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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-10

The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee has issued call for the State
Convention to meet on Thursday, the
26th day of June next, at twelve o'clock
m., for the purpose of electing delegates
to the National Democratic Convention,
nominating a State ticket, electing a
State Executive Committee, nominating
Presidential Electors, and transacting
such other business as may come before
the Convention. As was to be expected,
this action has been viewed differently
by different papers in the State, some OF
them severely criticising the Committee
for its action as an unheard of thing, and
an effort to secure the denomination of
the present State ticket. In this, our
brethren of the press do the Committee
an injustice, and show that their memo
ries are quite defective, for not longer
ago than 1882 there vas but one Con-
yentiop, which met in June and nomina'
ted Governor Hagood, and the balance
of the State ticket, elected delegates to
Cincinnati, adopted platform, nomina'
ted Presidential Electors, elected a State
Executive Committee and adjourned
sine Gs before the meeting of the
National Democratic Convention, which
nominated Hancock and English. In
that year the Committee did not call the
Convention to nominate State ticket,
but there was strong opposition to Gov.
Hagood, and yet the Convention nomi-
mated the ticket. This produced great
dissatisfaction, because many contended
that the people did not expect State
ticket to be nominated, and an advantage
had therefore been taken by the nomina-
tion. To avoid such q state of things
cow, the Committee has called Con-
yention explicitly with full powers. If
the Convention does not wish to pomi-
nate, it can decide not to do so, but the
whole question is submitted to the peo-
pie. Instead of trying to take an advan-
tage of the people, the Executive Com.
mittee has called attention to the powers
of the Convention, and the people can
decide any or all of the questions as they
please when they elect their delegates.
The action of the Committee insures an
expression of the people on this matter.
If they want two Conventions they can
have them, and if they only want one,
they will elect delegates to carry out
their wishes in all these matters.
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Warming to the South,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Chief Brooks,
of the secret service division of the treas
ury department.. said to your correspon-
dent to-day that systematic distribu.
ton of counterfeit silver certificates
would shortly be attempted in the South.
Manufacturers of the counterfeit $40
certificates had already prepared about
100000 worth of the stuff and arrests
had been made by the secret service
agents at Memphis, Tennessee, and New
port and Louisville, Kentucky. 1t twould
be safe, he said, for persons to refuse to
take certificates numbered either B 1867
X or B 1887 4l5 X, as these were the
only two sets of numbers used by the
counterfeiters. On the back of the note
in the upper left hand corner the word
Certificate" was placed in panel, and
here too defect was noticeable after
"Cer" the other letters were reversed and
in the penalty clause on the back "taXes"
are spelt "taras." The general appear.
ance of the certificate, however, is such
ns to prove very deceptive even to ex.
perts, and great care should be exercised
in handling those of the $40 denomina.
ton. The South offers a good field for
counterfeiters' operations, and the atten-
ton of its citizens has been frequently
invited to this fact.
All the colored military organizations
here turned out tonight to receive Rep
resentative Smalls and there was quite a
large demonstration. The colored peo.
pie have been untiring in their efforts f1r
several days to raise funds to do Smalls
honor. Representative Smalls is an
honorary member of the Capital City
Guards of Washington, and this organi-
zation was the prime mover in the de-
Observation-Disclosures and Courier.
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BAD MEMORIES.
The Columbia Register SAYS:

"It is stated that letters are being con.
stantly received at the Office of the Sec
retary of State asking for copies of Acts
which do not exist. Many members of
the last Legislature seem to be under the
impression that bills were passed which
had only been read three times in one
house. In Charleston large sum of
money has been nisapplied under the
belief that a certain bill had become an
Act, whereas it had not. The Anderson
Fire Department bill did not become law,
yet the Anderson folks thought it had.
Well, it may do to send the old members
back 10 work through the bills which
halted on their legislative journey"
The bill to provide for an efficient
Fire Department in the city of Anderson
was introduced in the House by MIR.
Murray, and passed that body. 1t was
read tie first time in the Senate on the
18th Of December, referred to the Com.
mittee on interpretations, and was never
reported to the Senate. Six days after
wards, on the 24th of December, the Leg.
islature adjourned. It had plenty of
time to get through, but in the rush of
business incident to short session was
overlooked in the Senate. It's failure to
pass will defer the complete organization
Of the department one year, but the
CITY Council will make some progress
by providing the engine and few cis-
terms out of the annual City tax levy.
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Alfred Chadwick yoked his wife to
a plough with steer, for which Judge
Jennison, of Detroit, gave her divorce.
He insisted that be only followed the
general usage among the market garden
ers of Western Canada.
"A little child five or six years old,
daughter of Stafford Grant, colored, OF
Seneca City, caught fire Oh last Sunday
and was burned to death. AS soon as its
clothes caught fire it ran from the house
and kept running until it dropped dead.
- Mr.. John Marjenhoff, of Aiken, ex-
hibited TO the Journal md Rccicw, on
April I'd, basket of Irish potatoes,
averaging about the size of small apples,
which he had dug that day from his gar
den. The potatoes were planted in Oclo-
Der last, the ground being sown over in
rye. 1t would appear that the rye pro.
tected the potatoes from being killed by
the severe weather during the Winter.
"A bill has passed both Houses of
the New York Legislature and received
the signature of the Governor requiring
instruction in physiology and hygiene,
with special reference to the effects OF
alcoholic drinks, stimulanls and narcot-
les upon the human system, to be given
in ali schools supported by public money
or under State control.
- The Blaine boom began at q very
fortunate time for that gentleman, just
as the delegates to the National Conven'
ton were to be selected. His own State
is, of course, certain at all times. lie
will, from present indications get a part
of all New England, nearly all of New
Jersey, about all of Pennsylvania, a part
of ali of Ohio, some of Indiana, all of
Nebraska, the bulk of Kansas, Oregon,
California and Nevada solid, and scatter
ing votes in all parts. These facts show
how formidable Mr.. Blaine is. If not
nominated himself he will name the
man who will be.
! "How can woman tell ?" asked a
romanccr. She can't help telling.
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A Triple Hanging for a May Day.

GREENv1LLE, S. c., April ALFRED
and James Mccullough, who were con.
victed on Saturday of the murder of
Ephraim Saxon on the 10th of February
last, were sentenced by Judge Hudson 10
be hanged on the 10th Of May.
Riley Anderson, for the murder of Lou
Griffith and her infant, WAS sentenced
also to be hanged on the same day. Hc
was convicted and sentenced to be hang
ed at the March term, 1883. An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court in his
case and dismissed and he was remanded
back 10 be resentenced at this term of
Court. His crime was most cruel and
coldbooded deed and several attempts
were made to lynch him, in consequence
of which Sheriff Gilreath had to remove
him to the Anderson Jail and once to
Abbeville.
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The County Republican Convention in
Abbeville on last Saturday was quite an
animated affair. Gufin came up from
Charleston, where he holds an Office in
the Customhouse, to work for an Arthur
delegation to Columbia. The local SEN
timent, however, was too strong for him,
and he was badly defeated, delegation
of advocates for Blaine's nomination
being selected. In the confusion of the
adjournment, difficulty arose in which
Gufin received bad bruise upon his
head, but accounts indicate that it is
not known who did it. At any rate
Gufin was defeated and then beaten, so
that he went back to Charleston wiser,
if not better man. He learned the
lesson that merely because he was an
ofice-holder he could not control the
negroes of his County, by teaching him
which the Republicans of Abbeville
have shown little independence.
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The people of Greenville have been
taking keen interest in railroad mat
tiers since the war, and much of the pro-
gress and prosperity of their city has
been derived from their enterprise, and
sagacity in securing the Air Line Rail
road. They have now about secured the
completion of connection with the
Georgia Central Road over the line OF
the Greenville & Laurens road which is
being rapidly constructed. In addition
to this, they are enthusiastic over a new
line proposed over the mountains. This
has been thought impracticable hereto.
fore, but our plucky neighbors have en-
ployed Capt. Kirk to survey line across
the Blue Ridge, and the Greenville News
gives the following as the result of the
trial line: "The engineer reported that
he had found a practicable and easy
route through Langford's Gap, the worst
grade of which will be 10 feet to the
mile. His whole report was very en-
couraging, and showed that road can
be built with comparative cheapness and
rapidity which will be admirably adap.
ted for heavy freight traffic. There was
some discussion about various plans and
routes, and it was at last decided TO in
struct Capt. Kirk to 60 ahead with his
trial lines and find the easiest way in the
mountain division, the general sentiment
being that there will be no difficulty at
all in finding route after the bottoms
are reached. Under these instructions
Capt. Kirk will go ahead. He can not
tell yet when he will be ready to report
on the best way down the mountains, but
it will probably be within the next SIX
weeks" If as favorable line down the
mountain as that up can be found, it is
by no means improbable that Greenville
may yet get a railroad over the noun
tains. Other communities which are
hesitatipg about pushing forward the
building of railroads would do well to
profit by the success which has attended
Greenville's enterprise, and hasten the
completion of their contemplated rail-
road lines.
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THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

The Executive Committee Of the Dem
ocratic Party for Anderson County will
meet in the Office of the INTELLIGENCE
ON Tuesday, the fifteenth day of April,
inst, at eleven O'Clock a. M, for the pp"-
pose of calling County Convention to
elect delegates to the State Convention,
and take such other action as may be
deemed proper regarding the pending
canvass. Every member of the Com
mittee is earnestly urged to be present
promptly, as this will perhaps be the
most important meeting in the campaign
The following gentlemen compose the
Committee :.
Anderson, G. F. Tolly; Belton, M.
P. Tribble; Broadway, S. N. Pearman
Anderson Young Mems Club, 2. K.
McCully; Brushy Greek, J. D. sitton ;
Honea Path, D. S. Mccullough; Meals
Greek, L. E. Campbell; Centerville, w.
IT. McGill; Pendleton, ]. @. stribling ;
Rock Mills, J. A. Todd; Hopewell, W.
"a. Neal; Hall, J. P. McGee;. East Sa'
vanrah. B. A. Davis; West Savannah
S. b. Earle; Flat Rock, J. w. Norris ;
Martin, ]. A. Drake; Bishops Branch,
r. w. Simpson; Bowling Green, Slls's
Kay; Piercetown, A. M. Guyton; Hun
ter's Spring, B. F. Crayton; Williams
ton, h. I. Epting; Slabtown, J. Jaml'
SON; Dark Corner, G. @. Simpson; Sn-
luda, M. B. Gaines; Fork No. 1, w. +.
Sharp; Fork No. 2, G. N. G. Boleman !;
Sandy Springs, T. E. Dickson.
E. B. MURRAY,
County Chairman.
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Insurance License.

COLUMBIA, S. G., April l, 1884.
r HEREBY certify that j. D. Maxwell,
i of Anderson. S. c., Agent of the
Commercial Union Fire Insurance Compa-
ny of London, the Liverpool and London
and Globe Insurance Company, each in.
corporated by Great Britain and the Ger
man American Fire Insurance Company,
incorporated by the State of New York, has
complied with the acquisitions Of the Act
of the General Assembly entitled San Act
to regulate the Agencies Of Insurance Com
panies not incorporated in the State of
South Carolina" and 1 hereby license the
said J. D. Maxwell, Agent aforesaid, to
take risks and transact all business Of H.
surance in this State, in the County of An
derson, for and in behalf of said Compa-
nies.
Expires March 3lst, 1885.
(Signed) w. Il. STONEY,,
Comptroller General.
April 10, 1854 80
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CAROLINA FACTORY GIRLS.

The Augusta correspondent Of the at.
lanta Constitution writing about the recent
Convention of Cotton Spinners, which
met in that city, gives the following
items concerning Col. b. P. Hammett,
of the Piedmont Manufacturing Compa-
nv. who was one of the members of the
Convention:
"Carolina girls are the best cotton fac
tory operatives in the world" said Colo
mel Hammett of the Piedmont mills.
at is very seldom you find yankee girl
working in the mills. ALI through New
England you will find that the help is
Irish, German, or French Canadian, but
oufCarolina girls are not afraid to work,
and the first thing which strikes the at
tention of visiting business friends from
the North is the superior appearance OF
NV operatives. Tall, shapely, with we'll
poised heads and faces which would do
for moulds of beauty, they are as lady
like at the hearth stone as they are prof.
cient at the loom. They are all under
the salutary influence of home and
church relationship, and are a class of
whom any nation should be proud" 1t
is evident that Colonel Hammett is in
love with all his girls-that is in faith
erly sort Of way. Some years ago Col
onel Hammett was President OF the
Greenyille and Columbia road. One
Sunday morning he went into the hotel
in Greenville, and beheld young lady IN
an agopy of tears. He was told that she
had lust received telegram announcing
the fatal illness of her father, and call.
ing her home at once. AS it was sgalns1,
the laws of South Carolina for railroad
companies to do business on Sunday, the
young lady had no means of reaching
her father that day. The story touched
Mr.. Hammetts heart, and he at once
had an engine and coach prepared ano
sent the weeping daughter 10 her faith
er's bedside. Subsequently the tathe
recovered but the daughter died. Th'
Young lady was first cousin to Stat
Treasurer Speer, of Georgia.
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= The Rock Hill Herald says: "(

- The Rock Hill Herald says: "On
Tuesday evening of last week, as MIR.
George Sledge, the engineer of the North
bound passenger train on the Chester and
Leuoir Railroad, was running between
Lowrysville and McConnellsville he saw
the cyclone rapidly approaching his
train. He Immediately pulled the throt'
tie of his engine wide open and a race
began. The black nel.shaped cloud
is said to have kept within about fifty
feet of the hindmost coach for 81 consid-
erable distance. There was intense ex.
citement on board the flying train as the
murky monster, rolling, pitching, seeth,
ing, boiling, spread destruction in full
view of the passengers. Finally a sharp
curve in the road threw the train out of
the cyclones path, and in this way a
wreck was averted.
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Insurance License.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April l, 1854

COLUMBIA, s. c., April l, 1854.
T HEREBY certify that a. B. Towers, OF
i Anderson, S. c., Agent Of the Ger
mania Fire Insurance Co. /: the Citizens
Fire Insurance Co.; Hanover Fire 1nsu-
rance Co.. The Continental Fire Insurance
Co.-all incorporated by the State of New
York; and the Georgia Home Insurance
Co., Incorporated by the State OF Georgia,
has complied with the reQuisitions of the
Act of the General Assembly entitled IAN
Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the State OF
South Carolina" and l hereby license the
said A. B. Towers, Agent aforesaid, to take
risks and transact all business OF Insurance
in this State, in the County of Anderson,
for and in behalf of said Companies.
Expires March 31st, 1855.
(Signed) w. E. STONEY,
Comptroller General.
April 10, 1884 80
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The Orangeburg Times and Democrat
says: abraham Martin, colored, who
sold out here about year ago and emil
grated to Arkansas, returned home on
last Monday night. He is fully satisfied
with his experience, and expresses him
self as being glad to get back to South
Carolina. Arkansas, he says, does not
flow with milk and honey as represented
by interested railroad agents and land
speculators." The colored people who
are so crazy to go to this new country
had better know something about it be-
fore they start. When they get there 1t
will be impossible for many of them to
get back, and it will then be too late to
realize their mistake. They will be wise
to stay where they are until they hear
from those who have already gone there.
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Insurance License.
EyEcUTryE DEPARTMENT,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, S. c., April /, 1884.
r CERTIFY that Mr.. j. H. Won Hasseln,
Il of Anderson G. H., S. c., Agent of the
Rochester German Insurance Company, in
corporated by the State of New York, has
complied with the requisitionss of the Act
to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Com
panies not incorporated in the State of
South Carolina" and I hereby license the
said Mr.. ]. II. Won Hasseln, Agent afore
said, to take risks and transact all business
OF Insurance in this State, in the County Of
Anderson, for and in behalf of said Compa-
ny. Expires March 31st, 1885.
w. u. STONEY, Comptroller Gen.
April 10, 1854 80
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Insurance License.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTING Mt,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA. S. c., April l. 1884.
T CERTIFY that Mr.. J. H. Won Hasseln,
i of Anderson, s. c., Agent of the Scot.
tish Union and National Insurance Com
pany, incorporated by Great Britain, has
complied with the acquisitions of the Act
of the General Assembly entitled "An Act
TO regulate the Agencies of Insurance Com.
panies not Incorporated in the State of
South Carolina" and 1 hereby license the
said Mr. J. II. Won Hasseln, Agent afore-
said, to take risks and transact all business
of Insurance in this State, in the County OF
Anderson for and in behalf of said COM
pany. Expires March 31st, 1885.
W. Il. STONEY, Comptroller Gen.
April 10. 1854 80
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The old ticket of Tilden and Hendricls

The old ticket of Tilden and Hendricks
continues to gain strength before the
country. The boom for it is on the ia-
crease, and will be immense by the time
Of the meeting of the Democratic Con-
yention in Chicago. In fact, We believe
that nothing short of Mr.. Tilden's death
can prevent his nomination when the
Convention meets. If nominated under
such circumstances, he cannot refuse to
serve. and his election would be as sure
as things in the future ever are in poi,
fico
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sHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of an Execution to me direct
ID ed, I will expose to sale on the First
Monday in May, A. D. 1854, at Anderson
Court House, South Carolina, the follow
ing property, to wit:
All tie Right of Way, Title and Interest
that the Atlantic g. French Broad Valley
Railroad Company had to the Right OF
Way through Anderson County, ,. w
commencing at the Abbeville limo and run
ming by the way of Bolton, then to the
pickcns line in said County. Levied on as
the property of the Atlantic and French
Broad Valley Railroad Company, in favor
of Elizabeth Major.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser TO
paw extra for necessary papers
JAM ES II. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff of Anderson County.
April 10, 1854 SO
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The Blaine boom is something very ii

The Blaine boom is something very i'll.
teresting to the Republican politicians
lust now. He has developed remarkable
strength for man who is not candi-
date, and things now seem to point
strongly to his nomination. He is arep.
resentative of the Garfield sentiment of
the party, and is to-day the strongest
man in the Union with the masses of the
Republican party. His nomination in
the first Chicago Convention is not atdll
improbable.
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Insurance License.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CoMrrRoLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, S. c., April l, 1885:
T CERTIFY that Mr.. ]. H. Won Hasseln,
i of Anderson, S. c., Agent of the Con-
necticut Fire Insurance Company, incorpo-
rated by the State of Connecticut. has com-.
piled with the acquisitions of the Act OF
the General Assembly entitled IAN Act to
regulate the Agencies Of Insurance Compa-
nies not incorporated in the State of South
Carolina" and l hereby license the said
MI. }. Ii. Won Hasseln, Agent aforesaid, to
surance in this State, in the County of An
derson, for and in behalf of said Company.
Expires March 31st, 1885.
w. e. STONEY, Comptroller Gen.
Anril 10 1884 50
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Insurance License.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE CONTROLLER GENERAL,

OFFICE CUMF IKUl1LEN UENE1sNH'
COLUMBIA, S. c., April l, 1854:
T CERTIFY that Mr.. j. III. Won Hasseln,
J. of Anderson G. H., S. c., Agent Of the
Merchants Fire Insurance Company, incor-
porated by the State of New jersey, has
complied with the acquisitions of the Act
OF the General Assembly entitled IAN Act
to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Com.
panies not incorporated in the State OF
South Carolina" and I hereby license the
said Mr.. J. H. Won Hasseln, Agent afore'
said to take risks and transact all business
of Insurance in this State. in the County OF
Anderson, for and in behalf of said Com
pany. Expires March 31st, 1885.
W. E. STONEY, Comptroller Gen.
April 10, 1884 80
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Insurance License.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CONTROLLER GENERAL,

EXECUTIVE UEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CONTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, S. c., April l, 1884.
T CERTIFY that Mr.. ]. II. Won Hasseln,
i of Anderson g. H., S. e., Agent OF the
Phoenix Assurance Company, (Fire,) OF
London, incorporated by the State OF Eng.
land, has complied with the acquisitions of
the Act of the General Assembly entitled
IAN Act to regulate the Agencies of lnsu-
rance Companies not incorporated in the
State of South Carolina" and 1 hereby IL
cense the said Mr.. ]. II. Won Hasseln, Agent
aforesaid, to take risks and transact all bus
mess of Insurance in this State, in the
County of Anderson, for and in behalf of
said Company. Expires March 3lst, 1885.
w. f. STONEY, Comptroller Gen.
April 10. 1884 80