Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GETTING TO THE POINT. (First attempt.) "Miss Lello, I'vo bought the nicest little COttngC? The snuggest aook, just big enough for two ; Hut ere I fit it up I'll like to ask you If you?if you? I moan if you would paper, pink or blue: (ftecoud attempt.) "I really think I'm getting rather ancient? Was twenty-eight upon the first of May? Se I've resolved, that is, if you will help me; To find?to find? Something to keep my hair from turning gray. (Third attempt.) "What would you say if 1?if I should tell you That there is no one half so doar to me In all the wide, wide world, e'en in Ilcavcn As is?as is In these hot days, as is first-class iced tea. (Last attempt.) "About this oak and vine affair, I'm thinking I'd really like the vine?110, oak to act. Provided some sweet girl, or yon for instance, Would net?would act? A She?"The vine?" lie?"J'/int'* it /" .She?"I'd try." lie?"In fact." Sbo? "In fact." 'I'll k Nkxt U.vitkh Statks Senate.? Republicans, 3'J ; Democrats 33, :tit<l iudcpendent Republicans 1. On the meeting of ?? ' the Senate in October llicro will be three vacancies?one front South Carolina, caused by the retirement of Senator Robertson, and two from Louisiana, one being the vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator West and the other being known as the Pinchhack vacancy, which has existed for fouler five years past. The applicants for the South Carolina vacancyarc David T. Corbiu, Republican, and M. (J. Rutler, Democrat. The applicants for the two Louisiana vacancies arc William Pitt Kellogg, Republican, an<l .1. R. Lustis and James Lewis, Democrats. In view of the overthrow of the Republican government, in a party sense, in those States, it is safe to predict that all these vacancies will ho filled by Democrats. This would give tlic Democrats thirty-six members in the Senate. Should the seat of the Republican Senator from Indiana become vacant, his place would be filled by a Democrat, probably by Yoorhccs or Hendricks, when the Senate would stand, counting David Davis with the lb-publicans?Republicans, R!< ; Democrats, !>7. A lew casualties occurring among the Republican Senators from Alabama, Arkansas, l-'lorida, Mississippi, South Carolina and several other States, would result in giving the Senate to the Democrats by a fair majority.? That they will have such a majority in the Senate after March 187!', is almost certain. There is at least one advantage in a pretty even division of either House of Congress, and that is in the more punctual attendance of mumbers aud their closer attention to public business.? Wash. 8tar. ? -.# ? A Family Reunion.?On Tuesday, the 21st instant, Mrs. Rachel MeMaster cele.1 ? .V * ?? union of her descendants was held in honor t\\o neon! Tlmru worn nrnunul v^unnlv v~" ? ^ v?v...- .^..?....j persons in different degress of kindred, thirteen living descendants being absent.? They represented the well known and honored names of McMastcr, Elliott, Thoiupson, Ruff, RosWorough and Cummiugs.? Mrs McMaatcr's original family consisted of ten children, liro of whom arc living? Dr. J. It. .MeMaster, Colonel 1<\ W. MeMaster, Mr. (J. II. McMastcr, Mr. It. N. McMastor and Mrs. (). It. Thompson. She has forty-four grand-children, twelve great grand-children, seven ehildren-in-law, three grniid-childrcn-in-law and twelve step grand -children?a total of eighty-eight. Mrs. McMastcr still preserves great vitality, aud we trust her life will be spared for years to couie, in this community of which she has so long been a beloved and valuable uiuuiber.? n insboro' 1Yrirs and I bra hi. The European correspondent of the New York Times, writes from the front that there never was anything more silly than this elevation of Russiau over Turkish courage.? Man for uian the Turk is a better soldier aud a more moral citizen than the Russian. Every traveler knows it. The educated Russians are fine fellows, manly, polite, worthy of the highest respect and consideration; but two-thirds of Russia is still in a state ol barbarism, and the rank and file of Turkey are superior in education, in thought and feeling, to the rank and file of Russia. The question of religion is very different to what is usually thought among the general public of America. Russian Christianity is 11*1 the ?_ Christianity of the United States; it is a **?- .. ChusXia^uiaLuf Minarstitiou., t?f ceremony, of Persecution ; and the Christianity oPJ^crVu aud Rulgariu is the darkness of error and doubt, comnared even with the vni,n< m._ 1 ^ certain light of the mystic Russian Church. A Monstku Snakk.?Iutelligencc was receive J k? rc yesterday, from u reliable | source, to the effect that a monster snake was killed near a place called Beasly Hole, a short distance from Burgaw, Bonder County, on Thursday last, i I is snakeship is supposed to be a species ?f the anaeoudcr, being about thirty feet in length and larger around the middle than a man's body. When disoovored and killed ho was in the act of swallowing a yearling deer, about onehalf of which hud disappeared in his capacious mouth. This, wo acknowledge, is a prodigious siakc story for these parts, but stranger tilings havw happened, and Mr. ; I. JI. Urowiif li4gist.ar.afiiiu>ilii, in Lii-.n- J der, who brings the news, though he did < not sec the snake, seems to have no doubt 1 of its correctness.? Wilmington Star. 1 ? ? . ? I "What arc you doing?kicking the old j clock all to pieces V exclaimed a Chicago wife. "Blamed if I'm goiug to Lave any- ( thing around me that strikes!" yelled the i man, as he gave it a final lift into the street, j ? i sea li ! !! m mm n.f i ? i . M wma^am A GKEAT DEED OF ABM8. J PICKETT'S CHARGE AT UKTTYH1?uA<J AND gt TIIE CAUSES Of ITS FRU ITUKS^NESS. ai The assaulting column roally consisted of a< rickott'8 Division?two bridgos in front, 01 and one in tlie second lino as a support? d; witli Wilcox in the rear of its right to pro- sj tcct that flank; while llcth's Division moved forward on Pickett's left in echelon, s' or with the alignment so imperfect ami ' droopiug on the left us to appear in echelon, 1" with Lane's and Scales' Brigades in 11 its right, and its left without reserve orsupport, ami entirely exposed. Thus the col- f*r umn moved forward. It i.s needless to say ? ivnril Ju?rr? fit* flic liprnie eniidnet of l'iek. Sf ett's Division ; that charge has already passed into history as "one of the world's r< great deeds of arms." While, doubtless, 1} many brave men of other commands reached 8( the crest of the heights, this was the only rorganized body that entered the works of 0 the enemy. Much can be said in excuse t? for the failure of the other commands to t' fulfill the task assigned them. As a gene u ral rule, the peculiarly rough and wooded character of the country in which our aruiy k was accustomed to operate, and which in " some respects was unfavorable for the ma- tl nauivrcs of large armies, was of decided tl advantage to us ; for, in moving upon the ft enemy through bodies of woods, or in?a o broken, rolling country, not onlv^wasthe. ^tl enemy at a loss how to estimate our >c strength, but our own men were not iun- ti pressed with that sense of insecurity \yhich w must liavo resulted from a thorough knowledge of their own weakness. It was different here. The charge was ' made down a gentle slope, and then up to the enemy's lines, a distance of over half a mile, denuded of forests, and in full sight of the enemy, and in perfect range of .their artillery. These combined causes produced their natural effect upon Pcttigrew's Division and the brigades supporting it, causing them to falter, and finally retire.? Then Pickett's Division, continuing the charge without supports, and in the sight of the enemy, was not so formidable or effective as it would have been had trees or hills prevented the enemy from so correctly estimating the strength of the attacking column, and our own troops from experi^ cueing that seme of weakness which the known absence of support necessarily produced. In spite of all this, it steadily and gallantly advanced to its allotted task. As the three brigades under Garnet, Armistead ami Kemper approach tlie enemy's lines, u ^ most tcrrilic tire el' artillery and small arms ^ is coucentratcd upon them ; but they swerve not?there is no faltering : steadily moving forward, they rapidly reduce tho'intervening space, and close with their adversaries; leaping the breastworks, they drive back the enemy, and plant their standards on the cap turcd gnus, amid shouts of victory?dearly won and short-lived victory. No more could be exacted or expected of those men of bravo hearts and nerves of steel; but where are the supports to reap j the benefit of their heroic efforts, and gath-1 Si* thu ft uiL? of n v\uluiT ?u urfli* . Was that but a forlorn hope, on whose sue-; cess, nut only in penetrating the enemy's : (j lines, but in maintaining its hold against their combined and united efforts to dislodge it. at: entire army was to wu& in rjuiet observation? Was it designed to throw these few brigades?originally, at the most, but two divisions?upon the fortified stronghold cd' the enemy, while, full half a mile away, seven-eights ol the army iu breathless suspense, in ardent admiration and fearful anxiety, watched but moved not? I maintain that such was not the design of the commanding general. Had the 1 veteran divisions of llood and McLiws been moved forward, as was planned, in KUDDort of those of J'ickett :inil Pelthn-cw i i r>* ~ " i not only would the latter division, in all probability, have gained the enemy's works, as ditl that of l'ickctt, but iliuse two have been enabled, with the aid of Hood and Me Laws, to resist all efforts of the one- v my to dislodge them. The enemy closing in on Pickett's brigades, concentrating upon that small band of heroes the lire of every gun that could be brought to hear upon them, soon disintegrated and overpowered them. Such as wore not killed, disabled and made captive, fell back to our lines. It appears that (lencral Longstrecf deemed ii necessary to defend bis right Hank *' and rear with the divisions of McLaws and Hood. These divisions, as before stated, constituted all of the Confederate line holJ by Lougstrect's troops, and it is not apparl ent how they were necessary to defend hid! f flank and rear. The nearest infantry I'orca of the enemy to our right occupied the hills a ?Round Top and Little Round Top?nmj to lnrjjL-l threatened our flank and rear consisted ofa few brigades ol cavalry, so posted as to protect the enemy's left. It is not my purpose here to undertake to establish the wisdom i of an attack on the enemy's position on the third day, which (icnernl Lougstroot cont?nd> was opposed by his judgment, and of which ho says he would have stayed the execution, had lie felt that lie had the privi- * lege to do so ; nor do 1 propose to discuss I the necessities of hit no.-ition. Which lie run. resents to have been such as to forbid the ai employment of Mcliuws' and Hood's Divisions in the attack; neither do 1 seek any (j other than a just, explanation of the cause of our failure at the time; but w?!l recallin y iny surprise and disappointment when it I. was ascertained that only I'icketl's Division / and the troops from Hill's corps bud takeuj" uai'kiu the movement. uuil with pysitjyc,. list met impressions as :o tlio oceuTTPnct related, I deem it proper to record them for JQ ronfimiation or refutation, as the undisputed facts of the case ami tbo testimony of others nay determine. After the assault on the enemy's Worki ^ >n the ihl of ) uly, there was no serious fighttig at Gettysburg. 'I'he liii passed in comjarativc <|uiot. Neither uruiy evinced any isposition to assail the other. Notwithanding tho brilliant achievements of Ewell L: id IIill on tho first day, and tho decided th lvantagc gained by Longstrect on the secid, tho failure of tho operations of the third hu ly, involving, as thoy did, but two divi- th ons of tho army, deprived u* of the pros- an go of our previous successes, nod gave a W ladow of right to our adversary's claim of fai aving gained a victory. Their oxultation, tei owearcr, sliould bo tempered with modern- gi( on, when wc-cousi^IeL that, after one day pi f absolute quiet, the Confederates withdrew \V om their front without serious molestation, wi nd with bridges swept away, and an iinpas- in tblc river in rear, stood in au attitude of th rtiancc until their line of retreat could be or Jndercd practicable, after which they safe- sc rfceerossed into Virginia. Then, again, so th u\ous was the loss visited upon the Fcdc- E iM in the engagements of the first and sec- th nmdays, and so near success was the effort af > sifprm their position on the third day, he lint they were themselves undecided as to le hither they should stand or retreat. Iu th is^ussing several councils or conferences Si eld by Geueral Meade with his corps com- tli landers, General Sickles testiGed, before ar lie coinmittco on the conduct of the war, ar hat the reason the Confederates were not ly illowed up was on account of differences of in pinion whether or not the Federals should at leuisclvcs retreat, as **it was by no means tli Icar, in the judgment of the corps com- n< landers, or of the General in command, cr 'bother they hail won or not." st hi A Chance for Immigrants.?Col. D. to Vyatt Aiken writes to the Charleston Zti- (J mj that lie has 500 acres of farm land that w e is willing to sell to immigrants for a fair w rice and on a long credit, say eight years, hi t is situated near Cokesbury, on the Green* jc ille and Columbia llailroad, and contains igh and low lands, wood land, water, 150 crcs under cultivation, several bouses, barns in nd stables; several white farmers are living vsi i the neighborhood, and lie proposes to di- tv ide this land into small farms, lie will p; Iso sow twelve acres with wheat, so the im- in ligrants can already reap something by the st of January. Col. Aiken will sell this md for 810 per acre, one-fifth to be paid ai n the 1st of January, and the balance in as iglit annual payments, with seven percent, iterest. Immigrants desiring to procure . . ny of this land may apply to Mr. F. Mel- 11 hers, editor Zfitumj, Charleston, S, C. rL 30METHI Li EW STORE AT T JAMES H. ["_? AVISO purchased the entire interest of his fa Li Store, respectfully announces to the old i? riencts mid ?f the former owner that lie will GROCERY ] A.t the Oh and will always keep a full stt PLANTATION ?able and other Cutlery, Plows and Plow Canr WOOTLKN A L L BRANDS OF T winch ho wi \ 1' It I C TO SUI' I respectfully invite the old fricm iiid any number of new ones, to CALL A N D You will find two "Live young m o wait 011 you, and what we cannot sking for or having. Cull at tli?3 liodu If you want good bargains, polite ion. T O T HOME IP Pf'AVlN'll Hold out my entire interest in L JLanxious In settle up all outstanding indebt ly"way indebted to me to come forward and m % IJooks and Accounts arc still at the Store iincs II. Rodger, is oinpowercd to make setl March 2 J ATTliMTION COTT< You can save TIME, TROT * ll ?? Mil '? an ^ iy Usingvike-Gelcvbratod "] WEST'S GUANO I HAL 10 IN T I N K ' S4 C? O ' uiiuImcInrc<l by I.OWI K. COX A W. A. NICHOLSON, / March 1(1, li Death of Buiqiiam Youno.?Salt ike, August 29.?Brighnin Youug died _ is afternoon. 1 A long checkered and remarkable career a closed in tho death of Brighaui Young, O o recognized hoad of tho Mormon Church d the leader of that remarkable sect.? hether laboring under the inspiration of "Y/ natieicism, or whether coolly and persis- Ty ntly maintaining what he knew to be a no gantio fraud, he has succeodcd in accorn- DC ishing wonderful feats. He was born in sty 'hitin<rhum. Vermont. June 1st. 18UJ. and is, iu his early lifo, a zealous HapCist, be- is i g souiething of a preacher. He joined onl e Mofmons in 1832, and soon rose to be ic of tho twelve apostles, having been at in 1835 to spread the doctrine, cn taught by Joseph Smith, among the __ astern States. So successful was he in is, and so popular did he become, that tor the tragic death of Smith, in 1844, V ! became presidout. It was under his adcrship that in 1846 the Mormons mado frj eir almost unprecedented pilgrimage to bei lit Lake. Here Young has so managed ie temporal affairs of both the government id himself as to render both prosperous q. id flourishing. He was probably immensewealthy, and by sheer force of will and flucnce introduced tho feature of polygny into the Mormon Church in 1852. "J ie same iron will, tireless vigilance and 2ver failing astuteness, he has successfully inducted tho affairs of his unusally con- sol ructcd community, made converts, kept is people contented, and successfully rcsisd collisions, with no interference from the j'? nited States. In many respects he was a ondcrful man, but lleaveu only knows l? hat dark and cankering secrets will be Ai iricd in the pulseless heart of the mightst of the "Latter-Day Saints." j'? * " Lc A new working man's paper, just started lc St. Louis, is showing what his idea of the Le due of labor is by paying its typo setters Ai renty cents a thousand, while tho other ipers, which are not labor organs, are payg forty cents. A man who can swap horses or catch fish j'? id not lie about it, is just about as pious j^c men ever get iu this world. Man wastes his mornings iu anticipating s afternoons, and wastes his afternoons in grcttiug his mornings. NG NEW" IB ?(0)TV. HE OLD STAND. " RODGER tlicr, Mr. JOHN RODGEIl, in liis Grocery Uustomcrs continue the BUSINESS I Ntnnd, >ck of all kinds of Groceries, w SUPPLIES, Steel, led Fruits, Meats, Oysters, &c., WARE. v OBACCO, &c., II sell at . it V V A " * ?# ? . r THE TIMES. 1 ds and customers of the house, T R Y ME. u< en," standing ready at all times show and sell you is not worth J A3 er Old Stand attention, and perfect satisfac- ^ JAMES II. RODGER. - P U)EBTED. L, tho Grocery Business, to my son, I am otincss. I, therefore, call upon those in akc settlements immcrfiato^, i, ami if I am not present uiy son, Mr. _ 1 lements. JOHN RODGER. T7 $ tf J1 I [>IN plantkhh: JBLE AND MONEY, ? AltMEHG" FRIEND' Rnj DISTRIBUTOR, rON PLANTER, 1 MAltKLKl, Clreenville, S. ('. ^gent, Union C. H. [) CtU * .N THE DAVIS Jig fERT ICAL E*> J|| ewing Mac v^s^sssss^R , Ease of operation and It*nice^T ^ equal, is now offered for sa.e at gr r(i j?? to JH| fCED PIUCES?fromHffiS ?P. socor??6^^^| of Machin^. The: -IfV erticalFeec^^T^53 \ peculiarity which pertains to the DAVIS V- Address, W. L. KPPS, Agent At Austin k Co.'a Drug Store. Spartanburg, S. C. June 8 22 8m Preserve Your Fruit. ITEhave just received a stock of the V latest improved Fruit Jars, for "putg up fresh Fruit, and would advise all our ends to use them, as it is a much cheaper and tier process than the old style of preserving. UICE, McLUKE & CO. July 27 29 tf rccnville and Columbia R. R. 'J CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. a?MSB Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays excepb|^ , connecting with Niglit Trains on South (' na Railroad up and down. On and -jjB ONDAY, May 29th, the following will bo tbO liedule : pp. ' are Columbia at 7.45 a M ave Alston 9.30 a m are Newberry 10.50 a m ave Cokesbury 2.17 p m are Belton 4.00 p nt rive at Greenville 5.85 p ave Greenville at 8.05 a t^^ ave Belton 9.55 a m ave Cokesbury 11.33 a m ave Newberry 2.40 p rat ave Alston 4.20 p nr -rive nt Columbia 5.55 p ml ANPEUSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE DIVISION. bowk. rtf. ave Wnlhnlla....6.1i? a m Arrive 7.15 p m1 ave Perryville...7.00 a m Arrive 6.40 p tya ave Pendleton...7.60 a m Arrive 6.00 p ave Anderson...8*50 a m Arrive......6.00 p ni' vive^at Belton...9.40 a m Leave 4.00 p ittTHOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent.' Jahrz Non-roy, Jn., General Ticket Ageittv June 9, 1876. 23 tf [AMP TOSHOUSE, MUX STREET, SPARTANBURG,.Bo, Ca, S. B. Caicutt, ormerly of Palmetto House,} Proprietor. [OUSE WELL VENTILATED, TOMS NEWLY FURNISHED AND CARPETED?TABLES SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST IN MARKET?ATTENTIVE SERVANTS?OMNIBUS TO ALL TRAINS. TERMS #2.00 PER DAY. Jan. 12, 1877 1 If PAINTS AND OILS, useed Oil. Row and Roiled. Machine Oil, Turpentine, Kerosene Oil, Colors in Oil, Varnishes, indow Glass, Putty, Sand Paper and Glazier's Paints. For Sulo by A. IRWIN & COMarch 2 8 tf SAMUE LS.ST OEfNS,~ Attorney fit Law AND trial .justice, Union t . II.. S. C., T7ILL practice in the Circuit and Probate IT V-OUflS. All business in the jurisdiction of a Trial Jus;c attended to with promptness. special attention given to collections, &c. Office for the present, third door to tho left in e Court House. March 2 8 , tf WM.ETTENOKR. H. P. Kl>MOKl>. Ettenger & Edmond, ItlCHMONU, VA. M a 11 it l"a cturers of ortable> and Stationary Engines* HLERS OF ALL KINDS, CIllCULA It SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, ^ MILL GLARING, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, &c, JERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEEL, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMPS. Hcnd at>i* Cnlnlogue. No v. 10, J 87 0 _ _1 y ~ scupperuuiig wiuu, VHITE Imperial Seuppernong Wine nt A. IRWIN &C0'S. March GO 12 tf (Jrapc ISraiKly. >U11E Grape Brandy for medicinal purpose al A. IRWIN & CO S. March J50 12 Pure Corn Whiskey. >l'RE Mountain Corn Whiskey, for nicdicina purposes, for sale at A. IRWIN, & CO S. P#b 0 5 tf Teas! Teas!! ONE Hlnck and (Irccn Tea lor sale at A. IRWIN A CO.'s. 'eh 0 tf Eggs Without Eggs. GREAT preparation for tanking Cakes PudL dings, Fritters, Ratter Cakes, Muffins and i other Pastry without Eggs It V HAWI.lt k CO. , No 1, East Union. Vpril f. RJ tf > . A. T OWNS K N D Attorney at Law, 1TXIOK C. ii., s. . larch 2 8 t f ^