The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-23

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CARLYLE BoUNcEs A GuEsr.-Afr.
. Thomas Carlylc's powers Of checking
undue fOrwardness are theSlthcme Of
numerous anecdotes, the most oharac-
tcristic Of which is tho following,
which is literally true: a presuming
fellow, who had been brought to dine
with him by a common friend, began
to speak slightingly Of his great hero,
Burns, calling him ga much ovcrrated
man." etc, Carlyle made no comment,
which cinboldcncd tho critic to con-
tlnuc in the same strain till dinner
ended. When they rose to 90 to the
drtwing-rooni, the host broke his
aud stick in the corner, sir?" eyes"
"Thcn you had better take them and
bcgobc ut once" The crcst-iallen
visitor obcycd, and his introduccr was
about to FOLLOW, when "truc Thomas"
stopped lin. saying that che had done
no wrong" This recalls the story Of
Il worthy Quaker who attempted to
diSarm Il wcll-known "bittcr tongue"
by inviting him to dinner; but the
backbitcr, while enjoying the good
cheer, continued his abuse unabatcd.
The man of peace, after bearing il for
a while, suddenly Y sprang upon his rc-
vilcr, saying: "Fricnd, have given
thee u meat -ollrring and a drink. .oiier-
ing; and now," he added, lifting him
through the open window into the
street, 81 will give the Il hcarc-oiler-
ing"
DEATH IN a BRIDAL TRossEAU.-A
dispatch to the New York Herald
says: The particulars Of tho appear
ancc Of the fever at Oak Grove, Miss,
are rs follows: John a. Bailey, q
young man aged 81, was engaged to
Miss Rclla Manning. He came to
Memphis several times within the past
three weeks and purchased several
articles which were to be used in max
ing the bridal trosscau Of Miss Man
ming. She was stricken with the fever
on September II, and died five DAYS
nucrward. Charles Campbell, aged
20, was the second TO be staickcn down
on the 20th. lie is now recovering.
Willie Manning, aged Is, q brother of
Miss Rclla, was attacked Oh tho Goth
and died on the 25th. John W. Bailey
WAS stricken on the 25th and is still
sick. Three other members of his
family arc liable to the disease. as arc
also about twenty people in the neigh
borllood who have been exposed to the
infection by visiting the sick before
their illness was declared to be yellow
fever. Oak Grove is thirty miles
southeast Of memphis, in Marshall
county, Miss, and six miles distant
from Colhcrvillc, Tenn, which town
has qualAntincg against the infected
point. The authorities Of Marshall
county have established quarantine
around the two dwellings, where the
fever exists, which make their isola-
ton complete. No further spreading
OF the disease is anticipated.
OUTLAWS IN GEORGIA. special
to the Augusta Chronicle from SPARTA,
Ga, states that accounts of the deeds
OF outlaws in the eastern portion of
Baldwin county are greatly cxaggcra-
ted, but tho truth reveals bat state of
affairs. There are about adoZcni in the
band and the trouble is personal, not
political. The outlaws have commit
tea ouiragcS on several persons. They
have burned the gin and cotton houses
and fodder stacks of DR.. Robson for
the purpose Of drawing him out Of his
house in order to shoot him; they kill
cd negro man for reporting them to
the grand jury ofBaldwin county; they
burned the tanncry and barns of Luke
Robinson; they whipped n colorcd
woman and her daughter in Hancock
county. The gang lave taken refuge
in the swamps Of Oconcc and Ogrchcc.
The grand jury of Hancock, now in
session, having investigated tho out
RACES and are determined to bring the
perpetrators to Justice. The people Of
Hancock county arc armed and in
dignant at he outragcs and express q
determination not only to protect
white and black from further outragcs,
but to intlict summary justice on the
perpetrators. Judge Pottlc, the pre-
siding Judge, will vindicate the maics-
ty ofthc law throughout his circuit.
LIE STATE PENrrENTlARY.-The Co.
lumbia correspondent of the Ncvs ana
courier says: 81 have most positive
information tonight that the report
OF the physicians appointed by the
Govcrnor to investigate the condition
OF the convicts leased to the Green
wood and Augusta Railroad recon-
mcndcd the return of all the convicts
10 the prison except eight, the forty
ono others bcing pronounced unfit for
duty. | am also reliably informed
That the directors Of the road will re-
fuse TO givcup the cOnvicts on the
ground that the Legislature leased
them to the road, and that there is no
other power that can take them from
il. Since the report was made last
Thursday cndayer0us little sixteen
ycar-old mulatto named Ezekiel, sent
from Spartanburg and employed as
cook in the stockadc, has been shot by
the guard. In his ante mortcm dec
laration made before trial justice he
declared that he was induced to make
his escape by ono of the guard, who
promised to aid him in escaping to
North Carolina"
S. B. N.-Thc late Admiral Colds
borough was one of the most uncivil
officers in the navy. 1t is related of
him that he once found in his room
the card of young man attached to
the diplomatic corps who had called
during the Admiral's absence. Not
LONG affpr tho vOupr ypon n oooekol