The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-23

We have an objection, also, to one Of
the clauses in the ''resolutions" and
declaration of principles, which could
have been omitted without any sacrifice
Of principle. and certainly would not
have been introduced il the movers had
been actuated by proper regard for the
feelings of the Southern people. We
refer to the recognition ''of the services
of the Federal soldiers and sailors, and
the debt due by the nation to thenir and
to their widows and orphans" We are
to form part Of this nation, if we rightly
understand the programme. We are
quite willing to let bygones be bygones.
But surely we cannot be expected to
thank the soldiers and sailors for what
they have done to US during the past
five years. We admit this would be
Christian, but regret that our people
have not yet attained to that degree Of
Christian perfection to offer "the other
check" General Grant very properly
disapproved Of the motion, on tie part
of some of the flag. .worshippers, of plac.
ing the guns, taken from the rebels" :"
as trophies at West Point. He said
that there, where the youth Of every
part OF the nation are to be educated,
there should be nothing to recall the late
fratricldal strife. For the same reason,
we should have preferred to have seen
the Resolutions" without the obiectiona.
BILE clause. = Charleston News.
HORRIBLE SUIcIDE-IMPossIBILrrY TO
IDENTIFY THE VIcTIM.-Our Coroner
yesterday morning held an inquest on
the body-wc insist on this word-on
the body = Of an unknown man, found
dead in room Of a house on a street of
this city.
The unfortunate victim had, few
days ago, hired snit of rooms, and not
having been seen since he entered them
the intelligent freed.woman, who PLAYS
Iandlady over the premises suspecting
something wrong, sent for the police
when, the door being forced open, hor.
ible spectacle was discovered. The
headless body of the man was lying in
state on his own bed A suspicion OF
hiuiuCh ~ WIZ atoSC III ltc tIllIuS VI lib
spectators, and the coroner was sent for
who, notwithstanding the appearances.
at once expressed his opinion that the
death was not the result of murder-But
suicide and while looking over the body
letter was bnnd in the hands of the
victim, fully jlstifying the coroners pro,
visions. The letter ran thus:
81 have pu, an end to my own life
| was tired ofexistence in this migrate.
ful land and l left it of my own free will
There is money in my drawer sufficient
to pay my funeral expenses. As to my
name try no. u discover it, To pre-.
vent indications have hidden my own
head where you will never find it,"
This whole Transaction is thus destin.
ed to remain sipuded in eternal myste-
ry !-Mobile finaes, l4h.
THE RAILWAY OVER Mont CENrs.-
A Florence Letter SAYS: "An interest.
ing experimer has lately been made on
Mont Cents, presence Of NJ. Behic,
French Mntser of Public Works, ac.
companied byseveral engineers. The
portion Of therailway already compile
ted on the sloes along the carriage road
of the mountsn was gone over by
train, consistig Of several carriages. at
2 rate Of eleva miles an hour in ascend.
ing. and nine nd half in descending.
The incline metimes attains eight and
a half feet in ie one hundred, and some
of the turning have radius of only
forty metres Ine hundred and thirty.
three feet). 'he works of the Italian
side are to bcompleted by the end of
October nextso that there is reason to
hope that byhe month of November
next Italy al France may be united
by an unintapted line of railway. The
system, MS ware aware, is that OF Mr..
Fell"