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• %J J* VOL XXIV- BARNWELL SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY BATIXB OP TRBVILLIAN’S. One of the Hardest Cavalry Con tests of the Confederate War. [Mr. W. W. Goldsborough in the Phils- deluhia Record givea the following account of the great cava'ry tigltt at Trevil ian'a, in which Gen. Hampton was victorioua:) After the death of Gen. J. £. 13. Stuart, at Yellow Tavern, Gen. Wade Hampton was placed in command of the Confederate cavalry in Virginia and he was a worthy successor to that most illustrious cavalry leader. In deed, there are maay Confederate cavalry officers still living who believe Hampton possessed many qualifica tions as a leader that Stuart lacked, a d lacked few that he possessed. During his career at the head of this arm of the service he was emineutlv success ful, especially when pitted ag ust Sheridan, who was regarded iu the North as without a peer iu either army. After Gen Grant bad es'ahbshed himself securely on the York and James rivers, finding the country un- suited for the operations of cavalry, on June?*, 1864, he dispatched Sheridan in the direction of Gordonsvdle with two divisions of cavalry, along with artillery, to co operate with Hunter, who was moving on Lynchburg. Hampton was immediately informed by bis scoots of Sheridan's departure, and be at once started with hi* rwn diviatcu and that of Fiu Lee to in tercept him. On the evt-uing of the 10th he found himself several miles ahead of Sheridan, who had g >ue into camp ea*t of Treviliian Station, on the old Virginia L'enlml lUilroad. Finding be had oui-mpjwd Sbend in to hH march to o>-opcr*tc Jiuh. Itunti r, Hampton raatad and deter* mined to await bit further advance. Hampton'a U of the brigade* of ftuller. Koaacr and inferior,, force. In each engagement Sheridan should have destroyed his antagonist, for his snperiority did not consist mere$ in his larger force, but Au the vast advantage of the breech loading repeating carbine over the muzzle-loading gun. His generalship was gt fault and it was the general belief among Confederate cavalry offi cers, and it is today, that as a cavalry officers be was inferior to many of the generals under his command. I have heard it asserted that Sheridan was not by nature fitted for the command of cavalry, as he was too dull aud slow for That arm of the service aud, when we analyZ'i his many battles, it would seem that he was successful only wbeu iu command of infantry. A PLAN TO CAPTURE LINCOLN. . ‘ Dming the winter of 1863-4 Col. Brndley T. Johnson, iu cimmaud^f the Maryland line,’ originated apian that had for its object the capture of Presi dent Lincoln. At first glance the uuderlakiug seemed a foolhardy one, hut alter all the details were laid before Gen. Hampton he fully approved of the undertaking, as did Geo. Lee. Indeed so enthusiastic did Hampton become over it that he asked to be allowed to conduct the expedition at the head of four thousand horse and might have done so but fur .Sheridan’s advance. . . During that winter the Confederate authorities were, if possible, more i than usually well supplied with mfor-1 tnalion from friends of the cause in Gilmore was a generous and grateful man, and never forgot to retarn an act of kindness with interest, and the most likely reason for Gen. Franklin’s escape is that he had befriended Harry when he was himself a prisoner at Fort Warren, and in return proved his gratitude by setting him free. BALTIMORE IN A PANIC. The Maryland boys were now upon their native heath, and many of them for the first time since the war broke out visited their homes in Baltimore Couuly, and some even entered the city. Baltimore was in a dreadful state of panic at the close proximity of the daring raiders and the friends of the Sojilh were in a happy frame of mind, whilst the Union people were quaking with fear lest the city should be captured and some (Id scores set tled for tbeir persistent persecution of those friendly 4o The Confederacy. Gladly would the boys have remained longer id Green Spring Valley, which, to them, never looked so beautiful before; but time was pressing, and they reluctantly bade farewell to friends and kindred, alas, with it wa* for the last lime. 1 regret to have here »o record an act of retaliation that was only made poMible by the incendiary acts of Hunter in ViftOtl*. Among the beautiful mansions that adorned the suburbs of Baltimore was that of Gov ernor Bradford, one of the most pro nounced enemies of the Confederate many Washington and they knew perfectly I I’erhaps had he not been so well whcie every picket post wa* i blUcrl 7 to the South he •ocaled aud the number of men com **•«« •p*red, hut, as U was, posing each. I WM considered a very proper sub- To carry out this apparently des-jj** 4 10 retaliate upon. Hnnter bed 4Mi ili>t>ii*ou wa* Young, whi made up of and Lumax. or tb.rteea r ivimoo was comp of Butler, Itoeecr it/, law's dikieioa Lrigsdee of . Wick ia ail fits trig riateai* sad *is battal pers e ui uif rtsSi**- V* take tbw~tet ! many of whose men th# vlcit ■ tty of Wi city its* If, knew Johnson was to c baa IY9 4 • Msrvli abers. i*hinir the e roes* I take ie.1 of the o be •ri<iaa bed on It's and Gregg' •it brigades fats, which il ler his cotutnsud I < t divWioes, rumpus or iweaty-foar rei it pi&m in acc grc&i l be ko , slu ' the II l*« • IWQ. It avaliy kn sod i hen <tne where it ut Liocuia I bias, eead b 4}vt^ D<I cmvairy, | ‘oailng from j ■>o aod the j Hiolry wed be I'otomac a dash at a rwn to be pash oa to the nrswkeaee of la-tcber, near faxingleu, Va-, and why should not another Governor's house atone for it? Lieot. Blacketnoe. of the let Maryland, wae detailed with a.amall party to do lb he performed hie daly well. 1‘eeeiag around the city of Halt Johnson beml«*d for Washington lea afog that a considerable b< infantry was at Inarel a uclou work I va*. more, | dP On ’ mu .4. nf « GOOD OLD SAINT NICHOLAS. Bill Arp Writes About the Holiday Made Glorious for Centuries Christmas has comoagain. It is out annual uiihstone aud. the miles get shorter and shorter as anno domini lolls on. Time keeps sb:iukiug aud the view of eternity expHtids as we draw near the line. Like the Ssbbtth, Christmas was designed, onUiu^d, **a- labliehed for our g^od, our rest aud pleasure. In the north temperate zone it comes about paid winter, wbeu the weather is hard and c >ld aud summer fruits and flowers have gone and the birds have migrated and nature has gone to sleep and the eatth is wtapped in its blankets of snow and ice. It comes like the school boys’ re :es* a id brings good cheer aud brightens up the family hearthstone. Christmas never wears out nor becomes old or stale, oi as a back number, j ear after year a new generation is ready to "e- ceive it aud herald its coming with a glad and happy welcome. Blessings on the holy fathers who established the Christmas holidays aud on the good igen who for sixteen centuries have preserved it for us aud our chil dren. All Christian people have ob served it with happy greetings, except the old Puritan*, and 1 don’t know whether they were Christians or not. They condemned everything that gave pleasure. ChriaUnfit was first observed by the .lt<>man Catholic church at Jerusalem and Home. Later on the Charc^ of England took it np, and so did the Protestants of Germany and other coanmvs, fvt litt: bulb u( Ibcdrauuur was owe e**-ni I ha* *M4 IsvtsStawa saw id ceb l>rate with gratitude an I -joy. In Raphael 1 great painting of the nbUvttv a shepherd ia seen at the door pl*tj |, l oa a hagpipa. The TyroUse of Italy aa<H corns down from the mountains to the va no jChri tag sweet ai outnui uben rtl that uo< ler II snip IskO. l lckrtl ruro t Karl ly ua ifif oi* mi tax at tb 1# 11 th IQVilr IKtrMlM Hamp mu t* x* th* bri igades ut Vuiia 4! 1 M|lr■tXIII fr 1 aad 11 miff Atuf BKlVri 1 to Ihe ffitifK k mi ih« a irtA At the * mhh t time Till ’ 'Lee wa# • ’ •ii«l tb#a rhj to arai I# $■ I hr ■MS ut 4 I . MaiyUoa u»l of IlM a smsii i mam art the i all party I C V % tl ieJe i • mai I. j luts dan large dr bmll (*r avoMkad. ve of male* we* Cooslilerad a l, aa mow a ted oa I a could ha ma I , ovea if it was l was At wa* lUOSt l <iun< b tb 'g'(J .* i iba to nraveat: 14 dan Irraa turaiag ••ff ) HtOi ptob gas* C-*d *>4$fAtoA*$ dJfltffiki la the dt**ei .d G-mi| MisvtLe befurr |»*i' |»4 BfY t*Mf ||l« lllj L Tbe brat b. rracbiog Ti loll §• It toiff wAt to ut , IO lh 9 X htoaxi a O B o 11 v c-Mwaraad aruuud Iu g (B41 lisMlffii ; C Od F • ■liy BcloXMpi aad ’.he straw Th* row miry bviug very baatUy i ni« ti ix th« Mtn aod cavalry pi wooded tb) K IX u allacktag heigade* 1 •Oil f by xhlid* B0tM dag th* k >i*)* wvr* ili*a»4- I4lb*(t I, unde cummaad of uiix^ hi# n tc b ta t**Mich Gaa. Bat l*i r a(h 1 the botass seat b.ck 1‘OM Ut hr Xffit prt vested from C) to Trevillu m'* f.-r safety. Ahertdta mi hi« m\t h cl brush'd plan b tntned Grn II i* wt**« Fill 1-ec. r to >4a flea Early w ith hie kept Custer the sadsli# for rmer- 1 imlvn ii, as his aatt tee* were args g* o* i#s, an 4 di< samioiad MsmUaud r l to covar that geae’al’s D«via t > "| »po*e Bailer. ! wfasi- > he went aft) rr tlaaur, who A tsmAc bau! !e rusu*J, which as«*rr bed upon 1.) o ■cbbsrg. aaerii reset -.1.1 Li > 1 > I ois tuUoiiv Hi kl it 0**1 been fur this aaezps m*atthan 009 hrtweea cavalry, for . laur rupU Mi w r11’ might bare gi tbe men on both •ales f.Might uo foot ; out <j >t thta joderu skin.’, bad It Merritt an d IK ■via were at Irngtb 1 B(|4 Cl raafal, sod wb Ml l«*rtQ| vox driven back by HaUer, aod Fira Lee | have had no the fu leXfX CtHlJUCl ul was c<>m iM ; ct| to retire to Loutea i war? Gea. Ji»hos< t»X hx# U id XI# 1 Court Hous * brf 4trr Gregg. Ibat be felt roafi i lent ot »ycce*< igr*. . kr«l > aod itaad arry- ty aa bat- a captarrd, and It lortlitlAlr r«}>lUl amlrM aai c—14 be hm I u tb# c^r^lrjr f cat Airy , It oppiag at fteltarills only, to feed, John***** tuuk up bt* Use of ■arrb tat 1‘otnt Liaikutit. aod had peaaaadaA ».-m* omIos ua hi* ruad whoa ha re ceived a peremptory order to retrace hie •tepe and jnto Geo. Early at a potat i near Waahlagton. Tike raped coaceatrai troupe tuC iba defcoeo which fart t*ea Jabase 1 near Baluanwa, am | eary, for thot gvaer he hod failed la tbr if always festti itiei fro iKi MMI. the Tl bay I tar i i mart* war* tie am tree «*r c bus gone out into thousands of little beans and reached tbeahme. “ Mary had a little l*mb ” is another that will never die. Wadsworth, the poet, says : “ The be*t portion of A good many lives are the little namdess, unjttmyflibered acts of kindness and of love.” One of ihe world's greatest teachers snid : . * M <v ererv soul that touches mins Get tnerefroni some go d— Some litt e grace, one kiud'y thought One bit of cnioaxe lor th • darkening sky. One , learn of faith t> iira> e be ills of Lite, One glimpse of brighter skies beyond the • misia.” About 3dO years ago au old poet wrote: “(%'UnCthat day lost if ths d see* ding sun Sees fyimthy hand no aorthy action What a good maxim is (hat to steer byl Do some g’ od thing every day or count the day lost. Ch< er someb«Kly, help somebody, nTxke some child happy, *peak kindly to some |)o r old man or woman or negro, or yet hi a dog, aud see how thankfully he w tga his tail. Christ inns is a good time to make good'resolves, aid all ihb next year a good time to keep them. Four bumlrwd years ago one Thomas Tusser wrote : ■ Christmas comes but oars a year. Now 1st us play and hast rood cheer THE PERILS OP THE PARTY. i; ILL Ai:i INDUSTRIAL AND GENBRaT ha? Ex-President Harnao ceived hie 91GO,OUO fee Venezuela in the rectal bilraitoo prueee«iitigs. The Czar of Uuaaia’a just re ts counsel for boundary or- suits cooaiats *eventr three Grover Clevelaad'a Explanation of Democratic Defeat. Ex-President Cleveland in a copy righted article for the Saturday Even ing Poet has given his political views, in wbiih he reviews the history of the DcmiM*ratic party and discusses its de lect* since 1864 in detail. In taking up the question of the present condition ot the Democracy he says lbat the success oi the party in 18h2 was so decisive and overwhelm- lug that a long continuance of its *u pr* mat y was anticipated. Then came “the Ld<cv of free silver and Popu- li-m.” He continues as follows ; u The culnduation of Democratic woe was reached when its compact with these undemocratic forces was complete, and when our rank and file were summoned to do battle andei banners which bore strange symlmW and were held aiofl in unfamilar hande. The result of such a betrayal was fore doomed. The ahandoi mviit of the prin ciples of true Democracy, thta contemp tuous disotiedieoce of iu tradi Ions, aud this deliberate violation of the law of its strength and vigor were by a de cree as in* xorable as tho«e of fate fol lowed by the inevitable punishment of •tunning, -laggenng defeat. ’ “ The disaster of 1872, invited by similar adimiure, was qnickly follow, ed by a re i urn to the professions aod pnatiers if sane Democracy. But the etisni am! persistency of oar wander ings in lfv6 is illustrated in a m<«l ■ toUDding way by kite command, issued on the >la ut our rout aod •liacomdt- of liJ |mraotis, of wbi-uj —. *(u11 ,uiw i art getu es'i ^i..t *, v. iii,| «t.^ ...i^^. | u^t’. that a se^ood little should he KSSmT ' " pq^nt ( U the >ame Arid, with the false war c rtea aod the same leadership that bad bt ought In us the surrounding Andrew Carnegie kj.ijod to lh* city of pit hue library, oa k has prear 4'haUaiMMU •s usual ten a year to be sxpviiuvd by tied f«ie • of the i lotas •va. They come city ta a 1 -4 i tl iffi ■aiog u. •oag • aod ptayi ag uo Mora ouffee is -naan ix the Lot led teat* atkl e aa he beard Mates It ■aa iu any ulh *r • • UK try. Ibe J aa tba $1' Is aad vale# sntiuai r ■nsuataffisl b# IK) ^ 0-4 f at II ora f$«ir lanmnny. a od sw t ’st.iSX). IMM) p. mod# fr * which As CCi»XI| ■xmxx Ib# ( h rial trail tm, xbu $tX).t E # 4» t l ■ St Ew * r r * ‘ #, Um> mast. to ibe gi rvtoen 1 lb* cxtxi moXH «, for Vmim SM'he mxl.r xJ f#X ns ha B CXl ry. i/yft 1 <99 9 i#q to • sin* kriad tl*/ it aa • a#k if •e of XVrrxtfx a t Er b# mi iron g has 7un, U0U h *9*99, aa k! that if • "”W9I 9 CV# •woeM •TV h framxh* •art ’ txio ths 9 xbc Mil 1 H| I kuHX artta of the tows <4 s ■ atsr i Kft Ib# An XI NMIN dUl img ffitlcf Lh# Cl • Is • • >1 Isa- ehirli It 1# IX bxl. gloom of defeat. Thus, ia 1M/U, th# Isaana ot I8M waa cootrni|4u< -uaiy rejected, sad every hope ul Iwakncrelic succms wae wu- fall) ea-t aside Agato our long euf Irnag r *uk and A e, whose loyally aud wbedkrB *a ilaasrvad batter things, wave •a. nil*-, ia a caw** tbel,s os*t| ia a* sad age >B kl waa demon*) raiad, but bmki rieaily than seer bafors, that ths • »oiy *1*4 C iKm th *nui « of Fadaral if the Capital, oa learned uhde this order a sees •aw aA ones that ihjact of his vm pcdiGoo and that l‘‘<4 aaac ialo Vu course lAt him. ratr n * ■ l lbs oaly rs have bona dssovnts them. All lovsra of aatsrv gtv come |<* t u*eai is add winter, f i bring good < hevr uhcu thsra other *igii of living v see talk at <i*rp green bollv with its rod hemes, the roaemafy. the ivy aud Ihe asksiietoa harm the poettr MOUmeala of ou r lurs. In the good <dd Eng gtrie and buys wjv* wren*ha lets of evergreen during the uh ine\ im H«i Tbm l # lh« IUS Sllb ■ Ubf ss* lists Ml eik All A * X «: I I 4- IU that ram « adherence principle# rralu: a ia Ikssaorratkc l* reiogaiaad and nd Ua There are Ihe sc bouts 1 Gs 1. a tbuat K.tnujno I u|h1s la of tbs t* oiled Hi at#* as imanv ( France and Italy ad three times ihe »ur<>l Met) beeu gl'MEEK CHRIST AA HATuMs Custer now s«w bis o «rttiD •li IT Ro«. and, that from the lofuraialioo in his | (mm-csshui, the uodertnking was not near so diA!> u!t as one would sa^isc . Dunug Early’s operations against' Hunter Col. Johnson was promoted i. iuaQdltoiha cosamanduf a hngada ami- y- Tiiw-cureT^fgi^IlJetner T hi* esrhrst n<|Ueit, he waa permiiteo meetings from a Ism oa her bn sad use ct and kovs t •1 ki. tv anil hetweva Hampton and Fm la*e, bat for an accident would hav inAtcted upon lI«mplon a crashing d< feat. As soon aa Co der reach. <1 ib riderless bor*es_pf Butler’s commaod ‘ tN Wurk with all the ambulances and wagon ;) bat a wounde<i,Georgia cavalr) m tn suc ceeded in reaching Kosaer and made j him acquainted with the slate of | affairs Horser at once put his irraip* in rapid moUon aud, coming upon Custer unexpectedly, charged him with the fury of a whirlwind, rooted him with heavy loss, rccaptureil all that bad be. n lost, and pursued him to his wagon train, which he captured along with Gen. Cu-ter’s headquarters wagon contaimug his private papers, aor effectually broke up bis ' brigade, and thus gave Hampton au opportunity to withdraw Butler from his exposed position, although this movement was attended by hard fighting. ’ Late in the afternoon Hampton or dered an advance on Sheridau’s lines near Trevilliau’s, but in the meantime that general had gained possession of the railroad cut and could not be dis lodged. That night both commands, exhausted from a day of continuous bloody fighting, rested on tbeir arms; but to the morning Sheridan concen trated his foicc and assumed the offen sive, attacking Hampton with great 'fury, but notwithstanding his superior numbers he was unable to drive Hamp ton from the strong position he had taken during the night. A HARDLY CONTESTED BATTLE. The contest was renewed several times during the day without material results to eithe"side, when, on the night'of the 1'Jtb, Sheridan, fearing' further disaster, quietly withdrew and, crossing the Maitapony, as well as the I’amigiky, he finally reached Grant’s army, after a long anJ tedious march, having been completely foiled ia his efforts to co-operate with Hunter. The battle of Trevillian's, which lasted thewgrealer part of two days, was one of the most desperately con tested csvalry engagements of the war, and yet much less teems to he known of it than »«f any of the other great cavalry battles. . „ . Geo. Sheridan had come from the battlefields of the West with a splendid tecord aod much was expected of him; bat as yet he had done nothing to sue tain his great rspulatioa. In bU at tempt upon Richmond be Lad been foJad by S.aart with a great by tofenor force sad here again at Traviiiiao’s be van drives tmek apoo Grant by another I troopers ot the 1st Maryland attach tbt- lvt~Mary land ballallion iind Giifuoie's 'JJ Maryland to bis I brigade. On the. olh day of July be j was ordered by Geo. Kaily to cross Ute j l*-4i>mac at Sbarp«burg and take the { advance in that general’s invasion of Maryland, which had for its main j purpose the investment of the Federal L’apital. After be had effected a crossing Johnson shaped his course toward Frederick, which be was to threaten until Early came up with his tired iut fautry, for these had been marchiug without iutermission for many weeks and their movements were necessarily slow. In connection with this movement into Maryland a scheme for the libera tion of 15,000 Confederate prisoners confined at Point Lookout had been approved by Gen. Lee and Gen. John son, with his brigade, had been selected to carry it out if possible. This matter was dependent, however, on Early’s being able to maintain a position to which the released prisoners could be conducted SHELLED HIS OWN HOUSE. While Johnson was making a demonstration iu float of Frederick ky throwing an occasional shell aimed at his own house, Which had been con-i fiscatcd, Early came up and engaged Wallace at the Monocacy and after that battle, which resulted m the utter rout of the Federal army, the cavalry struck off iu the direction of West minister, or their way-to the line of he Northern Central Railroad at Cockeysville, at which poiiR Gilmore, with his battalion, was detached, with instructions to destroy the Philadel- phitr, Wilmington -and Baltimore llail- road at Bush antLGunpowder rivers. Gilmore www^uaessful beyond his expectations, for he not only succeeded in destroying the road at these points 1 , but he also captured a passenger train upon which waa Gen. W. B. Franklin, one of the tpost distinguished generals in the Federal army. But Franklin waa not destined to lie a prisoner long, as he mysteriously dtsapp ared a few days afterward. It was given oat that Geo. Franklinmade bis escape owing to the fact that bis guards slumbered j away oat night, hot iba story waa aavar given the slightest Among the Chrwtasas observances that grew up by d>grere all ovsr Ea fupe, many ut ib. m grotesque and ab •aid, aod •.woe with profuse aad ua-1 •eesaly accompaniments, watp also not I a few of a a*<>rs pleasing aad buman humanizing kind, aad among ihe rural population the brute sreaiiua was la- clmled as laicrrsted parties. Shake*- panes tails hoar ^ .*r . . fainsi ihkt at Bight, At with a rosmaai >w waa coaakdviad tiled •*a kiss under ih*e|.ored aoder a mi to be Lwl •i< IDo«Cr c h** rose ha •eaaau some sav. that svsr -— — -» _ V* herein our Honours birth is celebrated Tbs bi-d of (leaning stagetb all night long. “ by the Harry crown wAt too |*urv traved. • • Afar back ia the reaisnes there •■»• a good oM man named Xic las IL lived ia the third evata/y and was so good aod kind aod geucr<xt* ibat wh* a he uie.1 the church saimed him smt • v»r since then be h*• beta called At. Nk'.»I- as, and he is cal Ini the pair-n saint nl iittits* it** liaiamh riatug ta raiuke* Claus. Tba Russian* say I'latST N icluas, when he was oulv a man, *«• very rich %nd on CbiUtmas nights h« would disguise bimsell and go arimud among the poor people and slip, in while they were asleep and put a purse of gold in every young girl’s stocking, if she was in loyeur engaged to be married. The gon was to buy her wedding outfit. He also left a little present for every little child iu the family. Didn't he have fuu f 1 think 1 would like that. And so it Is said that fiom him came the custom of hanging up stockings and waiting for old Santa Clan* to come down the chimney with his pretty things for the children. It is said that iu Bavaria there was another good man named Knight Rupert, who while he lived did the same' kiod of things, for he. too, hunted up the pour and left pres ents while they were asleep, but did not leave anything for bad boys. He was not their friend, and if he lived over here now I don’t reckon a cigar ette boy would get anything from him. We are in the midst of our family Christmas now. We could not get all the far away children here at one time, but we will have them ail during the liolidSys. New York city and San Anlouio got here'Together, and we are daily expecting Florida and Mexico. What I want now is an addition to the family mansion. I want a sky scraper flat lor New York, an Alamo^ annex for Texas, an .adobe cottage for Mexi co, a sanitarium wing for the Florida doctor, and a few extra apartment* for kindred and friends.. That is my idea of the paternal mansion of a numerous aud interesting family who have long been multiplying aud replenishing ac cording to Scripture. We want, plenty of room for children and grandchildren. It is pleasant to see them gather here, for they come bringing love and finding more, “stealing and giving sweet odor,” as Sb tkespeare says of the sweet south wind that breathes upon a bank of violets. ' ^ — It is the little things of life that make it happy—the small, sweet cour tesies. What a sweet, expressive iiitle But oar nast^er-of-fact times and' poem is (Bat which Miss luiia Fletcher modes of thinking are rapidly driving wrote sixty yean ago : *• Little drops. i piaasaot illusions, ul water; Utile graios of sand.” It wall as individuals will last as long aa our language kod ia like a pebble dropped into a pool. Iu tnfiosoca, like the curling waves, Among he fanciea of tbia kind that longest survived in Europe, aod even became naturalized in our own prosaic laud, was one that the cattle, at one o’clock on Christmas morn<ng, when ever they were free to do so, would’ turn their heads to the eastward, and get down upon their knees to worship Ibe King that was born in a stable; aud still another, which cintinued to comparatively recent times, that dur ing tue Cbustmas season the barn yard cocks were accustomed to crow with more than usual force and fre quency, both by day and night. The earlier inhabitants of the great Scandinavian peninsula were accus tomed to celebrate, at this season, the great festival of their gods. When the people of the peninsula became Christians, although no lees zealous for their Christian observances, they retained some of the old practices, and are to this day careful to associa e with themselves in its festivities every living thing about them. The author of “The Land of the Midnight Sun” tolls us, in his account of a Christmas in Norway: “The Christmas feeding of the birds is prevalent in many of the provinces of Norway and Sweden. Bunches of oats are placed on ihe roofs of houses, on trees and fences, for them ' to feed upon. Two or three days before, cart loads of sheaves are brought into the towns for tfiis purpose, and both' rich and poor buy and place them' every- where. Every poor man and every head of a family had saved a penny or two. or even one farthing, to buy a buuch of oats for the birds to have their Christmas. On this day, on ,4 many of The farms, the dear old horse, the young colt, the cattle, the sheep, th* goats, and even the pig receive double their usual amount of food. It is a beautiful custom, and speaks well for the natural goodness of heart ot the Scandinavian.” many i rmabti as*ul ui Great Botaa a***! If* t A»e mar* a* as**) ae Res#**, with tta p4*p«iUu M) of 11)0^X10,100. A shtpasaat at Ua\f eagiava will shortly La aval la France f<4MB 1*1111*- 4iclphu. The*4i have ta*vs c aiptv,**4 at th* Bahlwin L*otao tv* Work* ia that city, aod will be L*dr«i ua iba Nu-aryisa stcanMtiip F"Clsaa at l*4«*i R tL«ao •*), asakiag oa* at th* lirgast rmtaoaa ut ibis ku**i *ver iakra ia use -hipoaral friar aa Aasvncao j» -rt. Even th* tarda are n »t forgotten ai t tin-imssii le by it*# Hacdish pra-an If. At the il.iof of ewry faiaser’s h* a*e i* *r» ct-d a pul*, t* lb* | >p u# t»Miod a larg*. lull shea! of at ia ati • i'h hi- uuiil I** ** Why •hosild wa not ratara la tl aad ia th* it naa» agats aehsava ne- i*.ctre bo >4s* glorious aad ratio' i baa wara < •era Im Use days ut com oa* advorarf of oar time hum rad STATE NEWS AMD Qaihsrsd Krone Oa Other Sowrora. The Norria cotton nulls, U are ready to contract for the of a dam ot approximately feet of stone. , J. C. Wallace, of Union, la fisted In the organization of the i pany that intends bnildiag n factory at Carlis e. The addition to the Deriington i ia nearing completion and many houses for operatives had f farming a village which will be as Helena. The town council of Leoreae I thorized the mayor to draw aa ance dividiDg the city into war has also decided to mark ths and number the booses. It is the intention of the Greenwd cotton mills, Greenwood, to another mill about the same ai the one already to operation. 10,000 spindles aod 384 lootnA Mrs. William Carter hae di snullpox in Union aoder anueaally i conditions. Abe waa married Ji year aod waa only twenty yean She leaves a baby two weeks old. A. F. Martin, a Fairfield I vlog at Rocky Moaot, was ah while standing ia his doorway byt oia ia the dark. Ha died ths day. A negro aappoaed to hafs i the kitbag has been arrested. McDonald Paramo writes that RI been just 100 years etses ths 0*1 d. Jallies Kincaid, of tXxnty. who h«Ut the Aral eternal witter ia tbie Heat*. cotton barer in (hi as raiMjneil, has years in the actael •• sosaiiat lh*u b*i •atMsrbs hove gals total H rial •wed ta Agaew FaMa*, i Ury. Das. 10. He wm eh *h la g am. Tbcra id i«ut a p*as nwr4l«-n abu will au d4<wn cbiMrao to a Cbrisinrat iliuue Christmas din- 'Jmi live in Lie I j taith * Are owr prtscipks so sbirp * •rn or aatiqaateu aa ia raqatra rvoo- vatloo, or ibate difpiacrmcat by oihara nsora faehioaahla ? Thera is aot aa boavet Ilemuctal ta this broad lead that will tone*da these thing*, aor la th*ra one who wuahl aot bait the pro. cl*mati»4W at th* old faith with that Agbueg sot bo*lasm that foratohaaa Deioociaitc tnumi b. As new ouSkdit- iWmm aria*, war priscipiaa must be ap plied to lb*m ; bat ia lh* creed that ha* gatdad ua throagh a ceatary of party vzistaoca we ahsll lad the hay to every *04 h apptiraUaa; aor shall wa a#*d the lesic to of 1‘upaiiMu to aid at ia imerprating this creed.'* Mr. Clevvlaml Lescbse ta tarn on fra* silver and iba Federal courts, aad b> lievaa that all- tnsa Dima'■rata am iratuel c miemoing * the general gov- erumenl f«r protecting itself in the ex- rinse of its f'lDCtiou against tbdeol •ajs : •• 1 believe no Democrat will have the hardihood to deoy that wa have fought 0 ur last two esmpaigos in al liance with undemocratic tttrcaa, aod that ihu allisnce was immensely costly in defeat. Is there nut g'-oJ reason to supp<jse tbai even in succesa such an alliance would have proved un profitable and dangerous 7 “ .Sincere Democrau of every condi tion and in every part of the land realize that the situation of the party needs repair. Reorganization is not necessary, but a return from our wan dering is absolutely essential. Let us bu frank with ourselves and candidly acknowledge the futility of attempting to gain Democratic victories except in the Democratic cause and through De mocratic methods. Reorganization is worse than useless, and the arrogfetion of superior party virtue will breed obly mischief. This is a time for sober thought, tolerant language and frater nal counsels. We are dealing with the condition of a party that cannot be de- stoyed by external foes, aud since its ruin can be wrought only from within, it should be imperishable. Above all things, there shmld be a manly {enun ciation and avoidance of umue sec tional control. Di mocracy will not op erate efficiently in sectional lines. “ There is much for us to do, and the future is full of Democratic duty aud oppottuuity. Our fighting forces will respond listlessly and faltenugly if summoned to a thtrd v defeat m a strange cause, but if they hear the rallying cali .of true Democracy, they wilt gather for battle with old-limr Democratic enthusiasm and courage. “ If 1 should attempt to epitomize what I have written by suggesting a plan for the rehabilitation and restora tion of true Democracy, I should em body it in these words: ’Give the rank and file a chance. ’ u at the hwycai will ha flraa R to oat H will ha gt baa staled tl I ■all ot th |bdtil aatioBaB have| children again. sometimes to sigh to be bas first raised sL-ft a ua. tor ibe ImiI* buds c«4d sD4l • oa wuhojt. ‘ At th* coating session of the ftocfb Dakota Legislature a bid will be *u- lr *IU4cd to ael aside a sum tor llic coileclioo of dotuiueu's, relics, etc, bearirR’ on the early history of the •enilcry now embraced by that btaie ami to furnish suitable quarters for the same. The first Legislature of Dakota Territo'y, which met in 1862, Incorporated a historical S4icie.ty, wKich iucluded among its members many prominent pioneers. The annual report of the Ccmtnis- sioner General of Immigration show* that in the last fi«cal year the total number of immigrauts who arrived in this country was 44H,. r »f2, of which 23,- 209 came through Canada. Of the whole number, 304,148 were males and 144,424 females. This it* a net in crease over 1899 of 136,857. These figures, however, the Commissioner General says, dd not show the total number of alien arrivals, as 65,635 aliens came as cabin passengers. Dr. Herbert Howe, of Chamberlain observatory, Denver, is collecting data concerning the largest meteor seen for more titan thirty years. It was observed December 8 between 3 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Reports came from Rocky Mountain divide as far north as Saratoga, Wyoniing, and, as far south as Delta, Col. Judging from these distances Prof. Howe esti mates its height above the earth as at least 500 miles'. It appeared nearly as large as the moon and was incandes cent. . When apparently just above North Park, Cnfc, it exploded with ac companying phenomena resembling an earl fiquake, houses being shaken and a rumbling sound perceptible for miles. A novel application of the utilization of the power of the wind for the pro- (inction of electric energy is being em ployed at Wiltkifcl, a small town near Kappein, a. the entrance of the bay of that name, in the Baltic Sea. The wind motor, constructed by C P. lieumann of that place, hasadiametei of 40 feet, with a wind sutfsce of 1,000 square feet. It is of thirty horae- powet, and turns eleven times per minute. It operate* a dynamo; runs at normal spet-d when the wind is three and lhr» e-qAsrter mde* an hour. 1 be dyoaao is a-oally eatrfoy-d to rhsrge the accamaUtors which fu**i*h th* he mu*4 spend a day ta jah lighting of the town aod th* driving of half duMar of the toe over thirty the A persevering gentle man in 8L John, Kao, has been convicted of violating the prohibitory law by selling whiskey. There were forty-nine dis tinct violations of Ui4 law and ha has been sentenced to forty nine months to jad, as wall at j( fins of $100 for • fane*. As ha cannot pay th* I4JM0 waa bora Ust. his sixty-* of the Sod •aerie# tor dilsea ail hit true aod lepal Governor p<>n ia regard to lha t in this &UU. It shews much iaus of the disaaaa ia at present than ia generally supposed. Thera is mote or Ism of it ta ths counties of Fairfield, Union, Bpartaa- burg, Barnwell, Beaofnrt am) Orange burg. For a while during the summer it waa confined almost aotiralv to Union County, which has aot bean free from it for a year. The traffic managers *of the chief railroads of Booth Carolina deavonng to get the railroad •ion to increase the rates oa cottoa seed, making them equal to maintained in other states, rates were reduced several yean ago when small oil mills needed narsing and have not since been increased. They are much below the rates ia every other Southern State. For a haul of fifty tulles the rate in Sooth Carolina is 95 cents; in Georgia, $1.80; for 100 miles the South Carolina rate is $1.20; that in Georgia, $2, aud the same proportion exists at other dis tances. During the year just closing, the Secretary of State has granted char ters to 31 co turn milling companies, who«e authorized capital aggregates $4,860,000. During the Mine time, permission was given 14 cuttoa milting companies to increase their capital, the aggregate increase authorised be ing $2,945,000. During the same petit d, commissions were issued to IS cotton milling company, corporators, who have not yet obtained their charters, whose authorized capital wtU be $1,495,000. m ■ OUR GRKATCtT MPR IAUME. Por 20 years Or. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully treated chronic dissaa es that hs is aeknowisdgad today te state at the head of bis pvofsssiaa ia this has. •I % ‘ His sxcloMva Var.corals and of knife or all cams, la vital and Ufin