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Travelers’ Guide-
WILMINGTON,. COLUMBIA AND
, AUGUSTA RAILROAD.
OnnAL Piaamou ItBranToowT,
Colombia, 6.C., Anguat 6. 1877.
Tb« followiag Schedule win bo apcratod an
Md after thi* data.-
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11 li p. 01.
2 40 a. a*.
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BARNWELL C. H.. S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 187a
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made on liberal Aenuo.
Contract adverfialng la |
| ter GfOt loaertioo Unleot ot
No commuoioatien will I
| leoa neeoniaaiitod by the nam# i
the writer, oot noeoaoerily ft
botao a guaranty of good faith.
Addreae, THIS PI
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THE MUDDLE IN MEXICO.
GENERAL DIAZ AND BIZ MINIS*
TASS EXPECTING A RKVOLU*
TtON IN TIIIS COUNTRT.
They See in Fancy Hr. Tlldea March
Ingon Washington and Hayes A Refu
gee In Mataaeras.
Nfkt JftytuM tVoAi
ooim noarn.
Leave Colnaibia
Leave Plureaee
Arrive at WllBiogtaa
ooiao booto.
Leave Wilaiogtoo .
Leave Flereaee •
Arrive at Ceiaaihta •
Tblatraia is feat Buohaa, making ibraogh
oobaaetieoa, all rail. North aad Saoth
water Hat eonnretieo vfa Portimeotk. Stop
only at Eaetever, Sumter, Tiatmoasvlile,
ftereuee, Marion. Fair Blu*i Wbiieville aad
Plamiagtaa.
Tbioogh Ticket* odd aad baggage cheek
od to ell principal poiou. Pallmoo Sleepere
on night trataa.
nrongh NrmfU TVetu—Oeifjr.
dajw.)
earee doom.
Leeve Cahrmbia f SO p. m.
Leave Flrreace. . . . * -'« 4 >0 a. m.
Arrive at Wilm ngtaa. . . It 00 m.
* oot bo eetms. .-■.,.1—
Leave Wilmingtea. . * ■ S SO p. m.
Leave Flereaee S S6 a. m.
Arrive ai (3elumbia . . 10 10 a. ae.
Local Freighl Train leaves CelamblaTuee-
day, rbursdsy end Saturday anly, at 4 a. m.
Arrives at Flerenaa at I SO p. m.
A. POPE, 0. F. ft T. A.
1. F.PFTTNE. Saperintoadaat.
South Carolina Railroad.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Colimbia, inly II, ltT7.
On ae<i »0er Sunday, Ibtk, Paaaeager
Treius will mu at fellewa;
ran columbil,
(Fuad >y merniug emeeptad).
Leave Cbarlestoa . . h 16 a. an. 9 16 p. m.
ArrivaatCelumbia. IT 16 p. m. 7 16 a. m.
rum AiavuTA,
(huaday ainraiag eacepted),
Laava Caarleslea . . 9 90 a. m. 7 IS p m.
Arrive Augasta . . 4 L9 p. m. 8 00 a. m.
ran cb.h.wtob,
(ftiaday maraiag esoeptad).
Leave Celumbia .. 8 16 p.m. 7 00 p. m-
Arrive at Cbarleatval# 90 p. m 8 40a.m-
Leeve Aeguata . .<*•') a. m. 6 16 p m.
Arrive Cbarleetea 4 SO p. m. 7 2ft a. m.
The Caaedeu traia will leave Camdea at
7 SO a, m. eo Maadaya, Wedaeedaya ami
Fridays, aad eeaaeci at KtagviUe with the
np )>aaaeager traia far CeluaiMa. Ou Fara
days, Thursday* and Saturdays it will cea-
nectat Kiagville with duwe pasaeager traia
from Celumbia end arrive at t ’amden at 8 p
m. Conaecta daily wita train* from aad to
Charleston. S. 8 BuLOMuNS,
Superidleudeat.
GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA
RAILROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Pavaengrr Train* run daily, Sundays e*
cepted, e-nnecting with the Fast Day Traiu*
on Seui h Caroliaa Hatlrood up aad <!ewa. On
nnd after Monday, July 11, the following
will be the schedule :
UP.
Leeve Coinmbia et - • . . 12 46 p.m.
Leave Alston * * - • - . 2 35 p. m
Leave Newberry - -- -- 8 43 p. «
Leave Hcdgm - - - - . 6 60p.ni
Leave Belien *•*--- 8 80 p. m
Arrive at Greenville - - - 10 00 p. m.
DOWN.
X^ave Greenville at - * - 4 40 a.m.
Leave Del loo - - - . 7 20 a:
Leave Wedges • • • 8 67 a
Leave Alston • • • » 1 05 p.
Arrive at Columbia • • • 2 60 p.
ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE
DIVISION.
vr
Leave Belton •
Leave Aodervon
Leave Pendleton
Leave Perry villa
Arrive at Walballa
8 80 p. m.
9 20 p. m.
10 10 p.
10 40 p. m.
11 15 p. m.
nowi.
,r.
Leave Walballa. • a * 4 25 a.m.
Leave Perry villa - - * 6 nO a.
Leave Pendleton • a • 6 40 n.
Leave Anderson • • • 6 80 a.
Arrive at Belton , - - a 7 10 a. m.
Laurens Branch Trains leave C inton at
a. m. aad leave Newberry 8 p. m. on Tues
day a, Tbnr-day* and Saturdays.
Abbeville Branch train connects at Hodge’s
with down aad nn traia daily, Sundays aa
copied. THOMAS DODAMEAD,
General Superiateadeat.
Ja»aa NeaTea, Jf., fcaaeral Tlakat Ageat.
T. J. KENNEDY,
ac£T$c£ ! ’ > ' f
'" No 114 Charch Street,
Next 8b Pbilipe, Chareb, Charleaton, 8.
Horse Shotr, WIuoMght.
General Blacksmithing,
Builder of Carte, Drays, Wagons
Tracks, Ac. Jobbing promptly attendee
leu AH orders from the Country wiQ re-
nov8-3m
Olive faithful at teat ion.
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Cm ow Mexico, December 15.—There
in at prcacct a perfect dearth of po
litical news in this city. Even the bor
der question ban, since the last Ameri
can steamer, been unaccountably neg
lected, not a single fact or fiction hav
ing been reported from the Rio Grande.
< alios of this kind are usual here, as
at sea, followed by gales and some
time* by regular storms. Beyond a
few articles translated from American
papers, I am aahamed to nay, in which
the foreign and especially the Mexican
policy of Mr. Evarts la rigorously at
tacked, oo alhiskni has been made for
a time to tbe AmeriCo-Mexicao ques
tion by tha Journals of this city. There
Is aft Impression prevailing here that
Mr. Hayes has been forced by the
Ataerieao people to abandon his Mexi
can policy. Indeed it Is even believed
by many—and I do not refer to the
Ignorant dasses—that Mr. Hayes has
been, or will toon be, displaced by Mr.
Tllden. Tbia belief has its origin in s
telegram received from Matamoras to
this eftcct: “The democrats arc work-
ng to secure a majority, for the pur
pose of dodariog Mr. Tlldea President. 1
Ou tbe strength of this extraordinary
>iece of news, the knowing newspaper
editors congratulated tbe toverument
and the country on tbe fact that tbe
. usttee of Mexico’s present position
ias become so apparent even in tbe
lotted Htates as to cause tbe over
throw of this country’s arch enemy,
' lutherford B. Hayes. Although two
American packets have arrived at Vera
>uz Since the pul.Heat ion of the tele-
grnmjfpferred to, the Mexican Journ
do not appear to have discevpred
the falsity of its contents or tbe ab
surdity of the comments to which it
gave rise. I verily believe that two-
thirds of those persons who pretend to
enow anything at all concerning the
border question fancy that it has been
disposed of by tha overthrow of Presi
dent Hayes, whose enmity towards
Mextoo brought down on his bead tbe
righteous wrath of the American peo
pie.
The troops destined for the protec
tion of the frontier have all started for
tbe Rio Grande, some by land, and the
rest by water from Vera Crux. Re
cruiting has already commenced for
the four new regiments that are to be
organised in the border States. Last
Sunday banners were presented to a
number of regiments which were or
ganized duriog the revolution, upon
which occasion all the force stationed
In this city—numbering about five
thousand men—turned out in new uni
forms and marched to the forest of
Chapultepec, where they were ad
dressed by Generals Arellano Rivera
and Hermeneglido Carrillo, which ad
dresses were confined to eulogizing the
Hero of Tecoac,” as General Diaz is
colled, and bis valiant army. To be
sure, a little buncombe was aired on
this occasion, but it was of a harmless
nature. The Mexican army was never
better armed, equipped and clothed
than at present.
Mr. Romero continues to pay the
current expenses of the government,
but the balances at the end • of tbe
month are becoming constantly small'
er, having dwindled down from $300,-
000 to $40,000. Importations through
the port of Vera Cruz continue to be
hsavy, but are gradually dlmtnlabing.
Tbe proposal of the Executive to abol-
ish interior custom-houses has not
been acted upon by Congress. When
tbs question was first agitated It was
quite popular, but when it was discov
ered that the deficit occasioned by the
abolition of this odious tax was to be
covered by a tax even more burden-
soma, tax-payers ceased to complain
of interior custom-houses, and the sub
ject has been dropped.
Congress closes Its session to-day to
meet again tbe 1st of next April. Its
labors bavs as a general thing been
unimportant An amendment to the
Constitution has been passed which
prohibits the re-slactlon of the Presi
dent of the republic. This amendment
was proposed by tha Executive, sod
coupled with U was another providing
for a different manner of filling vacan
cies la the Presidency, substituting for
the President of tbe Supreme Court
bte successors from whom
could choose upon the oc
currence of a vacancy. This plan,
which was conceived by Mr. Vallarta,
was actually booted out of Congress ;
consequently the President of the Su
preme Coart wiH eoatihae to be tbe
Vice-President of the republic. Two
lines of ocean steamers to ply In the
Oul.' of California bate been suhvea
tioned. One of three Hoes Will connect
at Muzatlsn with the Son Francisco
and FftaaaM stsamcra. The other line
doea not atet, and la all probability
The featteaftft to whom
three poeslt
Congress cc
the subvention has been voted is a
Mexican without steamers or capital-
He proposes to connect with steam
boats at the mouth of the Colorado
river, which are to connect by etage
with the Southern Pacific Railway,
hence there will be three changes be
tween any port of Mexico and San
Francisco, which will of course exclude
freight, and there Is not sufficient
travel in the Gulf of California to sup
port s iins of passenger steamers. I
mention these facts to show what 1m-
iraoticable projects are at times fav
orably received by tbs Mexican Con
gress. The Executive has been au
thorlsen to contract for a line of steam
ers between Vera Crus and New Tork,
touching at Frontera Campeche and
Progreso, for a subvention of $2,500
per round trip ; and another between
Vera Cruz and New Orleans, touching
at Tuxpan, Tampico and Bagdad, the
subvention to bte $2,000 Meesrs. F.
Alexandre A Sons, of New Tork. own
tbe present lines between Vera Crus
and New York and New Orleans, but
there is, or was some time ago, a de
sire on the part of the government to
subsidise steamers belonging to other
parties, os many complaints have been
made by Mexicans against tbe treat
ment received aboard tbs Alexandre
steamers. Besides this, the agents of
the steamers In this city are Messrs.
Cadena A Co., Successoreo, a firm in
which ex-Prssident Lerdo is interested.
For these reasons the Exeeutive Invit
ed bids from other eompsoles, but not-
Ithstanding the fact that tbe New
Tork line would pay very well Indeed,
no bids have been received. Therefore
the present contracts with Messrs. Al
exandre A Sons will be renewed, but
ameoned so as to include the ports of
Frontera and Bagdad, which are not
touched at now. Tbe luteroceanlc Rail
way concession has monopolized a
great deal of the time of the Chamber
of Deputies recently. When Mr. Sulli
van first presented his contract to the
Executive for ratification It was fav
orably received, but within tbe last
two weeks the opposition to It has in
creased very rapidly. Taken all to
gether no concession ever proposed
was so advantageous to Mexico ; but
notwithstanding this It has been fierce
ly attacked, generally on tbe score of
its supposed defecu, but very often
merely because It is said to be on
American enterprise. A week ago it
was known that this concession would
be defeated unless Congress should be
prorogued, because its enemies had
commeooed a system of filibustering.
Later It was found (hat Mr. Juste
Benitez was working against it. This,
it was supposed, would secure its de
feat in any case, whether Congress
should be prorogued or not. Thursday
the Chamber of Deputies passed a
resolution proroguing Its session for
thirty working days, but this resolu
tion was rejected by the Senate, hence
the adjournment to-day. This Inter-
oceanic Railway question le quite a
puzzle. It is well known that General
Diaz and all his Ministers are very
much afraid of Yankees and their en
terprises, and it Is supposed that they
felt convinced that Mr. Sullivan and
his friends, Scott and Palmer, would
oot even give the bond required, much
lees commence work. Therefore, It Is
argued the concession was granted by
the Executive, but on such terms that
no capitalist Orould be likely to take
hold of It, even it It should be appror
ed by Congress. By doing this Gen
eral Diaz has proven his friendship for
Americans and their enterprises, which
Mr. Zamaoona was lnst~ucted to make
the most of In the United Htates, and
at the same time secure the country
against any possible danger that could
arise in connection with tbe construc
tion In this country of a railway by
Americana A few days ago, tbe con
cession being vigorously attacked by a
member of Congress on account of the
danger of its bringing about an Ameri
can Intervention, the Minister of Pub
lic Works took the floor in defense of
the project. He stated that tbe Exec
utive was, for certain reasons—which
be did not see fit to state—very desir
ous that the concession should be
granted to Mr. Sullivan. He had no
fear of it causing trouble between the
two republics—further, the govern-
meot had specially guarded against
this by piovlding that the branch to
tbe Pacific should be completed before
that to the Rio Grande is commeooed ;
from which It is to be inferred that the
Minister thinks Mexico will be strong
enough to protect herself against her
powerful neighbor at the end of six
years, the time allowed for tha oom-
pletion of the Paeiflc branch, or that
tha cold branch wiH never be finished.
At all events there was too much hos
tility In Congress against
American for this concession to bo
proved, although supported by tbe to-
THE PHANTOM SHIP.
BOW TBE LIHERIAN CRAZE LURKS\
POOR NEGROES TQ THEIR RUIN.
Arrival of Large Numbers ow Ifliro-
rajtt Colored Peorle vrom the
Country iic Search of the Shiv to-
Take Them to the Promised Lard—
Their Pitiable Plight—A bad Pirck
or Work tor Which thr Libxiuar
Exodub Leaders are Rxspoksible.
fiuenoe of the!
considered
It Is mors than |
aeons will not
Interooeaoic:
evidence of Me
yoto soda! and
itftv* and It is now
Resurrection.
tMr.Zam-
pakadn of the
isa an
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i relations
IKeva *d4 Oooritr.]
For several days past detatehed par
ties of colored people have been ar
riving in this city by different rail
roads from different portions, of the
country. They Invariably brought
with them a certain amount of “bag
gage,” usually conefstlng of one or two
mattresses or feather beds, clothing
and a few prorieions wrapped In bed
quilts. These people upon their arri
val here always inquired for the where
abouts of tbe Liberian ship, and seem
ed Incredulous when Informed that
there was no eoeh craft In this port.
Many of them already held shares of
stock la the “Liberian Exodus Steam
ship Company,” while others procured
U immediately upon their arrival.
Upon learning that the promteed ship
was not here, and not likely to be here
soon, they seemed much surprised and
disheartened. AU of them had dis
posed of everything they possessed
before leaving home; they were en
tire strangers here, aad had little
means of subeistence. They got to
gether, however, sod rented the house
No. 49, at tbe corner of Rutledge ave
nue and Line street
A reporter for the News and Courier
called at this place yesterday to learn
something of the plans, prospects and
experiences of the proposed emigrants.
Bis knock was answered by a respect
able looking colored woman. She said
that about fifty men, women and chil
dren were quartered In tha house,
which has about eight rooms, aud were
living tbe best way they could while
awaiting the arrival of the ship. They
had come from different sections, and
were entire straogeia to tbe dty and
each other.
Whan asked wbat county she came
from she said that she didn’t know.
* After eomeconetderation, however, she
said that she believed they called It
••Burcouoty.” Being asked whether
she come from above or below Colum
bia, she said she did not know where
Columbia was. She had lived on Mr
Orvai Bird’s plaoo. It was not far from
tbe railroad. She didn’t live near any
town In particular. Had oome on tbe
train. Had been coming two days and
nights. Knew that where she lived
was in Carolina. Had her husband
and children with her. Had sold every
thing before leaving home. Had come
here because they bad gotten word
that the ship that was to carry them
to Liberia was here. Didn’t know who
they had gotten word from. Wanted
to go to Liberia because It was tbe will
of God that His people should go. Ex
pected God to take care of them until
t hey did go.
This Is a fair specimen ot the gen
eral answers obtained from question
ing others. Some of the women were
cooking In the yard, while others, with
their children, sat In the plasza sunn
ing themselves. Tbe meq hod all gone
out.
Going down Line street, at tbe cor
ner of Line and Ash, a number of
country colored men were found stand
ing In front of a small frame boose.
Oo the pavement sat about a dozen
women, while through the opea door
could be seen pU*s of baggage Inside
the house, with children “ad infinitum.”
This party oontalned about one hun
dred men, women and children from
Lancaster county, who bad oome down
that morning. They were In precisely
the same predicament os the others,
und bad had their effects hauled to the
house temporarily, and now stood
aboat waiting for something to turn
up. They seemed comfortably dress
ed, sod to possess considerable Intelli
gence, but were entirely without lead
ership or plans for the future, haring
oome down with the expectation of
going immediately on board the ship.
They hod evidently do idea of what to
do in tbe existing emergeoey. ft crowd
of sympathizing city colored people
surrounded them, some inveighing
violently against the Liberian Exodus
Association, and some condoling with
the strangers on their unfortuftate po
sition. 4
After a while, George Cartis, tbe sec
retary and leader of the Exodus Asso
ciation appeared, and as soon as It bo-
flMftft known who he was the crowd
gathered around him.. His first ex
hortation was that the emigrants keep
to themselves sod have nothing to do
with ony strangers, ^ avoid being
fleeasi^ >, VW.' ^
The News and Ooariar reporter ftp.
preached him Just than, and asked cfc
whom the responsibility for
those people into
that ha didn’t kaotefts
yet. Tfcotthsre wps a conflict of sc-
radty between Mlddlpton
Lnacaftter, aqd ooo ol
the former asserting that the latter
bad written him, loutrnotlog him to
oome tad bring bis people, and tbe lat
ter denying It He (George Curtis) In*
tended, however, sifting the matter
thoroughly, be said.
The next question was, “What do
you propose to do with them T”
Hs answered that he didn’t know.
He was trying to make arrangements
for them. He then drew the adult
male emigrants into line, and took their
names, informing thorn that he had en
gaged rooms for them that would hold
six each, at two dollars per month.
“Good God!” said oos of tbs men.
“you ain’t going to keep us hers a
month, sve your
“Yes,” was the reply, “yon may have
to stay hgre a month, but we are try
ing to engage work for you In the phoe-
phate works. Mr. Porter will leave In
a few days to seiest ashlp. W« hftvs
enough money in tbe First Natienal
Bank to pay the first instalment on
one.”
The emigrants' seemed then better
satisfied, and went off with tbe Libe
rian secretary to look at their quar
ten on some of tbe side streets.
A coll and inquiry at the offloa of
the L. R A. elicited the reepouee that
tbs people who came here did so en
tirely on their ows responsibility, and
without the knowledge, consent or In
vttatloo of the . Association. When
asked to explain why It was that peo
pie came, apparently moved by the
same Impulse, from points as tar apart
as Lancaster and Burke county, Geor
gla, they could give no explanation be
yond a surmise that a report had got
ten around In the country.
Tbe emigrants seem entirely unable
to give any satisfactory account of
why they oome at this time, beyond
that they “got word" to do so.
More of these people are expected
to arrive. On whom therecponsibUity
for the cruel deception rests cannot* as
yet be ascertained, bat a terrible blun
der or more terrible fraud has been
committed somewhere. Tbe Liberian
Exodas Association bad best hurry the
ship, or a storm will be raised about
their ears.
FORREST AND FORT PILLOW.
The Proof ef Oea. 8. D. Lee that there
Wr« no Massacre-
[Letter to the N. T. Tribune.]
Sirs—My attention has just been
called to the obituary of Gen. Forrest
puplished in your paper of October 30,
Id which occurs this passage:
“His next exploit was at Fort Pillow,
(iq April.) where blocks and whites,
soldiers and non-combatants .men wo
men and children, were slaughtered
with no more descrlmlnatlon than hu
maolry ‘It was In vain,’ Mr. Greely
says, In his ‘American OoDOict,' 'that
Forreet and his superior, Lleut-
Gen. 8, D. Lee, undertook to pal
liate this Infernal atrocity In de
fiance of their own record. *
• * If human testimony aver did or
con establish anything, then this is
proved a case of deliberate, wholesale
massacre of prisoners of war after they
bad surrendered—many of them long
after—and for the naked reason that
some of them were black, and others
fighting in block company.”
I think it is due to Gen. Forrest that
this matter should be cleared up. I
thought it ranked as one of those ob
solete lies, started by a sensational
press to inflame public opinion during
the war, whloh history has disproved
long ago. I have no personal Interest
la tbe matter, as I was not present on
tbe occasion. But as a brother officer,
I think justice should be done the rep
utation of a brave man! At the time,
being In command ot the department
I bad sn investigation made, not to
“palliate,” as Mr. Greely soya, hot to
present undisputed facto. They are
briefly these: Tte place was unten
able as s military position; the Interior
of tbe fort was commanded by knolls
around It, and there was spam adja
cent, convenient for massing troops of
the attacking party, which could not
be reached from tbe fort There were
a number of huts, wbleh they had neg
lected todcatroy, whloh afforded pro
tection In advancing. The usual de
mand for surrender of ihf place woa
regularly mode and declined- In his
testimony, the captain of the gnnboat
says there was a distinct understand
ing between himself and the commao-
| der of tbe garrison, that If the Oon-
| federates were successful In the as
sault, tbe troops wsrs to retreat under
the bluff, to the protection of his guns.
This plan was osrrisd oat The gar
rison did not sarraader or pull down
tbe flog. In leaving tbe crest of their
Works and retreating towards thegun-
hope of reoeiriog succor. It la to be
noted aa somewhat singular that while
the Federal commissioners bring this
charge against Gen. Forrest, their offi
cial reports exhibits dearly tbe fleet,
that they examined closely into the
oonduql pt Gen. Sbeply, In not carry
ing succor at tbia very juncture, to the
fori. They accepted his excuse, his
inability, not that there was a truce.
The garrison of tbs fort was mode
up as toHows (Sea Reb. Rea Till., Doc.
1, page 62:) First Battalion, Thirteenth
Tennessee Cavalry. Msj. Wm. F. Brad
ford commanding, 10 offlosm and 2S5
enlisted men; First Battalion Sixth
United States;Heavy Artillery, (oolor-
ed,) 8 officers and 218 enlisted men;
one section, Company D, Second Uni
ted States Light Artillery, (colofed,)
1 commissioned officer aibd 40 men.
wblt* troops,oolorsd 162; or In
all BiT," The asserted Inhuman taftn-
sscre Is scarcely bone oat by the foot
that Forrest ddtvsrsd tha wounded
over to tha Federal authorities, and
returned with 7 officers and 219 men,
prisoners of war—fifty-six ot whom
were negro troops. All military men
knb# that In the saooesaful assault of
a fortified position, tbe Victoriofts side
Is hard to restrain. But I bafts posf-
tive evidence that aU the aOmift used
their best endeavors. The low of llffc
will compare favorably>rith any other
fight—forty per cent came off without
a scratch—which by the statistidh n
both sides, Is a fair average. Two
hundred and nineteen, men and seven
officers, from 867 exclusive of wounded
Is not annihilation. As for the state
ment that “men, women and ohlldrsu
were slaugtered with no mors discrim-
laatlan than hsmanity,” I will say,
there to seldom any large numbeit
of women or childrea&t such ptoees—
and If any wwVthertHt was unknown
to the Confederates. 1 now assert
that If those ‘•colored troops” had been
white men, this skermtoh would never
have been known as an “Infernal atro
city.” Thors were a trod ties In every
battle o$ the war—* wholesale slaugh
ter of true men. North and South—
and It to absurd to pass>U these over
and make an enormity of a single oc
casion. It to a little hard to rake over
tbs ashes of our hate to find some
thing to blight a’ man’s obituary.
Vow that Forrest to dead, let as do
him justice. Tours truly,
&D.Lai
Ha just eats whatever to net befora
him, and asks no qaeetlona. Mul
naturally deaf, but that supreme wts*
dom that teoebee the little hoy to i
htonoee on htostoevet ban fitted!
mule outwith a pair of ears that <
tersetn Its deafness, so hn ean hear ^
readily as a person when you dotnl
wont him to. These son answer »
danhto
soundSfttd |
to brush away the files with am
his head oooL They are hong by hin
ges to the rides of hto head, and flap
backward and forward Uks a pair of
wet troweers round a boy's l^gu. In
cold latitudes quits a tasty business Is
done la males ears Tbe sow are cut
off and dried* and sold forenow ehoes.
tbe mulee ere cent South and sold for
horses. In this wny a great many fin#
horses were purchased for the army
by tha HafesMtaMfo
If I wen to ham a large yteture of
tonooeaoe to bong ftp in myparior, and
I did not wtoh (writ for It myself, I
should get ft correct ptotura of a mule. L
There to Innooenoe enough depicted la.
a mule’s oountenanon to fit Outfit Sun
day School clase. It looks taguitotoan
as m angle weraL -
' A mule never grows old or dies.
One# brought Into exi*<aoc*, ta contin
ue* oo forever. The origiaid mole it
now alive somewhere in t he Sooth, and
to earned Robert Toombs, because lift
■ftoatufaborn. > <*!
Molea are chiefly found In the Sooth
and West They bavu* fe*«i more
abused than Judos IsoariotM A boy
who would not threw a sis—not a muto^j
to
The Nile.
——
The mole Is tbs only animal that
Noah didn’t taks into the ark with
him. I have looked over tbe freight
list carefully, and oould not see a mule
way-billed for any piece. Bo oitnr-
beaded a man as Noah did not dors
to take one on board, on ha knew be
would kick a bole through her. in tone
than a week. I don’t know a man* oft
whose bead you oould pour quicksilver
and run less risk of Its spilling off
than on Noah’s. He was a dreadful
level-beaded mao, and befora tb#
freabet was over, everybody on earth
realized the fact.
•, hot bn.
bn depended on. |foj» Itobl*
' ■
by whloh to reekon wheh he Will go to.
than a sluing room carpet. He
been known to stand cMch days 1ft
i Booth. When tiu-y have a sur- ^
ptos of small Aartrtcs on’ the planta
tion, they oend them out* in the bans
yard to play* where, ihecmtoa looae
bye 16, w^?he^iu cS; ?^he? > tf'
sore the parting will be fleat. Tbtsl
the moot aeOnomtuat sty Is of fuae
now to tha market.
To fully ofprariate Ifrn grata onn
should listen to hto vole*, never
can really knoW whether you like ft'
mute or not till you bftvSfMrd hUgi
ring. 1 attended ft inula teatert nt
Fort BnelUug. The progrumtpo opened
with a soprano nolo, and ibeu .swung
into a duet, and then prabcisd ot into ft '
trtoiYoHowed up by a qo.irb ttc, and
ending with n full ehotus of 168 mules.
I didn’t hear the wiMie thing, lor when
I oftme to, the re^imvotol euigeon was
standing over me. giving me powerfai
reatorattftes, 'iodi h4
I might possibly g«t<
I would never be a web
f New Jork
spent psft Of
have be
I hi
Eft*'
. to #
beefi en one or
been
ohao B ., —— - r —.
factory, and
two Sunday School
child ten, but I never 1
woo till I heard alot.pf army mulen
for
.»-A‘
•Miaou vww (am. ,,, t 11 -fl » «»w 4,— -y-- -y.
The origin of tho mule to enveloped Ooe bf tbe dead certainties about
In a good deal of mystery. Tradition I mate In that bate
Informs us that when the flood had
subsided, and the ark bad landed on
Mount Ararat, Noah was very maeh
surprised In one of hto first Observa
tions to find s good healthy mute
standing on tiis top of au adjoining
mountain. The same tradition to
tally with hto bind feet. Ho never mte-
placed them. It he advartiswihatbto
feet wilt be nt a certain spot atacer-
1 tain time, with a sample or mole shoes
to which In would call jomi attention,
you wlU always find them there at t!
appointed time. He to *# rrilate i
the dftj ‘ ^ - ^
the dfty of Ju
, cancels ha ftl
forms ua that the mule to the oaly aa- now living who drovs a aiuia team da*
Imal that lived through the flood out- ring the oar now drawn s peanton. ,
side the ant. 1 I never owned a muls. I cams near
side tbe anc.
The mute can be considered to a
good many way*, though tho wont
from which to consider him Is
from behind, anywhere within a radl-1
ua of ten fast. I never conch
male from that point, unless I am
looking out through a flue of a bailor.
Sea captains and people who have
to do with mules aiwaya pay an extra
rate to life Insurance companies. A greeting
mule and a belt of country when yel
low favor to Indigenous generalfystand
boat they did not leave off firing
Wbat was claimed by the Federate to
bo a violationpf a flag trace, was- smelling. Betas no mars
merely a military precaution, at tha
sight of reinforcements coming to the
fort. It was the neceeaary conse
quence of the menacing approach of a
: truce . .
«C der of tho foftvna moolfostiy seeking
\
to goto time by aegcUotioao, with the away
buying one once. He
of an
Ha’
the same as regards the death rater ^Smtnqniredtf
The word mule oomec from she
Greek, and signifies “to stop,*’ and the
mule himself oome* a atop also.
Like multiplied by like produces like.
Grasshoppers multiplied by grasshop
pers produces famine and potatos-
bags multiplied by potatoe-bugs pro
duce a rise in the price of yeast. But
when you try to multiply mutes By
mules they don’t multiply, and hence
the word mule. Ton may study your
arithmetic, and mod aU of Train’s too*
turra but you aumot discover vky
this to so, any more than you eoa why
a woman cannot put qn a rubber with
out loaning up against someth tog.
Tbo mule has one more tog than ft
mVklngetool.aod he can stand on ode
and wave tha other three around la aft
many different directions,
only
of
titoh ft stone jqg, and will not
he don’t
on* per
to
iHurtth whatever happen* <
round tho pantry, ' ~~
tog animal
ride spires
Hto taU was
looked Uks s tar ,bi
u be never
that male. MO looked
though he wasn’t, fu no
owner sat in tbe wag
resting on his hand
resting on hto knee. Ift tho
be held a stick with a brad la the
It, I exomioed lb# nude
few.question*, tad oat of
like tbn;
he kicked? “XtedH
and those were tbe loot words *
uttered. Ho leached hto stick
the front of the vtagoe, und stuck,
brad Into that mule. It was awful
see a man tuuffnd oat aa quickly
he was. It almost took
breath, be went eo suddenly.
the thread of fife soap so i
iy an it did on that
didn’t have time to leave, i
for hto family. Thif ms
ducked hto hrad. acd ibsHldt’*
^ ipitnten^
; aaft-Utft Britt ^
shower 1 of flesh
tbe only man tbit!
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