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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-30

sa- The Presidents military dodge
in New York. didn't work. The guns
kicked, and tho reactionary movement
was quite as marked as the propulsivc.
EvrI Greeley, Notwithstanding all he
knows about farming. has boon beaten.
The sturdy voters Of New York havo
refused to be driven, either to or from
tho polls, at the point Of the unthinking
bayopet. We told "Unoonditional
Surrender" now his littls White House
scheme would turn out, but ho needed
not our counsel, and now, to borrow the
strong language Of our friend Antelope,
he is "exoecdingly disappointed" He
forgot, iu his military supremacy, that
Northern constituencies hud not becn
subj jsotei to tho terrible ordeal which
marked the recent history Of their
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-30
I SHERIFE,S SAIEg.

SHERIFE'S SALES.
pY virtue of sundry Execations to uas direct
ID cd, will DO sold ct Sumter Court House, On
tho first Monday and day following in Nov.
next. within legal hours Of sale, to tho highest
bidder, for cash, the following property, situated
10 sumter County. Purchasers to pay for tisle,
The undivided interest Of The defendant, In one
tract nf Of 500 Aores ofland, moro or less In Sum.
ter County, bounded BY lands OF. Dr. III. s.
Moore. Mrs. A. G. Nelson, W. b. Moray and
s.sd nIoo a. ses Et0P.y q
D Sons. .n>..
The undivided interest ofthe defendant In one
tract Of $50 acres Of laHd, moro or loss, In Sum,
ter County, adjoining lands OF DR.. n: 8. Moore
Mrs. A. @. Nelson, VIM. b. Murray, and Wm.
'?ss Nelson ,s''ss ss 1es aeoa sa :. Of - R'':S #
Sons. ~ 49,,
Ono Mule, levied upon - the property Of VIM.
Il. De'gar, ~ the suit Of James a Sanders 10 two
Fiy. or Six hundred weigh. Of Seed Cotton.
suit Of J. n. Tindail--warrantf for Lien.
Three Or Four hundred weight Of Seed
| Cotton, levied on IS the property Of Thomas
wi.hsrs. At tho suit of. J. NJ. riudal---wstfant
for Lien. - -
Deiend.nts' interest ID tract of two hundred
sores oflaud. moro or less, 10 suntsr Csuniy, on
Pocotaligo Swamp. adjoining lsnds Of q. Davis,
VIM. Wilder. Hs'rlson Hroyhs A.; u Joues, aed
others, levied upon % the properly OF Mrs.. Ann
Senrry, at the suit Vt Sophropit, BfeHn.
Two Mules and Spring wager an ono! Oaw and
S' ;s'sa s sli IS s'sRss' g esss: :
One rae. q S1s 100 Ao,., otrsua, not. or los.
in Salem, adjoining ,lsHds Formerly Of Rstats Of
,. Loshlisr, Ri. Weioh, wm Kesls, ST., and i.
MSws,!Ae, M"cn. Levied spSs e y, psSptrsy 81 JS'.1
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-30

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tinuea. SMITH, the Radical Governor
holding on, had posted troops at the
Executive room. 80.
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time for them to learn that the Yves,
will not tolerate any longer such be.
trayal Of its interests.
President Grant has given to the
election in this State q peculiar signi
fioance. The people Of Missouri were
engaged in deciding important aues-
tions Of S,ate policy, and declaring their
will upon questions of national impors
taucc. They had no thought Of the
next presidential election, and we're not
inclined either to advocate or to oppose
the ro- election of Gen. Grant at this
time. But he was Influenced By men
who cared more for small Offices than
for the success and reputation OF his ad-
ministration. They persuaded him that
the Liberal Republicans Of Missouri
were hostile to his reelection. The
absenae OF any pledge to support him
fora second term, and the emphatic
declaration for reform Of tho civil ser.
vice, were regarded by the President as
evidences Of hostility. In the most
unfortunate moment of his life he con.
sented to use the power of appointment
and removal in n vain attempt to crush
this liberal Republican elem ent in Mis-
souri,.
Thus he has converted n victory Of
principles, TO which no was pledged,
which are vital to tho Reputlican party,
and Which neither General Grant nor the
party should ever have permitted to be
used against them. into most terrible
rebukc Of his administration. Missouri
tells. him that her people are net foy
sale that Office und the hope Of office
cannot scduce them from their eonyic.
tions Of duty, and that his own frgetrul
ness Of plodges aud disregard Of vital
Republican principles will nor b
initiated. but stcrnly rcbuked, by free
men Of every part VI the land. Tho
voters Of Missouri .only speak the will
Of tho freemon elsewhere Presidential
interference In State elections il AZ
odious. 80 offensive. to every true
Republicans, tha, no President can hope
for the confldoaas anj suprSYt Of the
people who 70 ,sbsses his power. The
victory is complete anf glorious. We
trust That i's Lesson will $40, bc Inst upon
the President and tho Rcrnb|ican party
ofthe nation.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
DODGEvILLE WISCONSIN, FRIDAY, JANUARY "A, 1870

5th. ]. C. Latrobe, of Baltimore, was
lected Speaker of the House.
Austin's majority for Governor OF Min
nesota is 1,947. Yale, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, has majority of 7,71l.
The Missouri Legislature met at Jeffer-
son City on the 9th.
John Johnson, Democrat, was elected
Mayor of Memphis on the 9th, by ma
tority of about 1000.
The Republicans of the Maine Legisla-
ture, on the 9th, nominated L. nj. Morrill,
for United States Senator. The Demo
Gratis nominated Isaac Reed.
Governor Hayes message to the Legis-
lature of Ohio states that the balance in the
State Treasury on November Is, 1868, was
$570, 0,120.75; the receipts during the last
fiscal year were $4,7s1, ,61449; making
the total amount of available funds in
the treasury during the year ending No
vember Is, 1869, $685., 1854. The dis
bursements during the year have been 81
913,67510 leaving a balance in the treas
ury, November Is, 1859, of $438 ,000
The debt of Missouri is $18,593,000.
There are now nearly 100000 in the
treasury The principal of bonds matur-
ing in 1872 is SAT-, 900, and in 1878, $780,
900. The public school fund amounts to
over $1,600,0G0. las 1.Je9
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
A Boys Boots.

The boot period is the dividing line be-
tween babyhood and boyhood. Before
the boots one is tramped upon by COM
rades, and stuck with pins, and we
walk with an air-of apology for the fact
that we were born at all Robust school
fellows strike us across the cheek, and
when we turn to them, they cry, Who
are you looking at?" or what is worse
than any possible insult, have somebody
chuck us under the chin, and call us club. }"
Before the crisis of boots, the country boy
carries no handkerchief This keeps him
in state of constant humiliation. What
ever crisis may come in the boys history
no handkerchief This is the very un-
popular period of snuff1es.
But at last the age of boots dawns upon
boy. Look out how you call him "bub." !"
He parts his hair on one side, has the end
of his white handkerchief sticking out OF
the top of his side pocket, as if it were
recently arranged so, has digni6ed and
manly mode Of expectoration, and walks
down the road with long strides as much
as to say: "Clear the track for my
boots ~
We have seen imposing men, but none
have so thoroughly impressed us as the
shoemaker who, with waxy hand, deliver
ed into our possession our first pedal orna-
ments. As he put the awl through the
leather, and then inserted the two bristles
into the hole, and drew them through it,
and then, bending over the lap-stone,
grasped the threads with hard grip, and
brought them up with jerk that made
the shop shake, we said to ourself: -" Here
is gracefulness for you, and power !"
1t was Sabbath day when we broke
them in OhL the rapture of that mo-
ment when we lay hold the straps at one
end, and with our big brother pushing at
the other, the boot went on We fear that
we got but little advantage that day from
the services. All the pulpit admopitlon
about worldliness and pride struck the toe
of our boots and fell back. We trampled
under our feet all good counsels. We
have to repent that, while some trust in
horses and some in chariots, we put too
much stress upon leather. Though our
purchase was so tight in the 1nstep that as
soon as we got to the woods, we went limp
ing on our way-what boots it We
felt that in such cause it was noble to
suffer.
For some reason, boots are not what
they used to be. You pay big price,
and you might walk all day without hear.
ing once from them; but the original pail
Of which tell spake out for themselves
No one doubted whether you had been te
church after you had once walked up the
! aisle in company with such leather. Il
was tho pure eloquence of calfskin.-
| Hearth and Home.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
PERSONAL.

The operators of the Western Union
Telegraph were on a strike all over the
country on the Sd; the grievances al
legged for their action is the dismissal of
two of their members from the San Fran
cisco office and reduction of salary.
Lieutenant A. P. Colby, U. s. A., com
mitted suicide at Jefferson, Texas on the
s1st ult., by shooting himself through the
head with revolver. 8
Gov. Palmer, of Illileis, has commuted
the sentence of Daniel Walsh, who was
to have been hung, In Chicago, on the
7th, for the murder of his wife, to i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary for life.
The Regents of the Michigan State
University have adopted resolution de-
claring that the privileges of that institu-
tion were open to all, regardless of sex,
who on an examination should prove to be
duly qualified.
Lawrence P. Hair, Chief of the Ossage
tribe of Indians, died on Christmas. He
had been Chief about twenty years. He
was an old man.
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture
have elected the following officers for the
current year: President, John ID. VIII
liams, of Knox county; Vice-President,
John Sutherland, of Laporte county /;
Secretary, Joseph Poole, OF Fountain
county; Treasurer, Carlos Dickson, of
Marion county; Superintendent, Jacob
Benson; Executive Committee, j. Matz,
Alexander Heron, w. G. Donaldson, and
Hezekiah Caldwell.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
A Mathematical Prodigy.

-, AT or near Warrensburg, johnson
county, in this State, residesa poor widow
woman, who has son, Reuben Field, a
mere boy, untutored, and seemingly almost
incapable of literary culture, who yet pos
sesses most renlark liable powers of mental
calculation. As evidence of this, among
many other evidences that might be cited,
a gentleman of St. Louis, who had heard
of his possessing this faculty, sent him the
following figures viz. las, 5I45,1 As!
asking HIM to square this. number men
tally, that is multiply the number by itself,
and send him the result with the, time
taken to perform it, scarcely believing,
however, Notwithstanding the extraordi-
nary accounts related Of him, that he
would be capable of the task I'm this,
however,, he was mistaken, as were Others.
to whom the proposition had been named.
A letter has been received by the gentle
man named, from highly respectable and
reliable citizen of Warrensburg, who states
that In three minutes time the boy Field
mentally and accurately pronounced the re-
suit, sf,067 ,f1S f59, 1853, OF, ,025, or writ
ten in words, twenty-one sextillions sixty
seven quintlliions one hundred and thir-s
teen quadrillions one, hundred and fifty
nine trillions one hundred and sixty,three
DlllOnS oHt@AuluTeu anu seventeen MIL
lions seventy one thousand and twenty
five.! 11a-at .@s' $50 = 80. - a.
Though such exhibitions of mental
powers of calculation as the one exhibited
in the above, are not altogether unheard
Of, they are nevertheless exceedingly
rare. In this instance it will appear all
the more marvellous when it is stated that
his(boy, Reuben Field, is almost entirely
uneducated. Indeed, the letter referred
to above says Field maintains it is (" of no
use for boys to go to school, as he can't
learn anything, and never could In
fact, except in this matter Of calculation,
in which he is marvel, he is said to be
every ignorant in all other matters" lazy,
uncouth, disposed to wander idly from
place to place, and worst of all, perhaps
lis very fond OF drink. Yet the letter
states, q he can repeat the eighty seventh
line in multiplication backwards and for
wards and does many marvellous things il
calculating mentally" +, o.,,,',a' -; - a5r
Let those who think the solution re
quired in the proposition given above
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
The Counterfeit Swindle.
HE Treasury Department has issued a

THE Treasury Department has issued a
circular, in which occurs the following:
ssaaThose persons who send out circulars,
offering to furnish exact copies of United
States notes or fractional currency, and
sometimes inclosing a slip cut from news
paper relative to the discovery Of a
dangerous counterfeit, or genuine frac-
tional note, as "a specimen of those fur
nished by them, are not counterfeiters, or
dealers in counterfeit. money. As this
species of fraud does not constitute an in
fringement of any law of the United
States, this Department can take no action
against the offenders, but is compelled to
leave them to be dealt with by the local
laws and courts 1t is therefore useless to
send information concerning such opera.
tions to the Treasurer or other officer OF
the Treasury Department" asa @
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

In Fort Wayne, Ind, a few evenings
ago, child of Mr.. William Michael
touched off two or three pounds OF gun
powder contained in q flask. The sides OF
the house were blown out, and the child
thrown nearly fifty feet from the building.
He was very much burned, His eyes
were burned out, and physicians said he
could survive but few hours. 'H1oo
THE Stockton (Cal) .Repu5Escaap relates
how the little dog of a man named Taft,
who was drowned in the river at that city,
was seen the next day to dive several
times in the river at the spot where his
master sank, and finally himself idisap-
peared entirely. Several days subsequent
the dogs body rose to the surface OF the
water and floated off, and the next day
Taf's body rose at precisely the same
spot. @ ,,oe Gge fool yiood
A PAPER has Just been read by DIR. Mil
liet, in the Academy of Sciences Of Paris,
in which the Doctor reveals a new method
for extracting projectiles from wounds, by
applying a piece Of soft iron to the affect
ed part, and magnetizing IT by means of
an electric current. In this manner, the
Doctor, with rather complicated appa-
ratus, can attract fragments of shells and
iron projectiles, coated with lead, from
various.small distances, according to the
force of the current. adW bgHd sd
A YOUNG Polish girl who had wan
dered from Siberia, where her family has
been living in exile for seven years, two
thousand miles, jalllthe way through to st.
Petersburg, with the intention OF implor-
ing the mercy of the Gar, has been pre-
vented from seeing Alexander the Second.
When the terrible news was brought her
that she could not see the Emperor, she
exclaimed =" Well, tell him that his cru
city has added another murder TO the
many he has committed already, and that
God will punish him some day." and
stabbed herself .....gs
6 L. s. GRAVES, of Louisville, shot him
self in that city short time ago. He had
an insurance policy of $4,000 on his life,
containing the following clause II the
insured "shall die by his own hand, by
desiriuno tyemens, or the use of opium, orin
consequence of duel, or the laws Of any
nation, State, or province, the policy shall
be void" In suit to recover the lnsur-
ance, the jury found for the widow, on
the ground that the assured was at the
time in momentary fit of moral insanity,
which subjected his will and impelled the
homicide beyond the power of self-con-
troll or successful resistance. The Court
held that the inevitable act OF an insane
man, who, in that respect, is morally
dead, is not in the sense of the law or the
recited conditions his voluntary act. Jusa
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Sudden Fright.

4 CASE Of sudden or violent fright oc-
Cured in our neighboring town OF Ablng-
don on Monday last, which should prove
a sad and impressive warning to all who
are partial to indulging in practical jokes
1t seems, from what we can learn, that
on that day, party of boys disguised by
hideous masks and grotesque garments,
called at the residence of an estimable
lady, Mrs. George H. Marshall, in that
place. They entered noiselessly at the
back door, and succeeded in frightening
an infant almost into convulsions. Mrs
M hearing the Mortified scream Of her
child, immediately hastened to its assist
ance to shield and protect it from harm.
In hurrying to her child she suddenly en-
countered the masked figures, and fell
fainting to the floor. She was shortly
afterward found by her friends, and
proper remedies were at once admins.
tered, but her revival only witnessed the
horrifyiug fact that she was hopelessly in
sane. Up to this writing, we regret to
say that no lucid intervals have been de-
veloped, and the woman, once a happy
wife and proud mother, is now raving
maniac, bereft of reason and covering in
fright
The boys who participated in this masque-
rade, which has brought so dire a gloom
and sorrow upon once happy household,
realize the situation keenly, and are struck
by sincere sorrow for the results of their
reckless thoughtlessness. This is but an.
other warning, in an already long and
dreary catalogue, against practical joking
and its inevitable results, and we trust ii
will eremembered for some time to come
in that locality at least. All right-think
ing people, it is to behoped, will disc courage
any amusement which has for its object
the modification or fright of the victim
upon whom it is inflicted. A bightce
and darkened home is the latest realization
of this fantastic mummery, and as such
should speak silently and eloquentlJ
against the perpetration of such doubly
wicked " fun in the future. - Galesbprg
.I1s, Fre6 Press, Dec. 30.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
POLITICAL.

Atthe municipal election in Wilmington,
N. c., on the Sd, a very small vote was
cast. The Republicans elected their
ticket.
The Louisiana Legislature convened on
the Sd.
General Terry on the Sd assumed COM
mand of the State of Georgia as district
under the Reconstruction act.
Nathaniel Brown was elected Mayor of
Salem, Mass, on the Sd.
The Ohio Legislature met on the Sd.
The Senate organized by. .electing E. T.
Hall (Republican) Clerk, and B. F.
Churchill Oemocrat) Sergeant-at-Arms.
The House partially organized by electing
A. J. Cunningham, Republican Reformer,
of Hamilton county, Speaker. Amos
Lammon, Democrat, was elected Clerk.
The New York Legislature organized
on the 4th by the choice of the
Democratic nominees. Hiram Calkins,
Clerk of the Senate. VIM. Hitchman,
of New York, Speaker of the As
sembly; j. Rhodes, Sergeant-at-Arms;
and Geo. Wakeman, Stenographer. Gov
ernor Hoffman, in his message, says the
State debt is $34,S4S, ,O37, and that the sink
ing funds will extinguish it at the present
rate in ten years. The State tax last year
was $40, ,469,179.
A dispatch from General Reynolds to
President Grant, on the 4th, states that
the official returns from all parts of Texas
had been received, and that the result OF
the late election shows General Davis to
be elected by majority of IT'S.
The Minnesota Legislature organized
on the 4th. The Senate elected F. E.
Snow, of Ramsay county, Secretary; w.
II. Milliken, of Stearns county, Assistant
Secretary; W. R. Rambush, of Hennepin
county, Engrossing Clerk. The House
elected Colonel John L. Merriam, of St
Paul, Speaker; w. r. Kenyan, of Scott
county, Chief Clerk; G. Fl. Slocum, oi
Winona county, Assistant Clerk.
The recent election in Knoxville, Tenn.
resulted in victory for the Conserva
tives, who elected their Mayor by 500 ma
iority and carried all the wards in the
city.
The Woman Suffrage State Convention
of Michigan has been called to meet a
Battle Greek, on January 20 and 81.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention
is to be held in Columbus OF the frs
Wednesday in June next.
The Maine Legislature organized on th
5th. Hon. VIM. W. Bolster, Republican
was elected President of the Senate, ant
Hon. Reuben Foster, Republican, Speake
of the House.
From the Governors Message we lear
that the State debt Of Pennsylvania
$32, ,314, 900, having been reduced $4,SS9,
900 in two years. The balance in tn
Treasury is.$1, 100000.
The recent Democratic State Cor
vention of New Hampshire nominate
Gen. John Bedell for Governor, an
Gen. M. T. Donohue for Railroad Com
missioner.
The New York Legislature on the st
passed resolutions repeating the resolutio
adopting the Fifteenth Amendment to th
Constitution of the United States. Th
vote in the Senate was 16 to 13; in th
Assembly, 65 to Sc.
James T. Blaine has been chosen Chai
man of the Republican State Committe
of Maine.
TIE Massachusetts, Legislature met 0
the 5th. p. Coolidge, of Suffolk, ws
, elected President of the Senate, an
Harvey Jewell reelected Speaker of tt
House.
Il The Maryland Legislature met on Il
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Gen. WOODS Estate How He Made His
d. Large Fortune. zl s9joA

. THE evening before the veteran General
was stricken down with the illness that
closed his eventful career, he made most
interesting statement to the editor OF the
Troy Wing, which conveys a practlcal
lesson, and shows how easy it is to be-
come rich after obtaining the first dollar,
if one is prudent and economical. =!
never made but $4,000 in my life!',. said
the General emphatically but L always
kept that at good interest" On our ex-
pressing surprise, he went on to explain.
1t seems that at the close OF the war OF
1912. the General found himself terribly
wounded, but about even with the world
in pecuniary point Of view. Shortly
afterward the Government sent Aiin 10
the far South and West on a special mis-
sion connected with military affairs, and
for FIVE wears he travelled over mountains,
and through the almost trackless wilder
ness. and accomplished his difficult mis-
sion, as he always did, to the entire satls.
faction of the Government. He had not
drawn a dollar from the Treasury, except
for actual expenses, and at the end OF the
five wears the Government owed MIN
$40 600. which was then paid. Here was
the nucleus of his large fortune. zen;
Wool was then about thirty five years OF
age. He died at about the age OF elgnsy-
eight. Now, let the reader take this $So,,
O50, which, at compound interest VIII
nearly double every ten years, ana IN .ne
fifty wears intervening between the Tune
of it's receipts and The Generals deatn, ne
will find that it will amount to Just aoout
the Generals estate, to wit; $oao,ooo. -
North Carolina is cultiyatlng the cork