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TII- WEEKLY( YET(N..._WINBRSC.ST UI 1) AY, iIABCI 22, 1879 ~ O ~N.2 FOXES AND WILD-CATS. 1100 T1rE SPORTSMEN OF FAIR. .FIELD "GO FOR'" TRhEAI. A Notable Hunt by Sorna Notable Huntors, Which is Almost a Rival of the Celebrated "Fox-Chase in Feas terville." WINNSBORO, S. C. Editor Chicago Field :--Tho genuine sportsman is bound to his fellow in feeling, by stronger cords than unite those of any other call ing. Sectional lines and prejudices are unknown to him. He cares nothing for differences of political creeds. He is not troubled about defining the several casts of society, and is, I think, the only specimen of humanity who really does not ex purience antagonisma of race. Hence, it is common in your section, to see sportsnl intin,ate and huuting w ith the red-skin, and here it is equally common to go hunting with the black-skin. Therm is, then, a "follow-feeling which makes us wondrous kind," and which draws us toward each other, and makes us anxious to co i municate, even though long lis-. tances separate us. With no apolo gy, then, will I to the hunt. Upon a beautiful November morning, two years ngo, I was standing in the Winnsboro and Columbia road, which passes about on e hundred yards in front of my house, and turning my eyes, saw approaching on horseback, two gen tlemen, whoin I recognized as Colonel , and Parson E- -n, both of whom kept hounds, and delighted in eitAer a deer or fox bunt. '"Would you like to take a hand in a uat-hunt ?" was my salu tatiot,, as they rode up. "When, and where ?" ejaculated both in the same breath. "This very evening, and upon Dutchman's Cruek." "Are there any there: and how do you know ? continued both, considera - bly interested. For, although they had slain several deer, and trailed innumerable foxes (both red and gray), a wild-cat was something seldom heard of this far up the country. "They are there," said I, "for whilst gunning for partridges yes terday, I discovered huge tracks, -which I know belong to them.' "We are yours till death, only wait until we can proceed to town for a short time." "All right, gentlemen, I will have dinner at 12 o'clock to-day, as we will have to ride six miles to the ground." At half-past twelve we were in the saddle, followed by fifteen as line hounds as ever heard at horn blow, all of my <wn "cry"-for my friends were not allowed the del:y which would have been necessitated had they gone for their dogs. In that "cry," or p)ack, were Ilouser. Lee, Butler (not Ben), Tfrimbush, Wash and Hampton, all dogs of note, any one of whom would have been a star in any pack. Rouser, or "Old Rouse," as he is still familiarly knowvn in these parts, is an old veteran, now in his 12th year, and has been "in at the death ' of 490 foxes, and assisted in the killing of several deer and numer.. ous cats. What ho doesn't know of fox-huanting, therefore, isn't worth learning. We ,had proceeded about four miles on our way, and were engaged in conversation, being careful to: keep the dogs "in," so that they would not start a lox-for the thickets on either hand abounded 'with them--when we heard a noise, not unlike the angry mutterings of: a thunder-storm, and looking in the direction, saw "Old1 Rouse," who: had taken) advantage of our con. -versation to.slip off and jump a fox -straining every nerve in full view* of a gray, and making directly for us. It is needless to say that all efforts to restrain the pack were futile, for as the fox crossed our path within a few paces of whereI we stood, and in plain view of every dog, they sped after him in a killing1 run, and with that eagerness eony. anon to all dogs of good blood un'e der similar circumstances. Know~ - ing that wve wvould have no dlogs for the east hunt until Reynard w.as dig-. posed of, and beina really untable to * ~ resist the contagion ourselves, we1 joined the ohaseg:and' cheering on -i he rtvening bounds hs ,their ut~ nicat speed, in. thirty-five minutes had him tied up behind my saddle. wamnrp," said it,b s sub, wo saw ~T 77i 2Te dr1T rngl aroused by the blood of the fox, and would soon be off again. But we had not gone far before there was another "burst," and away went another fox. Thirty minutes sufficed for him, and as he was caught near the cat ground, we hurried the dogs into the cane brake and awaited the result. "How do you know that you can 'strike' a cat?" doubtingly, asked the philosophical Colonel. For he knew that my dogs had never smelt one. "I'll guarantee that I can make them run anything from a wood." mouse to an elephant," was my rather curt reply. Nor were we long in doubt, for Butler, a large headed, deep-cheated, Beet-footed hound, with courage like a bull dog, and a note like a bugle, was already in full cry in the canes in front of us, and one by one the rest of the paek were rallying to his assistance, and soon swelled the straggling cry to that deap, heavy roar which tells the hunter that his dogs are all packed, and that the game is "up." "Who dares say that is not a cat?" "I'll wager a tan yard to a shoe string that it is." . And there were no takers, for all were hunters, and had detected greater fierceness in the tones of the dogs, which indicated that no ordinary game was at hand. The canes pop and the water splashes as the maddened dogs tear through the thickets and plunge across the creek in eager pursuit. "Sweet music of heaven, ain't it a pity that the Governor ain't here 1" ejaculated P. R., an embryo hunter from the neighborhood, who had joined us with Streak and Shake and Granger, two black and( tans and a blue speckled, who had tasted cat before, and who were crowding in most beautifully ; Shake con testing manfully but uselessly, with Butler for the first place." "I tell you, Major," continued P. R., pale with interse excitement, "old Shake is pushing Butler mighty close." "Yes, and old Butler is pushing that cat mighty close," was my prompt rejoinder, for old Shake was keeping closer to Butler than any other dog had ever done before, and I was anxious to divert atten tion, lest he might spoil Butler's reputation by being seen ahead. "There he comes, boys, and a whopper he is, too," exclaimed the Parson, who had been too much engaged in watching the chase and in yelling to the dogs, to take part in the conversation, and turning toward him, we beheld a large "brindled cat" bile out of the canes immediately in front of his horse, and with tremendous bounds make into another cane-brake a few hun dred yards below. With breathless expectation we wait to see the dogs "bre zk c iver" also, but instead, they suddenly wheel about, and dash off up the creek in h )t pu:snit f another cat, which proved to be the same one which they had chased all the time, for but a minute now elapses before the music shifts to anoLher key, and yells and howls take the place of bugles and flutes. "They have him, by-," excitedly yells P. Th "Help the uogs' exclai ns the M~ajor himself, and there is a simul taneous sliding from our saddles, and a. general rush. through the canes in the direction of the fight. The.wiry Parson leads the run, but although a good Baptist, he pauses upon the brink of a small lake, and the Maijor, who, by the by, weighs only 225 pounds, and has more d'ogs at stake, bulegs in, and arrives first at the seat of war. I quickly dis cover, however, that no assistance is needed, for Butler has anchoAd his huge fangs directly in the cat's heart, and ribs, and with each tigbt cning grip of his ponderougs jaws,' I hear the crushing of bones, and note.the dying gasps of the cat, whilst eighteen other are strug dogs gling for a placein the picture, and have hinfliterally covered from nose to tail. Thej iAght is soon ended, and a critf) .examination of the dogs reveals only j few .split ears. and other inaignificant scars-.-tha,nks to Butlei'your'age, which masdb .:xie of the oat.at once, and allowed gll the other dbas to bit~e without mutch fear of being biten them-~ selves. "AWe will .now have the boy that ran down the creek," was the univer~. gal proposition. "Not this evening,'' said the Major; "two foxels.an4 Que o dogv for goe sevening, a i a ownear night, and I usure you that 7 Me~ 110 Idea of t4.ing hb6 %e ~ h.. riars .by for--astinga .ly glanee -at th Parson-I see that these Baptists can't be depended on in an emergon' cy. We will ride up to Tom Rem bort'w and lodge till morning. Tom has hearty welcome and plenty of sausage for all hunters." A beautiful morning awaited us. A clear sky, a genial sun, cool brac ing still air, and a splendid white frost, all betokenod a good morn ing's sport. So, having dispatched an early breakfast, which divers and sundry yards . f friend Tom's sausages wore ma.i' to disappear, we mount our horst and make for the same swamps, about one mile distant, where we confidently oxpect to "strike" the cat which had esQap - ed the night before. Upon our arrival we find that the dogs, who had already anticipated the move wont, are in the canes and giving an occasional dull note, which told that the cat had been there home hours before, but that we might expect some hard work and olose tracking before we would got himi up. But, patient reader, don't sup pose that I was disheartened, for in that pack are six dogs that can beat anybody's on a cold trail, and I know if I could succeed in finding where the trail led off, that that cat was bourd to run for its life. "Be patient, therefore, gentle men, and don't hurry the dogs," for the cat has fed around and around in the cane-brake, and they must needs follow leisurely or we may over.hunt the spot where he left." In this way half an hour is con, sumed, little progress being made, as the trailing is all upon an acre or two of swam', but directly the thunder tones of old Rouse are heard in a broom-sedge, field near by, and boefore the echo of his v.'ice had died away, every dog is seen making to the sound, for they knew that he, as was his custom, when a trail could not be made off, had been "circling" on' the outside and had now found the track upon which the cat had departed. Slow . ly, but steadily, the trail is followed through the sedge field and into a wood along fences where the cat had hunted for rats and birds the night before, then across another sedge field and into some thickets at tho head of a branch which flows into the creek. "Look at Butler," said P. R. - "What ails him ?" By a novice the question was pertinent, for Butler was leaping above the grass and weeds looking around whilst in the air, and behaving much like a crazy dog. At a glanco I took in the situation ; the cat is in that small thicket and Butler knows that he must soon break cover, and is leaping up to get a sight race if possible. There he goes, and away goes every dog close behind, and in full view. Shake and Butler side by side, but soon the long stride and strong back of Butler begins to tel', and after that day even P. R. never' doubted which of the two wets the floater, for he continued to widen the gap between Shake and himself, and was well in advance of hunters and dogs, and within ten feet of the cat as it bounded into the cane brake where we had struck the trail in the morning. Here the dodging and doubling peculiar to the wild cat was resorted to, but it did not avail, for the sight race had so ( oa.p'e'ely blowin it, th, t but twenty--seven mmnutes by tho. tvatch were necessary to land Butler upon its back, when the scene of the evening befoi'e was re-enacted. "And now, gentlemen," said I,! boastingly, "two foxes and two cats in less than a day's hunt ; we must have another before twelve o'clock." "All right," said P. U., "I see noth ing to prevent old B3utler from catching all between here and the river." The cat having been tied behind the saddle of one of the patty, .and a few exalting blasts upon our horns having beetn sound ed, we proceded further down the creek where we stopped to start, more eats. B3ut I fear I may be come tedious and will bring this article to a close, by stating that before we had proceeded half a mile down the creek old Uouse jumped another fox which was tailed after a splendid run of an hour, after which, the morning being wvell spent, we re turned to Tom Rembert's and took dinner, and then caught an eighteen pound eat on the way bomne. Three foxes and three wild cats in one day and a half's hunt. Deat it who. can, and authenticate it as wvell as can be dlone in this cese, and I'll send you one of either Butler,'s or Rouse's' pu~ps, as you prefer.. Lotu, Exa. IPay your subsoription Jto the NesA / eay GRASPING TILE REINS. -O - THE D,DOCRA8 's ASS TrArI TIuV. COx TIcOL o o'OICESS. Organization of the I ouse--Handall Elected Spoaker on the Farat Ballot -- A Close Vote, Boong a Majrity of One for Mr, Randall Over all Opposition. WASHINGTON. March 18.-At noon the Houso was called to order by Mr. Adams, the clerk, who read the proclamation of the President con vening Congress, and stated that the time designated having arrived, he would call the . roll, which, as clerk of the House, he was required by law to prepare. He thereupon prooceeded to call the roll by States beginning with Maine. The State of Florida having been reached the olerk called the name of Hull as representative from the see 0ond district and explained why lhe had put on the roll the nane of Hull rather than that of Bisbee. He said that he had received the certifi cate of election of Hull, duly signed by the governor under the seal of the State, and had subsequently re ceivod sundry papers in behalf of the election of Bisbee, among which were a certified copy of a canvass subsequently nado by the board of State canvassers in obedience to the order of the Supreme Court of the State. While that subsequent canvass would show the election of Bisbee, the clerk did not feel at liberty to regard anything as a oro. dential within the mnening of the law except the certificate of the Governor. The State of Iowa being reached tha clerk explained why he place:l on tho roll the names of nino mom bers whose names appeared there. They had presented certificates duly signed by the governor, and the quest on whether the eloction had or had not been held on the day fixed by law was one which the clerk did not feel called upon to dooide, but which the House itself whon organized could decide. The call of the roll showed the presence of 285 members, only two members, O'Reilly and James, of Now Yoi k being absent. On motion of Mr. Wood, of New York, the Ltouso proceeded to tho election of Speaker. When Mr. Blackburn was called and he voted f)c Randall, there was a round of applause on the Democratic side and in the galleries. The vote re% su.ted as follows . Whole number of votes cast 283 ; for Mr. Randall, 143 ; for Mr. Gartield, 125; for Mr. Wright, 13 ; for Wim. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, 1. The members voting for Wright were Do La Matyr, of Indiana, Ford,' of Mis souri, Forsythe, of Illinois, Gillette, of Iowa, Jones, of Texas, Kelley, of Pennsylvania. Laddl, of Maine, Lowe, of Alabama, Mlurch, of Mieaine, Rus, soll, of Massachusetts, Stevenson, of Illinois, Weaver, of Iowva, and Yo. kumn, of Pennsylvania. The mem ber voting for Mr. Kelley was Bar low, of Vermont. When the tellers aInouinced the result there was but 143 votes fo)r Mr. Randall, and Mr. Coniger, of Michigan, hlad just rais3d the question that that Was less than a majority of the whole number of members elect, when Mr. O'Reilly,; of Newv York, (one of the two ab senteos) arrived in the. Chamber, announced his presence and 'cast his vote for Randall, thus giving that: gentleman a mcajority of thle whole number, of members elect. The in.. eident was the occasion of much ap plause. Messrs. Garfield and Blackburn (having been appointed for the pjr pose) then condueted the speaker to the chair, The Speaker, on taking the chair. addressed the House as follows ; llepresentatives, by your vote I amn elovated for the third time to the exalted offlne of Speaker of the House. F?or this evidence of your approval and confidence I offer yon mny heartfelt thanks, The responsi bilitie0 and duties inmpjosed on me are heavy and difllit. With the blessing of God I shall discharge' them with'out personal bias or ignQ ble partisanship, observing strict impartiality as to men, theasuros, parties and. sections. It will . be to me unspeakablo joy i~f I can help to bring about that substantial fra ternal union wbhhgmes alone through wisdom,. anoderation ,and justiae. The' ne* Congtnis mneets Ii dedirati o under the call of tbe ?siden Wivng td irr.eo1 eilable'diftenrs oli vital issue is otentnd Tppropria tion, bills failed to pass at the previ ous-sessioit. Thon the political aen tinent of the two houses, was an, tagonistio. It is now in complete accord. This House, froh from the people, brings with it their latest will. We are hero for such legila tion as their necessities, welfare and honor donand, TChat as oxprossed by the majority in caln and deco-. rous form lot us. hope will 1oot with universal acceptanco. Moreover, the country expeots of this Congress. that it will wisely and deliberately legislate to remove the burcona that have too long weighed upon the patriotism and prosperity of the, people, and is filled with fervent hope that the spirit as well as the let,ter of the constitution shall be the controlling influence in direct ing such legislation. The oath of o$3ee was then ad ministered to the Speaker by 1r. Kolley, of Pennsylvania, the oldest member in continuoils longth of service, after which the oath to. niembers was administered by the. SpoIker in groups of States. When the members from Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina were called in one group, and when the Speaker said that he would first administer the oath to those who could take it in the usual form (that is, what is known as the iron-clad oath) there were only five members who stepped fory ward and took it. Among the most, conspicuous of those who took the modified oath was Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia. Mr. Frye, of Mainp, objeteod to administering the oath to Mr. Hull, of Flo i ida, and that gentleman was requested to stand aside for the present. Subsequently Mr. Harris, of Virginia, offered a resolution that Mr. Hull be sworn in, and Mr. Frye moved as a substitute a resolution reciting that the crodentials.Qf Mr, Hull had been annulled and made void by the judgement of the Suprene Court of Florida, and that the State hoZrcl of canvassers had deelaroc and certified that Bisboo had been duly elected, and that therefore l3isboo is entitled to be sworn in on his prima faeie case. The matter was allowed to go over till to-morrow, and the papers were ordered to be printed in the Record, The other offeors, as nominated by the Democratic caucus last night, were then elected. Several resolu tions referring to committee business .wore presented and ordered to be printed for action to-morrow. The drawing for seats took place and the House adjourned. A potition against the right of Butterworth, of Ohio, to a seat in the House, was presented, but'Went over till to-morrow. WHITE KID GLOVES IN COURT.-At the recent term of the Court of General Sessions for Qeorgetown county, there was no criminal busi ness whatever-the grand -jury having returned "no bill" on all the indictments submitted to them. This was the first instance of such a state of things in Georgetowneq~un., ty. InI comtpomoration of'The event, in following out the custom practis ed in England for many conturies, the solicitor, in a few appropriate remarks, presented a pair of wvhite kid gloves, omubletie of peace and good order, to the Co irt, on behalf of the high sheriff of the county, Judge Mackey, on receiving the same, spol*e in glowing .torms of the present peCaceful condition of the country as com)pared with times past, when the fires of civilization had been almost extinguishedi congratulated the county, and hdce' the succeeding -presiding jidges would in like manner be so forturf te as to 1)e enabled to receive ie, similar symbo).. 1NJOY.AFE.--What a tralf beaw. tiful world we live in I Nature given us grandeur of mountains, glens and oceans, and thousands of nieans for enjoyment. We can desire .no better when in poerfect healtlM but how often .do the majorit.v of p,eo, ple feel lilp, giving it up dishgartiene ed, discourag.ed and wQrried. 'out with aiseaso, when there is .no .oo. easion for this feeling, M every sufferer can easily obtatijs ptiIac-. tory prfof that Qr9eg' 4qugs~ F3lower Will nmake,tli) as t9e fra~ disease a's wvhen 'h~ ~~ssu and-'LAver CJogiplain i aase of s'eventy-fle ' to such malWi as" [ n digestion. Sick He 3 soss of the gea,d Pa_ t?ows. Thrle doses o Floer illproved ts efot atalebotle 1v