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TILDEJi'S LIEUTENANT. An Interesting 8ketck of Abeam S. Hewitt. Washington. Dec. 28. The political whirligig often throws the calcium glare of public attention upon unexpected and unexpectant men. So it has happened to Abram S. Hewitt, who, next to Governor Tilden, is perhaps the most prominent Democrat to-day. I am not likely soon to forget my first meet* ing with him. It was in the early days of the last session. The New York World wanted a bit of news. Mr. Hew? itt could give it. I was delegated to get it." An evening trip to his abidiog place in a comfortable bouse on K street, the Fifth avenue of the city, was necessary. A pretty house it is, the end house of a fine but modest-looking block, well back from the street and healthfully located on the top of a low terrace. A wide, hospitable-looking door opens into a wide, hospitable-looking ball, whose furnishing bespeaks quiet comfort and an abhorrence of display. A door to the right, the first one, opens into the study. The room bespeaks the scholar and the literary worker at a glance. An ample table in the centre of the room is always buried beneath a jumbled mass of news? papers, books, manuscripts and maga? zines. On a working table, between the two front windows, another jumble of manuscripts, blank paper, two or three books of reference and a small cleared space, where a man might possibly lay a sneet of paper and write. Close to the working table, a movable book-rack, groaning under its weight of law books. Opposite to the hall door, an open fire? place, in which a few faggots are always flickering. On the walls, a few ancient portraits of ancient people. It is a speci? men literary workshop, and its owner looks most at home when in it. In his study, surrounded by a group of political friends and co-workers, Mr. Hewitt ap? pears to the best advantage. A thin, spare man, rather under the medium height, with a pronounced scholarly stoop at the base of the neck, the head always bowed as if in deep meditation, a shaggy fall beard and moustache, leas yellow and more gray than the hair, light eyes, deep sunken and usually half hid by dooping eyelids, a sallowness of skin, bespeaking the confirmed dyspeptic. Disorderly, but never slovenly of dress. This is the outward picture; certainly it is not the model for an Apollo Beividere, but the outward picture does not paint the inner man. But I am wandering from that first meeting, which gave me a very erroneous impression of Mr. Hewitt. A stiff "Well, sir!" was the first greeting, and, my errand stated, a petnlent tirade against newspapers in general, and the World in particular, followed. Toward the World, then controlled by Manton Marble, his feeling seemed so exceeding bitter that I could not believe its alleged injustice to? ward himself was the only or the chief cause. The real reason I never knew until this winter. his past relations with hi8 party. The story is a short one, and as it thrown light on the predominant trait of Mr. Hewitt's character, it may as well be told. His ability and the soundness of j his political advice has long been known to his Democratic colleagues in New York State. But it is only very lately that his counsels have been mach need? ed. The reason is simply that he has quarrelled politically with nearly every prominent Democrat in his own State, or rather they have nearly all quarrelled with him. It is said by New Yorker* that the only prominent Democrat in New York State with whom be has not quarrelled is Governor Tilden, who has probably declined to fall out because be has too much political wisdom and diplo? macy and appreciates the man at his fall value. For these political incompatibili? ties there is one self-evident reason. Dyspeptic petulance may be the excuse, but an inconvenient amount of honor fox party purposes is the primal cause. Mr. Hewitt is the soul of honor. A dishon? orable action is abhorrent to his whole nature, and not all the exigencies of his. party for the last half century combined in one could induce him for a moment to even condone a measure which his own delicate sense of honor condemned. This Sredominant trait of his character holds is personal friends to him by golden cords, and makes his enemies respect him, but it makes him many enemies. Among his political enemies may . be counted Manton Marble, who quarrelled with him on the question of free trade. On that quarrel hangs the tale of my first meet? ing. Speaker Kerr had a very high re? gard for Mr. Hewitt's ability and integri? ty, and had decided, it is said, to give him a prominent place on one of the leading committees. In looking after the make-up of the New York slate Man ton Marble learned of the intention, and , immediately set to work to change, it. So earnest was he that he came.on.to Washington, labored personally with Mr. Kerr, after much persuasion accomplish? ed his object, and the result was that Mr. Hewitt's only committee appointment was on the committee on public buildings and grounds, a place for abundant leisure and unnoticed vegetation. On hearing the story I understood Mr. Hewitt's anti? pathy to the World of last winter.' how he came to the tore. Events, however, disconcerted many intrigues, and among other unlocked 'for men brought Mr. Hewitt to the fore. During the early weeks of the session he sat an observing but unobserved spectator of the House, and made but a very few speeches,. and these mainly on his pet theory 'Of finance. These) like sll his efforts,, were learned. Bat the aim of 1 both sides of the House prior to the elec? tion was to avoid all financial debate, and Mr. Hewitt's efforts were cold-shouldered, as were the efforts of all the talkers on the same subject. The last night of the session brought Mr. Hewitt his opportu? nity, and he made the most of it, albeit unconsciously and as much to his own surprise as to the surprise of his friends, the House and the country at large. On that last night Mr. Kasson made a most virulent, unprovoked and baseless attack upon the personal character and personal record of Mr. Tilden. Cox had lost his temper and incurred the deserved censure of tne House by calling Mr. Kasson a liar. Blaine, who was leading the Re? publicans, saw the opportunity and was determined that Cox should not get a chance to take back the error which he had made. The Democrats had been aggravated into committing a series of blunders, and the record of the night as it stood was ruinous for them. The night bad been spent in wrangling. The House was demoralized. The dead-lock seemed insurmountable. At this junc? ture Mr. Hewitt obtained leave to speak, which leave was granted almost entirely because of the personal estimation in which he was held. The Republicans supposed that he had arisen merely to offer some compromise, but having ob? tained the floor the indignation which had been boiling within him all night at the dastardly attack upon his intimate friend found vent in what may justly be termed the most eloquent and masterly speech of the session. Arising in his place at the Speaker's right, he had en? deavored to begin calmly and slowly, but indignation soon mastered his intention, and in less than a minute he was^pouring forth an eloquent torrent of refutation, fact and logic which surprised the House, his friends and himself. A triumph on the floor. As he warmed up to his theme his slight form straightened, the stoop at the base of the neck disappeared, his modesty was forgotten, and the insignificant-look? ing asan teemed fojrwafl iuto heroic, pre* sat with a sneer upon his face, watching the speaker] he- took up charge: after charge and completely annihilated' it by his own personal testimony and by the testimony of Republican journals, whose reports, made years ago, proved the utter falsity of Kassoo's statements. As he, Eroceeded the Democrats gathered about im, and even the Republicans came over to his side of the House. His friends were lost in admiration and won? der; his enemies were demoralized. The sneer fled ftom Kassoo's Up ; his cheek blanched, and finally he was forced to retire to the cloak room to conceal bis agitation. Mr. Hewitt's voice, usually weak aud querulous, became resonant and full and filled the House completely. There was no argument; bis tacts were at ready command; his rhetoric was per? fect, bis gestures vehement, but graceful. When he bad finished, the whole House sat for a morn cut *i lent. Then some member upon the Democratic side start? ed to applaud, and, in an instant the whole House was in commotion. ' Round after round of applause wax given. The galleries joined m and the Speaker was powerless to call either House or galleries i to order. It was a masterly effort, and proved that Mr. Hewitt, when fully roused, was not excelled either in elo? quence or iu logic by any mau upon either side of the House. That speech accomplished two things. It made the Democrats the victors of the night, and it made Mr. Hewitt a National reputa? tion. It would have made him Governor of New. York had he been eligible to the office.- His forte, however, is not public speaking. His strength lies in his politi? cal foresight and in his ability as a lite? rary man. He will tell you that fie abhors work, but you will never find him idle.v. In his study you are almost certain to meet one or more of the leading Dem? ocrats, m Tb?*?4ast months he has seemed to ?e the cej^na^oif % peratnaV- council. Allltbe addresses which tue Democratic National Committee nave issued have been the work of his brain, and if his counsels had been heeded the latest ad? dress of the Democratic National Com? mittee, instead of being a mere pronun ciamento, would have been an elaborate address which would have set forth a definite aud positive line of policy for the Democrats of the country to pursue. When in council with his friends he sits with bis head bowed down and with drooping eyelids, but whenever addressed the eyelids lift, intelligence flashes from bis eyes, and the ready tongue is sure to drop a kernel of wisdom. As a private man he is the embodiment of integrity and honor. Ae a public speaker he is great upon occasion. As a politician he is wise and far-seeing. Republican Sentiment ia Florida. The Jacksonville Union, oue of the or? gans of the Republican party in Florida, aud largely owned by Governor Stearns, recently contaiued an editorial sharply condemning the action of the Board of State Canvassers, in which it says: "The Board of Canvassers is composed of, we may say, three lawyers, well com? petent it may be presumed to perform the duties devoling upon them. At the first canvass they deliberated carefully and with moderation, and the differences between them seemed to have been mere? ly legal differences, devoid of any purely partisan coloring. They decided that Governor Stearns and the balance of the Republican ticket had received a major? ity of all the votes legally cast. Bob parties were represented by eminent counsel, and considerable latitude for ar? gument was allowed. We believe that their action then was sound aud logical, if tbey had possessed the judicial powers assumed by them, and that, though tech? nically illegal, it was in conformity with the evidence and the right. But the ac? tion of the Board in this secoad canvass seem* to us to be untenable, and smacks too much of a political purpose?a pur? pose both improper and unjust, aud ?ne which the Union cannot indorse. "Governor Hayed cannot afford to, nor cau the cuuntry afford to, have him go into* the "White House by the electoral vote of Florida, unless it be conclusively proved that be is honestly and fairly en? titled to tbat vote; and we do not be? lieve that Governor Hayes, who is an honest aud upright mau, would lend him sei f to any such proceeding. We want the readers of the Union to distinctly un? derstand that we do not acknowledge that Governor Stearns has been defeated. We only fraukly and openly say that the State and national ticket? cannot be sep? arated in the manner attempted with such a flimsy lever as the Baker county return, reversed. That the defeat of one means, morally, the defeat of the other in this State. We do not'see how any other result can be arrived at, and no such result as the present will prove sat? isfactory to the people at large. They will not be satisfied until the Supreme Court, which is non-partisan in its char? acter, adjudicates upon the matter in all its bearings. Tbe returns, with all.affi? davits, argumenta, evidence and all mat? ters pertaining to them, must be brought before the Supreme Court, and they must sift the matter to the bottom. "This is something that has reached more, gigantic proportions thau a mere State quan-ol. It commands the atten? tion of the whole United* States, and we might aay, in some' degrees of the. civil? ized world. It has passed out of our hands into theirs. It is common proper? ty now, and they have an equal right with us iu demanding that its settlement shall not be tainted ,with fraud;!that, both parties shall now stand aloof and let tbat. august tribunal, winch is the final tribunal in this State, that knows no politics or party, pass upon the equity of all proceedings connected with the election, and render its decision, without fear or favor. Whatever that decision may be, whether favorable or unfavora? ble, we propose to yield a quiet obedience to it. We shall counsel no unreasoning resistance, connive at no attempted fraud, and give to the incoming administration, whether it be Governor Stearns or Gov? ernor Drew, that hearty support which its actions may seem to merit. True to its political principles the Union waged a bold, open and manly warfare upon the opposition during the last campaign. Tbe contest ended we can see no sense in continuing any warfare against it, save where tbe interest* of the State are concerned. State is higher than party, ] the interests of. the people higher tbau j that of politicians, and tbe Union does not propose to throw any obstacle in the way of anything that may benefit the people or the State." *??#** "The manuer in which the Board of State CanvaiiHerit have .performed their work in this secoud canvass uf the vote of the State of Florida will prove very unsatisfactory to a majority of tbe think? ing people of this State and to the coun? try at large. It is in some degree a self stultification and an implied confession of previous ignorance or wrong. In the original canvass two returns from Bak.r county were presented to the Board, one of them giving a Democratic majority and tbe other a Republican majority. The one showing a majority for the Dem? ocratic ticket, with scarcely any discus? sion, was admitted to be legal in all its aspects, and tbe votes borne upon it were canvassed and allowed. Now, in the second canvass, tbe vote of Baker county, rejected at the first count as not being the true return, is accepted, and tbe face of all tbe returns is made to show a majori? ty for tbe Hayes elector. As was before said, this will satisfy nobody worth satis? fying. If Marcellus L. Stearns was fairly and henestly defeated in the recent elec? tion, then so far as the electoral vote of Florida is concerned, it belongs to Sam? uel J. Tilden. There is no getting over or aronnd this fact." ? Thousands of base deceivers &g& lung every night?-an the backs of Death of Commodore Vanderbilt. New York, Jan. 4. Commodore Vanderbuilt died at 11 o'clock this morning. For the last few days commodore Van derbjlt's physicians hare been hourly expecting his death. He died almost without a struggle. The change for the worse in his condition took place about 4 o'clock this morning, and he expressed a desire to see Rev. Dr. Deems, his spiri? tual adviser. The latter was soon pres? ent, and the Commodore said to him, "I think I am nearly gone, Doctor." Dr. Deems prayed, and the members of the family who were present, sang a hymn. His physicians were at the dying man's bedside, and did all that medical aid could suggest to make his last moments peaceful. The funeral takes place Sun? day morning. Vanherbilt's securities have a present market value of ij?85,00U,u00, arid of this total fully $55,000,000 consisted of stocks and bonus of the New York Central and Hudson. It is understood that the bulk of this vast property is to be kept togeth? er, and that provision has been made for reinvesting the accruing interest on it in his favorite securities. sketch of hi8 life. Cornelius Vauderbilt, or Commodore Vanderbilt, as he was known throughout the United States, was born May 27, 1794, in a substantial frame dwelling house which is still standing at Stapleton, Staten Island. His father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr., was a well-to-do farmer, and died in 1832, leaving two sons, Cor? nelius and Jacob H., and four daughters. Cornelius Vanderbilt soon showed the spirit of enterprise which has ever charaterized him, and engaged on his own account while a boy in the business of ferrying the people and produce of Staten Island ta and from the City of New York, distant'- eight miles. His apprenticeship in this occupation had been served by him as a deck hand on a boat owned and commanded by his father, but at the age of sixteen he was in com? mand of a boat himself, and drove a brisk business in carrying passengers across the bay at eighteen cents apiece. He followed this business until he arrived at the age of twenty-one, when he entered into a partnership with Captain DeForest, who-had married bis sister Charlotte, arid bought the fast sailing schooner Charlotte, with which the brothers-in-law pursued the coasting trade between New York and the South Atlantic ports as far as Charleston and Savannah. About this time he was married at Elizabeth port, N. J., to Miss Sophia Johnson, his cousin, and some opponents of consan? guineous marriage find in this fact the explanation of certain epiletic and erratic traits which have appeared among his children, of whom he has had thirteen, ten being now living. The first good start that Commodore Vanderbilt had in life was given him by Thomas Gibbons, who in 1817 was run? ning an opposition line of steamboats from New York to Brunswick on the Philadelphia line. Gibbons made young Vanderbilt the captain* of oue of his steamboats, and Vanderbilt combined with this the business of a landlord, establishing a hotel at New Brunswick, which was principally managed by his .wife, and which did a profitable business in entertaining the passengers from Van derbilt'a boat. He led this life for twelve years, and irr 1829 he had made and saved enough to build the steamer Caro? line, which was afterward lost by being carried over Niagara Falls. This was the first of au immense fleet of steam vessels in which he engaged in the business of coast and inland trans? portation, and which gave him the title of Commodore half in banter and half in courtesy. The gold fever of 1849 and the few subsequent years gave a wonderful impetus to bis fortunes through the pat? ronage it brought to his Nicaragua litie yfsteamship and rail communication with California, which was established in 1851, and became the forerunner of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Soon after this he turned his attention almost ex? clusively to railroad transportation, and became successively the leading owner and the controlling spirit in the Harlem, the Hudson River, the New York Central, and the Lake Shore and Michigan South? ern Railroads. The stock of the first named road was quoted at 6} cents when be first took hold of it, and now it has a permanent place in the quotations at about 130. Almost as wonderful a change has taken place in the stocks of the.other roads mentioned, which, with Western Union, form the group known in Wall street as the Vanderbilt stocks. In his stock operations Commodore Van? derbilt was never exactly a speculator, although he was always a bull operator, and frequently bought large blocks of his specialties on a falling market, in appa? rent defiance of the laws of trade, and by this means he was generally enabled to keep his own stocks up to their normal price, quietly unloading in small lots after his object was accomplished. Dur? ing the past ten years the active business of his position has been performed by his son, William H. Vanderbilt, who is also a millionaire, and who has the repu tation of being one of the ablest railroad men of the day. His otber sons were George and Cornelius, Jr., of whom only the latter is now living, the former hav? ing died an officer of the Northern army during the late war. His living daugh? ters- are eight in number?Miss Eliza Vanderbilt, Mrs. Horace Clarke, Mrs. ?Osgood, Mrs. Walter K. Thorne, Mrs. 'Allen, Mrs. James M. Cross and Miss Phoebe Vanderbilt. During the war Commodore Vander? bilt presented the Government with a steamer of' five thousand tons and valued at $800,000, which was named after him?the Vanderbilt?and this gift has been gracefully balanced, since the war, by the foundation, two years ago, of the Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Ten? nessee. Commodore Vanderbilt'* first wife died several years ago, and in 1870 be was married again to a young lady from the South. In person, Commodore Vanderbilt was a tall, well-formed and sturdy specimen of manhood, with a rosy face framed in silvery white hair and side whiskers. His dress was invariably of black broadcloth, neatly, but loosely worn, and completed by a soft white necktie, which was always mussed. His face was a genial one, and generally wore a smile on the lips, while the upper part of the face had a look of shrewed intent nesB, attributable to the eyes, which were singularly bright, penetrating and alert. His figure was a familiar one to most New Yorkers, for he was easily accessi? ble in his modest little office, at No. 25 West Fourth street, and he whs to be seen a!mow! ev??ry afternoon, during the last year-of his life, driving through the Park, the Boulevard or Harlem Lane, belliud a pair of big bay horses more re? markable for their spirit and fine action than for wonderful speed. His residence was just back of his office, on Washington Place, between Broadway and Mercer street, a place which has been for years deserted by most of the rich people who once lived there, and devoted to boarding and apart? ment houses. The family has a massive monument in the cemetery at Newdorp, Staten Island, erected a few years ago at a cost of $40,000. It is an obelisk of large granite blocks, with uninscribed marble tablets on the Bides, and over ths great door the single word "Vanderbilt," above which is a life size female figure with bandaged eyes, representing Fate. ? Never let anybody drive you to dis? traction. You may not be able to get back. ? They had been engaged a long time, and one evening were reading the paper together. "Look, love," he exclaimed, "only fifteen dollars for a suit of clothes !" "Is it a wedding suit?" she nuked, look? ing naively at her lover. "Oh, no!" he replied, "It.is a business snit." "WbJl, titalDteaV' rife replied. Washington News and Gossip. Washington, Dec. 31. In an interview to-day. the President expressed himself at length upon some of the aspects of the Presidential complica? tions. He thought the settlement of the question might be postponed till the 4th of March, when his power and authority would cease. He said that the law and the precedents gave the President of the Senate the right to open the certificates and count the electoral votes, but they also established the power of either house to object to the vote of a State. One or the other of the two houses, he thought, would early fall into making objections to the couut of some one of the States, a.nd when this was once begun, it would be difficult to say where it would end. Three weeks might thus be consumed j before a decision would be rrached. Ac? cording to the constitution and the act of ! 1791, he held that the President of the Senate would then become the acting President of the United States, aud he would be sworn in as such. His own powers would then cense. The powers of the members of the Cabinet would con? tinue uninterrupted. The subject had been examined by his judicial advisers, aud he was of the opinion that the Cabi? net all held over until the appointment of their successors, except t1 Postmaster General, whose functions were limited to thirty days after the outgoing of a Presi? dent. Thus, the President of the Senate would have every facility for carrying on the government. In regard to the calling au extra ses? sion, so far as the Senate was concerned, it was customary for an outgoing Presi? dent to call the Senate together, that be? ing a continuous body, but he was in doubt as to his power to call the next House of Representatives for an extra session. This, however, he said, need occasion uo embarrassment. The acting President could convene the Forty-fifth Congress. The question of the Presiden? tial election might come up, and it might be decided to bold the election earlier than November next, as provided by the act of 1792. He suggested that the elec? tion might be fixed for June, aud the 4th of July the day of inauguration of the President who should be chosen. In these remarks it will be observed that the President only discusses possibil? ities, based upon the election being un? decided by the 4th of March next. L. Q. W. Washington, Jan. 2. A thorough inquiry by the agent of the Associated Press to-night confirms the statement tbat the action of the Cab? inet to-day was negative and conservative. No action will be taken regarding South Carolina. Florida or Louisiana, unless some overt act of disorder makes Federal interference imperative. The recognition of Hampton or Chamberlain in South Carolina, Nichols or Packard in Louisi? ana, Stearns or Drew in Florida will be avoided if possible. The tax-payers have the issue in their own hands. This is positive. The Cabinet meeting was the first that has been held for two weeks. Its action throughout was mainly of a negative character. The application of the Re? publican portion of the Louisiana Legis? lature was brought up, but it was the de? cided opinion of the Cabinet that the troops already in Louisiana are sufficient to cope with any difficulties that may arise which would probably demand mil? itary interference. The situation in South Carolina and Florida was discussed, but no action in the cose of either was deemed necessary. Secretary Fish pre? sented some appeals from the Rio Grande, but it was agreed tbat the existing orders covered the cases. The State, War and Navy Departments are expected and instructed to act prompt? ly should new exigencies arise. Washington, January 3. Mr. Lamar is quoted as follows: The !*afety of this country, and especially the happiness and prosperity of the South, depend on the strictest and most loyal devotion to the Constitution. All the disorders that affect the country at this time are the result of departures from the fundamental law. All the dangers now apprehended are the dangers which will spring alone from the violation of consti? tutional methods. There is no necessity for any violation or for violence in order to bring the government back to constitu? tional procedure. It is only necessary to concentrate the attention of the people upon the violations already committed, and those threatened, in order to exorcise the danger and difficulty. Indeed tbe result of secession has eliminated from our system all resorts to extra constitu? tional remedies, and happily in this emergency, none are needed. Whether the joint committee of the two House agree or not, the provisions of the consti? tution are adequate to a safe, satisfactory and final solution of every question in? volved in the preseut emergency. On the 14th of February next the houses will be bound, under the constitution, to meet in the same chamber and perform the duties and exercise the powers which the constitution devolves upon them : to ex? amine and ascertain the result of the election of President and Vice-President. Neither house can refuse to perform these duties without abnegating its constitu? tional power and violating its constitu? tional duty. In this august assemblage, it is tbe condition of our national life that the duties imposed shall be dis? charged in the spirit of truth and patriot? ism, regardless of the consequences to party, but profoundly anxious for those that' concern the whole country. If, however, as the constitution contemplates in this, as well as in other cases, requiring the co-operative action of the two nouses, they are unable to agree upon a decision whether either candidate has been elected, it must follow there can be no constitu? tional ascertainment and judgment put upon record, that any one has received the votes of a majority of the Electors appointed. The effect is a failure to elect. In such case the constitution is clear. It devolves upon each of the houses immediately their respective du j ties; one to elect the President and tbe j other the Vice-President. Let the con? stitution be. maintained inviolate, and there need be uo disorganizing collisions and no necessity of resorting to force. The ^m?ortalitii ?f the Soul.? In his lecture on "Does Death End AU V in Boston,.'recently, Rev. Joseph Cook used this illustration of the immortality of the soul : As, therefore, from the structure of the eye we may infer tbe existence of u wholly external agent, light; or from that of the ear, the exis? tence of a wholly external agent, sound : tut from the absolute inertness of the cerebral structure hi itself. we must ai tribute it- activities to an siuimiI as exter? nal to it as s*?uud is to the ear or light to the eye. That agent i> invisible to the external vision, and intangible to the external touch. It is positively known to consciousness, or the internal vision and touch. That agent is the soul. As the dissolution of the eye does not de? stroy the light, the external agent which acts upon it, and as tbe dissolution of the ear does not destroy the pulsation of the air, the external agent which acts upon it, so the dissolution of the brain does not destroy the soul, the external agent which sets it in motion. ? Ex-Governor Letcher, of Virginia, who suffered a dangerous stroke of paral? ysis last spring, has almost recovered, and has taken his seat in the Virginia Legislature. ? "Maria, what's that strange noise at the front gate ?" "Cats, sir." "Cats T Well! when I was young, cats didn't wear s'ove-pipe hats and smoke cigars!" "Times have changed, sir?" ? Judge: "Prisoner, I find you guilty of intoxication iu the public streets. The punishment is ten dollars or t<n davsi Which will you take?" Prison-, er: "I will take the ten dollars, yotrjf btraWn'-' AN AWFUL WRECK. Particulars of the Loss of the Ship Circassian- ok the Long Island Coast. New York, Dec. 31. The second wreck of the ship Circas? sian is the most disastrous which has oc? curred on the Long Island coast since the wreck of the John Milton, fifteen years ago. She ran ashore in a blinding snow storm, and all on board, thirty per? sons, were lost. The crew of the Milton were frozen Btiff in the rigging, their arms standing straight out in front of them. The men on board the Circassian had finished on Friday night all the necessary preliminaries for attaching a. hawser, with which she was to be drawn off. During the early hours of the night the wind freshened a little, and the sea began to run very high, until at about six o'clock it began to break clear over her. The men, apprehending danger, went into the fore-rigging, where they were ordered for greater safety. All on board, thirty-two souls all told', remained thus exposed until early in the morning, when it was deemed advisable to shift the quarters, as the falling of the top hamper, caused by the rolling of the vessel, made it difficult to hold en. The crew was safely transferred to the mizzen rigging, where signals' of distress were Bhown. All this time the shore was plain in sight. The moon was shining brightly, and the fires built by the crew of the life saving station showed plainly the fig? ures of the crowd on the beach hurrying to and fro in the vain endeavor to aid the men in the rigging. It was an awful suspense for the poor fellows lashed to the mast and yards of the ship. They saw attempt after attempt made to estab? lish communication witn them fail, and each failure seemed to measure their pur? chase upon life. Every effort to get a boat off shore proved futile. As often as it was at? tempted the sea drove it high and dry on the beach. Captain Henry Hunting, of the life-saving station No. 10, now brought a mortar into service, and several' balls with a rope attached were thrown out to the ship. But one of the cords reached the ship. Its hold was not very secure, and it presently fell off, and the slender thread upon which thirty-two human lives depended was snapped for? ever. The station-men, all the while these endeavors were being made, could see the men in the rigging quite plainly, and hear their cries for help. Many of the weather-beaten heroes on shore, who have been wrecking vessels and saving lives since boyhood, were moved to tears by the piteous importunities of the wretched men off shore. The violence of their efforts to save mitigated the sus? pense they would otherwise have felt du? ring the early hours, but when the last charge was shot off, and nothing else pos? sible to human effort or bravery remained to be done, they became unmanned, and many of them wept. The nervous excitement and sudden inactivity utterly incapacitated them for any duty. They could not leave the spot, and it only remained for them to remain inactive and see their fellows perish be? fore their eyes. To leave the beach would only add to the terrors of the death that stared its victims in the face, and to remain inactive, would probably give cause for unjust reproach from the poor, helpless waiters on the wreck. Superin? tendent Hunting and his men remained, and tried to answer the calls from the wreck, but nothing that was said on shore was heard on the ship, on account of the direction of the wind. In terror and suspense the morning wore on, the wind having veered around in the meantime to west southwest. Du? ring the early part of the night, before the men went into the rigging, the cables were slacked, but the ship moved only a short distance, and continued through he night to strike the bottom. Every time she struck the men thought she would lose her mast, to which they had lashed themselves while conscious of the great danger, und the utter impossibility of saving themselves if the mast should go by the board, it being of iron, they were unable to slacken the lashing. Some of them, with more self-possession than others, had taken this contingency into their calculations and had not se? curely lashed themselves, and among these were the only four saved from the wreck. - At 4.30 a. m., the long-dreaded crisis came, and the nrizzenmast went by the board with a crash, carrying the mainmast with it. A tremendous swell had struck the Circassian aft and raised her very high. When it receded, she thumped heavily, and the terrific jar threw the mast over the side. The masts, being iron, went to the bottom immediately, carrying with them twenty-eight souls. statement of the customhouse of v FICER. The customhouse officer detailed to superintend the landing of the cargo, in his description of the terrible scene, says: This ship was lying about six hundred feet off shore. Amid the bowling of the tempest and the roar of the waves, there was borne to our ear* the voices of our Eoor fellows in the rigging, singing ymns and praying in chorus to God. There was hardly a dry eye on shore, among us, as we heard these thrilling and supreme appeals made to God.? Among those on the wreck were ten Shennec Indians, who, as a rule, are very good men. During this agonizing scene, which lasted for hours, we heard these men praying. The beach was lined with hundreds ot people, many of them wo? men, sobbing piteously. Some of them were wives of the doomed men. The wind on shore raged with terrible vio? lence, driving the people hither and thither. The life-saving crews of Southampton, distant five and a half miles, and East ham pton, about the same distance, ar? rived, bringing their mortars with them, but did not attempt to use their life line when firing, for nothing could be done. They, however, fired a number of blank shots to try and reanimate the courage of those on board. How Coffee Came to be Used.?It is somewhat singular to trace the manner in which arose the use of the common beverage of coffee, without which few persons in any half or wholly civilized country in the world now make break? fast. At the time Columbus discovered America it had never been known or used. It only grew in Arabia or Upper Utopia. Tile di*?w??ry of its u?e a beverage i* ascribed to the superior of h monastery in Arabia, who, desirous nf preventing the monks from sleeping at their noctur? nal service", made them drink the iufu sion of coffee, on the reports of shepherds, who observed that their flocks were more lively after browing on the fruit of that I plant. Its reputation spread through the adjacent countries, and in about two hundred years it had reached Paris. A single plant, brought there in 1714, be . ..me the parent stock of all the French coffee plantations in the West Indies, and j ihe French and Spanish all over South America and the West Indies. The ex? tent of the consumption now can hardly be realized. The United States alone annually consumes it at a cost, on its lauding, of from $1?,000,000 to $16,000, 000. ? How a woman um keep on talking while she twists up her back hair and has her mouth full of hair-pins is a mystery not vet s *.ved. ? Tbe accumulation of wealth is fol? lowed by an increase of care, and by an appetite for more. He who seeks for much will ever be in want of much. It its best with him to whom God ha* givp that which is sufficient, though ovtfp I affinity bQ withheld. Pay for Your Paper. A man writes: "I want your paper, but am not willing to pay in advance for it. If you are afraid to trust me for a year, I am afraid to trust you. How do I know that you will send me tbe paper for a year ?" Such conundrums mark the conservatism of at least one careful man. There is no reason why he should trust us with two dollars ; perhaps it is best that he should not. There is no reason why a druggist should ask pay for tbe medicine he sells before it ope? rates, or that a railroad company should ask pay for a ticket before the ride is finished, or that a carpenter should ask pay for building a bouse till it is worn out and the owner moved away, i It costs many thousands of dollars to buy a good printing office, and make ! ready for printing a newspaper. Paper, ink, labor, and all these little accessorier to a paper cost the mouey iu advance. We have not the means necessary to furnish ten thousand persons each with a uewspaper for a year, then to employ a score of men to collect bills all over the country, unless we charge at least ten dollars a year for the paper. It is better for ten thousand men to pay each two dollars a year in advance, than for us to have ten thousand dollars scattered all over tbe country, two-thirds of which we cannot collect. A man can easily forget to pay what he owes for the paper. He can move away and never be found, no matter how much that publisher may be in need of the dollar or two tbe sub? scriber may owe. It is not easy for a newspaper to disappear. The editor who has the earnings and reputation of a life-time invested in a business, and who has built up a newspaper to a large cir? culation, is not apt to cheat a man out of two dollars, more or less, for an unex pired newspaper subscription. I Another thing. We should never take a paper edited by a man we could not trust with the price of tbe paper. If you have uo more confidence in us and our business honesty than to be afraid to trust us, keep your money. We cannot afford to give credit to everybody, and it would be unfair to discriminate. For a number of years we have been printing a newspaper, and never yet have failed to send the paper each week to the per? sons who have paid for it. It is not likely that we shall commence being dis? honest now. We cannot, without ma ! king a great change in our manner of I conducting business, give a dribbling E credit all over the country. We are not afraid to trust our correspondent with a couple of dollars, but prefer to have him raad his own papar than one he has not paid for. He buys a pound of tea, and partakes thereof day after day till it is used up. He purchases a pair of boots, and for a year has the wearing of them. He pays tbe minister five dollars for performing- the marriage ceremony that unitee him to his wife, but, according to bis own rule, he should not pay the mar j riage fee till his wife expires, so he could I have the use of both wife and money. Will tbe man sell us a barrel of pork and wait for his pay till the last piece is i cooked and eaten? If so, we can tell him where he can find just such custo j mers for all the pork he can raise.?Ex? change. ! ?' ? Terrible Railroad Disaster. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 30. The unfortunate train is known as the Pacific Express. It consisted of six coaches, two drawing room cars, with the usual express and baggage cars, and two engines. The relief train hence was two hours reaching the scene, though drawn by two engines and the distance only thirty miles. Daniel McGuire, engineer of the forward engine, relates that the train was running at slow rate, and just as they bad fairly crossed the high bridge, which is not more than forty rods distant from the depot, he felt a violent jar, and in an instant tbe coupling be? tween the two engines hud broken, and the whole train was precipitated with the bridge into the river below. McGuire j says that his engine was pulled back nearly to the edge of the broken span before the coupling severed, and it re? gained its forward motion barely in time to save itself. The bridge over Ash tabu? la River was an iron truss bridge, and had been in use about eleven years. The span is about one hundred feet wide, and through the space between flows the river, about foar or five feet deep, at this time thickly covered, with ice. Into this space were the eleven cars and one engine and tender precipitated. The fall of sixty feet, of course breaking the icy covering, shivered the cars as if a magazine of nitro-glycerinehad exploded beneath them. The seven passenger coaches altogether contained about 165 adults, besides a number of children. In the drawing room car, which was bound for Cleveland, were nine persons, all of whom are supposed to have perished by drowning or fire. In the two sleepers, bound for Chicago, there were thirty-five passengers. Most of these in the forward car are saved, with injuries more or less severe. Within a very few moments after the crash the flames burst out simultane? ously from nearly every car. The latest statement gives sixty wounded and one hundred killed. There are 120 missing. The dead are disfigured beyond recognition. All the cars were burned to cinders. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? Congressman Lamar, whose health some mouths ago was very precarious, now considers himself one of the strong? est and healthiest men in Washington. ? Evening Telegram: "A Newark woman, who certainly has no apprecia? tion of the powers and possibilities of her sex, has tried to mutilate her tongue. The case is a very rare one." ? Some men are like cats. You may stroke the fur the right way for years and hear nothing but purring; but acciden? tally tread on the tail, and all memory of former kindness is obliterated. ? "Cut your hair pretty short, didn't be?" said A. to B. -Why, 1 only told him to cut off the ends," said B. "Well, he cut off the wrong end, then," was the answer. This sad event has cast a gloom over the entire community. ? A kind Providence has wisely or? dained that the wife should go to bed first this bitter, cold weather. Man was made to sit alone by the fire for half an hour and meditate upon matters too weighty for her consideration. ? An editor offered to make his "devil" a Christmas present of his print? ing office; hut ihe boy declined it. with the remark that he had rather work for two dollars a week than to run in riebt nine hundred dollars a year. ? A lady who had married an invet? erate smoker was asked if she had no. prejudice against tobacco, to which she replied that she had undergone' the smoking process so long that her preju? dice had been perfectly "cured." ? A village doctor went to visit a pa? tient iu a neighboring hamlet, aud took with him his guu, that he might, wing any game he encountered in crossing the fields. A peasant meeting him on the way, asked whither he was going? "To see a patient," was the answer. "What then," said the peasant, "do you really fear to miss him in the ordinary way, that you take your gun with you ?" ? "A widow" having requested the editor of the Austin (Texas) Gazette to say something about widows, the poor fellow thus recklessly obeys: < A young widow is perhaps the most interesting thing in nature?or in art. She repre? sents experience without its wrinkles and gray hairs. She has matronly beauty and maidenly freedom combined. She is frief with a laughing eye?sorrow in a ouse of festival?a silver moon in a i table cloud. Like all good things, she ' can only be created at a great sacrifice. fThe black swan?this mourning phoenix ?arises only cut of tbe funeral urn that tfoMs the ttofe or a bustttaft iteart. METINE Purifies the Blood* Renovates and Invigorates Ute Whole System* ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic. Veoetine is made exclusively from the luiees of carefully selected barks, roots nud herbs, and so strongly concentrated, that it will effectually eradicate from the system every taint Of. Scrofula, Scrofulous Humor. Tn. mors. Cancer, Cancerous Humor. Brraipelaa, Suit Kfacnm, Syphilitic Dinrn?roj Canker, Faininess nt the W to ranch, and all diseases that arise from im? pure blood. Sciatica, luflnnimafory and Cbronie llhe'nmatiaui. Neu rnlgia, Clout and Spinal C omploiuia, can only be effectually cured through the blood.' For Ulcers and Erupt ire Discnaeaof the ?kin, Pu?inlee, Pimples. Blolcbrs?, UoiN, Teller, Scald-head and Hin?? vrorm, Vgoetike has nover failed to effect a permanent cure. For Paina in the Back, Kidney Can* rlnint*. Dropar, Female Weakness, ?encerrbeca, arising from internal uleera tlon, aud uterine diseases and General Dr. billty, Veoetink nets directly upon the causes of these comiil;>iul9. It invigorates and, strengthens the whol? *yt>tem, acts upon the se? cretive organs, allays iiiilnnmmtloii, curesulcer atiou aud regulates tho bowels. . . For Catarrh. Dyapepaia, Dnbltoal C'aativeneaa, Palpitation of Iba Heart, Headache, Piles. fYerrouaoeaa nud ?Jeueral Prostraiiaa of the Itferraaa ftyaiem, no medicine has given such per? fect satisfaction as the Vkgetine, ? It parities the blood, cleanses all of the organs, and poe? tesses a controlling power over the nervous sys? tem, i ? '. '' . The remarkable cures effected by Veoetine have Induced many physicians nud apothecaries whom we know to prescribe aud use it in their, own families. In fact, Vkoetine is the best remedy yet discovered for the above diseases, and is the only reliable BLOOD Pl'BlFIEB yet placed before the public. - . . phepahed by. - H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. What is Vegetine? It Is ? compound extractcd.from barks, roots - and herbs. It is Nature's Remedy. It is per? fectly L armless from any bad elf ect upon the sys? tem. It Is nourishing and strengthening. It acts directly upon the blood. It quiets the nervous tyatetn. It gives you good, sweet sleep at night. It is a great panacea for our aged fathers and mothers, for it gives them strength, quiets their uervet and gives them Nature's sweet sleep, as Las been proved by many an aged person. It is the great Blood Puririer. It is a soothing remedy for our children. It bos relieved aud cured thousands. It is very pleasant to take; every child likes it. It relieves and cures all diseases originating from Impure blood. Try the V koe . Tins. Give it a fair trial for your complaints: then you will say to your friend, neighbor and - acquaintance, " Try it; it lias cured me." Veoetine for the complaints for which it Is recommended, is having a larger sale throughout the United States than any other one medicine. Why? Vegetlne will Care these Com* plaints. ; Cannot be Excelted. ;lJi! CnABLESTOWN, MASS., March 19,1809. Hr. H. K. Stbtkks : Dear Sir?This is to cer? tify that I have used your " Blood Preparation " in my family for several years, and think that, for Scrofula or Cankerous Humors, or Rheum? atic Affections, it cannot be excelled; and, as a blood puritier and spring medicine, it is the best thiug I have ever used; and 1 have used almost everything. I can cheerfully recommend It to any one in need of such a medicine. Yoon respectfully, MBS. A. A. DINSMORE, ______ ID Baste 11 Street. Gives Health, Strength and. Appetite, , My daughter has received great benefit from the use of the Vegeti.se. Her declining health was a source of great anxiety to all of her friends. A few bottles' of the Vegetine res? tored her health, strength and appetite. N. H. TILDEN, . Insurance and Real Estate Agent, No. 49 Sears Building, Boston, Mass. Prepared by H. B. STEVENS. Boston, Man. V?fi?TI>t? SOLD BY ALL DBUBS^TS. THE GRANGERS' LIFE AND HEALTH; 1 * INSURANCE COMPANY of the United States of America Authorized Capit?lT~: $4,500,000. Of which $100.000 is to be owned in ' each Department. PARrNT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA F. E. DAVIDSON. President. . M. G. HUDSON, Vice President. R. W. FORT, Secretary. South Carolina Department,; "Colum? bia. S. C, Capital Stock. - - *100,000. Tnos. B. Jeer, President. . Tnos. A. McCbeeby, Vice President. . H. P. Gbeejt, Secretary. McMasteb & LeConte, Attorneys, Columbia, S. C. J. H. EviNS," Attorney, gpartahbttrg, S. C. Dr. B. W. Taylor, ? ' . - ? Medical Director. Security 1 Economy I Liberality Are the leading principles of this Compa? ny. All approved forms of Life arid En? dowment Policies issued. Also, Term Poli? cies of one, three, five or seven years. All Life-Policies "non-forfeitmg-aTter an? nual payments, vhen the insured.will be, entitled to a Paid-up Policy, or cash surren-' der thereof. ... . ?? .- ? ii? ."? *; Dividends may be used to protect Policies against lapsing in case o'f failurc.to pay pre-' raiums. This, with the noh-forfeffang and. cash surrender features, are sufficient re make this Company popular among think? ing men. Good Agents wanted. .., B.F. MAULDIN, Jr., Agent, . Anderson, S. 0. April 13,1376 39_ LAST NOTICE. The Notes and Accounts Due the firm of SIMPSON, HILL & CO., Will be placed in the hands of an OFFICER for collection by the First of November next. A year has transpired since its dissolu? tion, and you have had time to make anoth? er crop. No excuse can be given for not settling immediately. The old firm business MUST be wound SIMPSON, HILL & CO. Sept 14. 1876_9_. SMITH & WESSON'S r?evr .Tlodrl. With Automati ?M Calibre, jflfijWifti Cartridt' ^?^[ ^SMiSL Ejector, i'iro. NOW READY.. ForcanTeniene^powernndnpcor urv, it l?to?a?*?ne.r. If your 'BwMi; d.^K not keep them, order dir.'<-t from the V?n-y, 79 Chnmtx-rM St.. New York., ITI. W. ?obinaontG?nl Agent. tl. 0ctl>6, 1876 15 ? ifk* RT?BLE and -STATIONARY SAW. HOUR AND GRIST MILLS. w?Se W it hou t Patterns. V^HIB. 1SIPWVE5 TOSISKS; A 22ECI?ITY. TURBINE WATER WHEEL. 7000 in use. SEND FOR CIRCULARS . BALTIMORE. MD. $io $io I WILL INSERT F?LL UPPER SETS OF TEETH Fob Ten Dollars, Until the first day of January next. - W? BH0WNE, Dentis\ STATE OF, SOUTH -CAEOLINA,; * ' ? CDUNTY OP ANDERSON; ' 1 ' IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. E. M. Brown'?mrifl? atfaiUt CTicster Jf. Walker, Columbus C. Walker, Benjamin F. Walker,. ctfcal? JM<yidajits.-^Su7?Mwo?J for Sater ' :; To the Defendant, Mary Andrews: ""CTOU are nereDy summoned and required 4L to answer, the complaint in this ac-. lion) which is filed in the Probate Judge's oiHec December 21, 1876, and to serveaoopy" if your answer to the said complaint ou the ? ?uibscriber at his office, at Anderson Court' Souse, South Carolina, within twenty''days-'? after the service hereof, exclusive.< f tno day , .)f suclrscrvice; and if you fail'to answer ?? the';co,mplaintt: within .tlte Htitue.aforesaid,v 'he plaintiff in this action will apply to the, ' ?ourtjfoT the relief demanded in the com? plaint. '. .?., ,. . Dated'21st December.' A'. D. 1876*. JOHN B. MDORE^ '? ? |3j ?r J'laiutifTs Attoruey. - "n t he Defendant; Mary-Andrews: ? NO 1'ICE is liereby given that an actions' lasbeen commenced in 'this Court upon a ?iiinpraint of the above j>anjcd\\PJaintiirr fitr the puipose of obtaining a sale to pay , lebt?'and liabilities of"deceased,' Of the" ?remises therein described, under the direc* ion of this Court, and for a division of the -rocceds of such sale among said creditors arording to their, respective rights, which premises were at'the ?incof the commence nent of.this action: and the filing of this uoticc, situate in.the State of South Cjiroli- .. ?la, County of Anderson, and are^desenbed in the said complaint the real estate of PeteryL.- ^S^rjjdejgefeda of .which tfou have"hn'interest. JOHN B. MOORE, * ? . PlaintifFs Attornev. Dec 23, 1S76 ;/. . 24 ,,,,!! 6* Dissolution. THE firm of J. N.-Sutherland & Co.'is this day dissolved by mutual.consent.: c Alf indebted to the firm will make payment to J. N. Sutherland, who is authorized to ' -ettJe np the business of the firm: " J. N. SUTHERLAND, H. J. ARMSTRONG. - ? - '? W. F. SUTHERLAND. Beltort, S. a,'NoV.;20, 1876.= . The undersigned, having .-purchased the* jutire stock..of Gehejal..,,.Mercbandize,..o?.. f. N. Sutherland & Co. have .formed a/co^_ ?lartnersbip, and will continue to sell Godds" low for- cash, at the old stand, .under the':' drhi name, and .style of Sutherland oVArm ,trorf?: ... ...j N SUTHER^ANt),''''''; i. ? ^K. G.. :AHMSTRONG.,"tovc Belton, Nov. 20-, 1876. - : . 19 - - T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.,."' '...' ' - " ? ATTDB?BOy'O&ayTY. s By W. W. Humjjhreys, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Dr. E. M. Brown has made suif tfjrnietp grant him letters of Adminis? tration, on the Sstate and effects of' John Reed, deceased. -?' ?' '>?'? These arc therefore to cite and admonish all kindred and creditors of the said John Reed, deceased, to he rind appear before, * me in Court of Probate, to be neld at An4 " derson .Court .House, on Friday, Janua-' ry' 12th, 1877, after, publication.? hereof ?? to shew cansfe/if any they have, why the said administration should*nof be granted. ' ' Given under .my hand, -this 22nd 'diy 'of' December, A. D. 1876. A ',.-.< W. W. HUMPHREYS, ? Judge^of'Pro'bate. "* ; Dec2V1876 " 24- -? 2* ? '"' "Mansion house, Main Street, /"PHIS House is how open for the recep . X tion of visitors, and every*:means will-' be employed to render guests comfortable. - Itisriewfy furnished throughout, and the ' tabie is supplied' with the oest.the market affords. The- Mansion House is located in ? the centre of the,city, conv*mienfc.tPjibuai-::' ness and all principal points. Transient anci. permanent b^ard' '?t reasonable rates? "Carf ; riages in connection wich the House!' 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