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WILLIAMS & DAVIS, Proprietors.] A Family Paper, Devoted to Science, Art' quy, ind ustry and Uerature. [TERMS--3,00 Per Ann in Advance. VOL.4X.] WINNSBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 22,1874 THE F A I 1 1T H L D II C R A I] IS PtuiI.1SHED1 WVEKLY BY W I L L I A AX S& D AV I F5. Tcrma.-The I/ERAL D iP published Week ly in the Town of Winnsboro, at $3.00 invariably in advance. 46-7" All transient ndvertisements to be PAID IN .4 D VANCE. Ooituary Notices and Tributes $1.0( per a quare. ilCtlins of Opium. A reclaimed victim of opium sends to the Cinciunati Commercial his prescription for the cure of the dread ful habit. Arguing that the average victim uses of the drug what is equivalent to twouty grains of mor phine a day, he counsels the prepara tion, by a competent physician or careful druggist, of 270 grains of morphine, 22 grains of belladonna, and 45 grains of quinine. Divide this into ninety pill, eneh of which will contain three grainis of morphine, anid begin by taking three pillh a day. The nine grains of morphine thus taken, with their admixture, go as far with tbe patient as did hii pievi eus tweity grinis a day, owing to the peculiar effect of the helladonna ii the combination. Lower the quantity of morphine in each suecos ive batch of the pills until two grains per dieml are reached, and then less.en the proportion of bella donna, and, perhaps, add a sinall duse of nux voinica. The cure is said to be almobt certain, but too much care cannot be exercised as to the quality of the Belladonna, which is a deadly poison in anything over cautiousi small doses. A Philadelphia disciple of Swed enborg, M r. L. C. Jungerieh, desiring to give the thoughts of that remarka ble religious reformer a circulation amnong these most likely to be use fully affected by his teachings, made an hrrangement with the Lippincotts by which every Prostestant clergy. man in t merica, who might desire to receive it., might obtain a copy of Swedenborg's "True Christian Re ligion," a large octavo of over Goo pages in wNhiuh the whol't theology of the New Church is set forth, by sini ply sending for it and paying post age. Over four thousand copies have been thus sent to clergymen and students of theology, and a fifth dition is in press, this wealthy philanthropist being determined that every theologian who desires the work shall be supplied. A like offer was made by the American New Cburch Tract and Publication Socie ty, through the same publishers, rc garding Swedenborg's "H1caven and lail," and fifteen hundred copies of tbis have been distributed. The first costs forty cents for postage and the second twenty-six cents. The Chester jail is at this time without a prisoner. We should be glad to believe that this is a strong evidence of decreasing crime ; but somehow we cannot avoid the suspi. cion that the atate of affairs devel oped by the late correspondence I-e tween Judge Mackoy and Sheriff Yo cunm is largely responsible for this achin~.void in the public inn. Sambo doesn'6% are to take lodgings at any place of-entertainment which adver tises a scaloity of "dem pervisions, Josiar."-Chester Rleporter. It is said that the quality of the Egyptian cotton crop has been grad ually deteriorating for some years back. It is now irregular in length arid is mixed with white and short cotton, which materially diminishes its value. The deterioration is at tributed to want of care as to the seed sown. The -large ginning facto ries wher-e cotton of different quali ties ie ginned, supply the seed which is sown without sufficient care being taken to separate the good fronm the had. As a remedy it is ,proposed that-tho cotton seed be supplied by the Egyptian Government. Tommy Purnell, candidate for Pu perintendent of Public Instruction, was a Ku Klux. And Tommy Sut-. ton, candidate for Solicitor in the 4th Judicial District, was also a Ku Klux. The Riads have tacked on tnis point. They used to run from the Knights of Darkness, notv they run with them.n--Ch/Iarlottc Obscrteer. Gen. Garibaldi is so unwell as not to be able to hold the poen or move his arm. Hie cannot by himself bring food to his mouth-indeed ho cannot muove at all, lie non~ receives no one excdipt his most intimate friends. It was very distressing at WVal lack's last week to see the audience weep Oor the drama of "E~ast Lynn.' PeArspiration and tears formed a joint stock company, and rippled down the face and neck to become natuarted in a handkerchief while the thermometer in the lobby danced at 95. At the conclusion of the per formanen a more deroillazed collec. tion of people woro never seen--N, W* Matt. Our Duty Towards the South. The President seems to have had what the Soriplturos call the "sense of quickoning" in reference to South Carolina. We could not believe that the manifold infamies henped upon that State as "governielit," could altogether be overlooked. Vo find now that Judge Muckey has had an irterview with the Pesident, a re port of which is printed in a South Carolina newspapor. We are glad to see that the Presi dent shows interest enough in a State so sorely harassed as South Carolina as to to express cven the moderate opinions here reported. We observe a tendency in the minds of Sout hurn men like Lamar and Southern Jour nals like the Richmond Dcspatch to encourage this disposition onl the part of the President by suggestions that they will support him for a third term as a ref'uge against the crimi nal ambition of the colored man and their unserupulouis allies. At the same time the Sonthern people will have to show unusual magn ani in ity before they cant support Git. ''he PresidJent and his party are alone to blame not only for what we see in the CnOitas, ittt for what is seen it LAonti!ianart, Alilmma and other States. To his military teniuis we owo theo'nppression ol the rebellion. From his poitical genius, sus.tained ns ho hais been by t1he country as no l'resi dent has ben :ustained since Wash ing'on, we have hoped for the re constrnttetion of th Soubth. Instea d (if reconsti onet %i we have chaos. .lf President Grant cin enable us to revive and reliab1ilitake the Southern States lie will add aiother to the ma ny honorts he las achieved as scidier antd a-4 Chief Magistrate.-N. Y. Heral d. Plologrtiphiliu oil Silk. Silk thoroughly impregnited wilt hichromate of potash presets a very sensiti c photographic surface. Thus preptared, any -hapos out out of tin and laid upon it, may be beautifully imprinted by the sun, and itn tints, according to tle color of the silk. A white or a very light silk shows a delicate pale-red impression ; a reddiah tint takes a still deeper shade of red in the pattern, etc. Fern leaves, arranged to suit te taste, and kept flat, by a sheet of glass, can be imprinted in the same way. Bank of the Slate. First class in gueismg, stand up Sam uel, why are tle fundls of the llank of the State like G rahamn bread? Because tihey are made up out of shorts. And, Samuel, why are they like mainn ? Beeruse Moses needed them to feed his fillowers. And wly are they not like manna ? Because lie ain't. going to get t hem after manner. Ugh -Union Herald. Adolphus aid Angelina flutter into tie drug stores ocem-ional ly, and she s vs she'll I ;nke it bitmon in hers with the air of an old hand at the business. Then she wattCelts Adolphu i. Adolphus is a shrewd ouss. So ha leam; over the counetr, andt~ with a knowing~ witnk, says: 'I'll take a littl tmore of that same." lle's been there before, and hto gets it, but it costs huimt twettty cents a ass. The South Car'ol ina negro Ihorsqe thtief, who was cairried through this city the other day by the Deputy Sheriff of Liberty county, on being asked why hte did not go to work and quit, stealiing, replied that the Gov oirier of htis State stole attd Ito waisn't any better' "dan die Githnor." M oses, tally.-A ugusta Cons':tuizon. ast. The Chinese livitg in San Fran 01sc0 have just comipleted an elegant. theatre at a cost of $50,000. It. was opened a fewv uights since with an audience of 1,800 persons. TPhe performlanco comment~ie.:i at '7: 30 Saturday evening, and lastedl until thlree o'clock the next morting. It is stated tuatt ihool. Derby will notrest sat isfied witht the mtere pay. ment of an indemnnity to Mr. Mag:ee, the Britisht vice consul at San Jose do GIIuatemalai, antd wvill itnsist ont a formal apolongy bettg offered to the British Government for the inisult of its representative. rTho Rochesteor Chronicle says Lucy Stonte doesn't believe that l-idies ought. to cbange thteir nantes merely because they niarry. L*ucy married a ebtap namted Black well, and out of compliment to thteir parents thte chilad retn will be called Stone-Bhack well, and if' one of 'em should ma~rry Brown-Sequard and their childrent should mtarry-Stop a moment, my son. Take breath. rThe Brooklyn Eigle credits thle red uctiont of freights on live stock to .the grangers. It is said that the freights on eattle from Chicago to Now York have boon reduced from $135 to $80, and from Buffalo to Now York fromt $80 to $45 por ear load. The President Comes Uut Against lae Corrupt South Cnrolina Rings. The Charleston News and Courier, of Saturday, contains an interesting report of ai interview hold .with Sen. ator Robertson, in which the attitude of the Presidont and Congress to words the corruptionists of this State is fully exhibited. The views and purposes. attributed to the President are well calculated to engage the at. tention of our people and to confirm them in tie determination to relax no elTorts to rid theiselves of the vulgar and despicable tyranny which loris it over them. We give the iaterial poi tion of this interview be low : Ileporter-Did the Presidentindi-. cate %%hat lie proposed doing to help the party to purify itself ? Mr. Robertson-The President can do nothing. I said to him that the mass of the people in this State, black as well as white, the intelligent and uneducated alike, believed that the United States troops were kept here for the purpose of sustaining the State Government. President Grant replied that the people had nj right to believe any such thing ; that the troops were not sent here for any such purpose, thoy were only here to enforee the laws of the General Government. He also said to ine that lie would infinitely rather see tie State Government pass into the hands of the Dmocratie party than to see it continued in the hands of the corrupt crew who have brought tlihigs to the present pass. Now, I call that a pretty square thing for the President to say. Ile wouldn't have said it six months ago. It cor tainly shows what he thinks of the condition of affairs in the State. And there is Judge Bond. You know what were his sentiments to. w; rds the South when lie first cane here. Well, two weeks ago be ex pres: ed the same sentiments as those uttered by the President-that the reign of corruption in South Carolina aught to be stopped at once. Iteporter-But, what do General G rantand Judge Bond propose to do Lo help us to reform the existing ibuses ? Mr. Robertson-The General Gov ernment can do nothing itself. Noi ther can the President or Judge I1on'l. Tha people of the State the vote rs-Imust rodro's thcir wrongs at the ballot.box. I have heard that Attorney-General Wil liais said, some time ago, that, in the event of t lie continiuance of the present corrupt Government in power shon!d the tax-payers of the State ref use to pay the taxes, the Ui'.ed States would not lend its assistance to enforce their collection ; and I fully believe that the President would not p rmit the United States troops to interfere. The Govern ment must )roteCt its citizens in the eijoynent of all their rights, and will do s,, but I am confident that it will not give its protection and support to bad men who rob the plc and squander the publio iunds. lleporter-What do you think of the chances of reform inside the par ty lines ? Mr. Ilobertson- told the Presi dent that there were good honest men in the Republioan p arty in this State, who, if they could be elected wvould fill thme oflces to the satisfac tion of thme people and administer publIic eafE~irs ini an honest and straightforward manner-, but I don't think that they can be elected- They don't possess thme strength, and I hionestly believe that none of them could secure the nominat ion. Repom ter-U.nder these circumn stances, what policy do you think the Conservative voters should adopt ? Mr. Robertson--I believe the best policy for the CJonservativo voters to adopt, is to vote for an honest man, no mnatter- whlo is r.ominated. I have heard, since I have been bore, that nminy of the white voters intend to vole for Moses, because they think thatthe strugglh will be a hopeless one anyhow, aw'l that it will ho best to perpetuate tbe present administra~. tion in power-for the reason that it is so noetoriously corrnpt that it ms sooni come to an end. This is a nmis. t aken policy. If youm do this, how can you go to the Gerner-al Govern.. ment and a~k it to depose the very men whom you have yourself helped to put into powver ? Such a policy, besides, would tend in a great umeas ure to cheek the current of public sentiment at the North, which is now much incensed against the corrup tionists in this and several other Southern States. This sentiment means something; the course of the New York Times anol of Harper's Weekly, two Republican journals, which were formerly very bitter against the white people of the South is significant. Their denunciation of the frauds perpetrated here, under the cloak of Radicalism, has had a most wholesome effect. But if the white people of South Carolina should take any such suicidal course as that to which I have referred, It would certainly go a great way to wards turning the tide of popular sentiment against them, ud undo all the good that has been done. Reporter-Is it true that the Uni. ad States troops are to'be withdrawn from the State ? M r. Robertson-1 have heard that the Federal troops have been, or are to be, withdrawn from Iouisiana but I don't know that the troops are to te withdrawn from this State. teporterter-You seem to think that the coming election will result in no change for the better? What will the Pressdent do in that event? Mr. Robertson-If the present officials are re-eleeted, or if there is not a decided change for the bet ter in their suocessors, I firmly be lieve that the President will refuse to recognize the government by with holding the aid it will require in the enforcement and collection of taxes, in which case it is bound to fall through. I am confident that the General Government, while it will proteot all of its citizens in the en. joyment of their rights, will not lend its assistance to a set of men who rob the people and squander the public moneys. The Publicans of the Bible. The class of men designated in the New Testament as "publicans" were the collectora of the public revenue. Under Roman government the pub. licans were divided into two clases. The senate committed the taxes and customs to a class of capitalists who undertook to pay a definite sum of money into the national treasury. These capitalists usually belonged to the order of Roman Knights, and were men of influence and considera tion. In their turn they employed a class of subordinate assessors and collectors, who received the taxes and customs from the people. This class became responsible far the pay ment of a certain sum of money from a given district. The theory was that in addition to this bum they should collect such an amount as would be a proper remuneration of their services. But as they thus be came assessors as well as collectors they were invested with a degree of p, wer which they very frequent abused to the gross oppression of the people. In consequence the subordi nate class of publicans everywniere became exceedingly odious. Theo critus, a Greek poet, being asked which was the most cruel of beasts, replied, "Of the beasts of the wilder. ness the bear and the lion, and of the city the publican and the parasite." But this class of publicans, odious even among the Roman citizens, were especially so to the Jews. They regarded the tribute which they paid to Rome as unlawful and oppressive. When a Jew, therefore, becawe a publican, lie was regarded by his countrymen not only an extortioner and a plunderer, but also a traitor to his country and his religion. He was looked upon with the last degree of contempt. Ile was not permitted to enter the temple of the synagogues to join in the public prayers, or to give testimony in a court of justice This estimate of their character seems to have been accepted by our Lord when he said of him who refus. ed to submit to the discipline of the church :"Lot him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican." What sinmilarity exists between a publican and a radical ring thief ? No CerlficAlts. State Treasurer Cardoza, who has been spending several days on the Island, left for Columbia last evening lie says lie will not issue those cer tificates of indebtedness until the Supreme Court of the United States passes upon their constitutionality. lie contends that they are 1.111. of credit, and that the Constitutioni pro. hibits their issue by the State. TIhe certificate-grabbers evidently have a hard road to travel.-Ne~wr & Couri er. A Richmond correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing of the Congressional canvass in the old Do. minion, hopefully predicts the elec tion of six Conservatives to Congress from this State this year, a gain of two upon thme present representation. The Tlribune says that its correspon.. dent is ''thoroughly informed, careful and accurate." hlaxler DrawIng Up 1iha Tronpz to Fre pare for thle Contention. S'r. Lioms, July 14.-A special to the Denmoerat from Little Rock says all the militia in the city were under arms last night, and a cornpany went into camp in thme State House yard. G*ov. Baxter telegraphed to the county for two companies more. These movements are in view of the assembling of the State Constitution al Convention. A dis trict sohoolmpster in one of the upper counties of Mzohiigani was asked what algebra he preferred, and replied :"Oh, I ain't particular most any kind that will just peol the hide when you strie." Mirder of John Davis. The Greenville News furnishes the following partiglars : About two weeks ago, United State, Deputy Marshal Robertson and Col, lotor Mattison seized in the uppei p art of this County, near 1,000 gal. ots o-contraband whiskey, the proper. ty of one John Davis, which wal brought to the roeidence of Captair Jennings, eighteen miles above thiE city, and deposited in his collar for the night. Mr. Davis sueoeeded in making In his. escape. About 1 o'clock A. M., the offioors were arqus. ad by a party of men, who demanded the surrender of the whiskey, which prudence dictated they should do. Most of the whiskey was hauled off, and nobody hurt. From information received on Saturday morning last, Captain A. Mattison and U. A Darl ing Deputy Collectors, pkooeedod to Belton, for the purpose of capturing John Davis. -On their arrival, they pressed horses into servide, and rode about six miles from Belton where they overtook Davis and his wagon, with three barrels of whiskey. The officers demanded a surrender, both parties drawing arms. After s)0e talk, Davis and Cromer surrendered, delivering up their arms. Mattison was in the road, guarding the parties, when Darling proceeded to the mules to procure a strap, when Davis start ed off to the woods and was fired at b5 Captain Mattison. The shot took effect, but David proceeded on, and the officer retraced his steps, when they all drove back to Belton, leav. ing the establishment there, and the two officern, with Cromer in charge, got aboard the train and came to Greenville, where Cromer was lodged in jail. About 9 o'clock on Saturday night, a telegram was received, stating that . avis was dead, and to have the par ties arrested. Jamei E. Schofield, Esq., issued a warrant, which Shem iff Southern executed by quietly arrest ing Captain Mattison and lodging him in jail, when he will be transferred to Anderson this morning. From information received, Sheriff Southern doomed it prudent to place a guard around the jail on Snnday night, to prevent a disturbance, but nothing threatening transpired. The report, no doubt arose from the fact that four persons (a committee from Mushy Creek Lodge of Old Follows) arrived in town who were appointed to proceed to Belton and bring the body of Davis home. The coroner's jury in the case of Mattison brcught in i verdict of wilful murder. Davis was shot in the side, the ball rang ing upward through the lungs and came out about the centre of the breast. The coroner of Anderson forwarded his warrant to Sheriff Southern, and the prisoner will be sent to Anderson jail for confinement. The body of Mr. Davis passed through our city yesterday afternoon in charge of a committee who had teen appointed for that purpose. The deceased was about thirty years old, lived about eighteen miles from this city, and was a single man. The down train, yesterday morning, for Columbia, carried Deputy Mar shal Darling. When the trian arrived at Belton, the crowd marched into tihe train in search of Darling, who had taken refuge in the mail car, and was covered up unddr the mail bags. Mr. Shelton, the mail agent, closed the deor, and stated that the proper ty in the room belonged to the United States, and drew a pistol to defend it. By advice of Capt. 0. 0. Wells and Maj. Whitner, the crowd was quieted and permitted Mr. Darling to go un hurt. It is supposed that we will have one .Durling loss in this coammu. nity for a short while, at least. Thme excitement about the murder of Davis in Anderson is intense. A new game called "Graniger Sev en-up" is announced. Three per sons play for a can of oysters. The first wan out gets the oysters, the last the can, and the "middle-man" don't get anything. Ti-at is "IHigh Low" without either "Jack" or "Game."~ The women of Salt Lake City have petitioned for a prohibition~law. If a wife and six ehildren may be made wretched 1 y a drunken husband, how much greater must be the aggregate sufferings of six wives anrd sixty children, all belonging to one reek less reveler ? The Michigandor will decide nexi November wheother the Mhiehigoose shall have the right to vote. The question comes up in the form of a constitutional amend ment, which, ii adopted, will confer the right of suffrage upon every women of age it the State. The foreman of -a volunteer Arc company:in Philadelphia Is supposed to have a perfect right to knock folki down, ride free on the ears and spli tobacco juice on time meeting housi steps. Gold of fine quality Is being founi in Union Conty~ N. E. Arrest of a Murderer. In December, 1865, a diffioultj occurred in Itoher Town, betweei two young men, named Tyler Starlinj and John Raleigh, (or John Thomp son, as he was commonly onlled,) h which the former was shot and killet by the latter. Raleigh succeeded it waking his escape, and nothing wa heard of him until several monthi ago, when he quietly dropped int< Columbia, but only remained a shorl time, and kept close. It Is stated that he wanted at that time to give himself up to the ofioials and stand a trial-feeling satisfied that the punishment would be light. Hit friends opposed it, and he again din appeared. A dispatch was resolved, yesterday, by Chief Nixon, from the authorities in Philadelphia, that Raleigh had been arrest in that city, and had stated that he had comr.it. ted a murder in Columbia, and giv ing the particulars. Last night, Chief Nixon and Mr. Thos. Pope de parted for the Quaker City, for the purpose of bringing Raleigh to this city for trial.-Phanix. A temperance orator speaks of "a file of topers, seventy-five miles in length, marching steadily to drunk. ards' j. raves at the rate of three a minute or one every twenty seconds, all the year round." SELLING OUT AT AND DELOW NEW YORE COST. T IE undersigned parties In order to make room for a large Fall Stock are sell ing their summer goods at COST. CONSISTING OF Grenadines only 16 aen ts per yard vtaliooas 8, and 10 cents per yard, Under ikirts 75 to $100 each, and a greal, oilter ait ti oles for he ladies AT COST. A large lot of whit. coverlets, pries from $1,26 to 1,50 each. A nie. stock of white and brown linen suits. POSITIVELY AT COST PRICES. S. LANDECKER& CO. july 8 JUST RECEIVEDI 3 Oar loads Corn, 1 -' " " Bolted Meal, I. " " " Flour all grades 2 Tierces Choice S. C. H~an's Smoked and White Baco Choice N. O. Molasses an Pickle Roe Herring, BY Dl. R. FLEINlIEN mehi. 14. DIssolation ef CopartWershp Wiuixuoses, I. C., July 2nd, 1874. iNE oartnerehlp hertforexntstis between OODWARD & LAW. has been dissolved this day b mutual eenseat. T. W. WOODWARD, JAG. W. LAW. J WILL eontinue the buelaese of gees. at merchandise under the &%eo ed style of.$. W. LAW & 00. Allponiies in. debted to the late fra of Woodward & Law are hereby moilled-to moke, pajme%6 to the underigned. JAB. W. LAW. Winnsboro, 8. 0., July 2, 1874. J. W. LAW4 .00 DALER8 IN CoaNNm CoxeasGS AND WAsUtMO. Von StauuEs, WINNSBORO, 8. 0e July 7 O'C78T RE CE I VED. 50 Dozen Brades and Adger's HOES. 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