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$frays and .facts.
? What a mother lacks in skill she makes
up in enthusiasm when she cuts her boy's
hair.
? Silver is beginning to circnlate freely in
Washington, and in the ordinary transactions
of business there quite as much silver now
handled as fractional currency.
? Since the postoffice department have employed
men to repair mail-bags, instead of
paying the contractors for so doing, it has
saved in six months $33,386.40.
?The crop prospect for small grain in
Georgia is cheering. Larger areas are planted
in wheat, oats, rye and barley than heretofore.
There will be more corn and less cotton
this year.
? In Germany the telegraph wires are
in future to be carried on underground instead
of being supported by posts. The object
of this change is to prevent interruption
of communication which regularly follows a
great storm.
? Gol. T. J. Smith, of Washiutrton countv,
Georgia, master of the State Grange, has thirteen
hundred acres in corn, thirteen hundred
in cotton, and five hundred in oats. He expects
to make five hundred bales of cotton
and twelve thousand bushels of corn.
? The company publishing Beecher's Christian
Union, after a hard struggle with declining
fortunes, the past two years, has had
to give up and go into bankruptcy. A new
company has been formed to carry on the paper,
whose circulation has declined from 125,000
to 25,000, within less than two years.
? A merchant of Jackson, Tenn., asked two
friends to keep store for him while he went
off a while. During his absence, each sold
the other a large lot of goods cheap for credit.
The merchant considered it a joke, but they
claimed to be his agents, and now the courts
will have to decide the matter.
? A paper company of Holyoke, Mass., has
manufactured an immense ream of paper for
the Centennial. The sheets are 6 by 18 feet,
the ream weighs about a ton. The value of
the 480 sheets is $1,500, and if cut into ordinary
sheets of note paper they would make
500,000 sheets.
? Most of the negroes of Georgetown, Texas,
to whom a sharper gave the first three degrees
of Free-Masonry, are getting better, and,
according to the Austin Statesman, can now
sit about on the stumps and curbstones. The
letter "M" that was branded on them is large
enough to be seen a hundred yards distant.
? A startling account of the prevalence of
* 4 1* - xl_ ,
the crime 01 incendiarism was given in uie
convention of the underwriters in New York,
on Thursday. The committee on the subject
reported that thirty five per cent of the whole
amount of property destroyed by fire was
through incendiarism, or, in other words, that
the losses by this crime for the year, in the
United States and Canada, ran up to fifty millions
of dollars.
? The original Masonic apron worn by Gen.
Washington has been presented to the historical
department of the Centennial. It was
given by Bushrod Washington, the General's
favorite nephew and executor, to Governor
Smith, of North Carolina, and by him be2ueathed
to Dr. Clitherall, whose son, Dr.
/litherall, now deposits it in the above named
department. It is of white satin, with appropriate
emblems. So the Philadelphia papers
say.
? A book agent, who has retired from active
labor upon the hard-earned accumulation
of a life of industrious cheek, says that the
great secret of his success was when he went
to a house where the female head of the famly
presented herself, he always opened by
saying, "I beg your pardon, Miss, but it was
your mother I wanted to see." That always
used to get 'em. They not only subscribed
for mv books themselves, but told me where
I could find more customers.
? A Pittsfield, Massachusetts, judge recently
gave a curious decision in a case of Sabbath
breaking. An Israelite was brought before
him charged with violating the Sabbath by
fishing. The accused pleaded that his Sabbath
was Saturday, which he always religiously
observed. The judge fined him a small
amount, on the ground that while the statutes
of the State permitted him to transact his reglar
business on the Christian Sabbath, they
did not authorize him to go a-fishingon that
day.
? The Indians of Florida number about
500. There are more Mickasukis than Seminoles.
They inhabit the islands of the Everglades,
and are believed to hold a few negroes
in bondage. The Seminoles keep aloof from
the others, and elect a Tustanugee or war
chief, every four years. Old Tiger-Tail is
the recognized head of the outside band.
They make pets of their pigs, and the porkers
follow them like dogs. They use sails in
their canoes, and tie blue ribbons around the
necks of their hogs.
? There are some pious editors after all.
The New York Graphic says that Reid, of
the Tribune, and Prime, of the Journal of
Commerce, are Presbyterians. Marble, of the
World, was brought up as a Baptist, and at
one time it was thought he would be a preacher.
Hastings, of the Commercial Advertiser, is
a Roman Catholic, and so is Bennett. Canont,
of Harper's Weekly is a son of a Baptist minister.
and he has never gone back on the old
gentleman's teachings. G. W. Curtis reads
the service in a little church on Staten Island,
and Bonner is one of the strong men of Hall's
congregation. W. C. Bryant is President of
the American Unitarian Association, and one
of the Herald staff is a Methodist.
? Assurance has been given by Dr. Linderman,
director of the mint, that there need be
110 apprehension of scarcity of silver coin, as
there has been issued but $1,500,000 under
the substitution provision of the statute, while
the Treasury Department has on hand about
fourteen million, and the mint coinage will
supply from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 a month.
With the passage of additional enactments
now pending in Congress, looking to the exchange
of legal-tender notes for silver, the
whole silver reserve may be available. Another
plan for preventing a dearth of small
change is also pending, looking to the issue of
about ten million more small notes.
? There is a possibility that after March 4,
1877, the Democrats may have a majority in
the Senate. On that date the terms of twentysix
senators expire, and of this number seventeen
are Republicans and nine Democrats. If
the latter can replace the retiring Democratic
senators with others of the same party, and
can gain six or 9even senators out of the seventeen
which must be elected to succeed the reretiring
Republicans, they will have a com
fortable majority in tne Douy in <juesuun.
They have already elected Governor Coke, of
Texas, to take the place of Hamilton, a Republican,
and will undoubtedly send Democrats
in place of Clayton, of Arkansas, West,
of Lousiaiana, and Alcorn of Mississppi, since
the Legislatures of these States are pretty
sure to be Democratic.
? The treasury department officers at Washington
believe that one-fourth of the outstanding
pactional currency has been destroyed
and never will be presented for redemption,
and that the total amount in existence
at this time is not more than thirty million
dollars. The basis for the belief is the total
amount of old issues of fractional currency
that have been redeemed and replaced by later
ones. In paying out silver coin for fractional
currency, the amount of these old issues
which have come in, is found to be. very limited,
justifying the conclusion thai fully ten
cnillion dollars have disappeared from circulation
and will not make its appearance at
.the treasury again. Of the first issue unfertile
act of July, 1862, there was still outstanding,
July, 1873, $4,349,763.61, and in
April, 1876, $4,269,508.50, showing that in
three years but about $70,000 had been returned
to the treasury. The second and
other issues are in the same proportions, and as
that currency has been issued a long time, it is
thought the bulk of it is not now in existence.
! ? The folly of going to law on frivolous pre- 1
texts is illustrated afresh by a case lately <
tried in the Baltimore Court of Common
| Pleas. Some time ago Mrs. Wilcox and her ]
' sister, while promenading, passed Mrs. Doug- 1
las wearing a hat somewhat extensively deco- ?
. rated, when one of the former females, pos- 1
sibly a trifle envious, exclaimed, derisively : (
! "Oh, shoot that hat, Douglass!" This natu- t
i rally aroused the ire of Mrs. Douglass, and J
| she caused the arrest of the two women j
| for insulting her, and they were bound over- 1
to keep the peace. But the matter did not i
< rest there. Mrs. Wilcox, who had given the J
| gratuitous advice in regard to the shooting of I (
i Mrs. Douglass' head cover, then had Mrs. D. t
arrested on the charge of perjury, of which, 1
however, she was acquitted. It was now Mrs. t
Douglass' turn, and she brought suit against (
Mrs. Wilcox for false and malicious prosecu- *
tion, laying her damages at a high figure. ,
The case was decided on Friday, the jury t
bringing in a verdict of $450 in favor of the x
plaintiff?a moderately large sum to pay for
the privilege of using a slaug expression. ?
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THE CENTENNIAL OPENING.
The gates of the Centennial Exhibition
were promptly opened at 9 o'clock, A. M.,
on the 10th instant, and the ceremonies opened
at 10.15 A. M., the national airs of all nations
being performed by the large orchestra.
At 10.48 the music ceased, and five minutes
later President Grant, escorted by Gen. Hawley,
President of the Centennial Association,
advanced to the front of the platform, and
was loudly cheered, the band playing "Hail
to the Chief," during which time the President
shook hands with the Emperor of Brazil c
and other invited guests. At 10.56, Gen. s
Hawley gave the signal to the orchestra, v
which played the Grand Centennial March, j
by the German composer, Wagner. The mu- ^
sic closed at 11.10, when Gen. Hawley an- s
? a Potion Simtiann would invoke ;
I1UUUCCU tuai J^I0UU^/ K/IIU|/WWM - t
divine blessing. At the conclusion of the (
prayer, Whittier's hymn, written for the oc- t
casion, was sung with magnificent effect, and q
elicited loud applause. The following are the }
words of the r
CENTENNIAL HYMN. <j
Our fathers' God from out whose hand r
The centuries fall like grains of sand,
We meet to-day, united, free,
And loyal to our land and Thoe,
To thank Thee for the era done,
I And trust Thee for the opening one. ^
Here, where of old, by Thy design,
The fathers spake that word of Thine, a
Whose echo is the glad refrain r]
Of Tended bolt and falling chain, ,
To grace our festal time, from all *
The zones of earth our guests we call. p
Be with us while the new world greets a
The old world thronging all its streets, ,
Unveiling all the triumphs won ?
By art or toil beneath the sun;
A*ud unto common good ordain . ,
This rivalship of hand and brain. t
Thou, who hast here in concord furled . P
The war flags of a gathered world, ^
Beneath our Western skies fulfill
The Orient's mission of good will, t!
And, freighted with love's Golden Fleece, 0
Send back the Argonauts of peace.
For art and labor met in truce,
For beauty made the bride of use 81
We thank Thee, while, withal, we crave a
The austere virtues strong to save,
The honor proof to place or gold, *0
The manhood never bought nor sold! ?
O! make Thou us, through centuries long,
In peace secure, in justice strong ;
Around our gift of freedom draw a
The safeguards of Thy righteous law; J.
Aud, cast in some diviner mould, ?
Let thy new cycle shame the old! . * I
Mr. Walsh, President of the Centennial s
Board of Finance, then, at 11.26, presented c
the buildings to the United States Centennial
i Commission, and at the conclusion of his ad
dress, at 11.35, the cantata was rendered witn
very great effect. Every word of the basso- *
solo by Myron W. Whitney, of Boston, was
distinctly audible at the rear of the guests' ?
platform. The assemblage maintained excel- ^
lent order throughout, and they loudly ap- j
plauded Mr. Whitney, who acknowledged the s
compliment by repeating a portion of the can- a
tata, the words of which are by Sidney Lanier
of Georgia, and the music by Dudly Buck, of
Connecticut. c
CANTATA.
From this hundred-terraced height
Sight more large with nobler light
Ranges down yon towering years;
Humbler smiles and lordlier tears
Shine and fall, shine and fall,
While old voices rise and call ,
Yonder where the to and-fro *
Weltering of my Long-Ago
Moves about the moveless base C
Far below my resting-place. 8
Mayflower, Mayflower, slowly hither flying, t
Trembling Westward o'er yon balking sea, 1
Hearts within Farewell dear England sighing, r
Winds without, But dear in vain replying,
Gray-lipped waves about thee shouted, crying:
No ! It shall not be ! (
Jamestown, out of thee? e
Plymouth, thee?thee, Albany?
W i n ter cries, Ye freeze: awayt
Fever cries, Ye burn: a way]
Hunger cries, Ye starve: away
Vengeance cries, Your graves shall tay ! I
Then old Shapes and Masks of Things, 5
Framed like Faiths or clothed like Kings - c
| Ghosts of Goods once fleshed and fair,
Grown foul Bads in alien air? ?.
War, and his most noisv lords,
Tongued with lithe and poisoned swords? t
Error, Terror, Rage and Crime,
All in a windy night of time r
Cried to me from land and sea,
NoThou ahalt not be
Hark! r
; Huguenots whispering yea in the dark, I
; Puritans answering v/ea in the dark!
I Yea, like an arrow shot true to his mark, '
, Dart through the tyrannous heart of Denial. (
j Patience and Labor and solemn-souled Trial,
Foiled, still beginning, ?
Soiled, but not sinning.
Toil through the stertorous death of the night,
, Toil, when wild brother-wars new dark the Light, *
i Toil, and forgive, and kiss o'er, and replight. j
Now Praise to God's oft-granted grace,
j Now Praise to Man's undaunted face,
Dospite the land, despite the sea, 1
I was: I am : and I shall be? j
How long, Good Angel, O how long?
Sing me from Heaven a man's own song!
"Long as thine Art shall love true love,
Long as thy Science truth shall know, t
Longas thine Eagle harms no Dove, j
Long as thy Law by law shall grow,
Long as thy God is God above,
Thy Drother every man below, y
So long, dear land of all my love,
I Thy name shall shine, thy fame shall glow!"
O Music, from this height of time my Word un- ! J
fold; t
In thy large signals all men's hearts Man's Heart
behold. f , .
Mid-heaven, unroll thy chords, as friendly flags ^
unfurled, . ' . i
And wave the world's best lover's welcome to the 1
world. , ]
i At the close of the cantata, Gen. Hawley, c
in a short and appropriate speech, formally c
presented the Exhibition buildings to the
President of the United States, who, thereup)n,
responded as follows :
My CoiTKTrymen : It has been thought appropriate,
upon this CentenniaL occasion, to bring
ogether in Philadelphia, for popular inspection,
ipecimens of our attainments m the industrial
md fine arts, and in literature, science and phiosophy,
as well as in the great business of agrisulture
and commerce.
That we may the more thoroughly appreciate
he excellencies and deficiences of our achievement,
and also give emphatic expression to our
earnest desire to cultivate the friendship gf ojir
ellow members of this great family of nations.
enlightened agricultural; ' commercial "and 1
nanufacturing people of the world have been Incited
to send hither corresponding specimens of
heir skill to exhibit on equal terms in friendly
:ompetition with our own. To this invitation
hey have generously responded; for -so doing
ye render them our liearty thanks.
The beauty and utility of the contributions will
his day be submitted to your inspection by 1 the
nanag'crs of this Exhibition. We are glad to
enow that a view of specimens of the skill of all
latlons will afford to you unalloyed pleasure, as I
veil as yield to you a" valuable practical knowl dge
of so many of the remarkable results of the
vonderful skilf existing in enlightened commulities.
One hundred years ago our country was new
md but partially' settled. Our necessities have
lompelled us to cliieliy expend our means and
im'h in felling forests, subduing prairies, buildng
dwellings, factories, ships, docks, warehousss,
roads, canals, machinery, eta, etc. Most of
>ur schools. Churches, libraries and asylums have
>een established within an hundred years. Buriened
by these great primal work9 of necessity,
vhicli could nor be delayed, we yet have done
-1?~ ?ill In tbo rlir<w?timi
VI11U LU1."> JVMMUIUUU w in nuvn iu vl,*,
>f rivaling older and mora advanced nations in
aw, medicine and theology; in science, literaure,
philosophy and the tine arts. Whilst proud
>f what wo have done, we regret that we have not
lone more. Onr achievements have been great'
inopgh, however, to make it easy for our people
0 acknowledge superior merit wherever found.
And now, fellow-citir^ns, I hope a careful examination
of what is about to be exhibited to you
vill not only inspire you with a profound respect
'or thcskilland taste^of our friends from othor
lations, but also satisfy you with the attainments
nade by our own people durine the past one
mndred years. I invoke your generous oo-ope ation
with the worthy .Commissioners to secure
1 brilliant success to this International Exhibiion,
and to make the stay ol'our foreign visitors?
o whom we extend a hearty welcome?both proftable
and pleasant.'
I declare the International Exhibition now
jpen.
The President concluded his remarks at
>reci9ely 12 o'clock, when at a sigaal from
jJen. Hawlcv the American flag was unfurled
rom the main building." The hallelujah cho us
was rendered with orchestral and organ
lecoropaniment, and a salute of one hundred
juns was fired from George's Hill, with the j
inging of the chimes from the different parts I
)f the ground. During the performance of
;he chorus, the foreign commissioners passed
rom the platform into the main building, and
,ook places upon the central aisle before their
espective departments, after which President
jrant, accompanied by Director-General
joshorn, followed by the guests of the day,
>assed into the main building and from thence
0 Machinery Hall. In this Hall one of the
nost impressive scenes of the day took place,
vhen the President, assisted by his Imperial
ilajesty Don Pedro, started the motive power
if the hall. At a signal from Gen. Hawley,
he President and the Emperor each seized a
rank, opening the valves, and turned them
everal times. At once a sound was heard
vhich gave to the people the understanding
hat the engine was about to move. Then
he monstrous seventy-ton fly wheel began
lowly moving, increasing gradually in rapidty
until it was traveling at its full speed.
Jen. Hawley started the "hurrah," which was
aken up by the surrounding multitude. The
1 " A i_j *u
leaienmg tccnuefc truvcicu tuiuugu bug uunv?
ng, and as all the wheels in the hall began
noving, the ringing of the bells and other
leraonstrations told to the world that the
Centennial Exhibition was fairly opened.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
The stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir
Harrow Gauge Railroad Company met in
nnual Convention at Lincolnton, N. C., on
Chursdav, 11th day of May, instant. The
Convention was organized by calling V. A.
rtcBee, of Lincolnton, to the chair, and the
ppointment of James Mason, of York, and
'. G. Justice, of Lincolnton, as Secretaries.
L. M. Grist, moved that a committee of
hree stockholders be appointed to verify
iroxies. The motion was seconded and adoped,
whereupon the Chairman appointed as
he committee, L. M. Grist and J. A. McLean,
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t iotk, ana o. vj. nan, ui v>iiu*wu?i.
The committee reported 2,826 sha res repreented
in the Convention, viz.: 107 in person
nd 2,719 by proxy, being more than one half
f the whole amount of the capital stock of
he Company.
The report of the committee was received
nd adopted and the Convention declared duy
constituted, whereupon the President, Chief
Cngineer, Superintendent and Treasurer, each
ubinitted an annual report. The auditing
oramittee also submitted the following
report.
Yorkvii.le, S. C., May 5,1875.
To the Stockholders of the Chester and Lemr
N. 0. Railroad Co.: Gentlemen: We
he undersigned, a committee appointed by
he President and Directors of your Company
o audit the books and vouchers of your
rreasurer and report thereon, respectfully re>ort
that we have performed the duty asigned
us, and find the books correctly kept,
ind all disbursements properly vouched for.
We have also examined the report of the
rreasurer, made to the approaching annual
neeting, and find that the items therein are
:orroborated by the books and vouchers in
t.., t? et.-orr,
115 UlJLiUC. UAJIIW JL't XAAtVXj
J. F. Wallace,
W. H. McCokkle,
Committee.
The several reports, were on motion, referred
o a committee of three stockholders, which
ominittee consisted of J. F. Hart, of York,
md J. F. Phifer and J. C. Cobb, of Lincoln011,
with instructions to examine the same and
eport to the meeting as early as practicable.
On motion of Jasper Stowe, of Gaston, the
Chairman appointed a committee of one from
ach county through which the road is char-1
ered, to nominate a President and Board of
directors for the ensuing year. The Chairnan
appointed on the committee?Jasper
stowe, of Gaston; L. M. Grist, of York ; J.
s. Wilson, of Chester ; E. Childs, of Lincoln ;
f. G. Hall, of Catawba; and G. W. F. Har/
n_u n
)er, 01 ^-aiaweii.
The committee retired, and subsequently
eported the following ticket:
For President?Dr. A. H. Davega; for Di- j
ectors?John R. Falls, of Gaston; V. A.
McBee, of Lincoln ; J. G. Hall, of Catawba ;
j. A. Cilley, of Caldwell; J. S. Wilson and .
j. S. Brice of Chester; H. F. Adickes and !
lames F. Hart, of York.
On motion, the report of the committee was I
idopted, and the nominees elected by accla- j
nation.
L. M. Grist, of York, submitted the follow-1
ng resolution, which wtis seconded and
idopted :
Revolted, That the next annual Convention
>f the stockholders of this Company, be held j
it Chester, S. C., on the second Thursday of i
May, 1877. " ' '
On motion of Jasper Stowe, of Gaston, it
YES
Revolved, That when this Convention adourn,
it be to meet at Dallas, N. C., on the j
.hird Thursday of July, 1878.
On motion of J. S. Wilson, of Chester, it1
vas ordered that the1 stockholders'' and' their
amilies, on the occasion of the meeting at
Dallas, on the third Thursday of July, be
lonveyed ovfcr the road without the payment
>f fare.
Dr. A. H. Davega submitted the following
I s
resolution, which was seconded and adopted :
Resolved, That the actual expenses of the \
Directors, in attending the meetings of the
'Board hereafter, shall be paid bjr.the Treasurer
of the Company.
The committee, to . whom was referred the
reports of the President, Chief Engineer, Superintendent
and Treasurer, submitted the
following . , i t , ,
/'. m i i report: ... ..
LtwooijHBOMy N. C. May 11T1876? ..
To the Chairman and Stockholders of the
Chester and Lenoir N. O. Railroad, in Convention
: The committee, to whom was referred 1
the reports of the several officers of your road,
beg leave to report that they have considered
the same, and offer the following report
thereon:
. The report of the Chief Engineer, Superintendent
and Treasurer, exhibit satisfactorily
the operations of these officers, in their several
departments, for the past fiscal year, and 1
are entitled to the approval of the stockholders.
The zeal and energy of tfie President, in
the prosecution of the building of the road,
; entitle him to the thanks of the stockholders.
In relation to the contract made with the
Roane Iron Company for rails and the execu- j
tion of a mortgage on the road to secure the i
guarantors on the notes of the Company, ;
mentioned in his report, your committee deem
the action of the President and Directors to
be in substantial compliance with the author- ,
ity conferred upon them at the last annual ,
meeting, and recommend that their contract
be hereby ratified and approved. 1
, James F. Hart, i
I ' John F. Phifer, <
J. C. Cobb, j
I , Committee. j
The report of the committee was received
and unanimously adopted. ^
On motion, the Convention adjourned to (
meet at Dallas on the third Thursday in Ju- .
ly, 1876. j
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. I
In the Senate on the 8th, impeachment 1
proceedings were resumed. Mr. Knott, on
behalf of the managers, concluded his argu- 1
ment, and Mr. Black, of counsel for the de- 1
fense, spoke, when the Senate closed its doors '
for conference. At five o'clock the doors j?
were re-opened, and the Chair announced thatj 1
" . i a o A j? ?t,h
I tne senate naa agreeu upuu twu uiueia, nmv,u (were
read as follows: Ordered, That until 1
further notice the attendance before the Sen- -1
ate of the managers or respondent will not '
be required. Ordered, That when the Senate,
sitting for the trial of impeachment, adjourn,
it be to Monday next at 12.30 o'clock,: |
P. M. The Senate then adjourned. In the |
House, Mr. Hale offered a resolution direct- j
ing the several committees charged with the I
investigations to take testimony with open ]
doors. Rejected by a vote of 69 to 91. Mr. ]
Hale then moved to refer the resolution to the ]
judiciary committee with instructions to re- (
port. Rejected by a vote of 95 to 111. The
committee of ways and means were ordered j
to make a thorough investigation of the New (
York Custom House, and report the changes j (
and reforms necessary to the most effectual 1 (
enforcement of the laws. Mr. Wells, of Mis- 1
sissippi, offered a resolution directing the Sec- j
retary of War to issue half a million of rations
to the sufferers from the overflow of the ^
Mississippi. Objected to. ' {
On the 9th, both Houses of Congress ad- i {
joumed, for the purpose of attending the t
opening exercises of the Centennial, until j
Friday, the 12th. j
. In the Senate on the 12th* a numbor of pc- r'
- i 1 1 Ml !_i.
titions were presented, ana a om was miruduced
authorizing the disposition of the Hot
Springs reservation in Arkansas. The Senate
then adjourned until Monday. In the House,
S. S. Cox was elected Speaker pro tern. The
Printing committee submitted a report showing
quite a number of irregularities in the
management of the Government printing office.
In the Senate on the 15th, Mr. Withers
presented resolutions of the Virginia Legisla- j g
ture, asking the passage of a law to refund j
the cotton tax. Referred to committee cn fi- c
nance. Sargent introduced a bill, prohibiting ^
any vessel from bringing to the United States r
more than ten Chinese passengers at one trip, j t
The committee on claims reported adversely I j
on a bill extending the time for presenting j y
i x* T.,?? Qn mas |
Claims lor CUllUU BC16CU aitci u uuc U\J, xuvw. ?
The galleries were cleared, and the Senate re- v
tired to consider its jurisdiction in the ira- 8
peachment case. In the House, Payne moved
to suspend the rules and pass a bill to exchange
$1,000,000 in silver coin for a like sura in legal
tenders. Failed by 132 to 73; not voting, t
43. A bill allowing Gen. Sherman's daugh- ?
ter to receive her wedding present from the ?
Khedive of Egypt free of customs duty pass- t
ed, and goes to the President. i
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Charleston people are luxuriating on ,
strawberries at five cents a quart.
? From the western sections of the State, j
complaints are made of rust in wheat and :
oats. ! f
? Mr. Tilman R. Gaines, in Columbia, on i
Thursday evening last, delivered a lecture I
on the subject of immigration.
? South Carolina Railroad stock sold in
Charleston on Thursday last, at from $3.10 !
to $3.50 per share.
? Fifteen hundred bushels of corn arrived !.
in A hhpvillfi and wore sold in three i
days. Between twelve and fifteen hundred
tax executions have been issued in the
county.
? Judge Reid has replied to the communi-!
cation from the lawyers of Charleston and
Orangeburg, that he will hold on to his office
for the full constitutional term of four
years.
? Mr. Silas Massey, of Anderson, who was ;
a hundred years old in March last, had his j
first professional visit from a physician last j
week. . |
? Albert Rush, a colored member of the
legislature from Darlington, on Sunday last, j
while passing on the highway in that county,
was shot from ambush and killed. It is said !
that he was killed by a wronged husband.
?Gaffhey's Station, on the Air Line Rail- j
road, is a growing town, the centre of a fertile j
farming region, with metals, lime and miner- \
al springs in the vicinity, Nine stores have '
already been erected. Nearly 5,000 bales of
cotton have been shipped thence. j
rT" m* - A - mtUU airflFIT I t
? rne ixmcssays mai a uug, mm ???; .?
symptom of having the rabies, was killed in 1 ?
the town of Union on Tuesday of last week. 1
Coming up Main street, it bit Mr. John Steen ?
on the leg and also a small boy, son of Mr. P. 11
R. Lankford, tearing the skin. 1
? United States Marshal R. M. Wallace t
advertises that on Monday, June 5th, he will i
sell, under the order of Court, the lot and t
buildings in Sumter, set off by the 8heriff of f
Sumter county to ex-Governor F. J. Moses, J
jr., as a homestead. !i
? While Northern mill owners are com- i
plaining, it is very interesting to know thati 1
the Graniteville Manufacturing Company of i
South Carolina, divided fully $54,776.60 i
among its stockholders during the year ending e
February 26. It
? The South Carolina Railroad was not on- i
ly the first steam railroad in the country, but t
it now comes to the front with the oldest engineer,
Mr. Henry G. Raworth, who has been
in the erap.oy of that company since 1830.
Mr. R. has his fireman, an old colored man,
named Adam Perry, who has been with him
over nineteen years.
? Three negroes, charged with digging into
graves in Hamburg, and robbing tbem of the
bones of the dead, were arrested in that village,
last Thursday. They were put on trial, when
it was developed that they had been selling
the teeth and bones found in the graves. One
of them claimed that he was looking for buried
treasure. They were all discharged.
? Robert McEvoy, who several weeks ago
murdered Col. Gregg, at Graniteville, has
been sentenced to be hanged on the last Fri
day of Jane. Judge Maher, before whom
the case was tried, addressed the prisoner at
considerable length. His concluding words,
in which he impressed upon the prisoner that
there was not the slightest possibility of his
being pardoned, and urged him to devote the
remaining days of his life to spiritual preparation,
were deeply impressive, but had no effect
upon McEvoy, who never moved a
muscle even, when the fatal words sealed his
fate.
? About one o'clock last Monday morning
the most destructive fire with which that place
was ever visited, occurred in Darlington.
The fire originated in a kitchen, and spread
30 rapidly that nearly an entire block of buildings
was destroyed before the flames we-e subdued.
The entire loss is estimated at from
8100,000 to $150,000, on which there was light
insurance.
? Attorney-General Stone has instructed the
treasurer of Richland county not to levy upon
or advertise the property of any tax-payer
who has tendered bills on the bank of the
3+n+n in novmoiit nf tovpfl *nd ha? illUtitlltP.d
UMtbV IM ^tfJUIVUH V* VHAWJ
proceedings in the courts to have said bills received
in payment thereof. On the other
hand, Comptroller-General Dunn, has issued
the following instructions to County Treasurers
: "In all cases where bills of the Bank of
the State have been tendered for taxes for the
pear 1875, such taxes are to be regarded as
unpaid, and assessed with the twenty per cent
penalty, and collection of the same will be enforced
by execution, if for personalty, and by
advertisement and sale, if for realty, in the
jame manner as for all other unpaid taxes."
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Mr. R. H. Graves, principal of the Hillsboro
Military Academy, died suddenly on
Wednesday of last week.
? Rev. T. D. Witherepoon, of Petersburg,
Va., will deliver the address at Davidson College
Commencement, instead of Trinity College,
as we inadvertantly stated last week.
Rev. DeWitt Talmage will deliver the adIress
at the latter College.
? The trial of George W. Swepson, indicted
for the murder of A. G. Moore, in Alamance
jounty, and removed by the prosecution to
Drange county, and set for trial on Tuesday
>f last week, was removed to the county of
Wake, on the affidavit of the defense that a
'air trial could not be had in Orange.
? In Wilmington, on Wednesday of last
veek, a maniac named Elias Wilson, after
laturating his clothing with kerosene, lighted
i match and ignited it Instantly he became
i pillar of flame, and running out of the house,
le fell to the ground, a charred mass of lifeess,
broiling flesh.
? Says the Greehsboro New North /State:
Last Sunday, near Shallow Ford in Alamance
;ounty, some children were playing at a well.
3ne of them caught hold of the chain just
ibove the bucket, at the same inBtant another
urned the windlass, swinging the child over
;he well, then becoming frightened, let go of
he windlass dropping the bucket and child
nto the water. Before assistance could be
endered, the child was drowned.
? The editor of the Charlotte Democrat
pent a part of last week in the town of Dal
as, which town, he says, "Shows a little sign
>f improvement, but business is very much de>re88ed,
as it is everywhere. When the Narow
Gauge Railroad is completed to Dallas
he improvements will be more marked and
lecided. We hope the day is not far distant
?hen Railroads will run cross-wise through
ivery county in this State. Then the people
vill improve in farming, living, intelligence,
md in all other ways possible." #
MERE-MENTION.
Petroleum has risen to the position of our
bird great staple for export, following cotton
ind flour in importance. The shipments now
i ooiMorp 91) Ortn harr?ls a dav. France in
"w-e,?~j? j ends
to have an international exhibition
n 1878, and $24,000,000 have been voted
ilready for the preliminaries. The Sultan
)f Turkey pays $46,000 for music in the
larem. The Florida sponge trade amounts
x> $240,000 a year. The hall prepared
for the Democratic Convention at St. Louis
ivill seat twenty thousand people. On
Thursday last, Dr. William W. Hall, editor
)f Hall'8 Journal of Health, fell down in one
)f the streets of New York, and died in a few
ninutes, aged sixty-three. The cause of his
leath is unknown. Change is becoming
gradually scarce, and in thirty days dealers
ire looking out for tight times. Under
;he new time table, the run by rail between
New Orleans and New York is reduced to
lixty-two hours. Over a hundred railroad
and steamboat companies have agreed to
iarry passengers to the Democratic Conven inn
af. St Louis at half rates. The Em
jeror of Brazil will include Mobile, Montgomery,
Atlanta and Knoxville on bis return
xom New Orleans.
The rival factions in Mexico are reported
;o be fighting at Camargo. The Episcoaal
Diocese of South Carolina, in session at
Columbia, after a warm discussion, declined to
idrait colored churches to the diocese. The
Union League Club of New York, last Frilay
night, refused to admit Secretary BrisX3\v
to membership, there being twelve black
Dalls against him. The rivers of the New
England States are overflowing to a greater
sxtent than has been known for many years.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS,
rhe Keely Motor.
So little has been said during the past
'ew months about the Keely Motor, that many>
loubtless, have supposed that it had become
in exploded idea. The Philadelphia Pros,
? x1_ . L ]
lowever, in wnai is appareuujr tuc icpum u* \
in interview, announces that the invention j
las been perfected, and will probably be ex-;
libited during the present month at the Cen-1
ennial Exposition. The person interviewed j
vould set no time for the exhibition, but gave
he 15th instant, as the latest date upon which 1
;he great discovery would first appear in its :'
jerfection before the public. The person said, j
n regard to the.progress made: "We have j
bund that solid wrought-iron blocks, when :
brged together, can be bored out to form the i
tecessary cubes and cylinders, and we have .
tow a machine made in this way which has <
itood a hydrostatic pressure of thirty-five j
housand pounds to the square inch." The; {
noter stands now about eight feet high, and is
;hree feet wide in its greatest breadth." I
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LOCAL AFFAIHS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. \ 1
T. M. Dobson & Co.?Flash. Arrival*-Marked' -J
Down?Straw and Fur Hats?Ladies' Slip- .
pers?Lace Sacquee?Summer Shawls. ' j
White, Stewart, Ivy & Co.?Notice.
John C. Kuykendal.? A Good. Guarantee?-Sure 1
Pop?A Great Medical Blessing?A Local i
Item?Read This. (
J. M. Adams.?Ho! for the Centennial?Stove
Pipe?Repairing.
M. Strauss?Cash!
Wden* Pianos ,? ^
Geo. T.Hope, Chairman. ?$250Reward.
John J. Smith.?Cheese?Hams?Peaches?Sea <
Foam?Lemon Crackers,
D. W. Thomasson, Chairman.?Centennial Com- |
mittee. - ;
W. M. Walker.?Caution.
Hunter <?Oates.?Our New Goods. ': 1
John L. Chambers, Administrator.?Application ^
for Discharge. i
R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales. >. . ' J
COLUMBIA PHOENIX. "< 1 J
The above-named paper, which has been ]
suspended for several months, was revived \
last week by Julian A. Selby, the former pub- 1
lisher, who promises to issue it every day in
the week, at the rate of 82.00 for six months (
or $1.00 for three months. The Phcenia is j
small in size, though the editor says he shall j
endeavor to make it high in character. The <
Gleaner will also be published semi-weekly i
from the same office at the price of $1.00 for
six months, or 50 cents for three months. :
???r? u i .
INCENDIARISM OF A MILL. ]
We learn that on Friday night last, the }
wheat and corn mill of. John Moore, on
Buffalo creek, in this county, two miles northwest
of Black's Station, was entirely destroyed
by fire. It is supposed the building was (
forcibly entered for the purpose of plunder (
and then set on fire by the depredators. The (
loss to the owner is estimated at.$2,500, (
while the destruction of the mill is quite a (
calamity to the people of that immediate *
section, a
JOB PRINTING. , (
We are constantly adding to our facilities (
for the exeoution of Job Printing in the best 1
styles of the art. In addition to the most j
approved presses, we have an abundant sup- ...
ply of types, borders, etc., and use the best 1
grades of paper. To those in want of bill j
heads, letter heads and note heads, we will <
say that we will duplicate, only adding ,<
freight, the prices of Corlies, Macey & Co,,
of New York, or any other prominent print- 1
ing house, for printing of that description, ,
guaranteeing as good work in every instance j
as is executed by such houses. Orders froip <
a distance promptly filled, and specimens and t
estimates furnished by mail on application. f
PROMPT PAYMENT. .. j
The dwelling house of Capt J. Thomas Low- :>
ry, which was destroyed by fire a few weeks s
ago, wa3 insured for $4,000 in the London i
and Liverpool Globe Insurance Company. >'
This amount was prouitly paid to Capt Low- >'
ry, without cavil or quibbling, the Company j
asking neither discount nor extension of time a
after the managers had received satisfactory 4
proof of the loss. Such promptness.,,com- s
mends the "London and Liverpool, Globe-" *
to the favorable consideration of property- 1
owners who wish to feel secure against loss by ?
fire. The company is represented in Chester !(
by W. H. Hardin, and at this place by Col. t
W. H. McCorkle. ? ' ...r.- <' > if "
ENTERTAINMENT AT FORT MILL. .1
The entertainment given by the ladies of !
Fort Mill, assisted by a number of gentlemen,
on the evening of the 8th instant, for the pur- >
pose of raising funds to procure a bell for the |1
"Presbyterian Church, was a success in ' every
respect. Several charades were presented in '
a creditable style, in which Mrs T. J. Cure- ^
ton, Mrs. Dr. Massey, and Misses Powell, s
Massey and Belk were conspicuous for1 the 1
inimitable manner in which they acted their [
respective parts in the charades of "Dandy ^
Lions" and "Surprise." The music?both ^
vocal and instrumental?was well rendered, t
and everything passed off in the most delight- j
ful manner. i <:>. ic.iM-. i t
TRANSFERS OF'REALESTATE. (
The following transfers of real estate have *
been recorded in the office of the County Au- c
ditor since our last report: c
J. F. Wallace to John A. and L. T. New- fc
ton. Two lota in Yorkville. Consideration n
$200. f
A. F. and W. B. Fewell to Caroline Hen
derson and others. Lot in Rock Hill. Con-1 ^
sideration $60. ' i? ' ' .J
Wm. and Thomas McGill to James H. r
Douglass. Tract of 221 acres in King's 1
Mountain township. Consideration $660. "
John C. Watson and others to Harriet E. 0
Watson. Tract of 71 acres in King's Moan- ?
tain township. Consideration not given. ' a
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. *
Rock Hill, S. C., May 15, 1876. >f c
The alternate rain and sunshine during the g
early part of last week, favored the merchants
with a considerable sprinkle of country gen- o
tlemen, and trade was, consequently, better n
than the week previous. In fact, during the c
entire week, trade was brisk. Many new and 6
beautiful calicoes were disposed of at remark- *
ably low figures. The merchants have dia- S
played great taste in their selections of prints; b
and since the calicoes are so very pretty, tasteful
and cheap, it would be well for the ladies e
of Rock Hill to adopt the course Of the Char- tl
lotte ladies, who have formed an Economical e
Society, and resolved not to . buy any other ii
kinds of goods for dresses, but confine thenar p
selves to the calico. It would npt be wise or c
prudent for the ladies to carry the wearing of h
calico to the silly extravagance of the New o
York ladies, when calico balls were in fitshion, tl
that would cot relieve the pockets of fathers A
or husbands. To my view, a lady clad in a e
neat, well-f'ting oalico dress, is far lovelier o
than one arrayed in gorgeous silks. tl
. The new Methodist C hurch edifice is now h
complete. It is a model structure. Great n
credit is due to the ladies of the church who p
have labored with untiring energy and per- d
severance to aid in raising money for its erep- U
tion. The Church will be dedicated on the o;
first Sunday in June next The Rev. E. J. h
Meynardie will preach the dedication sermon, a
Other distinguished divines, from a distance, fi
will be present on that occasion. The many h
zealous mem here and their pastor look for- r<
ward to a pleasant meeting with, the sincere el
hope that many souls may be brought to a
Christ. I bid them God speed 1 L. M. Da- d
vis, James A Giles and W. S. Creighton, have uj
been chesen delegates from this circuit to represent
it in the District Conference, to be held si
at Batesburg, on the 9th of August next ' d
The suit of W. P. Russell, of Charleston, w. si
the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church, has at r
last been adjusted. The case was to have ; p
been tried at this term of the Court in Colunx- a
bia, before his Honor Judge Cook presiding ; b
but a compromise was effected between tne d
parties to this effect: The original demand of til
Mr. Russell against the church was $1,280. tl
He agreed to take therefor $1,000 and pay tl
the cost of the action. It is, doubtless, a very G
satisfactory arrangement of the matter, as it 0
would save cost, had they gone tot trial . w
I took the liberty, tye other clay, iif'stroll- d
ing into the Trial Justice's1 office, as I lad
nothing else to db.Luckilyfbr me/h&'Hbtf- d
or was in the midst of the trial of a case, the a
jury being already empanelled. 'It wiaiiona I
of those oases not unfrequent in this country-r ,
hog stealing. One Israel Long hpd prosecu- a
tea one Ed Thomas for stealing his little blue b
bow (as he described it.) The prosecutor, c
Bworn, testified that he had three nogs; that tl
on Friday evening previous all came up but > b
the litfle blue apw. She came up missin\
He began to make search for the missing sow,
and'after rambling about in the woods, he
oameto where a hog had been freshly killed.
He discovered the tracks of some man and
followed the tracks, whfch led in the direction
of ?Ed: .Thomas'-; house. I /UtrfostowataJjf,,. |e
lid not go to the house, but stopped a distance
of fifty?yards from it. This was about the ex*
tent of the testimony .for the -prosecution.
The defendant offered no* Witnesses, 'as he
3eemed4S4ianooMwy widow-tho oiFewim?;es?no
case.having been made against him.
His Hofaflifd^rgcjaftlfd jdry)h'af th^iqftdence
before them was merely circumstantial-, but
that an unbroken chain of circumstantial avicfehpe
was often; eonclusive^afid wodfawjirrantthe
jufy iu findmg'a" verdict'm ghilry.
[f therearyse^ny grave doubts^ to^he guilt
or innocence of the prisouer, to exercise that
ioubt in favor ,of the prjsonpr* The record
being given to the jury, they retired to make
jp tneir verdict.; In a fevjr rainfatfeef they returned
with a verdict of not gtfiltvvA *'
Thns released j the prisoner 'felt that: his
>h?rRfit?r Irad been assailed; He felt deesbr
grieved that he had beep thusaccused .find
sought redress. . The justice informed , ^i?
hat it would not bear ah action/and tfiat he
)ught to feel thankful that he was hot ctihricted.
-ltl ' '' , t7') : T',u^'
There being no more eases before the Own*,
[ enquired of his Honor how business-was
pith him. He replied that it wpe exceetfugy
dull. He said that he bad really begun,to hink
that the people had concluded .to berae
hemseives ana give no more business tq the
w/Otirt# | ^ r v' ?* 14. - i ?'?j** ' <&r.'Vn
-'One John Kennedy, colored, the former
exton of the Episoopal Chureb<ofl *bie^plsoe, v
lid bo for forget his most sacred trdst aa -to
inter, in the night time, the consecrated,
>f the church, and steal therefrom a number
>f prayer-books and Bibles., He. committed'
>ther thefts and absconded before being foiitid
)ut. Warrants have issued for his apprehendon.
1 ii.v. ; t ' . .in %uo'.*itv>tftwn I
learn that near Lindsfbrd# 'in 'Lancaster
. i ? .l. tin q.u rtm
jvuuwy, uu uic vvwiug vi .tuo row, ?*ovff4VHB
difficulty occurred between 8am Bailey, Wider
Hart and Sam Lindsay, all colored, in
frhich Sam Bailey wis seriously, # not fatedv,
cut" in the neck and shoulder by Walter
Hart: Sara Lindsay has been arretted { bat
Walter Hart is still at large, j o He-was: seen,
n JLhis place, 1 am credibly informed,*?ufbe
lay after the cutting. He is a boy, abput
lighteen agoLslim; T?T..
with large, thick lips. He will bepiokea up
when he leatf eipdctsifc'
The Town Council have passed' in "ordilance
requiring every dog in the limits of the
:own to have a collar oo.m The: neatribta*
jollar is furnished,, by, the i Cowcjl -fo> t&
imall sum of one, dollar.
sents the tax paid, and that the dog Is no vacant,
' ' Country dogs should make short''Visfai
to town. P- s
Yoorreadere havedoubtless ntotioedi 'lriAi
lomesurprise, the;fact thatlhave mentioned
uformer letters the ,existence of twoi fnlifemale
school? here. , Xt basbcen thqsberijbed
md permanent school jn this place, and.thev.
lave succeeded, perhaps, beyond their most
anguine expectations. The snrpri^pis, wheire
io the 0kil<m?^hro<from 'tomato' bp these
chools. alt must/be Ruck Hill,:as theretate
>ut few herefrom a distaupa. }?
Mrs. Nei} baaqujte anipte^tjng^hpqJ iof
mall girls and boys. 1 must not pass-anno-*
iced the mate school,'Col. R.' M. Sii'us, prinripal,
agisted by Mr.EnoJc, ofOheahtt^ch
tble and efficient faculty. " --"'i
. i hi; ".i: . j*j 'e>!.i*.t
t nrunn mnAH'./iiioaaniBl/
.'.i -';LE(rxisn rnvn i/nwiun?"
/'. CHE0TER, 8. C;, May 1& i'
! Wednesday was one of the loveliest of day?.
Mature smiled upon the interesting and beau?
/JuLtrjJ+ft, pfrefVQmfaig: fi veui
ras foreshadowed early , ^.^he morning ,by
he flowers that, were earned from place to .
>lace. The arrangemen ts for the prppef obervande
of Decoration Daiy haTOg'beea'fuly
made, nothing remained,' save th^ir cJOnl)lete
carrying oat oa- the 10th?. The-Ch ester
Me Club, under the command of J. &,,Mw
WnWflBP'W of
averal .preparatory arflJ^;. were in je^ungis
o jbin the.procession, and to perform" their
>art satisfactory" and cdmrneridably. "Rib
Chester Sabre Olab, under the command of
Sen. W.A. Walker, president, moonted/eind
iresenting.the appearance of gallant soldiers,
irerc jn line, and, ;mpve4 majestically.} Ift; *0ordance
wit,h the arrangetnent, ^epjoce^pon,
OD8i8ting,6f the two military companies^ (tne
eachere and pupils of" the dilPerfcijii' schbpls,
aale and female, of our towri, the be&e-bkn
lub and citizens, formed in line at'the P*eeijterian
Church at 3 o'clock j and proceededih
wctyng.ftfdef jfl; Jfcyergrepu ttfmtfery,; ua^^e^wandpf^jorJ.&.MniB^^
hal. The Rifle Club was at tbelveaqfot the
rocession, and the ^abrej Clul)' a| 'tbe! fear,
'he former organization were armed with
luskets belonging to theSfcate^tod werotid
n the occasion by the permission < of 0t*?w>
or Chamberlain.! The base-ball ditp?,ware
ttired ,in: their beautiful, uni|qnpa^^h^
nd contributed greatly t? the attn^veh^
f the procession. The pupils of the rnffepexit
chools, especially the young kdi^To 'their
Tesses of white, looked charmingly,'and were
fit emblem of tbe purity and nobuity of that
a use, in behalf of which aaffgnty.iMflfr' of
ood men laid down theirjito- j, *,,;
Everybody was pleased with tbe excellence
f the musid on the'bccasibn, which 'wm'Iupished
by the brass band fVorfi' Winnkbotb,
ompbeSd of thebest ydkig ntembf^wlf'tbwtf..
tarting from the- Presbyteriair Church, -the
oote ef the procession was - down Wylie, up
ftluda? thrppgh Valley and dpwn, Gadatey*,
I the Mreet leading to taa
The saCred spot being reached, the speak*
r's stand was soon sarrdtfndedf by 'probably
be largest number of persbris that''eve^
i, atone time, the "city of the dfead." t!The
ite res ting exercises were, r intaoduOedmbya
rayer bv.the; Bey. Mr. Martint;pf the.Asep*
iate Refc^edChurch^whicli wga. entj^yin
arm on y with tne spirit of the occarion. ' ohe'
rator of the day, Qeti. W. A.' Walker/'was
ben presented by the : Marshal, Major T.' "81
fills. While the address was brief.'it'Wds
xtremely. appropriate. <;3!he speaker^fa bis
wn eloquent and graceful way* referred.to
be "lost cause" and the gallant spirits yrho
ad fallen in its defence. Thongh no monu^
lents of marble marked their' last resting*
laces, history, he said, Wodld'perpetimle their
eeds of heroism. He paid a gloWihg trWtrt&
i the noble wome?,' who, in tire trying > lubes
f. the war, Were unfailing hi their attfthtiohs
) the sick and;pounded and dying, soldiers,
nd Who now exhibited the same loving Jum;
ilness in honoring,the mmnpries of those/who
ad crbssed 'over the riv&f of deatK'adcl Vrare
sting beneath the cdlib Mbde-pflfc^tWirof
arnal life. Geo. Walker; in conclusion,
isde a handsome reference to ibwBWioa sol*
iers, who sleep in : death. almost aide by aide *
*Lwi
The address was followed: by very fine mnWteggjl
which all listened with
?ck arms, andasiLt the lhditfcri^ tWiecoationof
the gravfea ' Thi touching Snd imressiye
ceremony of decoration was. began
ud continued, until fifty, pr more of the humust
of "our own iramortiu^dead. had been
irewed with* nature*? beautiftil ginA'Araong - v
lesfe gifts was a lovely
ie inscription, "lb the dead" Of the' Chester v;
rreys," which was greatly admired.Another
bjfcct of admiration was an inscription* edged
ith evergreens, in bejel;
ead of the 6th Regiment. Floral ofiariBgs
rere also laid tipqn the, graves of the Union
ead.' A pladard, Wreath^'tHtf ev^ireend,
ad containing the words, "To thO Federal
lead," attracted considerable notice, *
A stranger, beholding the beautiful scene
fter the.;mpw?M? pernor^; service*. had
smjramKUiQ dj???n>?d>
rrannatioQ m the attentions bestowed upon
lie graves of those who were dividedinlife,
ut united in death; Everything in Cotinec