Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-.',,V -a^-**TA>.S O&IXB maim?inn ?*" ? I ?I *nv XSX* JUttHTS or . , ^PTIZEKS BXCUBK. At the time that we addressed a note to the Circuit Judges, asking them whether, so far as their knowludgo extends there has been, "tirwe thr iastallation qf Governor Hampton, a diminution in the number and degree of crimes committed in South , "Carolina, especially of crimos committed by | "whites againis colored persons," wo sent a , eimilar noto to the Circuit Solicitors. While . the Judges have oognixanoo of only tho . cases that oome to trial, the Circuit Solicitors ( 4rave knowledge of evory oflence that the tiand of the Taw touches. The Circuit Solicitors supervise the reqordp of the Trial Justice .Courts, and oy them every indict- j. *** ?- rt&Tit Byi^ned. Thcj lupieatui mu uum??-"? eignty of the State and wield, as it were, the a sword of the Law, while the Judgo on the I bonch holds ovenly the soales. Their re- li ports, thofefore, are of the highest value. In ii most of thorn will be found some interesting v special fact or suggestivo comment. Brief- b ly ststed, with especial reference to tho n ClUCSlions ' ' ? wiviv uBy IUQ reporta are*s follows: 9 V 1. Solictor Jervey, of the First Circuit. 1 the Cou'itica of Charleston and Orangeburg reports that the number of eases turned u over to* him by his predecessor in Jpne 4 1877 was 172. At tho November termthero t< were 114 now cases, at 4h.j Htlruary ter#^ "t< 1878, only 51 cases, and at tho- Juno term w 60 coses. This is for Charleston alono, and o! shows a deoided diminution in tho "nurn- al bor" of offences. Thero is also a verydcoi- lj ded diminution in the "degree" of crimes, P' sinco?liaaiptoo's installation. At tho Juno tl term 1877, eight murder coses were triad ol At tho three ensuing terms there were, in b; ' all, only four cases of this character. There, w is likewise a marked docroaso in tho numbor of burglaries. In only two casos have white -men been charged with offering violence to a colored citizen, and in one of Q| those eases both the parties were Radicals, Qt and tho causo of tho affray was what b 0j politely called "a domcstio difficulty." In 0, the otnor case tho defendant wasaoquitted. 0l Orangeburg has had no Sessions Court for q\ some lime, owing to defective juries, but or there is little crime in proportion to tho popu- pt lation, and tho offeuoes oommitted are con- jt fined almout 27 SoIioitor^^ M^r?"- P' cmt, oonaiajiq^ Of tho Counties of Aiken, [T Jane term, ho had only 26 now oases in three largo Counties. 3. Solicitor Hirsch, of the Third Circuit, n| composed of tha. Counties of Clarendp^ roi Sumter, Williamsburg and Goorgotown, is Jl lle^ubfican ay?JgVlricto*??ec* llis re m *porcis^emYJmWpftH^'fBijfcp#Bar-in two< years where a white man was changed with an offence agoing R woldf#* person ; tho t| Hampton Administration successful in every tj Earticular, and a feeling of good will and jt armony existing among all classos. 4.*Solioitor Sellers, of the Fourth Circuit, w composed of the Counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro', Darlington, Marion and Horry, reports that crime is groatly on the dceroasc. ai Pyior to the installation of Governor Ilainp- ^ ton, atrocious crimes wero common. Cases whero whites atompt to violate the rights of ol colored men are very rare, and when such " cases do occur Solicitor Sellora feels it more ft than a duty to prosecute them with ?rigor. ?' Tha chiof cause of the deoroase of crime is C tho iftparMftl administration of tho law And 1 v, V *Unt punishment will follow its s' 6. Solicitor Abucy, of tno. m?.. I e consisting of the Counties of Kershaw, L6xr 0 ington, Edgefield and Kiohland, reports a do- 0 cided diminution 'in the number and degree' n of crimes. Evon in Counties where tho law ' is reverenced least, there has been a deoroase t in the number of offences. Few crimes are 1 now committed by whites against colored per- c sons, and whito juries arc scrupulously careful to do justice to the colored peoplo. 6. Solicitor Gaston,.of tho Sixth Circuit, ( consisting of tho CoumTBa ot York, Lancas- , ter, Chester and b airfield, report a great t diminution in tho number and dogreo of ( crime^^ooroaaUcd,especially of crimes com- \ mitted by whites against colored persons. , 7 Solicitor Ball, of the Seventh Circuit, , consisting of the CounttA of Newberry, j Laurens, Union an^l Spartanburg, reports | thb ^umbcr^f'orinic as only ono-fifth of , avhatrft waa'fccftfrtf Hampton's . installation, j IIo cannot recall a case of outra?4 J>y f white , person upon a nogro. Perfect accord uow scorns to reign between the two races. 8. Solicitor Cothran, of tho Eighth Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens and Greenville, reports that there has been a marked diminution of crime during tho proscnt year. Tho aduiiuistrtion of the oriminal law has bocn perfoctly impartial. An example is given where, in four cases of homicide, (a white man for killing a whito man, a white man for killing a negro, a negro for killing a negro, and a negro for killing a whito man,) tho only aoqttittal was in the case of tho negro charged with killing a negro. No political or quasi-political offences by whites against colored persons are known in tho circuit. v These reports cover every county in the State. Tho public records bear witness to tho literal truth of what tho Solicitors say. t'riutc>> have decreased, both in number aud * degree, since the installation of Governor Hampton, and crimes committed by whites against colored persons are almost unknown. This is the result of the impartial administration of the law, and of the assurance that punishment will swiftly follow crime. The respects for law and authority has been steadily augmented, and theG>enfhoraoy, as they declared in the State platform that they would do, havo given protection t*?the persons, rights and property, of all the people," and havo brought to justice any who iared to violate them.?Newt and Courier. I TBSATKKHT OF A1LIHO AHIKALS. If there is any one thing which gives a " ? *ictBW lloviatc. If his children are sick, he or lis wife, or the good grandmother, has ;nowtodge and nostrums whioh aro adminstercd with somo confidonco?"simples" rhich are useless and harmless, or possibly icneficial*- If these fail, they usually havo ear At hand The Village Doctor * * * /hose anoiant sulky, down the Tillage lanes, ragged like a war-ear, oaptive ills and pains." If, howevor, the animals arosick, wo have o oue to ttitu to?cow-leaohes and horsooalors, black smiths and stablo boys, whoso jnder mercies are cruelties, arc always ready ) physic and purge, to sear nud torture, ith "everything and dovieo they can think f,"?nauseous mixtures, the very enumerLion of whose iugrcdients would bo hardr fitting matter for these pages, if no imortant good were to be gained by it. So to poor things suffer, and got well in spite P us, or they die in agony whilo wo stand jr helpless. This state of things is all rong, and might and must bo rcmioded. VETERINARY SURGEONS. The number of educated veterinarians in < lis country is very small; they -all find I nploymcut in or about our largo towns, i id us a rulo ore a very respectablo class I ' practitioners. To them, howevor, when- i rcr we can, wo confide the treatment of < ir live stock j. bat not one farmer in 10, )0 can do so. Wo havo two or thro vet- i iuary schools whioh are struggling with < iverty or lack of appreciation, and would 1 > well if they each graduated a scord of ( petitioners a' year. Mbdical schools for * aining human physicians abound, and 1 Ales,'his its educated physician ; while < iroujjhout the Western States they uro ? niierous, and within reach everywhere iu 1 vniMhregioa*^-Nine-tenths ot them arc 1 aking no more than a fair living, and i any are failing to do that. Other pro- < saionmandtfrttlingS tempt them from their < mat tney may get Deitor pay. not >at they do not love their profession, nor lat they are not qualified to practioc it, but will not support them. rUY snoUI.D NOT PHYSICIANS TREAT ANIMALS AS WELL AS MEN ? If a physician has all he can do to treat ding humanity, certainly the animals most ! e neglected; but when, as at present, flttdoctors" aro making a poor living, or none b all, what Rhould prevent them from treatlg the animals? Nothing hinders but a ilse prido. Study and experience will enble any physioian to do it with success.? lomparative anatomy is studied In'all our tcdical schools ; comparative pathology bould be. 3?ho knowledge of- animal 'diaases is of great service to a physician. 'In nany unmmi ?>mola are found to havo so ilogy is quite essential to reasoning1 ind treating many of tho ills that*m&nl?' icir to. Were it to become a general cusoin among physioians to treat .animals, and o charge for it, wo might confidently anti:ipate the MOST OR ATI EYING RESULTS. These, or somo of them, I venture to mumcrate. First, the physioians would nake belter livings; besides, they would it onco becouio moro important to their sonstitucncies. Second, the country wonld uivo a corps of offieient obsuouup^ oo - the (vatch for infectious or conta^ous aisoases imong animals, and quick to detect and report upon unusual animal diseases of anykind, whenever they might break out, thus an niliili on t nninm mw/l a/vaSnal fill pi v T lift 11 UU l/I^VIVUV DUIU^UUIU U^IIIUOD Ulling our oity marL'(St?.irit(|i diseased meat, or tho killing of such for oounn^r confepnalion. Third, tho wealth of the country would be increased at once by thtMftug of thaliyes of many animals* and* ultimately by lh6 bettor understanding and prevention of various murrains and maladies. Fourth, improvement in the sanitary surroundings of both auimals and men, and a much higher dcgrco of health and soundness.?Amcr. Agriculturist. Soapsud water is an excellent liquid manuro for somo garden erops, especially lor celery, wbioh, if applied every other day, during its growing aeaa^Pt (bjL stocks will bo crisp and of a mammoth iile. Now that it has beon definitely ascertained that tho new carpet bug is only the anthroenus vrophulariat, it is hoped that pcoplo will not make such a fuss about it for the future. A rising muu?a btlluuuhi. * ii .i?*11 "?i BOW TO OHOOftB AOOOD COW. The following from ah exohange on tb? abovo subject will be ? iuterest to those about to purchase dairystock: i The head of an eitremely good cow i should be small, as thabest milkers are fine 1 boned; it should be kpg and "out up" un- 1 dor the neck, with **aisbiug faoo. The \ neck should be thin aidbouiparatively long, i The hips should bo pigh. Tho hind legs t of the cow that is the best for diary purposes i should bo somowha crooked, and it was a here that breeders, p making selections, of- a I ten made mistakes In preferringlmtle with f a leg quite straight\up.and doWp behind, t There should be a slight '"Hag" t> the belly, f ?' ?* -* bips being higher than the shoulder, and a the line from belly to brishfet inclining a upward. The tails of tho dairf tattle are ? generally of pretty good length, with a eon- ci siderable taper. It is important |n select- u ing emtio for breeding that all t Injw points |U should be made known, it being tapfteible a to make the best purchases by fmsnotry k alono. There are four points llatofhouid e bo specially studied, and which wariKjw in- h fallible indications of milking qualities.? b First, the milk veins, so-oallcd, imwxjttTrom t] the forward side of the udder aionpVRTtih- 'E der side of the animal toward thqfjffrnt.? b Tbey aro either small or large, straight or q crooked. Consider Jfie site of tluae veins, 01 for tho sizo is one of^ho infallibff tests of tl a good uiilkor. Bo Jhroful to saeJprhether cl tho vein is double or notvfar iapnetimos st branches out, and if double^frfrs fffo should di bo added together, becaijK'\l5'v?''5*^ equal to ono largo vei?T Thb reins some- m times form au angle on the front side of the E udder. This seldom occurs fexeopt on a 01 very good cow. On calves mid fleshy cat- c< tlo it is difficult to find tho vcks, therefore q the test can only bo applied toqbws in milk- w ing condition. A net-work of veins on p< the perineum is a good test and indicates w milk. Tho chine, reaching half way from a the shoulder to tho hip, should bo examined, tli [f it bo double, tho cow is nKnvn ???- ~ igo. Sometimes with a sioglo ehioo is a L iepression into which two fingers can bo gi aid, if the animal is not too fat. This is fr ;ood. It indicates a lax physical condition aj jf the animal, and this is favorablo either iu ror milk or bodf. lho fourth tost, and one which is infalli- of in nhiervaiiQn nf tUo esemuAnw me sxtonds from the front of the bag wncro pi he hair begins to grow backwards, ovor the id ing and up and around tho thighs. Cows T with the escutcheon well marked havo tc itrong constitutions, digestion rapid and ,u< joinploto. Tho rear mirror is divided into ra two parts, tho vertioal mirror which extends ni from tho bag toward tho root of the tail, iz Eiud the thigh mirror which cxtonds around tr the thigh outward. It is a mistake to take tl tho straight vertioal mirror as a guide alone, ta aud to say that when thoro is a wide mir- ei ror between the loins up and down, there jg is a good milker. The thigh mirror must p bo^ftrge. And well marked. Oval spots of ai large mtfPtm the back of the bag are indi- w cations of a large flow of milk. Tho front o< mirror is the spaco between the front teat aj and the place whero the bag joins the body 1< in front. If this space is Urge the indica- ri tion is of good milking -qualities. The e oiilk mirror fhows on a bull, and should i>o S examined bofore selecting a male for breed- j< ing. Tho bull will have tho mirror perfect- ? ly marked, but will not be as oxtonded as a in the oow. Calves can be judged by the tl test of the milk mirror, bu! jxireful < ob- b ^ ' cl i) |V | V Al |\. I A octroi'l- ? kuj' ? iliu i gathers o'aic V ^J?' thigh mirror. If tho lemon colored, there will be rich milk, tr e dry and brown, like tho dust of the floor, thcrt may bo poor milk expected. Cows which givo a large mess and full off ono- j third within a month after connection with ( the mnlo animal, may be distinguishcd'by t coarse hair growing upo*4MM*pad*sci?toh- \ eon behind. Cows wHJj'^Aeac knots of i coarse hair will lose their and should^ i Jtet.be bred from. i pp"""~ fag; + } Core for Wounds.?As 4oon"9lr thd- ( woundis inflicted get a little itidt?a knife t or fllo handle wjff do?and oomdence to tap , gently on the wound. . Jfto nQjfctop for the | hurt, but contfoio untjKt b)&ms freely aud becomes pcrfony puna^T W hea th is point is readied, y<* are safe?all that is necesHwy is to protect it from the dirt. Do not stop short of tl3 bleeding and tho numbness, aud do not, oukny account, icloso the opening with plastett.. Nothingmore than a little simple cerateVon a clean, cloth is necessary. We havolMcQ and sdbu this used on all kinds o? sinimlo punctures for thirty years, end never new a single instanco of a wound* becoming inflamed or soro after treatment as abovo. Among Other cases : A coal-rako tooth going entirely through tho foot, a bad bito by a pig, several instances of filfeghank through tho bands, and numberless cases bt rusty nails, awls, etc., but wo never knew a failuro of this troatmcnt.?Scientific American. Don't kill tho toads. They are the gardener's very best friends, from the fact that they are the mortal enemies of insects and worms that depredate on garden vegetables. -x **** ^ - THEKBW XBA III SOUTH OAJtOLINA. The address of the democratic State Committoe of South Carolina ought to satisfy evou those republicans who eonsented to the policy of conciliation with reluctance, Tor it renews the generous promises made in the last two platforms of tho Democratic party in the State. The race issue is set iside in oxpress terms. The oommon in erest of the people in a good government s recognised, sod the oommittee claims tho upport of all men, while or black, who deire to see abuses reformed, the laws faithully administered and the plunderers of he oouimonweulth puuished. The very set that the party has renominated Oov. toWWW*1 issn ".I!""' nd eood will towards all honest citisens _ _r_j- : J * v uiauo iu |{wu iuiid ; ior toe tiovernor annot be accused of failing in the slightst degree to perforin the pledges which be mkVE/ilriiflra "' 'tt t""" ago. it is WrWf possible that he 'should fail to secure reelection. Ho led his party through a >ng and bitter canvass, during which , very nrtifioe was vainly employed to drive im from the policy of magnanimous for- 1 earanco, and in his success was involved ao redemption of the State from ruin.? 1 uring the trials and temptations which 1 eset tho contest with Chamberlain, subsoucnt to tho election of 187G, ho was not ' nly the nominal leader of the peoplo but 1 leir actual ruler. Impatient of delay, ' bating under iusult, burning with the ' inso of past injuries, fearful of impending ! angers, thqy looked to him for a signal.? 1 ih^thsve thrown the State into confusion, [uinpton bore tho great responsibility with- ' it shrinking, combated his eucmies with ' >ol skill, and restrained his partisans with ' uiet firmness. It is duo to him that the hole people whom he liberated from car- ( st-bag dominiou should acknowledge tho orth of his serviocs by honoring him with second term. The first election was in leir owr. behalf rather than hid >?? id is for his sako as well as their own.? * osing few supporters he will doubtless 4 tin many. As he has been tho sincero lend of the colored people, they will be )t to show their gratitude in the only way ! i their power. 1 It is commonly assumed by the opponents ' universal suffrage that the poor and ig- [ o?perous^an^Ttfaf1*lie jwssoTsioS'oFpoJit- ? kl power is deoided by mero numbers? j he course of events in South Carolina will . st that matter effectually. There wero j iver perhaps so many elements of igno- i arte aud poverty gathered into ono commuity with such strong tomptations to organ,e and so many chances for obtaining conol of tlfo government. We do not think , iat these elements, which failed to main- \ dn themselves when marshalled, by North- , rn adventurers encouraged by Northern pmfNttby and Supported by the military j ower of the Federal government, will even , ttempt to rally and strive for authority i hioh they oannot use wisely. On the ( mtrary, the ignorant and the poor lfiU be , pt to follow the law of their olfdfb and >ok for guidance to tho intelligent and ieh, and tho latter, now that outside influ- ( nces are of no value, will be able to rule outh Carolina whether they are in a ma- j >rity or not, for there are many things in aciety that have weight besides the ballot { nd tend to control ballots. Not only should he intelligence of a community rule it, iut the intelligene of a community will rule t if .determined to do so. In view of the - -* - Ren i?re requested nht nff <Uv? risT.I? notrmi.. I Linen Hat nU^nO1(0jIu. ^ UtJJOM p <WrjJ_r ^rtfn ii, j. -fT-rJuun* M A Crazy Man's Freak.?A special dia>atch to tho Ciucinuuti Gazctto, from <reenficld, 0.,says : An accident to day, on he S. J. and 1* Railroad near Bainbridge, vhich, for its peculiarity and rarity, makes t more than interesting. Tho details arc aa 'ollows: The train duo at this place at 1:15 !>. m arrives at Bainbridge at 12 m., where t remins about 30 minutes for dinner. jngine to-day was left standing on the track is usual, whilo tho engineer and fireman went to a house about 100 vards distant to ?et thoir moal. They had barely been gone aver 5 minutes when it was boarded by n itiau named Albert Pcpple, who immediately slambercd ovor the tender, pulled the pin connecting tho engine with tho train, then getting into cab ho pulled the throttle wide open, and tho engine shot down tho track towards this place liko an arrow at the rate of fully sixty milos an hour. After ruuning aDout a mile ine engine jumped the track id a rock cut, and was thrown on its side, and is now a complete wreck. Pepplo was almost instantly killed. ITo is a married man and aged about 35 years. What his motive was for doing this deed is a complete mystory. He had at one time been a well to do farraor, but by dissipation had almost spont all. Some hint a suicido, somo a drunken freak, although it in not positively known that he was intoxicatod ; but whatever it was will remain forever a dead secret. Hid you ever sco a gooseberry its eggs?? Ar. Y. New*. No, but we have seen a cowhide in a tan vat. NUMBER 36. SmiLLlSQ W^T?=CJTB5 USD U MA"Please tell me how to drill wheat?tho whole "modus operandi." If cotton seed are used for manure, should they bo applied brodcaat or in the drill ? I think ashoe will help, for where I burnt some log-heaps last year, the wheat was a great deal better than any other spots in the fiold. ?0ow much wheat shall I drill on ground- that will > make 6 or 8 bushels of corn, if I put 20 or 30 bushels cottou seed on it ??"A Farmer Man from Janet'" Jones Co., Ga. Answsb :?Wo infer you hare not a drilling machine. This does tho work ad* mirably, whore the land is free from ob oils tire .open \o*you: one, to lay off furrtws 10 to 18 inches apart, and sow seed by hand or with a cotton or corn planter, if you have one th' * can be adjusted to sow tho proper quantity of seed. Then harro Jf, V.w.1. 'l ?b vi i/t?uu uuruss ioo iurrows. Tho other is to lay off drills as above, sow seed broadcast, and oovor by splitting middles between drills with one furrow of a Urge scooter or with a shovel. The seed whioh fall ontsido tho drills will be pretty muoh all thrown into them by breaking out tho middles. If not exceeding 50 bushols of cotton iced per acre is to be applied, kill them and apply in drill. Where the 2d niothod of irilling is adopted, the cotton seed may bo iown broadcast?they will then bo coverod up in tho drills at the same timo tho wheat is. IfrTJnllwJtiijnari-^nni\from,?. . 10 bushels to 8U bushols per acre broadcast, after the wheat has been sown and covered inj it will not be noeessary to plough or horrow the ashos in. Thre3 pecks oi seed will be ample for i me acre, if carefully drilled.?Southern Cultivator. v v i Forty in Duel.?The famous duel n whioh forty or more gentlemen were enpiged in 1828 is still remembered in Natchez. Col Jamos Bowie, tho famous fighter ind inventor of tho knifo which beats his lame, use to spend a great deal of his timo a that city, xle was challenged by a genlcman from Alexandria, Lawhose riends, to the uuuiber of forty or more, acsompanicd him to Natchez to sec fair play, mewing tbat Bowie was a d^norst* man ints took their places in the centre, separated 'rom their friends in tho roar, or enough aot to endanger them with their balls. Belold the battle array thus: Twenty armed [jouisianians fifty yards behind their champion and his seconds and surgoon, and op*i ' *' [/uoiw luuui, us mr uuiiiuu x>owic ana ms seconds and surgeon, twenty armed Missis* sippians. Behold tho heights of Natchez thronged with spectators and a steamer in tho river rounded to, its deck black with passengers watching with deep interest tho scene. The plan of fight was to exebsngc shots twice with pistols and to close with lenives, Bowie being armed with his own tcrriblo weapon. At the first firo both parii? Attbewaecma the ixmhitafilfih was too quiok and took advantage of Bowie, who waited the word. At this Bowio's second oried "foul play," and shot the Louisianian dead. Tho second of the latter.instantly killed tho slayer of his prinoipal. Bowie drove his knife into this man. Tho surgeons now erossed blades, while, with loud cries, came on the two parties of friends the light of battle in their eyes. In n. moment the whole number was engaged in a foarless conflict. Dirks, pistols and ftul nffnnt until OUO nrri l??A rnnn idk yal'Wlhe u?h;u fujid. I do tho Other from the pua. ^ ^ "Bowie fought liko a lion, but fell OQverod> with wounds. For months ho lingered at ' v the Mason House before he fully reoovered. ?Morrittoum, Term., Gazette. The Fastest Tuottino on Uecord.? Itarus has not only made faster time than Goldsmith Maid, but ho is a much squarer I rotter. Tho Maid bos a wonderful faeulty *6f *?oTtfg off h'eMfcel, running smofflHly for ? a rod or two, and eoming down so smoothly and ovenly that sho not only gains by tho process, but it is difficult for tho judges to note it. She has, at her fastest gait, what inny do canca a running trot. llarus, on tho other hand, when he breaks at all, loses ground fearfully in tho effort to bring him down?not uufrequently, as happened on Saturday, lie has to bed brought to a stand still to get him into u trot agaiu. And when he does trot ho trots squarely and evenly without, n "skip." Hcnco the performance of Saturday?a mile in 2: 131 ? is a pheuomouon of extraordinary proportions. ,7'V t f, ** Two negroes were killed by lightning at Prosron Bend, Toxas, and the belief among thoir pooplo was that thoy were objects ojk#/-J? aL A __? 0 -.1* .lT7 4 uivine wruui. vvrevival or rcngiou wname immediate consequence, and nearly every negro in the county is a convert. Delicious Cakes.?Two enpssugar, one cup butter, one cup sweet milk, three eggs, three cups flour, lialf teaspoon soda, ono te aspoon cream tartar, flavor with Dutmcg,