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jj^|jgislj?^^ UNION C. H., SOUTH CARINA, APRIL 20, 1877. NUMBER 15.
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LETTER PROM HON. D. WTATT AlKEH. ,
Ookksuury, S. C., April 9,1377. ,
Messrs. Hoyt dk Co., Anderton, S C. <
Gentlemen?Your note of the 6th iust. t
was rooeived Saturday afternoon, and as re- j
quested I reply at once. <
You write mo thus: Give us for publioa ]
tion your views as to President Hayes' |
Southern policy; whether it is propor that (
Democrats should soek or accept office at his \
hands, and what will probably bo the result {
upon tho destiny of tho two Natioual parties
from this cbaugj in policy by tho lie- (
publics* party ?" f
At present it is difficult to define Presi- (
dent llaycs' Southern policy, but as the latter
portion of your inquiry implies that, by
consent of party, he will assumo a conciliatory
policy towards the South,' I think we,
should unhesitatingly accent every Perietal
- *-*?appolrrtmynx~~pr<mei u 11 i in HWr "eouutry n
does not belong to the RepubRcan party,
neither should any of. these National ap*
pointmcuts be construed to be partisan preferences.
I imagine a United States District
Attorney in the South nowhero finds
Republican rather than Democratic laws to
be administered, becauso, forsooth, he holds
offico by the will of a Republican President.
Neither does a collector of the ports at the
^ South recognizo any thing peculiarly ReP
publican, rather than Democratic, in his revenue
colleotionB because a Republican guards
tho threshold of our National treasury.?
For tho same mason T nan Rf>f> no nort.ipori
ship in the office of post master, or mail ^
gent, or any other strictly National appoint- ?
meot.1
If in accepting an appointment a South- v
erner (Dem.) wero required to compromise 3
in any way his political creed, of courso ho c
should reject the proffered position. For 1
this reason I regretted to see a Southern 1
man, regarded as a Southern Democrat, go I
into the Cabinet. Not that he would com- 1
promise the South, but because he would of (
necessity be a mere figure-head, or become '
identified with the Administration in party '
feeling* The Cabinet are the President's '
counsellors, and should be in sympathy with 1
him in all his political views. His South- (
enMqppointfis Me agents paid for doing ser- (
vice to our common country, unbiased by (
party ezaotions, and in the case of Demo- *
oratio appointees uturwerved by party affili- 1
ation. t
I believe President Hayes received his ?
offico through fraud, but I am far from be- 1
lieving that he is himself a fraud. And (
what effect his policy (which seems to fore- '
shadow that of the wrong man in tho right *
place) may havo upon tho two rational par- J
ties, I am unable to foreseo. Should .it !
? shatter bdth of them throo gho*kho NotfrJ j
Uwould be a God-sond.to the South. '
r^^^^^^eraWy corrupt and anti-Sonthcru to the core. 1
True, we have hosts of friends at tho North, *
but we^have uisro enemies, and as many of '
Ail.hnr ?nn h? found mnnniT t.hn P?mi?nrntn 1
as among the Republicans. None of them 1
beliovc that we have accepted in good faith 1
the Aujeudmcnts to the'Constitution, and 1
" ? - they have a mistrust as to our loyalty to the
UhiODt which oau never be obliterated but i
by time.
I havo ever found more congeniality
amongst Northern Republicans than with
Northern Democrats, and I believe an average
representative of the Republican party
Irorth is moro nearly akin in feelings, sontiment
and thought to a Southern Democrat ,
than a similar representative Northern Democrat.
Carpet-baggers, scallawags and negro
politicians belong to neither party by
any kind of political right. *tt|ly are mere
barnacles that havo befouled the Republican
party. Once rubbed off, they will sink in
. the slough of: contempt, to be forgotten,but
not forgiven.
No honest man, unless totally ignorant
(aa most Northern men are) of Southern
affairs, can for a moment believe that, upon
rtfr principle, Mr. Hayes can maintain himself
v> ** office and recognize the Nicholls government
in Louisiana. The very same fraud
^ iha} pissed him iu the Presidential chair
would install Packard Governor. And yet
we know that the very political existence
of that State depends upon the installation
of General Nicholls as Governor. Sooner
or lator Mr. Hayes must see this, and most
inevitably recognize the Nioholls government.
When this is done, the South will
be a political unit. If, then, the Southern
; . Stales so legislate as to convinoe the colored
population that the laws recogniser no din-,
tiuction on aoconnt of color or race, ?h ere
will, in uiy judgment, be a political revojLt
lution throughout the North in less than
four years as potent for good to the South
as was that between 1861 and 1865 for evil
'f to our distressed oountry.
Not that there will be war again?far
from it; for the reoent presidential election
proved that Northern Democrats will not
fight Northern Republicans, however willing
either party might be to fight Southerners.
But in that event parties at the North
will be so divided, and so olumorous for
Southern patronage, that the South need
only stand firm aud united, and she will
I hold a balance of power that will be effective
in restoring this Government to its
wonted purity, and the people to prosperity.
Prior to the war the leaders at the North,
KnlK nivil init militnrv. warn Damnnrntia
I and every Ctpfoderate soldier knows that
the Southernarmies met no reverses untth
the ranks of the Federal army were recrmt4^
ed with Democrats. Floating upon tfie
tide of military snooess the Demooratio ahd^
Republican leaders embraced eaeh other,
abandoned the distinctive principle sof their
former parties, and amalgamating elements
from both producod a party whose shibboleth
was "dowu with Southern lteb," "up
with the niggor," and "hurrah for tho best
Government the world over saw." Crush
out these ideas, and the identity of the par
tiea North, are, in my opinion, destroyed ?
There is no principle peculiarly Republi
3an or peculiarly Democratic iu the platform
if oithcr party North to-day. But establish
confidence betweeu the races at the South,
ind at once a platform of principles will be
promulgated by parties North, bidding for
Southern co operation, and we will then
iare the privilege of choosing the lesser evil,
for I have no idea that, during this gcuera:ion
any National party North will couscut
X) a platform entirely acceptable to the
South.
Trusting that I have been at least suffijiently
czplioit to show you exactly my petition
upon tho inquiries you propound:d,
I am, gentlemen, with much esteem,
Your obedient servant,
D. WYATT AIKEN.
ON THE BIGHT TBACK.
Wahhinotqm, Anril 7.?fyllnwimr
mporiaoi SircuTar letter lias been addressed
o tho United States District Attorneys by
he Attorney-General to be sent ou Monlay:
Sir: As I enter upon my official duties
! find that tho appropriation for thccxpcnes
of the United States Courts for this
iscal year is rapidly approaching exhaustion,
ind that Congress denied all the applicaions
that were made by my predecessor for
in increased sum to bear these expenses. |
he duty is thus forced upon tho officers of
his Department to retrench all possible cxicnses.
To a great extent tho attorneys of the
Jnited States are responsible for the expends
incurred, and naturally the call is made
lpon them to stop all expenses that c^
mu propriety bo stopped. I urgo upon
rou the exorcise of extreme caution and
iconomy. There is dearly a full quarter of
lie fiscal year still to run, during which
ime expense*- nrest be kept to a miuimnfn
joint. I hopo to have your hearty co-opo ation
in the work. Your discretion and
sconomy will be shown in the subpooniug of
hose witnesses only who are important and
lccessary to a case; in holding them only so
ong as they nrc needed; in setting for trial
lone but important cases; those which fthe
jourse of justica and the interests of Govirnment
absolutely require to be tried; in
iismissing, by advico of the court, the pclitjuriosat
an early day, and in urging
lpon the grand juries but a short session ;
elect very few cases for trial, those only best
lupported by evidence, and in which all
egal questions are likely to arise; the other
;asei should be allowed to lie over, the parses
not being discharged.
As far as lies in your power the trials befbrp
tha United States Commissioners must
aejfStched and their expenses curtailed.?
lt %ero well if all such trial? were stopped
the officials. I off 11 your attention the circular
issued oq this head by my predecessor,
and reiterating their injunctions. I
idd that no money will bo furnished to^th#
marshals to conduct tho business of the
courts beyond tho amounts of which thoy
were advised a mouth ago. Knowing this
you will be forewarned in amplo time to
avoid the contracting of expenses that cannot
be paid.
Charles Devens,
Attorney General.
. HAMPTON'S PHOTOGRAPH.
Hampton, like the great Lee, is remarkable
for tbe strength and perfect symmetry
of the man, morally and physically.
His speech, without ornament or effort, is
exactly his thought. So simple and so truthful,
that the honest man reads it as a child
reads the smile of its mother. The man
speaks, the whole man, heart, soul and miud
speaks?speaks the truth, nothing but the
truth, doubts itfl.Xhat is Hamp
ton I'tbiMMpfefe *nd that was Washington
Perhaps natural gift of Washing
ton, or Lee,wf., Hampton can be properly
called transcendent; but tho symmetry oi
the whole man?tho simple beauty ami
power of the perfect proportions combined
is what oonstitutes this type of man. Likt
the greatest inventions in machinery, it is sc
simple that every mat^underatands it as soot
as he sees it, and wonders he hadn't discov
ered it longr-jgo 1 That is Hampton ! II<
talks just like any common man, in a plain
way, without any fancy flights, and so trut
to the common apprehension, that the au
dienoe say "of course, but why didu't wc
seo it in that light long ago ?"
r.. Jfr ht?**fcr been with the greatest uter
of the ages. It is the power of troth which
distinguishes the great man from tho char
latan. Good, hard, common, horse senso
and undaunted courago in thought, wore
and action?in the discovery of truth in th<
utterance of tho truth, and in tho cxecutioi
of his purposes according to truth?distin
guishes Wade Hampton from his opponouti
in this great crisis.
ltoad his speech I So simple that n chil<
can understand it; so courteous that th
President must foci its power; so kind am
just, that tho colored man accepts it; so tru
that the arch fiend himself can neither den
or resist it; so plain and practicable thn
tho young men of the country will bow i
acquiescence.to its wise counsel.? Greenvih
Neiot. - ; Ridiculs.?Remember
thatftho latent (
turning people to ridiculo, and exposing t
laughter those one converses with) is tli
yyjauQcatioa of amall minds and ungenerou
] tampers. A yOung person with thisfast <
I mind outs himself otrfrom all manner (
[W*?mcnt. 80 said Addison, long ag<
and H U as true to-day as ever.
Ool. Richard Rankin, of Qaston Count
N. C , felled a water oak on his place, c
Stanley Creek, from whioh he made 6,5(1
shingles, 150 rails, 50 loads of wood, an
there still remains about tweuty feet of tl
huge trunk lying whero The sfutr
measured four feet nino iu^^o diainetc
and the "rings" marked about 160 yeai
growth.
M
TERRIBLE H0L0CAU8T. M
DETAILS OF A FEARFUL CONFLAGRATION, th
St. Louis, April 11.?Tho Southern I,11
Hotel was burned at 2 o'clock this morning, jjj!
Appalling loss of life, which was at first ^
supposed to bo 200, but is now reduced In ,
50. Many wero killod jumping from the 01
third, fourth aud fifth story windows. I^ate .
(Jlaxton, the actress, who so narrowly es- ,
caped from the Brooklyu horror, brokouoth
legs jumping from the third story. The
fire originated in the upper stories. The .
windows in the upper stories were crowded !n*
with shrieking men and women, whom it n'
seemed impossible to save. A few were
rescued by 'adders placed on Fourth street Q'
portico, but ou the other three sides of the
building, bounded by Fifth, Walnut" a^d4i
in,., ni. ^?t7~rr^ .uuu'ji.iorrme-eavy
| of reaching the windows-. Mr. Peter Blow? ul
sou of the former Minister to Brazil, was
sleeping iu his room on the sixth floor, aud .
succeeded, after strenuous exertions, in cs- ni<
oaping with his life and a broken arm.? ^
The building was six stories iu height, and J1'1
Mr. Blow thinks that tho majority of in- !
mates of the two upper stories of the build- J!1'
ing must have perished. Two men uure- !*cs
Cognised were killed by jumping from the j
I third story windows, and a third one was j8U
badly mangled- Jbivo women were rescued
from the sixth story 011 the Fourth street r '
side by the heroic efforts of firemen, who, } .
after asccuding the patent ladders, succeed- j*al
ed in getting a rope to tho half suffocated .
crcatutcs. *ni
It is supposed from forty to fifty were
burned to death directly, or first suffocated.
The fire originated in the storo room in the
basement. It first cauie through the ground an
floor, uorth of the office, ascended the wt
elevators and rotlinda and spread over the 00
sixth story, occupied by employees, mostly
women. The smekc was so dense in some j 1
of tho halls that the gas jots were extinguishod,
which rendered cgrees, cv^n to ?11
those most familiar with the builijmg, a
matter of great difficulty. The density ol
the smoke in the halls drove many guests
and boarders back 1n their rooms, ibid they
rushed to windows as a moans of ^c:.pe.?^j P?
Ladders wore raised as soon as posablo, auu
the women and children, with noting but^
their night clothes on, wero thus t^ken from Wi
the burning building. Some,f?lnted from fc
fright, and others sank exhausted to the
ground from nervous prostration. The lad- ?.
ders generally were too shorrto reach to the 1
fifth and sixth stories, but by hoisting some
of theui ou the one-story balcony im" theeast
side aud tho two-Btory balcony on the ~
uorth side of tho building, these, floors were
reached, and all thoso at the windows were ,UI
vfn g many lives While this
wuUt was going on, sornp frightful scenes
occurred. Onu m?n who had been occupy- ?
ing a wiudow on Walnut street, iu fronuof ^
i iuu iiuw. uuuuuimg ucapuruiu at huuiu- uiu
i delay a Effecting his escape, with nervous ?
I 'hands he /roui his bed into) ^
etirps, tied thera together fastening this iuiproviscd
rope to the window sill, and disrc- "
garding the fact that it did not reach uiorc ,
than twenty feet, ho let himself down hand*
over hand. Those below, who saw his po-jM
sition, turned away their faces to avoid wit-S
ncssing the sickening event that was ii>ev- J
itable. Finally he reached the end of the f
rope, and then, for tho first tiuic, beseemed
to roalizc his position, lie stopped, threw ?
his head baek, revealing a gustly lace, and j
swuug slowly to and fro, swayed by the 1
breeze which the roariug flames above ereated.
llis limbs swung arouud convulsive- J
Iv, as though to catch upon something; then 1
L he let go, aud groans went up from hundreds
us he whirled round and round and "
finally struck on the stone flagging with a ^
sickening thud. He was carried to a saloon,
across the street and died in a few minutes. v
r Two other men jumped from the fourth bto- '?
. ry window?ono ot whom seemed not tube
i dangerously hurt. ^
Later.?The tro engiucs are still play- j
. iBg on the fire. * A force has bceu orgun>
ized to search for the dead bodies, and sevc- *
, ral bodies have been taken from the ruins ?-j
. in a more or less burned condition, but have f
3 not yet been identified. Also, several dead j
, bodies are at tho morguo awaiting idcutifi- ,
> cation. Mrs. Moran, a servant, was killed ,
. by jumping from a window. George .
j l'runk G?ojyiLlrand Secretary of the Grand J
Lodge <Jf Freo Masons of Missouri, is sup,
posed to have perished. Six persons, whose
, namos are unknown, wero killed, cither by |
. iuumiuu from the windows or were suffocu
ted by smoke, and dragged out of the burn- ,
| ing building. It is difficult' to procure the
? names of the dead, but it is hoped a com- j
j pleto, or nearly eoinplctc, list will be obtain- <
. ed this afternoon. Sidinore Haydeu, super9
iutoudent of the American Express stables, ,
is among the killed; also Henry ilazcu,
4 dcDutv auditor of the Missouri Pacific Rail
o Company. An Englishman named Adams,
j said to bo a commissioner of education, was
e identified at the morgue,
y % A woman at a fifth story window on
,t Fifth street front becamo panic stricken,
n jumped out, alighted on her feet, was carrc
ried to St. James Hotel, and is still alive
Her husband, who bad been standing by
her side, then descended by a rope mado cf
bedding. A man named J. B. Wilson
:o jumped from a fourth story window and
6 was killed. AndrcWfJ&Maatn and Mrs.
'* Scott met their deatwr same way. The
} -mortality among the female help of the
hotel was great. There were 200 of them,
all of whom wore lodged in the upper etory
of the building. The panio among them
y, was perfectly terrible. A number jumped
in from the upper window on Elm street, on
>0 the roar side of the house. Kato Claxton,
id the actress had another escape, but was ucis
injured. Among the known saved was H.
ip Krotz, of Texas. Dr. Oorlaet, the Gerii,
man Consul, jumped from a window ami
a' broko a leg. His wife was unhurt. Chas.
Tocnan lost bis life while attempting to
-L-AJm-j ? -iiiii.J -i . -
ve oti crs. Philip Gerald, a boarder at
e hot< , was brought out alive, but cnely
bt eft of rcasou. At a quarter-past
or ab<ut half an hour after the fire was
scovcr d, tho cntiro roof was ablaze, and
e flaui s were rapidly descending to the
wer st< ics. A half hour later the floors
d intei or rails began to fall. The roof
J in. There is now nothiug left of one
e fines hotels iu the country, except the
alnut treet front and parts of Fourth
d FiftV street faces. Loss on the build;
aud quutents from ?73,000 to 8100,000;
turnnc^ unknown.
T|E GREAT WALKING MATCH.
LcnrVs Victory?500 Milm ip 144
Uvuif?The Watcrn Champion 117/is.
Mi I - "1 wwfi.m,
iOli bm,w?en. Edward l'ayson Weston of
iw York anu Daniel O'Lcary of Chicago,
Jed at Agricultural llall at 12 o'clock to
jui. jl lie pedestrians startcu last auuuay
midnight to walk six days (1 1 1 hours)
a wager of ?2,000, or 810,000 gold.?
ving to the backers of the uicu being proucnt
noblemen, great interest was maui>ted
in the affair, and thousands of poOuds _
vc been wagered by all classes on the reIt.
At the start Weston was the favorite at a
to 1, but after the first 48 hours walking, f
e odds fell slightly, O'Leary having ob- s
ined a lead of 15 miles. In the first, -18
urs Westou covered 170 miles, Beveu
iles more than in his contest with O'Leary
America, aud O'Leary covered 29G miles,
ating hif record in America by six miles,
a Wednesday O'Leary covered 98.miles
d Wfcston 90. In 72 hours Weston had
ilked 32 miles further than he did in his
ntest in America, while O'Leary had beaa
his previous performance by 23 miles,
a Thursday, the terrific pace O'Leary had
pt, told against hiui, and betting advanced
i ^Kre6ton. Odds of 100 to 70 pounds
ing offered in his favor. O'Leary now bcn
to complain of dizziness and finally left
e track for several hours
Thus eucouragcd Weston increased his
ice and was soon on even terms with a doItM
lead and was several miles ahead.?
fter the first 84 hours walking, Weston
is eight miles ahead, but O'Leary, who bad
covered, started in and did such fast walkg
that ho was greeted with tremendous
icers. Ou the fourth day Weston covered
3 miles to 7G for O'Leary; in the 9fi hours
'Lcary had completed 370 miles and Wcsn
373. Weston had beaten bis record
itli O'Leary in America by C9 miles, while
'Lcary bad boat*a iaa,owflr jRSCord by 20
iles.
HVVIIIV?VV? M H iUIUIVOl^V u.u.v.twv.^
u encouraged bj the presence
rjMMvlftof spectators, O'Leary cxcrsd
him|c!f to cut down Weston's lead, and
y Friday morning had accomplished a total
t'410 miles, Weston being then 17 miles
ehind, having stopped to rest at 390 miles,
ill day yesterday the rush into Agricultuil
Hall was tremendous. O'Leary still
ept ahead, receiving the encouraging plauits
of the assembled crowd. At 5 I'. M.
Friday the score stood, O'Leary -127 miles,
teton-ill miles.
Brhe betting was now even. Both men
fipt up a terrific pace, though Weston took
Rigerrcsts than his opponent. Weston
dly accomplished 6G miles Friday, making
is total for the five days 439 miles, beating
is five days American record 39 miles.?
I'Leary covered 83 miles, giving him a toil
of 453 miles, and beatiug his record for
ve days in America by 33 miles. To-day
he ball was packed with a surging throng
n3 cheering was incessant. Both contesants
struggle# gamely, and Weston spurted
rcqueutly to ^vcreome his opponent's nduntugo.
O'Wiry's backers were jubilant
ltd offered loAodds on him, with no ta;crs.
At 1 o'^ock, O'Loary had accouidished
492 mibs, and Weston 477 miles,
luring the afternoon Weston rested two
io irs aud a half and was almost exhausted.
Vt 3 1'. M., 0%eary completed 500 miles,
md was then 2^ miles ahead of Weston.?
L'hc announcengknt of the completion of the
ivc hundreth mile was greeted with denfenng
cheers, and it was almost impossible to
cstrain the excited crowd from rushing on
lie track to greot and congratulate the
plucky pfedestrian. This is the fastest walkng
on rcoord.
.?.
A Line to Business Men.?Don't wait
for business to wnko up, but wako it up.
r\ ? 9a ~'a a.? ?:< p..
JL/OV1 t Ml uuwii iu Willi tur uumiiuw, uunc
ncss-wUl'sit JoWu to wait for you.
Do^'t wait for brisk times to advertise,
for then you will not need the help of advertising.
TJon't think your last year's advertising
sufficient, for your customers may conclude
you expired with the old year.
Don't become disgusted with business or
business may become disgusted with you.
Don't think because you know where you
do business, aud what you keep to sell, that
all the world knows it as well.
Ddn't go out to sco what your advertising
neighbor is doing, for if you do you may
conclude to spend a littlo money in advertising
yourself.
Dou't advertise, for if you do you might
hawo to employ another clerk, and that
wonld bo an additional expenso and an injury
to tho community.
-
Curmn woe once addressing a jury,-when
th^dge, wlo was thought to bo antagonist
tie to ms client, intimated his dissent fram
tho arguments advnnoed by a shako of bis
head. "I see, gentlemen," said Curran, "I
see the motion of hia lordship's head. Persons
unacquainted with his lordship would
bo apt to think this implied n difference of
opinionj but be nssured, gentlemen, this is
not the.ease. When you know his lordship
as well ws I do, it will he unnecessary to tell
, you that when he shakes his head there reali
lw in niithinrr in it."
I V O ?
' >' - V' *' ' $F<"
TIME TO ME.
Time to mc this truth hath taught,
'lis a truth that's worth revealing;
More ofl'eml from want of thought,
Than from any want of fccliug.
If advice we would convej',
There's a time we should convey it;
If we've but a word to say,
There's a time in which to say it !
Many a benutious flower decays,
Though we tend it e'er so much :
Something secret on it preys,
Which no human aid can touch !
So, in many a loving breast,
Lies some canker-grief concealed,
That, if toitch'd is more oppressed,
Left junto itself?is healed.
Oft, unknowingly, the tongue?
''' nwh^s i?? i ?
- IWW a wora, or Mrsom wrong,
Pains the heart almost to breaking.
Many a tear of wounded pride,
Many a fault of human bliudncss,
uau uecn soouicu, or uinica asiue,
By a quiet voice of kindness !
Tinio to mc this truth hath taught,
"l'is a truth that's worth revealing:
More offend from want of thought, .
Than from any want of feeling!
A Vicious Fisii?Right whales frequent
y find their way into the Bay of Fundy
,nd are there captured. The bay is also ;
iivorite resort for the thrasher aud thi
wordfish. L have heard old coasters sa*
hat they had seen thrashers forty-five ant
ifty feet long, moving with great velocity 01
he surface of the water, their heads raisct
en and twelve feet above. Bay of Fundj
ishcrmcu, in speaking of them, say they an
he greatest of sea villuius. Twenty odt
rears ago one of these sea monsters go
taught 011 n snndbar, where lie was left b;
he rapid falling of the tide in the Cumber
and branch of the Bay of Fundy, and wa
idled by the people on shore after an excil
ng struggle, lie measured forty-six lee
n length. As Capt. Nemo says, the hca
s flat and serpent-like, the eyes almost red
ivith ugly white circles over them. Indeed
lothing could be more repulsive than th
lead of this sea monster. The only othc
>ea villain they are known to fraternize wit
is the swordfish. Both are well known t
old coasters aud fishermen as the dendl
jnemy of the whale; and it is the conimu
jeliof* that they hunt ir couples, and on find
tig the whale make immediate war,' th
swordfish attacking beneath and the thrashc
m top.
The common belief is that the thraslu
lias a huge weapon, very like a sledge hgu
mer, protruding from his mouth, with whic
he administers 011 the whale's back tlioi
terrible blows you can hear ten or tweh
ov^?fooi?fng the Bay oFSfmdy, and witnesse
tlirc'C of these terrible battles between
whale and his enemies, the nwordfish ai:
the thrasher. The swordfish did his dead
work underneath, while, as Capt: Nemo say
the thrasher coiled himself half over tl
whale, and applied the blows with his poi
dcrous tail. In the distance, however, tl
tnrasncr seems 10 raise ana ici nis weapi
fall very much as a blacksmith's helper hai
dies his sledge. You could see the weapc
rise and fall; you could hear the blows di
tiuctly, although the distance was believe
to be not less than ten miles from shore, ar
you could also hear the whale bellow ar
see him blow. On one of these occasioi
the terrible"contest lasted nearly three houi
the water in the vicinity being red wil
blood. About every fifteen or twenty mi
utes the whale would disappear in an aUeui
to escape from his enemies; but they wou
quickly pursue him and force him to tl
surface, where the combat would be r
ncwed.
These two sea villains, the swordfish ai
thrasher, invariably kill the whale win
they get him iuto close quarters; and
soon as the combat ceases, which can
clearly seen by the whale's body fioatii:
motionless, the thrasher will proceed to cle
water, where, raising his serpcut-likc he
in triumph, ten, twelve and fifteen feet abo
the surface, ho will continue for fifteen a
sometimes twenty minutes lashing the ?
iuto a foam.
Magpies.?A magpie was in the lia
of hiding bits of food, not immediately w:
ted, in sonic long grass at the bottom of
row of iron hurdles. This hoard was discc
cred, and often robbed, by a favorite tcrri
One morning Mag was observed iu great i
i i ..,i ?:
tllCllli:!!!/, UUJI|>III? UIIU UlliUlVI 111^ lUVCMil
ly, rapidly repeating every word in his
cabularj at the dog, who was busily cngnp
i in rifling the storehouse. In his sean
however, he passed over a tuft of grass
which a piece of beef was concealed; M
was ut the spot in au instant, drew forth t
treasure, and securely fixed it on the high
bar of the hurdles, far above the dog's reai
He then, at a little distance, began pluuii
his feathers, chattering to himself witl
very self-satisfied air, aud occasionally h
ping bi'ck to take another look at his rec
ered meat, evidently priding himself in
skill. The conduce of this magpie is qi
in keeping with the old adage of "S<
thief to catch a thief." Ilis pilfering h
its are notorious. lie is also a sad poa
er. Not only the eggs but the young
pheasants, partridges, and other game,
destroyed by the magpie; nor are the
flodged chickens'or ducklings of the fa
yard sate from his mischievous attacks,
captivity ho is very amusing, and notwi
standing his thieving propensities, no <
can contemplate his dark, arch eye, his
quisitivencss, his familiarity, and hoar
efforts at mimicry, without interest. T
he is not wholly devoid of grateful feel
the following anecdote shows : A favo
magpie had been accustomed to rcc(
dainty hits fro in the mouth of its mistr
One day it perched as usual upon her sh<
dcr, and insortod its beak between her 1
nc^ as it proved, to receive, but (as ono g
lun> deserves another) the grateful 1
dropped an immense green fat ca'erpi
into tho lady's mouth.?Lcmnc Hours.
A PACING RACE.
From 1830 to about 1848 there used to
trade iu stock to South Carolina a Kentuckian
named Wui. Myers, commonly, and by
himself, called Bill Myers. During the last
years of his tradiug he made Abbeville ouc
of his points, lie was a jolly and rollicking
fellow, and besides those looking to his coming
for a fine horse or a pair of them, his arrival
was hailed with joy by the 'boys,'for he
was 'oneof them,' although iu his last visits
he had reached over his fifty birthdays by
several. (Ic was full of jokes and stories,
telling them well and without, at all times,
special regard to truth ; eo that lie secured
the tit)e and auswered to it cf 'lying Bill
1 lof his first iutrod^- t 'dbfrf
His first visit was in 1830 during tho height
and excitement of uullificatiou. lie was at
home a Henry Clay Whig, but iu South
Caroliua abroad he was like St. Paul?'all
things to all men' to advance his cause (to
wit, selling fine stock.) lie supposed froui
his reading that South Caroliuians were all
Nulliiicrs and he came down to be for a season
one of theui. He crossed over the SoliAla
Gap and his first stoppage was at Hodges.
whore ho found a crowd, and raising his hat
| lie sang out, 'hurra for Nullification,' and the
, first lie knew a huge fellow bawled 'hooray,
.. l'or lien Perry and the Union.' and struck
j liiui. He got out by 'explaining' from a
i severe thrashing. He concluded he had got
j the wrougcud of the story, and prepared to
. correct himself at oucc. Going duwu into
^ Laurens he came upon a cross-roads storo
j and grocery where he found a crowd nsscmt
bled, and alighting nud walking in to the
'wet' and ho shouted raising his hat: 'hurra
. for Henry Clay and the Union,' which
s brought in front of hiui a fliuty little fellow
muttering between his teeth, 'wlicc ray for
,t Jiui Yarby and uullifLntion and dang your
j buttons,' and gavo him a dig under the
I short ribs. Quite astonished again he asked
j leave to make an explanation, which was
g that lie 'was a Nullificr all over,' and which
r he confirmed by a treat to all such. After
j, these two lessous he never developed bis
u political status until he bad sounded the
y locality and then he fell in with the majority,
jj looking well always to his personal safety.
I_ Myers dealt only in the finest stock and his
c customers were the aristocracy who always
>r had opinious. He always had fine pacers
and trotters, and to introduce theui be was
>r neither averse nor afraid to stake a little on
ij. them. About 1813 lie brought with others
.jj a pacer for which lie asked S3U0 (aud I
BC think sold liiiu for that to John Campbell
Martini and challenged with him, lor a naec
?> JfWfstl Itl
>(j Abbcviilo. "The challenge was accepted for . *
a fifty yards by two nabobs and patrous of
|(j the 'short turf' from upper Triekcui, one of '
was Eli Jenkins Davis, a prince of that
,s realm, with the privilege of substituting a
,1 pacer with two legs and two arms, a huge
Q. follow with baic foot and coperas breeches,
,c named George Washington Scoggins, prcsm
cut. The gallant Kentuckiau 'did'ut want
n_ a safer bet.' The stake was 825 on each side
and would have been any higher amount
s. the Trickeniitcs could have borrowed.?
They piled all they had or could get. The
ground was measured in the flat on the AnK|
dcrson road above Judge Wardlajv's. At
ls the signal Scoggins struck on his hands
.?. from a leap ten feet in front, threw out his
legs (frog fashion) and gavo a squall from
n. which Myer's charger, ridden by himself,
pt ran back, and before spurs could bring hiui
](j again to the starting point the stakes were
|10 won by the man-pacer passing out. The
e. Kentuckiau threw up his hat declaring he
had never won a race that afforded him half
the satisfaction as loosing that, and asked
uh leave to add to it a gallon of peach brandy.
a3 lie said Abbeville was renowned for her
be Calhoun and other great men, and now he
,(r could add his personal testiniouy to its jus,ar
tice and truth.
ad It was said by him that lie hired Scogve
gins, and took him to Edgefield and won
nd back with him double his loss in Abbeville.
>ea ?Abbeville Press iiud Banner.
bit Had a Right to Lauoii.?There is a
ill- legend aiflrmimg that one day nearly a hun'
.. droil vears .urn. the snow was seven feet deen
)V- on the streets of Detroit. On that day not
er> a womau was soeu down town, but next day,
Bx. when the snow had settled a foot or so, they
nt- were abroad as usual. They were out wadvo
ing through the slush and jumping the pools,
re(] ai,d one of them fell "kcrspjash !" as she
ch, passed the soldiers' monument. A tnnu
in standing thirty feet away began laughing
ag uproariously. He got red iu the faco, tears
die came to his eyes, nml his hut fell off as lie
est laughed and cried out:
ch. "Went right down like a bag of sand?
n?r slush a foot deep?starched up to kill?nev|i
a er saw anybody look 60 cheap?oh ho ! ho !
op- h?!
ov- "You arc no gentleman, sir !" remarked
his a man who had witnessed the mishap,
lite "Can't help that?ha ! ha ! ha ! bo !"
it a laughed the other, bonding almost double.
,rtb- "You haven't the first instincts of a gen
,ch- tlenian, sir," oontinucd the other, growing
; of very mad.
ar? "I know it, but ho ! ho! ho ! screamed
?1i a nt linr <*T Lr nan ittat Iiav cKa fult na
rD). she went down carrying all that style, and
In I?ha! ha 1 ha 1"
ith- "I don't sea anything so yery funny in it,"
one growled the other. "No, you don't, but I
in- ?!" And he hung to tho lamp post and
his laughed till his legs weakened. When he
hal< Jud rocoyered his breath he explained to
ing Ihe crowd J* "It was my j^ife, j^ojec.?
rite 8he probably wanted a pair of snwnltrings
:ive or two cents worth of silk twist, and it took
ess. her three hours to curl and twist, t. ,d powduI
dor and to fix up to come down here and
ips, wa lo around. Then to fall fiat with all
ood her best duds on, and to he helped up hy a
:>ird rag-buyer, and to hear the boys yell out,
illar why, it just takes all the?no ! Iio I ho !
muscle right hf ! ha ! bout of me.