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SHERIDAN & SIMS, Proprietors. subscription. ,One 3fear.........31 .?0 Six Months.".'.?.?..? .1.00 Ministers bf tjhogospel...J .00 Advertisements. First Instertioh..........$1.00 *Each Subsequent Insertion.50 j ' Liberal contracts tnado for 3 month ! und over. j JOB OFFICE IS PHtyWHED TO DO A,IX KINDS QJf J ob jPriiitijag We flight fu?m tue south. ' a LETTEJt FROM THE UK,'. DU, WEBSTER OF ORANUEBUKU. To the Editor of the Tribune : Sir?It is a matter of surprise thai there should exist lu every part of tjie South among the freedmen so strong a desire to irpprovo their con dition, by removal to some other sec tion of the country. In this State the purpose of removal is very geuer ral, although not yet put. Into execu tion. In some sections organizations have been formed to make arrange ments for this inpveinent. The col ored people started hero tho idea of . goifig toLjberia, and multitudes were seriously nffeoted-by the'fever--' The disastrous results of suoh a move ment would have been far more wide spread but for the timely efforts of interested friends to oheck it. That enterprise has proved a couapaiativc failure, but not for the want af am ple numbers spriously in earnest to carry out and develop the impracti cable enterprise they had inconsider ately' aim prematurely undertaken'! Since tho subject has been discuss ed here of seeking homes in the West, on lands opened by Government for settlement, tho feeling in favor of emigration has increased, and is now only held in check by those who arc looked up to for leadership in this movement, and who wait for further development here, and for trustwor thy information in reference to the most promising fields for their future settlement, and the formation of defi nite plans, and the certainty of means, for reaching their place of des tination. As I travel in the State I am constantly pressed with inquiries -On tlio subject, and often receive let ters asking for Information. The colored people only wait for definite plans, tp bp formed, and the starling of the forward movement; then thou sands would forthwith take their chances for homes and a future in the. great West, When they once fully make up their minds tp go they will not be'deterred, whatever the person ?^Lj^jcjigci^mayv.be -to them. - They are sure they have nothing to lose here by the removal, and the chances are in their favor elsewhere. The question natarally arises, What has produced tUw uneasiuess and discontent here? It has been brought about by a combination of circumstances, which in their view renders the condition of tho freedmen comparatively hopeless here. They have been greatly disappointed to learn that they are to he left here without the protection of the General Government. Ihcy have always peon too much in the habit of relying upon others to look out for and protect them. The General Government se cured for them their freedom, and they fondly dreamed that the strong arm that gave them tho rights of citizenship would see to it that the rights; were made secure to them. But when they were left by tho Government on tho theory that might wits right, and that the ques tion must be settled here, and that those who commanded the most ex tensive means to govern the State must control its destinies, they, quiet ly yielded to t|ic inevitable, and with out controversy qllp^pd the former lords of the South to usurp the em pire. They arc now made to ?pp apd feei that their pnly adequate protec tion must ppmc Iroin the State author ities, who, of course, select their own officials, control the courts, and ad minister tho forms of justice. It is true that they do not hold the same relation as formerly to this dominant party, biit they still have some linger ing memories of what happened to tugnj, .when tho same persons wore doing their pleasure, In Mm full con trol o( the affairs of the ?tale, aud were then, as no.w, tboir heat friends. In addition to this, they feel most keenly that t^ey arc unjustly depriv ed of their political rights. In the recent .Stute election, in some sections they oould not secure tho opportunity to vote. In other cases they found that the successful effort to vote was of no value to them. They have learned, as was actually the ensp in one locality, that fifty white persons could out-vote two hun dred colored men. And, soul my in formant) when referring to this fact, *'Wo won't shoro government with such a people." Thoy look upon the privilege of tho ballot as one of the greatest blessiiigg scoured thom by the change that brought their free dom ; if deprived of this thoy regard iL as ii fatal blow to their dearest earthly tfightmand fp^dest^ hopes,,i I have' known many of luom to'refuse the most templing bribes lor their votes. At the same time they are told Ijero in the most emphatic, terms that all efforts on their part to secure any ttiumph for the Republican party will bo in vain?that the, whito peo ple " wuVwAdo ' in blood- before*any thing of the kind shall bo consumma ted, and that the freedmen may as well submit first as last. The colored peoplo lmvo great con fidence in those whom they havo chosen^ ftmqng.JJicmse^ves to be their leaders," tiiicllsu,0h men of leading in fluence and manly independence are the ones on whom the heaviest blows of political perecution Ip^ye fallen. In many plqpcs these have been "spotted" in the locality where their influence is felt. Tho result of this "spotting" is that the victim can find no work or place to live among the white people. Hundreds havo been driven from some localities in the State by these combinations against them. This has broken up, to a con siderable extent, local attachments, and set them adrift with a feeling that they would welcome an oppor tunity to leave the State, These men have only to lead tho way and multi tudes are ready to follow. But, for tunately, this class of men here are too intelligent to precipitate the rush uutil the plans arc more fully matur ed and tho means are provided to make it a success. . No ono thing has been moro dis heartening to the freedmen of this I Slate than the apparent combination to refuse an adequato remuneration for labor. The colored people are often left without the mean3 of sct curing employment, even when this is the only means they have to live, 'f hp best wages paid the common day laborer in this section is 40 or 50 cents per day, and they are obliged to "find themselves" often at this wages even. They are obliged to take orders on merchants instead of the money, These orders only pay for goods that are sold at high prices and at large profits. What is given in return for labor can afford, at best, only a scanty subsistence, leav ing no margin for the means of pur chasing lands and securing homes. The bargains they feel compelled to make iu tUc renting of land, or in contracts for {id)or, have placed them entirely iu tho bunds of the land holder or employer, and ufter work ing hard for the season many find, to their grcut disappointment, thai Ihcy arc without a supply af food for win ter. Often in their hopeful efforts to secure land on which they have made payments, they have had their confix dencc abused by sharpers and have been overtaken by other misfortune.}, through which they havo lost their lands and all their .payments upon them. Many of them uro finding that, despite their greatest efforts for improvement here, they are making no advancement in securing homes and the means of future subsistence, and unless some change for the bet ter soon dawns upon them they will, if possible, go elsewhere. Iu case of a removal, they take with them some advantages for success even in a new country, They arc pscd to hardship und scanty faro. They can still live on tho peck of corn und three pounds of bucon per week. They are em phatically laborers, and are used to nil kinds of work in the line of me chanics and farming. Tho hard work of this section has been done mainly by them, and they qrp wi,lli,ng to work when sure of improving their condi tion by it. There is a surplus of la bor here over the actual demand, und means should ha employed to givp to the laborer the advantage of a better market. Here is^an opportunity for charity to bestow fiinds where it will foster industry, economy and lead multitudes to a grand sue* cess in the great struggle of life. Qiyp tb.PQ,o laborers the means of reaching tho open and fertile fields of the West, und not only aro those hen elited who go from us, but permanent relief is secured to those who remain. If the chance to rpmovc is within Ihc reach of those who are here, it can not fail to secure fpv them more gen erous treatment for the future. It will, to a great extent, promote the interests of freedom and manly inde pendence among those who have been thq victims of oppression; iL will leave them at least ono redress for tho wrong they suffjer. Th.p lands of the South would havo little value without cultivation, and the political importance of this aection must de pend upon the population to bo rep resented in 1 lie halls of legislation. " The colored people here are not in clined to bo belligerent. They are anxious for the pcnceablo possession of their rights, and a fair opportuni ty to live by quiet and honeet indus try. The eiforts made to intimidate them into submission by threats, mur ders anil military display have not been without their marked cffecU up on them, and they sigh for a lodge "in some vast wilderness," secure from these perils, rather than to en counter this agitation and cruel men ace of all that makes life dear to them. A. Webstek. OnANGE?uiiG, S. C, April 24, 1879. A Problem. Mr. Blaine is happyc Ho has dis covered a Southern school book which fairly reeks with disloyalty. It is an arithmetic and one of the "sums" in it, according to Mr. Blaine, is as fol lows : "How long would ten coward ly Yankees, with two days' start and making eight miles a day, have to run before being overtaken by five brave Confederates following them at the rale of ten miles a day?" We object to this problem for tho reason that while it is designed to inculcate a bitter and sectional feeling and keep up the memories of tho war, it. is not artistically composed. We can understand why the Yankees would only be moving at the rate of eight miles a day in the Southern country because they would naturally have a largo lot of baggage and plun der to take care of, but why tho gal lant Confederates, in the full ardor of pursuit, should only be able to make ten miles a day rather slumps us, Under the circumstances they ought to get over tho ground at the rate of l;lteen miles. Wc nie not good at "Aggers" and we have no time to wrestle with'the problem but wo have an idea that the gallant Con federates, if none of them havo the misfortune to be sunstruck, will over haul the weary and methodical Yan kees about the time Mr. Itlainc is sworn in as President of tho United Slates. It seems to be a slo?v chase. ?Baltimore Gazette. Emotions Thj8 Year. Elections take plaeo In several StatC9 this year, in the following or der : Kentucky on tho fourth of Au gust elccls a Governor and Legisla ture. California on the third of Sep tember, elccls all officers from Gover nor down, including a Legislature, which will elect a successor of Sena tor Booth. Maine follows Oil Om ninth of September, electing a Gov ernor and Legislature. Ohio on the fourteenth of October elects a Gover nor and Legislature?the latter to choose a Senator to fill Mr. Th?r man's scat. Maryland, Massachu sotts, Mississippi, Virginia, New York and Wisconsin elect officers in November. Massachusetts, Maryland and New York elect Governors, A Poser. Why don't you get the negro out of the South, gentlemen??Louisville Courier Journal. Ask those colored people who have been refused transportation when they desired to leave why they did not get ?and perhaps you can get the infor mation you seek.? Washington lie publican. We a?ked them at once, and they cay they are waiting for the money which was stolen from them by the Republicans, through the Freedmen's Bank, to bo refunded by the thieves, that they may have tho means to pay their passage money to steamboat m,eri, who do business for cash and not pn credit.?Louisville Courier Jownal Murder. Twq years ago Daniel Edmunds, of Livingston Count}', Ky., left his family .anil eloped with a neighbor's daughter. A short time ago he start ed baok to his former home with the young woman and hor phi,ld, and when near the Mississippi river kill ed and buried, bott>. Rcaphing his old homo ho took up again with his lawful wife. Tho bodies of tho mur dered woman and child on, tho Mis sissippi wero found and identified, and an officer from Arkansas arrived at tho home of the murdorer, arrested and took him back to the scene of the tragedy. A CALIFORNIA KHK KOK, HANGING OP TWO COLD-BJ.QODED MUCr DEUEftS. In 1878, Troy Dye was public ad ministrator of Ibo county of Sacra-1 inculo, California, and as such was entrusted with the management am) settlement of the estates of such de ceased persons as had no heirs or rel atives near at hand to administer. Tho regular emoluments of tho olllce not heiug sulllolent to satisfy P,yp'a avarice he conceived the bold and horrible scheme of inaugurating a series of murders of those persons whose estates by law would fall into his hands. His first attempt was suc cessful as for as the murder was con cerned, but detection followed and the murderer paid the penalty of his crimes on the 29th of May. The fol lowing is a history of the crime: . Living on Grand Island, situated where tho Sacramento River flows into San Francisco Bay, was an old bachelor, A. M. Tullis by name, who had by industry and thrift accumu lated a fortune of 850,000. On the morning of August 2, 1878, Tullis was found dead in his orchard. Thcro were four pistol shot wounds in the body. It was evidently a case of murder. Various theories were advanced in explanation of the crime. As Tullis had employed Chinese ser vants it was thought he had fallen a victim to the anti-Chinese feeling, which ran high at the time. It was also known that ho was very severe on tramps, always hunting them away from his place, and his violent death was attributed to a spirit of revenge on the part of some tramps whom he had roughly treated. But these theories were far from be ing held as satisfactory by the peo ple. A, reward was offered fur the capture of the muidcrers, The night previous two men were seen to go down the river in a uew und roughly built boat. They land ed at Tullis' rauch and one of the men asked u Chinese servant for the boss. Ho was directed, lo the or chard, unddOOn uli&^roPe heard the report of shots, the shouting of men and barking of a dog. Nex.t morn* ing the tracks of men were found leading from where the murdered man lay down to the river. Suspicion pointed to the men who lauded from the boat as the murderers, and on this clew the detective proceeded to work. Iu the meantime Troy Dye, as public administrator, tiled an application that letters of udministration bo is sued to him on Tullis' estate. Some days later portions of the boat in which the two men were seen were found in the willows by the side of the river below Tullis' place. On one piece of the boat was round lig uring, which ultimately led to the discovery that the lumber bad been pui chased by a'man named Ander son and an unknown man from Wal ton's lumber yard, and had been sent to Dye's house, where the boat was built. On the night of August 12 the Sheriff;of Sacramento anested Troy Dye and Clark his partner in the saloon business* Dye, who was a farmer and butcher und interested in the saloon business with Clark, up to that t'pne borno au irreproacha ble character. Anderson was a butch er, had been employed by Dye at the time of Tullis* murder and was boarding in Dye's house. After the murder he disappeared but was sub sequently capt.urcd and lodged in jail at Sacramento to await trial. In his confession pyo said Ander son, a man from the East, who had done a deu} oJ ''work" there, and an other man named Dick, proposed that they should kill nli tho rich men for a sharo of Dye's percentage on tbo estates ho would administer. Dye explained to them the nnturo of his cfllce and the percentage ho re received on the estate he administer ed. About the 20th of April, 1878, Dye and Dick went down tho liver on a steamer, and Dye pointed out the places of different persona who wcro "well fixed and had no rela tions." Tullis was included in the list of persons wfioso cstatos could bo administered with profit. A week later Dick went down on a steamer and took a survey of T/ullis' ranch. I Ho paid another visit to Tullis* place, and after drinking a bottlo of liquor with Tullis presented him with anoth er charged with poison ; but tho poi son Bcheuie did not succeed and then his murder was decided upon. An as sassin was brought from San Francis co . to murder Tullis, but as the man I was in the habit of drinking to ex cess this plun was abandoned and the would-be assassin sent back to San Francisco. Anderson was then work ing in Yuba City, and had written to Dye to send him word when lie had any "work" laid out. Dye went for Anderson himbclf, so as to avoid riski and he found the latter eager for the bloody business. On the night ol the 18th of July, Dye drovo Anderson iind Dick down along the river us far as Riehland. On the way down An derson wanted to stop and kill a ranch man natcoU Strothmnn who ?vns supposed to bo a good subject for the administrators, but Dye thought one murder was enough to have on hand at a time. At Richland they took n boat. On arriving at Grand Island they found Tullis was absent in San Francisco, and the ruffians re turned disappointed, Andersou re turned to Yuba City, but on the sum mons of Dye eagerly repaired again to Sacramento on the *27lh of J\\\y, and it was then decided to build the boat. Anderson and Dick went down in the boat and landed at Tullis'. Dick hid in a field of barley while Ander son went looking for Tullis, and, finding him, asked for work. Tullis said he employed none but Chinamen, and ordered him away. After some sharp words Andersou struck Tullis with a saud club, and the two com menced to struggle with each other. Dick then ran up, and telling Ander son to get out of the way, shot Tullis in the back. He then placed his pis tol at the back of Tullis' head and again fired. Tullis fell on his face, and Dick emptied another chamber of his revolver in his head and ran. They got into the boat and pulled down the river about two miles. Dye met them ?vilb a buggy, and drovo them to Sacramento. Ander son? .next day started for Yuba City, wuerje he was arrested. Dye also stated in his confession that before the TuJIis murder Ander son said to him : camo-w near fixing an old fellow for you last night. Thero is an old fellow over on L street, Jackson, who is very rich. \ went down there last night, stepped iirside the gate, picked up a piece of iron, intending to knock him on the head when ho came iu ; but there were two men with him. They passed iu and I walked out of the gate." Anderson added to Dye that he would kill anybody for 8100. Anderson, in his confession, said Dye tempted him to take part in the killing of Tullis, and then re lated all the details of the trage dy substantially as given iu Dye's statement. Iu January last Dye and Anderson were tried and con victed, the jury being out only twen ty minute*. They were sentenced to bo banged on the 2i)th of May, and the sentence- was carried out as stated above. The man Dick disap peared before the arrests were made and has not yet been captured. Clark, who, according to Dye's confession, knew nothing of the mur der until after it had been committed, is still in jail at Sacramento. The grand jury on the 18th ult. found a true bill against him for conspiracy in the murder of Tullis, and he will be tried at an early day. Prediction. We noticed that the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, of a recent date, estimates the yield of tho pre sent cotton crop at $5,300,000 bales. Such predictions do our farmers barm when not intended. Speculators arc always ready to avail themselves of everything said that will benefit them and injure the poor farmer. Now, with due respect to the ufore said editor, it is our deliberate opin ion that be can toll who will be the next president, whaj, wll} be the ver dict of a petit j,ury, or who a woman will marry. A crop of cotton, wi|l be made, a .iury will render a verdict, and women will marry.?Aikcn i|r vicw. Hi. kiss says ho can never remem ber "tho dark days of 18G2 without a chill of horror." Tho chill was such a seveio ono ho went of and hired a Democratic) substitute and left the fellow-citizens of Augusta to foot the bill. Jimmjc's ague lasted all through the war, and ho never got in a f?an guinnry mood until 18Go. Since then he has been killing Confederates (in his mind) every day in the year. Jcevns is one of tho tdoodioat butch ers in the bull-pen when thero are no beeves Jo kill. Ben and Jini. Ben Hill bus caught Jim Blaine in another what-do-ye-call-it. The plum ed knight of Maine recently took ad vantage of Hill's absence to suy that he had written in 18C1 that he felt about the secession of Georgia as if he had lost a father, and that he had nevertheless voted for secession. Says Ulaine, <lIt appears that rather than be in the minority he was willing to murder his father," which witicisms brought down tho Senate and waked the somnolent Africans in the galle ry. Senator Hill proves by the re cord that he did voie aguruut seces sion, but that after it was an accom plished fact, all tho members of the convention signed the ordinance, himself among the number. Blaine deferred replying to Hill uutil anoth er day. As has been suggested, he may bo waiting for another chance when Hill is absent. A sweet scent ed bociuet is Blaine. In Trouble. Postmaster Pearce, of Newport, R. I., is a prominent member of the par ty of moral ideas. He is therefore a Federal office-holder. He is also a member of one of the first families of the highly moral and intellectual State of Rhode Islaud. He is never theless in trouble. Although a mar ried man, he was indiscreet enough to pay addresses to "another wo man." For this his wife a few weeks ago endeavored to murder him in his sleep. Failing in this, she attempted to commit suicide a week after, and is now lying iu a critical condition. And recently the other young woman met him on the street and snapped a loaded pistol at his head. Pearce may congratulate himself on his luck, but he can hardly feel a just pride in himself. By the way, we thought everybody North was good, and only the bad rebels of the South did wrong. There must be a mistake somewhere. Sensible to the Last. Mr. Armfield, a representative in Congress, is not an idle looker on in the discussions of the House, as the following will show i Garfield intro duced a bill appropriating 375,000 of the public money to alleviate tho suf fering of the negro emigrants to Ken tucky. Mr. ArmQeld brought the House to their senses by offering an amendment, adding $5QQ,000 to help the unemployed whites to emigrate South or elsewhere, whore they can get work. Mr. ArmUcfd thinks that what is fair for one suffering class is fair for the other und his amendment has really more merit tuuu the origi nal bill, as there are thousand* pf honest whites North who cannot get employment, while the negro can al ways tind work ut home if he will do it. No Time. No time to mend your dress, hut when the little hole catches on a nail and becomes a great rent, then you will have to mend it, and it will be an hour's work, while five minutes would be enough for a little hole. No time to pull up ths weed, hut when your garden is full of weeds you will find that you must extermi nate them, and will toil in the hot sun for a whole day. No time to teach that little child of yours, to give it habits of neatness, and show it what is right and what is wrong. No time { Ah, but you will have enough in after yeava to bpwati yp.ur forgctfulueas of that little, immortal soul entrusted to your kcep.jjjg. Wo all have time for twenty things a day which we do not do, busy as we may think ourselves. A Buffalo paper gets off the follow ing at the expense of some hen-peck ed Methodist dominie of New York : "At a Methodist coufereuco meeting a man got up and said ho had long wished to speak; hut his wifo wouldn't let him. His wife had died, however, apt) having his liberty at last, ho proposed to exercise it* In about two minute;} the entire confereuce wept over tho death of the lady as over the loss of a personal friend." Duuing a thunderstorm recently a book agent and a mule got caught in the rain, and they sought refuge in an outbuilding, where the owner of the house happened to be, and when the coroner's jury came to llnd a ver dict, they were unablo to say wheth er th i owner of thp house got struck by lightnjng, kicked by the mule, or talked to death by the book agent. -O-rr SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE .19 SAUGE FOR tii j? U.iKD?li> The world is full of "advice to wives," and even Ural.cheap.commod ity by courtesy addressed "to mar ried people" is mostly one-sided and intended for the ears of the weaker sex only. We can scarcely pick up a paper without reading the oft-reiler> aled injunction to "always meet him with a smile" (whatever may be bis delinquencies), to be "always neatly dressed" (whatever work on hand), to "never complain" to him (what* ever the weight of your cares), and all the rest of it which every body knows so well. For the sako of a more evenly bal? anced stato of things, let us adminis ter a little of tho same dose to the other side of tho house, on the old principle that "what is sauce for tho goose is sauco for the gander." Husbands should always appear before their wives in a neat and ho coming attire. Remember that is one of your chief attractions during courtship. A man is not at all beau tiful en dishabille, and how can you expect to retain a woman's love if you suddenly drop all the blandish ments that won it? Husbands, bo neat. Never come U breakfast with hair looking like "a fig tree shaj&ea by a mighty wim}.,v or ac-tfed collar and necktie all Never lounge about of a late hour in the evening in stocking feet, without coat and vest, and with sluuchy suspenders. Had she chanced Iq see you thus in courting days, it would have taken a vast amount of romance out of her, depeud upon it. Suppose your cir cumstances in life are such that you must assist in doing the "morning chores," then, steal to your room be fore she has seen you, aud there change the working-coal fur "J>o diessing-gown, polish your boots.and make yourself presentable, ttafe no' suggestion of the barn-yurd may ac company you to the breakf&3r-tuhle. The look of fond regard V,?at will surely greet you from behind, \.]iu fra grant coffee-pot will bo a sufficient reword. Never wear a clouded QX angry countenance in the presence of your wife. No matter what the cares nnd annoyances of the day have been; be fore her you should be all sunabir^?.r Thus you will make her happy and forget your own troubles. | In her own sphere she has her petty vexa tions to br.ar that would break tho . spirit of any man alive. Don't add i the burden of yours I .?(> If the children are- uoby or peevish,; quiet and amuse them, with as much tact as possible, ii_ order that you disturb not their mother, who, in; the evening, should find that rest aud. tranquility that will prepare her fios the duties of another day. Above all, allow no impatient word to arise to your lips should your wife object to your spending money on. such selfish gratifications as expen sive brandies and choice cigars, whilu she is economizing in m.,uy little ways. Though you may think her iu the wrong, you had belter be ruled by her wishes, a9 thus you may avoid future unpleasantness. If you wish to be the true compan ion of your wife, don't allow yourself to degenerate into a more drudge and money-catcher. Keep your Intellect refreshed by perusing good books \ read the things she reads, and repeat to her the news, both political and; general, that you have gleaned in the world outside Iber sphere. Bear in mind that many overtaxed wives are mcro bundles of nerves, so to speak, nnd subject to a thousand and one ^rritatious that enter not in to a man's philosophy to even com prehend ; therefore, write "it in your heart and prove in your daily walk and conversation that "a soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger."?Fannie D. Ward. Shrunked. An old da:kcy caught a two pound sucker one day and was so well satis fied with bis work that be lay down I for a nap with the fish beside him on the grass. Another darkey came along presently, picked' no Ike suck er and left a half pound *j>np in its place. When the first ypan and broth er woke ?r),'^the first thing his eyes sought was the fish, and it took him some seconds to realize that some thing had jtypp?ncd! ' Then turning his prize over und examining it all around, ho ffmjply saldf.'^'.Golly, how dat fish am shrunked."