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THE ELLENTON RIOT.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE RACE
CONFLICT IN CAROLINA.

THE THREE Days WAR"-THE LIGHT
HORSE CAVALRY AGAINST THE "WIN.
CHESTER RIFLEMEN"-WARM FIGHT
ING IN THE SwAMPs-How THE BLUE
. COATS STOPPED A VERY UGLY Con-
FLICT-LooKING UP THE DEAD MEN
THE FULL LIST OF THE MEN WHO
WERE REALLY KILLED Or ACTUALLY
WOUNDED. '''i ''
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killed third, by the burning of the
Bailey. outhouses. 1t must be remem-
bered that these events occurred within
two hours Of each other. They covered
an area of twelve miles, proving conclu'
siyely that several bands Of negroes were
at work with murderous intent. Occur
ring in the night time as they did, the
scattered members of the posse believed
that the whole negro racelof the county
were in arms and bent on murder, rapine
and arson. They sped ,in different direc-
tions, rallying the white people and call
ing for aid. This movement commenced
at eleven o'clock. By two O'Clock possi-
blyi200 mounted white men were hurry
ing toward Silverton., where they were
massed t&t about daylight. Colonel a. P.
Butler and Colonel e. w. Croft we're at
the head Of faffairs.iI.!Gn e-5i,I % G";'
At daylight Monday morning, the
white column commenced, moving brisk
ly toward Ellenton. AS they were pass
ing through the Cowden plantation, they
we're met by q very excited courier, who
announced that the negroes had wrecked
the train on the. Port Royal Railroad,
hard by, and were around the wreck in
great numbers. They charged. down
upon the poihti6f the wreck, being COW
cred by a: high, grass hedge, until they
were fairly upon the enegroes. They fired
in upon the armed men standing around
the trainio;ihnd .,- amot.
AND KILLED ONE NEGRO, woUNDINs
f"f7i ',''f' NONE. ~ q
The negroes fired few panicky shots
and scattered. News then came that
the wreckers had retired on, Ellenton,
where they had been met by a company
of Barpwell negroes, under Simon Corker,
and were in full and dangerous possession
Of the town. Upon reaching the town,
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the negroes toward the bridge were terri.
bly, excited, armed and defiant. :. A negro
(Sidney Hankenson) confirmed their
report he having been at the bridge
himself. Mr.. Brown and his posse-a
list of which is in my possession-moved
quietly forward.
Ronse's Bridge spans small creek,
and is fanked on the left and left front
by an immense swamp. 1t is approached
by deep and narrow cut. Just as the
posse emerged from this cut-or, rather,
as the first men emerged-they were met
with .t
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
Gossip About Great Authors.

In literature greatness must be achieved; /;
1T Is never "thrust upon" any writer. The
majority of our successful authors served n
laborious apprenticeship, and it was only
after long years of patient work and weary
waiting that they were enabled to earn
their daily bread. Genius is no exception
to the general rule; and the finest inspira-
ton that was ever penned was compelled
to summit to the eimmutable laws of develop
ment, even though it escaped the ordinary
pains and perils of conception. A few
cases in point may we'll be commended to
the attentive consideration of "the mob of
gentlemen who write with ease"
Ariosto wrote one of his stanzas sixteen
times over; and Petrarch was not satisfied
with one of his verses until he had re-writ-
ten it in forty-six different renderings. The
great Newton remoddled his Chronology
sixteen times. Gibbon wrote nine autobi.
ographies before he was pleased with his
work. Gray's famous "Elegy" occupied
seven years of thoughtful pen-work. Sam
uel Rogers laboriously achieved four har.
monious lines in a day.
Moore and Wordsworth detested the
drudgery of the pen, and consigned whole
reams of MSS. to the waste basket. Byron
and Macaulay erased and interlined with
the most industrious particularly. And
Daniel Webster was, so far as his own COM
positions were concerned, hypercritical to
the last degree. 1t is related of him that
on ono occasion, he presented literary
society of Harvard with a valuable book, al
the same time acknowledging, in a briei
epistle, his election to an honorary mein
bership. The note elected many compli
mentry remarks from the students on ac
count of tho graceful elegance of its style
But 1t was more fully appreciated wher
the accompanying volume was examined
The distinguished donor had thoughtlessly
left between its pages sheet of paper OF
which appeared half dozen different forms
of tho same note.
1t is true that many celebrated author
have the reputation of writing very rapidly
Sue and Dumus contrived to accomplish
tremendous results in remarkably shor
time. And. Lamartine, in his prime, wa
almost their equal in this respect.
The First Napoleon declared that he die
not have the time to write Geographically
And George Sand and Lamartine sin gre
viously in this particular, without pleadin
any excuse.
In the minor matter of chirography, au
thors hold their own pretty well. Gmth
and Scott wrote in fair, legible character:
Edgar A. Poe's pcnmanship was as plain O
print. Longfellow, Emerson, and Motle
all write unexceptionably. On the othe
hand Byron, Hall0ck, Thorpe and Greel
scrawled wretchedly.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
Five Pumpkin Pies,

Pumpkin Pie-L-One pint of stewed
pumpkin, four eggs, one quart of milk, one
large cup of sugar, half teaspoonful of
ginger; when your pie is ready to go in the
oven, crate little nutmeg over the top of
it; this quantity makes two pies.
Pumpkin Pie-H-Take a Boston or
Hubbard squash, and cut, peel, and remove
seeds and pulp. Then cut in very small
pieces, and wash with cold water in colan-
der. Stew in porcelain lined covered vessel,
without water. Cook slowly; stir frequently,
to avoid burning. When cooked, pass the
squash through colander to remove any
Jumps. To quart of squash add a quart
of milk, four eggs, teaspoonful of salt, six
tablespoonfuls of sugar; nutmeg, cinnamon,
and ginger to taste,
Pumpkin Pie-ILL.-Boil small pumpkin
until soft; strain, and when cold add a
quart and one-half pint of milk, two cups
of sugar, five eggs, level teaspoonful each
of cinnamon and ginger, and pinch of salt
For crust, three small cups of flour fol
three pies, one halEcup of shortening and
salt; mix with cold water, and roll very
thin.
Pumpkin Pie-IT-Mash very fine will
the hand one and a-half cups of boileC
pumpkin-using only the chunks of pump
kin, none of the water, then mix with tina
heaping tablespoonful of Aour-rubbeC
smooth with little milk-one egg, thre,
cups of milk, a teaspoonful and a-half 0
lemon extract or ginger, salt, sugar TO taste
and bake in goodsized pie plate with
good wall of crust built up around the plate
1t is good way to cook the pumpkin not t.
put any water into the pot. If set on tn,
back part of the range the heat will draw
out the juice of the vegetable, it will the1
steam done, and no straining will be neces
sary, only be careful not to let it burn, th
above is the quantity for one pie.
Pumpkin PIE T-Boil and mash half
pumpkin; strain off the water until quit
dry; then add pint and half of milk, fiv
eggs, beaten light, half pound of sugar
quarter pound of melted butter, half pin
of brandy, and large tablespoonful O
ground cinnamon; put in pastry crust ant
bake as pie. This quantity will make 81,
pies
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
How to Tell the Age Of a Horse,

We often see attempts to teach the young
horseman how to tell a horses age, but wo
have seen nothing more concisely and yet
more clearly told than the following tells it,
which we take from an English paper:
The colt is born with twelve grinders :.
when four front teeth have made their
appearance, the colt is twelve days old, and
when the next four come forth, it is four
weeks old. When the corner teeth appear,
the colt is eight months old; when the lat
ter have attained to the height of the front
teeth, it is one year old. The two-year-old
colt has the kernel (the substance in the
middle of the tooth's CROWN ground out in
all the front teeth. In the third year the
middle front teeth are being shifted, and
when three years old these are substituted
by the horse teeth. The next four teeth
are shifted in the fourth year, and the cor
ner teeth in the fifth. At six years, the
kernel is worn out Of the middle of the
front teeth, and the bridleteeth have now
attainedstheir full growth. Atseven years
hook has been formed in the corner-teeth
of the upper jaw, the kernel of the teeth
next at the middle is worn out, and the
bride teeth begin to wear off. At eight
years, the kernel is worn out of the lower
front teeth and begins to decrease in the
upper middle front. In the ninth year
the kernel has wholly disappeared from
the middle upper front teeth the hook OF
the corner has incresed in size, and tn,
bridle-teeth lose their points. In the
tenth year the kernel is worn out Of the
teeth next to the middle front of the upper
jaw, and in the eleventh year the kerne
has entirely vanished from the corner teetl
of the same jaw. At twelve years old, tn,
crown of all the front teeth in the lowe
Jaw has become triangular, and the bride
teeth are much worn down. As the horse
advances in age, the gums shrink away
from the teeth, which, consequently, re
ceivea long narrow appearance, and thei
kernels have become metamorphosed in
darkish point, gray hairs increase in tn,
forehead over theey and the shin assume
the form of an angle.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25

al course of his thought and feeling and
action.
In one respect, indeed, the newspaper
press is at great disadvantage in compari.
son with the ministery. The governing
motive that sends most men into the min
lstery-making all allowence for lower rea-
sons-is, probably, deliberate purpose to
labor for the moral elevation of men.
mat is what ennobles the minestry as a
class; what makes it, in spite of all defects
IN Its methods, the most honored profession
IN our American communities. But there
Is every reason why mon should
enter Journalism with the same lofty and
dlslnterested spirit. 1t offers to high
minded and earnest man, who has sufficient
ability and education to qualify him for a
superior class of work, an unequaled oppor-
tunlty Tor usefulness. 1t is not an easy or
remunerative profession. No class of
brain-workers, as a class, have such severe,
continuous, and exhaustive labor as iourn.
alists. Their pay is very poor in compari-
son with that of other educated workers
The profession does not, as rule, offer sta
biity of position; there is no such security
as belongs to physician, or a lawyer who
has surrounded himself with clients. or a
clergyman whose congregation are attached
to him. An entrance even into the lower
ranks of the profession is to be had usually
only with a good deal of seeking and wait
ing. Personal fame is very rarely to be won
it. But, with these and other drawbacks.
the journalists position has that advan-
tage which to a strong man is generally
more attractive than any other-it carries
po'0er with it. 1t far outranks any other
place in modern society in the facilities for
molding and leading men which it offers to
the vigorous, courageous, and resolute
thinker. The pulpit has still noble work
the preacher and pastor can never be rivaled
superseded for certain great purposes; but,
in our day, the highest place of power for
any one who seeks to reach men in the
mass, and help them into right ways OF
thought and life, is offered by the newspa.
per.-N Y Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
Looking for Simpson.

She was tall, gaunt woman, and from
the country, for she carried a cotton uni
brella in one hand and a wcll-worn Garnet
bag in the other She was marching in and
out and around the Erie depot at Long Dock
that caused Officer Biggs to wonder who or
what she was looking for
" Were you looking for some one?" he
asked.
"lt's mono of your affairs, mister, who I'm
looking for. Who be you that you must
know other folks business?7
"I'm an officer of the Erie road, ma'an1.'
"Oh, you be. Well, then, I'm from Par.
sippany, in Morris county, and I've come
down here just to put my hands onto man
by the name of Simpson? He's slick look
ing, and talks the incest you ever heard.
He was Baptist up there; like as not he
amt nothing down here Do you know
Simpson,"
"No, ma'am, l don't know any such
man."
"That's just what expected to hear. The
next thing will be that he is a married
man, or mebbe that he amt Simpson at all.
But if | get my hands onto that Simpson
once, I'll Simpson him
whats he been doing?1
Giles been doing lots that's mean for a
man to do. He pretended like he wanted
to marry me, and kept it up until every
thing was ready, and then at the last min
ute Simpson want ready. I'm mad mister.
and if had him I'd Simpson him.
"Do you think he is here at this dcpot?"
"That's what Id like to know, for he's a
man that travels. If l lay my hands on
him he'll travel back to Parsippany, or III
know the reason why"
81 hope you will find him then"
.Find him, mister? I'm obleeged to find
him. Didn't | sell COW and calf and the
only decent shoat on the place Just to buy
a nice dress and button shoes so could look
as fine as any woman in New York when
she's going to be married? Do you think
I'm going back home without him, me q
widder, and everybody laughing? No, sir;
I'm going to find that Simpson" And she
marched on through the depot, giving every
convenient plank in the floor sharp punch
with her umbrella as she muttered, "That
Simpson. ."-Jcray city Journal.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
How to Eat an Apple.

There is no fruit more sorviceable to
people than the apple, not only as luxury,
but as wholesome, nutritious food. Apples
contain sugar, gum, much malic acid. and
some valuable mineral matter. 1t is true
that apples often produce indigestion and
fatulonce, but generally the cause is to be
found in the manner in which they are
eaten. 1t may not be known, but it is true,
that an apple contains great quantity of
fixed air, and if eaten hastily this air passes
into the stomach with the pulp before it is
liberated. In the stomach it becomes
heated, expands, and causes hatulence in
persons with weak digestion. Such persons
should choose a fresh, mild, tart apple
with silver -bladed knife peel off the skin,
and then scrape the apple to fine pulp;
now place it in the mouth and thoroughly
mix it with saliva before swallowing it.
This is very important. 1t may be placed
on thin slice of bread and eaten with it.
If it is too troublesome to scrapo the apple,
then it should be chewed till every cell ia
broken down and the air liberated. MANY
believe apples are more wholesome if taken
in the morning. If this be true, it is only
because the stomach is more vigorous.
Thousands of the Swiss peasants make their
entire supper on apples and bread, and thus
preserve good health and nourish their
bodies well. Physiologicaly, the apple
acts as a stomachic by promoting digestion,
and when taken in the morning it becomes
a laxative. It's action on the liver is favora-
bic to the health of that organ. 1t also
corrects the evils of too much and too
highly concentrated food.-From DR.. HoZ-
brooks Liver Complaint
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25

To PRESERVE AUTUMN LEAvEs.-As many
of our young ladies are collecting and pres.
sing autumn leaves we give the following
mode for effectually preserveing them
"First gather the leaves from the trees Just
as they are ready to fall, or as soon as pos
sible after they have fallen; press them
Immediately for week or more until they
are perfectly dry. Take about half pound
of yellow beeswax, put II in tin vessel on
a spider containing little water, which
must be kept constantly boiling on the top
of the stove over a steady fire. Take each
leaf by the stem and dip into the hot wax.
One dipping is usually sufficient. If the
wax gathers on the edges, touch the places
lightly with the hot tin. The leaves dry
instantly, and all the bright natural colors
are preserved, and will remain for years.
By piercing the leaf near the steam with a
double thread wire, you can weave them on
coarser wire or on large card into any de-
scription Of garlands.p
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
Curious Names of Books.

Sabin gives, in the american BiJIopolist, a
curious article on book-titles, in which is
presented a number of eccentric names of
books, both ancient and modern, from
which we select the following specimens of
strange tastes which prevailed in the seven
teenth century.
"At Marseilles was published, The Little
Dog of the Gospel Luther;' appendent to
which is The Little Pocket Pistol which
Fires at Heretics.' Equally odd are the
titles of these books-'A pair of Bellows to
Blow off the Dust cast upon John Fry;'
THE barber; or Timothy Priestly Shorne
as he may be Scene in his owne Mirrour,
and Shaved by 6. Huntingdon
"Cromwelrs times were particularly "a
nous for title-pages. The author of the
work on charity entitled his book, Hooks
and Eyes for Believers Breeches'. Another
called his labors, High-heeled Shoes for
Dwarfs in Holiness;' and another, Crumbs
of Comfort for the Chickens of the Cove.
nant.' One author regales his readers with
Beautiful Biscuits Baked in the Oven oI
Charity, carefully conserved for the Chick.
ems of the Church, the Sparrows of Saliva.
tion.' Another offers The Sweet Marrow
and Tasty Sauce cf the Savory Bones of the
Saints in Advent To accompany these
dslicacies we have The Spiritual Mustard.
Pot, to Lead Devoted Souls to Christ !;
matched by THE Spiritual Snuf:Box to
make the Soul Sneeze with Devotion: A
Bouquet of Delicious Perfume, prepared
for the Saints of the Lord"
can ascetic gives us The Scraper OF
Vanity, A Spiritual Pillow, necessary to Ex
tirpate Vice and Plant Virtue which was
to say the least, an extraordinary Office fol
pillow
GA most valuable work must have beer
'The Silver Bell, the sound of which will
by the Grace of God, make an Usurer 6
Perfect Christian. Also AReaping- Hook
well tempered for the Stubborn Ears of the
Coming Crop;' 'Ashot Aimed at the Devils
Headquarters, through the Tube of the
Cannon of the Covenant
"An imprisoned Quaker published, .
Sigh of Sorrow for the Sinners of Zion
breathed out of Hole in the Wall, Of al
Earthen Vessel, known among Men by tn,
Name ofSamuel Fish,
Smyrna times., 1876-10-25
Irish Wakes.

The Irish peasantry have an Unborn taste
for funerals, and in the amount of honor
done to the departed they lose sight of the
actual loss they have suffered.
"Och, shure, it was fine berrying; there
was sight of people AID power of cars,''
is as great eulogium as can be accorded
any man, and will quite console the survi,
vors. And the reverse, "Och, thin, he
didn't leave enough as would berry him
dacent;" in fact they think far more of how
they are to be buried than of keeping life
itself. The poorest and most improvident
lays by something for his or her own wake,
and have known myself cases of paupers
in the hospital wards who were accumula.
ting under their pillars a little store to save
the disgrace of parish coffin, that being
the greatest and last misfortune that could
befall them. Douglass Jerrold was much
struck by this phase of the Irish character,
and it is he, think, who tells an affecting
story of young girl whom he found busy
in cabin at her needle" ~ see you take in
plain sewing; this is some bridal grandeur" +"
hesaid, takingup looked like an alabor-
ate nightdress. "Tisno wedding granduer," !"
replied the girl proudly. "Shure tits my
own shrowd; let life bring what it may,
place God I'll have dacent wake"
In parts of the north Of Ireland there
was at one time, some forty or fifty years
ago, a rather romantic custom that when
a very youg married woman died her coffin
should be carried by young girls only to the
graveyard. As this was situated perhaps
fifteen or twenty mile from where she lived,
it followed that the bearers should be
changed every second mile, and on these
occasions there was generally an escort of
running volunteers, who in this way often
did their thirty miles in the day. This
custom was called Shifting the coffin" and
a good many marriages were the result of
these excursions; but the idea was never
theless pretty an pastoral. UaiUersi-
" Magazine