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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
BEAUFORT, S. c. THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1878.
4 E1endish Woman.

Mr., and Mrs. x. of Pittsburgh are
believed to have lived rs happily to-
gether as man and wife commonly do in
their social position. Some time ago
Mrs. K, with or without reason, began
to fancy that Mr.. x. preferred Ida ID.
to herself. This young girl had, for
while, kept house for the husband in
the temporary absence Of the wife on
visit to relatives.
One day Ida received message from
Mrs. K, requesting her to call at her
house, as she Mrs. x had letter
from the country for her. In the after
noon Ida dressed herself in her best
clothes and went to Mrs. KS house,
where she was met at the door by the
woman, who kissed her, inquired par
ticularly about the state OF her health,
and placed her in the most comfortable
chair in the room, an armed rocking
chair. Mrs. x. offered the girl refresh
ments, which were declined, with re-
quest for glass Of water. This was at
once brought by the amiable hostess,
who herself took drink.
The woman then welt into an adjoin-
ing room, from which she speedily re-
turned with a strong cord of rope ar
ranged in the form Of moose. Smiling
and talking pleasantly all the time, she
stepped behind her visitor, and, drop
ping the moose over her head and arms,
with sudden jerk, she soon bound the
young girl helpless to the chair. ldas
feet were next tied to the chair. -,
"Now, 9ssaid the woman, "you shall
see how I.avenge myself" whereupon
from the. table drawer she took a pair OF
shears, q large knife and revolver, all OF
which implements she spread upon the
table before her victim, by tAs time
ready to faint with terror.
The tormentor's next step was to cut
off the girls hair as close as possible to
the skin, leaving only a single handful
on the top of the head, for the Eurpose,
as she explained, of facilitating the
subsequent operation Of scalping. The
girl screamed and called for help as
/ loudlyas she could, but the house stands
in lonely place, and no deaiverer ap-
peaIed.
After cutting off the hair, Mrs. x.
DTOuBut u iSShiuS inoo .hos AN' o
see the change produced in her features.
As the girl begged for release, saying
that she was freezing, she was told, with
plentiful application Of mocking cpl
dlets, that she would be warm enough
before she got away.
Mrs. Y. then put the poker in the
stove, and while calmly waiting for it to
become red-hot, she told her victim
what she intended to do with it. "First,
will burn your eyes out" ETC., etc.
And she really began to execute her
threats, but when she was trying to
blind the girl, the latter, by super
human effort, succeeded in releasing
one of her hands, with which she seized
the glowing poker, and for q while
arrested the monster in the perpetration
of her crime. The interruption made
| it necessary to reheat the poker, and in
the meantime the unlooked-for return
of her husband was all that saved the
girl from prolonged torture and death
at the hands of Mrs. \.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30

ANGRY WoRDs.-It is an excellent
thing to have q good memory as a rule,
but It is quite as good to have poor
one sometimes. There are some things
it would be such blessing to forget.
Angry remarks and bitter retorts are
amongst them; but, alas q thousand
good words are forgotten, while the bad
one il remembered for ever. 1t is far
easier to learn an idle, senseless jingle
of rhymes than beautiful hymn or po-
EN-. Do not waste your time and atten-
ton over what you would some day give
much to forget. Slanderous words are
far better forgotten than remembered.
One Of the best helps to forgetting III
never to speak Of them, not even In o
whisper. II you hear a playmate say
something unkind of another, keep 1t
to yourself; she will forget itpretty soon,
and feel as kindly az ever towards the
person. But if you tell it, whata storm
Won will raise How the girls will take
sides and two parties will be formed,
and very likely the girls parents VIII
Join the quarrel, and the whole nei8n.
borhood will be in great uproar just
because Of that cross word you had 30
much better let die. What would you
think of person who went along pick
ING up all the old burs and thistles he
could find, and then fastening them on
to people? Just such nuisances are
these malicious, thoughtless words.
Don't pick them up, and they WIN DO
but little hurt.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
Ruling q Wife.

A man named Taddles, in Virginia,
has got his wife in proper subsection,
and means to keep her 80. ooh" says
he, in telling about it, "there amt
many men who know how to rule wife
properly. Now, my old woman is one
of the best natured woman in the world,
but she's got a deuce OF temper.
Whenever see she's got her madness
up, if it's dozen times a day, l Just
quietly say nothing, but rather humor
her. and she comes around all right at
ter a while. Even when she throws
things at me or gives wild dash at me
with the broom or rolling-pin, L Just
dodge little, and she never hits me a
third time before I get my eye on her.
and let her know I disapprove OF such
actions on her part. Perhaps l have to
leave the house to show her this, but
che sees the point. Then, by being
careful not to irritate her, and letting
her have her own way, l manage to
make her do as I please. And you bet
make her understand aud appreciate
nv discipline. Oh, keep her under
perfect control. A man has, you know,
got to be master in his own house, or
your wife will ride you down rs if you
wasn't nobody. My wife is perfect
angel in her natural disposition, but
any other man but me would spoil her. "
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30

4 P1cKpocKET's SreRY.-A really
hard case came before Cincinnati po-
lice court last week in the affair of one
Edward Anderson, who from the proud
position of being admittedly the most
expert pickpocket in the State, had
fallen to the degradation of mere vnl-
gar, unskilled stealing of anything he
could lay his hands on. He explained
this unprofessional course by pathetl-
cally assuring the Court that during the
three years Imprisonment from which
he had Just emerged he had quite lost
the steadiness of nerve and delicaey of
touch requisite for the prosecution OF
the higher branch Of his art, and was
unwillingly compelled to return to
coarser work, which he felt was beneath
him. Under these circumstances the
sympathetic magistrate mitigated hls
sentence to thirty days sojourn in the
Workhouse, with an admonition to
leave the city at the expiration of that
period. Such mercy should be temper.
ed with simple justice to the extent OF
affording the gentleman an opportunity
toregain his former dexterity before he
is exiled from his provincial home to
compete with the labor Of the metro
polls.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30

THE New YEAR.---Times have not
changed since, many years ago Charles
Dickens wrote:
1.-THE streets were full Of motion, and
the shops were decked out gayly. The
New-Year, like an infant heir to the
whole world, was waited for with pre-
sents, welcomes and rejoicing. There
were books and toys for the New-Year,
elittering' trinkets for the New.Year,
dresses for the New-Year, schemes OF
fortune for the New-Year; new inven-
tions to beguile it. Its life was parcel
ed out in almanacs and pocket-books;
the coming of its moons and stars and
tides were known beforehand to the
moment. The New-Year, the New
Year. Every where the New-YearT
With some regrets we may say COED
bye TO 1872, as to an old friend who has
served us faithfully and well. We viii
not forget him; but since from him we
can only gather counsel and warning.
we turn hopefully to his vigorous and
helpful suocessor.-lS78.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30

SAGAcrTY OF THE BLND.-Cases lik
the following almost make us exclaim,
whats the use of eyes?" The accom-
plishments of sightless man are thus
told. Reading, Penn, owns the per-
son, but leaves it for Berks county
German paper to immortalize him: he
is q German, ninety years of age, keeps
a tavern, { which is known as blind
Hartman's, is expert in the handling OF
money, and battles all attempts to cheat
him with spurious currency. He walks
out alone, can point to any piece OF
real estate in the town, and to crown
all, mends clecks and repairs musical
instruments.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
VOL. III. NO.. II.
SnOw.Bound.

How did it happeni Well, YOU see,
Charley called for Mary or me;
Sleighing good, and neither 10th,
Only wished he could take Us both,
So he said. And grandmother smiled,
Nodding at me, " Dress warmly, child
He looked at Mol
AS if to say:
Too bad; but We
Shall ride some day.
While l, half prompted not to 60,
Yet feeling, somehow, forced, you know,
Ran to get ready, blithely humming,
ever dreaming of what was coming.
Adear little sleigh and robss-so nice
And though the air was cold as ice,
didn't care one bit, not I.
And that horse of Charleys seemed to fly;
While the slegh-bells' ching-a-lng, clear and
sweet,
Kept tune to my hearts bewildered beat,
With ching-a-Eng-ching,
And Charley singing,
"what would you do, love y
Through their ringing.
Every thing was so perfect and bright
And sweet and warm-for winter might
Thst-that-in fact, though only sleighing,
hardly knew what Charley was saying.
Snow-bound7 All, that is only his joke;
There wasn't storm, and nothing broke,
And we weren't half dead with cold and fear,
Nor buried in drift, as he'd have it appear.
It's only his way Of letting you know
OF what befen DER the crispy snow,
While ching-a-hng-ching
We slid along,
Aud Charley forgot
To end his song,
And well, was quiet too,
For where was the use, when Charley knew3
AL in breath the past grew clear,
And life shone forth, SO dear, 30 dear!
Drifts, indeed and Pity we went!'
Ysu might have guessed what his "snsw
bound meant.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30

The Texas cattle-breeders have al.
ready discovered by the infallible test
of the markets, that it pays to raise
better stock, and they have already
commenced to breed by system and
thus improve the form OF their animals
and the quality of the beef. II this is
found profitable in Texas, where the
cost of raising steer is next to nothing,
how much more will it be true in the
East and West?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
An AdrOit SWindle.

THE other day, at about twelve m, q
carriage, elegant enough in all its appoint
ments to be private turnout" drove
up to the door of one of the largest Jew
elry establishments on Chestnut street,
not far from Twelfth, and from it de-
scended gentleman, at least to all ap
pearances, attired in the most fashionable
manner. Sauntering inside with an easy
grace, he requested to see some jewels,
stating that he desired to make large
purchase. He carried in his hand hand
some case, or bag, which he deposited on
the glass before the clerk who stepped
forward to wait upon him. He was very
particular in his choice, but at last selected
about SO, 600 worth of jewelry of various
kinds and styles, As the clerk was about
to put the numerous little boxes into one
large receptacle, the stranger said: "Wait
a moment; we can do better" and open
ing his case, which still remained upon
the counter, he took from it aud handed
to the clerk neat box with key, suffl-
ciently large to hold all his purchases
Into this the clerk pat the jewelry, and
handed it back to his customer, who
locked il, leaving the key in the lock,
and replaced it in the bag, closing the lat
ter. Then putting his gloved hand into
the breast-pooket of his coat, as if to take
out his pocket.book, he exclaimed in
great surprise, "Well, how forgctful
l am. have left my book and money at
the hotel. must 60 back and get it.
Very careless of me, very. You will, OF
course, want to keep this. 1t wouldn't
do to trust an entire stranger with such
valuables," aud, opening the bag, he again
took out the little box and handed it TO
the clerk. "Its very annoying, but III
drive right to the Continental, and be
back in few moments" With few
common place remarks the elegant gen
tleman returned to his carriage, and was
seen to drive away in the direction of the
Continental, taking with him the nice
and innocent little bag he had brought
They waited at the store for him long
time TO come back. In fact, he hasn'
come back yet. At last light dawnet
upon the terrified clerk and he reached
for the beautiful little box with the beau
tiful little key. "Oh, it's all right, O
course" he hoped in spite Of his suspic
ions. Something has detained the gen
tleman, but may as we'll make sure.
He is sure now. The beautiful little box
with the beautiful little key contained oil
worthless lion padlocks. No news o
the thief. Every reader will see at ono
how the swindle was accomplished. Tn
man had two beautiful little boxes, witt
two beautiful little keys in that innOcen
little bag, and, Of course, gave the righ
one THAT is for him) to the clerk when b
left. Philadelphia Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
An Incident OF Travel.

A YOUNG gentleman of this city, whose
courtesy is only equaled by his disgust
for shams and his correct appreciation of
his personal rights, stepped aboard car
on the Short Line the other day on his
way to Cincinnati. Nearly every seat
was occupied, as could be seen before
one. third of the car was traversed. Just
at that moment the gentleman observed
passenger who had turned the back of
the seat next him 80 as to monopoliZe
four sittings. He sat on one seat and al
lowed his feet to occupy the other IN q
position of luxuriant ease The party of
the first part has special dislike for mo-
nopolies, so he gently turned the back of
the seat upon which the feet were resting
toward its original position. The feet
were removed before the descending back
reached the point of contact, but the
owner of them was angry, and said
gruffly; r.
as there no other seat in the car, that
you should insist on taking this ones'
POSSIBLY there may be-" was the quiet
reply, "but do not recognize your right
to appropriate two seats in car so full as
this is"
"But am sick" rejoined the other.
"Pardon me, sir" replied the hater OF
IllO0OpOllOb. Il WIS nOb uWdIN VI buat'
You should have told me of your condi.
tion before But it is not too late to re.
pair the wrong have done you," and he
proceeded at once to reverse the back of
the seat so as to give the irritated sick
man full possession of the two whole
seats as in the beginning. Then, again
asking to be pardoned for the haste with
which he had acted, the good Samaritan
went in search of seat for himself
Arriving at Cincinnati, the gentleman
in health, in going TO the door of the car,
passed the sick man, who was still seated,
and was thus accosted:
"Are you the man who wanted the seat
in front of me?"
Eyes, sir, and regret that disturbed
you" was the reply.
81 wish to say" Tejoined the sick man
"that you are gentleman, and am not
as my conduct has proved. You may
comfort yourself with the reflection tha
you have proved the truth of the saying
of the Scriptures, that "a soft answer
turneth away wrath Your answer turn
ed away my anger and made me ashamed
of myself. That is enough to say at thi
time"
We did not learn whether the two gen
tlemen embrced each other and swor'
eternal friendship, after the French style
but they certainly formed a mutual ad
miration society on the spot, without re
sorting to the formality of calling tn
meeting to order, electing chairman ant
secretary, and appointing a committee t,
draw up resolution. .--Ddyton Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

ceeling year, that even Mr. Lockyer,
formerly Of a,different opinion, accepted
the matter as settled. The material Of
the corona is not known. Mr.. Proctor
thought il meteors seen falling into the
sun, but its spectrum shows it to be part
ly of hydrogen and some unknown sub
stance giving u green light in the spec.
trum. 1t may be matter similar to that
Illuminated in the aurora borealis, as 1t
has at least one line like that given ny
the aurora Solar prominences were no
ticed first in 1S42, and in 1860 Father
Secchi showed them to belong to the sun.
They are of hydrogen and part~of the
chromosphere darting outwards some
times 100000 miles. They are, of
course, intensely hot but they do
not burn, since they do not
unite with oxygen. Mr.. Proctor,
Judging from their velocity, says that
many iron meteors that fall to earth prob
ably come from these eruptions of the
chromosphere. The sun then consists of
a core, the nature of which, though prob.
ably gaseous, is unknown, of a photo
sphere with possibly liquid shell under
it, above an atmosphere extending up to
the bright chromosphere, and then the
coronal atmosphere.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

"A fne-looking elderly gentleman
walked into book store in st. Paul, and
after introducing himself as Legislator,
sir" proceeded TO say that as he would
have a great many vacant evenings during
the winter, he desired to improve the time
in literary research, and he thought, per-
haps, he might make special terms for
books by bestowing all Of his patronage
upon that establishment. This was satis-
factorily arranged, and after spending
two hours in looking over the works of
Dickens, Walter Scott, Macauley, ETC., he
finally selected that highly intellectual
publication of Beadle's, "Bhl Biddon,
Trapper," price, lone dime.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
The CredIt.Mobilier Investigation.

WAsHINaroS, February 10.
Judge Poland's Committee held a special
meeting to-day to hear the additional state
ment Of Vice President Colfax, who was
present with his council, Judge Hale.
Oakes Ames sat directly opposite the
Vice. President. Judge Hale said, when
Mr.. ColfaI came upon the stand
on the 11th inst, the imme-
diate question before the Commit
tee related to the deposits Of June 20. He
therefore examined him solely as to the
source from which he (Colfax) obtained that
money. At the time he (Hale) had full
Knowledge Of the remittances from Mr.. Mes.
bitt which Mr.. Colfsx would now explain and
submit letters from Mr.. Nesbitt. Mr.. Hale
was influenced In this course mainly to con-
fine that testimony to the point at issue.
Again, as the letters were somewhat of a
private nature, he did not want to bring
them before the public. Mr.. Colfax now de-
sires to present these letters and answer any
questions asked him. Mr.. Colfax then read
several letters from Mr.. Nesbitt, congratula-
tory in their tone. Two OF them en-
closed checks for N'OOQ' Mr' CGl
ed $4,000 In the aggregate from
Mr.. Nesbitt; 81, 900 before his nomination,
$2, 900 after his nomination, and 81 900 In
November. He understood that Nesbltt had
been contractor to furnish stamped envel-
opes for the Post. Office Department, but the
aiding him to get such contracts, as they
we're upon the recommendation Of board
appointed by the Postmsster-G General.
Mr.. C0lfax, after reading the letter OF Mr..
Nesbitt, stated that the first one of the re-
mittancSs In April was expressly for per.
sonal use. The thousand dollar bill In the
congratulatory letter Of June was for politi'
cal pur poses, and SO was the check In the
letter OF July. He then produced the draft
for 81 600 dated June % the same day that
he deposited the 81, 200 in bills, which draft he
had sent to and was indorsed by the Chairman
OF the Indiana Republican Committee, and
another draft dated July 10, which he had
sent to and was indorsed by the same Chair
man, for 81, 600 sent him by Nesbitt for
political purposes that month, stating that
these drafts circumstantially proved the two
remittanees of June and July and their
| dates. Mr.. Colfax then read an affidavit of
Rickeston Burroughs, of South Bend, Ind,
to the effect that during the summer Of 1868,
Mr.. Colfax had mentioned to him Bur
roughs) the fact that Mr.. Nesbitt, of New
a E05k tSs S'y .un had Of gEeoSO oOO n% on q Sa Soc
to asslst In defrsying his increased ex'
penses incident to the campaign, stating that
neither the donor nor his friends wanted any
ofice--in common parlance, "he had no
axes to grind" and he had abundance OF
means for himself and family. la .P..
sworn, and testified that he had eonversa'
tion with McComh, and understood from
him that Ames had Credit. MobiHer stock Ia
| be distributed He had been offered Credit
MobIlieristock by Ames, but declined TO re
ceive II because he understood from explain
,ations made by Ames that the taking o.
stock might bring his private Interest intt
ed to avoid that.
l.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
THE OH WORLD.

Madrid advices of the 14th, state that the
National Assembly had elected Perales, Sc
vane, Gomez, and Chao, Vice Presidents. An
address in reply to the Kings message OF
abdicatiOn was adopted. 1t concludes with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
JOdN DhEltMANs
On behalf OF the Senate.
II. Il, DAWES,

On behalf OF the House OF Representatives.
The President thanked the committee
for their attention, and said he accepted
the Office and would endeavor in the
future, as in the past, TO discharge the
duties intrusted TO him by the people to
the best of his ability. i.iu ss101 90
The committee called on Hon. sHenry
Wilson, and read to him letter similar
in part to that addressed to the President,
informing him Of his election as Vice
President, concluding as follows; no.
I'VE take this occasion, while performing this
conferred upon you by the people You have long
been hOnorably identified With the legislative
branches OF the Government during period OF
Hnexampled difhculty We are cure we STATE the
universal feeling OF the respective Houses TO which
we belong. when we assure you OF their sincere
respect and hearty good will" .-t .,.ft.,--t.
Mr.. Wilson thanked the committee, and
gratefully accepted the high trust confid-
ed to him. He said he should strive to
discharge the duties of the position
with zeal, fidelity and impartlality. He
expressed, too, hope that the coming
four years would be consecrated by those
entrusted with power, to peace, unity and
the development of the countryi that
those in every department of the Govern
ment might retire at the close OF their
official career with the consciousness OF
duties we'll done, and with the approval
of their countrymen. sml.ar sdto.