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TABERNACLE PUPIT.I NEW YEAR'S SERMON BY REV. DR. TALMAGE. He Speaks of the Fight Between the Powers of Light and the Powers of Darknexs--Christiau. Need the Help That Comes from On High. BnooKLYx, Jan. 4.-Dr. Talmage's New Year's sermon is a ringing battle cry to ministers and Christians every where, calling upon them to join in a combined charge on the intrenchments of sin and Satan. It made a deep im pression on the vast crowds who heard it in this city this morning, and at The Christian Herald service to-night in New York. The enthusiasm at the latter service was increased by the ef fective aid rendered by a large volun teer choir which has been organized from the audiences, who sung with a volume and 1ervor seldom equaled. After the singing of the hymn com me'icing, Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, With all thy quickening powers, Dr. Talmage preached the following sermon from the text, Luke xxiv, 49. "Tarry 3 e in the city of Jerusalem un til ye be endued with power from o' high:" For a few months, in the providence of God, I have two pulpits, one in Brooklyn and the other in New York, and through the kindness of the priat ing press an ever widening opportuni ty. To all such hearers and readers I come with an especial inessage. The time his arrived for a for ward move ment such as the church and the wor'd have never seen. That there is a need for such a religious movement is evi dent from the tact that never since our world was swung out among the planets has there been such an organ ized and determined effort to over throw righteoist ess, and make the Ten Commandraents obsolete and the whole Bible a derision. Meanwhile alcoholism is taking down its victims by the hundreds of thousands, and the political parties get down on their knees, practically, saying: "0 thou al mighty rum jug! we bow down before thee! Give us the offices-city, state - and national. Oh, give us the offices, and we will worship thee for ever and ever, Amen." The Christian Sabbath meanwhile, appointed for physical, me-ital and spiritual rest, is being secularized and abolished. As it the bad publishing hoases of our own country had em hausted their literary filth, the French - and Russian sewers have been invited to pour their scurrility and moral slush into the trough where our Amer ican swine are now wallowing. Mean while there are enough houses of in famy in all our cities, open and un molested of the law, to invoke the om nipotent wrath which burled Sodom under a deluge of brimstone. The pandemoniac world, I think, hi's massed its troops, and they are at this moment plying their batteries upn family circles,* church circles, social circles, political circles a-id national circles. Apollyon is in the saddle, and ridmg at the head of his myrmidons would capture this world for daikess and woe. Iaat is one side of the conflict now raging. On the other side we have the most magnificent gospel machinery that the world ever saw or heaven ever invented. In the first place there are in this country more than eighty thou sand miristers of religion and, take them as a class, more consecrated, -holier, more consistent, more self deny ing, moie faithful men never lived. I know them by the thousands. I have met them in eve-y city. I am told, not by them, but by people outside our -profession, people engaged in Christian and refoicmato-y work, that the clergy of Ame ic<. are at tiie head of all good enterprises, and wt'oever else fail they may be depended on. The truth of this is demonstrated by the fact that when a mmnister of religion does fall, it is so exceptio-ial that the newspapers report it as something startling, while a hundred men in er callings may ..go4-wanhotuthe rr-atter being con sidered as especially worth mention .ng. in addition to their equipment in -moral character the cleriry of this country have all that the schools can give. All archeological, ri-etorical, -scientific, scholastic, literary attain ment. So much for the Christian min istry of all denominations. In the] next place on our side of the conflict --webhave the grandest churches of allj time atd higher style of memnbership *and more of them, anid a hot without number of splendid men and womnn who are riong the"' best to have this I world purified, elevated. gospelized. i But we all feel that something is want- 1 ing. Enough hearty songs have been I sung and enough earnest sermors f preached within the last six months to f -save all the cities of America. and sav -ing the cities yoa save the world, for they overflow all the land either witha their religion or their infamy. t Several times in the history of the f chrrch and the world has the power I: - romt on high.boen demonstrated. In the.Se-venteenthcentury, after a great e -season of moral depression, this powe- t from on high came -down upon John c S-Tillotson and Owen aind Fravel and s -.Baxter and Bunyan; and there was a t deluge of mercy higher than the tops f of the 'highest mountains of sin. In d the Eighteenth century, in England ~ and - America, religion was at a low b water mark. Wiiliam Cowper, writing a of-the clergy of those days said: h Excep a few with Eli's spirit blest, t Robiand Phineas may describe the res&. a Te infidel writing of Shaftesbury and a Hobbes and Chubb had done their c' work. But power from on high camei v upon both the Wesleys and Lady b Huntington on the other side the' At- s -lantic, and upon William Tennant andg Gilbert Tennant and David Bf-ainerd on this side of the Atlartic, and both -hemispheres felt the tread of. a par domng God. Coming to later date, there may be here and there in this a.1 dience an aged man or woman whot can remember New York in 1831 when this power from on high descended most wondrously. It came upon pas- a tors and congregations and theatres 0 and commercial establishmeaits. Chat ham Street theatre, New York, was the scene of a most treme-2dous religious awakening. A committee of Christian gentle- t men called upon the lessee of the thea tre, and said they. would like to buy the lease of the theatre. Ie said, -WVhat do you want it for?~" They replied,P "For a church." "For wh-a-at?" said the owner! For a church," was the re-h ply. The owner said, "You may hai e it, and I will give you a thousand dol- p lars to help fou on with your work." 9 Arthur r'appan, a man mightily perse cuted in -his time, but a man, as I saw Jhim in his last days, as honest and pure and good as any man I ever knew, stepped on the stage of old Chatham a theatre as the actors were closing their a morning rehearsal and said, "There ri will be preaching here to-night on this n stage;" and then gave out and sang tl with such people as were there the old a) hymn: 'The voice of free grac. cries, escape to the ix mountains. For all that believes Christ has opened a Tj fountain. i The barroom of the theatre was turn- e: ed into a prayer room, and eight hun dred persons were present at the first a meeting. For seventy successive nights r< religious services were held in that h theatre, and such scenes of mercy and ir salvation as will be subjects of conver- a: sation and congratulation among the s< ransomed in glory as long as heaven h lasts. But I come to a later time-1857 is -remembered by many who are here. tl remember it especially, as I1 had just a itered the office of the ministry. It si S in, udreds of th usands of p-ec p>e p: nnil! -s. Starvati -1 en ter ed aui ons ti at had ntve bef-re -n w N nt. oest e life, a ay cZses ccame " a tiagedy. Sui we, gal roting, borzlari:. assassinati a were rampant. What. an awful dy t~nat was T:hen the baiks wentdow i. There has been nothing like it in thiny years. :aid I pray God i icre raay no be any thiug like i. in tl e next tihirt:. centur ies. Talk about your Black Fridays: It was Black Saturday, Black Sunday, Black Monday. Black Tuesday, Black Wednesday, Black Thursday as well as Black Friday. This nation in its extremity fell help less before the Lord and cried for par don and peace, and upon ministers and laymen the power from on high de scended. Engine houses, ware rooms, hotel parlors, museums, factories, from 12 to 1 o'clock, while the operatives were resting, were opened for prayers and sermons and inquiry rooms, and Burton's old theatre on Chambers street, where our ancestors used to as semble to laugh at the comedies, and all up and down the steets. and out on the docks and on the decks of ships ly ing at the wharf people sang. "All hail the power of Jesus' name." while others cried for merey. A great mass meet ing of Christians on a week (lay, in Jayne's hall. Philadelphia, telegraph-d to Fulton Street Prayer meeting in New York, saying, "What hath Go)d wrought ?" and a telegram went back saying, "Two hundred souls saved at our meeting to-day." A ship came through the Narrows into our harbor, the captain reporting that hituself. and all the crew haid been converted to God between New Oileans and New York. In the busiest marts of our busiest American cities, where the worshipers of Mammon had been counting their golden beads, men began to calculate, What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?" The waiters in restaurants after the closing of their day's work knelt among the tables where they had served. Policemen asked consent of the commissioner of police to be per mitted to attend regligious meetings. At Albany members of the New York legislature assembled in the room of the court of appeals at half-past 8 o'clock in the morning for prayer and praise. Printed invitations were sent out to the firemen of New York saying, "Come as suits your convenience best, whether in fire or citizens' dress, but come!come!" Quarrymen knelt among the roch-. Fist e rmen knelt in their boats. Weavers knelt among the looms. Sailors knelt a nong the ham mocks, Schoolmasters knelt among their classes. A gentleman traveling said there was a line of prayer meet ings from On'aha to Washington cit3, and he might have added a line of prayer meetings from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and from the St. Law rence to the Gulf of Mexico. Many of my heareis to-day are what the world calls, and what I would call splendid fello'.7s. and they seem happy enough, and are jolly and obliging, and if I were-in trouble I would go to them with as much confidence as I would to my father, if he were yet alive. But when they go to their rooms at night, or when the excitements of social and business life a--e off, they are not con tent, and they want .,omething better than this world can offer. I under stand them --o well I wo ild, without any fear of being thought rough, put my right hand on their one shoulder and my left hand on their other shoul der and push them into the kingdom of God. But I cannot. Power from on high, lay hold of them! Years ago, at the close of a religious service in Brooklyn Tabernacle, a gen tleman most distinguished in appear mece, and with remarkable cerebral devrlopment, came forward with his wife t.. d daughter, and said to me in a nost courteons and elegant way, "Let me introduce you to my wife and laughter, who wish some counsel in regard to religious matters," and the three sat down. After I had convers sd with the wife and daughter I turn id to the gentleman and said, "Perhaps ou have some interest yourseif in these matters?~" -'None whatever," was the reply, polite yet firm, but be ore the meeting had closed I saw his hand lifted to his forehead and his eyes ~losed, and I said, "Sir, have you not ~hanged your mind, and are you not ~houghtful on this subject ?" He said: ~I am. Since coming to this seat I iave sought and found Christ as my aviour, and I have but one desire nore, and that is before I leave this touse to join my wife and daughter in naking profession of the Christian re igion. I have been known as on the rong side long enough." What was t that had come upon him? It was ower from on high. At the first communion after the edication of our former church three undred and twenty-eight souls stood ip in the aisles and publicly espoused the cause of Chiist. At another time our hundred souls; at another time vre hundred; and our four thousand ye hundred membership were but a mall part of those who within those acred walls took upon themselves the1 ows of the Christian. What turned iem? What saved them? Power rom the level? 2- o. Power from on igh. But greater things are to be seen ift rer these cities and ever this world is > be taken for God. There is one ass of men and women in all these as ~mblages in whom I have especial in ~rest, and that is those who had good t tthers and mothers once, but they are ead. What multitudes of us are or-t hans! We may be 40, 50, 80 years old, a 2t we never get used to having father t nd mother gone. Oh, how often we ave had troubles that we would like s have told them, and we always felt c Slong as father and mother wvere ilye we had some one to whom we )uld go! Now I would like to ask if d >u think that all their prayers in your i ~half have been answered. "No," you y, "but it is too late; the old folks are mne now. 1, I must courteously contradict you. b is not too late. I have a friend in t; ~e ministry who was attending the f~ St hours of an aged Christian, and my f: iend said to the old Christian, "Is ere no trouble on your mind ?" The d man turned his face to the wall for n few moments, and then said: "Only Q te thing. I hope for the salvation of y ten children, but not one of them is e t saved. Yet I am sure they will 4 . God means to wait untIl I am ne." So he died. When my friend Id of the circumstances eight of the t n had found the Lord, and I have nou ubt the other two before this haveu und him. Oh, that the long post ned answers to prayer for you, my ~other, for you, my sister, might this ur descend in power from on high. The history of these unanswered ~ayers for you God only knows. They s ny have been offered in the solemn b rth hour. They may have beenoffer- t Iwhen you were down with scarlet ver or diphtheria or membranous r oup. Thbey may have been offered me night when you were sound leep in the trundle bed, and your i other came in to see if you werea htly covered in the cold wintera ght. They may have been offered atw at time which comes at least once in most every one's life when youra ther and mother had hard work to ake a living, and they feared that a ant would come to them and you. I ey may have been offered when the s could no longer move a'nd the I ~es were closed for the long sleep. 0 Oh, unanswered prayers of father d mother, where are youP In whatB ~om of the old homestead have they dden ? Oh, unanswered prayers, rise a mist of many tears into a cloud, h id then break in a shower which shall ~ften the heart of that man who is so rd he cannot cry, or that woman who u: ashamed to pray! Oh. armchair of S1 eaged, now empty and in the garret w noug the rubbish, speak out. Oh, ri all of the pilgrim who has ended his p anxit i . that ben. over th-*-! 01, fram ily B bl, with stor -f hirt i at d dA; rul s o me of thy iri:w '- ern .eaves, and i i s know of the wriakled lai5 that m- turned thy pai - s, a%-d #-x Flan ti it. spot vhre a tei.r i U) the i as ige, "0 Absalom, my son, my son, .voidd God I had died for thee'" God ;nd gracious God! what will c ) f us. if af er having had such dkuott and praying pareni e, we never p:ay for ourselves! We will pray. We will begin now. Oh, for the power from on high, power to move this as semblage. power to save Brooklyn and New York, power of evangelism that shall sweep across this continent like an ocean surge, power to girdle the round earth with a red girdle dipped in the blood of the cross! If this forward movement is to begin at all there must be some time for it to begin, and why not this time? And so I sound for your eors a rhythmic invitation, which, until a few days ago, never came un der my eye, but it is so sweet, so sob bing with pathos, so triumphant with joy, that whoever chimed it, instead of being anonymous, ought to be immor tal: Thy sins I bore on Calvary's tree; The stripes, thy due, were laid on me, That peace and pardon might be free o wretched sinner, come! Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest? Trust not the w orld; it gives no rest; I bring relief to hearts opprst o weary sinner, come! Conic, leave thy burden at the cross; Count all thy gains but empty dross, My grace repays all earthly loss o needy sinner, come! Come, hither bring thy boding fears, Thy aching heart, thy bursting tears, 'Tis mercy's voice salutes thine ears; o tremb!ing sinner, come! FATHERAN)SON. A Sensational Turn from Their Abode in the Penitentiary. FRANKLIN. Ind., Jan. 8.-The two divorce suits filed in the circuit court here by Wm. B. F. Law. Sr., and Wm. B. F. Law, .r.-father and s'n-both confined in the state prison south, at Jefferson ville, asking legal separation form their wives, Jennie and Alice, and possession of their chlidren, has created a decided sensation. They were sent to the penitentiary in September, 1888, for twelve years each, for joi'uly killg an old man and his son, farmers, residing near them. It was in March, 1888, that old man Barker and his son were found in the field, not far from their 1-ouse, each with his throat cut from ear to ear, and two bullet holes in each one's head. It was evident the bullet holes in their heads had been caused by shots fired in their dead bodise after death. At the time there was no clue to the perpetrators of the doub'e murder. Several arrests were made, but as no evide-ce could be found against the various r 'xies, they were re leased one after another. Some time after this, old man Law and his son were suspected by a detec tive. It was well known all over the neighborhood that for a long time a feud had existed between the Law family and the Barker family. The Laws, though, stood wNell in the community. They were, however, arrested. and after a long and bitter trial convicted of mur dering old man Barker and his son-but the evidence was so circamstantial that thir uec's were saved fioin the rope and they were sentenced to twelve years each in the penitentiary. Not long after they began their sen tences in tle penitentiary, old man Law as granted a pension and arrearages, amounting to a large sum-nearly $5, 00, and the young Law had a fortune, of *,,000 bernucathed to him by a relative ho died, ~but neither the father nor son ver sent anything home to support their amililes, both of which live at and oc upy the old Law homestead, near this ity, and earn a scanty living by attend ig the farm from year to year. The older Law has three children and the son has one. In both complaints for ivorce adultery is charged, and this is ~he surprising part of it, for both the ldies are above -eproach, the younger efendant l~3ing the daughter of one of be most prominent citizens of Johnson ounty. Just what the two convicts want with bhe custody of their child,'en is hard to nderstandi. Both cases will be bitterly ~ontesad. A Crisi is Near1 LONDON, Jan. 7,-The foreign office as issued the following coinmunica- 1 ion to the press in regard to the Behb; ing sea dispute : The statements cabled respecting the ,rresponde lce on the Behring sea uestion between the British and mercan governar.ents are unfound "A dispatch was received Dec. 30th, om Mr Blaine. Hie made proposals ] specting the questions to be submit d for arbitration. With this excep on, no communication whatever has een received from the United States c an this subject for the past three a eeks, and no communication has been y ade to -the Air erican government in t e same period. This communication was printed andt nt to all newspapers offices and news h encies in London, it being the evi et desire of the government to give e document the widest publicity. G be foreign office is the most conserva e department and the courss is c opted in regard to the commiunica- e on is a startling innovation upon its ti ual methods of proceedure and h, rengthens the general belief that the ti isis is serious.p It is claimed that the preparations 3. fsealskir's is an entirely British in stry, 13,000 persons being engaged this work in London aloaie. Since the publication of the foreign P lice communication the United States 01 ~gation and the admiralty officee have tI en besieged by persons seeking to ob- 1E n information of the status of af- ri tirs but inquiries have thus far proved ri a itless. te________ A Fatal Fail in Chariesten. (21 CHARLESTON, Jan. 8.-Yesterday t1 >rning, about t wenty minutes before di 'cck, a m:>st horrible tragedy was tC acted at 198 King street. the premises h the Forest Ihouse. Datniel F. Berry, C e of the three male occupants of m om 11, at the Northeast corner of e highest story of the house, precipi ed himself full thirty feet below ke on an old wagon body lying in Mr. thm omas's furniture yard, breaking his t k and otherwise injuring his body. w t appears that Berry had been drink- h for the past two or three days. On t ednesday night he got on another ti ee, and was seen in some of the low- b dives in the city, lHe reached his wi arding house yesterday morning af- bi. a night of reckless disipation, about tic lf-past 3 o'clock, and hastened to his ar m, which was also occupied by two ii his friends. The noise made by him se going across the room to the window akened the two occupants, Miller i Jackson; but by the time they fol re aroused to conscioasness Berry unj fallen from the window and was is angled corpse. I aniel F. Berry wvas over 50 years of e although he scarcely looked 40. dii lived a few miles from the town of anion and has good connections. in* ~dical times he was appointed Sheriff Marion County. and served for four ars. Ever since that time he has in en familiarly known as "Sheriff'' es ~rr. When sober he was a quiet andW iceable man, but drink was his great ju temy and wvas the ultimate cause ofli ruin. __________ca Tux indications are that State Treas- eli :er Bates will succeed in funding the er ate debt at at very low rate of interest. T iich will knock in the head the oft'L peated charge during the late cam- M ~ign that the election of Capt. Till- ci: TR : FORCE BILL DE AD. SHRE ID WORK OF THE DEMCCRATS: AND THE SLVER MEN. The I arce Bill Displaced by the Silver 1 Mcit are-Most of tha Republican Sena tors I aken by Surpise at the Result of tke Action of the Senate. WA-urINGToN, January 5.-While the IRLepublican Senators were concoct ing a scheme to pass the force bill n spite of Democratic opposition, the min ority, under the magnificent leadership of Senator Gorman, side tracked it al most before their opponents realized how it was accompliched. Soon after the Senate convened to-day Senators Gorman, Faulkner, Cockrell, Harris, Vest and other active Democrats concluded that the hour had arrived to make a bold move to stave off the force bill and take up one of the financial measures. Senator Vest, of Missouri, was chosen to make a motion to take up the silver bill in preference to the force bill. In the meantime Senator Gorman had ascertained that seven and perhaps eight Republicans would vote for such a proposition. Finally Senator Jones, of -Nevada. made his first appearance this session and joined his colleague, Stewart, in opposing the force bill in the interst of silver. STEWART'S OPPORTUNE OFFER. Better still. Senator Stewart volun teered to make the motion. Thus the propesition came from the Republican side. Word was passed around on the Democratic side and eyery man was re quested to be on duty at a certain hour. On the Republican side all save the eight anti-force bill men were in total ignorance of the Democratic pro gramme. After the morning business was disposed of a conference report on the localrailroad measure came up and was. being discussed. The Vice Presi dent went out for luncheon, leaving Senator Harris, of Tennessee, one of the ablest parliamentarians in the Sen ate, to preside. EXPLODING THE BOMB. In due time the conference report was disposed of and Senator George. of Mis sissippi was about to conclude his speech against the force bill, but before he pro ceeded, Senator Stewart startled his Re publican associates by moing to lay aside the elections bill and consider the silver bill. Such a suggestion at such a time, and from such a source, completely demoral ized Senators Sherman, Spooner, Frye, Evarts, Piatte, Dolph and other Repub lican leaders. "Grandmother" Hoar al most exploded with suppressed rage and astonishment. It was understood that everything was to be settled satisfac torialy to the Republicans at a caucus to be held to-night. HOAR'S VAIN PROTEST. Finally Senator Hoar recovered suffi- i ciently to protest against Senator George 1 yielding the floor to the Senator from ] evada and was proceeding to deliver a ;encral sco'ding to all who differed with him. Senator Gorman could not afford to deal in sentimentalities in the midst of a political battle, so he called the Massa husetts Senator to order, holding that a b motion to consider a particular mesure a as not debatable. Senator Harris promptly sustained the i oint or order, thrs checking Senator C Eoar's flow .of language. Senator George then wanted a chauce 1 o make a personal explantion, but he Loo was called down, and the question f whether the silver bill should be taken p was submitted to the Senate. THE SURPRISE COMPLETE. -Before half of the people present could a ealize the exact situation the clerk was .n the midst of a roll-call the result of C hich would decide the fate ot the force E ill, for the present at last. In the meantime Senator Hoar sent or Vice President Morton and Senator Idmunds to come to his rescue. Mr Nohrton hurried into the chamber d Ld appeared somewhat surprised to e ear from Senator Harris that the roll- e al was on Senator Stewart's motion to f ake up the silver bill, a There were expressions of approval in i ie galleries when Vice President Mor- ' n declared Senator Stewart's motion X arried by a vote of 34 to 29. HO' ST WITH THEIR OWN PETARD. There was also some surprise express d when it was found that the two new r ~enators from Idaho, one of whom was J worn in to-day, were among the eight y4 ~epublicans to vote against Ibe forcey ll. ti DEMOCRATIC SMILES. t The Democratic Senators could not-. nceal their gratification at the result, d under the cover of the cloak room ~alls they exchanged hearty congratula ons andi commented in the highest ~rms on the aaimirable management of ~ ieir leader, Senator Gorman, and lis utenants, Senators Faulkner, Vest, organ, Harris, and others. RAX THINKS THE TIME HAD COME. Senator Gorman maintamned his usual imposure and simply said when .spok to on the subject that "a majority of e Senators concluded that the fira~t onda in the new a year was very good ne to legislate in behalf of all the peo e of the United States in preference to N ore partisan mesr. MORTON NOTIMPLICATED. Senator Harris was pleased'.with the rt he played, but he assured every e who ap~proached him on the sabject at Vice President Morton knew noth of the programme when he tempo .rtly vacated the chair. Senator Har was also ignorant of what was con- B rplated until after lie assumed the Lair. Hie was.aware that something of kind was contemplated during the 1?| .y, but he did not know the work was - be done while he was presiding. He S. lds that the bill now goes on the endar and can only be taken up by a jority of a quorum. SENATOR HOAR AS CASIANDRA. Senator Hoar feels his eefeat very enly and predicts the destruction of J e Republican party. lHe condemns action of those Republican Senators o voted with the Democrats and says believes that they would do the same ing over again, even after the financial co 1is disposed of. He refuses to say iether he will continue to press the further, but intimates that it is prac ally dead as long as eight Republicans : pposed to it. ie probably regrets has te in helping to seat the two new nators from Idaho. EDMUNDS DOES XOT DESPAIR. Senator Edmunds claims that the 'ce bill is not dead, but comes up as finished business when the silver bill lisposed oX without a separate vote. hier equally eminent parliamentarians JE l'er with him.-News and Courier. Farewell to Farwell. PRINGFIELD, ILL, January 7.- The neral Assembly of Illinois convened7 regular session at noon. The great interest was centred in the House. cre the Democratic majority wasL tsufficient to organize. A full House omposed of 77 Democrats, 73 Repub ans and 3 tarmers-responded to roll is. The House was organized by the ~etion of Clayton E. Crafts. Demo at, for Speaker by a full party vote. e Senate was called to order by eutenant Governor Ray, and Senator W. Matthews. Republican, was osen President pro tern by a vote of HORT TALKSBETWEENSTATESMEN. ,tctly Wh'at ;1appened When Senator Wolcott Met the Pr< .Ir'ont. W~ING~o, Jan. S.-Sena:or Wl 'ott is moro than ever alieuate'd fre~n he affectiorns of President, ilarris:>a ince b de-ivered his loquent speech n opposit-ian to the forc- NIl, ain: cur lial relations are not apt to be soon 'stablished between these two eminent [tepublicans. Mr. Wolcott has been a evere critic of the President always, nd in his opposition has had the sym ?athy of his colleague. Mr. Teller. During the last session of Congress enator Wolcott took oczasion, while lelivering a speech upon the silver >ill, to hit Mr. Harrison some pretty iard raps. This speech followed close y upon a widely published interview with Henry Wolcott, of Denver, the enator's brother, in which some very :austic things were sa.d about the President, and the contempt which Western Republicans feel for him, :aused the relations between the President and the young senator to become very much strained. A few days ago, just befoi e he de ivered his speech against the force bill, Mr. Wolcott was persuaded to call it the White House to pay his respects. Some of his colleagues, older in years ind accordingly with more discretion han he, convinced him that it was >nly proper that, as a.sen ator, he should ait upon thle President and offer the ssurances of his most distinguished steem and consideration. The young senator accordingly went over to the mecutive mansion at a seasonable hour >ne morning, sent in his card, and fter waiting in the ante room some time with a lot of miscellaneous peo ple, as is the custom in this free re public, was ushered into the presence >f the President. Mr. Harrison stood it the corner of his desk, with his feet planted firmly and his head thrown )ack upon his square shoulders as if nticipating an attack. The senator rasped with more or less cordiality, he hand of the President, and said: 'Good morning Mr. President. I have ome to pay you my respects and to wish you the compliments of the sea ;on." "Yes ?" said the President. "It is a pleasant day," said the sena tor. "Yes," said the President. "An agreeable contrast to the terri le hot spell during the session last iummer," said the senator. -'Still, I have seen hotter summers ;han last summer was," said the Presi lent. "Is it possible?" said the senator, "Yes; I have known it to be so hot n Washington some summers that the )avements melted into a soft, sticky ubstance," said the President. "I hope we shall have no such weath r as that during the coming summer," aid the senator. "I hope not," said the President. "Good morning," said the senator. "Good morning," said the President; nd as Mr. Wolcott disappeared rough the loor, Mr. Harrison >rought his head back to its normal yosition, released his hold upon the lesk, and, with the air of a conqueror, esnmed the chair that he had vacated ipon receiving the senator's card. Small Pot in Texas. GALVESToN, Texas, Jan. 8.-)r. utherford. the Texas Healsh Officer, as ordered a strict State quarantine gainst San Antonio, Houston and 'oakum on account of a few cases of malpox at those points. No railway an take any body away from those laces until Dr. Rutherford gives a ermission. In the Southern part of exas smallpox exists nearly all the ime. It is said that San Antonio Is ever without a case, but the disease s usually confined to an unclean part f the town inhabited by Mexicans. A ew cases have appeared at Houston nd one or two have been reported at an Antonio. Galveston also has a ase and the people here are hourly xpecting to be shut off from commu ication with the outer world. - Gets the Fortune. RIcUMoND, Va., Jan. 7.-Judge Leake, the Chancery court, to-day handed own a lengthy decision in the celebrat d case of B~ettie Thomas Lewis, color d, who claimed the estate of her white ather, W. A. 'Thomas, deceased, valued t $240,000. The court held that she ras entitled to the property. The case rll be taken to the Supreme court. JOB PRINTING. ~HE TIES OFFICE IS FITTED UP IN a manner that warrants it in soliciting >ur patronage for job printing. Send us >r orders which shall have prompt atten an. Prices as low as the cities. Satisfac n guaranteed. Keep us in mind. BRUNSON HOUSE, SUMTER, S. C. First class accommodations and excellent ble. Convenient to the business portion the town. 25 cents for dinner. J. H. DIXON, Proprietor. .WULERN & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS. Flour a Specialty. >s. 171 and 173 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. 4. Drake & Son, -WHOLESALE 0TS, SHOES, & TRUNKS. 235 Meeting St., CH ARLESTON, S. C. ~gest stock, best assortment1 lowest prices., THOMAS, Jr.. J. M. THO3IAS. ~ephen Thomas, Jr. & Bro. WVA-TC'EmS, NELRY, SIL VER & PLATED WARE, pectacles, Eye Glasses & Fancy Goods, r-e-Watches and Jewelry repaire'd by ipetent workmen. 257 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1830. trington, Thomas & Co., s -DEALERS IN e ELRY, SILVERWARE AND FANCY GOODS, I No. 251 King Street,1 SCHARLESTON, S. C. ti F ION TL OONN0R, Cotton Factor -COMDIISSION MERCH ANT- r CHARLESTON, S. C. olicits consignments of cotton on which ni OJ'S.PH F. IlAME, ATTORNEY AT LA , MANNING, S. C. OIlN S. WILSON, A'&wiwne ad Counselor at Law, MANNING, S. C. A LEVI.LA A* ATT -o |RY t T.: 7 LAWIf:, MANNING, S. C. M. NotAry Public with seal. ALLEN H UGGINS, D. D. S., Go ('IER|A W, . Viiat Manning every month or two professionally. FORESTON DRUG STORE, FORESTON, S. C. I keep always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Medicines, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY, STATION ERY, CIGARS, GARDEN SEEDS, and such articles as are usually kept in a first class drug store. I have just added to my stock a line of PAINTS AND OILS, and aiu prepared to sell PAINTS, OILS LEAD, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, in quantities to suit purchasers. L. W. NETTLES, M.D., Foreston, S. C. A. S. T. PERRY. H. I. SDIONS. R.A. PRINGLE. Johnston, Crews & Co., -WHOLESALE JOBBERS OF DRY GOODS, Notions and Small Wares, Nos. 49 Hayne & 112 Market Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. n. T. MCGAIAN. A. S. BROWN. ROBT. P. EVANS. McGAHAN, BROWN & EVANS, JOBBERS OF Dry Goods, Notions, BOotS, Shoes and Clothing, Nos. 226, 228 & 230 Meeting Street, CIARLESTON, S. C. TI-IE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. R. A. McCURDY, Prest. Assets, $136,401,328.02. Surplus, $9,657,248.44. The oldest, strongest, largest, best ompany in the world. It "makes as surance doubly sure." E. BI. Cantey, Agent for Kershaw and Clqrendlon, Camden, S. C. ED. L. GERNAND, GENERAL. AGENT, Columbia, S. C. GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. Is the largest hotel in the city, and has, uring the past year, been thoroughly reno ated, remodeled, and refitted with all mod ra improvements. Centrally located, and ofers inducements for the accommodation oi' its patrons. Has 6 spacious, light, and iry sample rooms. Hot and cold baths, el vator, &c. Cuisine rtnder supervision of Mr. E. E. Post, late of Lookout Point Botel, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. The proprietor opes by strict attention to the wants of his atrons to merit a share of patronage. . W. SEEGERS, E. E. POST, Proprietor. Manager. IHE 'fiE rINE61 %s SWOOD WORK' AffAetlMEN1s ST.LOUIS.MO. g~g g gDA LLAS.TEX. W. E. BROWN & CO. Manning, S. C.* PHILADELPHIA SINGER. igh Low Am, Arm 28. - M$20. -on u @owe, r . . e . w*, i echt oaing and 6o 1 u Re eatnd Rfors C3 to A: . uzze oading DoublevSo Guns to$5 igeSo us Ri.5ftoes2 oves 1$0.Double arlBrehoAion Sot Gus chebred. $S5 to $10. Sl indsec oad asks Shot ouhs, Primer2. Seknd of rects oadn Ilutated Cepatlogue Adresst H. MuzlJoHNSTng Double WStERun [ann.3. ingl Shotvins,$2g torl1r. vovrs Seia ttenoueAtion selfpo-k' rldi~s' Shels C aps, Wad Toolsioderl V >erience in Pouches, Paritiers. Snd 2r" te atisfto toll ustraeaaoguer. Areorss itdort anning havinesror ADGER SMYL1. LF .3. PLZa pemrr S NYTH & ADGER, Factors and Commission Merchants, NcortbLi Atletic X711a3vLrfr CHARLESTON, S. C. OTTO F. WIETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, Wholesale Dealer in Wines, Liouors and Cigars, No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. OTTO TIEDEMAN & SONS, Wholesale Grocers and Provision Dealers, - 172, 174, and 176 East Bay Street, C'I AFR L .3 S T C 1N, S. C. F. J. PELZER, President. F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer. Atlantic Phosphate Company, C R . -o, S. C;. MANUFACTURERS OF STANDARD FERTILIZERS, AND IMPORTERS OF .I'uxre G;erman.3 3Xainit PELZER, RODGERS, & CO., General Agts., BROWN'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. Mn. M. LEVI, of Manning, will be pleased to supply his friends and the public gen ally, with any of the above brands of Fertilizers. MOLONY &CARTER COMMISSION MERC-RA-N-T-. Dealers in Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Flour, Feed. 244 & 246 Meeting St., Opp. Pavilion Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. *, Contracts made for car load lots or less. W. E. HoiMES. LEIaD Moo:. W. E. HOLMES & CO., DAERS Z White Lead and Colors, Oils and Varnishes, Glass and Brushes, Mill and Naval Store: Supplies. STREET LAMPS and LANTERNS ofATL KINDS OFFICE, 207 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1844. Charleston Iron Works, Manufacturers and Dealers in arine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw Kill Machinery, Cotton Presses, Gins Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies. ir1epairs executed with promptness and Dispatch. Sendfor price lists. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St., Charleston, S. C. PUCKHABER BROS., Wholesale Bakery and Candy Factory. A.GENTS FOR HOLMES & COUTTTS SEAFOAM WAFERS AND ENGLISH BISCUIT , 464 and 466 King St., CHARLESTON, S. C. .PERCIV.AL.~iMrFG~~OO.~ SASHES, DOORS AND BLINDS 478 to 486 Meeting St., CHARLESTON,S-5C. THE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST. All goods guaranteed. Estimates furnished by return mail. Large stock, prompg hipments. Our goods do not shrink or warp. Geo. E. Toale & Company, M1ANUFACTURERS OF AND wHOLESALE DEALERS IN loors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, and General Building Material. Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. OLD CLOTHES MADE NEW. SEND YOUR DYEING TO THE CHARLESTON STEAM DYE WORKS, All work guaranteed. 310 King St., CHARLESTON, S. C. NMOKE HENO CIGAR, THE BEST NICKL.E CIGAR SOL.D. B. A. JOHNSON, Sole Agent, Manning, S. C. SOQ. ISEMAN, Wholesale Grocer, State Agent, IU8rE~ast Bay, Caar'lestoni. S. O. And dealers in Prepared Flour, Grist and Meal, also Hay, Grain, Flour, Mill Feed. c. Send 30 frpis32, 34, and 36 Beaufain St., CHARLESTON, S. C. A. Mc COBB, Jr. BOLLMANN BROTHERS, General Commission Merchant, V h~ sl AND DEALER IN h ls l IE, CEMENT, PLASTER PARIS, HAIR, FIRE Grocers, BRICKS, AND FIRE CLAY, LAND PLAS TER, AND EASTERN HAY. 157 and 169, East Bay, ents for White's English Portland Cement. 194 & 196 East flay, Charleston, S. C: CHARLESTON, S. C. H ARLES C.TLESLIE iJou F. WENER. L.IL.QUZ~oIrA .JOHN F. WERNER & Co. holesale & Retail Commiission Dealer in F ~ $ ~ Wholesale Grocers --AND 1T~?, ~ ~ ~Provision Dealers, ds of countr3 produce aree respectfully 164 & 166 East Bay and 29 & icited. ice Nos.18 &. 20 Market St., E. of East Bay Vendue flange CHARLTON S.Y Q OHAR LESTO.N. 8. C.