The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-12-20
Nov %. 1883

"A Bostonian was recently rescued
from drowning, and with difficulty
cuers, or referring in any manuer TO his
notes from an inside pocket. With
look of despair, he exclaimed: "Oh, my
God my money is spoiled" Not until
one Of his friends had demonstrated to
him beyond doubt that his bills would
not shrink in value on account of soaking
did the terrified man recover calmness.
= Just after the Sunday school exer-
cises, in Trinity Church, Mobile, the
sexton began to ring for the morning
service. AS the bell did not sound right
he requested the boys to get out Of the
tower room, and second later down
came the bell through floor after floor,
cutting its way as neatly as n cannon
ball might have done. aud landing in the
cellar, tifty-live feet below. The sexton
lodged aside just in time to cave his
head. The bell lies mouth up in the
cellar, and is uninjured but it has lost
its clapper.
= If q Southern Democrat is not a
Democrat Of equal standing in the party
with Northern Democrats, that ends it.
If Democrats Of the North will not vote
the ticke: because Southern man is
put on it, We have no respect for their
Democracy. 1t is no good We appre.
bend it can make no difference with a
Northern Republican, who has 40
thought of voting it any way. If the
Republicans put on a Southern Vice.
President candidate they will do wiser
thing than the Democrats who don't
Meridian (Miss.) Mercury.
= Levi James, a Choctaw Indian, who
was convicted last November of the
murder of Jas. Fulton was shot on
Thursday at Scullyville Court House,
Indian Territory, in accordance with the
Choctaw law. The prisoner sat on a
blanket and the sheriff held one hand
and deputy the other. Another deputy
LOOK position five PAGES distant. .ith :
Colts revolver, deliberately aimed and
shot James through the heart. James
died in two minutes. He was educated
and of good family. He leaves white
wife and five small children.
=. The forlorn hope of Keely stock
holders held their annual meeting in
Philadelphia on Wednesday. The great
inventor was not present, but sent a let.
ter regretting that the matter of new i'm.
Provements and changes in his machine
had delayed its completion, and express.
ing hope that it would be ready BY the
lst of February next. At the election of
officers nearly $4,000 shares of stock
were represented, an indication that the
invention has at least been successful in
catching gudgeons. The 1st of Februa.
~ will probably see the end of the hum.
bug, although the obsequies be post.
poned to April lst.
= Mr.. j. F. Robinson sues the citv
OF San Antonio, Texas, for s55,l50 and
h's petition is based on the following
facts: The city Of San Antonio each
year destroys all unlicensed dogs hv
poison. On the 18th of June last a doc
which had received poisoned meat from
policeman, and which was in the
throes OF death, rushed into Mrs. Robin.
cons room and behaved as though he
was mad, and so shocked Mrs. Robinson
mat she died from the effects of the
fright. MIR. Robinson's claim for dam.
ages are made up as follows: I,oss NJ
services $40, 900; loss OF affections. care
etc, $20, 900; injury to feelings etc
s25,ooO, funeral expenses, $3.50.
| = Beef tea has become popular bar.
room beverage in Omaha. The demand
which began to be lively early in The
autumh, mas now attained such proper
IONS that the prohibition folk are per.
leetly delighted. Said philosophical
1arReeper 10 reporter the other day:
az hrst We laughed at the idea of going
10 .ne trouble OF making it, but now we
over 100 drinks per day. and 90 =, se,i
ffteen.c cent drink there ia M reosor ~ 70 10.
We should not SMILE Who drinLs !.
you ask7 Why everybody: the mon aO
about town who has been ont with ~
boys comes in here in the morninn onS
calls for beef tea; the business ,nan
comes in the afternoon and brace. h;.
system with beef tea the temnsr.nne ,s
man who drops in with bibulous fr;snJ
takes beef tea anG, in fact. evervhodr
Is becoming slave to it."
-. Miss Mary Barrett, of Hillsho,o,
Ohio, was attired in her wedding dre.,
on Ihursday evening Last, to be marrisS
70 MI. III. +. Wallace, who, after two
ysars' absence in California had returneJ
20 mlhil his engagement to her. He tnld
ms sweetheart that he feared that b;s
fortune would not support them both in
tne style they had been used to. Hnr
enswer TO him was, "Sir, II you have snu
,ea!a or doubts on that subject, we had
better stop right here. As for me nau nau
take care of myself, and I'll do i.
don't want to trust myself In The h",a.
ofa coward. You'd better 20. air /" "AIs Hs
did go, and the young lady told The .,o.e ne
20 the guests, received their conora,",:y
tiODS and vas noodo 6."'uia'
evening. 'o'ne 'or the
Representative Haskell, of Kan.o.
one OF the prominent Republicans of ths
House. died in Washinof o,, ~ W 'ue