The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-04-05

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that when descending the long side of
the triangle the links double up and the
increased weight keeps up the motion.
From the character of the motive power,
the movement of the chain constantly
increases in rapidity, and brake is re-
quired to regulate it.
There are 296, 100 persons in New
York city who do not speak English.
- What is supposed to be Confeder-
ate gold dollar was found in an ash.heap
in Atlanta recently, and sold for $50. 1t
is said that only six such coins we're issued
by the Confederate Government, and if
genuine this specimen would be worth
$3.50.
= A pneumatic tube company that
proposes to blow passengers under the
ocean to Europe in eight hours has been
incorporated in New York. The passen.
ger cars will travel like cannon ball, the
organizers ssy, and will be quite safe and
comfortable.
= Conductor R. P. Dodge, of the
Georgia railroad, fast line, is not only one
of the most careful and thorough officers
on that road, but is an expert in chicken
raising and egg culture. From a small
lot in Atlanta, last year, Mr.. Dodge sold
81 900 worth of eggs.
- 1t is believed that the cotton gin was
invented in South Carolina, and this
claim has much evidence to sustain it.
We are now about to present to the world
the first and only successful cotton picker.
The oldest railroad of its length in the
world is the South Carolina Railway,
from Charleston, s. O., to Augusta, Ga.
Indians in the United States last
year cultivated 227, 1866 acres of land and
raised 724, ,958 bushels of wheat, 984, 1872
bushels of corn, 512,137 bushels Of oats
and barley, 524, ,O1O bushels of vegetables
and 1O1 1928 tons of hay. They also own.
ed 358, 1884 horses and mules, Ill ,407 head
of cattle, 40,471 swine and 1,117,273
sheep.
An Indiana man, fearing grave rob.
bers, put a lot of dynamite into the coffin
containing the body of his daughter, and
this fact was we'll known. The other day
his wife died, and the grave diggers had
dangerous job digging grave beside
that of the daughter, and many persons
would not 80 to the cemetery, fearing an
explosion.
South Corolina made the first ex-
portation of cotton from America, and
while this experiment was not successful,
it laid the foundation for the immense
business that has since developed, and
caused the general cultivation of this
crop, which, for many years, made the
South, in some respects, the most power.
fnl section of the Union.
Mrs. Julia D. Grant has received
from the generals book about $3.50, 900,
and pension OF $4,000 from the nation.
|. She also has the income from the $25O,00O
raised by George Jones from Jay Gould,
James Gordon Bennett and others. She
also has the income from $100, 900 raised
by George w. Childs. In other words,
she has the income on not far from ST.
100000.
- Mrs. Mollie Corwein, of fShelbyville,
Ind, is suing for divorce from her sixth
husband. She has already been divorced
from the other FIVE. Mrs. Corwein (her
most recent name) seems to be very hard
to please. It is outrageous that she
should have had six husbands and isn't
satisfied with that, while 10000 Massa.
chusetts women have never been married
at all.-Boston Globe.
- Emancipation is progressing rapidly
in some parts of Brazil. In the Province
of San Paulo the slaves are being set free
at the rate of 500 to 600 day, and the
Legislature has passed bill forbidding
the use of the prisons for the custody of
runaway slaves. Thousands of runaways
have returned to work on being assured
that they would be paid wages and not
deprived of their liberty. Important
liberations are taking place in other pro-
vinces, but much less numerous than
those of San Paulo.
- A cablegram has been received at
Raleigh, N. c., announcing the death on
March II, at Shanghai, of the Rev. DR..
Matthew T. Yates, the celebrated Baptist
missionary. DR.. Yates was born in Wake
County, N. c., on January 8. 1919 and
was in his seventieth year. Forty years
ago he was sent to China, and has been
there ever since, except for one short Wis.
it to this country, about thirty years ago.
He made Shanghai his headquarters, and
was eminently successful in his mission
ary work. He was the pride of his
church in this position, and his death
carries with it personal bereavement to
every member of his church. He had
translated the New Testament into the
Chinese language, and was revising the
proof for the press when death overlook
him.
"A terrible accident happened on
Friday evening of last week to johnnie
Wright, son of Mr.. Wallace Wright, who
lives six miles North of Johnston. Un-
hitching his mule from the plow at the
close of the days work, he mounted the
mules back to ride to the house, leaving
the gears on with the hamestring still tied,
but before attaining the proper position
and securing the check.line the animal
made sudden dash, throwing him to the
ground, with one foot fast to the gears.
In this condition the mule ran with him
for distance of nearly three hundred
yards, his body at times bounding in the
air higher than the mules back. John
MES sister, who happened to be near, ran
and headed off the frightened animal and
succeeded in bringing him to halt, but
not until Johnnie's head and face were
bruised almost beyond recognition. His
body was also terribly bruised, though his
injuries, we are glad to learn, are not
likely to prove fatal.-EdgsfeM Monitor,
March %.
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