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TH ERALDADVETISI RAS 3 ~~Advertisements insertd at the ,rst S1.00 per square (one inch) forfiesnemt,-. la PUBLI61IND and 75 cents for eacb subsequeu nSo~ se UBISHD -Doable column advertisements- ten perc# ~'Ar *-on above. EVERY WEDNESDAY MOrNING, Notices of meetings,obituaries and trbut At Niewberry, S. C. seiacs in Localeolnmnis *: '~per hine. D Advertisements not marked with then BY P. GFA aRR er of insertions wiGREbe kep in tin 'Editor and Proprietor. Terms, 9.0o per innntn A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. 13pisrs with pibera deutin onope atteepiainO the fo mhrk dots exiatoVol. XIV. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1878. .No. 49* TERMS CASH. -Ty The >4 mark denotes expiration of sub eanpuen. Clothing. KINARD & WILEY, COLUMBIA, S. C. HEADQUARTERS 1 FOR FINE CLOTHIi, AND CENT'S T FOR len, Youths and Boys. LARGEST AND THE CHEAPEST CLOTHING HOUSE -IN THE STATE. CASH DOWN. Oct. 23, 43-15E. GREAT BARGAINS AT CLOSING OUT SALE - OF RL & Wo. [.- SWAFFIEDIJ New Goods constant- 0 y added, bought for Cash, and will be sold at a Reduction of 20 per cent. on Regular Prices, but for CASH ON DELIVERY. The undersigned continues the A ICUSTOM BEPARTMENT, Making to order the Finest Custom Clothing i In the State. FINE DRESS SHIRTS. FINE COTTON and WOOLEN UNDER -GARMENTS. All kinds of MILITARY and T AILORS' TRIMMINGS constantly on hand,. W. C. SWAFFIELD. o Oct. 23, 43-10t.F 1C.OTHIG FOR EERBODY! NEW STOCK!I NEW PRICES! 3 WJRIHT & J.W 00T~PP90K Respectfully call attention to their splen did stock of FAL.L. AND WINTER CL.OTHING: THE CHEAPEST AND MOST COMPLETE Ever Offered to the Public. L BUSINESS AND DRESS SUITS AT ROCK BED PRICES! Which Defy Competition. -0 Hats, Shoes, Umbrellas, Trunks, Valises. SN I RTS, LOWER THAN EVER.f - And all other kinds of GENTLEMEN'S and 9 YOUT HS' FURNISHING GOODS. No. 4, Mollohon Row. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. R. H. WRICHT.I J. W. COPPOCK. I Sep. 25, 39-tf. NOTICE. The undersigned respectfully informs the public thait he has nowv in charge and for sale, a stock of DRUGS AND FANCY ARTICLES, Such as are usually kept in a Drug.Store, to which he respectfully invites attention. hoerptpions carefuly compounded at al on Pratt Street, near Public Square .D W. H. WALLACE, Attorney -at-Law, * NEWBERRY, S. C. Iry Goods and eVotions THE FIVORITE )ay 6OODE RESORT FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO.,1 CHARLESTON, S. C. FFR THER NEW FALL STOCK WHOLE SALE AND RETAIL At Lower Prices han are paid by enstomers for inferior old auction goods. $250,000 rorth of the finest and best selected stock of JARPETS, ace Curtains, Oil Cloths, Window Shades, C Dress Goods, SILKS, CLOAKS, hawls, Blankets. Flannels, Alpacas, Cashmeres, First and Second Mourning Goods, Kid Gkves, Notions, Hosiery, Rib bons, Silk Ties, La dies' and Gen tlemen's U n d e r w ear, Linens, Table and T Piano Covers, Towels. Tabre Damask, Napkins and Domestic Goods, and thousands other goods too numerous to men tion are now placed before our old , customers of the State of a South Carolina, and we a guarantee to the 6 public and the people of this State es pecially, that through our HUME FACITE ad long established reputation with buyers 1 and sellers where MVILLIONS f dollars have been exchanged through a ir house, that we will give better satisfac :>n as regards Quality and Prices goods purchased from us than any other house South. Ir SAMPI,Es SENT ON APPLICATION. E id aoe eS, petr C 0 gD r orost Of e Order. [GP~ Please name this paper ing dering goods 'urchgott, Benedict & Co.,a 275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S, C.1 Oct. 30, 1878. 44-ly- f I where can I get the E best and the most for the least money, in E I FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS! AND) THE 1e8t Novelties, Necessities aR(I Notions OF THE SEASON? OLVED SATISFACTORILY ! a Ad esecially so to my friends and pa exingto. . F JACKON easure that he has now in store AHAND OME, LARG and ELEGN T CKin all 1t.h r eard to all the diversified wants of the ublic, and which NILL BE SOLD! R YOU WAN VAIlTY 1 COME F YOU WAN LOW PRICES F YOU WANT SATISFACTION J SEND 1 JACKSON, OF COLUMBIA. h Suamples sent by mail to any16,art tf ILSTN DINNER HO!J8E. Psseners on both the up and down rains have the usual time for DINNER at ilston, the junction of the G. & C. R. R., n' the S. U. & C. R. R. Fare well prepared, and the charge rea ,onable. MRS. M. A. ELKINS. ct. 9, 41--t [1OW LITTLE WE KNOW OF C EACH OTHER. low little we knowv of each other As we pass through the journey of life, S1 Vith its struggles, its fears and temptations, q Its heart-breaking cares and its strife. h We can only see things on the surface, For few people glory in sin, Lnd an unrufflied face is no index To the tumult which rages within. o: low little we know of each other! g The man who to-day pass by, Uess'd with fortune, and honor and titles, And holding his proud head so high, d lay carry a dead secret with him Which makes of his bosom a hell, Lnd he, sooner or later, a felon, May writhe in a prisoner's cell. fow little we know of each other! That woman of fashion who sneers it Lt the poor girl betray'd and abandon'd, C And left to her sighs and her tears, lay, ere the sun rises to-morrow, . Have the mask rudely torn from her face, LUd sink from the height of her glory 0: To the dark shades of shame and disgrace. low little we know of each other! b4 Of ourselves, too, how little we know! M Ve are all weak when under temptation, All subject to error and woe, 'heI let blessed charity rule us- 113 Let us put away enyy and spite- 01 r the skeleton grim in our closet May some day be brought to the light. tc S1 i5t tcluz8N5' di te FOR THE HERALD. a ROADBRIM'S PARIS LET- ni TER. ci Si NO. 29. w he Last Days of the Great Exposition-The P4 Exhibits of Russia, Austria, Spain, Swit- eC zerland, and Preparations for the Close- m n ( In my letter of last week I gave m brief review of the Exhibition, ,o nd some of the circumstances at- tl ending its closing days. In speak- tl ag of the splendid character of the a' ifferent Exhibits, I awarded the E alm to England, but it must not a e thought, from what I then said, a' hat England stood out so prom- ol ently and alone that the exhibit ti f no other nation could be seen. fl ussia made a most magnificent bi isplay. The same might be said h4 * Austria; while little Belgium, C. hich in magnitude is one of the B 1st insignificant kingdoms in cc ~urope, came in with such a mag. e~ ificent variety -of goods that her m xhibit suffered nothing in corn- ei arison with France, anid even En G ~land had to look to her laurels m hen challenged by this industrious G nd plucky little kingdom. There s( no nation in Europe that has eC lled me with such thorough and hi ~nquaified respect and admiration s Belgium. From the moment e~ 'ou reach the boundary that lies t~ etween Yrance and Belgium, or E elgium and Germany, there is a aarked and extraordinary change. hi Towhere in Europe can be seen r ich splendid cultivation in the oJ elds, or such untiring industry in bi he towns, as in Belgium. The ei overty common thgough Ger- a~ aany, France and England does S ot exist there. Women and girls 3t vork in the fields and along the ~ iighways, but you never see them ft arnessed in a cart alongside of i dog, as I .have seen them ti requently in other continental fx ountries. Everybody works. Every e: san, woman and ,child in the king- ce Loin seems to find something to' e o ; and when any new industry is ( o be inaugurated, or any new fac- g .ory established, the King steps ti lown from his throne to assist at ti he ceremony and forward the wel- ~ are of his people. The conse. h juence is, that they regard him as father, and he looks upon them f~ ts his children ; their griefs are his u ~riefs, and their prosperity is his s rosperity. It is not to be won lered at, therefore, that Belgium P xok a prominent stand in the Ex- t >osition, anid minltained the high r osition that she did. In plate a lass she had the field all to her- fi self, no other nation pretended to t rival her, and in other portions of c he glass exhibits she stood very 1 ittle behind the choicest produc bions of Bohemia, or the princely a :lisplay of England. In the beau- e biful fabric known as Brussels lace, d cf course there was no competi- Ih tion ; and this department excited 1 niversal admiration. In the ex- y hibition of iron an4 steel she stood alongside of Russia and Sweden, ~ /d ith whom these two great pro acts have long been an individual )ecialty. In jewelry, furniture, oths, cassimers and articles of or- I ament she entered the lists, and L every instance came off with un- f illied honor. Brazil, though not I aite up to the remarkable ex- f ibit she made at Philadelphia in < 376, still did enough to inspire re- f )ect for the immensity and variety E her natural products. The ener- < y which has sent her ruler travel- i ig all over the world culling wis- < :m from every nation through I hich he passed, and laying up I :ores of knowledge such as never ( ve been acquired by any ruler in ' icient or modern times, is finding i s reward in the practical result of I om Pedro's experiment; and the I Lue of International Exhibitions i seen in the increased prosperity t Brazil. Urged on by the energy I her ruler, new industries have en inaugurated, new lines of com- E unication have been opened, and r r material prosperity has been N creased hundreds and hundreds a millions. In mentioning the nations entitled t special commendation the fact I ould . be taken into account of the c fficulty they experienced in at- 3 nding the Exposition. Siam made s line exhibit of her products, and N imbers of the East Indian prin- N palities shone out in barbaric I ilendor. No part of the earth c is unrepresented, except Ger- c any alone ; and in the general ace-offering she was scarcely miss- 3 1, however much her presence I ight have been desired. It is but t Ltural to suppose that the Ger- e ans are the best judges of their c vn affairs, and yet I cannot help I inking that it would have been f .e part of wisdom to have put in j t appearance in Paris. While the I ihibition at Paris was progressing, I fair was being held in Hanover, t id although it was the product E only a single State, yet I thought at even that humble peace-offering t ight have helped to neutralize the I tterness with which the two ~aded eagle is regarded in the t ty of Paris. The stern ruler ata erlin thought otherwise, and the nsequence was, that on the oc- i ,sion of the grand fete, not a Ger-e an flag was to be seen from one f td of Paris to the other except at the I erman Consulate. Meinherr Bis arck may be able to organize a erman Empire, but it will requirec imething more than an Imperial it to make a Frenchman love t Little Switzerland did well, herc hibition of watches being one of t e most marked features of thec iposition I hardly think that full justice LS been done by any of the cor spondents to the beautiful exhibit 1 Spain. No nation could have t en in much worse condition to t Eter into competition with thec sembled industries of the world. t be was loaded with debt, and had .st been ravaged by a civil war,r ich had been waged with the ry of demons- The representa- I ve of a line of Ceasars for over ai ousands years had been driven om her throne and was living an dile in Paris. Her royal suc ssor, the choi'ce of the great pow s of Europe, had in turn, been riven out, and the son of the dis caced queen had been called by ie old Spanish nobility to the irone, the grandest traditions of nch were centered about the air eminent house of Braganza. he return of the legitimate king iled to restore peace, and it was rder these unfavorable circum-1 ances that (she responded to the ivitation to take part in the Ex osition of 1878. What she did ere has entitled her to unqualified 3spect. And while in mechanics rid manufactures she may have dlen behind many nations, in all e essentials of a beautiful and reditable exhibition, she has done erself infinite credit. The United States, in addition to fine display of natural products, hibited her strength as England id, in the elegance and variety of er manufactures ; the two comn ied have enabled her in a few ears to turn the balance of trade, early four hundred millions of ollars, and every year adds to the1 right side of the balance shee1 From the first it was evident tha France was going to make a tr( nendous effort to sustain herself i: ,he competition which she had hei ;elf invited. Every departmen ad received a special invitatior md Republicans everywhere ha< letermined that it should be rrand success. Still it was not al ;mooth sailing. In the case of th -ity of Paris, its appropriations o noney to meet the expense were s lelayed that the Exhibition ha< >een opened a month before its de >artment was in order; and thi jrand Palace of the Trocadero vhich was intended to be the last ng memorial of 1878, was littli nore than a shell,-fair enough t< ook at from the outside, but with n an unsightly ruin. It was nearl: wo months before the groundi >egan to assume a respectable an( )rderly shape. But having onc< ntered in, France did nobly in al nost every department; her skil vas especially manifest in osthetici nd the department of art. And vhile some exception might well b4 aken to certain portions of th< xhibition, still there was so muel >f the beautiful and the good tha rOU felt like lightening your cen ure of An exhibition which other vise might have deserved the se erest condemnation. There wer4 iortions of the French exhibition o: >f art characterized by a gross inde :ency and shocking indelicacy whic! lisgusted millions and millions o: risitors from other lands. It ma] e that the familiarity with obscen( hings may have palsied or de itroyed the delicate sense whici >ther nations regard as their chiefes tonor; but whatever the cause, th< act was apparent that many of tL( >ictures allowed in the grand ex iibit of the Ville de Paris wouli tave disgraced the Mabille, or ever he Chateau Rouge. In silks, dress oods, jewelry and bronzes, th< Lisplay was simply magnificent, he bronze department, in particu ar, being one of the most beautifu ixhibitions of the kind ever seen ii he world. In ladies' dresses ani artificial flowers, she had no com >ettion worth mentioning ; ani n both of these departments th< ahibition was exceedingly beauti ul. The flower-show, in particu ar, will never be forgotten by th nillions who had the happiness t< ~ee it. The simple and pure beaut: f that exquisite collection has lef lasting impression behind ; ani he flower artists of Paris may we] ongratulate themselves on having ontributed the most beautiful por ion of the Exposition. I have fre uently been asked which was th< nost beautiful portion of the Ex >ositon. After traversing its ave nes for six months, I confess I d< iot know, where there is so mued hat is beautiful it is very diffical o decide. In the departmen ~eramics there were many beautiftu hings, and in the furniture depart nent the displays were regal an< nagnificent. In jewelry ,and dia nonds probably no such exhibitioi ias ever been seen on the face c he earth. The diamond exhibitio1 vas made by the jewelers of PariE md the marvel was that there wer so many fine diamonds in th world. While there were no gem which approached in magnitudt ither the Kho-i-noor or the Rh ent, still there were hundreds suc is one seldom sees worn in a life bime, and the aggregate cost of th ntre 'collection could not hav~ been less than a thousand million >f francs. The Chinese and Japs ese also did exceedingly well but as far as the practical result are concerned the Japanese havs far surpassed their imperial br< hers of the Moon. The Japanes seem to have a power of adaptatio which his moon-eyed brother ca never attain-the one is stationar the other is progressive-the on never learns, the other is awake t everything; and although the Jap nese Exhibit was in every sens worthy of the Empire it was in n department equal to the exhibit Philadelphia, in 1876. England he reason to be proud of her colonie| every one of which put in an aj pearance in Paris ; Australia, Ne Zealand and New South Wale Canada, the West Indies and he TIndin uposse;nnon made such a 5. exhibit as could only be expected I from an empire of her energy, ex tent, and resources. It will not be a long before the little differences -and disappointments consequent up t on all great undertakings of the kind ,will be buried in the waters of I oblivion ; but the benefits which it I leaves behind will be a lasting I blessing to posterity when the a proud palace of the Trocadero may f perhaps be a crumbling ruin, and > the race which contributed to its I glory shall have moldered into - dust. 3 My next letter will give an ac , count of the close of the great Ex - hibition of 1878, and then without a a single regret I shall cross the sea y to my Western home, there once - more to renew my associations with T those friends whom it hgs been my 3 happiness to serve in the past. I Yours truly, BROADBRIM. THE NEW STEAMER ST. JOHN'S. Magni&cent Passenger Accommodations Abundant Freight Room-Wonderful Speed -The Fastest Trip from New York Smee tie War. All that has been heretofore written and published about the new steamer of the Charleston and Florida line, of which Messrs. Ravenel & Co., are the agents, fails to give a correct idea of her admirable adaptation to the busi ness in which she is to be engaged, viz: carrying passengers, many of whom are :nvalids, and trans porting at the same time large quantities of freight, much of which is of a perishable nature. For the comf6rtable and even luxurious entertainment of the passengers everything has been done which it is possible to im agine. It would be neither proper nor possible. to describe minutely everything that has been done in -this direction, but there are one or two points about which the travelling public are particularly interested, and on which they should be informed. And first as to the -DINING SALOON. -This is on the lower deck just aft of the after gangway, and ex tending the full width of the deck .has a row of windows on each side, thus securing sample ventila b tion. The tables and chairs are jof dark wood highly polished, and I the chairs are finished with Rus ,sia leather, making most comfor table and lasting seats. About one hundred persons can dine at one time. At one end of the saloon is a handsome mirror, and at the other a buffet on which. Sstand three silver steam heaters, of a new patent for making coffee b and tea, and keeping them hot bwithout boiling after making. The Ssugar dishes, milk pots, spoons, -forks and so forth are all of silver, jand cups and saucers, dishes and -plates of china, and the saloon 1when the tables are all set pre sents a very handsome display. As an adjunct of the dining-room there is a very complete pantry, in which ther-e are an ice house, a steam heater, hot and cold water, and small closets for stewing away the crockery so that it cannot be shaken, while innumerable brass hooks on which small cups are hung by their handles adorn the e front of the large cupboard of e which the closets form small com Spartments. Opposite the pantry, on the other side of the ship, is a ,smoking room which will charm all lovers of the fragrant weed. e Back of the dining room is a .small cabin, in which are berths e for about forty persons, and from it a staircase leads below, where Sthere are accommodations for as many more. These berths eare conveniently a.iran ged, fur onished with spring beds, linen sheets and the best blankets, and e are very handsome and attrac kt THE MAIN SALOON, s which is reached by a wide and , easy staircase, on either side of - which palmetto and banana trees w and other tropical plants will s, grow, is of course the feature of r the boat. It is two hundred feet lon, is edrneted with elegant Brussels carpeting and furnisbei with most luxurious sofas ani chairs. The upper deck is sup ported by a series of arches near]: two hundred in number, betwee which at the ends are placed col ored lights, the effect of which i; to show a vista of rainbows fron any part of the saloon. Wbetbe: in the forward or the after part o this long room you seem to sei its whole length, for the view ii redeuted on either side by im mense mirrors fourteen feet higi by eight feet wide. The:re are 5( state-rooms opening off the saloon all fitted up in luxurious style an( all carpeted with ftrussels or Af ghan carpets. The large state rooms have double bedsteads, suel as are used in houses on shore while the smaller ones, (the wort smaller is only used comparativel3 as all are large,) have berths Some of the large staterooms hav< private parlors of the same siz( opening on them, and some of th< staterooms are arranged in sets oj four, one large and the others noi so large, the suite being irtende( for the accommodation of a famili or a party. The bedsteads an< bertbs are all hung with lace cur tains, and the windows with silk the latter being also provided-witt Venetian blinds. The system o. ventilation is adcQirable, permit ting the air to enter the state rooms on all sides when desired Windows are arraiged at the for ward end of the main saloon, sc that passengers can view the scenery without exposing them selves to the weather. There are also glass windows to the engine room, so that the machinery can be seen without inconvenienc( from smoke or heat. The cap tain's quarters are on the uppei deck and are handsomely finishec 'in hard wood. CAPACITY FOR FREIGHT. The St. John's will probabl carry as much again as the ves sels formerly employed on thiu line, and can thus run with profil even when the passenger traffic il light. SPEED. As a proof of her speed it may be mentioned that she made th< run from New York to this por in forty-eight hours, and only carryiug t wenty pounds of steam and the machinery brand new The captain says that with th4 usual complement of steam for:a vessel of her capacity and th4 engines working freely, she coul< make the trip in a little ave thirty-five hours. She can averag< seveg teen knots 'an- hour., Ex perienced steamboat men in Nov York awarded her the praise o being the fastest boat that floats The measurements of the St John's are as follows: Length, be tween perpendiculars, 250 feet over guards 257 feet ; breadtl of hull 38 feet ; over all 6i feet 6 inches; depth from bas< line to top of beam at midship 1' feet; sheer forward 4 feet 6 in ches ; aft 2 feet. The engines are of the most approved pattern aIn< are beautiful specimens of mechan ism. Diameter of cylinder 64 inches ; stroke of piston 12 feet engine arranged with Stevens'; ent off and filled with a Lightha] surface condenser ; two boiler with flue below and return througl tubes; length 21 feet; width la feet ; height 10 feet, working un der a pressure of 35 pounds o steam ; diameter of wheel 33 fee 6 inches ; face of wheel 9 feet; inches. She is of fore and aft rij with lug sails and squaresail oi foremast. Her hull is built a iron. Registered tonnage 1,084 She is painted white with gil finish. OFFICERS OF THE ST. JOHN's. It will be gratiffing to th traveling public to know that th St. John's is to be commanded b; Capt. Leo Vogel, a worthy Chai lestonian. Capt. Vogel shippe on board the ship John Bavent (which vessel formerly sailed be tween this port and Europe) whe1 he was but ten years of age, an he remained on board of her unti he acquired a thorough knowledg of everything pertaining to th duties of a mariner, and has fo lowed the se& ever sie. He i I well and favorably known a%i I careful, capable and skilful ma - as well as a courteQus and at , tive officer, having been conn i wiLh the Charleston ad - line for the past thirteen 3 He is exceedingly popu.r passengers, by whom he has highly complimented on va f occasions. He is an bono company and reflects creds this city of his birth. Mr. Cavedo is the purser, anda - polite or efficient oLfe can found. He has filled the position on the City Poinf many years. Mr. L. B first officer, Mr. 0. Burg officer, both of whomar petent, experienced and Mr. John Doig, a worth I sentative of the Charles chanic, is chief engirfee4 Messrs. Hugh McCullou Fitzgerald are first ad assistant engineers. They oughly capable. Dan who has weathered ma - and who is perfectly fami every shoal between - Palatka, is the pilo, a ~ l one he is. The cuisine charge of Wm. Clagge.'' perienced steward, who assistant Francis Dev E table will be supplied A thing that can tempt t for Claggett knows.0"... pare the creature comfor It is unnecessary to agents, Messrs. IRaeia who are widely kno-w honorable and enterpr zens. The travelling pu lasting debt of. grat - St. John's for placingDU nificent boat on the line vites travel, and it is to 'that she will receive ai patronage. Why is it that y ways so "tired out', b.1 minute sermon, andw &'C by a two-hour so6iefy little bad ? That a steamboat - an unconquerablelro own time card? ? That every man hO horse thinks he hna and firmly believet~ would gop ke the windif# "let out ?" -That nobody ever - sitting in a summer hons7< L That hunting partie~~ city always kill so ny prairie chickens than~ in? That so many noren -chains are worn than That in no mnatter -~ ~tion a man starts a pin,te 'always ultimates in the -fore-Jinger? - That he always sew ;the terminus above r-eferreI 1 reached? ? That no man thin~ksa man knows how to buUdn d ' S That every living -aT$ smokes affects to be a c Sof cigars ?---Buiington -Only they who carrysi Sto the highest point,,in their remains not a singl i breadth of hypocriay,eau 1 bidden springs of thingis.r 1 The 1arrow-minded k 1 one of our tribe, or is hea - ger? But to those who f noble disposition the whole L is but one family. ? A manwoi oabet Sa.bow to his own con f the morning, is hardly ig. .dition to respectfully - t rest of the world during?1 Lt is a great folly to w to be wvise. e There are follies as'eatc Sinfections. 7 I Ignorance has no lga 1follows a false one. SAnocainlhar. joften an act of wieom Interest blinds sozu D some see.