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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-14
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NToTlicjE is hereby gi;vIeSSr that .Mts. Arab
IN Cobb. widow Of John D. Cobb, deceased,
Has made application to me for on exemption
Of the real and personal estate Of the said
deceased, and ] will pass upon the same on
Saturday, tho 30th day of March. 1873, at ] |
O'Clock A. NJ, 10 my offico, in tho Court House,
at Walhalla. 8. q.
gICIIARD LEWIS, Judge Of Probate,
Qeonea County.
Eeh %, 1875 l6-4'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
The Prussian Soldier in the Field.

Each Prussian soldier carries in his
left trouser pocket the plaster, lint and
bandage necessary for first dressing, so
that on an emergency each can help him
selt or comrade in distress. The latest
addition to the efficacy OF a PIussian
sanitary service has been the institution
of the concultirend chirurgend. The
great physicians, such as ESmarch,
Langen, Beck, Wins, ETC., served as con-
sulting physicians during the French
campaign. They are named by the
king Oh the proposition OF the surgeon
general, and have the rank and preroga'
tive of the surgeon-general of an army
corps. exercise their functions at the
the primary dressing post and at the field
hospitals, and inspect generally the nos
pitals along the line. The proverb that
prevention is better than cure" is also
well understood by the Germans. Their
men are never sent fasting on long
march. All the food is assigned on the
overnight, cooked and distributed at
dawn: the men are well clad, and shod
in strong, Laced boots, and the ambu-
lauces that follow the army in its march
give Il timely lift to the sore-footed sick,
50 that you rarely see laggards or men in
march exhausted with pain or fatigue.
Again, on entering town, the first care
OF the officers is tor their soldiers and
horses. You never see them sitting
down to copious repasts at the hotels and
restaurants, while the men ARE wander
ing up and down the streets in search OF
food ard quarters. And the superiority
of the Prussians to the French soldiers
in the late campaign maybe traced IN no no
small degree to the superiority OF It's
sanitary service, which, in Its turn, lS
due, in great part, to the absolute inde-
pendence and consequent responsibility
of the sanitary corps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
"That's the Way Papa Does"

A friend gave me lately the experience
of skillful professional man in about
the following words: "My early
practice" said the doctor, was success
full, and soon atSained an enviable OPP
position. | married. a lovely girl; two
children were born to us, and my do
mesic happiness was complete. But |
was invited often to social parties where
wine WAS freely circulated, and | soon
became slave to its power. Before
was aware of it | was a drunkard. My
noble wife never taunted me with Bit
ter word, never ceased to pray for my re-
formation. We became wretchedly poor,
so that my family was pinched for daily
bread.
Gone beautiful Sabbath my wife
went to church, and left me lying on a
lounge, sleeping of my previous nights
debauch. ] was aroused by hearing some
thing fall heavily on the floor. opened
my eyes and saw my little boy, six years
old, tumbIing upon the carpet, His
o der brother said to him: Now get
up and fall again. That's the way papa
doss; let's play we are drunk /
watched the child as he persouated my
beastly movements in way that would
have done credit to an actor. arose
and lett the house, groaning in agony and
}, morse. ! walked off miles into the
thinking over my abominahle
sin and the example was setting before
my children. | solsmnly resolved tn t
with Gods help would quit my cups,
and | did. No lecture ever heard from
Mr.. Cough moved my soil like the
spectacle Of my own sweet boys playing
drunk as psna dneh. ,n-Rep. Ur. Nln.er
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19

The German and Russian courts will
60 in mourning three weeks for Victor En-
manuel.
The pope, on hearing Of the death of
the king of Italy, said " | expected it, and
had pardoned him; let us now pray for the
repose of his soul"
A court circular says. "Queen Vic.
toria received the news of Victor Emman.
uePs death with deep regret, The deceased
was always friend of England"
According to a dispatch from London,
il is reported by Col. Knox that the Siamese
are putting their forts, ships and army in
fighting condition, in anticipation OF trouble
with China.
1t is announced from Panama that
there is report of serious accident at
Guanales, one of the southern guano depos'
its. 1t is stated that the scaifOlding fell,
killing forty workmen and wounding many
more.
By the loss of the steamship Atacma
of the coast of Chill, the 10th, itappear5 that
mnety.Gour lives were lost The statement
made is that the crew numbered seventy and
the passengers Hltl-lOuTt hnu u 10 sulu bhoV
the whole number saved is thirty
Lieut.. Wise and party of explorers
have returned to Panama from the examina'
ton of the Bayans. Examination of this
route has tended to confirm the report of
Commander Selfridge, that tunnel over
seven miles long would he necessary in open
ing canal at that point.
Not less than one hundred and thirty
five tons of amber had been dug up in Prussia
last year. The productive mine OF Palm
nicken alone gave eightyfve tons. The
amber industry gives employment to about
400 men. Austria, France, Russia, America,
China and Japan are the countries which
absorb most of the product.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has tele-
grsphed the following to the emperor from
Iitcha. under date of January 9th: 81 am
happy TO congratulate your majesty upon the
brilliant victory gained this day. General
Radetzky has, after desperate fighting, cap
tured the whole Turkish army defending
Shipka pass, consisting of forty.one battal'
ions, ten batteries and one regiment oil in>
fsntry. Prince Mirsky has occupied kezauN
lik. and General Scobeloff holds Shipka."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
Pleyna Sights.

In the redoubts which the Russian,
stormed, hundreds on hundreds of still
unSuried bodies lie the whole ridge Of
wooded mountains, the valley beyond
and the hill further on, where stand the
two redoubts overlooking the town taken
with terrible loss by General SkObeIef
on September 80. are strewn thickly
with the corpses of Russians who fell on
these days. Some of these bodies have
been partly covered with four spadestul
OF dirt, but most of them lie where they
fell. MOI at all as they fell, for the dogs
have torn away the limbs OF many, and
the birds of prey have pecked al the
skulls. In the pools of water lie corpses
half decayed; pale, withered hands and
feet stick out of the soil on all sides, and
horrible dead, mummifed faces stare at
one from every little hollow in the
ground, and from among every clump Of
bushes. Some of these bodies have beer
put in graves within day or two, but
still the whole region is strewn thickly
with these dreadful mementOes of the
fight there nearly three months ago.
Around the redOubts the ground is
furrowed and dug with the Thousands Of
shells, and tons OF pieces cover the earth.
1t is interesting to observe how few
shells went into the redoubts. The
majority plunged into the ground just in
front. The Turks built great transverses
across the redoubts, and under these dug
deep bomp-proot shelters, where they
were as safe from harm from shells as in
Constan:inople; but the whole surface Of
the hills is literally riddled with holes
large enough to bury horses in, and all
about lie great unexploded shells. Even
away back in the ravines where the
soldiers huts are, bullets, fragments OF
clothing, end equipments cover the
ground and one frequently finds in the
most unexpected spots longunburried
bodies, or sodden in the path one sees
the limbs of human beings who fell and
were lett there until many feet passing
trod hard the thin layer OF earth over
them, ,,,
passing in horror anything that can be
imagined. Cor. London NeocS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
Schools Out.

Did you ever pause and contemplate
that particular and peculiar phase of
human nature developed by the existent
school boy when released from study and
discipline-when "school is out and he
Is on his way home.
Ordinary humanity, when released
from the tolls OF the day, j. prone to seek
rest and relaxation. The boy scorns all
such eteminate ideas, He is composed
of but three parts--legs aims. .and yell,
ana the yell IS the biggest part of him.
Ills legs and arms have been kept in
llAsol'le iS compulsory qeieiuue an day'
anu nus iioT 10 e.Hei0lseu' Ai ms 'o!ce
liaS peen seetnlns anu s"eillpS Ill Alnl
'o' nouIs, anu mus nave Vent'
rs SUN as he Is GEAR o' IIe scho9l-
lloTSo I S.tP9 iie s'opS anu eelioefaIely
ygls y yen tnaC iS caispIltung, Ouc
whIch S.l mas no more olpJttV meaning OF
ulrecIloh I 'naIi m lne niluhisht VociIeratioh
u lIIIe, anu yeI IL ape arS yi AZ Iull run
WIZ MiIn ms "tuis l'yl.g apout IKE Ihe sem
l.n, .lii"slons Si pin,nIet'' 'I ne Is nc no
teSl,eo'oi ., PelsI us s, anu - uVIel'y ihuli'
smaller how so;ns an oaod , Citi,an C2 "Og tbree
timos aronpd dr ,,S.bes a;ria bat 'l,rt nror
bor , eves e in his beaJlono os VOC roor nov wa
'''' - ,Il, ~ =, ll'' 'IGS ~ e N,'i
mercy on Us II lhat ooy was only
mine u TuV Jus' 'hen her own BOY
mes past latls over a ury goods o9N'
pouDceS up Kicks at another 10y ana Is
chased across across Vhe street. then around tae
corner oeloie she can get the lou
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cember. There were shipped IS bar7,weipb,
ing 4,265 pornds. and worth $l5l,15O 60
rms makes total shipment that night from
me bonanza mines of 1874 bars, weighing 49,.
5t6 pounds, and worth $556'63S 60. More
than eight tons of gold and silver bullion is
pretty good for one night.
Southern and central California says
Mr. Samuel Parnell, are becoming driver year
by year. The rain fall is steadily diminish.
ing, and the desert is approaching still neare,
to the sea. Small groves of trees are disan.
pearng. The water of wells does not rise 81
high as formerly and there is decrease in
the How OF artesian wells. The winters hava
less rains, and comparatively little snow falls
upon the mountains, and it soon melts away
ureat river beds are seen through which
SINAI brooks do not now run, and the climate
IN summer upon the deserts possesses an
average temperature of from one hundred IN
one hundred and forty degrees Fahrenheit
equal to that of the great Sahara, and mucb
above that of India, Persia and the Red Sen
Inc evaporation CT southern ard central
California in summer is 0.25 of an inch in
twentY'iour hours. These and other signs of
future utter stefility be attributes to the
short rtsighted removal of the forests since the
arrival OF the white man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19

u,o.n..;fIE no ;m'Ia' " "sillhSIoh report Is that
''','' VIII oe no chauBe IN the toDacco>taX
Inventors are moving to have the cost
OF obtaining patents reduced from one hun
u'eu 10 i''e uoiiafs'
Six hundred applications have heor
received for the position of commissioner =,
the Paris exposition,
Tho nr.,;do,+ L.., .,-,., ~,
Toon,bs PoomI,,otaS PnHrnS ir"o pN'uoheu Jonh
ato,, oVD'! vonnIr.eu vi using cancelled postage
to nigbtnopp p"y,ut tt', " postage anu sentenced
Kentucky noni,ant;a.,i ''O''"'H' III VIZ
by uilectloh OF the president, Lieut.
AIe&ahuer Rogers, OF the Fourth cavalry
mas Deeh detailed Tor cuty on the staff o
OoinliISSloher'deneral Mccormick, to repre-
sem lhe army at the Paris exposition.
The secretary of the interior bas ad,
dressed strongly worded letter IN n A
| Galpin, late chief clerk of tbe Indian hrreon
informing him that his seryicesare no Longer
required result OF the recent investigation
INTO that department.
The bark Liberia. Cant. Richardson
sailed from New York recently for Monro'
via, the capitaIof Tiherio wit6 obort or,O aouo,'
tv negroes, composed nrincin,llv of fanilias
from MississippL North CoroIina W. yirginio I,io
MARYLAND and Pennsvlvsnia 9'''"'
U.....C.,,I ~,
senator OOchrei! OF MlSSourl, late q
cohIeuerate Drigadler general was inter
viewed viewed 9y reporter IN washington, and an
doy consttnionoi 0 ampnJmSnt oSvns At a" foroa s"y
barrino all schemes of secesson fn,. ,hn na,.'
ment of the confederate debt or for tbe M poy. pay
ment of pensionS to confede1ate soldisrs "'
II ia Underwood thot nonotiot;a,s or,
ro IN ,,rno.aos mt 5osi"vlolia aie
tiyos Of hotb sjJoa w ,Sn ,v"u,"s
n.,'a W. a,ie ,u,,,nos Iuestlon
whinh +har m ivs ho,h oU pro"''1 m,sasufe upon
W 'S Sn .onoI ro ooed oom "ev o't',,n L 'ea,ures
Hoon si,a,s,oJ rropVSsI I n"Ie "te%u!
NY ,,at s9ooLo1 """ [ Duy ~ nas
no nU' " no''I,'Vu a Willy 40 Rlotis,ons
In ", tiI% this Soff;, @'a,u 10 vnou5"' ;m"'
s,,hnit W. ,n De ~ ",""H }" ''A'o "
SUNNI az 'ne op,ns Vi oo,.sieSS
Senator Beck, who has returned to
Washington from Kentucky speaks very
emphatcalIy OF the injurious effects OF the
rigid resumBtion policy of the government
lie says that in Kentucky, and he IS informed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
'' WHEN THE TIDE GOES OUT

Through the weary day on his couch he Law.
Nith the life-tide ebbing slowly away,
ANU the dew on his cold brOg gathei ing last
Nhle the pendulum numbered moments passed
ma heard low voice whispering say
W hen the toe goes out he will pass away.
ffay Tor sOuls serene release
nat weary soul may rest IN peace
When the tide goes ont"
When the tide goes out from the sea-girt land.
IL bears strange freight from the cleaning sand,
ihe Whlte-winged ships that silent wait
F0r iayoring wave and a wini that's late,
he treasures cast on a rocky shore
from the stranded ships that shall rail no more.
Aud hopes that follow the shining seas
Oh the ocean wide shall win all these
When the tide goes out"
But OF all that drift from the shore to the sen,
Is The human soul 10 eternity
Saidest most solemn of ala soul
Passing where unknown waters roll,
Floating away from the silent shore,
LlHe lated ship 10 return no more
Where shall the surgnR currents tend,
slowly dividing friend from friend,
" hen the tidegoe out?'
For one partin spirit pray, oh pray,
While the tide Of life is ebbing away
That the soul may pass over summer seas
That clasped Of old the Hesperides,
IN baique whose sails, by angel hands,
Shall be iurled on strand Of golden sands:
And the friends that stand on silent shore,
Knowing that We shall return no more,
Shall wish us Joy Of a voyage fair,
With calm sweet skies and favOring air,
"When the tide goes out "
~ !. Observer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
NapOleOn's FOndness for Dress.

In the national songs of France, Ma
pOeon is the little corporal in the plain
gray coat but we may be sure that the
gray coat was carefully arranged, even as
the cooked hat was designedly worn in a
fashion till then unknown. And, as a
matter of fact, the emperor did not
always array himself in that sober
coiored vesture which Mr.. Tennyson has
described as the symbolic robe OF freedom.
An English traveller who visited Paris
during the brief interval of the peace of
Amiens, and was introduced to the first
consul, has left on record his astonish.
ment at seeing the great enemy of Eng
land in scarlet [richly laced, by the way,
with gold). 1t may interest some TO
know that Napoleon set apart $500 q
year for dress. Unfortunately he had a
weakness for white kerseymere breeches !;
and, being often wholly absorbed with
cares of state Jas courtIy chronicle1s
spulogeticaily ebserve), he would con
stantly spill ink or gravy or coffee upon
the aforesaid garments, which he hastened
to change as soon as he perceived the
mishap.
This circumstance cost the blameless
but timid Comte de Remusat his place
as master of the robes. For the emperor
soiIed his clothes, and especially his
white breeches, SO frequently and so
grievously that the imperial tailor (M
Leger) was constantly receiving fresh
orders and E800 a year became quite
insufficient to meet that functionary's
little bills. Now the COmte de Remusat,
who knew that the emperor hated any
disorder in his accounts, was foolishly
afraid to speak to him on the subject
Meanwhile, NJ. Leger became pressing in
his demands for payment At first he
sent in his bill every month, then every
fortnight, then every week, then twice a
week, then every day; but The master of
the robes continued to return unsatis.
tory answers. At length NJ. Leger
whose patience was exhausted, took the
bold step of complaining to the emperor
in pOrOn, at the very moment that his
majesty was trying on a new uniform.
WIN ds oulSlhlt Nv duu anger NdpOltOu
learned that he owed his tailor Gl 200
The same day he psid the bill and dis
missed NJ. de Remu'at from his post,
which was given to NJ De Montesquiou
Fezensac, chamberlain in the imperial
household. "Ihope, Monsieur lie Comte, .
said Napoleon, between a smile and a
frown, to the newly appointed maste.,
you will not expose me to the disgrace
of being dunned for the breeches | am
wearing. .".-. CornhW Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19

"Hneas, dear" murmdred the beauti-
iul queen Of Carthage, as one summer
eve, with pensive thought, they wandered
on the sea.beat shore. "Eneas?" "Speak,
queen OF the seas" the goddess. born re-
piled, "speak on; what whilst her
haben ?'' 4" Tell me one thing" she said,
and her wistiul eyes looked up into his,
like dreams of melting starlight, tell
me, my good lord, one thing" Zone
thou bright-eyed daughter OF the stars, a
thousand !" replied our hero. "Nay,"
she whispered, leaning closer to him, and
nesting her head upon his breast, So that
her lifted eyes might smile and shine
upon the bronzed lace of the hero, " but
one." "Unus, sed a BUSTER" he nut.
tered, quoting from Esop, which he had
read when a boy I" ask what you will,
and l, by all the gods, will tell you what
you seek to know" She was silent for a
little space, and then, looking up ten
derly into his face, sighed softly and
said, "If a billy goat is butter"
Eneas started, and his eyes stood out on
his cheek bones and stared at each other
and Queen Dido in utter amszement.
She went on: " Weuld you call a nanny
goat a buttress % The goddess.born sat
him down upon rock, and said he Just
remembered it was lodge night. He fed.
He climbed into the first ship he saw,
and beat his way to the next port, and
Dido never saw him more.-Bwlngtou
HaWkeye.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SENATE!

In the Senate, on the 10th, over forty
senator's were in the chamber before the
senate was called to order at noon, Agreal
part of the morning hour was taken up IN
The presentation of large number OF petl'
tions from various parts Of the country IN
favor of the adoption of sixteenth amends
ment, prohibiting the states from uisir"nT lI ~
cbising persons on account OF sex, all OF
which was referred to the committee on
Urivileges and elections. :. "A large number OF
Kills were introduced and referred to applo'
Uri"ts O,p eT, committees, among them the follows
Ing: % By Mr.. sargent-To regulate Chinese
immigration :. BY Mr.. Dorsey-suppe,meenS eyy- M
tayv , to the act Of March 8, 1877, in relation
=" tbs Hot Snrings reservation in Arkansas,
By ' Mr.. Plumb-To reOrganiae the pay
Jenopiment J"n,p M Of the army..o"ByMr. VOORHEES, .
TO extend the provision Of the act ct p, @ lSl4
inr' lation to prize money to the leet onleers'
by Mr. Kellogg (La,l-AuthOriEing a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-01-19
TIE SANDY POINT REVOLT.
Commander ROgerS's story Embracing
The PhrIicuISra of the Revolt of tle
Garrison at SANDY POi0t In the
Straits of Magellan

Commander Rogers, commanding the
United States ship Adams, writes TO the
secretary of the navy from Sandy Point
straits OF Magellan, giving the particu
lars Of the revolt of the garrison there,
The first murder committed seems to
have been that of the captain Of the
company OF soldiers, numbering about
one hundred, who were regular artillery
troops. They mutilated the captain in a
most horrible manner, and then opened
fire with artillery upon the gov
ernor's house. The governor, on making
his appearance, was knocked in the head
and left insensible. He, however, re-
covered after some time and made his
escape; his family also escaped almost
naked to the woods. The mutiEeers
then released the conyicts, and altogether
numbered nearly two hundred, armed
with rifles. The following day the mu.
tineers committed the most incredible
exCesses in the way of wanton killing.
burning and sacking. Next day the
mutineers deserted the place, carrying
off all the public funds and much pri-
vate property. They burned all the
public property and number of store;
in fact, the best part Of the town is in
ashes, The streets were strewn with the
dead bodies OF the killed. Most of the
killed were soldiers who had been shoot
ing each other unfortunately. 1t is
estimated that at least fifty people
were killed, and many of the dead and
wounded were burned in the buildings.
Tie hospital was burned with five
wounded men in it. Commander Rodg-
ers says it was the intention OF the mu.
tineers to ca, ture the steamer Memphis,
soon expected, but as her commander had
previous notice of the revolt, he seized
the soldiers, cOnvicts and captain of the
port, who rOwed out to him suggesting a
fine anchorage under the guns of the
FORT he then went to sea, and meeting
the United States, steamer Adams, re-
ported the condition of affairs. Com
mander Rodgers took the mutneers on
board his vessel, and hastened to Sandy
Point, where his presence was much ap-
preciated by the Chilian authorities.
AS to the cause of the revolt there
seemst to be no reliable information. 1t is
reported and believed that the padre or
priest of the colony has much TO do il
instigating it, he being an enemy OF the
government, and be is now one of the
prisoners confined on board the Chilian
steamer Magellaneze. In the destruction
of property not the slightest regard was
paid 10 ary nationality. A twelve.
pounder shot was fired clean through the
English consulate, and the vice consul
himself was pursued and fired at a num-
Der of times. He, however, escaped in
biz own boat.
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To the sdprise Of all who are not in
the secret, the corpse gives loud sneeze,
then leaps from the table, thtows off his
"berryin' clothes" and joins his friends
in eating heartily of his own funeral din
ner.
~ There is a contest now of
love and strategem. They both pay
their addresses to the same young lady,
making their visits to her on alternate
evenings. In the progress of the court
ship Bah Rabbit learns that his rival has
spoken of him contemptuOusly, saying
that he is very dressy and ioppish, it is
true, but that he has no manliness add.
ing that he (Buh WOLF could eat him up
at mouthful. To this Buh Rabbit re-
tOrts, the next evening, by assuring Miss
Dinah that Buh Wolf was nothing but
his grandtather's old riding horse add
ing, | ride him, and whip him, too,
whenever | choose, and he obeys me like
dog" The next afternoon Buh Rab.
bit tempts his unsuspecting rival to join
him in the play of riding horse, which
consists in each in turn mounting the
others back and riding for while. Buh
Rabbit, who has thought out the whole
case beforehand, offers to give the first
ride, and 60 times it that the ride ends
at his own door about the time for the
usual visit to Miss Dinah. He runs into
the house and puts on his dandy clothes,
pleading that he can not enjoy a ride
unless he is in full dress, and pleading,
moreover, that he can not ride without
saddle and bride and all that belongs to
a horseman, he persuades Mr.. Fool Wolf
to allow a strong, rough bit to be put
into his mouth and close.fitting saddle
to be girded to his back, upon which Buh
Rabbit mounts, holding in his hand a
terrible whip and having his heels armed
with pair of long sharp spurs. Thus
accOutered, he prevailed upon Buh Wolf
to take the road toward Miss Dinah's
house, on approaching which he so
vigorously applies both whip and spurs
as to compel his resisting steed to trOt up
to the door, where Buh Rabbit bows
politely to his lady.love, saying II told
you 80; now you see for yourself" OF
course he wins the bride Waltam ODnes
in Lippmc0tts Ma1dzine.