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gttap and gads. ;
A witty fellow, in speaking of a man 1
of indisputable stupidity, said?"To become s
a perfect brute, he wants only instinct" ]
A Pennsylvania former states that he 1
cured his daughter of the Grecian bend by 1
pouring water on her and holding h$r out in 1
the sun till she warped back again.
Lalande^ the French astronomer, often "
' ate caterpillars and spiders, affirming that |
the-former tasted like almonds and the latter
like walnuts.
Minnesota points with pride to a woman
in that State, eleven years and eight months
old, and weighing eighty pounds, who is the
mother of a babe, a girl, which at its birth
weighed seven and a half pounds.
?-It is said that the New York Tribune
has had an obituary of Brownlow in type for
more than two years. It is a shame that the
Tribune is forced to keep its type standing :
idle so long.
Compositors in the New York Tribune
office are fined ten cents for every profane
word uttered on the premises, the money so :
gathered being given to the poor. One unfortunate
chap, a new hand, lost nearly a *
weekls wages in one night over a bit of Greeley's
manuscript. 1
? A 1a/}** ??k AAasiVk n koo yn/uinfltr rAPAV* f
nXI ICbKAJ XU iliivuigou UHO iWVUWj * wv/ * j
ered her reason after being insane twenty- b
three years. The interval has been a blank, :
but she remembers vividly whatever occurred
before it, and sadly puzzles her new friends
by her stories of "what occurred a few weeks j
ago" ,
The ToledoiWotk says that jeoently there
arrived in that city, in a freight train on
the Wabash Railroad, seven car loads of eggs. 1
There were in each car 125 barrels, or 875 c
barrels in all. Allowing 120 dozen eggs in J
each barrel, there were 1,260,000 eggs on f
board that train. v
1 never knew a scolding person that
was able to govern a family. What makes j.
people scold? Because they cannot govern f
themselves. How then can they govern others?
Those .who govern well are generally e
calm. They are prompt and resolute, but c
steady and mild. 1
The steamship City of Brooklyn ar- c
rived at New York, from Liverpool, on Mon- 1
day, with 1,229 immigrants, making a total E
of nearly 9,000 within a week that have land- ?
ed at New York. Many of them are Englishmen
and Scotchmen, who are going to Vir- I
ginia and other Southern States to engage in e
farming. t
A sect in Massachusetts have found r
that Sunday comes on Saturday, beginning at 1
2 o'clock in the afternoon. A church has
been formed, a clergyman engaged, and the
band file into their building and go through
their devotion just at the time when every- .,
? UUUJ ciac are gettiug WUCJll gircuua\ ao ?UVA ^
going down to market for Sunday provisions.
It is stated-that W, J. Whipper, colored
Representative from Beaufort County, and Jj
prospective candidate for Congress, has bfeen "
appointed brigadier-general of militia for e
Charleston district ft is further stated that f
there will at once be organized a regiment of r
militia in each County, which shall parade on 0
the Fourth of July next. < , ^
A man named Philip Lotz attempted
self-destruction by a novel plaD, in Cincin- 0
nati lately. He put two pounds of powder in c
a wooden box, laid it on the pavement, then ?r
lay down, pillowing his head on the infernal I
machine, and touched it off. The explosion G
frightened the neighborhood, but didn t quite f
kill the man. He" hopes for better luck next ^
time.
1 8
A Detroit negro prisoner, on his way
to the Penitentiary for larceny, was asked F
what he thought of his trial. He said: "'Fore t
God, when dat lawyer dat 'fended me made v
his speech, I thought shuah I was going to y
take my oje hat and walk right out of dat
co't room ; but when de other lawyer got up j.
and commenced talking, I knew I was de biggest
rascal on top ob de earf."
As an evidence of Southern progress ^
it.is stated that the two Carolinas, Georgia I
and Florida, have twenty good railroads in c
progress of construction, while Delaware, 1
Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkan- c
sas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala- r
bama have about forty. These are additional
to the roads already complete and in ope- r
ration in these States. 0
The Supreme Council of the Southern v
Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite of Free Ma- e
8003 will assemble at Baltimore on the 2nd n
of May. Representatives will be present from
all the 8outhern and Western States and Ter- t
ritories, including Albert Pike, John C. ^
Breckinridge, Albert G. Mackey, B. B. .
French, Henry Buist, and other distinguish- 1
ed craftsmen, who have not met fraternally F
since 1860.
Abraham Lincoln used to say the best n
story he eyer read of himself was this : "Two 1
Quakeresses were traveling on the railroad, p
and were heard discussing the probable ter- v
mination of the war. "I think," said the .
first, "Jefferson will succeed." "Why does
thee think so ?" asked the other. "Because r
Jefferson is a praying man." And so is Abra- t!
ham a praying man," objected the second, tl
"Yes; but the Lord will think Abraham is h
joking," the first replied, conclusively." c
* Captain Ericsson, who has invented so f,
many other things, has invented a torpedo a
that renders it impossible to construct any f
vessel which it cannot blow up and destroy.
The N. Y. Times calls upon Congres9 to leg- 8
islate with reference to this fact, and not fool- ^
ishly to expend money in constructing vessels fi
which can be of no service. "The upshot of
this new invention will be that no nation need e
fear on its own shores the maritime power of
a rival."
The records of births, deaths and mar- .
riages in Massachusetts during the past year 11
develop some curious facts. A comparison a
between the marriages of American and for- li
eign born persons in the State, and the births a
in the families of tke same extraction, show ^
that while there were twice as many "American"
as "foreign" marriages, there were more
children born of the latter parentage than of G
the former. In Boston, the two classes of mar
riages were about equal in number; but the
births of foreign were as 7 to 3 of American ^
parentage. 80
The Savannah Advertiser states that du- T
ring the presence of General Lee in that city, ei
the ladies of the Memorial Association begged w
him to have his picture taken, giving them a]
the privilege to sell copies of it tor the sole j
benefit of the Association. Gen. Lee, with .
his proverbial modesty, refused positively,
but the ladies flanked him through that world F
renowaed strategist, General Johnston, and so te
these two wonderful and well beloved men H
were photographed. The pictures are excel- T
lent, and copies of these photographs would
doubtless be highly appreciated by the mul- .
titudinous admirers of these great captains in
war and peace ip this city. c
A contest between two rival blacksmiths
of Omaha, Nebraska", named R. M. Stratton E
and Andrew Manning, took place on the 25th C
of January. The match was for $50 a side, gc
the stakes were to be awarded to the man who j(
could turn off 100 horse shoes, completely
made, with the exception of the corks, in
the smallest space of time and with the best ^
show of workmanship. Stratton made 101
hcse-shoes in two hoars and nineteen minutes; C
Manning accomplished 100 alter laboring two m
hours and thirty minutes. The judges decided | m
that the work of each was equally good, and ;
awarded the prize to Stratton on the ground \ j!
of quickness, he beating his opponent eleven , *
minutes. # ' i "1
Our exchanges in this and neighboring !
States will oblige us b/inserting the annexed . te
^description of a man calling himself Wm. E.! 0f
Harris, hailing from Maryland, in the vicini- at
ty of Frederick city, and who has been guilty |
of obtaining money under false pretences, j
He is an accomplished impostor, and we would |
guard the public against him. Said Harris , et
is about fifty years of age, five feet ten or elev- a
on inches high, weighs about 215 pounds, fair
complexion, and blue eyes. He has a small,
red mole under his left eye, and a small round
scar on his left temple. When excited he has
i peculiar motion of the head, as if slightly
palsied, and this is also observable in his.hands
inder similar circumstances. He has the appearance
of a frank, honest character, and is
well calculated to deceive the public in any
capacity.?Anderson Intelligencer.
Bfcr ffltMlr
YORKVILLE, S.C.s
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 5,1870.
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DEATH OF HON. RICHARD YEADON.
Hon. Richard Yeadon, long a leading mem>er
of the . Charleston bar and a prominent
atiaen oft^e State, and fo^'nearly forty ye?re
denfafiod with the Courier, as an editor,
>roprietor or correspondent, died at his reailence,
on the 25th. ultimo, in the sixty-eighth
rear of his age. He had for years been a sufferer
from a distressing chronic complaint,
yhich seriously interfered with mental labor,
fet in all the varied fields of labor to which
le was called by his professions and the conidence
of the public, he was a faithful, earnst
worker, and has left behind him an hon>red
name and the memory of a useful career,
kt one time in his life, Mr. Yeadon had acumulated
considerable wealth, but the war
eft his property, as thai of so many others, a
nere wreck. In these circumstances, Mr.
feadon manfully resumed the labors of his
irofession, which he had partially abandond,
and his declining years, although embitered
by disease, were among the most laboious
of his life. He "died with harness on
lis back."
HOW IT WORKS.
The Louisville Courier-Journal, of the 16th
iltimo, noticed the passage through that city
if a special train of thirteen cars loaded with
aeon, which had been bought in Cincinnati
ty a provision merchant of Macon, Georgia.
This is a statement which ought to open the
yes of planters. When a single merchant
inds it necessary to order 200,000 pounds of
neat at one shipment, to supply the wants of
me section, what is the amount of imported
aeon sold during the year by the merchants
F the countless cities, towns, villages and
rose-road stores of the entire South ? The
oeat bill of Southern planters must be Very
leavy this year, and where there is so much
aeaf to buy, a lack.of corn must exist also;
or the two thingsgenerally go together. And
In woof amAimf mAnou
LU Wllttlf jjurpuoc 10 tuc Vact auiuuuu Vi iuvuvj
pent, which is required to piy for these indispensable
plantation supplies? It is-simply
o make a big crop of cotton at low prices,
nth which to buy more corn and meat next
ear.
It does seem to u* that, under the provision
mying system, the Southern planter gets less
if the net proceeds from the produce of. his
arm than those who furnish him with his supdies.
The fact that he handles the gross ^roeeds
of the crop helps to conceal how little
le keeps for his own use. But it is rarely the
ase that a planter is able to invest half the
noney received for a cotton crop. Often the
ooney has to be paid out at once, in settlement
if debts incurred in running the plantation
vhile the crop was making. And many plantre,
who are not in debt, are forced to see their
aoney slipping out of their hands for provisos
for the next crop. Let us see how many
bings must be paid for out of the crop, be- 1
i>re the'profits of the year can be ascertained,
a cases where planters neglect or fail to raise
ro visions.
In the first place, the planter buys his
lules, paying their value in Kentucky or
'ennessee, the cost of transportation and a
irofit to the drover. Then he buys Northwestern
corn, to feed his mules, paying three
imes its price at the crib of the farmer who 1
aised it, which is because the Southerner pays
he freight and all the commissions made by
he intermediate agents who handle it before
e gets it. He next buys Northwestern baon,
cfn the same conditions,.paying all the
reight and half a dozen commissions. Then,
s he wants to make a big enough crop to pay
>r these things, he invests in a few tons of 1
uano, paying the freight and profits to agents, i
Vhen his cotton is made, he sells it at a price
xed low enough to pay its freight to New
rork and leave a neat little sum in the pockts
of the purchaser here.
To sum up, the Southern planter pays all :
be freights and commissions both on what he :
n ports and what he exports. And if to the
bove list of expenges be added interest on 1
ens at from fifteen to forty per cent, where 1
re his profits ? They are scattered from Ne- 1
raska, via. New York, to the planter's nearit
depot. 1
REENVILLE & COLUMBIA RAILROAD, j
A meeting of the stockholders of the G. & \
L R. R. Go. was held in Columbia last week, {
>me sixty thousand shares being represented, i
he reports of the President and Superintend- 1
it were read and adopted, and an election ?
as held iwr Directors. This resulted in an j 1
!most entirely new Board, only two of the !
d Directors being re-elected. The following ! j
a list of the officers chosen: President? ! 1
rederick Bush ; Vice-President?J. J. Pat-11
rson. Directors?John J. Patterson, J. W. '
[arrison, Niles G: Parker, James L. Orr, I s
imothy Hurley, D. M. Porter, Joseph Crews, \ s
r W inmntrm .Tjimfts M. Allen. A. .T. Ran-; (
~?r? ' ? ? i
er, (colored) George W. Waterman, F. L. i i
ardozo, (colored). 11
At a subsequent meetiug of the Board of t
directors, the following officers were elected :. t
. V. Carrington, Secretary; Reuben Tomlin- j 1
>n, Treasurer; D. II. Chamberlain,Solicitor; j
ohn H. Moore, General Superintendent. ! f
The new President and Superintendent are j >
ew Yorkers, of good reputation for business ' c
jility. Only four of the Directors are South j'i
arolinians, and two of these are the colored . t
embers of the Board. This change in the s
anagement is hailed by the Columbia pa- j 1
jrs as an omen of better days for the road, j \
ie stock of whieh had fallen to so low a [ *
?ure as to be almost worthless. i f
Although the old President and Superin-11
ndent were not retained in office, resolutions ,
' thanks for their faithful services were j c
lopted. Col. Hammett received a further! c
ken of appreciation on retiring from the t
residency of the road. The officers attach- J c
I to the Columbia depot presented him with a
handsome silver parlor "water set." The s
Board of Directors also voted himself and his
family a free ticket for life.
CONGRESSIONAL.
On the 26th, in the Senate, the finance committee
reported against any change in the tax
on distilled spirits. The military committee reported
back, with amendments, the bill to reduce
the army. A resolution was adopted, instructing
the committee on education and labor
to report upon the expediency of dividing the
proceeds of the sale of public lands among the
States, for educational purposes. The joint
resolution censuring the Spanish government
for its treatment of prisoners in Cuba, was indefinitely
postponed.
In the House, a bill to reduce the number
of special agents in the Treasury department,
was passed. A committee of conference on
the income tax bill was appointed. The tariff
was resumed, and the duty on iron bars
fixed at $20 per ton.
On the 27th, the Senate took up the bill to
provide for the payment of quartermaster and
commissary stores taken from loyal citizens
during the war, by the United States armies.
A long debate ensued, but no action was
tatfen.
In the House, a bill for the removal of the
political disabilities of persons named therein
was passed, after considerable debate. The
tariff bill was resumed and amended, in
relation to the duties on various classifications
?f j^oA ' - V." I * " ' ?
01 the 28th, notmng of, importance occurred
in the Senate.
In the House, a bill to create a department
of justice, with the Attorney-General at its
head, was passed. The tariff bill was resumed,
and the tax on railroad iron was reduced
from one dollar to sixty cents per hundred
pounds.
On the 29th, in the Senate, Mr. Wilson introduced
a bill to provide for the selection of
cadets for the military and naval academies.
It was referred to the committee on military
affairs. A bill was introduced, to settle the
accounts between the United States and certain
Southern railroads, and to compel the
payment of balances due by the latter.
In the House, the Senate bill granting public
lands to aid in building a railroad in Oregon,
was. taken up. It met with strong opposition,
but" was finally passed by a vote of
97 to 69; The House met in evening session
, to discuss the tariff bill, and some progress
was made in fixing the duties on iron
wires.
On the 30th, the Senate was not in session.
Tn the House, the affairs of the District of
Colombia occupied most of the day. A motion
to set aside the tariff bill and proceed
with the bills on the calendar was lost, only
twenty-four votes being cast in the affirmative.
Oft the 2nd instant, in the Senate, numerous
petitions for relief of political disabilities
were presented. Sawyer introduced a bill to
enable claimants in cases not connected with
the rebellion to go into the Court of Claims
without proof of loyalty. The bill to pay
loyal citizens in the late rebel States for taking
the United States census in 1860, passed
with an amendment to require proof of the
loyalty to the person who performed the service.
. .
la the House, a bill was passed, giving a
penJon of $3,000 to Mrs. Lincoln. The tariff
bill was taken up and progressed as far as
the eighteenth page of the bill, which contains
fifty pages. A bill was introduced to enforce
the fourteenth amendment, prohibiting any
coercion or intimidation, by refusing to employ
or discharging from employment, or
otherwise injuring the citizen, with intent to
restrain him from the exercise of rights meant
to be secured by the fourteenth amendment,
or because of his having exercised the same.
STATE ITEMS.
? The Columbia Guardian learns that the
name of the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad has been changed to that of "Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta" Railroad.
?The Phoenix is informed that there is every
reason for believing that the bank robbers
succeeded in reaching the mouth of the Santee
River in their boat, where they met a
Bchooner which left Baltimore on the 10th.
?A Hook and Ladder company of colored
men, numbering fifty-seven members, has
been organized in Chester. The town council
are to equip the company with the implements
necessary for such an organization.
? It is stated that during the last season
oyer 300,000 pounds of guano and phosphates
were landed at Matthew's Bluff, Savannah
River, for the use of planters in the upper portion
of "Beaufort county.
? The Abbeville Press is agitating the question
of building thfe Savannah Valley Railroad,
from Anderson Court House to Augusta,
Georgia. The road was chartered in 1852,
and the time allowed for completing it is
thirty-six years. A public meeting is to be
held at Dorn's, on the 7th instant, to consider
the matter.
? Bailey's Lodge, No. 146, of Ancient
Free Masons was dedicated at Pleasant Grove,
in Greenville county, on the-21st ultimo. W.
K. Blake, R. W. G. M., presided and Rev. A.
B. Stephens, G. C., delivered an address. After
the address, the brethren, with their friends
present, partook of a pic-nic dinner spread in
i grove near Mt. Tabor church.
? The Laurens railroad has fallen into the
lands of Mr. T. J. LaMotte, who promises to
push;the work of repairing and refitting the
road *and rolling stock vigorously. In the
- * ? <? T ? 11
Meantime the mercnanis 01 i^aurensvine are
jetting their goods by wagon, as in old times,
is the engine that used to run on the road
mrsted its boiler in Columbia a week or two
igo. The mail comes thrice a week, on a
lack.
? The Augusta Constitutionalist says; "Maor
Tyler, Vice-President of the South Caroina
Railroad, and General Superintendent
Peake arrived in the city from Charleston on
Thursday night, in an elegant car, the "Pennylvania,"
fitted up in the most complete
ityle, with all the comforts and conveniences
>f a hotel, and indeed, eclipsing the accomnodatious
to be obtained at some hotels. AVe
mderstand that this splendid car was presentid
to Major Tyler, on the occasion of his rearing
from the Pennsylvania Central Rn.il oad
to accept his present iKwitiou."
? The Sumter hotel was found to be on j
ire on the 21st ultimo, and as it is an old
vooden building, located in the business part
>f the town, the danger of a destructive conlagration
was for a while very great But
heir fire engine was promptly brought out,
ind the fire extinguished before it had fairly
iroken out. The fire was undoubtedly the
vork of an incendiary. Bundles of lightvood
were found close to the spot where the
ire first appeared?near the roof of the '
milding.
? "Corsair," the Columbia correspondent j
if the Charleston News, says: "A Mr. Anlerson,
who keeps a livery and sale stable in
his city was sold some days ago to the tune i
f two fine horses, by a couple of well-dressed 1
trangerS. Mr. Anderson had seen the two .
trangers about town for several days; and,
although their appearance was rather gay
and festive, he saw nothing to suspect in them.
They applied for a pair of horses to ride oat
to a plantation ten miles from Columbia, thfjt
had been advertised for sale?Mrs. Brevard's f
got the two finest horses in Mr. Andersons
stables, and have not been seen or heard of
since, although several days have elapsed."
? The Lancaster Ledger of last week sayk:
"Elijah Ldney7 white, was committed to
at this place on last Wednesday, chargedyji#
horse stealing. From his statement there appears
to be a well organized band of horse
thieves in this and adjoining counties,, of
which Calvin Williams and Jonas Snipes, two
notorious scamps, are the principal lender^
We have heard recently, from one who protends
to know, that there are persons, Ifeaali
sus(>ected, connected with this rascality. The '
circumstances, if correct, as related to us, in
thestealiugof Mr. Rowell's horse, a few weeks
ago, arc very suspicious.
? The work of rebuilding Fort Stimtcr has
been commenced, under the supervision of GeJf
Ludlow, an engineer of great experience.
The fort is to be made a "heavy tempow^,'
knlfAvir M noAimfinrr thfrfoan konvxr nomft
UtttWJI J f UIVUUWIU^ vtl.iwvt. UVUIJ
guns?eleven 15-iuch smooth bore, and.twqd^2
incji rifles. It is to retain nearly its old sha'jH.
The outside wall is to be rebuilt fit a heigljfr.
ranging from thirteen to twenty-sixJfeetaboWj *
low water mark. Above the walrij*a
earthen parapetwill i
filled in A^wAockandMilyporta^t^a
constmcted on the West side, and the present
dock and stairs will be removed. 9
'
UERE-MENTION.
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The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church of the United States will
meet at Louisville, Kentucky, an the 19th instant
Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., will
preach the opening sermon. The commerce
of the Ohio river is valued at $694,000/-,
000 per annum. Atlanta, Ga., has now
a population of 36,000. Twenty-two years
ago it was a town of 500 inhabitants.*" A
lady?in Cincinnati claims ?o have hair ten
feet long. General* Bragg has beemsvoceeded
by a colored man, as chief engineer of
the New Orleans water-works. "Fiftythree
thousand colored emigrants have passed
through Memphis in five months.*" In
New York it is estimated that there are at
least one thousand men worth half a million
and upward. A new town in
pi is named Jollification. A man ^hp,
Vine n annlrlincr ivifio kftincr nulrprl U'Vinf lift tilid
~ MV.M0 HVMV
for a living, replied that he "kept a hothouse."
M. DuChaillu, the celebrated
African traveler, recently delivered lecturee
on Africa in Columbia and Sumter, and is
perfecting arrangements for a lecturing tour
throughout the ^outh. The contested
Mayoralty case in Richmond has been decided
in favor of Ellyson, Governor .Walker's
appointee. Chahoon? the military appointee,
has acquiesced in the decision. A vessel
is about to sail from Charleston to Australia
with a cargo of lumber. Mike Lipman's
oircus was sold under the hammer at Winchester,
Virginia, a few days ago at a gr&t
sacrifice. It is rumored that in a very
short time trains on the South Carolina Railroad
will run between Augusta, Charlartpo,
and (|Olumbia m six hours. ^ If,' <,
editorial inklings. t
Teachers' Convention. ' ' r
A convention consisting of all teadhem
in tHe State,-outsider of the "'free'
schools" established by the Legislature, will
be held in Columbia, at the Nickerson House,
on Thursday, the 19th instant, at 8 p. m.
Delegates will be entertained at the Nickerson
at greatly reduced rates, and will be passed
over the Greenville and Columbia, and the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroads
for one fare going and returning. The other
railroads in the State have been requested te
extend the same privilege, and will probably
do 80.
The Richmond Disaster.
The terrible calamity which befel Richmond
the other day has awakened the sympathies
of the whole country. As fast as the
news spread, the telegraph brought offers of
assistance from all sections, and the work of
raising money for those left destitute by the
disaster is still going on. Thousands of dollars
have been-contributed in the large cities,
and sympathy has been manifested in other
ways. The Legislature of Illinois adjourned
for one day on hearing the news. Governor
Walker, of Virginia, appointed a dfcy
fasting and prayer, and the Governor of
Maryland requested his people to observe the
same day."
Davidso* College. ' *
: We have received a catalogue of the
officers and students of this flourishing institution
for the year ending June 30th, 1870,
which is the thirty-third of its existence. There
were present during the year 13 Seniors, 39
Juniors, 33 Sophomores, 28 Freshman and 12
pursuing a scientific course, making a total
of 125 students. Of these 64 were from North
Carolina, 30 from South Carolina, 10 from
Alabama, 5 from Arkansas, 5 from Mississippi,
4 from Georgia, 3 from Tennessee, 2 from
Louisiana, 1 from Florida, and 1 from Missouri.
.The next commencement will be on Thurs- (
day, June 30th, and the address to the literary
societies will be delivered on the day pre- (
ceding, by Hon. A. P. Aldrich,.of Barnwell,
!S.tC. The anniversary sermon_befor^^ '
Williams Association of Inquiry
preached by Rev. Mr. McQueen, of Sumter.
A private letter from one of the students authorizes
us to extend a special invitation to
"all the fair ones of old York" to be present at
commencement We presume other in- 1
habitants of the county will also be welcome, 5
but, under instructions, feel at liberty to invite
none but the fair ones aforesaid.
Spicy Debate on the Tariff. ' J/
?' - J ?j. .L. I I
The Washington correspondent ui wie
Baltimore Sun, speaking with reference to *
the debates in the House on Saturday last,
says: j
"A movement, which has been gathering J
strength for a week past, finally developed it- J
self in the House yesterday in a motion made ]
by Mr. Judd, of Illinois, to defeat the pending
tariff bill, in order, as he stated, that the
House might get to work on the vast volume |
of business which is pending before it. A ]
spicy debate arose between Mr. Schenck, as (
chairman of the ways and meafis committee, I
on one hand, and Messrs. Logan, Judd a?L
others, who were denominated as of the hew '
party of revenue reformers, on the other. In r
the course of the debate it came out that Mr.j
Judd wanted to substitute a bill of his own j
for a reduction of tariff and internal taxation j
together, and this fact weakened very mate-i
rially the opposition to the pending bill. Had j
the naked question been to direct the com-,
rnittee of the whole to indefinitely postpone j
the bill, it is believed that it would have carried,
but the intention being to supplant a $
new measure not only for the tariff, but the
new internal tax bill, the House voted by
more than three to one to continue work on
the old bills. The manner in which the tariff,
has been contested inch by inch, led Schenck', c
in the course of the debate to say that it might
be killed yet; but if it was, its epitaph should j
be written that it was "nibbled to death by
pismires." * There was a great deal of ill-feeling
exhibited in the debate. The democrats
generally voted to continue the consideration
of the old bill, on the ground that it reduced
the tarifftwenty millions when it was reported,
and that now, as amended, it reduced the duties
still more."
Trial Justices. >
We see that Governor Scott has appointed
the following Trial Justices in Chester,
Fairfield, Lancaster, Spartanburg and
Union counties:
t Chester?John Lee, W. M. McDonald, J.
Dickey.
: Fairfield?John J. O'Neil, Chas. W. Fausett,
D. B. Kirkland, John J. Welsh, Joel
Cooper, P. D. Cook, George R. Hunter, Jos.'
C.(?ldwelll" <
' Lancaster?J. Q. Cousart, D. C. Wolfe, F.
^ Clinton, C. L. Jones.'
Spartanburg?Samuel T. Poiner, M. M.
Glover, Elijah Dill, J. T. Haton, Jas. Perry,
Anthony Johnson, E. P. Davis, P. Q. Camp,
T. J. Blackwell, W. H. Walker, Jno. Casey.
Union?Thos. M. Giles, Jr., Alex. Walker,
D. D. Goings, W. Allen, Robert Littlejohn,
G. B. Cannon.
Health of General Lee.
Gen. R. E. Lee, after a brief sojourn
in Charleston, where he had come from Sa- .
vannah, passed through Wilmington on last
I^riday^n his way home. There is stil^some
erfieasiness .felt ijf his immediate circle of
Iftif--- 1i via Ch% 1.1 a . ,
menqa,, in regaca to ms neaitn. An extract
^^||^rivat^ctt r from ope^f the Trustees
ot1 ttle Washington College to a gentleman in'
Lynchburg, published in the Lynchburg
News, says:
"General Lee thinks he has gained strength,
but takes a desponding view of his condition.
We adopted some very important resolutions
for the benefit of the General and Mrs. Lee
on Tuesday. We havesecured the President's
house ana an annuity of $3000 during her
widowhood,should she survi.e the General.
We are certainly uneasy about the health of
General Lee, but we are far from desponding
of his ultimate recovery. You will see the
resolutions referred to in a few days."
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AIR-LINE RAIL ROAD MEETING.
Pursuant to previous notice, a public meeting
of citizens of York County was held at
the Court House in Yorkville, on Monday,
the 2nd instant, for the purpose of taking necessary
steps to influence the location and aid
in the construction of the proposed Air-Line
Railroad. The meeting was organized by
calling Rev. R. A. Ross to the Chair, and the
appoitftraent of Col. W. H. McCorkle as Secretary.
Citizens were present from every section
of the couuty, and the utmost harmony
and enthusiasm prevailed, the following resolutions,
submitted by the committee of ten appointed
at a previous meeting to prepare business,
having been adopted without a dissenting
vote:
Resolved, 1st. That York County subscribe
the sum of $200,000 to the capital stock of the
Air-Line Railroad Company, in bonds of the
County, doe at twenty years, with intereSt at
7 per cent payable annually, upon the condition
that eaia.road be located through the ,
town of Yorkville, same?to be paid by taxa- .
.y'... : 3 .1 1 i ii'-i dd * ifL'i
non ; ana mat me uoumy ^ommissionera are
hereby requested to open the polls at the earliest
day possible, at the various voting precincts
in York County, and ascertain, by ballot,
the wishes of the citizens for .or against
said subscription. ,
Resolved, 2nd; That the stock received iuf
suliecn^on, wben:pjud,i? nottfi fe ownedrty
the Cc$hty, but by the tax payers indipOually,
in proportion to the amount of ta^ra paid
by each respectively in behalf of thi^subscription.
/ ,
3rdj That, a *ommittee^of threepersons
be appointed by tne Chairman of this
meeting, to correspond with Col. Buford, President
of the Air-Line Railroad Company, and
request that suitable persons in our County
be authorized to receive individual subscription
to the capital stock of said company.
Resolved, 4th. That the Chairman of this
meeting appoint a committee of ten persons to
nominate suitable persons to canvass the
county in favor of the proposed subscription
of 82u0,000 to the Air-Line Rail Road Company.
. .
Resolved, 5th. That the' Secretary of this
meeting, serve the County Commissioners ^ith
a copy of these proceedings.
The mating was addressed by Maj, Hart,
General Law, Col. W. B. Wilson, Col. R. G.
McCaw, Hon. Hannibal White and Dr. L.
A. Hill.
Under the third resolution, the Chairman
appointed Col. W. B. Wilson, W.B.. Metis
and Maj. J. F. Hart a committee to confer
with Col. Buford, President of the Air-Line
Railroad, in regard to the appointment of
Commissioners to receive individual subscriptions.
Under the fourth resolution, the Chairman
appointed the following persons a committee
to nominate suitable persons to canvass the
County in favor of the proposed subscription
of two hundred thousand dollars: Col. W. B.
Wilson, Maj. 'J. F. Hart, W. B. Metts, Jos.
Herndon, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, General E. M.
Law, Colonel R. G. McCaw, Hon. Hannibal
White, Maj. B. F. Briggs, and Col. W. C.
Reatty.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting
were ordered to to be published in the Yorkville
Enquirer.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
R. A. ROSS, Chairman.
W. H. McCorkle, Secretary.
The committee appointed by the meeting '
on sales-day, to select suitable persons to can- '
vass York county, in behalf of the proposed j
subscription to the Air-Line Railroad Com- ^
pany, have made the following appointment^
uid qrrfl ngement: -
pa blairsville, wyije's 8to?sfboydton, (
and weir's. ^
Canvassers.?Rev. R. A. Ross, Maj. J. F.
Hart, Gen. E. M. Law, J. J. Wylie, Esq., J,
K. Wagoner, Esq., Rev. Baker Russell, Tarl- J
:on Camp, Dr. R. T. Allison, S. G. Brown .
ind Rev. Samuel Hunter. ]
for bethel and clay hill. ,
Canvassers.?Col. I. D. Witherspoon, Dr. j
A.. P. Campbell, Maj. A. A. McKenzie, Dr.
riios. W. Campbell, June Moore, Wm.- McDarter,
Rev. Elias Hill, J. C. Philips, R. H. 1
Gllenn, Wm. Sahms. (
for fort mills and rock hill. 1
Canvassers.?Col. A. B. Springs, Col. R. G. ]
McCaw, Col. W. B. Wilson, Jno. L. Watson, |
Esq., J.. Hannibal White, John Meade, F. .
1 r TV \T 1 TT 1 "rn.T 1 T\ '
ml. uavie, neison nam mono, rueison jjavies,
Dr. J. M. Lowry, and Gen. E. M. Law.
for westbrook'8 and mcconnelsville.
Canvassers^?John S: Bratton, J. C. Chamjers,
Esq., D. T. Leslie, R. L. Crook, Col. H.
EI. Drennan, Jefferson McCall, Anderson
3am, John Moore, W. B. Williams, J. Bolton,
smith.
The canvassers will address the people?
At Rock Hill, on Tuesday, 17th May.
At Fort Mills, on Wednesday, 18th May.
At Westbrook's, on Thursday, 19th May.
At McConnelsville, on Saturday, 21st May.
At Blairsville, op Friday, 13th May.
At Wylie's Store,on Saturday, 14thMdy.
At Boydton, on Thursday, 19th May.
At Weir's, on Friday, 20th May.
At Bethel, on Saturday, 14th May.
At Clay Hill, (Tate's store) on Saturday, .
list May.
All voters living in the vicinity of the
ibove named precincts are earnestly requested
o attend on the days mentioned and hear the
liscussion of this important subject.
W. B. WILSON, .
Chairman of Committee. j
LOCAL ITEMS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Carroll, Clark k Co.?Look Out for the Eugine.
T. M. Dobson & Co.?Violin Strings?SpectaclesWood
Pipes?Pocket Books?White Silk
Braid?Black Silk?Linen Coate?Hats and
Bonnets?Cnndle Moulds?Hoop Skirts?
McGuffey's Readers?Hardware?Dress Buttons?
Ready-Made Clothing?Bread Trays?
Groceries?Looking Glasses?Rifle TriggersBells?Old
Sharp Nosed Dobson?Shoe Lasts
?Cheap Goods?Flasks. .
J. W. Avery?Fresh Arrivals?Ladies' Hats?
Sllkiif?Bows. &c.?Gent's Hats?Gloves?
Cassimere?Nock Ties?Hose.
R. H. Gleuu, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales.
M. Jones, Agent?Hidden Advertisement?The
Sewing Machine?Why?
B.F. Briggs, C. Whisonant, R. L Crook?Town
Election?Air-Line Railroad. *
T. W. Olawson^Peputy Messenger?-In Bankruptcy?Application
for Discharge in the Matter
of John M. Rawlinson.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
Rev. John L. Wijson, of Bethesda, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church this (Wednesday)
evening at,7$ o'clock. ^ *
POST MASTER AT ROCK HILL.
We learn that .William Kerr has beea appointed
Postmaster at Rock Hill, in this county,
vice Miss Rutland removdd.
APPRENTICE WANTED.
Wanted, as aii apprentice to the printing
business, a boy between the ages of 12 and 15
voara of imnd nkiral character, who can, read
and ^rfte wfthwtcility. Ncrboy &11 ie ac-'
cepted unless willing to be indentured as an
apprentice. A boy from the country is preferred.
Apply at the Enquirer Office.
TRIAL JUSTICES. V?
Governor Scott has made the following appointments
of Trial Justices for York county:
M. O'Connell, J. W. A. Hnrtnew, Miles
Johnson and J. K. Wagoner.
The office of Trial Justice corresponds with
that of Magistrate, under the old law, and
thus fer the Governor has merely re-appointed
old magistrates of this county.
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FBOH THE EASTERN SIRE.
A friend writing to us from the Rock Hftl
neighborhood, last Saturday, says: "Wheat
and oats are needing rain badly, but notwithstanding
they look well. Ground that has
not been stirred is very hard. Times are
brisk about the "Hill" this week, and corn is
still going up. We are having an interesting
meeting at Ebenezer, and hope much good
will be done for the cause of Christ Rev.
H. R. Dickson and Rev. W. W. Carothers
are assisting Mr. Cooper."
ELECTION OF CHURCH OFFICERS.
At the regular Easter meeting of the congregation
of the Episcopal church to elect
wardens, vestrymen and delegates to the convention,
the following perspns were chosen:
Wardens.?Col. Wm. B. Wilson, Col. Asbury
Coward.
Vestrymen.?Major J. W. Avery, J. S. R.
Thomson, Esq., W. B. Metts, Esq., J. C. Koykendal,
Esq. .
Delegates i .ut Convention.?Col. Wm. B.
Wilson, J. S. B. Thomson, Esq.
ct i.^.. t tit a i
oecraury.?u. ?Y . AVCIJT,
SALES-DAT.
Last Monday there were but few public
sales, among ivbicWwere the' following. Sales
of real estate, put ap by the Sheriff:
One tract of two/hundred acres, known as
the "Kelsey placev and in possession of John
Ratafee. Sold-t*f foreclosed mortage1 oldfer
than the title of the holder in possession, and
purchased by A. Williford, for $300.
Two tracts belonging to D. A. Gordon, one
containing two hundred and forty-four acres,
and the other containing one hundred and
fifty-five acfres. These tracts were sold under
execution, and were both purchased by Miss
S. C. Berbant, the former for* $300, and the
latter for $230.
After the sales, a public meeting was held
in the Court House to take steps for building
the Air-Line Railroad, the proceedings of
which are given in another place.
BETHEL PRESBYTEBT.
On Wednesday evening of last week, this
Presbytery adjourned to meet at Rock Hill
on the Thursday before the second Sabbath of
October next. Previous to adjournment, Mr.
James H. Douglass, a theological student under
care of Presbytery, having passed a satisfactory
examination, was licensed to preach,
the gospel. Rev. B. L. Baker, from the Presbytery
of Florida, was received into this Presbytery.
A call for his pastoral services, from
the church at Unionville, was placed in his
hands, and Mr, Baker having accepted it, a
ommittee was appointed to meet at Unionville
and perform the duty of ordaining and
installing him as pastor of that church. Rev.
H. R. Dickson was appointed to preach the
ordination sermon, Rev. J. L. Wilson to deliver
the charge to the pastor, and Rev. J. S.
Bailev the charere to the Deonle. No action was
taken on the new book of church order and
discipline. In lieu of action, a memorial was
adopted requesting the General Assembly to
send the book to the Presbyteries, in detached
portions, for revision.
The followiug delegates to the General Assembly
were chosen : Principals?Rev. Douglass
Harrison and Elder J. C. Caldwell. Alternates?Rev.
John L. Wilson and Elder R.
3. Hope.
KU-KLUX TRIAL.
Mr. A. H.' Sajfoch was brought before Miles
Johnson, Esq., last week, on the affidavit of
William Wright, colored, oharged with having
whipped said Wright, with the assistance of
twelve other persons unknown. Although
Mr. Sapoch could have pleaded the statute of
limitations, as mere than six months have
?lapsed since the alleged crime, he waived
this privilege and consented to the trial. The
jase was argued before a jury of six, one of
whom was colored, and resulted in an acquittal
of the accused, who conclusively proved
in alibi. It was established by several unimpeachable
witnesses that on the day on which
;he alleged whipping occurred, the defendant
went to Rock Hill with his wagon, and returned,
and during the night was at his
-niiwa'nnc o cnnlr Mr SflTW^nll
iUlUC UUlOiUg U Uivii VIMMgUWkl *>M? NTV.|#VVM
las turned the tables on his prosecutor, by
laving a warrant issued for his arrest on a
jharge of peijury.
This case was reported to the Charleston
Republican of Saturday by its Yorkville coi>
espondent, as a successful attempt of the
State constables to arrest a York Ku-Klux.
It is also the "outrage" connected with the
lurning of Hullender's house, which led to
;he organization of a military police in this
jounty.
Fatal Casualty.?We learn that on last
Friday morning, Mr. John McCraney, an es-'
eemed citizen of this county, was thrown from
lis buggy and killed, about a mile this side
>f Lancaster village, S. C. Mr. McCraney
iad been to Lancaster to collect some money i
vhich was due him there, and was returning !
lome when the sad accident happened.
Charlotte Observer.
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For the Yorkvllle Enquirer. I a
AIR-LINE RAILROAD.
' If the voters at the ballot-box ratify the
action of the meeting on sales-day by a subscription
of $200,000 to the Air-Line Railroad
Company, will it burthen them with taxation?
Let us see. Until the expiration of twenty
years, when the bonds fall due, only the interest
will be called for, viz: $14,000 annually.
To raise this amount will require a tax of
only three mills on the dollar on the present
value of the taxable property of the county.
A man who Qwns^taxable property worth ,
$1000 will only pay $3 per annum. When
the bonds fall due, the stock in the road will,
in all probability, bring par) and can be applied
to the redemption of the bonds without
a resort to taxation. In the meanwhile the
tax-payers will be receiving dividends on the
stock subscribed. Where, then, is the burthen ?
Let us now look at some of the benefits.
York contains 443,500 square acres." At a
moderate estimate the location of this road
through the heart of the county will add two
millions of dollars to the value of these J
acres. The track and property of the road {
in her limits will add a million more to her j
taxable property. Her population will in- f
crease; capital flow in; new enterprises spring '
up; her water-power be made available; her i
mines of magnetic iron ore and various min- '
erals, her quariep of limestone rock, marble, |
slate and soap-stone, all be .rapidly developed, r
and 4 future of fiope kad progressjfc^terprise \
and wealth, offered to our people. All will g
be benefitted, and all should cheerfully con- e
tribute. PROGRESS.
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN RICHMOND, e
On Wednesday of last week, in Richmond, j
a large crowd had assembled in the upper |
portion of the Capitol buildihg, where the j
Couti of Appeals was located, to hour the de- *
cision in the mayoralty case of Ellyson versus e
Chahoon. About 11 in the morning the floor t
gave way beneath the dense weight, precipi- (
tating the crowd to the floor below, upon die. (
conservative caucus then sitting in the hall of j
the House of Delegates. Fifty-six persons |
fWere killed outright, and some two hundred <
wounded. In describing the calamity, the i
Dispatch says: 1
The weight of such a packed mass was too :
great for the imperfectly-constructed flooring !
and vet more faulty, gallery, which was sue* 1
penaed from the upper joists in a most im- 1
perfect manner. Ihe gallery first fell for- 1
ward, the floor yielding instantly and going I
down with it, carrying the packed body of (
men to the floor of the House of Delegates, 1
fully twenty feet below. As fearful and fatal
I as this was, the heavy ceiling and the timbers
whioh supported it descended along with the I
mass, greatly increasing the mortality. Fifty- j
six were killed outright, and others may die (
from injuries received. 1
Had the catastrophe occurred ten minutes <
earlier, possibly half the members of the !1
'House of Delegates would have been killed i
by the falling of the mass upon them, for a i
caucus of the great majority of the.body. had. 1
adjourned probably not ten minutes before the i
occurrence; or had the.hour of the meeting <
of the court been 12 instead of 11 o'clock, j
a like destruction of life would have taken
place, for the Legislature would then have
been in session. ]
N^The scene cannot be described, nOr can it j
beappreciated by those who did not witness .
it The mass of human beings that fell were- |
so mixed up Vitb the heavy timbers and rub- j
bish that they had to be disengaged with great f
labor. The sight of the dead and wounded, ]
as they were slowly let down from the win- ]
dows of the House of Delegates (the door of ]
which was Mocked up by the rtinsjfVas truly (
heart-rending. So covered with dust, ana (
blood were they that it was difficult to refeog- (
nize them. The.great body of the people ]
outside swayed with anxiety and grief. Many a
hundreds watched eagerly for friends and ]
relatives who were known to have been in the (
court-room, and each body that appeared in j
the hands of the indefatigable men who work- j
ed for .the relief of those , buried with the ]
ruins, was scanned with the closest scrutiny. (
Another account says: ?
The bells bad just tolled the hour of -11, <
and death-like silence reigned as Mr. Starke, J
the c^erk, entered and placed his books on the c
table. Judge Joynes was in his seat. Mr. (
Starke, leaning over the railing, was talking i
with him, while the rest of the Judges were s
in the conference-room, not quite prepared td 1
enter on their day's duty. The counsel for 4
Mayor Ellyson, Messrs. Neeson and Meredith, i
had taken their seats and were ready to pro- 1
ceed to business. Ex-Gov. Wells and L. IJ. c
Chandler, Esq. were in .their places; and the ]
reporters of the Enquirer, Whig, Dispatch and 1
State Journal, were at the desks set apart for
their use and accommodation. The momebts>
were spent in pleasant conversation by the
spectators present Various 'were the specu- 1
lations as to the final result, when all at once,
4 panel piece of ceiling fell, and then the J
girder gave way with an awful crash, and pre- K
cipitated the spectators who were in the gal- *
lery of the court-room to the main floor, and 8
the additional weight in one single moment's 1
time crushing the court-room floor through, f
The mass of human beings who were in at- 1
tendance were seut, mingled with the bricks, c
mortar, splinters, beams, iron bars, desks and *
chairs, to the floor of the House of Delegates, c
and in a second more over fifty souls were 1
launched into eternity! The whole atmoe- *
phere was thick with a dense cloud of dust c
from the plastering, and the hitman beings 8
sent up a groan which will ring forever in the 8
ears upon which it felL In a moment, a few j
survivors clinging to the windows and frag- j
ments of hanging timber, and the bare and 1
torn walls were all that remained to mark the J
place where only a moment before there was a J
scene of life, vigor and hope. 1
8cene about the capitol building.
e scene about the Capitol builing just I
after the sad occurrence was one of terror. ,
The first notice that fftose who were in the [
building had of the impending evil was the },
promomtory rumbling as the floor was pet- fc
tling. Then there came a fearful crash, ac- (
companied by a cry of human agony and 8
terror, which smote the hearts of all who 0
heard it In a moment the frightful situa- g
tion was realized. The few who had been so j
fortunate as to be able to get into the win- a
dows shouted aloud for help for those who
fallen. and called for ladders. Iu a short! t
time the bells were tolling, and the hook and j ?
ladder truck being brought upon the spot, J g
the ladders were put up to the windows, and j 0
the work of humanity began. The blinding j j,
dust within prevented any one from seeing any- j
thing, and the rushing of persons within the ;
building, and. the cries of the wounded was
all that could be heard. 81
IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. j
Here was a scene that fairly made one's &
heart bleed. As the dust cleared away a b
little, a mass of timbers and rubbish of every n
description was descried, and the reflection of b
the numbers of human beingscrushed beneath g
its weight, dead and dying, was sickening. j <j
Add to this the cries and groans of those who j
were there, many in the agony of death, and j
there is a picture to make tHe stoutest hearts t
quail. The entire hall was flooded with the .
ruins, except the space under the gallery. >
Desks, chairs and tables, were crushed completely,
showing ' the force of the falling 0
wreck. The work of removing the debris was 1
a difficult one, but was undertaken by those ^
present with a will, and it, was not long be-1
lore the unfortunate men were being rescued D
from their painful position. a
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD AND WOUNDED. , y
This scene defies even an attempt at des- j 1<
cription. The doors and windows of the Hall i
were thrown open, and within were soon col- ( n
lected the busy workers, who, mid their own a
ihouts and the agonizing groanB of those they
irere seeking to rescue, were removing the
limbers. As the wounded and dead were
eached, they were brought out and placed in ^
he Senate chamber, or else under the trees in"
he Square, where they were attended bv our
iity phy8iciaqp.aud others who were on hand, '
nth such Applian.cea as cquld^ jobteined.
is the men were brought out they were so '
covered with dust that thev could scarcely be
ecognized, apd^for a wfyle the . anxious injuiries
of theby-standers, ^Whole he?" could
*ot be -anewerak One hyoaa thay* were
x>rne out?the dead and dying. Hc^e was
me mangled and silently enduring, another ^
;rying4afoud with pain, while ^he - still form
)f a third told too well that its spirit bad fled
;o an other world. Iq one moment $e gray
^airs of age could be descried upon the heau , <
)f som*dead one, while in the next the tall,
nanly form of one who had been cut off in
;he full bloom of life was being borne past.
It seemed as if sickening horrors would never j
lease, and ages seemed to pass in the perform- j|
vnce of this sad duty! U
THE SCENE IN THE SQUARE.
The tolling of bells, the rushing and shout- , ^
ng of excited men, and the news of the fear- ' I
\il calamity, which anread liko wild-fire over .
he city in an incredibly short space of time, . ,
jrought an immense crowd Of all classes, ages,
md colors, to the Square..,
Hundreds of wives,mothers, and friends,
vere constantly filling the grounds, who; with
vringing hands sought, in despair, to know if
iny of their loved ones had been of the num>er
mangled. War. with its horrors, its ago- f '
lies, its ^id^separ^ofls, its ^asUy^l^inds,^ ^
uch scene as the! one which Waeytsthsday en- j
icted in the Square. ' # a
To contemplate upon snoh a shocking af- 1
air?to see the faces of those who expected . J
sach moment to find a near and dear jiriend m
>orne from the ruins to be cared for on the I
grounds by the citizens and physicians in at- 1
en dance?fills the soul with horror and awul
fear.
Hacks, ambulances, andvehicles <jtfall de- H
icriptions were promptly on the grooad, ready j V
o convey the wounded away from the scene
>f disaster to their homes, where they pould be
;ared for, and their wounds, dressed to better
id vantage than in the dense crowd with which
hey were surrounded. The dead, who had
seen brought out, were respegfbBy' sad decently
laid aside and covered with blankets, /
md afterwards borne away to their bereaved
families. vj ..\f> j. y ;....
Policemen were stationed oh the steps of the
3uilding to prevent the crowd firom rushing
n and thereby hindering those who Wert ad- ministering
to the relief of the sbfibrerir; and
it a late hoar the gates of' die ftjosw were
guarded by Mayor EUysoo'e police, who kept
>ut the crowd of persons who seemed bent on t
viewing the scene) of the disaster, j
Tho OT/>ifnmonfi Af. ihA mnmonf avow fno ?,
beautiful city of Richmond was, wrapped in
rloom. The popular heart was siul,the voice I
jfwoe and 'hiba ruing resounded throughout I
;he city, and asperities of life were soft- 1
sued in the synriathy^ef apObhe Calamity, I
leaving ourpeopleunited to grief Mflto the
lesjre to show theif* respect for thf dead and
foeltag for the injured. Juf ihe-hurinem V
louses of the city were closed and badges of
noorning displayed, and savfe for the number
)f persons on them, our atreeteWetothe appearance
of the/8abHadi.>l , i?iv5f ./.l
.'-'U^'-OP nss )
P. ILAylett, attorney atla*; Powhatan
Roberts, attorney dt ltra^ N. P* Howard, at?rney
at law; Dr, J. B. Brock? of the Enpurer;
Captain William A. Ctortera, chief - i
if the fire, department; James Muiphy, jus- j
ice of the peace; E. M. Schoftdd, city a?e?- I
icr; J. W. 2). Bland, colored,^ senator from 1
Prince Edward; D. 8. Dugger, not of the
House of Delegates; John lODnnie^ioiiof
~\
ihant in this city; D. S. Donnan, of the firm f 1
>f Donnan <fe Sons, hardware merchants; Ash "
^evy, a former merchant of this city; Thornis'H.
Queries, son of Thomas D. Queries;
R. BL Manry, Jr., land agent;, Sam'l. Eaton,
ilerk for Mr.Chahoon; Samuel Hickf, Lynch- i
m?;Piohegrue Woolfofc, Henriooj^Julius
L Hobeon, formerly city collector; Hugh M.
Hntcheson, Henrico; Jfeines A- Blamire, j
hruggist; John Baugbun, ofCHesterfield; P. J
Coleman; Major S. Hi Hairston; of Henry. 1
soonty; 6. 8. Taylor, Btohmond otmaj; B. J
P. Bobinson, of Cumberland ; *ohy, > "
leputy marshal; CoL Thmnaan* Wilcox, of
Dharles City; Charles Watsonjnerx.at Dtorille
depot; Hugh G. Grady; W.JH. Tnomp- . i
on; Wm. H. Davis, coal merchant; John '
Newman, merchant, Broad streiet; Captain
Fames Kirby, oaptain of artillery during the
var; .William Dunn,* Venable street; Anton
)aiha mawalian# DwaaV a?amiia< W T? Dun.
uioiuiau?y MJivsjm. oyuiwf ; JI *t?"
lolph, supposed from New York; Bepj. W.
Liynch, of Manchester; ??r Meanley; T. A.
Srewis, commission merchant, Alexandria.
THE WOUUTJEp. : '
The following is a list of the ~mot*i promitent
persons who were Wonndod:'/ ' - J
H. K. Ellysoh, Mayor, bruised and stiffened J
ry his fhll; C. J. Woodson, of GFoCiehland, and fl
Lionel McRae, cut and bruised rdightly;
Lionel Wood Bouldin. cut On head and face ,
ind badly stunned; L. H. Chandler, Esq.,
incl bruised?Mr. C^andler&state/that the
rapression of his physician is thiCt Biff Soulier
is not dislocated; Ex-Goverfor Wells, \
hree ribs broken, and severely braised and ?V M
; Judge John ft. Strothex*, of (fcflpepper, a t*I
nember of the House of Delegates, leg frac- ft l
ured; Captain Gk W. Allen, harbor-masttr, f
:ut about the heck and bruised about the arm
ind leg; Hon. George William Brent, of Alixandria,
thigh broken and otherwise' injured;
Jon. Thos. Bocock, formerly Speaker of the '
louse of Representatives in Compos,'idw of
Lynchburg, left leg broken; J. H. Kelly,
2sq., of the Fredericksbur^iSwaZd, and mem*
ler of the House of Delegates, injured-severey;'Colonel
Charles Ronald, formerly of the *
iwenty-eeventb Virginia in&ntry, Old Stone- I
rail brigade, leg broken and otherwise injur- \
d; J. N. Stubhs, member from Gloucester,
pounded" severely about the bofl! ;
ing, Esq., member from Lunenbuig, slightly
lurt; Colonel* George \y. BoJling,,uf Petersburg,
badly injured intern^ly; John A. Mc- .
}aul, member of the House from Roanoke,
lightly bruised; Senator Charles Herndon,
f Fredericksburg, cut On- his head?wounds
uppoeed not to be serious but painful; W.
?- Maury, naq., attorney at laif, Druisca
bout the body slightly; Attorney-General
V. C. Taylor, slightly injurpd; General M.
). Corse is only slightly injured'; W. C. Danam,
Esq., agent of the Near York and Virinia
Steamship Company, and alee a member f
f the City CoUUeil, was very seriously inJred
. i .
ATTENTIONS TO,THE WOUNDED.
Under this head too much could not be
aid in praise of many , who labored hard to
elieve the sufferers. We cannot particularre,
as there are too many to be mentioned
eparately, but we will only say that the memers
of the Fire Brigade, the police force, and
lany of our citizens, white and colored, la ored
untiringly in their efforts to alleviate
ufiering and to render all aid in removing the
ead and wounded from the ground. t
INCIDENTS.
When the accident first occurred Mr. W.
I. Grant was just entering the court-room. .
Vith gresj; presence of mind he rushed to the*
ell-house and had the alarm rung in an inrediby
short time. # !
Mr. Thomas Joynqs fell together with Dr. <
. B. Brock, and his mouth rested against
be Doctor's cheek. He asked who it was
ear him. He told him hib name, and he
sked him in case he survived to carry many .
messages of affection to his fiimily. With
fords of endearment and love for those he
sft behind, he died.
Mr. Rush Burgess fell on top of a gentlelan
whose name he could not learn. He
sked, "My friend, can you not move a little V
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