The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-11-19
cane, and discouraged experiments and
investigations in that interest to the full

cane, and discouraged experiments and
investigations in that interest to the full
extent of his power.
The Guiteau case is once more before
the courts of the District of Columbia
this time in the nature of libel suit by
Rev. DR.. Hicks against the Evcning Star
newspaper. The Rev. Doctor was
Guitean's spiritual adviser, and was
charged by the Star with offering for
sale the assassn's bones, which were be-
queathed to him. Hicks has been living
on his orange grove in Florida for the
past year, and reached here Thursday in
time for the trial. 1t is singular coin
cldence that the judge who presided in
the Guiteau trial also presided in this
civil trial arising out of the same case.
The jury rendered a verdict for one cent
damages.
M. Bartholdi, the celebrated French
sculptor who designed and moulded Lib.
erty enlightening the world, is here
pushing the adoption of his model for
the statue of Lafayette to be erected by
direction of Congress. Only two sculp-
tors, Meade and Bartholdi, have submit.
ted models. The latter has submitted
two, and it is thought that one of them
will be adopted.
Both the President and Secretary
Lamar are taking deep interest in the
Indian question. They believe that the
white man should be vigorously excluded
from the red mans reservations, and
everything done to Christianize the
Indian. In this way they think he can
be civilized, and they believe that ulti-
mately land will be given to the Indians
in severalty, and that they will be thrown
more on their own resources for support.
That is their theory, and they want to
do all in their power to prepare the
nations wards to provide for themselves.
Sergeant Brainard of the Greeley
Arctic expedition fame will before long
receive bis merited reward. The Presi.
dent is not unmindful of his case and
will soon promote him to second lieu.
tenancy, and then he will be assigned to
one of the cavalry regiments. He is a
man of medium statue and thick set
frame, and looks the very picture of ro-
bust health. His eyes are still weak, so
that at times he is obliged to wear glasses
to shade them. He is getting quite
1eshy, but the flesh is firm and his color
.ruddy. eii
General Sheridan's report has not been
given to the public yet, because it con.
tained some sharp structures on the act
of the Secretary of War in sending the
members of the Generals staff to their
regiments, thus compelling him to form
new staff.
If matters continue as they now exist
much longer it will be necessary for the
President to define the prerogatives of
the Secretary of War and the General of
the Army. Each claims to outrank the
other, and the question as to which of
the two is highest in authority will have
to be settled before long. It has been a
mooted question ever since General Sher.
idan has been in command of the Army.
There is quite strong feeling among
many Congressman to pass this coming
session bill pensioning all soldiers who
served on the Union side during the late
war. There is, however, a great differ
ence of opinion as to what the pension
should be. The majority seem to favor
s6 month, regardless of rank. This
will not detract from what is already re-
ceived under existing laws, but will be in
addition to it, If introduced the bill
will probably pass, as neither party is
willing to assume responsibility for its
defeat. b.