The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-03-21

ted, for not only did the State make out
plain case of murcer, but Solicitor
Nelson's management CT it was such as
to receive the praise Of those who are
inclined 10 be friendly towards Jones.
His speech on Saturday was one of the
fines. efforts ever made in Edge6eld's
court house by any prosecuting officer.
In fact, it was pronounced 10 be the best
argumen: made in the case.-ColumJia
Register.
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.
Farm mortgages in Nebraska aggre-
gate s15O,OOO,OO
= Rock Radford, nearly eighty years
old, was sentenced at Hopkinsville, KY,
to twenty one years imprisonment for
murder.
The Pennsylvania railroad system
claims to have lost but three pieces of
baggage out of fve million pieces handled
last year.
The Postoffice at Mineral Point,
Colo, 10000 feet above the sea level, is
the highest postofiice in the country. But
the postmaster says his salary is about the
lowest.
= When the nose threatens to bleed
excessively, it sometimes can be arrested
by putting the feet into hot water, or BY
applying mustard plaster between the
shoulder.
= Mrs. Harrison is fascinated by Mrs.
Cleveland. The new mistress of the
White House recently remarked: "Mrs.
Cleveland is positively the loveliest crea-
ture ever saw
= Dr. w. +. Forrest, Of New York,
says that the south is in danger of a yel.
low fever epidemic this summer. He
wants congress to appropriate 81, ,O00Tee,,
for tents, hospitals, etc.
= The New York Sun says that any
one desirous of speculating in real estate
can purchase an acre of land in Wall
street, New York, for the small sum of
sl43, 100000. and is cheap at that.
= The household of the Emperor of
China is to consist of 500 persons includ.
ing thirty fan bearers, thirty umbrella
bearers, thirty physicians and surgeons,
seventy. FIVE astrogolers, seven chiefcooks
and sixty priests.
- With the thermometer below zero
and binding snow.storm raging, several
persons were baptized in an Illinois river
recently. Afterward, they walked, in
stocking feet, nearly quarter of a mile
to the nearest residence to change their
clothing
"A citizen who deserves we'll cf his
country had large family, to which ad.
ditions were constantly making. One day
one of his little boys was thus interroga.
ted: "Johnny, how many brothers and
sisters have you got 2" ~ don't know
answered the boy; 81 hain't been home
since morning"
There is at present en- exodus of
republican politicians from Indiana and
Ohio to Washington. An exchange
says that the only person left in Indiana
worth talking about is John Schmidt, the
fourteen.year-old preacher and even he
has quit preaching for the time being
because there isn't q soul there worth
saving.
"A very little girl in the infant class
Of one of our city Sunday schools came
home last Sunday and told her mother
that the teacher had taught them new
song. On expressing wish to hear it,
the mother was much astonished at the
following sentence, which was all the
child could remember: "pm little
greenhorn among q half q cheese" The
words which had been misunderstood by
the child were these: "Pm little cleaner
among the harvest sheaves."
= Col. Lyman B. Gof, successful
manufacturer, of Pawtucket, r. I, who
has been in Georgia for several weeks,
has organized a company with 100000
capital for the manufacture of yarns,
twines, knitting cotton, etc. 1t is pro-
posed to erect D new mill at Portersdale,
near Coyington, Ga., utilizing the fine
water power at that place, and starting
with 5000 spindles, with room to increase
the capacity if needed. Work on the
new mill will be commenced in few
days.
The negro exodus in North Carolina
grows more and more alarming every
day. Prominent colored leaders have
taken the stump and are having meetings
from place to place, which are attended
by all the negroes in the ncighborhood.
The speakers advise the negroes to pre-
pare for wholesale emigration to States
where they will be welcome, alleging
that in North Carolina they are not vel.
come. A special train with four hundred
will leave Raleigh to morrow for AK an
sas and Louisiana.
Major Gen. John N. schoGeld ha.
J written Il letter expressing his hearty
sympathy with the movement, now at.
J tracing considerable attention in New
York, for the establishment OLA nationsl
Confederate soldiers home q. Austin,
r Texas. lie says he will give TIE proJec'
! his earnest support, ard especis!ly com
. mends the method o: raising money ~
4 voluntary subscription. Gen. seo,s.u cs,a ~
i adds: 'The true soldier on the le!u, - -
soon as the fight is over, is reaoy ;eh 70 sus III.
{ his rations and his blankets WIN n's
f wounded enemy. How much s.li'': more
!. zeslously nsy a generous and patllo.,s
/, noonle relieve the necessities oi taose ola
. ,1;a-s plgi who have long since ceased to