The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 16, 1886, Image 1

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mm ?T?TE? WATCHMA?r/ jBrtto^ed Apr^ 1SSO. Consol Mated Aug- 2, 1881.1 "Be Just and Fear not -Let aU the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Train's SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1886, Kew Series-Yoi. VI. Se. 16. -1--i -- C|t lEattkiait m?^pljm PttbUt?wd 0T?T7 Tuesday, BY N. 0,. OSTEEN. KH8: T^ Jtoliars per annum-in Advance. iDTKtfTtKIIHTB. One. Square, first insertion..................$1 00 Every subsequent insertion.................. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer win to in?de*tr?^e4.:??ieK:^r2-T^: . Z~\ .All comnwnic?tfone which s?bee?r? privates' n teresti will be charged for ti ad Ter lise ra en ts. charged for. Hew Advertisements* ?jm Bm~?f? If ?on th^nk of expending jK^M^Jftfty or one hundred dollars, io ^^^^^^advertising send ?s a copy- of j jour edvertisemec ?, and we will tell yon (free of charge,) what will be the best io Test? aient for jon to T>?3e. Send/30 cents for oar ?70 paco pamphlet. Address . GEO. P. BOWELL k CO'S ; Newspaper Advertising Burean, _ 10 Spjsnce streets-New York. > BOARDERS WANTED. AGENTLEMAN, AND _I<ADY, or, two ladies can be accommodated withjboard in a most attractive part of the town.. For terms? ?fcc., apply at" this OfBce: Nor. 2._ FOR RENT. ACOMFORTABLE j^S&ENCR^ six rooms with outbuildings, and. a furn attached of 40 acres of planting land, situated one mile West of town of Sumter. For terms apply to R. J. DICK, on premises, or to W. E. DICK, Nor. 2. at Ducker k Bultroan's. 11/?ERS WE SPEND ALMOST HALF ff of ?ar life should be made as comfort? able ar possible, and for the purpose of j aiding this good work, and making some nwoaj. ve now offer the best COTTON RAT TING MATTRESS erer pot opon this market. Three grades now made-$5.00, $6.00, $7.00. Sample and full information at Store of Tr sa WII ni, A. Moses. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case, or mosey refunded. SUMTER COTTON MILLS. WELCH & EASON. Family Grocers. 265 and 187 Meeting, and 117 Market S ts. : . CHARLESTON, S. C., lente attention to the following BARGAINS. CUT LOAF SUGAR. 14$ Iba for $1. GRANULATED SUGAR, 15| lbs. for $1. CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR, 15* lbs. for $1. WHITE EX. C. SUGAR.17 lbs. for $1. LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, 19 lbw ? $1. GOOD *BR0WN SUGAR? 20 lbs. tor $1. 2 lb? TOMATOES 90 cts. a dozen. 3 rb. TOMATOES, $1-10 a dozen. GOOD SEGARS, $1 for a box of 50. These ace only a few of the many attrac? tions we are constan dy opening, a od house? keepers will find it greatly to their advantage to send for a copy of oar monthly- Price List and consult it always. Nc charge for packing or dray age. G. ?ART &O0.r . Importe? and Wholesale Dealers in FRUIT ! CHASLESTON, S. C., Arc receiving by steamer and rail from the North and West foll supplies each week of CHOICE APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS, PO? TATOES, CABBAGES, ONIONS, NUTS OF ALL KINDS, ETC, ETC. ?? Qi dm solicited and promptly filled. Mow * *_ tMPWTANT TO HTOSKEEPERS! ? rr ?*5 HA?S. OPENED A - G??EN GrROCERT ON jLlNBRTY gTR8ET| NEAR"MAIX. # .ll wi?keep constantly oi hand '. i; i*e#u M. eiIl?teSSCe Beef, POSJ^ TB AL, AND ... SAUSAGES* GiTe a? a call and save time and money; ; - . r -. Goods defered free. I. O. WESTON, Xp*.ftffif ; . y \ Swnter, S. G. ? J D CRAIG, MTiDLI'HEB lise. FiJRNETURE DEALER ann ?CTNDERTAKER, Main STREET, SUMTER, s. c. TTTtfULD THANK HIS FRIENDS and fy toe public generally for their liberal patronage in the past, and hopes by low prices and fair dealing to merit a continuance of the He has received already a large and varied assortment of HOUSEHOLD r xi ltur e for the Fall Trade, to which weekly additions are bong made, and there can be found IN HIS WELL STOCKED ROOKS as great a display of FURNITURE OF ALL GRADES a? ia the first-class city nooses. He has bought his goods DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES, at lowest prices to be had and proposes to give bis customers the full benefit of his bargains. PARLOR SUITES, Wood and Marble-Top Bed Room Suites, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Spring Beds, Chairs, Sideboards, Sofas, Lounges, Sate, Boreang, Washstands, Pictures, Picture Frames, Window Shades, and at! other articles supplied bj the furniture trade. --ALSO, WINDOW GLASS AND PUTTY. Call at bis store and be convinced by a per? sonal examination of goods and prices that these assertions are true. He takes pleasure in showing customers around. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT, Jf c?ptete with a large number of stvles of punna and Caskets, from tbe smallest*to the largest size? made, and at as reasonable prices ?. J~f,S,UDe ?" kooght anywhere. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. Oct 5 J. D". CRAIG. FOR SALE. MILK COWS ALWAYS ON HANI E. B. THOMAS, ' Wedgefield, S. C. . tte* paper, or obtain erim??M wfesn in CteetfO, ??8 find ft on fib at LOM ?THOMAS. LARGE ARRIVALS ! --o MY FALL STOCK has been greatly reduced by the many customers, who hare secured GREAT BARGAINS in all lines. By every train I am receiving a fine assortment of WINTER GOODS in every department. Store Crowded Daily. The people have learned where to find desirable and choice goods, aod daily crowd my store, supplying their wants, with a feeling of confidence that they are fairly dealt with. I deal FAIRLY AND SQUARELY with all, and those who are not judges of quality can depend upon the repre? sentations of my salesmen. I call espe? cial attention to ?. FRESH ARRIVALS. DRESS GOODS, in all the latest styles, LADIES" COVERINGS, in great variety, BLANKETS, BED SPREADS, LONG- CLOTHS, SHEETINGS, TABLE DAM ASK- TOWELING, FLANNEL?; all kinds, , ; OASSIMEREsT JEANS, J KERSEYS, CARPETING, RUGS, &c. HOSIERY and FANCY GOODS. OF ALL KINDS. My Hardware Stock IS FULL. IN MY CLOTHING ROOM will be found A fine assortment for Men and Boys. Overcoats VERY CHEAP. i Large assortment in SHIRTS, of best material and make. GROCERIES. In my Grocery Room will be found a large assortment of FIRST CLASS GOODS. I deal only in the choicest articles. Crockery 5 Glassware, Tinware, Wooden ware, Hollow ware of every kind. Wagon Material, Harness, Saddlery, Plantation Goods. I cannot enumerate the low prices. Ask your friends who have been here. Coi aM see for YonrsfiH aod you will then, understand why such crowds are daily at my counters. - ALL WHO ARE INDEBTED to me, will please make settlement. A. A. SOLOMONS. - ins* o BEST TONIC. This medicine, combining Iron ,vith puro Vegetable tonics, quickly ana completely Cares Dyspepsia* Indigestion, Weakness? Impart* Blood, Mal aria, Chilla and Fevers, It is an unfailing remedy for Diseases of the Kidney* aaa tiver. . It is Invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women!, and all "who lead sedentary lives. It does not injure the teeth, cause headache.or produce constipation-other Iron medicines do. It enrichei and purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re? lieves Heartburn and Belching, and strength? ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy, <?c~, it has no equaL < ff~ The genuine has above trade mark and Crossed red lines on wrapper. Take noother. , -iy\r mows CHZSICJU. co., BALTIMORE, an? AURANT 11 Moat of the dise**? which afflict manfcnd are origin? ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER? For all complaint* af this land, sa ch. ss Torpidity of the liver, Biliousness, Nervous Dyspepsia, Indiges? tion, Irregulixity of the Bowels, Constipatioa, Flatu? lency, Eructations and Buming of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Brc&lcbone Fever, Exhaustion before or after Fevers, Chrome Diar? rhoea, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Fool Breath, Irragolaxitieu incidental to Females, Bearing-down ?STaPIGER'S flURflHTII is Invaluable. It is not a panacea for all diseases, bot 11? C all diseases of the LIVER, will WmtB STOMACH and BOWELS. Lt changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tinge, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes low. gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL? TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, end I? A VALUABLE TONIC. STAD GER'S AURANTII For sale by all Druggists. Price SI. 0 0 per bottle. C. F. ST AD I CE R, Proprietor, 'AO SO. FRONT ST.,' Philadelphia, Pa. A FINE_ PLMi?^Tili?T Mr. FOSTER S. CHAPMAN, One of the landmarks of the Georgia Drug trade, now of Orlando, Florida, writes: '*! eau hardly select a single case of the many others to whom I lmve GD?NN'S P?ONBER BLOOD RE? NEWER, but what have been satis? fied; and I ?nd it the best remedy for all Skin Diseuses I have ever sold, and H Fine Florida Tonic. "FOSTERS CHAPMAN, 'Wando, Fla." A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH ! A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! G?IN K'S PION KKK BLOOD K EKE IV Ell Cores all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma-, tifo, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine. If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00: large bottles $1.75. Essay ou ?lood and Skin Diseases mailed "MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon. Georgia. For Sale by DR. A. J. CHINA. July 13._Sumter, S. C. VALUABLE LANDS AT AUCTION. TTTE WILL OFFER FOR SALE at public ff auction at Sumter Court House, S. C , on SALESDAY IN DECEMBER next, (1886) tbe following lands belonging to the late firm of Robertson, Taylor & Co., ia Sumter Coun? ty, to wit : The remainder of the Plantation known as Bloomhill, in Manchester Township, consisting of Lot No. 1, 52 6-10 acres; Lot No. 2. 51 4-10 acres; Lot No. 3, 43$ acres; Lot No. 4, 53 acres; Lot No. 5, 6 7 0-10 acres, and Lot No. 6, 48 7-10 acres. -ALSO, Wbat is known as the Cain Lands, in Pri? vateer Township, lying on and near Cain's Mill Pond, consisting of Lot No. 1, 47 acres ; Lot No. 2, 45 acres; Lot No. 3, 53 acres, and Lot No. 4, 52 acres. Terms of Sale-One-third cash ; balance on a credit of one and two years, secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser, interest payable annually from the day of sale. Pur? chaser to pay for papers. Plate of said parcels can he seen at our office. HAYNS WORTH & COOPER, Altornevs for Robertson, Tavlor k Williams. Nov Q, 1886._ FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY. Mrs. WEITE aid Miss MILLER Are prepared tb furbish their friends and patrons wish Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS AND BONNETS FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c, in great variety. ZEVllYRS AND CANVAS. Goods shown with pleasure. Call and examine our stock before pur? chasing elsewhere. October 20. THE TEMPERANCE WORKER. * Removed from Columbia, S. C. A Live, Temperance Paper, Published Semi-monthly in SUMTER, S. C. Under tbe Editorial management of REV. II. F. CJIREITZDKKG, G.W.C.T. OF I.O.G.T. OF S. C. Assisted by r-.n able corps of Editors. ?The patronage ar:d i nf! nen cc of all. friends ? of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 60 : cents a year. To advertisers desiring a wide ' circulation, it offers an excellent medium. On business, address N. G. OST E KN, Publisher, j THE WIFE'S PBAYEB. BY ANNIS DE G. TAX SICKLE. The sun is sinking io the treat, The song birds all have gone to rest, The winds are wailing through the trees, And darkening storm-clouds, on the breeze Go hurrying past. Night-dreary night, starless and cold, Her sable mantle doth unfold, And with a wide extended hand Spreads over the entire land Darkness, at last. Within a cottage poor and plain, With wretched roof, and broken pane, A woman sits-her littlechild Clasped to her breast in anguish wild ; Alune I-alone 1 Nay ! not alone ;. there's One above Who listens, with an air of love To the poor wife's pathetic cry, "Oh ! Father, help us or we die." Ah ! bitter moan. The old-old tale sb often told Of wretchedness, it doth unfold Pages of want, and sin and shame. Written above thy cruel name "Intemperance." "Oh ! Father, seek bim-hear my prayer, Stretch forth Thine arm, and do Thou there Take fron his neck this cruel chain And give him to his own again, Father, once more." Brothers and sisters, io this land Of light and wisdom, shall we stand Silent, inactive, deaf and route, Blind to our duty? No! cast out "King Alcohol 1" Strike from his head the tyrant's crown With sword of right, quick ! break it down, This Monarch's reign ; cause raen to think There's more in life than cursed drink God help us all 1 Written for the Watchman and Southron. Recollections of Potter's Raid? NUMBER XIX. This destroying host now mored rapidly forward. They had aeqaired a degree of system. Every one folly understood the part he had to take in this terrible work. The next place on the road was Mr. John 13. Brogdou's. His dependants were many and he had over a thousand bushels of corn, with peas, fodder, rice, &c. The torch was applied to all, and they passed on with yells and fearful bowls of delight and pleasure. The commanding General and his staff, rode complacently along, being only now and then consulted as to the excecution of any order about which his subalterns were in doubt. They met with no opposition, and they revelled in the use of the torch, and in the dismay and terror depicted in the countenances of the women and chil? dren that they would meet with at their several homes. The next in their route was Anthony Jones. His premises were seriously damaged. Here they destroyed a great deal of valuable stuff, and wrecked and then committed to the flames bis gio house. It was a perfect pandemonium of confusion From here the army pushed on vigorously to .Wade Bradford's. The army at this point were gotten iuto perfect order. Each officer and subaltern taking his place in his command. It was known that they were approaching nearer to Sumter and Dingle's Mill, where they by this time knew they were to meet with opposition. But Wade Bradford's place received their attention before they passed. They first destroyed his gin house. They proceeded to fire his barns, filled with corn, fodder, peas, rice and all usually found upon a farm. * The negroes upon the place set tip a terrible clamor and claimed it ali as theirs. This plea was respected aud the army passed leaving it undisturbed. At this point they were nearly in sight of Din? gles mill pond. His artillery was hur? ried to a point commanding the cause? way across the" pond and the troops were now placed' in position and re? ceived their orders io view of meeting the confederate forces at the Mill. We have followed General Potter from Manuing "to Dingle's Mill, in his rapid march towards the town of Sum? ter. But he did not move so rapidly as to prevent him from perfecting his work of ruin and destruction in bis route. The wreck and devastation was complete. It was done under orders. This was their business, their purpose, in raiding through South Carolina ; at least so their officers had io formed me, that their efforts would be to do all the injury they could. 'The war must end,7 was what they told me in, my room in Manning and they determined as far as was io their power to effectu? ally accomplish this, if it had to be done io tears and blood and fire. That Captain meant all, and more perhaps, when he so insultingly approached my bed, and shaking bis fist in my face said, 'You d-South Carolinians are to drink the dregs. The lowed place in h-is too good for you.' Yes, their work was very effectually done ;.n every instance, leaving behind them as they contiuued their march, so many families in tears and mortifica? tion, so many women and children in starvation and ruin This march of Potter will never be forgotten because of ?ts atrocities. Much, very much, must ever remain, ail unwritten history. Their brutality and savage iciclccdncss can never bc iv ritten. It was a time of terror. And the tormenting fear, that the resistance j they were to meet with at Dingle's) Mill i might be so successful as to compel j Potter to retreat, and they again bc in their power added greatly to their dis? tress. In the meantime thc authorities in the town of Sumter were not idle. It was a growing town directly upon the Wilmington aud Manchester Bail Hoad. About 8U miles from tide water. It was assuming large propor? tions. Surrounded by tho finest cotton lands, it had grown to bc an important cotton market. Its churches and public building.*, its wide and bcauti fully shaded streets ; its intelligence and refinement made it in the ryes of Potter and his brutal hosts a coveted point of unusual importance. B -sides, thc movement, of Sherman upon Atlan? ta, and then his direct course to Savan- j nah ; ihc evacuation of Charleston all , combined to give great uncertainty as i to thc safety of the vast accumulations i of Government property of ail kinds. J The rolling stock of the rail roads at j this time had been largely concentrated j at Florence. These were crowded with munitions of war of every kiud. Quantities of this valuable material bad been removed to a point below Sumter, and on, and below the junction of the , W. & M. B K. with ?he So. Ca. j Railroad to Camden. The Govern-, roen t was not so poor io war materii as some have supposed. The troub was, it was really ignorant of what possessed. Io many respects it was we supplied. Requisitions were made b Government officials upon Governmei officials for material by wbien contractai alone could carry on Government wort and this reply would come with al! tb army requirements of red ink and re tape 'Not in store/ iche? they itere i store, and in abundance. A contracte called on the Govern men t for files. H had a large contract for bits and ?put in brass. The requision was answered 'Not io store,' when it was known thf the Government possessed many doze of the identical files then called foi They were a little time after this throw into the Pee Dee river at Mars Blut] Vast amounts of various kinds of sue property were hurried away, au it wa hoped, to a place of safety. The col too accumulated there was of immens value. Oo ali this property, so neces? sary to our safety and success, Potte bad hts eye and he boped to destroy i all. The few sick soldiers who in pass ing upon the Railroad were accomoda ted at Sumter, soon became a gres nuclus of important hospital move men rs in the town. They became highly valuable factor in the importanc of Sumter iq this time of extremity The public buildings and the cburche were turned into hospitals. Here tb sick and wounded were brought an accomodated. Matters in this respec in the bands of the ladies assume systematic management. They showe the deepest interest in the welfare of tb soldiers who thus found a borne in thei midst, and they did all in their powe to supply them with nourishment an* home comforts: These attentions wer continued industriously to the end. Up to this time, Sumter had on I beard of the war. They ooly knew i in the crowded cars of soldiers as the passed to and fro, and in the absence c many from their midst-many, manj never to return. They had felt non of the fearful shocks which ber eiste states bad felt. No contending armie bad-sometimes advancing, sometime retreating-left desolation in their path The privations, ?the exposures an losses which so many others had real ized, had not been felt by them. Bu now, from what was rumored, they fear ed they might soon realize all th? depths of sorrow and distress from tbi approaching negro army. The town however, was fully aroused, now tba the certainty of Potter's approach wa an established fact. It does not appear that as bc nearer, the town there was any stampede ere ated. The resolution seemed to be t meet the occasion bravely and compos edly. His approach made every on busy-busy ju various ways. Th? great concern was how to save wba little provisions bad been left them, ao< effectually hide their valuables. Th? opportunity was given of improving, i possible on the many various ways mad< us-3 of by those in Sbermao's march, o which all had heard so much. Perhaps the effort was made, but with what sue cess is not positively known. Valua? bles were hid in the most unheard o places, bot to suppose that they wen secure, bid away io vessels lillee, witl lard, is a grave mistake, for ours were searched at the point of the bayonet. ] did bear of complete success when treasure was bid in the bowels of a deac dog and the dog thrown into the street. I know of one returning to the hous< having hidden a watch. and silvci spoons. * Where have you hid them ?' .Never mind,' waa the reply, 'the) never will find them.' But in a few moments another member of the family found them with the greatest ease, ll was often the case where it was sup? posed they never could be found that they were easily gobbled up by the prying eyes and cunning bands of those whose business was plunder. If all be true as we may see hereafter in these papers, 'The General' found Sumter a bonanza io the way of gold and silver hid and fouod. As we have intimated the town was folly aroused and there was a willing? ness shown by all to do their part in the coming cou test to defend the town. The inquiry was made and soon decided what available force could be brought against this multitude who so far through the State had met with no op? position. The old men, those by acci? dent then in thc town, the disabled and sick soldiers in the various hospitals, the sixteen year old boys, all were eager to do their part and take thc places which might be assigned them. Hon. David Davis lolls thc frozen truth when he6ays: "Each year every local paper gives from ?109 to ?5.OOO iu free lines for the benefit of thc community in which it is located. No other agency can or will do this. The local editor, in proportion to his means, docs more for his town than any other ten men, and in all fairness man with man, he ought to be sup? ported, not because you happen to like him or admire his writings, but because a local paper is I he best in? vestment a co mm unity can make, lt may not be brilliant or crowded with great thoughts, but financially it is more o? a benefit t<? a community than a preacher or teacher. Understand ns now, we do not mean morally or intellectualiy, but financially, and yet on thc moral question yon find the majority of the local papers are on thc tight side of the question. To-day the editors of local papers do the most woik fur the least money of any men on earth Subscribe for your local paper, not as a charity, but as an investment.'' -in?-f -- Grant's Application for a Pro? fessorship. An incident in f?en. Grata's his . tory which has never bein made j public was given to me by S. ?. ? Ki kins, lt M.* em s that some time in . 1857, when the general was in hard ? lines iii St. Louis and seeking for! something to do to earn bread for hi* family, the University of Missouri, j located at Columbia City, had a ! vacancy occur in tho chair of mathe? matics. Gen. Grant, who had beim disappointed in au application for the position of county surveyor at St Louis, determined to apply for tho vacant professorship Ile wrote u med est letter lo the board of trastees, in which he stated his qualifications and his needs. Another man got the place. A year or two before he died, io mentioning the fact to Mr. Elkins, who is a graduate of the uni versity, Gen. Grant, with his usual simplicity of manner, said : 'I think I could Lave filled the place quite well. 1 was pretty well np in mathe? matics at West Point. But if I had got the place I presume I should not now be here -New York Cor. Cin? cinnati Enquirer. What Our Editors Say. The Columbia Seminary. Columbia Retord. The Aiken Recorder, in an article headed "The Milk in the Cocoanut," o' iscases the Woodrow evolution matter and severely blames Dr. Woodrow. The som and eu bs ta nee of tbe Record? er's views, as set forth in the article referred to, may be ascertained from the following seutances which we quote from it : "It is (rue that be has mined the Theological Seminary of a great Church but what does be care for that as long as he can continue to draw a salary of two thousand dollars or more, for which he renders no equivalent." "He refuses to resign because he prefers to draw his salary, and the greater the uproar over bis monkey and tadpole evolution ideas the more money is realized by his newspaper and job office." "The best way to dispose of him is to cut off the money supply and then we think he may be easily induced to re sign." The simple fact that the Board of Directors discontinued Dr. Woodrow's salary at bis own request is a sufficient answer to the above so far as it relates to the salary. So far as the alleged in? crease in subscriptions to Dr. Wood? row's paper and the business of hts job office are concerned, we have noTsnowl edge of the facts and do not think it bad anything to do with the creation of Adam, but it seems more than probable that his position on the question of evo? lution bas caused a falling off of his I subscribers, as the first thing a sub? scriber does when he falls out with au editor is to order him to "stop my pa? per." And if the claim of the anti Wood row people, that they are in the majority, is true, it is likely that be has lost more subscribers than he has gain? ed. And the same probability attache? to the effect on tbe job office, if indeed it be at all reasonable to suppose that it has been affected in any way. But as to Dr. Woodrow's having ruined the Seminary, we think that those who are persecuting Dr. Wood? row, and who have used their influence to discourage students from attending it, have done a great deal more to in? jure that institution than be has. Dr. Woodrow was engaged in the proper and Christian work of demonstrating that there was no conflict between sci? ence and Scripture as to the origin of Adam's body. Those who proclaimed that he was teaching heresy in the Sem ' inary, and withdrew their support from it are responsible for any barm that ? may ?result to the Seminary. . I On the other hand, Dr. Woodrow's I great and accurate knowledge, his : broad and comp rebe o si ve views, his ' earnest and conscientious searching after truth, and his devout Christian character, make him an invaluable pro I fessor in -any institution of learning. 1 religious or secular, and his wide repu? tation for all these qualifications will ! induce a very largo attendance of stu? dents from among the class who desire to learn the truth, unmodified by pre? judice, to any institution that is fortu? nate enough to secure his services. Abbeville Pre?$ and Banner. j Myers, a white boy, in Augusta last week wantonly struck a negro with a j rock or clod as he passed a group of white boys. The negro came up and struck the boy in turn, bnt without do? ing any material burt to the white boy, who thereupon thrust a knife to the heart of the negro. It scums to as from the Chronicle's own statement, (who seems to apolo? gize for the act, while defending the perpetrator of the deed,) if the white boy had simply attended to his own bus? iness, and let the negro alone, that there would l?a ve been no necessity or excuse for killing him We nerd a little wholesome enforcement of the law in just *uch cases. Temperance Worker. Our deliberate and candid opinion is that when a minister of the Gospel cannot survive without constantly using ch h? al, brandy, whisky, beer and gin, he had bettor resign his pro? fession and die. His example is more dangerous and more powerful than his precepts. If God, the giver of every good and perfect gift, with? holds the qualifications for efficient labor, chloral, brandy, beer, gin and thc like, cannot supply them; on the other hand the use of such met h? od** and remedies continually requite more defence at his hands than the Gospel which he is required lo pro? claim. When will ministers learn wisdom '{ That Lily. Greenville News. There is circulating in the newspa? pers a little pail of literary ?-lush intend? ed to be pathetic and purporting to have been written from London tu behalf of Mrs Lillie Langtry, lt appeals to the American pul lie fur sympathy and res? pect for Mrs Langtry, alleging that she is a pure, bi^h minded womso who waa married young to a drunken brute, has never known happiness ?nd has been made io suffer keenly by the pub? lic criticisms upon her conduct. It is well to remember the facts in these cases. Mrs. Langtry first came be? fore the public as the pei of the Prince of Wales, a notorious d?bauche who uses most of his time in woman bunting, j Without training or merit as an actress she used the shameful capital piven her by ber intimacy with this bad man and went on the stage simply as a beau? ty who bad been unpleasantly talked about. The natnral instinct of a refin? ed and pure woman would have made her shuu publicity in such circumstan? ce i. Thc g JOU feeu?c of any wo luau t who wished to retain a good cbarac aod to avoid defiance of pab?c opio; would bave induced ber to seek privj or if that was impossible, to be prad< in ber conduct. But Mrs. Langtry married woman io a strange coom without her husband, permitted a encouraged the constant attentions o dissipated and rather silly young mi received valuable presents from him, lowed him to be her companion in joi ney? from one end of the continent the other. She challenged and defi public criticism. If she is not a dist late woman she knowingly and publu did like one, and ought to be treated one. If published comments on i conduct hurt ber they would have i duced ber, if she had been a good modest woman, to instantly remove t provocation of them. The people of this country owe it their pure pure womanhood to do aw with mawkish sentiment in cases li thia and to express their contempt a disgust for women like Mrs Langtry The Chicago Strikers. Augusta Chronicle. The Chicago strikers illustrate t old objections to all such manifes tions, that men of the turbulent ki are not willing to allow other men their class to take the jobs they surre der. There are so many more people Es and West, eager and willing to work wages rejected by other persons, thal collison is inevitable. > The great packers, like Armour Co., are prepared for any emergen because backed by other power! forces, and they well know how to pt tect themselves against injustice or vi lenee. One of the worst features of the Cl cago strike is that many meo did o want to go out, but were compelled do so by superior orders of their orga ization. Here is one of the weak poii of the Order. The man who surre ders his will to another man, to bis OT hurt and that of bis family, is not a fr agent. The Order is not a blessing such a man but a curse. If the packers are in the wrong, th? should correct it. If the men they ei ploy are not willing to work on ti terms offered them, they have a rig to leavo, bot no right to prevent otb men from accepting what they reje< The Chicago strike is omious of tl future. It means a drift to centralia government. It means that the two will be invoked too often to keep ; tl peace. The result of this last strike will 1 watched with interest ali over the com try. Luckily for the public, the life of mi ctn be jost as well sustained withe meat as with it. Many persons woo be indeed more healthy if they ate le of flesh and more of grain food. Liberty's Torch Lighted T?ie torch that Bartholdi's Statt of Liberty holds so high above tl bay, say? the New York Sun, blaze out M ord ay night, and a flood < white light was thrown around he; Everything was in readiness on Bet low's Island at dusk, and althong the great torch had been lighte again and again recently with a clot bound around the lenses. Lieut. Joh M i His of the Lighthouse Board, jul before dusk ordered if lighted one more to test the electrical connel lion. For five minut?e it blaze away under the covering. Then : was extinguished, the covering wa pulled off by workmen, aud th statue was ready for its vigil. The 'torch is lighted by nine ar light? arranged in two horizontal circles, one inside of the other. Tb lights are midway between and of posite two horizontal rows of glas lenses 'set in the face of the torco T?tere are no lights in the circle over the brow. To illumine tb outer surface of the statue itself ther are five 8,000 candle power electri lights in five of the salient angles o thc fortification surrounding the sta tue. Behind each light is a cylin drical parabolic reflector, by whicl t he electric light is focused on tin pedestal and statue. Each of tin electric lights is four times as power fui as an ordinary arc light, such ai are used lo light the city streets Four of the electric lights are plant ed at four opposite points, so as U form a square in the eight-pointed sta; which outlines the fortification, Th< fifth light is directly in front of th< Goddess' precious brazen nose Tho reflectors are tilted to throw the light upward at au angle of aboui 45 degrees. From the sixteen arc lights, whicl: illuminate thc statue above and below, inside and outside, wires mn to the dynamo in the engine room, which ic in a brick vaulted chamber on the North of the fortification. Hete, as the hour of 7 30 approached, were Lieutenant Millis, in general charge of tiie lighting ; Andrew J. Schlich ter.in charge of the dynamo and the electrical apparatus : Engineer George River and Walter Scott fireman, ?lust before the hour to light up the statue steamers silently arrived in the darkness, and took their position in a great semicircle around the island from Southwest to Northwest. First one steamer aet up a screech, then another, until there was au unearthly rumpus so deafen ing that people on the island had to ? yell to make each other understand what they ware saying. In the engine room, the engine bad been started at halt speed to get it wann for action. Schlichter had disconnec? ted a wire from the dynamo, thus breaking the circuit until the appoint ed time to light the torch. The engine was stopped. The Lieutenant Millis with his watch open, annouueed at exactly 7.30, 'AH ready/ and Schlichter slipped the copper wire into place and completed the circuit. Scott started the engine. 'Let her go slow/ said Schlichter, first, and then he gave the word for the engine to go in full speed. Suddenly, as though the Fiat Lux of Omnipotence had been uttered j anew, the landscape leaps out of < dimness into the silver glory of the ! electric light. Liberty's torch glow? \ iu air, and up iruni the ramparts a i 30,000 candlepower ia thrown by the reflectors on statue and pedestal Far away- ever -desky ramparts and - inky harbor the pale lustre -speeds veining the rigging of the war ship* with threads of Kght? taming into creamy hakes tlie furled canvas os tbe yards, qaeuclung the phosplioreicarti glimmer vf the water in a brilliancy - more intense, and flinging over bay and island a weird but vivid magni? ficence. Upon the close preastnir, flotilla these pallid gleams are abed, and in their reflection the harsh pro? file* of the tugs and towing craft are softened and mellowed raft) beauty. They touch the tkor? around, anti the: shipping i'm the basin? become silhouettes in amble and. in silver. In the whitened radiance that filia the air the atara look like amber sprays, and the moon has changed to yellow. To the ?hore and sea ia. carried the.- fiare of the immense illumination. ... Liberty ia in? deed enlightening the world. Solemn and beautiful the majestic figure stands revealed. From her torch a - sheet of pallid splendor streams upward to the sky. The raised right arm, with its metal drapery baa a dingy sheen. The impassive face " catches from the glowing carbon points a luminous pallor. The neck and breast, partly in shadow, have the effect at a distance of making the face look heavenward, as though in the act of invocation. Seen at this -moment Bartholdi's broze seems quickened into a monstrous life. It is a goddess sprung into being upon her pale altar that has kindled the shadowy scene in a beauty so vivid; Admiration is expressed in a roar of voices and steam. There is uoth- - ing wanting. Amidst and over all the luminous grandeur of the statue -on one side the teeming city, on the other the burnished sea. Imagi? nation never dreamed of so fair a picture. Then there was seen from the shores of Bed low1 s Island a marvelous spectacle in fireworks. Brilliant electric lights were blazing on top of the Washington building, and its roof, as well as the roof of the Produce Exchange and a? I other roofs in the neighborhood on which any? body Could stand, were soon swarm* iug with men and women. . The white pedestal of the statue shone out with a phosphorescent glare under the fierce electric light . which poured upon it, and the statue itself loomed up a great dark shadow against the sky. The water of the bay was calm, and reflected every light that, fell upon it.like a mirror... At precisely tbe hour fixed there, came a burst of kaleidoscopic lights from Bedlow's and Governor's Is? lands, and in an instant the air waa filled with frying balls of o very cokr of the raiubow. At short intervals . along the .parapet of the fort at Bed low's Island and along the sea-wall of Governor's Island there burned great red tights, which grew ia -io-. tensity until the bay was brightly illuminated with the queer red glow nearly to the Narrows. The great fleet of steamers and craft of all kinds loomed ap distinctly, and lae red and green lights on the vessels were scattered so thickly that it look? ed as though the colored fire-balls whieh seemed to bc raining from tte sky had fallen into the water and : were floating there. There were the,usual stand bye? in pyrotechnics on rboth islaiida--the shower of rockets, the bombs', and the fiery fountains of green, " yellow, . . red, blue and wtote fire balla, with the snapping, writhing, fiery serpenta sputtering about at .intervals in the air. The display on die Battery did ' not begin until the two other ?pee* tades bad ?teaed, and U opeaed wita < a magnifi?rent flight of 1,008 rockets, all led off in a bunch. This waa fol? lowed by a series similar" lo those on the two islands, with the exception 1 that a long and starry: procession of ballooons, made to represent the stars and stripes and the tricolor, was sent trailing high up in the air over Long Island way, and dropping red, greeu and white fire balls as they went. The fleet of steamers which bad been lying between Bediow's and Governor's Island LOW moved up and ranged itself in a semi-circle around the Battery, applauded io hoarse, shrill and screeching whistles every particularly fine effect. The display at the Battery closed with the letting off of 2,000 rocket-? gathered iu one bunch, which brought a pandemonium of applause from th ? water. Aten, women and children stood on the big Brooklyn bridge.in ? solid mass for two hours !ast night watching the fire-works The torch was kept alive all night, and it will be lighted every night for a week. For how much longer has not been determined, as thj system is on trial for that time. A Brave Man. 'Hear about Ben Bu'lwinkTc? 1 'No.' .Ile went west, started a ranch, and the other day about twenty In? dians made an attack on him.' ?What did he do?' 'Pitched into them and kicked then all over the farm. He's no coward. A powerful brave man.' 'That's nothing.' 'Why not V 'The first time I came to Chicago I made fifty policemen run.' 'You were well armed, I supposo.' 'No. I'd stolen a bolt of cloth, and they were running after me.' Not to Sleep is to Die. 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