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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15
ITO THE DEMOCRATS OF ABINGDON

A CARD.-The undersigned takes this method
and the strangers in the neighborhood particu
larly those employed about the railroad for their
generous patronage to the recent fair at Hartford
furnace, for the benefit of St. Francis Church
Their Kindness is also highly appreciated by the
congregation. The fair was brilliant success
I also congratulate those having charge of the
fair and all who attended it. upon the admirable
order maintained throughout
Very respectfully
REV. DON LUIGI SAUTORt
Pastor.
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GUSHING GRABBING, &c.,

GUSHING GRABBING, &C.,
II AT OAK GROVE, NEAR CEDAR GROVE
The undersigned has fitted up his shore on Bush
River, adjoining Cedar Grove, for Fishing. Crab
bling and Sailing Parties. Parties will be convey
ed to the Fishing Grounds in new and safe Sail
and Row Boats, under the charge of Capts Dryer
and Light, both experienced and prudent men,
Parties of four and over % cents each.
Crab Lines, Fishing Tackle and Bait furnished
free of charge and always ready. Boats for fish
dressing, day or two In advance,
JOHN LIGHT,
25ju Edgewood, Hartford Co., Nd,
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DIED.
SAFFlELD.-At the residence of VIM j.
Robinson, July Esd, 1884, CHARLES SAT-
FIELD, aged II years.
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SITE SELEcTED.-Last Friday, Messrs. F.
Whitaker and Noble L. Mitchell, of the county
school board, selected site for the new school
house for Public School No. 8, in Abingdon
district. The spot chosen is beautiful and
desirable one, on the farm of Judge Charlton W.
Bllingslea, two miles from Creswell posteffice,
half acre of of ground having been given by
Judge Bllingslea. The contract for building
the new house has been awarded to Mr.. Henry F.
Dill, who will have 1t completed by the 18th of
next October Among those present who con-
ferred with the school officers in relation to the
site were Judge Billingslea, VIM. Ady, A. T.
Patterson, Charles Roberts. Robert George,
Henry F. Dill and others.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15

FROM OTHER POINTS.
Near Churchville Mr.. VIM Webster and
members of his family distinctly felt the shock.
Mr.. Webster had experienced similar occur
rences in California and at once supposed it was
an earthquake.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15

MATTINGS and CARPETS, Rugs, Trunks and
Valises. Try our patent ROLLER FLOUR and
you will always buy it. Other good grades at
81 so per hundred
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15

BOoK-KE EPING practically taught, Currency,
Samples of Goods, a Bank, sc: Natural Sciences
with experiments. All branches of Mathematics
made clear and easy. Address
aus g. G. CURTISS. A. M
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Mud Singing.

Election Tuesday, November At
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15
The Egis and Intelligencer.
FREDERICK W. BAKER. Editor.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President Of the United States,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
of New York.
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Half Gallon Gum and Porcelain Lined GLASS
FRUIT JARS so. Quarts. $l.20 per doz.
TIN TOP JELLIES, As and SO cents dozen.
PORCELAIN LINED and BRASS KETTLES.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
ONE DEAR LITTLE WOMAN.

One dear little woman,
With her eyes true blue,
A face like the sunlight,
And breath like the dew.
A wealth of brown hair,
That has no need Of art,
SO merry, yet earnest,
Possesses my heart.
No angel or fairy
This darling Of mine,
But one quite rs human
AS she is divine.
With hands just as busy
AS busy can be,
This dear little woman
So precious to mo. ...
She may have a will
OF her own, it Is true
She gives me advice
AS Our way we pursue,
Rut her judgement is good.
And she's oft in the right,
The dear little woman
Who keeps my home bright.
She fits through the house
Like the sunshine each day,
And home is not home
When my darling's away.
The bird in his cage ... F..
Will not sing when she's gone,
The dear little woman
My heart go dotcs on.
Some say it is magic,
Some say it is love, ..-.
! know it's the latter,
And pure from above.
l promised to cherish
And love till died,
The dear little woman
My helpmeet, my bride. a..
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

Turns His Attention to Military
Boys.

What q pleasant thing it is-the
reunion of army comrades. / be-
iieve there are more Of them both
North and South this year than
any year since the war. There is
q sad, sweet pleasure about it, and
there is nothing wrong or demor-
alizing, and I hope the boys in
blue and the boys in gray will
keep it up as long as there is a
quorum left. The quorums of
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NJ EssENGER, Easle, S. c..
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suit by the display of the flag.
The answer says, "lf your peo-
pie have ordinary intelligence they
misunderstood their present stat
us, which is that the rebellion is
huge crime embodying all the
crimes in the decalogue. 1t has
been conquered and disarmed and
its very name emblems are hateful
to the people Of the trusted States,
and be must be indeed obtuse who
expects to be allowed to parade
before the eyes of loyal people that
which they execrate and abhor.
"Your excus&that the young
men did not know it was wrong is
too puerile to answer. They know
well enough what is right in such
matters without waiting to be
warned by orders from these head
quarters. ..
"The sole cause Of this otfense
is that the citizens Of Rome have
not accepted the situation which is
that the civil war was q rebellion
and those engaged in it are rebels,
and rebellion is treason, and treas
on is crime, a heinous ones de-.
serving Of punishment. and that
you rebels have not been punish
ed is owing to the magnanimity Of
your conquerors,with many ofy you,
the war is called a revolution and
rebels are called confederates and
loyalists to the union are called
d-d yankees and traitors and
over the whole great crime with it's
accursed record Of slaughtered he
roes and patriots, you are trying
to throw the gloss of respectable
ity.
LAS however, it is pretended by
you that the persons arrested were
SO innocent as not to know that it
was wrong for unpunishcd traitors
to glory in their shame and plant
the symbol of their crime in the
face Of the country they will be
released from confinement with tn
understanding that no act Of treas
on will hereafter pass unnoticed
and may they and all others prof
it by the lesson they have receiv
ed. VIM. ID. WHIpPLE.
-, Asst. Adjt. Gen.
That is very nice and affection
ate and we'll calculated to make
good union men of those boys,
wasent it? Thank the Lord we
have survived such bitterness amd
tyranny, and if it was not for such
mon as Logan, who continue to
hate and abuse us, our whole coun-
try would be at peace.
BILL ARP.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

80 Wives are presumptuous crea-
lures. They are always asking
for lock Of their lovers hair be-
fore marriage. and taking it with
out asking afterward. -"
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

Why is man who gets shay
ed regularly by a tonsorial artist
q perfect loafer2 Because you can
SEQ his mug in the barber shop
any time you go in.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

some Of tho companies are getting
very small, for there is an enemy
to human life that is sure of his
mark than cannon ball or shot or
shell. Old father time is slow, but
he is sure. Speaking Of quoru,ns
reminds me Of a faithful soldier, a
Jew, very humble and patient
Jew, who joined company from
Rome and was received under pro-
test, for he was frail and feeble,
and had never made any demon
stration Of courage or patriotism.
That man hardly ever saw any
thing-rarely smiled even at the
camp fire jokes, but he was as true
as steel. He never went to hospi-
tai, never asked for furlough,
never was well, never was sick,
never struggled on the march, new
er missed battle, and never boast
ed Of anything he did. I remem-
Der that when his company were
badly cut up and badly demoral-
lied and force march was order
ed, the regiment was suddenly
halted for review, and when his
company was called for to be in
Ispected the faithful jew stepped
forward and presented arms.
I"Where is company, Mr.. Jones %
said the commanding officer. Jo-
mas made an humble salute and re-
piled, "Colonel | ish de kumbuy.'
| was Illuminating over these things
the other day when I was in Banks
County and heard that the Banks
County Guards were toshaye q re-
union. ~ wish l could have stay
ed to see it and enjoy it. ] recall
the time when the. Banks County
Guards made suth.a sensation in
the Virginia army on account Of
the peculiar politeness Of their
captain. Captain Gambler was
born Chesterfield and neither the
rules nor the rigor. Of war could
shake or modify his instinctive po-
likeness. "Gentlemen Of the Banks
County Guards, you will please 10
right face
"Gentlemen of the Banks Coun-
ty Guards I thought that order
ed you to look to the right and
dress, but dou ubtless you did not
hear me, so will repeat the or,
der, gentlemen Of the Banks Coun-
ty Guards you will please look to
the right and dress
'Gentlemen Of the Banks Coun-
ty Guards, I have just received a
communication from Col. Semmes
saying that he will send Mai. Har-
ris down at 2 o'clock to exercise
you in the drill and tactics. I
would like to ask you gentlemen if
it is your pleasure to BE- drilled by
Major Harris?'' - s... a..
Bill Chaston says that about this
time a great big bearded private
who was a bell weather among the
boys and was leaning up against a
traa lOrkad b;a arm q Ovar b;e booI
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
will let the colonel know when We
fool ILL.,

Military terms and military tao
tios were altogether unknown to
the mountaineers and their officers,
but they did the best they could
and were always ready for fight.
When Captain Gambler wanted his
company to advance few PAGES
to the front he always said "Gen-
tlemen ofthe Banks County Guards
l will thank you to step this way
But in due. time they became IA
miliar with right oblique and file
left and counter march and charge
and fix bayonets and all the other
orders except fall ba * and retreat,
and no company in Col. Semmes'
command stood higher for courage
AMI patriotism than the Banks
County Guards. Long may the
remnant live to honor their coun-
try, and long may Captain Gambler
live to command them in peace as
faithfully as he did in war
! see that many Of the regiments
have presented their banners, their
tattered and torn and faded ban
ners, and it is now lawful for the
boys to plant the Old colors in their
midst and do homage to them and
there are none to molest or make
us afraid.
That is good sign, sign Of
returning reason in the minds Of
our masters. [ remember we'll
when it was not tolerated. I re-
member when the young folks Of
Rome had some tableaux in this
city hall to raise money to put the
pcws back in the churches, the
pews that Sherman's men had ta-
ken out to make :pontoons Of and
kindle their camp fires. They had
a battle scene on the stage and set
up an old confederate flag in the
corner.
De Ia Mesa was there, the COM
mandant ofthe post. He was half
French and half Spanish, half fool
half dog and would have made q
splendid priest in old Spanish in
|quisition. When he saw the flag
he left the hall in tower Of rage.
Next morning he put all the prom
inent persons connected with the
tableaux under arrest and threat
ened to put the girls in Jail, but he
was afraid.
was lord mayor Of the little
town at that time and as in duty
bound wrote to General George II.
Thomas at Louisville, KY, and
told him frankly about,it and ask
ed for the discharge Of the young
men.
The reply that I received in due
time reminds me cf Logan's letter
Of acceptance. 1t is a splendid
bloody shirt, / have it now before
me and will give an extract just
to show where we stood in Febru-
ary, 1867. / had written him as
humble as a dead Niger. I told
him that our people in Rome had
y
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Psgistered at the Post Office in Sa0dHnGA as
seo1f class Nail Matter.
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The Snrinrer Investigation.

1t begins to look as If Mr.. Springer
would play a very prominent part in the
present Congress. His failure to secure
the Speakership surprised him. and his
failure to secure the Craftsmanship of
prominent committee angered him, but if
ne shows commendable shrewdness he
will see his name in the papers Oftener
than that of any other member. The de-
sire in the House to get at the inside his
tory of the star route business is very gen.
eral. There is an impression that half
has not been told, and that there are
DrOminent men implicated whose names
have never appeared in print in connection
with star route matters. Mr.. Springer is
beginning to warm up to his work. He
has. it is said, provided himself with an
exnert who knows of more crookedness in
the Department of Justice than can be
manfred into in a year. 1t is incidentally
mentioned that the well-knOwn John l.
Davenport. conspicuous in connection
with the Morey letter, has been pOcketing
iIIaoaI fees to the extent of $4,000. Mr..
will uncover enough official rot
tennass TO astound the country and make
himself famous, if he isn't led away from
the trails bv those who are interested in
having the truth suppressed. Mr.. Spring
er likes newspaper notoriety, and he
ought. therefore, to be happy at the pros
Dect which looms up before him.
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POTATOES.
THREE thousand barrels PLANTING PO-
i TATOES, choice Eastern stock. All
varieties for sale by
G.. L. GILBERT & co.
Eraal MntirEn.

-
~ EORGIA. CHATHAM CoUNTY.-Notice is
VI hereby given to all persons concerned that
l have made application to the Court of Ordin-
airy of Chatham county for leave to sell all the
real estate belonging to the estate of KESIAH
TARVER, deceased, for the payment of
debts ard distribution, and that said order
will be granted at the February term l1SS4) Of
said court unless objections are filed.
JANUARY Z, 1884.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
Administrator estate of Kesah Tarver, de-
ceased.
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The Fitz John Porter Case.

If Is safe to assume that the bill for
the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter VIII
naas Congress- this session. The indica-
tions are, however, that a good many
more speeches will be delivered before 1t
is dispOsed Of. 1t is not probable that
these speeches will influence a single vote
for or against the bill. 1t is about Impossi-
BILE to advance an additional fact or new
argument on either side. The whole case
has been presented time and time again
from every possible standpoint, and the
countrv is about tired of it. 1t has al
ready cost large sum in time consumed
and in printing the speeches and documents
relating to it. What, then, is the use OF
wasting any more time on 1t! Inc
sneaehes made in the House last Satur-
dav show clearly that the purpose OF the
Republicans is to excite bitter feelings.
They dealt almost exclusively IN asser-
lions and charges which are about as old
as the case is. 1t is doubtful If any one
of them has ever taken the trouble to
thoroughly study the case. with the
execution of Senator Logan it is probable
that no prominent opponent OF the Porter
bill has given it that careful study that it
deserves. Distinguished army officers
who at one time sustained the
finding of the court-martlal
which condemned Gen. Porter now adj
nit they were mistaken. They openly
concede that Gen. Porter has suffered
great wrong. The proposition that South
ern Congressman who took part in the
late war shall not vote on the bill Is pre-
posterous. 1t is their duty to vote, and
there is no good reason why they should
not perform this duty as well as any other.
1t is argued that they are preJudiced in
favor of Gen. Porter. prejudiced at all
their bias for him is not as strong as that
of the Republicans against him. AS the
discussion promises to benefit neither
side. let it be stopped at once.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29
BRIGHT BITS.

WHILE rummag!ng in the garnet last night
we came across an old diary of ours bearing
the date lSS4.-PhitddetDhtG CdH
THEHE is no truth whatever in the rumOr
that Niagara Falls is about to stop running
nights on account Of scarcity of water
LOlreH Citizen.
Mrs. r. b. HAYES enjoys the distinction of
owning the largest poultry yards west of the
AHeghanies. Her husbands chickens must
be coming home to rOost.
CINCINNATI clamors for society for the
sunnress,on of music Insatiate mOrtals does
not one su1hceF Have they not the conege
still:-Boston TranscriDt.
WE believe in proper local pride in a
newspaper and therefore applaud the Cottage
CITY Star for tOldly resenting any insinuation
that the coast of Martha's vineyard IS dan
gerous.
lr's cold and dreary now in the country,
but vet it is pleasant for the farmer because he
doesn't have to sit up all night with shotgun
to watch his watermelon patch.-PhuddeLphfd
Chronicle.
HENRY IRVING is in 81. Louis, where it is
discovered that he is not quite up to the true
Western ideal. You can't fool st. Louis
folks in regard to good acting. They've seen
Buffalo Bill in that town.
WETHINK if Shakespeare had lived in YER
mont he would never have written. what
fall was there, my cOuntrymen" lie would
have put il, What winter was there, my
.sSor-Per said the waiter Yes, sir"
"There's cOnsOmiue and PURGE Of beans-whch
will YOU haVel' IL said SOUP said the I'M
sophisticated young man, land don't want
none of yer konsOmie and l don't want no
puried beans. Soup, do you hear2 SoupP'-
Hotel Nail.
WHEN an English star, even as lesser light,
visits America, her appearance is hated with
enthusiasm by public and by critics. But
when an American actress visits us, it seems
that our theatrical critics are unable to dis
sOciats the stars from the stripes-whieh they
administer pretty freeiy.-Panch
THE smartness of some girls is only equaled
by the stupidity of some men. When 1east's
girl made the remark a number Of times at
public reception. the other evening, that she
felt like going through a hole in the floor,
Yeast little dreamed that the restaurant was
lust beneath them.-Yonkers Statesman.
THERE'S a good deal of disputin' about the
liver hue of the sundowns, lately" says Aunt
Tabitha; ''sOme says as how 1t is caused by
the comic, and others that it's colo dust,
whatever that is; but for my part, tnlnk 1t
is the detection from Deacon Foder bright
red barn. lest oppOsite."-N. 7. Com. Ado.
A FUNNY YOUNG MAN asked his love the
other dav what is the difference between
me and a female sheep?" and when his love |
gave it up the funny young man SAID, why, |
lust the same difference as there Is between |
eve and me-" Unfortunately ms love dldn't |
see the joke, and now the funny young man
is ventilating his ewemore otherwhere.-Hdr-
card Lamp0Oa.
WHO wouldn't be
A plumber bold?
When the air is cold,
And DER the lea
The wintry wind
To us unklnd-
Blows him naught but gold.
-Nelo York Journal.
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w ANTED. situation as lumber ins,,o-------
W min, or to take charge Of plapipC i Io. AZ
or shingle machinery. Address fNSPE7'TrSnenne
News Office. ~ TUX
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29
Doatb of Congressman Mackey

Edmund W. n. Mackey, who repre-
sspted in Congress the Second South Caro-
lima district. comprising the counties of
Charleston. Clarendon and Orangeburg,
died in Washington yesterday after
varv brief illness. Mr.. Mackey was born
At Charleston. March s, 1916. His con-
Dection with south Carolina politics be-
gan in 1865. when he was appointed As
sistant Assessor of Internal Revenue OF
the Second collection district. While
holding that position he studied law, and
vyae admitted to the bar in 1865 by the
sunreme Court of South Carolina. He
was one of the most prominent OF the Re-
nl,bliean politicians of the State during
the perjod of carpet-bag rule. He was
member of the Forty-fourth and Forty
seventh Congress. He was Assistant
limited States District Attorney for
south Carolina from 1878 to 1881,
and was a recognized leader Of
his marty in South Carolina. He does not
appear to have made any particular mark
in Congress. As a politician be possessed
considerable shrewdness, but was not
conspicuous for ability as a legislator.
His death is the second in this Congress.
That Of Dir. Haskell, Of Kansas, was the
frss.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29

" wash, also to milk cows. Tosat 5@ ana
the country in healthy locality. Five IN IN ~
family. 1t IS comfortable homie for tbe r; ets
kind of person. Address V. W. G MI t1se'
ing News Office. - 'ioIn-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29
Accommodations for Lunatics
Needed.

A communication in the MORNING
NEWS Yesterday called attention to two
inmates Of the county Jail who cannot be
cared for at that institution as they ought
to be. 1t is possible there are other cases
there of the same kind. If there are not,
there are likely to be at any time. Insane
persons Of the county, whose friends are
not able TO send them to a private asylum
or care for them at home, must be pro-
vided for at the county Jail until they can
be accommodated at the State Insane
Asylum. The county Jail has no accom-
modations for insane persons. The Sher-
if. it appears, provides for them 10
the best of his ability with
the means at his command, but
the means are limited. There doesn't
seem to be any immediate prospect of a
new Jail. The County Commissioners
have failed to secure an eligible site. The
CITY Council refused to sell them about
the only available place. 1t was the pur-
nose of the Commissioners to make spe-
cial provision for lunatics in the new jail
which they contemplated erecting, The
iail enterprise having fallen through for
the present, would it not be well to make
an addition to the old Jail for the accom-
mediation of lunatics? In the present
crowded state of the State Asylum it may
happen that the county will have two or
three lunatics at one time in its charge,
and it may have to care for them for
weeks and perhaps months. 1t would be
valI for the County Commissioners to
take this matter into consideration.