davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
subscription.

PUBLISHED BY
Walker, Evans Il Cosswell and W. H.
Dagsctt, Charleston, S. c.
\. D HAlrlwASGEE, Agent for Lex
ington CoGnty.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
Hendrix House,
~
fiIIu Il =
.Hmiii
M,a,:p

CORNER TAYLOR AND SUMTER STREETS,
COLUMBI "A, S. c.
THIS pleasantly located House, IN
i SURPASSED by any house in the city
for comfort and healthy locality, is now
open to the travelling public seeking
accommodations Omnibusses and Car
riages will be found ut the different
dcpots to convey passengers to and rom
this house.
;aas- Terms reasonable, Transient or
Regular boariers.
J. \. HENDRIX, Pro'r.
Oct 15-tf
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
Gong South
CHARLOTTE, CoLCMBI.

Through tickets sold and baggage
checked to all principal points.
JAMES ANDERSON, Supt.
E. r. Dorsey, Gen. Freight and Ticket
Agent.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

An Act to Regulate the Labor. OF
Persons Confined in the Peni-
Tertiary of the State of South
Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
! State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority OF the same:
Sec. 1. That all labor, of what
ever character, which is now be-
ing, or may hereafter be, dis
charged by any person Or persons
who are now, or may hereafter be,
confined in the Penitentiary OF
this State shall be exclusively dis
charged by such convicts on labor
for the State alone; and the Su-
pelintendent and Board of Direc-
tors, or any officer or officers of
the Penitentiary, are hereby pro-
hibited from the letting, hiring or
use of any such labor for any pur-
pose or purposes whatsoever, ex-
cept as heretofore provided; and
! any violation of this Act, on the
part of said Superintendent, Board
OF Directors, or any officer or Off
GERS. shall be an official miscon-
duct, and, on the information of
any person to the Attorney Gene
raj, he shall immediately COM
mence legal proceedings against
him therefor. ..
Sec. 2. That for the violation OF
the provisions of this Act, the said
Superintendent, his assistent or
employees, Or other person or per-
sons, and the party Of persons con-
tracing or receiving the services
of said convicts shall be punished,
upon conviction, before any Court
OF competent jurisdiction, by a fine
of not less than five hundred dol
lars, nor more than one thousand
dollars, and imprisonment for a
period OF not less than three
monthsnor more than six months,
or either of both, at the discretion
Of the Court.
Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed.
; Approved March 8, 1874.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

i" Act to EsIslat" he p"5i'r';s' Of al
SECTION l. Be it enacted br the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives Of the
State Of Soath Carolina, now met and
sitting n GeneE:l Assembly. ani by the
authority of the same: Is shall be the
duty Of the Attorney Geueral, and the
Secretary OF State, CONFORMITY, TO deslg-
nate, ny p:;D!ic notice I:nl OF: or iaore
newspapers iii this State. IL w.iich a!l le-
gal notices, advertisements, or pnbiica-
tinns Cor tie S:att, ota0y ard every clrr-
nc:ar required by L:w to nc ln.de public.
Si:a!l be anbl;SL2d: and said Attorney
General. Comptroller G@ner,l, and See
re:ary of State, s:lail lmTc power to make
such changes and ncw dcs: sn;:tions. from
time to time, Us they may judge tl:at TIC
public interest requires.
Sec. 2. All Stat2 and County 0iii"crS.
aud other persons. ::ro hereby required
10 furnish 70 the newspapers designated
under this Act. for tie State and fey the
representative Co"1!:e:;, for publication,
all legal notices, advertisements and pub
, lcations. of any and every character re
q'urad by law to D: made pEJ.ic: ana no
legal notice. advertisement. CT pDb!ica-
ton required by law 70 be made pubic
shall have any va;;d force or effect u:lie;s;
published il the newspapers desl3Es.e'l
under this At; AMI 40 publication OF
ANY character n any newspaper lot de-
s:gnatcd nudcr this Act. shall be paid for
from the fInds oc this State, or ot any
County: Provided. That Tie sad o..:cers
mentioned III Section one shall have
pGwer. III Cases requiring unusual pub
Lefty, to o:,l2r publication IN such news,
papers. il addition to those designated
nntticr this Act, as by aad with tic ad-
vice of The Governor they may select;
and bills so incurred shall be audited
and paid in the Usual manner.
SEC. 3. AL Acts and parts OF Acts IL
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
This Act shnil take effect FROM and af-
ter passage. Januar? y, 1872.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

CAMDEN BRASCH.
Leaving Camden. -. $50 O'clock a IN
Arriving ut Columbip I.50 O'clock q m
Leaving Columbia LG O'Clock p IN
Arriving ut Camden. .3.33 o'clock p III
Day and Night Trains make close con-
ncctious a. Ausasia-- --ssyith- Georgia Rail.
road.
Day trims, only, make close connection,
with Mtcon and Augusta Railroad.
Columbia Night Tr,Sn connects with
Greenrille and ColumhS Railroad. md
with Charlotte Road to points North
Camden Train connects ut Eingsvi!ie
daily Except Sundays! with Day passen-
ger Train. and rul.s through to CoiuiA-
biz. y. L. TYLER, Tice-prcsi,icUt
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

public Act, and shall continue in
force during the term OF thirty
years.
ApDroyed March 3, 1874.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
~ ItRECETILLEN COLUMBIA RAIL
N ROAD.

'oLUME1A, s. C., Sept. 5, 1872.
On and after '-:,nesday: Sept. 4. ii O
following Schedule wili bc ran daily
Sundays excepted. Connecting with
Night Trains on Sorth Carolina Road.
MP ard down: also Will Trains going
South oh Charlotte. fol;.mh;a s..ts
AnSust;: Railroad: "
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

A CALL FOR Federal TRoops-
The Governor of South Carolina
has made a call on the President,
in accordance with the Constitr-
ton and law, for Federal troops to
aid in suppressing apprehendcd
domestic violence and protect the
freedmen in Edgefeld County. 1t
was referred to the Attorney-Gen-
eral, to which Attorney General
Williams sent the following reply:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
OFFICIAL.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 8, 1872.
T3NHIS is to certify that The LEXINGTON
l. DISPATCH, II newspaper published At
Lexington Court House, in Lexington
County, is designated rs the newspaper
for the publication Of ell legal and pub
lie notices for tine Comfy of Lexington
in accordance with the Act 10 regulate
the publication OF all legal and public
notices, - which became Il NV February
I'D, 1870.
j. L. NEAG!E. Compt'r Gen1.
D. II. CrAaI;EELLiS, Atty Gcul.
-- - i. L. CNEp2z2, S"cy of State.
This is to certify that tie above is a
true and correct copy OF thc original nov
on tile il tl;is oiii,:c.
I. L. CAEDoZ>, Sec'y Of State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
THE
RURAL CAROLINIAN
THE GREAT SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE.
handsomely Printed and splendidly
Illustrated,

Illustrated.
SIXTY-FOUR pages ofreading matter.
y embracing contributions from the
best agricultural writer's Of the South,
and correspondence on agricultural sub
;acts, from ali parts of the world.
D. H. JACQUES, EDITOR.
No agricultural paper or magazine
in the country, North or South, We 7en-.
ture to say, can boast n more 'eeishfs
list of contributors than the RURAh
CARoLISIAN. Other publications might,
perhaps, display a larger array ef names.
but in practical experience, learning.
talent. Influence and special position,
the EcRAL CARoLIsEAS is not easily
matched.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

An Act to Make an Appropriation
to Pay the Claims of tue Citi-
zcns' Savings Bank of South Car
DINA, and the Central National
Bank, of Columbia, South Caro-
liua, Against the State of South
Carolina.
BE. it enas.ed by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That the sum of six
ty-hve thousand dollars be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated
for the payment Of pay certificates
Issued by the authority ofthe Gen
eral Assembly, bills payable OF
Treasury notes of the late State
Treasurer, Niles CT Parker, inter
i;est OH loans, and other evidences
of Indebtedness, held rs claims by
the Citizens Savings Bank OF
South Carolina, and the Central
National Bank Of Columbia, against
the State of South Carolina.
Sec. 2. That the State Treas
urer be, and he is hereby, directed
and required, upon the presenta.
ton at his counter, by A. G. Bre'
nizer, Esq, Cashier, OF his author
lied agent, of the said claims Of
the SAID Citizens Savings Bank, of
South Carolina, aud Central Ma
tional Bank, of Columbia, to pay
the same, with all lawful interest
t :at may have accrued upon said
claims: Provided, That the amount
of said claims and interest shall
not exceed the appropriation here
in made.
Sec. 3. That in case there is not
sufficient money in the Treasury
to pay said claims, or any part
thereof, at the time of presenta-
ton, the State Treasurer is herein
authorized and required to issue
to A. G.. Breuizer, as Cashier, OF
his authorized agent, upon de-
mand, certificates of Indebtedness
to the amount of said claim, which
certificates shall be redeemed by
the said Treasurer out of moneys
collected from the taxes for the
fiscal year commencing November,
1874, OF receivable in payment for
all taxes or other dues to the State
for the said fiscal year, except for
taxes for school purposes and in
terest on the public debt.
Approved March 8, 1874.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26th.

DLPARTMENI Of JUSIlC6,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26th.
To Hon. T. J. Moses, Jr., Colum-
bia, South Carolina:
l have to say, by direct Il OF the
President, in answer to ycur tele-
gram of yesterday to him, asking
for troops to aid in suppresslng
disorders Mt EdSeheid, that COM
pany Of United States troops is
now stationed there, and it is sx-
pected and believed that it will af-
ford adequate protection for the
lives and property of citizens.
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

UNPARALLELED PREMIUM.
One never offered by any Magazine, in
this country or in Europe. Since We
are forced into this business, VIC are de-
termined to make it difficult for others
to follow us. Let us see who will come
up to this:-.-
4 Chrome: TRUE TO NATURE,
To every Subscriber, whether S!ngly or
in Club, who pays in advance for 1874,
and RENTS direct to this Office.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
Terms.

Five copies, one year, and an extra
copy to the person getting up the =.
club, making six copies. s.........l4 O0
Let it be understood that every sub
scriber, and the getter-up Of club, will
have the beautiful Chrome of
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
PRICE, ONE DOLLAR PER bCX.

PRICE, GAs glllkR FER IE1.
Sold by all Druggeats throughout the
States and Territories.
Sent by mail to any address on receipt
of price.
For sale by Harlnan < Archart, Lev
ingtoa c. II.
Philip Lawrence.
3 PRoPRIET0R,
s % Day Street, New York.
July 22--ly 4O--33
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
Orr New Family Machine

Embod:cs New and Essential Principles,
Simplicity Of Construction: casv Of OPP
Grafton; Uniformity Of Precise Action At
any Speed: Capacity ior Range and
Variety Of Work, Fine or Coarse.
LEAVING ALI. RIVALS BEHIND II.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07

THOS. DODAlIEAD. GcM'l Snpt.
81 u. Bartlett, Gcnl Ticket Agent.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
Special Aotites.
TApIE woRM..
TAPE WORN.

TAPE WORM. VAPE WORM.
= Tape Worm removed in from to 3hours with
harmless vegetable medicine. The worm pass
ing from the system alive. No fec asked until
The entire worm, with hend passes. Medicine
harmless, can refer those afflicted to the residents
Of this city whom have cured. Al my Office can
be seen hundreds Of specimens, measuring from
40 TO 100 feet in length. Fifty per cent. of cases
of Dyspepsia and disorganizations Of Liver are
caused by stomach and other worms existing in
the alimentary canal. Worms a disease Of the
most dangerous character, are SO little under
stood by the medical men Of the present day Call
and see the original and only worm destroyer,
or send for circular which will give a full des-
cription and treatment Of all kinds of worms, en-
close 3 cent stamp for return of the same. DR..
Il +. .Kunkel can tell by seeing the patient whelh-
er or not they troubled with worms, and by
writing and telling the symptoms, &C., the Doc.
ior viii answer by mail. DIR. E. F. KUNkEL,
No. 258 N. Ninth ST., PHhADELpHIA, PA. (Ad.
vice at office or by mail, free.) Seat, Pin and
Stomach worms also removed.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21

u NHARpsR's MAGAZINE for March is out,
and is most excellent number. It con-
tsins nineteen articles and over seventy
illustrations. The opening piece is an il
lus.rated essay on Light Houses, by Chas.
Nordhoff. James Grant Wilson rslstes
some interesting memoirs Of Chevslier
Bayard, Of whom many have heard, but
about whom they know but little, A pa
per on the Bermuda Islands, by Christiana
Rounds. gives . capital description of
those Islands. Under the title Of" Arch
ibald Constable and bis friends" A G..
Constable, son Of the noted publisher.
gives graphic description Of the literary
celebrities Of Edinburgh City years ago
Prof. J. Il. Nonrse contributes an excel
lent article, descriptive Of the Observator-
les Of the United States. Ths two serial
stories. Ny Mother and |. and The Living
! Link. are continued, and there are besides
several pretty short stories, The Prayer
Of Columbus is very pretty poem by w
Whitmaa, apd there are other poems b.
distinguished authors. The Easy Chair
Drawer and Scientific Record are. as usu
al, full Of learning. grace and hnmor.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21

The city of Louisville, Kentucky. will
have. in three years, the largest and most
ccmplets Public Library on the continent
The collection of books il already snor-
nous. the galleries of painting and statu-
ary are only third in extent and value,
and the museum is quite equal to any 10
this country This Is the work Of dozen
men. headed by Ex-Goveraor Thoma.
E. Bramletts. who have accomplished il
all (including the magnificent building
which contains it) BY a series Of Gift Con.
certs. They give two each year, ths
profits going to the Library. Out Of thu
profits Of the third, given in August last
the managers added largely to tho collec
ton of books, and printed Robinson
Crusoe in raised letters, for the blind o
the State. and from the proceeds Of th,
fourth, which 10 to take place in Marcl
nsxt, they propose to print Pilgrim
Progress in like manner. and enlarg
their department Of miperalogy.. Gov
Bramletts has made it great success
for which be is the most popular man i
Louisville. 81 k &
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
aATuRpAY MORNING. EsptuAaI =, ,iss4.

( ArRxAar AND HsR ELspHAsr.-The
provincss Of iAlsaco md Lorraiss, taken
from France By Germany 10 The late var
bstwsSa those tive statss. are likely to
prove - siepsant % ~ hsudr q the Let.
ter |: they threaten y be much more sx-
psnsiys Than profitable. In I speech be-
fore The Reiehstas rspently, 10 advocacy
Of sn increase Of the military, Gen. Ven
Moitks said, :. What We acquired in six
months Ne shall have to protect By fprcs
ofarms for half . century to come. France,
notwithstanding . majsrity ef her people
hFe eosviassa ot tho necessity iof peace, j.
Initiating our Of gapisstion;Rp Ho conolnd.
ID: "Ws have becons powerful but re.
main peaosfsl. Wsreqaire an army fol
dstsucs, not conqasst.''
IA deputy from sAlsass nssed that I
J plekiscite be taken in AIsacs and Lorrain'
on the questiou Of nationality, but. % il
this country so i'd Germany, the advocates
Of free govcrnment were not willing TO 81
low the peoplsto make choics Of thas kind
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
Bold Bank Robbery IN Illinois. j
r 81 81
FIVE hUapRHD THousASD DOLLARS sfoLnN,

3 I u
vIvs hUapRsD 9HousAsD sDoLLARs sfoLar.
Quiucy, ILL.,, was the scsns Of bank
robbery on the night Of the 18th inst, I.
the skill, coolness, and large booty Of
which will plaoe its perpetrators high in
the profession Of bank robbers Fram
the account given there can be no doubt
that the robbers were at work in the
building for several days. removing the
brickwork over the sault The First
National Bank is ON the main street Of the
city. and within "a block sf police head
quarters. but no one, either Of the citizeHs
or The public guardians % close Ut hand,
heard the explosion when the a'safs, was
blown open. ~ rs sA, ~ I
The psrter on. going to the bank on the
| following morning discovered the ceiling
and wallis near the vault badly shattered,
and bricks shaken from their places. In
| vestigation was at onoe made 1t being
impossible to unlock the vault door. an
exploration was made 10 the second story.
where an opening was found in the hnIl
Aoor, through which tho burglars had
descended on the top of tbs vault
Further examination showed that holo
over three feet square had been drilled
through three feet Of solid masonry, and
a plate Of bo;lor iron two feet square Gu,
4 from the lining of the vault With chilled
chsels. This dons, access was obtained
to the interior Of the vault. where were
two safes, one containing the money and
special deposits Of The bank. and the Other
government bonds and vsluabls papers
i The money safe was found with tb,
doors blown off their hinges and depls ed
Of all its G, ntents save bag Of gold
/ Thoro were in it 500, 900 in currency b.
longing to the bank. $500. 600 in Adam
county bonds, worth par. andspeciaf de
posts Of greenbacks and govrrnmen
bonds, bringing the. sum total up to$50O,
000 The other safe. containing valuable
papers ard. bonds. was also charged
with powder and blasted. but did no
yield, and its contents, although showing
the marks Of powder, are safe In tn,
vault were found the tools employed By
the burglars The kit was elaborate an
Of the most modern invention.
The cashier says the currency and de
posits taken from the bank would make
wagon load. In the bank at the time q
the robbery was a galvauic battery alarr
! connected with all the windows an
doors. and leading into the vault. S
nicely did the cracksmeu dc their work
: however. that they not only guarde
against it,. but also raised the windows
Q save them from the effects Of the coRcus
4 sion. To get away with the spoils It WI
Q necessary to let one Of their number dow
! into the vault by rope several times an
. raise him up with the booty. Twen'
b thousand dollars ia offered by the bank f
n the recovery Of the stolen property.
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21

THE "HowLs OF THE Press The in
creasing Independence Of the press, in its
comments upon public affairs aud public
men. should be a subject Of congratulations
instead Of oeDsure to members Of Congress.
The just criticism Of the press is one Of
the most encouraging signs Of the times.
1t is also matter Of eongratulation that
it's structures upon reoept official corrup-
ton aud improprieties have had great in
huence. The result of the Credit Mobil-
lier Investigation, bringing the guilty par
ties into disrepute because of corrupt con-
duct; the repeal Of the salary grab the
defeat Of the nomination Of Attorney Gen
eral Williams for the. chief justiceship,
were due in great measure to what Gener-
al Butler calls "thc howls of the news
papers These ',howls'' may naturally
exotic apprehension and anger ip all VIII
desire to hide their venal doiags from the
public eye They are ominous Of storm
and shipwrsck to those engaged in cor
rupt practices. 1t is gratifying to- note
that even political party papers are begin
ming to riss superior to party demands
whore public men engage in improper
work, SO that when the howl comes
from this quarter they are no longer abl'
to say that it is an invention Of the enc
my. but are forced into an impotent def
anee of the newspapers generally after th'
fashion Of General Butler. The nowspa
J, per ex posure Of corruption in Office and il
], Legislatures will go on with as little regar
) to bis angry denuRciations as the disobe
/ dient sea showed to the limitations Of Gu
mute. II is now demonstrated that th
: public press of this country is able I
} bring offenders, whether municipal or NJ
e tional. to the bar Of public opinion, an
!, sometimes. as in the case Of the New Yor
: culprits. Tweed aud others. to the judici
n bar, whence they have been remitted
# jsils and psnitcntiaries with as little cer'
Q mony as if they had never been membs
h Of city and State Legislatures. Bali. SUI
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
The Philadelap phia Election.

At the municipal election in Philadel-
phia. on Tuesday. the Republican caadi-
da,s for Mayor. Mr.. Stokely the present
,inoumbsnt. uas re- elected BY l0.860 maj
GRITTY The other Republican candidates.
With tLs exception ef > few, members Of
the city council. we're al elected BY in
creassd msjorities. ses.
This result is only what ought to have
been expected. In their anxiety to defeat
she Republicans the Democrats abandoned
lheir own distiact organization and made
another ridiculous coalition with the Lib
eral Republicans like that Of 1872. I'm
xsrned BY the result Of the Greeley Jiasco
they made another sbsurd attempt to de-
feat their opponents BY uniting with, and
endorsing the nominations of, few dis.
satisfied deserters from ths Republican
ranks. Of course the result was an in.
glorious defeat. -.. .--...t.-
n We took no stock in this Philadelphi,
reform movement, though Heaven know
the Quaker city needs reform badly enough
but We had very little more confidence il
Mcclure than We had in Stokely, and W
never yet have recognized ANY right in
Democratie convention to surrender ou
party to smother, or, refusing to max
nominations from opr own ranks. call ssr
!. on the members af ths party to vote fa
other than Democrats. and whenever sue
course IL pursued We take but little I'M
, erest 10 the contest 3gtt
Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
DIED.

I AT his residence, near Aillington, after sew
sral weeks illness. al 3, A. NJ, on Monday last,
James Spear, in the 76lhyear Of his age.
On the 10th inst, at her residence in Galena,
Mrs. Martha W. Atkinson, in The 42nd year oi
her aye. wife of Henry Atkinson Esq and
al the resiience of Mrs w Lippencolt IL MID
dIetown, on Monday l6th inst, Mrs. Mary Whit
ten, aged SO year.
Suddenly at the residence Of his dnughtei
near Aamstrong,s Crossing, Mr.. Ward g. Van
degrift, aged 60 years. ,s