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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
NO. IL.

IN 4 TIGHT PLACE.-At l..
on Sunday evening, fatigued by
his long journey, wagner and
his son John, drove his team into
a good range; and determined to
pass the Sabbath enjoying sea-
son Of worship with the good folks
Of the village. When the time of
worship arrived, John was set to
watch the team, while the wagon
er went in with the crowd. The
preacher had hardly announced
his subject before the old man fell
sound asleep. lie sat against the
partition in the centre Of the body
slip; while just against him, sepa-
rated only by the very low parti-
ton, sat a feshy lady, who SEEM
ed all-absorbcd in the sermon.
She struggled hard with her feel
ings, uutil unable to control them
any longer: she burst out with q
loud scream, and shouted at the
top Of her voice, rousing the old
man, half awake, who thrust his
arm around her waist and cried
out very soothingIy:
"Wo, Nance !a.woss NanceF wo!
Here John, cut the belly-band,
and loose the brccching, quick, or
she'll tear everything to pieces r.
It was all the work of mo-
mcnt, but the sister forgot to
shout, the preacher lost the thread
Of his discourse, and the meeting
come prematurely to an end while
deeply mortified, the old man
skulked away, determined not to
60 to meeting again until he could
manage to keep his senses by re-
manning awake.-Erchdnge.
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SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED

SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED
In 1868 a couple were legally mar
ried in this city, and for two long
months lived together As man and
wife. when they became satisfied
that they had made 4 mistake in
Joining their fortunes forlite. With
out any formal divorce, they mu-
tually agreed to seperate, and from
that time they continued to live
as if they had never been married.
A short time ago a gentleman
from Alabama became smitten
with the attractions Of the charm
ING graSs-Widow, and became 4
suitcr for her heart and hand.
Things worked tavorably for the
success of his courtShip, and last
Friday they were married, the
former husband acting as waiter
at the wedding.-PeterSburg En-
press.
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Sec. 19. Authorizes creditors to
assert and prove any contingent
claim they may have against the
bankrupt as drawer, cndorser:
surety, bail or guarantor, or as ten
ant.
Sec. 20. Provides for set offs in
all cases Of probable claims.
Sec. y. Prohibits any credit
ors of the bankrupt from sueing
him after he avails himself Of the
act.
Sec. -. Provides the method OF
proving claims-that is by produ-
cing legal evidence before any reg
lister in his district, or, if the credi-
tor is a nonresident, before o Uni
ted States commissioner.
Sections %, 81, and 25. Re
Spccts details Of practice in the
presentation and proof Of claims.
See. 1G. Authorizes the eXamin-
atioi. Of the bankrupt on oath by
the courts. as to his debts and as
sets, and requires his wife to at
tend and give evidence Unnecessary,
Sec. -. PrcScribcs that crcdi-
tors who prove their debts shall
share alike, except that wages, to
an amount not exceeding fifty dol
lars, for service performed in the
preceding six months, shall be
paid in full.
Sec. IS. Prevents the priority
of debts.
Sec. %. Allows the bankrupt,
after six months from the adiudi-
cation Of bankruptcy, orifn no debts
or assets within sixty days, which
the court, after due notice, shall
grant, if the bankrupt has honest
" exhibited his condition.
Sec. 80. Prohibits a asccond bank
ruptcy, unless by consent Of cred
itors, except where the assets
amount to seventy per cent. Of the
debts.
Secs. 81 to 35. Concert details:
pronounce against frauds, and the
like.
Sec. So. Provides for involun-
tary bankruptcy, declaring that
IN absconding debtor, Il debtor
who makes assignments to defraud.
against whom an unsatiSfied exc
cutiOn for over one hundred dollars
stand, who makes an assignment
to give preference to special credi-
tors. or who has suspended for
fourteen days the payment of his
commercial papers, shall, on the
petition Of any creditor, be ad-
Judged bankrupt.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
For Ladies Exclusively.

| y
We rise upon a personal cxpIa-
| nation"
1t has been gently intimatcd to
us that certain Of our lady readers
were startled by our mention OF
stocking suspcndcrs. Their deli
cate scnsibilitics were shocked by
! the audacity Of such a liberty
such an invasion the holy Of no.
lies Of wOman's attire.
We have two or three things to
say about it.
I've thought we were giving
information that was valuable.
! 2-For the last six months our
unsophisticated and uninitiated
eyes have been opened wider and
wider as one style Of tiltereens
after another revealed more and
more Of the mysteries Of woman's )
undcr-garmentS. At first we con-
! sidcrcd these disclosures as acci-
dental and accordingly we shut
our eyes and walked on faster.
But style after style, lift after
lift-from gaitcr-boot to stocking,
and from stocking to fancy elastic
garter with ornamental taSsel-
the mode was tending towards the
extreme that suggested the idea
that clothes were worn for the
purpose Of uncovcring as much as
possible Of the human form divine,
Cor otherwise, as the case might
chance to bc.) So that. in the end,
even our hitherto unsophiSticated
minds became open to the conyic-
ton that all these neither beauties,
so mcrcilcssly thrust upon public
attention upon the public streets:
were designed and desired by their
fair exhibitors to be seen. We saw
them accordingly, as did also the
rest Of mankind. We thcrcupon
took occasion to speak of some Of
these neither details of dress in q
direct way, so as to caution cur
lovely tiltarccE-wcarcrs that, un-
less they meant for these things to
be "sccn Of all men," they must
wear their graceful glories in some
other style. This delicate sugges-
ton was designed by US for only
the few extremists who had ig-
norcd the frightening glanccs that
have bcamcd in their wake at
every street-corncr for the last
six months.
3-Thosc who comment most
upon our item, we have one or two
reasons for knowing: are they who
have worn the veritable over-shot-
high -pre$surc-pc pcrpindicuIar-du-
plcx-and-cvcrything-c
plus-ultra tiItarccn themselves.
TCoI. Cor. I0rkrWe Enqmircr.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
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WHERE is TIE NIGGER ?-W c
have on late been receiving q great
number Of papers fro-n New Eng
land. In looking over them We
very often find something exceed
ing by clever. This for instance :
One paper says: I'VE have
had the Republican victory-now
where's the niger p
To which another "gocs in at
the following rapid rate:
Go to your store, and You get
from eighteen to twenty-five cents
worth Of niger in every yard Of
muslin you buy from ten to tit-
teen cents worth Of nigScr in eve
~ yard Of calico your wife and
children use from six to eight
dollars worth Of snigger, in each
barrel Of flour your family con-
sumes ; twenty-five cents worth Of
niggcr in each pound Of coffee you
purchase ;Tfrom eight to twelve
cents worth Of niger in every
pound Of sugar you buy to sweet
en- it; you'll find small bit ofnig-
ger in your box Of matches, and
considerable niger in your plug
of tobacco. You eat nothing, wear
nothing, see nothing, taste moth
ing, or have nothing, that is not
more or less affected by the misera-
ble niggerism that has controlled
the country since "Old Abe" left
Springfield for Washington.
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Items.

y contemporary headS IN arClcl9
on "tilters," "Shocking Disclo-
sures." He probably ymeant "Stock-
ing Discloscrs."
A kiss, says a French lady, costs
less and gratifes moro than any
thing else in existence.-Erchange&
That's so, and we arc surprised
that our girls havn't found it out
before now. If they will call at
our sanctum they can have a
chance to test the matter without
money and without pricc.-Bran-
don Republican.
The FederichsJurg Ledger says J;
We understand there are no less
than twenty-five beautiful and
educated mariagcable girls at
Port Royal, and not one marriage
able man."
The Galveston Ciri7ian, referring
to the immigration Of freedmen to
Texas: from Georgia, says: "Wo
would rather see one sober and
industrious white man come to
Texas, than forty thousand freed
men,"
st. Louis has "a newspapers:
". v. Gates, Of the West Tenn.
Wing, is the oldest living editor in
the States.
The Central Texas Nccord says,
with the departure of Naximiliant
q large immigration to Texas Of
the better and wcalthicr classes
Of Ncx;cans may be expected.
There is a "waterfalI" in Cali
fornia two thousand feet high.
This would be large enough for
the head Of navigation.
It makes ones mouth water to
read Of the low price Of the "good
things of this earth," away out on
the fringcs Of civilization.
Who are the dishonest people
Hardware mcrchants-thcy sell
iron, and steel for living.
a Baptist clergyman, in San
Francisco; Rev. II. A. Sawtellc,
has come out for open communion,
and drawn a large congregation
with him.
The Ncr England Dry Goods and
Clothing Reporter, a newspaper
started in this city few weeks
since, has been suspended for want
Of patronage.
The Mobile Gazette, published
by Ex-Admiral Semmes, has ceased
to exist.
The Baltimore evening Tran-
script in consequence ofbard times
has suspended.
The RurGl S2Itberner will not
be published-thoso who subscrib>
ed will be refunded.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
A CARD.

URGED, By the many changes which
distress the community-among which i
the fact that we have to pay cash for every
&hing purchased-we are compelled tc
publish the following terms and condition,
upon which we propose to practice medicine,
viz:
For visit and prescription $500
&" prescription at Office orin
the street 90
'' obstetrical cases (simpIe) -2o,oo
consultation 1000
milage-per mile (day) - 80
q " (night) : 90
Our terms are CASH. The above stated
reason, aIone, forces Us to insist upon this.
1t is our intention to present bills, at the
termination of every case, for services
rendered; and no visits nor attention can
be expected from US afterwards, until the
amount of such bills is paid.
P. B. RUFF
O. B. MAYER
JAMES MCINTOSH
G. W. GARMANY.
Dec. 10Th. 1865.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

\ Wisconsin official who had
arrested Il couple Of rascals, was
riding with his prisoners when a
prairie chicken made its appear
ance, and the officer drew his re-
volver and fred two Or three shots
at it. One Of the prisoners sug-
gcStcd that he could do better,
and the revolver was handed over
to him. The prisoner, however,
did not try his skill on the chick
en-, but presented the shooting
iron at the officer and ''hackcd off,
leaving the officer to cogitate on
the ;'unccrtainty Of man." and to
return minus prisoners and a $50
revolver.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

ELIGIBLE MEN.--Thc Rich
mond Di$pat"h says on this sub.
iect "ShouId the worst happen
for this State, and a portion Of ou1
citizens who have served in public
offices be rendered Ineligible. it be
comes a matter of interest to con
slider who are eligible and how the
important Offices are likely TO be
filled. Having looked about some
what, we feel quite cheercd to find
so many capable persons still lett
to take charge Of public affairs.
We think, ourselves, that when
the proper time arrives for sclec-
ton. if We only manage rightly:
there will be no want Of represen-
tativc men for this State. We
may be troubled about Congress,
if we ever get the privilege of rep
rcscntation there. We think with
the Dispatch, that one advantage
which may grow out Of disfranchisc
mcnt will be the bringing into ac-
tion a number Of young men, who
have both energy and hope to
take the places Of some who have
little If either hope or energy.
The men we need now are men OF
spirit and confidence in their ahili-
ty to work out prosperous future
for their country.
e-SsZ>-e------~-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

/ l 1IC ISlOIl VI NOAAAASSS> SAOAA
which Frightened Reverdy
! Johnson.
The sudden and astounding sup
port given by Rcvcrdy johnson to
; Shcrman's Bill is at last explained
lie discovered, it is crcdiblv
stated, that it was the purpose Of
! the next Congress, which is ten
fold moro remorselcsS, violent and
proscripti7c than the present, to
press the passage Of u wholesale
confscation bill if the present plan
ofrcconstruction fails. lie quailcd
before the revolution Of this Moi
och spirit: and the vision Of contis-
cation and bcggary Of millions OF
. his countrymen cXtOrtcd from him
the reluctant support Of an inta-
nous measure. He saw an un-
armed. noble and defeated section
powcrlcSS, in the grasp and at the
mcrcyof an unftcling foe, more re-
morsrless than Goth. Hum: lies
sian or Turk. and he made, as he
believed, a timely sacrifice OF opln-
ion to save q people whom he
loved, and for whose wrongs his
heart bled.
There may be men cast in un-
Usual and heroic mould, designed
doubtless by God to play the part
of martyrs, who find in this con-
duct of Mr.. Johnson sufficient
ground for dcnunciation: but we
DO not. Ifth;; explanation OF the
reason fer Rvvrrdy JohnSon's
change is true, we think he has
committed one of those sins which
the "Rccording Angel will blot
out with a tear" for the weakness
Of a generous heart, when the
books of the Chancery Of Heaven
arc open for the final balancing OF
all earthly accounts.
The South has been scourgcd
terribly enough for all sane men
to pray that contiscation. that last
sad vial Of fApocalyptic wrath shall
not be poured upon our heads.
The world is sufficiently full Of the
tales of the hcroism Of this blight
ed and impoverished section: for
US in the moment of extreme peril;
to wish to protect our wives, our
children. and our deSolated fire
sides from the horrors Of absolute
dcstitution. Secure as he is i'll his
own life and property from the
malice and the greed Of the mod
ern GothS, the mcnaccd South
should surely listen with charity
to the excuse which the friends OF
Rcvcrtly john ;On offer for his sup
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bankrupt Bill.

" c nave before US Il copy VI liz
bankrupt bill as it passed the Sen
ate few days ago. and rs it now
stands in the House Of RcpreScn-
tativcs. 1t is a document Of sixty
eight pages, and therefore Of far
too great length for our columns:
but. in view Of the Importance of
the measure, We have prepared
the following abstract Of its con-
tents:
! Sec. l. Clothes the United States
District Courts with jurisdiction
in cases Of bankruptcy.
! Sec. ,. Gives Circuit Courts of
the United States general Supcrin-
tcndence and jurisdiction, and ALL
/ thorizes them to act rs courts of
, equity.
! Sec. 3. Provides for the appoint
mcnt by the district courts Of one
! or more registers in bankruptcy
in each congressional district, to
assist the judge.
S>c +. Defines the powers of
the register in bankruptcy to
make adjudication Of bankruptcy.
| to secure the surrender Of amy
/ bankrupt, to administer oaths, take
proof Of debts etc.
Sec. 5. Authorizes the judges Of
the district courts to direct the at
tendance Of the register at such
places rs they may deem proper.
and empowers the Judges to re-
move the register and fill vacan-
cies.
Sec. 6. Authorizes suitors to ap-
peal from the registers to the judi
ges in cases Of dispute as to the
law.
Sec. {, Provides for compulsory
attendance Of parties and witness
Secs. S, 9: and 10. Provides for
appeals and prescribes rules Of
practice.
Sec. II. PrcScribcs the method
Of availing Of the act.
Any debtor whose debts, prova-
bic under this act, amounting to
over three hundred dollars, may
petition the district judge Of his
district, stating his insolvency, his
Willingness to surrender his estate
and q schedule under oath Of his
debts and his creditors. with the
nature Of the debt in full, and an
inventory, also under oath, Of his
assets. Such petition shall be an
act Of bankruptcy, and the pcti-
toner be adiudged 4 bankrupt.
The Judge shall thereupon issue 4
warrant. (or the register if there
be no opposinr partv.) directed to
the United States marshall Of said
district. authorizing him to publish
the necessary notices. to wit: l.
That a warrant in bankruptcy has
been issued ,. That all pavmcnt
Of debts to such debtors arc for
bidden. 3. That 4 meeting Of the
croditors 70 nrovc debts and choose
assirnccS, will be held in a court
Of honI,rnntcv not less than ten
nor more Than ninety davs after
issnin, Of +bn warrant
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

\ letter writer says that South
Florida is destined before many
years to TEEN with the richest
West India productions.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
LEWIS BUTLER,
FASHIONABLE BARBER and
HAIR DRESSER
Dec. 12th, 1866.

RESPECTFULLY announces to the gen
tlemen of Newberry, that he has opened at
the old shop, opposite the Court House,
and next to Messrs l. N. Suber & Co.,
where he will be happy to wait upon all in
the exercise of his profession. His object
is to please the most fastidious taste, and
she keeping of his shop shall be after the
most une1ceptionable style.
Shaving, Trimming, Shampooing, and
Hairdying executed in the most approved
manner.
Jan. 23-4-tf
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

The Panama steamer which arrived at
New York on the 10th brought single
bar Of gold valued at over $4,000 1t
is said to look like t.ar ofyellow soap"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
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Archdc9cOn McCarran is dead.
Mrs. Swenzre shot her husband at bal! in
New York. Cause jealousy.
Ex.Gov. Brown, of Georsia, urges the pco>
pie Of that State to accept the situation.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

The recent marriage Of Mr.. Day with
Miss Field presents this singular anomaly.
that, although lie gained the field, she
won the day.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13

.ArTemus Ward died Al South
ampton recent y
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-13
Miscellaneous.
w. 3. Mcclellan,
SURGEON DENTIST

. = ~ N u = ~ y y : I I - 7
Would most respectfully
state to the public that he has moved in his
new rooms over Captain McFa!PS store, on
Main street, and can at all times be found
ready to do any and everything in his line
for cash.
Mr.. Edwin Jones will work at one-fourth
pries.
At the same !e I would say to all who
are indebted to me, that they would find it
very much to their interest to call and settle
soon or they will be sued. Feb 13 If
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14

And il has come To this, that, ac'
cording to tho opinion OF u. 5.
Judge, five millions of free white
citizens, living in what is called Il
Republic, under u written conStltu-
ton, are deprived ot every constitu'
tlonal privilege, the llabeas Corpus
the right OF trial by jury the free,
dom of speech aud the press, and
every safeguard to,rropcity, liberty
ami life, and yielded up to m un-
limited despoti5m And all this is
done under the glaring false pre-
tcnco that they are in rebellion :
How, where, who Grc in rebellion ?
Arc not the laws, State and Nation
al, enforced Are not the taxes
collected? Are not the courts cs-
tablishcd aud aopca? % Whc"c is
tho resistance? What constitutes
rebellion? The great Chief Justice
Lord Hale, in his Pleas Of the Grown
says, in contemplation of law, it is
peace when the courts are open;
and so every .iurist has said, from
his time to the present, Where
there is no organized war, no resis'
tauce of armed troops, affecting the
administration Of justice aud The
enforcement Of the laws whch the
courts are open, and can try offences
and crimes, il jSpcace, and there is
no rebellion. But why attempt to
argue? 1t is answered by will and
fi rec, and these defy all argimcmt.
For the present, liberty Is in the
dust-her hands arc b5und, and her
voice is stifled
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14
VOL. xv, NO. ls....wHoLE NUMBER. 7is.

AS INCIDENTAL li'ecdihan. who
is II voter and n politician, had tho
misfortune To- be caught by Yellow
Jack At the request OF an officer
of tho Frccdmen's Bureau member
of the Howard Association called
Mt the house III company with well
known physician, who has had little
or nothing to do with politics. Tho
freedman wanted TO know If the
doctor belonged to the Grand Army
OF the Republic, the Radical party
ar the. Frccdmans Bureau, Tho
doctor said he did not, The freed
man would have nothing to do with
any doctor that did not belong to
one Of thee organizations, so the
docton went his way, But TIL o
iFrccdman's ease was hard one
in few minutes he became much
worse, and BmNton Bragg, another
member of the Howard Association
entered, The freedman was badls7
olY, and so he accepted assistance
from Mr.. Bragg, without question
ing him about politics. dasar7..
1t is said that Mi Bragg does not
belong to the Radical rary, tho.
Fyctdmun's Bureau or the Grand
Army of the Republic, but that he
was Il 80 called General in another
army few years since. Had tho
frecdmaii known that no doubt ho'
would have been content to die y
martyr rather than be saved by II
man who was not II Radical.
We are sorry to have to add that
Mr.. Bragg, through over.eNertion
in attending to sick and destitute
persons, has boon laid up with den
que fever. We hope, however, to
see tho General out again in few
days.-N o. Commercial Bulletinr
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14


The TRIAL OF JEFF. DAYS. 1t
is reported that the counsel Of JET.
Davis will protest against the trial
of their cliont before Judge Under
wood and against niger jurymcn.
In this they will have public syttf,
pathy. 1t would be an outrage ON
the decency of the nation if u man
like Underwood should preside at
this trial. On such an occasion, if
ever, the bench should be graced
by a man of learning, q man. tonr.
soioue Of tho lrgnlty OF his office, q
man ofprobity, and one whose lifo
has not been draggled in nall the filth
of party passions. Therefore I'm
derwood is the wrong man. If Davis
is to stand before q niggcr jury what
becomes of the nation that II man is
20 be tried by bis peers? His peers
Ito cut the thing as closely as the
greatest leveler could desirc-shoud
be citizens of the United States; and
no Richmond niger was citizen
of the United States when the events
occurred on which Davis is to be
tried. But it remains to be seen
whether Congress will not cut short
all this farce and declare by statute
the punishment of the public cnomy.
If it fails to do this it will fail in it's
duty.-New York HeraM, Nor. %.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-14


NorE FuisNfT fTURE.+=zN owsil,at the
Frec,Iinea's pnyeausis aboutste be
s,lit into Einilliffgs there is an effort
be;ng madc 10 Construct anothe1. 70
be calle,l theiY DHreau Of Freedmen
and mdnns!i Whilcait has b'sen
an unfortunate truth that the Freed
mcns Bareau contained many rats
who reasted on the public crib, Y"
believe that the Issdian Burean has
bsca the most Corrupted them ali---
that the plundcr has bccn more an'
blusl,iagiy takenLtlat il Jas been
earsss-l iii IA larger baskets than
from any other department o. ne
geverBmeaC The freedmen require
no Bureau, execrs for cducaticnal
purposes. Tie 6nly Bureau that
Tic lndiansoccd is the War Dcpatt-
mcnt These separate Bureaus are,
generally. sinks OF. cOrrnptiols--
Gal Brne7fp.