The Fairfield herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, April 16, 1873, Image 2
THE FAIRFIELD HERALD
Publishet Every I% ednesday at
WJNNSHORO, S. C) yoi
By dal
Ttl ARS---I N A D -1A C).;. t ile
(Pyne Copy one year, 8 00 Iy,
iave -' . . - 200 bri
Ton " " " - - 60 lit
Tihe Souilh Ca rolina Railroad -.eielin g cht
of the, Stocklolders. .\c
There wan a large attendance at
Ibe Ineoting of the. stekoholders of the be
Sonith Catiolta 11:ilroad 'Company,
which was held at the Bank of Char. 0
leston, 'TuI'esI ny Imorning. at I o'clock.
Tih H on. iriel Cannon, of Spar.
iniobuig, was called to tie chair, and
ilie annal rep>rts (f t e I'resident
an)d Viec-'Pre:.idcnt were i-.ad and a
tzferred.
President Migrath rend a letter "n
from General .,lr me-s 'Cotincr,'t~heoun.
ScI of i road, expla iing th 'ff-.ct
(of tihe r n ci t deciioi inl the Supreine
Court of tle U'ni ted States in refer
ctci to tio liatiliry of the road for
taxati.m. The letter states that by
th' de rce in q lpestion :
1. All th pioperty of the oom.
pony at Coltubiia anil from Kings.
ville to Coliimbia, are forever exempt
from tax t i .n.
2. All the road fomu Brhanchviille to
Hamiburg i, lib.bl to taxation.
3. With rigard to the road from sec
Charleston to liranchville, and the
preirty at Cha rleston, the decision
of the Cirenit Court has been modi
tied, and the ci se has been remanded
to the Circuit Court, to take proce-d. -
inpA to ascertain and dotermino what
portion of the propertv of the comn
pany is ippoitionablo and applicable ti
to the liinc of road fcrom Branchville
to Coluin,0ia nii 'Cam den, such por.
lion to he c.xempt from taxation, and ro
the resi-lite liable, of
Ir. S. Dibble ollered a resolution, Pb
which wavs IadLpLed, providing that.
ihe reports (if the oiflieors of the road
be printed and distributed among the e
wmockholders one month before the
tiext annual meeting. of
Mr. -3. lDibble nuoved that a coi- n
mitico <.f seven Le appointed to of
Dotil.tei ()1iitable perisons to sOrve as
Dirvetors of the road ; said conmit
to to rieport, at 10 o'clock, on Wed- 'U
cesday m1orning. 81h
The Colil Inittee i'ominated the fol- in
lowing geitlomen : \Vni. J. Magrath, I
G eo. A . Treiihoi l1, L. I). DeSaunture, i
.John laine cliel, Andrew Simonds,
Georg \V. W il.iims, Hicry G(ordin,
Francis J. l'elzer, James 8. Gibbes, fit
Wmn. T. Rives, Moton T Iaylor, Wml. tit
A. Courtenay, 1). L,. Cl-1hen, R.- WN- dc
Cubbedge, J. I'. Southern.
The convention then aidjourned
until Wednesday, at 12 M. The olec- ti
tion for diiectors takes place be. I
twerln the hours of 9. A. M. and r
l'.Mb. .
C
8utilhern News. ti
A heavy frost in North weitern MIs. c
fiIiiippi Oil tle mniniii i g of tld lat. st
Small por about dianppeared from e
Viokshinrg, and entirely disapponred 11
froi C'olumbn1.vu, Miss. tb
TIo yog girls, sisters, ran away ]
frmhi r home in A t a:tat, but were El
arrest ed and brought bh:.-t
Tlhe ai ii 0un1t of mnoiney niecessa ry to a
build a biranchl roaid to Elbet ton, Gas., i
to conneet wyith the Air Line, is about,
made up.J
Of the Canton hiurricane casualties
in addition to Lhe one dead, another A
is d end, and one dying, says a dis- tl
patch to the Memtphis A ppeal-.t
Jack Lofton, a nogro boy about 'tI
thirteen years of age, was caught in
the act of setting tire to thte htouse of
Dr. A. C. Matthiews, in Elbcrton, one ai
night la.st week.p
T[hero is a rumolir to thaeoffet tha t 81
the~ Mointgomtery aind Eu~ifaula Rtail- Co
road wvill he leased to a foreign cor- o
porat ion for a te rm of 99 years. The
rumor puts the terms at, $128,000) a r
year.p
('dn mbuns, 50sy the Suin, has5 fterag., e
ed building a cotti factory overy bc
year since the war. Anotheor will go to
up batfore nrtic Jnua~ry. Stove and
ironl estalihments have bieen built.
in proporit in. P1 ows eough~ to Solp. t1
pty th~is sect ion aIre moade here. Va
j ous oti-or indtStri-es have-been firm
ly lanited in our midst.
(itorgla NcWs.
A tlanlta rrot ests againist the intol. so
erat'do whistling of locomotivos in her t
corporate limits. t
I rw in county has a living pig wi th ,m
nliieteen hoof,. Th1 ils)'a be desig
nated as a pig tail. f
A Maoont mant cherishes carefully si
the list rationl of hard. tacik served out Ca
to himl at l-ort Delaware.
Ed. 1F. Wtodgett has re~inned toa
Atlainta to stanid his trial for felony,
in colnneettion withI thle State road.
lion1. A. II. Stephens visited Gen.
TIoomilbs at Washinogton last Monday i*
and was inivite'd to address the people pr
but decl I ned- oh
A "fair andir beautiful lady of res. It
peetabil ity,"' of Marietta, has made de
t o fu tile at tempu1ts at suicide, but is
still botnyanlt and( hopeful. pr
lThe whlesCale mlalt liquor dealers
of A ogusta hlave determined to resist, al
through thle couirts, paiymenlt of the in
special tax les ied upon such dealers th
by the Leogislature at its last session.
An exehange tells of a lady who pr
retur mt i toney to her hiusband th.
aflter bel i out shopping. Don't, be- pa
ivoa word of this yarn. po
A San Francisco goldsmith keeps"
his apron ih~ a slfo. Thiriy five years P
ogo it weighed wnly two pounds, and tic
now it weighs seven. vol
Sudden Deaths.
(esterday afternoon, the body of a
ang man namied lPriester, of Allen.
e, 8. C., arrived in this city from
alby. A letter received by Col.
Ib L. fIrow-n, of tils -city, ieates
t the young nan died very tudden
on I-Nriday, of '!Ongebtiou of thve
in, but there is evory reason 't, be-.
ve the diaeane was thie dreadful
tiugitis, which is so fatal in its
trautt. Another young man, ar.
:(owan, of laiurens Utdenty., 8. (.,
o died on P iday night, and will
buried to-day in Shelby. -,nst
anuts, brought down on the 5 1'.
Lincoulu trait), yest-orday, report a
i of Dr. Turner, aid others, to be
!ctel uith the samne disease. Qreat
eiteenot pre vails itn Shelby, an
students of TIr. Turn-er's rchool
leaving in nunbbrs. hree ar
d in Charlotte yesterday a'fteraon,
I more will comro Monday. Pot h
the young men Who have died, were
deita at 1r. Turinior's sohool-.
arlotle Obsert,.
WINNSDORLOs
ffednesday looining, April 1, 1873.
It. MEANS DAVIS, Editor.
y- Cotirospondenes solicited from every
ii(on or tho country.
)thr couanins are open to all for a free
Unstion of any principle, thorty or idea,
we nre in no way responsible for the views
opinionts of correspondilts
Salutatory.
With this issuo beginR my conneU
mn with the Nnws & HrItAt.D. Oil
tkng my salutatory bow to the
ading public as editor, a feeling
grave responsibility conues over
A newspapot occupies an Importait
sitio:i in a commtinity. It should
at once tho indet, and the mirror
public opinion innintaining a place
t too far In advance of the progress
civilization, cortainly not far behind
In all crises and important juno
res there must be some leader to
ape public sentiment. In supply
this need, the power ofjourrialism
a been daily increasing, unt il it now
elds a vast influence over the entire
>:ld. And no where has this in
tence been more fully natlfeated
ein in our own republie, where free
mW Of speech is guaranteed to all.
The stuplendous Tammany frauds
e flagrant misotduot of Custon
ouse officiils ; the bribery and cor
iption of notorious politicians ; the
redit Alobilier keandal, revealing
Le true character of men previoviuly
insidered pure and punoorruptible
atesmen ; the wholesale robbetles
mimitted by oarpet-baggers and
allawags, were all brought to light
rough the untiring efforts of difter
it leadiitg newspapers throughout
e country. Theosuccessful termina
tin of the Iherald expedition in
arch of Livingstone places another
urel on the brow of enterprisinig
urn alisma.
The endeavor of the NnWs & iIER
ti has heretofore been to sulsorve
o interests of the honest conserva
re element in our own tCotmnty, and
roughout the Stata. Siuch shall
ill bo its objeet. To expose fraud
d corruption in high places; to ap
aud honesty and merit in whatso
er class or party they may be
und ; to aid ini the devolopmenit of
r agricultural and manufacturing
sources ; to infuse a healthy tone in
litics ; to promote the cause of edu
tion, truth arnd virtue-these shall
may aims while occupying the edi..
rial chair of the Nrws & Ilanat..
.espeak the good will and coopera
mn of all haonest citizens.
R. MEA NS DAVIS.
Th. Publie School.
Superintendant Crawford has is
dan order closing the ichools in
evel townrships. Again is heard
S monoton-ous old cry of "no mionoy
the Treasury." Last session the
gislaturo appropriated $300,000
the maintenance of schools, bo
les making other provisions for
ising funds for the same purpose.
e are surpnised to hear that these
propriatione arc alrcady nearly ex
us ted.
Many schools have recently opened,
I now unless they are suppioted by
ivato contributions, they must be
sed. T bis is a serious misfortuno.
has a tendency to form in children
;ultery habits of study, fatal to a
>per traiing of the mind.
The whole system of free educa
fr in this State is faulty, not only
practice, but in theory. We believe
it the sshiool orohals are axious to
rform their duty ;but they are
avented from doinig so, partly from
novelty of the system itself, and
rtly from other eauses, We pro.
se in this articlerto toush upon the
so glaring absurdity itr the
nD of education ; for an enumnera,.
n of all its defects would till a
um010
The lawmakers are totally unfit for Ic
their business. It Is bad onough for it
a wet If ignorant men to legiflate
upcn nny btijcCt I but %,hen th..y 'ti gi
deavor to regulato cducational iat
ters, t.ey b'aecomto lbopclcly iiuld lel. h
A iroof (of tijis is tle fact that ru
they have transplanted in South w
Carolina a syseew peculiarly adapted ti
to the w..ts of the North, makit-g no, i
chngLhen tVi lover, for climatic din'efr T
enec, or fou a totally dif'eie:it btate I!
of Society. 1
The schoul yea. beyi a in (stb-r i I
and ends in ,.nneb. I.\ p ri.ce h. 41
ph.wn th1 t th I if - I s. , u i .. 'j
for the ~ ast . T e , t 1u i!.kt., I
cold pieiei ts hIl u.h1, -hbr .-e c , I
the winter ; wi ilu t i tot .-d va. i
,por falliug in tl.e firm va oVA t
1h .4kesloc oluotionl eaty t..ld pleit a pp t, i
Uttrieiai ti.i.i Ii io d the e-:lmOis aret ci
largely at te i.t).b popi r .,II ' tll .,
Siuner briu.gn Wilih it the hu an
gin hativests, c .'I ig every tme ti t
the fields, ad di.,euo1ntin0u i g SChoo!
'educatiou. \'i I' s the re* e r .h
tains, fir wilter iP tile .re y ..Va~an. v
Rain falls in largt gu.tit ict, au.i lAlf
t'he tine children ife kept eb' at
Sehooli are o ened in October, ad
plpih sntia.tain a Ort r-f deulitm v
connue'tion with (te', do, iviuig but lit
tle benefit thrin,-h firel-.int i.,terrup.
tions. As spring appra.chcs, there is j
general atteuudnuce ; c ver yIit.! get.
well under a1y and both ttieh anl
schiulars devote lhee ven to their
tasks vigo~u.,ly ; wien an order is
ISiued statinhg thit '.he umonley i!1 out.
Ftveiy one berona-0 disco-Iriged nd
thAe systet is pruuiitiinvcd a hui.hUg
If the chulttic se.sion lIauutcd from,
February to December %%ith I i mipth-.
ly interIiisioui in the aufmlther, it
would be found meit;i nore Iat.,ut u
tory. !
Then, tenecheis wool.l itnt Le paid
for prosiding over eIpt schiool
benhes, hIt would ftirly earn the rt
salaries. Chualdr en ' e-m; att %,l r
ulatrly and thiere u bl be no
ging cluste.'' A l' eula s. s nt-atim
method of iuoibi-g tnd utd 'Ii
knowledge wUiuld be enguendered.
This important object, lcin.zt attin
od, and other imiipelreution, being ru.
edied, evt-rtolng would movei al1ong
emoothly, aId in1 a Iew yenrs uil e:(.
ses would le c.j..y inug the full advan.
tages of a frett Iregre.4sive cleation.
The N th of A pul. U
Eiglht years uag., last Wedlnlisdoy, t I a t
army of Northern t'iryiuii, :d ter i r
heroiO str urg!e, ((i el to te li
overn helming forcues i f t ho entnuy .f
The mal tews of ii ts event, sent a t
pang tlr ugh every true S uthet o
heirt, for it * the deauth I knell of
the C Xr fedetrtey. It teldi that thur
sands of the twtst and bravest, had
shed their b'ood ; that mnillion s uf I
pt-operty hauld bin sacrifined ; t hatt
fearful piitat lens hauud been ~ bortne--all
for nothuieg. Thei entlire country for ay
ime was paraly zted. Brtken in .sa'ir
it rand bankulii t ini reto irecs, rin tj f
seemed inevitablle. .hut the reuper
ativo pos er p f' thec Soth tianifeost
ed itself. (Grauatlly it gauthereud a
strength and 'urge, anid censing to~ t
monrn for thue past, 'eol~outely set tu l
work. Slowly, be~t surely, ite mtate-e
rinl wealth increatsd, nnrt il now comn
paratitea pirospei ty reiguns. As get I
our politial hori.rI i. ak, andI their
are nto sigue of a brighutenirt ' r
"'That montiey anid brains wvill inti-~ t
tably rule,'' is a puoitical axiomt. We
trust that huonesaty wiill lie a conucoi.
tant of theso, If so, the Sotb huas a
glorious future befuore her.
The Indians, e
Ottnday's telegramts brinig us thee
news that Genr. Canbuy and several
commissioners hasoe been miurdered a
by the Modocs, while bolding a o
fercneo with them.
This is anot her fruit or thue admin.., o
isEratfo' policy towards thie Ildians. a
The wiholo condnot cf the whtitos to~ b
ths savages sin1ce theo first set tlement-e
of America, lhas been a series of acts
of oppressionP, insjuustice uand folly.t
After exasperating the Ind(1iais, till p
they becouuo incarnat e demnons, our
attthorities treat t hen as enlighutenetd e
beings.
The entire conition of tuf0oirs, onw
the Western plains is a shameo to the
governiment. The Apaches roam un- g
molested over Arizona and New: a
Mexico ; arid not, a weetk hias elapsed A
during niany years that sitme settler i
has not been robbIed anid inurudered buy
them. The troops rsent to piro eel the rf
SOttLers generally do nothiung ; an d g'
whon an officer does resolve upoui vig. A
orous measures is handi(1 are tied by w
the Government. Two years ago at
Gen. Crook planned a vigor'ous ctaui- it
paign, which would doubtless hav-e b<
put an end to these outr ages but hie
wasordered to abandon his ihtenition, er
arnd a number of Quakers, headed by re
Vincent Collyer were sent to treat fr
with the Inudians. Nothinm wa. aeo w.
inplibhed ; and the Apaldhos are
ore d-eliant now than ever.
This Modoo matter is another dis
ace to the Govorornent.
Tim tribe was reinove-d frotn It
>nue in the 1a:tva bed, to a -distai
sorvation. From that. ploco the
Dre driveh by the klamaths-, a bol
le tuibe. They applied to the gov'en
ent for awsistance. N-mo was given
n1king the law in their own hand
1(y ritiurbed to their old hlomt)es i
vam hds. intops wiere onveit tn rIh
114e them. but 'apit. .Jauk still re
.ited ma-tt'r ut the 8 tlua t,-. fU
-d of e iiher .rimoising titim auhi
.10 ii I, hiiil g m Ohitr rdes' vaioo
- elit . rpusi.% ex irii uti n ig 'th.enii
., heit!r per c v c! -onII mIi.- i n w r, I n vA . t t
-eat with I hemni. The ro-ult is tIh
ie m miiieneri I ave I een tas r
r-d ; 4tuong them tho (elleral con
I and ing t hat de'~ p.'? .rient.
The Uini-d '-talt . (tivernment hi
vei 'generaled and oit-Kitie(d b,
landful . f bt .thal m rved ravga -s.
e u wait m it h m uriosity fuAriN,'or d,
1. pie.t.. fro( i0.e :-eat of wnr.
Dmo Usefual Letiencs Tant;Wt by me Fir
It i, .nid thnt. ex perici-Ai Is a de.
Thu re ch Fally mnorhn
ruhIt se aipl le.ous nhich it woul
o well to hoad.
In the flist place i las corro' or
:d a fact hiValedy d m rated i
le great cuH u:i-r;ationis of 1o-t(
id Chica-g, tttt gimaite. so far fro
tin1g the ml lt uerv.c mbL b uili
ti im on 1 of tle wor.t whi
bjected to iitense he at. A glanc
t tho tilite of the Theittian IL
'ill FAtidiy all dimul ing 'Phei'laho
bis poitnt. Wh ilIi the( trick aid n.
O:.4 formilig iu .,uperttructure, ;I
ihurt, tie graniiii found.tions! at
hiipped, cra kedi and ci umiblitig; pr
aigs residrin-g it n',-me-bar) to ta:
lie wil., to the tery grpomud bm-f.t
einilii g. UIranite Min4 lbuid be ute
ei.hr for ftidati -ions noorfor i
alls the:ielves. Briek is Uwore cot
einle.'s exesVe, anld Will bse,
r ttaid tie- te.-t o-, fire.
Another i.-C-A1 is that bichAo
bould be t'Ve(i d W ith soniO intor:
uniticlie iatiil. Though orr ai
ive littIle *ii.d pre'.ailed on Sait
,. .kheo of fire a;d burning timbe
-rte iurne in the air to a great di
aice, aid peveral titnes igtlited
welli g fnlly two hundrbd yari
rouil th% .-Cona of colhugration. A
hcho .-pal ks at E d aIigerons Ch i fly
o.-fing, who re they can eff:ct
dgment, they are htiomele-a -hih
.lling upon an inctrnbutible m.At
erial, n1o Clatter how tlinl.
'ThLe AAb.-4 roofiig is tMeld wit
renit a-uccec-s ius the Noirt h, oand~ b
tenprally~ ~ 1 itroduti tced into Winno
aro. Tit is imtpeciVOnts to wiateor
,'' duo able, and' but little mo01e C
entsive- tha n or din ary sin lgling.
A thi d lesson i., that the sutpply
raiter ill townt is insuflese~nt to nie
ny exitraordintary demand. Ti
u blic atnd the privai(e wells we
eairly exhausted the othier nigi
loreover, it is too mtucht to demnd
nly oneC, that hie will drain his wel
u save another loan's property who
is o1wn is in i t t uie. dantger. 'Th
v-il silould be rotmediled withboat d
iy. A plentiful supJply of water ua
e re'aebed by digginmg and one
wo mecls et each business corn,
light prove the saltationt of tI
11wn. Bunt it would ba wire feaasibl
a construct a system of claterns u
er the control of the towna CorIne
atr publio use exclua-ively. By tl
leans a plentiful supply of wat
ould bo on hand in case of fire. TI
xpeinse of constructing thiese cister1
miu1d he fully ~thenced, by the le
ctting of insurantce premtiums.
Theiu wiater from four wells oni
robaibly saved the entire upper pa
f town. U~nt for them, the loss,i
red of eight thmoustnd, mtight has
een eigh/y Mthousand dollars. A n
essit y also exists forY some1 effiiett
eans nf utilizing the aupply cf wa
~r. Unokets and wet blaimkets are
rlmitito style, very (ef~caciot
lhere foawl houses and kitchins a1
meoernied, Giro .ltingjuishert af
vor thte purpose in a oloso roo,
here Ithe gas can be conflied t b
either can be recommtended in
'nera.l consf ugration. We muut hat.'
fire e"g:ne. The fate of Chester an
bbeviilo should- convince of thti
leperat ivo nteeossity.
Hleretofore W.ionsboro has bee
markably f'ortunaite ; but it i dat
runsit to teinpt Psov'idence too fai
long dry summer is before uc
hen Iabo~r wilr bo cheap. We hav
e~ficnt, energetie and pablic spit
ed town Council. Let theo eis-ern1
immtediately constructed, and;
bscription raised to purebase a firl
gine. Then, and only then, may w
asonably hope for an exemptioi
ant any more disasters as tha
bi81h befell na on Satunrda
The Electionsi
Spring elections ha'tb been held
lately in several northrh States. In
all of these the Repiblidau havC lost
ground. In Connectitnt. the Deno
crats acleved a signal triktumphi ele
' ting the Governor by a majority ot
four thousand over all competitors.
The complexion of the lower house is
also changed. The supportdrs of the
a Ton,peranen candidate hoped to poll
a vote sufficient to defeat a choice by
- the peoplo and to throw the c'eetioi
- into the house. Thi. would ha.ve giv
- en thrm the haill co if power. eia
bing them tit dietate teru.s to citier
, party. louever, fit'e eflm failed.
Ill Otin also tle I 0muursrts uniide
-> c.i ler..btle gh ns
t Th is sirp i..r.ci renlt. lt a timite
- 1131h leadig aut huJritiv thItrounghitit
the count'ry hasn dcllaro1 that the
)Jim-ratie party is dead, is to be at
tribuited chiefly to the scantdlous dis.
y elOrnres made in the Credit MobIilier
exait t 1.1 ions. The Republican pair
ty has C.een j-stly punished for its ar
r'gionee aLd bluatat irCl.ratul tior.
h'lie "God and Morrlit.y party,"
r which irnveigled a, he lily against
Democratic %iiluainy, and ignorance,
has be( I proven to be it.,ehi ia wlized
sepuluh e, contaitinig tin its hitddei re.
C0Aes a mrians of borfilptlh. It
%ill now dis over uhiit a pyrty cinnlot
do'penid on its past record, and t.at
thinhing nien will not be deeivod by
the cry of rebpellion aind trLaso1n,
'Pbi I t heir pockt!ts are beleig so out
rag'u3.ldy rbbed. I tru thit po
I it Ul I it . y I Xists to an tl.,rLtinig
exant, tr-ough the legth atd
bre h.dthI i f the land ; and relying on
this, ti' Republicain party has beti
. u, h lf unbilust.hig frauds, inaking
a rlulesale purth-c of fihee ; anid
ith Consuiumate imprudescte protee:
ilg its guity mnembers from th8 just
e.)i t o(Irlces of their InAisrlec .5.
But at last, by tihe independent
e r'C , publio so isoenlt hae been
Vroueod ; and it is mighty in its %rath.
Like a br'rricane will it sweep over the
nation. No paity organization can
stand hefore it. The present rotten
fibiles will be ruthlessly swept away;
and it' the signs as do not filii, with
the second century of political inde_
rpeuJtienco will bb ushered in a new
era of tuex.mpled prospelity and
glory.
The Palmetto drpha-i Hotno
s It affords me pleasure to state to
o tie people of Sonth Carolina. that,teic
a Palmetto Orphian Home eno-rs upon
n its secoiid year tinder favorable ans.
pices. It hai ju.,t heen Iroved fron.
IIlur ejville into a larger ho'use w,
. Wai hnlgori street. The a e of .
2h.u. and a large lot nor oc i
a- biy the llome, has been tendered to
yr our .d dfree of rent for two yehars,
I. by the lad ies lNeuevulent Codety of
Columbia.
of We are now prepared to receive
t fifteen or twenty more children. It
re is earnestly desired that the members
re of the Board of Visitors endeavor ti
t. ind an orphan in each cournty1 and
>f send it to thre ilomrea
I, As there is nio dotubt as tfi the ir.
n portance of this benevolent inrstitu
is tion, let me askc for a general aind
C heat'ty co-tperatuion hn its support by
n a genetous publie.
>r We~V will gladly receive donations In
ir money, provisions, cloth ing, furnritunre
io latnd or property of any kind. TJhe
e5 soonet the institution can be made
- self-supporting, the helter it will be.
1, Let me call the attention of the
Spublic to thle '-Orphvans A ppel ," the
r neat little monthly which is publish
edlby our Hofrrd. It sho~w. the
0 workcings and wants of our Ilomec, arid
s will be read with interest by the
s. children. '.the price for one year is
only 50 Cents, which goes towaird the
support of thie Home. T1hie little
I paper? has olbtained a wide circulation,
't and is finnially a success.
-. Iti behalf of the Institution, lot
e mec externd our thanks to all the symn.
pathetic friends who have aided us
diuringt the past year.
I .LW. PANu ra, Ruperintendont,
C.(olunmbia, 8. (., April 12, i8ig,
S[comm~uNAtan.)
e Mr. Edi'Hor:
t- When a g'd man died it is well
n for us t ar ase arnd reviov Iris vir
t tues, t bat we may be strengthened for
a the daily battle betweeti geod and
e evil wrhichi is Our inevctiable fate, un
:Ij til we, too, shall passover to the other
a aide of the groat river.
I use the word good, an applicabibj
ra to the subj~ect of these~ thoughats, Mr.
I hi. 13. Mc~tlaster, deceased y not be
.eause of his being a member of any
,special church or order, but on ae
a cout of h~is zealous and ever faithful
-efforts to rightly performn all the du.
S ties of life. Anxious fot the good of
Sthose with whom he was associated
and connected, ho was equally as free
from any disposition to self gloriften
tion.
It has been nmy privilege to Witness
his checerfn1 readiness to pefo., er
vice, which, otherti shlnnaeQ I1l y,
necesnoy fur the good of th1ose with
wahil h iom ew:.S t t the tim ia..aeiated.
in a it of uth t tir vrc'.et
fules of' elf tas t~a alic it my w-ir
Imeet br-ympathvh AteC. of PLt mioA
disintbrested kinditess were as
freiuent with him as the oooosion
offered for their eowumission, and hl
ways inl a manner which Olearlly indi
cated they were prompted by nought
snve the milk of human kindnos and
tit riot sense of dpItp ...Sti integrity,
1aa1dt tern deatnination in aitter. of
right atd priniciple weie highly pus.
WOted by LiM ULd ubartneter-ted hi
Oar commaunity, In COIP' enu, I alit
Sorry to say, with no14t parts of our
bi und l:itd, has iuore or IeS lai 4-t
itto iat, O degraded public setn-intent,
uharacteristic of the tit i S ineo the
war, ihieb masures a man bay tihe
motal ey be poseoses, no matter 14.o
e-blain o ; id Shoddy, Ruiahty &
C")., on te eto tcaaahon of any mani's
dleatl, cmunajtate his worth by the
sp-ils li.ft b liind% 0ltt thank God ! Il
ate viot or this hcar,uad tuen ytit livic
; iaun t us, wll, fel ti it they are
naaade bet er as they the 6iore y erfect
Iy practice the unos'entat ins virtues
which charaetui,ed eur del.arted
cit i;en-II. 1J. ieMaster.
'I 1MPLAIt.
(1HEAP ! CI lEAP ! CHEIAP
IFIN E cheese tit 20 per lb.
. IFreh Eg:. 25i per dozen. .
lrhah PottiS $4 73 per hil
npIT t5 nCor & co
I'Sh ArrilVaS.
Ill". reshl Cdivles.
S111bs. PI n ut % antady,
20bsm. -0opi nut ltady,
.11nst Roeceived
pipHIl l U. G. DESI1 0ItTES & CO.
Oraniges, Oraniges !
N E Barrel Or. ,:ol, Ald. undwrichi
anld Pcericjvi 1',tatn Ora. J11,1t lieveived.
april 2 . . JEsottlus & c.
Crockeriy f C''ockTer I !
14ST received, also re Uakes Crdcicers.
e 1anad Muony,
n vl 15 J. 'mc iNTht L ;.
LIL perss who lare n.t. pail thcir
v Proparty or Str'eet Takx are bfi ehy
no ,i a '11 a eeninbaa will he put In tle
hand1 1 f a h Sh(riaf i. Coll t hrana . if thi e
sa1liea ie not paaid on or iefore the 22nd
instant;.
april l2 GeI(K Ot Council.
\ N Fleeion will be tail f O Pb! b'ai
it. ina on !he 25h .1 to e na '
0~ E N; V
COM PETITION
BARGAINS UNPIHECEUtTEU.
QU'ICKL SAL19
AND
LANDECER & CO,
Jaapanese Silks,
JTapanese Silks,
~Japenese Silks,~
tlrgandies,
(1ronadine~,Org'andiesta
Grenadines,
Picquers,
Pieaques S at int Straipes, a'to
Pieques Satin Stripes,
CREWEL%
CILEWEL,
All Shadesa,
Shaded and,
Ifgb Colors,
Ladies Hosiery,
All 8tyles,
Largest, Varieties,
of
LadioeSsalk Ribbonse,
and
Sailros on hand.
NOW 18 VOtUR TIMbI.
OUR PLEASURE~ IS
'To Showr Goods,
aprh 15
Wheele~r & Wilson
S'EII'Jx G M A CnJV N ESI
THlE BES'1' IS TrlE CHEAPES~Tif
N agntfoatis well kunown Mlachline is
now loca igainboro. Orders
promptly filed. Full instartion given.
FiftNK 6TANFO 1tu
3an 4-Am .gen
\en Scu.
WM. P, .\-Not.-Th ;ars of
III :. .. ie :- i 3ch .. t- idks
Iloigt!Ida, was WHO0 a rong, AMil
the deful. is of the town cniciledI
5111, Of wiome ouly 50 wer' souidrs;
the remaindeor 1eig. eitiz -ts. After
a fusillade of 24 hours' dd -ation the
anunition of the RepuiblicnSs be.-m
xhitua.ed, cId the Alieado of' P,,ia.
eeidi sent fbr reinforemints whickh
arrived too late to particip.to i.
flghting, a0 the Carlists had 6: Ao
theii catlack, and ieithdr&tw firo I e.
fiire the town. Th e innIi Irr i..-t is ..t
cu i ried th ir wbinded whIt I t, ad
balhui tile bodies of ti k dead,
N'ws lit'll
SFum4 'sic, A pril b-A
Vc1urer has arrievd bI t froe iethe
Inuvat bodq -full an Po irts; th it .11 cIr
Ueneral Catby cad INr. Tllcuhmas wi'r
chuidcod by thu 31oducs yeterday
while holdi g IEeace 1 ' ch ?stn.
ii.VA PHI ('A MP, Al b 11, via
Yum, 12.-- Y: trerday afternoonm five
utilecn-i and four Nit.is ucd icL
Wld' 1e c1n1 .i i weie in: 0 ccc e lo f, .e gtA IfI*
cloetli..g uel Irout iliocs by thle l'!etJ
Coimic iners R " yes, ad a m -..
munt out I y the Uommisinelti asking
for a ialk tLis in i.ning at. a point
aesonct. i il, froin our ice
Lar ih the -eveniniz, Jihlc i
CharHey camd out. and told the picket
that he could Lake I is (lby.t
Charle.u.) gun ; that he ( Cnile.)
tQid not intend to g, back uny miori.
The picket b nftecl hi.m in ind toek
himic Io the tel-t Of. nt Caniby, whoe
Charley left his gun, anl ie hice'l'
iemahcll at the teiut il Frank IM
die. This in..cicig li,.sn Ceicley
eame in anci ehi the ('mquisic
that Capt. Jack an ul Iibcer Witns
woueir. meet the Comisso)n ntti.iet
ouir linies. B.btm Charley and llo.ns
Charley then mocunt d 1Irs.s cc-d
started f'or the la"Va Ibed. A bout at
hiur after thcir departurec, (en. Can.
hiv, Dr. Thomaj .! r. A. It. Meaeiam,
and .\ir. .Uycr, %%I h F c.h lidd I leand
his s'ciwa for itte lpreters, tarted fur
the place appoineed.
Tile party anivred at the rippoinced
place, and were Wc-'loely watched by
signal MliCer, Lieiccntnt A dais frum
the ignea ctation ine the Iill tverliook.
inm g voecrt ccaimp. A bomt lilf anl lotr
after' the party Lal atrivui, a cry
fim the .igcal s-.ation wais herd,
Pn.i>'g that the ldi-in haid attacked
the ace Colmm-inisin ci t tl
engagemient had eomiweed betwe.n
the Ildianm and Colonel 31:suo. Icn
a fmment Lie troocp, were iunder arm,;
and deplo l as ckirnishers, cccier
Ccdliimnd ee 'Coloneol Green, cancd orders
Were given to forwaid at the double
Very shortly after 'Mr. Dyer return
cd and told u, that the Indian.q had
Itttacked ticcm, and he thight lie was
fhe onliy one wleo Icnud escapred ; butic
a tr % 4iu)nnts arfter Riddle and Iif
intcw ,? ,ieen w4ithin the picket
S. r-m htciv we gather the !ol
wmn cccq unict of heow4 the ececssaccrd
iiinmc d : M. 3!'.ecamn mciaule ai
*0 et to~I ah< Iu ~ci 's, ftcliv ~e I
-'Is chic b, and. ti c D):. 'lhe imai
h'lc n ' ' t . Jal cmab a ecort cupeechi
ackicg fore' lot Cr'ik tend L ind Cot.
tocnwood, plicacc !)ow o~ccpied by
1'aiuild amid Dorris for ai rcecervaA
Lion. Mr. Mencehlam tolid Cap~t. J.ck
that ii wacS not possaleli to give hime
what he askedcc. Schonchin, told1
Mcena to say' no core ; thcat ho
(bleachamc) had said enough upon
that subjcct,
W~h le Seconeffin was spceaking
Captain Jlack got upi acid walked l.e.
hite obhiere; lie tucrned back and
exelanncxed, All ready. lie tienc drew
his pistol anid snapped a caep at Gen,6
OCanby. Hie cocked is' pisatol again
anid fired1, Geni. Caniiby fellI dead slhot
under the . yer hoihocinc then ahet
Alce am ini the shoulder acnd head,
but ice is still alive. ilostoni Charleiy
amnd aenother Indian shot and killod
Dr. 'flhomcas; Ulooken Jim chased
byer for some distance, but Dyer
Lcurned upon hiirt with pistoi in hcis
hanicd and J1ime run and 'knocked the
squaw of Itiddle off her heorse anid
took it, Laut Capt. Jack cmacde him ro
tcurn it, and thoen another icedian
chased iid dle andi shot at hicc. Soe
aloawnces r'nay be nmade for' the trcuth
of-tcis last stcftem',et.
The troops tire now about a mile ine
the int'a boe lying on their ar'ms
and will probably advance to-night
under cover of the darkness Tl'cero
atre here about nix hundred tcroops
whieh dacn be brou~ghct irto active
Aetvije and it is h'lieved they wvill
end the .itodoo star. Mdr. Meachac
in ot eApected to survives
Condensleac News.
(0:her 'torkmeen have been obf.ainicd
anid the gas now btern's biigbi(ly ine New
f'ork
New Y'ork eaer conductors have re
solved to strike.
Conncectinct elects a Ihemocratio
eove rnor'.
The bodies of 22(i i Cerag pasen -
gerA hai-o been recoveredl from thce
A 1hccntie.
D~cemnerata elect Major and majori.
ty of police ec ec icioncersc in Cicin
tcati and Mayor, of Glovelancd. Re
pcubliians cectdd in Anncapolis.
In several eities tn Ohio Lice Demo
cratie ticket was suc'eiessfuI.
Tihe younger of the Leon berothers,
gymtlastc., fell in' (Chioag# Lfondacy
et'enineg, disabling 1dm probably for
life..
Stoarnver New State, between P'itts
burg and Wheeling collided with an
other and annck, but people srved.
Tfhe Tfreasurcy has ecmencecd pay
ing ('ff the cotton clailms.
'The Japinese Troup wrr in Selma,
A'abama. Thursday nIatu