The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-17
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

ALL SU1LlS OC IAhAUAAA AAos
The Democratic gainsin Illinois M d
Wisconsin, if continued, will make them
Democratic States in the next Presiden.
tial election.
- Although quite an old lady, Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher is quite active,
and attracts good deal of attention at
Pslatka, Florida.
A small comet, the first of the year,
has been discovered by astronomer
Brooks of New York. At its brightest
it will scarcely be visible to the naked
eye.
- The first block of tin produced from
all American tin mine has been received
in Pittsbnrg. 1t came from the Black
Hills, where the ore is found in mex.
haustible quantities.
= "Don't feel badly over what my
wife said to you tonight. You shouldn't
mind what she says" "Well, I don't
see why l shouldn't mind what she says.
notice you always do"
= George Murray, colored man, OF
Baltimore, Nd, is lis years Of age. He
walks about and is in possession of all
his faculties. The most remarkable thing
about him is that he never saw George
Washington.
; The jury system of Louisiana is
little different from that OF other States.
In civil cases, nine Of the twelve jurors,
are all that is necessary to return verdict
instead of the whole number of twelve.
An effort is being made to have the same
rule apply to criminal case.
The number of liquor saloons in
New York city is estimated to be $500
and in Brooklyn. 5,00o-12,50O in all.
The average income of each saloon is es.
timated at not less than $4,000 annually,
making $5O,O00,0OO taken from the peo.
pie of the two cities to support the liquor
traffic.
"A little girl on her visit to the
country for the first time, an exchange
relates, had never seen COW before, and
after watching the milking process with
eyes full of astonishment drew near, and
placing her hand on the cows side, ex'
claimed: "Why, she's chock full of it,
isn't she !"
= The great Methodist University
near Washington is taking shape. Bishop
Hurst has secured the site and made some
payments on it. He says the plan is
broad one and they intend to 60 on q
cash basis. They will do no college work,
but will make it strictly University.
He believes the money will come in to
endow il very literally.
- AS an illustration Of the queer
blundeTs sometimes mace by compositors,
the following is noted: A country CORES.
pondent, in giving an account of a certain
pastors address to a MeadVille paper,
wrote that he was full of fire and vigor.
When the proof came ia it gave the
somewhat startling information that the
minister was full of "pie aud vine.
gar"
= Miss Ida Cass, of Kansas City, is
daisy. Her sweetheart, Harper Grofton,
ran away two days before the wedding.
She started a deputy sheriff after him,
and when he was brought back she COW
cred him with a revolver until he
consented to have the ceremony performed
on the spot. Mr. Grofton need never fear
that his wife is unable to take care Of
herself.
= For over twenty five years Fletcher
Wright, who lives near Dawson, has
carried bullet in his head, wound re-
ceived in one of the battles in Virginia.
This minnie ball shifts about, at one time
in the front of his head, at another time
in the back. At times the bullet gives
Mr.. Wright much uneasiness while at
work in the field by its shifting about and
the rattling noise it made in the head
Aacon { (Ga.) Telegraph.
-"The soil of California is so fruit
full" said native of the Golden State,
"that man who accidentally dropped o
box of matches in his field, discovered,
the next year, fine forest of telegraph
poles" That's nothing to my State" :"
said a native of Illinois. GA cousin of
mine who lives there lost button off his
Jacket, and in less than month he
found bran new suit of clothes hanging
on a fence near the spot"
= The Congressional House of Repre-
sentatives has passed the bill for the big
new bridge across the Hudson River be-
tween New York and Jersey City. The
bridge is TO have six railroad tracks, with
capacity for four more; is to be of a
single span, and stand as high from the
water as the present Brooklyn bridge.
Its construction must begin within three
years, and end within ten years. This
bridge, if built, will excel the famous
Forth bridge.
Ut. Price, of Saline County, Mo-,
is the first candidate for President in
1852 in the field. He is a graduate Of
several German universities and is we'll
to do. Ho has long studied the politics
of this country from metaphysical
standpoint, and has felt tie need of a
Christian element in the conduct OF the
government. In the circulars he is pre-
pairing he announces himself, "John T.
Price, of Saline County, Mo-, as your
candidate for President of the United
States subject to vote of the whole peo.
pie in favor Of Christocratic labor elec-
tors"
"A phosphate man recently said "the
farmers this year are using great dea
more guano than ever before, and are
.-oJ,o1Iy odontinr tho intensive systen