E FAIRFIED HERALD
WINNS11U0, S. c.
Wednosday Morning, Juuo 9, 1869.
DW Williams & (o., Props
The Nogri Majority in South Carolina.
Thlc uttr apathy of' our people as
to takill-- any really practical0 Step.
Ioward l-iIngilig inl white iiilnigraits;
t0.0 contant ciigration of our white
nlative lopilation ; and the probable
inmigration of llacks frIom Virginia,
No.0Ji Oolilna,Kenl tucky, TennleSSe0,
and'perhi.FS Georgia make us be.
4.e, 'Oh'at it will Le lore thall ton,
or oven twenty yearS, before the
wVhlte'i (q41 the blacks in I, umlbers in
",pth Car6iIna' J. W. D. is also
wI i t ikilig.the m,ortuary btatis
ties of tt city (Chhrlcston) as a stntd.
a:-d fram'which to renson. On page
6, prjitnina'ry report 8th U. S. Con
so le wo.ill find the following remuarlc
upIou.tle death-rate of free colored
people :-"Tatkng town and country
t,fether tihe resultk are more favora.
bc!b. Bcidcs n11,1iy sick negroes
no 00110 . 1111 tho citic. such as
Charler4ton, Savainnah,. Norfolk, Mo
bio,; &c., from the surrounding coun.
try, inA dio there.
The proper staidard of comparison
i the rato of im:rease amoniglt (lie
races, as far as we kniow it. The ef
fCt hlicia f.ectoin Ilay havo uponl it
i is -yet. not a mnt ter of rth I ist ics, but
of wild *iopnjecturo. We ourselves be
li-.vo that frcedoi is Iupropitious to
a greater increase of blacks 1.h0an oc.
curred duit i,g 15-- 18 (10o. It was
then ?3.3 per ceit. '1u.aking proper
and ckdet allowall.e for white immi
gration, tho nati%e whites increased
buto' 2.3 per cent during the saie
d eca:I d e. Now leave out. wl ite emi
gration from the State,and black im.
Iigration into it, and let Its appy
these rates to our i,100,100 i>lacks, and
r03,000 w-Litem. J.W DI'sclna
tion is far from the resuilt. For add 23.3
p en I. ot.1,00000 o 0001,0,-md wO
have .1931'200. Add 2.1.3 per cent. of
390,000 to 300,000, aold we have
372,900., the eiilq'/,i,s/ of yoar,
thr-efn-e, tht negrnc majority will haec
i ?E'?crse-C/f,rn 100,000 to 120,300.
Afgain., suppose that the rate of in.
orease amoiipst tbe blaks ha11I de
will nun.)('r -I the el"T -0 1. - iy m.41
-111,600 amd te vhites, :372,900 ;
that the nengro majorily ill be 7)
It is Iiset to look at tlim question
from ever3 side. II* our suggestions
n wake uip slvepy li.How to 1lhe im
rt ance ot Ianllilactires ,aml : 1110re
varied am1 intelligent ilIustry, as the
'-dectital mewalls of at ract ilig white iln
in.igranits anti keeping onr enterprisinge
done11 good.
We wih it dist inctl unitderstood,
lu.owever,anid againl and a gain repeat,
I hat 1 w' aric enot hooli!e to) the .Nero<s,
or to their incre'ase, wich we belieove
in). We dlesir the lincri iea so of labor
eris, hioulse-serlvanlt s, and m chliantics,
wich jotheli'ir prosfer'ity p'Jromnises, at
the samtie t.imte that01 we dlesi re an in.
erease of whites and the intell igent
anld dlivyersi tied indtlustry' ltIati ome
oly thirough i the mor1e illI ilign
lot ter' ednetated aind more eniterpris
I ig 1ace, ancd the beI t t government
that 1 they' will bring. We are piersua
(itd, thant the tit wo rnees, separait ing
mnore antd maore froma each othier,
daiily, by' a groin tg disnttiction! of'
.ea1ste,. cani h vo hiarmniaousily inl thle
sonei cotin ii ty 3, andi con tributo to
elh othier'd weolfare.
Death of Col. L. T, Woodzuff.
i)urinig thie n ighit of thle 25th of
May:t~, a dIisastrous lire occutrredl in t he
eit-y of Mobile, accompanied with a
fa tal entastrophte, whiicht depriv'edl the
city of one of her mtost eflilent anud
worthy citizens, lie whose name
, tanids at the head of thcis columtn.
ThIrty-lre years ago, Le~wis T. Wood
ruff' becameo a citizen of the town of
W innsboro, and before hi9bad reached
t he years of manhood, h'stabl ished in
this communmity' a reputation for in
tegrity, enterprise, industry, and uin
t iirimi energy, whllichi connieted with
,his social qualities and high honor,
. ebarncterized imt as atn inidividual
always hield3 in the h,ightest esteem by
tIhe Carolitia gentleman. Nor was
, tias r'elitat ion ever t:trniished dulring
bi i lozng residenice in theo city of Mo.
b)ile, mll proof of wthichi the highest
honiors were paid his mortal remtains
13' the Mobile ]Boardi of TJradle, (of
'h.ie h lhe was the President,) by the
(&eneriap4obtly of the Presbyte
'ra'n Cir6h ; tho City Council ; the
SFire Doepartnment, and citizens gener
ally, not to forget the little remnant
of' that heroio .regiment which lie
* onnuianided,' until wroundeod on the
batthfdlehd, ini the late struggle for th
tgh1ts of the South, In all the reia.
4o"' , Co.Worul a
ioted for prudence, punctuality and
,ysteiatic order ; as an upright man
he never asked nor granted any favor
1r position inconsistent with the stand
ing of a higl-tonled gentlemain ; his
social relations; his hospitality to
wards his friends, and his liberal con
tributions towards the poor, secured
for him during his whole life the re
spect and confidence of all wbo know
lii ml. His example to -ill young muen,
contending with the trials of life, may
well be reieubored as worthy of
mit a tion.
After his remova.l from Winnsboro
for a poriod of thirty years, ho al
ways reinembered his early acquaint
ances and friends, whom lie left be.
hind and whenever an opportunity of.
fered, gave sincero evidences of his
pratitude and respect, for the citizens
of' Vinnsboro. On'the very day of his
death, the Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church ofth.is place, with othidr Caro'
lina friends, enjoyed liis genorolS lbo3
pitality ; and strange to say, whilst.
spending an hour in the contery
among the dead,- he stated to-one
present "I have always believed. that
I should dio in the -month of -blay."
Why ? Fail one of his friend.?. He
replied, 1[ was born in May,' I was
onco shipwrecked in 1My, I waA in
jured by a i )wder explosion in May, 1
was wounded in battle in May," and,
he was killed in May.
Provideneo fulfilled hisserious anti
cipations-let us all remember the
text selected for his funeral service
"Now in tho accepted time," and
whilst they, who knew himi- regret
his deatil, let us imitato bis exampl
through life ; cherish his Iemory, iW
denth, and so live for the future, that
whon we coiin to (lie, we can truly
add, "iVor is the day of our salvation."
Pushing Them on Us.
The ladical papers, headed by the
Tribun-, are working in favor of white
immigration to Virginia and North
Carolina. but describo the moro Sutth
orn States s in a most unreconstruot
ed uaid rebollious condition. Thore
is a moaning in this, that we would
do well to heed.
The State of Virginia, too, is work
ing in the matter of whito immigra
tion,.or itsdj, in real carnest. The
speehes oif (Ieneral linboden in N-ow
Vork, pumblisied in the New York pa
pers, prove it. The papors meti ion
association, and other practical ioas
ureS. The Railroiads-aan iienso
power-have began to import white
laborers, and the negroes aro reported
as le-aving iho State, in greater nuim
hers than heretofore, and coming
Virginlia, too, has shown at more pro.
gressivo spirit, than the other Southern
States as to thiose enterprises that, are
'ertaina to vary her indumstr'y and at.
t ra t whiito immninigra tioni and m uclh
nieeded capital. It is statedl, that
Nort herni ca pitaliiists have just conoiu.
d ,td an arrangem,ent to complete the
C".esape r1 ake and OIo 10!Railroad-a road
as imulport ant to Rtichmiondl and1( Nor
f>lk as the Ba:ltimno'' and Ohio Rail.
road is to Baltinmore
We do not profess to bo "a nigger.
maim,'" as one of our citizens elegantly
says that he is :but we value Negroo
labior, notwithstaniding, and we ox.
press our coniviction, that it is being
dleli beratehy resun n own from Vir
ginia and North CJarolinia upon us,
with all the good and tIhe evil that it
miay' contina. And in view of this
fact, the question of white and Chi
nose imnmigration becomes worthy of
our attention, an acquires an interest.
ing meaning. If onily neogroes immi
grate to South Carolina-..why, it is a
serious matter. But if whites also
conie, or if even Chiinamen, in suf
lceit numlbers,a also come-that
will very miuch cha:ngo the p)ros
pect. andI render additional blaok
labor a sourco of wealth and prosperi
ty. Ouir people mustoeast off their
aphathay and1( conid(er the future of
their chaildrenm ; must meet and con.
quecr their d ifliculties-not run from
their country in its hour of need.
Natural Rate of Inorease of Negroes in
the United States,
In our editorial above, -we have
used the lowest figures; Laet the read.
er who fancies Nogroes ne'o not pro.
lific, and is ready to snatch up jac
theories about their dying out, read
their rate of increase during succes
sivo doenades, as given below:
1800, 27.97 per cent.
1810, 33.40 per cent.
1820, 28.70 per cent.
1830, 30.61 per cent.
1640, ' 23.81 per cent.
1850, -'28.82 pot cent.
1860, 28.3 3 &
We have on hiand no means of osl
culating the rato'eofinerense of 1sati4
whrte,, excegt IN JleadeoY 1 8%O
-1860, (2.43 per et.) bub;suspeot,
indeed, we are sure, it is not ao high.
Southern cotton Gleldajin.11he 'light of
the abovo tablea glbot 'be se r
deserted, therefore, aa: .:6Ie a~~
Moral Neoessity.
A gentleman bbjects to the use of
the word, cdinot, in our local of -Sat
urday, in the following sentence ;
"'Fortune way strip us of prospority ;
slandor, of reputation ; death, of all
other things: but trb LO(EF EXCEL
iENcE once wrought into the habits
and disposition of the soul, Deity
11imsolf cannot Nv'o:ich itpway. It is
ours-ours forever."
We usually weigh every word we
write, when oxpressing any opinion.Qu.
moral and religious subjects ; for we,
feel our'rC8'onsibility,and' do not*v0
knowledge any man'-i right to be inI
error.upon them. If he don't got tire
truth, it is~his own fault. -and lie is
absolutely certain 6f difmntiation. God
say' so, III his co inenp; sa'y , )b
is Providuce ; say 0, in nature ;
says so, in the Bi6le, which, oven were.
wo to admit to be uninspiredfatilllex.
presses the religious conviation .of
the human race most 'lcnrly ;-and "it
i4 impossible for God' .o. liu." We d0.
liberately assort, therefore, thut or
friend's objeotion isa thoughtless one,
an-d that wfe lnld .a a I -truth' as
certain as the existe6co' o, Gd Ilim;
self, when we asse.rt, as above, t6at
God CANNOT take away-the LOVE Ot
RXCtLLENCE :flotn 'eny one %iho once
fully attains it, any more than lie can
deny himself,. or 'annihilate 1imself,
or be otherwise than,holy, is, just,
merciful and true. God is all 'power.
ful, and therefore, ennot do . wrong
for to do wrong.is to be weak. Virtue
is strength ; vice, weakness. Joli
'ness is happinoas ; ainfulness, misery.
'Our faith on this subjaet.* a sublime
.one, but it is not- the Anbliniity of
inaginutiot),. but' the stibliitity, of
truth. It is not tho..result of superii
cial fancy, but of a life-time's sober
study and deep conviction.
Ar. Ed'itor:
Will you please give me a short
spaoc in your paper for the purpose of
presenting a few points for the serious
consideration of the younger portion
of our white oitizens ?
It has been askod, "why would you
desire an increase in the population,
siae it would inorease competition,
and make it necessary to use greater
exertions and practice more strict
economy than we are compelled to
81 I t.glliti he oient, to state that
L8se wto as' suIqnestions are over
the- oonscript age. But there are
other reasons besides the ones includ
ed under the head of conscript. We
will soon be compelled to enroll our
selves and be drawn out in the hot
July and August sun aad formed into
line with various black musk-bottles,
with undoubtedly a big black musk
bottle to command us all over the old
field. And step by step will im.digni
ties be heaped upon the younger por.
tion of our ectizens by the Yankee
bigots in their efforts to hmumble our
pride, and bring us on 'a level with
the negro. We already have a gov
ernment framed in part by negroer,
and as they are in the majority.in our
State, we may expeet them to have
their way. They have no idea of
justice, and no love for the white race,
and they realize their power, we need
not expeet any merey at their hands.
We are taxed to educate negro ohil.
dren, and to pay the negro leglnlators
for making laws for us. And there are
various other things, which you know
alreadly, but perhaps do not give them
a moments thought., becaure, thobe of
you who are farmers are working the
negro and making money, and .those
of you who are following other. ocu
pations are getting plenty of the mon
ey that the farmers make and spend
so freely. It is giite probable that
we will need more white men worse
than we do, now, and perhIaps at a
time when it;will-be impossible to get
them. We had money last year and
gave a great deal of' it to the Yankees,
for their, no doubt, worthless dirt,
called guano.
Another reason is, w'd are unable to
prevent any levy made upon us by the
North. So long as we content our
selves with making cotton for the
Yankee factories, and spend all the
money we make in buying their goods,
of course they will not be so blind to
their Interest as to interfere; but,
when we -begin to start improvements
In our cuntry and' 'bringomwoney in
from other countries and keep- it in
our own, they- will begiur to make lev
s upon us in one way or another.
Another reason for 'inoreing-the
population as, that it -will increase
competition, whichi is the life of trade,
develop the resources- Sf our country,
and increase.the .val4e .of our- lands
and othoftkoperty.
Without mentioning half of, the
reasons for*icesn thme wbite popu
lation of ou tt,1hse on to the
~main subject of this piece,--AacAan
ei'y., Those who are anxious to encour
age imigration witht the view of get
tiesfarm hand..4o supercede the ne
gro willibe much 'mistaken...a :whit.
mnnllorhab#n lfRde. all' the
ya but will not work -anothej'iunWs
lad Y-Ay' .wr in the 'shades
apN dp nirp4<b&/or W9rk th~a the'
negr. TqMtactqrrpa aui'send
Spend your tdoney towards improv
'ng and building up your own State
md Distriot4' Keep your money near
lome. Instead of sending one hun
Ired dollars worth of cotton to the
Yankees to be manufactured and a
part sent back to us with the duties,
per cent. and freight attached for us
o pay, manxfacture it at home and
sa,vo the differeOt taxes, or if not, save
the taxes, encourage home industry
and enterprise, and help those who
will help us. Who can realize the ef
foot, that, a -large and imposing fac.
tory building with its necessary ap
partenances, would have upon the
neighborhood i It would inspire them
with- onfdence in the future success
of the -ccuntry, determine them to
coiteti t hemselves to remain in the
State and run the rihk of the factory,
anud.enco.ura;'ge tiimn td work to wanke
botto-n, orn, tnt and vogetables, to
supply the fatotry and hands, more
latd would be cultivated in vegeta
bles aid highly improved, making
more clear money per acre and show
ing-to farmers that the land can be
improied wheu the right plan is
adopted. Porters and carriers would
be needdd and find woik to do, nier
chants, doctors, preachers, sohool
teachers, locksmiths, masons, carpen
terp, etc. All would have to be paid
but the tuoney would btill be in our
country, and would benefit those who
would vote with us. and as.iist us in es
tablishing a white min's government.
S.41j.of the factory hands after bt.
coining .accustomed to the country
would prefer farming; others would
marry in the neighborhood and retire
from the factory, and some would
wander. off to other parts, creating
vacancies, which would be filled by
the proprietor with fresh installments
from Europe or the North. Though
I hate the Yankees- enough to desire
to whip them with machinery and
every othOf.enterpri.ie, yet am not op
posed to.them ' comio among us to
settle permanently. rhey would set
examplds of enterprise, industry and
economy, and after becoming well ac
quainted with us, would be able to
bring about a better state of feeling
between the North and South. Let
those who desiro land and a home,
buy ; have no doubts about the future
of the South. Go to work, make per
ianent improvements, to last for your
life time and for your heirs, make up
your minds that you will not submit
to be run out by an inferior race.
There is iot a more desirable country,
naturally, to live in on the globe.
There is water power enough at and
near Catawba falls to run five hundred
thousand spindles. I have been told
by Mr. Daniel McCullough that
eiough water power can be had on
his place, "Mount Dearbon," to run
two hundred and fifty thousand spin
dles, and that he ii anxious for ma
o,inory toto started there, ad will
UVL1VU1 Auo C .'VUjF'6SAj &A . .2
of the land on most any terms, but
will give all the aid possible toward
the advancement of the enterprise.
iiow kind and liberal; and how blind
will our young men be to our own in
terests, if we allow some shrewd Yan
kee to step in ahead of us.
I am axious to be one of a Manu
factoring Company and to take stock
in an Immigrant So,ciety.
RI spectfully,
EX.
A Wa*hington letter says: "The
Secretary of the Treasury received
some time ago a letter from England,
written by an ox-member of Parlia
ment, enclosing several hundred dol
lars which the writer says he believes
was in good conscience and jIustly due
the United States as in excess of in
terest on bonds which he holds. These
bonds bear six per cent, interest, and
the ex-member says he thinks three
per cent. Is all that should be paid
on such investments. Another letter
fromn the same party was received to
day, dated in Pennsylvania-(the ox
member, it appears, is on a tour of
observation in this country)--enclos
ing a one thousand dollar bond, cou
pons attached, which the writer says
he thinks is also in excess of what
should be paid as interest, and he asks
the Secretary to convert this bond
into a three per cent., which he be.
lieves is all the United States Govern
ment shoul dpay on its indebtedness.
Mr. Boutwell1 has replied, requesting
the ex-member to call this way and
have a talk with him."
PAnTrCULAns OF THlE INDIAN MAS
SACRE jIN KANSAs.-The Time, and
.Con eereaive has received the folliow.
ing particulars of- the Indian massa
ores. The tongues and hearts were
out out of the dead bodies, the calves
of their legs slit down and tied under
their shoes; pieces of flesh were cut
from their backs, pieces of telegraph
wire were struck into their bodies,
their ears out off, and heads scalped.
The Indians boiled the hearts of these
men for medioine. The Swedish set
tlers who were attacked all lived in
one house, and only those were killed
that loft the house and attempted to
reach a place of greater safely. Those
that remained in the house were not
molested. This occurred in two in
stances. -The calamity Is mainly at
tributable to lack of arms. Whenever
i was fired the savages made no
Greoley says in the 7'bune : "As
far as we can see, the Treasury offi
soe made very little, either peounia
rily or otherwise, out of their presen
batlon of an old bill of $10 50 agaInst
Qdneral. Beauregard. -But the goy
pnment.would have a considerably
betfd balance in Its petty cash ac
mdu6t if all-the officers who went into
herebellion would show as clean
biands a the punctIious little Creole
wbbeieoheepping has broiight our
wooo#ntine cerks to plot."
Local Items.
ffew Advertisemen s.
Parties wishing to make good pur
3bases, would do well to call on our
rollow-citizons, Messrs. Bacot & Co.,
who have just opened a lurgo lot of
provisions. Give them a call.
Mr. F. Elder, ?advertises one of
IIerman's Steel Horso Rakes, the best
nud cheapest in market. Soo advor
tisement in another column.
See notices "In Equity."-S. B.
Clowney.
Stockholders Meeting, Charlotte &
S. C. I. R. Co.
btockholders Meeting, Columbia &
A. 1t. It. Co.
Ohinamen Oom.ng.
Be sure and road the tesimoniy of
those who have tried Chinese labor,
on our first page. On this same ali
important subject of labor, let us
havo your objections if you hav.3. any,
to the view taken in to-day's edito
riul.
A Finfi 1us of Tuinipa 4nd Dish Pota
tojs.
Our thanks are due to our young
friend, Mr. Robert Phillips, w4o has
sent us a large lot of Turnips and Po
tatoes that exceed anything in size
that we have yet seen. Fairfield has
not yet collapsed, low-spirited plant
era to the contrary notwithstanding.
Olean Your Lots.
As the season of the year for dis
eases approaches, it becomes the -duty
of all our citizens who feel an interest
in the health and welfare of the com
munity, to clean up their lots ; and
thus prevent mnuh sic'kness that would
otherwise attmnd us. A word to the
wise is sufficicit.
Misplaced.
The coiniunication signed "Long
Branch" has been misplaced, and
therefore, has not been published.
We would be glad to bear from "Long
Branch" again.
A Threshing Maoine Needed.
Our correspondent "Ex" says, "If
you can induce some one to come up
in the Rocky Mount neighborhood
with a good field spike threshing ma
chine, at an early date, they will get
employment.
New Wheat.
The Chester, Reporter, of the 3d
instant, says Our energetic follow
us that lie has threshed and shipped
to Baltimore tweiity-five bushels of
new wheat. Who can beat it ?"
Communications.
In a population of seven thousand
whites, it is strange that so few coni
nmunication,s are sent in to the Dis..
trict paper. Send in contributions
mnake them short and lively, but send
thoem in often. It will do good to
your neighbor.s.
aounty Eleotion,
The following is the total result of
tihe election:
FOIn PnloBATE JUDGE.
W.M. Nelson, 706
Joel Copes, 359
Scattering, 164
FOR COUNTY COnMMISSIONER.
W. J. Crawford, 850
W. M. Martin, 307
CORONER.
Robert Hawthorn, 1204
Tot al vote east, 1230
Q~-We have received from Messrs.
Walker, E.vans & Cogswell, a number
of copies, in pamphlet form, of the
proceedings of the Agrioultural Con
vention, which recently assembled in
Columbia. Our agricultural frienda
can obtain a copy each, by calling at
the NEwaSlnd HER ALID ofice.
The American Stock Journal for June,
Contains the usual amount of inter
esting articles, whieh we commend to
the careful perusal of our readers.
Send your name and address to the
publishers, N. P. Bloyer, & Co.,
Parkesburg, Chester Co., Pa., and
they will send you a specimen copy
free.
Sohool f,r Young Ladles, Winusboro.
Miss EL.IZAnE'IH STEWAnT has fairly
won THlE PRIZE, in the above school
for the session, ending yesterday, hav
ing attained the highest mark, during
the entire session, in every department
except penmanship.
Theinext session will begin on Mon
day next, and will consist of four
weeks before, and sixteen weeks after,
the vacation of six weeks, in July and
the first part of August.
B3ENJ. R. STUART,
june 5, 1869. Prinoipal.
~4An exchange has this. A
ohild was recently born In Indiano1s,
[owa, with perfectly developed wings.
[t hived three hours, and then, a
ready-made angel, was fit. for the
rmheres.
3oene in a Railway Oar.
On Saturday last, 29th ult., we
itarted from Columbia by the I
rain, C. & S. C. R. R. On looking
xbout us as'to who our fellow-passengers
might be, we discovered, Bitting in a
very dignified attitude, and, make be
lieve, reading a newspaper, a very
flnely dressed mulatto. From time to
time he rolled his eyes uneasily from
behind his paper taking notes of how
much lie was noticed. le evidently
was some ill advised nigger on a ram
page after social equality. There be
gan to be some feeling of annoyance
manifested by the passengers, just then
the conductor, Mr. Gormley, came
round collecting tickets. When he
oamo to this man he remarked, "hav'nt
you made a mistake ?" "Nosir, I paid
for a first class ticket." "Oh, you did,
well, we'll see." On arriving at the
first station, (Killian't) we suspected
there was something intended, such as
the ejection of the noxious intruder.
We were looking intently through the
window, when the door opened behind
us and in walked an enormous negro,
black as a coal, greasy and dirty, and
in a high state of effervescence, flat
cap, a greasy coat hanging on his arm
and carrying a carpet-bag. le walk
ed very liesuroly through the coach
until he came to where Mister had ta
ken up his quarters. We now recog
nized the party carrying the earpet
bag, as a train hand, Sam the fireman.
Sam assuming a half stupid, innocent
look-familiarly touched Miter on the
shoulder, "I bleve I'll take a seat wid
you, jist move over-he did move
very far over-looking indignant, but
Sam did'nt see it. Sam sat down, put
down his carpet-bag, and laying him.
self out at full stretch prepared to en
ter into conversation. Every eye was
now turned to the little drama, which,
we believe no negro minstrels ever
equalled. "Gwino fur ?" said Sam.
"To New York," Ah, to New York ?
well Ise gwine to Charlotte, we'll hab
a good long ride together. A-a-ah-legis
later bisness ?" "No, sir." By this
time Mister became conscious of the
fact that the whole car was in strong
convulsions, when seizing his carpet
bag, he made for the door and left for
the second class oar.
When he was clear gone 8.m opened
his sleepy eyes and slowly expanded.
Placing his hands upon his hips he
gave vent to his felingP, "yah, yab,
yah, I dont tiuk dat nigger will eher
Ult""' 11160 ft1nd gPmMAn any more."
We have einee leurned that this in
dividual is no other than the celebrat
ed Jlfr Hammond, Secretary of the
still more notorious Mr. Neagle,
Comptroller Gencral of the State of
South Carolina.
Consolidation of the ~harlotte &B. 0, and
Columbia and Augusta Railroad Coin
pany.
We copy the following result of
the meeting of the Comahissioners of
the above named roads, which came
off in Augusta on Thursday, May 31,
from the Chsronick4 & Sentinel:
We stated in i\ce Chronicle & Senti.
nel, of yesterday morning, that the
Beard of Commissioners appointed by
the Charlotte and South Carolina and
Columbia and Augusta Railroads to
arrange the terms for a consolidation
of the two corporations, had held a
meeti.ng in this city on Thursday
morning, and had failed to agree upon
any arrangement; but by the ad-e;'
tisement of Col. Win. Johnston, the
President of the road, in another col
umn, it will be seen that the Comnmis
sloners have agreed upon terms, and
that a joint meeting of the stoekhold
eswill be held in Columbia soon for
their consolidation. It seems that at
the meeting on Thursday morning
nothing was affected. The represen
tatives of the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad were willing to consolidate
if it could be done at par-that is,
four shares of their road, twenty-five
dollars, each, were to be given for one
share of the ether road's stock, one
hundred dollars. The commissioners
from the Charlotte Road refused this
proposition, but substituted in its
stead a proposal that the Columbia
Road should give five shares of their
stock for four of the Charlotte Com
pany's. This was, in Its turn, prompt.
ly rejecte.d by the other side ; and as
both aprties seetned equally deter
mine ,the meeting broke up without
anything being accomplished.
At a late hour on Thursday night,
however, we learn that Col. Willam
Johnston, thie President of the two
Companies, succeeded in inducing the
Commissioners to hold a second meet
ingr, this time in his room at the Globe
Hotel. Hero the affair was again die.
cutssed, and finally a compromise was
effected between the two parties, which
Is, in substance, as follows: The stock
of the Columbia and Augusta Rail
road is valued at twent -two dollars
er hare tatof the Charlotte and
ar, and four and a haff shares of the
romer aie:to be received for oneshare
f the latter. At the meeting of the
'tockholders of the two roads to be
oeld in July, this agreeet will be
presented to them for ratification or
ejection, as they may deem proper.
hive the Publishers of your DistrIot Pa
per Pair Play.
The follow;ng -exeln aceap
pears in an exchange paper :
Do not forgot that it costs some
thing to puff as w9ll as to advertise ;
and never to sponge upon the printer
in any manner whatever. It is print
er's ink that makes nine-tenths of
your fortunes ; It takes money to buy
ink, typo, paper and yet, after all this,
,few are the thanks that the printers
get. Give the publishrs fair play,
and give up ol expectations of grat
uitous puffing, ete. The great Ameri
can statesman, Daniel Webster, was
(mighty near right" when lie remark
od of the press, "small is the sum ro
quired to patronize a newspaper ; am.
ply rewarded is its patrons, I caro not
how humble and unpretending the ga
sette which lie takes." It is next to im.
possiblo to fill a shcot with printed
matter, fifty times a year without put
ting into it something that is worth
the subscription price.
Grant's Speech.
It is said, that Grant niado the fol.
lowing speech on being visited by the
committee appointed to inform him
of his nomination :
"You'd scarce expect a boy of my ago,
To speak in public on the stage,"
And if I chance to fail below
Charles Sumner and Galusha Grow,
Don't view me with Ben Butler's eye,
But pass my imperfec.ions by.
From Marshal's pups great dogs do
blow ;
From little colts great horses grow.
As you'll agroo, it is too late
For mo to try to cultivate
The art of speaking. Therefore I
Will let tholittle job go b
I'll only say that l'll fulfil1,
Whatever you my friends may will.
And it is now my full intent,
If I am chosen President,
To so disobarge official duty,
That every act,, my friends, will suit
you.1
State News-The Crops.
SPARTANnURo DisiaICT.-The Ca.
rolina ASpartan, of the 27Lh ult., says :
We learn that a destructive storm
passed through the Western part of
this distict,several days ago, demol
ishing fPnces, blowing down trees and
several out-houses, washing the lands,
greatly to the damage of the growing
crops. The storm, in width, covered
a belt of about a quarter of a mile,
which is distinctly traced by the fallen
timbers, nearly all of which then
standing in its tract now lie on the
ground.
DARLINTOM- DIsTRcT.-The Dar
lington Democrat, of the 26th ult.,
says:
The weather is still cool and unfa
vorable-cotton is much injured. and
cannot long survive such a season.
On last Saturday we had a heavy wind
which almost amounted to a tornado.
The weather looks dark, and planters
look blue.
CLARENDON DISTlICT.-The Clar
endon Press, of the 24th ult.. says:
Corn and the provision crops gene
rally, ad far as we are able to ascer
tain, are looking finely, and if our
farmers had only acted a little more
cautiously and planted more largely
in this respect, our hopes would have
been buoyant with prospects of a
bountiful supply of previsions the
coming year, bult unfortunately, they
have overburdened the land with cot
ton, and the result is seemingly a fail
ure, for, ewing to cool weather, it has
been so much injured that the planter
in many places have been compelled
to plough it up and are now preparing
for the second sowing.
SUMTER BIsTRJT.-The Sumter
Watchman, of the 26th ult., says:
.The cool weather continued almost
without change until the present, has
seriously injured the young cotton
plant,,and the prospec*, just now, is
anything but promising. Corn, though"
small for the season, shows itself in
much better condition.
ARREsT OF A SUPPOSED COUNTER
PEITER-The Ohief of Police arrested,
yesterday, an individual deser'bing
himself as John*M, Oliver, of Virgin
ia, upon the the charge of passing
counterfeit 25 cents U. S. currency.
The charge Is sustained by the aflida
vit of Mr. Richard Wearn. The note
is badly, executed ; but the glaring *
peculiarity Is the position of the gilt
figues on the back-being placed up
side down. The accused was examin
ed before the U. S. Commissioner
James Brown, Esq., and committed to
prison. As the said Oliver arrived
at this point by way of Cheraw, it is
likely he has distributed his notes
in his route, and we caution the pub
lie to be on the alert for the presence
of such counter feits.-...Phanix.
.ALLIGrATOn RACE-The enterpris
ing citizens of Jacksonville, Fia.,h ave
been amusing themselves with an alli
gator race. Five young animals were
entered ; the purse was $50, best two
in three. Spotted Tail, a frisky
youngster, bolted the track, and "went
for" the spectators. The Gazelle and
Boston Boy acted in the same unseem
ly manner, and thereby lost a good
place on the track, and were outstrip.
pd by Nimble Jack and Champion
Maid. At the second heat, Ciham pion
Maid came In ahead, but at the third
Nimble Jack again did justice to his.
name. All the animals are in train-.
ing for another race, to come off in a.
few days.
A GOOD PLAN.-H4on. Joseph Sg..
gar has opened the campaign in. Vir..
ginia on the Grant plan of reconstrug
tion. A good cigar Is a fine way to
open any question the Grant plan.
A Wisconsin paper having exulted
over the fact of its coming out In a
new dress, a rival sheet remarks : "In
this as in everything else, they are an
age behind our office, whicoh was asup
pled with new maeria year a.".