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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-03-07
Tie Cabinet of the Confederate States.
SECRETARY OF STATE

Hon. ROBERT TooMBs was born in Wilkes
county, GA, July :, 1910 Commencing
his collegiate life at the University ofGeor
gia, he subsequently we't North and grad
uatcd at Union College, Schenectady, " Y.
In 1886, b. served as captain of volun-
tecrs in the Greek war. la the next year
hewa' elected to the Legislature, and since
that time has been constantly in public life
US Representative and Senator. In both
branches ofthe Federal Congress he has
always served upon important committees
Nix TuoMDS has been 30 conspicuausiy
before the country, nd his ability SO
well known, that it is sueerHuous for US
to say anything of him. In the late move
ment Of Georgia he has been active and
potcntia in the cause of secession We
honor him for the single service he has
rendered. He has been called to post
oi great importancc-unc which will cryc
tVdispiay all his merits as a statesman Up
on th4 sIglcit, Of hi, ,unscls and the pow
er Of his pen, much vii! depend in regard
to tho rclati uship Of the Confederate
States with the rest OF the world lie has
cur hearty good wishes f,r complete success
in the grave duties which lie before him.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-03-07

No CAUsE FOR ALARu-'i.hc cotton
scaro in England, as has been already OBJ
served in TINS Journal. is caiicly without
any good cause or foundation I'he follow
ing parIg aph from tho Savannah R pub
Ecaa, in few words, satisfactorily Iroycs
this. 1t says:
as regards the apprcheniel falling of
IN the production %: he staple at the South.
come what may, peace o. war, it will never
be sufficient to affect materi lly the trade
aud commerce Of the world The wholc
calculation of Il deficit is based ON crrouc-
ous data They forget Che peculiar charac-
ter OF oar Institutions, the perm ncncy o..
our lnJuatTia system, the fact that the Ia
hor ot the South Is not. as elsewhere, The
lighting clement of the State When wars.
occur in Europe or at the North, You tuko
the 'aboring men from the plough. th.
workshop and the factory to f.ht them
Piodueton to the extent Of the force re-
CURED must accordingly cease Ia the
Southern, and especially the cotton grow
ing states, the Cae is entirely different.
wholly different ystcm Of labor prevails
Our cotton fields are titled 10y slaves, and
Georgia alone might send twenty thousanI a
troops to the field without diminishing her
product IN of the staple to the amount of a
hundred bt'es Wei II make the cotton.
and enough Of it, and England mry rely
o this assurance. The grcatqucstlon viii
be: How is she to get it: THIS she must
settle for her-e!f, thoueh we will do onr
part to the best Of cur ability. We are
sealarlns people, and have for tbc present
no ships Of war to look after our interests
III commerce If she will send her mer-
chantmcn to take our cotton and her war
marine to protect them on the seas. she
ned feel no uneasiness on the question of Il
cotton supply
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Calamities.

Destructive FIRE N CoLrMnn COUNTY
wooiES FACTORY BURNED -- L,ss BsrwERs
f55 900 AND 500. .O10!-Two MEs BUWyHp, Oss
fATALIY.-Abori half past o'clock, on Thursday
morning last the large woolen factory owned by thu
McHsrs. sort, at Stockport, Columbia county, WAS
discovered on fro. Flames fret soru Issuing
from the pressing room. Tho alarm was at once
given, and every e rt made b. stay the progress Of
the fire, but u ~ purpose, the ,mn, spread so
mPidly that IN a short time the whole bu,.diug wa4
Cnveupod, anl the wuikmen had \ narrow c4cape
from sharing the fate Of tho building And contents.
one man named LAwsoN, was taken out IN a state oi
insensihlity. Ga examination h, wa5 found b. be
terribly burned. Medical aid pro-, IrCd, but such
was the extent oC his injuries that he expired in A
'"w hours.
Another man, nnIncd Tcnr, was slightly burned
lie jumped frrn second stony wimlow, b. eb'ape
Icing burned t" da'th, AMI fortunately Iped scr
Qua injury. The building and most ul the crGtents,
orSistug Of Hl the machinery, looms, and most Of
The uufnislcd work, wcrc entirely destroyed. The
Origin of the h'e is unknown. as not one was In the
picking room when It broke out. SKY persons
nbout half fema'Cs wore employed in tho factory,
nll Of whom Are thrown out OF employment. The
CntiIe lo.S Ia estimated at from ity-HVc u sixty
thousand dollars. Partially insured.
SAVING LIrE AND FNrAL HTsrIT.-h few
weeks since, srn Of Mr.CAuLg residing at YDnhers
rescued at the risk "i his own life, boy who had
broken through the ice. aud must hn,e drowned but
for the timely assistance Of young CAME, who
plunged into tho water and dragged him to Shore
The latter was Immediately prostrated by severe
cold, and continued IL grow worse, until y day or
two ago when he expired.
WOMAN MIssISG-REwARD.-A man named
JAMn HAnHrSGTos, is very anxious TO find the
whereabouts Of his sister, CAruAHIsB HARRIsGros
Hhe was last heard from At Prughkespsis, Duchess
County. lie ohrr. n reward " any person who shall
give him such Information M will lead 10 her dis
Luvrry.
TmRpE LADIES FELL on the slippery sidewalk
At New Haven, Ct, laA week, and broke their
legs.
AN OVERLOADED PORk-iIOrsE at Louisville
Ky, fell on "wednesday morning; o., 900 worth
oi hams were smashed with the falling bricks.
A sLEIGII.LOAD or TIMBER upset at East
Glenyille, n. Y, last week, burying Mr.. KIrCH-
IN and his son under it, young KITCHEN was
found dead when taken out.
WHILE FELLIsG TREES IN THE SWAMI at De
Glaize, La, RoBERr GUsSIGAs met horrible
death a large cypress came down on him. cut
his body in two, and ground 1t . feet into the
swampy earth.
WHILE WALKING Up THE STEPS Of tho Bos-
ton Courthouse on Monday morning, TO attend
to his jury duties Mr.. TiMormY OSGooD fell
and died in few minutes from disease Of the
heart.
A HEAVY TRAIN OF FREIGHT CARS ran into q
passenger car at Philadelphia, on Saturday, on
"a steep grade the passengers saved themselves
hy jumping OIL, but the two mules were iammed
in, and instantly killed.
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Scientific, 30.

The HYDRosTATIC PREss. .-BRAMAH'. hy-
drosta,c press is probably one OF the mos, perfect
mechanical constructions ever executed. II consists
in the application Of water to engines, ~ 70 cause
them " act with immense f0rce-in Others 10 com
nunicate the motion and powers Of part Of
chine 70 some other part Of the zamo machine. Tho
amount Of strain is estimated testing iron cab
for exaDpls-by system of levers balanced on knife
odk which act independently Of the strain upon the
u.--ulIe, lid exhibits sensiby change Of pressure
~ otS eighth OF ton, even when the total strain
amounts to ono hundred toEs.
The mach ne insists Of two cast iron sdes, cast in
rhgths Of nine and one half feet each, with proper
ing the whole 10 slespep resting on secure stone
foundation. The whole length Of the frame Is one
hundred and four and Ons-half feet, equal 10 enc
sixth the length of cable for rt rate; that the
gales tet ted in that number OF detached lengths
which aiterwaTdS united by shAckle bolts. II Q
press Ia securely bOtsd down at one end Of the
I anne, and the cylinder is open At both ends. The
fold piston Is FIVE and fourth Aches In diameter
Vt the ont and ten and nAf inches behind Ths
system Of levers hung knife edges Ia attached 10
The other end Of ths frame, and the cable is AAchs
by both links 70 this and 10 the end o the piston rod
The levers being properly balanced, and the cable
attached 70 u short arm rising above the axis this
equa 70 twelve times the short arm, is descending
pin and hail. acshg In cup placed on the upper part
Of the arm OF the second lever, and this again
. third. The hrst two levers are under the floor,
and pass ultimately into adjacent room, whore .
scale carrying weights 10 conysniently placed, and
the whole combination u such ths, every pound In
thescae IL the measure Of ton strain; the whole
scts with such precision that eighth Of pound,
more or less IN the scale, very sensible affects the
balance,
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Lieut.. SIEMMER, who has command VI Fort
Pi,kus, Florida, about which 50 much interest
is felt at the present moment, is a native Of
Mont. omcry County, Pa, and Is about ~ years
Of age. His grandfather was a soldier in the
Revolution, and was among the skrmishers who
GssailCd the British on tn ir retreat through
New Jersey, after their evacuation Of Philadel.
phin. His grandfather, On tho maternal side,
was also i soldier Of th" Revolution, belonged TO
the army under WASHINGTON, that took tho
Ilcssians at Trenton, and was one Of those whose
bloody footprints marked each step on his return
from the battle field. They were both natives Of
Philadelphia.
Lieut. SLEMMrR graduated at West Point in
1850 and was assigned to duty in the FIRST Ar
tillery, and ordered to Flo ida to hold the Semi
nOlc Indians in check; was there promoted and
orCered TO San Diego, California, and from
thence sent to Fort Yuma, a sandy barren, AID
one Of the most undesirable pGsts in tho country.
Being again promoted, he was ordered to Fort
Moutrie, Charleston harbor. After being there
a short time, he was invited by Mr.. BACIE, SU
perntendcnt Of the Coast Survey, to enter that
iervice, which was accepted and duty assigned.
His name was, therefore, sent by the Superiu-
dent to the proper bufoau the Secretary Of which
being absent at the time, 1t was laid upon the
desk.
Before his return, however, the Superintendent
Of the West Point Academy made application to
the Secretary Of War for the appointment of
Lieut.. SLEMMER as a teacher in that institution.
which duty was assigned him. Having served
the regular term -four years. In that capacity,
the greater part Of the time as teacher Of mathe-
matics, he was again ordered to Fort Moultrie,
and subsequently transferred to the Pensacola
station, and put in command Of that post, which
consists Of the barracks, Fort Barancas, Fort
McRae, and Fort Pickcns. At the commence.
ment Of the difficulties, he occupied the barracks,
and taking the same precautiOn as Major ASDER-
soS, he sought the strongest fort, aud removed
his command to Fort Pickens, where he ia now
invested by the Florida and other troops.
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Miscellaneous Items.

lmE POPULATION on MNSE, in 1850, was
js3, lG9 in 1860, it was G23 l79, showing only
the very small increase Of A0, 900 in ten years.
TmE Troy Timcs relates case Of ,piritualism
in that city, where the iuterrOgatur aS to the
murder Uf IIoRACE Is. SERGEANT, had his own
name spit out 10y the spirits.
THERE IL 4 BEoGAR DETECTIVE in Philadel
plia, appointed by law and paid certain sum
10 intercept the would be needy and those who
ask alms.
A CAVE 1000 FFEr DEF has recently been
explored, near San Domingo, on the Tchuantepec
route II has at some time been inhabited, a.
several broken jars have been discovered there.
: An ABLE-BoDED ''CHArrHi." arrived in
Rochester on Tuesday, by underground railroad;
lie announced that, his master at Charleston
having died, he was sold to 20 to LOuisville no,
hiking the disposition made, he took the northern
route for Canada.
A AEIEoRIC STONE fell at Belvidere, ILL.,, on
Friday, which is supposed to have weighed over
ton II shook the earth, with a sound like
heavy thunder; the ground round whore II fell,
for n considerable distance, was strewn as with
Cinders.
TmE WORD COTTON is Of Arabian origin, and
the use Of cotton fabrics is Of very ancient date.
In the time Of HERopOTuS all the Indians wore
them, and centuries before the birth Of CHRIsT
there were manufactures Of cotton tissues in
Egypt and Arabia.
OK SUSDAY NIGHT LAST tho sexton Of the
Baptist church, Lewiston, Me-, while walking
umong the rafters above the audience, missed
rafter, and crashed through the lath and plaster
ceiling immediately over the head Of the preacher
Fortunately, he caught with his hands in time I,
save himself from fall of thirty feet.
TnE AUTHORITIES or RoxnuRY, MASS, hav,
appropriated $4,000 for repairs and improve
ments Of streets and highways, and the whole Il
to b3 paid in wages TO men who, but for sucl
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inc tests which were applied to the plates fur,
nishcd hN the builders OF tho warrior were OF
lhc most ttN,tg character some plates were
iircd at with ~ Founders, at 200 Yards range
and were literally cut III halves ly balls fired one
mt,r another on lino drawn on the surface,
each ball striking Immediately below its pro-
dcCcssGr. pom some other plates the ball made
aVr'u'at inichtation upon thc surface nearly as
deep rs the plates exactly OF the form of the pro-
Jccile, AMI ns though mould had been taken of II
~ somc soft ana Welding substance. 1t was only
after repeated trials that 1t was decided that
,he plates should he "i anncaled scrap IRON Tho
lanor lhNoiNeu IN nuiiding up the'e plates is
enormous; In the hrst instance small scraps Of
IRON are thrown into the hres, and when IN a
state "i red neat, are subjected To severe ham
morins, under the steam hammer, until tho
whole Is beaten and amalgamated INTO II solid
mass OF about hall ton weight. This lump is
then placed ON the top OF similar mass, the
whole made hot, anu hammered and weld
ci together: Repeated additions OF tins
KIND are made until about five tons OF metal
are thus welded together in ono huge, shapeless
body. This Is then brought to glowing white
heat and placed undcr the hugo hammer, tho
laundering blows OF which gradually reduce II
INTO shape. Again and again tho enormous SLAB
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An EnsIlsh Wow Of the Cotton Confedernc,.

The London Daily N--s has no faith in the
boastings Of these who are cudcavcring TO erect
a cotton confcderdcy out of southern states. 1t
says:
VIII out adequate rnrts, shipping, vnriei niut-
Try or available capital, they a.sums that they cen
povit the ws Il with cotton, waIlc al the world
sees the impossIbilny oft. Il must I've remembered
that there Is N fresh land ,r them t. uccupy. They
have nr meats with which to take cuba or invade
CtLtal Anotica-tytu " tie northern sttcs did
lot prevent such nm lttemIt and they barred in
on the southwest Ivy desert tu, drttutc of water
u admit d euna niway aciuSs its breadth. r.
strct,d within their present territory. which
y C,mng Exhausted 10y slave tlIasc and supplied
With the dearest lahUr In the world, which viii
cape into the free states a>ter than ever, the Ameri
can cotton n 1ntcts MT Ony have n, chance against
other producers VI cotton, but could MT make Il an
swer, II they had the fed to themselves. II they
have been subject To- debt, snl crippled by mortgage
hitherto, much more imposs hc will they find 1t ~
get IN hcncrfnrth, when the northern capitalist, who
have ssta ned thcm NJ longer their fello~.Citi
Sens and partners, but their rivals in policy and In
trade. Add ~ this that the southern - ues nut
tualy ealousSnl contentious that the bulk "f their
wuhC r pulntiun X dissStshtd ard turbulent, and
the blA,k lace restless, excited, AMI suddenly
brought W thin view ui au equality 0t mum ,ers,
and the most vehement partisan will rprc'y a,'c;r
tnat tie PROSPECTS ct cut'n prduutIun are
god. 1huc /, ~ "a" In ut,Guisns the truth in
such n c,sr ami the plain truth - that natrs ia tho
lnucd States eau taNc rr tum which VIII not leavc
our 81 anc OF co'tou.supdy precatiurs in the eN-
tr,mc.
what, thea must We do, We mut Ice n, time
in pomutug tuc growth u C'tt,n VI ercyrr IL will
grow. TIE n Vtous method is To -ttrn then the
hnIds oi Tie u,n Suppy Ns,n'inu u, sui Ot every
sor!ety which satisfy u, ui ITS ABILITY 10 grow
What We wan, within our own dependencies ar else
wherc. The Cssc IL ia our own hands AuStfalis
Indi. could give all we ant hut not without
some pains on our own part. We must take what
we can from America while preparing uur crops.
but we must bc ready tn dispense with any aununt
"f Amcrican cotton which c,nna hc got ~ gruw in
m almost here UG political and social revolution.
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MNcdg'riHc, o., Jan. 2S.-The ordinsnSs
adopted on saturday, abolishing the Federal courts.
WA econsidend and rocommitted today, for he
purpose Of making an Admiralty Court.
Commissioners were then appointed TO sli As
slsveholding states.
The delegates tn tho Montgomery Convention wrs
instructed To aid in the formation Of . ProviAoaal
Government On the basis Of the Federal ConsGitaa.
ton.
The ord nance continuing the existing rsvsaus
laws was lost, and ordinance substantially liks
that agreed upon by the South Carolina Conveasisa
was adopted, after a long and animated dslSts, ~
the following vote Yeas, 1870; nays, 11G.
The CommiAsC ners from Mllsissppi were received
tods1.
adjourn tomorrow.
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New York and Eric Railroad.

The New York and Ehe Railroad Company was
organ Zed in 1888 The frst preliminary survey wa,
made in 1S32, by DB WIT CLINTON, Jr., by order OF
the government, A subsequent survey was made In
1884, by BEsJAAIS WRIGHT under appointment Of
the Governor In 1856 the company was re0Tganizoi
aud 40 miles put under contract. In 1880, the Comp
irulsr was directed TO issue 5000 state Dck, "
aid in constructing the ruad and In lSi5, the state
Ielel ed its lien the road, and authorized the
ors na stockholders to surrender two shares of old
stock, and receive ona share Ot new. The road was
opel.cd as follows :-FrUm Pieimont 10 Goshen Sep
tenh %, lst2 10 Middletnwn, June 7th, la u
Pot JeTvis January Gta, lsIS 10 Oswegh June ! /,
lsa9 to Elmirs, o tsler, lSt9 to Corning, Janu.
any 1t, 1880 ana h. DunkiTk, May ltth, 1852.
In August, 1852 the rod went into the hands of a
receiver md has since remained in his charge. I'm
der TIE present management It's condition has con-
stautly and decidedly Improved. The large floating
debt has been reduced TO about three-fourhs Of a
million, most of which Is interest on fourth anl fflh
mortgages aud will probably be cleared OF by asssss-
mcnts on Rfh mortgage bonds, the preferred shares
and common stock. This done, there will be M OBJ
sace N the clear transfer Of the road from the
to the directors,
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STOCK FLUCTUATIONS.
This table is derived by oomparisoa Of ne Ftr.s
Board sales each day;
Domestic Markets.

TUKbDAY, Jan, n, 1901,
are quiet at IS l2H.
Flour AND MEAI-Thc demand for Western and
State Flour 10 oaly limited, and prices are rather
lower for shipping brands, and heavy aud rrex ular
for the better grsdes most hslders refused " ~
nit 10 any abatement, the private adyices by the
steamsr regarded a. favorable. The scarcity of
ysssels checks business.
The sales arc 1G 400 bbls At - 9Oa$5 30 for upsr
ne State, the latter grade delivered $5 3Oasb Id for
extra State; $5 +5a$5 % for choice do; IS SOaS5 81,
for the low grades Of Western extra 81 G5l5 IL for
shipping brands roundh hoop extra Ohio, and IS $50
81 " fortrado brands do.
Canadian Flour Is heavy; the supply is fair; sales
Of eco tbls at 50 40a$T 10 for extras
Southern Flour s vary quiet aui Is heavy, AMI
common brands offered freely; sales OF 9l
bbs. at 81 TO~36 fr mixed TO good superfne Baiti
mnre, &C., snd 90 0oa$T 20 for the better grade,
Bvs Flour h In fsir demand sales OF $50 bbs .. 81
"a, ~ 20,
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Chinese Mode Of Pristisa.

A Pekin letter says-The Treaty has been
signed by the Emperor, and is being printed in
Chinese, for distribution over the Empire. The
way Of printing it is very peculiar. 1t is first
written on thin paper, which is pasted on board
about four feet square, then all the paper and a
film Of the board are cut away, leaving the let
IIss ths .It. " tSs Sa.,S srs nsnad isn o sSo,t
foot apart On ono is the paper to be pointed on,
eight feet by four; half oft 10 heavily weighted
TO prevent n moving the ether half Is doubled
over on the first; the board is fixed on the
econd table, two usn stand opposite each other,
ct the typs with Indian ink, sad thsa, taking
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The statement this week shows decrease In all
the items that in the loan column being much larger
than expected in view Of the investments by the
banks in the government treasury notes. and must
IL the present position Of the banks be mainly owing
I" the c frequency of calls for renewals, and the
scarcity Of fresh offerings Of the proper grade " take
the pl1r" Of mAturing Obligation.
Tro tnon Mutual Insurance Company have dc
slu cd dividend of 81 per cent the net earnings
"i tie company, and certificates will bc issued on the
10Th ut March, The assets Of the company amour
To I $lt5!,.4N od Tie net profits Of the year 100,
wee &l;-,@1O.
t., Leather Manufacturers Bnnl, has dcclarei =
scmI-annra dividend Of : rcr cent, payable On til .
f st It + lra,y.
Tie u ..i. a.; the Republic has declared di,dcnl
f per cont, ont Of the earnings Of the last 81 Y
mou'h", rynllo February ilth.
Tr,a.' iNUdur" JDurndl, Of ofPhi'adclphip, says
"T"" :, s,am'ns Swing Fund Of this city has Just,
rHdr a. a.a ;nmcit It, liabilities tLiony t. depp.
~ltu-. NsC nhnt 100000. The uomin, value II H.
ss"' I, ,i the same figure. There are nearly COO
de-" ntrrs having funds in the institution at the pre-
sct. y. T. Petit is the assignee /, is thought
that tho u..nan,s Will ultimately Lose but q smlll
per Crntum."