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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-01-23
Free Drayage.
Flour, Flour.

Splendid country Flour in sacks and for
sale low by LOVELACE i WHEELER.
Jan. l6 8 IT,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-01-23
Notice.

ALL persons indebted to the Estate Of
JOHN C. CHALMERS, decd, are hereby
notified that if payment is not made before
return day, they will be sued. All persons
having demands against said Estate viii
render them in to the subscriber on or
before the 6rst day of March next.
Z. P. CHALMERS,
Jan. Is, 4-Sk Admir-.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-01-23
STEAM MILL FOR SALE.
offer for sale very excellent
Steam Saw and Grist Mill,

in good running order. 1t is situated i'm
mcdiately on the Grecnville and Columbia
Railroad, II miles above the town Of New
berry. It's favorable situation makes it
easy of transportation to any point the
purchaser may desire. This mill can be
bought on very reasonable terms by ap-
plying to THOS. A. FLOYD,
Jan92 Silver Street.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-01-23
VALUABLE LOTS
In the
Town Of FROG LEVEL.

lUW II OI 7 AVOO III -111'
THE Subscriber offers for sale, positively,
% acres Of Land, in the aforesaid town, on
which there is at this time, good dwelling
house. with three good rooms, two brick
chimneys, good kitchen, meat house, stable
and crio, also two Offices fronting the street,
l6 %, and room sufficient on the street to
build two or three large store. houses l
will sell on reasonable terms, and payments
made easy to an approved purchaser.
Jan 9 At 2eow DAVID hIBLER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04

The annual report OF the Police Board for
1856 shows an increase OF arrests for various
crimes exceeding the average Of the past 80 ven
Of the grsvest kind, including homicidss. high
way robbery, arson, rape and burglary, and
attempts to commit these crimes, the average
increase for the last seven years has been
thirty per cent The number Of convictions
following the arrests-about ninety-eisht thou
sand in New York and Brooklyn--sypcars to
be very small, and the number Of cases put
down under the head Of how disposed OF not
Known is quite considerable. According to
the opinion Of the Police Commissioners the
cause for 80 many acquitsals il not TO be found
in the fact that the parties arrested we're inno-
cent, but that the criminal laws are too loosely
administered to convict them. We never had
any doubt upon this subject, and now is the
fitting time to remedy the evil By such an
amendment Of the constitution, adopted by the
Convention TO be provided by the Legislature,
as will secure q judiciary appointed by the
Governor and Senate, and not elected by the
people. l- I'LL AN
Another very important subject for. inn
mediate Legislative action is suggested BY
that portion Of the Police report rslativsto
tenement houses. The police, It Is to be
assumed from the nature Of their duties, know
more about these frightfnl dens Of disease and
danger to human life than any one else II is
stated that the apartments In NEST of those
buildinrs, which generally range rom four to
seven stories high, can only be approached BY a
single staircase In the Interior which is certain
TO be cut on IN the case Of FIRE, ssd hence the
deplorable accidents which have appalled, the
community within the past year. We learn
also that IL Is customary to store chemicals
and other explosive materials in the Easements
Of these tenement houses. II is unnecessary 70
say one word IN reprobatiOn u this atroclous
practice. II people are permitted 10 lay mine
under house containing from four b lve hun
] 6ssd lnhAtltant& - Ne soliCs aasuse - 4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04

The report OF the State Comptroller to the
Legislature for the last fiscal year gives the
usual full exhibit OF the State finances, debt and
taxation. The total debt, including the gen.
eral fund, contingent, canal and county debts,
is $5l,763,OS2. Last year II was $40 y861 ,349,
showing an increase Of $l,ss1,7s3. This large
increase, the Comptroller says, Is "the result
Of the legislation Of 1865 in support OF the
measures OF general government to reinforce
its armies and navy in the war"
As to local debts, he says -" There are as
yet no reliable data from which an accurate
statement conld be prepared showing the ag-
gregate Of the debt incurred by counties, cities
and towns for county and other purposes, and
the amount now outstanding.n
The receipts Of the Treasury on account Of
all the funds except the cansl fund were
$l2,576,1A. The payments on account Of
these various funds were 413,651 ,102 Trea-
sury ovsrdrawn amounted to $l,074,95S. The
actual deficiency for the year was $2,623,637.
The estimated revenue for the present fiscal
year is $lO,S2l, 552, and the estimated pay
ments, including deficiency, $lO,s77, 646, leav-
ing deficiency September 80, 1867. Of s56,O93.
The taxes required for the present year are,
for the general fund, one and one-quarter mills I;
for schools three-quarter mill /; for canals,
one-third mill !; for bounty lean, three mills.
should any extraordinary appropriations BE-
made by the Legislature the taxes will have 10
be proportionately increased.
The Comptroller does not favor system Of
indirect taxation IS long IS the general gov
srnmcnt continues to raise money by that
means; but he urges the necessity Of more
equitable adjustment Of the taxes on real and
personal property. Real estate, he says, - .
general ruls, Il not assessed at more than one
half jts yalgs. while ths isrver portion u usg,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04

sonal properly escapes altogether. He rsccn-
mends IN income tax Of three per cent 10 be
laid on all incomes over thousand dollars,
to be applied to the sole purpose ofpaying the
war debt Of the State; the tax is to be i'm
posed whenever Congress shall consent to
remit 1t to the States for the object specified.
This, in substance, embodies the main points
of the Comptroller's Report The recommend
alton Of more equitable adjustment Of the
taxes on real and personal property is good
one; but we think the proposal to impose .
three per cent income tax to pay the war debt
will not be received with favor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04
Under Decision on tho Legality Of military
fo Trials. ta

unuoT DecssaO0 On to0 A08aAuy % Nuuary
ta Trials. e
Judge Hall, of the United States District
Court of Delaware, has recently rendered
decision which we publish to-day, releasing
from confinement four men who were tried and
convicted before military commission at
Charleston, in December, 1866, and who have
been for some time held as prisoners at Fort
Delaware, under committed sentence Of i'm
prisonment for lite. These men, Fraacis G..
Showers, James G. Keys, Robert Keys and
Elisha Birum, were concerned in an attack
upon the guard detailed for duty at Browns
and two privates Of the United States Army
we're killed. They were found guilty and
sentenced TO be hung, which sentence was
committed to imprisonment for life at
the Tortugas; but they were subsequently
sent under orders Of the War department
to Fort Delaware They were citizens or
South Caroline and Georgis and did not be-
long to the army or navy of the rebel govern
mont The Judge decided that Al the time Of
their trial the State Of South Carolina was IN
The exercise or its civil functions, Governor
having been chosen by the people, the Pro-
visionai Governor being relieved and the State
courts opened. The prisoners were entitled
TO trial By jury and could not constitution
ally and legally be tried before . military
tribunal. They could not, therefore, be held
prisoners under the COMMITTED sentence grow
ing out Of the military trial, and their discharge
fr<~sxs tod - ~
an aggravated one. The war had ceased. An
attack was made by an armed baad Of rufaans
upon few soldiers, three Of whom were muir
dered, two by shooting and one by being
drowned in his attempt to escape. The MUIR
derers are thus set tree by the decision Of the
court It seems that the only chance Of deal
ing out justice through military commission
or court martial was by banging or shooting
the offenders on the spot. asiAss2 * eer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04
A Ceel Piece Of strategy.

~ COOA FbeC0 81 SsEato0ys
Senator Cornell, the runaway Street Com
missioner, 70 . smart strstegist When Judge
Whiting marched down upon him from Albany,
armed with the Governors commission, he did
not await the attack, but prudently retreated
and loft the Judge without an enemy in front
Now that he finds himself threatened with as
saalts from the courts and the Common Coun-
Gil and the Senate, he makes flank movement
and turns up in the singular character OF . pc
titiouer for N investigations A memorial has
been presented to the Senate on behalf ct
Cornell asking for TIE appointment Of con-
mitsee Of that body with power to send for per-
sons and papers, and to aprobe to the utmost
bis official conduct It is very well known to
the strategic Senator and ex-Street Commits
sioner that committee Of the Senate could
not devote much time to such labor and that
. very little management would be necessary
to extend the investigation" beyond the legis-
lative term. OF course no action could be
taken until decision was reached by the COM
mittee We would suggest that there is q much
shorter and less expensive way Of getting at
correct decision relative to the charges made
against the Street Department through trial
in criminal court. Such trial would enable
Cornell to thoroughly clear his skirts, if inno-
cent, of any corrupt acts, and he would come
ont with flying colors. The process is direct
and is not attended with the expense to the
State that would accrue from legislative
Investigation. The Witnesses on behalf Of the
people would be compelled to attend Without
fee; there would be no "adjournments' nor
delays; the whole subject could be disposed
of in two or three days, and the vindicated
official could 60 back in triumph to the Senate
and take his seat without any of the "mud and
filth" Of the streets Of New York sticking to
his skirts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04

The SECRET EXPEDITION or THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY or SrArE.-On Christmas night the
United States steamer Gettysburg, in running
out Of the harbor Of Annapolis, in Chesapeake
bay, ran aground on an oyster bank, whereupon
. HERALD correspondent, not far Oh. had his
attention drawn to the ship, and upon inquiry
discovered that Mr.. \. W. Seward, Assistant
Secretary Of State, was, with other distinguished
parties, on board, and that he was believed TO be
charged with some important secret mission, in
asmuch a. II was understood that several hun
dred thousand dollars In government gold were
in the strong box Of the ship. But the mysterious
mission still remains mystery. Some sup
pose that Mr.. r. W. Stewards destination Is
Paris, and that his object is to make some
confidential explanation Of the late famous
cable despatch from the State Department on
the Mexican question; other sagacious phnoso-
piers, among whom IL our Washington cor
respondent have II that the object is TO buy
from Denmark, cash down, the eight little
island Of ST. Thomas, for The purpose Of a
United States naval station in the Gulf The
probability Is that The Secretary OF State, in
his last winters excursion to the West Indies,
made q conditional purchase Of the kind sug-
gested, and that, having secured the money
from Congress, the Assistant Secretary has
been assigned to the duty Of paying II over to
Denmark and taking possession Of the pro-
perry. ESQ, we may congratulate the govern
ment and our commercial marine on the great
advantages they win have thus secured In .
WNi IpdIe port Of our own, open and safe to
6s6 sSalha al ooRtlpgeasles u ~ tbtprs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04

QuARANrNE. providential exemption
from cholera in this city last summer should not
be regarded as . guarantee against THAI
scourge In the approaching hot season. Our
quarantine regulations last year were very In
perfect and we escaped severe infection a
disease more by chance than good quarantine
management We are glad to perceive that
Governor Fenton, in bis message, hes drawn
the attention Of tho Legislature to this subject
There Is plenty Of time to provide proper
quarantine grounds, il measures ase speedily
taken to secure location. Il has been :
vexed question for many years between New
Jersey, Long Island and Staten Island whether
We should have any quarantine at oil. We
hope that the Legislature will now settle tho
matter definitely, in view Of the chances Of =
severe visitation Of cholera next summer.
THE CorsrrurroSAL AxsNDxrr IN Inn
NORTHERN SrArEs.-The constitutional amend
ment has been sent in TO the Legislature for
ratification in special message from the Cow
ernor OF New York. His example Is followed
by nearly all the Governors Of the Northern
states a. the different legislatures assemble
The members OF these legislatures, as well -
those Of she next Congress, were elected mainly
ON this single Issue, and the question must DO
met a once and 6nally settled Ia accordance
with the distinct and unmistakable demonstra-
ton Of the will Of The Northern people In their
late elections Tits highly probable that be-
fore the fourth OF next March the constitutional
amendment will have been ratified BY three
fourths or ne States now represented in Co..
sresA Il wiz ,hsA uisqd hefVre Ne oouakEy =
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04
AMUsEaENrs rHfs EVENING.

.asaADwAY TIEArRE Broadway, near Broome
's'eeS ,CHLosoyen. Nxw YoKx ~ ls67-raE VICTIMS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-04
THE LEGIsLATURE.

10 che Senate yesterday the constitutional amend.
eot ws rssaed by OF twentythrce TO three. The
Argument in the case OF Judge smah was postponed
Notices were given Of intention to introduce bills 70
t@bllsh metropolitan harbor district and board Of
whsrvss and piers also 70 provide Tor the inspection
visitation ar control o. private iunasic ssylums and 10
s~s.a Ne so M che ssar protection Of sssmsn in the
por az Nsw FORK petition asking The expulsion Of
senator oomsn prsssa'sd and 1styrrsa 70 The Ju-
dietary Committee As~~~ n<e-~--s
u w. Aesuhir, as.yoe ySrs give VI in,ss.Isa 70
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

fuse to have anything to do with that body
-neaning the city council. Why didht he
think of this before he voluntarily came be-
fore shat body" with his bid9 1t is quite
absurd to suppose that, because Mr. Eggles-
ton has resigned, the heavens are going to
fall or that eight aldermen will, for that
reason, do George Evener any injustice. 1t
is quite likely that there are q few other
good men in Rock Island, besides Mr.. Egg
gleston, and the people of this city vii,
doubtless, have sense enough to elect one Of
them, on the 10th of next month, to s6n the
place he has voluntarily vacated.
The only injustice we know of, in regard
to the Camden road bids, has been done by
George Evener LIST, in bidding too low and
thus keeping out other responsible bidders
who knew what they were about. And, I'd,
in assigning a wrong reason for backing out
of his own bid, and allowing somebody 70
use him to- insult seven aldermen because
he don't ike the eighth.
We are sorry for Mr.. Evener. He is a
clever, well-meaning man, and we should re-
greet to see him lose dollar on a public job.
But he has taken very poor way to get out
of his own bid Instead of flying to radi-
cal newspaper and vilhfying the whole city
council, and trying to kick up dust enough
to cover his own retreat, he would have got
off much better by going to the city council
and frankly acknowledging that he could
not do the work at his price, and respectfully
declining to enter into bonds for the job.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

A LITTLE GRnEN.-A young man named
Henry Poahsh was sedueed by the blandish.
ments of two females of uncertain reputation
to take a walk up to Greenbush. On return i.
ing he says he was attacked by two men,
knocked down, robbed of $40, and shot in
the hand. The attacking party then ESCAPED
while the young mans cries for help brought
John Hickey {who lives near where the az.
fair occurred) to his assistance. He was han
ded over to the night police, Nc Conchi'
and Feeley, who took him to DR.. Grover, go
his hand dressed, and took him to his board
ing house, corner Of Illinois and EMadiso1
street H. The young man was slightly gree
to. take such trip with women of doubtful
reputation but we hope he will be able t
identify the parties who robbed him, au
have them brought to justice. I'D $40
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

GEORGE EvENER BACKS OUT.-About the
softest piece of nonsense We, have met, Tor q
long time, is communication in the Rock
Island 4 Moline Uaioa, of this Thursday
raorning, which somebody has written for
deosse Esener, exeusing him from shack
ing out Of his bid for Matchmaking the
Camsaen road. The reason assigned for
backing down HON his own bid is that, Mr..
Eggleston having. assigned he can't faust t.,e
city council to do him Justice |! Poor man
He must be sick to allow auybodvr TO use
him to villify seven aldcrmsn because he
dislikes the eishsh Hhe didn't know wba,
be was about, and bid too low on the work
| why didn't he say so, at once, and bach
down, gracefully? Because he holds ,
] grudge against one alderman he says IT ne
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

ATTEMPTED BuRGLARY.-A little after l
O'Clock this Thursday morning, Mr.. Riden-.
baugh heard some one attempting to effect
an entrance to his Young America saloon,
by the alley door, under the room where he
sleeps. He went to the window and asked
what they wanted. They replied that.they
wanted some beer. Fred talked very loud to
them in order to attract the police, if they
were near, and McConchie and Feeley soon
made their appearance, and arrested the par.
ties. They each had pistols and, when ar
rested, Fred heard something drop into the
cellar window box, which afterwards proved
to be twostout chisels, belonging to Mark
Wilson, who works in Churchill & Sweeney's
shop, where these villains probably stole
them. They were taken to Jail. saEg &.
This forenoon they were brought before
Magistrate Connolly, and gave their names
as William Morse and James McDermot, land
said they recently came from st. Louis ;
stopped four days in Quincy; arrived IN
Davenport yesterday morning, came over on
the second trip of the ferry boat, got some
beer at Young America, and then went in
the country. The probability is that they
secreted themselves in the timber, on the
bluffs, back of town, and came down at
night, for plumber. ase
They we're fined $50 each, for "unlawfully
attempting an injury against the property OF
person of citizen, or making a movement
Or preparation therefor" $40 each for "car
rying or having in their possession deadly
weapons )" and committed to Jail, under the
state law, to await their trial for similar
offense, unless they can pay their fines and
procure bail in the sum of $500 each, fol
their appearance at the next September term
of our circnit sconrt.
They are yillainous looking pair; thin
cadaverous and dirty-aged some IS or Al
years each-and stand good chance to b.
pretty well punished. rs sss#
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

Mag. w. WILLIS, formerly connected with
the hospital department at the Rock Island
Military Prison, is now resident of Rushford,
Fillmore county, Minnesota. His many
friends in this city will be glad to learn that
he is doing WELL He is post master at that
place, and of course takes the ARGUS, and
pays I'm advance-all of which "makes it
more binding" and shows that he is SEN
sble Lam 20 -s.--.--r y o.. s-.s
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

BARGAINS IN JEwELEY.-Mr. W. 7. Riggs
wishes US to say that, having purchased the
Cunkle mill, at Camden, he is anxious to
close out his stock of jewelry, watches,
spoons, silver table ware, clocks, fancy goods
etc, as quick as possible, and in order to do
so he offers the same ct cost, in quantities
to suit, either at retail or wholesale. he
invites all who want anything in his line to
give him a call. Now is the time to buy
cheap. a
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

fine ripe tomatoes, pur over them boiling
water to remove the skin, then chop them
finely, then put them into a saucepan with
out any water; chop two onions very finely,
cover closely, and let them simmer slowly an
hour; then add q little salt and cayenne pep
per-, a large spoonful Of bread crumbs, and
cover tightly; beat up five eggs to a stiff
froth; have ready heated pan, and a
small piece Of butter just to grease it, stir
the eggs into the tomatoes; beatsaif togeth-
er and pour it into the hot buttered pan,
brown 1t ON one side, fold it over, and serve
on hot dish the moment it is done. 1t is
very nice with beef steak. -E
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

LOST Hrs WATcH.-Yesterday afternoon,
young man from Davenport, named Allen
Wass, took friendly drink with a couple
ofstrangers who invited him to imbibe, and
soon afterwards he missed his friends and his
silver watch and gold chain, and $l2 or 5 IL
in money at the same time. He reported
the fact to the police and thinks he would
know them if he could see them agaiu
Drinking with strangers is rather risky bus
mess. a# Co. Fa t--.f
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

ENcoURAGING.-We learn, from Mr.. Ca.
BILE, who returned from Chicago this Thurs
day. morning, that Mr.. Thomson, president
of the Western Union railroad company
(who has just returned from Europe with
funds to complete the work was in that city
to arrange details with the mayor for the
right of way into Chicago. The right was
granted by the city council, some months
ago. <s<rs
We may probably expect to see the dirt
fly on this end, also, before many weeks.T
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

These hot nights, when doors and windows
are open at night, are the times chosen by
burglarsy thieves, house-breakers, robbers
and villains generally, to ply their vocation.
The number of such creatures in, town is
rather larger than usual, and our citizens
should be on their guard.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

ARRIvED.-Capt Miles, the horse trainer
and keeper of the race track, arrived in this
city this Thursday morning, on the steam
er Keithsburg, with his celebrated trick
pony, and will soon be at his work. -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-08

~ Rock ISLAND, August 2.
The current value of the articles named below is
subject to changes, but the following quotations
are correct for the date of this report
Flour-Spring Double Extra, in bbls 81 40 at
Wholesale, and S11 80 at retail. Sacks, Sll,00 at
Wholesale, and $l1 so at retail. Loose, $ll 80 at
Wholesale, and 81 l,40 at retail.
Wheat-No. i, s1,75. No. 2, l,5O. Rejected
ITO
Corn-60 to 65c
0ats-60c for IS lbs.
Rye-60.
Barley--No. 1, so. No. 2, 20. tss
Beans-2,00 y tsAs'@
Onions-75e per bush.
POtatoes-new I,S0a2,00
Eggs-I24c doz
Buttsr-Very choice lots, for retailing, will
bring 124c.
Sorghum-40a60c.
Salts, 35a3, so per barrel.
ksrosene-"hOssais, barrels included, SO"52 I;
Highwines--$2 20. = s
Pouitry-Live chickens, s., 40a3 90 per doz.
Dressed, 7c per Id. Turkeys 12al5c per Id.
|. Pork-For live hogs 5a54c.
Beehive weight, common 4,00a5, 90. Prime
shipping Oscar so per hundred pounds.
Hay Prairie $5a$s per ton Timothy $40, 90
a$12,00.
Wood-Oak 500 to 100 cord.
Coal-At the Coal Valley Yard, on the Levee,
coal is sold at Ia cents, the cost of delivering 20
be added.
From teams, in Market Square, at i4al5 cents.