The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, June 27, 1877, Image 1
A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agricultu-re, Markets, &c.
Vol. XIII. . WEDNESDAY MORNJING, JUNE 27, 1877. No. 26.
THE HIS PBLISHED
EV EI:Y WEDNESDAY MOBI\IG,
At NewI)erry, S. C.
BY THOS, P. GR RKKRR,
Editor and Proprietor.
Terms, $2.00 per .Iuu?i1
I tivariabIy in Advauce.
C,: :a.cri toped at the expirationl
1:4ae for a ii~i: it is paid
Tha r ni::rk de; otes expiration of su
riptio2: .
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PUT II' I N 'T1 E ItANK.
"~A penny saved, a penny gained"- -
Be prudent and discerninr;
No matter what your wants may be,
Don't sp,end all you are earning.
Yes, lad, we know the will is strong,
Temptations come in plenty;
Let fifteen dollars meet your needs
If you are earning twenty.
P ay as you buy. don't run in debt
Great comfort is in knowing
T hat you are free from suits and duns,
That you arc no man owing.
So many things you'd like to have!
~ Next month your pay increases.
4#46kLook out, my lad. What will you do
If then your income ceases?
3e generous, but be always just
This life that we are living
Would lo'se much pleasure with the zest
We feel in joy of giving.
How, can ycou save, you'd like to know
Tell, and you'll gladly hear it?
1Your pocket is a dangerous place,
Your hand is always near it.
Pat in the hank all that you save,
And then you will have reason
gave way. The terrible heat was
very har(1d on Ir. arld 3rs. KiTrby,
-- bot.h weak and ill. 1'here was no
money to buy fruit or needful
food. Every thing valuable had
been parted with, and debts had
been incurred for the necessities
of life.
Mr. Kirby lay very still. Jessie
Kirby, the oldest daughter was
fanning him. MIrs. Kirby lay in
the next room, the second girl at
t.'ading her. The small, close
rooms ver; stifling, and Jessie
sent her brothers and little sister
out to find a shady place to sit.
She kept fanniug her father and
weeping. She was startled by
the postman's loud, impatient
knock, and ran down, little dream
ir g of what awaited her.
The postman handed her Mr.
Anderson's note to "nathaniel
Kirby, London, England." It was
re-directed to Dey Street, New
York, United States. It had been
across the Atlantic twice.
"What is it, Jessie ?" asked Mr.
Kirbv. in weak tones.
"A letter for you, father. See
it was directed to London first,
and then to New York."
"Open it quickly. TIhat first
direction is like Will Anderson's
writing. I have been thinking of
him all the morning. The money
he owes would be a fortune to us
now."
} "Yes, father, it is from Will An
dersou."
"Read it, I can't see."
"My Dear-Friend.- With many
thanks for you,r great kindness
and forbearance when I was in
such trouble, I inclose a draft for
.150 with interest to date,arnount
ing to ?185. Hoping you and
family are well, I remain your
. much obliged friend,
"WILL ANDERSQN."
"Thank God,"' exclaimed Mr.
Kirby, fervently.
If Mr. Anderson could have
seen the Kirbys after the receipt
of his draft, he would not have
had the least doubt about the wis
Dcom of the text "Owe no man
anything but to love one anoth
er." He had honored God more
a by paying a just debt than he
, would have done by contributing
f money which was not his, to the
e building of a church.
, Good news is a great invigo
e rator. Unseen, intangible, it ef
-fects .the nerves. The Kirbys
v forgot the heat and began to imn
r' prove. When the doctor came he
I, found his patients decidedly bet
;ter. Mr. Kirby was soon up and
e about. Small debts were paid,
food and clothes bought and a
r few- hundred dollars invested in
e business.
SIt is astonishing how much a
small amount of money accomi
plishes at critical periods. The
-payment of a small debt saved
A Mr. Kirby f'rom ruin.
1, So Mr. Anderson felt thbat he had
t decided justly and was repaid for
s being~ honest first ,generous after
o war-ds.
tACTS PASSED BY THE GENE
r R~AL ASSEMBLY AT THlE
SEXT R A SESSION OF 1S77.
r' Ax ACT to raise supplies for the
c fiscal year commencing Novem
h er 1, 1876.
SSEcEuON 1. Bc it enacted, by the
e Senate and House of Representa
t ives of' the State of South Caro
lina, now met and sitting in Gen
eral Assemnbly, and by the author
Sity of the same, That a tax of' 7
:mills upon every dollar of the
value of' all taxable property of
-e this State be, and the same is
3- hereby, levied for the following
d purposes, to-wit: To meet ap
1proprations-First, to defray the
u cui-rent expenses of the govern
d mont for the fiscal year endingr
31st October, 1877 ; second, to pay
d the interest due the first of' Jan
P uary, 1877, anid the first of' July,
k 1877, upon the consolidated bonds
d and certificates of' stock which
t ha"ve been issued under the "Act
a to r'educe the volume of the pub
s lie debt, and provide for the pay
e menta of the same," approved D)c
comber 22, 1873, which shall be
d found to be valid and bona fide by
d the commiissionl to investigate the
l same, and be approved by the
r General Assembly at the next
regular session thereof; and, third,
d to pay such other indebtedness of
o the State as may l. a reported to
it ne vaid by the said commission,
tatowhich it may be applied
tby the Gener'al Assembly at its
onext regular session. Should the
pr1'oceds of' said tax be insufdieicext
a- to meet all the paym~entsprovided
, for in this act, the Governor is
h ereby authorized to borrow, on
dthe credit of' the State, such sum,
Snot exceeding $100,000, as may be
fnecessary to meoet such deficiency
dSEc. 2. That a tax not to ex
s. coed 3 mills upon everyv dollar- of'
ythe value of' all taxable property
11 in eh of' the several counties in
dthis State be, andl the same is
dhier'eby, levied for county pur
mf I I;CS for the fiscal year um
mencing November 1, 1876, ex
cpt the counties Wf Charleston.
and Union, in which a tax not to
exceed 2 mills shall be levied ; the
rate to be fixed by the County
Commissioners in and for each
county, and by them certified to
the respective County Auditors of
the said several counties, except
as to tie County of lorry, in
which the County Commissioners
shall levy an additional tax of' 2
mills, to pay the past indebted
ness for 1875 and 1876; except
the County of Union, in which
the County Commissioners shall
levy an additional tax of 1 mill
for the payment of past due in
debtedness, and except the County
of Lancaster, in which the County
Commissioners shall levy a tax of'
2 mills on the dollar to pay the
past due indebtedness of said coun
ty, the proceeds of which shall be
paid 2r-o rata, and also except the
County of Aiken, in which the
County Commissioners shall levy
an additional tax of 1 mill to pay
the past indebtedness of said coun
ty for the years 1875 and 1876 ;
I and except the County of Marl
boro', where the County -Comis
sioners be, and they are hereby,
authorized and required to levy a
special tax of 1 muil!, if so much
be necessary, for the purpose of
repairing the court house and jail;
also. the County of Beaufort,
where the County Commissioners
shall.levy a tax of 1 mill, pursuant
to the provisions.of a joint resolu
tion, approved March 24, 1876:
Provided, That nothing contain.ed
in this section shall be consti"ued
so as to prevent the County Com
missioneis of Pickens, Sumter,
New berry, Marion, Williamsburg
and Richland, collecting a special
tax heretofore pi;ovided by law,
to pay the past indebtedness of
said counties, nor the counties of
Orangeburg or Clarendon from
collecting the special tax hereto
fore authorized for the completion
of the court house ; nor the Couu
ty Commissioners of Kershaw
from levying and collecting a spe
cial tax authorized and directed
to be levied and collected by an
act of the General Assembly, enti
tied "An act to authorize the erec
tion of a certain bridge over the
Wateree River," approved Febru
ary 18, 1872; except that the
County- Commissioners of Spar
tanburg County be, and they are
hereby, authorized and required
to apply 1 of' 1 mill of' the regular
levy of 3 mills to the payment of
bridge contracts for the fiscal ycar
ending 1st November, 1876, if so
much -be necessary ; and they are
furthermore authorized and em
powered to levy an additional tax,
over and above the regular levy of
3 mills, of 4 of 1 mill, to be ap
plied to the past indebtedness of'
said county ; and they are also
authorized to apply any balance
that may be on hand at the close
of' the p)resent fiscal year, ending
November 1, 18S77, to past indebt
edness, paying off' such claimns as
were audited prior to 1st Novemn
ber,-1875 : Provided, Nothing shall
be paid f'or probating accounts:
And prlovided, That i mill of the
tax thus levied for the Couity of
Orangebur'g shall be devoted to
the payment of' the past indebted
ness of' said county.
SEC. 3. That all the proceeds of
the taxes levied for and on account
of the State, as specified herein,
shall be deposited and kept by the
State Treasurer in such bank or
banks ie the cities of Columbia
and Charleston as, in thie judg
ment or discretion of the Financial
Board of the State, can afford suf
fieeut protection to the interests
of' the State ; and the State Treas
urer shall publish in one or more
of' the newspapers published in
the cities of Columbia and( Charles
tou a mionthly~ statement of' all the
moneys received by him and the
amount paid out, and to whom,
and on account of' what appropria
tion paid, as wvell as the balance
of moneys on hand.
SEC. 4. That the County Audi
tors and County Treasurers of' the
several counties of' this State are
hereby required, under the direc
tion and supervision of' the Comp
troller General, to make the col
lection of taxes levied under and
pursuant to the provisions of' this
act in the manner and at the time
and under the conditions herein
after to be provided ; and they are
ereby forbidden to collect any
other tax, except the taxes to
meet the interest and retire the
bonds issued by counties in aid of'
rairoads, whatsoever. for the fiscal
year-, unless herein expressly au
therized so to do; and any State
or county officer who shall fal to
comply with or evade or attempt
to evade tbe provisions of' this act,
sall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and, upon conviction ther'eof, shll1
be punished by a fine of not less
than 81,000, nor more than 65,000,
and by imprisonment in the peni
tentiary for a period of' not less
than one year nor more thauf five
years.
SEC. 5. There shall be assessed
on all taxable pojls 1irths Stato
coeds of which tax shall be applie
solely to educational purposes
Every male citizen between tii
are of 21 and 60-years, excep
those incapable of earning a sup
port from being maimed, and ex
cept those now exempt by law, o
frorm any other cause, shall b
deemed taxable iolls ; and shouh
any person fail or refuse to paN
said poll tax, he shall be deemet
gnilty of a misdemeanor, and, or
conviction t.hereof; before anj
Trial Justice or other court hav
ing jurisdiction of the same, sbal
be punished by a fine of not les:
than $5, or by imprisonment.ir
the county jail for a term not ex
ceeding thirty days.
8S:e. 6. That all taxes assesse<
and payable under this act shal
be paid in the following kind o
funds, and no other: Gold and sil
ver coin, United States currency
and national bank notes: Provided
That the receipts issued by th<
agents appointed by the Governoi
in the several counties, under and
by virtue of resolution adopted by
the House of Representatives
on the 20th day of December
A. I). 1876, shall be credited b
the County Treasurers upon th<
amounts due, and payable by th
holders thereof whenever the samt
may be presented.
Sr:c. 7. All taxes assessed hereit
shall be die and payable in tw<
equal installments, as follows
The first installment shall be du<
and payable from the first day of
July to the first day of August
1877; and the second installmen1
shall be due and payable from th
first day of October to the thirty
tirst day of October, 1877: Pro
rided, That it shall be, and i,
hereby, left to the option of any
person either to pay the amoun1
of the first installment at the tim<
first above mentioned, or to pay
the 'vhole amount at the time o:
the payment of the second install
ment thereof: Provided, farther
That if any person or persons shal
fail or refuse to pay his or hen
taxes due under the first'install
rnerit, he, she or they shall be
charged with interest therenpon
from the first day of August; 1877
to the time of the payment there
of, at the rate of one per centum
per month; and the several Coun
ty Treasurers shall collect the
same in the manner prescribed by
aw, and give receipts therefor tc
he several parties paying thc
same, in which the real estate paic
n shall be briefly described, ant
he value of the personal property
paid on shall be stated, togethet
with the time such taxes are paid
nd the amount of the same : Pro
ided, Nothing herein containec
shall operate to prevent any tau
payer from paying the wholc
mount of his tax at the time th<
irst installment is payable.
SEC. 8. That the County Treas
rer, immediately upon receipt OJ
the tax duplicate for the yeal
from the County Auditor, sbal
ause a notice to be inserted once'
in two daily newspapers pub
ished at the county seat of h
ounty, if' two such papers bf
here p)ublished ; if' not, then ir:
ne such paper'; and if' no daily
paper be published at such county
seat, then in two weekly papers
pubished at such county scat
but if two such weekly papers be
nt published, then in one such
paper; and if no paper be publish
d in the county, then such notiet
shall be given in such manner as
he County Treasurer may direct,
tating' the rate per centum of the
lvy for State purposes, and the
ate per centum~ifor all other pur'
oses, on the duplicate of the pr'es.
nt fiscal year ; and if any special
evies have been made on the pro.
erty of' a school or other district,
ot affecting an entire county, the
otal rate of levies in such district
shall also be stated in such notice.
SEe. 9. When the taxes and as~
sessments charged against any
arty or property on the duplicate
for the present fiscal year shall
ot be paid on or bef'ore the 31st
ay of October, 1877, or wvhen the
remainder of' such taxes and as
sessmets shall not be paid on
r by the said time, with inter
est at the rate of' 1 per cent
m per' month, as aforesaid,
the County Treasurer shall pr'o
eed to collect the same by dis'
tress or otherwise, as now pre'C
cribed by law, together with ai
enalty of' 15 p)er cent. on the
uount so delinquent; and if the
mount of such delin]quent taxes,
ssessments arnd penalties shall
not be paid on or before the 15th
f November, 1877, or collected
y distress or' ot,herwitse, thue same
shall be treated as the delinquent
taxes on such real and personal
p'opety, and shall be collected
y the sale of such real andi pCI.
sonal prop)erty as bereinaf'ter pre'
scibed.
SEC. 10. All personal property
subject to taxation shall be liablc
to distress and sale for the pay.
ment of' taxes anid assessmecnte
ereunder ; and, at any time afteu
any taxes or assessments shall be
Cole dlue, according to the pr'ovi
SiUI5 ci thi ac, th Couty T'ea
I urer, by himself of deputy, may f
distrain sufficient personal proper
ty of the party against whom such i
taxes or assessments are ebarged,
if the same can be found in his 1
-, county, to pay the taxes or assess
ments so due, with any penalty
charged or chargeable thereupon, t
l and interest, and the costs that s
may accrue, and shall immediately c
advertise the same in three of the t
most public places in the town or t
ward or district in which such r
property shall be distrained, stat- d
ing the time and place in such c
town, ward or district, when and t
where such property will be sold
and.if the taxes, assessments and r
penalties for which such property a
was distrained, together witL the r
costs of the proceeding, shall not c
be paid before the day appointed s
for such sale, (which shall not be t
less than five, nor more than ten, s
days after posting up such notices i:
of sale.) such Treasurer or his 1
deputy shall proceed at the time a
and place mentioned in such no- a
tices to sell such property, or so t
much thereof as may be necessary, t
at public vendue, to the highest t
bidder ; and if such property, or a a
sufficient amount thereof, shall not s
be sold at the time and place afore- 1
said, such Treasurer shall retain f
the same in his possession and ad- r
vertise and offer the same for sale a
in manner and form aforesaid from p
time to time until the same shall c
be sold. s
SEC. 11. All real property re- p
turned delinquent by the County s
Treasurer, as herein provided, a
shall be offered for sale by the n
Treasurer on the first Monday in t
December, 1877, after due adver. I
tisement, as now provided by law, a
and thereafter from day to day, n
until the whole amount thereof, o
as included in.the delinquent list, a
shall be sold; and except as in o
this section provided, the County t
Treasurer shall proceed in refer- t
ence to the sale of such delinquent o
real estate according to the forms
and with the conditions now pro- il
scribed and required by law: Pro- n
vided, That the cost of said adver- t
tising shall not exceed $1 upon o
each parcel of land so advertised. p
SEC. 12. That all acts and parts s
of acts inconsistent with this act p
be, and the same are hereby, re- t
pealed. d
Approved June 9, 1877. L
AN ACT to authorize County Corn- ~
missioners to submit to the ~
analified electors of their seve
ral Counties a proposition to
alter the Fence Laws, and to
p)rovide for effectuating the
same.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the
Senate and House of Representa
tives of the State of South Caro
lina, now met and sitting in Gen
eral Assembly, and by the author
ity of the same, That upon thet
written application of' 75 of the
taxpayers of any township in any a
County of this State, who may de
sire to substitute the f'encing of a
stock in lieu of fencing the crops,
it shall be the duty of the Corn
missi-oners of said County to order t
an election in said township be
tween the 10th and 20th of August;j
or the 10th and 20th of December
~n any year, 30 days' notice there
of being given in one or more of'
the ne wspapers published in said
Cournty, specifying the time arid
piace or- purpose of such election,
and the form of ballot to be used
at such election, and to appoint
three managers of' election, who E
shall, without compensation, hold
and conduct said election, and im
mediately upon the close thereof
make r'eturn ther'eof to the Comn
mnissioners of the County, who
shall declare and publish the result a
of said election in one or more b
newspapers published in saidg
County ; and if a majority of the 01
qualified electors of said towvnship 9,
voting at said election shall have u:
voted for the adoption of this Act, s
.then the same shall be and become ]3
of force in said township, on the u
first day of Jan nary next succeed- g
ing( such election, and from and
after that date, all laws nowv exist- t,
ing in regard to the erection and al
maintenance of fences in said a
township shall be null and void ; tl
and it shall not be lawful for the la
owner or manager of any horse, st
mule, ass, gennet, swine, sheep, I:
goat, or neat cattle of any descrip- be
ion, to permit the said animals, tl
or any of them,. to run at large A
beyond the limits of their own g
lands in said township,.o
SEC. 2. That upon the written ti
application of 75 taxpayers in each b<
township in any County in the o'
State, it shall be the duty of the ti
Commissioners of the County for S
said County to order an election se
to be held in each township in the st
County on the same day, in the n
manner, and under the regulations la
of the foregoing Section ; and if' j
three.fourths of' the townships in al
said County shall adopt this Act, s<
then the samie shall be of force in o1
said County on the first day of ci
January next succeeding said eec- st
tion, and all the provisions of this &
Act, applicable to townships, shall a]
al to the County; but if three- ai
ourths of the townships shall not
dopt the Act, then the same shall
)C of force in the townships in
vhich the same shall be adopted
y a majoriby of the votes cast at
aid election in said township.
SEC. 3. If any animals enumera
ed in the first Section of this Act.
hall hereafter be found at large.
r upon lands of any persons other
han the owner, in said township,
he manager or owner of said ani
aals shall be liable for all damage
one by the said animals to the
wners of the crops or the lands
pon which they trespass.
SEC. 4. Whenever any township
r County shall adopt the Act,
nd it shall become necessary to
rotect tne lands in said township
r County from the incursion of
tock or cattle from any adjoining
ownship or County, the Commis
ioners of the County are author
.ed to erect fences along such
nes of the township or county
s are exposed to such incursions,
nd for that purpose to enter upon
he lands of any person in said
ownship, and to erect such fences
hereon, without being guilty of
ny trespass whatever. And the
aid Commissioners shall have
ower and authority to construct
mces across any public or private
oad: Provided, That proper gates
re established on such public or
rivate roads; and to levy and
ollect a tax upon the property of
aid township to defray the ex.
enses of erectiug and maintaining
aid fences, said tax to be collected
t the same time and in the same
anner as other State and County
axes are levied and collected.
nd the County Commissioners
re authorized and empowered to
iaki such arrangements with the
wuers of property contiguous to
nd on either side 6f the township
r County lines as may accomplish
he object of protecting the Coun
y or township from.tihe incursion
f cattle or stock.
SEC. 5. The laws now of force
1 regard to the erection and
aintenance of fences shall apply
a any fence erected in pursuance
f the foregoing Section ; and all
ersons disturbing or injuring
aid fences shall be punishable as
rovided in said laws; and all cat
lc breaking said fences shall be
ealt with as provided in said
Iws.
SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of
ny person or persons driving
tock, such as cattle, horses,
ales, sheep, or hogs, through
he public roads of any County,
o so herd and drive the sanie
hat they shall not be allowed to
nter upon or work injury to the
inds or crops of the citizens of
aid County.
SEC. 7. it shall be the duty of
ach and every employer in any
jounty or township whieb shall
dopt the provisions of this Act,
o furnish each and every em
loyee hired by him with pastur
ge for as many head of stock
wned by such employee, as
greed upon ; Provided the cm
loyee help to make the pasture.
SEC. 8. This law does not apply
Sthe Counties- of Horry, Colle
on, Beaufort, Charleston, Wil
amsburg and Georgetown..
FOR THE HERALD.
EROADBRIM'S NEW YORK
LETTER.
No. 22.
oral Literature for the Young-Bring a
Child up in the Way he Should Go
Mayor Lamibert's Auto da fe-Eing
Thieves' Settlement---Fashionable
Hegira, etc., etc.
"H-a ! ha !" cried the Boy Pirate,
;he sprang into the shrouds, waving
is blood-stained flag in one hand and
rasping his trusty sword with the
her. (See "The Boy Pirate," page
.) My esteemed friend, Mr. Sankey,
ed to sing a song about "Sowing the
eed," and here we have it. Mr.
ergh, of blessed memory, is getting
p an asylum for lame dogs. An old
oman in Division street has been the
tron saint of vagrant cats for over
renty years, and now will some kind
igel look after our little boys ? It
ay be true that there are lots of lit
e wretches who are searcely worth
oking after. They are waifs, and
rays on Time's great ocean, and per
ps the sooner they go down the
tter j but we can't knock them on
me head as we do blind puppies.
.nd, again, let mec ask, won't some
Od missionary spare a few moments
his valuable time, and help to save
e little boys ? Thbere are some people
>ru isin-soaked in it-satu-rated all
rer in iniquity from the crown of
eir heads to the soles of their feet.
>me are naturally good, and others
em so haunted by The fiend of con
itutional cussedness that they could
>t be good if they tried. To this
tter class belong the publishers of
ist such stories as I have indicated
the opening of this letter. You
nd a mian to the Penitentiary if he
ily purloins your pocket-handkor
iief;- you imprisoA another if he
as a loaf of bread, and yet the
an who makes your son a thief you
low to escape without punishment,
Smor than th.a he grows rich by
waking animals of your souls and
daughters.
It is only two weeks since I chroni
cled the capture of a band of young
robbers, whose ages varied from eight
to fourteen years. Last week the
prison doors closed on them for many
years to colie, and this week we have
even a more terrible revelation of
juvenile depravity than that which
shocked the community scarcely two
weeks ago. In the former case the
thieves acted independently, and spent
gn themselves the,meagre proceeds of
their stealings; in the latest discovery
the recognized captain of the gang
was a full-fledged ruffian, thief and
burglar only twelve years old. The
gang was nine in number, with a reg
ular meeting-place ; the oldest mem
ber being only thirteen and the two
youngest five and seven ; more shock
iug.and incredible than all, their pa
rents knew their evil practices and
shared the proceeds of their plunder.
The two little ones were put forward
as stool-pigeons and kuocked at the
doors of houses asking for a piece of
bread, their squalid misery and rags
strongly appealing to all the finer sym
pathies of tender hearted servant-girls,
who are proverbially liberal with that
which does not belong to them. If
the servant turned her back, one of
the young rascals darted in and con
cealed himself till he could open the
frout door to his pals who looted the
establish ment while Bridget was sweep
ing the kitchen. The only mystery
is, how their secrets have been kept
so long, for immediately on the cap
ture of the captain of the gang he
gave the whole of his pals away, and
furnished such information to the po
lice that a large amount of plunder
will be recovered. Much of the ju
venile crime of the present age may
be traced to the vellow-covered litera
ture now floodiig the country-"The
Black Pirate of the Indian Ocean,"
"Bold Bill, the Boy Highwayman,"
and such high-toned literary gems,
which are wholesome reading for all
nice little boys who expect to graduate
upon the gallows.
The suicide mania still continues ;
this week George W. Uhler, of Brook
lyn, an esteemed member of Dr. Cuy
ler's church, blew his brains out with
out any conceivable cause. Mr. Uhler
was a retired merchant, worth nearly
a quarter of a million of dollars, kind,
benevolent and greatly respected; he
lived in princely style, had a most es
timable family, and yet, though scarce
ly fifty-five years of age, he found the
load of life too heavy to bear. Ano
ther case is that of a young man only
nineteen years of age, the heir of a
great fortune, with the world before
him as bright as it can possibly be to
any man-yet he too takes the earliest
opportunity to shuffle off this mortal
coil-though he had to blow his brains
out to do it.
The Nichols divorce case, which has
been agitating the community for
many months past, has terminated
successfully for the lady. She gets
the children and alimony, and he gets
the lawyers' bills, the costs of court,
and all the disgrace attending .an un
successful suit-moral, remember Da
vy Crocketts motto: "Be sure you
are right and then go ahead."
.A week ago last Sunday, in the city
ofBrooklyn, was witnessed one of the
most startling and extraordinary spec
tacles ever seen in the United States.
Within the present century men have
stood in the pillory in Europe, and
the whipping-post still stands in the
prison-yard of Wilmington ; but it is
not often that you see a great man
publicly pilloried in a church. It is
true that there was no actual scaffold
ing-that there was no pelting of a
pitiless storm of vegetables and eggs;
and still the moral crucifixion was as
intense and excruciating as if attended
with all the possible sequences of a
public execution.
The place was Dr. Cuyler's church,
and the ufortunate victim was Ed
ward A. Lambert, once mayor of the
ity, president of a life insurance
company, trustee of several banks and
hurches, a deacon and an elder, with
trust funds in his hands to the amount
f thousands and thousands of dollars.
This man-trusted, respected, honored
s is given few men in this world to
be-turned out to be the most venal
nd meanest of robbers. He had
equestered the trust funds left in his
ands by his dead brother-in-law for
he benefit of bis widow and her or
hans; and, while living in regal
tyle himself, a liberal contributor to
hurches and missionary societies, he
eft the widow and or-phans beggars.
For this crime he was publicly ex
elled from the church of which he
as treasurer and one of the main
illars, and the following Sunday, in
he presence of an immense congre
ation, he read his humiliating con
fession of crime. It was rumored about
own that the sacrifice was going to take
lace,and long before the hour for open
ng the morning service, the church
as crowded to repletion. Mr. Lam
ert rose in his place and, with a voice
uivering with emotion. read the re
ord of his sin. He avowed his inten
ion to devote his life to making resti
ution of all he had taken, and humbly
sed forgiveness of God and his fel
ow-meni. The effect of the appeal was
eectrical. There was a convulsive
ob throughout the whole of that vast
>ngregation, and a low wail went up
frmtw mhond hearts that sounded
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like the sweep of the winter storm
through tho forest. It was a sight
never to be forgutteu-one who had
occupied such high estate reduced to
such a low and pitiable condition. I
question, much the utility of the sacri
fice and ostentatious display, and while
it is fit that he repent and make all
the restitution in his power, the truly
ju-st mau neither demands nor desires
the moral impalement of a victim to
serve as a pastime and a show for a
gaping crowd who, if their records
were exposed to view, would perhaps
be as criminal as he.
Peter B. Sweeney used to be called
Peter "Brains," in fact he was recog
Qized as the-brains of the ring. How
well he has sustained that character is
proven by the manner in which he
has settled his little matters with the_
city of New York. No shackles, no
cells, no pea-soup and horse-beef for
him-no, no! Paris, London, omelette
souflee, pate "de foie gras and Widow
Cliquot, were better suited to his deli
cate constitution. So, of the seven
willions for which he was sued, he re
turns $400,000, and taking a receipt
in full, eschews politics and retires to
private life. "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant !" Take notice,
little boys, this is another -splendid
illustration of the adage, ";Virtue is its