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n < rt - ' i ,x \ ? ^ ll_j JLLL1_U LL I IJUB1IIII III I III II 111 I mtm?~~ VOL.2. ABBEVILLE, & C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER *21, 1880. ' v'"' NO. 52. Their Lost Blue Beanls. Twenty-five years ago I was one evening leisurely promenading with a French gentleman the Champs lOlysee, in I'aris. My friend tooK me to one of those little theatres, generally hidden by trees, which are as charming as they are odd. The piece I saw was "Bluebeard." But it was a travesty on the travesty, and I have never seen the same version presented again. When the curtains rose a man came on the stage dressed as a menial, without a vestige of hair either on his head or face?in fact, even without eyebrows. In one hand he carried a pail of water, and in the other he held a scrubbing brush. Divesting himself of those incumbrances, he naturally took the audi t'tice into his sccret, which was substantially as follows: "I am Ltluebeard," "[he said,"'] although I have neither beard nor even hair. A year ago 1 was a feudal lord and had a castle, troops, retainers, and in fact I was a rich and prosperous potentate. My chief amusement was to uiarry a handsome young girl and try her curiosity and blind obedience. Whan 1 found that she would go into ihe secret chamber, which I particularly forbid her to do. 1 cut her head off and married another. This went on happily far a number of years and 1 became quite famous. Standing in noed of a wife, 1 unhappily met r'atiuin. a very tiaudsome young woman, who, however, brought with her an appendage in the shape of an old woman whom she called her nurse. Hut I have every reason to believe that old woman was a sorceress or a witch. Before 1 had time to lay my new historical injunctions on my wife the old witch gave my wife bo th a poi.iatum and advice. Fatiuia applied the pomatum on my face, and mv blue heard came oft' as if by inagic. Now, the moment 1 lost mv blue beard ! lost all?courage, prestige, even manhood, all was lost. My wife and her old witch then made a menial of me. and behold my plight ! 1 ' have tc scrub the lloor and do all sorts of menial work. But I am secretly iit search of a fairy witch or devil who may by some magic power restore my blue beard, and then 1 shall be in power niMin siii< 1 hiKV<> vcnirinnu'i'."' r? * c" Twenty-tive years lmve now passed since I xhw this curious burlesque, but 1 have often thought of it. As 1 fancied at the time, there was a moral in the story. Emperors, Kings, Princes, statesmen, Generals, financiers, stock gamblers, merchants, &c.% all have nt a time a blue beard, which, when they lose it, they lose all. And invariably they run about in the world in search of ? fairy, witch, or devil to restore to them the lost blue beard. The latest example of the kind is the loss of their blue beards by Mr. Blaine and Mr. Samuel .J. Itandall and their frantic search for the lost appendages. Mr lllaine lost his blue beard when he lost his election, anil Mr. Uandall lost his when lu was put horn <le combat by Mr. Carlisle for the speakership. Both these gentlemen imagine that the tai ly,"witc.h, or devil who can restore to them the so much regretted blue beard is Protection, and they t.aturallp invoke this ma<ric nower. which, like nil fiends, is playing Ihom false. Xow. I sincerely regret that Mr. Maine should in his own State have the "chestnut bell'' rung on him when he was trying to get his lost blue heard hack by upholding protection. I regret it because I am spoiling for a good tight to show clearly the folly, wrong, and wi;ke'lness of the protection robbery system. And it may naturally follow when I show, for instance, that during 10 years, say from 1870 to 1880, the productive capacity of the cotton mills has increased 40 per cent, while the wazos during the 10 years have fallen or d'-crna-ied 45 per., and the average price of daily labor in Fall River is about cents a day that I muht have the "chestnut bell'' rung on me also, ns 1 have .shown up such and many more robberies like them for the last 20 years. Yet I am eonsoleil. because the difference of the chestnut bell between tariff refovmers and tariff upholders is this; The people being tired of hearing the virtues of a protective policy that has made the schemers and the workinginen poor, that has unhinged labor, %nd has broken the good understanding between master and men, or between capital and labor, they in an abrupt manner sny, Knough ! we have heard all (his, and we see the results is ''' ' false. We want a change, and will have it. While, on tin; other hand," the majority of the people being ih earnest, don't so much care now to hear the ever-open demonstration how the tariff is a swindle, snare, and robbery. The time for action has come, and the time for argument is over. In the meantime, Messrs. Blaine and Randall are as much alike in their economical views as two peas. Suppose Mr. Randall had been invited to speak in the State of Maine on the Democratic side ; what in the | world could he have opposed to Mr. | Blaine's speeches ? Mr. Randall in his 1 latest elfort to get his lost "blue beard " 1 11 t tmn<l O Itlll f A ( n v 1 in f I uuvi% imvi v d?v.vu a kj iii w\s itiA tunwn nv.i about 70 to 80 per cent., tin plates 80 per cent., worsted dress goods 80 per cent., aad to on, with the explanation that these enormous duties wore not calctilatcd to raise revenue. Contrary, their very enormity was to act as a cheek to importation. Surely Mr. Blaine cannot go further. Boll) Mr. Blaine and Mr. liamlall ! have a lofty disdain for civil service j reform, And both outvie each to get j their lost blue beards restored by the j Irish vote. And Mr. Randall stole a] march on Mr. Blaine the other day by | being quite handy at Chicaga's great j Irish meeting. Still, I believe that our j Irish friends have rather a *variner1 corner in th'eir hearts fi*' Mr. Blaine j' than for J'r. Knudall. '-'lie best solution would be to have | have the next national ticket headed" ; !iloi He and lln till at IS' In that case Mr. ! I Blaine would not onlv get all the lie I * ! i i publican protection vole, but vould also ; I get the Uandall protection Democratic j i'.~. u... i I ?nil.-, ? n;ii ever mere is i?i u. wiuie Air- I 1 : lliuxlall would of course catch on anil j succeed. ; !' lii this way tho two gentleman so dili- ; gently in search of their lost blue beards : i would have a chunee to regain those ! ] lost appendages of which thov stand so t much in need. t J. S. MOO HE. ' N'kw Yoiik, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1886 i ? I A Mystery nt tho Cistern. : ?? ! Quite a sensation among the colored ; i people was excited Monday when it ! i was found that the water in the bis* ' j b ! ! cist* ru below tho court house was run- | jniugover, without any auparent cause.' I Of course it was attributed to tin j j earthquake. Some thought the ground' at the bottom of the cistern was risinir c? i : others that tlu? trfnnit/1 i r. * mb.iw.uu ni<! court house was sinking. | lint what. did^ cause it ? ! When the cistern a;is dug a spring ! was funnel at the bot'.win : Imt tiic hot| torn was afterwards covered with co! nient. And if the additional water ; came from a spring, why did it not j continue to overflow. 1 Kveryorie has observed that in cloudy ' weather following dry spells, water i ri.Ni's in low places, enough sometimes I to make a small stream. The atmos| phero becomes lighter, and the water rises in consequence. This might aei count for it. Hither that was the cause j or something wss thrown into the ; cistern l>y some person, or bv the bank ! caving in. i i A Mutual Misunderstanding Between the Two Ituces. i , (Wadcsboro Intelligencer.] Wednesday nigh*., September the 1st was the time appointed for the uprising ! among the. Richmond eounty negroes. I It was generally believed, and a great j many of the white people were looking J for the uprising. The negroes, on the other hand, had heard that a white army, five thousand strong, were campingiu Wadesboro, ready to swoop down upon them at any hour and exterminate the last one of them. When the earthquake shock was felt i Tuesday night, the whites thought it j was the negroes after them, and the I .o ll.? il... 1-1: ? ' v^.1 tmukgiit uh; i uiiiuiiii^ was lilt! trump of the white army's deadly footsteps. In loss than twenty minutes, fully one hundred white people, of nil j Hges, classes and conditions, had nssetn- ; bled at tho residence of Col. .John P. Little, near Mangum. The negroes, in terror, fled in every direction, clinging piteously to their, white friends, and praying to l?e saved from tho terrible white army. One darkey, on tho premises of Mr. J. l>. l'emborton, who prides himself on his bravery, when ho heard the noise, grabbed his gun and, .4'^ $ going to the door, fired out into the dark. Louder and louder grew the noise, more and more furious grew the shaking. Dropping his gun, thedairlev fled from the house crying, 4,0' Lord ! Oli Lord ! "Please don't shoot: Please don't shoot ; Pll give up ; I'll trive up ! Oh. Lord, I's so skeared." The Grand Army of Charity. News and Courier. Two groy-haired, unpretentious-looking gentlemen arrived in Charleston ves- i terday. One of them carried an empty sleeve, a record of his sacrifices on the field of battle. Both were fine specimens of the gentlemen of the great , Northwest. They were Ex-Governor j Lucius Fairehild and Col. K. B. Gray, j both of Madison, Wis., and their mis-1 sion was one of love and mercy. Gov. Fairehild is the commander-iurchief and Col. Gray the adjutant general of the Grand Army of the Republic, an asso- i citttion composed of the veterans who I followed the fortunes of the Stars and j Stripes from I8(?l to 18(55. and who have since 18(55 laid down their arms and devoted their lives to relieving the distress of their fellowmen. 1 The mission of these gentlemen was to investigate the situation in Charles- ^ ton and to report to their comrades if; there existed a necessity for additional . lid to this stricken city. Yesterday ! morning both south-men drove through the eitv in company with a reporter and visited the; various portions of the city. In the ceurse of conversation Governor } Fairehild said that the Grand Army was J iin association formed for benevolent | purnoses. of veterans who had served | the i'nion aru.v durintr the late war. Its purpose was purely benevolent, and j it had from ttt)0.<j<X> to 400,(XX) members j in its ranks. The object ef bis mission | iiixl that of C?;l. Gray was to look into, tin1 condition of things in Chaileston and , to report to their comrades if there were, nr.v need to otlV*r aid. It was this spirit, t lie saiil, which had prompted the Brooklyn Post to offer the services of one hundred wtcrars to aid in preserving} order, or for any other purposes that ; might bo required of them. The Posts ! of the organization are scattered throughout the States in almost every village, city, town and hamlet, and these old veterans are anxious to know if the necessities of the occasion are such as to require additional aid. Il it is, they will willingly come to the aid of Charleston. The organization can act promptly, and efficiently. At 1 p. 111. Governor Fairehild and Col. Cray met tho committee on relief., which was in session at the City Hall. After .1 conversation with the committee and a full investigation of tho situation, Governor Fairchild issued the following o address, which was telegraphed last night to the Associated Press und which will he sent in circular form to every department commander in the United Stairs. Ciiatti.KSTOK. Sept. 14, 1886. (fomnidcn of the Grand Army of the Jlepublic: With you 1 have been profoundly touched by the great calamity to Charleston and vicinity caused by the recent earthquake. I came here as your representative to learn the exact facts as to ' the necessities of the people and to take such action as the occasion might require. The situation is briefly this : The immediate demand for food is promptly answered by funds already contributed ; Vl'lf tl>nro ia n nlni-o ? T ?:?:? ?1 r..?.v ... <? Kill->r> Ul t'lllACIIK WI1DKU I houses arc more or loss shattered who have no means with which to repair them ; this class, and those who, being houseless, have suffered loss of personal property, require aid from abroad. It will ho to them a continued calamity unless help is rendered. The community here have dono and nre doing everything in their power.* A large sum of money is runuired to do nil that, michi to he done. This condition of affairs warrants immediate and extraordinary ottou. I feel confident tint every comrade is anxious to do what ho can to bri?K comfort and happiness to this stricken people. I therefore request department commanders to call upon each Post in their departments at once fo appoint a committee which shall collect such sums as - omrades and their fellow citizens, in cili \s, villages and on the farms, may desire to contribute. Tho money should he transmitted to department headquarters, whence it will bo sent to VV. A. Courtenay, Mayor of Charleston. A committee consisting of some of the best citizens of Charleston will see to it that the money is properly applied to the re.lief only of the worthy and necessitous. Li'cirs 1'AiitcHii.n Commander in Chief O. A. H. Ciovernor Fairchild said last night that ho could say nothing more than is said in the appeal. He and Col. Cray were both appalled at the situation h'-re and recognized the need for liberal and immediate aid. lie was convinced that a large sum of money was needed for this and he was confident that his comrades in the North and West would make an immediate and liberal response to the call for help. Governor Fairchild was a general in in? i moil .win3* miring ilH- war ami lost j an arm in battle. lie commanded the First corps of the army of tho Potomac. Col. Gray commanded the 28th Wisconsin regiment, and like Gen. Fairchild served with distinction through that long and fearful struggle. Fat People and Fluids. Gent Ionian's Magazine. The question whether water is fattening or otherwise has been much discussed. Formerly it was generally asserted that the victims of obesity should mortify the llesh and reduce the fat by abstaining as much as possible from li- I quids and remaining in a continual state J of thirst. Latterly tho opposite has been | allirined, and i am told that a reduction : of weight, is one of the results claimed | by "tho hot water eur;*,"' provided al- i ways the water is taken as hot as possi- j hie. painfully hot, and in great qnanti- j ti?s. | Experiments have been made in Paris j by Dr. behove which controvert both j these doctrines. These experiments incliente that, provided the same amount of solid food is taken, large quantities of water make a man neither thinner nor latter. They were carefully made on a ! friend who took weighed quantities of| food daily,-and while these remained equal doubling the quantity of water had no measurable effect on the weight of he body. Still, it is quite possible that the old theory of thirst cure and the new theory of hot water cure may both be correct. Both violate the natural conditions of health. Scalding hot water, like tea or olfee or grog of similar temperature, unquestionably injures the teeth, the l)ii> Qtnnnwh niul ... ^ .?u\t Vbiivi uijjiill.") tUIIUL'l Ill'U in the early stages of digestion, and it is very probable that deficiency of liquid impedes the latter stages, whereby the chime, by the aid of the digesting fluids, becomes converted into chyle and blood. A fat man ma}' easily become thinner by injuring his health. "Manting" is dangerous, as many who have fairly tried can prove. The difficult problem is to reduce the fat without reducing the strength at the same time. A skilful trainer will undertake to bring any man down to his "'fighting weight," i.. e., to the best condition for violent exertion ; but as soon as the discipline of the trainer is relaxed the obesity, when constitutional, returns ; and a long contii.nance of high training is murderous. Perhaps the old prescription, "Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open," when followed with judicious limitations, is the best. Eat less, sleep less, n;>d w-ilk more, nro safe injunctions, piovidcd they are obeyed in moderation, 1M\ Dehovo's conclusions apply to water only, not to other beverages. The i fat man who uses malt liquor as a daily beyerage deserves to !?? buried under cross roads nt midnight, according to the ancient modes of degrading i the jvilful perpetrators of J'elo da sc. W. Mattiku NVii.i.iams. Shooting Scrape in Virginia. The Dun villi", Va., rtuj/fxfe.r of the 7th instant contains an account of the shooting scrape in llunry County, in which Jno. T. Darlington, editor of the Ilenry shot ami killed Dick Itausmun. Bailsman ftr?t shot anil seriously wounded a son of Darlington. There was a grudge of old standing between the parties. Darlington was formerly of Duo West, 8. C., and is a brother of lion. .Joseph J. Darlington, of Washington, I). C. When you are constipated, with loss of n?Sctito, headache, titko one of l)r. J. H. IcLean's Little Liver and Kidney Fillet*. They are pluanajit to take and will curc you. 5 cants a vial. ' ' < J ?!* *' u . " ~ ' ' ' * fe ' " ' ' ; tfSCtfrv-U-i. . r * .Minister Jackson Defended. C'rry or Mkxico via, (ialveston, Sept. 115.?Owing to the news having been received hero that Mr. Sedgwick's brother-in-law had charged that Minister Jackson and his friends concocted the stories of Mr. Sedgwick's conduct here, much indignation was aroused in the American colony. This morning a call was published for an American meeting at half past three this afternoon, ihe call being signed by thirty five of the most prominent members of tin* American colony. The meeting was large and harmonious, and was composed of leading Americans, among them being six ministers of the (Jospel. General Jackson's earnestness, patriotism and ability was strongly and enthusiastically indorsed by a unanimous vote. Consul General Porch's telegram to Mr. Bayard denouncing Mr. Sedgwick was also indorsed with but two disesnting votes. The following resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That we hereby tender the Hon. Henry It. JacKson our heartfelt thanks for the fidelity and zeal with which he has ever espoused the cause of his countrymen residing in this Republic. Resolved, That we appreciate the superb ability he has at all times brought | to bear in protecting the interests of those whom it is his mission to defend ar.d tlm evidence ho has constantly exhibited of a keen perception of the manifold phrases of his duty. Unsolved, That Gen. Jackson, l>v the purity and uprightness of his character, his manly independence, sincerity of purpose, patriotism and loyalty to the. government, has at all times inspired us with pride that such :i man should have been sent to represent the United States Government at this capital. Resolved, That the late attacks made UTtAn flnn *.1.? u|>wii wvii, fjauixawii in tin; Ul IJ1U United States ?rc entirely uncalled for and not in any sense justified by the facts. We view with pain and indignation the attempts being made to ascribe unworthy motives to him i 11 connection with a recent deplorable occurrence, and express sincere regret that silence and forbearance on the purt of resident Americans in regard to said occurrence are being used as weapons to injure their honored representative, whose character we regard as above reproach, and hereby publicly express our admiration of the manly, honorable and dignified course pursued by him during the exciting events of the last few weeks. After these resolutions the following was passed : Ilesolved, That this meeting indorse #l..v ?,vl, * -- A ? ??/v '? " iiiu (.cic^iuiu null L uii AligllM OW uy V>OIlsul General Porch to Secretary ttayard as stating correctly the facts of the Sedgwick scandal. V ictoria Home Again. New York, Sept. 13.? It was deffinitely ascertained to-day that a reconciliation has taken place between Mr. Morosini and his daughter, Victoria, and that she is now in her father's house, whither she went upor. leaving Visit* lllloKon/l'l! ? IIVI e? IIWIIII; tiCTIl UUjrft A little less than two years of life with tho man for whom she had forsaken ease and luxury has apparently satisfied her that she took a false stop, nnd it required but little persuasion to induce her to return home. The chief agent in bringing about the reconciliation was George 11. McClellan who lives at the Westmoreland, and it was he who arranged several conferences between Victoria and her Hither. The last toi?k place the Sunday before her disappearance, and was held in this city and it was then that she was finally forgiven and agreed to return to her home That a divorce from Schilling will bo obtained is* unguestiorcd. That the husband will receive $15,000 or any other sum is only known to the persons immediately concerned. Young McClellan has gone on an extended vacation to Europe, and will probably visit Paris and the East before he sjes New York again. In talking to a friend before she returned home Victoria said : "I regret my marriage. When we went to Europe I was so 'homesick I had to come back. My life has been miserable ever since." fc wummmmmmmummmmmaMmMammmmmmMmmmsammmm The C'liiM of the Confederacy. Ai.kxanhiua, Va., ScpttMiihcr 10.? Jefferson Davis's young'-st daughter? who has boon called "the child of the Confederacy," because she was born at Richmond while her father ruled as President of the Confederate States?is on a visit to the family of (Jen. "lluny" ^ Lee, who lives a few miles outside of this town. Until last week Miss Davis had lived, ever since the war, at her father's home, Bcauvoir, Miss. A few days ago she came to Richmond with her aunt and after calling on somo of her family friends she set out for Fairfax County for a visit to (ion. Lee, who is one of the Confederate President's cIobcts friends. Many Alexandrians have gone out to Ravenswood, ("Jen. Lee's country seat, to pay trioir respects to this "child of tho Confederacy.'* All speak of her admiringl}'. Miss Davis is a typical Southern beauty. J?he is just tall enough to be commanding in appearance, and has a willowy, graoeful form, which is clail with a richness and taste that are surprising, when it is remembered that this joum* trirl has lived all her life in the retirement of a country house. Her face is long and somewhat inclined to leanness, but its every lineament bespeaks the patrician, ller complexion is a rich olive, her eyes hazed and her hair black and -urling. Although still very young, and without society experience, she looks like a queen among women as she stands receiving her callers. From her conversation it appears that she cherishes the same sentiments as her father in regard to tho 'Lost Cause." Sh<> ronrni^iu ;? ?- ? 1 -B? ? niiui theme and considers the Southern people as martyrs to Northern greed and jealousy. That she should imbibe such sentiments is no more than natural. Every since the war she has been at her father's side, his chief support and consolation. He educated her personally, gave her liis views of life, and fashioned hor in the mould of the ante-bellum Southern lady. It is said by those who know Miss Davis well that she helped her father considerably in the preparation of his recent history of the war. Her studies from youth had been directed in the line of Southern war records ami political history, so that when it came to preparing the work she was a valuable assistant. Iler aunt says that the old Confederate leader relied on her almost entirely in the matter of collecting and arranging statistics of tho war and employed her as amanuensis most of tho time while preparing the work. Nothing pleased tier so much as hunting up factft and theories to defend the South and the policy of her father's administration. Her favorite retreat at home is in the big library, which consists almost Exclusively of the war records and histpries of the United States. Here sno reads to her father several hours dailv, . ts-hile tho fallen chieftain listens, ] and dreams of the past. It is said that he fairly dotes on his handsome child? \\ Pfinnnt Kaoi* I-** ' 1 ' 1 - ?? 1.1 tv-1. ncr Dill Ol IMS Sign I. It was only after a long struggle that ho consumed to her trip to Richmond and Alexandria. She seems equally devoted to her father, for she has refused several advantageous oilers of marriage from ^ wealthy Mississipi planters,'in order to soothe his decling years by her presence. - a Whilo Miss Davis is in Virginia she will, it is said, visit most of the places of historic interest. She has already seen the room in the Governor's mansion at Richmond, where she was born, and pored over war records at the CaDitoI. ~7 J 7 ' ' '?n Anything of inU>r<ast connected with the war has an all-absorbing interest for x, her. Wherever she goes she in received us a princoss. She has received hnndreds of invitations from members of tho - J *l\ F. V.," but wiil of course have to m dccline most of them, since her visit is to be a brief one. It is reported thst .;>* her next :sit will be to Gen. Park Custis Leo's, and thence she will visit soma , ,L <1 . ? oi ine rirsi iammcs along tidewater Virginia. 'M W I) Sust Druggist, Bipjmg,Ind.,thstiiies: ;'! 12 can recommend Klectnc Hitters as th? -\j very bent rameey. Kverv bottle sold baa $js given relief in every cagQ. One man took aix Ljffi bottle, and wa9 cured of RhenmatiBm of to .1 rear' landing." Abraham Hare druggist, 3 Bellville, Ohio offloma: "The besfc aeUinr mcdicino I have eve* bandied in my So yearn' experience, is Electric Bitters." Thonaacea '' .A of othere have added their ? the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters " 'M do cure all diseases of the hirer Kidnija or / M Blood. Only a half dollar a bottle T. C. Per- ? rin I>ru?c Btore % >3