The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-22
News and GOSSIP.

= Chattanooga will ship some 100000
crates of grapes this seasoi..
= There is plan before the Congress
to send letters at reduced rates.
= The oat crop in some parts of Geor-
gia averages 100 bushels to the acre.
= In some parts of South Carolina tho
barley yio'd is forty bushels to the acre.
= The first crate of Florida peaches
sold in New York at seventy.Gve cents
apiece.
= An attorney, about to finish bill of
costs, was requested by his client, baker,
ito make it as light as he could" "Ah rI
replied tho attorney, "thaps what you
may say to your foreman, but it's not the
way make my bread"
= The ferryman at Meals ferry. on
the Chattahoochee river, Tenn, found q
box floating in the stream which cor,
tdined sweet little babe, alive and CROW.
Ing. An abundant stock of fine clothing
for the waif was in the box.
A few weeks ago, the Boston C6ns
list Of the cotton factories in the South.
ehowing the total number Of new spindles
there in 1880-81 to be S6l 900, represen-
ting, with 25 per cent. for operating capi.
tai, total Investment of $l5, ,l40,O 600.
The peculiar costume of the dwelIers
in Arizona is thus graphically described
by "tender foot :" "In ordinary wealth.
er he wears belt with pistols in 1t.
When it grows chilly he puts on another
belt with pistols in it, when it becomes
really cold he throws Winchester rifle
over his shoulder"
= The grave of the Confederate Gen.
eral A. p. Hill, in Hollywood Cemetery.
at Richmondi1Va., has nothing to mark
the spot where rests the remains of this
brave soldier. A little green mound Is
oil that can be seen, whilst on an oppo-
site hill stands q lofty marble shaft over
the grave of Jeb Stuart.
= Thirty years ago America imported
all the perfumes it used, but to-day sew
en-eights of the home trade is In the
homemade article. In the city of New
York alone there are sixteen perfumery
establishments in operation, employing
301 hands and producing annually 81.
O94, 700 worth of scented goods.-Brad-
Streets Il.
- In recent letter to some friend in
Charleston, 8. c., General Fitz Lee
amusingly writes: "south Carolina
has, for 10 these many years, been
.camped in my affection. When a Cadet
at the United States Military Academy
my room mate was South Carolinian.
During the war two gallent fellows, the
one native and the other an adopted
son of South Carolina: served on nv
staff. while being cavalryman made it
my duty to run in the same direction for
iour, years with your Hampton and your
Butler, whether they were marching af-
ter the enemy or the enemy marching
after them. Oh, yes some day / am
coming to South Carolina. I have never.
had tho honor to cross the boundaries of
your Stote."
= The Washington correspondent of
Zion's Herald gives gloomy picture of
the White House. He says "What-
ever can be said of General Arthur as a
statesman and patriot, certainly but little
can be said of him on the score of relig-.
ion and morals. It is safe
to affirm there has been no administra!
ton for long period giving moro license
osocial drinking than the present. Wine
nOWs uioEo Iteiy III Sn6 w mite dOuSe
than water, and is the indispensable ac-,
compartment ut every meal. At the di-
plomatic state dinner the party sat down
at 8 o'clock p. NJ, and rose at IL o'clock,
having consumed Bixtv. ave bottles of
wine. When the P P.esident dined his
eighteen or twenty lTew York friends.
themeal lasted from o'olccsk Sunday
evening till quarter to ono Monday
morning. They began with "whiskey
coektail," at each plate, which was re.
garced as an appetizer, and was quickly
consumed. Then followed eight difarens
kinds of wines for each guest besides an.
indefinite quantity of champagne thrown
in for good measure" We CLAIM. .e be =
Christian nation, yet only two Presidents,
while in Office, have beer members Of any
church = George Washington and Jas. a.
Garfield. Is ii because thera arc no
Christian men ft for this high Office 3
The samples we have had Of church
membSrs makes us moro than willing to-
try them sgain--for q change.