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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-21

he was not in such o transport of passion as to :.
shoot in the first combat, was he, after 6, TO- 20,
or 40 minutes, so transported, that he could not
control himself when he returned to deceased
All these are questions to be solved by you, and
rs you solve them so will be your verdict
The case was then given to the jury, who af-
ter an absence Of 8 minutes returned with q
verdict Of Mdnslaughter.
In this case the counsel for the defence dis-
played ON carnestness and ability equal T6 the
best efforts ever made ut this bar.
Mr.. 8. 8. Stokes, one Of the youngest lawyers
at the bar, opened the argument in speech
that did his head and heart great credit, and oil
who heard it say it was IN able aud affective eff
fort-well conceived and arranged and delivered
in good style.
The speech Of Mr.. Townsend was very su-
perior cffort-sound in logic, forcble in legal
argument and impressive in its deductions. In
diction it displayed high order of intellect and
scholarship. Mr.. Townsend is fast establishing
himself as one of the sondcst lawyers at our bar.
COL McKissck closed the argument for the
defence in one of the bestspeeches we ever hea,d
him make Always earnest in any cause he ad-
vocates, he seemed to gather oil his forces of
argument and eloquence in defence of his unfor-
tunate client. AS On old lawyer the Coils rep
| utation stands among the foremost ut the bar,
and but few men are more effective before IN
honest Jury.
The next case called was the State vs.. Victo-
ria Malone. Indicted for Murder of nm infant.
MIR. David johnson, Jr., andSteedman & Rawls
appeared for the defence. No witnesses were
examined for the defence, and at the close Of
the Solicitors argument the case was given to
the Jury, who, without leaving their seats, signed
verdict Of not Guilty.
The State vs.. Warren Simpson, for Arson
Verdict not guilty. Solicitor Ball for the State
and s. s. Stokes for defence.
The State VS.. Jack Sartor, Wash. Jeter and
Jack Clark, indicted for Arson. Solicitor for
the State; j. c. Wallace for Jeter, Munro s.
| Munro for Sartor and Steedman g. Rawls for
| Clark. Verdict not guilty.
In this cnse Mr.. j. c. Wallace made his mai
don speech in the Circuit Court, and acquitted
himself land his client, too) in handsome STYLE
Mr.. Wallace is young man of fine intellect,
and gives promise of occupying o prominent
| stand in his profession.
On Saturday morning Judge Aldrich, in a worry
| feeling and solemn manner passed the following
sentences upon the prisoners found guilty:
James Turner. Ten years in the Penitentia-
! ry, at hard labor. .
David Wade. To be confined in the Peniten-
tiary, at hard labor, for the whole term of his
natural life
George Hughes. Confined in the Penitcntia-
| ry, at hard labor for years.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-21

HIRED TO HIS wirr.-Press Chappell, white.
who was sent to the penitentiary Mt the Pail
Term Of Court for ono year. has been hired out
TO his wife -NtrJ1yy Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-21
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.

The following cases were disposed of by trial
after our last, report of the proceedings of the
March term OF. Court:
The State .tss David Wade, colored, for burn
ing the Gin Hsuse Of Mr.. j. c. Farrar. This
case wasebly Slsauptsd on both sides. sslici-
tor Ban appearing for The State, and David
Jehnsos. Jr. for The defence. The Verdict Of
the Jury was Guilty" but recommended the
prissnef to the mercy ofthe Court.
The State Va. George Hughes, o,pd for the
murder Of Bart Stewart, cofd. Solicitor Ball,
assisted by s. 8. Stokes for the State and VIM.
Munro for the defence. Verdict Manslaughter.
The State Murder
va, of
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
What Is in tbe Bedroom

II two persons are to occupy bedroom
during night, let them step upon
weighing scales as they retire and then
again In the morning, and they will
find their actual weight Is at least q
pound less in the morning Frequently
there will be loss of two or more
pounds, and the average loss through
out The year will be more than one
pound-that is, during the night there
is a loss of a pound of matter which has
gone Off from their bodies, partly from
the lungs and partly through the pores
of the skin. The escaped material Is
carbonic acid and decayed animal matter
of poisonous exhalations. This is diffus-
ed through the air in part, and in part
absorbed by the bed clothes. If single
ounce of wool or cotton be burned in a
room, it will so completely saturate the
air with smoke that one can hardly
breathe, though there can only be an
ounce of foreign matter in the air. If an
ounce of cotton be burned every half
hour during the night, the air will be
kept continually saturated with the
smoke unless there be an open door or
window for it to escape. Now the six
teen ounces of smoke thus formed is far
less poisonous than the sixteen ounces of
exhalation from the lungs and bodies of
the two persons who have lost pound
in weight during the eight hours of sleep
ing, for while the dry smoke is mainly
taken into the lungs, the damp odors
from the body are absorbed into the lungs
and into the pores of the whole body
Need more be said to show the import
ance of having bedrooms well ventilated,
and thoroughly airing the sheets, cover
lets and mattresses in the morning,
before packing them up in the form of a
neatly made bed.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
Watering in a Dry Time.

In the summer droughts which now
and then occur, it is common to see per-
sons everywhere at work watering the
garden to keep things alive till the regu-
lar rains come. 1t is, however, the ex-
perience of all, that the more the garden
is watered the more it wants; and thus
on the whole it does little good. Yet
water can be so given as to be free from
this objection. 1t is the hardening of the
surface which causes the evil, and hard,
compact surface always dries out faster
than loose one. The proper way is to
take the earth away for few inches
around the plant to be watered, so as to
make basin, and into this pour the
water, letting it gradually soak away.
After it has all disappeard and the sur
face gets little dry then draw the earth
back again which had been displaced to
make the basin. This will make loose
surface over the watered part, which
will preserve it from drying out rapidly.
Tomatoes, egg-plants, cabbages, and 9TH
er things of this character, watered in
this way, will need no renewal of water
for several weeks. 1t is slow way of
getting such work done, but it is the
only sure way ofdoing t.-Gern,dntotOn
Telegraph.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
Care of the Feet,

Work horses are subject to have dry
and brittle hoofs while plowing on hot
dry ground. Occasional washing and
application of glycerine or Cosmoline to
the moist hoofs will soften the horn and
remedy the brittleness. AT this season
mischief is done by keeping old shoes on
too long. 1t is necessary to remove shoes
to accommodate the growth of the hoof;
otherwise there is danger that the hoof
may become bound.-Amerjcon Agric,A-
tUrist.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02

ga A person who has tried it says
that handful of tobacco stems placed
in the box in which the dog sleeps will
entirely rid him of fieas, and that a leaf
OF two of the same weed put in a setting
hens nest keeps vermin at respectful
distance These are two more things
tobacco is good for.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
Beautifers.

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes with all
the cosmetics of France, or beautifiers
of the world, while in poor health, and
nothing will give you such good health,
strength, buoyant spirits and beauty as
Hop Bitters. A trial is certain proof.
See another column. Sc.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02

gg- Good hen manure from fowls that
have been literally fed is worth as much
as guano. 1t should be put into barrels
as soon as taken up from the chicken
house, kept in dry place till wanted,
a little plaster mixed with it, and before
using pound up fine. Apply it the same
as guano.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
SSRs SIoon'titlN Simfs. 9
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.

We invite communications from nil persons who are
partment
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
NEW NIEBUHR LEGEND.
From TIE Globe.

Dr. Edward Simson. the recently appointed
President of the German ReichsgeIicht, has added
n new anecdOte to the store already III circulation
concerning the great historical scholar and states
man. Berthold George Niebuhr. DIR. Simson was
an UNDERGRADUATE at Bonn. studying Jurisprudence,
IN the cold Winter of 1S29-3O, when NitbuhIs
house IN that city was burnt down. Many great
literary treasure lost in that disaster Of Fcnru
ary 3. 1880; amongst others the entire manuscrlpt
of a new edition of the famous - Roman History
which the author had all but completed for the
press The fire broke ont in the LOFT, owing TO the
negligence of the servants, and IT had made SOME
way before NIebuhr and his family hecame aware OF
it, when their attention was arouscdb by an alarm OF
fire reaching them from the streets.
The great scholar was seiz ed by Il complete panic,
and seems to have lost his for the time. lie
rushed out into the street almost naked. A young
student seeing tie famous historian III this
wretched condition in the bitterly ireezing night.
tore off his own cloak aud east II round Niebuhrs
shoulders. Without noticing his beneiactor. and
probably nnconSclSns Oh 'hs KING 51, Nidpnr, @ as as
his house. and began taking pi eCautiOn for tile
saving of his household ana the rescue OF his rare
aud precious library. Ii was not until the follow
ing day that he found himself to be the possess0r of
strangers cloak and then he frs. recolecied the nc
ton OF the young man III throwing 1t over his shoni-
6ers and hErryng away. The pockets told no story
as to its proprietor; one simply contained packet
of ground coffee. and the other a nany-coored
pocket-handherchlef without name or initials.
Niebulir advertised IN the Bonn newspapers, but
got no reply. The young law student from lrus-
K0nigsberg seems 10 have preferred going with
out his warm oyercoat ~ the cod WINTER TO reveal
ing his personality to Niebuhr, for whom he cher
lshed a wholesome awe. be shrank, as II seems.
from reminding the great historian of the distraught
and Illuminating pight in whlchl he had been OBJ
served. He was detected ut last by accident One
day DR.. ClasSen, who assisted NIebuhr IN the edit
ing of the BYZANTINE historians. ca led by chance
on the student Sinson. pocSet-handkerchcf was
living on SnisCn's sofa. DIR. Classcn iczel II with
a shout of JOY. "Ahl = he crie here the fellow
of the pockei-handkerchcf III Niebuhr's mysterious
cloak So you are the owner" The first president
of the Imperial German Court of Justice still pre-
serves as precious relic the kind letter in winch
Niebuhr offered bis frsendship to the young student
vino had lent him his cloak on that fateful night.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

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suMPruoUs BIBIEs FOR A soNG-A POST OFFICE
DELuGED VIII ORDERS AND TWO MIN IN JAIL.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
PHIrADELPaIA, Dec. 20.--Thc Mammoth Guest is
the title Of one Of the largest weekly papers pub
lisled in the world IL Is the favorite of millions.
Ii has sixty-fonr columns crowded with novels, sci
enti6c essays w.t. fun recipes. poems and pictures
by the first writers and artists in the country. The
famous American sx-shot Bulldozer revolver is
made Of the best metal. 1t can be loaded in an in
sant and just the thing for tramps. burglars and
Republican negroes. The Mammoth Guest will lie
sent on receipt of 75 cents, and one Budozer rcvo-
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Hunt or j. A. Roaity. OF Philadelphia.
The same firm publish Mammoth Royal Quarto
Bible VALUE IN itself, Sl5. WITH Concordance
Bible Dictionary, History OF the Books of the Bible
History of all Religions, History of all nations
cities, rivers. insects. trees, fruits and fl0wers
which one reads of in the Bible, "A marriage csriii-
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ST. and add superb work of ant free. called 1.-THE
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are made bv this firm with plantlrOpic desire
Ito place appropriate gifts within the reach of all
pious persons Of s.ratcncd means, at the holy
Christmas season y; with especial lAelsearsnes Of
sonl for the well-being of poor olergymen and Sab
bath-schoo superntcnder:s For this purpose they
have spared no expense in advertising. their offers
throughout the rural districts of the West aud
South. SO many orders lneiOsing money for these
mammoth specimens of art arms and literature
have arrived during the last fc weeks III the Phil
adelpha Post Office. that the police have taken
charge of the affairs of the firm The present aG
dress of MesSrs. Hunt and Roarty Is Moyamensing
jlil. in the ancient quarter of Southwark. 1t Is
worth while to Give them thls gratuIous advertise
nent for the sake of readers in the West and South
but such IS the sublime confidence in rural dis
tricts among poor clerpymen and pious persons OF
straitcned means in human nature that one may
doubt whether the philanthropic publishers of Bull
dozers and Bibles will not push their wares well
In nil nj of ia.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
4 CONFORTABLE CABINET COUNCIL.

We are accustomed to think Of Cabinet Councils
as meetings of much soemnity and decornm. All
tho habits of our day in favor OF the assumption
that when Ministers meet in Downing Street their
proceedings are marked by much formality and
some dignity. 1t has been suggested by Mr.. Arthur
HELPS that the utility of Councils of all kinds de-
pepds much upon their comfort, and that fatigue,
amongst other things, may sometimes ac-
count for much in the result of their de-
libprations. Perhaps the most comfortable
Cabinet Council upon record Is that which Walpole
describes as having been held in Pitts bed
room when Pitt had the gout. The great
Minister at such times used to have the bedclothes
piled upon him. but to have no fire IN the One
day he Summoned the Duke of Newcastle and read
him a lecture. The Dnke was g as usual," Walpole
says afraid OF catching cold" He " first sat down
on Mrs. Pitts bed, as the warmest place then drew
up his legs into it he got colder. The lecture un-
luckily continuing a considerable time. the Duke ut
length fairly lodged himself under Mrs. Pitts bed
clothes. A person from whom bad the story sud-
denly going ID, saw the two Ministers in bed. the
two ends of the room, while Pitts long ansve and
black beard, unshaved for some time. ad<eiD the
grotesque nature of the scene"
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

THE JOYS OF LIFE IN UI1N1.

From, and British GUIANA"
We reached the village of Menaparuti late st
night. after a very long days walk, and once moro
sIung our hammocks in the fine open shed. Here
we rested day, in order to obtain supply Of
cassava, which the villagers prepared for us in
abundance They had no fresh meat, so q hunting
party went off TO the woods In search Of game All
they brought back was small maam. and largo
striped coatamund whose flesh was pungent
that il completely spOlt the bird which was cook
ing in the same pot. We we're much amused by O
number of village children who used continually to
pass house on the way to the river. Slowly, IN
single file, they marched past, the taest leading,
and the sizes diminishing until the last not the
height of his bow. They never smiled, and were
so grave that they impressed with the idea that
they were little old men starting on some danger
GUS expedition. Once we followed them, and di-
houses, its members changed immediately into
children. They shouted and laughed. pushed each
other into the river jumped into their tiny canoes
and raced one against the other swan about. and
were as happy as sch0OlbOys on q half holiday.
Alter their fun had lasted time they all
crossed the river, resumed their solemn air, and dis
appeared In single file up a forest path on shoot
ing fOray. About an hour atterward they returned
triumphantly, dragging another coatamundi, which
the little imps had managed to kill probably with
q poisoned arrow. From childhood to old age male
Indians seldom without q bow or blowpipe IN
their hands, peccaries. pumas and panis falling as
easy O prey TO the man t0ucans, pigeons, and
small birds to the boy. To get food is their prnci-
pal object in life. They have few pastimes, but
enjoy a dance or the ha-ha" game. In some
tribes. when youth wishes to show his courage
and powers of endurance Of pain, he Is shaken up
by his friends, in bag filed with Monouri ants,
which the most dangerous of their kind, the
sting of one being sufficient to cause fever This IL
almost tbeir only amusement.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
THE PHILOSOPHERS EXPERIMENT.
AS Relotsd oy Sir Walter Scott.

"Tbc chemical philosophers, Dr. Black and DIR.
Hutton, were particular friends. 1t CHANGED that
the two Doctors had held some discourse together
upon the folly of abstaining from feeding on the
testaceous creatures of the land while those of the
sea were considered as delicacies. Wherefore not
eat snailsf They are known to be nutritious and
wholesome, aud even sanative in some cases. The
epcures of old praised them among the richest deli
cacies, and the Italians still esteem them. In short
ID was determined that gastfonomic experiment
should be made at the expense OF the suafis. Tho
snails were procured, fattened for time and then
stewed for the benefit of the two philosophers only
who had either invited no guests to their banquet
or found none wh0 reshed in prospect the piece dc
resistance A hugo dish Of snas was placed before
them. Philosophers are but men after all and the
stomachs of both doctors began TO revolt against
the experiment. Nevertheless. though they looked
with disgust on the snas, they retained their awe
of each other, so that each conceiving the sensa-
tions of internal revolt peculiar to himself began
with infinite exertiou. 10 swallow in very small
quantities the mess which he internally loathed
DR.. Black at length showed the white feather Int
In very dohcate manner, as II TO sound the opn-
ion OF his messmaie. Doctor he said in his pre-
else and quiet manner Doctor, do you not think
that they taste lttle--a very little green y
Green 7 vociferated DIR. Hutton. with O prefix we
prefer to omit. Green. indeed TAX them ava,
taxi them awap And starting up from the table,
the Doctor gave full vent to bis feelings Of abhor
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
CARLYLE And LEIGH HUNT.

From Chdmberss Journal.
The following characteristic story OF two Intel
lectual pladiatorsr is related IN a New Spirit of
the Age" Leigh Hunt and Carlyle We're once
present amongst small party OF equally we'll
known men. Leigh Hunt had said something
about the Island OF the Blest, FL Dorado. the
Millennium, and was flowing on in his bright and
hopeful way, when Carlyle dropped some heavy
banked it up with philosophical doubts and Objec-
tions every interval of the speakers Joyous pro-
gress. The listeners laughed and applauded by
turns and pittcd them against each other, as the
philosopher of Hopefuness and Cf the Unhopeful.
But the night was far advanced, and the party
most brilliant starlight night. They all looked up.
Now thought Hunt, Carlyle is done for; he can
have no answer te that. There! he shouted, look
up therel Look at that glorious harmony. which
sings with infinite voices eternal song of hope III
the soul of man.
Carlyle looked up. The whole party remained
silent, to hear what he would say. They began TO
But out OF that silence came few lowtoned words
in "a broad Scotch accent. And who on earth could
have anticipated what the voice said Z Il Eth! it's q
sad sight.
" Hunt sat down on a doorstep. They oil
laughed. then looked very thoughtful, then laughed
again. Finally they bade each other good night
and betook themselves hOmewaTd with slow and
serious pace. There might be some reason for sad
ness too. That brilliant armament probably-we
would rather say pOssibly-contaned infinite
worlds. each full of struggling and suffering beings
of beings who had to diefor life in the stars may
impy that those bright worlds may also be full of
graves all that life, like ours-knowing not whence
verse ia its great movement having perhaps no
more certain knowledge of itself nor of its ulti-
mate destination than hath one of the suffering
specks that compose this small spot We inherit"
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
quote passage which shows him at his BEST worn
as the subject Is;

-
The river Niagara above the Falls runs In channel
level Of the country But there steep declivlty In
the bed Of the stream for considerable distance above
the precpce and this constitutes what are called the
Rapids The consequence Is that when we stand at any
stream the foaming waters Of the Rapids con-
the sky line. No indication OF land is visible
nothing to express the fact that we are looking
at river. The crests Of the breakers. the %
against the clouds, rs they are seen IN
the ocean when the ship from which we look is In the
trough Of the Is impossible TO resist the enec
the Imagination IL s as N the fountains OF the great
coming world The OPPRESSION rather Increased
than diminished by the perspective OF the low wooded
banks either shore. running down TO vanishing
point and seeming To be lost In the advancing waters
An apparently shoreless tumbng toward one Is a
very grand and awful sight Forgetting then what
Knows. aud giving oneself up 10 what one only sees
do not know that there is anything IN nature more
majestic than the view Of the Rapids above the Falls OF
Niagara.
The account of the view from Brooks monument
is equally good, but have more space for quota
ton. nor leisure to follow the Duke into Canada.
If our Canadian friends expected any hints on their
public affairs as result of the visit of their Cover
nor-Generaps father, they too will be disappointed.
They must content themselves. rs we have had to,
with a spirited ard interesting narrative of travel,
devoted almost exclusively to the contemplation
and description Of natural objects. second arti-
Gle is to follow next month, but it promises to be
of the same character as the present. Tho Duke is
perhaps the first English politician of distinction
who has published paper on America without
word on American politics. G.ws.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
TIE C1TALIERS SONG.

a steed q steed of matchess speed
A sword of metal keen
All else to noble hearts is dross,
All else on earth Is mean.
The neghing OF the war-horse proud,
The rolling of the drum,
The clangor OF the trumpet loud,
BE sounds from heaven that come.
And o the laundering press of knight
When rs theirwar-cres swell
May toll from heaven All angel bright,
And rouse a tiend from hell!
Then mount then mount, brave gallants all
And don your helms amain;
Deaths cOuriers, Fame and Honor. call
Us to the field again.
No shrcwish tears shall fill our eye
When the sword hits in our hand
Heart-wholc vel part, and no whit sgh
For the farcst of the land.
Let piping swain and craven wight
Thus weep and pulling cry.
Our business Is ike men to fight,
And like TO heroes, die
WILLIAM MoIHERwEII.