The tri-weekly news. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, May 11, 1865, Image 2
TH URS-6DAYi MORN AY4
"To the Peopl*of to
In another cotmn. agai
sish, from the Columbia paper, another
of .the Qovernor's prpclanations or ad
dresse. r
>e Ot-e Nth t.p~
Beef Was soll, yeswtday, in, our
arket at 8 a 10 vents. Butter. 4ia*
bkeen selling for 10 ets. perib, Bacon
conimands- 12} a 15 cts. Corn $1 per
ushel, and other things in prolortion.
We hope soon to chronicle even a cheap
er rate than the above.
Will it not be Padtloable? ,
The above inquiry is asked our Town
Council in referenge to putting in order
the well' in fro6t of our Town Hall.
The vell ought to be tepaired, and we
suggest the matter to our City Fathers.
A geitleman has authorizeil us to say
that 1he Will give a rbpo for the purpose
stated-nothing then remains but to
have the well cleaned and two buckets
attaOhed, as tl - hook and wheel still re
nain.
The residents in that vicinity are de
peidnnt upon a kind neighbor for a sup.
ply of water, while a public Vell is al.
lowed to remain in a condition that
every day makes the purity of the wgater
bMe and the cost of putting in repair
higher.
Will not our City Fathers take the
matter in hand? It will not only be a
benefit to the travelling public, but-a
source of great comlort to the residents
of that neighberhood.
We hope, for the benfit of all, our
Chief Heads will give their attention to
this subject.
-While on -this point we will again
call attention to the dangerous condition
of the old well near the Baptist Church
A broken limb, or even worse, the loss
of life, may befall soine of the many
children playing in that neighborlinod.
Has not out Town Council the interest
of the people 'at heart ? If so, they will
speedily cause to be put in repair the
- evils we have complained of. We shall
see.
Meeting of the Legislature.
The South Carolinian of the 6th inst.,
K says:
"Tho' necesity for a meeting of the
authorities of the State is every day be
coming more preesing. Something should
. be done at once for the protection of the
people; for opening .the old aveimes of
prosperity, and 'especially for giving us
a circulating medium."
We -re-eeho, the sentiment of the
abov6. Our authorities should have a
meeting and, 'if .possible,. effect soee
means by which the people may have a
circulating medium. . We hope thateour
Governor may call the Legisliture to
gothier, and -'that every member, who
-has the least regard for the people whom
he isrepresenting, .will make it meumn
bent upon hlieself to attend.
VTe matter of food and shelter mnay
be argued by sonie, with the limitedl
means of transportation, as it gr'eat draw.
back to their attending at the call of. the
Goveqnor. phis, 'we opitie,'eah be easi.
ly.remedied. Let some such, place ne
Chester, or rome other convenient spot,
bp.fctd't/pon'as h place $f'ineeti
anwd maske it the dy of ery memb
oftthe Leislainure to attend-let eaoh
member'of the, repreinttivs. feel that
it is neesary 'to be present----let them
take tie tee of thbeir oos toqiuts at
heart ad go, and then somnesgod, may
* ~e eifeotedad te people frd frotn
the very unfortunate light in whtch they
are placed inreprd to a citeulatig Spe~
* diumn. We trust that the Goveanor will
* ~~~iee that suchystep it MAJ~rtunt. T'hete
is no place where the. people wil not
- feel it a .leasure to -newo ab das
done at'Greenvilre, oiW fep~enta$ e
and Senutors. 'Is noet ths sbjot se
avorabe ,ig L4 l#s ig t
A local court-n the Distric* 4le o
lambia has decided that-a knab maast
pay his wife's debts conttsote M
-IMOND.-The meabno
almost eve g g
th ta ived. The Yor
heir wares he m.
k energetio s . p
ti h Bot the
kown onan of Virginia, 4as been
mt4de by the itizens of Richimp. , Thq
list embraces seoree of thOse hithertb re
msk aamong the- armengt mumnottera
o4fis8them#adepedeens.; 6 k w
The Richmond Whig is now sold at
five cents Oer copy. Mr. Pollard, fer.
Tnerly of the Examiner, annonees a new
paper-"The Richmond Times,"-in
whiich he liromises to publish no editorial
comments, but simply news matter.
The inhabitants are invited by official
orders, to resume their customary occu
pations as speedily as possibly. "Loyal"
citizens enjoy extraordinary privileges.
General Woitzel occupies the former
residence of -the President, which the
Yankees familiarly style the "Jeff Davis
House."
General Lee's residence and fatnily
are under rigid military. gutrd, aud 4o
intrusion is permitted. Negro rule pre.
Vailsi, L. . .. . . I, ; ...J *, ,
The Federals are working vigoronsly
on the main lines of Virginia railroads.
They expect to conhect Richmond and
Washington, as of old, by the fist; of
June.-- Carolinian.
Important intelligence reghrding Max
imilian's Mexican empire'is contained in
our late Paris and Berlin despatches.
It is said-that Maximilian'& Mibister in
Lohdon has resigned his position, detlar.
ing that no consideratioh ufficiently
weighty to induce hith to re4aiu the to.
sition could be offered, as he is gathilled
that the Mexican empire is collapsing,
and that Maximilian will soon - abdicate
and return to Austria, he having been
completqly disap'pointed in his two most
important expectations--.the recognition
of the United States,.and.the support of
the Pope and Mexican clergy. ~ Ai con.
Rrmatory of the report that Maximilian
contempknes soon abandoning . Mexico
forever, we have the positive announce
ment that he has ordered his representa.
tives at the vations Europarn courts to
give official notification that he extracts
the renunciation of his family rights to
the throne of Austria, which he nmade
just previous to leaving. Europe.
[N. Y. Herald.
A PRoPucY AnOt3T'1orJ.LLFD.--A
correspondent sends tie the following.
Although- many predictions made by
Nostradamus, especially those coneerning
the.deaths ofH(nr ViI. atV Louis
XVI., have, b ltely verified,
they are gene itedin our
time.
This prediction inmemsecon.
edition of 1609. Ws: "Abou
that timo (1861) quarrel an
controversy will arI in a country bp
yond the seas (America), and many poo
devils. will -be hung, and -many poor
*tetches will be killed by & punishinelit
other than a cord. Updo"ul fai oub
*uay believe rue, the iar ''j,10t cesee
for four year, at which none-should be
surprised ok astonished, for thero will be
nowant of hattai and obstih dy in' it.
At th end of thOf time, pro tatt ad
abnost ruined, the people will re enibrace
each other in great joy and love.* -This
prophecy, if we mnay judge from the
signs of .the times, is workrig itself to a
sure and complete ful61mejn. . hy Ogud
hasten the day.--Richiod Wy/dg.
Prcoronok. HaJSoUY 01- 'THEn.
The distinguished historian and artist,
Beuison 3. Lossing, bhas visited lUibhnpd
for the purppaafcolecting docupieni,ry
pictorial and other materials for hisfeth
coin Vlistory of the- great Civil
at Th'e'g~noral pian of thic ,*b,
we learn, will be lkeThat of hid 1isto
rial.Fis14 '3dok of the .IRevolutgon,. go
well known -and highly apprecia 'dn
Everf' lait bf' the coumntiy. It '
contain abotti t'yv thousand engraviage
on wopd Atsd'itpel.
00937#7- w that.the. ar as ee
and the work of destruction ha.ses'
it-woade pror'for she National'And
Sute,Gda hl to to -
all in the. ewdeeloprsdt of-.ev in.
ureetwsesi which will'1 in
oe06 at hiob there is afsir deiand ,
Romstn Oatanl,.
- [From the abla P I.
au ro
A A
2' ~3, '
South Carolina :
'Ti my ditty to announce to you the
foll9wiJ4 teegrati, yviwioll Ihave just..re-,
ceiv'epi and wic witt t ' cnjp
Iigpipe s, w.%ill .G eieatdla
with protind intrest:
GmENono,.N. C., Apl 30,
Forwarded from. Chester May 1, 1865.
Hi Excellency, Gov. A. G, Magrath:
The disaster in Virginia, the capture
by the enemy of all our vork shops for
the preparation of -ammunition and re
pairing of arms; the impossibility of re:
cruiting our little army, opposed - by ten
times ith number; of supplying it except
by robbing our own citizens, destroyed
all hopes of successful war. I have, there.
forr.made a military convention with
Gen. Sherman to terminate hostilities in
North and South Carolina Geori'a and
'lorida. I made this convep tion to
aprp the blood of the galiant little snly
committed to me;,to pruvent, farther
suffering of or people by, the devastation
and ruin inevitable front -the marches of
invading armies, 'and to avoid. the crime.
of waging hopelos, war.
(Signed,) J. E. JOHNSTON, General
Subsequently to the receipt of this
telegtam from Gen. Johnston, I have
roceived the following letter from, Gen.
Lovell, commanding in the State of
South Carolina,:
HEADQU'.1RTERs D ISTRiOT SoUTH CAR
OLIN A, Columbia, Mdy 8,'1865.
2o i Efcelleney A. 6. Magratb,
oyerno-r of State of S14' .rolin:
Sin i Whenc I asseuied command of
tho Confederate forces in this State, in
Aprillast, under the orders of Gep. J. E.
J1hnston, the effeotiv.e tioops at my dis
posalI to repel the advance of the enemy
into the State wore only two sniall brig,
ades of cavalry rihd sonie feW iscAttered
companies .numbering in the aggrogate
less than twelve hundred (1,200) effeo.
tives, and ortirely inadequate for the pro.
teetion- of the State.
Since they, military reveress havoe n.
dored it necessary, In '.tjie judgiment 9f
Gen. Johnston, for him to. gniter. iuto a
conventiou with the enemy.. of which E
enclos yog a copy. The effect of this
action las been to break tip and com
pletely.disorganize the feow troops wihich
:were at my comimand; so that now, in
stead of being a protecting .force to the
State, they have, in ftun, become, -in
many instances, bodies of maraudere,
dangerous tdoitq citizps.
.. Assoon as I was Advised y ln.
Johnston of ifhe terms of the'agroentent,
etweenirnselfand Get Sherman,
hod' him to kno* if he"Was . 4ct
t] toority 4ud with the ap
o0 verment, and receiv
i ly that "ha knew.of.1o
nt.', ; Afler every possibil
I h04' bear unible to
locality of the GQv4rnni
uentlYiJiave ao .instricto -
the Department ab to what I
should take uipon te convention
G0un. Johnsti.
Theo disor-ganisatjort syd dialpin ing of
the few troops wVhich'wi eIn ths State,
lesvps. me uiterly .w4it io. ~app. in
power to tueaal7o-angm tary movement.
I have only a poraon 'of my. staff the
.transportatmon and supplies of the quar
tpunsater sic comigqary departiena
no-power-to resist, suph., aot-sin .fact,
there is nobhing left in the State rneees
at'y for oefeetive mlitar o datIsons.
U~nder these,ciitaceitb igt,
~3i7JudIgqgnt, p*ng ,plog iyrto
inform you of'~oy ri tLy o potset
ehe-peerpie of this State etthsirpproper
17in vio dedru kei
qoctrco what~~a
*00o6 that pwpe as n, -sndsthe
6thiqr oivil #thritide of't tte-a
.)aave to commrunleh W# you
situation of sf~dag,14 ?n.Mr'eep
ly tothe Jes8e saeh na
ebt*ien
dtlnt, and e
ft wouldet Ina
of the com~oO*zp ~ .o
federate States I have not bee1a
lhough mst do ph
tain any intel e
wich 1 cowl DnA
Under thess
of h'sSawo adoptafa eusd oh
ny ,Ay nlot ar 14 well as the
call, -le whose i
es h e tally appoinlt
Tile tio hioh are now
present, from ene Johnston and
from General Lovell, announce to you
in aiatnd,unem iguous terms, the
conotiokof the'S m& Within its bor
t- tbe '-onventt6oV of
Mneal ffbhqn? nhtilitlite hve? 'ekts
ed Our ainiie h'vi6 been' disbanded,
and the meanspf wif'i'ato no longer are
withini our o6ntrol,
It isnot for me to indicate the coie
quences which-niay or will' resuit, 4stu
this termjhatiop of a' contest 'in' which
dui hopeg verE 'o deeply excitcd. To
atother department of the Government,
that duty belongsrand to its judgment,
when properly invoked all will took with
an infterest prolpjortibteA to the great con
sequences invl ved in its cision. But,
in the meanwhile -all the functions of
the State Government must be sotively
resumed and' djl y-ntW esercised. At
th p ht MZqie1 rif I All tbe
ia.thp rgsponsibuiles of the 6 ernent
ofdho:ftato' u s6edre'the State from she
evils which may be quickly developed
by 'titht dorAngiront, in which the sec
tion of the laws of the land are utileqded
and t1 pasi6ns o" individusi. are anb.
stituted for the oontrol of Goveraitent.
I earnestly appeal therefo*, to the
judg of tle State to give their assist
anfen t, )rk,4cp. pxi9d of ou politi.
Cal eantance, by. ,retorg theo potraqc of
justico-to its accustomed channals, and
affecting all persods,.in .the State with a
'knowledge 6f the" responsibility they
lavq to that society of w 4ihjhTy.je
so many parts,. for t1, prep. r ation .of
peace, the maintenknce of or.r.he pm.
tection f all rights-6f person;or of pror
por ' id tho dsbharge of Ql the 419ties
wf4 dte 14p1od for th' wefiare ad
OiOYPl'ltentF Weie'f - 1ty 1 1il upon The
ininsters bf religion ; the reprtentatives
of all donominations of .men: tli e po.
nonts of 4ll shades of 'opinion: to'lend
me the hid of thii sacred 'chaacter and
iiflunce, in aniitingi4he pa$ .tons wlicl
have. hooll Aroused aind now tlIriKtenl the
peace, of society. .At .all tims and in
all placess I. oarnestly desire theip to use
the 'eht infli"nn they'possess in giving
back to the communities in which- they
may be, tlt repose which is now so
jnich - disturbed. . Let them teach all
that the isiafortlines to 'which we are
expo'sed, phould bring More closely to
gother thpse' hlie b/other
140QdJof
griefs will have -reanohed their ilimx,
yhen we forget the ties of n comitoh
country, and gl ian46 the f'e's of that.
frehQtasliip -wih this'. r'elatlo ' 14 l440d
psodiuce for that dishke wlich belongs
to those who are hostile to each other.
Upon all o Ocors in 'tb lvil vern
4.wihit on
chargeoftlhdirproprfun6ons, uneffected
by the 'force 'f titcumstatss wh[h tlov
1101, d 'tb !shotf ible fr'thim
low: Bp 1do p 4vty Ifr~a (biityo
.0: th LCe . Obfn toris rA
n he evn k rt wh ichb~1n tohse vh
lieee thes oblrwiep ions. wrou
reuulation ft T .,i s (rei w.
ivak' a~udes4nep inc unstroun
., bMll sech*iW rk
ovqefth t t ai n
nt
'wsdr te to fro a' ,
a se 'hy 'weggo
inshaed if e by ord g'iqes
tyls paion 1w bena reloed
brt .
mOiteu h .~M$hhe
utt apeal
lth ide and connienen to thdoe brave'
enI I their live, and
r n s, in the field of'
tt o rning to thoir hoin a
d 'itlyf amili 1.1 which they h410
g ted, to aid me in
the preservationpf order and the main.
tenance ofthe public peace. That freodoi
for which they hqv6 sqbi d,
is truly valuable, haa
thd Ry 'for perso 19 ps ry
Without the safeguarde of $he ltw,
liberty is bet liense. And it it shoul
be, that disaster a'h d bfin ni ost.'our
boei rparty. let us no');A t1a e I
most mortifying, because we deAroyod
for ourselves that dignity and selfrespot,
which had ever marked the State and*.
those who acknowledge4 it* auithoriy.
* -9, * ..9 .9 9
Ilere como the orders, whid , we have
already published, from Genm.' ofiii'roN
and SIiatiAN
By thedovernor :
- A. G. MidaA'trk .
Official:
W. S. lullins, Lt. Col. & A. D. 0.
DEAii tip AN. .ANoINT MATRON. -
The Nashville Dspatch announceajhe
death of Mrs. Peggy Fite, wbs .legne
four or fivo hundred doseenQ ta to
moten her los:
Mrs. Peggy Fite died a Aw days ago
in Williemson county, l'enneseee, aged
one hundred, and. tree years.. om
Mr. Thomas D. Fite, one of.her graod.
sons, we learn that she was&orn nthe
l2h1 of;April, 1761, antwasiponsep et.
ly one hundre4 and three yOvqryJ Va
the 4.2th - of April last. -Hpr hi a,
Leonard Fite,, was a soldier in :thea -
ohitiontry war, pnd, fough1t tligh pt
that sttuggle as a private, having steadly
nfusced promotion. They einigrate4 ,o
Tennessee from North Carolinn, an, et
tied here when this place was known As
aush's.Lick. - In those.dave Mrs. to
often assisteA in moulding bullets. while
her husland and others belonging to the
settlement. were defending thembolves
against the attacks of the Indians. 8he
has, lived with her third son, Jscob Fite,
in Wilson county, for a number.of years,
her husband having .diud eome -yeara
since in-Smith county. On the 12th of
April, 1-861, a largo number of her de.
'snendent. met at the house of Jacob
Fie.- and celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary of her birthday. .
-At that time she had eleven, children
living, her oldest son being eighty years
old, nnd her youngest a daughter fi4y.
nine; seveity-onie grand children. three
hundred and five great'.grand childron,
seventy-one great great grand ehildren,
apd two gr'ea great -great, graU4 lei1
dten ; inll nl four hundred liing deseedd.
ants. At-the time, of har death, her
gradd children of -the *fth1 genration
had increased to -twenty-one; and 'her
gr'idsonteols quite c'ertiln thatr) liv.
ing descedtiants tow number 'over; Ave
hmudb d.
A 8'PLRNDID Enxoy.-a-On ;a certain
ocoaeion Mr. Kelley wntfrtowehoued
W bUambelltow,-to asbls Dr/Allan Mic
-nnghten In the seametatservid.. 4
Mas artrnged 'tat lMht Kelly- . khuk
preach en Sathrday, and Dre Macn t
-'on the snaday.. -Por thiepu p~~e
Soitliend ueinisse' was at is cotaq?
haonie n ' ad in the eyehins
was sitin ~hstudy with the dojo,
1. l enlfd' espied ai ptfiai 1
mnon, 'ereod-bythed $to6
onth nom Sab tlk 46 r
'A si ereon , ,su
teolwing morpnib wal
surpriee roay'q be~
heard is $ 'wn
ermoa bs..ls ing'
4o heej fiort
tLion
oro .~ .his j d!tr hIe
pu iteiUteamW a ers next
e entu g
arrangcoentw~
alet, toe fer~~v ~b
mere of Kafrari& are g pi s