Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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( fei? / "W INN8BORO, S. feArt RDAT. APRIL M. IBS*. fjro. it. jtnyiroT.nft, ) CtTAB. A. DO rot ASS,) Bottom. ICs*Skn \tor Kkli.ogo has employed Charles Reed, who defended Guiteau, to appear as counsel for him in the impending trial for conspiracy in the star-rente frauds. Wk are hoW informed that the in- surancc companies re r ase to take risks on the life of Mr. Tilden, and that therefore his nomination would be a lisky business. The "Washington Republican says that putting Mr. Tilden forward as a Presidential candidate is like booming Noah for the captaincy of a boat dub. Well, what would putting Hayes for ward be like? The Atlanta, Ga., Constitution says that ten years ago a mad dog was rare ly heai-d of in Georgia, but that now a day seldom passes that the appear ance of one or more is not noted in pome portion of the State. The mad dog seems to be figuring in all direc tions. For three nights in succession Mrs. Kimlin, of Paterson, N. J., saw in a dream the body of her son stretched out on a table, dead, with his face ter ribly disfigured. Then she went be fore a magistrate and made a com plaint against the young man, charg ing him with disorderly conduct, of which he had not been guilty. She was so impressed by her dreams that she feared he would be killed, and she wanted him locked up out of harm’s way. The police could not find him. The next day lie was brought home to die, with his skull crushed in, as she had seen it in her dream. In concluding an editorial on “So cialism” in this country, the Philadel phia I'imes says, that if the English Government had been wise enough to use the money spent in detecting, con victing and imprisoning Herr Most in buying him a small house and lot in the suburbs of London he would have settled down and long ere this he would iiave become ouo of the mildest and most harmless of men. “Social ism,” it adds, “only needs to be given work and a license to talk, and it will effect its own cure.” This may bo all true, but what a lively time any gov ernment wonld have providing a house and lot for every fellow who would preach Socialism. A man named Kaspar Kuobel, who was a private in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry that captured Mr. Jefferson Davis, writes an account of that feat for the Philadelphia Times, in which he adds his testimony against the U^J.Kpm about the hoop okii t, blit TWltVCTy UU“ mits that he “captured” a satchel con taining some of the soiled linen of the children and a shirt and three collars of Mr. Davis, and that he now has one grape, of the collars upon which he has put au inscription in these words: “This collar was worn by Jefferson Davis at the time he was made prisoner of war, May 10,1865, and was taken from him by Kaspar Knobcl, private of Company A, Fourth Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, at Irwinsville, Irwin county, Ga.” It must be a charming souvenir for so bold a hero as Mr. Knobcl to keep in his parlor and bequeath to his heirs. How the Seventh Connecticut Reartment was Row "A-A l ight a la Jom’ tl-The Seventh eolith Carolina Battalion-Strate gy Again*! Mnmber*. [Col. Jas. H. Rion in the Weekly 'Allow mo to suggest that there are many who took part in our late war, who could contribute very interesting matter to your columns, if instead <uf restricting themselves to the detailed history of a brigade or regiment,* or the full account of a campaign or bat tle. they would allow themselves to indulge in ' INCIDENT WRITING. I know many who could recount some very interesting incidents of the war, that would perhaps not occupy one-fourth of one of your columns; but do not do so, because they think it would not come up to the dignity of one of the more lengthy and npns'.rent- ly complete narratives that are con tributed to your paper. IJut it is the brief, pointed incident that renders history interesting and instructive. I hone that my suggestion may lead to some contributions which will furnish valuable materials for the future his torian. Hut now for MY INCIDENT. On the morning of July 10, 1863, the enemy effected a lauding on the southern end of Morris Island. They were opposed by field artillery iii inconsiderable earth works, manned by two companies of our Regulars. As soon as practicable four companies of the Seven’ll South Carolina Bat talion were sent to the island and marched at once to meet the attack. Soon alter three more companies of the same command followed, one company having been left in charge of the bat teries at Church Flats. The battalion, alter a desperate fight against great odds, had to fall hack, having lost heavily in killed, wounded and captured. They stopped at Bat tery Wagner, where I shortly after joined them, haying been on detached service. When I readied the battery, every- thing seemed in a desperate plight. The attack had been a surprise, and our small force there had been badly used up. The battalion and artillery manned the works as ostentatiously as their numbers would permit, and we were pounded all day by the ironclads and gunboats. ONLY A LITTLE DASH on the part of the Union army wonld have given them the whole island. All they had to do was to press on with even one-half the troops they had land ed. In my opinion appearances did not justify their excess of prudence. Fortunately, however. It saved us. At dark, Cols. Graham, Yates and Nelson consulted together. All agreed that the battery wonld bo assaulted that night or early next morning, and that it wonld be taken unless reinf »rcc- nients arrived, or luck again futored us. I carried out all of the battalion who were fit for duty. I assured Col. Gra ham that I would hold the enemy in check as long as practicable, and would fall back into the battery by way of the south sallyport, and begged him to sec that we were not fired upon by our own men when returning. My determination! was to make A FIGHT A LA JOMINI, as advised by him in his Art of "War when a hasty retreat from a superior force becomes necessary. I will here state that during the night we were mforted by 1 Col. Yates sendimr a tntfo to tlio following effect: “""Wo have been reinforced, the battery is full of Georgians; all I want is for you to bold them back long enough for me to change my solid shot for THREE DISTINCT VOLLEYS. In Dr. Talmnge’s sermon on the death of Peter Cooper bo tells us as follows how to settle the long conflict between capital and labor: Peter Cooper’s life warns us that the best way to settle the quarrels between labor and capital is Peter Cooper’s way. There are two ways In which the quarrel can be settled. One is by the violent subjugation of the laboring classes. The other is the martyrdom of rich people. This Is fust getting to be an age of dynamite. Dyna mite in the Kremlin, dynamite in the Par liament, dynamite In Ireland, dynamite in Germany, dynamite In Russia, dynamite in America. The remedy for all this is Peter Cooperism. There was no dynamite under Cooper Institute. Nobody thought of putting dynamite under Poter Cooper’s house. Nobody envied him his carriage. When opulent men of all lands shall stretch out to the laboring cfosses and suf fering classes a generous hand like that of Peter Cooper, it will terminate the age of dynamite. May the spirit of Peter Cooper come down upon our bank stock, upon government securities, upon railroad com panies, upon the business men of America. Col. Charles II. Olmstead, of the First Georgia Regiment, giving an account of the assault, (Vol, XL, Southern Historical Papers, p. 122,) says: “At the first peep of dawn, on the 11th, we were wakened by a few straggling shots in our front, followed iry a ringing cheer and three distinct volleys of musketry from the picket line. The anticipated assault was upon us. In an instant the garrison was aroused, and as the men had slept in position they had only to spring to their feet and wo were ready. Now wc could see our pickets, their duty having beer, faithfully performed, re tiring rapidly towards our right, in accordance with the instructions they had received, so as to uncover the ad vancing columns of the cnemv.” To a civilian this paragraph appears to contain nothing unusual; but every old soldier must bo struck with the strange circumstance of a picket liue firing distinct volleys. But Col. Olm- stcad is correct. I had tried Jomini on the Federals. Notice diagram: 1 dred yards from the battery and iu rear of a narrow neck of the islaird (at dark line 3). At one hnndrettand fifty )ards further 1 placed another third (at dark line 2), and at"same distance, farther in advance, the last third (at dink line 1). Twenty yards in front (of l‘) I stationed five Videttes upon an elevation of the sand. These videttes were relieved every hour from the first line. AH, except the Videttes, were directed to lie down in their places in ranks, as near as practicable, and go to sleep. This order was faith fully obeyed by the tired men. My orders were given and explained to both officers and men, t^nd after wards carried out the letter. An ac count of what happened shows what these orders were. At pern of dawn my attention was culled to dark mass approaching our front. When about twenty-five yards off I ordered the five videttes “Five, by file I” which was followed by five shots at regular intervals. Then the three separate thirds of the battalion rose, formed lines and gave an almost simultaneous Rebel yell. This meant for me “all right,” for Battery Wagner, “they are coming.” The first line had come to a “ready J’ We con Id sec the beard on THE FACES OF TI!K FEDERALS. “Aim—fire!” Then a sheet of fire pours into the advancing line. This muddles up their front, but on conics the body at a double quick. As soon as the vollev is fired all run pell-mell, loading as they go, and form oyi the left of the second line, the whole line (1. 2) coming to a “ready.” “Aim —fire!” comes again, and we pour an other volley in their faces. Their front staggers, but on come the survivors at a stately double quick. Now,* away run 1 and 2 and form on the left of the third line, the whole battalion (1,2,3) coming to a “ready “ They are now in ten steps of us. “ Aim —fire!” for the last time. The effect; is terrific. It appears as when a wine strikes the stalks of a matured wheat field. I actually felt sorry for them. It was “war,” and hence “fair,” but it did seem to me that we were taking an unfair advantage of them. They conic not stop to fire upon ns, for time was all-important to them. Their success depended upon reaching the battery i! without delays and hence they had to receive these dreadful volleys without responding. After tiring our third vollev away we scampered ami ran into the battery at its south sallyport (a). Capers’s (Twelfth Georgia) Battalion render ing things lively for us by firing into us and the ’uc'iny without partiality, and inflicting the only loss of killed and wounded wc sustained while out side. The Seventh Battalion was well dis- j ciplincd and drilled, armed with En field rifles, 1md composed of men who] had volunteered “for the war,” while j other regiments were organizing for j only twelve months. Jomini would, have been perfectly satisfied with the maimer in which it executed his man oeuvre. The enemy dashed on, bnt barely gave ns time to reach the inside of the works before they were repulsed i and in full retreat. The Seventh Connecticut Iteginent, under Col. Rodman, led the attacking party. A correspondent of the New York Tribune, in a paper which I now have, stated that this regiment, sup ported by others, “drove in the first line of the enemy’s pickets thrown out about half a mile from the fort, re ceived a vigorous fire from three platoons of infantry in rifle-pits, ad vanced and drove all not brought to the dust by our rifles up to and through the gates of the fort.” But Jomini had not provided a sin gle rifle-pit for us, and not oqe of us was ever fired upon by the advancing foe. This correspondent farther states that this gallant regiment lost two- thirds of its number. This Seventh Connecticut Regiment behaved gallantly, not only upon this occasion, but likewise at Fort Pulaski, and were never known to flinch any where. ' ■ I I I II ^ * .1 m ^ ■ M. : V •- ,..11.. I I I -«■■■■ ■ . IHElflTHIUSPRING GOODS BROWtrS IROH ■ BITTERS will cure dyspepsi*,heartburn, mala ria, kidney m*ease, liver complaint, and other wasting diseases. BRomrs IROH BITTERS enriches the blood and purifies the system; cures weakness, lack of energy, etc. Tiy a bottle. BBmrs MroMH -SHALL WE BE- CLOTHED ? Is one of the questions which taost per plexes tnte mind of the Individual and the family. To relieve yourself of this per plexity, you should call and hear our prices on -Jf- THE CORNER STORE. SPRING GOODS, Of which we now have a large and well assorted stock. Everythinginthe way of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, etc., that is Wanted, from the commonest domestic tb the nicest DKES8 GOODS, and all the novelties In NOTIONS. If you want a nice suit of ie tTN AVOIDABLY, my stock was bought later this Spring than Rsusp]; but r-1 fortunately, at SUCH PRICES as to enable me to meet the SHARPEST COMPETITION. I am keener to sell than ever, and urgently extend AN INVITATION TO every man, woman a id child iiVFairfleld County to Visit MY STOfcHl within the next THIRTY DAVSi is the only Iron preparation that does not color the teeth, and will not Cause headache or constipation, as other Iron preparations will. BROWH’S IROH BITTERS Ixdies and all sufferers from neu ralgia, hysteria, and kindred com plaints, will find it without an equal. OX-iCTHmsTG- A REQUEST, DON’T LEAVE MY STORE WITHOUT ASKING T6 SEE ARTICLE YOU WISH TO LOOK AT, AND ASK THE PRICE! A PROMISE. Come and see our stock, or choose frotn ottr line of samples. If we cannot please you in one we can in the ather. We have something nice in this way, and guarantee fits as well aa quality of goods. We have a very pretty and nobby Hhc Of II ATS, in both telt ami straw, and can please the most fastidious. We ask an insi>ectiou of our stock of SHOES, which is very-large, embracing all qualities and styles. Something nice in low-cuts and slippen. In all departments we endeavor to give the best goods at LOWEST PRICES. Respectfully, CALDWELL & LAUDERDAE. ALL SHALL BE WAITED ON POLITELY. AND NO GRUMBLING* INCASE A SALE IS NOT EFFECTED. PRICES SHALL BE AS LOW AS THE SAME GOODS CAN BE SOLD AT IN WINNsBoUO; J. M. BEATY, 4 NOT YET ENOUGH 1 “Hall Stanea aa Big aa Pumpkin*.” There is some doubt about the hail-stones having been quite so large, but as some people said they were as large as potatoes anyhow, it must have been a very severe storm. A man who is hit with many hail stones will be badly bruised. It Is sur prising to see how quickly Perry Davis’s Pain Killer will relieve the pain, even of the worst bruises. * ACCIDENTS HAPPEN EVERY DAY in the Year. PERRY DAVIS’S PAIN KILLER IS T&E . . 4 GREAT REMEDY FOR Burks, Cuts, Bruises, Sprains, Scratches, * Contusions, Swellings, Scalds, Sores, Dislocations, Felons, Boils, &c., Ac. DRUGGISTS KEEP IT EVERYWHERE. WHEREWITHAL shall we be fed? Is another perplexing question. It also ceases to worry when once you look into our GROCERY DEPARTMENT, where you will find all kinds of eatables at most reasonable priced COME AND SEE US. We take pleasure itt showing our goods. Respectfully, CALDWELL & LAUDERDALE. HAVING LEASED THE STGRfi-ROOM NEXT TO JOHN S. WILEY & CO., Columbia, I will open at that point on an extensive scale about the first of September. MY STOCK AT THIS POINT Is tlifOWh on the market at a mere moiety of It* value. This sale will comnlencd ZMioiriD.A^r Lj;oie,3siiasra-, and every day will have new attractions until the stock is reduced. Come oisrE-coiMiE jlTjTj. My stock is more complete In every department than It has been any year since my opening in this place. No old goods carried over from last year; but every article fresh, and at prices that are bound to bb appreciated by the. discriminating public, who know the worth of their AMERICAN DOLLAR. Spare here prevents me from a hiore elaborate description. All who have any good* to buy are invited to Call. No trouble to show goodsi I will quote prides later. Respectfully, cr. X... Minvnisr^ua-TT. Saddles, Bridles and Harness—“way down yonder." ULYSSE G. DESPORTES. THE DAYI8 SEWIKG MACHINE*- SPRING GOODS! SPRING GOODS! SPRING GOODS! ATTENTION IS CALLED to FRESH ADDITIONS TO MY R U8IAESS NO TICE 9. Postmaster General Gresham is proving himself the right man iu the right place. In making postoffice ap pointments in Mississippi, the other, day, he recommended that the recom mendations of cx-Congrcssman Chal mers shall be given no greater weight than may he properly attached to them as recomtpqndations from a private citizen. An order was issued on the same day to appoint Samuel Grigg to a thousand-dolla,r clerkship in the 1’ostofflce Department. Grigg was endorsed by a member of Congress from Iowa. Whep that gentleman ap plied to take the oath of office, he was asked if his residence was in Iowa, to which question he replied in the nega tive, adding that he lived in Virginia. The matter was referred to the Postmas ter General, who declined to make the appointment, on the gronnd that Vir ginia is now fall, and that he did not think it proper to credit a resident of Virginia to the State of Iowa, not withstanding the application was eu dorsed bv an Iowa Congressman. —Tt is seidum tliat you will feel unweM or Fuf-'-' on- hidigcgciou if you use Byown’s Iron Bitbva. * Fre»h Vegetable*. The time will soon be here for fresh vege tables, a time looked for by all housekeep ers, and when a bottle of Norman’s Neu tralizing Cordial is necessary to counteract all the colics and diarrhoea produced from eating them. Be sure to have a bottle con venient as “a stitch in time saves nine.” Has Confidence In It. Mr. Jno. D. Capplemann, attorney at law, Charleston, 8. C., says: I highly re commend Norman's Neutralizing Cordial for all troubles arising from a disordered stomach. I have used it several years and I know it to be all that is claimed for it” The Celebrated “Brunswick” one. Hams—try Ocean Gem Mackerel. Saint Louis Corn Beef. Saint Louis Roast Beef. Imported and American Satdiues, Salmon (Soused), Mackerel, Imported Macaroni. Fresh Chcetfe. Fre»h Apples, in gallon cans. Bartlett Pears, (Jffinre*. Grated Pineapple, Peaches, “Winslow’s" Succotash—first packed. “Davis Lestor Manor” Tomatoes—hand packed. Crosse & BlaekWeli’s Chow-Chow Pickles. Imported Worcestershire Sauce Baker’s Broma. Condensed Milk. Fresh Snow-Flakes. A lot of Handled Hoes afid Grain Cradles. Mr. J. O. Boao—Dear Sir: Tt gives me much pleasure to testify to the merits of the Davis Vertical Peed Sewing Machine. The machine I got of you about five years ago, has been almost in constant use ever since that time. I cannot see that it is worn any, and has pot cost me one cent for repairs since we have had it. Am well pleased and don’t wish for any better. • Yours truly, Robt. Crawford. Granite Quarry, near Winnsboro, S, C. We have used the Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine for the last five years. We would not have any other make at any price. The machine has given us in- bounded satisfaction. Very respectfully, Mrs. W. K. Turner and Daughters. Fairfield county, S. C., Jan. 27, 1883. Having bought a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine from Mr, J. O. Boag some three years ago, and it harvtng given me perfect satisfaction in every respect as a family machine, both for heavy and light sewing, and never needed the least re pair in any way, I can cheerfully recom mend it to any one as a first-class machine in every particular, and think it second to none. It is one of the simplest machines made; my children use it with all ease. The attachments are more easily adjusted and it does a greater range of work by means of its Vertical Feed than any other ma chine I have ever seen or used. Mrs. Thomas Owings. Winnsboro, Fairfield county, S. C. I have flow ready for inSpectton a fulLUne of SPRING GOODS, consisting of NUN’S VEILING, BUNTINGS, DOTTED and PLAIN ’ SVfclSS, PLAIN and FIGURED MUSLINS, LACED, STRIPED and CORDED PIQUES, CAMBRICS, GIMfiLLAMS and CALICOES. ^ al£o,— A Stock of Men’s, Boys’ and Youths* Clothing, which will be? SOLD LOW. STRAW HATS IN ALL STYLES AND PRICES Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’ low cut Shoes. Ladies’ and Men’s Cloth and Leather Slippers. Also, d beautiful line of FANS. CALL AND EXAMINE BEFORE PURCHASING. Respectfully; J. GROESCHEL, Agent. IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. ALL CHEAP FOR CASH. R. M. HUEY. FRESH Dr. J. W. Walker, Franklinton, N. C. —Dear Sir: Would you accept the con gratulations of an old man for your suc cessful treatment of a disease that all oth er remedies had failed on, and would you also accept the enclosed f50.00 as a small expression of my gratitude ere I depart for iny Western home. 1 have perfect free and easy use of my hands and arms, and I can also walk, things I have been debarred from for ten years, until the last three months. My rheumatism is Well. Your Rheumatic Remedy cured me. I used it i ~ ^ __ only eight days, and twenty days from the |-r ( Vl / r, Tk T IL Si i day 1 began its use I was well. -k-VV/Vy'-t-J-lAi-LJ-jQ. Truly yours, 1), HASTTNGfi Kimball, Oxford, N. C., April 3,1883. VINEGAR. 0NE BARREL IMPORTED FRENCH WHITE WINE VINEGAR. Specific giavity almost that of Acetic Acid.. For sale by W. E. AIKEN. OPENING THIS DAY. O—O, 0—0 represents the east and west shore lines of the island. I placed ouo-third of the battalion at one lutn- Hams, Shoulders and Breakfast Strips. Dried Beef and Smoked Beef Tongues. Pickled Cod Fish and Snow Drift Cod Fish. Smoked Herrings. Choice Hyson Tea and very Fine English j Breakfast Teas. Cream Cheese and Mscaroul. Parched and Green Coffees. With a good many other nice goods, all of which will be sold cheap; at S. S. WOLFE'S. BRUNSWICK CANVASSED HAMS, DECORTICATED PATENT FLOUR ROASTED RIO and JAVA COFFEE. SALMON, CANNED CORNED BEEF. POTTED HAM, CHICKEN, TURKEY. FRESH OAT MEAL. CANNED TOMATOES. . SUCCOTASH. PINEAPPLE and PEACHES. PICKLES AND CHOW-CHOW, and a fall stock of every living nsoaUy kept in a first-class GROCERY STORE. AH of which will be sold LOW for the CASH. J. F. McMASTER # CO. We hare had one of the Davis Machines about four years and have always found it ready to dc all kinds of work we Iiave had occasion to det Can’t see that the machine is worn any, and works as well as when new. Mbs. W. J. Crawford. Jackson’s Creek, Fairfield county, S. C. My wife is Mghly pleased with the Davis Machine hotfght of you. She would Rot take double what she gave' for it The machine lias not been out of order since She had it, and site can do any kind of work ©» it. Very respectfully, Jas. F. Free. Monffcello, Fairfield county, S. C. The Davis Sewing Machine Is simply a treasure. * Mrs. J. A. Goodwyn. Ridge way, N. C., Jan. 10,1883. . J. O. Boag, Esq., Agent—Dear Sir: My wife has been using a Davis Sewing Ma chine constantly foe flie past four years, and it has never Reeded any re twits and works just &s well as when first bought.- She says It will do a greater range of plho' tical work and do it easier and better than any machine she lias ever used. We cheer fully recommend it as a No. 1 family machine. Yours truly,. Jas. Q. Dxmi Wfhnsboro, 8. C., Jan. 3, 1883. WOOD’S 0D0NT1NE - —FOR- WHITENING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH, KEEPS THE BREATH PURE AND SWEET. FORMULA OF DR. T. T. MOORE W. €• FISHER, Wholesale Agent, Columbia, S. Cl For Sale in Winnsboro by McMASTER, BRICE A KETCHIN. Mcli 23-fxly THE UGHT-RUNNiNG “DOMESTIC.” That it is the acknowledged Leader In the Trade is a fact that cannot be dis- •luted. many imitate fr-KdNtf equal m The Largest Armed, The Lightest Running, * Tfce most Beautiful Woodwork, AND IT IS WARRANTED To be made of the best material.- To do any and all kinds of work. To be complete In every respect. For Sale by J. M. BfiAtY ft CO., Winnsboro, 8. C. Agents wanted in unoccupied territo ry. Address DOMESTIC l Rich i ! SEWBfG MACHINE CO., chmofm, t” * • < Virginia. A FRESH SUPPLY OF VERY FINE: FLOUR *UST RECEIVED 1 . EVERY SACK Warranted by E. R. FLENjriKEJT. 10 A IRISH POTATOES. TO ARRIVE: Choice SmMl Hams, the Celebrated Jumbo, Breakfast Bacon, Smoked Beef Sets, Bo- Cream Cheese, and a : fall line of Canned Fruits, Vegetables and oueais. TRY ROAST COFFEE, SEVE1T MEAL, MEAL. MY J POUNDS FOR ONE DOLLAR. Brades bown Hoes, Planters* Handle- H.iep, Plow Stocks, Blades, Etc. Rakes, Manure Forks, Long Handle Hay Forks. I I can show up a nice line of good sere "viceable A FRESH SUPPLY OF THE VERY BEST QUAALITY, just RECEIVED -BY- D. E. Flenmkea. COOK &TOYKS, Will have next week at a moderate-price, a few CHARTER OAK STOVES, though higher In price, are much lower tlian stoves not so good have sold for. See- this stove before purchasing. J. H. CUHK1KGS* - -- m I liiiTWi IFrrl