The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, November 01, 1877, Image 2
WINNSOUO. S. C.
Thursday, November 1, ; :1877.
B. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. 8, REYNOLDS, Associate Editor.
GENNUIAL E1On) FoltRE'', the
groat Confederate cavalry leader,
died at Momphis, Tenn., on Tuos
day evening.
EDWIN ADAMS the actor, is olad.
His best role was Enoch Arden. For
months past he hadi boon a "ship
wrecked sailor waiting for a Hail."
CONGUIEA WAS convened for the
special purpose of making an appro
priation for the army. Two wooks
have passed, and it hasn't said
"army) once yet.
CAss CAPENTER was arrestod at
Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
Re was going about under tho
assumed name of "L. Cass Cuport."
He was arrested on a roquisition
from Governor Hampton.
HON. yrmo. H. EviNi has been
placed on the Committoo on Mili
tary Afairs, by Speaker Randall,
and Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken on the
Committee on Agriculture.
GAnFIELD TUINKS the more you sit
down on the Democrat party, the
more it will riso again. It will be
remembered that Garfield is from
Ohio.
CHAUnIT All-NoRT, colored member
of the House from Richland, has ro.
signed. Two years ago, ho and
-Nash held the county in their hands.
Now. none is so poor as to do him
reverance.
MEN AnE strange animals. The
Italian government has ordered a
one hundred ton gun which will
use a chargo of four hundred and
soventy-five pounds of powder and
a projectile weighing two thousand
two hundred and eighty pounds.
The same government has all her
scientists at work preparing a metal
plate that will succossfully rosist the
gun.
TnE CoMMissiox appointed to in
vostigate the indebtodness of Richi
land, reports that the county owes
$31,000. It also reports that
.D. B. Miller had overcharged the
county more than two thousand
dollars for costs in the general
aossions, the penalty for which is tell
times the amnounu, or over twenty
thousand dollars. The .Ponrix
haysthlat it is reported that Col. Miller
Will appear in an article dlenyinlg the
charges made by the Commission.
The Taxes.
The action of tihe comptroller
general in giving fifteen days ad
ditional for the collection of taxes
without the penalty is exceedingly
gratifying to tile thousands of im
pecunious taxpayers throughout
the State. Tile alacrity with wvhich
the people of South Carolina re
sponded to the call for the ton per
cent. contribution was sufficient
evidence of their,willingness to pay
their quota for the support of thleir
administration----the first thley hlad
enjoyed in years. So tile large
sums now uncollected speak more
eloquently than words of the lhar d
times through which the people are
passing, and of the impossibility of
raising money to satisfy tile do
mands of the government. Appre
ciating this, the comptroller-gen
oral is unwilling that they shall
incur a penalty for not performing
an impossibility. At thle same time,
it is hardly probable that there
will be any additional extension
after thlis. Tile taxpayers shlould
therefore stretch every nerve to
put themselves on the right side
of the treasurer's account during
thle ensuing two weeks. While the
State is liberal to hler eilsons, she
needs money and must hlave it.
Taxo's had better be paid at one,
in order to avoid the penalty.
The Chicao Inter-aOcean doesn't
believe in monocratic economy.
That is one of the groat multitude of
newspap1s that insist upon "re-.
form within the party" and--some
A DISASTROUSASSAULT. t
Oaptain Williams' Boat Attaoic upon
Fort Sumter.
The Philadolphia Press publishes
the following :
Old Sumter seemed to be tho
groat point of aggression for the I
South Atlantic squadron, and a
number of attacks wore mado at
differont times and in various ways.
Any change of squadron command
ors was suro to bring an attack on I
the old fort. The most disastrous
and somingly badly planned was
the assault made by boats during
Admiral Dahligron's administration,
who conceived that tho capture of
that historical and well-battorod pile
by the naval forces would rodound
to the credit of that branch of the
servico, particularly as the country
was ringing with the praise of
"Gilmore's Swamp Angel," which
had been playing havoc with the
syminotrio.l lines and angles of tho
fort, and throwing shells into
Chailotston, fivo miles away. On
the morning of Septombor 8, 1874,
Lieutenant Commander E. P. Wil
liams (familiarly callod "Barney"
Williams) of the ship Wissahickon,
was designated by Admiral J. A.
Dahlg:on to command a division of
boats in the pr)oposod night assa'lt
upon Fort Stunter, whicn was to be
Made in )auncl.e ; and small boats,
and was oxpected to be a fwvero <
hand-to-hand struggle. Captain <
Williams procoodcod. to obey the duty I
assigned to him ; st., tod with his
vessos outsino of Charleston bar to
collect from the diff3rent vessels on I
the b.ockado duty the quota of men I
and boats for the assault, which
duty was satisfactorily performed,
ho roturning about dusk, so that thie
Coifederatis would not suspect
anything from the long string of
boats astorn. Af tor his arrival with.
in tWe bar, the boats and crows as
sonibleJ around the ffag-ship Phila- I
dolphia, while the officers were ar- I
ranging the projiminaries for the I
assault which waIs to be In ido in i
three divisions, the first under E. P.
Williams, the second under Liouton
ant Romey, and the third
und3r Lieutenant Preston. The
little fleet consisted of twon<
ty-fivo boat; some of thom very I
frail. They were taken in
tow about midnight by the tug Daf
fodil, Anting Mastor John P. Carr. 1
The order was that, on being "cast t
off from the tug," to pull quietly for I
the fort and land without firing.
Every man was explected to take
care of himsolf, each being armod
for close work with a cutlass and
Colt's navy revolver. The marines
were armed with niuskots, to cover -
the assaulting party while trying to
gain a footing on the limited ground I
around the fort. After nearing the
fort, the tug "backed and fillod" ai
numbor of times, which led to some
confusion, and the boats became
entangled, which had a bad effect
on the men, whio, in opon1 boats,.
woroe being pitched and tossed upnm t
the sea in front of the grim old
guardian which stood as a sentinel
barring the approach to thme much
coveted Charleston. The boats.9
were finally cast loose, and the first
division made boldly for the fort,
Captain Williams in the lead. W~hon
withiin fifty yards of Sumnter the
sentinel hailed, b)ut received no
reply. HIe tired on the boats after
the third challenge, when the case
mates andl ramp)arts bccamne alive I
with men, tihe wa'ter was lit up by
port fires, the ekv' illuminated with
signal rockets, m.nd showvers of hand
grenades, firo-balls, musketry and
brick from the dobris showered
down upon the bravo band of men a
belowv. The forts on James and
Sullivan Islands opened upon thme
boats with grape and canister, cut--~
ting up and disabling most of them. ~
The air was filled with screeching
shells and whistling bullets, and the
(lying groans of the wounded, mak
ing a p)andcmonium. The rebel
ir'on-clads Palmotto State and
Chicora tookc an active part in seats
toring the invaders, who were comn
pelled to pull in all directions to
avoid capture. Ninety-five men
and twelve officers were gobbled up i
by the Confederates. Of this num,
ber two deserted their flag and p
took the oath of allegiance to the *
Confederacy. The boats wvoroe
armed with small howitzers, and the (
men, excep)ting the mariners, with
revolver and cutlass. Tihe policy of
sending a handful of men thus
armed to attempt the capture of one
of the strongest United States built ~
forts, made doubly so by the dob)ris
caused by the fearful cannonading
given by Qilmnoro's guns on Morris
Island, was severely criticised. ni
There were no scaling ldors to
reach the parapets after landing;
our force had only to remain to be 1
captured or killed--with rev6lvers J
to (d0 what .guns of the heaviest y
calibre had fAiled to accomplish, viz:
reduce Fort Sumter to sub)mission. ~
The men who succeeded in landing
found themselves upon a narrowv
ledge of a sharp rock. They succeed..
ed in reaching the second tier of
easomatos, when it became appa.. C
rent that no footing could
ho obtained, as there was
no means at hand to reach
ho top of the wall, the casemates
)rojecting rendering it impossible
o closo with the robels. Tho mon
ought protection from the storm of
ron by stowing themselvos in the
iolos mado in the side of the fort by
fho Swamp Angel's firo and the bat
orics on Morris Island. After the
totion the assaulters who had land
d wore quietly taken prisoners.
It was understood that the sol..
liors and iron.clads wore to assist
hie boats, at least to cover them
vhilo landing, but no assistanco
vas sont. Much amusomont was
and at the oxponse of the assailants.
Am the capturo was supposed to bo
i sure thing, the officor of each
)oat quietly stowed away a United
itates flag, and quito a rivalry ex,
sted as to who should be the one
,o raiso the flag on the staff of
4umter. It was believed that one
)oat had the original flag hauled
lown when Major Anderson capitu
ated to Fthio Confederates. Some
,ore saving their cigars to smoko
>n tho ramparts after the work was
ompleted. Tho men captured
voro very kindly treated by tho
farrison of Fort Sumter, but were
dtierwards sent to tho "pons" at
Jolumbia, S. C., whero many died.
E.
POST OFnICE DEICIENCI.:S.-It is
lisucovered that the post oico
lopartmenit, in tho matter
)f salaries alone, will present
:o Congress a dolicienicy of $284,000
or the fiscal year, and ask for
elief. As the salftrics of postmas,
ers are fixod by law, it is difEinilt to
indorstand why there should be any
leflicielcy, but Postmaster General
Key sayri that Congress was fully
nformel thit thoro v.onld ho a da
icieney when the last appropria
ion bills were up, and that it is not
the fault (of the department. Other
>flicers of the department say tha t
'ho1 fault is with certain Democrati (
nombers of (Jong-ess, who wantod
.0 Imako a groat show of r (lntiions
n the appropriation bills for cam
aign purposes, even though they
inew that a deficioney bill would
imvo to be pssed beforo tho end of
he year. The name of Randall is
spoecially montioned as one f the
cind of Congressmen alluded to.
Tim AnrTIC Exrtou.q.-The latest
lows of the Areic explorer, Cap -
ain Tyson, of the Schooner Florenc,
tow on a voyage toward the North
?olo, is a letter received by his wifo,
n1 Washington city, dated Straits
>f Belleislo, August 20. All wero
vell, but the crow had experienced
Iroadftul wonther since leaving Now
Eondon, thick fogs and heavy gales.
Che letter was written in lead
>Onil, and camo by the way of
;cot.land, after being carried at sea
'or woks by a sailing vessel.
Sheriff's Sales.
% Y virtue of executions to me
O) direted, I will offer for sale hofore
he ('onurt lIotnse dooer in Vaintnsbioro, S. ('.,
>n thet first aliondayi in Novembler netxt,
v'ithlin the legal hiours of sale, ror CASII,the
ollowing describued property, to wit:
F"ifteen hunildredl ptouhus of sed cOt ton,
nuore or less, forty bushels ofeornt, moore
ir less, andi live hmudredi pounds of fod
ler, levied on us thei property of ii. M.
onliy, Dennis Ynrborou gh and William
arborouigh, at the suit of John S. Swy
ert.
A LSO,
One black horse mule, leviol on as the
rop)erty of Jim Jones, at the suit of J.
~easter Lyles.
ALSO,
One black mule, levied on as the pbrop
rty of Morgau Latta, at the suit of Jno.
S. W. RUFF,
Sheuiff's Offien, t15. F. C.
Vinnsb,oro, S. C.
Oc)tohor 20, 1877.
ctl 31-fl2
B est is Chea pest
NEW WILLCOX & GIBBS
LUTONIATIC
Silent Sewing Machine,
aatest Invention, Producing M,arvelous
Results.
Its surpassing me'rit places it beyond nil comn
etitIona, and makes IL theO cheape't, niotwit h
andling tihe large Indlu(emenlts offerI by
lers of noisy, hazrd-ru nnin g, troublesonme, two.
urcnd, :oenir.n lain a ics,
nly Machcline in the World with
Automnatic, Features, and1(
Wit 110 TI'OnlII to
Manage.
Vri(e by Postal Card for Price List, List
of Offices, &c.
WILLCOX & GI1111S S. M.0C0
(Cor. Blond St.), 658 Broaidway, N. Y
ly 15l-y
Lowest Prices for Cash.
HAVE just received a large and4
well assorted stock of Groceries,
hiehoh I offer cheap for CASH.
I am selling out my stock of
oots and Shoes at COST PRICES.
Triumph and Lynehburg Rye,and
tone Mountain Corn Whiskies.
Fine Brands of Tobacco and
igars.
Highest prices given for Cotton,
R. .T. MnCAULT;y'c.
Tho Stato of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF FAIRFIEbD.
Court of Com1mon Pleas.
Samuel B. Lathan vs. W. Watt Brice,
Wmn. J. Lathan and John L. Caldwoll.
IN pursuanco of an ordor from the Court
of Common Pleas in the abovo stated
catso, I will offor for salo before tho
Court iouse door inWinnsboro,on the ir ,t.
Monday in November noxt, within the
legal hours (if aile, tho following de,
scribed property, to wit:
All that plantation or tract of land lying
in Fairfieli county, on waters of Wateree
Creek, containing FIvE HUNDRED AND Ilil
TY-TIER AND THRtEE-Q1AR;TIAs AVCEH, nI101-0
or less, and bounded by lands of Sainuel
13. Lathan, A. 13. Montgomery, an I the
lands of W. Watt 1rioo.
TERMS oF HALE:
One-third of the purehas-money to bw
paid ill CAM, the balance on- a1 Ok rt(edit of
o0ne and ,wo years, with interest fromt
day of valo--the purchaser to give hils
bond and a mortgago of the prelill.ie.,
lnd to pay for all necessary paupers.
8. W. RU0F,
Sheriff's Oflice, 8. F. C
Winniboro, S. (I.,
October 5, 1877.
oct 6 i-As
Tito Stato of South Carolina.
TO Daniel W. Gladden, Janmes 'Tidwell
a(nd Kziai Tialdwell his wife, Isaiall Tp
Miiddden, William 11. 1. MAlingo III (I
Maryj Janeo Miungo his wif,', ley:d bemr
anid ro'esuntatives of Mlinor Ghidlein,
who died intestato:
OU are lereby required to appear at
t Couirt of Probato to be holden it
Fairfield Court Ilonso for Faiifielt
County, on the' 10th dl of DeCemb11er,
A. D. 1877. to show cause, if any you can,
why the real vstao of Minor (lodiei,
develoned, ileseribcId in tlhe petition of
Eliza J. Powell, filed in my oflice, should
not he divi,h-d Or sold, allotting to the
sail, Eliza lJ. 'owvell (-lolel-Ilf, anild to the
Said )aniel W. Chaulden, Kezialh Tiilwell
and Isiialh T. Glialden the other half in
equad proportoni betweent tho-m.
Givcn11 ull y hanid und seal, this
Jilh day of Octobvr, A. ). 1877.
0. R. TILOMP.ON,
L..s. Judge of Probate
Fahir.ield County
TO the defoidats Daniel W. Gladden,
James Tidwell silld Kezial 111 wl hi.
wife, William 11. IH. Mingo anIld Mary
1n111le Mingo his wife.
AU- notice that the Sulummonsg in this
11. lict,1on. of whichl the fore.-ming is, a
copy. wasv frled in fth oilco of( tie Proate
Court, lt Wiinsboro, in the coulity of
p airlid, in thI() Site of South 'arolin,
oil the-4th dhay Of October, A. .1), 1877.
J AS. 11. IGN,
Petitioner's At tolney,
Winnsboro, S.0.
oct ')-x1aw%6.W
Estate Sale,
Y virtue ofa power of alt ornv(y given
.) to mno by thoso interesto.1 ill the
estate of]). 11. Ritf, deeae:1, I will oier
for sale at puIblic outcry, at Iti4geviy,
S. C., on the 20th day of Norom(11ber next,
the following real property beloinig to
thestat oof the said D. R. Ruir, de
easeOd:
One lot of lnd, conitaininig alf,11bout four
aeres, oil which stantds a two story dwell
nig-houlsl.
Two lot; of land, on:, acro c(eh, on each
Of Wlieb sMtas Co.:lgo.
One lot (if lall, containir g (one hlf1' of
an acro onl which staiti1 a it(liall cottIge.
Onet tract of landl 11 onDtchzia's ('r44ek,
(contammn one 14 ho ((dred andl sievenlty-fiv
acres, m(ore 01r lessi.
A .o,
liy virtua of nut.hoity given~ to me1C by
tIhe Probate' .Jud(ge, T, as exneutor of1 th('
will of 1). II. lRuff,' dlealnsed, wuill s,ell, atf
the sae tim an0 ((d plaUce, the following
l>Crson1a1liprope.rty:
One inoe Pianol (Knaube), 7.3 octaves.
One tine Parlor Organ.
Two Glol Watolhes.
One Buggy and (IHarness.
0On( Eigh(t-day (lock.
One sett of' Walnut, Furniture, complete.
Two Milch Cows and1 Calves.
HolusoI1ld and Kitchueni1 Furniture, and 1
other arlticles.
'rlEMs OF SATE-For real estate, one
third cash, and theO balanco On 11 credit
of one and1( two years, with interest from
d1ay of 3(a11, to b)e secured byv bond of
purchaser50 and1( mOrtgage of' thle promisos;5
pulrchaser to pay for' nil necessary papiers
and to prooe plolicies of insur'ance on
thle sevearai buiidin(gs, to lie conthinuedl
unItil ihe purchase-monecy b)0 paid, and
assign tihe same to A. F. I uff. For per
sonlal p)rop)erty, CAsu on day of sale.
A. F. RtUFF,
Attorney in Fact
Oct 13-f1tx3w and Execu tor.
SHIERIIFF?'sSA LE.
1YviT3i''''ef anexcuntion to me direc..
].-.)edl Wi il o'Ior for saie bofore the (Jour t
114l1useor in Winnsboro, on thle lfirst
AIonday in November next, within the
legal hours of' saie, FOnl oA5U, the fol
lowing describad priop)erty, to wit:
Al ta plalntation or tract of land
lying nFa1rieo( County, on waters of
Be0aver Crooh, cont'in ing TUaEEhih n1UNDnED~1
iNDi FOUaITEEN AoIIEs, U)Oro Or 1es(s, and11
bounded by lands of Mrs. J. P. Coleman,
iliss Sallie P. Lyles, T. M. Lyles and
>thors.
Atso,
One tract of land lying in Fairfleld
3OuInty, on waters of Roecky (;reok,''con
:aling OMEi HU(NDaED AND) slivENTY-THREEF
(01RE3, inOre or less, and ounlded by
(0and5 of Wesley Mayliohd, J. C. Feaster,
Rstote of 11. J. Lyles, Mrs. M. E. Moans,
[saac ii. Means andi Samuel 13. Ciowney,
dl levied on as the I>rop)ort-y of W. S.
Mlontith and R3ichard O'Nealo, at tho
mit of Edwin S. Scott, survivor'.
8. W. RUIFF,
Sheriff's Ofmic, 8. F. C.
WVinnsboro, 8. C.,
October 13, 1877.
>et 10-f1lx2______________
Fire Insurance.
NTO" '" the time to ,nsure your
Dwollings, Barns and11 Gin io'usos,
~iplo secuirity offored in the OTLD AND I
WVELL ES'IABLISHS5D COMPANIES
represented at this Agency.
Apply to
JAfI. W. L~AW, ]
o 11--xt1m ]rm.m..no Agxt.
Columba Business Cards.
I] EADJUARTE118 for ciapest Gro
L eries and l.rdwaro in Columbia
to be found at the old reliablo house of
LOllICK & LOWEANCE.
IX'S, Portraits, Phtotograplis, Store
. o0opem, Ac. All old pictmres
copied. Art Gallery B1uilding, 12-.4 Main
Street, Columbia, S. 0 Visitors aro
cordially invited to call and examino.
I1AiLES EIAS,formerly of Camden,
,111% ha iovoil to Columbia, an 1 opolod
a I.. , it' Dry Goo-l amid Notions,
JIoot,. . runiks and Valiss. Satis
fattion ,tuarand, (-d.
-D EUiCKS & DAVIS, importers and
Dn h-rs inl It les, CloOks,Jewe Iry,
Silverwind Platedl Ware. Ilouse Fv-rnish
ing Goo'od; , &c. N. Dl.--AItehos aim1 jow
Ory I ,airttd. Columbia, S. C. oct 2' -y
Augusta Advertisements,
>EST Dry (oods 1Iouse inl the South.
I All exliross freights paid whure the
order i1i $10.(11). Writo a Postal for S.u
pies and Prico List.
Y. RLCiIARDS & 1RO.,
oct. 27- Augusta, Ga.
G. V. DOGraaf,
li'lelesale and Retail
FURNITURE DEALER
-AND
Undertaking in all its Branches.
147, 1474 and 149 Broad St.
PARLOR SUITES.
3ix Chairs, Ilair Cloth or 1eps, $21
24
PARLOR ROCKERS.
Carvetl Top, .1 tir Cloth or lIhp, 900
1.1 0 0
1700
MAITTRESSES.
t.raw and Colton, S3 -0
.1 440
Shuck and C3tton, 3 75
" " 4 25
Cotton, 9 00
SIDEBOARDS.
Nfarble Top!, $22
" " 30
35
10
" 45
" " '50
1T150
PARLOR SUITS.
leven I licces, I lair Cloth or Reps, $ 45
50
70
" " "125
N'ino " Leoathier or Cano 1.5(
Kighit "' Finie, ui pwards to 45~0
oct 27- Augusta, (Aa.
3:ev No chm rgo for drayago .jiacking'.
11h0 State of Sonth ('aro ina
COUNTY OF F.'.llIIEL,
In1110il 11r0obi1 0 Cout,
samuiel A. Murphy, an Adint istrator, VS.
Ta~rlet. n M:aphy and Others.
'N p'urMenco oft an ordcr from tho
.. Court of Probiato for F"airfield County,
inade in the ab)ovo stated ease, I will ofler
for sale before the Court 1loniso door in
Winnsboro, on the first Moniday ini Novem-.
Laer next, within the legal htour of sale,
dl the right, title anid interest of Eph.
raim M. Murphy, deceased, in a certain
lot of land lying an I situato in tho towvn
)>f Winnsboro, containinig one-fif*h of an
a~cre, more or less, and emfbracd within
the tollowing area, to wvit: comn monoing at
the south-west corner of lot number one
hundred and thirty-two of said town and
thenso running south along Congress
street thirty-fivo foot, then cornering and
running at right-angles to said street in
rn easterly direction about two hundred
anid fifty-seven feet to the track of the
Uharlotto, Columbia and Augu ita Rlail..
road Company, then cornering and run..
ning in a northerly direction along said
braeck thirty-five foot to the southern lino
af lot number' seventy-two, then cornering
'1d( running in a weosterly dlirection along
lie southern line of lots number seventy
awo and one hundred and thirty-two
hoeu1t two hun dred and fifty-fivo feet, to
aho beginning points,
TEnMS or srAn:
One half cash, the balance on a credit
>f one year, with interest from (lay of
male, purchaser to give hsis b.ond secured
'y a miortgago of the promises sold, and(
0 pa1y for all necssary plapors.
ALSO, FO1R OASH:
All the p)ersonal pr~operty, e-masistig of
mne Gold Wateh ant the uncoolleeted
1otes and accounts belongingi to the estate
>f the said Ephraimi iA. Miurphy, die.
weased1.
S. W. RUFF,
Sheriff's 001cc , 5. F."C.
W'innsboro, S. (1.,
October 9, 1877.
>ot 13-tda
JTOJE SAI.JBJ,
4nowv Piano, made by one of the lead..
ing manufacturers of thoe Unitedl
tates. The instrument has a compass o
seven and one-third octaves, and is
inished with all the latest implroveme)nt.
t can be bou.ght at a great roductioun
~romi retail prieo.
Apply at t.he offie of TunE NEWS AND
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