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j ' -^gKmm: "Sps^fW- BHfcsp .-.vara?**: . - " - J*-"--* ''' ' : "*> '-t* - >. '* " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * VOL. 3. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1873. NO. 40. - : : ?????? THE v j LEXINGTON DISPATCH. FOB I I - i 1873. jmjL I . * Official Paper of Lexing* ton County. ^ PUBLISHED EVERY AYKDXESDAY, > ?? /WAwn At.. Tfrt.riMM/n,. I f i vy ?^ , ; "ST LEXINQTOH C. H., S. C. v- "S . a j . C.vpt. WD. M. HABMAN , ? * - EDITOR. (Price of Subscription * 7":. " twu dollars a year, A Price- vtach is low enough to place the reach of every faiqily in {LEXIA'GTQX AND ' Y' | \ - \ ' v Adjoining Conntics.j v tiv.- :M - 2\o Pcrsou who can read should 3 * without the I * - ... v - .. 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The/price of the Po^5 is I the same as other hyst-elass Weeflies, 1 -while it is not only a larger paper, bui j gives a beautilnl Chromo m addition. 1 Teems- Always tn Advance.?One I copy ,with the Cliromo . *3.00. Four j copies van<l one Chromo to sender of i Club, S8.00 Eight copies ,and a copy and a Chromo gratis , si 6.00. Such of the Club subscribers as wish the Chromo must remit one dollar in addition. One. c.opy of The Post, one ol The Lady's Fbiend, and one Chromo, So. \Ten cents must always be sent for mailing j expenses of each Chromo.) Address n. jraustiauJN & <ju., 319- Walnut Street, Philada. j THE RURAL CAROLINIAN, THE GRE.fr SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE. Handsomely Printed and Splendidly Illustrated. SIXTY-FOUR pages of reading matter, embracing contributions from the best agricultural writers of the Soutb, ind correspondence on agricultural subjects, from all parts of the world. D. H. JACQUES. Editor. No agricultural paper or . magazine in therroumi-y, North or South, we venture to say, can boast ?l more icriyhly| list of contributors than the Rural! Carolinian. Other publications might. ! perhaps, display a largerarray of names, but' in practical experience, learning, talent, influence and special position, the Rural Carolinian is not easily, matched. ?? ' Wul?s<;rii>tiouSing'e copies : ? 25c. i One Copy, one year J S 2 00 j Six Copies, " " 10 00 j Ten " " " 16 00 Twenty " " " ju uu j PUBLISHED BY Walker, Evans & Cogswell and D. Wyatt j Aiken, Charleston, S. C. The Charleston yews and Courier. daily, thi-weekly, and weekly, PUBLISHED BY BIORDAN, DAWSON <i CO., Office No. 14U East Bay Steeet, CHARLESTON, S. C. The Daily News, for one year $6.00. Tvi-weekly News fur one year : 4XK). Weekly News for one year 2.t)U. j The Charleston N-Wl> >* the lending Democratic Jonrnnt of this Stai^. and j has a large Circulation iu tli">. Sorufrcrn States. Advertising inserted at liberal j rife* ' J* vao.>-' -* 9 -s+l Retrenchment in the State Government. The liberal and generous attitude which this journal has maintained towards the present administration from its inauguration up to the. present time/ is well known, and is, we believe, uni-| versally conceded. Our iudigna-, tion at the foci wrongs which have been heapecP upon this helpless State in the name of liberty, equal-! ity and republicanism, has been i deep indeed, and our contempt for i the shameless perpetrators of these j wrongs has been not a wiiit less than that of those who have expressed it hV'wLolesale unathemffc* against any and every man associated with the dominant party. We, however, ffav ducted, and still propose to act, fipon the conviction which we entertain, that we can best serve the-public interests by refraining froia factions opposition to the powers'jfhat be. It has been our effort to-sin ^ the -partisan in the patriot, and, by freely' commending the administration in what it might 'do of right, add strength to onr censures of what it might attempt of wrong^ The Republicans have a grasp, upon the State, throngh the igno-. j ranee and fears of the negro popu- J latioh, which eap4?>t easily be shaken. In a -Denial condition of things? the gross misdeeds of their official representatives, . debasing the public morals, and so fatally affecting everyhn^nal interest of the State, woup have damned the .party forever,^jpd hurled its ruin-" 'ions to the depfc8 ?f infamy, even in the estioaatio1 their party adi8> snch a result ?? Kiit f"lloWfed 'Scott i md Pinker. "Slomherliun and tfe.-igle. the riug-^Nfers ..of the . jrevious* corrupt aclJ^ipistratidn, lave lieetr thrown o^rfearcT, and vhile a great nuroUferof - unprincipled ndveutnvacgf have retained political power and position, there ;aa surely beeu/k slight infusion at east of iihetjj^element. It is not, therefore, altoother to be despair-" ed of that the ftepntlicans of the State may aftef awhile give us a goverupieiit indsurably dec^tjand j > Suc!^H!^r.rate, behfe the | maili j^bpe helcout to us, we have i 'deemc^Jt wiset tv. . .UiO'j '^S better men the pari;;. Bp;/* while conseaf to *eu:J dure a Radical^A.eb'all not $bar<?" : a rascal: and on th^. oue hand, we fcsftfc h'as?P 'U) j?ud the^ adnuuistruion for 4*)?j$oper or 1 approximately projieEZ&fwe will not b<? tardy, on thob ther, in condemning ii^them jsrerything ruahi^Wjr eviL ""^Ttiu^se^Sidministration went ^ ato power unftfc certain solemn' ^ pledges to vj^he people. -They premised so nitJ^hat it was itnpo^si^ie forJhf UiOst incredulous to ?^^^^it^i?3C'?vould not ful6ilSSey wer<T)o give us thopDGgh ietrefichment and reform in, the conduct of' public affairs. 'All usebss </?cj?> were to be abolished, salaries to lie reduced, and expenditures generally curtiiled, witiin the compass of a noderate rate of taxation. Have lvrnrmsps in whole iucj AU|yi> mv?v ^/4 -Tor in part ? vVe regret to be forced I to say that they have not. The ex-; penditnres have not been visibly ! diminished, and the rate of tax-1 ation is higher than ever before,; though no provision is made for, the payment of interest on the j public debt There is no assurance either that even the enormous rate of taxation 'will be sufficient to meet the extravagant expenditures, and the 'pn babihties are that November nesct wiih find' us with almost as a deficiency as hruL to be provided for during rent fiscal yea?. rThe people have been forced to pay this year a rate of taxation thirteen times sta high as before the war, and five times as high as in 18G7. the last.year of Democratic rule. With all this additional burden we came out in debt. The administration have one more year in which to make good their pledges. Let them see to it that is done, or else let them retire to private life, that better and more capable men may take their places. ?(.horleslon Xews Oml Courier. A Chicago widower, who has been married nine times, says tnar which a man most wants of a wife is her companionship, sympathy, courage and love. He is right The true man wants his wife's companionship when he has to get up in the night and see what noise is in the cellar. Her courage is emi1 nentlv valuable in the general debates of the neighborhood over the possession ofsfome domestic article, 'and her love''is absolutely indis, pen sable when he gets in late at night But her sympathy! Well, any one who has ever picked up the wrong stove-lid with his bare hand can estimate the value of that. ' , v 'V Theory of Appointments. It is popularly supposed that any official is compelled to place in position all the supporters who I may hare labored for his election, | or have been instrumental in se| curing his appointment. The con; duct of the public service appears to be a secondary consideration, and the private character of the applicant is generally lost sight of. This erroneons idea is the direct j result of the ' democratic dictum " To the victors belong the spoils." i It is needless to say that such a ' theory of appointments is not rei publican, neither is it in accord ' with any principle of good governfWnfcr The public service demands i that none but efficient office*? I should be placed in positions of j putyjc trust. TLe question of : capability, once settled, the trustj worthiness of the applicant should I be decided. If these two questions are satisfactorily settled,*, party cla.ms and personal preferences may legitimately follow. The purity of American politics C?jn be secured in *no other way than by a strict adherence to these principles, for the basis of political principle with most office seekers is the probability of securing a SDug berth at the public .expense, and . any .political action resting upon such a theory is sure to be characterized by all the tricks and subterfuges of reckless trade and speculation, r;j In National and State affairs it must be admitted ,that too much of this debasing, business has been indulged. , It is n'oit so much the fault of any-party as it is of some ufen, and the time bas. come for a radical reform in this particular . r4. '. / It is for this reason that we have j constantly urged upon the good j people of this' State -that without] oreiudice or bartizenshio thev! should take an active sensible part! in current politics. The citizen j who stands aloof and washes bis ' hands of all responsiblitj in pcli-1 ftcs, is really responsible for the j apparent lack of virtue in public I officials,- and nothing so much! tends to correct the evils and ] deraag^gism of party Mrife.. as the.i earnest<jioriest en'ofiis? jopr] citizens to- secure int^rity and ability-in public life. Let it be for public "me& to select fr-juj jituotig their active supporters, iipuest and capable -subordinates, , and they will' do it. The natural'} pride of every official in a'iair just ! administration will lead him to* select the" proper men, if they will only place themselves in the position of active reliable advocates of popular'^len and measures. They may -also determine what men and measures shall be popu-1 lar. and if they fail tbey are at least fyeebf biam^Kwr they have, discharged the tirs? dutit i o& citizenship.?Charlesip^^ Morning Chivnicle. ; ? i Pktv.vte PRAVEKjBji the morning tliS"rnind is cuS^the temptations of the day have not beset you; the duties of the "day have not tilled your mind and begun to 1 vex you. Before you go to the j duties of the day, to its cares and j anxieties and temptations, begin ! ' i? ?-il- atrrnfofi/\ne i tne ciay wnu piuyi;i.yiwmt,w.?vu0 , you certainly will meet; trials of virtue and patience will overtake you; ^nd many times before night you will need the aid of your Father-to shield you. Go to Hit#, and ask His counsel to guide you. His power to uphold you, His spirit to sanctify yoa. Then will : you have ione what is equivalent j to half tiie duties of the day; when j you have thus engaged His c&re j anil' assistance. And when the ; evgpinjL comes, when you have krone with "the duties of day, -the , body-is wearied," tuemind is jaded,i ! deficiencies have marked it, how j many imperfections still cluster; j around you; h?w many sins stare j ! you in the face, bow little youliave. i done for yourself or for others, or ! for God, the diy passed then is the ' hour of prayer. It will be sweet ] to feel that you have One to whom j you caL go, and who will hear you, ; if you are penitent, and ask in the ! name of Jesus Chaist; Gne who ! will accept your evening; sacrifice, ' and give you stmigth feu: the morI row, and gird yoa with His rightei.oasness. This houf, if rightly im [ proved, will be lilct the cheering | countenance of a most Deloved ! friend. Take care/ that nothing comes between youand these hours | devoted to God. . , A piece of red pepper the size of ! your finger nail droped into meat or vegetables when first beginning to cook, will aid greatly in killing the unpleasent oder arising therefrom. Hem ember this for boiled^ cabbage, green beans, onions,' chickens, mutton, etc. Sponging season has* commenced at Key. West. Fourteen vessels lutye arrived with 10.000 pouuds, ^rth ?1 per popnd. . Jhii ! Immigration.?A correspondent j : writing to the Columbia I'hcetiix, i iunder the signature of "Steam,"! idated Stamford, Conn., July 1,J 11873, scys: "I notice that your people are j : waking up to the importance of i ; immigration, with a view to in- J I creasing the wealth of the State. I i It is a capital idea, but you can i j nevermake.it work until you send I a couple of honest and intelligent | men, who would spit upon a bribe, ! offered from whom it may, with I power to look into both seta of ' Kimpton's books, and report to the ; public what he has done with the ' proceeds of the State securities j placed in his hands to negotiate as I fi?notnn? lvnvu fn-nA inr llo 1ia.fi . VI UUbW) WVM ** WMJJ ?V I divided with his Columbia partner | j and the ring. How many bonds j have been stolen and held out, in | the hope of ringing them in under the Morton, Bliss & Co., suit, now being vigorously pushed by Kimpton's partner in Columbia and the i Eplraim Smooth of the State, in j fracd of an over-taxed people, who ; held these bopd3 under the false i pretence of being innocent holder, {" bought them in the open market" i Perhaps Leanjiell of Maden, a couple of clerks at a salary of $500 or $800 *a year ! In short, the debt of South Carolina must be determined and honesty set forth to the public, (whether the thieves are punished or not,) before a healthy immigration will ever consent to make that State their ho\ne. Of. that you may rest assured/' Swimming and Bathing.?En-1 courage the bov* and 'girls in [ learning to swim, as it &ay be the j meaij^ of saving their'owh lives f and rendering them riHstrumental I in saving those of others in days | to come. Also impress upon their j! minds the'great necessity:of cau-j' tion ere they learn how fo takeV fare of themselves in the water, i4 The deaths from drowning, so prevalent daring the summer, are < among the saddest incidents of the 1 season, coming as they do so sud- j deuly, and what renders them, par- j ticularly distressing is the fact that j the great majority of them are caused by heedlessness. Bathing 1 and swimming are healthy antf de- f lightfnl sports, and When partici- * pated in with moderation, as all 1 pleasures should be in order to * make them enjoyable, conduce greatly to the jnind and body. It ' is the excess in this, as well as everything else, which produces.. tfhe harm, and ? this should be 1 strongly guarded against. Many a ' bright and promising lad has lost his life or^Undermined his health 1 and become a sufferer by being.too ' venturesome in tbo water, or go- : ing in too often.- From such items ma^ we be spared the ^hronicling during tne present. season.?vape . Ann Advertiser. < I The Cahat. ?Probably many people have speculated upon the precise meaning of the word "carat." It is an imaginary weight that expresses the fineness of gold, or the proportion of pure gold in a mass of metal; thus, an ounce of gold of ' twenty-two-carats fine is gold of i which twenty-two parts out of: twenty-four are pure, the other two j parts being silver, copper or other metal- The weight of four gfains; used by jewelers in weighing precious stones and pearls, is sometimes called diamond weight, the carat. consisting of four nominal grains, a little lighter than four troy, or seventy-four and one-sixteenth grains being equal to seventy-two grains troy. The term of weighing carat derives its name | from a bean, the fruit of an Abyssinian tree called koara. This | bean, from the time of its being [gathered, varies very little in its I weight, and seems to h*ve been, | from a very remote period, used as ! a weight for gold in Africa. In India, also, the bean is used as a weight for gems and pearls. Lime and Salt.?Prof. Johnson recommends for fertilizing purposes to mis one bushel of salt and two bushels of dry lime under cover, and allow the mixture to decompose gradually, thus forming chemical union. For this purpose | the mixture should' be made six | weeks before use, or still better, | two or three months, the heap bej ing turned over occasionally. This j salt and lime mixture, when apj plied at the rate of twenty or thirty | bushels per acre, forms an excel! lent top dressing for many crops. J It acts powerfully on the vegetable matter of soils; fifty-six bushels applied to turnips have produced as large a crop as barn-yard manure. It is destructive to grub and insects in the soil.. Like salt it attracts moisture from .the air, and is useful against drouth. Its decomposing power is remarkable, and if three or four bushels of it are mixed with a load of muck, the latter will be thus thoroughly pow- J dcred. - ^ W' -*v~ - >x >&?' .?*/. " ;vr X . ScMiiEB P&sy?Nothing can bo more cruel and nothing more fool- ... ish than to place, .children where tkeyirrast be dressed every day in fresh and^fashionable clothes, and ^ ' their freedom to play curtailed for ' the sake of their appearances. What childhood needs is perfect 1 4 freedom among the things of Nature?freedom to ,roirip, to make mud-pies, to leap fences, fo'.rott, to fish, to climb trees, to" chase butterflies, to gather wild flowers, to live*- -out of the doors from morning until' night, afid to do all those things that innocent and health^ childhood delights in?ill cheap; strong clothes provided for thu ? purpose. Exactly that which childhood needs, manhood and . woinair hood, need?perfect liberty and perfect caretessflCss. So whether the dweller by the soar go inland V for his summer play,* or the res'- 0 $ dent of the inland qity goes to the sea, he should seek some spot tin- r" - visited by tfrose devoted to fashion- ^ able display, and employ his time' in unrestricted communion with Nature, and in those- purrtfite and \ amusements which, without let or . hindrance, perform the office of recreation.?ScrtinietZs for July. " . *???? Defence of the Modoc3.?A Washington letter states that- t'lio Hon. J. K. Lu ttrell. Congressman elect from the Third District, writes to Commissioner SmitJj,; of the Indian Bureau,"'an accotfht of his recent visit to the scene of the Modoc' war, nud says he has been able to arrive at oidy one conclusion itr reference, to it, namely, that it was caused by the wrongful acts of bad white men. He was informed,4 on wii# seemea to liim reljaWn * authority, that the- : Modoc^ Avero-jCorjpfillcd to -slaughter their horses for food on' the Klamktb' -refc&i vat foil'/ and having exhausted this means of subsistence, were compelled, by hanger, io seek the fishing and hunting grounds on their old reservation' m Lost River. Mr. Lnttrelhnrges ' in investigation of the causes -of :be Modoc wsr, and regrets to .say hat never was there a tin? sincehe organization of the Goveriinent. where there was so rauik * ?lTUption an4 swindling, ilnt only ? igainst the Govern meet and the people, but against the Indians^? is is to-day being practiced on' the Endian reservation-on-the Pacific somL Poor Gibls.?The 'poorest girls n the world are those who have lever been brought up to w3rk. Bich parents have petted' them, hey have been taught to. despise abor, a$d~to depend upon - others for a living, and are perfectly helplesa If .misfortune oomes upon their friends, as it often does, their case is hopeless. The most forlorn and miserable women on 5 earth belong to this class. It be- . 9 longs.to parents to protect their daughters from -this deplorable condition.. They do thee, great as wrong if they- neglect it. T&v&rj daughter should be tartgfet to earn: their own Bring. The rich as well as the poor require this training. The wheel of fortune rolls swiftly y. round?the' rich are very likely to. * become poor and the poor rich/ Skill to labor is . no disadvantage to the rich', and is indispensibte to' -% the poor. Well-to-do-Brents must educate their daughters to wrfk'p no refornl is more imperative" than this. "w ' ? * ?>- _ ,.\ Bloo(dy Work vs Georgia.?it. isrumored in Atlanta that aii' attrihk waa made in Uuion Connty upon certainv "United States officers, which resulted fatally. It seems that two United States Deputy _ Marshals, Manchester and Kay, and a citizen named Ledford, who no on infhinndi' piUUiiUlJ ilVccu (U} uu + were in Union County," Iqbkiiig up and arresting illicit disftlleTU Ou last Wednesday, the party octree were ambuscaded by a squad of Uilion County men, at least twenty . strong. They had con'cealM;them- mlselves on the road, and the Cist in:- *P" \ timation of their presence was . a ^ shot-gun volley fired upon them, killing Mr. LedLrd. The two remaining tried to escape, but Deputy ' -i Marshal Kay was captth-ed.* ? * What tbu, Modocs Did.?Com-- >;missioner Meacham's report of the Modoc fighting says that during the war the Modocs killed and wounded three soldiei-s for every. - ; warrior in theft force, at 'times nnmlvrinp not more than sixfev-.r ,.7 five, and that during the first three days' fight this baud not only held * out against eight hundred troops armed with every appliance of modern warfare, but kept a passage . open for retreat whiefi even tne Wartn Spring Indian scouts could not close. Meacham's idea of the best. policy for the future is; that. ' all tribal fines be abolished; that the Indians be made amendable to the laws, and be placed on the sanio footing with - other mm- ^ dcrers. iff" *' . f t.: - . V ' ? - -;f vj * - ? i - * ^ I