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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

THs'WaR or GENERAL GRANF.-Some
Of the Radical organs; in their annoy
lance at the acceptance By General Grant
of the place of Mr.. Stanton, are making
.,6erce war on the General as possible
or probable candidate for the highest Of
fetal Office in the gift of the nation. ln
the New; York Tribune especially, Grant
is snecred at as '"deaf and dumb candi:
date :" zone of the uniformed sphinxes-
sasiied and g;rded statues" ."Silence
and uncertainty" We are told, crest like
a pail over the name Of Grant," his "re-
cent record" We are assured, is enough
to ruin his future chances, and unless he
is prepared, at q moments notice, to-
make speech, such as shall please and
satisfy the Radicals, he must surrender
all hope in this world, and, perhaps, in
that which is.to come also. Now. as it
must be admitted that General Grant
has never yet made any agn as a poHtl-
clan, or signi6ed in any way bis canti-
'dacy for sbe Presidency, 1t cannot but
strike decent people that this is a very
unnecessary and uncalled, for war that is
being made upon him.-Bal. Sun.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

RAvAGEs OF THE CoTroN WoKN-DIs-
coURAGrNG PROSPECTS FOR TEE PLANTERS:
The following are extracts from .
private letter received by a gentleman in
New York city:
RICHMOND, TEXAS, August Since
my last my worst forebodings have be-
come stern realities. Within the last
ten days every Cotton leaf in every field
in this county Fort Bend Co.,, and the
adjoining counties, as far as We have
heard, has been swept off by the dreaded
Cotton worm. At least ID, 900 bales Of
Cotton that had been made by our plan:
ters in this county alone, by untold
efforts and by the exercise Of perse-
verance and patience almost saperhunan;
have been, in this short space of time
and by this little Insignificant insect
swept out of existence. d,
Our people were poor they attempted
to raise this crop under greater embar.
easements than can describe; they exl
pended their last available dollar on the
hazard of succeeding, and like the worn.
out voyagor who is wrecked in sight Of
port, destroyed in the very realization Of
his hopes, all is lost
Yesterday planter called on me, who
said ten days ago, that he counted on
saving 800 bales of Cotton-now he
thought it impossible to save more than
10 bales He came to ask my permission
to gather moss off the trees on my land.
He hopes, by shipping it to the mattress
makers, to make enough to support his
family. His is no exceptional case; Suci.
are the times here. | told him to gather
moss and live. j. S. SULLIVAN.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

To MAKE GHOSTS VIslBbEl-The hon:
esty Of the u. S: Patent Office vas r.
ceatly illustrated by the refusal Of grant.
ing patent to q spiritualist 6f New
York, who applied Cor patent for .'ag
arrangement to make ghosts visible"
it consisted in q room from which light
and air was almost excluded, only air
was admitted by a.stopcock, which, was
opened from time to time, and light was
passed III a very. small quantity, through
a piece Of dark blue or black glass, or
fluid, so that when entering the room
nothing was seen, but remaining 10 it for
any length Of time very faint view of
the interior was obtafned--the inventor
asserting that the bodies Of ghosts or
spirits are so attenuated that common
light passes straight through them and
makes them invisible. The ground on
which the patent was refused was, that
ifseveral persons are enclosed in such
room, without sufficient air to breath,
they will not only see ghosts, but also
give up their own ghosts. N. Z. Jour-
nal of Mining. 49,.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

SETTLING a :MeoTED QUESTION. - 4
friend, who was in Oxford few weeks
ago, states that while there an immense
crowd Of freedmen and "plain" folks as
sembled for political barbecue. A
"plain" man, he tells as, BY the name OF
Burney, bad beeainvited to address ''the
large and highly Intelligent audience" "
and hasing been. presented in the usual
form, began as follows: ...-.
"Fellow-citizens.: This .isa white mans
Government"-when ne was interrupted
BY an official in the Bureau line ofbusi-
ness with .'
:::IVell, if that's your tack, you've said
enough-you-can retire.
Just fhen;up sprang stalwart son OF
Ham, who deposedas follows: 81 doesn't
know weder dis rs q white mans Guber-
ment or not, and doesn't care d %,
but one tingI does know, and dat IS,
dat dis is nigger's5 barbecue, and we
'vited Mr., Barney to speak, and he's
game to- speak" !"
Ehereupon the Bureau official grace
fully subsidized, and Mr.-Barney proceed
ed.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

WHOLE MEAL BREAD 1t is well
known to chemists and Psychologists
that the very finely :bolted and white
-four which is so much sought after is
far less nutritious than what is termed
middlings, or unbeited -four. The most
nutritious ingredients of toe grain-thef
wheat Phosphates and gluten-are re-
moved to obtain the desired whiteness.
Or. Henry MeComac, an eminent physi-
elan of Belfast, Ireland, in some interest.
ing remarks on the subject says: "Wbas
Iwant to see everywhere is the prepara-
ton Of whole meal bread-bread inclu.
ding the bran-phosphates, so altessential
to gs ID bread aHd the nurture ofour fesh
and bones. But do not think that the
working classes, to whom it IS so nnpor"
taet, will ever take TO it fully until set
the example: by. the, more instructed
classes" philadelphia Ledger. s.: s.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
WAsHrNeros, August 23.-The folio

WAsHrseTos, August 2s-The follow.
ing statement in relation to Gen. Sickles'
order No. 10, and the Executive order
thereon, will correct the current misap:
prebension: On the I4th instant the
Instructions sent to Gen. Sickies, EXEMPT
ing United States Courts from military
order. were suspended ~rn4il his report
and views upon the latter could be re-
eeiEed., On the 10th, the commanding
officer of Wilmington reported that the
Attorney general had instructed the
Marshal of North Carolina to proceed to
enforce the-execptions of the United
States Coarts, threatening prosecutions
against persons preventing him. In
struetions were issued to Col. Frank, by
Gen.; ;Sickles, not to permit the order Of
any courtto be enforced, in violation of
existing orders, and to report fully upon
the cases pending. These occurrences
having been reported to the War Depart
ment, the instructions originally sent to
Gen. Siekles have been withdrawn.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
DESTROYED BY Lightning.

=, The barn: of Mr.: Daoiel Hook, in
Lexington District, was struck by light
ming Wednesday afternoon, and entirely
-burat down. Two. mules-ene at each
end of ehe barn-were killed by the
shock. Mr.. s. J. Hook and: his brother
we're reclining on two bales Of cotton in
the middle of the barn, bnt- fortunately
escaped unhurt. The cotton in che build
ing was sayed.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

The War DEPARTxESr.-The presence
of General Grant at the War Depart
ment, has already created a marked
change, among the subordinates in that
building. During Stanton's administra-
tion of affairs, they became insolent and
discourteous to degree almost insufer-
able, and initiating the style ard manner
of their superior officer. They affected
an air Of mysteriousness, which made
them appear ridiculous; now, however,
they seem to have abandoned many of
their Objectionable habits, and endeavour
to assume the modesty of the pro tenn
pore Secretary. All this is well, and if
it only extended into some of the other
departments here, it would be still better.
Even the attaches of the White House
might proitably take a lesson or two
from their neighbors in the War Office.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
RrTrry OF FurcRANTs FROM BRazIL.-

RETuRN OF EMIGRAETs FROM BRAZn.-
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser re-
cords the arrival in that city of a party
of ladies and gentlemen, who left Brazil
last menth, thoroughly disgusted with
their new homes among the hybrid mas
ses in that over-rated country. They
are said to give affecting and pitiful ac-
counts ofthe sufferings of many hundred
of deluded Southerners in that far-oft
region, and represent that there IS no
way of improving their fortunes, nor
any kindly social intercourse with the
natives; that they live about in huts,
uncared for, and the American Consul is
in receipt of numerous and constant ap-
plications from helpless American citizens
to assist them in getting back to their
native land.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

There seems to be no doubt that the
Germans in the Western States are sew
egirg their connection with the Radical
party, and various reasons induce the
belief that . similar step will be taken By
their brethren in the East. The Ger
mans were powerful supporters Of the
North in the late war. They gave mo-
ney freely, and they gave men with
equal freedom. Now they have attained
the fruitioa of their desires, and they
will not sacrifice liberty and security to
any political party. The Germans de-
mand WHITE Republican party as op-
posed to the BLACK Republican party,
and they are determined to oppose to
the last any movement looking to Afri-
canizing the South, or converting the
whole country into huge centralized
despotism.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

CoRREcT1oN.-As our notice of last
week, in regard to that particular of the
Tournament, in which it was said that
"the contest narrowed down to tie be-
tween Mr.. ,McGregor and Mr.. Joiner,
who, each had taken six rings, together
With masters 6. Boyce and Jos. Hunter,
who had berne off four each," seemed
not sufficiently plain, and that all the
honor and praise ~as:accorded the first
two gentlemen, we beg to say that no
such idea was Intended. We simply, for
got to mention that there werefour prizes,
and that. the four gentlemen above'enu-
rnerated, gained one each. much to their
qualification and the delight OF ali pre-
sent, and that the. division Of smiles from
the fairer portion Of those present was
fairly and equally distributed. -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
: FREEssaS's BUsEaU NxSAGEMEs

FREEDNANS BUREAU NANAGEAENT.-
The President, it is said, is determined
: -toiatreduce a little economy into the
arrangement ofthe Freedman's Bureau,
and to that end, it is understood that he
will commence by assigning General
Howard to other duty, and putting a
man in his place who win be less expen-
sive to the government, and at the same
time lessactive in attending to political
matters in the South. The Freedmen's
bureau, ,so.called, is nothing more nor
less Than gigantic Radical party ma;
chiae, and Howard was selected as just
the man to run it. =. He is a natural IA
.natic-one of the psalm-singing sort
tom New England, and while protesting
great piety,, takes care to keep sharp
eye on the almighty dollar" and also
on the eolored loyalists, lest they should
forget to. vote Radical tickets.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

~ -
- -TgAeH THE NEeBoRs- The following
Is the concluding paragraph of~a letter
sent sy the Hon. o. 7. Percher to the
Ab5ssiiIe Press: -. ~. ..
, And nov, sir, We are saying seain-
sit is useless to talk-negroes will not
believe yen.H As a faithful freedman
said so me tae other day, "MasteY, If the
negroes go;wroug, yea must blame the
white people. Why don't they do, as
the Yankees are doing-go areuRd and
teach them? Whenever they speak,
yoaspeak, too, and besides YOU can find
eofored men who understand the matter.
Let-Shem speak and kill the *ords ia the
Yankees mouths" As4, said before,
dona attempt to urge fhe matter except
upon the high Scnptural ground and
then let rs prove that we sympathize
NTH them by helping their schools; &c.
Sympathy is powerful ! am working
here--win yeu not stir up men else
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

The Darlington Southerner records an
unfortunate occurrence near Leavens-
worth, in that District, on Sunday last.
It appears that depredations had repeat:
edly been made on the poultry of Mr..
Peter McIver, and finally the family re-
solved to be on the watch for the rob:
bers. Mrs. McIver had gone into the
yard, Sunday night, unknown to the rest
of the family, and passed near the poul:
try house, by some means making noise,
which attracted the attention of the
watchers, when her son fired and wound
ed his mother SO severely that she died
in q few hours.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

: DRcgEass or PoPULATIoN.-Sim. At.
kinson, of the Augusta Press, is now on
. visit 70 New Hampshire, the place oi
: bis birth. In his last.letter to the Press,
speaking Of children, he says they are
Gradually going cat of fashion, few OF
the younger generation- having more
than two or three. If the.frst two con-
sist of a bog and girl, third seldom in
trudes upon the little band; but if the
first two are of the same Sex, third is
sometimes added to the number. Here
and there an old fashion couple are found,
around whose hearth-stone sons and
daughters are allowed to cluster in the
good old way but it is most true, and
your readers may be wicked enough not
to regret it, that considerations of pru-
dence and economy are greatly curtail-
ing the mutual increase of this calcula-
ting people,"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
The Galaxy,

For September, contains some "Re-
miniscenees of Or. Anthon," the late dis
tinguished classical scholar and teacher ;
"a Carol of Harvest, for 1887" "Jean
Engelow's New Volume )" "The Ladies of
Llangollen = brigham Young and Nor.
nonism )" ,"Aunt Madeline's Trial;"- q
shortstory; "Steyen Lawrence, Yeoman;'
ssWaiting for the Verdict;;" Nebul@," by
the editor. The price of TIE GALAXY is
$3.50 year. Single copies will be sent,
postpaid, on receipt of thirty cents.
Address W. G. &-F:P. Church, No: 80
Park Row, New York. ,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

4 lnau was chopping wood before his
door; with bis children about him playing,
a stranger came along and bid him good
merains; The man replied somewhat
crafty. s,Fine children yen have, sir."
Yes "All grown? r. ''Of course"
This is a nice little girl" "That's
Eliser." That's a what?" THAT'S
.Eliscr." The stranger couldn't stand
that, and Immediately pitched into pateF
fz,ailias, while the children rau scream
ing into the house: The neise brough+
out the old=woman, who succeeded IN ex-
planning. n,atters,,after the beEligerents'
had become pretty weI tuekered out
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

say old fellow, what are your pda-
tics? said one friend quizzing another
Democratic, my father was Democrat
hereplied.
And what is your religion? continued
the other. Protestant, my father was
Protestant, was the answer.
And why arc you bachelor ? said the
other. Because nv father vas a--oh
confound it! don't bother me with your
stupid questions.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father, in Sumner County, Tenn, on the
I'd of July, Mr. Ebenezer Sweet to Mss
Jane Lemon. .|
"How happily extremes do meet,
In Jane and EbeneZer,
She is no longer sour Tut SWEEP.
and he's q Lemon~squeezer.
The list of registered voters, thus far, fn
Virginia. shows that she is white mans
State. The Richmond Enquirer has care
fully compiled list of. the registered voters
in fUrtySfye counties, which give an aggTe-
gate of nearly "a, 900 voters, and, in these
counties, the white majority is nearly l9,ooo.
Newspapers are, par e&cehehce, tue
great advertising mediums of the world. :
Other modes of advertising, doubtless,
do good, more or less; but the newspa-
per exceeds all others combined in eff
cheney and results.
The wife of Mendez is insane; the wife
of Mcjia is mad; the wife of Miramon is
stricken beyond the hope of recovery,
and the Princess Salm-Salm is in Jail.
The Governor of San Louis, Mexico, has
ordered that fine be imposed upon all
athers OF a family who do not send their
children to school,
The, planters in Western Georgia are
to pick cotton next week. The
accounts are favorable.
Mr. DcFontaine is now private Secre-
ary to Ills Excel!encv Gov. Orr.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

Flle ETopean nations are constantly
yar,niag with st1e most approved weapons.
The Strasbourg Journals state that an
order for one hundred and eighty thou
sand Chassepot muskets had been given
to the arms manufaetory at Mptzig, in
the vicinity of that city. They are to-
be delivered in three years-sixty fhou-
sand per amman. How very strange It
is that nations that are always talking
about peace should spend all. the money
they can gather together in preparations
for war -.-.g..
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

MORE RA1N.-Since, our last issue it
has done little else than rain, and occa'
sionally the showers have been heavy.
So much rain must be hursfhl to cotton,
which is rapidly growing, dry weather
being what the plant now needs, although
so far we have heard Of no "Shedding."
The plant never looked so vigorous, of
such large size, and SO fully ''bolled" as
it now does, and should the rain not in
iure, or other circumstances iDterpose to
affect it, the crop in this section will
yield largely. =
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
LOCAL ITEMS.
REcIsTRATIoS.-The following is the
result so far as heard from:

CoTToN ADvANcEs.-By reference to
card it will be seen that our esteemed
townsman, Mr.. G. T. Scott, is preparing
to make advances on consignments, made
through him to Messrs. Walter & Co.,
of Charleston. Mr.. Scott is too well
known in this section of country, and
over the State generally to need COM
mendation from US, but still we cannot
refrain from recommendation to the
public, and asking for him share of
business consideration.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

AN INJUEED ED1ToR.-The Editor Of a
Pennsylvania paper thus feelingly rcbukes
q breach of poiiteness,. committed by
some Of his female acquaintances,:
|. ''Fhe lady G) who yesterday called the
attention of another to our patched
'breeches, -whereat both laughed so hearth
ly, is informed that new pair will be
purchased whcn her husbands "httle
bill" IS settled 1T has been due nearly a
year Tell ,yeur husband to send us
$2S. 70 at,once, and thereby save the cost
of an entire SUIT"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
The letter of Gen. Pone TO Gen. Gran

The letter of Gen. Pope to Gen. Grant
occasions some comment, and the i'm
probable statement is made that the lat
ter officer will order the arrest of B. II.
Hill and other discontented persons.
We prefer to give Gen. Grant credit for
better sense. Mr.. Hill was strong
Union man during the war, but does not
hesitate to controvert the policy of the
Congressional Acts of reconstruction.
He has perfect right to do so, of course,
using such arguments as his convictions
may suggest, though it may all be Of no
utility whatever.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

The Charleston Courier, in noticing
the first days registration in that city,
says: !"''The question was raised at each
of tho precincts, yesterday, whether no
taries public and militia officers, were en-.
titled to register, and ahezmatter. having
been referred to the Commanding Gene:
raj, he decided affirmatively, and SO IN
structed the several Boards of Registra.
tion."I -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

A Brooklynite tells queer story about
the lovely wife and daughter of milk
man, who took daily baths in the lacteal
fluid to improve their complexion. The
milk was then watered and sold for tif.
teen cents quart. At all events, we
should think there was plenty of "body"
to that milk.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

, "Ge TT!"-There is call for a negro
candidate for the next Vice-President.
Some Of the, ,ultras suggest Wendell Phil
lips for the President and John Langston,
colored, of Ohio. for Vice. We 60 the
ticket if it is put US. The sooner its
over, the sooner to Sleep -
: We further propose that the Stars and
Stripes be- abolished, and simple black
and white De- adopted as the national
flag. ~,"Party per pale, sable and argent.
Hurrah for, the bi.colorr' .. =:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

AN EMBLENATlc FLAG.-A new United
States fag recently raised at the Citadel,
has twenty-six Of its stars in diamond
cluster in the centre of the Union, and
the ten Others disposed around the bor-
der of the Union, two in each corner and
one in the centre Of the bottom border of
the Union and one in the centre of the
top border of the Union. Whether in
tentionaHy or not, this flag is emblematic,
so far as it separates ten of the stars
from the remaining twenty-six.-Cbar-
lesion Mercury. go
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

AMI A. RADICAL e-God forbid Gail
ne any other name, but ''as thou lowest
me-" call me not a Radical What !! a
trampler upon and a despiser Of the
Consultation of my country; villiier
and an abuser of the section of my birth
an oppressor cf my people-an avowed
enemy Of my own. race and color, and a
worShipper at the shrine of Africa No,
no, not Radical. Gail me anything else,
but for goodness sake, don't call me q
Radical.-Journal of Commerce.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

AS scalping is "a somewhat rare ex-
perience, Mr. Thompsop's sensations are
'of considerable iaterest. He says that
when, after saving and hacking about
his head for half an hour, and giving a
finishing cut over his left temple, the
-scalper gave-it jerk because it stuck a
little. it 'just felt as if the whole head
WAS taken right off:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

General Grant, as Secretary Of War,
continues to cut down the expenses OF
the department by dismissing super.
fuous employees, or sending them to
other branches of service where they
are more needed. He has announced
his intention of conducting the affair of
the Quartermaster's Department with
the most rigid economy, and will, if pos
sible, bring back the War Office to a
peace footing, in fact as we'll as in name.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

The New York Journal of Commerce
thinks that the Southern press, on the
whole, is better tempered than the North
ern press. 1t is fairer towards the
Northern people than the Northern press
is towards the Southern people.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
A correspondent writing from Coyine

. 4 correspondent writing from CoYing-
ton County, Miss, says:
"We.are now in Zion Seminary. In
this neighborhood resides John J: In:
gram, who has been married three times,
His first wife had three children, the Sec
ond twelve, and the third eighteen, all of
which are living, except one who died in
the army. Mr.. Ingram is in,his seventy,
ninth year his wife is forty .oae, and the
youngest child is three and half years
DID," .
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28

Fifteen hundred thousand persons are
said to have died in the Orissa district
and other parts Of India by the famine
last year. The most horrible scenes of
suffering are reported, hungry mothers
having been found eating the bodies of
their dead children.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
Newberry immigration Society.

The regular monthly meeting of this
Society, will be held on Monday next,
(sale-day, at the hall over Messrs, Wiske:
man & Wilber's store, at II o'clock. A
full attendance of the members and all
persons interested in the cause Of In
migration, is requested. - -.