The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-03

- OF the a49,6l6 gallons of distilled
spirits sent by the United States to Africa
in the eleven months ending May 81,
Boston contributed 627, 122 gallons. 1t was
mainly New England rum.
- Col. Peek, candidate for Governor in
Georgia on the Third Party ticket, has
given notice that Gems. Weaver and Field
will both spend week in that State du
ring August and September, making
speeches for the Third Party candidates
for State Offices as well as for the national
party.
- Stealing ia not encouraged in Persia.
The first offence Of this sort is punished
with the bastinado, (beating on the soles
of the feet with an iron rod,) and the cul-
prit is compelled to sign pledge that he
will never steal more. The second Of
fence is visited by chopping off the right
hand. If.the MANNED criminal Is again
guilty he is considered irreformable and
bis head is chopped off.
Application will soon be made to the
Government to protect herd of wild
cameIs that roam over the desolate coun-
try in Arizona between Yuma and Eh-
renberg and Wickenberg and the Colo
RADIO River: The original wild animals
were brought to the far West during the
civil war to transport supplies across the
desert.
- Women are eligible under the school
laws Of Louisiana to Office. They can be
parish spperintendents Of education and
members of the city or parish school
boards. There are fey Of those places
which have any salaries attached to them,
city and parish superintendents being
the only ones but whatever may be
their honors or emoluments, women are
now lawfully eligible to all or any OF
them.
Governo. Northern, of Georgia, has
issued proclamation submitting to the
voters of the State for ratification amend
ments to the Constitution passed by the
last Legislature. The most important of
these Acts are the two providing for an
nual sessions of the Legislature of fifty
days each. Another important amend
ment is that which delegates the power
to issue charters to banks and Insurance
companies to the Secretary of State.
The Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, the
Democratic nominee for Vice President,
will be ip North Carolina next month:
He inforhs Chairman Simmons, Of the
State Democratic executive committee,
that he will arrive in Wilmington about
the goth and will make five speeches, at
such points as Wilmington, Fayetteville,
Raleigh, Charlotte or Statesville and
AsheYille. Why not ask him to come TO
South Garolii94a
Sam Whitehead, q Negro, got fnto z
box car at Chattanooga with the view Of
stealing q ride to Atlanta. The car was
sidetracked, however, not tar from the
yard and did not 20 to Atlanta until a
week had passed, but was brought to a.
lanta last Saturday, when the negro was
released. He had remained locked up IN
The pox Ger for an entire week without
food or Water and was in starving con-
dition when takbA out. He will hardly
attempt to steal ride 0a" the railroad
again:
When asked yesterday what =. malori: ,,i
ty he thought he would get in the COM
ing primary, if any, Governor Tillman
said that there would be at least 95,ooO
Hpteg cast in the primary. OF these ne
conosd9s the conservative ticket only "a
600. He saya thsre are l9ly st1 coun-
ties-Richland, Charleston, Fairfield,
Sumter, Beaufort and Georgetown, where
the conservative vote will reach an aY-
erage Of 1000 votes each. The remainder
of the counties he says will give the con-
servatiyes an average of but 800 each.
Alas, for hopeful Ben He says he is
very an1ioug to get to the Anderson aud
Abbeville meetings to get chance at 3
B. Murray.-IHe State.