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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01

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ANOTHER Cry WIrH AN ALIAS
The Alabama Legislature has pass
cd and the Governor has approved
the bill repeating the charter of the
City Of Mobile and creating the
Port ot' Mobile, SO that we now
have Il Southern city that has adopt
ed an alias in order to avoid the
opportunities Of creditors. Three
Commissioners are appointed with
authority to compromise and adjust
all debts and demands, including
past due taxes, of every kind in
favor Of the city. For the purpose
of arranging the debts duo by
Mobile they are empowered to sell,
on the best terms they can obtain,
all the real and personal property
which may come to their hands.
The Commissioners are also charged
with the duty of opening communi
cation with the holders Of" the
funded debt.of the city with view
to its adjustment and settlement
The Port of Mobile is to be govern
eel by eight Commissioners. to be
elected by the people, There is to be
Pesident of the Board, q Clerk and
Tax Collector, and such police
officers as may be necessary. re
defray The expenses of police man
agement the Board is authorized
and empowered to levy and collect
for each year of it's existence, upon
real and personal property and all
sub jects Of State taxation tax
which shall not exceed six-t. n Tbs
Of one per cent.
NoRTHERN-SoUTHERNERs.-Th LOU
isville Courier -JournaL has had the
enterprise to prepare an article
covering sixteen and a half of its
long columns, going to show what
the South has done for the North
west, and especially for the city OF
Chicago. f. points out that scores
and hundreds of men of etninence
and capital have moved from Dixie
land into the city and country round
about the lakes, and that over $75,-
100000 worth of property is owned
in Chicago by them. It gives the
genealogy of large number oi
Northern citizens who ore natives
of the South, and all in all presents
a most interesting compilation.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01
BRIC-4-BH1C.

A thermometer gains notoriety by
degrees.
Tho best known timo by skater
is mile in 1.5G.
When II stag takes to tho water no
swims for deor life.
Nothing has so many ties binding
1T to Garth as q railroad.
Of course the horse marines are
mounted on fleet horses.
Professional beggars look upon
every dwelling as m alnshouse.
The dentist will make moro mon
ey per acher than any farmer we
ever saw.
II can boat you al hollow" rs the
machinist's hammer said to the
boiler.
A cemetery called Happy Valley,
in Hong Kong, China, is said to be
the finest in the world.
Tho French government has issu-
ed decree that elm Marseillaise"
shall be the national anthem.
Last year tho United States pro-
duced 350,000,00O pounds Of che ESQ
and 100000 pounds of buttor.
It cannot be that call flesh is
grass" Grass gets it's dew-about
the only thing that does in this
world.
Alabama pays thirty cents a day
for feeding prisoners. The total
thus paid out last year WAS $685.
S10.02.
Bouquets for parties and balls are
now made fiat in New York, which
prevents their being handed round.
There is very suggestive proverb
which declares that "There are q
great many asses with short cars"
An exchange thinks the time will
certainly come when the men will
60 flying through the air. We'll, that's
q matter . pinion.
When q man can walk into a gin
mill and stow away ten cocktails in
ten minutes he may be said to have
attained prominence ut tho bar.
"Mary, have you given the gold
fish fresh water g "No, ma'am.
WHAT'S the use They haven't
drunk what's there yet.
There is a small community in
Paris, France, calling themselves
Mormons, who confor,n to the prac-
tees Of the followers of tho late
Brigam Young.
One who knows says You may talk
OF your water cures, your movement
cures, and your blue.glass cures,
but there is nothing like the sine
care, after all.
Such is the universally charitable
nature of woman that when she
finds ! man who has no mind of his
own she is always willing to give him
Il piece Of hers.
The Chinese encyclopedia meets
long-felt want. No falnily should
be without it. 1t is published in
Pekin, and has only $3.50 volumes !;
price, 81, 500.
A tea dealer in London, who gives
away large number of novels to his
poorer purchasers, says that Dick
ems works have q demand far ahead
Of any other stories.
Mrs. Southward has made herself
rich by writing novels. If she had
told nothing but the truth she
would have to pawn her ulster to
raise the price Of a beer.
CRuEh.-Fair one During an
interval in the udise) )--"You're very
fond of dancing aren't you'" Brown
-"Yaas, I go it for good deal "
Fair one-"I wonder you don't
learn!
We saw young man with two
heads On his shoulders the other
day, but didn't consider ita curiosity
-one belonged to his girl.-Col'
lege Argats.
Mr. Talmage likes cheerful people
He says that the gravest, most
long faced individual he ever knew
borrowed twenty five dollars of him,
and out Of pure delicacy never men-
toned the subject again.
When wo are young we waste q
gseat deal of time in imagining what
wo will do when we grow older. and
when wa ara old Wa waafa nn annnl
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01

That CHEERFUL IDIOT REID.-Alc =
Mahon, Of Ohio, and Reid, Of Maino,
members Of the Potter committee,
fight like cats and dogs every timo
the committee has u meeting. Reid
is Il great, fat, stupid creature, who
has the most decided down east
twang. He is always snarling at
McMahon, and McMahon is always,
fgurativcly speaking, taking Reid
by his gigantic ears and humping
his great, thick, wooden head against
the wall behind him. The English
expression, "a bloody, blasted hass, "
but feehly describes this cheerful
IDIOT from Maine.
The other day McNIahon was
ross-examining that accomplished
liar, st. Martin, when Ried burst in
with a would-be sarcastic tone, ut
tering every syllable through his
nose, saying, ooh, Mr.. McMahon,
l suppose yew want to git ut the
trewth naow !"
YES" said McMahon, with a
polite smile, 81 do want to get at
the trewth, but, if you please, I
would rather not have it through
your nose." The Eastwood Repre-
sentative from Maine sat up very
straight at this reply, and for the
rest of the day he astonished an ad-
miring audience by keeping his
mouth shut.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01

Prof. Tyndall believes in quaran-
tines, and in letter to the London
Times cites American evidence to
prove its value in keeping the yellow
fever ont Of Galveston last summer.
The Times had previously express
ed doubt as to the efficacy of the
non n>intercourse plan, holding it to
be unnecessarily vexatious and an
noying, without preventing the
outbreak Of disease when the condi-
tions of soil, etc, were favorable.
The Professor does not underesti-
mate the latter Influences, but still
thinks precautions as to the impor-
tation of epidemics highly essential.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01
I'm EI'ISODE OF THE WAR.
Two Meetings of Francis 9. Barlow
and John B. Gordon.
[ From the Boston Transcript

From The Boston Transcript
You may not be aware that it was
Gen. Gordon's command which
struck the flank of the Eleventh
Corps on tue afternoon of the first
day at Gettysburg, and aftor short
but desperate conflict broke it's line
and swept it from the field.
In That fight Gen. Barlow, of New
York, commander of the First Di-
vision, fell d.ngoro lsly and, it was
thought, mortally wounded. He
was shot directly through the body.
Two Of his men attempted to bear
him through that shower of lead
from the field but one was instant-
ly killed, and Gen. Barlow maynani-
nously said to the other "FYou
can do me no good save yourself if
you can" Gorlon's brigade of
Georgians in it's wild charge swopt
over him, and he was found by
General Gol don himself lying with
upturned face in the hot July sun,
nearly palalvzed and apparently
dying. General Gordon dlsmotnt-
ed from his horse, gave him drink
of water from his cantoen, and in
quired of Gcneial Barlow his name
and wishes.
General Barlow aaid: "I shall
probably 1.-Two but Il short time.
Please take from my breast pocket
tho packet of my wifo's letters and
read one of them to mo :" which
WAS done. He then asked that the
others be torn up, rs he did not
wish them to fail into other hands
This General Gordon did, and then
asked "Cm 1 do anything else for
you, General g Yes" replied
General Barlow, earnestly. "My
wife is behind our army. Can you
send message through the lines g.
"Cert;inly I will, said Gordon, and
he he did. Then directing General
Barlow to be borne to thu shade of
u tree ut the rear, he rode on with
his command. The wife received
the message and came harmlossly
through both lines of battle and
found her husband, who eventually
! recovered.
Since General Gordon's election
to the United Statcs Senate, both
he and General Barlow wore invited
to dinner party in Washington,
and occupied opposite seats a. the
table. Alter introductions, Gencr-
al Gordon said "Gcnerri Barlow,
are you related to the officer Of
your name who was killed at Gct.ys~
burg 2" II am tho man," said
Barlow. "Are you related to tho
Gordon who is supposed t, have
killed me 2" II am the man," said
Gordon. The hearty greeting
which followed the touching story,
as related to the Interested guests
by General Barlow, and tho th,illing
effect upon the company can better
be imagined than described.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01

The Duke of Newcastle, we'll
known sporting man, is dead. In
twelve years he ran thro ugh a
property that brought him $780,
600 year, and his furniture was
sold at auction. He married the
daughter of rich banker who
drew check for 100000, on one
occasion, to pay him out of debt.
He was genial in matters and pos
sessed ability, but his peculiar
passion ruined him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-01
hilarious quartetto resumed their
chatting.
4 CORNER IN OLD PAPERS.

Five minutes later tho train boy
again appeared. This time his
stock consisted of newspapers.
Both arms wcro filled. TO appear
anccs they were the papers of the
day, but the young news agent
know that scvcn-e -eighths Of them
were old, discarded papers, which
had been lying in his box for
months.
''How much for your papors
bub 2" shouted the young mon.
"Six dollars for tho lot" said
Edison, somewhat timidly, however,
rs though fearful that the bonanza
might be drained.
Here they go!" shouted the
customer, snatching them from his
hands and sending them, like their
predecessors, through the open
window. Here's your money"
and the train boy pocketcd Sc ad-
ditional.
Once more he left the car. by
this timo the passengers wore
wrought up to Il high pitch of inter
est at the unusual departure in
political economy which they had
witnessed. The lavish young men
laughed aloud ut their course, and
one of them was heard to say,
swell, I guess we've bought him
out at last
The prediction seemed to be
true. Fifteen minutes passed away
and the train boy did not make hi
appearance.
But the rrodigals did not know
the boy with whom they were deal
ing. At the end Of u quarter Of IN
hour they looked up to see coming
down the aisle Of the car Edison
and another boy, bearing between
them q large box, at which they
tugged and painted in their efforts
to get it to the seats Of tho young
men.
Hell! What in thunder have you
got here 90 said they, rising to look
at the curiosity. Young Edison
wiped the perspiration from his
brow, as he s,id, "Well, you'v
bought out all my stock, and now
I've brought my store and fixtures
along. Give mo $40 more and you
can chuck them all out Of The VIM
dow"
This was too much for the capi
talists. They felt that they had
met their match. They declined to
mako any further investment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

ED. STEVENS has received the APP
pointment of express agent, nap,ace
of Mr.. Horr, who, several weeks ago
rendered his resignation to the COM
pany. The place did not go beg
ging for an Incumbent, although
the agent" here receives but a pit
lance for the labor, Inconvenience
and responsibility involved. A few
months experience, however, gen.
orally makes anybody I" sick" of the
red-tape and arbitrary rule which are
the principal distinguishing features
of the company.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

CHINAMAN "Jim' is philosopher.
He says he has seventeen hundred
dollars, or rather the promise of that
amount, from the railroad company,
and he feels SO rich that he sits down
all the time. He says he has no
time to work, and when he gets his
money, he intends to marry Nell
can woman and enjoy life in ease.
He has been casting sleeps eyes at
the "boys" in our Office, but they
are all Kearney men, and believe in
the plank of the platform that de-
clares the Chinese must 20.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18


HE Sunday afternoon meetings
OF the Blue Ribbon League are a
success so far as the numbers, the
interest and the zeal of temperance
people in attendance is concerned;
but it must he admitted that those
1t was expected to greatly benefit, are
not represented by the number the
effort deserves This obstacle to i'm
mediate and marked results will
however. gradually disappear, if the
League perseveIes in it efforts. 1t
now embraces nearly all the active
temperance advocates in the place,
and its meetings have invariably been
the largest held during the present
season, but with the great tidal wave
of reform sweeping westward, it is
not yet up to the required standard.
A little individual, effort in the right
direction, will accomplish wonders.
Shall we not leave it:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

The blood-drinking cure for con-
sumption is gaining ground in
many of the older Sta ties. In the
city of st. Louis, alone, it is estimat-
ed that between 200 and 300 men
and women drink, each, from half
pint to pint of blood per day.
This blood is taken as it comes warm
and steaning from the slaughtered
animal. So extensive is this bust
ness carried on, that, in many places
suitable accommodations have been
fitted up for the special convenience
of the consumptive patients, who
resort thither in swarms every day
in the week excepting Sunday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

Caller Gushing, the noted states
man, jurist and diplomatist, died at
Newburyport on the I'd of January.
In the death of Mr.. Gushing, the ma
ton has lost one of its last remain
ing eminent men of the old school.
Caleb Gushing was born in Sails
bury, Essex county, Mass, January
18th, 1900. He was a graduate of
Harvard College, and for two years,
tutor of mathematics, and philoso-
ply in that institution. He is best
known to the American people,
however, as a statesman, cabinet
member and foreign minister. He
has occupied, successfully, impor-
tant positions of trust and honor.
From being member of the Legisla-
ture in his native State, be rapidly
came into public notice as member
of Congress, Minister to China, and
Attorney General, in all of which he
ever exhibited on answering patriot
ism, sound integrity and brilliancy
of intellect.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

OREGON is getting so full of con-
victs that it has been proposed to
pardon those whose term is nearly
expired to make room for new oc-
cuDantS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

MARSHAL Thorndyke made us a
short call Thursday, having come up
on official business. Mr.. Thordyke
is what the Seattle people call a
" natural born" detective; q com.
pliment of which he has made him
self well worthy by his late opera
tons in bringing wrong-doers to JUS
tice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

MRs. Samuel Williams and her
daughter Carrie returned FROM San
Francisco last Thursday. 1t will be
remembered that Mrs. Williams
went to that city, some time ago, for
the improvement of her health.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

We understand that the family of
Mr.. Peterfeld Turpin are about to
remove to Portland where that gen
tleman has been for some months
past engaged in business.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

PRoF. Henderson requests all per-
wishing to join night-class TO meet
at the Office of the Experiment, Fri
day evening, at "A O'Clock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

ScHooL-BoYs are beginning to have
a small margin Of daylight left after
study hours to be devoted to sled
and velocipede exercise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

THE people of Chehalis county
are getting clamorous for either q
railroad to the outside world or q
frst-class steamboat on their river.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

OuR gravel crossings are rather
hard on boots and shoes, but Vim
cent has the taps with which to make
them about as good % new.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

Mr.. j. N. Gale informs us that he
completed his bonds Thursday, and
that all other work preliminary to his
taking possession of the Office will
be arranged as soon as circumstan-
ces will allow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

IT has has been estimated that a
million dollars would not recompense
Portland for her present and ulti-
mate loss occasioned by the freezing
of the Columbia and Willamette.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18

Mr.. S. w. Hall, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Delaney, left by the
train last Saturday. They will pro-
coed to San Francisco by the first
steamer that makes its way through
the ice. Mr.. Hall, up to the last
moment before starting, assured his
friends that he should certainly be
back in Olympia to resume business
in q few weeks. If Mr.. Hall proyk
to be an innocent man, his frieneA
will rejoice with him on his return.
AS we have said in u former issue,
it is quite unwise and uncharitable
for our citizens to form their opin-
ions from the scanty and indefinite
evidences afforded by heresay, which,
for the most part, has been made up
of tissue of conflicting circum-
stances. In all probability. the sus-
pense will be broken in couple OF
weeks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18
Territorial University.

This institution opened on Mon
day last under most favorable aus
pices. Mr.. Anderson has demon
strated, beyond q peradventure,
that he is the night man in the right
place, and his corps Of assistants
provided by the regents is undoubt-
eddy made up of as good material As
can I've found on this part of the
coast. Liberal home patronage and
proper encouragement is now all
that is required to make this school
a peer of any similar institution in
the land. In the early days of our
Territory, there was a reasonable ex-
cuse for sending young people to
Oregon or California to be educated;
but no such excuse exists at the
present time. As its name implies,
the University is child of the Ter
ritory, and as such is legitimately
entitled to the patronage aud sup
port of every citizen within our bor-
ders. After all, the principal and
by far soundest objection to send
ing young boys or girls abroad to
attend school is not on account of
the fewness or inferiority of our
schools at home, but, on the con-
trary, simply because the child by
thus being removed from parental
restraint, is left to tread the slippery
ways ofyouth, often with little if any
other assistance than his or her own
self-reliance. Many doting parent
has no other consolation for the af-
Fiction of having prodigate son or
vain and giddy daughter, than to rue
the day on which he sent them from
under his roof, perhaps hundreds of
miles away, to pursue course of study
that only untitled them for every call
ing that is profitable or enrolling.
We have some little sympathy for
those parents who act Conscientious
ly in thus sending their children
away, but when it is done solely
from such fimsy motives as vanity
and popularity, the affair becomes
simply disgusting. A young lady
of sentiment and vivacity may find o
deal of poetry and romance in going
away from home to attend boarding
school; but experience attests the
fact that, where one pure minded
girl goes away to remain for q term
of years and returns the same mod
est, loving and confding daughter
she was when she crossed her faith
er's threshold for first experience
of the world, hundred girls will
come back SO inflated with pride and
vanity that the quiet of her fathers
house and the simplicity of her
younger brothers and sisters are for
ever, thereafter, intolerable to her
own false refinement. But, aside
from q frst-class University, we
have an abundance of good and suf-
ficient public and private schools to
meet all the reasonable requirements
of our most fastidious citizens.
Young men or young women sent
from any portion of the Sound coun-
try to the University at Seattle are,
comparatively, still at home; since,
in time of sickness or other emerg-
ency, only few hours will suffice to
bring parents and children together.
Let no more young people be sent
out of the Territory to be educated.
THERE is good deal of just COM
plant against the round about way
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-18
High Taxes.


Many are the theories which have
been proposed to account for the ex-
cessive taxation which now obtains
over n great part of the Union. Dur
ing the past twelve months, our ex-
ports have largely exceeded our i'm
ports, and the ensuing year promises
a marked improvement in all de-
partments of our varied commerce,
and yet, there appears to he no APP
preciable diminution in State, codE-
ty and city taxes. \ few signal
facts, however, will so great way
towards calculating the question
under consideration. The Phila-
delphia papers announce that the
annual interest on the public debt of
that city alone is no less than So
72l ,i5i; and as il this were not
enough, the city authorities are OBJ
hged to set aside as sinking fund,
$500, l65, making total of 81 $751;
649 to be paid every year out Of the
city waning treasury on account of
the canker OF Indebtedness. This
amount is considerably over one
third of all the annual expenses of
the city. These facts, then, we'll
explain away the mystery of high
taxes in Philadelphia. While it
would appear humiliating that SO
large a sum should be paid out as
interest money on city's indebted
ness alone, the unwelcome fact must
be met that such state of affairs is
by no means a popularity with
Philadelphia. A similar record may
be traced in nearly all the more pop
ulous cities of the United States.
New York pays the enormous sum
of IS, 500, 900 every year as interest
money. st. Louis, Chicago and
Cincinnati pay each about 81 900 900
year as interest money ON their
public debts. The State of Missouri
pays as much interest money as she
pays for the support of government.
Taken as q whole, the United States
pay S100,00O,000, each year, for
interest money. This may be pro-
nounced as simply enormous when
it is unders TODD that the total annual
expenses of OUT General Government
falls considerably below $500, 900, 900.
After what has been said it will be to
understand why national, State and
county taxes are so excessively high
at the present time. It has been
truly said that, we're there no public
indebtedness, our taxes would be
from one-third to one-half lower
than they now are in all parts of the
Union.