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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-17
Decoration Day at Beaufort, S. C.

The graves of the soldiers buried in
the National Cemetery at Beaufort were
decorated with flowers, on May 81, with
imposing ceremonies. Several visiting
military companies took part in the cele-
bration. Major D. T. Corbin was the
orator of the day, and made a speech re-
viewing the causes of the war, which he
concluded as follows:
"To you I would address few words
of admonition and advice. You have at
great cost of blood and treasure been
made free, and clothed with all the rights
of citizens. AS such you participate, on
equal terms, with your white fellow-citi-
zens in all the functions of government.
When viewed, as they should be, these
in Republic like ours are high and inn
portant trusts. They involve in their
exercise matters of the greatest possible
concern and consequence. Ihave shown
you to-day with what terrible conse-
quences a mistake or wrong, incorpo-
rated into the Constitution of 1857, was
attended. Let that illustrate to you how
important are your privileges and duties
in connection with the functions of gov
erument. Had not slavery been recog-
nized and protected in the National Con-
stitution of 1857, at the instance of the
politicians of Georgia and South Caro-
lima, you would probably never have
been born slaves and the war Of 1861
would never have been fought.
"The lesson I would have you learn,
first and above all others, is to be right
in all your political faith and doctrine /;
and, second, in your selection of men to
represent you in office you choose none
but men of the highest intelligence and
the purest and best character. You owe
this to the Nation that has, at such fear
full cost, freed and enfranchised you and
made you citizens. You owe it to your.
selves and to each other. You owe it to
your white fellow-citizens, among whom
you have your home and dwelling place.
You owe it as a debt of gratitude to those
choice spirits, who for forty years, through
evil and good report, bearing all things,
hoping all things, in peril by sea and
land, pioneered your cause and struggled
on in your behalf while you knew them
not, till your cause was won and you
were free. But I have done. l have had
no desire to mingle politics with Jne
solemnities of this occasion, but simply
to seize the moment to enforce truth
and draw lesson, profitable to all. The
little mounds and head-stones before US
admonish us that life, at most, is short
is but the ante-chamber of death"
Ex-Congressman Smalls read letter
from Ex-Governor Chamberlain acknowl-
edging an invitation to be present on
Decoration Day, and saying lit is impos-
sible for me to accept, but I am much
oblige.. for the invitation. The day you
propose to celebrate suggests the most
patriotic memories. It's lesson and voice
is political freedom under the Constitu-
ton and Union for all men. Till the
day shall arrive when every man in our
country shall enjoy the ballot without
molestation or fear, the heroes Of our
great wars should be our monitors and
guides in the battles of our day."
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A PECULIAR W1LL.-Dr. Wilson J..
II. Burch. who recently died at Phillips
burg, N. Y, left peculiar will. Among
other things it provides for monument
of granite to be erected at bis grave at a
cost not to exceed $4,000 or less than
$4,000. 1t also provides that $4,000
be invested for the establishment and
maintenance of a brass band, to be called
the "Burch Cornet Band of the Town of
Phillipsburg." The sole duty of this
band will be, on the anniversary of his
death and on legal holidays, to march to
the monument and there perform a fu-
neral march and such other appropriate
music as the leader of the band may
designate.
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CONFEDERATE BRIGADIERs.-Weh hear
less about the "rebel brigadiers" in Con-
gress than formerly. Ben Butler once
wanted to be elected to the House to
meet and overthrow them but in this war
he has won no victories. On the whole
the "rebel brigadiers" behave very we'll,
and are more peaceble and patriotic than
others who never fought against the
Union. The highest of ex-rebel officers
who have entered public life since the
war are Gen. Gordon of Georgia, Gen.
Johnston of Virginia, and Gen. Hamp-
ton of South Carolina, all of whom went
in that august body, the National Senate.
We can only say we wish there were
more of the same kind in the Senate
Boston Herald.
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His wishes were fully carried out, the
blank in the last line having been filled
with "July 4, 1926"
In an old pocket account.book of 174l
among, other memoranda in Jeferson's
handwriting, was the following selection
of burial place:
"Choose some unfrequented vale in the
park. where is mo sound to break the
stillness but brook, that bubbling winds
among the weeds; no mark of human
shape that has been ahere unless the
skeleton cot some poor wretch. who
sought that place out toidespair and die
i'm Let it be among the ancient and
venerable oaks; intersperse some gloomy
evergreens. Appropriate one-half to the
use Of my own family, the other to
strangers, servants, etc. Let
the exit look on small and distant part
of the Blue mountains" {.
The graveyard is located on an unfre-
nuented slope of the mountain, among
ancient and venerable oaks," "inter.
snersed. with solitary evergreen, but
M sound of running brook that bub-
Hing winds among the weeds" breaks
the Stiffness. IA tall pine waving in the
breeze,
asinging old songs with new gladness,'
uas the only sound. The graves, Of
whicb " there are thirty besides that OF
TsfIarson, are partly surround ed by an
old brick wall about one hun dred feet
sn,,are aud eight or ten feet high, with
bich rust eaten iron gates, wide enough
~ M admit a carriage, on the north and
cost ~ sides. On the south the entire wall
u = level with the ground, and on the west
= 20 nortion has fallen. Within the inclos-
are as stated, everything is the picture
~ - de,olation and decay. With the ex-
oan.;on of two or three marble slabs,
.,,b;ch mark the graves of some of JEFF
fsrson's descendants, buried as late as ten
- raars ago, there is not one that is not
Tracked or defaced, overgrown with the
weeds Weeds or out of its place. 1t is half
."vsred with rank weeds and 10 ,se stones
snd bricks. On the west wall the "Vir-
s,;n;a I crcepers" are struggling to grow
ent b. the place before they put on the
scarlet tints of the autumn, and within
. -
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nJfMrs. Hicks.Lord,n % says the Lol

= eff Mrs. Hicks Lord" says the Lon
don World, "does now revisit these
shores, it will not be for want of invita-
tions. One of these, from an English
lady of title, had q simple naiuete that
seems to entitle it to commemoration.
The English lady wrote. encouraging the
American lady to pay England another
visit begged of her to come and stay
with her both in town aud in the coun-
try; and rendered her services generally,
putting the American once again an
coruant with that place of modern civili-
cation which we cali society. There was
a postscript to the letter. 1t ran thus:
"You have heard, I daresay, that my
daughter is going to be married. If you
are thinking of sending her little we'd
ding present, think she would like dia-
mond stars for the hair best"
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A Boy, a Woman and a Cow.

1t is now over one hundred years since
an American philosopher propounded the
query "Why is woman afraid ofa cow"
and yet no one has ever succeeded in CIV
ing satisfactory answer. There is once
in O while woman who does not seem
to have the slightest fear, even when pass
Ing q COW with one horn all twisted out of
shape but follow that woman home and
you will find that she kicks the dog, cuffs
the children, jaws her husband and knows
how 70 sharpen butcher-knife and use
an axe. The real woman has a mortal
terror of COWS, and the real COW seems to
have an antipathy for her.
Friday forenoon lady was walking
down Cass avenue when she suddenly
came upon cow. The animal was feed
ing on the other side of the street and
the boy sent out to watch her sat under
shade tree and played on mouth Or
gan.
The lady halted.
The COW looked up.
"Lost anything, ma'am?" asked the
boy as he removed the music from his
mouth.
Tim afraid of that cow~ she re-
piled.
"What fur? Cows don't bite nor kick
same as horse. All they kin do is to
run their horns through you and pin
you to the ground"
"Oh, my she's coming"
"No, she hain't. She's just making
believe that she wants to git at ye and
hook ye over the fence"
"Oh, but dare not pass"
"Yes you dare. Cows know when a
woman is afraid just as quick as any
body. The mint you give COWS to un-
derstand that you are able to catch 'em
by the heels and mop the ground with
'em they go to hunting fur clover"
"Dear me, but guess I'll go back"
~ wouldn't. If yell only spit on yer
hands and shake yer fist at her she'll
wilt right down. Cows know who's boss
just as well as men do. Now, then, I'll
hold yer parasol while you spit on yer
hands,"
Oh! I can't-Im going right home !"
"Well, my little brother he swears at
'em instead ofspitting on his hand. See
ifyou can do thas."
"No-no-no! I'm going nowW
"If | was woman and l couldn't
swear or spit on my hands, I should car
ry sword cane to stab COWS WITH" OBJ
served the boy as he looked across the
way.
my soul but there's another COW up
thereP exclaimed the lady as she look
ed up the street.
"Yes, lots of cows around these days,
but / never heard of two COWS attacking
a woman at once. guess one general
ly hooks 'em all to pieces first, and then
the other comes up and paws at the man.
gled emains. If you"
The lady uttered first class scream
and made jump for the nearest gate.
1t opened hard, and after one pull she
went over the fence and up the front
steps of strange house, there to remain
until her husband could be summoned by
telephone to come and act as body
guard.
"I'd just like to be woman mused
the boy as he sat down to punish his
mouth organ some more. ''l'd carry a
bowie knife down the back of my neck,
and the first COW chat tried to hook me
would feel that ere knife playing num-
blety peg around her vicious heart
strings"
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PREJUDICE K1LLs.-"Eleven years our
daughter suffered on bed ofmisery under
tho care ofseveral of the best land some
of the worst) physicians, who gave her
disease various names but no relief, and
now she is restored to us in good health
by a simple q remedy as Hop Bitterr,
that we had poohed at for two years, be.
fore using it. We earnestly hope and
pray that no one else will let their sick
suffer as we did, on account of prejudice
against so good o medicine as Hop Bit
ters."-The Parents.-7slegram.
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BY way of the London Times we
learn that an American newspaper has
been trying to hire Bismarck for special
correspondent with letters once a week.
The story is that the proprietors offered
the Prince 2,509 an article, or $4,000
a year, aud to deposit beforehand two
years. pay as earnest. 1t is added that
Bismarck, though extremely amused, de-
clined with the most serious courtesy,
stating that he had already too many
chinps to do.
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1t is reported that a clock company
is driving heavy business on the river
plantations in Stewart County by selling
o three dollar clock for twelve dollars
to nearly every negro they tackle. The
temptation to buy it is caused by the
agents taking note in payment, paya-
bic in the fall. Whenever practicable
this note is discounted to the employer at
ffty cents OH the dollar.
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= The Asheyille Citizen, of the 9th
ult., says: "It is stated that there is a
positive prospect of the compilation of
the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad
this summer-that q compromise of the
difficulties between the creditors, stock
holders and bondholders will be ar
ranged"
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The town of Savoy, on the Texas
Pacific Railroad, in Texas, was destroyed
by a cyclone on Friday night, May %.
Nineteen stores, depot and twenty
dwellings were demolished, only five
houses escaping damage. Nine persons
were killed and sixty injured, some of
them fatally.
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MADISON, BORN MARCH l6, l75l.

The date of his death, though he died
at eighty-fve, is not cut in the granite.
The grave is in excellent condition and
we'll taken care of by the present owner
of Montpelier. By the side of the mon
ument there is smaller obelisk of mar
BILE over the grave of Mrs. Madison,
whose accomplishments and virtues have
come down to us from the republican
court which she adorned at Washington
in the days of the administrations of
President Madison.
Montpelier is in pleasant contrast with
Monticello. Madison succeeded to 1t as
a child, and it looks to-day more like one
of those country seats in England which
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-17

1t takes 1000 acres of land to raise
the hops annually used by Bass, the
great English brewer, who turns out
enough beer of his own brewing every
year to furnish half Of the whole human
race with glass. He owns FIVE miles Of
private railway at Burton and pays out
$4,000 in weekly wages.
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A1ontpe1ier-Th, Grave of Madison.

Montpelier-Ths Grave OF Madison.
The condition of the grave and monu-
ment of James Madison is quite in con-
trast with that of Jefferson. The county
seat Of Madison is Montpelier, in Orange
County, Va, about four miles from
Orange Station, on the Virginia Midland
Railroad, and about sixty miles from
Monticello. Some minutes before the
grand old mansion is reached, the granite
obelisk over Madison's grave is visible
through the fields half a mile to the right
of the house. It is located in large
field, and inclosed with substantial
brick wall, quite one hundred feet square
and five feet in height. On the east side
there is small plain iron gate, with the
words in iron letters:
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Born April 2, OsS., H&. !.
Died July 4, 1925.

The full epitaph which Mr.. Jefferson
wrotesan q rough pen and ink sketch of
q .nonnment for. himself, were found in q
private drawer shortly after his death.
It was to be an obelisk of granite, eight
feet high lit appeared to be little over
nine feet, and to bear the following in
scription - -
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MADISON, 1920.
......................"...

On the shaft, which is graceful one,
twenty feet high, resting on a pedestal
of four pieces, there is no other inscrip-
ton than this, in large, plain, sunken
letters on the width of the shaft at its
base:
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LITTLE MOUNTAIN.

The .Desolate Grave Of the Man Who
Wrote the Declaration OF American In
dependence--where Two Presidents
Sleep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

GENERAL WQUADES DENIAL.

,,g DECLARES THAT HE WAS IN NO WAY con
NYcrrp WITH TIRE ATTEMPT TO NJURE GEN
ERAL GRAHAM.
To the EdftoF Of Tn Trtou" c.
SIR: Upon my return TO New-YOrk this
nono after an absence of several days, my attention
was called for the first time TO an arucio
in TIE TRIBUNE OF Tuesday last regarding
General Graham and some matters In whlch
he il interested The article is carefully prepared mass
og malicious instrumentation the frail thread OF truth
that rms through deity fabric OF inisstatcent
being the fact that wrote two notes to General Grahain
the contents OF which stated with conspicuous mex
aetness.
vitbout descending TO denial in detail ask the PRIV
ucge OF stating through your columns positively ana
,,noorivocaIv that never saw had any cOmInunca
,,on with or even the existence or the person
who commenced the proceedings before the Court; thn
Inevcr had anything to do with making then puDlc n
uv manner whatsoever, had any connection with the
case directly or indirectly. Whoever asserts to the con-
trary ia guilty OF absolute falsebood
Tbe enious insnuatiOns OF the article are hHf0y
t,,, ~ notice but in order TO deprive the persons
vino have nssd this thing meaDly Of the argument that
n failure TO deny Is "a c0gnoVlt mere WaAo
cotegorical denial. take occasion 10 say Iurtner'
that have never attempted in any way 10 use inc
Grand Army OF the Republic politically or 10 auVanee
any selfish end but the contrary have scrnpuouSy
enoeayored TO avoid n connection which could not fail
IN weaken the organization In order that there may
be no mistake about the matter repeat that mao no
knowledge OF tEe proceedings III question: onless a
endamger General Grahsms POSITION the mature OF
which did understand could be 30 regafued) had
nothing to do making them public In me, nav
moi written caused TO be written published or caused
10 lie published, word In relation TO the matter on
the contrary. there many WHO can teHny 10 the
tact that within few have taken especial pains
90 nrevent even the discussion OF an aalI tlst would
aIadv supprcss entirely II IL were within my power
70 those who know personally THIS declaration Is
ale of sucn as that attributed To me Du
fake the trouble 70 make this unreseFved denial ior INC
hsneat of those who don't know me.
De nen X W. Ian. 81, 1880 JAMES McQUADg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
THE COURTS.
LITIGATION OVER RAILROAD BONDS.

LITIGATION OVER RAILROAD BONDS.
MoptfIc ,rIoN OF THE orD r ~ rHE MCoMB SUIT.
Judge Batchford, being interested in the
U.aoi. Central E.i.:oad Company, which has now Il
controiin9 interest 10 the Cncaso. So Louis and New"
Orleans RAILROAD, referred 10 judge Clo'tc The
settlement II All order ~ thr SUIT brought 10y the
latter company AGAINST Henry ;. McC"m0 and
tie Southern Rduoad Association. The SUIT
involve. the rosc,-ion + 100000 OF The second mort
rc bonds aud SI06 600 4 the nrst mortgage bonds oil
the Mississippi. Ccu,lli Railroad Company. Argument
WIS ,ld before Juls. C-oatc Friday.
The ORDER IA dawn ny the dcfendants' counsel,
claimed nom the ulairuns the deposit OF money TO
meet coupons on 100000 hr-t mortgage bonds and
$4,000 second mortgage bonds Of the Missf-
sunt C.ntrlI TIE plainirs' counsel ggtcd
10 make the d,rost OF the money on the bonds cnlmed
,y Henry :. McCoDb In his answer namely, 500 600
Of The md mort gage bonds aud *7o3oO ~ the tra
il.ta-c bl. Counsel e.alu y TIA. mary ID. Tie ms
rl.rti. ge bombs. which nc'Omb claimed were
are. dy IN tho possession Their c1mphub'
.tt ulI uiA.is were Already ~ litigation
I'm Nt..'s4irp. fle def"f d7its' counsel hctrupou
,.,fci he uiuuuu; 90 taaj insisted urcn 10y ' p an
M counsel. 70 wa- taru agreed tnat tue amount
-..ci r. o. bc dtpos.;cd ih ta' uttd States lidst
Cnautr, Co. meet NV coup ms which Nr. MctoLlh
may Y,r.raf-i. aOde fuc order OF the Court Inc
iurron n-iu- lar mod r 10 thc rest OF q a Ia re-
sf.iug ,fc Omb from selling or parting with ne DOhds
IN ,u;tovc.sy vas allowed 10 remain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
CRIMIvA1IoNs Ply MOTHER AND son.

G,o-gc Lyon, a smart lad OF fourteen, who
,, ...d o.. IA. instance mother. Mrs. Sophia
Lyon was ye.tcrlay taken before Justice Murray At
E.scx Mirkc, Police Court. Tie mother said she could
not Keep han ut nome, and tuat she dcfircd LIN to be
,ut 10 some Institution where he could be restrained
from doing ms he pleased. Justice Murray asked tue
boy what hc had Ia say, and tho boy said that his
mother sougL; have him put IN some INSTITUTION to
q, i' out ol her say that shc was more conyersani
with crime tuan and openly accused her OF sop
nung ~ 1t. Ctthauuc-r, Montreal. where she stole
eight pairs % shoes lie said IT, did not know where
bis father was. and that beng able 10
t,ke care Of himself he lid not see why
size should bother herself about him; he WAS
not n incf and dld not consort with thieves; ne
had "A good re utatiou. winch more than she could
say. Mis- Lion became c1apcrhttd llai sue slapped
n IN the lace. JUDGE Murray told her TO stand hack
and that II sle raised her hand again 10 him ho would
hold her for assault and battery Justice Murray dc
tanned the la cor uT,Ler examination Mrs Lyon gave
Ter rrsidrrce % MOutgOmcrysl, but Tue ptTsOns
IN that louise nothing about her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
CIVIL NOTES.

Arguments were heard by Justice DODohuc
Yesterday IA the Supreme Court the motion to make
permanent the temporary Injunction obtained by 1--WE
sticet railroad cOmpuni restraining the cry from
prohibiting the US SNOW plOuEhs.
Mrs. Margaret Williams, who owns number
of houses and lots ~ GruG-ye., between DckalO ana
WIlouga byaves obtained an injunction against the
BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad Company restraining II
from LAYING foundations the road IN front or ier
properly. Judge Gi bert, the Kings County supreme
Court Yesterday dissolved the Temporary hJuhctloh
and Gened "A motion that IL should he made peIhl"heh'
An action has been begun by Adolph Neun-
doifr the Director OF the Gcrmdnia Theatre IN -FOUR
tcenth-st against Gustav Ambug, the manager OF the
TLalla Theatre The plaittin claims $4,000 damages
for the failure OF the defendant 10 luinl an hegtu
agreement TO de ivcr to the plantu Inc pay sec
Cadet" which ~ said be the German original OF the
Iioy al Muddy" playing al Days lhta'rc Jul
ticc Donuhue Chambers, trd4y granted an ofuer
/, r the examination of the plaintlii before trial
f. S. Hahn, against whom charge was
made ia the suit OF the Manufacturers ana Merchuh'
Bank against LeviusoD, has written letter 10 Judge
Van Brunt In which he expresses amazement at the
JuGgc's remarks concerning him I'm the case MI Ham
adds: had been fuupmnaed Bs Wltncss III ths nc
tlOn on behalf OF the plaintiff, but WAS NOT cdeu or
re- aOns which do not understand now having Deen
by engaged n this court and other courts curing me
ueudcncy az THIS trial bocu unade TO appear De-
fore YOU aud now say that adl ready Tor "A speedy
thorough nvest cation Of my conduct IN TINS matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Frederick Stock, age twenty-five, OF No; 100
Cbtropa erst was charged ut Jtn orsOn Market Ioce
C"urf ycsfer,y with beating hs mother stealng two
medals from his sister aud threatening 10 htaD MS
father. Justice Dufy committed hlh ~ DiHcA"ei d
Island for SIX months
Thursday night at Mallory & Slattery's
saloon No 81 Pafk-row. John Hahn and william Mar
nm guarrcled over game OF billiards, when Martin
stabbed Hahn, INJECTING n serious wound Mhluh Oh
hing nrralgued before Justice khDleth yesterday at
me Tobs was held await the result OF The injuries
Thomas Burke yesterday pleaded guilty to a
cbsrge al bicamy tnc General Sessions. IN MhIch,
ISIS ne wns.marrled TO Mary OMAN. IN January :
1879 hr deserted her. and on proceeding DeIore
nos Kasmlre WIS ordered 10 pay ~ week toward ner
snnport In default he was committed 10 tle lomu,'
mi was oerward sent 10 the Workh0nse lie escaped,
.Hd ON December g. 1870. married young glrl named
Mny Curley. Judge COwing sentenced the prisoner 10
state Prison Tor one year
Officer Evans of Henry Bergh's stan, took
Keep the driver Ice cart into Jefferson War
H., Poice Court Yesterday and stated To Justice Duy
nat he had arrested him Tor Oyerdryng his horses I'M
81 thov fell from exhaustion. lilo SAID That the onnals
VI IT, ny nearly skeletons and that their owner Michael
Miey of No 1855 West Twenty fourth,s, had been re.
ci Ia the society IA feeding his horses with burnt
boy and feed Keep held in $500 ball 10 answer