Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V1t~ews and raid~ WINNSBORO, S. C. fArVDATO JA"VAnr 18, 1 1879, As JMANS DA V8, fnmou. J"O. A. R.MNOLDis ASMIm 9DRos. OPPONE14rS o Senator 1ill claim that he Is in the same boat with Murphy, because he. while United States Senator, tried to do for a fee what Murphy succeeded in doing. It is charged, also, that he ol'ered to compromise with Murphy, and say nothing for half the fee. If so this makes Murphy no better, but Senator 1Il1 worse. A MILITARY comtilssion is Investi gating charges of cowardice preferred against Major Reno who, it is alleged, stood with several hundred men with!n hearing of' the battle and allowed Custer and all his men to be massacred by the Indians. The case made against him ls quite strong, but Heno claims that he can successfully refute all charges, -a - - Two MoRMON ladies recently visited Mrs. Hayes and represented that the enforcement of the anti-polygamy laws of Congress will make outcasts of fifty thousand women and make thou sands of innocent, children illegiti mate. This view of the case presents an awkward dilemma. The best compromise would be to let the present status rest, but visit with severe punishment 'any polygamic marriages in future. EurUBUrCAN and Democratic Sena tore are both preparing for a heavy battle in Congress. The former, it is said, will inscribe the Solid South, a specie resumption and the national banks on their banners, and make an aggressive campaign. The Demo crats have appointed a committee to prepare a programme of action. John Sherman is looming up as a presi dential candidate. The anti-Grant Western Republicans are pushing him to the front. Tu Njw YORK Herald publishes a good deal of stuff in a reported con versation of a number of ex-Confeder Mes on Grant's candidacy. These ex Confeds are going for him and Aay that thousands of their old comrades will do likewise. Grant's clemency as a general received high praise, and the escape of General Lee from hang ing was attributed to him. The names of these Gratit, Confederates are not given, and as John Mosby is on his way to eat rice with chopsticks with Chinese Mandarins, we are at a loss to guess. Tho clemency of the general was long ago buried beneath the malignity of a partisan presidlent, anid the South wants no more of Grant, The Brazilian Trade. An earnest movement is on foot to induce Congress to subsidiz.e a line of steamships between New York or Philadelphia and Brazil, Brazil is taking quite a position in the indne trial world, her imports during flve years reaching four hundred and seventy-one millions, and her exports Ave hundred and seventy-seven mil lions of dollars. During that time the United States has imported from Blrazil two hundred and seventy-four millions worth of products and has returned to her only forty-eight mnil lions. Thus while we purchased half her products we sent but little in return, and the differenice represents just so much gold taken from our shores. The subsidizers attribute this to the fact that Europe has nine lines of steamships to Brazil, while the United States has but one, and that begun last year without even a postal contract. In consequence of this, orders sent from this country to Brazil go first to Liverpool, thence to Rio Janeiro, and the goods are ship ped to Liverpool and re-shipped to New York. Both the distance passed over and the time required to fill orders militate greatly against all efl'orts to build up a trade. Great Biritain eordoys almnost a monopoly, in consequenco of her carrying facilities, while it is claimed that with a quick * line America could run thme mother country out of thme market in the .articles the Brazilians principally re * quire. The advocates of a Brazilian subsidy make a strong case; but the * government subsidized all sorts of firauds so loosely a few years ago that Congress is afraid now to lend aid to even worthy objects. It is reported, huwever, that the different applicants for subsidy will combine forces and carry their schemes through. It would be a good thing if the South American trade coul becaptred. The Columbia Register says that a recent act of the Legislature imposes a fine of not loss than $200 and im.. prisonmient for not,. less tht six . the on an one convytdofcry ng onceale weapons. ' A WANIO. I knew two friends as muck alika As ever you saw two stumps; And no phrenologist could find A difference in the bumps. One took a paper, and his life Wtis haPpier than a king's; His children all could read and write, And toll of men and things. The other took no Paper, and, While strolling through the wood, A tree fell down upon his crowa, And killed him-as It should. Had lie be en reading of the nowes At honme, like neighbor Jim, I'd bet a cent this accident Had not befallen him, TnE STArE PENITENTIA Ry.-The re cently elected directors of the State Penitentiary have determined to in augurate a most desirable reform in regard to the comfort and health of the inmates of that institution. It has been the custom heretofore to allow railroads and other contractors to ex change all invalid and ill-used con victs for sound and able-bodied ones. The result of this arrangement has been that the convicts have been overworked and ill-treated to such an extent as to cause a rate of mortality that approached Mirteen per cent. last year-one hun dred anid six h-iving died out of about six hundred. It is now made to the Interest of the contractors to provide for the health and comfort of the prisoners in their charge, and to fur ther the same end, the superintendent of the prison will be required to make fre9uent and unexpected visits to the various places where they are em ployed, for the purpose of porsonal in spectiQin as to their treatment. No prisoner can be returned to the peni tentiary henceforth until the time of the contract under which he was hired shall have expired. Contractors will presumably be more humane, in order to save doctors' bills and to get the most work out of the convicts. Ho Fou LInERIA.-The directors of the Exodus Association held a meet ing Thursday afternoon, at which ar rangements were made for the imnedi ate departure of the Azor for Liberia, with another batch of emigrants. The arrangenents for this trip, however, are somewhat different from those of the last trip. The Azor, it seems, is mortgaged to Capt. Holmes and the mate of the vessel. The last named gentleman has disposed of his interest to the captain, who will n!t at present press his claims. It is proposed to dispatch the Azor for Monrovia on the 20th of February next, with 175 passengers and an assorted freight list, if these can be procured. The pass sengers on this occasion will not con sist of stockholders of the Exodus As sociation. It is proposed to adver tise for passengers at $37.50 for the passage, including their food during the entire voyage. After the passen gers have landed at Monrovia they will, of course, have to look out for themselves. The leaders of the Libe rian Exodus Association expect to get a good freight list also, and claim that they can transport provisions aind sun dries at rates which will give a hand some profit to those merchants who desire to ship goods to the black . - public.-News anel (Courier' WonurtNG 'rHE ROADS.-A recent Act of the Legislature in relation to tho repairs of hig~hways and bridges changes the law inrelation to persons liable to road duty. Section 2 amends the act of March 19, 1874, by striking out "eighteen and forty-five," and in serting "sixteon to fitty-five," where it prescribes the ages between which able-bodied males can be compelled to wvork, so far as Chester and Edgefield counties are concerned. Section i simply inserts "sixteen to fifty" Instead of "eighteen to forty-fide," and the title limits the operation of the whole act to the counties of Laurens, Ander son, .Kershaw, Fairfield, Richland and Williamsburg. How wvill this act be construed ?--Register The,color'ed engineer of a train in Georgia, a few weeks ago, saw a cow on the track a few hundred yards downm the line, whereupon ho stopped the train, got out with a shovel in his hand, and, striking the beast on the back, yelled, "Git off' dar, d'ye heah i git off or I'll squirt steam all over yer I" The cow withdrew, Last winter Dr. Sackett, of Cheater, Connecticut, made a violin of two thousand and fIfty pieces of wood, We always thought there should be abo)ut two thousand and fifty pieces in most of the fiddles we ever listened to. -Hazwkeye. There are three candidates for the State Senatorship for Sumter county, made vacant by the election of Hon, T. B. Fraser as a circuit .judge-Cap)t. James M. Carson, Capt. HI. E. Peo1e and Col. Joseph HI. Earle. p W-.W. Pog, telegraph operator at the Air-Lind depot in Greenville, com mitted suicide, bytaking morphine, last Saturday night. Disappointment in a love affair led to the commission of the rash act. One night last week, at a par ty in Toronto, a young man was frighten ing,some of the young ladies by a daring exhibition of a revolver, when the weapon was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering the young man's side, indlicting a seri. ous wound. We have said a great many harsh things about these young men whose revolvers Contain more than their heads, but retract everything now. At last a revolver has been found that knuows which man to shoot. Miay his tribe i. ereasa.....lawkea "FZnZns.-"-We were talking to a mission school on Darius throw ing Daniel in the lion's den. We made as clear as we could the fact that ]Daniel had a better time that night than the King, slept rnore sweetly, and all because he had a quiet conscience. "Darius couldn't sleep, coild he ?" BY unanimous consent, "No, sir, "And why couldn't Darius sloop?" "Because he was bad," Having thus developed the con science point, we launched our final question with a good deal of confidence. "Well, now, dear children, what is it makes the bed soft?" Quick as flash from a four-year old cane the reply, "Fedders." That closed the ethical discussion. Children cry for it, but they stop crying at once, after they have taken a single dose, as Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup cnres all the pains our little ones are subject to. Price 25 cents. PL.STER OT OF PLAcE.-A piece of court plaster on a pretty girl's cheek is very much out of place ; I but it doesn't improve matte rs any when her young man goes home at 11 o'clock with it on the end of his nose. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. have this day associated with me, in the conduct of my business, Mr. R M. HUEY,and the business wtll hereafter will be conducted under the firm name of F. ELDER & CO. All parties indebted to the old concern will please come forward and settle, either by cash or note, as I do not wish to carry old accounts into the new books xtlm January 1st, 1879. F. ELDER. SCHOOL EXAMINATION. I'T HE final examination for teachers in .k this county will be held on Saturday, 66th of January. Applicanto will pro. sent thet.jaCLVes at Mount Zion Institute at 10 o'clock, a. m. JOHN BOYD, R. MEANS DAVIS, T. It. ROBERTSON, jan 1 l-txlaw County Ex-iminers. BOOTS AND SHOES. rHE largest stock of the above ever J.offered by him. Great inducements to cash customers, vat 17 U, 0. DESPOIrTES. SALE BY JUDGE OF PROBATE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY or FAIRFIELD. William B. Woodward as Administratoyof the Estate of Mary Lathan, Deceased, against Samuel Lathan, Robert Lathan, Alex, La than and Others. I N pursuance of an order Inado in the abovo stated case, 1 will offer for vale before the court-house door in Winnnboro, on the first Monday in February next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, at r>ublic auction,the following-dscieprety to wit:tatratorecbeprery All hattrac orparcel of land, lying and situate in the county of Fairtield, on the waters of Rocky Creek, containing ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO AoRES, more or less, and bounded as follows :On the north by lands belonging to the estate of John MoKeown, on tche east by lands of Jeffer son Hlemphill, on the south by lands of Samuel Lathan, and on the west by lands of William Morrison and James Brown. TEnMs oF SALE: One-half of the purchase money to be p)aid in cash, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, to be secured by the bond of the purchaser and a, mortgage of the premises, the purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. J. R. BOYLES, Office of Probate Judge, J. P. F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., January 14, 1879. jan 14-x2tl REMOVAL. ----- M~/ESSRS. Fi. Gerig & Son would JL inform their friends and cus tomers, and the public generally, that they have removed into their own store, next to Sugenheimer & Groeschel's--combining the two stocks into one, and making a COMPLETE STOOK OF' Hardware, Tlnware, Woodenware, Saddlery, &o, ALL PARTXES indebted to r, GERIG or to Y. GERIG & SON are requeshidto settle at once, as we expect to keep only one set of books. F-'GERIG & SON. PIANOS& ORANS! GRAND INTRODUCTION SALE. ONE THOUSAND Superb Instrumients OR PROM THE, BEST MAKERS TO lE SOLD AT Manufacturars' Rates. SPlCIAL ANNOUNCEMI)NT. Ten of the leading Manufacturer'sof the T. I., have glven ts exclusive cont rol of their in Sflltets IiI the South, and alit horized us to co0 for IntrdictiIon and advertselimit., ON10. IIOUANDof teirbest, instrumnentaini rcpre seitavi e smiiern 11 eihllolds at Factory WIIOLESALK RtATiES. Tlhis GRAND INTRODUCTION SALE Conameiced NoV. 1, and will continue until all are sold. Don't in s the chanmc. It is the 013 safe of tho kind ever yet, atl.empted II Amrica. SEEi THE14 PRICES. PIANOS I Oct. fIne flocwoodI,Carved $125 Legs. Catalogue Prico, live hundred and tel dollars. PIANOS T' oc.l"a IosCewood carved $150 hudllred doltariS. PIANOS rOCae. ("Sqte sa"j,it- $250 one thousand dolars. $57 StoP-, 1 ando"me Walnut ORGANS clae4 atalogue P'rIev, two hunidIred a1d seventy dollars. $71 eto legant- Walnut ORGANS Cae.Ctaloguo Pice, thireoe G N hundred and'forty dollars. $86 134tops, Superb Mirror TnIORG QlSe. CaALogu911 PI'zC0, thlVJR GAN hundred and seventy-ilve dol. All guarante IAced ins. 'Maker's ml on eanh. FIFTMi'EN DAYS TRlIAL it Nyall1pd, we pay t.he freight if no sale. A trial cost no(ting if instrument don't suit. Don't hesi tatc~ to order. MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS MASON & IIA.M LIN Church And Parlor Organs. Dest a a d cheapest. Newst-yle* iI elega nt Cases. a Elstops. onlirm3. 10stops, only $100. PELOUBET & PEI. TON Organs. #; Stops 0111yV $5. 14) Stops, Awoith Bell Chimed, ou Chickering, Knabc, Weber, Hallet & Davis Matilushek, liaines, Dixie. Pease, Southern Oem and Favorite Pianos, all included in this sale. A clean sweep. No reserve. All new Instrunient,4 of latest styles. Send for introduction Sale Circular giving prics a nd full information. I A,pD011r A~ For $10 on a .IPORT ANT-iano or U on a. Organ, e will deliver freight paid to any it. it. point In tile South. LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, GA., Wholesale Piano and Organ .Dealef-s. dlee 21-hilm PAlN GL.OBE White Lead ad ixed1 Painit Co. CAPITAL, STOCK, $100,000. These Paints aro mIxed, ready for use1 any shado o olor, mi od in any qunalitiea rom fOre us;re tona tirrdeaprad l.sttr, imosln as Pan mxdinteorisrywy $25REWARD wil o d orevryouc ofautrto th In st ll'n ic ' 1:Ede ths Paits Sedfo esio * fsae GDOB YOURXEW PAINT0s, imo lOng CaPtme Stew orkywy Co.MRGN&ASINTOWTAJRSEY!7 alofrewml olr n Summ rLl, ook.e 'The Safety HOT BLAST OIL ,e 1)OES NOT HI EAT TIlE HOUSE Perfect for all kinds of (Jooking and Heoat ing Irons, Always ready and reliable. The mos6 satisfnctory Stove made and the Cheapesit, .$ Send for circulars,. WHlITNElY & hALL MyrG, 00., 1267 4y 113 chk .au S. Phu, This important orgat weighs but about tbreo pounds, and Adl the blood it a living person (about three gallons) asses shrough it atVJeast once every half hour, to ae tho bi e and other impuriti stralued or f'Mtered from it. Bile is te natm pgtive of the bowels, and if the Liver becosaW to d it is not s arated from the blood, but car and In ting to escape threa-th the ors of me skln, causes it to turn yellow or a y browa color. The stomach becomes diseased avd Dy - pepsia, Indigestion, Consti tion Hea<ache Bill ousness, Jaundice, Chills, alarial Fevers liles, Sick and Sour Stomach, and general debifity fol low.. MURRIaL.'s HIMPATIMS, the great Yegetable P discovery for torpidity, causes the Liver to throw off from one to two ounces of bile each time the blood passes through it, as lonr..as there is a ex cess of bile:, and the effect of even a 16w doses upou yellow complexion or a brown dirty looking skin, will astonish all who it-they being the first symptoms to disappe..r. 'he cure of al ilt ous diseases and Liver r mplaint is made coKtaln by taking I XPATINK in a-.cordanco with directions. ladache is generally cured int twenty minates, and no diseAse that arises front the Liver can exist if a r trial is i T SOLD ASkVBTTTFOPIL BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price 25 Cents and $1.00 JUiUNGS The fatalIty of Consumption or Throat and Lung Diseases which sweep to the grave at least one-third of all death's victime, aries from tho Opium or Morphive treatment, which simply stu pefies as the work of death goes on. $zo,oo will e paid if Opium or Morphine, or any prepartiors of Opluto, Morphine or Prussic Acid, can be found in the GLona FLowUR Covon Ssav, which has cured peole who are living to-day with hut one remaining ung. No greater wrong can be done than to say that Consumption I sfactable. lie GLoa FLOWnR CoUGF! SYRUP WVl curM it wICnet all other means have failed. Also, Colds, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, and all diseaes of the throat and lungs. Read the testimonisls of thp Hon. Alexander H. Stcphens. Gov. Smith and Ex-Gov. Brown of Ga,, lion. Geo, Peabody, as well as those of other remar$ale cures In our book-free to all at the drug scorces-ad be convinced that It M you wish to be cured you can 6e by taking the G3.oa1 FLowant CovAm SvaU. Take no Trches or Lozenges for Sore ThroAt, when you can get G.O13 FLOWSM SYva at samW price. For sale by all DrLiggists , I Price25Cents and $1.00 Grave mistakes are made in the treatment of all diseases that arise from poison in the blood. Not Otto case of Scrofula Syphilis, White Swelling, Ulcerous Sores and Akin Disease, in a thousand, Is treated without the use of Mercury In some form. Mercury rotx the bones, and the diseases It pro duces are worse than any other kind of blooid.or skin disease can b-. 6 DiA. IHMSURTON'SrtI..M GrA or Q:nx4'st I:.Gn-r It the only miedicine I tpon which a hope of recovery from Scrofula, Sy phiiis and Mercrial diseases in anl stages, can be reasonab'r founded, and that will cure Canccr, 'r 1o,ox )!t h paId tby the proprietors if Mercury, sor azn: not purely vegetable and harm. r Is canl:?t: ins it. Pri-:e boy all Dru-jgists $lz.oo. G.OUa I'OWER CouGH SYRUP and MRVtRtLTS -luParA NIt v -ritn LivEa for sale by all I!rug,. gis:s in 25 cent and $1.oo bottles. A. 1. 1MiLL & do., Proprietorx, PHILADELPHIA. PA. FOR SALE! -0-. One light Two-Horse Wagon, One heavy Two-Horse Wogon. One One-Horse Wagon. 0:.-o Top Buggy. One Open Buiggy, second hand, Prices of all work reducedl. ov 28 DESPORTES & MONTS AVOID DANG3R 1 And buy RED "C,"n Non Exploej,Me -OIL 'or which we are agents, We also htave just received a lot of White Load, Colors and Mixed Paints, which any one can use. -ALSO Linseed, Machine and Train Ole Paris White, Putty and Vienieb. -ALSO-. A& large lot of Latindry and Toilet Boapse --ALSO Lamps and Fixturea, nov 28 McMASTERI & 1BICE, SCHOOL NOTICE. A neigof theo citizens who return real or personlalprOoe$y in school four miles square with the court-house as a centre) is heroeby called! in the Town Hail on Saturday, January 18th, at 1 o'olnck, for the purpose of conslderin the question of levying a district sohoo tax. A full attendane s requested,. lr , t Irt,f H OMhP8ON, rkhado TysOtOe, 119, 14.