Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' ) ?' > . - :s~'niK NEWS AND iiKKALi*. j WIXXSBORO, s. wei?'esd vy. april 15. : ! 1885- j ISO. S. RJBYSOLltS. ) tin-* tf L. JIcDOSALD. } Thk Right Hon. Geo. fvuiu!-.-! Xotta^c, Lord Mayor of London, died of pleurisy on the lltii insl. N.- \v;i> lbr many years previous to hi - election engaged in the iron trade. Mr. Frelixgiicysex, cx-S*crelai y of State under Mr. Arthur's administration, is not expected to live. A dispatch received in Washington on the 7th inst. says that he was not expected to live throughout the day. Mr. Greely, of Arctic fume, in; company with his wife, expects to spend the summer in England. He has been invited and urged to visit j London as the guest of several societies. He will probably lecture in the j larger towns and cities of England and Scotland before returning to America. Tiie New York JSun thinks that it there is any question about the pardon j which General Law ton, of Georgia, ' received from President Johnson, i President Cleveland might easily reinove the doubt by a new pardon in j perfect legal form. Then he could be j IfnncfAP tt\ l?nccio ?nul no il[S?/lS*(ilCVl ^UliUOl^l vw Allied.) *?..% -- v . one could object. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Cot- j ton Exchange and the Norfolk Manu- j facturers' Exchange have passed re?o? j lotions at a joint meeting appointing! commissioners looking to the organi-! zation of a capital for a new bank at i that place. The financial ai d business : feeling has somewhat revived and im- j proved in the last few days. Mr. Fish, of the Marine Uar.K or Xew York, has been found guilty on j ten counts of the indictment against. : him. lie is open to a sentence of. from five to ten years* imprisonment i in the penitentiary on each of the! counts. This will give him a long; time in the penitentiary should he be ; sentenced on each of the counts. The record of the windy month is j written in ashes. Official reports csti-1 mate a loss of 89,000,000 by fire during i March, in the United States and Cana da. The total loss in the first three i months of ISSo in shown to be $27,-1 500,000. At this rate, if kept up, the j result will be $110,000,000 for the J year, even if no extraordinary conflagrations occur. The Secretary of the Xavy lias or-! dered additional troops to Af.pinw.ill. A fleet consisting of two hundred and 1 " ^ 1 1 1.1.,^ ! fitly marines ana one niumrc-u umu i jackets were ordered to sail l'r?un New York on the 6th inst. When these men arrive at their destination the j United States will have a force of" j twelve hundred men and one hundred ' officers on the Isthmus. Cflicuyo Herald: The iciibvs-, tiyno- i crites and pharisees of the Republican i press are having fits because a "rebel" I has been appointed United States minis- j ter to Mexico. When a Republican PresidentsentMosby.thebushwhacker, , and that boss killer of Union soldiers, I General Long-street, abroad in the diplomatic service, no objections were made, because they had made a on-; fes^ion of the Republican faitii. It is with feelings of the deepest j regret that we announce the death of i Mr. C. M. McJnnkin, late editor awl proprietor of the Palmetto Yeoman, . an evening paper published in Columbia. Mr. McJunkin has boen a journalist for a number of years, and was for some time connected with the Columbia Register, but for several years past hasably edited the Yeoman. We regret to lose him from the editorial staff nf the State. Is the United States Court of Tennessee Jadge D. M. Key minted judgment against the Western u Atlantic Railroad for $217 in favor of a negro who was ejected by the conductor from a passenger car for whites. In his charge the Judge said the railroad wa? bound to furnish as good cars for colored people as for other first class passengers, and that they should be as exclusive as that for first class white passengers. After argument at le::gth on both SlUUJ-, lUU Jul* wu^aiivireii IV II ? Kiv case of the Government .-'gainst exMarshal Blythethey returned a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Blytlie was accused of making and presenting false acconnts against the Government while marshal of this State. The defense succeeded in showing to the jury that there was no wilful fraudulent intent, ?r? lif> was aennitted. St>vcr.:l of his deputies will be tried during this week. It is twenty years ngo to-day since Abraham Lincoln died. On Tenth street, opposite the Medical Museum in Washington city, there is a small brick house with a smaii marble slab set in the front with this inscription upon it, if our memory serves us ii^UL. ^iwivinaui juiiituiii vuwi in un? house April 14th, 1865." After lie was shot in the theatre, now ihe Medical Museum, he was carried across the street to this house where lie died. The following will show il;c amount of capital invested in the South during the last three months, as compiled by the Manufacturers Record of Balti more: The Manufacturers Record published on Saturday its quarterly review of the industrial progress of the South, giving the name, location and character of the business of all manufacturing and mining enterprises organized in the Southern States during the tirsl three months of 1885. The aggregate capital of these new e?.:erpnses, including: the amount expended in the enlargement of factories already in existence, is ?20,591,101) It is said that General John B. Gordon, of Georgia, wept when he heard of General Grant's serious illness. About that time the Republican r?r -wir, m j ? * fa* ?a! rxrr.r.'wwuju^ -,*^-jrr-r"= Senate of tlifj?L'nitctl S.'an.'a !i I. -jd to confirm the appointment "i* Gci'era! Lawton, of Georgia, to :i fnvigir mission, 011 the ground tii;>: that gentleman, though duly "pardoned"-" for his sins committed in the lieheliion, had never had his "disabilities" duiv "removed" In- a solemn Act of (\>;igre>s. It i- tweniv veins sinco I.fc snrrorder ed to (irant, out, it -<vut?. the war upon the South i- not yet over. Thk Ucfl-jrtor, a nowsp ipcr pitbli>heu at Greenville, X. the homo of ex-Governor Jarvi*, i- au'hority for the statement that Governor Jarvis will refuse to accept the- appointment tendered liini hv the administration as uiinislur to Iirazi). Captain F.van P. IIowcll, editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Constitution, has forwarded his formal declination of the ; ppointtnent a> con sul to Manchester. It is not often we . find men refusing to <rrant their services to the public, but we suppose these gentlemen are satisfied with their present positions. Tiik London papers think Russia's manner regarding the Afghan frontier dispute to be delusive and unsatisfactory, and there is a belief that Russia ! means war while talking peace. The tables seem to bo turned, and it is now said that war cannot be avoided without a backdown by England. A correspondent of the Now York Times, from London, puts the position of the two countries in the following vigorous style: ei Will England purchase a 1 precarious and inglorious peace by publicly backing down before Kussia' If she will not war cannot easily be j avoided/' Judge Witheksi'OOX, presiding in the Court of Common Pleas for liicli- j land, lias held unconstitutional the law which requires railroad corporations! to pay the expenses of the Railroad Commission of this State. This seems ; fn lir? mift of ilm nniust nrovisions of J k' ~ that law which requires the railroads I to transport and to support the men ; whom the State has put over them. However lawyers may differ on the question of constitutionality, people generally will a^ree that the provision condemned by ,Ti>ilge Witherspoon is! both unreasonable and oppressive. The ca*e will yo to the Supreme Court. The condition of General Grant j remain? unenangeu to any great e.\teut. It seems to boa desperate struggle between life and death, but iiis j disease is one which medical men' themselves admit is incurable, and it I is only a matter of time when it wili master his iron wiil and determination. The New York Sun publishes a nifjirro;i]> fn tln> ( fV; Vt fhfil" finnprfll : Grant lias been the recipient of a letter from Jefferson Davis which gratified and touched him very deeply. ''If," j said Mr. Davis, "the prayers and good wishes of all those in the South who j honor and respect General Grant could i avail, he would conquer the dread j antagonist with whom he is now contending just as triumphantly as lie overcame the antagonists with whom i ho twontv yrvi?~* rtj-n." i Considerable excitement prevails j among several of the physicians in Cleveland, Ohio, over the lact that two children have died in the city with symptoms similar lo Asiatic cholera. > A thorough investigation will be made j by the health officers, ;is they are unwilling to pronounce it cholera until there has been a. post-inoyfem examination, and they arc convinced beyond a doubt thai it is the fatal disease, i Our State Board of Health met in j Charleston a few days ago and disah f l^A fKpnOtrtiui/l / ?rv *>*? ? /-? /\f' i Ua I llloolll luitauiatt KJi IliO Asiatic scourge, ^'c clip the follow-; ing: A very protracted and interesting discussion took place on the choiera I question. It was the general beliefI of the meeting that according to'tlie ; j most popujnr hypotheses c mccrning i ; the generative and contagions proper-1 i ties .of ehol^a, it would probably | visit this section of the country at no i | very distant day, and that this was i | particularly the case along the line of; I ;he railroads and on the seaboard. It j was the. general impression that the ; State Board of Health cannot exercise too much vigilance and care, nor tin; i 1 people atach too much importance to j the urgcncy of taking precautious: ; against a visitation from this fearful j : sconrjrc. As a result of ti;e discussion I he secretary and treasurer of the i Board of Health was instructed to immediately make a tour of inspection ; throughout, the State, and to visit ail the local boards of health with a view I to having everything incomplete read-1 ! ir.ess for dealing with cholera in the; | event of its introduction into this | St:itc' Too much care and precaution can- ' | not be taken tu prevent the introduc-; tion and spread <?f this disease in our j country, and no expense should be ; snared 10 prevent the health authori-1 j tics from carrying1 out a:.y precaution ' i which thev think necessan* to t!;e wcl- : fare of the people. Tiik war fever seems to be rising for i the last few days. England say s I?us-1 sia must apologize or fight, and iiussia j . contends that the little scrimmage with j the Afghans was unavoidable and > ; forced upon them. The Official Jfes| senner of St. Petersburg publishes the ! ! following telegram from the officer in charge: On the 25th of March our detach-! 1 incut approached Dashkepri. When near a bridge we saw an entrenchment occupied by Afghans. In order to avoid a conflict I stationed mv Ivoom five versts (;i little over three i!iih?s) ! from the Afghan position. Xegotiai lions \vith Captain Yule (a member of Sir P<iter Lam-den's force) commenced on the 2Gth. When the Afghans became convinced t!>:it we had no inten-1 tion of attacking them they daily drew nearer to our camp. On the I'Tth they dispatched against a company of ours ; that was covering a reeomioitering j party three companies with a gun and ' some cavalry. Next day, their audaci- j tv and arrogance increasing, tlioy \ occupied a high and commanding posi tion on the left flank of our camp, mam: cmrcucumciu? ami maccu a cavalry post in rear of our line and a picket within gunshot ol* our post. On ihe 29th I sent the Afghan commander ; an cncr<retic summons to evacuate the . left bank of the Kushk and the right bank of the Murghab as far as the month of the Kushk. lie replied that j | acting on the advice of the English he I would not retire beyond the Kushk. j I then sent him a private letter couched j i 1 - -:a.v/.y~-v -..^.-yyriqa in j;i?ic:ib!c term*. On the 30th, in ! ovr.c-? to Mumort mv demmitl. T march- ' Cii with my detachment against the ! Afghan position, s-till expecting a pacillo i-sue, but lire being opened by the Afghan artillery and an attack of j their cavalry compelled mc to accent; the combat. It would seem from this statement j that the difficulty was provoked by the ; English authorities. The result will! bo awaited with interest, and it ap-J pears iiom present prospects that some j definite action will be taken within the j next few davs. Apltoiniins Power of the Governor.; The reply of Governor Thompson to j Mr. 1 >L'ttiwho had written to him in I reference to holding a primary ?x> j nominate a Clerk of Court to fill the j vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Nicholson, <>t Edgefield, will meet the hearty approval of every one. A primary election could only have been a suggestion to indicate the preference of the people of that county. Section 101 of the General Statutes of the flint wlinn AIH' v;ioflIH*V shall occur in the offices of any county the Governor shall have power to appuiut some suitable person to till such vacant office. If the Governor should permit the people to decide upon a man by a primary election it would only be an additional cost to the county, and he would not be bound by the result of the primary election. The responsibility of appointing such an officer rests upon the Governor, and - :.v iatin4> .,1,1 us nab Miut'u m iu> jutii'i u wuuiu u<; a violation of the spirit of the law, if not of the letter, it' he should permit the holding of a primary. The law leaves the appointing power in the Governor, and certainly he would be the responsible person should his appointment prove unsatisfactory to the npimlo. Thf> hi\v tnnlcps him 1 -psnonsi bit', and to shift this responsibility upon the shoulders of the people, although they be willing to assume it, would be a violation of the law and would likely establish a bad precedent. The Governor is always guided by the Representatives, and it is to be hoped that they would recommend only such persons as would fill the office satisfactorily. Where there is a general election we sec no reason why the people - limy uui niuicuiv; inuii piuiuiutiuv, i-ui should the Governor fall to make the appointment suggested by the result of the primary he cannot he blamed as be is the person upon whom the responsibility rests and should be allowed to use his own discretion. A Postmaster Suspended. During the recent session of the Senate, the President proposed to remove the postmaster at Iiome, N. Y., and in support of his position for re moral, lie furnished to the Senate committee charges and evidence to support them ot' his delinquency to nearly a thousand dollars in his office, and a failure to comply with the requirements of I he law, as to making reports to the Department. He nominated James D. Corcoran to fill the position, but the Senate faiig^o act the defaulting postmaster in office until the next meeting of the Senate, unlove l-onirvvn/? hv flir* PrAsiilont. With this state of affairs looking him in the face, (lie Postmaster-General applied to the President for instructions and direr-lion in the matter. In reply to this.application, the President addressed to the Postmaster-General a lengthy communication reviewing the ease fully, and the charges made ifrai 1 >f thn Mnsiinfiatnr. Snli>fior1 nf I liis unfitness 1'ij!* the position, and believing that the evidence in support of the charges preferred against hiin were sufficient, lie promptly instructed the Postmaster-General (o suspend hiai, and designated Mr. Corcoran to fill tiie position. The letter of the President to the Chief of ilie Postoffice Department, shows that, he means btisi ue>>, itiiu ii hi si rates vu r\ iuiciuiy ins idea tlr.i "public office is a public trust," ami thai trifling with official obligations will not be tolerated by the present administration; that public servants will be held strictly accountable lor their acting and doings while i:i the employment of the government The suspended postmaster endeavors to throw the responsibility of his crookedness upon his assistant but in the President's letter, he plainly states that those who draw the salary and have the business in charge must be held responsible for any reflect of duty occurring1 in tlic offices under their charge. This is the kind of civil service reform which the country is looking for unci confidently expects. The statement of the Executive in his letter that "no indulgence will be granted by him to those who violate the law or neglect their public duties," will be received by men of both parties and me puu:?c gt;iii;ruj:> us> ;i giiziruiiiet; ; that the present administration will be run on strict, honest business principle?, thereby securing' to the people a government which will rank foremost among the nation? of the globe. The Governor and the Primarj". Speaking of Governor Thompson's j action in the matter of the appoint- j /if o (aF Pnnrf county, the Greenville Xetcssays: We do not see any good reason for | the position the Governor takes. A j primary election for an appointive; office is simply a recommendation or j petition. It* the 111:111 selected should j be shown to be unlit for the office he j could be rejected without giving just causc of ofFunce. But the people are supposed to bo able to select" the best men to do their work. That idea is the foundation of our government, and i we believe in it. The Edirefield people have their! remedy, however, if they really feel i aggrieved by the refusal to trust them | with the selection ot their countyj Clerk. They can send a delegation to the next State Democratic Convention which will express their feelings very forcibly. As we understand Governor Thompson's position, it is simply this. He declined to bind himself to abide by the result of a primary election, in making an appointment for which he alone would be responsible. There was 110 use to have a primary, unless the Governor would be bout:d by it."j Uo.l fli.-i ni'Imom- lioen lir>lr1 nilfl llflH i Aicin inv j/* iliiui j? - ? >. j the Governor selected ?ome person : other than the nominee, there would j have been a dreadful cry against the | encroachment of the Executive upon tiie ri<rlit> of the peopte. It, on the other hand, the resultrof the primary had been blindly accepted and follow-' ed by the Governor, he might have ' done violence to his own convictions j of duty?a position in which nobody! ought to be willing to place an officer j invested with the appointing power. I It mnst be remembered that Gov-J Criior Uiompson is ill iil> fcusi; iuui mere representative of tlie Democratic j party, lie is no more th2 agent of that i organization than he is of the Reptibli-1 can concern. Suppose, now, there had j been two primaries held in Edgefield? j one by each political party. Suppose the Republican nominee had received the greater number of votes. Would anybody have expected the Governor to accent that result as binding upon his judgment and his conscience? We ! think not And the action of one j political faction ought, to be no more binding upon the Governor of South Carolina than that of any other factioH. The Governor's course in this matter has been frank and manly throughout, and we believe it is approved bv a vast majority of the good pooplc of the; State. lint the JVefc.v intimates that the j Filrrpfirlil TVmrw.rnfs have suffered a I grievance at the hands of Governor Thompson, and rather suggests that I they should seek redress in ihe Democratic State Convention. The particular method of redress is lefc to conjecturc. Does the Hews mean that the State Convention shall in some form make Governor Thompson suffer for his action touching the Edgefield | Clerkship? For our part, while we do not express anv opinion as to Governor Thompson's claims for a third term?if, indeed, he or his friends intend entering him for renomination? yet we do not hesitate to say that we should be sorry to see our State Convention take any notice whatever of j his action on the Edgefield appoint-. J ment. The lot of that official would | indeed be hard, whose every act, of however little consequence to the people at large, should be made the ground of an "expression of feeling" in a political convention. And if the Edgefield Democrats shall follow the bad advice of the JVeics, and shall "express their feelings verv forcibly" in the State Convention, we trust that their complaint will receive neither consideration nor response. nmnBKSianBDMHHBEHBManBa RIaVC PpK^llinn The rebellion is headed by Louis Riel, the notorious half-breed, but with more French than Indian blood in his veins. Fifteen years ago Kiel organized a rebellion to resist the Canadian Government, which had purchased the territorial rights of the Hudson Bay Companv, and created the Province of Manitoba. The country is not at all j thickly populated, and Riel has manv followers. It is, also, apprehended I hat the American Indians will join j Kiel's rebellion and thus gije the | Canadian Government much trouble and expense to quell the rebellion.] Kiel and his followers are all well i flnr.o/1 KttnrriXloas to fight. Canada will, therefore, find it a considerable task to put down the rebellion, especially if the American Indians join the rebels. At last accounts the Indians had killed eight men at Frog Lake, and Battleford was surrounded by a thousand savages, but no attack has been made on The barracks. J? rog .Lake is about one linndred and twenty miles northwest of Battleford and thirty from Fort Pitt. The reservations there are occupied by bands of Creeks under Chiefs Weemistico, Scahwosie, Powhey and Purokchkew. They cumber over two hundred. Try Sow to Catch on in Good Time ! It may rain and it may shine, but the Drawing of The Louisiana State Lottery goes on the same the second Tnes- J day each month. On March 10th, at the 178th Drawing, Fortune rewarded her votaries in this fashion: the first prize, $75,000, went to No. 85,847, in one ticket at $5 to Geo. A. Spear, a clerk in Bay City, Mich. The second of 825,000 to No. 84,980, sold in fifths at SI each; one to Henry L Schmidt, a butcher opposite tbe M. & T. K. li. Depot, collected through the 3ank of Commerce, Memphis, Tenn.: another to Hugh Neil, Mavlicld, Ivy., collected through the ^lanhalten Bank of Memphis, Tenn., and the other fifths elsewhere. The third of $10,000 to No. 14,710, sold in fifths at 81 each; one to Louis Hinz, No. 433 Turk St., San ] Francisco, Cal.; one collected through | T. 11. Roach, cashier State National Bank, New Orleans, La., another through Messrs. Lewis, Johnson & Co., of Washington, D. 0., etc. The fourth, each of ?6,000, drawn by Nos. 4,558 1 77,9S4, sold in fifths, among others?one to Susan Fegan, No. 401 Hayes St., San Francisco, Cal.; one to J. Hirsficld; another to L. Lalond, both of'Frisco, etc.; until over ?265,000 was scattered where it would do the most. good. The whole thing goes over again on May 12th, at the 180Lh Grand Monthly Drawing, and M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La., on application will, give full information. Try now to catch on in good time. * The Commercial Situation. The internal trade of the country is not as active as might be wished for, and the distribution of goods is only moderate for the season. This is partly owing to the backwardness of spring, which naturally has a tendency to restrict the purchase of goods for the \ interior. Should the weather show I an improvement there would un- j doubtedlv be an increased demand j from various quarters, as retailers' stocks are reported small throughout the country. Tiade in all directions is being conducted on a very conservative basis, and notwithstanding the unprecedented case of money the mercantile demand for discounts is moderate and the banks have a much smaller amount of loans outstanding than they had a year ago. Our foreign commerce is in a very satisfactory condition. Exports of domestic produce continue to show an increase over those of 1SS4, while the consumption of foreign goods is smaller than then. The bafance of trade in favor of the United States is accordingly on the increase, and one effect of this is already seen ir. the specie movement* Last year the exports of gold coin and bullion were large, while at this time there is no such outflow. Should war follow the existing differences between England and Russia it would stimulate j the foreign demand for American pro- j ductg and a decided increase of exports would ensue. The course ot affairs in i hnropc, therefore, is watched with great interest on this side of the water j and merchants are disposed to proceed j cautiously until something definite is ' known in* regard to the outcome of the j difficulties.?New York World, * Points Ab m CI.\\1)el".s. Wc were with a hunting party la<t summer on tiio i:n'??? Ishi'nl ?>' Grand Menan. in i!?' !>:*> ; t' F nitiv. The sbore> f '?> <<! ) 1 the ])': trail brl\v?rti tiions is <!ensc!y wooded. Pur-u'.t <>:' v:i?!u* !< ! t'fin t'nr into the fore.-l. : n.l i: ?*; > not lun?r before they found ti.fin <-!w- lo !. Tliey roamed about for a !o:i<_' t!tne.a:it were con)in<r t > tii>* coi:chi<io:i t:i?t t!n*v would have !<> out for the :: c-:t when mi sound. :i st rt of thump*'at ;> otu r-j:iil:jr iiilorv:ils,attract?M the r attention. \Yeodeho;>]'ers! * said some one. a bit of it." said another who had been sonic time in the West :.nd ' Southwest. "it's a cowbell, and the cow \< not half a mile away." The pait- through the dense underbrush toward the sound,ami snon came ujion a jiasture. w hence there was a path to a habitation. Soon afterward the roaring of the sea was hoard, and the party emerged from the woods upon the road along the clifls. Having recently found a rural expert in cow boils, we learn that they are valued according to their weight and I a \ ; _ 1 J*/* r\$ uncivil ess, ;iin\ liui 1U1 mv their rones. The reason cowbells are [ made tliick. heavy, and of an angular I shape is that they may produce a thumping sound. Somehow or other that sort of sound from a cowbell is | carried further through the woods than any sound of similar strength. The cowbell incident at Grand Menan { was recalled the other night at the Metropolitan Opcra-Hotise, wiie i. auer the sudden sinking of the Vcnusburg in **Tann!i:Misor," a pastoral scene is disclosed :t id the jingling of cowbells a:nl sheepbeds is heard. 'J'hey were not Western cowbells, but Wagner eowbclls, turned up to leading-motive pitch.?-AVa? York Sun. Deaf Loft Ears. "Will yoti be good enough to let me walk at your other side?" said a gentleman to a companion with whom he was crossing tlie City-Hal! Park. "Iam deaf in my left ear, and I have been trying for live minutes lo get at your left side, so that I might hear what you say; but you seem to have been endeavoring to prevent me." "Why. of course I have,"' was the reply. "I, too, am deaf in the left car, i and if we change sides I could not hear i rt Ar/? VA!1 c*liil " "Both gentlemen looked astonished, and went on their way laughing. "There is nothing unusual in such an experience," said :i New York aurist. "The left ear is peculiarly Jiai.le to deafness or partial loss of hearing. An j immense number of persons rely | wholly, or in great measure, upon the [.right car to do the duty of two. and it I very soon bccomes trained to fully bear t the pressure placed upon it. Persons who have been long deprived of the left ear can usually hear sounds at a distance far more distinctly than those whose hearing is divided between two ears, owing to the peculiar sharpness acquired 6y the solitary organ, which is seldom sympathetically affected. "The only inconvenience I know of in the loss of hearing by the left ear is ! when one is walking with a lady, or I driving a friend in a buggy, or otherwise so situated that you cannot easily get your sound ear toward them. But for a constant traveler, such as a drummer, such an :;ftii tion is invaluable. * - - i i | JSOIIOISC 111 it iioiui u;in m.kji iijiii aniiftc at night. lie lias onlj to press his good car to the piitow. and what can disturb him?"?Xcw lurk. A Kit Ilcp'y. George Augusttio S.ila boasts that lie spoke to Napoleon once?meaning of course Napoleon No. .3. That is not a great' matter to^hrajj of. One of our "assrsfants spoke to him also, wuen Nap officiated "as master of the I i<t s at the great tournnm mt at E*!iuto:i Castle, Scotland, i:i ISoJ. Said assistant happened to he uiilete 1 :ii one of tne tents assigned to Napoleon, and as he and the late Nat P. Wd.is came out of a deluge and under its cover a party, dressed in underclothing of hull' leather bailed our associate with. "Here, fellow, puli oil'my boot*!"' Ta reply came instantly, and with full emphasis, "Go to " weil it was not heaven that was mentioned. "Do you know who you speak to iu that manner?" asked one of Nap's flunkies. "Thnt, sir, is Prince Louis Napoieon." "Were lie jfrinci' ot tue power or uie air, xie i lias no authority to command mo to ' pull off his boots: you will please make my answer lit lii.s impertinence." Willis almost laujjiieil himself into a tit over the affair.?Lowell (Mas.*.) Times. High-Toned Negroes. It is saiil that there; is an "upper ten" circle anions: the negroes of South Carolina, consisting principally of gingerbread colored people, with a small sprinkling of pure ebony. At a recent party given by one ot' the favored clas?, Chinese lanterns illuminated the grounds, while the house was one blaze of gaslight from cellar to attic. The company was not large and did not assemble until nearly 11 o'clock. All came in carriages with the exception of two young men, who xenr& thpir hrti:* hfi.-Luiit'n!lv ban<red and carried crush hats. To attempt to describe the toilets of the Indies were to try to gild gold or to paint the lilies. Some wore white mull, some satin, some silk, but one woman, black as the acc of spades, wore black velvet, black gloves and diamond bracelets, earrings, tiara and necklace. The effect was startling. The men all wore full evening dress, and there were but two who failed to put on diamond shirtstuds and hi^h collars. The orchestra was composed of white men. "The german" was the feature of the evenin g.?Boston Journal. Homespun and Old Hickory. A venerable granger, clad in homespun, and with a cotton umbrella under his arm was perambulating about the Capitol grounds yesterday, accompanied by his two daughters, very winsome, buxom lassies, with the bloom of roses on their cheeks and the lisflit of joy dancing in their deiighted~eyes. Pausing before the Jackson statue, and no doubt enthused with the recollection that this is "St. Jackson's Day," he waved his parasol at the rampant war steed and thus apostrophized "Old Hickory:'' "We licked the British and we licked the Indians: we licked the Mexicans and camc nigh licking our own people, and if we had Old Jackson with us durned if we couldn't lick anything that hit's grit. Come, let's get away from hero, children.17?Nashville World. Some speculative Individual has promulgated a queer story about eyes, by which one can be made to see w.thout them. His theory is to place a piece of copper above the tongue and one of zinc beneath it, and then by closing the eyes and letting the tips of the pieces of metal touch each other a flash of light can be detected. The eyes do not see. bnt the sensation of seeing is a viv id one, and the impression thus transmitted to the optic nerve, and thence to the brain, would, with blind persons, answer the same purpose as eyes, With the progress q? science, many Ulinro tiiof- tlif? nhnfntrrflnh will ho -? r o-i- j~- ? so perfected as to reproduce eYery object on the surface of the moon,"thus enabling the inhabitants of this world to form a correct estimate of the life conditions existing on our satellite 240,?00 miles distant from us, GENERAL XEWg ITEMS. ?The Pope lias recovered from bis j recent illness. ?Richard Grant White, the author and critic, died in New York on j Wednesday. ?There were neavv laiis 01 snow ac ; Petersburg and Lynchburg, Va., on ! Friday morning. ?Queen Victoria on Thursday sent; to Gen. and Mrs. Grant a telegram ex- i pressing her sympathy and jjood | wishes. 1 ?Governor Pattison has signed the ; bill requiring the principles of temper- : ance hygiene to bo taught in the public i schools of Pennsylvania. ?John K. McDowell, Postmaster at : Rossville, Tenu., has been suspended j for violation < f the postal laws. The j office is in charge of his sureties. ?The Postmaster General ha< re-1 quested the resignations of thirteen j nnf/it e nwiln/ltiuir _T [f |ju9ii;iuui; inviuuii^ v. ? ] Livingston of South Carolina. ?Bishop Coxe of the Western New j York Episcopal Diocese urges the de- ; sirability of an order of deaconesses or i lay sisters' attached to the diocese. ?Two convicts ? Lewis Pet t us j from York, and William Henry, from I Charleston?were shot by the peniten- ! tiarv guard on Thursday afternoon, I while attempting an escape. ? It seems to be decided that tlie j uovernuieiu win semi mi more iiuujis to the Northwest. It is possible that | tlic orders to dispatch tlie Halifax bat-; tallioti mav be countermanded. ?The State Department is informed ; that telegraphic communication be-; tween Colombia and the United States, ! whicli has been interrupted for the j past three months, has been reopened, i ?The Chief Inspector of the Postoffice Denartment has received a dis patch, stating that the post*;ffiee at} Water Valley, Miss , had been entered i bv burglars Friday night and robbed of! $*250. ?The twin boys, three months old, of William Blair, living a lew miles from Macon, Ga., were found dead in bed on Wednesday morning, having! been smothered by Blair and his wife j during the night. ? The Secretary of the Navy has j issued an order reqninng ad clerks in tlic Navy Department to remain on duty until five o'clock daily when the work assigned to them each day is not completed by four o'clock. ?The President has appointed Robert 13. Vance, of North Carolina, Assistant Commissioner of Patents, vice U. G. Dyrenforth, resigned, and William E. McLean, of Terrc Haute, Itid., First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, vice Calvin B. Walker, resigned. ?The expense to the people of the United States since the year 1819 of keeping the mouths of the Mississippi River open has been $49,500,000, of which $4,500,000 was expended before j uaptam &aus looK enar<jcoi inc worK, and $45,000,000 since. ?J. A. Laubaugh, of Lancaster, Pa., a"stockholder in the Lancaster crematory, who says it is a paying j business, has purchased an acre of! land at Spring City, Pa., and will at j once begin the erection of a crematory ; thereon. ?Suit has been brought in the Su- J preme Judicial Court for Suffolk coun-1 tv, Mass., by the National Soldiers'! Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol-1 UlVin juci'jauuti x iv i recover $15,000 alleged to be due for ! failure to account while acting treas- j urer of the home. ?While a heavy storm was passing i over the city on Wednesday afternoon j the Washington Monument was struck j three times bv lightning without caus- I inj; ilie least Uiiumjjti C<>1. Casev ex- j ammeu me aiuminnm up nexi morning t with a jioworful telescope and found | it as sharp and bright as when it whs ! placed on the summit some months j since. 11 " ! Aronnd k Corner.! | FRESH OYSTERS j THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK, j FRESH F1S H SEMI-WEEKLY. _ j JUST RECEIVED, a fresh supply of j Oyster Crackers, Soda Biscuits, Ginger and Fancy Cakes, Tomato Catsup, Bradsaw Sauce, French Mustard, Pig's Feet, Barrel Pickles, Barrel Saur Kraut, Apples, Onions and Cabbages, Peanuts. Chestnuts, Lemons, Oranges, Banannas, Cocoanuts, Irish Potatoes, Chickens, Eggs and Untter. ALSO, The CELEBRATED KANGAROO FIVECEXT CIGAR. Meals at all hours through the clay j at my Restaurant. Xov25 F. W. IIABENICIIT. Ttls~a. fact"! I I SPEING IS G0MII5Ij SPR5SO RRKS& GOODS. Lupin's Black Tamise and Gazelle Cloth, Cashmere, Etc*. rj'nrrJi'iin f'lambrav Fonlnr/1 Perfr.ilf* Seersucker, Etc. The handsomest line we have ever bought I 1 ! j MCSLTX AXD CALICOES. j i A <V T< i KPP (?T*IJ -,/> 1 . A W V i ASK TO SEE orn 5C. CALICO. ! j REMEMBER Ol'R SHOES. TOP QUALITY. BOTTOM PRICES AT THE CORNER STORE. . T AT. RF.ATY & "RRO. THE ADMIRERS OF THE PRODUCT OF I. W. HARPER, Distiller, Nelson County, Kentucky, are hereby informed that his Whiskey is not sold promiscuously over the country, Knf nlnA/wl nnlf UUb IO piuwu Vlij^ lliw V*?i- 14?ima VI vuv respectable dealer in each place, whose name is a guarantee that the Whiskey is sold pure as it comes from the Distillery. T. T. LUMPKIN* is the only authorized Agent for Winnsboro, S. ('. MarlOtxSm A Marvelous Story | TOLD IN TWO LETTERS. FROM THE SON: "fcS^SiSS "Gentlemen: My father resides at Glover, Vt. He has been a great sufferer from Scrofula, and the inclosed letter will tell you what a marvelous eiTect Ayer's Sarsaparilla has had is his case. I think his blood must hare contained the humor for at least ten years; hut it did not show, except in the form i of a scrofulous sore on the wrist, until about five years ago. From a few spots which appeared at that time, it gradually spread so as to cover his entire body. I assure you he was terribly afflicted, and an object of pity, when j he began using your medicine. Now, there are few men of his age who enjoy as good health as he has. I could easily name fifty persons who would testify to the facts in his case. Yours truly, W. M. PaaLrra." ! FROM THE FATHER: JSTtS a duty for mo to state to you the benefit I hzvo derived from the toe of Ajer's Sarsaparilla. Six months ago I -sraa completely covered with a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. The humor eaosed an incessant and intolerable itching, and the skin cracked so as to causa US DlOOd to UOW in IIAituj yununo Kucuuiti I I moved. My sufferings were great, and my ! life ? burden. I commenced the use of the j Sa.es jlpartt.t.a in April last, and hare used it regularly since that time. My condition began to improve at once. The sores havo all healed, and I feel perfectly well in every respect?being now able to do a good day's work, although 73 years of age. Many inquire what has wrought such a cure in my case, and I tell them, as I h&Te here tried to tell yon, Ayee's Saesapxszlxjl Glover, Y&? Oct. 21,1382. roars gratefully, hntay phit.t.tps." Ayee's Samapabjt.la cores Scrofula and all Serofalons Complaints, Erysipelas, Eczema, Ringworm, Blotches, Sores, Boils, Tumors, and Eruptions of me sun* n ciears we 01000 01 ?u nupurities, aids digestion, stimulates the action of the bowels, and thus restores vitality sn4 strengthens the whole system. f" PREPABZD BY Dp. J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowe!!, Mass. Sold bj all Druggists; $1, six bottle# for fS. rn"g ^ . - tn CO ^ ???f Z. *1 H W " pH ;L KZ H S-' 5 2^ l""1 8.W -*? M O < 25 s M M r *3 ^ ^ Hp /-s > gp^ s ^3 W >2 ^ > gs 50 M ? S> : e > > 0= I - S3 g T??0 W * ^ t-H ^ i /^. 2 1 c O * rrn ^jf ^ i GG 72P) w 2> ; * (^ z <s 5 W 9 ?^ ! w' i 2 j C ?0 ! _ M * Eh i cn j c ~ K ?3 X ! O . H 0 $ ; ^8 | ?! ^ W < s r ^ H ? t~ .1 >* > f M ' X ^ ?J V 58 >| ^ I ** rg 2? F > t, , t..; ; ^ o' 53 ^ pn hr< " , go & W C|S A US "s ?: 2 H <5? eg o ghi XV O-O ? O C BART&Ca; | 35 | | 57 | | AND f | 59 { MARKET STREET, CHARLESTON, SO. CA., The Largest Fruit and Produce House in the South. Impoit and keep constantly 011 baud Bananas, Cocoanuts, Oranges, Pineapples, Apples, Lemons, Xuts, Raisins, Potatoes, Cabbages, Onions, N. C. and Ya. Peanuts. ORDERS SOLICITED, AND PROMPTLY FILLED. Nov28x6m PAVILION HOTEL, CILIELESTOS, S. t. E. T. GAILLARD, - - Proprietor. STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS, * OTIS' PASSENGER ELEVATOR, ELECTRIC BELLS, HEATED ROTUNDA. Rates, $2.00 to $3.00, Marlflxly WAG.\ ER JI^ TX7ILL be found at the following pi ices W this ppasnn vi?: At lii? stahlp I Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: at Monticeilo, Thursday; at Bell's Bridge (Mr. W. H. Adams'), Friday: Thos. P. Mitchell's Mill, Saturday. WAGNER, Jr., is a dark sorrel, sixteen hands high, drives well in harness, and his riding qualities are unsurpassed. Agefour years. For terms and particulars apply to MOSES CLOWNEY, AplTfxlm* Buokhead, S. 0. MANNING TIMES. PUBLISHED BY JET. Is. H) JLIR/IE&, CTIR/., | ?AT? IT 4 v v u v <r1 IfM. -TL ?* -V. Only $1,50 per annum in advance. Cheap advertising medium. map g a ? n s s a hAlfAmiAf ?OF? Buy the Best! I . Mb. J. 0. Bns? Djtr Sir: I bought th? first Davis Machine sold by yon over five years a^o for my wife, who has given it a long and fair trial. Ian well pleased with M it. It never gives any trouble, and is aa good as when first, bought. J. W. Bo Lies. JSt Winnsboro, S. C., April, 1SS3. Ms. Boag : Yon wish to know what I have Wg io say in regard to ths D ivis Machine bought ^Wj of yoo three years ago. I fe.*I I can tsay toe caacb '"a its favor. I made abont $8C within live months, al timas ra ining it so fast that the n^ai!? voa d -rjt perfectly. hot j f .*om friction. I foil co ifubnt 1 c^nld not j have dare the .sa:n^ work with a? much case rm3 so ell with any ct'nr machine. "No time was ,'ost in adjusting attachments. The lightest running nu?hi-:o I have ever treadled. Bi-oihs: Jaaej..anl William's families are .as mach'; lo issJ wi.h their Davis Machines bm,'!i'. of yoa. I want no better machine. As I said before, I don't think too mnch am be said for the Davis Machine. Respectfol:r, t ltiej! srevessox ! Fairfield connty, April, 1S83. Mb. Boag : My machine gives me perfect satisfaction. I find no fault with it. The J attachments aro so simple, i \nsn ror no i better than the Davis V>* 'ical Feed. RespectfallyMa?. R. iIn,TTjro. S Fairfio'c* cottnfy, April, 1883. Ma. Boag: I bought a D ;vi3 Yertica Feed Sowing Machine from yoa four year agr>. I am d->iizh:el wlih it. It never . [ jfiven me any Irotble, and his never be*, the lensto at o: or.br. It is a^ gODd as \vlrn> I first bonght' i:. I caa c'leorfally reco o mend it. Respecially, ilas. M. J. KraKiAiji Mo"ticel!o, April 30, 1831 This is to csrtify t! a' I hi7e boon using i Pavis Vertical FeeJ Sowing Machine foi j/er two years, purchased of Mr. J. 0. Boag. I hrven't found it po:;sessod of any raultili me attachments ara sd simpla. It neve: refu-es to wy:k. and is certainly the lightest . running in th3 market. I considerit a first class machine. Very respectfully, MlN'NIJB M. W LI.7HGILi.lf Oakland, Fairlieid county S. C. ! Mk. Boag : I am well p!easod in c-ery par ticjlar with tho D.ivjs MicYn? 'ooiAt of you. I think it n fi:-;:-j1.it - chine in svery rospoit. Yoa krj.v ysever* aiachiass of the s.im j to different members of our families all of who.n, as far es I knos-, arj wo!I p!<r.se3 \vilh them. Re>no:; ful.'v. I ' AIs. il. 11 ilosUil. Kairfiotd coa^ty, Apii", 1S3 J. " % This Is Li certify xi Xivs bvJ ia. c >nat int ^ > ase the D ivis Machine boa^ht of yo i abort three ye irs ag?. As we -i'^o in work, r.ud have made* tha prica of .t >e era: :itne over ond don't wa-.it aay ba.fer tna hiae. Ic ie always realy to do au.v k n 1 i.f wo k we have lo d j. No p i ik.-ri I.? or s'ii;>i!ug stitches. We can cily say we arc wcl! i>l ;a93d. an l wish no b-'tter Riachino. C\rn::an,"E Wzlxx. aad Sister vprj 2.\ IS&l T Si.iva na f;u It io * * ' with HI? UUtw... md 2o.i't w.mt at*/ iter. I hive czade thepric-* of it sj/e-V ?.n^ L>/ tikin^ ia ;ewing. \i w ahr.ij ady to Jj its work, thick it <. 2.cs:-2lfui miihina. I foel I lu't s ij Vo oilis!i ;'o- tha Davis Verticaj I'ee Ma's?To. '.ran*, iiij.iu osaa. Fairfield cocniy. April, 1SS3. Mb. J. O. Boao?Djnr Sir: It gives n. much pleasure to te j-ify to the merits of tl.? Davis Veruc il Foei Sewing Machine. The machine I goto: you abjut five years ags has been almost in constant use ever since that time. I caniot sec that it is -worn any, and has not cost; iq one cant for repairs sine? we have had it. Am wo 11 please J and don't v. * or any b6ttor. Yours truly. Ilonunr Ceawfobd. Granite Quarry, near Winas'joro, S. C. .1 ? jxl. rv?: _ \ r ?~ .1 T? ? 1 o vve nave useu mo ??;rctu.u jcojj Ow wLag Machins for the last five years. We would not have any other make at any price. 1 The rn.ohine has given us unbounded f iti*- > faction. Vers respectfully, Mas. W. K. Tusxes and Caashte.-sFairfield county, S. C.. Jan. 27, JLSi? Having bought a Davi.- Vortical Feoa uig Macliine from Mr. J. 0. Boag someth;.. years ago, and it havirg given me perfect satisfaction in every rasped as a family ma chine, bo:h for heavy and light sawing, and never needed the ie.u-i repair m any way, i can cheerfully recommend it to any one as a first-class machine in every particular, and think it second to none. It is one uf ;bc simplest machines made: my children use it with al! case. The attachments are mort ^ easily adjus el and it does a greater ran^e ol work by means of its Vertical Feed than any other machine I have 6ver seen or used. Mss. Thomas Owb*3m. v7innsborc, Fairfield county, S. C, We have had one of the Davis Mach'xu? about four years and have always found i: readv to do all kinds of <o.k we have f A occasion to do. Can't see that the macho* 4 ia worn any. and workrv as well as when ne v A Mss. W. J. Cb iw?ob:>. Jackson Creek, Fairfield county, S. C. My wife is highly jroisoi with iho JV*? Machine bought of yoa. Sho would nov tabt fl double what she gave fcr it. The machiat W has not been out if order sines she had i? and she can do ai*y kind of work on it. - Very respectfully, J as. F. F&ei- i Monticello, Fairfield county, S. C. B The Davis Sewing Machine is simply reasure. _ _ Mks J. A^Goo Riigeway, *>. v., J an. iu, iaao. . J.O. Co\i>, fclsii-, A^c:it-jeat Sin Mj rife hr.s been using a 1. avis S ;wiiig Maciin^ jonstantiy for the j as. four years, anoL it las never needed any r?;?iirs and works just aswe'J as uhen first bright. She says it will do a create? :an?e or practical work 41 and do it easier "~? bcctcr than any machine she has e%cr use J. AYe cheerfully recommend it as a No. 1 family machine. Yours tmiv. J a?. (X Davis. .Vinnshcro, S. C.. Jan. 5,1SS3. 1 iii?. ?i uais ,i!iiuj?iouau my uhw mcchine ready t > do ail kinds of work 1 have had occasion to do. I cannot seo that ' the machine is worn a particle, and it works ? wll as when new. ilespectfnlly, Ma*. Robest C. VJOOIHS"*. Wixxsboeo, S. C., April, I6c3? .< ::i Mb. Boag?Mv wife has been constantly using tho Davis machine bonrrht of roo ibont five years ago. I have never regretted buying it, as it is always ready "lor any k ind -*? >f family sewing, either heavy or light.. It s never out of tlx or needing repairs. Very uwpectfulb,' A. Lxns. ?Atsr:xio S. C.. March 1SSS. a