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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1876
Page
2
Suderson Indigraert notes unclear OCR fragment mentioning individuals JAS AL HOYT and E i myRRAy with references to Paiors. The legible text is fragmentary and offers no cohesive event or outcome to summarize further.
A newspaper column argues against forming a Democrat Republican coalition to support a Republican slate for South Carolina state offices. It warns such co operation would hand the governorship and down ticket to Republicans, demoralize counties, and betray Democratic principles. The piece urges maintaining a pure Democratic government and resisting cross party cooperation.
A summary from the Journal of Commerce argues Charleston prospers only with strong railroad links. It urges improved Blue Ridge connections to interior trade, warns high local freight harms Charleston, and calls for harbor focus only after rail access expands. The piece attributes prosperity to rail connectivity, condemns neglect of railroad ties to interior markets.
The Republican National Convention left the party without enthusiasm and with criticism of its leaders. It argues the platform is a group of platitudes and that grants to corporations are condemned while Hayes and Wheeler are attacked as a weak, compromised choice. The piece favors Tilden or Hancock for Democratic victory and notes Cooke as a potential governor candidate.
Editorial notes critique Blaine's defeat and World reaction in St. Louis and Cincinnati. Observes potential party collapse if Tilden is nominated, cites Hayes versus Tilden momentum, Bristow resigns as Treasury head, Morrill nominated to succeed him, and questions about party unity and future fate.
In Pickens a peach empire looms amid local failure while the Immigration Society advances. Chester County debt nears 10,000 as Yorkville Jail holds thirty seven prisoners. Colleton County indicts county commissioners over county funds. Paris Mountain marks Greenville’s 100 year history since 1778 as railroad crops thrive along the Edisto road. A harnessed century relic appears in Columbia as ex-treasurer Camp faces malfeasance charges.
A Walhilla correspondent signed Ronwick describes heavy rains and floods in Oconee that began on the 12th and continued through the afternoon. The storm breached flood barriers on rivers and canals, inundating bottom lands for days, washing out crops and destroying wheat rye and oats while burying corn. Bridges and roads failed. many farmers face loss and shortages of daily supplies.
A Baltimore Gazette report claims Governor Chamberlain and Senator Patterson reached a pact. Chamberlain to be renominated for governor with a colored lieutenant governor, bonds redeemed after the election, Patterson’s Blue Ridge scheme supported, and Chamberlain’s revival of reform tied to Robertson’s successor. Washington dispatches warn of broader plots to control state offices via bonds, with Patterson likely involved and disputes over Robertson’s successor. A Charleston reader belatedly questions true democracy and urges mobilization against corrupt leadership. local letters tout a NC capture at Chancellorville and a Bath family note on flood damage.
From June 24 dispatches in St Louis Delegations from Virginia Illinois Alabama and others signal support for Tilden or Hancock with Southern preferences for a candidate who can win the election Unionists seek a nominee loyal to the federal government while pacific states resist Mongolian immigration and stir debate over the two thirds rule in the convention Counts of first ballot votes show Tilden leading in many states with Hendricks and other Southern figures viewed as backup options but with tense regional dynamics and debates over policy.
An evening gathering features speaker Jewett advocating a financial compromise and delaying the financial plank until after the nomination. He supports the Southern candidate for Vice President and implies withdrawal from the Peter Cooper ticket if the Democrats back greenbacks.
A historical survey traces the two-thirds rule origins in Democratic nominating conventions from 1800 through 1860s Baltimore councils. It notes key actions by Jefferson, Madison, Van Buren, and Polk, showing how the rule shaped candidate selection and party unity while warning of minority overreach under unit voting trends.
A June 17 battle near Goose Creek Rosebud Creek engaged Gen Crook’s forces against about 2,500 Sioux led by Sitting Bull. Heavy fighting lasted five hours with multiple charges by Crows and Snakes. Nine U.S. soldiers killed and twenty wounded. Sioux casualties unknown. The clash ended with a retreat and pursuit along the stream.
Reads like a compilation of fleeting items from different places. Mentions Mr Talmage sermons, a marriage in Ohio, bridge damage near Neagle’s Bridge, a Connecticut women’s suffrage bill, Neagle’s Bridge safety concerns, Masons reinstating temperance clauses, centennial birds from Aiken, Hayes birthplace claims, the Catawba River flooding, crop reports from Marion and Sumter, a Sumter execution commentary, a Brooklyn ruse about courtship, and a destructive storm at a Marion County bridge with fatalities and property damage.
The Queen dowager of Sweden, daughter of Eugene, grandson of Josephine, and adopted son of the monarch, reflects on imperial days. Her marriage to Bernadotte's son produced two kings, one on the throne, illustrating how dynastic lines endure beyond Napoleon’s era.
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