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The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-24
For The Charleston Advocate.
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O. 'ntllan. Slain :hc mnr,y,d dead
Have Welcomed thy undunn,cd soul.
IhN nnmc viii rvcrmoic hr iral
IN Freedoms biouu.ilnulnin'd scroll.
Humble ms was thy hricf career
II held promise proud anil tlir:
HHl frtrdoin'S Erici ANA friendships tear
lhy mnnhood and thy worth declare
lhcy could not brook the words OF fire
ihat icll, Truilrproniptcd, from thy ton,,,l
: ~ followers OF the parent nr
Ihcir false hcur,S by those words were ,,,
Housed by thy language true ana strong,
h'E lcit It's power an,, feared It's sway,
Their craven souls. in lc:,:;uc with Wrou..
rs murdrrous mandates must obey
They dared not mcc, thee face ,n ,ncc
i'ik" men who seek "A quarrel Mir:
hn' found The cownrd's skukinypmcr.
An1 did tllrr decd ut murlcr there.
. nl'on>tml lnnl urchi,;.lry,
Arc 'ln,c tho ,Itc,s ,hu, tvcd ,ny pril,
~" rru,h nnl M,rv ncdn,rn ,hcr
Ana rinr AMI inl~rhnod ltincdY
Nn' Mui'r s'il n,tn!n' thynan,N,
Ma cpMiud deeds Thy sons as nRvcr
Must ,'n-lic" hilr llcr Head in shame
Ar1 lirv'loin fear ~ show lri face:
i'r'rI'lsl'c race ne wiaul ofo;ol
Ni"tp, ~, Forever: oil, lc>vulr.,-.
nNltNrhlooi tlm, suin, von, sol
May yet rouse Vengeance nom uSlnir.
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Il rII'RIBtS INUM Half 4 century be-
fore The war for Independence, appeared in
London the first issue Of the Gcntem0M S
H,p".inc. On the title page VAS the cnblc-
matte device Of Il human hand graSping !,
boquct Of flowers, With the legend. N pi"ri-
ms unum! ~ Our fathers borrowed it us The
motto of the cluster Of budding States which
the weary, uowi-troddcn world Vas reach
ing forth To clasp, that il might revive its
langui>hin@ life with tie sweet Fragrance OF
liberty. Let lis learn the worlds manifold
WORK is ono work done by many hands. PAM
who plants, and Apolloa who waters, are
equally yicllow-laborcrSw with Cod --Iattin,ore
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SrElvEt tomakc everybody happy, and YOU
VIII make nj least one So-yOur>cli.
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Extraordinary virtues are ever DETAINED
a'v those WHO want the courage to initiate
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JERUSALEM las - 900 inhabitants.
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WHOLE NO. SS.
Interesting Sketch
MAirrN, Oct. i5th. 1865.

or POLITICAL GATHERINGS ~, MAH,oN
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MEptrAT!oN. .--'' It is easier" SAYS phii
Henry. TO 90 SIX miles 10 hear Il Scriuru
than 10 spend onc-Quar,cr OF IN hour IL me-,
itating on il WHEN come home"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24

tutionai. revolutionary and void. and that our
soldiers and sailors who carried the fiag OF our
country 10 victory against most gallant and
determined foe, must ever be gratefully 70.
membered. and all tho 4. arantees given 10
their favor must be faithfully carried into exc
cution.
That the public lands should be Distributed
widely among the people. and should be dis
posed OF either under the pre- emplion or home
stead laws, aud sold In reasonable quantities.
and 10 none but actual occupants At the mini
mum price as established by tho Government
When grants Of tho public lands may be al-
lowed. nj cessary for the encoui agement OF i'm
portant public improvements. the proceeds oil
the sale Of such lands and not the lands them
selves should be SO applied.
That the President Of the Unit d States. An
drew johnson, In exercising the power Of his
high Office In resisting the aggressions OF Con-
gress on the constitutional rights OF the States
and the people. Is entitled TO the gratitude Of
the whole American people, and ON behalf ol
the Democratic party We tender him our thankt
for his patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party
appeal TO every patriot. including all the con
servatiye element and all who desire TO support
the Constitution and rest 70 the Union. for
getting ali past differences OF opinion, to unite
with us in the present great struggle Tor the
liberties Of the people. and that 70 all such; "a
whatever party they may have heretofore be'
longed. we extend he right hand Of fellowshir
and hail all such cooperating with us ai
friends and brothers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24
Attempted Assassination by a Negro
Lynch Law-Murder.
From the Columbia tTenn.) Herald, July IS

From the Columbia tTenn.) Herald, July 49,
Our quiet little town and the good
county of Maury are getting up quite a
reputation in the sensation departments
of the city papers. Murders have bacome
of so very common occurrence that they
excite but short-lived interest among
our people. We now record more mur-
ders during the space of month than
fell to the lot of the journalist during a
whole year before the war. 1t is fact
worthy of especial consideration that
these murders are mostly committed by
the coored population.
Last week we recorded the murder OF
one negro by another; this week we
publish the killing of three more, and
the attempted assassination of white
man. Last. Sunday night the family
of James Freeland, deceased, were
awakened by sudden scream, and the
violent entering of the room from the
room up stairs. After striking light it
was discovered to be Mr.. Tink Freeland,
bleeding profuse!y and unable to speak.
He narrowly escaped being shot while in
the dark. he knew not what had oc-
Cured, and appeared even unconscious
of being dangerously wounded. On going
up stairs the wouldbe assassin was dis
covered, a negro boy about fourteen
years old He is represented as having
been a very ferocious looking negro,
having a very peculiarly shaped head.
He afterward confessed to the deed, and
gave his plans in detail. Several weeks
previous he asked some one on the place
whether sticking one in ths.throat with a
knife would produce death, and was an
swered in the affirmative. A short time
thereafter he desired to know Of the same
person whether en- ak would prove a
more serious weapon than knife, and
again received an affirmative answer.
He crept up stairs stealthily with an AK,
got down upon his knees beside the
sleeper, and cut Mr.. Freeland across the
throat, inhictiDg dangerous and prob
ably fatal wound. The negro was named
Alfred Rainey, and formerly belonged to
w. s. Rainey, Esq, of this vicinity.
The details of the death will be found
elsewhere in this mornings issue in the
verdict of the jury Of inquest. 1t seems
that a party started with the prisoner for
this place to put him in Jail, and were
met on the road by another party who
took the prisoner forcibly from them
and Immediately hung and shot him. In
his confession be implicated several
ether negroes, who were Immediately ar
rested. No convicting evidence could
be brought against one Of them, a woman,
and she was released. Another one, a
young negro man, arrested as an accom-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24
A Strange Phsnomsnon.

A friend of ours described to US yes
terdsy a singular astronomical wonder,
which he witnessed on Tuesday night.
Between the hours Of IL and II o'clock
he was out in the open air, ana, casually
casting his vision northward, saw ascend
ing rapidly to the zenith, what appeared
to him to be four large metsors, iu the
position to each ether of q square, where
they for a moment became stationary.
At the same time, two other small ones
arose from the West, each one followed
by q forked tail, or stream Of light, tll
they arrived within the square formed
by The four larger ones. Aftsr remain
ing in that position for but moment,
the two smaller ones separated, one IN a
northern and the other in 4 southern d.
direction, with the forked tails Of light
still folloving, when suddenly all Of
them exploded, vanishing from view in
the midst Of brilliant shower Of spark
ling meieoric lightS- Montgomery Ala-)
Advertiser, l6fh
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Rumorsd DILIGENTLY.

The Nashville Gasetfe, Of Wednesday,
contains the following;
Tho reader will remember seeing in
the Gazette yesterday morning, copied
from a Rockville paper, the card OF Mr..
Terry, aenounciug John B. Brownlow,
Of the Whig. A rumor geined currency
in this city yesterday that Browniow had.
in consequence Of that card, challenged
Mr.. Terry 10 mortal combat, and that
the two had gone cut TO settle the mat
ter over some burnt powder. This Is all
We know about il
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24
Conjugal Felicity Among the Freedmen
T.. ALo O.ana IL IAIin. \ CnnAinal

ConJugal fellcity among tne freeomen
From the Grenada tMiss.) Sentinel.l
Lee, our devil who is the son of Ike,
of Ku.Klux memory, and who is as
black as the ace of spades, got married
last week to an ebony beauty
He just had money enough to pay for
his license, and when he asked him how
he was going to support his wife, his
ready reply was, "Ef she's gwine to eai
she has to earn it as does. i didn't bar
gain to feed and dress her, boss" We
were congratulating ourself that the devil
was married, and sorry we were too i'll
last week to give an obituary on the hap
by occasion. But we knew the devil
was to pay when the devil got married
and the truth is we were right Las
Monday Lee came to US with face as
long as Boston shingle and said, LOOK
here, boss, Use been fool, and wants
to get perforce." p" What do you mean
by periorce p we asked. Something
that perforces man and his wife to quit
being married-for'l tell you, boss, Use
tired of it, shu r. "Why, Lee" we re-
piled, what do you want to quit your
wife for ?" Fore heaven, boss, it ism
what / bargained for; took her for
better and for woss; the better am gone,
and Use only got the woss left; dare's Q
colorcd man and a white man, both good
friends of mine, dey love me so well dat
dey's taken my place 'cid my rife, and
| thinks so much of them dat Use gwine
to glib her up to them If dar's any
fighting to be done dey's got to do it. !"
SO off started our devil to look for q
lawyer to get "perforce," and we have
not seen him since.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24

"I shall have no policy OF my own TO inter-
fere against the people. y u. =. Grant.
"I say again. fellow-citizens, remember the
date who will not tell you. with the frankness
OF an independent freeman. the principles
upon which. il elected. he will administer your
government.
"That man deserves to be a slave who, would
vote for a mum candidate when his liberties
are at stake. .'-Andrtc Jackson.
my suffrage is asked for 'he highest civil
Office Of my country. the candidate, however
illustrious and successful he may be. must pre-
sent sore other title than laurels. however
field - Henry Clay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-24
Carpst-Baggers in the South.

From the new Orleans Ilmess July lf.i
Some of the stories that are told by
carpet-baggers and saddle.baggers at
each other expense are more amusing
than any from any other source. A
tour on horseback was recently made by
two Of them through the State, and the
following is the story told by one Of his
partners:
"The first time / noticed anything
wrong about him we went into country
store where crowd was sitting around
and looking at US hard. ! called for
liquor, and while the bar-keeper's back
was turned H reached over 10 cigar
box and commenced to help himself /
caught him by the hand and gave him a
look. When we got away, said to him I:
"'You internal fool, what did you
want to go for that fellows cigars for2 l
intended to give you half, but d-n it,
couldn't you see those fellows sitting
around, and who would have cut your
throat If they had so much as seen you
bat your eyes at them |" 1t was some
time before / fully got over that.
1--WE travelled on another day, and at
every house we came to my partner
would carry his arm stiff, and tell people
he had been wounded in the Confederate
army
"We stopped all night at Bill IS,
who has killed half dozen people in
duels, but who treated us we'll. About
all he had left was pair of dueling p;s-
tolls, and one Of those discovered when
we got on the road the next day, that
my partner had brought of. l ltlike
taking it and blowing the top of his head
of. He promised, however, after | had
nearly cursed myself hoarse, to do bet
ter But that very night we stopped at
another house, where an ex-planter
treated us like fighting cocks, and /
thought that my partner would have the
decency to keep quiet, as there we're
some ladies at the table, and did not
care to make bad impression upon
them.
But the next morning as we galloped
eff, l noticed that my saddle-bags had
wonderfully bulged out, and kept flap
ping about my legs in queer sort Of
way;
"'Why, what in the deuce is the mat
ter with the d-d things, l said to a
niger boy that was with me. 1t seems
as if / was riding on bag of corn
eli has put something there,
said the niger in whisper, but his is
fuller than yours.
"And it was true. He had stolen sew
eral carats of fperique tobacco, and placed
some of them in my saddle-bags. He
put in his own saddle-bags, among other
things, a pair of the old mans pants,
which he used as drawers, after cutting
off some of the legs. When he rode up
| said to him:
"You id Internal thief, what do
you mean p
"'Why, said he, you don't call it
stealing to take anything from these
rebels p"
A good many subsequent adventures
followed in the same style, but We have
not space to quote further.
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Notice of Dissolution.

THE REAL Estate FARMERS
Il hcretofore eKistinr between KENNY a
PORTER l. dissolved IRON The - oi July last
ID. Il. KENNY,
10 j. y. PORTER
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-03

A PARTISAN CAT FANCIER.-There lives at present
in the Quarter La Pepniere Paris, man who is the
most active and practical member Of the Animals
Friend Society," and yet whose singular existence is
hardly known to the public. This man has made HIM
self the general guardian ard feeder of dogs and cats
without owners Friendless pussies and dinneress
mongrels leap for JOY at his approach. About one
o'clock in the morning when it is high change among
the bow vows and the cats are holding their balls and
other reunious he forth loaded with such pro-
visions as they like, calling in his tenderest voice
"Petits petts p They gather around him with fran
tic joy, meeow-ng, paving, leaping, fourshng their
tails, and rubbing against him. Happy the cat who is
distinguished by his touch and proud, indeed is she
whom he picks up and pets. More join him as he
goes along until they reach the Boulevard Malesherbe
and here there is wonderful party indeed. Cats are
climbing every WALL coming out of every alley yelling
and molrowing with delight, jumping with diaboical
sarabands and keeping up to match concert INTERNAL
The benevolent opens his bundle and then
scene begins which beggars description. The big cats
dash in furlousy and snatch from the magreles ninet
or starved kittens and their rapacity, the growing
of the full fed, the seedlings of the catfeeder the
fghtings, spittngs, the growIings and yells mixed
OF tenderness and terocty devotion and pillage
lit perhaps by some transient moonrays of winters
night, all make worthy Of Callott. The wor-
thy cateeder employs continually in his house cook
expressly prepare food for his He knows the
names of his flock, whom he feeds, pets, commands
and rules.
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German Ladies.

have noticed that in German families, family gov
eminent is very STRICT compared with the theory ano
practice in America this subject, may say ex
tremely rigid. The rules and regulations few, bu
they are enforced all occasions and under all cir
cumstances. Unquestioning submission to paterna
authority lies at the foundation of this government
Children are taught to entertain the highest respect
for superiors and for age. 1t is beautiful to the
respectful with which they deport themselves
in the presence of their superors and older persons.
| They are also invariably polite to strangers.
A few weeks ago friend and myself made an ex-
curson on foot into the country, and surprised
at the genuine poteness of the poor peasants and
their children every peasant and child we met saluted
us in the kindest possible, and readily and
pleasantly answered all our questions. Children are
early taught to be industrious and selfrelan They
are not allowed TO call servants to do for them things
which they can easily do for themselves Every boy
is trained for some business or profession, and the
girls trained to make good housekeepers and good
wives In the best families servants very seldom wait
on the table-not even when guests are invited.
took tea not long since, at the house OF baroness,
with large party, and not servant to be
The baroness made after seated at the ia
BILE with convenient and elegant apparatus prepared
for the purpose, and two beautiful young ladies,
niece of the baroness and friend passed around the
table and helped the guests.
On certain occasion, called on a wealthy family
and was received by the lady of the house. who told
me that her daughters werein the kitchen cooking
They to be married soon, and professional cook
had been employed to three times week, and
give them lessons in the art of cooking and initiate
them fully into all its mysteries In five minutes one
of these young ladies into the parlor to see me,
neatly dressed, and conversed with me in beautiful
English.
A thorough acquaintance with domestic economy is
considered indispensable qualification in young
lady for the married life In addition to all this,
mothers teach their daughters that of the chief
duties after marriage, is to strive to keep their hus-
bands comfortable and happy When German hus-
band comes to his house, at the close of the day of
toll and anxiety, his wife receives him with smile ar
ranges his chair, brings him his study gown and slip
pers places before him refreshments, gives him cigar
and while he and smokes converses with him in
the most entertaining about the of the
day. What will your lady friends say about this pic
ture of domestic life in Germany?
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DISTANCE OF THE Sun FROM THE EARTH.-Prof ST.
mon Newcomb, of the Washington Observatory, has
given an account of new determination of the dis
ance OF the sun from the earth from which appears
that persons contemplating journey to that central
source of light and heat will not have to travel so far
by three millions of miles, has generally been sup.
posed The professor stated that years ago
began to suspect that the distance as set down
in the years 1851 and 1869, towt: e5 800 900, was
erroneous, and they began to busy themselves in the
use OF various means to determine the correct dis
lance In 1862 circulars issued simultaneously from
the observatories of Washington and Pulkowa iny
ting the cooperation of astronomers everywhere in
general attempt to determine this question. The OBJ
servations occupied two weeks and was the most ex
tended cooperative effort the part of astronomers
made during the century. The accumulated observa.
tons were sent to the Pukowa Observatory But for
five years. through Illness the astronomer there was
unable to report upon these observations Finally they
were forwarded to Washington, and placed in the
hands OF Prot Newcomb, who by authority of the Ma
W Observatory announces the result showing the dis
lance OF the sun from the earth to be 90 900 miles
The velocity of light by this result is found to be
only lS5, 600 miles per second
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THOS. w. SCOTT, Agent,
Shreveport La.
~ Office in Tay's Building, on Milan street, oppo
| site Messrs. Walsh Bosseaus.
| DR.. G. c. CATLETT, Medical Examiner.
TIHHIS COMPANY issues policies on lives on all the
Il different plans and at as favorable rates any
other, while it has restrictions in regard to either
travel or residence, and all its profits divided an
nually among its policy holders. Its policies al
| issued on the non FORGETTING plan.
1t IS prompt in the payment of losses.
This Company renewed, and continues in force, Life
Insurance Policies held by the Southern survivors OF
the late war-formng an exception, in this respect
from the majority, if not all the Eastern companies
which, while the going on, refused to receive
premiums, and thus preserve insurance on Southern
lives, but are now soliciting Southern support. The
81. LOUIS MUTUAL never, during the whole pro-
gress of the late civil war; refused to receive the pre-
miums ON policies from its Southern policy holders.
SHREVEPORT REFERENCES:
Col b. NJ. johnson, President of Home Insurance
Company; Messrs. Walsh & Boisseau, DR.. G. c. Cat
lett L. E. Garter, j. c. Elstner, Dew l. Tally James
w. Howard, Drury Lacy, Dr. Joseph Wilder, Rev. R.
5. Trippett ID, F. P. Leavenworth, DR.. D. NJ An
derson, Col. VIM. R. Shivers.
NEW ORLEANS REFERENCES:
R. K. Walker l. Co.
G. W, Manson.
e. Macdonald ......... firm of Brooks & Macdonald
=; F., L Tg;ran firm o. Of Fellowes Co.
Jennings, Weeks & Co.
Messrs. w. R. Green & Co.
II. Won Phul Jr, e. Co.
I" Geo. G. Garner & Co.
John Fl. Phelps & Co.
i" Chenoworth Casey & Co.
Henderson, Peale & Co
B. W. Huntington.
Messrs. S. B. Newman Co.
" Woods, Mathews Co.
Warren, Crawford d Co.
:" Ethel & Thomas.
&c Barnett & Shepard,
% Geo. W. Bancker & Co.
Gen. S. B. Buckner.
90 d. H. Maury.
Messrs. Lamb, Qunan & Co.
VIM. Ball.
H. II. Bryan. firm of Given, Watts Co.
MANSFIELD REFERENCES:
Rev: Chas B. Stuart, John W Stuart, ESQ. DR. R
l. Gibbs, DR.. W. G. Thomas, DR.. n p Rives, Rev
John Pipes Rev. H. c. Thweatt, d. Messrs. Dubois
Douglass Rev. B. F. Alexander
REFERENCES, MARSHALL, TEXAS:
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