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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08

Cept Wade H. Manning has been
app6iated Private Secretary to Governor
Hampton. He a son of Elk Gov. Man
ming.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08
1lORTGAGEE SALE.

DYvirtue OF Mortgage executed to Inc
1p by J. III. QUITS, Will sell at Anderson
=. IL, o. e., ON Monday, the Eth day ol
February next, one grey Mule ana ons
chestnut sorrei Mnre--prOperty substitutssa
for one grey Mere and cne bay Mule Coi.'
described III sDid mortgage. Terms cash.
G. a. REED, Mortgage
Feb I.s1n77n ~ %
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08

= Gel. Thomas Taylor, of Columbia,
has received the appointment of Inspector
of Phosphates from Gov. Hampton.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-08

Of course Wells and the other mem
bers of this board all deny these nIlega-
tions, but the support given the sworn
statements of Littlefield and Maddox by
the written documents is too strong to be
c;rcumvented by the word of Wells or
other members of the board. the coun-
try has at last awakened to.the true con-
dition of affairs in Louisiana, and we
have no doubt the result of tlieee discov-
cries will materially strengthen the Dem
ocFauc cause.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

Rustchuck meet there. The town lies
on the north slope of the Balkan, about
midway between it's crest and the lower
Danube, in a gorge, horse. shoe shaped,
and inclosed on three sides by mount
aims. In all the wars between Turkey
and Russia it has been the point of con-
centration for the Turkish forces. In
the vicinity is an entrenched camp capa-
BILE of accommodating from 10000 to
co. 600 men. At the summit of the cliffs
which surround it is wide tableland,
covered with brush and underwood, in.
tersccted by narrow confined paths. The
Notifications which crown the heights
are of great extent. Besides the strong
questioned wall, there are numerous
works, massive barracks and hospitals
built since 1880. The most accessible
approaches are guarded by strong forts.
1t was burned by the Emperor Nj
cephorus in S11. The Turks took it in
1887 and embellished and fortified it in
1899, the work continuing for ninety
years, mainly under the Grand VizieI
Hassan, whose tomb is the most notable
monument in the city. The Russians
attempted to take it in 1774, 1907, 1910
and in 1928, but without success. In
1858 its Notifications were greatly ex-
tended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

On the breaking out of a war between
two nations with which the United States
are at peace, the vessels-of-war of either
of them may be required TO depart from
our ports within twenty-fOur hours, eX.
cept in case of stress of weather, or
when they require provisions for their
crews or repairs; in which case they
must 90 to sea as soon as possible after
the expiration of the twenty-four hours.
Neither provisions nor repairs can be
obtained beyond what is necessary to
enable the vessel to reach the nearest
port of its own country.
No facilities of warlike equipment can
be obtained in a neutral port, coasts, or
waters of the neutral in aid of its war
like purposes, or as station or place of
resort for any warlike purpose. If the
belligerent vessel is a steam vessel-of-
war, it cannot receive in a neutral port
any more coal than is necessary to take
it to the nearest port of its own coun-
try, or to some nearer destination; and it
is usual to require that the same vessel
shall not receive two supplies of coal
from ports of the same neutral within
less than given time, say three months,
of each other. Subject to these rules -
which it is competent to the government
of the neutral States to announce that it
will act upon-the vessels of either bel
ligerent may enter our ports as often as
our Government may see fit to allow.
American vessels carrying arms or
other warlike supplies to Russia or Tur-
key will be liable to capture for carrying
contraband of war. The modern rule is
that provisions are not contraband; but
they may become so under circumstances
arising out of the particular situation of
the war or the condition of the parties
engaged in it. If they are carried for
the general use of life in an enemys
country, they are not in general deemed
contraband; but if they are destined for
military or naval use, or for ports of
military or naval equipment, they are
liable to be treated as contraband. Con
traband works a forfeiture of freight.
Formerly cOntraband worked forfeiture
of the ship, but in modern times the ship
is forfeited only when it is owned by the
same person who owns the cargo. The
cruisers of either belligerent can capture
American vessels having property of the
other belligerent on board, and take
them in for adjudication in the prize
courts, but they cannot tranship the
property at sea unless it is Indispensable
for its preservation. Innocent parts of
the same cargo, to escape the contagion
of contraband, must be the property of
a different owner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
The War News.

The Turco- Russian war is not popu-
lar topic of conversation. Beyond vague
references to the Russians and the Turks
nothing is said. When the names of
commanders, important points and bat
tle-helds are approached the parties sim
ultaneously and unanimously wilt and
back swiftly down. When man is out
for the evening and desires to make a
favorable impression upon the company,
he will lose color and self-possession if
the war is mentioned. Consequently
what information is made known is dis
pensed almost entirely by the papers
Things which cannot be spoken can be
printed. No man attempts to read the
war news to another. He says he hasn't
the time and that the other would get a
much clearer idea of it by reading it him
self, which is undoubtedly true. As
large and as bright and as intellectual as
is Danbury there is only one man here
who dares tackle the subject. Nothing
that the contending forces have so far
developed makes him quail. He is a
type-setter, and is keeping company with
a young lady who is the sole hope of her
parents, and appears to be the sole hope
of our friend. Sunday night he went
after her to go to church, but she was
not feeling WE'LL SO he prepared to spend
the evening with her and the elderly par.
ents.
John, said the old gentleman, "what
is the war news"
90 yes, john" said his wife, 81 wish
you would tell us something about it.
Edward don't get the papers, and when
he does the pesky names are so long and
so crooked that we can't make out any
thing. l wish you would tell us about
it."
The accommodatingyoung man straight
ened up IN his chair as self directed in
junction to brace up, and, smiling agree
ably upon the old couple, said:
They amt got at it over there very
hot just yet, but there's going to be a
lively time in a few days. The Russians
are now trying to force their way across
the Danube"
What's that?" asked the old lady,
with lively interest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
A Wedding on a Railway Train.

A wedding at forty miles an hour was
the romantic episode lately on Pacific
Railway train. Dr. Israel Davis of Stock
ton, Cal, and Mrs. Susan Armstrong of
Leavenworth, Kan, had been lovers in
their youth, but stern fate had separated
them, and they had both submitted and
married the partners that Providence pro-
vlded. These died almost Simultaneous
ly, and the old courtship was renewed
by letter. Then the long couple
started to meet each other, she going
westward, he eastward They met and
both went on to Gait, where they found
on the train Rev. Mr.. Hamilton. All
three then continued on to Stockton, but
the long'endured strain had now become
too severe. There was an ardent and
unheard request by the gentleman, coy
and blushing consent by the lady; the
peanut boy was dispatched for the CON
ductor to lend an official air to the cere-
mony; the gentleman and lady stood I'd
in the aisle as well as they could, hang
ing on to each other and to the end of
the seats; the clergyman stood up in
front of them, and, amid the boom and
rush of the train, the questions were
bellowed'out and responses shouted back
hap'hazard, and then the minister, in
voice like atrombone, declared the loving
and long-separated couple man and wife.
AT Stockton the marriage party got Off
and were Immediately driven to the resi-
dence of the groom, and the train re-
lapsed into its humdrum gallop to the
Pacific. "..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

''That's the river which cuts through
Roumania. If the Russians get across it
they'll be slap down upon the Turks in "a
iiffy, and'll make the stufting fly. Gen.
William Roagemotf is in charge of the
Russian army at this point, and Eugene
Ishmail has the command OF the Turks
opposing him. Now William is right
here" Indicating the spot on the table
with his finger cat Observation-Disclosures,
his infantry is here. At Hoopenbush he
has his artillery, and back at Toobunk-
shewmichi he has his cavalry"
''Gracious what names" calculated
the astonished old lady.
The old gentleman said nothing, but
he made up his mind that John must
have tremendous intellect to scoop in
those names and hold them.
Eugene" continued the young man,
modestly "has his army on the other
side of the river, of course. Here is
his infantry at Rustychuck, which he
has covered fully by batteries, while his
other artillery is at Bazakadtoabgar, and
his cavalry is at Sor9humphobia. He
wants to keep the Russians on the other
side of the river, you know, but William
is too much for him."
He ISL" gasped the old gentleman.
Yes-O yes" replied John, with
great confidence. William is toney; he
is right up to it every time. The first
thing you know he'll be across that river
and Eugene will be padding up out of
that in no time; and before you can turn
,around, as you might say, William will
have scooped in Hawdaji, Plunkettville,
Samaria, Schaddlewatch, Brewscoowori,
| acknowledgements, Schammer
horn, and other points equally and uni
formly contiguous"
John paused, looked up at the ceiling,
sighed, and mournfully added
" 1t looks bad for Eugene"
81 should say it did," emphatically
calculated the old gentleman.
Poor man" sighed the old lady
HAS he family?"
"a wife and seven children" said
John, gently.
The old lady sighed again. Dan5ury
| Nea1S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
Jaw-Breaking Names.

The various ways of spelling the names
of Russian and Turkish places arises
from the fact that the Russians and
Turks have alphabets that bear little
resemblance to those of Western Europe,
and consequently each writer who men
tions place cannot give it a native
spelling, as he would if writing of q
French, German, Spanish or Italian
place, but must represent the sound of it
by those letters in his own tongue So
that, when German, French or
an English traveller writes of place,
each spells it different from what the
other does. For instance, there is the
important fortified city of Ruschuk
When an Englishman attempts to write
the name as it sounds to him, he spells
it Rooschook," or Roostchook, p"
giving the "oo' the sound heard in
I" took" The Frenchman, in the same
way, spells it Roustchouk," while the
Germans, who always pronounce SUP
like our &c.," but sound och" like, a
soft OK" spell it Rustchuck," and
other travellers spell it Routchouk,"
" Rusczuck," and "Rustchuk"
This, however, is not so bad as some
others, for anyone can tell what place
is meant, no matter how variously it is
spelled. The sound we give to d" is
not heard in any of the Western Eu-
ropean tongues. The most of them pro-
nounCe it like "y," except the French
and Portuguese, who pronounce it like a
hard "sh," or rather "zh"-the sound
IS" takes in pleasure" In Spanish it
is sounded like Oh" But the Rus
SLAMS, Turks, Poles, and the Sclaves
generally have the sound, and when
Western European writers try to repre-
sent it to their readers they resort to
very queer combinations of letters.
The Germans usually write it with
dsch, and the French dzh." Thus,
Joolamerk is spelled by the first Dschou-
lemark, and by the second Dzhoulemark-
The vilayet of Dobroodja, which the
Russians will enter if they force their
way across the Danube near it's mouth,
is spelled also Dobrudscha, Dobr0dia,
Dobruje and Dobruza.
A still worse high mix is observable in
regard to "b, "f, u,""v" and W.
all of which are interchangeable, and
seem to be used for each other without
any restraint. Especially is this true of
b." "f" and "v," which seem to be
used with perfect indifference for each
other. Thus we have Sevastopol" or
Sebastopol," "Serbia" or Servia,"
Kischenew, -" Kischinev, y" Kichinef, -
and so on.
AS the Germans have been most active
in contributing to our knowledge of
Russia and Turkey, there is preva-
lence of the German way of spelling the
names of places, and this appears on the
maps prepared of the country. Most of
our Geographic news now reaches US
through German sources, and conse-
quently the German way of spelling pre-
walls there too.- Toledo Blade
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
A Remarkable Adventure.

THE weathercock on the steeple of the
village church in Soudan, France, was
time-worn and rusty, and those in au-
thority decided that it should be re-
moved. A man clambered up the stee-
pie, but just before he could reach the
weathercock he lost his balance and slid
down for seventy feet, then rebounded
to the roof of the church, and was pre-
cipitated to the ground without being
seriously injured. Then a man named
Chevalier strove to haul himself up by
means of rope; but at last his hand
slipped and he fell backward. His foot
caught in the rope and there he remained,
100 feet from the ground, with his head
down, beating the air with his arms,
struggling to recover himself, and sway
ing backward and forward with a high
wind. Pierre Pean now stepped forth
and volunteered to mount to the rescue
of Chevalier, but, after doing his best
for three-quarters of an hour, he had to
descend. His place was taken by Mo
reau, who, climbing higher than Cheva-
lier, slipped rope around his body and,
cutting that which held his foot freed
him from the fearful position in which
he had remained for three hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
A GOOse's Fight With Il Bull.

A HEAVY THRoATED bull near this city,
noted for his fierceness, accidentally
stepped on one of a brood of goslings re-
Gently which stately gander was hold
ing watch and guard over with great So
licitude Straightway the gander at.
tackled the bull, and seized him by the
tail with his beak, his wings lashing the
animals TANKS with the greatest fury.
In vain the bull whirled about to reach
his antagonist; the gander wheeled with
him, all the while retaining his hold
upon the bulls tail, and showering blows
with his powerful wings with telling eff
feet upon the bulls legs, until he fairly
roared with pain and terror. At last the
gander, apparently thinking that his adj
versary had sufficient punishment, let go
his hold and the bull took to his heels
with the liveliest speed, only stopping
when he reached the further corner of
the Observation-Disclosures (N. ~ argus. .
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
A SOmnambulIst'S Escape.

One of the most remarkable among
the record of incidents of narrow escapes
| occurred near Mansfield, on the Atlantic
Il Great Western Road, Thursday night
A gentleman and his wife, named Wake.
man, passengers on the night express,
were on their way to Lawrence, Kan
They were accompanied by their only
| son, bright young man of sixteen. On
arriving at Mansfield nothing could be
found of the boy, who had been seen
by his father to pass toward the end
OF the car afew minutes previous. There
was dumb and vacant air in his manner
at the time, which his father had noticed
but thought nothing of till aware of his
disappearance. The young man had on
one or two occasions previous been
known to get up and walk about in his
sleep, and it was conJectured that he
had in this somnambulistic condition
walked or fallen from the train; it had
been running at the rate of thirty miles
an hour, the night was dark, there are
many deep fills along the road, and GER
tain death seemed inevitable under the
circumstances. The mother of the boy
was overcome with fear; his father in
company with several men started out in
search of his sons remains They passed
along the track for number of miles
till certain they were beyond the spot
where he must have left the car. Moth
ing was to be seen of him, and the party
were returning about daylight, when they
discovered the object of their search w.
ing within few feet Of the track. lie
was asleep, his clothes covered with dirt
and slightly torn and his face scratched
in several places, but on being awakened
he arose unhurt and walked back to-
Mansfield, distance of six miles
The conjecture that he had walked off
the train when asleep proved correct
The boy states that he has no recollec-
ton of leaving the car, but was aroused
by hearing the crow of a rooster from a
neighboring farmhouse. He found him
self lying alongside of a fence, and with
much difficulty clamberedu up the railroad
filling to the track, where, it still being
dark, and feeling tired and stiff in the
limbs, he laid down and slept till
awakened by the searchers His escape
! is the more remarkable as there is fill.
ing at this point with descent of fully
fifty feet. A board fence is at the bot
tom and he broke through in striking
this and was probably stunned by the
contact. The family resumed their
journey, taking the next train, which was
that of Conductor House, who learned
of them this strange escape Dayton
(0hiO) Journal. - 0tb .r1i
s. .....t .
LAST month the Postofiice Department
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

Nectar Cream. four pounds of
sugar and four ounces of tartarc acid
pour three quarts boiling water; beat to-
gether the whites of four eggs and three
spoonfuls of flour, and stir into the MKT
ure when nearly cold. Boil for five min
utes, Do not skim it, but stir in the scum
as it rises. Let it cool, and add one ounce
lemon essence before bottling. When
wanted for use, stir two spoonfuls of
the sirup in tumbler of cold water, and
add quickly half teaspoonful of car
Donate of soda.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

LAST month the Postofiice Department
issued 20,729, 900 postal cards. .. A..
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-17

witnessed your villainy from the
platform
The rascals did not reply, but
with dogged sullenness dropped
into the seat, and two brakemen
armed with revolvers, were placed
over them.
A physician, who was a passen-
ger On the train, attended to Mr.
Radcliffe and his daughter, and in
due time they recovered from the
effects of the chloroform.
When Mabel looked upon the
blue-eyed man, she recognized
Jared Abbott, rejected lover. His
confederate Burdock, she did not
know. The man who waited near
the station for the abducting party,
never fell into the clutches of the
law; but it is certain that the
principal and his eager assistant
saw the inside of a penitentiary.
1t was Dick Davis hand that
held the bell-rope while Burdock
tugged at it, and his signal that in
creased the speed of the train, thus
effectively preventing the villains
escape.
Cyrus Radcliffe proffered Con-
ductor Dick handsome check for
his services; but it was refused,
and the reward that he finally ac-
cepted, was the hand of the through
passenger.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-17
one two thr'e ioni TIA, .lA -Spe
w'k. w'ks W KS " k mos .'Nup

extended all around Salt Lake. 1t
was little Chinese wall, with loop
holes and gates and round houses"
"Then Salt Lake was once a
walled city?"
"Yes, it was walled all around.
and the wall cost a great deal of
labor, too. Hundreds of men
worked all winter on it,
"But you have not told me the
two purposes for which it was
built" | suggested.
"Well, the chief purpose of this
wall was to keep 800 or 400
emigrants from being idle. You
see, We had large emigration one
year, 800 or 400 able-bodied men
They arrived in August, too late
to do anything on their farms.
Now an idle man is always bad
man. Still we had nothing for
them to do. How can | emplov
them 2 asked myself. Then I
thought of this wall. To make il
seem necessary, we had to pretend
that we were threatened by the
Indians around us. This was
easily done, for several parties of
Indians had been lowering about
the town. In few days we work.
ed up the enthusiasm for protection
and put these hundreds of idle
men to work. The wages were
small, but they all worked steadily
during the whole fall and winter"
"And no Indians ever troubled
the town 2"
"No. | never thonght they
would. But 400 idle men would
have tronbled it. We were in more
danger from idle men than
from Indians. And this has
always been my idea; whenever I
have found an idle Mormon | have
set him to work-kept him busy
with his hands and brain, and then
he is always sure to be a good
citizen"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-17

Woman was not made to live
alone any more than man. All the
actions of woman, whether of use
ful industry or of ornament, are
subject to the approval and pleas
ure of the sterner sex to which
their own are subordinate and on
which they are founded. To de-
scend to the humblest form of this
feeling; every one knows that when
a woman has arrayed herself in a
pretty dress and new ribbons, or
any flnery, put on for the first time,
although the admiration of her fe-
male friends may give degree of
pleasure, it is as nothing compared
to the light that comes into the eve
of one whose smallest compliment
is more valued than that of thous-
and women; and this feeling mod
flied by the circumstances of in
dividuals, runs through the whole
sex and is part of the nature of
their being, implanted in the heart
by the Divine Artificer to produce
the most delicious fruits that grow
in the garden of human life.
Women by themselves require
little to be comfortable; they can
live without ostentation, hustle or
form; neither in beauty of raiment
nor in delicacy of food can they
find happiness, so long as they have
it to themselves alone. They re-
quire to please the other sex be-
fore they can please themselves
A knot of old maids may, to be
sure, be bitterly merry over their
tea and gossip, and outwardly de-
spise all men with profound dis
dain; but there is something very
unnatural in that enjoyment, nor
does anybody suppose that the re-
spectacle spinster's heart bounds
with such sweet human delight
at the compliment Of her female
friends on her neat room, her pet
spaniel and strong tea, as the heart
of the good wife when her husband
tells her how nicely she has cooked
his supper and how sweet and
pretty she looks in that new dress.
1t matters not whether her husband
be the master of a million, or
salaried clerk; whether his days
be spent in the sports of the field,
the drudgery of profession or the
labor of farm; the pleasure of
wife and the object of all her work
is to have a table comfortably
spread on his return, and to see
that he enjoys the delicacies or the
necessaries which she has provided
for him; whether the provisions
be merely plain fare and snow
white tablecloth, or the rich soup,
the supurb joint and the exquisite
dessert, both women in their differ
ent positions look not to, think not
of, what they are preparing, only
as far as it will go towards pleas
ing the lord and master of their
homes and hearts.