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VOL. XTX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANDREW JACKSON.
A Letter From Oid Hickory Which Settles
the Question of His Birthplace.
There hangs in the la w office of
Mr. T. J. Mackey, of Washington
City, an original letter written by An
drew Jackson, which reads as follows:
“Hermitage, June 2, 1828 —Gen-
tlemen: I have had the pleasure to
receive your kind letter of the twelfth
ultimo, inviting me to celebrate with
the citizens of my native district the
approaching anniversary of our na
tional independence.
“For this pleasing testimonial of
the esteem of the citizens of Lancas
ter I pray you, gentlemen, to offer to
them the assurance of my heartfelt
thanks. If it were in my power,
nothing could be more grateful to my
feelings than to comply with their
wish, but the distance to be traveled
and the various requisitions on my time
at home compel me to say that pleas
ure must be delayed until some other
period.
“Be pleased, gentleman, to accept
for yourselves individually, and con
vey to those you represent, mv grati
tude for your tender recollection of
me as a citizen of Lancaster. This
obligation is heightened by the con
sciousness on my part that absence
and time have not weakened the ar
dor of that sentiment which conse
crates the memory of that place which
gave inc birth. I have the honor to
be, gentlemen, vourobdt. servt.,
“Andrew Jackson.
“To James H. Weatherspoon, John
Nisiict, John Stewart, Nathaniel
Barber, Jackev Perry, Samuel R.
Gibson, Bartlett Jones, M. Massey,
Sr., J. Donovan, and William Mc-
Kenna Suit.”
Barton, in his life of Jackson, gives
his place of birth sis l nion county,
North Carolina, but the letter shows
it to be Lancaster, South Carolina,
which is as yet a remote spot, the
fastness of which has never been in
vaded by a railway. Lancaster is
the birthplace of two great men —
Andrew Jackson and Dr. J. Marion
Sims, recently beceased, the greatest
surgeon of his age.
Mr. Mackey, the owner of the let
ter, relates many anecdotes of “Old
Hickory.” Mr. Mackey’s father was
a warm friend of Jackson, and was
captured with him by the British
when they were boys and taken to
Camden,' .S. C. It was here that
Jackson obtained the scar on his fore
head for refusing to black a British
officer’s boots. The revenge which
the great warrior resorted to when he
became renowned is one of the most
touching of moral lessons. It was at
New Orleans when, after the battle,
Jackson took the valuables from the
persons of the slain British officers
and returned them to the command
er of the enemy, apologizing for his
inability to find an epaulette which
was lost. The supposition that “Old
Hickory” was an ignorant man, states
Mr. Mackey, is an erroneous one, as
several of the letters which Jackson
wrote give evidence of his learning,
which was covered and hid away by
his modesty. Several times when
questioned about the origin of the
scar alluded to, he replied that he
had received more severe scars than
that in his life. —Washington Repub
lican.
FARMERS RESOLUTIONS.
Go out behind the barn, roll up
your sleeves, tuck your trousers into
your boots, and looking over your
left shoulder at the poultry-house re
solve —
That you won’t allow the basement
of your trousers to wear the paint off
the plow beam.
That you won’t keep a worthless
dog.
That you will be kinder to your
wife, family and acquaintances.
That you won’t go in debt.
That you will be a better farmer
than ever before.
That you will live better this year
than in the past.
That you will keep accounts.
That you will know what your
family expenses are.
That you will know what each crop
costs, and what it brings in.
That you will be economical but
not penurious,
That you will take an interest in
the public school, and the education
of your children.
That you won’t pasture the high
ways, or allow your neighbor to do
so if you can help yourself,
That you will let the boys and girls
have games, go to parties, have a
horse to ride, and a carriage to ride
ip, if you can possiby afford it.
That von won’t go off to your work
swearing when the minister comes to
call, and then sit in the shade three
hours to be flattered by the man that
srets vou to put vour name to what
appears to be a simple contract for
the agency of a sick grinder, but
which happens to be a promissory
note for two hundred dollars.
That you will keep your tools in the
dry when not in use.
That you will clean the hoc and
spade when done using them.
That you will plant only the best
varieties, and use only the best im
plements.
That you will plant less and cul
tivate more.
That you will never plant corn on
ground not properly prepared.
That you will begin work at the
earliest possible seasonable moment.
That you will cultivate your corn
at least four times.
That you will prize the compost
heap as the apple of your eye, and
not allow it to burn its heart out, or
the rain to wash it away.
That you will keep the weeds in
the fence corners cut down like pro
fits from bad farming.
That when you arc called out to
work on the roads you will go will
ingly, and labor as becomes an hon
est man.
That you won’t plant a tree and
then let the tree die for lack of atten
tion.
That you won’t let the rabbits and
mice girdle the young trees.
That you won’t neglect to manure
the orchard as you do other crops.
That you will grub out a tree as
soon as it dies and put another in its
place the next spring or fall.
That you will put the ashes around
ftrehard trees.
That you will prune when the sap
is not flowing, and cover the wounds
with wax or paint.
That you will provide shelter in
summer and winter.
That you will not feed with a spar
ing hand.
That you will keep only the best
breeds.
That you will change litter fre
quently.
That you will give the hogs a
chance to be cleanly, and if that
don’t suffice, you will compel them
to do so.
That you will provide a variety of
wholesome food at reasonable times
for your farm stock.
That you will not abuse your!
horses and allow their shoulders to
remain sore.
That you will not dose your horses
with all the vile decoctions the fiend
ish ingenuity of ignorant, supersti-;
tious quacks has devised.
That you will not make a cow fear t
on corn stubs and depend on a rail
fence for a shelter, and then wonder
why she does not give milk.
That you won’t let a traveling
agent with a book of wonderful col
ored plates take you in again.
That you will not make a mule
pasture of the orchard.
That you will accept the New
York Rural’s advice as above given
in a kindly spirit, and subscribe for
the Greenesboro’ Herald and be
happy.
Marrying C. 0. D.
Among the cabin passengers on the
bark Veronica, which arrived at this
port from Fayal yesterday morning,
was a young lady, perhaps twenty
years of age, quite pretty, who was
registered on the passenger list by
the modest title of Louisa Augusta
de Olivcra.. This young lady was
married at the islands several weeks
ago, yet, singularly, the first glimpse
of her husband was obtained through
the cabin window of the Veronica, as
he stood on the propeller wharf, im
patiently waiting for the vessel to
come alongside the dock. The stew
art ofthe Veronica explained to a
reporter that marriage by proxy was
not uncommon among the islanders.
It is becoming popular, for worse
than awkward results have frequent
ly followed where the girl has trav
eled a long distance to meet the man
to whom she is betrothed and the lat
ter refuses to marry because the young
lady does not realize his anticipations.
Careful mothers are accordingly
averse to sending their daughters on
this C. O. D. —subject-to-approval
principal, and now demand some
guarantee of good faith.
The courtship in the present in
stance was conducted by friends of
the young lady and gentleman. Pho
tographs were exchanged and the
compact was made. The bridegroom
forwarded a power of attorney, and
the ceremony of marriage was per
formed by a priest at Fayal, marry
ing the young girl to a man thou
sands of miles away. The play of
“Hamlet” with Hamlet left out can
be no comparison to a wedding with
out a bridegroom. With her mar
riage certificate the young lady en
gaged passage on the Veronica and
exhibited some impatience, so the
steward says, at the length of the
1 passage. As the vessel came up the
harbor she grew pardonably anxious
Devoted to tlw Cnusc of Truth and Justice, and the Interests of the People.
GUEENESBORO’, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1884
and scanned the wharf intently as the
vessel was docked. At length a young
man came into the cabin and said a
man on the wharf sent him to see if
his wife was aboard. The steward
asked him to point out the man,
which lie did. The girl exhibited
the liveliest interest, and looked her
husband over with a critical and, on
the whole, approving eye.
The messenger returned with the
husband. The girl blushed, the hus
band smiled, and they prosaically
shook hands. Each were apparent
ly completely satisfied with their ven
ture, and the husband bore his young
wife proudly ashore. —New Bedford
Mercurv.
A. I. Stewart’s Body.
A Veracious Correspondent Details
the Story of Its Ransom by
Judge Hilton.
The Globe publishes a special from
New York, giving what is alleged to
be the true story of the recovery of
Stewart’s body. The correspondent
who claims to speak on high authori
ty, says Judge Hilton woke up to the
peril of refusing to negotiate with the
robbers in the fall of 1881, when one
of his servants, happening to go out
of the door at night, discovered some'
men at the foot of a long ladder that
was erected against the side of the
mansion. They immediately lied and
lie alarmed the household. At the
top of the ladder a window was open,
the window of the room where slept
Judge Hilton’s seven year old son.
Then came an anonymous letter:
“You were in time last night; next
time you will be too late.” Air. Hil
ton yielded to Airs. Stewart’s view of
the case, and negotiations were re
opened. There was a good deal of
shrewd bargaining as to the actual
sum of money to be paid, and at last
the sum of $50,000 was fixed on, the
thieves insisting on geting the mo
ney in hand before delivering the
body. The place selected for the de
livery was a small bare hill in West
chester County, commanding the ap
proaches from every side. The di
rections to Judge Hilton ran virtually
thus: “We will be there at four
o’clock Sunday morning with the
body. You send one man unarmed
on foot with $50,000 for us. A\ hen
he has given us the money we will
leave him in possession of the body.”
The programme was actually carried
out. a plucky servant of the late
Airs. Stewart was selected to com
plete the purchase. He walked to
the top of the hill and was examined
for weapons by masked men, who
then accepted the money and depart
ed, leaving the tormented body behind
them in a trunk. While the negoti
ations were pending the villians prov
ed their identity by sending to J udge
Hilton a piece of paper exactly the
size and shape of the piece of zigzag
cloth they had cut from the lining of
the rifled coffin they had left behind
them in the Stewart vault. — Boston
Special.
A Quaker Woman's Sermon
“My dear friends, there are three
things 1 very much wonder at: —The
first is, that children should be so fool
ish as to throw stones, clubs, and
brickbats up into fruit trees to knock
down fruit; if they would let it alone,
it would fall itself.
The second is, that men should he
so foolish and even so wicked as to go
to war and kill each other; if let
alone, they would die themselves.
And the third and last thing that
I wonder at is that young women,
should seek to obtain the attentions
of young men; if they would stay at
home, the young men would come
after them.”
A CASE QFJGNTEMPT.
Senator Vance tells this story:
“When Judge Tourgee was on the
bench in North Carolina, an old
chum of his was brought before him
on some trifling charge. During the
trial the prisoner said something that
highly displeased his honor- “Do
you mean,” sternly said the Judge,
“to bring this court into contempt?”
The prisoner smiled and said: “Judge
you have known me for years, and
we have been friends, haven’t we?”
“That is a fact,” said the Judge.
“You would do me a favor within
reason, even now, would you not?”
“Very likely,” responded his Honor,
all graciousness and good humor,
“but what is it?” “Well, retorted
the scamp, “do not press me too hard
on the point of contempt thi ■ morn
ing!”—Ex.
AN ‘ OLD JOKE”
About a month ago Tom Keene
performed in Austin as Richard the
111. Among the audience wer ) -- *v
eral*members of the Texas legisla
ture. When Richard exclaimed: “A
horse! a horse! My king !>m for a
horse,” the solons nudged one anoth
er and whispered: “That’s an old
joke, I’ve heard that ho o r .’ —.l r.x .vs
i Sittings.
IV. t. Karrett. IV A. I.nlimcr.
GARRETT & LATIMER, -
Colton 'ip'iTrrTi Factors
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 8. Mclntosh Street ALGUsIA, GA.
;3rT~l,ibernl Cash advances made on Consignments in Stove. Bagging and lie
at lowest market Prices. Sept. 11, 3
Wm. !?l. Jonlan. Frcil. It. I’r-
Formerly of Sibhy $• Jordan Of IVashinglon On.
JORDAN & POPE,
Cotton (oinmis-r|3||g||g|>si<m Ilmliants.
No. 729 Reynolds Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
WE arc General Agents for Gullett’s Patent Steed Brush GIN, Light Draft Cotton
Bloom GIN, 1 -ummus or Imbroved Taylor GIN, with feeders and condensers
for ail of them. Write for terms and cireidnrs.
We will give our personal attention to weighing and selling Cotton, and guarantee
quick sales and prompt returns. We hope by close attention to business to merit a
liberal sliaree of tho shipment of cotton. Sept 14, ’S3
WHBLBSS & Cos.,
Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants,
A UGUSTaT'GEORGIA,
D3F*Prompt compliance with instructions relative to disposition of (Consignments.
Liberal Advances on Produce inStorc. Sept.l4, 3
S', j
JOHN W. WALLACE,
c oTTor.[|!g& FACTOR
Arid Agent for . jgSaSSsiaSjfe the Celebrated
WITH Oil WITHOUT FEEDER AND CONDENSER
At Old Stand of Warren, Wallace & Co-, 729 and 732 Reynolds Street,
Augusta, Georgia.
Ample facilities for doing a Cotton business'. Satisfaction guaranteed.
SPARTA, Ga. July 14, 188:5.
Mi. John W. Wallace: Pear Sir—Yours received, asking my opinion of ilio Hull Gin
l bought of you last year. Tins Gin is all the maker promised it to be and I am very
well satisfied with the Gin and Feeder. Should 1 need another I would purchase the
Hall Gin. Respectfully, DAVID DICKSON.
CULVERTON, Ga , May 31, 1881.
Messrs. Warren, Wallace .tCo., —In answer to your inquiry as to iny opinion of
the Hall Gin, I think 1 can safely say, that I have never used a better Giu than the
flail. I have never soen anything to equal it in cleansing the seed of lint. 1 have
ginned about 40 bales of cotton on 11 1 e Gin, and have saved half enough to pay for it in
th way of cleaning tge seed. It makes a good sample, equal le the best—as to durabil
ity it has no superior. I think the feeder is a goed thing. I have never used the con
denser, therefore I cannot say anything as to iis use, hut it is liigliiy recommended by
those that have used it. There is no Gin better than the Hall, its capacity is good
enough. On a4O saw Gin I can gin <i bales of cotton a day, making a good somple,
with a four horse engine. Yours most respectfully, J " • MOGUL'.
Sept. 14, 1883—
!. E. TEARCE N. L. WILLETT. C. 11. BALLARD.
PEARCE, WILLETT & BALLARD
COTTON gjggj FACTORS
ANtT
Commission Merchants,
No 10 Jackson St ccfc,
AUGUSTA, - GEORGIA,
personal attention given to business intrusted to us. Liberal advances
on Consignments. sept. 11, 1883-
W. H HOWARD, C. 11. HOWARD, S. I>. WEISIGER.
W. H. HOWARD & SONS,
Col ton Merchants,
.V. 20 [JMcintosh] Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
f - ,‘itv ' itlv obeyc-l. Consignments of Cotton and other Produce o
| ' ' Ailed. order, fur Dogging audTics tilled at lowest prices. s °P u4
JONN C. FERRIS. bIIAS. 11. FERRISi
FEBRIS & SON,
Merchant Tailors^
820 Broad Sired,
<;<*. It. Sibley. Asliiify lliill, l It To bill.
GEO. R. SIBLEY & CO.,
Cotton jg§g| Factors,'
847 and 846 "Reynolds Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA:
<s
HtTLiberal Case nnvanees 011 Consignments. Personal attention given to Weigh!*
aiul Bnlcs. sept 28, ’B3
HARD WARO
PLOWS. CUTLERY,'
LOCKS. BINGES,
BELTING, SCALES,
And
Agricultural Implement#
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION;--
AT LOWEST PRICES ! !
SIIAItY l. mOOltlL
September 28, 1883—■ At G l STA , Ga,
R. r. SI BLR Y. Wm. j cransto'n.
R. P. SIBLEY,
(oil<mi Factor, c,,a,, ° Wt* a l*f
Commission Merchant,
J 34 and 730 Reynolds Street;
/m... x - blj rwr ab. 9
r *
jjgyLibet nl advances mode on Consignments. Bagging and Ties furnUhed t
lowest rates. Strict personal attention given to weighing and sampling Cotton. On
signments of Grain solicited. ot ’t Qyß3 mjft
Assignee’s Sale !
tiie entire stock of carriages, buggies, wait:
ONS, SADDLES. HARNESS. LEATHER, :c.,
AT THE OLD STAND OF
R. H. MAY & Cos.,
WILL BE OFFERED FOR TIIE NEXT THIRTY DXfS A*
Greatly Reduced Prices ! !
THE above Goods arc ail clean, fresh stock, made by the Best Mnnnfacf urErS in +l*.
United States, and comprise the well known makes of Sludehakcr, tVilburn and
dard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Best quality of Open and lop Buggies, 1 *'*'•*••
Victorias and Extension Top Cabriolet tea, made in the >. nrlhorn and Eastern laU*6
also seventy-five Open Top and Top Buggies of Cincinnati \\ ork, . prmg Wagon* •
Bond Carts,
H£LX’g-o Stock
Of Single and Double Harness, Stage Harness, Plow Gear, Games, Trasps, Co:.-
iais Bits, liuckles, Plow Bridle*, Umbrellas, Whips, Horse Blankets, Lap
etc.’etc. Leather end Rubber Belting, all sizes. Oalf Skins, Sole Leather, Bhw
Fiudings, Hemp, Jute, Heap Stone and Gum Packing, etc , etc. These Goods
MUST BE SOLD l
AND LARGE INDUCEMENTS Trill ho offered to CASH Buyers. Call early
examine the Goods and secure the Bargains now offered.
N. B. Every Vehicle sold subject to the regular twelve months guarantee.
John S. Davidson, Assignee,
701 Bread Street* AUGUSTA, Ga, Of ROB’T 11. MAT & Cos.
September 28, 1883—
EOIUiI %-dreene County.
\ I Flijab M. Philips, Administrator of
the Estate of Mary A. R l'Wlips. PPm
for Letters of Dismission, and such Letters
will be granted oh the first Monday in
April, 1884, unless good objections are fil-
P l JOEL F. THORNTON. Ordinary
December 18, 1883.-tlstMonday, April
(H. T. LEWI^.
| EDITOR.
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