The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-09

= The Chippewa Indians are reported
TO be starving on account OF smallpox
quarantine.
There are only two or three tracts of
land in Fairfield Oh which the taxes re-
main unpaid.
Mr. J. II. Burckhalter, Of Williston,
has been awarded contract for building
thirteen miles Of trcs.lc on the Georgia
Pacific Railroad
=; The Richmond (Va) Dispatch saws
that a lady called upon notary in that
city last week and took she oath as direc.
tor Of bank in Texas
Charles Hook, merchant of Prospect.
| ty, is reported to have been drowned on
Sunday while crossing Crane Creek, about
twelve miles above Columbia.
Three cases Of murder are to be tried
| at the February term OF court at Aiken :
| Virgil Brigs, colored, for the killing of
| another negro Green for the killing Of
Henderson, and Parker for the poisoning
Of his wife.
harvard Lampoon There is a
Chicago girl who has been dying for the
last two years, living. as il were, with one
foot in the grave. The physicians have
hopes, however. They say she can't get
papers please copy.
= The Ohio Temperance Convention,
! in the interest Of harmony Of factions
has adopted resolutions asking tha. en-
| amendment to the Constitution be sub
mitted to vote OF the people prohibit
ing the manufacture and sale of alcohol
for drinking purposes also protesting
| against tax, license or any restrictions or
| regulation whatever.
| "A petrified skeleton, found few
weeks since by Dr. S. a. Wilcox, of Tay-
lor county, is among the most remarkable
specimens yet discovered of the huge an
imals which formerly lived upon this
continent 1t was discovered while dig.
ging a canal for mill at depth of
about eight feet under ground, and was
carefully uncovered and lifted from its
resting place in as large pieces as the
workmen could haudle. Some portions
of this huge skeleton we're carried to
Tallahassee and exhibited there. The
Land Of F2orers gives us these particu-
lars: The monster lay on its right side
with its head bent round to the left, sup.
ported by the right fore leg, which was
drawn up as a man would place his arm
to rest his head on. The left fore leg was
stretched out at full length, crossing the
right near the ankle. Before moving IL
the doctor took the dimensions of the
skeleton, which lie gives as follows
Length of head feet, length of neck I
feet, length Of spine 81 feet, fore leg Z
feet, length OF molar teeth in jaw II
inches, width Of moar teeth in Jaw 4
inc..es, length Of molar teeth from top Of
TOOTH to the end Of the root of tooth 81
inches, length OF molar jaw bone Ga feet
diameter of spinal marrow 6i inches
These figures Indicate that it is among
the largest specimens of mastodon yel
discovered.
= 1t cannot definitely be learned wha
Judge Porter and Mr.. Davidge are to re-
ceiye for their services Us special prose
cutting officers in the Guiteau trial, bu
from the hints thrown out, it is believed
that their fee will not be exaggerated
when placed at $l5 600 for each Of them
Ehe Pay @: :hc j":o:s ;s as follows: Fo,
five, 1920 for four, $48S for three. 1860
total, 81 ,468. In addition to this come,
the hotel board bill, which is presumed
will not exceed $3.50 per day per man
J With this must also be included the three
balifs in attendance upon the jurors
This foots up the handsome sum of $3, 2Is
to be paid TO the proprietors of the Ma
tionai Hotel. For witnesses, including
mileage. there has been paid out IS, ,O78. 81
Of this sum $5,i8935 was paid in behal
Of the Government and S2,8S9, for the
defendant, and Of the latter 1888. 25 wen
to tho GeiteaI family and their cunnec
uons. For reporting and printing the
trial and papers used in this cnse nrepar
atory to the hearing, it is estimated thai
$4,000 will be required. For seven dep
uty marshals used in the halls and The
chamber 81 ,302 will be necessary. Thcr
there are miscellaneous expenses, such as
the physicians charges, medicines chair
for the Court room. and incidentals toe
numerous to mention, but which will
take about 81 900 to cover-making q
grand total Of $50,061.S5.