The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, May 03, 1878, Image 2
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A Vigorous Protest Against Fraud. (
Were %y? called upon to select from the many ^
crimes of lladicalisiu that one wtoioh has done; most
liarm to o'ur State, wo wow Id not hesitate
to point the, election frauds. So common lins
the practice of cheating at elections become, under
Kadicul teaching, that we look for it as we
do for ice in December, or grass in June. Deside
the injury done to the morals of the country
by familiarity with the fact of the existence in
OUriBitfnf of this 'Vice, there Is no other fraud ?
wKtcn presents half,tho temptation to our people
to act on the "tit for tnt" principlo as this
docs. There nro no-circumstances, like those*
attending popular elections, so apt to delude
men into the idea that it is right to "tight the
devil with tire and just hero lies the cause of "
the peculiarly pernicious character of these
frauds. The provocation to meet fraud with (
fraud undgr the excitement of a political contest
is almost irresistible to our "wcakor bretli- '
rcn. MOW oucn UiiTc no iieuru men ui rtspectability
in ouY community, within the Inst
two years', declare that it is not wrong to cheat 0
the Radicals, at election*, because Radicals i
cheat us, and oue is a HCl-off against the other. (
Ureat God, what is to bo the character of our
young men, if this is the moral school in which 1
they are to be brought up ? No harm to cheat, ]
because we have been cheated ? Not wrong to
defraud Smith because lie has defrauded me?
Recnuse my neighbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured
villain, am I justified in becoming one '
also? Is this to be our moral standard ? This ,
the criterion of moral rectitude ? A man is not
to be condemned because he only cheated those
wLa have cheated him.? I
. We arc just entering upon a political contest, ]
which promises, so far at least as our county is
concerned, to be hot and close. The Democrats, '
naturally enough, believe their cause a good one,
and declare with much truth that there is a nc- (
ccssity for them to win. No one, we venture ;
the assertion, is more awake to the importance
of this contest than we nre, nor do we give 1
place to any one in the strfngth of our determination
to triumph over this party of thieves {
in the coming election. We believe in exhaust- ^
ing all honorable means of defeating these bad
men and driving then) into perpetual obscurity. '
Hut wc do not hesitate to say that we would
rather see Sumter County under Radical rule
for ten years more, robbed and plundered even
more mercilessly than ever in the past, than see '
hor triumph by any disreputable methods.. If 1
it is necessary to cheat, defraud and lie, in or- )
tier to carry the election, ten thousand times
better is it that wc be defeated. If we are to
sacrifice, in the effort to bo victorious, all that ,
makes victory desirable or valuable, where is
the good to come from victory ? A Cadmean (
victory would it be indeed ! in which the victors
will suffer more than their defented enemies.? '
that makts a triumph oxer the Republicans '
HPS^f^lesirnble is to displace vice, and to establish
virtue in its room. That which recommends
the Democratic parly te-day so strongly i
is its record for honesty and purity. Without
these it would be weak indeed ; aud nre we to ]
be so silly as to cut off its Samsonian locks? .
Let us cast about for the very best and all
possible agencies of an honorable character to '
carry the next election : hut let not fraud t
iii any shapo or form be considered for a mo- |
raent.?Sumter Waelhman. v
DkstructiykStorm is Newberry.?Newberry ]
April 20.? Kilitor : Our counly was
visited day before yesterday witli a very heavy
nnd destructive ruin, accompanied by bail and
storm, leveling trees to the rround, demolishing (
gia houses, burns, &c., and in iodic quarters, ]
causing entire destruction of the garden pro- .
ducts and injury to the grain erops, which had
so far given fine promise of an abundant har- 1
v*at TUft ~ t
was not general, however, in the county, but
was mostly confined to Township No. 2, so far as
we have ascertained. A highly rospectcd citizen
of that township informed us yesterday that 1
fully one-third of his wheat and oat crop had t
been deal roved hv the bail, wliieli tie romnrLo.l
"without exaggeration, wns fully as largo as
guinea eggs." 1
Jai.apa, April 21,?Screre hail and rain fell (
at half-past o and lasted until G o'clock on yes- t
ierday evening, (Wednesday, 24th.) doing ?
much damage to wheat, oats, corn and cotton,
and making a total destruction of gardens in 3
places. The lands were badly washed, having ^
been fresh plowed, as most farmers seemed to
have just finished planting cotton. Mr. J. B.
Campbell reports sixty-nine of his Chickens
killed by hail, others losing thirteen to eighteen. 8
Our aged citizen. Dr. K. 1*. Clark, cannot recnll *
a more severe hail, rain and wind, than fell yesterday?hail
as large as hen eggs. It seems
this place was the cciftrc of destruction, as the
width did not exceed one mile, and only went a
mile beyond this place. We now have a calm
cool morning?some grieving over the destruction
; others being thankful that they escaped
with their lives.
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A Hint to Revenue Officials and Detectives.?The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
to-day issued the following circular letter to all
cvuwuiwia vi luainai icwuuc . "iiiu iiuiuuur t
of cnsos for violation of the internal revenue ?
laws that are placed upon the dockets of the
courts throughout the country, is so great, and '
the expenditures for the trial of these cases is
so large, an i in many courts, in consequence of o
the great number of cases, the delay in bringing g
eases '.o trial is so great, that it becomes a matter
of great importance that the officers of the j
tiovernment should observe the utmost dcgrgik
of care in bringing cases into conrt."
In view of the facts above staUid.as well as c
the rights of the citizcpaJumtsei'T you arc there- i
fjre instritcfcd,'before reporting a case to the 1
JliBtTl Clf-Attorncy for prosecution, to examine j
_ ? into the same with the utmost degree of care,
with a view of giving the District-Attorney such
definite information in regard to the case, as
will enable him to determine the question of the c
propriety of instituting proceedings. It is not ^
the wish of this office, that trivial cases or cases
of a mere technical character involving no loss s
to the government, and where no fraud has been a
committed, or intended, should be dignified by o
l>eing brought into court for prosecution. On
the other hand, where persons have knowingly ?
and wilfully violated the law with evident intention
It.o ? ?? ~r
?. ...? ui no reve- H
nues, vigorous measures should bo taken to briug ),
tho parties to trial and punishment. (
Capttir'k ok a Mt'RbEitKit.?Night before Inst
tho Chief of l'olice of Greenville passed through b
the city, having under arrest a negro named ^
Moses llart, who about two years ago murdered
a colored man in Laurens County, South Carolina.
He was captured at Ore Knob, Ashe Co m- 4l
ly. Several fugitives from justice have been It
captured at this place recently. The Ore Knob c
Mining Conipnnny employs a large number of
Stands, and tho place being cut off from railroad D
and telegraph communication, criminals seek it M
as a place of refuge.?CJtarlolte Observer. a
Honors to tiib Drad.?Macon, Ga., April ^
120.?Confederate day brought seven or eight 1
thousand people to the city, the occasion being
the laying of Hie oorner-stone of the monument 0
to bo creeled to the memory of the Confederate ^
dead. The monument is making in Italy. It ^
io to be of the finest Cat-are marble, and will be ^
surmounted by a soldier, eleven feet iu height.
Governor ColtjnlM delivered a stirring address,
and A leflfii1 frdrt Cx-rresiddnl Davis also
read. ft
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R. M. STOKESTEditor.
UNION, FRIDAY, APRUT20. 1878.
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ADVERTISING.
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Kach subsequent insertion, ------- 7.5
Liberal discount made to merchants and others advertising
for six months or by the year.
Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free.
" " over ten lines, charged as Advertlsetents.
Jkuy Mr. S. M. Banks a most excellent genleman,
known io ninny in this region, died at
lichniond, Vn., last week.
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Hon. Thomns Y. Simmons, well known
tud highly respected nil over tlio, Stnte, for his
nnny superior qualities of head and heart, died
it his residence in Charleston on Tuesday nflertoon
Inst.
Wo Services.
We nre requested to state tlint there will be
no services in the Presbyterian Church next
?unday.
ro "Citison."
Don't grumble nt us because your favor is
tzain postponed. It shall appotr next week.?
[t will lose nothing by the short delay.
.
Sunday Sohool Pio-NioThe
Teachers, Pupils and friends of the Sunlay
Schools of this town will hold a May PicSic
in the grove on Mr. C. Onge's lot, to-day.
Storm in Ashovillo.
A terrible storm of wind, hail and rain, visi,ed
Aslicville, N. C., on the 24th of April, and
jlew off the iron roof of the large four story
Hotel opposite the Eagle Hotel.
Jonesville Pemooratio Club.
Joucsville has the honor of forming the first
Democratic Club for the campaign of 1878, in
Union County, and we hope it will have the
farther distinction of giving the largest Dcniosratic
majority next Fall.
Attention! Goshen Hill ClubA
meeting of Goshen Iiill Club will bo held
:o-morrov/ (Saturday) evening, at 2 o'clock.?
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iv lull uicuumiu' ui an vtiiu UCSll'C iiiu SUCCCSS
uf the Deraocrnttc cause at TTicUHXT Vllinon is
earnestly requested.
1 Handy Mechanic
If you want good Carpenter work done ; your
oof covered with tho patent Firc-prot f l'apcrng,
a good Oil-Cloth for the passage of your
louse, dining-room or any other place that will
inve a carpet, call on Mr. P. T. Lemastkr, and
ic will accommodate you promptly and cheap.
Sec his advertisement.
Memorial Day.
What arc our ladies doing towards paying
heir annual tribute of love to the honored dead
)f the "lost cause," who were buried here.?
Soxt Friday, the 10th of May, is the day appointed
as "Memorial Day" in this State, and
ive suppose this reminder will be all-sullicient
Xk artnit^ ailiw U .1*.*? ^
Poster & Wilkins Speak.
The Advertisement of these gentlemen appears
this week. Everybody in Union knows
bis old establishment, and it is only necessary
hi us to say that they have just received a full
hock ot Aciv Styles of Dry Goods, and nil
ither goods needed in <lie family, on the l'lanf.ialiori,
or in the workshop, and they never allow
my store to undersell them. Go and see for
reurselves.
i Dastardly Act.
On Sunday Inst some one, wit'i more of the
irute than humanity in his heart, deliberately
hot two of Mr. J. T. I [ill's best mules in the
tomnch, from whieh it seems impossible for
hem <o recover. Whether the act was done in
ID it C to Mr. Ilill or in nntrer inwards tbo m?l??
t matters not.it was a cowardly anil inhuman
ict, and the perpetrator is not worthy the name
>f a good citizen.
Sice & McLure's New Good*.
The attractions, in quantity, quality and variety
of New Goods just received by this firm,
ire only excelled by the extremely low prices
hey arc selling at. The firm itself is a gunrintcc
of honesty and fair dealing, while it is a
cal pleasure to trade^wiih Caj-t. McLurc and
lis gentlemanly cleric, Mr. W. O. Conner. They
tier every advantage that is found in any other
tore in^Uo'up-country.
LJrtal Railroad Accident.
On Thursday of last week as the down Train
m the S. U. & C. Railroad was passing, at the
tew fast schedule rate, about 18 miles below
iere, it ran over a colored lnd, named James
iims, aged about 18 years, almost cutting his
tody in two, and killing him instantly.
A coronor's inquest was held, and it was very
learly established that no blame could be alached
to the Kngineer. '?he boy was seen and
poken to about 15 minutes before the accident,
nd was then lying down with his arms resting
i the railings, and it is supposed, he fjl) asleep.
(rs. Grant's New Goods.
Mm. firnnt. lifla iuaL rolnrnoil ffAm
nd brought with her the most complete and
nndsoiuest stock of Millinery ever seen in this
ounty. Her new styles Bonnets and Hats are
ruly superb. A lady with one of her prettiest
onncts on, would look sweet enough to
i?nder moke a fellow feel good all ever for a
reek. Then she has lots of other pretty things
o make the girls, and married woman, too,
>ok irresistible. And then she has some artiles
of which our extreme modesty forbids us to
nme; but we stole a blushing glance at them
rhen Mrs. G.'s face was turned, and, whew !
in't they pretty. By reading her advertisement
ou will find out what we mean.
leavy Failures in New York.
The following heavy failures arc reported for
ne day in the city of New York alone: "Benj.
food, for $250,000; Daniel J. Kennedy for
500,000; Theodore Reed $82,000 ; Michael
orton $50,000."
A few months ago Ben Wood owned on#*
?ird inl*rtsl in the f'hsrltfolfin AVwi Crntf Cdw
<tr.
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Frauds In Folitloa.
We hare seldom cotao across an editorial that
so fully and vigorously expressed our opinion
upoabtiktion frauds as the one wc publish in
anolnrwlumn under the caption, "A Vigorous
ProtaHMainst Fraud," which we tako from the
SiAdhttya/cAmof*. We could not add one word
to tC^flicle that would present our opinion in
a stfs^JfVlight, nor would wo take from it a
sentence Jhat would weaken its denunciation of
any find aH parties who would commit election
frauds or countenance the commission of such
frauds by others. We endorse tho sentiments
of our respected cotemporary: "Great God,
what'is to bo the character of our young men,
if tiiii is tho moral school in which they are to
be brought up? No harm to cheat, because wc
have poen cheated ? Not wrong to defraud
Smith'bpcause lie has defrauded mc ? llccauso
my ndghbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured villain.
jm 1 justified in becoming one also? Is
this tt bo our standard?"
An.1 oooin l.? ..IPS. S
sary to cheat, defraud ard lie, in order to carry
thfclection, ten thousand times better is it that
wfbe defeated. If we arc to sacrifice, in the
effort to be victorious, all that makes victory dcsira|blc
or valuabte, where is the good to come
from victory ?'*
\l?ia is ^topng language, but It is the trutl;.
What I-fctademn as a scoundrel the man who
commits a;fraud against us, and then, when an
opportune offers, do the very same act of
scoundreAa ourselves ? It is a base inconsistency
tbnlicnnnot be successfully defended upon
any conceivable grounds of excuse?moral,
legal or jAlitical.
But tliarc is another kind of fraud which,
though n^ entailing so much social demoralization,
has proved to be a political curse to the
Slate:
M'e have always been satisfied that the honesty
and intelligence of this State, if properly and
vigorously applied, could and would control our
elections, without resort to fraud, and we verily
bolievc that our sufferings under a Radical
government were greatly prolonged in consequence
of the deceit and duplicity which the
democratic leaders practiced upon the people,
in coalescing with men who tlicy all knew were
ooundrets,-And ti?ninilaa?iliuiu we alf had ITU
bitterest hatred. It wns a fraud unon the nco
pic, and its effects arc risible now nnil will be
seriously felt in organizing for, if not during,
the coming campaign. It taught the people to
believo there was nothing wrong in coalescing
with the euetnias of the State, to obtain a share
of the officinl positions, and we find to-day men
who were then considered good democrats practicing
the lessons then taught them, by coalescing
with Radicals, upon independent tickets, to
obtain office. It is the great danger wc have to
contend with now.
That, perhaps, might not be considered so
much a fraud as an error of judgment, or an
error of policy, under tho circumstances at that
time, for many good men honestly believed it was
the only way to secure a counteracting iutluence
m .m ?i t -wn? ttiVic
wero, also, many?and they among the leaders
of the policy?who wore actuated more by self
interest than from a desire to benefit the State;
and on their part it was a fraud and wrong,
from which the whole state suffered for years.
. Wc have ever believed that in politics, as in
every other transaction, honesty is the best policy.
But the effect of a fraud in an election?particularly
if successful?is very apt to have a pernicious
inilucnco upon the Legislative branch of
our government, and prevent the passage of
lfiw< tllfl# tvnnlll Jneitwn on lionoet wala ?*
ballot box. If we ore not greatly deceived tlie
passage,of the Registration bill was postponed
through that very influence. No party can
long retfiin power obtained by fraud. If wc
wink at stewing votes we shall soon wiuk at
stealing the votcflf rfcbfle^. '
Congressman Evins.
We have carefully scrutinized the course of
Col Evins, our Representative in Congress, and
0 fr.r froinVfinding anything to complain of,
feel great pleasure in endorsing his conduct
throughout. lie has made no great speech, nor
has he practiced the role of too many ncwlylledgcd
politicians, by parading himself and his
opinions before congress upon any and every occasion,
merely for effect upon his constituents ;
k..l V ! * .1 1 ? - - 1
uui uj ? uiguuj ui ucpuriincni uiiu a quid C.\ercisc
of his tine abilities and pure manly qualities,
he is establishing for himself a name and
influence ia the national councils which, in a
few years, will be made powerful for the honor
and advantage of his State and immediate constituents.
But an experience of one term is
not a fair trial of a man's ability and usefulness
in Congress. In that time he hardly "learns the
ropes," and we unhesitatingly announce a decided
preference for him as our candidate for reelection.
We are pleased to find that iu the general
scramble for office but very slight effort is made
to supplant Col. Evins. It speaks well for the
peoplo and certainly is an endorsement of the
Col's, course.
The European News.
There has been but little if any change in Eu
ropran auairs since our last; out it (loos look as
if all Europe was expecting, if not preparing
for war. Both England and Russia are still
moving and organizing troops, and in every
other way getting ready for a conflict. The
longer the discussion continues now, the greater
is the danger thtH^Ihe difficulty cannot he peaceably
settled ; \*hile every day is disclosed decided
feelings4>r one side or the other, by governments
that hitherto luM^?CMMVMhbMatral
positions. An indiscreet act or word on the
part of either may plunge the whole of Eurgpo
in a long and terrible war.
Tur (Train Movement.-?New York, April 2C.
?The receipts of flour to-day, reached the extraordinary
amount of 134,846 barrels, being
above 100,000 more than the average daily receipts.
Tba receipts of barley were 69,160
bushels, being abbtit 60,(IH)fnore than Ihe titer*
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Cheap Advertising:
It docs seem to us that advertising lias got
to the vory lowest ebb. Either the publishers
of newspapers have encouraged a trenieudous
reduction by accepting offers at ruinous rates or
advertisers do not appreciate the value of the
services rendered by newspapers. Here we
have an offer to publish an ndverlisment of ?
little over a square, for one month, with a. local
notice about the same length, for which wo are
promised (ico dollars, \linost every day we have
offers to publish for a year, for which we ore requested
to send the avcrtisscr from $25 to $100,
before we can get a dollar for our services. If we
were to accept all the offers made for publishing
advertisements we would fill at least three-fourths
of our paper with them and have in our pocket
from one to two thousand dol'ars in due bills :
but it would require from $500 to $1,000
cash from us, to make those due bills available,
and then get paid in Pianos, Sewing Machines,
Quack Medicines, &c., &c. We arc not |
dealing in any such articles, just now ; nor are
we disposed to injure our business by working
for chips and whetstones.
m.
All Abftard for Chicago.
At nn impromptu meeting, gotton up lost
wcok at Spartanburg, on the occasion of the
visit of the Washington Committee of the VineGrowers
Association, n number of sp'ccchcs were
made, nnd in closing a good report of the meeting,
a correspondent of the Columbia Register
says :
I.ast, but not least. Col. 11. Y. McAden, of
Charlotte, was called, and made about the best
speech of all. lie went right into the middle
of politics and tinilcd his banner to the Hampton
mast, and said that South Corolina's Governor
by his sound conservative policy, had done
more to conciliate the North nnd South than
any other man, nnd that to-duy ho stood head
and shoulders nbevo them nil. He then spoke
of the Spartanburg nnd Asheville Railroad, and
nnnounced that arrangements had been made
that day by which the cars would go into Henderson
early in July, and made the thrilling
prediction that in two years from to-i^fty the
people of Spartanburg would hear on the street,
"all aboard for Chicago."
So mote it be.
For the Times.
Joncsvillo Democracy.
?... Jo*navti.m,.April 530, 1878.
^^TCcY)emocrntic Club of Jonesville was reorganized
on last Snturdny, nnd the following oflicers
elected ;
W. T. LITTLEJOIIN, President.
II. F. Mf.axs, Vice-President.
W. II. S. Harris, Recording Secretary.
J. E. Lixiwky, Corresponding Secretary.
G. W. Boxnku, Treasurer.
About 25 names were enrolled and others arc
added daily.
J. E. Lindsey was elected Delegate to the
uouniy convention. - .
Jonesvillc will do her whole duty in tlio copiing
campaigu. 11.
Pomona Hill Nurssry,
J. Van Lindley, proprietor, located near
Greensboro, N. C. S. 11. Hampton Agent for
Ik* .!?? jfc
the Ctmnty of Union, soliciting orders for Fruit
. Trees, Vines and Plants. Ho will he at Union
Court House on salcsday next. These wishing
to order trees, &.C., would do well to give their
orders early.
o
The Voice or the People.?The annexed sensible
and lorcible views concerning the primary
system, now so much discussed in the State, we
extract from the Greenville Daily A'etct:
Tlie plan of nominating candidates by primary
cleetions seems to meet with the general approval
of the press of the Stnlo. While objections
havo been ruiscd by some of the newspapers
to the details by which this plan is proposed
to l>e carried out, a majority of them accept
it, as the best means of eliciting an expression
of the popular will. To our mind, there is
no room for doubt on this proposition. Hut it
has been urged that the people will not attend
these primary elections in sufficient numbers to
give the result the sanction of tlieir expressed
will. It would be strauge, indeed, that after
the long suffering of the people under Radical
misrule, they should not feci interest enough in
the approaching election to induce them to devote
one <lny to tho choice of candidates, under
whose lead they propose to make tlieir redemption
complete.
If such apathy ns this exists in the minds of
the people of South Carolina, then we'may well
despair of the future of the State. That a people
who, during long years, had tho iron heel of
despotic power upon their necks ; who were humiliated
as no people ever before had been ; who
were spit upon by thieves and plunderers; who
had no security for life or properly ; whose wives
and children wcro exposed to insult and violence
; who had witnessed the wild revelry of
licentiousness and crime, which converted the
State into n pandemonium of devils incarnate,
should, now that a brighter day has dawned,
when "the winter ef our discontet" is about to
be "made srlorious summer hv the son of Vn? 1# ?*
nhnndon the fight, and remain laggards at home,
when their flag was to bo unfurled under chosen
champions of their cause, is too startling an assumption
for our credulity. Such a people
would not be worthy of redemption. They would
be fit only
"To wear the seal
Of bondage on their brows,
Its badge upon their brensts."
We entertain no such opinion of the people
of South Carolina. They have heretofore proved
themselves equal to every emergency they have
been called to meet, and to every trial they have
had to endure. In the present exigency, lb?y
will show the spirit and manhood of the past,
and mako any sacrificethat they deem necessary
to restore the State to its former prosperity and
renown. - 4
? m. t ' It
is a fact well established by unquestionable
testimony that Hall's Hair Konewcr renews,
cleanses, brightens, invigorates And restores to
its original color and lustre, faded srrav or r!i?
colored hair, cheapjy, quickly and surely. The
poorest people prefer lo buy it and use it, rather
than to proclaim in a manner more forcible than
words can dolineate, through blanched locks or
grizzly Ijcard, that they are aged and passing to
decay. A^vvjf shorl trial - wilL ooavine* the
most skepncal that it does eradicate the scalp
diseases which robs the hair of its color and life.
?Fort Scott {Kan.) Dnilcy Monitor.
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A not nick Amihtsii and Anothku Mransn.?
Washington, April29.-Commissioner Kaum, this
afternoon, received the following dispatch from
Collector ltrayfon. at rolumhia, 8. C'.r "The revenue
force pursued Redmond in the mountains
of Pickens County, for three hours, on IasI Friday,
but the approach of darkness prevented
his capture. After dark, the force was apt*
buAhcJl, And llir guide find A hdrM itfrfe ihht.
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The Knight* of the Quill.
Closing Session of (he State Press Association?
An Excursion Around the 11 arbor?The Editors
on a Breeze.
At 10 o'clock ycilerday morning, about twelvo
or fifteen members of the State l'ress Association
assembled nt South Atlantio W\? arf, with a
number of lady friends, and embarked on the
United States Revenue Cutler Moccasin, the use
of which had been kindly tendered by the Collector
of the Tort, Mr. C. H, Baldwin. Collector
Baldwin was on the pier to welcome his '- *
guests, and tho officers of the cutter, Cnpt. K.
A. Frccmnn, Lieutenants II. T. Blake, Eugene
Bionda nnd Ji< F. Wild, rigged out in full uniform,
were ready to receive the Editors nnd
their lady friends. A few minutes after 10
o'clock tlio lines were enst off, the ladies made
comfortable in the wheel house, and the Moccasin
steamed up Ashley River in the wnke of the
M. S. Allison, which wns on her way to Magnolia
Gardens, with a large crowd on board. The
Knights of the Quill who were not used to the
"salt sea waves of tho briny blue deep," as
TootUcs hath it, wcro nt first a trifle squemishi
The day was fine however, the sun shono brightly,
the bright waves glistened as they rippled by
the prow of the steamer, nnd the invigorating
atmospheie, together with sundry splicings
nf I Iip mum Itrnpo annn rnsstnrml lltpni In linfhlt*?
and good lmnior.
In something less than an hour tlio wharf of
TilK ATLANTIC rilOSPIIATK COSIPANT
was reached. The well-trained mariners lowered
the boats from the davits, the boatswain's
wliiatli piped out all hands on deck* the ?.
plank was run out with marine precision, ana
the entire parly landed. Colonel Sloan and Mr.
Albert M. Illicit, the Superintendent, wcro present,
and extended the freedom of tho placo to
the party. Major Hemphill, tho handsome
young editor of the Abbeville Medium, being
agriculturally inclined, bolted for the splendid
experimental fields ef wheat, rye, barley, oats
and vetch, which waved and nestled in the glorious
breeze. He was followed by most of tho
rural editors, and in a few moments they were
wandering in amazement and wonder in tho A
fertile holds. When they returned Colonel ^
Iloyt wore upen his hat a wreath of vetch; Col*
Bradley had a bouquet of wheat and onts in his
one hand, and the others, after the fashion of
Grangers, had hay seed in theirs. The representative
of the Journal of Commerce made
straightway for the strawberry beds, and as a
compliment to n gentleman and lady, who werespooning
it on (he railrod track, presented them
with a bouquet composed of two berries, with
but a single thought, two berries which beat as
one. After a pleasant stroll through the works* ? a
and the fields adjacent, the parly returned mi
board, and hnulfng out In the stream, the Moccasin
steamed down the river In the direction ef
fort sumtf.r, , '
The trip down the harbor wns as delightful
as strawberries and cream and things, courteous
and attentive iiosib and a bracing brecie can
make a trip. About 1 o'clock the Moccasin wns
within 100 yards of Fort Sumter. The boatswain's
whistle ngaia pipes all hands on deck ;
in three minutes the anchor is overboard, and
nlmost before it touches the bottom, the gig and
cutter ore lowered from the davits, the stair
gangway lowered and the Indies|put aboard the
gig. The bachelors and gross widowers take to
tlie cutter, and in another three minutes the entire
party are on tho parapets of the historic
Sumter. When the Indies have wandered amid
the mazy turns of tho casemates and rat holas,
nnd have explored the two huge 15-incli guns,
mounted en barbette, nnd have examined the places
of interest in the parade ground, a signal from
the Mopmainsummons them to return. All this
portion of the party liyvc
B^MHQHHipKelrpockets with fragments of
shells ?na**letr hats with bricks. Hemphill's
hat contained a cargo of bricks,, which lit; will
probably unload as soon ns he gels back to his
sanctum. Despite the load ef bricks and shell,
the boAts reached tho Moccasin, the anchor wns
"hove," and stenming past Sullivan's Island
BUU tuuunv l icnsiilH, returned IO 1.10 ciiy. A
DRAVB FEMALE CANNONEER.
On (ho way home several of the ladies expressed
a desire to see the sailers work the sixpound
carrenado, which constitutes the armament
of the Moccasin. To express a wish on
board the Moccasin, is to have it gratified.?>
The Quartermaster was at onee ordered to turn
out his division, the port hole was opened and
five stalwart gunners,-' under the command of
Lieut. Bionda, stood ready for action. After
going through the drill, a couple of cartridges ,
were brought out, one of the ladies was given
the lanyard and actually fired the piece without
screaming or even shrinking. This was repeat-*
ed, as tho steamer reached Castle Pinkney, an-*
other lady acting as gunner. * - ?i
ADJOURNMENT?RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Before reaching the pier, the Association,
which on the previous day had adjourned, subject
to the call of the President, held a meeting;
in the saloon, Captain F. \V. Dawson in the.
chair.
Colonel James A. lioyt, of the Columbia Reg-,
tiler,'offered the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the especial thanks of the Press
Association are hereby tendered to the Honorable
C. II. Baldwin, Collector of the Porte, for
his great kindness and generosity in plaoing the
United dtates Revenue steamer Moocasin, at the
Kef the members on this occasion, anil
Vecogniae in him a oourteous and gen- ^
t'emanly official, whose presence in our midst,
as the reDresentalivs of ih?
, BM.?UU1VUI,
is gratifying and highly satisfactory. ,
Captain H. L. Farley offered a resolution?#*- *
pressing the gratification ?f th? members at
the sight of the thriving fields of cereals that
they had been permitted-toorxaiftlndr- fWoptcd.
Mr. E. 1). Murray, of the Anderson Journal,
offered a resolution of thanks to Captain Treeman
and his brother officers of the Cutter, for
their unflagging kindness, and the many attentions
they had extended to the members of the
Association. Adopted.
On motion, it was ordered that the Secretary
be instructed to transmit to Collector Jialwin,
Capt. Freemen and his brother officers, a copy
of tho resolutions, under the sedHtf the Associ-'
ation. The President then, in a brief and eloquent
address,,, congratulated tho Associq;
tion upon its ^prosperous condition, ren^grecfc
bis thanks for the honor done him in b|s election
to the Presidency, and declared tbp meeting
Jdiourned.
lly this time the steamer hod been moored tq
Atlantic pier, and the party went home to dinner,
well pleased with one or the roost pleasant
excursions of the Easter season.
oopd and WfUAtlanta,
G*., Dec* ?0,. J8G8.
Dr. J. Qradfield?pear Sir:?I take pleasuro
in stating that, sometime previous jx) the lato
war, I used, with th.e utmost success, on a servant
girl, yews jfawaaw UMwiiSUW, |ir?fH(r<U
then at liradfteld's Drug Store, West Point, Ga.
She bad been suffering severely front suppressed
menstruation and this ipcdicute soon restored
her to health- She is to-day living in Atlanta ?
sound and well. I will stateafarther, that I
know of its being used with equal succesa in
other cases. 1 do not l?esitato to indorse yeur
preparation for the purpose for- which you recommend
it.
Yours.truly, JNO. C. WIIirNEft.
For snlebjr all druggists and by A. IftWIN ft
1 0e.. Union.
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