The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-29

oolllS pIOiuOIou, SCCOToiuS W Ills lneTlC
in the other all offices will be confined to
the inhabitants OF the four New England
Governments, which in my opinion is i'm
polite to a great degree. have made a
pretty good show among such kind OF
officers as the Massachusetts, Govern.
ment abounds in since came to. this
camp having broken one colonel and
two captains for cowardly behavior in
the action on Bunker's Hill; two cap
tains for drawing more provisions and
pay than they had men in their compa-
ny, and one for being absent from his
post when the enemy appeared there
and burnt house just by 1t. Besides
these, / have at this TIME one colonel,
one major, one captain, and two subal.
terms, under arrest for trial. In short l
spare none. and yet fear it will not all
do, as these people seem to be too mat
tentive to everything but their interest.
There
have been so many great and capital
errors and abuses to rectify-so many
examples to make. and so little inclina.
ton in the officers Of inferior rank to
contribute their aid to accomplish this
work, that my life has been nothing
else (since / came here) but one contin
nal round of vexation and fatigue. In
short, no pecuniary recompense could
induce me to undergo what 1 have; es-
pecially, as I expect, by showing so
little countenance to irregularities and
public abuses, as to render myself very
obnoxious to great part Of these people
But as | have already greatly exceeded
the bounds of a letter, / will not trou.
BILE you with matters relative to my
feelings.
Yonr affectionate friend and obedient
servant.
[signsd] GEO. WASHINGTON.
RIcnARD HENRY LEE. Esq.
WESTERN ETIoUETTE.-A Yankee
traveller, who saw the live hoosior wrote
10 his mother as follows:
western people," said he, "go to
their DEATH on etiquette. You can't
tell a man here that he lies, MS you do
down East, without fighting. A few
days ago man was telling his neigh
bors. in my hearing, pretty large story.
"Says !, stranger, that's a awhapper.
'Says he, lay there, stranger
"Apd, in the twnkling of an eye, 7
found myself in ditch, the worse for
wear and tear"
Upon another occasion, says I to
man | never saw before, as a woman
passed:
'That isn't specimen of your West.
ern women, / should think p" '' +
Says he, "You are afraid of fever and
agues, stranger, amt you 2" 'a f,
"Very much" saysI. ..5
Well" replied he, "that lady is my
wife, and it You don't apologize iu two
minutes, by the honor of gentleman, I
swear that these two pistols (which he
held in his handy shall cure you of that
disagreeable disorder entirely go don't
fear stranger. lt.
$50 knelt down and politely apollo.
gised. ''
II admire this Western country much,
but confonnd me If / can stand so much
etiquette ;it always takes me unawares." !"
Paper socks have been invented. We
hope soon to chronicle paper shirts.-
We could dress cheap in our exchanges.
charlottesville Chronicle.
The Richmond Enquirer states that
,twenty,one Sweaish Immigrants, who
passed through that city last summer,
on their way to find employment ia the
interior of the State, have Just returned,
much dissatisfied. Y
Several names have been suggested
to succeed Hon. Milton Brown rs Presi.
dent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
and among them Generals Braxton
Bragg and Dabney H, Maury. e, /.
The New Orleans Tines says it is
rumcred that Stewart, the New York
dry goods king, and the rival house OF
Claffin, Mellen & Co., are to open branch.