The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, February 08, 1888, Image 1
VOL, III. MANNING, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., W EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1S8 NO 24.
IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
A PLEASING LETTER FROM AN IN
TELLIGENT OBSERVER.
The Country and the People-Interesting
Facts Gathered on a Journey.
(Letter to the Edgekid Chroniele.)
STEAMER Sax MAITis, ON THE PAlNA
Rzxm, September 3, 1857.-Five days
ago, just as your summer began to wane,
and our spring to set in, we quitted
Montevideo in the beautiful steamer
"Farfaletta," and sped 60 miles across
the great bay which forms the mouth of
the Rio de ia Plata, to Buenos Ayres,
ihe immense and magaigeent capita' of
theArgentine Republic, of which inter
estng city I will give you some account
in a future letter. Here, after a night
and day, we take a larger steamer, the
"San Martin," bound for Assuncion, the
capital of Paraguay, 1,000 up the river,
in the extreme heart of South America.
First, as this mammoth river nears the
sea, it is called the Rio de Ia Plata; a
hundred miles farther up, it becomes
the Parana; and finelly it divides into
two great streams, one keeping the name
Parana, the other taking that of Para
guay. As we steam, rather slowl, up
into the land of the monkey and boa
constrictor, I seat myself on the deck of
the "San Martin" to write you a letter.
The first three days of our journey up
the Parana are rather monotonous. The
waters continue turbid and muddy, and
the shores mostly barren and woodless,
given up to huge herds of cattle which
graze on the natural growth, and with
but few signs of cultivation. We pass
several flourishing towns, the most
notable being Rosario, recently and
rapidly developed into a city of 60,000
inhabitants, many of them English, who
have introduced modern comforts and
thie luxuries of civilization, gas, tele
graph, telephones, tramways, &c., and
founded a Protestant church. It is also
the focus of the most extensive railroad
. system south of the Isthmus of Panama,
and the commercial centre of the sur
rounding country. Ther is a large
foundry at Rosario, beloging to an
American, besides two others, and facto
ries, saw mills, breweries, hospitals,
libraries and schools of note. The schools
are under the direction of an American
lady, who is appointed Superintendent
of public instruction, was brought out
by the Argentine Government, and re
ceives a salary of $8,000 a - ear, a house
and perquisites.
The next city of importance is Parana,
once the capital of the Argentine Repub
lic. Its old government buildings, now
coffee houses, stand out on the elevated
ridgein showy array. On the opposite
bank, 7 miles distant, can be seen Santa
Fe (holy faith) one of the oldest towns
on the River Plats, once a Jesuit centre.
Further up the river, Bella Vista shines
out, worthy of its name, where white
houses and orange trees crown the high
uliffs, which overlook the mighty river,
whose grandeur and beauty now begin
to strike the most casual observer. The
glossy leaved orange. groves increase,
varied by a lighter foliage of water oak
and willow, with a few picturesque palms
here and there. The water seems to ex
pand into a succession of limpid lakes,
whose shores and islands mingle, with a
continual change of scenery, as we glide
along our tranquil course, now and then
meating various-craft and sails.
The fifth morning of our voyage finds
us beforethe quaint old Spanist town
of Corrientes, settled in 1588 by the
planting of-the Holy.Crossof the Jesuits.
It presents a charming picture as we ap
preach, the steeples- and towers of the
four churches and the columns of public
buildings giistaning under the azzling
rays of. .a South American sun. Cor
rine was formerly a Jesuit stronghold,
adrelies of that fearless and indefatiga
ble sect are still pointed out. The mas
sive doors af 4he "Madriz" were carved
by the friars- bat' of ihard Paraguayan
wood, nearly three hundred years ago,
and are, even now, as solid and hard as
- iron. There arefalso an organ and altar
ornaments made~- by the same friars.
This city is -852 miles from Buenos
Ayres, and receives its name from the
many currents uniting here. Even at
this great distanec from its mouth, ths
immense river is said to be three miles
wide.
To the right we now leave the Parana,
which extendato the shores of Brazil,
while we pursue the Paraguay, a noble
and beautiful stream. Here we begin to
note a decided change in scenery wrought
by our 900) miles voyage from south, to
north, and a nearer approach to the4
tropics. On the eastern shore we behold.
*the dense cool forests of Paraguay, with
its woods of brushy, outspreadina
branches, variegated with sparing foliage
of lighter hue, and pink blooming trees
(La Brache) and the yellow Quabracbc~
whose hard wood never rots. There are
guavas and bamboos, and exquisite pam
pas grasses covered with thousarnds of
feathery blooms, and palms and palmet
tos and plantains.
The western shore, which presents
striking contrast, is bordered by los
bushea and abundant grasses, for here
stretches back for hundreds of mile
from the water's edge, to the great Anac.
cordillera, the "Grand Chaeo," the great
-unexplored region of South America,
whose mysteries, from the days of Solis,
have baffled the most adventurous trav.
eiera, and from whose "undiscovered
bourne" but few have returned. For th<
most part, the "Grand Chaco" is densi
forest, bat, in the vicinity of grea
rivers, is low an~i swampy. Thougi
nominally belonging, chiefly, to the
Argentine Republic, it is still in posses
sion of the native fierce tribes of In:
dians, as well as other native animals o
all classes. However, I look in vain
for wild beasts and birds, monkeys an,
boa constrictors! I discover nothin;
more strange or formidable than sli'm;
crocodiles, which slip into their water;
beds as we puff and steam along, and a
occasional wild hog (carpen chero)
There are also immensely tallilong-leggel
cranes posing on one leg agamnst th
waving green, with intent lookout fo
fishy food, and many fiocks of wi]
ducks and other game, startled by ot
approach. Thousands of sleek cattl
gae upnnthe abnant pastnrage- an,
the scene is altogether one of peace and
repose, quite at variance with my pre
conceived ideas. I long for the monkeys
and anacondas and jaguars, but they
will not come.
To retni u to the eastern or Paraguay
an, here I notice that apart from the
magnificent display of orange groves,
and occasional patches of corn, tobacco
and sugar cane, there is little or no cul
tivation, though we pass many ilourish
ing settlements. Foremost among the
latter is the thriving town of Pillar, at
present the entrance harbor of the brave
little Republic of Paraguay, and which
was, in days not far back, the only point
of contact with the outer world per
mitted by the jealous policy of President
Francia. Its clean, bright aspect gives
a foretaste of the neatness peculiar to
Paraguayan villages and houses. On
the bank we observe a r?ehne fcr .-cut'
ting and sawing the hard timber of the
country, and lying by are two vessels, ]
built of and laden with the same timber,
ready for exportation. There are two
American families living at Pillar, en
gaged in the cultivation of pineapples.
For 150 miles more we continue our
upstream way, with ever-increasing in
terest, wooded hills and grassy plains,
with sad ruins and relics of the late
Brazilian war, passing in exciting pano
rama before us, until we reach Villeta,
famous for its orange groves, whose
products suffice for the markets of both
Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. It is a
pleasant sight to see the fruit brought on
board by long files of lively, white clad,
barefooted women, singing as they trip
over the long gang planks leading
ashore, many of them bearing immense !
burdens, and smoking large, rough made
cigars. Above Villeta, we pass San
Antonio, beautifully located amongst
oranges, guavas and palms, about seven
miles below Assuncion. San Antonio is
noted as the settlement of an American
colony, a company formed in Rhode
Island years ago, for introducing agri
cultural and mechanical implements into
Paraguay, under the auspices of Mr.
Hopkins,-U. S. Consul in 1854. The
company was encouraged by President
Lopez, and they were about to realize t
an immense fortune for themselves, and
confer a boon upon Paraguay, when
Lopez became jealous, and determined
to compel them to leave the country, t
which he finally did, to their great dam
age and suffering. They were obliged
to claim the protection of Captain Page,
of the U. S. steamer, "Water Witch,"
then cruising in Paraguayan waters.
The ousted company requested the
U. S. Government to demand damages
for Expulsion and losses. President
Buchanan sent out a minister and 21
vessels of war to Assuncion, at a cost of
millions, which, strange to say, ended t
in no redress. The prosecution of this
claim is still in progress, the present s
U. S. Minister having recently made two
visits to Assuncion for- the purpose of
settling it, with good prospects of suc
cess, and without further cost.
As we lose sight of San Antonio, the ]
picturesque, well-wooded hill of Lam
bari, on the water's edge, juts up ahead
of.us; its isolated positior, in the midst
of a level country, gives it the appear
ance of a veritable mountain in the dis
tance. As we turn the sudden bend of
the river around the Lambari, we emerge
into a bay-like sheet of water, placid,
clear and glassy on the surface, and said
to be of cor silerable depth, and before
us lies the capital of Paraguay, "the
garden of South America," whither I
-invite you to follow me in my next
chapter of wanderings. B. C. B.
MAKING ie ShIRTS FOIR . CENTS.
And Even Then Dorah Fishman has to Sue
for Her Money Before Getting It.
(From the New York sun )
Dorah Fishman, a seamstress of about
25 years of age, residing at 242 Monroe
street, complained to Justice Henry M.
Goldfogle in the Fifth District Court
yesterday afternoon that her employer,
Leon Yettligg, a shirt manufactnrer of
242 Monroe street, owed her $63 for,
making shirts. She has worked for the
manufacturer for eight months, she said,
making shirts for 7 cents a dozen, and
he owes her a balance of $6, for which
she asked his Honor to award her judg
ment.
D 1orah's father, Solomon Fishmnan,
who is about 50 years of age, also per
formed work for the defendant at the
same low rate of wages, and he also had
a claim for $2.90 against the mnauufect
urer.
Tettling, who was dressed warmly and
looked as if he enjoyed life, said he did
not recognize the girl in the transaction
at ail; that his dealings were only with
her father, to whom he admitted owing
the money. tie has about nine machines
running in his shop, and the work is
distributed among the different opera
tors, each having a separate part of the
shirt to miie. He said Dorah was only!
helping her father, who was to pay her.
"Do you mean to tell this Court that
this poor girl was to be paid by her
father when he was only receiving 7
cents a dozen?" indignantly asked Law
yer Hirshfield, who advocated IDorah's
claim.
--Yes," meekly responded the witness.
Tettiing brought several. of his em
ployees to swear that the seamstress
never worked for him, but was simply
helpilng her father. They so testitied,
but Judge Goldfogle believed the pre
txonderance of evidence was in Dorah's
favor and rendered judgment against
the shirt manufacturer for the SG3 with
$i costs.
In the father's case for $2.9G Yettling
admitte,judgment without coming to
trial.
Fe'~bruary \.\rather.
Ou b.c~ weather vprophet, Prof. J. C.
Ihk r, hands in the f,- lowing p)redictions
foLr the~ weather in the Southern States for
he mtonth of February:
1 patrtly cloudy and cold, 2 c-old rain or
snow, -- little ratiny and co4ld wind, 4 fair
a nd cold w'ind. 5 fair and frosty, 6 rain anid
'ke, 7 fair and frosty and cold windy day,
j ad 9I f-ir and frosty, 10. cloudy andl cold.
11 partly cloudy and cold, 12 eloudy and
cd,13 to 15 rain an~d sleet. 16 little rain
i the- mo'rning~ then fair off cold.,17 and 18
ini and wamer, 19 to 21 e-l udy and little
rain and c a'd, 22 fair and cold, 2:3 rain or
snow, 26 p'a~tly cloudy and cold wind, 27
and 2$ faer and cold wind, 29 fair and cold.
etw-frotte Chronicle'.
dA little boy having been given the pet
name of Moss, a wvitty friend of his father
remarked, " I suppose you call him Moss
ent show your l~en for him."
CLEVELAND AND HILL.
Some Political Gossip as to Whom ti
Democrats Will Nominate--The Two Ar
Very Frindly--Cleveland Sure to W in.
(From the Washington Sunday Gazette.)
It is an open secret among shrewd
Democratic politicians, among those whc
know what is going on in the inneriost
aircle, that David Bennet, Hill, Gov
rnor of the State of New York, is a cxn
lidate for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency. That is an assured
act.
Governor Hill in many respects is a
strong man. He has made a good record
is Governor, and during his two terms
2ot a single blemish, either personally
>r officially has been fastened on his
haracter. He will leave the executive
nansion at Albany with clean hands and
mbiemished reputation. The Governor
2as had the dispensing of a good deal of
patronage during his two terms, and, of
ourse, he has not appointed to oflice
my one not friendly to him and his
iause. These things make him strong.
Again, let it be remembe.red that Gov
rnor David B. Hill is known all over
the country. When Cleveland was
2ominated for President he sprang into
rominence. He had been associated with
hat wonderful man in administering the
ffairs of the State, and Governor Ckve
and's election made him Governor.
hen he was elected by the people,
hich again brought him prominently
yefore the public eye and was taken as
ihowing that the people were satisfied
ith the way he had governed. As New
ork had given one Governor to become
President it was not a great stretch of
magination to picture the Empire State
Lgain sacrificing her chief magistrate so
hat the Nation might have a ruler, pro
ided the present incumbent of the
hite House did not seek a re-election.
Lll these circumstances combined to
teep Governor Hill's name prominently
>efore the public
GOvERNOP. HILL AND PROTECTION.
Governor Hill's position is a peculiar
e. It is well known that many of the
>rotection Democrats-and, although
he straightout Democratic organs de
:are there are none such, they exist in
1o small numbers-do not like the
?resident because of his tariff views and
hat they listened to his message with
amazement and anger. Governor Hill,
> the Qther hand, is a protection Demo
:rat and he is the candidate of that wing
>f the Democratic party that believes in
naintaining the present tariff as a part
>f our present political system.
Then, again, the impression has gone
orth that the Governor is a spoils pol
ician; that if he had his own way he
would disregard the spirit of civil service
reform and appointments would be made
imply on the ground of political fitness
Ld the services to be rewarded. And
n addition to this, those people who
want a change, not on high moral
ground, but because of some small or
ancied neglect or slight, have flocked to
is standard because he appears to be
he strongest candidate.
CAN HE SUCCEED?
Can he succeed? Can he get the
1omination? Those are the questions
;o be answered, and from my personal
mnowledge of the way sentiment is run
ling I unhesitatingly say he cannot.
I do not believe there is a man in the
D cratic party who can get the nomi
satn away from Grover Cleveland.
Unless he does something most unheard
)f, or unless one of those absolutely un
rxpected events which sometimes tran
ipire happens, the President, in my
pinion, is as sure of a renomination as
he can be sure of anything.
The Hill boom is in the hands of very
shrewd men, who are playing a very
areful game. In the first place it wili
ot do for them to any way cause dis
union in the Democratic party in the
State of New York, as such a courst
would certainly mean Democratic defeat.
The Hill men cannot afford to do thai
and rather than take any chances they
would do whatever they could to eleci
Cleveland. But if Cleveland could noi
secure the necessary votes in the con
vention the Hill men would come to th<
front and ask the Cleveland supporter:
to cast their strength fcr their candidate.
THEY ARE sTILL FRIENDS.
From what I have written above th<
impression may be gathered that Goy
ernor Hill is not friendly to the Presi.
dent, and that the former is setting UI
pins to undermine his strength. My in
formation on the subject does not leai
me to believe that that impression il
correct. The situation of affairs I an
told is about this: Governor Hill wouli
like to be the Democratic dandidate fo:
the Presidency, as what American citizei
would not? However, he realizrs tha
at the present time the President is th
strongest man in his party and thait hi
has the "call" on the nomination.. I:
the convention it will take 'a two-third
vote to nominate. Can Cleveand ge
that vote on the first ballot? The l
men say that he cannot, that the dee
gates who are opposed to him and thosa
who go there to cast a complimentar:
vote for their local favorites will forram
suficient number to prevent that. If i
cannot get the nomination on the first o
second ballot ho stands no furthe
chance, as the opposition to him wil
continpe to grow. It will be the fiel
against Grover Cleveland, and when th
President's managers see that he canne
be nominated they will look round t
see who is the next strong;est man. Hill
friends will be there in force and th
question to be decided by the Clevelan
men is shall Hill or an outsider be nom
nated? For many reasons they wi
prefer Hill, the word will go down th
Cleeland line t, nominate Hill, an
Hill will be the nominee of the convei
tion.
NO PLOTS FOR COU-NTEnPLOTS.
It will be seen then that the Governc
and the President are not plottin
against each other. Each will give loy:
support to the other according to tL:
way in which circumstances shape then
selves. Up to a certain limit Glov. Hi
will support the President, but when
becomes certain that the Cleveland su
has set the Hill constellation will ascen
into sight. Governor Hill will nev:
have such another chance as thi:
He is now prominenty before ti
people, and has all the prestis
which two terms as Governor hs
given him. Suppose ho should ru
again and again be elected, he could ad
ver little to his reputation, while the:
is aways the danger of his doing som
thin which may without a moment
warning utterly ruin his future mimical
career. Then the longer he remains in
office the more danger he runs of making
enemies among his political adherents;
he cannot distribute all the political
patronage that they think themselves
entitled to, and the consqegences wil be
disaiTecti n among the very men whose
friendship is most desirable. On the
other hand, should he run again and be
defeated the result would be simply dis
astrous, and if at the end of his term he
retires to private life, to fast do men
grow in this country that in four years
he may drop entirely out of sight. It
would seem, then, with him that it is
either now or never, and the Governor's
friends realize that fact very thoroughly.
w;o Wn.L IT BE?
As it now l.oks to me, : should say
that Grover Cleveland is stil king bee in
the Democratic hive. The President has
lost none of his popularity and he is as
strong with the Independents of New
York and Massachusetts as he ever was.
The Independent vote will be as necessa
ry to elect the .)emocratic nominee in
1SS as it was in 1SS4. and for that rea
son, as much as anything else. I look to
see Grover Cleveland the Democratic
standard-bearer next November.
S-c. 01-:01:iE.
NE~~~ito~ M:EoNAl~ .
Six Colored Tr-. men hlio iHave Each
IlwDhrited Ei::~t M lion DollArs.
(F'rOm the Galvetonl News )
When the New York papers, a few
day; ago, referral to N. W. Cooney as
being the wea'thiest colored man in
Teas, they had evidently not heard of
the Lincoln fan. il now residing in Dal
las, six children in all who have come
into possession of $48,0O0,000 giving
theta the snug littie forthn; of $8,0C!0,000
apiece. One of the heirs of this im
mense property is at present in Galves
ton. A News reporter looked him up,
as much out of curiosity to see a negro
possessed of such enormous wealth as in
search of an item. The following item
from a paper published in Paris, 'Texas,
in connection with the information that
one of the heirs was in the city, is that
which directed the reporter in the search.
The Lincoln heirs (colored), living in
Dallas, who, a year or so ago became the
wealthiest colored people in America,
have recently come in possession of all
their property. The amount due them
was on deposit in the bank of England,
and aggregated the enormous sum of
tS,000O00. Forty-eight million dol
lars! This has just been diviced among
the heirs-Abraham, Ed, Burr, Mat,
Fannie .nd Lula-each having recently
received $S,000,000. Eight million dol
lars!
The party in Galyeston b):ars the illus
trious cognomen of Abrahaam Lincoln.
He was traced to a co'ored boarding
house on Twenty-eighth rtreet, between
Postofliec and Church, but not being
found in he courteously responded to
the News man to call at the office, which
he did last night, coming in as meekly
as though he wanted to borrow S1, in
stead of owning $3,000,000. Abraham is
a young man, apparently not over :5
years of age, of a saddle-colored com
plexion, and evidently a man of mere
than the average intelligence of his race.
fHe has credentials, printed letter heads,
etc., wherein he is styled Governor
Abraham Lincoln, showing him to be
manager of the etate.
When asked by what means such enor
mous wealth had been acquired by his
family, he replied that it was an ini.erit
ance from his grandmother. -Fanny
Ellis was a Mexican woman, and some
forty years ago her husband acquired
immense wealth in speculation in Mexico
mnncaims, which was deposited in
minibgnklof England. Preceding the
late civil war they bought aind sold
slaves, and among one of their purchases
from a slave trader was the father of the
six children who recently came into the
possession of the $48,000,000. The father
married the daughter of his mistress,
by whom he was set free, and the six
cildren, being the direct issue of that
marriage, establish the chain of direct
inheritance. Some litigation was neces
sary in establishing their claim, and it
was only a few days ago they acquired
the actuial possession of their fabalous
inheritance.
Abraham Lincoln is here, as he says,
with a view of probably loc.ating in Gal
veston,
When asked if he had matured any
plans for investing this vast estate, he
rele htthey had decid~.d to invest
ialonJanuary 1 in United States
bonds. The interest on the bonds, he
said, will give them more than enough
Ito live on, with a good speculation with
out touching the priucipal. It is also a
safe investment, ar~d carries with it an
immunity from taxation.
tThe ChLataneoa Tr.'" ii. l as u enm'~fl
piled statist ics fr'i~n '.he dilei l epirt
5lh)oniUg~ the gro~wthi of cutton :md wool
manufactures in the So:uthern States in the
patsee years. The' in'crease in miill in
p r i ent. of spi.',ies 0 I2. or 11'' per
cnt. Of looms .5 :.4. rr 29' per cu!.
Th increae:'n c caeno h a enSae
seprrtely in the p: i~s seve year as com-li
pied by the Tcr (!i,.man, was Ps fclt.
Alabama-3 0 ,I~ 1 i ::reae i e cu.
s1idle perrnt. , i loomsPA 76l e.-at.
~ Geolrgi-Miills :1; pr cn'. r-ileIs
per cent.. looms 14 per cent!.
3INors isrsipp-is 1 per ct.. side
t15 per cent.. om IS 0 per cet.
larynd3stl 1 per cent.ifircs. spindlls:l7
per cent., le~oms 14 per cn!.
NoerthsCrl-ills p (erl. c':n iein
dis1:1 per ct., elarmst i2 per.c ce n
Southr (Caria. !l 0 prcn
glrgin sS per cent.ee, spindles11
per cent., looms 25 per ceut.
eNorth Caroldina h::" today su it mili
11in 18'I: Gleorg i4 55 a r-u! in 1'.: 'ir
Ltgaint 1..6a in- 18' A:m as addedr o
mii since 18:lnuk 1,; Liein 1
The total n1umr icr as mn taeSot
toda is 24 and ~l U the coiaumio: ofi rav
" 'Doctor, w.hen dio you think a ma;
weighs mosty asked a~ paten wh wa
unergong a course of dietary treatmient
" When he steps on. my corns, arnswere,
UNITED AFTERt )ANv YE.%1R5.
A Wedding Delayed l ecause the Croom
was Wrongfully Convictea of ]turd.r.
A special dispatch from St. Joseph
(Io.) says: A wedding of n.ore interest
than is usually aittched to events where
the parties are so little known ccurred
to-day about four miles west of St.
Joseph. The contracting patties are
W. H Potter, living near Denver, Col.,
and irs. Julia Crumm, who for a few
years past has made her home with her
brother, Henry Withers, in Doniphan
county, Kansas. Both the parties are
of middle age, and had not seen one
another for years until a few months ago.
When they were children they went to
school together in Carroll county, Ken
tucky, and when Potter was a yoncg man
of twenty-one years and cameo West he
was betrothed to Julia Witi:ers, who
was the belle of the neighbprhood.
Potter went first to Kansas, and then to
the mountains, returning to visit his old
home twice in five years.
On the last visit it was agreed that the
marriage should take place tho following
spring, by which time h". hoped to have
enough money to make his home what
he thought it should b:. He returned
West and was not heard frora for years.
Sone one who had known him in the
mountains happened to pass through
his Kentucky home :n-i circulated the
story of his death, found~d upon a rumor
as it afterward appeareJ.
His sweetheart mourned him as dead,
and in two years wedded a rival, with
whom she lived happily for abo'ut eight
years. Her husband died in 185, when
she came to Doniphan coanty to make
her home with her brother, hiving no
nearer relatives in Kentucky. Her hus
band left her a considerable fortune, en.i
as her forty years sat lightly upon her
she soon becama the centre of an admir
ing circle of friends.
A few months ago Potter came through
St. Joseph, quite accidentally, on his
way to Chicago. He met Withers at the
Union depot, and, what is most sin
gular, the men knew each other. Expla
nations followed, and Potter was driven
to the pleasant country home of the
Withers family. He met his sweetheart
of early days, and the old love, which
had not ceased to burn in their hearts
through long years, soon made itself
felt. The courtship was commenced
where it had been broken cff, and the
two were married, leaving this evening
for Mr. Potter's home, near Denver.
The strange part of the story is yet to
come. Potter, while working in the
mines, had been accused of naurdering
his partner. Not being able to establish
his innocence at the trial, he was con
victed, and the sentence commuted to
imprisonment for life, several good
reasons .appearing for this. Too proud
to inform his sweetheart or family of his
disgrace, he did not write any letters
home about it. The story of the crime
did not reach them. The murder was
committed in a new claim which Potter
and his partner had just began to work
in New Mexico, and it was not known
here what part of the Enst he had come
from. After he had been in prison
nearly five years a man so was to l-e
hangei made a confession clearly estab
lishing Potter's innocence, and he was
released. He went at once to Ghent,
Ky., but found his intended bride was
another's. Without making himself
known he left the place and amassed a
considerable fortune by speculation.
He was on his way to Chicago to dispose
of some property when he accidently
met his old schoolmate, Henry Withers,
in St. Joseph.
A BIT OF TtOP'IC SCENEEtY.
Mountain and Forest in the Nienraguanl
Isthus.
(From the New Yol k Ucraiit I ettier.)
Passing out of the mouth of the San
Juan, the main stream is reached where
the waters of the Cano de Animas, opent
ing to the southward, sparkle and shim
mer ini the morning sun, while dense
masses of dark mango trees, interspersed
with scailet passion ilowers, follo-v the
serpentine windings of the river as if cut
ad trained by the hand of man. On
either side of the entrance wild tama
rnda, the nobolest trees in a Nicaraguan
for st, form giant portals to the lands of
earthquakes and volcanoes.
A Xs we ascend the river and the forests
become deuser and darker conntless
paaites entwine themselves in the most
intricate and fantastic manner around
the topnioat branches of the highest
trees and are lost in myastifyin~g knots
near the water's edge. -Beneath their
bright and pretty leaves can be seen the
withered branches of the dead trees,
which they clasp in an embrace as fatal
asitisy butd for the parasite loves "not
wslbttoo wecl1."
Skirting close to the bank, where the
feathery plumes of the white crnne --ave
in the balmy air we escape the ful
strength of the current and realize to
the fullest our early dreams of a rich
tropical vegetation. On the boughs of
tal1 laurel trees, which form .a kind of
Icanopy over the river, w hite' and black
faced monkeys coolly sit and survey us;
while birds of rare anid exqumsite plum
age, whose wild, liquid iiotets are tne
birthrights of a tropical forest, regard us
with wondor and awe. Now a huge ai
gator, basking in the sunshine, oilers a
large but iuvulneracle target to the riule
ad the paddle wheel starthes a manati
or river cow resting quietly in the mud.
The foliage becomes dlenser. Long ten
dris dig their thirsty stems into the
slggish water, forming an impassab'e
network. Just as you beg:in to wonder
Ihow it is posible to continue the jour
ny, asudden benda shows the broad ex
panse or the river, with low sacati gras
on eithier side.
Y or, Pa.. January 20.-The large
buldn occuiedl by the Yo:a !hM!y/ Pubi
ltiig Co mpanyv as a1 primin. otlice. D). 11.
Welh clthier, and Rt. 1. P'ohick, jew
(I-, as burn~ed this mningt at :an ear'ly
hour. The lire is believel to uhave b en e
inenir orizin, and when di-cove(red hra
made onsderable helnwayv itt 'ne of th
lwer room of11 thel~ prinin o'ili0ce. Thi
extau er weather inte'rfere maa:e.rilh
wit he eliTorts to subdue. the ime- and
-Ithe !hre burned with stubboruness until th
nre building was gutted except the jew
iy store. ins olving a loss of $50.0C0. par
tia~ll coveredl by insurance. The 1)aj
Iwill'e issued tomorrow morning from th,
.press and type of the Age.
Eminent stations make great mnu mor<
grat and litie ones less.
MOULTON'S D)EATH IRUNTS SL{ERflAN.
A Chapter of Secret Political IHistory
inuw i:arnhel won.
(From t,:e Yew York i'n.)
The death of Colonel Moulton, John
Sherman's br-ther-in-law, makes fresh i
chapter of political incidents that has
never yet seen the light of day, and re
mains for the future political historian
to pit upon a priatcd page. Said a le
publican politician yesterday: "Moulton
was a men of treat decision and sagacity,
and John Sherman is sadly crippled it.
the outset of his Presidentiad canvass bs
his death. Moul:on was reaily th' un
witting cause of Gariield's nomination
in 1S80. He was the one connecting
link between the plot that had been
going on in GartieldFs favor and the op
portunity in tthe-Chicago Conveniov
which comipetdy upset ail combinations
and re rystalized the strength of the
Anti-Grant men around one standard
bearer. E-rrly in May of 1880 John.
Sherman, then secretary of the treasury
in Hesc" Cabinet, maude a little Saturday
visit t~o Piladeiilphiai, ostensibly to look
over the customhouse, but really to set
up his political boom. One of the
featares of th,.- vi.,it was a ride down the
Schuylkill in company with a number o!
prominent Philadelphians, among them
Whiaiton Barter and his garrulous sire.
Old Barker happened to sit at Sherman's
kit hand, and, hal ging his to:ngue in
the middle a.s the boat pashed out from
the wharf, the benevolent old gentleman
kept it wagging at both ends until she
bumped the pier again on her return.
"'Mr. Sheruin, I should like to see
you President,' said old Barber, 'but
MY son Wharton thinks Jim Gartield is
the best man we can put up. So does
Wayne MlacVegh.'
"At this time Garfield's name had
not been mentioned by anybody in any
oua:ter, publiclV, in connection wia.e
Presidercv. H'e was the leader of his
party in the House, and had before him
the prospect of becoming Speaker, if he
chose to accept the place. Perhaps if it
haa not been for old iBark-r's remark he
would have been Speaker instead of
Keifer in the Forty-seventh Congress.
What old man Barker. said set John
Sherman to thinking and he had several
consultations with his brother-in-law,
Moulton, about it. Feelers were put
out around Garfield, but he could not
be caught. He denied uniformly that
he had ever thought of becoming a can
didate, and the only thing he said that
could be coistrued into a betrayal of his
ambition was a remark tlat he made on
one oce-nion as he dismissed the sub
ject, 'Oh, ther': time enough for that
by and b,.' When Sherma wanted to
have Garireld himself make his nomina
tion speech :or himself iShermau) before
say ing a word to Garfield he talked it
"over with Moulton.
''Oh, ye-; have Garfieli by all
means,'" said Moulton. 'if he has any
designs on his own account it will tie
him np beautifully.'
"So Sherman asked Garfield to make
the n omlinating speec. Garfield, in
u n, was wary about accepting. He
had by-this time become a little set up
by the suggestions of a Lunber of mar
piots, and began to think ie might be a
dark horse in the c )rvention. Hie told
his triends that ihermai' had asked him
to make the nominating speech, and he
had taken a little time to :onsider the
matter. It is uuneces-arv to mention
with whom Garfield fina!ly consulted,
but the advice was: 'Go ahead and ac
cept. Make you'r speech, and we will
see to the risk.' That was the first small
cloud on John Sherm'tn's horizon, then
no bigger than a man's hat, bat destined
in a short month to swell into a whirl
wind of defeat. Gariield accepted it,
and in time no fact will be more certain
in history than that the famous opening
sentence of his speech was entirely a
mater of prearrangement. History nuy
be ransacktd for a tiner dovetail of cun
nig with cunning thaa Garfield'sspeech
and the work of his friend~s in the galle
ris o: the convention ha'l.
"'-Who shall be your candidate?' Eaid
Gatield vith his first breath as he stood
beorihat great ruass of men, and then
tegalleries answered, shouting back as
with the ioar of the sea: 'Garfield! Gar
field!'
"The scene can never be forgotten.
It was as if a child' had touched the
electric button that should hurl the
world into chaos again. All that Gar
fied said was that simple little sentence,
'Who shall be your candidate?' and
thousands of men took it up as the sig
rel of his consent and connivance in the
vlot to make himself that candidate. If
it had not been for Colonel Moulton's
unltcky advice to John Sherman, Gar
fed cooud not have touched the electric
button tihat convuhedi the convention
and threw into chaos the several fac
tions that stood opposed hke strong
armies on the battle iLl."
Nine:een year old Ja-ob fI'llenbecrger,
o ite::i- :a i'-s '.y starving from r
reub::r ei a-. L-e; I iom two months arc
he wais ma rid to a worthy youngr womnaD
f that cit v. lie went to Phila lelphia,
w he re hie *lalued work jin a stive f-.undry.
wl ci en:g I in cairrying a 1:ile- filled wili
oiten irnn soane one dro1pped a piece ol
ei iron in thte flaid. An expliosion fol
iwed. lldlenbegr was ini suach a post
i.n thi i- -umt of red4-h' t iron enteret
tthe i. cooledi ott -''nd now rem:.inls inII
I' d mtion, near the entrance to th<
.ionmeh 11.T- i-run to eat any food.
i.:. hia ee ket aive by at tilicia lVmeans
B-: is~ -l' i ind sure. s! -rvir.; to death
p~heu inI: -- hlti Ie wighred 14I'
~nd li hf. s no been 1C~ reduced to ij
-,:nuds and is lieraitiy noting., hut 5ki:
andi bits1. II i; pe.s for f'o-od are neairt
crendin e. ba he is untable ti get anythm'.
lown his throaitt be.--n i a certain point
Ils b:ide- of a few-- weeks is faiithifully at
tendig to his wants.-Phididi' a Tim
We are prepared to s ll Pianos ano:
Organs of the best make at factor:
pries for Cash or easy Instalments
Pianos from .Q [0 up; Organs from S2.
up. The verdict of the people is tha
they can save the freight and twenty-fiv
ercn.by buying of us. Instrument:
trial. We pay'freight both ways if no
satisfactory. Order andi test mn you
on homes. Respectfully,
N. W. TRPlMP,
* Columbia, S. C.
It is estimated that 190,000 tons of ic
wilmb cu ~ni the Penobscot this season.
mHILL un AA' n1n r IIn.
The Great Author Highly pleased With
Mr. Cleveland's Simplicity.
WASHINGTOx, January 31.-President
Cleveland to-day received two distin
guished guests at the White House-Bill
Nye and Charles Dickens. They were
introduced to the President by Major
J. B. Pond. President Cleveland ac
corded them a private interview in the
Red Boom. At its close he personally
escorted his callers all through the Ex
ecutive Mansion, explaining the different
rooms and giving a succinct history of
each. Bill Nye's modesty shone on the
occasion as conspicuously as his bald
head. He was delighted with the re
ception. In speaking of it afterwards
he said: - -
"I was never more agreeably disap
pointed in any one man than I was with
Mr. Cleveland. He is truly a fine man.
What surprised me above all things was
his thorough simplicity, unaffectedness
and frankness. For a man holding his
position he is asto.iabingly ingenuous.
it is seldom that I rub my knees against
greatness, and I have seen so little of
the world and the great things in it that
[ was at a loss to talk to the President
in that free and easy way that I desired
and that he would have appreciated. I
found to-day the truth of the remark
made by some great man in the hazy
past that the man who can say a smart
thing to-day cannot say a smart thing
to-morrow. After I left tho President
there were a great many smart things
flooding my mind, as it were. If I could
only have thought of them at the proper
time I know the President and myself
would have had a pleasanter time. Bat
fur the moment I was tongue tied."
Others who were present, however,
tell a different tale. They say, that
William captivated the President at the
outset by his qiaint witticisms, and that
the interview was prolonged by Mr.
Cleveland the more to enjoy Bill's origi
nal remarks.
AN ENGLIL OPINION.
The United States to be the Leader in Arts
and Every thing Else.
(From :he New York Herald.)
Prof. Hubert Herkomer, had a dis
tinguished audience this evening at the
Royal Institution in Albermarle street,
London, to bear what he had to say
about his visit to the United States. He,
however, advanced little that had not
been said or written heretofore. Ho laid
particular emphas's upon what he called
the "pronounced individualism of Amer
icans as compared with Europeans." He
was impressed with their keen, nervous
temperament, keen intelligence and
their ambition to excel.
"There must be," he said, "something
in the air to induce thisvery pronounced
difference of character. Indeed, I
noticed that Englishmen residing in
New York became quicker and thought
I more rapidly and accomplished more
thau when living in England."
He specialy dwelt upon "tne Ameri
can skill in pnysiognomy." Speaking of
social matters, he commented upon the
fact that "a stranger did not seem to be
tcted, but was either welcomed every
where immediately or else was not wel
c..med at all.
What most impressed Prof. Herkomer
was the surprising progress in architec
ture. Comparing the new with thecom
aratively old, he says: "The beet types
of architecture in the Old World are
accepted and are really the best found in
America. In the making of national art
architecture comes first in consequence,
next sculpture, then painting.
"In the schools of art to-day the best
productions are by American students.
They do not come to Great Britain,
though, but visit France and italy."
Prof. Herkomer concluded by'a9eqring
that America would become the leader
of art in the nations, as of nearly every
thing elae. The word "nearly" seemed
to secure the Professor his applause, for
the audience did not altogethierrelish his
his encomiiums.
RIEGUL"ATO1I. la COLLE TOi.
The Unlawful Destruction of a Urossroads Bar
WALTERIo~to, January 27.-The fla-'
rnt violation of the law in Colleton
ounty ats regads the Illicit barrooms which
can be found in almost any corner of the'
cnuy, is a subject of general comment.
and public sentiment, as on all such sub
j-cts, Is much divided. An effort wa made
during the last sesion of the Legislature to
allow a lcense s) stem, but the Representa
ives were equally divided, and the bill
weait by for nothing. Now, the evil has
not been abated, and the small sized cross-.
roads barrooms are growing in number and
pa egut a cent ot revenue into the coun
ty coffers.
T1o some communities the system as it
now stands is eacee-ling odious, andI here is
the way they abate the nuisance over in St.
Gorge's Parish. C.>ileton County. Mr. G.
Albert Beach, of St. Bartholomew's Parish,
opened across the Edisto river in St.
Gorg's Parish, sometime in December
last, a 11lourishing little bar on thc roadside
Tue proprietor was immediately served
with t be notice anonymously that it would
e best for him to close by .January 1. To
this no) attention was paid, and the roadside
-rsm t" continued to flourish ntil exter
miaed by a band of masked regulators on
last M1onday night.
M!r. Leach says that about 11 o'clock at
night about twenty men well disguised
camle up to his bar and three of the num
her seized the clerk, G. WV. Shaw, and
tociby carried him a hundred yards off
and detained him until the band finished
their unlatwful act of destruction.
The regulators then took the law in their
own hands, destroying his United States
icnse and breaking in the heads of two
barrels and three kegs of whisky, tearing
il the sides and front of the building. As
t re ward for their unlawful exertions they
carried off about two quarts of whisky
each. They did not contine their depreda
tions alone to the liquor, but also carried
away a box of cigars, a pistol and a fine
ublrela.
This took place in the same neighbor
hod that was visited by a similar band
who cut uip a corn field last year. In all
robbiity these regulators arc the same
band, and believe alike in free cows and
free whisky.
In is cowardice to wish t> get rid of
-every thiug which we do not lIke. Sick
nelsand sorrow only exist to further man's
ducition in this world. They will not be
neee in the future.
31en say more evil of women than they
think. It is contrary with women towards
mn.