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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-15


upon the different juries in largo
numbers, and at times in great dis
proportion to their strength
in tho voting population of their
county. All must admit that this is
wrong, md it is moro scntimentali
ty which induces some people, and
the worst species of demagogucry
some others, to advocate it. Tho
negro is entitled to all the legal
rights enjoyed by the white man,
but to nothing more. It rarely if
ever happens that whito men unable
to read are drawn on juries, and
there is no reason why negroes
should enjoy higher privileges. The
present law was framed for the
negro and against the white man.
1t should at once be radically
changed. No man, be he white or
black, should beallowed to sitin judg-
ment on the life, liberty or property
of another, without tho educational
qualifications necessary to enable
him to do so intelGgently. No man
should be opermitted to take a scat
in the jury-box unless ho is able
to read and write with facility. No
man without these qualifications is
fit to be q juror, unless he is cn~
dowed with extraordinary intellectu-
al qualities. And if he has these
ho can very soon acquire the knowl.
edge needed. We have had too
much of ignorant jurios. Already
some of the judges, beginning with
Judge Mackcy, have ruled that n
man unable to read cannot sit as
n Juror in case where documentary
evidence, whethor printed or written,
is introduced. AS Judge NIackey
we'll said when no first mado the
ruling, written evidence is
to the man who cannot read just
what oral testimony is to one total
ly DEAF or written words to ono
totally blind. In all higher courts
indictments arc used, and it is upon
the instrument itself that the fore
man writes tho verdict. What n
mockery, what sham, what tra-
vestie is such q verdict when tho
foreman has to anaEe his cross -n,arh +!
How utterly absurd to cause man
to saffix his signature, under oath, to
a document of which ho is unable
to read q single word q The SOON
CT this aort Of thing stops tho bettor
for tho State and for the cause of
Justice. The jury law should at
once be SO amended as to require
jurors to be able to read and write.
These qualifications are exacted Of
jurymen in tho United States courts,
and the improvement in tho charac-
ter of the jurios has been immense
over since the old law was changed.
If q Radical Congress could consis-
tently enact such a law, surely q
Democratic Legislature may do the
same. But wo want nc example.
Tho change would be right, and is
demandodby every consideration of
Justice. An Intelligent jury is q
protection to all tho rights of citi-
zenship m ignorant one q great
source of danger Let tho Legisla-
turo act promptly in this matter, and
the advantages of such action will
soon show themselves.
The House has postponed the
consideration of the usuryb bill to tho
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-15

a Court Dress Tedious FOrmnltios a
Moment of fHappnoss- Superior Privl
leges Accorded to tho Sons and
Daughters Of Uncle Sam.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-15

Jennie Juno Croly and Nine.
bemorest arc going to Europe for
TWO or threo months, and will
bring home tho fashions &
hands.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A number of bills, original and
from the Senate, were read by title
and properly y referred.
The following bills wcro read a
third time TO provide for the
drawing Of new jury lists in certain
counties; to amend section Is,
chapter 80, ofthe general statutes, re-
lating to the levy of taxes in school
districts; to repeal joint rcsolu-
ton to allow the county commis>
sioner Of Collcton county to levy
special tax to pay past indebtedness;
to provide stationery and fuel foa'
the General Assembly; to authorize
the appointment of a trial Justice
resident in Blackstock; to amend
chapter 115 Of tho general statutes,
relating to The pay Of the directors of
tho pcnitentiary; to abolish tho
office of official stcn nographcr; TO
allonv A. II. Smyt tho to redeem certain
forfeited lands to charter tho
Hampton Phosphate Company
The appropriation bill was taken
up and discussed till adjournment.
1--WE shall publish this bill in full as
soon as it skaM have become q law.
EDS.
The bill to repeal tho lien law was
discussed without final action.
a message was received from the
governor, stating that he had trans
mitted to the President the rcsolu-,
tion of the General Assembly asking
Executive clemcncy for certain &C.
cuscd persons, and had received the
following RESPONSE:
WAsH1NaToN, d. G., May IL, 1877.
TO Gov. WADE HAMPTON I am
Informed by the Attorney Gcnoral
that he has instructed tho District
Attorney OF South Carolina to pre
pare for trial only three Indictments
in the Ellenton cases, and to notify
the parties in MI other cases that
they need not prepare for trial. It
is possible that only ono case will
be tried. Tho fact that the indict-
ments were found by the grand jury
composed of both political parties,
soemsto Justify tho assumption that
the prosecutions arc not partisan.
l agroo with you that general
amnesty should d'extend to allpoGk-
cal oflenses except thuse which arc
OF tho gravest character.
II. B. HAYES, President
MIR. Aldrich introduced a concur
rent resolution to extend the thanks
of tho General Assembly to Presi.
don't Hayes for lis elemency.
Adjourned.
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TEE OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Cincinnati Enquirer.l

Cincinnati Enquirer.l
lie came YEARLY up the sanctum steps
yesterday afternoon, and turning the
waste basket upside down, sat down
upon it with q sigh that might have been
cut up into tornadoes and whirlwinds
enough to go around half dozen agri.
cultural counties. He had weary
look about him as though he had been
trying to die and couldn't find doctor.
His coat ragged and patched here and
there with prosperous and cannish COM
munities of cockle burs. His boots,
water proof variety, so arranged that if
you stuck them in the river the water
would run out faster than it would run
In. We asked how he Jared, and he
glanced savagely among our exchanges
before he answered sadly:
well, pretty miserable, thank We.
re see, times comes in pretty hard, and
1t ID pretty hard sleddin' to get along. l
either Jest had to sell the dogs, or cut
down the expenses in some other way,
and so l stopped the paper. 1 missed it
powerful bad the first few weeks, then |
kind O. got used to it. Borrowed it
once In while here and there, but folks
somehow didn't seem to like to lend
their paper, and &c finally lost sight of
1t altogether. Then trouble began right
OIL. The first thing 1 knew was ar
rested and fined 800 for violating the
game law. See things has been changed
little and l didn't know nothin about
it, but the judge said as how ignorance
wasn't no excuse in these days when the
State was so full of papers that you
couldn't fire a stone out of window
without hitting an editor. Then in o
week l was arrested and fined $40 for
violating the fishery law, and when l
begged off an said didn't know nothin
about 1t the judge asked where I was
raised an RENTED So of the fine for me
to take a paper with. But I kinder
thought l couldn't get in any more
scrapes, and sorto' hung on to the two
dollars. In about three days was took
up again and was fined 81 and costa for
hunting on Sunday. An had to sell
the gun to get out of the jug. Then O
Teller came along and bought every grain
OF corn l had in the crib for six cents
less than I found next day it was worth
in the market; then / lost two of the
best cows you ever saw, as they was tool
up and advertised, and all the time
was hunting the whole country over fol
EN-, when l found en- at last the cos
was more than the COWS was worth Th,
taxes came due and I don't know it, an
the farm was sold an had big costs tc
pay before l knowed a thing about it
Then l lost ten dollars on o bet tina
Pendleton had dead sure thing on tn
Democratic nomination. an another fiv
dollars on bet that Belknap was Sec
rotary of War. an I don't know any
thing about Babcock, nor Blaine, no
nobody else, and every week since "
stopped the paper I've paid out NOR
money to keep out of trouble than woul
keep me in newspapers all my days
Put my name on the list.
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BULLION TAx.-County Assessor r. P

BULLION TAx.-County Assessor r. P.
Dayton gives notice 10 to-day's RECORD,
that the tax on the proceeds of the mines
for the quarter ending September 30th
is now due and payable and that law in
regard to its collection will be strictly
enforced
THM item which appeared in our issue
last week stating that there was to be
q compromise between Valiancourt and
the Day Mining Company, was incorrect,
neither of tie parties knowing anything
about it.
DIED.-Bennie Beene, son of Jesse
and Annie Beene, died at Eureka on the
26th instant. The little boy, together
with his parents, formerly made Phoebe
their home.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board
OF County Commissioners hold their
monthly meeting on Monday next, No
vember 9Th. File your bills to-day or it
will be to late.
Thanksgiving Day The President
has designated Thursday, November
10Th, as and for u day of thanksgiving
and prayer.
PIooHE BuLL1oN.-$37 1862. so in bul.
lion was shipped by Wells, Fargo g. Co.
during the week.
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The Rights OF Stockholders.

To the Editor of the Chronicle-Sir:
Can you inform anxious stockholders in
the Overman mine of the reason why
visitors are not allowed in it? 1t is now
over six months since the ledge was cut
into on the 1400 level, yet stockholders
are still denied admission to it. Is there
no relief Tor us2
JOHN KELLY, and others.
Yes; see page 80, statutes of 1877.
Any persons owning shares representing
the value of one per cent. of the capital
stock of any mine can obtain an order
from the County Clerk, or any Justice
of the Peace, and the Superintendent
must admit him. For refusal, the PEN
atty is fine of not less than 800 nor
more than $500, with Imprisonment in
discretion of the Court.-Ed Chronicle.
L Virginia Chronicle.
~$
An enterprising engineer of this city
is engaged in working out plan for
heating the whole town by means OF the
heat generated in the subterranean
regions of the mines. He says there is
sufficient heat in the lower levels of the
mines, underneath our feet. to comfort
ably warm every house and every room
in the city, provided it can be utilized.
His plan contemplates system of pipes,
through which the heat will be distrib-
uted, while at the same time ii will be
drawn out of the mines as it arises.
Thus he will at the same time heat the
town and ventilate the mines. - Virginia
Enterprise.
COINS Mammoth Clothing and Dry
Goods Emporium, at the old stand on
Main street, opposite Meadow Valley
street, has again opened with new and
well selected stock Of goods pertaining to
q irst-class establishment. Everything
new, nobby and stylish. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance. Call at the
old stand, where goods are sold at bot.
tom prices. HENRY COIN,
Main st. opposite Meadow Valley St
KRAusE is known to have the very
best imported genuine Havana cigars. ii
Go TO Clute's for Brilliant Coal Oil.
Foa fne Key West Havanas OF 1917
cts. 20 to Krause's. Domestics, and
for 25 cts. If
The fresh Chewing and Smoking To.
baccoes direct from southern factories
at Krause's. tt
MINERS call at Clute's for your sup
plies.
FINE Chicago Confectionery. Station
ary. Cutlery and a Circulating Library
at Krause's. tt
| ALEXIS Shoes ut Ciuts's.
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OUTSIDE" MINEs.-An Eastern sub
scriber wants to know what is meant by
"outsids districts, and outside mines"
az used by stock brokers and others. The
phrase 'outside districts means every
thing not conferred at Virginia City; to
those who know anything about it the
phrase implies number of districts not
on the Comstock, which depend more
on what they can get from the mines
than on the fluctuations OF the stock
market. When district comes to the
front sufficiently to have half dozen or
80 mines listed on the stock board, and
thus supply a few more shuttlecocks for
the brokers, it is within the pale of re-
cognitOp; but when district is repre-
scented by one mine alone, or even two
or three, 1t is al outside one.
Our Eastern friend must not run away
with the idea these outside districts have
not each an individual, independent ex.
lstence, for they have, and sometimes it
is d very lively one. There is vast
region OF country on this coast being
developed in spots, and at each of these
spots is district more or less prosper
Ce5 ~ hOiC w lSao luil. AlbuOuhu Ll6
great mining centers, many of the "out-
side districts have from 800 to 500 men
lsboring away in the mines energetically,
and doing good work in building up the
country and developing its mineral re-
scources.
The obnoxious phrase originated with
the San Francisco brokers, who gener-
ally speaking, think ANYTHING is tout
side that is not on the Comstock.
Even such we'll known camps as Eureka.
White Pine, Phoebe, etc., IRE outside"
in this sense, although the former is
second only in Importance on the coast.
it is by no means to be inferred because
a district or mine is considered an out
side one that it is worthless or specu.
lative. Some of the mines to which the
phrase is applied have done better than
nine out of ten of those at the great
mining center-the Comstock Il Scien-
| tiic Press.
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Take Notice.

CHoRT ACCOUNTS MAKE LONG FRIRNDs.
- All parties indebted to F. W. Clute will
please come forward and settle Immediately. I
mean business.
szS>S1d T. W. OLuTE.
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am now prepared, at my new stand, to make
assays OF pulp, ore or metals OF any kind, and
guarantee all assays made.
o27-t A. Il, EMANUEL,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-03

Schustrich & Kleine, Prop'rs,
rs FURNISHING A SUPERIOR ARTICLE
L Of LAGER BEER, In quantities to suit. At
the lowest rates. Adjoining camps supplied On
short notice. isSO-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-25

THE MISSISSIPPI TRAoEDY.-Nellie
Chisolm, whose death from wounds receiv-
ed in defending her father from the De
Kalb, Miss, mob we mentioned last
week, las well as that of her father,) seems
to have been girl of rare courage. A
Washington lady, who was impressed by
the story of her brave conduct, wrote her
letter of coincidence, and received this re-
ply by mail on the same day her death was
announced by telegraph:
DE KALD, Miss, May Il, 1877.
Madam; At the request Of Miss Nellie
Chisolm, whose wounds render it impossi-
BILE for her TO write, serve as her amanu-
ensis. She takes great pleasure in acknowl-
edgiDg the receipt OF your kind letters
which have come TO hand since the De Kalb
horror took place, and let me assure you
that your kindness is appreciated. l have
had the pleasure of opening your letters
and reading them to her, and from your
writing, judge that you do not know that
the brave and devoted little daughter was
shot, beaten and mangled equally with her
father. Her right arm was shot through
and through while endeavoring TO shield
her father. A whole charge of buck-shot,
which first struck the flat iron bars OF a
cell, struck her full in the face, filling it
with chips Of lead and burnt powder. She
was struck in the face by some brutal
hand, which has blackeued and disfgured
it in fearful manner. She was also shot
IN the leg above the knee, and is now living
PROSTATE and helpless as an infant, and
nothing but the tenderest care and best
surgical aid can save her arm and precious
life. Her father is still alive but suffering
intensely, yet we have some hope of his fl
nal recovery. The house is being guarded
by few faithful friends and relatives, but
WNs,f
barbarians may renew the attack. You can
do us all no more good at present than TO
lay the enormities of the massacre before
the people of Washington and especially
the President.
To the above was added the following
postscript in the handwriting of Mrs. CHS
ohm: "Our son, this heroic little Johnnie,
was shot TO death because he persisted in
getting before his father for his defense"
The New York Tribune, in paragraph
relative TO Miss Chisolm's death says: 1.-THE
spectre of this heroic young girl, with her
sweet intelligent face, brown hair, and
large resolute blue eyes, shot TO death
while trying 10 save her father from the
murderous mob, shielding him with her
shattered hand, struck in the face and
pierced with bullets, dying at last a martyr
| Vi hIldl ueNo'oH' puls dISuueHt 10 HlHut
and defies cool judgment. 1t may be true
that the feed which has reached this shock
ing termination was not entirely political
quarrel. Yet the Northern people will be
sure to decide that Chisolm, his son and
daughter, McLelland and Gilmer, were all
massacred because they were Republicans.
| The indignation of the Northern press is
not likely to affect the people of De Kalb,
who are probably not much addicted to
reading; but it ought to be warning to
Gov. Stone that the welfare Of his party
throughout the United States depends in a
great measure upon the promptness and
efficiency of his action in relation to this
outrage"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-25

School in Dist. No. 3 is taught by Miss
Brown OF Townshend.
"A music class is taught by Miss Cora
Wells OF Athens.
Several OF our young ladies are teach
ing summer terms OF school in neighbor-
ing towns.
We notice some action in the line of
building. A dwelling house is in process
OF erection by Albert Mack, barn by A.
Flint, and additions TO dwelling house by
]. b. Stebbins.
Some preparations are being made for
the annual Baptist Sabbath School Conven-
ton which convenes here June 18Th.
"A sarcastic item in regard TO our rail-
road meeting on the 12h inst, published
in the last issue OF the PHOENIX, has caused
considerable comment, and as the honor of
our best men and the good name of all were
alta cked, we think it no more than just 10
say, that we see no reason why all our
Ian ds and real estate need be oppressed
with taxes 10 crafty the demands and sell
fish interests OF a few. We are a farming
people and cannot look for that business se-
tivity which other towns hope for. Not
over i've farms will be much increased in
value by the proposed railroad, and to take
money from the pockets of poor men TO add
TO the fatness of these already wealthy
farmers is what the good sense of our peo-
pie will not allow. sss
while cheerfully giving place to the
above paragraph, we must at the same
time add that we think our correspondent
is mistaken in the idea, apparently enter
tanned, that no farms will be benefited by
the introduction of the Braltleboro and
Whitehall railroad, except those which lie
in immediate or near proximity 10 the road.
In case OF the introduction into any COM
munity Of an enterprise, of whatever kind,
which increases business or transportation
facilities and supplies long-felt want, no
one class of men or property can monopo-
lize all the advantages thus accruing, but
common benefits must necessarily result
in which all will share to greater or less
degree-and The results which will follow
the construction OF the Brattleboro and
Whitehall railroad will form exception no
TO this general rule. led. PHOENIX.
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England and the Eastern War.

To the Editor of the VeTmont Ph6niT:
The extract with which this article closes
is taken from the last number of the Lion
don Quarterly" and is fair indication of
the spirit of the English government in the
present crisis. There is, hover er, another
motive, and that selfish one, inf uencing
England at this time. She is not Ignorant
of the fact that in the empire of India she
has many subjects who are Mohammedans.
AS matter of course were she to oppose
the Turks they would Immediately resent
her action, and she would have a rebellion
TO quell of no Insignificant proportions.
The complications, therefore, are manifold,
and it will be strange indeed If she is not
drawn into that conflict which seems even
now to threaten the peace of all Europe.
England fears Russia, aud must dread any
collision with a power that can send into
the field and maintain there, an army Of
half a million. But, however the govern
ment may feel and act, it cannot be denied
that many of the people, at least, have no
sympathy with the cause Of The adherenls
to the doctrines of the false prophet, and in
reality care very little for "lhe sick man"
This difference of opinion has been stris-
ingly manifested: on the one hand by pub
lie meetings, which have been held for the
open and avowed purpose of censuring the
governme mt for the apparent EXPIRE ssion Of
sympathy with the Turk, and on the other,
by the public lectures OF Il. Bosworth
Smith, NJ. A., the object Of which appears
to be this To convince the chrstianized
Englisbman of the present day that the re-
ligion Of Mahomet is not so very bad after
all, and that its distinctive principles are
worthy of imitation. /. is to be hoped,
however, that the public will refuse TO be
convinced. WHO.
"There is no desire TO support the Turks
simply as Turks, but that there is a settled
resolution TO defend the empire which our
fathers have created, no reasonable polit-
clan can pretend to doubt. The long dis.
cussions of this question have not been
rules over India and other possessions OF
importance in the East, and TO whose safe
~ the supremacy Of the seas and the secu-
rity of the road TO India are essential, will
never allow the command of Constantine
pie and the Dardanelles TO pass into the
hands OF an ambitious and aggressive State
without a determined struggle. No Eng
lish Ministry would stand idle while the
attempt was made, aud the British feet
would be anchored in the Bosphorus be-
fore the Russians appeared under the walls
of Constantinople."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-25

city seems TO have been ready TO do him
honor on Wednesday as well as at the time
OF bis departure on the following morning.
Atthe farewell banquet on Thursday morn
ing Gen. Sherman and several of Grants
old cabinet advisers were among the party,
and the speeches on the occasion were pro-
fuse in their praise Of the ex-presidenrs
services both as soldier aud civilian. Gen.
Grants reply TO all this natlery was so
modest and so eminently characteristic of
the man, that ii is worth transcribing as his
farewell Words
my dear friends, ! was not aware that
we would have so much speech making
here, or that II would be necessary for me
to say any more to you but feel that the
compliments you have showered down up
on me were not altogether deserved. They
should not all be paid to me, either as
soldier or a civil officer. Asa General your
praises do not all belong to me as the EX-
ecutive of the nation they we're not due TO
me. There is no man that can ell both, or
either of these positions without the help of
good men. ] selected my lieutenanis when
/ was in both positions, and they were men,
] believe, who could have filled my place
often better than I did. / never tiattered
myself that / was entitled to the place you
v
perhaps better than /, had the opportunity
presented itself Sherman could have TAX
en- my place as soldier, or in q civil office
and so could Sheridan and others that
might name. / am sure that If the country
ever comes to this need again there will be
men for the work there will be men born
for every emergency. Again thank you,
and again l bid You goodbye; and once
again, | say, that ii had failed, Sherman
or Sheridan or some of my other lieuten-
ants would have succeeded"
However the public judgment may vary
in its estimate of Gen, Grants services as
the Chief Executive OF the nation, there is
no question that he goes abroad with the
cordial good wishes Of the American peo-
pie and secure in their lasting esteem and
good will. He has made no programme
for the trip and expects TO be absent about
two years.