse porch the farmer sat Wish his daughter, having a eosy chat She V as his only child. and he Thought her as fair as a girl could be- A wee bit jealous the old man grew, II hc fancicd any might come to wco; His one pet lamb and her loving care He tshed with nobody else to share There should be two of you. ehiid." said he There should be t~o 10 welcome me When come home from the field al night; Two would make the old home bright There's neighbor Gray. with his children four To Se glad together. Had one riore 4 proud old father l d be. my dear. With t~o good children 10 greet ne here.' Down by the gate. heath the old elm tree, hcaaid waited alone and she For . hotn he - ~&ite< his love call heard. AEc on either cheek the hiushes stirred. |" Father." she cried. and kneli her down. Ard kissed the hand that as old and brown Father. there may be ;wo II yop viii, And t-your only daughter ssiii. " Two 10 welcome you home tonight Tso 10 make tho cid home bright; land somebody else, - sec" S..d the farmer. :. and phofa may somebody
 tc ["
 ot. the dimpies ia Besssc's cheek. Tcaf played si;h ;he hlvshcs hide and seek Away from his gaze she turned her head "bno of neghbor Gray's children, " she sad " Il m. sad the farmer. .. make i plain: Is t Susan. Ahce or Ns.y lane =: Another kiss on the aged hand. ro help the farmer 10 understandlL H'm. sad the farmer, ..yrS see- i,s two for yourself ard ore for me- -hsi Be>-.e ssiti. Fltet- can i,e hHt one tc- me end ra, heart iia life .s done.
 s,.eea TysisA,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
4 Mean Railroad
xchange.


 Some of the railroads in the north and west. ii IS stated, arc employing female '.spotters." Otter these spoilers are very pretty girls. and after boarding train, and when the conductor comes around to collect fare. the spotter suddenly dis covers that she has lost her pockesbook, containing her ticket and all the money she had. She shows considerable dis tress. sobs violently and begs the con- ductor not to pu, her oT the train. The conductor sees very pretty girl in very great deal of trouble, and he in a manly way grants reques, and allows her 10 ride free.
 The spo,.er reports the conductor. giv- ing the number of his train, for disobey- ing the order no; t zllow any one to ride without showing a ticket. pass or pay ing the exact amount of fare. and he, poor fellow, gets discharged without any explanation whatever.
 A popular conductor. on a certain line running into Cincinnati. was discharged because he allowed very poor and sick woman with a child m her arms to rde free I; appeared thA, the woman was a spotter. who had borrowed baby and was playing the sick dodge purposely to entrap him. The big-hear,ed cord pellcr ~as reported 10 headqaarters- The employmen, of female spoilers is an ac- ton which no respectable railway cor porztion should be guilty of. for the rea- son that no matter how desirous con- ducfor is 10 enforce ssTicsly the rules of his company. he cannot, unless he be q brute, resist the fe2rfui appeals of wo- man who is apparently in great distress.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
Swamp Notes
Ar n,~~ Ro k~,.

al birds should be happy in fy tune.
 The latcs, Arkansaw quidk step run- ning from the sheriff
 Luck IS the result of eariy rising late vat hing and hard work.
 NhA; ansIna. has the th.ebcsi aAln :. Biiy Nahone ay Hubbeil or Jumbo
 .. I ake no, ,hy Maker name. '..eic nor anything else that don't belong 10 you.
 ifi is true Ina, % leAni.ness is nes, io godhness. then soap mus, k nexi to prayer
 The newspaper man la of ie~ days aBd full of schemes n colIec; delinquent sub scup,lons.
 Geo. Frzncis Tram and Ex-1 zdet Whitaker are democrats. Inese are the only st~Ins on the party.
 Don, talk about reducing the tariff while ~e support such frauds as cscAr Wilde and Mrs. LAngty.
 America was discovered m isg7. l, IS sad that the nrx mule Joke wAs dis- covered abou, the same time.
 We notice poem commencing Open the door for the children" Good enough open the back door and Ics them out.
 The rod and reproof gi.eth wisdorn, but the man left to himself bouo~eth his neighbor's paper and subscribeth not.
 A current paragraph says that Siam 's running along smoothly wIsh t~o k,ngs. Two k,ngs may do in san, bat |, would be very poor hand in Arkanszw.
 Illinois has place called Cayc~in-she- Rock. Many years ago il was the head quarters of John A. Mnueil, the noted pirate and ai fhaa time might properly have been called Cayc-in-she-head. The Dsfyotf Eye< py<ss has very ten der little sketch headed. '' Help me across pspa-r The word from" s e.i- densiy left oat by the printer, for 10 child shss has ever been heiped across" the pafeTnaI knee once ever wants to b< helped beck again.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
Trunks They Can, Smaah.
Ns Yas4 ~an

't Nha, .io 1 know about thearo al uunks Why kno. all abou, them, ' d manutae,urcf tn mon square Trpl,ed !" for l make most of them have fur. nished three huGdred for tbr hadison square Theatre combinations ,hs, arc ost and f you'd see the actor and aatI~sses swaIning abou, my piace between the mlddie of August and the ralddie of Scp- ,einLet you'd ihisk l ought ,o knu~ b 'his tune what they are likely to van, m my lin.. Trunks foI the 'hea,fical peo. pie like those of drummer E, are not mus n kept ia stock. because they have to bs made so strong and heavy ,ha, ie~ other people want them and then, s<.asn. theii purt hascFs are srfy liable 10 have notion of ,heif o,yn as Io what they wani. whsoi, are most likely m eas ia indiv,slual in ssane ( .o differ from ~hat anybody else would be likely to want. Drummer trunk heavy We'll, should say so Ihey have got to have q sety sol,d frame oi ;hree-quATtsI ins h Or one sHch bass SUsd. wils l. all mol splii or crack. mGs' be GOV cred sl,h No. duck oi sheet non, bound 1ith hoop if0t. bands, fitted srih five n ss heavy hinges and sesnfe lock. or perhaps two, strengthened by boiss. bs- Ished xIih naaileabie non corner psescs. and from i~o ,o foui h.eksry slais on top. sides, and end and when you have all that. your trunk weighs from seyenty- five to one hundred posnds when empty i;u, si will come up fresh and sfn,l,nE every lime. no matter ho~ rough deal The baggage smashefs give fl. 4 trunk for drurnmers' ases costs all the way from sI ] 10 SyS, the really good, sols6 ones com rnand.ng the latter fsgare.
 "The thea,ri6zi trunks are jsss about like those of the drummer in ,hrsf gen. eYzl prineiples f construction. The hcas1ess of them are s-fixt is known at bfl trunks. ios carrying lishogSsphs. posters and other printed sssF, sh,ch Is necessarily very heavy to Iis bulk. The, are usually made eighteen inches high, thlry-seven infi1~s long. and thirty inrAes vide. though th0se proportions somssimes are szfsod io accosnmod~s< special matter. A sliding beard, 70 keet the paper in place GrSnIy as its .qu2nsfiJ decreases by use, ix th&iy only internal peculiarly. and tisey coss from Ss5 to S3s
 Ths afto1s 'wssdrobe,' ~ had tsssnh varies from sseniy~aix 10 fosty ipcises n len3th, but is generally t~ensy by sweaty
 inkheg h heighf and widfh. TAe EO01 ones 6se aansst xs posdes0us as1 1w6eAf3 zs th1se s( sAe dFnmssess, and kke tkem
 are covered vifh isen esnsrsily: bua ., their psices ssry all the say from Sio ss
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
The Dying Year
Inc ifs


 onsr more ~e aIr paine.l to ,hton,ei~ the sad iaet that ,he hnaie of the dying year is n~af as hand. It's breath oomes fast and ,h,sk with maiara and Chsis,- ma. anecdotes. Ii is rheumatic, iss bosnss aie H,H and cold. and is pale and esna- lated features are suDken. and the tuml,- l,n vine tbas has turned up n. fsost-bss ,en toes. pfeeisims z speedy rcconeilia- i,on with it's maker it started ou, fuil ai hope ard Tom and jerry, aud is grana opsning was pfop.,ioas, and all ,,s douas had silver lining with gold npesie ha sls- Ii became more interesting as a gfeu ,o maturity When n vss about flse months under hrsd~ay the s~ee,-seentsd fotgcs-me nc. and he dog fennci began ,o bloom and psegnar the ambient a.f wi,i, heavy s,ghs of natures rch perfume The gentle ans,ling goat chrwed the Iiai- ian sunset sesnsr from the circus blli board, and .ss happy m h,s ieed. The ,w.,ierIng bifds irillrd ,he.f fapsuroes round~ia,s and the entfane ing mrlod, oi their trilling nsaes resounded in esio from the .oncase shores of ethereal happness All the world ~aa in love ~,th itself, and eyerythin. vent mcfra AS could be. Uld Father Tune anie pretty spoD. and s,ih the ssk kDifr of age began ,o shiule do~n those things thai had outl,ved the.f nseiaiSsess. fbe hSasinih and the holly hook slike tumbled to ihe faskei, and soon thrif irllo~ beings of other races and eolors foilo~ed sust. and Mother Earth folded them to her in iond esnbraos. The Jack rabi,i, oapcrs n.nbly m the COW pas- tuTe and the mules come home to feost, for, as Shakespeare szys, < 1, m aa eager and nippsng air.' The nee-puddlng 4, has doubled up hIs anatomy. and pa. ,irnily a~z.s. the acton ef the cook, upon whom he IS d<ssgning to palm hisns<lf os, AS A eurrant n dssguis<. The sefe and yellow leaf has biaoned and faded. fts vsrsegafed tints are as A shimmersng rssighs. Wnh many frssky cAdy a has pouBeed upon terra hrmz. and n shrouded with mud. and ere long # will sningis with the hfei~.s remains of the man who in. vented tsainsboros. Dear. ksnd, gentle reader. have you ever stepped out sp fhe baak yard of yoas memory and looked over the high beard fence ol the past, and gzzsd iongingiy ss the green pastures from which you spsang. snd wished yoa were back there zgsin-a catches vs that way. Time is gessisg b~ld-hesded. ard his spzrse siivery vhits hair is trailing in the dus, of in6nnity. h few shost days you viii sec him jump arosnd she corner o( the nr~ year s,th sryshe swuag cves his back IL will be cold day ard i<y, and, Of cosrse, yesy slippery, and hs vili fall upon himself and cut his ne<k o6. and he is gone. 1be bella chas to1 hes departure silI peal eas in jeyous sssss sf ske asYsvaI q . new <ass ksspw, vhe siIi ocsn up zccounts wifh the busy wosid. and can be fpand q the oSd sad.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03


 Wah al ,h,s blus,ct. saw thai the old chlci was m great dilemma. and that he would s,se anything for shower. hu, ,ha, he d.a sa. kaea he~ ,a s~, aa; q. ,he Ssrape it was ! common hrak oi the tribes ,a sarttiee thcu raln-lnake, should he be Un>ucr essiul He su,ssienl, altered his tene and asked
 Have You any rain in yout countI, l replied that NC had every now and then
 H.w dr yra .ttng it: Are you a iain- -tnaket<'
 told him that no one believed .n rain-maketS m ont country, bal that ~c understood how to bottle lightning tmean,ng elee,fi.,sl.
 '.l don't keep mine m bottles, tu, have honsc fnIl of ,hundc, and light. n,ng.. he most eaaily ,epi,c,i; but Il you can bottle lightning you mus, under stand raln-mak,ng. What do you th,nk oi the weather to-day
 immediately sa~ the dr,f, oi the cun. n,ng old katehiba He wanted proicx- sional advice. replied that he mus, know all ahou, Il. as he was a regular rain- maker.
 "Of course do. he ansAeicd. .'bu, want to know what yau th,nk oi H'
 Well. l xa,d. - don't think We shall have any steady lain. but ihink NC may have heavy shower m about but days. sad this A Lad observed fl~esy clouds gathering daily m the afternoon
 Jus, my opinion" >aid kat h,ba. de lighted. ''ln foW or i,ethaps Ave ssa;s intend io g,se them lus, ono shower, yes, I'll just step down to them now and tell inc fas5a ats that fl they sIii bring ne some gosts hy this evening, and soine corn ,o-morrow morning. will give them in four of hYe days lnsi one shower
 To give effect to this declaration he gave several toois upon his magi' ~his'le
 "i5o yon use mhiAtles ln you eouninf'' inquired kstch,ba
 only fepliesi by gisfng SO shriil and deafening A whistle on my hngets that kMch,ba stopped hls eas, and fclapsng into smile of admiration, he took a glance a, the sky fr.in- the doorway ts ace fl any edec, had been produced
 Whistle aga,n." he said. and onoe more performed like the whistle of lo- conceive.
 That will do: we ,hall have n"' .ald the cunning old cheat, and proud tn have so knowingly obtained "couns~I1 opin. Ipn" on his ease. be iodilcsi oil to h,s im, patient subjects.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03
rhe olA nainmakes.
 lEx<hxxw,

We have been amused d the child whc. boaxtinx that he could tell the time cf day by his ecy wasrA, was careful to lcek as ske eieck ee<cre he ssiampAansly called the hcas. The prcsended miracie- worker of wsld Aftica is only . child of larger groxsh. The esploref. Rakcr, who disecvesee the Great Albert take. which is the soGrce of the Nile. ~ayx that an old raln-snakeE amoag the ohhcs in the sa- tenor of AfTica eame to him one day very angry and excited. His name ~zs Kat ehibA. His people, he declared. were very bad. rk<y had hcea making sseas no,se and finding fault ~ith h,m because he had no, supplied them with a ie~ sho~efS. as they wanted tc scw thea crops cf tuliahcen. Theze had been no ram fos about fortnight.
 Well replied. ''soa ate the rain- maker: why dcn't you g,Sc yoar people rain.'
 Give my people rain," said ka,cA,ha. 'l gsve them sasn If they givr me goats' yoa don't know my people if ] am fool enough to g,se them ram before they g,sc me the goats. they would les me stAre No. no; lrs them vail, if they don't bring me supplies ef eosn. goats, io~ls. yasns fner,s~a, and all that rcqa,re, not one drop oi ram shall ever fall agaia ,a obbo' impudcn, bruIcs a,c ny people, Do you know they have threatened ,o kill me unless l bring the rains They Shani- have ,.snp.- T x,ll a,shes ,he crops. and hnng plague upon the,i hcekS. I'll tea, h ,he>e sa.sals to insult