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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08
4 DEM0RALIZED EE::T0R.

An editor was sitting in his easy
chair, buoyant in mind and heart
with the oalm serenity and blissfpl
tranquility that NONE but editors
know. A shnfiingsound at the door
brought him back to earth, and fac
ing nervously about, he beheld man
Of deep, determined look, closing the
door behind him. With a sickly feel
ing of foreboding, the editor motion
ed toward a chair, and gazed upon
the intruder, helpless and breath
less, resigned to meet the worst.
The hand of the man wandered to-
ward his breast pocket. The edl.
tors cheeks blanched and hs lips
turned blue. Alas alas he had
guessed Alright the dread mission Of
the stranger.
The nan pulled snt q bundle of
letters and papers. The head of the
editor fell forward upon his breast,
and the hands dropped listless from
the arms of bis chair.
my errand is no:a pleasant one,
said the visitor, speaking slowly.
Thank heaven j. exclaimed the
editor, plucking up courage. Out
with it-suspense is much worse than
fate
Il haye an execution on your
home" continued the man with pro.
fessional sadness. The mortgage has
been toreclosed."
"Hoora ha hal" roared the edl-
tor, springing up and nearly shaking
the mans arm off. Heaven be
praised but what 9 spaF, YOU did
give me hlister my cofns if | didn't
think yen had a chunk offspring poe,
try. Drive on--sell the old shanty
its rat eaten barracks anyway,
and rents are taken off my mind
Let's have your name, and down ii
goes for two years free subscription
You're an angel in breeches, old fel-
low, but don't look it, darned if yor
do. Ha hal Cut your hair, man
put your hair and weaf stand-uE r,
collar. 1t will save your children
sorroW.' s@
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HON. J5Hy CALHOUN SdEPPARD
or EDdErIELD.

JOHN CALHOUN SHEPARD, was
born on the 5th of July, 1850, in
Edge6eld County. about 10 mills
south Of the Old Star Fort.
When quite young, he was place 4
under the tutorship of George Gal
phin, ESQ, one Of the finest teachers
oftthe State, then teachingat Liberty
Hill, Mr., Galphin soon saw that
.hisSpupilhad remarkable oratoriqal
powers, and sp 'red no nlins TO i'm
if7ss MIN in sSat-respeet. ---a-------~.
In 1867, young Sheppard enter' d
the Junior ClaGa at t'urman pniver-
aitv. There he was a hard student,
and remained to within few months
of graduation.
lie then began to read law with
Gen. Easley, at Greenville, S. c. In
1871, he wentto Edgefeld G. H., and
continued his studies with Butle: and
Youmans, and waa admittel to prae:
tice in November of the same year.
The first case Of Importance in Mr..
Shepparls practice was bis defence
of ". E. Flint, indicted for murder.
The case was we'll managed, and his
speech to the jury convinced those
who heard it that he Was destined to
make a fine criminal lawyer. From
that time he has had a fine practice
and great success, owing entirely to
close attention, diligence and hard
study.
Mr.. Sheppard vas elfqtel pTele'
g,te to the State CoRyenti99Rl q May,
lS7G. By that Convention he was
sent as Delegate TO the st. Louis
Preside. tial Nominating Convention.
On his return from st. Louis, Judge
Kershaw said to him, he was gratilied
that he was named for Calhoun, mas
much as he would do credit to the
name.
Mr.. Sheppard made his debut in lF!
politics in 1876, having been noml-
mated for the Legislature from Edge
field, and in the celebrated campaign
Of that year, no man was more active
than he. And owing to his brilliant,
oratorical powers, he was invited and
went to different portions OF the
State, 10 assist in the great redemp-
tion.
After the election he became one
of Gov. nampton's constant and
trusted advisers, and one OF the rec
ogaized leaders Of the Democratic
party.
ue was made by apoal l,or Wallace,
Chairman Of the Ways and Means
committee-the most important COM
mIttee in the House and old Gnan-
ciers complimented him for the ability
lie displayed in discharging the du-
tiesof that important position.
more inatFqnsntaf pethaP;
than any other single individual
inSths election Of Gen. NJ. G. Butler
to the united States Senate.
He was Oh the memorable Invest
eating Committee that met in June
1877 and remained in session con
tiRuopsly until the Legislature con
gened in the following November
when he did eminent service IN be
half Of tile State.
On the meeting Of the second ses
sion of the Legislature, Gen. Wal
lace having been elected Judge o
the 9Th circpit, Mr.. Sheppard, thel
e7 years old, was elected Speaker o
|
the House-the first Speaker eve
elected from Edgeield, the only mai
ever elected Speaker during his frs
term, and the youngest man VIII
ever. held.the, position in the State
As Speaker, MIR. Sheppard was dis
tingnlshed for quiokness of percep
ton, promptnesssss in deciding, &, and al.ac &C
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08
PICNIC ACROSS THE RIVER.
The Edgeheld Hussars Will Toast and
Feast the Richmond Troopers.
From The Auqusta Ecenin0 Ncws.

NTOHt the -dHyHStu ECeHtHJ NCVS'
Capt. Markert. Of the EdgeGcld IIus-
sars, is In town to-day, making prepara
;ions for the barbecue that is 70 be given
al Llnham Spring, in Edgeteld county,
on the 9th OF August, by his company.
Th; Richmond Hussars will be present,
and a fine time generally is looked for.
!, lrieRqly t,ll and Fiie shcnting be-
tween the two companies will Eelp along
the pleasure OF The day. Music by the
Post Band. The place selected for the
picnic is 1t miles from Augusta, and ad-
m!rably suited for the business, and the
proverblal hospitality Of South Carollni
ans. ana capes,4lIy Of the kdTeiield Hqs-
sars, will no doh6tlbelampiy displayed on
the occasion. y
;. Ine RlchmondEH Hussars .wil leave this
city abont a. M, and aillve al Tine
Spring a, about S, returning in the
COL q The ic!lo%irg Gveninr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08

smiling, 81 knew the men who COM
manded it. 1 knew some of them in
Mexico. knowledge of that kind
goes far toward determinlnga move.
ment like this. y
THE ATTACK or FoRr-DoNELsoN.
Suppose L0Rgstreet or Iackaap
had been in oommand?' said your
correspondent.
IF Longstraet or5.Jackson, said
the General, +or even if Buckner
had been in command, would have
made a different campaign. In the
beginning we all did things more
rashly than later, just as Jackson did
in his earlier campaigns. The Mexi-
can war made the officers Of the old
regular armies more Of less acquaiIt-
ed, and when We knew the name Of
the general opposing we knew enough
about him to make our plans accord
ingly. What determined my attack
on Doneison, SAID the General, WAS
as much The knowledge L had gained
Of its commanders lh Mexico as any
thing else. Bat as the war progressed
a.d each side kept improving its ar
G;y these experiments were not pos
4ible. Then it became hard, earnest
W II, and neither side could d pend
upon any chance with the other.
Neither side dared to make a mistake.
1t was steady, hard pounding, and
the result could only be ruin to the
defeated party. That was pecu-
liarity in Our war that We were not
fighting for a peace, but to destroy
our adversary. That made it so hard
for both sides, and especially for the
South.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08
"CHAMBERLAIEiS NEW GAME" /"
A Silly story.

Tie Charleston correspondent Of
the New York Sun usually furnishes
q scns>tion when no writes letter.
Under date of the ibth ipsiapi, he
discusses the judicial proceedings re,
Gently commenced against the South
Carolina and GreenyIlIe and Coium-
bia Railroads, and makes Il very re-
markable prediction in connection
therewith. 1t will be remembered
that when tha gouth Carolina Bail
road made default in the payment oi
its interest coupons a short time ago,
the holders Of the coupons brought
suit against tie company. and OBJ
tained a Judgment in their favor,
Executions were issued and levied
upon portions Of the real estate OF
the company. These executions were
enjoined by United States District
Judge Bryan, upon the intervention
Of tie trustee; under the mortgag
Afterwards number CT the North
ern bondholders obtained an order
der from the United Stat Circuit
Curt requiring the mpany to show
cause in September why it should
not be placed in the hands Of ii re.
ceiver. A similar order was issued
rpder similar circumstances in rela-
ton 10 the 6reenville and Columbia
Railroad. The correspondent OF the
>Sm takes it for granted that re-
ceiver will be appointed, and tha'
Chamberlain, who is now in Europe,
will obtain the position. He says
the nlsce will be worth fifty thousand
dollars per annum in mol e ibesldes
haying great deal Of power attach
ed to it. lie intiMatea that Cover
nor Hampton will protect Chamber
lain from the courts and have the
cases against him dismissed and Pc
diets that Chamberlain will be can
didate for United States Senator be-
fore the Legislature next November
with fair prospect OF success. The
s.ory carries so much ab'urdlty upon
its face as to cause surprise. that the
Sun should pay for auch stnIt or glvd
it publicity even if furnished sratui,,
tonsly. If the Judge of the United
States Circuit Court for South Caro-,
lina-.the Infamous Bond should
have the power to appoint receiver sstA
for the railaay,companies abovemen.
toned, it's poaslble that he might
Ebesbow the plaG9 alon q aham} l9} ber Be alts 6
for nothing gives him mora pleasure
than 10 insult and outrage the people
upon whom he has been lniilctedl
But lust as certain as saamberlMlI
sets foot in the State just 50 certalr
would he be arrested and tried iol
the many crimesthats he has commit
ted. WE Go not$belieye that Cover
nor Hampton would shield him frog
prosecution if he could we know nj
cconld not if he would. The mex
Legislature of South Carolina will o'
Democratic by a large majority an'
will he about as apt to elect tine
Chamberlain to a seat.ln the UNITED
States Senate 81 as they vii! be I to re? re
elect l thief PATTERSON. Mr. Dana
oorresnondenti is not earnlsG MS sa'a
ry when he writes such stutl as TINS ,,
His sensations are too inartlsticall
distracted to deceive even the mos
unwary reader Of the Satn at til
North. md eo''St'f''f'o'
alisl ~
"a man in. Harrisburg, Pa. invite
MS friends, recently, to his gran
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08
sroNEwALL JACKSON.

Your correspondent asked the Cen
eral how he ranked Jackson among
soldiers. 81 knew Stonewall Jack
SON = said the General. at West Point
s1ai snd in M NsFieg. sTa At West Point he
came into the scho4 at aHF older age
han tie average. and began with
low grade. But lie had SO much
courage and energy, worked Sc hard
and governed his life by dlscpll,l.e
so stern, that he steadily worked his
way along and rose far above others r;
who had more advantag s. StonewaIl
Jackson at West Point was in state
of Constant Improvement; lie W: S a
religious maS .hsa, and SON" OF us
regarded MIN as E fanatic. s9m4' >.
times q his religion took strange ioFH4 .
-hypochondria-fanci that an ev |
.pjrIt had taken possession OF hun
But he never relaxed in his stu lies
or his Christian duties. knew him
in in Msxieq. He was always brave
aud Trustworthy !o3llicer-none more
50 in :he army, se1sf knew hlm
or encountered him in the Fsbslllon.
I question whether his campaigas III
Virginia justify his reputatlon, Is I, a
orsat commander. He was killed.
p ISo soon, and before his rank allo&sd
iGo h;n a preat comm md. Il woa!tl
I,sve : :,ss4 D test Of gensralship 1is
Jackson had net sheridan IN the
yallry instead Of soRs as e. tsaesmen
he did meet. From ali | knov ct
.I,ckson and all see oil his CAIN
naians I lave little doubt Of the re
sul.' II Jackson had attempted or
Sheridan Tue tactics he attempted 50
successfully upon odfi{eEs odfi{ei!; ne would not
o,,Iv o, have been beaten but Destroyed.
@ Sudden. daring raids, under a fne
,ra GENERAL like Jackson, might do asaln'.t
raw troops anl inexperienced con;-
manders. such az we had IN the De-
Ginning Of the war, but not aes;tt't
drilled troops a. commander IKE =
FSiisri;a]ani. fhe tactics for which
Tseksonis famous, and which al aahleved
saea remarkable, results, belonged
s sntlfefg g4i 70 tAs beginning OF the ", War;
E.snd 10 tha K pscpl.aT Eqg EcqqFd4itlonss under
Tbey M would nays' insured aestrpPeiif Z i cH {; :
To- "a any commJanidas who triya them !, .
nnon Sherman, Thomas. ShkElaanl
Meade or, in fact, any OF oaf,srea'
,:ep generals. Consequently Jackson sseel' :
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

DUan now deVoteS oAe Aoar per-
dayjto receiving calls from peoplein..,
sorrow,and distress and. in need of i
Esympathy and advice. :" Alit-#
tie woman, with a, sharp face ard !
a long, thias nosei@as admitted. She
fhad been weeping: There. was !:
quiver to to her chin as she folded
her fan, end she Sighed with q terrii>
BILE dreariness as she took a chair and
began: - Mr.. Joy. you aeeis before s
you the wreck of: a once happy wife,
:" Once happy wife, but now pers
fectly reckless, even about new hats
see, madam-proceed," he replied. {.
MY husband is iout every night I
till almost midnight, she CONTINUED, r
as the tears came. :" Once he called :
me darling; now he refers to me as +,
Sara All Jane. Once he; zpattede.ny 8. q
head and praised me- ]; nov T cant E
come near HIN but ne wants TO .kndR Z,
if have been eating onions again. &:
1t has been growing on him for al.
a whole year and today T am the !,
ssddeat woman in, Detroit, What
shall I do-what,can I.do?'': tJt.7s:jT II
g.
lie solemnly picked up the dic-.
tiohary, looked under tho head of ,
%" for a few minutes, and closing i
she hook leaned back and. said 80
Madam, I,Ifnd nothing in NoalS ]
Wtbsters writings be ring gu yoi i s. 4,
case, butt think, | see the remedy
. When you. 50 home give the house 81
good sweeping, and don't. leave any
apple cores or baseball clubs in tt .
co rners. Then put Oh a. tidy, dress. ]
pin q a'clean collar.around !yonr neek,;
shine up your earrings. tie on,sa
nice white apron, and as you hear.
the old boy coming. up:,-the path to-. !:
night strike up; a lively, sohg and :.
give him the biggest smile you can \
aud not increase the size Of: Yosr
M outh, That's my rsnad VS. madam
and if you;ill9sry 5it IN bes ::saai = I.
wooden,l ,leg'aE siastsa paper of.ntinss. M
that he II q light his pipe aftsf a PEI s.,
take q seat beside yoa on The. peIehss
and'start outs with apet names .eon..,:
tanning, fours sy1lables,n,, ..rs -
She was. red in the, face as ahs J,
pauseds. but. she remembered ,tbatisha
had only two hair-pins in,her head; /
one Shoe was united, andsthsne weraSs.
three i grease, spots on, hen dress ial3 !:
| plain. sight, and, she. :oooled kent tenn
per, and saide Maybe it is NY 4faulta.'
and I'll follow your advice: "
. Do, madam. llethingso discouns.
ages a husband as to; come home aa I
night and 6nd> an old. corset unden:
the table. a dog.collar and "a bear:
trap on the lounge, and = ialip-shsdli'' 4
Fwife limping around with the %cana
phor bottle.in,oneshand.a tHesbis.,
cuit'pan in the other, and d:wishing
some pedler would core along With
cinnamon essence, Good day, madam
|l--come back rif it doesn't. work.
Detroit Free RcSs. = -. ....s'-'!s.,s '.,i:ss2
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NO COUNCILS OF WAR.

People thing that Donslson was
captured by pouring men into it ten
to one, or some such Odds The truth
is our alrtnv-a new army--invested
a. fortified lace and compelled asur-
,iite,adss o. a force much larger than
our q ' owl. ..A large number. Of the
rebels. escaped under Elogf erldfffiss- a
low. but ssit was I took more prls-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08

Here is the, pithiest sermon ever
preached: .eour :ingress in life is
naked and !, btaaare:;s taa our progress sis
trouble andaeare; eira egress out of
it we know not where; ;Sabut doing
well here we shalfa I DO Well there II
could not i tel. \. s. more bYs preaching Is
d !, l, 4;s i. u:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08

A mnn in, Harrisburg, Pa, invited
his friends, ds,recently, to his grand
anInpalbawl-lH oHe has been Inarrled
te,even wears and has eleven children.
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ooisSrs than
.:..fse..i, Is ..Jits7.. .15;.li5: -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08

~ Westmoreland is rhe eamallestcoun-
ty in. Virginia, bnt itq Wasthea BIRTH
place Of three P residents Washing,
ton, Madison aud Monroe ;i:Si s. IS. s
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fame as a general depends upon
achievements gained before hisssen-

fame as general depends upon
achievements gained before hissggens
ersiship was tested-before he ha5i5S
chance of matching himself wit 9
really great commander. No d,,l(lsss;
So able and patient man sas Jack So:
ed Sc
attempted, would hapssadapted lf.,
self to new conditions and risen with
them. He died before his opportnni
nifty. I always respected JacEssa
personally, and esteemed his sin 2rsa
and manly character. He impressed
me always as man Of the Cromwell
stamp-a Puritap-much more of
the New Englander than the Viz
ginian. If any man believed in the
rebellion, be did. And his nature
was such that whatever he helieved
in became deep religious duty-a
duty he would discharge at any
cost. 1t is mistake to suppose that
I ever had any feeling for Stonewall
Jackson but respect. Personally, we
were always good friends; his char
acter had rare points of merit, and
although he made the mistake Of
fighting against his country, if ever
a man did nc cQnscientiot,sly he was
tho man ~
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f...-.iit$ MS q ,.sr!:->.-;s..a 3.s:,:siy.,
;.4si5..!s::it,, I; ;-;::fisss -; &
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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-09-19
DEMOCRATIC LOGIC.

When the editor of the Standard was
a young man he worked at the iron fur
naces, and could only get fifty cents per
day; THEREFORE, argue the Democratic
papers all over the Congressional dis
trict, Mackley and Neal and all the Re-
publicans are in favor of paying furnace
hands only fifty cents per day in scrip,
and say that is enough to pay them.
In o sketch of the life of James En-
mitt, published in the Portsmouth Times,
we find this
"In the spring of 1925 Emmitt came to
Portsmouth to work for Hugh Cook, at
Sc per month In a short time he took
charge of Cooks six horse team, and
when hauling was dull cultivated small
piece of bottom land.
Mr.. Emmitt was then in his nineteenth
year, a stout, healthy, vigorous young
man. THEREFORE, the editor Of the
Times James Emmltt, Democratic candi-
date for Congress, and the entire Demo
cratic party declare that six dollars per
month, payable in ginseng, snakeroot,
coon skins, and cheap whisky, is good
enough wages for teamsters.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-09-19
TO JAMES A. ALESHIRE.

DEAR SIR: Why is it that not one of
the committee, the Herald, John L.
Moore, or even Patterson himself, at
tempts to tell just what fees the Auditor
ought TO have received? You all write
much about the matter-it is words
words, words, but none of you, except
Mr.. Paine this week, has frankly admit
ted that the law is too much for you.
The Herald declared, perhaps fifty
times, that the exact amount which Pat
terson had overdrawn was ST 400 90
Week before last the Herald admitted
that it had all this time been giving the
wrong amount, but that the true amount
was just 1910 90, no more, no less
Last week the Herald dropped out all
the figures, and gave no amount what
ever.
You said, in one of your articles, that
if so be that Patterson was paid under
much, but if so be he was paid under an
other law, he was paid 81 sos 60 too much.
John T. Moore, much older, and per-
haps abler lawyer than any of you, after
very careful investigation, came to
conclusion and sent in his written opin-
ion. After the manuscript was in the
printing Office he sent in a postscript,
saying that after all he thought he was
mistaken, and finally put the figures at
1916 05. Patterson paid that amount
back, but he still contends that he was
entitled to the whole amount which he
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-09-19
HORTON AND VANDERVORT.

We have noticed during the past thirty
years that we have been practicing law,
that it,requires a good deal of practice to
be good and efficient Clerk of the
Court. When we were admitted to the
bar, in the year 1S49, Jacob Westfall was
Clerk, and had filled that position for a
great many years, and understood the
business most thoroughly. Under the
new constitution of Ohio, the Clerk had
to be elected by the people, and John
j. Hoffman was the successor of Mr.
Westfall. Then came Porter Du Had
noticed that from six months to a year
was necessary to qualify new man to
perform the duties OF the Office properly
Now William H. Horton has had the
experience of one term, and unders tands
the business well, and the lawyers, and
those who have had business with Mr..
Horton all bear testimony to his eff
c;ency. Why should he be superseded
by new man? We have not word to
say against Mr.. Vandervort. He is a
quiet, harmless young man, and in time
might make a good Clerk But why
make a CHANGE? In Scioto county they
kept Simon B. Drouillard in office as
Clerk three terms, or nine years. In
Gallia they kept Joseph Hunt in Office as
Clerk five terms, or fifteen years. There
is no reason in the world, outside of party
politics, why Mr.. Horton should not be
reelected