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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30
FROZEN TO DEATH IN VIRGINIA.
The Last Survivor Of the Expedition that
Explored Louisiana Territory.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, January 4.-Capt.
Tom Lewis, nearly 80 years old, was found
frozen to death last night in the public road
| in Albemarle county, He was farming in a
small way in the county, and it is supposed
that he had gone out to cut some wood. Capt.
Lewis had led an eventful life, and was ia
nous as the last survivor of the Lewis and
Clarke expedition to explore the Missouri
river.
Merriwether Lewis, the oldest son of Mrs.
Marks, of Locust Hill, by her former mar
| riage with Col. VIM. Lewis of the Revolu-
tionary army, was private secretary to Presi-
dent Jefferson shortly after the purchase of
the Louisiana territory, and was selected to
explore that purchase. He had permission
from the President of selecting his aid and
companion, and he chose Lieutenant Clarke
of the regular army. The company was or
ganized with about thirty private soldiers and
commanded by Captains Lewis and Clarke.
Capt. Lewis also took along one of his slaves,
youth of II, named Tom. Tom was re-
markably black, ana neither c0mely in person
nor attractive in manner. Tom was Capt.
Lewis's favorite body servant, and stuck by
his master to the last. Capt. Lewis often
told how Tom had saved his life after the ex-
pedition had crossed the Rocky Mountains
and was about to descend the Columbia river
Lewis was in the wilderness with no CON-
panion save Tom, who had been chrstened
by the soldiers "Captain Tom Lewis" and
which name stuck to him to the day of his
death. The two were attacked by three In
dians from hostile tribes then in that country.
Capt. Lewis was seriously wounded in the
thigh. He sent the only ball in bis rifle
through the head of one of his assailants.
The other two rushed on him and would have
slain him had not Tom hurled one insensible
to the ground, and with the butt end of the
gun of his PROSTATE master Drained the other.
He was herculean in strength. He went
through all the trials and hardships of that
great expedition without flinching.
The Lewis and Clarke expedition termin-
ated in 1906. Capt. Lewis came to hismoth-
er's home, near Joy Depot, in Albemarle
county, and went thence to St. Louis, the
capital of Missouri Territory. of which he
was then Governor. On his return he stop
ped for the night at little inn on the road
side somewhere in Tennessee. In the morn
Ing ue was 1OuHu uedu III lis IOOIu, Will LIS
throat cut, whether by another for some un-
accountable purpose, or by himself, remains
mystery to this day. Tom was his body
servant then, and knew more about this mys-
terry than any one else, but he always shook
his head when asked and said: ''This is
matter the less talked about the better" On
the death of his old master, Tom returned to
Albemarle county, and with savings bought
a small farm, which he occupied on the day
of his death. 1t is supposed that from fee
bleness and exhaustion he fell in the road,
and, not being able to rise, was frozen to
death. His death ends the list of survivors
of that historic expedition.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30

Territorial (Nev.) Enterprise.]

Territorial (Nev.) Enterprise1
Bob Howland, the old sagebrusher, who is
spending the winter in New York and Bos-
ton, tells, by letter, of the experience OF a
Nevada man in the latter city few days
since. Of course, the man was not Bob. The
story runs that this Nevadan was forced by
the pitiless weather, which is this winter wor-
rying Eastern people, to purchase an under.
shirt. Having no currency the man put
down twenty-dollar gold piece. The slim
man at the desk threw the coin up, let it drop
on the desk, and listened to its jingle, and
then picked it up and bit 1t. The Nevadan
asked what in the world allied the man, when
he explained that 1t was the first twenty dol
lar piece he had ever handled and he wanted
to be sure that it was genuine. This opened
a conversation, and the sagebrusher finally
inquired if the chances for Western man to
obtain a wife in the East were reasonably
good in case man wanted one, and whether
it would be safe for man from the back
coantry to try to marry one of the girls ''away
East" The merchant assured him that no
better wives could be found in the world than
right in Boston, and volunteered the informa-
ton that he himself had 'the dearest and best
wife in the world" and that he first met her
at church festival. Ibid your courtship
last very long?" asked the Nevada man.
''Oh, no." was the reply, ''we were married
in few weeks after our first meeting" BY
this time Sagebrush had his change in his
pocket and the ndershirt under his arm and
backing away little, he fired this parting
shot at his new acquaintance: ''Dld you dare
to marry her before you threw her down and
bit her to see if she was genuine
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30
THINK IT'S A DREAM.
BY GEAN SMITH.


We laid in cell, Mister Judge, all night long.
Jmme and me, watin and watin for the mOrnin' to
dawn,
Cause we couldn't Sleep Mister Judge, in that cold,
damp place,
And Jimmie was most scared too, at the wild, mad
That the rats kept runnin all through the dark night
That's why we were glad, Mister Judge, to the
daylight.
Please Mister Judge, not very bad lit tie boys,
And the policemen what took US said we're some
He was % wrong, Mister judge and should only have
That we are two little outcasts, and our mother is
And there's no one TO care for u.s. at least here below
And no roof that shelters from the rain and the
snow.
preacher once told us that way up in the blue
There was God that was watchin all that little boys
do;
And that He loved little children, and His love it was
But guess Mister Judge He don't love Jimmie or me,
For prayed and prayed till was most out OF BREATH
For somethn' to ear, and to keep Jimmie from DEATH
And that's why we're here, Mister Judge; for you
There was no help flom above, must find it below.
Twas use beggin and be told in God must trust,
For I'd begged all the day and got never crust;
And there poor Jimmie, hodin hs cold little feet
And cryin' and mOanin tor sOmethin to eat.
So went to a house that was not very far
And saw Mister Judge, that the back door was aJar;
And a table was settin' right close by the door
just loaded with pies. about twenty or more,
So quickly slipped in and grabbed one to my breast
The policeman then caught us, and you know the rest
Discharged, did you say, Mister Judge? both Jimmie
and 1?
And-and we amt got to be Jailed cause took pie
And we eat all we want ?-how funny twill seem
Say, Jimmie, pinch me, for II think it's dream
And you'll give us work. summer, winter and fall
Say, Jimmie, think there's God alter all!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30

THE easy and complete success of resump-
tion is resulting in such an accession of con-
fdence and strength to government credit
is that all the 6 per cents. will soon be called
in and the attack will open on the 8 per cent.
Eonesty and good faith c0nStitufe tie highest
statesmanship, as well hs tine best policy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30

Idaho Judiciary Appointment.
WASHINGTON, January 90 The President
nominated VIM. G. Thompson, of Iowa, to
be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF
Idaho.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30

WASHINGTON, January 20.-R. B. Harri-
|on, Superintendent of the Helena, Montana,
Essay Office, reports to the Treasury Depart
rent that he assumed the duties of his Office
the 9th. and has commenced the pur;hase
! gold bullion for gresubacks at par.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30

SenasOr WINDOWS Proposition.
New YORK, January Ex-senator Win
doms proposition looking to assisting the
.colored population of the South to migrate
to new homes in the West is favorably
received by representive colored men. A
delegation from six Southern States calling
on the Senators yesterday, including Senator
Bruce and Representatives Cain, Smalls and
Rainey, told them that the colored people are
not satisfied with their condition; that they
would be willing to move, and that local
clubs have already begun to agitate the ques-
ton. The delegation thought that hundred
thousand able-bodied colored laborers could
be induced to leave their homes if they should
have even moderate assurance that they
would improve their condition. Window
assured the delegation that he was thoroughly
in earnest, and had no political purpose to
accomplish by his resolution.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-01-30
THF .sClPHERS.:


WASHINGTON, January 22.-This morning
member of the Potter Committee asked
"Where are those dispatches that were pub
lished in the Trs6une?" Hiscock thereupon
expressed his belief that Gen. Butler had
them. The General then made statement
that certain dispatches had come into his pos
session early last spring. He found them
upon his private table, but has no knowledge
of how they came there. These dispatches,
it was said, we're part of those printed in the
Tribune If so, he had nothing to do with
their publication. They had been furnished
to the Tribune before they came into his
hands. During the summer they were missed
for several weeks, and subsequently they
we're found again, when he had them num-
bered and stamped and put in place of
safety. He was willing to place them at the
service of the committee. In doing so he
contended that they should be printed and
made public or placed within the power of
any member of the committee to make them
public. At the same time he protested
against the whole system of investigating
dispatches, and insisted that it would be wiser
for both parties not to inquire into them.
However, upon proper receipts being given,
the committee could have the dispatches that
were in his possession.
a discussion followed as to whether it
would be advisable to print the dispatches at
once in pamphlet form, but that question also
went over and the committee adjourned till
tomorrow.
Potter says subcommittee will be sent to
New York to take testimony in the cipher
dispatches investigation. The number of
cipher kilograms in the possession of General
Butler is $40.
New YORK, January 23.-Inquiries and
suggestions made by friends of Tilden here
tend to show clearly that an attempt is likely
to be made to prove his innocence of the
cipher kilograms which Potter's committee is
investigating. Pelton is to be assumed to
have kept the whole matter absolutely secret
from his uncle. The attempted frauds,
which are practically confessed, are to be
charged either directly or by implication upon
the actors who exchanged the ciphers. tits
proposed to relieve Tiiden from the suspicion
of a guilty knowledge arising from the pre-
sumption that the frauds could only have
been perpetrated in his personal interest by
creating the impression that the co-partners
in said frauds acted under the inspiration of
persons who expected cabinet positions and
foreign missions and other profitable results
of Tilden's Inauguration. Pelton is to be
made the principal scapegoat The most Sc
rious difficulty with this theory is confessed
to rest in the faith that Tilden did not
promptly denounce the frauds, and only ex-
lied Pelton from his home long after the ex-
posures had satisfied the public at large of
their genuine character. Pelton went first to
Canada, then returned here and went to the
Gilsey House. Recently he took rooms at
the Everett House, the Democratic headquar-
tiers during the Presidential campaign, and in
convenient proximity to Gramercy Park.
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-31

Auence have been ignored and men have
been>appointed like Collector Baldwin,
of Charleston, and District Attorney
Northrop, who have no political strength.
Among those who have had interviews
with the President is John r. Cochran,
who was chairman Of the legislative
committee which investigated and expos.
ed the carpet-bag thieves, and who urged
the President very strongly to do some
thing for the party down there. He
told Mr.. Hayes that while there were
eight white Republicans out of 124 dele
gates in the last Republican State Con-
Vention, it was doubtful whether there
would be even one white Republican in
the next convention. Cochran tells the
administration people that if they want
to have the party resuscitated they must
give place to such men as Melton and E.
w. NJ. Mackey.
1t is with some surprise that we find
ex-senator Cochran seeking to revive the
old Republican party in this State, for
we had thought he knew too we'll that its
corrupt carcass has been buried too deep
for any resurrection. 1t is also surpris-
ing to see him name E. w. NJ. Mackey
as suitable and proper person to repre-
sent his views of a public officer. He is
correct. Mackey is entirely the proper
class of individuals to revive the old Re-
publican party. If this dispatch reports
Mr.. Cochran correctly, we may hereafter
know exactly where to place him. If it
does not properly represent him, no time
should be lost in correcting it.
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The poor Department clerks at Wash

The poor Department clerks at Wash
ington, each of whom feels that the
greater burden of this vast country
rests upon his broad shoulders, have
been overcome by their excessive duties,
which last from ten O'Clock in the morn
ing to four o'clock in tile afternoon, with
the short recess of only one hour, and
duties of which consist of small amount
of clerical labor in comfortable chairs
and spacious rooms. In view of their
overworked condition, they have petit
toned for a release from duty at three
o'clock, which they believe would reduce
their present burdens within the limits
of endurance. The only trouble which
the considerate heads of the Departments
encountered in granting this request, lies
in the fact that an Act, which was prob
ably passed by some barbarous and pc
nurious Congress, fixes the hours of SER
vice from ten to four, with one hour for
lunch. 1t was, therefore, deemed neces-
sary, in order to justify the heads in re-
ducing the time of service, that some
legal cobwebs should be brushed away,
and therefore the question was referred
to the Attorney General for advice as to
how the quibble of an Act of Congress
can be disposed of. On behalf of the
country the next Congress may arrive at
the conclusion that the abolition of about
one-ffth of the clerkships might increase
the endurance of the remainder, and
teach them the virtue of contentment.
The New York Herald, however, comes
valiantly to the rescue of the ill-used and
over-worked clerks, and condemns the
heads of Departments for delaying the
release of their suffering subordinates
long enough to get an opinion from the
Attorney General, and shows clearly how
the business ought to have been arranged
in the following convincing paragraph:
"The highest law officer of the Gov
ernment must study the provisions of the
statute, and search for some means by
which they can be evaded with official
propriety and without disturbing the red
tape department of the civil service be-
fore the poor, suffering clerks, who now
now labor five hours day at reading the
papers, picking their teeth and gossiping
over current scandals, can be cut down
to four hours. How much simpler and
more practical it would have been to re-
fer the subject to janitor smart enough
to understand his business and provided
with a wand sufficiently long to reach
the hands of the highly respectable de-
partment clocksp
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT GoUDEYsvILLE.
"A communication, under date of July
22d, to the Union Times, says: This COM
munity was thrown into intense excite
ment yesterday from the killing MIR.
John j. Wood, an upright, peaceable
and worthy man, living on Mr.. j. T.
Moorehead's plantation. A party of five
we're in the woods squirrel hunting and
had treed squirrel. A colored man in
the party, named Willis Wise, told the
others to be quiet, as he saw the squirrel.
lie raised his gun to fire, when the squir-
rel ran down the tree, Willis lowering
his gun as he ran, then fired. Mr.. Wood
was on the opposite side of the tree and
the whole load from the gun struck him
behind the left ear and lodged over the
right eye, mangling the whole head
frightfully. He lived about two hours.
Trial Justice j. NJ. Greer empaneled q
jury and held an inquest over the body.
The verdict of the jury was in accordance
with the facts above stated, that he came
to his death, by mischance or accident,
from q gun shot wound in the hands of
Willis Wise.
Willis was admitted to bail in the sum
of $500 to appear at the next October
term of Court.
Mr. Wood leaves devoted wife and 4
little children besides many relatives to
mourn his loss.
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The Missouri Republican has the fol-
lowing succinct and lucid explanation of
the effects of the shrinkage in values,
and of the increased purchasing powers
of money: "The uniudebted farmer is
quite as rich now, with farm valued at
$500, as he was ten or twelve years
ago, when his farm was valued at 5000;
but the debtor farmer who owned farm
valued at $1,000, mortgaged for $1,000,
is to-day not worth cent. Not that his
farm has shrunk in real value till it can
not pay the debt, but that the debt has
expanded in value till it absorbs the
farm. The property has not lost half its
worth, but money has been doubled in
its purchasing power-and this is the
whole secret of that strange phenomenon
we call tshinkage of values" This has
its operation, of course, between debtor
and creditor; but the point in which the
country feels the burden most is in its
operation with reference to the national
debt. In this respect it has practically
left the debt as large as before, and at
the same time has decreased the property
of the United States by one-half. This
is the beautiful thing which the Repub-
lican party has wrought, and they call it
resumption?
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ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.-Mr. w. j.
Erwin, of Abbeville County, and Miss
Davis, of Charleston, were married last
january, but it was until month ago
that the fact became generally known.
1t seems that Mr.. Erwin was in Charles
ton during the Christmas holidays to see
his sweetheart. They had been engaged
for some time before this visit and Mr..
Erwin insisted on q marriage at once, but
the lady objected to going to the country
so soon. Mr.. Erwin proposed COM
promise by marrying at once, with the
understanding that she should come to
his home in Abbeville as soon as posi-
BILE. A minister was called, and in the
presence of the family of which she was
a member, the marriage ceremony was
performed. The minister was requested
to say nothing of the matter, Mr.. Erwin
returned to his home at Erwin's Mill in
Abbeville County, and the young lady
remained at her home in Charleston un-
til some time in June, when she came to
Honea Path, where she was met by her
husband. Up to this time nobody in the
neighborhood where MIR. Erwin lived
knew anything of his marriage, and on
her arrival all were surprised. We have
had the pleasure of meeting the happy
couple in their neat cottage, with its
vine.clad porch, under the hill, where the
city bride will henceforth live, within the
the sound of the murmuring waters that
turn the tireless wheels.-AbbeviNe Press
and Banner.
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July 10, 1879
ELECTION NOTICE.

DURSUANT to resolution adopted by
Il the Town Council of the Town of
Anderson. S. c., at q meeting held on 22nd
July inst, at 8 o'clock p. M, the amount of
the subscription to the Savannah Valley
Railroad was fixed for the Town of Ander-
son in the sum of Twelve Thousand Dol
lars ($12, ,000), to be paid in three equal an
nual instalments, without interest.
Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held at Anderson Court House, in
the Town of Anderson, on WEDNESDAY,
THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER next, be-
tween the hours of 0 o'clock o. m. and I
p. m, at which all qualified electors of said
Town will vote-those in favor of the Town
subscribing the above amount to said Rail-
road will have written or printed on their
ballots Subscription" and those opposed
to the Town subscribing the above amount
to said Railroad will have written or printed
OH their ballots mo Subscription"
The following are the managers appoint
ed to conduct said election: L. P. Smith,
J. D. Maxwell and J.. NJ. Payne.
At the close Of the election the managers
shall proceed to count the votes, and the
chairman of the Board shall certify to the
result in writing, and as soon rs practicable
transmit it to the Intendant of the Town.
G. F. TOLLY, Intendant.
Tnos. C. LIGoN, Town Clerk.
July "a, 1879
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GEORGE w. WILLIAMSBURG are able
to state on the best authority, that the
report relative to the financial troubles
of Mr.. Williams, which this and other
Southern papers have copied from North.
ern journals, arc Untrue, in so far as they
reflect on his business integrity and SOL
vency.
The relations existing between Messrs.
Williams and Birnie are of friendly ma
.ture. No suit has been entered or threat
tened by Mr.. Birnie against Mr.. Will
liams. Nor has Mr.. Williams offered to
compromise his debts, but is prepared to
pay all legal obligations dollar for dollar,
and even if made to pay the liabilities
incurred in the cotton future spccula-
tions of the New York partner, he will
then have comfortable million left to
his credit. There are several facts with
in our knowledge which we are not at
liberty to publish, but which, if gener-
ally known, would confirm and increase
public confidence in its exalted estimate
of Mr.. Williams character. AS the
successful merchant" Of the South, we
hope that long and prosperous future
is before him, for his generous charity
and enterprise have made him bene-
factor not only to Charleston, but to the
State at rge.-BarnaUeN People.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

In the matter of the SAVANNAH VAL
LEY RAILROAD.-Pelition for an Elcc-
ton on Subscription, to the Capital Stock of
said Railroad Company.
DURSUANT to resolution adopted by
i the Board of County Commissioners
the 22nd July inst, the amount of subscrip-
ton to the said Road was fixed in the fol-
lowing named Townships, to wit: Hall,
$500; Varennes, $500; Corner, S3,700 ;
Savannah, $3.50; Centreville, IS, 100, to be
paid in three equal annual instalmcnts, with
out interest.
There will be an election held in the
above named townships on WEDNES-
DAY, THIRD OF SEPTEMBER next,
between the hours of o'clock a. m. and
y. nl., at which all qualified electors in said
Townships will vote Subscription" or "No
Subscription"
PLACES oF ELEcrIoN-For Hall Town
ship, Carswell Institute; Corner, Moffats-
Vile; Varenncs, Flat Rock; Savannah,
WIN. Jones' Centreville, Hunters Spring.
The following are appointed managers to
conduct said election
Hall Township-R. r. Beatty, j. Is. Lev
erett, DR.. w. ]. Milford.
Corner Township-D. ]. Sherard, ]. A.
Gray, VIM. O'Briant.
Savannah Township-Wm. Jones, L. w.
Stewart, A. E. Scudday.
Varenncs Township-W. G. Watson, S.
p Tate w. ]. Stevenson.
Centrcvillc Township-J. w. Provost, ].
w. Keys, Marcus Burriss.
At the close of the polls the managers
will count the votes and declare the result,
which result shall be certified in writing by
the chairman of each Board of Managers to
the Chairman of the Board of County COM
missioners.
R. S. BAILEY,
Chairman County Commissioners.
July 81 1870