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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20

,ts 1e.y iHftRrNcE NJ fERHtsuoR.I ii !
Hon! VIM. 3. Stevenson, Governor West Va. Z !
"A" =. 4, Berkshire, lJudges supreme Conft Of
]. ]. Jackson Jfa Judge Of 81 District
Us p HE1t l. VI Fa Hs President Of Senate
da 4.S%ssslni4sef, member staGts. q '.oIn1d
IL " Jacob HbpbrpQl Presti West W. Ins. Go.
Jacob n. Blchel, Vice Pregt,
caleb Bogttss, Attorney, Claflnbdtg, W! Va.
Evil b %si.s % sScfl Mercer e ctppl aat
q. @. Davis, SenAte, Mineral county, eloi"trl
]. NJ Camden, President bf First National Bank,
PafkeTsbufg. sriij rfl'7' litii't7lebn sie- ll1t.
And he l0IlpWins members Of the House Of Dele.
gates Of West YiEginiAt erh N. lnurp n /
Ron. b. IL Smith, KanawhA county. s3qT-i
9. @. Burgess, Wayne
James Guthfie, Wetzelu .lAi,liI .-.I 1tt
I'D" Nathan God, HArfiSgnli 80 srr Z 10 I
Joseph Tetef, Barbour 9t'f7j
r. N. Hill, Marion
t.Isnsl Ho5ysys BrOOke'F aas a.all
4 shiil DkvldI6aI Taylor oH So ea'dHH
~ Henry Btannep, Lewis nr.., ti.u1iy
!" Floyd Nicely, Dbddtidge Z" t'-'
/ riJaT. Boyyef1 Putnam Hr.lgdi bEg
IS. Wilkinson, Lincoln u. MN
.uiElklG n! HNop isiuii q ~ iAhfo
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Isl, 600 WILL BRlRAID, 40 ANY iPERs0N
a PfepAt ton holEliig sbgli % many
living genuine totm6hen cures 10 pns FiTLEn's
yEeETAhptI Rjtsr ~ & hs sc,Snlliic
OF Philldelph oldest regular Rhynieians, who
has made Rheumatlain q ppee lGlilE q yeats, per.
Inanently curing Fillfthls Kennedy a51n every 100
patients Treatedt 20 Eatfatl Under oath, nom
pleasant MediclIe, Iftg Com ihtHlidhs Drugs
lsWotn vouchers from RfneWhOd Prominent
inhySiclans IAdpfslng Df y ltlHri accompany each
bottle J. HogpsoIeet endeFofs 1fdm AZ legal
guarantee StGtlug iuuiheF % ttles warranted to
bGFs6h Bending BY letter mil; truthful descfii
lion oftcAse. Id eAas ouf lure 10 cuff, ttte
amount paid EWlIp6 % fti1hdedg 4 rffte ii 20 pr
bottle; Bbottlee, a 90 Medical advice seTitby
letter gratis ~ Addfess DIR, FIfLER, ONCE No.
% OgtliFOHRFlIi strcgt ~ lflA9elp Or No.
20 gEo ADItlA 4 M sod ~ edby
UttlgRtHlkt IL fislisl,4iL III fiiii lAnHlepu0W
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For purifying the Blood. removing allehrohit
constitutional diseases arising rom an irnpur!
fectlAl known remedy for the cure Of Scrofnla,
Scald Head, salt Rhepm, Pains and SwellRgs o
tho Bones, ulcerations OF tho Throat and Legs
Blotches, Plmples ON the, Face, letter, ,EryslpG
las, and all seGly Hruptions Of the Skin -''I'
And Identifying the Complexion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20

.They. were to try az. important cause,
wlicb InyplSed lie aid delll Did 4 VAS
neces III that hey should u kht Oh ifDm
all Intercourse with the external world. Z
The juymenhaNlng retired the court
said II would proceed With any regular
btislhe4 bet5Si tNiht1 ThfsaS4 l10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20

iiiJn@pN odT-~ IA Ao6Ia aHr .
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

/, Have you, formed any opinion Us 10
the guilt OF Innocence oil the prisoner at
the bar Ut yea,
: g. Upon what Is that opinion formed
common reports, Newspaper statements,
orffpm what other information? (If upon
reports, &C.,
q 81. Have You heard anything III regard
10 this case from any person interested Ia
the,trial, Mso, Inhen what circumstances
Ig 4 Have you any bias or prejudice ID
ye Z mind bind iqF6s against tlie PFis6nes III
tnptllfN .ss1r5tilsh9 ffiain 10 ssHli fgG
8. Would anything that you may, have
heard inregafd toshis CASE have ahy In
fluence on your.mind 70 prevent you firm
finding verdict accordingt 10 the law and
The evidence ,9s y M may G! bs given In on the
% O. Have y6a any considerations s sc1
upon the subject Of capital punishment :
II 50, Of what naturef
lE1The Attorney General and Mr. Voors
hees both approved them as proper and
sat!slaSctory .eai "a bss,us,igs. st5hq-uI
The jury then proceeded 10 procure d
special panel In the case, they being first
sRornuponJ thgirv0V dIAe-i 10 make true
answers TO questions : respecting their
qualifications
Tho regular jury having been exhaust
cd, the court said It would be necessary
for tho sheriff 10 summon fifty talesme1
TO complete the panel The Judges ltheI
had the talesmen drawn from o b6x,
placed on the judges bench, by person
who put his hands behind him CIR SHAT
PURPOSE. aud QUE d tlloiudges .tead ID
the names as they were handed to him.
which were recorded by another Judge
and ihe clerk ,Gooa pkIgIQ .aciAAq
The court s4ld % many Of lhe persons
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20

Tho court said IS many Of The persons
whose names were drawn lived in distant
parts Of The county, the, sheriff. Ge0rgeH
Laymap, Esd., would nbtlbe al etp make
a-retufh before Thursday morning. We
would therefore postpone the case before
Etheinuntil Thursday The Jurors who
had been impatinelGa lwbuldlbc placed Id
charge Of o 6ailif, ybo, would keep them
ii room and 4, permit 4 lle 70 hold no
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20

who hare injured fheisetSds hy e sr,aT -, Z.
tlees INDUCED In when Alone, d habit teouskntIv
learned rom eyil coupanl6hS, Or m ith6oi, i6s
effects OF which arc nightly ielt, even whsi,
esleep s9d, u not s9rcd, fpnders marriage lmpSs.
ss S5e faa ess RSsa mind and BODY, should
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28

MIR. EpTroR,-In one of your last is-
sues, L noticed statement that the build.
ing of three bridges in the 9th Regiment
had been let to the highest bidder, and
that there was wide margin between the
highest and the next highest bidder; Il
margin that would seem to indicate that
some one besides the builders of these
bridges was interested III the matter. And
tho public have some curiosity to know
10 what extent. The old law was that
these contracts should be let out to the
i0reSt bidder; but either the law has
been changed, or there is good cause for
the Public to believe that the County,
Commissioners are receiving money
which docs not Justly belong to them.
\ few DAYS ago there was bridge to be
built near Meeting Street. Mr.. Harling
ordered this bridge to be let to the lowest
bidder, which was done. Now why
should such distinction be made, in one
Regiment letting the bridges out to the
highest bidder and in another to the
lowest? The Grand Jury at the Fall
Term of 1870, from some cause, failed to
do their duty, either from want of moral
courage, or because Of having too much
Of the negro element OH the Jury. Will
not the Solicitor of the State who is paid
by the State and sworn to do his duty
prosecute these officials for misconduct!
The proof can be had. Every good citi-
zen in the County, who can, should bring
forward evidence to the Solicitor on the
first day of the next Term of Court.
YOUBADAI
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28

THE The NEGRO sSUnnEzp.-A BED great hub
bub" is raised at Titusville, Pennsylva-
MIA, because, of. the snubbing of the negro
by the Radicals there A breakfast was
given to General Grant, as he was going
to Cincinnati, at this Titusville. Seven
ty-fve tickets, We're sold. Several ne,
groes applied for tickets, but only one OF
them succeeded Abraham Lee, after
some demur on the part of the ticket,
seller, got one but when he presented
himself at the door he,was not allowed to
enter, although he had.paid his two dol
lars. Abraham publishes on indignant
card, concluding as follows:
The facts in regard to my treatment at
the Marshall House the next morning are
before the public need not relterate
them here. I will say this, however, that
rs: I approached the dining-room door,
Mr.. Bloss was standing there, and l was
1uite sure he saw me coming He quiet
y slid away out of slight, and | am under
the impression that he did SO 10 "Voi0
witnessing the consequences of his IN
structions to Mr.. Orr. for am confldent
that Mr. Bloss did not wish me to 60
into that dining-room, not because OF my
occupation but. because of my color: he
now seeks to shelter himself behind Mr..
Orr. 1t is my intention to see this thing
through not on my own personal account
hut on account of my race. and partlIcu-
larlv such Of them as Mr.. Bloss considers
representative men. -
ABRAHAM LEE.
Titusville, September 16, 1871.
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Grand Rattle.

The Charleston Charitable Association,
incorporated by Act of the last General
Assembly of this State, will give one OF
their Grand Single Number Ratiies, in
Charleston, S. c., on the 18th October
next for the benefit OF the Free School
Fund, and will then distribute some
Four Hundred Awards in U. S. Gold
Bonds, amounting in the aggregate tc
$4,000. There are only Ten Thousand
Tickets issued, and Four Hundred Prizes!
One ticket in every twenty-five is bound
to draw prize.
This Association is engaged in la1da-
lie enterprisc-that of augmenting ana
building up the Free School Fund, and
educating destitute children; and as we
have every assurance that the drawing
will be conducted fairly, and in the pres
encc of gentleman OF the highest intes
rity. we cordially recommend the Rattle
to the attention ofo people. The Cap
i.al Prize is $4,000 in clean cssn-and
would be quite acceptable to many poor
devil in our community. And why
should not some lucky Edgeiield man
win this prize? Let's try our luck-ll
We win, well have a prize; if We don't,
we'll simply be poor devils still
Tickets, $500. Gail on NJ. \. RAM
SAY, Agent, for particulars, and get q
ticket or two. Nothing venture, nothing
mai1I
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
Postponed Until January 9Th, 1872.

Postponed Until January 9Th, 1872.
The following announcement, dated
Charleston. September 25th ISL, has
been issued by BUTLER, CHADWICK,
GARY & Co. This postponement, as all
must understand, is rendered imperative
l,v tho prevalence of the fever in Charles
ION. And in this connection, we are sor-
~ to sav that the late bad weather has
soe,ncd to revive the pestilence some
what. Not flat il is hv any means raging.
hut that few more deaths have been re-
ported with the last few DAYS than for
some time before:
Tho Sonth Carolina Land and Tmmi-
crra+inr Association hoo. to inform their
srlhscrihcre that OWING tn theprevalcnco
of yellow ,'over in Charleston. and conse-
nront interruntion IN thcir hrsinoss.
which was rroenn~irn verv satisfactorily.
md the imrossihilitv Of having tho draw
incr como off drrirm thc existence Of the
foyer. would resrectfnlly announce TO
their patrons that the drawing is post
poned +o January Sth. 1872.
This nostnonement. so far from hoinr
orv dptriment 70 our large list of ticket
holders. ia an absolute guarantee that it
will rositivnlv take place at the time
-ar1nd. md affnrds an opportunity ~
thousands of our friends throughout the
South who warn apxions TO secu~e tickets.
',rt vnrn unable to do 50 until thcv had
rnrlized from the sale of their crops.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
An O1d.inr.Rn,her.

Last week we copied. from the Da'tN
T-nino. tremendous farraGo of stuff. in
stc ehane of letter dated F." HEIGHTS
hhovn Hamburg" and signed An Old
Republican" This letter depicted a
fearful Ku Klux outrage againsta negro
fomilv in the Dark Corner. it was in
tended 70 fire the negro heart and make
tho negro brood still more fiercelv upon
what renegades and carpet-baggersterm
"the wrongs Of his race"
But TODAY we publish complete re-
futation of the whole tale. See the affi-
davit of Sile Robinson and his two sons,
hereto annexed.
So "An Old Republican" turns out to
he simply an old liar. But the Union
will stick up to him. OF that he may be
S,1raf
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28

Go. One Of the ablest speeches ever
made in the United States was delivered
at Sleubenville, Ohio, last week, by VIM.
5. Groesbeck, of Cincinnati. In the
course of his powerful address, Mr..
Groesbeck alluded to the system Of
plunder inaugurated in the South by the
carpet-baggers. Since the Radical re-
construction OF the Southern States, he
said, the dett Of South Carolina has
swollen; from s6,COO,OOO to S13, 600;
that of Georgia from 5000, 900 to s2O,OOO-
600 and that of Florida from 100000 to
Sl5, 100000. The entire increasoin in South
ern State debts, under Radical carpet
bag reconstruction, is estimated at more
than slOO,OOO,OOO, and the States have
hardly anything to show for it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28

Proposed RA1LEoAD.-We call attcn-
ton of our readers TO the communication
proposing to build a road from Laurens
ria =, Greenwood and "Dorns's Mine" to
Augusta. We do not intend at this time
10 make any comment upon the eommu-
nication. I'VE trust, however, that our
friends about Ninety Six and Edgefield
c. H., who are familiar with the topogra-
phv Of the country through which the
route ri proposed viii run from Laurens pia
those places to Augusta, W will let us hear a,
from them. We would like to air both
sides of the question To our corespon-
dent we would suggest that a meeting has
been proposed, soon to convene in Colum-
bia, to take into consideration the ways
and means and practicability of building
the road to which he objects Would it
not be we'll for his Company TO have a
proper representative at that meeting
Laurensville Herald
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ca,,fnrnin and Maine.

Both these States went Republican at
their respective recent elections. The
result III Maine is not, suppose, a sur
prise 20 any one. But as for Naliiorhia'
we had expected better things OF her
IL this State a serious quarrel among
the Democrats, in reference to the policy
of Granting State aid to railroads, result
ed in the defeat of the party. Governor
Weller and many other prominent Demo
Gratis refused.to take part in the canvass
and let the election gc by default They
should not be considered pattern Demo
Gratis. The party in California ought
70 ramember them, at least.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
For the Advertiser.

Mr.. EDIToR,-I have read in your
issue of the 21st, an article copied from
the Columbia Union over the signature
of "An Old Republican, in reference to
Ku Klux outrage said to have been
committed in this vicinity within the
last month. Since then have troubled
myself no little to ascertain if there was
any foundation for the rumor, and am
satisfied that the statement is an unmiti-
gated falsehood throughout. have seen
the old colored man, Sile Robinson,
upon whom the outrage is said to have
been pcrpetrated, and he utterly dis
claims knowing anything in reference to
the reported Ku-Klux disturbance, or
having said anything to that effect. And
he is willing to sign a paper giving
the lie to the whole story.
The colored people in this neighbor-
hood say they are willing to testify that
no such outrage has occurred i'll this sec
ton OF country and they further wish
me.to say for them, that while they are
satisfied. and are living in peace and
quietness, as they have been doing for
long while, they hope the Party will not
disturb tho friendly relations existing
between them and the whites, by repre-
senting the weakest of their race as cir
culating such libellous and unwarranted
.alsehoods.
I send you list of names, of both
white and black, who arc willing to tes
tify in this matter, should you desire
further evidence, viz: Mcssrs. Il. j.
Thurmond, Jesscc Bailey, P. P. Doolittle,
j. w. Glanton, b. f. Glanton, VIM.
Parkman, w. J. Holmes, C. L. Blair,
DR.. j. II. Jennings, Landon Tucker, E.
a. Searles, Startling Freeman, w Bussey,
wllito, and Sile Robinson, Lewis Gil
christ, Thomas Collins, Alick Hampton
Pleasant Holmes, colored, and could send
hundreds of others, if necessary, of both
colors, living in the vicinity of Red Oak
Grove Church.
WYATT L. HOLMES.
Sept. 9th, 1871.
~ The Columbia Union will please
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Farme ers, Keep on the Right About
Eocps3

Last week when we were writing few
words about those oats, we gotto4hink
ing, and we thought how much better it
Would be if our people wo1tild persevere
and keep steadily in the road (which
thcv have latelr struck of planting moro
Grain. producing moro'nrovisions. and
raisinemorchocs, horscsand cattle. And
now. with the Autumn. should com
mence the Agricultural vcar nj the South.
II is seedtimo. Now ihc ',nsbandman
shorld survey his domain. Law off his
fields. and commence oreratiOns for Sue
ccesivo harvnsts of whoat. oafs. cotton.
corn. potatoes. &c. TTnre in Middle
South Carolina wc shon7d hnvc rorrotnal
scndtimo and horvest. !Vo should hc
olwovs sowirc ord alwnve rarncrinr.
ol.yaN.e snatforinr and o7.rrvs ~a'h nrirc-.
Thnre is NO month in the vear Int what
seed of some kind NAV no nnnronriatelv
cost into the pardon ~ fold. Thnrn 10 no
dav in tho vnar Int whot como vereta-
hle. Grain. rrass or fruit 1nav f'n onther-
ri for the Subsistence Of man end beast.
whnrc can vou find such another conn
t,.v ne This? Containing so many advan-
.c~os of hcalth. soil. climate. production.
cr And vet wc arc generally on short
rntiops vcrv short rations: meat scarce
ond hi~h-no chickens. crrs or butter.
rnd doncndcnt on the West for orr corn
1o7~nrs and tho vcrvru'es that drag our
srnotnrs Think of that. oh We farmers
IF Fdrcfield. and drown vour heads and
folds in pcnitential tears.
Now in snito or the arbitrary mandates
Of Eirr Cotton. we ca1l. nnon onr far
nlcrs to keen on their wise "right about
face" and make this autocrat ofthe field.
for once. subordinate to provision crops.
Pnt in-ard do it well-this fall, good
hreadths of oats. wheat. rye, barley and
clover. And rs winter breaks. cast in
notatoes. corn, and, finally. cotton. If
not already in the ground, now is the
time to sow oats, barley and rye.
\ few days ago, travelling down from
Ninetv-Six, we espicd three large tubs
in the piazza of well-to-do farmer, and
hating for drink of water, we pointed
to the tubs, and said maioely, Making
starch, I suppose" Whereupon the
well-to. do farmer looked at us somewhat
quizzically, and replied, "No, I've just
been measuring oats, barley and rye for
sowing"
We sincerely trust the farmers of Edge
field will turn the new leaf clean over.
and by provident husbandry make our
District the banner District of the State.
This can be done by continuing to some
what reverse the order of things-put-
ting provisions and stock'at least on
level with cotton.
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4 ccident on the charlotte, G"tnia
oia a,d 4ugu>.u Kul.road.

The Constimtionalist, Of WEDNESDAY.
says: We learn that serious @eei'tan'
o Cured on the Charlotte, Coirmb.a 2ae
augusta Railroad, about ten miles s','Hs
lexington. 5. c., Aionday nisa.. ii.e
aocident happened toihe night train f7lh
augusta, which was tuni''@ cary
when the baggage car was thrown ~ :
lenilv from the track and dragged alb ag1
ore hundred and fifty yards, The ca
was completely demolished, as also were
its contents. Two of the braliemen were
badlv bruised. one of them having his
scalp partly torn from his head. The
passengers proceeded to Lexington IN
thr.e box ears which were forward Of
the baggage car, and had safely passed
the curve. No defect could be detected
in tie track, and the suprosition is that
the accident was caused by the fast rate
OF 81 eed al which the train was running
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS information has been
w duly received at this Department
that on the night of the 14th August last,
the residence of HENDERSON SMITH,
a peaceablo and orderly citizen of Edge
field county, was violently assailed and
torcibly entered by ten unknown indi-
viduals, himself assaulted with violence
and hls arm broken, and after being
dragged into the road and severely beaten
with clubs, his house and furniture were
deliberately set on fire and totally con-
sumcd:
Now, therefore, 1, RoBERTK. SCOTT,
Governor of the State OF South Carolina,
in order that justice may be done and the
majesty of the law vindicated, do hereby
offer a reward of TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS for the apprehension
of the perpetrators of this outrage and
their delivery in any Jail of this State,
with proof to convict.
III testimony whereof, / have here
~ unto set my hand, and caused
LIS. the Great Seal of the State to be
~ affixed, this 18th day of Septem-
ber, A.. D., 1871, and in the nine
tysiXth year ofthe Independence
of the United States Of America.
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
r. L. CARDoZo, Secretary of State.
Sept. 27 1t 4o
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28

ns- Ex-Governor Hamilton, OF Texas,
saw; he never saw any of the members of
the present State government steal any
thing; but "when we see a poor, mise
rable cuss, who never had Sl50 III his
life. come to Austin to borrow money to
nav his expenses, and presently find
him LOSING thousand dollars night at
faro. driving around in lancy team,
making liquor bills, wine bills, and all
sorts OF bills and buying buggy and
fine horses to g" home in, we know he
is :, thief as we'll as If we had seen him
steal"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-28
yellow Fever.

NATcHEz, Septcmber24 24.--Twenty cases
and eleven deaths from yellow fever re-
ported to the Board Of Health since it
originated. One death and two cases to.
day. Eight cases reported this afternoon
AZ vitialia, La, opposite Natchez.
vtcEsBuRG, SeptemberA.-The yellow
ever is here. Five deaths have occurred
within the past twenty-four hours. Sew
eral new cases were reported to-day.