The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-10-12

Between 1890 and 1890 the eligible
voting population in the United States ln-
creased 80 per cont.
- The forces Of Tammany are said to
number moro than the present standing
army Of the United States.
Governor Flower, OF New York,
predicts that Cleveland and Stevenson
will carry his State by $4,000 majority.
- General John Pope died at the SOL
dior's homo at atSandusky, o., last Friday
night. He commanded the Federal
forces at the second battle OF Manassas.
A French chemist has succeeded in
making imitation diam onds that cost
more than the genuine and now the vul-
gar, natural stones will probably go out
Of fashion.
One hundred and nine thousand To-
comotiyes are at present running on the
earth. Europe has 5000, America 10000
Asia 8, 300, Australia 5000 and Africa 700.
In Europe Great Britain and Ireland take
premier position with 1900 engines,
Germany has $4,000, France 1000, Aus
tria- Hungary, the second largest conti-
mental country, has 5000, Italy 1000 Rus
sia $500, Belgium 1000, Holland and
Spain 1000 each, Switzerland quo and the
remaining European States 1000.
- In discussing the tariff question in
Shepherdstown, w. Vs., last Saturday
evening, the Hon. VIM. L.. Wilson said
that in New York few weeks ago he
saw bill Oslo, 900 for ladies' dress goods
that had been bought in England along
side of it was bill for $40, 900 for customs
duties on the invoice. The tariff was
actually 5000 more than the whole cost Of
the goods. According to the Republican
theory that the foreigner pays the tariff,
the foreigner would have been obliged
to give the importer the goods free and
5000 besides The merchant here, instead
of selling the goods at 81 and profits ad-
ded had to sell them at $206 profits ad-
led.
"A IL inch Schneider gun, under an
angle OF projection of 20 degrees average
maximum angle used on board ship.)
will throw 900 pound shell 1Oi miles.
There are many guns now mounted on
battle ships that have the power to
mum ship angles Of projection. So says
Lieut.. E. NJ. Weaver, in the Journal OF
the U. S. Artillery. At Portland, Me-,
the ten mile circle passes out to sea some
81 miles from nearest land, at Boston q
miles from land. at Brooklyn 81 miles
from land off Coney Island. Ships OF
war, at the above distances, could bonn
bard the cities named with great shells
aud make frightful havoc. There is
pressing need for the immediate provision
of effective and abundant means for
coast defense. It Is to be hoped our law
makers will make liberal inectments for
this purpose.
- The Georgia Experiment Station has
made exclusive experiments in topping
cotton, and the result is decidedly un-
favorable to the practice. For ten sue
cessiye years topping between July lst
and 18th injures the yield most. Last
year all rows not topped gave the larg-
est yield. Topping causes cotton to
spread and check upward growth. AS
cotton is generally loft too thick in the
drill anyway, topping. makes matters
worse. Many farmers have topped their
cotton, obtained good yields, and attrib-
uted it to topping, when probably moro
would have been made without topping
1t is suggested the conditions under
which topping would be most beneficial
are when cotton is thin on the ground
and likely to grow tall and rank. The
station experiments indicate that topping
is hazardous practice.
Zone Of most battle-scarred veterans
that made up the line Of march in Wash
ington last week." says the Philadelphia
Ledger, "was J. F. Chase, Of the old 9th
Maine battery, who bears the mark Of
forty eight wounds, not to mention an
empty sieve and glass eye as remind
ers of his participation in tho war" At
tho enoampment Of the Grand Army in
milwaukee, two years ago there was an
other Union veteran who sat by the way
ride, as the story WAS printed, sans logs,
sans arms, saus eyes, and begged for
aims. His old comrades gave him in
very niggardly way out of their abun-
dance, but Confederate dropped fvo
dollars into his tin cup, and on being
asked for his name said that be was an
"old rebel soldier and explained that
he had made his contribution large be-
cause his friend, the enemy, was the drst
Yankee soldier he had ever seen who was
"trimmod to suit his TASTE" The man
from Maine appears to havo beea rea-
sonably woll taken caro- of also.