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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

A DEcAYED NoToRIETY. about the
front of the Metropolitan every day, and some
times peering into the doorway, for notice has been
served upon him to keep out of the hotel, is
gray-haired, broken. down old man, hobbling pain
fully along with cane, for he has the gout besides
several kinds of rheumatism, who has been as well
known in Washington for thirty years past as the
most distinguished statesman in the land This is
the famous Beau Hickman" or what there is Of
him. His eccentricities have furnished columns Of
paragraphs for newspapers all over the country,
though to see him now one would naturally won
der how he ever came to get national notoriety
He couldn't have done it anywhere but in Wash.
ington.
Take him anywhere else in the world and he
would simply be considered common nuisance,
and treated accordingly He belongs to some old
Virginia family tradition says), and gained the IT,
tie of Beau some thirty years ago, when he had
money, by the style he used to affect at the Vir-
ginia watering springs and other places Of public
resort. He boasts of having been on terms Of easy
of familiarity with Clay, Benton, Calhoun, and the
rest who figured at the capital when the Beau was
in his prime; and no doubt they did tolerate and
patronize him If he had any wit in those days.
or was in any manner entvrprisng, there is not the
slightest indication of it remaining He wears a
seedy lfmiitary cloak over his shoulders all the
time; his hat is of defunct style, but neatly
brushed always, and an eyegass bangles in front OF
him from ribbon. There are several little points
about him that show the dilapidated dandy.
His custom for years was to collect dollar
piece from all congressman, and those who had Sc
cured Government positions in Washington, on
their first arrival at the capital. He only asks for
a quarter now, and is ready to take ANYTHING that
is offered, even three cent piece. tie mourns
over degenerate republic, and says there are no
men of brains at Washingtonany more. lie leans
against pillar of the hotel and smiles scornfully
on our great American statesmen as they pass
Eggleston, Steaderand the rest-and mutters words
of gloom and bitterness. Poor old Beau. Hickman.
He ought to be pensioned and laid away, for he is
about the only link that connects Washington pres
ent with Washington past.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

p% Success rides on every hour; grapple it and
YOU may win, but without grapple it will neverg 20
with you. Work Is the weapon Of honor, and he
who lacks the weapon will never triumph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

JOHN HANcocK.-No man has probably been
more overrated than John Hancock. He was rich,
lived ostentatiously, and was very generous, but he
was vain and unscrupulous. Almost everybody
who traded with him was obliged to sue him. My
father told me that one could seldom pass the court
house in Boston, during his time, without hearing
the crer of the court proclaim from the doorsteps,
"His excelency, John Hancock come into court
and make answer to A. B., or you will be default
ed." He would present to a clergyman, for ex-
ample, on election day, sui, If clothes, and the
tailor would have to sue the governor for payment
and so in numerous other instances. His widow,
Madame Scott, who married Capt. Scott, master
of one of Gov. Hancock's London packets, told
me in my youth, that on one occasion, the governor
invited the whole Senate of Massachusetts, to
breakfast with him without giving her any notice.
She said, "We have no milk for the coffee of so
many persons" and he replied, "Send the servant
out to milk the COWS on the common" Itwas the
custom then for the inhabitants to send their cows
to crop the grass on the public common. But Han
cock was not the only man in public life who in
those days dishonored his position. Thelate Judge
William Jay informed me that while he was boy,
he heard Chancellor Livingston say to his father,
"Jay what set of-rascals there were in the
old Congress- .-Leaois 7appan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

The SEAsoNs.-It has been proved by statistics
that the heathiest quarter Of the year is that end
ing with June 30. The unhealthiest is that which
Immediately follows, and terminates with Septem-
ber 80. Dr. Samuel Rogers, an eminent English
lecturer, attributes the increased mortality at that
time to excessive heat and sunstroke. The best
remedy against these evils are taught by the In
dians, to wit; ITO keep the body wet and cold by
the external appliances Of water" DR.. Rogers
argues that the use of fannels in hot weather is
mistake, and believes in free, but judicious use
of cold water, both internally and externally. He
expresses the opinion that an ordinary observance
of the simple rules of hygiene and proper caution
in matters of diet will insure and preserve good
health, under ordinary circumstances, during the
most trying periods of the year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

A BRILLIANT WHITEwAsu.-Wh we wish q
wash of this character, we wish an article that will
be durable, and we are willing to be at little more
expense if we can get it. We have it in the fol-
lowing receipt Take clean Jumps of well-burnt
white lime, slackened; add to five gallons quar-
ter of pound of whiting, or burnt alum pulver-
lied, halfa pound of loaf sugar, one quart and a
half of rice -four made into thin and well boiled
paste, and half pound of cleanest glue, dissolved
and boiled out in water. This may be put on cold,
within DOORS but hot outside. This will be as
brilliant as plaster of Paris, and retain its brlan-
cy for many years.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-09
POstponement Of Henderson County
Land Sale.

AASe44 6o4Ca
FTRE UNDERSIGNED. WHO WE'RE
- appointed Commissioners by the Ken
lucky Legislature 10 superIntend and con-
duct the " Henderson County "a Sale"
announcing to the public that the drawing
of prizes in the enterprise has been post
Poned until the LIST day of September, 1868.
When, on the LIST of october last, the enter
prise was laid before the public, IL was
confidently expected that it could be con-
Guided by the 18th of January, 1869, the
day fixed for the drawing; but several
causes, none of which were anticipated,
and which could not be controlled by the
Commissioners nor by the owner CT the
property, combined to prevent it. Among
these we may mention the failure to OBJ
tain printed matter at the time contracted
Tor, the extreme strigency OF the money
market, and the distrust in the minds of
the people of enterprises like this, induced
lection of the public.
Though tickets are now being rapidly
sold, a sufhclent number have not been
disposed OF to justify a transfer of the
property without bringing loss upon the
owner.
The farming lands embraced in the en-
terprise, nearly eight hundred acres of
which are cleared and tiilable, will be
rented cut for the present year-I369. Good
bonds for the rent will be taken. and these
bonds VIII pc assigned to the persons who
draw the said farms.
h money Tor the tickets sold is ia the
hands or the agents., and should any share
holder be dissatisfied with the postpone
ment, his money viii be refunded on the
presentation or his ticket.
The undersigned think it will not be
am1SS to say, in his connection, that hey
have no pecuniary interest IN the above
enterprise, nor Will they a in the iu-
ture. They Will not receive one cent for
their services, and they do not now, and
will not at any time, own, hold, or control
a single ticket in the enterprise; nor one
dollar received from the sale of tickets will
be used by them, nor can the owner of the
property touch, use, or control any part of
it until after the drawing takes place; and
should the enterprise, by any Unforeseen
contingency, Pfove a failure, all money
received from the sale of tickets will be
promptly returned on presentation of the
tickets to the agent from whom bought.
b. BANKS,
w. 5. HOLLOWAY,
ROBERT L. GLASS,
K. T.. STARTLING,
GRANT GREEN,
tanIl d&W w. S. ELANY.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-09
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HOW CAN IT EE DONG?
Is the cry of the crowds who throng
THE DOLLAR STORE,
"a LAKE STREET,

@ HI I O A O. o,
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purchased at the extremely low price of
ONE DOLLAR for each artlcl when the
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portion OF our goods are imported DIRECT
FROM MANUFACTURERS.
Having, also, EVERY FACILITY possessed
bY the large { "DOLdr Sac" firms Of Boston,
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23


These thing are
bo 9ting both the bench d the
bar into saputs and to degrade
them ia The aation Oh die peo
pie HE Dar should be he seat
of all that is znightly, chivaIrous
and true Che bench Tie abode 81
iustiee, DIGNITY, intee rltY and calm
delberahon Both should be above
suspicion
Let The Fountains 81 Justice be
poisoned, and The waters that dow
the1siroD win be bitter as tki8 wa-
tiers Of MaEah tn ali who drink Of
the poisoned stream
The grand jury dc present each
and every one OF the Judges WHO
have taken open and active part on
the hustIngs, TO wit Chiei Justice
Pearson, and his ssooiates. Jus
tices Beade, Dick, Settle and ode-
man and The Circuit Court udges,
TO wit Judges Cloud Jones'.
Watts, Henry Russsl Pool,
Thomas Logan, Cannon and qoaf
.B0nor, as guilty of conduct un0e
coming the Judiciary always say
ing and excepting Judge Mitchell !
and instead of presenting, they do
thank and commend him TOT his
political silence and noble bearing
as y inst and upright Judge
And the grand Jury Go unani-
Il0uslY and resp ecttullY ask 0f
your honor that, AIS part Of the
history of the tiInes, and that pos
terity and the Judges may know
what this Grand Jury think 81 pos
ltical judges, this paper writing
5e spread "a full upon tAa minutes
Of the court.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23


It IS all matter Of speculation
about h new cabinet, us yet
Very few names are suggested for
The stata Departing which ought
to be tile first place. Charles Franc
cis Adams, Charles Sumner, and
Motley, the historian ere The only
names mentioned iii connection
with this Office Motley IS only
known as a historian, sumner has
never been suspected 81 having
those high qualities OF statesman
ship which enable q man to pilot
The ship of State MIR Adams has
many of the requisites, except that
he is not q man Of the highest
ability Whilst he is y man Of iI-
formation, Of culture, and respect
able talents, he cannot be ranked
with first-elass men. Tia The past,
the country had such men as Jef-
ferson. Clay, Calhoun, Webster
Marcy ia tho position of Secretary
Of State, but such men are want
ing now The class Of great men
seems to have died out. Politics
descend every year lower and low
er, Ahe impression however rs
that Adams is most likely To be
Secretary of State The only OBJ
iec6on made to him Is that he is
not radical enough. HE supported
Grant for President, but previous
lY he had been more oil less in
sympathy with President John
sons policy, Washburne, who is0
supposed 70 be more confidential
jim his relations Witl Sen. Grant
Than amy Of the politicians. it is
is to so abroad. Wade
is spoken Of for the Interior De-
partment. Morton and Boutwell,
are mentioned for the Treasury.
Greeley is spoken of for the Post
Office Department. In reference
to the War and Navy Departments,
II u now said Chat Gen. Grant VIII
not fll them with officers from the
army OF navy. III Was thought at
one time he would, bit the politi-
clans objected To 10.
Ihe expected declaration of Gen.
Grant tnat he was opposed TOY
nonied subsidies to the
projected railroads 10 the Pacific.
creates quite q stir among the
friends of these Measures The
Pacific railroad men had
been confident Of getting their
business done this session, and had
made OIL their aIran enents for an
actiYe campaign They viii still
make vigorous effort, and are
not atsall desponding 81 To The re-
suit
Ehe application for Steamship
subsidies develops the remarkable
fact that this class 0f ships cost
about twice as much To be bililt h
the United States AS in Europe
The higli taTl1t on many OF the
mos essential articles which enter
into the construction of ships, and
the high price Of American labor,
produce this result. The absurd
extent ta which the protective pole
cy has been carried, IS going q
long ways To destroy the American
shlpful ding interest III rs pro-
posed III eOunteraet the injurious
effects 81 our legislation bv paying
d large bonus out 81 Tie Treasury
to lessees OF steamers running to
foreign ports. Ihis Isl, however,
latheH ~ expensive luxif i Tie
present condition of the Treasury
Ehe Congress u not entirely ~
unit on the repeal o3 the civil ten
tire 0 Office bill. is assumed
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23


On our return home we found aiI
our copies thsn st8l lying ln
or office ior want Of mail con1nu-
ncations and Ere have received
none Of the. sNiitif SENIOR ias III
this time made arrang elnents to
have az ou1 mail matter forwarded
bY way of Galveston, care Hor-
horst, rauenfeld g Co. merchants
We have already inside tins ar
rangement with some, and would
beg all our exchanges tn direct
that way until our mail Is restored.
We viii henceforth continue To.
send regularly
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23
Grant and Con gress.


The passage through HID House
of bill repeating the tenure Of
office act, under the spur ct the
previous question, looks yeFy much
like d surrender of the Radical
majority ia that branch of Con-
guess To Grant. iii The event is not
distorted by the telegraph, The bill
IS clear retreat nom the position
which Congress- lil its wan against
Johnson, took up ia the very clta-
del OF the executive Office A RENO
grade movement of thls klnd has
VI world of significance l the
Senate follows the House, the rela-
tons between Congress and the
incoming President will be fore
shadoWed With D definiteness al-
most equal to certainty IT Will
mean that the Radical leaders in
the Two houses have mentally
measured their strength ia conn
paris0n with that 81 Tue iron-bead
ed and leaden- tongued solder
whom they were compelled, IN
their political Distress, to nominate
for President, and that they have
despaired of making out of him q
mere aut0maton 81 Radical legis-
lation. Some of the Radical pa-
pers hooted and spurned the
thought that lon grass should relax
what they pleased y call tae aaIu-
tafT checks Of the tenure Of 0tDee'
act Va favor of Grant, OF any Pres
ident, even though he were George
Washington rediglYus. lhus the,
New York Tribune q one time,
SPOKE. Bat gradually tllis sort OF.
speech subsidized hyen the ill-
bunes knees shoWed signs ot q
gaDUHexile tendency before Che
{ MAJ he adlcal
lenders sew ttat PUBIC Qplntoia
wis drifting away rom then WITH
regard t0 TINS question. Yitl efe
fox bility characteristic Ell mere
p0litica Iic aIttt att
most them are making haste to
adarb themselves to tlls change
HAVING nominated Grant beo use
The nomination was Hops0l
choice, theg are nov GONG
w0uld seem. to gntfe his executives
hands tor q Like reason. The cues
zion between them and Grant Wa
surrender or Eight for both par
ties. and Congress apparently he
concluded 10 surrender.
N o. CFesc@lt.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23

Near the summit 81 Ehe a
Nevada tie Central Pacific Rail
road Company has built Il great
lodging house for 400 men. whose
sole duty is tO keep the track OH
the mountain clear III snow during
the winter.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23

HE Senators show their hands. All.
who oppose the repeal of the law
viii i0e put ia the attitude oil opp0-
sition "a Grant As Grant LAS
practically relingp bed "a advance;
The veto power, Il he is deprived of
Tile power vi removal he would bel
merely a eth wheel la the coach.
This question may develop some
thing interesting before It IS got
through with
The Presidents amnesty procla
nation is well received bY the dem
ocrats, and The Horace Greeley
wing Of the republicans Some of
the more austere repUDlicans sneeE
att it, and call III President Ohm
sons Christmas gift TO JEFF. Davis,
Breckenridge and Others As eve-
rybody had been pardoned 6y pre-
YioUs proclanaations except such
persons US had legal proceedings
pending against them, the number
'of persons ln whose taYor tins
proclamation will operate is very
small not more than dozen or
twenty The President has then
done everything in his power to
relieve every person at the South
for particip ating ln an UIlsgccess-
fnl revolution Ihe I4ta constibU
tional amendment annuls the par
doning power So far as dishan
chisement from holding office Isl
concerned. "a pardon has been
decided BY the Supreme Court to
relieve one from Tie forfeiture 81
property where the proceedings
are still pending And Ut this term
the Supreme Court are called upon
to decide whether d pardon takes
aWay from the inforner bus share
of property conhscable under the
acts Of Congress. This question
comes UP III The steamboat cases
from Loulslan, argued some ten
Gays ago
Al Grand furry Presenting the
Court and Bar " y Nuisance.
Ihe grand jury of Usage coun
ty, North Carolina, according to-
the Raleigh Sentinel Grad has
made q presentne nt son1e-
what unusual IA character We
copy:
The grand jury regret to seq the
present ltdlelaly 80 utterly UNI
mindful of tlla example at their
Ill1stri0us predecessors, and espe-
cially ia these days Of political
chaos and social upheaving, to see
the bench deseancino 10 The hust
'lngs, 9andylng YitUperatI0n and
pera0nai abuse With the bar and
with p0bhouse politicians each
the assailant and ia turn assailed !
the bench charging tha bar with
larceny forgery and mule stealing
the bar retortlng that ths bench
md been cQ Sded by B negro upon.
a debt iustlY due, and forced tn
this harsh process Of the law to-
pay the money after being called
out and forfeiting TIE bail The
ban ALSO charging that the beneh.
was g lai bird and conct from
die penitentiary Of ohio this
very niabtlr y elldlng III q iiiEy3t Boz
tween the bench and member cf
the bar US the former i5aIneyad
az bus way e court s breach
~ the peace between the bench
and the 1ar occurring ed ths tram
ana ~ the l8dlas car ne much
20 Them terror and alarm that the
conductor threatened to ppt tbe
bench and bon oH lie train, not
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Tha To- Railroad and the q


The Texas Railroad and the Oil
Springs of Calcasieu sill head the
List Of interesting topics, indeed,
are probably the only two, very in-
tsrssting, at this time We hope
soon to be able to give a favorable
report q the former and 10 explain
the WhereWith, wherefore and
therefore q The latter so far the
work At the 81 springs are pro-
crossing bravelY At last aduces
they had reached the depth of 1850
feet, having reached bed 81 sui
phur at the depth of from 445 To
$50 feet, which We believe they
have not yet gone through. Wheth-
er this be favorable or unfaYora-
ble sign We leave for the learned
to determine and although con-
ficting interests may retard our
confidence remains ths arne ia Che
final success
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-01-23
on friend Georee III. wells ha

AAH AAl5i44 S11oA E6 IL " SAA9 AktsS
returned this week from OpeEou-
sas, and with him brought us . flo
of late New Orleans papers for
which courteous attention. we ten
der our sincere thanks and may
his shadow never grow less IT is
d perfect treatnowadays to be able
to read a latB New Orleans paper
once il a while We wonder how
long it win be yet, before our Gov
eminent officials, Of the Post Office
department, reeollect that there is
a Parish Of Oaloasieu ia the State
Of Louisiana. They certainly never
look 81 the map.