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J. C. OALLAIIF.K, Editor.
' SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1674.
HEAD CHANGED i
It will he neen that we have changed the
head of our paper, and with it* new head
we send it to mtr atthaeribeia this week
Our object in the change is simply this:
There is a nambor of pnjier* in the South
bearing the name of IxDSFXHDKtn, and we
concluded ’ere thia ono attained ita ma
jority to giro it the name of ita father, aa
a number of its patrona think it resemble*
him in many re*|>ect*. Tin l papers bear
ing thia name arc not partisan papers
they claim to be iudejicndont in their
political course, warring first upon ono
side and then upon the other.
This in an independent Democratic
paper, tacwwantly warring upon iniqui
tous Radicalism, saving and reserving the
right to expose and denounce any and
every dereliction in Democratic official*,
and, by gentle suasion and mild reproof*,
endeavor to stimulate and encourage the
rank and file of Democracy to a faithful
and zealous discharge of their duties.
We hope to be able to strengthen the
weak-kneed and reclaim the backsliders,
•nd build them up in the tru^Democratic
Democrat X only foisnn interest
in the enttse during a heated polities! cam
paign, is about as reliable in polities aa a
yearly Christian is in religion, whose piety
is only felt and practiced during the
jtendancy of camp meeting revivals. It is
the duty of a Christian to wear his uniform
every day. By so doing he will avoid
many temptations and disasters. Ho with
Democrats, constantly uniformed and in
the army every day, they me not so liable
to lie led astruy by inducements and
temptations from the enemy.
Radicalism and bribery are synonymous
terms, for the first fund we believe the
most honorable) Radical wo have any
record of attempted to bribe incarnate
Omnipotence by offering him the vast
possessions that spretid out before his
vision if he would recognize his supremacy
and join his plundering purty, when the
infamous old bankrupt didn't own a single
spear of grass that grew on the sacred
plains he was offering to give a quit claim
to. The same record leaves us an illus
trious example, uud puts in mnr mouths
an apt reply to all modern Radical
temptors, “Get thee behind me Satan !"
And this reply should be made to every
offer to join their party, or to cease to
■work in our own. A stupid, passive, inert
Democrat, except for his vote, might just
as well be a Radical. In times of peace
war preparations should be made; so when
there is no ]M>lit.icid excitement is the time
to mould public sentiment and impress
upon tho minds of the people correct
principles, for reason lose* all its power in
the excitement of a heated campaign.
Men under excitement are seldom ever
convinced of their errors, and their preju
dice* seldom, it ever, overcome.
We think the pres* ought unsparingly
to expose every fraud anil species of cor
ruption as its deformed self is exhibited in
the opposing rhnks. A paper, is not j
necessarily Democratic because the Editor
is. It may Ih neutral; it may be deaf to
the clamor' of‘polftion! tricksters, and it
may be dumb in their denunciation. And j
we fear there are too many of that sort of !
papers in our State.
We promise our readeis llint our paper,
under its new head, shall be a thorn in the ;
flesh of every political villuiu, and will. \
without stint or mercy, cauterize every j
gnngreeuous sore on the body politic.
BE NOT ANgIrY WITH YOUR
BROTHER.
Our brethren of the Thomaaville
l‘r<ss ought not to bo align i
with us. We were luortfied to lienr
of the result < f the recent election in
Thomas county, and did say that Thomas
county Democrats were not as efficient
workers as they ought to lie, and we did
thiuk, and do think, that the result of the
election of Ordinary fully establishes the
fuct and justified us in the assertion. We
don’t doubt the soundness of our brethren's
Democracy. One we know to have as
good a war record as anybody, and the
others we have no doubt did their duty.
We do not charge the defect entirely to
the press, but to all the Democrats for not
organizing and concentrating on some
good Democrat, and working day and
night for his election. Now, if our breth
ren of the press did all in their power to j
accomplish these ends and failed, we are 1
ready and willing 1 1 award to them the
praise of “Mr ell uoiie, good and faithful
servants."
As to our remarks in reference to the
district and judicial jKmitions, it is a fact
that Thomasvillo, with lint a single ex
ception, has filled them from time almost
immemorial; and it is a fact, without nn
exception, that she takes less interest in
the war with Radicalism than any other
oounty in the circuit, or districts, either
Congressional or Senatorial, and we do
say that counties that work together as
one man for a Demoentie victory, should
receive some reward Of merit. As to par
ties elected or appointed in Thomas county,
we have HO objections—better men could 1
not Is l found—but we tbink just as good
men could be found in more meritorious
counties. We liuve no disposition to eeu
sure Democrats for living in n countv
where Radicals have the ascendancy; but
we do censure Democrats that will not
labor to overcome the evil by marshaling i
*’■ full strength of the party, and gal- !
1 tlv waging war against the hydra
ended dragon.
If we lived in Thomnsville wo would !
scold the slothful and encourage the zeal-!
ous Democrats. The former, we are sorry I
to say, is numerous, and the latter scans’.
It is from the simple fact that they have
become discouraged tuid submissively ac
cept the situation. All the slothful ones
-ed is a few condition powders and their
t is gingered, and with one or two hard
struggles Thomas county Demoemey
wonld have its head up and its tail over
the dashboard, and, like Rebels in war
tim-w -xrlairn “Rats, rtli-us Rads, to your
holes.”
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Tbc following is a lettej from “Thomas
County" in reply to “Now and Then.”
Here it is. Attach to it whatever of merit
it i>ossesses, but liefore reading it remem
ber tlt the iMiKrKNDXK-r posese* the
inherent right (and will invariably exercise
it) to comment on whatever it permits
others to contribute to its columns :-
Tjuumahvii.lk, Ga., Jan. 20, 1874.
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Editor Inurprndent:
Dkah Hih We were banded a copy of
your valuable little pajier a day or two ago,
and noticed a letter from Thomaaville,
signed by “Now and Then." We think
it was aptly signatured. As “Now" he
seems to know but little, if anything,
about the wants or wishes of the people
of this county. He must lie a non-resident,
to whom some other non-resident has
told of wliat some other miui told him.
Surely he does not live in this county
uud then write such stuff to our neighbor
ing paper, the InpiU’RNDknt. Wo have
talked with many of the citizens of this
county on the subject referred to in “Now
and Then's" letter, and we have yet to
flud anyone outside of this Thomaaville
Ring -man', woman or child —in favor of
the ’‘only salvation of the county--the
Board of Commissioners” —which we
believe was conceived and brought forth
by this “Thoiuosjrille Ring,” and no one
else. As "Then" it is simply spite.
By tiin way, Mr. Editor, did you over
read about the fox that got his tail cat
off? “Now mill Tli'"" fields de
,plumbic condition— yp}s
tive curtailed," and he wants everybody
else to lie in the fashion. Poor Fellow !
Don't weep Mr. Editor, lie will come
right by the next election, if wo are not
very milch mistaken. Those in favor of
this “Halvation of Thomas county” are a
few in this place who belong to the
“Ring,” who have been trying for some
time to get the county matters in their
hands, but have in every case failed.
‘■‘Now and Then” says half of the
whitos and all of the colored belong to
this Ring. Why, he is just simply mis
taken. lie need not think, la-cause he is
one, everybody else is one also. Ho is
'like the druukurd—when lie is drunk,
j everybody else is or ought to bo drunk,
iWe ilou’t tliink there is but one “Ring”
| in Thomas, and that is in Thomnsville,
! and fifty would cover the whole concern.
"Now uud Then" knows this to be true,
but, like Reynard, lie wants the rest to be
in the fashion.
Now, Lo declares that everybody who
does not, believe as ho does belongs to
some ring. “Ho who lives in glass houses
should not throw stones." The whole
thing, when simmered down, is simple
"Hour Orapes.” So far as the Sheriff is
concerned, wo hope ho will do as the
Grand Jury tried to do discharge his
duty as a faithful officer, without any re
gard to croakers. As to the new oounty,
I leave that with those who are immedi
ately interested -not to “Now and Then."
Very respectfully,
Yours Ac.,
Thomas County,
P. S. -When these fellows get beat,
they cry out Radicalism and plunder to
bring help, but that's too thin—dt won’t
hold water. T. C.
“Thomas County" says “Now ami
Then” knows but little about the wants or
winlies of the people of that county. We
know this for “Now’ and Then:” lie is a!
man possessed of an high order of intel '
ligenee; capable of knowing within him- j
self the wants of the people, and possessed j
of every fneility of learning the wishes of I
the honorable and intelligent class of the |
community, for it is in that high and j
noble sphere that lie moves, disdaining!
aud contemning all deceptions, frauds,
villainies, ringers, swindlers, stealers,
plunderers, robbers, grabbers, Mubiliers,
and all Jacobinical, Jesuitical, Radical
corruptionists. It is the good men, tlie
intelligent men, the business men, the
men of property, the men upon whose
shoulders the whole burthen and respon
sibility rests, that are complaining. And
it is not astonishing that he and that class
of men uro offended anil disgusted at the
condition of their county, ruled and con
trolled in almost every particular, by un
reliable and irresponsible men, organized
and composed chiefly (in numbers) by ig
norant, stupid and misguided negroes,
who are acting and voting (and have been
since the dawn of their citizenship) under
durtmt, fearing to do otherwise lest the
vengeance of tho party be visited upon
them. And who is it that thus deceives;
them, and cheats them, by intimidation,
out of their rightful prerogative and the;
exercise of their own volition ? It is n
few base-hearted villains that prey upon
the vitals of the country, and Ivy keeping !
them deluded and ignorant, and by do-'
eeption and fraud practiced upon them j
they are made and kept aa efficient in- j
struments in the consummation of the
most hellish Reln-mes mid damnable vil
lniniea, and when these corruptions are
exposed by a good man, who speaks the ]
sentiments of the good people through
an independent paper, “Thomas County" j
comes to the rescue of the plunderers
and says “Now and Then” don’t know !
what he is talking about. The letter of
"Now and Thetir speaks for itself, and
there -is nothing upon its fare that inili-,
rates that its author is a non-resident,
or that his information is received from ;
n non-resident, but dearly shows that lie
realizes the wretched political condition
of his county.
While the letter of “Thomas County,”!
intended as a reply to it, shows upon its j
face that its author knows of the exist- i
cnee of at least one ring in Thomaaville, |
that he thinks hasn’t more than fifty mem-j
bors. This certainly doesn't contradict,
but corroborates the statement of “Now
and Then," and proves conclusively that
“Thomas County” is a member and ad-1
voeate of at least one ring that “Now
aud Then” denounces. “Now and Then” j
did not say that half the white mm ami
all the negroes belonged to the ring or!
rings, but that they were to some extent !
influenced by it. And this we have no
doubt is true. Wo know nothing of the
workings of the Commissioners Court in
Thomas oounty, but, knowing “Now and
Then,” we believe him incapable of mis- i
representing the wishes of the people.
It is doubtless true, ns "Thomas County”
says, that the citizens of Thomaaville are i
anxious to get control of the dainty affairs,
and well they may be. It is not surpris
ing that the good people would desire to
ha\c their county affairs in the hands of
j honest men, and it is not surprising that
they complain when irresponsible, unre
liable negro equalitists, umnlgimationists,
inincegcnationist* and unifleatore are
elected to honorable and responsible po
sitions. Then listen to their brazen-faced
impudence. We aro tho choice of the
people. It is true they are elected by the
voters, but ore they elected by the respect
able and responsible class of the com
munity. How many respectable property
holder* of Thomas county.aided in the
election of the present Ordinary 1 We
venture the guess that not ten men with
an estate of three thousand dollars each.
It is not surprising that the good people
clamor at these results. As to the jury
system in Thomas county, we take it for
grunted that “Now and TlieU” apeakc
truthfully, and we now warn the people
of Thomas comity that all manner of vil
lainy and corruption may l>e anticipated
while Radicalism prevails, for it is an im
possibility for an intelligent, honest man
to be a Radical in Georgia. Tho negroes
j would not be Radicals if they were cor
rectly informed. In tho main they are
j honest’ and confiding, and aro tow gov
! emed by prejudice* formed immediately
i after their emancipation, and all the poli
! tics they have learned is simply to oppose
I the white people. This prejudice oonhl
; seen be overcome by true Demiirratie
orthodoxy, if perrfsftnfly preached and
practiced.
GEORGIA NEWS.
Hinesville protests against the removal
of comity site of Liberty county.
An old negro who claimed to be the sec
ond Jesus, died in Covington the other
j dn v.
A little daughter of Mr. Bookshire, liv
! mg near Dalonega, was burned to death
the other day.
There are nintvnine licensed drinking
saloons in Augusta, nnd as many more
want to be licensed.
A needle was extracted from a child’s
! arm. in Ameriens. after having been im
: bedded in the flesh eleven months.
Tatnnll county raised eighty thousand
j bushels of corn lost season, seventy-five
thousand pounds of sugar and no cot
ton.
Two bales of cotton have been received
in Colnmbtiß from Union Hnrings. the
I product of the labor of a beautiful young
J lady sixteen years of age and a college
graduate.
Judge Pottle, of Augusta, has decided
i that a contract between n man and woman
before witnesses constitutes legal mar
riage. This is tho law throughout the
country.
Judge William Lsw, nn old momberof the
birr, died in Bavannah on the night of the
22nd inst. He whs born in Liberty eountvon
the 27th of March. 1798. nnd was admit
ted to the liar in 1815. ‘He was the senior
member of the firm of Law, Low-ell A
Falllgant of that. eitv.
Covington Enterprise: We noticed eight
young ladies gathered around a bnldheaded
man on one of the sidewalks of our town on
Monday last, Tt is thought they were in
terviewing him with an idea of obtaining
information on a pious old conundrum
which his cranium reminded them of, and
so they put it to him thnsly: “’Feasor,
I can you tell why tho top of your bend is
like Christiana who moot in heaven ?” "Of
| course not,” replied ’Fessor. “Because
i there is no dying and parting there."
j 'Fessor smiled a sickly Smile mid cussed
! the day he first had to adopt, the plan
!of going bare-footed on tho top of his
[ head.
Albany Nnwa; On the night of the 7th
old Mamma Margaret died at J. T. Do
zer’s place, in this county. Hhe was 110
rears old. nnd bus given birth to 2fi chil
dren. Her oiliest son is still living, nnd is
94, and the youngest, also alive, is 58.
This is n r-markable longevity, but the
old man calls them all children. He has
reached his 120th year, nnd though blind,
is sprightly nnd vigorous. The old wo
man was quite active, and picked out two
hales of cotton Inst. fall. Bhe was regarded
as strictly honest, and ns a Christian.
The old man was set free many years ago
by his owner, Col. Joe Bond, and was fed
and clothed by Col. Bond while he lived.
Mr. .T, T. Dozer has given these old people
shelter and assistance for many years, and
continues to do so.
Savannah AVirs: Mr. Atkinson, junior
engineer onboard of the steamship Darien,
lias just completed the hull of a miniature
steamship, which lie designed and lias
worked upon during his leisure moments
on board of the ship. Tlve hull, a dug
out, is built of Bermuda cedar, iH five and
ft half foot in length, w ith nine and ft half
inches beam. The machinery for this craft,
has all been worked from the rough metal,
brass nnd steel, by Mr. Atkinson, and
when placed in position will he equal to
! three-eights horse power. The machinery
is on the compound principal, all waste
steam being condensed and returned to
the boiler. The skill and ingenuity dis
played in the building of this engine
stamps the maker well versed in the
science of his profession. On the return
of the Dftrieu to this port tho steamer will
be completed, nnd will display her quali
ties on our river.
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Woman- Beer—Cards.
The Cincinatti Gazette tells how a woman
denit with her husband's very wicked part
ners. Her husband was ft social, weak
minded fellow, and was led into drunken
ness solely by hist (sirtuers in conviviality,
who were intolerably wicked. The wife
went one night to a saloon, and found the
party at their wicked work, Says the Ga
tette:
"The woman took no notice of her hus
band, lint boldly walked up to the counter
and called for a glass of beer. Turning to
the crowd, said: “feme, gentlemen, have
a drink with me. If beer is good for men.
it certainly ought to bo for women, nnd,
though the. crowd were a little startled,
none of them except the husband were un
prepared to accept the invitation. The
drink was disposed of, when the lady or
dered a second tor the crowd, but made a
wry face as she struggled to get through
with it. Setting her half emptied glass on
the counter, she said: ‘I don’t believe
I like beer; what else have you got ?’
“The woman who officiated at tho bar
enumerated the varieties. ‘I lvelieve
I’ll take Tom and Jerry,’was the answer,
and the crowd willingly helped her to dis
pose of a round af that also, lier husband
meanwhile smiling desperatelv a sickly
smile, with an effort to show that he
thought the affnir.a good joke. Taking a
scat then at one of the dirty tables, rhe sat
down and said: ‘Gentlemen I've got some
money here that I have no other use fur;
let’s play a game of seven up at two dollars
a game,' and some body played with nnd
at the same time instructed her in the
game, and she lost of course, but manfully
paid every time, and as often treated the
crowd as she lost. Finally, her husband
was able to stand it no longer. He arose
from his sent and induced her to accom
pany him home, and arm in arm they
start-'d. ’’
Letter From Thomnsville.
! RADICAL RINGS AND CORRUPTION.
|
JUNIPER HALLS BODY FOUND.
THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE.
H. M. TURNEXt, LION OF THE CONFERENCE.
Thomahvillx, Ga., Jan. 28, 1874.
E<Htrrr Independent 4
Iri ray letter of the 21t inst,., in speak
ing of the Radicals and Rings of Thomas
county, the shadows of the realities were
but set forth. One whole page of the
iNDErBNDENT would not hold a detailed
account of the realities, so general and
widespread is tlie pernicious influence. I
may attempt a detailed account of it at
aome future dny.
* Thomas county at present is more in
want of special logislaffofi than any other
county ia the State. Bint for the interest
Captain Hunter is taking in our well
being, we would in a short time be lamnd
hand and foot by Radical rule and Ring
influences, just as our neighboring coun
ties in Florida are. You will notice that
Fred Atkinson and (don’t know
of tribe) nre ttyJpfeg the weight of
their powerful (f) inffnettce against the
best interests of both white and- bl'tck.
Fred hasn't got sense enough tb know
this, and ttareiore ffiSJ be -'excused. It is
to be hoped that Lion lias more sense. It
may be that he is in the axe grinding
business—hunting negro voters.
Fred thinks it is hi* duty to oppose
everything that Hunter does, ia order to
make a good record at home, knowing as
he does that Hunter hates Rings and
Radicals. By the way, wlmt can Clark,
our Heufttor, mean by that resolution con
demning salary grabliers ? It nmy mean
vote, too Perhaps Clark wants to go to
Congress in Wliitely’s place. At any rate
it is a little bard on Grant, Whitely,
Mclntyre It Cos. But what do they care
for money or the way it wis obtained,
after it has been sunk in their own
pockets. i
Clark’s head is level on this subject at
least. I'd vote for his resolution twice
every day from now until Christmas if it
would put that money in the hands of de
serving widows or indigent orphans.
May these grabbers never hear the last of
it, until they disgorge.
Tho last week was one of more than
usual interest to Tiiomasville in more ways
than one. The Mouth Georgia African
Methodist Conference has just closed.
H. M. Turner, speaking for the Confer
ence, says we will have tho benefit of
their prayers hereafter.
Bishop Ward He is as black
as the ace of spades and ns fat as a De
cember bear, and weighs, I should say,
290 pounds nett. It is said he has some
administrative ability, but I had no op
portunity to judge of tins.
By common consent, I think, the Rev.
H. M. Turner, D. D,, was the lion of
the Conference. It will be remembered
that he figured as a politician, postmaster,
etc., at Macon, for a while. He prides
himself a little on his literary attainments
it is said. At any rate, he lias but little
patience with his brethren tlmt were con
suming the time of tho Conference by
rising frequently to a “pint of order."
After bearing ns much of this ns he could
bear, he suddenly rose to a “quart of
order.” This had its desired effect, and
the business went regularly on after that.
This ooolesiostieal body numbers about
150 members, all told, and, U|mn the
whole, made a respectable appearance of
the sort. Two of this large body were
noticed “without walking .sticks.” Per
haps they wore only candidates for ad
mission—not allowed to carry the insignia
of those in full connection.
The Sliding of the body of Juniper
Hall, some two mouths after his murder,
was another subject of more than usual
interest with ns. Mingo Washington,
Nimrod Bird, Charley Ponder, Bird Black
shear and Emanuel Dollman, nre the ac
cused, and nre now in jail and in chains,
as they attempted to escape, by making a
hole through the wall of the jail, since the
finding of Mr. Hall’s Ixvdy.
It is said tlmt. Judge Hansel! will hold
an extra session of Court the first week in
March, to dispose of these and a few other
gentlemen of doubtful character, to the
number of twenty-two.
A wag In town says these are the “regu
lar boarders at the Hotel de Luke.” The
transient custom is large also, it is said.
It is fair to predict the largest hanging
in Thomnsville, next spring, that lias oc
curred ill the low country for many years.
The Doctors propose to hold a convention
here during the second week of April.
If the hanging could come off then, it
would impress our up-country doctors—
favorably or otherwise—of the dovetailing
business habits of the low country people.
Now and Then.
The Washington Star says: “A lady
aud gentleman were .in the Vice Presi
dent’s room in the Senate the other dny
looking at the large portrait of Washing
ton which adorns the wall, when the lady
said: ‘Do yon know why Washington
compressed his lips so ? ; ‘No; I confess
Ido not,’replied the gentleman. ‘lt was
hecause,’ said the lady, ‘he had an imper
fect set of false teeth which he could keep
in his mouth only by tightly compressing
his lips.’ ‘I never heard that lie had
false teeth before,’ said the gentleman.
‘Neither did I until the other day,’ re
plied the lady, ‘when I learned it from the
best authority that he had.”
A Baht’s Life Valued at 85.000.
Louis Liffler, aged twenty months, was in
a carriage in the Evergreen cemetery,
Brooklyn. The carriage belonged to Mr.
Smith, undertaker. Another carriage be
longing to him was standing near. The
driver descended from tlie box for a min
ute aud the horses ran away, upset the
other coach, and killed the child. The
Child's relatives sued Mr. Smith for 85,000
damages. Smith's defence was that the
Coach was upset bv going over sonic rough
stones. The jury found 85,000 tor plain-
A
[From the New York Sun, January 21.]
The Dead Siamese.
The death of tho Siamese twins in
Mount Airy, near Salisbury, N. C., on the
17th of this month, ended one of the most
remarkable of natural phenomena. They
came to this country in 1829, when they
were eighteen years old, having previous
ly been shown in Europe. They were
born on the coast of Siam, and their
parents lived by fishing. None of their
fifteen brothers and sinters were deformed,
although many of them were twins# They
made the tour of the United States, and,
excepting Tom Thumb, were the greatest
objects of wonderment to the people. Nor
was the curiosity regarding them confined
to gaping runilists. To many men of
science they were the first s]iecimen of
joined nnd living human beings. The
fleshy ligature which linked them was
about a foot in length, two inches broad,
and four thick, and through it ran a large
artery and many veins, making their circu
lation identical. Their breathing, too,was
simultaneous when they were asleep. They
were not so entirely one, however, but
tlmt each had an entirely separate exist
ence. Their senses were totally discon
nected. One could not feel a hurt inflicted
on the other, the ligature being the only
part in which they were sensitive in com
mon. Much scientific discussion arose
concerning them, mainly bearing upon
the question of possible separation
THEIR LIKE IN NEW YOBK,
Barnum got the twins in 1850, and for
several years they were shown in his old
museum. At that time they spoke Eng
lish very imperfectly. They were below
Aemeiiiattoki*!. '-i’lamg.wai larger than'
Eng, and looked several years younger.
He wus, too, the mental superior of his
brother, although both were ignorant, and
hud intelligence that scarcely rose above
low cunning. Their fucea were peculiarly
repelling, yellow in hue, aud closely ri
s< milling those of tho Chineae cigar sel
lers of Chatham street. Chang was tlie
moat robust and good natnred. Eng was
often sick, and always morose and peevish.
They btui a sleeping room in the museum,
as did the other curii>sities, and one night
a rumpus was heard in it. On breaking
<q>eri the door, the twins were found
fighting. Eng wus un the floor, under
neath Chang, who was choking him.
Asa rule however, Clnuig was more for
bearing than the irritable disposition of
his brother warranted. They played
checkers together sometimes, and took
lessons in English with slow results.
Their pay was $ Wiy a week, w hich they
equitably divided and put into savings
banks. They never visited their home,
and seemed to have no care for tlieir U in
dy. When Eng wassiek Chang imraedhim;
but perhaps did so from selfish motives,
as the serious illness of one made it neces
sary for the well one to go to bed. Chang
had something of uu appreciative vein of
fun, and liked to give sense ess answers, in
broken English, to the numberless ques
tions of visitors. They remained with
Barnum until 1855, and it is believed that
they had then saved slxmt 840,000 each.
Growing tired of show life, they decided
to settle down in a warmer part of the
United States.
A DOUBLE WETIDIXO.
lii their travels they had been in Nort .
Carolina, anil its climate had pleased
them. So they bought tvfln plantations,
and secured wives to complete their do
mestic establishment. Here they took
the surname of Bunker. They were then
bachelors of forty-four. They married
English sisters, aged twenty-six and twen
ty-eight. The girls had been servants,
anil it is said that a Tsincnshire dialect still
clings to them. Tlie making of the dou
ble match involved much trouble, for nl
thnngli the twins were not unduly exact
ing. it was hard to find wemen who were
both willing and nt all desirable. There
was no love-making before the engage
ment, the courting whs done liy proxy and
correspondence, and the ladies had seen
their future husbands only at a show in
London when they accepted the offer of
marriage. The twins based their choice
um likenesses forwarded by tlieir agent,
who gave assurances of the respectability
of tlie girls. All having been arranged
they were brought to America, the twins
paying their expenses, and the marriage
was solemnized quietly in Salisburk. The
wives were not beautiful, but were strong,
healthy English working gilds.
The domestic lives of the couples were
peculiar. Each family had its own house,
servants uud domestie establishment. The
plantations were owned and managed sep
arately, although in matters of consequence
('hang was usually the master. The wives
lived entirely at tlu ir respective homes,
| and the husbands alternated—staying one
week at Chang's house nnd the next week
at Eng’s. Each looked after his planta
tion and other business during the weeks
of living nt his own place, anil the visi'ing
: brother was not supposed to interfere. The
wives did not agree very well, nnd the
. strangely tied families quarrelled so se
riously that the sisters frequently had pe
riods of complete estrangement, lusting
for weeks nt a time.
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
So, although Chang and Eng were rich,
they did not live happily. Mrs. Clmng laid
the. first child nnd it was a deaf mute.
The families increased rapidly,until Cluing
had six children and Eng five. Of these
children four never heard or spoke, al
j though in oil other respects all were strung
auil not deformed. Eight are living, the
oldest, a daughter of seventeen, was
i lately married to the lessee of a neighbor
ing plantation. About eight years ago
1 Cluing became converted in a religions re
! rival, and Eng also embracing the belief,
they joined the Baptist church. They
were regularly in their attendance tliereaf
! ter, and retained tlieir standing as good
! Christians, Their tempers, however, were
1 not improved by the spiritual change, and
before the emancipation their slaves were
the most whipped of any in the region.
! The rebellion freed their slaves and other
wise seriously impaired tlieir wealth. To re
pair their losses they again exhibited them
selves through the country, and at Wood's
Museum in this city; but they were only
moderately successful, ow ing partially to a
rapacity which prevented managers from
having anything to do with them.
A greater curiosity in their line had
sprung up too, the two-headed girl—two
negro children from South Carolina—who
are joined at the hips, and who are on ex
hibition in Paris. Chang and Eng had
grown uglier as they had grown older, and
the latter especially being wrinkled, thin
and bent. Their tempers were soured,
and they quarreled with each other con
stantly. Thev had gained greatly in intel
ligence, however, and were more sensitive
to the gaze of the crowd. At theßeverre
House, where they boarded, they received
a few visitors, to whom they complained
of the necessity which had driven them
back into show life. They also retained
strong secession proclivities. During
their absence their wives managed tlieir
plantations. Those of the children who
were not de.if mutes were sent to school,
and are now well educated. Before their
last exhibition here the twins had been
again in Europe.
A CERTAINTY OF UNION IN DEATH.
The cause of their moroseness as they
grew older is believed to have been the
■if. •—•—a- !’ " ' '•- l
upon the other. The idea of separating
til CIO by a surgical operation had been of
ten broached, but physicians had gener
ally agreed that it would kill them.
Therefore each was haunted with a dread of
being left bound to his dead brother, with
almost a certainty of dying under any at
tempt to sever him from the corpse. While
in Paris and London, thev consulted the
most eminent surgeons. (sne experiment,
however, dashed all hope of separate ex
istence. The ligature was compressed un
til all circulation of blood between them
was stopped. Eng soon fainted, uud a re
moval of the compress was necessary to
prevent death. This proved that neither
could sustain a separate circulation of the
blood, and to have cut the ligature would
have killed both.
With this knowledge they returned to
their homes and lived as they hail done be
fore. Later the health of Eng grew worse
and Chang was frequently obliged, al
though well himself, to keep to his bed
with his siek brother. But about a year
ago Chang suffered a paralytic stroke, from
which time his health was the worse of
the two. He took to drinking as a relief
from suffering, aod the lives of the twins
grew wretched indeed.
The details of their death are meagre.
Chang died first, aud a few moments after
wurd Eng, who had fora few days been
well, became delirious and raved wildly.
This may hnve resulted from the mental
shock and apprehension as to his own fate;
but more likely it was a result of a ceasation
of Wood circulation between him and his
brother. A stupor followed, and he died
two hours afterward.
tFroiu the Rnfisl" Express, Juuary 19. ]
* A SAD STORY.
An UI-Trftrtl faint Elrvffn Year* of *#■
Hang* !linlf.
We find in the Wellsville Free Pm* of
recent date the particulars of a suicide
which occurred near that village, in which
the se'f-destroyer was a laiy but 11 years
of age. The story is such sn extraordi
nary one that we re-publish it, this morn- >
ing, entire:
“The name of the Iwiy is Eugene, and
that of his father is William Johnson. It i
would appear that the boy and his sister,
aged eleven years, have always been ob
jects of aversion to both (heir parents,
and tbut from infancy they hnve been sub
ject to the most inhuman and brutal treat
ment. Kicks and blows have been ad
ministered for every little childish offense,
aud that these have only been varied by
cruel rind unmerciful whippings whenever
the anger of the nnnatuml father has been
more than usnally aroused. It is said that
the boy, failing at times to find the cows
when he has been sent for them, has re
mained in the wissls fur nights and days j
together, rather than return to his home
and undergo the excessive punishment
which he knew would be inflicted. For
weeks |mst he and his sister have been
compelled to cut from two nnd one-half
to three eorils of wood per day, with a
cross-cut saw, ninler jieimlty of a severe
lieating. Lost Holiday the parents went
ton neighbor’s to supper, leaving their!
children at home; hut, liefore grant',
Johnson told the Imy to water the horses.
Returning to his boose in the afternoon !
on some errand from the neighbor w hom !
he was visiting, he ascertained that his
instructions in regard to the horses hail
not been complied with, nnd nt once
commenced beating and shoeing the hoy
in the most outrageous manner. When
he became weary of torturing the child,
he left the house nnd went buck to the
neighbor’s to finish his visit. Shortly
after he left, the jKxir ls>v, according to i
his sister's statement, gathered up bis j
playthings and put them away in a little
box, nnd fhen WisEt to the barn. Being ,
gone a long time, the girl followed him to
the ham. where she found him dead and
hanging by the neck to a lienro. Terribly
grieved and frightened, the girl remained t
with her brother until her parents re- 1
turned, w hen her frantic screams attracted
tlieir attention, nnd tlieir father noon nr- ,
rived at the scene of the tragedy. Was he
shocked ?
Did he ent down the lad, nnd manifest
as much sorrow for his death as a tigress :
would for the loss of her young ? Not by
any means? He was not the kind of n
man to indulge iu any such nonsens*'.
Telling the girl to go heme, he did up his
chores, left the boy as he had found him.
closed the barn door, returned to hi.--
house, went to bed and slept-the refresh
ing sleep of innocence till morning. He
then leisurely informed his neighbors of
the occurrence, and they, eighteen hours
after the suicide, ent down the cold and
rigid body, prepared it for the grave, nml,
in dm* time, buried it. If the statements
made to ns in regard to this ease are true—
nnd we have every reason to believe they
nre—Johnson nml his wife ought to spend
the balance of their days in the Htate
prison. ”
————
Can a Great Lawyer Makf a Good
Judos ?—There may Iwi some doubt
whether a great lawyer would invariably
ranko a good judge. A man of genius or
a profound logician would seem to be in n
measure unfitted to weigh patiently and
too look impartially upon all sides of every
j ease presented. Genius is ever impatient
nnd willful, and it is thought to lie allied
to insanity. Great eloquence and sound
judgement in worldly matters are not of
ten found united in the same mind. Dan
iel Webster was a great logician, but. it is
said, knew very little law, except upon
general principles. His mind was so large
that the common concerns of life np{>eared
too petty to secure his attention. Hence
he cared nothing for property, and had
no method in his stndies.
Now, a good judge should be enrefnl
aridjnethodical, nnd have a sufficient sym
pathy with humanity to lie interested in
whaf comes liefore lifm—he should be a
man, and not an intellectual abstraction.
He should take fatherly notice of the
contestants befote him, as a parent in the
disputes of his children. Such a man
ought not to be proud and hanghty, nor
quick in taking sides. The fiery orator I
like Choate, would not make a good judge
—nor the one super-abounding in sympa
thy or detestation of wrong, like Patrick !
Henry. The position requires undoubted
integrity, a well balanced mind, without !
bias, slow to anger or jealous resentments, i
Nearly all great men who achieve a large i
distinction at the bar have some marked ;
faults—especially those growing ont of
ceimhntiveneas. Considering all the qua!- <
ities needed for the high office of Chief !
Justice, we doubt whether it is so easy a |
matter to make a proper selection as
many imagine. If left to the Bar of the!
United States, we don’t believe they would |
ever come to an agreement.— Richmond,
Ua., State Journal.
Ex-Mayor Hall, of New York, has five !
(laughters and one son, and it is said the
latter busies himself with the printing
press, preparatory to learning the art. of
printing practically, and then journalism.
One of the daughters is a designer and .
etcher; the second a writer of childrens
books and pianist; tlie third a student of
lvric art: the fourth an accomplish and
amateur actress; the fifth is learning to be
a modiste and milliner.
Victor Emmanuel. King of Italy, has at
last married Rosina, Countess of Mirafiori,
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