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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-17
Tame. BuffalOos.

Colonel Ezra Miller has q tarm in
Now Jersey, and has been experiment.
ing in raising buflaloes and tanning
them. In II recent interview he dcs-
cribed them at some length as follows
owe have had no trouble in raising
them," the Colonel said, "and they
herd with the other cattle on the best
Of terms. What surprised me is their
weakness. supposed they were very
powerful; but they arc not. | have
seen ycarling Aldcrney bull push
Bill, the buffalo bull, when he was three
years old, right up hill. They are fast
but they are not strong. They are also
very cowardly, very playful and very
cunning. 1 have studied their habits
and have been greatly amused. If one
OF them sees you shut a gate, he'll go
and open it Immediately after you; but
he won't go out OF the gate. had
them In lot, and noticed that a length
OF the fence that separated tho pasture
from ile ID Of rye was down. sent u
man to nail it up. Bill stood just be-
hind him, ard watched him closely.
The man hnd not got to the house be-
fore Bill gravely walked up to the
fence, put his horns under the lower
board and ripped tho whole length
down, and then quietly turned and
walked away. One day men were
working on the side Of hill with bar
rows. At noon while they were cat
ing dinner under shed, they heard Il
rattle, and down came Bill, the handle
OF the barrow on each horn, wheeling
1t. lie wheeled 1t to the foot of the
nil, when 1t turned over. Then he
tried to get II back. | have seen him
roll barrel half way up the hill and
then let it roll down and every time the
barrel bounced over stone, Bill
grunted and jerked up his ridiculous
tail. They don't below like our cattle
they grunt. One day some girls who
were visiting here from New York,
went OH the hill for blackbcrries car
rying small tin pail such as the men
use IN carrying salt when they salt the
cattle, Bill saw tho pail, and though
afraid Of the girls, walked towards
them. They slowly edged away. Bill
followed. The girls walked faster; so
did Bill. They ran Bill broke into a
trot, and down tho hill they came, tho
girls still holding the pail, and fright
encd out of their wits, aud Bill behind
longing for salt. Hanged If the girls
dldn't climb fence within thrse
lcngths Of All open cato. They never
saw It. Bill stopped with II grunt and
Il. jerk of his TAIL A curious thing"
the Colonel said, "is their dance. |
call it their war dance, and | believe
tho Indians got the idea of the dance
from them. as we'll rs the grunt. Those
three butlalocs would go up among
some cedars, and Bill would rear up
against one, put his fore legs around it
and bend it down to the ground. Then
the others would join him, and they'd
all stand over the bent sapling. Sud-
denly, ut given grunt, they'd jump
away, and, as the sapling sprang up
with switch, they'd start In circle
around 1t, one behind the other jump
ing stiff legged, coming down on all
four feet at Il time, and at each jump all
gruntng.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-17

thisD - proooo,,,,, w .o .,.>
Niuht Do,io c,IIod o. Mrs r. 70 voa.'
and when Mrs q s,,, orc,,Iu "Ah
Della con Won onoss ybot I,n, ro,nn
to Give Won for n Chr,,tuoS hox %, t,e
poor Cribs heart sonk clo,n dawn ,n,o
her SINNERS and sbo .nsworod GA ooI
mr. and a nair of cnYs - and v,hon sho
had rono;uod hor o,rt I,,,' ~. o'...,.,,',. 90"
vo,, - hnt sI.m,,,,a,, w.. ''a ." '"'N
cnentlv that Mrs. C.,s not china vooo
was knocked Off the mantolnicco ,d
smashed. which WAS some coraolotion
anyl. .ow. Mrs. d gave the oirla be,m.
ing smile and pair of cuf}s and col
lar, and the grnteful rcciniont of h.r
bounty said to herself .sIf .vor th,t
wall eyed camel wants to o,.t the aboats
,,,,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-17
THE GOLD OF HOPE,

Bright shines the sun, but brighter after rain;
The clouds Il at darken make tho slty more
clear;
30 rest is sweoter when it follows pain,
And tho sad parting makes our friends more
dear.
'Tis well it should DO thus our Fathor knows
The things that work together for our good
we draw swoctne ss from our bitter wocs-
We would not have al sunshine if we could.
The days with all their beauty and ther light
Come from tho ark and into dark return
Day speaks OF earth, but heaven shines
through tho night,
Where in tho bluo q Thousand star fires
burn.
80 runs the law, tho law Of reoompenso,
That binds ouf life OH Garth and heaven in
ono;
Faith cannot live when all is sight and sonse,
But faith can live and sing when these arc
gone.
We griovo all murmur, for we can but 500
Tho single thread that Iii, in silence by ;
Whom il wo only saw the things to bo,
Our lips would breathe a song and not
sigh.
Wait thon my soul, and edgo tho darkoning
With the bright gold that hop, can always
lend
And il day thou art with sorrow bowed,
Wait till Tomorrow and thy grief shall end !
And hc II We roach the summit Of our DAYS,
Beyond the reach Of shadows and of night
Then shall our every look aud voice DO praise
o>him who shines. our everlasting light.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-17
Given Up by Doctors.

"Is 1t possible That Mr.. Godfrey Is up
and at work, and CURED by so simple a
remedy?"
III assure you that 1t Is true that he is
entirely cured, and with nothing but
Hop Bitters; and only ten days ago his
doctors gave him up and said he must
diet"
"Well.a dayl That is remarkable
I will 20 this day and get some for my
poor George. / know hops are good"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-17

"A single word will blast a reputation
a modulation Of tone will convey a ru.
inous siIisInuatton--a passing fancy will
determine the occupation Of life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
HOT. D. WYATT AIKEN.
lie Takes Part In the Debate on
the Army Appropriation Bill.

w~.su,Scroy Anril5-Jn the committee O.
tho Whole ho1se, AFTER Mr.. Cox's remurks on
the army nnnronriution bill. Mr. Aiken, o
Snntm 1.roi}nm sniI lint in The Forthwith
eGIsr SsJ 't se,G Gen ,het wb , q o nttc,n mi; &c
$50 n. s"ctionoi ,s.,cs M n niatfnrn for lSS
w 40 md Himself crrotiy mistaken. and
"En, h NV ao"tInn,n rn.a I, thn t'nrtv,sirtS
tongress anu aemouncea q n,"Jor' l. to COLLIN
iroih tne SCUM ~ Iu1oiu.'onr,S III MI
couio sEe Io cnmuu, ~ nnE nI. y" ~ that Pnma,"',
tion. olio"!a tio ,ti'uErSn'P sns' ho au
,ieTiah, iic sGn.en nT th no on. w "i's cnuthnrr
KEN haa conueilnHu tne uG.n VI = pa =
Rnen, Dut ne naa inigot.em tmmt mIttI i've,
'Puoilcan Iule Gl twcnty yours. Wilt snSJ
ihst zen unSs "it'he,soi n!s OWL Saee n.d
burned negro, purnea nlLiat Lhe su.ht, H VIZ
"diiliced 10 B~ncchanallan music oun nls
pyre.' The House had also heard rom the
"nlgger,catchcr' rom lonncctlcut nr: nav
levi. The expression would Or course, be ex-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The Polndextpr Trial.

The Poinde1ter trial In Richmond. Va. end.
ed on Saturday evening In q disagreement OF
the Jury and Its discharge. This seems TO be
very ain fortunate, in view OF the fact that all
Of the jury are reported to have believed that
the Killing of Chrtls deserved some punish
meht. Two of the panel are said TO have fn-
voted q verdict Of involuntary manslaughtcr,
with q penalty OF twelve months in Jail and q
heavy hne-Firginia juries having authority
under the law, to determine the punishment
to be awarded TO convicts. Five were In favor
OF aSccrtaining the crime 10 be voluntary
manslaughter, and five murder in the second
degree, the range OF penalties extending from
three TO eighteen years In the pcnitcntlury.
efforts are reported to have been
made to agree upon a compromise OF five
years In tire penitenitiary. but some Of the ju.
rors would not come into this, SO they had To
be discharged. a motion for the discharge OF
PoindeXtcr On bail was refused by Judge
Christian. and the prisoner was reminded for
trial next month. 1t will be very difficult tn
secure a jury when the case comes up again,
and they will nave to come from another
county, us 1t Is said that every eligible person
in %Ilcnrico has formednnd eX pressed an opin-
ion In the case. 1t is TO he hoped that tho
Jury when found, will understand that
in case OF disagreement there IL NO possible
way to arrive at a verdict except by comprom.
ise.-BuHinore Sun, March 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
tsJustice.S

Under this heading our pleasant CO
temporary, the Darlington Southcrner
takes us to task for the "head" VIC put il
our columns OH the T~immonsville homi'
eide. 1t gives a fuller account ofthe kill
ing ofthe negro tramp by the watchrnar
than Was previously published, and We
arc glad to find that the meagre telegram
was more particular rs to the verdict o.
the jury OF inquest than az to the facts or
which it Was rendered, and that the con-
duct Of the Waterman was not so repre-
hensiblc rs it appeared in the telegram,
Still it is hard to understand how the
w%atchrnan acted ain sclf-defcnce' wher
he shot and killed the negro who WAS
running away from him. We did not and
do not mean TO do the watchman injus'
too
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The Large Majority Of Men Go
Armed.,

With reference to our recent article on
the above saying OF Judge Aldriich, our
esteemed contemporary, the Greenvile
News, while co%urteously quoting and
commencing to its readers several ez-
tracts therefrom, sayss n
"While we wholly dissent from the po-
sition that Judge Aldrich and the Press
and banner take, we are sorry to confess
that u great many of q citizens ITO car
~ concealed weapons, and we commend
10 our readers the extracts from he lead
or of our neighbor."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The Largest Weekly in the State,
and Equal to the Best.
N'ineiy-Six Guardian.

IT will not be considered p~resulnptuous, we
hone. TO say n kind word for the venerable
mentor of the South Carolina press-the Ab-
berthe Prexs and banner. MaSsrs. Wilson &
Bcnct publish the largest weekly In the state,
and II is equal to the best. MIR. Wilson is Il
practical gentleman, and his partner, Mr..
Benct, received thorough training In the Uni
ycrsIty OF Edinburgh, Scotland. Such q team
IL bound to win In the long rum
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Railroad Schedule.

The Charleston 1Neus and Courier holds
I'D our hands in our last weeks effort tc
bring about a more accommodating
schedule on the Grcenville and Columbia
and the South Carolina, railroads. II
publishes a strong and convincing loader
on the subject, and gives some mos in
teresting facts which ought to have
weight even with railroad officials. Lei
our other journals fall into line and ask
for the desired boon and it may be tina
u continual coming Mt the railroad
officials and "wearying'' them, like tho
"importunate widow" of Scripture, we
shall succeed in inducing them to gran
II request. We publish the Ners ant
Cerrier'S article i'll another column.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The kentucky Assassin.

According TO the Philadelphia Times, Tom
Rulord, the man who killed Judge Elliott, OF
Kentucky, seems to he 81 man Of whom no
State can afford TO he proud. lie started life
with Il loaded pistol In his hands, according
to all accounts. Somewhere about twenty
years ago. he established q character for HIM
self, which not altogether local, by q fight on
tho Kentucky fair grounds, where he had
some pistol prnctice with ~ man whom he
had some slight reat)n to suspect ought to be
shot. During this row he eidearcd himself
to q circle OF ,nimircrs by his display OF cool
ness. changing his position while being shot
ut to avoid firing into u crowd OF ladies and
children. md then taking a pin from the
lapel OF his coat and picking the tube Of his
pistol, which fail9d to 20 OIL. He winged his
man., howeter, and got away unhurt himself.
At another time BufOrd had u rouEh-and-
tumble-fight with Col. Theodore O'Hara, the
author Of "The Bivouac of the Dead" In II
Louisville saloon, or account Of n newspaper
article. and O'Hnrn was badly beaten. Still
later EufOrd assaulted u brilliant young law
yer OF Lexington, named Turner, und beat
BIN so brutal v MS To destroy his pycSi9ht
and ruin his health. The trouble grew out Of
n business dispute, and Turner finally died of
his injuries. The last exploit OF Bulord pre-
viots to the killing of Judge Elliott was his
defiance Of the authority of the Sheriff OF
Henry County In the earlier stages of the
suit, the final decision of which was the
cause of The assassination. Some people will
wonder why this murdcrous ruifinn has been
allowed to 90 on this peculiar way for some
thing like Il quurtor OF n century,, and nppa-
rently without any interruption until now
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Reechcr on the UCeleKtiala.',

Our rea icrs will find in our columns
this morning a very interesting lecture
by Henry Ward Beecher on tho Chinese
question. 1t Is full Of information.
Tho exodus Of colorcd people from the
South for Kansas continues. and hum
drcds arrive in st. Louis every day.
Many now passing through are of the
better class, and have money enough for
their expenses. Labor i'll Louisiana is
disorganizcd and the merchants and
farmers arc Mt a loss to know what to do,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Democratic Prestige.

The debate In the House to-day fully pro
served the prestige communicated to 1t by
the opening speech Of Garfield. Knott WAS
epigranlutic, sparkling with Shakspcrcnn
gems. but aroused no enthusiasm On hts "
or III feeling on tho other side of the House.
lIunk rather ust0nisllcd both sides by the We
hclmcncc with which he stood By his party
colorS. liobcSon, in his maiden speech,
made ~ favorable impression, both as to mhga
nerand matter. Blackburn made one Of his
fiery d~ecIamntions, accepting for the nemoc'
racy all the responsibility of having thrown
down the gage Of battle, and claiming for
that party It's full share OF virtue, valor, pat.
riotiSm an love of liberty which ought to
characterize the American character. The
applause which greeted him was very hearty,
and the congratulations which he received
on rcsuining his seat showed how thoroughly
his sentiments were shared by men OF his
own Dprty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Our Best EXCHANGES.

Georgetown Times and Comet.
The Eersha,c Gazette and the AGLeriHe Press
ana banner are two of our best exchanges.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09

'Do-hogs pay?' asks an agricultural cores
pondcnt. We know of seine tlIutdon't. They
subscribe for q paper, read 1t Il few weeks for
nothing, and then send 1t back to the publish
or inscribed refused such hogs as that pay
nobody If they can help II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Total. .Ndtire From Chinese.
Born. ireland.
Industtial schbol G5 :
Alm.iouse .,..... 4S l+3 1877 none
Hospital........ ... 1918 lib l,@B II
IChrtst,dn Lnion,1

pcHt-llotlsc ....... 8 none
1t is notorious that the Chinese dependence
on public support and aims Is nothing To what
other sufferers from vice or misfortune owe to
the public. Why should u Chinhman's char
uctcr and his habits be held up when there Is
system of living unspcnkahly worse than hiS'
Ii the tenement houses Of New York are not n
reason for restricting immigration, surely the
Chinese quarters In California may go SEQ:
free. Mr.. Blnire says that the reason Is the
climate, and he SAYS, quoting q place, that II
there were to be Inc same lierding of the same
number of people In Cincinnati, Chicago or
any Eastern city 1t would breed Black Death.
There arc twice rs many In New York, and
they live twice as badly. If people do It here,
why hould they abuse the Chinese? Look ut
the way in which they nre treated In respect
Cypress the Chinese an order was passed that
there should be five hundred cubic feet Of air
allowed to every sleeping apartment for one
person. That Is Il very sInagl allowance. 4
man out of doors brratllcs about two. thnit-
sand cubic feet Of air; tlIpt i.a fair proportion
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09

ike some nlONStTOuS iypuS Win myr-
lad feet and feclcrs that reach into its re.
hottest reccsses?
a certain amount OF appointing power
should be reserved for a party and it.
President but it should be very limited.
Let the President have. Of course, the
power to select and appoint his own Cabi-
net. Let the ruling Administration ex-
crcise it's legitimate right to fill with men
of its own party any vacancies in other
public offices that may occur by death.
promotion or resignation, but it should
not create these vacancies when it comes
into power. Let ofhce-holders other than
cabinet officers hold their places ad vitam
aut culpam, for life or good behaviour, ir-
respective of their party affiliations and
regarding only their competency. Let
vacancies be filled from time to;time by
party followers, but not made for them,
Then cttice-holders will be something
better than mere ~sycophaltic loyal parti.
sans, and the country will reap tho bene.
tit Of their experience snd efficiency gain.
cd by long service. And 1t might BIO pos
sible to see in America a sight similar tc
one recently beheld in England when {
Tory government appointed as minister
to st. Petersburg the Wing, Earl Dutfer'
in, simply because Of his noted compe.
tcncy.
We print in another column some OK
tracts from the majority report Of thu
Potter Committee On this important sub
ject, and we hope our readers and Senate,
NJ. c. Butler will read, mark, learn ant
inwardly digest the thoughtful words.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09

~ mo dlttt vi ''
virtue in the Irish Is n vice In the chinese
But do they send bnck all? IT STANDS upon
testimony that Is irrcfutable that but TOT
their labOrs the Central Pacific Railroad or
the Northern pncitlc or the long reaching
Pacific Railroad would not have been con:
structcd. Did they send these bnck to China!
It WAS their industry that built them. anu
their industry remains lncarnateo ana em'
bodied. Some forty thousand acres OF waste
land which had been submerged IN Caiifor.
MIA rave been drained and secured 70 till.yG,
BY the labor of Chinese immigrants, Did
they send these bnck? They are all over
our continent developing Industries. open
ing upthe soil to cultivation In Mrins, dciS-
and promoting the industries VI our nation:
Though they mny send back q portion OF
the wages OF their labor the results or their
labor abide with the State.
EQUALITY DEMANDED.
have spoken OF taxation that was impos-
ed upon them. 1t was one OF the most out
rag:ous things that has ever happened under
any government. and 1t was pure class legis.
lation. | do not want any favor i1r the chi
pnmnn, but simply that while he Is nere ne
shull be on the same footing as otber loreiRn-
err. II they have to pay $40 for the privilege
OF landing here. let all foreigners DC maoe 10
pay for 1t.
ny THE
n to send back the dead body of a China
nun TO his native country a tax OF $lo ~ rev.
led, then let 1t be $40 FOR everybody. Class
Legislation Is odious all the world over, Dut
especially Tint which has been practiced IN
California. There Is a man namcd BROOKS IN
California. r lawyer. He Is not II paid adFo.
cnte for them He says one Of the laws pass.
to affect them was one by Which every
Chinese pnssehger coming 10 Calll0rhla VINO
received his passage. whether he performed
his contract or moi, whether helanie or was
thrown overheard, must pay u capi:atioh u,S
Of $40. ,l57.SsO were landed between ne date
OF this law in 1855 and 1873. and $40 a hehd was
paid for each so. illegally and inconsistent
~, Il million and II half Of dollars was exact.
ed iron, the oppressed Coolies by the officers
OF the State. The case of Ling Sing against
Washburne was decided In lSG2, when q for.
eIgn mining tax OF 50 or 81 had been collected
up to that time. There had then been 5000
OF Cinnamon, and IL half. OF his
number paid this illegal tax for ten years ~
was collected It would amount to 81. GU,NU.
II should be remembered that all the chinese
who came there were adult males. and IT Is
likely that the coll ectOrs. being paid q
liberal percentage. missed any. OF them. Oh
the money thus Illegally collected We have
data. Then there Was n poll tax OF three
dollars a head levied. and we, are told thut
there were sixty thousand Chinese In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-09
The Appropriation Bills.


The House committee on appropriations at its
meeting this morning received the assignments
of the subcommittee made by Chairman At
kins. The chairman was not present, owing to
an attack of erysipelis. The work of the COM
mittees has been sub-divided as follows:-Legis-
lative, executive and judicial bill to Messrs At
kins, Clymer and Baker. Sundry civil-Blount,
Mcmahon and Monroe. Military academy-For-
ney, Singleton and Cannon. Consular and diplo-
matic-Singleton, Wells and Monroe. Post Of
feeglaek6qn Bloqnt Bio d and CANNON Army
Cobb and Hiscock. Indian5,Wells Singleton
and a5s Hubbell P,esnsiton-Hu6ble, Forney and
Wells: District Of Columbia-Cobb Blackburn
and Hawley. Observation-Disclosures, Cobb and
Hiscock. The sub committees on the pension,
1ortitication and military academy. bills are to
hold meetings tomorrow. All of these bills 1t
is expected, Will be reported to the House before
the Congressional recess. The republicans in
the committee agree that the assignments made
by Chairman Atkins are excellent, both in
point Of the adaptability for the work, and that
they are apparently made without any partisan
prejudice,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-09
A New Church to he Ruilt.

Thege was meeting or the committee ap-
pointed to take charge of the matter OF building
new and larger structure to take the place OF
the Gurley Mission chapel at the head OF 9Th
and Boundary streets, at the New York Avenue
church after the service Sunday evening. Judge
Strong acted as chairman. 1t was reported that
the present building is entirely insufficient to
accommodate the wants of the school; many of
the children having to set upon the floor; and
the infant classroom only 1SX20 feet often being
crowded with $50 children. 1t was resolved to
build new brick church, and a special commit
tee of five, consisting of VIM. Ballantyne, b. III.
Warner, Thomas Wilson, A. C. Bradley and N.
A. Robbins were appointed to prepare plans
and estimates at once and submit them
to meeting to be held next Sunday night. The
general committee is as follows: General A. M.
McCoOk, Colonel L. p. Wright, Colonel A. d.
Robinson, Mr; Thomas Wilson, Mr.; J. P. Chap
man, Mr.. r. NJ. Reynolds, Mr.. j. w. Douglass,
Mr.. J. E. Fitch, Nr. NJ. w. Gait, Mr.. Peter Par
ker, Mr.. j. w. Thompson, Mr. J. c. Willard, Mr..
J. w. Maury, Mr.. Frederick Pilling, Mr.. Charles
Bradley, Mr.. VIM. Ballantyne Mr.. VIM. Thomp-
son, Mr.. C. B. Jewell, Mr.. J. B. Hawley, Judge
VIM. Strong, Judge James M. Harlan, General
W. M. Dunn, MT. W. M. Gait, Mrs VIM. Strong,
Mrs. d. w. Mahon, Mrs. Leo Coyle, Mrs C. B.
Bailey