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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-08
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
II OF COLUMBIA

IN THE SUPREME G 9IH 9F THE DISTRICT
Holding Ssee,gi Irw, P pss~ 2sth, 1872.
Of LEWIS ROSS, deceased, the sdminstrator
aforesaid has, with the appreciation Of the
foresaid, appointed SATURDAY, the lsth day
Of January, A. d. 1873, for final settlement and
distribution of the personal estate Of said deceased
and Of the assets in hand, far as the same have
been collected and turned into money; when and
where all the creditors and heirs of said deceased
notified to attend, they may otherwise by Law be
excluded from ALI benefit in said decesseds estate.
Prortded, a copy Of this order be published once
week for three weeks n the Star previous to the sa
dsO-m3w A, WEBSTER, Register of Will
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Colspsbia
u At Washington, the 9Th day Of December, "A n
pein,msnt as assignee Of PATRICK =: 4cy EYES
rupt upon The petition Of his creditors, y the Sd
prs%e C9srt OF said District nr.pv
MN CORDS or WOOD AT W.. fOT, ES1IF
xsVVUd delivered to dealers in car iosd. ~ Hait;
mere and Ohio railroad depot. Az NV ~ " n
KyHRsI IELD, southwest corner Of IL and street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-08

WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK,
w Corner 7h street and Louisiana apenne,
PAYS PER CENT. INTEREST ON DEPOSIT
Interest comm ences from date of deposits
Deposits be made and drawn at will
my2Of J. A. RUFF, Treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-08

RY LATINER A CLEART
- Auctiosc.rs and Real Hsate Brokers
Southwest corner Pennsylv sna avenue aud I,th n .
Star once Building
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
No. 30.

Alexander became enraged at Til, young q In
man for the part. taken by him in the
controversy, and, advancing towards
Moss drew knife and stabbed him Id
the breast. Moss thereupon plunged a
dagger into Alexander's heart, who i'm
mediately fell fatally wouasdaed. Just
then Moss turned to leave, but Mrs.
Alexander, who Sas at tie side Of her
husband, wrung the knife from his hand
and administered one or two severe cuts to
Moss in the back, near the region ofthe
spine. The result was that both Law
mortally wounded on the scene Of tho
conflict, and expired in a short time. the
one within three minutes of the other It
is not definitely known whether Moss
died from the wounds received from the
wife or husband as all were severe and
reasonably sufficient to produce death.
The whole school and entire community
were thrown into the deepest consterna-
tion and excitement over the affair which
though short, was SO decisive and terrible.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

crime warrants, not exceeding five
hundred dollars in any case, for the
apprehension and delivery of the fleeing
or escaped criminal, as the case may be,
to the Sheriff Of the county in which
such alleged crime was committed, which
reward shall be paid upon tho warrant
OF tho Governor, from his contingent
fund
Sec. 3. ANY coroner who shall will
fully neglect to make tho report, as pro
vided in Section l of this Act, shall be
liable to indictment as for misdemean
or, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than Eve
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less
than thirty days, nor more than six
months, or both, at tho discretion of the
court. III .4a 4
SEC 4. All Acts aud parts of Acts
inconsistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February 27, 1873.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
A Terable Tragedy.

We find in the Atlanta Herald, of the
4th, the following account ofa terrible
tragedy that occurred in Burke County,
Georgia, on the 2Sth of August, the re-
suit of q difficulty between teacher and
a young man, one of his pupils. The
teacher was Mr.. Alfred Alexander,
aged forty years, and the student, Mr..
John II. Moss, aged about twcnty.one.
A woman, the wife of the teacher, was at
tho bottom of the affair. Though not in
the discharge of any regular duty, it was
her custom to observe tho conduct and
department of the pupils, and when she
considered them guilty Of any breach of
decorm to report them to her husband
for roproof. or other punishment. On
last Friday she reported young Moss,
who denied the charge made by her; and
this led to animated and angry dispute.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
a. Sorry GompIimenf,

An engineer on the Pacific railroaq tells
the following story of himself.
One night when the train stopped to
wood and water, 1 observed two green
looking countrynien in homespun, curl
ously inspecting the locomotive, and oc-.
casionally giving, vent to expressions of
astonishment. Finally one of then looked
up at me and said: -
Stranger, are this locomotive? ~
Certainly, didn't You ever see one be-
fore2 No, haven't saw one afore. Men
Bill come down to the station tonight
purpose to see one. Them's the biIer.'
amt it 2
Yes, certainly
e What yer call that what yer in7
We call this the cab. 4
And this wheel2 ),
That's the driving wheel. ,g.,s.,,
That big thing on top is the cliimbly,
/ recken7 -
Precisely.
Be you tho engineer which runs the
machine? ...
] am the engineer.
Bill (said the fellow to his mate, after
.eyeing him fora few moments), it don't
take much of man to engineer, does it {?
All aboard
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

no. They have a human raonstrority
in Jacksonville which is called an alliea.
tor boy. 1t is thus described :"A boy
thirteen years old, with han,ls and feet
shaped like an alligator's his backbone
all on one side of his body, his heart on
the right side where the liver should be-
fifteen ribs on one side and four on the
other, the countenance Of q bright, intel,
ligent boy and the movements those Of
an alligator" yasi
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

sey- Mr.. Benjamin's fee for recover.
ing the estate in France will be $4,000.
600. The entire estate ofsl2, 100000 fall
to the possession of Mrs. Campbell and
Mrs, Chambers. both Iudies of Georgia.
BY an agreement they were to give ono
alfofthc amount obtained to their Couini;-
sci. y
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

Ea- Two dcmure dnnisels, both of Now
Jersey, recently played u worry sharp
game OIL the officials Of the Morris and
Essex Railroad. The ladies were going
to the seaside, and had the usual amount
of feminine baggage with them, in all Sc
ventcen trunks. When they showed their
tickets to the baggagc-master and desired
him to check their seventeen trunks he
demurred, saying that each passenger
was allowed bu. one hundred pounds of
baggage, and that the fifteen extra trunks
would have to be paid for. The ladies
demonstrated, but in vain: 80 they de-
manded to know the additional charges
they would have to pay, and were in
formed that the extra trunks would cost
them one dollar each. Now it so happen
ed that ~ passenger is carried over the
road for eighty cents, and is allowed to
take one trunk. The young ladies, re-.
.,e:nirring this, went to the tiokets.
They showed these. 70 the baggage man,
and he checked the trunks as for fifteen
passengers. The ladies saved three dol
lars by the operation, and have fifteen
tickets, worth twelve dollars, into the
bargain, for the conductor, of course, on
ly took up two tickets, and, as these are
good till used, the company may bccalled
upon any day to transport fifteen passen-
gers with fifteen trunks between New
York and Morristown. Now, that is
what we call very neat operation, and
is another argument to be added to the
many already enumerated i'll favor of the
fitness Of women to vote.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

ra- A big system of peculation has.
been found out against three officers Of
the Georgiaa Railroad. It is estimated
that the road has lost 100000 by theiir:
connivnncc.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

n1-A physician stopped at the shop
of a country apothacary, and inquired
for pharmacopua. "Sir," said the.
apothecary. 81 know Of nesuch farnaeR
living in these parts"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

Nothing-and blasted little of that.
A good story is told of old Jimmy
McGill, who resided during the war in
East Tennessee. Guerrillas, represen-
ting both parties, kept it so warm in
that forsaken region, that it was DANCE
rous to belong to either side. McGill
had, in trying to ride both horses, got
several blackjackings, first from the reb-
els and then from the Yankees, AS they
were dressed alike, he made several mis-
taken iii trying to pass for either Union
or Southern, Us he thought he would suit
the crowd. AT last he was met by par
ty whose politics he couldn't even guess
at, and the following conversation ensued:
"Sir, are you Union man2"
"No, sir" replied MoGill.
care you rebel, then p
mo sir"
"Then what in the devils name are
you ?" roared the captain.
"Well, sir" hesitatcd McGill,"to tell
the honest truth, Pm-nothing and but
blasted lutte of that"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
connivance.

sa- Jenny" said a Scotch minister
STOPPING from his pulpit, "have you q
pin about ye?" eyes, minister" Then
stick 1t into that sleeping brute By yyoaS
side"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

e@ Charleston Municipal election
will excite great interest. The RAIDS are
trying to get the Government reins; tie
citizens party are fighting to defeat them.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ASSESS
MENT OF REAL. PROPERTY IN THgg
YEAR 1873.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted by tho Sem
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the !:
authority of the same, That an aasess-l
ment of tho real property in this State,
shall be made in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three (1s73)S
ut the same time that the assessment Of
personal property is made, aud in the
manner, and according to the rules pre-.
scribcd for the assessment of real pro-
pOrty in Chapter XII, ofssTitle III Of
the General Statutos.
SEC. 2. The Comptroller General is
hereby authorized and directed to adopt
the measures necessary to carry out the
intont Of this Act, and to exercise, for
the purpose of making and completi ngi
the assessment provided for in this Acts
all the powers relating to the assess
ment of real property conferred upon.
hisl by the Chapter of the General
Statutos hcreinbefore cited.
Approved February 81, 1873.
L
AN ACT .T6 AUTHORIZE AND EMrowrn THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OnAxuEBuna
COUNTY TO OrEN AND KREr IN REPAIR A (
PUBLIC RoAD running FROM THE MoSK's
CORNER. RuAp, AT LEWIsvILLR, TO THR
BELIvILLE RoAp, NEAR BurLEr's MILL.
Be II e,,acted Ly the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in Gcncr-
al Assembly, and by the authority of tn ei
same, That the County Commissi oners3
Of Orangebtrg County be, any are hcre-
by, authorized and directed to open a nj
keep GiIs repair public rond fnnnings
from the Menks' Corner Road at Lewis.
vile, to the Bellville Road, near Buffers
Mill, in said County.
Approved February q, 1878
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS NINETEEN AND
THiRrY-TIaEE OF CuAATEn XVIII OF
TITLE VI OF THE Acr ENTITLED San Acr
FOR REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE
GENERAL STATUTES OF TnE STATE" RE-
LA7IxG TO THE BouEpAnlfs or LANCASTER
AND York COUNTIES.
SECTION 1. DG ii enacted ty the
Senate and House OF Representatives of
tho State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same, That Sec
tion nineteen (19) of Chapter XVIII
of Title VI of the Act entitled Gan
Act for revising and consolidating the
General Statutes Of the State" be, aud
the same is hereby, amended by adding
after the words "Catawba River" in
the second line, the words "Big Sugar
Greek, from the point where it enters
into said river"
SEC. 2. That Section thirty-threo
(33) of said Act be amended by strik-
ing out the words "from which it is
separated by the Catauba River" in
the last line, so that tho Section will
end with the words "North Carolina
line"
Approved February 81, 1873.
AN ACT TO FIX TIE SALARY OF
CERTAIN OrFIcERs.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

SsD" AN attempt, near ST Louis to as
sasinate Gen. Joe Shelby, of late Coni..
fedcratc army failed.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

81. SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of South Carolina, now II ct
and sittingin General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same, That Chapter
4 fifty. Q), Section four (4), of the Gener-
sal Statutes of South Carolina, bo, and
tho same is hereby, amended by insert.
ssipg at the end Of the Section of tho
following proviso: "Provilea, II shall
not be lawful for any person, resident of
the sea island, in the County Of Beau
.ffort, to allow horses or mules to run at
large from the first day of April till the
first day of November; nor cattle, sheep
ssor goats, from the first day of April till
/. tho first day of December; nor hogs,
from the first day of March till the first
/ day ofDecembcr."
SEC. 2. That all Acts OF parts of
s':Acts inconsistent with this Act, or in
any. way conflicting with any of its pro-
visions, are hereby repealed
Approved February 27, 1873.
AN ACT TO AMEND TIE LAW RtLAT.
ING TO TIE COLLECTION or TAXES.
Whereas, by an a ct Of the General
Assembly, approved January 10th,
3T3, the comptroller Gen cral, with the
approval of the Governor, has been
authori.ed to extend the time lor the
fragment aud collection of taxes for tho
fiscal year commencing November lst,
1872, for such time as may. be necessary
gtherefor; and whercas,i it is provided by
Ellw that the officer charged. with the
assessment and collection Of taxes shall,
after tho period limited and specified
laffix penalties for the non.paymcnt of
Hsaid taxes within those periods, and
advertisc and ascH all lands upon which
the taxes shall no, have been paid be-
Il 4 Iore time specified therefore,
it e,,aetesi by tho Senate. and House
tfos osReprcsentatives of the State Of, South
Carolina, now met and sitting in Gcnelal
Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That ia all cases where the
}Comptroller General, with the approval
Nof the Governor, may havo extended the
(tmc' FOR the payment and collection Of
|taxcs, it shall be lawful for the said
Comptroller General, with the like
approval, to extend the time wherein
the penalties shall attach and also the
time when the advertise .ucnt ana sale of
such delinquent lands may be made, SO
rs the same may conform, as near rs
may be, to the period fixed by law, and
all advertisements aud sales made in
accordance with the instructions of the
said comptroller General, and all Acts
aonc, or required to be done, by any
officer charged with any duties required
IN the collection of taxes or connected
Herewith, by virtue OF such authority,
ihall be, in all respects, as legal, and
shall have the same force and effect as
= the said Acts had beon done and
iutics performed within the period now
ixed and specified by Law.
Approved February 26, 1873
AN ACT To RrouIpr N,t1Nry rop0
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

nea- Four tons of geld were lately
guarded from San Francisco to Wall Sc
by nine men. i's
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
DIR. HI. BAllIe7
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGIST,
lsl Meeting Street, Charleston, So. Ca,

4 AR. BAER keeps complete assortment OF
~ everything that belongs to his branch OF
business and makes specially of Trusses, Alb
dominal Supporters Elastic Stockings, Shoulder
et6-Electric. Batteries homeopathic Medi-
cincs; aud Medicine Chests for Physicians or
Families.
He is proprietor of numerous valuable rene.
dies and agent fer many more. He cordially
Invites orders from his country friends.
april 16, 1873 s. 6m
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

nB Capt Jack of the Modocs and hiS
confalerates inthe murder of Gen; CAB /.
by. will be hung on e3dof Oct6bsR
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
AN ACT TO REQUIRE COUNTY Como
NERs TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR
IN CAr1TAL CASKS.

SETON L. Be IL enacted by tho Sen
atc and House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the" same, That it shall be
tho duty or each county coroner, when
ever a homicide has been committed in
his county, and the party committing
such homicide has not been arrested, on
having been arrested mas escaped custo-
dy before bill found, to forward report
to the Governor within thrco, days after
the holding an inquest by him, or, in
cases Of escape, within three days after
notice of such escape, which report
shall embrace the name of the person
killck, and the name of the person, if
known, charged with committing such
homicide, together with copy of the
evidence taken before the jury of inquest,
and the verdict rendered thcrcupon !:
ProoN'cd, That, in case of escape, it
shall be the duty of tho Sheriff or ether
officer having custody of the party, to
rotify such coroner of the escape prompt
y.
SEC. 2 Upon the receipt of any
rapport, as provided in Section of this
Act, the Governor may, in his discretion,
oIier such reward as the gravity of the
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11
AN ACT TO FIX TIE SALARY OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Whereas the Act fixing the Salary Of
Circuit Solicitors has been inadvertent-
ly repealed by the General Statutes +;
and whereas the fees now allowed, by
law, are insufficient to detray the ex-
pcnses aud compensate the services of
such Solicitors I; therefore,
BE II enacted Iy the Senate and House
of Representatives of tho State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting iu Goncr-
al Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That, in addition to tho fees
now prescribed by law, the Circuit
Solicitors shall each receive, from the
State, salary Of one thousand q ,OOO)
dollars por annum.
Approved February 27, 1873.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER l., SEC
TIoN 4, OF REVISED STATUTES OF
SnIrr,u T,porrN,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-11

AN ACT .ro AUTHORIZE AND EMrowrn THE
County COMMISSIONERS OF onASoEBuno
COUNTY TO OrEN AND KREr IN RErA1n a
PUBLIC ROAD RUNNING FROM THE Moxk's3
CORNER. RuAp, AT LEWIsvILLR, TO THB
BELLvILLE ROAD, NEAR BurLEn's MILL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-25

800 yards, when they met what they supposed
were only two Indians, who said they wanted
to talk to Little Tyee, Col. Mason. They
were told they did not want 70 talk, and for
the Indians to go back to thor camp and thor
would return to theirs. Az they turned around
the Indians, fonr in number, nred upon them,
wounding Lieut.. Sherwood h the arm and
thigh; the latter being very serious wound,
the bone having been shattered by bullet.
Capt. Anderson who was on duty at the
signal station on Hospital Rock, saw plainly
the attack upon Col. Mason's front, and tele-
graphed to Gen. Gillem to notify the Peace
Commission Immediately. Col. Biddle, who
was at the signal station at Gillem's hcadquar-
ers when this message was received, at oncet
placed his field glass upon Gen. Candy, ~ tho
party sat together about one mile distant
Very soon the whole party scattered. He fol-
lowed the Generals course with his glass while
he ran about 80 yards, threw up his arms, and
fell backward dead. Two Of the Indians who
were following him jumped upon him, one be-
lieved to be Capt. Jack, stabbed him in the
neck, and he was completely stripped. DIR.
Thomas was also entirely stripped. His purse,
containing about $50, was found under his
body, the Indians having dropped it.
Mr.. Meacham was shot in three places, one
ball entering at the inner corner of his right
eye, another OH the side of his head These
are both believed to have lodged within his
Uranium, q third passing through his right
forearm. He also received cut in his left
arm, and scalp wound five inches in length
He was found about so yards from tho spot
where the slaughter began, in direction oppo-
site to that taken by Gen. Candy. He was
entirely stripped and bewildered in mind.
Meachan says he thinks he shot Schonchin in
the abdomen, and blood was found, which in
dicated that one OF the Indians had been
wounded. The soldiers who were ready start
cd on double-quick Immediately upon the
firing of the shot, met Dyar and Riddle and
his wife before they were half way to camp
The Indians retired to their retreat about 600
yards in advance OF the soldiers, who followed
them half mile beyond the murder ground
and there remained until dark, and were with
drawn, as thsywore not provided with supplies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-25
TIE WAR OF RACES.
A DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN WHITES A,

DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN WHITES AM
BLACKS IN GRANT PARISH, LA.
New Orleans dispatch of the 18th saws:
The steamboat Southwestern, which arrive,
at about 1880 o'clock this evening, brings stir
ring and important news from Grant parish
The whites have retaken Colfax, and there i,
not negro to be found for miles around
From passengers on the Southwestern we
CLEAN the following: The negroes had strong.
ly intrenched themselves in the Court House
and built breastworks three or four feet high
There were, it is said about 400 men, armed
and equipped thoroughly. On Sunday, nj
about IL O'Clock, about $50 white men, who
had gathered from surrounding parishes,
made an attack on the breastworks, and a
brisk fight was kept mp until somewhere nesr 8
o'clock. The breastworks were then stormed
and captu0ed, the negroes taking refuge in the
Courthouse. the doors Of which were barri-
caded. After some further fighting tho ne
groes threw out flag Of truce, and several
detachments of men advanced on it. when they
were fired on by the besieged party. wounding
several, one of whom was Capt. Hodnot, who
was shot in the bowels, and, it ia feared, fatal
ly wounded.
They retreated on the outside of the breast
works, and as the only means OF dislodging
the negroes, the Courthouse was set on fire,
and they were shot as they came from the
burning building. 1t is reported that between
80 and 100 negroes were killed, and there we're
none to be found for miles around.
The Captain of the steamboat Southwestern
m ho a.
at Colfax on Sunday evening about 8 o'clock,
and found that the white people and sherff's
posse at their head had captured the town. after
having had conflict with the negroes II was
reported to me that about 100 negroes had
been killed and many others wounded. We
saw from the boat about IS or 90 lying around
on the banks dead. One white man was re-
ported killed, whose name did not learn, and
two very seriously wounded-Messrs Hodnot
and Harris.
"Mr. Hodnot was shot through the bowels,
and it is supposed he is MORALLY wounded.
We brought Messrs Harris and Hodnot down
from Colfax to Alexandria. Three or four
other white men are slightly wounded. About
100 negroes escaped, but twas reported the
whites we're still pursuing them. All Of the
leaders Of the riot escaped, especially the
white men. The negroes barricaded them
selves in the courthouse, and the whites, find
ing that there was no other mode of attack
left them, fired the building. The whites
numbered in the neighborhood Of $50 men.
The fight lasted from about IL IN. until near
) p. m. The whites are now in possession Of |
yOlfsx, and when left late last Sunday night. |
everything was very quiet"