The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, April 21, 1877, Image 2
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'