The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 10, 1896, Image 1
VOLUME. VII. *
CAMDEN, S. CM FRIDAY, JULY 10, ih?;,. ?I NO 26.
SACRIFICES orWOMEI(.l
1>R* TAhMA(iK'? 8UN?>AV TUKMR.
? ? i * ?**?? ' ??*?
A Homo KitipUwd with Beauty. A
tlurdcM Whore BI?h Af6
0* fcWhied to littnquct.
? ? r ? - ? , ? ? ? - ?
TsrrY "To bring V?B
xbe klug with the crown royal to snow the
Veoplo and the prlnoes h?>lr beauty, lb r
ehe Was fair to look oh. But the queta
Vashti refused to Softie af the king's oom
tnandments by Bis ohambetlainsi therefore
W as the king very wroth, and his anget
fcwasd hi?. "--Esther I., 11, 11.
, We stand amid the ptaaoe* o! Shuahsfla.
The t)tnuaoiM are aflame with the stfmlhg
?'Kiit, The columns Hse fee toon ?l and
breathed, the wealth of etopUae/feshlng
from the proovee, the ceilings adorned with
images c Jt bird and beast and t&eea ot
powers nhd oonqueat. The walls aja hiihg
with shields and emblasoned until I seem*
that ??*? whole round ot splendor* Is el|?i
tinustod. Baoh arqh * mighty* leap of
architectural achievement. ? WoldAn stars
ahining down oh glowing Afabeeaue. Hang
ings of embroidered work in which mingle
?he bhteness of the sky, the greenness of the
grasp and lha Whiteness of the sea foam.
Tapestries hung on silver rings, wedding to
gether the pillars of marble Pavilions
reaohin* out In every direction. These W!r
jepofie, filled with luxuriant ocmohea, Into
whloh weary limbs sink until Ail fatigue Is
6ubmerj?d* These for carousal, where
kla^ drlnl? down a kingdom at one swallow, ,
Amassing spectacle! Light of silver dripping
?lown over dhrtre of Ivory on shields ot gold.
Floors ot Malned marDlo, sunset red and
ntxht blook and inlaid with gleaming near).
Why, it scorns as It a heavenly vision of ame
thyst and jacinth nmlftopaz and ohrysoprssus
I'.ad descendod and alighted upon 8lm<tban.
'It seems as If a bfllow of celestial glory had
?dashed olear over heaven's battlements Upon
?hta metropolis of Persia.
In connociion with this palaoe there is a
yn rdnu where the mighty men of foreign
lands.nre seated at a onuquet. Under the
spread of oak and linden and aoacla the
tables arc arranged. The breath of honey*
suckle and frankincense Alls the nin,
talns loap-un into the light, the spray atriiok
through with rainbows railing In crystalline
baptism upon flowery shrubs, then rolling
down through channel 9 of marble and
widening out bote and there into pools i
swirling with tno flnny tribes o*. foreign
aquariums, bordered with scarlet annem*
omes, byperlcUms ana many colored
iranunc.iius. Moats of rarest blraftttd beast
smoking up amid wreathes of aromatic*.
>Tne vases illlod with apricots and almonds.
The baskets plied up with aprioot^ and
dares and figs and oranges and pomegran
ates. Melons tastefully twined with leaves of
acacia. The bright waters of Eulaeus filling
the urns and swoallng outside the rim Ift
flashing beads amid the traceries Wine
from the royal vats of Ispahan and Shlraz.
Jn bottles of tinged shell, arM lily shaped
?cups of silver and flagons and taukards of
?solid gold. The music rises higher, and the i
"revelry, broaks out into wilder transport,
nnd the wine has Unshed the ehcek and
touched the brain, and louder than all
other voioes are the hloeough of tHfc lue
brial?"te, the gabblo of fools and the Song of
I hp drunkards.
v In another part of the palace Queen
Vashti Is entertaining the princesscs of Persia
at a banquet. Drunken Ahasuerus says to
bis servants, ^You go out nnd fetch VaShtl
from that banquet with the Women, and
bring her to this banquet with the men, and
Jet m$ ulsplay -her beauty." The servants
lmmp diately start to obey the king's oom
|P'?.nd. bpt th?ro was a ruin In oriental so*
riety that no >fotaan might appear in pttbll?
without havingHtar face veiled, Ter here
was a mandate, and no one dare dispute, fie*
wianding that Vashti come tn unveiled be
/tore the multitude. HowevO*, theYe was lbs,
f Vushti's soul a principle more regal than
I Ahnsuerus. moro brilliant than the gold of
jtbushan, of more Wealth than the realm of
Persia,'1 which commanded her to disobey
this order of the king, and so all the right
eousness and holiness and mbilesty of h?r
nature rises up Into one sublime refusal.
. She says, MI will net go into the banquet un
..tpiled." Of course Ahasuerus was Infuriate, .
jtnd Tasbtiv Vobbod pMier position and her
Mtate, is driven forth la poverty and ruin to
suffer the acorn or A fiation aad yet to re/
eetvr, the applause of after generations who
. Ihali rise up to admire this martyr to kingly
) Insolence. Well, the last vestige of that
feast is gone? the last garland has faded;
the last arch has fallen; the last tankard has
* been destroyed, and Shoshan Is a ruin. But
as long as the world stands' there will be
tn altitudes of "Yncn and women, familiar
with the Bible, who will oon&Jnlo this pie*
lure gallery/>f God and admire the divine
portrait of Vashti the queen, Vashti the I
veiled, Vashti the saoriflce, Voattfi the
lllent. \
In the.flrst plaoo, I want you to looktapon
Vashti the queen. A blue ribbon, rfyea with
White, drawn around her forehead , indl
xsf^ed her queenly position. It was no small !
. honor to be que -n in such a realm as that.
Murk to the rustle of her robes! See the
fclasce of hor Jewels! And yet, my frlenda, U
la not necessary to have palace and regal
VObo in or/ler to be queenly. When I see a
woman.wlth strong faith in Ood pnttfng her
__ _>/wt npf>n all ??"< aslflohaass and
gpdle^ display, golngxlght forward to serve
Christ and the race by a grand and glorlcrus
service, I say, "That woman is a queen,"
and the ranks of heaven look over the bat
tlements upon the coronation, and whether
she come jup from the shanty on the eonu
mons or the mansion of the fashionable
square, I greet her with the shout: "All ball!
Sieen Vashti." What glory was there on
e brow of Mary of Scotland, or Eliisabeth
of England, or Margaret of France or Cath
erine of Kussla, compared with the worth ot
some or our Christian mothers, many ot
them gone into glory ? or of thst woman
mentioned in the Scriptures, who put all
her money Into the Lord's treasury? or ot
Jopbthahrs daughter, who made a dem
onstration of unselfish patriotism? or
of Abigail, who rescued the herds and flocks
of her husband ? or of Butb. who tolled un
der a tropical sun for poor old, holpless
Naomi ? or of Florenoe Nightingale, who
went at midnight loetaaeh the battle wounds
of the Crimea? -or of lua. Adonlram Judeon.
who kindled the lights of salvation amid the
darkness of Burmah ? or of Mrs. Heofratts,
who poured out her holy soul In words which
will forever be associated with hunter's horn
and captive's chain and bridal hour aad
lute's throb and odrfew'a knell at the dying
day? and scores and hundreds of ? women,
" unknown on earth whoSkiVftftfln water to
.the thirsty and bread to the hungry and
?medicine to the sick and smiles to the dia
co-jraged? their footstepa heard along dark
lane aad IB government hospital and la
almshouse corridor aad by prison gate?
There may batib royal robe? there may be
no palaUertuirrnuadlflKSL She does not aeed
them, for all eharttabte mea will natta with
thecraeklingUps of iever struck hospital
aad plhgue blotched- laaarStto Ja aissMag
as <he passsst *'Bailt Halll Quaes
Vashti,'
? v A#aip, I w*at you to ooMd<r Tl
, v?i?d. HadikatppauMlMonil
? sad hto court cm that day wttk tm hw um
Swnnd the would h?v?iho?M all tha Ml*
eatfa of oriental w?Mj, aal Ika my mi
? vfro la tkatr latoxfcMriou (ImijikM ttat ?*a j
?fajfttitf ? hwaaiMBii wo*ldhdf
?piard k?t ii iMM AawawMatottetn
MCtta tha dark laaa aad la tha ahadovi
?kattka iu do?? aot n? to natb tfc
? M Ood >n|iotaii ta aoa wniaaly a*tan |
iMUa? Md atoMnin ipMt
tea whO* do?a eaU oa IsaMla %c
?r*KMaai?Mtt?tb?(labnl
flfakat,?t?liai
i
whirlwinds In their breath, and the borrowed
Strength of the Lord Omnipotent iu their
right aim. They walk through furoaoj* as
though they were hodgen\}t wild IJowtip And
lorossseosas though Ahey W6ro shliMierlng
sapphire, and alt ttttt harpies of hell down to
their dungAOb at the stamp of her womanly
indication. But these are the eioeptions.
Generally Doroaa would rather make A grtr,
ment for the DOW, boy. Reb&<SdA Woilld
[rather nil the trottgh tof the 'd&niels. Hun-,
uah wottldU-HMhe* make a eont for Samuel.
IThe Hebrew maid" would rather kIvo a pro
scription fo^Naaman's leprosy. The women
of Sarepta would rather Kather a fewsnok*'
to oook a meal for famished Elijah , Phtbbo
would rather oarry a iettet fofr tbe Inspired
apottle, Mother Low WoAld rather eduoat?
ifoothy hithA SAriptUres. . . . ?
. WhAn t fcee * fcqmatt gplAgi^ttt heir daby
^Wtsr, wtth oheerral .dlgAltV presiding at the
4*M?H*tth klfta Ma gentle but firm disci
pline pttfcldtng in the nursery, going out into
the world without any blast w[uumjpetfc folj
lowing In the footsteps at lit fa who went
about doing *v>Od, I sAy,' 'This la Vashtl Wit h A
veil o?vA Bdt When 1 fee a Wotoan of uin
Mttshlttg bolAaes^ lodd-votoed, with a
tongue Of lMhite elltter clatter, with ?rro
Cant look, passing through the streote with
>e step of a walking beam, gaylv arrays! lit
a Tory hurrioane of milliners-. I bry oUt\
"Vashti has lost her VAIl!vv W ftfyi 1 see A
woman of oomelt fbatYVrtt*, And ofiadro)tn*ft?
of tntell(jot\ And AAdowod will alMhat the
schools ftkn do for One, Ana of high saolal
position, Jret moving id sMloty with super
AiUoUsAebs and hAtiteur. aa though ahejwould
havA teAOple know their place, and an unde?
fined combination of giggle and . Mrul ftnd.
rhodomontade, endowed wltn allopathic
quantities of talk-, bUt only homeopathic lu
nniteeimAlfi bf sense, the terror of dry goods
olerkftlnd railroad conductor*, discoverers
6f significant meanings in plain oonversn*
tion, prodigies of badinage and innuendo, I
sav: "Look, look! Vashti has tost her veil!';
Again, I want yott to oonaldAr Vashti thA
sacHfloe, Who is this I aeA cbmihg otit of
that palaee gate Of flhUshataf It seems to me
that I have sAett her be lore. She conies
homAWeA, houseless, friendless, trudglug
tVlong with a broken heart. Who 19 she? It
is Vashti the sacrifice. Oh, what a cj\ahtfv> it
was from regal position Id A wayfarer's
oruat! A little Whit A fcgo approved and
sought hort now hdttA.se poor nn to acknowl
edco her ftj^tratntftriceshlp. Vaebtt the sao-.
riflco! .Ah, you and I havo seen it many a
timet
HAre is a home empalaoed With, beauty.
All that refinement Add books And wealth
can do for thAt home hAs beort done, bttt
AhatUsrUAi the hdsband And lathed, Is taking
hold <10 paths Of Sid. ire i?? Rradually going
down. AftAr Awhile he will fl->6ndor and
StruggVfc like a wild t}east In the hunter V net
farther Away from God; f&'rther dway from
tho right-. Boon Vhe bright apparel of the
children Will turn to rags; -Aoon the house*
hold gong will become t>e soVblag bf ?
broken heart. The ojd StOfy over again.
Ih-iital oentann feteaklng up tho mar
riage f??ASt of Lapithae. The house Jull
fcl bViti'toe and oruelty and abomina
tion, whilo trudging forth - from th<
palace gate are Vashti and her chlldron
There are homes thAt AW in dArtgOr, 0.
such a breaking Up. . t)h; Ahasdords, that
you should B^Aud lli A home, by a dl&tjiated
life destfoy pAAcA And oonftTOit df thai
home, God forbid \hat Vodr children should
ever have tO#rihg tfiiW^ hands and have peo
ple point tWGif finger at them fs thoy pass
tlowd the street, and say,' "There noes a,
drunkard's ohild, (Jod forbid thAt tho little
feet should ever have to tfddpe cthe path of
poverty and wrettthednees. Qod forbid that
nnyevft*Wrlt born of the wine oup or the
bfdhdy glass should com? forth and uproot
that garden, 'and with- a lasting blieteriugj ali
consuming curse shut forever the palAOegnte
against Vashti and the children
Daring the war I Went to Haaerttowb td
look at the Army, and I stood in thA night on
K hilltop and lOokod dowh upon thorn. I
saw thA cAmpnlres all through the valleys
and All <Aver the hills. It was a weird spec-/
tftelA. those eampflres, and I stood an nj
watohed them, and the aoldlers Who werb
gatheHng around them #ete, no doubt, talk
ing of theft hemes and of the long match
trimr had taken and of the battles they were
ti) fight. But after awMle I saw these camp
/fires begin to lower, and they continued to
'lower ttntil they were all gone out and thA
army slept. . It waa imposing when I saw
the'oampflreai It was imposing in the dark
iMk ^h?n I thought-?! that . great host
MWe?l, God looks down from heaven, and
iHe sees the firesides of Christendom ahd the
loved onea gathered around theae fl resides.
These are the wimp fires where we warm our
selves at the oloae of .the day and talk over
the battlee of life we, havo fought and the
battles that are yet to come. Qod grant that
when at last these fires begin to go out awl
continue, to lowers until finally they are e*?
tingolshed and tns ashes of oonsumed hopes
strew the hearth of tho old homestead, it
may be beoaase We have
Gone to sleep that last long sleep
From which none ever wakO to weep.
Now we are an army on the maroh of life,
Then we will be an army bivousoked In thA
tent of the grave.
Onoe more I want yon to look at Vashti
the silent You do not hear any outcry from
this woman as she goes forth from the palace
gate. Prom the very dignity of her nature,
you kncVw there will be no vociferation.
Sometimes in life It Is necessary to make a
retort; sometimes In life it is neOessary to
resist* but there are cries when the most
triumphaat- thing io do Is to keep~i?llwii06.
The philosopher, aanfldeat ta hie newly dis
covered principle, waiting for the oomlng of
more intelligent generations, willing that
men should laugh at the lightning rod and
eotton gin and steamboat ? waiting for long
yean through the scoffing of philosophical
schools. In grand and magnificent silenoe.
Galilei, condemned by mathematicians and
scientists, oanoatured everywhere, yet wait
ing and watOhing with his telesoope to see
the coming up of stellar re-enforcements,
when the stars in their courses would fight
for the Oopernlcan system, then sitting down
in complete blindness and deafness to wait
for the eomlng on of the generations who
lyonld build his monument and bow al Ills
*^The reformer, exsbratid by his contem
poraries, fastened lia pillory, tho slow fire
of pubiie oontempi burnln* under Mm,
ground under the cylinders of the printing
press, yet calmly waiting for the day wh??
purity of soul and heroism of character will
Set the sanction of eaith and the plaudits of
eaven. Affliction, enduring without any
complaint the sharpness of the pang and the
viotenee of the storm, and the heft of the
chain and of the darknesss-of night. Wait
ing until a divine hand shall be put forth to
soothe the pang and hush the storm and re
lease the eaptive. A wife, abused, persecuted
and a perpetual exile from every earthly
comfort? waiting, waiting, until the Lord
shall gather allHis dear chlld^nin a heaven
ly home, and no poor Vashti wilt ever be
thrust out from tho palaoe gate. Je*us in
slleaee and answering not a word, drinking
the gall, bearing the erose, In prospect of the
raptuous oonenmmatioa when
Angels thronged His chariot wheel
And bote Kim to His throne,
The* swept their golden harps and sung
The glorious work is den#.
Oh. woman! Doss not this story of Vashti
the queen, Vashti the veiled, Vashti the
riftoe. Vascti the silent, meve your soul/My
sermon eonmges Into the one ahaorblng
hope that none of yon may be shut out of
the ptlsM gate of heaven. You can endure
yon enn only CAin ndmtssion there. Through
Che Mood o( the everlasting eovennnt Tougn
THE RE UNION
AT RICHMOND.
THOUSANDS OF CONKKDK^ATKS
AN l> OTIIKI^H AtTKNh
\
fclll|velrn'ttrtH,err?li MhJo the Welooiii*
Addren. Iteceptlou to Mrs. Davit.
Uimi. Oordon't Speech. An
Ovatlou to llauiptou.
Other Note*.
JNOIDSNTS Or TBI 8BOOMD DAT.
The second day's re-unlou wt| called to
order at 10:80 o'olock by Commaudor Oe u.
Gordon. There were over 2,000 delegates
1 present. Tlie oommlttee on credentials to- 1
' ported. that 860 cAinps Wete represented bjr
I uelegAtes ftoih the States and Territories *4
i roJIoWA: ... , . .
| I,ouU)anA 164, Maryland iU, Virginia 1IQ,
I Horth Carolina 86, South Carolina 194,
Gnffrgia '137. West Virginia 9, Florida 46,
Alabama 397, Mississippi 09, Texas 449, Okla^ ;
noroaS, Missouri 188, .Tennessee 96, Arkan
sas 60. Kentuoky M, Indian Territory 14,
Montaha 4, California 6, District ol Columbia
11 Total 9,046. \
Next on theprogranftue was the historical
addresses of Dr. J a bo* th. M. Curry, ex*
minister to Spain, He was oloqueutly Intro*
duoed by Gen. Gordeu And wAs Warn!'*
*h?eted by the Veterans. It Wis dub of the
hlKbebt order of llM?Mry tfaorlt And will >>
a VAluabUU'ontrlbutlou to American history.
He dlsouHfioil slavery, nullification, seoesslon
and the wnriu detail, In the most eloquent
?aaunor/and was most attentively listened to
by the througed hall Of thb convention,
| He was evidently heard with great luterest
hud pleasure, and many of the strong points
he made iu vindication of the South's oourse
were loudly applauded. Dr.. Curry con
cluded bis add rt*is amid grent applause. A
resolution of thanks wasUiiAoiHiouaij' passed
And tee thoUsHHd cbpleft oF the Addre&s Wer6
GMtttbd to bo printed fob distribution
IOon. Oordou, In A handsome speech. id
roddced Corporal JAdaes Tsnneir, O rh aimed
fnloh soldier who was present.
Tanner came to thestAnd AndcWOordoti
then "aid j ? ? 'omruded, Jrou bavq put a ball I
through his legs in the past, and now you
will not put a ball through his heart." The
corporal was oheerod to the echo And tho
m? p,ayod Doodle nnd Dixie.
The scene In the convention at this time
WAS one of the most Inspiring and enthusias
tic of the re-unlori, The corporal made a
speech characteristic of the man and aroused
the old Confederates to the utmost degree of
oxolted patriotto feelings He relAted hUnis
^toning With Tories ot
Malvern tilVt Aha coriilng down to this pres
J li? . ^,0- ^?re hUmpi-oui o> exceed,
1/1. touching. He bAld a rriost elegant
tribute to the Women, of the$6iith? the no* i
< ? ;? 5* women? but Who were still the glrli I
of the South.
Speaking of the re-united country , he said
he would like to see den. John B. Gordon
&the White House (great cheets and pro
nged applause) and he believed that If he
was there jt would not be long before the
last vestige of monarohlal Institutions and
government would be, banished, from tbU
hemisphere; He Honed that in the near rap
ture he Would see A free Ana Independent t?
pdbllc it) the lslan(Tof OnbA. (Cheerk)
Gen. l abell; of TexAA, tneh iread tne, re
port or the Davis, mbnliment committee,
which Included all that has been done in the
w^v of collecting funds, selecting A design
and locating a site In Monroe Park In the
olty of Richmond for the monument. This.
Was approved and the report was adopted. )
The next soene was the. introduction of
Mrs.. Jefferson Davis by Gen. Peyton Wise
arid Hon J. Taylor Ellyson. The band
playe i. Dixie and Mrt. Davis, AecbinpAnted
by her daughter. Mrs. Hayes An, tt her soft;
Who was decorated With national And Con
federate bidges, oame to the frbht oi the
fctand. The oonventlon oheered, the ladles
bowed to the right and left and the whole
-body arose and waved hats," flags, ~aniTT>an
"e2J?,*nd yelled until they were hoarse.
Gofiluprdon made a feeling! speech and
wound up by pressentlng Mr. Jeffeson Davis
Hayes, the eleven-year old grandson of the
President of the Confederacy of the conten
tion. ,
After the reoess And as soon as order was
secured and the delegates seated the Battle
Abbey Memorial Hall for the South was
. taken up. The committee having the matter
in charge submitted their report. This re
.,port was adopted by the convention and on
motion the States uamed a trustee each and
the following were presented* Gen. John B
Gordon being elected as au ex-offlclo mem-'
ber ofihe board of trustees:
Alatmma, Geo. D. Judson; Arkansas, MaL
Wm. H, Campbell: Georgia; Gen. Clement A.
B vans! Florida, M.aJor W. G Ohlpley, Indian
Territory, Gou. B. M. Haley; Kentucky, Gen.
John B. Brlggs: Louisiana, Gen. J. A flint?
lerons Maryland, Gen. John GUI; MJfelaslppi,
Col. J. It Mcintosh f North Carolina, Tho*. 8.
Kenan; Oklahoma, John O. Gassier; South
Carolina, Dr. B. M. 'league: Tennessee, Gen.
W. H. Jackson t West Virginia, ToL B. W.
White; Missouri, E. A. Asburvr Texas. B, L,
B?^T V<rKtirhi, t;ot. John B. Carey: ?
? Tha-<(uestion of eleettny tho members As "a"
whole, was then put, and the Confederate
memory hall or battle abbey board was duly
eleotod. ??is board has charge of all mat
ters relative to the battle abbey, and the*
shall, when properly Incorporated, direct
where the building shall be located and
whether the ? 100.000 proposal of Chaa. B.
Bouss, or his latter proposal of 9600,000,
with their respective conditions shall be
adopted. The final Important mat
ter which the oonventlon took up
ww th? ??** Pl?ce for the annual
err&r *23
Nashville, the latter dty was decidedly the
JmT 'h'lH11' tbe wleoUon
?ut'rTl n?*t re-union be not later
than (he 16th of May. This was defeated and '
the time of the next meeting was left to the
committee of arrangements to be fixed here
Ait6r ?
TttlBD AND LAST DAY.
(
lnying of the Coner-Stone? An Im
, potlag P*r?de-Kx?rolMt mt
I Monroe Park.
The final meeting of tb? sixth annual r?
unloj pot Km United Confederate Ttteran*
*ftfaalled to ordar by G?n. Gordon. Thar*
was a largo falling off in the attendance of
tha vetera as whose places In the auditorium
wore pr?tiy wall filled hj rial ton, both mill*
tary and cUlL
Of n. Gordon, on behalf of the oonfederata
veterans, thanked the people of Richmond
4qt their unbounded hospitality. In doin|
so the general made n fooling sdrtrsss, fa
which he sapreasad the heattfstf'and ever
Istting gratitude of every' w si nsufnihathog
fromNorth or Sooth, to MmWmpma* of
the dear old city of Biohmond ptoud
J( other of States, Ylrglaia. He bsMeeuathat
every man, woman and child who eaaoe te
this reoaiea had been made bettor being
>ere. He had nothing but pity for the maa
Who would say that this gtsat msWag had
Veen for any other purpose tha* tor good to
the eouutry and maajrtad.
1,ay1 mating of over 100, OH
?5 sHs'S WA?v ?
soldier and sympathise}.
1 here were 20,000 men In line with 100
ha mis of muaio and U00 000 or more on the
ft?*1*. *? w,*MeM grAttU bit Ado 0? iuiUlit
jreterana. wjio lm?l seen #or?tce on tha hard
fought battlefields of Vlrgloli. 9
ihiUi . ,ln#. w^ro "uwwoua madiontoe* of
&r??uS^"K?'? ?!*s!
jm^uSi*u?s u*s&id
hoh. evidence ,0f servloeln many ? S
W'ftn. Two venerable old soldiers carried
life dur.)WhAWh,0h ihey
dur(0j?the war. Unny hidtmpty iImtm
? other# wooden lam but thev
wUh In ti,e fourTui?* iiioi
Tho prOccKvlaij marched iw follows :
lSi j . Mounted l'oll^K
Children a Brigade, D. Smith Bedford, Oodj
maudety ,
tri 1 . ? Chief Marshal and Staff.
VirginlA Military Institute Cadet Corps as es
m 00r^ '
Worshipful Orand Lodge of Virginia,
woo r ted by the
Commandery of St. Androw, No. 13, K. T.
Oovornor of Virginia and Staff.
Blaokshurg Cadets as Escort.
?i .Military.
Brlg.-Gen. A. I,., l'hililpb, "bmmandthtf.
u , ? , Carriages.
Orator of tho Day, Gen* tttebheu t>. Lea.
Davis Monument Association.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Family,
invited Guests.
Sponsors from tho Southern States.
Mttmoiial Associations, etc.
Council of tho City of Richmond.
Major-Genera,! Thonvi. a. Drander Mid
Staff.
Richmond Llxht IuJumty Blues' Battalion,
escort to the Virginia Veteran Division.
Grand Cilmp Loh federate Veterans. '
Colonel W. A. ftmoot ghtntl commando?.
Woat Virginia Veteran Association.
South Carolina Veterans
Misslsslpjd Veteran*.
Florida YeterAni.
Alabama Veterans,
, Georgia Veterans.
Louisiana Veterans. v*
Texan Veterans.
Indian Territory Veterans.
Olalioma Territory Veterans.
Arkansas Veterans.
Ten ncaseo^eteraos.
North CaroH^fc Voterans.
? Kentucky Toteransi
Jnlasolirl VeterAni.
tMaryl.aud YttoranS.
latrlot of Columbia Vetejins.
o.ns of Confederate VeterAns.
m . VoterAn Cavalry Division.
Here tho Grand Mdsonlo Lodge of Virginia
took charge of the ceremonies aud, escorted
by tho Knights Templar, reached tb* site ae
lecled for the Davis monument, fWhere a
stand for tho orator and distinguished guest*
had boon crectcd. When the privileged orowd
had been seated and tho Richmond Blues and
other military organizations placed as sup
ilemeutarjr esoort to the Tomplora, tho Ma<
tonic ceremonies In the. lading of d corner
atone took place; ooncludlng with the folia*,
tag procjanrmtloh bfe tho grand marshal :
'Oyezl Oyer.. All Within the sound of tha
Jjavel take due notloo tfcai the oraft has
oeased from their lttbOr ands that the corner
ptono of the Jefferson David ^\pioDument Is
now true, trusty and well lald^by tho Grand
Lodge of Virginia in lta otyi hundred and
nineteenth year." r '
After this announcement, Hon. J. Tavlor
tEllyaon president of the Davis Monument
(Association, oame forward and called upon
? 9r*DbeVri Of the Methodist
Eplaoopal CHtli-ah, to offei- ^tayer; and that
eminent divine delivered i most ferV?ui Hod
^PP'opridle appeal td the tilrode dl tho Al
After this Gen. Stephen D. Lee, the orator
fit the day , apo k<*. -
T^heat . ^Ptlaq to Mrs. Davis, at the
1 concluded, the lady was taken
to fhe Masonic Temple, where she was greet
ihns?fix?i5 jsusrat
^7Fii0g.*tt?iAMn* ?'Ponthe sixth
annUaTroUQion of the tJnlted Confederate
Veterans add theiaylog of the torneMtone
of the monument to Jefferson Davis
After adopting resolutions of thanks to the
beople of ltlchm ond. drid giving three eheerg
7rm^n' Gordon, At the suggestion of a one
Armed veteran, the .sixth annual re
? United Confederate Veterana
ed lh Chairman Gordon adjourn
TUB 1>AVI8 MUNIIM ICNT.
?i
The Dnlgntof ArtUt Describes Ills
Creation In Marble* ,
In submitting his plans for iho Davis mon-\
umont, which, It Is estimated, will oost
(200,000, tho arohttwot thus describes its con*
. str notion and- finished appearance!
??I strongly suggest that you should de
part from the ordinary statue monument.
Which might be composed of groups of stat
uary around a Central figure^ for It seoml to
me that if a monument be bulltjl which Is in
Itttelf <i*chltectorally good, graceful and
mnsslve. of Htone .work, that we can accom
plish-^ result for more dlgnlged and appro
prlnuraiid even mora Intcrestiag than would
be obtainod by a single figure standing either
alone or with Its surrounding groups, In the
midst of your park.
"Above tho treoa will rise the dome with
Its golden top" giving a bright orown to the
monument. From all sides will it look
equally well and mi*y be entered from four
directions. In tho oentre will stand the
statue of Mr. l>avU directly beneath the
dome, and in spaces at the tour corners msy
be plaoed battle flags, or elite statues of gen
erate who were identified with the oause.
"I propose building the monument of
Tu?kahoe marble, whioh U most durable in
Its charact^r^sM a alone whioh shows to
the bqsfcafffrnntage good carving snd mould
ing
"I would introduoea fine freise of color
beneath the roofs of the porches, and behind
the columna under the dome? using a quanti
ty of gold leaf la. the latter plsos-to give a
tone of warmth ana oolor to the exterior. A
iodiolous treatment of oo*ors on the Interior,
whkth make* a surrounding for the statue
whioh are ia keeping jrtth the arehlteoture,
will ' be both appropriate sad ' beautiful.
Added to this ooforing there would be the
Ught falling from the centre of the dome sod
through the oolored gloss windows below it.
/'Would notihess, surroundings be fsr bet
ter for such sttm&ument than to plus it in
the centre of the park, exposed at all times
sad tonsil westhsss?
"The monument would stand on aeosorete
fouadatlon and all the oohstmetloa to be la
mssoary sad not of Iron. The martto Isstds
snd oat to be Tockshoe,' I would ttgmsft,
snd the floors to be o&marMe mossiosuTho
LATEST HEWS
IN BRIEF.
OMCANINON FROM MANY POINTS.
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Important Happening!!, i<o{H HdiHn
Hud Foreign, Briefly Told.
Southern NeWi Note*.
The tiouisaua legislature him killed
the "Valued Policy" iusurauco bill.
Roland A. Tolbert, of Villa Rioa,
Ga., died Wednesday. He vh 97
years old, and had lived under every
president.
Near Linoolutoh, Ga., Thursday a
negro was liuug up to a limb of a tfee
And riddled with bullets for a 6 assault
upou a ftfrs. Meroierp white. * *
The Oonfoderate Vete*ahs iti their
sixth annual convention in Riohrhoildi
Va., Wednesday, decided to hold their
next re union in Nashville, Tenu.
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At Hartaville, Ala., Thursday, en
gine 230, of tho Louisvillo <t Nashville
Kailioad exploded, killing three men,
parts of the engiue being blown a mile.
| At Halifax, N. 0., Thursday Henry
'j)oWden wah executed for the murder
of Eugineer Podd at Weldon on the
|22 of February hint. 1 Tho execution
lwas private.
Near San Antonio, Tex., a devastat
ing prairio fire is reported. Many hay
[presses and much farm maohinery has
Toeen destroyed. Residence* were savod
jby plowing around them.
lu Accordance with tho eioction held
Ifn Febrnary under special aot of the
legislature, the cities of Danville and
fteapblis, Va., became one Wednesday.
Greater I'auvillo is now a city of 30,
600 inhabitants.
At Atlanta, Oa., Tuesday, Judge
(Newman, of the Fedotal Court, removed
(Judge Bigby as the receiver of tho
Eagle aud Phoenix Mills, atOolumbns,
Oa. This aotfbn was taken on tho
ground that the receiver was a large
Stockholder in the proporty and bad
t^eri president.
( t'lugeno Spalding haA been appointed
H co receiver of the Marietta A North
Georgia Railroad Company. Tho
syndicate which bought the road has
paid $100,000, making $292,000 paid
on it. There is still about $650,000 to
be paid, and the decree requires that
the balanoe shall be paid in install
ments of $100,000 ever/ sixty days.
At Gaalveston, Tex., Thursday, four
blocks tho Wharf front of the Msl
lory /'steamship lined, twenty-aix rail
road oars, 5,000 bales of jut e< besides
a large quantity of bagging and ties
were destroyed by fire^. and the Iohh
will probably srft'ojfn t to from $200,000
to $800,000. The cause of the fire was
the spontaneous combustion of woo).
fcdrthrrn New? Items.
? M<-?. Harriet Beeoher StaWo died at
Hartfdrd; Con., Wednesday.
| The National Educational Associa
tion wi'l convene in Bnffalo, N. Y.,
eil/ 7th. Teachers from ererv State
e expected to be present, and many
ter eating essays on edneational top
los are io t>e introduced.
! ^"he New Bedford, Mass., mill men
^have decided not to go into an agree"
toent with theFallRive# mantifaotqrerH,
and will not shut down.
Col. Wishon, the /oiing Ohio man
fehe organized a oOmpafty Of ., Ohio
bolqiers and with him joined the Oh ban
in?tVrgentH, han beon killed in a skir
mi?h with the Spaniards.^,
The Eastern National Show, whioL.
ia,to bo given by the National
iioard of Trade throughout th^rtiuntry
has aelected tho Grand Cental Palace,
Of New Ifork, &uA the time bt meeting
^haa been set lyr February, 1897.
"Tho~Sontll?rii Passenger Association
toot in New York- Tuesday, to eloet a
(jommisaiob. Vice-Preaident Erwin,
of the Plant System, occupied the
chair. Joseph Richardson,' of the
Florida East Coast Railroad, was
elected Commissioner.
John J; Quinp, manager of Peter
"Maher han acc^tcd tho offer of the
National SpOTtiug Club of San Fran
ciaco, Cat., to mat."h Maher against
Joe Choyinski for eight rounds fight
.for a purse of $6,000, the oontest to
take place August third.
Cattle are dying from starvation iU
tall directions on the ranges of Arizona,
the l?ck of feed being due to the fail
ure of rain. The greateet loss ia in the
Verde oountry eastward from Flagstaff
and to the Southward in the Skull Val
ley rangea, where the ani mala ( are dy*
iing by the thousands.
The strike at Brown Hoisting Com
pany's works, Cleveland, O., haa
{reached a point where the authorities,
aa well as the atrikelrs are in no mood
for trilling. Strikors atoned a non?
nnion workman Thursday^ and he fired
into them. Cleveland aoldiers charged,
them with bayonets and held them aft
bay.
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Foreign Notes.
Frederico Errajuriz haa been elected
President of Chili.
jit London, Eng., Wedneeday, the
triaolacd |>ill passed Ms third reading
in the Honae of Commons by a rote of
2mo 140. - ;
IMvMesda for Creditors of ls?o7reat
Awk|
1%e Comptolltr of tbe Correaey haa de
elated dividends fa favor of tbe ciedJtodT or
lasetvaa* beaks as follows, via.: A swosl
dividend, IS per eeat., ia favor of tbe State
* Bask, of V#rno?. Texas, sMkftf Ja
? seal, oa claim* proved, aniaulf
A flaal dlvtdeod of SSS p*w east.
*? ersOofa of the laSe WsMe?
THE FOURTH IN FUROPE ^
<7?tl?bratton* of lh? Olorloim I>iiy tn f-onrto*
nikI Kin* Mr here. (
i In Tioodon the Amerloan Hoolety Kavo a
Fourth of Jillv banquet In tho Groat 11*11 of
jtho Criterion Thoatro, Anribanstulor .flu yard
?pn&ddlior. A si at no of Liberty behind th?
fOhAtrman wits draped with tho AuiOrloAU
colors. Two bund rod "ft ml twenty- one pftjttCDtf
Mteiiilod, After a tiw?*t (o tho Queen hud j
t?eep proposed l>>* A'id>a*Hador llaynrd, Hlr
(llohArif Webster proposed a toast to 4ho J
President of the Unlte l State*. The <oast ;
was drunk Mnmllntf, With three cheers fop (
the ProAtrieht. Ambassador ltuyard then pro- !
dom I n tons! to "Tlw Dhv Wo voKl}tiwO? |
AmbvMAdor flnVard roforrel to 1776, thniik*
luir Oou for July 4. of that year. Bnthusl*
asllo ohcunp followed, flags were wave',
and Iho band plrtyttl "Hull 0o?
lnmbln" and other \m)orloiin songs.
Mr. Gro^r, of Now. York, proposed n
toast to "Th? Community of Kngllsh Speak* ,
Incr People." Jn-no* ftryoe, At. P., replying,
re for red to ttio horo?v<t common to both peo*
pie. Tho flev. M. P. Ifoiro then proposed
? toast to ?' Pho Amer'daii Soelnty, ' whloh
iWn greeted wiih loud ehoew. Kl^ht
hun'rol persons ntlnnilnd the re*
caption i United States Ambassador
P.aynr<l unvc nl his residence. li\ K?vUn\
Square, In houor <>f i h <? Fourlhof July. Mr.
and Mr*. Suva r I received iho wieids at tho
ton of tho stalfdnAo, ami tho Ambassador ami
all tho members of hisftlaff woro tho National
colors nt llii'lr huttonholos,
Tho Fourth of July oolobrntlann woro
more general I it Oormnny this your tlmo
heretofore. In addition to thn official oolo
brai'ons by Ambn&sador Uhl anil Consnl
O moral PoKay, thorn Was a grand festival
nt thn Znoloijlrtfti (lar'lnn. Fifty Amorl
.canw had dinner, witli an noooinpanl
mont r.f fireworks, AU'I muslo. Tho
ITnolo Sum Club gave a oanimon* ami Mrs.
Wlliar'l hold a rofloptlon. Mr*. ('Ill's
luncheon to tho (Tonsillar ladles was olabor
rlc. Tho reception Whloh followed was In
Iho nnturn of a houao-Ynrmlnir. It was at
Iwndod^hy tho whol^ Ainorloan colony.
Many houses In Horlin displnyod Amnrli'an
fln^s fn honor of thorny.
In Paris tno tJnli?iil Hlnto.i fonsulato ami
Iho hounr>s of tbo An/orlonns hol?t?vl tho
t' nit od Ht itcs ftftK. Ambassador Kiifltls bc
inp; nway, n ro^op'lon was hold by Consul
Moras, 'i'ho loniling Amorloaus, many Kur
iisli people ami Italians ami tho American
fV>nsu's woro nt tho American Chnmbor of
Commerce banrplet. M. Ijobon, Mlnlator for
(ho Colonies, proposed an nliianoo between
Franoo ami Amortca In tho causo of llborty.
ttur New Flag Tim* UornKiillri thn Ad
intvntoii of 1'tali.
Tho forty-fifth star, roju-esentlnpf tho on
Iraueo Into tho Union of tho Htato of Utah,
Was arldod to tho flag on tho Fourth of July,
but vory fow of tho Nation's Atnmlnrdn whloh
>nled In tho hroiwo dlsplayod tho new brill
nt. H:i,
FORTY-FlVE STARS NOW.
riuAO ?Howim> otah'h stab.
ll In understood, however, tlmt a few army
posts and naval vessels flew the new flag and
that both the army and navy have a stock of
(hem on htind toady for distribution as soon
It requisitions are madtf by army pd&ts and
(oramanders of vessels.
Under the regulations flam must be used
Until wofn out, so that the flans now in (me
Will have to be flown until condemned, when
Kew flags containing the additional star will
? supplied.
WOT AT A PICNIC.
Flfht Hetw een Armed Itnulani
rind ? 1'mM.
The Independent Ordof of Late Ilusslan
Soldiers of New York Oily gave a picnic on
the ("odrtH of July at William Huhr's Flush*
tog Avenue Park, Mrupctb, Long Island
rhe pionio had been under way for u short
time tthen a flght took placo over thd cject
ment of an Intoxicated member of tl.fl
~TflM?(anHuaBBr * Association, which was
represent**! at the affair by rt number of
in embers fo rm .
Tha flglTf dewlonud into a riot that uocoe's*
fated ttiesgqmionlu>f of Hheriff Henry Dcht
And A posw/of deputies.- They worn assisted
by ,n?Atlv ffcry ronle resident of Mawetb.
ThexejwuS f bloody batllo between 830 armed
and unlfonned piuknMkenv and a band of
'deputy sheriffs and cautftubl b, E ?ht tuuu
Were badly Nlnjunni, two probubl / fatally.
Thirty more Bad brqkci/ heads, cut facus or
blackened eyes.^*-"'
Habres and rifles were used by the pic
nickers,' pistols and clubs by llm officer*.
The picnickers wore subdued after u pitched
battle, and Ofty-clght of thorn wore placed
under arfest and held by a justlco of tho
peaoe on a oharge of rioting ami of assault
In the first decree.
P
WARREN'S STATUE UNVEILED.
It Occupies % Hltn In l'r?s|>ect rims,
Ht-oOklyn. i.
The unvellihg rtbd 'Indication of tlin statu o
of Major-General tlouvemour Kimble War
ren, erected on the Prospect Park Pla*a. in
Brooklyn, whs the most noteworthy feature
of the celebration Of Uuv<ourth in the cfty.
Mrs. B. I*. Parker, wh<).-M-*T~ffTartbd tiio
fund to erect the statue^wnH present oti I he
platform with twonty-fl vol of her unsocial cs,
but she did not make any statement. .
The O. K. Warren Post conducted tb?* ver
tices. A* Bldnoy Warren, sou of Oeiier?l
Warren, uncovered the statu?, Light Bat
tery K, U. 8. A., In command of Captain
John W. Dlllenbock, flnwl n salute. The
?tatuo waspresented 10 the city of Brooklyu
by Henry Foster, of the Warr?-u Po*t. O. A.
R. It was accepted by flonry M. Palmer,
Deputy Comn$jfctoner of Parka.?
HlckMM la Mpanllh Arm? Iti Cub*.
There are 6&10 men In the military hos
pitals of the island of Cuba. Of this number
<95 are down with yellow fever at Colon. 115
at Matauqeas, M at Hanta Clara and VO lu
Havarbw' Surgoon-Genoral Loaada thinks
that not over 11,000 spldwrs will beortck dur
|if the summer. Tne mortality Is 1.IW p?
cent., aad there has been a d?creaseof U0 per
eeot. la the eases of yellow fever^
CelenMV* P??*>aUst?.
The Colorado Mate Convention of the
People's party at Denver selected a delega
tion to the St. LooltCfeeaveatlon that will
favor a uatoo of all silver forces while maia*
' '?'?'?> the party orgaafrsatloa and platform.
They will work to secure aa eudotw?meat of
the Dtm owratla party aomiaee la Chicago
AHhsw Wtoe ? ^
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PALMETTO
POINTERS.
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AliOUT HANKS.
I
There Ai'o I 'JO KniiUIn^ I unt Hut Ion*
Itollltf tiuslm'ss in the State.
f Tho Columbia Register in ? recent
Issue ways:
All thiug* considered, tho mnmuit of
capital employed in baukiug iu South
Carolina is large, and it bus increased
almost an rapidly lu the lust tun yearn
as have the investments iu cotton man
ufacturing plants. The Bank Exami
ner when eleoted will have plenty of
work to perform. That such an oflioer
is needed has beeu demonstrated by
recent ovonts. There are in the State
ai& Wn banks, with m nggre
gate capital of $2,000,000 iu rouud
numbers; seventy-seven Stafe banks,
?with au aggregate capital of $4,800,000
in round numbers, and twenty-seven
private bauking linns, with an individ
ual responsibility of $625,000. Aa
most of tua bankav have large sur
pluses aud undivided profits, the
total amount of capital available for
banking purposes is several milliou *
dollars greater thau iudioatod by tho
abow figures. Of eoursc tho Hunk
Kxaininor would have no authority
over the uatioual bauks, which are un
der the control of the Federal govern
ment, nor would ho have control over
tho privuto banking firms, as tho law
under whioh ho will officiate is only
applicable to bankiiyc corporations
oreated by tho State, ^'ho election of
this officer will probably not oocur for
two or tbroo weoks. As the duties of
this ofUcor will be delieato and intricate
it is fortunate that among tho candi
dates are several men whose experience
aud ability guarantoe that if oleotod
they will satisfactorily perform tha
responsible duties of the oflle.
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HUMAN LIFK UIIKA1V
A Urcenvllle Minister Shown Up u
llloodv l&>or<l for That County.
Recently in* Qreonvillo, Dr. C. S.
Gardner preached a sermon in the
FirBt Baptist ohuroh on the cheapness
of human life. He gave a strong re
view of the number of murdora^ com
mitted in Greenville qouuty in the'
pnst throe and a half years. Ho got the
records from tho olerk of oourt, show
ing that 83 murders had been commit
ted in that county in the time men
tioned. He was severe in his review of
the conditions, and oreated a sensation
by his presentation of facts. Ho at
taoked the present jury system, and
said that the intelligent man was ex
cluded from the jury in murder casos.
He paid his respects to the lawyers, >
and detailed their work in defending .
the aooused.
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Normal Scholarship*.
President Woodrow has issued tho
following circular with referenoe to
normal scholarships in the Pouth
Carolina College:
South Carolina College/June 2&.
A competitive examination for the .
normal scnolarships oY the South Caro
lina College will be held by the School
[Commissioner of eaoh county in which
there is a vacancy on Thursday, J uly
80. Applicant# will be examined on
English, mathematical and history, the
requirements in these aubjeete being7
?he same as for admission to the seien- ;/
tiflo coarse of this college. See page
80 of tho catalogue of 1895- '96. Fur
ther information, if desired, will lie
cheerfully furnished br JamegWood
row, president South Carolinaj^Iollege.
Only ? Question of Time.
Borne forty years ego several thou
sand dollar*' worth of g?14-^w? minod -
a^-Townvillot Anderson oounty, and
not withstanding the crude apparatus
used, the yield was about Sl.tfO per day
<o the hand employed. For some un
explained reason work was suspended
white paying at the above rate and be
fore the discovery of the rich deposit
then bettered to exist. Faith in the
presence there of gold in paying quan
tities has never been lost, a%l recently
I>r. W. K. Sharp, who now owns the
land, has been prospecting in a limited
way, but with encouraging results, and ?
it is the opinion of experts that it is
only a question of time when Townville
will be ablaze with the gpld fever.
The qnarWlf report of nWlgdua*
tries erected and in immediate pta*
peot of erection in the Southern States'"*
during the three months eapng July.
1, 1896, as oompiled by the Chatta
nooga (TennJ Tradesman, shows a %?
tal of 860. The most notable feature,
is the fact that the erection of ootioa
sod woolen mills is the South con
tinues with unabated seaLv Pifty-Ave
new cotton and woolen ssills isere w
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rted daring the kit three moMlpk
South Carolina leads with 30 ^
having 11, Ndrtk OemMna 8
4, Texas 4, and Tenn sense 4.
Dr. S. M. Or r, ol Aaderaon, ft
(?oue to New York, whara he will t
to place tha $75,000 of stock needed to s
develop > Portman's flhnals,
ThsifstpOsnieC money la la?i?i
oaths the rssnlt of the Movsart**'
www o?4? In tlm New York Btoqfc j
eeTfcmedaylast.*
sits fcstflMjtptd #f ~