The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, February 01, 1888, Image 1

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VOL.XLIV. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEI^ESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1888 ^ NO. 27. DESOLATION. Alone I sit in gorgeous state, And view mv gathered treasures rare, "Which seem to mock my oruei fate? Sir lonely lot, so bleak cjid bare. Within is wealth and warmth and light, Close curtained from th-i whistling wind, That sweeps and swirls with reckless might, Whose breath brings death to human kind. But the cold wind of her deep scorn sgjfR Has blighted all my joy of life; Within my soul no hope is bornNo rest or peace or savage strife. rArni what care I for pride or fame, spinets love from r ot my heart is driven? AH, 4*31 is but an empty name? Ashes the prize for which I've striven. Dead ashes from a deep despair, A heart burned out by passion's fire? 0 God: she was so false, so fair, And blind was I with fond desire. 1 loved with love that ne'er grows old; worship followed where she led; f But weary of a tale oft told, . I She left me'?and tho world,is dead. ?Marsha 2L Boss in Tiises-Democrat. V: - Tv i tmr jL>orcas v^aieaon, THE 'iEIEESS OF CALEDOS HEIGHTS. AN" A-ITrOBIOGRAPHY. BY FLOBEXCE E. DIAXOKD. if CHAPTER VL j ' Be kind enough, dear reader, to imagine j five years have passed since I was first brought to Caledon Heights. Sly life had I varied very little one year from another. I had attended school a great share of this time; my kind and gentle teacher had grown very dear to me in the three years she taught us in the little white building among the trees. But at the end of three years sho was married to Mr. Dayton, a worthy young II. D., and he took her and her mother away with him to his home in the city. I shall never forget the terrible loneliness I felt,. when, on one bright morning in October, I i -went up to the little cottage to bid her goodL bye. Every thing-was in confusion inside, K for they were packing their goods, and I Bt felt an added weight of sorrow in the sight HL of the desolation around; even the trees Rk seemed to sigh mournfully, I thought, as I HBl went down the narrow gravel walk after a Bjj% last tearful embrace from 2?rs. Dayton, who En had been my kindest friend. I seemed quite alone now, for our next ^teacher was a gentleman, and a most dis F^gfeeable one at that; but I learned rapidly I ^Ber his tuition, and had the. satisfaction oieing called the best scholar in school. I B w? now about fifteen years of age. In [ p&onal appearance I was tall, with a mod| eijely plump figure, brown eyes, pink IcSKS ana wnue, even veeia. jtiy umr w;is barn and heavy, and was my especial pr|s, as it curled naturally and no one deniame the privilege of curling it; I always wa? it so, in rippling curls, to my waist. Msfeeand the other servants declared I walpretty as a picture, but I never belief it, for I knew, placed beside the isdjfcit beauty of gcJIclen-haired IrmaBarret^rny few charms would sink into insignificance. Irma was now grown a young Jadykud had been at boarding school for two jears. She was to enter society soon, I waslold. Irjfcg was at college, but he did not partially distinguish himself, the servants -declfed, who had heard Air. and Mrs. Clayton #cussing the scrapes he succeeded in ,gett% into. From the accounts I heard fron^im he was wild and reckless. But r'wt^jekmax housewife and husbaxo." MfctifcaBow of twelve years, was the very J^mjsybeat of goodness and manliness, I S^105!**' I sometimes met him in my soliBffi^arj??pbles around the place, and he ever ' 2ne kindly, but I noticed that strict fiwas kept that we did not often see jf ^JBier circumstance that occtirred each HBqjgre^,'j[my stay at the Heights served to l^rstrCjSfcen my opinion that for some good ? ?a*>Am&-rmc ^T- ir\rrot/? nf fhic vntiwrnt^ houtkfipd. The first year alter my being insti&fil there, Lwas surprised to see arrives aft the gate a carriage containing alaig?party who had evidently come to pas&ffcte a length of time at the Heights, for & y brought considerable luggage -with thea." The master and mistress seemed verjg ad to see them, but also much surprised, and I afterward learned they were noter jebtedfor a few days. Among the corcga: ly was an old gentleman whose hair vrati lite as snow, but yet who looked hale audi arty. He was a noble looking old rith a fine, erect figure and pleasant addw 5. Every one seemed to like him, I thoagi t But it was to the old lady, his Wi? i Ay heart warmed, though I only caUMa glimpse of her; but: her lovely ;plac8|?ace beneath the white hair was one xotStfiy to be soon forgotten. I felt as ihoqgt I could have crept into the' kind mo&iy arms and been sure they would wetefc-me warmly. ';?*are they?" I asked Maggie, who room at the time of their arrival "T?fe la/3 v r.nd cren tleman are Mr. and I MrjBfedon," she replied, "they are, or WtiSr. Phillip's parents. They always coJ?terQ for a visit in June and bring th^oang relations with them, and a fine tica i<y have, I can tell you." Iftaot doubt her words, as I -watched Ek th? rry, laughing party enter the house H , aa oceed to make themselves- at home in B I th< acious rooms. But that evening, B ; I gT< j to my surprise. I was transferred to K; 1 i-house ten miles distant, -where I re Lj 332 Ifor a month -with no other company H iq stupid German housewife and her efltr a+rmifl husband. The reason as BlH lcf r tilis nee^ed room. H| .?I returned again.to Caledon the HH JSaf Were ?2^' Sve:T year of my stay rggjKffed. I "wondered but'could as to -why I was thus banished. . leader must not imagine that I had B josjen my friend Dudley, who had so 1^5 promised to return some day and UB \Jc& :r my welfare, not by any means. BflHEB -^lum was the one beacon toward IBB tt*?1 was ever looking, hoping and grew (foolish as the idea was) \ tqRiim, or the memory of him rather, 3 toe days. Sometimes an awful haunt\ ux;r would come upon me that when he i^d and saw Irmn Barrett so beautiful aP-ver he -would forget poor me, but Ikught was too terrible to be endured L * axfirove it away. He surely was my It : tL-mir.p. alone. The Claytons and EarH * ' K. nothing to do with him, I said, w % '* ?* - - ? v-? +hn hane of my existence fiJT gnau uccu B i *y should never rob me of my friend, S \ $Dudley. And I watclicd and waited, 7 J? Sf patiently, for his coming. I spent Ik S wondering what ho would say when f & Id see me grown to be a younglady gvBihocght proudly. Would he like me, BHBS t| - ^red, and, would he have grown oldggg^^ Jf^jjraver in all these years Of course H But this meeting about which I BBH*cmed, as is often the case with most HKHRb tflans, came about in a very different BBHSRj .X-thanl'had anticipated. finsSSfii 4 It was a dull, misty day in late October, that I saw. the carriage arrive from the depot, bringing a party of visitors to the Heights. I saw that the Caledons, who had not made their usual summer visit, had aiv rived. I knew instantly I should be banished, and for the first time I rebelled at this. For, what if Mr. Dudley should arrive in [enf" .,M -81 ' "I5LES3 JII bULL,: wuy is AT: my absence. I somehow daily expected him now, and the thought that he should come and not find me there nearly drove me distracted. You may think me foolish and bold, dear reader, to say nothing of being over-confident in an entire stranger's promises, to have clung with such tenacity to so frail a hope, but I fervently pray you may never have felt the want of a friend as I did. It was while debating these thoughts in my mind that Maggie entered to inform me I must get ready to go to Mr. Kranz in the morning; it was already too late to go this evening. I made no answer to her remarks, but after dusk that evening, impelled by some restless spirit, I wrapped a shawl about me and stole out for a walk. In passing through the hall I encountered the old gentleman I knew to be Mr. Caledon. He stopped short on seeing me and threw up his hands with a gesture of astonishment. ' "R'pci; rn-c- " hft PYr-lftimprf_ "tv'hfi is it." "I am Dorcas Lynn,:'. I answered, surprised at his words. * "Dorcas Lynn," he mused, thoughtfully, then observing my plain dress and evidently supposing me to be one of the servants he said, more 'quietly: "Excuse me, little girl, but [you greatly resembled my?someone I used to know. I am mistaken. Don't mind it, child/' and he went on, leaving me strangely disturbed at his words. I wandered out into the dim, dreary shrubbery, now leafless and shorn of its beauty. The wind blew in fitful gusts, now roaring through the trees in a fury, now dying away to a breath. Almost unconsciously I had wandered to the shore of the lake where I could see the boats gently rocking on the water. I had been at the heights five years, but in all that time I had never entered one of those boats; but a strong impulse made me determined to-night to take a sail in one. I had often watched them rowing on the lake, and I felt sure I could manage one easily enough. Accordingly I unfastened one and got in, heedless that a stiff breeze -was blowing now, and that I knew nothing about rowing. I took tip an oar and attempted to row, but it was clumsy work, I found, and the nest thing I did was to drop it into the water. I was somewhat frightened at this, for the boaf drifted swiftly out from the land and I c&uld not eftA hriTC- T rtvuld reach the shore a rain with out the missing oar. I sat quite still, however, and the boat drifted on, borne by the wind, which was blowing from the land. A gale was springing up, I saw, for the boat rocked fearfully, and I clung to the side lest I should fall out. I should never get back to the shore, I said to myself. I should-be drowned in the lake. But after all the thought was not so terrible. I had nothing to live for, I said. Everyone at Caledon except the servants would be relieved to know they were rid of my presence forever. And then I suddenly, remembered that if I died the mystery which surrounded me would never be cleared up. Who I was, what I was, and what strange clue kept me at Caledon would never bs known. Even should Mr. Dudley return and discover, as he had promised, this secret, it3 knowledge could never benefit me. I should long since have furnished food for the fishes in the lake where once in passion I had wished Irma Barrett mi.o-ht be. All these thoughts flashed through my brain in the few moments I clung to the boat that was now being tossed like an eggshell in the center of the take by the fearful tempest that was. raging. Every moment I expected to be thrown, out into the boiling waves, when suddenly I saw a boat put out from the shore and row straight for the place where I was. Someone had seen me from the house, I conjectured, though it seemed improbable, as it was now dark and a fine rain falling with the wind made it unreasonable for any one to venture forth. I watched the boat as it neared me, and could faintly discern a single person in the bow. "in my anxiety to see who he was I leaned out over the edge of the boat, and suddenly losing my balance, I fell out headlong into the water. I felt a rush of cold water, a blinding spray covered me com pletelv, half suffocating me; tnen i xeita strong arm grasp me, and I was.lifted into a boat beside a dark form and knew I was j again safe. Ky preserver did not speak, but I did not I wonder, for it required his utmost efforts to manage the boat and guide it to shore. But suddenly as it had risen the wind lulled and only a gentle breeze swept the lake. The sky, which had been overcast, now partly +"K/% c>>onr* fTivrvncrh "htr ! a**u luw mwu whose light I could see my companion's face. Surely there was something familiar in that face?some long-remembered lineament. It could not be! yet it must be Oliver i Dudley who was with me. And at that instant he spoke. I knew that voice ; had I not waited years for those same kindly tones. 4iDorcas," he was saying, "little Dorcas, and is it thus I find you J" Somehow his words seemed strangely cool and calm. I could hardly speak, so tumultuous were the feelings that rushed ->ver me. "Mr. Dudley!" I crioci, springing forward md clutching his arm, eagerly. ''It is you, . eally you! Oh, how g1^ I am!" I poured forth this in a torrent, still holding fast to his arm the while lest he might vanish as suddenly as he had come. But his answer - ?-v?j3?'?fev*?/vn'f -fwvYr* TxrVtT^i T ftvnpM Afl. W?U? WJ.J UiUV4Wii.W . II?v* ?xr lPTako carc, Dorcas! you Trill"upset tie boat Yes, it is really me in the flesh; rather too substantial looking for a ghost, am I not," were his words. * I dropped his arm as quickly as though ha had struck me. His cold tone, his entire absence of welcome to me, chilled me to the heart. I felt instantly that all was changed. He had forgotten me, and such a weight of misery as settled upon me then and there I . hope, kind reader, you may never know. We had reached the shore now, and, unheeding his proffered assistance, I clambered out, and before he could detain me, I sped t.p the narrow path to the house, and, entering noiselcsslVjI reached my own room without being seen by any one. My clothing was wet from my fall in the lake, my hair disheveled and hanging loose about my face. I was a forlorn looking object enough, but iny looks -were fit accompaniments to my feelings. Mechanically I removed my wet dress and then crouched down in the darkest corner like a whipped spaniel, wringing my hands in dumb, helpless agony at my disappointments. [TO BE continued] The Pittsburg Steel Casting Company has notified the officials at Washington of its readiness to submit the new steergun to the preliminary tests of the Government ; experts. <S LAWS OF THE STATE. Some of the Work of the Kecent Session of the Legislature. An Act in Relation to Forfeited Lands, Delinquent Lands and Collection of Taxes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Eouse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now net and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That hereafter immediately upon the expiration of the time allowed by law for the payment of taxes in any year, the County Treasurer of each County shall, and is hereby anJ 4/v -IrrtnA in +1>A Ui.UXi.ZiCU &U.U. UIXCCL-CU. \AJ iCOUO ?u. name of the State a warrant or execution in duplicate against each defaulting taxpayer in his County, signed by him in his official capacity, directed to the Sheriff of his County or his lawful deputy, requiring and commanding him to levy the same by distress and sale of so much of the defaulting taxpayer's estate, real or personal, or both, as may l be sufficient to satisfy the taxes, State, school, County and spccial, of such defaulters, specifying therein the aggregate amount of all his taxes, as "well as the amount to each fund; which -warrant or execution shall run substantially in these words (filling the blanks to suit each case), viz.: Treasurer for the County of , to the Sheriff of County, or to his lawful deputy: Whereas has been duly assessed the sum of dollars for defraying the charges of the State, school, County and special, for the fiscal year beginning November 1, JS?, as follows, to wit: For the State, dollars; for public schools, dollars; for County, dollars; for special, dollars, which 1 has neglected to pay: These are, therefore, in the name of the State, strictly to charge and command you to levy by distress and sale of the personal property, and if sufficient personal property cannot be found, then by distress and sale of the land of the said , the sum of dollars, together with dollars, the charges hereof; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal this day of , A. D. 18.... Treasurer of County. And the Sheriff to whom such warrant shall be directed shall take from such defaulter the following fees in the execution of his office, viz.: For serving each warrant, $1.50, besides mileage; for advertising sale, SI.00; for making sale and executing deed of conveyance, ?3.00; and for all sums levied as aforesaid, five per cent.; and the County Treasurers respectively for every such warrant he shall issue shall have from such defaulter ?1.00. " Section 2. That under and by virtue of said warrant or execution the Sheriff shall seize and take exclusive possession of so much of the defaulting taxpayer's estate, real or personal, or both, as may be necessary to raise a sum of money named therein and said charges thereon, and, after due. advertisement, sell the same before the Court House door of the County on a regular salesday and within the usual hours, for public sales for cash, make titles therefor to the purchaser complying with terms of sale, and annex to said title the duplicate warrant with endorsement thereon of his action thereunder, put the purchaser in possession of the property sold and conveyed, and after deducting from the proceeds of sale the amount of taxes and charges to pay over the excess, if any there be, to the defaulting taxpayer, and the taxes so collected to the County Treasurer. And in case there be no bid equal in amount to the taxes named in said warrant or execution, the County Auditor shall buy the land for the Sinking Fund Commission as the actual purchasers thereof for the amount of said taxes and penalties, costs and charges; and the Sheriff shall thereupon execute titles to said Sinking Fund Commission as to any other purchaser, and in the manner above provided, and shall put them or their authorized agent in pos session oi tne premises; trie lana so soia and purchased and delivered to said Commission shall be treated by them as assets of the State in tueir charge, and be sold at such times and in such manner as by them shall be deemed most advantageous to the State." In all cases of sale the Sheriffs deed of conveyance, whether executed to a private person, a corporation or the Sinking Fund Commission, shall be held and ' taken as prima facie evidence of a good title in the holder, and that ail proceedings have been regular, and all requirements of the law have been duly and fully complied with. No action for the recovery of said land sold by the Sheriff under the provisions of this Act, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, shall be maintained unless brought within two years from the date of said sale. Spetinn 3. That in ease the rlfiffjiiltinc taxpayer, after levy of distress as aforesaid, shall allege that the taxes have been paid or are unjustly assessed against him, he can and may have said sale suspended; provided before said sale he pays to the Sheriff the amount of taxes and costs named in the warrant, accompanied with his affidavit ohat said taxes have been paid, or are unjustly assessed against him, and within twenty days thereafter take such steps as are provided by law for corrections of unjust assessment, or to prove payment, and prosecutes the same to a successful result within a reasonable time. And in case the defaulting taxpayer, after the levy of the distress as aforesaid, makes no payment and affidavit as herein provided, he shall be deemed in law to have waived all exception to the omissions, errors and irregularities (if any there be) in the assessment of said tax and in all preliminaries to said sale as prescribed by law, and to have admitted that each and all preliminary steps to said assessment and sale, and said assessment and sale, are in accordance with requirement of law. {Section 4. That the County Auditors of the several Counties be, and are hereby, authorized and directed to restore to the tax duplicate of their Counties respectively, in the name of the former owner, or his heirs or assigns, each and every parcel of land in their several Counties now listed on the Forfeited Laud Record, aiid said to be in charge of the Sinking Fund Commission, and enter against the same the taxes, State, school, County and special, of its said owner for the fiscal year beginning 1 November, 1387. Section 5. That the State of South li-no T-?rDr*nrjnr?oc oil -fifln i V>C*J. k i.ii* 1H.AVVJ \A livv. O MliAW *-* J I forfeiture for non-payment of taxes to each and every of said parcels of land and will trest them hereafter as the lands of the former owner, his heirs or assigns; but this renunciation of title is upon the j reservation and condition that the Stats may hereafter collect by suit at law, or other legal method, from said lands a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all annual assessments for taxes with the j penalties tliat might and would have been assessed and charged against the I said lands in case the same had never j been declared delinquent and forfeited: and the retention of the possession and use of said lands for ninety days after the approval of this Act by said former owner, his heirs or assigns, shall be deemed sufiicient evidence of his or their acquiescence in and acceptance of the reservations and conditions of said renunciation of title. Section 6.. That the Sinking Fund Commission be, and is hereby, author 1Z.?U L<J JLi.Vr3.l~ ailU. UCLCllil I !1C? U?J\SU. factory proof, the petition of any taxpayer praying relief on ground that all taxes, as described in last Section, have been paid, or that portions of such taxes have been paid and an offer to pay the balance, accompanied by the sura admitted to be owing; and said Sinking Fond Commission shall grant such relief in the premises as may be just. And the said. Sinking Fund Commission is horaTw (snrmnwprM in r.r>mnonnd with the former owners, their heirs or assigns, for all such taxes as described in last Section at one-liaif part of the whole sum so due, without penalties, provided the money is paid into the hands of said Commission on or before the expiration of one year from date of approval of this Act, and the receipt of said Commission for such part thereof shall discharge the said taxpayer and his said from any further lmbility to the State on that account: And provided, further, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be authorized in such cases and to such extern as they may deem most advantageous to the State to bring an action as for debt against the former owners, or -any person or persons having any legal or equitable interest in said lands for the recovery of the full amount of all taxes, costs and penalties accrued, to and innlnrt-inrr t.lio lorr nf IfcXli rrnnn ?VnV liinfl upon the Forfeited Land Lists at the time of the passage of this Act; any judgments obtained in such actions shall have a lien upon the lands respectively upon -which taxes, costs and penalties have accrued, and the same shall be sold under execution by the Sheriff in due course of law, and the proceeds of any such sale shall be applied first to the payment to the Sinking Fund Commission of the taxes, costs and penalties charged against the property, and next to the payment of the taxed costs in the suit and expenses of sale, and the surplus, if any there be, shall be paid over to the former owners, or parties in interest as their interest may appear. The Sinking Fund Commission are hereby authorized to employ suitable agents in Counties where the said lands are located, on such terms as they may deem proper, to take possession of said lands, and lease, control and manage the f Q ro flinrrt I kJ.\J X\/J. JUh* Section .7. So much of all Acts or parts of Acts as are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be, and hereby is, repealed, and this Act shall take effect from and immediately after its approval. Section 8. That the Comptroller General shall immediately after the approval of thisx Act have the same pi-inted in pamphlet form and send a copy of same to eacn of the County Auditors and Treasurers of the State. Approved 21th December, A. D. 1S87. - Post Office Names. (From the Bttl&lo Express.) Here are some of the names of Texas postoffices: Shoo Fly, Poetry, Seclusion, Vox Populi, Hayrick, Glory, Graball, Baby Head, Exile, Goodluck," Dime-box, Uz,'Fairy, Ditto. Tennessee has these queer names: Yum Yum, Hatmaker, Sweet Lips, Trump, Miser, Aunt, Pokebeny, Help, A. Z., U. Bet. Missouri has some unique specimens of nomenclature: Peculiar, Pure Air, Good Night, Lingo, Pay Down, Useful, Umpire. And in Georgia you can find: Hard Cash, Ty Tv, Hat, Crane Eater, Pay Up, Duck, Hat Off, Drone, Alligator, Pumpkin, Kecovery. Alabama has some fantastic addresses: Dollar,'Dug, "Widows, Pea, Slip Up, Fail. " Kentucky isn't far behind with: Habit, Hard iloney, Honesty, Goforth, Viper, Pig. You have to go to Virginia for these; Peanut, Bachelor's Hall, Kain, Ah Sicl, Potato. You can discover in South Carolina a Bonnet, a Dutchman, and a Bachelor's Retreat. In Pennsylvania, Bullion, a Husband and a Crumb. -In Ohio, Philanthropy and Sodom. In California, an Angel's Camp, You Bet. In Wisconsin, a Dry Bone. In West Virginia, Gin. In Arizona, a Total "Wreck. In Dakota, Worms. In Kansas, Popcorn. In Arkansas, Delay. In Oregon, Bake Oven. In Montana, an Anaconda. In Minnesota, Faith. Internal .Revenue Iteceij'ts. The total collections of internal revenue for the first six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, were $62,4-43,608, being an increase of $4,940,104 over collections during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. There was an increase on each of the principal objec t of taxation, as follows: On spirits $2,495,459; on tobacco $1,448,615; fermented liquors $996,130; oleomargarine $61,677. The total collections on oleomargarine for six months of the present year were $359,786. The collections from banks and bankers decreased $2,645 and on miscellaneous objects decreased $59,132. The receipts lor December last were $1,0S5,361 greater than those for December, 1886. Revenue from Liquors. A communication has been sent to the Senate from the commissioner of internal revenue showing the amount of reve-. nne collected on lienors since the pres erit system of internal revenue taxation went into eh'ect, September 1, 1862, down to June 30, 1S87. During this period there was collected from special taxes on distilleries .$25,128,819; brewers $1,932,393; rectitiirs $7,270,079. The capacity tax on distilleries, under the law lading a tax of $2 per barrel on distilleries having a distilling capacity exceeding a certain fixed amount, S7,S32,1187. The production of distilled spirits during this time was 1,006,852,191 gallons and of fermented liquors 209,719,782 barrels. The amount of tax collected on spirits -was $1,099,379,980 and on fermented liquors ?219,216,119. Sick and "billious headache, and all dearn^einents of stomach and bowels, cured by Dr. Pierce's "Pellets"?or antibili'jus granules. 23 cents a vial. No cheap boxes fn ?HnT<7 rvoetP nf virtnoc P.r- ririiowcts Ice boats have broken up the ice in the Patapsco river, and the high noithwest winds of Thursday night drove it all out into Chesapeake bay, leaving navigation unobstructed. The temperature is still low, but ice cannot form while the 1 igh wind prevails. ^ THE TOMB OF THE IiO?? APAKTES. Two Napoleons Burned in Splendor in England?Eugenie'* Husband and Son. (Letter to tnc yew York Herald.) The same feature ti?ut; attended the first burial of the great' Xapoeon was noticeable at the latest honors paid to Napoleon III. and Napoleon IV.?as some Bonapartists call the Prince Im- i "penal. Each Bonapartist was carried to his grave on English soil by English soldiers. On arriving in the early morning fog and mist at Chiselhurst station my attention was attracted by a group or royal artillerymen from Woolwich, where the Prince studied the art of war, and then by groups 01 neighbors and viuagers from miles around* These latter had some sentiment ana more cariosity, but most of all they showed their wounded self-interest, for now the attractions to Chiselhurst were being lost?and all through the obstinate bigotry of a lord of. the manor, who hating" Prenehmen aid Papists, had resisted even the overtures of thd Queen and Prince of Wales to sell Eaganie sufficient grouDd for a mausoleum. The railway carriage for the reception of the coffins was fitted as a kind of chapelle ardente. At one end was a large ivory cvucifrx with a background of black drapery, on which was woven a white Latin cross. The sides and top of the carriage were lined with black cloth, relieved here and there by small white edging. There were white metal sconces with candles lighted at intervals. On the walls of the carriage hung small \ shift] fls. with a crown and the well-known : initials of father and sen. The mourn-! ing drapery was spangled wit,h steel stars. The low mass service in the little chapel was private, only twenty-seven persons being present. Among these by special favor was the old local station master for whom the Emperor, Empress and Jfrince had a kind regard. He is fond of showing on a tlotting pad the autograph of the young suiuier and of telling how the Prince, having forgotten to sign his holographic French will, signed and dated it beside the railway blotting pad at the station as he was leaving for South Africa. The service was much the same as that which the family aro accustomed to hear on the 9th of every month, when special prayers are read for the Emperor. During the entire service a mongrel dog outside howled mournfully and incessantly. Several of the chilled, congregation shivered the more as Ihey heard the dreary sound. The exercises began with the choir singing the "Kyrie Eleison," the "S.-ilutaris Agnus Sanctus" and the "Agnus Dei." Then the family chaplain, Mgr. Goddard, knelt at the sacristy, where the bodies were Ij*ag. Ke there recited the "De Proiundis" in English and bowed his head for many minutes in silent prayer, with an emotion that was visibly shared by the little congregation. When the low mass ended the few spectators slowly walked around the biers,'en which were two fresh wreaths sent by the Empress. The one on the Prince's cofiin was of white chrysanthe other was of white rosebuds and violets. Next came in with echoing tramp six-1 teen soldiers, and while the or^n wailed | a solemn requiem eight artillerymen! hfted each bier and fairly staggered with j the weight toward the gun carriages at the vestibule. .irrived at the station, half a mile distant, Lord Sydney, lepresenticg the Queen, was the lirst to doti' his hat. The hilly ground about was lined with reverently d isposed people. Only Mgr. Goddard, vested in white surplice and purple cassock, entered the funeral carriage and until Farnborough was reachcd kept solitary vigil. At this village another detachment of royal artillerymen waited the arrival. The ascent of the Berkshire hills from the station to the demesne of the Empress is steep and the eight horses, caparisoned in black velvet, attached to ? - - ' "? t -i? eacn gun carnage, gave ran evidence ul tlieir heavy task. The roaclway here was also linel with eager spectators from far and near. The little procession turned within a short distance of the drawingroom windows of the Farnborough mansion, behind the closed blinds of which leancTthe Empress, with feelings rather to be imagined than described. The cortege was met at the portal of the Gothic stone mausoleum by Mgr. Carter, Pere Paulin, Abbe General des Chan vines Neglieros Promontres, Father Edward, canon premontre, two priors, several priests and choristers, who escorted the remains within and down to the crypt, where had been placed the sarcophagus presented by the- Queen ?1 il.- XT' ttllCil LjU^ J - LJ1 vnw UXOU JL and where a similar sarcophagus had been prepared for the coffin of the Prince. Here was awaiting Prince Lucien Bonaparte acd Major Bigge, of the artillery, who hero represented the Queen. On the. biers were placed new wreaths. One Irom the Queen was of imperishable flowers, and affixed to it was her autograph card. Princess Beatrice sent another wreath. Beth of these had the initial K. in their centres. The wreath j sent by the Dae de Padone was of blue i chrysanthemums. Other wreaths were , from the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, the : Dowager Marchioness, of Lansdowne, j and the Marquis de Yalette. Many of: .^/IA/NVO + Iatio Ti~r>ve* loir? ?r^r\Tt ULIC2C XX\Ji.CLX ULUUlttbiV/UO u?ivi w. 'vu j the front of the crypt altar. The monks now touchingly chanted and sang tlio vespers for the dead. Verifying the l>ook. Eichiio>t>, Mo., January 23.?David "VThitmer, the last one of the three "witnesses to the truth of the Book of Mor-j mon, is dead. Before breathing his last he callcd the family and friends to his j i bedside and bore his testimony to the j j truth of the Book of Mormon and the Bible. He was past S3 years of age and was known by every one here as a man of the highest honor, having resided here since the year 1S13. He was not, and never had been, a believer in polygamy. He left the Mormon Church in 1838 on account of their departing from the faith, as he believes.?IS'ew York Star. Kow Women DilYVr From Men. At least three men on the average jury are bound to disagree with the rest just to show'that they've got minds of their own; but there is uo disagreement among the women as to the merits of Dr. Pierce's avoriic rrescripiioii. luey ?? au unanimous in pronouncing it the best remedy in the world for all those chronic diseases, "weaknesses and complaints peculiar to their sex. It transforms the pale, haggard, dispirited woman, into one of sparkling health, and the ringing laugh again "reigns supreme" in the happy household. Dr. P. II. Ivlell, Chancellor cf the University of Georgia, is dead. Dr. 3idl had bejn unwell for some time. The Augusta Pet Stock Show was visited by hundreds in spite of the bad weather. Let us take good care of our days, and ^ur years will take care of themselves. I | WALTER MURK A V GIBSON DEAD. A !?ouih Carolinian Who Ruled a Kingdom ?Sketch of a Remarkable Career. (From the New York ITerald.) Walter M. Gibson, ex-Prime Mini -t?r ! of the Hawaiian Islands, under King | Ivalakuua, died in San Francisco on Sat| nrdav evening, of consumption. His health had been gradually failing since his arrival here in July last. The body will be embalmed and "taken to Honolulu for interment. Walter Murray Gibson, -who Tvas bo:rn in South Carolina, has had a career that reads almost like a romance. Years ago he was a common day laborer at Andersen, S. C? and was then regarded as a smart, shrewd fellow. He remained at Anderson several yettrs, marrying a good lady in that neighborhood, who was a niece of -dr. J. (Smith. Some sis or seven years ago Gibson revisited the scenes of his early days; ana remained a week or two in the S^ate. His fir&L wife had been long since dead ftnd he had married again, the second time a daughter of King Kolak&ua, the ruler of the island. Gibson was arrested in 1852 for trying to violate the neutrality laws by taking arms into Venezuela. Escaping in a small schooner he went to Brazil and thence to Sumatra," where he stirred the rebel chiefs against Dutch Government and was imprisoned for two .years. Returning to the United States tie sued the Dutch Government for $100,000 for al- j lege-! false arrest in Sumatra-, and Secre-1 that unless the money was paid war would be declared. 13 at the matter was subquently bushed. Gibson then went to Hawaii as an agent oi Brigham Young and became the leader of the Mormons there when it was thought they might be forced to leave Utah. He proclaimed himself of the holy or-.er of MefchizadecH and said: VLike Mose~, I will lead you;, like Joshua, I will light for you, and, like Christ, I will die for you." He was intrusted with funds to buy lands for them, and did make a purchase on the island of Sana:, but had the deeds made out in his o^vn name, and when the sfl.inf.c; yzantrA tbnir nrooeriv he had for gotten all about them. Later he established a newspaper in the Hawaiian language, professing the warmest love for his "brown-skinned brethren/' and won his way into their regard so effectually that when he became a candidate for the Legislature he ran far ahead of the ticket. He raised the cry of "Hawaii for the Hawaiians," and making himself solid with the King, was linaily elevated to head of the Ministry. At times he' held more than one portfolio, and effectually dominated the whole Cabinet, besides making himself president of the Board of Health, School Board and various other boards. The recent revolution at Hawaii resulted in the overturn of the Gibson administration and the granting of a constitution to the islind by King Kalakaua and the flight of the ex-prime minister. He, of course, came to his native country, but prostrated by illness on the PaciSc slope, he remained there stricken until death relieved his suffering. O** About tr>rcfc&*CS? The cultivation of tie grasses has been too much ignored by the pvople of the cotton States. Many th:nk that with rye, barley, oars, kc., all their wants may be supplied tor green food, in addition to the natural grasses found upon their places. We do not claim that the cotton belt is eminently adapted to the ordinary cultivated grasses, yet by prop er management the stcck on our South- j ern farms may have a good supply of grass food which will be of great advantage to them through the hot months, and with silos for ensilage they can have a great variety of valuable green food during the winter. "What nit.y be said of grasses and other green food for Georgia would be applicable to all the cotton States, as their geological formations are in a great measure alike. To obtain good results the land for the grasses should be well broken up and thoroughly pulverized. This is needed for the young and tender roots to easily penetrate the soil, that they may absorb abundant, fertility from* the manuriul elements in the soil, and^the air and moisture contained in it. The soil naturally possesses chemical conditions of necessary utility to plants, and the humus in it contains acids which sustain the roots and rapidly forces the growth. We are not attempting to minutely describe these, but refer to them as being far mere useful in proportion to the pulverization of the soil. The land devoted to the grasses is always greatly benelited by a top dressing of almost any of the usual fertilizing materials used for corn or cotton. The best time to sow the seeds is in September in our climate. Some may be sown very early in the spring and do well, but Septem ber is the i j best time to afford an early cropping by I ! tho stock. We arc aware that grass seed ! ar?> almost universally sows, in the ! spring at the Norcb, tlie object being to ! give the roots sufficient strength to stand the cold of the following wiater. Xoth| ing should be sown with the grass seed in our section that is to be cut, leaving | tho young grass exposed to our South I em sun, for in most instances it would j be hilled. As stock like variety it is best :o sow mixed seeds such as orchard | grass, herds grass, red top, timothy, white' clover, (this is better than the red.) We will say here that some, who have this grass growth, aver that stock prefer the crab grass to any of them, so that in a mixture of the seed some of the crab grass seed should be added if il?.? v *nAn?c.f! rPtlQ 4Vi] ! r?H-i T> <T 7C ? LIUjf kJ\J I'lUVUXCU. AV-iv H -* a suitable mixture for an acre. Sow broadcast in September and barrow lightly: Orchard grass?2 bushels. lied clover?10 pounds. "White clover?5 pounds. Herds gruSo?10 pounds. Sow broadcast and harrow in lightly. ?Augusta Gi'.zotto. PIA30S AAtt OitGAXs. We are prepared to stll Pianos and Organs of the best make at factory prices for Cash or easy Instalments. Pianos from $210 up; Organs from S'2-i up. The verdict of the people is that they can save the freight and twenty-live per cent, by buying of us. Instruments delivered to uny depot on fifteen - daystrial. We pay freight both ways if not satisfactory. Order and test in your own homes. Eespectfcllv, N. w; TRUMP, * Columbia, S. C. r>Ir. Russell >:nr,ak\ of the Fork section Orangeburg county, had a dog which, on Saturday, was killing some chickens in the yard, ilfs children went out to stop him, when he turned on them and bit three of them, aged four, six and eight years resoectiveiv." The dog was then confined. On Sunday Mr. Smoak went to see how be was. The dyg jumped up and bit him on the arm before i;- ." >uid prevent him. That night the dog died perfectly rabid. Neither 3Ir. Smoak nor the children have yet experienced any ill effect. , The greatest good is done most quietly. ' / V : THE CATHOLIC HIEKAKCHY. Important Changes Said to be About to b<? Made Among the Church Dignitaries in America. Baltimore, January 25.?A special correspondent of the Baltimore Son, at Rome, writes that a number of important changes in connection -with the gov! ernment of the Catholic Church in the United States are contemplated. Though nothiug has been formulated yet, ic is agreed upon in ecclesiastical circles that Archbishop Williams, of Boston, will be made Cardinal at the Consistory in March. Other changes fnrpsiiariou-erl hv the Sun corresuondent are that Bishop McMahon, of Hartford, Conn., \7ill be the new Cardinal's coadjutor, and the Eev. Dr. Byrne, of Boston, will succeed Bishop McMahon. The llev. Dr. Chapeile, of Washington, will probably be promoted to the vacant Archbishopric of New Orleans. That a new Archbishopric will be created out o? the-Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and Bishop Ireland will become the new Archbishop, and that Dr. O'Connell, rector of the American College in Borae, will succeed Bishop Keane, of Biehniond, when the latter assumes his duties in the new University at Washington. ; A member of the Papal household, and one eminently qualified to speak, t.;ld the Sun correspondent that "Pope Leo would not take the slightest notice j of an attempt to provoke jealousies bej fcween Irish and German Catholics in the I United States. j Strange stories, to speak of them in | the mildest style, have crept into Home I regarding "alleged complaints at the predominance of Irish prelates in the American heiraichy. The Pope has said that in making promotions in that direction he'wiil not recognize, even if accompanied by the strongest recommendations, any claims for appointment based cn national preferences. He is determined not to give ear to either side, should the issue ever come, for he holds that no citizen is Iri^h or German solely and distinctly in the United States, but an American and as such mentally and spiritually qualified for the ^o ition in question will be oiiiy considered the cases to those who are named as fitting persois to be promoted. Senator Chandler's Good Work. Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, is doing a great and good work in the Senate, and we hope thai the Senators will give him the widest latitude to inform the body what he knows about naval contracts and Southern elections. Senator Chandler has just offered two important resolutions in the Senate. Oue relates to tbe Xavy Department, and calls for official information as to the cost 0! plans, designs, drawings, specifications, etc., of ships or engines, received from foreign conn tides; also for chf ngcs made in original plans of several vessels designed at d contra ;ted for by 3Ir. Chandler when Secretary and also for contracts made for naval vessels since March 4, j S85. There is no man in the country who knows more about crookedness in naval contracts than Senator Chandler, as most of the wide-spread .crookedness and ap' palling w<iste which obtained under pre-vions administrations were planned and carried out by Mr. Chandler either as outside manager undtr Kobt-son or as Secretary of the Navy under Arthur. He knows exactly what is wrong in both presest and past naval contracts, and he is ju-t the man to hunt for it. Let the j Senate heartily aid him in an exhaustive | inquiry into naval contracts, and see that Chandler doesn't weary of the hunt wnen he gets back of 1SS5. Another great and good work started by Senator Chandler is a bill he lately introduced to regujate national elections. Vrliat Senator Chandler doesn't know about regulating Southern elections isn't worth knowing, and he may be accepted as standard authority on the subject. A m^n who conceived, organized and executed the theft of Electoral votes of two States in 1876, and put a man into the Presidency who was defeated by a quarter million majority, must know exactly what the South needs to regulate elections. Circumstances have somewhat changed since Senator Chandler perpetrated the most monstrous fraud of our history in Louisiana and Florida. Then Chandler I had the Returning Boards in the hands of carpet-baggers and a iventuaers, but now it requires an election to elces in the South quite as much as it does in the North, and Chandler isn't happy over the idea. Let Chandler have a chance. Of course, he will be expected to give some reasons in support of his biit to regulate national elections, and those reasons would be incomplete without going bock to 1876. Senator Chandler has opened txo very instructive issues for Congress and the country if Congress shall give him a chance to exhibit Chandlerism in its true iight as Chaudlerism 'would regulate naval contracts and national election*, as Chandlerism would present the maximum of possible theft in both. Givg Chandler a chance.?Philadelphia Times. Another Kidnapping. C. A. Matthews, of Reidsviile, N. C, a boy about 18 years of age, was anested here Saturday morning on a telygratn from the Mayor of Wilmington charging him with forgery. Matthews was token by the chief of police from the deeper of the South bound train, a kind-hearted drummer having paid his way from Wilmir>gton to Charleston. Saturday a warrant was issued for Matthews by Trial Justice McNeill on the affidavit of Chief of Police McClenaghan, and he was placed in the custody of a special constable. Two policemen from Wilmington arrived in .Florence, took Matthews from the special constable, and returned with him to Wilmington Sunday night. The North Carolina officers virtually abducted Matthews, tor he was a prisoner oi this State, and they had no authority under the law for taking him from the borders of South Carolina unless armed with a requisition. Verily, the Blackwood case has been duplicated right here at Florence; and if the integrity of the law is to be upheld, then here is the opportunity for action, that should be prompt and decisive. It has also been somewhat commented on that it took two able-bodied city policemen to come to Florence and receive from custody and escort a mere boy back to Wilmington.?Florence Times. Human Calvea. An exchange says:?"Nine-tenths of the unhappy marriages result from human calves being allowed to run at large in society pastures." Nine-tenths of the chronic or lingering diseases of today originate in impure blood, liver complaint or biliiousness, resulting* in scrofula, consumption (which is but scrofula of the lungs). sure?, ulcers, skin diseases and dadred affections. ur. rierces "eroiaer Medical Discovery" cures all these. 01 druggists. Men are not judged by their deeds now a-duys; they are judged by their bonds anc mortgages. - FUN TVE DON'T HAVE HEBE. Graphic Description of a High Day on Steel a <1 Runners in Central P^-Tk(From the New Tork Herald ) Between skating and sleighing at least -*-w2 forty thousand New Yorkers turned out for exercise yetterday. Central Park . never saw a more glorious day, and even when ten thousand happy children danced around May poles on its velvetyswards under a cloudless sky. For what are the soft delights of a summer's d?y compared to the wild whirling multitudes that swept about on the polished lakes with sparkling eyes and blooming cheeks? The scene on the main lake was an extraordinary one. From the top of the gray Belvidere it looked as if a vast swarm of bees had gathered on a huge wedding cake. But the sound that rose on the clear air was like the voice of the ocean. Every train on each of the three elevated roads carried a new batch of hilarious skatete to the scene. As the day wore on the crowd became denser and wilder. The waiting house was ? packed with*squirming, struggling humanity. Boys fought thtir way in and battled out into the air again with pies in their hands. Girls squeaked as they . were lutea on ineir ieet oj ine uae ana earned in or out. "It's terrific!" said Captain Biatfcy, as , he watched his officers toiling in vain againtt the overwhelming current that , s-.t toward the pies and hot stoves. How it was that the ice could support - * such a frightful weight of fljing people no one but Superintendent St. John could .explain. A gorgeously arrayed joung maa or woman attracted attention toll the edge of the lake was reached, >and then he or she was swallowed up in the immense human sea. To watch a ?ngle stater was almost impossible. As a Her aid reporter watchthe crowd a girl took t > the ice. She was a pretty crea^re, with long, floating tresses and bright blue eyes, as graceful as a fawn, as she bounded off with her * scarlet dresa flowing about* her lithe form bewitehingty. ' The repotter tried to follow her witii his eyes. At first she looked like a bright flamingo struggling in dark reeds. Then she was lost in a ' * mad whirlpool of skatera. Again her scarlet dress was seen gleaming' through fU /\ mnHi A if /I lilr/i u * ULLKT- UilUUbUUC* XAOtl XV X?*14.<^V4 XAJXC a speck of sunset in a cloud. Over and jjver again the reporter tri^cl to find the pretty skater, but she was lost as completely as ii the ice had opened and engulfed her. So it was all day. We i, might the girls cling close fco taeir gal- _ lant ef-cortt. To be separated was to be parted for a long time. When companions drifted apart on the ice they made for the waiting house at once. To look for each other in such a scene was worse than us'less. \ Fancy skating was practically stopped. . A man had to be content if he got room enough to go ahead even in a tortuous course without thinking of a clear space V 1 for cutting artistic pigeon-wings and grapevines on the ice. Now and then a \ * 1 double ring would be formed to protect \ } some handsome young fellow and his girl while they exhibited their grace and- V skill, meeting and parting and skimming about in bewildering cures. But, alas! the great multitude would surge against cae circle and it was gone in a moment. ' ? Of all the wonderful things to be seen the most astonishing was the good nature and politeness of the people. It didn't matter a man knocked you down and f-ent you spinning a few yards, you laugh as if he had done you a kindness and placed you under a deep obligation to him. If jon bumped roughly against a girl you simply waved your hand apologeticaiiy or bie?v a distant kiss from your fingers?if her escort was not looking? and she smiled a pardon. Hallooing lads , . +>(A fAAt r>f nlH frnm bpri?-ath them and the ancient fellows simply muttered that boys would be bojs. And while - this mighty gathering frolicked and shouted and laughed and flirted the jingle of sleigh beils made music on the roads. How the gleaming hides and proud manes and humming runners and tremendous shaggy robes and marvelous warm coats and be-ribboned whips fl< d like a swift river atong the smooth highways. How the noble pacers raced : fiercely againbt each other till the panting mounted policemen put a check upon them. To look at the fleeting pictures of animal courage and strength and mauly enthusiasm?not to mention the ladies?was to learn love for horses of every kind and color. Rat2ruadiug Id a Blizzrrd. I talked with the engineer as I camc i * __ j i._ *k.v? auwn, auu ue u;iu uie uiai, iuv; aiuiui iu v Dakota was the fiercest ever known. He bud seen several of the train hands as they came icto St. Paul, and they gave a terub:e account of the srate of affairs. AH freight trains had been abandoned, as it was impossible to find men to manage thtrn. it is hard to see how any one could stand the exposure to wbirh the freight brakerr.en are now subjected. The brakts must le put on constantly, which involves crawling along the narrow footboards on top of the cars" which are coated with snow and ice ar.d exceedingly slippery. With the wind blowing at fifty miles an hour, and the train butting its way through the snow, it is impossible for the brakemen to maintain an upright position, and they are obliged to criwl from car to car vn their hands and knec-s, handle the cold iron, with the thermometer 40 degrees below zero, ar.d re- ^ main exposed To the storm for hours, as they never have time to go to the caboose. i The men have no shelter "beyond what they cau find by clinging to the ladders between the ears, and suffer fearfully. The engineer told me that dozens of men had frozen their hands and feet, and ihat finally several crews had refused to work longer and had taken shelter in the caboose. It was a wellknown fact in the Northwest that scarcely a freight brakeman works more than one year, as the experience of one winter is such as to make them prefer anything to repeating it.?St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Which nan Killed First 1 A curious complication has arisen in consequence of the murder of the Woolfolk family by Tom Woolfolk near JSlacon, Ga., wbich was one of the most revolting tragedies ot this generation. me murderer now lies in jail under sentence of death, and be has been approached by the heirs of both his murdered father and step mother No one but the condemned man knows the particulars of the crime. If he killed his father first, his stepmother's heirs will come into the property; but if bis mother died first, his two surviving s:sters and himself succeed to the property.. A . ull confession from this monster is expected before his execution in order to clear up this point. Charles G. Minnegerode, a prominen citizen of Alexandria, Va., who had business relations with a large railroad supply in Vor V committed suicide at , his residence last night by shooting himself : in the head with a pistol. He was the son | of the Rev. Dr. Minnegerode, of Rich: mond, "was at one time a Confederate soldier and served on Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's staff. He leaves 3 widow and ?ght children. No cause assigned. I The unkindest cut of is to be found iu the average eight-dollar suit of clothes. Li ^ ,M