Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, THB WBEKLY llMQI TIMES. JED. Adg-er Ac Co., JQBBEB8OF c rOBEIGN AfcD DOMESTIC 1 HARDWARE. \ , OU^fl^BWT, QUN8, and SADDLERY. f JAB I*ON AWD PLOW BTKEL. J t?U^UMBKR PUMPS. 1 % FAIBBANR'S MMkLE8. J Agents For South Oarohna t For t lie Celebrated LIBERAL, TERMS TO THE TRADE. J LA ROE ASSORTMENTS OF j Agricultural Im^)lomcnts. t AOBICUTURAL STEELS, A SPECIALTY. r Bull Tongues* I' , Turn StaoYels, Scooters. Sweeps, d Heel Bolls, Ac, t, STATE AGENTS, TREDEGAR u HORSE AND MULE SHOES, b Orders receive prompt dnd Careful Attention. 1 J. E. ADGER & Co., I V* Charleston, So, C?. a . Aug 1877 34 8m h ^ |^I>-RAWLS & CO. ~ c "brttfes and Medicines. 1 *' V* FULL supplj at p J\. B. F. RAWLS & CO'S. . 1 No 1, Eut Union. July 20 28 Af_ a Patent Medicines. j BRADFIELD'S Female Regulator, Simmona' tj Hepatic Compound, Sarsaparilla and Yellow Dock, at B. F. RAWLS A CO'S. . . No. 1, East Union.' ^ _ July 20 18 tf a Pure Medicinal Wines. ri AND Liquors, for sale at U B. F. RAWLS & CO'8. a No. 1, East Union. b July 20 28 tf_ C French Oandies. AFRESH supply of Fancy Candies, at ^ B. F. RAWLS A CO'S. '? 1, EaaLUnion. 8 July 20 28 tf_ r Ood Liver Oil AND Lime, for sale at. w B. F. RAWLS & CO'S. * C No. 1. East Union. n JfTj ,. July 20 28 tf_ ? Paints and Oils, ' 13 AI NT Brushes, for sals at w X B. F. BAWLS & CO'S. fi No. 1, East Union. ^ July 20 28 tf^ u Seed Wheat b FOE sale at a B. F. RAWLS & CO'S. 1 No. 1, East Union. ?i July 20 28 tf_ J THE GREATEST WONDER ~ t , i NINETEENTH CKMTURY; v DAVENPORT'g s NEW AND NOVEL PROCESS OF PRESERVING ? Meats, Vegetables and Fruits, t TTTITH this process Fruits of all kinds can 1 VY be kept in open vessels without danger e ef fermentation, obviating the expense of her- v metically sealing. Nothing beleterious to health a is used, as we can show by numerous testirao- ,. nials of physicians and scientific men throuoh- 1 out the Southern States. ' C It In Nimplc, Cheap,^u>?l Require* 1 Utile Time and I*abor. * The ooat does not exceed three cents a barrel for * ' corn; two cents per bushel for tomatoes, etc. u cucumbers, okra, peas, beans, fruits, etc.', for a v trifling sum. 8 Meats can be preserved effectually in the same way, at a cost not exceeding five cents per hundred pounds. i ?u ^ Persons using this process will effect a large O saving in their household oxpenses, and have s fresh fruits, meats, vegetables, etc., at ALL u SKAUbNS OF THE YEAR. ? For the next three months we will sell Family Rights to make and use the preparation for $5.00. 81 i. AUSTIN & CO., 1< Spartanburg C. II., P C. t< A&snts for Union County. r Sept 21 a\]_ tf_ PRACTICE ECONOMY! VIE IRVINO BRO'I PATENT ? WATER-PROOF BUILD 1 NO- PAPER. * c IT is intended to take the place of shingles, T or tin on roofb, oilcloth or woolen carpets, .on floors, and plastering on walls. It can be ~ used with a saving of from one hundred to fa three hundred per cent., and give satisfaction. a The carpeting can be seen in use at Qen. Wal- ? lace's: tha neilintr a.t Mr P II ,L , o ? - "i "lo j, roofing at J. K. Young'* store, east of the hotel, at Col. A. O. Hfce's, at Dr. Gibbes'. and on my I * hew house nearly opposite the Preabytftiwa Church. J Samples can be seon at my house or at Dr. ^ Oihbes' Drug Store. I am prepared to tarnish e these materials in any quantities, and can apply .' them cheap. The roofing is water-proof and 11 fire-proof and warranted to give satisfaction.? t Estimates will be made at any time, n P. T. I.KM A8TE11, Agent. n Aug 81 ___ 34 8m Q D. A. TOWNWEND, 1 Attorney at Law, I!\|OY <. II . N. <. f i March 2 * tf o .? . iR& fib THS FIGHT AT B&AHDY BTATIOlf. My first courier t'ouud Qcncrul Stunrt as ucredulous concerning the presence of the incniy in hia roar as I had becu ; but simulaueous with iny second message came the ound of tli6 cannonading, and thors^was no ' ongor room for doubt. The nearest point rom which ? regiment could be sent was rones' position, not less than two miles dis- 1 afat frdtn Fleetwood. Two of his'% reori nenta, the Twelfth Virginia, Colonel "Harlan, and White's Thirty-fifth Virginia hat-. 1 allion, were immediately withdrawn from 1 tie lide end ordered at a gallop to uioct this ' danger. Bot minutes expanded Bcom- j ouhl not arrive in time But it did como. ] "ho emergeucy was so pressiug that Colonel 1 Iarman had no time to form his regiment . n squadrons or even platoons, lie reached ' he top of tho hill us Licuteuaut Carter was ' etiring his gun nfter having fired his very 1 rst cartridge. Not fifty yards below Sir ' *ercy Wyndhnm was advancing a strong egiment in magnificent order, in column of 1 quadrons, with flags aud euidous flying, t irectly upon the hill, and to meet this at- I ack the Twelfth Virginia was compelled to ( love forward instantly, though disordered 1 y a hard gallop, and in column of fours. 1 'he result was a recoil, which cxtcuded for time to White's battalion, which was lbl- 1 jwiug close after. Stuart reached the hill J few moments later, and, satisfied that he 1 ad here to encounter a large force of the * ncuiy, he ordered both Joues and Ilauipan to withdraw with tho artillery from the tevcrly's ford road and conccntrato upou ? 'leetwood hill. Aud uow the first serious ontest was for the possessiou of this hill, 1 nd so stubbornly was this fought on cither | ide, aud tor so long a time, that all of oucs' regiments and all of Hampton's paricipated successively iu the charges and ouutcrf charges which swept across its lace. Ll one time Gregg would have possession, t another Stuart; but at no time did Gregg 8 etnin possession sufficiently long to bring x p his guns to the crest. Ho did indeed [ dvancc three guus to the foot of the hill; ut there they were destined to remaiu.? x )n the other haud, Stuart did gain position 8 ttle by little. How fierce this struggle 1 ras, and with what determined gallantry ' jught by both sides, may, perhaps, best be ho /u by an extract TVoni Major Bockhim's oport. He says: 'The pieces first placed ou Fleetwood hill 1 re re under 'he command of Lieutenant ^ Inrlni* nf J U_ J 1 V< vuvn O UUVU.-IJ, auu nau UL'CU 1C* catedly charged by the enemy and-retaken c your cavalry; and at the tiuie that the ' wo guns of* McGregor's were brought to- ^ 'ards the crest of the hill it was very doubt-' ' liI which party had possession of it. The J wo guns were, however, moved up rapidly, 1 nd scarcely had they reached the top (and ? eforo they could be put in position) when small party of tho enemy charged theui. 1 'he charge was met by the eannoniers of 1 he pieces. Lieutenant Ford killed one of 1 lie enemy with his pistol; Lieutenant llcx?n killed one, and private Sully, of Me- t regor's battery, knocked oue off his horse 1 fith ft aDouua ataff. . Several of the party 1 mravirare^^rjsbnera by the men at the 1 ;uns." Aid was close at hand for these gallant < annoniers, and soon a concerted charge by ioth Jones' and Hampton's brigades cleared ' he hill of the enemy, and placed it securcy iu our possession. And now covetous f yes were cast toward the foot of the hill, ( rh?re stood those three riflo guns, and f round them the battle raged fiorccly.? 1 'hrec times wefe , (hey over-ridden by thcr j loufedorati Horse, and three times were hey retaken by their friends. But Colonel f jouiax with the Eleventh Virginia made ho last charge, aud the guns remained with s. vOue was disabled, the other two sericeable. These two points decided the ( truggle in our favor, and Brandy Station * ras soon cleared of its unwolnomn oi?it<.pu * jj^p.w.ere l""-ri..|.l ihi^jfcuLfMT the road up- ' n which they hodaavanceci. The puruit was continued Ly Lomax and Hampton, ? intil checked by the fire of our own artillery, or the dust and smoke of the conflict was o great that from the position of the artil- c jry friends could not be distinguished from c oca.?Maj. McCLELLAN in Philadelphia 1 Vimes. He kind to your parents, or grand-parents; f are for theui tenderly, lovingly, watchfully. \ ige has taken from thorn the vitality which l ;ive? buoyancy to youth. Mayhap they i mve drank deeply of life's cup of sorrow ?with aching, heavy, and weH nigh broken t learts, may have seen hopes and joys fade 1 way before their oyes?endured much for s he sake of others?and now that life is fad- t ng, they need care aud support far more I han the younger ones. Let us humor their rhima^their ohildiahpeaa. their seeuuna I .efcvishness. hem -and make life's pathway more pleasant or the tottering feet. Make a warm corner a every heart for the aged. Remember " hat a death-bed scene is not far distant, 1 nd you should have no dark spot on * icmory's page. Tho parting blessing of ( Id ago is like the very dew of heaven itself. Cam it by kind action*. A wag suggests that a suitable opening i or many choirs should bo, "Lord, have mercy t n us poor singers." < WHAT BE8ULTED FBOM AiLITTLE QAttEflrj DRAW POJO^K. Mistaken in his lltm<l-f$12,000 On Table? The Danger ojSStraiyht F/iuhA E A gcotlemnu relates tfco following inbteg Jeut: The occurence to jpbich I refer hgM| pened during the latter ttnrt of the waftfif*' the rebellion, in New Yojrk, where I wife stopping at the time, thk guest of a locat politician of some note. We left m/ffieod'? house at about 10 o'clock ft M-, and, taking a car, got off at one of tllj up *ow|i crossstreets?Twenty Third,"r think-r-Qnd asseuded tho steps of a fine marblo frpnt dwelling on that street. Upon ringing'th^WeU, words with my friend, ushered us up stairs into a spacious, elegantly furnished, room. Four Lrentlenion wore nt. tl>? tnKlo ? - _? ? l""Jm ing the fascinating and illusive game of poker. Three of them nodded to my friend, who returned their salutations, and explainjd to uic sotto voce, that they were respectively a Wall street operator, a cotton broker md n junior partner in a wholesale dry ;oods house, the fourth party being a strnu^cr to hiui. The latter was a youug fellow >f about twenty-two, well dre&sod, handsome, ?nd evidently a comparative 'novice at the ;ame. The stakes were high ; portentious stacks >f chips and bank notes were piled before :ach player, and the set faces of the ga aiders betokened that hu unusually stift' game vas iu progress. Presently, as a hand was dealt, and before he players had seen their hands, the young trauger said, with a smile and wave of the land, "Excuse uio, gentlemen, but allow no to ask if we are playing the sequence lush ; it is customary, is it not, to settle hat matter, and we have not'douc so." "Why," said the cotton broker, "you lave not got one there, have yo i, Ilarry?" "That remains to be seen." said the boy. It was agreed that the sequence flush hould be counted iu, aud the players took ip their hands. I saw a startled expression lash across Harry's face as he looked iutcnty at his cards. He did not draw, nud vhen his opportunity came raised the Wall trect operator $100. The drj goods man Iropped out. The cotton broker raised Elarry $200. The Wall street party, a arge-boned, yollow-skiued, ? Individual, titk-uo tnoTti exprcMtiun in h/*?tckjy-?ouii- . ;euance than there is in a brick wall, cuuie u again and raised, and thc^thlng began to jet interesting. The betting grew heavy. Jf. -II-- ^ ..I ' ~ * " * -iiiaiiy uic cotton oroner weakened and laid loWn, but Wall street, who Lfancy thought [Inrry was bllifting took the chances.? L'lierc was over 12,U00 on the table when ilarry pusheil back his chair and reaching lown drew from under his feet a small black ing, from which betook a package of crisp greenbacks. Carefully lie counted out $5,000, mostly n bills of large denomination, and pushed heui forward. The Wall sJtreet sphynx saw dairy and raised hiui an equal auiouut. The boy, pale as a ghost, his lips and Gilders twitching with-uiervous excitement, 1 brew down the remainder of a package of ' noney, and said, prefacing the word:} with a iYild oath-: "Five more ; I call you. What have you Sot r "Four Kings," said Wall street, without . i tremor, us he laid down his hand 1 "A straight gentlemen, by all the gods !" said tho excited boy, as ho threw his cards 1 iu the table and reached for tho spoils. A slight, almost imperceptible, fhish cauie upou die cheeks of impnssivo Wall street; then >nc eye twitched a little; then suddenly lie eaued forward, examined llarfy's hand, and said quickly : 'Not so fust, ribt so last, my roung friend ; look at your cards." One look was enough. Never in my lifo. lave I heard a uiorc horribfc groan than :anie from-young Harry's lips^and then the vords "Oh, God ! what will mother say ?" X~e u:- .e _..J .L ? ?vuiuu W UUICi UUt Ul II1S lliuutll, ttUU KIl'II le fell upon tlio floor in a fit. The poor youth had bees betting upon a traight flush that was not a straight flush, 1 or, by^some temporary hallucination, he lad mistaken the seven of diauiouds foi an :ight; and, ulthough he had examined his 1 raids time and again, as 1 had observed, had lot been undeceived as to his error. The 1 tVall street man, as he gathered in the Jioniy, glanced at the wrttmng fcrm upon the loor, and said, as he pouctfcd the spoils, vith a gambler's pity, ,lPo<?r dovil j" nnd hen took his hut and walked out, while we vere endeavoring to rovive ihe poor boy." 1 have since heard that llarry was the rusted confidential olerk of u large New 1 fork contracting firuv, ana had intended iturting for Washington oily late train that rulucky evening to trqosaothome important business. I have always bad % ' prejudice against If there is a man l^b^ca^eat f?is bread it peace with heaven undnnan, it ie that nan who has brought that fecad out of the mrth by bis own honefct dustry. It is iankered by no fraud-r%, i^wet by no tear ?it is stained by no blqodF * If slio doesn't invite you;into the' hbuse iftcr having escorted her' houie, it isn't forth while to wasto "anyinore ice cream >n her?your i'i?9c is hopeless. i' * MABBTIKQ FOB HOHET. jgjjtenxnuinf/ a Murriayc Under CircumWmtajic^s Such as Were Probably Never '^Before Witnessed. kSJtfdgc Myrick has denied the application Ckdmit to probata the will of Ilepsabeth Harrigau, no old and intemperate woman lino .was married to a young and active man, ujydwho bequeathed all her property to hiui aod.died. The Judge in hie decision tells thtjf hole story as follows : 4,*Baniuel Fisher, former husband of Hj^psabcth. died at Stockton iu April, 1874. rjfthe latter purt of thatyefcr she removed Gist met Mr. Ilarrignn. Prior to that sho uu tuufc iivu or mrcc incu nearly ol tier own age. but from the time she and llarrignu became acquainted lie was the object of her thought and consideration, and marriage to him 'was her prevailing wish. She and Ilnrrigan met at the houses of mutual acquaintances, and passed evenings engaged in social nmuccmcnts, such as card playing aud the like, and then he became a constant visitor at her house, Ilur health was failing, and she had turns of mental and physical prostration. "In November, 187G, she became cngaded to marry Uarrigan. About that time she was unable to leave the house, and was thereafter mostly confined to her bed. It was arranged between thcui that their marriage should occur at Christmas, 187G, but she beiDg then sjek in bed it was postponed- i On the lltli day of January, 1877, the I marriage ceremony was preformed between them. That afternoon, accompanied by her nurse and a friend, she rode to the office of the Safo Deposit Company, she being bolstered up with pillows and taking stimulants during the ride. She gave directions that her funds and property in the vaults of the company should be subject to access by Mr. IJarrigan. After returning home she tried on a wedding dress which had been made for her, aud in the evening was diesscd and aided down stairs to the parlor, and was assisted to stand while the ceremony was proceeding. The clergyman officiating thought that the circumstances were peculiar, butas a number of reputable people were prcseut, ho did not deem it necessary for him to inst ilgte''special inquiries. She satin the parlor in an easy chair during the evening, receiving stimulants from her nurse. Two days after that the will in question was made. Prior to the marriage ceremony 1 I....1 ..?? r.._ - i ii?- 1 guv nuu scub iiji an anumcy who nnu lormcrly transacted business for her, and she advised with liiui in reference to a will, and lie prepared the will in question, and was present at its execution. Two physicians were also present, and subscri! cd the will as witnesses. One physician was called in to examine her as to soundness of uiind.? His interview did not exceed thirty minutes, but he declared her of sound mind. Another physician who had before attended upon her, did not, upon the trial express a decided opinion upon that subject, but on the evening of the execution of the will, after leaving the house, did declare that lie had that evening witnessed the execution of a will, and the woman who made it was no more fit to make a will than a boy of four years. The .attorney read the will to her, section by section, and asked her if that was her wish, to which she assented. She Beenied to the persons present to understand the business in band, although she was very ill and weak. The will was executed and attested in due form. "The story ol her remaining days is soon told. She failed rapidly. Ou February 20, 1877, l)r. Ingersoll was called. He found her in au imbecile couditiou. On March 10 her uiind was entirely gone. She was then weak and sick, helpless and senseless, in which condition she lingered until the 5th of April, and then the end. During the lifetime of Fisher, at least for souic^ time, she (Mrs. Fisher) had been addicted to dripk, iHiieh caused restlessness, loss of sleep and frequent walking at night. After his deatli she drank more, ami"during the past year or two of her life she drank oix an average a gallon of whiskey a wccV "Several months before her death she craved constantly for liquor. Her pbysi Cians warned her that death wouhl ensue j unless she would cease the use of alcohol,! but without effect. The demijohn had to be hid from her, and the liquor dealt out to her in smaller quantities. She would have it, and a tumbler of it was placed on her table on retiring, for night use. She was Bixty-thrce years' old, he forty-six ; she wealty, he impecunious ; she weak in mind and failing in health, he strong and vigorous ; he knowing she could live only a short time, that she was drinking herself to death; that thoughts of love or associations were absurd; he took her for her money." . 'H-u rf-fwrii tiiir mile cme-hair the tnarriago is sustained, and the other'half will go to tho daughter. If the marriage should eventually be declared null all the property will go to the daughter. The estate is valued at about $70,000.? San /Vancisco Chronicle. ? ? Which is cbenpor?a bride or a bridegroom? The bride?of course, she is always given away, while the bridegroom is often regularly sold. w J . t' . 1 ! * Davis and Lke.?Honorable lieu II. llill, the great whig statesman of Georgia, recently uiade a speech before the Southern Historical Society, in Atlanta, from which wc make the subjoined extracts : I could detain you all night in correcting false impressions which have bccu industriously made against this great and good uiao. I know Jefferson Davis as 1 know few men. I have been near him in his public duties; I have seen hiui by his private fireside; I have witnessed his humble Christ iau devotion ; and I challuugc the judgment of history when'I Bay no people wcro ever led through the fiery struggle for victory by a 'oT^^i^S^f^c^Wa^'of^jurtdic^Iifc never revealed a purer and more beautiful Christian character. Those who, during the struggle, prostitu tea public lor private gain, or used positions to promote gain, or forgot public duty to avenge private griefs, or were derelict nud faithless in any form to our cause, are they who condemu and abuse Mr. Davis. And well they may, for, of all such he was the contrast, the rebuke and the enemy. Those who were willing to sacrifice sell for the cause; who were willing to bear trials for its success; who were willing to reap sorrow and poverty that victory might be wou, will ever cherish the name of Jefferson Davis ; for to all such ho was a glorious peer and a most worthy leader. 1 would be ashamed ol my own unworthiness if 1 did not venerate Lee. I Avould bforn my own nation if lilijd uuJLlttMfHfcauB- ---' 1 would question my own integrityanapatriotism if 1 did not honor and admire both. There are some who affect to praise Lee and condemn Davis. Hut of all such Lcc himself would be ashamed. No two leaders ever leaned, each on the other, iu such beautiful trust and absolute confidence.? Hand in hand, nud heart in heart, they moved in the front of the dire struggle of their people for independence?a noble pair of brothers. Aud if fidelity to right, endurance of trials, and sacrifice of self for others, can win title to a place with the good in the great hereafter, then Davis aud Leo will meet where wars arc not waged, | aud slanders are not heard; and as heart in heart, and wing to wing, thov flv thrnnrrh ?/ ^ * ""n"* the courts of heaven, admiring angels will, say, "What a noble pair of brothers !" Pkutat, Treatment of a Cihi.d.?a uiost horrible affair has come to light in Polk county. Early last summer a little orphan girl was taken in charge by Thomas Allen, who lives near Tryon, in the county of Polk. Last Friday, D. Foster, Esq., an uncle of the child, was informed that Allen and his wife were brutally whipping the poor little waif. On learning this ho immediately went to the house, and informing them of the reports lie had heard, took the child to his home in Columbus. On the way she related to her uncle her heart-rendiug story. She had been tortured and whipped in the most brutal manner, her hair pulled out of her head, and her legs skinned and bruised. She was often tied to a loom and whipped with a doublo rope, with pieces of timber, splits, etc., and time and again they threatened to kill her and secrete her body in a large hole near tho house. She related that the woman was more brutal towards her thau the man. Upon reaching his home, Mr. Foster had a phj-eican, Dr. J. G. Waldrop, summoned, who examined the child aud found her in a most critical condition. Iler little body was a mass of bruises, aud front the suffering, fear and excitement she lintl DVnorinn/xtrl -? -- - -* ' ~ n ..piivuvvu, iuu biniu nils III il State OI delirium. It will take the utmost carc and attention to restore her. The brutal couple have been put in jail.?Henderson (iV. C.) Courier. The Great Race.?Never since the great Four-mile race at New Orleans, twenty-four years ago, when the horsemen of Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, aud Alabama picked out their favoriUj horses for the contest, has there ^con so great an interest felt in a race meeting in this country as there was in the Baltimore races that ended. , on Friday last. These races were a groat disappointment to the large delegation which, had gone to Baltimore from the Southwest to see Ten Broeck beat the Eastern horses , in the two and-a-hall'-mile brush on Wednesday and the four-mile heat race of Friday. Many, like Bailie Peyton, had not seen an old fashioned contest for more than twenty years, and they cauie feeling sanguine that Kentucky was iuvinciblc on the turf. Great was their sorrow, therefore, cn Wednesday, when Mr. Harper's Ten Broeck of Kentucky was easily beaten by Mr. Loi illard's Parole of New York, in the two-anda-half-tnile race in 10} seconds lower time than the record. And on Friday, in the four-mile race, the best time made by Ten Broeck W.IR mnrA Via n Imnnlu annnn/l- "I-.? VTtVUKJ OVVVUUO OlUfVOI ha won the race, but Tom Ochiltree and Parole wero out of the contest, and the great interest had fallen to zero. There in nothing so uncertain as horse racintr, and Kentucky may have batter luck next time. When the Proton mariner puts to sea his prayer is, "Keep mo, my (iod ; my boat is so small ami tho ocean so wide." Does not (his beautiful prayer truly express the condition of ouch of us?