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VOL.III. MANNING, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1888. NO.11. CRIST OUR EXEMPLAR. HOW HE URGES AND IMPELS TO A COURSE OF CHRISTIAN CONDUCT. The Saviour Considered as a Motive to Patience and Perseverance in Christian Labor-A Sermon Delivered by the Rev. A. Mc.A. Fittiman. of Winnsboro, S. C. "For "onsider him that endured such con tradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds"-IIcb. XII.:3. Christians we do well to take our near the middle cross, on which the Prince of glory died, and settle all questions of -duty and opportunity in full view of the "man o: sorrows and acquainted with grief." There are duties and opportunities thrust upon the army of the saved to-day, as never before in the history of mankind. The Christian world has as little patience now with those. who hold that the former times were worse than these in every particu lar, as with those who say that ."the former times were better than these" in all respects. It seems to me that we are living in a grand and awful time-grand in the way of avenues opened, as never before for Christian endeavor-for enlarged use fulness in the sphere of Christian work grand in having the eyes of the whole world turned upon us as never before. Christians are on exhibition to-day as never before in the history of Christiani ty. They are standin'g up for Christ in the uttermost parts of the earth. A chain of human voices, ringing out "the glad tidings of the kingdom of God," is rapidly encircling the globe. Let us pray that the heralds of the cross, at home and abroad, may be honored in struments in the hands of God in alarm ing the guilty fears of the lost, and lead ing this hungry, run-mad world to the foot of the cross. Let every member of the body of Christ awake and arise with renewed energy, heart and hope, and with the courage of their convictions, do what they can, in the strength of God, to dissipate the darkness and introduce the light of Heaven into the hearts and homes of the people all the world around. The prospects of a glorious triumph over the powers of darkness are as bright as the promises of God made to his people in the all-rreeding "naro of the Son of God. But I also said that we live in an awful time. One has only to look out upon the world in its present restless and greatly agitated state to be convinced of this. Truth and error, light and dark ness, sin and holiness, the good spirit and the evil spirit, are waging a perpetu al warfare everywhere. In some places there are avalanches of collision. We do not only hear of "earthquakes in divers -places" showing that the earth itself is in an unsettled state, but there are earthquakes of discord in families, in churches, in States, in nations and throughout the world. * And what is more, all the civil powers, standing armies, and combined forces of the uni verse, that have upon them the stamp of man's wisdom and puny might cannot bring this discordant, confused world into the gentle sway of peace, loving and abiding brotherhood. The only hope for this lost and ruined world is found in this word of reconciliation. The angels sang it at the birth of Christ. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will toward men." "For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Reconciliation between God and man and all the blessings that flow from a union so divine-such as peace on earth and good-will and holiness among all mankind-must be effected through the dissemination of the truths of divine revelation, and saving faith in the Saviour that they reveal. Now with the stupendous work of the world's subjugation and salvation con fronting the sacramental host of God's elect, they certainly need the inspiration that comes from knowing that back of them are the promises of God; that on them is the panoply of God; and that 'before them is the Son of God, with the thrice thrilling history of his eventful life, wonderful teachings, labors of love, tragic death, resurrection and ascension to the right hand of his Father in Heaven. The Apostle Paul enjoined it upon the. Hebrew Christians to consider their Lord and Mlaster in all his bearings to ward mankind-in every vicissitude and relationship in life-what he did and what he suffered, and- how he behaved himself under the severest maledictions, and the most cruel treatment at the hands of violent foes. Now, if Paul thought that it would be helpful to the Hebrew Christians, in all their trials and labors of love in life, to think upon the life and character of Christ with great care, lest they became wearied and faint in their minds and souls, may we not, also, make an application of the samie injunction with equal profit to ourselves? Whatever views may be entertained by atheists and infidels with referenc to the comparatively unsuccessful ministry of Christ, among the people to whom he preached the wonderful words of life, the whole Christian world is noi~ ready to concede that it was not owing to the lack of wisdom and interest on the part of Christ, nor to a failure on his part to present the truth with telling force that his ministry was not wonderfnlly suc cesful, but to the opposition and mami fest indifference He encountered in His ministrations. t in trne we might attribute the ap parent smallness of his success while here in the flesh to the fact that He was human, like the rest of us; but - then it would neither be wise nor just to com pare Him with the prophets and apos tles, and latter day ministers of the gospel, because He was the Son of God, and as such He was intensely divine, "Never man spake like this man." "A greater than Jonas is here." "A greater than Solomon is here." But it is a source of strengh and encouragement to weary, toiling, faint-hearted, discouraged ministers of Christ to "consider Him that endured such contradiction of sin ners against himself." "The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as master, and the servant as his lord." Ali! my brethren we see enough in a single day, sometimes, to greatly dis courage us. At such times we almost lose all heart and hope in our work. But we must remember that Christ, in a certain place, did not do many mighty works, because of the 'prevailing un belief. In other places He encountered Sthe most violent opposition, and the most perverse contradiction of sinners. But all were equally and alike effectual in impeding the progress of the gospel as preached by the Son of God. So we see that there were multiplied phases of the opposition our Saviour met in his public ministry. The same may be as truly said of the opposition that the apostles met, and that ministers of Christ have everywhere and ever since met. We speak of this opposition in a general way, as affecting the progress of the gospel in all times and in all places not as existing primarily between men and men, simply considered, but as ex isting primarily between the Spirit of Christ and the Spirit of the Devil. What is the history of mankind but a running commentary upon the Holy Scriptures, bearing on the desperate wickedness of the human heart, the dreadful nature of sin and the fearful effectsof sin? Notwithstanding all the excellencies of the character of Christ, and the diffusive goodness that shone forth in all his life and labors, proclaiming Him divine, and the greatest benefactor of suffering humanity, there-were yet found those so lost to gratitude-so implacably wicked as to array themselves against Him. Instead of the reception and honors he justly deserved the text records the fact that He "endured the contradiction of sinners against himself." Let us with affectionate sympathy look on the in dignities that were heaped upon Him when He "gave His back to the smiters, Hits hoa- to tem tha. plaod on' thev hair; and hid not his face from shame and spitting." Isa. 50:6. Behold the Son of God's delight, thus vilely degraded, thus infamously abused. But not only so-the wonders of His power and good ness were maliciously ascribed to Satan. This was the highest pitch of iniquity. At last as a malefactor of the worst sort, He was nailed to the cross, and in torture hung and bled and died-thus giving his precious "life a ransom for many." It is well therefore that his faithful followers consider Him that endured so much for them, lest they grow weary and faint in their minds when real trials and persecutions come. The early fol lowers of Christ, though far inferior to their divine Lord, expressed so much of His temper and conduct in their lives and teachings that they were accounted worthy to suffer shame and reproach in the next degree to Him. Paul, who labored more zealously and more abundantly than his brethren, experi enced a larger share of dishonor and ill treatment. Though educated at the feet of Gamaliel, and no stranger to Grecian literature, when he showed himself de termined to live for Christ and die for the truth,'if necessary, and to glory only in the Cross of Christ, he was "made as the filth of the world and the offscouring of all things." 1st Cor., 4:13. And what was true in the lifetime and experience of Paul will hold universally true-in proportion as the truths of divine revela tion are faithfully proclaimed to this sinning, sinful world. It is not possible to believe that the carnal mind is better reconciled to the truths of the gospel to-day than in former times. And if there is less persecution, and fewer trials to ministers of Christ, now than then, it may be because they live under a better government and are protected by purer and better laws now than then, but I would sooner guess that it is be cause their zeal, faith and activity are not such as characterized the apostles, and that their conduct is more conform able to the prevailing tastes of sinners Iaround them, if they have not in many cases actually toned down the gospel to suit the refined sensibilities of influen tial sinners in their midst. Only let there be a return to the apostolic sim plicity, plainniess and directness of preaching the gospel, and there will be a greater upheaval in the world, and a greater turning of sinners in one direc 'tion or the other. The faithful preach ing of the gospel has never yet failed to stir carnally-minded sea 1t either has a salutary or a deleterious effect. It either wins to Christ and thus secures the love and fidelity of those that hear it, or it hardens and thus secures the contempt of those that hear it. If the faith and practice of the saints on earth, agreeable to the New Testament, were not always and everywhere attended with a measure of opposition and persecution we should want at least one Scriptural evidence that the gospel is of divine origin. Infidels would be in possession of one solid objecion against it. 4But Christ was not mistaken when he pre dicted the reception His gospel would meet with in the world. The divine prophecy is fulfilling every day. Christ assured His disciples that their attach met to Him and their fidelity to the truth would expose them to the violent hatred and tumultuous rage of mankind. Ecclesiastical history often repeats itself, and as often verifies the words of Christ. Dr. Broadus, of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in commenting on the 10th chapter of Matthew, says: "Let no one be surprised at learning that so much persecution is to be en countered by the Twelve and by Christ's followers in general; for it was the ob ject of Christ's mission to introduce principles which would be sure to cause divisions and conflicts among men, even within the bosom of families. His re ligion was so wholly opposed to the spirit of the world, that such a result was inevitable." Again, the same commentator says: "The gospel does tend to bring men into peace with each other, but only in pro portion as they are brought into peace with God. So as to the prophecies; men will beat their swords into plow-shares only when men ground the arms of their rebellion against God. Till then the enemies of God will be the enemies of His people, and often bitter enemies." Matthew Henry, a distinguished Pres byterian commentator, says: "There is no part of Christ's gospel that needs, upon any account, to be concealed; the whole counsel of God must be revealed. In never so mixed a multitude, let it be plainly and fully delivered. If through fear of man we shrink from duty God will punish us. If amid all opposition we persevere, God will care for us." We may therefore conclude that wherever the gospel of Christ is preach ed and opposed, the grounds of the op position must be essentially the same. The truths which faithful ministers evolve and enforce from the Holy Scriptures are the same that Christ and the apostles inculcated. The effect must be essentially the same in all places of his dominion. But the gospel, however opposed by the many and slighted by none, is never preached in vain. It has always been and always will be the pow er of God and the wisdom of God in the salvation of some. Supported and en couraged by the words and spirit of their divine Lord and Master, Hi true and willing servants have never been ashamed nor afraid to appear in the de fense of His cause, whose right it is to reign, against all opposition and through all dangers. "Stand up! stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross: Lift high His royal banner It must not suffer loss; From victory unto victory His army shall be led, Till every foe is vanquished Ana Onrst is Lord indeed." CAN THIS BE TRUE? An Outrage Alleged to Have Been Perpe trated on a Fish Warden at Georgetown. (From the Marion Star.) Some time ago Mr. Tom Tanner was appointed fish warden at Georgetown at the suggestion of the Hon. L. S. Bing ham. Mr. Tanner went at once to his post at Georgetown to begin his duties, which were to see that no fishing for shad was carried on during certain days of the week. Mr. Tanner is a good man and did his duty so faithfully that the people of Georgetown concluded to get rid of him if they could not buy him off. Failing in the latter scheme they got up a little racket and successfully roped the fish warden in. Mr. Tanner became the lion of the day and was treated with all the courtesy that President Cleveland could have desired. He was much flat tered and elated and voted the citizens of Georgetown the most friendly and generous people in the State. On a cer tain night he was invited to a big supper given in his honor. Punctually at the appointed time Mr. Tanner was on hand, dressed in his best, and everything went on merrily until the time arrived to drink the toasts. A large number of them were drunk and speeches were made, when suddenly to Mr. Tanner the room began to assume a curious shape, the gests to look like shad, and then oblivion. When Mr. Tanner awoke in the early gray of the next morning he was minus all of his clothing and had been painted a brilliant black. He viewed himself with a surprised look, tried to staighten the Occurrences of the night before, the memories of which came crowding upon him. He then concluded it would not do to return to his post and face his entertainers of the previous night, so paying a negro to bring him a suit of clothes he scoured himself in the yellow waters of the Great Pee-Dee. He jumped on the first boat and returned to the house of the Hon. L. S. Bingham, to whom he made a faithful report of his escapade, and received the sincere sy'm pathy of the West Side representative. Mr. Tanner is suffciently amused with the fish business for the present and ex presses himself as amply satisfied with his domestic surroundings. DEARn MR. EDIron:-Won't you please tell your male readers that $3 wil' buy a fine, strong and serviceable pair of pants, made to order by the N. Y. Stan dard Pants Co., of 66 University Place, New York city? By sending 6 cents in postage stamps to the above firm, they will send to any address 25 samples of cloth to choose from, a fine linen tape measure, a full set of scientific measure ment blanks and other valuable informa tion. All goods are delivered by them through the U. S. Mails. A novel and practicai idea. Advise your readers to try the firm. They are thoroughly re liable. Yours truly, * , WrIi A ADERBILT. The Hon. Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justie of the Supreme Court of the United States, died at Washington at an1 ar hour Friday morning. NO ONE NEED DIE. Dr. Hammond's Plan for Living Forever A Startling but Plausible Theory--Life a Process of Death and Restoration. Dr. William A. Hammond, the emi nent physician, furnishes the following to the Washington Post: People die through their ignorance of the laws which govern their existence and also from their inability or indispo sition to obey those laws with which they are acquainted. We are told in the first chapter of Genesis that before Adam ate the forbidden fruit the life of man was to be eternal. But with the acquisition of the knowledge of good and evil death became his portion. It seemed to me that it would be more in accordance with the actual state of affairs at the present time to believe that his death, came through the loss of knowledge rather than from his obtain ing it, for now he loses his life not through an excess of knowledge but through an excess of ignorance. I do not see that there is any physio logical reason why even at the present day man should die. From a knowledge of the causes of disease greater than that possessed fifty years ago, and from the advance of medical science leading to better methods of treating the deviations from the normal standard of health to which we are subject, the life of a gen eration has within the period mentioned been lengthened five or six years. That is, the average man instead of living thirty years, as he did fifty years ago, now lives nearly thirty-six years. Look ing at the question from this standpoint only it will be seen that it is merely a question of time when his life will be extended to thousands of years, and that with an eternity of time his life will also be eternal. Let us take one aspect of the subject and we shall not, I think, fail to perceive that when we thoroughly understand it and are willing to live in accordance with its requirements, death, unless by acci dent, will cease to exist. We know that this life is continued through the death of the various atoms of the several tissues that enter into the composition of his body. His organs are kept in action by force and this force results as does all other force from the metamorphosis of matter. Thus to ob tain heat we burn wood or coal, and ashes and gases are evolved in this process; to generate elecricity we con vert zinc or some other metal into a salt through the action of an acid and elec tricity is set free. In the body, the brain, the heart, the liver, the muscles all act through the destruction or rather alteration of the eubetanco of which they are composed. With every thought that emanates from the brain, with every emotion which it feels, with every act of the will which it originates, with every perception which it experiences, a cer tain portion of the central tissue is broken down into simpler substance and through various channels is excreated from the body. With every pulsation that the heart makes some part of the organ, though small it may be in amount, is destroyed, and is cast out of the system to make room for new sub stance. With every contraction of a muscle, no matter how small, from the effort required to wield the heaviest kind of a sledge hammer to that neces sary to lift a pin or crook a finger or wink an eyelid, muscular tissue dies, and being no longer fitted for the purpose for which it was formed, is taken up by the veins and like that coming from the brain and heart and the lungs and the stomach and all the other organs which serve the purposes of the body, is gotten rid of through the kidneys and the skin and the respiration to be reformEd out side of the system into other substances which in their turn make the food by which the body is again nourished. The food that man takes into his stomach ought to be of such quantity and quality as would exactly repair the losses which, through the action of the several organs, his body is to undergo. If iG is excessive in either of these direc tions, or if it is deficient, disease of some kind will certainly be the result. fhe knew enough to be able to adjust his daily food to the expected daily require ments of his system, disease could never ensue through the exhaustion of any one of his vital organs. A large majority of the morbid affections to which he is sub ject are due to a lack of this knowledge. Suppose, for instance, that a man on rising in the morning should say to him self, "To-day I have to read ten pages of 'Blackstone's Commenitaries,' twenty pages of 'D)on Quixote,' to walk three miles and a half, to pay a visit of half an hour's duration to my grandmother and to take my sweetheart to the theatre where I shall spend two hours; to do this I require (taking out his pencil and memorandom book as he speaks) so much carbon, so much nitrogen (giving, of course, the exact weight of th~ese several elementary substances.) I can getchoe recsequantities from eight ounces of bread, four oances of eggs, eight ounces of beef, six ounces of pota toe, four ounces of fish, a half pint of beef soup, eight ounces of water and: eight ounces of strozgg coffee to make them go a little farther than they would; otherwise. In case I have an extra ,rdi nary demand made upon me for mentcl or physical exertion 1 shall have to add to these substances others which will compensate for the increased loss." Now suppose he is exactly right in his calculations, and that the food taken is neither too great or too little, but exact ly compensates the anticipated losses, the death of each cell in the brain or the. heart or the muscles, etc., will be fol lowed by the birth of a new celi, which will take its place and assume its func tions. Gout, rheumatism, liver and kid-1 ney disease, heart affections, softening and other disorders of the brain, the vaioti morid cnditions to which the - digestive organs are subject, would be impossible except through the actions of some external force, such as the swallow ing of sulphuric acid or a blow on the head, or stab with a knife, which would come cleaily within the class of acci dents, and of course many of them would be avoidable. Again, let us imagine that man knew just to what an extent his animal appe tite should be gratified; that he had as certained to what an extent, if at all, alcohol, tobacco and other stimulants and sedatives should be used; that his knowledge in regard to clothing was perfect; that he had acquired complete information of the manner in whichi his house should be built and heated and ventilated and otherwise made sanitarily perfect; that cookery had become one of the exact sciences; that he was able to: avoid the effects of extreme heat, cold and moisture; that, in a word, he had othing to learn in regard to the best way of living so as to preserve himself from all morbific causes; supposing all this and I admit that it ls not very likely that he will for ages upon ages acquire the almost God-like omniscience necessa ry, death would be impossible and the sternal life to which we are told he was! born would again be his. From a consideration of these points we perceive that people die First. From ignorance of all the laws ,f life. Second. From wilfulness in not obey ing the laws they know. THE EIPElOl'S THROAT. Condition of the Royal Patient at Berlin He Breathes--He May Live Through the Summer. (From the New York Times.) Buaran, March 19.-I had the privi lege to-day of a long and frank talk with >ne of the German doctors connected with Kaiser Frederick's case. He would sot say that the disease was cancer or what; but he said confidentially that the hances were in favor of his living at Least through the summer. He - ex plained the appearance of the Kaiser's throat. There is a silver tube vita a funnel opening in the front of the throat sear the chest. Over this opening is a wire respirator, and over this the first layer of cotton wool. Then there is a sheet of silk, all so thin and compact that the patient is able to button his uni form around it, w'iile not preventing the ir from circulatiig, and when he tries to speak he must close this by a silk tab, which is always close at hand. This, however, needs rarely to be used, for he has only attempted to utter a few mono yllables since his return. In each case be paid a severe penalty in throat irrita tion. He has got in the way of moving his lips so that his attendants, notably the Empress, are able to understand everything he wishes to convey. To-day there was a favorable bulletin, but private information is to the effect that the phlegm, though less in quanti ty, is worse in color, and Dr. Bergmann, who was so summarily frozen out at San Remo, was to-day summoned in consul-, tation again at the Schloss. My inform nt says the Kaiser works hard, finds little or no reaction after exertion, and would impress an ordinary observer as a lub man in excellent health and pirits. It is not easy to believe that he Cherishes hopes of recovery, but certain ly both of his messages to the Reichstag nd Lsndtag to-day were couched in ?anguine terms. Both bodies rose spon taneously when Prince Bismarck finished reading the documents and raised thun lering cheers for Kaiser Frederick. only a few Socialist Democrats abstain ;d from this manifestation. It is the belief in the best political cir les that the Kaiser is going to hasten a sumber of important constitutional re Eorms and make their adoption a matter f personal urgency in order to commit, as successor as far as possible to liberal am. The question of Prince Bismarck's ttitude toward that policy is discussed with much curiosity. It is evident that ae is no longer absolute master of ifairs, for the Kaiser has already select ad for special honors and promotion everal who are known to be bitterly istasteful t> Bismarck. One of the nost notable of these is old General Blumenthal, who is a genius only second o Von Moltke and who was chief of Jnser Fritz's staff in 1866, 1870 and L884. It was noted with surprise that e somehow never got to be a field mar ihal, though younger and lesser men ere promoted to that grade over his lead. One of the first things the new Eaiser did was to summon General Blumenthal to Charlottenburg on his rrival at Berlin for the funeral and say: 'Liber Blumenthal, i have not had time o get a new baton for you, so here is nine. You take it and I will get anoth-1 r." General Blumenthal came down~ he path from the Schloss half an hour ater with a blue stick in his hand and ears of gratification in his eyes. Mexican Trrain Riobbem Killed. CmLUnJluA, Mexico, March 18.-A dis 3atchi from Cusihuiriuchi, a miningi town ~bout ninety miles west of this place, says hat a party of Mexican federal troops, ac ompanied by RI. II. Paul of the Southern acitic Railroad Company and N. W. ~ierce of the Mexican Centrail Railway, who left Chihuahua threc days ago in earch of the Steiu's Pass (N. M.) train :bbers, Camne uponO Larry Sheban, Dick Johnson and Dick Ihart on Friday night at )o'clock, :1) miles northwest of Cusihuria :ni. Tue robbers barricaded themselves i a house, compelling the faunily to re-! tuain within, and stood the attack ofl until ioon yesterday, when the besi'egers sue ecded1 in getting the family out of the Iiose and then set nir. to it. The robbers proved tihemselves game by coming out lighing. Advices state that a regular battle occurred between the authorities and the train robbers, in which all the robbers, Shehan, Johnson and IHart, were killed. h astacin pmrty lost one man. THE FARMERS' ALLIACE. The Growth of the Order in this State Some of the Leading Features. We clip the following about the above order from the Marion Index: The Farmers' Alliance is an organiza tion which had its origin in the State of Texas about ten years ago. In that State it has grown rapidly and taken a deep and strong hold which argues well for its future success. Interest in it has been maintained from the beginning, and after the lapse of ten years it is found to be still growing in numbers and influence. It has spread into other Srates of the South, and in Louisiana and North Carolina it has met with un usual success. The last named State has been well organized and has several hundred sub-alliances which count their numbers by tens of thousands. In South Carolina, so far, little has been done towards the establishment of the various counties. In Marion county several sub-alliances have been estab lished, and a county alliance has been perfected. With the exception of one sub-alliance in Horry no other branches of the organization have been planted in the State. The speed of the organiza tion and its growing influence in the community give it ' power and promi nence that demand and deserve more than a passing notice. A careful study of the constitution of the General Alliance will fail to reveal one thing to which reasonable objection can be made. Its objects, aims and pur poses are strictly legitimate. More than this they are laudable, and if they are carried out in the manner and spirit con templated by the original leaders of the organization they can but promote the interest of the agricultural class in every community. Its members are handed together for mutual improvement, for education, for the cultivation of non-partisan spirit and to suppress personal, local sectional and national prejudices and all unhealthful rivalry and selfish ambition. There can be no more laudable pur pose than this in an organization of this nature. There is no disposition to antagonize other classes of people. The spirit of the organization is friendly to all professions and vocations of men. Its primary object, of course, is to im prove the condition of the farmers of the country and to promote their interests as much as may be possible, but it does not seek the consummation of this end by working harm and injury to others. it recognizes the rights and privileges of other classes of citizens and inculcates and seeks to enforce the respect due to every class and individual of society. The Alliance deprecates and seeks to minify the prejudice which exists, or is suposed to exist, between the different classes of men, and while it seeks pri marily the good of one class its ultimate object is the good of all the people with out respect to clas3 or occupation. There is no hostility to either merchant, lawyer or banker and no disposition or desire to do aught that would injure the legitimate business of these or of other classes. SYLVIA DUBOIS DEAD The Notorlous Nr;res , Who Ltved One Hun dred and Tw-ny-Two Years. NEWARK. March IS.-Sylvia Dubois, the famous negress of the Sour Land Moun tain, in this State, was one of the victims of the blizzard. She died some time dur ing the week in her cabin, probably from the effects of the cold. She was 122 years old beyond a doubt. She was born in the valley below Sour Land, and was the slave of a man named Dubois for years. Then she was sold to a man who kept a hotel at Great Bend, Pa. There she became famied for her feats of strength and for the prize fights in which she engaged. She boasted that she was never beaten and had knocked out scores of the strongest men. One day she got angry with her mistress and nearly killed her. She picked up her child and ted across the Susquehauna and tramped all the way to Sour Land Mountain, where she lived the rest of her life. Her fondness for fighting, for liquor and her profanity soon made her notorious. A.ll her children died but Elizabeth, the youngest. She has remained with her mother and is 80 years old. She inherits ill her mother's pugilistic prowess and has maimed many men. Of late years Sylvia d her daughter have existed by making emi annual trips through the adjacent :ounties. They got clothes, provisions and yoal enough to keep them in the meantime. -Special to N. Y. Times. Talk About Politics. The Clinton Enterprise suggests Col. . G. Mclissick, of Union, as a suitable person to send as delegate at large to ihe National Convention. Capt. A. P. West has been mentioned s a candidate for the Senate from Lex igton county. Mr. Ira B3. Jones, of Lancaster, will be a candidate for solicitor in the Sixth idicial circuit. Capt. Geo. W. Croft will be a canai late for the Senate in Aiken county. Mr. G. A. Goodwin and Dr. J. L. Shuler have been brought out as candi lates for the Legislature in Lexington 3outy. Major D. B. Anderson, of Sumter, vill oppose Solicitor Gilland for the zomination in his circuit. There will be no opposition to the re turn of Gen. J. F. Iziar to the Senate [rom Orangeburg.-News and Courier. A Spokane Falls, W. T., special says that Pelkey, PeAdletou and Pipkin have been murdered at Priest Lake by Indians. The men referred to went up to Priest Lake last fall to prospect through the win ter. Nothing has since been heard of them. Pipin was a midshipman in the United States nav y at the breaking out of the war, but resigned to join the Confederate army, where he served throughout the war with much distination. The matter will be t hrnuhly investigated.