The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, September 29, 1877, Image 2
WINNSiOWiO, 8. C.
Saturday, September 20, 1877.
t. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Aasocintc Et,Ior.
Oiumo noTam her clection on the
9th of Oelober. A senaltorship is
involved. Sevolal other1 States vote
oil the sio day.
TUE At(ojsvA Cleronieleft n lOopi
stitutionalist favors thie retiil of
the Capital of Georgia to Milldge -
villo its ia iatter of ecoioiny.
AN) Now they tell us that Meek
Stephens weighs Imlore Ih:m hm ever
did before, and is (n1joying c:g>ital
health.
Tm DF,'ocuis of Kingstree were
(ofonted ill a milicipal ecwOoll the
other day. That come.i.1romn Demno
cratii' quarrelingamong thoiseve.
GE-NsAL RI LPRICmeK 1efu1Sed to bu
theO RjepulbIila Cand(ida't(' FOr goverCI-,
nor of Now Jersey. Ie dlo1n:'t
relish a political light gaiilst
McClellan a1ny 1more thalnll he did a
cavalry tilt wiith 1haipton.
W()Itom of Wyoing haVe
separalto polliig-places es.tablihel
for their benefit. They don't fany'
the rough and tumble political
scrimnages that delight. the sti ner,
MCCLI:LLAN AND' HANITrON wm1ld
make a good "IMihary tichet" for
the Doiocrats in 1880. 8onic :meht
Colbillatiom lilly be needed to beat
Grant. who will again loom up in,
polities after his retalun from
Europo.
THE N.vrIoNA, government i.
prosecuting ex-Senator Sawyer, of
this State, for theft, 111 yet not,
singlo Radicl patp Organ.1 hasl' raised
the cry of "perseuion." Why is
tbm thus ? If Sawyer fell from I
graceo in the pure city of Washinl',
ton, why is it improbalo tIIt
Chamberlain, Pit terson, Parkor mo11t
Whittemoro stole in the Corrupt
atmosphero of Columbia?
PRIESIMN'l KAV: is Splenqdi(ly
vindienting the wisdil of the plicy
uphold by the DIlmocrats sine the
war. In tho teeth of all the ludial
platforms, anid of' the howVi of elhice
seeking spea~ikers, he hats l'ft then
South to hierself. The fiauits of this
conciliatory policy a'r(e a)hppaLV(i
Southern people are hee'ong' fasit
reconciled to thle National:1 go vernv
mont, and poacee reigns everywhere.
The bert part of it is that Iiino,
Morton and the other headers lare
being wvhipped into line, and Ladi..
cal conentions iare everywhere ne w
atppr1oving tihe Soumthern policy.
The country (could( have been at
pec eight years ago it' thme North
or 1p0o1)1 had voted the Dumno
cratic ticket.
Railroad Facilities.
Should a nlarrow-gaulge r'ail road
bo0 built from ChiestL,r, through
F"airliold, to Columbia, along the
ridge passing through thle middle
of this county, comnpeling lines
swould be estalishemd both north
and aQuth, for the 1)001)1 of York,
Chostpr iand Fairlield. The South
Car'olina Rtailrcad wvould leaUd ii;reef.
ly to Charleston, anld tihe Air Line
road woulId giro ai thriough line to
New York. With tis, and the
present ronto, froights could be
brought down to reOasonale rat es.
T1he articles contr'ibuted to t his
pa'per 1;y a civil engineer of ani
knowledged abiIitiy and long Xexpei
once indicate t,hat a narr'ow .gaunge
road can bo bulilt from Chester to
Columbia for not more than two
/ hundrod thousand dollars. The
grading will b)e light, and not a
pingle bridge will be required. The
exporting of fifty thousand bales
of cotton annually, and the cor
resBponding imports, are all affVected
by .this mease. Our business
meni and farmprs should seriously
thiink about it.
THE ONLY religious daily in this
country, the Witness, of New York,
h3as just died.
/ oard4T of Cnfy dQmnissionersi. stir en
'UBIC IHIGII SCHO0.8.
A Potiicm~ o'i tho Sobjol. fr-on thm
rutol,o Mount 21ln Ir"Aitiute.
'.'ho f'ollowing petition will be pre
sen1) ted to tihe Iegisla iture at the
approachinlgl. session. The plper
Was tlidrlwi, we lliierstainl, by Mr.
c.n Jamin,1 R. Stu larl, Principll of
Hu111norvil1e High Slchool, Georgia,
1naniously adopted by t,ho trus
ioci of, Mount Zion I111situte,
and imamimoulsly enldorfed by the'
3hmvit in Socie ty'. The pIition
i; 'Is follows:i
Wo, theo inersie, 11-ru-lovs of!
Mlount Zion h] si tlle itf tl i1u ,
tli(n thi w11 11.1ib rs mf thie a ene r;, L
Assmibhly to t(ie u d to the(!
tunount of' teve htim'h edi al. i fty
dolhiwrl to ble m.f, ap.r1 fromi lhe
('dilaiolinl fillid, to clnablu- us toi
convcrc our -whool into a public
high school for Fuairlficld count ,
Much atidl to bo paid ill iuarterly iltl
: 1 t, andC l c ditioned1 u1p(l;n o
previol.y cok-llti, by modato
witioL n !,cees, .eveln 1111 ,red tim I i v i
doihirs 'f the sutppot of thheeiooi.
The \,1Ihe O' url buihiings ant otcll
V)r ioper v tywhichwe w ihus cder for
thle u4c ofth);t, ml 11 to ,tidl the
i.-III)U 1, 11ii S i *V(u f 411 i ui1n I I
fimporbolt~I iter<it ofus editiona
in te1m1vrsh: condlition of
"Iur cm-le,ectds fonur t hous and
dolbrrls, the rntn of whilhll, at the
r-ate of ten per ccnt. tiponl Its value,
wvol!ll cover foulr liured ot of it
-ee "hindred ii a ftifth dul!ar;
wVe p0ije l. iv.'Q b -f S t,i" 1d,
th:it second:ry eduedian t a che:t
rte. i\ sni a 1 u ch and ast (!.Irtr lCy deI
sird O th e pcol10 ofthe Stae 'ts
free p,iu.u-y oducaion, the !here is,
no d.tsm beliwee, tl, and
tha,i the "lpoliy ol' "t:lto aid X1up-_L
Jmt-( mied by m1loderatc Wuitin.0 fIes
hw .d;ophd filr it!l the t co itics ) f
tie 'itatc, p!0b1lc hI.Jih tschukls of a
supri.o l-er v:.n h at oncve or
iq*:nlize- ait ", very, mio.Ic"rat", esponse .
'.11he "f,!tthwr c,f pop irll c-huication,"
asi hedii has.t well then tale hole
Kno x ,S he Ioi (11 ofhi, :11)1
"ar - pist co wh h, werc-in the
1 higher i r:ih tes till' ht Il the,o
both v ;i an"I oithmlaties
wha e now call high s hools ,
'te d 10te thft e 11p1U1n th e(
pI';uw:p1 v;o adlvoente ; tuld ais the
re,ult, thld.-e Sctch, or m y ha, W"
Lions, umit il te Girt Cnu is begars 1n,
cmaly inl this c(0ntiny, to dipm thic
pahl, hatv b en the mlot 1mkiverl
sly, hLi liost; thoughl o lly, an1d tilt
alost heduJtlCuiL j0epl0 in tht
he ;aroidysuece.ssul0 anld Lsplc-n.
dll(gymnai :1, 11 ral schmoi upoll
(hiis ri: alr piinl e Sta.( )il~ to i di~ ,
ritler t Imitl m chgisivc aiid untir-e
upp rt. y ihc '-tatc.
school, of tuh,anothersl llieeit,
W1o b ..ibhihelio1i i (n seil
1 i 1e 11tlt, he woul a t
Strol fit lcaili to te,ibut tat o
Itle cllurlse of. study,)eibracitg wil
taito,i the S O10)to Universith,
undetihhei iguardianshiep andi cioto
hif t 1rutee01 th e Statoy Ulnger
sity.o Adwptiti onaiaii 114 tha he Irus
Ifrom timea to ht)oe or contintuush
and i'm(nfntly, hjs.s'i threoi'r,
best pudgnen i t asm proman
versliIt'y (iipvb ,i t , in t an hex:una
spenthng11 t l hui t.ji~lC hefu phid,
of thet scoto-or of theduwholf
fund supplied in aiding public higl
schools. For the frco primar;
I'Chools being lopcl to a0l, the publi,
high schools ieed not be a.tvldv(
att all except by such as are perfect
ly villiig to pay the very reasollabl
and mnoderitte fee proposed for thei
part,ial support. No force vill b(
appliedl, but itprompt and vohmutar)
dliplicntion of the amliouit COltriblu
ted by the Stat-O will un'doubtedl
result. Thils for public schoo)
purposes tho educational fund o
rhe State will, to the extent of tin
high school tuition--fees for eacl
plpil, he illcreased_1 and (1pli
cated with cheviful alaerity b%
Chat portion of tihle people for tl'
l'imeo being' imlmedliately beneditted,
it a i(nissin to ly a double L.
nponl them, on into tho t-reasiu3r,
rcnl l h1w other ats tlitioln-fos, will h-<
g'raf tully aCepted W, a )enfienlI
Ion. We hus, geillcii of tll(
Ocnondl Asw!mbly, andl the present
and fiture patronis of otr swhool
while seeminlgly pot.itionling aid
are roally offerin;g aid to the ecdiwa.
tional system of h State, of whelicl
plblie high Schools should form all
essent ial part,
11'espectfully sibmitied by
d.UES If. IcN,
Tr. T. R'mirsoS,
11sv. W. L.uv,
F. Grum
8. U. Cd.OWNEY,
Trugle("s M1. Zion Instituto.
A Fir'o in tho Patent Om, e.
Shorfly before 0oon1 Ont M.Konday
thw 2it hi inst , a fire broke out i
tHIC conservatory ab'vo tho Mlodue
roomI: Of tho Patent Mfileo biihilng,
at Vashinigtoni. imAl at 12:30 thi
(nIiro lppl portion of the wesI
wig of the building froliting o
Nin th it re(A, was in Ilnmtes, and the
fire crep)in' along betweel th<
cvil;'a1d the roof towards th<
ioIli wingr :mld the in;i building
o 1 stnciot. The .l:unes for a long
timle defied all eft'orts to vxtinguisil
ii. andt(] besides the local engines
thin lire dcparha111wnt of Alexandria
tnd k-4orgetowii came over ; an
s Overal engines were brought from
1"'dtiaore by train, At the rato of i
1ile andI half it litte. Aftei
s'eeal hours the fhu)ues worc cx
LI I.uiShe(3. A lar,go munbor of
rejected model:i and ohl doemnonts
were destroyed ; aid a largo por
tion of the re8t of the building was
much-11 injurcd by water, whll.Il
flooded it several inches il depth.
Th--is is the most scriulis conj1ilagra
L)!n thlat has ovcurired in the public
buildings silcev 183G. Its origil
Ii supposcd to hav" bc-ln spolitanle,
Ois Comlbuos' i(n of cheicivals. The
-amfe to the building is variously
;1tinuaI.,11 frmn 8300.000 to ,500,
000, whi!e, that resulting from tht
1os of models and other valuables
('0coneC,d w.ith the aI'lt(Int O(lie
I prow' is at most incahlulablo.
Iran m nts 1 .'I have already b1e- 1
nude it to conIstut at temponrary ro0o
to the buildling and the debrisi~ i
now b ing remIIoved preparait1ltory tc
its cosattruction.
D)oct,or and Musician.
A corre1'sponfdent of the Concordti
(N. Hi.) .Melit>r), isays:
phyiiani in t1ha6 cityv, ivho wa1s
at ten1d inig at sick mu Lsiciani d uring
ermfvatles-;cnce, suig'st.edl to th<c
it ter' t hat it wVould bet aigreealehl t(.
hearl a lit tle miusic during his visits.
'VT miiuibm fell ini with the sug
gest ion and1( frequeuntly regaled th<(
dloctor wvith thme concord of swvee1
sounds5. Timo1 sped raipidly away,3'
and the day aruived for the present a,
tion of thalt little bill for meodical]
abl.out 6100t. TJheo bill wats p)resenit
ed, but the wvorthiy phIysiciani 'wa
sutrpr'ised and dlisgulstod by th<
preslentation of the following
counter chalrges, wvhichi he wmu
ultinm Itely coumpolled to allow:
For p)layin)g "Olft in the Stilig
Night," six variations, teni dlolars
s>ilo, 'Sweet Hiome," three vari:.
tionts, live dollars ; "Germanuu Walt z,'
one variation, two dollars ; "Yanke<
"'Sweet Holme," three variaLtionis, iiv<
dollars ; so1o, "Laist Rose5( of Sum,'
merl," six varliationis, tent dollars
solo, "Ar kana T51 .ravolor," six varia
tionsi-, ton dlollarls ; six solo bur'
lesXquie vaiations on "P~op (Goe tI<
Weoasel," teni dollarts; "Sweet Allen,'
fifty cents ; "Mloney Musk," hift
cents ; "Nowv Centutry Hlornipe,'
ii fty cents; "Fisher's Hornupipe,'
fift.y cents ; "G4ormnan WValtz," with
one variation, four dlollars. Total
sixty-cigh t dollars.
Couv'r a'r INEwm:nIau'-T.he New
berry .I/credd of the 10)th inst., ii
spe(alking~ of the recont court atL tha
place, thiua alludes toth pridn
judige :e )'w(il
"Thug sfferinmg from indispo
iiio, JdeMackey o(ccup)iod tI
Ibenich for' twelve sulCCe.ssivo dauy
Sunday celudcd of conrso, givin;
the closeOst anfd muost earnest aitton
tiont to the~ trials in overy oast
small alnd great, and deciding dhis
puitedl poinlts of law with a readlinos
and fai.rness that gavo satisfactioi
to all, and won. for himi the respec
and admiration of tIho bar an<
eiLizona gnner11ly"
THULOW, the famous Lore Chain..
cllor of England, who was called
the War-arton of t1ho Woolsack,
"was born in an Fitublo Norfoll
porsontg ;" yet, becUs0 his fault
and meannesses woro many, his
comparatively huinblo birth formi
110 exception to the law wIhich Rakes
1 coitemplato with interest tll
amazing riso of one who, Whatover
may hav booln his faults, was a man
of vigorous influence and powerful
intellect. Johnson, tho acknowl.
edged convorsational monarch ol
his tiic, thus expressed himsolf L
Boswell when speaking of Lord
Tiurlow as a conversationalist:
"Sir, I would prepare myself for i
man in England but Lord Thurlow.
Wlien I am1 to mot him I should
wish to know a day before."
Tin, J o' Biucri Cm,."-The
coif cap is still worn in undiminishec
Iolportions by judgs whle they
Pass tentonce of death, and i,
generally known as tho "black cap.
In old time the jusIice, On 1iakinA
ready to pronoinco the awful wordk
which colisigledi a fellow-creature te
a horrible death, was wont to draw
up the flat, square, dark cap, thait
someotiies 1 hung at th uapo of lis
neck or the upper part of hi6
siouler. Having recoverod cth
whiiteiess of his coif, and partially
coicealed hiis forehcad vnii* brow
with the sablo cloth, lio proceeded
to utter the dread senteneo witl
solemn composure and firmness.
At prosent the black cap is assueinc
to strike terror into the hearts ol
the Vulg. ; formerly it was plled
over the eyes, to hide the eiotiol
o' the j-dge.-J((t/a rson's B;ot,
<ibout L<iycrs.
"Oi, You say this gentleman wa
about fifty-five." said Canning toll
pert younl.g woliall inl the witnes.
box, "Iaind I sup)ose, now, yo
consider yourself to be it pretty
good judge of people's ages, oh i
Ah, just so. Well, now, how ohl
should you take mno to bo?'
"Jdigby your appenrance, sir,"
replied the witness, "I should take
you1 to be about sixty ; by your
questions I should suppose you
were about sixteen."
"WHAT is THE annual corn crop ol
Kentucky ?" asked a foreign tourist
of a Kentuckian. "I can't exactly
-ay," replied the Kentuckian, "but
I know it's enough to make all th(
whiskey we want, besides what ii
wasted for brevad."
THESPIAN HALL.
--ONE EVENINO ONLY.
SATURDAY, Soptomber - - 29,
cHAks. it. rATTkr, -Manager.
The m1ost Finished Entertainment 01
Ame1riVca.
The Marvellous Living Wonder in coniedy
SQL SMVITH RUSSELL,
Andl his Grxeat Concert Company,
Jo:.:s (. L am.um, Musical Director,
Co'mpfrisinug tho following artists: Mis:
Is. WVi ly, Sopr.ino, Al iss Auuna H ol.
bro~ok, C'on tral11to, .AlIiss Annie L'Estelle,
P ianist. M iss Hleni .\lrz, Mc-zizo Soprano,
r. L. M1. .1auckarud, 'eori, M\r. Walt.e
Pound, Uacritonie. Andl thio iniitable
All t Late Mu.sical NoveIties of the da'
w.1ill be Ta Sentedo.
.I'oors openz ati 7; Concert cotumenuces a'. 8.
HeaS;its cani be secu red in ad vance at
tral chiarge.
sep)t 25u i3 Tu's. W.' BIieowN, Agent.
GRA~ND SPRING OPENING,
t y Giiiod ls, 1l,Wi'cy gbods, Hog
and a beatify rti aidfll~ Inpecton laoa
A largo lot of Ladies' C'ollarettIes,Fihmuu
the Lad ies and pubic generially solicite'd
We will endeavor to pleausoe ihe most fas
tidiomus. Alli we askis thiait you call, and
- see for yo urselves, ando givo us a trial.
New Sprinug P.rints. C'enitoinnial St,rip,es,
D[ress (Goods,WhVlite GoOds4,Dres. Imaprov
crs, Corsets Hloieiry, Gloves, Notionis
Cilothing, Hats., ShOes, &e.
Agent,t fur uttoricko's reliablo pape
- p)aIt('rns. Laduies', Alissed' and Cide
no0w pautternsH in store.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT,
JIust illld up with fro- h Groceries, Con
footionaries and evcriyt.hing usually foun<i
nl a first clasis huouse of the kind.
A lot of Furnilturo, Lat,hs, Shingles, &c
Lumber lowv for Cash.
Youca fid ll J.O.:BOAG.
o1'o a fn l you wanit by callini
apr 1. 0. Bo
HERE THEY rJOE!
D.WN THEY COME Ij
T E undersigned are daily receiving
one of the largest Stocks ever brought to
Winnsboro.
BOOTS AND SHOES
bought direct from tho manufaoturc.,.
HATS AND CAPS,
a large variety. A splendid line of
CLOTHING to arrive,
DRY GOODS
of ovory description---particularly staplo
good.s.
Notions in profusion.
We pledge ourselves to soll any line of
GOODS as choap as they can bo bought
in Columbia.
Call and sea us before buying, We will
save you money.
LADD BROS.
sept 20
Wines, Liquors, Tobacco, &o
INE Palo Sherry Wine, fine N. C.
-FS'uppernong Wine, fine old Porto
Port Wine, fine imported Claret Wine,
For table uso
ALSO,
Fine articlo dry Scuppernong Wine,
Otard's & Co. genuine Cogine l1randy,
pure N. C. Apple Branly, ehvico Stono
Mountain (Georg!ia) Corn Whaiskey, puro.
N. (O, Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey, My
Cabmuet Ryve---the best whiskey in town,
and a fall stock of all other good Liquors.
Also, the celebrated Indian Palo Alo,
fresh Lager and Sweet Sparkling Cider on
drtaught. The largest and( bost selected
stock oifHavana Cigars and Cigarettes ini
townt, Bliackwe.ll's genuine Smoking T1o..
hac, Messina Oranges and Lemons for
sale low for cashi by
.june 12 'F. WV. HIAINICIlT.
Just Received! Just Rece1ved 1 2
1 Barrol Fresh Soda Crackers.
1 " " Ginger Snaps.
1 " " Lemon Crackers.
2 Boxes Robinson's Scottish Oat
Meal.
ALSO,
Sugars,
(Coffcos,
Lard,
Bacon,
Flour,
Etc.
JUST ARRIVED.
1 Tierce Nowv Rico.
1 " Canivassed Hams, Cheap.
ALSO,
Fre'sh Cream Cheese,
--AT
J. F. McMYaster & Co.
sep)t 20
MORRIS' HOTEL
Thave just finished painting, papering
1antd thoroughly renovatin mny HIotel
fromi top to bottom, and new have it in
first class order and anm prepared to en
tertain my guests with much mere eon
vienco anti comfort than eretofore.
-Ofilco on first fleer and openin on maini
street, with dinning room ant sample
room adjoining. Every effort will be
made to make my guests comfortable.
, Hotel located next door to F'
Elder';; .'argo grocery and dry goad atores,
and in th.e central and business portion of
town. Charges to anilt the times.
A.'A. MORIS,
april-26-tf Propriet'or.