Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V Up ’ The crir^i $ m m vr VOL z' BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY', JULY «, w‘. - Na ¥ LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANCIS W. DAWSON. ' ‘ 1 ' The Editor, "the Soldier end the Patriot [TUe following kk.ttii of Uio life and times of Capt. Francis W Dawson of the Charleston News and Courier, was read on the 4th inst. at the annur,’ meeting of the State Press Assucutj u, ^rhich was held at Glenn Springs, S. -C The sk ‘t h was prepared by Col. James A. Hoyt, editor of The Greenville Mountaineer auVit was highly commended by the members of the Association.] r ' I. It is not always easy to realize that we spend our days and years, be they few or many, as a tale that is told, but the Psalmist was right iu this picture of life, and he knew and felt the tleeting character of human existence. Men spring Into the arena and for a time their actions absorb the attention of their fellows, who admire and extol their brilliancy or gaze* with a critic's . eye upon their perform news, great or small, and as they ascend the ladder of fame it is to meet the. stern, inflexible judgment of their i>.M;rs. The journalist is peculiarly environed in this respect, for he is constantly under the search light, and his failings are prone to be seen and appreciated. Unlike the msn of speech, the orator, the lawyer or even the preacher, he comes more often before the public view and always with out the sympathetic sound of the voice, or the glamour of intonation and de livery, t<> deepen the impress of his ut terances and give potency to. his ideas. The columns of a newspaper are neccs •arlly ephemeral in character, and what' .ever genius la srintillatiag there U is (only for the passing moment "with ' merely a glance from the world's tower of obMrvatiuD and then It glides out of tiebl tofwrrr. Tuts eoultra to the work or even the fniusuwot -if JourusTTsts, whose names may perchance lie per 1 pet Hated, h«t wbue* w ritlugs are literally eaknown to succeeding geueratioue. and those wbe come aft-r a*e altogvtnvr strange’s to their skill and ai.ilny tu making a great newspaper H< iarr Or.w.ey Is more widely remembered as a Prratdear.al caadidsit u mans a Jour of the steamer Nashville, iu thodock at Southampton, was the signal of h >pe to the youth who was waiting a chance to execute his project. He went to South ampton, and there ’for the first time far I in the distance he saw a flag “which was entirely new and strange.** but wtarch be was destined to follow 4 through success and defeat until it was furled forever at Appomattox. Th£ amiability and dignity of Capt. Pcgraa^imprcfscd. the. adven turous youth, who was doomed to meet with disappointment on the threshold of his anxious purpose, however, as the valiant old naval officer was obliged to refuse^ him as a passenger, but hinted that he would accept him- as a sailor be fore the mast, if be were a mind to en list in the service, whifb opened the way fofliis coming He was just twenty une years of age, which was abopt the average of the men then in the Con federate ranks, and be was going to cast his fnrtnnes with them, without any kith or kin in the far Off sunny South. It was natural and inevitable that the fl >w« r of oar own land should make this sacrifice, for we bad been taught to ex pect the conUat now being waged, and for a generation the blood had been healing on both sides xfhich was only ap peascd'by the rude tu<v-k .*f war Hut to this yoslh, who had said good-bye to hu >m«*. r:g mi •e at • battle under tg, there was tuat romee a and the ardc and wtio as yet an none of I itn the o r of patrU naJ emtai UbM-aognu is of U to<t, 1 ed fl - ir. there was none of the stimolu' rUou of a which fto were ig the gray and hearing, were unparalleled. The voyage across the tras~mw without :• .'-rftTJTrw* « a Ufa the Nashvll* |rua Uw t>i -,aa u- into She hasbofat ilaaaloU, X. L . -u UlC Xii of Kijiruar), l**^, the lousltaeM isolstuia of the y«>atk. wh-> was >*• that Mi Descl I not >g U» )# caliet by Ute •aj.wity uf Amine»to OYt * (Mtyftfeffefil #ltfe tkfe ttc|ffeltv< day, sad the peiko* o 1 III* pallia mi l»f kit rtllffbtfMi rft fet t ' Mt tfej |tfefefe)j feet, as Ike re preen.’ iMtlfM *f 1 j Mftjr I otikl 1 »*». Y 11111# fa iltfe* #fe#ffef fefed tc witk wbu u *«-•*• i. Yif tttlltlMiC**, tlMtt UiYtty *ii Ik# tiirriaf ifeji euaiptete y bidden fn* Ml IN# 4 Mf W ( tO # #• ^11 Mfefefet* of kin struggle* *ad trials *’ # tbt J. tttbfftj JoeraaUrf. who w*s ui > ft»rce fcte Mijr tti II la the fr<>el I t th* ■»' •ig*,\ «»f ku oWB kf imimfi f«tiffjf t*i f*»,i »fef ffeataa aed whu v es l»» t*Ml iMtO IfcM | fort u t tee of the yuan tefeY *1 Ifefefl fettfil greet kayos J e ns * te Mi l ftrutw *r irbt«f rbv vtr Ulaeptx -’nicer st ffbtcn fee vomit! feftvr where tL# g» hJ of Wfef V tt! ffefel uO< C" 1 | tFhittt. ty ama. #"fnfet The elder Brandi is rfekfljT km*'Wm «• # fe«Hfe fee fefet J t fiUfec .* Iff Vfei a iqnn who sm*»»rd si ftfeCV ife Ifer pfetHr* htlyr Mfe«l #tChi |fe9##3y feftfekiffefeil || cat. >a of the Am grw Ml i.r fertpfepfef Ife '**#ffit#t a ft J f c i Mill Of tfe# tUfetfe # this Coastry. Isytwg u» w n iu|**• %■*. w titar I Oo tL e voyage he l Bfeo rtt* ii f i’'life * in first syllabi*, lie we* £ • mmt It. |MI«I fe- - 1 | $ 11* r tfeil *f t $ tk# CWNfefe sped >aiy. sad ^aadi f friMUfi fi4 lk# 1 dfefetli ft* 1C r HMbe V. tfe m meai -A of aangl tlCs'lltllC*# 111* meaMJir te terse sad ei feMMtafelMCiA'ff. fefefi! ID a bleb r%imc itJT k# fe fet flWfe fei yet be bald e o ntpkc felfefe p MC# M* t il# iDet Dt te* the re* Bfetf ife# fe%||| ** t On JoereaJistir rival of Greeley The# ft file!...* th mf • ’ ,* a] there wee TY-an* Kw bey the ploacrr I ^Vlzff.l 4k. Vb Th** r A| * * fhfOfefeolkMI Mfei of that etaa* who daal largely with the ifexSatfeAty «*f Cfei* pohtinaot, bat be u I * vn ff - illlt-'B fefe.l s#o! Tbe Mlchae* ed 1 fefet|ttlffef Mfell tfe# i of Mr flew*.' I# _ fefe*! wmwm cfeotMi Nattoaa! leteilicearer Mffe ilfelf ** l*feCk Urr lx (u«>d eh kfeti feftrf k# l#ft tfei number. " ia jouraaii* m. fefetl yet tkey fetvy t *pt. i'rgn iuk wfe# it wefc ooft it ia lk# IfefeU. M W# April. . tend, to tabi v CfiifeUfefeod of tfei speed oa/ years as n te 4#thMl it told w >fetl L#»«llif%fel i, * wkirk fefefe bfeud in the end, yet was ever kept without a stain. Pegram s battery was attached to Field’s brigade of A. I*. Hill’* division, and it was Hill's division that led the way across the Chickahoqiiny and initiated the fight at Mechanicsville. It was Dawson’s first glimpse of the Con federates marching to meet the enemy, which became a familiar sight to him afterwa-ds The gleaming bayonets, the steady tramp of the men, the waving flags and the rumbling of tne artillery on the turnpike were to him exhilarat ing and imposing, as he testified in after years. His batterv was in the advance, and it was not long until “ a puff of smoke and the sharp crack of a rifle” told the men that they bad reached the enemy's line, and that the engagement had begun. "The baltery wua unlimbered in an open field, in full view of the euemy, and in a short time he felt'the fierce excitement of battle, receiving his baptism of fire with -men and horses being shot down all around him. Late in the afternoon he was struck with piece of shell, which scooped out five or six inches of the flesh below the knee indicting an ngly wound which was bandaged with his handkerchief, and then he went back to his post, where he remained until the battery retired from the field after sunset. He was taken to bis otd quarters in Hichmond, wdere he received the attention of the noble and gracious women who were uasidnons in Peking,after the wounded Confederates, and his gallarfl conduct was gazetted in the Richmond newspapers. .He went to Petersburg when able to travel, and tnence to a hospitable home tn the country,- where he recuperated for several weeks. IV. .Mr. Dswion remained in Sussex until be had completely recovered from his severe wound, and his friend, Capt. Robert B. Pegratn, was only two miles distant. He was on the way to pay Capt I'egran: a visit when they met in the road,.and Pcgram gave him a note fcuu Mrs 0. W Randolph the wife of the -'tcreiary of War. announcing that bar husband bad ordered a coamiaatoa t*> loaue a* First Llnau—nt of Artillery Ms. lUnson Ibis news ram? unri he rear i‘•grans re on * count vUie It« Cauls usai after wards ■ .n.b. n that MT.lie i appointment his behavior ul Mrr names made under an net of tne literals Cougrcau, providing for the appointment of lofty First Lieutenants >f Artillery f or assignment to doty as or Juanre oArefa lie ashed to be as signed to General Lon gat rest's . rj* •ti urrte-1 for tee and was afterwards the managing editor of the Charleston Mercury, was onu of the mbst conspicuous members of the editorial staff, and tnere sprang up be tween him and Capt. Dawaon an inti macy and friendship that ripened into closer business relations in a few year* under the firm name of Riordan & Daw son, Charleston, 8 C. The Examiner had been under the editorial mi.nage ment of Maj. John M. Daniel during the war, and was chiefly read for tfa ' ability and caustic style of Us editoria>s, which criticised relentlessly the condu :t of the war by Mr. Davis and his cabim t. Maj. Daniel served on ih,* jtaff of A P. Hill, and was seriously wounded at Gaines’ Mill. H. Rives Pollard was the assis tant editor at that time, and afterwards became the managing editor He was not gifted of brilliant like Daniel, bnt he had an inordinate ambition, and it is not surprising that be made the Ex aminer after the war the vehicle of abuse and calnmny upon others, which brought him into noto iety and caused hostile meetings with those from whom he differed He was arrogant and self conceited, fall of br&nad^and extremely careless in bis statements about other men. The Federal commander at Rich mond seized possession of the office and suspended the publication of the Ex aminer on account of malignant articles in its columns, bat the President issued a peremptory order for ita release >t. Da Or l. tea be • years. ivch Ui • M »o ! Ml Capt. Dawaon enjoyed his work npon the Examiner, and was always in the thickest of the light when Pollard got into difficulties, which was quite fre qnently. Dawson bad been in a turmoil for four years, and doubtless was averse to having a dull time The very day that the Examiner was suspended by the military anthoritiea, the proprietors of the Dispatch sent for Capt Dawaon and offered him n salary of iJA per week, to which Mr. Pollard made no objection, and he went to work at once on the Dispatch, where he was legislative and local reporter, and soon gained the con fldence of his employer*, who treated biia quite handsome y. according to his own aceoant. When be left the Dis patch in Beptembcr, 1WM, be received n warm etfMVMfcM of ikietr ~—l 1 and bb«< TTcifiT dOT f I'**" 1 ** Dispatch, from lbs fuUowiag “ The Dispatch willl migs roar valuable oontrlbwttoes end J yonr iatelllMat and persevering efforts to promote its interests and increase its sUractloee. I can truiy say that I never knee n gentle.nan morn ear asst an i energetic, in the pursuit of journalism, wkile yon have displayed accomplish meats for tbs profession that ar« rare at. 1 toealuable Socially, we will all feel a greet loee la parting witk yon, and lbs rsc t’lertinas of onr intercourse with yoe will aiweys be agreeable While A. Lkiwsrdlo, editor of the >m whose 'TIBMFVHMMMM his old place, but this offer was declined. Riordan advised that Dawaon be given a ^piace pn the Mercury, and Co*. Rheit sent him a telegram, which offered him an engagement on the paper, requesting ^ his immediate presence in Charleston He arrived there on the 10th of Nevem her, 1866, and the next day went to work in the office of the Mercury. The Charleatpn Newt had been estab Hshcd by Cathcart, McMillan & Co , and the real owner was Mi Benjamin Wood, of New York. Biordan had said that “ The Charleston newspapers were ver slow and old-fashioned,” bat thisrem&r] bad no reference to the Ne wa, which was conducted in a manner thst made it sue cessfui in a certain senae, bat the D<an agement on the whole was extravagant, and its waning fortunes induced Riordan to seek control of the News He visited New York in the autumn of *186? and opened negotiations with Mr Wood, which resulted in the new firm of Rior dan, Dawson & Co , the unknowuunem- ber being Mr. Wood, who had a two- thirds interest. The liabilities of'the o d firm were assumed by their succes sors. and with an indebtedness of $20,- 000, a couple of old presses and an outfit of old ty^e, the young men act oat cheer fully to^conqaer and overcome every difficultyT Only newspaper talent,coup led with energy and hard work, coaid have met with succes* under such cir cumatancet Bolti were strangers to the people of Charleston, for Riordan'a pre vious residence was at a lime when all the able bedied men were in aervice, and at no period in his ife did be watte any time in forming, promiacn jas acquain tances Ult place was on the lripo<Land seldom did be get awsjr from. it. understood the valve and importance of newa, and they were determined to make their paper live ap to iu own name which was the secret of their securing s strong fool&old in the city and in the State. It was yoon dlacovered that there was an editorial writer of no mean ability kl Ike helm, and the cautionary I bs ■fi for ted tbw corps i>a lbe re ordered r*l lake targe i id m- M rt suggestion of Ri >rd»u about eng man for that work did not carried oat » H VII * * it woe d be profluM# to ffeiaUa nf tbe » earjied for uapt “Triw*^ Uoa as a jouraailat, for U wa^Sert^oll fortuae mat placed bta veaiiy ia Ihel I front rank of mea who kacw bow to] | enrich e newspaper with thought aad I I lafornstioa, bat the limits of this sketch I Nr^slrv^^iacAvdsailnalysgllMpea I land. The one ray of hop# and aa couragement .which came immediately to the affrighted inhabitauta waa the invincible courage and indomitable energy abown by Capt. Dawson and bis associates, of which a Northern editor said; “Along with the most daring and thorough enterprise in getting the most terrible local news ever recorded in an American newspaper, not a llqe of which shows undue excitement or exaggera tion, we find an editorial page whose qntet and unostentatious pluckiness, strength of hope and solid faith breathe throngh every paragraph.” Poor daya after me awful stroke had fallen upon Charleston, when it was in the midst of the most appalling oonditions, the great hearted Henry W Grady waa there, and he wrote as follows: “Perhaps the opinion of a great newspaper In Us com inanity was never shown In a morel striking degree. Above the mayor or the city officials, or indeed any other person or element, the pnblic appeals to Capt. Ds • son for advice, suggestion and help.” What a tribute to journalism that it not oulv relumed hope in the breasts of a sorely stricken people, when gloom and desolation was all around them, bnt it furniabed the map for the hour and tbe occasion, and Tt was his utterances that brought sunshine amid the gloom and pointed to a brighter future that wonld come out of the ashes of desolation. Bat these reminiscences of Oapt. Dawson must have an ending Twenty- six yeara ago tne members of the State Press Association gathered around the banqueting board to the Cuar.t ato > Hotel aa the guests of the Ness, and Courier. Cept. Dawaon presided, a d at ibe other end of the table was Mr. Hmnlan This was the first banquet givep to the Assoclalltfh, and there are few iiO*Q llvlng -wno were preaeet thst evening. Tne grace and ease witk which Cape Daws in acted as toast master, ooupLd with his wit and loflv sealimgpl. rendered the occasion J nniusTMiix amd log always a delightful mtlng listed asay be gtvea of the twenty years' work which followed his c«>eeectk»e with the Charlsatoa Raws The collapse »f the Mercery aad the eossolidation of the Mews aad Coarser made aa impurtaat ^■yTaad. it was tbs inaugnration of a asw era for the journalist* of Booth Carolina, oamsntln them uatjer bunds which never si bef ore, and wbi£h grow more by The untlAelj^emdTof^Tiwr bro mpuaat this lima It ia worthy of aotel aad 'aexprsaatbty and that Ms Ufa waa' summarily eaded by mss ns which ha had haan foremost in aoademaiag He had plead ably aad forcibly for respect and nhaOanna tn the bn, and hla knightly career was closed by the rath- less head of aaotbar while he was re j moasuailan agaiaet the dishonor of a wumaa hi* protectloa ram aat rrved March Forks, It V*taw*i"» rbal tbrtt menu -shall not perish out of mank ad. Ia coqtpiymg quest of thy eiceulive coma pare a paper for this occasion..! have chosen for my mcmv the llf^and limes of one who came byre aa a stranger from across tbe water, but whose p%ss port to the citizens of Boulh Varolica was an honorable record as a Coo fed erate soldier, who had voluntarily borne his full sharu of hardships and dangers iu behalf of a people with whom be was not allied in fortune or person The brave young Englishman who came in the ardor of his yonth to espouse a cause that commended itself to him on the score of patriotism is surely worthy, after the passing of these years, to have his name recalled in an organization which he aided in forming and placing upon a foundation that was strong and durable. Francis Warrington Dawson was no ordinary man. Gifted, brilliant, mag netic, he was entitled to tbe place be on among bis fellow men. Living the /ears of bis manhood in association with those whom be bad j dned in a desperate and unequal struggle, and actuated by' a sincere sympathy for tbe cause they alone represented in the wide world, it is not f*range or mysterious that his comrades in arms introduced him to the inner circles of the homes he had helped to defend with the price of his blood and at the risk of nis life. He came to this country for the express purpose of aid Ing the Southern people iu their struggle for independence, to use his own language with reference to this decisive hour of his eventful career. He was, npt seeking fame, for hei'catno in a most humble capacity, ami with no expecta tion that the service he proposed to render was likely to be protracted He “ expected no reward and wanted non.-, and bad no intention whatever of re maining permanently in the Southern States.” There is a halo of romance about tbe young Englishoian as ho sought an opportunity for pu ting i^to execution the purpose -which had been formed across the eeas, but w hich was difficult and seem ngly unattainable Tbe world was regar ing w ith w. nder the mighty struggle which hadalreidy ensued between tbe North and tne South, the former strengthening itself every day for an* ultimate victory and tbe latter barred oat from intercourse with other nations. The Mason and Slidell controversy had arisen, and Eng land was considered nentrai groand at leaa^ by the Confederates The sudden »rrnral of Capt. Fegram, the commander * - '-Mamie*” a the sis» rder he fsfl into lbs sat aad was lakes to ^91 !!• we* r srSanged la e i . J msecs' re »rd shared :)t m>egetre*t's e*»rpe. te- .■• co iu ICaat Tesaeeaee I ; r, •« to el lb# Wilderness esd I Lo##s>feet as he rode do we I k r«*e*l at the head of his c >r( t, I t r r wa* tarawd tM > disaster I 'ate. taiataks of the Aslh Vlt-| •eh fired the volley that e*of-1 1 ladedtbe gallaal MwahJeahlael Loefstrsrt a diaablleg woead. I 'eato, OmM Harbor, ike rise* of I rg. qelsklv followed, aa j aa [ a to the V alley la the tssiawz I -eded by a retera to Bwhaioad. I order —iutv la Noreaiher, IM4 |l •>a to report aoordaaace officer I ti f tlz Lee, ejw*® whose staff 1 til the cl«>ee of the war tt, at the hauls of Five 1 L Dew so a * was agate he wa* seel to Ktchm >ad cared for him. aad whet* st more las the city had d by the Coafsderatce aad k • ia possession. A week the servesder of Lee, aad the pfiopl# itcrt-JI aad sdventure.* aad * staff uffi ccr acfved yoer owe taieate aad bean eg will com maed respect for yoe la every commas Hy e*4 yoer geUaavry la the ffoethws ceeee will eummesd yoe to the kospRa! Ay aad frWsdehip of errry Soothers maa. I teeder yoe my moat ear seel ea 1 heartfelt good wishes * for yoer Drue laK wsoe was e t... i. I lay* It is *e*y to reedy to lake pporteeiitce. waira tad tefiaaae# la ia* I MMMC fi# Tfiywff—^~^Fi * Uod's ways are th* best' <>u bars yewtad eat year til* i tea* seeded, Aad He wtU teas rare of the rest.” pany to whica as i away respects he o aad etgtmat of pahiic aar- i day aad geasratioa, aad he •c, y earn bed the eapioita ■ quae el of maay laudable deal rod sad political Ia d be Bkade a me eertoes kais riewed It bat a# he Lk 1 aa »y w if AIM bariad faaaoas. pry of Capt. Deeeos Tbe ate L w .** fl - Ilfitelii V • was I hint- *■ Ik’k^F*SMff^am~aaqaoim ______ bl<<kadd was [from every State, and he bad the t every day. ftcnlty of making fneads wherever he sent to au al went. But he was veritably ashore 'atir g battery, which a*»fYing »bcntbe collapse came in April. IMS, to J im ■g J ’urna.i*k wh • bad best teted to accept e p ■altioe a* bwai report er oa the Ki aminer because of aa h doBM as to his fitaess for th* work It was while they were both ea gaged oa th* Ki ami ear that Mr Kiordae hai broached e ptea for akaniag e cheap aad p>puiar eewspapar ia t.'b*r.e*toB. where he thoaght there wee a Aa# teld fug a B#eMy. aright aed eaergetw j mraal Hr had sot-takes say step* la that direct loa. for he oat eeittef to Aed th* right son of a maa. aad he had bare e>>aviaced ad | teat he sad Da arena maid make a sac earn of sack a a* wspaper la Ckarleetoa How very prophetic were the words of Kiordae, aad who that ever keew thorn wbenkWtirking as partners coaid fail to realice list they were specially adapted to each other. Riordan bad eot fullr ganged Ike capacity of hi* prospective raid, ia a private Mto f ralitBieary fight of 1 1y t- yield u> the i ales, aad au mat I be did how to ytsh maatloo** la the earlier stsgse of his career r ia the heat of the ?t. he wee always aejoruy of hie as- karw tetter thaa 1 with grace aad BwrrHtkw Y'm'k**’* Pfiai a a* la I coaorruua with th* wide ipraad aad , grow tag tetereet ia the IrrigsUoa of I Weetrra laade which, ihraagh th# laffargr of th# Western people aad th# |be!|diil •oo*pafaltea of th* l sited I States gaalaglfial survey. Is dotag so much to d#r«te|> the arid lead*, th# following ihfonuatwa, which hat t ceatiy ctnma to light rrgardiag th# bo- gtoaiag* of irrlgaihm ia I’tah, will b# I of interest. Atom fflty-foar years ago th# Mar* m*«e went late that Tsmtery, then dry aad aaprudoctivo, and immediately ho- Once every year tha Brittah — r Wye makaa a (rip to th* Island of cession tad retoma with a < turtlea, from wltteh royalty it i with soap. :/jS It is estimated Hiat there ar# HflOOf 000 peach troaa la Georgia tMariaff year, ami that (ha jrnp, ntewHhti— ing drawbacks, will amount (o tflOQf 000 crates, worth $4^100,000. TUfi does not include th# amount consamad at born#. oat Farm butter, cheese aad egg* would command the boat prices. TM dairy* man adds that thoae who are looking for country place* will give fiaore for those that have an mtebltobfid namn and reputation. In short, it woold pay the farmer to advertise jndteioaaly, aa it pays any other boaioem man. * In the agricultural department of Minnesota they are prooagating now varieties of wheat by selecting and ar tificial pollenixation. Boom of tha vn* rletioa produced are far ahead of tha best varieties previously cultivated. It is estimated that they have added tit,- 000,000 to the ralno of tha Waoton wheat crop. Mrs. W. R. Hurnett, of Jasper, Teno, wife of the bead miliar of the Jaspor, Teun., flounng mllla, hfiff joot gtyOB birth to four children oil of whom are doing well. Previous to the advent of these * babies Mrs. Hurnett cave birth to triidota, and than twins. Tha,owoplff been married five yean and ton children now adorn their homo. " ' Frank 8t«RznuUer, the driver of an express wagon In Denver, began the practice about two yanre ago of pladng mate under tha foot of hla horses where they stood. He waa actuated by n fast ing of kindness to tha antamla, bnt It has brought him oooatdm and there la talk of tha loanli '■ •nkm — king Ml natural beeaau ia that wed ia the Now York I garden. After the ap eel maos hove bam under pressure for a day or two, they ora laid In pap eve boated In Me sun, and this ia mpaoted until tha My* mg ia com piste. This colors perfectly.. White John! was out giving his other day Ibedoga sti gave these, Bonny ran stimpm ter n o who scram with whtoh tha graoid h au* towndad end got awnja Tha Anas AM ■mi woMad^tetellj re-1 raw aa tefleeetisl otu«a, ii may he regarded U . ^ . U ‘‘ 1 that hr did his beat worh a# a member Belt Lake Cuy oo a broad and cotopre- uftkeTes 1‘eyer* Coaveatmas. ia ohioh | honoivo |•»•ll. sod among 'heir very ga —— is close coated with the ablest | first improvementa tetrotlneod water ead *ir,'i»<«wt msa la the Mtafis. who wsre from the hilte for ms ia their booses j sad gardeoe. Foot yean after they had become settled, or shoot the year !*&!, Pieetdent Fillmore seat a party d tb< perf» and those who woald have been glad to coeccraeu, as then p<>ri t>t this time si ‘ting fled*- more. V.tui’v Dawson had bi-« Ikged fl In IbcJsmt* River, sud whlchbel be s «tr>itg-- when he went to report duty without cneinc* or t with miy one port bole tusnued by w heavy gun. sod not much - prospect of ever i< aviug the wharf at tbe Rockett’s. The entbusisstic uiidsbipuisn did not fancy the idle outlook, when there was commotion and intense anxiety as to coming battles on tbe lend. McClellan’s magnificent army was iu a few miles of Richmond, and troops were hastening to the defence of tbe capitol of the Con federacy. The battle of Seven Pines was being fought, and obtaining leave of absence, armed with a navy sword, tbe midshipman hastened to the fifld, and joined himself to the Eighth Georgia regiment, where he was given a mussel and the privilege of entering the light, which was expected to be renewed, but which i^d not tnke place tbe next morn ing. He trudged back to Richmond and Sent his rerignatiou to the Secretary of the Navy, giving as a reason that he wished to enter the anny as a private soldier. He joined the' Purcell Battery and reported for duty a'few days before the Seveq Days Battle around Rich mond. The commander of this famous battery was Willie Pcgram, a nephew of the distinguisned naval officer already mentioned, an l the camp was on the turnpike leading to Mechanicsville where in a day or^two was to be initiated that series of engagements which have been the study, of military critics ever sinej. The. daring movement of Me Clellan to flank the .Confederates, and force his way into Richmond, only a few mi es distant, was more than equalled by the mstdhless defeSce of Robert E. Lee, who had jusk.ta^en summand of the Confederate forces, and .vbo pressed the foe backward every day until he took lefuge under the gunboats .on the James, far south of Hichmond. Dawson, Just prior to the fight at for the purpose of saying good-bye to Mechanicaville, saw the distribution to friends. On arriving-tbere he was in- the Army of Northern Tirginia for formed that Mr. H. Rives Pollard, who the first time of Confe '.crate battle had toen the managing editor of the flags, “s square of coarse cloth with a'Examiner during the war, waa about to resume its publics ion and wanted to Tateetspoa remivieg iho iHffhtfkl laoo- bee whica was literally eallng lk* vttete of la* body politic. As aa editor be did a fell share in organising >he raoveaeat, end es a delegate froas Charleston he nMnff materially in shaping a policy that aroused the outside world to lbs deg rad* Uoa aad hemiliatioa of the prostrate I Stale. Tn* work then done we* th* Iprecnrsor o< the revolntlon which bamc is ?*>. and th* exposures of Federal officers to take charge of the Territetia! government. Among them were the secretary and treasurer of lb* Tersitefj. Judg** of the Supreme Court and several Indian agenis. Tbe wife of th# secretary, among many interesting reutembraocee of her stay .Lkk* City. the Judge Liudtey, of the M. can ctmn, ia food of in bo raftesod. I Yon his eye filled plied “Oh, yon coa nor won’t ha vs to aafioonteBd | Hob. Ton won’t hear any hi Th# board of health of « Galveeteo m arranging for 0 ply of oil fmm the M need In fighttag oil wUl he distributed In nanuponte In the city, surface of wteor la ike fetters mi Mfi- tnbuted frao to tb* owo«n of opnn «l»* collect In tbe ▲ number of Toledo, for render him aid were themselves wtthonl .Us,' meuns. He bad nor occupation or pro- ' 1 fest-ion, and there a as little opportunity in impoverished Virginia for a stranger so situated to earn even the most meagre living. His energy and determination did not succumb to'the surrounding gloom and despondency, and he senght the moans for gaining subsistence, not wailing for it to turn up. He waa with friends in Basses for a time after re covering from his last wound, and then went to Pctersbarg in search of employ ment. He was on the point of securing a lucrative position as the driver of a dray, but the owner thereof concluded to employ a stalwart negro, and Capt Dawson was sent adrift. It is ludicrous now to look back at this incident, when the gallant, courageous officer was will ing to engage in menial service, but was denied tbe place and preference given to a common darkey. It is strange that he turned away from this disappointment and began making arrangements for publishing a small weekly newspaper in Richmond, in connection with a Mr. Evans, who had influential relatives. The Richmond Whig loaned them type and tbe press work was to be done in that office, but the Whig 1 had offended the military authorities, who closed up the estab ishment and- strangled the embryo newspaper in its very birth, which ended for the time being the jpurnalistic ambitions of one who was defined to make his mark in this identi cal field qf labor. 4 v. The next effort of Capt. Dawson was in harvesting wheat, by which he earned $10, and then he tried book-keeping in. Petersburg, for which he received $40 per month and paid $J0 for board. He then decided to make another effort on the farm, but went over to Richmond ton) “coolu aotdo the editorial wriiio<7 and they would have toOrngage a man ior that service ’ How litt'c «« know of men until we have tested their metal and proven them by experience. CajffTDawaon waa inairumenUl, while connected with the Dispatch, in forming' a Confederate Memorial Association, one of the earliest^ In the Sonth. In. the Hollywood and Oakwood cemeteries at Richmond he saw that tbe graves* of thirty thonaand soldiers, who bad given their lives for the defence of the city, were in danger of being negleoted unless there was an organized effort to keep them in order and mark them snitably. He began to agitate the subject in tbe Dispatch and met with a patriotic re sponse, for when did the women of Richmond ever fail to honor their loved defenders ? Memorial . day brought a suspension of business, when the mill tary organizations went out to Holly wood, accompanied by hundreds of ladies bearing flowers, and the custom was fixed for all time to come. The rank growth of weeds was cleared away and the graves were rearranged, and the plans were inaugurated for bnilding the monument which so well graces beautiful Hollywood. Mrs. Macfariand, the president of the Memorial Associa tion, sent a letter of thanks to Capt. Dawson when he was about to leave Richmond, in recognition of bis “valuable and distinguished services in advancing onr solemn and sacred pur pose,” and expressing rtyrret a t losing his counsels, with best wishes for bis success and happiness. Accompanying the letter was a “slight memorial” from the ladtes, which was a set of studs and sleeve buttons of gold,, ..with the- Con federate battle-flag in enamel oa each of them. * ... VI. It is a singular fact that the newspa per project for Charleston was kept in view by Riordan even when there were changes thatkeemed tdMs bearing them.} son were a refutation^ any hint that I* 8 bine fieUf and a red cd-s dotted with stars " which was thenceforth' the em blehi of the Confederacy, the inspira tion of ita soldiers, the Lope of jts entire people, and the only symbol no# re ■aunntog of a cause which was defeated secure him as local reporter. He closed a trade with Pollard at $30 a week, and visions of coming Vealth were before him. Mr B K Riordan, who, had been connected with the New Orleans Delta adrift from such a purpose. When Dxw son left the Dispatch be went into the expre-s business with a company that collapsed very soon afterwards, and Riordan did not long remain with tbe Examiner, bnt went to work in Wash ington, D C He then.accepted a poai- •tion on the Charleston Courier, and when Col. R Barnwell Rhett was abont to resume tbe publication of the Charles ton Mercnry, he asked Riordan to take people. Ike Newa and Courier full share In both insteacce, although truth compels the ataiemeot that th* “ atraighlout ” poliev had its strongs* t opponent in Cept. Dawson, whose fol lowing was patriotic If it waa not saga ci JUS Of great icdnstrlal movements in the Bute. Capt. Dawson was a pioneer in urging that the manufacture of cotton good* in the Sonth pointed to a needed development of onr resources. “ Bring the mills to the cotton’’ was a familiar refrain, and tbe present ascendency of South Carolina in the number of spindles at work justifies the ardent advocacy of this coarse. The tobacco industry of the Pee Dee section, which has grown to large proportions, had its origin and stimulus in the far-sighted policy of Capt. Dawson and his co-workers He knew from observation in bis native land what the manufacture of cotton meant to any people, and he doubtless realized from four years of experience in Virginia what tobacco growing would pay to the producer. Among the notable incidents of his newspaper career none will stand out with greater prominence than his re fusal to accept a challenge under the code duello. It was a most courageous act when it was done, because it was breaking the record of generations in tbe city of Charleston. He was chal lenged by a gentleman who had been upon the field of honor before, and it was confidently expected that Capt Dawson would not refuse to meet him, but his decision to the cuuirary startled the cormpniiity It was based upon loyalty to religious convictions and to bis church connection wbicb forbade* duelling. No one impugned Dawson’s motives or suggested lack fit physical courage, tor his record as a brave man was too well at teste J by thoae who- were associated with him in tbe Confederate service, and the wonnds upon hia per •ides of the city street* lik# gutters, and that through them consumt stream* of clear water were flowing. Thee* ditebe* furnished the water for the genleiis about the houae* and wa* divetted whenever each householder needed to use his supply. On one oc casion, the secretary’s wife state*, Brigham Young, with much pride, brought her one of the tint four l>eache* which had ripened in hu gar den under irrigation, saying that he wished her to have the honor of eating it. Dignity ok Aobiculitre.-i frith- in recent yeara It has come to be ack nowledged that the vocation of the farmer is the most dignified of all the sciences, and as an art it is excelled only by those of painting and archi- ture. In its highest forms it is the most.learned of all tbe professions. A knowledge of geology and chemistry and their relation to the soils lies at the ver^ foundation of scientific agri culture. Tbe ptoblems that arise from tbe complex nature of the soils and their origin require the best thought of the best minds to solve. More eda- cated young men should be farmers. Agriculture opens a wide field lending to influence and power—one, too, that is not filled to repletion. It bolds forth the most splendid promises Tor, young xen _ of ambition. -Southern Farm Mwjazlne. be was impelled by base considerations It L not wonderfn. after this ex perience th d his pen was employed in advocating the anti duelling law, which sent tbe coJe into banishment. Tbe most heroic instance of newspaper enterprise in thii country was the prompt and regular issue of tbe News and Courier when the terrible calamity at tbe earthquake wrecked Charleston and sent a thrill of horror through tbe The corn grain has, in addition to its starch element, a tiny germ in which lies its life principle. This germ was formerly separated and thrown aside ste.. Lately u has been found Bis grffnrft rich tn oil, which can be utilized. The germ is now sepa rated from the starch and cFuihed. The oil gathered from it finds a ready market, and within the last few years millions of dollars' worth of this oil have been exported to Europe. After the oil is taken from the germ the glu ten left in the eake is used for varnish, and the residue is used for eattla food. Edward Uaonin, a w _I,000 tendered it to defray hi* health trip abroad, fifidlfffid the offer on the ground that he cannot this year sever hinufilf from the ptrish interest*. • There ia n prawpeH, tt Mat Maryland and Virginia may be able to aild orange* to their annual crop*. Th# department of agriculture ia makinf experiments that promts# well for Moot State#. Five yean «fo th# drat exper iment* were begun with tha Japwoeee orange, which is eiteaeively need for hedge*. Later the tweet oranga waa grafted upon this hardier stock, and trees representing the croee an grow ing vigorously in tha department grounds in Washington and era now covered with blossoms. The supreme court of California has decided in a contest between next of kin on the one hand and claimants tin der a will on th« other for the posfiee Sion of a corpse, that a man cannot by will dispose of his corpse, any* th* Chi cago Chronicle. The custody of Mo [■corpse belongs to the neat of kin in preferfinoo to the administrator, view is Based on the fact that Me | er&l English and American^ thorities establish the rule Mat, in tha absence of statutory provisions, then is no property in n dead body. ./;•!_ The science of agriculture ia pro gressing steadily and keeping poce with the times. New discoveries in that field are being made daily which are constantly adding to Ml world’s wealth and .man’s comfort. Recent experi ments prove that the data nalm, an es sentially tropical fruit, can be profiaood to perfection in the Colorado desert, which occupies aa area of j sand or more square milas ia thos western corner of California, n hitherto regarded as not i ' ' ly worthless, bnt on* that the sobriquet of “Dsed man's I from th* fact that ao; life waa anppoaed to ba able teesfcl »« ■>-•