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NAVAL OFFICERS SUED FOR DAMAGES:
I3.,xroNt loo. 00.-A puit for damuxo4 his been
entered by Gen. Iuttar far <l0t tn0 asainst Cosn"
Iuanders U. ]. 1yaIn aud Tleo!or!d tosfus' os tha
I1nItcd State. atpnmet towhAttau. Thesu n1t-
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Erra"s3cr an9 a. e. ,oshcl1o NaIac ~ n ~. n:
urenso Ut tho chpttnI f &hs ChtcnFn Htccl tIursc-
Bhpu Company tFon Slh)lk0 tn *i50, lOU WIS Alosl.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

evil ways. He WIS not ruined BY
bad companions noc by strong drink
He vas act p'.intcG at as :Sanbath-
breaker, n1r as a scoffer a: religion.
He hls had no downfall All that
he ever was he continucd to he up to
the day of the assassination. He was
simply an intellectual weakline With
out ooraI sense He came near kill
ing his OVID sister once, to whom he
VII, aacer every obligation for Gaze
and support, but still he did not
usually manifest murderous disposl,
tiou, and was not considered an unsafe
man to have at large.
It matters little what becomes Of
Guiteau. Hanging would be a CON-
pli,uent to his intelligence, and would
very likely seem to him a heroic way
of going out of the world. His pre-
dccessor in assassination, sixteen years
ago, was shot like dog in the street,
and his crime was never digui6ed by
trial. IF Guiteau's worthless life
had somehow been snufed out in the
depot at Washington, Saturday morn
ing, it would have been taxing hu-
man nature too much to ask any re-
grets over his speedy dissolution.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
State News.

Mrs. F. A. Conner, of Rock Hill,
died few days ago.
The colored Normal Institute in
Columbia is we'll attended and its
exercises are progressing very sat-
isfactorily.
An artificial chicken hatcher is in
operation in Columbia. It matches
out we'll formed chickens, 800 at a
time, in a few hours.
A terrific storm of wind and
lightning passed over portion of
Greenville and Spartanburg Coun-
ties the 18th instant. Many houses
were blown to pieces, fences were
prostrated and scattered, and much
damage was done.
At Spartanburg village the 18th
lightning struck the house OF Mr..
W. B. Revan, killing his wife and
ten year old daughter, and injuring
other members of the family. =.
Adams, Burton, Bates and Dodson
were convicted on the second trial for
arson in Greenville the 18th in St.
They, together with Maddox, were
convicted about year ago, but the
Supreme Court granted them new
trial. The Governor, after the new
trial was granted, pardoned Mad
dox in order to render him compe-
tent to turn States evidence and
testify against the others. Judge
Hudson has sentenced the parties
to be hanged the 9th day Of Septem-
ber next. Their Counsel moved for
a new trial, and, this being refused,
gave notice of. appeal to the Su,
preme Court. These are the negroes
who burned the Academy of Music.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
Prosperity, EeesEille and
EsIackyille Railroad.

At the solicitation of many citizens
on and near the contemplated railroad
line, meeting was held at LeesVille
S. c., on the llth instant, to take into
consideration the question of tie con-
tenplated railroad, to extend from
Pros perity ID connect with the South
Carolina Rail- DAD at or near BlackVIlle,
S. C.
On motion Mr.. D. D. D. Mitchell
was called to the chair, and Mr.. F. c.
Mitchell requested to act as Secretary
The following resolutions were uoani'
uously adopted:
Res0lred, lst. That We, the citizens
living on aod near the contemplated
line, do most heartily recommend the
same.
2ud. That all persons who feel an
interest in the enterprise are requested
to attend the mass meeting to be held
at Leesville, S. c., on the 9th day OF
July, 1881.
Sd. That these resolutions be pub
lished in the Lexington Dispatch.
D. D. D. MITCHELL, Chairman.
F. c. MITCHELL, Secretary.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
For THE HERALD.
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,

WASHINGTON, ~. ",
July 13, 1881.
Yesterday and Monday were almost
as dismal in Washington as the CORES
ponding days Of the previous week. In
some way an impression had gotten
abroad that the President was rapidly
growing weaker, and that the case had
got beyond the control of the physicians.
It was known that on Monday there
Was an extraordinary and wholly un-
expected rise in the temperature of the
patients body and the official bulletin
placed it close to the figures at which
death is inevitable. Tuesday mornings
bulletin reported a reduction, but unof-
fetal statements direct from the White
House said the President was much
weaker than at any previous time, and
was himself losing hope. This morn
ing's report was encouraging, but pub
lie belief in the Presidents recovery, go
strong here in the latter part of the
week, has not been restored fully. The
artificial cooling of the Presidents
room is under most complete control.
The temperature in the room can be
kept at any desired point and the air is
dryer even than that in rooms of the
house in which the apparatus is not
used. The successful man in the case
isa New Yorker, temporarily living in
Baltimore, and the patentee Of nearly
two hundred inventions.
Vice-President Arthur left town this
morning. He will remain in New
York for the present, however, so as to
be within early call if alarming symp-
toms should be developed in the Presi-
dents case. He goes with the concur
rance of the Cabinet, as be came at its
request. He did not see the President.
the physicians fearing the effect Of the
excitement. but had several interviews
with Mrs. Garfield. =.
All the Presidents friends say be will
not accept or wish any member of his
family to accept the quarter Of a mil
lion of dollars now being subscribed in
New York. In the cases of Presidents
Taylor and Lincoln, Congress voted to
the survivors of tie deceased Presidents
the full salary of the remainder of their
terms, and if, unhappily. the like fatal
result should occur in this case, it would
doubtless do the same. 1t would no
doubt be more satisfying to all concern
ed that Congress should by unanimous
vote thus provide for the Presidents
representatives, than to accept money
as a gift from a limited number of per-
sons.
Guiteau's health continues good and
his appetite enables him to dispose Of
the ful! allowance Of prison fare. That
his mind is out of balance seems certain
from all we learn of him, but his men,
ory of events in his life is wonderful.
HIS story drawn out by skillful ques-
tlons from the District Attorney has
been FIVE OF six times taken down as
told by him, and not one sane man in
ten would make 80 few contradictions.
His account of the assassination is clear
and more consistent than that which
can be got from the combined stories OF
eve witnesses. DEM.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

avenged Another inst:n., and he
had fed across the stage door, knock
iDy down one mau who attempted to
intercept him and au actress who
accidentally came in his way: Leap
iog upon the feet little mare held by
Sprangler 10 total unconsclousness OF
the important part he was playing 10
the great drama, the assassin rooe
rapidly away uupursued. His horses
boots might almost nave been heard
amid the silence that for few Sec
onds dwelt 10 the interior Of the the
atre. So quickly had it all passed
that only one man in the vast au.
dience understood what had happened
or what the strange interruption
meaut. A scream from Mrs. Lincoln,
a call for water from Miss Harris, and
the ghastly truth broke upon all
The President is murdered = The
scene that ensued was as tumultuous
aud terrible as one of Daute's pictures
Of hell Women shrieked, tainted or
went into Mysteries men rushed
hither and thither, shouting, crying
for vengeance. Miss Laura keene
advanced to the foot lights and en-
treated the audience to be calm then
ascending the stair to the box and
taking the dying Presidents head
upon her lap began bathing it with
the water she had brought. Rapidly
his clothing was stripped from his
neck and breast to find the wound,
and it was only after some moments
Of vain search that the dress of Miss
Keeue stained with blood revealed
where the ball had penetrated. Not
movement betrayed consciousness
from the moment the bullet entered
the brain until life passed away, at I
o'clock the mex. morning. Carefully
removing him from the theatre to a
dwelling across the street, all that
medical skill could do was done with
out avail and all through the night,
while the horror.stricken crowds out
side swept and gathered along the
! streets, while the military and police
we're patroling a Gordon about the
city, while men were arming and ask
ing, what victim ne1t?' while the
telegraphs was sending the news from
.ity to city, and while the assassin
was speeding fast away-his chosen
friends watched at his bedside the
slowly ebbiDg life.
. The attempt to assassluate Secre-
! cary Seward -; the death of Booth in a
| barn By q shot fred through the
closed door by Sergeant Boston Cor
bet; the arrest, trial and conviction
| bv a court martial Of Payne, Atzerodt,
. Harold and Mrs. Surratt for 'con-
! structive treason the enormous re-
wards offered for the arrest of Sanders,
Tucker and other leading Southerners,
who promptly surrendered themselves,
produced perfect intoxication Of the
! public mind, and the widest and
; uost absurd stories of conspiracy and
of guilt were believed even in the
highest official circles. It is only
now, after the lapse o. sixteen years
that the truth has begun to crystalline
| and the facts attending the assassina'
ton brought together.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
The Whiskey Question in Geor.
gia.

The following bill is before the
Georgia Legislature, now in session
A bill to be entitled an act to pro.
bibit the manufacture, Importation,
sale or furnishing 10 the State of
Georgia, after the first day of May,
eighteen hundred and eighty-two, of
Intoxicating liquors. except for med.
ic;ual, mechanical or sacramental
purposes.
Section l. The General Assembly
of the State Of Georgia do euact,
That from and after the first day Of
May, eighteen hundred aud eighty,
two, Intoxicating liquors shall not be
manufactured, imported or furnished
in the State of Georgia, except for
mechanical, medicinal or sacramental
purposes, and any person violating
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, and on con,
Viction therefor shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the peniteutiary for
term not less than one year nor
more than five, or fined iu sum not
less than five hundred nor more than
five Thousand dollars for each offense,
and one or both of these penalties to
be imposed in the discretion IF the
Court
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That be-
fore any physician, druggist, chem
ist, or other person, shall manufacture.
mport, sell or furnish intoxicating
liquors iI the State of Georgia he
shall take and subscribe an oath be
fore the Ordinary of the Court of hi:
residence, or place of business, that
he will Deither sell nor furnish intoxi'
eating liquors manufactured, imported
or kept by him, except for mechanical
medicinal or sacramental, purposes, nor
will he permit others to do SO for him
and then only upon the sworn GER
tifcate Of the person applying for or
requesting the same to be furnished
Shat it is necessary aud requested for
mechanical, medical or sacramento
purposes, which oath shall be duly
rc corded by the Ordinary and kept on
Ile 10 his Office, and ary physician,
druggist, chemist or other person who
shall violate the provisions Of this
section shall be liable to the pains and
penalties prescribed iu the first section
of this act
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
terms Intoxicating liquors. as used
in this act, is declared to mean and
embrace a! and every kind of dis
titled spirits, malt liquors and tonics,
including all medicated bitters which,
if drank to excess, will produce in
toxicatiou.
Sec. /. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That all laws
and parts Of laws in conflict with this
act be aud the same are hereby re-
pealed.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
That Fund.

Several newspapers have taken
the same view that we expressed
last week as to the propriety OF
Mrs. Garfeld's accepting the money
contribution from the New York
Chamber of Commerce. Other
papers, however, and among them
some that have been foremost in
abusing Gen. Grant as the great
gift-taking President, still laud the
givers to the skies for their 'noble
and generous act, and can see no
improperly in it.
Abraham Lincoln was certainly
as good a President as Garfield.
The South cheerfully accords to
him the credit of having been one
of the best and purest men that
ever occupied the White House.
The North has always looked upon
him with peculiar veneration and
they honor and revere his name as
few men have ever been honored.
Yet there has never been a fund
raised for Mrs. Lincoln and. il
newspaper reports are true, such q
fund would be very opportune, for
she is in straitened circumstances.
To our mind there is something
exceedingly vulgar in this offer o1
money to Mrs. Garfield, while hel
husband was lying at the point ot
death, and she was overwhelmed
with grief. Money can be no con
ISOLATION to q refined mind at such
a time.
The offer of S25O,00O by the
Chamber of Commerce has since
taken a wider range, and has be-
come somewhat national in its
scope, everybody being permitted
and invited, at the suggestion ot
the New York Herald, to contri
butte. The Chamber of Comm cree.
before this suggestion, had raised
among themselves about half the
amount.
Mrs. Garfield has not signifed
her Acceptance or refusal of the
offer.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
Common Sense AbOut GuIteau
From the Inter-Ocean.

There is no other created thing in
this world quite so dangerous as fool.
When the fool has Just sufficient
uodicum of brains to become crazy the
danger is doubled. When being Of
this makeup studies Law, he simply
adds method to his madness and
when, in addition to all the rest, be be-
comes possessed of some sort Of rell.
gious frenzy, his capacity for mischief
complete. Such combination of is
| moral aud intellectual ODDS and ends
| is Guiteau. He has been we'll enough
known here in Chicago, off and on, for
| these fifteen years. He was a sort
| of hapger-on at the Office Of a very
respectable attorney here, whose
| kindness he abused in every in
aginable way, until he was finally
gotten rid of, and then for season
he professed to practice law in an
Office of his OWE. He had neither
brains enough to cheat people out Of a
living, nor honesty enough to excuse
his want of capacity, and so be Jared
but poorly in the law. He turned his
attention to theological pursuits and
made a book. He came to under
stand all spiritual mysteries, and gave
public lectures on religious topics
or would if he could have got an
audience together in response to his
numerous advertisements. lie knew
all about the second coming of Jesus
Christ, and there was no hidden thing
that he could not expouud. Then he
had mission among the newspapers,
and got up wild schemes for getting
other people to furnish money that
he might instruct the world through a
daily publication of his OVID. He
went to New York, and did manage
there to get so far into the mysteries
Of Journalism as to be arrested for
confscating money collected for one
Of the gaeat dailies of that city. he
took iu politics as part of the uni
versal affairs of mankind which need
ed his guidance, and has latterly been
pestiferous loafer about Washington,
whom nobody ever wanted to see or
was able to get rid of. He has now
probably grati6ed the loftiest reach Of
his ambition. He has immortalized
bimself as the meanest sneak of the
nineteenth century.
There is no lesson to be learned
from such thing as Guiteau. He is
not the fruit of despotism, nor the
fruit Of republieanism. He is not
fruit of anything; he is simply a
vorm-eaten windfall. His friends
cannot be charged with neglect of
duty, for he has never been iaiotlc
enough to be sent to an asylum for
the feeble-miuded, or crazy enough to
be sent to an hospital for the insane;
and his vices have not heretofore been
vigorous enough to land him in the
penitentiary.
The fool-killer, if the world we're
only blessed with such benefactor,
would have taken him in hand
long ago, hut 10 the present i'm
perfect State of human laws there has
been no way 10 interfere With
Guiteau's personal freedom. He will
not serve as a warning to parents, for
be was we'll brought up; nor as a
frightful example to boys, for he did
not, in the ordinary sense, fall into
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
lFonored and BleSt.

When a board of eminent physi'
clans and chemists announced the dis
covery that by combining some we'll
known valuable remedies, the most
wonderful medicine was produced,
which would cure such a wide range
of diseases that most all other rene
dies could be dispensed with, many
were skeptical; but proof of its merits
by actual trial has dispelled all doubt,
and to-day the discoverers of that
great medicine, Hop Bitters, are hon.
ored and blessed BY all as benefactors
Democrat.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

At Yale College this year the first
honor was taken by a Jew, the sec
ond by German; and the prize in
defamation by a Chinaman.
It is not stated, but we have no
doubt, the Americans carried of
the prizes in boat racing.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
The: Assassination Of Lincoln.
a Reminiscence Of the Crime Of J. Wilkes
Booth, Sixteen Years Ago.

The Washington morning papers Of
I. Friday, April IA, 1865, announced
that the President and Gen. Grant
would that evening attend the per,
formance of Our American Cousin
at Ford's Theatre. Gen. Grant did
not keep his engagement with the
President, but left with his wife that
afternoon for Burlington. The Pres.
ident, knowing that large number
Of friends would be present, and not
wishing to disappoint them, reluc-
tantly determined to keep his engage
laent. When the patty-consisting
of the President, Mrs. Lincoln, Major
Rathbone and Miss Harris-eutered
their box, the whole assemblage, hav-
ing in mind the, recent Union vic
tories and the. return of peace, arose,
cheered, waved hats and kerebiefs,
and could scarcely be quieted, so in
tense was the enthusiasm. The box was
twelve feet above the stage. The
President took a chair at the corner
nearer the audience, Mrs. Lincoln oc.
cupied 3 seat in the middle, and Miss
Harris the corner opposite Mr.. Lin
coin. Major Rathbone was seated
behind Mrs. Lincoln. The curtain
had just arisen on the third act when
J. Wilkes Booth walked up to the
door of the box and attempted to
enter. When stopped by the atten'
dsut, he oyerpowered him with his
grand air and the words, I am q
Senator; the President has sent for
me- As he entered, Major Rath-
bone arose. 'Are you aware, sir he
said ccurteously, upon whom you are
intrudiDg? This is the Presidents
box, and no one is admitted Booth
uttered not a word, either of explara-
ton or apology. Fastening his eyes
upon Mr.. Lincoln, who had half turn
ed his head to ascertain the cause of
the disturbance, he stepped quickly
backwards out of the box and out Of
sight, partly closing the door. Draw
ipgs q Derringer pistol, and taking
by means of some almost miraculous
calculation a deadly aim if it can be
so-called, he fred through the closed
door, the bullet entering the Presi-
dents brain. The movements Of the
assassin from this moment were pan
ther-like in their rapidity. FliDgiDg
open the door he sprang into the box to
see the effect of his shot fred 50 blind
". Dropping bis pistol upon the
floor be drew bowle-knife and struck
one blow at Major Rathbone, who had
attempted to oppose him, inficting
severe flesh wound. Glaucing once
at the ifeless form Of the President,
as if he wished to be certain that his
work was fully done, he stepped upon
the veleet.covered balust-ade at the
front of the box, between Mrs. Lin
coIu and Miss Harris, and parting
with both hands the flags that droop-
ed on either side leaped to the stage
beneath. His spur catching in the
drapery made him lose his BALANCE,
and he fell, spraipins his ankle. He
seemed to be unaware of the fact.
Rising and turning full upon the
audience, with the knife lifted in his
right hand above his head, he shouted:
t,Stc $smper tyranniS-Virginis is
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
4 Wall from, the Bay State

Latest statistical reports show that there
are 66,0A more women than men in Massa-
chuSetts.
No one to love US.
. None to adore;
We're sixty six thousand
And forty-four.
Indeed, it's rather rough
There are not men enough
To bus
Us.
'Tis our hard fate
To stand
In the very worst State
In the land;
For each Of US blne
Gets
In the State of Massachu-
Sets.
Arc the maidens more lucky
In Kentucky?
Does this style Of fate
Predominate, X
To rob US of our glory
In any other State
Or Territory?
Has every girl man
In Michigan?
Has every girl bean
Z In Idaho?
We'd like to know
To ease our woe,
By Jol
We, the sixty-six thousand and forty-fo
With none to adore
Or listen tous COO,
Or pay our debts.
In this great State of Massachu-
Sets.
Sixty-six thousand and forty-four souls
Are.sad!y pining;
Each day into the past unnoticed rolls,
Nor :wining
Vines we'n ever be.
Ne'er DER the lea
The marriage bell
Doth swell
From the minister
For the spinSter.
As none for US will sue,
Each one crazy gets
Right here in Massachu-
Sets.
We, the sixty-six thousand and forty-tour
Whom none adore,
Have sweethlue eyes,
= Aud cheeks like roses,
And lovely noses;
We can make pies,
And bake
Cake,
And cook food,
And chop wood.
We're up to no mean lodges
We don't object to lodges.
II there isn't soon change,
Around this State we'll range,
And see
If we
Can't raise storm
For reform;
And, if the mortal roar
Ofsixty-six thousand and forty-fcur
Is not heard,
Each, like bird,
Her co1rse will quick pursue.
And end her fumes and frets,
And exodus from Massachu-
Sets.
Andrews American Queen.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

Gen. Jno. G. Pemberton died in
Pennsylvania the 18th. He was
formerly a General in the Confede-
rate army. It was he who surren
dered Vicksburg to Gen. Grant
for which act he was severely
blamed at the time. He was a
thorough patriot and brave, but
unsuccessful, soldier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

Gov. Foster, of Ohio, has sent a
circular letter to all the Governors
of States and Territories in the
Union suggesting that day be set
apart for thanksgiving for the re-
covery Of the President. The sug-
gestion will be adopted. The date
has not yet been fixed.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
First Bale of New Cotton.

GALVESTON, July ll.-The, first
bale of cotton of the season of 1881,
raised Dy Messrs. n. Houseuan &
Dewitt, was received on Saturday and
sold at the Exchange today for s825
to \. Harris l. Bro, and consigned
by theto to Leham Bros. New York.