The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-20

power.
- The thirty. eight cotton mills at Fall
River, Mass, with cash capital of $lS,-
$4,000, earned and paid 81, 1853 300 dur
ing 1889, or an average of 9.9S per cent.
on their capital. Of the entire number,
thirteen mills, with $7,25O,00O capital,
paid from 10 to "a per cent, an average
of II per cent.
- Careful estimates by the Georgia
State Agricultural Commissioners cores.
respondents gives the average damage for
the State by the recent freeze as 81 per
cent. to oats, 20 to wheat, 4S to peaches,
81 to pears, 26 to apples, A to small fruits
and rs to meats. The fruit crop in
Southwest Georgia is ruined.
"A Canton, China, paper estimates
that 100000 people die every year in
China by fire and food, but it is not sat-
is6ed. "The fact u.s." it remarks with
cold.blooded cynicism, "the great need
of China ia the sudden removal of 2 ,000,-
600 or 100000 inhabitants to make
room for those who are left.
= The Atlanta (Gs.) Car Company,
with an authorized capital of $3.50 900,
has been organized and site selected on
which to erect the car works. The com.
pany will manufacture, sell or lease cars
of all kinds for railroads, street and
tramways. Practical men of large means
are at the head of the enterprise, which
promises to develop into an important
industry.
- Rev. Sam. Jones will be in Rich.
mond, Va, some time early iu June. The
committee having charge of building the
tabernacle are perfecting their plans, and
all will be ready at the appointed time.
This tabernacle will seat II, 900 people,
and will be built on the field just south.
east of Richmond College. 1t will be
merely built for the benefit of Sam.
Jones, and after he has finished his series
of meetings, it will be pulled down.
- Recently gathered statistics show
that the present population of the South
ern States is 19,489,l5O, as against A.
638, 1886 in 1880, being an increase in ten
years in the whole South of over 35 per
cent. The white population of the South
has increased a little over 100000, be.
ing now 12,2IS,430, while the colored
population shows an increase in cen years
of about 100000, being at this time T.
270,730.
- Mrs. Davis, Philadelphia lady.
vas sent to prison yes.r or two ago for
stealing pocket book. Her husband,
who was a merchant in reduced circum.
stances, was heart broken over the dis.
grace Of his wife. A few weeks ago the
lady's innocence was made plain, and she
was pardoned. She made all possible
haste to return home, but found that her
husband had died few hours before her
arrival. The mistakes of justice are
crimes.
= The announcement has just been
made that the field of Appomattox, the
scene of The second most momentous
event that has occurred on American soil,
the surrender of Lee, has been laid off in
an extensive park, the land constituting
its site having been purchased some time
since by q northern syndicate composed
of auch we'll known men as Governor
Campbell, of Ohio, General Burdett, of
the same state and Mr.. Samuel NJ. Bryan,
president of the Bell Telephone Company.
The principal object of the syndicate is
stated to be to furnisl, a permanent
camping ground for the Grand Army of
the Republic on the occasions Of their
annual meetings. From this source, if
their proposition to this organization is
accepted, they expect to derive their
principal revenue, but there is reason
to think that the income from the proper.
ty will be increased by fees from casual
visitors, who are likely to become more
and more numerous every year, as travel
from the North southwark grows in vol
umes.