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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-06
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THURSDAY MORNING, auIY Q, 1866

Mr.. P. "A. AvEIDHE will accept our
thanks for late New York Herald.
Mr.. DAVID JONES, of the Southern
Express Company, has placed us under
Obligations for sundry favors in the news
paper line. 5s5,s.
Messrs. SMART g. WITHERs. have
commenced business next to the Post,
Office, by opening stock of goods, ETC.,
for the attention of the gentlemen and
ladies of cur town and vicinity.
Those who may give :this new store
their patronage, viii not be, allowed to
Wither by any inattention, but will be
waited upon with Smart-ness by its
proprietors. a
q ~ a
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-06

.ment as that Of Mt. Dana, from Gov.
ernor Andrew, Geiieral Batter and 9TH
crs, and the proceedings ended with tile
adoption of the resolution in favor'of
negro suffrage in the reorganization Of
the rebel States.
Now, according to Mr.. Parsons, chair
man of this meeting, this negro suffrage
is necessary to save the country from,
the Reputation of the national rdebt---a,v
warning which Weuaell Philips has
given US in another shape, Accordiags
to the hints thrown out by Mr. Danas
there will be fight in Congress by the
radicals against the recognition of any
rebel State reorganization which shall
exclude the blacks from the rights Of
suffrage, and it is possible that this fight
may last for two or three years to come
in both houses According to the ap.
pologies from all those speakers in behalf
of Andrew johnson, they intend to sup
port him; but according to the general.
drift Of their speeches and letters they>
mean to rule or ruin him with the fierce
party excitements Of anothe violent agi-;
tation of the negro question, which
nobody dreamed of six months ago, as
the next thing in order after the collapse
of the rebellion.
We hold that the President is acting
wisely in declining to assume the power.
over this question of negro suffrage in
the late rebel States. 1t is subject
which expressly belongs to the States.
The new era upon which we have en-
tered, however, demands new and un-
form regulation Of this right ef suffrage
in an amendment of the federal eonstitu.
tion, and it ought to be made so, as to-
give an extra vote or two in certain
cases, according to the measure of the
taxation of this or that individual. This
should be done in accordance with that
fundamental principle of our federal
system whereby representation and'
direct taxation 60 together. The subject.
is too broad, and the notifications de-
manded in this matter of suffrage, North
rs will as. South. are too vast to be un-
dertaken except in the amendment of,
the federal constitution first, andiof all
the State constitutions to the same extent
afterwards. ,4. rI -,..
President johnson is doing the best
that he can do quietly and peaceably to
put the States. prostrated by she rebel.
lion on their feet again, and as tho
States loyal to the Union. With an
end to slavery it was hoped there would
be an end Of the negro agitation. The
country wants peace. and foy the sake
OF peace and quiet President Johnson is
carefully feeling his way. Honest, law.
abiding, peace.loving men, therefore,.
must combine in his support when ra-
dical disorganizers and agitat0Ts begin,
to combine against him. n,
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-06

great many people who express sympa-
shy for the poor soldiers vino are now in,
our midst and in want. Many ofthem
are paroled prisoners Of the rebel army,
who are endeayoring to get to their
homes in the South, but are without the
means to do so. Rebels in arms at ono
time--we know not by what necessity
they are now returning home good
Union men. As an evidence Of practi
cal sympathy with this unfortunate class
OF men we have received The following
letter, with its substantial enclosure:
NEW YoRK, June 23, 1855.
JAMES GoRDoN BENNETr:
cREsPEcrED SIR-The columns Of
your paper are ever open to acts Of pub.
lie and private good. T take the lsber.
ty to fuggesti that a asubscnption list be
opened for the benefit Of the prisoners of
war who have been released and are
now daily arriving in our city, awaiting
transportation to their Southern homes.
Most of these men are here without one
single cent in their pockets. Five dol
lars each would be of more value to
them now, in their time of need, than
five hundred at any other time, and will
DO more, to cement lasting friendship
than all the political cantings Of the
whole country. These men represent
almost every town, county and State in ).
the South, and Che friendship shown to.
them now will be duly appreciated by the,
whole Southern people for, as was,
said by'our Saviour, "As We do it unto,
thee ye did it unto me'',SThe amount
Will not be felt by our citizens to give
live dollars each to these cur destitute
brethren, and it will form a bond Of
union worth millions to our country.
10 commence the good work please find
enclosed ten dollars. I doubt not that
there are thousands Of our citizens who.
will cheerfplly respond to any sngges.
tons you may be pleased TO make in.
Your valuable paperp pponthe subject.
ALFRED KERsaAw,
! "a No, 247 Broadway.
Let those WHO feel sympathy for these
poor fellows who are here without,
home or friends, as OUT correspondent.
evidently does send Ave, ten, or fifteen,
dollars, or whatever they can spare, for,
their relisf This viii ho practical
cliarity.--M ". Herald.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-06
Success to the enterprise.

For the past two or three days the at.
mosphere has been warm-almost to
suffocation. Rain is very much needed
to give a cool breath Of air, and to in
vigorate our parching, gardens. Tn fact,
it so hot that we are completely inca,
pacitated from attending properly to our
business Our readers, will, therefore,
excuse the small amount Of editorial mat.
ter in to days paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

THE FIRsr NuGGKr FROM CALIFoRsIi.-A
touching anecdote is attached to nuggetof gold,
the first ever brought from California TO Europe.
rwenty-eight years ago poor Invalid presented
himself, aud taking out Of his tattered coat an
enormous block of qu artz, asked NJ. le Carpen-
tier, if be would purchase it, assuring him it
was full Of gold The first thought that struck
the antiquarian was that the man was insane.
81 am not mad" he said, " have come to ask
you to apply to government to give me vessel
aud crew Of u hundred men, and promise 10
return with cargo OF gold.' Meanwhile Nj.
le Carpenter, confirmed in his original impress
sion, insisted on the poor man eating, and in
exchange for sSlall piece Oi the quartz he gave
him napoleon telling him he might return
whenever he pleased. The poor man never re-
appeared. Meanwhile NJ, 10 Carpenter had
the fragment analy yEed, and to his amszement ID
proved to be pure gold. Fifteen years elapsed;
parcel and letter were left at his door tho
parcel, wrapped 10 an old handkerchief, was
heavy. The letter was worn and illegible. On
decphering il Jr1yed to be the dying statement
OF the poor traveller, which through the neglect
of the lodging house keeper, at which house he
had died few DAYS after his interview with NJ.
10 Carrentier, had never been delivered. The
packet, ne,d not say contained the block Of
quartz. The letter was thus worded you
alone listened to me you alone stretched out Q
helping hand to me. Alas, it was too late |
am dYing. bequath my secret to you. The
country whence brought TINS gold ls Caliior-
MIA" 10 describe the effect OF receiving this
by mere act of neglect fifteen years too late,
is impossible The magic Of that name was
utterly unknOwn at the time OF the incident.
aud the poor sailor who brought the 6rs. speci-
men OF California gold, actually died Of want.
For the benefit Of any OF our readers who may
como to Paris, mention that NJ. 10 Carpenter,
with the true generosity Of an enlightened mind.
permits any visitor who sends him bis card, 10
examine his Museum. tho address Of which 10
PAS Rue du Fauhourg st. lionore. the interest
ing explanations he gives with 20 much course-
GUS kindness adding to the pleasure derived and
tho instruction gained.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

in that way, and it was found necessary to put
him on bed in sleigh, and thus carry him
slowly homeward, The party arrived at Lieut..
Breckenridge's in Bennington, about two o clock
on tho following morning to the great joy Of all
the people.
Baker at length rented his'mlls in Arling-
ton, and went northwardly. lie explored what
is now Chittenden county and bought large
tracts OF land on Onion river, including the
lower falls, where he made preparations to
build mills. But the continued troubles with
New York, and tho breaking out Of the Reyo-
lutonary War put an end to all bis peaceful
pursuits and purposes Soon after " the West
minister massacre l3 March, IT'S, be spent
about twelve days in Cumberland county, assist
lng IN tho pactcation Of the people. At the
commencement Of the Revolutionary War he
was among the first to volunteer He accom-.
panied Allen at the capture OF TIconderoga, was
IN several other important movements, and ac-
quilted himself with skill and bravery.
lie also took part in Montgomery expedi-
ton against St. Johns, and in that expedition
lost his life. lie Was detached with a party Of
men to 20 m advance and reconnoiter the enc
my S position Nhen he had arrived within
lew miles Of 81. Johns be secreted the boat
with which he had approached, and marched
some distance down the river Sorel. In his alb.
sance party Of hostile Indians found the boat
and took possession Of it. Upon his return he
demanded the restoration OF it, and on their
refusal, drew up his gun to fire upon them
Ills gun missed fire, and an Indian instantly
shot him through the head. His companions
fled, leaving the body 10 possession Of the In
dams, who cut of the head and put It Oh pole
The remains were afterwards redeemed and
decently buried. Thus died Remember Baker,
IN tho very prime and yigor Of his manhood
Had his lite been spared, his GOODNESS in council
and bis bravery in the field would doubtless have
secured to him place on the records of fame
side By side with Ethan Allen, Seth Warner,
and the other worthless who achieved the inde.
pendenco Of Vermont.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

Over and over sgain have the admirers Of jeff
Davis denied that he was, when caught, in the
cowardly disguise Of his wife's apparel. They
have said that was 4" only one OF Stanton lies"
This strenuous and persistent denial of an un-
deniable fact has led one of Jeff's captors to
give in the columns of the September number
Of the atlantic Monthly clear and full state
ment Of how the Arch Traitor was nabbed, and
VI the gnobe and somewhat ludicrous finale OF
the rebellion Of Southern Chiyalry" involved
in that event
After giving particular account oil the pre-
iminary operations OF march and search, until
Col. Prltchard's Michigan command, guided by
a negro boy, (the negro was useful here as in
thousands Of other instances had come upon
Davlss camp, the writer proceeds
Andrew Bee, private of Co. l., went TO the
entrance of Davis's tent, and was met by Mrs.
Davis, " bareheaded and barefoot" as be des-
oribes her, who, putting her hand on his arm,
said
Please don't 90 in there till my daughter
gets herself dressed
Andrew thereupon drew back, and in few
minutes young lady miss Howel) and an
other person, bent over as with age, wearing
lady'5 " waterproof" gathered at the waist,
with shawl drawn over the head and carrying
tin pail, appear and ask to 90 to L" the run
for water Mrs, Davis also appeals and says
" For Gods sake let my mother 90 to get
some water
No objections being made, they passed out.
But sharp eyes were upon the singular looking
" old mother Suddenly Corporal Munger, Of
Co. Z, and others al the same instant, discovered
that the ." old mother was wearing very
heavy boots for an aged female, and the corpo-
raj exclaimed
" That is not woman Don't you sec the
boots ? and spurriug his horse forward and cock
log his carbine, compelled the withdrawal of
the shawl and disclosed JEFF Davis.
As if stung by this discovery OF his unmanli-
ness, jeff struck an attitude and cried out
" Is there man among you? Ii there is, let
me sec him 4"
" Yes" said the corporal, " am one and
If you stir, | will blow your brains out
Z" ! kcow my fate, and might as well die
here"
But his vile threw her arms around his neck
and kept herself between him and the threaten
ing corporal.
No harm, however, was done him, and he
was generally kindly spoken to be was only
stripped Of his female attire.
As man, he was dressed in u complete suit
of gray, light felt hat and high cavalry boots,
with gray beard Of about six weeks growth
covering his face.
He said he thought that our government was
too magnanimous to hunt women and children
that way.
When Col. Prichard told him that be would
DO the best he could for hs comfort, he au-
swered
4" ask DO favors Of you"
TO which surly reply the colonel courteously
responded by assuring bin of good treatment.
We Vandals," as he so often proclaimed US
to be, did not disturb him. There were men
among his captors who had been prisoners at
Andersonyille, but they spoke Of him without
malice; they only asked for justice, as they re-
called their fearful experience.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

WONDERFUL LEAyEs.-Almost everybody has
heard OF the wonderful walking leaves OF Aus
tralia. For long time after the discovery Of
that island, many people really believed that the
leaves OF certain tree which Aourishes there
could walk about the ground. The story arose
in this way Some English sailors landed upon
the coast one day, and after rambling about until
they were tired, they sat down under tree to
rest themselves, \ puff of wind came along
and blew of a shower oil leaves, which after
turning over and over in the air, as leaves gen.
orally do, finally rested on the ground. As it
was midsummer, and everything appeared quite
green the circumstances puzzled the sailors con-
sderaby. But their surprise was much great
or, as you may well suppose, when, after short
time, they saw the leaves crawling along upon
the ground towards the trunk Of the tree.
They ran at once Tor their vessel without stop
ping to inquire inlo the matter at all, and set
sail from the land where everything seemed to
be bewitched. One OF them said that he I" ex-
peced every moment to see the trees set to and
dance a jig"
Subsequent explorations Of Australia have
taught us that these walking leaves are insects.
Thev live upon the trees. Their bodies look
very thin and Hat, their wings forming large
leai like organs. When they are disturbed,
their legs are folded away under their bodies,
leaving the shape exactly like a leaf, with its
stem and all complete. They are OF bright
green color in the summer, but they gradually
change in the TALL, with the leaves, to the brown
of frost bitten vegetable. When shaken from
the tree they lie for few minutes upon the
ground as though they were dead, but presently
they begin to crawl along towards the tree, which
they mount again. They rarely use their wings,
although they are pretty well supplied in this
respect. The Australian continent is remarka-
bic for many singular pecularities, besides, both
Of vegetable aud animal life, but this is one of
the most wonderful
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

nl mHt. llizturfH AErR'.
lhs une for to.I "a past, and night has come
1heiast aad .addsst of lhs harvest egesj
worn oat with abor long aud vearisome
Dropping cid faint tt4 r4ape.s hasten home,
Zach laden o ai his sheayes
1,t. of la. ,-bor-rs, ing feetIga
LORD af lte iaries, and ny spirit gueyes,
Thl. am uumeuei not 10 much with grain,
A. wih heaYae.s % heart and brain
Master, behold my she4fss
rev. lglt lud $3.50. .aless-yo. thsir triang wei ght
Through al my frame weary aching leaves
For loag s,fu gied With my hapiess fate,
And stayed apd .o.ed ,liil was dark and late
Yetth.se are ai my ,heaye,
Full wen know haye more ilres than wheat
Bramtics and flower. dry stalk and w,hered leay,
Wherefore hiu % aud weeP, % Thy feet
knsel DOM Ie,erelu7 and repent
Master. behold nay sh.ayes "
Anov ihes- b'o s5al, clustering heavily
Wh aeeu'as d.v upoa their folded leaves.
Can claim ao yalus ar utility
Therefore shall fragrance and beauty De
rae eor' uy .a.ayo
so lo ] s.,1sr hope and strength anew,
For we'll IEa3v rAy patient love percsiyes
$50. sA4- ! lil, ba. shat s,roye TO d.
and thoat4 .4e iull. rip eas be sadly few,
Thou vile accept ay suss,s..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

Oh WnIs.-The actual product Of oil in
Pennsylvania is set down at 100000 barrels oil
crude oil for the year 1862, worth S24, ,000
at the mouth Of the wells. The process Of re-
fning increases its value to over $4,000 ,0OO or
half as much as the wheat crop. The consump-
ton OF this newly discovered iuminator and Ia.
brcator is increasing very rapidly, both a, home
and abroad. In 1862 Europe consumed 10000
900 gallons in 1864 the importation had increased
300 per cent, 3O,OOO,OOO gallons being consumed
there, and in lS66 il is estimated that CO., 900 600
will b, required.
The best authorities on the subject consider
eighteen months the life OF an oil well. Some
last longer than this, but the great majority give
out before they are a year old. But experience
shows that oil may be struck and good yields OBJ
tanned in close proximity to exhausted wells.
Some wells that refuse, under the most vigorous
pumping, to yield barrel more, are made pro-
ductiye by boring them deeper. The deepest
wells in operation are but 500 to 600 feet. Sci.
entiiic men coLtend that the greatest oil deposits
uudere the earlh's surface 1000 to 200 feet.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

NEW ENGLAND REmcs AT & Meehanio's 4
Fair lately held at San Francisco, there was
New England kitchen, in which Aunt Susan, -
the housekeeper, had on exhibition the pewter
plate off which the late President Lincoln ate
pork and beans at the opening Of the Baltimore
Sanitary Fair also a large pewter platter two
hundred years old that was buried with other
keepsakes at the battle of Bennington Vermont
an old chair that was brought over from England
for one Of the early colonial governors Of Mass,
in lI1S old enguvings representing the depar.
ture Of the pilgrims iEom Holland, and their
arrival at Plymouth, etc, etc. The most inter.
estng relic, however, is rope belonging to
Aunt Susan" which she spun in the kitchen of
the Baltimore 6ir, out Of FAX sixty years old, on
a spinning wheel sixty years old. "Aunt Su.
san presented one half of the rope to Governor
Bradford of Maryland, with which to hang JEFF.
Davis, and the other half she had on exhibition.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

A one-legged soldier hobbled into street car
in Chicago, on Friday, and q pale-iaced but
pretty little woman arose and gave him her seat.
As he was passing up to the vacated seat their
gaze met aud they then threw themselves into
each others arme, The soldier had been terri.
bly, wounded in Tennessee, and was supposed to
be dead by hls loving little wife. Before ho was
able to write to her she removed to Chicago, and
hislstter never reached her. As soon as he cosld
travel, he set out for home, and met his sorrow
ing wife in the romantic way we have described.
But for her generous impulse, 60 rare in those
days, in giving her seat to crippled soldier
there reunion might have been long delayed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

a Letter from Missouri.

RoLLA, No, Sept 80, 1865.
Perhaps it may be interesting to your read
ers to hear from native of your State, his i'm
pressions of new, free Missouri Arriving at St.
Louis, everything passed of agreoably, except
that all the water used, being taken from the
Mississippi, is intolerably muddy. For the four
years that | was in Virginia, saw but few
places where we had to use so bad looking water
as this. But they say i, is healthy. ltmay be,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

SinCO the fall OF Richmond, upward Of 600,.
600 men, with oil their rcgimental officers, have
been mustered out, disbanded, paid on, and
every man conveyed to his doorstep at the ex.
pense OF the government, over the whole expansC
Of our wide country, from Eastport, at the ex'
treme Northeast, 10 the Falls Of 81. Anthony
at the Northwest, and st. Louis, at the South.
west and embracing all the Middle and border
States.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

A TEMPERANCE lecturer, descanting on the es.
senlia purifying qualities OF cold water, remark ed
as a knook-down argument -" When the world
had become so corrup; ;hs: ,hs Lc,a eeald do
nothing with It, lie was obliged to give Il a
thorough sousing in cold water" Yes replied
atoper, bu, it killed every darned criitsr on the
face Of the EARTH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

oyators are to bo very plenty this season, and
the reason is that along the shores Of Virginia
are vast beds Of the biyllves that have lain uu
disturbed during the last four years, with moth
iug to do but 10 grow large anu got fat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

The drought is severe in the Connecticut
River Valley, and the river Is so low that ii was
iorded by team at Hartford, Conn. on Saturday
"a circumstance which was never known TO
have taken place before.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

.hunree in his Tepor. 10 the Governor " New York
gives the names Of Bakers rescucrs as follows Jrsepb
Bradley Lemusl Bradley Jcsie sawyer, Isaac yerasrram
Philo HuIburi, Abljah lufd, EbensSsr WAus, John
Winston, Austin seela. Justice shVfEood Caleb Hendet
son - Doshmtniary History Of ". TtoLA
Another list Is gwen By another authority ~ follows
Isaac tafk, Joseph Stafford, Wsh Hopkins, David SAT.
lord, linoIhy Abbott stephen Hopkini, Elnathan Hub
bt samuel Iuebs, kaskel Brewster, Nathaniel iolmss
-R1d hagaiss, 1ugasi las.