The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, May 30, 1879, Image 2
Suspension of Williams. Birnie 4 Co., of New
York.
. There was some excitement in the city on
Mondey evening, caused by tlie announcement
that the firm of Williams, llirnie & Co., of New 1
York, had suspended ou the Cotton Exchange.
The usual rumors were soOn in circulation, and
the liabilities of the suspended firm were said
to bj enormous. Yesterday morning it was current
ljrt*epor ted that Williams, llirnie & Co.
wih o^ihort'
viug a loss of several hundred thousnnd dollars.
Woooo anxiety was felt, as Mr. O. W Williams, of
~ m Charleston, was lenown lo he connected, more
or less, with the New York firm of Williams,
llirnie & Co., nnd it was feared I h.-W I he firm of
0. W. Williams & Co., of Charleston, and the
Carolina Savings Hank, might be involved.?
This is not the case.
The firm of Williams, llirnie & Co., of New
York, had no connection whatever with the firin
of G. W. Williams & Co., of Charleston, but Mr.
Willams, the senior partner in the Charleston
House, was a limited partner in the New York
firm. Neither the firm of G. W. Williams & Co.
nor the Carolina Savings Hank loses a ilullar by
the Nrto York failure. Mr. Williams was in New
York when the trouble carnc on, and with characteristic
coolness and courage insisted that the
New York firm call a halt, and "make iheir
loss." This was done. The firm was dissolved.
And every draft made upon Williams, llirnie
& Co. has been promptly paid.
The firm of G. W. Williams & Co. has almost
unlimited credit, and yesterday morning the managing
partners here were approached by wealthy
fricnus and otl'ercd any assistance they might
need. No help was required, but the kindness
. that prompted the offers was appreciated and
will not be forgotten. At the Cnrolina Savings
Hank tlie experience was the same. A few
thousand dollars were drawn out early in tlie
day, but against this is set the opening of new
account, by gentlemen who seize! the occasion
to give practical evidence of their confidence ill
the ltank and Mr. Williams.
The story of what was done in New York, and
how the Charleston firm stands, is best told perhaps
in the following telegrams :
to u. w. wi i.li a.ms a co.
Nkw Yoiik, May 21.
(!. Jl". W illi'imx ,y Co., Chiirl'-itOH :
llruw on l>rcxcl, Morgan & t'<>., and on J'ark
Hank as heretofore. Firm of Williams, Hirnic
& Co. dissolved. (1. W. Williams.
to i'll lsi l>lnt a. simon08.
Nkw Yoiik, May 'Jl.
Andrew SiinoH'i*, l'tCtitkiit Hunk:
G. W. Williams & Co. are not implicated in
<hc ntTairs of Hirnic & Co. They (15. W. Williams
& Co.) have one and a half millions of unencumbered
ussets. lircxcl, Morgan & Co. will
cash their drafts for any amount they wish to I
draw. (J. W. Williams. |
to t'ksioknt a. simomls.
Nkw Yoiik, May 21.
The drafts of Messrs. !J. W. Williams & Co.
mi us. to the extent of !? 100,(hH), will be hon
orcd. Diikxki., Moiujan & Co.
TO Till. xkws a n l> COlltlKlt.
Nkw Vukk, May 21.
To the Kili/or of the Xeirx and Courier :
ISirnie .x Co. did riot suspend on (lie Cotton
Exchange for want of money.
Their fricuds uH'ercd them ?o00,000, if uccdC'll.
I was unwilling to put another dollar to aid
the cotton gamblers in their demoralizing speculations.
The firm iliil not have a hale of Cotton on their
own account. They pay every draft drawn on
them.
Parties are scudiug margins freely, rut her
thanlosc their contracts which otherwise would
he forfeited. The friends all approve of my
prompt action. (1. W. Wii.i.ivms.
This last dispatch discloses the whole situation.
The Southern customers of Williams,
I'driiie & Co. got on the wrong side of cotton,
and were unable to keep up with the rapid advance
in price. Mr. Williams insisted on slopping
at once. This was done, every obligation
is met as it matures, and margins are now coming
in freely from customers, which will, by so
much, reduce the losses of the New Vork firm.
The house of (.1. W. Williams & Co. of Charleston
and ibe Carolina Savings bank are as
Steady US 11 roCK. nil! nunc, in .iv?? loir u?.-t
only demonstrated mure clearly die .liability
ami impregnability of llicir financial position.?
XtU't and Courier.
Wot 1.1> UK SKNVToll t'liltUIN AllttKSTKU.
Charleston, May 2d.?I'.x-L'nited States Wistriet
Attorney Corbiu, who is here as counsel in the
railroad cases before Chief Justice Waitc, was
held to hail to-day, at the instance of the Attorney
(icneral of the Stale, in a civil suit pending
agaiusl him for recovery of $'2I,0?K>. The origin
of the suit is as follows : In iSTothe State [
retained Corhin to prosecute a claim against n
phosphate mining company for phosphate royalty
clue the State. A judgment for $2$,UIK) was
recorded and Corbie, paid into the State Treasury
$20<>t retaining the balance, which lie
claimed as counsel fees. The State purposes to
allow him only $d,<H>U and expenses, which was
the award of a referee, as his lee, and the present
suit against him was instituted for $27,000.
Corbiu gave satisfactory bond to answer the suit
and abide the process of the court.
The A 'net and Courier says : The arrest of
Mr. Corbiu was only a constructive arrest, and !
was under the law only a constructive arrest, i
and was under the law permitting the arrest of |
a debtor who is about to leave the State. The
attorney-general saw Mr. Corhin in the Court- !
house, and, stating the case to him, requested
his presence at the ollicc of the solicitor of the
first circuit to give the necessary bonds. A
short time afterwards Mr. Corhin appeared at
I lie solicitor's otlice and pivc bond in tbc sum
of !?">0,0(K), conditioned to appear and answer
any process of tbo Court of Common I'leas arising
out of llie suit. The following gentlemen
signed the bond : Alva tinge, J. II. Fisher, C.
II. Baldwin, tl. I. Cunningham and K. M. Wallace.
The Iteporter for The Xetrg mid Courier next
Fought out Mr. Corbin and found him in the C.
S. Courthouse. In response to inquiries as to
the. prolable length of his stay in Charleston,
Mr. Corbin replied that lie would be here seve- |
ml weeks, lie added that he had come here on '
business, and that it was his purpose to make
arrangements to resume his business here, and
live here the balance of his life, lie added that :
te expected that his nomination for the position
of Chief Justice of Ctah Territory would be rejected
by the United Slates Senate, in which
event he would come back to Charleston To live.
His partner. Mr. Stone, lie stated was now living
in New York, but he did not say whether it
was his intention to return also.
Mkmohiai.
1? a y i v rut. Con run it \ i i; C *n i v i.. j
? Ilichtnond, May 111. ? Memorial day was oh.
served with the usual decoration of the graves ;
of Confederate soldiers in Hollywood Cemetery. 1
The immense monumental granite cone on the I
grounds.was covered from apex with tlowers I
aim evergreens, w hile a thousand graves'receive I
like attention. The Stale olliccs at the capital
and many of the principal business houses were
closed during the afternoon. The military dis- |
plav, however, was not as great as in former
years. Two companies visited the cemetery.?
James l.yons, Jr., delivered the memorial address
ibis afternoon, in the presence of a large 1
concourse of pr pic. It is estimated that from
l.'iJitH) to '.'UjrfiO per-oiis vi-itcd the cemetery ,
during the day.
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glic gJtcfliln "Simon ?imfs.
~ R.M. STORKS, Kdltoi\
UNION, FRIDAY, MAY 80. 1870.
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Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, Inserted free.
" over ten lines, charged as Advertisements.
B?ay~ lion. Thomas Jones, member of lite
House of Representatives frotu Edgefield County,
died on Sunday night last.
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Dr. John T. Durby, a former eminent physician
of Columbia, is lying hopelessly ill in I lie
City of New York.
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When Court Cothmences.
The next term of Court for this County will
ItP r<> ti v t'.ird nn flip third Mnndnv in iipyI mniitli
?June?Judge Pressly to preside.
Death of Miss McKnight.
With much sorrow we sec it announced in the
i Columbia Ilejittcr that Miss Nannie, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. McKnight, died
in that city hist Tuesday. We sincerely sympathize
with tlie bereaved parents in the loss of
so sweet a child.
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The Greenville Female College.
We acknowledge an invitation from A. S.
Tonnes, President of the Greenville Female College,
to attend tho Annual Commencement of .
that Institution, which will commence on Thursday,
June 12th. The Annual Address wiil he
delivered by ltov. IV, K. Ilutchcr, D. D., of
Richmond, Va.
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Hail Storm in Barnwell.
A disastrous storm of hail, rain and wind,
passed over the village of Kllcnton and surrouning
country last Friday. The storm lasted
tlireo hours and hailstones (as largo as pigeon
eggs fill. Whole fields of Cotton were left
without a leaf on a stalk. Corn on bottom lauds
was covered with water. Lands were washed
badly, and gardens ruined.
Tho Weathor?Crops.
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vicinity the past week ; hut in some sections of
the County no rain lias fallen for six weeks.?
Generally the corn and cotton crops arc doing
very well. Wheat and oats continue promising,
so far as we have heard. Had stands of cot|
ton arc complained of in many neighborhoods,
hut what is up looks well.
Tho Soap Man Among Us.
Mr. Gullic, Agent for .McGimpscy's newly
patented sonp is in town. We gave his soap a
severe (est and it proved to he all that the maker
claimed for it. It can he made in live minutes
at a cost of a little over a cent a pound. This
sjap, it is claimed, saves ouc-lialf the rubbing
and does away with the clothes-destroying custom
of "battling*" We think it is a "good
thing to have about the house."
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The Prize Story,
Now being published in the Weekly Xi>r?and
Courier, grows more intcristing with every issue.
It is decidedly a fine literary production and
places its author among the most attractive I.ady
writcrs in the country. We understand that
back numbers of the Xrirs ami Courier, containing
the first chapters of Ashnrst, can he obtained
by application to the proprietors of that jour
lint.
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A Painful Accident.
On Sunday last, as Mrs. Nancy Gregory wag
returning from services at Mt. Vernon church,
in a buggy, the mule she was driving took
fright at something and ran away, throwing
Mr*. Gregory from the buggy with great force
and so seriously injuring her that she has been
confined to her bed in a painful and helpless
condition ever since. Fortunately no bones
were broken, but she tvas painfully bruised on
her hip, side, shoulder and face.
Another Editor with Two Hats.
We rejoice with you, friend Grcnckcr. We
feel glad all over, at learning that you've got a
new hat, and also that you've got one wholesouled
liberal Merchant at Newberry who appreciates
your labors in behalf of the town enough
to present it to you. We know it is a handsome
one and you looh handsome under it. Every
man in Newberry County should trade with the
large-hearted merchant, ('apt. A. C. Jones. If
for no other reason we shall attend the l'ress
Association to compare, perhaps swap, hats with
you.
Change
of Schedule.
On Monday next the cars on the S. U. and
t'. and S. A. roads will be run on a new and
fast Schedule. The down train will leave lien
dcrsonville, N. at > A. M., arrive at Union at
10."?U, an>l roach at Alston in time to connect
with the up train on tlie (!. ami ('. II. 11.
The up train will leave Alston at 1*2.10 1*. M.
arrive at Union at '2.0.1?stopping '2 minutes?
ami reach llendersonville at f>.*20. Ity this
Schedule passcngcis will be put through from
llendersonville to Charleston in one day?the
quickest ami plcasantest trip from the seaboard
to the Mountains,
Improving tho Streets.
Our town Council is doing a grand work in
cutting down thc"Dogan Hill," filling up the
deep gully besi lc it ami generally putting that ;
I art ol* Alain street in good condition. It is |
the first time since we have lived here that any ,
werk has been done in that part of the town,
and the Pogan Hill had become almost impassable,
particularly at those seasons of the year i
when it was most traveled. Mr. Punbar, the
overseer of the work, appears to understand '
how to make permanently good roads and ho is
doing faithful work. The people of the Cross
Keys section will be glad when they find what a i
great improvement has been made to the road
leading into tlieir County seal Now let the
County Coimnisgieiicrs go to work ami continue
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the ioipr vemrnt ""r P" w-sl part of tho
road '
Iho Old Board of Commissioner*.
As many unkind remarks and suspicions hare
been freely made about the transactions of the
old Board of Couuty Commissioners, tlie Clerk
has boo* very careful to make out a full, honest
end explicit report of all its transactions. If
any wrong lias been done the County or its individual
creditors we cannot discover it. In a
pecuniary view it was the most trying two years
tbfct ft frailTHufifco unty Commissioners ever went
through, and if at any time the line prescribed
by the law was either not plumbed or slightly
over-stepped, it was for the good of the County,
and mainly to relieve it from the heavy debt
that pressed upon it. Of our own knowledge
we can say that it was the great nmbition of
the Board, and particularly of its cxcelleut
chairman, Col. 1). 1*. Duncan, to get the County
out of debt, so as to relieve the people of the
"I'ast Iudebteilnes tax." To do this iu the
quickest possible time required bold business
qualities at the head, and Col. Duncan, at the
risk of being grcntly censured by many, bent
his whole talents and energies to the accomplishment
of that lnudible object. Although lie was
not permitted to rcmaiu in the Board until that
part of its work was complctod, the Board have
the proud satisfaction of knowing they left its
debt in such condition that, by economy and tact,
no tax for past indebtedness will be necessary
hereafter. We could tell of many things done by
the dliajitoati and sanctioned by the other nicmof
the Board, wherein many dollars were saved
to the County. One instance,?when the Board
had no money, and its credit was so low that it
had to pay tlie highest lien prices for every article
needed for the Poor House, &c.; when Ba
con was selling at 20 to 22 cents per pound, the
Chairman borrowed money upon his individual
credit to purchase bacon for the l'oor House,
and saved the County from 0 to 10 ccn's a pound.
And this is but one of many instances not generally
known to the people of Uuion, by wliieli
the old Hoard risked much for the benefit of the
County. It was an honest lloard, and if a few
derelictions could be noted, the good it did
should outweigh all errors and full credit given.
Tho present Hoard is composed of as true nnd
honest men ns can be found, and we claim foi
them the full confidence of the people, bclicv
ing that all the County affairs will be managed
with fidelity and strict economy.
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A Merited Compliment.
The Kaleigh X. C., Observer pays the following
merited compliment to n young man well knowt
and much respected in this community and, ir
fact, all along the line of our Hailroad.
Mr. Hasil Manly, Master Machinist of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Hailroad, a young
gentleman who had the pluck at the close of the
late war to learn a trade, though his father had
been Supreme Court Judge and his uncle (lovernor,
was registered nt the National yesterday.
For some years Mr. Manly was an engineer
on the S. U. and C. 11. It., nnd while in that position
was elected Master Machinist of the A.
and N. t . railroad.
Hut Mr. Manly i? not the only "yoang gentleman"
whose lather had hcen a Judge who,
"had the pluck at the close of the war to learn
a trade." Mr. William Spencer, a most excellent
gentleman and one of the most capable engineers
in the country, now an Engineer 011 tin
S. U. an l t'. It. It., is the son of Judge Thomas
Spencer of (ieorgia. llo'.li of these gentlemen
maintain the dignity and respectability of theii
honored sires in the positions they occupy, while
their intelligence ami manliness of character is
well calculated to elevate and dignify the brancli
of Mechanical industry tlicy have selected fron
which to obtain an honorable livelihood. Il
more of our young me* would follow the noble
cxamplcof these two gentlemen it would bebcttei
for the country, far more profitable than clerk
ing and the crowded professions, and /u//i/ ai
respectable.
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A Cold-blooded Murder.
News comes to us of a murder committed or
Wednesday of last week, near Wilkinsvillc, ii
the upper part of this County, by a man naine<
John Edward Murf, a Gin-saw sharpener, upoi
Mr. John Sanders a resident of that neighbor
hood. While wc have no autheutic account 0
dm aIV.i'im fiv.-vm ?l?1i at ti'A <?tn rrnlliAi* fr.uti tl?n r??
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ports received, it appears that the two men ha>
ilitliculty llie day before, and on the day of th<
shooting Murf saw Sanders In (lie field itm
resting liis rifle upon the fence deliberately sho
him ? the ball entering the side just above th
hip bone, from which he die*! on Sunday even
iug. Murph immediately tied and has no
been heard of since.
Sanders was about 21 years old and all ac
counts say ho was a quiet, steady and industri
ous young man. A correspondent of the Spat
Ian, residing near the place of the inurder, clo
ses a detailed account of the bloody deed ai
follows :
tlrcat indignation prevails at the coward),
act. Kdwards has been in the neighborhoo
only a short time, and was considered a danger
ous man. lie is supposed to bean escaped con
vict from Alabama, and that his name is Joh
Kdward Murf. lie boasts of having 12 wives
Considerable efforts' have been made to arrfcs
hi in but lie is still at large, and supposed to.h
in Spartanburg County. A reward will be ol
fcred for his arrest.
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A Change of Diet.
For llie information of our friends flrcncke
ami Farrow, we state that through the very lib
oral kindness of the large hearted landlord t
the Ftiion Hotel \vc have changed our hill t
fare from "bacon and greens," to fat mutton
English |>ens, young beets, new Irish potatoes
and sweet potatoes, and we tind no inconvciiicnc
from the new diet. You see, it came about i
this way : Thompson killed two or three fine fa
sheep last week, for his own table, and in th
goutiness of his heart presented us with a whol
quarter of the fattest one. Thompson knows jus
where and how to tickle an Editor ami a travel
ler, and to make them his everlasting friend.'
And after we got the mutton our cstccmc
friend, Mrs. Koon sent us a basket of Irish an
sweet potatoes, the latter just out of the "bnuk,'
and as sound as when first dug. Didn't we an
ours just heap up thanks to sueli thuughtfu
friend , a" we oat of the goo I things bestowed
A Wedding in High Life.
Married, at the residence of the bride's father,
in the town of Union, S. C., on tho 22d day of
May, 1879, by Kcr. It. D. Smart, I'aslor of the
M. E. Church, Hon John C. Siir.rrARi?, of Edgefield,
Speaker of tlie House of Representatives,
to Miss Hki.kn, eldest daughter of Judge W. 11.
Wallack.
For some weeks this important event had
bceu the leading topic of conversation in oui
community. Miss Wallace was beloved by al!
for her amiability, brightness and geniality ol
disposition, and in losing tier tlie social circu
of Union lias lost its brightest star of attraction
Tlio wedding was one of the grandest sccu it
Union for many years and was enjoyed by i
very large number of the friends and relatives oi
the bride aud groom, not only of this County,
but of other parts of the State.
Feelihg confident that the refined nnd nobli
people of Kdgefield will proj erly npprcciuli
and fondly cherish the bright jewel which Uniot
has consigned to their keeping, it is our carnes
wish that a long life of true happiness au<
prosperity may be the lot of the happy pair.
Important Corrections.
In the report of the County Commissioner
published last week, two important errors wcr
made by us, to which we call particular utter
tion, aud for which the Clerk of the Hoard is i
no wise to blame.
At the close of the Past Indebtedness nceoitnl
after the item "Credits allowed by Auditor,
should be, Halancc in hands of Treasurer
?dl7 52.
In the report of the Hailroad Tax fund, tli
balance in the hands of the Treasurer should I
$.">03 82, instead of ?203 82.
There is also a typographical error of a fe
cents in the footing up of the credits of the "t)i
ditiary County Tax" fund, which is soinsiguif
cant that we can't suppose the most cnptioi
critic would fight about it.
A Beautiful Flower.
We saw a few days ago, at Dr. J. M. Gibbe
store, the most exquisite spccimcu of the larj
' crimson Cactus our eyes ever rested on. It ha
" 18 large, full deep crimson blooms and aboi
the same number of buds ready to burst into fu
I ilowcr. It certainly was a magnificent sight.The
plant was grown by the Dr's. "glide wife,
who wc believe has the finest collection of ra
and choice Flowers in the State. Her colic
' tion of Gerons'ims alone embraces every know
' variety?over three hundred?while her uumc
' ous other plants arc .all of the rarest and clioi
est varieties. Mrs. Gibbes is an enthusiast i
the cultivation of choice and rare flowers, an
1 the surroundings of her home beautifully c:
nihil her exquisite taste and skill.
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Ttf%- n>i ncas F. Frazce, formerly Shcriir
Kichland County, attempted suicide last Suud.i
by taking laudanum. Antidotes were appli<
and lie is likely to recover.
List of Potit Jurors.
Drawn for June Term, 1870.
1. Win. Vanderford, 10. A. O. llcnlley,
i 2. W. S. Vaughan,' i2t). J. /.. Lancaster,
3. l'ctcr llice, 21. XV. J. Vanderfori
4. John McXcacc, 22. J. 1>. Mct'ullocli,
r. \V A l.inil<4nv ':! k' (' WliilM.iro
0. Itcason Crocker, J"24. Jas. II. Rodger,
7. F. 0. Latham, :'2*r?. (}. W. Kstes,
8. Willis Humes, 120. Hubert Lawson,
lb Alexander Good win 27. J. K. Coticbl.
10. Joseph S. ^iins, i-8. F. M. Itouudtrce,
11. Joseph II. Koon, |29. O. K. Ilamtnctf,
12. J. S. burgess, 180. Henry R. Fowler
13. F. M. Wliillock, j'll. J>uniol Harnett,
II. William Little, 132. John Wilbnnks,
1">. Wm. Hollingswt rthj33. J. Monroe Foot,
f Hi. J. (1. Adams, 34. William Lee,
; 17. J.J.George, 83. (S. C. Wilbourn,
. 18. 0. W.Gault, >30. Win. A. llenly.
Witness: CIIAKLKS 110LT,
Clerk of Court.
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For tlio Times,
News From Brown's Store.
Mil. F.ihtou :?Since my last comniiinicati<
, we have been blessed with genial showers
rain, which was much needed and has start
the crops of corn and cotton to growing niccl
' There arc generally good stands of cotton, wi
i perhaps, an increased acreage over last yeai
. crop. Oats arc improving rapidly since t!
j- rain. Wheat now in tie ear, and promising.
The Sunday School at Asbury Chapel was c
" tei'laiucd last Sunday morning with an intc
1 esting lecture by Dr. Thouinson, of i'acolct.
j was evident that the Dr. had studied his stlhjc
I and his heart is in the noble work of Irainii
the youngof our country in g< od morals, throiij
1 this important agency. No doubt his visit
c our community will be blessed w ith rich retutli
May he live long to do good and wc trust he w
( make his visits to our community more freque
in the future.
On Saturday the 17th there was quite a croi
- of young folks ussemblcd at Brou-n ? Store
onjoy a I'ic-Nic. And though our cxpeetatio
were at a high point, there could have he
no one who went away disappointed. It w
'* truly a pleasant day to us all. lint (lint folio
* Dick Pandas lias pone and told you all about
so my account would be uninteresting.
y OCCASIONAL.
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A Tt'kkkv fionni.r.it I. aysTiiisi-.k Kuus.-^M
|. liass, of Lebanon, lias a turkey gobbler just
n little aliead of anything in the turkey line
l. history or tradition. Last week the turkey w
it a gobbler in all the pride of his gobblcrhoo
c now lie is a turkey hen, and as a proof of I
["- change of sex laid three eggs on the d ;y si
cceding this monstrous metamorphosis. Tl
talc will seem nlinost incredible, but tlio own
lias tlie eggs to show for themselves. How c
such an unheard of change be accounted for?
r What do the scientists say'.' And what's to 1
i- conic of us when turkey gobblers turn agaii
,f their own sex in this way and settle down in
j. laying hens? Oh, it is awful.?Abbeville
ilium.
' Miss Bass, no doubt, lias three turkey egj
' but before we can eggsuetly break the shell
c !
i our doubt as to a gobbler's laying them,
j shall first rcrpiirc indubitable proof of their ;
' I ternily, and then it will be necessary for o
c ' eyes to see the gobbler deposit an egg in a nc
e | or any other place that may suit his gobblcrsh
'' 1 That gobbler must belong to the Dr. Mary Wa
er species.
'* A Wtrr.Minnr.nKR llrsn. Savannah, M
d | 'JH, ? A special dispatch to the .l/ora/'/iy Xt
says S. Kelly t white) was hanged to-day
I I'dacksbcar, tici.rgia, for wife murder. llrci
j fosscd, and said the man who caused him
'' I kill her was present. There wcic 1,"><>< peo|
present. He die I apparently unconcerned.
An Ugly Threat.
Mrssns. Editors :?You will please publish
I lie follow ing communication received by me on
the loth insl., and mailed at Greenville C. II.,
on the 14th, evidently written in'disguise : "Mr.
Shell:?You will have to do something
by which you can save your own life ; and what lj
you will have to do is tojgonnd relieve McNincli
?you have got to get Imu! out of jail, or your
, iife will pay the penalty. Y'ou have acted a
part in that which calls for justice ; you have
' acted a traitor to honor, to justice, and to hul
inanity. Y'ou have decoyed that poor lr?y into ,
f jail when you know that he would be hanged.?
Y'ou came to this place and entered the jail and
5 endeavored to bribe a prisoner to swear false
against nn innocent man. Y'ou owe your life to
i this Order, for you have led us iulo trouble nud '
k then betrayed us. You must either save McP
Nineh or die yourself. You need not think to
escape us, foi our name is Legion?for we are
? many. We are all rtund you. We sec you
every day. It is cither save McNindi, or die
8 before the twenty-sixth of June. You can get no
place that we are not. You will be personally
e interviewed, so decide whether you will live or
1 die. You have acted contrary to your word and
t pledge in cases of years ago.
I (Signed,) U>UK ENEMIES."
The reference made to the McNiuch-Kilgore
difficulty, and my connection therewith is simply
preposterous. With it I have had nothing to
8 do of which 1 am ashameifcor afraid. For poor
c Kilgore 1 had a high regard, anil respect his
i. memory, whilst humanity required some ^mpatliy
for McSinch, inasmuch as lio was in my
employ anil a poor, unfortunate, deluded creature.
I neither deceived nor decoyed McNinch
t, or anybody else, as will be seen by reference to
" his certificate appended. The remaining inn
cndocs therein contained, are mythical, and like
' the brute who seeks to defile me, buried in iniquity.
The source from whence this scare*
e crow comes is easily conjectured, and in reply
IC would say, whilst I have large responsibilities
and much to live for, yet if those who conspire
against me can afford to carry their threat iuto
vv execution, I can but submit to their cruel decree.
Respectfully,
a. W. SHELL. .
J Laurens C. II , S. C., May 20, 1870.
CARD FROM McXIXCK.
A letter directed to 0. W. Shell, and signed
hy those claiming to be his eticmios, has been
8 read to me. In iliut letter the life of Mr. Shell
?e is threatened, unless lie releases inc l?y the 2utl?
ltj day of June next ; and he is charged with having
decoyed me into jail and then of having
" betrayed ine. ^
ill This is to certify that I surrendered and came W*
? 4o jail of my own free will ; that in no manner
,, ?neither directly or indirectly?did Mr. Shell
influence me in the courso I pursued. 1 did
rc speak to Mr. Shell ns to the course I should
c* pursue and lie declined to give ine any advice,
,n saying he would assume no responsibility in
r. the matter,
I have always regarded Mr. Shell ns one of
c my best friends, ami 1 yet so regard him. l?ur?
111 ing my misfortune he has kindly cared for my
d poor old mother, for my wife ami for my little
ones, and this, 1 doubt not, the public will agree
with me, is to act the part of a friend.
The letter written to Mr. Shell contains only
. false charges, so far as 1 am concerned, nnd the
1 writer of it is 110 friend of mine,
'y his
:d ALFItKD * MvNINCH.
Mark.
In presence of A. McCaiu.ky, 11. C. Watts,
John W. Kkihu'son.
May lit, IST'.t.
?
The Fk.vcf. Law.?Wctakc the following from
I an interesting letter to the Columbia lleyinter
from "II. K." the travelling coriespondent of
that journal. In this County a similar change
of opinion is particularly marked among those
who most bitterly opposed the new law at first.
Only those who arc determined not to put themselves
to tho trouble of testing tlie law continue
their opposition to it. All who have made any
' provision for their stock arc becoming warm ad
vacates of tlie law, ami in a few years i( will be
hard to find any one opposed to it :
With regard to (tie fence law lately put in operation
in Anderson County, iny inquires have
been many and very carefully made.
In Ilonea l'utli, the information I obtained,
was eminently satisfactory and to the point.?
Whilst the negroes, pretty much as a rule, fought
hard against its passage, there were also many
white citizens who left no stone unturned to deon
feat it. Many of the negroes now are converts
of of the most decided character, and the white
ed citizens, who were its bitter enemies, declare
y. that, rather than go back to the old system, they
ih would spend their "bottom dollnr." Knquiriea
's at Andeison Court House have resulted in tlio
he obtaining of testimony as emphatically strong
in favor of this law. Where, as in this instance,
n- and in many similar instances, the proof is so
r- unequivocally strong that the Interests of all?
It of the poor certainly not less, and probably
ct much more than those of the rich, have been,
ng promoted by the practical observance of this
jli fence law, is it dangerous doctrine to declare
to that the people's representatives, to whom these
la. facts are known, cannot, without doing injusill
lice to themselves and their constituents, count
tinuc to plead the voice of "the people" of their
several constituencies in justification of their
vd legislative votes in opposition to the enactment
to of a law so urgently demanded ?
ns ? ? *
cn l'liocKEntxiis or tiib Ixtkrnatioxai. Y. M. C;
? A.? Halt i more. Mav 'Jll.?Tlift International
w Christian Convention have adopted a report of
jt' tlie executive committee recommending that the
' second Sunday in November next be made a day
of special prayer for invoking (Sod's blessing ou
the association, and also recommending the holding
of parlor conferences and the raising of
188 twenty-two thousand dollars for use in the West
.a and South among tlie colored young men, rail-*
road men, (Sermons, commercial travelers and
j,s colleges, and for work at the central otlicc.?
' Subscriptions to the fund called for were made.
by the States with very encouraging results.
,;s We arc decidolly in favor of the work among
icr tho "commercial travelers" and would suggest
un that a considerable portion of the time and mon?
cy be spent among lite "commercial clerks" who
stay at home. [Kit. Timks.
>to McNintii IIktirnkii.?A Nkw Tmai..?Sher'<"*
iff I'ike returned with McNinch from Columbia,
on last Saturday. As is probably generally
ps, known by this lime, he was granted a new trial
0f by the Appeal Court. The new hearing was
granted on a technicality, and not on the merits
w<* ' of tho case. His counsel will doubtless apply
pa- < f0|. n change of venue, and the trial will he had
ur J at some other place than (.aureus.?LaurtusvilU.
,j,( i Ifcrahl.
jp. It is reported that iho case will be tried at lh?
1^. next (June) lerni of Court for this County.
?
Foon-Simi.viso Cnt'KTiiiF.s.?London, Mi.y
-3.- At a meeting of the lloyal Agricultural
ay Society, the Council weie recommended to in irt
slrnel the oiialified commissioners to obtain and
at publish no pur ale and reliable reports ns to tlie
iii- corn and meat raising capabilities of the United
to | Stales, t nniola, iliissia, India and Australia,
[.!e with regard to the probable l"(id -u ppl y iiit(tided w
I for the English market. . W*