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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-16

TILE LADIES CABIN
Of the United States had that evening been the scene
of unusual gaycty There bridal parties OF!
board full of the happiness Of heir love, young
and beautiful girls just oushiny into wonanhood,
gallant cavaliers paying homage at heautys SHRINE
Conversation, music and dancing, served o make tie
hours fly: among the brightest aud f:jrest the
Misses johnson and Jones. \ gentleman Of this city
who had been danclng with thcn bad given to eac.
young lady the address Of the other one, which they
Stuc.; in their belts. But the hours increased, and
weary at Last, the dancers had Just dispersed with
merry good nights and wishes Of pleasant Dreams
when shock was felt, and then the awful, sick
ening cry of
TIE aoAT IS ON FIRE AND SINKING,
In minute the changed from the saycty Of
youth to carnival of death. People, old and young
men, and children rt.sled into the cabin PAL tly
dressed, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters
fathers and children, looking at each other il agony,
too many, alas taking final view Of their loved
A TOUCHING APPEAL
was made by Miss Jones to a gentleman Oil board.
As the woodwork becoming too heated to bear,
and the flames were forcing their way gradually into
the cabin, she went to him saying, ooh Mr., F.,
you have talked re this evening YOU have danced
with me, YOU know who am and where ! come from,
me oh, me oh save me !" lie told her he
had wife to Save, and lie could not help her Poor
girl, she is beyond earthly help now.
The loss of the young aud beautiful Miss Mary L.
johnson, aud the circumstances preceding it,
truly affecting. She met with Miss HIATT e Jones,
from Tallahassee, Florida, and ii remarkable attach
ment sprung up between them EARLY in the evening
they exchanged cards, Mr. j. n Price volunteering TO
write them. For Miss johnson he wrote tue name of
Miss Jones, with her address at Tallahassee, West
Florida and for Miss Jones the Of Miss Johnson
with her address at this place. Each OF the young
ladies' put the card in her belt and promised to ex-
change cGrtes de eiSe in future. THIS trauspred soon
after supper. The parties continued to enjoy each
others society in the dance and otherwise until bed
time. It's proper to say which We do the authority
OF Price, that but quadriile danced. The mu
sicans however played several tunes before and one
after the qnadrle for the pleasure of the company
Soon after this sisterly association The young ladies
parted, but to meet in that brighter world where
there is no parting. The body Of Miss johnson has
been recovered, aud now lies beneath her distracted
fathers roof in this city, but Miss Jones still tenants
the dark waters Of the Ohio, in mute noalonsAio
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This Arrangement will give all fair chance, do the
that be done for the entire railroad interest,
and prevent those otherwise necessary combinations
Of and stronger interests which in SELF defence
crush minor ones, while it would reduce minimum
the chances Of corruption and public dcmoaIsa;ion
W $. ROsECRA&S.
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a people everything to be miserable
A heterogeneous north destroyed homo
geneous south. The former with its mate
rial power, and the latter its conservative
elements, might have developed system
Of civilization that would have rivailed all
others, but the want Of forbearauce forbade
il; chow often do men or nations forbear
with one another.) The strong impose pains
and penalties upon the weak and the in.
herent right to act legitimately for oneself,
even, is often deuied by the arrogant.
Once it was declared heresy 10 think-and
heretics were punished with death.
The robust, the impudent and the arro-
giant may affect to despisc or override the
modest, the unpretentious and the unas-
suming. The elegancies of Southern soci-
ETY. in like manner, were not agreeable TO
shoddv and the miscegenating freelovcrs,
and others, who joS,led themselves into
the high places Of government, &c, and so
impotence, and cheek, rule the hour, and
the country goes from bad to worse.
And what will be the complexion of the
mex: congress? II there are no statesmen
equal 10 the expansive wants of the country
HOW, what will be its condition in tie
near future with preponderating Ignorance,
vena'i,y, and cupid;ty. Where are the
legislators to come from who will justly per-
form thoasandth part Of the work to be
done. The difference between the next
body and, the present, in point Of inteli-
gence, &c, nill be as great as that between
the present and the past. And (unless
there is reformation) the country will
doubtless have reached the substratum OF
infamy
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-29
= Life Of Jefferson Davis

The pleasing encouragement Is Hade
by the National Publishing Co., at At,
ldnsa; Ga, that the life of this distin-
gtished~ citizea, by Frank H. Alfiiend, #
Richmond, Va, well known from his
connection with the Richmond press, will
bepublished at an early day. 1t will he
: issued in one handsome octave volume,
Of from 5o0~to 900 pages, embelli>hed
with a portrait on steel, engraved in pure
line aud s,ipple, from recent photo
graph. price $3.50 aud S per copy. The
following extract ftom an advance sheet,
OCCURS on page 49, and may serve as
an index of this interesting work
- zsa=s5rs1 IS an a5pToprsa1e conclusion 70 tf!S
sketch Of Mr.. Davis career in the House
of Representatives, VIC quote the follow.
ing extract from an interesting work,
published some years since: John Quin-
cy Adams had habit OF always obServ-
Ing new members. He would sit near
them on the occasion Of their Gongres-
siopal debut, closely eyeing and at,en-
lively listening if the speech pleased him,
but quickly departing if it did not
When Davis first arose in the House, the
ex-preSideE. took a scat close by. Da-
Wis proceeded, and Adams did not more
TIE one continued speaking and the
other listening; and those who knew Mr..
Adams habits were fully aware that the
new member had deeply impressed him.
At'the close of the speech the odd Man
Eloquent crossed over to some friends
and >aId, tha. young man, gertlem>r, is
no ordinary man. He will make his
mark yet, mind me-
Address National Publishing Co., At
laata, Ga.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-29

4 COMPLIMENT WELL DERERvED.--Thc
London Quarterly Review, replying tc
an essay by Goliwin Smith, who cites
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Stanton l!)
as examples Of American great men,
says
I'VE admit that Mr.. Stanton and his
colleagues have done great things on a
great scale. but they lack the stamp 0!
individual greatness. If that is to be
found anywhere in America, it is under
the modest roof Of General Lee, the
champion Of lost cause, whom prosperi-
ty never intoxicated nor adversity de.
pressed, and who exceeded his opponent
a. much in real nobility and greatness Of
character as lie did in military skill and
daring"
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The President and Stanton.

Washington Gossip says that there is
ls!l in. the excitement, no startling facts
or sensational rumors to record, and that
there is every reason to expect that STAN
ton will resign, in a few days. Grant
has expressed the opinion that ne should,
bu, his opinion is not worth much at
this,stage Of the proceedings, while sher-
map it is said earnestly advises him to
that course. At any rate Aadrev the
second will not recognize lin, so that
he is reduced to the fraction Of clerk.
All orders are now issued BY direction of
the President, and Grant himself only re-
.eogr.ises orders from the, President, and
50 the farce works.
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q, Newberry Female College.

We are pleased to learn that the, Fe-
male college under the care Of RsS. J. T.
Zealy is growing in size, the number Of
pupils having greatly increased since the
opsting'o of the present session, which
connrenced on the first of January. We
wouh-advise the public that pupils are
st.u entering, and may do so at any time
dussg the session, but that it be well
ifany. contemplate avaiIing themselves
oflhc advantages offered by this College
for good education, that they enter at
once. Mr. Zcaly labored under serious
disadvantages the past year, bu, in spite
of-his many difficulties, the Institution
was kept open, and no~ gives ,he prom;
ise of reniunerating him for the trials
and tolls he underwent, ard We are
yra:iiied at this result no less for Mr.
Zsaly, taan for the communit. at large.
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DooIitt,e, in o speech in the Senate
recently, said THAT when Latium, a
Rnman province, revoleed, and the re-
volt WAS suppressed, the question arose
in the Roman Senate. what shall be done
with La'iuH and the people of Latium :?
There were some who cried di>francliSc
them--others said coRtiScate their pro-
pcrty; there were nnne VINO said sub
iecl them in va>salage to their slaves :;
but old Ca,nilluS, in that speech which
revealed his greatness and made his name
immortal. said: Senators, make them
your fellow citizens, and thus add to the
power and glory Of Rome Doolittle
added In this high place-this Senate
of the great 'epublic of the world-ont
of the growth of the civilization cf all
ages, cannot we, Senators, rise to the
height Of that great argument?
Alas We fear they cannot rise, they
have fallen so low. StatcsmanShip has
declined magnaninity departed mercy
a dead letter truth, justice and right
almost unknown among them. Rome
crumhled for centuries before she ex-
pired. The light Of civil Liberty in the
model republic ofthe 18th century is ex-
tinguished in its incipiency. Higher law,
the offspring Of that fruitful mother
Puritanisln-which has given birth to a
host OF terrible isms and utopian schemes,
materially assisted in the downfall of
the United States, ere it had reached
meridian greatness. Its cup of joys, law
ishly filled by muni.icent Providence,
has become poisoned chalice, and we
drink deeply of its drcgS of death.
What a spectacle for the world America
without statesmen! She who but veS,er-
day, at it were, proslaimcd herself the era
die of liberty, and creme de Ia creme Of the
world; the land Of statesmen, intelligence,
refinement and elegance; the school Of lat
ter:day art md science, marching with the
impulsion Of new birth, and in the dawn
of physical millennium, when about to
realize her dream Of plenitude aud grasp
the golden fruitage, is hurled nsadly, wildly
back, back TO the days Of the past. And
disrob' d Of her beauty, she languishes in
tFibulation. Infdelity, thirst for riches,
the pride of material greatness, and a
voluptuousness that discarded the hardy
virtues Of departed sires, heroic men, and
noble women, who illnmed and adorned the
country With ihe wisdom of saSce. has cos.
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Convention Proceedings.

We continue an account OF the great
reformation, which was opened with
prayer by Runion, Monday Goth. After
which the standing committees we're an
nounced. 1t is not important to give
the names except in favor Of the dele
gates from Newberry, who stand thus !:
JAS Henderson on the Bill of Rights
B. O. Duncan on the Legislative part of
the Constitution and Lee Nance on Pc
tltions. Other committees are-Execu-
| tive part of Constitution Judiciary :;
Franchise and Elections Finance Edu-
cation Rules and Regulations; Mlscel-
laneous Provisions of Constitution; and
Review and Consolidation Of Constitu.
tion as whole. A resolution to leave
coniscation and franchise entirely to
G. ngress, by B. F. Randolph, referred to
| committee.
JAS. NJ Rutland moved a speedy cx-
animation into the condition of the State
Treasury, committee o. Finance instruct
cd accordingly. The fact is apparent
and leaks all through that there is not
much money in the institution, and thai,
their wash-women are pushing them. on
to do something.
Resolutions by Moses to petition Gen.
| Candy to stay for three months all exc
cutions for debts prior to June 30, 1865,
was, after considerable discussion, re-
ferred to the Executive Committee.
L. S. Lansly wants !; change in the
name Of the Election districts in the
State to Counties, and to divide The
Counties into townships OF not less than
five nor more than ten square miles each.
Neagle, proposes in resolution TO
levy black-;nail tax Of 100000 to pay
expenses.
B. 0. Duncan, says that slavery hav-
ing been abolished. debts for slaves
should be null AID void, and offered a
resolution to that effect.
Moses, seeing that legal advice is ne
ceSsary in Convention, offered a rcsolu.
ton to invite Solicitor C. D. Melton to
that Office, and if'tc accepted the fatter.
ing distinction, to give him an interest
in the 100000 to be raised, so far as
mileage and per diem would 60. And
also an interest in the prayers Of Rev:
Runion. Resolution to fix per diem at
so, and mileage for county delegates %
cents per mile.
Resolutions by Harley:
l. That no person be eligible for Office
who is not qualified to vote.
2. That no person in ans way engaged
in, or connected with, a duel shall be eli.
giblc for office. =
8. That lotteries be forever prohibited.
4. That imprisonment for debt be
abolished, except in cases Of fraud.
January 2l.-Report in favor of Pc
tilion to stay executions for three
months.
The following resolutions were intro
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provisions against bribery.
For the establishment Of militia.
And an ordinance to abolish District
Courts, which latter cauSH. considerable
discussion, and was rcfc,r:d TO the COM
Inittee on the Judiciary.
a resolution making the qualifications
ofjurors the same as voters, with the
addition that they be able 10 read and
write. Referred.
B. o. Duncan read petition to Con-
gross asking repeal of the cotton tax.
C. C. Bowen introduced bill Of forty
provisions. The following are some of
the provisions : The prohibition of cor
poreal punishment /; the abolition Of i'm
prisonmcnt fer debt the exception from
the provision against cx post facto laws
of such laws as might invalidate debts
incurred between 1860 and 1865, or for
slaves ; the incorporation Of all associa.
tons of persons desiring to be incorpora:
ted opening State educational ins;itu-
;ions to all persons, without distinction.
4 resolution to instruct the legisla.
turc to revise the laws, asjuStice cannot
he obtained as the laws now arc.
And a resolution providing for sys'
tenn of common schools.
January 22.--!he Mercury heads its
report of this days proceedings with a
criticism on the popularity of circasses,
lions, trained monkeys and striped jack
asses, and says just so with the great
riaged- d-streaked. And why Because
The chair remains ponderouSly ugly,
Whittcm re robustly vain, Moses bitter,
Whipper strong, Boozer sensible, L. B.
johnson modest, Byas stupid and Dun,
can nervous. Langly has not ceased e
lisp, nor NOVEL; to stare. Wright con.
tinues to rise on points Of order, and
De Large to display his wkiSkers. The
rest Of the animals remain quiet, with
the exception Of an occasional chatter
grunt, snar! or bray according to the
nature Of the beast. In short the scene
was the same yesterday as before, and
yet there was a large delegation from
Ethiopia in the back ground.
The proceedings were dull resou
tons were offered, referring TO the d.
vision of the Districts Of the State, to
establish penal code and reform schools,
and re-organizing the Supreme and In
ferior Counts. Some opposition was
manifested to measures of relief, but q
vast majority favor them.
January 23.-Thc Convention, to day,
was engaged chiefly in the discussion
Of the propriety of adopting relief meas
ures for debtors, on a resolution asking
Gen. Canpy 10 suspend sales Of property
for three months. The negroes are bit
ter against land-holders, former rich
men as one said, in speech, he would
make them sell land, if it could be SC.
cured in no other way. No results to
report. The negroes are growing more
excited.
January PA decided change in the
performances, says the Mercury, (fron
which paper We continued to make up
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Congressional.

January 23.-Tne Reconstruction
Cosnm,l,ee: thus morning, agreed to re,
port the foHoNin bill
Be it enacted, &c, That the appellate
Jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court of the
United States shall not extend to any
act done, or which shall be done, or to
any proceedings had, or which shall b.
had, under aud by virtue OF an Act en-
titled an Act to provide Tor the more
efficient government of the rebel States,
approved March 2, 1867, or Of the Srre-
raj Acts supplementary therel and all
such Gases now pending in said Court,
either by appeal or otherw iSe, from any
proceedings had IN the premises in any
District or Circuit Court of the United
States, shall he dismissed by said Su-
preme Court, and no record Of any pro-
ccedings had, or which might he had,
under either of the District Comman-
ders, under either Of the Acts, shall be
removed to be reviewed in any other
tribunal, either upon habcas corpus,
QUO warranto, or in other manner what
ever.
The vote upon the bill is understood
to have. been yeaS-Stevens, Bingham,
Paine, Boutwell, and Beanan. RepuhA
cans; uays-Hur!burd, Republican !;
Brooks aud Beck, Democrats The
Presidents message to the Senate, de
clares that the bill striking "~hi,e"
from the District Ordinances, failed By
reason of the adjournment of Congress.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-ln the
House, the bill forbl1ding certain pay
.ssgss to Saashssg slsimasts, va Sis;
Conference Committees report on the
cotton tax, and appointed a new Com
mittce. The death Of Mr.. HiSe was an
nounced, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, EdmundS and johnson
took issue with the Presidents opinion,
relative TO the bill striking "whitc" from
the District Ordinances. The message
was referred to the Judiciary Commit.
tee. Thr Senate adhered to its amend
nentS to the deficiency bill. forbidding
appropriations for tine Quartcrmastcr'>
Department being expended for recon-
struction, or any other purpose. Gen.
Howard was called on for elaborate re.
ports regarding abandoned lands and
other relative matters. A joint resn!u'
tion, att lorizing the distribution Of des-
sicated meats and vegetables not needed
by the army to sufferers in the South.
passed. The reconstruction bill was re-
sumed. Morton spoke, and Nye will
fellow. The argument viii probably
last ten days.
WAsuISG7oS. January 27.-ln the
House., several bills of minor importance
were presented, and referred to- appTo-
PIRATE Committees. And a resolution
from the Georgia Convention, urging a
re-organizing of the State government
and modification Of the test oath. Ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, after the presentation
and disposition Of some miscellaneous
business, the reconstruction question
was resumed Watson favor. the bill,
and said that during his thirteen years
SeaatorShir, he hal listened to great
many speeches he had heard the. drri:-
ineeriug DAVIS, the clustering Toombs,
the plausible Mason, the wiley SIdcll,
but he had never listened to a more
wicked speech than that delivered By
Mr.. Doo!iitle, on Thursday last. Mr..
johnson followed, with powerful con-
stitutional argument against the bill.
Adjourned.
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Sale Postponed.

The Sale of the property Of John W.!
Payne decd, is postponed until the 24fh day
of February next, at which time the ealS
will be positive This postponmeut 10 owing
70 the proceedings which have beeu kad !a
Equity.
The personal property ,oiH be sosd
for Cash: ...
The land by the recon- mendafiou Of tho
Commissioners sent by orler Of the Con>
missioner in Equity. will be sold in Ave sspa-
rate tracts
One third cash, the bsIance on ono and
two years credit, with interest from dSy of
saIc BoHu wltfI Two Suresies ana Mortgage
of the premises will be required Purchaser
to pay for titles.
JOHN SATTERWHITE, =
r S. .SATTERWHETE, -
Jan. 90 5 81. Ex'ors,.
Laurrns Herald copy Q times.
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No CRED1T.-We have been much ex.

No CRED1T.-We have been much ex-
orciscd of late on the subject of no ere.
dit. Last year some of our leading mcr-
chants closed on the old and ruinous
system Of 'booking,' while others tried
but failed through lack OF 6rmness, and
while the one is satisfied and easy in
mind, the other grieves without conso-
lation. When will our merchants and
people learn sense, and profit by expe-
riencc? Let US all try this year, neither
to give or ask for abominable credit, and
it will HE the death which will have no
resurrection, for when once finally laid
away in its winding sheet, such will be
the general comfort and rejoicing, that
no one will be stupid enough to unearth
the monster, whose hideous mien brings
discomfort and ruin on buyer and seller.
Pay as you 80, let that be the motto, and
our word for it it will work to the gen.
eral good. As move in tina: direction
We propose that the merchants, large and
small, meet together, compare notes, and
fix upon card to the public, stating
their determination to give no more ere
dit to good, bad or Indifferent, sign the
notice, and we will publish it for next to
nothing. Try it merchants; no one can
be offended when the thing is 80 general.
We feel interested ard want it, and won't
have any more credit, SO far as ttis local
is concerned.
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OFSOUTH CAROLINA.

Newberry District-ln Equity.
Geor:c Larsen, Admr., vs.. Waller Il Hunt
and others.
Bill! for sale of Real Estate, Relief, &e.
On motion OF Iessrs. Jones & Jones,
Comp. SoIrs. Ordered that Walter q. Hunt,
Ann Oregon Mayes and her husband, de-
fe,,daats 10 the bill in the above stated case,
do plead, answer or den1ur within forty
days from the publication of this rule, or
the same will be tai en- pro confesso againss
them. SiLAS TOMBSTONE. =
Jan % C. E. 4. q.
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Index to New Advertisements.

The following Advertisements appear to-day
for the first time. Those to be continued, will
be found under their respective heads in our
next issue :
w. II. WiSeman-Permancnt picture
gallery.
Wren & Wheeler-Removal.
Commissioners Notices.
J. & R. Satterwhite-Sale postponed.
Blease & Wright-Cotton Plant Stoves.
Rev. J. T. Zealy-Female College.
Csrwilc & McCanghrin Groceries.
Duffie & Chapman-Book Store.
j. Stern-Auction Notice.
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SrECIAE.-Thc announcement is made
elsewhere that those capital artists and
clever fellows, Wren & Wheeler, take a
flight to other parts at an early period
before their departure finally, they make
a temporary move to the gallery over
Mayes & Martins store. They will be
in their new gallery early next. week,
and will be happy to receive thelrfrendS
and the public, and make few more OF
their splendid pictures. Their stay will
be but for month longer.
The public are informed that Mr.. Wise
man, photographer, has permanently 10,
Gated in this. place, and will occupy the
gallery over Mr.. Mowers store, in the
exercise of his art. He will be prepared
to take pictures in any style, and at mod
crate rates, in few days. See card.
"Precious dreams of home and thee,
is the title Of charming piece of music
for sale at the book store Of Messrs. Duff
ie & Chapman. The author Miss En-
ma Westfield Of Greenville, in our own
State, is young lady of no little talent,
and has shown much ability in this piece.
We bespeak ready sale for it.