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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-02

ing from Selma, heard not long since of.
a most shocking outrage, and which
none but a demon would have commit
ted. A lady was travelling on the cars,
seated just in front ofa soldier, having
on one of her fingers q very fine ring,
went to sleep, letting her hand, having
the ring omit, rest on the back of the seat.
On reaching station where the train
had to stop, the soldier attempted to cut
her finger oft get the ring. Failing to
strike the joint of the finger, he did not
succeed in getting the ring. At once he
ran out of the doorof the car, making
his escape: If this be trne it is one of
the most fcndish acts of cruelty we have
heard ofsince this bloody war was in
augurated Such scound,el deserves
to be burnt at The stake.
From the Grenada Miss. Motive we
learn that negro man, sixty years old,
belonging to RDl DlCrowder's estate. was
hung near Duck Hill, Carroll county.
Mississippi, for committing a rape on the
wife ofJames Hazlewood, four miles
east ofDuck Hill. Another negro be.
longing to Mr. Cody was heard to say he
had him a white wife picked ont and in.
tended marrying Der as soon as the
Yankees got possession of the country.
Whereupon the citizens took him up,
gave him a severe whipping and cut his
ears off,
The Meridian Clarion is Informed, by
persons beyond the lines, that the width
of each stream crossed by the Southern
railroad west Of Jackson. has heen meas.
'ured and bridges ard already made to
span them, in. New Orleans. Such is
the fact with reference to the railway
lines north of Jackson. Bridges for
these roads are now i'm Memphis.
NORTHERN News. s.-Fonr men recent.
had q fight with axes, revolvers and
guns, in Shelby county. Tenn, wherein
one mans head was split topen, ancthrr's
bowels were blown out and third, who
had fallen over log, was being hacked
to pieces when his dog came to his, rescue,
and dreadfully mangling his assailant,
: savd his masters life. ,n
DEATH OF Gen. CLANToN.-- Late.
Montgomery papers state that in the late
fight III South Alabama, Gen. Clanton
received three wounds from the effects
q n.
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DEATH OF Gen. CLANroN.-- Late.
Montgomery papers state that in the late
fight III South Alabama, Gen. Clanton
received three wounds, from the effects
of which he died, after being captured by
the enemy. w4.-r.4.3.
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"A 8 the immediate reconstruction of this
= road is highly impor,snt, all materials
,of iron, Ties and stringers are needed, and
their removal is forbidden by any one
april 6'65 WM. J6HESTON, Pres't.
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state Record of Names of HBe-
ceased Soldiers
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,
CcLnMn,A. January 16. 1865.
Err appointment by the Legislature.

CnLnMniA: January 316. 1865
TIT Err appointment by the Legislature
" to prepare this Record, / earnestly
appeal to the families or friends of our de-
ceased soldiers tosend me at once their names
SC, while there is an opportunity to secure
accurate information. Hospital registers
and reports of casualties from the army are
deficient in the information required; it must
be obtained ut home. -
The Record v i'll date back to the beginning
of the war, and inclnde all who have been
killed in battle or died Of wounds received
in battle or from disease or accident II
you have been so fortunate ais not 10 lose
friend or relative, yet remember that il is
neble to rescue from oblivion the name of
but one friendless youth who had gone from
your neighborhood TO die in our cause.
Gve--l. Name in full 2. From what
District g. Rank, 4. Company. IS. Regiment
and arm of service. 6. Died, year, month,
day. Z. Cause Of death, and remarks (as
where he died, age, previously wounded, &c.)
Circulars and blanks TO be filed will be
sent to suchas desire them. No fee or expense
is incurred by any one forhaving the record
made. The State is endeayoring 10 fulfill a
sacred obligation in securing now. and re-
cord,ng for posterity, the names of oil her
sons who have fallen in this war In 1862,
the Convention unanimously resolved that
this should be done, "as o token of respect
to their memories, and y legacy of inesiima.
ple value tot their triends;" and the resolution
was dent forth, by their order, to be read to
our regiments, battalio md companies
everywhere. Many brave soldier may
have died in solitude or rushed upon the foe,
with the thought in his heart that his name
would be houorably preserved Mt home.
feb l3'G5--d3 WM j.. RIVERS.
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Mrs. L.. Stevens. 75a
BEGS LEAVET0 INFORM THE LADIES.
! that she is prepared to repair and shape
~, HO OOPS KIRT S.. h
, Any work this kind, entrusted to her
will be executed to satisfaction, and at rea.
sonable charges. Orders left at the Winns.
boro Hotet will be promptly offended to.
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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
John Rock and Tony Knapp-A Good
Story.


The Washington correspondent of the
Rochester IN. Y, } Democrat relates the
following good story:
They tell good story here among
Western people, where negro lawyer
and a Copperhead Congressman figure.
The lawyer is John S. Rock, colored
man, Of Boston, and the Congressman is
Anthony l.. Knapp, Of Illinois. 1t ap.
pears that some weeks ago, Mr.. Knapp
accos,ed another Illinois Congressman
Mr.. B. G, Cook, Of Ouawa--with, ~ be-
lieve, Cook, you are the only man here
who knows, OF his own knowledge, that
] IN q member Of the bar of the Supreme
Court Of our State, and l want you TO
present me some morning, for admission
to the bar OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States" "Certainly, certainly,
Knapp" replied Cook, who. by the way,
is good Republican. Happening 10
meet on the morning of the first Of this
month, Knapp says, "Weil, Cook. can
you at;ead to that little matter of mine
this morning?" .
"Oh, yes, come on" So the two
went into the chamber of the Supreme
Court and sat in the bar, waiting the as
sembling of the Court. Directly, also.
followed them, Charles Sumner and John
S. Rock-tsking seats quietly, that need
less attention be not drawn to the pres
enoe Of the negro. Soon came in the
honorable Of the Supreme Court .of the
United States, who, bowing iR stately
fashion TO The few spectators, took their
usual seats. Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Knapp
rose, and the former was on the point oil
presenting the latter. when Charles Sum.
ner's profound voice was heard-.'May
it please the honorable Court, present
John s. Rock, of Boston. for admission to
to the bar Of this Court
"Let him be sworn" simply said Mr..
Chase, and, all negro as he was, he ad.
vanced to be sworn. But Cook loved a
joke--here was his chance. While this
was going on, the Democratic Congress
man Of copperhead tendencies stood star.
ing in amazement. just as the negro
was stepping up TO be sworn, Cook
caught Knapp by the arm, with, CHOW.
Knapp, it'll be your turn Immediately af-
ter this gentlemen, with special empha-
sis Oh the last word. "No, I'll be id
if'twill!' exclaimed Knapp, as he rushed
for the door. Tony Knapp, Congress-
man from Illinois, hasn't yet been acmit'
ted TO the bar of the Supreme Court o
the United. States. .'.
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Whiskey and Newspapers.

The British Standard institutes com. I.
parison between glass OF wblskey and a
newspaper, in the following terms:
A glass Of whiskey, says an exchange,
is manufactured from perhaps dozen
grains Of mashed corn, the value OF
which is too small 10 be estimated. A
pint Of this mixture sells at retail for one
shilling, and, il good brand, is consid.
cred by its consumers well worth the
money. II is drank off in minute or
two ; il fires the brain, rouses the pas.
sons, shaipens the appetite, and deranges
and weakens the physical system. 1t is
gone, and swollen eyes, and parcbed
lips, and aching head are its followers
On the same sideboard upon which this
is served lies newspaper, the white OF
which costs about two cents
This is covered with hundred thous-
and types; it brings intelligence from the
four quarters Of the globe; il has in its
early printed columns all that is strange
or new at home; it tells you the state oil
the market; i. givee an account of the
war, theiexecu'ion Of the last murderer,
the last steamboat explosion or disaster;
articles on philosophy, government, rellg-
ion, ETC., and for all this, the newspaper
costs less than the glass Of grog-,he
juice OF few grains Of corn. ...
1t is no less strange than true that
there large portion Of the community
who think the corn juice cheap and the
newspaper dear, and the printer has hard
work to collect his dimes, when the liquor
dealers are paid cheerfully. How is
this? Is the body better paymaster
than the head-are things Of the moment
more priced than things Of the future?--
lsthe transien: tickling Of the stomach ol
more consequence than the improvement
OF the mind, and the Information that is
essential to the rational being? II this
had its real value, would not newspa.
per be worth many pirts ofwhiskey?
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Our Exchanged Prisoners at Whining.
ton Affecting Scenes. ,iVr


The Wilmington correspondent of tie
N. Y. Tribune states that DIR. Barnes OF
the Medical Department has given some
interesting facts concerning our prisoners
exchanged there. The whole number
received under the late exchange was,
8 .684 Of these, there were on The rolls:
officers, 992 enlisted men, 1899.
Three reasons are given for the de-
fciency TO make up the ten thousand pris-
oners promised by the officers Of ex-
change: First. many deserted and ex-
changed themselves before they could be
delivered. Secondly, some died and
were left by the wayside, where no mark,
save a small mound, marks their last
resting place. Others, and not a few,
were put off the train in moribund state,
being encumbrances, and were afier-
wards found and died in our bands
Quite number, according to the confess
siono the rebel officers, died after the
rolls were made out, aud before they
could be exchanged. t.
There were two thousand stretcher pa
tients, who were unable 10 sit up. OF
this class about fifteen have died daily,
upon an average, since coming into our
hands; about half the number who died
daily while in rebel hands. A large
number of these are unable 10 give their
names or the command 10 which they
have been attached, in consequence of
ply sical and mental debility. Some have
become entirely demented by their dread
full sufferings from exposure and starva-
tion. For these reasons many who have
passed from their dreadful captivity
merely 10 die under the folds Of the old
flag, will forever remain among the "un-
known" All others have their graves
properly marked. But few had clothes
on, or anything in the shape of papers,
letters or memoranda about their persons,
by which they could be identified. Many
had on merely pair Of ragged drawers;
some, DR.. Barnes states, were entirely
naked. ..
The last of the paroled prisoners ar
rived at the lines yesterday; the flag OF
truce which has foated during the pro.
cess OF delivery was Withdrawn, and all
further peaceful intercourse suspended.
These last number about 600, and in
their wretchedress cap the climax Of hor-
rors on which our eyes have feasted for
the week past. DR.. w: P. Melbourne. Of
the eOth Indiana, and DR.. Mullins, Of the
10th Kentucky, who oficiated at the
Northeast Bridge, and received and su.
perintended the moving of the patients to
the rear, represent the condition OF these
men as worse than any that have ever
come from the Southern prison houses.
DR.. Melbourne thinks three. quarters OF
them will die in spite OF all the means
that can be adopted to restore them.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
The Presidents Advice TO Gen. Hooker

Apropos to the report of the drunkenness
of Vice President johnson on the day OF
the Inauguration, the Washington cor
respondent of the Daily Ne,os says: Zone
of the stories told of the President-I
am not sure it was told by him-ran thus:
When Gen. Hooker was about to start for
the South. west. to take q command under
Sherman. he called at the White House and
saw Mr.. Lincoln. Some conversation en-
sued, the President was In good humor, as
is usual with him, and the General was
highly pleased at being so well treated after
the blunder and slaughter of Chancellors-
Vile. When he was about leaving, the
President. assuming serious tone and
manner, requested him to wait moment,
as he had some important ADVICE to give
He then told General Hooker that he
must promise not to visit a certain county
in kentucky. Hooker asked him what
county he meant. We'll, General said the
President, Il mean Bourbon County; you
must avoid it, Hooker understood the
joke"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
The Old Negress.

Walking along ono of the battcred.down
streets in "Gil.more Town." Carleton of tho
Boston Journal and l came up to an old
colorcd woman, whom he spoke to as we
passed. But she was not disposed to let US
60 on. She grasped our hands, and told us
how grateful she was to the Lord that we
had come. She was SO years old, she said,
but she danced for joy on Sunday. And
she sang song then which she immediate,
y sang to US. 1t was one of the simple
chants for which the negroes are noted
repetitions of the same lines, with sort of
rythme, but without rhyme, sweetly sang in
plaintive tones: -.. =.
"Ye's long been comm,
Yes long been comm, .....
Ye's long been a comm, -s
..- For to take the land;
And now yes comm,
And now yes comm,
And now yo's comm,
...-- For to rule the land"
A chorus "bressed do Lord" for our com.
ing. but failed to remember it.
"You are glad the Yankees are come,
then" said Carelton. .....
20! chile" she said, II can't bress de Lord
enough. But doesn't call you Yank.es!"
"What 90 you call us, them" ..
II call you Jesus Aids, and call you's
head man do Messiah .-....
She went on in this singular way in which
the negroes express emotions of religious
gratitude--ior it is worthy OF note that
those colored people who are of pious turn
invariably bless us agents Of Providence. and
give unto God all the glory. II can't bress
do Lord enough" &c, are phrases that have
heard here more than once in walking along
the streets.
The last words of the old negress wero as
fine as anything ever heard these good
people utter. "When Mr.. Gilmore FIRE de
guns" sho said looking upward, "and bear
dc shells sailin' ober my head, say come.
dear Jesus, and feel nearer to Heaben dan
1 eber feel before. Chorleston Cor. ". Y.
Tribune. r.... .-.-..... ..
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SUNDAY IN CHARLESTON. "A correspond.
ent of the Tribune, writing from Charles
ton, says Sunday was day OF jubilee at
all the colored churches. Gen. Littlefield
and Mr.. Redpath, of Boston, addressed all
the congregations on their position and
duties to their race and country. The COL
ored people say that there have been no
such scenes witnessed in these churches
during living memory. The speakers made
very radical anti.slavery addresses, and
were listened to with the utmost eagerness.
Bursts of joy, shouts Of thanks. to God,
laughter, tears; every human emotion seemed
10 be moved to its depths. One of the
speakers, after shaking hands with nearly
all the congregation before he got half way
down the alley. was astonishod by being
suddenly hugged by one old colored lady,
whose grateful enthusiasm exceeded her
sense o. the severe proprieties of the ocda-
sion. l can vouch for the truth of this
story, but prefer to decline to state which
one Of these gentlemen was thus uniquely
distinguished. a' .AcsiW E..,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31

How MEN SHOULD TREAT WOMEN
A Persian poet gives the following in.
struction upon this important subject:
-"When thou art married, seek to please
thy wife; but listen not to all she says.
From mans right side rib was taken 10
form the woman, and never was there
seen rib quite straight. And wouldst
thou straighten it 1t breaks, but bends
not. Since, then, it's plain that crooked
is woman's temper, forgive her faults and
blame her not; nor let her anger thee, nor
coercion use, as all is vain TO straighten
what is curved"
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Stewart, the Merchant Millionaire.

He has many partners, but they are on
ly partners in profits. He is the sole mas
ter OF all that is bought and sold. He
knows every article that comes in or goes
out of the store. No bundle leaves with
out check. He selected shawl for his
wife one day, and, neglecting to check it,
it could not leave the building. No mer-
chant in New York works as many hours
or gives such undivided attention to his
business. His rooms are in his down
town store. He comes down early, takes
his dinner at o'clock, returns and re-
mains at his work til! laie at night. He
finds his pleasure in business. He is as
difficult TO approach as the Grand lama.
Go to the store, and you are met at the
door by courteous gentleman, once an
aff1uent merchant, who kept bis own es-
tablishment. To your question, if Mr..
Stewart is in? response comes, "what is
your business?" 81 want 10 see Mr. Stew.
art" "You can't see him unless I know
your business; l must know what you
want, sir. II is private. you say; Mr..
Stewart has no private business" If your
statement is satisfactory, you are allowed
to pass up stairs. Here you are met by
another bland but portly gentlemen, once
q Judge of one OF our courts, now the con-
fdential business agent and companion Of
Mr.. Stewart, 10 whom he deyotes all bis
time. He subjects you to series of cross
examinations as vigorous as il you were
on stand in court. He keeps you from
Stewart il he can. II he can't, when your
turn comes, he ushers you into little box
ten by twenty, where aispthe autocrat of
New York merchants. He receives you
with blank countenance and cold eye.
His voice is suppressed. his face inanimate
and his air impatient. You hurry through
your business, and need a strong tempta-
tion to induce you to run the gauntlet a
second time. ,.-..
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A HYMN OF PRAISE.

AT meeting of rejoicing at the passngt
at the Constitution Il Amendment Act, helt
at Nowburyport u few evenings since, ant
addressed by VIM. Lloyd Garrison, tho fol
loving bymn, by john G. Whittier, was
sung: ..-,
Not unto US who did but seek ..7 .......
The word that burned within to speak,
Not unto us this day bolong l.ac4a. .a.
The triumph and exultant song. 40 Cd,
Upon us fell in cnrly youth
Tho burden of unwe'come truth, Z.
Aud left US, weak and trail aud few,
The consors painful work to dc. ''''.'
Thenceforth our life fgh, became. ..
The air We breathed was hot with blame;
For not with gauged and softoned tone
We made the bondsman's cause our own.
We bore, as freedom's hope forloru, a7''
The private hate, tho public scorn;
Yet hold through all the paths We trod
Our faith in man and trust in God.
We prayed and hoped; but still with awe
The coming OF tho sword We saw; So
We heard the nearing steps OF doom,
And saw tho shade of things to come.
We hoped for peace: our oyos survey '"
The blood-rod dawn OF Freedoms day;
We prayed for love TO loose tho chain;
'Tis shorn by battleaxe in twain.
Nor skill nor strength nor zeal of ours
Has mined and hcaved tho hostile towers;
Not by our hands is turnod the key
That sots tho sighing captive free. s.
A redder eea than Egypt's wave ''4.
Is piled and parted for the slave;
A darker cloud moves on in lighf, '..
A fiorcer fire is guido by night! ''1'.-.
The praise o Lord! be Thine alone, ,.r.
In Thy own way Thy work DO done! .t.,
Our poor gifts at Thy foet we cast, ...,
To whom DO glory FIRST and last III. -
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ORANGES AND LEMONS IN CALIFORNIA

ORANGES AND LEMONS IN CALIFORNIA
The attempt to grow oranges and lemons
in California is every year becoming
more successful. The principal groves
arc at Los Angeles, where there are hall
dozen engaged in the business. Oranges
are grown at other places in the State, but
mainly in gardens and for private use.
There were about 10000 oranges and
$4,000 lemons grown last year at Los
Angeles. This year nearly 100000 Or
anges and 5000 lemons were raised in
that vicinity. The oranges grown this
ysar are larger and every way better
Than last years crop, and sold at the
groves at three dollars per hundred
The largest growers are two Frenchmen
at the Mission San Gabriel. whose crop
last year amounted to about $4,000 or
anges besides quantity Of lemons.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
es-A csse is on trial in New York City,

es-A case is on trial in New York City,
involving the validity of the will of A. r.
Chrsty. the "original Christy," of the fa-
nous Negro Minstrel Band. 1t is claimed
by those who contest the will that Christy
was not of sound and disposipg mind when
he made his will. Medical testimony is
introduced showing that the spinal cord of
the testator was broken, and that from bis
neck downward he was paralyzed, hence he
was incapable of making bis will. Several
of the bones of Christy have been eyhumed,
and were presented in Court.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31

WHAr creatures took along with them
the smallest amount of baggage when
they entered the ark? The cock and the
fox: they had only a comb and brush
between them.