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Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

The Meridian Mercury of Sunday
has the following announcement ol
the burning of the Scott county jail
together with prisoner who was
roasted alive:
We learn that the Scott county Jail
was burnt night before last, and that
prisoner confined in it was burnt to
death. The prisoner was white
man, and had been committed for
larceny. Particulars not known to
US. When the people were aroused
aud discovered the fire, it had made
such progress as to cut off all escape
of the prisoner from the horrible doom
of being burnt alive. The poor fel-
low called to the people to contrive
to give him gun or pistol that be
might shoot himself
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20
The SOIth Carolina Governor.

The Charleston Netcs says: We
print to-day the special message sen,
by Gov. Chamberlain to the General
Assembly upon its reassembling
yesterday. The message is warmly
praised by both Conservatives and
Republicans in Columbia; and it NAV
well be, for We can say of this mes.
sage, what we could not say of any
previous message, that it contains
not a single recommendation which
is not, in the main, wise, prudent and
just. And the tone of the message
is as healthy as its policy is sound.
Our Republican Governor tells the
General Assembly, in plain words,
that, in South Carolina the Constitu.
tion shall be the highest law and be
places on record, before the people.
the manly declaration that, whenever
the necessities Of any political party
shall require him to disregard or
abuse the public trusts, his allegiance
to that party will cease. There is q
world Of cheer and comfort in these
words. There is reason for hopeful
ness and confidence. And we saw
once more to Gov. Chamberlain, that
so long as be maintains his present
position-so long as be stands on the
high place of his inaugural address
and special message-the honest
people Of all classes will sustain him
aud strengthen him, not as Conscrva.
tives or Republicans, but as citizens
of South Carolina, having one and
the same interest in the present and
future Of the State.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20


A Ten THOUSAND DOLLAR DAuaH.
TER.-On a certain day, on - Penn.
sylvania railrord. belle of a thriv.
ing Pennsylvania town, the daughter
of wealthy lumber merchant, was
travelling in the same car With a
shrewd old citizen of her native town
and an agreeable gentleman from the
West, who tells the story. The lat
ter had been talking to the belle, but
as the night drew on and the young
lady grew drOwsy, be gave up bis
seat to her and placed himself beside
the somewhat cynical Pennsylvania.
The latter began conversation by
pointing to q high mountain past
which they were whirling. and said !:
"You see that mountain? Six or
eight years ago it was covered with
as fine forest as ever grew, and
worth $4,000 and upward. Now,
without tree, covered with stumps,
the land is scarcely worth q conlinen-
tai. The net produce of that noun
tain lies over there in that seat" aud
be pOiLted to the recumbent belle !;
"that is my calculation. 1t has just
absorbed all Of that lumber which
her father owned to raise and edu-
cate the girl, pay for her clothes and
jewelry. bring her out in society, and
maintain her there. Some of you
young men, If you were given the
choice between the mountain wonder,
as it now stands, and the net produce
on that seat, would take the net pro.
duce but, as for me, give me the
stumps."
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

The Iicksburg Daily Hcnald has no,
reached us since January. Probably the
Hedrou can't afford To send its daily in ex.
change for cur liule weekly, and if this be so
then all We have To say is, that we wish the
HearaH was rirher-[ rupelo Journal
The Heardfd is not rery rich, yet il is rich
enough to furnish the Journal with daily
exchange, As i, does all the weekly papers in
the State. We merely require our weekly ex-
changes TO send us sixty cents year to pay
lher postage on our daily.-Thc TIcksbru
HeacnId
We enclosed sixty cents to the daily
Herald, and it was returned to US,
then noticed proposition to return to
exchanges Of papers that would send
6O cents, this we did second time
but no daily HedrnH vpt.r
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20
- 90 .

The co!ored leaders Douglas. L,ngston
Pinchback and others. will care very litrle for
the civil rights bill with the mixed school
clause left out. That was the feature OF
Summers legacy which they valued above
all others So far as Mississippi is concerned.
the bill is nothing like so ample in its prcvs-
IONS as the law whrh is already on our
statute books. 1t will be perceived that the
school feature received no support whatever
from the Republicans. 1t was struck out Of
The bill with a rising vote by sort of general
consent. A Washington correspondent re-
marks that even. Judge Hoar, of Massachu-
se'ts, io whose charge on his dying bed
Charles Sumner left the legacy, voted agains,
the clause. .-yacLSon Clarion.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

The American Newspaper Advertising
Agency of Geo, r. Rowell 4 Co, New York ,
is the only establishment of the Kind in the
United sIaies which keeps itself persis,enty
before the people By adrerrisr,,g ia neuspapers.
They evidently receive their reward, for we
lav~ II from IA reliable source that advertising
ORDERS Issued by them for their customers
have exceeded three thou sand dollars a day
SINE the commencement Of the year, and
fhis Is mo- q rs9y good year for aieotisiny
ei her.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

The situation this week is about the sam,
as last. The Senate is working smoothly
but the House only meets and adjourns. OWN.
TO no quorum present. If the Democrat
members would come in all would be right
but as they seem determined to clog the
wheels Of the government, they should be
pushed aside and others admitted in tl,eir
place. Something must be done-Coacordio
Eagle.
Wouldn't it be serene and lovely
for the plunderers of the people if the
Democrat members" would come in
and assist them in perfec;ing their
plans of robbery? This specimen of
radicalism talks about the minority
pushing aside majority of represent
atives of the people with as much
complacency and assurance as if
treason were virtue and patriotism
a crime The something that "must
be done," according to this editors
opinion, is no doubt to give him a
pull at the public plunder. We think
should he done 100, but
not what he wants.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

FLATTERY-Notbing is so great an
instance of ill.maDners as hattery. II
you flatter all the company. yQu
please none; if you fatter only one or
two, you aff'ont tho rest.-Viniaa.-
Aanual Of Pireaology and Physioy-
nOMy.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

A Western paper, spe .k,ns of a
man who, in cros>iny II river, fell
through an ar-hoe III the ice, says
"IIe managed 10 exiricate himself
from h perilou> position with gr, al
coolne>S." We should think nc night
Cold baths at this time of the v, ar
have tendency 10 produce co,lne' S.
If the man had got out with grea,
warmth we should have had some
thing to wonder at.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

Sir Sainu,.l Baker -A,,'->,., sIs belief tina
an Italian organ grinler coai mach through
Africa Ia the sources Of the Nile. no, only un
molested but followed by an admring crowd
80 fond are the natives Of music. The grind
crs 10 not take tho hint.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20
CHARLES II. MoREsuS, WILLIAM W. FAl
MORRISON & FARMER.

.
, MORRISON & FARMER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Monroe, Louisiana,
Will personally attend the terms OF
the District Court at Rayville, Rich
land Parish, WinnSborough, Franklin
Parish, and Bas,rop, Morehousc Par
Ish. Special contracts can be made
with them 10 attend to succession
cases in the Parish Courts. They
will take claims for collection in any
parish in Louisiana, with the privi,
lcge OF managing same in connection
with resident attorneys, and will al
tend to business in the State aud Uni,
ted States Land Offices.
They also practice ia the Supreme
Court of Louisiana and in the United
States. feb. 6, lS75.-Iy.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

Mrs. Samuel Rovolver Colt is going To
hu d AN orphan asylum II the asylum is
i","n'led for the orphans her revoIvers have
made, We should like to know where she is
saing TO fini vacant 10! large enough for
u-fCour,er- Journal.
-------S 80 -
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

NEXT BEST THING.-An old fel-
lew freae. Nevada, dressed in half
Indian style and booking as savage as
a brigand, was strolling around the
Central depot yesterday when runa-
way horse knocked him down and
rolled him over several times in the
snow. 1t was expected that the old
fellow was killed or badly hurt, but
he leaped up, shook the snow off and
shouted:
"Whoop! l war aching for sunthin'
ter happen! Wboop! Next thing
to bar fight !"-Free Press.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

'noD thus date no act Of any kiEd will 10.
l. recorded that is handed INTO the Rec, T.
ter Office. unless the fee for recording as
'o"rany the same. a great many have
landed In deeds with the promise to pay in y
lay or two AMI IT has been year or two and
no pay yet. II i, true that the amount is.
small, but one dollar each f.om 500 people il
some money. IL is easier for any ons ~
raisc from one 10 five dOilars than for me 10.
10 without $500 or more, and necessity Eones
me to this plan. So from this date no act will
he recorded until the Recorders fec is ar
ranged
March lJ,h, 1873
WILEY p. MANGHAM.
n9l7-f Recorder Richand Parish.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

JOHN BROWN, called the JanltOr
and John Brown came out with
measured tread, while one of the boys
hummed.
"John Browns poly
l. strapped upon his back"
"John Brown, do you think it is
the correct thing for a man to go
whooping up and down the street,
kicking at doors, calling to pedestrians
and declaring that he can lick any
four men in Detroi: ?"
"Not hardly admitted Brown.
"No sir. it isn't. In the first place
you couldn't lick one side of one full
grown man. and 10 the next place
you've no business getting drunk and
bowling around. What would this
country have been to-day, John
Brown, if such men as Washington,
Morse and Fulton had jamboreed
around ?"
II won't do il again"
81 know you won't-not for thirty
days. You'll go to bed at candle
light up there, rise with the lark, and
the nearest tning you'll get to whisky
will be eefsoup and haric varnish."-
Detroit Free Press,
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

The Evening PoS,-,he lamp post.
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20
PRENTISS HOUSE.
Vicksburg, Miss.
L. e.. MCMACkIN Il CO., Proprs

INiE announcement that this iavori,e Ho.
L tel Of The Hill Ci'y' is sill under the
lIInna4r'nr''t "f the old and popular firm of
l. 4. MrMackin x Go. Il a >oirirnt y,a,an.
Tee " t"n "hi "a-i'hn"t>; and s,rauyrr
guests are assured thai Il,y will receive ey.
"ry attention they "".'id d">ir- ir ~ courteous
pr"prie,ur>, c'"IrL; clerk, aud atteniivs wSit.
efs
Richland beacon., 1875-02-20

L,.M wlues may make u heavy head,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
s15,OOO,oOO to be Accounted For.

A Washington dispatch saws: The
fact that in 1862 Secretary Stanton issued
an order assessing SIS month on the paw
OF all colored employees of the govern
ment serving with the army, such as
teamsters, cooks, laborers, etc, had been
almost entirely forgotten till recent &C.
currences revived it. There were proba-
bly, 100000 such employed, and they were
paid from 500 to $25 per month. The
money arising from this assessment was
denominated the contraband fund. and
was to be used for the maintenance Of the
freedmen's camps in various sections of
the country. As no record is in existence
showing the sums collected in this way,
tho total amount cannot be precisely ar
rived at, but from the data available it is
estimated that it could not have been less
than $l5, 100000. The order was in op.
GRAFTON from 1862 till the close of the
war, April, 1885. There was no authori.
ty In law for the order. 1t was issued
and enforced as military operation. The
fund was collected BY the Quarter
masters who paid off the EMPLOYEES,
and upon final settlement they were not
required to account for the moneys so
recel7 ed by them. inasmuch as there was
no law authorizing them either to receive
or to expend the same. The order of the
Secretary was all they had to act upon.
An effort will be made at the coming scs.
sion OF Congress to have an appropriation
made to refund to the wards of the ma.
ton the amounts thus unlawfully with
held from them. The Secretary of War
has been appealed to, hut has replied
that he will not consider such claims, and
mas no money to pay them if he should
conclude to pass upon them.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Life's TRAGEDY.

sublimer in this world know nothing
than peasant saint, could such now anV
where be met with. Such a one will take
thee back to Nazareth itself; thou wilt
see the splendor Of heaven spring forth
from the humblest depths of earth, like a
light shining in great darkness. 1t is not
because of his tolls that lament for the
poor. We must all toll, or steal chow.
soever we name our stea|ing,) which is
worse. No faithful workman finds his
task pastime. The poor is hungry and
athirst; but for him also there is food and
drink; he is heavy-laden and weary, but
for him also the heavens send sleep, and
of the deepest. In his smoky cribs, a
clear, dewy heaven Of rest envelopes him,
and t1ful gatherings Of cloud. skirtcd
dreams. But what do I mourn over IS
that the lamp Of his soul should 20 out;
that no ray of heavenly or even Of earthly
knowledge should visit him; bnt cnly, in
the haggard darkness, like two specters,
tear and indignation. Alas! while the
body stands so broad and brawny, must
the soul lie blinded: dwarfed, st,pefed,
almost annihilatede Alas! was this, too,
breath of God; bestowed in heaven. but
on earth never to be ,lnfolded? That
there should one man die ignorant who
had capacity for knowledge, this call a
tragedy, we're it to happen more than
twenty times in the minute, as by some
computations it oes'---C0rlyle.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Plotting His Vvife,s Death,

The trial Of William Cunningham of
Newark, N. j., for conspiring to procure
the murder of his wife, resulted in dis
agreement Of the jury, which stood eight
for conviction TO four for acquittal. The
complainant, Norwood Hatfield, who had
been twice sentenced to State Prison, once
for highway robbery, and had been sew
eral times in Jail, according to the evil
dence, was approached by Cunningham.
who offered him 500 to kill Mrs. Gun
bingham. The two had had several meet
ings during the week prior to
the arrest, and the arrangements
were finally made. Immediately after
the first interview, Hatfield exposed the
plot to Chief of Police Wambold and Pc.
lice Justice Mills. He also informed
them Of what passed between himself and
Cunningham at subsequent interviews.
Cunning ham had arranged to 20 to
Bloomfield at an early hour on the morn
ing Of March 10, in order to prove an al
ibi in case of his arrest He went to
Bloomfield, but on his return was arrest
ed, and subsequently admitted to bail in
$4,000. Cunningham is a man of consid.
cradle property. He denied the charge.
and said that he only wanted to frighten
his wife so that she would leave him and
get a divorce.
1t is said the jury had a pretty hot
time among themselves, one Of the jurors
voting for acquittal receiving a severe
tongue-lashing from those who
believed Cunningham guilty.
In public Cunninghams' own
admissions are quoted as proof of his
guilt, but, although he is again held to
bail in the same sum. it is believed TIE
case vill not be tried again.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Poor Mrs. Lincoln.

The Chicago Times has information
that Mrs. Lincoln attempted suicide
Thursday. After being removed from
the court room where she was adiudged
insane on Wednesday, she was put under
the strictest surveillance, it being feared
that she might do injury to herself.
Thursday she ESCAPED from the room and
hurried to the drug store of Frank Square.
under the Grand Pacific Hotel. She or
dercd compound of camphor and lauda-
mum, ostensibly for the neuralgia. The
clerk Informed her it would take about
ten minutes to make it, whereupon she
took carriage and drove to two other
drug stores. She was followed by Mr..
Square, who in each case prevented the
druggists from giving her the compound
She finally returned to the first place,
procured the mixture that she supposed
was what she wanted, but which was
harmless, and drank it as she left the
store. AS it had no effect, she tried to
leave her room again to obtain larger
dose. but was prevented. She was re-
moved to the private hospital at Batavia,
ILL.,, the same afternoon, where she will
have every attention.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Presbyterian Recon.,ru ction :, Z

At the session Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the Presbyterian Church al, Cleye.
land, the following resolutions revolving
and annulling ertainreaections cast upon
the Presbyterian Church South. during
the continuance Of the late war, were
adopted %%.@> s.I.,, "a. & :, -
WHEREAS, The General Assembly Of
the Presbyterian Church earnestly de-
sire to enter into fraternal correspond.
ence with the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church South and
WHEREAS, The causes which prevent
such q correspondence are certain deliv-
FRANCES Of both bodies, which now. hap.
PLY united, constitute the General As.
sembly, passed during the exciting scenes
Of the late civil war and
WHEREAS. The General Assembly, re.
GREETING that these acts complained of
stand in the way Of close relations with
the general assembly Of the South. bv
| their Interpretation of the concurrent
resolutions, md by their impressing con.
tidence in the Christian character of the
Presby terrain Church South, this assem-.
bly, has withdrawn these injurious deliv.
erances indirectly and by Inference; and
WHEREAS, What the general assembly
has done indirectly they should do d.
rectly by affirmative action, when the
glory of God and the interests Of the
church Of Jesus Christ kingdom require
such procedure, therefore
Resolned, That all acts and deliver.
ances of both bodies now forming the
Presbyterian Church Of the South, be
and hereby are declared imperative and
void: that the church complaining is
hereby relieved of all such grievances un.
der which they have been laboring.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Difficulties I'm the Way OF . Ccssion Of
the Black Hills. 5.5

the, Black Hills.
A Washington correspondent says ::
There are discussions in the Sioux Cabi.
net. Red Cloud said to miscellaneous
crowd through his interpreter: clone
Horns speech to the Great Father heap
nonsense. Lone Horn no big Injun in
my country. I already whipped him
down three or four times. Nobody says
Lone Horn big Injun there" New diff.
culties are discovered in the way of ne.
gotiating Black Hills treaty. From
the laconic speeches of the chiefs them
selves, and from the intimation of the in
terpreters. it appears that the chiefs have
come to Washington quite as much to
talk Of their grievances against their
agents as to consider plan for
the cession of the Black Hills
country. Red Cloud and his associates
are said to be somewhat embarrassed by
the opposition which has been made
among the chiefs at home. 1t is urged
that by an express article of the treaty,
bargain such as is now contemplated is
quite impossible. Following is the sec.
ton of the treaty which is is claimed
would prevent the negotiation:
"ART1cLE IL. No treaty for the cession
OF any portion of any part of the reserva.
ton herein described which may b. held
IN common shall be of any validity or
force as against the said Indians, unless
executed and signed by at least three.
fourths of all the male Indians occupying
or interested in the same; and no cession
by the tribe shall be held or construed
in such a manner as to deprive, without
his consent, any individual member Of the
tribe of his rights to any tract of land Sc.
lected by him as provided in Art. OF
this treaty.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Another Horrible sc..d.,

Inc Indianapolis Sentinel of the Goth
publishes at length number of affida
WIS charging Thomas MCINTYRE. Super.
lntendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asvlnm
WIN the seduction and unchaste connec.
ton with Marietta Enoch, Candice +.
johnson, Annie Carey and Adelina Davis
These have been pupils in the ;nst;t: linn
ana one' MISS Carey, of Wabash county.
former teacher, Ezra G. Valentine. is
charged with the seduction Of Ida r.
Fawkner' a pupil, and with abortion.
This girl charged her trouble before on a
man named Miller, then on her uncle.
'onn II. FaWkner, merchant of this
city. Fawkner was indicted by the
0rand Jury, and now demands the re-
moyal of Mcintyre, supporting his de-
mand by these affdavits. Miss Fawkner
charges Valentine and Mcintyre with in.
ducing her to charge her troubles on her
uncle in order to save themselves from
exposure. The aftidavits are published
before being laid before the trustee,
and have created considerable ex.
element. Mcintyre has been Su.
perintendent of the asylum for
about eighteen years. He is Presby.
SAA"" Au1nlSter, anu always stood high In
the community. The charges are not
believed by the better class of citizens,
An anonymous letter containing the same
charge was laid before the last legislature,
and commission appointed to investigate
them, headed by Judge Blair Of the Su.
perior Court. No one would substantiate
the letter, and after several public ses-
slons the committee indicated him in =
euiogistlc report. Late this evening Mac.
lntyre and Valentine filed complaints for
libel against both Fawkner snd the Sen.
the! company, laying damages in the sum
Of $4,000.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
The Pulliunl.
from The Philadelphia Times. J

(From The Philadelphia Times.)
The sacred and imposing ceremonies OF
conservation and conferring the palliqln,
upon Archbishop Wood, of this city, will
take place at the Cathedral, on the 18th
of June. The pollium,, with which the
venerable archbishop will be invested, is
the symbol and mantle Of the Good Shep.
herd. That is its holy and sacred mean.
ing. The manner in which it is made sets
forth the holy uses to which it is to be
applied. On the morning Of the feast OF
st. Agnes, the martyr, At certain pause
in the mass, two spotless lambs are
brought to the altar and solemnly bless.
ed. These pure and innocent animals
symbolic purity, and from their wool is
made the palliun1s Of the patriarchs, pri.
mates and archbishops. The making and
custody of Palliun1s are confined to the
apostolic sub.deacons. When made they
are carried by these holy men to St. Pc.
ter's and placed by the canons upon the
tomb of the apostle and left there on the
eve of the feast Of that saint. They are
then blessed by the Holy Father and re-
stored to the apostolic sub.deacons. AS
70 the import Of the palliun,, it signifies
LIZ 1uAluesS anu completeness OF the pas
toral office. Until a bishop receive the
p0tllun he cannot exercise greater juris.
diction nor assume the title of archbish.
op. 1t is so much part of the sacred
office that if the archbishop should die
before the pollium intended for him is
delivered in due and proper form, it is
burned and the ashes of the same poured
| into the sacristum. When an archbishop
is buried, his pulliuns is entombed with
| him in the same coffin. 1t is personal
privilege, and invests the wearer with a
power sacred to him alone, and which he
| cannot communicate to another. This is
the holy symbol which will soon be con.
ierrcd upon Archbishop Wood by those
to whom the services will be specially
! delegated. The Cathedral will be suita,
bly, fitted up and decorated for the SOL
emn occasion, and amid the breathing of
prayer, the strains of devotional music
and the shadowy clouds of ascending in.
cense the consecrated symbol of his office
will be placed upon the breast of the first
archbishop of this State.