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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12

Eos nroiuccd this seeming craven
and covering spirit?
Itis urrcd that unless we vote
for 4 convention. establish negro
suffrage. and distranchisc ourprom-
incnt men. conf>cation will be
adopted by Congress. \ friend
said. the other day, that this ought
not to scare US. for We were all
broke and ruined pccuniarily, and
had nothing left to contiscate. He
thoucht it was too late in the day
to dishonor ourselves in order to
save the remnant Of our property.
| think if any one will read the
speech Of Horace Greeley. in Rlch-
mond. on contiscation. he Will see.
as I have always contendcd. that
there is no danger on this subject
from Congress. Mr.. Greeley says
that Thaddcus Stevens is the only
prominent member Of Congress
who has ever suggested such 4
SchcmG; ana tnat nc mas n'N v''
with all his ability ana influence:
been able to Persuade 0lhcF@ 10
adopt it. lie then goes on 10
show that such 4 Noil@I would NOT
benefit the 1r>e"in'h. Wj'll@' Il
would entail rum ana Starvation
y
on the 9ou'heFn '|';'i'|' ~, r. l.
but we are loi" ti!"J Il w "T
not !""p' 'he h''!''"!| ''il ':'''' ~!
vote tor a convention; H1inr'"''15
worse Will DC 'h'i'oS''' Oh '''v '9T':,'i, .1:
"fh 9IAIeS' Ill NY 'I"!,.o'', ~ i'i' :
worse 'h"h negro S'''Ir"7V an" I q
negro government can 10 l"iv.'i ',i
upon Us. II Mou'o OS " :No"s'''" -
times prcl'Ta0le TO reli'I'i III Ti'tiIi tT
mlIltary r"lf "IIH ,:1 S,'n!'', atL"n;, - a." ~,
gN''''io!i' S;I w f4ia ..'I,l' nrn nrn,n
me olncerS 0i INC army "'I v", ,u
r"I'S hoi'oL"9:v iliT:', n4''' W ,.[n "'
own race, ''!," I,l,I',S t 81, ,I ,''Il' n,,;nY
nave Sollt IeS'I" " ~! Wv 0i',',,tn,' ,',t,
OF lho MGIiu ErI m al" .; 'mtni Wv tn rmS"r '"i
tioh. IheH are '''''it@. I; I'"' "''V'S S'S !
Ihc Ul[cc'i"'l Ui ''o l. i:>I"I SI ''I '''',' ~,
ms CaolIVt, l0 ''r nnJ ~ VIII ' Lnyn
S,,Io ~ 5,,o'.I1" rnm.rJ ~ flr in.t;cr and humau-
49,. u.L;nh tho stnniI ncrro will
n.y." n'cn 1'!v 1'"l''" w.. "lI
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12

means OF getting that home WILL
be explained hereafter: in the con-
vcntiOn or Legislature.
1t would really <crln. from this
programme, that the black race
are TO be Il sort Of aristocracy in
South Carolina. They are, by
their superior numbers; to have
the reins Of Government in their
hands, and elect all the State and
District officers. to make all otour
laws, and be exempted from tax
alton. like the 1eudal n05leS$c Of
France. prior to their revolution in
1880. The white man must culti-
vute his own lands, pay the taxes
Of the Government. and obey the
laws made by the freedmen. This
is what the friends Of convention
are innoccntIy preparing for them
selves and ro~trrity!! What worse
can Il Black Republican, "Rnmp
Congress" 90 for lis?
Dut II Is S3IU 'h;'' II IS III >H''! tI
10 )hlNK OF 0eIS"!I"9 ~; 4 e''n oI @ .!i'
whilst so many white persons are
"''|! 'i''''t', ~ ',,'o,,o,. n0y. 'D i,r"s. of
jhr State refuse to publish ANY,
thine ON thr other side. If the
'"'!,9 vi Il. u,'' ,,,.;4nJ -. tbn,.
I',T l">S "''''> -
ought TO We: ~ every 'F1':S1l,,v - .,t ~
honor: Pa'f!o''N'n III" !h'Gl }' vs''
th2N co"i' very '"S!lH'I Io'C c ~ "0N w. ~,
LII the country; Fe'""Ht from ''''
n!tioeil"t OF vie: T"o'c"i rnllSr@- "a
RES: the 1fve"1Ath NNo" very ~, ,
tie: At present. "oGot 'nE |c [l3h. GI :}I
suffrage, ana care l:>N. NY "4n WIN
h"I 60 o"' 10 II3,s!II :>I ', "'," ,G,I ~
aho many OF '"''h VIII 'ot: % VIII :ii
thrlE employ '!}'' H"I 'm'' mI '''
NOT he the case long III Hl' Pr"''.-
bluty. the white vote u 'he 'oI"'e
t;o, t1,, 4, Li.cl, vn1n Ii will
''o,' 'n,',' 49, ,,'I ,,,'n.1,nr DI.'L ,Innt;on
NO. ~ ~ - >'''V,,'> (,....,,
IN 'N' Flr '7C"'' NoilN 1 I:'' ''l0:,; -:
which ;>>tin"ie" III NoI"Il'oi"' ~
1860. there were Ga'Here0 'o2eI"-
er aII the INDUSTRIOUS men VI '"e
State. IT was a o"uE Tl men "n-
SuFP"SI'H l'I IHVIi MIe''Ct't' tho,,, ~ ."o y,
i,na i,,> ,nor,Lnr ofthn nronoscd con-
,.n,'>;on ~ - m TLn,. nrc aII excluded
I,.tLn ,'.>.I.. r,;l;+nr;. h;I] and deprived
,;,,', - w ~ ,.n+;nH f,,. TonmLnrs of the
ro,,.nn+;n, Thr nroDoscd assem-
I,Ia,rn II,' , VIII Is cnmrnsrd Of NEGROES.
%t''Sl We ",,, " ,,' ~ ,,,an +ro;tor. - the
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12

On Saturday last. some Of tie
ladies Of tha Union Mission Asso-
citation visited a family in whose
house they found a little boy
sr2nding up in beer keg. They
asked how he came there, and
were told that he had nothing to
wear ard did not want to lie IN
bed all the time He was there
fore put in the keg 50 that he
could sec what was going on
around him.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12
NEW York: May %; 1867.

UMN2T-HENDINC.-The mcrrie
month OF May has Departed and left
its impress Of joy and sorrow upon
the hearts Of many. \ few days
ago there occurred in Quincy, Flor
ida. one Of the most distressing
and heart-rending accidents that
it has ever been our duty TO re-
cord. 1t appears that the young
ladies in the town had made al
rangements to celebrate q May
party, and accordingly had Selec
ted their May queen and her
Maids Of Honor. The prepara
tions for the festival were nearly
completed. when on the evening
previous to the day appointed for
the celebration, the Father Of the
Queen and first Maid Of Honor,
who had just returned from a
Northern tour. and had brought
some presents to his daughters,
while filling q fluid lamp: acciden-
tally overturned it, and the young
ladies being near, the flames COM
municatcd TO their dresses and in
a short time burned them so bad
~ that they died in Il ic"' hours.
Thus. in a few short moments,
those bright, joyous: happy young
,.,,.,+rr,. ,,nvnlliru IN Hrlirh++i,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12

\ louMd mNN manned CharIcs G.
Cotton. cowhir;vd the husband OF
Il lady who has . millinery store,
in Suv:,nnuh. on Tuesday. for i'll
&ulting his sister, who was en-
pIoycd il tie store. About seventy
iashes, we'll laid on. were Witness
ed by a large crowd, who thought
them well merited and when
the outraged man was completely
exhausted. the object Of his wrath
sIunk bruised and bleeding into a
contiguous store.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-12

j female bigamist in Jersey City IS
accused Of having fourteen husbands.
chc m1r r. -:l4 - H. married too much.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

Saturday the I'd day of February No..
D 1867, at 10 O'Clock a d. the follor;.
described lands and movables beIonr;a
to John J. Lobdell, to wit e1s
l A certain tract of land lately cplt;.
waited as a sugar plantation. conta;n;as
$500 acres, more or less, having : froas
of about forty arpents on the Miss;ss;ns:
river, running back in irregular linss
composed OF the Estevan, Walls. Sm;,b'
Scots and Weatherly tracts in front ~
OF the following lots or sections IN ~
rear, viz lots 6, /, 8, 8, in section 10
lots and 2 in section Is /; the Southwest
quarter OF section 8 and the southeas,
quarter of section 8, all in townshin 4
range IL, together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon.
2 The northeast and northwest opa,.
tiers of section 9, containing 312, gs acres.
and lots |, 2, 3, 4, in section 10, contain.
ing 1855 acres all in township s. rapoe
IL, and being the same wherein Levi
5 Lobdeil now resides, together with aff
the buildings and improvements thereon
3 The north half Except The norths,st
quarter Of the northeast quarter) Of ~.
ton 81, township s, range 10, containing
$50 acres.
4 The south half Of section sc. town.
ship s, range 10, containing 326 acres,
5 Section 80, township G, range II east.
containing 645 acres.
6 The northwest quarter Of section 10
township 6, range Ii, containing 100 oil.
90 acres.
7 The undivided half of the southwest
quarter of section 10, township 6, range
IL, containing l60 2100 acres.
s And the following m~oveables, viz /.
one stallion, three years old ; FIVE mulss,
n mare, one lot of old gears, one pair
of timber wheels, one lot of furniture.
one lot of miscellaneous books about 150
volumes, Seized to pay and satisfy amount
of Judgement, interests and costs in ADORE
numbered and entitled suits. rs
Terms of sale-Cash with benefit az
appraisemeut. 2. @. DUPUY,
der29 dep Sherf.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

A DgoLL POSTMASTER. the DAYS Of
Andrew Jackson, bis postmaster general
Amos Kendall, wanting to know where.
abouts was the source of the Tombigbee
river, wrote for the required information
to the postmaster Of the village on its
course.
"Sir," wrote the higher officer to the
lower, " this department desires to know
how far up the Tombigbee river runs.
Respectfully, &c"
The reply was brief, and read thus -
"Sir, the Tombigbee river doesn't run
up at all, it runs down. Respect'y &C."
The postmaster general responded thus
"Sir, your appointment as postmaster
at - is revoked. You will turn over
the funds, papers, etc, pertaining to your
office to your successor. Respectfully &C.
The postmaster gave the parting shot
as follows:
"Sir, the revenues Of this post for the
last quarter have been ninety-fve cents,
and the expenditures one dollar and FIVE
cents. | trust you have instructed my
successor to settle the balance due me-
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF West Baton Rouge, 9th District
Court Mrs Ann NJ. Lobdell, wife, VS..
No. 1878, John L. Lobdell, husband.
Lewis S. Lobdell vs. 1855. John L. Lob
dell. Sarah Stirling VS.. No. 1889, John
L. Lobdell.
BY virtue of three writs of f. ia. directed
to the Sheriff of the parish Of West Baton
Rouge in the above entitled and number,
ed causes, from the Hon. the 7th Judicial
District Court in and for the parish of
west Feliciana, each of date December
9Th a. q. 1866, / have seized and will ex.
pose at public sale to the last and high
est bidder, at the residence of Lewis'S s.
Lobdell on Lake Clause in this parish, on
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

The Brooklyn, N. Y, Eagle has the fol
lowing story Our reporter uni the risk
Of being accused of telling tales out Of
school in noticing the fact that at the
close Of Fred. Douglass last lecture, at
Plymouth Church, last evening, a white
woman, in the exuberance Of her admira.
ton for the colored orator, forced upon
him a high token of appreciation, in a
chaste, Platonic kiss. The reporter dryly
adds that the fortunate black man ~receiv-
ed the salutation " without blushing.l
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

MILKING THE WRose Cow.-The Hon.
GRAVITY F. Berkiy tells the following ex.
circulating story of Lady Haggerfon's
scheme to charm the regent. Her lady
ship had at her residence a miniature farm
yard and those pretty little Aldernay cat.
tie. When the prince and his friends
bad arrived, she came forward from her
wicket as a milkmaid, for the purpose of
making a syllabub for the prince. She
had a silver pail in one hand and an or
namented stool in the other. Lady Hag.
gerton tripped along, with ribbons flying
from her daintily little milking-hat. that
hung on one side of her graceful little
head, and the smallest little apron tied
below her laced stomacher, till she came
opposite his royal highness, to whom she
dropped a really graceful courtesy. Then,
passing lightly over the beautiful plated
straw. her tucked up gown showing her
neat ANGLE, as we'll as her .colored stock
legs, she placed her stool and pail conve.
nlent for use. Leaning against the flank
OIL one.of the crossest-looking of the al
defneys, she was attempting to com
mence her rustic labors ; but not having
selected the right sex, the offended ami.
NAL who did not seem to fancy the per.
torrance, for at first be kicked out. then
trotted away, upsetting stool, pail and
Lady Harrington, who, covered with con-
fusion, made a hasty retreat for her dairy.
whence she did not appear again during
the princes visit.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12
USES OF A DEAD DOG.

The following will explain why h ee'
tain Frenchman is anxious to Obtain foh
the board of supervisors a hop .
all the dogs that may die i n San FRANCIS
co for the next twenty years
What use can be made OF a lead oog
It can be used for a multitude OF aseiuI
and luxurious purposes.
Name one one. A part of it may DC
put into a lady's smelling bottle.
Unde r what form ? Ether as a delicious
perfume, or as smelling salts.
How can it be converted into a per-
fume? Glycerine is largely used by per
tuners for their choicest perfumes.
How is glycerine obtained from a dead
dog? By mixing soda with the boillngs
of the fat and bones.
What does this produce ? A sweet sub
stance called glycerine, OR the sugar oil
fat.
How can the purifying flesh of a dog
be turned into smelling salts Merely
by adding to it a little ~hydrochloric acid
What further use can be made OF a dog
You can wash your face and hands with
a part of it.
How SO ? Part of the glycerine may be
used for seeming soap or made up into
|glycerine soap.
What other use a q dead dog be put
to ? A lady going to court may put a lit
tie on her cheeks or lips to improve their
hue.
How can this be managed? Part OF
the glycerine may be mixed with carmine
and sold for lip-salge or delicate tint for
the cheeks.
Name another use that can be made of
a dead dog It may be brought to the ia.
BILE and eaten with much relish.
How can this be done =? From the skin,
tendons and bones, gelatine can be OBJ
tanned /; and this can be made into jelly.
What other delicacy can be made of it ?
A part of it can be put into our tea Or
coffee, tarts or pudding.
How can this be done ? Sugar may be
refined by being strained through its burnt
bones.
What else can be done with a dead
dog ? A gentleman can appear in part Of
it at a ball or promenade.
How SOL Part of the skin may be
made into boots, and part into riding
gloves.
What order was made in Paris about
dogs some few years ago ? That all dogs
without an owner should be Immediately
shot and thrown into the Seine.
How many dogs were SO destroyed?
Several thousands.
Who found out that these dead dogs
could be turned into money? The refuse
pickers (Ch,Donieys
What did they do with them? They
got them out Of the river, skinned them
aud boiled them down.
What was done with the skins !? They
were made into kid gloves.
What was done with the boilings ?
They were made into soap and candles.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

An old woman on a steamboat obsery.
ed two men pumping up water to wash
the deck, and the captain being near by,
she ~accosted him as follows "Well Cap.
tain, got a we'll aboard, eh 2" ayes,
am, always carry one,n said the polite
captain. "Well, that's clever. | ALWAYS
d,d dislike the nasty river water, espeei.
ally in dog days."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

A gentleman playing at piquet was
much leased by a looker-on who was short
sighted, and, having a long nose, greatly
incommoded the player. To get rid of the
annoyance, the player took out his hand.
kershief aud applied to the nose of bis
ohicious neighbor. "Ah | SIR said he.
beg your pardon, but l really took it
for nv own
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12
DRAIN PLOW.
For the benefit of persons interested
We give the following
DESCRIPTION.

It is in two parasitic POWER and
the PLOW. The power is a framework
supporting a capstan, which is moved By
horses or oxen hitched to one or mora
levers, similar to threshiug machines.
From the capstan a MANILA or bcmpen
cable, two inches in diameter and folty.
yards long Tor more1, extends to the pillow
This power is 40 horses !; Immediately
on moving round the levers the feel are
projected into the cart, and firmly hold
the mower
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

An old Scotch lady had an evening
party, where q young man was present
who was about to leave for an appoint
ment In China. As be was exceedingly
extravagant in conversation about him
self, the old lady Isaid, when he was
leaving, "Tak' guide care O yourself when
ye are ava; for mind ye, they eat pup.
pies in Chena.u
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12
YUBA DAM.

In the Northern part Of California IL
a stream called Yuba river. Over II
some cnterprising individual had built a
bridge and on the bank somebody else
three or four houses. The individuals
called the place Yuba Dam. Three bars
were instantly erected, and the town in
creased rapidly. About noon, y day,
traveller and a sojourner in the land, pass
ed this fourishing locality, and seeing a
long legged specimen of humanity IN a
red shirt, smoking, he thus addressed INN:
"Hello p
"Hello ~ replied the shirt, with vigor,
removing the pipe from his mouth.
What place is this 7" demanded the
traveller, whose name was Thompson.
The answer Of the shirt was quite I'M
expected =" Yuba Dam |"
There was about fifty yards between
them and the wind was blowing. Mr..
T. thought be might have been mistaken.
What did you say p he asked.
"Yuba DAM" replied the stranger
cheerfully.
what place is this ~ roared Mr.. T.
'tYuba Dam !" said the shirt in a slight
ly elevated tone of voice.
"Look ee here !" yelled the irated Mr..
Thompson j" l asked you politely what
place this was. Why in thunder don't
you give me an answer T.
The stranger became excited, He rose
and replied with the voice of an eighty
FOUNDER
"You-BA DAMl Do you hear that 2
In a minute, Thompson, burning with
the wrath Of the righteous, jumped off his
horse and advanced on the stranger with
an expression not to be mistaken. The
shirt arose and assumed a posture Of Of
fence and defence.
Arrived within a yard of him, Thomp-
son said
81 ask you for the last time, what
place is this p
Putting his hand to bis mouth his OPP
ponent roared out
"YoU-BA Dam |"
The next minute they were at it. First
Thompson was down, then the shirt, and
her it vas a dog-fall-thatis, both were
down. They rolled about, kicking up a
tremendous dust. They squirmed about
SO energetically you'd have thought they
had a dozen legs instead of four. 1t look
ed like a prize 6ght between two pug,lis-
tic centipedes. Finally, they both rolled
off the bar k into the river. The water
cooled them. They went down together,
but came up separate, and put out for the
shore. Both reached it about the same
time, and Thompson scrambled up the
bank, mounted his war like steed, and
mads tracks, leaving bis foe gouging the
mud out Of one of his eyes.
Having left the business portion of the
town, that is to say, the corner where the
three bars were kept, he struck a house
in the suberbs before which a little girl
of four years was playing. He address
ed her
What place is this, sissy p
The little girl, frightened at the drown
ed rat-like figure which the stranger cut.
streaked it for the house. Having reached
The door, she stopped. turned ane squaled:
"0o-be Dam |"
Good Heavens |" said Thompson, dig
ging his heels between his horses ribs,
9 Good Heavens ! let me get out Of this
borrid place, where not only men, but the
very babes and Stockings swear at
travellers"
Vbo p.oaI1rx Al ~
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

Mary, who died for you 2? asked a
parson Of 9 blooming damsel Of sweet
sixteen. Nobody, as | knows on was
the prompt reply. But the parson re-
peated with zeal, "Nary, l say, who died
Tor you" Mary was i~rritateu, but re.
Piled, Why, nobody, sir ; there was Bob
dawson lay bed-rid for me about six
months, but folks say he got round agin.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

An exchange assures US that pouring
cold water on the face and head DESTROYS
the effect Of narcotic poisons. A girl
poisoned with laudunum in England was
saved in this way, after all other RENE
dies had failed.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

The London youth light their cigars
with q new invention, called pouare de
fen. 1t consists Of pyrophorus, which is
preserved in q small tin case, with a mar.
row oriice. When a small quantity of
this dark powders poured on the end oftbe
cigar, and breathed on gently, it becomes
l~ncandescent, and lights the pipe or cigar.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

. younger brother had espoused an
oia and ill-tempered wife. but extremely
rich. He used to say :" Whenever I find
my wife cross and my own temper giving
way, | retire to my library and console
myself with reading her will.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-01-12

u could never find the definition of
the word collide 10 Webster ; but one
day, on a popular railroad, | found it all
out. 1t was the attempt of two trains to
pass each other on the same track. IF I
remember correctly it was a shocking
failure"