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The Arizona sentinel., 1877-12-22
CrabSe's EiliDEsterOs,

In 1856 Gandard was governor of
 Sonora, but YgnacIo Pesqueirl
 wanted to be. Henry A. Crabje
 had married a member of the in-
 tiuentlal Ainsa family, of Sonora,
 anI while down there on a visit to
 his wife's family he fell in with
 Pesqueira, who was on the point
 of organizing revolution against
 the State government. Anagree-
 ment was made by which Crabbe
 was to bring one thousand armed men to accomplish the overthrow of Gandara. In return for this service his party was toreceive an immense strip of land, extending across the northern frontier of Sonora and adjoining the Ameri- can line. The explanation to be given to the general government of Mexico for introducing armed bands of foreigners and giving them lands, was to be that they were colonists, settling in good faith and receiving the lands on condition of protecting the front fer against Indian depredations. Crabbe went to San Francisco and gathered together a lot of reckless daring adventures. He started | with one hundred men, leaving the others to follow as rapidly as they could be enlisted and organ- ized. The party came by land and, in crossing the desert from Los Angeles to Yuma, experienced much suffering. At one time their provisions became so reduced that on dividing them around there was only pint of corn to the man. Norval Douglas was of the party and, a companion having stolen and eaten his pint of corn, he shot him through the heart. Another was a brother of the Col. now operating among the mines of Mohave county. Marching up the Gila, Crabbe halt
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-12-22
Education in America.

It is somewhat difficult to arrive at full knowledge of the cost of the public schools in the United States, owing to the fact that the management of them is so thoroughly localized. According to the report of the United States Commissioner for Education for 1873 the total revenue from the per manent school funds throughout the Un- Ion was e70S, AT, while the amount raised from State and local taxation for the man. tenance of the common schools was e12.- 321 ,595 sterling, making together total of &13,0S0,069. These amounts do not in- clude local donations, which, in some cases, are ot considerable amount. Com pared with this large sum, the amount ex- pended in Great Britain upon the eduea- ton of the people looks very trihing. In. cluding the amount received in the shape of school fees, the gross expenditure in England, Wales and Scotland for the year 1S74.5 was but a3,592636 The contrast between the expenditure of the two coun- tries for education is perhaps even more clearly shown by the following figures, which give the amount raised by current taxation per head of population in Eng land and Wales and several of the Ameri- can States:
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-12-22

Several years ago the present Bishop of
 Manchester, ill his able and well-known
 report upon the common school system of
 America, alluded to the readiness and cheerfulness with which the American people responded to the call made upon them for the support of these schools in the following terms: "Viewed as burden pressing equally upon tie property of the whole community, they are quite unparal- leled. That they are borne so generally without complaint and, indeed, that the appropriated to the public schools keeps growing so considerably year by year, is the proof, if proof were wanting, of the value the Americans attach to their system of education and of their uetermin- ation that if shall be sufficiently maintain ed." Since Bishop Fraser's visit to Amer lca, twelve years ago, their common-school system has been developed and enlarged
 m a remarkable manner, and the charge upon the current taxation to defray it's cost has grown and increased enormously. -lCor. Manchester Examiner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
COLUMBIA HOTEL
CHANGE IN PROPRIETORSEIIP.

THE undersigned havd leased this odestabished md well known HoEEI, which is par
! eueNnce the only properly constructed hOtGin tee city OF Columbia, beng c0mno-
dious ny, veil lighted and ventilated, ant is far ahead OF n other hotel or boarding
in this city: It vii be the aim Of the pnpriet@s to make the COLUMBIA HOTEL
c@ Of tho spoas"n." 'sGPEHToR 10 ALL AND TSFERfoR 10 NONE. Our oLct viii b
have the Columbia Hotel we'll filled with guests m to accomplish thsd desired enc We
compete Will the boarding houses Of tho cit ya topRoc while we shall Isto fr, aten-
ant mmodati ,supSs them aH.
Transient Boarders Two Dollars Per Day.
by the wceeo or Month at prop0rimatc rns. While or prices are reduced, our
guestsn may be assured that in IL manner shall our table be lacking In thc good shiugs 10
comfort the nncr man. Onr object b daing q large boiness and keeping a well filled
will he made u by an Increased business. Our BAR viii contain the purest an choicest
Liquors, with polite attendants tomeett the wants of thirsty souls who desire to bcac comrn
dated with good liquors mixed TO suit hi wants OF the most Eadlous. Ina word w want
the travelling public to give usa trial, being assured that h%ew o stp with US onc,w will
KEENAN, BROTHERS, Propnetors.
WIN GORMAN, Manager L. NJ. COLOGNE, Cashira IN Office Clerk.
Columbia, s. c :, August H. 1877. Aug, IT7. 1.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

been appointed Captain, although it
was SO anuounced-and that his own
account of his reception IN Columbia
was somewhat c0lorcd.
The account OF Mack was given lit
orally, rs likely to ANUS those
who knew him., and not in any re-
spect Intended to wound the feelings
of others. That is not III practice as
journalist, and we make the aDlCnQC
honorable to all who 50 regarded it,
or felt agyrievcd at our mention of
their names in that connection.
The object intended has been econ
plished. The matter, in Il opinion,
seriously involved the quiet, peace and
good order of this community.
We have shown that we had suffi-
cient authority for saying that Mack
Thomas had been "appointed Cap
tain" and it is admitted that he was
commissioned to collect the arms of
&c. "a" Now we submit, that it
would have been better for Democrat
ic officers of the great State Of South
to have frankly admitted the
mistake and recalled the appoint
ment, than to make u futile attempt,
through the Columbia editors Of the
Charleston dailies, to cover the mis-
take, and at the same time to bring
odium on the country editor who
attention to the matter for no
other purpose than to promote peace
and good will in his own community.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
Wednesday, August %, 1877.
Mack Thomas Not Captain.-Thc
Soft Impeachment Emphatically
Denied.

Both tho Charleston papers deny
that Mack Thomas has been appoint
ed Captain. AS their statements are
similar, as to the facts, and as the
NcUs and Cow'ie,'s article shows less
temper, we copy it, and direct our re-
ply to it, which will apply to both:
lst. capt. N. f. Thomas, colored,"
has neither been commissioned nor
appointed by the Governor, the adju-
tant-general nor any one else, as care
full inquiry ut the State House this
morning proved.
I'd. Mack says that Gen. Noise is
Il nice gentleman 4 4 n and intro
duced him to the treasurer and other
officers" dc. Gen. Noise was absent
when Thomas WAS in Columbia, and,
of course, introduced him to no one.
1.-The treasurer and other oilicers,'d
clare that they have never yet seen
Mack, "even in their dreams," rs one
of them expresses it.
Sd. Mr.. Swaffield was also absent
from Columbia at the same time, and
has eve seen MACK" in his life to
his knowledge.
4th. The Columbia editors will
doubtless answer for themselves.
5th. The whole account is, rs was
recently said by II of the %slandered
officers, "a lie out Of the whole cloth,'
the only grain Of truth in the entire
story being that Thomas, as captain of
the so-called militia company in Able
Vile, was required to collect the arms
in the possession of of the members Of
his con1pcny only, aud to hold tho
same subject to the order Of the proper
authorities.
The gentlemen, whose names have
been 50 freely used in such doubtful
connection, express themselves in
most indignant terms in regard to the
insult thus attempted to be put upon
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
Carriages for Children.

CANOPY TOP PERAMBULATOHS, Buggy
~ Top Pcrambulat0rS, Silver mounted
trimmings and handsome styles. Just receive
ell at j. D.. CHALMERS j. co.
March 7, 1877. IT,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

DR.. Tut has been en-.
gagged in the practice Of
medicine thirty years, and
fora long lime was demon
strator of anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor-
ria. hence rersons using
his Pills have the guaran-
tee that they arc prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from all
qnackery.
lie has sncccedcd In
combining in them the
hrrrtnl,rr ~antagonistic
qualities Of a strtneihts.
iss,tntenlivt, aHaafvy.
iiyiRg ionic.
Their first apparent ef.
feet is TO incrcnse the ap.
petite by causing the food
to properly 4 ssimilate.
Thus the system is nour.
i.hed, and by their tonic
action on the digestive Of
gaus, regular and healthy
rvacuaions are produced.
The rapidity with which
person. fakt on ftsk,
while under the influence
Of these pills, Of itself in
dictates their adaptabiiiiy
10 nourish the body, and
hence their efficacy in cur.
ing nervous debility, mel.
ancholy dyspepsia, vast.
ing Of the muscles, slug.
giShness of the liver,
chronic constipation. and
:ngth to the system. Sold
Street, New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
Notice to Tax Payers

A IL Persons having any Peal or Per-
II sona1 Property IN their possession,
or under their control rs owner or holder,
or as husband, parent, guardian, truss
tee, executor, administrator, agent or at
torney, on tho first day of Juno, 1877, arc
required to list or exhibit the salno tn the
county Auditor or his Assistant. Fol the
purpose OF Taxation my office is OPEN
cd daily, Sundays c%Xccptcd) for the pur-
pose of receiving such returns until 9TH
September next.
For the accommodation of tho tax payers
I have arranged to have an assistant ut
the following places on the days dcsisna-
ted: viz,
At Nincty-Six, from arrival of down
train on I'D July until arrival of up
train on next day.
At Greenwood, from arrival Of up train
on 9th July until arrival Of same train
next day.
Hodges Depot, from arrival of up train
on 25th July until arrival Of same train
next day.
Gilgal Church, 3Oth July.
Smithville, 3lst July.
Cedar Springs, August lst.
White Hall, Augsut I'd.
Chilcs Cross Roads, August Sd.
Donallsvillc, August lO!h.
Due West, August, llth.
Erwin's Store, August 18th.
LOwndcsville, August lltli.
Icster's Store, August 18th.
C%alhoun's Mills, August 18th.
Lebanon Church, August 18th.
Bradlcy's Mill, August 10th.
Mckottrick's Mills, August 2lst.
1t is made my duty, when parties fail
to make their returns within the time
prescribed, to copy the returns of the
preceding year and add thereto fifty
per cent, as Il penalty.
j. TONNES ROBERTSON,
Auditor.
Abbcvillc, July IS, 1877.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

Mosquitoes will carry buckets with
them this summer. The other night two
blood-sucking mosquitoes, one with a
lamp and the other with a bucket, enter
ed an up town residence, and found a
fair victim "lingering in blissful reposo."
They looked at q wagon load of filters,
bustles and other "mako-up' lying about
on chairs, then at the fair beauty. The
one with tho lamp said to the n with
And the fair one escaped being the victim
Of the two midnight assassins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
Grcenyille and Columbia Railroad
CHANGE OF

Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays OK
copied, connecting with Night, rams on
south Carolina Railroad up and down. Or
and after Monday, July 18th, 1877, the fol
owing will be the schedule:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

Columbia, August 10th, 1877.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

:1npar,ing health and strength to the sy:
everywhere. Office, IS Murray Street,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22
Correction.

We take pleasure in giving the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Swaf1icld, which sets
him right on tho record. Mr.. Swaficld
is one Of the most substantial citizens Of
Columbia, and is held in high esteem by
those of our citizens who know him.
Editor Press and Banner:
DEAR SIR.-In your Issue of tho 18th, inst,
you publish Al conversation had with ono
Mack Thomas. in which there is Il statement
in regard to myself, utterly devoid of truth.
| do not i:nOw Mack Thomas, have never mot
him, do not own q horse or buggy, was not In
the city during the purp0rted visit, being alb.
sent at 4 anderson attending the Agriculturnl
Society Injecting. by giving this publicity III
your paper,
You will obligc. your obcdient Servant,
w. G. SWAFrIELD.
August 10th, 1877.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-20
WellingtOn's Strategy.

On a certain occasion during Yelling
tons campaign in the Pyrenees, that
q great captain" being displeased with
the dispositions Gen. Picton had made
for receiving the assault of Marshal
Soult, who had menacea him in front,
ordered tho plan to be entirely changed.
But the difficulty was to delay the at
tack of the French until the change
could be effected. This the Iron Duke"
accomplished in person in the follow
ing manner: Dofing his cooked hat and
waving it in the air, he rode furiously to
the head of a regiment, as if to order a
charge Thereupon rose tremendous
cheer from the men, which Was tai zen up
by corps after corps until it reverherat,
ed along the whole extent OF Picton Is
line.
As the roar died away, Wellington
was heard to remark, musingly, as it ad:
dressing himself. "Soult is a skillful
but cautious commander, and will not
attack in force until he has ascertained
the meaning of these cheers. This will
give time for the sixth division to come
up, and we shall beat him" 1t turned
out as anticipated. Soult very naturally
supposed that those tremendous shouts
announced the arrival of large rein
forcements, and did not attack until toe
late. Had he struck at the right mo-
ment, he would have won an easy yicto-
ry; as it was, he met with a bloody re-
pulse. This was strategy. 1t was not
the stratgy of books, but the strategy OF
genius, conceived and executed in the
same moment. The idea was born OF
the occasion, and carried out on the in
slant
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-20
An Attractive FelNales
Nav Work Tribune.

"The Tottering Lilly" the wife of
the Chinese ambassador at London, has
been visited by several ladies, who des-
cribe her as looking creature,
with almond shaped eyes and jetty hair,
held out in stiff tail over tortoise
shell pin behind. Her attire, loose,
many -colored embroidered jacket, with
large sleeves, surmounting skirt or
trousers worked in gold A pardonable
ruse was perpetrated to obtain what was
most coveted, namely, a view Of her
feet. The conversation was, by means
of the interpreter, brought round to the
subject. An American lady present
celebrated for beautiful feet, exhibited
one of hers to the Lily" Immensely
huge was the remark; and the expla.
nation that they were useful to walk on
was not accepted as q valid reason for
their dimensions. Again another lady
showed a tiny boot with no more effect;
and the Lily" determined not to be
pleased by European models of perfec-
ton, which have no doubt turned many
In this country, was challenged to show
what she considered the soul of excel
lence. Coyly, for the Chinese have q
genuine horror of profane eye in such
matters, her Excellency exhibited what
she was pleased to call her foot. Small
it was-just the size of ladys doubled
fist, and much the same shape apparent
| ly, swathed in bands Of blue silk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-20
IOWA, FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1877
A wild, terrible cry of mothers an

A wild, terrible cry of mothers an
guish.
Marty, my little Marly-mamma' s
precious. little child! Give her here
give her to me! My little angel"
Emma, Emma! you will faint! you
will drop dead! Let me lay her on your
bed"
1t was rough enough couch of straw
covered with blankets, but the best the
inn afforded.
Emma Marriott, with officers of the
law, had tracked her lost child across
the country, only to find her in this sad,
strange way, in the valley of the shadow
of death. Slowly the dark eyes opened,
and filled with ineffable happiness.
" | have found my mamma" she whis-
pered softly, with her arms around En-
ma IS neck
Miner and Herries hurried up to the
door.
We've whipped the consaned ras-
Gals, and Marriott's got his death wound
| reckon" cried the latter, and then,
starting suddenly, exclaimed:
I" What! Good heavens he hain't shot
Hush-hush, my friend. 1t is all Of
no avail, now. Thank God, her mother
is here"
"Tell papa | forgive him." the child
murmured, and fell back dead.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-20
A Mortified Landlord.
N. Y, Ledger,

A hotel-keeper who has no more sense
or courtesy than to snub a guest because
of his poor clothes, deserves to lose his
custom. In the instance related below
the modification Of the offender was
doubtless increased by letting him of
mercifully
Our host of the P House was Col
Trover How he came to be Colonel
never knew; l only know that, for the
life of him, he could not have told the
flank of a regiment from it's center; still
he always wrote his name Colonel,
and had "Colonel' in big letters on his
sign board.
Trover was a sycOphant, and bowed
low to men of wealth. Once wealthy
old farmer from Lincoln county went
with his light rockaway and span Of
horses, to the college where his two sons
had just graduated with honor, for the
purpose of taking them home.
The party stopped for dinner at the
P House The older son did the
ordering. He ordered the taking care
of the horses, and ordered the dinner
for the party. The young men were
handsome aad dashing, and were their
fathers pride. The landlord bowed to
them extremely low; and in relief of the
obsequiousness he paid to them, he was
correspondingly brusque and churlish
to the old gentleman, their driver"
While Col. Trover was ordering his
very best for the two dashing guests, a
middle e-aged gentleman in the yard had
recognized in our sturdy, plainly y-clad
old farmer, no less parsonage than eX-
Gov. Hubbard, one of the grandest men
in the State, and this gontleman-Judge
Kent-and the Governor had social
chat before dinner.
The father observed the landlord S
manner and so did the sons. The latter
would have resented it, but the old gen
tleman restrained them.
''No, no, he said. He takes me for
a poor man, and so treats me roughly.
Let him have the full enjoyment of his
mistake at the proper time.
When the Colonel saw Judge Kent,
he almost went to the ground with his
bow. This was truly an honor. He
found the young graduates, and inform
ed them that his friend, Judge Kent, of
tho Supreme Court, had arrived: ut
course they would have no objections
to his sitting at table with them?
Of course not.
By-and-by dinner was announced, and
the Governor led the way into the din
Ing room, followed by his sons and the
Judge. The landlord saw and was dis
gusted. The man whom he had snub-
bed was going to dine with his honored
guests.
Sir" he said to the eldest of the
sons, will you have your driver sit at
the table with you? Will the Judge
like it?'
We'll, replied the young man with a
merry twinkle of the eye, since the
Governor is to pay all the bills, | guess
we'll allow him to sit at the table with
us.
Why, Colonel" cried Kent, with a
laugh, don't you know Governor Hub
bard?"
Our father Colonel" added one Of
the song;
Poor 1'rover couldn't say a word. He
bowed his head and fed and sent in his
wife to wait upon the table.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-20
That Big Frog.


1t was remembered afterwards that he
had sneaking, low down look, and the
boys were sorry that they didn't arrest
him as the Nathan murderer He called
at the Ninth Avenue Station and asked
IT they had an aquarium there, and if
they dldn want a Lake ST. Clair frog
to put in it, and he added:
Gentlemen, it is a frog that caught
myself, and he ought to be on exhibi-
tlon. | never saw frog Of his size be
fore
How large is it?" inquired a Ser
geant, instinctively glancng toward the
top Of the coal stove.
Gentlemen, hate to give you the
figures, because I'm stranger replied
the man.
There's some old whoppers up in the
Lake, put in one of the relief squad
I've seen EN- as big as a stove-cover,
and even bigger"
Well, some one ought to have this
frog who can feed him up well, " said the
stranger amt much on natural sci
ence, and I've seen about all there is to
see, but this frog-great heavens! Some
man ought to take him round the coun-
try!n
How did you catch him? asked the
Captain.
Run him down with tug and threw
fish-net over him"
And he is monster, eh?
"A monster! Well, | don't want to
give you dimensions. Three reporters
were at my house last night to get his
length over all, breadth of beam. and
carrying capacity, but | wouldn't let
them in. | don't care for the glory of
the capture, but simply desire the ad-
vancement of the general interests of
the State"
u We heard sailors tell of seeing frogs
up there as large as nail keg; but |
thought they were lying" observed the
Sergeant
Nail keg! Why, dye suppose I'd
come around here with frog which you
could put into nail keg! =
i suppose he would 90 into bar
rel? tremblingly remarked the Ser
geant.
Gentlemen you have sailed across
Lake st. Clair, coldly replied the stran-
ger, but it's plain to me that you never
showed boat through the marshes
Would | fool away time on frog no
bigger than barrel! Would tug-boat
chase such frog?"
1 shouldn't be a bit surprised if this
frog was as big as hogshead said the
Captain, I've seen EN- up there even
larger than that"
"A hogshead! Gentlemen, l see that
you don't care for this frog, you are
willing that | should ship it away to
some, other town, Goodbye, gentle
men"
Hold on" called the Captain, hold
ing out his last cigar. We believe you,
of course If you said this frog was as
large as wagon-box, [ should believe
you, for I've seen 'em up there fully as
large as that. Please give US the dimen-
sions of this frog.
The man lit his cigar took pill-b
from his vest pocket and shaking out d
frog not over three days transformed
from a pollywog. he very quietly OBJ
served
Gentlemen, get out your tape-lines.
When they rose up he had vanished,
No single baton hit him.