The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-31
News Paragraphs.

- A younglady in Wilkes County, Ga,
was attacked by mad dog the 18th
and was saved by her corset from being
bitten.
- Greenwood Cotton Oil Mill has de-
| clared dividend Of fifty per cent, after
re,erving funds sufficient TO run the mill
| next season.
- One million dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by terrific hail
storm in Pennsylvania and Ohio last
Saturday.
A German scholar, who has been
| figuring on the day that Noah quit the
Ark, has finally come to the conclusion
that April 80 was the time.
= A farmer says that hogs watered ex-
clusively with well water will be free
from cholera. While those that use
surface water frequently get the disease.
- Bishop Hargrove will preside over
the South Carolina Conference, which
is to meet at Sumter on the 9Th of Decem
ber. It will be his first visit to this State.
j Lord Wolseley said not long ago that
when the right leader arose China would
present the world with the greatest
military problem it has ever before had
to face.
- Dennis Koorbee, who recently died
in Ireland at the age of 50, had 4S' chill
dren, 239 grandchildren and 944 great
grandchildren. He had been married
seven times,
The late Gen. Gonzales. Of Mexico,
had an eye to business and was thrifty.
Sixteen years ago be didn't have money
enough to pay for shoe-shine but he died
worth 100000.
= -"Baby," a cat belonging to Mrs.
Cragin, OF Worcester, Mass, is believed
to be the giant Of the domesticated feline
race. 1t is 81 feet long, 16 inches high and
weighs 80 pounds.
= Tom Bailey, Jr., a bad boy of Moul-
ton, Ala, became angry at the rebuke of
his mother and threw heavy rock at
her, The rock struck the lady in the
side, breaking two Of her ribs.
- The Confederate haaaar recently
hold in Richmond realized the sum Of
2s,4l8, which is for the joint benefit of
tho private soldiers and sailors monu-
ment and the jeff Davis museum.
- The financiers Of the Worlds Fair
are congratulating themselves that the
exposition is already making money.
Daily reports show that the exposi-
tiou company is now receiving moro
than IS, 900 day above running expen-
Ses.
- Snow fell throughout Wednesday, at
several points in Michigan. At Red
Jacket it covered the ground to depth
of four inches. Last winters snow is
not entirely gone and lumbermen are
complaining that the deep snow and
high water are unprecedented.
AT Chattanooga, while q man was
trying to put a rattlesnake into wire
cage the vicious reptile dartad at small
coIored boy standing near. The boy
promptly struck the rattler across the
back with big stiok he had for just such
an emergency and broke his snakeship's
back.
- The Queen of England was "A years
old on Wednesday, yet she is stout, heal
thy and hopeful She is not one of those
nervous, handwriting women who get
ratified, have hy-.orics, and break up
physically and mentally. She takes life
easily and the cares of State do not dis
turb her sleep. Even the Prince of Wales
does not know how much longer she will
live and has ceased worrying about it..
"A railroad man of high position is re-
sponsible for the assurance that in few
weeks every railroad that enters Chicago
will offer cut of 20 per cent. on its usual
EXCURSION prices, except on the limited
trains, on which there will be no reduce
ton. One Of the railroad companies talk
OF running train between New York
and Chicago in twenty hours, which
Is five hours less than the best time now
made.
- Landsmen gets an imperfect idea Of
~ IL
cruiser New York when they read that
she has made 27.7 knots an hour over a
measured course. They know that a
knot is little different from a mile, but
few know how great the differenco is.
A mile is $3.50 feet, knot is 0,0s6.7 feet;
that is, knot is little moro than one
tenth greater than mile, and when the
New York is going at speed of Eli
knots, she is making 25.2 miles an hour.