The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 15, 1897, Image 4
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T^M»4 K*4 h Oih#r With
••4 Rl»4»«ft.
Ool J A Hoyt la OrMiivlU* HouiiUtinMr
Thlrtj-»wo year* bava p——d •l»oa
the remnant of Laa's luainlflcaat army
capitulated on the Held of Appomat
tox, and there went down the eUrry-
croused banner which had never known
dlagroce or dishonor, not to be un
furled again. The story of the surren
der os given elsewhere will be new to
many of our younger readers, and we
give It a place mainly for their benefit.
But there were many Incidents con
nected with the surrender which have
never appeared In print, because they
related to special commands and did
not belong to the general history of the
poie to relate briefly, with the purpose
of showing bow brave men on either
side conducted themselves under trying
circumstances.
The battle of Gaines’ Mill on the 27tb
of June, 1W12, was one of the hottest
contests between the forces under
McClellan and Lee respectively. Both
were new commanders in that field,
and had reputations among the fore
most In the old army. McClellan had
suffered defeat at Williamsburg and
Seven iNnes. where he was opposed b/
Joseph K Job as too. who had been Atw
ahled after the victory was woe at
Meveo t’taee Hie ploee lor the hollies
armed fllrhmoad were seteaUOe aad
euespreheattve. aed Oe keew tbe Coo
'•derate ssaieaadsr la ha a Isemaa
wertky ef bte steel The gathertotf ed
via*
Oo i bay coma,
tbe leak, altb
elleoo*. Col. Jeakii
than OaOe to keow what command It
was, but there »a4 eo reepoaee except
the eton tread of tba soldiers as they
filed along in front of our line. Finally,
as the head of the column paseed near
ly opposite the centre of the Sharp
Shooters, the officer In command called
outi " Halt! Front l” and as he did so
Col. Jenkins gave the order, n FIra ^
A deadly volley rang out as the
response, which was quickly followed
by another round as the opposing
troops poured a volley Into our ranks,
and then Jenkins’ clear voice was
hoard above the din, "Charge I” Tbe
liner^ore not more than fifty yards
notable event. CTne of these we pro- -opart, and when the $harp Shooters
t •• as w
**- •*
tewsb tede ad 1
W Mte I -as a
started with a yell they aimed to get
there very quickly. In less time than
It takes to tell it, the Incident was
over, as the regiment In our front gave
way In sheer despair and confusion,
a number escaping In the dusk as they
fled towards tbe Chlckahominy. The
bulk of the line remained, "but not
Intact, as nearly ail of them were oo
the ground. In tbe meantime, Col:
Jackson bad engaged In a similar fight
with tba regiment In his front, which
proved to be tbe Ktfbty-Saooad Peaa-
•ylvoaia. aad it was similarly demc-
lisbed.
Tbe intrepid com mood that bad beea
■owed doae so quickly by JeoklM* mea
• a« u># HistiaeU Michigan, seder Cal
aay
Itb
able ew billed a* tbe head ef bis raft
~ Hot ’ Tbrwa beadred aad ssesaly
•eaafbte
tea ttaad. aeaadsd aad saberl gate tes tea Lae <
Al Appomattox Court House, Va.,
32 years ago the Vtb of April, Geaerol
Grant received tba sword of Hobert
E. Lea as a token of the fuH submis
sion to tba arbitrament of arms of the
veterans of tbe Army of Northern Vir
ginia. Although tbe 30,000 troops
present with Lee at ttnrt ttme coo- member of the board of trustees
^ ^ . . > ■ - /vs^nau narn Ini t.vr os* a itl n I t.vr Lst An a .
stituted less than a fifth of the organiz
ed Confederate forces In the field, their
surrender was a signal to tbe soldiery
and people of the South that their
cause was lost.
General Lee’s retreat from Peters
burg was delayed the whole day of the
7th of April, 1865, by the activity of
the troops of tbe Second Federal corps,
which harrassed bis army along tbe
AppomattoiToute westward.-:- During-
the night he put his men in motion
for their lost march to Appomattox
Court House He reached It with the
advance about 8 o’clock in tbe evening
of the 8lh, and soon afterward a dash
of Federal cavalry from the south
ave warning that a force was across,
ill front and new plans were neces-'
sary. Sheridan was on his front with
the cavalry divisions of Generals Mer
ritt and Crook.. Generals Ord, Griffin
and Wright had three Federal corps
strung along the Lynchburg railroad
south of him. and Humphreys corps
was closing up from tbe east.
Generals Grant and Lee had beea In
oorrespoedeaee for 24 boars relative
to tbe serveedcr On the 7th Groat
hod wrlttea to Lee oak log “ the eer-
reeder of that port low of tee Coe fed
erate Sutee army kaowa os tee Army
of Kerteero V irgiata * The! otebi'
Greet received e reeeeeev from Lee
Tk * J loel week i^Oe
tk i tiqaIl!of
Tbe board adopted a seriea of ralee
fo- lu own government wblob are of
great public ooooara. Theee rules
embody many Important ebangee In
tbe school law of tba State. One of
tbe most ImporUnt Is th§t permitting
no one to be placed in a school as
teacher if related to the principal or
iMidteUg. aad teiiag t «
ef semadsr
vtb. oomug a
eaaltf offer
Croat ro
ue was fcu
by consanguinity or affinity to the sec
ond degree ; another is that requiring
all teachers to adhere to tbe official
list of text books adopted by the board.
The following are the rules adopted
by the board :
The State board of Education shall
be governed by the following rules,
except when a rule is suspended by a
two-thirds vote of the board :
.^.Section 1. The Governor shall~be
chairman and the State Superinteh-
dent of Education secretary of the
board.
Section 2. The board shall meet in
January, May and September of each
year and at such other times as the
chairman may designate.
Section 3. The secretary shall keep
a record of the actions of the board In
a book provided for that purpose.
Section 4. The order of business shall
be as follows : Calling to order, read
ing of minutes of the previous meeting,
unfinished business, reports of com
mittees, report of the chairman, re
port of the secretary and new buaiaess.
Section &. All resolutions shall be
redacted to writing by the mover aad
likewise all ameodmvaU.
Ssctloa A A motto* must receive a
seooed before it shall be eatilted to
eoeetdevaUee by tbe hoard.
Heetiea 1 The ehalreMM aed seers
tery are oethertned te til oil veeeeetee
teat may aceer is the eseei* boards ef
I Id report tea If osttee te
its east msetlng tsr lie
fcml Bum tor of lb#
•hen eo registered It shall have tbe
seme force as If issued la that county.
Section Zlr Each county board shall
keep a register la wblob shall be re
corded the name, age, sex, oolor aad
postoffioe of each person to whom a
certificate W granted, and also the
date and grade of the oertifloate.
TRUSTEES. the car-bulldiag fraternity for the
Section 23. Every claim 6r warrant P rwldent of - the
issued by a board of trustees shall be
be signed by at least two members of
the board and should not be approved
by the county superintendent of educa
tion until the clerk of the board of
trustees has entered it upon a book
kept for that purpose.
Section 24. No teacher shall be em
ployed by a board of trustees who Is
xelated by consanguinity or affinity
within the second degree to a member
of the board or to a principal of a
school, nor shall they employ a teacher
holdlnjg a certificate issued by a board
of another county untill the certificate
has been duly registered in the office
of the county superintendent of their
own county.
Section 25. That no school supplies
shall be purchased by school officers
for use in the public schools of any
county In the State except such as are
authorized by the State board to be
sold. The vendors of all such supplies
authorised to be sold* by this board
shall enter Into a written contract
with this board, in which tbe prloea
of the supplies snail be stated and
cop lee of tbe supplies shall be placed
la tee office of tee State Superiatea-
deat of Educaltoe oed the supplies sold
tee samples, aed tee prtees shell oat
exreod the prices eg reed «m.
Tue uuuaty Ouarde may allow or die w|
ef Hs
i of Its furatsbisgv and dec-
The projected oar will be a complete
exposition of the art of car bull ding,
demonstrating to tbe world tbe sur
passing excellence of this Industry In
tbe United States; and It Is to be pre
sented to the nation, as a tribute from
ted States.
Tbe designs and specifications of the
igi
car are being prepared under the su
pervision of a committee of, twenty-
five prominent and representative
master car builders end superinten
dents of motive power of various rail
roads, thus Insuring tbe end that the
proposed car shall (represent tbe Skill,
ingenuity and experience of the Ameri
can car builder. Much of the neces
sary material required forits construc
tion has been tendered by dealers and
manufacturers in the railroad supply
trade and the projected movementofTers
an ex-ceptional opportunity to firms eo
gaged in business which, ' while not
directly associated with the car build
ing Industry, make and supply various
articles and materials which will be
desired for the furnishing and decora
tion of so. elaborate a vehicle as a
private car for the. use of the presi
dent.
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bwamp-Kout, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills the every wish in rt lleving pain
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and every part of the urinary paesuget.
It corrects inability to bold urine and
scalding pain in passing It, or bad ef
fects following ose of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of toeing compelled to-'pet up
many times during the night to uri
nate. The mild and extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Hoot is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing ease-. If
you need a medicine you should have
the best. Sold by druggists, price
fifty cents and one doiidr. F r a
sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent
free by mail, mention The Barjuv^l!
People, afiirffSB'ff-your-‘fort-t*
address to Dr. K Imer & Co., Binpllmn-
ton, N. Y. The proprietor of this
paper guarantees the gonuinenes of
this offer.
government, in ad-
l into aa arrange-
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deepening tea St.
uniform depth of
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had totted te drive tba eoemftdsm Ws
streag j .ekreocOte pas.Wea ea to#
t..g t U tr * • r .v* sy tbe t birbahoaki-
ay. oe4 • Itltie bafwre ••nevt Gea Lev
s^sl a meteagv U> 1. og.treet lhal the
day oas I usl uaires be coa d breas
through oa ltie right, which would
cause the enemy to retreat. Long-
Slreel ordered h'» old division to move
forenrd into notion, nod they were re
inforced by Hood's nod Whitings
brigades oo our left. Whitings be
longed to Jackson's corps, but had lost
sight of their commander, and asked to
join us. In a few moments we were
under the full blazo of the fierce con
test, and rapidly descended the slope
into the ravine just below the fire of
the Federal batteries. The movement
was quick and vigorous, and stretched
for a half mile or more the assaulting
columns dashed bravely against the
r ! ramparts of the Federals, who were
evidently dismayed and demoralized
by the celerity with which Longstreet’s
command pushed up the ascending
slope and charged with desperation
upon their stronghold. Their lines
were broken speedily, and it was only
a little while until the rout became
general and almoslrlrimultaoeous.
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The Confederates advanced iyeyond
tbe woods sod Into an opto field oo the
crest vf a I II. Tu the right thegrouad
ploped rt or abruptly fewards lhe
'Cfclckabo ay. wbUb mok< •
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wbaa ba te f M was lima Idsbasa asms
a*4 gt*w avw» te bmbswy Uw smaaa *s* , v .
. ——^ —j - -[ - ‘-|gn iitj ——j—»maaa.,
.tedmaad rosy awvw r»iartaatT5W»j^W’'dte
la w iLat b« wa. gulag la swrvaadw,
aad ua y bis laibtkabad urdwrv la I bat
vlfpct eaavlarad tbam «f Its rsallly
l/mgvlrvat» corps bad aaorly 1*>,UUU
men in Uaa, morw than bait of tba va- *
tire army, and for four years tbay bod
have seasoned wlib triumphs almost
uninterrupted, so that they were still
ready for the cooflict. Tbe boar came
when they must yield to the inevitable.
The Federal troops were drawn up to
witness the actual cApitulation, when
tbe Confederates would stock their
arms for the. Ust time, and peace
would come to a distracted couutry in
lieu of the unceasing clash of arms.
The Palmetto Sharp Shooters were in
their place, mist down and sorrowful,
aad the men went thfbugh their task
with mechanical motion, heedless of
the surroundings except that long-
cherished ambitions and the brightest
hopes of their lives were vanishing
forever! There was no wish or
thought among them to talk with an
erstwhile foe, and they gloomily with;
drew . to themselves after hanging
their accoutrements on tbe stacked
guns. But the eyes of others'bod ffei-
toe ted the fact that they were South
Ca-ollDiabt, and instantly tba Federal
soldiers asked what regiment it woe,
whet tbw aavwvr *m given in low
toaas. *’Palmetto Sharp vbuatvrs ” |
Tala coated a ruab towards
a law mlAoiw* tbay more latermlm
aub mm masbbasa af tba btr
at* MkbVoa * Nat all af
Will MWlbb
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wwrw la
otbed of Gordon
aroooa that tt
surraadar, aa
glvaa. it wsa arranged dvi»dso
Sberldaa and Gordon to await event*, I
and both dismounted, and tba
learned for tbe first time the exact
state of affairs.
' Grant bad bad instructions through
Secretary Stanton to have no confer
ence with Lee except for tbe capitula
tion of his (Lee’s) army, and after
sending Lee the answer to this effect
he had ’-idden off to the left and south
to get around to the head of the col
umn. On reading Grant’s last note,
Lee, who had by this time heard from
Gordon and Fitz Hugh Lee that tbe
Federal cavalry and infantry were
confronting them, sent another dis
patch to Grant asking for an inter
view to discuss* his (Grant’s) original
offer.
' Lee~wrote at 9 o’clock in the morn
ing, and his note wus%ent ah had to
overtake Jlrant. He was found about
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vObaw bosimam tAoa samp oMma tebte
m. amps* pwe»m mmasa sam». ba g
■•■■a amOtete •fat- ami A
Mb
uacwTV SEaim.naTwa
toaObM a ftmey amr*»**« Bv a
anaaty imviibsmla aboil *te*4 a teli.
daatasp arUlab OAbdltdatbm babww a
asMaaty temrd of adoomtsaa. aa oaf loom
qoaat aa* arawawd aad farakobod by
tba dtata board, tba aaomiaatma to ba
bald Ip all tba ooaaltaa aa tba *oma
day. or be or ska abali praa« at lo the
rouaty board a fail diploma from aeata
repulabia chartered eollvga <>r uaivar-
ally of tbla State kaowa to ba of good
.landing No oartificataa shall be la-
sued oo a diploma showiog that tbe
bolder has completed the course of
only some particular department of
a school; the diploma must show that
the full college course ha* b&n com
pleted.
Section 14. Only one grade of exam
ination questions shall be prepared
and furnished for the county examina
tions.
Section 15. There shall be but two
grades of teachers’ county certificated
—first grade ar ’ second grade—this
not to affect t.. J i*;u2c c^rVIcH^s
•te krtetea lomte «tete W*
•ate aad b*»a bar as ffimHam
eight miles from the Court House, and
he witpte at once th,at he would push
forward and meet Lee.
- The geperal.s met about 1 o'clock at
the house of William McLean, in the
village of Appomattox, and tbe details
for the surrender of tbe Army of
Northern Virginia were arranged.
The terms were parole of officers aad
men, with the privilege of going home.
Tba privets prbp. rty of officers parolod
wo* not to bazluturbed, aad soldiers
now outstandin
„ Section 16. I j obtain a lirst grade
certificate an applicant must make a
general average of not less than 75
per cont. on the questions submitted,
and not less ft ban 60 per cent, on any
braneh; anq, to win a second grade
certificate the applicant must make a
ge of not less than TO per
cent., and not less than 50 per cent, on
any one branch, algebra being includ
ed in making for a second grade.
^Section 17. No perkoa snail be per
mitted to take an examination who is
not at least 18 years of age, and before
taking an examination each appli
cant shall satisfactory pass such oral
tests in reading and language as the
board may Impose.
18. A c*rtlficola shall act be
by Ike board koaeiag It: Pro-
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•a aoa A»alrWtA
waOte
—Cote Law J M FUadt la ktenbd
t *«K*t •. t at - te Wu^gaa . -va A . • ».
A New Ywb City. wMte ba teaarta
tba Alia
Ueta M baasa.
—It la ataiad that tba taaallaql M«r
bammadaas at Bombay. iad.a. dlafftay
tba btltaraat wpfioaiUwa to tba maaa a
lakaa oy tua guVaramaat for aupprva-
aiag tba baboalc plague
- -x-Uugb McCiooa dlad at .trocktoo
Mom . aged 103 years. He was a
native of Ireland, aad wav three tlmo<
marne^, g widow surviving him. He
came t) America in 1806.
—Over 40,000 people took part in
the great procession at Berlin, whlctt
marked the closing day of the celebra
tion of the centenary of the birth of
the German Emperor William I.
—The people of the rural districts of
Cuba, who—h&ye been compilled to
leave their farms and gather in the
towns, are dying of famine. This con
L'.ija prevails in many provinces.
—As a result of the efforts of the
British government, China has eon-
rented to open to commerce the West
River, on which is situated Canton,
and at the month lies Hong Kong.
—Upon the recommendation of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the origi
nal log of the Mayflower, now in the
library of Lambeth Palace, London,
will.be presented to the State of Mas
sachusetts. ^
—James T. Fields, the Bostpn pub
lisher, had a knowledge of ^English
literature that was extensive and ac
curate. Once, at a dinner party, a
man thought Ae would be funny and
foci Mr. gicids. He la formed tbe
other guests tbnt be bod wrlttea soma
o- Jaeaaa and lataadad to submit tbam to
i/Mr. Fla Ida aa Uoatbay’a aad to oak him
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