The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 27, 1873, Image 2
W^tegc?y ?orajjxg, March 26(1873.
\8priog is al <uin'rLJ > The time of the
SyPifPKW 1B iMhe land. In the
?ofchtfry it Mi >9 6tirriug soeae of bustle
and activity* Fences and gates have
.beanpat io repair, oompoet heaps hauled
? ?oa^ and placecT'Where \bey 'will do most
?opd, and tbo word ia now, "Speed, the
.plough." Tho main crop of corn is al
Wady planted, but many farr?srs will no
doubt put in a few more aores,so as to
?a tob the . latter rains,-, and v bare two
strings to their. agricultural how. Fer?
tilizers are-all the rage, and wherever
you tarn their fragrance salut^a the nose.
Bi^ilroad* are heavily freighted with
4hem, and yet fail to keep op with'the
?demand,-. Not uufremueotly farmers who
*?v?,:wjd!^.^
and villages, for their supply of the pro
clous dtoff, have to go awuy with empty
wagons, facing the nnpieaaant prospect
of the expense and trqublo of a second
trip. The rc^h'ng stovk ^ the roi^ his
graved inadequate- to supply the de?
mand. Orders have been given for new
freight oars ior ,the Greenville end Co?
lombia,' the 'Wilmington, Colombia and
Augusta, and for tho Oharlotte, Colum?
bia and Augu 8 ta Railroads. The tracks
?of4i???0 of these roade are soon to be re
laltfj in whole or in part, and engj.nefi
pqrohased, for p thorn. These are gratis
Jyttftt indication?, auro evidence*,' we
flboold ra*her say, of growth, progress
?ud IW^^Mty.y ^^?priepl?/Beehi to,he
acting unconsciously upon the advise of
Mr. mv{d:Diokajgu, of Georgia, to quit
begging for immigrants, and to take mat?
ten) in their own hands. "If we make
all we need at home," he says, "one-half
the labor in cotton will make more
jaoney than all. Make up your minds
that we cats accomplish anything we
need, without'any more men or foreign
dollars." . -. irth -
'OToourse, we differ wijb Mr. Dickeon
ou ?he question of tho need of more men
and money,-?iid we shall Continue to ory
?load \ for them to dome, and the . more
money. tUoybrir^g,.and fte .mor.e land
they bnj_a4d impt?ve, the* more .'manu?
factories they ostabjuih, the better will
we holdit tgia forus. ^erequir^^he
irrfqsifoof ^eWeriM OTe$ha4^be
all theQ^>tet4)ff ^h-Htrnppiy of
braiu, intelligence, muscle"", skill, money,
ioti$^ tfusi
nee? t&et and talent especially. We peed
them' for m&'rjufaploriea, -for farming and
for trades Sod art^( qtad in all tbe various
pnrsuits of life. 1 Bat our difference with
Mr. Dickson ia more apparent than real.
His advice, as a . practical ? tiling, can not
he bettered. Oat people should cea&o to
look anxiously abroad for'.* help/ Let
them help themselves, and. do all they
?oao, and make tbe best of the ciroum
etance^ in which tboy are'placed. And
we are pleased to recognise that this
ia just what they are doing.' And in
doing it; they'are'" presenting one of the
. most powerful inducements to immi?
grants <ood -capital to turn their steps in
. this direction. If they successfully de?
monstrate that, in spite of the drawbacks
. of small means, reduced oironmstances,
unsatisfactory labor and corrupt and ex?
pensive government, they can win a de?
cent, support, rear their families respect?
ably, and educate their children here,
they hate made tbe best argument that
can be made in behalf of a oountry so
blessed and favored by nature and cli?
mate, however it seems cursed and
abused by men. They may add to its
strength, by definitely resolving to hold
on to the old homestead and the old
State, and by earnestly striving to muko
the one attraotive, pleasing and agreea?
ble, with all the comforts, delights and
charms which make up tho idea and
centre in the word "borne," and by their
conscientious toil, patient example and
? prudent counsels, to do all that may be
possible to reclaim the other to respecta?
bility, decency and houeety.
It is a conspicuous error, a wretched
habit, to noglecb tbe homes in which wo
live, and in which our existence is to be
prolonged in the persons of our descend?
ants. We should adorn tbem with every
reasonable care, and cherish them as if
tbey were a part of ourselves. Books,
pictures, tasteful arrangements within,
should correspond to orchards, vine?
yards, gardens, flowers and shrubbery,
neat enclosures and pretty walks with?
out. Farmers should not limit them?
selves to tbo production of cotton and
corn, or content themselves with a diet
of corn bread and bacon. They should
rear fruit, keep bees, raise every variety
of etook and poultry, oultlvate the
cereals, sad by no means negleot the
amenities of neighborhood, the agremens
of the social circle. Bespeotable visitors,
the better class of immigrants would
find in so oh condition of thioga induce?
ments to remain, and a mode of living
?atsfc wewlw fwflfy wun ??bstavitiwi nt!
tractiouB. Oar industry is commend?
able, and already pleads oar cause. It
ehould be"TBioro $^biyinefifhn?'-^tu?%
should go.: hend-in-haii^UaSto, ??lture
and refinement. .ThuJ#ilj the string**
find arguments toindi#e trim, to oast In
bis lot #Uh ha, more pioariog'aud more
con viuoing than our im'por tuuitiea. Thus
will we bare speaking for our oouutry
and its people,
"Books in tho. running brooks, sermons in
.stones, and good in everything." v.
Governor Moses promptly furnishes
the following statement-as to tho notion
he too? iu the pass of Mr. CDo Montmol
lio^of; SaY^nOah, tp which. we. made
reference in jester day'a issue. It ex
paehttes h^ntfrofn all blamo in the mat
tor, and placed it,'where wo supposed it
belonged, en-the shoulders of Repre?
sentative ?qjp^tp?nj of Beaufort Coduty:
In the early*'partof tbo lust session of
the General 'Assembly; a: petition from
Mr. De Mooiefollib for tfarrlon was pre?
sented to Governor Moses by Mr. Perry I
M. -Delison, of Savannah, who repre?
sented.himself to the Governor a? au in
tfoiate'personal friend of Mr. De Metat
mollih. ' After reading the petition, tho
Governor in?u? Inquiries concerning the
oases of several persons fron? Bennforl
County, and was call od upon by Mr. 7.
*D. Robertson, a member. of the 'House
of Representatives from Beaufort Coun?
ty, who stated that ho hod beard that the
Governor was in receipt of the said peti?
tion frora Mr. De Montmolliu, und that
he (Mr. Robertson) know all about the
case, he having been tbe Trial Justice by
wboax.:the Initiatory, steps in Mr. De
MoulmollLn/a caao imd been taken.
The Gjoyornor thereupon placed the
petition inMr. BoborUon'a hands, with,
the request-that ho would prepare a,ud.
submit to him a fu)l atntement-of tbe
caso in writing. Since that time, the
Governor has not.heard from Mr.-Ro?
bertson concerning the ease, nor has he
had jtny 'farther commanicalion or eon
versatiOn with Mr/ Robertson, or with
any other person, iu relation to Mr.
Montmoiiiu s oaee.
If the statements made in tho Savan
j nab - Advertiser are oorreot, Governor
I Moses is wholly ignorant of them, and
be has neyer in any manner authorised
any action or proposition by Mr. Ro?
bertson or any one else, beyond request?
ing from i Mr. Bobertaon, as before
stated, ' an official report of the facts of
Mr. De Montmollin'e oaeo. - -
Awards ux xi?i ?ODiHiiiu; .CuaiM?
Co>n^ro*e>-The following is Hhe-Ofli
oial ii^t-ataaards tnado by tbn-Southern
Qla'ira's?e^raittion^^b -citi^dns "tft 4btf
Stater,^l--Soothr ?ffjtUp o0 together .with
eheA several H&anfs oppr^op^ratod '"By
Congress to pay them: (nC, , 8 $7" * 1
George Bonknight, $324; Lucy Con
Stubbs. S265; Carolina Taylor, $207.50;
Isaac Vansant, $315 50.
B?aitNEfla E?nx?ES ? TAo Boston mer?
cantile agency of Edward Russe) A Co.,
has just issued an acnnsl statement of
bnsmesa failures for the year 1872. The
whole number is etated at 4,089. The
amount of liabilities is $121,056,000.
This is an immense increase over 1871.
Iu that year tbe number of failures were
2,915; the amount of liabilities was 658,
252,009. In 1871 tbe failuros in this
State were 645; the liabilities were $29,
791.(100. In 1872 tbe failures reached
808; the liabilities amounted to 838,301,
0007' In Pennsylvania, tho failures foot
up *ii5; in Massachusetts, 353; in Illi?
nois, 188; in Ohio, 228. Tbe Circular
says: "The figures exhibit an increase in
the number of failures and amount of
liabilities for 1872, over the two pro
ceding years, which is somewhat startling
at first sight, but a little oonaideration
will show that a large proportion of Huh
increase is due to the great fires iu Chi?
cago and Boston, aud, therefore is not
chargeable to the ordinary casualties of
business. It 1b true the Chicago fire oc?
curred in October, 1871, but its efieots
were not fully manifested till the begin?
ning of the following year, and henoe
tho losses caused thereby came under the
returns of 1871. This is observable by
the increase of liabilities for tho State of
Illinois, viz: from $5.820,000 in 1671 to
$11,470,000 in 1872. Taking into ac?
count theso items, tho exhibit is not
after all so discouraging, aud although
the Jyour 1872 has not been, strictly
speuking, a money making year, still it
has nob been made disastrous by heavy
credit losses, oxoept so far as relates to
thell res above named."
M?K?MENT TO STONEWAI.Ii JACKSON.?
Wo learn from General Pendlotou that
the English mouumont has been finished,
but has not been sent over, owing to the
unsettled state of things in this country.
This monument is an expression of re
spect and admiration from tbe leading
members of the British Parliament for
tho lamented hero, who died for the
Constitution of his country. Among the
contributors to the monument, were
Hon. Mr. Gregory, now Governor-Gene?
ral of Ceylon, and Hon. Berrisford
Hope, long a leader in tho councils of
the nation.?Southern Home.
An inquest was held in the suburbs of
Charleston over tbe body of a colored
woman, who was 101 years old, and was
said to have witnessed the battle of Eu
taw Springs. She died from old age.
Her husband died of dropsy only the
day before.
Not Dhad.?Captain Silas Ray, of
Abbeville, is not dead, as published last
week.
The Washington oorreapondenfc of the
Oinoinnati Gazelle fu^ nishee tho follow*
iog fyghlj, ?e|^Uon0|g^^^^f,,*g
!| MiD-moHT Attack o? fSBTOsOTiHD
State* TTiKASonr-AN OEOAfrmro Ba?*
Bbbaxs Into tub VAUiiTB-^TK? Waxok
mkn OAPruna? and 00jrytHKD?OBJ* suai;
Spinner Knocked BaNsauss? All?
Bound?Tue Poljoe PowXBLBsa?Doobb
Battered Down?One MrLUQH and a
Half Taxen?Escape of tsr Pabttis. ?
Washington at night is a grant oily.
After mid-night the streets ale always %u
lent, und about the pubho bUildiDga,
especially; everything ia generally aa still
as the dusertB arooud the pyramids. If
a crowd should aWarm about and enter
any one of them daring the email hours
of the morning, and the police, if by ac?
cident any happened near, should,
through fear or favor, hold, their, peaoe,
the presence of. tho crowd, and tho acts j
they committed, might long remain on- ]
known. And so the following strange |
story, told quietly by tho officers of the '
Treasury, i? at least plausible, since all
agree that in some way more than 81,
000,000 has been stolen from -the vaults
and divided sines the Stst monthly stale -
ment of the publio debt:.
Soon after mid-night, on Sunday, the
2d of March, the watchmen who ait i u
side the East eutranoa of the Treasury
Department were surprised to see But?
ler, Banks, Logan and some others enter.
Accustomed to pass, members of Con
gross, they at .first thought it nothing ir
regular, but a visit made neoessary by
the late sitting of Congress. Bat in a
moment more they fouud themselves all
in the hands of the Capitol polioe, forced
bodily bank into tboir waiting room, and
bidden to say' nothing or do nothing, on
pain of losing both their positions and
all back pay,'. The messengers at Gene?
ral Spinner'a end of the building bad,
bowover, bearing au unusual tramping
outside, hurried off to General Spinner's
room, where he happened to be engaged
with a number of bis employees in work,
made neoessary by the hurry of the
closing aeaalou. Thus, partly alarmed,:
they bad all stepped'across the ball into
the cash-room, when a orowd appeared
on the North porob of the boitding, di?
rectly facing the cash room. The mes?
senger at the door reported the entire
party as Senators, and aa demanding im?
mediate admission. At the same mo?
ment a rush was hoard along the corri?
dors from the East front, aud General
Spinner, with his score of assistants and
watchmen, bad barely time to olose the
two small doors to the oash-room before
half the House of Representatives were
in tho great inside^area near these en?
trances, demanding admission in the
nnwu of tho Congress of the United
States. Aa usual, the chandeliers were
lighted iu the North halU and thoae thus
(driveo to protect the publio money could
isee through the glass transoms the ohar
aoter of the crowd aud .w^teh its move?
ments.
' Butler .seemed to bo tho leading spirit,
i With his broad slouched' hat, lobes saoK,
buttoned in at the waist, and pants flow?
ing about his short legs, .he. looked the
vary'picture of a model pirate, no Been
on ttm oovers of dime novels, mi hue the
big knife und the horse pistol. In ooui
mon with the rest, he had a bludgeon in
his hand, and so little was taken from
the character of pirate. He was moving
every whereiq tho crowd, and evident!/
inciting it to activa operations. The
orowd on the North : steps at once at?
tracted attention, and Butler, Binghatu,
General Negley and Sypher1 rushed to
lei them in. The soldiers of the Senate
were batjtering outside, Up ion and Con?
federate?Logan, Ransom, Ames and
Spencer?while'locks, bars and boltr on
the inside were attacked by the soldiers
of the Houso?Banks, Butler, Garfleld,
Negley, Shanks, Stonghton, MoHeury
and Sypher. The doors soon gave way,
the Senate orowd entered, the doors
were closed again, and there, before the
cash rooms of the Treasury, with dark?
ened doors and windows to oonoeal them
and lighted halls to aid their operations,
stood the lordliest band of robbers that
ov * demanded riches in tho name of
their numbers, their standing and their
weapons.
Onoe in, they spread over the great
halls, and their consultations aud their
work began. Outside the streets were
quiet. The Metropolitan polioe bad no
right to inquire, even if unusual noises
disturbed them. Tho band felt itself
seoure, and the bold one? among the
number were bound tbero should be no
half work. To make sure of no intru?
sions, a squad of Capitol polioe was
placed at all t. a doors, and ordered to
assumo themsewes to be the Treasury
watchmen, and to admit no one, nor an?
swer any quest: on a aa to who was within,
or what was going on, further than to
say that the closing session made lato
work necessary.
It was a strange crowd that General
Spinner aud his little company looked
upon through the narrow glass windows.
Their presence in tho room had not
beeu discovered by the crowd, and ao,
while the outsiders were being brought
in and the guards stationed, there was
time to examine tho composition of tho
baud, aud make a hurried list of those
who had gathered.
It seems, to go back a little, that
thirty-six Senators and 102 Representa?
tives?a largo part of whom were going
out?had agreed together that before
they did go, and while they were pro?
tected by their official position, they
would Quite and each help the other to
take a good round sum from the Trea?
sury. And so after consultation among
the most unscrupulous and the boldest,
it was decided to maroh to tho Treasury
after mid-night, and obtain an entrance
in the manner desoribed.
The faces were well known to the
company inside the oash room. There
were Banks, tall and dignified, and hold?
ing tight to his olub as if it were the
Speaker's gavel or the sword of the Red
River campaign; Butler, of Tennessee,
stalking around with a nonchalent air, as
Hl,-*!? mum imaabrij fuinhi
Treasury, was not altogether a new busi
.neae. for' bim; Boles; Buckley, Oobb,
W&BSh Pierce. Sypher, Tarner, Bainey
f&d ElliotTTanE-a olotfd ol <)arpoi?bflg
mm?, white abfjfc'.eos. lookibg, eaoft and
abS aeif this Upor wen more fitting to
their tos tea and bettet- onder stood than
matters of legislation; and so with their
fellows. Republicans and Democratn,
they walked around uneasily, constantly
epeliing out and reading the long in?
scription in gold letters, over tbo door
they watched so wistfully?"Cash room
offttii'United:States Treasury." Dickey,
small" hntf active and imperious, strode
aiound as if-questioning by what right
any doors stood in the way of the "suc?
cessor of TbaddeuB Stevens." General
Negley was utterly unconcerned, for this,
in his eyes, doublles*, seemed the small?
est of jobs he bad, at least, beard of; and
so noted and so thought Sargent, of Cali?
fornia, if countenance indicated any?
thing; and so acted Williams, of Indiana.
Twitobell, of Massachusetts, was as cool
as when, on the floor, be openly sought
votes for the road of which he was Pre?
sident. The Speaker was circulating
freely, with Gen. Butler on one arm and
Sim. Randall on the other, busily eu
gsged in conference. There was no dis
tiuction of party?Democrats, Republi?
cans and Liberals were bwarming to?
gether. Eldridge and Yoorhees Mood
talking by tbe side of Turner and lUiuey,
the colored members, and the color about
the conscience, at least, was the same
here in all, and so all the colors, all qua?
lities of intellect, all shades of politics,
all .'grades of influence crowded, aud
jostled, and questioned, and encouraged
each other, as the hands of the olook
over the entrance moved on toward 2
There Were a few who looked as if con?
scious that they bad no business in such
a crowd. .Of these were Bingham, Gar
field aud Burdette. Maynard seemed to
have just ?harne enough to hang his bead
a little, so that bis height might not
make bins qaito so oonspfonous; while
Platt, of Virginia, appeared to rejoice
that bis short, thick figure was so well
fitted to conceal activity on such an oc?
casion.
The Senate reinforcement from the
North frout bad all well known faces.
They Blipped in quiokly after the door
was forced open, as has been described.
Logan, Caldwell,'* Oarpeuter, Clayton,
Nye and Speucor seemed the leaders.
Ames declared it reminded him of the
night attack on Fort Fisher, though the
presence of bia father-in-law might have
suggested it' also. Cameron seemed re?
minded of contractu as questionable as
tho business in band. Clayton re-assured
those around hita by tbo opinion that
worse things had doubtless gouo uu
dooketed and unpunished iu Arkansas.
Stewart whispered to Nyo that it was
easier to get money out of the Bank of
California. Bayard, Blair, Norwood
and Viokers seemed relieved to find that
Democrats were not undertaking the
job alone, but that even the Liberals had
turned out in tho person of Tipton,
Trumbull and Texas Hamilton.
Iu far less time than it takes to tell it,
the crowd had all been admitted, and
the leaders were busy deciding upon
their course of notion. The two Butters,
Spencer, Caldwell, Maynard, Logan,
Carpenter, Cameron, Stewart, Nye and
others had all tried tbe doors to the cash
room, only to find them secure, and after
a brief consultation it was agreed that all
should take part in an assault upon
' them. .None op to this time bad .dieo
vered Gen. Spinner and his lo'roea in?
side. The brief consultation had brought
about partial quiet, and there were many
signs of shrinking. Butler and the
other managers took in the situation at a
glance, and, stepping hack from before
tbe doors, be called oat, "Now for what
belongs to us," and hurled his olub
through tbe glass transom. Half a
dozen others, repeating his words, de?
molished tbe other windows simultane?
ously, and another crowd of tho boldest
put their shoulders to the doors and at?
tempted to foroe tbem in.
At this point, Gen. Spinner made his
presence known, and ordered the crowd
off. He had hardly spoken beforo a
dozen clubs oame through the transom,
and one, bounding back from tho wall,
prostrated and reudered him senaeleas.
Those inside hastily barricaded the doors
with desks, and effectually strengthened
one by rolling a heavy iron Rafe against
it. After many fruitless attempts to
force in these doors, and vain persuasion
to induce Maynard, who is tall and slim,
to be slipped in over tho transom, but
who protested that he would not so risk
his chances for tho next Speakership, it
was decided to batter one door in. And
so a dozen grave and dignified Senators,
and a eoore of less grave and less digni?
fied members of the House, unswung
one of tbe heavy North doors, and all
who could gather round helped use it as
a battcriug ram against the weaker doors
of the cash room. The first blow started
tho lock, and the second cleared the way.
In spite of the defenders inside, who at?
tempted to hold tbo yielding doors and
bear back tbe crowd, they were in a mo?
ment overpowered, and in another mo?
ment in the bands of the Capitol police.
Once in, the excitement became great.
Just over the oounter were tbo boxes of
greenbacks, and before Butler could say
"Juck Bobiuson," or "Go easy, boys,"
three Democrats, two Liberals, ten car?
pet-baggers, white and black, and fifteen
Republicans in good standing, had
leaped over the high oounter, and were
filling their pockets. Thero was little
distinction of rank in tho matter, as
about one-third of thoso thus first at
work wore Senators, and all seemed to
have previously preparod their pockets
by emptying tbem, after the fashion of
York, before he called on Pomcroy so
late one night.
Butler soon put a stop to this, and
leaping on the counter, called a halt, and
swore, in the namo of all that is virtu
ous, that there should be an even divide;
that if those going out of Congress
thought there was no such thing as ho?
nor among thieves, they would find
With this, backed bj warm expression*
of approval from those outside who bad!
not been able to Jump over tUeJbigb rail
ifbgvho insist^ tfct al? hol?d f?ph*ok
?gab. This ;tb>y dfd, 'When ?j'B'utler
^crSJnblod dowt? inaidesrohe. (Jpnater
natron seemedft^J sein the entire party
at Once, and about twenty shouted out,
??PoUoel" 4,Polioe!" while others, with
j emphasis, ordered Butler back. Butler
I then proposed, aud it was unanimously
agreed, that the roll of both Houses
should be called, and that all present
should have an. equal share of whatever
was found, and thut the old Scriptural
-mode of payment should be strictly ad?
hered to, and those who had just come
in, and those who were going out, and
those who were to stay to adorn Congress
in tho future, should have un equal inte?
rest in tho spoils. - I
The Senate call showed the following
to be on hand and engaged in tbo as.'
sault: Alcorn, Ames, Bayard, Blair,
Brownlow, Caldwell, Cameron, Carpen?
ter, Clayton, Cooper, Davis, Flanagan,
Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, of Tex?
as, Hill, Hitcbcook,*Lewis. Logan, Ma
uhen, Morrill, of Maine, Norwood, Nye,
Oaborn. Poo), Ransom, Rich, Robertson,
Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart, Stockton,.
Tipton, Trumbull, Viokers, West?80.
The House oame up strongly with the
following: Messrs. Adams, Averill,
Bunks, Bigby, Bingham, Blair, of Mis?
souri, Boremau, of Massachusetts, Boles,
Buckley, Burdett, Butler, of Massa?
chusetts, Butler, of Tennessee,- Cald?
well, Carroll, Cobb, Coghlan,' Conner,
Oritoher, Cressland, Darrall, Dickey,
DuBose, Duel), Duke, Euiridge, Elliott,
Foster, of Pennsylvania, Gartield, Gar?
ret!, Gets, Giddiogs, Golladay, Griffith,
Huooook, Hanks, Harmer, Harper, Har?
ris, of Mississippi, Hayn, Hazelton, of
New Jorsey, Herndou, Houghton, Ken?
dall, King, Limison, Lamport, Lansing,
Leach, Lowe, Mayoard, MoHenry, Mo
Junkin, McKee, McKiuuey, McNeely,
B. F. Meyer, Morey, Morphia, L.
Meyers, Negley, ? Niblack, ? of. Florida,
Packard. Parker, of Missouri, Peek,
Pierce, Perry, Platt, Priefe.1 Prindle,
Rainey, Randall, Rioe, of Kentucky,
Robinson, Rogers, of New York, Hogers,
of North Carolina, Sargent, Shanks,
Sheldon, Sherwood, Slots, Snapp, Suy
der, Sturm, Stoughton, Stowell, St.
Johu, South er laud, Sypher, Talle,
Thomas, Townsend, of New York, Tur?
ner, Tu thill, Twiohell, Voorhees, - Wad
dell, Wallace, Whiteley, Williams, of
Indiana, Wilson, of Indiana, Wioohea
terand Young?102.
Next, fonr of the employees of Gen.
Spinner were brought back, ono for each
window ot the counter, aud others to
pile up and opnnt the'greenbacks; and
enough was found accessible to give
each present, excluding 'tho Speaker,
who refused to receive any, aboqt $5,000.
i'his was paid in the order of the names,
and aa each received hia share,1 he start?
ed from the North front for his lodgings.
Such is the stoxy oP Iba uiid-nlgut at?
tack upon and' roBbing' of the United
States Treasury, as rel a ted by p. Tnaaaars
watchman. But ouothoi vars?/ii, aiid
probably the true .one. Lb, that the gen?
tlemen named effected their purposes by
ballots: at tha OapH?t jmstea^dljblndr
gebnft at the Treasury'. BWt, h?'wever
they managed the' matter, it was done at
night, and they got. tho money". And to
the extent indicated in the watohjjaau's
story have tho fuads ?f the poopl? been
seized and divided among the idantieu.1
Congressmen named in his liste,
Sudden amd Sad Death.?We regret
to auoouuoe the sad death of Mi, W- P.
Peterson, an employee in the Medium
office, from meningitis, on lest Monday
night, at the residence of Mr .'James A
Wright. The deceased was attacked on
the previous Monday, and thus in' the
short space of one week fell a prey to
the destroyer. He suffered greatly at
first, but^deliriom came to hia relief, and
for several days befors bis death ho was
unconseious.
[Abbeville Press and Banner.
Invention.?J. M. Davis, of this
place, has forwardod to headquarters a
model of an improved fire extinguisher,
aud has applied for a patent. We had
the pleasure of seeing it operate, and
most certainly, for cheapness, simplici?
ty, durability aud suitabilty, it surpasses
all indentions of the day. Mr. Davis is
a deserving yonng man of great onergy,
and we prediot a great fortune will crown
hia efforts.?Abbeville Medium.
Death op Mrs. J. C. Douglass.?
This esteemed lady, the daughter of Mr.
John A. Hamilton, and the wife of Mr.
J. C. Douglass, both well-known citizens
of our vicinity, died on Sunday morning
last, of pneumonia, resulting in conges?
tion of the lungs. She was a member of
tho Methodist Church, and was loved
and esteemed by a large circle of friends
aud relatives.
[Abbeville Press and Banner.
Incendiary.?Some infamous sooun
drol, on lust Saturday morning, attempt?
ed to burn down tho colored parsonage,
by throwing a burning chunk on the
piazza. A considerable hole was burned
iu the floor, but it was discovered in
time to prevent serious loss. The
preacher was absent because of sickness,
[Abbeville Medium.
Death of a Respected Colored Wo?
man.?Nancy McGowan, of Abbeville,
long a nurse in Gen. MoGowan's family,
and esteemed and respected by all who
knew her, died on Monday last. A
largo procession of the "Sisters of Con?
ference" and others, and closed by Gen.
McGowan himself, followed the remains
to the tomb.
United States Cocbt, Charleston,
March 25.?On the application of Maria
R. Thurston, and the executors of the
Rev. C. P. Gadsden, the time for prov?
ing liens in tho ease of Thurston &
Holmes, bankrupts, was extended to the
7th of April.- L. F. Levin was appoint?
ed assignee of Jessie E. Dent, bankrupt.
Hou. Levy F. Rhame, of Clarendon,
died at his residence, on Friday last, in
the seventy-fifth year of bis age.
oopiee of tb* Ymmtrcf. ?; fir? cents- >JL ii
Tbe bell. ofi-ttoe Vpboaui* Hook and
Ladder Gorbpacy cornea off this evening,
in. Parker's rie. w hall. It will, doubtless,
be a very pleasant affair. -
A lodge of Gdod Templars was organ?
ized io this ciiy,. yesterday evoqipg.
There were thirty?t wo new members
initiated, fouttson of them ladies. .The
followingofficers were eleoted for tbe ba?
lance of tbe present year: W: H, Jack
eon, W. O.-Ti'i Miss Carrie Bool, W.fJV.
T.'; H. ?. Beard, W. Secretary; H..B.
Browne, W. F. 8.; John F> Sutpben, W.
Treasorer; A. S. Hydripk, W. Chaplain;
Geo. Irwin, W. I. G.; W. B. Miller, W.
O. S.
Capt. J. O. Ladd, who was formerly in
Capt.'Parker's office, iain Columbia.
Messrs. Kinard & Wiley are in. receipt
of their spring and summer stock of
goods. Mr. M. L. Kinard returned yea
terday, from 2. selecting tour, and con?
sumers are requested Id examine. J
Yesterday,' we bad a square turn of the
equinoctial.?more wind than nervous
folks had any use: for.
The firm of Porter Sc Steele has been
dissolved. See notice-iu another column.
MailAbuancujirbts.?Th? Northern
mail opens 6.30 A; M. and 3.00 P. M.;
closes 8 P. M, and 11.00 A. M. .Charles?
ton day mail opens 6.15. P.' M.; closet) 6
A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. 41.; closes
6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.4&P7M.;
aloBes 6 A. M. Western opens 1130 A.
M. and 12.30 P. M.; closes8and IP.M.
Wilmington opens 3.30 P. M.: closes
10.80 A. M. On' Sunday the office is
open from 8 to 4 P. M.
Phcbsixiana.?The magio mirror: A
beautiful faoe lit up with smiles.
A failure in a good cause is better than
a triumph iu a bad one.
Nothing is more lovely or more holy
than a thoroughly wifely woman.
Not to be behind tbe age, Time has
thrown aside the hour glass and scythe,
and now uses tho mowing machine and
watch.
Fashionable young ladies carry pretty
little silk umbrellas,'suspended from their
waists like swords;- It has a picturesque
effect. [ ?;'.:;;'.*;. a1\':, >. x .?
HoTsn Aiuuval?, March 26. 1878.?
Columbia Haiel^-} J Spiro, N Y; J J
Browning, SOBRr'WvM'lX?kO, FJe;.J
D Gardner; N O;1 J ITjSijlier, Ga; 0 D
Ratlilone, H G Craft, W MoCammon, D
Wentann,' N Y; J J MnreU, J F New?
man, Charleston; J O Bailey, Greenville;
F i> Been, G & O R R; J Coatea, S ?.,
, Whcder.House?W H Bruet, D 8 Des?
sau, Mr aud Mrs Denslow, S Sheldon,
Mrs Jones, Mjfs Jones. NY; D B Bau
tim. and wife, U 6 N; J A'tkina andjufe,
Miss Atkins, N Y; H N lleraoh,J**^?
JeW>r. Union; W.D Starling, tfflahlknd;
L O Northrop, J B BriWon, Charleston;
U H Flack, Md; J M Brawley? Chester;
L Merrill and wife, U 3 A; E A BiuAow,
Bradley, Ga; Maior Bomford, Mai Gou
McDowell, J H Jones, U ? A; J BEM<
ner, Ga; Mrs 8 Montgomery, Miss S
Montgomery, Newbeiry. .
Hendrix Bouse?H B Rogen, Ridge
way; S R Smith, FO Nioodemus, Md; J
L Black, 8 O; J H Hancook, Va; S M
Lessesne., Cpnwsyboro; N ' Perkins,
Goon; J B Je welk Charleston; JO Ladd,
Washington; J 8 Bobbins, N O; SM
Seeiey, Ky; J A Hayn es, Md; J F O
DaPre, W P McNeils, Abbeville; A S
Barn?, J W Steinas, Doko.
List op Naw Anvbrtigkments
Porter Sc Steele?Dissolution.
D. C. Peixotto & Sons?Auction Sales.
E. E. Davies & Co.?Vegetables, etc.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
R. W. Turner?Proposals.
*'There's Many a Smt."?A private
deapatoh was received in this oity yes?
terday from Washington, wbiob indicates
that, after all, there is a very strong pro?
bability that the present postmaster of
Charleston, Mr. Stanley G. Trott, may
yet remain in undisturbed possession of
his office, notwithstanding the recent ap?
pointment by the President and con?
firmation by the Seuate of Dr. B. A.
Bosemon as his snccessor. The despatch
is to the effect that the President has
sent a message to the Senate requesting
that body to reoonsider its aotion in con?
firming tbe nomination of Dr. Bosemon,
us a preliminary to the withdrawal by
tbe President of tho appointment. A
request of this kind, coming from the
President, partakes, to some extent, of
the charaoter of a rooal invitation, and
there is but little doubt that the Senate
will cheerfully obey.
It is rumored that this sudden change
haa been brought about, to some extent,
by the influence of ex-Senator Sawyer,
who, while his own confirmation as the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was
pending, offered no obstacle to the ap?
pointment and confirmation of the friends
of Senators Patterson and Robertson,
but who now appears to be zealous in
tbe defenoe of bis own friends, of whom
Mr. Trott has been among tbe first.
I Charleston News.
? Eduoationaxj Munifigbncb.?Commo?
dore Vanderbilt has given 8500,000 for
the purpose of erecting a large seminary
for females on tbe grounds of tbe Mora?
vian Ob a rob at New Dorp, to 6e built
on the same plan as the one at Bethle?
hem, Pa, whioh was also endowed by
him. Workmen have already broken
ground for the proposed building.