The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, April 08, 1880, Image 1
BY E. B. MURRAY & CO.
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?THE SEIPOST OF THE SOUTH.
"A special meeting of the Ohtniber of
Coinmerce was b?id at 12 o'ciocn Mon
day. President Tupper* utated 'tho 6M
j oct of the meeting to be the reception of
tho preliminary report upon the advanta
ges of this city as a port of import ana
export, and the consideration of the ud
vir ability of recommending a National
bankrupt litt.
The committee cn Westsru trade pro
The Report.
~7b~Tfii'VRc?TMWqr Ch?me^'qfWiatle*^
ton.
."he, special committee appointed rby.
tW. Cbim??i ^^mmlrcT fioiUv?f,
purpose' of ?sfu?bidng ' the varied ad
vantages of the City 0t Cherlestom as ?.
port of importe ri;1 c . ; JI L ur the trade
and jcommcrco of theiJaUed States, and",
of Central and S?hlb Am?iicn, the-West'
Indies and Europe, beg,leave- to submit
the;following preliminary report, in the.
hope that it will Have the effect of di
recting public attention, here and else
where to this important subject.
Fifty years have passed since South
Carolina first projected the building of a
?ino of railroad to connect this city with
.Hie great food producing region of the
Northwest. Upon tho uncompleted Blue
RWgo Railroad, and upon distant lines
in Tennessee expected to be connected
with the Sooth Carolina syBtem of rail-'
' toada, this State and city hare expended,
nt diff?rent time?a, sevoral million of dol
lars T1-.Z? UmaV.r.*_... ~e ?1.-1
?rcvcnted, tho completion tof tho: Blue
iidge line, and the State in I860 found
herself without tho Western connections
ty which, the people bad ,looked forward-,
for thirty years, while the railroads in
the. State were worn out or shattered.
The first task was to reconstruct and
cquidtt^A-a alioady i??p?rltion, b?V
at noHim&OTjl^a? late, oks ?rftl be?p.?
an abandonment of tho hope" and pur
pose to carry out the giana .which bar for'
.sighted citizens proposed in the earliest
days of railroad building iu tho United
Suites.
road history the objective point waa the
great grain-growing region of the Weat,
efcro that time produce and manufac
tures were hauled in wagons or followed
the watercourses. The great tide of im
migration had ' not ?et in, and States
now teeming with ' population aud over
flowing with agricultural wealth were on
the outer limit of civilization. The
Stales of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Wis
consin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kan
sas and Nebraska had a population of
a million, and a half, ana were barely
self-supporting. To-day a net work of
eighty thousand miles of railroad covers
the country, and in the States we have
named have a population of thirteen
million souls. wKo, *o co?!Knv;??A a?*d ?n
lent il i tu ie, uro conspicuously ac?ivo,
clear-sighted, and enterprising.
Tao tir?t' Atianticbify whicH Btic??eded
in-reaching-the-- minc- of commercial
wealth in the West was New York. There
it was effected by the Erle Canal, which
was completed in 1825,; The products of
the \Vest then began to'find an outlet at
New Yorkr Twenty-five years later no
iron road had yet crossed the mountain
harriers which separate the seaboard
from the great heart of the Continent,
and the movement of the Western pro
ducts was. confined; to transportation upon
t!ie gre4t ijv?ra that drain into the Gulf
OT Mexico. Still with each- succeedfag
?ear the flood of agricultural wealth rose
igher, being swelled by the unceasing
influx of population and tho improve
ments in agricultural appliances whu:.
enabled one man to do the work of many.
Ti?B.f?rrit railroad that penetrated to the
West' was the New York and Et ie. Next
came the New York Central. There
suit of their completion and of the oper
ations of the Erie Canal is* startling abd
encouraging.
%M In the year 1859 tho total tonnago
moWRUjS ?rM ?Weat4 by the Erie' and
Gsritral 'iSi?? 'add 'tlie Erie Canal waa
a KOA nan tons. Ia ?S69 it bad increased
. ' 1 n f"/*L?\ i kfl ill i_1 t , nr. n - - i
tO X*?,Oui/,wv MJIIS, nuu 1Q iO( O ib ngcBBB
19,500,000 tons. The tonnajro of v?asela
entered at the .p??tcfj&e'.v York increas
ed io the same proportion. In 1859 it
it waa 1,880,000; ?in 1869, 8,100,000 and
in 1879, 6,661,825 tons. Tho imports and
exports ot New York City for the same
periods were as follows : In I860, $354,
000,000; in 1870, -$504,000,000, and in
1879, $653,000,000.
Philadelphia was .tho next Atlantic
ci tv j ta tap,, ibo Western reservoir, .and
wo accordingly find that the tonnage ol
vessels entered at that port gradually
increased from 156,000 tons in 1858, tc
278,000 tons in 1868, and 1,315,6 ii
tons in 1879,^wbUa the.-.import/. an<3
export trade kept piteo with tho-tonnage,
IA I860 it amounted to $20,000,000; lu
1STO ' io $31,500,000, and in 1879, tc
(571.000,000.
Ballimore-was .tho next in tho -race
and haying ovet^nio all .difficulties ant
pushed bei* splendidly equipped roath
w?fQM tAft.mnuntaln^ rapidly pained or
her next door rival. We find that the
tonnage of Baltimore, which had faller
off during tho war from 229,000! tons ir
1861. to 88,000 tons in 1835, rose again
quickly, and was 216.000 tons in 1868
658,000 ton??n.J874, And, 1,374,554 tom
in 1879, fTb?-Jn?wrtA*nd exports ad
vanced' from $8,500,000 in 1860 to $84,
000,000, in 1870, $57,000,000 in 1875
and $71,600,000 in 1879.
Boston has been tho I not of dui* Atlast
tte ports to reap tho benefit of Westert
trude.* phut out by an alniostimpaasabh
barrier," Boston began'inoro than ' thtrtj
years ago, to cut her way through moun
tullis that could neither bo surmounted
nor ' passed aronnd. Only within tin
last three years bas she completed he
masterpiece of engineering skill, *\hi
Hopsa? Tunnnel, ou| already she haj
tels ?he effect' bf ncr* 'perseverance. Thi
toiiVtago whlbh bad remained almost Bia
tionary for over; twenty yea ra, , bel nj
708,000 tons in 1855 and 752,000 in 1877
suddenly bf?n/ te !rpp*p?e, reach:.-;
938,000 in 1878, and 1,187,000 In 187?
Tire Import trade of Boston so far ?how
no improvement, remaining about $40,
000,000 p*?* i*nn?j!sa. Tho export irad
already loila tWeffeci of the new? cou
suction. From $18,600,000 in 1860 it de
elined to $12,000 in 1870 but - rose t
?*29,000,0TO In 187? and 548,000,000 ii
1679. !
The figures we have given deraonntrat
the vast profit sure to be enjoyed by port
which have direct---andr independan
through lines to th? Weat,"and lt ia ne
indiscernable that the new routes soekin
Western business phould be powerfa
, enough to deprive established,linea c
thwlr traffic. There is room for all. Th
five great trunk roada in the Unite
States with the Erie Canal and tte Cant
d?.Southern, aro lua^cquato to tho d<
mauds ot tho Western trado, sud unabl
to carry eastward (ta rapid and regular!
Adds desirable, tho mirplun produtp of th
West. The difneutiy will ?nci ?s^o, if t's
accotomodntloni be not cn?sfg?d. Tri
biid now'?ndF*r cultivation bears but
small prnrjo*^toA to thc area- still in
state of r??/ar#.and, trlth steady and ii
creasing- immigrat?tar -from Enroja ar
the Esstera States of tho Union, it it m
extravagant to assume that tti? prcddcts
_R?_lrrrit,S ta*att dwenty ;yi*n,
whafrhas 'been d?rto ls shown* in1 the
following figure*: Tho PfpdHction of
ela ; in 1850 ,&,m,mfrm$i ?n 180p,
89,000,000, and iii'187r,152,0W,000 bush
el*,.: Twenty-?ye years ngonpraUroadhad
boen completed from th?, seaboard tq that
river. In 18/5 tbere wero thirteen rail
.road bridges crossing the: river?north' of
St. Louis. which had been built at a, coat
of over $20,000,000, and in that year
XmSftSA UMHOlf ftelght crossed those
bridges going east. Irr -1878, ' 8,554}8S8
toss cr?8S?d?Tjr^br8aiDr?rdirection;T5ho\v*
lng an increase in three years of over
l,200.00ft.tona.a year. " 7 , .. .
. Lot us leftse Jwaaty^his ?feiju?lfiqcfeas?
w?uld do throne'- city on* the ?aboa?tf.
shoulrLttdttt the^nhole of it. It would
give'ie ton : (rains o? forty oar;?, each car
and would require foux vefsalSjP/on,e
thousand ton9evo,ry/djiiy:to rbrao/e ^fc. *
Is not this '.'ft pnrp, worth striving for'3?
Shall Char)eaton roamin, . ipactlve while
.every other city and port cn tho Atlau'tic
and Gulf ?B making tue moat strenuous e?
forteito.obtoiii'.iti?! H; .: ./ rm ii ?.ff
There is now a favorable opportunity
for the construction .-of additional, i lines
of communication, and there Rre special
reasons why tho great: West now loots
more keenly than ever to tho ports of tho
South Atlantic coast.- >'.<?
From Alabama to Virginia, a diatrtuco
of moro tbaa 400 mik?; bply'one line, of
riiilroiiii connects *'?v ^i'^o^^ sys?^???s o?*
tt? Northwest und the ?outScaatl It'Ts
a necessity to the diff?rent combination's
nov/ formiug for the development of
Wcntern nnd, .Southern . hnnincs? that
there should be at least one other une of
railroad connecting the West with the.
South Atlantic. Unless this bo had,
each an&^gb "Western u^MAtever
ita wcaltq and fte ".neceia.:!^ ?.can be
choked ?ff from communication with the
South Atlantic; hy; any company which
bas control of the single Uno from Chat
tanooga to Atlanta. It ia a geographical
necessity^ fj^a^yTrt^?^ <^eJn(^ont
there dru eubs^ntSf andtonvmus reasons
why tho terminal point should be Char
leston, in preference to any other South
Atlantic port. .Of the'general advanta
ges of Charleston I we shall speak berenfr
ter. Tho special importance of this city,
nov/ and in the future, is in connection
with .tho markets of Central and South
America ?,nd the West' Jad?es, to which
the West m?st' look.ToV a J market''-ifnen
Europe shall cease prbe'.bnahlo to con
sume her surplus productions.
In tho West Jndies .apd Ibp'&ates'of
Central'and South! America there is a
population.qf t forty-two. millions,;, living
inlands unsuitable to tho. production of
breadstuff's and meat .and: thc manufac
ture- of clothing, bat nrodacinr in sbun
UittiCw Cuiict?, ?rit:v, ?^?G?;c-.> t.,'i?i
other 'articles bf aluiost tinrversai cbh
shmp?idn' in1 this country. They have
what we need. and.we.pioaUve.whatth?y_
require. In tue interchange of tho pro
ducts of r.uch countries for the products
of the Northwestern States fe t&Oi?uraftfc
road to poTOnnentwdapAfflMBWMomB
merciaf prosperity.* ^BHIT* *S ? I
The countries we have described now
import yearly from Europe and America
provisions and other articles to the value
of $856,000,000. Of this amount the
United^ States supply, only. $61,000,000.
.Tho exports jog th^so* countries* famofoht
to S4S8,O0O;00O, out"of WhichHHe United
States t jce und consume $150,000,000.
The United States, therefore, pay to
these countries $89,000,000 in cash annu
ally as the difference between what we
buy and what we sell; while Europa
sells thest; countries every year products'
valued at $295,000,000 and takes fr?m
them in return their productions to tho
value of $288,000,000.What Europe
now does' the United States -^ad and, we
trust, will ultimately do. .
The bulk of the shipments from the
Northwest to Central and South A?tatta)
and the West Indies nov/ gojby^ay'-of
Jlnatnn^ T^Juat Viprt vYi" Hnltimr.ro an A niar
same circuitous route. It need not hs
esb?siued.t?i?' ti?2 J,'S*^^ist ?}g j?aS^pcr*
tatton aro .essential. consid?rations ,in
opening channels of bade. In . this as
pect Charleston has surprising 'advanta
ges as a substitute for Northern ports.
Tho distance frota Havana to .Cincin
nati by way' Of; Charleston :U fiwl?nea,
less than by way of Baltimore, 500 miles
less than by way of New York, and 900
miles less than by wny.-of Boston, T?k?|
ing St. Louis as the Western terminus,
tho gain in distance is,greater.; by about
150 miles. Charleston baa the. came ad
vantage aa regards the whole of the West
Indies and Central,and;8,011th- America.'
This, it'shoul'd be remembered, ia on the
basis of the, lines of railroad, already
completed. The building of tho.short
links now wanting east and west of the'
iBltie Kjdgo would increase the saving in
'distancemore ;tbau. 100 miles, and the
new lines would pass through the heart
of one or tha-richest CQ??irifiS .ia mincx
als in the United States-a region whose
resouroesiare. to-day. imperfectly kuown
aid er?irjal^adovefoped. It should be
noted also that'the completion of the
Carolina ftvclnm nf Wo* to rr. raljnuida
rwfcetlfcr b/fc^h^B?ne?idge roate to
Walhalla nuid Knoxville br by tho Asbe
villo route to Wolf Creek and Morris
town, will be an extension of roads run
ning through^ R ijetth>d country already
eojoying a large and profitable business
an ri a hi o t/n. 002tr!b??iC ti? thc SuppCr?t Of
tho eectionaof ,road to bsibuilt, OJ; to
wards sustaining the work until complet
ed. The lines which ron fiom Charles
ton- ta tho - Northwest-'-do not need
Western connections merely to makn
them profitable, for their local and
through BuslneMs5 fs fiT???d>r ?im^m.
They Took forwnrd to Western trade as
the great East and We^t llriesjof' tty
North have done, as a means of doubling
and quadrupling their business.
We have shown that it will ho of im
_-_1_rf_. _ m._, . . .
uTCuoD nuTaiiuigo iv ?/tmricniuu lu SVCUTO
direct connection with (bo West,-and we
have shown likewise that it is to the in
terest of tho Western States to prepare at
enco to obiaint &p aduitiou?) port of
entry and export as a rhesus ox reaching
the markets which have bean hitherto
practically monopolized by Europe.
Charleston, we are satisfied, should be
thia naW bort, inasmuch al it has bpeciai
and peculiar advantages over' other cit
ies;
Tho Gulf r?rts,>for exaf.iplo, cannot
compete sn<x?^sui?ly with Charleston, al
though to some port on tbeGr.tftbe Wut
has been accustomed to look for au Out
J4t for/its produce and ia?annfacturee, re
ceiving by the same channel Wc?t Indian
and South American produce. ? To Char
l*tdV Voy?? ?lest perilous, and
insurance G?H other charges are piuch
IPJW at Ch?rl?st?n than on ta?'GuIf. V ^he
Weat tnoreorer has a large and growing
trade with Europe,'sud tor th I* trade, aa
compared with tho Gulf port*, Charleston
has no equal. By sailing vessel the;
usual run from Charleston to P'
(torta is ten days '?ss than fr*??
cana. This difference.alon? is ?Urac!ent
to make it to tho intercBt of the West t.>
trade through Chsrlcstoh ,'lestoad of
wading: prod?te'to a greater dUtaa??: to
thoOuI? to make a loagei1 voyage by see:
Charleston bas the shorter lino?: boih
ways. .... riml IA ?
For European trade Cberieston 1? upbW
M ?wei it fou'iuyM Hi? tkifU"ftf-trre
north ward, rand1 as the ?.cv'or ttt*ir?ulp?
becomes moro gcnersl any minor advau
?M> /present ./mpverflienfc " J?' .outward.- '
Emigrants'cab be brought into Cbsrlos*
ton in safely and comfort at ali seasons,
and bave pleasanter roi well sir:less dan
gerous voyage thar*, by tlu. Northern
routes^^ojv'TiiiiioV? oj eono&
For European trade of any kind, iu
comparison with tho Gulf ports, voftRdo
trodin*;'withCimrle*ton escape ttodangera
arid delny?'of the Florida re?ft; and for
th? .West; Did I ab trade, as compared with
Northern pqrts,. V?asela trading. with
Charleston!aro. freo from tho hazards or
discomforts: of otorm-bound Hatteras.
Charleston, moreover, is on the sea.
Tho deep water beyond tho bar is only
six miles from the city. 'Within the
tand-lockcd harbor,with deepwater to
?i?^ whifrvas, is amide rpoi?'f?r tho whole
shipping of New York. 'The Ashley and
Cooper iii vers, broad. arid de^D,'!extenpf
for . miles along the',peninsula, on
which Cbadeston is builtj* Thq wharves
at the eastera side of tho city, havo, at
present, accommodation for fully. 200
Teasels ?of avorcgo '? size? ? There is storage
room for COQjOOO bales of cottotij aa well
as rice,, noval' ctorca, Ac. Five cotton
preses are in operation with a capacity
of 6,000 to 7,000 bales a day. Last year
SrlCTi^
capacity,of;?230 fierce* of 600,pounds
each per day. L'aat year they pound4dol,t
000 tierces. Excellent sites, bo.wevoryarp
available for. the-erection . of elevators
1 abd - other' structures >r*^ulrod for tho
economical handling bf bzlb? frr?ght.
Tbeso' can bo found, with deep water, or?
boti? eides of tho city, , Tho legislators,
bas authorized wp construction of a canal
1 to o?uueot ?Jjo Cooper and Ashley River?
above? tho city* and along this canal,
whenever; itsliail become necessary, ac
coromj?? atkfn^catv Ver j?v?it; tp; "Arough
freights equal to what Baltimore has and
New Yorkneedi; ?> . ; ! ? KT?T?
Tho population of tho city is over1
166,000. A moro equable climate ia not
ito be.found outside qf tho ;roost favored j
i regions of Italy. The health of tho city [
ia remarkably good and' there are none
?of tho malarious fevers with'which' Ht' '
Irian ports are apt.to be afflicted.
credit of the city is high, ind the admin
ht i nt ion of tho city government is in tba
banda of a Mayor end City Council who
?enjoy the entire confidence of the.. Com
munity, and conduct tho municipal 'gov-,
ernm?nt as they manage their own af- J
fuira. . ? ,. '\ '.
the previ mi business of the city, and ca
pable of ?indefinito expau9io?;T; The sup-'
ply of labor' is . abundant at reasonnbio
rates.. The manufacturing business of
of tho city ia largo and increasing,'
and in the one article -bf:; fertil
izers the production here thia season
will be over 65,000 tons.
Charleston, it must always be remem
bered, is.already an' important city,
transacting ? largo business. . Tho ship-,
monts of phosphate'rock, mined in South
Carolina, amounted last year,?to 190,365
tons, and the receipts at this port of the*,
principal staples for the year .< ending
September, 1879. wore ar follows: Cot
jton, 602.665 bales; rice, 40,000 tierces;
naval' stores, 304,000 barrels; lumber,
13,000,000 feet. The value or foreign ex
ports last ycariwfs $19,6P7|8Q7.t t(
; Tho single drawback ' In 'Charleston is
{tho comparative shallowness of tho water
on tho bar. .There are, ht 'present, about,
eighteen feet of water on the bar at high
fide, but the National Jetties in process
I of construction- by turi United States
Government, under tho directioU'of Gen.
Q. A. Gillmore, will increase, thb depth! (
of water to at'least twenty-six feet, mak- j
|n? ra.-..*-?~- fncc~~arsh!~ thc Sssst,
; uin* SBri?." ~?? *ii? uvuta nnann?.
[1 To -sake Ch=?lesion fuiiv available
j for^W?Biero business, lt is oply nectsasa/Rj
I to cVmpleio theiines of railway tb tSaax
! ville. On ?he Blue. Eldj;o Bead $&p>^
are 156 miles to be completed,; counting*
the Knoxville and; Maryville lines as>
enl&bed. A lsrgb ?part of 'the gradiug,
nd tunnelling has beca dorie. To couV
plcto tho Spartanburg route it is ouly
necessary io fill tho gop of 93 miles be- j
tween Wolf Creek and Hendersonville, i
the present terminus of tbs Spartan burg
id Asheville F-llroad. About half of
e grf^gmT8UL
The principal distances from Charles
ton by tbe di fieront routes' aro as fol
Charleston to Augusta..miles... 187
Augusta to Ailuutal;..'....171 i
Atlanta toJf*?v?^fcVAV^f.>.138 1
Chat^anoo'scalo Cincinnati,..:....836.
il distance,...;......782
. BIi'OB RIDGE BOUTB." '? :lt^
Charleston to Columbia.........mlle3...13Q
Columbia tb Walhalla...:..159
Maryvllfo to Knoxville....;.'.'.'.".'.".'."16
Knoxville to Cincinnati, via New
River and Caroyvillo,vl.281
Charleston, to Columbiar. <. . ,,m He*,...! 80
Columbia to Sparthno?rg. 93
?oartanburg to Hendersonville......'...;'49
HendereomMle lo Wotf Creel (unf.nrsh?
ed)...w.^....i.,.>.,?.*. 63
Wolf Owk to Morristown....,.39
Morristown to Knoxville. .41
Knoxville to Cincinnati.. 2il
il Ti T^T??i i Ut j tm
Total disfanv?.696
the distance from Charleston to Walhalla
by about fifty miles, making tho distance
from!Chatlestoo lo.Cinc?un&tii'by!
Blue Ridg? route 692 miles.
tut committee' aro well aware that
Charleston cannot expect to achieve
Without difficulty tho commanding posi
tion which should bo1'bera; "Other and
rival cities ere vigorously at work. In
most of tho r?cent combinations which
bevo been made Charleston Is not con
sidered. It will bo. a work of. Mme and
labor to convince tho Western people
! that their interests lie in this direction,
rsh;d lt ??Utttko^some time also to secure
? that co-operation wiiblfi' tiieSfato which
is indispensable to our^ $ucce*s."-TtfeS
committeo feel^ therefore, that e report
which will bo simply read and theo laid
eside will bo of comparatively,,Utile val
ue. Ia their1 judgment, law,is needed
. ia snob ah exhibit of ?haHcstoss, posUion
?and ?rdVanUg*?? as cao bo kept constantly
dn/sightv Imprc?fling Itself steadily, persla
i tellly t-'Pftn. thc'attention of tho mer
! <rh?ht aud thy railroad operator. With
this view ther bare decided to prepare
aa elaborate map showing the railroad
lines,.built;.or?nrajeolcd, . firoaa .Oharics
ton toerery'pait\i?tho United ??ite^and
the position of this port In relation to tho
trade, of tho West Ipdie? and South
America. With this' will bc given a
pint bf Charleston and ita e?rriutid?njys;
showing its-wator front and wharf accona
datJryps, ?ta proximity, to th? oof.su, the
capacity of,. th.? harbor and the depth of
water, tho adjacent towns and Islands,tho
Hues oftbo Asb>-y ?t?d Cooper Rims;
and of ibo 'candi which ia -tai couusct
them,, the location I of the j track- and
vegetable farms, sud tlip lino, of,..?the.
Notional jetties . .now', underconstrue*
ttofl. " Upon the face of this map wilt TJ6
given such statistics ns will ? demonatrate
tno-importance of the trade wit&.SoulJb
America and tho West Indica, nnd eet
forth cl?arlv tho various advantages and
oppbfl?n?tios'?f Charleston'ns a:'port1 ?f
imLort. T?.iBm?pwiU be distributed care
fully and systematically) throughout the
United States, and in, tho. West. (?ndies
and South America, and in tho opinion
1 of the committee, will have'a' per'uian??'t
growing value, givfilg'a better idea of
'Charleston1 Sud ' ita surrouudiugti 'than
can bo furnished by any, ba?s oseo rip-*.
Mon, . Tho attention bestowed ,upon,. it
will account, thc committee trust, for tho
lack bf detail v.-hjeh necessarily ' charac
terizes the present report,'-'Wh.oh,!,ia
intended, more than anything else; aa
assurance to tho Chamber. of Oom,*
merco and, tho public that tho work ? en
trusted to tis Is fri progress and will 'be
I Hpe?dily completed.
,::'..! M A.iS?MONDa, Chair'n.'
W L; TEI^HOIA?, "
vi - '? 1 C. F. H?KltEI;, i: -i
Tho repprii was. unanimously adopted;
and. tho cpramitt? were instructed taoro
v?d? for its publication iq pamphlet form
(fttrgeneral distribution. -;i 1 ".
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: A YEBITABIJS W?NO??.-^-Wo'lisd *
call lost Thursday Troto MhiH. TT.-Milla,
luntl Lrecently 'a: <rcsldet?t. *>fi this county;
and Vicinity, now living on his nev<r&rm!
ahout,thrc??-and:a half - miles nohthtrecf
'of Burr Oak. Mr. Mills bad in h hr, po?,
isesaion? and.produced for/.'r?r'inspoctiorij
ja resp'-ctahlo sized lump of sugar,?! which
lie statea ho had rrrerJcrfrom water caught
aa it'ran from ii living: spring ?pod 'his
place. The - process df manufacture waa;
??ro?lar to that by which ranplo ?ug?rls1
procured from tho sap of ? tho hiaplo trco/
gamely, by "boiling it down.'.',,. This ex
periment waa mado last Sunday, and the
amount of sugar 'tried out?' from three
gallons bf p^re'Biir?ngWntel-'was bne and
'ah?lf pounds.: ?
r.Mr. Mills had his attention called to
tho peculiar quality of the water of thia
spring by the fact that bis cattle hdve' re
irised to drink it, and than-By personal
"sampling," its sweetness inducing' him
to try the experiment of sugar making
from such, singular material, with tho re
sult stated,. r."
, " v> ii taawi? ihfe tjuga.-w?i?vii lino al
ivjo.it tb? identical appearance of m a pie
and were"struck-"with it? similarity ol
taste, nl?o, to that common luxury,
.There is enough difference, however,
both in oppcamnco and taste, to convince
one fhat.it is not maple, but that it.is nj;
excellent quality of sugar, with ? otronr
maple flavor, one is forced 'td believe
We consider Mri Mills a truthful: honor
ablo gentleman, and as he-showed it ant
explained tho circumstances without ro
Borve, or tho slightest appearance, bf de
ception, we cannot believo he has pur;
posely manufactured ...JU? hiaax.Jbr thi
amusement of the over credulous.
Here in another hut for science t<
crock. The. question naturally, arises
what is tho character and condition o
the soil which, gave forth r. continua
oupply of "sap"-which cattle refuse bf,
cause they dont like syrup? It is pre)
o mu ab Ie that Mr. Milla will investigue
this matter, and if tho interesting expert
mant narrated above is, but the lritroduc
Mon to a discovery of inexaustable lakes a
Viasses" down in'thedeptha.of old earj^t
Nature will havo given another ?videnc
cf..her goodness.. Science will fun it
figurative bands through tho hairs of it
I tu? ?7 ?ii dc-rfiii disco very, and-rperbap
? -Brother Mills will ia duo Mme be
j cornea "bloated bondholder."-Concord";
[Sansas) Enterprise.
.WHY. A'LAWYBB: WAJSTE?* TO Fm
SIX SHOTB iNa'O a. MlSDIOAb MAN.
Some limo ago a patent medicine toa
of St,. Louis wrote a confidentiel letter t
a young man in this city, requesting hil
to send the names of til tho .very flesh
men of Little Kock. Tho young* ma
with a. full appreciation of .a nappy pis
suddenly struck upon, sent the- names <
all tho very lean men* In town. > Tho e.
feet waa ..very .decisive. : ?A <?hort, tim
afterwards a prdminant- lawyer, who?
leanness* ha? ever been a' subject of r<
mark, received a IstiiJ", which read :.i.-.
T^?DEJLU SIE: Our American antl-f
rAmody will whittle the atom nra . froi
you in six days, Bend us twenty-fit
cents."
! The lotter wa*: thrown aside, not. witt
Out a few i expressions of ingratitude,
i Tho bext mail brought another lette
With the following contentai
J VDearSir:,Ifyo?Jiayedecided tow
render your paunch, send us the twent;
fl?? , .. . .
-By this time the genilaroari was ware
He cursed all tho patent medicino tnt
In the world. . Several days after this
boy carno to the'office and: handed tl
lawyer, a letter. On i the env?lop? Iwi
written M**Onened .. bc rniAtsbn.-., H!
jackson." The lawyer. took tho - lett
and read: >;
} ffDear slr : We are sorry that your a
dominai proturberanco is giving you i
much trouble.^ This is your own faul
for our American anti-fat will act like
drawing-knife in whittling you down."
! The iawyersat for fifteen minutes I
deep,meditation. : He wai disturbed I
tho entrance of alean minister, who dre
n leiler from bi? pocket and handing
to the lawyer remarked : "I don't u ndo
stand this.''1 Tho letter read: "De
Sir : Don't feel that you aro. always -
be a barden'to yourself. We can , bc
off your stomach Until you'll boas trim
? racer;. Mr.---a prominent'lawyer
?'our city, who, as yon know, is a pc
bet mountain of flesh, is being treat
by us,"
Tho Iswver didn't say a word, b
?ken fhr.Minister had gone he add'res?
Ure ibllo-ving. ?ettor to the St. Louis do
tor : "If yoiTeverssnd me another oi
of your diabolical documents,.I'll stick
six-shooter down your throat and fi
every shot into your infernal stomach
The doctor has stopped writing.-lil
Hoch Gazette. A
V?RATEP?L1 WOMB?.--None receiva
niVeh benefit, and ?one are so profoun
\y grateful and show stich an interest
rfecctpbiendtog Hop Bitters as worn?
itiS tho only remedy peculiarly adapt
to me many illa' tho nex ia al mont Ualv<
aaary-Wbicct to'. Cldils and fever, int
vJktton deranged liver, constant
p?iodical aick -headnches, weakness
tW''rback or kidneys, pain in t
8{W(tTdcr8 and different parts of the bcd
|a f&piing of lassitude and dcspondtni
ar<0ll readily removed by these is i tte
^jChuraiit.
IS IT DRIVER T?AS BETTER ?
Consrciiimav? Aiken Yolla Us AU Aliout
' Oleomargarine: 1 :?. ?'?'?'>?'
. \yA8iUWW? A Mftfii
tja (h? Editor cf the Nem,ondiQmriter : ,
Yourediforioi of theS?/Mb Pto?okea
an article, not wltb, ? disposition to strike
back, Dui to edify Upbri tti? manufacturo
?f oleomargarine.' - '
Tboi question of the .adulteration of
food faperbapaa legUiraaH onoTor Coo*
gresatonal legislation, and tbrougu, that
channel thia article of oleomargarineW
beeb brought before twO of the Congres
si<^ comal Ut?^~?mana^
rielare. Wherever roauufocturt,d cac))
Btotirequircs tbat every .kit containing
ItsUIll be plainly marked - "Oleodargn?
rine" boforo being'exposed fbrsale.But
no State, eau by. law require tho , manur
facturer thus to ,mark ip when po ?bip?
abd offers it for salo in another estate, and
hence Congressional interference is asked
to privent -.tsshipment aer?te State HUM.
qpieas pb^n?y branded.
.But tc i ifs manufacture. Every .one,
who hat seen tho inside bf ? beef knows
that ic tho region of the heart of u'fat
beef there'is a 'considerable quantity.of
foti and: that the "paunch'' it enveloped
in. a thin' j film, which is, known isa, tho
"caiil" fat. From these two sources come
the' mate rial from which oleomargarine is
made? 'tho ?imple process of ? which hi os
follows:: .; |q !
, Thia, fit ia washed, first in lukewarm
water ?nd then in icy cold water tb harden
it/ Theo being cut into ?diall pi?cestt is
thrown info's hopper resting over a roam?'
wi?. n?Uaage i.?itjgr,i weicht receitjtvH:
ries Of ckldrtbs;' Ui'aV ar? Itttfat o Uri*
form'torope?atur? bf about 112 Fahren
heit.,. This degree' of teaf nalia tho fat
and follow*,s?par?tes.,Ahem ?om, euch
other and from the fibr?no or other solid
matter cbnt??ned-i? tho oSuL,J'Tn'e fit is
tho lightest and fioata ?hoyo th? melted
tallow, and ia drawn ?off .by means of.a
syphon,into largo troughs in en adjacent
room kept at a uniform temp?rature of
abbhfc SOll?greeii^ l? which tcmr&raturo
the liquid solidifia? cr 'beeota?a < cryetal
Ised into .th fiubst?Uoo resembling grasu
room ia ? large tobte'covered]
li?Uh ? Tram's of mould? about?*hb length'
and width and half tho thickness'of the
bld-fsphiaoed brick mouldsi. .Ia? ead?
mould ; ia ,|?id .e. picea pf jcleao^ heavy,
Cloth or duck, and tho mould filled with
tho granulated cubstance. WroWod in
this cloth, making a block about tbs size
bfta thin brick; each mould is laid upon,
tba follower of a prcas nearly until cc f
cied; then a'sheet of galvanized tin.?
Jsid over these, bri'd another layer of
cloth-blocks, ahd thou tin - and so on al
ternating untll? tho pilo is about as high,
as a balo-of cotton aodtwc-thirdsasSong,
Bteam is applied, and the pilo of blocks
io subjected to a pr?t?drb1 br from ' 1 .COO
l? l,703pou??? to tb?. ,./are Inch. Each
litila block is preaaed to about a half inch
in thickness, the residue being pure stca-,
rino, which. Is packed, id hogsheads and
sold ch'efiy" tt? candi?*uian?factur?rfi.-,
Tho >pure oil ia caught in a gutter that
encircle* the press, and carried off' by
pipes.io another portion of the building.
Thia oil is as translucent as the white of
an egg, and perfectly tasteless, smacking
neither of. Jard noi tallow^,. . .
j In the room to which the bil is taken
stands a churn, capable cf holding C25
pounds, of the mixture of 600 pounds of
his' oil and 125 pt nds of freeh milk.
The dasher is' vertical with?"horizontal
paddles, and is whirled by:stearn, lu
tho churn ia placed whatever of .coloring
matter ia needed to improve the color of
th? mixture. Tho churn Stauda upon, ft'
pedestal about-three feet high, and bas
near ita bottom a faucet. After the mix?
ture,is.churned for ten minutes,..looklng
identically lik'o. a cask of egg custard, tho
faucet ' is opened' and a portlcro 'or ' the'
mixture ls flooded info a large box lined
?with metal? and< containing about two,
perhaps .three.,, bushels of crushed ice.
As tho chum empties 'its, contents into
tho box, a couple of stalwart, mon keep
the ice and mixture tncving by s??n?ag
them, together with strong flat-tincd forks,
audbytne.time tho ,churn ia empty thc
box is full of a congealed substance," ex
kctlr like frcab^ yellow'buti?r, abd tho
ice has been entirelv absorbed,
j jTbia box On: small wheels is rolled off
oud emptied into a. horizon tal. trough,
through which nina an nxi.e with fiat
toned teeth projecting ''from iv and as tho
axle revolves these teeth' press or Work
all. the - water nut :of the substance or
mixturo; and from, this trough it is taken
by band (ita first handling), and thrown.
Upon A large table; backwards and forth,
! Upon which, by . means bf cog gearing,
runs a heavy iron-flanged: roller, which
works Jt that; mucb morp, and presses all
U?? water but upon'the. table, which be
Irigsljghtly'inelineu allows tho water to
run ofi;1 At this working lt ia salted, end
handled by turnias it nrOuud and around
BO as to present every possible atom of- it s
to the pressure of thejauler, that it may J
be deprived pf all its water*
? 'From this t?blo it Ja thrown by hand
Into a fluo leading toe room below, where
lt ia : packed into kegs, 'boxes end bits,
marked and shipped^ When it fa neut tb
Charleston tho euphonious uaroo of Ole
bmargariaje fa l?ft off; your green grocers
and npergrocsrs t>uy it and eeU it es but
ter, and your citizens .ea,t It and enjoy it
as "gilt-edged QOflhen."
I a?kcd thc president of tho company
fhere was his best market. - Ho replied,
t the Southern cities/ especially New Or
ivan-;." .? . .
Aftsr tho committees had spent near
two hoursexamining this manufactory
and were talking of returning tb Wash
ington from Baltioiorsi wbfiro the factory
described ia located, tho company insis
ted'wo should dino wich.thom. Tho In
vitation was accepted, abd a? wo sat down
to dinner the host announced that he bad
by order of the Company .procured a .few
pounds of , tho best Butter, from the best
creamery in Delaware and as many
pounds of the oleomargarine and placed
there in cakes promiscuously upon the
table.
j Within reach to my right upon the
(able was a round cake of beautiful but
ter, - Cs .'my left eat a Northwestern
friend who corn?s fror, a huid better than
Goshen, and within t s reach to the left
was a square /cake of as beautiful, and
"",(,.." _Uni AmJU^m "*I~.~A K..??... .
wuiwnMnv um.^* wv.MM.? i.
While dining we enjoyed butter from
both plates and pronounced thom both
"gilt edged.'*' Presently my Alderney
friend : said, ^Aiken, ono of these cakes
Is oleomargarine* aud I can provo it to
you." Taking a little from the round
cake end spreading it upon bis bread, bc
remarked t ."Now poo's you see that this
ir butter? see how beautifully smooth it
spreadsr' Th?? taking aa rot. h from1
tho srjuero cako and spreading it, ho
said: "Don't you ace bow fatty and gio
linlr.ii* t???' sur^ice ?coks? : i ?a?, sure
that ianotbuttar."
; WHcai'?e bad dined tbs l?hdl?rd was
asked how ba distinguished Ui6 'eaktfs.
Bald Ho, sgvns-t! oakes ara butter and
thoToani cases aro frpm tho factory and
^T^Vpresro^^bf tblf company, ?aid bo
XToUld1 defy tho mojt delicate'-{wtlato or
mc^ experienced oyo to distinguish his
?Wtorlne" fix?m the best- ?^ryjtttt?r?
unless when uubj?ctcd to melting ..heat
in Which 'case butter would gradually
eoTtetr/'uvt iii hottest weather retainsothe
consistency. Oleomargarine will melt if
exposed to t?je heat, anti; run into oil.
Hut he averred that they had experimen
ted with il in every possible w?y in cora'
Eatiserf WithbOtter of the'poresit quality.'' ;
9th on lend and on sea/ and . found that
under- ordinary temperature, subject, to
any exposure tue .Mwrnarg^'ine Will keep. |
sweet and fresh whats but will become
rancid'. - i> . i. i.1 I
The manufactory in Baltimore is the j
Smallest in thc ?iiltcd S tates., i and its
lajiy. product for . eighlj.mopths in th*-,
year averngei thirty-fivo hundred pounds,
iii is" hot m???lact?f?d during iaov hot !
numraer ^mtj th?. There are i mfrriufac
Ut|K
\??L
daily product reaches nearly' 'haff ?Ttoil
lion pounds. The greater portion of it
is ahipped)abroad, and chiefly to Berlin,
Amsterdam and .other- German - towns/
and Liverpool and, tho Hupply. has not
squalled the .demandi in any of thoa?
cities.: ? ii ? <': il h
' .On my. return from Bal ti ci o re I bought
a cake of oleomargarine and. had it sub
jected to the microscope and uial/xod at
the Agricultural department. , Tho-rx.;*,
croscopio: examination , made it appear
.very u i '.ko butter, but the - chemical
analysl? showed it contained 88 per cent,
of fatty,,matter,^'per?cent.!of.water, 2
per cant, of salt and 2 per cent, of ani
mal matter. ., Of tho 83. per cent, of fatty !
matter ?5> per ,?eoL ,w/w butter. So It
jcnly lacked ? per eomVof being,tho gen?
^.ne afticio nt tho woret.
) Qaa*of ?hecoraroltteo expressed it when
hp;facet?oo8lyi:remwkad? Vi understand
tit nil : weare;living in a progressive age*
'acdrthe luwentionsof tho 'day have en
nblod: us. in thia instance; to 'go.behind
tho -returns/ ; we have gone- to ?the foun?
'tain head? and by a clsewwd,operation
Sreduced from the same aonrco in ?a
our tho identical substance that nature
.would have consumed twenty-four hours
in producing through the slow operations
pf ioctl Qcation, if, I , caj? cniu , a ? word,
milking and,churning."...
; So much for tho manufacture and nen
suc.pticn of oleomargarine. . . ? ;
Very respectful ly,
;>?M ' 'D. 'WYA-?T AIKEK.
, On the shove article tho Newt and Cpu
tier ?oakes the following comments : I
? Therd hv ho sham in Congressman
Aik?n'a ! hfc:ountuc?f ' the way Ju which !
Oleomargarine'is made. Tho process'?ia ?
?Imple and inexpensive, and the Oleo-,
mnrgnrino looks liko butter,- smells like
biitter, oiid tastes iiko butter. It do
Sires knowing Congressmen at dinner
Well aa after dinner. ; Tho dt?mand for
it' outruns the production. Our Western
Slates crave it ; Southern cities delight
iq it ; Gormany doats bn it. There lsuo,.
sham'?? this. Oleomargarine is.not but
t?^ hdw?y?r/hud tho crucial test has bot f
b?en app??en.
: "Tha precesses of digestion nnd assimi
lation arc not carried on by tho eyes, tho
U030 or the palate. It ia the stomach
which separates tho wholesomo from thc
unwholesome, and no other organ can bo
relied on to determine the extent of the
difference between butter and buttcrlne.
Tho spanishbath in tho. old tale tfas lr.
yeiglcd into eating shavings in placo St
grass. As tho anima! wore green spec
tacles, the, shred? of wood looked Iiko
HcU'and toothsome herbs. The stomach
detected the fraud, and the horse gave up
ttt" ghost.'- Chemists'c?n resolve a dia
mond into its constituent parts, and 00^
Sound it again. ? But it is no lougcra]
iamond. An intangible something bes ;
escaped, and is lost, whicii gave tho dia
mond its flashing beauty. There ia good
reason to be .cautious, therefore, in the j
uso of sham butter, until-it. has been;
proved that it,:n as nutritions and ru inn -
ocuous as real butler.
A facetious member of tho Congres
sional Committ?o suggested, as Congress
man. Aiken, tel Is us, that, making Oleo
margarine is simply "going behind tho
returns, ' producing; ?5 ari hour ur1
mechanical methods tho substance wbic?
Dame -Nature produces in twenty-four
hours by Uctification, milking and chnrn
lng. A hopper With a- Bausago-mach ino
attachment takes tho placo of the ani
mal's -'teeth. A cauldron, heated to 112
degrees, fa a substitute for the stomach.
Pressure, paddles and coloring matter do
1 the rest.. Can any one believe, for a mo
ment, that animal fat, by auy serlos of
I operations, san bo converted into a sub
stance identical with that which comes
from the luxurious milk of tho browsing
cow, tlje pugnacious goat, or meek-look
ring ass I It is not tho samo. The micro
scope rev?ala the variation at once, and
not as fbrcnbly as tho ator.-.ach will. To
make the experiments complete, tho
mauufacturera'of Cleomargariue should,
exhibit a group of individuals who live
on it, sldo by side with groups who ttlck i
to oid-tashfoned biitter. '1 When U fa
' shown that the sham furnishes as much
tissue aa the real, besides being as fair, to
eeo and as pleasant to taste, there will be
a host'of converts to Oleomargarine.
Uutll then, despite labeTs and notice?,
most persons who consume it will do so
in tho belief that: they aro revelling in
Simon-pure buttert
ino uiocm?rgarrne people 3hould go a
step farther. With machine-made butter
'there is no . buttev-milk; and bow can
copntry-bred Southerners live without
butter-milk., And if it comes to going
behind tho return?, tho chemista and m*.
chinista may as weil do without er. elec
tion, so to ?peak/ and *?akfi their sham
butter directly from Uro grass, the pota
toes, or the swill on which the beeves
and cowd aro usually red. It ii a waste
of time to wait for the formation of fat,
when chemistry can operate directly
upon the food which produces tt. Cows,
-as wc\l as milk-malda and .old-fashioned
butter will ,then, indeed, have outlived
their usefulnew!
- Hon. Horatio Seymour, of "New
fork, recently made up. a statement of
ti? size of our cities as compared With
loso of European countries, in or
er to show the nene fita of freo trade be
tween tho different States of the Union.
From the table con.piled ty Mr. Seymour
it is found that of cilka having a popula
tion over 1,000,000 the United H^tcsl>*ve
one, France one, Germany ono Austria
one. Of cities having more than 750,000
inhabitants tho United State? have two
Snd each of the other coun?*"/? ono.. Of
(tics,more than 500,000 inhabitnota the
United States havo five,;^ * other couu
trics'only one each. G. '.rltica of moro
than 250,000 the United' States nave
eight. France three and s Germany . and
and Austria one . each. . With regard to
?ltlc? of over lOC-,000 inhabitants the
comparison is still snore strongly in our
favor, tho United States having niccteen^
to ?T??eos ui?o, Gvr?5?ny*0 ??U? *n?*
Aur.tria'o three. No comparison ia in
stituted with Great Britain because no
cltyVcan comparo with London.
-. . :-_
: Mother ?aya the baby is frettul, but if
th? bab}' could talk, it would say lt had
-pain-.. Balltve tho pain by giving Dr.
BnlVa i?by Syrup, an itmocont. hut
.^?cCttal remedy. Price 25 cents a bottle?
Detalle or wi "Affair ' ot Wouor" ' ?*' flr-;
? O?Z?A", . . . emU,ft io 'a\iiiit>i
il?rtfx? { Vp.) Sjx'lal taltofSL IwU,Dene* rat, s-,
A due} was, fought ire thiscounty to
clay, wbi?b must, raak among tho most
desperate combats of tho So?th. Ti?e
contestants'wore' E.: A. Roney, b youVig
lawyer of Brunswick county, and Richard
Jolly, a traveling, salesman, who, bow?;
ever, I? A native of this county alto?
Twb days ago both! young m?n S??reln a
party of friends; ' Tho -cOViversotion
tnrned on Viralnik.pol?tica. Rauey was
a member pf,?tb? ? Adjusters or Repudta-.
! don party, while Jolly was a ,arm, be
liever lu the opposition dr Dobt-paylpg
party,? Rancy '&ald 'that/ many''mefi-'m
the Ocbt-paylng porty yid'ri?fc'z^?jUce
?but ,they., preached; ?.Thia remark
'wrought Jolly to tho front, and ho warm-,
?y defended hiu party , Fraoi this Um
two men gretv angry,wad Raboy 1 rt?" "
CAtLED jCtLX A XIAU.
The men were prevented t'rotn.flghtiug
by the interference bf friends. Yester
day morning Mr.. Jelly sent anpte by bis
friend .Me/. H. Ashton Epperson, to
Roney/ Convoying to that gentleman ?
challenge. The nostile communication
was not drawn up in strict conformity to
tho code, for it demanded ?unreserv?,Vjr
that Raticy, to. wbora it w&a directed?
should mwt tho sender, Jolly, ia mortar
; combat. Tba customary alternativo, of
?apolqgijsipg or fighting was not oven in.
sorted. Maj*.Eppersea found Haney in:
his law,olfioe.i Roney, after resdiugntho
chalga-, saw i v.?M?vrrtfer? you ;to. .my;
friend, v>?s>t Alvnrt ,Mallory, who. wiri
make,al? the. nccccosary.. arraogem*ntei:
i He ia empowered to act for :tae2kTho
! seconds. , then rostand doclded thst/ilbe
place of me^ugalmuldbeiaNcrtbamp?;
I ton .couuty,.,??pr4h ? Carolina, ? on,; tho
ed th?ir plana they received the rVUoo
in",; note: ..; -
' Look out! Magistrates bava been? In?
. l?rmed of your proceedingjvacd issued a
:warran^,4pf Jtba arrest of. tho. whole:
party. Qua op, .TUB Bom?'
IT \yAS:WEIA DNDEEOTOOD.
.that pne of ibo boys waa a friend in
secret. When this warning y/as recel
it was determined that (be duel eh
be fought in 'Brunawick beforo tils'
rant could be aenred. 'It was agreed that
the combat should,tako place loa a level
, plalu n^-r Smoky Ordinary, and thattho.
parly should be on the ground by sun
! rise.' Each mab was to bo accompanied'
by c second, a surgeon 'and half dozen1
friends. This morning ot daybreak tho
twelve friends of tho combatants were op
the ground impatiently awaiting tho err
rival of tho principals. About half an
I hour before ibo hour appointed Mr,'Jolly
came on the ecsno, driving a spanking
pair of bays. In tho buggy with binti
waa his second, Maj. Epperson, and Jbia
HUrgeon,'Dr. Powell. ' Tenjhihutesiatef
Mr. Runny drove qp with unpi, Mail?ryV
his Bscond, and Dr. Balte, his surgeon?
Pi. Balte carried a Caso of ?urgicul ?Ur
strumonts, and Maj. Epperson n case of
dueling pistols. The weapons were the
regular nibo inch dueling pistols. Tho
distance waa fixed at tee yards. It was
decided that, in order that tho .
TBBM8 OF THF. FIGHT
6hould be complied with to the letter,.po
steps should bo taken until tho sun , roso,
ana so the whola party, which way on tho
ground fifteen minutes before the timby
had to wait .until; sunrise. . During ;bi?
provoking walt' jg time the two parties
separated, eight men going with Jolly,
abd eight with bb antagonist. Cigars
were handed around, but tho party vrai'
not particularly lively, although tho du
elista themselves seemed;.cool.. : Aa the
6uu arose, touching to beauty the furent
? tipsand shedding a glad light over the
i smooth plaiP, tho* Bcene. so little in ?c?
? cord.with tho peaceful picture presented
by nature, began to be enacted. Maj.
Epperson enid: "Gentlemen, tho t'-oie
has arrived. I now proceed '.tb step off
i toU yards." When he bad stepped the
I distance ne reqwwted usps. KaHsryjte
! step it over te see that lt was right Tba
tho principals. - During this work the
friends of the comb?tante stood off ?t pp?
aide, looking with.bated breath UPou the
aceno. :
CAPT. MAI.IOBY THEN GA ID,
"Gentlemen, it is understood that the
combatants shall face each other, and
each man have his pistol cocked in bia
band, but at the same-, tin? hPldin^-it
down by,his qlde. At Uio wayp of my
right band it shall bo understood cs a
caution to tho principals to bo TC
This signal will bo followed bv the:word
'one/at which, the rdstote sbail.be ??isftd
spd fired.? ^
pcalllonH. Tim pistols, loaded and cock
ed, wero handed thom by tho seconds.
Casi. Mallory stepped ba eas side asd
looked at the combaloBte. ; Ran cy had
bis oyo fixed upon him. In order t?cate^
the signal promptly, but, Jolly tefe?
fully at bia antagonist ell tho time, ft
was evident that tab was listening eagerly
for tho word. /3?pfc Mallory slowly
'raised bia band. Jolly; knewfrom the
look bf intelligence on Raney^s fopa^thafc
the ssuiicsary ??gu?* bsu, bron glvcii,
and bis fingers were seen to tighten en
the stock of bia pistol. "One," cried tbs
second, and as his crisp, utterance rang
out on tho morning air both pistols were
brought up and
i T)?BCaA?OED 8lMrjLTANEO?8LY.
Jolly's bu?let webt through''ihn crown
of the bat of Hadey, Biasibg bis1 bead
and carrying off a lock-nf his bair.--'
Jolly was seen to stagger, than his plctol
fell from his fingers and he foll to the
ground, while a pool bf Hood soon sur
rounded him. -Tho spectators rushed up,
hut Jolly rose to bis feet and said: "I
am only f-U'^oed, I am not hurt; I de
mand a sew a-1 fire.'* . The norgeons s*r
certatocd that Rariey'a bullet bad struck
tn the right arm and Inflicted a seri?os
wound. Tbs surgeons'said the wound
was of a ?ature that required immediate
attention. "Never miud that-I .shall
have a second fire, and 1 call upon tho
seconds to load tho pilota," said ?fes
man. Hts friends tried in vaia to make
bim desist in his demand, and tho stu-,
onds argued that peder the ?'.odo fae bad
- uo right io demand a second file, l?o
insisted that be ' would not leave tho
gro.und uutil stfosa hud been again ex
changed. When -told that be would have
to shoot with his left band,. Jolly said*
"It tneVf s no diffjrenco ; my left shall bo
my pistol arm. I carno here tb fightthia
matter out." They were for?ai to accede
to his demands. The pistola were loaded,
Sod, os the men ware placed in position,
Orua'teble J. B. Mallory, with a strong
posse, appeared upon tho ace?a and ?ur
rounded and arrested tho whole party.
They were this evening hal!/-*! f J> ?optar
befara thpnextterm oftboGomt'.y Oo?rt
Jolly's surgeon states that the only dan
ger from hit wound'is in tho event of in
ilammst?ci? Betting in. The afiklr causes'
i ?tense excitement. :-?
?mproretecnv. ?u ?ongi^smau,
A machine! wi?t wh?ehia remarkably
rifoimitation ofhfemiti Bpcecb can be
p^?^4^Jbecu brought to thia cou??
try by thfclorantor, - Herr F?bcr; ?v?&L
li?t>?ed;?o tko Physical ?btftf-jr, fctf,
Midi, for closer eiratnlofttio-V-of its me<
eh&rtSsm, toe?vtra! well if ?Own esientific
set of questions from those suggested by
the'peVf?r^?rices cf th? {?Oobogr^ph,
which rnerely producta sounds uttcredby
tttfwbirrab yb^??? ?Thja talking-machine
id theproddct'of tbVcputititv.
?{iditliUy'of tty* nicmb?rt of tba a?n?o
femHyvoSt wai ibeguH? in : 1?10 by Ono
flf?m ??^i?nd ; frOfAj elobai?rtcd in
jW.tbnt.JtrWos.oxhibited in that year to
>M'K???-*>f Bavaria, '. Tho /.orig! ??i&?
oyltig,'bequeathed tho machine lo his
nephew?thb present oweo^ niso riatncd
?*WPW^?*lW t^d. bes*? aeaociiited
with nlfajAjlf couatruclk.n,,and ataco ifc.
be?arnebis property Hw?&r hos Rl
rtcat doubled its- pawer*-of aftictilatjon.
Tb* cfcltf pothte of ?ntc.*e?t Hi? te?uibro*
hm for the physicist, ?w phyaio?Dgi?to
He in tho result* obV'ned from thVimre?
nfbuit '?6ntrIvdtfces''By'-whr??t'i't?'0u fu?ic
tien? of tho fl?xlble t?udmobHo orgab??f
tho voice are performed: > Tb? principle
?hSV^^^^^ ^P^ents.t??o
totsguearerif iridlS-rw^/?n^^t^ef
jaw fis, movable. :;.BeInw I ho darya gea!
?me$M
?of i* l?monj ?roiw'tfhlch ? pipo curved up
jward allows iheftir;wlt3? dsiwh^hro?khn
re^Mt JW*Bupp?Jea thepj?r*o/tTio.
m and o 16 bo produced by - atri?ftte1 :
of tho same keys with which/the abo nd*
jofborpura obtained.- Tho; larnyx
ET?S?-?r??? %,?RP?Pomplei part .bf tho
ch^oratlot? of I tte; 'portiob of! tho !mo
chaiiiflm.i: Withiaasmslteblougiboi.'a
oV^w pOiOxci^pgly^hin strip .qt bin-;
doriaA'tfto tokm? v: ?ei"whik't??y b?
?aHedithOluKdanainta?se?nd to be :eu'b>
pMpently, modifledY-Afc tho ,wM'of.tl.e
PPOJftW.tho pitch, can (bn raised or low
ered. but not during tho .uitcraucbof a
?0*$$*' sentence, sb that in saying "Mai
flans," 'br "Cbmmeni vout -.pvrtez vous f" !
IM?fe jnacbino? -.^llw ...Fr?9hcn, .German,
Fw?n ?t W&tyMiMp /teyrioto remains
i bowered to tho end. In &ont of tho
tocal -otford - and; with!;; k*?? tnT/r...
pbamber are stops or dihohrtgois/placed '?
Hni*&h', and risingand;falling Uko tho ,
>???.of a C!?ubb> JMk, bul. dureront in
that each stop is a complex machin? in ,
?t?^frVrii^llb^%???Ifi? morsel by ? ??J i j
anothtir stop by mean?'of which sn Ori
fico nt.tho baso Iscnlnrgedor.dioiiniabcd.
Herr, Faber baa taken r-ncther liberty
With nature, for besides placing tho
below tho mouth, foilhe sako bf conve
nience,' ho has placed-" ibe teeth; ii? tho
MupyA.or, more strictly yaking, with ,
ono of thcsQ stops he.gets, n somewhat ?
lisping "s" or thc sound ?W front .tho
machino. A'small windmill like ar
rangement' elves the rattle ofthc letter
"r," and a thin.Iron band, ootohed in tho
lower rim in front, .fitting p.;
upper lip, descends to Rive the''r'or "v"
e?und. ' There' aro' fourteen keys by
wbloh eounda' ttr? chniroUed. ' Striking
tho first tho sound of ,faV ir* ^/atberV is
proque?a, -inO:iii^?r^p.;renininingr.wtfV
open j another key, bcjhg struck,
tower law iiafcs; and tho sound of "o" in
"bowl1' is give** ?'.. a third1 key-raov
lever which .?carly ro?osea the amp?t?k', and ;
tho squud/'oV in ,"m?veqieat",?aqrrti
Thoother yowol sguuda' anA. ! '
pUragms In the larycs vrittr tho trlcuth
*n the second or third pua}i?on.^?onaon /
ptnta. .JL:..
\ ~" ...'-' "m ,'x,.' ,.tt;'-.
I A You-sa BB?DE'aStjic'roE.^-Atabout
noon pr> Tueoday; Mrs. Agnes .Sneathcn,
wife. of.Waiter Sncathen^ e>o& h?reelf.
at her; boar&?g''fc??s?, 'F85,f. Second '
ayeone'Fittaborg. Mra. -?n?fttheu: bad
beott married ?bout (?ur: months-, ;-|??
tho roornlGg.Bha. eeem?d.tt> bo in a VG/V
b;appy frah?? ormlt?d, and. w&s busily.
e??Bged?iri 'arrcb?iiQff soma of hoe1 vrodt- -
diajf^^?3te^a>cibthing which sho '
c/ih?^I?sl?
:aud spoke of air/^geof? aba 'trasmift.
1M?M V^r^flf^f^y tte
j rjaar or me parlor on tho fit? floor, she
.!lietiA??i^'ror'dluue^ aud ueomed lo
be ojousufilly particuiar f n her toilet, 5
. Jost as dinner waa pnSquncc? .a lady
p?stol, ana, thinking lt nilgbs be a pieco
^slateihtho ^ort?^dtmm. -see'
whether any coads bad ahotouthon tho
.oiuarOt.,-Shebj&iUkeaafttf ataoa univ
' r^fr^l ?i? Pari?, wh?n ?Hr, Saeathea
Sened the door and asked who pad been
Ot Tholadvss?daho euppo?sd it was
piece of - sfttfe. Mr. Sneaiheiv then
idpOfiM tho/door of: his roorii- and; ?coing
dry God, it's my wife I" Tba lady whom
b s addrekied rab to tho dp?r? put /Mis;
t3 ns?thejQ Waa 'IyilW"iii qoieuy: itr?i; ene
ihou^ht she was aleepfpg. . When .tho
curtain waa raised ah? saw blood on tho
Tbjed and a pistol lying hy the sido of tho
{.?TOsirato woman. Snehthea' Was1 'so
cjraa?d by tho : sight that ho seized the -
revolver, and pressing Ut agairist his side
attempted to ? shoot, himself.. Mks Best,
ja latly boardsr, who, had' been, ?^racted
J io the'roora.by. the' screams, caught his"
hand, and wrejtlng ?^'w?ap?u ft?fn him
ran up stairs and h% it ia her . roor.r.
Mrs. Saeathon waa azt onusuaily pretty
ffirl, about elgh.veen years old, and
longed.t? ia wcalthy family in E?sfc End.
.H^hiifsbaad also beloatrs lo a wc ..
family, -sad. ia only ?0 years> of n&i.
There ia no p-ossihlo caus? Known for thc
??icidc. There had been family troubles
ut the Hmo of hc-'r marriage, hut they
wero<all over, and ?verythingj-looked
bright to the young couple.-JHofimeiti,,
IXspaicL March 26, :
- The New Orleans Times
tntercat of tho ultimata
((siana, the movera?nt now
\C?T? Chinea? labor i?tr> ihal
encoarngo tho y
gwwih of maoof