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VOL. X. LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 1879. NO. 4.
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THE FOUR YEAR'S WAR.
A Sad But" Glorious Record.
A Table Showing the Dates cf all tke^Battles
and Important Events From the
3irth to the Downfall of .the Confederacy
We have prepared, with greateare and
labor for the readers of the Southern i
Opinion, especially, the following table,
presenting in a brief space dates of all
important events of the late Southern
Confederacy. It will prove useful for
refereuce, aud at a glance gives the rise,
progress and decline of one of the most
remarkable struggles ever recoiled in
history.
preliminary events.
Abraham Lincoln elected President of
"V,.T-*,,r?Vi_r 1 ;n
tiie uJii'CM o>
South Carolina seceded December 20, j
18G0.
Mississippi seceded January 9, 1861.
Alabama and Florida seceded January !
_ ' II, 180L ' V i
Georgia seceded January 19. 1861.
Louisiana seceded January 26.1861.
\ Texas seceded February 1,1861.
The seceded States met in Congress at
/ Montgomery, Alabama, February 4,1861.
Natioual Peace Confereuco at Wash-.
ingtOD, February 4,1861.
THE COXFEDERACr. !
The Coustitutiou of the Confederate
States adopted February 8, 1861.
Jeff. Davis elected President and A. H.,!
Stephens Vice-President, February 9,!
1861.
Jeff. Davis inaugurated President, February*
18, 1851. I
The bombardment of Fort Sumter, be- j
gun April 12, 1S61.
Surrender oj Fort Sumter April 13, j
1861.
Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops April j
15, 1861.
Virginia seceded April 17, 1861.
Tue Baltimore ri^t April 19, 18C1.
Lincoln's blockade proclamation April
19,1861. i
Federal evacuation of Harper's Ferry
April 19, 1861.
Norfolk Navy yard abandoned by the j
Federals April 20, 1801.
Virginia admitted to the Confederacy
O *
May G, 1861.
Tennessee seceded May 6, 1861.
Arkansas admitted to the Confederacy
May 18, 1861. !
Seat of Confederate Government re-;
moved from Montgomery to Richmond, j
May 20, 1861.
North Carolina seceded May 21, 1861.
Federal occupation of Alexandria May |
24, 1861.
BATTLES IK VIRGINIA, 1801.
The battle of B;g Bethel, Jane 10.
General Joseph E. Johnston abandons'
Harper's Ferry, June 13.
The battle of Rich Mountain, July 11.
The battle of Bull Run, July 19.
The battle of Manassas, July 21.
The battle of Cross Keys, August 26.
The battle of Carnifax Ferry, September
10.
The battle of Leesburg October 20
The buttle of Drauesvilie, December 20. j
BATTLES IS THE TUANS-MIS3I9SIPPI.
The buttle of Boonosville, Missouri,
June 20.
The buttle of Carthage, Missouri, July 5.
The battle of Oak Hill, Missouri, Au-1
gust 10.
The capture of Lexiiigtoc, Missouri, j
September 20.
NAVAL AFFAIJIS, 1801.
The fight oil' flattens Inlet, August 28. j
The fight on Port Royal, November 7- i
KagMH3Kacafc?c5>?aige5aa?53gBZ?MagE?ag?Bac
Commodore Wilkes forcibly took Mess.
Mason and Slidell from the English vessel,
Trent, November 8.
BATTLES, ETC., IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND,
1862.
Johnston's retreat from Manassas and
Centreville, March 8.
The battle of Ken;-town, March 23.
The Confederate conscript law, April 16.
Evacuation of York town, May -1.
The battle of Williamsburg, May 5.
Tlio f,f "Fmnf RoTftl. Mav 22.
The battle of Seven Pines, May 30.
The battle of Cross Keys, June 7.
The battle of Port Republic, June 8.
The battle of Mechauicsville, June 2G.
The battle of Gaino'a Mills, June 27.
The battle of Frazier's Farm, June 30. j
The battle of Mai rem Hill, July 1.
The battle of Saruge Station, June 29.!
i
The battle of Cedar Run, August 9.
Lee entered Maryland, September 5.
Capture of Harper's Ferry, September j
15.
The battle of Sharps'ourg, September 17
The battle of Fredericksburg, Decern- j
ber 13
BATTLES SOUTH AUD WEST, I8G2.
The battle of Fishing Creek, Kentucky
January 19.
Surrender of Roanoke Inland, North j
Carolina, February 8.
Surrender of Fort Dcnelson Tenn., 1
February 1G
Surrender of Newbern, North Caroli-;
na March 1-i.
Surrender of Island No. 10, April 7.
The battle of Shiloh, April 6.
Fall of New Orleans, May 1.
Fall of Memphis, June G.
KaMIa *. "R/vnrm A nr/n^f. i\
JlLX^ UcUi-iO \J i VJ
The battle 01" Richmond, Ky, August!
29. .
The Rattle of Coriulh, October 3, 4
The Bntti c of Perry v ile, Ky., October j
8.
Ti:e Battles cf Murfreesboro', Teen., j
Dtccmbei 31.x f i *
- K
BATTLES, &C , IS THE TliA XS-MISSISSIPPI. j
The Battle of B'khorn, March 7,
The Battle of Prairie, December 8.
NATAL AFFAll'S, 1SG2.
Fight at Hampton Roads, March 8. !
Naval attack on Drewry's Bluff, May I
15.
battles Ac., is vibginia asd I'E.sssylvasia, i
1SG3.
The Battle of Chancellorsville, May I
2,3.
The Battle of Winchester, early in 1
June, 18G3.
The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 1,2, 3.
The Battle of Bristoe Station, Oct. 1-4
Fight at Germauia Ford, November 27.
BATTLES Ac., SOUTH ASE Y/?ST 18G3.
Charleston, S. C. first attacked April 7.
The Battle of Baker's Creek, Miss, i
May 1G.
Surrender of Vicksburg, July 4
First assault on Fort Wagner, July 11.
Second assault on Fort Wagner, Juh ;
18.
Gilmore's bombardment of Fort Sumter,
August 18.
Morris Island taken September 6.
Surrender of Cumberland Gap, Sep-'
teaiber 9.
The Buttle of Cbick&iuuugu, Sc^t., 19,
20.
The Buttle of Missionary Itidgo, Nov.,:
25.
trans Mississippi, 1883.
The Buttle of Helena, Arkansas, July
L
BATTLES Ac., IS VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND
MARYLAND, 1884.
Duhlgreen's raid on Bichmond, March
1.,
Battles of the Wilderness, May 5, G.
Battles c: Spotsylvania Courthouse, j
May 8, 12.
General Stuari killed ut Yellow Tavern
May 10.
Battle of New Market, May 15.
P^-iureo-fml '-bottles" Battler below
EicLmond, May 1G.
Battle of Cold Harbor, Jane 3.
Capture of Staunton. June 5.
Butler's attach on Petersburg, June 9.
Gruni's assaults on Petersburg, June
11, 10, 17, 18.
Hunter renulsed at Lvncbbuag, Jane
IS.
I
The "mine" attempt on Petersburg, |
July 30.
Battle Monoeacy, M l., July?.
Cbamborsburg, Penu., burnt July 30. !
Battle of Beam's Station, August 25.
Battle uea". Winchester, Sept 19.
Battle of Fisher's Kill Sept., 22.
Full of Fort Harrison, Set;<-. 29.
ZtATTLES il*C., HOrTU AXli Wn?r,186A.
Butlie of Ocean Pond, J'1!a., February
; 29.
j Cavalry fight at Okulona, T.Iis.steippi,
| Feo'v 21.
! The first lvattle of Sherman's march
; Resaca, In no 14.
Battle of New Hope, June 28.
j Battle of AM >eto, July 20, 52. 28.
Battle of Jcnesboro', TenneKSca., SepI
tember.
{ Fall of Atlanta, September 2.
| Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, Novc-iliber,
30.
TWtlo cif N-ifthrille. Tennessee. Decern
| ber 14, 15.
j Atlanta burnt, November 15.
I Savannah evacuated, December 23.
TRANS ruKSTSsii'P:.
Battle of MansOeld, La., April 8.
Battle of Pleasant Hill, April 9.
Battle o: Big Blue Diver, Ho., October,
23.
NAVAL AFFAIRS, 18G4Fight
in Mobile Bay. August 5.
Privateer Alabama, sunk Jane 19.
Priv .teer Florida, captured. October 6.
BATTLES &C , IN VIRGINIA, 1805.
Fortress Monroe Conference, February
3.
Battle of Hare's Hill, General Lee's
last offensive operation, March 25.
Battle of Five Fo^ks, April 1.
Grant assaults Lee's liues, April 2d,
Evacuation of BieLuiond, &c., April 3.
Lee begins his retreat April 2.
Federal occupation of liichoiond,
April 3
Army of Northern Virginia surrendered
by General Lee at Appouiat ox Courthouse,
April 9.
BATTLES Ac-, SOUTH AND VVE3T, 1805.
Capture of Fort Fisher, N. C. January
15. >
Columbia destroyed by Sherman,
February 17. i
Qjariestuu evacuated February IjfT.
Brittle of iieutou rllie, I\. C., Mar?ubL<3.
Mobile captured April 12. V~
Suertuan and Johnson agree to a thicc
April 18.
TItAXS MISSISSIPPI, 1865.
Kirov Smith surrendered May 26,
which was the Inst of the Confederate
State army.
A Severe Winter Ahead.
The heads of the weather bureau have
been much puzzled by the recent hot
spell. Such a general and prolonged
seige of hot wea'her in October has not
been known since 1817. The scientists
of the Smithsonian aud the weather
prophets of the "old probabilities" bureau
have boon discussing the matter and
have arrived at various opinions as to the
cause and effect of the siege. Some of
them believe that the occultatiou of Vea^us
to-day had more or less e3ect on the
elements. All agree pretty nearly, however
ia the belief that the coming winter
will be a severe one. Not that it will be
particularly cold but more boisterous
and disagreeable than usual.
Killed his Brother.
A shocking and heartrending tragedy
took place at Spring Hill, in Barbour
County, on Tuesday night. Mr. George
P. Crymes, a gentleman of great worth
and high character, received a death
wound at the bauds of h;s brother unyle^
the following circuinstances: A few nights
ago a burglar bad attempted to enter the
residence of Mr. Crymes' brother, but'he
latter succeeded in driving him off without
having lost anything. When Mr.
George P. Crymes reached his brother's
residence, Tuesday night, the family had
retired, and as Mr. Crymes was familiar
with the place, he started to eater the
house without awakening the family.
As he was hard of hearing, he did not
hear his brother's voice when the latter
hailed him. As he kept on going into
the house, his brother supposed him to
be the same burglar who had previously
attempted to enter the house or another
one, and he notified him if he did not
answer lie would shoot him. Mr. C. still
not hearing, his brother then fired upon
him with a double barrel shot gun, and
a load of small shot entered liis breast,
no doubt some striking the vital parts, hr
be expired shortly afterwards. No one
can picture the anguish of the brother
when he discovered who it was that had
been shot. Every one sympathizes with
him. The deceased was universally esteemed
by all who knew him.?Mntgmn|erg
.idee;titer.
! The Lancaster Horror?Addilion
a! Particulars.
| From goutlemeh v.Fo rime over frym
- ' i . i 1 1 il.? f..1
Ltill,cadOi* ;l WeeK, Wc gvaf-icreu my :<;i'
low ii.'jj particulars cf the tragedy of Sut!
?.rd:iy night, :lie 8'h instant, in addition
[ to tlwe idv.rvi.v published. It is alleged
i iiy ouv informant,gent-omar. living very
near th" aeeue of the tragedy, that the
five children of Airs. Jarr.es Adams were
not killed with a knife, ror wan the
mother content with the more cutting of
! the jugular veins of the children. A
sharp hatchet was found in the cradle,:
(from which the blood had evidently been
j washed, and with this hatchet it is ren;
sonably believed the deed was committed, j
| The cuts on the throats were iu most in- j
| stances directly across and nearly through, j
; The infant had a terrible bruise on one j
of its shoulders, which was made, it is j
; no w thought, by i miss lick of the hatchjet,
when the child mint have awakened,!
ami, having moved its brad, another Mow j
was struck, cutting deeply into the jav.,;
and another just below the car, and 'dill j
' another directly across the throat. The j
| head of this chiid was nearly severed i
from its body. It is now thought that:
the children were killed on a pal!"? in I
front of the Hre, and this theory is sup-!
ported by the fact that pools ef bicod |
were found under I hat part of the house
and between the plunks of the floor immediately
in front cf the hearth. It is
believed that the mother washed the |
blood from the floor with a quilt, parts
| of which were found, the day following, j
j in the ashes on the hearth, saturated with j
blocd. The children had, undoubtedly, j
ibeen arranged in bed after the killing by '
| Mrs. Adams.
i An additional incident is that a bottle!
! of strychnine was found in the house on
, Sunday, and on a table was discovered a j
I cup which contained water which wast
1 .
i-venr bitbrto* the taste. It js thought <
Tiirf woman >ad taken a dose of this,'
I- v.'b^h failed to produce death, when she
set lira to her dollies. Be this as it may, j
' it is alleged by Mr. Achtms that fullv a!
i "l
? ' * ? ' i._i *:_ I
| tablespoouMi oi rne scrycuuine mm u.s- j
! appeared from the bottle.
The bodies of. the mother and ber Ave
| ^
children were all buried on Monday fol-1
i lowing the tiugedv, in a bos '6h by 8 feet, j
: the mother ncing placed in one end, the j
; baby nest, and so on up to the eldest.!
I Our informant says that in ail his expe-1
i rience in war and elsewhere he never j
! witnessed such a horribly sad picture as j
i that presented in lbe mother, burned to '
a crisp, and ho- five little children, with !
their thre ats cut, iying iu that bos to-j
i getter.?Chester-Bulletin.
j Squandering the State's Money;
| on the Columbia Canal. |
Nov.- that the Legislature is about to j
| meet we thiulr the press of the State
!might with propriety discuss matters:
(which are to come before that body, j
j The canal at Columbia has cost the State
! thousands of dollars and at the last cesoion :
! $11,000 additional was appropriated to!
i that great humbug. But as good luck!
| would have it, there was some flaw in ;
tne appropriation auu cue nwuey mis uui ;
been spent, aud it is not too late to save
! a depleted treasury from this draft.
rSIucb has been said on this subject and
i valuable time has been waited on this
? * I
question, and we h )pe to see the Legis!
lutore at its next session take snch steps
as will forever settle it. The caanal is a
i
! local enterprise iu which the people of
| Abbeville County are not interested to;
amount of a cent, and we cannot see why j
wc should be taxed hundreds of dollars
to build up Columbia when our towns
and farms are languishing for the want
of money. It seems worse than folly to
tax the people of Long Cudo to enrich
the people of the Congaree.
j L S O
Let the Legislature promptly relieve
tne State of this extravagant and fooiLh
i '
i appropriation. We are sure that it is
not the wish of any of our people to add
1 one farthing to their ovvu shoulders for
i the canal. It would in our opinion be (
better for the State to appropriate tnouey ,
to develop Cresar's Head as a health,
: resort for those of her citizens who may
iivo it*, sualaiioa districts.
\Ye want to invest no money in the Co;
lur.i'-ia canal, and hope that our itepresenta'ivos
will looK after the iutcrost of
their people in withdrawing this appropriation.
Let our exchanges speak out,
i on this humbug.?- ?.>vl Harr-sr.
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|A fte^ro Sixteen Years C!d;
i Hung for Outraging a Chiid ;
Two Year3 of Age.
Union*, .S. C., November 21.?There |
was a largo crowd of people i:i town today
to witness the CNociitiou of a negro ;
boy, sdxteeu years old, named Holmes,
who committed ao outrage 011 ?>Ir. A. B.
I_ ?
HuinpLrie-v little two-year old girl about |
four months ago ami v.a3 souteuced bv!
' -r
Judge Thomson last, ..October to be
hangcl or. the 2!sc of November. The I
; Sheriff placed the rope arcnndvI?is" neck !
at half-past l:i o'clock, and bo hung!
twenty-five minutes. lie was then dead. |
None of his family came to see him hung.
[T/cblfj, Cor. Register.
All About Home.
"Tks Complete Home." Mrs. Julia
^r~v ,1- .'not i
by J C..McCurdy & Co., of Philadelphia,'
has received the warmest commendations I
from *he Press and Clergy in all seelions j
of the country.
The following extracts clearly indicate ;
that it is a work of sterling merit.
The Christian At?cc"ate saj*s:?A. book
of more practical utility will seldom, if I
ever, be found outside of inspiration.
The rr>'.:hjtrrian cays:?The prevailing !
feature of the book is its good sense, and
when we say this .of such a beok we pay
it the highest compliment wo cau imagine.
It is true everywhere to the Evangelical
faith.
The Journal vW Mcssaxjer, Cincinnati,
0., says:?We believe that it would be of
unspeakable benefit to every family in'
our land could it bo read not only by
fathers cud mothers, but by sons and
daughters as they are growing up. Its
healthy tone its common sense and truth- j
fulness commend it, aud can but render i
it of the bighst value.
The X. Y. School Journal says:?In
this work we Lave all the lights and
shadows :hat go t'diuuko V;/ -he picture
of a real home. It imparts instruction
in the whole range of domestic government
iu the most pieasing and effective ;.
manner. i
The hlo. Republican sr.ys:?This is es- <
sentially a home book. It must have
been dictated by a heart that has been |
baptized in the beauty of the holiness of j
horns. * * * The sentiment of the j
book is lofty while the style is natural,
fhpp)-f.:1 nvtv 'in?l flufint rind the TWP.fi1
arc so many bright pictures of domestic;
quiet and comfort.
Rev. Dr. March says:?It is so well
written that it cannot fail to be read,!
and it cannot to read without bringing;
sweetness and light into somebody's!
home.
With the above, it will be seen that1
this is a sensible, beautiful, and estremelv !
. * i
valuable boo!:. Its sphere is as wide as
the world itself and it will exert a power
fill influence fcr good in every home into .
which it enters*
Agents for its sale are wanted every- '
where.
Godey's Lady's Look for December
Closes the year 187'J with flying colors.
The publishers have more than fulfilled
tlieir promises muds in January. In the j
December number we Lave an exquisite !
steel plate iiom Uariey s original design
reminding us to whom we should render
homage at the cheerful Christians gathering.
in ad JiiioJA it} a beauiiful^oiored
Vialei' scene and a double page ol dainty
allies for Christmas presents, at once
beaut.ful and suggestive. The nluiumoth
Colored Fashion XMato is very tine, and
the Costumes < f great taste and beauty.:
Besides this, are several pages of fashion
patterns of articles to help a lady in muk-'
iug a tasteful and becoming toilet. The
pages ol* literary matter are choice. The
publishers promise a still be tie: book for
idbO. It is a mystery how they can
make one, bat if they s. y so, they will;
do it.
The uondenful Mrs. .Smith, o; Vv'est-!
morelnnd County, Virginia is dead.
She measured thirty-four inches across'
the shoulders and weighed within a
f race, on of six hundred and ten pounds.
The coffin was of immense size, and
before It was delivcrd two ordinary men
lay in I! side hy ride on 11 eir l acks without
crowding each other in the least.!
When brought to the bouse it could uot
be brought through the door, aud it was
netvu-ary io h ave it outside until the j
time set fur I he funeral when the corpse!
was cut rind on* to the ccfliu.
Two White Boys and a Negro
Roasted Alive in a Cotton
Press.
Eu-fxtos, November 14 ?Mr. L. A.
Ash lev. who resides about seven miles
from Eihnton, just across the Baruwel?
County line, lost by lire on yesterday his
steam saw mill, grist mill nud gin. The
giu alone was running at the time, and it
is supposed that a match in the cotton
was the causa of the conflagration. The
press for baling the cottou was situated
in the lint room. At the time the fire
occurred Toaguo and Jesse Owens, two
white boys about and 18 years of age,
employed by Mr. Ashley, were in thd
press, and a young negro man named
Isaiah was working in the lint room.
In a minute after the cry of fire was raised
the parties in the lint room found themselves
enveloped iu flames and ail meuns
of escape cat off. The poor boys in tue
press could not get out, as the doors of
the press box fastened from the outside.
Mr. Ashley and Mr. J. M. Darlington
with others who were in the gin Louse
.'.t the time the fire broke out rushed to
the rescue of the unfortunates, who were
now iu a don of fire. With uxe3 they
soon burst through the walla of the bouse
and knocked down the doors of the press
when they dragged out J he half-dead
boys and negro, to find their clothing
ail burned from their bodies aud their
persons fearfully burned. A physician
was summoned auddid all in his power
to lessen their suffering. Jus->e Owens . ^
died iu a fow hours after the accident',
his injuries being more severe than those
.it. ...i.. ! ? _i.
ux lue oieer;, wuo are sun Jiving out
whose filial recovery is considered doubtful.
In (he rescue Mr. Ashley auJ Mr.
Darlington bad their hands painfully
burned. The O.vens boys were the only
support of a widowed mother.?News
and Courier.
State Superintendent of Education.
<5
We have lung been impressed witu^the "
fitness o? Hoc. Hugh S Thompson, State
Superintendent of Education, for. the
office which be so acceptably fills. Combining
admirably the two qualities?tact
and talent?*o necessary to success in ^
auy undertaking, ho is emphatically the
man for the place. While others are
busying themselves proposing (his man
for the office of President, this man for.
Governor, and so on, looking to the
future good of our old State, we herewith
present the name of the present
Superintendent of Education to be his
own successor for ten years and do so
the more readily because we feel we present
the name of that man who, more
it -n ? i? ...t ??????
UKIU itii uiiifi.-*, uu.i huiucii iu ociiouu
and out of season to resusciate the wreck
of our common school system shattered
by the despoilers who preceded hira.
Major Thompson is a polished and cultured
scholar?a genuine type of the
Southern gentleman, wn0 is not afraid
to work for a name, and who keeps it
after he ba3 won it?Orangeburg Democrat.
An "eminent physician" gives it n9 a
profeesional opinion that swearing never
was good for a sore finger. It never
cured the rheumatism nor helped draw a
prize in a lottery. It is not recommended
for liver complaints. It is not sure
against lightning, sewing machine agents,
nor any of the ills which beset people
through life. Almost any experienced
journalist will tell you that there is no
occasion for swearing outside of a newspaper
cilice, where it is useful in proof
reading and indispensably necessary in
getting forms to press. It has been
known also to materially assist the editor
in looking over the pnper after it ia:
printed. But otherwise it is a very foolish
and wicked habit.
Advertising Cheats.?It has become so
common to write the beginning of an
e'egaut, interesting article and then run
it i.ito some advertisement that we avoid
all such cheats and simply call attention
to the merits of Hop Bitters in as plain
honest terms f.8 possible, to induce people
to give them one trial, as no one who
" ' - - -*ii . - ? il:
irno'.vs himr vaiuo win over use anymiug
else. 4
The steamer Chateau recently carried
al one lead i ?r-? Wv Oricuns eight thousami
six hundred bales of cotton.
Malvern, Arkansas, roll* up n pumpwhich
weighed 05 pounds, and
whose total weight was -105