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Of the do:trihe of Estates Rights y not
in the extreme to which it was after.
ward carried, but in its proper sense.
The thrashing Of two such boys in the
same day had, no doubt. something to
do in shaping the course of Andrew
Jackson's conduct during life. Jackson
and Smith were near the same aye, but
Davis must have been several years
their senior. One thing is certain, they
did not "hack" Jackson, and he never
was hacked. But ] did not begin to
write biography Of either President
Jackson, Judge William Smith, or Rev.
William C. Davis. What has been said
was suggested by the old town Carrick-
fergus, from the ncghborhood Of which
the parents of Jackson camo to South
Carolina.
Carrickfergus is distant, in north
e.stern direction from Belfast, about ten
miles. Here may remark that an Irish
mile is, il my memory serves me COR
rcctly, two thousand and twenty-five
yards, or two hundred and sixty-fivc
yards longer than our mile. Carrick-
fergus Is on the West bank of the
Lough Of Belfast. On the opposite
bank, and about seven miles distant, is
the townof Bangor, made illustrious on
account Of the ministerial labors Of that
great and good man, Rev. Robert Blair.
From Belfast, Carrickfergus may be
reached either by water or by land.
Steamboats, arc constantly plying be-
tween Belfast, Bangor and Carrickfer-
gus. During certain seasons Of the
year, pleasure boats leave. perhaps, ev-
cry hour. The ride is delightful. Each
boat has on board band of music.
Some times the Lough seems to be lit
orally covered with these pleasure
boats. The passengers are generally
young people, who are anxious to find
some place to breathe out their ''tontler
tale" The Lough of Belfast certainly is
admirably adapted for this, fully as we'll,
one would think as tho "milk-white
Nsoih W WhiCh DuEub hpeah6s
Late in tho afternoon Of one Of Ire
lands long summer days--about
eighteen hours--the care worn sons and
daughters of toll get on ono of these
pleasure boats and for an hour bid
an adieu to "tho cares that infest the
day" The only thing which is at all
likely to interfere with these pleasure
bosts and interrupt the enjoyment o,
those on board, is fog. There is very
little danger Of being visited with thai
horrible maladys sea-sickness. j, The
shore is in sight nearly, or quite, all the
distance. and the banks Of the I.ougt
sre ornamented with beautiful residen,
css. - r
] The. atmosphere Ia delirhtful--brsc
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*Express-- II ain. ~
Freight trains on this road all carry pa Sscu.-
gers; passenger trains run through to Da:n-
willie aud connect with Virginia Midland rail
way to all eastern cities, and at atlanta With
all lines divergio&- No 50 leaves Richmos id
at D. m and Ne. 81 arrives there at 4 p M; 81
caves Richmond At 7s \ m, IS arrives tho re
att Al ana
Buffet .Stecpiag Cars without
change: On trains Nos. SO and 81, Ne "
York and Atnnta, via Wasl,i,. ston at ID
Danvilie, Greensboro and ASheville; ON
trains Nos. So and 53, Richmond aid
Danvillc, Washington, Augusta and Ne W
OrleanR- Through tickets On sale at
Charlotte, Greenrillc, Seneca, Spartan
burg and Gainesville to all points soue h.
southwest, north and east. 4 connec is
with n F. railroad to and from Athcn s.;
b with n. T.. to and from TallulAh Fall .;
. with FL. Air Zine to and fiom Elbertx m
and Dowersrills; d with Blue Ridge to
and from Walhalts; with G. and G.. to
and from Greenwood, Newberry, Alst on
aud Columbia: f with 4. & s. and S..
u. & e. to and from HendcrsonvIlle,
Alston, &C.; 9 with Chester and LeRoir
to and from Chester, Yorkviile and Dal-
las; h With n. G. division aud c.. c.. 6
A. 10 and from Greensboro, Raleigh, VIC
EpMUHD BsRKLEY, Supt.
n. Slaughter. Gen. Pass. Agt.
A. Il. Kive~. I'd Y. 2. aud Gen. has,.
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ABBEVILLE, S. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 1885.

There is another fact which took
place, that every well-informcd Protest
ant 1rishman seems to know intuitively,
or to have learned 1t at very carly pes
riod. 1t is the landing Of William, the
Prince Of Orange, or William the Third.
It was on the 14th Of June, 1890. The
very stone on which his royal majesty
put his foot when he first landed, is still
shown to every visitor.
The Chichestcrs, at least some of
them, had their residences in and near
the town Of Carrickfcrgus. Sir Arthur
Chichester, whom. in 1905 James /.
made lord-licutenant, is buried in the
Old St Nicholas Church, Mt Carrickfe fer
gus. The inscription on the monumen-
tai stone begins thus: SACRED to God
and Eternal Mcmoric, Sir Arthur Chi
chester, Baron Of Belfast Lo. High
Treasurer of Ireland, Governor Of this
townc."
Carrickfergus was once the scene OF
bloody deeds. In 1897, Sir John Chi
chester was waylnid and captured by
one James Sorley Mcdonnell. On a
rock near by, Mcdonnell beheaded his
prisoner. An effigy Of Sir John was ex-
ccuted and placed in the Old St. Mich
olas church. Some time aftcrward, as
the story goes, Mcdonnell visited the
st. Nicholas church, and seeing the cffi-
gy Of Sir John Chichester there among
the rest, he exclaimed, in utter astonish-
mcnt "How the dell did he come to
get his head again, for am sure he had
ones ta'en off frac him."
The last time, so far az now rcmcm-
Der, that Carrickfergus was attacked by
an enemy, was in 1850, by Commodore
Thurot. With strong fleet ho appeared
before tho town which he fonnd but
poorly prepared to make successful
defence. On the oath Of February he
landed about seven hundred men. The
town and garrison in the castle made
some defence, but soon surrendered.
Thurot remained for cw days, when
he embarked lust in time to escape CAP
ture by the English fleet.
An incident occurred on the eve Of the
engagement Of the two armies, which is
worthy of being kept in eternal memo
rie." AS the French troops were march
ing up the street to begin the attack, and
just before the firing became general. o
little child, son of Johu Seeds, the
sheriff, ran out ofa house and stopped
between the two armies. This being
observed by D'Esterre, -" officer in
in command Of the advance divisios, he
ran to the chick, took it up and carried
it to the door Of the hop,e from which
tit had come out and -hsa..lne It to the
father, returned to his command and be-
"nn the attack, or rather resumed the
na. s,.n ;eii j., ma n
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Observations in ireland.
DY REV. Il. LATHAM.

Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.l
Tho last sketch closed. il my memory
serves me correctly, with brief notice
of the town Of Lisburn, on the river
Lagan. shall begin this sketch with
description Of the old town Carrickfcr-
gus.
1t was from the region Of country
around Carrickfergus, that majority Of
the first settlers of Lancaster county,
S. c., emigrated. Among these was the
father and mother Of Andrew jackson,
the seventh President Of the United
States. Such being the case, the whole
people of this great republic ought to
feel, and have no doubt do feel, an in
terest in Carrickfergus. York county
ought to feel an interest in Andrew
Jackson. It has been strcnuously con-
tended that President Jackson was a ma
tive of North Carolina, and not Of South
Carolina.
The facts in the case, as I learned
them when a boy from an individual
who knew them, arc about as follows;
The home Of the parents Of President
Jackson was beyond all controversy, in
South Carolina. On the night before
the future President was born, his moth
or went to the house Of a friend to
spend the night. During the night An
drew Jackson was born. The friend in
whose house he was born, lived in
North Carolina. Andrew jackson al
ways, claimed that he was South Caro-
linian.
. 1t, however, does not make any great
difference where "Old Hickory" was
born, but it does make some difference
where he was educated. 1t makes ma
terial difference on any man where he
was educated, and especially how he
was educated. Such being the case,
York county ought to feel proud Of An
drew Jackson, for part Of his education
was received in York county. The
school house stood on tho cast side Of
Big Allison Greek, on the plantation
now owned by Mr.. Alexander A. Bar
ron. Among the school fellows Of An
drew Jackson were William Smith, af-
terward Judge Smith, aud William C.
Davis, aftcrward Rev. William C. Davis.
On tic ssrne. day, tradition relates An
drew jackson gave both William Smith
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engaged in fishing. About six hundred
tf the population arc Catholics. OF the
rest, nearly two. thirds arc Presbyterians.
Like some of our towns, and not unlike
multitudcs Of men, Carrickfergus is no
ted not SO much for what it is, but what
it once was; and not SO much on &C.
count Of what it once was, as for the
events that took place in and around it.
The name Carrickfergus is derived or
rather compounded Of car7'ig, which
means rock, and F'eargus, one Of the
ancient kings Of Ireland, who, according
to Irish legendary history, lived several
hundred years prior tc the Christian era.
Feargus was a noted character in his day.
He was lost in storm off the rock bound
coast ofhis dominions. The castle from
which the town and barony take t'ieir
name, is said to have. been erected by
the celebrated John DcCourcy. Henry
the second. in 1882, gave DeCourcy all
Of Ulster, Ireland which he could con
quer with his sword. The castle passed
into the possession Of the DeLacy fam
lily.
For some time the illustrious Robert
Bruce, King, of Scotland, lived in Car
rickfergus castle. 1t il going to ruin.
Only some parts of it are in a good state
of preservation. There is still an arse
mel maintained, but it is strong hold
only. shadow Of what it must have
been. The keep" as it is called, is
ninety feet high.
Carrickfergus has passed through
many and severe trials. 1t was bcset by
enemies on all sides. The Scotch were
troublesome, and its neighboring Irish
Chiefs gave 1t little rest. In 1886. il
We; burned down by the Scots, and fou,
years afterwards pilliagcd and destroyed
by the united forces Of the Irish and
Scotch. During the reign of Charlie.
the First, in whose character, as well a.
that Of hia father and his sons, there
was combination Of variety and moan
ness, Of treachery and cruelty, which
no words will describe. Many perse
outod Scotchmen fled from their native
land and settled in and near Carrickfer
gus. r#
In carrickfergus, on the 10th of Juno
1912, as previously stated in these
sketches. the first presbytery in Ireland
was organized. This fact, in the eyex O
the Presbyterian population Of ireland
throws around the old town Of Carrick
fergus halo of glory. In the sam,
transactions, ninety nine hundredths o
1.-THE population Of upper South Cafolin'
are Interested. No mattef what may, y,
their present ecclesiastical connections
their sanesstots were sll Scotch. frisl
j IPresbyterians. s. sar- ~ ! ssrs
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writing your s1g,.. 4rsajust ABOVE .uo
date. And how we would like TO let
hold Of the man who sends them. Just
for ten minutes. Alone, in tho wooda.-
with cannon in our 4hip. pocket. Re-
venge is sweet; yum, yum. yum. 20
Lay your paper on the ground when
you write the rougher the ground the
better. ra 9&=
Coarse brown wrapping-paper is the
best for writing sour articles on. Ifyou
can tear down arr old circus poster and
write on the pasty side Of it with apen
stick, it will do still better lt:
When your article is completed,
crunch your paper in yonr pocket, sud
carry it two or three. days before send
ing in. This rubs off the superAuous
pencil marks, and makes st lighter to
handle. +psI
II you can think oft lose one pags
out of the middle Of your article.s We
can easily supply what is missing, and
we love to do it. We have nothing else
to do.-Burlinyfon Hd,ckeye. oge1g
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inly cold-evcn In July. All this is de-
lightful, but almost in a moment, with
out any warning whatever, . dense fog
will descend upon the Loush and shut
cut the light Of day. It is darkness
like that which spread over. the realm of
Pharoah--a darkness that absolutely
can be felt. The fog horns now begin
to sound. and in the language of an old
poet, every cae .'holds the mouth to
keep silence" The feeling is awful.
1t is indescribable. The boats move
slowly, or do not move at all. The
band stops playing, and anxiety is de-
pictcd in. every face. Sometimes the
fog lasts for hours, but often only for a
very short time. "a wee blast of
wind,' said an Irishman, "ivcr sends it
AVA This is true; but the wind must
be from tho north snd not from the
south.
Carrickfergus may be reached from
Belfast by railroad. Tho track Of this
road runs just by the side of the Lough
for the entire distance. In fact, the bed
of the road at some points, near Belfast,
is where the sea once, was. This road
might very we'll be called 1.-THE coast
road" 1t runs from Belfast to Carrick-
fergus, thence to Larne, and at Larne it
turns land-ward to Ballypena, dis
tancc of about twenty-five miles.
From Belfast to Carrickfergus by
railroad, the scenery is varied. On the
right, large plateaus Of land, which are
covered once in every twenty-four
hours by the tide, are seen. Thou
sands of hungry sea-gulls aro seen fly
ing about in all directions, and occasion
ally an old boat lying In the mud.
Those portions of land which are COW
cred by the rising tide, to me. present a
peculiarly dcsolatc appearance. On the
left, which is west of the railroad, the
scenery is refreshing. TheScountry is in
a fair state Of cultivation sad the inhab-
itants seem to be in thriving condition.
On the railroad, as We Ahcricnns say,
there are several "depoSt ttowas." and
two-whitc House and White Abbey
of considerable size and importance.
The population Of Whit ..tsacv is
something more than twaive hundred,
and that Of White Houses little less.
Carrickfergus, the population Of which
including Townland, at present, is about
or little more than, tes thousand, is
one Of the oldest towns iP Ireland, and
around il cluster s~greas many inter-
esting factsin, the history Of the island:
The popuIatioh Of the municipal town
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Singular Call Upon . aovernor.

Singular Call Upon y Governor.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, April 3-Last week
young woman living in Howard Coun-.
ty wrote to Governor Martin, soliciting
from him donation of $50 or $1O0t TO
help her get married. The letter and
the Governors reply are As follows:
KIND Sin: Please excuse the SEEM
ing impertinenoe Of this letter. l. am .
poor g,rl. I am engaged to q young
man and we wish to get married and 90
West and take up claim, but we hsys
not money enough. Will you please
send me $50 or 500? Please send Il
and you will make two persons very.
very happy. Please do send md some
money. II would be . GOO. send TO, MS.
In reply to this the Governor wrote |:
DEAR MADAM: 4 acknowledge the
receipt Of your very curious letter Of
the 25th instant. The State OF Kansas
is not remarkably generous to its on.
GERS, and 1t do.s not Gffofd skalaries
that would justify them in making such
donations as You request, II hope the
young man to whom y6a are engaged is
energetic, industrious q Siid intAliiRent.
If he Is, the lack OF $50 or H1O0 wilInot
be serions obstacle in the WY or your
marriage, and . good Vile VIII material
" assist him In conqGering . fespecta-
BE place In the world. Th6usaiids Of
/ men who arc now prosperous and prom
inent began their married lite. With hard
ly 3 dollar in their pockets. Whist has
been done may be done, H your In
fovtfed htia6Snd g II 6yfh y ~ IT cnoxl
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Fttsa5s I'M Niit&..,;:2i:{.
sfht".5.H C;l.*' tsW .,.r
4A-.---- " fIN tirf.i.
Isolated Districts in Which Witch
WOmcn Thrivc-S0mc Of tho WOnd-
crS They Claim to Perform.

COLUMBIA, pESS., April 5.-The
bringing Of lawsuit in Justices court
in one Of the backregions Of this County
by young man against his mother to
recover damages for the loss of a dog
which he claims she bewitched so that
lit ran in circle until it died of exhaus-
ton, has brought into notice the fact
that there is an almost general belief in
witchcraft, charms and magic spells
among the farming population in those
isolated localities, and that there are
many old women who arc regularly con-
suited by young and old, and in whose
arts and supernatural powers they put
the greatest faith. At the trial of the
lawsuit mentioned several Of these
switch women" testified in the case, and
the curious and absurd beliefs they pro-
fess were given in great detail. The
principal one, and the one most sought
for advice and co,isel by the community
for miles around, is Barbara Fisher, who
lives in the Dunkard settlement five
miles from Rcinholdsville, in small
cabin in the mountains. She is eighty
years old, bent and grey, but is still &C.
tive and we'll preserved physically.
She is shrewd. cunning old woman and
lives alone. She is so independent that
she will take the case of no one who is
stranger to her or who she thinks lives
in large town, unless tho applicant sim
ply wants her to treat him for common
ailment requiring no wonder working"
A sufferer from hurts, fits, burns, bruis:
ca, felons and similar ailments she will
treat at once, and men, women and chill.
dren come from near and far to seek aid.
Hubands take their wives and fathers take
their children to have her operate on
them for every ilE ia child is deform-
ed, demented, blind. tonguc-tied, or un-
naturally afflicted in any way. it is
taken at once to Dame Fisher. Ifs farm
er has his horse stolen the first thing he
does is to consult with this old woman
and implore her to aid In recovering the
lost animal and detecting the thief. II
there is fire in the neighborhood the old
woman is sought for information as to
its cause, and, tit is believed to be in
cendiary, for revelation as to who set
tho Are. If there is trouble with cat
tic, If a cow is breachy, il crops look bad,
Dame Fishers aid is the frst thing
sought. She stands ready at any time
fto extend her aid, and she fails IN wha,
undertakes It is attributed Unanimously
70 lAck Of faith in her on the part Of the
lp6rson she 10 working, with, In hsl
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the owuc, y. 90. ..-.-

To make PERSONS we'll run dry ashes
of witch hazel are forced into the mouth
Of toad, which is then dropped in the
we'll. Cows may be mado to give
bloody milk by "bliging them to tram
pie toads under their feet. Dry COWS
may be made productivs, strokes of
lightning wardcd of, crops Increased,
enemies bewitched, plaques brought in
to communities, and evils and blessings
laid upon persons at will by these won
der workers by the use Of similar
charms; and they undertake all such
jobs as they may be requested. They
will guarantee to stunt tho growth Of
baby, destroy rivals beauty, separate
man and wife, settle lovers' quarrels,
lay at rest lovers doubts as to the
fsithfulness of his sweetheart procure
desired marriages, or any other thing
equally absurd on receipt Of fec for
the purpose. If somo designing person
wishes to separate a man and wife the
witch will instruct him or her to get
hair from the. head of q woman whose
hair is opposite in color to that Of the
wife Of the man in whose family the
separation is desired. The hair must
under no circumstances be red, however.
Then the fact must be ascertained as to
which was born tho nearest to running
water, the husband or the wife. That
person must be the one operated on.
Something that the husband and wife
have worn some time during their lives
must be produced and burned, and the
hair held in the smoke that rises, and
then burned at tho side Of the house
where the doomed couple live, 80 that
the water from the caves may drop on
the spot, The name Of the person be-
ing operated upon is then written en- .
piece Of paper and buried where the
shadow of something cast by the light
Of the moon will fall upon It II the
man and wife do not Immediately quar-.
rel and separate there is . lack of faith
in the operator, aud he or she must pray
whilo standing in the East wind throe
successive days for faith in the power Of
the witch woman. nd
In the potency Of the witch hazel the
wonder workers chiefly rely,ian they
use no powders or decoctions.y tIt Is
burned to ashes and the leaves aud BIOS
soma used. Young women carry its
leaves in their bosoms asa love Charm,
| and sleep with them under their pillows
to make them dream Of their lovers, bat
OF the persons who testified in the re-
cent lawsuit only one said that he had
tnever yet had'a friend OF . relative be.
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Il ..tr 81 'r.i,iX -, ,..,r.rti. ~ sr,,-
vuic r.s,rnus. os ss.,n ,nl =; 90 :, s:.-
and departing at 5'h D. M; at Colui nbia
Junction with Charlotte, Columbia and 4 Au-
gusta railroad by same train to and frosIi all
points on both roads. %t
!. At Ghlrleston stith steamers for New York
on SATURDAY; :ahdon Tuesday and Satu .day
with steamer ifoI; Jacksonville and point ) on
st. Johnts river; also, With Cha rlcsto, and
Savannah Railroad to and from Sava unah
and all points in Florida. 4;s,
At Augusts with Georgia and Central rail
roads to and3from all points West and Si,nth:
at BlacAviiie to and from all points on Harm
we'll railroad. Through tickets can ba pmr-
chased to all points South and West by apply
ingto . {
D. MCQUEEN. Agent, Columbia, 81. G.. z
JOHN h. PEcN, General Manager.
D. G. ALLEN. Gen. Pass. aud Ticket Ag't
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! *Dnily fDaily except Sunday.
Tickets on sale at Greenwood to all points
at through rates-baggage checked to desti-
nation. Connections made ut Greenwood
with c. / G. II. Il. +. 7. CHARLTON, &. =. A.
Augusta, Ga.
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NO. 80.

witchcd. All the rest had suffered in
some way from spells or been benefited
by charms. The witness who testified
in behalf Of the person who claimed
chat his dog had been bewitched de-
clared that since he had sided with him
his we'll had gone dry, his cows gave
bloody milk, and his three weeks' old
baby had refused to be sucked, and had
grown so puny that he expected it to
die at any time. The justice of the
Peace endeavorcd to ridicule the idea of
witchcraft to the persons present, but
they insisted in their belief, and he gave
the owner Of the dog judgement for 80
for the loss Of his dog, the old woman
admitting that she dosed it to DEATH
Columbia Register.
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COLUMBIA AND Az
" GUSTA RAILROAD.

ram NO. I'D stops nj all STATIONS. NOS. 40
and Al stop only at Brinkloy's, Whiteville,
bennington, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
Tiu,morsville, Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastover. Passengers for columbia aud all
points on . RI, C, c a A R, Aiken juno
tion and all points beyond, should take No. 4s,
night express. Separate Pullman slecpcrs
for charleston and Augusta on trains AZ and
Al. All trains run solid between charleston
and Wilmington.