The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-21
Rag. Baby Adjutant.Gcmcral.

ELDHENcE, =. e., September l.-"J. T.
Johns is misnOfncr OF The reporter.
The individual nominated for ndiuthmt
and insprctor-general by the rr""nback
Convention * none other than Julius
DcJOngh, "a very amusing character who
clerks for one ui our fiOrcnr" merchants,
John kuk"T. lie iS "A Jew of French
German antc"c'!"r'S from Alsar". one of
the French provinces appropriated by
Germany IN 1870 a. II. came tp Dar-
liratpn, :. &, in 1872 70 avoid con,crip-
ton or s"rvi"c in til" German army when
!tS regulations were imposed on that
province. After cl"rking for will"
thcr" and ni Florence and Charleston,
finally he settled Al Manning and nrcn"i
store on hiS OWN account, failed for "a
large amount, removed 10 Florence and
Logan cl"rhing for John kuk"r III 1876.
.Nlt"f Two Years r"-opcn''i III Florence III
his own name, having compromised
debts AZ - cents on the dollar. He failed
c"ily III 10 for four or lis" Thousand
dollars under extremely suspicious cir
rumstancrs, being CLOSED up by the eh"r-
III AT the instance Of Parker !! 90, wa!
bern & IIcper, Stcilcn~ Il Werner, and
others, on aIlidtvits iti,"i now III Dar-
llnStOn Courthouse charging fraud ana
intent To dcirnnd He then went to VIII
niinrt0n, and GriiliinlcI Tor eighteen
months for Sol Bacr * Bros. Wa, nrrc~-
ted III passing through Florence during
tins period by w. a. Bruns"n, ESQ,
triai justice, on an Affidavit of Sol. Haas,
ol Charleston, 'Onr Of his LAT" rrclitOrS)
rhartlns criminal fraud. col. i. g.
Dirghn, attorney al law, represented
Haas. Mr.. DcJongh, however, promptly
settled Haas debts and costs and the pr"-
ccedings were discontinued bcJongh
returned to Florence in 1850, and again
began clerkiny for Mr.. iuk"r, where he
still i. Isa splendid hand for tn" negro
anu lien trade. He soon began tho cree
ti"n Of u fine residence on Dargan street.
taking titlo to the lot in the name OF
Mrs. DcJongh. whom he married in
Wilmington. His creditor, after lrnavail-
ingly attempting 10 obtain proof that he
had used their funus for this purl"ISc,
began settling at from ten IT, Twenty-Five
| cents on tho dollar.
Mr.. DrJongh has an amusing broguc.
one third French, onc-third German and
| one-thrd English. His morals were be.
fore marriage 80 objectionable that hc WAS
| black ballctl by a majority vote on APP
| plying To the Florence Library ASS0cia-
| ton for membership in 1873. lie has be-
| !ohSsii for so:iiU swu yaars ID tho Flor
| encc ltiflcS as ~ private member; has
| been the most aw kwarl man in the conf
pany, and in spite of hard Efforts on the
part Of Capt. SchOuboc. I.icutS. Lucas,
Husbands and Brcmcr. they have failed
to teach him single motion or order in
| the manual, mainly on account of his
| clunsincsS and ignorance OF the English
language. He IL the standing butt and
| jest OF the members, and the news of liis
nomination has produced the most dis
| tortinE effects on their facial muscles.
| 'Io has never been able TO learn tho diff
ference between carry and order arms, or
| support and right shoulder, Ills aisrn-
sitibn is harmless and boastfiIl, and he is
| said to have written home to his relatives
that they can judge of how well he IL
getting Oh here by the fact that he has
been appointed "Gencralissimo OF all the
armies OF Tho Principality of South Car
| olina. His vote was successfully Chal-
! lcnEcd at the town election here i'll 1879,
| on the ground that he was not natural
| lied. He therefore took out his papers
| and became Il citizen III 1880 lie is vice
! president OF Il lauEhablc Grccnback club
here composed of twenty magnificent
| sore h"ads and agitatOrs.--NcW nud L"u-