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do~> C., EEMAs MACH s (A\ PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. WINNAY SHEMAN IN WINN"S"ORO. Thefollowing:letter was received by Mrs. G. H. McMaster in Rictimond, Va., from .Miss Margaret McMaster, after Sherman had passed through -- - innsboro: Dear Sister:-I suppose you have heard that we have had a visit from the Yankees at this place, which we thought the meit secure in the Confed eracy. I never thought ther would ever come here, but if they did, we might as well give up. I would siy new it were worse thin death if we - are conquered. I know what the Yankees are now, ard I hope I may never live to know them' beter. I anticipated some plessure in seeing our army pais- through, but we were so ercited and so busy having cooking done for them, and at the same time biding our v.aluables from Ibe Yankee.', that It all seems like a confust. d dream. We feared Wheelers' cavalry to They did not do much stealing though. We all lament now that we did not divide our flour and other provisions with our Own men rather than let the Yankees have it all. The Cnnday be fore the enemy crne Dr. Palmer brought his family to stay with us, Harriet and the- children. Monday Hattie McMastex.and the cbildren came In also and'Brotber Riley. 'On Sunday night Gen. Hamplon and his staff with us They left Monday Our army though did not all leave till the evenig. Some of Wbeeler's cavalry then set Are to the lower depot where there was government corn and then left ni all alone. I never felt as ;iate in my life. There were not i tan a dozen of onr men, who SrMidu bre in town, and only women, ubjdret and negroes, and these every 'lownor an enemy and ae rom them. I hope .the same again. * jmtnight before dow ib7hat'18 or :12ey spbke as af believed thought this strangeand though. aga trick of thoYankee veu'a and find ont.all NWe ctually went to bed ly~andressed and slept in -. my oomwith Harriet Palmer. Hattie ,tayd with ma, also the children. I went down stairs pretty early nex orning, and rai-ing the curtain, saw two moo on horse back dashing alon and stopping.justin frontof the house. They stopped a negro man on a bor'e with a small white boy in trout of him. Jew g.egro whirl from the borite *ed ~d ~ le a~ oth l tte b ov fore ab o r w wtjpI4 ml _ After the men passe tba ftd e little gate and asked the negro man who they were. H said they were -Iankees wh- .aid tI him that if he did not tell them wherf there watSsoome liquor they would blo ~ out his brains. I wondered at tbi little boy sitting so composed. Hie wa little Walter Thompson. I got in I house in a hurry. Brother Riley ha' come down to get h-ome breakfast. said to hig-- *"Those are Yankee dme tblgh might be car t-couts. g ijsc himtowrd te ollege. and Hattie went with him /I wet up stairs to beg Hasrriet Palmer hurry and dress the chtldreni anid he self, for the Yatnkees had come. I hb -ust started down ,stairs when Nanc came to me, "Oh Mi's Ma a e, t Yankeets have Marse Rile) -"If overcome. I cried and ran dow Soon after Hattie and viasame in ay said e .had ref eaaed-l'e~~ .A Yattk'e Ii theni' breaking . . inaec cart's, Mr Elder's, stores11 :at3~ kRlet's old doctor ifi!p, ai rh~o.h office sand Cato's shop A f'lcn in and athed for tom. fib:e So avic I gave him a small big li em satisfied and thalked me. -ese We,bad.a-il our flour in the itt storeroM at the head ef the eta - except two bags, one of wh'en~ we e -to the conot'ry and one to ti,. garret 'i those little dark closets. I fo ared h hide-much there as-I felt cervaint Iha te would search there also.-. that we did not put moro our fiur thiere. We also had cor >uIbr * and a box with bomesonn krae idr -somes cofi'ee, which wvere saved. a that room there was Onlyondoro on side and we put the bed belorer toe Sferent things which hdte oes an-f ~~petey. n the other roem were to well and did not pm anyt hi ina i be Wecourd see them vakizo '~ or after breakfast a crowd cai and oabied bam of arie Pamer' I eaus soeflour and ad wetih sylvania. It is not our lookout whether you starve or not." I kept in Ma's room and did not let them see me and tried to keep Ma away from them. for I teared they would hurt her. They were a wretched looking set. One came to Ma for soda. I was tbe only one who knew where to get it. He was very impatient and halloed to Ma, "Are you not going to get the soda for me?" I ran in a hurry up stairs and got it and brought it to him. I said, ' It is all we have." He took it and said very roughlv, "Are vcon sure it is not pouisuned?" I Si4 I was not so w'cked as that. He licked btj io'ngne on it, made art awful face, wrap .,d it up and took all of it. He frrigAtwed us dreadfully. A fiend of/'Sta'an could not have looked more, revenge. ful and wicked. We felt relieved when h .got out of the house A guard was tben put at every hou-e; but they had a:ready been to every house in town nearly and acted in the same manner. The guards said if they conid have come sarlier they would t-ave prevented the taking of all the finr. But von could not believe anything tbey said, for the guards are no better than the rest. Our negroes Were work ing for them all the time. Wh."t the foragers were taking the flour Nancy was enraged. - She stdd, "Don't let them takv all if our 1..ur." I said, '-Nancy please don't talk, let thtm take ad, for we can't prevent it." - I feared they might burn the house once when they were- taking the pounliry. Nancy came in our room, (be guard was standing not far off) and said, ''I wonder what can be the matter with our dogs, they let these Yankees steal everything so?" He langhed, but I was badly scared as Bel'a said Ma bad a chicken piekea ready for our dinner and one of the guards asked her for -it. Of course shi gave it. She saved some of the poultry by kiling them and Manmer put them in the loft over her room, atsa a little dark fibur or middling. The- left ns a bag of middiings, but we moved out on account ot fire, and some of them took it We saved though a, beg of rice which was in that same storeroom which we had .concealed afterward. We gave upaour house twice and we were in c->ntinual tear, as we heard several times that they were deter deine4 to bai-n the town. Mrs. John $Nr 0 bouses LajfrgDt of as iler od shop and it spread rapidly so there was cotn store. all around SThe old shop nez. tDr. Boyleston's wa- filled with ctton also; our house waq i-o hot you could -not stand in the fr.nt piyozZ I said to a Yankee who passed by. "Do fou think ,w house willpbur ? "If it don't, it ought to.' After a while 1 went out again and asked another one his opinion. H said, "Some one oaght to be pouring water over the front and top of it. t crowd of them were already in thi Nard helping us to move the furniture They go, a ladder and went up ant poured water over the top and I thin saved the bouse for us. At the sam time parties were goirg. through seat tering thingsin every airection out a c osets,_bheves and drawers, and tal ing whatever they wished. They eve took the curtains out of my room an a prett, salmon colored merino sack mine, with many other things. You bnreaul drawers with such things I were left in them were a sight. [ la have distressed you to ha~ ~ e the honee afierwards. The cott in Charles Cathcart's lot was burne' The tences were all knocked dov anrd we were i-ave-d again. They ct t red fire intO the closet, but it was di o ctovered in time to save the house. - athcart's store, which .had be d Brother Hnseh's, had cot ton in it al v aned we thought we were doome P tint atter setting fire to some, of I bales which were rolled out into I i street, their office's made them stC d It is a great wonder they did niot bn d it. (t is a miracle almost thatt iter for they stole the bagu4 ' I-(Iis which they had left u*. TI amso to- k two bushels of dried frr e10 lounds butter antd about 20 pont ofdsrgar. Our bacon We has: secur unerth loor in th wood clos d ato had made a nice trap door bec et which we had put a great mar 8ings, a carpet also. He then shb I he door and put in the wowod as every day tiunice, who sleips in ii bonse, put her clothes in there on iI wood. No one would have Rttspeeur. an door being there- Also in ti taken 'f ad we hi thee a platsa glass, also leather and a little w-n Cato theun nailed the plank o gi Ini the o d lumber room next toaga smoke-bon~e we bad some sugar b iriec and some disbes. I wore my jewelr around my wai-t, and Brother Henzr iried cur silver which was all saved. We put some things under the hearth alo e have now a good deal ot corn (as they did not take much,) ~e p as, our mnesl anid ore bag of -i ur ome persons have no fnr at al, no meat and very little corn. ., toks very much like statyvarion some tm-., but if -the Yankees will letme aone we may get on- All the mules ahorses were taken. Or thre mles were nicely hid, but t goee Oem-also our hogs and our buheyo d harness. We peteihrbuggy o Mrs. Nelson's irn thecntrht eryn ,ut.or e .a plctte countryvr is the last plsca to hg to. M rs. Clarke- (E izbe, se twn barrels of sug ar t been which is all gut b able to hear much rough Billy. He said B s broadcloth coat and ,, one si-k dress of min iest gone. I can't tell what ther things were there, D ckey's white shirt thing nice of his carpet bag fall of clothe got treem Sam at ther p1 ,hick boots aloo. My ic th-re. alo. Th.-y brike a for I forgot to serd he k sosy', therefore, 3rd are pared to many others. I qpt-to Mrs. Nelsou's as eoo 'l. She lives about six here. I will tell vou of the first occured on Taesday. About are concerned. The cotton in ley's store nt xt to Dr. Robei first fI ed. 'i hat side of the Leventre's Y.as burned and other side th Odd Fellows . sorry to say. and down to Mr Aikens, the building next to the honae. I did nsot even know t Fellows hall 'was burned until a or two a terwards. I could not saved your chairs and what other tare was there anyhow, if I had 1 it Tnere was no one to Een there was so much trouble. they led as to believe they wer -to brn the whole town. I . your mother twice to come get- your things and to bri wagon. At that time horses were being impressed and too your mother was busy aid think the yankees would be." soon. Would you believe it: mother actually came down kg tuggy the day our army left heit some of your thihga. I was sli at d stid, "Mrs. Fienniken have to stay till after the yan and toen lose your h orge an "Snereplied, "Weil, I ' but felt like it must come." -her off ill about an hour here. She had expected to' next morning. Had she n there is no telling when sha got back. She took yo0 lets, and a few more of yo ber. I f,-ared for her she might get among cavairy, but D cer and I 1 tiop6 'ack safel V Bro) was served badly. HiSdWO b kitchen, two negro, bou4eS sd hon-s were all bured, ea& on fire at different times. Also his I bouse a.d another gin h.'us. meat was all found, his edour and also and a great deal of his corn little of his silver. Four of their bays also went off- Lark, Adam and another. Bro. Riley and E sent their clothes, a few maIh chairs and valuables to tneir Joh place. Hattie heard that bet i quilts, a great m-ny coantea ane tive si k dre'5ses were all t en. has tnow about six counterpanes - twenty and four or five old cot f quilts which were sent in to . Denows around the piano an a covered two atik dresses frot d negroes. She thinks she ma' gei it more from the negroes around rhad miany beaititui quilts, I ho a may recovers. me They stayse t ns until yesterday. They are in e present at the Johnston place n five mi le from Winnsboro. Iki 1 iBro. Riley's riding ware for hti n has oans mule which the Yankes r la the naect, but which is abli . some work. A great many old have been picked up by differei Spie We have sent Billy up river to look for some one to .hu, some. Hundreds of mules, hand cow- are 1, iog dead all at e roads. Houses are burnt all ,the coun try Among them Mr. p' rin, Squire Brise, who with his -are livinig in a carriage house rfire in front. BothofEP rehouses as well a' the one on ti tI place. The other Ed. Meble: to .Ellison house, and I cs I.- "".gan I r. on tos m0 y t.ll where their siiver was anc r, lieve got their silver. daIn towvn Mrs. Wolfe and Mr d der'laie, who both hid the . abundandance and scarcely I w w~r, are, you may say, redu v Iloverty. Mrs. Lidd, Mrs. it E:..er, and many others, are also d less. John Adge ''s house is also es Th'y smashed dishes and cut up 'are there. Wnat the negroes rto save was thrown into the fire. edthe samne at Bro. Rudey,~ a'hoaght his house Would be bu Ibut still left a quantity of thinga besides his farnirare. Tneyw crowded with soldiers for ment fore, just as we were, that Very could be done. Living on the road as they did, aeidiers stopped a great deal. Everybody took . The roads being oyeriei te bridges washed away, nj Ievery one passed through Wins on their way to Als'on That is with. now thougb. Besides the necrhing here to leed ihe pel 'I he oldi B .ulware house is bur M useo Boulware who has not bee er v'ice owing to hie -hea th, they prisoner. I have just heared that eve bi, g -was taken at Mrs. .Bel's-.ad1 proisions, silver and silk dres One presented a pistol at Miss M Makezzie and made her gie' atch which she prized hiby 41yerbeiet two of her fris=U thf~jjW ankme ot. v Cousi *wuglass seat a quanty Qf pro-" as $801o her..ew at Rok-mqut tm'ke#. for her and lost It AL The 0id ot ito bar-boone stV terards killed this gang of ma Ar!nd recovered the Jewelry taken kom those ladles. rer Oer Itk TOM!' thes. WINrLOW's nooot a suRt been used for over a oth mte thildren all-ialtures rh(d eclse best remedy for diruros. relieve the p iftg orer paOf tbeeworl. TW 411 abottle. Be sure W'd Winslow's sootmag Syru;" tke ether kid. - Nade Inth War venue Aes sngton, Feb. 28. --The conueree senate and the house upon the =senue reduction bill today w the result of their delibers, upon that mesatm It shows hee all along the lines of the the 'obanges in the present law as follows: Twenty per cent. diseduit oas nst. ta of 1cel t he j* t'd AndL Rp the' bbuse, The T wo mD =As fth tax 6 f p da s stted In thes dib ,et-. terday. pounds per .00 0 .4 Ie 1,000 was . is as fed ba the - glaw , thr ith His Orgestes of Stock Teowaiv - Wad- -m -c ents for ntSIM .0is reta md a soU anuto unndumnt'Me egro nde the ",d-m fti s [aettlee a any of Products at naton "ee:mis se n i ~ a B and d6ti he b of cent for eh , His Of rptil aw waoc Tr**ls Mrs.b dhe--ed In am a the with the ho a 0 em p [ate o10rer p r notes I -hleg sen1 adts :dnuti She e of ceta e abts of Edi~seu a, wFs ea tde d t k eenossfor ieac 10 males a with .the s cl.a mi to the od, p inl. r nd horses i, his of dnd for, m~g t PM~ltrf.u aouth y, ' Ofi5 He c a ranc e Tar-Beted. ot s of ~sibFen-.scrse uesJ an' wif the hose, thesam o, the ses recdd 1aiinate1n tr tol - hn I be- that driceg aover. ~n te he Msedieda repe ami Irace with senate action beaes of endme bing disagrreed teue te los- La modhed ose, ahset Frank tha gious,~ lttereuatit hd 00. hip sages $ T0,c0.000 . H ae o i $he sen al rn ed, Ta r icand ofer.la g there upnID trae wit hose atn read so etjaedmu biylsa is tbe- hoing Lare mdetified e s t it lofro xtionad bylecesenftc burlic Poay edftions of erees. 'jhere 001rial brgkis, $40,00,000:5 The Ptcae heots.n $00,000pro( medr Tbsory nsi of 500000 bills o adi tbrry forl ak e100,00o; ters sboro parcheow800,00e taledn mesim ohere C6.004eoonds oter" $138,000: hem ls25.00 epsiates $20o00 or or *precid$50000; chartls ofpa laed. for0 ey,- 10$170,000;rp br arace 00000; tleashon$200s( ookr rnortgges con00,0ot0; tan-ae ink her protests, ,000; arter seee les. $250 000 express receipts, $800,( try prpri medicines, COSImatic er chewingg $3,950.000; legac t$50, cgr.. p,00 00 ; tob A 3WELL I ANC KAN UFACTUREDEXPRES% IN ALL THE LATI BAND BOWS, CLUB TI! FOUR-IN-HANT BAT WING' WINDSOI Al iFeadg for Yo 4Popular D. V. Wall .WO~tgo egbla o Guuflbr c~ amoef ..o.]Ie. p... IN.ature Bable and children need bu pperfood rarely ever med e cn if they do not thrive on *Tr fomd something is - wrong. They need a little ge help &1o igt lh1r dietlve *. machiey working properly re y~'5WIUf~SA . wilt generally correct this - difficulty. co'. If you will put from one al fourth to half a teaspoonful it inlbaby's bottle threeor four d- timesa day ou wll $on lsee . a-mwaImrovemient. For abe larger children, from hlalf to ed dissolved in their milk, Lto. Iyou so desirewili very asoon soit reat nourish es milk does not nourish the it buby, she needs the emul "~ sion. It will show an effect ted at on~ce both upon mother of andcl. se 5r~ & 3WE, Ches New York. E UNDERTAKING rise IN ALL t'L8 DEPARTMENE$ t, with a full stock of Caskets, BurifI n- Cases and Coffis, constantly on hand, 0; and USE' of hearse when requested. 44 Thankful for past patronage and solici 0; tatlon for a share in the future, in tbe pta, elA stand I alls attended to at all hours. TEE ELLIOTT GIN SHOP?, ec, J. M, ULLIOT' 3 003 ee. 4-17-1y LIN Ur LIER EAR LY FOR OUR TRADE 'ST STYLES. S, rECKS, 3and L TIES. up Inspeetior Prices.+* ter&GCo. We yto5se ourbe de about i gooe teed first-clss in -very stands the test of time and-. To Paint with sheap paint is fals s, wbich none can azrd. GoCda - is an investment that pays ~a dividend, and we want The Town and country to call and eanIaubar stock of Paints, Oils, Brusesi Painters' Supplies. If . to paint anmthn from a aa yourbhouse It wil pay you to csll see us. Yours respectfully, Druggists. --SF GREELBYTIE a4 SIEIIVll&, I.C., Furnishes Lumber, BuiligMaterlats ot all kinds, and aU contrictors for brick or wood houses. Their representative, MR. J. M. McROY, ls now in Winnsboro doinIg work for the cotton mills and erecting usfial dwellings In town. Information will be given by & MeSoy at #A innsboro.' 111l-38 50 4EAMS'. CortmansQQs pgmo a es rodcoutr pr pota pr