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Year: 1879

BEAR HUNTING EXTRAoRDINARY.-
Several weeks ago, in the ueighborhood
of Hettenshaw in this county, a most re-
markable bear hunt occurred of which we
have only now learned the particulars.
The story was told here by George Bur
CESS, ene of the parties, while in town
last week. 1t appears that one Doctor
Stanley while on visit to He,tensbaw
expressed an earnest desire to go bear
hunting, and according y one morning ho
started in company with Greece French,
George Burgess and Jo Lightloot. Ar


irving at thieket, the dogs give notice
of their near approach to bear, and the
party decided to station themselves at
certain points, and let the dogs go in and
drive the bear out. This was done but
the doctor becoming impatient entered
the thicket himself. The heavy undor-
growth made his progress slow, but he
fought his way ahead until he came to q
fallen tree lying in little guch. Help
ing himself along this by The limbs he
arrived at the upper end just in time Ia
be confronted by a huge grizzly bear. Re
treat was impossible, ms it had been with
the utmost ditilculty that the doctor had
advanced so far: there was no tree in
convenient distance and as the grizzly
showed fight there was nothing left for
him to do but shoot. Taking deliberate
a im with his Henry rifle, the doctor fred
and the bear fell mortally wounded
Another load was sprung from the muga-
zins into the rife, and the DR.. looking
toward his prey was surprised to see
second bear in the same spot. This he
shot also and quickly re loading was yet
more astonished to see third bear in
the same place where he had shot the
other two. Again the lever movsd and a
fresh charge went into position, aud
again the Doctor looked up and d-cov-
cred fourth grizzly coming toward him
from the same opening in the brush
Whang went the gun again and down
went bear Ma. l.. BY this time the Ur.
had got warmed up and exciled and rs
we heard it, he kept moving the lever
and flrng into the bodies Of the bears du-
Ill the sixteen shots III the magazine were
exhausted. Meantime his companions
hearing the shooting and presuming tho
cause, made their way to where the Doc
tor was with the intention Of assisting
him, but found him on top Of the largest
bear, with the others strewn about,
swinging his hat and shouting Justify.
One was an immense grizzly, so largo
that the hunters could not handle him,
and the other three were good sized griz
zlies, probably about two years old. The
shooting of four bears by one man, with
out ever changing his position, is some.
thing hitherto uhheard Of even in the
most highly colored annals OF the western
wilds. Doctor Stanley is entitled TO rank
as the Boss Bear layer.
Year: 1879

Nor so BAD.-The opening Of a New
ear has heretofore been the signal for a
gsneral complaint OF hard times ana scar
city of money in this section. And quite
naturally SO. At this season, when min
srs have done ne work and OF course
made no clsan-ups when the Tax gath
erer has concentrated large share of the
circulating medium and ed it up
temporarily in the County Treasury !;
when everybody with outstanding ac
counts desires their settlement and de-
iinqusnts have not the wherewthal to
liqudats it is not surprising that long
faces and thin wallets should be the rule
But the present time seems to be an ex-
ception, and though money is by no
means as plenty as all would like to see
At, there is more hereaboats than is usual
J at this season of the year. More people
!. will start the New Year this time, with
kScash on hand, than formerly, while many
ssothsrs are nearer even than they We're a
year ago. This is the legitimate result
OF the good mining season Of 1875 a rep.
etition of which weuid place all hands on
a selid financial basis.
Year: 1879

ANOTHER ILLUsTRATIoE.- Last Mon
day merning Mr.. p. &. Doekery visited
this Office and stated that his daughter
Mollie bad lost valuable gold neck
chain and looket the day previous, and
that he desired to advertise reward Of
Five Dollars TO the finder. We assured
Fat that this would be the proper mode
of ofpTocedure and would result in finding
the chain if anything could. And so it
did. Half an hour afterwards be return
ed with the chain and locket, Chinaman
having found them and given them to
him when assured Of the ownership
Such is the inevitable result Of judielous
advertising. 1t never fails. OF course
we didn't have time to get the al. in The
paper and didn't get our usual fee. hut
then the lost srticIe was restored just the
same.
Year: 1879

WEATHER.-lt is difficult to talk about
this subject in its present condition with
out using adjectiyes too strong for the
local columns of Family New
Last Monday morning it showed, but
not enough to amount to anything. Ey-
rybody hopes for the best, but the
chances seem to be decidedly adverse to
a favorable mining season.
Year: 1879

CALENDARS FOR 1870.-In accordance
with our Annual custom we have issued
the TRINITY JOURNAL Calendar for 1879,
which should reach our subscribers in
the county, with this issue of the paper
Year: 1879

that day When the sacrificial
polity had lost its vitality, the
prophets announced other means Of
atonement for the individual. In the
course of time the national Day Of
Atonement became 'the day of for
giveness and pardon also to the
individuality
Year: 1879

came to this place in 81, and re-
mained among rs ever since with
the exception Of FIVE years spent in
Canada Was a devout christian
and greatly respected for his always
honest and quiet manuer. A wife
and six grown up children remain
to mourn.
Year: 1879

The only ground upon which a change
IA the present financial status Of the
,.nnntrv could be demanded would be that
Il would benefit the laboring masses. The
rich and well to do can take care Of them
selves The fact that the man who earns
sla,o.day has really a great deal more
money than he had at 2 80 per day ten
years ago has been over and over again
shown by the tables Of comparative prices
for the necessaries OF life now and at that
fine 1t is the desperate men in finance
the would be spectators, like Ewing of
ohio, who got heavily in debt at initiation
prices, who want a re.inAation, so that
somebody else can be put in their places
while they sell out.


As for the country it matters little as
,owho is the debtor and who the creditor
class. We are bound to have the two
classes and when one set steps out the


other steps in. We might as well talk
about a country with one political party as
aconntry without a debtor and creditor
class. The two have always existed side
byside. Sometimes oneismore numerous
than the other, Just as political parties pre-
dominate and overshadow esch other, and
when this happens to be the debtor class
wcarc likely to see a panic.


The masses of the people belong to
neither OF these classes, strictly speaking.
They have not the credit to enable them
10 get much in debt, and ofcourse they
are not capitalists. What, therefore, they
are vitality interested in is condition Of
things that will give them employment
payable in good money, Nominal wages
is one thing and remunerative wages an
other. Wages based on deprecated
money basis is fraud on the labor OF the
country. Long ago Daniel Webster pro-
claimed that no invention Of man equalled
deprecated paper money as a swindle
upon labor. Never were truer words
spoken. 1t is the purchasing power Of
money that makes it valuable. And every
laboring man who allows himself to be
sednced into clamor for irredeemablc
paper is an enemy to his own highest in
terests.


To-day We arc getting out of the quag-
mire OF irredeemable paper on to hard
money ground, where all can stand and
labor aud grow prosperous. And despite
all that is said by quacks and demagogues
the country never had brighter business
future dawning upon it than it has to-day.
Our present low prices have been an ines
timable boon to us, in that it has enabled
us to market hundreds Of millions OF pro-
,lucc and merchandise for which other
wise we would have had no market at all.
If we were to follow such demagogues as
Ewing in Ohio, or the men who are mis-
leading the people in this. State, We would
In year bring upon the country untold
calamities, and the laboring masses would
simply be crushed by the blow. OF all
men they are the most vitality interested
in stamping the leresy OF an irredeepable
rurFnnrV nut n OSistanCe
Year: 1879

Jack Shepard, the big newsbOy,
struck IN idea the other day which
came within a hairs breadth Of max
ing his fortune. He bought a dime
novel, and subdivided it into twenty
parts which he planned to deliver in
monthly parts at two cents per month
on the plan pursued by the usual sub
scripti0n book agencies. However his
own keenneSS IN selecting 4 work OF
vivid interest proved his ultimate
ruin. The first monthly part deliver
ed left the hero of the story in the
grasp Of three Indians, and the desire
TO ascertain his fate became so strong
that the reader could not wait for the
next instalmcnt 10 be delivered. TAX
ing three or fOur beys into his conf
dence they waylaid Jack in IN alley
Whent through him for the othernine-
teen monthly parts, and while three
bows held the agents head against 4
sn0w-bank the fourth read the rest OF
the story aloud and satisfied all cTav'
ings.
Year: 1879

What glorious future for the man
who c;In invent newspaper ink that
will only stand one reading, Think of
of the pleasurable emotions in an Cdi-
tors breast when he knows the paper
one subscriber gets can't be re:Jd by
the whole neighbOrhOOd.
Year: 1879

BURNT To DEATH We understand
a man by the name Of Jetfries was
burnt to death in this county near
Goodson and Paynes store last Thurs
day night. The accident occurred in
this way Several young men. in
company with the deceased, were
coon hunting and all of them took on
too much whlskey. The sober part of
the crowd seeing that Jeffries was
past walking, LAID him on the ground
and built fire around him while they
continued their sport. When they
went back to Jeffries he was fou.d to
be burnt SO badly that death claimed
him in few hours.
Year: 1879

REvENUE.-The Fourth and Fifth
Districts in North Carolina pay the
United States Government some six
teen hundred thousand dollars annual
ly on tobacco alone in the shape of
revenue. This is enormous. Every
chew of tobacco a man takes, every
pipe of tobacco he smokes, costs him
so much tax. Why then should not a
msn pay the State, that Is SO heavily
burdened with debt. a tax too on every
drink he takes If one is right why
is not the other right: If a few coun
ties can pay nearly two millions Of
dollars tax on one product to the Gen
eral Government, why cannot all of
the counties pay million of dollars
to the State Government on another
product ? Both whiskey and tobacco
are luxuries. Why not make both
contribute their full share in support
of the government


The United States Government en-
forces its laws. There was never SO
dlstasteful a system in the world to
our people as the revenue system, and
yet it is enforced enough to raise six
teen hundred thousand dollars in one
year in two Districts in this State.
Why cannot North Carolina or Vir-
ginia enforce is own laws If
state is to be greatly benefited by
law, there is no reason why it should
not be faithfully carried out. There
is no good reason why a law may not
be enforced when the people are hon-
est and law-abiding.
Year: 1879

bsr The Abbevlle Medium says that the old
radical leaders of that county are talking of
organizing a new party for the campaign Of
1880. 1t is claimed that there are number
of "good white men" who will join them in
the new political organization.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Ivy has been twice elected intendant of
Rock Hill, in which position he served with
efficiency and satisfaction. Without taking
notably prominent part in politics, he has
displayed lively interest in all that concerns
the public and political welfare of the State.
He was president of the Democratic club of
Rock Hill in the eventful struggle of 1876.
and was accordingly chosen to introduce
Hampton on the occasion of his visit to Rock
Hill during that memorable campaign. He
was also selected to welcome Governor Hamp.
ton to South Carolina, on his return from
Washington after the historical interview be-
tween the Governor and President Hayes.


Such is brief and necessarily imperfect
outline of the life and characteristics of one
of our leading citizens-not prominent as a
citizen alone in York county, but prominent
as one of the most enterprising and success
full merchants in upper South Carolina. He
is yet young, having barely reached that Pc
riod of life denominated the prime Of man.
hood, and has before him, let us hope, many
years of prosperity and usefulness.
Year: 1879

surplus sold the platform during the past
week averaged a 90 8eeinning at 81 40 there vas no
remanng that figure for three days. IL advanced again TO
81 u.s. the closing price There has been pretty steady
market during but close there weakening
tendency


AND
The late catch large the early and there s
aresd dy falling of in the receipts The arrivals readily
placed within the Of quotations, which are for
Prime ms
Year: 1879

indianapolis Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer


Hon. Franklin Landers Is conceded TO


have the pole in the race, and may hold
II until the convention. His position IL


most peculiar of that OF any man In the
party. During his whole life he has
been an answering Democrat upon
lprinciple, but never an EXTREMIST.
When the war began his sympathies
we're all with the Union. but not With
any action TO preserve il outside Of any


fundamental law. His generosity to the


wives and families Of soldiers added to


his popularity in his county, Che then
resided in Morgan connty.) and has been
one OF the reasons Of his political strength
among his old neighbors of AL politics.


When the currency agitation began i'm


1868 he took advanced ground, holding
that the dangers 10 the country would
come from an attempt at resumption,
and though doing a business Of over
two millions per year. kept his affairs in
shape for the crash. AS the member OF
Congress from this district. he fought
well the battle for the rrmon etization OF
silver, and was the author or that plank
~ the State platforms Of 1876 and 1878.
lie IL the only man in his party who
would be likely TO carry the most Of tho
vote, and vet lose none OF his
party strength. Though 4 farmer in his
manner. he Is one OF the hrainiest men
ln the State good practical thinker.
Year: 1879

William Langley, cotton planter of
Gwinnett county, Ga, was at work in
his field with several men, a woman
and three children one sultry afternoon,
when they suddenly saw small col
umn, not larger in circumference than
barrel, skim rapidly along the
ground. The column or spout appeared
to be filled with dust, and the centre
contained what looked like ball of fire.
The mother rushed for the children, who
crouched low in fright, bnt fore she
could reach them pile of guano bags,
children and all were scattered right
and left. The column struck a stump
fairly from the butt to roots and tore it
from the ground, the wood dropping
twenty or thirty yards away. Mr..
Langley was sucked in as the whirlin.
thing bolted by and thrown into gully
some distance away. In the next in
slant the strange visitor had gone.
Year: 1879

The Mormons in Utah are being
nightly stirred by the courts the newss-
papers, their Gentle nsighbors and the
administration, and nobody need be
surprised if a little more hard pushing
will impel them to commit some act
which will call for the use of force upon
the part Of the government, with the
results, perhaps, to provoke serious
collision. In that event We may have
occasion to suppress Mormonism and
polygamy together. Such result is
certainly to be desired. The only ques-
tion is whether the end is so desirable
as to justify huge military demon.
stration and much bloodshed. The Utah
Gentiles who are hungry for the ia.
farms of the Saints probably think it is
but the most violent enemy that poly.
gamy has in this part Of the country
can hardly be expected to take precise
ly the same view of the matter. The
Mornons are not going to give up with
ont a struggle.
Year: 1879

Some time last night, some persons
entered the stables Of John Beck on
Lord street between Spruce andChurch,
and Harvesting one Of the horss's hitch
ed it to his wagon and drove off with
it. The horse was returned sometime
during this morning and put in the
stable again without removing the har
ness. The wagon Mr.. Beck found on
the railroad this morning between
Third and Fourth streets, with nut
lost and one of the wheels off. He ad-
vertises elsewhere that he will! give So
for information that may lead to the
arrest of the guilty trespasser.
Year: 1879

The Democrats of the Fifth Ward
will hold a meeting at Lafayette Hotel
tomorrow evening for the purpose Of
receiving the names Of those intending
to run for council.


The Republicans Of the Ninth Ward
held q meeting last evening at the Old
Academy. Routine business was trans.
acted after which the meeting adjourn
ed. N' 7"'


The Sixth Ward Democrats will hold
meeting Tomorrow evening 1t Ninth
and Walnut streets.
Year: 1879

Georgia has become excited over tn.
frequent murders within her borders
and the Solons of her Legislature are
discussing bill designed to ourtail the
lives of human butchers at very short
notice. 1t provides that courts must
drop all other business to hasten
through any murder case that comes
before them, and if there is no court in
session the Judge must call session
and at once try the accused.
Year: 1879

THE Un4rILLa housE.-During a recent
very pleasant stay at the Dalles We We're the
guests of those live, energetic, popular caterers
of the public Messrs. Handy 4 Sinnott of the
Umatilla House But short time since and
the FIRE that caused such terrible devastation
burned them out and they had nothing left:


with that enterprise which is such a character
istic of the citizens of the Pacific coast. they
started in afresh W tn temporary building ia
accommodate their numerous customers whilst
erecting an hotel that has not its equal any
where outside Of San Francisco. The building
contains an enormous quantity Of rooms fur
nished as few Others are; the furniture Is of the
best and is supplied by Messrs. Shindler 4
Chadboune of Portland, the celebrated uphols,
tcrcrs The kitchen attached Is as neat and
cleanly as many other hot crl"Ts; the cellar
beneath the building is a g,.l. Ill its way, being
furnisl ed with everything necessary to keeI
everything in the edible line clean and sweet.
The range for cooking was imported from the
east and is only excelled by those IL the Palace
and Baltlwins Hotel III San Francisco. White
cooks only are employed and the cuisine is
simply perfection. The attendance at table Is
everything that the host fastidious caH desire.
The hall is a picture and the billiard room will
have four tables Of the most approved designs.
Sample rooms for travellers are on the ground
floor and are perfect in their accommodations.
Year: 1879

Early SHOWS On Monday night we learn
that from three to four inches of snow fell at
the Little Meadows in the Blue mountains.
\ light fall occurred some ten days ago which
soon melted OF, and there is reason to suppose
that the present fail viii soon disappear too
There was little snow in the same quarter NJ
T. tie middle nf December last year. As there
Is Ne w, seas ns alike it is difficult to proSnos-
tlcate what Is III store for us
Year: 1879

PLOUGHING.-The recent mild rains have
had the effect of placing the land in fine order
for the plough. There will be more land placed
under cultivation the forthcoming seasons than
ever before in our history. Teams are az a
premium and none need be idle in all this
country Most of the land that was summer fall
lowed The past year, will lie in full cultivation
next year, and even the last unprecedented
wonderful crop will at next harvest he cast IN
the shade by what is bound TO come.
Year: 1879

ROME. Ga, May PA few nights ago an
unknown negro was crushed under freight
train, On the trucks OF which be was stealing a
ride. It was impossible to identify him. He
was perfect stranger in the sec
ton. To-day the Sheriff OF a North Caro-
lima County arrived and recognized the
body as that Of one Roland, who had been con-
victed OF burglary for the third time In that
State, and was under sentence of death. He
bad escaped, letting out five prisoners with him.
The Sheriff had tracked him to Alleftou, from
which point he stole his fatal ride.
Year: 1879

The PRESIDENT, as was anticipated
by the GAZETTE in its issue Yesterday,
sent message to Congress in the after
noon vetoing the anti-bayonet bill; and
the people will now plainly see the issue
drawn. The Democrats have exhausted
every means for relieving the country of
the terrors that are always present when
the military is permitted to intercept the
rights Of citizens. There is now no course
left but to follow up the efforts at the
polls which the Democratic party has
maintained against such tremendous
odds for the past decade or more. As we
have triumphed heretofore, so we may
triumph again; and when We do, the use
of the army will, we hope, he forever
prohibited at the polls. There is no
cause to fear the result. We believe the
people will vindicate at the polls the
wisdom OF the measures for repeal that
have failed only through the power of
the executive veto. This stroke has bar
red the road to reform and will enable
the Radicals to keep up the excessive eX-
penditures until the next Presidential
election, when We expect TO see that
party Beaten at the polls So badly that il
will not soon recover to annoy the peo-
pie with its scandalous and ruinolls ex-
penditures again.
Year: 1879

THE Republican organs which are
fretting for another opportunity to sub
due and crush the people of the South,
are delighted with old Zach Chambers
late exhibition in the Senate. The Gin
cinnati Commercial cheertully remarks
that when Zach loads his gun for bear
he puts in afour-iingcr charge and fetch
es his game with report that reverber-
ates from Maine to California. Zach's
usual alcoholic charge is about ..five-fin-
gers lie sometimes employs too much
Of this style of explosive when he goes
out in search of bear and suffers from
the recoil. That seems to have been the
case last Friday.
Year: 1879

THE COUNTY cot ri opened yesterday
and proceeded directly to work, getlihs
more business done during the morning
session than usual. 1t is supposed the
term will be brief. But as there are "a
large numper of cases on the trial list II
is difficult to speak with any certainty
about the time it will take toget through
with it. This depends greatly on the
number of cases that can be compromis-
ed and adjusted without trial, or carried
over to the next term. Accurate and
faithful reports of the cases will be found
from day to day in the GAZETTE.
Year: 1879

BLooD-LETTING Chandler. Of Michl-
gan, is now "boSs' Of the Republican
party in the Senate. Chandler never
expects to lose any of his own blood.
He had ample time to have exposed his
skin the four years of blood-shed which
he helped so largely to bring about in
1861. But Chandler, like the mass Of
fanatics of his cloth, ever kept clear OF
the battle field, unless, like the buzzard,
he passed over it to secure food for his
peculiar digestive organs,