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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12

The Sumter News says: ''We extract the
following from private letter from Tlmmons-
vile, dated the lst instant: On Friday night
last an effigy Of B. +. Whittemore, with carpet
bag in hand, was hung by the neck and after
wards burned, just us the train rolled up.
Cards were pinned to the figure, having in
large letters such inscriptions as the following:
sWest Point The end of a carpet-bagger,' TO
what an erd come at last,' $4,000 stolcn,' &C.
Not single descendant of Ham was to be seen,
NOR q vhftowoshod one-
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS
1n or,,-crnN nornh I
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12

WAN NO.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12
The Whisky Raiders.

The Greenvlle Mountaineer says: "A short
time since small bod" of government troops,
accompanied by the revenue assessor and other
civil officers Of the government in this county,
made q trip towards the mountains, and sue
cceded in short time in discovering and de-
stroying between thirty and forty stills, four OF
which were in the adjoining county OF Pickens.
Several of the parties charged with distilling
We're arrested aud held to answer at the next
court. No resistance was offered 10 the opera
tions of the officers"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
A Wife Outraged in the Pres
ence Of her Husband.

We learn through an officer
having the matter in charge, that
one of the most diabolical outragcs
ever pcrpctratcd in this county
has Just come to light. The facts,
as VIC learn them, are, that i man
in the town Of llinsdale, whose
namc VIC suppress for the present,
for obvious reasons, was married,
q short time since, and at once the
happy couple, in Il scanty manner,
proceeded to housekeeping with
great expectations for the future.
Their domestic affairs moved along
Swimmingly until a few evenings
since, when they were aroused by
two callers, who, it is said, are
we'll known, but whose names as
yet have not been made public.
The husband donncd his apparel
and obeyed the summons to step
outside the door, as the party call
ing was desirous Of interviewing
h i'm upon important business.
When outside, he was quietly IN
formed Of the vilIainous intentions
Of the two visitors, which was no.
thing less than to violate the per-
son Of her whom he had sworn to
protect. lie demonstrated with
them, but their threats were &C
companied by the presentation of
4 revolver to his head, with the
alternative that if he resisted or
gave an alarm, they would blow
his brains out and murder his wife.
Not possessing the moral courage
to face two such threats, he was
compelled to submit, and each sue
ccssively committed an outrageous
assault upon the young wife. llav-
ing accomplished their atrocious
crrand, they began to realize the
extent of their crime, which they
attempted to cover up by threats
Of numbering the man and Wl1e II
the affair leaked out. 1t was their
threats that kept the matter still
in the ncighborhood for some time,
until, by accident, it came to the
ears Of the ncighbors, who made
it public. We understand the mat
ter is under investigation by the
proper authorities, and: if true,
will be followed until the scoua-
drcls get their just dcserts.-Hud-
son (N. W Register, July 25.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

countcred by the officer, who when
interviewed was busiIy scrubbiny
the floor. Finding that there was
no oae at home but herself, he
asked her il she could answer the
questions. She said she thought
she could, and hc then asked her
if she understood the object Of the
census. "Oh yes, sir" said She,
and went on to give an intelligent
explanation Of its principal tca.
lures. Being satisfied that she
understood it better than many Of
her elders, the questions were pro-
pounded and answered with q
readiness that showed that she
was thoroughly ':postcd" III the
family histories. She WAS nine
years Of age, and the question Of
Occupation was asked ioEingly.
She said, You know mother and
father 60 out to work, and l have
to stay homo and keep house and
take care Of the children" This,
coming from her, seemed very
funny, for two of the children she
spoke Of were several years older
than herself: Feeling q strong
desire TO write her down as q good
housclccper for the cleanliness
and ncatncss Of the apartment
were in vivid contrast with those
Of the ighbors-thc census tallcr
left her with u sort Of reverence
for the little woman who was
growing like q water lily III some
marShy pool.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
Voiceless ElOquence.

The following touching story Of
"a handsome English coach-dog"
and his drunken master is vouched
for by q leading Boston paper ::
''The man pursued his devious
course, closely followed by his
four-tooted companion, until at
length he approached the door of
the saloon referred to, anil was
about to enter: when, to the sur
prise of all who had witnessed the
affair, the dog jumped up and
catching the skirts Of the mans
coat, sought to prevent him from
going IN. The incbriated biped
spoke in angry tones to the beast,
but without avail, until q moro
than ordinarily severe command
induced him to relinquish his hold,
and the man fastened inside, fol-
lowod by his faithful companion
and would-bc protector.
"Actuated simply by curiosity:
VIC also went in, and as we gained
4 position near the bar, saw in
close proximity thereto tho beast
and his master, the latter trying
to reach the bar, and tho former
standing on his hind legs, with his
fore paws placed against the mans
breast, vainly cndeavoring, even
at the eleventh hour, to prevent
him from again indulging in the
Intoxicating cup.
ITO the credit of the bartender.
| be 1t stated, that he refused to fur
nish the man with more liquor,
and tears were drawn from eyes
that had long been unused to the
melting mood, as at each refusal
he undoubtedly hcart.stricken
canine would bcstow q look in,
tended doubtless TO be one Of graft
tudc upon the dispenser Of juIcps,
'slings,' and ;tods,' and then turn.
ing, would, as it were, mutely be-
sccch his liquorloving master to
abstain. ."-Erch0ngc.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

4 FEARFUL WEApoN.-The mi
traillcure, which is as yet untried
in practical warfare, is considered
by the French as the most de-
structive military weapon known.
Recently, three hundred wretch
cd horses, already condemned to
the poleaxe, were purchased at
the rate Of four or five francs
each, and ranged at a considerable
distance. Two mitraileures were
brought to play on them, and in
three minutes after two discharges,
not one Of the animals remained
standing. On asecoDd occasion, FIVE
hundred horses were brought down
at y single trial. This formidable
weapon is constructed as follows:
1t is light thirty.scvcn-barrel
gun. arranged that its barrels may
bo discharged simultaneously, or
consccutiveIy. The thirty-seven
cartridges: intended fore charge,
arc contained in q small box. y
steel plate, with corresponding
holes, is placed On the open box,
which is then reversed. and the
cartridges fall point foremost in
to their respective holes. They
are prevented from falling through
by the rims at their bases. The
loaded plate is then introduced
into the brcech-slo and when the
brecch is closed by lever, a num-
bcr Of steel pins, pressed by spiral
springs, are only prevented from
striking the percussion arrange
mont in the cartridges BY plate
in front Of then. Whom this case
is moved slowly by handle, the
cartridges are fired one by one.
If the plate bo withdrawn rapidly,
they follow cuch other SO quickly
that their discharge is all but SIM
ultaneous. The invention seems
very well adapted for use in forts
Or other permanent places of de-
fence or offonce, but its carriage
and management in the field
would present many and insnper-
able obstacles to it's general uso.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
EYES APPLE TREE.-In an iu

EYES APPLE TREE.-In an in-
teresting English work, entitled
''Recollcctions Of Ceylon," it is
asserted that Ewes apple tree
(kaduragaa) is there a common
tree. 1t is of medium size; it's
leaves nine inches in length by
three in width, with twenty or
morS strong fbres branching off
from each side Of the central one.
Its fruits are attached to a stalk
Of considerable length, and are
produced in pairs.
The appearance presented by
the fruit is said to be very pecu-
liar, having the form Of an apple
Of the common kind, with about
one third bitten out. 1t is not
edible, and is regarded as a most
deadly poison. When punctured,
it cxudcs q juice or milk so acid
| that a single drop falling upon the
! skin Immediately raises a blister.
"Tho outside" says the author,
is Of a bright yellow color, and the
inside a deep crimson. It contains
q large quantity Of back seeds,
like the pips Of an apple, embed
ded in quantity carlet-cvlorcd
pulp. | have counted ffty-eight
Of these seeds in single fruit.
When ripe, the fruit bursts, and
the seeds fall out; the outside
shriveIs up, but still adheres to
the stalk tor a considerable time"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

The Hartford Post in a few for
cible words, recognizes its sensa-
tional power as we'll as its useful
ness:
"What an excitement and sem
sation that little tour-lino advcr-
tiscmcnt, offering a cadct-ship for
sale, has created throughout the
country. The three unfortunate
Congressman, driven from their
seats, and very likely from public
life, by a simple Notice in a daily
paper, undoubtedly utter mental
maledictions upon the whole sys-
tenn Of advertising, which is, how
ever, aptly classcd among the fine
arts and appropriately termed the
sure road to q competency. But
while these eX-membcrs Of Con-
gress arc charging all their i'll luck
and misfortune to printers ink,
our most successful business men
sound q counter note, and give a
hearty and emphatic endorsement
Of all that has been said in its IA
voc."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
Not Paying for the Papers.

"Thc man that will take a news
paper for a length Of time, and
then send it back 'rcfnsed' and un-
paid for, would swallow . blind
dogs dinner, and then stone the
dog for being blind" ."-Ec.
"Hc would do worse than that.
IIo would marry 4 girl on trial,
and send her back with Tho words
don't suit chalkcd on her back:
after honeymoon. Iron city.
"Worso than that. lie would
steal the chalk to write it with,
and aftcrward he would use it on
his shirts, to save the expense Of
washing, and then suo his wi(e's
fathcr for a months boarding."
T.Sandard.
Worse yct-hc'd chase asick rat
ten miles over a corduroy road,
and institute q postmortcn ex-
animation after he had caught him,
in order to recover a stolen grain
ofcorn.--Worgant0n Star.
"We endorse every word Of the
abOve.-Ue would steal the rotten
acorns from a blind pig, and steal
all the winter meat Of an editor"
Somerset Herald.
"IIe would be as mean as the
man who cursed his poor old blind
mother for stopping in his door
yard to beg for bread. and who gave
his only child a penny for going to
bed supperlcss, and tho next morn
ing charged him a penny for bis
breakfast Torch Light.
"Strongcr yet. lie would sponge
q living from tho hard earnings of
his poor Old father until the old
gentleman became unable to work
and then let him die in tho poor,
house, and attcrward sell his re-
mains to the medical students for
anatomical purposes" - Button
Banner.
Worse still. lie would dig up
the bones Of his mother and make
dice of them, and play "chucz-a.
luck" on his grandtather's tomb,
stones for a copper cent which q
horse thief had Stolen from the eye
Of . dead ::Fitteenth Amendment
TLayiens Herald.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
From Panama Cor. y. Y. Herald.
A Series Of Earthquakes in
Guatemala.

Severe earthquake shocks had
been experienced in this republic
during the month Of June, some
with destructive effects. I h C
shocks had been Of such frequent
occurrence rs to occupy public at
tention to o great extent; many
towns and villages had been Sc
vcrcly damaged. Sutjoincd is an
official account Of the most severe
shock as felt in the town Of Cuag-
iniquiIapa, in the department Of
Santa Rosa, on the Pacific coast,
in the south of the Republic:
This series Of shocks date back
as far as the 14th Of April last,
since which it may be said day
has not passed without them. On
the 3I Of May. after 4 very severe
shock, there was an intermission
Of three days, when they COM
menccd again. On the 18th of
June the most severe occurred.
The day dawned dull, cloudy and
calm, with a sutfocating sensation
Of heat. At three p. NJ, there oc-
Cured L dreadful shock, with q
movement from southeast to north
cast, preceded by hollow, rum
bling noise. The church and chap
ell were nearly destroyed. The
principal parochial and municipal
buildings: the prison and Custom
House fell in ruins. All the pri-
vatc hoa<cS having tilted roofs
suffered, especially those built OF
adobcS. Only the miserable straw
hats escaped. The buildings on
the coffee farms also suffered, along
with the fcuces and bitches with
which they arc surrounded. Re-
ports from various other parts OF
the country arc still more serious
and show an extensive area OF
volcanic action. The hills in the
nel9h5orhood Of CuaSiniquilapa
exhibit extraordinary effects. The
earth opened in deep rents, the
most prominent Of which run down
! from southeast to northeast. Some
Of the shocks had . trcmuIous
others an o>ciilating motion. The
shocks which ruined the town
lasted from ten to fifteen seconds
Some believe the central cause is
! in the volcano Tccuamburro, others
j in the lioyuta, which appears
! probable, because iii the vicinity
! Of these volcanoes great rocky
; p"ccipiccs, covered with trees, have
! been thrown down, the rivers
dried up. and the roads rendered
impossible. But one life is report
cd lost, that Of 4 child"
! The alca!de who gives the dc
! Scription Of which the above is tho
! translation. is Of opinion that tht
cause lies under the Pacific Ocean
and is the rcsalt OF terrestrial cleo
/ tric excitement.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
Prickly Heat.

This annoying complaint known
by the learned as Ltchcn tr0picus,
is more or less common in our
climate duriug extremely hot
weather, and is especially distress
ing, since, as it ARISES solely from
too great heat Of the skin, il adds
a further burden to persons already
worn and debililated from the ef-
fects OF a heated term. DR.. \. X.
Gardener, ia Erank Leslic'S, dis.
courses fecliugiy on this subject:
and offers a few timely sugyes-
tons:
'Prickly heat" 10 says, lis the
result Of q prolonged ovorheating
Of the skin, and accompanying
sweating Of those not accustomed
to it. Thus, foreigners coming
from q cool temperature, and sud
; deuly exposed to tho inteusity Of
q tropical atmosphere, arc speedily
afflicted moro especially il covered
with hanuciS, the skin is thereby
irritatcl.
The sick lying on hot beds, and
constantly bathed in their own
perSpiratiou. arc peculiarly sub
ject to it. This over-stimulation
Of tho sweat glands is sure to re-
suit in a moro or less extended
crop Of prickly heat. Evidently
tho most natural relief is TO re-
duco the Temperature OF the body
and remove the source Of irrita-
ton. Take OH the fannels, move
about slowly so a; not to get so
intensely heated: diminish the
quantity CT fluids drank, especially
Of stimutants, and thus make no
unnecessary work for tho emuuct-
ories to perform.
':Frequeut bathing IN cool wator
is very scrviccable. Ifconvenieut,
add a quart of wheat bran to the Or
dinary bath. If bathing is not con-
vchient, towel and quart or two Of
water will serve to cool the skin Of the
whole person, aud, used night and
moruing, will do much toward curing
the complaint lii few days. Chill
drcd should be cooled dowu frequently
by partial bathiugs. 4 tablespoonful
Of s;.lcr;;tus i'll g quart of cold water
will materially allay the oftca intolcra-
bic itching. II this is not eGectual,
try tcaspoonful Of hydrocyauic acid
in pint of cold water. 1t must be
! remembered that this acid is a deadly
poison taken internally, and must not
be placed were children can get at it,
or il msy be accidently swallowed.
There is little utility in any in
tcrnal medication other than that &C.
rived from q scillitz aperieat. 4 form
Of the same complaint is seen in
tecthing children. 1t seems to have
frequently no attendant itching, and
is sympathetic with general imitation,
and passes away as the teeth appear.
Don't keep such children too much
heated by fauncE i'll warm weather,
and wash them frequently, as already
directed, with the s;,leratus water"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
A TEXAS EDITOR WHO COULD NOT


APPRECIATE A CLEAN SHIRT
Whenever anybody does anything
particularly absurd, he is immc-
diatcly located in Texas, and if
some person wishes to perpetratc
a joke, as to whose excellence he
Is somewhat in doubt, he ascribes
it to a Texas editor, thereby clear
ing his own skirts Of all RESPONSE
bility in the premises. The Texas
editor is made TO suffer in various
ways, and nc isaccordingly a most
convenient creature. editors"
we are told, for instance, BY some
exceedingly droll writer, "havc a
first rate time in Texas. The Ia
dies Of town out there have Civ
en- to tho editor of a paper an en-
broiderd shirt. which contains q
pictorial history of Texas, includ-
ing the war with Mexico, and
meeting Of tho first Legislature,
and also pictures of the fruits and
cereals OF the State, ali worked
in rcd and worstcd. The editor
never wore a shirt in his life, and
ho thought it was a bannor for
the temperance procession which
was to come off the next week.
So he made a little speech of
thanks, in which he said he would
fling it out forever to tho brcczes
Of heaven, that they might kiss
it's folds, and that, until bis hand
palsied, it should never DO trailed
in the dust-nevcr.' The ladies
didn't understand him and when
he talked about it's trailing they
blushed, and said they were very
sorry they made it TOO long. But
a committee man took the editor
aside and explained the shirt to
him in whisper, and the next
day he appeared at the Office with
that shirt mounted over his coat
and wrote four columns Of expla-
nation for his paper. The shirt
is much admired by the boys of
the town, and whenever the edi-
tor goes out for walk they fol-
low him in regiments, studying
, the history Of Texas and the fine
arts on the back Of it."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

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The sweet tern anu the flowers.
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

Tho Anzcyer publishes a circu-
lar as addressed by Count Bis
marck on the 10Th Instant to the
representatives of Prussia at the
Courts ofneutral powers. The doc
ument gives the following erpose
Of the secret negotiations between
France and Prussia: Before the
Danish war, says Count Bismarck,
the French Legation at Berlin
urged an alliance between France
and Prussia for purposes Of mutual
agSrandlzemcnt. France antici-
patlng q war with Austria as a
consequence Of the Danish war,
made overturcs relative to the res
toration Of the Luxembourg os
1914, the acquisition Of Saarbnre
and Laudar;t, while q broader set
tlcmcnt Of the boundary question
was not to be iucludcA These in
stances in May, 1866, took the
form! ofprorositions for an alliance
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

BoNlNG EAaS.-A physiological
journal condemns the practice Of
boxing children's cars. We had
supposed, in this advanced agc Of
civilization, that such barbarous
punishments were only rcmem>
5cred us relics Of the darker ages.
But it appears that the practice is
sufficiently common in some sec
tons Of the country to call forth q
decided remonStrancc. Besides
being q brutal method Of punish
mcnt, it is dangerous. The pas
sage Of the car is closed by Il thin
membrane, especially adapted to
be Influenced by every impulse Of
the air, and with nothing but the
air to support it internally. If
any one designed to break or over
stretch the membrane he could
scarcely devise . more effective
means than to bring the hand sud
denly and iorcibly down upon the
passage Of the ear, thus driving
the cir violently before it, with no
possibility tor its escape but by the
membrane giving way. Many
children arc made Ica. in this
, way.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

offensive and defensive, the Or
! iyinal manuscript Of which is in
tho foreign Office here. These
propositions are as follows:
NApoLEoS's PROPOSITIONS.
1st. Should q congress Of tho
powers assemble Italy is to have
Venetia and Prussia tho Dutchies.
I'd. Should the congress disa-
gree, an alliance, offensive and de-
teusive, is to be made between
France and Prussia.
Sd. Prussia to opon hostilities
against Austria within ton days
after the dissolution of the con-
| gress.
4th. Should no congress meet
; Prussia to attack Austria within
thirty days after the signature of
tho present treaty.
5th. Napoleon to begin hostil-
tiles against Austria as soon as
! Prussia begins, dispatching 300, 900
men during tho inst mouth across
the Rhino.
9Th. No separate treaty shall be
made by either powers with Aus
tria when the joint treatyis made.
,, WHAT TERMS WERE TO BE MADE
WITH AUSTRIA.
The following arc to DO tho con-
ditions:
lst. Tenetia to go to Italy.
81. Prussia to select German
territory at will for annexation,
tho number Of Inhabitants not to
exceed 100000. Tho territory
thus acquired to become part Of
the kingdom Of Prussia without
federal rights.
Sd. France to have a liberal
share Of the Rhine provinces.
4th. \ military and maritime
alliance to DO made with Franco,
to which Italy may be q party
shall she so desire.
This programme, the circular
states, was rejected in 1866, in
spite of the threatening urgency
Of Franco. Proposals wore iu-
cossantly renewed, with moditi.
cations sacrificing Belgium and
South Germany, but they were
never seriously entertained BY
Prussia. For the sake OF peace,
however, it was thought best to
leave Napoleon to his dcluslons,
and q note implying approval was
returned. lime was counted on to
,cvolutionizo France and eXtin-
suish tho e"hama. lIopca tue lon g
delay and silence.
Tho attempt against Luxem-
bourg failing France repeated her
former proposition, making the
specifications clear in regard to the
acquisition Of Belgium by France,
and South Germany by Prussia.
These last propositions were for
mulated by Count Boneditti him
self, and it is improbable that he
wrote them without the authority
Of tho Emperor, as thoy are the
same which were made four years
ago undcr the threat Of war as an
alternative of their refusal.
Any one acquainted with the
anteccdcnts must have known
that had Prussia acquiesccd in the
seizure Of Belgium, Franco would
soon have found another Belgium
! in Prussian territory.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
RESPECTABLE SUICIDEs.--T h {

RESPECTABLE SUIcIDEs.--T h e
number Of men who play the Ro-
man fool, and die on their own
swords, seems to be largely on
the increase. The suicide Of the
French Minister, at Washington,
has, Of course, caused good deal
Of discussion. But u. Provost
Paradol is not an exceptional in
stance Of suicide anon e great men.
This rapid and expeditions way Of
''shufling off this mortal COLI is
an ancient practice, and has found
many apoIosists among those who
believe that "what Cato did, and