The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-06-30
News Paragraphs.

news paragraphs
- There arc twenty Representatives in
Congress who are under 80 years ofage.
= The cemeteries of London cover
1000 acres and the land they occupy rep
resents capital of 81, 100000.
The United States is credited with
annually granting more divorces than all
the rest of the Christian world put to-
gether.
The total value of matches made an
nually throughout the world represents
value Of $lS5, 100000.
- Bishop Whitehead, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, is not only in favor of
opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday,
but considers the opposition to it "little
less than fanaticism."
= 1t is estimated that 3,5OO,OOO theatre
tickets are issued in the country every
week ut so cents each. The total sum ex-
pended every year for this form of amuso-
ment would amount to S91,000,00O.
- The Latin and Rand Powder Com
pany, of New York, has purchased 800
acres Of land at Boyle's Gap, FIVE miles
will proceed at once to erect a powder
mill to cost about 100000. The mill will
have capacity of $4,000 pounds ofpowder
per day.
The highest price ever paid for land
in Chicago was in recent purchase made
by Marshall Field, in which he paid
100000 for lot containing 800 square
feet, or S2,25O per square yard.
Even angels, it appears, are required
to pay tax before they can enter Amer
lea. Certain wax angels received at Bal
timore from abroad, to be used as toys
for decorating Christmas trees, were as
sessed a 35 per cent duty by the collec-
been sustained by the board of United
States general appraisers.
"A patent has recently been issued
for new style of shoe. The foot and
rear portions of the shoe are connected
by hinge plates, an insole attached to the
front piece curving over the joint. Two
through the loops, the lace securing these
in place around the foot. The inventor
claims that the combination insures
greater comfort than with the ordinary
form Of shoe.
1t is reported that the Mormons pro-
pose to establish colony in Texas. They
are trying to get hold OF an arid tract in
the western part of the State. and pro-
which they are well skilled. An agent
of the Church says that they will have
no trouble with the State authorities, as
polygamy is thing of the past, and they
insist upon their people obeying the laws
Of the State wherein they live.
- Gen. John S. Mosby, the famous ex-
Confederate cavalry officer and Republi-
can. said to reporter the other day: II
am Republican, but will not vote for
Harrison. Harrison is narrow-minded,
sectional bigot, still believing in hell fire
and infant damnation. He is man
whose illiberal character is now known
to the people of the United States, and
who can carry neither New York nor
Indiana, nor any Of the Southern States
whose delegates have re-nominated
him."
= Last Thursday afternoon Lincoln
park in Chicago was thronged with pleas
ure seekers. Suddenly, dense masses OF
clouds rolled up from the west and the
rain fell in torrents. Quite number of
persons found shelter in the granite cor
ridor under the pedestal Of the Grant
monument. Apparently better place
could not have been selected. A blind
ing flash came from the east. The bolt
struck the bronze statue and glanced into
the corridor. Thirty-eight men and wo-
men were hurled heavily to the floor, and
when few regained consciousness, it
was discovered that three were dead,
several were seriously injured and the
others were badly shocked. The Chicago
papers say that single stroke of light
ming has rarely ever caused such havoc.
The victims of the disaster made the mis-
take of collecting in a group and stand
ing in place where there was q current
of air. But panic-stricken people in q
storm forget all about. the teachings OF
science and unconsciously place them
selves in the very track of danger.
The use of horse flesh for food has
increased amazingly in France of late.
The first horse butchery in Paris was
opened in July, 1866, and in that year 9O2
horses were slaughtered. In the seven
teen years no less than 203, ,527 horses have
been consumed in that city. In other
cities Of France the output of the horse
butcheries is enormous. Hippophagy is
also in great favor in Rotterdam. Horse
meat is used there as human food to an
extent that is unknown in Denmark,
Sweden and Switzerland, as woll as in
parts of Italy. It is extensively usod IN
Milan, while it is scorned in Turin. In
the latter city only fifty-five horses were
slaughtered in 1888, and the flesh was
used exclusively for feeding the animals
of menagerie. ASpanish writer regrets
that hippophagy is not adopted in
Spain, where it would benefit numerous
poor laborors, to whom ordinary meat is
an article Of luxury on account of its
high price. In Paris the price Of horse
meat is about half that Of beef oil CORES
ponding cuts.
- How tho baby rose to the occasion Is
told in private letter from China. The
Rey. James Graham, who is a grand
nephew of Beverly and Randolph Tuck
er, and the nophew of the Misses Graham,
Of this city, is a missionary in China.
During the recent uprising his house,
which is on the outskirts of Shanghai,
was one of the points of attack. Tho mob
pursued the preacher to his homo pei.
ting him with bricks. His wife, belicv.-
ing that innocence has power to dispe!l
evil, seized her baby from the cradle and
ran to the window, where she held it up
in the face of tho mob. Tho baby, as If
it had been rehearsed for the scene, began
to crow and throw up it's hands in the
absurdly friendly fashion of babies, at
the threatening faces below. The Chinese
saw itand began to grin back in return.
Tho bricks fell from their hands and the
parson escaped indoors. Nor did they
leave; they gathered around the window
where tho baby still crowed and goo
gooed, and actually stayed until they
wore surprised and overcome by rescue
party from town.