The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-10

tive steam engine there are nearly 5000
pieces to be put together, and these re.
quire to be as accurately adjusted as the
works of q watch.
"A New York man killed himself the
other day because he vas too poor to
marry. As his friends had to chip in and
defray his funeral expenses, it seems that
he was too poor to die.
= Mwanga, King of Uganda, who has
accepted Christianity, is the man who
used to have few wives slaughtered be-
fore breakfast now and then. BE has also
killed q number of missionaries. His
reformation gives civilization great
boost in Africa.
- Mrs. Jefferson Davis. since the late
Confederate chieftain died, signs her
name "V. Jefferson Davis" after Il
fashion in Louisiana and elsewhere in
the South, by which the French yeuve
widow is abbreviated to "V.," and
placed before the name of deceased
husband.
- The Hon. q. Dudley Coleman, Re.
publican Congressman from the I'd dis
trict of Louisiana, has appointed Master
Duncan B. Hood, son of Confederate
Gen. John B. Hood, cadet to the West
Point Military Academy. He is said to
be promising young man, and may be
expected to acquit himself with credit
should he pass the necessary examina.
tions.
~ The proposed Nicaragua Canal will
cow cost S65,000,000. The distance
between the oceans Is one hundred aud
sixty nine miles, but only twenty nine
San Juan River must be deepened. Lake
Nicaragua affords ffty-six miles Of free
sailing. The Suez Canal, which was cut
out of the soil and sand for one hundred
miles, cost sS1,0O0,0O0.
- Considerable Importance is attached
to the formal opening of the factory of
the American Pine Fibre Company, at
Croneley, near Wilmington, N. O., which
took place last week in the presence of q
large number of interested spectators.
The company is utilizing the leaves of
the long leaf pine for commercial pnrpos-
es, and the industry promises to become
an important one. The origin of the
company was in the operations of the
Jute Trust. A ubstitute: for jutebecame
necessity, and one Of the substitutes
discovered was pine fibre baggipg. Bag.
ging, mating, carpet lining, ETC., will be
made out of the pine leaves. The mate
rial is plentiful, and the demand for the
product is great.
- An old convict, just released from
the Auburn Penitentiary, boasts of the
fact that be was conducted to that insti-
tuition by Grover Cleveland. He was
convicted of murder, and sentenced to
imprisonment for life at Buffalo in 1871.
'"Grover Cleveland was sheriff at the
time of my sentence" he says, ian in
stead of sending deputy to Auburn with
me he went hirnself, saying that he had
never been in the State prison and wan
ted to improve the opportunity. I be.
lieve am the only man in the world who
has been escorsed to prison by Presi.
dent of the United States. The very last
paper Mr.. Cleveland signed his name to
at Albany as Governor was my pardon,
to take effect March 5, 1890, and here I
am.'i
- Mr.. Henry NJ. Doremus, grocery
dealer of Newark, N. j., has just given
his creditors pleasant surprise. He
failed in business about seventeen years
ago, his creditors claims amounting to
$4,000, which he compromised at
twenty.f five cents on the dollar. Mr..
Doremus told his creditors at the time
that he would eventually pay them every
cent due them. From time to time he
has paid them all something on account,
and Wednesday night he satisfied every
claim in full. The occasion WAS enliyen.
ed by a banquet Nearly one hundred
guests were present, among them leading
politicians of both parties and Mr.. Dore.
mus's creditors. At the conclusion ofthe
feast the mayor of the city arose with
bunch of checks signed by MIR. Doremus
in his hand, and in an appropriate speech
be passed over to each creditor check
for the full amount of his claim.