Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ittott f tH35 SUMTER "WATCH SI AN, Kstabliabed April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy (-rod's and Truth's THE T???J?? SS?THil?N, Urbild,?! J***, 18?? rCoiisolWated At?. 2, ISSI.] SUMTER, S. 0-, TUESDAY, A???ST 31, 1386, Scries-Tol. VI. fl?. 5. iTl'i i PubUshad. OT*rr Tuesday W ET i . " " . Gr. OSTEE?; g: y SUMTER, S. C. Sr ??? TERMS: Oa^Sqtt?xe,- first insertion $l<r0 fire^sat?eqoeat insertion......?.*T.?-...???... 50 Contracts for three.ttiont-hs,. or longer will be .made At reduced rates. ^^^tomc^o sbbaexve private nterests wili be charged for as advertisements. ObHoaries an? tributes-cf respect will be cbargeoTfoK , WOMEN tritt BEST nine i iron-with pB?vegwtrt)Ts _._ ~fd- XHaeasav peoahtf to _?ad FuMw the Blood? iStfan ni?tes - Appetite? Strengthens the M noeles anti T<|ij i sil in theroaghbr larigoraxes. 0hB%?edwtS5oK^ It 3t blacken th? teeth,osase haadacbtt, or lt1^fj?-rr^rT<~^'f? O?A<-T irv? in?z tet?** <?>. Jbs?KxzKABrra~BAIXD. 74 Fuwell Ave- IGhras B? mt, sam vader date of Dec 188fc ~ I b*venaed Brown's Iron Bitters, and it has bean ?oro than & doctor to me, having cared ate of tbs ?-? imm lulim IISIII lu life -Aleo-cnredateof Liv Ooorjaftit, ?md now my complexion a ctwr and ad. Sae ?iso boen beneficial to my children.'1 SBjsc 1 OAT? .on ?mu PW toan miau?J tram leam? Oonclajnta, sad cooM.octa?n rehef from nothing ounsyj Broom's Iren Bittara." . Ussiiil ?????tn H Trsno Mart ?wt etossedred linet 4B9tSW JTsjco av other? Made only br Mstmwx CHEKHCAL CO, KALTIMOKE, MB. a^oassedl^sdi?ardezedoQoditkarof the LIVER* FcraEccnr?JaintRof this kind, each ts Torpidity af thelrac.KBuosnett;Karrcos'Pyspepgia, ?n??i?-e.. two. Irregularity ot tba B?meia, Constipation Hatn ?encr? tStxcXjtSaos and-Barnin? of tho Stomach, (flome&^s ??Bed Hcwrtbarn), Miasma. Malaria. Bloody Rm, CMHa and Fever..Breskbone Fever, Exhortation before or after Fevers, Chronic Diar? rhea*. Loss of Appetite, Hesd*che, Fool Breath, IcegaUnfiesltcideBftalto ?mates. Bearing-down S? STADICER-S flURflWTH Pi 'rttalu^bio. it ts ftO* ?J?=S!C5a far .TB dte?srFe\ btsv /iftDC alTdisoaees of the LIVER, ri!VUl\& STOMACH and BOWELS. & chances the complexion from, a waxy, yellow tinge, toa roddy. heaHhyeolor. Xt entirely removes lost gkwoay sp?nra. it is ono of the BEST AL* 1WATWE? ?IKJ PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and 1? A VALUABLE TONIC* ST AD! CE JT 3 AHR ANTI I ?gag tain ryattJJggggatB. Price f 1.00 per bott?e. . C. F.ST AD I GER, Proprietor, UO SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, Pa. ' A FINE FLORIDA Tow?; Mr. FOSTER S. CHAPMAN, ^Ooe pf the landmarks of the Georgia Drug trade, cow of Orlando, Florida, writes: -, - *'I<saa hardly select tt single case of the many others to whom I bave G?INN'S PIONEER BLOOD RE? NEWER, bat what have been satis? fied; and I find it the best remedy for ali Skin Diseases I have ever soM, and a Fine Florida Tonic. ' - "FOSTERS. CHAPMAN, "Orlando; Fia." -A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH! A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! <5U*3iN*S PIONEER BLOOD REXEWER Cures all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma? tism, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine. flfr&t ia yoor rnarket it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00": large bottles $1.75. Essay on ?iood and Skin Diseases mailed fae. MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon. Georgia. For Sale by D*. A. J. CHINA. July 13._Sumter, S. C. ST AU?STA CHRO?HCLE, AUGUSTA, GA. ASD THE WATCHMAN Al SOUTHRON, ::For Ose Tear at $2.90. THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE is the lar? gest weekly newspaper ia this State. iLis? twelve page (eigbi.-*->ur column) pa? per* lt contains all the important news of the week, and is Oiled with interesting and in? Structive leading to the farmer, mechanic,, business and professional man. Its Washing? ton, Atlanta, and Columbia Letters, with ste foll Telegraphic service, market reports, edito? rials and general news, make it one of the most readable and one of the best newspapers ia the Sooth. The Augusta Chronicle can be read in any Household. It is free from sensationalism. THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed from Columbia, 51 G. A Live, Temperance Paper,, Published Semi-mon ihfy ta SUMTER, S. e. TJnder the Editorial .management-of Bw. H. F. Cl?ftBSTZBKUG, O.W.CT. OF I?Oi??3l. OR 3. C. Assisted by air able-?cos oE Editors. The patronage and influence of all friends of Temperance is solicited- Terms only 60 centrai year. To advertisers desiring a wide circulation, it offers an excelJeot medium. Ca business, address N. G.. OSTEEN, publisher. [For the Watchman and So? th ron.] TOMYWIPEv BY W. S*. LYSCS. Thou partner of my joys and wow When I shall bid adieu To fleeting pleasures of this life, When moments are bot few, Those few spare moments I'll devote To sacredness and rou ? And my last gasp,-roy dying gasp,-1 Shali whisper-wife, ad'eu I In thy dear arms I f*in would breathe, The last breath of my life ) And the last words I then shall breathe Shall be the words-Dear Wife ! For thou wert ever faithful-kind A loving wife most true ; So my last words and breath shall breathe Dear Liteie,-wife.-adieu ? Columbia, S.C., 1886. Written for thc Watchman and Southron. Reelections *f Poster's Raid. 2?CMBER TH. We have seen this iuvading host of white and black troops sweeping through Georgetown, Williamsburg, aud Clarendon counties, with no one to dispute his march, leaving min and starvation behind (lim. Their ad? vance guard with yells and whoops were m the main street of Manning, and as yet no one had molested them. In the midst of their frantic joy the sudden report of a gun reaches their ear, and the increased confusion be? fore them np the street, the dashing charger with an empty saddle which they at once recognised as of their own command, then to be plainly seen the lifeless body of their com? panion iu the street, caused them for a moment to hesitate. As they reined up their charging horses a moment of reflection was al? lowed C. H. Joues. He realized with alarm the danger of the boys who had gotten clear of the Federal troops with whom for a little while they had gotten in company. They were in the greatest excitement, and their escape for a little time seemed very doubtful. But C. H. Jones called to them. In thundering tones he or? dered them 'to get away from here.' 'Leave this place.' 'Boys do leave meoryouMlall be killed.' They scat? tered and were off, all but two of them-A. J. Moses and Jesse Hodge. C. II. Jones' delay was but for a second, for Mspursuers, now reduced to four, w'?re bearing down upon him with rapid speed. Armed with six? teen shooters they fired them at their letreating foe as rapidly as they could. Their unearthly yells and fear* fui denunciations almost drowned the sharp, quick-report of their rifles. The distinct ' report of C. II. Jones' gun down the street contrasted strangely with thc perfect stillness which prevailed a moment before. It was the first intimation to us at ?ur hume of the eutratuee of thc foe upon our streets. Tile report, and at once the clatter of horses' feet which seemed almost simultaneous, created alarm. Turning upon my bed, drawing aside the cur? tain, I thought at once of the two soldiers who had pased our door. It was now four o'clock iu the after? noon - I said" to my family, "now our trou? bles have begun.'7 On looking out I at once recognized C. II. Jones upon his black horse, aud running wild was the flying charger of the trooper he had killed. Such confusion I never realized he fore. Weak and feeble as I was, I sat up in bed and with the intensest interest viewed it al!. C. H. Jones lying as flat as he could make himself upon his horse a Comanche Indian never did better riding than he did-holding the reins in his left hand he held his double barrel gun well balanced. Dear me, how he moved. Close behind him were four Fed? eral troopers. The little puff of smoke and the sharp crack of their rifles seemed to me to be incessant as they bore in maddened rage upon their foe. At every shot I looked to see either C. II. Jones or his laboring horse brought down. If but one of his enraged pursuers had stopped aud shown any delibera? tion in his aim, this could have been done at once. But their rage and fury shown in their deafening yells, and reckless riding unfitting them for i i i is . 0. II. Jones was now approaching ; the Pocotal?go road. I wondered if ' he would attempt to turn into it with his pursuers as I thought gaining o? ; him, particularly one riding a large fine black. I hoped he wottld not try to make the turn, .'earing Shat in making it he might lose his balance and meet with a catastrophe. But I could not resist the remark, "he has ] made the lum," and I was pe/saaded i at the time that ho was bold enough 1 to look behine? him to see the where- i abouts of his pursuers. ? There was a sense of relief as from 1 the other window of my room I saw Wim as it were flying. One of hi? i pursuers, in advance, was now close i ?apon him and 1 now thought would 1 overtake II. Jones His sixteen < shooter wa& emptied, and now, too < eager in the charge, to reload, lie ! shew his-sabre which hung upo? his i left sideband standing in the stiren ps i be raised it high above his head, lie i lost his hat at that moment and? belele l iug i?tft-h a furious oath be shrove he : woaJd? have bim if he hud io- go to I ii-I. And then he leaned forward, calling loudly lo the others i& "?o?ais j Ile was a large, black-haired rnsit*,: md rock; clumsily. Ile p-resse-.'j the jharge as he approached the point 1 where he had to make the turn. Lia ?rged Ivis horse, which did nobly, ' md! fee made the turn but his pider ? ?vent forward. Losing his bahxiss ? ic fell upon his head into the road, ind there he lay. In my excitement I [ said "one's neck is broken." One ; it my si'ie replied, "I hope not." 1 i bought h-is- three companions would ! iow stop and render him relief, but j ? io, wilfr louder yeMs and more blas- j < )hemous oaths they swore vengeance ? < ipon. their flying foe.. | i It was the most exciting soene, j ' >erhaps" 1 ever witnessed. | * They made the turn in safety and with terrific yells pressed on. His two young friends seemed now to be in company, and in their rapid flight Jesse Hodge's horse fell under him in the street. C. II. Jones could not desert him and reining up lie Bhowed fight. He presented as bold a front as he could, and for a second kept them at bay. Then J esse Hodge got off into a swampy place hard by, aud C. H. Jones renewed his rapid retreat. He now readied "the branch" which I judge to be some four hundred yards or more from where he made the turn. There he dismounted, and standing conspicuously in the road he Galled in Iiis loudest tones to his men, "come on, my boys, come on." He walked to and fro, gesticulating rapidly, and brandishing his gun and presenting his pistol. The ruse Was complete and his enraged pursuers were again held at bay. They kept up their fire upon him whenever his position gave them the opportunity of getting at him. He remounted and sat npon his horse and had to bear the most disgraceful, the most abusive tongue lashing that ever mortat man received from mortal lips. He said this abuse was as perfect as a human tongue and an enraged heart could make it. Here his young friend returned to him though the prospect of escape from his infuriated foes were bv no means certain and he peremptorily ordered him "to get away from here. Leave this place or you'll be killed. He reluctantly rode on. His youpg companions were now all out of sight. His anxiety for their safety had been great all this time, and now that they were gone it behooved him to make some positive effort to get away from the bullets which were cutting the shrubbery about him. His pursuers were persistent. Their determined purpose to have him, mingled with their denunciations were still upon his ear. Ile turned into the bushes from the road. One boldly followed. C. II. Jones' tired horse came upon a fallen log and stopped. His daring pursuer was now upon him in close proxim? ity. C. H. Jones now quickly jump? ed from the saddle, and presenting the pistol he had borrowed when leaving Sumter, he hollowed in defi? ant tones, "Come on, I am here, come on. I want to trade my horse, come on." This boldness and deliberation was just tuo much, and wheeling his horse he rapidly retreated. C. H. Jones presented ami made ineffectu? ally every effort upon the trigger of his pistol. It refused to ft-h o-o t Thc Federal (roper joined his two companions in the road and they con? tinued the pursuit of lije boys. They reached a point in the road where they cou'd see for some distance that tiley had escaped their grasp and they turned their wearied, panting horses' heads towards Manning. NUMBER VIH. We left C. II. Jones' dismounted standing by a fallen log which his wearied horse lefnsed to leap, fum? bling at the trigger of his borrowed pistol, which refused to shoot at the retreating Federal trooper He showed no wish to swap horses with his daring fee. He was soon hid from view among the bushes and Jones was persuaded that he heard his voice as he joined his two companions in the road. His course now seemed clear, his oha?)ces for escape had brightened, and he breathed easier. Ile now proposed to move on, and leading his panting horse around the log be again took thc saddle and rode on. He soon met Mr. James Davis, a staid citizen of the neighborhood, and they returned to the road, and con? tinued on as far as Mrs. II. Hodge's where they met Capt. Lcsesne with several other soldiers on wearied horses. C. H. Jones proposed that they return to Manning, which was agreed upon, and they moved on until they reached the Picket Post which had been made. T here Mr. Davis thought it prndeut to proceed no further, and they returned to where they had left Capt. Lcsesne. Now for the first time was the op? portunity allowed of his communi? cating with the authorities in Sumter, 1 and a dispatch was sent at once. The nest morning, Sunday, April 9th, C. II. Jones with five other soldiers, ' all of them perhaps of Gen. Lewis' Brigade wh*> at that time happened lo bc in Sumter, returned to Man- . ning. They were not long in learn? ing important information, viz : that [ Potter's entire force at an carly h*>ryr had left the town, that morning marching rather ?rapidly. That they dad repaired the burnt bridges and crossed Rack River and were on the road to Sumter. He now retraced bis step? and made bis way th it he?. ? He had to ride in haste if he reached Lhc town before Potter did. If I Tiislake not somewhere on ike yoad before he reached the town he irre? GFen. Lewis. From what he saw of Glen. Lewis' nrovenwits he was per? suaded that it was his*?s*ir??*>ee io- vise 3omc of the forces, at beat but too few, in making a stand there to re? sist Potten Ile was fully safiisSed that such a step was a grave mistake, and he laid be&>rc him all the facts a? iie .knew them, and then modestly ad? vised a concentration of his entire loree at Dingle's MilL That it was mere, in his judgment that any sue ?essful stand could be made. &cn. Lewis heard him through- *?i-.?.r then- eooly said-"Well sir, You had better take command and I'll retire." Ibis reply was-noa what he expected, uttered evMenr'y in derision. 0? course he codd* not argue the case with Gen. Lewis; and /w relined has? tily. Entering the town he was IW?? [t little pleased to meet his cltil com? manders Shingler a*>cl? Walsh*. Hhe bown in every part was now fully in- I formed that an army of Federal sol- i diera was at its door. The usual ; iyiiet of the Sabbath day was lost in ! { [-he (jonlusion which' now ensued. { '. She cry "the Yankees a<xj coming," ; : echoed through the town.. (No 7?. i "Our WoiUen of the War," mistakes When it states ii was the 16th ol" the month. It was thc 9th, the day of i thc- surrender.) From this I quote ! these few lines : "I can never forget my feel? ings," (thc fight at Dingle's Mill had been sharp and quick), "as ? saw tiio ciuel foe coming up. Fer in number "their name was legion," and the dark appearance of their colored troops> With their mighty host (ten regiments) made me think of the Locusts of Egypt." But of tlie fight at Dingle's Mill and the condition of affairs after their victo? ry there, is not my purpose to describe. This is for a more competent pen to do. The three Federal troopers M?? now ceased their pursuit and in their return to Manning passed the premi? ses of Judge L. Dixon which was oc? cupied by Dr. Thos. G. PrioleaU of Charleston S. C. His family were refugees there from the confusion of the city. Tho headlong charge of these troopers upon C II. Jones had been seen by the Doctor and his family -the house being a little recessed from the loads. On the return of these troopers, the venerable Doctor walked to the road and met them. He did not certainly understand tho surroundings. Ile spoke to them very cordially and asked them in his kindest tones the cause of "this con? fusion in the road." They smiled derisively and at once seeing their opportunity they were on the ground and at his side. It was the Work of a moment to rifle him of his massive gold cluonometer and chain which hung from his fob. The Doctor now saw and felt his great mistake and he wished he had remained in doors. Thc watch was gone. It had been his companion in a long medical practice? They now took the gold buttons from his neck and.breast. The utter surprise in the Doctor's face induced a boisterous laugh from them. They were turning now to remount when one of them remembered his sleeve buttons and these Were soon in his possession. They found no gold or silver coin in his pockets which were thoroughly searched. As they rode away, he stood and watched them in mute astonishment. It was all done 60 quickly that he could not believe himself that he had lost so much. Ile Was now impressed that a large furcc might be near at hand, ile feared, for if white men would treat him so, what might he not ex? pect from black soldiers. I don't know that the Doctor's premises were further disturbed during Potter's Raid. Am told that when the Doctor returned to thc city which was soon after thi*, he was very reticent when questioned by his friends as to how lie lost his watch. Perhaps I ought not now to tell it. "ut since he has long since left us mil "entered into rest," 1 give it as he gave \i all me, and it ia at your disposal. In the meantime the entire squad? ron of Potter's calvary were upon Brooks streets. Tii'?y had hardly fairly entered this beautiful avenue when the lifeless body of their com? rade was seen lying in the street Thc sight of blood filled them with rage, a fearful shout of rage and fury followed by one tremendous charge. With drawn sabres curses loud and deep they turned into the Pocataligo road and the entire force were lost to view. We heard the clatter of their horses as tiley went down tiio hill towards the branch. It was au exciting scene indeed to mo. Thad seen a squadron.of elegantly attired cavalrymen oil parade, and once I saw them make a charge upon the hollow square of volunteer riflemen when several val? uable steeds foll upon their bayonets and were killed, but I have never seen before a ciiarge like this, the excitement of it all was almost too much for me in my sick condition. The eqnadron rode tn furious haste. They soon, however, were brought to a speedy halt by meeting not far down the road, their ?bree returning companions. From there they learn- j ed >t all, and of the escape of him' , who had killed their mao. Their fury now they vented upon the devoted town, and upon their swords they swore destruction to all that they might meet. The proper orders were now ra?l- , ed out and the squadron returned to ^ Manning. Length of the Principal Riv- ; ers of the World. ! Kbine, Europe, 900, j Snake, North America, 1.5501. jj I Colorado,. North America, 1,000. ; Columbia, North America, 1,200. , Dnieper, Europe, 1.230. Don, Europe, 1.300. Amur, Asia, ?.500. I San Francisco, South America, , 1,550. Orinoco, South America,. ?.55U. I Saskatchewan, North America, ? I.COO. , Ked, ?5c*tli America, 1.G00. '( Danube, Europe, 1.725. 1 Kio Grande, North America, ?.S0?. Madeira, South America, 2.000. Mekong, Asia, 2,000. I Arkansas, North America, 2,OOO1. St. 7,awrence, North America, 2.200'. . Mackenzie,. North America, 2,300. Congo. Africa. 2,400. Volga, l?3urope. 2 400. Lina, Asia, 2.700. Iloang bo, Asia. 2.800. ? Niger, Africa, 3.000. 1 Ubi, Asia. 3.000. ; Missouri, North America, 3?000'. Mississippi, North America, .>, 1G0. j ?ang-tsi-kiang, Asia, 3,320. > Yenisei, Asia, 3,400. I Amazon, South America-, &,?5(K Xi le, Africa, 5,10(K " 7hc amount collected' in this Stale ? frym internal revenue for the year end- ? lng ?une 30, 188$ was #100,014 30-, , is follows :. Tax on' distilled spirits,. 1 jj)G2,Tl'4.9? :- tobaeoo-aod cigars. ?21,- ? 159 22'; fenmsnted' liquors, $14,(397.- 1 IV; mi8oellaneou8 sources, ?300.94; 1 purities, ?1,141.08.- |.i Bill Arp on ?atoily Eeforni. Nature can beat aft sc met? riles. I've been to thc theater afore now, and the players acted the play so natural abd sympathetic that I got all tangled op and excited, and would cry or laugh just as they did ; bat nature can beat art sometimes. Just ' about sundown, the other evening, j while we were all sitting in the piaiia calm and serene, there was a wild shriek down- at the corner of the gar* deo, and it was Carl calling, ant! he said, run /here to Linton. Linton is killed; run, papa; run somebody, and ws* did run, and Mrs. Arp and the ! girls cried, Oh, mercy! Oh, good j Lord I and all sorts of interject ?obi and conjections at every step, and there was a wild aBd fearful panic when We got to th? boy, a?d lie was lying pale and senseless on the rocky ground, with a big limb across his breast. Ile had fallen about twelve feet from thc top of a venerable apple tree that they say, was planted by the Indians about sixty years ago. I heaved the old broken limb off of the boy and took j him in my arms and then up the hill to the house, and my escort oh, oh my escort, with their cries aud screams, demoralized me fearfully. He was a stout lad of thirteen, this grand son of curs, and as tough as a piue knot, and I knew he was hurt, but [ can always keep calm and serene on such occa? sions if thc women will let me. Laying him gently on the bed, Mrs. Arp ripped his garments with trem? bling hands and motherly sobbings to find the flowing blood and the gapiog wounds, and broken limbs, but they were not there. He was shocked and \ senseless, and breathed hard and gar- I gled in his throat, and groaoed and sighed, but I had seen those signs be? fore with the other boys and bad faith. And, sure enough, in about an hour he came to himself, and looking around upon the excited family asked what was , the matter, and said "Grandma, t dreamed I was falling from the apple tree." The doctor came about that time and found his arm and shoulder badly braised and one Hb hort, perhaps frac? tured, and said he would be awful sore for a day or two, and then get well and be ready for the next skirmish. But Mrs. Arp was not satisfied, and watched him all night, and as he slept she listened to his breathing and felt his pulse and im? agined that something was internally wrong. The boy carries his arm in a handkerchief now, and can't go in a washing nor shoot a sling, nor climb a tree, and be and C:?ri have to stay in ihe house and read story books and look at the pictures. But the like of this has to happen. It is part of a boy's raising. I wasent much account until I fell down a ladder head foremost and was picked up for dead. I told my wife I wouldn't give a cent for a boy who had never fell out of an apple tree or got his arm broke or his head gashed or something of the kind If a man has never had any narrow escapes, or any wounds, or any broken bo?les, or been thrown from a horse and picked up for dead, what kind of a father w!.' he be r What hus he got to tell his ?lttic boy, and excite his Wonder and admira? tion V I had lots of mishaps myself, and as ? grow older Mrs. Arp says they grow more bigger and more numerous. Well, of course ! Nobody wants to tell the same old thing the same old way a thousand times. Amplification is a sign of genius. Being knocked down and addled, is a big thing; but to be picked up for dead, is heroic. I've got these children to watch now Mrs. Arp has gone to visit her old home in G win nett, and she gave hie a whole catalogue of admonition and ordina? tions and recapitulations, which I've forgotten already. She has gone to see her brothers and their wives and children, and thc dear old home where her father and mather used to wear the parental crown, and had more love and more power than a king. What a sacred temple was that old family room. It was thc coflft where she brought all childish troubles and got comfort She remembers every nail in the floor, every brick in the hearth, every knot in thc ceiling over? head. She wanted to see the big old oaks in the back yard, under whose shade she had played and swung and had her play-house of broken china. Tfce cooing pigeons made love upon their spreading limbs by day and the noisy katydids by night. She wanted to see thc big old spriug at tho foot of the hill, for sh* knew thyre waa no change, no decay, no mortality there. The water is still running and though the frog and tbs crawfish ?nd the ??pring lizzard that ased to excite her youthful fears have departed this Vito ?terstste, they teh children- to inherit ind enjoy tfraS peaceful sfcttdy spring. File little branch still flows cm o-ver its i zravelhy bed ?nd down roto the little ; Ssh pend below, and thc ripple of its waters ?till singing that same old soug > '.'For men iwiy come and men m*.rj go, But I go on forever." I know that her memory will linger :hers sweetly, for she used to wade in that branch, and she would like to wade in vt again if nobody was looking, birt ? rsskon she won't. , There is a 'simmon tree on thc hill ?lose by that she used to climb in the ? Fait of the year, for she was as fond of ( 'simmons as a 'possum, bot she will . 3CV?T ehwiibit any mire; I reckon she1; woi/9. 'ibo grape V**JC swing at the { Dack- e? rbe garden a-sd the sap!r-*js she , affed- fer bend down- st&?f ride are #f>3? ill gone ; bu? sh-?" dtoexn'S want to ri'tie j .aplings now. Old Aunt f^eggy has ?one, too; gone wli'ere tive gor?d> dbrk-ics : ?.o. She was always old and wrinkled ? ?id dried up, but she was faithful-inito- ( j-cath. Nobody knew how old she was. , \?or florty consecutive years she said she ?as a? hundred-no more, no less-al- j wavs a hundred. But dearest cf all . is the old grave yard that is close by. ihe village graveyard whore "the rude forefathers of the hamlet slet'p.'7 I know ;he w:?I: Huge? rivers v?ifie sweet ami sad eiMcA'i?flS,. fo? t^e^?' preens* her ucaresS wid ?tales"*? cttcs-fat hi:? and raothcr i md brothers and au only sis-re?, aflrid I sweetest of all', a dear little babe of iici1 3wn. How surely docs life and Ifove < repeat the scene of our yotith Hers ' were fond parents-and there was a flock 1 of children, fair children, all hopeful ind- happy arid loving and they were? ten, just ten.- She and; I! have Sruceeed-*! ed them and wo have ten, just ten. We, too, have a cottage home and a spring at thc foot of the hill and a branch fbi* the children to play tn, abd a fish pond-, and big oaks with pigeons cooing on the limbs Just as they had we have pea fowls to scream, and duc&s end chickens, and sheep aud cattle ; aud dogs bark and cats purr, and our chil? dren and grandchildren come atid gt*, and by and by we will go to sleep and leave theil; jill alone, just cs we were left. And i\\\s ls right, all right. When wc have served our day and generations then let us go. Let us marshal them the way of life and gi Ve geed counsel and retire iu peace and Christian hope of a reunion. Not a reunion like the soldiers have, that comes every year with d?mlsh?d numbers, but a reunion in a better land that grows and grows to countless legions, and every year bring? new recruits from kindred and from friends. How often do 1 hear of a good parent's tieath atld dream I hear the glad voices of I hose who havj gone before as they bring tidings to each oth? er and say, "Our father has come," "Our mother has come at last.'* What a welcome to the orphan when the an? gel mother gives tbs warm embrace and says "My child, my child. God bless my cbild." Stonie folks dou't be? lieve in this, but I do. I'm going to wollup these boys if they don't mind. I've h?tnored and indulged them until they think there is no willipus wallipus on the planta? tion. They slipped off and went ina washing this evening about 4 o'clock when the suu was as hot as blazes. I had promised them they might go in late, when the shadows of the willows had covered tho pond, and now they say they misunderstood me. Their backs ?fe nearly blistered, and Tve a good mind to blister them a little lower down. I would have dons lt) but Lin? ton bad a lame arm and Carl was run? ning at the nose. I see a lame guinea hopping around, and it hops very m?ch like a slingshot struck it. They killed a pigeon1 ddt long ago and said they didn't mean to bit it, but was trying to see how close they could miss it. I found my first and biggest melon plug? ged in the patch, and, though I didn't be? lieve they would do that mean, I held a court-martial and took testimony abd looked as fierce and majes'ic as possible. They declared their innocence and showed a heap of wounded feelings and told how they found our little darkey's knife in the melon patch, aud so the lit? tle darkey surreniered and confessed, which never was done by a darky before and his mother whipped him from Dan to Beersheba, and my boys were dis? charged with honor and the commenda? tion of the coart. Carl is a very good boy by himself and Linton is good by himself. Each of them work well iu single harness, but hitch them together to a wagon and they arc bound to break something. I'm going for. these chaps while Mrs. Arp is away. I'm for civil service reform now. Their mothers are afar off and I'm the autocrat. I'll teach them bow to grabble thc goobers before they are ripe. No, t won't either, and they know I won't. These boys are mighty good to me. They bring me fresh water from the spring without being told. They black my shoes wheo \ am going to town. They follow tff? around the farm and help mc get roasting ears. They listen to my marvelous stories with an affectionate wonder that flatters my vanity. They borrow my pocket knife. They find my hat aud walking stick, and help me dig the potatoes for dinner. They are good company, these boys, now that Jessie has gone t miss "Jessie, thc Bower of Dutnblanc." She is my special comfort wheo I ?tm ailing or have thc blues. She rubs my head and brushes my black hair and talks so loving and kind and always kisses me good night after she has said her prayers. Mrs. Arp will ga to meeting Sunday. Thc same ofd church is there close by her old home-thc church she was raised in and where she went to class meeting, and heard old fathers Murphy and Ivy and Norton talk. The church where Judge Longstreet used to preach at quarterly meetings-Judge Longstreet who used to distress old Vncle Allen Turner, a good old man, because the judge would play on the fiddle and the Hute and wrote some uuheavculy stories in thc Georgia Scenes. Both of these notable men always found we?ccnic at her father's house, and while the judge was discoursing sweet music in the par? lor old latter Tamer was walking the piazza, iuterceeding in si?ent prayer for his forgiveness and reform. Th-ere were never two Cbr?sriaar t?rcar more Unlike than they, oat they are both in heaven now, and maybe Uncle Allen has got reconciled to music. We are a bundle of prejudices, ers- we?? as ?'a'o?fs, erad I am glad to know that the age in which wc live to-day is more tolerant than thc tesl. -Atlanta Constitution. How a Pish Story Grows. Jones-'Ah ! got home again fro? your fishing trip? Catch many V Smith-4Oh ! Splendid luck. Let's ?0 take suthiu.' They take something, after which Smith says :. 'I landed three beautiful trout ihst? Weighed nearly a pound >pice.' '.Fhe* have annflVc? drink, after which Smith says: 'Yes, sir, fbese six trout, not one of Hhs m less than a pound and a half, wera beauties, uni dou't you Forget ii.' After the nes? drink Smith says : 'Dy $ttg-% it would have done you? good to ?cc tfovt big stria-g nf.Sfteen trout, every m? o? tliem over two pound?,- that I ;amg!vt last if eek. ' 51l as: it govs ort uri til it g/cf? to bc wenty-ftve trout, weighing ci'^W pouuds ipiece..-Evsihx Courier. --- - - Science Baffleek Young r^art-^is it true, M)Ctor, that ynioking cigarettes tcrrds to" s?fttea the brain ? Physician-There isa belief fo that :ffeet. but with all our boasted' modern ?cienti?o appliances it caa* udVef be verified. Young Man-Why, Doctor? Physician -Because nobody willi brains ever smokes then*-.-iV. .V. Sun. What Our Editors Sayv Grechvziie Neus. Three Barbes He iu Edgefield jail aiid?r ii?ni?Dce of death for arson, their crime consisting, we believe, iu the bUrhinji; cf tt barn. In the same jail there li) a white man who killed three other ?hire men in cold blood but whttss li la! it the last term of court re? sulted lb ? h?ng jury. These facts' suggest a cUrioUS calculation in crimi? nal mathematics aKd tue Jvlge?eld scale of punishments, the general result being that while ose barn is valued at the life of ihree negroes, the lives of three white men have no value at all. Aiken Recorder. The military spirit seems to burn brightly when on short notice the foU Ibwing formidable list of excellent gen? tlemen is presented for the position : M. L Braham, Abbeville; Alfred Rhett, C. lt. Holmes, John C Minott, Charleston ; C. H. ftivers. Berkeley ; William Stokes, Colleton ; T. S. Mills, Chester ; S. J. Lucas, Marlboro ; A. D._Goodwm, Orangebarg; J. Q. Mar? shall, John P. Thomas, Richland ; IT. L. Farley, Spartantmrg * A. Coward, ?ork ; I. G. M c Kiss ic k, Union. The truth of the matter is that the office of Adjutant and Inspector Gen? eral is a very necessary office, and that thc milita of South Carolina is a very necessary institution! It is actually a reserve!] police force that may be called into retJuisH?e? on short notice for the preservation of the lives and property of the citizens of (he State. Its maintenance costs the State next to notbiog when it is considered that in the event of riot, of any great disturbance of the peace, this is ?tr'r only resource. Thc communistic ten? dencies of the age and the increasing unfriendly relations between labor and capital make it more import?st than ever (bat the State militia should re? ceive (be fostering care of the State, and that tire office of Adjutant and Inspec? tor General, which is really the execu? tive head of the system, should be msint'iifre'd 2?d filled by a gentleman of sound discretion who is fully impressed with the dtilrry of a weil disciplined miiituit .Let Them Be Sentent. AvgttH? ?htbrtitlt. Tb? rtfttttieut Qf the press* is* sunn? ed by the best sentiment! Of the people that t ie verdict rendered by the Chica? go jury in the Anarchist frial was a righteous one. The evidence clearly fixed thc crime upon :he seven men who were 2ffaf?n cd, acid they will soon pay the extreme penalties for their diabolical deed. Tifs facts of the crime are vividly recalled. The Anarchist meeting ct the Haymar? ket on thc fatal evening in May Waa an? nounced by the usual threatening pub? lications and marked by unusual incen? diary speeches. Anticipating a visit from thc police the various leaders, in whose offices bombs and cartridges were subsequently found, bad provided their followers with means to meet the inter ferenee of the law. Had not these evi? dences of their immediate connection with dynamite been proven, the writ? ings and speeches of such conspirators were bold enough to hold them respon? sible for such acts of violence, and it is far better that the men who scattered such doctrines and inspired such mur? derous work should suffer, (han did the dePaded Wretch who actually Wi thc bomb should bc convicted- j Stunning Times : Ludd Sanders, a prisoner, m jail awaiting "trial at thc oext Court for get il?g property under false pretences, from Mr. S. Stern, escaped yesterday morning. With the iron handle of tire bucket used for giving him water, San? ders, daring the night previous, ripped off ttie ceiling of his cell and climbed into thc jar! loft. Using the bucket fcan?te again,- he opened l!?e way ?nto an unoccupied cell, which was unlock? ed. From there he found ready egress to the passage. When Mr. Rowe, the jailor, came up to feed his prisoners, Sanders, wb? is a very powerful mau, rushed against Mr. Rowe, throwing him violently to thc wall, and ran out through thc open door. Mr. Rowe was considerably hurt in br? encounter with the wall. As Sanders" -f?ssed, 3Ir. Rowe, notwithstanding 5r?s fcwfc, grab? bed l?h?, tint Ms prisoner made good h'?s escape by leaving in Mr. Rowe's hands, as a testimony of his encounter, his w aistcoat. The above is s deplorable commenta? ry eTt the condition of the cotrnty jail. With only the handle of a buclcet, a prisoner was enabled to rip the'ceiling from two cells, thus allowing him a sure opportunity to escape. Tire- boun? ty Coratn&6?'o?er"s soou'lu investigate foe condition of the building, and if they have funds available, make the needed repari-psv Frofessional Base B?& Aiken Recorder. t iie unfair practices of tafe Atlant* Cl ab arc not calculated to prottofe the interests of professional base bail play i??f i* the South. ?hn Ctorr?estoa' and Sava nnah patrons of the game seem to be l?hofoughly c8s*wrted, and we are glad of if. It doe?scorn like a reckless waste of money to employ men to throw and knock balls about with a stick, at saU iricM many times greater t-bw they :ouli obtaiu at atty legitimate businers, wheo hundreds of deserving young men find it difficult to obtain empTO? tncut iu productise occupations at rif? most moderate tfages. Profess fon aJ base ball seems- to be devised solely for the purpose of affording an oppotltrB ity for heavy gambling, for m tH4s Yifay iiily, cam t'h*c keen' interest-be awoutit >d for, which' is willing tb inctfir s?bli: beary expense. The so-calted firb fessimwh, who h:ave conic under our absorvation, appear to represent tlie* loudest clements of society ;. ill-behaved' rowdies in most' Cases, and yet they ave [ionized and cheered with'frztotft? gifed, as if they were conquering heroes iri' some of the worthy occupations' of life. Some time ago, at ?uarlesT?tf, oh? fei- | low who happened5 to make ?'dexterous'i stroke in tlie ganl? was presented with' ft75; which was raised in a few minutes*! by pa&iUg.ar.o^rndVtnc hat.- Rv member11 I that this was tn addition to a Urge sal ary. "If the same persons who threw away their money on thit occasion had been solicited for aid f? some ??bool or other worthy purpose, probably, not 75 cents would Lave been collected. Profesional b?ll f)h?yi% *s *nare and a delusiob, and tbe sooner it di< s a natural death, the better it will be for the morals and t?iS?t?ern of'ail j e?h'd'erbed. As it Healtfy i xereise for yoong men, bebt bbty Oil amusement and physical dcvclopm?fft, there cao be no objection to a game of base ball ! biib tlie 2o-?d!!ed professional gamea are calculated to product bo gc-'M resolta to society.- We hope, therefore, that the dUhonesty abd blackguardism of the Atlanta , professions and their backers, will Lave tfi? w&ol&orae effect of bringing people t" their senses, and I that the professiona? bas? hitit Nuisance ! will be abated in the Soto!?. Juliu? Cgs?f ; ?oluthVi? BtetiP?', ' ft was to bc expected t bSt fe Wood? row > opponents wool 3 criticise the pub? lication of the catting satire, entitled "Modert? Play of Jolina C?es?f," just aa they would criticise anyibing skid or done in fci5 behalf, ?*r condemn anybody who raised a voice in bis defence. "What ia virtue in Brutos, being nt* j tributed to Caesar, becortfea vite ia htm.? It ts natural, too, that they should ; think the presetrt a* very improper time 1 and ?T. W oodfow'a paper an in?ppro I pria te medium for its publication, jost ; as a boil always comes at the wrong time ?ffd f?c?te? itself ?'tf the wrong plac?. But rt is rather superfluous for those who think Dr. Woodrow's views are m [consistent with Christianity and con 's?? te n't with infidelity to say that the publication of the piece shows a want of j Christian charity. ! We see nothing improper in the com* position itself, or itt1 its publication, or in thc time and matine? of ?ta publica? tion. ?? is a fctfmoro?s but telling com I ??ftfa*ry op?n the persecution to which the Doctor has beeb subjected, and wo say, "Let the gilled jade wince." j The C?ar's Hauet oe jfnlgarleu I iv*, f. S??. If laird Salisbury bas really wanted : a pretest fdr diverting pribfic attention tim the Irish question* to foreign com plfcaikrtrs he should now feel satisfied. Against the deposition of JCngland a protege, Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, by a. revolution plainly fom'?bted by Kassian ?'g???s, the British Foreign i Office must needs earnestly protest, and j if protest is unheeded it mtfst either fight or for the presfe?t abdicate; the po '? Sltldh or* a first cl?s* power in European r/olitica*. The festige of England could not bear a second snub like that administered In the Bat oom ?flair. fiiis ft th? second and bf far the most important step in the process of encroachment by which Russia* seems to* have resol ted to get back piecemeal what the Berlin tfeogreis forced her io* surrender in block. She if fast recot ering the conquests wb?c?? f?te Porte' provisionally saocffcfte'cf^ Sara Stefano, and of which she was deprived', partty through Bismark's breach' of faith, bot mainly through the actiV? interposition! of Beaconsfield. No dobo? the Germ?t* Chancellor looked on' #Tt!i ?tflgt ap? proval, but it was the. British rrent??f* who extorted the CaarV promise not td fortify -Batonm or rmptose etfsfouW do tics io that port? orri f?at)' ode? moro pushed Russia behind fife Bawvbe' Y>f epHttlifg ftr?gaf?a iff twi?n; &t? ar? ranging that even tue nbrtnct?* l?bie^ should be coutroHed bf fontanels" ?b*-' trie" to Russia. ?kisLn?et I. Alexander t, Prince of IMgSf?i, fr the Sou of Prince Alexander of ?at??o r/urg,- arad ? nepne* of t?? B?t?' Emperor of Rifssia. lie is 29 yc?f? ?fdf. Oe served with the Russian army during lh* fat with Turkey. The ?sSeuiMy of Notables of Tfrnova elected Bim he? reditary. Prince of Bulgaria io 1879. and the Gi ard ?at ional Assembly in ?S81 investee: him with extraordinary legislative powers for seven years". In September last year South Bul? garia, which by the treaty of Berlin had been left under the control of tho Porte, revolted against: ?s Turkish Gov? ernor and declared itself a part of Prince Alexander's dominion of North? ern Bulgaria. Prince Alexander de- . ela red himself Prince of North and South Bulgaria. The revolution w?? accomplished without blriJt?n?d. The event aiaYm?t}' the KtfropeaTO powers* wiro* ferfre'd ?rM Ibis summary setting aside of t?l?if tm j of Berlin" might lead to a general war. Serf ?' ami'. Greece, alarmed at thc sudden extension of tho territory and power of Bulgaria, at once placed tn ein sel*es* npon a' war footing. Prince Alexander tiatf made h i ui self..... personally unpopular arith hi? cotrsm tW C?ar, ?? frc had dismissed Russian1 offi? cials and governed the country without f?gaYd fo advice from St. Petersburg, though the dar now exerted bis'iu' {faence to humble Priuce Alexander and prevent the onion of tike Bulgaria*. Alexander's repbtatrotf ind prestige Was greatly enhanced* if His complete victory over Serti*, tftoTt?'Jimea rashly invaded ?kfg?Vfr. fhrY ?Vent and other ejwes greaVr^ w^a^i^tf th? dp posftfoff?f ??Ydpr ftj'tn?* ?ion of ibo two sections: Toe d'rjft)*,' however, was'not destined to be ftrtt^ Completed, Russia still opposit?gf iif ^ Turkey clinging'tferi?tt?b??l?y t?'tte /fanant of her European ?mpir?. ftint?' Alexan? der final ly in place of com pl et? ?e??h reluctantly as>uMnseir the G^?rriorsliip of South Bulgaria fe* ? fer** of yeatsV The failure of ife e??ft?s" fe* ?ehient a> satisfactory unibH' oet'tfc?n? ??te r^aec ?bbs; t!i^ oBno?oo's lio?d! ?P?cn'?f ?tk? j still has ?bbti' ?)tftn' ?^^aVia1. autf rrince R-ussitf, trh?dl'fSe ^rl^?riaiii re g^V(? aifiTieiV d'?KV?r'er Prom- TaYW-1? idle, aV? AibriV rho c?^bs tnat n?iv - uh^xbr'trtiH?^ i Kfe r't'tWo' ami rcd; tc hi i C?pul^bti- rV?^' tffe cbs?!try. : ^ftb fatml'y of r? ^iW? M:c\Vhir*v che of \VliW>5? v^ft kffled' abd the otb? ' pertnanenYfy injfui1? ? in' toe Sa nice tre tlb calamity,- ?kv? ib>tTt?tid a'gai^St t?'e Su^tbeaMeni IWd for ^50 - OOtydrfraa^es. SPr. T. Moultrie Mor di?cav i? t??c ?tt'c?it'y in *Lc case.