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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-24

| in their ofheial functions 10 saio county
Of Aiken.
SEC. 7. That from and after the fourth
day Of October, A. d. 1872, all suits
pending 10 the Courts Of BaruWell, Edge
field Lexington and Orangeburg, Of
which the defendants reside in those
portions ofthe said counties now estab-
lished Us the County Of Aiken, and all
indictments now pending in the courts
of said counties where the offence was
committed 10 those parts Of the said
counties, now established in the County
Of Aiken, hall be transferred to the
dockc,s of the courts of'thc said County
Of Aiken, and all zaccrds, commissions
and other pupers belonging 10 any oi
the said suits or indictments, together
will, ali the legal incidents thereunto
appertaining, shall be transferred to the
clerk of,he court of the said County Of.
| Aiken, apd all writs and other processes
already issued and made retarnable TO
tha fab term Of the courts oss. BarnwelI,
Edge6eld. Lexington AID :oraDgehurg.!
where the deiendants. in shs said sasez1
reside 10 the parts of the said counties
now established rs sha Comfy Of Aiken
shall be as yalid and essetual ~ Aough;.
they bad been issaedtO the esll tefm oi'
the eoert Of ths said eonaty Of Aikeh;;
aad. the serviceo suoh prooasses5 81 the
Isherif of any os .hssaid counties, ahah
Fbs ss good sn2 efeelual as asssvies to
It6s lsll tern F ibs sonFs Of the ssid;
cauaiy Of A:ksai and aIt1sahs sariis asd
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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

Messrs.' Star & Seward, lately brought
TO this State, about thirty Swedes, all
single men, to work on their plantation
above Breaux Bridge, in the parish OF
st. Martin. About half of them left
them at New Orleans as soon as the
vessel landed on which they came to
the State, and whose passage cost
Messrs. Star & Seward about $500.
Nearly half of the Canadian laborers,
single men, left the employment OF the
Attakapas Mail and Transportation
Company, few weeks since, the Com
pany losing the cost of bringing them
to the State. .Rh' "a -I.''' .t
It is almost useless to bring single
white laborers to Louisiana to work in
cane or cotton fields, or anywhere else.
The competition for labor is so great,
and the competitors, are most of them
so INSCRIPTIONS, that few laborers can
be relied ON unless they have families.
Men with families, generally, contract
ing to work for a share of the crop, and
treated well, respect their contracts
Ne,U Iberia Times.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
Cen. Sam Houston's Wedding Secro''

The most singular incident III o sn
eventf1l life of Sam Houston, anu t tho
,ouar heretofore explained, was 'ns s
nhondonment of the governorsmp VI
Tennessee only three days AFTER in a1,,s
ing young wife. He became a W the
tarv exile among the Indians u o,a .
nlains for years thereafter, was niaa0 s., g
GREAT, chief, and only re-appeareo ~
nnblic life when Texas was stuggnns
for Independence. The Galveston News
l;fts the veil from the secret chamber =.
Houston's heart by the foilo"ihs
strange narration: 10
"What we Know about this matter Is
80 honorable, to him that we snali, iol
the first time, put it in print. we may
prenise that our Information Is oifec'iy
rom one now deceased, who, during
her life. had right to know wnat
ca,isetic that strange episode In the ille
of the great man. Gov. Houston's hrs'
bride Was Tennessee belle OF surpas,
sing beauty, and of considerable socla,
rank. She was, If not the atf1anceo
bride. at least the sweetheart of neigh
boring gentleman, when Gov. Houston
first sought her hand. Her family, De-
ing very ambitious, forced the matcn,
and she was married. After retiring 70
her bridal chamber, her conduct was
such as to cause him to suspect that
while her hand was his, her heart was an
Others. She confessed the truth when
Intercepted, and while promising
fidelity and wifely duty, declared
herself unable to love him. He at once
retired from the house, leaving MS
bride as pure and spotless as ever. he
then = resigned his position and went
among the Comanches. In due tune
the lady sought and obtained a divorce
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
The Surrender Of Gen. Lee.

Mr.. Clark Mills visited Gen. Grant
lately for the purpose of getting from
him an authentic account Of the partic-
ulars attending the surrender Of Gen.
Lee, to aid him in his proposed work OF
representation of the event in bas-re-
lief for his monument. On this point
the President said:
Lee came in with flag of truce to
see on what terms would receive his
surrender. / stated the terms, and Lee
said, please reduce that to writing ]
took some manifold paper and made
several copies and handed one to him,
saying: There, believe that is about
as l talked Lee read it, signed it,and
then passed it back to me and l signed
it. The manifold copies were then dis
tributed to the several generals. The
transaction took place in front Of my
tent under the tree, with little pine
table between US.
TO the remark of Mr.. Mills that he
had seen picture representing the sur
render as having taken place in a room
with carpeted floor, and i'm the midst
of the staff officers of both armies, Gen.
Grant replied that 'that picture was got
up to show off the aids The real sur
render took place as above stated.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

Yesterday morning, at 9 O'Clock, it
was pleasant and spring-like. At three
in the afternoon, a heavy rain began
falling, which continued falling until
dark. Following the cessation, came a
sharp, piercing north wind, bringing a
slight freeze and sleet. At dawn, the
ground was nearly white, and truly
hyperbOrean scene met the gazer's Wis.,
ion. The house-tops were mantled with
white; the pools of water made by yes
terday's rain were frozen over; the trees
looked gray and crisp; the window
panes were beautifully ornamented, land
the air was hushed and outdoor ami
nation nearly suspended. 1t is seldom
such weather is felt in this climate. Our
thermometer marked 180, at 8 A. NJ, to
which point the mercury has fallen but
once before, this winter.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
A Valuable Suggestion.

The OUACHITA TELEGRAPH advO-
Gates the building of railroad from
Pine Bluff, on the Arkansas River, to
Alexandria, on Red River, in this
State. The direction is nearly south,
the distance about 200 miles, the re-
gion crossed fertile and important. 1t
is urged that at Pine Bluff this road
would connect with a road from Mis-
souri,, and at Alexandria with the road
projected and chartered by the Chat
tanooga Company, which is to run
from New Orleans to Shreveport, pas
sing through or near Alexandria. The
proposed road will therefore give a
complete and direct railroad connec-
ton between New Orleans and st.
Louis, west of the Mississippi.
Such a road would be valuable if for
no other reason than for affording a
connection between the Arkansas and
Red Rivers; but when a system of rail-
roads west of the Mississippi is devel-
oped, the road from Pine Bluff to AL
exandria will become an important
link in the widely extended network.
IN. o. Rcdy,n,e
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
Fatal RencOunter,

The Claiborne Advocate, of the 9TH
inst, has the following:
"A difficulty occurred last week be-
tween Troy Harrison and Monroe
burns, near Shongaloo, in this parish,
resulting In the death of the latter by
lrightiui cut in the abdomen, and the
Woundlng of the former by pistol shot.
Both parties to this sad affair were men
of families.
The trouble grew out of dispute
about negro, that both wanted to hire
during the ensuing year. Mr.. Burns
was an old citizen of the parish and q
worthy man and good citizen. and we
sincerely cOndole with his widow and
children in their affection. OF Mr.. Har.
rison we know but little, but never
heard OF his being engaged in any other
difficulty. 0'e
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
A Young Lady Stolen Away From Her
Parents.

The public mind should by this time
become familiar with the story of mys-
terious invasions, of households openly
entered and bereft of their treasurrs.
Hardly has the excitement engendered
by the recent kidnapping case passed
away, before an incident even more
startling than that arises to startle the
community.
Yesterday evening, Mr.. George A.
Gamble, residing on Gasquet, between
Dorgenois and Rocheblave streets,
called at the Charters street police sta
ton to say that his daughter, fourteen
years of age, had been forcibly abduct-
ed from her home by an unknown
white man. The father was utterly
distracted with grief, and offered large
rewards for the recovery of his child.
The fact was Immediately commune
Gated to all the police stations, and meas
ures Immediately taken to apprehend
the party, if possible. So Ear as the re-
porter was able to ascertain the partic-
ulars of the circumstance, it seems the
young lady was wholly unacquainted
with the man who took her away.
She was standing outside the gate, and
the man, by threats, compelled her to
accompany him. He had upon one or
two previous occasions, in passing
along the street, attempted to address
her, and the friends of the young lady
are apprehensive that she has been Ia
ken away for the worst possible pur-
poses.-N. o. Picdyuvae.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
Railroad RumOrs.

We are behind our contemporaries In
Gathering news about the sale OF the
North Louisiana and Texas Railroad.
rbe southwestern gives publicity to
the following:
We learn that Stanton and Astor
have bought that portion OF tne roao
between Shreveport and Monroe, or
V;cksburg. and will in very snort
time inf some fifteen hundred hands
unon, it. who are now about eomplet-
;ng a road in Mississippi. 1t is also
ru7norea that Marshal Roberts, large
CAPITALIST, has bought an interest In the
road running West from this place, IN
which event it will be extended rapidly.
These are certainly cheering prospects,
and will give rise to brilliant anticipa-
tions of the future of Shreveport, which
we hope will ere long be realized.
The Claiborne Advocate contains
this: e'o'
Judge J. w. Todd has just returned
from the city, and brings the agree
able intelligence, that John Chatfe in
formed him that he, (Chaffe) had in his
possession the contract entered into be-
tween John Ray, for the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Texas Railroad Com
pany, and a Northern Company, for
the completion of the road in three
years. tv ,.e.
We are justified in saying that neither
a sale or transfer of the road has yet Ia
ken place, and that it is still controlled
by Ludeling & Associates. No change
of control need be looked for, until
some definite action IL taken by Con-
gress upon the question Of the Southern
Pacific road.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

Hon. T. R. Caldwell, acting Governor
of North Carolina pending the i'm
parchment of Gov. Holden, is native
of that State, abont fifty years old, and
a lawyer. He used ITO be a Henry Clay
Wing, and was Union man through.
out the war. He was elected Lieutenant
Governor by the Republicans, after
serving several terms in the legislature,
and is popular with all parties.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

=, IL appears from official sources that
san domingo only exported to the
united States about $4,000 worth of
nome productions. If this be true. it
cannot require SO long time as we
thought for Grants commissioners to
run through the Dominican business.
put at the same time it is not apparent
from these figures how the United
states Is going to realize a very tremen-
dous financial profit by annexation
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
FAIDHERBE.
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHI OF THE
FRENCH ARMY. OF THE NORTH.

Louis Leon Caesar Faidherbe, now
commander in chief of the French
army of the North, was born at Lille
on the Sd of June, 1918. He was edu-
Gated at the college at that place, enter
ed the polytechnic school in 1888, then
went to the military school at Metz,
which he left in 1912 with lieuten-
ants commission in the first regiment
of engineers. He served first In AL
geria, where he remained throughout
1874 and 1846s Having obtained the
rank of captain, he sailed, in 184S, for
La Gaudaloupe, where he acquired
much colonial experience, and became
Injured to life in the tropics. Having
failed in obtaining an appointment at
Bengal, he returned to Algeria In 1850,
where he constructed the outlying fort
of Bou Saada, took part in the cam
paign of Kabylla, under Gen. Saint
Arnaud, and also in the expedition OF
Gen. Bosquet to the Algerian high
lands. The services he performed st
the time of tile disaster which then o.
Cured, were rewarded. by, the Cross Of
the Legion Of Honor. At the end Of
the year-ls52-he was, at his re-iterat-
ed request, sent to Senegal: Here ne
soon gave proof Of remarkable admin.
istrative ability, and, after two years .
residence, showed such knowledge OF
the needs, the ecohomy, and the prac-
teal policy of the colony, that in 1904
he was made governor Of the French
possessions in Senegal. NJ. Faidherbe
now devoted himself to the fulfillment
of the task he had 50 long wished to
take in hand-the thorough restoration
of the colony. He carried on a success
full warfare with the Moors Of Fulza,
but his principal warlike achievement
was the struggle he carried on Tor some
time, and over great extent OF TERRI
tory, with the prophet El-Had;j Omar,
who had conceived the idea OF 1ouno-
ing a vast Mussulman empire IN Cen
trail Africa, and driving out all foreign
intruders. He compelled this apostle
of Islam to submit in 1860, and LEFT
Senegal to command the subdivision OF
Sidi-bel-A bbes, having been made lieu
tenant colonel of engineers in 1855, and
colonel In 1853. But his absence was
soon felt in the colony, his policy was
not maintained, his instructions were
neglected, and everything refrigerated.
On the 10th Of May, 1868, M. Faid-
herbe, raised to the rank of brigadier
general, resumed the reins OF govern
ment in Senegal. Two years after, his
health requiring his return to a less
murderous climate, he took the highest
command in the Subdivision Of Bone.
M. Faidherbe has written much on the
manners, language and history of the
African nations, as well as on the to-
Biography, geology and archaeology Of
the districts they inhabit. He is a
member of the Geographical societies
Of Paris, London and Berlin. -
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

The American Tract Society has is
sued four thousand different publications
in one hundred and forty-three langua-
ges. Every day their presses throw off
five thousand books and fifty thousand
tracts. ...
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14
ANOTHER REVERSE.

ANOTHER REVERSE.
In the election of Gen. West to sue
coed Senator Harris, the political for
tunes of our fellow-townsman, Colonel
John Ray, have met with'another sad
reverse. He, we have reason to know,
thought that, in the general scramble
believed to be unavoidable in making
a selection for Senator, his chances were
about as good as any other aspirant's,
to win the coveted gaOl. What made
the Colonel think as he, did, we, of
course, are unable to say. He was long
since thrown overheard by the Carpet
bag ring in this State, having never,
that we are aware of, received any sup
port from that quarter mot even when
he made tilt for the post-office in New
Orleans, a position he, or some other
member of the native Radical element,
certainly deserved over either Lowell,
Ong, or Parker. This ring, however,
has skillfully employed the Colonel's
experience and talents, to help them
administer the affairs of State, and he
appears to have cheerfdlly responded to
all their demands, in that direction,
when his own people were calling to
him in another We remember the
pride and pains he exhibited, last Fall,
to put Gov. Warmoth on his pins here
in Monroe, exalting the Governor to
the eminence attained by Roman,
johnson, and other great and good
men who have filled the Executive
chair. If we did not see then, how the
great sacrifice made by the Colonel,
would be repaid in due time, it was
because the future is hidden from NOR
tai vision; we at least thought we saw
how it would be remunerated, and now
we are morally certain we did. The
asp warmed; the asp stung.
We have no sympathy whatever for
any of the victims of carpet-bag ingrat-
itnde. They have sinned against light
and knowledge, and turned their backs
upon their oppressed neignbors and
friends to sin the more conspicuously.-
If the scorpion lash of retribution over
takes them, in the character of thankless
brethren and allies, we shall believe, as
firmly as we believe in compensation,
that they have reaped as they have
sowed and that just Heaven has sent
them the harvest. We might dip our
pen in gall and write pages of manu-
script-if revenge was worthy cause
to satisfy our own grievances as dis
franchised, prosecuted citizen of the
country; but these matters are not to be
taken into account. Not so, however,
with the grievances of Louisiana and
her children-they must and will enter
into the Anal balance sheet, and who
ever has had a part in bringing on these
grievances, must inevitably, sooner or
later, receive his pay in modification,
shame and misery. These things must
be true, if there be truth on earth and
honor in mankind.
Yesterday morning, at O'Clock, it
was pleasant and spring-like. At three
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

fhli. Sheridan, according to Wash.
lDgton rumor, will be married on his
return from Europe, to Miss Bessie
Law, one ofthe bellies of GAINESVILLE Ohio
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-14

The best time to pick your corn is
when it is in the crib.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-19

~ Mr. Preston the minister of Hayti to
this country, has received, together with an
address, signed by the members Of a commit
tee Of influential citizens at Port.au-P Prince,
a beautiful gold medal to be presented to the
Hon Charles Sumner This nattering test-
monial to that eminent Senator is offered as
an acknowledgment on the part Of the peo-
pie Of llayti for his efforts in 1860 in be-
half Of the recognition of the Independence
Of that island by the government of the
United States, and for his eloquent appeals in
favor Of the autonomy Of the two republics,
Dominica aud IIayti, made in the Senate last
winter. The medal is in gold, richly orna-
mented aud delcately wrought On one side
are the arms of the republic of Ilayti in
enamel Of various colors, and on the other is
the following inscription Charles Sumner,
du Seuat DIES Etats Unis. lie peuple Hatien
reconnoissant, 1871" enclosed in a laurel
wreath Above and attached to the medal is
a precious stone bearing in relief the initial
. S" set in diamonds, and the whole suspend
ed to ribbon with the national colors Of
Hayti. Besides the above, the senate and
chamber Of deputies, on the Goth Of May ult,,
passed law appropriating certain sum for
the painting Of two full-lcngth portraits of
the Hon. Charles Sumner, which are to occupy
prominent place in the respective halls Of
these legislative bodies Who can say Jlack
republics are ungratelu
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-19

Tho weary Tichborne English trial ha.
been adjourned until November 7th, ALTHOUGH
the jury are reported to have expressed the
opinion, which is entertained by almost ever,
person who has followed up the matter. tha,
the claimant is an arrant impostor.
Dartmouth commencement occurs thr
week. Amherst. Yale Trinity and TuN.
and perhaps others, held their commencement.
week before last That at Amherst was ii,
fhieth in the history Of the college, and Co,
exercises Of jubilee day, Wednesday, cal,i
back a great crowd of alumni, aud resu'd
10 a celebration, the like of which was ne,a
seen in Amherst before.
The emblematic turning of swords ialo
plowshares, or military instruments into im
plements Of peaceful life, is well realized 10
Hartford, Conn. The Sharps Rife" frsr
became famous in our Kansas struggle II.
withdrawal from the field is porient Of peace
in Europe as well as in our own country 4
Hartford paper says THE Sharp's Rife
Company have leased their entire work. 10
the Weed Sewing Machine Company, vao
will a, once Ct them up for use.
Miss Anna Hanuen Swami, the delicate
young lady from Nova Scotia, eight feet high
who used to delight the wondering countp
folk during the last days Of Barnum's Ma.
scum, has taken to herself husband after
her kind The fortunate swain is Capt. Mar.
tin Van Buren Bates, Of Kentucky, and be
also stands eight feet in his stockings The
happy pair were recently made one land such
An one y at the church Of st. Martns.in.,he.
Fields, London.
Admiral ROdgerss full dispatches saoe
that the gunboats Monocacy and Palo., with
four launches from the larger vessel. Of his
squadron, formed the surveying party which
proceeded up the Ealee river in Corea and
were fired upon from the native forts, about
ten miles up the river, manned by garrison
Of some 200O men. The return FIRE from the
heavy guns OF the vessels and the howitzers Of
the small boats was so sharp that the heather
fed in dsmay with heavy losses. Meantime
the Coreans sent of communication refusing
any intercourse with any foreign nation, and
declaring that the American sailors were put
to death under the laws Of the land The
surveying party have sounded and mapped ont
the course Of the river aud returned in triumph
Admiral Rodgers now await. further order
from Washington.
Col Jim Fisk, Of the New York Ninth
Regiment the distinguished railroad man, ha,
at length achieved military distinction. la
the fight in the streets Of New York last
week, he received wound in the ankle which
places him at once on the roll Of fame. II
is said that club did it, but notwithstanding
that it was an honorable wound, IRON in the
line of duty.