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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-01

The price of single copy of the TRr.
WEEKLY NEWS is ten cents. We are
forced to this charge from the simple
fast that when we purchase the necessa.
ries of life we are compelled to pay two
prices for them, and hence we have to
charge in the same spirit for our labor.
1t will be found that we give very
large amount of reading matter, and the
work we put in our paper, makes it well
worth the small pittance asked for it
per single copy. For one month we
will send the paper for One Dollar, and
for one copy our charge is ten cents,
either in coin or greenbacks.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-01

; We received, yesterday, from No. A
Bank Range, (Messrs. ELLIOTT s. Co.,
very suspicious looking document
labelled "Old Whiskey, 1851" accom-.
panied with the annexed note:
"Acoept this Tisgue,' from our store,
We think you'll like it well
Please tell your friends we've plenty more
at Elliotts house to sell !" ...,. .
All Of which is very respectfully re.
ceived, and laid OH the shelf for future
consideration.
Messrs e. & Go. will please accept
our thanks for their present.
Should any of our friends wish to try
the mettle of the house Of Messrs
ELLIOTT & Co., we advise them to pro.
ceed, without delay. (as delays are dan.
gerouss) to pay the place visit, pro.
cure one of those mysteriously labelled
documents, and if they don't say it is a
pure article then we are no Judge.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-01

But $50 prisoners remaina at Camp,
Morton, Ind, They have refused to take
the cath Of allegiance, and are to be.
transported to camp Chsse and Johnaoh's
Island.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-08
Munilinting but Iust.

Some of our butternut exchanges do
not seem to like the position i'll which
their ndherents We're put in regard to
the celebration of the 4th of July, they
seeming very generally throughout the
country to have been expected by the
present proprietors of the 4th of July,
to stand back and wnit until called. 1t
must have been humilinting TO men
who in the old times made an equal
claim to the glories of that day, to be
put in such position; but man who
sympathized with the rebellion could
expect nothing else and certainly
should not complain. The rebels them
selves, by State action, in some cases,
formally repudihted the 4th of July aS
well as Yankee Doodle; and those who
sympathized with them, i'll SO far, gave
them aid and comfort. They relin-
quished their rights i'll those institu-
tions, and if they ever regain them it
must be by the sufferance and permis-
sion of those who remained loyal. In
the meantime it is becoming i'll them to
stand back. Especially is this the case
when the glorious 4th is appropriated
as an occasion upon which to do honor
to the brave soldiers, whom the friends
of these people very short time ago,
would much rather have welcomed to
their grnves.- WelLsJlT1 Herald.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-08

THE archives of the confederates,
while Montgomery was their capital,
contain many curious documents. 1t
appears that proposition to christen
the new nation 1.-THE Republic of Wash
ington" was rejected by only one ma
jority. The recognition of religion in
the constitution caused much discus
sion. Cobb of Georgia wanted the Sab
bath recognized; but the members from
Texas and Louisiana objected. A re-
cognition of the Bible and Christianity
was rejected in, Difference to the preju-
dices of Benjamin. Finally, the ex-
preston, "invoking the aid of Almighty
God, was put into the preamble, and
thus the rebels had more religious con-
stitntion than that of the United States.
The Journals fthe early rebel conven-
tions and Congresses will be of great
interest to the historian of these times,
and it is well that they have been pre-
served.
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ALTHoUGIr the President gives par
don freely to those excepted in the gem
eral amnesty, unless there are special
personal reasons for refusing it, south
ern capitalists are not satisfied, and are
about to ask him to cancel the $50, 600
exception. A committee at Richmond
has prepared memorial ON the subject,
in which they not only urge that n man
worth that amount is not necessarily
more guilty in respect to the rebellion,
but state that tho exception is having
the effect to paralyze business by the
feeling of uncertainty caused among
capitalists. They say that orders re-
calling capital from Europe have been
revoked, Improvements begun have
been suspended, and n general paralysis
has fallen upon business, and that in
consequence the poor suffer much more
than the rich. If the President, shall
make any change in answer to the pc
titions of these $4,000 men, it will
probably be only to facilitate the pro-
curing of additional pardons, which
will very soon accomplish the purpose
sought; while at the the same time it
viii hold the property of some OF the
objectionable for confiscation.
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THE woonsocket Patriot relates a
conyersation that occurred inthe Smith
sonian Institution at Washington in
1854 when jeff. Davis predicted that
the Union would soon be divided into
two republics - .y ,..z
NJ Where will the division or boundary
line be?' Intercepted Prof. Jewett, the
librarian, to whom the conversational was
addressed.
ssThe line separating the slave from
the free states, " answered Mr.. Davis.
'rFhen, !" said the professor, ''you ex-
"0f COURSE" was the reply "and
this very Smithsonian Institute viii be
within the southern republic."
PBut," asked the professor, Chow
will you bring about such a division of
the countryR Do you think the free
states will agree to it without resort
to arms?"
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THE New York Herald advises the
loyal whites of the South to give the
negroes the suffrage. under certain re-
strictions,'and tells them they will thus
secure the admission of their members
to Congress and will have the game for
the next Presidency in theirown hands.
1t will be great thing if the South an-
ticipates the free States in the suffrage
to the negro, and yet, under the pres
sure of obvious selfish and sectional
interest, it is quite possible that it may
occur.
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YEARLY YADVFRTTsTNc
The Atlantic TeIeEraph Cable.

mn
The latest adyices from England in
dicate that the Atlantic telegraph cable
will probably be in successful operation
by the latter part of July or enrly in
August. The whole length of the cable
had been coiled on board the Great
Eastern, and the telegraph fleet was to
sail for Valontia Bay on the 10th of
July, where the connection was to be
made with the line from the Irish coast.
1t was expected that the fleet would de-
pnrt on its mission on the 18th or tile
20th of July, at the fnrthest. About
two weeks would be occupied in laying
the cable and eflecting connections with.
the North American shore. At Liver
pool, risks were taken on the cable nj
twenty-five per cent. which appears to
represent the confidence of the mercau-
tile community in the result.
The schedulc'of prices has been pub
lished, and has been fixed ut high.
rate Mt first, in order to prevent press
of communications. The charges are:
from the United Stntes to England.
twenty pounds sterling or one hundred
dollars in gold for twenty words or less,
and five dollars for each additional
word. To the continent of Europe one
hundred and five dollars for twenty
words, and five dollars and Twenty-Five
cents for each additional word. To
Asia and Africa the rates will be one
hundred and twenty-five dollars for
twenty words, and six dollars and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-08

provided by the voluntary contributions
OF the citizens of Wheeling. For this.
and for the very acceptable manner in
which the entertainments have been
presented, the citizens of Wheeling are
certainly entitled to, and will receive
me Warmest praise which the people of
the State can bestow, and will be held
In grateful and everlasting remem-
brance by the soldiers.
am yours, very truly,
ELLERY r. HALL,
Fairmont, w. Va, July q, 1866.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-08
soldiers supper ut wheeling.

Editors Ilitelfi1ellcer:
The impression that the citizens of
the city OF Wheeling furnish the sup
pers to the soldiers ut the expense of
that city, prevails to u considerable ex-
tent throughout the state. As a simple
net of justice to NIL the people of the
state, / desire to shy that these soldiers
supPers are paid for by an appropria-
ton out of the state treasury, and
hence all citizens of the state who pay
taxes. contribute to this worthy object.
It is therefore unjust to the balance of
the state, to allow all this credit TO be
given to the city of Wheeling.
Wheeling being the capital of the
State, it falls to the lot of the citizens
there to provide the suppers and do the
labOrious committee work. A considera-
BILE proportion of the delicacies also is
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THE Richmond Why prints report
made to the rebel congress, partly in
denial and partly in excuse for the i'll
treatment of our prisoners MT Anderson
vile and elsewhere, and hopes it may
"remove many false Impressions and
unfounded prejudiccs." 1t can't be
done, and:the northern opinions on the
subject are not unfounded. The horri-
bic facts are httested by too manyliving
witnesses all overthe country, and ami
mostly toward the South is deeper on
this than any other matter. We can
forgive their causeless rebellion and the
many crimes committed in its behalf:
but the slow murder of prisoners of war
by starvation, nakedness and exposure
it is not easy to forgive, and it is i'm
possible to feel any emotions but indig-
nation and adherence toward those
guilty of such diabolical crimes. But
the whole South is not to held account
able. No doubt most southern men
condemn and deplore these outrages as
heartilyas we do. If it is impossible
to bring to punishment those who are
guilty, there should at least be n full
investigation, that the whole world
may know who they are; that the brand
of tnfamy may be fixed upon them and
the innocent be relieved of blame.
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Tho oldest Man in the United states.
~ ''S 1St'ttO' " the ~ 4 :. 4IcFdtu,
NEwBURG, July 1868

NEwBURG, July l, 1865.
read i'll your paper not long ago, an
account of the death oftwo persons who
were over one hundred Years old. I
send you short account of n person
now living who will be one hundred
and fourteen years old this coming 9th
of August.
B MIR. Mccormick, who lives about two
miles south of Newburg, was born
August 9, 1851, and is now i'll tolernllv
good health. His voice is very strong
hearing good, but his eyesight is yery
poor. His hair is not gray vet. He
was married ut forty-aVe. and 'hnd four-
teen children. He has been very faT,1-
Pernte IN mis- life, and has nepasr salt-tl--.
want of drink ns others tlOsf He gener-
ally salted his food to such degree
that no one but himself could eat 1t and
strange to say, he very seldom felt the
want of drink. He did not commence
to smoke until he was siXty-tiVe years
old, never drank tea or coffee, and milk
he greatly disliked. He always worked
hard, went to bed early and got up
enrlY. He was Il rebel in 1893, and was
wounded in the left leg. His answer to
the question what lie Thought more than
anything else caused him TO live solong
was, temperance, exercise, plain food,
reguiar meals, regular hours i'll going
to bed and getting up. Any one, to see
him, wOuld take him TO be a man of
about seventy. He sleeps well, and
seems to enjoy good health, and may
live some ten years more.
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The. Relations Betaeen the white
and the Blacks 81 FlSsId"----Thc

and tho Blacks of FIoridR.-..The
Crops OF the State ~,
Areport has Just Be received at the
Freedman'S Burean bm two agents.
who have recently stritr erseCl the entire
State of Florida on d hufspbncE in re-
gard to the relations n 6yV existing be-
tween the whites an blacks of that
State and the present fospeet of crops,
These gentlemen saw IRE are no arm
ed rebels in Florida, tlfnt t1e white
population eYerywlfef II lFasSeoi tho
most ardent wislEs3ol- Experimentation no of
peace. They found very crude notions
existing among the people concerning
the negroes; but it seemed generally
understood and acquiesced in that slaY-
cry was at nn end. In many places the
negroes had made bargains with their
old masters for wages and had gone to
work cheerfUtly. In other localities
the former rights of the muster to flou
and paddle the blncks severely for trifl-
ing OtfenSeS had not been entirely
abandoned; but other methods of pun
ishment were being gradually adopted.
The agents lnbored to cnlighten both
whites and blacks, and TO explain the
intentions of the government towards
both. They found the negroes very
teachable, and possessing unbounded
confidence i'll all Northern men. It is,
therefore, dOubly important that great
care be exercised i'll selecting goVern-
ment agents, as many designing and
INSCRIPTIONS men were already be-
ginning to prey upon the negroes. The
latter were informed that they and their
poSterity were for over free, and would
be protected i'll their freedom. They
We're told that their freedom was
brought to them there; that they need
not leave their old homes to obtain it;
but were advised, on the contrary, to
hire themselves to their former mnsters
Whenever practicable, and to be indus
triOus, faithful laborers. The prospects
for coming crops We're not so bad MS
anticipated. As general rule the
crops will not suffer for lack of labor.
II Wash. Despatch.
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singuInr nl,d Iyestrnctiye.

From the Wellsburg Herald.
The house occupied by Mrs. Mary
Fleming, i'll Smithfield, jefferson Co.,
Ohio, was struck by lightning on the
morning of July 5th, at about A. NJ,
and entirely destroyed, with all its con-
tents, clothing, furniture, jewelry, sill
yer ware and money; the family, an
old lady of eighty, two daughters and n
small boy, barely escaping with their
night clothes. The house was large
brick, substantially built, with wooden
tenements ut either end, but with brick
tirewalls between, and singular to re-
late, Notwithstanding the extreme heat
of the fire, neither of the frame build
ings were materially injured. The
wood work fthe burned building was
reduced to ashes. The loss, including
some gold tlInt may possibly be re-
covered, is estimated Mt from $1,000 to
$4,000. All the combustible portions
Ofthe house seem to have been ignitetl
simultaneously by the lightning, and
to hive gone into one general blaze, so
rapid was the cOntiagration.
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LETTER WRITER SAYS:
Il The new parRsOl, by the way, is OF the
dandteSt possible pattern. \ white or light
eTiess Of tSarIL sIiE "nd Jjmin9tIya brotSs
Some are covered with the coStliest lnce=s.
They nre fragile enough to shade the bcauti-
tifu1 TitHnin from SunbcnmS, and expensive
enough to drive unreasonable men mad
Seventy-flve and a hundred dollars l. not
thought an eXhOrbitnnt price for these fairy
like nppendngeS.
We would inform the Ladies' OF Wheeling
that we have some OF the above described arr
buy them without any danger 'Of the results
referred to above. Cali and see them.
d. NICOI.L & BRO.
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WHEELING WEsFVAs5 ATVRDAY MORNINGS JULY 8 1866

"Sir,n said Jefferson Davis, in his
sententious manner tsthe North will
never fight us on tlllg question. There
will be no bloodshed. aNhen the South
snys she will secede, and become dis
tinct nationality, the Sorth will be glad
to let us go, and that aceabIV. It will
be bloodless revoldf16h."
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lin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware

HAVING INCREASED MY FACIIITIEs
IL for the manufacture OF the nlGOYe nrti-
cle=S, am prepared to NIL all orIleTS promptly,
any other hOIIse fn the city. keep the latest
patterns of SToVFS lIoth Wood and Coal,
and VIII warrant every Stove. am preDar-
ed to tlo all kinds Of job Work in Sheet Iron
and Tin and will give such IOls my personal
attention. Spouting and GutteTfng Of all
kinds always on hand. Copper and BINS
Kettles and Fruit CnnS of the best kind also
very cheap. Merchants and others visiting
the city viii do well 10 give me n call.
Ie2 Il. +. CALDWELL.
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MOURNING GOODS-

"a AND q BLACK LUPINs. DE
U 4 LANES, Rich, Black Clinllies and AL
pacr1lS, IuPinS BOlnbazines and BaTazc$
very wide Black MOhaIr, Grenadine, black
STnpe Mafetz and TamartineS, all silk Grena-
alneS, i, plain, striped and plaid; black, figured
mayl ]. 8. RHODES.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-08

ALL who have the interest of the
country ut heart and desire to see our
expenses reduced to the lowest figures
compatible with our safety will be
pleased at the course of our authori-
ties, i'll ordering further cutting down
of the military forces. The following
circular has been addressed to the com
manding Generals of all the forces and
departments except those of the Gulf,
Army of the Tennessee, Provisional
Corps, Army of the Potomac, First Ar
my Corps, and the troops in Texas:
The Secretary of War directs that the
strength of Your command I've immedi-
ately reduced, for all arms, to the min
imum necessary to meet the require
ments of the service, and all surplus
troops mustered out. The musters out
will be by entire organizations, inclu-
ding all additions thereto by recruits
and from other sources. In selecting
the organizations for discharge prefer
ence will be given to veteran regiments
having the shortest time to serve. The
musters out and discharges, except for
artillery, Will be made under the reg
ulations promulgated in General Or
ders No. 81, current series, from this Of
flee.
AS has been repeatedly urged. we
should husband our resources in time
of peace for war; reduce the number OF
our armed forces to fifty thousand men
and rely upon the military organiza-
tions for any sudden emergency which
may arise. Let our forts and outposts
be amply garrisonetG and further arm.
ed bodies of men be withdrawn from
the restored States except in cases where
they are actually needed. BY so doing
we shall reduce the national expenses
and convince.the Southerners that we
have confidence in,their declarations o
acquiescence, and develop friendly
spirit among them.
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len. ana his AGairs.

a Providence gentleman, inst return
ed from Savannah, says that Mrs. JEFF.
Davis is not destitute. She boards at
the Pulaski House, has plenty of
money and, an, extensive and magnffi-
cent wardrobe, which she exhibits to
advantage. Her little son seems to be
enjoying himself hugely, and frequent
ly amuses himself by singing in the
hall, "We'll hang jeff. Davis on a sour
apple tree" What an unnatural son.
President johnson Z receives many
anonymous letters, calling for the
hanging of JEFF. Davis. This is spec
linen of them: 81
MIR. PRESIDENT-Dear Sir: We would
very respectfully request you to have
MIR. President Davis hung-becausc we
want him hung. If YOU don't hang
him there might be few from Kansas
to do it for you. Please let us know
whnt you will do about 1t.
Very respectfully,
MANY CITIZENS.
Twin Springs, Linn Co., Kansas.
The Boston Adpcrtiser has received
copies of some of Davis letters, captur-
ed in Florida. Mrs. jefferson Davis, in
a letter TO her husband, dated March.
1868, at Montgomery, gives an odd
glimpse, at an incident commonplace
enough in a slaveholding community,
and reproves herself very naively for a
bit of inconsistent humanity: s"rhe
poor girl / thought of buying appealed
to me as the wife of the president fO
to take her out of the tavern, and look
ing s0Sweary, said, Il am so tired OF
being bought by first one negro trader
and then another. If you have little
upon her till l die if she will only be
good to me- Itfwas an extraYa1nnt
Kind of sympathy, which felt self-re-
proved for afterwards, though upon in
quiry her character proved uneSceD-
uonable. have found JetIie d, IL very
In the same letter Mrs. Davis photo
graphs with feminine accuracy and
feminine impatience tho state of south
ern feeling in central Alabama. She
is writing, it should be remembered, of
the "first families" of Montgomery: 81
never saw such stupcfied people MS they
seem out here. They never seem to
think of any army but that of the West
and not to feel much interest in,tha
asked the news the other dny and wns
nothing, and upon seeingt the
paper, found there had been an engape-
ment and victory at Vipksburg. TTev
feel the war but little here, and everv-
body seems to be specializing. Col. Pow
ell is in trouble here, and 1 fear his hav-i
ing, from IL very moderate means. rais-
ed the money for three eplantatiOnSsince
he took contracts from the government
looks very bad. I have felt so unhaD-
py about the reported attack on Rich
mond, and every time II paper comes
1eef flint mt the first note of dangor.Z
From your letter l think you feel de-
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Is TRULY
JOHN MS
Rheumatic Compound,
BLOOD PURIFIER.
Let the Suffering Read and Ccase to-
Despair.


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slightest symptoms Of its return. remain
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nls. ~
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The Grand Haven news., 1865-04-05

Mn. H. Cooley, Of Lamont, met with
serious accident on Wednesday last.
While riding in his sulky, attached to a
spirited horse, recently purchased by him,
through the village, the horse taking
fright commenced kicking, and in SO do
ing struck Mr.. C. a-scycrc blow on the
head, which knocked him scnseless aud
breasbless, apparently, fof awhile. Tho
severely cut and bruised by tho shoes Of
the horse, it is hoped the injuries will not
prove fatal, as at first feared. The suf-
ferer is reported as doing well at present.
The Grand Haven news., 1865-04-05

TnE weather Is very warm aud pleas
antlfor the season, suggestive Of delight
ful hours soon to be spent in gardens and
amid the dower-beds and shrubbery that
adcrn the surroundings Of our dwellings.
The Grand Haven news., 1865-04-05

: The Denton House. at Esstmsnville,
has been sold to Mr.. Joseph Clark, we are
informed. Mr.. G. will make a popular
landlord. Every provision for the COM
fort Of man and beast will be attainable
hereafter, at the Denton House, but no
bad liquor.
The Grand Haven news., 1865-04-05

ASexcellent sinae is now afforded citi-
gems to procure aud set out liberal num-
Der Of fruit and ornamental trees and
shrubs. 4S,