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The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

When the editor of the Macon, Ga, Telegraph
and Messenger heard that Miss Carolina Cor
don had reached the mature age of one week,
he burst into bloom: "The little maid, already
distinguished infant, we doubt not will ex-
pand under the teachings of pure and discreet
mother, and the example of her illustrious fa-
ther, into that noblest and most symmetrical of
Gods creatures-a cultivated, modest, virtuous
Southern woman. All hail, then, sweet caro-
lima! God grant that the disenthrallment and
future progress of the gallant commonwealth
whose name you bear may keep pace with your
budding charms, and when the glorious matur.
ity of womanhood has added the last finishing
touch to lovely physique, may she, too, have
eliminated to zenith of prosperity unparal-
leled in the palmiest days of the past"
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

The unprincipled scientist who has discovered
a new variety of cockroach in Florida probably
would not have expended any labor in such re-
search if be had ever been in newspaper Of
nee and seen one of the old standard kind rise
up over the top of mucilage bottle and inquire
If there were any new discoveries at Mscepa.
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18
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The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

Tom Merry, in the Seattle Dispatch tells of
his experience with a well known humorist
One night it was showing terribly as We walked
up South @ street, when suddenly we heard our
names called. Here was Mark Twain, wrapped
in big ovsrcoat, sitting on an empty dry
goods box and covered with snow. 'Its work.
in bully" says he in his unearthly drawl.
Whats working?' we asked. "My dorg-
trap-oh, no. 1 guess notp' 1t seems that
man had opened a new drug store, with a
night-bell at the front. He tied one end of a
rope to piece of tough beef and the other to
that bell. The dogs made it lively for the
druggist however
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

Prof. Marsh broke up very solemn and i'm
pressive Indian Council the other day. He
tried to smoke the pipe of peace when it came
around to him, and he got it up his nose ard
sneezed, and coughed, and choked, and swal-
lowed smoke, and became, so to speak, clip
and made such scene that the peace makers
broke up the Council, bounced on their ponies
and went chasing over the plains after dis
tant emigrant train. And now every after
noon the soldiers at the fort sneak down to the
corral and furtively watch Prof. Marsh, seated
behind pile of oat sacks, growing palIid over
clay pipe and handful of crumpled plug
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

Perhaps the graudest moment in a young
journalists career is when he tries to conciiate
MS girls implacable old father by announcing,
IN profoundly respectful item, the glorious
news that ''our esteemed and public-spirited
fellow-townsman, the Hon. Rufus G. Throop,
is building handsome Summer kitchen on the
rear of his palatial residence on Ninth street."
Experienced Paragrapher.
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18

The Ffench try to make out that the Lon
doners are fools. ga correspondent of the
Paris Figaro, lately strolling about London,
noticed large crowd hurrying into wooden
booth, Having paid his shilling he entered
also, and found the great attraction to consist
OF sailor sitting quietly, smoking and drink
ing beer. Over his head was the following
inscription; This is the only sailor in the Arc
tic expedition who succeeded in perspiring at
the North Pole"
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18
THE INDUCEMENTS WE OFFER TO BUYERS OF CLOTHING

ARE FIRST, We manufacture immense gu
ing the year. This insureS LOW PRICES
SECOND, We buy and sell FOR CASH ON
by SO OOing, and give Our customers the
THIRD, We sell at ONE PRICE. marking
FIGURES, which is guarantee equal
FOURTH. We exchange garments or refun
are not satisfactory. sure protection aga
derStandingS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
a Beautiful Sentiment.

Tie recent death of General N B.
Forest the great cavalry leader, re-
calls to mind the following incident:
A few years ago Mr.. Landon @
Haynes died in Tennessee. Prior to
his death he attended dinner given
by members OF the bar at Jackson,
Miss. When the wine had circulated
very freely, Gen. Forrest said:
IL propose the health of Col. Lam
don Q. uaynes, OF East Tennessee,
the country sometimes called God
forsaken."
Mr.. Haynes replied:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
I plead guilty of the soft impeach-
ment.' was born in East Tennessee.
on the banks Of the Watauga, which,
in Indian vernacular is q beautiful
river and beautiful river it is. l
have stood upon lis banks in my
childhood and looked down through
its CLASSY water and have seen a
heaven below, and then looked up
and beheld heaven above, rejecting
like two mirrors, each in the other its
moons and planets and it's trembling
stars. Away from its bands of rocks
and cliffs, hemlock and laural, pine
and cedar, stretches vale back to
the distant mountains as beautiful
and exquisite as any in Italy or
Switzerland. There stands the Grea,
Unicorn, the Great Roam, the Greal
Black, and the Great Smoky noun,
taius, among the loftiest iu the Uni
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
q Singular Incident in Court.

One OF the strangest speCtacles
ever witnessed in a judicial tribunal
was seen in the Supreme Court yes
terday. 1t was the presence of six
children, charged with murder, who
were brought before the grave and
digniied Supreme Judges upon a
habeas corpus. There were four
boys aud two girls, aged between
nine and twelve years, whose names
are given in the regular report of
the court proceedings. These chill
dren are from Edgefield, and were
represented by Messrs. j. @. and O.
Sheppard, whoSsucceeded in obtain
ing bail for them in the sum Ct
$4,000.
The alleged murder took place
under the following circumstances.
In the vicinity of Ridge Spring, in
Edgefeld county, lives Mr.. Fallow,
father of four and guardian of the
other two childred. On the 1st OF
December, these six childred were
picking cotton in field adjacent to
his house, when negro boy about
sixteen or eighteen years old, who
had been warned not to come on the
premises, made his appearance
among them, and began to maltreat
and abuse them. A general fight
ensued, which the white children
succeeded in prostrating the negro,
and one of them struck him with a
rock in the temple. The mother of
the negro interfered, and another
person took charge of the white chill
dren and shielded them from the in.
turiated attack of the negro's mother,
until Mr.. Fal!ow made his appear
ance upon the scene.
The negro boy was found to be
seriously injured, aud from neglect
OF his mother, it is alleged, he was
permitted to undergo exposure, from
which he died in seven days. On
Saturday last, the six white children
were arrested and carried to fail in
Edgefield, charged with murder, and
were brought before the Supreme
Court as already stated. Sheriff
CASTOR had sharge Of the youthful
prisoners, and informed us that they
had maintained the same unconscious
demeanor from the outset as when
we saw them before the court. No
one would suspect that they were
charged with crime, 80 innocent and
listloss was their appearance. 1t
was strange and curious spectacle,
Indeed, and perhaps unparalleled in
the annals of South Carolina.
lnmbia Register.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
NO. Is

ted States of America, on whose sum~
mits the clouds gather of their own
accord in the brightest day. There.
I've seen the great spirit Of the storm
after noontider 60 take his nap in t..,e
pavilion of darkness and of clouds.
l have then seen him arise at mid
night as a giant refreshed with slum.
Der, aud cover the heavens with
gloom and darkness. I have seen him
awake the tempest, and let loose the
red lightnings that run among the
mountain tops for a thousand miles,
swifter than an angels flight in heav-
en-. Then [ have seen them stand
up and dance like angels of light in
the clouds to the music Of that grand
organ of nature, whose keys seemed
touched by Divinity in the halle of
eternity, that responded in notes of
thunder which resounded through,
tie universe. Then I have seen the
darkness d'ift away beyond the hori.
zon and the morn get up from her
saffron bed, like queen, put on her
robes OF light; come forth from her
palace in the sun, and stand tip toe
on the misty moNntair top, and
while light fled from before her glo-
rious face to his bed chamber at the
pole, she lighted the green vale
and beautiful river where was born
and played in my childhood with q
smile of sunshine. OH! beautiful
land of the mountains with the sun
painted cliff, how can I ever forget
thee"
General Forrest stood amazed
while the speaker uttered these mar
vellous sentences.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
What Made Washington Laugh.

A cheerful view of Washington is
given in q story once told by Mrs,
Madison to lirtle girl, who now re-
pea's it in Lippincott. "One day in
Philadelphia" said MRS. Dolly Mad.
ison, IL was sitting in my parlor with
a very dear friend, Mrs. r. B. Lee,
when in walked Payne Tood (her
sony dressed in my calico bed gown.
while we were laughing at the figure
he cut, the servant threw open the
door and announced General and
Mrs. Washington. What TO do with
that dreadful boy l didn't know. He
could not face the President in that
garb. Neither could he leave the
room without meeting them, for the
door they were entering was the only
one. made him crawl quickly IN.
der low, broad settee on which T
was sitting. Ihad just time to ar.
range the drapery when the Wash.
ingtons entered. After the cour.lv
greeting, and the usual compliments
Of the season, there came from under
the settee heavy sigh, which evil
IDENTITY attracted the Generals atten--
tion. However, only talked and
laughed o little louder, hoping to di~
vert his attention, when-oh, me !
there came and kick that could not
be ignored. So I stopped down and
dragged Payne out by the leg. Gen.
eral Washington's dignity left him
for once. Langhi Why, he fairly
roaredl He nearly went iuto con-
vulsions. The sight OF that bow in
that gown, all 80 unexpected, coming
wrong end first fyom under INV seas
it was too mpeh.''
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20

The newly fledgeG law maker is al
ways to be told by bis alacrity when
a card is sent in 10 him. He proma
ises everything and assumes an air OF
supreme blan lness. The old men,
bers who have weathered through
many seasons here, pay but little at
tention to cards sentln. --
Ben Willis holds Lis levees in the ell
evator of the Arlington Hotel. Just
7 when constituent thinks things are
! fixed, he goes up and leaves the i'm
terviewer to moralize on the ingrati-
tude of those in office.
Senator Gordon is to receive an
elegant solid silver service from his
South Caroinian friends. They are
to be richly adorned with emblematic
engravings.
Local reporters are greatly aggi-
tated over the almost wonderful fact
that Gen. Sherman has refused to be
interviewed. Heretofore all that was
necessary to be done was to ask him
a question and pull out a note book;
Immediately he would. pour forth a
volume of information, exbaustless as
the widows cruise Of oil and invigor-
ating as the Pierian spring.
A baby show is the latest sensation
here. We haven't the celebrated
"rag baby" of Ohio fame, but have
our share of little bright cherubims,
who will make good showing when
the time comes.
"Old Prob" has drawn it mild 80
far this winter, and We have not seen
flake of snow. Daring these bean
tltnl days, so Iftcn experienced in
the autumn in this climate, the favor
lite drive is cut to the soldiers home,
Il lovely spot, made famous as the
summer residence of President Lin
coin, and latterly Of President Hayes
The area of the park is about 800
acres and is so situated as to afford
many beautiful vistas of the city and
tie Potomac. Arlington Heights is
also popular drive. 1t is about five
miles distant, and situated on a com.
mandirg hill on old Virginia's sacred
soil. There are 10000 soldiers bu-
ried IN it's confines.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20

Patents dated Nov. 13, 1877, issued
TO residents of the States named be-
low, reported by G. E. Foster, Patent
Attorney, 500 7th ST. Washington, d.
c.: A. Seehausen, Memphis, Tenn,
curtain roller; J. N. KaufhoIz, Chata.,
nooga, Tenn, engine; J. M. Marshall,
Knoxville, Tenn, furnace doors. J. Fl.
TabIer, Mt. Juliet, Tenn, flax brakes;
J. a. Albright, Fayetteville, Tenn,
rock drill; j. N. Kaufhols, Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, journal bearings; r. l..
Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala, fire place
CRATE; j. 7. Jetcr, Jacksonville Ala,
harvester; q. J. Cooper, Oxford, Ala,
cnltivator; G. Colmer, Springfield, La,
dose measures; J. w. Burris, Marshall
Tex, Seed planters; J. B. Boone, GAL
weston Tex, automatic Tan; J. G.
Pickers, Weaversville, N. c., clothes
FOUNDER; r. r. Jones, Ashcville, N. G.
Trusses, J. P. Terry, Lake City, Fla,
cultiVator; J. M. Baseet, Athens, Ga,
plows.
Patents dated Nov. goth 1877: E.
Krost, New Orleans La, ice machine;
A. Roth, New Orleans La, printing
photographs; N. T. Edison, New Or
leans La, water regulators; J. II.
Thierman, Louisville Ky, rectifying
apprs.; B. J. Hobson, Covington, Ky,
rectifying apprs.; W. H. Marlborough,
Sherman Tex, earth augur; J. J. Arm
strong, Texana, Tex, post hole dig
ger; J. Haffman, Mt. Crawford, Va,
table tongs; W. r. Russell, Norfolk,
Va, tag fastener; W. J. Johnson, Her.
nands, Miss, gin saw file; J. M. Hill
and J. Forsyth, Brighton. Tenn. horse
powers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 18

At last the long and tedious strug-
gle in tho Senate is at an end, and
both Kellogg and Butler have been
sworn in, much to the pleasure of
their respective friends. Sc much has
beon said through the columns of tho
public press concerning this contro>
vcrsy that tho people at large will be
glad to have q rest.
Tho President has endcavorcd to
keep his own council concerning his
forth coming annual message. Much
speculation has been INDUCED in, but
exactly what he recommends is not
known.
Tho various cabinet officers have
prepared their reports With great
care. They furnish to the country in
detail, the workings, wants and ne
ccssitios Of their branches Of tho pubs
lie service. Economy is marked
feature, and q moro thorough and
practical civil service will be sure to
result if Congress approves and Sec
onds the recommendations.
Somo prominent banker, with n
good share Of common sense has writ.
ton as follows to tho United States
Treasurer. "Do you pay all the Con-
gressmon in silver? By the eternal,
do it? 1t will bring them to their
senses, to give them 400 heavy trade
dollars a month, or 800 halves:' What
funny sight it would be to see the
venerable bald headed lawmakers,
each step up to the Treasurer's office
and draw out of their pockets the
proverbial stocking to be filled with
the shining pieces of silver.
The chief of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing reports saving in
his department of over $4,000 since
last year; $780, $3.50 sheets ofsecurities
valued at $7O8,414,645 and 1917 200
stamps wero printed. No counterfeits
have yet appeared on any of the this
years work of this bureau. In this
report high and just compliment is
paid to the employees, many of whom
are ladies, or "Dept. women" as some
style them. Pride in blood often says
~ would not have my daughter in the
Government service, but many oi
these lady toilers are more highly ed,
ueaLeG and cultured than the gay 80.
ciety women who parade the avenue
in silks and diamonds, or whirl thro
the street in elegant coupes. The
fact is Washington is overrun every
season with cod6sh aristocracy, like
Saratoga. Men and women swell here
in great style and get at home they
amount TO nothing in tho social scale.
These ladies who are forced to earn
their daily bread are many of them
made dependent by the loss OF their
father or husband in the late war
Among the host of them are many
who have occupied ennmerable posi-.
tions in former days. For INSTANCE
one IA the dead letter Office was born
and lived in tho White House during
Jacksons administration. She is the
only living person born thore, and yet
is now dependent on the Government
for her living.
Senator IDgalls proposes to make
short work Of the National Capital
Insurance Company, (not the Nation
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE latest ad-
vices from Bucharest put the nun
Der of Turkish prisoners at 10000.
Osman Pasha ordered sortie in the
direction Of Widdin. His valor,
which Is described as desperate, is
everywhere the theme of converse.
ton. The sutferings of the Turks in
the bereagucd town were awful. Cold,
disease and famine decinated their
ranks and reduced the soldiers to
living skeletons.
Four hundred guns fell into the
hands of the Russians. The ground
which was the scene of tho sortie
was literally strewn with the dead
and dying. Osman Pasha himself
was severely wounded before he
would consent to q surrender.
The Gar, after the surrender Of
Plevna, placed his carriage and es-
cort at the disposal of OSmsn Pasha.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20

The oldest greenback five is under
glass at Nashville, Tenn. The teller
of the Third National Bank in re-
ceiving deposit noticed five mark.
ed letter A, No. l, and dated March
10, 1868. 1t was sent to the treasury
department, where it was identified
as the first five Issued under the legal
tender act. 1t has been handsomely
framed and will be presented to the
Historical Society.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20

Washington authorities state that
the corn crop of the United States is
placed at over 1850, 100000 bushels
annually, and of this amount only
60,0OO,000 bushels are exported
Congressman Hewitt thinks if pro-
vision be made at the Paris Exposi-
tion to practically illustrate the eco.
nomic value of the Indian corn it
would tend very considerably to in
crease it's consumption in European
countries, and largely increase our
annual export.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-12-20
Interesting Correspondence.

We are permitted to insert the
correspondence with Gen. Gordon in
reference to the testimonial from the
women of Columbia, which was for
warded to him about elk weeks ago.
Doubtless his public duties, always
arduous and exacting, but more es-
pecially severe during the recent
struggle in the Senate, have pre-
vented an earlier acknowledgment of
the testimonial. His modest and
courteous acceptance Of the gift is in
keeping with the noble qualities of
the man, who has merited this tri-
butte from the unselfsh and devoted
women of our fair city. The corres>
pondence is follows:
COLUMBIA, S. O., Oct. 81, 1877.
To General j. B. Gordon.
Dear Sir: l am requested by Co.
lumbia women" to ask your accept
auce Of this silver salver, as a token
of their gratitude and regard. 1t
was intended for you little "Caroli
na," and we deeply deplore the dis
appointment that has fallen upon
our design of giving into her keep
ing record of Carolina being free,
through the help of Gordon.
Sir, words would not express the
thoughts that move our hearts at the
sound Of your name. Gordon and
Hampton! So closely entwined, that
to think of the one is to think of the
other; to think Of either is to think
of our State; and TO think of our
State is to combine in thought what
is highest and noblest in the history
of the past, and to ask Gods bles-
sing for the future.
We send our Offering, q represent
a,ive of all grades of society, far too
small to hold the words of praise
and gratitude that fall from the lips
Of all even the poorest cnrichine
her mite with "God bless Gordonl
We all say, "God bless you;" the
man who came to us in our need;
who worked, watched for and hailed
with jvy the hour we were set free.
Yours, GRACE ELMoRE.
| WAsH1NaToN, Dec. 3, 1877.
To Miss Grace Elmore.
Dear Madam: | have received the
silver salver presented by the women
Of Columbia, and with it the letter
from yourself as their representative.
1t wonld be mavailing to attempt an
expression of the gift, or my sense OF
grateiulness for the honor done me-
l am not insensible, however, of the
fact that yon place too high an esli-
mate upon my services, for my ma
ture must have been callous indeed
II had not responded to Carolina'e
call with every energy of my mind
and every throb of my heart. What
ever Of assistance l have been able
to contribute to the relief Of your
State from the evils of mis-govern~
ment, was rendered to a people bound
to those who sent me here by every
tie of kindred, of interest, of death
less memories, aud enduring sym.
pathies.
| lsball treasure this beautiful Gift
through life rs memorial of South
Cardinals new birth, and of the toe
generous tribute paid to me by hel
daughters, for the aid it was my
privilege to render in the time of hel
distress and humiliation.
With sincere thanks to you and tc
those whom you represent, am
most respectfully and truly yours,
j. 3. GORDON.