The Fairfield herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, January 08, 1868, Image 4
[Frbey the Savannah Netr. d Herald.]
-li1 Meniorlai,"
IrY rATIsa RYAN.
We are Indebied to llov. A J. Ilyan, the
gifted Southern poet, for a manuscript copy
of the lines on the death of his brother, a
Confederate soldier, who died on one of the
battle-fields of Kentucky. It was one of
tlie pieces read at the unelrtainnieut fur the
benefit of the Catholic or phans, and Father
Ryan's introduction to t110 reading of it
vas thrillingly pathet oc and eloquent,and was
received by tihe audience attentively, and
with tile most impressive silence. The
speaker stated that he had a brother, at the
breaking out of the war, who applied to
him for advice regarding the army. lie re
ferred him to their mother, to whom the
young patriot, wrote ant appeal. Like many
a Southern imother, site told him togo and
defend the cause of his people. lie died
under the Confederato flag; but tie speak.
er would rather have him there under the
soil of Kentucky, in a soldier's grave, than
living in a down-trodden land. The lines
cannot be road without emotion by any ca
ble of appreciating the sensation so poeti
cally expressed.
IN MEMOIIIAM-D. J. it.
Thou art sleeping, brother, sleeping,
In tile lonely battle grave ; .
Shadows o'er the path are creeping
Death, the Reaper, still is reapiig
Years are swept and years are sweeping
Manty a maemaory fron lily keeping,
But I'm waiting still ail weeping
For may Icautiful naid brave.
Whon the battle songs were ehianted,
And war's stit ring tousin pealed ;
By whoso songs their heart was haunted
And thy spirit, proved, undaunted,
Clatmoured wildly-wildly pantied
*Mother I let my wish " - graited !
I will ne'er be mocked ad taunted
That. I reared to meet. out.vatied
Foemen on the blooaly field."
"They are thronging, ioth10r, ltrolging
To ia thousand ficlis of tame;
f.et ie go-'tis wrong and wron!ginag
(lo14 and thee to Crush this lnging
On tlhe iuster-roll of glery,
in my country's llt ire story,
On the field of baltte gory,
I mitst consecrate nay name."
-lMother, gird ity sword around me:
Kiss thay boldier-hoy goo.l bye."
in he-. a.'ns she wikily wound thee,
To Lily birthland's cause sho bound thee.
With fond rrayer and blessings crowned
thee,
And she sob'oed-"when roes it rround the,
If you fall. I know they found thee,
Where the bravost love to die."
At the altar of' tiheira nat ion,
Stood thaL iot her andi her son
lie-the victim of oblation,
Pating fir his immolation;
She -il prinise ,' 1" ly a '.i'nm
Weeping words of cnmsecration
While Cod smiled his atpr-obation
illessed the boy's seif-abnegation
Choered tle mothor's desolation
When the sacrifice was done.
Forth like many noble other,
Went lie whi.pering soft and low
"Good-byo-pray for rme, rmy mtt her;
Sister, kiss me-farewell broltor;"
A nd he strove his grief to sOither;
Foirh, with Spirit proll and peerless
Vor hi, with footsteps firm and ferit'iess
And his parting gazo was fearless,
Thought his hearl. was lone and cheerless,
Thus fron all lao loved to go.
le o! yon flag of freedom flashing
In the sunny Southern sky !
On-to death and glory dashing
On-where swords areolinginig-clasling
Oni-wihere balls are crushiig-crashing-.
(Q-'mid perils 'dread,.appalling
On-they're falling-falling-falling
On.-they're growing fewer-fewer-.
U)n--their hearts beat all Ithe truer
On-on-on-no fear-no falter
4 n-though 'rond thle battls-kltar,
'lhcre were woutided victims gr'oaning
'Thet'e were dying victims moaning
)n-righ't on -death-i-danger braving
Warr'in~ where thoir fing was waving,
A nid /n timaln blood was lavinag,
With ~ ide of crimson waiter,
Allia. field of death and slaughter;
. On--still eta-the bloody jaiver
Made them brave and made tem braver,
On-with never a halt, or waver
On-they're batt ling-bleeding--..bounding,
While thte glorious shout Is soadnding
"aWe will win the clay or die."
And they wonL it-routed-rivon,
Reeled the foetmen's proudl array,
hey htad struggled long and st riven,
.Blood in torrents they htad given,
Bitt their ranks, dispersed and daiven,
Fled disgracefuldly away.
AlIany a heart was lonely .lying
There that would not, throb again;
S0o were dead and some were dying;
Seome were siolen, some were sighing ;
Titus to die-lone-unattended
Unhowept and untbefrinded
On that bloody battle plaiti.
When thle twilight, sadlly, slowly
Wrapped its mantle o'eir them alt !
O'er these tousandts lyitag lowly
Tiushied in silenee deep and htoly
Thoreao wvas one-his blood was flowing,
Atnd his. last, of life was going
And his pulse faint-fainter boating
Told hais hours were few and fleeting ;
And his brow grow wihito and whiter,
Atnd his eyes gr'ew bright arid brighter
Th'iere lhe lay-like infant 4reaming,
WVit~h hils sword beside hinf gleatming;
For thec hanad In life that graspied It,
True to dleat h-still fetidly claspedl it,
Th'lere his comrades found him lying,
'Mid tile heaps of deed and~ dying;
An~d thte stearnaest there bent weeping.
O'er ihi lonnly sleenpr sling,..
DISTRICT OF PIeurkNs.-Alexando
Boyce, M. Mauldin, Dr.. L. B. John
son.
DISTRICT OF RICILAND.-Willil
B. Nash, Charles M. Wilder, Samut
B. Thompson, Thomas J. R )bortsor
DIsTRIcT OF SPARHTANBURO.---JO1
S. Gentry, J. P. F. Camp, Rico Fom
ter, Coy Wingo.
DISTRICT OF SUITER.-T. J. Cogh
lan, V. E. Johnson, Samuel Lee, F
J. Moses, Jr.
1DISTRICT OF UNJN.-Abram Dogar
Samuel Nuokles, James II. Goss.
DISTRICT OF WILLIAMSIUR.-C
M. Olsen, 8. A. Swails, Wni. Darring
ton.
DISTRICT OF YORK.-W. E. Rost
Dr. J. C. Neaglo, J. H. White, Joh
W. Mead.
B3y Command of Brevet lajor
General Edward R. S. Canby.
LoUis V. CAZIAIC,
Aid-de-Camp,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Oficial: Louis V. CAZIARO, Aid-de
Camp, A. A. A. G.
[From the Mobile Tribune, Dec, 20.
Judge Riohard Busteed Shot by U. 2
Distilot Attorney Martin.
OGKAT EXCITEiENT IN THIE CITY.
This morning, at half-past nin
o'clock. Judge Richard Biisteed, of thi
Umited States Ci.cuit Court, was shot
in front of the Custom House, by Dis
trict Attorney Martin. The Judge ha
just crossed the street on his way to thi
court room. in tile third story of th
Custom House building. We'did no
hear that any conversation took phic
between the two m-n before Martit
fired. The first bapl e.itmed the Judge'
abdlominn, and, it is thought, ranged ul
towards the lungs. le fell backward
in the gutter, and while lie was lyinr
there, Martin advanced towards him
and fired two shots one of the takfin
elect in the thigh and ranging p.
Col. Harry Maury, who happened t<
be passing at the moment, carried th
Judge to the office of Dr. And-rson
which was near at hand. The J udge
wounds are being probed. We ar,
informed by Col. Maury that there wa
io sign of internal hinorrage at thI
time lie left.
Martin is in the custody of the cit;
authorities.
The excitement in the city is intense
While we write there are numerom
knots gathered about Royal street. His
teming eagerly to whatever is said ot
t he RubjCCt.
We hear there was a bitter fued ex
isting between the Judze and the Dis
trict Attorney in regard to matter
conected with the business of the court
Martin was indited by the gram
jury a fev days ago.
Martin's "loyaly" is unimpeachable
Ile is a Southern man, we believe, bu
must have taken tie "iron clad oath" t
be able to hold hi, present. office.
Judge Busteed has grown greatly ii
favor of late withi this public, and i<
lls its sympatLhi's in his present for
tiunio.
T, is thought by the surgeonis in at
tendance upon him that Judge RiuIstee(
will recover, alti.gh he has great diffi
culty in rreathing.
After Martin was arrested ho sent
we uniders~tandr, fr Mr. Gustavns 1Ior
ton and had a !ong conversation witl
him.
We/ cnlled to 'ae Martin at the guard,
house and found him in conisultatior
with his coinned. In reply to a mesa
sage we sent Im by .Liu. Sehell
Asasistant Chief 4' the Police, that if h<
wished to make Iiy statement in refer
ence to the diflictlty our columns wer<
open to hm, he ,stated he did not wisi
to make any.
There are nmieorous reports in circu
hation, but at prisent we wvithhnold comn
meat.
Somne of th mi are of a very dlarls
character, and certain niatters havt
come to our kgy~ledge of a very sus,
Wheii arrestq by offier Scott, Mar.
tin q'iietly suab ,ited and remarked thal
"JBusteed had noyed himn a great dea
and he shot hina("
STFATaMEINT OF EYE-I[TN ESSES --coL
NVAUR1ES STATE.MIENT.
Col. Mauryi was standing on th<c
corner of St. 'Iancia street, when hii
attention was altracted b~y tihe dischiarg<
fa pistol. lit looked around and li<
sary a man lyiig down, Hie ran up
but before lie could mnterfere the mar
had dischatrged~two more shots and rtm
to 'the post ofIl e portion of the building
he here assiste in overpowering him.
Col. Maury then went out and founi
that Judge Dlusteed had risen to him
feet. T1ho Jtudge said to him : I] an
mortally wounded-take me to a doc
tor." Hie took him by the arm, an
Z 7 t=61rINiMWt N Ottisold luo, hre
Dr. Gilmore examin6d hia wot .
W. We..P. TUm'sXC S-TATFM1 ag.
Mr. Turner states that he had been
to his letter-box to get his lettero, and
was on1 his way out of the Custom
House building, when he saw Judge
Busteed coming dowk the stops of the
Battle House. He walked down Royal
street, and had got in front of the Opal
Restaurant, when lie heard pistol shots.
Ie ran back and saw Martin shooting
at Judge Jinisteed. Martin saw him
running towards him and ran into the
building. H1e followed him and seized
hinm by the throat. le asked Martin
to come with him, but Martin not only
refused, . but also attomptel to shoot
him. Mr. Turner endeavored to throt
2 tie him and hold him so that he could
not dischargo his pistol, until Col. Mau.
- ry and other gentlemen came imp and
disarniud hini, Martin then told Turner
that le would go with him, and the
latter, a few minutes after, turned him
over to the police.
TWO 0'01.OCK, P. M.
We have just learned that the wound
ed man is very week. Ieo is unable to
lie dow ( and has to be sustained by
pillows. He is i great pain, but the
physicians state that there is no mime
diato danger.
It is admitted by all parties that- this
was a rumianlv attack, and that the
Judge was offered no opportunity to
defend himself.
Natural Resources found in South Caro
lina.
Few know the vast wealth, says the
Charleston ilercury, which lies undo
veloped in South Carolina, and one of
the advantagos whichli te changed con
dition of lhigs must bring to us is
the development of these sources of
wealth.
. The iron ora of Spartanburg is well
known to be the finest in the United
States. Our up country abounds with
iron and gold, and when we get into
ithe lue Ridge Mountains lead aiid cop.
per is fomnd in abundance. Coming
lower down the country, we find depos5
its which are perhaps equally valiable,
and which are now more or less devol.
op(d. The entire region of country
drained by Horso Creek and its tributa.
rios passesses inexhaustible deposits of
tihe finest kaolin, burrh stone, with
oclre of all c-lours, from the deepest red
to the lightest green. Tie pure kaolin
of this region is now in great demand,
I and those engaged in the business are
not able to furnish all that is wanted -
and the price at which is sold in the
North leaves, we are informed, a very
large profit to those owning the works.
Thie South Carolina Porcelain Mainuifalc.
turing Company ar now the largest
shippers of kaolin, though several other
partes are engaged in the trade. Most
of it that is now Shipped goes down Big
I1ors'. Creek to the Savannah River,
and thence to Savannah by steamers,
where it is loaded into schooners and
sent North. Some of it comes over the
South Carohina Railroad to Charleston,
and is from here sent North.
Tim LATEsT EXPRESSION FRoM
GAnTw.--"Maok," the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Comn
merciul, in his letter of the 22nd ulti
1mo says:
A gentleman by the name of Rogers
oalle d on General Grant yesterday,
and in the course of convorsation ask
ed him what he thought of Hancock's
New Orleans order. Thg General
paused, gazed gravely into vacancy
for a momlent, and replied :"WVell
iRogers, if Igo to Europoe next stim
mer you may take that black horse of
mule and use him while I'm gone.
H~e's first-rate under the saddle, and
trots good Ito a buggy. P11 tell
Jim to let you have him whenever
you want hiim."
''Thank you, General, thank you ''
said the obliged but still inquisitive
Rogers. "But I -think that was a
good order, don't you ?1"
"You'll find a Iood McClellan sad
dle ini the stable,' was the General's
response.
Rogers gave it up in disgust.
A large bundle, which was tumbled
about on thle ground in the hiirry of
extricating the sufferers at Aigola, at
last emitted a wail, and on being
opened was found to contain a six
muontihs' old baby, without a scratch
upon its body. The mother was
dead.
A private letter from Senor Romero,
dated Mexico, December 9, says that
the prospects continue to be satisfactory
and he has not changed his opinion that
the Mexicans are now to have perma
nent nonce and a =tt1o -,.rn..
In a shriodd of glory bound him
And they told to how they' found him'
Where the bravostlove to fall.
Wk6re the wouds like banners bending,
Drooped In glory and in glootl-d
There, when that sad night was ending,
And the faint, far dawn was bending
With the slars now fast descending
There--Lboy muto and mournful bore him
With the stars and siadows o'er him
There-they laid him down, so tender,
And the next (lay's sun and splendor
Flashed upon my brother's tomb.
Offlojal.
IEA DQ UA RTERs
SECOND MII.ITARY DISTRICT,
CIIARLEsTorN;, S. C., Dcc., 28, 1867.
( Gecral Orders, No. 100.]
At the election in the State ce
South Carolina, on the 19th and 20th
days of November, 1867, pursuant to
Goneral Orders No. 99 from these
Headquartors,dated October 16, 1867,
a majority of the registered voters of
the said State having voted on the
question of holding a convention, and
a majority of the votes cast being'in
favor of holding such convention, the
delegates olected thereto, and herein
after named, are hereby notified, in
conformity with the provisions of the
fourth section of the Act of Congress
of March, 23, 1867, to assemblo in
convention in the City of Charleston,
South Carolina, at noon, on Tuesday,
the 14th day of January, 1868, for
the purpose of framing a constitution
and civil government according to the
provisior.s of the aforesaid aot of the
28th day of March, 1867,and of the
act of the 2d day of March, 1867, to
which it is supplementary.
A copy of this order will be fur
nished to each of the persons herein
after named, and shall be the evidence
of his having been elected as a dele
gate to the aforosaid convention.
DELEGATES.
DIstRIcT or Anivi.i..-Ifutson
J. Lomax, Nelson Joiner, John A.
Ilunter, Bailey Milford, Thomas Wil
liamason.
i)jsTRicT Or ANDERSON.---William
Perry, Dr. N. J. Newell, Samuel
John son.
DISTRCT OF BARNwELI...-Charles
P. Leslie, N iles U. Parker, James
N. Mlayne, Julius Mayer, Chas. 1).
llayno, Abraham Middleton.
DIs-raIcT OF BEnxErI.E.-Jseiph
11. Jouks, W. II. W. Gray,. George
boe, A. U. I{ichniond, D.. Cham
berlin, William Jervey, Timothy
Hurley, M. F. Becker, Bonjamin
Bias.
DISTRICT OF BEA1JFoT.-Francias
E. Wilder, James D. Bell, Robert
Small, J. J. Wright, I. G. Holmes,
W. G. Whipper, L. S. Langley.
DSTnIC-r OF CIIARLESTON.-A. (1.
Mackey, F. A. Sawyer, A. J. Ransier,
William McKenley, Robert C. De
large, Francis L. Cardoza, Gilbert
Pillsberry, C. (1. Bowen, Richard II.
Cain.
DIsTRIcT OF CHE'T'n.-S.Sanders,
P. Alexander, R. Burton.
IITRICT OF Ci..\ lIEN DON.-liias
Dickson, William Nelson.
I)s8TucT OF COLLETON.-William
M. Thomas, John K. Terry, William
Drifihe, William M. Viney, Jessie S.
Craig.
DIsT'RJCT OF CIIJ:STERFI ELD.----R. J.
D)onaldsona, 1[. L. Sharo wbury.
isTRIcT OP DARI.i NGTON.-,Jordan
Lang, B. F. Whittonmoro, Isaao Brook
en ton, Richard lmmbird.
DRicTOF ED)OEPIELJD.--,. B.
Elliott, George DeModldis, John Woo
Icy, Prince iR. Rivers, John11 Bonum,
D~avid Uarris, Frank Arnaima.
DisTRICr OF FAIRFIELD.---lolnry
Jaceobs, James M. Rutland, 11. 1).
Edw~ards..
D)IsTn cO OF (1EORG10ETOWN .-Frank
lin F. Miller, Henry WV. Webb, Jo
seph JI. Ruiney.
DIST!uc T OF (}RP NV L .--.-W ill am
B. .Johnson, James M. Allen, James
M . RIunion, Wilson Cook.
DISTRICT OF .IIORR.-Stephca H.
Thompson, Henry Jones.
DISTRICT OF KE.RsHAw.-J. K.
Jillson, S. 41. W. Dill, John A. Chest
nut.
DISTRICT oF LE.XINGTON.-Lomnuel
Boozer, Simecon Corley.
DISTRICT OF LANcAsTER.-Albcrt
Clinton, Charles Jones.
DIsTIulCT OF LAUREFN.-Nelson Da
vis, Josepha Crews, Harry MoDaniels,
Y. J. P. Owens.
l)IsTnIoT OF MAh.nonO.-Calvin
Stubbs, George Jackson.
UisonicT OF MA R ION.-Williaml S.
Collins, H. E1. Haynles, Benj. A.
Thompson, J. W. Joh nson.
DizsTmucT or NEWDERRY.---LOO
Nance, B. Odoll Duncan, James Holn
deorson.
D)IsThICT OF ORANGEDURIO.-10, J.
Cain, E. W. M. Mackey. Beiai
A green appearing gonius, on his
first visit to ioston observed a sign
over a store thus :' "Wholesalo and
Retail Store." ITo worked his way
through the crowd of ladies until lie
faced one of the olorks, who was ex.
hibiting some article to a young lady,
wheon Ie broke out.:
"Say, Mister, who's boss hore ?"
aThe proprietor has just stepped
out, sir."
"Well is this a retailing store ?"
"Yes, Sir."
"Guess you understand your trade?"
"Oh, yes," replied the clork, wrap
ping up a bundle for his lady custom
or, "w at can I do for you ?
" ell, as the cold weather is con
ing, I thought I mought as well coie
and give you % job."
"I don't understand you sir," re
plied the clork who begun to think
the fellow had got into the wrong
box."
"Zactly so; well, I'll tell you."
"Explain what you mean imy
friend," said the clerk, as he saw him
produce a bundle from under hiscont.
"Well, as I said before, thL>id
weather's coming on, and I thouglit I
might as well be fixin' for it. Come
mighty near freezin' t'other winter,
toll you I did ; but,-"
"I hope you will tell me what you
want, so I may servo you."
''Cortainly, Squire, ortainly ; I al
ways do business in a hurry ; and
just as quick as the old master will
let you I want you to retail these old
shirts-lot 'em come down about the
knees, kase I don't wear drawers."
The eff9ot can be imagined, but, as
the novolists'say can't be described.
The loud burst of laughter which
followed, served to convince the poor
feltow that ho had committed himself,
and his long legs were soon put in mo
tion for the door.
Historical SSketch by the "Fat Contri.
btor "-Richard Third was one of the
Kings of England who had a wonder
ful faculty of beroaving the family, of
any person Io didn't like. Hto coulle
provide a funeral with a corpse upon
as short notice as any man in the bu
siniess. He couldn't be fooled into a
bargain-born with his eye-teeth cut.
His nurse lot him fall when he was an
infant, and a hump-back was the con
sequene
Richard wasn't always King. Ie
belonged to the royal family, to be
sure ; but he was poor at one tiie,
and obtained a scanty livelihood by
publishing an almanac. It was call
ed "Poor Richard's Almanac." Old
Ben. Franklin did his printing.
Richard suffered great discontent in
Winter, and frequently alluded to it,
particularly if he had to go on the
stage anywhero. This Winter of his
discontent was only relieved by tio'
visits of a little son he had in York,
who mado "glorous Summer" for hbi~
oven in the middle of January.
Destitutle Southern Children in Bali.
more.-Tho Baltimore Gazette, in
speaking of an entertainment given on
Christmas day to destitute girls now
being educated in that city, says:
It has been the good fortune of
laltimmore to 1)e able to afford shelter.
to and to provide ocoupation for num
b~ers of Southerners who culd obtain
no enmploymecnt at home, and it has
been her greater good fortune to count
iinong her citizens a number of ladies
who are devoting themselves to the
mare and edueation of Southern girls,
taken from among families whose
penury prevents thienr from giving to
their chil dren the benefits of a liberal
and CJhristian education.
.About twenty-five of those young
piris are now in this city, clothed and
mpported entirely by thme society of
ladies to whom we refer, and boarded
mud educated at sohools, where a large
and liberal reduction has beeni made
from regular rates.
PREPAlNG FOR EMANCIPATIW, IN
UunA --A late London paper says that
the publhc authorities in the Islanid or
Duba are a1t present engaged in obt'ain
ng a register of slaves, as a preliminary
to the fixing of theo idemnity to be paid
to their owners wh~en emancipation
ihall be declared. All slaves not regis
tered within a given time wvill be regard
das anmd dechaired to be free,
"Lit cowards say wvhat they will," re
narks a Philadelphia Jacobin organ,
"the impeachment of Audrew Johnson
was a measul'e to whiCh the republican
arty was pledged. The republican
party could not escape the responsibility,
and had no way of preventing the issue
mrcept by flight. It chose cowardice
is a refuge. The: Capitol surrenderod to
sho White House I Andrewv Johmason is
theo hero of the day,"