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the president of the road, to whose direct
care our management has been entrusted,
is a gentleman Of the highest character
and intelligence. For years he has been
an officer and member Of church Of the
NEST rigid discipline ; he has served as
foreman of tho grand jury %oftener, per-
haps, than any man in county ; has
always been a member and once or twice
the president Of our agricultural fair ; he
contributed literally to the construction
of the Grecnville and Columbia Railroad,
though living fifteen miles from its line
has always taken an active part in the
schools and colleges of our county; lie
has given nearly the last two years, as a
saiaried officer of our company. looking
to it's wants, condition of convicts, &c,
and, I believe, will present such an array
of evidence rs to his management that
will put the many rumors to blush and
flight.
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THE OIEIGIN
WIS evidently ~incendiary, md from Police
man Newman, who gave the alarm, we lear
that the light Of fire was seen In the cellar III
der both Sloan Bros and Sloan. Lee & Taylor
stores. Mr.. Lee states that they had no occn
sion to use the cellar yesterday.
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THE FIRE

did noble work, and too much can not be said
In their praise. We heard their actions criti.
ciscd, but that was under the excitement OF
the fire. We all thought the business portion
Of our town ut least was gone, and the loss OF
only the Academy is a n onnment to good
f1remen's work. The Steamer did good work,
vs. Is to be expected, but our colorcd firemen
seemed almost as ~tireless rs the Steamer.
With all the evidences before us, VIC think VIC
| cnn hon ct a R0Od dPnnrtmenf
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camp duty.
10th. The mortality was largely duo to
the Hardship of marching to and from
work so heavily shackled.
18th. The directors erred in feeding too
much upon bacon and meal, yet We pro-
yided such vegetables. as could beprocur-
ed in o rural district in the dry year.
There are senators upon this floor who
we'll recollect the amount of sickness in
Lees army after the winter at Fredricks-
burg and the trouble to which surgeons
resorted to procure wild onions. cress,
polk salad and everything conceivable in
the shape Of vegetables to prevent sick
ness and death. They also recollect the
rapid improvement in the health of that
army after the battle Of charlottesville
when we were fed upon the fruits and
fresh meats north Of the Potomac. They
also remember the terrible diarrhGa that
afflicted Longstreet's corps after leaving
the beef, flour and vegetable diet of the
gettysburg campaign, and going to drink
the muddy waters around Chicamauga
and Chattanooga and subsist upon the
corn meal of Georgia. In dieting u
conyicts, I regret that we fed them too
long upon the same diet, and while they
had an abundance of the best food. they
have not had q sufficient variety. The
scorbutlc condition produced partially by
this diet las largely caused the fearful
NOR tality, and while many of the deaths
were not direct scurvy, they were from
disease the sequel of scurvy ; for there is
no disease to which an unfavorable or IA
tai terminus may not be produced by a
scorhutic diathesis.
18th. Without positive knowledge I
suspect that many Of the deaths were
from Bright's disease, produced by the
exposure of a hard winter. Any medical
man familiar with the large hospitals of
New York or Philadelphia knows the
largo per cent. Of the above disease due
to the previous life and history of the pa
tients and to a winters rough exposed
life. Thus, our convicts were men of
previous bad history, habits and diet, and
probably after an exposed hard days
work in mud and water, slept without
their clothing and produced dis
ease. If any of these had Bright's dis
ease they were beyond the aid of medi-
cine, and every days work upon the road
FASTENED them to the grave. Without
positi We knowledge that q single case died
with Bright's. disease, 1 claim that no
medical man knows to the contrary, a a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-10

of the day, if we are to believe the most
reliable citizens of our county. .
SO much complaint was raised against
our escapes from Stockade No. by con
sent and authority of the Penitentiary we
began a heavier mode of claiming. A
shackle was attached TO each ankle with
chain, giving the regular military step of
twenty-eight inches. In marching to
and from work this chain was attached by
a short chain of two feet to the long or
gang chain. They slept shaekled in the
clined to impute much of the mortality.
The shackling was severe, yet it was a
duty forced upon us by their frequent es-
capes, and by authority of'the Penitentl-
airy. The Stacking was certainly the Sc
verest harshness to which 1 have ever
known them subjected.
At Stockade No. 2 there was no excess
i've mortality, but at No. 3 it greatly in
creased. The cause Of this increase l
will give further on. Both Nos. land 3
were under the medical charge of our
ablest county physicians, who were ell
Gent medical officers Of Bragg's army,
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The store under the Academy Of Music, on
tho corner Of venue and Main Streets, was
occupied as a clothing house by the above;
tirm-young men Of business ability and
worth, with great promise Of SUCCESS. Our
impression is that they will suffer no material
loss, except damage from removal OF goods:
Their consequential damages from loss OF
trade and interruption In business Will be
greater. They We're insured.
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What can we say OF this7 The pecuninry
loss falls upon the proprlctors, 1t Is true, but
it is also a loss to our community. On the
streets and in the houses, this loss Is upon the
lips OF all. When we consider the year OF
thought and labor bestowed upon this work
by our worthy citizen, Capt. ]. W. Cable, our
sympathy is deep and exprcssionless.. A citi-
zen OF Greenvillc in speaking 10 us this morn
Ing said, Excuse me. but m tears are shall
low when contemplating this" Out Of pure
sympathy, ours came to the surface.
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ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-Gower, Shumnte 4
Reilly's agency. $1,000 W. l.. Maulden's, $500
T. b. Ferguson's $1,000.
SLOAN BRos.-T. B. Ferguson, $1,000; Cover
ShuHatc & Reilly, $1,000.
SLOAN, LEE & TAYLoR.-T. B.. Ferguson,
$1,000: Cover, Shumate & Reilly, $500; j. G.
Smith, $1,000.
F.W. Poe 4 Col. C. Smith, $4,000; Cover
Shumate & ReIllp, $500; A. H. Jenkins, 81 800
FARDRf MCBEE.-J. &. Smith, $4,000.
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THE CoNvIcTs HAD AMPLE ROOM.
Their beds were made of straw, covered
with bagging, and they were covered by
blankets. The sick had the medical aid
of four physicians, and were nursed by
an intelligent, bright mulatto convict
from Charleston. He was required to
keep them clean and make them as COM
Portable as possible. He was further re-
uuired to keep their quarters as free from
dirt and dust as possible, They (the
sick had extra treatment, kindness, at
tention, food and indulgence; but they
abused the trust and indulgence. and our
heavy bond forced us to abridge th:lr
privileges and liberties. The rations OF
the we'll were good bacon, beef and meat.
At this stockade we only lost n case.
He came to us with consumption; never
worked a week on the road. / sent the
certificate of three medical gentlemen
stating the condition of the convict, ard
asking that he be pardoned or received
back at the P~enitentiary. On arriving at
Columbia in November I went to Col.
Parmele and Governor Hampton, stating
the case, but in hunting up the conVicts
offence and number time elapsed and ne
died upon our hands. Well are we to be
held responsible for the death of a con-
vict who never performed a days work ?
I impute no blame to tho authorities, but
I do not wish to be held responsible for
the death of one w%hotnever served us.
Beyond this stockade personally 1
know little Of the treatment of the con-
victs. While it may have been rough,
and while mistakes were made, 1t IS not
at all equal to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

There being no choice for Governor by the
people IA majority vote being required 70
elect), DR.. Garcclon. the Democratic candi-
date, was elected by the Legislature, the
Democrats and Grecnbackers combining.
The returns Of the late election. received
up 70 midnight Of the sth, indicated that
there had been no election by the popular
vote, neither candidate apparently having
received majority 81 the votes cast. The
returns show Republican gains in most To-
calitic>. Two hundred and nine towns give
Davis (rep.), a.. 30; Garcelon (Dem.) /,
14,129: smith (Gr-), 2a,62l; scattering, a,3
The same towns last year gave Conner 3s,-
OG.: Ciarcelon, 1883: smith, 24,53s: scatter
ing, "a Republican majority in these towns,
2,92o, against 4,.34 opposition majority last
year. Towns to he heard from gave last
year; Republicans, l.,ss.; Garcclon, 9,369:
smith, 16,s33 II they come In
like Others, the total vote will stand; Re-
publican, $500; Democrat, u 1000; Green
back, 10000; and Da,iS will lack 200 Of elec-
tion. The Republicans will certainly have a
majority Of the House and, II j. claimed by
them, majority Of the senate also, which
will give them the selection of the state
officers.
Later returns leave no doubt that the Re-
publicans have majority in the Legislature
over the combined opposition, thus assuring
the election Of their candidate for Governor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19
rrlE YELLnw FEyER.

There We're eight deaths from fever and
20 new cases a. Memphis on the Sd. The
State Board o. Health approved the plan Of
quarantining the city by . mounted patrol
of 20 men. which was ordered Ia bc put i'm
10 immediate execution. No ingress or
cgress Is to be permitted except upon special
passes.
The National Board Of Health, on the 81
issued an order declaring New Orleans an
infected port. All vessels leaving for Missis-
sippi River ports must be duly inspected un-
der the National Quarantine law. One new
ease was reported.
81. Louis has started relief fund for the
children Of the late Gen. Hood. Ex-Gov.
Fletcher l. Chairman Of the Committee hav-
ing the matter in charge.
ON the 4th there were 10 deaths from fe-
YER and - new eases at Memphis. The
Howard Association announce that their
treasury j. empty and make an appeal 70 the
people Of the country for assistance.
In prompt response 10 the Memphis
Howard Associations appeal for aid came
telegram from Jay Gould Of New York,
contributing 5000 TO their funds and telling
them 10 go ahead with their noble work and
he would foot their bills IL necessary The
expenses Of the Association are now about
81. 900 day and constantly increasing.
There were ~ deaths from fever and ~
new cases at Memphis on the 9Th.
Five reamen, from Hsytien ports,were ad-
mitted to the New York Yellow Fever Hos
pital on the 5th.
For the week ending the 9Th there were
1852 cases Of yellow fever At Memphis, - Of
which were white and - colored. Total
number Of cases to same date, l,0oS. Deaths
for the week. 4s; total number Of deaths to
date, 90. The number Of new cases re-
ported on the 9th was II; deaths, 10. On
the eth, II new cases and eight deaths.
There were three new cases Of yellow fever
developed at New Orleans on the 9Th
On the sth there were - new eases Of fever
and II deaths at Memphis. Three cases were
developed in st. Louis, all Of Memphis refu-
gees. They were sent To Quarantine and
their premises funigafed. One death was
reported at Morgan City, La. Three persons
were sent TO the New York Quarantine Hos
pital, passengers by the steamer City Of
New York from Vera Cruz.
On the 9th, at Memphis, there were 70 new
cases and 10 deaths from fever.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

Kalloch. Work.ngmen's candidate. y elcd-
ed Mayor ~ san Francisco. together with
the majority ~ the candidates ON sam.
ticket.
The Republicans elect three ~ their Con-
gressmcn. and possibly the fourth.
Legislature undetermined. hut pnr-ump-
lively Republican,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

The State election in Maine was held
ON the sth. The only state officer TO be
chosen was Governor, for which Office there
were three candidates, viz, Daniel +. Davis,
Republicans; Alonzo Garcclon, Democrat;
Joseph L. smith, Grecnbacker.
The vote Of Maine in recent years has been
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

The New York Republican State Conven-
ton, held ut Saratoga on the 3d, organized
with Hon. Roscoe Conkling as temporary
Chairman. Vice President Wheeler was
chosen permanent President. Hon. Alonzo
II. Cornell was nominated for Governor ON
tie first ballot, receiving 234 votes out Of q
total Of 40 Other nominations Were: For
Lietenant Governor, Geo. q. Haskins; Sec
rotary Of state, Joseph B. Carr; Comptroller,
James w. wadsworth; Treasurer, Nathan
ID. wendell: Attorney-General, Hamilton
ward: state Engineer and Surveyor, Howard
Soule. The nomination Of Mr.. Cornell on
the first ballot l. conceded as q sigma
triumph Of the Conkling-Grant element
The principal opposing candidates were wm
Fl. Robertson, lwho received lO6 votes, and
who was supported by Vice. President
Wheeler. George w. Curtis and the class
known A. "Reform" Republicans; Theo-
dore M. Pomeroy, whoreceiyed 81 votes; and
Frank Hi>cock, who received "a votes. The
after was supported BY what was known a.
the sherman interest. The platform declares
that Rcpublicanism stands for National SUI
premacy in National affairs and State rights
In state concerns; that the safety Of the Re-
public demands free and pure elections,
and that President Hayes il entitled 70
hearty support for his vetoes Of measures
passed by Democratic Congress whose OBJ
iect was to break down the National Election
laws: that the Republican party neither jus
titles nor tolcrates military interference with
elections, but seeks only to protect the bal
'lot-box from interference Of force or fraud (;
that the Democratic party pcrsi~tcntly OBJ
structed resumption, that II seeks TO reopen
the questions closed by the War, and that it,
only hope Il IN solid south; that the re-
sumption Of specie payments i the browning
element Of the Republican financial policy;
and finally, maintains the right Of the state
10 regulate all corporations In the interests
Of the public.
Prof. DcIIam, instructor 81 music ~ the
Pittsburg Female College, and authorof sew
cral popular musical works, was shot and
instantly killed on the night ofthc 1t. Prof.
DeIIam and his family were occupying q
summer house a few miles from the city.
Hearing noise IN the yard he went out
about midnight 10 investigate Il, taking his
revolver with him. Ills wife heard him call
ont apparently, some person, and then the
report N his pistol, quickly followed by that
~ another. Tie was found in q dying ccndi-
ton, with pistol shot IN his left side, Just
below the heart. He was 70 years q age, =
native o. Belgium, and the father a a large
family.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

severe storm and was in such an unsea-
worthy condition that i was scutiled and
sunk.
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REsrLT on LIE LArE ELECTION.

Returns from the recent election, received
up 10 the 9TH, indicate that Perkins. Repub-
lican, !. chosen Governor. together with the
siblc exception ~ the candidate for Chief
Justice. The estimated plurality for the Re-
publican ticket l. from $1,000 10 20,OoO
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CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.


The President has decided 10 appoint Gen
eral VIM. II. Hays Of Springfield, KY, Unit
ga states District Judge for the District Of
Kentucky, vice Judge Ballard, deceased.
General Hays succeeded Judge Harlan IN
the Colonelcy Of Kentucky regiment IN the
late war.
The Bureau Of Statistics has received the
reports OF exports and imports from all the
Collectors Of Customs throughout the United
states, and compilation Of then. shows the
ace OF trade IN our favor for the fiscal
year ending Jude 30, 1879, Of Sa6i, 66l ,6G6, a.
.ainst balance Of $25s ,sl4 ,ss4 for the fiscal
ear ending June June %, 1878. The total
value Of exports was S7l0. ~, AL, and Of inn
ports, S445,...,'.o. The total exports
Of coin and bullion for the year were ga
9o-. Al, and the total imports, So
$4,000. There was more sugar imported
than any other single article Of merchandise,
although the amount was over - ,0oo, 900 less
than the previous year. The next article In
amount OF importation was coffee, which also
fell Oh about 5000, 900 worth. The imports
OF tea fell on per cent. during the year, but
the imports Of fancy articles, silks, diamonds
and other Injuries, somewhat increased.
The largest increase In expectation was OF
wheat, which went up from s6,oO0,0o0 In
1878 TO l3O,O00,O00 In 1879. The export Of
wheat -four increased 10 per cent; horned
cattle about 20 per cent; iron about - per
cent, and tobacco about 10 per cent The
exports Of provisions were about the same,
hut the exports Of cotton and OIL have fallen
on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

The California State election was held
on the ID. The Officers chosen were Gov
ernnr and minor state officers, members Of
the Legislature, and four Congressman. For
state officers there were five tickets In the
field, a. follows: Republican, Democratic,
New Constitution Party dubbed by Dennis
kearney the Honorable BilksD, Working
mems, and Prohibitionst- Voters were also
given the privilege Of expressing their wills
A. 20 the continuance Or prohibition u hi
ncsc immigration, by placing on their ballots
the words, "For Chinese Immigration or
1" Against Chimes Immigration.
The vote ~ California in recent elections
has been a. follows:
Year. Ofce. Rep. Dem. Crib. Ind.
ssg-pri~isent.. ~ 4ig 7EtSt u IN.
lss5-Govcrnor...-. 81 81 Glyjus ~. 20..2
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31
THREE YEARS IN BATTLE,
AND
THREE IN PRISON.

r PART IA Narrative of Escape from Yankeedom 10
Dixie in 1861; Scenes in Washington City after the Bull
Run Stampede; Perils in Passing the Potomac; Full
fllment of a Boyish Vow; Lights and Shadows OF Camp
Life: Sixteen Pitched Battles; a Brief Campaign in
Eastern Carolina; Capture within Grants Lines on
James River, and cruel Treatment as an alleged spy;
Escape and Recapture; Ten months OF Torture in the
Rebel g Prison Pens y at Point Lookout and Fort Della
ware; Murder of Col. Jones, and other Atrocities; Fall
of the Confederacy, and the End of all things; Footing
1t hundreds of miles homeward amid the wreck and
wretchedness of the Ruined Confederacy. ETC., ETC., etc.
PART u-Surprising Submissiveness of the South;
Grant. the Victor, bears witness to the utter dOclllty, and
good intentions of the Vanquished; Congress begins a
policy of systematic Irritation; The Freedmen's Bureau
sets up a petty despotism in every Southern village; The
Ex-slaves are taught to hate, and suspect, their only real
friends; Swarns of Sharpers, Swindlers, and all manner
of Scallawags, Settle upon the South to Steal what Sher-
man left; Race Riots for Party Purposes Provoked
whenever Possible; The most Brutal of the Blacks
Banded into acknowledgements, Oath-Bound, Controlled
by Wicked Whites, and Attended by Accountable Atroci-
ties: Robber Rule and Ruin as the Result; Rise of the
White brotherhood, and Kindred Societies, Commonly
Called the Ku-Klux-Klans; Very Troubleous Times;
The Holden-Kirk War; Grants Military Measures for
Capturing the Electoral Vote of the Southern States,
Beginning with the Carolnas; Spies, Soldiers, and
Special Deputy Marshals Over-Run the State; Jetfreys
Bond Spreads his Spyder-Web in the Capitol, and Ma
upon Whomsoever he can Catch, the Unotfending, and
the Offender, Alike; Old Men of 20 Years, and Boys
Under Il, Sent, in Mid-Winter, S~hackled, to a far
Northern Bastile, to Undergo Years of Torture, for
Alleged Misdemeanors, of which they were Entirely
Innocent; journal of Life in Albany Penitentiary; the
Whole Comprising a Faithful History of Reconstruc-
ton in North Carolina: S65-1S75-inclusiye.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31

CONTINUATION. After several hours
detention the train is permitted to proceed.
Indeed by some strange whin, the Outlaws
become anxious to have it go, and when
Conductor Phelps exhibits unw~illingness to
cross the long dark bridge over the Potomac
until daylight, old Ossawattomie walks
ahead of the engine as far as the Maryland
shore. Fatal bIunderl The train men,
putting on full steam, fly to the nearest sta
ton, and send the alarm flashing on electric
wings to every nook and corner of the coun-
try. A startling message truly it is: "Old
John Broua acfh $50 aJolttoniSts holds
Harper's Ferry; ornning the slores, and
numbering the citizens. THEY hare 100, 600
stand Of arms taken from tie arsenal, and
are receiring large requirements 7 on the
North"
Many a Southern Union-lover tue sick
at heart as he heardlthe news, for q eI tie
most obtuse could forsee the effect OF such
an invasion of the South by armed abolition
lists. Wild as were the first rumors they
met with instant ~credence; because few in
telligent persons had been without suspicious
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31
TO BE CONTINUED.

HE FRIENDLY JAMESTOWN WEED.-Tbe
Jamestown weed, upon the bloom Of which
the festive tobacco fly delights to feed and
which Is SO obnoxious to many farmers, l.
one OF the frlendliest weeds that grows al
out the barnyard. A few leaves bound to
the forehead will generally relieve the sever
eest headache in a few minutes. For bruise,
bolls, spralns, and feyerish sores OF any kind
the leaves stepped in hot vinegar, camphtr
and lard applied to the affected part has no
superior. 1t may be also applied to wound,
and sores on horses and cattle with success.
jamestown weed seed ground and given to a
morse IN meal, by the tablespoonful, with
rosln: Is regarded as the very best remedy
Tor hlde,bound and similar diseases OF the
morse. They have other medical properties
and are highly valued by drug dealers, who
keep them in stock when to be had. It's
1rth While to have the seed, and also dry
the leaves for making poultices. Nlthal,
the Jametown weed. especially its seed, i,
poisonous and should be handled carefully.
All tobacco growers should raise a patch q
Jamestown weeds as d means Of destroying
the tobacco fly, which makes the horn Worn
so damaging to the plant. If the jamestown
weed Is allowed to grow unmolested on i
richly manured spot, it will bloom early. at
tracing the tobacco fly from all other flow
ers, when the farmer, or little children, may
stand around every evening with paddle, and
XIII hundreds, preventing the August glat Of
worms, saving not only the tobacco crop, but
days OF hard labor. The Guthrie Grange.
as we have before noticed, is offering hand
some premiums for the GREATEST number Of
nles Killed, and without this every farmer
own interest should stimulate him to raI-e
jamestown weeds and kill the flies
aaUe Leaf.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31

Col. Tom Buford, whot shot Judge Elliott
In Kentucky some months ago, has bel
convicted OF murder and sentenced to lnf
prlsonment for. life. The trial occupied two
weeks.
Col. +. r. Lilies, Of Arson county, has
been appointed to a 1920 position IN one
OF the Departments in Washington, as a
member OF the capitol police"