28 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1867
Page
1
A traveler recounts a fifty mile journey through sparsely settled Florida in June. Lost, nightfall brings a deadly, haunted hammock where wolves bears and ghoullike sounds loom. After a tree fall and a tense encounter, dawn brings relief and a revive of beauty, followed by a tobacco temperance notice from Connors and Carter.
The Charleston Mercury notes Grant’s accession as War Secretary and highlights a fatal clash with Reconstruction Acts. It argues that Gen. Grant nullified Sickles’s orders conflicting with U S Courts and asserts that the so called States are integral to the United States under Congress laws.
The Sarrate trial ends with a focus on Northern prisoners in Southern prisons and alleged Union refusal to exchange. Merrick cites Judge Ould claiming the Confederacy offered to surrender ten to twenty thousand U S soldiers if Savannah transport was provided, while the United States refused.
The Richmond Enquirer reports a compiled voter register for 45 counties totaling about 94,000 voters with a white plurality in most areas. Major cities in the state, including Richmond Petersburg Norfolk and Alexandria, show white majorities, suggesting conservatives may control the Old Dominion and avert agitation in Southern politics. Col Phaniz notes cautious optimism for the political complexion of the remaining counties.
Friday last three or four residents uncovered a cache of massive silverware buried in a South Carolina suburb. A letter from a Connecticut man claiming to be a Civil War soldier led to the find, said to be buried near Charlotte in spring 1865 after surrender. The ware was rusted, hiding any possible inscription, though a name may emerge after cleaning.
A local exhibit features mature open bolls of cotton with a note from a gentleman who supplied more. He asserts the cotton’s unusual bearing results from an early bedding practice close to the plant intended to keep water away, keeping the crop desirable.
A Saxony mine near Lugau collapsed on July two years ago trapping 102 workers at a depth of 300 elle. Provisions lasted one day, water rose, and attempts to reach the pit halted. Rescue plans used iron tubes to reach the bottom. 44 married men and 137 children mourn the tragedy. The mine superintendent faced public anger as negligence blamed for the disaster.
A Northern abolitionist creditor, Gerritt Smith of New York, sent a note to a Southern widow widow and administrator after her husband’s death acknowledging honorable intent to avoid memory stain. The publisher recalls Smith’s sentiment that men should quit hate and learn to love one another.
Tue Ganmane notes German communities in the West and East backing a White Republican movement. He argues Germans supported the Union in the Civil War with money and volunteers and now seek liberty and security for a political party opposed to Republicans and any Africanizing influence in the South.
A long critique urges farmers to abandon cotton reliance and grow their own food, cotton and national economy. It advocates sheep, corn, wheat, oats, hay, and improved ground preparation. It cites a local farmer's 100 acres corn yielding $6000 versus 700 acres cotton yielding $20000 to argue for diversification and home production. It also notes resistance to new equipment and labor issues among Black workers and details six acres cotton and four acres corn as typical.
A letter from W. L. Gordon of Shreveport, La., challenges claims that white laborers cannot endure Southern heat. He cites historical labor by whites in Sabine Parish and Natchez and urges readers to observe conditions from Red River to the Trinity. The writer questions racial labor efficiency and reflects on decades of rural livelihoods.
Instructional recipe steps describe boiling tomatoes until soft then mashing, adding vinegar, salt, cloves, allspice, Cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic, and water. The mixture simmers about three hours until reduced to a ball, then bottled without straining for preservation.
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