The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-19

I a sensation prevails at helQ6Vlli6,
N. G. D. T. Morris was married some
time ego to girl, Miss Cora Scales.
She was opposed to the marriage and
would not live with him. Not long ago
she induced him to insure his life for
$4,000 in her favor. Very soon after this
was done Morris was found dead in his
bed apparently killed by chloroform.
The matter is now undergoing investiga.
tion..
( a. j. Drexel has founded a free
school in Philadelphia to accommodate
one thousand girls by day and 1000 boys
by night.
- Mr.. D. M. Grayson, of Cron7ille,
Franklin parish, La, says: II think
swift's Specific is the best blood remedy
in the world, I have known it to make
wonderful cures ofpersons with blood
diseases, some cases which had been
regarded as incurable.
= DR.. B. 7. Coppedge, Of Verona, Mo-,
says he has sold large quantity Of Swift's
Specific, and to great many customers,
and knows it to be most successfully
used for maladies of the blood.
= The United States pays more for
pensions than Germany does to keep up
its great army. 1t is a fine large country
ire live in.
-swift's Specific is not one of the old
potash, sarsaparilla, or mercury mixtures.
1t contains no potash, no mercury, OF any
poisonous substance. It relieves the
system by forcing the impurities out
through the pres Of the skin, and builds
UP the patient from the frat dose.
- large cave has been discovered
near Ian Cruces, N. NJ, the interior
of which is lined with veins of almost
pure silver.
Wesell great offs. S. S., and the sale
holds up well-no falling off, or prospect
Of falling off. While many are loud in
ills praises, not one complaint has been
heard from our customers.
S. E. SEARS DRUG STORE, Waco,
Texas.
- The wife of Virgins, the Canadian
weather prophet, is said to be very talent
ed, and it is limited that the writes his
prophecies.
The Nashville Christian Aduocate
says: "The African Methodist Church,
which has not a white man among its
members or any organic relations with
any white church organization, reports a
membership Of 400, ,0OO."
- a San Francisco newspaper thinks
that $4,000, 900 is yearly drained y.tbe
4 Chinese, through various channels, from
/ city of 100000 inhabitants. 1t figures
this way There are 10000 Chinese in
San Francisco. These persons earn at
least 81 day each over and above their
board, This is SAC, 900 day, $1,040,00
a month of twenty. sixsdays and over
4. $4,000 900 year. Most of this money,
j it thinks, goes directly or indirectly to
China, never to return.
- The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Star says: ut is proposed
by certain Grand Army men here and
veterans of the Confederate army to ar.
range for series of reunions and sham
battles on the old battle fields in Virgin
ia. It is suggested that the first affair
take place at Bull Run at its next ami
yersary, and be participated in by the
survivors of this famous battle on both
sides. The matter will be placed in the
proper hands, and it is believed these re-
unions of the blue and the grey will result
in much fraternal good
= a counterfeit 50 silver certificate is
said to be in circulation, Department
1 series, 1886, check letter G.. The viguette
/ of Gen. Hancock is not good, and the let
ter G is omitted from the right end of the
note, and the letter is not very distinct
near the vignette of Gen. Hancock. The
lathe work is not good on either side of
the note The bill after being handled
awhile ought not to deceive no one, and
those who are ordinarily careful about the
money they receive should not be deceiv-
ed by the bill when new. A few of these
notes have been sent South, it is thought,
or have come from the West, where the
chief the secret service of the Treasury
department at Washington has been in
formed the counterfeit certificates were
first put into circulation.
- The Rev. B. F. Wilson had q narrow
Escape from death while in the mountains.
| He was climbing Mount Mitchell, prece.
ded By guide on horseback. ,SThey were
threading their way up the dry bed of
gully. washed out by some mountain tor
rent. The banks rose on either side to
their saddle skirts. Suddenly the pene-
trating whir of rattlesnake was heard,
and from the grass on the right its head
dartad out, with its glittering eyes and
yaWning mouth. It struck at the leg of
the guide and hit his stirrup. The stroke
carried the snake forward, and it dropped
In the path just at Mr.. Wilson's feet,
coiling as it fell, and when itreached the
path was already prepared to strike the
next conner. Both Mr.. Wilson and his
horse saw it and sprang back. A pistol
! shot wounded the snake mortally, and it
at once turned and buried its poisoned
fsngs into it's own body. Then commenc.
ed o fierce battle. The snake was mas
sive one, four feet long and as large as
womsn's arm. a muscular mountain dog
had followed the climbers. He at once
attacked the snake. He approached the
reptile, lodged the strike which he had
challenged, and before the snake could
reooil he seized it and shook it till its rat
ties flew over the bushes. Then dropping
the snake before it could coil its body