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An examination of teachers, embi'acing the usual branohes, will he held on the 1st Thursday and Friday in January, 1880, wliitc and colored teachers respectively. All certificates issued hv tho nwsant # rr Board of Examines or by their pfodocessorR in office arc hereby revoked. Certificates from adjouing Counties will not be recognized. We earnestly beg the hearty co-operation of all who are iaterested in the welfare of the schools, Respectfully, Geo. C. Hodges, JVC. Kliigh, < Jno. A. Robinson, County IJOard of Examiners. Oct 21, '85. Jersey Jackets 1 A new lot to arrive thirf week and they are cheaper (hen ever. Call and examine thein. r W. Joel Smith & Son. 4-'V * ' W v.. ' V( v>'v V*' '"I * " V-,'-: - V . i -'H v-:' * ^ iw ,v..< Aaron Hnrr. [From the Philadelphia Times] Those who desire to ascertain truth and who will judge as men desiring to do right, who believe charit}' to he a virtue and who consider that their judgments of characters of men ought to be formed in that merciful spirit of justice "which they themselves may require in passing down the uncertain road of lif-j may not believe that Aaron Hurr was guilty of "high treason.It is not a single right or wrong which should determine the character of an individual, llis true character can only correctly be understood by following hint through life, analyzing his deeds and discovering whether or not the principles which governed hi.n were virtuous. Few men in this life will bear a critical examination into every act and if every man is to be damned in public estimation because one or two t'ark spots may be found in the midst of many bright ones, then we venture the assertion that few will be found if any passing safely the investigation of every ordeal. We find in the history of Texas by Gen. Moseley Baker, Texas veteran, one of the Spartan band at San Jacinto, who gives the particulars of Aaron Burr's purpose in his intended expedition against Mcxico not in the w<iy as intended to settle the disputed intentions of Burr, but as a part and parcel of the history of Texas. Ho makes use of the Burr incident among other responsibilities of the United S'ntes government in respect to the Texas revolution. He does it to clearly represent other important occurrences and other important personages. BF.MKK IX BURR'S QUILT. General linker was a student of William Craven, an English gentlemen who had been associated with Burr, and who, with Burr, was arrested on the Totnhigbee river, in Alabama, and con vej't'U to litcmnond, Va., lor trial. Richmond was at tlie time the very focus of .JelFersonianism nnd the pnbljc mind was already prepared for Burr's conviction. Never, perhaps, in any country was there a greater unanimity of opinion upon any subject than that of Burr's guilt of high treason. Never, perhaps, was thejo a greater display of talent and eloquence and never was there a more patient, fair and impartial trial. Had Chief Justioe Marshall never before, or after, performed a virtuous act, the decision of the Court in Burr's case ought to have immortalized him. Humor with bur thousand tongues, had been busy, and President Jefterson, with all his noble qualities, possessed some of the frailties of man, and he perhaps received as tiuth the created . fictions concerning Burr's intended treachery. William Craven was Baker's preceptor, and was a gentleman whose veraci- . ty among those who knew him well was like unto Caisar's wife'K?beyond a suspicion. From Craven Baker learned the following: Mr. Craven had been one of a large firm in London who were engaged in the Mexican trade ; had resided many years at the city of Mexico, and had daily opportunities of witnessing thfc degredation to which the mass of the people had been reduced by the haugh- I ty and tyrannical aides do camp of the Spanish government; that in consequence of heavy Iohscr he was compelled to emigrate to the United States. At the city of Washington he among other distinguished citi/ons* Vas introduced to Mr. Burr, with whom he contracted the most intimate acquaintance, and their intercourse was characterized by a frank and cordial friendship. Burr inquired of him very particularly touching the political, moral and social condition of the Mexicans, and received all the information which many years' experience in Mexico had enabled him to collect. lie informed Burr that the mass of the people were ignorant, superstitious and unacquainted with their rights, but that there were many among mem uestinetl tor distinction, and among those there was scarcely a man that wan not restless and discontented under the reigning government, and only needed sorno encouragement from abroad to enable them to undermine the Spanish dynasty and prostrate it? already crumbling columns to the earth. FIRST S^EP OF Till? CONSPIRACY. He stated that Hurr believed that his reputation was lost'ln the United States * t . +& ' g*;u ,> *- , l . ' i %4 J , . . ; ' Iv-' ?f * . 1 *' '* >4'* &Jr?> ' v */yy'i*W>; ix V'A 'if r.fevmfcA if lio remained in the country: that ho was u man of rare talents and acquirements ; that he was ambitious in the extreme and was ripe for any enterprise that promised even a hope of re- ^ trioving his character, and in an}' attempt for that purpose Burr intended to ! signalize himself elsewhere, not doubting but success would blunt the malice of many of his enemies, and that this would in the end enable him to atone ' for the death of Hamilton, for whose . memory he cherished the greatest respect, and declared that Alexander 1 Hamilton had been used by worse men ' for the purpose of getting rid of one or the other or, if possible, both. Burr's first step was to open a correspondence with some of the leading men in Mexico and then to travarse the ! Western States, for the purpose of sounding some of the most influential ' citizens of the Mississippi valley and 1 their success in both undertakings surpassed even what they had been wont < to expect. It wes found that many ' men in the Western countrv h:ul ideas / of conquest and fame. There were 1 ninny such men in the valley of the Mississippi and in all the Spanish do- ' minions in America besides, while the ' patriots in Mexico hailed them as disci- : pies of freedom and furnished the outline of a systematic plan l'or future oper- ' ations. < ' i WHAT WAS TO HE HONK. , It was suggested by citizens of the United States that Burr should ap- ^ proach the frontier of Mexico and es- ? l.'lltlish his lll?n?lminrf nrvi (tin Wouliito - ?I - J within the limits of our country, but j that ho peremptorily declined, it was ^ finally arranged thut they should iloat | down the Mississippi and go on u vessel at the Utilize, which the kin^ pirate of ? the gulf, Lafitte, was to have in rendi- ^ 11 ess, and sail for Galveston island, then { in his, possession. It was further understood that trading houses were to hi* . I established among all the surrounding tribes of Indians, for the purpose of j buying their friendship,, and that, if | possible by any peaceable means, of the t inhabitants of the old Spanish towns of San Antonio. Xacagdoces and others in j Texas. The inhabitants were to be f conciliated and enlisted in the cause by agents who under pretense of selling t goods, were to reside in these places, j Should this ultimately fail the fortress- f es in Texas were to be taken forcible i possession of and used as depots as ^ soon as the patriots in Mexico were , ready to co-operate effectually. It was ( clearly understood that no attempt l whatever should be made to dismember j the United States or interfere in any way with her people or her laws further , than the fact of concocting a scheme in y the country for the above mentioned j purpose. KAIIiURK OF THE SCHKME. 1 I # Circumstances rendered it necessarv 1 to get out of the Cumberland river ( much sooner than time was afforded to * complete all.arranguments. and no soon- 1 cr was there an appearance of danger * than many of those who had been most active in preparations withdrew their J support and forwarded information to 1 General \Vilkinson, then in command at 1 New Orleans, which together with in- ? structions from the government, would < have made it impossible for Iiurr and 1 his party to pass that place. Under such circumstances it was t proper to leave the Mississippi and go ^ to Florida, where Burr hoped to meet c assistance from abroad* and ingratiate * nnnseu lino mo gooa graces or iniluen- 1 tial persons there, who were known to be extremely tired of the Spanish yoke and ripe for a revolution in the government. But after undergoing many difficulties and privations they werp captured and all their golden dreams vanished in thin air. Some of those who had been dreaming of honorable immortality were transformed for a tune into criminals and objects almost of universal execration, ? The circumstances were not suffi- ' ciently strong to warrant Burr's arrosL f if taken in connection aith his enter- f priso against the dominions of & notion with whom We were at peace. Presi- 1 dtnt Jefferson from rumors, but oer- 1 taiuly not from proof, beliered it was possible foi* Burr to form a combination 1 for the purpose of dismembering the ? union. \ ^ i * The rope-walker reported to be killed 1 at Spartanburg, has recovered and is at ] the business again. ?& -ife. f, /.-XM S .* %S. .'J-\ 1 - *-.? Where they Now Are. [Spartanburg Herald.] Over half a dozen of the ex-Confederate Generals who went into the war bachelors have remained so ever since, imong them General Cnstis Lee, the handsome and popular son of the Don federate Chieftain, ai.d General Jubal Kearly, who is now seventy add. Whenever he appears to speak in the Virginia campaign Fitzhugh Lee is received with enthusiasm and bodies of mounted men ride out from every lown to meet him and escort him to the hotel. Most of the ex-Confederate Generals ivho are not in politics are interested in some way with railroads. General Longstree will, next month, apen a winter hotel in Georgia, near the gulf coast. Fitzhugh Leo is short and stout, with irayish chin whiskers, and looks like a farmer. Groat has been the fall of Mahonc. Once he was the idol of the peoplo of Virginia and carried the political vote jf that State in liix pocket. Now he is eviled and abused troni every stump vnd cross-road. As when he "did all the swearing or Stonewall Jackson," Gen. Jubal h'arly continues to enjoy the distincinction of being the "tallest swearer in Virginia. Age has made tunny inroads upon Ten. Joseph E. Johnson, now United states Railroad Oommissinnnr TT? ins gotten ovur the nervous trouble roin which he suffered for so many fears, lie is married but lias no chillren. The commander of the troops in the Shenandoah Valley for a long time was 3 en oral John Echols, who is now a lirector in the Chesapeake and Ohio -ailroad and president of the Lexington on and liig Sandy road. Although ;n the convention that met before the war, General W. C. Wicklam now vice president of Chesapeake md Ohio railroad, voted against seces?ion, he galloped the first troop of horse nto Capitol Square and tendered his sword to the State and Confederacy. He commanded a brigade through the war dthough his home was within the linos ?e did not cross its thcshold but twice md was each time carried in wounded. When he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox he disowned the Confederate eaders and returning home built he first schooT\)iouse for colored chillren in the South. He became the cader of the Republican parly in Virginia and did much to make it respective. He was driven out of the party Mahone and is now supporting Fitzmgh Lee for Governor. Mahono's bitter enemy. General Bradey T. Johnson, is now practicing law n Baltimore and is one of the counsel >f the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Ho is a brilliant and landsoma looking man of about ifty. Dark as an Indian and straight as an irrow, standing over six feet four riches. Genl. R. Lindsay Walker has lot changed much.. He has recently rone to Texas, as superiniennant >f the construction of the State House it Austin. General Tulifero, who commanded he militia at the time of the John Urown trouble, is still an active man, >ver six feet high and attends to his arge estate near Gloucester Point, Va., ^ordering on the Chesapeake Bay. One of Mahone's fast friends is tien. V. 1). Groner, now living at Norfolk ind occupying the position of presilent of the National Compress Comiany. Physically Mahone weighs Icrs than ninety pounds. He was an enginner ?rhnn the war broke out and rapidly ose to position. He had command of ;he defence of Petersburg and distinguished himself in the battle of the Jrater. Loo singled him out of all the generals to accompany and stand by him it the time of surrender. General Beauregard continues to act is counsel and promoter of the Louisma Lottery. It is curious that General Custis Lee .hough a grandson of Mrs. Custis, bears l most marked and striking resemblanco lo the pictures of Washington. General Hooker, who lost an arm at Vickstyurg,- in now practicing law in Mississippi and is th.e closest personal friend of Jefferson Davis. During the ' . ' J, . ' I ^ . t V r ' past summer ho was at tho Virginia Warm Springs. General Walker, who comimnded the Stonewall Brigade after Jackson's death is now over sixty years of age. He is a practicing lawy?r in Virginia and has been Lieutenant Governor of the State. Kx-Lieutenant Governor and Gen. Robert E. Withers, of Virginia, is six feet, stout and gray, and is an active lawyer with largo practice. Keep to the ltight. "Yon have one of the prettiest cities in the United States, and as live and progressive business men as I have ever met, but your people have one of the ipost serious faults that any people can have," said an extensive traveller the other day to. a reporter. Continuing, by way of explanation of his indictment of the good people of Charleston, he said : ' You all pay no attention to the rights of the sidewalk. 1 will except your business men. for 1 have observed all classes of your people, and have found that the business men are the only ones who inaku any effort to keep to the right. Their business habits show even on the street. I was so struck with the havitual and continued ignoring of the old established law of keeping to the right that 1 made it a point to walk over the streets in different parts of the city andjmakc observations. I found that the law was broken in every quarter, and by all classes of people. I wns about to come to the conclusion that the rule in Charleston was to keep to -the left. 1 was walking on a wide street in the western part of the cit}' on the right side of the walk, which happened to hi! novt tn futifo T 1 ? ? w ?w ?..w luiivVf I? iivaa A U1UI IW if ladies coming towards me. They were walking close up to the fence, which was to their left. I kept on to the right but had to step out to the left to avoid a collision, as the ladies walked on, showing no signs of allowing ino to keep to the right. They looked at mo as if they thought I was the most rude and impolite man they had ever t>een." 4*The ladies' are very persistent in their violation of the rights of tho walk. I have often seen ladies walking on King street four or five abreast, and when they would cause gentlemen, who had to pass them, to leave the sidewalk ano pass them on the roadbed, they H'ould walk on chatting and laughing as if tlieV had beon PlllltV of tin innirnriT! ? O .* " "" ety at nil. Unless this is checked your retail trade on King Street will be injured. Business men will shun it. The police could very ensily regulate this evil without giving oll'ence to any one. A courteous "To the right, if you please." would have the desired effect. I don't want to he misunderstood. I am not finding fault with the ladies for being on the streets. They have just the same rights to the sidewalks as you or I, but that right does not include the whoie of the walk. I hare never seen a city where so much liberty is given to colored nurses with their baby carriages. They roll along the sidewalks of all the streets wiwiuul any regard at an to the rights of others. They generally take the middle, if alone ; but, greatly prefer a companion uimilarly armed when they roll away side by side. I saw a lady try to pass two of the carriages rolling side by side without leaving the pavement, and the result was that her dress was caught by the feheel of the outside carriage and badly torn. I could hardly believe my eyes the other day when I saw a policeman leave the sidewalk and take to the roadbed to allow two baby carriages rolling side by side to pass. Your authorities could make ho better rule than to keep all baby carnages off the retail streets, and never to allow the nurses on any street to roll their car riages side by side. 44The school children are growing up i accustomed to violate the established rule on this subject, and should be reformed now before it is too late. In all cities of Europe and America the rule is in walking or driving to keep to tho right. In the cities of Europe there is a rule for vehicles that Rhould bo adopted everywhere. It is for heavily loaded vehicles to keep to the right and as < close to tha curb as posaiblo. The observance of this rule leaves the middle of the road for thoHe who wish to pass i tho slow-going teams. If this rule were observed here there would never be any occasion for yoor street oar drivers to be whistling for carts to get off the track S'ITqw and Courier "Mardrc Imperialc." [1'iiul II. Hayno in "Southern Bivouac" for Norembur.] In those bnef articles, now drawn to a close, I have attempted nothing more than a fragmentary account of ''Antebellum. Charleston*' and her society, illustrated by biograpical sketches of a few of her wise and groat men. It would require a volume, at least, to do anything like justice to so faithful a theme ; for, as Mr. l'etigru observed in his address before the South Carolina Historical Society twenty-seven years ago, "in the circle of vision from the belfry of 'Saint Michael's/ there has lvrw... no ~v, *1 1-* - ? ??a inuvii uiuu^iu spoKen? as much heroic action taken,^,s much patient endurance borne/ as in any equal area of land or sea on this continent." Uifc with romance, is indeed the history of this city. Imagination travels back across a period of two hundred and fifteen years, and perceives how, from a feeble settlement on the Ashley in 1870. "despite wars, disease and great privations, has grown up in the nnvirnn m nnf aT v.. wi & iviiugV) uuiuiijr anu , State, a city and people, who from the earliest times down through the afl the governmental changes since, in peace and in war, have borne themselves always on tho highest plane of honor and duty." Twice she has been stigmatized as tho "Mother of Treason;" once, when, in 1776, she dareil to hurl defiance from her unfinished fort, on Sullivan's Island, against the English fleet, and again in 1862, when, under quite as sincere a conviction of right, she bombarded and took Fort SuuUyr. Success sanctified hor action in the the old Revolution, and she was purged of tho "damnable crime of revolt and treason." Does anybody doubt that success would have had quite a purifying and exalting an effect in tho new ? Meanwhile no accumulation of trials misfor luiicn ui ?noi. even me "MAdes of Reconstruction''?could finally subdue her ! "Wo know the issue ! all unsmirched with passionate gratulation. She rose, she toicered ! for who could touch her soul with degradation ? The cruel fire that singed her robe died out in rainbow flashes, And bright her silvery sandals shone aoove the hissing ashes 1" I, her poet and her fibn, hero in the sheltering arms of jny beloved adopted mother Georgia, cannot but thrill at tho thought of the true mother that bore me ! She may sometimes seem cold to her children ; yet hers is only the coldness of Hccla, which carries beneath its surface a heat of deathless flame. Oh ! Queen ; oh ! madre imperialc, when the sunset has faded, and the twilight has gone, and the nigt descended, wilt thou not call the wearied exile home ? He would fain sleep within the sound of thy waters, under the shadow of thy immemorial oaks, near the sacred dust of his fathers ! What Colored Folks Believe. [Spccial to the News and Courier.] Elijay, Ga., November 1.?A silly story of witchery coinos from a suburban county to the following effect : A:: old negro woman, who has been gaining a livelihood digging herbs In the moun tai js, nsked for bread of a negro womav., named Clements, who lives alone with her children. Tho Clements woman r-*- / fused to give the beggar anything to eat, whereupon the digger pronounced a curse upon the house and its ii\ma*o^. . ; Sho returned a few hours later and told the Clements woman to prepare to die RR shfi UrnillH nnf lion ..v? ? * v ? ! *? uiua ;i^ The Clements woman started to pick up a stone to throw at the beggar, when - / she was seized with terrible pains in , the back and side. She crawled to the house where she died in convulsion's. Poison was suspected, but a meJical examination failed to reveal the existcnco of any poison either vegetable or fy* mineral. The Clements woman ha<V. , three children, all of whofa are now ill V, and it is thought may die. Ovor thu door of the cabin was found a con jure'^ ball, consisting of red rags, hairs from % black dog's tail and cr >oked pine. The negroes in the vioinity belic.ro the story and ace confident th;:t ibo > woman was bewitched, end thrown the life of the old root digge,r who ' flo? thorn .U. '