Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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."'H).,?'!,'!,!.I'u'l.n,,'..'I.'l.'!,*'? JOHN E. BACON & THOS. J. ADAMS, Proprietors. N<llll|inillh>l|l>llnil>llll.<llll|il|l<liM,l<il>l,lll|<ilil,ll|,ll,.1".,,.l,/?1,.|||'l1>HlM.?HI?li"ll,t,Mi|it.?.?'?<?lM .I. EDGEFIELD, S, fe JULI 8; 1875, *. . VOLUME XL.-No. 29. WHAT IS HIS CREED t He left a load of anthracite In front of a poor widow's door, When the deep snow, frozen and white, Wrapped street and square, mountain and moor. That was his deed ; ^ He did it well; "What was his creed?" ' I cannot teU. Blessed " in his basket and store," In sitting down and rising op ; When more he got, he gave the more, Withholding not the crust and cup ; He took the lead In each good task ; " What was his creed ?" I did not ask. His charity was like the snow, Soft, white, and silken in its fall ; Not Hke the noisy winds that blow ; Prom shivering trees the leaves ; a paR, For Rower and we^d, Dropping below; "What was his creed?" The poor may know. He had great faith in loaves of bread For hungry people, young and old ; And hope inspired, kind words ho said To those he sheltered from the cold. For we must feed As well as pray ; "What was his creed?" I cannot say. In works he did not put his trust, His faith in words he nover writ ; Ho loved to share his cup and ernst With all mankind who needed it; In time of need A friend was he. "What was Lis creed?" He told not me. He put his trust in Heaven, and Worked well with hand and head ; And what he gave in charity Sweetened his sleep and daily bread. Let ns take heed, For life is brief. "What was his creed7" "What his belief?" William Allen. . THE YOUNG OLD MAN Wno MAY BE PRESIDENT. [Philadelphia Times, Indejicndent.] The distinguished gentleman, the present Governor of Ohio, was yester day renominated by the Democratic convention of that State. Mr. Allen was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1807. Having the misfortune to lose both his parents at an early age, the ties of home associations were thus severed, and he removed to Lynchburg, where he learned the business of a saddler and harness maker. At the age of sixteen years he started for the West, attracted by glowing reports from that region, and walked the longroadfrom Lynchburg, Virginia, to Chillicothe, Ohio. Here the sister of Mr. Allen resided,- Mrs. Thurman, the mother of Senator Thurman, and by this sister young -Allon--~? a-4*t? tho..nk?Ucnihj Academy, and this was the real com mencement of his education, as up to that time he had only caught up such snatches of learning as fell in his way. At the proper age Mr. Allen entered the office of H?n. Edward King, in Chillicothe, as a law student. His preceptor was eminent in'his profes sion, and the son of Rufus King, who figured prominently in the war of the American Revolution. Upon being admitted to the bar Mr. Allen imme diately obtained a respectable busi ness for a young man. This was ow - ing to great steadiness of character and the possession cf fine oratorical powers. The latter made him pow erful and successful before juries. As a counselor he also acquired an en viable reputation. At the eai ly age of 2G Mr. Allen attracted the notice of the politicians of his section of Ohio, and was nominated by the Dem ocrats aa their candidate for Congress in the Chillicothe district The dis trict was Whig by a decided majority and MT. Allen's opponent was Gov ernor Duncan Mt;Arthur, an able and popular man, who was induced to de cline a re-election for the place he occupied and take the field against the young champion of the Democ racy. In this contest Mr. Allen met in debate not only Mr. Arthur, but William Sumpter Murphy, a fine speaker, before a popular audience. After a memorable struggle Mr. Al len was declared elected by one vote, and took his seat in the Twenty-third Congress. In this body he soon be came a prominent member, and took part in the debates upon all leading questions. He was accepted as one i>f the most forcible speakers in the liocae. At the end of Mr. Allen's Congressional term a choice for Uni ted States Senator was to be made in Ohio, and his friends and admirers at once named him for the post. The Democrats carried the Legislature by one majority, and Mr. Allen was nomi nated and elected over Hon. Thomas Ewing, who was then in the.Senate. Thus in two instances was Mr. Allen advanced on the political road by one majority. The newly elected Sena tor reached Washington on the 3rd of March, JS37, and on the 4th, which was the inauguration day of Martin Van Buren, ne took his seat in.the Senate. Before the end of his first term, Senator Allen was re-elect ed-this time by a decided majority -and served until the 4th of March, 1S49, two fal! terms. While m the Senate, Mr. Allea was Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, a position which he filled with signal ability. He was an early friend of Cuba, and labored in all proper ways to cUaia the separate nationality and independence of that island. AH the other questions of importance which came before the Committee of For eign Eolations while Mr. Allen waa chairman of that body were also treat ed by him with, groat thought, intel ligence and force. In the discharge of public duties, while in the Senate and Hewe, Mr. Allen was stri tl/ And j rigidly cout?i*m?ioqs. He steadily ' refuied.constructive mileage, and af ter hip retirement from .thc Senate the Whig .Congressman, from Li^(Jis trict offered to procure end forward to him $0,000 due him OT? that id>a. ' But Mr. Allen promptly refused and would not touch the amount. Tba whole (?abject was then abandoned. After hid retirement from public hf.; in 1849, Mr. Allen removed to. the beautiful aud fertile valley of the Scioto, and became one of the largest and most successful farmers in the State. In 1873, when the Democrats of Ohio wanted a man to carry the State againt a popular leader of the Republican party, they called Mr. Allen from his home and put him at the head of their columns. He made an active canvass, and was elected by nearly one thousand majority, being the only candidate or? that ticket who escaped defeat. On the 12th of Jan uary, 1874, he was inaugurated, and his address on that occasion received commendations from leading papers of both parties. The New York Tri bune said " it was a model document, devoted to the necessity for reducing taxes and enforcing the most rigid economy in all matters of State ex-, penditure." Upon this point the Gc Tr. ernor enunciated the following seiVL ments: 'Ido not mean that va gV0' and mere-verbal economy whiop. _ lie men are*?o re.*dy to profesS^J/'ci regard to public expenditures-aiWean that earnest and inexorable economy which proclaims its existence by ac complished facts." After a full term of service as Governor, the Democrats have again presented Mr. Allen to the people of Ohio for their endorse ment and acceptance. [Rickmond Whig, Consol?t iv c.] Although bordering on three-s(jore and ten, Governor Allen is full of vigor and has all the grit that dis tinguished him in early life. The election in Ohio is nnivei sally looted to as prefiguring the political bear ings in the coming Presidential elec tion. If the Democrats succeed in carrying it, the Republicans may as well " hang their harps on the wil lows." The Democrats can much bet ter afford to lose it than their oppo nents can, but with their invincible old leader at the head of their col umns, they count upon success, i If they achieve it Governor Allen will loom up as a prominent candidate for the Presidency. \ A Good Suggestion. In speaking of the expected veto af the Tax Bill, the Fairfield Hcrdd makes the following good suggestion : "As Gov. Chamberlain proposes to reto the tax bill, he should receive the support of the people. The Uni yn-TTerald, we believe, suggested that public meetings be held over the State, calling on him to. veto this neasure. This is impracticable at ;his time of the year. We now sag test that such resolutions be passed it each school district meeting in the State. Coming from every section, md from the people directly, they vculd have great effect, not only on ,he Governor, who intends to veto ;he bill, but upon the Legislature, vho must re-enact a new law. The resolution must be of some vhat the following form: 1st. That the people are willing to >ay all taxes necessary to the welfare fr "me Ota CC, "Lrua uvnuwc; 2d. That the tax levy pass?.. last ession was exorbitant and unneces ary. 3d. That the Governor be request id to veto the said bill, and any ether >f like import. 4th. That the members of the Leg slature be instructed to sustain a ve o, and frame a new law, reducing axation within proper limits. We believe that such action would >e productive of most beneficial re mits. We submit it to the consid eration of the public. GEX. CnEssOT PITCHED TWENTY FEET rr A JERSET BULL.-The Camden (S. C.) Tournai regrets to learn that Gen. James ?hesnut met with an accident on Wednes lay afternoon of last week, which, though evere, might have been much more scri ms in ita consequences. The General, as s well kuown, is fond of fine stock and akes great interest in some valuable Jer ley cattle which he owns. On thc after ?oon referred to he visited the pens where lis cows were being milked, in which was i fine Jersey bull which he was accustom ;d io pet. This bull gave indications of iemper, to which the General paid no at :ent:on, but fed him with a bundle of oats ind patted him between the horns. The javage-inimal, ungrateful for this kind less, at an unguarded moment 'rushed apon his* master and threw him with his horns a distance of fifteen or twenty feet md was about to follow up the attack by goring him as he lay upon the ground, when his progress was arrested by the ne groes who were present. The General was insensible when taken from the ground ind has been confined to his bed ever since from the effects of the bruises received, but we are glad to know that he is rapid ly recovering, and will soon be out again. igy-The Augusta Constitutionalist has received crop reports from nearly every county of ueorgia. Almost without ex ception they are favorable. The amount of breads tu fis and bacon raised is greatly in excess of former years, and the time seems not far distant when the empire State of the South will be able to export those products instead of purchasing thorn from the west. The Church, North and South, is still divided. While its appointed representa tives are groping amid the dankness of old time discussions, and.raking for reconcilia tion in the ashed of a dead past, other or ganizations making no profession of reli gion are joining hands in a fellowship that ignores the resentment of the past, and deals dirtctly with thc present and future. The Masons are united ; the Odd Fellows have joined hands; other powerful miers have Buried the hatchet ; the Young Men's Christian Associiftiou is a unit, and yet the Church refuses tobe reconciled. How much longer are the prejudices of the past to continue a stumbling block in the path of Christian unity? Thc9 Episcopal Recorder states that Bishop "cummins, of the Reformed Epis copal Church, has received a letter from a clergyman in the island of Tobago, British West Indies, giving the following information: "I am authorized by the Leeward parishes of this island, viz : St. Pavid's and St. Patrick's congregations, of about 3,000 attendants and 500 communi cants, to express our united desire to" jbifr the Preformed Episcopal Church, placing ourselves under your episcopal charge." A cordial reply has been sent. _?5?r Ono of the proprietors of tho al paca factory iu Chautauqua County, New York, having been presented with a filip pair of Angora goat?. attempted the re markable f.-atof Laking thc fleeces frupi their backs and making, a- fashionably dress of the wool bKwepn sun and sun? Operations were coturueiTced at sunrise, aitdatau early hour in thp afternoon tho ir^ods wore ready for the dressmakers. Foiir ladies then made the dress, com plete in every particular, and ready f r wearing ai sumset. [From thc New York Sun.] ft Experienced Counsellor. 1? graduating class of the Yale ; La^chool are to be favored .with ! an c ttion upon " Some of the rela j tion md present duties of the legal I pro! sion to our public life and af fair* It ia to be delivered by Gov. D. '. Chamberlain, late of Massa chus ts and .*ow of South Carolina; and me account of his qualifications may B appropriate. M Chamberlain fir.it came promi nent into public notice as Attor uey-l meral of South Carolina during the o ministration of Gov. Scott. He was j t only Attorney-General, but likeTie a member of the Financial ! Boarl- which contro1 ed the finances r'iM? State, and ot several other .?a^7?|which carried out the purposes $men who then ruled what is tflown as the Prostrate State, by far the ablest and'shrewd 5st of hem, and supplied the brains for th whole administration. Win Scott, Chamberlain & Co. took jssession of South Carolina, the palie debt was less than $0,000, 000; meier their fostering care it suddejv grew to over $20,000,000, with ^indefinite verge for expan sion, tojise an expression of the Gov ernor '?: The total amount of public iudebtoent incurred by the Scott ad ministeren, including all the fraudu lent is?fes of bonds, we believe, was never d?fini:ely ascertained. ' If tl?financial operations of thc Governient of which Mr. Chamber lain wathe legal adviser and the ruling $int, resulted disastrously lo the Stajj which bari the benefit of his legal accomplishments, leading to un merciful taxation, bankruptcy, and the seizlre of vast quantities of real estate fl unpaid taxes, that was the bad luclof the State; but Chamber lain andhis associates grew rich, and it is theprst duty of a lawyer to look out for Sumber One. At least, one would suppose that to be the view taken offlhe subject by the Yale Law Faculty.grom their selection of an orator fir their approaching com menccmat. We hate heretofore described many of the de-ices by which the taxpay ers of ScaS'.h Callina and thc capi talists of-.the North were made to contribute to the emolument of Cham berlain and his associates ; but there is one sanes of transactions upon which wa have only lightly touched, but which are very interesting, not only as aft illustration of the code of moralityidopted by these statesmen and finanjiers, but also as affording a conspicuous example of the way in which ihi relations of the legal pro fession tojbublic affairs may be prof itably utilLed. Soon after Scott's election a project was in?roduced ?! the public funds, . :hem up into sm.?ll tion amoD? h .. i'l wuL favor ! ;ure, and ?700.. "or this pnrpo.: .'rom New V he lands, bi:, a submitted for tb risory Board, ; was a member, and the legal adviser. Consequently Chamberlain had a tour fold responsibility for all the transac tions of the Land Commission : First, as Attorney-General, or legal adviser sf the Slate; secondly, as a mern ber of the Finance Board, which had con trol of the public moneys; thirdly, as the special legal adviser of the Land Commission ; and fourthly, as a voting ?ember of the Advisory Board. i The sumwf $700,000 having been appropriated for buying the land, over $S00,fl0O was paid out, or charg ed to the |and Commission fund by Financial igent Kimptom and the State Treasurer. Of tins sum of $300, 000, it is ?fe to say that $700,000 was Btolenfby those who had charge of the jobi in fact, direct testimony to that effect was given before a Con gressional Committee. Land worth less foi thi object in view was paid for at a loy price, and by collusion with the sllers charged to the State at exorbitgnt rates. Over $44,000 v^as nominally paid for a sand bed of 0,91S aerean Chesterfield county, ut terly worthless tor cultivation. In other couiftes swamps and wornout rice fieldsjhat the negroes could not be inducel to settle upon on auy terms, weie bought at preposterous prices. 3}i Colleton county, 3,200 f.cres of jj nd that could not have found a.purchaser at fifty cents per acre, werejoonveyed to the Land Com missioners for $19,500. Senators would bur land at low prices and then sell jj to the State for three or four times what it cost. Judge Car penter, gifing his testimony before a Congressifcal committee, said of thi3 Land Confcnission : "As thj fund grew less they grew more hulgry. In other words, if you had t piece of land that was worth $5|)00, and you wanted to sell it to the lund Commission, and I was thc agentjof thc commis?ion, the ar rangement would be for you to charge $15,000 fr it, of which /ou would take $5,0)0, I would take $5,000, and the otheg ?5,000 would go to the Commissiners." A tra| of land near Charleston, called Hfll Hole ?Swamp, productive in waterInakes and alligators, but utterly -?eleES for cultivation, was bought ai seventy-five cents an acre, or the wfcle tract for $20,100, and the State at $120,000, the ng drawn from Kimpton by of the Advisory Board. In the expenditure of over in cash, representing no booked money b a mern^ short, y ^SOO.OC-, -b^y-kjjrs how many millions of dollars ii bonds, with the exception of a few jFioluted'instances where the officials \Lre 'forced into proper pur chases bathe friends of the freedmen, j neither tie's?tate nor the negroes de ! rivpd ani beoefit, unless the increase 1 of the p|dic d'jbt and the enrich 1 mont of [nieves can be conMd'Tcd in th?Hlighl Now, 4ere was no wonderful dis play o?"igal ability shown in Mr. Charaberjtin's connection with thif busincPB.I Any fledgling lawyer with mind enoigh to comprehend the fi rsl principe} of larceny can see iron: thia bri? description just how th? ? ? ? * . I whole thing was done. But if the ? ! Governor will expl?iq to the young gentlemen aboir to graduate at Yale j now a man can be concerned in such transactions as these, and not only keep out of the penitentiary, but at the same time gain the reputation of an eminent reformer, he will give them a new wrinkle worth having. Dedication of Hie New Wasiiiiig . ton Street Church, Columbia! We copy from the JYeivs and Cori' tier the following in reference to Wash ington Street Methodist Church in Columbia, which will make glad the hearts of the many friends of this church : The ?new Methodist Church in Co lumbia was dedicated yesterday by a sermon from Bishop Wightman, and by other interest] ng exercises, in which Bishop Pierce, of Georgia, the venera ble Lovick Pierce, who was pastor here of the Methodist congregation in 180S, Rev. Whiteford Smith and other distinguished divines were ex pected to take part. Religious ser vices were suspended in several of the other churches of the city in or der to enable their members to be present at the dedication. The church is a handsome and solid structure of brick, with towers of unequal height, the tallest being about 125 feet. Its exterior dimensions, including the towers, are 70 by 105 feet. The in terior measures 52 by 105 feet, from floor to rafters 32 feet. It is elegant ly painted in fresco-done by Cramer, j j the scenic artist of the Opera House, 11 in gray, brown and blue. . Its acous tic properties, so far as yet tested, are considered excellent. It will seat comfortably 750 persons on floor and gallery. It has cost $21,500, of which sum as much as $3,000 was contribu ted north of Baltimore. It is believed that the first person who ever prr-ached tho Gospel in Co lumbia was the Rev. Isaac Smith, who, according to the minutes of Conference, was admitted to the min istry of the Methodist' Episcopal Church in 1781. But thc first stated preaching-place was in the Statehouse JU 1802-3, where Dunlap, a Presby terian preacher, and Rev. John Har per, a Methodist preacher. On the 15th December, 1803, a small num ber of Methodists, under the auspices of Rev. John Harper, father ot the late Chancellor Harper, determined to build a church in Columbia, and in 1f*04 the house was completed, being the first Christian house of worship in Columbia. This church soon being found .oo nmall for the congregation statedly there assem bling, twenty or thirty feet were ad ded to the north end, which made it --- ~l.i Lr ??n/1 infliVmmniiinit<? ?inp awn ?erv.eu ui Aiuiiguty uou Dy ? Bishop Andrew. This was then, and 1 continued to be, the largest place of 1 Worship in Columbia, until the fatal < 18th of February, 1SC5, when Co- ? lumbia was surrendered by the mayor 1 o: the city into the hands of Gen. s W. T. Sherman, United States Array. I During the devastation of the city < which ensued, the church was set on I fire by the soldiers of the United i Sta'es Army, both from within and i without three times, and burned to ? the ground. This fact has been cer- | tified .by compet i?t witnesses. In ? the same manner the spacious lecture- i room, station and district parsonages ' were destroyed, and the communion silver stolen. The large congrega- : tion of the church, the majority of \ whom w.re reduced to bitter poverty ? by the calamity which had overtaken ; their city, was dispersed, and many ' of them sought homes in less afflicted i places. The few who remained sought a place in which to worship the God of their fathers. For a time they i used the chapel of the Columbia Fe male College, but this house having been rented for a hotel they had to seek shelter elsewhere. The Baptist Church having escaped the torch of the incendiary, opened its doors to its afflicted brethren, and here they met as a congregation every Sunday afternoon under the pastoral care of Rev? Wm. T. Capers. In thc mean time they resolved to build a tempo rary place of worship, and according ly on the site of the burnt lecture room they raised a small chapel which was dedicated on the 12th of Au gust, 1SGG, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Gk?st, by Rev. Wm. Martin. In 186S the con gregation determined to begin the work of rebuilding their waste places, which was done under the auspices of the pastor, Rev. Wm. Martin, who on the 17th August, 1871, in the presence of the building committee, tho builder and some others, after solemn prayer, broke the first earth for the new church. On the 21st September, 1871, the corner-stone, was laid by Rev. Dovick Pierce. The bell, massive front doors and carpets are Uie results of the work of the Ladies' Sewing Society, and. the su perb chancel chairs are given to Mr. Martin for the church by Mrs. John Preston as a memorial for her mother, Mrs. Mary Hampton ; thc Bible and hymn book are presented by Rev. F. M. Kennedy, D. D., editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, in mem ory of his father, who was pastor of the church in 1828-29 and 1836-37. The pulpit cushion is tho gift of Miss Mayrant, and the pulpit, commnniun table and kneeling cushion around the chanced are offerings from classes Nos. -i and 5 ot' the Washington street Sunday school. In the shadow of the new church rest the remains of Rev. William M. Kennedy, fa her of Rev. F. M. Kennedy. Beneath its walls lies in ns long sleep the mortal part of R?v. Isaac Smith, son of tho iirat preacher of .the Goppel in CoJ.umhia, while, just under the pul pit, the sacred dust cf Bishop Capers, the " founder of, the missions, ol' tb? slaves,"-awaits the. resurrection- ol' the j uti!;. Beecher's Defiance. .;-- xfr W?m H . Dei 1. reu that the World cannot c.tish U n.-Hr)! ?ind the Devil shall ii et Stop Him. WT The lecture room of the Plymouth ! Church in Brooklyn was densely packed last Friday night, aud the doors were besieged. Beecher'was at times moody.*"and. depressed, and again nervous! anti still ; at other mo ments he rose ablive all rest raint, and soared into his grandest enthusiasm, and stood out,thesLaUvar|, man whom so many ha*Y,e>;' worshipped. The greeting they g?^e-lura would have aroused a dead'.'inau, and the speech' he made markka ibo.cMde in . the man's life. Mi .'Qeeohf;- had talked for a while on. f?e follw-f allowing one's self to g?^tat^fd hy petty troubles.^ ^.?BgpajjKd the newspa per articles7 ?ncTsaid how foolish it would have been for him to notice [hem. He might as well take off his slothing and roll in a bed of thistles ; md then he spoke of his present great trouble, and intimaled'that it :ame upon him in such a manner that, be couldn't meet it otherwise. Mr. Beecher, although he h id remained sitting, had used his arms freely, fre quently giving emphasis by slapping Iiis hands or striking the Plymouth collection volume violently against Ihe table. When he hail reached this point he arose, and clasping his [lands behind him, looked upon the mdience for a moment as if collect ing his thoughts. Everybody saw ?hat something unusual was coming, iud the excitement was painful. Mr. Beecher took one step forward, and ivas greeted again by a thunder of ipplause. Several ?imes he tried to speak, but as often ds his lips moved die cheering beganj&?ew; and it was several minutes before he could make limself heard. He turned almost : vid in the face and his left hand kept up a continual nervous twitch ng. Men and women arose in their ?eats, handkerchiefs were waved and jvery neck was stretched eagerly for vard. When pei feet quiet was re stored Mr. Beecher continued : I have gone through as many troubles in the last five years as or linarily fall to"%e*.-lot bf any one nan, and they havi-.*l)een troubles of ?xaclly the kind that have been the aost adapted to annoy me. Without he resources of religion I would lave been overwhelmed and soioth ?red by them. I. um thc leading irother and the pastor of this church. [ have gone through great trials, and [ must have tim opportunity to say o you, as I'would like to say private y and confidentially, that God has .ried me sorely, and although I have .Ano luuLif the wave, and have been nore, lt nas been the aim of my I 5 jfe to be a manly fellow. I have gone j, ,h rough thesp trials and have come n nit with forgiveness in my heart, [j md, whether I ?0 up or down, I am notorious; for God is my power, my ?? strength, my deliverer, my strong for- 0 .ress, and Ile cares more than man b :an care for rae. I have, therefore, ? ?he right to say that it. is not in vain !V :o follow Christ, and that religion is t nore than a sentiment or a rhapsody |j -that it is good to live by, lo die by, :) iud to li ye hereafter by. ' And when ^ [ preach lo young men and .maidens f? the Christian religion, I know that it a is true. li And now, by the grace of God, I 0 tm going lo say one or two more j, things? .' And first, I look with re -pect e upon what this church has donn dil- t ring and in respect to the troubles I c have spoken of. But I want to say [ that I fully and entirely accord to r every one the same liberty of opinion ] that I am accustomed to exercise my- j self. That every one is at perfect , liberty to think what he likes about ( me. Secondly, whatever you may N think, or what any one in the world t may think, this world is so large, and r there are so many chances in it, that c it does not lie with you to determine c my future. That is something which } lies between God and me, and nobody ^ else has any vote in it. I don't pro- | pose to be put down by anybody on ? the jjj&e of the earth. [Applause.] I j don't propose to be put down in any ( way, exce.pt as wheat is stamped into ? the grou?d and comes up a hundred fold. [Ap|jause.] One mag&outinued clapping, and Mr. Beeot?af looking annoyed, said : "That man'? tongue is in the palm of bis hand.'' There was a genera^ j laugh, and Mr. Beecher proceeded: I don't say this arrogantly, but by patient continuance iu well doing no one can b? put down.. I don't cars how things go with me in this life. I know and God knows that the work of ray life will go on until my coffin lid is screwed down over my dead body. The world is wide and will not be destitute of opportunities. With you or with some who may need me more than you, I shall continue to work out ray life.- This lies between God and me?- I will by His help work out my life, .ahihl'd like to see the man that will stofs.it. As long as there is lqVe to be given to those who need it, or sympathy to those in distress, as long* as there is a cham pion needed for the down-trodden, so long as any need God and ?an't see Him directly, they will see Him re flected in me, if God gives me the power to go on. I did - not care for high places. When I began my work I went out into tue. wilderness. I did not seek to leave it. I was called j here and I have stayed here und?-r| Divine Providence, and here I shall j stav till Divine Providence bids me ; to po. For whether I live or whether I die I ara the Lord's fust and the men's afterward. My sole question is, What wilt Thou have me to do. And that I will do; and ten thousand devils shall not stop me. Above the .roar and confusion Of this world I can hear the voice of God, who ia known to rae by the dear name of" Father, and strong in Iiis service I will gc on, and heil and 'tho.devil can't step me-. How,. ChrifjLnui brethren, 1 would have liked to say this with closed doors, and, it I did not know that hundan nature would render such a, request useless, I would ask that what rjiave'fcaid should not be re ported. But the very things that Dught" not to be reported-that hurt uraebody, but benefit no one^-are the mirigs that are reported, and'ft is oui nisfortnne to live, as'ifc were, out of loors. \Ve can notify. or wipe our ryes but it is known and commented m. With admira-ion, and love, and ?onor for your faith and trust, Pam ind will be your leader by the grace if God. I hold my onfidence. i am n tri veal ways to live hall see' that you haine ia mo, and af ire are purified, wi bink of-the troubles \ elow. Be of good Vait, work, believe, Alabama's Senators* ?KCOirrLIMENTARY PEN PICTURES OF Sl'EXCER AND GoLDTHWAITE. Yanking ton Special to the Chicago Times. The very worst and least attrac ive looking of the decayed political coundiels about town is Senator pencer, of Alabama. No stranger rould ever look at him, and suppose hat any set of men cou'd disgrace liemselve8 so far as to send up such man to the Senate. Look at him brough the. rose-colored glasses of ?rtisaoship, and his squat, ugly, onteinplible shape refuses to take on pleasing line. His face i? cunning, nd does not show a trace ofinteiiect al strength. His forehead is narrow nd retreating. His eyes small and thy. His nose a broken sneak of n aquiline, that droops over a san y scraggle of a moustache. Under bisscraggle are two full senu ous lip?, hen comes a retreating chin, upon ;hich grows a turftof reddish beard, .'here ?3 a greasy plumpness ?.bout he face that only comes from exc?s ive indulgence, and the excessive ldulgence, and the excessive vul arity of his pudgy hands, chucked J ?et and porpoise-like body is rot re- ! .eyed by a single feature of grace $breeding. He is a vulgar brute, 'ho was once a bar keeper in New rork. He is a living exposition of bo fact what circumstance may do >r even a lump of brutalized sta idly like himself. His day is veri ,' run ; if thc Republican party i:i lie Senate can alford to bo virtuous nough to lose his vote, he will bc ?eked ont next winter. He can then oast and gave him encouragement. ii lor. Thousands of persons were" ?;\ with his pal?, thc late fraudulent ist office contractors, and invent some anko game for his future snpport. Nearly ail of these Alabama men i power here are an unclean lot. The ne glaring exception to the crowd of lack-legs and pirates in Congress is Senator Goldthwaite. Pie is simply fool. His mind in now SQ far gope har. any co :imi?s}on qf lunacy would io justified }n sending him to an syium. When Congress is in session ie requires more looking after than a urnily of s'rna'.l children. He is Di ssembled on the cliffs, and their ?carty cheers rent the air. At 2,oS 'clock the Captain paddled through he snrf and walked ashore. Upon xamination after arrival at the He el, the doctors reported his condition ;ood, but of coir se he was much, e.t lausted by fatigue. His face was nuch bur-lied by the sun, and his land blistered hythe use of the pad lie. This is certainly one of the nostwonderful feats of tho Nineteenth Century. He went into the water at vays trying with painful earnestness o do something that hf. h is no bu.si ?ess to da. Last winter it was the me great struggle of his life to get mt of the Capitol building after he lad once entered it. - Messengers vould find the old fellow ind ustrious y studying a window some sixty feet 'rom the ground, as if he were try ng to get through & He never mght to he allowed to go out without % keeper. New Laws of flss Slate. The county commissioners, in aud iting the accounts of trial justices, ;\re now required to make them ex hibit with the bill of costs all the original papers in each case in which said costs have accrued, and they are forbidden to allow any bill of costs against the county, unless accompa nied by tho original papers. Any person has a right, before paying any costs in a trial justice's court, to de mand and receive an itemized account of such costs ; and, if it is not fur nished, "he is not compelled to pay This itemized account is to be receipt ed by the trial justice when thc costs aro paid. It is lawful for mechanics, also when property is left with them foi repair, to sell the same at auction after the expiration of one year fron the time when such property shall hav< beemrepaird, and the same shall b< sold by any trial justice of the ooun ty in which the work is done, afte advertising the sale for ten days a threo of the most conspicuous place in his township. Out of the proceed the mechanic shall be paid for bi work, after coste and commissions ar deducted, and the balance if any, ia t be paid into the office of the clerk c the court, subject tu tho owner's oi der. KS? Fancy prices aro sometimos pai for live stock, as well as for Hie st?oh Which figure so extensively in Wall strei operation;*. Fourteen "short horned cattlo ?re being pastured hi Now Jcrs* whose aggregate- valuo is set down 5125,000. A bull in the bord cost tl owner $12,000, and a heifer $18,000. i ! Successful. I.' _ . Capt. Paul Boynton was suoce'fiflS iu hin second attempt. <... cr ..ss the , English channel on the 28th May last. .?The attempt was muda in face ofr]aj ; very rough sea, and Boynton was. j thrown back twice by the surf upon j ?he beach before he made his ?tajig| j It was 3 o'clock in the morning'whim j-he started, and while the storm-tossed'j j sea was dashing its waves against the?j i r^ ky cc? it. A salute of c muon waaf ?.fired by a detachment of French aJS? j'tillery by way of cheer lo the.intrcjgBS id sailor, who was bent on achieving/ . success or perish in" th?-trial. For two or three hoow-*l-Hr? .. - Sir ts . . said: " it it storms iook out iur your- ( selves, but don't take me from the waler. Leave me alone, for I shall reach the English coast or perish in the attempt. The clouds, however, soon passed away and the sun shone again and all fear of a storm subsided. In the afternoon some apprehension was felt from the tide (being, on the flood) as there was some danger of the sailor being carried above Dover. He therefore changed his course, low ered his sail and used his oar. As the flood tide wu3 setting in heavy the sail was raised again and the pad dle worked vigorously. Help was tendered but refused. Ile said he wanted no assistance, and repeated his intention of crossing unaided, j At ten in the evening the Dover life boat came alongside and in the name of the " Royal National Life Boat Institution" welcomed the captaiu. Other boats came up and spoke to Boynton as he neared the English 3 o'clock on the morning ol' May 28th and left it at 2 o'clock ?nd 38 min utes on tho mor- ing of May 29th, therefore he was in thc water almost 21 hours. Congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the world have bec? sent to Boyton, one even from the Queen of England. : i l RUSSELL &CQ INVITE special attention to their list of Wines and Liquor)*,, which ar* warranted to be Pure and Genuine. BALTIMORE CLUB,?15 yrs. old. Turo Ccutnry Wheat BOURBON. Monogram lt Viv. Mount Carmel BYE. Hennessey's COGNAC KKANDY; Pure CALIFORNIA BRANDY. PEACH BRANDY. . APPLE BRANDY. Lictgcn'u Holland GIN. Jlnrc Country CORN WHiSKEY.' (M? rc....- ?-,--. - - ? - . , ~ Attorneys at Law, WILL practice in tho STATE and FEDERAL COURTS-and will continue the prosecution of claims against the United States, of the following char acter: l-;l Claims th? property taken hythe United States during or since the war. 2d Claims due Mail Contractors nf 18GI. 3rd. Claims for Pension and Bounty Land. Claims for return of Revenue Colton Tax should be fded and audited, as ;>?)/. ment of these claims is lint a question of time. Cotton Bills showing amount of Tax paid is all that is required at present. Apply to BACON ?fe ADAMS, Edgeficld C. H., S. C. Sept. 22, If 40 The Only Good Sauce. TRY a Bottle of tho celebrated WOR C HST li RS 11ERE SA?C1_which is pronounced by connoisseurs to br ''he only good Sauco" for enriching gravies, and for uso with .Steaks, fold Meats, Soup, <vc. For sale at DURISOE/S FAMILY GROCERY. Juno 2, 2m 24 For Spring Trade!,, PR. Ladies Wal king Cal f SHOES 24 .? '. Pebbled Coat 21 ? " Cloth GAITERS. Also Misses' and Children's walking and dress SHOES. This stook was made in Ballimore and I recommend them to my patrons. J. M. COBB. March 2, tf ll OVER GNE THOUSAND OF J. B. .PLATT S PATENT OPEN TOP CANOPIES, FROM which Mosquitoes can be driv en without any trouble, aro now in uso in Augusta, Ga. They are the only Canopy of"tho kind known, and should bo used by every ono that wishes com fortable sleeping while Mosquitoes aro about, especially with tho EXPANDER attached. For sale by PLATT BROTHERS, 212 and 214 Broad St., AugUSAj Ga. Juno 8, lal 23 Christian Advocate, RALEIGH, N. G., Rev. J. J. Hobbit, Editor & Publisher. ESTABLISHED IN 1835. Has tho Largest Circulation in thc State# Devoted to Religion, Literature, Science, Nows and Goneral Intelligence. Thc Organ of thc N. C. Conference of thc M. Et Church, Scnitb. It has its support, and tho continued aid of it's Ministers, (all of whom^are agents) toward increasing its circulation. Wo oller no premiums. Tho A?To CATR stands upon its intrinsic merits. While it is 'Methodists in doctrino, it will contain nows from all Churches, so as to make it a welcome visitor to thc intelligent readers of all denominations, jls wide and increasing circulatiot: makes lt a Most Excellent Medium for Business 2[cn Genera ll i/. tcH** Terms, Si per annum, in advance ?l.oi) for six months. June 2!), tf 2S Parc Mountain Com Whiskey AND icc natl Lemons, ON hand all tho ti ino al DUIUSOE'l Family Grocery. J une JO, tf 28 IS?OOS" TiiADB, ' FOR TIIK ' pg* Summer of 1875, . 4 (O?ENER BY THE PLANTERS HoTEL,) ,, . : . '! ' . -es ?s'-m soli our goods at nuich less than those who buy on creare.--? Our Stock consists of EVERYTHING usually-kept in a FIRST CLASS Dil Y GOODS HOUSI/r.and we cordially invite every, one .who may visit Augusta, to call and ex?tajne the Elegant Goods we keep and learn the low prices at which we sell theh\; and to those who cannot pay us a visit and who would like to have an insight into our Stock, we will, upon application send them Of any Goods we can cut, and a PRICE LIST of all the leading article _ i_ rpi . ii_:ii^_j_r _i i . ' .o . Orders sent us for Goods in our Retail'Department loathe amount of Ylfj.OO or over, and this we'will continue to do; and we are glad" to say many have found it of greater advmtage than coming in person, as they save the time aud expon.se. Give us a trial. We will do our best to please. Address V. RICHARDS & BRO., ; , ?P1 Broad Street, (Corner by the Planters Hotel) AUGUSTA, GA. Augusta, Apr. 7, . ly 45. PENN'S Summer is coming-therefore come and get a bottle of our BOUQUET right away-which is made from the purest Oils and Extracts, and is pronounced by every ono who has tried it, Lo bo thc Purest, Sweetest and Cheapest Per fumo for the Toilet ever offered in Edge licld Village Manufactured by W- B. PENN. Comiiry Merchants Supplied on Liberal Terms. For Salo by . iR. JJ. F?i?i\T ?fe : ?Jos.3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. STITI0II1S FIRST-CLASS WORK Oim SPECIAt~Y, Yirr, BY vasa CHEAPER GRAD?S or STOCK, WE CAN FCKNtSlt WORK AT LOWEST L1VIHG PRICES. FUE FASHION?BLTSTATIOSERY, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and Sall invitations ON THE BEST STOCC. ANO PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. J Mrs. V. V. COLLINS, (I vTK wini ELX MUSTTN.) DJ rBALER iu CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, TOILET SETS, VASES, LAMPS, etc. To sufferers by tho late tornado who buy of mc, a Mbcral discount will be m ado. No. 1ST, Broad Street, Opposite J. A. Gray's Dry Goods House, AUGUSTA, GA. Mar. 30, 9m_15^ SOMETHING NEW! IMPROVED GARDEN PLOW ! ! EL -AYING purchased tho right, for Edgoficld County, for tho above Plow, we are prepared to furnish any persons desirous of obtaining tho samo at short uotice. They savo the work of a'horse, aud any boy can uso them. $32- Call and see sample. GIBSON & HOYT, Sole Agents for Edgoficld Co., JOHNSTON, S. C. May 12, 3m 21 Tobacco and Cigars. ALWAYS on hand the Genuine Black well Durham Smoking TOBACCO, and good CIGARS, at b J. M. COBB'S. March 2, tf ll THE JAS. liEFFE?. Double Turbine Water Wheel, JlanuXictarcd by POOLE & HUNT, Gait ?moro, Md. 7,000 2?OTT1X VS12! Simple, Strone, Durable, n! ways reliable and Batta factory. Manufacturers, also, o? .Portable & Stationary , Engines, Steam Boilers, ?Saw& Grist Mills, Mya ring Machin ery,Gearing fer Cotton Mills, Floor. ^SOSB?S" Paint, Whit? Lead ana Oil Mill Machinery, Hydraulic and otter - and Hangers np; secu lars. ? NiJ?M'S TUR BINK* *TK? WJ .,_ . .. -i yi?nrs apo, and ;>ot to wovU in iii? Patent Office, Washington, D. C., ami lian jjroTcil lo be thc lieut. 19 sizes mnde. Priera Suivcr than ?nv other Arel-clan wheel. Pamphlet free. ' N. Vi BURNHAM, YOI:K 1'A. Active Canvassing Agents Wanted in every eily and district in tho State of loutit Carolina '..so'icil for the WOB?LL UFE INSURANCE CO OP MOTJILE, ALA. A SOUND, RELIABLE ANT) PROGRI?SSIVH SOUTH EliN COM PA NV. . .^Address, giving references, II. Af. I* RI END, Secretary. Mobile, Ala. Morphine Habit AND feteniper?iicc Speedily eurea by DR. BECK'S only known and snr.? R.-inody. XO CHA KC.1 K tor treatment uiitil cured. Call on or :?n\lrei>* Dr. J. C. BECK;Ui John St., Cinrh.aat!, O. fcc O COT per day at home. Tenn? frei?. Ad $U >p?^ dre? G. STIXSOX ? Co., Port'd, Ale. ??7*7 * \V KKK guaranteed tn Ma!.-and Keir ?Ic A^' -nti. in their locality. Ci.?M NOTHING td try it. Particulars Free. P. ?. VICKERY A- Crt., Augusta, Me. ADVERTISER'S QAZETTE. A Journal of Information for Ad vertisers. Edition, O.GOO ' copies. Published wceKly. Terras, $i per annum, in advance. , K1VS srrcixKs- CONKS (onTC?VST PATES) TO OXE ADI?CISS F0E??I CS*. Office No. ll Park Row, Sew York. GEO. P. ROWELL & CO., Editors aud Pafelbrficrj. Feed! Feed!! Feed!!! ASUPPLY of CORN and OJ. ? al ways on band at G. L. PENN & SON'S. 5 May 5, tf 20 '. To the Farmers ! THE undersigned are still engaged in Making and Repairing GINS, at the Old Shop in Edgcfield lMatrict. S, O ai tho LOWEST CASH PRICES^ Patronize Home Entwnrise. Address: ^Jir?Tti.'CHAPMAN, Saluda Old Town, G. <fe C. R. R., S. C. Jan. 6, ly :J * EXCOIJRAGE HOME PEOPLE HOME ENTERPRISE. DOORS, SASHT and BLINDS ll Mar. 24, tim 14 .GEO, S. SIACKJER, . CHARLESTON, S. C., ONLY Carolinian ongrtgod in Ihr mm ufacturo of MOULIUNGS, >Ri ? ASH, IU.INDS, and TURN Kl > Wc IC ;n Chirles on, R. V. Prices aa low as any other betide, at ? .iii work ?rst 'l^s. Mar. \% VSHi, ly 12