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WINNSBORO, S. C.' Saturday,: April 21, 1877. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associate Editor. Charles P. Pelham, Esq., editor of the Columbia Register, and a widely known citizen of South Carolina, died at Columbia on Thursday morning of pneumonia, in the sixty-first year of his age. Governor Hampton has sealed up the offices of the Exective officers in the State House. A small piece of red tape, with a seal at each end, placed across the doors did the workpffoctually. , Peae and red tape once more reign supreme in the State capital. It is suggested by Don Piatt, of the Washington Capitol, that as Senator Gordon cannot name his now daughter Carolina, as ho has one Caroline already, and as Louisi ana still refuses to be pacified, he had better namo the little one Aliundo as a compliment to the Electoral Commission for its praiso worthy conduct in the presidential eubroglio. All Charleston turned out at the parado on Wednesday in com, muemoration of Washington's birth day. The Carolina Rifle Club, the crack company of the city, paraded in rod shirts. Governor Hampton and Colonel Haskell were present as invited guests, and all Charleston vied to do them honor. The City by the Sea is redceemed, after a long night of sorrow and trouble. For her sake as much as for anything else we rejoice in the glorious victo., ry of last November. South Carolina and the South Carolina College. South Carolina will not fully realize that she is again herself, until the old South Carolina College is once more safely in the hands of the whites of the State. This time honored institution, founded at the beginning of the present century, has ever been so closely identified with the State as to be part and parcel of it. Gray-haired sires, now trembling on the brink of the grave, renew their youth in recalling bright visions of the happy days passed beneath the spreading elns of their alnwa mater. Strong men feel their cheeks crimson with indignation at beholding the degradation of that institution within whose walls they drank of thme poerennial streams of knowledge. Children, sented on the knees of their parents, listening : to the traditions of college days and the thrilling narrations of madcap adventures and hairbreadth escapes from Argus-eyed professors and hundred-banded proctors, look for, ward to thetimoewhen they, too, shall rise to the dignity of Freshmen or Sophomores and have their legends to tell in the days that are to be. Wherever in the Uniited States iterature 1m; pushed her triumphs, thonam oftheSouth Carolina Cleohas been a familiar wvord. T1he ability of her professors an:1 the high degree of intellect, and the still hiigher aenase of honor displayed biy her etuidenrts, have been~ the sub~, eect of comment at home and abroad. Many of the distinguish.. ing characteristics of the people of South Varolina were directly due to the fostering influence of the col loge, while the singular unanimity displayed by citizens of the State on 1l1 important questions was in a large measure the result of the intorchange of ideas and the forma ~tion of lasting friendships during college -days. In a word, the college has followed the State in all her fortunes, sharing in her triumphs and partaking of her trials ; and niow the ist duty of regenerate Sonth Carolina is once more to rebabilitate her old seat of learning and to restore it to all its pristine glory. Let the college be opened for the instruction of the whito yonth of place be procurod for the use of those colored persons who wish to avail themselves of the benefits of edueation. Co-education of the races can never bo effected, and the only way in which both races may receive advantages from the educa tional system of the State is the establishment of a separate institu tion for each. No time should be lost in opening the college again, and in procuring the . services of professors equal in ability to those which graced its walls in the days of the old regime. [COMMUNICATED.] Tho Town Market. The town council has deemed it wise to reduce tho price of whiskey licenses from $250 to $150 por "an num. Itseems to one who does not drink whiskey, but finds it difficult to pay his beef bill, that it would be a favor to the community if the councli would reduce the rent of the market, and not charge our butchers more for the privilege of retailing beef, at a public stall, than they charge a whiskey dealer for retailing wais key. of is a necessary-whiskey a luxury which could be dispensed with. What say you, City Fathers 'I Lot us have froo trade in boof-at least do not impose too heavy a tax on it. We want more beef, better beef, and, if possible, cheaper beef. CITIZEN. [COMMUNICATED.] Cows, Goats, Hoge, Sheep and Other Family Pets Were I a young lady (instead of a male biped, who h'is soon the last of his teens fade away-oh ! ever so long sinco) I would choose for my mate a man who was fond of, and kind to, animals. Rest assured, fair readers, that a young man who loves (I mean likes) a dog, raises pot chickens (and don't fight 'em) is a man who will love his wife, be uniformly kind, have a good temper and make her life a paradiso on earth. With this premise, Messrs. Editors, permit me to bring before the notice of your readers one or two quadrupedical pets, to wit--a cow, a goat, a sheep and a hog. These four animals belong to the herbivor ous class (unless perhaps the hog combines both the herbivorous and the carnivorous) and are Ill classed among the domestic pots. Who of you does not love "Bruno," that gives such rich milk ? Who can't enjoy and laugh at the gambols and erratic movements of "Billy with thme beard" ? If any of you never had a pot lamb, (I used to call mine "Fann' ) you certainly missed one of childlhood's pleasures. I think I hoar some young belle say, "Well! that's all very wvell about the cow, the goat and the sheep ; but goed ness gracious I how can ho bring ai hog into the category of domestic pots ?"~ Fair reader, peorhaps you never were in Tipperary No ? Welil. I have been, and I assure you- that Tabby and Pat (favorito names for pct pig~s over thi re) have the warm.. est corner of tuo cabin, and the childer and they lie peacefully to gothor, dur'ing the (lark hourr. If not digressing too far, I will just give you a brief sketch of what I once witnessed inj To-nplomore, county Tipperary. I was walking up a beautiful green lane-that is, it was green in sum. mner, but there were about eighteen mnchos of snow all over. Weoll, I *was thinking of the past, present, and trying to guess at the future, when my reverie wvas disturbed by a most heart-rending moan, wvel, shriek and grunt, all mixed up. I qmickoned my step in the' direction of the sounds, and, oni looking over a hedge, the following sceine burst on my astonished gazo : It was in the murphy patch-there lay, bound se.. curely by cruel cords, poor Tabby, the childer's delight (lie must have weighed about 750). Ho moaned wvith closed eyes-he panluted ,a if his very heart was breaking. A fico-looking Hibornian bent over lum with a long sharp knife in his hand, while a chorus from the six teen or seventeen childor and the ole woman burst forth-"Och I Biddy, Biddy, wad yez believe it ? It's a cruel heart daddy's got, sut o, sure. Och I Tabby the dlarlint, an' its after mnurthoring yez they are --och, mavourneen, we'll never see yoz like again any mor-o at at all, at all! 4'The teai's woero flowing freely downthme :chooks of the little red-heade3d brood of seventeen, Tabby gave anhother mournful groan, and then a shriek that made me jumnp-md all was over. Tab.. by's heart's blood dyed the murphy patch. .Young ladies, never say thavt a pig cannot be included among do-d mxestic pets. lint, ..vn... ~ no mwutons. Bruno and Billy and Fanny and Tabby are all very good in their proper place ; but when you have boon working like a "free niggor" to got you up a nice garden, and Bruno gets off a slab with her horns, and Billy and Fanny jump in and nibble, nibble, besides lazy Bruno who chows away systemati cally and Tabby coning past, seeing the happy group, joins in and with his proboscis roots up all your Irish potatoes-well, then, you know that's enough to make a saint swear. If this meets the eye of anyone of our "city fathers" I hopo be will be kind enough to publish the ordi nance about keeping up such petR, as they are a confounded nuisance on the streets, and do a great deal of damage in the little lots and gar dens about town. ..Your insertion of this letter, Messrs. Editors, will confer a favor on yours respectfully, ANTI-PET. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Irish potatoes of this year's growth have appeared in George town. Capt. O. N. Butler, a brother of Senator Butler died, in Augusta last week, after a brief illness. Ex-Adjutant General H. W. Pur, vis figures as a juryman in the United States Court, at $3 a day. Return of deaths in Charleston for the week ending on the 14th instant, 34-9 whites and 25 colored. Goverr.or Hampton has refused to pardon Steve Anderson, one of the Aiken murderers, whom he ro prieved for a month. The Nowborry fire occurred six weoks ago, and the debris of one store, which contained six hundred bushels of corn, are still smoking. The Chester amateur dramatical association played "Our American Cousin" last week with flattering success. The Chester Rej)orter thinks that pinibalks are pinned a little tighter in that county than anywhere else in the world. Jack Burgoyne, the murderer of Mr. A. J. Gregg, was sentenced by Judge Townsend, at Marion, to be hanged on Friday, May 18th. The recent floods In Lexington caused the comp)leto caving in of five wells, and prostrated five chin neyr, one of which had stood forty ye rs. Chester Radicals 'are abandoning politics. Ben Nicholl, a notorious n -gro, has resumed the blacksmith's trade, and Toby Leo, alias half a dozen other names, seeks for truth in 'the bottom of wells. Five negros, who defied the town of Abb, v .1e. and then resisted a c~mstable's peosse last week, flied to (Chimmnbia to consult Chamberlain, but finding that he had "surren dered," called on Gov. Hampton and wvere advised by him to surrendor themselves. They returned to Abbeville bearing a letter from him requesting the trial justice to give them a fair hearing. After a careful oxaminat'on, Justice Calhoi un re leased them on bail to appear at the higher court. Governor Hampton has granted a respite of two weeks to the ten Lowndesvillo negro murderers now awaiting sentence of death in the Abboxil jail. Public opinion is mnuch dividod ini Abbevihlle as to wvhether all should be hanged, or whether tihe sentence of a part or all should be "commuted to im p~risonment for iifo. Judge Cuooke favors the reprieve of six of tihe criminals, wvhom lie regards as less guilty than the rest. It is not known what course Governor Hamp ton will pursue Eighty-eight citi, zons of Lowndesville, white and colored, have petitioned for the hanging of all the ton. The Rev. E. L. Patton, D. D)., of Jackson, Tennessee, has signified his willngness to acept the Greek chair in Erskine College, made vacant by the death of Dr. Pressly. Dr. Patton is a riv>e scholar, a fine preacher and a distinguished teach. er. He is a graduate :of the old South Carolina College, and for a numnber of years was President of the Erskine College. Hie was Olocted President of the West Tennosseee University at Jackson after the war and filled this responsilo position for three or3 four years. After re signing this p~lace lie assumed charge of a high school at Jackson over which lie now presides. His elec tion to the Greek professorship at Dun WVest will add greatly to the reimutation of the collego and the ability of thie faculty. .The 26th of April is "fast day" in Maine, and on that day the church pe~ople are not permitted to eat anything but boef-steak; mutton chops, veal-cutlets, bread, a little -roast fowl, some game, soup, fish, vegetables, fruit, pastry, puddings, coffee and ton -a ..- broad LADD BROS. XYE have now completed' one of the best stocks of DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS, YANKEE NOTIONS, CROCKERY, &c. IN THE COUNTY. We will not be undersold. Let, us say, however, that our best . Calicoes are 10 cents a yard. We cannot sell them lower and have a uniform profit on all Goods. GIVE US A CALL TO OUR COLORED FRIENDS As you have always put confi deuce in ua, we will ate that" you may depend on getting, goods at a regular even price. No baits held out to any one. nov30. loto MNARI( 'r PAD. JUL.T !. 1811. WZ CLAIM FOR THE IMPROVED WHITNEY SE WING 1VIA CHINW ES .The following specille poinlts of supe..0 riority: I--Grecat simIlicily Ian Con. I rhuct on. 2--DuraislIty. 8-Exceedinagiy Light Ruin using. 4---SfttlI Ruonning. Noiseleux. 5-P'erfornis all VarietIes og Work. 6-Beauty or Fiuasila and "Y-GREAT REDUCTION IN PI'lOE. HinglIe Machiinesq socnt on orders direct frorn the Factory, written guarantee with each M~achine. WHlY PAY OLD P'RICES! fiD-Sendl for ci rculars and p~articulars. AddreHs, Tlae Whaitney Mfag. Co., feb 17 - P1ateono, N. J. Collar & Clale~1r CAYkJ AirTENTION . Othp~ Ia, g i'e4 t asso;fnont OLASSWARE~, Especially their Berry, Fruit and Presgerve liowis. --ALSO, To thair variety of LAMP$, Wvhich, for beauty andl cheapness,.excel. --ALSO, To theCir large stookc of COCKlElkY, wvhich they error at-low pricos, to eloso otrt their OOODSIn this line. Shirts!I Shirts I Shirts I ~IAMSUTTA Nielhn nd: 2200 Linen, VTat,*8.00 per half doson, Pial ale nCalico at9.,O0 anid $0,00 por mar 22 I. F. uMoMAT &mn . Laaw mr .,:' c10 THOS. R. ROBERTSON, Attorney at Law AND TRIAL JUSTICE. t" All business entrusted to him in either capacity will receive prompt atton. tion Office on Washington street, one door cast of Winnsboro Hotel. 11. A O.AILJ.AIID. Jxo. S. hlevror.,5. GAILLARD & REYNOLDS, ATIORNEYS AT LAW NO. 3 LA IV RANGE. A. M. MACKEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, No. 1, LAw RANGB, Winnsboro, H. C. fr Special attention paid to the speedy collection of claims. Will practice in all of the courts of this State and the United States. TO OUR CUSTOMERS W HO are indebted to ins for PROVIS. IONS or PHOSPHATES, wo would respect fully call attention, that your bills are due on or before the first of Novembor. Wo are depending on you for payment AT ONCE, to enable us to moot obligations made to assist you, and which are duo at that time. In order for us, as well as you, to main. tain our oredit, it is necessary to moot our promises promptly. Beaty, Bro.a Son, oct 12 SPRING G00D8 -FOR 1 87 7. To-da~y the camipajign' faI~yc d The lucky masis lhe Who takres his seat en the 4th of Maroia Our President he'libe - And now the oust 'best thing Just suited to our mind, [s where to get 4he cheapest goodu The best of goods to fmnd. My friends and I went out one day, Some lNew Aprh~g' OAOodsto buy; And we resolvedl,before we went, The different stores to try. We wandered Winnsboro all around Until our feet were sore, And found the very place, atlast, 'T'<*as 15L WOLFE'S New Cash Store. Oflats, Clothing and Booets and Shoes, Thei latest to Our 'view Tho very best styles of Dress Goode, And Prints so oheap and new. So then, my good friends, one and all, g 1Aor is your time to try What Biargains you ean get of me-. .pr, yqu ne4 not buy of BOL.. feb17'