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lew Spring BP j doods!
James W. Turley,
. '/'I 'iT' iji> HdAM YuL'S: ri io VJ??; ii-'i''. ;
BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., .
?EMiER IN PffiSTOlSS DRY GOODS,
[AS JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, and is now fully pre
.?par-d ter offer to the public ? completely .assorted Stock of SEASONA
BLE FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS.
Great care has been taken to supply each Department with EVERY
THING NEW AND FASHIONABLE, as well as the more staple
archies of the Trade.
The Cash System will be Strictly Adhered to, and
it is much cheaper to pay 25 per cent, for money, and buy your Dry Goods
for Cash, than to buy them on time.
The, $ea? ju-dge? qf. Dry Goods, and the closest buyers, are particularly
requested tb examine my present schedule of prices.
. JAMES W. TURLEY.
Mar-29- - . tf 14
"SPRANG AND SUMMER SUPPLIE!"
M. (JDOWl),
Wh ole sale Grocer
-AND
Commission. IVTercli'iit
283 Broad Street, .Augusta, Ga.,
HAS NOW ON HAND a Full
GROCERIES and PLANTERS
the following :
100 Hhds. BACON,
50 Bbls. LARD,
500 " FLOUR, all grades,
50 Hhds. SUGAR,
30? Sks. COFFEE,
300 Boxes SOAP,
200 11 CANDLES,
100 ? STARCH,
100 " SODA,
5000 Bushels CORN, .
3000 " OATS,
500 Sacks SALT,
100 Cases LYE and POTASH,
and Complete Stock of CHOICE FAMILY
SUPPLIES, among which may be found
10 Bbls.' COGNAC BRANDY,
30 Bbls. CORN WHISKEY,
100 " RYE WHISKEY,
10 ?' APPLEBRANDY,
!20 " GIN and RUM,
20 ? SHERRY & PORT WINE
200JM. SEGARS, various grades,
150 Boxes TOBACCO,
200 Doz. BUCKETS,
50 Doz. BROOMS,
50 Nests TUBS,
50 Hhds. MOLASSES,
100 Bbls. SYRUP.
All Goods will be sold Very low. Give me a Call.
May 2 tf 19
sfuoi?&ble Clot ii ig!
A. T. GRAY,
229 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia,
Has Received, and is ready to show the public
oice ?took
.OF
blau cL JUblJLY IX?
?2ST FUSTE AND MEDIUM GRADES.
Also, a very well selected asrortment of
EVERY KIND
-OF
Furnishing Goods !
In drawing attention to the above, I desire to assure those who have dealt
with me, ana those who have not, that I will sell as low as any one, and
misrepresent nothing. Every one is invited to examine my Goods before
purchasing elsewhere.
A. T. GRAY,
^Opposite Masonic Hall,
' AUGUSTA, GA.
May 2 2m 19
Fresh. Arrivals
OF
SPRING AND SOMMER MILLINERYrGO ODS
WOU?D BespectiuHvinform the-Ladies of Edgefield that she has just received a
SECOND LARGE LO'T OF SPRING. AND SUMMER MILLINERY GOODS,
coaaiifting in part of
,7'Rich and Elegant PATTERN BONNETS,
Rich and Elegant PATTERN HATS,
And another Lot of those HANDSOME LEGHORN HATS which are so much
called for, and could only be found, when the Season opened, at this Establishment.
SASH RIBBONS of every"kind, and at ven' low prices.
. .. GHJLani JET JEWELRY. Lace C OLL?RS.
t . . Anda few .of those stylish GILT FANS, so very fashionable at present.
Call and examine the Goods to be found in this the Largest Store bf the kind South
o ' Baltimore.
M!RS. LECKIE,
171 BROAD STREET,
UNDER THE AUGUSTA HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Apr 28 _!_2ml8
Gaol s Sicily Lemon Sugar.
?SPENDID Preparation for making
Lemonade. Sold at
G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE.
May_tf 19
Notice.
03^ SATURDAY, the 1st July next,
wo will mako application in tho office
ol' .D.X. Turner, Junge of Probate, for a
Final Discharge ns Administrators on the
Estate of SHADE HOLMES, dee'd. Al i
persons concerned1 will take due notk-e
?nd govern fhems?lves accordingly-.
SHEROD & E. -M. HOLMES,
. ? - ' Ad'ors.
-3i??y31 ?
SALUDA HOUSE.
JMRS. R. B. BOULWARE respectful
ly announces to the Edgeflold public that
she has opened the SALUDA H?USE,
and will use every exertion to please all
who may favor her with their.patronage.
She solicits tho encouragement of her
friends.
.??r Board by the Day, Weak or Month
at as low figures as can possibly be af
forded.
Edgefield. May 80 tt ga
A Woman's Answer to a Man's Ques
tion.
Do you know you have asked far the
costliest thing
Ever made by the hand above ?
A woman's heart and a woman's life
And woman's wonderous love ?
Do you know vou have asked for the
priceless thing,
As a child might ask for a toy ?
Demanding what others have died to win,
With the reckless dash,of a hoy?
You have written my lesson of duty
out
Man-like have you questioned me
Now stand at the bar of my woman's
soul
Until I shall question .thee.
You require your mutton shall always be
hot,
Your socks and your shirts be whole ;
I require your heart to be true as God's
stars,
And as puro as His heaven your soul
You reauire a cook for your mutton and
beef;
I require a far greater thing;
A seamstress you're wanting for socks
and for shirts,
I look for a mau and a king.
A king for tho beautiful world called
home,
And a man that the maker-God
Shall look upon as he did on the tirst,
And say " It is very good,'"
I am fair and young, but the roses will
fade
From my soft young cheek one day
Will you love then 'mid the falling leaves,
i As you did 'mong the gloom of May ?
Is your heart an ocean so strong and
deep,
I may launch my all oh its tide ? .
A loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she is made a bride.
I require all things that are grand and
true,
. All this that a UI??U should be ;
If you give this all, I would stake my
life.
To be all you demand of me.
If you cannot be this-a laundress and
cook
You can hire, and a little to pay ;
But a woman's heart and a woman's life,
Are never won in that way.
BB AYE S AIE.
The year 1781 was a dark and
gloomy one for our forefathers, who
were then struggling for liberty. In
South Carolina affairs were then in a
critical situation. General Greene
made an unsuccessful attack on th3
British post of Ninety-Six, and with
drew his men beyond the Tiger and
Broad Eivers. Lord Rawdon follow
ed him, but'could not draw the pa
triot general into an engagement:
At that period there stood in South
Carolina a plain and unassuming
house ; it was a one-story building,
neatly whitewashed, and surrounded
by a fence. The garden contained
many choice flowers, and the beauti
ful honeysuckle shaded the doors aud
windows. It was the home of Mrs.
Heath, who lived with her two
daughters, while her son George was
in Washington's army, fighting for
freedom.
Kate, the eldest of the daughters,
was a beautiful girl of sixteen sum
mers ; her auburn hair hung in grace
ful curls down to her shoulders, and
her face beamed with kindness, while
her eyes shone like the stars that
light up the azure vault of heaven
One evening, as Kate was standing
at the cottage door, she beheld two
mounted officers approaching. They
were richly dressed, and one of them
she recognized as Lord Rawdon, the
commander of the British forces in
that section of the country. They
rode up to her, and Rawdon leaned
over in his saddle and said, in a kind
voic? :
" "Well, miss, can you let me have
the use of a room for a few minutes?"
" Yes, sir, our house is open' to
you."
" Come, colonel, let' us hurry up
business," said Rawdon, dismounting,
while the colonel did the same, the
latter leading -the horses to the sta
ble.
Lord Rawdon advanced to where
Kate was standing, and said :
" Whose house is this, miss?"
" Mrs. Heath's, sir."
" Ha! her son is in the rebel army,
under Washington, is he 'not?"
Kate trembled at the insult, and
she looked at the Briton with a search
ing glance.
"My brother is no rebel, Lord
Rawdon ; he is fighting for his coun
try.
"I am sorry for that; he is abrave
boy, and would, no doubt, make a
good British soldier," returned Raw
don.
" Lord Rawdon, you insult me, sir.
I would sooner see George die a
felon's death than see him in the
king's army," was the heroic an
swer.
"I see you are a rebel, too, Miss
Heath. But here comes the colonel,"
said Rawdon, as he saw that worthy
coming from the stable.
They entered the house aud went
into a small room to hold a consulta
tion. Kate thought they might have
something important to say, so she
concluded to play the part of eaves
dropper. SJxe told her motfcer of her
intention, who approved of it, and
Kate placed herself in a position to
overhear the Briton's plans.
It was a dangerous undertaking,
and she knew that if she was caught'
in the act of listening she would be
treated as a spy, and perhaps, execu
ted, for Lord Rawdon knew no mer
cy. Sha cautiously approached the.
door and looked through a crevice.
Rawdon arid his colonel were seated
before a small table on which lay
maps. They were examining them
elosely, while Rawdon was explain
ing them to the colonel.
" Here is Greene's camp," said he,
" and here is ours. We must make a
bold strike, and if it be successful,
Greene will be destroyed."
" I don't Bee why it should not
succeed ; do you, my Lord ?"
" No ; if our troops fight as well
as they have heretofore we shall suc
ceed," said Rawdon, his face assu
ming a triumphant expression.
"I shall feel happy when the curs
ed rehu?s are driven away from Caro
lina, and then their rule will be over,"
?aid Colonel Roberts.
" We must crush (Jjeen.e, colonel ;
I do not want to go back to England
and let it be said that I was outgener
aled by a rebel. No, neyer !" ex
claimed Rawdon, rising to his feet.
. " Then, we make the attack at day
break, do we hot ?" asked the colo
nel,
" We do ; have ?your regiment
ready and make your men fight like
demons." . .
" Let us go, now. ButholdjLwhat
is the countersign for the pickets to
night, my Lord?"
"England," answered Lord Raw
don, lowering his voice. . '
Kate listened to the Britons plan
with a wildly throbbing heart, and
she resolved to save the patriot army..
When she heard the countersign she
left the door and busied herself in
her household duties, and soon the
two officers emerged from the room.
" We must go, Miss Heath, but
first let me thank you for your kind
ness," said Rawdon.
" Your thanks are received," an
swered Kate.
The horses were saddled, and the
officers were soon on their way. Kate
watched them till they were out of
?ight, and then she prepared for her
perilous journey. She threw a.shawl
over her head and went to the stable.
Her fleet footed horse neighed as'she
sntered, and she patted him on the
bead and said :
" Well, noble Selim, you must car
ry me safely through to-night, for
if" you do not Greene will be destroy
ed.;'
The animal seemed to understand
ier, for he gave a low whinny.
Our heroine saddled Selim,.led him
?rom the stable, and was soon riding
;owards Greene's camp, tfhich was
;ight miles distant. ? She rode swiftly,
br sh 3 wanted to reach her destination
u time to let her patriot general form
lis men to meet the assault. The
British pickets were four miles distant,
md che would be compelled to pass
?hroiigh their lines; but as she was
low in possession of the countersign
?he did* not fear the result.
Soon Kate saw the picket's bayonet
jleam in the moonlight, and heard
lim cry out : *
"Who goes there ?"
" A friend, with the countersign."
She approached the picket and whis
lered :
"England!"
" All right ; pass on. But stop !'
iried the picket, as he caught aglimpse
?f her face.
Kate stopped her horse, and laid
ier hand on a pistol. The picket ap
?roached and said :
" Is that you, Miss Heath ?"
" It is; Guy," returned Kate, for
he recognized the soldier to be Guy
Fackson, who had often visited their
louse.
" Where are you going to-night,
dissKate?" he asked.
" To see Mrs. Blake ; she is very
ick."
" Just like you, Miss Kate-always
isiting the sick ; you are a minis^er
Qg angel," said the haughty Briton
" Thank you for the compliment,
ruy. But I must be going. Good
ight." And Kate was again on her
>urney, while the picket returned to
is post.
She had to pass four miles yet ere
be would be safe, so she urged on her
teed. Before she had gone a hun
red yards from Guy Jackson, a doz
n mounted Britons rode furiously up'
o the picket, and their leader cried
ut:
" Did any person pass this post a
hort time since ?"
" Yes, sir," was the picket's reply.
" Do you know who it was ?"
" I do ; it was Miss Heath."
" Had she the countersign, sir?"
"She had."
" I fear she is safe. Forward, men !
f she escapes, Greene is saved. A
undred golden guineas and a com
aission to the man who catches Her,"
ried the leader of the band, as they
.ashed after the brave girl, leaving
he picket in a state of bewilderment.
Kate soon' heard the sound of her
mrsuers, and she pushed on faster,
t was a race for life or death. The
british horses were fresh, while hers
iras beginning to show signs of
atigue.
" Forward, Selim ; you must take
ne to Greene's camp," said Kate, to
ier horse.
But her enemies gained upon her,
.nd one of them seemed bent on
latching her, for he was some yards
n advance of his comrades. Kate
leard the ominous tramp of hie horse
ind drew her pistol. Nearer he came
ihtil he was at her side, and then cried
mt :
" Halt, you cursed rebel J"
Those were his last words, for Kate
ired, and the bullet crashed through
lis brain. The others did not stop to
ook at their dead comrade, butpress
sd o i. They neared her again, and
mother trooper received his death
vound. The remainder halted, and
i moment afterward Kate heard the'
American picket cry out ;
"Who goes there?"
" Kate Heath," cried our heroine,
is she dashed throngh the line.
The SDldier had raised his gun, but
when he heard her name it was low
ered, and he answered:
" All right !"
The American camp was reached ;
Kate threw herself from the saddle,
ind placed her faithful horse in charge
rf a soldier.
" Where is Greene's tent ?"
" To the right there where you see
that light," replied the man, pointing
to the place.
She entered the general's tent, and
found him engaged in writing ; he
raised his eyes, then rose tc his feet
and said :
" You come here at a late hour,
Miss Heath."
"Ido, General; you are in dan
ger."
"How isthat?" exclaimed Greene.
The brave girl told her story ; and
the patriot grasped her hand, while
the teajs trickled down his war-worn
cheeks.
" Thank God I you have saved my
army, Miss Heath. I can never repay
you."
" I wantno payment The thought
that I have done my duty, and the
thanks of Nathaniel Greene are worth
more than gold and diamonds," was
the-heroic reply.
" Take ray thanks, my brave girl,
and may the Great Jehovah watch
over and guide you through the
changing scenes of life," responded
Greene.
" And may- He save-my country,
too," added Kate.
tc
" You need rest. Here, alee;
tent to-night, while? I seek.a :
place among my men," said the
hearted Greene. .
" I do not wish to rob you c
:ouch, general."
" You will not. I shall be ei
in forming my troops tb m?et '1
tack;" and General Greene le
tent.'
Kate enj oy eda good'rest that
ind'in the morning "General (
;ame to her, and. joyfully .?xclai;
" Good news ! 'Lord 'Rawdon
full retreat.,, ; W.e.topka prisone
norning who says jon'frus^ratec
plans and saved, the, armyy. God
fouler that good act'! ' But I
eave you now.for.Iamgoi?g to :
Rawdon, and teach ju'm that wi
ight. Whenare youjoing. hom
" In a few minutes, general."
" Good-bye ; and.may you hi
lafe journey," responded Greene
ting her by the 'hand. . Her
vas led forth, and she was.Boon c
vay home, which was reached in
y.
Kate Heath- lived to. see the
losed, and peace and plenty st
heir wings over the land ; and
ong afterwards she was wedde
falter Gordon, who.h?d been a
iel in the American army.
Terrible Tragedy in Ohio,
. The Cleveland, '(Ohio) Lcade
he 29th has the following :
The most horrible murder w
as been perpetrated in nortl
)hi'o, an appropriate crowninghoi
ras perpetrated oh {Saturday a:
eon in Richfield, Summit cou
bout twenty-two miles from
ity. The circumstances are as
3 ws :
A young man named Hunter, w
:ving at hia home in Michigan,
ame acquainted with and enamc
f a young lady named Chloe (
ett, of Richfield. She was at
sventy-two years of age, he twei
ight. He was informed that a .n
iage was impossible, perempto;
rdered to desist fro^a?l, corr'esj.
ence, and to give up whatever ]
sntions he had to Miss Garge
and. This aroused the demon m
080m. He swore that he would hi
er or slay her, and used every me
i his power to execute, his threat.
Last week ho concluded t hat all
eavors to obtaiD herein marrii
rould be useless, and he set ?bout
ike her life. He came to t b is . c
od stopped at the Oity'hotel, whi
e took the stage for Richfield,
aturday. Arriving'at his deatii
on in the afternoon/?ferepaired i
lediately to the house of Mr. Rob<
argett, and asked Avl;c.v'e the dang
sr was. "It makes no differer
here she is," answered the fath
you cannot see her."
411 will see her," said he, " or I
ill all of you."
The father hereupon ordered h"
t leave his premises, and Hunt
rew a revolver and fired, hitting t!
id man in the head.
The old man fell, rendered inseni
le by the wound, and the mothe
ho was standing near by, cried o
i lier daughter :
" He has killed vour father, fl
The daughter ran up stairs and ti
.urderer aimed at the mother, shoo
ig her in the head and causing ii
ant death. The fiend shrieked tin
3 would kill all of them, and rushe
irward toward Ihe staircase whei
ie daughter had disappeared. Th
tdy 8 brother Rodney, here grapple
tm, and a violent struggle ensuec
i a minute the bboorthirsty ma
.iump. -d. He leaped forth froi
ie clutches of the brother, and ra:
ng his revolver, fired at him a she
lat put him beyond the power of ir
>rfering. Rodney rushed into th
ireet, frantic from his wound, fillin,
ie air with shrieks and screams, th
fe blood trickling from his wound.
In the. meantime, the daughtei
earing the report of. the pistol, an<
?eing ner brother stagger througl
ae streets, leaped from a second
tory window into . the street an<
Dught refuge in a neighboring house
LU old lady in whoso house she en
ered, secreted her in a cellar, anc
ben returned to her front door jus
a time to meet the bloody murderei
n the threshold. He demanded ad
aission and was refused. The brav<
roman stood before her door, barring
he passage way, and stoutly refusing
im admittance. He here again de
lared his purpose tor kill the younj
roman, mingling his threats with the
aost unseemly oaths, and saying thal
he should either wed him or die.
It became evident now that Hun
er's plan was to assume insanity^ and
ie at once began to play this part as
, closing 6cene in the dire tragedy.
L mother lay dead bathed in her
ilood, a father was mortally wuun
[ed, a son was rendered wild and in
ane from a shot, and the author of
,11 this crime now began to enact the
ole of a madman. With the seven
footer in his hand, four barrels load
id, he mingled with the excited
hrong, calling himself a murderer,
>nd extending his blood-stained hand
o all he met. If Shake hands with
ne," said he ; " see how it seems to
hake the hand of a murderer." ' 111
V&.8 determined to killormarry her."
'If you don't shake hapds with me
i'll shootyou." " Hurrah for a mur
lerer." With these and other cries, he
staggered about the streets, compell
ng every one to Bhake hands with,
lim, and finally-wandered back to the
muse where lay the dead mother and
;he wounded father.
Here, in front of Mr. Garnett's
?ous?, a man from the crowd slipped
jehind the murderer and threw him
;o the ground. An instant later he
vas bound, the revolver wrenched
xomhis-hand, and all power of doing
aarm taken from him.
The excitement existing among
the crowd was intense, and a strong
apposition was manifested to hang
the* murderer at once without trial.
The friends of law and ' order, how
ever, prevailed, and Hunter wa3 pla
ced in confinement to await a judg
ment for his crime. The doctor ar
rived yesterday' during the forenoon.
The fate of the son depends more
upon his, own cOn^uptihan anything
calm, he will probably, recover. The
father bas a bullet in bis brain, and
may live some days, though, there ia
every probabilty that the shadows of
death will thicken about bim before
Jong. "|j
Hunter was taken to Akron to be
confined in jail. On the way he con
verted freely with his guardians, sta
ting that he did wrong to shoot the
father and mother, and only intended
to-kill the daughter.
^ The family of Mr. Gargett had re
sided for many years in West Rich
field, where the crime was perpetra
ted. They had amassed quite a
fortune, arid lived content, enjoying
the esteem of all their neighbors, who
now mourn the loss death has made
among them. Hunter was of Michi
gan, and says he, is of a highly re
spectable family. " ..
Govern or Scott's Wealth.
The New York Herald, of Monday
last, contains a long account of an
interview between one of its repor
ters and Governor Scott, in Columbia.
The bulk of the conversation related
to the Taxpayers' Convention and the
Ku-Klux. On these subjects our read
ers,., are already familiar with the
Sovemor's views.. The interview clos
ed as follows:
"Governor,I hear it stated that
poa are a-millionaire, ?nd have made
in immense amount of money out of
four position. Is that BO ?"
" In answering that question I will i j
lay this, that I have never regarded | j
t as good policy for any man to make
i public, declaration of ' his poverty,
is veiy frequently a- large portion of 3
i man s capital is his reputation as the .
possessor of wealth. Therefore if I
?vere to admit the fact that I was a
nillionaire, it would give me a much
setter standing than if I were to tell
;he simple truth. The fact is, when I
mtered the army my property, which
ivas in Ohio, consisted mostly of wild,
inactivated lands. The money-1 re
ceived from various sources during j
;he war was from time to time so in- (
rested. These lands have since ap
sreciated in valuo perhaps four or
ive times, and are worth to-day over.
>NE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
In addition a portion of the town
)f Napoleon, Onio, is built on my
)roperty, which is also rapidly en
lancing in price, besides affording me
in income. Thia income I have in
rested in South Carolina. In fact,
lefore I was nominated as Governor
'. had invested all my surplus means,
ind borrowed additional money, which
! invested in the stocks and bonds of
he State to the amount of nearly one
?undred thousand dollars, purchasing
he bonds at from twenty-seven to
orty-two cents on the dollar. In
.871 found myself the owner of per
laps one hundred- and ten thousand
lollara worth of State stocks and
londs. Some of those bonds were
old at advanced rates to return the
oans on .which I had made the origi
tal purchase. Of course their appre
iation under my administration has
nade a considerable increase in their
ralue. To-day, if my property in
South Carolina, real and personal,
vere sold at the best prevailing rate,
I SHOULD HAVE, SAY $70,000.
The stories of my immense wealth are
imply fabrications by those who have
io means of knowing of what my
)Ossessious consist.
*?. To your knowledge has your name |
?ver been mentior?d by the colored
jeople in connexion with the Presi
lency or Vice-Presidency ?"
" I dont know that I would be jus
tified in answering in the negative,
mt the suggestions have come from
)ersons of no importance and are
nerely the result of person al feelings."
"AVhat are your views with reier
mce to the finances of the State ?"
" I regard them in ashealthy a con
lition as any State in the Union. Our
lebt is amere bagatelle-only eight
nillions and odd dollars. The tax
Dayers have pledged themselves anew
io its redemption, the taxes are being
jromptly paid, and expenses will be
greatly reduced. The July interest
viii be promptly met as soon as it falls
lue. I therefore consider that unless
sad and vicious men combine to de
lroy their own State, South Carolina
me day-, and that not a distant pne,
?viii hold as-high a position as she has
?ver enjoyed- . Ifo man in South Car
anna can wore fervently pray and
?rorie for that consummation than wy
?lf."
West Point asd Polygamy.
During one of its violent paroxysms
af pretend"1 virtue, the Republican
party, in a solemn d?claration of prin
aiples, (?) denounced slavery and
polygamy as twin relied of barbarism.
They made war upon one, but have,
been most merciful in toleration of
the other, because its agitation might
bring to light some inconvenient rev
?lations nearer home, But the Pres
sent has just shown his appreciation
o? the " peculiar institution" which
sxists in Utah, by nominating the son
Df Brigham Young as one of the ten
aadets within his gift, at West Point,
while *he orphaned children of thou
sands of soldiere, who sacrificed their
lives from a sense of patriotic duty,
ire struggling for subsistence, and
their wijiowe4 mothers pining in pen
ury. The general who commanded
their husbands and fathers passes
them by with indifference to seek out
for his special favor the progeny of
one who raised a rebellion ; wno inso
lently defies the laws, and \vhose name
over-'the civilized world is a reproach
to the Repub.ic 1
And this is the same President who,
a. few nights ago, figured so conspicu
ously at the Young Men's Christian
Association ; who received an ovation
organized by the speculating " Chris
tian soldier," General Howard, and
bia Secretary of the Interior, Mr.
Delano, and who Mr. Stuart, of Phil
adelphia, prayed might "long reign
over" this "free nation." What will
Brigham Young say when he reads
those saintly proceedings, after re
ceiving the commission to West Point
for one of his multitudinous offspring.
-Washington Patriot.
TC The Queen of Holland ia said to do
all hwpwh dishwashing.
toe Narrow Guage Railroad.
EISTOEY OF THE INITIAL NARROW
GAUGE ROAD IN WALE8.
[Engliih Cor. Philadelphia Presa.] j e
FESTINIOG, North Wales, May ll lc
Wales,' not to be behind the rest of Ie
the word, boasts its seven wonders, Ia
but one of the most wonderful things ja
which it contains is not included in I c
the number ; I mean the Festini og a
Railway. j I
This little line has attracted visi- js
tors from almost all parts of the bab-1 n
itable globe. " Wise mea from the j ?
East"-r-Russian counts, Egyptian J ^
beys, Anglo-Indian engineers, Nor-11
wegians, Prussians, Austrians, Freneh, j c
Spaniards, Italians-have been to see j t<
and criticise, the miniature iron road, j pi
New World visitors, too, . from the il
Staten the West Indies, the Brazils, 1
have crossed the Atlantic and made I g
their way to the Welsh hills, to in- n
spect the "Tom Thumb" Railway, tl
as it has been called. Scarcely a j p
week passes but some authorized fi
commission or some unauthorized d
self-appointed inquisitor puts-in an ri
appearance, and Mr. Spooner, the tl
very courteous engineer and manager r?
of the line, must sometimes begin 01
to wonder whether he is secretary or J di
showman. Ile
Having just paid a visit to Festi- b<
n?gandhad a-full opportunity of j li]
examining the line, I have thought I rc
that a. brief description of it and a ai
few remarks upon some points which O
it brings up for consideration would tn
aot.be uninteresting to your readers, j Iii
If the Festiniog Railway were it
nerely a curiosity I should need to di
ipologize for proposing to trouble you - rc
with anything on thesubject, for you ai
lave .curiosities of your own in abun- sn
lance, both natural and artificial, hu- nt
nan and mechanical. But the Fes-1 P?
iniog Railway is more than a curios- j ar
ty ; it is a practical illustration of a di
nost important principle in railway til
?on8truction. It is a fact-worth al
nore than a thousand theories-which sii
lemonstrate's that the railways of the as
uture need not be the costly and bf- Tl
;en unremunerative works which they m
lave been in the past; a fact which, Iii
[ believe, is to. bring about a r?volu- in
ion in railway matters and all that j 1
ippertains thereto. ; . j gi
Any such fact, I judge, will be pf | ea
lupreme interest in ? country with an
rast expanses of territory.still unpeo- fa:
)led, vast resources still undeveloped; bj
erritory which must be peopled, re- pe
lources which must be developed or
nainly through the agencies of rail- J ca
vays, originally the outcome of civ- ca
lization, the offspring pf that ever- nc
xuitful parent, Necessity, have now th
jecome the very pioneers of ci viii- ac
sation, th? great plough-shares which j ca
men up the virgin, lands that man-1 is
and may rejoice in the harvests of tn
rarious kinds which they are waiting cu
,0 produce. Like the outstretching A:
)ranches of a tree, railways, wherev- ra
jr they spread themselves abroad, er
:arry with them seeds like to those th
rom which they sprang, and thus wi
jopulation, industry, and ' commerce pc
ire made to cover the earth. en
To ordinary visitors the Festiniog w<
Railway begins at Portemadoc (which co
s situated at the northeast corner of on
Cardigan Bay), and runs thence ti en
Dinas and Duffros, villages situated wi
jetween Moel Wyn and Manod, th
wo slate-bearing mountains in the gr
Festiniog district. More properly op
?peaking, however, the railway com- P<
nences in the mountains, and ends ra
it Portemadoc, for its primary object wi
?vas to.earry the slates from trie quar- th
:ies \yhich abound in the Festiniog bl
iistrict down to Portemadoc, whence j er
;hey are shipped to the various mar- jo
lets. This still forms the greatest
Dart of the traffic on the line, al- hi
ihough a larg i passenger traffic has rc
jeen developed during the last eight on
rears. th
The line, which, is a single one, was gi
jrigi nally constructed in 1832 as ? bi
lorse tram way K and. was made of a ra
lominally two-feet gauge, the exact fe
jauge being half an inch less than m
;hat. E'' " years ago Mr. Spooner tu
resolver1 J. the bold experiment of 7c
;onve- ung it. into a locomotive pas
senger railway, retaining the old way, Jjj
ind thus setting at defi?nce the pre- bi
conceived theories of engineers as to gc
the width of gauge necessary for a cn
lina over which steam engines should j?e
run. 1 Years before that the great ti
"battle of tho'ganges" had been "
fought in the country, and four feet" cc
eight and a half inches had been 0i
?dopted as the " standard" gauge- f W
the narrowest which was at all con- tc
?istent with the requirements of rail- cc
way traffic. Even that was regarded Zi
by some as too narrow, and lines of cc
seven-feet gauge were laid . down at tr
enormous expense, for the sake of j w
3ome fancied advantages, which nev- in
er resulted. Had any one ventured si:
to hint that a large traffic-equal to rc\
any which was then contemplated- I tl
might be conducted on a line of two- j tl"
feet gauge, 1$ would have been scout- j b?
ed as a madman. Facts, however, a>:
are stubborn things, and not easily al
convicts i of lunacy. A large traffic, lev.
both passenger and goods, is conduc- of
ted on a two-feet gauge j and, thoueh ar
I am not going to say that such a th
gauge is suitable for universal or even m
general adoption, the .festiniog rex
p?riment has made it clear to all but w
the most pig-headed that a much nar- t']
rower gauge than that generally .y,?
adopted is amply sufficient for the p(
accommodation of all ordinary traffic, ta
and may be constructed and' worked hi
at far leas pqs? than the " standarcT' \ 4(
Bauge- . v ?6c
Let us then take a trip along the ?(
interesting little railway, ana see ce
what it is and what it does. ?rriv- jim
ed at Portemadoc Station, we find the f0
train in waiting-a train which looks \vr
almost like a child's toy, so. diminu- ei
tive is it compared with what we are r,(
accustomed to seo. One mi gilt near
ly sit astride the engine,: and: the car- ?
ri age s look as though a push would
set them going. The passenger caj- K
riages are of two kinojB" ; in, those pf I ^
the oldest make the seats are arrang- V(
ed lengthwise, the passengers sitting L
back tO; ba?k. as ir? an Irish jaunting- ^
car.; in those of more recent build the ' 1!,
seats are placed crosswise, aa in ordi
nary railway carriages, and accom
modate three passenger* to each seat; L
>r twelve to a carriage ; for summer
;ourista there are opeo carriages, with
engthwise seats and awnings over
lead ; and for the quarrymen, large
lumbers of whom go up. the line ev
try Monday morning and return ev
try Saturday, there are low, open
ars, without, coverings, which each
arry a dozen workmen. The carri
fe-floora being raised very little
ove the ground level, there is no
teed for. platforms at the stations
nd one step lands us in the carriage
jeaving Portemadoc, we pass along a
traight and nearly level embank
ment, almost a mile in length, which
arries the line over Traeth Mawr, or
he estuary of the Beddgelart river,
'his being crossed we immediately
om menee our ascent into the moun
lin country, the line from this point
?sing the whole way until it reaches
a terminus ; the gradients vary from
in 60.68'to 1 in 186-the average
radient b?ing 1 in 92 for 12 1-4
liles. We can hardly help crediting
ie little engine with a conscious
luck and determination'as it man
illy climbs these steep- inclines, and
raws after it its long train of car
ages and wagons. The line runs
irough the most enchanting and
?nantie scenery, and at times in
ir upward journey we look straight
9wn into the beautiful, fertile val
ly below, three or four hundred feet
jneath us, and along it to the spark
ng sea beyond, while thu rugged
icks rise high on the other hand,
id we gaze up to the mountain tops
u we go, along our winding way,
irning and twisting, as the engine.
Ice a thing of life, seems to choose
s mountain path with the nicest
scrimination. At times the curves
mild which we sweep are so small
id follow each other in such rapid
recession that neither the engine
)r the brake van can bo seen by a
issenger in the middle of the train,
id the train itself will be on three
fFerent curves at once; at other
mes the line takes a wide sweep
or.g the side of a great natural ba
ff, almost- doubling back upon itself
it seeks its way to higher ground.
ie curves, indeed, form one of the
ost marvellous features of this little
ie. The railway is nearly all curves;
some cases they are not more than
3-4 chains in radius, yet trains
ide round them with the utmost
se, clinging to the mountain 6ides
id following their outlines with un
tiing fidelity. Part of the journey
' the invitation of Mr. Spooner, we
riorm on a log of timber, some 50
60 feet in length ; this affords us
pital opportunity of judging of the
pabilities of the line, and we are
i less surprised than pleased to find
at we pass over the line as steadily
id smoothly as in most first-class
rriages on ordinary lines. The log
carried on a couple of " bogie"
ticks, and ita passage over the sharp
rves is absolutely imperceptible,
s we approach the hpper end of the
ilway we 6ee, on eithep hand, sev
al branches running high up into
e mountains to the quarries, from
dich the slates are conveyed to the
?rt below. On all these, the gradi
ts being very steep, the traffic is
rked by gravity, the loaded trucks
ming down to the quarry termini
i the main line and drawing the
ipty trucks up by means of large
?ndlasses. The return journey down
emain line is also performed by
avity. Taking our seat in a little
ten car we make a rapid descent to
>rtemadoc, spinning along at the
te of about thirty miles an hour
ithout either traction or propulsion,
un serving to show us very forci
y the gradients with which tha
igine haa to contend on the upward
urney.
For its whole course the line, as will
ive been gathered, runs through *a
icky country, yet, owing to the sharp
i rves which have been available
rough the use of the very narrow
luge, cutting, tunnelling, Sec., have
;en avoided in a very remarkable
anner. The greatest cutting is 27
et, the greatest filling or embank
ent GO feet, and there are only two
innek in the 12 \-$ miles, one ol'
VI yards and the other of 60 yards.
The amount of work done by this
ttle. line is astonishing. In 1S69
itween 8,000 and 10,000 tons ot
jods and minerals per mile passed
rer it, and from 8,0u0. to 9,000 pas
hgers per mile, a traffic equal to
lat on some of our most flourishing
standard" gauge lines. Seven lo
imotives 'are employed, including
ie " Farlie" engine, " The Little
ronder," of which I shall have more
say hereafter, and the rolling stock
insists of 14 passenger carriages,
I quarrymen's carriages, 40 goods,
?al, and lime trucks, and 852 slate
ucks. The slate traffic renders'the
orking expenses exceptionally high,
asmuch as the company- have to
ipply and keen, in, repair two-thirds
ore yo]l}na stock of slat? wagons
ian if the slate companies delivered
teif produce at the upper terminus,
jsides the cost of oil and grease and
iditional stuff for the same ; then,
1 the slate wagons have io run
npty one way over the whole length
the lin,e,. Notwithstanding this
\4 Gther drawbacks, and the fact
tat the rates are the same as on
ost other lines, th? working ex
;nses of the line contrast favorably
ith.those of other companies. On
ie London and - Northwestern Pail
ay the per oeqtaga of working ex
iUsea ta gross receipts is 47.84; on
ie Great Hestern, 48.616; on the
Metropolitan, 54 ; on the East Indian,
5.4 ; on the Great Indian Peninsula,
1.2 ; on the Bombay andr Baroda,
).-7. On the Featiniog line the per
mtage is 44,5, an,a if allowance were
ade, on the most moderate scale,
r the exceptional, cirnomstauoes to
bich I have referred, the working
:penses wonld not be more than SI
ir sent, of the gross receipts.
I was somewhat anxious to know
hat had been the effect of the rail
ay upon the cmarries and the port,
id was scarcely surprised to learn
.at both h'ad been developed in a
sry rapid manner, Portemadoc,
pm being a little coast-village, with
\ ocoaaiona^ vessel in its bay, has ,.
3cqme a thriving port, with numer- *
is wharves and many ships,
?'lt's the slates/' say some of the
darry proprietors, "thathave been
the making of the- railway." They
forget that there, are two aides to the
question, and that it may be said with
?S much propriety, "lt's the rail
way that has been the making j of
the trade and of the port." So will
it always be.
I fear that my letter has been un
duly long, but I will promise that
my next, in which I want to read one
of the lessons taught by this little
railway, shall not be so lengthy.
HANCOCK FOE . PRESIDENT.-Tho
Metropolitan Record has no doubt
that the Vallandigham Dayton speech
will have the effect of reuniting all
classes of the Democracy, North and
South, in solid, unbroken column.
A Pennsylvania letter says :, Eve
rybody here is in favor of Hancock
for President. Pennsylvania is eure
for Hancock in the Democratic Nation
al Convention. Gen. Coulter stands
best for the ' Gubernatorial nomina
tion next Fall, although Gen. Cass
has many friends. Pennsylvania will
snter the Gubernatorial and Pre?
leutial campaigns next year with
military men in front, and not .in the
rear, as formerly. Judge Black was
1?re to-day, arid I interviewed him.
Ee is Hancock all over ; just the man,
ie says; for the Presidential chair. The
inion of the old and young Democra
?y on Hancock is a marvellous 'sign,
?udg? Black seemed enlivened by the
inivers&l spirit pervadingin favor of
Pennsylvania's favorite son. Young
Clancy Jones goes for Hancock; Sen
iors Pelriken and Deehert go for
?ancock ; -Sam Randall goes for Han
ock ; Harry R. CoggshaJl, Chairman
Jhiladelphia delegation, goes for Han- '
ock. They all go for Hancock. Han
ock all round, with few' exceptions.
?he whole State ticket is thought ta
ie sure for the Democracy under the
lunner of Hancock for President.
El ead! Read!
.The place to find something PURE
nd GENUINE in the' way of
! H ? ii PA (J NE WINES and
'RANDIES, is at the Drug Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
If you wish PURE.COGNAC
?RANDY for Medical purposes, go to
MARKERT & CLISBYS. .
If you wan: a PURE ARTICLE of
HE RR Y or MADEIRA WINE, go
)
MARKERT & CLISBY'S.
If you desire a good article of
?LD JAMAICA RUM or HOLLAND
rIN call at the Drug Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
We will also state that we have a
JW gallons of that GOOD OLD RYE
nd CORN still on hand.
MARKERT & CLISBY.
If you wish a superior article of
HERRY for Cooking purposee, very
lieap, call at the Drug Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
To gentleman who indulge in the
ixury of Chewing and Smoking, we
?spectfully announce, (and do so
Dncientiously.) that we have, and
re determined to keep on hand, the
?EST brands of Chewing and Sinok
lg TOBACCO and SEGARS.
MARKERT & CLISBY.
Mar 15 tf 12
. M. NEBLETT. I W. H. GOOUBICH
^ Ott Oil Grill
MAOTFACTOEY.
rHE Undersigned respectfully an
nounce to the people of Edgefield
ad adjoining Counties, that they sre still
agaged in tko manufacture of
Cotton Gins,
if tho well known and highly approved
iGLESBY PATTERN.
MR. NEBLETT, who has fourteen
ears' practical experience in making
ixcso GINS, will give his personal attcn
ion to thc business, and we feel confi
ent ot giving entire satisfaction to those
ivoring us with their orders.
EVERY GIN WARRANTED.
Old Gins RENOVATED or REPAIR
?D in the best manner.
N??L?TT & GOOURICB,
At Goodrich's Machine Works.
;29*Capt. LEWIS JONES, of Edge -
ield, is our authorized Agent, and all Gr
iers received by him will meet with
>rompt attention.
#May2 5m IS
I. PAHKEB. . B. H. TEAOC*.
PARKER & TEAGUE,
DENTISTS,
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
Or wee next to Masonic Hall on West lido.
Mar 15 .6m 12
JOHN BA?SKETT,
Uioruey and Counselor at Law?
COLUMBIA, S. C.,
WILL Preetioe In Edgefield, Lexington,
?arnwel! ?ind Richland.
Columbia, Mar 8 -ly ll
Peas! Peas
100
BUSHELS PEAS-Speckled,
TUne'and Rod Rippor-now in Store, and
or sale at $1,40 per busboL
R? 0. SAMS.
May?!_ tf 28
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A A YOUNG MAN ah a Salesman in
i\. a First Class Clothing and'Furnisk
ng Goods House. Must1, come well re
commended, and able to influence a good
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' Augusta, Ga.
23 . lm 22
Patent Medicines.
rjST Received a large and froeh as
sort men 1; of PATENT MEDICINES
f all kinds.
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May 24 _ tf -22
Cleansing Fluid.
rHE Best Preparation in use for takir g
out all kinds of Grease Spots.
G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE.
Apr 26 _ tf 18
Strayed
FROM mv place near Edgefield C. H.,
a WH?TE OX, with black spptaon
kim. A liberal reward will be poid for
ils delivery, pr any information of him
viii be glaaly received
J. A. DOZIER.
June 7 lt 24