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LOCdL MISCELLANY.

Six per cent interest paid on deposits Special
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Bankers 141G Pennsylvania avenue.
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SHE COULDN'T Do IT.-A lady en-
band to hold her tongue ten minutes in
each quarter hour for one thousand one
hundred and thirteen consecutive quarter
hours, and failed in her task. At 8
o'clock of the seventh day, as she was
completing her nine hundred and sew
enthteenth quarter hour, and her hackers
were feeling sure that she would win, a
neighbor lady passed along the street III
purchase, beautiful shawl. Now, the
lady who was holding her tongue should
have frightened her grip at this supreme
moment, and concentrated her thoughts
on something else than this new article
OF dress belonging to her neighbor; but
it is said that the ruling passion is strong
even in death, and that ingrained habit
is unconquerable, and these axioms were
proven in this instance, for the tongue.
holder, unfortunately for herself leaned
over and whispered in the ear of lady
bystander: "What horrid shawl!" She
Immediately saw her mistake, but it was
too late. The judges Immediately decided
in favor of the husband, the crowd filed
slowly out of the building, and the first
match on record of tongue holding against
time was over. One lady at least in that
town will attend church this summer in
last years bonnet. The husband is in
vesting the ten dollars he saved in strong
plug tobacco. He says he never before
enjoyed such peace and quietude as dur
ing the past nine days. And now the
other married men there are hoping that
the tongue-holding fever may become an
epidemic and strike the country with
emphasis.
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Two South Carolina Women TO Whom
Is Due Everlasting Honor.

The annual meeting of the Board of
Regents of Mount Vernon suggests q
brief review of the means by which it
has been made q National possession.
The homestead, which, if left to itself as
q private estate, would, in the natural
course of events, have passed into the
hands of strangers and fallen into decay.
is now beautiful estate, an attraction
to visitors, and a credit to the country.
AS in all laudable enterprises, the credit
IS due, primarily, to the individual energy
of some one person. Miss Pamela Cum
ningham originated and set OH foot the
plan by which Mount Vernon was pur-
chased. Nearly sixty-three years ago
Mrs. Robert Cunningham, of Laurens
county, 5. O., during one of her trips
North, spent week at Mount Vernon
with her two children, Ann Pamela and
her son john. Her daughter was then
two years old. Mrs. Cunningham was
the guest ofhe friends, Judge and Mrs.
BushTod Washington. It occurred to
Mrs. Cunningham that should the fami-
ly ever consent to part with the estate.
IT ought TO be bought by tho nation.
Doubtless Pamela Cunningham owed the
suggestion of the plan which she after
ward matured to her mother. From the
age of eighteen she was lifelong in.
valid the portrait Of hoF which hangs in
one of the rooms at Mount Vernon shows
pathetic face, bearing traces of pain.
she was lovely and accomplished wo-
man, with an enthusiastic love for the
South, and devoted tho energies of her
life to the Mount Vernon purchase. She
addressed the first appeal to the women {
the United States, which met 80 noble a
response. She interested Mr.. Everett,
VINO, by the delivery of his lecture and
the writing of tha Mount Vernon papers
raised q very large proportion of the two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars spent
in the purchase. William l.. Yancey and
other prominent men lent their influence
to the cause. BY such efforts as these
Mount Vernon has been made the at
tractive and interesting place that it is,
and the management is entitled to credit
for the preservation, restoration of the
objects of historic value.
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turn around some firmly planted object,
we could lower our boat a hundred feet
at time. In this way, at the end of
three days, having set adrift many hun
dred ties, we reached the entrance to the
Royal Gorge. Here we discovered that
an attempt to descend the first waterfall
with two in the boat was certain destruc-
ton, and to return was impossible.
Accordingly I determined TO lower my
brother down the fall in the boat, dis
tance of two hundred feet, give him the
rope and let him take the chance Of the
direc.ion) while would risk my physi-
cal ability to climb tne canon wall, which
was about two thousand feet high.
hands with my brother, lowered him in
the boat safely to the foot of the fall,
gave him the rope and saw him no more.
boots, and stripping the socks from my
often reaching the height of one or two
return to try some other way At length
about o'clock in the afternoon, 1 reach
ed height upon the smooth canon wall
Va oOOue o tIOdodh0 iCCes AICiC lQl
ther progress was arrested by shelving
ledge of rock that jutted cut from the
canon side foot or more. 10 advance
was without hope; to return, certain
death. Reaching upward and outward
l grasped the rim Of the ledge with one
hand and then with the other, my feet
slipped from the smooth side Of the
canon and my body hung suspended in
the air, thousand feet above the roaring
waters Of the Arkansas. At that mo-
ment l looked downward TO measure the
distance would have to fall when the
strength of my arms gave out. A sting
ing sensation crept through my hair as
my eye caught the strong root Of cedar
bush that projected out over the ledge
n little beyond my reach. My grasp
upon the rim of the ledge was fast yield
ing to the weight of my person. Then
l determined to make my best effort to
raise my body and throw it sideways to-
wards the root so as to bring it within
my grasp. At the moment of commenc-
ing the effort saw my mothers face as
she leaned out over the ledge, reached
down her hand and caught me by the
hair. Stranger, my mother died while
yet a young woman, when l and my
brother were small boys, but I remember
her face. l was successful in making
the side leap of my arms when l drew
myself upon the ledge and rested for q
time. From here upward, my climbing
WAS laborious, but less dangerous.
reached the top of the canon Just as the
sun was sinking down behind the snowy
range, and hastened to our camp at the
mouth of the canon, where I found my
brother all safe, "Charley." said he
"havc you had your head in a -four
sack ?" It was then 1 discovered that
my hair was as white as you see it now"
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NICOTINE POIsoNING.-A rather un-
usual case of nicotine poisoning occurred
lately in PaTisian suburb. The victim,
a man in the prime of life, had been
cleaning his pipe with n clasp knife.
With this he accidently cut one of his
fingers subsequently, but as the wound
was of a trivial nature he paid no heed
to it. Five or six hours later, however
the cut finger grew painful and became
much swollen. The Inflammation rapidly
spread to the arm and shoulcier the pa
tient suffering such intense pain that he
was obliged to betake himself to his bed
Medical assistance was called in and or
tdinary remedies applied Intellectually
The sick man, questioned as TO the man
ner in which he had cut himself, ex.
plained the use TO which the pocket knife
had been applied, adding That he had
omitted to wipe it after cleaning his pipe
The apparent mystery which surrounded
the case was thus cleared up, and as the
patients state had become alarming he
was carried to the hospital. Upon his
admission, the doctors attached to the
institution declared that in tho i'm.
mediate amputation Of the arm lay the
only hope of saving the patient'slife. The
poisoned member was therefore amputa.
ted; but in spite Of the promptitude with
which the operation was performed, the
man lies in so precarious condition thai
tho chances of his recovery are said to be
slight.-From the Pdrisidn.
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A FEARFUL CRIME.
Young Lady Erutaiiy Outraged and Muir.
dered In Spartanburg County.

On Thursday, June 9Th, nice looking
young woman passed through Yernons-
vile making inquiries for q Mr.. Wood
ward, stating that her name was Wood
ward, that she had two sisters living with
benjamin Morgan near tho Trap in Pick
ems County; that she was looking for Mr..
woodward, an uncle, or Pascol O'Shields.
and that she had walked from Pickens.
She was dressed in q neat black dress
with brown straw hat, and striped shawl
OF her arm.
She was directed to Jefferson O'Shields.
at Reidville. From the stores she passed
on about half mile further, asking for
Woodward. Finally, abandoning all
hope of finding tho person sought, she
turned towards Reidville, asking dircc-
tions. She arrived at Moore's house lust
Us they were sitting down to dinner.
She accepted an invitation to cat, and
departed. Mr. Moore accompanied her
short distance TO the main road, when
she took her final leave, nothing more
being heard of her.
On Sunday, 0th instant, two men pass
ing the road noticed an unusual number
OF buzzards just off from it. On stoop-
ing and looking that way they saw some
thing unusual, and then first recognized
the smell of carrion. They went towards
it and discovered the body of the woman.
The buzzards had picked out her ewes.
the body was much swollen and discol-
orcd, the clothes were thrown up about
her waist, her throat was cut from ear to
ear and into the backbone, bullet hole
was in her right breast, worms crawling
in countless multitudcs in every cavity
the hair was kept in motion by them.
God grant may never again see such n
sightl
L. p. CASTOR summoned iury, but
night set in before much could be done,
and the inquest adjourned until sunrise
this morning. To the credit of the Jury,
be 1t said, nearly ever one stayed TO help
watch the corpse, which could not be
moved. This morning they finished,
with verdict-"Death by gunshot and
incision in throat, by person unknown"
There is not the slightest clue yet, but
every effort is being made. The ear
rings from her ears and her slip of cloth
ing were carried off, After tho devil had
accomplished his hellish deed, he carried
the slip about fifty yards deeper into the
woods, and, opening it, destroyed tin
type of deceased and the wrappings OIL
it, leaving enough of it to be readily
identified by several who had conversed
with her on Thursday. The hat, shawl
anu pieces OF likeness arc with Trial j It's
tice Castor. Tho slip had been made
way with. A keen scrutiny led lis TO
think it had been carried to the river.
which was thoroughly searched to. day
Cor GreenriHc Enterprise and Aounfuin-
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The Torch rs a Political Weapon.

A recent number of the Charlotte
Observer has the following:
A letter has recently been received by
q negro man at Matthews Station, in this
county, which has created ripple of ex-
citement in the community. The negro,
1T seems, applied to young man in the
neighborhood TO read letter to him,
being unable to read himself, and in this
way the facta in the case became public.
The letter was dated Mt Hampton, S. c.,
and was signed by n name to which was
attached the word Secretary" The
Letter Informed the negro man that it was
now time to begin to burn houses and
railroad bridges in the country, and went
on to say that the colored men must re-
sort to this, as they were not treated as
they should be, and that their Northern
friends would furnish the money. IL in
formed the party addressed that the
President" had 5000 for him for his
service in the cause, and would come up
on the train. He was, however, to spare
Monroe and Charlotte. Some reference
having been made to former letter, the
negro was questioned as to this and cx-
hibited another signed by another name,
to which was attached the word "Presi-
NSHe' iiio WAS udtcu dL lluSSClI, -. ",
and was to tie same purport rs that re-.
ferred to. One or other of the letters
informed the negro man to whom they
were addressed that he should send his
answer to Liberty, S. @. The negro pre- :
tends to know nothing about the whole
matter, except what he has heard from
the letters. He has been about Mat
thews' station for several weeks, and was
formerly employed on the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad as one of the hands who
were working with the steam shovel. It
was soon after he was discharged from
the road that he came to Matthews. He
has been employed by several farmers in
the neighborhood, and none have noticed
anything suspicious about his conduct.
The matter is undergoing investigation
at the hands of several well known citi-
zens in and around Matthew'S. Letters
have been written to the points in South
Carolina indicated in the letters received
by the negro, but as yet nothing has been
heard from these places. The more con-
servative element in the community is
disposed to look upon the matter with no
feeling of alarm, bat at the same time
considers that it is one which must be
Investigated.
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GOVERNOR COKE AND His Two VIsI-
ToRs.-Governor Coke of Texas tells the
following story about two callers he had
few days ago: 81 never saw such a
town rs Washington. You can not have
any privacy here. Now, when came
here to attend the special session of the
Senate, purposcly went TO quiet place
on ID street, and chose two rooms over q
dry goods store. / gave orders if any
body called to have their cards sent up 10
my room, and further that the outside
door should always be kept closed, which
would compel callers to ring. You see.
by adopting this plan, when cards were
sent to me | would know just who called
and could send word whether I wanted
to see them or not. Well, would you
believe it, few nights ago was sitting
In my room when IN rushed two gentle.
men unannounced. Said one OF them
Governor Coke, / believe. How do YOU
do, Governor Coke?' Their manner dis
concerted me little, but answered as
pleasantly as could: Yes, 1 am Gov
ernor Coke; but how in the world did
you get into my roomT They answered
cheerfully: Oh the lower door was
| opened, and We just walked right up ]
then told them that it would please me
if they would go Gown stairs, ring the
bell, and send up their respective card.
in the regular way. They both went
down stairs and did as 1 told them
Their cards were presented to mo in the
regular way, and then sent them word
that wasn't in" To enable the reader
TO better appreciate the story it should
be added that the Governor lisps, and he
tells 1T with good deal better effect fol
this reason than it can have in print
When the Governor reads this he will
no doubt, be ready to reasscrt his opin.
ion that there is no such thing as priva.
cy in this town.-FrOm tie IYashingtor
Siar.
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FARM MAPs-The Charleston Ne,cs
thinks that n the large farms in tho
South work would go on more systemati-
cally if maps were made of the whole prop
erty: every farmer should have q
complete map of his farm, with each
field, pasture and wood lot, together with
ailithe fences, roads and bitches, plainly
drawn and numbered or named, 80 they
can be readily designated. Few farmers
can appreciate the real value of one until
they have tried the experiment; for, with
q map of the farm before you, you can
direct your workmen to any part Of it
without the possibility G. their making
mistake. You can plan your improve
ments and estimate their coz. at your
leisure, instead of spending half day
Of valuable time surveying the land itself.
1t should be about twelve feet square, or
C: lager ;f desired. and drawn on thick
card board, to prevent its being torn or
defaced. Lot our farmers try the expe-
riment; they will soon learn its value.
All necessary surveys may ba ewhen
other farm work is not pressing, and tho
map may be drawn and tho lots number
ed in the winter evenings"
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a CoLoRED MAN ON THE ONO TICK
ET.-Among the delegates to the late
Ohio Democratic Canvan;;aT. vas n COL
ored man named Andrew Jackson Dayi.
son, full blooded black, and q man of
tint. presence. In seconding the nomi-
nation of Gen. Rice for Lieutenant
Governor, Mr.. Dawson made the follow
ing speech, one of the best talks made
during the meeting:
jfr. President and Gentlemen Of This
Convention: arise to endorse the nom.
ination of man whom | regard as q
brave and gallant gentleman-a man who
had the patriotism and the bravery to 20
TO the front TO fight the battles of his
country. | endorse the nomination OF
General Rice. Nominate him, and the
colored men from Lake Erie to the Ohio
river, across our whole broad State, will
be with the Democracy. General Rice
went out and risked his life and left his
good right leg in battle, while the nomi-
nee OF the otherparty skulkcd in the rear
specializing off his country. The Repub-
licans are fond of reminding the colored
men they are free. Yes, thanks to Gen.
eral Stedman, General Rice, Gen. Ewing
and scores Of other brave soldiers, we are
free-free to vote for whom We please
and l say to this august assembly that
the colored men prefer to vote for a man
who served his country in the front te
the man whc served Lie party in :hs
rear.
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: In his address on Decoration M,

= In his address on Decoration Day
in New York, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton
took the trouble TO apologize for speech
which he made last year in which he
encouraged the practice of decorating IL C
graves of the Blue and the Grey alike,
and declared that those words were spoken
"in a fit of sentimental generosity aroused
by misrepresentation Of prominent reb-
els" He urged that no member of the
Grand Army Post he was addressing
might lay flower ON the grave of reb-
el. They were traitors in 1861; they are
traitors now. All winter long they have
been plotting treason in the halls of
Congress" Gen. Hamilton's sentiments
are certainly extreme, but il is fair to say
he represents the majority of the Repub-
lican party North
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GEN. SHIELDS SwoRD.-At The fiji
neral Of Gen. james Shields, in Carrv!,
ton, OH Wednesday, the two swords pre-
sented to him by the States of Illinois
and South Carolina were crossed over The
casket containing his body, and with the
floral decorations helped to make up a
rich and pleasing picture. In the BRO
cession they were borne, respectively, by
Col. =. G. Ballingal, of Ottumwa. Iowa
and Mr.. j. NJ. WilcOxson, banker of
Carrollton. The inscriptions on the tes-
timonials are: On the frst-"P Presented
by the State of Illinois to Gen. James
Shields for gallant service at Vera Cruz,
Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Cherubusco,
ChapultePec, and the Garretta of Berlin,
CITY OF Mexico" On one side of this
blade is view of the City of Mexico ;
on the reverse, scenes from the several
battle fields named. The cost was So
600.
The other-"From The State of South
Carolina to Gen. Shields, in testimony of
her admiration of his gallantry in the
Mexican war, and as tribute Of graft
tude for his parental attention to the
!'almetto Regiment" The hilt Is stud
dcd with diamonds, rubics and emcralds,
and on the scabbard is n palmetto tree,
with dates of the several battles in which
the old hero fought in the Mexican war.
South Carolina invested the handsome
sum of 900 in this gift.
1t may be stated hero that Gen. Shields
breathed his last in hospital attached to
a Catholic convent, presided over by q
female relative of his, in tho beautiful
little city of Ottumwa. The immediate
cause of his death was the bursting OF
the old wound received by him Mt the
battle of Cerro Gordo.-.S. Louis Globe
Democrat, ,June 6.
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AN APPROPRIATE ODoR.-In DR..
Prices Unique Perfumes, each particu-
lar character can find an appropriate
odor. For the clergyman and orator, his
refreshing and fragrant Floral Riches !;
for the brilliant and witty, his charming
EUenin9 Violet; for the sedate and obust,
his persistent Tibet Musk, for the lady
of fashion, his captivating HydcinM, ). for
the young gentleman, his delicate Alastd
bouquet; for the young lady, his sweet
Pet Rose. We know our friends by their
voice; why not recognize them by their
sweet and particular odor.
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Belton. Williamson & Easley Railroad.
Pickcns Sentinel.
OFFICE OF B., w. AND Z. r. R., !
EAsLEY, May 80, 1876. !
Pickcns Senkinel

OFFICE OF b., w. AND f. r. r.,
EAsLEY, May 80, 1876.
AJor d. +. Bradley:
DEAR SIR-In accordance with YOUR
request give you short account of q
pleasant interview had yesterday, in At
lanta, with Col. G. J. Foreacre, the Gen
eral Manager of the Atlanta and Char
lottee Air Line Pathway. Col Foreacre
is pleased with the progress made towards
the commencement of work on our Road,
and advises that we start as soon as prac-
ticable, that being the surest method to
obtain pecuniary assistance in the future.
He THINKS that we should work from
Easley towards the west at the start,
claiming :hat more money conld be made
on this division, and giving strong argu-
ments to substantiate his opinion. He
does not doubt in the slightest degree the
Feasibility. OF our passage across the Blue
Ridge under existing circumstances, and
predicts for our route future far moro
brilliant than we anticipate when our
TOAD is completed aud satisfactory ar
rangements made with connecting lines
to Cincinnati and Chicago. He expressed
the desire to be present when the Board
of Directors meet in Easley previous to
the time fixed for commencing work.
The opinion of this gentleman, who is
par excellence the ablest railroad manager
in the South, comes with extraordinary
weight, and removes forever in the minds
of fair spoken men the last vestige of
dcnht 90 to the practicahility Of nnr rnnta
and the chance of its completion in due
time.
The perfect equipment of the Air Line
hallway, the unvarying courtesy and at
tention Of its officials, and the universal
admiration expressed by all who pas
over his Road, the finest highway in the
South, are evidences Of the superior abil-
ity of the gentleman who thus endorses
our new enterprise.
Respectfully, WIN. J. KIRK,
Sup't and Engineer.
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= Texas planters seem to think that
the negro exodus will greatly raise the
price of cotton, and with this impression
upon them have planted largely in cotton.
In some instances large fields of whea.
which were poor have been plowed up
and put down in cotton.
- Father Ryan, at his own request,
has returned to st. Mary's church. His
main reason is to have quiet to arrange
and revise his poems, which will be pub
lished in book form in the fall
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UNwHoLEsoME FooD.-By the un.
natural combination by ignorant persons
for baking powders, they render the food
very indigestible, as the chemical action
in the stomach prevents their being di.
gested. DIR. Prices Cream Baking Pow.
der is prepared by the application o.
scientific principles, forming periec,
powder.