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VOL. V. MANNING, CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1889. NO. 32. TIHE MIGHTIEST WEAPON. Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage's Sermon at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Row the Whole World Has Been Con. quered by the Gospel - Christian Philosophy vs. Worldly Philoso phy -No Weapon Like the Gospel of Christ. "The rmightest weapon is the Gospel," was the subject of Rev. Dr. Talmage's re rent sermon at the Brooklyn Taberbacle. His text was, I. Samuel xx, 9: "There is none like that; give it me." The preacher said: David fled from his pursuers. The world runs very fast when it is chasing a good man. The country is trying to catch David, and to slay him. David goes into the house of a priest, andasks him for asword or spear with which to defend himself. The priest, not being accustomed to use deadly weap ons, tells David that he can not supply him; but suddenly the priest' thinks of an old sword that had been carefully wrapped up and laid away-the very sword that Goliath formerly used-and he takes down that sword, and while he is unwrapping the sharp, glittering, memorable blade, it flashes upon David's mind that this was the very sword that was used against himself when he was in the fight with Goliath, and David can hardly keep his hand off it until the priest has unwound it. David stretched out his hand toward that old sword and says: "There is none like that; give it me." In er words: "I want in my own hands the word that has been used against me, and inst the cause of God." So it was given Well, my friends, that is not the first the last sword used by giant and Philis e iniquity which is to come into the pos ion of Jesus Christ, and of His glorious urch. I want, as well as God may help e, to show you that many a weapon which has been used against the armies of God is yet to be captured and used on our side; and I only imitate David when I stretch out my hand toward the blade of the Philistine and cry: "There is ione like that; give it to me." I remark, first, that this is true in regard to all scientific exploration. You know that the first discoveries in astronomy and geol ogy and chronology were used to battle Christianity. Worldly philosophy came out of its laboratory and out of its observatory, and said: "Now, we will prove, by the very structure of the earth, and by the.movement of the lieavenly bodies, that the Bible is a: lie and that Christianity, as we have it among men, isa positive imposition." Good men trembled. The telescope, the Leydezi jars, the electric batteries, all in the hands of the Philistines. But one day, Christiani ty, looking about for some weapon with which to defend itself, happened to see the very old sword that these atheistic Philis tines had been using against the truth, and cried out: "Theretis none like that; give it to me!" And Copernicus, and Galileo, and Kepler, and Isaac 'Newton came forth, and told the world that, in their ransacking of the earth and heavens, they had found over whelming presence .of the God whom we worship; and this old Bible began to shake itself from the Koran, and Shaster, and Zendavesta, with which it had been covered up, and lay on the desk of the scholar, and in the laboratory of the chemist, and in the lap of the Christian, unharmed and unan swered, while the towers of the midnight heavens struck a silvery chime in its praise. rdalaswas. not make it." Christian philosophy plunges its crowbar into rocks, and finds that the world was gradually made, and if gradually made, there must have been some point at which the process started; then, who started itI and so that objection was overcome, and in the first three words of the Bible we find that Moses stated a magnificent truth when he said: "In the beginning." Worldly philosophy said: "Your Bible Is a most inaccurate book; all that story in the Old Testament, again and again told, about the army of the locusts-it is preposterous. There is nothing in the coming of the locust. like an army. An army walks, locusts fly. An army walks in order and procession, locusts without order." "Wait!" said Chris tian philosophy; and in176GS, in th'e south western part of this country, Christian men went out to examine the march of the locust. There are men right before me who must have noticed in that very part of the country the coming up of the locusts like an army; and It was found that all of the newspapers unwittingly spoke of them as an army. Why? They seem to have a commander. They halt like a host. No arrow ever went with straighter flight than the locusts come --not even turning aside for the wind. If the wind rises, the locusts drop and then ris again after it has gone down, taking the same line of march, not varying a foot. The old Bible right every time when it speaks of locusts coming like an army; worldly philosophy wrong. Worldly philosophy said: "All that story about the light 'turned as clay to the seal' is simply an absurdity." Old time worldly philosophy said: "The light comes straight." Christian philosophy said: "Wait a little while," and it goes on and makes discover ies and finds that the atmosphere curves and bends the rays of light around the earth, literally "as tht clay to the seal." he Bi ble right again; worldly~philosophy wrong again. "Ah," says worldly philosophy, '-all that illusion in Job about the foundations of the earth is simply an absurdity. 'Where wast thou,' says God, 'w hen I set the foun dations of the earth?' The earth has no foundations." Christian philoso phy comes and finds that the word as translated "foun dation" may be better translated "sockets." So now see how it will read if it is translated right: "Where was thou when I set the sockets of the earth.?" Where is the socket? It is the hollow of God's h and-a socket large enough for any world to turn in. Worldly philosophy said: "What an ab surd story about Joshua making the sun and moon stand stilL. If the world had . stopped an instant, the whole universe would have been out of gear." "Stop," said Christian philosophy, "not quite so quick." The world has two motions-one on its own axis and the other around the sun. It was not necessary in making them stand still that both mot,ions should be stopped-only the one turning the world on its own axis. There was no reason why the baiting of the earth should have jarred and disarranged the whole universe- Joshua right and God right; infidelity wrong every time. I knew It would be wrong. I thank God that the time has come when Chris tians need not be scared at any scientific exploration. The fact is that religion and science hag struck hand in eternal friend *ship, and t~e deeper down geologry can dig and the higher up astronomy can soar, all the better for us. The armies of the Lord Jesus Christ have stormed the observatories of the world's science, and from the highest towers have flung out the banner of the cross, and Christianity to-night, from the observatories of Albany and Washington, stretches out its hand toward the opposing i'entific weapon, crying: "There is none 1lke that, give it me!" I was readin'g this afternloon of Herschel, who was looking at a meteor through a telescope, and when it came over the face of the telescope it was so powerful he had to avert his eyes. And it has been just so that many an astronomer has gone into an observatory and looked up into the midnight heavens, and the Lord God has, through some swinging world, flamed upon his vision, and, the learned man cried out: "Who am I? Undone! Unclean ! Have mercy, Lord God !" Again, I remark, that the traveling dispo sition of the world, which was adverse to morals and religion, is to be brought on our side. The man that went down to Jericho, and feflamdst thieves, was atype of agreat many travelers. There is many a man who is very honest at home, who, when he is abroad, has his honor filched and his good habits stolen. There are but very few men who can stand the stress of an expedition. .el weeks at a watering place hias namned many a man. In the olden times tiod for bade the traveling of men for the purpose of trade because of the corrupting intluences attending it. A good many men now can not stand the transition from one place to another. Some men who seem to be very consistent athome in the way of keeping the Sabbath, when they get into Spain. on the Lord's day always go out to see the bull fights. Plato said that no city ought to be built nearer to the sea'than ten miles, lest it be tempted to commerce. But this traveling disposition of the world, which was adverse to that which is good, is to be brought on our side. These rail trains, why they are to take our Bibles; these steamships, they are to transport our missionaries; these sailors rushing from city to city all around the world, are to be converted into Christian heralds and go out and preach Christamong the heathen nations. The gospels are infi nitely multiplied in beauty and power since Robinson, and Thompson, and Burckhardt have come back and talked to us about Siloam, and Capernaum, and Jerusalem. pointing out to us the lilies about which Jesus preached, the beach upon which Paul was shipwrecked, the fords at which Jor dan was passed, the Red Sea bank on which were tossed the carcasses of the drowned Egyptians. A man said: "I went to the Holy Land an infidel; I came back a Chris tian. 1 could not help it." I am not shocked at the idea of building a railroad to the Holy Land, I wish that all the world might go and see Golgotha and Beth lehem. If we can not afford to pay for mule teers now, perhaps when the rail train goes we can afford to buy a ticket from Constan. tinople to Joppa, and so we will get to see the Holy Land. Then let Christians travel! God speed the rail trains and guide the steamships this night by putting across the deep in the phosphorescent wake of the shining feet of Him who from wave cliff to wave cliff trod the stormed Tiberias. The Jatanese come across the water and see our civilization, and examine our Christianity, and go back and tell the story, and keep that empire rocking until Jews shall reign Where'er the sun Does his successive journey run. And the firearms, with which the infidel traveler brought down the Arab horseman and the jackals of the desert, have been surrendered to the church, and we reach forth our hands crying: "There is none like that; give it me!" So it has also been wiih the learning and the eloquence of the world. People say: "Religion is very good for women, it is very good for children, but not for men." But we have in the roll of Christ's host Mozart and Handel in music; Canova and Angelo In sculpture; Raphael and Reynoidsin paint ing; Harvey and Boerhaave in medicine; Cowper and Scott in poetry; Crotius and Burke in statesmanship; Boyle and Lieb nitz in philosophy: Thomas Chalmers and John Mason in theol.gy. The most bril liant writings of a worldly nature are all aglow with scriptural allusions. Throurh senatorial speech and through essayist's discourse Sinai thunders and Calvary pleads and Sileam sparkles. Samuel L. SouthardI was mighty in the court room and in the Senate chamber, but he reserved his strongest evidence for that day when he stood before the literary soci ety at Princetoncommencement and pleaded for the grandeur of the Bible. Daniel Web ster won not his chief garlands while he was consuming Hayne, nor when he opened the batteries of his eloquence on Bunker Hill, the Rocking Sinai of the American revolu tion, but on that day when, in the famous Girard will case, he showed his affection for the Christian religion and eulogized the Bible. The eloquence and the learning that har' been n ' cm.+Uem our sl . Where is G ibbon's historical pen1 Where is Robespierre's sword! Captured for God. "There is none like that; giye it me!" So, also, has it been with the picture mak ing of the world. We are very anxious on this day to have the printing press and the platform on the side of Christianity; but we overlook the engraver's knife and the paint er's pencil. The antiquarian goes and looks at pictured ruins, or examines the chiseled pillars of Thebes, and Nineveh, and Pompeii, and then comes back to tellius ofthe beast Iliness of ancient art; and it Is a fact now, that many of the finest specimens-merely Iartistically considered-of sculpture and I ainting that are to be found amidst those ruins are not fit to be looked at and they are locked up. How Paul must have felt when, st'anding amidst those impuritIes thatstared on him from the walls and the pavements and the bazars of Corinth, he preached of the pure and holy Jesus. The art of the world on the side of obscenity, and crime, and death. In latter days the palaces of kings were adorned with pictures. But what to unclean Henry VIII. was a beautiful picture of the Madonna' What to Lord Jeffries, the un just judge, the picture of the "Last Judg. ment?" What to Nero, the unwashed, a picture of the baptism in the Jordan? The art of the world still on the side of super stition and death. But that is being changed now. The Chrigtlan artist goes across the water, looks at the pictures, and brings back to his American studio much of the power of those old masters. The Chris tian minister goes over to Venice,looks at the "Crucifixion of Christ," and comes back to his American pulpit to talk as never before of the sufferings of the Saviour. The pri vate tourist goes to Rome and looks at Raphael's picture of the "Last Judgment." The tears start, and he goes back to his room in the hotel, and prays God for preparation for that day when Shriveling like a parched scroll, The flaming heavens together roll. Our Sunday-school newspapers and walls are adorned with pictures of Joseph in the court, Daniel in the den, Shadrack in the fire, P.aul in the shipwreck, Christ on the cross. 0 that we might, in our families, think more of the power of Christian pict ures! One little sketch of Samuel kneeling in prayer will mean more to your children than twenty sermons on devotion. One patient face of Christ by the hand of the art ist will be more to your child than fifty ser mons on forbearance. The art of the world is to be taken for Cui:st. What has become of Thorwaldsens chisel and Ohirlandajo's crayon? Captured for the truth. "There Is none like that; give it me!" So. I remark, it is with business asumen and tact. When Christ was uponearth, the people that followed him, for the most part, had no social position. There was but one man naturally brilliant in all the apostleship. Joseph, of Arimathea, the rich man risked nothing when he offered a hole in the rock for the dead Christ. How many of the merchants in Asia Minor befriended Jesus? I think of only one, Lydia. How many of the eastles on the beach of Gali lee entertained Christe Not one. When Peter caime to Joppa he stopped with one Simon, a tanner. What power had Christ's name on the Roman exchange, or in the bazars of Corinth? None. The prominent men of the day did not want to risk their reputation for sanity by pretending to be one of his followers. Now that is all changed. Among the mightiest men in our great cities to day are the Christian merchants and the Christian bankers; and if to mnor row, at the Board of Trade, any muan should get up and malign the name of Jesus, he would be quickly silenced or put out. In the front rank of all our Christian workers to-day are the Christian merchants; and the enterprises of the world are coniing on the right side. There was a farm willed away some years ago, and all the proceeds of that farm to go for spreading infidel books. Somehow matters have changed, and now all the proceeds of that farm go teward the missionary cause. One of the finest print ing presses ever built was built for the ex prs spros of publishing infidel tracts an ok.Now it does nothing but print Holy Bibles. I believe that theo time will come when in commercial circles, the voice of Christ will be the mightiest of all voices, and the ships of Tarshish will bring presents and the Queen of Sheba her glory and the wise men of the East their myrrh and frank incense. I look off upon the busiiness men of our cities and rejoice at the prospect that thir. tact and ingenuity and talent will, after awhil. all be brought into the service of Christ. It will be one of the mightiest of weapons. "There is none like that: give it mo !" Now. if what I have said be true, away with all down-heartedness! If science is to be on the right side, and the traveling dis position of the world on the, right side, and the learning of the world on the richt side. and the picture making on the right side, and the business acumen and tact of the world on the right side-thine, 0 Lord, is the kingdom! U, fall into line, all ye peo ple ! It is a grand thing to be in such an army, and led by such a commander, and on the way to such a victory. If what I have said is true, then Christ is going to gather up for Himself out of this world every thing that is worth any thing, and there will be nothing but the scum left. A proclaina tion of amnesty goes forth now from the throne of God saying: "Whosoever will, let him come." However long you may have wandered, however great your sins may have been, "whosoever will, let him come." 0, that I could marshal all this audience on the side of Christ ! He is the best friend a man ever had. He is so kind-He is so lovely. so sympathetic. I can not see how you can stay away from Him. Come now and accept His mercy. Behold him as He stretches out the arms of His salvation, saying, "Look "into Me, all ye ends of the earth, and be ye saved; for I am God." Make a final choice now. You will either be willows planted by the water courses or the chaff which the wind driveth away. VALUE OF EXPERIENCE. sensible Suggestlons on Domestic Govern ment ani Kindred Topics. A well-known writer has said that by the time we have learned how to live we are ready to die. It seems to be one of the most difficult things to profit by the experi ence of others. Each person prefers to test for himself the quicksands from which he in warned, and thus the same ground is often gone over. If older people could learn to treat the young with less arrogance of su perior wisdom, a great deal of trouble would be avoided. There is nothing more exasperating in the world than to see our own youthful foibles repeated by our clil dren, and it Is natural to condemn with special severity that which, possibly, a bit ter experience has taught us the folly of. A little confidence rather than severe and often (to the receiver) senseless commands will avail in such cases. The young are apt to be extravagant, to love beautiful sur roundings so much that in an effortto secure a portion or become a portion of the beauti ful world- they neglect the means toward that end, which is a competency of this world's goods. When an established income is secured, theyoung man orwoman can buy pictures and many other minor things which it would be gross extravagance for them to purchase before. Great patience and only patience can avail in such cases. Wise, motherly words, and complete confidence of the child who is at fault is the only rein edy for the repetition of extravagance. Harsh methods avail nothing, and only serve to build up a barrier between the parent and child. Nothingis more unfortu nate than for any word or accidental occur rence to make a child feel that he is unjustly treated or put under irksome or harsh re straint. A recent writer says, not until we are fellow workers with God in His universe do we become His free children. The mother must make her daughter feel she is a fellow worker with her, must confide in her and treat her as an equal, gain her opinions, even if she at the same time wisely and secretly guides those opinions. Too many parents treat children who have arrived at 13 r}, nl r,.4s if -they werenere slaves to do and follow tieTr comtfands, al are shocked at their ingratitude if they find them unwilling to accept such a position. N. Y. Tribune. A STORY FOR WIVES. its Truth May Be Doubtful, But Its Moral Is Above Criticism. A wife once retired for the night, worn. out and petulant because of her many cares, and her husband's absence when she thought he might have been at her side. After a time he came home, sat down tc his desk and worked long and hard at his accounts, while she lay looking out at him, and feeling angry that he seemed wholly unmindful of her. When he had laid away slate and books she saw him unlock a drawer, and take from it a pictur-e, which he lingered lovingly over, tenderly kissed. and then replaced. Her woman's curiosity was roused, and she determined to know more of the matter. So, while he was get ting ready for bed, she feigned sleep. He soon slept soundly, and then she crept from her place, like a thief in the night, took the keys, unlocked the desk and drawer, and found that her husband had been kissing a picture of herself, which was taken when they were first married. Thcn she wa cagrined.and mortified becaus'e she had not been a-more loving wife, and went hack to bed with new resolutions formed. In the morning she put on a wrapper that was clean and very becoming, a collar and bow, and carefully brushed her hair. When her husband came in to breakfast he looked at her, caught her in his arnms and kissed her. Then he asked the children if the little mother didn't look pretty. She was wise enough not to forget the lesson.-Christian Advocate. -There are evil-disposed persons whose only pleasure-at least, whoye chief pleas ure-consists in doing harm to other people and society, and they work at such mnaler volence as if it was a settled piurpose with them, and as if, further, they felt called to that kind of employment. What a growth it has been from the sweet innocence of childhood to such perfection of diabolism I -United Presbyterian. -A kind heart is a fountain of gladness aking every thing in ita vicinity freshen and smile.-Irving. The Experiment Farm Buildings Burned. At a little after 1 o'clock yesterday morning the farm buildings at the State Experimental Station, about a ile anid a quarter from the city, were discovered to be on fire, and with the most of their contents werec soon destroyed. Captain Gaillard, the superintendlent of the station, was notified of the lit-e, lbut at his arriv-al on the scene found the fir-e under too great headway to be checked. The fire was evidently of incendiary origin, and as it had beeni start -d at a point directly in pront of the stalls where the stock was tied, it was found im ossible to save any of the animals, andl a hor-se, a cow and two mules perishied in the flames. Thbe total loss is'about $4,000, on which, for some unaccountable rea son, there was no insuratee. The large barn and~ scale building, both of which were burned, were valued at $1,200, the machmnery and farm implements de stroyed amount to $1,800 in vae be sides $200 worth of fertilizers in the barn, 250 bushels of corn and a lairge lot of for-agc wats consumed. Only a mowing machine and one eart were saved. Susp1icionI as to the p ar'i is who set the fire( is unde-rstood to reisi on I wo neroes, who basxe fe-en i-mloyedi ona he farm. but there is no0 positive evi dence as yet as to theirguilt.-4b/mnbbi Register, July 1-3. Violent Cloud-Burst in New Mexicot ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mf., July 11.-Wetd nesday night a cloud-burst occurred on the Santa Fe road a few miles above tis city, and all trains from thme North, South and West are delayed. Tihe tracks for several miles are washed away and two bridires are gone. It was the most violent cloud-burst that has ever occurred in Newv Mexico, even steel rails being twisted into all kinds of shapes. . tust before the burst cecnrred a violent storm raged in thme mountains aud i-aii de enled in torrenlts. DISASTROUS FLOOD. THE VILLAGE OF JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK, INUNDATED. Railroad Bridges, rills and Other Build ings Wrecked-Fifteen or More Persons Swept Away by the Collapse of a Bridge, on Which They Were Standinn Watch ing the Angry Waters-The Flood Ex tends Throughout the Mohawk Valley. AMSTERDAM, N. Y., July 10.-It is now reported here, with some evidence of truth, that 15 persons were drowned at Johnstown, N. Y., in yesterday's flood. There is no telegraphic commu nication between this city and John stown, and that place can not be reached except by driving. UTICA, N. Y., July 10.-The tracks of the New York Central Railroad are washed away at Fonda and Aiken. Great damage to property was done, not only at Johnstown, but all down the Mohawk Valley to Amsterdam. All Central trains are now running over West Shore tracks, which were not dan aged, although at one time last night they were covered with water for a dis tance of fifteen miles. NEW YoRK, July 10.--A special from Johnstown, N. Y., says: The water which caine up over this village last night has subsided greatly this morning, but has left scenes of desolation in every direction. The water rose fifteen feet and overtlowed everything. It has now fallen about eight feet below its highest poit. Ten people are reported missing. The bo(ies of four have been recovered. These four are all Johnstown people. Those whose bodies are recovered are Charles Frear and two other men named Sokely and Yost, and a fourteen-year old boy named Steadwell. The drowned and missing people were among a crowd of from thirty to fifty persons who stood on a stone bridge crossing the river at Perry street, watching the rising waters. They seemed regardless of danger until the bridge gave way and they were precipitated into the flood. lihe bridge was about twenty feet high and fifteen or twenty feet wide. It was a single arch structure and was crossed by the street car track. The stone bridge was swept away at about 7 o'clock in the evening. Two iron bridges of the Johnstown, Fonda and Gloversville Railway were wrecked and seven or eight other bridges were carried away. Two tanneries, owned by Simon Schriber, were swept away, and Schri ber's and Anderson's dams were broken. dlown. The water in Cayadutta Creek began to rise at 4:30, and the stream was soon con verted into a raging torrent. Of the men, women and children who were thrown into the water by the breaking of the stone bridge, the larger number was saved by means of ropes thrown to them from the shore. This morning the fire department is engaged in search for more bodies. The water is still very rough and dangerous for bo itt Thjinag d. fa td rise. irn e :ayadutta was very sudden, and is attributed to the effects of a cloud burst. Besides the sweeping away of bridges and tanneries, there is much damage to buildings which are yet left standing. The electric light plant was washed out, and the town left in darkness for the night. All communication by wire is cut off, save through the long-distance telephone, over which this message is sent. AL1nm, N. Y:, July 10.-A special to the Union from Johnstown, N. Y., says: Fifteen persoins were carried] down Cayadutta Creek last night. Four bodies were recovered this morning. The heavy rains last night choked the streams and tlooded the districts. Schriever's large mill in this place wvas carried away. Twenty persons were on the Ferry street bridge when the arch fell into thme rushing torrent, which was tilled with wreckage and humanity. Ciis for help alarmed the residents. Chief McDonald, with President Northrup, of the village police. Justice Anderson and others orgauized a search ing expedition Lanterns were secured and parties went along the stream with ropes to assist in the rescue. One per son was seen splashing and plunging in the water near the Johnstowni, Fonda and Gloversville Railroad bridge, one quarter of a mile dowvn the stream. As he floated past those on shore he criedl. "For God's sake, help me!" He was swept by in the current, so close to shore that a.man who wvas in a boat secured to a pile of wreckage got hold of him, but owing to the swift current was enable to hold him, and he was swept under the float ing driftwood. Two other persons came down a nmo ment later, clinging to a plank and shouting for help. They wecre swept out of sight below the railroad bridge. At 4 a. in. the body of Burt Stead well, 15 years of age, was recovered from the debris at this place. An hour later Albert Sokely was pulled out fi om ud~er the driftwood that had lodged back of Evans's mill. Soon after the body' of a man named Treadwell wvas found in same place. Ar 9 a. in. the body of Charles Frear. 55 years of age, a carp~enter, was uncovered from utnder lhe wreck at Evans's mills. The bodies are badly bruised. They were re iovedh to police headquarters, where they wtill remaiin pending a Coroner's in quilest. Chai-les Abhott was carried down fromi t he Fecrry street bridge to thle dam, whicLh lie went over, going dowvn a dis tance of 16 feet. but lie muiraculously scceedled in swimming ashore and es caping withiout injury. Peter Evin, a stone mason, says lie went (lawn with fifteen others, and was carried tinder the F'erry street bridge, ~ut succeeded ini getting out below. lHe was bruised about the face. Purdy Case rescued two men named Nell is and Vosburg, by means of ropes. Citizei:s are engaged this morning in re moving thie wreekage of Schriever's mill, inear tlie dlepot, where they ihunk other bodies have been lodured. It is believed] that two mier who went down on a plank lost t heir lives at thle data, anid that their bodies were carried down ihe stream and are no' w Ihoat intg in the Mohawv~k River. No one know' how many people w~ere drwned or who is imissitng, The flood was so great andl the current so swift that no help could be rendered without great dainger. The State street iron bridge and the railroad bridge were both swept away. They were large structures. Yesterdlay afternoon, dariig the heavi est part of the storm, Main and Bleecker streets. in Gloversville, were flooded with wvater. Thme new pavement itn Bleecker street was torn up for several blocks. A number of residences in the upper part of the town are en tirely stirrounded by water. The foudatiom walls of a'newv stone build street, Gloversville, were partly carried away. Two iron bridges on the Central and the Fonda, Johnstown and Glovers ville Railroad at Fonda are gone. The pecuniary loss will not he so very great. The railroad and street bridges in Johnstown were large first-class structures. The Ferry street bridge con sisted of an arch spanning the entire width of stream. It was upon one of the plank walls that the people were standing when the arch was carried away. Schriever's large mill is entirely wrecked and will entail a loss of about $10,000. There are several small buildings in the village which are partially ruined, their foundations being undermined. Many of the bridges on the country roads along the valley are gone, and some fields of grain are partially covered with water. The loss of property at Gloversville will probably be covered by $3,000. It is quite likely that, including the loss of the bridges in tihe Mohawk Valley at Fonda, $20,000 will cover the damage wrought by yesterday's storm. GET TOGETHER GBEENEACKERS. A Call for a National Convention of the Party Issued from Washington. WASHINGTON, July 7.-George O. Jones issued to-night a call for a National Greenback Convention, closing as fol. lows: True Greenbackism amounts to reli gion with thousands of honest men in this country, all of whom must hereaf ter act with the National Greenback party or cease proclaiming themselves Greenbackers-those who favor a dis tinct American policy regarding its finances, who believe that full legal tender notes (greenbacks) issued by the government for value received in pro moting the general welfare constitute the money which marks our advancing civilization, make the best money the world ever saw and should become the permanent circulating medium of the American people, the life of whose free government they saved, and that a party bearing their name should be perpetuated to keep these great trutLs constantly before the people. Those who believe with the prophet of old that "money answereth all things," and that no other reform can be wisely considered nor honestly determined until the great economic wrongs brought about by bad legislation have been corrected and the money question forever settled in the interest of the whole people; those who agree with these views and are willing to act in accordance with the spirit of the resolution passed by the Conti nental Congress in 1773, viz., not to eat, drink, wear nor use anything manufactured in Great Britair, nor after one year trade with any one who deals in goods brought here under the British flag; those who will pledge their sacred honor to hereafter work faith fully to build up the National Greenback party and to carry out its principles, ob jects and purposes, are requested to meet in their pectfl ~States and Con ~gressior ills ric'ts on o oe-' fnis day, September 4, 1889, and appoint one delegate and one alternate to attend the National Greenback Convention hereto fore called to meet at Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, September 12, .1889. In States and Congressional districts where our party is not now organized, those who approve of this call are requested to come and participate in the proceed ings of the convention. Address communications to George 0. Jones. Chairman, Grand Centra! Hotel, New York city. WATER FOR FUEL. An Alleged Invention Designed to Bevo tionize Everything. What appears to be an important in vent on has recently been made public in Phillips, Wis. It is no less than the practical and cheap use of water as fuel. The appliance consists of nothing but a piece of gas pipe from two inches to six inches in diameter, as may be desired, and of convenient length to fit a cook stove or a parlor or other heater, with short legs or stable support to keep it in position. This is placed in the stove with one end slightly projecting, to which is attached a vessel of water with stop cock conduit from the water vessel into the pipe. Before reaching' the steam chamber the water passes through the important part of the invention, the part that con stitutes or contains the great discovery. By means of it the water may pass into the steam chamber, while the steam can not pass out. The part of the pipe. con taining the steam chamber is within thbe stove, although a small part may be without if desired. To this the heat of a moderate wood or coal fire is applied, so as to heat the steam to a high temi perature, say.300 degrees or nearly 400 when it passes out of a small orifice im mediately into the midst of a bed of coals or fiatne. fromt burning, wood or coal, when it is at once -raised to the re quired temperature, 400 degrees or more, to be immediately decomposed into its gases-oxygen andl hydrogen which instantly become tiame. Only a moderate summer fire of wood or coal will be required the coldest day in winter, the gaseous flame furnishing the balance of the heat needed in the coldest room. The capacity for red ucing heat may he regulated to suit require ments. When it is knowvn that hydrogen flame yields a heat in burning five times greater than carbon, or about 2,000 de grees to 2.500 degrees, one may form some idea of the capacity of this little contrivance for prodlucing heat. By increasin~g the temperature of the gaspipe to about 400 degrees, the vapor may be decomposed into its gases before exit from the pine, and in such cases it is emitted in a jet of blue flame. lu either case the oxyhydrogen flame is easily produced and with a very small con sumption of fuel.-Light, Heat dd 19eier. Suicide of a Maryland Veteran. BALTIMORE, July 1.-Colonel William P. Zelhinger, formervy commanamder of the Fifth le-gimenit, NM. N. G., shot him selhf fatally at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at his home in t his city. The cause is unknown. ie served in the Confederate army during thle war and achieved a reputation for (distinguishedi gallantry. He comnianded the Fifth Regiment dur ing the great railroad riots in 1877, and his resolute bravery and good judgment on that occasion gained him great credit. He retired from the regiment several years ago, but recently accepted the command of Company E. Orangemen Celebrate the 12th. NEw YORK, July 12th .--The Orange men of this city celebrated the 12th of Jaly to-day by gathering at an uptown park, where they .had a pairaLde, pienic PLUG-UGLIES PULLED. SULLIVAN AND HIS BACKER AR RESTED AT NASHVILLE, TENN., Upon Request of the Governor of Missis sippi-The Boston Bruiser Resists the Officers and Threatens to Knock Out One of Them, But is Finally Brought to His Senses by the Chief of Police. NASHVILLE,. Tenn., July. 11.-When the Northbound Louisville and Nashville train pulled into this city at 10:33 this morning a crowd of people surged around the car to see John L. Sullivan. who was known to be on board. A rumor soon obtained circulation that a requisition was in the hands of the po lice, several of whom had boarded the car, and an officer reached over, with handcuffs in his hand, and seizing the slugger's arm, pulled him out into the aisle of the car. Sullivan resisted. Billy Muldoon, who occupied the same seat, put his head out- of the window and cried to the crowd: "Gentlemen, I demand American protection." His pa tiiotic wail was greeted with a variety of resporses. Some cheered Sullivan and begged him to "knock the coppers out." Others cried, "Hurrah for the Nashville police!" "Hit him with your club!" etc. One youngster who was hanging on the outside of the car win dow, ducked his head behind the sill and informed the crowd that "The cops have out their guns." After a brief struggle, Sullivan was taken from the car and hustled to a car ringe. In the scuffle he drew back to knock down a policeman, when Chief Clack stuck a pistol in bis face and told him if he struck he (Clack) would kill him. The officers next grabbed Charley Johnson of Brooklyn, Sullivan's backer, who resisted vigorously, but finally be gan to cry with pain. During all this scrimnmage Muldoon sat quietly by and was undisturbed. Mike Cleary, Sullivan's other second, hid in the excitement. and - one other, named Lynch, jumped off the train. Only Johnson and Sullivan were de tained, though others were wanted. The arrest was made by authority of a tele gram from Governor Lowry of Missis sippi to the Nashville Chief of Police. Sullivan has retained ex-Attorney General W. H. Washington, who says that .the officers went beyond their au thority and cannot hold their men. An immediate attempt will be made to get the parties out on a writ of habeas cor pus. Governor Lowry's telegram offers a reward of $1,000, and it is believed that if released on the present charge Sulli van will be rearrested, in order to b iecure time for a requisition to be ob ained. - The arrested belligerents are now at the police station, in conference with t their attorney. Eiissippi's Law Against Prize-Fights. t JAcKsoN, Miss., July 11.-An act of C 1882 imposes a penalty not exceeding v p1,000 nor less than $500, gr imprison- V nent for twelve months, or both, a prize-fighting~ A paf causnig death is guilty of murder; if mayhem, penal ties are provided for. Aiders and abettors are subject to a fine of not less than $1,000, or jail for six months, or both. Trying to Catch Kilrain. CoLuMBUs, 0., July 11.-Governor Foraker received the following telegram to-day from Governor Lowry of Missis sippi: "Piease direct the Chief of Police at Cincinnati to arrest Jake Kilrain, Charles Mitchell and Pony Moore, and hold them iuntil a requisition can reach you. Charge, crime of prize-fighting ~in this State." In reply, Governor Foraker repeated the telegram to Col. Philip Deitch, Chief of Police of Cincinnati, and asked that official to act in accordance w'th Gov ernor's Lowry's request. Governor Foraker also sent a telegram to Governor Lowry, saying: "Your request has been complied with." Jake and His Friends in St. Louis. ST. Lotms, July 11.- Kilrain andl his party arrived he~re this morning. They were rather timid about showmng them selves, until assured that the police were not looking for them. They seemed to be in dread of Governor Lowry of Mis sissippi even at this distance. Kilrain seemed pretty badly used up and not in very good spirits. Sullivan and Johnson Released. NAsavl.E, July. 11.-Sullivan and Johnson were released here on a writ of haeas corpus~, and leave here to-n'ght. WHAT A LUXURIOUS PRESIDENT. Brother Harrison Scratches His Back Artificiafly: Mir. Harrison has an article of furniture of which he is .very proud, and which is always to'be found on his table in his li brary. It is one of -those contr-ivanccs with a peculiarly shaped handle used for scratching the back in pl.aees inaceessi le to the hand.' He rece'ifed it lis a present from a young lady in Indiana pols. Mr. Harrison is very weak on the sub ject of b ack scratching. This is well known ~in Indianapolis. H~e would frequently, while talking to a friend or a client in his little office out there, in terupt the conversation by getting out and requesting the one with whom he was talking to scratch his back. From this he got a great deal of enjoyment; as much, perhaps, as Sandy did while going through the operation, which always brought forth from him the ad jurationi: "God bless the D~uke of Argyle" Mr. Harrison's back scratcher has an ivory handle. He uses it when no member of his family or no close friend is near to run his finger nails over just the spot that yearns for sensation of titillation. Otherwise he prefers to have the scratching done by hand. If any gentleman who hankers greatly for an office will so far overcome his natural trepidation as to boldly go up and andl scratch gently and soothingly Mr. Harrison's back lie may consider I himself as put on the pay roll.-C'lerec Hydrophobia from a Cat Bite. A little three-year-old son of Mr. P. I. Walsh, time-keeper in the shops, wvas bitten on the cheek by a cat several weeks ago. The wound was cauterized and healed over, and iio further notice was taken of it. About a week ago Mrs. Walsh and her children left home for a visit to Wilmington and Beaiufort, N. . On Tuesday last Mr. Walsh received telegram informing him that his little son was in Wilmington very ill, having I been attacked with hydrophobia. He< went down forthwith, but the sad news i reached here yesterday morning that the child had died the night before in I great agony. The remains came on last night, and will be buried here to-day. k~ine-av Frienw lrenc-. "The Holiday Time." "When the merry frogs are sporting In the river rushes rank, And the pickerel are lying In the shadows of the bank; "Wbe we hear the milkmaid singing In the lilac scented lane, And knee deep in the clover We behold the lowing train; "When the sun is brightly shining In a sky of cloudless blue, how pleasant is the knowledge That you have no work to do: "That bonesth the leafy larches You can watch the swallows fly, As a dreaming, idly dreaming, On a mossy bank you lie." HUMAN SACRIFICE IN AFRICA. Atrociously Cruel Burial Rites at the Grave of a King. The steamer Congo brings news from New Calabar of a most revolting sacri fice. It seems that a few months ago the old King of Eboc died, and, as is customary in that part of the country, the I raders from New Calabar went up to pay their respects to the new mon arch. The traders were aware that for a short time after the old King's death the "Iu In" rites are performed, but they thought that these were over. The deceased monarch's name was Imphy, and to the horror of the English traders the "lu Iu" ceremonies were at their hishest when they entered Eboe Town. The rites had oeen in operation for about two months, and already about orty people had been slain to appease he "It In" gods. The old King was hen lying in a grave which had been lug for him. The hole was a large one mnd deep. Lying in the same grave were nine of the King's youngest wives, iad their deaths had been brought about n the most cruel manner. Each of the >oor creatures had both br wrists and tmkles broken so that they could neither valk nor crawl. In this state, and suf ering the most excruciating pains the infortunate creatures were placed at the )ottom of the grave, seven of them ly ng side by side. The body of the King vas then laid on them in a transverse lirection. The two remaining women rere laid down by the side of the King, ying exactly like the manarch's body. 'o food or water was. given to the poor reatures, who were left in that position o die. It is said that death did not, as rule, take place for four or five days. our men were stationed round the rave, armed with clubs, ready to knock ack with these weapons any of the romen who, notwithstanding their naimed condition, were able to crawl to be side of the grave. In other parts of the town further hu aan sacrifices were taking place. Sus ended from various trees were tz e odies of several men. These poor fel ws were also enduring the most agoniz ag death. In most instances holes had een bored through their feet just by he ankles. .Through the -holes ropes ere drawn, and-the men were then tied a high tree. Their heads were, of nurse, hanging downward. The men rere there left to die. The traders, as bey were proceeding. along,. were un rilling witnesses of a fright crifi 'cat eectition-- ' y a num 'r o natives in a group, and went to the spot to see what was taking place. To their horror the white men saw a native tied by the feet and neck. The rope attached to the neck was thrown over a tree in one direction and the rope attached to the feet was tied to a tree in the opposite direction. The ropes were then drawn tightly, and when the body was distended to its utmost length, aliothe: native with a hatehet struck the neck and severed the head from the body. The head was taken to the grave where the King was lying, while the body was eaten by the cannibal natives. The white men could do nothing to stop the barbarous praictices, as to interfere with these "religious customs" would not be tolerated by the natives, an:1 the lives of the traders would have been in peril. They, therefore, made as quick a retreat from the town as they couild. The traders learned that for eachi of the fol lowing ten months there was to be a sacritice of seven mecn.-London Standl ard. CAPTAIN DAWSON'S EAELY LIFE. It is Admitted in Charleston that His Name Was Reeks. (New York Enun.) The letter printed ini an out-of-town paper over the signature of "One Who Knows." and since copied extensively, stating that Dr. Cronin had a brother, an Englishman, who was known as Father Reeks and was a priest in St. eorge's Cathedral, London, is declared by Clan-na-Gael friends of Dr. Cronmn to be anot her attempt to blacken his char acter. The object of the letter, they say-, is to stre-1gthen the supposition that Dr. Cronin was an English spy. Dr. Reeks is well known in England as a writer on church subjects as well as a priest, and in the last edition of the 3fonths appeared an article under his ,ame entitled "The Catholic Hero." It yas. declared yeszerday that Reeks is tis true namie, and~ that he was an own :>rother to Captain Dawson, who was hiot in Charleston by MeDow, D~awson's ceal name h; v"eg been Reeks. CHARLEsTON, July 7.-The publication n the &S on Saturday of the rumor ~oncerning Father Reeks of St. George's ..athedral, Lor'don, and Dr. Cronin, tud their alleged relation to the late Daptain F. W. Dawson, created quite a ~ensation here. It was known only: Lmong Captain Dawson's intimate riends that his real name was Reeks. mnd that he had a brother in the priest tood in London. Father Reeks visited his city some years ago, and was inti nate with Captain Dawson, although it v'as not generally known that the two vere brothers. An intimate friend of the dead editor aid to-day that Captain Dawson got his tame from an uncle, Admiral Dawson, who adopted him in his boyhood, andl ~ducated him, intending to provide for iim. The Admiral, however, died be ore the necessary papers had been Irawn out, andI yotung Reeks, or Daw on. was left to make his own way in ife. He. had left the parental rof of iis own volition, and refused to retturn o his parents or to reassumne his name. Fust at that time the war between the tntes commytenced, and young Reeks, till bearing the name of Dawson, em >arked on a blockader and came to the onfederate States, where his career is rell known. The story that Dr. Cronin is in any ray related to the Reeks family is not redited here. Fire at Wilmington. WILMINGToN, IN C., July 10.-The laning tmill and sash and blind, factory f Parsley & Waggins were destroyed by ire this morning at :3 o'clock. Two saw nills were saved. The loss is from $10,000 o $15,000; partially covered by insur nee. The schooner Vrooman, lying at he wharf loading with lumber, was oured The total loss isaot $30a no. KING COTTON. AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE GROW ING CROP THE PAST MONTH. The Crop Later.by a Week or Two Than That of Last Year-The Caterpillar and Boll Worm Make Their Appearance in Mississippi and Texas.. WASHINGTON, July 10.-The June re port~of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture shows an improvement in the condition of cotton during the past month. Early planted areas are well advanced. That which was planted in May. and that which had not ger minated before the season of drought, is late and small. There was frost nearly throughout the cotton belt on the last of May and first of June, which prevented germina tion, already long delayed,-and arrested the growth of plants. There is general complaint of the cffets of a dry and cool season continuing through May and into June in delaying germination and growth and favoring prevalence of lice. West of the Mississippi, especially in Texas, the season is considered a wet one, and June rains, continuing till the (lay of report, began at an earlier date than in the Atlantic States. Their effect has been to improve the stand, which was very defective, and advance the growth of the plant. The preva lence of rains left the fields some what grassy on the first of July, a condition which a few days of sun shine since May have remedied, except on plantations having too large an area for the number of ploughs available. The crop was generally kept clean during period of drought. The wide variation in the date of germination has had the effect to make the crop later by a week or two than that of 1888, and stand is .not so good. Some plants came up in April and some late in June. The percentages of condition by States are as follow: Virginia 83, North Caro lina 85, South Carolina 84, Georgia 86, . Florida 90, Alabama 87, Mississippi 91, Louisiana 92, Texas 90, Arkansas 83, Tennessee 82; general average 87.6. - The caterpillar and bol worm haze-- -- appeared in Texas and Louisiana and in some parts of Mississippi. The set ting of. lights and catching of the miller that produces the cotton worm have been general, promising mitigation of future depredations. THE TOBACCO CROP. - WASHINGToN. July 10.-The crop re port of the Agricultural Department for July shows a large falling off of the area in tobacco, amounting to over 23 per cent., on both cigar and manufacturing leaf, the latter sustaining most of the loss. - A preliminary estimate makes a reduction of 30 per cent. in Tennessee, 34 in Kentucky, 44 in ]ndiana, and 30 in Illinois, with smaller reduction in Ohio and Missonri. The general condition of tobacco falls h-+of 90. BELZ'S FIGHT FOR LIFE. Attacked By a Gang of Masked Men, He Cuts One and Gets Away. APPLETON, Wis., July 10.-Albert Belz, a boatman, residing on the bank of the Fox River, in the lower part of the ciy of Appleton, was attacked about midnight Sunday night byjmasked men, and only escaped after a hard fight, in which at least one assailant was savagely cut with a knife. It has been popularly reported that several weeks ago Belz eruelly beat and muistreated his wife so that she was forced twice to leave him, bput each time returned on his promises of reform. On the night mentioned Beclz wvas lying on the river batik, half asleep, waiting for some late rg-boats to come in, when~ he was awakened by the presence before him of a dozen or fifteen men, one holding a rope. The features of all were concealed by masks fastened within their hat brims. One seized him by the collar, jerked him to his feet and at tempted to throw the rope over his head and lead him to a tree near by. Belz, now thoroughly awake, fought dlesperately, oatchiing the noose in his teeth so that it could not be put over his head. Three times Belz was borne to the ground by his assailants, but each time he rose again, all the while' endeavoring to reach the river and throw himself in. Being a strong man and nerved with the frenzy of despair, he tore away from all but one, and to gether they rolled down the bank almost into the water.* Hlaving but one man to fight, Belz srtc eeeded in drawing a large pocket knife, with which he stabbed his assailant in the wrist, shoulder and groin, rendering him helpless. Then he jumped into a boat andl made his way across the river. The wounded mail, carried away by his companions, was bleeding so profusely that the trail was easily followed to a house several blocks away. A physician was summoned who pro nounced the wounds very serious. The man's name is John 3Mailor. Hie re fuses to confess the munes of the rest of the gang. lHe says they meant to make an example of Belz. No arrests have vet been made, but thle authorities are working dilligently Oil the ease. YELLOW PINE LUMBER INDUSTRY. Complaints of High Treight Rates in the South. MioNTGOMERY, Ala., July 1l.-The Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Associa tion met here to-day. Delegates were present from Alabama, Georgia, Florida and M1ississippi. The report of the com mittee on freight rates was read and was unfavorable. The cominittee had waited on andl written to otlicials of, roads running into their territory and had received muany promises, buit no re duction of rates. President J. J. White of Mfississippi stated that the interests of the association are suifTring on ac count of highl rates, and inrged mlembers to unite in an effort to secure better rates. J. M[. Rivings, tile secretary, reported that lie had statements from sixteen mills, showing their anuanal eut for the year 1888 to have been 16i.>.000,000i feet. This represented about half the mills in the association. The next nmeeting of the atssoceiation. will be held at Birmin:am. Ala.. in October. Condemninig the Clan-na.-Gael. LONON, July 10.-A dispatch from Rome to the slowl:ard says: .\rchbishop Fehan of Chicago, having made a long report to the Vatican throug~h Cairdinat Simioni on the crimmnal acts of the Clan na-Gael, the Pope has given instruettons that authority be. granted thie Arch bishop to take whatever imeasutres he may deem opportu le to de lare the Clan-na-Gael in opposition to tha (Churr-h,