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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
A Bid For Votes.

Journal urn Of this city publishes this after.
noon the following letter from Gen.
Butler, giving explicit utterance TO his
views on the tariff question
BosroN, MASS, May 10, 1SS4.-To @.
M. Hubbard, Managing Editor Detroit
Evening Jom.nal-Dear Sir: There is so
evident good faith in your communica-
tion to me that l break my custom in
answering specific questions as to my
political views on specific subjects. Per
haps upon the subject of the tariff l can
give them in word, for I never have
concealed them. We cannot have free
trade in this country. However desira.
BILE theoretically it would be, our country
is so large, our interests 80 vast, and so
much is to be done by the General Gov.
ernment, that for a series of years we
must raise hundreds of millions of dol
lars by taxation of some sort. The only
constitutional taxation l know of is
direct tax in proportion to the number
of inhabitants of the State. The genius
of our people will not permit of that
direct taxation, and therefore indirect
taxation must be resorted to. From the
beginning of the Government to this
time taxation by duties on imported
articles has always been the resort of our
Government, except in times of war:
For a limited period other methods Of
taxation have been tried because the du'
ties on imports were insufficient. There.
fore the raising of sufficient amount Of
revenue for an economical administration
of the Government and no more from
the duties upon imports, and in laying
those duties to tax all articles of luxury
up to collection point; to make free all
materials not raised or produced in this
country which enter into its arts and
manufactures and the actual necessaries
of life as much as possible, and to cheap
en- them in every way possible, and with
in those limits to so judiciously place
cur duties as to best encourage aud aid
American industry. If 1 could | would
also devote the taxes upon whlskey aud
tobacco to fund to pay the remaining
debt of the war only, to wit, to pensions
and the care of soldiers disabled by the
war. / do not know that | need make
any further statement upon this topic
am, very truly yours,
BENZ. F.. BUTLER.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
1t Goes Hard With Grant.

New YORK, May PA Washington
special says that gentleman who saw
General Grant in this city last week,
declares that he is utterly broken down
by the disclosures which have fol-
lowed the failure of the firm in which
he was interested, and that the shock has
shortened his life by ten years. he
talks freely about it to his personal
friends, but keeps himself secluded and
fears that he has lost the respect and
confidence of the country. The general
admits that some of his friends came to
him months ago and warned him that
Ward was an adventurer and was using
his name in an improper way, but his
confidence in the young man was so great
that be repu!scd them, and thinks that
he may have treated some of them coolly.
He is said to be so sensitive about the
matter that he does not read the newspa'
pers and knows but little of the magni-
tude of failure or the extent of Wards
frauds.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
HydropliObic incubation.

LONDON, May 19.-Prof. Pasteur.
claimed day before the French Acade-
my that he has discovered a specific for
the prevention of rabies in the human
being, the remedy being inoculation
of the person with virus orig.
inally taken from a rsbid animal
and weakened by process Of trans.
fusion through other animals of inferior
size and lower vitality. 1t is reported
that the Professor proved bis devotion to
science and his faith in the efficacy of his
discovery by experimenting upon himself
by first inducing mild form of rabies Of
by inoculalion and then allowing himself
to be bitten by rabid dog.
NJ. Pastcnr, in the conclusion of his
essay, urged the Academy to memoralize
the Government to appoint an efficient
commission to thoroughly investigate the
subject by means of experiments upon
voluntary subjects or condemned priso-
r1prs
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
Robbed of our shad.

Mr.. ED1ToR: You copy from the
Greenville News statement which
ought to be very gratifying, that the
Superintendent of the U. S. Fish Hatch,
ing Establishment at Washington is
sending supply of shad for the ssluda,
Seneca and Tugalo Rivers, so that in
three years the rivers of South Carolina
will be we'll stocked with this delicious
fish.
This leads me to enquire Of you, Mr.
Editor, for you can surely tell the whole
story, why it is that we have not our
natural supply Of this delicious fish 2
We are all busy making ponds for a far
inferior fish, but sleeping over the fact
that we are being robbed year by year of
our natural supply of shad. We were
told not long since that the obstacle in
the Savannah River (placed by the City
of Augusta) which prevented the return
of the shad annually from the ocean to
our waters, had been removed. But it
cannot have been removed, else we had
had this very year our supply of this
delicious fish, worth any one of them,
two or three German carp. And what,
then, of the money paid by Georgia, and
what of the satisfaction alleged to have
been expressed by our Commissioner with
the fsh-way erected? There are ugly
stories aAoat, Mr.. Editor, and it would
be good thing to have light cast on this
whole subject.
If am not mistaken, the young shad
must gradually find its way down to the
ocean whence it will return in due season
to cast its spawn in the country rivers.
1t will, l apprehend, be quite useless to
put any young fish in the waters of the
Savannah River if they either cannot 60
down past Augusta or come up past
Augusta when they are ready for their
return.
May we not ask you, Mr.. Editor, to
ventilate this subject, involving millions
of dollars to these upper Counties OF
South Carolina and Georgia?
UP-COUNTRYMAN.
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Tie Worlds Industrial Fair.
The Columbia Register, Of the 22n'

The Columbia Register, of the 22nd
inst, says:
Mr.. L. L. Roche. of the Department
of Agriculture, arrived in the city last
night to confer with the Commissioner
of Agriculture, Colonel A. P. Butler, rs
to details of preparation for the States
exhibit at New Orleans. Matters were
progressing favorably, even while moy-
ing somewhat in the dark, but now that
Congress has granted loan of 81 .0OO-
900 to the Directors Of the Exposition,
the work of collecting exhibits will move
forward with gigantic strides.
Arrangements will be made for town
ship and County meetings, many ofwhich
will be attended by Mr. Roche, and
other energetic agents will also be in the
field.
Many of the County papers are urging
the importance of immediate action in
their respective localities, and commend
ably 10, for now is the time to make Sc.
lections of berries, fruits, grain, ETC., and
to take special pains in the development
of the best the soil can produce.
As to woods, minerals, fish and other
exhibits which can be procured in any
season, the earliest selections possible
should be made, as such exhibits will
require preparation and preservation,
which involves time and labor in proper
accomplishment.
The State Department of Agriculture
is prepared to furnish any information
desired as to exhibits, and will take the
greatest of pleasure in assisting those
who apply for points.
To show what is being done elsewhere,
Mexico has appropriated 100000 Gen,
eral Diaz heads commission comprised
of her best citizens, and many of the
States of Mexico are subscribing $4,000
and $40 1000 each toward Mexican ex.
hibit. They have taken $4,000 feet space
in the main building, 100000 feet for
garden, and declare they will surprise
the world. Central America republics
are evincing like interest.
Agencies will be opened during this
week in all of the capitals of Europe.
The low excursion rate of one cent per
mile secured by written agreements with
railroad companies embracing over l609
lines, extending throughout the United
States and extending into Canada, must
exert great influence in nationalzlnIg
the Exposition and in promoting its
financial success.
Proportionally low rates are made for
all of the ten States adjacent to New
Orleans, and reduced rates for special
excursions. Arrangements are being
perfected for special excursion rates on
steamship lines from all foreign ports,
also for round trip tickets to be sold at
all principal points throug ghout tho world.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
The Southern Presbyterians.

V1cKsBURG, Miss, May Pin the
Presbyterian General Assembly tonight
the report of the committee on co opera
ton with the Northern Presbyterian
Church was submitted and unanimously
adopted. The moderator congratulated
the Assembly upon the unanimity and
even the enthusiasm with which this
delicate question had been decided. In
substance, the report declines the presen'
tation of any plan of co operation, retus
es the joint occupancy of the Danvllle
Seminary, and declares that the deliver.
ances of former Assemblies express the
mind of the church as fixed against Or
ganic union. The purport OF the action
of this Assembly respecting organic union
is Enthusiastically this, that while fraternal
relations are established and while alien
alton from the Northern brethren in
heart or act would be condemned, yet the
distinct existence of the Southern Pres
bylerian Church is the unanimous SEN
timent and principle of the Vicksburg
Assembly, not upon sectional or political
conditions, but upon the conviction that
the PresDyterlan COuiCii Ouu'u "o"a
lose much of its efficiency by an organic
union or amalgamation with the church
North. Any other action at this time
would divide The church and lead to
disturbance of the fraternal relations so
happily begun. ,, H.,
At the session of the Assembly to. day
the report on the election of candidates
for the ministry was presented; !tshows
an increase in the number during, the
past year and that special efforts have
been made for their maintenance which
have been successful. Among the Choc'
taw and Chickasaw Indians the Church
has a Mission Presbytery, with 2G chur.
ches having membership Of about
1000, mostly Indians, and SIX ordained
ministers, all full.blood Indians, and
three full-blood licentiates.
Regarding the instruction of delegates
it was finally decided that Presbytery
could not instruct them.
The Assembly decided 10 correspond
with the Northern Assembly in future by
letter, instead Of by delegates.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
Killed by The Bite of n Snake.

BRAScnv1LLE, May l9.-On last
Wednesday night the little daughter of
Mrs. Thompson, eight years old, about
four miles below here, was bitten by q
snake in the following singular manner: {:
The child was lying in bed with its moth
er and called to her and said that some.
thing had bitten her and that she had
pulled it off. The mother and child got
up and procured light and on examina-
tion little blood was seen on the child's
toe and lip, and on going to the bed dis
covered writhing on pillow about eig ght
inches of the head part OF a garter snake.
The entire tail part had been eaten of
evidently by cat and brought on the
bed. The child suffered intensely, ard at
10 o'clock the next morning it was dead.
One of their cats had been known to
bring in the house living portion Of a
snake on former occasion. A gentle.
man living near here tells me that cat
on his place WAS addicted to the same
thing.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

We have no sympathy with the senti-
ment which seeks 10 place Gen. Grant
on the retired list of the army-particu'
larly at this time. Il is true that Gen.
Grant has been conspicuous character
in our history, aud that he has rendered
valuable services to the Uniop, but he
has been we'll: paid for all that he has
done. He was at the head OF our army,
and had he retained his position would,
in the nature of things, have been retired
at the proper time as Gen. Sherman has
BEEN, But Gen. Grant deliberately gave
up his position for the Presidency, and
knew when he did it that he chose be-
tween the steady and certain life of an
army officer for the uncertainties of
political life. He succeeded in political
life as far as any man has eyersucceeded.
He was twice elected President. This
lis all the recognition which the country
ever gave to Washington. He was not
replaced upon the army. list and retired,
nor was sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars raised for him as has
been done for Gen. Grant. This is not
a country of hero worshippers, aad there
fore there is neither policy nor necessity
to urge this unusual step in Gen. Grants
behalf. He is not in want, for he has
the income from two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, besides considerable
property which is in his wife's name.
Therefore, while it would not be seriously
felt, yet as matter Of principle we be-
lieye it is wrong to tax the people of this
country to enable him 10 live in further
luxury. In addition to this, the present
is an inopportune time for such action.
It's true that Gen. Grant has recently
lost heavily in his New: York banking
business, butby lending the use of his
name to that business he inspired the
tfust which has swept away the scanty
earnings of hundreds of poor people.
The business Of his bank was swindle
and fraud, if the statements made in the
papers are true. His managing partner
has been arrested, and is injail in New
York now for alleged frauds upon custom
ers in the conduct of the business. 1t is
true that: Gen. Grant is not proven to
have been an active participant in those
frauds, but it was his duty to have known.
the character of the business that was
being conducted in his name. He drew
three thousand dollars per month out of
it.. and nothing but carelessness of the
grossest kind could have prevented his
knowledge of the business; Any senti-
mental gush over him, therefore, strikes
us as out of place. The men and women,
with small means and families to support,
who were induced by the reputation of
great man to trust his bank and put their
toiled for earnings into that bank from
which Gen. Grant and his son each drew
thirty-six thousand dollars a year, are
more to be pitied than the we'll provided
for man who has been the recipient of a
considerable portion of these sums of
money which these trusting dealers with
his bank has lost. In our opinion, Con-
gtess would do the proper thing by de.
feating the bill for retiring Gen. Grant
with pay upon the army list.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
Presidential Pedestrianism.

ELM1RA, N. Y, May 2l.-Ralph Beau.
mont, of Indiana, President of the
Knights of Labor, will make a tour of
the continent IN foot from Maine to CAL
ifornia. He will start from Bangor,
July Sd, and expects to make upwards of
twenty miles daily, delivering a lecture
every night at some town on the route on
the labor and anti-mouopoly question.
He will advocate the claims of Benjamin
+. Butler to the support of the indepen-
dent voters as the Presidential candidate.
Beaumont expects to reach California
before the close of the campaign.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
COL. AIKEN'S REJOINDER.

WASHINGTON, D. g., May %, 1884.
DEAR SIR: I will not enter into a
newspaper .ptroversy with you, but if
you will reconcile the Inconsistency of
your tariff platform, I will know better
how to reply to any attack you may make
upon me in the future.
You advocate Mr.. Tilden, but are op-
posed to Mr.. Randall. Mr.. Randall is an
avowed protective Democrat, and if he
does not reflect Mr.. Tilden's views on
this subject, the entire 46th Congress is
deceived. You can't paddle Mr.. Til.
denis canoe and leave Mr. Randall behind,
for they are both in the same boat.
You must be hard up for an argument
when you have to resort to a letter of
mine four years old to attack my position
of to-day. Why did you not reply to my
letter of May 18th, 1884, published in
your last issue?
Recall the tragic event of July, 1881,
and tell me if my prophecy made four
years ago did not verge upon fulfllment
Guiteau's bullet electrified the country
and changed the entire phase of national
affairs.
You charge me wrongfully when you
say / attempted to misrepresent you. I
never did aud never will. But you speak
the truth, I suppose, (for !seldom attend
.caucusses, when you say no Northern
Democrat ever bolted q caucus. Why
should they? They are always in the
minority, and we, the majority, follow in
their lead.
Very respectfully,
D. WYATT AIKEN.
D NfY,nnIx- Aplaroop n
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

Gratis voted with the Republicans against
the other Democrats in the election con-
test Of. English vs.. :Peele, from Indiana.
The Democrats generally voted TO seat
English, but Col. Aiken and thirty'two
Democrats voted to seat the Republican
Peele, so that English was only seated by
a bare majority. We do not know who
was right in this matter, and do not mean
to criticise Col. Aiken's vote, but we do
mean to argue that every time member
of the Democratic party votes differently
from his colleagues it is no reason to
favor breaking up the party.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

An illustration of the power of
dynamite was given at Itbica, N. Y, on
Tuesday. Five and half pounds of it
was exploded under brick smoke stack
weighing 100 tons. The mass of mason
~ was lifted bodily in the air and stone
weighing so pounds was hurled against
a maple tree 100 yards away shattering
the trunk.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

The New York Herald, speaking of
the Tilden boom, says:
"Tilden, with some good Western man
for the second place, is ticket to which
there could be but little reasonable OBJ.
lection. Several other democrats would,
in our opinion, be preferable, and one of
these is Mr.. Bayard but we see no good
ground for protest against the popular
boom for the Old ticket. Mr.. Tilden's
age is not fact against him. Thiers
was President of France at greater age
and successful President, too, though
he had to be handled by his attendants
with as much care as is required for Mr..
Tilden, and was put to bed two or three
times a day to husband his failing strength.
If Mr.. Tilden should be elected and
should live through his tern: he would be
a good President. If he died while in
Office be would be succeeded by one des.
ignated with particular reference to that
contingency, and the policy of the party
would be safe. There can be no popular
apprehension touching that sort of sue
cession while the striking success OF Mr..
Arthur is fresh in the common remen-
brance.
Virginia, Nebraska and New Hamp-
shire have been added to the Tilden
States. "Tbe Old Ticket on the Old
Platform" is the ouly hope for the De-
mocracy this year.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

- The Lancaster Ledger says: "Mr.
w. H. Hilton, the man who was shot Dy
Boggan Cash in the attempt to arrest
him last week, was native of this coun'
ty and lived on Flat Creek until after the
late war. Mr.. Hilton was good soldier
-one of the very best in the Southern
army. He served with Company d,
First Regiment, South Carolina Volun-
teers, Jenkins Brigade, and many of bis
old war comrades now allude with PRIDE
to his gallantry upon many bloody
fields"
When a Democrat invites another
Democrat to drink now he just says !:
"Join me in little of the old ticket y"
-Ihiiadc!phia CaH.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
Great Bargains in Dry Goods.

Just received new stock. White
Lawns from Sc. to 20c.-cheapcst goods
ever offered. Yard. wide Bleachings, to
10c. Muslins, 5 to Sc. Points. 5 to 7c.
Fans, Parasols, Corsets, Laces. Embrold'
ery, Gloves, ETC., at bottom prices. W.,
invite every lady to call at our store, anu
see our now goods and prices, which we
have determined shall be the very lowest
during the dull season. Come get our
prices, whether you buy or not. Wo VIII
C. +. JONES & Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

Bring your sweetheart and enjoy with
her a glass of Whites Artic Soda Water.
You feel like wearing your winter
clothes after drinking Wilhito's Soda wa
tor.
Go to Wilhilo's City Drug Store and get
a glass of ice cold Congress Water and
remove the bad, disagreeablc taste in your
month due to indigestion. a gentle ape
rient.
Congress Water relieves the discomforts
of indigestion, such as tlatulence, head
ache, heartburn, &C., at Whites
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29

Mr.. Tilden is an old man, it is true,
but he is not as old as Mr.. Gladstone,
who is now at the head Of tie English
Government. He has palsy, it is true,
but palsy, while annoying, is not like
paralysis, destructive of mental power
and physical action. Mr.. Tilden is not,
in other words, as vigorous as he was ten
or twenty years ago, but he has sufficient
vigor left to be the strongest man in the
Democratic party before the country to-.
day. We believe he will be nominated
and elected President this year.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-29
The Me,cs and Courier, replying to our
article on Mr.. Tilden, says:

article on Mr.. Tilden, says:
The INrELL1GENcER admits that Mr..
Tilden sis not the first choice of the
people of South Carolina" but it believes
him to be the strongest man i'll the Dem
ocratic party, and that the people of the
State will cheerfully support him if NOM
mated, and further, that he will be nom
mated in Chicago and triumphantly
elected in November. The INTELIIGEN.
GET. says: "If we are correct, we would
suggest to our. Charleston friend that we
had better accept the inevitable grace.
fully, and not assume q position in ad-
vance Of the canvass which may iDjure
our usefulness in it. For this reason, it
would be as we'll not to express any opin-
ions which may be quoted against us this
summer" The course that our friend
advises, if followed. would absolutely
prevent q frank discussion of the merits
of candidates for nomination. When
the News and Courier thinks that any
person who is talked about as a candi.
date is an unfit person to be nominated,
it will say candidly that. in it's opinion,
ne is unfit, and will do its best to prove
him to be so. There is no other way that
we know of to save the party from MAX
ing unwise nominations. There is no
other way to enlighten the people so that
they and their delegates may make a
wise choice. Another thing is certain.
Under no circumstances will the Neaos
and Courier retract or modify ANYTHING
that it has said concerning Mr.. Tilden's
personal or political attributes.
The position of our contemporary is
correct, from its standpoint, for it does
not believe that Mr.. Tilden can be or
ought to be nominated. 1t is proper,
therefore, for it to oppose such nomina.
ton as strongly as possible in the inter.
est of what it believes to be best for the
party aud the country. Our idea came
from the standpoint that Mr.. Tilden is
the strongest man in the Democratic
party, and that his nomination can only
be defeated by his death or positive re.
fusal to serve. If correct, then our
position would follow. The Nevs and
Courier disputes the correctness of our
view, and presents its side very strongly
in several articles opposing Mr.. Tilden's
nomination. In the meantime, State
after State is declaring for the "Old
Ticket" and we will soon see who is
right.