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Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
The mOuIfrIe NOnumlent and the
Centennial.

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The mOuIfrle NOnunlent and the
Centennial.
The people of Charleston are MAX
ing every preparation for a grand dis
play on next Wednesday, the 2Sth
inst, in honor of the one hundredth
anniversary of the battle of Fort Moul-
tre There will be a grand military
and civic display in the city, and an
oration and other ceremonies at the
Fort on Sullivan's Island. The parade
will be formed in the Citadel Green
under the command of Gen. Wade
Hampton 1t is estimated that there
will be twenty-five companies from
abroad, Charleston furnishing seven
teen. The Journal Of COn1nlercc
thinks there will be large military
delegation from Georgia, and from the
interior towns of South Carolina, and
SAYS that Boston and New York will
each contribute It's quota. The troops
snd spectators will be transported to
Sullivan's Island, where the Grafton
will be delivered by General ]. B. Ker-
shaw
One of the most pleasing inciden ts
of the celebration will be the presen-
tation of flag to the Palmetto Guard
by Hon. A. G. Magrath on behalf of
Miss Juliet Ct. Elliott of Charleston,
granddaughter of Gen. Barnard Ell
lott. The flag will be received by the
Hon. Henry Buist, an honorary mem
Der of the company, and is an exact
copy of the one presented to tue
South Carolina regiment, army of the
Revolution, by Mrs. Gen. Elliott i'm
mediately after the engagement of
June 28th, 1776.
The occasion promises to be one on
which the old patriotic fires of '76 will |
be rekindled.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
The Report of scholarship at the
UnfVersstY- Correction.

University Correction.
Our attention has oeen called to an
error in the report of scholarship at
the University as it appeared in the
JOURNAL that does great injustice to a
Young gentleman who stands unusually
we'll, both with his comrades and with
the Faculty. The report represented
the scholarship in Latin of Mr.. Arthur
Arm gton, of Louisburg, to have
been gfaied at 73, when in fact it was
%, one hundred being the maximum.
we regret the error, which was purely
typographical one, because it did
grave injustice to n young gentleman
whose correct department and whose
proficiency in his studies generally, to
.le writer's knowledge, deserve only
Tue highest praise.
"eIeEateS to National Convention.
Inc delegates to the National Demo-
"a.ic Convention which assemblies in
o. Louis on next Tuesday, the 9th
.u'.'. are already commencing to wend
'neif way to the honored city-hon-
o'eu, because we hope and believe
'uAt the Convention which is to assem-
O'e within her limits on next Tuesday
Will nominate the next President and
woe President of the United States.
Inc following delegates will leave
Wis city this morning: F. ". Kerch-
ger Esq, New Hanover; Col. H. B.
ppliors, Columbus; Col. B. F. Little,
b,o1hmond; bac1 J. FL. Myrover, Esq, Cum
coin. "' A4'd'' AAn
"ahy man thinks its virtue that
!. cops him from turning rascal, when
only full stomach. One should
e. grateful and not mistake potatoes
'@ principles.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
T0liluingtm yournaA.
Home Production.

We are glad to note that some OF
our merchants on the wharf are turn
ing their attention to the table pro
ducts of the up country of North and
South Carolina and Virginia. Ocoa-
sionaIlv we have noticed the arrival oi
bsv and we would be glad to chronicle
the fact that the hay raised in North
Carolina I'D al ogether taken the
,l.oa in this market wi ich has been
and is now supplied with hay grown in
New England. Yhere is no compari
son in the quality of the hay raised IN
the two sections, and in the clay coun-
ties of North Carolina it can he r"lsed
of the very finest quality i'll limitless
ousptitv If the railroads will put
down the freights on this artlc e so as
to let the North Carolina hay take its
place in this market IN composition
with the eastern hay, the re 'nlts would
be gratifying and remunerative to ali
parties interested: the producer. the
carrier and the consumer.
But we commenced this paragraph
in order to mention an article of bnt
ter which we saw in the office of
Messrs. Robinson & THrrentne. Some
was Virginia butter and some was
from the mountains. both being as
sweet as a nut and deliciously favored.
When our noun ain friends ishall
learn to take the usual pains i'll pack
ing and fixing up for market this ne
cessary article of table consumption
there is 10 reason why Wilmington
should not include the article of but
ter among her exports instead of her
imports Let us speed the day when
this shall be.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

In card published in the Magnolia
Record of last week, Samuel S0uther-
land of Wallace. Duplin county, dis
solves his connection with the repnb-
lican party, and declares his intention
to act hereafter, like man, with the
democratic conservative party He
says truly : "rhe corruption .of the
republican party. which has recently
been brought t" light, is enough to
disgust any man " no has any sense of
honor or one particle of decency left
in him."
Heavy fresh in Haw river from Sat
nrday's rains. Two bridges, one at
Shallow Ford and one at Big Falls,
gone. Several were on the bridge at
Big Falls when it started, and by run
ming saved themselves, except little
twelve year old boy, named Sumner,
who was drowned
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
Dismissal Of BabcOek.

New YORK, March GA special to
% the Sun from Washington Saws Gen.
Babcock has been dismissed from the
White House in deep disgrace. An in
.eStigation made as To the manner in
Shich the confidential letter of ATTORNEY
ieneral Pierrepont to the District At,or-
new as made public, showed that General
Babcock furnished a copy to his counsel,
Mr.. Emory StoTrs. The President
charged Babeock with it and Babcock
eOnld not deny it. The letter was never
intended for the public, bnt secretly to
warn the District Attorney that no
guilty man could escape punishment,
however much he might reveal against
BabcOck or any other high officials
whose names had been connected with
the whisky ring. 1t opportunely fell into
BabeOck's hands. who hnrriedly made
copy of it. The publication caused
mnch condemnation of the President
and his Cabines, has scandalized the bar
# the United States and made it a sub
iect of Congressional investigation Bah
cock is sent out ofthe White House as
srrapegoat. and his name is enrolled be-
side BelkDap's.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
Staying on the Farm.

The Wilmington Dell Commercial
says: For number of years, during
the flush times the cities grew at tn
expense of the country The tide oi
change has set in strongly from the fields
to the factories. and farms were left neg
lec;ed by the throngs who focked to I'M
dertake manufactures trade or speeula-
tion in the cities. This was felt to be
unhealthy every way, but 1t was inevit-
able under the circumstances. 1t has
now been checked and the tendency re-
versed. The farms to-day are holding
all their workers, and the drift is strong
er from the cities into the country thar
in the opposite direction. There is ev
cry evidence of this. Farms offered
promptly find tenants. There begins I.
he a better market for real estate, anf
there is now an active inquiry for desir
able farms on the Peninsula, by person.
from the West and North Some ofth.
better lands on the Eastern shore-nota-
bly, in Talhot-are being sold freely f.
new comers from all sections north ot
this latitude, and the same tide of 'im
migration which, ten years ago, wa
flowing in from the Peninsula, huf
which, later, almost entirely dwindle,'
away, seems to be now about returning
The expectation which we form for IN.
immediate future is that farming will b.
more popular. As compared with cit,
pursuits. than it has lately been, and
relatively, more profitable. Farm land
will therefore he more highly regarded
their prices will gradually stifen, and
investments in or loans upon them will
he more sought for The cities will
continue to grow. of course, but not 5v
draining the conntry's population; their
growth will be more moderate. more ma
tural, and more healthy. Everyway thi-
prospect is a good one"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
Concessions at the Centennial.

Among the interesting facts lately
hihitinH are those relative to the prices
paid for concessions or rights 10 sell Ger
tain articles, or To furnish certain con-
veniences on the Exhibition grounds
The sums paid for these Concessions
seem enormous, hut they are offered hv
shrew men, who doubtless know their
business. One man pays S12. 900 for the
privilege of hiring ont rnlling-rhair at
fifty cents an hour, and agrees to pay be-
sides $40 for each chair over three hun
dred he NAV have in use. 1t is estimat-
ed that he will find employment for NOT
less than four hundred and fifty in all,
and the Commission therefore expects to
receive from him $4,000. Another gives
$4,000 for the right TO sell soda water
10 thirsty visitors, and he will pay also
twenty cents on every gallon sold. His
sales are estimated at 10000 gallons, so
that the Commission will receive from
him S62, 600 as its share of the profits on
that windy beverage. The Centennial
Catalogue Company pay 100000 for the
privilege of supplying the official cata-
logue of the Exhibition in four volumes,
at twenty-five cents each, with the right
TO include twenty-five pages of advertise
ments in each volume. For the right to
sell cigars and tobacco in FIVE stands in
the Exhibition gronnd-, a tohacconist
pays S18, 200, A hotel to accom- MEDIATE
three thousand guests is building Just
trolled by the Centennial Commission.
for which Sl0,500 ground rent is to he
paid. Six restaurants within the grounds
will pay $4,000 each. The Centennial
Photograph Company pay $4,000 for the
privilege of taking photographs in the
grounds, also pay ten per cent. on the
Bakery paws 900 for the right to ex-
hibit the processes and sell the products
of an Austrian baking establishment.
The Centennial National Bank is assess
ed $1,000 for the right to do a banking
business. A popcorn man ia taxed
81 600 for the right 10 vend his unsnh-
stantial provender to the hungry mil
lions, and peannt merchant offered
$4,000 10 be allowed to dispense that
plebeian luxury, but the Commissioners
draw the line at peanuts. and that aven-
ne TO fortune is barred Ten cents per
gallon will he charged npon all malt
liquors brought npon the grounds for
sale, and the income from this source is
estimated at $4,000.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
A VALUABLE WORK.

The Centennial History ofthe United
States, from the Discovery of the Amer
ican Continent 60 the Close of the First
Centnry Of American Independence
Bv james D. McCabe. Anthnr of -
Manual Of General History" The
Great Republic" Etc, Etc
+ 1t is a vel known fact that the great
mass of our people are compelled to re-
lv, for their knowledge OF the history or
their country, upon the outline works
intended for the use of schools, which
by their very nature are brief; designed
for the comprehension of children, and
in every WAY unsnited TO the admit
mind. There has long been felt n gen
nine want of History of the Unitrd
States. GOV ring the whole period from
the discovery of the Continent to the
present day, and presenting in a snccinct
and comprehensive form the history of
our country through it's various periods.
from a higher and more thoughtful
standpoint than would he proper in q
school history. This demand We are
happy to say is satisfactorily met in
The Centennial History of the United
States" a work which il evidently de-
tory of our country. The author, James
D. McCahe, is an able and well known
historical writer.
We most heartily commend this work
to our readers. 1t is no dry mass of de-
tails, no bombastic efflrt to inh4me the
national pride, bnt is a clear. vivid. and
brilliant narrative of the events of our
his orv. from the discovery of the Amer.
lean Continent 10 the present dav. II
gives most interesting account of the
Indians of North America, from the
lime of the coming of the white Mon
The VOYAGES of Columbus, the expIora-
tions of the different nations Of Enrope.
md the wanderings ofthe Spandiards in
-earch c. gold and immortal youth, are
told with graphic power. The story of
the Revolution is related with all the
interest of romance; then follows
iSdi anu SASSihHb VI lut
tion of the Federal Constitution, the
Second War with England the Mexican
War, and the events of our history M
to the commencement of the Civil War
The History of the Civil War is related
with intense vigor. and with strict fideli-
ty to truth. The author writes through
onf with calmness and impartiaIity, and
nleads the canse of no section or party
The book contains an Appendix, giving
IN account Of the approaching Interna-
tional Centennial Exhibition.
1t is comprised in one large and hand
Snne volume. of 925 pages, and contains
442 fine engraving= on steel and wood
The book is issued by the National
Publishing Co., of Philadelphia, whose
imprint Is gu1rlnfee of the excellence
# the workmanship. The price is low
considering the character Of the work,
md each subscriber is pre- scented with a
handsome lithngraphic engraving of the
Centennial Exhibition Buildings and
Grounds. Il is sold by suhErription on
", and the publishers want agents in
very comfy.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
Why Didn't the Blonde Fool Deny II |!

[From the New York Tribune.J
If General Belknap had only denied
his crime, and tried to break down
Marsh = testimony, no doubt there would
have heen party of stAunch Admins
tration men to see him through The
charges wonld have been secuted as base
inventions of the Democrats and Tnde
nendents. put forth for effect upon the
New Hampshire election. Perhaps n
safe wonld have been cracked some night.
and the contents conveyed to MarSh's
he'd room, and placed between the mat
tresse~, where Harrington and the Chief
of Police would have gone Immediately
and found them If the case had ever
come to trial, the Department of JUS
tire might have appointed one of its
~urnrdinate= a. prosecutor, and assigned
all the Others to the duty Of crossing
h m. and helping the defen-e. After the
customary verdict of acquittal, Boss
Shepherd wonld have got up a serenade
and subscription of 100000. And if
it had come to the worst, and General
Belknap had, perforce, resigned. he
could at least have gone ont of office
with a frst-class testimonial, and got
consulship, or foreign mission, or the
next vacant. seat on the Bench of the Su-
preme Court That is the ordinary way
of getting over such troubles. But to
confess-i
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
NJ. KAGAY, Secretary.

EDITOR PREss:-I said in my last
weeks communication, that we, by the
School Board and Council, were more
heavily taxed now than We ever had
been before, and what makes it more so,
our property was appraised at a higher
value, than ever before, for the reason
that the rail road passing by Somerset
had just commenced running, which
put property and rents up high. But
that excitement has passed over and the
price of property is down, and we have
now I" stand up to that appraisement.
"Old Citizen" said that we voted the tax
on ourselves when the $4,000 vote was
carried. That vote had twice been
beaten by the citizens of Somerset; hut
the School Board sprung it the third
time, with every stratngem that could
be devised. to carry it. Tax payers be
came discouraged and appeared to yield
up the question without making much
effort, and hence the tax was voted, not
by the largest tax payers, however, for
but few of the heavy tax payers voted
for it. The question was carried by the
nominal tax payers, and those who paid
no tax. Now, desire TO see our school
houses in a good, com Portable condition.
and half the amount of that money
would have effected that object. and we
conld have liquidated that debt, as hard
as the times are, without having such
heavy burden 0n us these panic times ]
am opposed to having only one large
burdensome building for a school house,
just for a show. I maintain that it is
better to have our children separated in
to three or four school houses, than to
have 600 or 700 children crowded into
one building-for if an infectious dis
ease shonld break out among them il
wonld inOculate the whole school, and
the air arising from the brenths of so
many has n tendency to vitiate the
atmosphere in the building. All Hy-
giene on Physiology teaches that. That
matter should have been well considered
by the School Board, before they decided
to put $4,000 in one school building
Try it. and as sure as effect follows
cause one incubation of that kind,
would decimate the infantile population
of this town. No more.
JUSTICE.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
News from Black Hills.

FoRT LARAMIE. Wy. March Sin
formation from Custer City, this even
ing, is that on the 4th the Indians ran
off thirty head of horses near Custer
and two from Pleasant Valley. Eleven
Indians were seen.
Charles Holt, of Sionx City, was kill
ed by the ro,.f OF cabin falling in on
him, and his partner was so injured he
was not expected TO live
Rich mines are reported to have been
discovered on Deadwood and White
wood Creeks, sixty FIVE miles north Of
Custer Six hundred men are reported
on these creeks, and meeting with great
success in gulch mining. Snow is inter
fering somewhat with work at these
mines
Kansas CITY, Mo, March S.-A
Times special correspondent 10 the
Black Hills tellegraphs from Custer
CITY on the 4th, via Fort Laramie,
Wyoming. the Sth. that large party of
mounted Indians made sudden attack
upon Custer CITY. at abont / O'Clock. on
the 4th, and succeeded in driving Of all
the loose horses grazing in the suburbs
of the city The Indians at the same time
attacked an emigrant train at Pleasant
Valley. nine miles below here. Every
able bodied white man has been enroll
ed. and party of sixty ha- just started
in pnrsuit of the Indians. who have
gone towards the Rid Clnud Agency
Charles Holt, of Sionx City. was killed
A war is anticipated with the Indians
now
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
An Old Hiding Place.
From the Philadelphia Press. ]


A few weeks ago Jacob Klinck, a
farmer. near Fox Chase, was saving
down large chestnut tree.
when the teeth of the saw came
in contact with some metal
lie substance. Fearing the presence OF
something explosive. he directed the
work-men to saw on the other side of the
tree. They did So After the tree had
been felled a gold watch. two gold pen
ell cases and gold chain were found
imbedded in the wood, eighteen inche-
from the surface. They were wrapped
in soiled sock. The tree was sawn of
close 10 the ground, and they had evi-
d~ntly been hidden at the junction Of
two roots. ard the wood had grown over
and incloseh them. The watch was old
fashioned. having case which could h,
detached, and was Inscribed with the
date 1740 One of the pencil cases wa
provided with a pen. The other had on
lv pencil and was minus the seal. Th.
NlIdlh "dH I'He. ann WIS IHteilueu tt'
pass aronnd the neck Of the wearer.-
There was also gold watch key. whirL
however, did not fit the watch. The tree
had attained a great age. being about six
feet in dilmeter. An old mansion once
stood near by, and it il supposed that the
articles in question We're buried during
the war of the Revolution. The watch
was uninjnred except that the hani-
were rusied off The finder has had il
repaired. and will exhibit it to any who
are curious to see such relic He lives
abont mile above the Fox Chase, on
the county line
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
An Early Georgia Romance.


The Atlanta (Ga.l Courier relates the
following: "Now, right there, ssid DIR.
Powell, halling a Courier reporter in
front of Col. Nat. Hammond's hand
some residence, SIS the scene Of pretty
story. About twenty years ago, he con
timed, NAT Hammond and myself
were sitting near that tree, alkiRg about
marrying 1t was all woods here then
Hammond SAID he would never marry
just then two Young ladies came walking
through the grove, going out to the hill
yonder to see the sun set. Hammond
said at once, IT could win such wo-
man as that one yonder, ] wonld marry
asked him who she was. He replied
that he didn't know, but that she suited
his ideas exactly. ! went off to Texas
shortly afterward, and when came
back years afterwar1 ! met Hammond
and asked him If he was married j
am, he replied. i married the very
girl that we met in the grove that even
ing; and ] have bought the grove that
we met her in, and we are living there
now And so they are continued the
doctor mpressively, and that's what !
call n romance
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
A Darkey Who Cried When the Bat
tie Of Bunker Hill was Being
Fought.
There is coIored man named Chas

There is colared man named Chas
Sngs, living in Henderson, Ky, who
j. I05 years old. and shows every year
of his age. He was born in Virginia.
and lived there until he was some forty
wears old He was a bo1y-seryant of
General Wilson, who was in the revoiH-
tianary war. his service, however dating
from long after the war. The only con-
nection he can only possibly claim with
warlike operations in those stormy times
was sitting in his masters kitchen in
Boston and screa ming while the battle of
Bunker Hill was heing fought. He was
in Washington during the administra-
tinn of Gen. Washington, and saw him
several times He was his master'~
groom during the war of 1872, and serv-
ed through that short camp4ign. At the
death of Gen Wilson. he fell as proper
" tn the Marshall family. Of Kentucky.
into which Gen. Wilson's daughter mar
More than fifty years ago, when he then
was considered an old man, he was sold
to the Suggs of Henderson county, and
during the war ne became the property
of Mr.. William McClain, who owned
him until the proclamation Of emlncipa-
tion was issued The old man i now de-
creplt and on the brink of the grave
His head is bowed on his breast with
palsy, and he cannot lift his arms 10 a
parallel. With the aid of strong cane
he manages 20 walk about on fair DAYS
and there are not wanting those who, re
mem bering his age and infrmity, con
trive To- smooth his venerable decline
with presents and thoughtful charity
A gentleman, off red to take him on to
Philadelphia bIt he declined, sqying
sadly. / don't think, massa, should
live to get dnr and back agin. and de old
man wants to die whar he has lived
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-10
A Glowing Tribute to Judge Taft.

From the Chicago Tribune
As in the appointment Of Richard II.
Dana, jr.. of Massachusetts. Minister at
the Court of St James, so in the ap-
poi, tment of Judge Taft, of Ohio, to-
the Secretaryship Of War, the President
has at last acted with discrimination
and Judgment, and secured the services
of man who will reflect honor upon
the situation, exercise an important in
1nence IN the Cabinet, and do credit to
the country. In intellectual, ability
men in the West His moral rectitude
and honesty of life have never been
questioned. In scholarly qualifications
also he ranks high among the public
men of this country. He was promin-
ent candidate for Governor of Ohio, bui
was defeated in the Convention, although
During the campaign. his speeches. not
only upon the currency Issues, but upon
many other topics, were the most power
fIl made in that memorable contest,
with the exception of those Of Carl
Schurz. He is one of the strongest men
Ohio has ever produced. and in intellec-
tual ability and integrity of character,
and all the elements that combi in
exalted statesmah$hip, his appointment
is eminently matter for public congra.
rnlation. Shnuld any future necessities
aEise involving the appointment of Min
listers or Cabinet officers, it is to be hop
ed tnat they will he Of the character of
the two already named.