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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-09
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f, Thousand DollaAfs-IN COED.
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Invested in the United States, Two Mil.
" lions of Dollars. rs''i4' $4,000, 900.
Risks in Sumter, taken at Charleston
rates.
Residences s's the Country hssur-
eddt Low hates. '~.
Losses paid promptly in Charles
ton.
On the payment of Ten Years
premiums in CASH, a 2,s,.,,e::-
uaz policy will be issued.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
MUSICAL AND 1HEAraIsAL NOTES.

Fechter, having recovered from the indisposition
which visited him in Boston, probably from the indis
Greet enthusiasm OF the Hubbites appears tonight at
the Theatre Fiancais as Claude Melnotte, In the
Lady Of Lyons" His engagement lasts four weeks.
George Clarke takes benefit at the Fifth Avenue
theatre on Monday next An artist OF such un-
doubted ability ana persevering study deserves Q
warm recognition at the hands OF the public.
Carlotta Patti takes her inal farewell or the New
York public tonight and Saturday matinee In the
opera Of 1.-THE Magic Flute" and tomorrow night In
Brooklyn Miss Pauline Canissa sings Margut rite. In
Gounods beautiful opera at the Academy on Friday.
Mrs. Edward J. Loder has benefit concert ut
Stefnway Hall tonight, at which some OF the best
artists In the city assist.
grand organ concert will be given at st. Georges
church on Thursday. DIR. Wilcox and Messls. Will
liams (organist OF the church, Whitley and Jardtne
Will appear, and Madame ManzOcchi is the vocalist
After two years. absence in Italy Signora Maria
Plainneld, N. J. Her voice has wonderfully improved
and she created quite Juror In cavatina from
.Ione.u She Is valuable addition TO our already
extensive soprano repertoire
Mr.. william F. Kotch has organized concert
troupe consisting Of Miss Kellogg. Mills. Lott RAN
dold and Werner, for the principal towns IN TINS
State.
The clever Rand Sisters are TO have compli-
mentary benefit shortly at Woods Museum. . 4
Fred Bergner, the fayOre vl0oncelist OF the Phil
harmonic Society, has q benefit concert at Assocl-
alive Hail on Thursday.
Mr. II. A. McGenen will have benefit at Selwyn's,
Boston, on Saturday night. The performance consists
of "Slverslone's Wager,n "Nlcnolas Nickeby' and
''Spitnre."
The wallace Sisters, with o fine company, open
the new opera house Akron, ohio, on May 10, under
the management OF Messrs. villa and Dobson.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27

where some OF his connections suppose themselves
TO be still stronger II will NOT however 90 JUS. s yS
proposed is about q be closed. No sooner had "a me
prospectus appeared than, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n~ ~
sumed partiaiy for David the financial I, IA MY ~
yted people 10 reect how far these American under
takings were 70 be carried. Aner TINS very rev
by certain Hebrew firms; but It is not improbable
that as Brazilian gold mines and Argentne un0et- @
takings generally are IN Avor WIN sn,s M va
on the back preparatory 10 being openly stabbed IA
front when they in some way come TO interfere with
Tne Chsncelior of the Exchequer opened his
budget In the House OF Commons last night, and the
thick and thin supporters OF the government M iana
him 10 the skies a. the most fortunate and sagac0us
OF legislative inanciers. That he has anticipated
revenue by requiring payment OF revenue tax and
me assessed taxes In advance Is forgotten In an un-
refecting gush Of admiration Of an unusual surplus.
The general result Of the budget Is that the Chan
celor had surplus 70 dispose Of amounting TO me
considerable sum OF f4S 900, which Is said TO be
the largest ever known within living memory. Ihe
amount Is prfnG fdcie large, Dut II must be taken
pated and, according to some authorities, that The
two services have in various ways been starved.
BY means OF this surplus little tnkering
Is done with the savings bank stock py surn-
ing portion into securities terminating In 1888,
by which the debt In that year-that Is TO say, IN
nteen years-wi ns redaeed sSSosU xarE"s s1.
lished, alter which The two main changes come IN
the shap Of reduction In the income tax rom lve
OF one naif OF the sugar duties. The effect OF the
who Is that the new financial year which CON-
menced on the let OF April opens with surplus OF
f3si 900. This Is considered satisfactory by those
VINO appreciate small benefits; but the holders or
sugar who have paid the higher duties are by no
means in good humor some OF them being,
II is said, exposed TO no lnconslderaole loss
because the reduction took effect on the
night the budget was 0pened One point there IS
worth notice. The whole expenses orthe Abysslnlan
war have been liqudated and extlngushed, ana that
would be bold Ministry that would involve the
country in such mess again. Another point mayt
be mentioned. the impressed stamp on newspapers
which will cover the postage OF all newspapers
weighing less than six ounces. In the case OF the
Times this will be sad blow to the news agency
trade for the proprietary have already given notice
that they viii send out papers direct irom the oflce
for the present price three pence per copy thus sub
sttuting themselves for the news agent, while the
State win receive for its postal service the remunera-
ton which the newsman formerly appropriated ior
his IrnIIllIp.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

The Italian frigate Re Gaantuomo, which visited
this port Two or three years ago. been converted
into school snip on board OF which young naval
Officers are exercised In everything pertaining to
their profession.
The South German Press combats the proposals In
favor OF disarmament which have been moved III the
Bavaran Chamber. IL proves that tine militia sys-
tern Is economically far more expensive than that
now employed in Germany, as IL increases the
dens dangers and suiferngs OF the people to an ex
tent quite disproporoned to reductions which figure
IN the budget
political demonstration of q peculiar character
took place recently at Lyons A qua1rlle was COM
posed TO the music OF the s'Marseaise, ~ the '.Ca
ira and other revolutionary airs, and danced by
enthusiastic crowd IN one OF the grand publlc
saloons OF the CITY, Az least 900 persons were pre-
sent and they joined Ia the chorus of each air with
tremendous enthusiasm.
telegram from Cairo Egypt. dated on the 9th OF
April reports tnus:-lt Is officially stated that the
news published from English sources relative TO the
new loan Is Incorrect. the loan has contracted
perty. which Is independent OF the Egg ptan govern
ment. The funds are designed for tie purchase OF
sugar refining machines, the construction OF rail-
ways through the private property OF the Khedlve
and the greater extension or sugar cane culture.
Seventeen years ago, wnen Baron Haussmann was
Project or Bordeaux, he drove out with the Empe-
ror and being a man OF commanding presence and
winning manners, gu tie dwar led the hero of the
coup d'5tat. "Preect > said Napoleon .tne Citizens
seem to regard the Prefect ana forget their Empe-
ror.n sire was the courtly reply, "when a regi.
ment Is marching the crowd IL always struck with
the drum maJor, but IT Is not to be concluded they
forget the general In commando Inat reply WAS
the making OF Baron Haussmann.
The Russian official organ contains some interest
ing particulars OF the last far at Mimi NovgorOd
from which 1t appears that the trade OF that place
which may be considered as the chief emporium OF
the inland trae OF the country, has much increased
by the great facilities OF transit Afforded py the OPEN
ing and extension OF the railway system Tne total
vaIue of the goods last year brought to the fair
amounted W f43,00QQ00 Of silver roubles beng
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
THE CBICXHAW jockey CLUB.

MEMPHIS, April 26 1870
The first days races over the Chckasaw Jockey
Club Course were inaugurated with good atlen-
dance and splendid track. The first race was for
the Post Stake for all ages, two mile heats; SUBJ
scripuon $50 the club adding 5000. The following
Is summary
Atchison a Paul's b. q. Morgan Scout, years
old, by John Morgan, dam LIZZIE Morgan.... l l
G. CadwaIader's y. C. Allie HUT, years old,
by Vandal, dam Nora. 2 2
w. II. Chaplel's b. h. King Tom, 5years Old, by
Lexington, dam Tokay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
James NellIgan's b. e. Deringer years Old, by
Rogers, dam Engineer. eer...................... dis.
Time, 3:43A-3:A
Deringer was the favorite in the pools last night
and Allie Hunt to-day. The selling on this was
very spirited.
The second race was a sweepstakes FOR three year
olds, mile dash, subscription $25, the club to add
$780, The race was won by Regent, beating De-
fender Cheatham'S g. I. by Brown Dick and Rich
ARDS C. f. by War Dance, in the order named
Time, LAS.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
Observation-Disclosures

MISS BARKALoo--ATToRNEY AT LAw-Mss
Lemma Barkalo0 has auspiciously begun her legal
career. Her iirst case tIanSplred few days ago.
aud was so ably and adroltly conducted that a Set
tleinent was successfully effected without trial.
This was the case:--The plaintiff a LADY,
claimed damages Tor dead dog, whose
earthly career was alleged TO nave been
irregulary terminated by one Of the city street
demanded. The directors OF the railway company
demurred to this bill and retained Miss BarkaOo as
their counsel IN the suit. There was overwhelming
evidence OF the fact thay the dor was dead and
could never bark again. as well as that Its BARK ing
less condition was caused by carelessness on the
part or defendants agents Miss Barkaloo there
fore. with sagaclty ana modesty whcn do her in-
finite credit OBTAINED settlement OF the case on
favorable terms Notwithstanding tnat she thereby
sacrinced brilliant opportunity for making her
maiden please. LOUIS Times. ADrs 10,
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
JERSEY CITY POLICE CAPTAINS.

The following officers OF the Jersey City police
force were appointed captains by the Commissioners
on Monday night:--Patrck Jordan, First precinct
or central oilic.: James Mann, Second precinct;
Chares r. Robinson, Third precinct, and officer
Pierce, OF Bergen, Fourth precinct
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
THE foRcs OF EXAMPLE.

Frank Ferry and Albert $. Buckley, boys, were ar.
raigned before Alderman Cunningham, at the York
vile Police Court yesterday where complaint was
entered against them by Mr.. Justin White, the Trea-
surer OF the Erie Railway Company, charging them
with the robbery of $270. AT first they confessed
their guilt, but when arraigned In court they said
they ha nothing to say TO the charge and
mitted ior trial. The prisoners were in the employ
OF the company.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
the FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Glorifcatisn by CoIored Men in Sixth Avenue
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
The coored men OF the Ninth, Fifteenth and Six.
teenth wards held glorlfcltion meeting last even-
ing at No. 90 Sixth avenue, over the passage
OF the fifteenth mcndment. Colonel Frederick
Conklng,of the Eighty-.ourth regiment presided.
There was a large number OF spectators present,
the majority being colopd men. speeches were
made by Colonel Conkling, MIR. Brean and several
coored gentlemen, the latter OF whom male the
house come down very OF en- and very loudly by
their original style OF eloquence. Unlike the whita
orators hey each OF them ought the war over aran
from the attic OF Bul Run Gown 10 the time when
man with q ci ar IN ms mou IA made the s.cohor,s
OF Jef Davis knucAle down 10 Uncle Sam The
me ting was very enthusiastic one from beginning
TO end,
The New York herald., 1870-04-27

$4,000 900 more than In the previous year, While tne
t0tai circulation i45, 900, against l2Io0Vvv
IN 1888. Notwlthstanding this apparent pros perry
means brullanG The linen manufactures were sold
without reatxng aproht and tue Kischta tea pro-
duced positive loss.
The New York herald., 1870-04-27

whites Of the South, but asks him 10 give them up
10 abandon his friends In the North. The animatng
spirit OF ths entire article Il so transparent that had
the republican party no higher recommendation Tor
the support OF the negro than Is furnished in this
tice II could not hope for his support have already
GEO. II. UOWNING ,
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
HERALD ouaDUupLe SHEET.
TFAm the Philadelphia Ledger, A

lFAm the Philadelphia Ledger, April 26.l
The NEW YORK HERALD OF Sunday appeared as a
quadrupe sheet, giving its readers sixteen broad
pages Of reading matter and compact advertise
inents. Among the first of our contemporaries in
every branch OF newspaper enterprise, the HERALD
reaps It's reward in prosperity that deserts It,
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
KILLED on THE ERIE RAL WAY.

The body Of q swtchman, named John Hanrahan,
was found lying on the track near the Hackensack
bridge yesterday morning. 1t was mutilated in a
shOg king manner the head being severed from the
trunk. Deceaseh resided az ST. Paul's avenue Hud-
son City
The New York herald., 1870-04-27
E y r Q p E..
British Finance, lndustrS and Home
and Foreign SPECULATION.
Premier 0niv' ,Srs Cabinet Position and
the PohcI Towards the Plebiscitum.
PATHS Return to the Opera
in Paris
ENGLAND.

~ansnciaI Affairs In Englsad-NationaI Enter
prise stin Failing-Homc and Foreign specu-
iation-The Industrial Situation and the
BudGet.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10
A Strange yet True Story.

We heard singular story the other day
which is worth repeating. The actors in it
are in humble life, but the little romance
has its interest nevertheless. The first
scene is laid in Germany some twenty years
ago. Carl Schmidt (the name alone is
fctitious) was the son of a well-to-do
farmer in Baden. When about twenty
years old he fell in love with pretty vii
lage maiden. His passion was recipro-
Gated. The pair ''loved not wisely but to
well, and lived together as man and wife,
though no priest had performed the SER
vice Of the church upon their union.
Their lives passed pleasantly for five years.
Two children were given them, which both
loved fsndly. But about this time a
temptress entered the domestic Eden, in
the form of a dashing woman, who laid seige
to Carls affections. She persuaded him to
leave his companion. and with the children
they came to America. Here they were
married ard lived some years About six
months ago the woman took sick and died,
but on her death-bed in fit of remorse,
perhaps, made her husband promise to
send for his early love and make an ''hon-
est woman" of her. Faithfully and gladly
did he obey the injunction. He wrote to
Germany, found her still alive, and offered
her again his heart, this time with his hand.
The deserted one arrived in a short time,
and the two were united in matrimony,
their children, now grown up. being wit
nesses OF the ceremony. The reunited
family is now living happily together in
New York. The husband is patrolman on
the Metropolitan force. The man has al
ways been industrious and frugal, and now
talks of returning with his wife to end his
days in his native land.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10
Josh Billings I'm the Editors Chair.
HIS ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE.

Fred-Yew amt obliged to ask the girls
mother If You may 60 home with her from
party; get the girls Endorsement, and go
In; 1T Is proper enough to ask her to take
your arm, but you have no right to put your
arm around her waist unless you meet a
bear on the road, and then you are suppos-
ed to relinquish your hold as soon as the
bear gets safely by.
Whip-You are right; mules live to a
lonely age; 1 have known them myself to
live one hundred years, and aot half try.
You are also right about their being sure
footed; have known them to kick q boy
twice in q second, ten feet off
Gertrude-Your inquiry stumps me. The
more think about it, the more can't tell.
As near as / can recollect now, think
don't know. Much might be said both
ways; neither may be right. Upon the
whole, think that would or wouldn't,
just as think best or otherwise.
Piutarch-Youre mistaken; the Shakers
don't marry. If young Shakers fall in love,
they are set to weedin' onions, which kures
them forthwithly. 1 can't tell you how
much it takes to join the Shakers, but
believe the expense used to be, including
having your hair cut and learning to dance,
about &C dollars.
Sportsman-Your inquiry is not exactly
in my line. bat l haste to reply ss follows,
to wit: The right length to cut offs dorg's
all has never been fully discovered, but it
as undoubtedly somewhere back of the
ears, provided you get the dorg's consent.
N. Bit isn't necessary to have the dorg's
consent in writing.
Kitty-To my own personal views in the
premises, it appears that the best rat and
mice exterminator is a well-reeulated
Thomas cat; beware of base limitations:
sold by the respectable druggists.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10
Modern MOrtuary Paragraphing.

Some gheul on the Cincinnati Times has
been gathering the following items from the
exchanges, and recommends them for
variety and freshness: A man in New
Hampshire the other day ate fifteen dozen
raw oyster on wager. The silver trim
nings alone on his coffin cost twelve dol
lars and thirty-five cents. John Smith, in
Nebraska, said he could handle q rattle
snake the same as snake-charmer. The
churlishness of the undertaken in demand
ing pay In advance. delayed the funeral four
days. A circus rider in Texas tried to
turn three summersaults ON horseback
the other day. The manager sent
back to New Orleans the following day
for another summersault man. A man in
New Jersey couldn't wal, for the cars to gel
to the depot, and jumped of. His widow
has sued the Insurance Company. Few
men would attempt to dry gunpowder in the
kitchen stove. A man in Canada did. His
sfti;:.ed family would be glad of any infor.
ma.Ion as to his whereabouts. In Massa.
chusetts, the other day, a man thought ht
could cross the track, in advance of the
locomotive. The services at the grave
were very impressive. A man warned his
wife in New Orleans not to light fire with
kerosene. She didn't heed the warning
Her clothes fit his second wife remarkably
well. A boy in Detroit disregarded hi,
mothers warning not to skate on the river
as the ice vas thin. His mother don't havs
tocook tor SO many az she did into one.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10

The Second Messiah a1>A Perpolu nal
Motionist ON the Gold Baeas.
From ha Ilor,iar III n.,.1r1~.

young man giving his name as r. N.
Hull was arraigned in the City Court yes
terdsy on charge of lunacy. He had been
found the day before on the river bank.
near the residence of Mr.. Gaar. about two
aud Il half miles below Portland. He had
built him fire there during the night, and
slept by it on The cold ground, with the
thermometer below zero. He was about
twenty-seven years of Gge, and, though be
gave evidences of being man of educa-
ton and refinement, his clothes were OF
the worst material, and in shreds at that.
He told a very curious and inccherent
tale to the jury, and il of itself induced
them to render verdict of lunacy. he
said, to commence with, that lie was a me-
chanIc, and the inventor OF perpetual mo
ton on the gold basis. This very aluable
invention he did not desire TO make patent.
but has, however, sent it to Washington.
where 1t Is now On exhibition and j ; snb.
ject TO any disposition the authorities wish
to make of it. He says he has also invent
ed the round belt TO run with the grain OF
the leather. Being the second Messiah,
his mission is to save the whole world.
Splritualism, lac says, Is one of the new re-
hgions, but, because his mOtherwas a Meth
odist, he Is no Spiritualist, but follows his
calling by supernatural means. The Virgin
Mary. he says, is his religion. When asked
what supernatural power was; he said. 1.-The
mind" He claims to have the golden kew,
and is ON his way TO Pixies Peak. He said
his mother was no relative of his. whatever
only an acquaintance. In this incoherent
manner he talked to the jury for nearly an
hour. One of the most wonderful of his
inventions was an ak which cut wood with
perpetual motion. When asked why II
moved perpetually, he gave the same ex-
planation as in the case of his other inven-
tions--''because it is perfect"
He told of his journey from Pennsylvani
to tais place, coming down the bank o
the Ohio River, and named places aud in
cidents on the way tina, showed this part
of his story to be true. Mr. Gaar had to
deceive him in order to get hi.a to the city,
and upon arriving at the station house the
madman became wild, and it required the
aid of two strong men to place HIM in the
cell. He struggled desperately, and tore
the coat off one of the officers. The finally
got him to the cell, however, when he
quieted down, and has since been very
doclle. He was sent to Frankfort in charge
of police officer. He says his mothers
name is Emily Hull, and she lives in
Twlnsburg, Summit county. Ohio.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10
Donn9 golks' department.
TWO LITTLE KITTENS.

I'VE take from the Parish Magazine this ittl,
story In verse. The moral is plain:l
Two little kittens, one stormy night,
Pegan TO quarrel and then to fight;
One had a mouse, the other had none,
And that was the way the quarrel begun.
" I'a have that mouse" said the biggest cat.
" Yoa'H have that mousel Well see about that D
{" aciu have that mouse" said the eldest son.
. You shdnt have that mousel" said the little one
told you before twas a stormy night
When these two little kittens began to fight;
The old woman seized her sweeping broom
And swept the two kittens right out of the room
The ground was covered with frost and snow
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go;
SO they laid them down on the mat at the door
While the old woman finished sweeping the floor
Then they creps in as quiet as mice,
All wet with snow aud as cold as ice,
For they found it was better that stormy night
To lie down and sleep than to quarrel and fight
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10
How . Little Boy Interviewed Prince
Arthur.
prom the Chsrlsstown lslass.l Advertiser.

From the Charlsstown (Sfass.) Advertiser.
The day Prince Arthur was at the st.
James, DIR. =, Of Boston. said TO his lit
tie nephew of ten years, who came home
full OF the Prince. run up to the hotel,
Johnny, and say to the Prince that your
aunt would like to have him call and take
tea with her," The doctor then, straight
way, forgot the circumstance. But an hour
after Johnny came running in and declared
the Prince was ''real nice, though they
tried to prevent my seeing him. We had a
long talk, and told him all about mother,
where We live, and ever so much" 80
you saw him, did you? well. what did he
say? is he coming to tear mo, he
can't come; he's only got time to attend
the funeral, and he's real sorry. 1t turned
out, OF inquiry, that Johnny had present
ed himself to the usher of the Princes
apartments, was put off, but would not be
rebuffed. He wanted to see the Prince
and must, for his uncle had sent him. His
persistence finally gained his admittance;
he was presented and humored, the inter-
view was mutually agreeable, and the lad
had the longest and iveliest chat with
Arthur of any person in Massachusetts =
That boy will be sure to make his way in
the world