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Year: 1876

A LOCOMOTIVE RUNAwAY.-Last Monday,
at noon, the locomotive on the Smyrna
Branch railroad ran away and nearly killed
itself. After bringing the noon train into
town. and after Engineer McConaughy had
started to dinner, the fireman, John Shorts,
cut the locomotive loose from the car to
shift it to the other track and get it out of
the way of frightened peach team. He
turned on steam, and as he did so the pin
fell ont of the throttle bar. He could not
shut her off after that and away she went at
breakneck speed through Commerce street
to Clayton. Shorts made a perilous leap from
her as she whizzed by Union st. and saved
himself, though he was Topped over and
over in the dusty street when he struck
the ground. In just about one minute
from the time Shorts "pullsd out the
stopper" here the locomotive was q ruined
mass at Clayton. The distance between
the two points is one mile and quarter.
| AS quick as possible telegram was sent to
| Clayton to "switch her off," but she beat
the telegram by about two lengths and had
spread herself pretty well over the depot
ground when the dispatch reached there


She did not obey the curve at Clayton at
ALL but shot of in straight line across the
grounds She jumped off with such force
as to throw herself fat on her side, and in
this condition she smashed into the plat


form along the main track, near the north


end Of the depot. She slid along sidewist


for hundred yards or more, swapping


bolts and rods as if they were ropes Of sand


Her wheels that were upermost whizzeC


round like a top and the raging steam


hissed like mad from every aperature


Fortunately, the exhaust pipe broke, o


she might have bursted her boiler. Th


whole affair was over almost as quick as
wink. In two hours after the accident
| wrecking train from Wilmington was OIL
. the spot and by o'clock the wreckers hat


picked up the pieces, put the wreck OH tn
track and were off for the repair shops.
Year: 1876

ARTIFICIAL ToBACCO.-The Scientific ARer.
ican gives an account of a new departure in
the tobacco business. Certain manufac-
turers in New York take dark brown
paper made for the purpose, and saturate
it with tobacco juice obtained from stems
and other refuse. The peculiar markings
are printed on as upon calico. The pro-
duct is largely used for cigar wrappers, and
it is said the cigarmakers like it better for
this purpose than the natural leaf, it being
stronger, as we'll as much cheaper, and
cannot easily be distinguished from the
real article. Thirty thousand reams of
this tobacco paper have been exported to
Havana in a single consignment, and now
hardly vessel sails for that port without
this material forming part Of the cargo,
where it is used on choice Havana cigars,
and then sent back to our smokers. IL is
also employed somewhat for filling in con.
nection with the regular material. The
ashes of the burned paper are of the light
gray color, so desirable to the eye of a
smoker.


MAMMOTH RYE.-This is new variety OF
grain which is for sale by Mr.. G. b. Rogers,
of 1873 Market ST., Philadelphia. This rye
originated in Nevada, and is said to be
much superior to the ordinary kinds. II
is claimed that it will produce seventy-hve
bushels to the acre, and that flour made
from it is equal to that made from wheat
A sample may be had for three cent stamp
or pound for fifty cents, and we think j
is worth trial.
Year: 1876

WHEAT FOR SEED.-rhe most scrupuouS
care should be used by farmers in selecting
all kinds of seed. 1t is important to select
that variety that pays best in the location
where sown. Because a variety Of any
kind of grain succeeds well in ono locality,
is no evidence that it will succeed else
where equally well. Whether il will can
only be determined by testing it; and il is
safer to do this on small scale at first, so
if there is failure there is no great loss
But when the variety has been selected, it
should be cleansed perfectly from all i'm
perfect kernels, and from all foul seed.
The loss of millions upon millions of dollars
annually has been entailed upon farmers
as a perpetual legacy by sowing the seed
of noxious weeds with their seed grain.
Their farms are standing witnesses Of such
carelessness. Time and money are spent
to eradicate these weeds--but, like
Banquo's ghost, they will down at no mans
bidding.
Year: 1876

London, March 3l.-The Times
hopes that the ministry may get
better advised than to persist in
recommending to the Queen the as
sumption of the title of Empress Of
India. 1t declares it has been un-
feignedly alarmed by the rapid de-
cline in authority and reputation of
the government since the beginning
of the session. It does not pretend
to any special objection to the min
istry, but it can't help seeing that
the opposition is thoroughly disor-
ganized and that the energies of lis
older members are exhausted, while
the younger men are chiefly remark
able for an immaturity of mind
which threatens never to ripen, and
the attempt to form government
out of such materials would threaten
mischief to the country. Even those
who think its fears fanciful and over
strained, must hesitate to press this
new title forward when they under
stand that II does in fact provoke
discomfort.
Year: 1876

In the heat OF the crisis tho public has over
looked an important addition to the English
language which comes from the South. We
mean the word Bulldozer Words are the
outgrowth of necessity. Events and crcum
stances make them just as great crises produce
great men. Balldozer fills long felt want.
1t is a perfect description of the average South
ern Democrat, and bulldozing describes to q
nicely the process by which Southern states
are carried for Democracy and reform. The
term bulldozer brings before us a long-haired,
lantern-jawed, bilious looking fellow, des-
peradO in appearance and ruttian In manner
he served in the rebel army and has the swing
of an old campaigner about him. He wears
broad brim slouch hat, gray clothes, pantaloons
stuffed in boots and a leather telt around his
waist. One or two revolyers protrude conspie-
uously from his belt or pockets, and perhaps
shotgun completes his outfit. He chews
great deal of tobacco, drinks whiskey when he
can get it, swears with every other word, talks
big about "the South" and damns the Yam
KEGS and niggers for running the country. He
never works, but always has a little change to
bet on game of cards-borrowed from some
boon companion or stolen from the person Of
murdered negro


Just how he lives nobody but the bulldozer
himself knows, and he wouldn't like to tell.
He can just read enough to spell ont the inf1am-
matory articles in the Democratic county paper,
and has contempt for education that makes
him extremely jealous in raiding negro school,
houses. But there is one thing which he does
understand and that is the art Of buldozing.
He can make a pound of powder go great
ways in this business Given a certain ma
jority to overcome or a certain vote to poll, and
the bulldozer knows just how to do IL. He
knows Just about how many men will have to
be killed, in what parts of the parish, how
many bullets wasted and how many blanx car
tridges fired; how many midnight raids organ
lied and how many expeditions by daylight;
how many families decimated and how rsany
driven out. This is bulldozing. and the bull
dozer understands the whole art and science of
it, As the practice is the outsrowth of South
ern Democracy SO the word itself is the out
growth Of the practice. 1t is the only positive
addition to American literature ever received
from that quarter.
Year: 1876

"A p r Q @ L a nj A TION


In conformity to the proclamation of the Presi-
dent OF the United Staes and by the advice of the
Executive Council, 1 do hereby appoint


Thursday, the Thirtieth day of November,


Instant
AS day OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
in Offering the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of country our State ana our
homes during the year that has passed, and in pre-
ferrng our petitions for the continuance of His low
ng kindness towards us.


Ihe custom OF our fathers endears to US the hold
ing OF family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature of its observance. IT. amid
the gadness of happy reunions of parents and chill
dren ana ehildren's children round a common
hearhstone, gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy, shall extend thoughts to the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our fellow-men, and strengthen our deter
minaton to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed.


Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this third
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
Independence of the United States of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.


5. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

we 90 not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
uicatons that are not used.
Year: 1876

THERE seems to be no opportunity, even
were there desire, for the Louisiana return
ing board to do wrong. Five representa-
tives of each political party will be present at
all the meetings of the board and witness the
proceedings. Besides this, counsel for Dem.
ocratic candidates will be allowed access to
all official returns and to copy them for COM
parison with the reports forwarded by Demo-
cratic supervisors, and will be heard when
any question arises in regard to receiving or
rejecting the vote OF any election precinct.
All of the proceedings of the board thus far
have been such as to reassure every one who
is disposed to treat the board fairly, aud who
has not fastened to condemn it in advance
before single meeting was held. The rec
ord of the board is not as good as it might
have been, but it should be remembered that
when on former occasions the returning
boards in Louisiana have disregarded the
law and have been guilty Of acts which hon.
est Republicans in the North could not stls.
tain, they did not do it in the eyes of the
whole nation, or even of the state, but in Sc
cret session, and when they did not expect to
be held to strict account for everything they
did. Now, with the evidence in each case
upon which they act published to the country
for it to pass judgment upon, it will hardly be
possible that their conclusions can be of such
character as public sentiment cannot sus-
tain.
Year: 1876

The Vermont law, just passed, seems TO
hit the case of the postmaster elector. if any
legislation can, for it provides that ''if there
shall be any vacancy in the office of an elector
for President or Vice President of the United
States at the time provided by law for the
meeting and action of the electors, occasioned
by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or
in any other manner or from any cause, the
other electors present shall Immediately fill,
by uioa coce and plurality of votes, such va
cancy in the Electoral College," The post
master has resigned his postmastership, and
now it he neglects to attend the electoral
meeting, if there should still be any doubt re-
specting his eligibility as an elector, his va
cancy would be Immediately filled by the
rest of the electors.
Year: 1876

which will be open from to 10 o'clock p of each
day. Meals will be served upon the European plan
and the charges will be moderate. The arrange
ments will be such that all vino desire can be
furnished with supper each day.
Year: 1876

on which pair of Stockings will be finished inside
OF fifteen minutes, has been presented to the Fair


and will be exhibited in operation every afternoon
and evening. An Agent will be present to give
information and establish agencies throughout the
Year: 1876

The new Colorado Senators occupy two of those
outside desks. Did you know that the Senators
and Representative from that new State all came
from one little mountain town called Central
City? Mr.. Chaffee has resided recently in Den
yer, but Central City was the place where he laid
the foundation of his public and his private
fortune 1t the queerest little place struggling
along the narrow gulch down which the north
fork of Clear creek finds its turbulent way. You
can't find . square yard Of green turf within Its
limits. People pet q TUT Of grass as If 1t were
some precious exotic The architecture Of its
dwellings and public buildings is unique exceed
ingly. To go from one street to another you
mount flights of rude steps or climb inclined
planes to which Bunyan's hill difhculty was
dead level, and arriving breathless at the latest
plateau, gaze about on the same bare hills. torn
and SCARED by the miners ruthless quest, and
bearing everywhere the rude derricks or build
tngs round some SHAFT. But the people who live
there, those who have wrung from this bleak land
Its hidden wealth, love It well. You will hnd the
rareet intelligence and refinement In those mining
towns, and, oh, the air is elirsr vita too inspr


ing and delicious for description. Brain and
nerve and leaping blood declare their delight;
you walk with an elasticity you never knew; you
think more clearly and swiftly; breathing Is q
source Of distinct and exquisite pleasure, while
your eye revels In the glorious grandeur of the
crowding mountains all about you.-Anrd S. Hus.
ted in the Cleveland PldiHdedler,
Year: 1876

The startling announcement has recently


been made that during the past sixty years


twice as many people have died from laugh


ing st comedy and farce than have been


burned to death in burning theatres. Then,


too, In the serious dramas, we find far more


danger, for It is estimated that over two
thousand persons have passed In their checks


from hypochondria superinduced by Witness


ing such plays as "Hamlet" "Lear," and


fMacbeth." This makes the danger from


melancholy drama four times greater than
that of fire or panic. We acknowledge that
being slowed away in an orchestra chair, with
no way of making an exit in case Of fire except
through the main entrance in the rear of the
theatre, is uncomfortable; but after all, what
is that compared to being a woman, when
official figures show that over four thousand
of these precious creatures have been choked
lowing pins held in-the mouth! 1t makes the
danger of death from this cause ten times
greater than by theatre fires. Again, 1t ap-
pears that eleven million persons have died
within the past sixty five years because of dis
appointed affections. This showing makes fall
ing in love five million times more dan
gerous than attending the theatre three times
day, and yet how many there are around us
who keep right on falling In, as though death
were a thing to be sought after and courted,
as It were. And when we look at the table of
figures again and discover that over IL 900
have been found dead in bed withinEthis
allotted time, we involuntarily exclaim:
Beware of the bed! Far better had q man
walk in his sleep than take to his couch and
run 5000 more chances of being found dead
there in the morning, than of perishing in
the flames or panic of 8 theatre. But,
perhaps, the most important figures yet
produced Is the fact that 25, ,0OO, 900 people
have died In the past sixty-five years from
swallowing too much bad whisky. One will
zee at Glance that It y 12,0Oo 900 times
more dangerous to drink poor whisky than to
attend the theatre, and yet we venture to say
there are at least three men in this very city
who are willing to run the risk and borrow
the money to do 1t on. Taking these things
into consideration, we find that after all there
are many things in life more dangerous than
risking ourselves inside of the theatres.
Year: 1876

The bitter attacks now being made on Presi-
dent Grant by the Democratic press of the
North have the same ring as had the assaults
this press made upon him when his brave COM
mand lay before the embellishments of Vicks-
burg and Shiloh. But now, as then, he moves
on in the path of duty with answering tread
and determined purpose to battle for the
principles of manhood and for manhood
rights in support of the dearest interests of
the American people. In speaking of the
close of bis official career the London Weekly
says:


In his retirement he will and solace for the pub
Vice ncF S rs ene % o R@ iOr n %
P1SaSy be over his tomb t6at 6s Seos ar5 81 Serds Of
citizen will be heard.


The "nstional repentance" spoken Of In the
Weekly will be confined strictly to the worst
element in the Democratic party and q small
faction composed of disafected Republican
sore heads. The rest of the American people
have ever been grateful to him for the price
less services which he rendered to his country,
when he rallied and led discouraged army,
and by his dauntless courage and iron will
saved the nation. Tney are also grateful for
the great service he has rendered the country
as its Chief Magistrate, and the eI-
hibition of this gratitude during the past six
weeks has been marked and unmistskable. 1t
has been shown in the answering confidence
the American people have in the President
during the present crisis. This confidence is
lot confined to the Republican party; 1t is
with all classes. Men see the necessity Of
such man as President Grant in the White
Houses patriot of determined will and un-
faltering courage. The Republican and inde-
pendent press are constantly congratulating
the nation upon the fact that he is at the
helm, and not Public Functionary Buchanan.
Year: 1876

no Buchanan at the helm now. There is no
thief and traitor standing ready to turn over
our munitions of war to other thieves and
other traitors. Let this be understood By
those who are plotting revolt against consti-
tutional authority. Les them ponder well
upon the dangers which beset them before they
attempt any revolutionary proceedings through
the action Of the House or in any other way.
Let them remember that the battle Of the
party now in power is for freedom and human-
ity against disfranchisement and the shedding
of innocent blood. Let them also remember
that the Constitution and the laws, the hon
estly and fairly expressed will Of the people,
uncontaminated by fraud or force, the manly
and free expression of every American citizen,
irrespective of race or color, are the principles
for which the Republican party is fighting to-
day. In remembering these things and COM
pretending their import these conspirators
will think no more of war.
Year: 1876

proI erty as inexcusable and frsught with
GREAT evil. Sooner or later the House will
find its position in this matter wholly un-
teDable, end will be forced BY public opinion,
the law and the facts In the case to retire from
It. The men who are prosecuting this scheme
to destroy the rights Of private property are
clique OF unreasonable and headstrong parti-
sans, who have point to make, and are will
ing to make 1t in the face of justice, reason
and law. So far as Mr.. Orton is concerned
the subpoena Just issued viii be of no avail.
He will not answer It, and In taking this
course he will have the support and sympathy
of the whole country without regard to party.
The Democratic House will learn in their at
tempt to destroy the rights of private property
that the law and the people are against them,
and that they have undertaken an enterprise
which will bring them no fruit other than that
which is suitable for repentance.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Benjamin Hill, of Georgia, has written


letter to the Atlanta Constitution. It is


manly, fearless and strong letter withal. It s


letter In which every honest man will recognize


q spirit of det ermination on the part of its au-
thor not to be bull-dozed by political fanatics


from the bold stand which he has taken in the
interest of law, order and peace. Mr.. Hill
says that the political situation was never so
critical IS now; that our constitutional system
is on a magazine of powder, and ten thousand
fools, and some that are not fools, are striking
matches all around 1t. This is very trus, and
the men who are assaulting Mr.. Hill for his
position taken in favor of peace are the ones
who are striking the most dangerous matches.
These men are Northern and Southern
Democrats. In the North the press is
crying, "traitor, traitor" in the South
It is shouting, che never was reliable"
The worst feature of this violent attack on
Mr.. Hill in the present crisis comes from the
press Of Georgia. 1t seems bitterly opposed
to his conservative position, and Is threaten
ing his de feat in the Senatorial contest unless
he makes hasty retreat from It. This will
have an EVIL influence on the spirit and action
of Southern men who are inclined to be indie
pendent, or at least conservative, in their
political movements. Unless they are bold
and fearless, these violent attacks will intimI-
date and drive them back into the partisan at
of their party and thus destroy all
possibility of obliterating the sectional hate
which has existed go long against the dearest
interests of the country. Should the bold and
manly stand taken by Mr.. Hill result in his


r.. a. q.
to be feared that the whole force and power Of
the new movement looking towards perma-
nent reconciliation between the North and
South VIII be crushed and its benign influence
destroyed. However, Mr.. Hill says he is brave
enough to want peace, and is willing to abide
by fair constitutional count. If the Democ-
rary take exceptions to this It will simply be
carrying out their present line Of policy.
Year: 1876

The House instead of retiring promptly and
manfully from the false position which 1t had
taken on the telegraph question yesterday,
through Speaker Randall caused TO be issued
q subpoena against Mr.. 0rton, commanding
him to appear forthwith before the Morrison
committee in New Orleans with the required
kilograms. Every sensible man in the country,
irrespective Of party, viii denounce this at
tempt 10 violate the sacred rights of private
Year: 1876

The average Democrat who is just now talk
ing about "wah" will be found on the back
ground eating pancakes and molssses instead
of at the front wrestling with the hard-tack
and bayouet.
Year: 1876

On next Sarnrday morning we shall pub h
list of those who will receive their friends on
New Years Day. This list will embrace all
those names we are authorized In writing to
publish, and will be kept open until IL o'clock
on Friday night, in order to accommodate all
desirious Of having the announcement made of
their receptions. Great pains and care will be
observed to make the list complete and salts
factory. We also wish 70 announce, and the
present is as appropriate time as will be
found, that it is the REPUBLICANS purpose
during the approaching fashionable season to
make a specially of society news, and has per-
fected arrangements whereby It can furnish
the public the most complete and reliable in
formation of what trapspires in society circles
this winter. In the furtherance of this pur-
pose we can be materially aided by outside par
ties giving Us word Of information in time.
Notices of proposed balls, sociables, private
parties, weddings, tableauxs and other enter
tainmeuts will be thankfully received and
prompt attention paid TO them.