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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
"rhere's mlIi,o,,. of Them"

On the 7th inst. party Of hunters left
New Albany, Indiana, for the celebrated
Pigeon Roost, in Scott county, where it is
said, acres Of timbers are covered nightly
with wild pigeons. Fof the past seventy
five years this noted locality has been a
| roos,ing place for pigeons, and millions of
these birds congrcgate there nightly during
the seasons Of their visits to this section of
the country. They fly away in the mornings
to their feeding places in the woods and
fields of Indiana and Kentucky, distant
from the roost in many INSTANCES from one
hundred to three hundfEd miles, returning
again at night, the arrivals often continuing
up to midnight. The timber on the tlious-
ands of acres covered by this roost is broken
down badly, large limbs being snapped Off
Ike reeds by the ACCUMULATED weight of
the birds upon them. throughout tic en-
tire night there is heard the cracking and
crashing of limbs, the. hum and furry and
drumming of wings, ami the explosion of
firearms and the confusion and bediamc
thrasiling sounds caused by people beating
the birds from the trees with long poles.
Thousands of pigeons are killed nightly,
but all this slaughter seems to make no di-
minutlon in the vast flofks that congrcgatc
mt this roost This Sdott county pigeon
Acop' 10 'iiotoiN SlOuiHt. IL "uS III lnlS
ncighborhood that the most barbarous
slaughter that darl1ened the pioneer days of
Southern Indiana occurred. In Septcm-
ber, 1874 party Of thirty Potowattomie
Indians made an invasion into this section
of the State. Iu the Pigeon Roost neigh
borhood was settlement with Il total pop
ulation Of thirty souls. The Indians attacked
this settlement killing And scnlping twenty
four Of the thirty settlers, most of them
women and children, aid then burning the
bodies of their victims in tho cabins, which
they fired. Mrs. Beadle and her two chill
dren, and three nembeis of family named
Collins, were all that tsScapcd. Mrs. Bca-
die carried the news toahe settlers in Clark
county, and next day aslurgc company of
the militia started in p1tsut of tho savagcs,
coming up with them Anst as they reached
the north bank of tho Muscatitic River in
their canoes. The rivee was ut high flood
and the purs,lcrs, having no boats, were
compelled to give upEt's pursuit. This
was the last incursion Of the Indians made
into Southwestern Indiana. In the local
history Of the State tins savage slaughter
has ever since been designated as the Pigeon
Roost Massacre. ai ..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
California Vineyards.<


The vineyards of California cover GO, 600
acres, with 5000 Of grape vines, valued
at $3.50, 600, 900. Three years ago the Bal
timore SIN called attention to the oppor-
tunities then offered to buy vineyards for n
song. In every direction people were up
roofing vineyards as Improbable. Grapes
were $40 ton, which did not pay. A
hundred foothills farms could be bought
for the cost of fencing, twenty five acres
Of bearing vineyard going for nothing.
Though cheap, grape vines have now some
value. And orchards, then of little ac-
count, have greatly appreciated by tho IN
PRODUCTION of fruit-curing. Grape syrup is
now being n1adc, and its great superiority
over other table syrups will win favor.
Small vineyards can now make Il better
market than $40 per ton for grapes at tho
wine press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20

September night and the frosty October
wcdding-day, Fred told himself he would
be 80 good, SO kind to this delicate little
girl who was giving him everything in the
world with herself, and she slightly priced,
so slightly esteemed.
Scores and scores of times he told himself
he did not regret what he had done, not
even when he recalled the cold, contcmp-
tuous looks Bessie Campbell lost no oppor-
| tuni,y of bcstowmg upon Inn.
A-and then tho wedding day came, and the
wedding hour, and Mr.. Cathcrlon gave the
bridal pair gorgeous banquet, and the
carriage stood at the door to carry them to
the boat that was to take them on their ho-
ncymoon trip; and in the few unoccupicd
minutes that interviewed, when Fred and
his bride stood talking, there came mes
scngcr from Dir. Catherton's banking Office
with sealed letter from him, which, when
hc read ii, made him pale and whitcn to the
lips For one moment ; thcn like the hon
| est man he was, he rose to the ptiful emcr-
gency.
'Evcry shilling Iva and | had in the
world is gone Jasper, your wife is moth
ing but a pa,Ipcr, dependent on her hus-
bands bounty instead of the hclrcss you
expected"
The crash Of doom could have sounded
no more appallingly startling; the girl he
had married for money--ths lame, white
faced, wilu-cycd girl who started to her
feet in an agony Of bcwildcrmcnt, and an
guish shcokcd-;,-a paupcr!
Iva claspcd her little fragile hands in q
pitcous cntrcaty.
'Oh uncle Charlton. Fred, OH Fred If
only | could have saved you! Oh, why
didn't they send the word just little
sooner, SO that | could have saved you,
Fred! !"
And Fred pet the bitter agony OF shame
and pain in her sweet eyes, heard the only
wall she made; her pity for him, moi for
herself; saw the great, patient devotion on
her sweet, pale face, and then, Ms If his
guardian spirit had touched the fast sealed
fountain Of his heart, there wcllcd up
through head and heart, soul and sense,
new exquisite, rapturouB election for this
little girl who was all his own; such love
rs never had thtillcd him before, that sud d.
denly gloriictl and goldcncd all his life as
he took her in his arms, sobing and trelnb-
ling as he never had taken her before, kis-
sing her face with loves eager kisses
''My precious little wife, thank God you
ale my wite, and that can help you bear
your burden. Iva, Iva, dcarcst!"
That was how Fred married for money,
and from that blessed day he never once
regretted the loss that revealed to him a
wealth of love and happiness that has not
wancd as the years go Oh.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
Shalkespeare's IIous @.

Within the last week or two there has
passed away another relic Of the London OF
the days of Elizabeth. the residence on the
western side Of, Aldergatc, commonly
known as "Shakcspcarc's house." The local
tradition goes that William Shakespeare
lived in it when he was proprietor of tho
theatre in Golden lane, toward the close Of
the fifteenth century. In Shakespcare's s
time the house bore the sign Of the "Half
Moon."to which sundry Inscriptions and
hieroglyphics in the old woodwork referred.
"A writer in the city Press in 1866 de-
scrlbes tho house as well able to "vie with
any other house III the city for Its elaborate
carvings in wood and primitive panelling,
we'll worthy oil those curious III such mat
tcrs." AS a proof Of its age he mentions
that during some recent repairs there was
found under the woodwork coin of the
date of 1896. 1t Is recorded in '.Bcn John-
sons Life" that on one occasion the s'rare
old poet, feeling an inward craving for
"sack, ,"wcnt to the "EIalf Moon, lin Al
dcrsgato street, but finding it closed, took
himself off to tho "Sun," in Long Acre,
where he Immediately sat down and wrote
the following epigram:
"Since the Half Moon is 80 unklnd sd
= To make mo 60 about .sg
The Sun my money now shall have,
Ia Tho Moon shall 20 without"
Halt a century or more later, tho aristo-
cratic and literary wits of the t.Merry Mon
archs' court were accustomed, we arc told,
to assemble at tho "Half Moon" taycrn;
opposite to Lauderdale House, which, as Is
well known, stood on tho east side of tho
street. "Shakespeare's house, however,
with Its heavy protecting gables and quaint
oriels and bow windows. Is now a thing Of
the past, and alarge pile Of modern build
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
a Judge Answered.

William Watson, youth, stood at the
bar of the General Sessions New York,
convicted of theft,
"Whcrc have l seen you bcforc2" Judge
Gildcrslceve asked, thoughtfully. "Your
face is certainly familiar to me-"
81 don't know, your honor" Watson re-
piled.
"Whcro have you seen me bcforc2" his
honor persisted.
"Whcre were you last cmploycd2 I am
confident that have seen your face before, -"
Judge Gildcrslccvc continued, with the air
of having corncrcd the prisoner at last.
'In the Crystal Palace saloon, your
honor" Watson answered and the spccta-
tors laughed. 'a:
Judge Gilters.ecve did not pursue his in
quiries any further. Ho sentenced Watson
to State prison for three years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION.
p A SHADOW IN THE VALLEY,

there's shadow in tho valley
Who're tho lilies lie asleep, '.,
Where tho laughing waters murmur,
And tho swoot flags droop and weep,
There's shadow in tho valley
Aud sigh floats in tho air,
Like tho brcat:l Of angels resting
O'er tho fair scene mirrored there.
Such shadow in tho valley
Brings burden to my heart;
Cannot you, too, understand it?
Have you never fo.t it smart?
have watched tho lilies lying,
have scen tho swoct flags weep,
And have wished that !, whom d, ing,
Might be laid with them to sleep.
l havo hoard tho breezes murmur
Low soft things within this vule,
Lave seen the b ackbirds hover.
Der the lilies fair and pale,
have aecn a ray Of sunlight
LinSer 'mong tho roeds at play;
But tho silont cropping shadow
Chased tho memory aprito away.
Like tho human heart, o'ershaIowed
BY sorrow swift and deep, ..
Lie tho sweet flags and tho lilies
In the shadowy vale asloop.
There's a melancholy sweetness
In the perfumo-laden air.
And tho tall reods seem to whisper,
you'll find sorrow evcrywh re-"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20
Slippers.

A very effective pair of slippers for q
gentleman can be made of the now stamped
velvet or velveteen now so much in use for
ornamenting furniture. A dark grcenish
blue shade is desirable, the pattern being
worked aronnd In chain stitch with pale
blue knitting silk. The design should be
small. II also would be artistic to work in
crewcls two or three daisies, arranged in a
slanting position across the toe; ribbon
in red could be worked in crewcls around
the stalks, and twisted into medallion, in
which monogram should be worked in
gold-colorcd silk. The medallion should
be arranged In slantlng position, so as to
match the daisies. @
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20

A MARRIED man at Georgetown,
while going into tho collar to split
klndling wood, fell and broke his neck.
He doesn't deserve particle of sympa-
thy. If his wife was too sick to per-
form her own work, why didn't he
take his meals at the hotel and leave the
fires for her to build when she got
well? 5.i III & {, d Il ID iil
AN Ithaca little girl attempting to
describe an elephant, spoke Of y t, as
,"that thing which Kicks up with lts
nsSs, a J, $yS3 Il as28s ls.S
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20

Within month there was Wedding on
the San Benito estate which was made such
al occasion of rejoicing as to be long re-
membcred in that region. The contracting
parties were Walter Chance, us he was still
determined to be known, and Mary, widow
of Abram Worsham.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-20

S How TO PASTE LABELS ON 1'rNs.--
PasiI a sponge saturated with muriatic
acid over tho tin, then. use tragacsntl,
paste. 85 e 5s$
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

which they shall defeat the party "ring
or faction over which Blaine and Hamlin
rule, but it may be permitted to an out
slider to suggest that every exertion SHOULD
be made, and every juslifable means adop-
ted to bring about that defeat. A victory
in.Maine means an easier victory else
where.
Adjournment is SAID by Representative
Blackburn to be probable about the 2Sth.
Others think it may be brought about
earlier But 30 much depends upon that
mysterious unknown quantity called Hayes
that exact calculation is not yet possible
1t is freely said by Republicans that the
judicial expenses" bill will be vetoed, and
the jury hill if il goes to Mr.. Hayes. The
Army and Legislative bills, netwithstand,
ing great opposition in the Senate, will
probably be approved.
OF the U. S. jury system, Senator Car
pentef said recently in debate that he
would at any proper time like to unite
with the lawyers Of that body in framing a
Federol jury law. At present there was
no such thing as trial by Jury in Fed
eral Courts. The trial was by the mar
sh.l and clerk, and they could pack jury
to coayict or acquit, as they pleased. He
wished the lawyers of the Senate would
let this matter 90 over until December.
A delay af six months would not make
much difference, and it was impossible TO
mature a good system in the hurry of the
close OF this session. He had tried Tor
n ny years when before in The Senate to
get good jury law passed, but the judi
c4ry Committee as then organized, took
the view that the business Of Congress was
to keep laws just as they were, good or
bad.
some of the papers of both parties, con-
meet the course ofradical Senators on the
Army bill, being in direct opposition to
that Of House radicals led by Mr.. Hayes
friend Garfield, as intended to have an in
auence upon the coming radical candidate
for the Presidency. The Post of this city,
for instance, seer in the course of Blaine
and Conkliug an effort TO make Mr.. Hayes
il he keeps his word and approves the
bill, mote than ever odious to Stalwart
Republicans, and thus negative any inau-
ence he may have expected to exert in ia
vor of Sherman.
Sherman, by the way, who is civil
service reformer, surrounded by civil ser
vice refyrmers, is engaged in the modest
reform work Of mailing and otherwise
distributing from the Treasury semi-otfi.
cial financial paper, printed New York
which has an editorial article highly lau-
datery Of himself. The article il conSpic
uously marked. HILTON.
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

Few people are aware that the proud
boast Of Englishmen that the sun never
sets on the British empire is equally ap-
plicable 10 the United States. Instead oi
being the western limit of the Union,
Sau Francisco is only about midway be-
tween the furthest Aleutian isle, acqdl D
by our purchase of Alaska, and + East brt
Maine. Our territory extends ougb
one ninety degrees of longitude, OF
seventeen degrees more than half way
round the globe. The Rocky Mountain
Presbyterian" in commenting on this fact
says: "Whep the sun is giving its good
night kiss to our westernmost isle, on the
confines Of Behring's sea, it is already
flooding The fields and forests of Maine
with its morning light, and in the eastern
part of that State is more than an hou
hign. At the very moment when th'
Aleutian fisherman, warned by the ap
preaching shades of night, is pulling hi
, canoe toward the shore, the wood Chop
per Of Maine is beginning to make th
forest echo with the stirring music Of hi
aYpD
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
A HORSE SINKS INTO THE EARTH
FOR GOOD.

From the Mariana (Fla.) Courier.
There was singular cs'e of land sink
in this vicinity on Thursday last Az one
Hastings Lewis, 'olored, was blowing on
The Bryan plantation there, the earth gave
way under his horse, valuable one, and
his own property. lie managed to save
his plow and one trace, hu. the horse, col
lar, bride, harness aad oaher trace went
down, never to be recovered again.
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
GREAT REDUCTION
In The Price Of Bread !!

John B STEWART taxes This method
or informing his friends and cusJe-
mers generally that he hiss, on account Of
the hard times, reduced the price of his
bread to the following low figures:
A 2% pound LOAF from l3 ! 10 cents.
a . pound loaf from 10 els. to 6 cts.
A pound loaf ON cts. to 3 cts, each.
CAk ES AND PIES. FRESH ROLLS. AND
M ,LK BISCUIT
supplied every morning at very reasona
BILE prices. Give Stewart, the Eighth
smeet baker, a trial. Everything is done
to suit tn customer at 2O7 W. EIG HTH
3TREET: Fresh bread, cakes, pies ana
biscuits delivered daily to all ialts of the
c'Fy Wi9hoot extra charge my3l
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

WIlll record 81 aay Sta1 N he q

'.'e W5ist fscord'of any Sta@M the
or Of any country in the world. 1t is ter
rible-tbis record of Connecticut partic-
ularly in view of tue fast that marriages
are few and far between in the State of
wooden nutmegs. The young men cam IT,
or will not, marry, while these guilty OF
this rash act want divorce, it seems he
fore the marriage ceremony is we'll com
pleted, There is story current-it has
row of statistics to sustain it-tbat births
are alarmlngly infrequent among the ma
tive born population OF New England
marriages, as we have already shown, are
sti more infrequeDt, owing to the circum-
stances that the young men of Yankee
al3od and ancestry prefer the fertile fields
OF The West to the sterile, rocky soil of
tieiI native land ; and now here comes di-
vorces innumerablo to still farther check
and declmate the old Puritan stock, for it
- among this very population that these
divorces take place. The foreign born
population of New England as almost
waclly Irish by birth, faithful children of
Tie Catholic church, and therefore unwil-
ing to seek freedom from az unfortunate
marriage by divorce, because the church
prohibits it, Making allowance for this
t"c, it Is plain that among the "rojestants
OF Connecticut, mainly the people tl Puri,
tan ancestry, one marriage in every six
celebrated end in an early divorce. The
disease, already widespread, is said to be
Increasing with unexaupled rapidity. If
'''ls be so, what is to become of those who
iaded On Plymouth Rock from the May>
il wer? Are they doomed, like other
early people ofthis country, like the Aztecs
"a Indians, TO total extinction?
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
S2C cI9l Correspondence of the HERALn

''c'9i Correspondence OF the HERALD;
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 13, 1879.
The radical managers seem to under
. ttar", better than those Of other WAYS of
thinking, the importance of the September
result In Maine. Senator Conkling who
Nn7"5 the political air of no Sat but his
OWN, is set down for three ,pet ches in the
G 'miog campaign, and Western and South
IF" *psakerS are ramed who will speak in
he I'i0e Tree State for the doctrine of
'en1Fn'lzatlon and permanent existence of
'S'ens'"n among The States. The party
%""hcy which calls Couklng to the aid
q biAlne Is serious one, and from the
radical estimate Of i, those who oppose
radical'sm should appreciate the hopeful-
res" a. well as the importance of the DOS,
ton lhey occupy. OF course it ia Tor the
people themselves to settle the means bv
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
CLOTdiN:
CLOTHING.
BUSINESS Is BETTER

OAK HALL the Great Clothing House of PHILADELPHIA
is alive with business The demand for our make OF Cloth
ing comes with great rush this Thanks to people
who appreciate the way do business and who wish to help
us in maintaining work and wages for Philadelphia workpeo~
ple Fortunately the recent contracts for New York Rail
roads and the large awards for goods for the United States
Government will furnish lots of work for some time to come
We about the only Retail Store manufacturing Clohlng
in Philadelphia Any is welcome to make the rounds
of our workroems and the wonderful activities This
will prove that claim to sell cheapy not exaggeraon
or bombas dut based the evident fact that we handle SO
many goods and manufacture them ourselves OAK HALL
Cusomerfpay bnt one prof-when the prices paid
4e as elsewhere the Customer certainly gets Better
Qualities Of Goods. 80
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
THE STEAMBOAT MARY MORGAN
TChester Times

Chester Times
The owners Of the steamboat Sarah
K. Taggart" will put on in her place the
new steamboat "Mary Morgan" which
they have purchased expressly for the
passenger trade between Chester, Bridge
port, Billingsport and Philadelphia. The
Morgan was built in Wilmington a little
over year ago. She is of iron, III feet
long, with beam of % feet. Her model
is one of beauty, and she is said to be one
of the strongest and best arranged steam-
ships on the Delaware. Her machinery,
which is of the most improved type, is cal
culated to drive her at very fast rate CT
speed, making the trip to Philadelphia in
about an hour. The boat is owned ia
Chester, and, therefore, an enterprise pure
ly of this city and it should receive its
patronage.
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

Mr.. Cramer, American Minister to Den>
mark Informs the Department Of the State
that the European nations are about FORM
ING protective tariff league against
american competition. This will be a
difficult thing to do.
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

The New Orleans Democrat says
New England is becoming alarmed over
tbe prevalence Of divorces within its lin
ita d we'll it might. Chicago, Indiana,
- can show nothIOg that will be-
enEith Massachusetts and
Respect. In the latter
ratis Of divorces e
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
PERSONALITIES.
Maggie Mitchell is in Canada.

Maggie Mitchell is in Canada.
Lolita is again resting at Philadelphia.
Minister Christiancy's wife left wash
ington on Monday to join her husband IN
Peru.
"All that man wants, said the tramp,
"is chance, Build low low iooets and
nut out the moon and I'll never beg for
another morsel of food as long as | live"
1 Hawkeye.]
In Kate Claxton's play of "a Double
Marriage live baby is used. A wicked
paper out West says that the star will not
have to borrow one much longer [Cincn-
raii Enquirer.
At Christening while the minister was
giving the certificate, he happened to say,
"Let me see--this is the 30tb." The
thirtieth !" exclaimed the indignant moth
er, "indeed it is only the eleventh."
Administer who was speaking quite loud
saw a woman leaving the church with
or ing babe, and thereup no ex olained
"Your babe don't distmb me. madam"
That isn't it," she replied; "you disturb
the baby"
1t is now generally believed that Secre>
tary McCrary's nomination as judge of the
eight judicial circuit, will not be consid-
cred this session of Congress. He will be
lappointed in September. when Judge Dill
ion resigns, aud be confirmed next Decem-
Der.
| This is hair on the woman | love
| Better than words of symbols can utter:
Like red vein on my lavender glove,
See how my breath makes is waver
and hutter
Anything wrong? Nay, then, smile sneer
and mutter
And innocently took from her
The late visi: Of the Crown Pr;1iNe of
Sweden and Norway to England ID his
reception by the German Empress, is sup,
posed to have been connected with de>
sire on the part of his - sue for
the hand Of Queen Viz lidaugh-
ter, Princess Victoria b. The
The mothekof the Gra aNSV of Baden
having been daughter Of kihg Gustavus
Adolphus w. Of sweden, such union
would Introduce iao the hosnse of Berna-
dotte a near descendant of the line of Visa
PICTURE FRAMES AND G4Nos.--G. K
Baugh, 5O7 shipley st attention
to the fact that he III sGll kinds
of Pic ure Frames, as lSN Rme kind
OF work cau be done in any q pc UniQ(
A splendid assortment OF Z Is for
= z7:;;;:l l,z;;;5.:5.:z..::zz;1
4 A NJ" ATTGTTON ST0R II
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19

Mortgages negotiated, rents collected
properties carefully managed. Insurance
placed in reliable companies, conveyance
ing accurately executed,
HEALD & co.,
Bankers Investment Brokers, Clayton
House Building.
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
WILMINGTON. .Dei.. June 10, 1879

How would it do to send Grant to
Mexico to put down the unruly spirits
there. He would make frst-class dicta>
The Morning herald., 1879-06-19
Rtadeer Rt;adeerE disappeared ass55eeel
] rptnrned f5fs U

claims I'd have no knowledge or recollec-
ton of anything that has transpired since
he left here, three weeks ago until yester-
day afternoon he found himself in swamp
ten miles south of this city, having we'll
worn path around tree, which he thinks
he has been walking ever since ne left
here. AS soon as he came to himself he
walked to Seymour and was sent back to
This city by the Township Trustees, after
hearing his strange and almost incredible
story. He has no knowledge Of what be-
came of his money.