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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14
NEW TO-DAY.
OFFICIAL.
PRoCEEANGS OF TOWN COUNCIL.

B ALEXANDRIA, La,
q Sept. 6, 1884,.
pursuansb adjournment the Board
OF Aldermelof the Town of Alexan
dria, La, ma in the Mayors office,
this day an o'clock P. NJ. There
were present.
Edouaa We'll,
i. Bernhsa Mayer,
W. Q. hmmon,
W. W. Warrington, Jr.
Absent
Jas. Andrsws, Jr., Mayor,
N. L. McGinnis.
The Mayor being absent, Council
man W. W. WILMINGTON was called
to the chair.
The minutes ofthe last meeting,
August I'd, were read and approved.
The report of therreasurer, show
ing balance of $242s4--less $1,000
paid by Collector-Nas also read and
approved:
B. G. DuKE,
TREAS, IN ACCT. WITH CORPORATION or
ALEx'A.,LA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14
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NJ. w. Calvit 1893.
Paid warrant No. SO,
James Andrews, Jr T..
Paid warrant No. 81,
M. w. Calvit .........
Paid warrant No. IS,
Chas. Haefley.... -.
Paid warrant No. SO,
j. B. Richardson. =. ;.
Paid warrant No. 80,
Julius Levin. .........
Paid warrant No. 81,
State Central Express.
Paid warrant No. 90,
Joseph w. Holt -.
Paid warrant No. SO,
w. c. McGimsey. j.
Paid warrant No. 95,
A. Weinberg. -.
Paid warrant No. SO,
Mrs. Sarah Gehr.
Paid warrant No. 81,
Democrat -.
Paid warrant No. SO,
w. w. Wilmington, Jr
Paid warrant No. 100,
Julius Levin ..........
Paid warrant No. 101,
M. w. Calvit. .........
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-14

The following bills were presented
, 1881-01-08

and that security for tho Investment Of our
cnpftul may reasonably ,e cxrcctet!.
Thu commerce nf Mexico Inns l,crctofd4p
been principally will. tho United States, Eli
E'nn,l, France, a,tsI Germany. or late years,
W. llayc succeeded tn obtaining ntsoi,t two
thirds of It. Our success Inns been III apttn ut
tl,nny disadvantages, not tho least of which
wns tho nntagonism atM dislike felt
fur us BY tho Atuxfcnn people. Tl,fs
fecling, l!owbyer, has almost disappeared.
Ntexleni,s now understand that tho Interests
Of both peoples imperatlscly demand warm
sy,npntlIy anl closer business connections bc-
tween them. Wa cannot doubt thu Wisdom
Of tlis concession on their part 1t IL
enormously tn their advantage, md atsll
llinrc ~ 10 ours, TINT we should mid 1T estR(I.
l1shing these relations by every tncnns It, our
rowcr. Having this object in yiow, we ro-
gard tho completion Of n railroad from the
limited States to tho City of Mexico rs seco,,tl
III importance only 10 TINT Of tho Union ra-
cfl1c,
, 1881-01-08

tlce and fair representation to atI. The
membership IT tic Convention cn,, t,p must
enstfy determined hy Tho old rule Ut doubling
tlle representation tit Congress. Including tie
members OF tho Ilouso of Representatives
md tho lneubcrs Of tho Senate; mud. nflar
proyldllH for representation by districts,
tlteru IL snlnlt danger tllnt thu ruling seMtt-
mcl,t Of tho Republican party throughout
tho country will ba defeated. II Inns been
assumed III so,nc quarters that Tho instrllc-
t,tn,s ot the Convention 10 tho National Com
nl!tteo inny be construed 10 mcall TINT tho
question inny bu postponed I'LL onu year
within tho meeting ni thu next Convention,
nntt 1t Is suggested that thero bp this hclay.
Sucl. ,pStnoncmcni, however, docs not seem
II be necessary, mid 1t will be better oil
n'any nccnut,ts II tho matter can be decided
Mt the next meeting Ut tlia Committee III
keeping with tho scntMcnt which prevailed
fl tho Inst EunyoI,ttoi1.
, 1881-01-08

It will ba soen that, whtlo Con8cr WIS nom.
lnatcd by tho votes OF air. lsHldwIn'a friends
the latter could not bo transferred IN q bnly.
Fourteen Ut thoan who cast their tlrak ballots
for baldwin voted for Huxlvy before All was
over, whllo twcntysafx went oyes tn cnngor, fur
whom tllo solitary support Ut WoodmRn Also
voted. It ID clcNr TINT llalllwIu would hayo bcpn
elected II 1laRloy had not beoD in tho Held. and
vlco vcssa,. Hut tho tll-fceltug ongendered ho-
twcon tha twu factions In tho preliminary car1-
yasslug resulted III tho ohotco OF Il thll1l man.
On tho lust baltot tfty.elght yotoa weso ut tlrst
,uc0rieta for llhRley and tl(ty.nlno for Qpnxur,
ben3 ono nlore thAn tho whola Nu.lbsr pf tuetga.
tcra present, aud it WIS ncccasaEy to tAko tho
bAa!0t over NSatn. II then appeared that llaK-
10y, n1t Congor, had boon credited With o1lo vuto
too many. Cnngcr nude neat lltto speech to
tho ca,,cus, plpsipxTlth thts sentiment "Tho
Mloht9an tnan WIN faltors III h!s duty, whoso
bnokbono Il weak, who IL fuithlosz tn any prtn.
cJple. ls -dooulc4, and w0rth!Iy doomed, by tho
V4aple Of Michigan" n
, 1881-01-08

II would 10 Interesting to know by what
authority Senator Teller, Of Colorado, has
identified tha euusa OF Ben 11olIu.lay with
that OF tho Great West. The report OF tho
Associated Press oil the Holiday c!alln coli.
tains the following choice pnssage:
Mr.. Tailor supported it. lilo thought eyory
HIa!tn thnt originated IN tho West WIN roKnrt!ou
NTH aUBnlo1Gn iii tho Senate. There Eit,u al
why's benn Il disposition nut to do Justice to tho
West. This was u aactonalssn thAt had tnoatly
cseunell co,ltnent,
The West IL not clamorIng for tho passage
of Mr. 1loladay's little bill. Tl,o West l.as
tasted none Ut his good dinners, and It's belly
Is not lll'al with Ills Chateau YQue,n. 1t
knows very welt TINT his clulm IL l,i,putlent
md unjust: TINT no i,as Ito stantItng In the
Courts, and does not dare to submit Ills caso
to tic adjudication OF MI i1npartla! tribunal; !;
that ho hns been llberalIy l,ai.l for Ills sery-
ices, having twice received extra compel,aa-
tlon; and tint Ills present plen for "tIalnngcs II
!s simply MI nutlnoions raid OIL tho Treasury.
Tho West IL not IN fayor Of giving Mr. hen
Ilo!!aday f5o0,oo rs II g1atulty. There are
soyontceil 1nijlloN citlzers in the West Just
as much entitled to half million upece as
lin Ia
, 1881-01-08

TnE New-Y humber. Ut tho Chicago
Field h not tho laast noteworthy oe tho hoitslhy
productions Vt tho newspapcr presa. 1t con-
talNE, bosicg u 9Ftas amount aud variety OF
seadlng mattsr, q number OF wood cngravtnys,
and an excellent tchromo-ltthograph OF "Llcwel-
lln's celebrated setter DUH" Tho minority Ut
readers u,ny not know WIN "LleR0llin'a uolo-
brntsd sutter Dan H. but they nsuy stll! adlnlro
,thlA nno poFtruit Of hlm. Tho @Ye|.t Is hlgh
e)4ss spostsn,al'x Journal. Under tho ahlo
ctittprshEp ut III, Rowe. 1t las shown tho publIo
That It 10 possible to treat Of apll-sport& anl the
news relasing 10 them Ia y Eeanea md plRptv
fed way, mud ia cut OF those which are truly
appropriate for gentlemen from these which
hayo associations Inoru or less vulgar aud de-
, 1881-01-08

c =, n,roas rn; f;,a3 nootnn |. me'. IT.,
very nm ,-tleinocruto ,inc,rlno uf ininOrlty-rrI,-
rosn@nt1en H. III cnRnect1on VIII Ine reipPnrt2n.
% . IL T'f ~ ft,ts,''.s 'ilse@se"n. l @ ), n1s
T., ,,ivlrr thn i,,,orrnts thm tfnn ~ so
lioisa II REPRESENTATIVES, ~ 'i,o inatnnea when
Hy 1i}rS Itm.i,s,1. ~. ,.'ot's Ill '"'
.t,tot ,.,rr ,,,. .,,,4o ,,r,, h,,, ~, ,,,.,,,,
"'t 9e'' ""a t'.s wv HIVE ~ h"o"'-
euEe ot any sllcil ctGetlOn: IHc Democrats
iarE Inver Ind cntItrUl OF the Illinois 1tDllse
OF Representatives slice sM!nnr'ty-rcprescnta-
tlon was Hdopted. IN 18Th there wcra t'irca
tickets run-lscpubllcnil, Democratic, and
, 1881-01-08

tho JttV1lat !:
Whit ts tho tncaning of =" ful tress," rs applied
to lat!cs' cuatlAlesf ,
1t n,eans ab0ut h,ltt-drcsseI, and tho othes
half no clothes OIL to spHnk of.
, 1881-01-08

my fu,rAoo ,TntnrhE hns established brsEtnh
o]res for tho secopt vi subscriptions and ndveTsao
mcnts ~ {o1lGNns ........ 81. ,....'' 49,.
NEW YOttkz--l,oom y 1rtbtsns building. T.T. atpe
FAt,pEN, atntlnuor. 49,.
GI.Astipw, scatlnnd-Atlan'a American fc1s
ArcncY, II lkcnnuid.sL ..
LONDON. Ena.-Amesacan Exchange ~ Strand.
1lLSllY i. uttIIu. AgcnL
NAsIIiNGION. u. C.--13i1 *tFc0t
, 1881-01-08

An Eastern Journal l,ns kindly stolen Tn,
TntnifHE's throo superintendent tAb!ni ittl rnn.
tlcnscd tl,oIn Into one, which. fnr tho stko N
future ruferbncc, Is worth preserving.
, 1881-01-08

WHEN tllo pcorla papers blow about tlta
production ut whisky In that town over nil other
Plucei they Lcnd thelr articles "Stili Ahoad.",
, 1881-01-08

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,,s e'',', ,,s.n, " 10y ,.,,'. @ ~ y" 49,. ,.a.n
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+ or"a. 80 .,,o ,napi, ~ ,,,,,,,,,'s - h,,vts
,,tlt ao,,n,,, .,ra.,.'n'. t,,o. rnt" -, ,,,or.st
,',,,,, a.,Ia,.,,, ~ s .,.s H.. as " ., ,,,t,.
tn t,atnrr,"n,,t las -, a,,,n,, =, 49,. ,ha,,,
m a. r,ot 40 h ,n,s,,s ,,to,, +. 49,, H., f,,'
.to,,,t,. I,v rafu,,,t,,r t,,,,,, IT,, ,nt, ,,o,r.
l,,, - II ,,,r r.,s, NJ fr,orost ' = '''N'
r.. ,-,,,,,.,,, ,~,.....,..... H.. q , .,t T.,
f,rt.. ,..n.s ,,,,, In r.,,,,, ~ ~ nv aaat
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r"sv ~ th,,sa ,rorr., lin, ,,.I,, nt,,,ro,n A.
h,,,, liz ,t,,,,,s. ,,,,. ,., ,,;a .a,.,,,.,;ooI
ar,t,,,,..,,, ''f' '''''' '"@ '''' '0''''''e'
Surprising tint tho wllnto debt Of tito
United States coultI DO funded at / per cent
OH bunds payablc at the end TT eighty ypnrs,
ss'' "sco'''f ~ sIt. hs''cS .l1 'l's l''''"
.s' ,!,". ""n w s'!""' so ~. ss"'' "'. ~
"rte ono ~, w ~, e"s''e4 ~, euns's'' :" sos
sl'so'oo, "'''',.t's ~ "ueo' t"""t.o', '.."'
tho lnnlley In tho hands Of tho booplu nj tho
cost ot l,cr cent per nnn1lnl.
Tile Government OF the United States
has 10 revenue or iucomo save whal 1t M
torts FROM The American pcoptc III the sl,npc
of taxes a1,.l exc!scs, 1t lives by cxtructing
t!,eir blGotl.-by coufscattns q NORTON uf
their current earnings and working capfta'.
How much Is this nlul,ey-sorno :}c0 millions
Il ycnr-worth to the pconlc? How much
would It cpru them If left in their bl,siness9
TIN. Ia tho question, which A1r. Kelley never
locked at nr thought of; nor ,!l.l tie gawlts
WIN, with open mouths, swallowed Ills 10
per cent lIolsc,lse.
Tho farmers and landowners, tho u,nn,l-
facturers, tho miners alu! builders, the great
corporat1nns, tho merchants, tllose' c,,-
gagged III navigation, and, IN short,
every class of persons cnKngct lit ngri-
cultural, mechanical, commercial, nnd
transportation industry, find tint every
ttnl1nr they cnn command Ia worth to ulull
rot less tl,n and largely s per cent, and
even 10 per cent yenr. Will! tho money II,
their hands, to bo employed By them In their
own industries, they cur, mako 1t produce to
them on n general average between and 10
per cent, a1u! tho great mass Of them, have
, 1881-01-08

Enftsrd as he post.1ttr u caieao. H., steond-
= CIdst Afht.sf
Torthn t.cnent ef our t'atruns who desire to rond
LnsG c3eLca nf THE TltthuXH through tic mall, Td
Five beTon llh tho trunscnt enta Ut pust4xa.
pr7btfsft, PR ftfrY.
Elsht and Txcirc raRo 1nppr. cents.
9lxtcpn iAVo eenss.
ffrtfTn.
ElxAt md 1'wc1ve rago I'npeF. eonts
4txtpen Fngo cantA
, 1881-01-08

grading. Wu urn Riai To know TINT tho s,,cco..
ns tho Chcago Ftthl has boon nearly, II m.
g.ttte, coo.sncnsutnto with its morris,
, 1881-01-08
AMERICAN RAILROADS INTO MEXICO,


The building of the Atcl'lson, Tnpcka Il
Snnta TT ltoai tn Gtlnynns, on tho tiutf of
California, anl tho etrurts now being nude
to obtnin concessions for railroads frOln 1T
1'aso md Austin, Tex, 10 tho City Ut Muxi-
co..lavu fnllcd Il! arouse. we think, 50 great
nn interest In tito United Suites NJ tic I'M
portalce Of tho subject merits. Eyclt tho
statements Ut 0ri Grant, strong us they are
III fnyur Ut extending our iatlrontl systun
Into Mexfcu, huyo created lEttlU ynurc thin n
passing interest. 1to studied the subject oil
tic gruulisl, md liay certainly spoken Within
reasonable bnli,tls. So rrcnt, l,oweyor, Is
the Ignorance Ut our people regard
Ing bf0xfco md Its capabilities for
trNdc, thut no adequate ilun of tlio nd
yahtagrs VIC stnll derive By railroad
connection Inns been arrived Mt We tlo not
EeAItato to sny tllat when tic roads wo lnve
mentioned nro completed, VIC shalt not only
flnu ut nncc n capitn! MARKET for our
manufactures, but otlo susceptible ot
enormous development. W. assert, with
equal certainty, tint Mo other country in tho
world. nut excepting evcM our own, will then
ofur such raro advantages for tie enterprise
Of our c[tfzcAs and the employment Ut our
surplus capital. These two assertions a,s-
pcnr extrnvnKa,it. They nra not so, but aro
fully sustained by tho facts.
Uy thu "Atcnor1a .lul A(fnistro do uober-
nnc0n, 1B70,n tho population. Of Mexico Is
said 10 be D,GS0.777. Much moro tllan hnlf of
these nre Indians, among whom, rs yet, ITO
idea Of Improving their condition exists Tho
Indian requires little moro tl,an II few yards
Of cotton cloth for clothing. Ills house. Il OF
tiln fnnst frfuitfyn dissertation ntnl nu,i,1q
, 1881-01-08

Ilon|crfA Theatre,
llandolpl, street, between C]nFk md Ia Snltn. En-
ense meht Of n. Z, Hondw!ns Fru'l9ups. "HobblGs.'
Afternoon ind evening.
, 1881-01-08
U41r Grtloa1,1e.


ny MAit,-1y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PREPAID.
tny ..J,tInn ont. ycne u 8, 40
}nrts ri wear rtr t,t,tI1ttj l,aNt
1,sy md Etlnhn :. ann YEnf 1A.UD
,iIunttsr 1t1tiysiny Ind SHt1rinr nor rcne. lion
htItnrInT tNrHnuajny ann Eridn3, t,uf yone. 900
hnilday. lU.paRo eItllon. per y',af &.oo
NEEKIY EDlTIOS-lnSTrAln
f.,t ~ hxts s. ...s..................,,. I.D0
1.wrntr ..tin crirs 40.HU
Specimen no],rs ssAt frno. -.- ..
sstsn turt-0aIeu htfdrnss In full, Including County
and HtntG.
l,ctnttnncea mar be mndn either BY draft express.
rpst-Otto ufdpr or In reutstcred esur At our risk
RI CITY AujtsClt1!EIlS.
1n,y Sunday oxtep,cd. % conts mar rook.
1aiy 6rjiy cred, 3unt!nY Included. 10 cents per Weok
Adtlrnss Tltk; TntBbNE COMPANY.
Corner Msd'son md pcarhurn.ats. chlsaRo,ul
, 1881-01-08

Mnverfy's Theatre.
Tcarborr ssrcaL corner Of Monroe. Enlargement
Of hces Combination. "Tho Hailsy 5lavo." After
noun MD evening.
, 1881-01-08
xAAiijSEAl ENISs

Grand Dpernsr<0Hse.
Clark street, oppnbt now Court-1g0uHe. rneh1e-
mrnl Jb Little t:oflnnc. "rhe Magic HIippar." At
tesnoun and eyonlnG.
, 1881-01-08

Il central Music 1Eui1.
cnYner OF Randulrh and Htato streets. l.Ootura by
John u. Cough, Butjoct: "rwenty Yours Atter."
Exroaltlun Building.
i.nko front, opposite Adams stteut. Whnlc exhf-
pltItz fun a. m. to 10 D. ut.
, 1881-01-08

Academy Of Mua1e.
41atsted street, n1nr Madison. West HlIn. "clii
fprna Ttrou7t, Noath." Afternoon and evening,
, 1881-01-08

Olympic Thrntre.
rtnrk strcck he.ween Lake and liand0rh. Eneaae.
snent OF tho Npntz-San.GY Combination. Variety
entertainments Afternoon and 9vcn1nR.
, 1881-01-08

IfdVieker'a Theatre. '..
Madison slteuL tctwcIn 8ent0 and tigarborn.
Enenscmnnt uf Miss Maud 1rnnHur. "Two Nights In
Nome" Afternoon and evening.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16
MAYFIELD
Water Elevator and Purifier.
"a Pump and Purifier
Combinod.)

PATENTED SEPTEMBER 28. 1871.
TIE ma YFZELD WATER Ell
ETA7OR, will make the Foulest
Well or Cistern SWEET. PURE
and WHOLESOME, in ten days
or less time.
: It elevates wafer easier than any other
devise. It never freezes. It never cerrodss.
It has NO wooden tubes 70 faint the water.
II fills the bucket at the bottom Of tho well
or cistern. II agitatss the water by pass.
ing six gallons Of air through it per minute.
It rsiuoes wislsrn. Water Lice and Water
Bug to their proper elements. 1t viii
save IL price once every year in dispensing
with the use Of naussous drugs taken into
the system 10 remove the effect Of impure
water,b BY rendering the water pure. sweet
and wholesome.
4 child dght years old can. with sass,
draw wstsr suficisnt for the use Of largl
emily out oe . AfH-ioot veil. For TURTLES
lnswmshon, address
BROWNING, Pore Z CO.
Indianapolis. IAd,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

LONDON, June 15.-The British
bark Lizzie Perry, Capt. McHenry,
from Antwerp April 18th, for San
Diego or San Francisco, put into
Montevidio Tuesday, having been
partially dismantled In q gale.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

l0oU
whole Tickets, n Half Tickets, u.
n Tickets, lis. s, Tickets. 800.
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter
iatered letter OF Postofioe order. orders
OF Is and upward, BY Expresss can be
sent a. our expense. Address all order
r. M. BOARDMAN.
Courier-J Journal building, Louisville, Ky.
or T. ]. COMMERFoRD, sos Broadway.
New York. Do-o@w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

Fronting ON San Pedro Bay. Parties
looking for desirable location to make
chasing elsewhere. Parties can 60 and
seo the Colony tract and return the - m Q
day from Los Angeles. For further par
ticulars apply to Or send stamp for Col
TS5RE. BAKER SiocE. ROOM NJ j. L.. AnHs.
les, Gal. fs2tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

H0! for Catalina Island!
THE GREAT BATHING, HUNTING
AND FISHING RESORT.
The yacht DON GEORGE. Captain Ed
ward Johnson, will commence running
to Catalina ON or about June Is, making
regular trips during the season. The Don
George will start from the Wilmington
wharf, thus saving passengers tho ex-
pense Of transfer Of baggage, on Tues
turning, she will leave the Island on
Mondays. Wednesda avs and Fridays.
Fare for the round trip. -.
JOHN MORRISON, Agent.
ap24tf Wilmington.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

LONDON, June 15.-The Ascot
race for the Corona alton stakes was
won by Mazurks, Isu msdor second.
Adversity third. Seven animals
ran, including Seneca.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

PHYSICIANS.

DR.. Joseph Kurtz
Has removed his onlee 70 Rooms %. 81
and 50 Baker Block.
~Eye and ear diseases treated with
the care Of sp ecia list. ap22
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stock holders of the Main street and Az.
ricultural Park Railroad will be held at
Monday Of July next, ct 1 O'Clock P. N, ,
for the election OF q Board OF Directors
and the Transaction of such other bust.
ness a. may be brought before them.
JOHN O. WHEELER, Sec'y.
Los Angeles, CAL. June 10th, 1881. jl2-td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-16

NOTICE
TO Grain shlppsrs.

All grain arriving hsss ~ saal = 5000
eonsignsd to The undsslgAs1 - -,
msnt Will - stored v1n0 yoD nv
DAYS.
Ahsrain rsnainiAs ia ~ psnnolnsa
ora longer Hns WI - snasoo1 - :
~ ~ = = esnes ~ ~ oon1D
lisAtssass. /,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-26

Jurors.
The Jury Commission met Wednes-
day. 10Th, and drew the following ju-
ries:
Grand Jury for the year,. c. Koon,
J. G. Martin, Louis Creole, George NJ.
Shelley, Jr., w. P. Mccullough, James
R. Davidson, John F. Oxner, John W.
Chapman, George NJ. Bowers, j. But
ler Kinard, J. H. Coulter, T. Berley
Hawkins. Fortune Pitts, VIM. R. Smith,
David Henderson, Joseph E. Quattle-
baum, Frank Moon, James A. Riser.
Petit Jury for February Term-N. S.
Merchant, Geo. A. Langford, S. T..
Minick, A. j. Mclaughlin, G. E. Sum-
mers, Jno. R. Thompson, W. A. Nose
ley, James Wise, Jno. R. Gillian, A.
P. Davis, James NJ. Henderson, An
tome Buzhardt, W. J. Lake, Noah A.
Boland. Rolly Wood, W. j. Epting, j.
NJ. Livingston, Jno. e.. Miller, j. NJ.
Ward, James J. Lane, J. P. Mathews,
P. j. Stephens, J. H. P. Cromer, E. ?.
Mathews, Shelton Langford, A. j. Will
lingham, W. A. Hill, j. D. Wills, w.
w. Hodges, Jno. A. Kinard, Willis La
throp, Geo. P. Boozer, W. Patrick Full
mer, Fletcher M. Bowers, Jacob b,
Long, Jr., Holloway Hill.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-26
A Military Hanging.

= NNil0tI l!1i!Sh'S'
The hanging Of Sam Fair Wednesday
calls 10 mind another hanging that took
place at Prosperity several years ago;
that of 2 man named Nets. who was
hanged there in February, 1860. Metts
moved to Lexington County from Geor-
ola: he married in Lexington. and it
was afterwards aScertained that he had
p former wife living in Georgia. Du
rlny the war he deserted FROM the army,
and when Sherman passed through
Lexington Nets piloted his plllagers to
many houses in their foraying and ma
rauding expeditions. Some Confederate
soldiers who were stationed at Ninety
Six went down into Lexington under
command of an officer and captured
Metts. They brought him rs tar as
Prosperity, and there hanged him to a
large oak tree that stood in the centre
of the town and WAS known rs the
"Roval Oak" The tree stood between
where Wheeler & Moseley,s store now
is and the street parallel to it. 1t was
So badly burned by the big fire Of July,
1873, that it had to be cut down.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-26

mand. A rope was brought, and it seem
ed for time that he would be hanged
rightin in the centre of town; but it was de-
decided to carry him outside. The pro-
cession, in the front ranks Of which were
mounted colored men, Of whom quite a
large number was present and partlcipa-
ting filed out town; turning to the left
at Mr.. Birge's house they went mile out
to :. pine thicket on the right hand side
of the road, nearly opposite Mr.. Andrew
kinard's. One of the party climbed a
pine, and put the rope over limb and
let the end down. In an Instant the
brute was jerked up about five feet in
the air, the loose end Of the rope was
tied securely. and the crowd quietly dis
persed to their several homes.
Trial Justice Wheeler, acting as Cor
oner, held an inquest over the dead
body of Miss Werts, and the jury re-
turned the following verdict: That the
said Elizabeth Werts, of Newberry
County and State aforesaid, upon the
plantation of her father, Wm. Werts,
about 5 O'Clock, P NJ, on, the 18th Of
January, 1881, by choking and other
violent outrages and criminal assaults
upon her person with the most diaboli-
cal purposes, the said Elizabeth Wsrts
was killed by Dave Spearman and Sam
Fair
The same officer held an inquest over
the body of Sam Fair, the jury return
ing Il verdict that be came to his death
by hanging at the hands of a multitude
of people to the jurors unknown.
Dave Spearman was buried by lis
father-in-law. The colored people at
Prosperity would not allow Sam Fair
to be buried in their graveyard. He re-
manned where he WAS hanged till
Thursday evening, when the Council Of
Prosperity had him buried near the
place of his execution.
The negroes were about 81 years old.
Spearman was married; Fair was not.
The sentiment Of the whole cOmmu-
nifty approves the action of those who
did all in their power to avenge the
horrible crime. The guilty parties
richly deserved their fate, and thous-
and times worse. For such crimes as
they were guilty of there is only one
punishment-swift and certain death.
Miss Werts belonged to one of the
best families of the County; she was a
most excellent lady and enjoyed the
respect and love of all who knew her.
She was in the twenty-second year OF
her age.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-26
"a Governor Who Can't Swim"

Under this startling side head the
NcwSerry HERALD gives Il thrilling &C
count of Governor Hagood's narrow es-
cape from 4 watery grave on the 1st In
slant. The HERALD says that while the
Governor, in the absence Of the ferry
man, was padding his own canoe"
over the swollen Saluda an immense
ice foe struck his fr;sil craft amidships.
caused it to take water" several times
and almost made Gen. Kennedy Gov
ernor.
Now the HERALD man is miStaken-
Governor Hagood is always on top lie
spent 4 considerable portion OF h's boy
hood in Turkey Greek and can outs"lm
didapper and outclimb cat squirrel
Blrnwell never raises boys who ca"
swim .n-B1rnWeW People.