The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 19, 1880, Image 2

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Pile Press and Banner, j Ilr Hsisrh Wilson ami H. T. TVardlaw. < Wednesday, May 19, 1880. The Primary Elections* Wo arc iriad to kn >w that some interest j is beinj; manifested in tlio need for tlicj inauguration of some system of noinittn-j tions which bo exempt from the! evils which have heretofore attended the nominations by clubs, as well as in the! nominatin^eonventions. The Demoera-' cy of Abbevillecounty adopted the primary elections to prevent thc/'log rolling" j by members of nominating conventions, | but it seems that the way our primaries! are conducted, a *ftvorse system of "lop; roltinjj" has been developed. Now, it! candidate living in a populous section j has only to "swap votes" with another: candidate or two, who may lie similarly j favored and the election of all the "lo^j rollers" is secured. The manner in: which this work mav be done was made' apparent in the recent elections. To pre-! Vent makingngreenients to "swap votes" i ?which is in reality only a modified way I df expressing corruption in elections?ev- J try candidate should be allowed to run at j t lie primary election, whether lie has been J nominated by his own club or not. It will be remembered that in one of| our elections that Cokesburv had two or j three candidates for the Legislature and j nccordiug to the rules then in existence, the dub was under the necessity of ex-! pressing a choice, which choice asi !. unit!<>r nl' MIIISC. i llicit two excellent1 men olV thi' track. At Lowndesville there wore two good] nun whoso friends desired to bring j forward for the Legislature at tho primary j election?the members of the club chose j one, and practically said to Iho friends of j the other in every part of the countyl that thev had 110 right to vote for him. Jf we mistake not in times past Green-, wood had a citizen who would have been willing to become a candidate lor the Legislature but his eiub failed to nominate him, and the people of the entire county were prevented from voting for a man who would, if elected, have made as ctllciont and practical "lumber as wo j have ever sent there. Let us stop the plan which has heretofore o life red such great inducement for corruption in elections, and adopt in1 reality tho primary plan which gives j alike to voters and candidates a fair showing. Let the "trading" business stop.; AVo copy tho following from "Quid Nunc" j in support of our views : "I have taken some pains to ascertain the sentiment of a few leading men with whom I havo como in contact in reference to tho I'veat and Banner's attitude 011 t!>e question of primary ctections, or lather their sjbuse, and find it thoroughly endorsed. It is certainly just such an abuse as defeats substantially*, the fundamental feature of a democratic gcvernnu nt, fair,just and untrammeled representation. This unwarranted usurpa-j t>9n by a small minority of party control j smd manipulation operates to keep from I the poles hundreds of our very In-st eiti-1 teens, who cannot consistently support! men who are not their choice. The posi-j tion of the I'ress xufl Human" that every; candidate should fairly develop his! strength is surely the principle of right I rncti justice that should strictly control all j flections and one which the people will ; opiiold. ^ Gary and Anti-Gary. The Charleston News and Courier of Monday furnished some figures and spec-1 vhuionsin reference to the Gubernatorial candidates, which we transfer to the1 columns of tho Press ami Banner. If' the statements therein made are approxi-! inateJy correct it would seem that the} matter is pretty well settled at least as to i one of ttoe candidates. Wo believe the j estimate is not far wrong. In Green-; ville, bowevor, we believe that Judge; Cooke, fvince his election as a delegate to j the State Convention, has declared for Gary. Should lie vote for Gary tin; rend-1 er can taenUslly make the change in the calculation. While the present status of the member* of the Statu Convention niay l>e ssid to favor or oppose particular candidates, it is not at all certain that; these s*tne men will be sent to the ncxtj Convention, which will make the nomi-1 nations, but it indicates very clearly what I tlie complexion of that Convention will; lo. Ceaoral Hagoo<l's Letter. We ask attention to General Hagood's letter in another column of the Press and! flawicr. He speaks in a manner to com- j mand the respect of the people of South > Carolina- While no man in South Carolina served a more gallant part in the, s war, his modesty has prevented either' him or his friends from parading thatj fact before the public. Politically we en-!: dorse General Hagood. We have, how-; ever, felt called upon in the past to criti-| ciso some of his otficial nets-in attempting i to fasten what we thought an excessive and unjust assessment of the property ofP Abbeville county, but for all this, if no ' third man can bo brought into the field,' we should favor his nomination for Gov-] crnor. Sinco General Gary has manful-i ly pronounced his views on tho subject j of Independentism, we have no doubt of! the election of tho nominee, whoever he' may be. General Gary's speech hist Sale day at Edgefield has mollified much of , the strong opposition which then existed;' against him, and his friends and foes , alike respect him more now than before j his speech. 1 Augusta Makes Steady Strides. ! < | 1 An elegant steamer is to be placed upon j 1 the Savannah River between Augusta ' aim 11IG utv ui OilYUilililll. ?> . i. ?Y IlC- 1 less is President of the company. Twen- ] ty-live^housahd dollars have been sub-] Hcribecftor tlic building of the boat. Wei are glad to sec tlm additional evidence of Augusta's prosperity. Augusta is bound to be a great city. The now railroad en- i terprises that centre there will be of great < advantage. A railroad will in all proba- 1 bilitv be built from Augusta to connect with the Elbcrton and Air Line Itoad, and 1 as the new road from Toccoa to Knoxville 11 scums to be a fixed fact, Augusta has rea-:' sou to be cheerful as to its prospects. The i i Greenwood and Augusta Road it is; thought will be carrying cotton to Aligns-1( ta next year. The Savannah Valley will | in the course of time deliver theerojw of the South Carolina side of the Savannah in that city. i1 The Teuipcrancc Movement. If the temperance people of the State, desire to make an organized movement against the whiskey trailic, they will never find a better time than the present. A number of the country newspapers seom strongly opposed to the free vise of whis-, key and pistols, while the N&os and Cou-' rier is very pronounced in its temperance 1 views, and its opposition to the carrying of concealed weapons. A good cause with such able and influential advocates,! should meet with success. The Press Cou vent Ion. Wc hope that our brethren of the [tress'! will not forget the meeting of the Press Association in June. Every editor in! the State should attend. Wo think the meetings might be turned to profit, us well as pleasure, if tho brethren would devote a reasonable portion of their time to the discussion of the practical work of publishing a newspaper. Jiy an interchange of ideas and ex joriences, we think we might bo of mutual benetit to each; other in a substantial way. The Wa'liallaFenialo College catalo-Ufc fori tliis year will vuu^er 101 uludcuts.?Jxtowic i Coariir. 9 ! Sunday Schools. Ilev. II. T.Sloan, I>. Is., last week published ' in tin' .1 xsori'itr JJr/ortncil l'resb]/frri>in a very interesting pastoral letter (in the subject of' "Sunday Sehools,,' in which the author oilers ' some practical surest ions as to lite success- 1 till conduct ot t hese schools. As every Christian must i'cel more or less interest iti the | subject we copy ii paragraph or two. Except; for its length, we should he pleased to giveour readers the benefit of the entire letter. Mr. Sloan says: 't wo points In the external routine de?orve' attention. Economy of time and due order) of arrangement, ainiinir to five as much in-1 structlon as possible within tlie time allotted. There must be devotional exercises, and all rei|iiired to attend and participate; but let litem be brief, pertinent, and practical, allowing ample time lor recitation. Hlble reading.; exposition, catechising, l's.iltn sinking, iVe.1 t'midreti love to sing, and should early learn i to praise t!od. The subject matter taught should be lJible; truth, historical, biographical, doctrinal, and practical, all illustrated mid enlorced by t 'liris. I tian life, making li appear that t.'ristianHy | eanjcomfort, and encourage tile living, and support, and reward the dying. Such matter; will counteract, intidei poison and defy the i sowing of Satanic Lares as well as furnish ar- , tnorfor Hits responsibilities and conflict's 011 I lie. It. is well, like Timothy, to "know the Scriptures from ti child, which are aide toi makcuswl.se unto salvation.*' Vet the in-J struction may b? diversified, as far as compatible with unity of design, that the voting ! may he instructed? In tlie way of salvation :tnet savingly united to Christ. With thisj eiul in view, let all instruction be brief, expos- t itory, tender, pungent ? addressed to the' hearts and consciences as well as to the tin-j dcrstanding ami memory, I>ut no method, | however fascinating, should he allowed to su- i pcrsede ca'eehatlcal instruction. This has. lieen long tested, and ti led, and never found j wanting, Despite nil modern iniprovetncnt-s i ? cards, lesson papers, hlaek boards, &i\,?It [ will lie found that souio of the old standard i eateehlsnis are bwlt&r for primary classes. A ! doctrine enunciated or a duty enjoined, hacked by h "Thus saycth the Lord," some pertinent text of Scripture, ought t<i be early ini-i pressed upon the mind as incontrovertible [ truth?the final appeal in all cases of controversy. Thus the young receive the truth In I the love of it, and learn to reverence the I Scriptures as the oniy rule of faith and practic. lint notwithstanding the numerous and (I l had almost said) unspeakable advantages oi l Sabbath Schools ?ln connection with the j church, it is found difficult in practice to keep ! up a lively interest in tlicin. lleuce, the necessity of trying to discover some method, by wiiieli to keei> ui> an unfailing, growing in-J terest, and inquiring what are tlic detects 01 the system ? Thereshould l>c a sense 0:1 (lie part of n te:icher of individual responsibility as a coworker with Christ, ami a desire ti> Jo good? a longing lor souls, that they may be brought to Christ, and <iod in all things be ulorilied thereby. This kind of spirit will make teachers punctual, painstaking,und prayerful?not satisfied ij^rely to interest and instruct, but sirivinu If# the eon version and sauclillcatiou of every member of the class. It is also a mistaken notion, that on any evidence of declining interest or the approach of an u u propitious season, it would be better to suspend for a while and then take a new start. This furnishes the very pretext which sonic desire, to quit tilt* Kchool, perhaps never to return, ami necessitates a reorganization, and much effort to get them buck to tin: point, at which things left off. If the winter bo cold nnd the house uncomfortable, let it be made as comfortable' as our dwellings. Hotter continue tlie school in the lace of difficulties ami discouragements, even witli diminished members?better improvise expedient, change text books, offer prizes, get up a celebration, or do any thing to cxcite renewed Interest? than sutler the withering influence of suspen-1 si?*n. c*vAimnli YaUm- l?:iilroft(] JlectiniT. k:r?( i aiiiiuu i j ..... _ - . _ A mooting of the Directors of :he Savannah Valley Railroad Company was held at j Carn wo 11 Institute pursuant to appointment j on Friday, May 7th, 18>o. Present?.). M.! Latimer, President, and \\\ \V. Humphreys, | li. K. Whitner, J. \V. Xorrls, J. T. Itarnes, i it. 1'. Clinkscalos. V. J. Mil ford, W. H. Watson, S. J. Hester and T.Hester. On motion. Mr. A. S. Todd was requested j to act as temporary Secretary. The President stated that the object of thej meeting was to elect an Kngineer to survey and locate the line of the road, and to attend to other matters of Importance, and laid before the Hoard several propositions from Civil Engineers, which were duly and fully discussed. On motion of ("apt. Karnes it was decided to elect MaJ. T. li. I.eeas the Kngineer, pro-j viiied it be ascertained that ills proposition is i cheaper to the Company. On motion of Maj. Wliitner the President >.1 rllrnnlKil ?i, fmilSIllit tliel action of the Hoard to the Knglneers. (mi motion of ('apt. Harm's it was ordered tlmt the subordinates of the Knglneer Corps br selecred by the Knglneer, with theconenr-1 rence of the President, who shall call Into counsel such Directors as may be convenient. On motion of ('apt. Harnes a committee,] consisting of President J.atinier and Messrs. | Humphreys, Watson, Milford, X orris and S. I .1. Hester,* was appointed to select and pur-'J chase implements, tools and general out tit ofj equipments and supplies for the Knglneer t Corps, and on motion of Maj >r Whitncr it J was ordered that three of the committee constitute a quorum. Maj. Whitner proposed Mr. \V. S. Llgoti ofj Anderson, for the otllee of Treasurer, and lie' was unanimously elected. The question of what percent, should lie paid the olMccrs who collect the subscription taxes was discussed at some lenglh, and It was dually directed that the President should obtain liil'irmation in regard to the mutter and make satisfactory urrungnients. Remarks of encouragement and urging prompt and energetic action were made by ( en. Humphreys, Capt. Hester and Capt. Harnes. On motion of Col. Xorrls, Messrs. Humphreys, Whltner and Watson were appointed a committee to arrange and fix the salary of tlie Treasurer until the next annum iiutci ins in November, and on further motion the I snme committee was charged with the duty of attending to the execution of the Treasurer's bond. The President urged the Individual members of the Hoard to encourage the people all along the line to pay promptly tho railroad taxes, in order that the work might bo commenced us soon as possible, whethcrit was lo be carried out with hired or convict labor, after which the meet trig adtourned. J. M. l.ATIMKit, President. A, S. Tor>i>, Secretary pro tan. THE STATE UNIVERSITY. Election of Professors for the Agricnl-' tural College. (News and Courier.) Coi.rMniA. May'12.?A full meeting of the board of trustees of the South Carolina University was held at the tiovcrnor's otiicc to-j nlght. The following gentlemen were elected I as tije faculty of the Agricultural College:] W'm. Porcher .Miles, of Virginia, president and professor of Kncllsli literature, salary ?2,500; Dr. Joseph I.ei'onte, of tho University i.mtac,,. ,,f <'..nllirrv lllilll-rulo- I sy and botany, salary $2,jo0: Col. lJenJamin j Sloan, of Adger Col lego, professor of mathc- [, mattes and natural philosophy, salary i1 I>r.\\fm. Kurney, of John's Hopkins Univer-j sity. Baltimore. professor of chemistry, salary i 52.'?K>; Mr. Jesse Jones, of Charleston, foreman | "f the mechanical department, salary $730. h J'ho election of a foroman of the farm was postponed until the regular meeting In Au-j gust next. Luddcn & Bate*' Grand Clearing Out j j Sale?The one grand chance of n j, lifetime to buy a fine Piano or j Organ "awful cheap.'' Commencing May 1"? mid ending July 1. To |' ?nve heavy expense r.nd labor of removlngtoj1 nur New I>ouMc Four story Store, July 1, 1 we oiler our entlrcstoe.k of Pianos ami Organs I' now on hand and to arrive before removal, j ( fonsistlng of X Chlckerlng, .">D Hathushek,2l | IJghte <t Co., 5 Hallct <S Davis, li-' southern ; fiein. 10Favorite, is Guild Church Pianos. Ill) ttclouhut & Go. 44 Sterling Organs. *11 ' new and Just from the Factory. Also 100 Sec- ' rmd Hand Pianos and Oruuns, nearly all used ( only from ono to Nix months, and precisely |< us good as new. All to tie closed out hy July j' I at .Manufacturer's Wholesale Kates. Wo can't, j1 ;ind won't move tnem. Don't missthlscbancc! 1 Address us for "Clcnrlnjr Out Sale' Circulars j >?nd Prices." and be quick about it too. Lad-; ( Jen llatcs' Southern Music House, Savan- ( nab, Ua. I j Hood For State Treasurer. i Columbia M'-rniry.} j j The nanieof Hon. William Hood, of Abbe-1? ville, is presented to the people of the State!, for the ofllceof state Treasurer. He occupied ., the position during the administration oi"{' governor Orr, and discharged iiis duties with I a fidelity which challenged the admiration ] [>f all who bad official intercourse with him. j Willi the positive assurance that the present , capable and faithful incumbent will not be a | J candidate lor re-election, we nominate I'ro-! 1 lessor Hood for the office, feeling full confi- j ( ience in the endorsement of t he people I < through their delegates in convention as- , scmblcd. A correspondent of this issue of the JnMli- : 1 grnccr suagests Hon. James I,. Orr, of Ander- 11 son, for tiie nomination for Congress by the > I Democracy of the Third District. Theiiomi-jj nation Is a good one. and the reasonssuggest* i, ed forit are.wortliy of favorable consideration. I! In addition, we may add that wetliink the 1 County of Anderson is entitled to a rcpresenta-! < live In Congress. This wasoneofthe foremost I ] counties in the redemption of the State, and ! < we have received no recognition In the way of promotion of our citizens. We do note mention this by way of complaint, but simp- > I l.v to show how reasonable is the request lor 1 the Congressional norninccto besclected from ] our midst. Mr. Orr is fully competent for the, Dosltion Indicated, and if elected will makcal. record alike creditable to himselfand his DIs-;1 trict.?Ancferwu InUlUyrncer. |< The Hoard of Directors of the Savannah : Valley Hail road have elected Maj. Thomas iJ.! ( Lee, of this place. Chief Knglneer of thier < Company, ami in pursuance to instructions of ^ the Hoard will at once orcani/.c his corps of ?uvcyors,and'begin a preliminary survey of the route from this place to Horn's Mine on i next Tuesday, commencing at thisend of tlie ] line. The survey will be sufficiently accuratc . tli/* <.<>et r,l tlio frriillllKr 1111(1 , estimates for .both a narrow ami broad gauge road will be made. Experimental surveys of; nil the proposed routes will be made, so that ' wlivii tlie report Is submitted to the Directors u?c ionic can ?c* ui oiicu i<)citu*uv tinu wwuv , commenced without delay. rvfsij. lite is tin , engineer of considerable experience. and will doubtless jierfc?rn> his work accurately und satisfactorily.?Anderson Intelligencer. j i MKKTING I'IKDMONT M A N LTA'Tl" KI NO Company.?Tnis company held their animal ; meeting tit Piedmont on Wednesday last; the stock well represented by some of the best men ( of the>?taie,aml the meeting very harmonious. The net profits for the year were shown to he SST.tKK). The salary of Col. If. P. Hainnietl : was tlxed at So.uuo, whieh we think is the,: hisrheNt .-alary prtld to a President of a Cotton . Mill In the state. This mark of appreciatl .1 , must. he very uiatifyinsr to Col. 11., as it .ppears to us that the stoekholdorsHook i<is i method of showing that his management, of ' the Mill wits satisfactory to them.?Granville < Xrira. Itev. P. T,. Morris has rented Capt. T'arker's ] house In Midway ami will go to ho tine keep* in? about the Urst of June next.?A'eowceCnu', Tier, 11 Talmagc in Atlanta. }11S LECTURE AXl? SKRMOX. 2,000 People Turucd from the Door: {Sunny (tiuth.) Our people Imve certainly enjoyed grand treat in the visit of the great Tal ernacle preacher of Drooklyn. 1 f is lev tore in the Opera house on Saturday ev< ning last was immensely appreciated lj every mio present, and tlieannounoemei that ho would preaeli the next night i tin; First Methodist Church created a gci nine sensation throughout the city. Sue ii rush and Jam tor seats has never nee seen here on any occasion. Before dar tiio immenso building was packed, an yet streams of people rushed towards i portals, and it is estimated that 2,000 ( more failod to gain admittance. Evei loot of space inside the walls was ocoi pied by people sitting or standing. Sermon. "Come thou ana an tuy House into n ark."?Genesis vii., 1. We need no Bible to tell us (here was delude. The geologist's hammer atlirn it. The sea-shells and the marine form; tion on the tops of the highest mountaii prove that the waters ol" the ocean oik washed the tops ol' the Alps and tl Andes. .1 ust how this accident occurrei we know not; whether by Hashes < ligntning changing the air Into water, < bv collision of the clouds, ot by dire stroke from the hand of (Sod. Liken axo between the horns of an ox, the earl staggered. To prepare people for thatu tastrnphe. there was a large ship orderc to be built. It should have no prow, ft it was to sail to no port; it was to haver helm, for no human hand was to guid It was to be two or thrqo times41s large; one of our Canard ships; it was theGrei Eastern of olden times. The ship wi done, the door stood open; the lizarc crawled in, the grasshoppers lioppcd ii the birds llew in, the cattle walked ii and then the invitation went forth l Noah, "Conio thou an J all thy house ini wie ariv. Only one family embarks on th strange voyage. Tlicvget inside the shi and I hear the door shut. A great stori meanwhile gathers around the place. A ter awhile the cedars of Lebanon crack i the gale; there is a moaning in the win like unto the moan of a dying worli The inhabitants of tho earth stand 01 doors with upturned laces, and feel tl great splashes of rain upon their cheok (Jrash! go the mountains; boorn! go tl bursting heavens! It is often said that in that crisis peop must have gone to the tops of tho housi or higher places to escape. I don't bi lievo that. When (Sod grinds the tnout tains to pieces and the ocean slips its cab there is no place to fly to. I suppose tl people sat down in a damp, white horn to die. How tho ship tosses and pitch) in the wild surf, while tho passengei look out of the window at tho shipwrcc of a race and the carcasses of a dead work Woo to the mountains! Woe to the sea Now I am no alarmist. If, after tl twenty-first of September, after the win has been blowing from the northeastsou four or live days, somebody gi\;cs tl oninion that tho equinox is coining, n< body will deny that; they say it is almo: certain. And I am no alarmist when say there is a storm coming, compared I which Noah's Hood was as an April shov er; and the cry that went forth in the ol< en time sounds forth to-night; "Con; thou and all thy house into the ark. And while we feel to-night that peopi can't got inside this building, blessed 1 Cod, that in his >>rk of mercy there room; room .in tho generations of tl present and the generations to come; an without any discrimination, wo to-nigl sound thu invitation of the gospel, an say, "Come thou and all thy house inl the ark." Now, how did Noah and li family get into the ark ? Did they con through tho windows? Did they con through tho roof? No; they can through the door, and if we get'into tl ark of God's mercy, it will he throuq Christ the door. Now, the door of tli ancient ark was a very largo door. Ho do I know it? There were elephantir monsters in those days that went into tl: ark two abreast larger than at any tin in our day. Wo can hardly imagine the size; they required a very large door < they could not have gotten into the arl Therefore, I tell you to-night with conf denco, the door of (Jod's tnorcy is a vet wide door. We do not go in two by t\\ but bv thousands and millions, lourtec millions abreast. "Whoever will, let hit come." I put that silver trumpet of tl gospel to my lins to-night and blow or long blast: "Whoever will, let hii come." lint I notice that this doorintnear was in tlio side of the ark; it was a sitl door; we are distinctly told so in tl Scriptures; and I have to tell you till the door of this ark of God's mercy is i the side; it is through the pierced sid the bleeding side; the wide-open side < the Son of God. That is the sido doo Now, when a man gives an invitation to great banquet, he directs a number of le ters to certain individuals, and onl tliose persons who aro invited arc ex poo eil to come. But that is not the wn Christ makes a banquet. When II makes a banquet He comes to the frot door of heaven, and flings one hand ov< the land and one over the sea, and with voice which sounds over Icelandic moui tain and Uorncsian grove, and Knglis factory and American homo, cries, "Com for now all things are ready." You know the <rross was made of t\v piece, and a perpendicular piece, and the were bolted together, but they are no' broken apart, and tnako two posts of tL side door in the ark of God's mercy. Rowland Ilill said ho would be glad 1 iret into heaven, if he had to tret i through the crack of the door; but that not the way Rowland Hill went int heaven. When ho reached there the at gel said: "Lilt up your heads, oh, ye evei lasting gates, and' let the child of glor in." Martin Luther said this was so grand gospel that it was lit to be carried on one knees from Koine to Jerusalem, I wi ro further, and say It is grander gospe it is a gospel fit to be carried on ouc' knees all round the world. "Whosocvc beliovcth in Him, shall not perish, bi shall have everlasting life." Archimides said that if he could find fulcrum upon which to rest his lever h could raise the world. Kureka! I hav ['ound it. The cross is the fulcrum an I'hrist is the lever who will raise th world to where the light of the breakin lay shall light up the spires ot the no Jerusalem, v/u, wnai a gospci: n ivished ouo word to express it, that won would be mercy! mercy!! merev!! rhe world know* nothing'of morcy, cx "ept as they learn it from tlie gospel Suppose u man has gone astray, th world savs: "Out with him ! out wit lim from the bank, from the social circU from domestic life, from every place at tractive." And the more ho goes awi; from duty, tlio harder sociot}* is agains lum. How does God do ? Why. you ca! ell how far a man has gone olf,"by th jmphasis of God's voice. When a ma uasgone a little astray, God says softh 'Come back !" When he has gono Hundred miles, JIo calls louder, "Com >aok !" When he has gono live thousan nil;s, God t hunders from the sky: "Com sack! Come back !! Oh, tlio mercy of God! Tho worl knows nothing about mercy; and If it i laid for a man when he has gono astray o get back, how much harder is it for woman to get back ? What though sh starved, no bread for her: what thoug she die, tumble her into acoflin and hav 30 prayer. There is no moro mcrcy ii :he fang of a rattlesnake or the tooth of 13'enu, than tho world for a woman gon isiray. ? 11:11, uiini|;ii Hn iumung m in Uiwre, with hor tinkers on the top of th rock, struggling to get back, wo wil :omo, and with our hard heels mash th lingers until who falls back. No mere, for the man or woman fallen away ! Go' iaid: "let him that is without sin cast th first stone." Mercy j mercy!! mercy!! liigh as heavon, deep as hell, lon^r as eter oily?mercy! mercy!! mercy!!! lVeinark*agnin, in regard to the doo in tho ark of God's mercy, that it is 1 loorthat swings both ways. Now I an not certain whether the door in tho an cient ark was lifted or whether it swim jji hinges; but I do know that in regar to the door in the ark of God's mercy, i is a door that swings both ways. 1 9^111^ UUl iw Ull UIU H UW, H nHiii^nui v let our prayers outer; it swings out to le ministering angelseome forth to celebrat Lhe victory. It knows no north, no south, no oast, n west; it is the same old gospel wliereve we preach it. oh, the change since those times whe there were great animosities betweei Christians. When Charles Weslev stand ing in his pnlpit in London, saiil some thing about Calvlnists, a Calvinist in tli sudiciicf rose and suid : "That's a li? !' Now, Christians gather 111 the sam L-hurelies, sing the same hymns am preach in the same pnlpit. The liaptist and the Pedo-Itaptists are the same; th sheep are oi' the same flock; there isonl; a little ditFerenco in the way of washinj the sheep. [Laughter.] My hither diet at 81 voars ot age, and did not kno\ whether he was a Nubl ipsarian or a Su perlapsian, and I don't suppose ho ha found out yet. [Laughter.] I can re member when we were at war, and th ;:ros- of Christ was hid behind the smok jf battle- Blessed be Cod that it is lie | so now! Tho fellowship of kindred ! minds is like that above. It makes no difference 'how you get in, so that you ! get in. Tho door swings both ways. "One army of the living Ood At his comm:iml wo how; I l'art of the hosts have crossed the flood, j And part are crossing now." ! Again I remark, in regard to the door aj of the ark, that it was a door with fastenj-lings. Without them Noah and his fumi<. j lv might have as well been outsido the j ark as inside the ark. Anybody that lias B" j been out at sea knows that the door of a ?y ship without fastenings is of no use at all, it! because the first strong wind will sweep | them away. Noah might as well have I been outside the ark as inside tho ark I without the fastenings. The Lord shut :h | him in. And tho door shut is what gives ; iiu mir uat'ot.v in ?<'hi-istian life. Sorrows . may come. ilcro is :i man who has had ; it great financial danger; the waves dash id j over the hurricane deck; they don't dc ts! that man iitiy damage; lie hsis treasures j laid up in heaven. Lord, who shut him I in ? liero arc two who have gone through ! a great bereavenient, n great sorrow and i- [ sadness; and they come and take the darj ling child. You are a better man than you used to be; it is no egotism lor you I to say that. Ho blessed you and lilted 10 j you up in your sorrow. Tho Lord shut ! you in. I I am glad to know that this door of the is | ark of God's mercy will tinally not only i-jshut us in, but will shut out all the softs j rows, annoyances and vexations of this 0, life. Iu this world we cry a great deal; te | we. have a great many sorrows, a great 1, { many misfortunes, but the Lamb in the L>r midst of the throne shall lead lis to the >r fountains of living water, and ho shall ut; wipe away all tears from our eyes. ? | Perhaps it is hard work for us to pay h | our rent when duo, but in our "Father's i-1 kingdom there arc many mansions," and id [norent day ever comes, l'erhaps it is j hard for some to get their broad, but io: "thev shall hunger and thirst no more." 1 T" " r twv, ??,i *-* i II ail UJU ftUHUWfl "I lltU WUIV up ?MU is j kuock at the gate of heaven, there is nc nt! admittance. II" all tiio bereavements ol is j this life come up and knock at the gate ol 1* heaven, there is no admittance. 11, "The Lord shut him in." Blessed arc u; they who put their trust in Ilitri. to On, I atn glad to-night that I do no) to i invite you on board a leaking craft, with a broken helm and a leaking door, but at into an ark 50cubits wide, 350 cubits loii? |), and the posts so wide apart that the whole in i earth, without grazing the pouts, may be f- j bowled in! in I Is it not strange whore such an ark ii< id ' provided, that people will not come in? [I. How was it that whon that ark of Noah it was building; it continued l'or lifty, eighty lfi a hundred and ten, and a hundred ami s. I twenty years, and yet so many did not go lejin? I suppose one reason was that peoj pie thought there tvas "time enough yet." le At the end of forty years they said, "This ' threatening has nut been fulfilled. Let b- j us get larger lloeks. Let us cultivate the , soil; we aro going in; it is only a quesle; tion of time." .Meanwhile the fountains le j of heaven were tilling up; the prize was >r' placed under the mountains; tho last )s1 year, the last month, the last week, the ra j last hour, tho lust minute, and tho great k ocean dashed from above, and another 1.1 ocean rolled from beneath, and God burs': ied all with one srreat wave of universal ic; destruction ! Tha-*he very reuson peod j plo don't go into the ark now, '"there is ic; time enough yet." Here is a man who ic! says, "Vou cannot expect a man of my 1 prospects to go into the ark. I expect to st! enjoy the world. I shall look over the 11 whole field. I am going into tliourk, but io I it is a question of time. Sometimes lui f-1 goes on the streets at night, there is a gust I-! of wind, a plank is loosened from a seafie j foldingancl the plank fails on him. Dead! | and outside of the ark ! Or he is taking le I a rido on a pleasant day, a vehicle crashed >eI into his, he cannot control his horse; he is | plants his feet against the dashboard and 101 . shouts "whoa! whoa!" but he cannot id stop. Ilis body is picked up from the it wreck of the carriage, but, where is his d j soul ? Dead ! head ! and outside the ark ! to | Or passing a house at night, you see light is} from room to room. A sudden yell, a ie j physician is sent for; twenty drops?no 101 help; thirty drops?no help; forty drops ic ?no help; no time to repeat ttjc promises ie no time to pray. All agitation and alarm; ;h the pulses nutter, the heart drops, head! ie Dead! and outside the ark ! w j Or, I think, perhaps, tho people in the ie j olden time did not get into the ark beic ; cause they were afraid of being laughed ic i at. some people .sum mere was 10 uo nc ii*' flood; nor others, if there was to bo n ?r I tiood, the ark would not stand; then sotrie I started in, and others derided tiium; othi-ierssaid, "Just look at them; it is a story y too good to keep, they are going into the o ark;" and they never got in ami wore m never saved, Audi verily beliove that m thousands of men in this house are now le kept out of tho kingdom of (iod because >e they don't like to be laughed at. A thouin sand men can stand in front of a cannon | and not ilinch, and yet not one can beat k ! to be laughed at. A young man snys, e-j "What will tl.?y do at" the elub, or at Tlit 10 siorc wncii nicy near 01 mis i mey win at | say 'hero conies your Christ inn. You are n j no hotter than we. You're just protende, ling to bo. Get down and pray; you durst of! not pray, do you? A pretty Christian r. I you nre !'" a|" It is tho fear of being laughed nt which t- keeps people away from their duty. I v What will those people do for you when t- you goto die? Do you think you will y send for them ? No. You would rathoi fe I have the plainest Christian man in Atit: lanta to come and pray for you than the >r j most brilliant inlidelVithiu the United a! States. They may laugh you out ol i-i heaven but they eau't laugh you out ol h j hell. ie "Come thou and all thy house into the I ark." My friends, this is a very large o j invitation. It is not a selfish matter; it is y | not merely yourself to whom it refers, iv | How does it read: "Come thou and all ie thy house, into the ark." What docs ] this mean ? Your wife and your children. :oI You can get them in only in one way. n j How did Xoali K^t his family in the ark ? is | By going in hiinseif. Suppose lie stood o I outside the ark, and told Ins family: "It i- is very important that you should go iur to the ark. ' His children would say: y "Wo will not go; father stays outside ol j the ark; lie is a wise man; it must be sale a [ to stay outside, and we will wait until he 's j goes in." The way Noah got his family 11[in was by going in himself, and thnt 1; i shows fathers and mothers that they sjshould lead the way. And you can't >r; drivo them in. Suppose Noah had tried it I to drive the doves and pigeons into the i ark ? He would only have scattered them aiho invited them in, a very easy way. c I You can draw your children in but you e j can't drive them at the butt end of a cated J chism. How does the passage go, "If I el be lifted up I will drivo all men unto g.tne?" No. "If I be lifted up I will v | draw all men unto mo." Go Into the ark I on delist as soon as you get in, invito your [1 i family in. Noah, when he first heard the ! I rain on the roof, had thought of the fact that his wife was outside. Must sho stay I. ithero? Oh.no! He must have her in the o ark. And, oh ! you. IIow long is it now li! ?ton, fifteen, twenty, thirty yeur.s since ),! that day, you remember, when you stood at the altar, and with an oath before high y | heaven, swore that you would be faithful "t; until death did you part; and you aregoti; ing to keep that oath ! I look into your e I fanes to-night and I know you are going n | to keep that oath. You Will keep that *:1 oath as long as you remember the orange a' blossoms and sound of tlio wedding c! inarch. You remember that on that day il: there was a marriage ring placed upon her ei linger. That marriage ring has never I fallen off. Sickness came, and the round .1 i i'.? i..?? *i.? iv?11 Ml I I V Mill* HJUilll^ UUVll Ull h!oH". Poverty came, and there was hard ,! work for that finger, but it did not wear ai oil' tlio ring, it only wore it brighter; it o! still stayed on; and after a while the twain h ' go and stand at a grave, and in that grave e j sco buried a thousand hopes, but the ring ii I docs not fall olf; it stays on. 'Die quesa! lion is to-night, whether tho sepulchre 0 ! will have power to break that ring. Uod e! forbid! el At tho close of one of my services in 1 ! Brooklyn, avouugman and woman came U i im: in u jmuu ruum uuu n.uu. i/w y ! remember marrying us a year ago ?' I il; said,, " Yes." Ho said, "Murry us again o: to-night. My wife has bocn a Christian a ! good while; inarry us for eternity." I - j put my hands on their foreheads, "]Jo one forever. One in eternity, and one in r!heaven." a ' There is ono argument a man cannot n ' get over. A wife faithful to Jesus Christ, - i faithful to her duty, and all that is good gland holy. And your children, too, are d you going to havo them in ? Wo often it talk of what we are going to do for our t! children; our children do more for us. o What is thero to take the wound out of t the heart like the solt palm of a child's o ! hand ?, What music on the harp or llute j like the music of aehild's "good-night?" o! Oh, you must have them in the ark ! And r! how are you going to get tlioin into the j ark ? T think one way would bo to set up n ; a family altar?set it up to-night. ii A gentleman said to mo: "Last night -' we had a strange spectacle at our house. !- ] Wc went home from church, and we ncvp er had prayers at on r house, and I took " 1 the llibl?ttiicl opened it, and I am a prcto ty good reader ordinarily, but somehow I il! could not road; the thought that I h;ul s neglected Christ so long overpowered me. e I started to read, read ono verse and could y go no further. I said to my family : 'Let ; us kneel down;' and I said: 'Oh, Lord!' J and could go no further. My good Clirisv , tian wife took up the prayer, but she was - so overjoyed that Christ had at length s1 come to our house that she said: 'Oh, - Lord, and stopped thero. The youngchile'dren were too young to lead in prayer; c but we lay on' the floor and cried?we 11 cried, but could uotpruy." I said: "My i brother, you dul pray. Every tear of re- J pentance upon your cheek was a prayer, i rho tir?t*tear that fell, God sent to catch; I and tho angel swopt down and caught! that tear, and With the glittering treasure! T1 .swept back to tho throne, and all tho heavenly host cried out an they saw tho treas* . tire: "Heboid! they pray I Behold! they A ! pray !'' 1 I Oh, come with mo into the ark. Come jinto the ark, and bring your children , I with you. Which one of them can you : spare? Will it be tho youngest? Will 'it bo the oldest? Oh, no! You cannot ! spare one of them. A gentleman on < i board ono of tho western steamers saw a tlii | poor man on deck, with two little girls, up j He said: "You seem to be a very poor ;,a' ;;innn." "Yos; If there is in the world j ^ II ono man poorer than I, God help him !" j?, i The gentleman, who was a benevolent on I man, said: "I will take ono of those chil- an ! dren and adopt her, and bring her up in a; P'>i Christian family, and ?ivo lier half my | v,', i estate, and that will be a great relief." A I lie ' relief! will it he a relief to have mv heart j ly t j torn out and my arms from my body ? iCl) ;t A relief! What do you ineaji? No; I ?"( . j eannot afford to spare one." "Come thou ?,i and all thy house into the ark !" an | "Father," said a young man in Phila- ne j dolphin, when I was living there, "you 1,1 : gave me great wealth and a splendid edu- Jj" cation, and you started mo well in every on respect in life, except one. You never so taught mo how to die. And now Iain go- jl" ingio die, and I am going out into the jjjj i darkness." "0, come thou, and all thy . ; house, into the ark." What will you in ex the day of judgment say, when God asks cJ 11 you about your children ? "Where is s Mary? Where is George? Where is u]| Henry? Where are those children?" calling them by name. Will they alll be sii in the ark ? tli i I wish, to-night, that this whole audi- j,u] jenco, en masse, could pass into the king- t|, , i dom of God. I would not be satisfied st< , j with the salvation of fifty, or a hundred, tli or a thousand people there. Wo must 11 have tliein all in the ark. l^!j ij Confronting 3rou, perhaps, only once in br f all my life, I cannot lot go your hands, mi fj my friends, to-night, until you are in the ark. Suppose that one of these young i men in the aislo should start for Christ in {,J J Heaven. That young man thinks he has t>y no influence; his example will takoeight- ov i j een or twenty young men into the ark. u* {If ho never said one word, they would yr hear of it this week, or the next week. jj. | It would thi ill through their souls; and ki I there is something so grand, so magnili- Ci jcont about a young man consecrating jSH i himself to Christ that it is irresistible. If ",j I he would but start for Christ, how many th ; of his friends would start with him. \vl I Sometime ago, eight young men on the ca I Potomac river went out to break the J*'1 i j Lord's day, as full of wickedness as con Id be. They started out to break the Sab- do | bath, and as they passed by tlio fields tli along the Potomac, the bell of ft church 1,1 , struck up, and one young man named ! George, siad: "There is the hell of u church; I am going." The young men m ; said: "Hecoming a Christian! going to ah ; church! You never go to church, do .|you? If you are going to church, hero " i we are at the Potomac river and we will ru , baptize you;" and they seized liiin to tci throw hi in ill tho river. The young man ^ said: "My lads, wait; I am in your power J" and you may put me in the liver, but h? hold oil and I will tell you one tiling, im i My mother was an invalid and was never du i out of bed. When I was about to leave '|l ho tie she said: "George, when you get your thing;* packed up, come in and get i my blessing.' And," said George, telling to ; I lie story to those young men, "after I got ?c< i the things packed up, I went into thu 'j' , | room wliore my mother was, and I re- '* member she did look so sick, and I saw on ! thu bluo veins in her hands. 1 remember i tm ; I it as though it w re yesterday, and she! ^ i said; "George, kneel down by my bed, jj'j i and tike my dying blessing." And I hi! i knelt down, and she put that poor, sick tli hand on my head, and said: "George, you ov i will be out in the world. You will be Wl tried; you will find a great many troubles J-J.' and these are my dying words: 'When im sinners entice thee, consent thou not.' tli i And I am going to church," and he start i ed. Some of the young men in derision, y and some solemnly allcctcd, followed. ,J", ijThey got to the villago church; some ill ;; went in, and some lingered around thejth [ door. The truth went to George's heart. ni j Ho submitted to Christ, and anchored in J;" the kingdom of God that day. The oth- Mt, 1 ers, that morning, or within a week or an two, nil becninc Christians, and to-day w ?! six aro in heaven and two are standing in H i high positions in church and state; ami jJ,, i j all because one young man did his dntv. |cti i Oh, to start to-night for the kingdom of ?t< ; God. Tho door of mercy is wide open | P' ijtiow;aftcr awhile it will ho closed. I! {" i i have seen some men reject tlio olfeis of In, , I mercy until it seemed to me I could see in | the doors of merry close. They stcodh" 11 wide open, tho gates did, and they re- T' fused the oilers of grace; the door kept '|"j i j closing, closing, until the door?shut! pi I I was told that I should be in the tower a' ,! of London when the clock struck?the t[ tower of St. Paul's cathedral. Thc.v said i; tlie elfcct was so peculiar. So I calculu- th >1 tod tho time when tho bell struck. It Ik j struck three. It struck one with great ui i power; then there was along cessation, i and it seem as if it would never strike again, but after a great while tho brazen C(] tongue came up and struck two; then wi there was a long cessation, and it seemed w i it would not strike again?it seemed as if i tho clock had stopped; but after awhile it ?.| came up again and struck three; and I Di thought to myself, "Oh, how like tho ! passing away of the day of mercy. It 0,( I goes slowly but certainly, and almost iinf perceptibly." The clock^ strikes one, N0 ' two, three. If itstrikes twelve, then the ?e j day Is gone forever. But vo: men postII pone and postpone, and adjourn and ad- J ijjourn the great themo of salvation, not |1(l 11 realizing that tho day is going, and the sir | clock strikes four, live, six. Oh, if they .'would only attend to that; but they do |l' ij not realize that the day is going, and that ^ [opportunities are perishing; and tho |.t, i clock strikes seven, eight. If the clock ! m | strikes twelve, it is too late. The day of tl? ' mercy is going, going, going. The dock jf|l strikes nine.* Oh, if it struck twelve! n,' | Ten, cloven ! God forbid it should strike i,r I twelve until we lmvo entered tho knin- wi '! dom ! It has not struck twelve ! Now is 1,1 I the accepted time; now is the day of sal! ration. "To-day, if you would hear his voice, Now is the time to make your choice. Say, will you to our /ion go? Will you have our Christ or no?" i Como into tho nrk ! , n' Come into tiie ark, young and old, to- ev night, to-night! Let that be tho record, m that all of you come into the ark. There ' * is a day coming when all this scene of Pc to-night will bo rehearsed. It is written ! now in a ponderous tome; it is known c|, I just A lio are hero who sat, who stood who sn I half entered the doorway, who were outI side, and who could not gain an entrance, rc; I but who tried to come in. All our names In' j to-night are written on that, tome, that uj ponderous tome, by tho eternal recorder, th Then will bo shown in a few minutes the result of this Sabbath night in my soul. I am interested in your salvation of all ro: people. My first interest must be in my In own salvation; yours, in your salvation cr abovu all. We either accept Christ or re- . ject him. We go into the ark or stay out. Hark! I hear the sound as of the rushing of chariot wheels, or as the swoop of bv I gran wings. 11 comus nearer; mo ncuv- | 1 ens above arc all aglow; they redden, *... ! they roll back in waves of glory; the her- en j aids who go in advance cry out to all the in I heavens: "Make way ! make way!! God m. j is come! the judgment! the judgment! ! cll while all the contents of the oceans of the sea with one uplifted voice cry out: j Hi "Mike way! tlic judgment! the" judg-1Hn mefttM" ' cr I think the most tremendous verso in ! all the Jiiblo is that short verso which jsays; "It is appointed unto all men once gc to die, and after that?the judgment. boi i In tho far east thero is a bird about ff' i which there is a beautiful superstition, j/J ! that upon whatover head tho shadow of iuj i that bird rests, upon that head there will \ j be a crown, Oh, thou dove of the spirit, Hf i fioat above us J Let tho shadow of thy j Wing rest upon this congregation, that |'lv ; each of them may meet in heaven, and bu may wear upon his head a crown, a crown, ^ I and hold in his hand a star, a star J E! wi t.kt 1:s PRAY. coi Oh, Lord, God of Pentecost, give us a mi thousand souls to-night; help us into tho of 'ark. Homo of us have come up to the! ?'< ' door, and have not yet quite courage to go, ^j; in. llv thy grace compel tts in, push Usi(ju in. Oh, Lord, save this people! If at tho 'i I next meeting we be in the presence of tho thi Jodgc, and tho books bo opened, may it ^ [ be found that to-night we all entered into lj tho kingdom of our (Soil. Oh, Lord, an- > pU swer us by fire; plunge Uft into the deep I nai fountains of thy grace ! Take away all i wl our sins; save lis for time, save us fori./ eternity. Go with us through all our pil- j all| griniage. When we are in temptation, be j scr thou our shield. When we are in dark- th< uess, bo thou our light. When we aro I ei' sick, be thou our physician; dying, be I | thou our life; buried, be thou our resur- j 7 ; roction. And glory, and praise, and sal-1 o'e vat ion, and song, shall bo unto him that jag< sittcth upon the throiu;, uiul luito thoj^e Lamb, forever and ever. Amen. Dadtly Cain's Deposition. ^ Sr. Lor is, May 12.?After two day's (lis-'sail j rnsslon the African Methodist ('onforenct; vci 1 ilils afternoon sustained by a decided majority ! am I the action of the bishops in deposing l)r. It. | rltl III. Cnin, ofHouth Carolina, from tho position Mm of Secretary of the hoard of missions. The Iiot matter came up 011 an appeal %to tho confer- ry. |cnce troin the action of the bishop* taken last wi I year. I)r. Cain It appears was removed on tlm > account OI ncgirci- orilllU'Illiy in pcriunn till) m i Iduties of Secretary in consequoneuof being. In 1 I deeply eugvossed in polities. ilit A Shocking Scenc 5 H LIT APPALLS THE? WHOLE CITY. t> W rc Fire Takes Place on the Sta^e of De " Give's Opera Hon.se, la Which the 8t Voiuigr Ladles liecomo Enveloped? The Wild Excitenicnt of the Moment. _.\ [Atlanta Oomtilutlon.] festenlny afternoon, n few minutes past rce o'clock,Just before the curtain had risen on the matinee performance of the spec;ular of I'aradlse and the I'erl, the audience irestartled by theory of Are. In a twlnk- f, ii? they sprang to I heir feet anil were on the y int uf stampeding. when Mr. Kdward King, e of the performers, drew the curtain aside gj d advancing calmly to the footlights, aptiled to them tt> pass out quietly, suiting at ? C same time that the cor.tume of one of the f, nu? Indies, who represented an angel, had t| cidentally caught lire and had been prompt- t( extinguished, out owing to her hysterical u million, It had been decided to postpone the ? tertuliiment. Upon this the audience smed reassured to a certain extent and be- n n crowding to the door, not as people who i' exactly panic stricken, bill.after the man- ' (); r of men and women desirous of quitting t| e building as rapidly as might be consist-1 t with the preservation ol life and limb. [ j ic admirable coolness of young King, sec-jC| ded by (tie splendid suppressive eH'orta of jj veral elderly gentlemen In the house,hada K ie curbing effect, and the audience, which, u pplly, was small, parsed to the street with- r) I accident. ,, \ Constitution reporter, anxious to learn the act status of theatl'alr upon thestage, work- -j his way througli the throng which sur-j., anded the back entrance and passed in bend the scenes. Here lie gleaned the partic-1 b urs of the saddest and most harrowing j h Biie which has ever been enacted upon any n ige. It seems that Just before the time for i s e performance to begin a group of eight or Lj II young ladles were collected In one of the | iper dressing rooms, which Is readied from I i\ e stage lloor by mean* of a short (light of jjj ip? leading up to a narrow balcony, from i f, e edge of which rises u low wooden railing. [, lese young ladies were dressed to represent | j, gels. They wore full flowing tarletou robes : _ ill very large sleeves, relieved by long. | 0 rrnd wings, standing stlflly out behind, and i h ude of common liattlnz. The mind staggers ! ? the effort to Imagine a more combustible j, stume. A gasjetwas burning In this room. had been lighted for the purpose of burn- v gcork, which, as everybody Knows, Is used u amateurs und professionals, the world t er, in nmklng up the face for artistic eftect u ion the stage. Among tho ladles In this |] esslng room were .Miss Maggie Chapman, j rs. Alible Hammond of iiiiltlrnore. Miss h ndge Kills, Miss Minnie Bellamy and Miss v itle Mayrant, who is a visitor here from ]( larlcstou. One of tlie above named ladies? y IIIU NIJ ??1 In?* VyllH|'l?HMI, ruiuu, .mn, mull- |t imd; others Miss Kills?In turning about,L| rust her wing Into ihc blazing Jet. In I ess I n an one minute she wan In tJnines, nnd in L\ u-ellnu around in her flight, had eomniunl-j 0 ted them to the other two. Mrs. Bellamy,] n 10 wus iilso In the room, took In the sltun- K >n nt a glance, nnd, with the quickness of ^ ouc lit, violent I y shoved theelrls nearest the or? her dauglitvr mid Miss Mnyruut among tl e number?out. upon the balcony. The si ree lliimlng angels rushed madly from the n urn, and two of them, In passing down the u Icony to the stage, net tire to the wings of p Isscs Bellamy and Mayrant. The third, |( rs. Hammond, frantic from fright, took a ? ortor path to the stage, throwing herself tl or the balcony millng and lalllngu distance \\ nearly ten feet to Llie floor helow. Having ri iralneu her feet she was making for a pile of p bblsh In the corner, evidently with th<?in- fj nt ion of throwing herself upon li, when n i ssrs. O. s. llarnum, T. K. Huston and Pro- fi isor Agostlnl, three of the performers, came n rolcally to her assistance, nnd by folding tl r In coats and stripping o(f her fiery gar- e cuts,saved lier life. Miss Chapman ran fi wn the balcony steps, and was Intercepted l< the bottom by Dr. Olmstend. who bravely * folded her In his own coat, but alas, she b illeduway from lilm, when Mr. Kdward c iug /lew to Ills aid, and nobly striking her p the door, the two together fought the fiery tl orplons, which were drinking up her young h e, until they were dead. Miss Bellamy, as tl im as the tip of lier wlnjrs caught from theia sslng flames, with a coolness which borders m the marvellous, threw herself upon her h ck on the balcony and rubbed the tlreout ti lore It had time to spread over her dress, c Iss Kills did not leave the balcony, but with ireseneeof mind truly phenomenal, made 1 r way to nil adjoining dressing room, nnd. rowing a plcce of carpet around her, rolled cr and over ?|>on the floor until the flames jre extinguished. Miss Mayrant was doubly ! ti itiirtiiiuiti* In herdesocriLteeffort to psoiidh i I tin the Imlcony sho was not only set 011 lire,' si it knocked down. She fell at the lieud of | ?< 0 (steps leading to the stage, and Miss (.'hap- 1 _ an jmssedover lirr. She then rolled henvl-j ' down upon the stage door, sprung to hcr| ;t, und rim upon the stage proper. She saw ; li ) hope there. The ladies there were dressed 1h :e herself, and she would not endanger I s ?lr lives by running to them. She saw 110| s 1111. The thought Unshed through her mind j r nt she could he saved only by gnlnlng the r reet. So she shot like a meteor through the la ige door, rushed down two Mights of steps i fi id reached the pnveinent screaming and ] a ith the tlaiuesjdiootliig high above her head. le very mintiic she struck the side walk two! live and stalwart arms, between whlcn was! f nting a heart without a thought of self, en- ' rcled her limning frame and Mr. John Hill xhI there llirhtfng the lire as If It was a ensure. In Just three seconds nnother grand 1111 wps hy ids side,clapping his handover :r month and nose to keep the tongues of u from piercing her very throat, and tear-j gaway the burning shreds, which like fiery rpents were colled about her falling form, lis was Mr. Frlerson, of Krlerson ?V Leak,)id in less time that it takes to write It he 1 1 id her carefully wrapped up and tenderly | j! need Upon a loumn; In his olllce. And thus' {. lotheri lie was saved. >11 Miss Mnggle Chapman was horrlhly bnrned . iout tlte neck, throatandarms. Khe inhaled j e flames, all'eeting most seriously thereby 0 bronchial tubes, she was borne to her Mill' 1 lull.-li ill .>11 f f l , in if ill l [if ll lif l uu'Wl l ion [i lied. She 1* attended by Drs. Went- j orHiiiiil, Wilson, Olmstead and Unwell, who Ink her condition extremely critical. Mrs. Abide Hammond Is dangerously burn-1 1 about the neck,shoulders and arms, she) is first taken to the residence of Dr. Willis! 'cstmoreland, where she was most tenderly i used. loiter In tl\c afternoon she was re- . oved upon n lounge to the home of her * lends on I.ncklo street. She Is attended by ; " r*. Westmoreland and J. M. Johnson. Miss Modgc Kills was painfully burned up-j1 i both arms, and Miss Mamie Bellamy was) verely burned upon each shoulder. These > p iung ladles arc attended by Dr. Thad John-1 n, who thinks their condition by no means' f Miss Kate May rant was conveyed In a car- i tpe by Dr. James Alexander to the residence1 c Mrs. Boylston, on Poach tree street. She) is three very painful nurns?one on cither g m and one upon her right shoulder, i'he reporter esteems It an honor to write e names of such noble spirits as Ulmstead, I nig, Acusuni, iiusion, narnuiu. rnniiim | id Hill, whose heroic conduct in risking clr own lives for others has In it the eleent of tho true sublime. All of thesegen men received bad burns about the lingers. ioso of I'rofcssor Agostinl are very severe, e fingers of each hand being drawn up In a ost painful manner. He is a perfect little sro, though, and told the reporter that lie is willing to sutler, and, if nocossary, to die such a good cause. i "WEDNESDAY'S HORROR. Its Fatal Results Derclopcd. fFrom (lie Atlanta ConstUulion.] [t. becomes our most painful duty this morng to record the saddest death which has er occurred in At Ian la. Miss Maggie Cliapnn is no more. .She lingered until half past o o'clock yestertlay afternoon, when she . acefully breathed her last, she suffered it llltlo pain <luring yesterday morning id the night before, and was perfectly counts when the summons camc. Those who _ loothed her dying pillow say that they had > \ iver seen anything quite so'beautiful usthc J slgnatlon with which she passed away. She was the only child, the idol of a loving other, the light and Joy of a fond father's "e. How exquisite In Its sadnrss is the ought that while that kind, good mother finds mnto with grief above her dear dead lid, that pure, gentle, devoted father who 't her but u few short days ago a thing ofl l?..n1M? .111,1 honnv l-1iaiiI,1 1?rw??if< ? a dlsLmtSlate unconscious of Ills darling's n ol fate! L'hu funeral will take plnce this afternoon four o'clock from the Frst Methodist! lurch. We produce tlie following from the Colunv s Enquirer of yesterday : 1'he Intelligence conveyed In our specials of e terrible catastrophe at Atlanta yesterday 11 touch many a heart In Columbus. Sev- n il of the ladles Injured were born and reared J our city. The case of Miss Maggie Chapin, who Is worst burnt, probably fatally, ex- _ es the sympathies of our entire commu- J ty. i^hc Is one of the loveliest of maidens, only child, and the idol of her parents. i?r father, Capt. Foster Chapman, only last turday leftwlth theSnappers ontho steamJordan for a tlshlng trip of two weeks off lalnchicola and the I-'lorlda,' coast. Tcleims, even, cannot reach him In several ys. What a blow this will be to his loving nerous heart, for he is one of the truest of ntlemen. The families of Dr. Itallamy and D. P. Kills lived here for years. All ilumhus tenders the afflicted the tenderst inpnthles and hopes for the recovery of the |r. red. >Vo are pained to announce that Mrs. Addle immond is in a verv critical condition. I ic physicians wore of the opinion at a late ur yesterday afternoon that she could not e through the night. She suflers ucntely, t Is entirely conscious. iVn nre pleased to say that Misses Madge lis, Katie Mayrant and Minnie Bellamy, th the exception (if slight fevers, tiienuturai usequence of their painful burns, got along. ? ely yesterday. \\ e hope to announce ;T irked improvement in the condition of each JL theseyounglirdles to-morrow. The gentle-! ;n who were badly burned are doing very J f II, with the exception of Professor Agostlnl, | V 10, we regret to say, had a high ieveryester-! v afternoon, and suffered much pain. i li hrongs of ladles and gentlemen visited nil, Pi . sutrerers 011 yesterday, to make inquiries [ tl to their eonditou and tender their services j ministering to their wants. 'he disaster is regarded by the public as| rely accidental,And nota whisper of blame j ? s been heard Against any one connected th the theater. 'lie noble ladles who managed the enter- / nment are tireless In their attention to the + llcted. and should not take to heart too nr loiisly tills terrible accident. We repeat It. .-re Is not the slightest blame to be nltachto the management, on account of this >st melancholy termination of their beau- ? nl ellort to do good. p "he /xilcal?lMKl night at half past twelve * lock Mrs. Adclaid Hammond died in great a >ny at her residence 011 buckle street fiodj ver made a grander woman, and Heaven 1 1 liufc 110 brighter angel. AN KX HI. A NAT I ON. iTLAN'TA. May 1X ? EilVora Cnnstilvtion :. S your very excellent report of yesterday's | I oeeurrence at the opera house, you Inad-j tently did inlusttee to a most noble lady j ? I misconstrued as great a oleee of solf-sacee ns the writer ever heard of. You say it Mrs. Hammond,wild will) irimu, inrewi -.-elf iroin the balcony, etc. Oil the contra-' IIt wits ((tiltc apparent to the writer, who .-* s unhappy enough to witness the tragedy, I J . it Mrs. Ilnminpru'.'K juirpo.-e in throwing! ut sell" from the balcony' was toavold coinln"! contact with several younsc ladles who had : touchcd them Tvould have shared her un-1 % _ . . \pfly fate. This was the writer's Impression , (lie inonWnt nnd tlio wonderful coolness of er demeanor and self-tKMscsslon, which Mr?. arnmond displayed futer on glronjjtheneil hat whs at flrst but conviction Into certainI am sure the editors of the Qimtituticm 111 be only too happy to innke known so heilea plectr of Kelf-sa<TltlcL'. I therefore mnko u apology for hnvlng written them on the ibjcct. A sujmciubkiu IX THE GRAVE. nd She So Youiif,* and Fair?Funeral of Miss Chapman, Bnrned in Atlanta. [Allan! a (\>n*titiillon.] Yesterday afternoon, ut four o'clock, the moral services over the remains of Miss lugKlu Chapman were conducted lit the First lethpdlst Church. Karly In the afternoon Lrcams of people from all parts of the city ejjan flowing, In the direction of the church, nil Ions before the 'time appointed >r the opening of tlio mournful excrcUes jc cnpnclous building was crowded > Its utmost cnpsclty. Wo vnst whs if miuiig iiiui 11 ii i in rutin 01 propie, umvuiu ? procure seats, turned reluctantly away, lie oceaston was certainly a great public dolonstratlon of that strong, det-p and widespread feeling, which, since Ihn end, trade ceuicnces of Inst Wednesday. lius taken rm hold upon this community. The funeral service* were In the highest egrce Impressive. They were opened by the holr, whose exquisite chanting of "Blest Bre tic Dead who Die In |thc Loru." broke with Lningc sweetness the solemn stillness, which, ken vast pall, hung over the deeply sorDwlngcongrcjmtlon. Rev C. A. Evans, the astor, then arose, and in his own beautiful ray read the burial service of tire church, his Iwns followed by tnc singing of that rana hymn.'-Nearer, My Ood. to Thee." ThcKcv. Mr. Kvans then delivered a most enutlful and atlV-ctlng discourse, In which e alluded In the tenderest and most delicate tanner to the peculiarly distressing clrcnmtances lattendlng the tragic taking of the ceeased, and the profound sorrow which It tad stirred In the public mind as well as In lie hearts of those who were near and dear, le dwelt with the deepest emotion upon the arrowingiactthatshe.the only child, should e thus suddenly cut down In the bloom of er young womanhood?her father far awuy -her mother's great ;grlef made greater t>cruiso of his absence. And then lie told of ow sito prayed to see him onco more If It ras the Lord's will that she should do so?of ow sweet was her resignation as she spoke f having/placed her whole trust In her Sialor and would lenn upon Him as she walked lirnmrh II.n vn 11 ,,v /.? (l,n uh ...1. ,n- r?f <loo I li 'liespeaker whs so profoundly moved that at Imes It was difficult for him to proceed, and lie heart* ot the congregation were melted, len, women and clilldreii wept as If their carts would break, many being so overwhelmed that they gave vent to their griet i sobs and moans. Among these was the unday school class of the dead girl, whose rlef was uncontrollable and found cxpresIrtn In bitter weening. Wo have never seen ny pnbllc assembly so powerfully alTected. iller the sermon, the pastor ottered up one f the most lervent prayers which ever lell *om human llpi?H prayer so fnll of sweet ympathyand rich consolation fob the crushil mother and friends of the departed. The pastor then said that at tlie r en nest of lie mother of tho deceased, the choir would lug "The Home of the Honl," which they did lost tnuchingly. This concluded theservlces t the church, and the congregation sadly disown]. The funeral procession was one of the ingest which has ever moved through the licet* of Atlanta, and attracted theattcnlou of thousands of people who thronged the windows and doors and sidewalks along the outc to gaze with melancholy Interest as It Hssed. Tho exercises at the cemetery were rlef and Intensely solemn and very beautlid. Tho Rev. Mr. Kvans road 11 selection rom Kcvelntlons. after which he repeated lost Impressively the Lord's Prayer, and lien pronounced the benediction. The casket nvcred with a profusion ot the rarest flowers, resh from the hnnds of loving friends, was jwered Into the vault of Mr. I,. 1*. Grnnt, rlioro I# tvill uiilil f/t fnlmn. us. Jnst after the door of tho fault had been losed n touchlntfly beautiful Incident oecured. A large numoer of the ladle* and Renleinen who had taken part In the spectacuir play of "Paradise unrt the Perl" entered lie enclosure imd having formed it circle bout the door of the vault, stoodlnsr silently reeplnj:, while one of their number laid a irge cross of lovely white llowers in the cenre of the door, while others placed smaller rosses of exquisite beauty upon each corner. i'hc Fuuerat of Airs. Hammond Who >Va* Also Burned. The funeral of Mrs. Walter Humrnond will like place ut 11) o'clock this morning from St. <uke's Church, corner Wallon and Spring treeto. Bishop Beck with will conduct the ur vices. I'hc Condition of the Other Snflcrer*. We are happy to state that. Misses Kills, Belliny and .Mayrant are doing u* well as could pexpected under the circumstance*. They uller much pain but aro froe from dangcrou* ymptoins. All threenre steadily Improving, Joctor and Mrs. Bellamy n-quest us to return heir sincere thanks to I)rs. Westmoreland nd Jervey (or kind attention, and to host ol rlends who have oll'ercd their sympathy and mnm r N" accordancc with the Supply Bill, opprov. L ed February 21)1 h. IKS'), the Treasurers ofec will be open for the collection of Tuxet rum May 1st to June 1st, 1*60. The rate per ceutuni of taxes Is as follows: 'State purposes 4% Mills, County (current), 3 " County, past indebtedness.... V/2 " Schools, 2 " Total 11 \i Mills. Poll Tax one dollar. T;ix nnvcrs linve thn nrlvllefp of nnvlnir ir wo installments, the first installment In Mny nil thesecond from the loth of September t? ho 31st of October. They can pay ull In May f they desire. If the first Installment he not pa(d In May c lenalty of five per centum will be added. Taxes are payable in tho following kinds ol unds anil no other : Gold and silvr-r coin, United States Curron^ y and National Hank notes. All Information desired as to taxes freely lven by mall or otherwise. J. W. Perrin, County Treasurer. Treasurer's Oftico, ) April 7, MHO, -It. 1 ilplfil SPECIALNOTICE. Now ii Store, AM to Arrm, Che Largest Stock, Tli a To rrraaf XUD wbuba OF )ress Goods! Dress Goods!! Dress Trimmings! Dress Trimmings!! Millinery! Millinery!! lufflings! Rufflings!! Laces! Laces!! Gloves! Gloves!! Hosierv! Hosiery!! Ladies Shoes! Ladies Shoes!! Ever offered by us to the .ADIES OF ABBEVILLE. AUK STOCK 18 NOW COMPLETE. WE J tnke this opportunity of thanking lr friends mid the public generally for th? berul putronuge bestowed upon us In the ifit, and will spare no pains to merit a connuanccof the name. Kcspcctfully, E. Iff, Haddon & Co. March 17. ISO. BUY k LINEN SUIT made up In elegant ?tyln, as cheap as material can be bought for jywherc else, at the Emporium of Fashions. April 7, 18Sn. 'resbyterian Hymn Books, T Committee'* 1,1st 1'rlcoa. at L CUNNINGHAM A l'KMPI.KTON'S. Tolmcco UHSTITITTK. 10 Cents, i March [7. ?\v2 KDWIN PARKKR. TiTirCITT rtDDTTTATO x xvJuoi.1. v n.LfO j>VKItY \Y! :KK, Irt I.uilli'S' Huts, Flowers, j lCibbons,Trliiinmi^s, silks, Ac., ami all i o latent styles,KUiiraftti-ctl itL bottom tlgurr.s I tinEmporium of Fashions. April 28,1SS0, tf On Eih A COMPLE' ?OT Yon have but to look, t Large and W Prices always guarazi your wants W. JOEL SM I March 31, 1880 Scott's Cod Liver Oil Emul sion. CAM MS' COD LIVER OIL EMULSION. I'urc Cod Liver Oil. Purp Mnlt. Edwin Parker. I April 7th 1S80,2m R. W. Gannon, ABBEVILLE, ?. C.p j ^GKNT for OULLETT GINS, BIGELOW ENGINES, BROWN GINS, CANE MILLS, Andnll kinds of plantation machinery, Bclting, Ao*e, Ac. Term* llbprul and good dlv cmintH for cn*h. Call or write lor circtilura. March 311XS0 Effervescing Solution. ClITRATE MAGNESIA. ' EDWIN PARKER. Murcli 32,1880. SPRING BEDS. I^IIE "WO" price from So tr? $6: the "InTlprv , rator" 83. Tho price of tho nbove lied* ?>rln?H them wltliln tho reach of oil pcroona; placc them on nil yonr bed* for the comfort of yourselves anil your friends, for wile at J. D- Chalmers. March 10,1*80, tf LAST OF THE SEASON. ONE CAR-LOAD KM WO, ii t x n j v? just aeceiveu uy ' BENJ. S. BARNWELL, March 31, 18W). Livingston Indelible Tablet. 1HI10 beat known combination for marking, any cloth fabric. Edwin Parker's. March .11,18X0. . VALERIAS ARCARNUM. ]^OK beautifying ?nd preserving the coml-plcxlnn. Removes freckle**, pimples, Un and sunburn. Edwin Parker. March 31,1SS0, State of South Carolina, 'i County of Abbeville. i Probato Court?Citation for Letters of Admin i titration. t i By J. FCLt.r.k I/vos, Esq., PitonATE Ji:j>ok j WHEREAS, Martin O. Zt-Jsler, a-i C. ] C. C. P., has made suit to mc, to | kj grant him Letter* of Administration of j ,I the Estate and effects of A. A. Williams, I I lute of Abbeville County, deceased, j These arc therefore to eite and admon- j ' j ish nil and singular the kindred and cred- | , itors of the said A. A. Williams, de- i ceased, that tliey 1k> and appear, before me, in the f'ourt of Probate, to be held at j Abbeville C. 11^ 011 Saturday the 8 day of j May, 1880, after publication hereof, at j 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any they have, why the said Administration should not begrnntcd. Given under my hand and seal, this 30th day of March, in tho vcar of our Lord one thousand oipht hundred and eighty, and in the one hundred and fourth year of American Independence. Published on the 31st day of March j 1880, in thft iVfx.i and Banner and on the ' Court House door for the time required by law. J. FULLER LYON, Judgo of Probate. March 31, 1880, Ot. RMLMCO No. 2 Granite Bange, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. WE have In Store ALWAYS a FULL and well nsHortcd Ktock of goodn, to which we Invite your attention. We guarantee quality of Goods alxo prices. Give us a Call. April", IStfO. "children carriages Marble top tables. Marble top nureiius, and Chairs of all kind* for sale cheap at J. D. Chalmers. Merch 10,1SS0, tf BONESET BOURBON TONIC, rl",T,ru 'Vtir. is* | J monHnH fr\r TnHlfPntion J. iind Its attendant IIIh, and as a preventive of Malarial Diseases. The material used Is of the highest grade of excellence. Nothing out a fine old Kentucky whisky can produce a richness of flavor and a generous stimulant ; effect like thin. Nothing but a blending of ' homogeneous and wholesome tonics In Just proportion can produce so grateful a stomachic as this, which Is tho Finest, the most whole some, and the best tonic lu the world. For sale by J. Knox & Co. April 2(5. 18?). | ?_ New Lot of Hand Made Shoes JUST received and for salo by uuaitles & co. i April 20, 1880. j good meal. IF You want good meal send your corn to Chipley'K mill at Phoenix. Corn "chop. I ped" for stock, at the twentieth. The mill grinds on Tuesdays and Fridays. March .'J. lSiSU. 3m. clover seeds. ] Red clover seed, lucern clover 1 orchard (irass Seeds. H I February 11, isso, I > ? .. seeds; i *' un,l Plower'sccd.^' Celct)nUeJ Cinrdcn j J Edwin Parker. February 11, 1S-S0. J SCHOOL BOOKS^ ? AT II Edwin Parker's. ? Fubruury 11, 1SS0, ibition! TE STOCK r? nirrn riAAnn Hfllili liuDllL ? o see that our stock is ell Selected. iteed. Call and get Supplied. ITH & SON. | i,mini ivi! I Take Notice. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Ctnb*. Cheaper than lunt yeur. Htnndard Brunei* which have been largely used and tented. Give u* n cull before buying elsewhere, It may be we con save you money. W. Joel Smith & Son. January 28, 1880. iirinrr rPHE Onnno Compnnle* all report their 1 stock o?" Veld l'hoophato VERY KHORT. mid feartl.ey will not he Able to ?app|r the demand. ,1 PAYS, YOU KNOVIt dnw, l>c?ui*cyou have TRIED It. Come In and get vrhut you need before you are shared out,, W. Joel Smith & Son. January 28, 1880. SPEING BESS 'PHE "Invljrorator," S3jOO; the No. WM0" J 8O.00. The above good* are very low 1n price?get one and make your bed a comfort at /. D. CHALMERS. Feb 11,1880, tf _____ Mantua-Making -BY- ' ^ MISS LYDIA TAGGART, -ATBRUCE'S HOTEL , c-HK I* now prepared to do nil DREH8-MAK- , o INO in the 6t*l and Intent styles. Buttifaction guaranteed, or no charge. CUTTING A SPECIALTY. > April 28,1880, tf l^RGQUET SETS. at 81.75 each. \j EDWIN PARKER. April 21, 1880. Holme's Linimment or Mo* ther's Relief. FR expediting confinement, nl*o. Rrndfleldn Female ReatoraUvo Phllotokcn, Clark* female pills, Ac. EDWIN PARKER. April 21,1880. F/ T VTiRTT. MONUMENTAL MARBLE AND GRANITE WOEK9, i Office 49, Workshops 57 Broad Street CHARLESTON, S. C. f April 21.1R80. Riding Saw Machines. 'PHEnabMcrlDcr, nicent for the wile of W. W. 1 Hontwlik & Cos HIDING SAW MACHINES in Abbeville County, will exhibit the same in operation and foniNh circnlnn#itc., on application to blra ut Abbeville Court House. , J W. Lesly, April 21.1SW1. Be Wise. SEf^URE atoncconeof the Blood Puriflmr jind Summer Tonic*. to cure the rariou* uppronchln? dl?ea*es. unci thou you will not starve so many of the angels of th* earth. "The M. D'*." KD .VIN PARKER. April 21, DWO. Special Notice, THE IjuIIcswIH And many new a&ape* In Hats, by cnlllugat once on U. M. llADDOIf & CO. April 21, 1880. . _ Special Notice. OUR Stork of Mllllnary and fancy good* 1* still very full, beside* we nre recelvlntr new tfoodn Almost dolly. The ladles will Unci our stock complete In every department. It. M. HADDG.V & CO. April 21, 18X0. I7RERH SODA CRACKERS. FRESH OIX' ger Snaps, at Q CARLES Jfc CO S. Aprl 128, J880. _ Notice to Trespassers. THEREBY forewarn all persons from pawn?hnr thiin hv thr> Mh? a. IIIK o'vi ?..j ......... ....... ? lie road*, as nil Much intruders may expect to suffer the penalty of the law. ROBERT McADAMS. April 14. I881). 4t . FOR T THK Latost novelties In Dress Goods. Whlt? Goods. Iju-es, Trlmmlne 811k, Buttons, Funs, Corset*, Lnco Mitts, Gloves, Hosiery, Parasols, Ac., be sure to look, befoie purchasing, at the Emporium of Fashions. April 7, 1880. THE GEISER' GRAIN SEPARATOR, Stands Pre-eminently above all others in Merit. nERSONS desirinK to buy the Best GRAIN" V uviiiiiiTiiu tn thi> world or the best m pro veil * V'O KT A BLE STEAM ENGINES hould will on me before purchasing. ? JOHN KNOX, Agent. April U, 1SS0. dake your home lovely and attractive. HAVE the largest collection.* of bountiful pictures 1b the whole country: splendid letures with 2% Inch gilt, and walnut frames nd pictures for 50 cents and upwards. Full ne of mouldings for frames, also, large lot of val Frames, all sizes. J. 1). CHALMERS. March 10,1&0, tf ** ???1