The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-02
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protection theories put in practice are
coming home 10 roost from an uDexpec-
ted quarter The potato crop happens
to be short, aud we have 10 import tubegB
from, Ireland and Scotland; but there is
a duty of Is per cent. besides the freight
charges for over 1900 miles, and TIE
American consumer has 10 pay these or
do without his potatoes. Does not this
show our pro,ectionists in most ridicu-
lous light even 10 themselves ~
= The story Of the ruthless massacre
Of two hundred young girls By the King
Of Ashantee, for the purpose Of using
their blood 70 mix with the mortar en-
ploycd in the erection OF ncw ralace,
seemed SO incredible at the time II first
reached u tha, little notice was taken of
il. No one was inclined 10 believe that
so wanton and horrible an atrocity could
be perpcirate1 By ruler with whom her
Bril4nic Maje.ty's Government had re-
Gently had diplomatic relations Unfor-
tuna.ely there is now every reason TO
believe the story literally true. Il teIe-
gram published in the London D,iiy
Chronicle o.! rccen, date, giving news
frcm Accra, West coat of africa, con.
firms the account originally received.
s new iigh, has been thrown upon
the designs OF Mr.. Tiden, which serves
to explain his continued activity in the
political field, despite his age and nfirm-
tiles. II IS stated with considerable pos
itiyeness that his ambition is to be elected
10 the Presidency, and - take the Office
q, n matter Of yndication and proof Of
his former election; that he does not
care to occupy the position, but is willing
TO resign it Immediately after being in
stalled, and 20 down in history with the
distinction Ji being the only man who
ever voluntarily laid down that great
Office. This probably accounts for the
late indications of willingness on the
part Of Mr. Hendricks to once more take
the field as the second on the Democratic
| ticket
The orange statistics of Florida,
| prepared for the census bureau, place the
value Of the prcscnt orange crop at about
one million dollars, against six hundred
and scventy-two thousand one hundred
and seyentysx dollars for last years
crop, an increase Of nearly forty per cent.
The Jacksonville Enion has no doubt the
present crop will be worth considerably
more than million dollars. Putnam
County leads the list with n production
of over seven million oranges, worth in
cash one hundred and cigtv thousand dol.
lars. This industry is yet in its infancy
but with yearly increase of forty pei
cent IL will soon assume immense proper.
tons and become source of great wealth
to the Flower State.
= The town Of Dennissonylle, near
the South end Of New Jersey, has n sin.
gular industry in the digging of cedar
trees out Of swamp where they have
lain for hundreds years. The swamp
is 10 miles square and the trees are piled
to an unknown depth The digging ha.
been going on for 90 years, and but {
fraction of the timber has been taken
out. The trees are large, and the wood
which is perfectly preserved and no
even water soggcd, is used for making
shingles, tubs and pals. The digger
locate the trunks, AT the depth of a few
feet, by prodding, clear away the eartl
and roots aud cut them off mt top nnt
bottom with a saw like that used TO Gu
ice, when the logs rise in the water ant
, are hauled out. |, is supposed that th
trees grew there when the swamp wa
filled with fresh water, and that, b.
some change of land sea water sud
denly came in and that the trees wcr
9 ovcrthrown and buried.