Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WINNSBORO, S. C. Thursday, October 25. ; 1877v I. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associato Editor. Professor ncan declines to leave Wofford for Randolph-MUacon. The Chronicle bitterly donios that; yellow fever is in Augusta. Flipper, the colored lioutonant, says he has no idea of becoming conihander-in-chief of the Liberian army; and ho advise. his raceo to stay in America. The entire remnant of the Louisi ana Radical party is in Washington, clamoring for oflice, or howling against Hayes, who was elected by Louisiana "swoat, and blood." Lying and stealing would be more appropriato ternis, Another Radical has come to grief. J. P. F. Camp, ex-treasurer of Spartanburg, has boon sentenced to jail for not turning over certaii records in his offico. Ho has already boon punished for not turning over certain moneys. Tho'convention of the Vlpiscopal church has almost unanimously re solved to use the lectionarv Of the English church in this country until the noxt meeting of the convention. It was votod that clergymen have power to uso tihe table of lessons reported by the committee in connection with the loctionary for lent. This does not conflict with the table of lessons already in uso. The silver font which was ordered by the ladies of Columbia for a t09 timouial to Senator Gordon's daughter, Carolina, who was born the day the troops left the State House, is finished. The News and Courier describes this magnificent piece of place as follows: It is wrought of solid silver and stands from base to rim twolvo inches in height, and measures in diameter, across the top, ten inches. The interior is heavily lined with gold, which is highly and beautifully ornamented with oigraved patterns showing the bright silver beneath. I The shape of the font is novel and exquisitely beautiful. From a solid squaro base rises a column upon which the bowl propor rests graco fully. The exterior is satin finish, ornamented on tbe shank, with deli cately engraved tracery. On one side of the bowl'is deeply and beau tifully engraved the coat of arms of South Carolina, and on the oppo) side the coat of arms of Georgia. Around the rim are inscribed the words of Hamp)ton's dispatch to Gordon upon the removal of the United States troopsR from the State House at Columbia, viz : "'The troops have been removed. Perfect peace prevails. Thank you. Wade Hamp)ton. April 11, 1877," the sig.. naturo comning beneath the coat of arms of South Carolina. On the op)posite side, beneath the coat of arms of Georgia, are inscribed the words :"The women of Columbia original purpose of the donors from however,obe sent.to Senator Gordon, and will be doubly prized on ao count of the h'illowed associa tions elustering around it. What the Schools fleed, Superintendent Thompson is dead earnet in his efforts to reform the school system of South Carolina. fle is odopting the capital expedient of getting the judges to explain the system in their charges to grand juries, anid in causing the courts to take surveillateco of school oftiale. No bettor man for' the p)osition than Captain Thonipnon could1 be found n the whole State. Able, active and ellergetic, he is fully competent,I while his genial manners and fine personal address will do much to popularize an . institution, which, though so sadly needed, is at pres ent laboring under the disadvanmt, qges of publjp disfayor in1 conse quence of its friglitful mismanage-. ment in the past. We firmly believe there are but two steps necess ry to its final, triumphant mnce .ss: amendment, with a few alterations inl the present law ; and secondly, tho grant to tho State superintend out, of a liboral salary and suflicient traveling oxpenses, that hi may be able to visit every county in the Stato. The superintendent of edin cation is the only Stato officer, be, sides the adjutant general, whoso business should be, for tho most part, away from the Stato Capital, anld yet his salary this year has been cut down to the grado for a compe tent oflico clerk. As long as the Legislaturo manifests a niggardly spirit in deaillg with the Stato superintendent, just so long will the school system be ineficient., the schools a mockery, and the childrenl of the Stato a set of ignoraulses. From our acquaintanco with the State superintendent, wo feel as sured that he only needs substantial backing to make him one of tlo! most eflicient public servants the State has ever hald. A gt'anketof SOJOUrl!.,trteway. Messrs. Editor: In the deliciously (et-uny infi enees Of "this eve of altlunmIIIH's holiest, mood"-so muggestive in nature's mlny-colored roi of "blossings bighitening- 1 ".s the, take their Ilight," a mulaniholy ple.1llo posses0s ones fancy, a1n1 bi:11 in retrospection the enjoylint's ol the past summer. As the eve of an artist loves to linger upon aI ex (iisitO pailtinlg, with its lights and s1Iadow,, its bright and soiulnre hu1es so vividly Contrasted, yet so perfectly blended into one maister piece of perfection1, so the mind loves to linger upon memory's varied scenes of joy and sorrow; and even with inquisitive eyo seek to raise the mystic veil of futurity, to see how the grand panorama will end. While indulging inl this vionary day-dreaming,fancy loves to pause ; With perhaps too fond a delay, at the pictured past of a stranger's sojourn at Ridgeway. To a sensi tive nature, the very fact of being a stranger, away from kith and kin dred, would causo the heart, like the milmosa's dolicato potals, to shut up1 its light and beauty at the slightest touch of cold indifferenco- but, Messrs. Editors, we do think that even the human mimosa might send out its beauy and per noI in the genial atmosphere of Ridgeway. A quiet little village, where one can satisfy the caprices of taste, from the en joymnent of ai irra walk, mtn id scenes and the melody of her in imuitab)le orchestra, to the compLan ionship of kindred spirits where in "tho feast of reason and flow of soul," wve take no note of time. A poll peculliarly gifted with irresistib1ly wVinning courtesics; such as the gift of rare flower, a smile of apprec iaition--a delicately imp jl ied compliment, andc atll thme unuttera - bly sweet little things that thrill thme chords of the heart, aind set to sweetest music the wond erful harp of our b)eing, and1( yet are as intanmg iblo as "A rainbow--a sunbenm, A' subtle 94mell1 that spring un binds, Like the swcet sont1 ''hat breathes upon a bank ot' violets." The young. people of Ridgeway, gifted with music, poetry and song, often meet socially, and so flower~ wreathe the wings of Old1 Father Time, that the sentiment "Ne'er ask the hour wvhat isq it to us How time deals out its treisures" finds its echo. We had tihe pleasuro of atton'1ing some of their amateur theatricals, hot suppers &c., and we were struck with the inventive genius of a poo.. ple who could, as if by a miagic wand, transformi a rude cotton shed of a railroad depot into an artistically dlecorated hall ; veritably giving to airy nothing a habitation and a name ; anid whose histrionic talent could hold an audience spell.. b)ounfd for hours. Seldom (do wo feel such versatility of genius in a small village: even the sage disciple of Esculapius can play the mookl henpecked husband, or "trip it on the. light,fantastic too," as occasion may regture. In the way of religious edifices, tho town is bbmsed. An Episcopol, a Presbyterii wnd a Methodist church call thir votaieus to wor, ship-and ia hptist ciirch is hold in contmplation. A flourishing Sunday School of all denominations is held in ths Met,hodist church, where tihe qiubt, meek suporinten dont is sowing il great power good seed for the htrveA day4. And wor thy of the highmst encolumn ar0 the young mn who read lectures bo fore tihe school to k0op up tho in torost aid advinco the causo of Christ. lzidgeway is 1 yoyng but enter prisimg and growing town vith prosIerous' and .>bliginlg merchan ts 1111d good s0cho , and being, in point of health, t plico where one Can11 "throw phys.c to t.he dogs." Wo are told that the people of lidgeway aro particularly kind to stranlgers. As a:i inlstanleo we hmar from sgood authority of a certain school teamer who went to house keeping-4 too late to plant ia gartlon, a1d every lday ditring the Sminmr baskets of vegetables and friit with the (ollpllinits of "Mis Susan. M iss Sallie," "Miss Belle," 6"Miss Charlot-t", and 11mnboriess others, ma1de the "winter of thoir discontent g.oriousa sunin1ior inl the vegotable kingdolln. On the 20th of nvxt mo1h1, sove, ril houtses antid lots (Hie property of Mr. 1). I. 1ku11l) will be sold at public stle, andN we do advise any on, iln seach of a delightful viliage Ililme to have all evo to it. We would a<kd that this pio-e was not writt.en as an alvertismern,t, nor aro we at all intercstel in the said pro pert.y; but we give t.his as time sin core opinion of ono vho hus parta ken of Iidgeway's lumpitalty and volid r(joiceC in hl prosperity, and if anyone disput-s it we' will senl the "HaII litn Rifle (1,ards" u) to settle it. Blainle anld Conkling wvill be the ailt i -1linist-ration aldalrs ill the Senate, but which will rile inl front alld which blehind b l ? Wollli't it he well for somehodv to introdncc the great prilittcal gladiators I They haven't noticed or spoken to each other for a ha1kr's dozen of yeZls, and n:>w thla.t their paths have run together they ought to he avi-uaiit.. ed. Blessed are tho peaceni iker! Tie State of Solith Carolin a. TO Daniol W. Gla-ldein, Jamues Tidwel aud 1 "Zial Tidwell his wife. Isaiah p (lA L( n, William II. I. Mingo ar i Mary um Jane Minge his wi f , l''eni i os arn i i enives ofq~ \in i ior Glamdden,i 7~O are hereby' reqjuiredot to appear at I. the( Court of Probate to be hlclen at 1Fairhli Court I um for Fairlichd County. on the I10th dlay of D)ecembler, A. 1877. to shoEw (caniso, if anyW youI can, why thle real r st,te of M'Iihnor Gladden, dleceased. <ribedi'hi in th li'pet ition of Flizia J. Powell, tiled in my ofie(, shoi,uld not be1 iidedl~ or1 sold, alilottin ug to the said Eliza J1. howell one,-hlfl, andI to thme and Ismiah Ti. Gladdni the otheir hail' in Gliveni uiiiler miy hanifd and seal, this 4th day of' October, A. D). 1877. I 1 0O. R. TlIM P'O(N, --1FairfielId County. T10 the udeendanxts Daniel WV. Gladden. Jamets T'id well and Kecziahm T1idwell his wife, WVilliami I. TI. Mingo and Mary Jane Minge his wife: KriAKl oie that the aiunnnrons inl thuis .act ion. of' wh'ic'h the t'oregoing isc a copy, wuas luie 1 ini the olimen of the Probato Conrt, at Winnisboro, ini the c?ounityi of Fiairfield, in the State of Southi Carolina, on thme4th day) of (etober, A. 1), 1877. Jf AS. Hf. IUION, Petitioner's Attorney, Winniisboro, 8. 0. oct !)xlawGw I )Y virti o of an execution to m31 direct )ed I will offe'r f'or sale lbefore the Court Ilonso door in Winnsboro, on the first Monday in Nov'ember next, wlithlini the~ legal hours of sale, Fon CAsmc, the tel loiwing describ,ed prop)erty, to wil.: Ail that phoatation or Ital. of land lying in F"airtiell County', on walters of Beaver ooek, c:ont.'ining Tuines~ iuuxnnao AND FOUaTE'rEN Ac:Im1s, ixoro or less, and biounmded by lanuds of Mrs. J1. P.#oleman, Miss Sallie P. Lyles, T1. M. Lyles alnd others. AIS5O, Ono Iract of land ly,inig in. Fairlield county, on waters of Rocky (Greek, con taiing ONE ifxonDiol ANT) SEvENTY-Tinain AciuEis, muore or less, and( bounded by lands of Wecsley Mayleld, J. C. F"easter, Estato of II. J. Liyles, Mr-s. M. IK Means, Isaao II. Means iad Samuel B. Olownmey, all hevied on as thme p)roperty of W. S. M'onmteithm and Richard O'Neale, at the suit of Edwin S. Sciott, survivor. S. W. RUFF, SherifWs Ofleo,,8. F. C. Winnusboro, 8. C'., October 13, 1877, oct 16-t1x2 TOOTH[ BRt USII 1m. 20' dozen English Teothm Brushes, irn ortedi to order. For sale at the Drug 8tore of I D1. W. E. A IKEN. Winles, Liquors, Tobaceo, iki INE Palo Sherrv Wine, fino N. C. .selpipelnong e tol 0it Portri Port VinO, fiTIO importud Claret Wine, For tablouls<. ALSO, Fino articlo dry Scuppernong Wine, Otard's & Co. gunuine Cognac Brandy. p'ure N. C, Apple Brndy, elh ice Stono Mlouitain (Georgia) Corn Whiskey, puro N. C. Swuet. Mash tCorn Whiskey, My Cabittet Ryo -the best whiakey in town, aiql a full siock of all other good Liquors. Also, the (.eebrate(I 1idia l'ale Ale, freII 11ag0r Vnd wCet Sparkling Cider onI dragit. Tle lariet atud lest selected .stock of Hvaina Cigars and (i,arettes in town?, DhbIchkwell's 1,enuinl Smok-ing To bacco. M;sina Oranges and Lemons for sa1,1 low for eash by j ilti'o12 F. W. 'fA1l'NIC[T. Best is G he apa;t NEW WILLCOX & GIBBS A A TIC Silent Sewing Machine, fbatest Invention, Producing Marvelous Reislt,s. llssurpasAing mnerIttilaes it beyOi all coin pet1i,1. a d n (11110s I t 1 eileapest, notwith statihti vte lige 1i(l1C41elnts oremd by. twlo'" (of n14sy. han-l-t in ing, t roublesoine, o(. 0. v;dti 1m nacIlnes. On1ly 31achinle in the Worll with Automati(j Features, and Wiith n1o Tensioln to MEiinige. Write by Pnstal Card for Price List, List of Olices, &e. WILCOX & G IBIS S. M. CO (('or. Uond( St.) GG BroUdway, N. Y may 15 -y Estate Sale. L 1. virtie ofa powvor of attorney given _L. to tio by tho!e iit.erosted in tho sitate of D. H. Ruf', deveased, I will otfer for sale at public outt-ry, at Ridgeway, S. C., o thu 2bthi day of November next, the following real p;roperly be(longing to thl esiate of tho said .1). it. IutY, de One lot of lanl, votaining about four w-rm, onl whichI St.ands a two story dwell ing-iouse. Two lots of land, one acre each, On eaih of wic ,tilids v cotiago. One lot of hand, contiini g on. half of anl 31eIre. ot wi ichi stanld'; a S1111 cOt ta'e. I nl- tra1vt of'landflon Daitehman 's C'rvelk, cot,lining one liutidred and eviltv-1ivN.t acres, aore or less. ATAO, BY virtue of authority givon to me by tie Probato Ju1dgv. I, s exniutor of the will of I). If. 100l', deceased, will soll, at tht! sinn tilio. anlId plto, the following pe,rsom;al property*: One line Piano tKnah-), 7.1 octave". One fine Parlor Orgm. Two 0old Wjatcha 's. Iin' iuggy aid iLrness. One stt of \V..'.nu1 urite,comlete. .I TwIo At li Cows8 tind C.ahs(', I lou 'e1 lt and Kitchen Frniture, and other aifiles. T'i.m or Amx. For real estate, one 1third elish, al-nd the balnco on il credit of one and two years. with iiterest froin (ly of i a let he ScCured by bod of purichaser tind mortgage of' the. prem ises; putrchiaser' to pay f,>r allinecessary papers and to pirocuro policies of insurance on the several buildintgs, to be0 cotmuedliCI nntil the. purchase-uioney be p.aid, and assign the~ soame to A. F. Rtuff. For per sonal property, Casu on day of sale. A. F. RUFF, Attorney in Fact Publishers anid Printers (Can buy dlire(ct of the Manufacturer on favora tble( terms'. are the b).e. and'i caipest low pV1ricedl 11n0ch ine tma'de, and~ hiave a hat i'Toal repu tati-, 'forU utility ad durability. "--The lita .-NS,ON II l.DYx Pari.ra CUTTEn. is by fall thte la-st tmaeine '.ich el can be0 ob tainied for a less piie t han one hundred dollars. It is of great striength. These mtachtines have always takent the highest stand. It is the only machine to which is app.lied theo Patent Movable (hutting Board. This device hats a reputtationl of itself: by it, t he cutting board can ho in staintly and( aiccuriately muoved, so that a perfcVtt (cut is insuired, Th'lis is a very im portant point in theo mtachtino, andl one that is possessed by no other. It greatly' red iaces the labor of preptaration in work ing1, thle paper backward and forwardi. We caninot too strongly recommend the aan'rtages of th is p)atenit m ovable board. It is wvorth tho ptrice of this matrchine, and pu1rchaitseris.shouild fully unde'rsttand how highly it is to he valued. "-Geo. P', Uowell &( (b. 's Kewspaper ReporterkJ ad Piter's G/azelle. TnE LATE'JsT IMPniOVED IAnRDY CARD CUT TERl 1s pronionnleed thl titost de(sir'ablo Caird (Cut,ter in t ho market, for the general uses5 of a print ing office. The wvell known R]tU(E.s Cano~ CU'iTERa, wvith tmy latest implrovemtenlts, is still pre.. ferred by miany pritnters, and holds its faivoritismt over other mnachineus. Noino genuine bult those having my full addiress lettered in the easting. :m~t Ne ws)prgers in want of advertising from first parties shouild send( for my circular. F. A.UHAIRLD Y, A libi'Ilittle. MRSS. I will buy of those that buy of mne. TC.>ILE!T S'O.AP JU8TJ RECEIVED, O NE gross of the genuine Drown Windsor Soap. ALSO, Two' ty.'lvo dozen assorted Soaps,at the Diug b ore of april4*DB. W. FW A TIrKN. NEWS ANU HERALD WEEKLY EDITION, IS ) VJDI.81ED FVEBY WEDNESDAY A' WINNSB0110, S, C. 3Y THX WINNSBORO PUBLl$IING CO IT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE LEADING EVENTS OF THE DAY. Stato News, County 'ws, Political News, Etc. 'E EDITORIAL DEIPARTUENT RECEIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION. THE LOCAL COLUMN (s well filled with town and county news rho aim of the Publishers is to issuo % IR '-CLASS FAMILY NEWSPAPER. - --- Termq of subscriptin, payable invr.rin bly in advance: ne copy, one year, -- --$00 ne Copy, six monthg, - - - - $I.60. Dno Copy, three months, - - - $1.00. ive copies, one year, at - - - - $2.75. L' n copien, one year, at .i- - - 2.6, twenty cop)ics, one year. at -- $2.50. To every person making up a club of ten or more subscribers, a copy will bo s.ent free for one year. The:namts consti buiting a club nood not all be at the samie post-office. JOB PRINTING IN ALL ITS D)EPARiTMENTfS DONE IN TilE BERT STYLE AND) AT THlE LOWEST PRICES. We aro pr.pared to furnish, on short notice, BANK CHECKE5 NOTES BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS ENVELOPES, INVITATIONS, CARDS, POSTERS AW BLANKS, POSTAL CARDS, ETC., ETC4 Terms for Job Work--Cash on Deolivery. All business communications should be addressed to the Wlnnsboro Publishing Comtpany WflrmrBune S.C.