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Cftrontcie anti .Sentinel.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL - 135, 187^
AIHUNOA BLEHMNG.
At ; but wait, good wife, a minute :
| hare first a word to sav ;
Do Ton know what day to-day ii i
Mother, 'tie our Wedding day!
Just aa now, we eat at anpper.
When the gneata had gone away;
You aat that aide, I aat this aide,
Forty year* ago to-day!
Then what plana we laid together;
What brave thinge I meant to do
Could we dream to-day would find ua
At thia table—me and you ?
Better eo, no doubt—and yet I
Sometimes think—l cannot tell—
Had our boy—ah. yee, X know dear ;
Yen, He doeth all thinga well.
Weil, we re had our Jo's and eerrowa.
Shared our amilea aa well aa teara ;
And—the beat of all—l re bad your
Faithful love for forty yeara
Poor we've been, but not forsaken ;
Grief we've known, but never shame—
Father, for Thy endless mercies
Still we bless Thy Holy Name.
TUB KNIi'HT’H LEAP AT AITK.NAHB.
'•So the foemen fired the gate, men of mine,
And the water ia spent and done:
Then bring me a cup of the red Ahr-wine—
I abali never drink hot thia one.
“And fetch the barneea and saddle my horse,
And lead him round to tbe door;
He must take anch a leap to-night perforce
Aa horse never took before.
“I have lived by tbe saddle for years a score,
And if I must d‘e on tree,
The old saddle-tree which baa borne me of yore
Is the propereat timber for me.
“I have lived my life. I have fought my fight,
I have drunk my share of wine;
From Trier to Coin there was never a knight
Lived a merrier life than mine.
“Ho now to show bishop and burgher and
priest
How the Altenahr hawk can die;
If they moke the old filcon out of hw nest,
He mast take to his wings and fly.”
He harnessed himself by the clear moonshine.
And he mounted himself by the door.
And he took Much a pull at tha red Ahr-wine
Am man never took before.
He spurred the old hors# and he held him
tight,
And he leapt him out over the wall.
Oat over the cliff, oat into the night,
Three hundred feet of fall.
They found him next morning alone in the
glen.
And never a bone in him whoie;
Bat Heaven may yet have more mercy than
man
On auch a bold rider’s soul.
A FAMOUS OLD SOSO.
Hon Warren B. Davis, a distinguished mem
ber of Congress from Houth Carolina, was the
author of the following poem, and it was writ
ten by him in honor or s most beautiful and
accomplished young lady, Miss Ward, of Ken
tucky, who afterwards married Mr. Johnston,
member of Congress from Louisians:
Johnston’s wife of Louisians!
Johnston's wife of Louisians!
Tbe fairest flower that ever bloomed
In Southern snn or gay Havannab.
Tbs Inos's blood flows In her veins,
The Inca's soul he- bright eyes lighten,
Child of the Hun, like him she reigns
To cheer our hopes, and sorrow* brighten,
Johnston's wife of Louisians!
Jobnsten’s wife of Louisiana!
The fairest flower that ever bloomed
In Southern snn or gay Savannah.
Johnston’s wife of Louisiana!
Johnston's wife of Louisians'
She has a way to win all hearti.
And bow them to the shrine of Anna.
Her mind is radiant with the lore
Of ancient and of modern story ;
And native wit in richer store
Bedicks her with its rainbow glory.
Johnston's wife of Louisians!
Johnston s wife of Louisiana!
Hhe hath a way to charm all hearts, |
Aud bow them to the shrine of Anna!
Johnston's wife of Louisians!
Johnston's wife of Louisiana!
Tbe hapless bard who sings her praise
Now worships at the shrine of Anns .
Twas such a vision, bright but brief,
In oarlv youth his true heart rended;
Then left'it. like a fallen leaf,
On life's most rugged thorn suspended.
Johnston’s wife of Louisiana!
Johnston's wife of Louisiana!
The hapless bard who sings her praise
Wept tears of blood for such as Anna 1
FAINLEBM SIRGHKY DENCRIBED.
A Feet Removed by the “Bleodless Process”
and Net a Drop of Blood Split.
[Train the Minneapolis! Tribune .]
That many wonderful achievements in
surgery have been accomplished of late our
readers are well aware. Minneapolis sur
geons are not behind the times, by any
means. They are a wide awake body of
men, who are ever on the alert for new and
improved methods of performing the work
falling to their lot. and some of them are al
ways trying to perfect (he facilities at hand.
Surgery lias been perfected to such an ex
tent that a limb may Ik; amputated without
the large loss of blood and consequent dan
ger that formerly made the thought any
thing but pleasant to contemplate. The
process now becoming very popular is that
technically known as the “bloodless pro
cess." lbs advantages have been spoken
of Itefore, and now auather ease comes to
our notice whereby a very delicate opera
tion has been performed without the loss of
a single drop of blood. It will be remem
liered that a lad of thirteen years of age.
named William Dunn, and a son of Frank
Dunn, engineer on the C. M. Bt. P. and M.
Railroad. was so unfortunate as to have his
heel crushed beneath the wheels of a train.
Mortification set in and amputation became
necessary. The operation was performed
last evening. The “bloodless bandage ’
was used, aud with most astonishing re
sult. Drs. Ames, Salisbury and Webb per
formed the operation of taking off the right
foot. During Pie cutting process not a
drop of blood was seen. The little fellow
is now doing rentalkablv well, and the
dertors are jubilant over their success. It
certainly is a most wonderful achievement.
This priicess has been employed by these
physicians for some time past, but this is
the greatest success yet performed by its
use.
THK KATOKITK FLOWBE OF TIIK iJKIt-
MAN K.YIPKKOR.
| Traaaiated from the “(tartenlauhe" by C. K.
Sherman.]
Emperor William tlie First is, as every
knows, very fonil of flowers, and his
birthday table is always ornamented with
magnificent boquets; and, among these
more brilliaut sisters, a very modest wild
flower, the Corn Flower, or Blue Bottle
{ Centaurs* Cyanvs), never fails to appear.
All the sons aDd daughters of the immortal
Queen Louisa cherish, in memory of the
dear departed, a decided preference of this
flower, and this preference dates back to an
apparently very insignificant circumstance.
The Queen Louisa spent the two years
from 180t> to 1808 in Konigsberg, and lived
during the Summer months on a country
estate. The solitude of the place, broken
onlv by the rustling of trees, the singing of
birds and the hum of insects, soothed the
troubled spirit of the sorclv tried Queen.
Here she otten rambled about with her
children, giving motherly words of counsel,
which would cultivate the mind and heart
and steel the character.
One morning, as the Queen was about to
take her customary walk in the park, a
peasant girl stood at the garden gate, and
•offered her a basket of Corn Flawera. The
Queen graciously accepted the present, gen
erously thanked"the girl, took with her the
flowers, over ivhose beautiful blue coiar the
Princess Charlotte, then ten years old, ex
pressed fond adtninUion. and went into the
park. When they had come to a resting
p'ace, the Princess attempted, pnder the
mother's direction, ta weave a garland of
the Corn Flowers; and so great was the
mother*# jov over the success of the attempt
that the usually pale cheek# of the Process
flushed to bright red. And, when she
pressed the completed wreath on her htauti
fui hair, it was so becoming to tue fine,
noble-cut features that the admiring broth- .
ers and sisters—among them the present j
Emperor—ge-ve loud expression# at jov.
How delighted the Queen mud have been |
attahe saw the eves of her children glisten i
>vor s trifle whose material value was i
wcarecfty worthy of account.
The‘farce of arms had brought misfortune
misfortune Jo the dear Fatherland. j
Who could have imagined that the Princess ,
than adorned with a gariartd f wild flowers
would ever wear the diadem <fian EtupressP
M ho amid kave dreamed that the apparent
ly annihilated Prussia would extend w,
protecting arm from cliff to sea, and would
exalt Louisa’s ami to mighty power and
Junior as Emperor of I'm ted Oerwacy/
"-ut the Queen saw an Eden t# rise iu the
-la.! h.'arts of her children, through mao
I'nt iov out of which spring# of purest
delight must liow - With dee P emotl °? * R
prwssed*htr dear ones to her heart, and the
tweT
much pleasuie, became her er ’
is also that of her daugtiter S liari '
When Charlotte, twenty Jb^* 8 “ ~r ;
Empress of Russia, gladdened he.
with a visit, the people of Konissbt.f
thought to awaken in the memory of the
mighty Empress an exceedingly pleasant
recollection, when young maidens, orna
mented with Corn Flowers, appeared before
ber, scattering the way with flowers. And
they were not disappointed. _ The Empress
expressed her thanks and joy that they
chose the Corn Flowers with which to
honor her.
With the advent of Carl Schurz comes
to me a regret that can find but a faint
expresaion in worda. It ia that the wo
man who loved him with a love so far
beyond that which is in the power of in
ordinary woman to give, the wife who
so crowned his life is not here to share
the honors of hia promotion. I never
looked in her face or listened to her
withoat a feeling of inward enthusiasm
such as I am seldom troubled with. One
Spring morning just before she left
Washington she talked long with me of
her sorrow in departure. Tears filled
her beantifnl eyes as she spoke of the
happy days and the many beloved
friends she was leaving. I said: “I feel
sure that yon must soon come back and
have your home again among ns.”—
Mary Clemmer,
THE NEW LEANDER,
trsiilalrd for tlir Chronicle end CenstUe
tlnnallst, rraei the German nr Max Vex
Hchlaecel.
CHAPTER V.
Though, he already began to be
heartily tired of hie own anger, Guido
Kornfaessel etill walked, with all out
ward signs of the inner indignation
which he believed himself bound to
feel, np and down in the different stories
of the fort with the defense of which he
bad been entrusted, nowand then giving
a snarling answer to a foolish or hasty
remark from Mihalasy. The latter,
whose habit it was never to enter too
much into the feelings of others, im
posed not the slightest restraint upon
the communication of his Viennese
Hungarian views of life, invariably
coming back to the statement that Pepi
was also not bad.”
At last, Kornfaeseel’s brow contracted
chill more angrily, and he stood in
a martial attitude, as if awaiting
the traitor, whose white uniform
coat shone brightly among tbe vines ol
the neglected vineyaids through which
the road to the fort led. But he must
have changed his mind, for when Wal
den really appeared on the platform, the
captain continued his walk ia proud,
haughty indifference. However, it was
certain that Walden would bo made to
feel the whole force of his contempt if
he approached him (as the captain did
not doubt he would) to ask for anew re
lease from duty in order to indulge his
unworthy affection. But Walden did
not do his angry friend this favor. He
greeted him kindly and respectfully,
and, going up to Mihalasy, ho thanked
him for hia obligingness and informed
him that he would no longer request his
substitution. Mihalasy made a cunning
face as he answered lightly that be hail
been wishing for Walden’s arrival, be
cause he had been forced, until now, to
neglect Pepi that charming child
of nature. At the same time he
did not neglect to add, that it might be
better perhaps for his interests, if he
made her wait on him a little while, and
asked in a chivalric tone, if his comrades
had no messages to Pepi’s mistress.
But before Walden conld obtain an
explanation, they were joined by the
captain, whose stoDy face and furious
glance displayed a perfect consciousness
of his insulted dignity as a oommander.
Guido Kornfaessel had been at first
somewhat confounded by Walden’s quiet
and sorrowful assurance, but determin
ed not to allow himself to be intimidat
ed by this feigned boldness. Unluckily
for the restoration of his authority, he
had only gathered from the whole con
versation of the two officers that there
was again a question of substitution,
and, therefore, he was forced to believe
that his first lieutenant wished to raise
the deserters’ colors as a regular thing.
“ Gentlemen,” he began at last in a
tone of tbe highest authority, “ the sad
knowledge has been forced upou me,
that setting aside your lawful chief, you
have preferred to make an arrangement
with eacii other about the duties of the
service. In consideration of my responsi
bility, and the serious condition of af
fairs, it is my duty to allow from this
time forth no such substitution. On
the other hand, I must insist that the
probably short time which is given yon
for preparation for serious business will
be emp'oyed by each one of you gentle
men most conscientiously. We are here
as the guard of honor for the Father
land, gentlemen,” concluded Guido
Kornfaessel, who had up to this time
spoken with increasing agitation, “ and
if one of the officers desires a relief from
duty for honorable purposes, he may
apply confidingly to me, and I will con
sider whether it ib consistent with the
good of the servioe to grant the leave;
but everything contrary to this I must
punish to the full extent of military
law.”
During the whole of this bombastic
address Kornfaessel looked at his former
friend, but his voice grew more un
steady, and the haste with which he
withdrew without waiting for any ob
jections or consent, looked very much
as if he were running away.
With genniue amazement, Walden
contemplated the lieutenant’s tire
some face. Then he asked, shaking his
head:
“What is the matter with our captain ?
Do you understand all this?”
It so seldom happened that Mihalasy’s
opinion was asked, that he made his
most ounning face and replied with en
ergy:
“I will tell you what it means. Our
oaptaiu is jealous.” “Of whom?” con
tinued be quickly, as Walden shrugged
his shoulders: “Of you, of me; proba
bly of us both. He cannot bear for
others to enjoy tbe society of the ladies
—you, with the Countess—l, with Pepi,
who is by no means bad. And on ac
count of his appearance he cannot rea
sonably expect— * * ”
“How do you come to bring in the
Countesa Bandimiani, aDd why does the
captain concern himself about my rela
tions with her ?” asked Walden, not
knowing whether to be angry or to
laugh.
“Now, now, don’t pretend to be so
innocent, we are just among ourselves,”
said Mihalasy, trying to be jovial,
though lie already half repented his
boldness.
Walden laid his haud gently on the
lieutenant’s shoulder and said earnestly,
yet with a kindness which took all the
sting from the tone of command that
lay in his words :
“I do not feel called upon to place
any restraint upon your admiration for
my cousin's maid. But in future yon
will be kind enough to leave the
Countess out of your jokes, will you not,
comrade ?"
“Gladly, if you wish it,” said Miba
lasy, bowing with careless grace. “I
never supposed that yon were so much
in earnest about the affair. No offense
was intended.”
Mihalasy, who notwithstanding all
this, stood iu no little awe of Walden,
and who, in this affair, would gladly
have placed himself oa a confidential
footing with him, withdrew at once.
Walden believed now that he had found
the right key to the peculiar behavior of
his friend; but he felt no necessity to ex
plain. Indeed, wbat could he have told
him without abusing his consin’s con
fidence? He heard in the casemate the
commanding voice of the paptain, who
now, for the thousandth time, changed
the direction of the guns. But he did
not feel tempted to go down to him, and
Kornfaoasel also seemed to be carefully
avoiding his young friend, as if be oould
not prevail upon himself to say the bit
ter words which he had intended. And
when at last his duty made it ne cssary
for Waldeu to report to his superior it
was done in snch an abrnpt and formal
manner that the quite as formal "very
well lieutenant” stuck in the throat of
the captain who had never before known
his young friend other than mild and
gentle. Engaged with the most serious
problem of the heart, perceiving his
friend's suspicious without being
abla to remove them, still Walden had,
to a certain extent, thp advantage of
Kornfaessel; for the latter, auopstomed
to the daily society of his comrade, was
thrown with his anger and doubts en
tirely upon himself. At last, like the
mercury when it indicates flue weather,
he came slowly up the casemate steps,
giving several unnecessary orders until
he reaohed the platform. Then, as Wal
den continued his walk unoonfused by
tbe appearance of his superior, and
without any apparent wish to notice his
negotiations for peaoe, Guido Korn
faessel proudly c/iose the opposite side
and direction, so to*f the two officers
crossed each other in the middle of the
way like two pendulums set in contrary
: motioD. j a little while the captain j
; stood this state ot tfcjpgs, looking as if i
; it were raining bombshells and grenades, !
! then hia features became more and i
! more restless, his eyes wandered ■
I more and more often across to his'
companion, and ha seamed oa the
J point of abandoning hia parallel, upon
j which, according to the law# of!
1 mathematics, he would never be able to j
! come Dearer to bis friend, and by means
• of a rectangular evolution, he intended j
' to surrender at discretion, and accost :
1 the first lieutenant. However, at this
moment, and, a? .y*s always the case, at
the wrong tithe, Mihalasy s tiresome face
appeared above the casemate, and with
out tvfcing asy notice of the cap.tain he
called toWaiden 1
"Do you know IhH Q>* Countess has
just embarked for the opposite shore,
and has given Pepi strict orders not to
tell anybody a thing about it ? Would
you believe it, the rowers have charged
twenty florins for the passage because
asses were stupid enough to believe
inlhe? B *-” , ,
And, W&P* bis lank form complete
lv out of tbe dk#t aperture, the iirnten
ant continued, wtlfi > jjlanoe at the
captain: . . ’ ..
"Pepi told me this in confidence,
though I have only teen able to apeak
to her on the balcony, for though she is
only a waiting maid, aim known what is
proper, and will not go oat alone during
the absence of the Countess.”
It was the captain who placed himself
abruptly between the two officers and
asked sharply; ...
" What 1 the Countess JJapdinuam
has crossed over to the enemy's stuocp ?"
"For the time being, to the Pied-j
montese," answered Mihalasy, somewhat
contemptuously to the supposed rival.
As near as Guido Kornfaessel had been
to falling on his friends neck, so much
the deeper on that account, was his in
dignation at this news. To Weldon's
personal and military treason was now
added political treason, and be favored
a reconciliation between Count Bandt
miani and his wife, whieh was high trea
son to hia country. Probably, go
thought Kornfaessel (for under excite- |
tnent his imagination was very fruitful),
tbe intrigue between the lieutenant and
bis cousin had been taken np anew for
the purpose of alluring him from tbe path
of duty, and by hia assistance to deliver
up the' post of honor of the Fatherland
entrusted to hia captain.
With hia arms akimbo, he plaeed him
self before Walden and demanded of
him :
“ How does it happen that the Coun
tess has passed over this side of the line
without my permission ?”
“ That I know not,” answered the lieu
tenant, quite calmly, notwithstanding
the violent agitation which the news had
caused him. “My cousin is neither un
der my command nor yonr’s.”
“ And Pepi, too,” added Mihalasy.
“ Tbe service knows no cousins,”
cried Kornfaessel, irritated by the con
tradiction. “To me, the Countess is
nothing bat a rebel’s wife, whom I am
authorized to seize and hold on a suspi
cion of being a spy, and of inciting my
officers to disobedience. I am com
mander here, gentlemen, and can declare
martial law when it pleases me; that I
can.”
Walden came back pale with rage.
“ You insult a lady whom I honor
highly and whom T am bonnd to
protect, captain !” said he, with difficult
self-contro . “War has not yet been
declared, probably will not be, and if
you declare martial law against an un
happy woman wno, without doubt,
has only gone to see her child, it is
true that I cannot prevent you, but I
declare that I will not obey such bar
barous and nnjast commands.”
“Do you know that what yon are say
ing is mutiny ?” asked Kornfaessel
quickly.
“I do, and am ready to surrender my
sword, which, under each circumstances,
I could never wear again in honor”—
And Walden actually commenced to
nntie his sword knot in order to give up
the weapon.
But Kornfaessel did not wait for this
terrible act. He turned around with
lightning quickness and harried away.
Immediately afterwards he was seen to
leave the fort and take the road towards
Laveno.
Mihalasy, who when the conversation
became more serions, had withdrawn a
little, now came near again:
“Jealousy ! Nothing but jealousy !”
said he consolingly. “He finds time
hang heavily on his hands, and is offend
ed because others have more pleasure.
vVe are all men; only in this particular
there is no fellowship—every one for
himself”—
Walden scarcely heard these words
and entirely disregarded him, when
Mihalasy took leave, alter declaring
boldly that he would not regard in the
least his rank of captain if he met
Kornfaessel on the way to Pepi. In re
lation to the Countess, Walden must
keep himself free for her commands, for
in such things, every one must take care
of himself, and other sentences of like
import.
In the meantime, Captain Gindo
Kornfaessel ran down to the shore and
ordered the first soldier he saw to bring
him tbe news immediately if the boat
returned with the Countess.
Unconscious of the commotion and
trouble which she had left behind her,
the Countess sat in the two-oared boat
aud gazed musingly into the light roll
ing waves, over which the boat, as the
wind met the motion of the waves, seem
ed to glide with dizzy rapidity. Darkly
blue, aud farther than the eye could
reach, the lake stretohed away towards
the south, where a wall of gray clouds
lay along the shore, and rose higher and
higher on the horizon. The snow-cap
ped Monterosa chain sank ever deeper,
and at last disappeared entirely behind
the projecting mountains which melted
in their manifold shapes and lines. The
green garland which the shore seemed
to be, became more irregular; even tbe
entwining ohain of pearls was broken in
order to bring into tbe foreground a vil
lage of vineyards with transparent bell
tower on the picturesque mountain pro
jection, or a stately group of houses on
the shore.
“Thut is the Villa Bandimiani,” said
the boatman who sat next to the Coun
tess, while he pointed to the left, where
a castle-like structure emerged from
above the extensive shrubbery of the
park.
“Why, then, do we go so far in the
opposite direction?” asked the Coun
tess, although it seemed a satisfaction to
her to be able to postpone for a little
while the decisive step whioh she had
determined upon.
“One can land nowhere along there
and the Sardinian revenue officers migh
take it amiss at this time if we did not
land at Intra. Ipm curious to know if
they will allow us to go on shore, the
vagabonds !”
The man who, according to the cus
tom of the country, confirmed his ha
tred of the revenue officers with an oath,
and was able to speak the Milanese dia
lect very well, couid not deny (notwith
standing the red fez wliicb, put farjback
ou his high white forehead, adorned his
half gray, half yellow hair) that the
Lombards were a German people. The
slender, lithe form, the pale, beardless
face, with the hook nose and blue
eyes, would have been very appro
priate under the black night oap of a
German peasant, or the stove pipe hats
of tbe Anglo-Saxons—perhaps would
have been less strange there than under
this Turkish head-gear. The youth
who sat behind him had a mulattoisb,
bull dog face, which one can still meet
in the roadstead of Naples or Tunis,
“It would, be very unfortunate if I
were obliged to return without accom
plishing my object, for I seek my hus
band aud my daughter,” said the Coun
tess gently, and her voice trembled as if
.she were telling an untruth.
The old oarsman observed the beauti
ful woman with a consideration which
was not usual with Italians of his class,
and thought it would depend very
much upon who was on guard just now.
“If, for instance.” continued he, with
a cunning smile, "my old friend
Tommasso receives us, it will be easy
to get out of this difficulty by a suitable
entrance fee. For two marenghis the
brigadier would let our Emperor smug
gle the throne from Viotor Emmanuel,
if it was desirable, and if no one was
present who could betray him. But
he does not work willingly for nothing,
and would let his own brother be car
ried away to the prison of Pallanza,
without raising his hand for him, if he
had nothing to put into it.”
The sailer s?i4 this with great cer
tainty, and the brown yoptfi drew down
his mouth as knowingly as if they both
had already tested Tommaso’s obliging
ness.
The Countess was too much occupied
with her own wishes and fearg to reflect
iu what doubtful company she evidently
found herself. She busied herself eager
ly with her purse, and the Lombard
thought he noticed that several shining
gold pieces disappeared in the inside
of her left hand glove. The sailor
smile,d at his apt scholar, and did not
suspect that tjppountess’ sense of right
wonld not have consented at any other
time to that sort of bribery, gnd that,
at this moment, she considered herself
an undeserving womsn, who sought by
the most objectionable means to fore
herself upon a family from jphich she
had been expelled.
tl® be Continued in iiext Sunday's
Chronicle and Constitutionalist,]
THE STOBH AT LANGLEY,
The Attack by Wind# nod Wave# Upon th#
Dun.
Langley, S. C., April 14.—Yesterday,
April 13tb, was a day of terrible sus
pense and anxiety here. The storm
raged in all its fury and grandeur, test
ing thoroughly fjie strepgth of tbe great
{earth dam across Tlotke' Creek. The
heavy gale swept almost directly down
! the stream, which runs easterly and
westerly, was furious and threaten
ing for Yuli t w£nty-f our hours. 4t from
i ft), a. m., to 2, p. m., it reuofiefi jf* acme,
! It was during this tune it presented £
spectacle of sublimity. For the distance
j of six hundred yards the waves leaped
1 over the wooden battery, by whieh they
were broken, and then, ascending the'
earthworks, dashed down the declivity !
in streams and spray, as if mimicking j
Niagara. The watchword seemed to be, ;
“Save the dam.” Nothing was left nn-
done. The great flood-gates were up
lifted, bales of cotton were thrown in j
the embrasures, and the great factory
(wheel kept revolving to - redate the
threatening volume of angty Waters.
We have gaid nothing was’ left undone.
The citizens, merchants and clerks —
regular helps, spare helps—all Jent a
helping hand. Bat one might have been
I seen amid the spray, and drenobed with
' wringing garments, directing and doing
all that conld be possibly done to avert
‘the impending danger." That one was
the wofiil T Superintendent, M. F. Fos
j ter. When the writ” asserts that the
! thank? of the people of Lanjlflj *?e
warmly fender*** him for his noble
deeds, he knoys he bus rejterates the
sentiments of each and dvefy one The
day passed, and as the snn set tehihd
the dsrk and angry clouds it was feared
another of trial was upon ns ; but
a slight rain iafiiitft. fpd some relenting
in the elements, assured tea kpp? that
the crisis had past. And sure enough is,
I hfd. At this hoar, m., Saturday, the
storm u? s#£g;ded, the son shines, and
comparative reigns over tbe
angry pond oi Swepty-fay igo.
A rather aerions casualty occurred ip
another direction. Tbe north end of
the large wood shop blew down. Mr.
Duffin and his aon were in the shop at
the time, and barely eeosped with their
lives. They are doing very well, and it
is hoped will soon be at their poet
again. Truly, S,
■ THE IMPENDING CONTEST.
COMING CONFLICT BETWEEN
THE CZAR AND THE CRESCENT.
Tbe Ntituth ef the Combatants—Opinions
•f American Experts—Tbe Views of Ad
miral Porter and General Sbermao—Bss
oias and Turkish Armies and Navies.
Washthotos, April 12,—The news of
yesterday and to-day that war was cer
tainly impending between Russia and
Turkey has for the time overshadowed
all other questions, foreign sfnd domes
tic, in Washington. The Russian Min
ister has no official advices which lead
him to express an opinion as to whether
war will be declared at once or not, but,
judging from the public dispatches and
his knowledge of the situation, he thinks
that it is inevitable. The President and
Secretary of State both say to day that
they have no official dispatches from
Minister Maynard at Constantinople, or
the American Legation at St. Peters
burg, but judge from the press dis
patches that war is - probable. Admiral
Porter aud Gen. Sherman, who have
been looking into the sitnation, as well
as other civic and military officials, have
the same opinion. Admiral Porter was
found in his office to-day examining
charts and maps of the probable scenes
of conflict, and in reply to an inquiry
said :
“This war promises to be the most
gigantio and important to Europe, and
even to the United States, that has
taken place. It will be a great religious
war, and the consequences can only be
surmised. The idea of some of the
newspapers that Turkey is going to be
wiped out in a day is a mistaken one.
The Russians will never capture Con
stantinople. It is not in the power of
their army or navy to take the place. As
for their navy, it is of very little conse
quence in contrast with what it is re
quired to accomplish. They have about
thirty iron-clads and 244 vessels of war
of other kinds. They have 40,000 men
in their navy and about fifteen hundred
and fifty-five guns.”
He then read off a list of their iron
clads, showing that five of them carry
from sixteen to twenty-six guns, and the
rest from two to eight guns apiece, and
continued :
“ All these iron clads are of the very
best material, and their guns are of the
latest pattern and heaviest calibre. The
other ordinary vessels are all reported
to be in good condition. The largest
portion of* this navy is now about get
ting free from the ice of the North sea,
near St. Petersburg. Those vessels of
the Russian navy that are now in our
ports came here to get rid of the ice
there this Winter. The navy, however,
makes little difference on either side.
This.war, as between Russia aud Tur
key, is going to be in the main a land
fight. The Turks have twenty splendid
iron clads, with eighty-four other good
and substantial war vessels. They have
1,218 guus and 34,000 men. For the de
fensive this is a good navy. They have
the great forts of the Dardanelles, all
along from its mouth up to Gallipolis.
Here they also have chains, torpedo
boats, their iron clads, sunken bulks
and other obstructions. The Russians
have to pass through these to Gallipolis,
thence into the sea of Marmora, and
they will have to fight their way mi
through the torpedos, iron clads, &0., to
the Bosphorus. As they pass by Con
stantinople up the Bosphorus, they have
twenty miles of forts to encounter, and
having passed these they are in the
Blaok sea. You see, sir, the fight is by
no means to be all on the side of the
Russians. They have no fleet in the
Black sea. When Sebastopol was de
stroyed and their great fleets blown up
and sunken and their navy yards de
stroyed on tbe Black sea, that settled
their fleets in that looality, and the
European powers have forbidden them
ever since to rebuild in that locality.
The Russians have a fine army, well
disciplined, well officered, and doubtless
their arms, guns and supplies are of tbe
first class. They are not commencing
this fight for sentiment sake. It is the
hope of their lives; and they are now
arrived at that point when the Emperor
will be able to get every man and every
dollar his people have, so as to win the
greatest contest of the nation. It will
be no use, though, as it will end in dis
aster. The Turks are thoroughly arous
ed. From one end of their vast empire
to the other, the Mussulmans are crowd
ing together by the tens of thousands,
and already the religions fanaticism of
the Turks is discernible. Just think of
40,000,000 of people 1 They will give
every dollar and every valuable they
have to aid their side. They have the
best arms in the world—they were made
by our own people, and Europe has no
better. The large guns the Turks get
from Krupp, and, of course, these can
not be exoelled. There is no doubt that
both sides have plenty arms and ammu
nition. After the Russians get very
much weakened and the Turks have
worried them a good deal, then the Aus
trians and, perhaps, the Germans,
will have something to say. France
is not particularly interested, aud
—mark what I say—she will not
engage in this confliot. She will go
on with her exhibition, and it promises
to be a grand success. The war will not
effect it in the least. Austria is the
country that is most interested in the
contest, excepting England, and just
how Austria is going to act remains to
be seen. She will be in the fight, how
ever, before the war has gone on six
months. England is the grand puzzle.
You can depend on it she does not in
tend to allow Russia to take Constanti
nople, even if she could, and her time
to enter into the contest will be marked
by the circumstances of the conflict. The
great good that this war is going to
have on our country cannot be com
puted. We will not only sell flour
wheat, corn, pork, clothing, arms and
ammunitions to the contending parties,
but we will sell all these things to the
other great nations, especially our ce
reals &nd provisions, jf thejwar con
tinues two years, and my prediction is
that it will, we will have to plant for the
whole world. The entire agricultural
pursuits of the great grain country of
the Black sea will be stopped. It was
so in the Crimean war. I was a lieuten
ant in the navy, and commanded the
Supoli, then in the Mediterranean
squadron, and well do I remember the
rich harvest our merchants reaped dur
ing the war. This war will bring back
again to us tbe commercial supremacy
we lost during our war. If Congress
legislates properiv in June, so as to al
low vessels to be bought and placed un
der our flag to remain there, our com
mercial marine will be revived. We
have not time to bnild ships; we must
buy thepj.”
Admiral Porter went fin to say that
there probably would not be much
blockading and that onr supplies would
be in demand by other nations in any
event.
General Sherman, on being interview
ed, said that neither Russia nor Turkey
ever had larger or better disciplined
armies than now. They have, said he,
all the advantages of many improved
arms and modes of warfare, aud the re
sult will be that tjie world will witness
the greatest fiattlps evfir fought, so far
as the destruction of life is'poiicerned.
I believe this struggle is going to cost a
million of lives, and they will not be all
Russians and Tqrfcs eithef. I pan hard
ly believe tjjaf tfie Tfirks gan withstand
the shock. They may save Gofistqhti
nople, but if they lose every other point
what good will it do them ? General
Sherman also took a favorable view of
tbe effect ou this country. He added :
It will keep our people at work day
and night to provide for Europe, if there
should be a general war, and that now
seems inevitable to me. I believe all the
great Powers will be directly or indirect
ly involved before the year is out. In
the part of the country iu which the field
fights wjll certainly taka plaoa a half
million then bn either side can and will
be used. The Russians will have to pull
along very fast through the Summer, for
they get all their supplies by their rail
roads, and jn the Winter these are rarely
available, '' ' "‘" . ‘ 1
General Sherman said fie in iayor
of allowing some of our army ofijaers to
visit either army withoat pay and serve
j on staff duty.
Archbishop Barley’s Farewell Letter.
Most Rev. J. R. Bayley, Archbishop
of Baltimore, who left New York for
j Europe on Wednesday last, has issued
; the following address to the clergy and
laity of tbe afipfidiopeso of Baltimore ,
“After having battled aguiniif my' sick
ness tie whole Winter without much
improvement, I have determined, by
s4yipe of my physicians, to try a voyage
across tfce fiefisn. |t'is yery jgueh
against my own will. Every one who
leaves home drags a lengthening chain
after him, bnt this is especially tbe case
with a bishop when compelled to leave
his diocese when he has so many duties
and responsibilities. I need not say to
1 yon how great a trial it is to me to be
i obliged to abstain from all active duty.
I Jf it please God to restore my health I
' wifi COBS bac k as BO . on 88 possible.
Meanwiffie. Y' aommenu myself to the
prayefs of tHe reveWod ttfeigy, tire re
ligions com mum ties and ’the faithful
people of my dioceee. May the blessing
of God, the Father, ti! ftnn *be
Saif Ghost descend upon and remain
with yiu always..” — Baltimore Gazette.
Pebfbct Honesty Fiats Chemcai.
SfittNjClfi —la these words you have the
great secret of the unexampled success
of Dooley’s Yeast Powder. It is made
from the pnreet cream tartar, manufac
tured from grape juice expressly for this
purpose.
Three newspapers in Darlington.
AN APPALLING DISASTER.
STEAMSHIP LEO DESTROYED BY
FIRE AT SEA-
Twenty-Two Persons Missing—Two Drown
ed—Twelve Saved— Terrible Sufferings el
the Snrvivnrs—'Two Lady Pnsoengers Snp
posed to he Burned—. Statements from the
Captain and Assistant Engineer.
[Savannah Mews, 16th.]
We regret to announce this morning
the destruction, by fire at sea, of the
fine steamship Leo, of the Savannah,
New York and Nassau line, and the loss
of two passengers and a number of the
crew.
Mr. C. C. Wildman, the purser of the
Leo, reached the city on Saturday night
about half past ten o’clock, with some
of the survivors of the ill-fated vessel,
on the pilot boat Neca, from Tybee, to
which they had been transferred from
the bark that rescued them. From him
we gather the following particulars of
the
Fearful Disaster.
The steamship Leo left Savannah on
Thursday, the 12th, at three o’clock, p.
m , for Nassau. On Friday morniDg,
about three o’clock, whilst a terrific sea
was rolling, it was discovered that some
of the freight between decks had got
loose and was pitching about. The
hatches were opened for the purpose of
securing the freight, whan to the horror
of the crew angry
Forked Tongues of Fire
Shot out. encircled with volumes of
smoke. The hose was at once brought
into requisition, but tbe fierceness of
the gale, fanning the flames which had
already obtained considerable headway,
rendered unavailing their most strenu
ous efforts, and Captain James Daniels,
who, with his officers, was active, order
ed that the life boats be lowe ed. It
was apparent that the fire was not only
in the hold but had forced itself amid
ship and between decks, and the
Ship Was Doomed.
The captain, with several of the offl
cars, hurried to the forward deck for the
purpose of securing the life-raft, which
was on the captain’s cabin, and dis
patched aft another gang under the
command of the chief engineer, to as
sist in lowering the boats. The fire had
increased fearfully, and breaking out
fiercely amidships, entirely cut off com
munication between the two gangs. It
was now apparent to all that only the
interposition of Providence conld save
them from the terrible fate of being
burned to death or being drowned.
In the cabin were two middle-aged
ladies, the Misses Farrington, natives of
Nassau, and members of a wealthy and
prominent family in that province, who
were on their way home after a visit to the
North and Savannah. They were both
in feeble health, and efforts were made
to get them out, but owing to the fearful
rolling of the ship and the rapidiiy with
which the flames spread, the efforts
were unavailing, and it is almost certain
that they
Perilled in the Flames.
The only other passenger was a Mr.
Papendick, of New York, who, it is sup
posed, aroused by the commotion ou
deck, came up, and thus got into one of
the life boats; but whether he was saved
or not, is a matter of doubt.
Captain Daniels, with his party, who
were forward, managed to lower the life
raft, when thirteen succeeded iu getting
on board of it. The stewardess who
was on deck was called to jump to the
raft, and in attempting to do this fell
into the sea, and despite every effort to
secure her, was
Drewned.
She disappeared beneath the waves,
and was seen no more. The parties on
the raft were huddled together in a
cramped position, nearly naked, cold
and shivei’ing, and their situation was
Extremely Perilous,
The unpleasant conviction being forced
upon them that their tenure of life was
very uncertain. For a time they
were buffeted about in a terrible man
ner. One heavy sea completely cap
sized the fragile raft, throwing the hap
less occupants into the sea; they franti
cally scrambled upon it again, bnt one
unfortunate man, Martin McQuade, be
longing to the crew, was
Washed Overboard and Lost,
It being utterly impossible for the
crouching, trembling, shivering men on
the raft to do anything to save him. Af
ter a most horrible time, drifting hither
and thither at the mercy of the waves,
the despairing men were cheered by the
sight of a vessel bearing down upon
them, which in a short time reached
their craft and
Rcricued Them.
This vessel proved to be the Russian
barkHoppett, Capt. Fredrickssen, bound
from London to Bull river. South Caro
lina. The captain discovered the smoke
from the burning steamship Leo, bore
towards her to ascertain the cause, aDd
thus ran fortunately upon the hapless
party. They were taken ou board in aa
exhausted condition, but tbe lively sym
pathies of Capt. Fredericksseu and his
men were elicited, ai;d in a short time
the' rescued men were made as comfort
able as possible.
Owing to the darkness and the terri
ble surroundings the resoued party saw
nothing of those who got into the life
boats, but tbe supposition is that they
must have been driven.off in another di
rection and it is feared were
All Lo.it,
As they were not seen the next day.
There is a possibility, however, that
they may all have been rescued, or at
least a portion of them, as the disaster
occurred directly in the course of vessels
coming to Savannah or Dobov from for
eign ports, being about eighty miles
south of Tybee. A bark which was
sighted in the wake of the Hoppett, im
mediately after the rescue of the parties
from the life raft, arrived at (fybeo yes
terday afternoop, and reported that she
had seen nothing of tbe missing boats,
The rescuod party all show signs of
having
SltHcreil Clapsidprablyi
And there is no dou'ot that several of
them oould not have survived the terri
ble weather many hours longer, even
had their craft been able to live in the
sea that was rolling. Purser Wildman’s
hand is very badly cut and bruised.
A GOVERNOR IN THE PULPIT.
Tlie Governor of Georgia Preuclie* a Night
Sermon at the Negro Church.
[Atlanta Constitution .]
On Sunday night a Constitution re
porter met a number of pegrqes hfifry
ing throqgfi tfie streets. 'Asking the
cause of the burry, he was informed
that “de Governor was a gwine to
preach” a sermon that night to the ne
groes at their leading church on Wheat
street. Joining in the crowd, we soon
reached the church, and found there an
immense mass of well dressed colored
people pouring in at the church doors.
A number of officious ushers divided the
crowd at the doors, and pushed the
fragments rathey indiscriminately into
the open, straight backed pews. A few
white pebp'e occupied seats in the front
of the house. |n the pulpit was the
noble and bepign face of the Governor
of the Empire Stqte gf thp South. Alter
the pjrelippfjhairy spmees y.ei-e ovpr, the
GoyCrpoi^arose, and, tor an hour, talked
to the attentive mass of negroes in an
earnest, homely and sinoore way. He
took his text from the first gospel, and
discussed the parables. The negroes
eagerly draDk in every word that he said,
and seemed very grateful to him for his
coming to talk to them.
CIVILIZAI ION’S MARCH.
Indians Surrendering to Authority—
Improvement in tbe Med'Cloud ‘Agency by
Contact and Cnre of the Whiten—Spotted
Tail’s Unrrangue.
New York, April 18 —Red Cloud |
Agency’s dispatch, of April I7th, says: j
five hundred Cheyennes, under Chiefs .
tanding Elk and |}ull pe nbw j
within forty miles of here, coining in to
surrender. This cuts off one of Crazy
Horse's most important allies and makes
over two thousand hostile Indians, who
have given themselves np at Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail agencies within the
past six weeks. At Spotted Tail agency
yesterday carbines taken at the Custer
massacre were surrendered by Roman
Nose’s band. Daring council this
morning he said R was his proportion
of arms captured.' *' These Indians
said they were tired of making war, and
only desired to be allowed to live here
as Spotted Tail’s pe pie live. Spotted
Tail himsejf made an eloquent appeal
for the# find for tiJ fivfh people, desir
ing General Crook to ask the great
father to provide schools and farming
implements for them, and not to move
them out of this country. Since the
military authorities took charge of the
agency he said his people looked fat,
and their hearts were good towards the
white men. He desires that this man
agement may be continued, and that
Catholio teachers be sent to teach their
children.
I ■f t —— ■ ■ . -
During the past week several pay
ments have been made in gold by par
c- iu Yorkville, greenbacks being the
consideration, witnoui “"J premium be
ing exacted.
Says the News and Courier ; “Lan
guishing travel and shrinking tonnage
on such a network of roads, reaching
with iron hands to every part of the
State, haye bnt one single cause—the in
security and distress of the people. _ So
we have faith and hope ! To despair of
the Sonth Carolina Railroad is, to us,
very much the same thing as to despair
of the State.”
A CARm-MSGER STORY.
JOHN PATTERSON, SENATOR, SO
CALLED, FROM SOFTH CAROLI
NA.
A Brief Cnronicle of HU Theft, Lien, Perjury
and Idiocy—A Specimen Carpet-Bag States
man.
[Spectal Correspondence JV. O. Democrat .]
Washington, April 12, 1877.
After all the woes of South Carolina,
and at the close of her long season of
horrors, there was au element of the lu
dicrous injected into the final chapter
of her deliverance, which oannot be suf
fered to go unremarked without, as
Burke used to say, “eclipsing some part
of the gayetyof nations.” I refer to the
antics of that peculiar individual,
John Patterson,
Who, as if the institutions of carpet
baggery required a finishing touch of
disrepute to make it the most utterly
hateful abortion of deformity that ever
dragged out miserable existence upon
the face of the earth, is known as “Sen
ator,” and credited to “ South Caroli
na.”
It is not my present purpose to speak
harshly of John. To speak harshly of
him at this time would be to waste
kicks upon the carcass of a dead dog,
with no other result than to infect the
surronnding atmosphere with bad odors,
which may be avoided by simply leaving
the aforesaid carcass to decompose in
peace. The current supposition respect
ing John is, that he is simply vile in
every impulse of his nature and simply
vicious in every fibre of his beiug. But
this estimate is one sided. His charac
ter presents some variety of traits, and
i3 therefore not altogether uninterest
ing.
His career to the merely casual ob
server undoubtedly presents the aspect
of a low, dull monotony of perfectly
level baseness; but the close observer
soon ascertains that this seeming mo
notony of baseness is diversified by oc
casional chasms of idiocy which, while
they may not despoil the landscape of
its general hideousness, at least relieve
its sameness. Thus the good-natured
observer of John’s career is kept per
petually in doubt as to whether his acts
should be rated crimes and ascribed to
depravity of soul, or errors, and charg
ed up to' feebleness of mind; and while
there may bo no doubt as to the advisa
bility of his immediate incarceration,
there is a most perplexing question as
to whether bis place of confinement
ought in justice to be a penitentiary
or, in mercy and charity, an asylum for
idiots.
It should be remarked, however, that
while John’s viciousness of soul has
been clearly apparent these many years,
his feebleness of mind has been strik
ingly developed only of late. You see,
it does not require a powerful mind for
the operation of picking a pocket so
long as the victim is securely held down
by able bodied pals of the thief. Thus,
while Grant or those who operated in
his name, held South Carolina pinned
to the earth, John was enabled to pick
her pockets without betraying any
feebleness of intellect. It wus an avo
cation requiring, under the circum
stances, neither adroitness, skill nor
courage; nothing was required, in fact,
but mere greed and simple vacuity of
morals, with both of which John is en
dowed to the extent of genius. How
ever, any trained monkey,or,perhaps, an
educated hog, could have performed
the operation with the same success un
der the same circumstances. But the
general public, looking on from a dis
tance, and intent only upon the manipu
lations of the pickpocket, lost sight of
the military garroters, who were really
the chief contributors to the success of
the operation, imagined that John was
doing an artistic job of light-fingered
work, and straightway dignified him
with the reputation of a great, bold and
skillful thief.
Now the institution of carpet-baggery
has, indeed, furnished forth some rare
specimens of the genius thief. Running
over the list—too long to recapitulate—
we discover many names deserving of
real eminence as thieves; mostly sneak
thieves, it is true, but still eminent as
to their kind. But Patterson is not one
of them. He lacks even that low order
of intellectual development requisite to
greatness in the science of theft, aud he
could never have obtained the reputa
tion he has but for the peculiar circum
stances which have aided him, aid
which would have enabled even an idiot
or a dumb brute to steal as much as be
has, and with as little effort of mind or
body. As to the other phases of John’s
reputation—for example,
111 m Reputation net n Liar*
They rest upon an equally precarious
basis. His lies are, like his larcenies,
bungling and maladroit, and usually be
tray the insanity of the mind that pro
mulgated them much more strikingly
than turpitude of the soul that gave
them birth. He puts himself on paper
one day and then oalis himself a liar the
next by way of recantation, with a sang
froid that is too amusing to admit of
the disgust usually excited by such per
formances.
His Earlier Exploits as a Forger and Per
jurer
Were characterised by the same crude
ness. On one oocasion, in a civil suit
where Aleck McClure was hi* attorney,
John won the case and got a verdict by
perjury and subornation thereof. Then,
when the Clerk of the Court was makiDg
up the judgment, John was so elated
with the result that he couldn’t keep to
himself the baseness by which it had
been brought about. To his feeble
mind the winning of that suit by perjury
and subornation of the same was some
thing to boast of, and so he boasted of
it to McClure, his attorney. The latter
heard him through aud then told flim
he must go to the Judge, ask permis
sion to wtpve judgment and offer to
settle pr compromise the case without
reference to the verdict of the jury.
John demurred to this advice,
“Well then,” said McClure, “you
d—d scoundrel, if you will not do that,
I will go into open Court as your attor
ney, waive judgment myself, and state
the methods by which you obtained a
verdict in your favor; and then, having
washed my hands out of your case, I
will present you to the grand jury !”
This threat brought John to his senses
and he obeyed McClure’s command.
Now then, when it is further stated that
it was one of his own relatives whom
John thus sought to defraud through
perjury, and the success of which opera
tion he deemed a matter for exultation,
you can form some idea of the quaint
combination of and idiocy which
serves him in Uew ai a character.
But odd and iudiorous as his earlier
esoapades have been, they fall far short
of
His Late Political Exploits
During the last two weeks. It will be
remembered that when John first began
to get through his thick skull, th* idea
that Chamberlain to be left to
his fato by' Hayes, he immediately
sought to make his peace with Hampton.
The latter consented to an interview with
Patterson more out of a sense of grim
humor than from any other motive, and
when Patterson came Efampton enj yed
the scene in its fqdiprpus aspects as
keenly q? qid any of the lookers-on,
Patterson m a d e pledges of fealty, to
whicli Hampton listened suavely,' and
weigh he accepted with a queer sort of
half-amused, half-pitiful expression up
on his good-natured face—much as he
might have accepted assurances of dis
tinguished considi. ration from a burglar
who had been captured in his house,
and who was now in the custody of the
police on his way to jail, John was
anxious to make his peace with Hamp
ton complete, arid i$ ggcoft&i to bis
feeble mi„d tirst it' would help him in
Hampton’s estimation to denounce his
late associate, Chamberlain, which he
forthwith proceeded to do. John’s in
terview was not long. The Star, that
afternoon, speaking of it, remarked with
a grave humor peculiarly its that
“the interview Wus yefy cordial o,u both
sides, 1 and lasted as mqgli as fifteen min
utes.”
According to the best information
that I can obtain,
John’* “Fealty to Haiopton”
Lasted about twenty-four hours; but as
that is longer than he was ever before
known to meditate an honest associa
tion, we should give him credit for ’
it. But thfi ne*i day hfi got among his
old associates—Kellogg, Bill Chandler,
a fellow named Painter, who is to jour
nalism what John is to polities, and the
balance of that crew—and they told
John that be had acted Uia d—U *octl. j
■John did ll -*' knOw. but he had, How- j
ever, if amounted to nothing, because
he had made no pledges that he oould
not easily go back on.
Then these fellows told John that he
had been too fast; that the whole situa
tion had changed; that Chamberlain had
gone to New York to make arrangements
to raise funds for the purpose of resist
ing Hampton to the bitter end. and that
the sympathies of the whole North
would be Chamberlain ; ‘
'pheteupou, as atton as Chamberlain
returned from New York, John hastened
to assure him that he must take no no
tion of what had passed between himself
aDd Hampton, and that he (John) had
never had the remotest idea of deserting
him (Chamberlain). I presume Cham
berlain—who at least knows what pop
atitutes manhood, and who, whatever he
may be, is not aa idiot litje Jobu—re
ceived the latter’s “pledges of fealty”- iu
much the samp spirit as Hampton had
done a tew days earlier.
In the meantime, however, the young
er Patterson, whose name is “Bi,” an i
who is currently supposed to be a son
of John, bad been going about among
the newspaper correspondents, stating
that he bad the original of
An Address to the People of the United
States,
Signed by Hampton, Butler, Conner and
one or two other Conservatives, and by
his father, John, C. C. Bowen and oth
ers, on the part of the “Republicans” of
South Carolina. “Si” came to me Sat
urday night and told me he had a man
at work copying that letter and would
be able to furnish eopies to the various
news bureaux the next day. But it did
not come to hand. I don’t know that
there is any such letter in existence, or
that there ever was one; for I have noth
ing but Si Patterson’s word for it, which
is not generally considered legal tender
for a fact. But if the letter ever did
exist, and if Hampton entrusted it to
young Patterson for publication, as the
latter told me, then it was suppressed
here at the iustance of John, who, be
tween the signing and the copying of it,
had effected one'of his ligbtning changes
of political base. But, if it had been
published, John would not have been
embarrassed, because he could easily
have announced to day that he was a
liar yesterday and had anew set of views
for to-morrow—and everybody would
have believed him, so far as yesterday
was concerned.
Thus, having suppressed that letter—
supposing for the sake of argument
that Si Patterson’s word for it indicated
its existence—John set out to aid the
nigger Elliott in
Hits Scheme to Raise Funds
To enable the “Republicans of South
Carolina” to “resist the tax payer’s re
bellion.” By the way, notice as you go
along how admirably that phase of El
liott’s chimes in with the rest of the
comedy-this roaring farce entitled The
Carpet-baggers’ Last Fraud, or the De
liverance of South Carolina,
Tne Bill Chandler and Painter afore
said now put into Jokn’s wooden head
the brilliant notion that it would be a
cute thing to go up to the White House
and solicit a contribution to that fund
of Elliott’s from Hayes himself. So
John immediately went oat upon the
street and told everybody he met—or at
least everybody who would permit him
to speak to them in public—how he in
tended to go up to the White House and
Bulldoze Hayes.
Of course Hayes was apprised of it,
aud so when John went up to the Execu
tive Mansion the next day,
The President Was “Very Busy,”
Aud declined to see him. At last 12
o’clock came, and with it the news that
Chamberlain’s proposed “resistance”
bad flashed in the pan and that the “tax
payers’ rebellion” was a success. John
glanced hurriedly over the afternoon
paper which contained the news, aud
then underwent another metamorphosis.
“Chamberlain was a d—d sneak. His
courage had all oozed out of him as soon
as he got to Columbia. Hayes bad sold
out the men who elected him and was a
G dd and . And he (John)
would live to dance on his (Hayes’)
grave. He would vote to admit Butler
to the Senate. He would do all he could
to give the Senate to the Democrats”—
except resign ; he was not quite mad
enough for that. Aud so on for quanti
ty. But the theme is tiresome. One’s
sides get sore between laughing at
John’s buffoonery and cursing his base
ness. I should suppose that Calhoun
would turn in his tomb and kick his
coifin all to pieces at the degradation of
his succession. But John will soon
vanish. Nothing is left of him but a
bad smell now, and the atmosphere will
soon absorb that. A. C. Buell.
THAT “MURDEBEO” PREACHER.
VV. 11. Scott Alive and Well—A Fine Speci
men of “Stalwart” Republican Lying.
[Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.]
Mabion, April 4.—The report of the
killing of the Rev. W. H. Scott, a color
ed minister, is an impudent fabrication.
Far from having been “shot to death
without provocation ” as reported to the
New England Conference, he is perform
ing his pastoral duties without molesta
tion, in the neighboring county of Marl
boro.
I have seen the delegates to the Metho
dist Conference, at this place, from
Scott’s neighborhood, and have also
seen a colored preacher named Foster
who knows Scott. The information ob
tained from them enables me to assure
you that Soott was alive and well as late
as last Wednesday. The resolutions
were presented to the New England Con
ference on the following day, Thursday,
and there is no telegraphic communica
tion with Marlboro county. Nemos.
The Lowndesvillo prisoners have em
braood the Methodist faith.
Wbat I Know MontYeotine.
South Boston, May 9.1870.
H. R. Stevens, Esq :
Dear Sir —I have had considerable experi
ence with the Vegetinf. For dyspepsia, gen
eral debility, and impure blood,"the Vegetine
is superior to anything which I have ever used
-1 commenced taking Vegetinf abo 4 the mid
dle of last Winter, and, after uriug a few
bottles, it entirely cured me of dyspepsia, and
my bloed never was in so good condition as at
thp present time. It will afford me pleasure
to give any further particulars relative to what
I know about this good medicine to any one
who will call or address me at my residence,
386 Athens street. Very respeotfullv,
MONROE PARKER,
386 Athens street.
Dyspepsia.
SYMPTOMS. —Want of appetite, rising of
food aud wind from the stomach, acidity of
the stomach, heartburn, dryness and white
ness of the tongue in the morning, sense of
disteiibion in the stomach an t bowels, some
times rumbling and pain ; costivoness, which
is occasionally interrupted by diarrhoea ; pale
ness of the urine. The mouth is clammy, or
has a sour or bitter caste. Other frequent
symptoms are waterbrauh, palpitation of the
heart, headache, and disorders of the senses,
as seeing doable, etp. There is general de
bility, leuguoy aud aversion to motion , dejec
tion of tfie s.irita, disturbed sleep, and fright
ful droams,
Gained Fifteen Pounds of Flesh.
South Berwick, Me., January 17, 1872.
H. R. Stevens, Esq :
Dear Sir—l have had dyspepsia in its worst
form for the last ten years, and have taken
hundreds of dollars’worth of medicine without
obtaining any relief. In September last I com
menced taking the Vegetine, Bince which
time my health has steadily improved. My
food digests well, and I have gained fifteen
pounds of flesh. There are several othors in
this place taking the Vegetine, and all havo
obtained relief. Yours truly,
Thomas' e. moor::,
Overseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co.’s
Miilu.
FEEL MYSELF A NEW MAN.
Natick, Mass., June 1, 1872.
Mb. H. R. Stevens :
Dear Sir—Through tho advice ami earnest
persuasion of the p<ev. E. y. Best, of this
place, I havo been taking Vegetine for dys
yepni, of which I have suffered for years.
' I have used only two bottles, and already
feel myself anew man. Respeotfullv,
DR. J, W. CARTER.
GOOD KVIDENGH,
Cincinnati, November 26, 1872.
Mb. H. It. Stevens} :
Dear Sir—The two bottles of Vegetine fur
nished me by your agent my wife has need
with great benefit.
For a long time the has been troubled with
dizainess aid costiveness ; these troubles are
now entirely removed bv the use of Veoetine.
She was also troubled with dyspepsia and
general debility, and has been greatlv bene
fited. THOMAB GILMORE,
229£ Walnut street.
Reliable Evidencp,
Me. H. R. Stevens :
Dear Sir—l wil) vhssr/utly add my
testimony (o great number you have al
ready rejei v-ed iu favor of your great and good
medicine, Vegkt-ne, fori do not thiuk enough
can be said in its praise, for I was troubled
over thirty years with that dreadful disease,
Catarrh, and hid such bad coughing spells
that it would seem as thong! 1 could never
breathe any more, and Vegetine has mo; '
and Ido feel to thank Gotf qll ,he time that
there is so a. as Vegetine, and
. I also think ft one of the best medicines for
; doughs and weak sinking feelings at the
Htohiich, and advise everybody to take the
Vegetine, for t can assure them it is one of
the best medicines that ever was.
MRS. L. GORE,
Corner Magazine and Walnut streets,
Cambridge, Mass.
APPRECIATION, j
CHAELE icui liAna., Mareh 19,1869.
H. R. B*e\tjjs ; ' 1
This Is to certify that I have used your
' ‘ Blood Preparation’’ (Vegetine) in my family
for several years, and think that, for Scrofula
or Cankerous Humors or Rheumatic affections,
it cannot be excelled ; and as a blood punier
aud Spring medicine it is the bsst iaing I have
ever used; and I used’almost everything.
I can cheyfJiiUy recommend it to any on in
need’of such a medicine. Yours respectfully,
MRS. A. A. DISBMORE,
19 Russell street.
?e?etiae is Sold by All Druggists.
mh29-wlm
WANTED !
ONE GOOD MAN to sqJicM orders for our
Goods in AugUAta, and four to travel in
Georgia ad® Alabama. A good salary and per
manent employment to the proper men. Ad
dress, with reference,
UNION INDUSTRIAL WORKS CO.,
mb9-wo Cincinnati, Ohio.
RHODES’ COTTON PLANTER.
HA. COOK has purchased County Rights
. for the above Cotton Planner
following counties in Georgia’; Columbia,
Wilkes, Taliaferro, ?(b,er{. Madison, Jaßper,
Ooonse, Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Hart
an'd L’inpoln- S. K. BAYBUN,
7apl4-wl* Agent.
The Attention of Planters
IS called to the fact that the RHODES’
COTTON PLANTER AND GUANO [DIS
TRIBUTER is manufactured by PENDLETON
A BROS., aud is by far the cheapest aud best
made. mh2t—wlm
New AdverilsemeutM.
LADIES’, MISSESAHD CHILDBEN'S SUITS
THE ATTENTION of the Ladies and the public generally is specially directed to our mag
nificent display of—
LADIES’ FOULARD, LINEN AND WHITE SUlTS—the most complete stock ever exhibited
south of Baltimore.
MISSES' aud CHILDREN’S PIQUE, LINEN and FOULARD SUITS IN GREAT VARIETY.
INFANTS’ LONG and SHORT DRESSES from the lowest price to the Finest Goods. IN
FANTS’ LACE CAPS and BONNETS iu ondlesa variety.
BOYS’ KILT SUITS-iu PIQr E, LINEN and FOULARD-from two to four years.
BOYS’ SUITS—in WHITE and COLORED LINEN and FINE BLUE OLOTH-from four to
ten years.
LADIKS’ UNDERWEAR,
In this Department we show a stock which, for variety, quality, style aud price, oannot be
EX CELLED by any HOUSE, NORTH or SOUTH.
Our stock of Silks, Grenadines, Black Goods and Dress Goods generally—Hosiery, Gloves
Ties, lislines, Corsets, Embroideries, Wbito Goods, Damasks, Towels, Napkins, Cassimeres
Linen Drills, Cottonados, Ac., will be found to surpass anything over offered iu Augusta.
Calicoes and Cambrics as low as the lowest.
JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
GRAND BARGAINS!
JUST RECEIVED BY
CHRIS. CRAY & CO.
20,000 Yards Fine liambur? Edgings and Inserting, Slightly Damteed
in Transit. We wil< c ose out the Entire Lot at one-third the usual
Prices. This is without doubt the greatest chance ever offered.
We received with above, aud will sell just as cheap, a Splendid Line of
FINE DRESS UiOODS!
BLACK GRENADINES; BLACK AND WHITE POPLIN3 ;
A Snlendid Assortment of Fancy CASSIMERE Coat and Pants Patterns;
A Fine Lise of Gent’s DRESS SHIRTS, Laundried and Unlaundried, made
of Best Wamsutta and Linen.
For Real Low Prices This Week see
G. GRAY & CO.
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FREDERICKSBURG STORE
GREAT SALE.
CALICOES ONLY SC.
Unlimited Supply, sc.
FAST COLORS, 50.
BEST QUALITIES, SC.
CALL THIS WEEK
AT THE
Fredericksburg 1 Store !
anrls tf
268 10 CISITHIS VEK! 268
THE LARGE SALE OF
DRY GOODS
A.T THE NEW STORE,
H. W. LANDRAM,
268 Broad street,
BIG BUSINESS THE PAST WEEK.
LOOK OUT ON MONDAY MORNING, April 16th, and through the week. No auction trash
soap made of chalk, Ac , that you read about, and of which some of our neighbors com
plain. This is a free country. I don’t que.tion the right of any merchant to sell it, nor the
right or policy of any persons shopping to i-ny it. You will find none of it at 268 BROAD
STREET, but instead, a nice stock of FIRST CLASS GOODS, bought for the retail trade, to
select from. Come on MONDAY MORNING. Many uew Goods added daily, at prices to please,
—SEE PRICES OF SOME THINGS BELOW—
-25,000 Yards Best PRINTS from 5c up. at retail only.
2,000 Y?rds Spring and Summer LRESS GOODS from 70. up.
9 000 Yards Beautiful Black and Colored GRENADINES from 70c. a yard up to sl.
20,000 Yards BLEACHED COTTON from 5c up, real Semper Idem, Centennial and other
best brands—don’t keep tho imitation.
3,000 Yards CO ITONADES, LINENS, CASBIMERE, Ac., for Men and Boys’ wear, from 10c up.
2,0( 0 Yards CHECK OSNABURGB from 7\ a yard up.
2,000 Yards Brown SHIRTING at Factory ’prices, and Lota of other Goods at LOW PRICES,
too numerous to mention. Don’t fail to call this week and secure some of the above Goods, as
they will not last long at the prices. With thanks for the liberal patronage the past week.
aplß-d&wff H. W. MNDKAM.
5 CENTS’! 5 CENTO!
CALICOES.
[7WERY WHERE AT 5 CENTS. Stocks unlimited. The supply inexhaustible. Thr.y may be
_LU lower. Don’t be in a hurry to buy, as you can get them at your leisure at anytime and any
where at the price. But for Choice Dress, now is the time.
L. RICHARDS
Has just received full lines of CHOICE DRESS GOODS in all (he now shades; beautiful and
at the lowest prices. Black Grenadines at 15c.. worth 25c ; Black Grenadines at 20 and 25c.,
worth 35 and 40c.; Black Grenadines ai 85c., worth 5"c.; Black Grenadines at 40 and 50c., worth
65 and 75c.; Striped Bilks at 75 and 85c., worth $1; Striped Silks at &1. worth $1 25; Printed
Linen Lawns at 20 aud 25c.: Grass Linen for suits, with trimmings to match, 20 and 25c.; P-qnea
at 10, 12, 15, 20 and 25c ; Victoria Lawns at 10 12,15 and 20c.; Laoe for overdresses, with trim
ings to match, at 50, 75. $1 and $1 25 : Parasols, ajgreat variety, from 15c. to $6 ; beautiful
Fns from sc. to $2; Kid Gloves at 75c., sl, fl 25, ft 50, 2 buttons ; Lisle Gloves, 2 aud S
buttons at 25 to 50c ; Ladies’ aud Misses’ Hoto from 100. to 50c, & great variety ; Neck Ties and
Fischues all prices; also, Lace for the neck, new shades. 60c per yard.
Bazor Steel Scissors, the best in use ; Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Corsets, Collars and Cuffs,
Ruchings, Notions, Ac., etc.; Cottonados. Linen Drills, Ducks, Tweeds, Casßimeres ; beautiful
C-4 Flannels for suits, all at the lowest prieeß.
Table Damask, Towels, Napkins, Bed Spreads, Marseilles Qnilts, 10-4 Linen Sheering. Pil
low Case Linen, Ladies’ an’d Misses’ Gause Under Vests from 40c. to fl, and thousands of
articles that cannot be mentioned. All first class goods, new, good, genuine. No imitation,
i trashv or auction goods.
Will pay expressago on all orders at retail amounting to $lO and over, the money accom
panying the order or the goods to he sent C. O. D.
L. RICHARDS,
tf 209 Broad Street, Augusts 6a.
NEW PROCESS FLOUIL
CRESCENT MILLS,
AUGUMTA, ga.
J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors.
OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO
NAVASSA GUANO COMPANY,
OF WILMINGTON, N. C„
-MANUFACTURERS OF
SOLUBLE GUANO, SfMW ACID PHOSPHATE.
t"W" E ARE AGENTS FOR THE
sale of the products of this reliable
Company, which we guarantee to
be standard in every particular.
Prices, delivered In Augusta, Ga.,
at any shipping point from the city
Salable Xsvaui Guano, No
vember Ist, 15 ets. cotton
Soluble Acl*l Phosphate, No-
Parties desiring to-pay cash wilt
be supplied at lowest current price#
for Fertilizers of equal merit.
WALTON & CLARK,
mh7dl&clm-mhlS 302 Broad street, Augusta, oa.