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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
ALETyiss IRON carr. DEPIss,

11o ASKS o. Suspension Of Public Opinion
Until he can Prepare statemont in his
Own Vindicatton.
CHEsrER,Is c., July, 10, 1880.
70 tie Editor ofthe Nesosoad Cou-
Tter: I have just seen in.to-day's issue
communication; signed j. @. H., in
which it is asserted that tile commune
~ OF Camden hold me responsible for
the death OF Col. Shannon. l am per-
1ectly astpunded 1T such an awful
chargc. / never had the slightest
knowlcdge Of Col, Shannon's intcn-
tioli to engage in duel with Col.
cash. Nor is there tho slightest.
grotd for such n charge and all | ask.
iii c''d,s i,ame. from the citizens of nv
ilatlPe State, for whose honotI have
more Than once shed my blood, and
1roin those citizens in the community
ol camden who can believe such ain
unlouidcd charge, a community III
Mn'ch was born, and have, spent all
Oi my days, is not to condemn me un.
!Ieart, or ut least to suspend their
Judgment until can prove to the most
uouotlhg mind by a statement of facts
that am preparing for the public.
whlcl viii he given as soon as possi
pie, what will most assurcdly relieve
me or any such responsibility which
tnotSn 1T was not commenced with q
view 10 relieving me Of such charge.
ior never suspected such, vet Will
accomplish this result. AS to Nmy
leaving the State upon the plea of pro-
lesslonai engagements" inserted by
your correspondent in bis article as Il
would appear with the intent to give
currency to the impression that 7 am
iiccing from the expression ofindipnn-
non ut the wrong that l have allowed
10 be done, will say right hore he
mas conc nc most grievous wrong.
1or II he had inquired from uroner
sources he would have been intorn,eI
mat several days before this public en-
iah.lty betel our community, | had nd-
Vcftlscd in the Camden Jouynol that
would leave The State upon profession
al matters, and at Il time when no one
suspected in our community that anv
uucl was Impending between any or
inc parties, except those engaged in
me affair. Moreover, my Intention
and purpose in leaving the State was
not only advertised, but was known
20 many besides personal friends ever
since the middle of May last.
iItespoctfc, however, Of any state
mcnt men, from me, how al v one in tie
nStt afforded by the late corrcspon-
ochcc between Cols.' Cash and Shan
ho, can hold me responsible for the
lattcrs death lam at Il loss to con-
tcc're., ".Iet Tie statement showiuu
now TINT marginal clause unintenlion,
aily came to be accidentally seen by
Col. Cash Shall'bc given" a clause.
however, which had nothing whatever
10 q" with the present difficulty be-
tween the parties, Gas the corrcspon-
uencc abudantly shows,) and II clause
the innocent origin and history of
Whlch was well known to Col. Shan
non altcr the letters between these
gentlemen in November last. md
which | would have freely and cheer
nlIy given to Col. Cash, if he had al
loWcd me the opportunity to do so.
very truly yours, W.L.DEPASs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
Nj MtSSISSJpl,I NExn,u.r,

a MISSISSIPPI NENDErTA.--A About
two months ago Rufus Armistcad was
asansSInat1d near Horn Lake. Miss.
ny E.d. Nrlns, colored. because hrmi.,-
icads brother, when deputy sheriff OF
DcSotn county. Miss, Il year ago Kill
rt NclnS' brother, who resisted arrest
having been charged with horse steal
ii'G. The assassination created much
Indignation. NGlms, the murderer.
was pursued to Tunira county bot
toms and was, together with his broth
CT, Prcntiss Nclins, and Tom Konkcv
rs accomplices, arrested. F.u. NelmS.
inc assassin, was conveyed to Jail Mt
liernando, and PrcntisS NclmS and
rom Konkcy were lodged at Tunica
Jail. Last Saturday morning, while
the two latter prisoners were being
conveyed 10 llcrnando, a BODY OF
masked men stopped the officers hay
M" The prisoners in charge. They
t""E n"@>"S"!on OF the two men. and
Inc officers returned tr Austin Cor as
aiSi"Hor. on returning they found
tho two prisoners dead, with their
'hfoa's tu from car to car, their bow
els proiru,ling from numbcr|rss
woands inflicted with knives, and q
rope around each OF their nocks. An
Indignation meeting was held at Aus.
on INC Eth inst, at which resolutions
colaemninG the act were passed. Com
lnluecs were also appointed, compos-
ca OF whites and blacks, to ferret out
the murdercrs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
p. MANS DA FIS, EDITOR.
jNO. q. kLyHULDS. ASSOCIATE Error.


3fE DEHt>CH.ITlC TICHET.
Tnr President.
WINFIELD SCOTT llANCOCK.
For Vics-rrx'slirui.
WILLIAM H.. ENGLlsu.
Tor Governor.
JOHNSON IIAGOOD.
Tor Lieutenant Governor.
j. d. KENNEDY.
For Comptrollcr-Gcnera
j. G. Corr.
For Secretary OF State.
Il. M. SINS.
For Attorney Gonera1.
LEROY +. YOUMANs.
For Superintendent of Education.
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
FOR hdjntrnt and Irspector-GcDernl.
Arthur M. MANlGAULr.
FOR State Treasurer.
Jo''N PETER RICHARDSON.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17


WONDERFUL PREsE&cE OF MIND
clarence Connolly is plucky man;
it is to his grit and GOODNESS that he
owes his life. y few davs ago, while
working in the Allegheny Shaft, on
East Fryer Hill, he prepared q blast
and lighted the fuse, and Jumping into
the bucket, gave the signal to hoist
away. The shaft is two hundred and
forty feet deep, and when about forty
feet were gained the togglng gave
way and the bucket started back for
the bottom of the shaft. Connolly felt
it giving way, and managed to catch
! hold ofthc loop at the end of the ropc.
AS soon as he found that he had q
hold he began to yell to the men
above. They, thinking Inc was in q
hurry to get out Of reach Of the blast,
put on extra steam and icrked him q
hundred feet in u twinkling. When
about fifty feet from the surface, Con-
! nelly felt that his strength was giving
! way. lie knew that he could not
hold out till the top was reached, and
made up his mind to risk q bold
stroke for life. Throwing himself
across the shaft hc let 20 the rope, and
with wonderful dcxtcrity and good
luck managed TO lodge with his back
against tho other side of the shaft,
Thus braccd ho managed to remain
until the rope, which had reached tho
mouth of tho shaft empty, was sont
down to him, and he was rescued from
his pcrilous position.-LcaaviUe, co.,,
! DcmOC3'Ut.
The Baltimore Gazctte rcports
that gentleman who arrived in Wash
lngton from tho White Sulphur
Springs on Friday, says that Senators
Cameron and Blaine, who arc there,
have nothing whatever to do with
each other. The evident bad feeling
between the two Republican leaders il
the subject Of much gossip and com
mcnt at tho springs. 1t is reported
that on ono occasion Mr.. Blaine direct.
~ snubbcd tho Pennsylvania Senator,
| Easily answered. strong man
who has frequently suffered pain
grows impatient and rcbcllous, how
much more impatient should be tho
baby.who does not know what suffer.
ing means? For the pains Of collie,
tccthing, ETC., DR.. Bulls Baby Syrun
IS the sovereign remedy. Price 2j
| cents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
900 REWARD !


White and Colored Piques, Dress Goods in variet,
Belts, Linen and Lace Collars, Fchus Ties onI
found III a first-cass Dry Goods, Fancy Goods an
mont You can get oil you want as ,easonably as Sal
anywhere. w Ne''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17

TILE DETpC H.I7JC TICEEY'.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17


The MISSING BANK BILIs.-Ou
wednesday last Commissioner Colt
published the following statement con-
cerning the missing bank bills: "Thc
following Is correct statement Of the
billS or tho Bank Of the State in pos
session OF the state, counted and crrti-
i'c.' Dy Ai"N. l.aughlin, expert: &65G,-
1910. These bills have been recount :
cd since the discovery orthc dcfalcn-
and found to be short SIS S,529.SO. Tn
addition to the above there arc bills
presented in sealed packages, cores
p"ndinlg with the registry and not vet
opened, to the amount OF $l0l 90 or
upwards. The exact amount cannot
ne slatci' because many Of the pack
ages being received by express, have n
nominal value attached. These pack
ages arc in sealed trunk, deposited in
the vaults ofthc Central National
Bank ofthis city,"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17

TIE SEVENTH C,rI'.,r ,r,o ,,,
ciaI Convention or1Eo 1 Snvnn,, no 1,;: 3uo!.
met nt >;rortnnh,r'r r'n ~, 'yS'e'ln ,T,a 'ircn't
and rcmnincI -, -, s;", G' ",S'aH ''m,;; n'%h'
without a NOMINATION az H',''' .aon,.,.' a ~. AZ
biny on WcdnnsIav morn;,, mi, rc'sJrln. C ,,,.
horse was entered and WON ,ho /" ",rn n",r>
on the twcntv.r;~h,h | hnun, "''' ~ ~ race
test was suiri,cJ nno '"',T'' IT, 51, i nc con-
maintaininG n doUuo,i Ht,u ucirSascs
their respective cun1iJotas I,utn"cc ,u,;i ,ol M
the twcntv-srvcn,I '',,' Ioii,t ,,.I ul'''l aitcI
Johnson. Esu' w,s S'''"'' 'v;, nen DaVl1
Mai. d. II. D1ncnn. of S'," Snn,,",,,,,,.o " ",,o
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17

I HAVE established a Sale Stable Of
Wimnsboro, and alp prepared to
sell stock stock on very accommodate
ing terms, either for cash or on time
until next fall for negotiable paper.
Persons wishing to buy or swap will
90 well to call Oh me before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
Twill also pay the highest cash price
for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
Il IL ETIER FROM Il. ~. IL, BLIJH.
what tho Friend Of Capt. DcPass has to snv
o." ~ in his Defence

.'=T CAMDEN, July12, 1880.
ofhe2Editor 4f tie Netcs 0na Cou-
,1cr: Capt. DcPass is absent from,
home, not on any ''pico," as stated by
your reporter. but in pursuit of a mat.
ter that inpcrativcly demands his at
tcNiion, and which happen to know
mas not The rcmOlcst connection will,
ms difficulty with Cash or with the
shannon catastrophe, or with anv
indignation which your reporter I'M
agincd TO exist in this community
against linn. Unless your article.
"Comncnt in Camdcn,"in in SATURDAYS
paper may recall him before he can re-
celvc note from me, he will not re-
turn for several weeks; but | will an
sWcr with my honor. and my life that,
II needed, he will be promptly here to
meet any demands tllat may be made
upon him, whether legal or personal.
II he does not return Gccallcd by the
S'Ght OF your article, before he can
hear from me, as above said,) to-day
or tomorrow, will myself answer
and rctute the erroneous impression
which has been made upon vour re-
porter, whereby he has been led to do
great injury and injustice to Capt. De
Pass.
l note your paragraph concerning
Col. Watts, and will be happy to see
the communication in which he may
point out an error in my statement.
Respectfully, your obedcnt servant,
l.. w. Il. BLAIR,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17

Therefore we take pleasure in an
nouncing to our friends and Gus.
tomors that we have made a great
reduction in prices Of our stock. We
are determined never to be
The National tribune., 1880-11-01

Did you not know it who have purchased the dear
old farm Did you not receive Jack letter."
"Oh Walter it cannot, cannot be true !"
and placed before her It the mortgage which her
father had given Mr.. Abner Harris.
And the place is really yours now she said looking
up radianty through sudden tears.
Not mine, but ours, darling ~
She too happy to speak word in answer.
g You see DEAR Wat said = Jack and i talked it
vel and agreed he anxious to purchase the
mill and had not sufficient for both, that should
take the farm aud leave him at liberty TO invest in mill
property 1t is the very best thing for Jack and for his
mother explained her if only she had received
my letter Jack is fitted for armer and could
have made much Of the farm he will certainly do with
the MILL He came up with me, in order to attend TO the
matter. Forgive that neglected TO inform you, but
left him behind in the mape-feld talking with Aggie.
Marion started up with glad cry. Coming down the
opposite decvity of the meadow somebody jcyousy
waving his hand and III two minutes she sobbng in
her brother armssobbng from fulness of 10y such
she had never in her life before known.
They hastened to the house, all three eager gladden.
the heart OF the mother.
Jack prang up steps aud took her in his arms when
Wat lifted AIyra who had to meet them in frantic de
light.
AS Marion crossed the Threshold the old clock rang
welcome chime Seven o'cloc6 said the girl softly.
Her heart full, and she turned away and went
quickly up to her As she passed the clock, she
looked up at it with expression almost of awe.
''What lifetime of misery and happiness IN hour.'
she murmured
The National tribune., 1880-11-01
Domestic Receipts.

If your coalfre low throw tablespoonful of salt
and it will help it very much little ginger put into
sausage improves the flavor In icing cakes dip
the knife frequently into cold water. In boiling meat
for SOUP cold water extract the juices if the
iswanted for itself alone, plunge boiling water
You can get a bottle barrel of oil off any carpet
wooen stuff by applying dry buckwheat plentfully and
faithfully never put water INTO sucn grease spot, or
draws the Juices in cookingt is desirable keep these
in if possible cook hot fire, turning frequently,
soaring both sides place platter; salt and pepper
to taste Beef having tendency to be tough can be
made paatabe by stewing gently for two hours pepper
and salt taking out about pins of the liquid when half
done and letting the boil into the meat brown the
meat in the pot after taking up make gravy of the
pint of liquid sa7ed small piece OF charcoal in pot
with boiling cabbage removes the smell Clean oilcloth
with milk and water brush and soap viii ruin it.
umblers that have had milk in them should be put
in hot water spoonful of stewed tomatoes in the gravy
Of either fried meat is Improvement. The
skin of boiled egg is the most ecaeous remedy that
be applied to boil peel carefully wet and apply
to the part affected it will draw off the matter and
lieye the soreness in a few hours
CHERRY PuDDFNe-One quart of tlour, three cupfus
of dried cherries rubbed in -FOUR four eggs eupfuls
Of sugar beaten very light after being added to the mace
Add four eggs whisked for at least half an hour Put
the pudding in we'll aoured CLOTH that has also been
scalded and boiled for three hours Send to the table
with the accompaniment OF wine sauce.
CURRANT JELLY.-To make currant jelly, wash your
cur1antS them with wooden spoon in the presery
ng kettle and let them simmer for ten minutes after they
have come boil then strain through flannel bag,
and add to every pint Of juice pound of lump sugar;
boil rapidly for eenminutes skimming the syrup;
put III glasses while hot but do not close them till the
jelly is perfectly cold.
ORANGE BISCUIT Beat until quite light the yolks of
six eggs with five OF white sugar; add
orange grared, and four ounces of sfted flour. When
these wem stir in the whites of six eggs beaten
TO froth Have ready dozen small teacups, prepared
first by buttering and then sitting in little flour and
blowing what does not adhere. Divide the mixture
these cups sft sugar the top and bake to hand
some brown.
Il PorATo FLouR-nasp the potatoes into tub of cold
water and change it repeatedly until the raspings fall to
the bottom like paste then dry ti the air. pound it in
mortar and pass it through hair sieve It's nearly
nutritive and much lighter than wheaton -four 1t is
infants and invads A portion of it also improves the
appearance of household bread and dealers constantly
pass off IL kept dry it will remain good
for many years,
The National tribune., 1880-11-01
What to Wear.

Bonnet strings are more like sashes than strings.
Mauve colored Spanish lace to be fashionable is made
into scarfs and fchus.
antique is the richest and newess shade in the gold
colors ii is almost snuff color
The little bonnets, made entirely Of flowers, which
one has only to add lace for and strings,
tremely pretty.
(iarands OF flowers are worn around the shoulders and
fastened on the left side with knot of berries small
flowers.
wrist with wide collar. Lacerimmed collar, sleeves, and
bottom of skirt
Richlined cashmere wrappers, Tor house made
iii princesse shape and either trimmed with lace
embroidered in silk and gold thread.
Butterfly bows and rosettes of satin ribbon with droop
ing ends to fall on the low coure by young
ladies' in preference to the broad Alsacian bows.
Blue flannel dresses very much the rage, and
are exceedingly pretty They made in various ways
but usually with round waist and apron overskirt
The National tribune., 1880-11-01
The Lovers Different Moods and Tenses.

Saie Sater q teacher who taught.
And friend Charlie Cook preacher WHO pranght
Though his called hh screccher who scraught
His heart when he saw her kept sinking and sunk,
~ meeting hers, kept winkng and wunk,
nc in her fell 90 thinking and thunk
Nj hastened to WOO her, sweety he woed.
And his love grew till to a mountain ~ gfewed
And ne longing TO DO then as ne doed
Ia secret he wanted Ia speak and he spoke.
To with his lips what his heart had long sokes
he managed 20 let the truth leak, and it loke.
lie asked 10 the church, and they rode.e
did glide that they both thought they ode
they 10 the place 20 be tied and were toes
rhen homcward he said VS. drive" they drove,
For whatever ne couldn't contrivc she controve.
The kiss he dying steal then he stole
where he wanted TO kneel then he knole
And he said, II feel better than ever fole
% they each other kept clingng and chung,
While Time his swift flight kept wingng anu wung.
And this was the thing he was bringing, and brung
The ma sslle had catch and had caught,
from Others snatch and had snaught
Was the she liked 10 scratch and had scraught
And Charles love began freezing and froze,
While he took TO teasing. and cruelty
The girl he was wishing 10 squeeze and he squoze
Wretch cried when She threatened leave him. and LET
How could you deceive al you have deceit -
And she answered. ~ promised TO ceave, and I've cleft
The National tribune., 1880-11-01
0be Caoies' page.

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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-16
ShOeing Horses.

A writer in the New York Herald
states some facts about how horses should
be shed, which are worthy of the consid
Grafton of blacEsmiths. and farmers as
we'll:
Most of the horse-shOers of the coun-
try prepare the foot, fit q shoe, and Sc
cure it to the hOof IN the same manner
that a wood butcher fits shoe to an
old ox-sled. The mechanism of q
hoof il one of the most ingenious struc-
lures that can be found in all the works
of the Creator. Beneath and in the rear
of every hoof there is frog, which is y
tough and elastic pad for injury to the
animal whenever he plants his foot sud
denly upon any hard substance. Large
rolls of cylinders of India-rubber are
placed beneath railroad cars to prevent
injury 70 any part of the Cur or cargo
with which it is loaded. The frog be-
meath the foot of a horse is designed to
subserve a similar purpose. But the
manner il which most horses are shod
lifts them up, as if it were, on short
stills so that the frog cannot perform its
appropriate fractions. If we look care
fully at the voEDg horse when he is trot-
ting or running. it will he perceived that
every foot il brought to the ground lr
such manner tia. the frog receives the
powerful blow. By tits means all injury
to the animal is prevented. Science
teaches IFS to permit the frog to develop
aud expand downward. But most black
smiths seem to think that the all-wise
Creator made great mistake when he
formed the hoois of horses. Hence they
fall at the frogs with red-hot burning
irons, with edged tools, and with any
other Appliances that will enable them to
remove the extraneous excresence. H.
lustrious ninnies! Why not shave and
burn away all the tough callous adipose
ii. sue beneath their own heels, and allow
the bare bones to rest on Q plate Of iron
inside their own boots and shoes7
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-16
The Tramp's Story.

"Say, pard you've stood by me through
thick and thin. you have. It'll be one
white spot on yer book in the next
world, that will. Raise my head up,
there, thatll do, old pard. You and l,
we've been long time on, the same
road"
"Aye, that we have, Joe"
"Do you know, pard, I'm going on q
long tramp in little while?"
you? why, where, Joe? You and l
can't give up the road now?"
"Ah, yes, pard, we must; you'll stay
here. Those rains-the cold, wet gar
ments-they done the job for me,
pard. I'm going to apply at new door
in short WHILE"
"Why, you're sick, Joe. You'll have
to rest here in this old barn till l can
brace up your tired body bit.
"Ah, friend, I've no need for bodily
rest now. 1t is the soul, the mind that
is heavy. I've kept up as long as I could,
pard. But didn't want to give out
till | reached this spot"
"Why. Joe, what do you mean-have
You ever been here before?"
''Before! Come, pard! I'll tell you
something. Do you see those beams up
there? Yes; we'll, when l was boy I've
played many time tag up there on the
same beams. Those holes cut in the
clap-boards up there under the eaves-1
cut for my doves. Open the barn door
there, thatll do. Do you see that little
red house there at the further end of the
lot? l was born III that house-yes, l
was. I've felt this body growing weaker
every day. perd; but l kept up
wanted to die near the old home"
cold home, Joe?'
Eyes, this was the home of my boy
hood. Here in this barn I've helped my
father thresh many a bnshel OF wheat
I've pulled the wagon out of the corner
many Sunday morning, hitched the
team to it, and took the old folks to
church. 1t was too good to last long,
pard. must go to tire city, thought.
When l left the dear old home l was
honest; yes, honest--and would wrong
no man of q cent, knowingly"
well, l went to the city. I went in.
to ways of temptation, and fell. The
old folks at home grew worried-and 1,
God help me, went from bad to worse.
forged my employers name to the
check-was detected, and sent up for
four years. They told me Of my moth
er's death after she had heard of my fall.
1 served the term out; could get no
work-you know how that is. To-day,
when we came past the graveyard,
you'll remember l stopped at two graves
mother and father-both gone. That's
all-I'm h-happy-now. l can-see the
old-home-and-a dark mother
keep-your poor-b-boy ,--for-"
Joe, the tramp, was dead-dead with
his eyes fixed upon his old home and
his pard went out into the world
alone.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-16
Is "Damn'' an Oath ?

Damn" as noun substantive is An
old regular word, used frequently in En-
glish writer's down to the first part of the
seventh century. We do not see why so
ponderous a word has been dropped by
photographers. In some places, as, il
we speak of how original sin lies heavy
on us, it seems a most appropriate word.
"We inherit, with Adams nature, the
damn cleaving to it," This use of the
word came down to our American grand
fathers, and lasted even till the time
when the Continental currency" was
dead ''loss." So. came the expression
mot worth Continental" Not worth
a Continental DAMN" or dead loss"
And for short: Not worth a damn'-or
bit of paper that was dead loss! 1t is
not to the credit Of our American leXico-
graphers that they have not recognized
this origin Of phrase peculiarly Ameri
can and that if slang at first, having
basis in fact, like countless number of
other words, it has been enrolled as
factor in our accepted language-as
"gerrymandering" has been. The peO-
pie did better than their writer's of prim
ers. prammars, and dictionaries. Damn
means loss lin American parlance, rs
above, worthless scrip Damnable,
for It's general meaning. signifies
worthy of severe censure." Only when
used in n theological connection does it
imply what Puritans suppose. Ii, most
certainly, is not "swearing!" And. ex
cept by the imposition of the Puritan
Specification, it is not cursins. And yet
we remember hearing people, using q
phrase whose history they knew not, say
II do not care cuss'-meaning q
curse. Il Freeman's journal.