Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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) V. »-■" MM Ml DmUK* «f Am»rl«*- - h ^ . it fi t , t^pCit MtOmift Utter to tkt PMUUflphta Tim**] Colukbia, 8. C., J»na«ry 10.—The Hew Booth! We have heard that ex- F^rion many times during the last twenty years, but it never had the meaning that it has to-day. We had o New South when the war dosed; a Booth with slavery violently abolished .and with poverty, desolation and wide spread despair the heritage other people, and a South unschooled in progress, save as the severe necessi ties of war bad impressed their lessons. We talked of the New Sooth again When Reconstruction had completed its work in the tempest of partisan and eeetional passion, but it was the great er sweep of desolation of peace that — followed the desolation of war. Then came the New Sooth when intelligence, Integrity and property gained the mas tery in lecaf government. It was achieved only after many years of be wildering debauchery and waste in authority, and of wanton humiliation to all who refused homage to igno rance and theft; bnt it came with the first bright silver lining to the dark cionds or war and reconstruction, and It dated the beginning of the deliver- ance of the South from the fearfnUv retributive fruits of causeless civil war. The South is often censured for its ready submission to tho memorial S lectoral crime of 187G; but bad all the jtorests of home, of property, of peace and self-respect appealed to the South, when the State Governments of South 1 Carolina, Florida and Louisiana trem bled in the balance of fraud, there would have been quite as prompt sub mission to a fraudulent Presidential title north of the Potomac as there was south of its" historic banks. And when It is remembered that to have refused submission would have been stamped ai a supplementary rebellion against authority - under color of law, and against the army with Grant at Us bead, there was sound discretion in the submissive South. That monstrous electoral fraud fixed its own infamy ■ indelibly in tho annals of the nation, by recognizing the Democratic Gov ernors elected on the same ticket with Tilden in the throe State* that were despoiled of their electoral votes, and there is a measure of historic justice in the re-election of Vice-President Hen dricks that would have been rounded out in the grandest completeness, had not the Infirmities of time dimmed the lustre of achievement In the life of Samuel J. Tilden. The New Soath of to-day would have dated eight years earlier had not the decisive judgment of the nation been overthrown in crime bat there is now vastly riper fitness for improving all the logical advantages of the diaenthralment of the South than there could have been in 1877. There are few even among the more intelligent people of tho North, who can jastiy appreciate tho New South of 1886. Only those who have freely miiwled with the Southern people during the last fifteen years, and carc- fnlly noted their condition and the restraints and obstacles which con fronted them in every effort at manlv a progress, can understand the foil meaning of the words, the New South, as they are understood to-day. They have a practical meaning tliat only the Suth can understand, and yet they in- ’ spire no single hope or wish to undo that which has been done. The South ern eye brightens and the Southern face beams with hope as the future of the Sonth is discussed, but there is no tnrulng with wistful eyes to the theo ries of the past. The Old South is dead. It has passed away; it is buried; it is forgotten, save ns old memories and pride cast their flitting shadows over the better present and brighter foture. I have heard no Southern man talk of tho past as a guide for the foture. A new generation has come from the cradle to manhood since Sum ter was fired upon, and they with the surviving Southern soldiery under- stand toe irrevocable arbitrament of the sword. And they understand, also, that it would be mitigummer mad ness to turn back to tiie theories of the Old Bonth, if It were within tho limits of possibility to do so. Even South Carolina would not now return to •laverv if it could. A large majority of her white leaders and an overwhelm ing majority of the white people would vote and battle against the restoration of bl&ck bondage. They would bo glad to limit their prerogatives of citizenship as would the people of Pennsylvania under like circumstances, b«t their inherent pride of State for bids it, although folly possessing the •power, because it would dwarf the Commonwealth in tho councils of the nation and rank her with the insignifi cant States of tho Union. In the tree mingling with tho representative men of the Carolinas, including white and black, I have heard no hope or wish or fear expressed as to rcmtfionarv move ments In those States. In tlds State Where secession was part of school education more than half a century ago, and whore the stern patriotism of a Jackson was needed to prevent nul lification from breeding sectional war Before many of the actors of tho late war were born, there is no shade of a ahadow of reactionary movement: and Ute man who attempted it would be hopelessly overthrown. T6 assume that they have forgotten their love for their lost cause, their veneration for its heroes, their reverence for its dead, and their .sorrows for its failure, would Jpaafomothat they are more or l|||U» human: but' that they arc assimilated with the new „ . new occasions have pre- ;.SIPflBcd, and are in sincere and hearty •noord-with the new hopes and new •emwement* which now invite them, UthBjwnesttruth. It can no longer h#a matter of speculation, as tho revo- ptloa in national power will thorongh- t«t the aims and efforts of the pie, and they will put to reckless demagogues who have me embers of sectional strife after the defeated and im- Booth has been straggling the right to retrieve its coont- Staite ef the »t any exception. whole It has part of the South; and the people "have been born upon it and who lived In the luxury of superabundance and again feH the poverty of helpless ness, are just now masterin, blem that a Yankee, compe ng the pro died r SOUTH CABOUKA HAS POKE. ( Palmetto State has made the I t during the last eight — the wealth reck- i* richer to-day had irltti' * * l Mk _ ueswrrau to lie awake at night to invent a method to get his pork and beans or pumpkin pie, would have mastered in an hour. There is no other part of the South where so little labor will produce so much, but with tho richest uplands skirting tho Blue Ridge, ana with three-foarths of tho State adapted to corn. South Carolina lias ever been a buyer of bread, She should have five times her present population and be able to feed it from hor own fields without impairing her more valuable crops of cotton jyid rice, and every ponud of her cotton could be more profitably span and woven on her own superabundant water powers, than any other place on the continent. The New South whispers of these achieve ments, and that is why the sister Caro- llnas are more hopeful and more pros perous to-day than at any time since they summoned the angel of sorrow to shadow the land. I'- ii very TRYIHQ TO PROVIDE FOB GRANT. The Bonnie Panne* the Hill to Place Him on the Retired Lint of the Army. In the United States Senate, on the 14th inst., Edmunds, calling Frye to the Chair, took the floor and called up the bill offered by him, providing that tho President may up]>oint to the re tired list one person who has occunied tho position of General commanaing the army or armies of the United States, or General in Chief of the United States army. He moved to amend it by adding, “with the rank and full pay of such General or Gen eral in Chief, as the case may be.” The amendment was agreed to. Cockrell desired to record ids vote against the bill, not knowing whether the yeas and nays would be called on it. The retired list was not the place for private citizens. It had been created tor officers who. being still in service, had been rendered unfit for duty. There was neither justice nor propriety in placing private citizens on such a list. General Grant was now enjoying the receipt of #15,000 a year, which was enough for tliq port of any American citizen. Tho hill was passed after short debate, yeas 49, nays 9. Edmunds spoke strongly and feel ingly in favor of tho blTl. Among the Democrats, Maxey, Voorhees, George, Gibson and Jonas spoke also in its favor. « The Senators who voted nay were: Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Harris, Pen dleton, Saulsbury, Slater, Vance and Walker. Edmunds said he concurred in the general principle laid down by Cock rell as to the retired list, that it was not the place for private citizens. Ho (Edmunds) was, on that point, a Democrat of Democrats, but as a Sen ator and a citizen he was glau of the opportunity to ask the passage of this bill. General Grant had served hia country faithfollv and gallantly in tho Mexican war while a young Lieuten ant. He became again connected with the army of tho United States on an occasion of very considerable impor tance and interest. Edmnnds was stating it mildly, in order not to excite the temperament of anybody on-the other side of the chamber. General Grant had been removed from the of fice of General of all Armies of the United States, from which he would have been retired when he reached the proper age ami put on this very list, to assume again the command of the armies of the United States and Com mander-in Chief under its Constitution, lie had not sought it. He had obeyed the call of duty. That removed him from tlie technical place that lie had held in the army to a higher place, as Constitutional Commander of the armies of the United States under the law. When Ids term expired tie be came a private citizen. In that slate of the case and under circumstances which all knew, and in view of the honor, respect, gratitude and duty that we owe his |ns primus in illustriis in the history ot this country, Edmunds would be glad to have a unanimous vote for the bill. Maxey said he had heretofore oppos ed efforts of this character, being op posed to placing private citizens on the retired list, but the circumstances of this case were exceptional. As a Southern man who had opposed tho course of General Grant, he (Maxey) could not but recognize that when tho supreme hour came to tho Southern States, when they had to yield up al! save their honor, no man had ever acted with more magnanimity ami generosity than Ulysses 8. Grant did. Not only did Maxey remember that fact, but the people among whom he lived remembered it, and lie did not believe that there was to-day a man in the South who would begrudge a reas onable and fair support for Grant in his declining years. Maxey added that ho had known Grant for forty years and believed that his recent troubles arose entirely from Grant’s supremo confidence in his friends. Gibson said that while tho form of the bill might not commend itself to his judgment, its object did. Ho sym pathize with tho people of the conn try, who desired to testify their appre ciation of General Grant’s services. As a Senator from Louisiana, he felt it incumbent on him to vote for the bill to show the good will and sympa thy of tho people of that State for Grant. George said ho was here as a Sena tor from Mississippi in tho restored Union. On being commissioned by his people to come here, he had made a covenant with himself that in his votes in the Senate, on all questions that did not affect the honor of his people, ho would vote exactly as if ho had worn tho Federal instead of the Confederate uniform. He believed the people desired the passage of the pro- i>o“ed measure. Jones said he had opposed a similar measure when proposed some years ago because he had not approved cer tain acts ofGrant’s administration and because Grani did not need aid. Under tbc present circumstances of the Gen eral he, however, favored the bill. Voorhees said that Cockrell’s refer ence to General Grant’s income might create a misapprehension in the pop ular mind. When the guaranteed term should expire six years hence, the investment income would prove of Jittle value. Voorhees added that if he were a Southern man be would strong ly fovor this measure. He recalled the fact that Secretary Stanton wanted to had In told Bfamtmi that tee was his (Grant's) tmroled prisoner, and a hair of bis bead should not be molested. He re* membqred also Grant’s fearless acknowledgment of bis responsibility in tho Fltz John Porter matter. The bill was then read the third time and passed by yeas 49, nays 9. ACT* OF THfe hENEUAL ASSEMBLY. Tnntlmony Brforn lUntnrn aud BnHw—. An Act to amend the Cod© of Proce dure, in relation to the Taking and lienorting of Testimony by Masters and Referees. Section 1. That masters and ref erees to whom causes maybe referred, whether to hear and decide the whole issnes or to report upon any specific matter of fact, or upon the frets' general ly, snail hoar and decide any objection which may bo made to the compe tency, relevancy or admissibility of any testimony which may be offered; aud In case, upon hearing such testi mony, tho master or referee shall de cide the same iuadmiaaible, lie shall take the same subject to such objection, but shall not incorporate such testi mony so held by him inadmissible with the rest of the testimony in the body of his report, but shall'append the same separately nt the end of his report. 8ko 2. That the master or referee, at tiie request of any party to a cause who may tender tho necessary expenses incident thereto, may employ a com- ctent stenographer to take testimony such case: Provided, that such ex penses shall not be taxed in the costs or included in the disbursements of the cause. Completing the State-Houne. An Act to provide for the completion of tho main building of the State House. ‘ Section 1. That the sum of seventy- five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the pur pose of defraying the expenses of con- tinning the construction of tho State House for the year 1885. Sec. 2. This appropriation shall only /be used in completing the construc tion of the main building, and shall not bo used for any portion of the work not absolutely necessary for the preservation of the said tnain building, and for the lighting, heating and sew erage of the building. Sec. S. That the Governor, Secreta ry of State and Comptroller General be, and they arc hereby, appointed a commission to let out the work herein authorized, to make all necessary con tracts, including the employment of an architect, and to see that said work is completed according to contract. SEC. 4. That the superintendent of tho penitentiary, at the request of said commission, shall furnish as much building material and convict labor as tbc said commission iqay deem neces sary in the wqrk herein authorized to be done. Sec. 5. That of the amount herein before appropmted, the sum of #30.- 000 may be taken and used from the amount the Governor and the State treasurer are authorized to borrow un der the provisions of Section 16 of “An Act to raise supplies and make appropriations fofrthe fiscal year com mencing November 1, 1884.” Exemption from Jury Duty. An Act to amend Section 2,240 of the General Statutes of South Carolina, relating to Exemption from Jury Dyty. Section 1. That Section 2,240 of the General Statutes of South Carolina be, and the same is hereby, amended, by striking out of said section, on the ninth line, thereof, the words: “And members of boards of trustees,” and by Htrkiug out on tho eleventh line of said section the words: “Members of townshig boards of assessors,” and by striking ont the words: “Millers car rying on that business at. the time,” in the seventeenth and eighteenth lines thereof, and inserting instead thereof: “Millers actually engaged at the time in grinding grain for the public.” 80 that the said section when amended shall read as follows: “Sec. 2,240. The following persons shall be exempt tiom serving as jurors, to wit: The Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, attorney-general, comptrol ler-general, State treasurer, secretary of State, superintendent of education, commissioner of agriculture, members and officers of the Senate ana House of Representatives during the sessions of the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States, judges and justices of any Court, members of the State board of examiners appointed by the Governor members of county boards of examiners appointed by tiie State boards of examiners, county commis sioners, county auditors and treasur ers, clerks of Courts, registrars of mesne conveyances, sheriffs and their deputies, coroners, constables, tiie marshals of the United States and tbeir deputies, and all the other officers of tiie United Stales, counsellors aud at- tornevs-at-Inw, ordained ministers of the Gospel, officers of colleges, pre ceptors and teachers of academics, practicing physicians and surgeons generally licensed, licensed pharma cists, apothecaries or druggists who carry on and conduct the business of such occupation, cashiers and tellers of incorporated banks, editors and prin ters of newspapers, constant ferrymen, millers actually engaged at the time in grinding grain for the public, and all ineq actually employed as such, per sons who are more than sixtv-five years old, and the following officers ami employees of railroads: The chief engineer, assistant engineers, commis sioner or superintending officer, sec retary and auditor or treasurer or di rector.*, keepers of depositories, guards stationed on road to protect it from injury, not exceeding one man to every five miles, and such persons as may be actually employed in working locomo tive engines, travelling with car* for the purpose of attending to tho trans portation of passengers and goods, not exceeding one engineer ana assistant to each steam engine, and one person to each puasengcr car, and to every five cars for transporting goods, while sucli persons are actually employed; and telegraph operators, and all of ficer and members of the Fire Depart ment of Charleston.” ia« mat secretary Stanton wantw •tfest and Imprison General Rpt S. bto after the foe surrender at. rnffifotteac, tad that General Grant 1 To anybody who has disease of throat or Inngs, we will send proof tliat Piao's Curs for Consumption has cured the same com plaints In other cases. Address, * E. T. II azkltink, Warren, Pa —George Traviss was hanged in jail at Wellsboro, Penn., on Friday for the murder of Martha Sylvia, in Charles ton, Tioga county, Penn., April 3, 1883. He afterwards burued toe re mains in ■ vacant barn to conceal the etidence ot crime. He alao drove ail ’her cattle awav, claiming to have bought them. Traviss wm oiurcaauUQtiAl BgSSBggS! Ms Mm Male *r arsteat MMIelae.. [From the Atlanta Journal.] For several days past a Journal man has heard the rumor that the Blood Balm Com pany of this city had sold the enormous sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars worth ot their famous blood and •kin remedy to one man. The report was hard to believe, and de termining to investigate the matter and learn the truth, the reporter called at the business office.ot the company. On enter ing the office the Journal man was con fronted by Dr. J. P. Dromgoole, the mana ger of the Blood Balm Co., to whom the reporter made known the object of his visit. ‘•Yes, sir;” replied the doctor, as a smile Illuminated his face, “the report Is true." ‘•Gracious!” ejaculated the scribe. “The contract Is signed.” “Who buys It?” “Mr. J. W. Holman, of Denver, Colora* do.” “Doctor, how many gross for that con tract?” “Over two thousand. The freight alone will amount to over $33,000. ” “Do you pay freight?” “No, sir; the party pays his own freight bills.” “Tell me something about the gentleman whe bought gbCmediciue.” “He is a thorough business man, and a capitalist of large means, of Denver, Col orado. Ilenrhjg of the wonderful efficacy and the gigantic sales of B. B. 15., and being a gentleman of keen business sense, he conceived the plan of buying at a stipulated price and controlling seven of the Northwestyo States and territories, Including Colorado. He visited Atlanta several weeks ago, and propositions have been so shapeTthat we liave closed the contract, which we presume is the largest patent medicine sale ever made in the United States. V “It is no comimlssion arrangement?” “No, sir; a square, struightout sale. Every bottle to be paid for beforo being shipped.” “Do your sates continue to increase?" “Yes, sir; 15. B. 13. sells right along; the demand rspldly Increasing at points where airly tested. At many points it lias simply wiped out all other blood remedies. Oar cures are simply wonderful, and one great Teature Is, the Blood Balm Company is not compelled to denounce other remedies as frauds in order to vindicate our own. We claim there is room for all, while ours is the best. ” “Your^iig sale would suggest that its reputation is becoming world wide!” “We have not used any large amount of money to push our remedy, and although only seventeen months old, it is now known far and wide and keeps us hump ing to supply the demand. When it comes to MERIT alone, all opposition is a mere ‘puff of wind.’” ‘ Any special cures lately?” “Every day we get letters from parties who enclose certificates of its wonderful cures of Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Kidney Troubles, Blood Poisons, Skin Diseases, etc., in an incredibly short time. Look at Dese certificates received tills morning, l^^UmpossUde to publish all of them. Tiie skeptical and doubting Thomases are Invited, however, to call at our office and examine the originals, which we keep on file.” And still Atlanta leads the van, and the Journal is proud of her enterprises. A FEARFUL EXPLOSION. Dynamite Ficailn Holnted tilth Tbeir Own Petard* SoxieksktJPa., January 14.—At tbc Somerset Cnetnical Works, two miles east of this place, where nltro-glycorine and all grntles of high explosives are manufactured, five men were at work in the packing house to-day, when dynamite was ignited from a red hot poker with which one of the men was boring a hole in the door. In a second the entire building was In flames and the men with their clothing afire, started to run and were bat a short distance from the building when 500 pounds of dfiiamite. packed ready for shipment, Inhg outside of tho building exploded with a terrific noise. Two of the men were found about sixty rods away, burned to a crisp. The other men were not seriously injured. The shock was so great that peoole in this town|ran into the street, thinking their houses were falling down. Window glasses werfl^ broken in houses half a mile from the scene of the accident. A Well Know n Attorney. Rklnswick, Ga., June 26, 1884.— Editort Constitution: I desire to make pablie, through your columns, my experience with a remedy which is made in yoip-eity. In tbe early part of February Inst, after a three week’s visit north in inclement weather, I was attacked with inflammatory Rheuma tism of severe typo—my first serious illness (with the exception of yellow fever in K76) in fourteen years. When taken I was in robust health, weighing 162 pounds, but somewhat worn and weary with overwork. I was treatccHirst with acids, then with alkaline remedies — each furnishing temporary partial relief from pain, which returned with increased sever ity at the slightest change in the weath er, and each new attack was preceded by a chill aud followed by a hot fever. I had no appetite nor strength, and was growing weaker each day. In three weeks my weight was reduced to 130 pounds. I continued changing medicines, aud was finally advised by physicians, after seven weeks of con- tinuod treatment, thatmyonlv hope of speedy recovery was to visit the White ‘iur Spring in Florida-—a trip badness and other oon si dera tions did not permit. Tu tbe Savannah News I saw an article from Major Sid- nev HerbcM. stating that he had been relieved of Rheumatism by Bwift’s ifle, and I at once commenced to In three days I began to hn- three weeks I was free and attending to basinets. Mv appetita returned andl rapidly re gained the lost flesh. I have waited this long to be sure that ray relief was permanent, Should aov of your read ers be sufllving from like mental and pbysicial prostration, ard be induced oy* my experience to find relief, I should be glad. Yours respectfully, C. P. Goodyear, Attorney at Law. Our Treatise on BJlood and Skin Diseases mailed free to applicant*. The Swift Spccxnc Co.,,Drawer 9, Atlanta, Ga. New York Office, 159 W. pd St., between 6th and 7th At*- Philadelphia Office, 1205 Chest- turned Iron iee ha# re* fnuinnattio Washington. Sulphu which Specific, take it. prove, andio from disease i —Edmond About, a distinguished French anthor and journalist, died at Paris ou Saturday. , Senator Z. B. Vance has been re nominated by tbe Democratic caucus by acclamation. —Schuyler Colfax, who was Speaker of tbe House, and then Vice-President under Grant, died last week —The Republican caucus of tbe Pennsylvania Legislature nominated for re-election Senator J. D. Cameron. —A frame building was bnrnt in Mobile dn Saturday night. Two ladies perished in the flames. —There is quite a contest expected over tbe will of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, tbe famous female litigant of New Orleans, who died recently. —The grand jury of Chicago have Indicted all the parties concerned in the election fraud at tho 18th ward poll in that city. — James C. Luttrcl (Dera.), was elected mayor of Knoxville, Tenu., on Saturday. Tiie council stands 15 Dem ocrats aud 3 Republicans. —A street fight occurred in New Orleans on Saturdav between J. A. Sehreedcl and F. B. Renton.; Schree- del was killed. Both men were police men. — The body of Charles B. Brady, of the St. Louis Republican^ who died last Friday, was incinerated in the crematory at Lancaster, Pa., with Masonic honors. —Oliver Bros. & Phillips, and the Oliver Roberts Wire Company, both of Pittsburg, Pa., failed on Thursday, the liabilities being estimated at three to five millions ot dollars. —The Republican Senators and Itep- resentatives of Kansas in caucus on Friday, at a late hour, unanimously nominated John Ingalls for re-election to tho United States Senate. —Wm. Phelps, a well known farmer of Campbell county, Va , a few miles from Lynchburg, was found dead near his home ou Friday inprning, with a bullet-hole behind the ear. —At the special election tu fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the resignation of Governor Scales, of North Carolina, scattering retuni* in dicate the election of Mr. Reid. —Lettie Jones, of Petersburg, Va., aged 110 years, was accidentally burnt to death on Saturday. She was stand ing before tho fire place, and her dress canght from the flame. —The steamer Admiral Moorson collided with an American ship be tween Dublin and llobyhcad on Fri day, and sank in a few minutes. Six teen persons, including two women, were drowned. —Owing to the demands of hi* official duties, President Arthur will not be able to attend the New Orleans Exposition in his official capacity. He expects to go after Cleveland’s inaugu ration. —An unknown white woman was found dead in the Augusta canal on Saturday. The body had evidently been in the water three or four days. She was abont forty years of age. There is no cine as to her identity. —T. S. Wellborne and wife, a young couple ifrom South Carolina, were ac cidentally drowned Tuesday while fish ing,from abont on Lake Mikola, near Altoona, Ala. The bodies were re covered. —A Vicksburg special says: Dan Carnahan, colored, last Tuesday beat, choked and outraged a young lady living with her mother, five miles from here. It has been redorted that he was caplured by some citizens and executed. —Quite a warm debate arose in the Senate last week over a motion, by Hawley, to print certain papers sub mitted by General Sherman, touching his eontroversv with the Hon. Jeffer son Davis. After two -slays’ debate the motion was adopted. —Schuyler Colfax was buried at Washington on Saturday a heavy storm with tho mercury about zero, and ail the trains carrying tho mourn ers were delayed several hours. The hour of tbe funeral was fixed at 10 a. m., but the body was not placed iu the vault until 5p.m. —A report is just received that a party of cowboys visited the store ami ranch of JameaDavis, at Sand Creek, Wyoming, aud attempted to run the f tlacc, hut met more than their match. )avis turned loose » six-shooter, kill ing three of the rustlers, and escaping injury himself. No fnrther particulars yct.‘ —The business failures throughout the country during last week, as re ported fo R. G. Dun <fe Co., number for tho United States 382 and for Can ada 38; total 420, as coninared with 457 last week, showing a aecrcasc of 37 failures. The figures are, however, still unusually heavy in the Western, Southern and Middle States. —The Virginia Midland Railroad Company offers the following rates for round-trip tickets to persons attending the Inauguration: From Seneca, South Carolina, $21.85 and $14. Greenville, Sonth Carolina, #20 and $13. Spar tanburg, $19 and $12.25. Augusta, $20.85 and $15.15. Columbia, $17.85 and $13. The lower rate is for sol dier*, in companies; the higher for single tickets. —King Alfonso at Alhfuna, Spain, - unless their condition soon improve. —Chief Jostiee Cbariee D. Drake, of tbe Court of Claims, Washington, whose resignation has been accepted, is nearly 74 yean of age, and wijl retire from the bench with tbe foil salary, $5,- 000, appertaining to tbe office. In explanation of ms action be says he thought best to retire before his men tal powers began to decay and advanc ing years rendered him unlit for tbe arduous duties of office. Justice Drake was a Senator of the United States from Missouri from 1867 to 1871, when he was appointed Chief Justice of tbe Court of Claims, and has served con- tinnonsly since that date. He has been eligible for retirement since 1881, as the law prescribes that a United States Judge may retire when he shall Mother Of Child, have reached the age of 70 years and shall have served continuonslv for ten HO More Terror 1 No More Pain! No More Danger! This invaluable prep aration is truly a tn- u~ ' * cb * • gave each injured child or maimed person and each poor widow twenty- live dollars. The sufferers were great ly delighted at the generosity of their Ring. He was often obliged to dis mount and enter the villages on foot over the ruins. Some of tbe inhabi- tauts raised loyal cries, while others fell on their faces, sobbing and moan ing, “Save us, we have nothing left.” —A little strip of sidewalk, about five feet wide, iu front of the United States Court House in Boston, is con stantly the refuge of tho street ped dlers of bouquets who wish to evade the payment of the license fee which tbe city ordinances require. As tbe strip is the property of the United States, they cait there bid defiance to the police, but it not infrequently hap pens that their eagerness to sell * lures them ont, and then, if canght, they are brought to court and fined. TO i vears. ham, Engl attended b England, was held at Birraing- on Friday which was y 5,000 persons, who are at A reso- corpora- | city to furnish thorn with employment. After the meeting a procession wes formed which marched through the streets. It halted before a bakery aud shouts of “break iu” were heard. An artisan stole a loaf of bread from a shop and was promptly arrested. Mach excUeaeat exists Gnorjri* Juntton. Augusta, January 14.—In the Rich mond Countv Superior Court to-day, in the case ot the State against George P. Curry, banker and broker, who failed last year, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of larceny after trust and tiie Judge sentenced Gnrry to five years in the penitentiary, the full extent of the law. Bonds were placed with Curry for safe keeping and he converted them to his own use and failed to produce them when demanded Several indictments similar to the one under which ho was tried are pending against him. In the case to-day the motion for a new trial was made and bond given. Bread Enouch and to Spare. Washington, January 16.—The an nual report of the Department of Agriculture^ now in press, makes the record of corn production of the year 1884 $1,795,000,000 bushels; that of wheat nearly 513,000,000, and oats 583,000,000. The aggregates are the largest ever recorded. The rate is 25.8 bushels for corn, 13 for wheat and 27.4 for oats. These are figures for permanent record. Cheap Rate* to the Exposition. Chicago, January 14.—The Times says: Almost a panic exists in the traf fic to tbe New Orleans Exposition, scalpers being enabled to procure tickets at such figures that thcprevail- inp round trip rate throngh their office to New Orleans and return is $12, while the regular agreed rate is $2fl. The prospect is favorable for a gen eral break up of the New Orleans rates, notwithstanding the iron-clad covenants to maintain them. The Word’s Fair. New Orleans, Januarv 17.—The clear, cold weather to-day brousrht ont an immense attendance at the World’s Exposition, giving the grounds and buildings an appearance of life and animation, equalled only by the scene on the inauguration day. The open ing of the diary division of the agricul tural department was oueof the special features of the day. The Cotton Supply. New York, January 17.—The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 3,140,796 bales, of which 2,067,496 hales are American, against 3,354,166 hales, and 2,806,166 bales respectively last year. The receipts nt all interior towns are 66,687 bales; receipts from plantations 115,026 Me*. The cropun Thn Dread of Motherhood Transformed to HOPE sight is 4,717,158 bales. Dlnantnr at tho rhonphnto Work*. Charleston, January 14.—A pile of commercial fertilizers at ihc works of iV’ilcox, Gibbs & Co., near this city, caved iu this morning, crashing two colored laborers to death and injuring it third. Children In thn Studio. A great many little children come to my studio to hat o iheir portraits paint ed. If they are old enough to tallc and ask ouestions, they wish to look at my easef and at my palette. The easel is a sort of standing frame, which has a movable shelf to hold tho canvas on which tho picture is painted, and a crank, by turning which you can raise or lower the shelf. Then the palette L a thin mahogany board with a hole for tjie thumb, so that I may hold it easily and a handful of brushes as well. On my palette I put fourteen colors, squeezing them out of little tin tubes, in which they are put up and sold to artists. When the palette is ready and tho canvas on the easel, I am ready to begin. At first, perhaps during the first sitting, I only play with the little child, or get his little sister or brother to play with him until I see some natural or pretty movement that is picturesque. I like best to paint two children together, be cause that seems to me the most nat ural way. So soon as I have secirsrpb- sition that 1 like, I persuade baby to sit in a little choir made fast on a table— a “throne” wo painters call it—high enough for me to see his face op posite mine, while I stand and walk backward often, to got the right view of baby and of the picture. I have to keep two things in mind: first, to paint the portrait; secondly how to amuse the baby. If he is very little, wo generally make believe that I am a a horse. I tie the reins around my waist and baby drives me. When I wish to see him laugh, I caper about like a very wild horse; sometime* I am an omnibus horse, and stop every min ute to taxe up passengers, and whenev er we stop 1 run to my canvas and try to get in a good touch. Sometimes, if baby will keep very still for two or three minutes, I reward him by being a saddle-horse, and take him on my back for a gallop about the studio. All this does not seem to leave much time to f aint, and that is just tho difficulty. If made baby sit in his choir, tireid and worried, he might look cross, and his and mamma would find my por- ugly. They would say I had not “caught his sweet expression,” and other people would not ask me to paiul their children. 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