The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 10, 1889, Image 1
VOL. V. .MANNING, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1889. NO. 31.
BAD COMPANY.
Sermon by Rev. T. De Witt Tal
mage, D. D.
Young Men Shord Beware of Skeptics,
Idlers and Pleasure Seekers - The
Ways in Which They Seek to
Lead the Upright Astray.
In his recent sermon at the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle Dr. Talmage chose forhis text'Prov
erbs xiii, 20: "A companion of fools shall
be destroyed." The eloquent preacher spoke
as follows:
"fay it please the court," said a con
victed criminal, when asked if he had any
thing to say before sentence of death was
passed upon him, "may it please the court,
bad company has been my ruin. I received
the blessings of good parents, and, in re
turn, promised to avoid all evil associations.
Had I kept my promise I should have bon
saved this shame. and been free from the
load of guilt that hangs round me like avul
ture, threatening to drag me to justice for
crimes yet unrevealed. I. who once moved
in the first circles of society, and have been
the guests of distinguished public men, am
lost, and all through bad company."
This is but one of the thousand proofs that
the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
It is the invariable rule. There is a well
man in the wards of a hospital, where there
are a hundred people sick with ship fever,
and he will not be so apt to take the disease
as a good man would be apt to be smitten
with moral distemper, if shut up with in
iquitous companions.
In olden times prisoners were herded to
gether in the same cell. but each one learned
the vices of all the culprits, so that, instead
of being reformed by incarceration, the day
of liberation turned them out upon society
beasts, not men.
We may, in our places of business, be
compelled to talk and to mingle with bad
men, but he who deliberately chooses to as
sociate himself with vicious people is en
gaged in carrying on a courtship with a
Delilah, whose shears will clip off all the
locks of his strenght, and he will be tripped
into perdition. Sin is catching, is infectious,
is epidemic. I will let you look over the
millions of people now inhabiting the earth,
and I challenge you to show me a good man,
who, after one year, has made a choice
and consorted with the wicked. A thou
sand dollars reward for one such instance.
I care not how strong your character may
be. Associate with gamblers. and you will
become a gambler. Clan with burglars, and
you will become a burglar. Go among the
unclean, and you will become unclean. Not
appreciating the truth of my text, many a
young man has been destroyed. He wakes
up some morning in the great city, and
knows no one except the persons into whose
employ he has entered.
As he goes into the store all the clerks
mark him, measure him, and discuss him.
The upright young men of the store wish
him well, but perhaps wait for a formal in
troduction, and even then have some deli
cacy about inviting him into their associa
tions. But the bad young men of the store
at the first opportunity approach and offer
their services. They patronize him. They
profess to know all about the town. They
will take him anywhere he wants to go-if
he will pay the expenses. For if a good
young man and a bad young man go to some
place where they ought not. the good young
man has invariably to pay the charges. At
the mo Ia ' 'd o e
-y - e settled for, the bag ,
feels around in his pockets and says: "I
have forgotten my pocket book." In forty
eight hours after the young man has en
tered the store the bad fellows of the estab
lishment slap him on the shoulder familiar
ly, and, at his stupidity in taking certain il
lusions, say:
?31y young friend, you will have to be
broken in.;" and they immediately proceed
to break him in. Young man, in the name
of God I warn you to beware how you let a
bad man talk familiarly with you. If such
-an one slap you on the shoulder familiarly,
-turn round and give him a withering look,
until the wretch crouches in your presence.
There is no monstrosity of wickedness that
can stand unabashed under the glance of
purity and honor. God keeps the lightnings
of heaven in his own scabbard, and no human
arm can wield them; but God gives toevery
young man a lightning that he may use, and
that is the lightningof an honest eye. Those
who havd been close observers will not
wonder why I give warning to young men
and say, "Beware ef bad company."
First-I warn you to shun the skeptic
the young man who puts his fingers in his
vest and laughs at your old-fashioned re
ligion, and turns over to some mystery of the
Bible and says: "Explain that, my pious
friend; explain that." And who says: "No
body shall scare me: I am not afraid of the
future; I used to believe in such things, and
so did my father and mother, but I have got
over it." Yes, he has got over it; and if
you sit in his company a little longer, you
will get over it too. Without presenting
one argument against the Christian religion,
such men will, by their seers and scofrs and
earicatures, destroy your respect for that re
legion which was the strength of your father
in his declining years, and .the pillow of
your old mother when she lay a-dying.
AlasI a time will come whenthat bluster
ing young infidel will have to die, and then
his diamond ring will flash no splendor in
the eyes of death, as he stands over the
couch, waiting for his soul. Those beauti
ful locks will be uncombed upon the
.pillow, and the dying man will say: "I
can not die-I can not die." Death standing
ready beside the couch, says: "You must
die; you have only half a minute to live;
let me have it right away-your soul."
"No," says the young infidel, "here are my
gold rings, and these pictures; tike them
all." "No," says death, "what do I care for
pictures!-your soul." "Stand back," says
the dying infidel. "-I will not stand back,"
says iDeath, -'for you have only ten seconds
now to live: 1 want your soul." The dying
man says: '-Don't breathe that cold air into
my face. You crowd me too hard. It is get
ting dark in the room. 0 God!" "Hush,"
says Death, "you said there was no God."
'Pray for me," exclaims the expiring infi
del. "Too late to pray," says Death, "but
three more seconds to live, and I will count
them off-one-two-three." He has gone:I
Where! Where? Carry him out-out. and
bury him beside his father and mother, who
diedi while holding fast the Christian relig
ion. They died singing; but the young in
fidel only said: -'Don't breathe that cold
air into my face. You crowd me too hard.
It is getting dark in the room."
Agamin u.arge you to shun the companion
ship of idlers. There are men hanging
around every store, and office, and shop,
who have nothing to do, or act as if the?
had not. They are apt to come in when the
firm are away, and wish to engage you in
conversation w hile you are engaged in your
regular employment. Politely suggest to
such persons that you have no time to give
them during business hours. Nothegi
would please themi so well as to havo you
renounce your occupation and associate
with them. Much of the ti:ine they lounge
arot'~nd the club rooms, or the doors of en
gine houses, or after the din ig hour stand
upon the steps of a fashionabh- hateJ
or an clegant restaurant, wishing te'
give you the idea thai, that is th8
place where they dine. But they do
not dine there. They are sinking down
lower and lower, da~y by day. Neither by
day nor by night have any thing to do with
the idlers. Before you admit a man into
your acquaintance, ask him politely: '-What
20 you do for a living!" If he says "Noth
ing; I am a gentleman." look out for him.
He may have a very soft hand a very fault
less apparel, and have a high-sounding fain
ily name, but his touch is death. Before
you know it you will in his presence be
ashamed of you work dress. Business will
be-ome to you a drudgery, and after a while
you will lose your place, and afterwards
your respectability, and last of all your
soul. Idleness is next door villainy.
Therse gamblers, burglars, shop lift
ers and assassins are made fror
the class who have .nothing to do
When the police go to hunt up and arrest
culprit they seldom go to look in among busy
clerks or in the busy carriage fackory, bu1
they go among the groups of idlers. The
play is going on at the theater, when sud
denly there is r. scuffle in the top gallery.
What is it? A policeman has come in. and,
leaning over, has tapped on the shoulder o:
a young man, saying: "I want you, sir.'
He has not worked during the day, but some.
how has raked together a shilling or two tc
get into the top gallery. He is an idler. The
man on his right hand is an idler and the
man on his left hand is an idler.
Shrink back from idleness in yourself anc
in others if you would maintain a right po
sition. Good old Ashbel Green, at more that
eighty years of age, was found busy writing,
and some young man said to him: "Whydc
you keep busy? It is time for you to rest.'
He answered: "I keep busy to keep out of
mischief." No man is strong enough to be
idle.
Are you fond of pictures? If so I will
show you one of the works of an old master.
Here it is: "I went by the field of the sloth
ful, and by the vineyard of the man void of
understanding, and lo! it was all grown
over with thorns, and nettles had covered
the face thereof, and the stone wall wa
broken down. Then I saw and considered
well. I looked npon it and received instruc
tion. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber. a
little folding of the hands to sleep. Sc
shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth
and thy want as an armed man." I don't
know of another sentence in the Bible more
explosive than that. It first hisses softly,
like the fuse of a cannon, and at last bursts
likea fift.y-foutr pounder. The old proverb
was right: "The devil tempts most men,
but idlers tempt the devil."
A young man came to a man of ninety
years of age and said to him; "How have
you made out to live so long and be so well t"
The old man took the youngster to an
orchard. and. pointing to some large trees
full of apples, said: "I planted these trees
when I was a boy, and do you wonder that
now I am permitted to gather the fruit of
them?" We gather in ou~r old age what we
plant in our youth. Sow to the wind, and
we reap the whirlwind. Plant in early life
the right kind of Christian character, and
you will eat lucious fruit in old age, and
gather these harvest apples in eternity.
Again: I urge you to avoid the perpetual
pleasure seeker. I believe in recreation and
amusement. I need it as much as I need
bread, and go.to my daily exercise with as
conscientious a purpose as I go to tisp Lord's
Supper; and all persons of sanguine temper
ament must have amusement and recreation.
God would not have made us with the ca
pacity to laugh if he had not intended
as sometimes to indulge it. God hath
hung in sky, and set in wave, and
printed on grass many a roundelay; but
ie who chooses pleasure seeking for his
life work does not understand for what
od made him. Our amusements are in.
tended to help us in some earnest mission.
the thunder cloud hath an edge exquisitely
purpled, but, with voice that jars the earth.
it declares: "I go to water the green fields."
the wild flowers under the fence are gay.
>ut they say: "We stand here to make a
>eautiful edge for the wheat field, and to
refresh the husbandmen in their nooning."
The stream sparkles and foams, and frolics,
and says: "I go to baptize the moss. I lave
,he spots on the trout. I slake the thirst of
,he bird. I turn the wheel of the mill. I
?ock in my crystal cradle muckshaw and
ater lily." And so, while the world plays,
t works. Look out for the man who always
asand w o s
glr busin a y a ,ate. v,
co a-boating. All these sports are grand in
heir places. I never derived so much ad
-antage fr'm any ministerial association as
rom a ministerial club that went out to
lay ball every Saturday afternoon in the
)utskirts of Philadelphia. These recrea
ions are grand to give us muscle and
pirits for our regular toil. I believe in
nuscular Christianity. A man is. often
ot so near God with a weak stomach as
rhen he has a strong digestion. But
~hun those who make it their life occu
ation to sport. There are young men~whose
ndustry and usefulness have fallen over
oard from the yacht on the Hudson or the
schulkill. There are men whose business
Fell tihrough the ice of the skating pond, and
as never since been heard of. There is a
eauty in the gliding of a boat, in the song
f skastes, in the soaring of a well struck
all, and I never seen one fly but I involun
~arily throw up my hands to catch it; and,
o far from laying an injunction upon ball
~laying, or any other innocent sport, I claim
1ll as belonging of right to those of us who
oil mn the grand industries of church and
~tate.
But the life business of pleasure seeking
lways makes in the end a criminal or a sot.
eorge Brummell was smiled upon by all
ngland. and his life was given to pleasure.
o danced with peeresses, and swung a
ound of mirth, and wealth, and applause,
ntil exhausted of purse, and worn out of
ody, and bankrupt of reputation, and ru
ned of soul, he begged a biscuit from a
~rocer, and declared that he thought a dog-s
ife was better than a man's.
Such men winl crowd around your desk.
r counter, or work bench, or seek to decoy
ou off. They will want you to break out
n the midst of your busy day to take a ride
with them to Coney Island or to Central
ark. They will tell you of some people
you must see; of some excursion that you
ust take; of some Sabbath day that
you ought to dishonor. They will tell you
f exquisite wines that you must take;
f costly operas that you mnst hear;
f wonderful dancers that you must
e; but before you accept their
onvoy or their companionship, remember
that while at the end of a useful life you
ay be able to look back to the kindness is
done, to honorable work accomplished, to
overty helped, to a good name earned, to
:hristian influence exerted, to a Saviour's
ause advanced-these pleasure seekers on
heicdeath bed have nothiug better to re
view than a torn playbill, a ticket for the
races, an empty tankard, and the cast oil
rinds of a carousal: and as in the delirium
f their awful death they clutch the goblet
nd press it to their lips, the dregs of the
cup falling upon their tongue will begin to
hiss and uncoil with the adders of an eternal
oson.
Cast out these men from your company.
Do not be intimate with them. Always be
polite. 'There is no demand that you ever
merifice politeness. A young man accosted
a Christian Quaker with: "Old chap, how
do you make all your money?" The Quaker
repied: "By dealing mn an article that thou
aest deal in if thou wiltr-civility." Al
as be courteous, but at the same times
firm. Say no as if you meant it. Have it
nderstood in store and shop and street that
you will not stand in the convtanionship of
the skeptic, the idle, the pleasure seeker.
Rather than enter the companioniship) of
such, accept the invitation to a better feast.
'he promises of God are the fruits. The
harps of Heaven are the miusie. Clusters
from the vineyards of God have beeni pressed
into the tankards. The sons and daughters
of the Lord Almighty are the guests. While
standing at the banquet to till the cups and
divide tile elusters, and commuand the harps,
aid welcomew the gue-sts, is a daughwri of
God on who'se brow are thec blossom!ls of
paradise, and in who'se cheek is the flush of
celestial summner. Her name is R-eligion.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace
Decide this soon, oh, young man, what di
rection will you take. There comes such a
moment of final decision-why not thisi
One night I saw a young man at the street
corner evidently doubting as to which di.
rection he had better take. his hat lifted high
enough to see an intelligent forehead, an~
he had a stout chest and a robust develop
ment. Splendid young man. .Cultured
young man. Honored young mitn. Why
did he stop there while so many were gomng
up and down? The fact is that every mai
has a good angel and a bad angel con
tending for the mastery of his spirit.
and there was a good angel anda
bad angel struggling with that young
an's soul at the corner of the Street.
"Come with me," said the good angel; "I
will take you home ; I will spread my wing
over your pillow; 1 will lovingly escort you
all through life under supernatural protec
tion; I will bless every cup you drink out
of; every couch you rest on: every doorway
you enter; I will consecrate your tears
when you..vill weep, your sweat when you
toil, and at the last I will hand over your
grave to the bright angel of a Christian
resurrection. In answer to your fath
er's petition and your mother's prayer,
I have been sent of the Lord out of
heaven to be your guardian spirit. Come
with me," said the good angel, in a
voice of unearthly symphony. It was
music like that which drops from a lute of
Heaven when a seraph breathes on it. "No,
no," said the bad angel, "come with me; I
have something better to offer: the wines
I pour are from chalices of bewitching
carousal; the dance I lead is over floor tes
selated with unrestrained indulgences; there
is no God to frown on the temples of sin
where I worship. The skies are Italian.
The paths I tread are through meadows,
daisied and primrosed. Come with me."
The young man hesitated at a time when
hesitation was ruin, and the bad angel smote
the good angel until it departed, spreading
wings through the starlight upward and I
away, until a door flashed open in the sky,
and forever the wings vanished. That was
the turning point in that young man's
history; for, the good angel flown, he hesi
tated no longer, but started on a pathway
which is beautiful at the opening, but
blasted at the last. The bad angel, leading
the way, opened gate after gate, and at each
gate the road became rougher and the sky
more lurid, and what was peculiar, as the
gate slammed shut it came to with a jar that 1
indicated that it would never open. Passed
each portSL there was agrindingoflocks and
a slioving of bolts; and he scenery on cither
side the road changed from gardens to des -
erts, and the June air became a cutting De
cember blast, and the bright wings of the
bad angel turned to sackcloth, and the eyes
of light became hollow with hopeless
grief, and the fountains, that at the starthad i
tossed with wine, poured fgrth bubbling ]
tears and foaming blood, and on the right
side the road there was a serpent, and
the man said to the bad angel: "What
is that serpent?" and the answer was:
"That is the serpent of stinging remorse."
On the left side the road there was a
lion, and the man asked the bad angel:
"What is that lion?" and the answer
was: "That is the lion of all devouring t
despair." A vulture flew through the sky, r
and the man asked the bad angel: "What 4
is that vulture:" and the answer was:
"That is the vulture waiting for the car
casses of the slain." And then the man be
gan to try to pull off of him the folds of r
something that had wound him round and
round, and he said to the bad angel: "What n
is it that twists me in this awful convolu
tion?" and the answer was: "That is the :
worm that never dies!" And then the man .
said to the bad angel: "What does all this a
mean! I trusted in what you said at the n
corner of thd street that night; I trusted 1
it all, and why have you thus de I
ceived met" Then the last deception e
fell off the charmer, and it said: "I was
sent forth from the pit to destroy your r
soul; I watched my chance for many a long
year; when you hesitated that night on the t
street, I gained my triumph; now you are t
here. Ha! ha 1 You are here. Come, now, tI
let us fill these two chalices of fire. and t
drink together to darkness and woe and
death. Mail! Hail! 0, young man, will the tl
good angel sent forth by Christ or the bad l
angel sent forth by sin get the victory over
your aoul? Their winG .no intorlenta mhin
eve -u, contending for your I
destin;, a 4 -t aE Iness and
condor fight U1J-sky. This hour may de
cide your des ' God help you. To hesi
tate is to die! c
PRET SACHET CASES.
One Whose Cqnstruction Requires But
Little Expense and Labor. 0
One of the prettiest seen this season was o
of the simplest construction, requiring 1
neither artistic skill with the brush nor any
vast amount of labor. F'irst, seven pieces e
of differen colored ribbon, chosen with at1
view to a pleasant blendin:: or virid con- a
trast, as desired. Each pice should be t
seven inches long and two wide, e
and fringed out at both ends. Then il
fold in half and sew the edges firnmly k
over and over with fine silk to match each d
separate ribbon. This makes seven sad'
bags. Take cotton batting, cut to just slip.
in each bag and come up to the neck of
each, where they are to be tied. Fold into ~
each piece of batting whole spices, rose o
leaves, violet or heliotrope powder; each h
may have a separate perfumie if. desired. a
Gatherup the neck of each bag about a third d
or half an inch below the narrow fringe: t(
gather firmly with a strong threa'i and
fasten securely. Have a ball of gold-tinsel
cord and cut seven pieces of unequal length'
and each long enough to double; the short
est should be at least a yard long. Fold in
the middle and take the two ends and tie ~
.around .thie neck of a bag. This leaves the
loop to hang up by. Gather all these loops
anid fasten on a button ring, andI hang over a
the corner of the dressing-case nmirror. A X
quarter yard difference in the length of el
each piece of tinsel cord will give a mleasing a
inequality in the position of each bag. These
nachet cases can be made eqiually pleasimg.
on the same principle out of scraps of bro
cade, plaid or changeable silks or satins, or1
even of velvet and plush. It is a mere ques- i
tion of taste in combining colors-N. Y.
Observer.o
-All true work is sacred; in all true
work, were it but true hand-labor, there is
smething of divineness.-Car'lyle. k
-While you have time amass for yourself
incorruptible riches.-Thomas a Kempis. s
A New Fad in Buttons.
To collect ''button sets" is beeoming
the fashion. Young ~wonien whos4e o
beauty, cash or American chlie getsthiemi f.
into the London swim, have been I
writing~ home wvonderfuil stories withiin
the last two months of valuable old sets
of'Florentine miosaie butto'ns and hut
tons with crests andu moogam m --
pousse work and brilliant paste buttonsL
which go back to Cromwell, and pear~l y
and topaz buttons of a periodi even t4
earier. These atre old family butto ns,
prized as highily as jewels and kept in
ases of velvet and satin. A y (ou1ng F
woman who is traveling with Mlrs. Frank
Leslie is authority for the statement that g
that lady is picking ill ab~road a but ton
set which shall rival her dianmonids. F ine c
old Louis XV buttons in silver, pointed ~
after the designs of Fragonard, are the
objects of is. Leslie's desire, an objiect
not eas~ily attained. The beautiful Mfiss
Camberlain, whom the international
gossips married offhand before her en
gaement was announced faiily, wil
have an - et.exiitisitc se ofDupm but
tons in paste in her trousseau. A plretty -
American girl who has seen thieni writes
that thier air very valuable, beimg tun
doul~i~eaily genuinie andi~ exquisitely n'
imoiited in silve-r. -'errpo'rt Lrlt/e.
'They Will Continue the Strike. f<
BRAZIL,- Id., Jtuly :3-The regular
semi-weekly meeting of the Miners' Ceni- r
tral Relict' Company was held yesterday. v
The number of dependents was reported E
at 5,377, an increase of 63 since Friday. V
The vote takcn at the different mines ont V
Mfonday was officially annotunced to be
in favor of rejecting the operators' otfer
and continuing the strike. The miners o
arc expecting aid from Illinois, Ohio and f?
Pennsylvania. which,- since they are tun- V
organized, is slow about coining in. One ~
of the number says they must soon go r
to work unless more help comes. The a
operators still offer work suhlicient to r
amfor support at 70 and 75 cents a ton.
RAN INTO A WASHOUT.
FEARFUL WRECK ON THE NORFOLK
AND WESTERN RAIROAD.
Forty Persons Reported Killed and a
Number Injured-Several Burned to
Death-The President of the Road
Thinks the Reports are Exaggerated.
LYNCHBURG, Va., July 2.-A special
from Liberty to the Adance says: "A
fearful catastrophe occurred about a
mile West of Thacton's, about thirty
miles above this city, at 1 o'clock this
morning, on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, by which forty passengers
were killed. '1 he accident was caused
yy a wash-out on a high filling. It is
aid that there were only about seven of
he crew and passengers saved. All of
he cars were burned. Capt. Rowland
ohnston was in charge of the train,
md is , mortally p wounded. Bag
age master Ford is said
0 be very badly hurt.
fajor J. C. Cassell, superintendent of
lie Lynchburg division, was on the
rain and was seriously injured. L. B.
Summers of Abingdon. postal clerk, was
>ruised up considerably. The other
)ostal clerk, J.J. Rose of Abingdon, was
illed. All of the physicians and many
>f the citizens of Liberty went to- the
reck as soon as information reached
sere and did all they could for the
vounded. Pat Donovan, the engineer,
vas burned up, as was also a fireman
mined Bruce. The train dispatcher was
lso burned. Several of the wounded
were brought here and taken to a sani
arium. W. C. Head of Cleveland,
cmi., is anoug the dead. These are
11 the particulars obtainable as yet.
'resident Kimball's Report of the Disas
ter.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-President F.
Kimball of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, who has headquarters in this
it v, when seen this afternoon in relation
o the accident on his road this morn
og said that while the wreck is a serious
ne and has resulted in loss of life, the
eport telegraphed from Lynchburg that
0 persons were killed is exaggerated.
fr. Kimball is in direct telegraphic
ommunication with the general mana
er of the road. The information fur
ished him up to one o'clock this after
oon is that five persons were killed,
early all of whom were train bands,
nd quite a number of persons were in
ured. The train wrecked was known
s No 2, which left Roanoke a few
Jinutes before midnight. A
eavy rainstorm had prevailed
broughout Virginia for about forty
ight hours, and the train was moving
lowly and behind schedule time when it
an into a wash-out about 1:30 this
iorning, near Thacton's. The locomo
ve and several cars were thrown into
:ie ditch, but the sleeper remained on
i track.
The cars caught fire after falling into
le ditch, and quite a number of pas
gers were severely burned, in addi
on to those injured by the wreck.
elegrams were at ont ice aunt T i goKt
it ss (I ri spe
al train arrived from that city, bearing
fire company and a number of physi
ans.
Killed and Burned.
LYNCHBURG, Va., July 3.-The scene
f the terrible disaster near Thacton's
n the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
beyond description. There is hardly
nough left of the train of eight cars
at took the leap to the bottom of the
wful pit to make one car. As soon as
e boiler of the engine exploded the
t ire mass of debris took fire, and
ose who went down who were not
illed otutright were- burned to
eath. Portiens of eight bodies
ae been taken out, and
is believed that fully fifteen others
ere entirely consunied. A survivor
the wreck says cries for help couild be
ard from all portions of the wreck,
ud those unhurt were powecrless to ren
er assistance. Women who managed
escape lay about on the damp ground,
ffering from their injuries until day
reak, and many walked long distances
>farm houses. The few passengers
it uninjured did all in their power for
ie .fortunates.
KILLED AND WoUNDED.
Te following is a list of the killed
nd wounded thus far obtainable: Capt.
mi. H. Ford, baggage master, severely
t on back of head, much bruised
adt supposed to be injured internally;
ommers Newly, United States mail
gent, slightly cut about the head; Ex
ress M1essenger Ashmore. badly hurt,
ad will probably not survive.
The dead are: Engineer Pat Donovan
f Lynchburg, killed and burned; a
-aveng engineer, A. M. James
[Roanoke, killed and burned;
ireman J. Edgar Bruce, Roanoke,
illed and burned; Mail Agent Rose of
bingdon, killed and burned; Mes
mger John Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg,
iposed to have been killed and
urned; a passenger, Nathan Cohen,
*oanoke, supposed to he killed.
Conductor Roland P. John son
f Roanoke, badly cut in the
ice and airoud the head;
rakeman W. C. Glass of Lynchburg,
rm broken, head cut and scalded; pas
:nger Frank Tanner of Lynchbumrg,
ightly cut about arm; Bishop A. Wil
mi i lf~alton, Ga., badly cut on head;
usenger Temple, badly bruised; J. W.
ifsey, train (dispatcher, of Hicksford,
a.'killed and body burned; Mr. Pey
m, stenographer for Superintendent
shrne of the Western -division of the
>ad, wife and child, killed and burned;
.L. Dubarry, Superintendent of the
astern division, slightly hurt. Mr.
teed of Cleveland, Tenn., and John
arwick and Will Marshall of the saaie
v were killed and burned; Mrs. Judge
.P. Thompson of Staunton, Va., badly
urt; Mrs. Patrick Carrington of Balti
ore, cut on wrist and badly bruised;
nseph Goldburg of New York, hurt on
-ad shoulder; T. F. Deeter of
everly, Mass., seriously injured; Mrs.
B. Powell of Marshall, Texas, shoulder
ad back hurt; Mrs. Inez Spananman of
[arshall, Texas. hurt internally; H. W.
artini of Chattanooga, seriously hurt;
. . Tetmple of Chicago. hurt seriotusly
bou t ack: J1. A. Yonne, d ispat chier of
ed fords. Va., head badlyv hurt: Robert
. Goodfellow of Roanoke, hat d and
)ot injured.
The charred remains of what w e sup
oed to be eight bodies were found in
ery minute particles. The body of
ngineer P'at Donovan was dug out
ally mutilated, and identified by his
-atch.
ALL MAIL MATTER BURNED.
WAsHINGTON, July 3.-Superintendent
f Railway Mail Service has received in
rmation from Postal Clerk Summers,
-ho was on the train wrecked on the
orfolk and Western Railroad yesterday
torning, that the postal ear was burned
d all mail matter, including three
'gistered pouches, destroyed. Mr. Rose,
. bo was a mstn Summers was killed.
He was not an employee of the govern
ment. Summers was severely injured.
OFFICIAL LIST OF THE CASUALTIES.
ROANOKE, Va., July 3.-The debris at
the wreck on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad has been removed and a num
ber of charred bodies have been found.
The names of seventeen persons who
were killed have been ascertained. The
list of killed, which is official and accu
rate, is as follows: Pat Donovan, en
gineer; J. E. Bruce, fireman; Alvin M.
James, road foreman of engines; M. S.
Bruce, mail agent; S. W. Lipsey, train
dispatcher, Roanoke, Va.; Will Hop
kins, express messenger. Pasengers
Dennis Mellon of Roanoke, Va.;
Wi. D. Stevenson, Cleveland, Tenn.;
L. A. Moore of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
C. W. Steeds of Cleveland, Tenn.; Will
F. Marshall of Cleveland, Tenn.; John
M. Hardwick of Cleveland, Tenn.; (the
last named three were bound for the
Paris Exposition); Nathan Cohen of
Roan'ke, bound for Germany; James J.
Rose of Abingdon, Va.; Patie Carring
ton of Texas, aged nine years; John
Kirkpatrick of Lynchburg, Va.
There were about thirty people who
escaped with only slight injuries, and ten
who are seriously injured. The list of
dead will be increased as friends of miss
ing people come forward in search of
them. There is no way at present to
ascertain the exact number of dead,
owing t- the fact that the train was de- i
stroyed by fire.
THE PLANETS IN JULY.
Some of the Features of the Heavens to
be Observed During This Month.
Jupiter, the planet that most closely 1
resembes the sun, will be an evening
star. His course lies through the richest
portion of the milky way, and he made
his meridian passage at 11:30 last night,
setting a: 3-45 this morning. The South
ern declination which he attains makes
him most clearly discernible in the
South, where his regal splendors may .
this month be seen at their best; but, t
as he will move steadily Westward, he
will at no time on clear evenings be lost
to Northern eyes.
Venus, the subject of a million songs
and legends, will take her place as
mo.niug star. Until the 10th she will
increase her West ern elongation, but c
from then she will retrace her course
toward the rising sun. Her path runs
through a lovely portion of the heavens,
bringing her in conjunction with Al- e
yone, the brightest of the Pleiades, on
the 4th, and very close to Aldebaran on
the 16th.
Mercury is also a morning star. He
will rise about two hours later than Ve- d
nus, and travel swiftly, under favorable
conditions, toward elongation, which he c
will reach on the 12th at 5 a. m. To e
persons who care to see him be will be t
plainly visible without a glass, espe
cially for a few (lays before and after n
elongation. 0
Saturn and Uranus are also evening d
stars. The former may seen early in t
the Western sky, but he is fast being e
dimmed by the sun, toward which he isd
raidly traveling. Uranus rose at 11:48 t
s .~ n1~t '2 n . - _: ..: JZ
the 3is'when e wi abTi'ar at .:.
The sun rose - Saturday morning at
:14 and will grow steadily later, yester
lay being the longest July day, 15 hours c'
and 10 minutes. The 31st instant will c'
be 44 minutes shorter, the decrease in 0
the morning being 24 minutes; in the r
evening 20. On the 12th the moon will
be full and her brilliancy will then be
equal to that of any other summer a
month. On the 23d and 24th she will a
mcounter the fair Venus, with whoseb
right rays her waning light will blend
ith beauteous effect. There will be a 0
artial eclipse on the 12th, ending aboutP
wo hours before sunset, but it is expectedb
o be visible only on the Eastern conti- S
1en, astrnSouth America and to
ariners en the Atlantic. In many othert
,ays the month will be a delightful one
o students of the heavens.-Phiiladel-d
hija Inqu irer. l
Disgusted Colored Republicans. h
WASHINGTON. July 1.-Many of the il
olored Republicans who came to Wash- F
ngton with the Harrison administration a
nd have remained here since. hoping to e
e rewarded for their services, are in- ir
:ined to give up in disgust and go b
ome. A colored Republican, one of
he leaders of his race in the South. had u
a very spirited exchange of words with tl
meinber of the Cabinet a few days ago tl
n the color question. The former re- o
marked that he had been here since the E
ourth of March, trying to obtain some a
reogniion for the representative men n
f his iace, but he had reached the con- a
lusion, after consulting the President p
ad the various members of the Cabinet, a
hat the colored man statids .no show o
uder the present administration. He b
ad repeatedly suggested reputable col- a
red inen for Federal offices in his State, a
nd invariably he has been met with the b
uggestion from Cabinet officers: "Can't E
ou name a white man who will ac- B
eptably' fill that office? If vou do, n
here need be no further delay in E
aking the appointment." The colored h,
en from the South are not slow toq
ondemn the Harrison administration ti
for its apparent neglect, and there are ci
any of them who solemnly declare n,
that they must have bread and butter. ti
n cannot afford to exist on friendly
~xressions from "New England dough
aces." They have followed the Repub
icnparty blindly and willingly sine
mancipation Day, and the time has ar
ivedl for them to throw aside sentiment
md follow the examplle of their white,
rethren in the struggle for food and ta
aiment. The Cabinet officer was obliged o:
o listen to these utterances. and he C
simply urged his visitor to thinik well vi
before advising his p~eople to do any- a
thing rasle The latter said lie intended w
o go home andl tell his people the facts og
s thev' exist. in Washington, and tell p
them to find out who their real friends al
are, and treat them accordingly on elec- ri
tion day, It is said that many of the d
olored'Republicans who are most clam- w
rous for recognition by the President a
are known to have been active partici- ft
ants in the "Alger job-lot transaction" T
t Chicago. President Harrison has a
themi all spotted, hence lie does not take hi
kindly to them. t
CUL)N'T MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS.
The Mobile Insurance Company Makes
an Assignment. u
MoBILE. July 3.-At a late hour last F
night the Mobile Insurance Company qt
ade a general assignment to D. R. E
Burgess and Elliott Toxey. No state- ti
ent of the company's condition is n
ade, but there are 1,100 outstanding f
policies, mostly held by Alabamians and b
ississippians. Obligations were found
aturing faster than could be met, and
an assignment was the consequence.
hbis is the .last of 18 life insurance com- y
panics wvhich were startedl in the South n
about 1870 and 1871. and their extinc- 1t:
tion is said to be caused by the, great IC
gorthern companies who have grad uall y
sallowerd up the life insurance business. o
THE GOLDEN MEAN.
A Sensible View of the Necessities of
the Jury System.
(From the GreenvWe Daly .Seis.)
We always sympathize with a strong
and earnest man who undertakes to lead
a movement for a change of old customs
or the reform of old abuses. The in
stinct of conservatism is so deeply
planted and widely spread; it meets and
baffles him everywhere; it forms a safe
and strong wall from which shallow
scoffers can shoot gibes and stronger
foes can beat back and hinder the as
sailant.
Judge Hudson has undertaken work
of that kind. Following the lead of
men eminent in his profession, he is
conducting, almost single-handed so far,
a crusade against the unanimity rule for
the verdict of juries. Judge ludson's
position as a lawyer and a man demands
respectful consideration for his sugges
-ions, and the high authorities he quotes
nd the strona reasoning he presents
3ombine to support that demand. Like
he other Judges who have discussed
he subject, he passes over the lawyers
is parties biased and interested in the
naintenance of the present system an:
ippeals directly to the people, from
vhom the change, if change there is to
)e, must come.
It appears to us that in this matter, as
n most others. there is a safe and
>roper middle course which has much to
ommend it-a compromise ground be
ween the abolition of the unanimity rule
n all cases on one side and the retention
of it in all cases on the other.
We think there is a difference in the
rinciple of the jury system as applied
o criminal and civil cases. In the
riminal court the jury is the country to
vhich the defendant appeals to stand
etween himself and the prosecuting
overnment, and to pass upon his guilt
,r innocence, to establish or destroy his
haracter, to take his life or liberty into
is keeping. In the civil court the
urors act simply as arbitrators to (
ermine differences between parties and
o settle property rights.
In one case the jury has in keeping
he man himself, the highest and most ,
ighly regarded of created things, whose
afety and happiness are the purpose t
f all laws and forms of society. In the
ther there is only a question of some
hing belonging or attaching to man.
The law itself recognizes the differ- V
nee of principle; for while to convict an t
cused man the accuser must establish
uilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the
ecision in a civil case is governed by a
sere preponderance of testimony.
There appears to be a somewhat finer
istinction between different classes of a
riminal cases-between the graver ac
asations involving life and liberty, and
ie lesser ones for which the law im- a
oses a fine, with alternative imprison
tent. The jury charged with the duty
f saying whether a man shall be put to -
a
ath or deprived of his liberty for a
rm of years, and of his civil rights for
rer, appears to us to be in a position
iffering from that of the jury that has
say whether or not a man shall pay R
n- /ial ars to the State for having -
We think the great majority of those b;
ho consider the subject carefully wills
mnclude that the determination of civil l
tses by a three-fourths or a two-thirds,
even a majority, of the jury would
move hindrances from the progress of u
)urts and promote substantial justice. -
'hen nine of twelve impartial men of
erage intelligence are of one mind in
dispute involving property it ought to
Senough to determine the result.
It may be the same rule for the ti-ial 1
petty" criminal cases might be ap- si
roved by the public. But we do not F
lieve any people of Anglo-Saxon F
ock will ever approve any change of r
w which will hang a man or imprison L
m for a long term unless the State es-n
blihes his guilt beyond a reasonable
ubt in the minds of twelve men.
r in South Carolina we will be thme
st of all to favor any such change. I
he people are not likely to forget that
I three instances-their own citizens andn
meir State have been protected in tihe d
ederal Courts by cue juror holding out he
ainst eleven. In any one ot those
ises a verdict of guilty andl the result
gsentence would have been a fearful
tow to our peace and security.
It is argued that the unanimity rule is
seless now: that it is merely a relic of
te time when the jury stood between
e crown, controlling all the machinery ,
the courts, and the accused subject.
ut the jury now stands between the
eused and a mightier and mnore tyran
ical ruler than any potentate who ever
ore a crown. It stands between the .i
risoner at the bar and public sentiment ~
d the people who make it-who not CO
ly control the machinery of the courts.t
at' who control and sway men's minds t
id consciences. When the seven bishops
ere tried the King controlled the Judges,
2t public sentiment ruled the jury, and
ing and Judges wvere alike powerless.
ut if it had been a republican govern
ent and public feeling had been as
ing James's feeling was, there would
ive been conviction instead of ae-q
ittal. For the promotion of sub)stan
a justice and the protection of the 0.
tizen the unanimity rule is more tI
cessary with our form of government r
Lan with any other.h
A BATTLE IN THE SOUDAN. er
n Egyptian Force. Under a British Off- a~
eer, Defeat a Body of Dervishes With .~
reat Slaughter. I
CAIRo, July 3. -An engagement has '
ken place at Arquin betweeti a force I
Egyptian troops, under coimmandl of i
lonel Wadehouse, and a body of der- r
shes. The dervishes were defeated V.
d fled. Their loss was 500 killed or
ounded. Seventy Egyptians were killed h
-wounded. Colonel Wadehouse is t
irsuing the dervishes. The dervishes a
tempted to effect a lodgement on the "
ver bank. Colonel Wadehouse imme- h
ately advanced and attacked themb
ith a field force. The dlervishes made ~
stubborn resistance, but were finally li
reed to retire, fighting as th.:y went. b
bey were driven Northmward seven
ties, but every foot of ground~ was iV
>tly contested. Two guns be'longing P
t'he enemy were captuiredl by the al
ritish. Further fighting is; expeted. 11
a
Revenge Upon a Mother-in-Law. w.
One of the worst cases of revenge
pon a mother-in-law is reported from
uenos Ayvres. The young man had
arreled wvith the woman and left her. "
.e then advertised in the papers that at S
1 house where she was living - a do- ~
esticated crocodile" was for sale, and
rdays the poor 01(1 lady was besieged 0
hundreds of bidders for the curiosity. ti
The Goodyear Rubber Company Fails.
PROvIDENCE, R. I., July 5.-The Good
tar Rubber Boot and Shoe Company
ade an assignment to-day. An at- V
chment placed on them by the Sears V.
omercial ('ompany on Saturday was m
>lowed up) to-day until 876,0 ~orWIth he
antacments sanod thetm.,
TIlE BOYS IN GREY.
0JDIENCE31 tT ENEIMISES OF SOUT Il
CAtROLINA 1lI1.lTTAR Y ACAI)E3IY.
An Interesting Military and Literary
Programme-Some Important Changes
Probable in the Disposition of the Bene
&ciary Cadetships.
CHautLSsToN, July 2.-[Special to The
Register.]-The city is filling up with I
visitors, who come to attend the con
mencement exercises of the Citadel
Acadeiny. The battalion was inspected
yesterday afternoon by the Board of c
Visitors. This evening the comnmence
nent exercises of the Calliopean and
Polytechnic Literary Societies took place e
it Hibernian Hall. You may be sure n
:hat the hail we crowded, for the "Boys
.n Crev' are very dear to the hearts of
Ale people of Charleston. The follow
ng was the admirahle and interesting 1
rogramme:
Salutatory address-S. B. Platt (Poly
echnic).c
Anniversary address-R. S. Clarkson
Calliopean).
Valedictory-W. 11. Dial, Jr., (Callie
>eau).a
Orations-W. C. Davis (Calliopean).
E. Jolnson (Polytechie).
Dehatants query: Resolved, That the
eneral current of national afairs point
:o an advance in civilization. Affirma
ive. W. H1. Rose (Calliopean); negative. d
f. L. Smith (Polytechhnie). 1
Marshals-R. B. Cunningham, T. B.
laynesworth, D. McQ. Fraser. c
Committee of arranements-A. G. I
ingietary, John Ball, T. M Hunter. f
All of the handsome, bright, intelli
rent orators were complimented with
loral tributes, and they deserved them t
oo. The regular commencement exer- u
isis will take place to-morrow at 10:30 a
. in. at the Hibernian Hall. This will B
Ie followed in the evening by the meet- s
ng and banquet of the Association of
graduates, at which Hon. J. J. Hemp- y
ill, who is now in the city, will deliver '
.n address. a
It is no violation of confidence to state y
hat at the meeting of the association P
ome very important changes will be
ecommended to the Board as to the a
isposition of the beneficiary cadetships P
hich it is hoped will open the door of ai
he academy to many youths in Carolina ai
ho are now debarred from the excel
mnt privileges. Of course the State a
holarships will remain the same, but t:
teir award will be so arranged as to f
dmit some very deserving youths who tl:
t present cannot get in. Among other c
rrangements will be the establishment f(
f what may be termed half scholarships F1
nd which will admit boys who cannot '1
(ford to pay the full tuition fee. The tr
[an will be published in THE REGISTER Ci
soon as it shalt have been perfected. it.
The corps expect to start for their et
immer encampment at Greenville on
.onday next.
CHARLESTON, July 3.-[Special to The
egister.]-The commence-nent exer- PR
au - .tom, . W
right young Carolinians have been
mtt out into the world to make thir Sr
ay in life. The day was not peculiarly th
teasant for going out, but Hibernian at
all was well filled, and the young grad- cu
tes started out in life over a pathway th
hich, in the commencement, at least, it
as strewn with roses.- The follow- vi
ig is a list of the graduating class: W1
S. B. Platt, Aiken; R. S. Clarkson, ex
ichland; W. C. Davis, Clarendon; W. 16
.Rose, Charleston; M. L. Smith, Ker
iaw; C. E. Johnson, Union; W. IH. Dial, w
lorida; W. W. Lewis, Chester; D. McQ. Bi
raser, Sumter; D. D. Haynsworth, hi
arlington; W. M. Smith, Spartanburg; fc
.W. Haskell, Abbeville: R. B. Cunl- ci:
ingham, Kershaw. th
The- oration was delivered by Hion. J. in
.Hemphill, and essays were read by gi
adets Ilaskell and Lewis, the two first it,
anor graduates. ei
The rain~ fell in such torrents that tihe Ce
sual commencement parade had to be w
ispensed with. The -bat talion will at
ave here at 8 a. mn. to-mnorro-: for the ul
immner camp at Greenvil e. ci:
HOOVER IN GREENVILLE. Im
o'
:e Narrates His Sufferings in Behalf of Se
the Poor Negroes. m
GREEN~iLLE, S. C., July 1.-lH. F. tc
oover, the renowned labor agitator, Il
ho created so muchi excitement in ~
corgia somne time ago, and who was eC
ot there during one of his meetings. rc
is turn~ied up in this city. The follow- hi
notice w-as distributed among the ti
lored peole yesterday:
"CAL MEETIsa.-All old members of gi
i C. W. of A., and their friends are WJ
ruestly requested to uget me at the W
imaritan Hall, Friday night. June ni
th, at half-past 8 o'clock, sharp, to p1
seuss eause of failure and future pos- at
bilities of the order. Most respect- w:
tly, H. F. HloovER." er
A crowd gathered at t~e hall, as re- SO
isted, anti before the meeting 'begun b~
r. Hoover got up and said t~bat only iS
d members and friends of the organi- j
tionf were wantied in the hall. and if Itl
~ere were any others presenit lie woul sti
spectfully request thiem to leave-that
had been informed that Tonm Brier
as a traitor to the co-operative work
-s. also connected~uvith thle ku-klux. and. 14,
I enemyil to the colored people. Brh:,b
ho was presenlt, arose aiid denounced i
mn as a liar aad thesing that ihe0
as onl trig to work on theC p)oor~l
oples feelings and rob them of their b
ird -earned savings. Brier was inter- sg
iped several times b~y Hoover,.r
1ho said that lie bad been through qr
bell"' for the colored people: that lie
id been dragged through the woods sh
enty one times in twventy-six days vs.
1( had been shot six times. and not- t
ithstanding that several hundred shot e
id been put into his head, lie still stood ru
Sthem. anid said: "When I was here- p
~fore I had two good eyes, but nowv Ij
lve oiily one,2 the other was shot out s
a mob ini Georgia, while I was die- p
nding your enuse." lie was bitter st
tainst the D~emocratic party andit white
ople. llis remarks were often mtet by -
>proval by the prest-nt. IDurin.. Il s'
eting great excatemen2It pretod,~I andk
:one time it was feared that a tuot
oldl ensue.
Too Many Lawyers.
Thec census of 15880 showed that there to
ee 70,000) lawvyers in the Eniited th
ates. or onie to eacn 715 pe ple', in- M
udinlg woen and children. In w
ranee the same year the proportioni was m
ue lawyer to each 6.667 of the p~opulat- ah
on. The qulestion to) se'ttle is whether a
e have too mnany or too few.o
Asiatic Chole -a. s U
CCc. July 2.-Aidi spatch from t
'averly, Ohio, says: A~n unknown man
as taken suiddenily sick on Friday last II
Sseioto Couinty anti expired ini a few
sur I. Two doctor~s proniountced it a
-uiu ea.e o Asiatic cholsea. '
A VARIETY SHOW IN CHURCH.
. Performance That Created a Sensa
tion.
NEwARK, N. J., June 2.--Bethel and
4t. John's Methodist Churches of this
:itv are in a state of great indignation
>ver a first-class sensation in the latter
)hurch last week, the particulars of
vhieh have just leaked out. About
wo weeks ago the R ev. dir. Diggs of
,ethel Church. who is raising funds for
;uilding a new church. asked Rev. Mr.
lalmer of St. John's for the use of his
hurch for a classical '"entertainment."
. circular announced that the troupe
ngaged was the Theo. Drury Operatic
:o., and composed of sonic of the great
st talent in the country. Finally per
nission was given to use St. John's
'hurch, and on Wednesday evening the
milding was crowded to the doors. The
pening number on the progra'mme
mazed the audience, andlalmost took
.way the breath of Pastor Palmer.and
he officers of the church. As the
classical ent ertainment" proceeded the
pd-headed men in the audience were
vitnessing* a genuine variety show.
astors Diggs and Palmer did not know
xuctly how to classify it, but the latter
bon concluded that it was not the sort
f entertainment that ought to be given
a a church, and rung down the curtain,
s theatre men would say.
A leading member of $t. John's Church
aid to-day: -There were no programmes,
Id we were entirely unprepared for
hat took place. The women presented
hemselves on the platform in short
resses that allowed a free display of
nbs.''
"The gorgeous toilets' consisted of
hea) dresses of tarlatan. ' After they
ad sung a bacchanalian song. which in
luded kicking of legs on the part of the
romen and a clinking of glasses by the
ien. there was a murmur of surprisein
e church. Pastor Palmer, who was
i a rear seat, hastily wrote a few lines
ad sent them to the manager, a Mr.
arnet, asking him to. avoid any more
ich acts. The few pieces that followed
'ere but slightly better, and more of the
ariety order, except a piano solo, that
as very- fine. Then the troupe presented
sort of wild West scene, which *as
cry poor; and when the cowboy of-the
iee began smoking on the platform,
:r. Palmer went to Mr. Barnet and
;ked him to avoid such acts or end, the
2rformance. Then came a banjo-sol6
id dancing by a girl in a short frock,
Ad a drunken song by one of the troupe.
This was too much for the pastor,"and
number of the disgusted audience left
te hall. Mr. Palmer stepped to the
ont and said he regretted very much
Lat be had given his consent to: the
>mpany using the church, as the. per
rmance was not fnt for such an edifice.
is remarks created much applause.
r. Barnet answered by .saying thai the
oupe had given the same show in many
ties and no fault had been found - with
The entertainment soon came to an
id.
BURNING CRATERS.
coomise of an Eruption in California-A
SAN FRANCISCO, June s fro
isanville., in the Sierra Nevada, says
at slight earthquike shocks continue,
td that the people have become so ac
stomed to the constant trembling of
.e earth that they pay no attention to
Those shocks, however, have re
ved recollections of the old settlers,
bo predict volcanic disturbances in the
:tinct craters, such as took place in
;0.
Susanville lies in a high mountain
alled valley, directly east of Lassen
itte, an extinct volcano 10,500 feet
gh. From this summit no less than
rty extinct craters can be seen. 'The
ader cone, which rises 600 feet above
e level of the plateau, was in eruption
1850. The flames darted up -to a
-at height. Two prospectore visited
and they found a lake of saltpetre
~hr niiles south of Cinder cone, a
uer of the volcanic forces. This lake
as a mass of burning water and mud.
id from it vast columns of flames shot
at intervals. The timber in the vi
nity was on fire. The region- was so
Lgerous the prospectors beat a retregt
which for several miles they passd
-er rocks so hot that their boots were
orhed. They lost a horse and pa'ck
tle, and thought themselves fortunate
escape wvithout injury. This
ke has an elevatior -- of
any 6,000 feet a4bove sea level, and
ver-s an area of four acres. It is snue
unded by a rim one hundred feet
h, but the hot water finds egress
rough a fissure. Its borders are marked
small. puffing mud cones. .Jets of
s shoot from the hot, creamy water,
iich, no doubt, issues from a ec.ater.
ithin two years there has seemed re
wed activityv in the internal fires and the
esent shockis point to the possib lity of
other great volcanic outburst, which
11 find vent through some of the old
ters. Springs in the neighborhood ar~e
churned by the shoeks thbat the water -d
eins to lookclike milk, and Eagle;Lake
assuming a similar hue. .At- Big
ndows the big springs are drying n'p,
oughi tfleir flow has always been- con-/
tt.
Feat of a Billy Goat. -f
A flock of goats were browsing an4
king for straf' oyster cans, sardi e
xes and the lige in North Dallas,'whpn
at once there was a commioron
ong the foremost ones, which .beat a
sty retreat. An old Billy, who had
er~ fetching upJ the i-ear with 'te
lemnitv of a (deacon. walkcd to the
mt, paused, and cegan to strike the
ound right hard in an odd sort of way
h his fore feet, and at thesametimecto .
ake his head as if going through some
rt of superstitious incantation. He
en valked back in the direction he
. come for a few yards, and, taking a
nnig start, ma'di a~ long jump, alight
. with his' leg"- b)''ched,( anid immc
ltely on hitting th?e groundi made a
c-nd long lullr far out todene side.
ic entlemn who w itnessed this
r'ne perfrm~iane. prompted by curi
ity, went up to) see whnat the trouble
'. ad there ay 'a big rlesnake cut
"rly in t wo, writhing~ in the throes of
t hDalas,1 uTeas StarJ.
Joe Mackin Pardoned. -
Ce~c'AG. July 2.-A special dispatch
the /hu/ly Mrs" firom Spring1ield says
at Go'ernoar Fu er has1 pard~onedl Joe
ekin, the Chicago political fine
rkr. now ,-erving a term of imprison
't in thle peitentiairy for crimes
a:ainst popular sulfrage. The Governor
copanied the pardon with a review
tih' papers in the case, in which he
ited thiat the application hlad stronger
pprt thanx had ever been p)resenited
a Glovernor in a like case before.
ore strength and power lies in a sing~e dose
. 13. 3. i3'ta ,i Boodl 13alu thin in a hun
d I dl'e~c '. '';'.trari extrat t a (Jothe
in othr perts Li our iuaper.