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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08

FREDERICK g. WINSTON SAMUEL D. BABcoCK
ROBERT H. MccuRDY, WILLIAM '. BRADY,
WILLIAM BETS, WILLIAM ". vEaxiLYs,.
OLIVER u. PALMER. ALoNzo CHILD.
LuoIvs ROBINSON, FRANCIS sKiDDv.
WILLIAM H. PopHAM, HUGH NJ CAMP.
SEYMOUR /. Hustled. WILLIAM HooRs.
HENRY A. s1YrnE. MARTIN BATES.
GEORGE & coE. ALFRED EDWARDS
WELLINGTON cLAPP, SAMUEL n. CORNELL
RICHARD A. KocyRDY RICHARD PXTRicx,
JAMES O. HOLDEN, EZRA WHEELER,
JOHN '. L. PRUyN. DAVID HoADLEY.
ISAAC GREEN PEARSON, WILLIAM 3. DoDsa
JOHN wADswoRrH. John 3. bEtELrN,
SAMUEL z. sPRouLLsy HENRY g. DAVIES.
". SMITH BROWN. >. ELLIOT C0NDIos
WILLIAM a. HAISEs, HEnxox & vow Yosn
RICHARD A. xccrRDY, w. P,"n.aA
SHEPPARD HoxASs. As,usr,
LEWIS Q. LAYTON, Am.n.s, A.msrn
--A. y -' 1890
JONI N. sruAnr, secrssary.
vaspsRIo sonsonDEA, Amsaa, Secretary.
w@sis. ~. \ D. Medical r,.~'..a
WILLIAM Bsrrs Ii. DBL
Bon. LucIvs ROBINSON. Council
AaH RsssY T. p4y,.sj.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

DEEP PLouGH1NG:-We have al
Iuded to the propriety Of our far
mcrs trying the experiment Of
deep plougbing and deep seeding
of wheat. Many of our farmers
have controverted this theory, a.
serting that wheat did not otfsquires
it. We are led to allude to the
subject again by a report of one
experiment made the present seas-
on by farmer in Collin County,
who is practical man: Last Fall
he broke piece Of ground and
narrowed in his wheat !; he then
turned in another piece of wheat
with a single horse plough, and
the third piece he pl6dghed the
seed in with two horses, just "a
deep as he could put it in. On the
first field there is no wheat now to
be seen on the second there is
about one third of stand and on
the last, the wheat thoroughly
matted, and without any accident
will make an excellent crop. It
is proper to say that the grasshop-
pers injured the first field. but it
is the opinion of the owner that
it was the cold weather that de-
stloyed it. 1t is also proper for
US to further add that the last
piece of wheat named above, has
a full Northern exposure, and if
any should have been hurt by the
cold weather, it should have been
this. His theory is, that deep
ploughing and deep seeding are
the best preventives, both against
insects and freezing weather.
and. it is our opinion too
Dallas Herald. ...
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

COOP RULE OF CoNDUcT.-The
rule of conduct followed by Lord
Erskine-a man Of sterling indie
pendence of principle and scrupu-
lous adherence to TRUTHS wor-
thy of being engraved on every
young mans heart. "It was the
first command and counsel Of my
earliest YOUTH" he said, "always
to do what my conscience told
me to be a duty, and to leave the
consequence to God. I shall carry
with me the memory, and I trust,
the practice, of this parental les
son to the grave. L have hitherto
followed it, and have no reason
to complain that my obedience to
it has been a temporal sacrifice.
I have found it on the contrary,
the road to prosperity and wealth,
and I shall point out the path to
my children for theirpursuit." And
there can be no doubt, after all,
that the only safe rule of conduct
is to follow implicitly the guidance
of an enlightened conscience. No.
thing is safer than right-doing,
and whoever violates his con-
science, and parts with his hon.
esty and purity at any price, will
find that he has made a wretched
bargain, no matter how savory
his "mess of pottage" has been, or
how large the wages of unright-
eonsness which be has received.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

TESTIMONIAL ToA RAILR DAD
PREsIDENT.-We learn from the
Charleston Courier, that at the
regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Directors Of the South
Carolina Railroad Company, held
in the City of Charleston, on the
evening of the goth instant, L. D.
DeSaussure, Esq, presiding as
Chairman pro tem., the following
Preamble and Resolutions were
unanimously adopted, and ordered
to be engrossed as a part of the
Minutes of the meeting:
WHEREAS, At the termination
of the late war, the property Of
the Company was in a ruinous
condition-its Treasury was empty,
and it's finances disordered and
WHEREAS, The Board Of Direc-
tors will now have the satisfac-
tion Of submitting to the Stock
holders at the approaching Annu-
al Convention, an account of their
property, highly satisfactory as
to it's present condition, and equal
ly promising in respect Of its fu-
ture psospects,
Resolved, unanimously, That the
Board regard this improvement as
due chiefly to the able administra-
tion of the Presidcnt,-Mr. Will
lam J. Magrath.
Resolved, That they take pleas.
ure in expressing their sense Of
his jealous devotion to the inter
est of this Company during the
long period Of twenty-three years,
in which he has been in it's SER
vice, and of the eminent ability
and success with which he has
administered it's affairs since he
was elevated to the honorable posi-
tion of President.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
VICKsBURG AND CHARLESTON

VIcKsBURG AND CHARLESTON
Just think oft (say the Vicks-
burg, Miss, Times of the 2Sth ul-
timo), the one mighty city situa-
ted away East, washed by the salt
waters Of the great Atlantic, and
the other historic, brave little Vics-
burg-resting on the banks Of Gas
Mr.. Calhoun called it), "that great
inland sea-" connected with one
another, linked together by one
long line of railroad, over which
the iron horse speeds his way on
an unbroken road, and in almost
as many hours as it formerly
would have taken weeks.
Yesterday we had the pleasure
of meeting in the most completely
arranged, elegant and sumptuous
car that We ever saw, H. T. Peake,
Esq, General Superintendent Of
the South Carolina Railroad, the
Eastern terminus Of the Palmetto
line; Captain "Jim" Meredith (and
a merry "Jim" he isJ, train dis
patcher at Augusta; Thomas Rig
by, Vice-President, and Colonel
E. F. Rawortb, General Superin-
tendent, and Capt. Geo. D. Law
renee, Master of Transportation
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad,
who met, together with our friends
of the Herald; to break a bottle
over the success of this important
and lengthy line:
The completion Of this line OF
railroads is we'll deserving of re-
joicing. 1t puts us within less
than seven days freight connec-
tion with New York, and places
US at hand-shaking distance with
all the large markets of the East.
it gives US transportation for our
cotton direct with all Eastern and
foreign markets. -. ......
Vicksburg aspires to a rivalship
with the Crescent City; and to her
railroad communications she must
look for the means to build her up,
and we view the completion Of
the great Palmetto line as a long
stride in the work. ..
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

FATAL AND DIsGRAcEEUL OccURREscE
At GRANlTEvILLE.-Near Grani,eri.le,
on Saturday night, ten days ago, while
an assembled company we've enjoying
themselves. at a ball, certain raen left
the room and, for causes unknown, be-
gan firing promiscuously into the eompa.
ny. Before the affray ended, Mr.. Ed.
Dinkins was shot through she bowels,
Ii. is thought be will die) and Mr.. John
Prescott, through the shoulder. Tho
perpetrators Of this unheard of atrocity
are still at large having de6ed all at,
tempts at capture.
[Edgefeld ADVERTISER
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY H. 1869.
The Punishment Of Silence.

The PUNISHMENT OF SlleIlCe'
Mr.. James Greenwood has pub
lished in London q frightful &C
count of the silent system, which
is in operation at the Holloway
Model Prison in London.
1t is an offence for a prisoner to
speak one word, and he is never
addressed except in whispers, so
that he may be in the prison for
two years without hearing the
natural sound of a human voice.
The effect Of this is so terrible on
the mind that prisoners will speak
out in desperation, and at the
risk of any punishment, rather
than endure that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one
another, but remain in perpetual
solitude. One poor wretch, driven
to desperation by nine months
solitude and silence, recklessly
broke out in Mr.. Greenwood's pres
ence, in these words For Gods
sake, Governor, put me in another
cell Put me somewhere else! l
have counted the bricks in the
cell I am in till my eyes ache!
The request Of the tortured
wretch was refused.
There is fine hole in each cell,
and as the wardens wear shoes Of
India rubber soles, the prisoner
can never be sure he is is alone.
Those condemned to the tread
mill have to ascend twelve hun
dred steps every alternate twenty
minutes for six hours. And this
in a place so hot and close that
prisoners often lose in perspiration
three stone in as many months.
Every day the prisoners are taken
to a chapel so arranged that they
can see no one save the chaplain,
and him only through an iron
grating. And this is the order of
devotion observed. 'Wardens are
constantly on the watch, lest for a
single instant they through the
whole Of the service, depart from
the rigid rule; eyes right They
must look steadfastly at thepreach-
er; must raise and lower their
prayerbook with their elbows
squared and all at once, like soldiers
at drill. They may not scrape
their feet with out having after
ward to explain the movement.
They may scarcely wing an eye, or
sign, without danger of rebuke or
punishment. God help the poor
wretches.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
Affairs in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-An ap-
plication was made in heSupreme
Court for writs Of habeas corpus,
for the Tortugas prisoners. The
Court took no action.
At o'clock the Senators, arm
in-arm, came to the House, Wade
took the Chair, and Colfax was
seated near him. Senator Conk-
ling and Representatives Wilson,
of Iowa, and Prim, acting as TEL
lers. Prim read the Democratic
votes; Conkling and Wilson alter
mated, reading the Republican
vote. All went smoothly until
Louisiana was reached, when Will
Jams, of Tennessee, objected-de-
claring no valid election was held.
The joint session separated, and
the House voted 1926 to 81 to count
Louisiana. The Senate, after
severe struggle to draw in extrane-
Gus matters, voted to count Louisi-
ana. Both Houses again met and
proceeded with the count till
Georgia was reached, when Butler
objected, because the Georgia Col
lege had not voted on the proper
day, and for other reasons. Much
confusion ensued, which Wade
ended by ordering the Senate to
it's own chamber. The House
then voted $50 to 40 for Georgia,
not to be counted. The Senate
after a most tperplexing and laugh
able struggle, declared that in the
face ofthe concurrent resolution,
concerning Georgia, the objection
in the joint session was out of Or
der. Both Houses again met,
when Wade ordered Georgia to be
read as directed by the concur
rent. resolution. Butler objected.
Wade would hear no objection
Butler appealed from Wade's de-
cision, but Wade would allow no
appeal and ordered the count to
proceed. Butler then moved that
the Senate have permission to re-
tire, and insisted that they should
control their own hall !; ruled out
of order. Amid the most intense
excitement Wade ordered the count
to proceed. Conkling commenced
reading'the result hut his voice
was drowned by cries of order.
At this time the noise became
deafening, when Speaker Colfax
sprang to the desk proclaiming
that the Vice-President must be
obeyed in joint session, and or
dered the Sergeant-at-Arms to
arrest the disorderly persons.
Colfax was ordering and appeal
ing probably two minutes, during
which time the Sergeant-at.Arms
had distributed his men all thorugh
the House before, partial order
could be restored. The reading of
the result and the proclamation
followed, when both Houses sepa-
rated. The Senate Immediately
adjourned.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
QUERY AND ANswER.-A writer
in the Philadelphia North Ameri-
,n. ,oI,+o, +ho HoII,r;nr

QUER1 AND aNSW Eh.-A WIitSI
in the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, relates the following:
The late Charles Fleason, who
was a Judge formerly in the Court
of Common Pleas, and afterward
a judge of the Supreme Court, was
presiding at trial Of an eject
ment, and John B. was one
Of the jury. This gentleman had
been justice of the peace, and
also gave advice, as a sort of a
busy lawyer, and thereby contri-
buted largely to the litigation of
the county. He, it seems, had
been engaged by the defendant,
and had told him that there was
no doubt but that the result,
would be favorable. The Judge,
however, in charging the jury:
laid down the law entirely in fa-
vor Of the plaintiff, whereupon
John B. -, in the pride of opin-
ion, jumping up, exclaimed: "But
Judge, quere as to the law" "Si-
lence, sir" said the Judge, "you
are a fool, and of that, at best,
there is no quere." This double
judicial decision ended forever
Johns influence in the county
his occupation was gone"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

A Coon OLD AGE.-The Oldest person
certainly in Florida OF in the South, died in
Pensacola, Fla, on the 2sth ult. The
deceased Was colored Baptist Preacher
faniliarly known as "Uncle Jacob" and
although his age cannot be accurately
arrived at, old citizens Of the place by
making calculations have agreed that his
age could be but little short of one
hundred and twenty years.-Ccurier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

LIEUTENANT BRA1NE NOT PARDoNED.-
The Washington correspondent Of tha
New York World says: "The paragraph
going the rounds that Captain j. C.
Braine, ex.Confederate Navy Captain,
has been pardoned is untrue. He is
still in prison. The President has degs
nothing with the case"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

A female paraded the streets of
Lafayette, the other day, exhibi-
ting above a pair of stout ancfes, a
skirt upon which the indelible
brand of the miller was still visible,
s'ninety.six pounds, extra super
fine-warranted."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
The Funeral Of Governor
PickenS.

The funeral of this distinguish.
ed citizen and statesman-so Pc
culiarly honored and beloved in
this, his home-took place on
Wednesday last. During the
Tuesday preceding, the body, ar
rayed in the splendid uniform
which he wore as Chief Magis-
trate of Carolina, in her day of
hope and pride, lay in state at
Edgewood, whose walls were rich
ly and appropriately draped in
mourning and friend after friend,
and citizen after citizen, went to
look, for the last time, upon the
noble and revered dead.
On Wednesday, our town and
District poured forth their inbab-
itants to do honor to the sad oc-
casion. So much so, that not only
was the church crowded to it's
utmost capa ;ity, but even the
church-yard and area in front
were .thronged with sorrowful
friends and fellow-citizens, all
anxious to show their deep appre-
citation of the departed patriot
Cardinals true, incorruptible,
faithful son. The male citizens,
with the teachers and pupils of
the several schools, formed in pro-
cession, and received, uncovered,
the funeral cortege upon the pub
lie square. Moving from thence
to Trinity Church, the procession
was met by Rev. E. T. Walker,
officiating clergyman and as be
read the Introductory sentences
of the sublime burial service of
the Episcopal Church, the grand,
solemn strains of Beethoven's
funeral march, Sulla morte dun
Eros, resounded through the--sa-
cred edifce, mingling its 'moans
with the bitter plant of human
woe.
So much of the service as Is ap-
pointed for the Church being over,
the vast congregation sang, with
one accord and deep feeling, that
hymn of comfort and assurance,
"How firm foundation, ye saints
of the Lord; )" after which, the
pall-bearers, numbering sixteen of
our most promising citizens, passed
down the AISLE bearing to the
grave the illustrious dead, while
the organ sobbed out it's low MI
serere, and the mourning concourse
slowly followed.
After the conclusion of the SER
vices of the Church, the coffin,
covered with evergrcens and how-
ers, was lowered and our unhappy
State received into her bosom all
that remained Of the great, the
true, the loyal heart, that had
loved and served her with devo-
tion even beyond the sacred pur-
ity of Roman patriotism.
CMgsfeld Advertiser.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

The general reader will be glad
to learn that a protective against
insects has been discovered by
Jager. He says that a tincture
prepared by macerating one part
of Pyrethrum rosin in four parts
ofdiluted alcohol, and then thin
ned with ten parts Of water and
applied to the skin, will protect
one at least twelve hours from
flies, mosquitoes, ants and other
insects.-Charleston Neaos.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
Ritualistic Troubles in Eng
land.

On Christmas Eve a midnight
celebration was held at St. James,
Brighton, England. The church
was partly filled by a respectable
auditory, the building itself pro-
fusely decorated with laurels,
holly and flowers, many large
crosses being formed by the same.
The altar was decorated with
flowers, and on side-table was
the usual light burning, but on
this occasion surmounted by a
carved figure ofthe Infant Saviour.
The usual display of embroidered
dresses, &c., was exhibited by the
officiating priests and chorlsters,
The proceedings commenced with
the imposing procession, during
which and throughout the entire
Service incense was freely scat
tered about. In fact, notwith-
standing the recent decision OF
the privy council, lights, incense
bowings, &C., were upon the usual
excessive scale. Many slightly
suppressed sounds Of discomfort
were heard throughout the SER
vice, both within and without the
building, but at the commence
ment of the offertory sentences a
man at last cried out "It is per-
feet bosh I say perfect rubbish" I"
Immediately some Of the vergers,
with their oaken slaves, rushed
to the pew in which be was sit
ting; the priests looked agast,
and the choristers and the congre-
CATION seemed terror-stricken as
the gentleman proceeded to say,
when efforts were made to expel
him, II expected this; I am not
afraid to repeat my words ; it is
perfect rubbish; leave me alone !;
1 will 60 away without help"
The vergers again attempted to
take hold of him, when he again
said, cit is perfect rubbish; I
came here to worship God accor-
ding to the tenets of the Church
of England, not of the Church Of
Rome! This is all mockery and
rubbish, Mr.. Purchas." The last
words he uttered while crossing
the church and nearing the altar.
On reaching the first Gnner) doors
of the building, two or three over
earnest vergers rather pushed
him into the outer lobby and
thence into the street. The SER
vice was then resumed, though
the voice of the oficiator was
very tremulous, and sidelong
glances were taken by those in
the choir at every murmuring
sound from without. Many per-
sons Immediately left the build
ing; some ten or a dozen only re-
naming to partake of the Holy
Communion, in the celebration Of
which excessive bowings, light
ings and incensings were most
freely INDUCED in. The congre-
cation separated about one O'Clock,
but owing to detachment of po-
lice that were stationed without,
the crowd offered no personal vio-
Ionca tn them "a thew disnersed-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
Skating Tried.

SkaIlnS AFleOs
One of the editors Of the Mil
waukee News thus gives bis expe'
rience of this mueh-talked-of a.
musement:
Right beneath one of our win
dows, from morn till midnight,
we see youngsters and oldsters
twisting their legs into all con-
ceiyable shapes. We cannot pick
up . paper but an article on ska,
ting meets the eye. Everybody
says it's fur, and that's all every
body knows about it, for We have
tried it. Last night, about gas
light, after reading glowing de-
scription of life on skates, we pre-
pared for our first attempt, and
sailed forth to join the merry
crowd. We had on pair of sto-
ra-boots trowser-legs tucked in
eide, q Robert-tailed coat, and
white hat. We went down on
the ice, and gave a boy a fifty
cent 'shinplaster' for the use of
his implements. We have conf
dence-eEea as great as Peters
faith. We, with the assistance of
o friend, fixed on the skates and
stood erect as q barber,s pole.
Encouraged at the, sight of some
ladies on the bridge looking at
the skaters, we struck out. A
slant to the right with the right
foot, a slant to the left with the
left foot, and just then we saw
something on the ice, and stopped
over to pick it up. On our feet
again-two slants to the right
and one to the left, ac-
eompsnied with a loss of conf
.denee. Another stride with the
right foot, and we sat down with
fearful rapidity, with very little,
IL any elegance ! What a set
down it was-for we made dent
in the ice not unlike Connecti-
cat butter bowl! Just then one
OF tie ladies remarked, oh, look,
Mary, that feller: with the white
hat amt got his skates on the
right place r Ditto, thought we.
Just then q ragged little imp sang
ont 40 he passed rs, Hello, old
'timber-legsl' And we rose sud,
denly. and put after him. Three
slides to the right two to the left,
and away went our legs-one to
the east, and the other to the
west, causing another picture of a
butter-tray in the cold ioe! Just
then . friend came along, and of:
fered his coat tail as 'steadier.'
We accepted the continuation Of
his garment, and up the river we
went about ten rods, when a shy
TO right by the leader caused US,
the wheel-horse, to shoot off on a
tangent, heels upl But the ice is
'psry cold this season.
- We tried it again. A glide one
way . glide and o half the other,
ahen 'whaek' came our bump of
progenitiveness on the ice,
and we saw q million Of stars dan
sing round our eyes like a troupe
girls at the Bowery The
aStre. How that shock went
through our system, and up and
down our spinal column Light
ming couldn't have corkscrewed
It down q CREASED sapling with
greater speed or more exhilarating
effect. clearinghouse butter nor
q warranty deed could not have
stuck stronger than we did-and
% dozen ladies looking at US.
Soon we got up, and made an
ether trial, with better success.
Perhaps We had skated, in our
peculiar style, fifteen feet, when a
Numbering chap came up behind,
and,we sat down, with our tired
head piElowed in his lap; and he
swore at us, when it was all his
own fault. How cold the ice was
there toe! Every spot where we
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
How TO RETAIN YoUTH.-It is

How TO RETAIN YoUTH.-It is
a matter of no little concern
among men-and women, too-to
preserve the bloom and freshness
of their youth. Cosmetics, plum
pers, and the whole offspring Of
artiice and deception are resorted
to, in the effort TO stay the fur
rowing ploughshare oftime. Ex-
ternal appliances cannot reach or
rejuvenate the decaying spirits of
the man or woman who wilfully
and maliciously perpetrates aglar-
ing wrong upon fellow creature.
Something must be done to quick
en- the vitality ofthe ';inner man."
if you would preserve the ruddy
glow of health and rotund form of
youth. An easy conscience is the
all potent remedy for that elasti-
city of spirit which gives color
and beauty to the human face, and
activity and energy to the physi-
cal body. Hear an old man sing:
They tell me am handsome yet,
And all the ladies say
"sDo look at him! the dear old man
Grows younger every day"
And when each friend asks, cat your age
How came you free from ills?"
Talways answer: "In my youth
Ipaid my printers bills"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17

Seventeen Mississippi towns are
preparing to build cotton facto-
ries.