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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-23
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-23

CEA-BATHING AT COBB'S ISLAND
~ This delightful summer resort, situated eiRh.
teen miles northeast Of Cape Charles anu eight
niles from nearest main land. is rapidly growing
% become one OF the most attractive places on the
coast Of America.
It's pleasant pure, and delightful breezes. giving
strength Ia the invalid will never be forgotten by
nose who have heretofore enjoyed them.
We have made many improvements. b4lh III the
furnishing OF houses and general beauty OF
our grounds. 49, $500.
The surf-bathng is on a grand scale, and cannot
Ne surpassed, being perfectly safe with an apuhu
.nce of lighthouses.
Shooting, fishing, and boating cannot be excellea
IN the continent, with an abundance Of boats ana
xperien ced men to attend To the wants or ysitoTs
With other MISUNDERSTANDING Saloons billiards,
2c.
kBAND OF MUSIC has been engaged.
Passengers leaving Richmond and Petersburg,
arriving at Norfolk on Mondays Wednesdays ana
Fri,.ays ate A. ~, will connect with steamer 70
Cherrystoue and thence by line OF hacks across
he penInsula -four miies)to SottnghaIn's Land
ing and thence by steamer " the Island arriving
at2P. NJ.
TERMS Per day. %; per week. SIS: per month.
go COBB BROTHERS, Propret0rs.
CherrystOne noSt-ntact,
je2-3m Northampton county, Va
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The AUGUSTA Row.-The Chronicle
gives the following particulars:
The day passed off quietly up to about
five O'Clock, at which time there were
about three hundred negroes and about
seventy-fve whites in the Court House
yard, crowding around the steps, waiting
the closing of the polls, all peaceable and
orderly. About this time the military
Mayor Of this unfortunate city-the man
appointed by Gen. Pope as chief conser-
vator of the peace-came out of the hall,
and, standing in the portico, fourshing q
roll of greenbacks, offered to bet one thou
sand dollars that Bullock was elected.
This brag, from the chief Loyal Lacquer,
enthused the negroes, who cheered Justify.
The whites then cheered for Gordon and
others.
One irreyerent individual cried out ::
"You id porjured son of a b, you
had better pay off your police with that
money" From this time to the closing
of the polls there was considerable ehatf-
ing. When the polls were closed, Bryant
advised his friends to go home. The same
advice was given by Mr.. Christian and
Major Crump to the white citizens pres
ent. This last named gentleman had just
left the court yard in company with Mr..
Il. A. Snoad, when the row commenced.
A general fight would have cnsued but
for the reasons stated above. The ne
groes brandished their clubs and threw
showers of bricks; the whites standing
firm and cool. Soon, at the suggestion of
Major Crump, the military squad was put
in motion, and then the bayonets dispers-
ed the negroes, injuring several, and we
hear running one entirely through. The
officer in command very wisely ordered
his troops not to fire.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

Mr.. Evarts, whose speech on the i'm
parchment trial will take it's place among
the very geatest displays of forensic elo-
quence in this or any other age, is repor-
ted to have stated, in reply to the sugges-
ton that it was somewhat curious that so
prominent a leader of the Republican par
ty should become one of the Presidents
defenders, that among other things he de-
sired to save that party from suicide. He
regarded the conviction of Mr.. johnson
as the death-blow of the organization to
which he was proud to belong, and he was
bound to save it, if possible, from a poll
cy that could succeed only to destroy.
Washington Express.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

LAND AND Cows.-An old Ohio farmer
declares that the average price of improv-
ed lands corresponds in dollars to the
price of butter in cents. He says that
when land was $40 per acre, butter was
ten cents per pound now that it is from
$40 to $50 per acre, butter is from 40 to
80 cents per pound. He values mich
COWS at $40 for each gallon of milk they
give per day. A cow that gives five gal
Ions per day is worth $50, one that gives
six gallons is worth $50, and so on.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

Keep it before all sluggards that the
"Banner woman" has green peas, grown
upon her own lot, large enough for cook
ing purposes. The old lady fatters her
self that she is ahead of all her neighbors
in having early peas.-Cleuelan Ban
ner, Hh.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

An old Norwegian fable tells how the
original bear lost his tail by getting it in
to hole. He met fox who had some
fish, and asked how he might catch some.
"Drop your tail into hole in the ice," re-
piled the fox; "let it be in the water
long time-never mind the pain, they are
bites-then pull it out suddenly and you
will have large haul of fish," Bruin did
SO, and the hole froze up; by and by he
gave leap, and instead of getting any
fish he lost his tail.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The New Orleans Tribune, said to be
the only daily paper. in the United States
owned and edited by negroes, has suspend
ed for want of support. 1t supported
Taliferro independent Republican, for
Governor and native State ticket. Con-
sequently the carpet-baggers deprived it
of all official patronage.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

RErIRED.-Nelson S. Cobliegh, editor
of the "Athens Republican," has retired
from its editorial management. 1t didn't
take him long to get his Odd satisfy"
of editing little, filthy, dirty Radical
sheet. The Republican has only been in
existence about ten months, during which
time it has changed hands about half
dozen times. The ''official paper of Nc
MINI and adjoining countless" appears to
have a hard time in getting somebody to
run it. The poor sickly thing may live
till November, when, we predict it will go
very dead. Milt will find out that it
won't pay like buying and selling negroes.
Cleveland Banner.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The DRUNKARD'S CURE.-SOme months
ago gentleman took rooms al the United
States Hotel, and advertised that he had
discovered u sure specific for the cure of
drunkenness He would not divulge the
secret Of what compounds he used, but
furnished medicine at SO much per bottle.
lie did not have as many applications to
cure as he expected, considering the ca
tent Of the disease. In fact the more
malignant cases did not seem anxious for
relief. They rather appeared to enjoy
their malady. A few, however, placed
themselves under treatment, and some
were cured-whether by taking the medi-
cine or by not taking any strong drinks,
we are not prepared to say. One of the
cured ones was in our Office yesterday, and
he informed US that he had faith in the
medicine, that he had rigidly carried out
the directions of the doctor, and now had
not the least taste for Intoxicating drinks;
whereas, one year ago he was an inebriate,
and could not get along with less than a
pint to quart of whiskey per day.
He informed us that he had, at some
trouble and expense, procured the recipe
for the preparation of the medicine, which
ne has authorized us to publish for the
benefit of suffering humanity. 1t is as fol-
lows: Sulphate of iron, five grains; pep
permint water, eleven drachms; spirit of
nutmeg, one drachm; twice day This
preparation acts as a tonic and stimulant,
and so partially supplies the place of the
accustomed liquor, and prevents that abb
surd physical and moral prostration that
follows sudden breaking off from the use
of stimulating drinks. 1t is to be taken
in quantities equal to an ordinary dram,
and as often as the desire for dram re-
turns. Any druggist can prepare the pre-
scription.-Louisuihs Courier.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

Down in Mississippi at colored Sab
bath school, a few weeks ago, the dcvout
teacher asked the question, "Who died
for you!" After spell of silence and
spell of whispering, ''little mig" about
forty years old replied, "Abrum Linkum."
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The GEORGIA ELEcrIoN.-Eighty-
counties gave in the Senate, l3 Democrats
and II Radicals. In the House So Dem
ocrats and 46 Radicals. Two negroes are
elected to the Senate and twelve to the
House. 1t will take an official count to
decide the choice for Governor.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

In town in Maine lived a man who,
though yet in middle age, had put on
mourning for three wives. In the course
of time fourth was brought home;
and in the course of her clearing up and
putting things to rights, she found in the
attic long piece of old board, aud was
about launching it out of the window,
when little Salle interposed and said:
ooh, don't mamma That is the board
papa lays out his wives on, and he wants
to save it ~ Nevertheless, out it went.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

INFORMATION WANrED.-I lost BROTH
err during the war, or at least have not
heard from him since October, 1864. He
belonged to Vaughn's brigade of cavalry,
and was in the quartermaster's department
was at Jonesboro, Tenn. His descrip-
ton - Thos. R. Orr, Pontotoc, Miss,
twenty-five years old, five feet, eight or
nine inches high, dark skin, black hair
and whiskers and very heavy. Address
me at Pontotoc, Miss. V. B. ORR
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

PARDoNs-A couple of negroes that
were sentenced to the Penitentiary, pass
ed through the city few days ago. They
requested the officer in charge Of them to
let them stop and see old Proc, and get
their pardons. The officer told them to
wait until they got to Nashville, so that he
could get his pay for the full trip--Press
and Herald.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

Bullock (Radical) was elected Cover
nor of Georgia by about 1000 majority.
The majority for the Constitution is about
10000.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

ARKANsAs.-"Jury," said an Arkansas
judge, "you kin go out; and don't you
show your ugly mugs till you find ver-
dict. If you can't find one of your own,
get the one the last jury used"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The State debt of New York amounts
to more than $56,0OO,oOO, besides its
canal debt of something over SIS, 100000.
1t is supposed the whole will be paid in
ten years.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

1t is stated by the Knoxville Wing that
over six hundred houses, of all kinds, will
be built this year in that fourishing city.
There is large demand for labor, lumber
and brick.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

WRoNG.-The Nashville Gazette ap-
pears to take great delight in bringing up
the war record of any mon who may now
be cooperating with the Democratic party
and opposing radicalism, who during the
war were strong advocates of a vigorous
prosecution of the war. 1t seems to us
that the Gazette would do better to leave
this work to the radicals. If it looks for
consistency in either political party as at
present organized, it will look in vain, as the
present issues of the day are such as to
consolidate for the present all lovers of
liberty and republican government, against
the advocates of mob law and the tyran-
meal opponents Of surreptitiously obtain
ed majorities; and it does moi become any
man who processes to be an enemy of rad
icalism to denounco those who are now
working with him for its overthrow, be-
cause like the majority of the northern
people, they failed to see until the evil
was accomplished that in working for
vigorous prosecution of the war, they we're
giving bad men the power to overthrow
our liberties, by the use Of war measures
in time of peace.-Prsss and Herald.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14
TERMS
TlIE FoRERuNNER Is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT Two Dollars ~ Year,
Payable in Advance.

iLP No attention paid to orders for the paper
unless accompanied by the CASH
Advertisements will be charged $l.OO per
square of ten lines, or less, for the first insertion
and so ceuts.for each continuance. A liberal
deduction made to parties who advertise by the
year.
Persons sending advertisements should mark
the number of times they desire them inserted,
or they will be continued until forbid and
charged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must be paid for at
the time of insertion.
Communications, to secure insertion, must be
accompanied by the name of the authors.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The editor of the Richmond Examiner
writes column and half editorial favor
ing the nomination of a baboon for Vice
President with General Grant.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

81 have not loved lightly" as the man
said when he married widow weighing
three hundred pounds.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

A learned professor in New England
college was accustomed to demand of stu
dents an excuse whenever they were dila-
tory at recitation. The excuse given, he
invariably added: every we'll, but don't
let it happen again" One morning
married student happening to be behind
time, was promptly Intercepted as to the
cause. Slightly embarrassed, he replied,
"rhe truth is, sir, had an addition to my
family this morning, and it was not con-
veinent to be here sooner" Every WE'LL"
replied the professor, in his quick, ner-
yous manner, "Very well, but don't let it
happen again"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

POPULATION OF KNoxvILLE.-The re-
port of the census of Knoxville shows the
following facts in regard to the popula-
ton:
White men over p years of age, l,75l
White women over 81 years of age, ,49l
White males under 81 years of age, 1903
White females under 81 years, 1881
Total Whites, 5,93l
Colored men over 81 years of age, 700
Colored women over 2l years of age, SIT
Colored males under 81 years of age, 52S
Colored females under 81 years, 597
Total Colored 2,642
Total population 1878
This is an increase of about $500 since
the last census in 1860.
Press and Herald.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

, CHEER Ur.-A great many of our
friends are complaining of hard times and
the scarcity of money. We know how
poor people feel, and while the winter
was upon us, it was nip and tuck to get
our rations of bread. But thanks to the
good Lord, sheep sorrel is putting up, and
those of us whose pockets and smoke
houses are empty can worry along on that
for few weeks longer. Then other fruits
will come, and with plenty of water, (wa-
ter is mighty comforting thing, and two
or three buckets will fill the stomach so
there is no room for other provisions) we
may rob the devil of his deserts for good
while yet. DON'T be discouraged. Keep
a stiff upper lip, and nip off the sorrel.
The prophet had no green's, and he lived
and did wello what the birds brought in.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

A Touch CUsToMER.-As Tucker, the
burglar, was leaving the criminal court
room just after Judge John Hugh Smith
had sentenced him, the following colloquy
ensued:
"Judge, how long did you say I'd have
to stay out there iu the pcnitentiary 2"
"Three years, sir" replied the Judge.
ooh, that amt much! Why, Judge, l
could stand on my head in HI three
years, and it wouldn't faze"
And with grin aud smirk Tucker
turned on his heel and walked rapidly
away with the sheriff.-Union and Dis
patch, (NaShpille.)
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Reconstruct
ton Committee met and did nothing.
The debt statement shows the debt bear
ing coin interest to have decreased twenty
millions, and that bearing currency inter-
est to have decreased twenty one and a
quarter millions. The total debt has de-
creased ten millions one hundred thousand.
The debt, less cash in the Treasury, has
decreased eighteen and half millions.
1t is stated that FessendeH Henderson
and Grimes have each spreparad opinions
looking to acquittal. This is ilHprobable,
but betters ON conviction are holding off.
Nothing has TRANSFERRED regarding the
routine tomorrow after Bingham closes.
lie will close about two O'Clock.
This evenings Express says "tho feel
ing to-day, among the Radicals as we'll
as the Democrats, is that the chances are
decidedly in favor of the acquittal of the
President"
This evenings Star says the bears have
it In the impeachment stock market to-
day. Bets are two to one for acquittal,
and why, nobody knows.
1t is stated that majority of the recon-
struction committee favor the admission
OF the Arkansas delegation on the compile
ton of impeachment.
The President transmitted the South
Carolina and Arkansas constitutions to the
House to-day, and they were referred to
the reconstruction committee.
WASHINGTON, May IA prolonged
secret session resulted in the adoption of
the following:
''That the Court adjourn to Monday at
ii o'clock, when it will consider rules,
and the vote on the several articles shall
be taken at noon, Tuesday, without de-
bate Speeches shall be limited to fifteen
minutes on the entire subject, and not on
each article. Members may file written
opinions within ten days after the vote on
the articles, to be published with the pro-
ceedings."
A motion, regarding the form in which
the Chief Justice shall put the question to
Senators, was tabled. .
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-14

The HIGHwAYMAN's REwARD.-In
1859 a gentleman was passing late at night
over the Pont Neuf PARIS with lantern.
A man came up to him and said:
"Read this paperp'
He held up his lantern, and read as
follows
"Speak not a word when you've this read,
Or in an instant you'll be dead
Give us your money, watch and rings,
With other valuable things
Then quick, in silence, you depart,
Or |, with knife, will cleaye your heart "
Not being man of much pluck, the af-
frightcd gentleman gave up his watch and
money, and ran off. He soon gave alarm
and the highwayman was arrested.
"What have you to say for yourself p"
inquired the magistrate before whom the
robber was ushered.
"That I am not guilty of robbery,
though | took the watch and money"
"Why not guilty" asked the magis-
trate.
''Simply because I can neither read nor
write. | picked up that paper just at the
moment | met the gentleman with Ian
tern. Thinking it might be something
valuable, politely asked him to read it
for me. He complied with my request,
and presently handed me his watch and
purse and ran off. 1 supposed the paper
to be of great value to him, and that he
thus literally rewarded me for finding it.
He gave me no time to return my thanks,
which out of politeness | was ready to
perform"
The gentleman accepted the plea of the
robber, and withdrew his complaint.
How He DID Ir.-A mean man, hay
ing large family, found it rather hard
to keep up the table, and adopted the fol-
lowing ingenious plan:
"Who'll take cent and do without
support"
81! !n exclaim the children, all eager
to get the prize.
The old man pulls out a pocket-book
full Of red cents, which he keeps for the
occasion, and after giving them one apiece
sends them off to bed.
The next morning they all look like
starved Arabs.
The old man calls them around him,
and with an air of gravity asks:
who'll give a cent to have nice warm
biscuit for breakfast
1t is needless to say the cents are forth
coming.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-31
Columbia and Augusta r. R. Co.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S OFF

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., July II, 1868.
SHlPPERS by this Road, at Columbia,
~ are solicited to deliver all Freights to
go out on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS at 8
O'Clock p. NJ, being one hour before the
departure of the Trains. Goods cannot
be loaded after that hour.
G: BOUKNIGIIT, Superintendent.
July 10 tufm 1mo
Charlotte and South Carolina Rail-
road Company.
}SJ; IssEsy IS55.ti I5fE.i IIlE..ti1 Fl I.fIIiJS4l
~ tna tnsai1 49,. ~: u y :, s:.Sals9
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 8, 1868.
M EABERS of the Legislature will be
NI passed over the Road during the
present Session for full fare going up, and
furnished with return ticket without
charge. G. BOUKNIGHT.
July tuth9 Superintendent.
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fully remembered, and all the guarantees
given in their favor. must be faithfully car
ried into execution, ~ ~.
That the public lands should be distri-
buted as widely as possible among the
people, and should be disposed of either
under the pre-emption of homestead lands,
and sold in reasonable quantities, and to
none but actual occupants, at the mini
mum price established BY the Government.
When grants of the public lands may be
allowed, necessary for the encouragement
OF important public improvements, the
proceeds of the sale of such lands, and not
the lands themselves, should be 30 ap-
piled.
That the President of the United States,
Andrew johnson, in exercising the power
OF his high Office in resisting the aggres-
sions Of Congress upon the constitutional
rights of the States and the people, is en-
titled to the gratitude of the whole Ameri
can people, and in behalf of the Dcmocra-
tic party, we tender him our thanks for his
patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including all
the conservative element and all who de-
sire to support the Constitution and re-
store the Union, forgetting all past differ
ences of opinion, to unite with us in the
present great struggle for the liberties of
the people; and that to all such, to what
ever party they may have heretofore be-
longed, we extend the right hand of fell
lowship, and hail all such cooperating
with US as friends and brethren.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-31

;rne et-B!Eagger.
Am-ssJoe Bo,cers.,'

"a. sce AIR-sSJOe BotCei'S. 81 ~
am o carpet -bagger- a,o SIS - ~ q
I've o brother scalawag-S N III - II
Come South to boastand swagger, IS !. !.
With an empty carpet-bag; l.liNe5
To rob the whites of greenbacks,
And with the blacks to ''bunk,"
And change my empty satChel
For q full sole leather trunk. |; e..
I'm ''some" on "Constitutions"
For "late rebellious State"
And I'm "some" on prosecutions
OF disloyal men hate;
I'm "some" at nigger meetings -,-,..-N..l
When white folks amt about,
And "some" among the nigger gals, -
When their marms don't know they're
out.
I'm .'some" on Convention, =
Where I raw, an "X'' per day, -,
And opposed to ali adiournments, -
II only draw my pay. .
drew.it down at Jackson,
Where four months 1 kept my seat,
And laid q heavy tax on
All you wear, and drink, and eat.
But now my day is over,
The Constitutions killed;
Again am rover,
And my pockets are not filed;
All my money has been spent on '-
AN electionoering "bum"-
Farewell to mississippi
o, ~ ,ctSn I 1ods ter hun!"