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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25

@-A A few well-timed strokes of the
Church Beil are sufficient notification and
invitation for Church-going people to
assemble. To'notify the town-folks that
service is to be held at any particular
Church, it is not at all necessary to Ging
the bell of that Church with the rapidity
Of a fire-bell for an hour on stretch. II
copx Sections will take the hint, some Of
our dsersrous people viii be delighted.
ra~ SteaafRg eoin froma dead persons
eyes has actually besa accomplished in
Boston. Yhe woman consYieted OF the
crime was sent to sbe House Of Gofsec-
ton for six mouths.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25

And send Twenty-aveCepts for Ticket and draw
a Watch, Sewing Machine, Piano, or some article Of
value. No blanks Six for One Dollar. Address,
PACKARD d CO, Cincinnati, Ohio. 19
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

dents Of the day, for his name not to
disRgure the record of mercy. AS
ne closed, Mr.. Jones, OF Kentucky,
asked a question, and the reply
threatened to involve a personal de-
bate, which the Speaker promptly
stopped" Nine New England menu
bers voted for the bill. Banks was
the only one from Massachusetts that
sustained it. The Southern votes in
the negative were Arnell, Butler,
Smith, Stokes, Of Tennessee, (nativel)
Maynard and Prosser, (carpet-bag-
gers;) Clark, of Texas, carpet
bagger0 Cobb, of North Carolina,
(nativeD Hoge, Of South Carolina,
(nativeD Long, of Georgia, (negro),
Newsham, of'Louisiana, Carpet bag
GER, Porter, Of Virginia, (carpet-bag-
ger), Rsiney, Of South Carolina, me
grO), Roots, Of Arkansas, (carpet-bag-
ger). In the face Of the popular ex-
preston in Missouri, Burdett, Benja.
min and Van Horn voted nay. All
the members from the Pacific went
for repeal. Mr.. Dawes, who had
made a speech in a liberal sense, re-
treated again into the Radical ranks,
as he did on economy a year ago. The
announcement was received with be-
coming applause on the floor and in
the galleries. Persecution received
its d~eath-bIow, and theF House adj
i0urned with the consciousness of
having done a good days work.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
A Stylish Sail at Carson

A correspondent Of the White Pine
(Nevada) AeCS, writing from Carson,
gives some peculiar particulars as to
the fashionable customs in vogue
there. Here is an account OF the style
in which some of the ladies dress:
"Miss X-g was attired in point
appIyky dress, court train, with green
linen Overskirt and hair a Ia pan-yay.
Her feet We're incased in t|OuTnUres or
red velvet, with silver buckles.
"Miss LIZ, of Ophir City, wore a
waterfall Of magnificent proportions,
which a lady friend informed me cost
$40 in Virginia.
"Miss Nh, of Sand Springs, was
dressed in blamed tarletan, with In
sect sleeves and illusion lace slippers,
futed and hOunCed, hair cut short and
a cabbage rose, set in diamonds, on
her forehead. She was the stunning
est looking gal in the outfit.
"AIrs. Ny, Of Secret Canyon,
looked magnificent in full suit OF
Mormon hOme5pun, and wore her
hair trimmed bias, which set of her
masculine beauty To the greatest ad-
vantage.
Mrs. a. Z. ca, OF Wnlte Flne,
was really, to my notion, the most
Observation-Disclosures woman in the
room. This is 'On the square, She
wore a white silk alapaca short dress,
s~cOIIoped and founced and trimmed
with silver fringe, and looked splen-
did. Some Of the heightened Carson
folks thought it wasn't pretty, because
there were not eight OF nine yards Of
surplus silk dragging round the floor,
upsetting bashful young fellows like
me. But 1 thought it was, as Marcus
would say, smooth as oil from the
can.
s'Mrs. John W, of White Pine,
was also neatly and handsomely at
tired. She wore a dark drab silk,
tastefully trimmed with point applyky
lace, point lace collar trimmed with
scarlet, and her whole appearance was
tasteful in the extreme
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
Trial by Battle

An historical paper appears in al
English magazine, giving descrip,
tiOns Of trials by battle, a custom thai
prevailed in the Olden time. We APP.
pend an account of how martial and
other disputes were settled between
man and woman in Germany
" Breaches Of promise and similar
disputes were decided by the duel in
medieval Germany, a faithless swain
o. Grant husband having to meet his
indignant victim hand to hand in the
lists. In the approved form Of this
duel the d8msel was reduced to her
chemise. One Of its sleeves was
heightened for the occasion by about
eighteen inches, and tied up in the
end Of this long sleeve was a neat
pa~ving-stOne. The man was also
stripped to his last garment, had his
left arm tied close to his side, was fur
nished with a short baton, half al ell
in length, and was clapped in a tub
planted Waist-deep in the ground.
The lady unanswered round the tub
and struck at her antagonist with
her sleeve; while he defended himself
as best he could with his baton. He
had, however, but a poor chance OF
triumph in such a contest against a
thoroughbred termagant. She might,
indeed, miscalculate her stroke aud
Irvine her sleeve round the baton.
But even then she had by no means
the worst Of the contest, and was
much more likely TO disarm him than
ne was to pull her into the receptacle.
Stiu the latter catastrophe must have
occurred at times, or the manuscripts
that deal with this species of duel,
chiefly by lively drawings, would not
have represented the female cham
pi0n in one OF these encounters, with
Der heels high in the air, and her
head out Of sight in the tub"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
An Appeal for tbs Jsws Of Rome.

For centuries past ft has been one
Of the gravest Of the many faults Of
the civil government Of the POpes,
that it Disseminated most cruelty
against its Jewish citizens; and the
knowledge that the restrictions placed
upon these people would be removed
when the Italians occupied Rome was
not the least of the causes for general
rejoicing al the overthrow Of a miser-
able government, which had the IN
enviable distinction that it was the
only one in the civilized world that
retained the most OdiOus religious
prejudices Of the middle ages. But
just as these oppressed Jews were be-
ginning to enjoy their rights as citi-
Zens Of a free State, an inundatiOn of
the Tiber swept into their quarter and
brought with it ruin, desOlatiOn and
deep suffering. The story s that most
Of the inhabitants Of the Ghetto were
driven from their homes, and that
their property was utterly destroyed.
Christians Of al denominations are in
position and power In Rome which
enable them to help sufferers of their
Own classes; but these poor Jews are
friendIes5 and fOrlOrn and, morethan
this, utterly impoverished. Their
common humanity Is a sufficient plea
to induce those to assist them who
have no other motive for such action;
but the wealthy Jews Of this country
have an especial reason for benevO-
lence in the fact that these people are
unable to help themselves because
they are the victims Of a most IN
righteous persecution for their faith
fulness to their creed; while Chris
tians Of every class ought to require
no other impulse than that supplied
by the principles Of their faith, which
teaches largest charity to all who are
in distress. Indeed, all Americans
who are sincere in their rejoicing over
tne freedom which has come to the
people of Rome, cannot better express
their feelings than by cheering these
unhappy jews in their affection; and
we are sure that if some organized
effort is made by wealthy American
IsTaelites, men Of other faiths viii
gladly contribute to so good a cause.
Such an exhibition OF sympathy can
have no other effect than to secure for
Us the gratitude Of the Roman people
Of all classes, and to prove TO the
world that Americans not only desire
to have all men made free, but that
their general interest in humanity is
strong enough TO manifest itself
always in substantial shape whenever
there is need Of such assistance.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
a Good Law.

On Monday, in the United States
House Of Representatives, Mr.. Beck
introduced a bill to prohibit officers of
the Government from acting as cOun-
sci or attorney for persons having
claims against the Government, either
while they are in Office or five years
thereafter. Such a law as this would
prevent much litigation, and would
save the Government much money.
In New York city it is alleged that
United States District Attorneys, after
going out of office, are frequently en-
plOyed as counsel for the defendants
in suits which they have instituted
while previously acting for the United
States. In the same way, at Wash
IngtOn, eX-clerks have been accused
OF using, to the detriment Of the Gov
eminent, the information which they
obtained while in its employ.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
The Population of Syria.

The population of Syria IS about
two millions. Ofthe5e nearly One-halt
claim to be MOhammedans. They be-
lieve, of course, in the Koran, deny
the divinity of Christ, and while Civ
ing a quasi assent to the claims OF
the Sacred Scriptures as coming from
God, maintain that Christians have
greatly corrupted them. The DruZes
dwelling around the southern half of
Lebanon, and on the plains south OF
Damascus, number 100, 600. Their re-
ligiOn is part MOhammedan, and part
the system of Zoroaster, and that of
certain other ancient seCts, with some
notions borrowed seemingly from
Judaism and Christianity. The NJ
sairiych, perhaps a remnant Of the
Old Canaanites, occupying the noun
tains north OF TripOif, number some
200, 600. To these must be added thu
rowing BedOuin, living like his father
for many generations past, and exer-
cising, for the most part, a religious
faith ike them. Then of the Oriental
Churches, nOminally Christian, the
MarOnites, descended from the ancient
Syrians, have 200, 900, the Papal
Greeks, of pure Arab stock, $1,000.
and the Orthodox Greek Church $780,.
600.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
A Historical Franchman.

The France mentions the death, in
Paris, at the age OF ninety Eve, Of g
man who played a certain part at the
period of the Terror. His name was
Lambert. and he had been secretary
to the public prosecutor, FOuquler-
TiuviIie, and recorder to the reyOIu-
tiOnary tribunal. Though hardly
twenty years of age, he held these
Offices for three years. Pursued as a
Terrorist by the reaction Of Thermi-
dor, he escaped and took refuge in
London, where he became accountant
in the house of Lob Il Stein, brewers.
He returned to France on the entrance
on the Allies in 1915, and inhabited
the little house in the Rue de Ia
Pepiniere, in which he died. This
house had a little garden, and NJ.
Lambert, who was very fond of flow
ers, cultivated them for his amuse-
ment till 1910, when, in consequence
of the transformation of that ancient
street, his garden gave place to new
buildings. Since then he lived very
retired; two or three persons in the
neighbOrhOOd alone had the privilege
of visiting him. The atrocities COM
mitted in the Terror constantly re-
Cured to his mind, and it was only
with fear and hesitation that he would
relate some episodes of that time.
The Revolution of 1913 threw him
into a state of gloomy sadness, from
which he could not recover till the
period Of the Exhibition of 1867,
which he visited. The investment Of
Paris, the invasion of France, and the
horrors Of the present war, again
plunged him into an apathy 50 COM
pIete that it almost amounted to
imbecility. He died repeating the
words that were ever on his lips:
"May God save Franee!'
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
DADDY LONG LEGS AND TIE FLY.

Once Mr. Daddy Loug-Iegs,
Dressed in brOWua and gray,
Walked about upOn the sands
Upon a summers day,
And there among the pebbles.
When the wind was rather cold,
Helmet with Mr. F~IOppy-Fly
All dressed in blue and gold.
Aud as Il was too soon TO dine
They drank some periwinkle wine,
And played an -FOUR or two, o more,
At battleCOck and BhuttiedOre.
Said Nj. Daddy Long-legs
To Mr.. Floppy Fly,
"Why do o never come to COurtf
1 wish you'd tell me why.
AL gold sn0 shine, in dress so fine,
You'd quite delight the court,
Why 90 yOu never 20 a B au2
ITeaIly thinE o OUghtf
And If o went you'd see such sigLtsl
such rugs, and jugs. and cGud}e-IlEhtsl
And, more b a an, the King and Queen
One In red, one IN green!'
son, Mr. Daddy Long-IeFs,
said Mr. Fl0ppy Fly,
"Its true / never go To court
ABdIw viii tell you why,
If / had six long legs ike yours
At once I'D go TO court,
But OH / can't, because Hg legs
Are SO extremely snort.
And I'm afraid the king and Queen
Zone in red and IA in grgen)
Would say aloud, you are not mt,
You fly, to come % court a blt!'
"Oh, Mr.. Daddy Long-Iegs,"
said Mr.. FlOppy Fly,
al W ish you'd sing N little song,
One mumuiau melody,
You used to sing 80 awful well,
In former days gone by
But now, you never sing at ALL
Iwish you'd tell me why.
FOrif You would, the silvsTy sound
Would please tbs shrImps and cookie
And ali the crabs would gladly come
To hear you sing All hum al Hunt"
Said Mr.. Daddy Loug-legs,
81 can never sing agaiul
And II you wish, III tell yCu Why
Although 10 gives me pain.
For years / cannot hum a bit,
or 81 g the smallest song;
And this The dreadful reason is,
My legs are grown too long.
Ny six long legs, all here and there
Cypress my bosom with despair
And II I sIand or lie or sit,
ICannOt sing little bit"
So Mr.. Daddy Loug-Iegs
And Sr. FlOPpy Fly
Sat dOWD in silence by the sea-
And gaz5G upon the sky
Trey said. This is q dreadful thingi
The world has all gone wrong
Since one has legs too short BY halfr
The other much too lOngi
One never more can 90 to court
Because his legs have grown too shorti
The other cannot siDg his song,
Because his legs have grown too lOng!'
Then Mr.. Daddy LOug-legs
And Mr.. Floppy Fly
Rnshsd downward to the fOamy sea
With one spOnge-taneOus crys
And there they Ouu slttlle boat
Whose sails were pink and gray;
And of they sailed among the waves
Far, and Iar away.
They sailed across the silent main,
And raaahed the great GrOmbOOlian plain.
and there they play for evermOrs
AT battlecOCk and shuttledore.
Book CJ Nonsense Songs.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
PiGkaWHany.

The Western Reserve Historical So
ciety, of Northern Ohio, have recent
" received a valuable collection OF
copies Of documents in the English
State-paper office, in reference to the
capture by the French, in 1852, OF
Pickawillany, an English trading-pOst
on Laramie's creek, Shelby county,
Ohio. The facts relating to this trans
action have been very obscure, some
writers placing the date of the cap
ture in 1851, others in 1853, while some
doubted whether the occurrence ever
took place at all. The British Govern
ment, on the application of Mr.. Mot
ley for these papers, ordered copies to
be made, free of expense, of all the
letters and documents in the archives
that related to the affairs in the Ohio
country about the period mentioned.
The collection comprises hitherto un-
published letters and reports of Cover
nor Robert DinWiddie OF Virginia,
letters from the Lords Of Trade to Din
widdie, and letters and a manuscript
journal of Captain William Trent,
agent to the Western Indians. This
journal commencing June, 1902, gives
a full account of the attack on Picka-
Willany, and also various new facts OF
historical importance in regard to the
TWigtwee and Shawanese Indians.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
The Can Ole Church.

The "CathOlic Directory" furnishes
the following statistics in reference to
the Roman Catholic Church i'm Great
Britain: Bishops, 19; Of whom Is are
in England and Wales, and 4 in Scot
land. Priests serving missions and
acting as chaplains to religious com
munit1es, 1853; Of whom 1851 are in
England and Wales, and 21T in Scot
land. The religious houses number
295, of which SO are for men and 236
for women. OF the religious houses
for men IS are in England and 4 are in
Scotland. OF the religious houses for
women 2l8 are in England and IS are
in Scotland. The list of places IN
Great Britain at which mass is cele-
brated, whether public churches
.chapels or stations, includes ZOO
names. The peerage Of Great Britain
and ireland includes "a Roman Cath
Ole members. To the same faith be-
long 49 baronets and 81 members OF
Parlfameut,WhO all have been elected
from Ireland except Lord Robert
M0n4ague. who sits for Huntingdon
shire. and who has recently becOme q
convert to that church. Previously,
Sir John Simeon, now deceased, but
who sat for the Isle Of Wight, was the
only Roman Catholic elected by an
English constituency,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
CATION.

TIE Ku-Klux investigating COM
mittee is the neutrality-suspicious. farce
ever enacted in the United States. Il
is a disgrace to Congress and the ma.
ton. The committee has resolved
itself into a star chamber inquisitiOn
North Carolina was regarded as the
most refractory sister, and the smell
ling committee have been thrUsting
their nose into every petty squsbblC
that has occurred in the State; but
the testimony adduced has beenfavOr.
able to the good order Of the people.
The notorious Colonel Kirk has testi.
fed before the committee. He admits
that the August election, in which the
Democrats triumphed, was entirely
peaceful and orderly, and has been
compelled to confess also that he was
brought by Holden from Tennessee,
where he resided, to North Carolina,
there TO establish his reign Of terror.
X was under this brute and his assist
ants that aged citizens were hung up
by the necks, and otherwise put to the
torture, in order to make them confess
themselves guilty Of crimes. These
villains viii doubtless be summoned
here to testify TO the siLuati0ni in North
Carolina, and their own treatment by
the Radicals. The investigation Of the
OUtrsges by the committee promises
to be interminable and very eXpen-
siye 20 taxpayers. 1t is reported that
witnesses are systematically drilled
by leading North Carolina Radicals
before they are sent before the out
rage0us committed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
Had Forgotten Something.

81 say, cap'n," said a little-eyed
man, as he landed from the steam
boat at Natchez-"I say, cap'n, this
ARE amt all" ''That's all the bag,
gage you brought on board, sir" re-
piled the captain. "Well, see now,
it's accOrdin' to Iist-four boxes,
three chests, two BAN boxes, a port
manly, two hams Zone part eat),
three ropes of inyons, and a teakettle;
but Pm dubersum, I feel there's
something short, though I've counted
'em three times, and never took my
eyes Ov 'em while on board; there's
something not right somehow"
"Well, stranger, the times up.
There's all l know of; so bring up
your wife and five children out OF
the csbin, and we're off," "Them's
UNI! darn it-them'5 uni" he ex-
claimed. 81 knOWed I'd forgot some
thing"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05
Behind tbs Scenes.

A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette
tells ola recent visit behind the scenes
in one Ofthe theatres in that city, and
relates the following incident /; An
affecting incident occurred at the
National a few days ago. One Of the
public iav0rites, just As the curtain
rose, received a telegram that his
mother lay dying in Philadelphia.
The poor fellow broke down, sObbed
like q child, and around him hung his
associates in silent, fearful sympathy.
But the public had paid their admis-
siOn-the performance must 90 on /;
and. with a herOism not often paral-
leled, he rose, wiped the tears from
his face and appeared before the foot
lights. Little did the audience think,
as they shook with laughter at his
broad ~caricature and Numbered out a
vehement encore, of the agony ne was
enduring. Could they have stood at
the "wings" and seen the CHASTITY look
Of suffering that swept over his face
as he left the stage, they would have
realized what their amusement cost
that night. But again and again was
he recalled; and, as he left the scene
for the last time, another telegram
announced to him that all was over.
Still the memorable public must re-
ceiye their qlid pro quo, and so
through the pantOmime's weary
length he had to drag himself, appar-
emily the gayest Of the gay, while the
keenest and bitterest Of earthly sOr-
rows was piercing his heart, aud many
q mute pressure of the hand bore evil
dence Of the kindly sympathy Of
those about him.
The writer labOrs to correct the mop
ular impression that the majority Of
actors and actresses are immoral, and,
in conclusion, says:
] have only a word for the reader.
FroWn as Unsparingly as you will on
vice and immortality whenever or
wherever found, but, i pray you, by
our common humanity, let your
mantle of charity be large enough TO.
cover the stage ss a whole, and be-
lieVe that there, as everywhere else in
life. are found earnest, devoted, annbi-
tious men and women, among whom
the average morality is certainly as
high as elsewhere in the world, and
who will appreciate your action all
the more because Of the unjust cloud
of censure under which they have
heretofore labOred.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

FROM one end Of the Union to the
other, the press Is discussing the great
increase Of murder and general law
Iessness. In other days the crime Of
murder was unusual in the North and
the people OF that section looked upon
the South as bloodthirsty savages,
loaded down with pistols and bowie
knives. But OF late years, since the
close Of the war, murder is q common
occurrence in the North, and the law
seems to be rigidly enforced, as thepa-
pers are full Of sensational accounts Of
the confessions and hanging Of muir
derers. The people Of every section are
alarmed at the increase Of lawlessness.
Governor Alcorn deplores the increase
Of crime In Mississippi and desires a
remedy. Governor Stevenson, Of
Kentucky, seems TO realize that some
thing must be done to preserve the
peace and dignity Of the State
ir0u scandal0Us laWlessness. The
Legislature Of the State, now in
session, has already given its serious
attention to the increasing evil and
crying shame Of murder. The late
Legislature Of Tennessee a few days
since indicated a desire to see muir
dereEs brought to speedy justice, by
amending the law in relation to the
mode Of selecting jurors. The people
begin 70 see and feel that nothing but
certain punishment Of criminals viii
prevent crime. The law must pre-
vail. Murderers must be hung or
sent 10 the p~enitentiary, where they
are deprived Of the luxury Of killing,
or good citizens viii be subjected to
the rule Of mob violence. The laws
in Tennessee against crime are not
defective, and there is but one way TO
prevent the continued increase Of the
evil over which the country mOurns,
and that is by A SURE EXECUTION
or THE PENAL STATUTES WHICH So
CURE SOCIETY AGAINST THE yIO-
LENCE OF THE VICIOUS. The State,
the community asks for the convic-
ton Of no man unless he is guilty, and
then the law should be inexorable.
When justice is certain and inhexibIv
melted out a stop will be put 20 law
lessness. A red-handed murderer ia
90 iuinri0ug TO the UrOsnerffv Of q eitv,
as cholera or smallpox. 4 commu
nifty where law is disregarded will
have 10 prosperity. The most efec-
tive inducement to secure capital and
populations that state Of public tran
0uiIty where every man, WOmanand
child, black and white, is secure in
property, limb and life, and amenable
alone TO weIl-defned laws faithfully,
impartiauy and encrgetically admin
isfered.