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News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. | LAWYERS WELL PAID For Prosecuting the Star
 Route Cases. THE HORROR AT BELLEYILlE. Thirty-Seven on the Death
 Roll. THE SENATORIAL RACE IN OHIO. Payne Nominated On the
 First Ballot.
THE SENATORIAL RACE IN OHIO.
Payne Nominated On the
 First Ballot.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Sums Paid for the Star Route Prose-
 cut1ons.
 WASHINGTON, Jan 8.-In response to Sena tor Van Wyck's resolution of December 12s Secretary Folger sent to the Senate to-day 8 communication, accompanied by vouchers and items of expenses incurred by the de- pertinent of justice since March 4, 1881. The document shows that for prosecuting the Star route cases the persons named re- ceived compensation follows: A. W. Glib son $5, 900, D. H. Ere wster $5,O0O, Allen Pinkerton SC, S64, W. W. Ker $29, ,S77, H. H. Wells $500, George Bliss $94, ,2S2, W. A. Cook $13, 699, R. T. Merrick, $17, 800; total $l13,- O32.
 An Act Transforming Every Soldier of the
 Late War.
 WAsHINGroN, Jan. s. Representative Pollard, of Washington, to- day introduced bill granting pensions to all soldiers of the late war It provides that all who served over sixty days and less than one year shall receive $5 month, over one year and less than two, S6 a month, over two and less than three $7 month; over three $8. The pension 50 granted is to go to the person solely. Nothing in this act to be construed as conflicting with the present invalid pen sion acts.
 Favorable Reports on Patent Matters.
 WARRINGTON, Jan. S.-The House Con- mittee on Patents to-day authorized favora- ble report on Mir. Vance's bill providing no person is debarred from receiving 8 patent for his invention or discovery, nor shall any patant hereafter granted be declared invalid by reason of it's having been first patented or caused to bs granted in a foreign country unless the same has been introduced into public use in the United States for more than two yearA prior to the application. A favorable report was also authorized to be made on MT. Vance's bill to enable the courts of the United States in case of the improper grant of letters patent by reason of fraud misrepresentation or for other reasons to declare patent void on application of the attorney general.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-09

EOG 9EAAES ESOOD SAFE and office furniture for sale cheap. NJ Apply to JULIUS TWISS, trustee,
 jar Ct NO. G9 CHURCH STREET,
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Remaining in the New Haven postofice, New Haven
 unty, State of Connecticut, advertised wednes-
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-03-07
- -, [For The Messenger.
Education and The Free School Sys.
System i'm South CerOlina.

MIR EDITOR: As You have solicited
correspondence to your most invalua-
BILE and worthy paper, have there
fore concluded to give on and the
public few of my views on the sub
ject Of Education and the Free School
system in South Carolina, which sub
ject think does not receive the atten-
ton Of the press and public it should,
as it is one OF the greatest of all sub
jects, and in view Of that fact it should
RECEIVE as much. Or more OF our atten-
ton than any other. Let .us first no.
tice the grand and noble intent Of the
Free School system in our State, and
the high aim and philanthropic princi-
pies on which it is founded. In my
Judgement it Is one OF the most judi
cious laws that was ever enacted in A.
merica. Its intent is to educate the
rising generations and by so doing quail
ify and mako useful citizens ont of
them, over which depends the future
destinies OF this country, ,either for good
or evil. Now, in order that they may
advance. and build up these high and
cnviable institutions OF ours that we
have lived under and grew to be such
grand and significant satellite among
the grand considerations Of nations.
Now IN view of the grand responsibility
that they may be prepared to meet all
the cares incident to them in assuming
the high and enviahle trust that will in
the near future have to answer, we
must educate them, it is duty we owe
them, and it is something they have
right to exact OF us, both in 4 moral
and legal point of view. Now If we
fail to do this we will be held account
able before God and generations yet
unborn, and our names will descend
into future ages as being criminals Of
blacklist dye. Let us take view Of
tAe once colossal powers OF Greece and
Rome, with their profound sages, phi-
losophers, orators and statesmen, and
their magnificent palaces, and the
sway OF whose powers cntwined the
world and subjugated it. Now was it
knowledge that give those people so
much sway and power over the residue
OF the world, and that has caused their
names to transcend through many dark
and. perplexing ages Of the world
down to the present time, with as
much lustre and glory as they once
possessed. Now that our names may
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do thing that will be more instrument,
tai in achieving such Tor us long at
ter our bodies have been dccomposed
to their mother earth, than by cduca-
ting the generations Now to achieve
this grand end every one that has the
least conception of these facts should
doevcry thing in their power to ,advnce
and build up this down-trodden cause
OF educAtion, upon which depends the
perpetuity OF these American institl,-
tions OF ours which has done SO much
for the world and for religion, sobrie-
ty and integrity.
Last, but not least, 80 much for lib
critics and privileges which has been
so instrumental in rendering this, our
glorious country, one Of the greatest
countries on the globe, and where
with its present glorious common
school system the humblest citizen can
occupy the highest office in the gift OF
his Government; still with all these
facts, and hundreds OF others, there
are some that seem to be opposed to
Education and the Free School system.
10 all such persons l would say that
the mistake is with them and not with
the Free School system.
will admit that the common School
spstem has rathor been depended on
too much rs the sole means of cduca-
ting the youths Of our country, and
thereby rendered rather pernicious to
that class. But can sec daily th,t
they are beginning to see the point
that 1t will not do 20 depend solely on
it to educate their children. 1t ia far
too inadequate to accomplish so grand
work, and they are only adopting it
as 4 basis on which to found our ten
months schools. And in my judg-
ment it is one Of the best school bases
or educational basis in the world. #
has been the means Of placing many a
poor and destitute boy and girl in high
and enviablc positions in business and
society. In fact it is doing one OF the
grandest works on earth. So let us
all do everything in our power to press
this grand cause until there will not
be one youth in this broad land of ours
that God has blessed us so copiously
with, by casting our lots here, but
what will or can possess, il not a clas-
sic education, practical one. And
when this grand object is achieved then
we are likelyto have a county more free
from crime, sntemperance, dissipation,
poverty and ruin, for Daniel Webster
said III one Of his venerable expressions
that there was nothing that would
lend to the advancing and building zip
OF the American institutions more than
the educating Of the rising genera
tions.' Soin the view Of all these facts
let every lover Of knowledge, and ov.
cry father and mother unite in the
grand work in educating those who
seem to disregard that that concerns
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The Census Agaiu.

~" o' NASSohNHEN.' wiz
give q few more points from the
Census return OF 1880: There are
484 Townships in. tho State. Da-!
cusville is 325th IN population,
and Gath in corn production; Eas-
ley 25th; in all grain (including
rice) Easley is Goth, Dacusville
6lst. Only one Township in the
State grows over 100000 bushels
corn, wheat and oats, that one is
in Spartanburg county, and has a.
population of 400. Four raises
over 100, 900 bushels rice; one Of
these in Beaufort reports 285 900
bushels. Twenty seven in the state
report one bale of cotton or over
for each inhabitant; Of these are
in Marlboro. No Township grows
co. 900 bushels grain (out side the
rice region) with ZOO people, ex-
cept Dacusville. Though Saluda
in Greenville, reports $4,000 with
1889 people, and 800 bales Of COT
ton. One in Aiken with 800
people grows $4,000 bushels of
grain and 1900 bales of cotton.
Pumpkiutowu reD0rts about 33 OOO]
bushels grain and SO bales cotton to
$40 people. Old Dacusville is high
up toward the top Of: the list of
productive Townships, and does
wonderfully, considering one-third
Of her territory is uninhabitable
hills and hollows. ,.'>
When We can double our pro-
duction we may feel Independent
of the 'gaunt wolf hunger.
We should remember that re-
port from one crop, does pot al
ways give the true standing of the
various sections Of the State in
point Of productiveness, by reason
of partial drouths, freshets and
storms.
The Pickens correspondent saws
let cotton and corn dry up You
may say TO him they have dried in
some 384 Townships in the State,
and are not "dimnition'' wet in
the other hundred.
| 49,: .... SUBSCRIBER.
| N. B. 1 ought to have said they
were always dry in 384 or there
about, and ore now dry in all. If
he doubts it, let him travel little
through the county; or advertise
money to loan, or provisions for
sale on time. S.
| ...' So ~-----------
Every man could have s. wife
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forms, and demand Il constitutional amend
m"nt To that effect, then and not till then
Will il he accomplished. Al Local option
laws heretofore passed, OF 10 be passed, to
the contrary, NOT Nlthstar,iImg, which j, hut
il iurcrunner ut lis destruction II tn" future
by II free and determined people. | ask The
question How many Prohibition Demo
Gratis and Republicans viii 90 to the polls
and each cast a b. Hot for st. John and
Daniels, pairing of with each other > They
can do it with no sacrifice of either priuci-
will iniure his own candidate, hut will help
swell the vote for Prohibition. If this
should he dome di,nay and fear ould come
Hpon all engaged III the traffic, and prulib-
tiOuistS would not be called fools aud ia
nllics is they have been, | assure you
Men hay" been called fools and fanatics in
dead, speak, and whose monuments point
upward, Reckoning mankind to perSrvcrr
through all obstacles and to battle for the
rights Of man and humanity. They are
immortal and their names and examples
are as stars and planets in the heavens to
guide the world To the good time coming
when prohibition of all intoXicants shall
prevail on the earth rs the waters cover the
face of the deep. May it speedily come to
DaSS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
\ VERY MEAN SWINDLE.
Italian LaborerS Pay j. Ryan to
Get Them Work and Get Left.

\ wholesale Swindie was practiced up
on go or 20 Italian lahorers here on Thurs
day last by a man calling himself !.
Ryan. He pretended to he the agent of
the Bait. & Ohio Railroad, and they were
to 60 to work at Mt. Glare station. which
they were to reach by steamer from Ches-
apeake City. lie received from each
81 30. He had lot .! spurious tickets
prepared, and as he received the money
gave one to each man. This was sup.
posed TO be good for passage to Balt
more. He then marched the crowd to
Chesapeake City, six miles from here,
and upon arrival slipped away from them,
hred Il team from a livery stable, and
put ont for parts unknown. He secured
in all 500. This is one of the most
complete and best arranged swindles yet
unearthed among the many that have
been played upon these men here. Thir-
ty five or forty of the men came down
from Newark. Del, ueing brought down
by an agent of the SwindIer. The men
are now Struggling about, without money
or place of shelter. Ryan is heavy
built man with black HAIR and moustache,
dressed i'll suit of dark blue clothing.
He looked like gentleman, and was of
plausible address. The men here are
even more excited over this than it was
over the Mechanics Valley riot last Sat
urday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
Personal.

II. II. tineS, ED, president of the
National Bank of Rising sun, and wife, are
on Il sea voyage To Nova Scotia.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Carpenter, of Whining
ton, are visiting Miss Mary Bildle
Mr.. H. Dunbar, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
John Earring and SOP, of Philadelphia, are
visiting at Mr.. Harry Alexan,ler's.
Mrs. William Malone and daughter are
guests of Mrs. John +. Alexander
Miss Josie Bennett, of Wilmin ton, is
visiting Miss Fannie MarShbank.
Mrs. Ross II nSon and children and Miss
Annie Hanson, of Phi'adclphl, are visit
the family of John y. Rankin, E~4r, on
East Main street.
Miss Carrie Ferguson, Of baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. Ward W. Henderson, of this
town.
Mss. Thorn Is Drrmucn and Miss IlyIie
Mrs. +. W. rurnrii of This town and fam
lily, bavc returned home from their visit t,
.Acc"Inac county, Virginia.
Miss Berthe Knight, OF SaSsafras Neck
is visiting the family of her uncle, L. =
Senator James T. Groornc
We ar, pleased to he able to annuunc,
that Hon. Hirarn Mccullough has improved
very mach in health and is able to be
about.
Mrs. John w. Baker and two sons o
Philadelphia; DIR. and Mrs. w. a. L. Sell
man, and Mr.. Carries " Sanchez, of Bati
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
Assaulted by Il Drunken Man.

An outrageous assault was made on
Alfred VI. Brown, of Fulton, township,
Pa, on the public l., adj on Saturday last.
In company with E. Henry Iaines and
Sias Herr, Mr.. Brown was driving home
some cattle which they had purchased at
a sale at Wakefield. While proceeding
along the road, Mr.. Brown and Mr..
lIaiues walking and Mr.. Herr in a car
liage, they were overtaken by three men
i'll wagon, when without word of
warning one of them jumped out and
struck Mr.. Brown a stunning blow in
the face, knocking him senseless and left
Kim lying in the road. Mr.. Herr ran to
his friends assistance and demonstrated
with his assailant, when the latter got
into his wagon and the three grove off.
Mr.. Brown was lifted up and put into
the carriage and driven home. 1t was
some time before he recovered conscious
ness and asked what the blood on his
face meant. The man who assaulted
Mr.. Brown is Benjamin Devonshire, who
with two companions had been drinking
freely. He resides in the edge of Cecil
caunty, Nd, and will doubtless be made
to feel the smart of the law for the out
rage, as it was entirely without provoca
ton. Ovord Press.
We have made inquiry as to the iden-
tity of Devonshire, but could learn but
little of him, nothing in fact, save that
such man does reside on or near the
State line.
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al any rate one guest VII" has been there
for sixteen years, aud he appears as well
satisfied now Is when he came there. We
have known eases where guests of the
huus" We're extremely anxious to change
their Iutrter>, but a few words from the
landlord induced them 10 change their
minds and remain. We said that the
guests are Inclined 10 remain, and 50 they
seem Ia hs., but orc iSiuuaily ON" viii leave
or change quarters. For instance, t.vn lady
Visitors left this house ON Nordav last and
took rooms AT HE Maryland House at 81 cs-
Sup'S Cut Il tine, healthy luratinn ON the
line OF Ike EIiliIu"r" \ Ohio Railroad near
Annapolis Junction, where they have ar
Ranged 10 remain Il year. They went tG
his place ON recommendation of 'SuiIirr
II. II. Gilpim Of his town, who manifested
considerable. interest in the young ladies.
Constable Crow was 81 >u.lCiluuS for their
welfare and comfort thai he accompanied
them ali the way To .ir~ >lp', Tor which We
suppose thr i:i,ii"S were duly grateful of
this, however, we are not right certain, for
they acted very much rs though his com
pauy was not agrcc.thl. and they would
rather 90 alone.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
Death of AlGnZo REYNOLDS.

Ca Saturday last, 26Ch inst, at about
four o'clock =. " AIouzo II. Reynolds,
prominent citizen of Pert Deposit in
this county, passed away after az illness
of about four weeks. of paralysis. Mr..
Reynolds was go ycare of age, ana ua-
tive u this county, Rising San being the
place y his birth. where he passed the
years OF his youth. He was widely known
throughout Cecil and adjoining counties.
his av0cation, that of builder, bringing
him in contact with business men and
capitalists throughout large scope OF
country. In this calling, he excelled, be-
ing i thorough master of the art in all
its branches, y number of buildings in
this town were erected by him. As a
citizcu Mr.. Reymol,ls held an enviable
position in the community in which he
lived. and his death is universally re-
Trettea by all who knew him. His death
is the loss to Cecil, Of one of her most
u.s. full sons, leaving vacancy that will
be difficult to fill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
Perryyillc Items.

Since our last writing death has been
in our midst and taken away several Of
our citizens, amongst them being two Of
our most promising young men, inside of
the past two weeks, both by that fatal
disease. consumption. The first to leave
us of these two was Harry S. Norris, in
his 222d year. He died July II, and was
inferred at lIGpewell cemetery on Sur
day, the Goth ult. The next was Miiliin
G. Cochran, in his 18th year. He died
July 29th, and was inferred at As
bury cemetery on Thursday. the 31St
ult. Rev. f. E. White, pastor of Charles
town circuit, ON. +. Church) oiliciated
at the funeral Of both. These young
men stood high in the community and
and we have great cause to believe that
they died with the full assurance of eter-
nal glory. They were loved by all who
knew them. Surely they will be missed
from among us. Though they have been
lingering for some time, neither of them
were confined to bed for any length of
hours before his death, going to the post
office. Being very weak he about gave
ont walking. at which time he was met
by his uncle, John Owens, who carried
him back TO the house, where he expired
in less than an hour. Mit1ln was ont rid
ing only about week before he died, but
was confined to bed from that day. The
sorrowing parents and relatives of these
young men have the sympathy of the
entire neighborhood.
An attempt was made to rob the store
of f. Owens on the night of July 80 by
two men, but Jerry, the bull dog, awak-
ened his master by barking while the
men were trying to get in-one at the
front and the other at the back door.
Mr.. Owens saw the one at the back door
plainly. and would have shot him but for
the intervention of his wife, The rascal
heart Mrs. Owens pleading with her hus-
band not to shoot, and left in company
with his mate. They are supposed to
have been tramps.
Everything is lively with us. There is
plenty of work and none need tramp or
loaf who want to work. The b. & O.
are driving the bridge ahead rapidly, as
well as the grading. The ice men are all
busy shipping ice this warm weather.
We hear that Mr.. Mccoy has sold por.
ton of his ice to the government, to be
delivered at Washington. The Arm
strong & Co.'S foundry is running at full
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-02
Severely Injured.

Mr.. George Booth, of the firm of Booth
x Son, of this town, gardeners ice cream.
manufacturers and ice dealers. was Sc
verely injured Oh Saturday evening last
by being run over By his ice wagon. The
team was standing in front of the store
ri Mr.. Henry Bell on High street, when
the horse started, and Mr.. Booth tried to
grasp the reins to stop him when he
tripped aud fell. and the wheel of the
wagon passed over his body injuring him
in the back and cutting his face badly
The wonder is that he was not killed
outright as the wagon is Il very heavy
one, and contained Il considerable guam
tity of ice. The injured man continued
to sctvc the ice, going over the remainder
of the route, but there is 10 doubt but
that this aggravated his injuries. He
should hav" gone lIo:ac at once, and had
his hurts attended 10.
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4 Narrow lLScapp,

Frank Baily, a workman at the stone
derrick on scott x Bros wharf, met
with a narrow escape from death on
Wednesday afternoon last He was
guiding a large block of granite that
was being hoistld from the barge to the
wharf, pushing it towards the landing
place, when the dog that held it slipped,
and man and stone Went down together.
Whether the stone fell on him, OF whether
the numerous wounds he received came
from falling upon the other blocks of
granite in the pile (Which is fifteen feet
high) is not known, hut he was cut and
bruised terribly. The bones OF his wrist
and hand were badly bruised, three or
four bad cnts were apon his lief. leg. one
or two "n his right AID his face Was cut
badly. DR.. Mitchell was sent Cor and
bound up his wounds and he was taken
i'll :, carria &C 20 his mother-in-law 5 house,
Mrs. =. f. l. ,:lore, on Bow street.
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blast and is prepared to cast most any
thing that is made from iron. Oar stone
cruSher is still MASKING OF crushing stone
at the rate of from II to l6 ear Loads per
day Watson 4 Russell, the new butch
els, ale Strengthening about four beeves
per week Our Building & Loan Assoc
iation is furnishing. Several more new
houses are talked of. Harry Ferry. one
of our town 60 nmiSsoners, has moved
into his new house, nice and comfort
able looking one. John Cain has pur
chased a 10: and intends building snon.
Every body appears to be busy, :, much
50 that none appear to have time to talk
politics at all DID we not look ucca-
sionaliy at the papers, especially the
WHiG we wnul,! scarcely know WHO is
running for President, but it doesn't
matter SO that Blaine and Logan are
elected We hope 10 find time to vote if
we can / tltctioneer.