The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, October 27, 1877, Image 2
WINNSBORO, S. C.
Saturday, October 27, ; : 1877
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. 8. REYNOLDS, Associate Editor.
SPOFFORD, EUSTIS AND BUTLER are
otill knocking at the door of the
Radical Senate. 'Will they havo to
wait two years till the Democrats
got a majority without them ?
Tnx TELEORAP11 rQports that the
news from Senator Morton is
"encouraging ;" but whether fcr
Democrats or Republicans, it does
not say. From the circumstance
that Dr. Bliss has just boon sum,
moned from Washington to In
dianapolis, it looks as if Morton's
race were about run.
CUARLBS NORD11OFF, the Wasliing
ton correspondent of the New York
Werald, predicts a back down of
the anti.-Administrationists. He
shows how they blustered and raved
last April about the Presidont's
Cabinet, and then how they
knuckled down when the Democrats
refused to back them. While
Hayes cannot afford to break with
his party, much loss can they break
with him. Nordhoff thinks that
even the new appointments will be
,nfirmed, although several of the
friends of Conkling and laine bite
the dust in consequenco.
COL. 0. P. FITZsIMMoN8 has been
appointed U. S. Marshal for Geor
gia, the second Democratic nonina,
tion made by Hayes. It was said
in the spring that any one on
whom Gordon and Hill agreed
would be appointed. But these
Senators were at loggerheads in
the matter, and the whole delega
tion was called in. They selected
six names out of the forty appli
cants, and from thoso Hayes chose
Colonel Fitzsimmons. His appoint
mont seems to give great satisfac
tion in Georgia.
. The Perjured Villain, Patterson.
Now that Patterson is under in
dictment, and there is a cortainty
that he will go to the penitentiary
if he can ever be brought back into
the State, it may interest the peo
ple of South Carolina to know just
what a dooply dyed scoundrel and
villain ho is. Upon the lirst page
of this issue will be found an
epitome of his career from its be
ginning to the time ho left Pennsyl
vania. It will be soon that he was
a most accomplishedl villain long
before ho came here. He should
have been in the penitentiary years
before he began his career as the
champion carpet-bagger of the
South. The records of the Penni
sylvania Legislature and Courts,
and of the United States Sonate,
prove him, incontestibly, a swindler,
a defaulting paymaster, a profes
sional briber, a suborner of wit
nesses, a forger, and .a defrauder of
his own si sters. And yet, the same
Senate which, scarcely a decade
since, refused to make him a petty
paymaster, and branded him withi
fraud, now hugs him to her bosom,
not from love, nor even respect, but
because his worthless carcass
serves as a piece of chunkwood to
help repress for two years longer
the Democratic tide of reform
already lashing against the Senate
walls. Should not the party (lie an
ignominious death that harbors
such a graceless scoundrel as Pat
terson? Are there in South Caro
lina nye years yet of good stealing
for Patterson ? Heaven forbid !
PRINCE MARTIN'S BIGAMY.
Another 1tview or the Circumstances
of the Case.
Mfeses. .Editors :
- In an article in your issue of the
23rd iust., entitled "The Prince Mar
* tin Bigamy Case," my name is made
to appear as a witness to certain
statements. This, as well as the
fact that I was perhaps conspicious
in my effrts to keep Mr. Martin
out of the House last spring, make
it apprdy%riate that I should add a
celebrated case, as much for the
information of the public aFs in
justification of my course. I fool
authorized in stating oreo-and I
think that tho opinion of all who
know me well will bear nlo out in tho
assertion-that I have nover evinced
a disposition to oppress the hum.
blest citizen, but am willing to ac
cord all legal rights to overybody.
At the same timo, it is known that
I advocate character first "and
qualification next for any and all
offices, from constable to governor.
Knowing as I did that Mr. Martin
did not possess these pro-requisites,
and feeling that my rights wore not
a.tfo in his hands, I folt that I had
tie saime right which bolongs to
everybody, in every departnont of
business, this is, tho privilogo
of removing, getting rid of an ob.
joctionablo, inofficient agent. It
was for this purpose and this alona
that I made the strenuous efforts of
which many of you know, both in
Columbia and at home, to havo him
kopt out-which was the only way
of getting rid of him. You recol,
lect that at a public meeting in the
Court -ouse I took the position
in accordance with See. 29, Art. II.,
of the Constitution, that Martin and
all other M,ackoyitei were as much
'unctus of/icio, having refused to
qualify, as if they had died, do
parted the State, or resigned.
This is still maintained by m)1ost
lawyers, and was undisputed by a
large majority of the nieibers of
the Legislature. But policy ruled
the hour and Martin was seated in
the face of protest, contost, memo
rial and bigamy. Fellow citizens of
Fairfield ! bitter indignity was
offered you, and gross financial
outrages porpotrated upon the
poverty-stricken taxpayers of the
State by a Democratic Legislature,
for each Mackeyito admitted drew
But to the caso.' After Martin had
performed his grand hegira from
Columbia, leaving Sheriff Ruff many
miles behind, Senator Byrd came to
ie in the hall of the House of
Representatives, and said that he
supposed that I (lid not proposo to
take advantage of Martin's absence
before the committoo which had his
case in charge, and asked that the
matter be postponed for a week, so
that Martin might bring down
papors in hi? possession, to show
that Squire Kirkland had divorced
him. I asked him if the papers could
be produced, and he said that they
certainly could and would be, if the
timo asked for was granted. I
asked him further if he know. any
thing of the first marriago with
Martha Martin, and he said that he
had heard ofit, b)ut thpat he know of
the divorce having been granted,
and therefore did not object to the
second marriage with his stop -
daughter. Tis wats said in the
presence of another gentleman now
in Winnusboro. Knowing that this
statemenit befoero the committee
wonuld establish the very point
which I was anxious to make, I saLid
to Mr. Byrd that he had better see
the conmmittee, and p)roposed to ac.
company and introdluce him. We
were in the act of entering the room
whmen Mr. Sheppard, a member, con
fronted1 us in passing out. Blyrd
u ais mntroduced, made his statement,
anid Mr. Sheppard let fall his unfor
tunato remark about trial justices
and divorce cases, and, Byrd's eyes
being opened, he dleclinedl to enter.
Now I have reproduced this little
piece of history, to show that this
was Martin's and Byrd's first line of
(defense-this plIea of divorcement
for Byrd said that he knew that it
was good, as Lawvyer Melton had
told him so. Mr. Sheppard's little
slip, and p)erhap)s a little legal advice
to Martin, ry'ter he came home,
caused a change in his p)rogranmme,
and we 1find him dlenying everything
in reference to the first marriage.
Even Sallio Gibson, the witness
whose affidavit was maide before
Trial Justice Robertson, to the fact
that she was present at White Hall
church, in this county, and witnessed
at or about the time alleged, the
marriage of Prince M~artin and
Martha Martin, g.os into the
grand jury room and swears that
she wvas not at church on that d-ty,
and knewv nothing of the afletir. TVhe
Hon. Mr. Byrd, oblivious of his
former statements, is, on oath, equal
ly ignorant of all the facts which
upon former occasions were vividly
before his mind. It is a little curi
ous how Sallie Gibson "goes back"
upion her testimony-for she has
vouchers wvhich testify to her truth
fulness and genera! good character.
Can it be that this great modern
bull-,dozer, Prince Martin, has been
at his old tricks, and that Sallie
has had wvarning'? It is also a little
singular that she is posted as to the
legal fact that an indictment for
perj~ury will not lie in the ca,r, of an
er porte atidavit before a triol inB..
tico, and that sho was directed to!
Swear as she did ? Can it bo that
we blvo liwycrs who stool) to such
tricks at our bar I
No bill was found. This, for ono
term of the court, dispoises of the
caso, and Mf[artin takes his soat-- for
you remember that th Legistuiro
decided that the reputation and
good character of its mnembors
were matters of no concern to it.
But wo, of this county, aro still
deeply interested in this easo, and
are bound by the most sacred
duties of good citizens to ferret out
to the next term of court all the
facts For if the procedent is
established that justiceo ean be do
feated by deliberate, diabolicald, per
sistent lying, a i bel; h:-8 een)(0
done in the above stt:d case, thenl
have we m11ado little pro(ge-r- n'I)-0
the days of Chambc i<To. Upon
tho other hand, if inoju' * h
dolle these partio, let I hc
out also-none will b '.Ii,kr to
mako reparation than INself. I!.
is currently reported :md geoi ally
believed by both wie and bhck
that 'Martinl is a higama. And Byrd
an accessory. Thits can bev h-trd
overywhere, iterated and r-ierma ted.
Ther are nu1me:oul p:i t,*i4 uA do
know the truth or fitLy o:' the
charges. Let them come forth
wvith the information ; let Ui-tin
and ByTrd themselves dematid
explanations, or staid convicted of
infamy and bigamy. The public
has a right to their statements, and
the demaind is hereby mado for
them.
T. W. WooDwAnD.
Corsican Funeral Ritea.
F-rom the (6winhill Ma:a<,ne.
In Corsica, wailing is kept up
from the hour of death to the hour
of burial. The news that the head
of i family hhs expired is (uickly
communicated and the relatives nild
friends form in a troop or bond
and advance in inocession toward
the house of momnling. If the
death was caused by violence, the
scirratft makes a halt when it
arrives in sight of the village, and
then it. is that the (Corsican women
tear their hair aid sc.ateh their
faces till the blood flows, just as do
their sisters in Dalmatia Iand,
Montenegro. The widow awaits
the scirrita by the door of her
house, and as it draws near the
leador steps forth and throws a
black veil over her head to sym
bolize her widowhood ; the term of
which must offer a dreary prospect
to a wol-an who has the misfortune
to lose her lus')and whilo s.te is
still in the primo of life, for public
opinion insists that she remain for
years in almost total seclusion.
The mourners aid as many as can
enter the room assemble round the
body, which liem on a table or plank
supported by benches: it is draped
in a long mantle, or it is clothed in
the dead man's best suit. Now
begins the dirge, or' Voceoro. Two
posn will per'haps) start off sing,
ing' togeYthrC,1 anid ini that e;ae thle
wordh; (annot be distingumishied ; but
mnore often only oneO gets up at a
time. Site will open her song with
a qulietly d(elivered eulogy of the
virtues of the dea<d, and a few
pointed atllusions to the most im,
p)ortanit events of his life ; but
before long she warms to her work,
and pours forth volleys of rhythmic
lamentation with at lire amnd atnima
tion that stir 1-p the womuen priesen t
into a frenzied delirinm of ;/~e!, in
which, as the profiea p-u' to
take breath, they lhowI, d1ig th(i
nails into their flesh, thro v: f h.a
solves on the ground, aInd .o
times cover their healds .h ashes
When the dirge is eud i heyji
hands andl dance fra'nullei ''und'1
the'plank on which the I. dl bIs
More singing takes t'"n 'u t he
way to the grave-yatrd. A ter to!
funeral the men (do not sh . for
weeks, andl tile wVomen~l ' .la 'air hair
go loose and oceaionall * at it en
at tile grave-cluttinIg ol' the hir
being, by the way, a universal sig~n
of female. mourning ; it was dkme
by the wvomen of ancient Greeco,
andl it is done by tile women of
India. A good deal of eating and
drinking brings the ceremionials to
a close. If the bill of fare comes
short of that recorded of the funeral
feast of Sir John Paston, of Barton,
when 1,300 eggs, 41 pigs, 40 calves,
and 10 nete woere but a few of the
itemns-nevertheless the Corsican
baked meats fall heavily upon tile
pockets of such families as de(m
themselves compelled to "keeop up
position." Sixty persons is not an
extraordinary number to be entor~
tined at the baniquot, and there is,
over and above, a general dis -
tribution of b)road andi . meat to
poorer neighbors. Mutton in
summer and pork in wintr are
estoemnod the viands proper t> the
occasion. .In happy contrast to all
this lugubrious feasting is the
simple cup of milk (trunk by each
kinsmnan of the shlephlerd wh'io (dies
in the mountains; ini which case
his body is laid out, like Robin
HJood's, in thle open air, a green sod
unlder his head, his loinsa be:girt with
his dog at his feot. Curious aro
the Im po"e;titiolns of the Corsicmi
Hhopherld" touching deaith Tho
doiad, they say, call the living in the
night time, and ho who answers
will soon follow them ; they believe,
too, that if you listen attentively
after dark, you may hoar at times
the low beating of a drum, which
announces that a soul has passed.
Old Nowspapor Files.
Tho senior oditor of tho Now,
York Observor, writing from
Drosden, says:
In the royal library in this
elegant capfital of Saxony, a library
of 500,000 volumes, I wils surprised
to find it comploto filo of tho
London Ti-nes, ill bound volumes,
from No. 1 to the presont year ! I
md0 r if there is a set in the
UII'Ica - tates of America '? As a
nitor yof 1.nglisl history, what
could be more importait ?
Tbe fournal des Debats of Paris,
a papor Which in France has been
itiost t'he sa1-mo as the Times in
E'ngand, is also here, from its first
umbc,. Even more interesting is
the fact that I found in this library
a lile of the )resdn Aes from its
f,undation in 100 down to the
prenelt Lime, in bound volumes. tihe
fi st scarcely larger thiman a 12mo
book: a continumous series for 217
years. Thius, in tho same niche,
within reach of any student of
history, are complete files of the
London Ines, the Paris D)ebats,
ad the Dresden Xctrs, English1,
French, anl (rman, a picture of
the social and political events of
Europe and the world !
1)'esidles these there are in the
stme libriry p-rfect collections of
all listoriial works (n tch and
(very couniti y, wli mi and
Cha1rts and all nevedeud facilities to
illstrate mid assist in the stadv.
Whenl to this T adld. th:t. tie
lilihrrimnsimi on assiMt:ints Nvwc !* v('e
Ind cordial i) exhibiti. the re:
Ires of this x ast; rcpo:,itiry, far
more so than the ciustolians of
jewels and pictures in the galleries,
you will readily helieve that 1my
1morn1ing ill the 'Dresdn library w;s
more interesting and instruelive
than any other in thmt betutiftl
citv. It wa., Something to see
original letters that passed between
Luther and Molanethon : to see
mlanunscripts of tile Bible that cost
years of pious toil illuminated
copics of celebrated works, on
which liven had been consumed.
All sch treasures, liko works of
art, have Uhlirlu,es, an-1 when one
is in searelh of the intereting they
answer the purposo. But I must
say, after all, that I have groat
respect for a complete file of an old
nowspaper, and shall always asso
cin to with theso may pleasmint
memories of the Dresden Library.
DOCTORING A CORPSE.
Mr. Hayes Wants the Ropublican Party
in South Carolina Reorganmized.
It is said that tile President has
b)een in conference with certain
South Carolina iRepulicans relative
to the reorganization of the Rie.
publican p)arty of that StLate upon
an honest basis. Ho is of the
opinion that some such man as cx
Con gressman Simeon Corley, of
Lexington, would be0 able to load
tihe party to victory next year, p)ro
vided the old corrtupt local politi
r'iansm would take back seats. It is
r'Ilaied that eaLch of the counties
Containsi intelligent and honest Re.
0ubian loaders who have been
en from 'l the p)arty b)y the
rascai'tie of Moses anid Chamber
b, u who would once more rally
.me m:;sses to victory under theo
k:dership of a man liko Corley or
.x4-C,ourcsvrman Goss, of Union.
1L. conator Robertson would, of
n:" he selected as tihe leader of
such a;n en1terp)rise, butt ho has ox
pressed his inlten tion to retire
mlhogether from polities. Whether
.r not the project will be carried1
>ut remaiins to be soon, b)ut certain
t. is that thie subject is being
oerio usly discussed in Administra
ion circles.
GEO, B. EDWARDS,
eotton anid Oener al Commlissoi 31erch1nmt
CH[ARLE'STON, S. C.
.Cotton, Peaos, Cormn, IRico and Pro
:lui~ci of all!nd.
Merebanidise bought free of comnmis
rion. Jinig on1 thoe spot, and thoroughly
posted1 on1 prices, cnn gluarantee large
avinmg to bulyer s of muehandise.
Agenut at Chaurlestonm for htate Line
D)ecan Steamsmhips betwo nm New York,
[Ilasigow, Liverpool, London and all paru s
af EurIopO.
Re'ferenes: iBanrik of Charleaton; Ja.
A dger & Co.. Chi aries ton, S. C.
sept 22--xt3m
E will expose to sale en the first
VV Monday in November next, in
front of the Court Houso in- Winnisboro,
So. Ca., the following p)roperty, to wit:
Two one-horse wamgons, 0ono two-horse
wagon, oneC buggy.
All of the above are new, andl wnro put
up by a first-class workman. 'i'rmns;
en5h. liEUOW~N & CO.,
r.et '2A 1b5, <fk.i
Oh! Ur-r-I Say!,
-_0
OYSTERS-Stewed !
OYSTERS-Fried !
OYSTERS-A la mode!
OYSTERS-On the half shell!
Breakfitss, Dinnvrs andt Suppors
Served up in excellent style, and
without delay.
All that the season calls for. can bo had at
"OUR HOUSE,"
where a hcarty welcome, satisfaction and
a jolly evening are guaranteed by the host,
J. D. McCARLEY.
Billiard and Bagatello room ad,j oining.
Selcet st ick of Rye and Corn Wihiskoy
Brandies, Ale, Beor, Porter, Soda Water,
& e. Fine assortment of cigars, Chewing
and Smoking Tobaccos. oct 25
Lowest Prices for Cash.
T HAVE just received a largo and
I well assorted stock of Groceries,
which I offor cheap for CASH.
I am solling out my stock of
BooLS 1111d Sh1oe at COST PRICES.
Triuimphi 1n Id Iyliel urg Ryo,and
SLono Mouitain Corn Whiskies.
Fino Brands of Tobacco and
Cigars.
Highest pricos given for Cotton,
R. J. McCARLEY'S.
RESTAU.iANT.
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u ii h nvrsit,nel lt-leave to infori
his ..'n-s an:] the( 1111bliv 'renerally that
I 't -stal auit attlichi ed 1t o tho orning
:Stav Saloon i-, w enllt suppiled with
th'c' -4 lhe iort affords- such as
1 i.-i a. Hni. 1U flona SlSusage, Oys
-- ,vo, 'tyl', Fish, and other deli
-ALSO
A full supply of tie puitr-t Wines.
Litlitrs vwd barger .11or. 1,,7" North
L'..rlina jorn Whiskey a specialty.
-ALSO
A well selected stock of Tobacco and.
The patronago of the public is solicited.,
J. GROESCHEL,
oct 14--tx3n Proprietor.
Wies, Liquors.,, Tob.ico-.) iLV,
11NE Pale She Wine, fine N. C.
. t 14711 %*WiWne, ti-ne old Port()
Po \ clv, lin0 impurted Claret Wiine,
For taiole Iso
ALSO,
Fine artitle dry Seu ppernon" -Winle,
Ol:r<'s & Co. geninill Cognac iBrainly,
imrv N. C. Applv Briidy, eht ice stone
Moutt aliln (Georgia) Corn Whiskey, puro
N. C. Sweet Mash 'orn Whiskey, My
Cabinet Ilye-the best whiskey in town,
and a full steock of1 ael other good Liqutors.
Also, the celebrated Indian l'ale Ale,
fresh Lager and iSweet Sparkling Cideroen
d irauglht. The largest and beist selected
stock eofIHavanta Cigars and (igare-Ites in
to'wn, C laelswell's genuline Snol ;ng T1o.
bacco, Me'ssina Oranges and Lembons, for
saile low for cash by
junei2 F. W." HABI.NICIlT.
Best is CThoeape~
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Its surpassing mit.'Iplaces It, beyond nll comn
loit ton, and m1akes- it, c th en eapst, nottwithl
stlanicllig t he large Inuducernents5 OITired by
sellers of noisy, hard-running, troucblesomeo, t,wo
t.hread, tension4 machines.
Onlly Machine in the Worl ithU
Automatic F~eaturles, 21nd
wih 110 Tlension to
Manaige.
Write by Postal Card for Price List, List
of Oflices, &c.
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(Cor. Biond St.) 658 B3roacdway, N. Y
may 15-1y
TC..II.ElT SO.A-P
JUST RECEIvED,
NEgross of the genuine B3rowvn
ALSO,
Tweiv 1y.'ve'1 dozen ass.ortedl Soapct,at the
Drug ore oif
april 24 DR. W. E. AIKEN.
MONEY WANTED.
rj ~HSE wvho owe us for goods pur
. chased either this year or previous
years, ate requtested to remember us
.wh,en solling cotton. Part payment is
b;tt.,i' thtan nothing.
oot '5 McMASTER & BRICE.
TIOOTI[ BRDSRfES,
20O dozen English oot,h Piro.hes.im
'ed h orer. Ir (aule n!, t;he 'ru