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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-14
From the st. Louis Democrat. I
Short Sketches of BilliardiStS.
JOSEPH DION, CHAMPION OF AMERICA.

JOSEPH DION, CHAMPION OF AMERICA.
The playing of Mr.. Dion IS exceed.
ingly graceful vigourous, and effective.
He is a Young man, and his Tread and
features give evidence Of intelligence;
and; as he moves about the table with
ran elastic step, one is pleasantly imprea.
ed with the, harmonies OF his physical
'developement. When he prepares to
play. he plants his hands 6rnly on the
table, with a slight movement of the
fingers, braces his right foot well back
as il preparing to "glard against infan.
Try, takes in, asit were, in a moment,
the complex problem of the situation
before him, and with slight curl Of the
lip. and smile of triumph playing
about his features, he delivers the stroke,
and oomplacenly awaits the result, Mr..
Dion is Of French descent native Of
Montreal and speaks French Ruenlly.
-.gs PHILIP TIEMAN,
The President of the American Bill
lard Congress, tall, good.looking
man, "a. little inclined to corpulency,
makihg;bim rather a porty gentleman
'withai. He has long been known :, to
the;billMrds world asian accomplished
|splayer, and has contributed much to the
popularity and scientific progress Of the
game in this country. Though his exc.
cution may lack little Of the precision
|of Mr.EDiop, and a little of the delicacy
Eof Mr. McDevit perhaps no, man in
America, il we except Carme, has studi
ed tlle, game more closely. or has 4 a
more thorough theoretic knowledge of
%its artistic beauties. His genial ana
geHtlsmanly qualities have gained for
[sl6na host Of warm friends in Cinsin
natl where he.resided for many years
8fIossre very eemplops, Of his talents,
a,sd; proud TO do him honor in the p ,sition
(helsnstains in the "billiard world" Of
EAmerica. Mr.. Tieman leaves this morn,
lting for Louisville, in company with, Mr.,
Joseph, Dion and John McDeyit. LII,
lM.UtvH .y.5JoHN N'DEvIT. jus s,,W -
This'isa yonng mai not onlyih years,
but tinrthe heralded exploits Of the cuel
ATew years ago he had but local
lreputatiomo and was known rs the
ti1"Ihdianapdhs Boy, ,"4@bere he resided
until quite reoently.IoHe is below mo
dium height, slehder;in STATURE and un
!assnmipg'ii 'iii manner Tie most formi,
'dible ifeature,of histgame is 'n,irsinp'---
1ohs deateflty inkeeping the balls toG Geth.
er Lit isRasl slpowerbehind the throne.
this aceompiishment involving Judge.
l'ment of'force, accuracy and delicaty
faonch2 ispcssessed by Ma, McDevi,
fhh ajdegres'hnequaIed perhaps by any
man. in'S 4nferica Should a hall be
found straylng from tho others, and dc
parting ffotnits orbit, he sends il spin.
lning,abons the table. wlien IL returns
l,agaih @ithtgreat' preGisionto complete
l1the olpstpry andrthe sloquens music o
1the'balis nghin Begins no watts them
ffrom'sIdeto side along tile odgd Of the
liable! bit'- poarH - ngop7 I'll
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Public Meeting.

While no call for public meeting
is hereby Issued, yetit is due to those
who believe the cxpediency of such a
call, to announce that Cow ORR re-
commends that.each District holds a
public meeting to choose delegates to-
meet in "a State ,oonyentieh, on the
2sd'of July, 4thh Monday in this
month. AZ lMtoL3 a# M'C. ,v
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Platform of the National Union Club.


Below we present for the considera
tion Of our readers the platform Of
the National Union Club. 1t is the
ground our distinguished Governor
stands upon, it contains principles
which he "cordially" endorses, and of
which he says cit seems to me that
there is not one (principlc) to, which
this State cannot subscribe in honor
and with sincerity" i, ,y",'r =, :,
Gentle reader, would you know
what your honor and sincerity have to
subscribe to 2? Just read this: 'n'c
8. "Resolved, That treason is a crime
'that should be punished, and that we
care opposed to compromising with
"traitors by bartcring universal am
"nesty, for universal Suffrage" ' " ,
Can you cast vote for delegate
to 60 to Philadelphia on the 18th of
next August, committed at the very
ontsetto pronounce you traitor? Can
you afford to condemn yourself as one
by first casting that vote T.
But what do you think of the fol-
lowing .. ap. ,'D- = 81
IL. "ResolUed, That the nation owes
"alastipg debt of gratitude to the SOL
"diers and sailors of the late war for
"the suppression of the rcheIlion and
"that the families of the fallen heroes
"who, died that the taeonptry might
"live, are the wards of the people, and
'should be cared for by tho Govern
"ment."
IfGoyernor onR ispiwilling to put
the cemeteries Of the Federal dead m
dertthe peculiar care of tho Govern
mont, While those of the Confederate,
lie "unhonofcd and umsung p and if
he can "sirccrely' turn to over the ten.
der mercies of that Goyernment thcr
families of those who died that tke6
Government might live, and loav 1
those other families to the cold chari!l
ty.of country that ignores them, we
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'ofsthe late President hincoln, the -ae-
tion of Congress, and the pledges given
during the war. S'
b IL, Resolved, That The nation
owes q lasting debt OF gratitude to the
soldiers and Sailors of the late war for
the 9suppressionof the rebellion, and
that the families of the fallen heroes
who died that the country might live,
are the wards of the people, and
should be cared for by the Govern
,ment yE3"E Az Asr aN13f Gey
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District Monuments,
'''@ Under this head, JAS. WooD sDAvID=
soN,iin the Yorkvillo Enquirer says Ed

Under this head, JAS. WooD DAVID
soN,in the Yorkvillo Enquirer says: @
,,a- We have been, commended by q la
dy to suggest the propriety and expe-
fliency ofour erecting q monument 70
the memory of our Confederate dead i,
in each district of our State. Let
there be plain shaft ofwhite marble
erected in the public square in front
of every Court House (or in such 9TH
er public place as circumstances or
taste may suggest as better) and upon
this shaft write the name OF every SOL
dier of that district who fell in the
late war--the name and rank only.
AS to further record of thoir deeds,
let Register be kept for this. MA
It's too soon to erect these Memori-
al Shafts just now; but let the organi-
zatiol,s be formed and funds be collet-
ed, and the names, prepared awftHa a
view to erecting them u few Years
hence. Let committees be appointed
10 oreceive and solicit contributions,ahd
thus keep, the matter before lheFpeo-
pie until the opportunc time comes,
as come it will, for the work itself.a
Such is the suggestion we are dele
gated to make. 1t comes to us fresh
from a woman's heart and we feel o
thrill of pride as we hand it to our cir.
Gle of reading friends. We commend
it to the hearts of our people,; and
trust that it will also commend itself
70 them. 80, NJ.
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The Murder of B. 5. Rhett, of Charleston

The Murder of B. 5. Rhett, Of Charleston.
The Charleston News publishes the
proceedings of the Coroner's Jury in
the case of the murder of Mr.. RHErr,
q notice of which we have published
From them we extract the following
confession of the two colored men who
are guilty. of the deed: 4? sw
Horace Greeley, alas johnson,
made confession before the Jury, to
the effect chat Mr., Rhett was klled by
a'gun /. in The hands of John Bull and
himself. The following is the princi-
pal part of it:
Horace Greeley alias johnson, and
John Bull alias Bennett, were in a
branch and saw Mr.. Rhett coming on
the causeway on horseback. John
said, fire and shoot thatman. Horace
said, for what I? John. said, shoot him,
and took hold of the gun, and while
both had hold of it, both barrels went
off at or about the same time, and shot
Mr.. Rhett. 5;Gi%
The Jury found verdict that Mr..
Rhettwas killed by firearms in the
hands of Horace Greeley and John
Bull, and that the said Greeley AS
principal, and the said Bennett as flc-
cessory, feloniously did kbl thei3said
Mr.. Rhett. 10y
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The Johnny RGb MinStrelS.

This Company of native Minstrcls
closed their series of performances on
Thursday night. They had been with
us since the Monday night previous.
Some idea may reformed of their sue
cess from the fact that, though perform
ing four nights in succession, the Thes-
plan Hall was well filed on every occa-
sion. On the lastnight one-fourth of the
proceeds, was given to the Ladies AS
sociation for the rebuilding Of the
Episcopal Church.
There were some parts of their per-
formances peculiarly rich in the comi-.
cal. The Frenchman's description Of
the big gun and the prize fight, &C.,
smight'be instanced. The Highland
Fling, so beautifully executed, was so
pleasing as the burlesque, the "Low-
land Flung" was ludicrous.
\ If the citizens higher up the coun-
try are ever visited by the johnny
Rebs, they should not loose the oppor-
tunity to "laugh and grow fat"
.#i >~~Nc~>~~~o~~-o--
Religious Services
/, May be expected tomorrow as fol-
lows:
Episcopal Church, Rev. w. P. Du
Bose, ia. NJ. and s P. NJ.
Presbyterian, 4. Church, x Rev. Mr..
Bracket, II A. NJ. and A Pm.
+ M. h. Church, Rev. A. G.. Stacy, IL
"A. NJ. (probably.)
A. R. Church, Rev. G. B. Belts, s
P. NJ. "'''&+
Baptist Church, Rev. A. NJ. Cart.
ledge; III A. Nj and 4 p. M.
----~----D>--~--------~--
SeriouS Accident, l#tu
: On Thursday afternoon Thomas, SON
of DR.. Dauderdale, fell from among
the branches Of. a tree and broke his
arm, besides receiving other injuries.r 5
~ ~ '~cc>>r-~>->~>- tibnI,
l,Denth. ~. /" ~ \ o,o,I,
! There has been one death,sin town,
fthisweek, that of Wesley Blale5abe6ta
ored man and mechanic. s~as ~
II 5H -I4-.--~,S~A~>I<S Ynf ~
Frecdmfn's School. E~~
I 'A. school for. freedmen has been
| opened and already has about forty
l,pupils, mostly children of from ten to
fifteen years ofiage.
nIaEsrrrzsxaaAa1zzsxsars
professional.
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Saturday Morning. IuIy IA, 1896.

3D. L. L. SLIDER, Esq, is the.
sole agent for this paper in Charleston
S. C!'i9"' aH 'aFT ',a'm2s ''' 7a2aol
-l-.fZ ,aeag "a , aqaf. s a5N .9bf,v
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.
Through Line to New York,
CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL 81!
WILL LEAVE FOLSOM STREET

ht WILL LEAVE FOLSOM STREET
ffr3S Wharf al II o'clock A. NJ, on tho
5es s 10th, 10Th and 30th of every month
Except when those dates fall on Sunday, and
then on Saturday precedng.) for Panama, con-
Meeting, via Panama Railroad, with one OF tho
Company's splendid steamers from AsPINwALL
for NEW YORK
Steamer leaving San Francisco on the 10Th
touches at Manzanillo. All touch at Acapulco.
Departure of 10th connects with French Trans
atlantic Co.'s steamer for St. Nazaire, and Eng
lish steamer for South America.
Departure of 10th connects with English steam
er for Southampton, and steamer running TO-
Guayaquil, touching at Tumaco, the port OF inc
new mines, and p. Il. X. Co.'s steamer for CentraI
America.
The following steamships will be despatched on
dates as given below:
Feb. 1Oth-GOLDEN AGE, Capt. Farnswortn'
connecting with ATLANTIC. Capt. Maury.
Feb l9th-GOLDEN CITY, Captain Baby con-
Meeting with NEW YORK, Capt. Horner.
Feb b2Sth-COLORADO, Capt. Watkins, con
Meeting with HENRY CHAUNCEY. Capt. Gray.
Cabin passengers berthed through bagsag.e
checked thr0ugh-l0O pounds allowed each aaa..
An experienced Surgeon on board Mea'o'As
and attendance free. 49,.
These steamers will positively sail at II oclocn.
Passengers are requested to have their paggas'
on board before 10 o'clock. ,v.,.
For Merchandise freight apply to Messrs. J" e'''
Fargo q Co. .,x
For passage and all other information, apPy
at the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s office, coF"''
OF Sacramento and Ledesdorff streets. -.
feb2 OLIVER ELDRIDGE, Ageo'
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10
Our Gravel Diggings.

Mills for crushing cement gravel are now
being built all through the central portions
of the mining regions, from the banks of
the Yuba through Nevada, Placer and El
Dorado counties, down into Caaveras. In
our to'day's mining summary notices will be
found of the successful workings of these
mills in the upper portion of Placer county,
and of the recent starting of one by Messrs.
Knapp, Wilcox 4 Co., at Yaqui Camp, near
San Andreas, 10 Calaveras county. The
fears formerly entertained by many that our
placer diggings were soon to be exhausted,
are rapidly being dispelIed The fact is we
are just beginning to oren them up. The
present system of rivers contains but
small portion Of the auriferous gravel of
California; and it is only the gravel along
the immediate beds and banks of those
streams, aud the more shallow hill diggings,
which occur at intervals, between them,
which our miners have yet attacked to any
considerable extent The immense pacers
formed by the ancient system of rivers which
are now known to have been even more ex-
tensive than those at present existing; to.
gether with the extensive and irregular de-
posts of gravel, DUE in all probability, to
SUN iHoIo dncleuI 0Iaclal dCuOn, are as yet
scarcely entered upon by our placer mining
operations.
Capital and machinery. scarcely less in
extent to that required for the working Of
our quartz mines will be needed to develop
these ancient placers Mills must be erected
and extensive drain tunnels driven, and in
some cases pumps and hosting works erech
ed to get at these rich deposits. A large
number of mills, known as "cement mills"
are already engaged in taking out the gold
from this cement gravel. They will eventu.
ally be scarcely, if at all inferior either in
numbers or importance, to our quartz mills.
The attention of capital is already being
turned in that direction, and millions of dol.
lars will soon be absorbed by this promising
branch of our mining industry. We hope
soon to be able to lay before our readers
some important facts with regard to these
cement diggings, which will probably surprise
our own people, and which cannot fail to
exert an important influence abroad in OPEN
ing the minds of capitalists to the future i'm.
portance and magnitude of our placer int err
esls which. instead of being on the wane, are
in reality just beginning to be developed.
S. Il. Mining Press.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

Ifyour blood is corrupt, disordered or
vitiated, you are liable to be seized at any
moment With fit of sickness. 1t may ap.
pear in the form Of pimples, blotches or
sores, or it may suddenly PROSTATE you.-
One thing is certain: You cannot have
health unless your blood is pure. To re.
move all impure matters from the blood,
Adams Blood purifier is admitted TO be the
best preparation yet introduced to the pub
lie. 1t is purely vegetable preparation,
aud will harm no one. Its effects are mme.
diate and lasting. 1t purifies the blood,
strengthens the nerves, produces a healthy
action Of the liver and kidneys, and restores
the patient to perfect health and strength.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

The WAY IT SHOULD BE.-If daylight is
taxed to the poor, the bonds ought to be to
the rich
If the poor mans coffee, tea and sugar is
taxed, bonds ought to be taxed or draw no
interest.
If the poor mans shirt is taxed the rich
mans ought to be.
If jais, peniteniaries and courts are kept
up by taxation to protect bondholders from
robbers, is it not right that the bondhoders
help foot the bill?
If the roads and bridges are kept up by
taxes, and bondholders travel over them, they
ought to be taxed as other men,
If schools are kept up by taxation, and the
bondholder's children get the benefit of them,
their fathers ought to be taxed like other
men, and not grumble.
Every man who puts his money in Govern
ment bonds, claims big interest, and he ought
to help pay the big tax.
Every man owning bonds and opposed to
taxing them, is a repudiator of the public
debt, for he hereby asks that his wealth be
exempt from being taxed to pay the debt.
Every shoddyie in the country is opposed
to taxing bonds, because his shoddy is in
bonds.
Shoddy, like the plague, comes to every
mans door, but shoddy Congress directed
taxes only to stop OF the houses OF those
who were not able TO buy bonds.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

COMMITTED TO JAIL FOR DISTURBING THE
PEACE-John Brown, an old States Prison
convict, recently visited Gold Run, as he
avowed, for the purpose of killing Edward
Vauderlip, who was Captain of the Guard at
the Prison at the time Brown was there
vanderlip being Informed of the threat met
B., and asked him about bis intentions, but
got no satisfactory reply from him. Brown
afterwards went into saloon, drew bis re-
volver, drove out the visitors and bar. keeper
and took possession Of the premises. lie
was fualy arrested by Constable Greedy and
taken to Dutch Flat, before Jutce Aubrey
who committed him to the County Jail for
the offence.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

COMPLAlNIS AGAINST THE RAILROAD
The Dutch Flat Enquirer of February 3rd
has the following:
The Pacific Railroad is playing the mis-
chief with the bitches in this neighborhood.
One ditch, owned by the Dutch Flat Water
Company, that has heretofore had capacity
to run 800 inches of water, has been SO
obstructed that hardly $50 inches will 90
through. This is serious inconvenience to
our miners at the present time, and very
heavy loss to our ditch owners. If this
was the necessary result of constructing the
railroad none of the parties interested would
complain, but we learn that these obstruc-
tlons are the result of pure care!essness on
the part of the employees. The line of the
road, we are told runs about five miles along
this company's ditch, and if instructions are
to occur the whole length, the railroad com.
pany will soon find out that, instead of hav-
ing the good will of the people. as Stanford
boasted in Sacramento, that the people will
look upon their enterprise with anything but
favorable eye.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

CHANGE OF GAUGE.-The work Of chang.
ing the gauge Of the California Central
Railroad, between Lincoln and the Central
Pacific, was commenced yesterday. The
work will be completed next week. 1t is
also stated that the rails will be laid down
Immediately, from Lincoln to Bear River
six miles in the direction of Marysville.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

THE GRAPE IN CALIFORNIA. - California
has now in cultivation 4O,172,659 grape
vines. Of this number Los Angeles has H.,
$780, 900. Placer is set down as having only
45,OOO-we know Of two culturists who have
over $4,000. Placer must have over 200,
900, and within the next two or three years
will have over 100000, as many Of our agrii
culturalsts are turning their attention to the
planting of vineyards.
The Rural Home Journal says, expert.
ments have shown that the soil and climate
of California will produce more than double
the yield. per acre, Of any European wine
producing wine country. France and Ger
man wine countries are said to produce lis
gallons to the acre, and Italy, under the best
circumstances, about 400; while California
will produce 900. And we have in Cali.
fornia 2O,OOO,OOO acres of land suitable to
the growth of the vine-covering a territory
extending the whole length of the State,
about 600 miles north and south, about 100
miles in breadth, lying just back Of the coast
range Of mountains that skirt the Pacific
shores of our State from the borders of Mex,
ico TO Oregon.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

FARMING PRospEcrs.-With a California
experience of many years. we have never
known better prospects for heavy crops of
grain than are given by the present appear.
ance Of the fields. The first rains of the
season were sufficient to put the ground, in
all situations, in a condition for blowing,
which were followed by an interval Of fair
weather, that admitted the sowing of an
unusual breadth of ground; aud if farmers
failed to get in all the grain they contem.
plated, they mnst attribute the cause to their
own tardiness. Everywhere, in mountain
and valley, the fields are looking splendidIy,
and nothing short of an unsual term of the
dry March winds, can prevent the coming
crop being the largest ever gathered in the
State.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

The Mountain Democrat says, THE Placer
vile route to Nevada is in excellent condi,
ton for travel, and has not been interrupted
ten hours during the winter. Upon this
the Democrat crows Justify and derides the
Bonner Lake "shute" to Washoe. Just you
wait Dan'l, until the next 25 miles of the
c. P. r. R. is opened, and you'll have to
"hapg your harp on the willows"
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Georgs Snowdeu,
who has been 10 the military service, was ar.
tested at Colfax on last Saturday evening, on
the charge Of petit larceny-robbing a
clothes line. He was arraigned on Monday
before Justice Nef, and on the testimony OF
a negro prostitute, with whom it is said he
had been co habiting-how natural George
should thus carry out Abolition principles
was convicted and sentenced to the County
Jail. Deputy Constable Queen not being
able at the time to bring his prisoner to the
county seat, placed him in charge Of A. NJ.
Walker, Esq, who safely deposited him in
Jail on Monday evening.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

WATER SrRIKE.-Tbe miners at Michigan
Bluff are on water strike this winter
The Ditch Company heretofore has charged
20 cents per inch, and the miners demand
reduction Of five cents. The result is dull
times in that section. When the matter
will be compromised or settled no one seems
to know.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

THE GREEN HILLs-The natural grasses, ;,
under the influence of the warm wet weather
are spriuging up with magical rapidity. The
bills are already covered with rich pastur.
age, and the cattle, usually SO thin aud lank
at this season Of the year. are looking in
excellent condition
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

~No less than 800 men have present.
ed claims to the War Department for the
100000 reward offered for Wilkes Booth,
the assassin of Lincoln.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

EEThe weather has been rainy cloudy
and mild during the past week, and per con
sequence the roads are not inviting to team
sters and travellers.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-10

NINETEEN YEARS AGo.-It was in De
cember, lS46-a little over nineteen years
ago-that Donner's party of sixty Illinois
emigrants, en- route for Oregon, we're showed
in at Truckee-now known as Donner Lake
on the other side Of the sierras, and only
about seven miles from the summit. Vim.
5. Lowden, Esq, Of this county, tells US that
himself and party, just across the plains,
visited the spot with one of the survivors, 10
August l849. Richardson of the New York
Tribune, in referring to the scene of the
party's suffering, says the logs of one the
cabins, and stumps ten or twelve feet high of
trees which were cut at the snow surface,
are still to be seen. Mr.. Lowden tells US
that these stumps were ascertained, by meas,
urement to he about thirty feet high, and
that himself and party tarried two days and
assisted in properly interring the bones of
the dead, which were scattered in every di-
rection. The survivor, a young man, in
formed them that his father, mother and a
little sister were among the victims, and he
remembers that a most affecting scene oc
Cured when the young man discovered the
skull of his little sister, which could be dis
tinguisLed from The rest, and memory car,
red him back to that season of suffering and
death. His mother had died only few hours
before the arrival of the relief party from
California. Forty one of the party pershed
and the survivors only sustained life by feed
ing on the remains of their dead compan.
companions. Trinity Journal.