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EE CPNIN anb ]e 1aL. TRI-W EEKL Y-EDITION.1 WVINNS-BORO0. S. c.,'rtIURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1878 (VOL. 2 O 2 DEVOURING HUMAN BEINGS! -0 THB SICKExNING IRItois or' ArODWRX CANAII.ALISM, A Most Horrible Sceno in the Marques as Islands--The Barbarous Natives Eating Nine Women and WUldren. i,*m Yran-isco C1,ronice.] Among the passmgers by the Grayhound, arrived at this port from Tahita, was an Anrican, named Lewis Chase, who, for more than a quartor of a century, has not soon a civilized country, and has seldom looked upon the face of a white man. San Francisco is the first glimpse of civilization he has had since he left his nativo home in Danburv, Conn., twenty-sovon years ago. The group of islands on which Mr. Chase has passod his quarter o f a century is the Marquesas, where, before his own eyes, he has seen cannibalism practiced, both as a line art and as a fierce display of huumn ferocity. This horriblo practice is indulged in prineipally to gratify a deadly spirit of revenge, which one tribe of natives holds against another. In the many brutal and bloody civil wars which they have waged against on anoth er, the slain and c'tptured victims are eaten with a vengeance. In their religious rites, also, they offer up human sacrifices captured in battle. When a victim is selected for a cannibal feast his body is washed clean, and the hair of his head is burned off. If the foast is not of a religious character, the victim is simply beaten to death with war clubs, and wLen (lead his body is again washed an1 placed in a large oven dug in the earth. The hole forming the oven has a fire beneath, and over this is a pile of rough stones. On the top of the stones, mats made of strong mate rial are placed in which the body is wrapped up. These mats are then covered with a great pile of leaves, and all is again covered with anoth er layor of mats. The fire beneath absorbs enough of air to keep it burning steadily, and soon a volume of steam is generated. This escapes slowly through the mat and leaves, and gradually the body becomes cooked through this simple, but certain steaming process. The cooks are of superior skill in their profession and can toll to the in stant when the body is sufficiently "done" to suit the taste of the guests. When ready to take it out of the oven, all the iaterial cover ing it is removed, and when it comes to the last layers surround ing the victim, the mats are taken off with a sensitive touch, lost any of the skin on the body should be torn away. When all is bare, and the body looks brown and beauti fully cooked, a shout of domoniac laughter rends .the air, and the cooks are complimented in the highest terms by the hosts of can nibals thirsting to enjoy the dread ful luxury. oANNIBAL DELIcAcIEs. The brain and the eyes are con sidered the greatest delicacies, and are always given to the chiefs. Tihe breast, thighs, and tile outer pors tion of the calves of tihe legs are tile next greatest luxuries, and in this category also may be placed slices cut off from other portions of the body. All the parts mentioned be long to the chiefs andi chiiofossos, of hlighl and low rank, ace.ording to thleir relative social status, while the rest of the body and the entrails are savagely devoured by the natives. Tile flesb is eaten from the hand, and, to give it greater relish, dipped in native sauces. Cocoanuts, yams, and various kinds of nuts are also among thle edibles, besides cer tain varieties of fish ; but the poiece cde resstance is the human portion of the spread. While the feast lasts thue greatest hilarity prevails, and after it is over a fearful drunken orgie follows, whenever the liquors, native or iml., ported, can be procured. Scenes of the wildest licentiousness accomN pany tile revels, and for days after the cannibals are in a state of semi. unconsciougsness. They quietly retire to their huts and allow sleep and nature to restore their shatter ed cohstitutions. Sleep is thleir greatest restorative, and after a fearful debauch they will 1 e as if dead for a space of* from ten to fifteen hours. EA'TING A BEAUT'IFUfL .YOUNG GIRL. Mr. Chase was witnesis to at fear ful and revolting act Cf cannibalism practiced at the little barbor of Ataana two years ago. A young and beautiful girl had been oaptur od and brought. in ia canoo to Atawana. She belonged to a tribe which was fiercely hated by her captors, and they dotorminod to avenge iemselves upon her. She was takn out into the center of the village, stripped naked and bound. Then with war clubs she was beaten and fell as if dead to the ground. But while life yet linger - ed, ia woian of Atawiia rushed up to the prostrato body, and, with a ferocious yell, (lug her fingere into the eyes of her victim, plucked them out of their sockets, and lite them in the preSene0 of the infuri ated and applanding multitude. Afterward, while the body of the victim was yet warm, she was disemboweled and her entrails were taken out and devolred, the canli bals lfighting with each other for their share. Her whole body was then cut to pieces and divided uIp amongthecannibals pr nt. While ildlllilg ill this Iniost incrledible! brutality, shoits of joyous vengo-, ance wero heard on every sido. The cainnibals fairly reveled in devour ing ndarly every atom of the body. They washed down the flesheat'n with native intoxicating drinks, and after the carnage wias coneluded a triumphant war-dance of vengeance followed. - S.CRIFICING RELIGIOUS vICTIMS. Great pomp and solemnity sur rounds victims intended for re ligious sacrifices, and none but high priests can officiate in the most solemn ceremonies. The piriosts have umnerous attendants, mostly young boys, who aire being edo - cated for priestly honors. The victim selected is usually a man of note among the tribe, and while he is in the hands of his religious torturers, previous to the act of sacrifice, receives 801110 considelra tion. When the hour arrives he is placed upon a large stone, to which his body is bound firmily. The priests then chant low wails, which increase in volume until it seems as if tlh-y were shrieking. Charms, spells and incantations are then brought into play, the priests oc easionally placing their hands upon the intended sacrifice, who never utters a word from the timo he is selected as a sacrifice to the moment of his death. The instant selected for porforming the operation being reached, the chief priest a(v;mces toward the victim, and, feeling for the beating of the heart, announces to his attendants that lie is ready to commence. He then takes a knife and deliberately cuts out the heart., the victim writhing in agony during the process. To speak or utter a word during this frightful proceNss would be a cowardice, an evidence that tho sacrifice had acknowledged the power of his enemies. The heart cut out, it is handed to a young priest, who bears it off to the highest chief, th priest con sidering this the greatest honor of his life. TIhe victim quickly expires, and then the whole body is cut up) and divided am1ong~ those waiting to receive their portions of it. The flesh of a religions victim is more highly prized than that of any other, all the portions considered most choice being reserved for the high priests and high chiefs. THlE vIcTIMs MOST HIGHLY PRIZED. The cannibals have epicurean tastes, and a fine sense of the various shades of delicacy of dif ferent classes of victims. The flesh most highly prized is that of the African, and a colored man who in life, neither drank. . ligour nor* smoked if he falls into the hands of the Marquesas cannibals, is certain to have the highest respect showvn himl., He will be fed luxurionsly, and-tended carefully up to the time that lie is to be sacrificed T1he bodies of tihe missionaries take second rank, because in life they are supplosed to have used neither liquors nor tobacco. Sailors are not esteemed a luxury, because. their fleshi is thoroughly saturated with smoke, whiskey and salt wvater. The cannibals have the most dainty sense of smell in this respect, and. will tell instantly wvhethier their victim has over been in the habit of. using liquors or stimulants of any kind. Young children and women, especially unmarried wvomen, are great luxuries. .Persons advanced in years are seldom eaten, as their bodies are too full of well-developed and tough sinews. Mr Chase has iever seen a white person offered up as a sacrifice to the~ cannibal appe tite,, but there are Well authenticated cases of. such being .the. fact. A missionary. and. two* colored men are known to have been oaton on Dominiquo Island, ono of the most savage of the group. In recent tittios the cannibals rarely ever sacrifice a whit3 victim, but they are entirely willing to do so if the op. portunity offers. It is not safe to trust them with a tender Anglo Saxon lamb, or anything in the shape of humianity that would be cer-titill to tako a first prize at a baby show. Those not being pro curable, no objection would be oflored to making a good square imleal out a nice, fat, hoalthy mlis sionary. Sailors are the only class of whito mon for whom the canni bals cannot got up an appetite at a m11omen10lts Warning. --v. LivEt is Kis.-The Liver is the imperial organ of the whole human syse1, 1 it controls the life, health ard happiness of man. When it is disturbed in its proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural result. Thie digestion of food, the movements of the heart and blood, the action of the brain and nervous system, are all immediately con liected with the workings of the Liver. It has been successfully proved that Green's August Flower is unequalled in curing all persons afflieted with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the numerona .vnptoims that result from an tin lieatthy condition of the Liver and Stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents. Positively sold in all towns on the Western Continent. Three doses will prove that it is just what you want. PIAxos AND O1GANs AT FACOR R.r E .-(ran( I trodetor;y Sale commeneing Nov. 1, 1,000 Magnifi cont Instrumnonts from best makers to be placed, for introduction and advertisement, in Southern homeh at Agents' Wholesale rates. E legant 7 Oct. Pianos only $125. Magnifi cent Square Grandii, catalogue price $1,000, only $250. Handsome 9 Stop Organs, $58 ; 13 Stops, $71 Mirror Top, 13 Stops, $86. Ohoice intrunients at lowest prices evet known. Six years writtei guairan. too. Fifteen days test trial. Writc for Introduction Sale - circular. Address LUDDEN & BATES' Southern Music House, Savannah, Ga. Th< Great Wholesale Piano and Orgar Depot of the South. Nov 12-x3m' THE DARLINGToN Ai-REsTs.-Witl' reference to the account of the ar rests in Darlington, MAlj. Spain writes as follows: "The special despatch to the News and Courier, inuler date of NovLnber 8, stating that F aaborg and t negro named JoE Douglass made the affidavits or which Col. J. A. Law, the Hon. K W. Cannon and others were arrested for violation of Section 5,520, is a clear mistake. Mr. Faaborg haF made no such affidavit. On the contrary, lie states to me that, at deputy United States marshal, he witnessed on the day of election (Tuesday, the 5th) no violation of the law requiring his interpositior as an oflicer." 'Too MANY RAInnoADs IN OALIFOR NIA.--TheO San Francisco Alta says so many railroads have been built in California, and they have advanced so far beyond thme demands of busi nes.s or the p)robab)ility of any large profit, that the future construction imust be slowv. Out of 2,000 miles at least 1,600 do not pay six per cent, on the cost. Long stretches hav(e been built with the expectatior that they would he unprofitable, one motive being to increase the tr'ade of other roads already built. An old darkey was ondeavoring to explain his unfortunate condi tion. "You see," remarked Sambo, "it was in this way, as far as I can remember : Fust my fadder died and den my mudder married agin; and den my mudder died, and den my fadder married agin ; and some how I doesn't seem to hmave nc p)arents all, nor no home, nor nuflin." A little Portland girl recentl3 testified innocently to the life . o drudgery experienced by the aver age "queen of the household", who does hmena own house work. Some, body asked the child if her mother's hair was gray. "I don't know," she said "she is too tall for rne to set the top of her head, and she never sits down 1" The nights are growing cold and frosty, and you never think about locking the front door till after you have put out the light and crawled into bed. And then-it would shook a, burglar to hear your re. marks as you stand shivering in the hall feeling for tha kay. Mother says the baby is fretful, but if the baby could talk, it would say it had pain. Relieve the pain by giving Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, an innocent but effectual remedy. Price 25 cents a bottle. * Some one says "Integrity will I always win when a man has the good-will of the people." There is doubt about it, and the man of looso character stands a good chance under the same circum stances. "VEGETINE," Lays a Boston physctan, "has no equal as a blood purifer. IHearig of its many wonderful cures after ll Othter reinedies had f ailed, I visi. ted the Laboratory, in i convinced myself of Itsi genuine morit.. It Is prrdfroin barks, roots and ierbs, each o It Ecl i highly effec tive, and twey are compo ndd suci a man ner as to produce nstonishing ~Its." Vegetine Is the great Blood Purifier. Vegetine Will curo the worst case of scrofula. Vegetine Is recommended by physicians and apotheca rios. Vegetine Has effected some marvellous cures 'n cases of Cancer. Tegetine Cures the worst cases of Canker. Vegetine Meets with wonderful sucoess In Mercurial dis e as e.. Vegetine Will eradicate salt ithoum from the system. Vegetine Removes Pimples and Humors from the face. Vegetine Cures Constipation and regulates the Bowels. Vegetino Is a valuable remedy for Hoedache. Vege tinle Wil curo Dyspepsia. Vegetine Restores the entire system to a healty condi tion. Vegetine Removes the causo of Dizziness. Vegetine Relieves Faintness of the Stomach. I Vegetine Cures Pains In the Back. Vegetine Effectually cures Kidney Conplaint.L Vegetine Is effective in its cure of Female Weakness. Vegetine Is thb groat remedy for General Debility. Vegetine be tic bestg bnd most relible blood purifier Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. nov 1-mn --CALL AT Conoar & Chleors Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Necklaces, Chains, Brooches, Sleeve Buttons, Collar But tons, Studu, &c. A fine assortment of fancy and plain Gold Rings. . ALSO, Glassware, Platedware, Toilette Setts, Vases, Lamps, &c., as cheap as the cheapest. . We will sell off our stock of Crockery (except Plates and OnpS and Saucers) aA nov0$T FOR CASE. S T O P.. A ND inspect the largest and best so. looted stook of goods in Winnsboro; which we guarantee to sell at the lowest -CASH PRICES. Our stock pomprisos a full liue of Domestic Goods, Dress Goods, White Goods, Notions, Gonts' Furnishing Goods, -Boulevard Skirts, Blankets, shawlF. Etc., Eto. CASSIMERES I CASSIMERES! From the celebrated Oharlottesvilig Woolen Mille. Salem Joans, Kerseys, Tweeds, Satinets, Etc. A large and 'varied assortment of Hats and Cs. Clothing of all kinds and at all prices. Best and cheapest stook of Boota and Shoes in town. N. B.-We would cal. special attention ,o our large and varied assortment of Hamburg Edgings and White Trimmings. J, F. IcMASTER & 00. sept 28 GOOD GOODS. W PEARE now opening one of the largest stocks of GOOD GOODS over off'rad ia tbia inorket. OUR GOODS have been very carefully selected and we simply request an inspection before purchasing elsewhere. We propose selling them at a "short proft" and don.'t intend to be un dersold by anybody, anywhere. We call special attention to our assort... ment of DRESS GOODS, CLOAKS, SHAWLS and other LADIES' GOODS. We think we have the liest stock of GENTS' GOODS in the market. Donsisting of CLOTHING, HATS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, CRAVATS, HANDKERCHIE)FS md all kinds of Flannel Underware. In domestics we are full up bioney will be saved by an exami. nation of our Jeans and Cassimeres. 3HOES!1 SHOES I! SHOES III Best Shoes at lowest prices. oct 1 McMASTER & BRIOE. BARGAINS! BARGAINS I 150 PAIRS Boys'-an4 YouthA Q~AITERS--Nos. 1 to 5, worth fromt $1.50 to S2.50 per pair, Re. tluced to 50 and 75 cents per pai. Call and see them. 3UGENHEIMER & (ROUSOHE oct19 Georgia, .j