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\m?% ii;* M ft* S WATCHMAN, Katablished April. 1S50. Consolidated Aug:. 2, 1881.1 "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1892. ffc Slate raul*** N. Gr. OSTEEl>^_J SUMTER, S. C. TXRH8 : Two Dollars per annum-in advance. Square, first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be maje at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private tereste will be charged fov as advertisements. Obituaries and trihues of respect will be FOR 1891-92. .f jpetso&fel property and poll taxes will be received at the fellowing, pisces and times, viz Tindall^, Wednesday, Jan. 13. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 14. . Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 15. Johnston's Store, Monday, Jan. 18 Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 19, Lynchburg. Wednesday, Jan. 20 Magnolia, Thursday, Jan. 21. HayesT?le. Friday, Jan. 22. Reid's H3U Monday, Jan. 25. Bishopviiie, Tuesday and Wednes day, Jan. 26 and 27. Manville, Thursday, Jan. m. Spring Hi?, Frilay,'janr^O. MeehaniesT?lle, Saturday, Jan. 30 Scbarboroggh, Moto day, Feb. 1. Bei?bei*.J^?iy, Feb. 2? * * Hagood, Wednesday, Feb. 3. Stateburg. Thursday, Feb. 4 ( ^&??a> tnjsj&iiuSttfr's office-in Sumter .oo ali other days, from Jan. 1st until February 20th, inclusive. the law requires that all, persons owning jf?&? ?i in kuy wise Wing * charg? 'of andi property, either as agent, ?husband, guardi?n, trustee, executor, administrator, At? return the SH rae under t>aih to the Auditor, who requests all periods to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per ee?U pooali j, which will be added to Up jpoJfe?jpfr vafca&on *f=aH persons who fail ta make returns within the time pre? scribed by law. A good way for the taxpayer who bas much property to re?.?rn. is ta make a mem? orandum of the number of horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats, bogs, watches, or gan?am? faenes, boffgrcs wagons and car riageS^dogsf merchandise, machinery, mon? eys, notes?nd accounts (above indebtedness) fngutnte^ftc., wfaich^wiii save th^ taxpayer time andeaable the assessor to progress io the work. Taxpayer* reurn what they own on the first day of January, 1891. -.-J^** Assessois and taxpayers will m&k ? a separate return for eveb part j s towttahipj^he property is in, and where talfijfrj^na<Bealty to insert Hie posto&& t^eirp ce of residence, and those who * personal property to give the ? v e who owns.the land they live on as their residence, which aids the taxpayer as well as the county treasurer in making the collect ion^usd precepting e-rors. f twenty-one and fifty years on the first day of January, 1S&1, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed taxable polls. .Attrvefuraa that are made after the twee tiefe day of February next have to be placed e additional Ifet and fifty per cent, pen? alty added thereto, unless prevented by sick? ness or out of the county during the time of hating: Not_ Jcoowrng the time of listing is so excuse. And all owners of real estate might dc their tenants who cannot read or tike**newspaper, a great favor by making th&r weturns or -fei ling them th? time of list? ing, and that if tb*y fail to make th?-ir re? that the valuation has to be per cent, unless they have a ectiog of taxes is ail now io tfisShme year, and we bare to Aggregate *g?^gl 4P? of .all the horses, cattle; mofle; ?c., as wea as the acres of land, lots nod buildings and their value, that there.ia. JD the county, and have same on file ta the Comptroller General's office by the thirtieth day ot June each year. And from that time to toe. first day of October each year the auditor's and treasurer's duplicate has to be completed and an abstract of the work ia the Comptroller's office by that time, which will show at a glance that the auditor j.' . , ? J.k..?.;. bas no time to take io returns, pr do any? thing else much, between the first day of Masch1 and the first'day of October eacb.year, but work on the books and blanks. 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MACHINE SHO AU kinds of MACHINE WORK REPAIRS I can be had in Sumter, at short notice, and in j the very best class of work, at the shop re ! cently opened by the undersigned on Liberty Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot. Boilers Patched* and Mill and Gin Work a Specialty. Prompt attention given to work in the conotry, and first class workmen sent to at? tend to same. Call at the shop or address through Sumter Post office Aug 13 EDGAR SKINNER. The. Great Discoverer's First Voyage to America. A Far Moro Wonderful Story Than 1 -the Most Brilliant Imagination Has Yet Conjured, Told in the Words of One of the Masters of Litera? ture 1 CONTI?? D' "!D.T CHAPTER XVI. . MEETING WITH PINZON. j? It-was,on-the Jw of vj annary t\\#t- Co iumbus set ?ail from La Navidad or: his. return to Spain. The wind being light, it was necessary to tow the caravel ont of the harbor and clear of the ?reefs. They then stood eastward toward a lofty promontory destitute-' of freest ont cov? ered with grass and shaped like a tent, having at a distance the,appearance of a towering island." being connected with Hispaniola by a low neck of land. To this promontory Columbus gave the name of Monte Christi, by which it is still known. The conni ry in the imme? diate neighborhood was level, bnt far? ther inland rose a high range of moun? tains, well wooded, with broad, fruitful v/Jieyjs between them, watered by abun? dant streams. The wind being contrary, they were detained for two days in a large- bay to the west of the promontory. ;<fcrthe'6th they again made sail with a land breeze, and weathering the cape advanced t o leagues, whet) the wind j again turnte to blow freshly from the ' east.- At this time a sailor stationed at : the masthead to look ont for rocks cried ? out that he beheld th? Pinta at a dis- ! tance. The certainty ?f the fact glad? dened the heart of the admiral and had "an animating effect throughout the ship, for it was a joyful event to the mariners once more to meet with their comrades, and to have :a" companion 'bark iii their voyage through tr?ese tonely seas. The Pinta came sweeping toward them I directly before the wind The admiral was desirous of having a conversation with Martin Alonzo ? Pinz?n, and seeing that all attempt was fruitless from the obstinacy of the adverse wind, and that there was no safe anchorage in the neigh? borhood, he put back to the bay a little west of Monte Christi, whither he was followed bj the# Pinta. On thtrir first interview. Pinz?n endeavored to excuse his desertion, alleging that- he> had beeii compelled to part company by stress ol weather, and had ever si ace been seek? ing to rejoin the admiral. Columbus lis? tened passively but dubiously to his apologies, and the suspicions he had con? ceived appeared to be warranted by sub? sequent information. He was told that Pinz?n had Leen excited by accounts given him by one of the?ndiansou board of his vessel of a region to the eastward abounding in gold. Taking advantage,, therefore, of the superior sailing of his vessel, he had worked to windward, when the other ships had been obliged to put back, and had sought to be the first to discover and enjoy this golden region. After separating from his companions he ha<l beeu entangled for several days among a cluster of small islands sup? posed to have been the Caicos, but had at length been guided by the Indians tc Hispaniola. Here he remained three weeks, trading with the natives in the river already mentioned, and collected a. considerable quantity of gold, one-half of which he retained as captain, the rest he divided among his men to secure their fidelity .and secrecy. Such were the particulars privately related to Columbus, who, however, re pressed his indignation at this flagrant breach of duty, being unwilling to dis? turb tho remainder of his voyage with any altercations with Pinz?n, who had a powerful party of relatives and towns? men in the armament. To such a de? gree, however, was his confidence in his confederates impaired that he deter? mined to return forthwith to Spain, though under other circumstanoas be would have been tempted to explore the coast in hopes of freighting his ships with treasure. The boats were accordingly dispatched to a large river in the neighborhood to procure a supply of wood and water for the voyage. This river, called by the natives the Yaqui, flows from the moun? tains of the interior and throws itself into the bay, receiving in its course the1 contributions of various minor streams. Many particles of gol.-? were perceived among the sands at i ts mouth, and others were found adhering to the hoops of the water casks. Columbus gave it, there? fore, the name of Rio del Oro, or the Golden river; it is at present called the Santiago. In this neighborhood wero turtles of great size. Columbus also mentions in his journal that he saw three mermaids which elevated themselves above the surface of the wa, and he observes that he had before seen such on the coasts o? Africa. " lie adds that they were by nc means the beautiful being3 they had been represented, although they pos? sessed some traces of the human coun? tenance. It is supposed that these must have been manate or sea cal ves, seen in? distinctly and at a distance, and that j the imagination of Columbus, disposed to give a wonderful character to every? thing in this New World, bad identified these misshapen animals with the sirens of ancient story-. On the evening of the 9th January they again made sail, and on the follow? ing day arrived at the river where Pin? z?n had been trading, to which Colum? bus gave the name of Rio de Gracia, but it took the appellation of its orig? inal discoverer and long continued tc be known as the river of Martin Alonzo. Tho natives of this place complained that Pinz?n on his previous visit had violently carried off four men and twe girls. The admiral, finding they were retained on board of the Pinta to be carried to Spain and sold as slaves, or? dered them to be immediately restored to their homes, with many presents and well clothed, to atone for the wron^ they had experienced. This restitution was made with great unwillingness and many high words on the part of Pinz?n. The wind being favorable, for in those regions the trade wind is often alternated during autumn and winter by north? westerly breezes, they continued coast? ing the island until they came to a high and beautiful headland, to which tiley gave the name of Capo del Enamorado, or the Lovers' Cape, but which at present is known as Cape Cabr?n. A little beyond this they anchored in a bay, or rather gulf, three leagues in breadth and extending so far inland that Columbus at first supposed it an ann of the sea separating Hispaniola from some other land. On landing they found tho natives quite different from the gentle and pacific people hitherto met with on this island. They were of mountainous district called Cigtiay, ex? tending five and twenty leagues along the coast and several league* into thein ? terior. They differed in language, look and manners from the other natives of the island, and had the rude bnt inde? pendent and vigorous character of moun? taineer*. Their frank and bold spirit was evinced on the day after the skirmish when a multitude appearing on the l>each the admiral sent a large party, well armed, on shore in the boat. The nati ves ap-. proached as freely and confidently as if j nothing had happened; neither did they betray, throughout their subsequent in? tercourse, any signs of 1 urlring fear or enmity. The cacique who ruled over I the neighboring country was on the I shore. Ho sent to the boat a string of ?".beads formed of small stoups, or rather of the hard part of shells, which the Spaniards understood to be a token and j assurance of amity; but tiley were not I yet aware of ' the full meaning of this symbol, the wampum belt, the pledge of peace, held sacred among the Indians. The chieftain followed shortly after,?ind entering the bunt with only three attend? ants was conveyed on board of the car? avel Tu is frsnk and confiding conduct, so indicative of a brave and generous na? ture, was properly appreciated by Co lumbns; he received the cacique cordial ly, set before him a collation such as the caravel afforded, particularly biscuits and honey, which were great dainties with the indians, and after showing bim the wonders of the vessel and making him and Iiis attendants many presents, sent them to land highlj' gratified. The residence of the cacique waa at such a distance that he could not repeat his visit, but as a token of high regard he sent to the admiral his coronet of gold. In speaking of these incidents the his? torians of Columbus have made no men? tion of the name of this mountain chief; i he was doubtless the same who, a few years afterward, appears in the history of the island tinder the name of Alayo nabex, cacique of the Ciguayans. and will be found acquitting himself with valor, frankness and magnanimity under the most trying circumstances. Columbus remained a day or two longer in the bay. during which time the most friendly intercourse prevailed with the natives, who brought cotton and various fruits and vegetables, but still maintained their warrior character, being always armed with bow.j and ar? rows. Four young Indians gave .such interesting accounts of the islands situ? ated to the east that Columbus deter? mined to touch there on his way to Spain, and prevailed ou them t<> accom? pany him as guides. Taking advantage of a-favorable wind, therefore, he sailed before daylight on the 16th of .January from this bay. to which, in consequence (.{' lite skirmish with the natives, he gave the natue of Golf" <le his Flechas, or the i (juif of Arrows, bnt which ?snow known : hy til,- name of the (in!!' of Samana. On leaving the bay. Columbus at first ; steered to lite northeast, in which direc j '..<??. the young Indians assured him he j woi J<1 lind the island of the Cari bs ?nd ? : that of ?lawtiniao, the abode of the Am- | ! az JUS, it bein:; Iiis desire to take several I j of the natives nf each to present to tho j j Spanish sovereigns. After sailing about J : sixteen leagues, however. Iiis Indian j ! g ;?Vi"s rdiauged their opinion and point- j /i it; nie soulbeast. Tins would it;;vc brought him to Porto Mico, which, tn j fact, was known among the lydians as beistand of Carib. The admiral tin uediately shifted sail and stood ia this lirection. He had not proceeded two eagues, however; when a most favora? ble breeze sprang np. for the voyage to spain - He observed a glenorn gathering m th? countenances of the sailors as ;hey diverged from the homeward route. Reflecting npon the little hold he had ?pon th- feelings and affections of these neil, the insulx>rdinate spirit they had repeatedly evinced; the uncertainty of he go;-d faith of Pinz?n, and the leaky .ondition of his ships, he was suddenly wrought to a pause. As long as he pro? ctored his return the whole fate of his liscovery was at the mercy of a tluusand am ti agencies, and an adverse accident night bury himself, his crazy barks and ill the records of his voyage forever in :he ocean. Repressing, therefore, the strong inclination to seek further discov? eries, and determined to place what he lad already made beyond the reach of iccident, tie once more shifted sail, to :he great joy of his crews, and resumed ais course for Spain. CHAPTER XVTL EtETUItN VOYAGE - ARIUYAL AT TI?F. AZORES. The trade winds which had been so propitious to Columbus on his outward royagy were equally adverse to him ou his return. The favorable breeze soon lied away, and throughout the remain? der of January there was prevalence of light winds from the eastward, which prevented any great progress. He was frequently detained also by the bad sail? ing of the Pinta, the foremast of which was ro defective that lt could carry but little slit The weather continued mild und pleasant and the sea so calm that the Indians whom they were taking to Spain would frequently plunge into the water and swim about the ships. They saw many' tunny fish, one of which they killed, as likewise a large shark. These gave them a temporary supply of pro? visions, of which they soon begau to stand in net 1, thHr sea stock toing re? t? need to bread and wine and Agi pep? pers, which labt they had learned from the Indians to use as an important ar? ticle of food. In the early part of February, having nm to about the thirty-eighth degree o? north latitude, and got ont of the track swept b}' the trade winds, they had more favorable breezes and were en kbled to steer direct for Spain. From the frequent changes of their course the pilots became perplexed in their r?ckon ings, differing wi del}* among themselves, and still more widely from the truth. Columbus, besides keeping . a careful reckoning, was a vigilant observer of those indications furnished by the sea. the air and the sky. The fate of himself and bis ships in the unknown regions which he traversed often depended upon these observations, and the sa Edacity at which he arrived in decipher lg the signs of the elements w?.s looked pon by the common seamen as some? thing almost supernatural. In the pres nt instauce he notic-.-d where the great ?ands of floating weeds commenced nd where they finished, and in emerg lg from among them concluded him ?lf to be in about the same degree ot ?ngitn.de as when he encountered them ?i his o it ward voyage-that is to say bout 260 league.- west of Ferro. Un the 10th of February, Vicente anes Pinz?n, and the pilots Ruiz and artolomeo Roldan; who were on board : the admiral's ship, examined the ?arts and compared their reckonings to ?termine their situation, but could not come to any agreement. They all ..up posed themselves at least 150 leagues nearer Spain than what Columbus be? lieved to be the true reckoning, and in the latitude cf Madeira, whereas he knew them to be nearly in a direction for tho Azores. He suffered them, how? ever, to remain in their error, and even added to their perplexity that they might retain but a confused - idea of the voyage, and he alone possess a clear knowledge of tho route to the newly dis? covered countries. On the 12th of February, as they were flattering themselves with soon coming in sight of land, the wind came on to blow violently, with a heavy s?-*a; they still kept their course to the east, but with great labor aud peril. On the fol? lowing day after sunset the wind and swill increased; thara were three flashes of lightniug in the north-northeast, consider-d by Columbus as signals of an approaching tempest, lt soon burst upon them with frightful violence; theil small and crazy vessels, open and with? out decies, were little fitted for the wild storms of the Atlantic; all night they were obliged to scud under bare poles. As the morning of the 1-Uh dawned there was a transient pause, and they made a little sail; but the wind rose again from the south with redoubled ve? hemence, raging throughout the day and increasing in fury in the night, while the vessels labored terribly in a cross sea, the broken waves of which threatened at each moment to over? whelm them or dash them to pieces. For three hours they lay to. wir.li just sail enough to keep them above the waves, but the tempest still augmenting they were obliged again to semi before the wind. The Pinta was soon lost sight of in tho darkness of the night. The ad? miral kept as much as possible lo the northeast to approach the coa?t of Spain and made signal lights at the masthead for the Pinta to do the same, and to keep in company. The latter, however, from the weakness of her foremast, could not hold the wind, and was obliged to scud before it directly north. For some time she replied to the signals of the admiral, but her lights gleamed more and more distant "titi! they censer] entirely, and nothing more was seen of her. Columbus continued to scud ali night, full of forebodings of the fate of his own vessel and of fears for tho safety of that of Pinz?n. As the day dawned the sea presented a frightful waste of wild, broken waves lashed into fury by the gal-.'. Ile looked around anxiously for the Pinta, but she was nowhere to be steen. He now made a little ^ail ro keep his vessel ahead of the sea, lest its huge waves should break over her. As the sun rose, the wind and the waves rose with it, and throughout a dreary day the Helpless bark was driven along by the fury of the tempest. Seeing all human skill baffled and con? founded, Columbus endeavored to pro? pitiate heaven by solemn vows and acts of penance. By his orders a number of beans, equal to the number of persons on board, were put into a cap. on one of which was cut the sign of the Cioss. Each of the crew made a vow that, should he draw forth the marked bean, he would make a pilgrimage to the shrine of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, bearing a wax taper of five pounds' weight. The admiral was the first to put in his hand and the lot fell upon him. From that moment he considered him felf a pilgrim, bound to perform th:? vow. Another lot was cast in the same way for a pilgrimage to the chapel of onr Lady of Loretto, which fell upon a seaman named Pedro de Villa, and the admiral engaged to hear the expenses of his journey. A third lot w:is also cast for a pilgrimage to Santa Clara de Mo gner, to perform a solemn mass and to watch all night in the chapel, and this likewise fell upon Columbus. The tempest still raging with unabated violence, the admiral and all the mari? ners made a vow, that if spared, wherever they first landed they would go in pro? cession barefooted and in their shirts to offer up prayers and thanksgivings in some church dedicated to the Holy Vir? gin. Besides these general acts of pro? pitiation, each one made his private vow, binding himself to some pilgrimage or vigil or other rite of penitence and thanksgiving at his favorite shrine. The heavens, however, seemed deaf to their vows; the storm grew still more wild and frightful, and each man gave him? self up for lost. The danger of the ship was augmented by the want of ballast, the consumption of the water and pro? visions having lightened her so much that she rolled and tossed alx>ut at the mercy of the waves. To remedy this, and to render her more steady, the ad? miral ordered that all the empty casks should be filled with sea water, which in some measure gave relief. During this long and awful conflict of the elements the mind of Columbus was a prey to the moot distressing anxiety. He feared that the Pinta had foundered in the storm. In such case the whole history of his discovery, the secret of the New World, depended upon his own feeble bark, and one surge of the ocean might bury it forever in oblivion. The tumult of his thoughts may be judged from his own letter to the sovereigns: "I could have supported this evil for i -IT.-* with less griof," said he, "had my person alone been in jeopardy, since I am a debtor for my life to the Supreme Creator and have at other times been within a step of death, but it was a cause of infinite sorrow and trouble to think that after having been illuminated from on high with faith and certainty to undertake this enterprise, after hav? ing victoriously achieved it, and when on tile point of convincing my opponents and securing to j'our highnesses great glory and vast increase of dominions, it should please the Divine Majesty to defeat ?di by my death. It would have been more supportable also had 1 not been ac? companied by others who bad been drawn on by my persuasions, and who, in their distress, cursed not only the hour of their coirVng, but the fear in spired by my words which prevented their turning back, as they had at vari? ous times determined. Above all, my grief was doubled when L thought of my two sons, whom I had lert at school in Cordova, destitute in a strange land, without any testimony of the services rendered by their father, which, if known, might have inclined your high? nesses to befriend them. And although, on the one hand, I was comforted by faith that the Deity would not permit a work of such great exaltation to his his church, wrought through so many troubles and contradictions, to remain imperfect, yet, on the other hand, I re? flected on my sins, as a punishment for i which he might intend that 1 should be deprived of the glory which would re? dound to me in this world." In the midst of these gloomy appre? hensions au expedient suggested itself, by which, though he and his ship? should perish, the glory of his achieve? ment might survive to his name and its advantages be secured to his sovereigns. He wrote on parchment a brief account of his voyage and discovery, and of his having taken possession of the newly found lands in the name of their catho? lic majesties. This he sealed and di? rected to the king and queen, super? scribing a promise of a thousand ducats to whomsoever should deliver the packet unopened. He then wrapped it in ft waxed cloth, which he placed in tho cen? ter of a cake of wax, and inclosing the whole in a large barrel threw it into the csa, giving his men to suppose he was perfonuing some religious vow. Lest this memorial should never reach the ?and, he inclosed a copy in a similar manner and placed it upon the poop, so that, should the caravel beswallowed np by the waves, the barrel might Seat off and survive. These precautions in some measure mitigated his anxiety, and he was still more relieved when, after heavj* show? ers, there .appeared at sunset a streak of clear sky in the west, giving hopes that the wind was about to shift to that quar? ter. These hopes were confirmed: a fa? vorable breeze succeeded, but the sea still ran so high and tumultuously that little sail could be carried during the night. On the morning of the l~>th. at day? break, the cry of land was given by Rui Garcia, a mariner iu thc maintop. The transports of the crew at once more gaining sight of the Old World were al? most equal to those experienced on first beholding the New. The land bore east northeast, directly over the prow of the caravel, and the usual diversity of opin? ion concerning it arose among the pilots. One thought it the island of Madeira: another the rock of Cintra, near Lisbon; the most part, deceived by iheir ardent #it:hcu. tdn/:ed it near Spain. Columbus, hov. ever, troth his private reckonings ami observations, concluded it to be one of the Azores. A nearer approach proved it to be an island: it was but five leagues distant, and the voyagers were congrat? ulating themselves upon the assurance of speedily being in port when tile wind veered again to the east-northeast, blow? ing directly from the land, while a heavy sea kept rolling from the west. For two days they hovered in sight of the island, vainly striving to reach it, or to arrive at another island of which they caught glimpses occasionally through the mist and rack of the tempest. On the evening of the 17th they approached so near the first isla nd as to cast anchor, but. parting their cable, had to put to sea again, where they remained beating about until the following morning, when i they anchored under shelter of its north- ! ern side. For several days Columbus ? had been in such a state of agitation and j anxiety as scarcely to take food or re- j pose. Although suffering- greatly from j a gouty affection to which he was sub- ! ject, yet hr bad maintained his watchful ; po?t on d?j<-k, exposed to wintry cold, to j the pelting of the storm and the drench- | ing surges of the sea. It was not until1 the night of the 17th that he got a little j sleep, more from the exhaustion of na- ! ture than from any tranquillity of mind. ' Such were the diinculties and peril which attended Ins return to Europe;. had one-tenth part of them beset his i outward voyage his timid and factious [ crew would have risen in arms against ! the enterprise, and he never would have discovered the New World. CHAPTER XVIII. RAN'SACTIOXS AT THK ISI.AXD OP ST. MA Ii VS. On sending the boat to land Columbus ascertained the island to be >Vu lliwx'x, the most southern of the Azores, and a possession of the crown of Portugal. The inhabitants, when they beheld the Light caravel riding at anchor, were as? tonished that it had been able to live through the gale which had raged for fifteen days with unexampled fury, but when they heard from the boat's crew that this tempest tossed vessel brought tidings of a strange country beyond the oceau they were tilled with wonder and curiosity. To the inquiries about a j place where the caravel might anchor se- ' carely they replied by pointing out a j harbor in the vicinity, but prevailed on j three of thc mariners to remain on chore j and gratify them with further particu? lars of this unparalleled voyage. In the evening three men of the island ! hailed the caravel, an?7 a boat being sent i for them they broi on board fowls, bread and various refreshments from 1 Juan de Castaneda, governor of the1 island, who claimed an acquaintance with Columbus, and sent him many compliments and congratulations. He apologized for not coming in person, owifsg to the lateness of the hour and the distance of his residence, but prom? ised to visit the caravel the next morn? ing, bringing further refreshments and the three men, whom he still kept with him to satisfy his extreme curiosity re? specting the voyage. As there were no houses on the neighboring shore the messengers remained on board all night On the following morning Columbus reminded his people of their vow to per? form a pious procession at the first place where they should land. On the neigh? boring shore, at no great distance from the sea, was a small hermitage or chapel dedicated to the Virgin, and he made im? mediate arrangements for the perform? ance of the rite. The three messengers on returning to the village sent a priest to perform mass, and one-half of the crew landing,walked in procession, bare? footed and in their shirts, to the chapel, while the admiral awaited their return to perform the same ceremony with the remainder. An ungenerous reception, however, awaited the poor tempest tossed mari? ners on their first return to the abode of civilized men, far different from the sympathy and hospitality they had ex? perienced among the savages of lue Xew World. Scar, ely had they begun their prayers and thanksgivings, when the rabble cf the village, horse and foot, headed by the governor, surrounded the hermitage and took them all prisoners. As an intervening point of land hid the hermitage from the view of the car? avel, the admiral remained in ignorance of this transaction. When ll o'clock arrived without the return of the pil? grims, he began to fear that they were detained by the Portuguese or that the boat had been shattered upon the surf beaten rocks which bordered the island. Weighing anchor, therefore, he stood in a direction lo command a view of the chapel and the adjacent shore, whence he beheld a number of armed horsemen, who, dismounting, entered the boat and made for the caravel. The admiral's ancient suspicious of Portuguese hostil? ity toward himself and his enterprises were immediately revived, and he or? dered his men to arm themselves, but to keep out of sight, ready either to defend the vessel or surprise the boat. The latter, however, approached in a pacific manner: the governor of the island was on board, and coming within hail demanded assurance of personal safety in case he should enter thc caravel. This the admiral readily gave, but th? Portuguese still continued at a wary dis? tance. Tlie indignation of Col nm bus now broke forth; he reproached the governor with his perfidy and with the wrong he did, not merely to the Spanish monarchs, but to his own sovereign, by such a dis? honorable outrage. He informed him of his own rank and dignity, displayed his letters patent, sealed with the royal seal of Castile, and threatened him with the vengeance of his government Castaneda replied in a vein of contempt and de? fiance, declaring that all he had done was in conformity to the commands of the king, his sovereign. After an unprofitable altercation the boat returned to shore, leaving Colum? bus much perplexed by this unexpected hostility, and fearful that a war might have broken out between Spain and Por? tugal during his absence. The next day the weather became so tempestuous that they were driven from their anchorage and obliged to stand to sea toward the island of St. Michael. For two days the ship continued beating about in great peril, half of her crew being detained cu shore, and the greater part of those on board being landsmen and Indians, al? most equally useless in difficult navi? gation. Fortunately, although the waves ran high, there were none of those cross seas which had recently prevailed, other? wise, being so feebly manned, the cara? vel could scarcely have lived through the storm. On the evening of the 22d, the weather having moderated, Columbus returned to his anchorage at St. Mary's. Shortly after his arrival a boat came off, bring? ing two priests and a notary. After a cautious parley and an assurance oi safety they ciune on board and requested a sight of the papers of Columbus, on th? part of Castaneda, assuring him that it was thc disposition of tiie governor rc render him even' service in his power, provided he really sailed in service of th? Spanish sovereigns. Columbus supposed it a maneuver of Castaneda to cover retreat from the hostile position he hac assumed; restraining his indignation however, and expressing his thanks foi the friendly disposition of the governor he showed his letters of commission, winch satisfied rho priests and the notary. Ou the following morning tue boat and mariners were lioerated. Th? latter, during their detention, had col? lected information from tho inhabitants which elucidated the conduct of Casta? neda. The king-of Portugal, jealous Iect th? ! expedition of Columbus might interfere with Iiis own discoveries, had sent or? ders ro his commanders of islands ami distant ports to seize and detain bin. wherever he should be met with. Ii: compliance with these orders Casta?eda had, in the first instance, hoped to sur? prise Columbus in the chapel, and, fail? ing in that attempt, had intended to get him in his power by stratagem, but was deterred by finding him on his guard. S'u-h was the first reception of the ad? miral on his return to the OM World, ar earnest of the crosses and troubles with which he was to be requited throughout life for one of the greatest benefits thai ever man conferred upon his fellow j beings. [TO BS CONTIXt'HB.l Kow to Make It Pay. If you would advertise to influence I others you should prepare such an ad vertisement as you think would influ- j once you. Have it set in a sort of type j that is easily read. Place it in the best paper available, and advertising will al- . ways pay.--Yonkers Statesman. Analysis of Prohibition, Bamberg Herald : ?Tore are three men advoeatiug prohibition. One is an honest, earnest man. Be hears the tramp of GO,OOO rum victims as ihey march every year dowe to death and degradation. He hates the gargle of the whi>k?y bottle worse thau the hissing of 10,000 serpcnrs. He re? gards the presence ot whiskey as a standing: menace to civilization. He deems it bis chinitian duty to vote for every mea: ure that seeks to annihilate the accursed *t?ff. Wc holds to pro? hibition as a fait h. To vote against pro? hibition would mean to legalize crime. He has heard prohibition preached so much that he tegards temperance and prohibition aa synonymous terms. If stKii-iics prove that prohibition doe? no& prohibit, he says, "that is not the question. God is on the side of pro? hibition, and therefore my cotifcieuce constrains me to rofe for prohibition." Ile looks up to the gossamer clouds of theory, while his feet stumble over the hard reeks of reality. He ts like the cooter which jumps off a log; ?uto the pond to keep dry when a raia s'arts. The cooter is' opposed on principle to standing in the raie This prohibitionist is intensely in earnest, ar.d all meo admire his earnest? ness. Sometimes he grows fanatical, and all men deplore his fanaticism. He does much good in buildiug up a temperance sentiment. No. 2. Number two ts a prohibitionist for revenue only. He builds a prohibi? tion platform cut of rotten fence rails, and then stands on the platform as a candidate. Sometimes he sneaks under the platform to take a drink. It occur? to most people that to ?tr?cate prohibi? tion and take a drink ia conspicuously inconsistent. Conversely it is net frue that he wbo opprscs prohibition must drink. No. 2 is a hypocrite, lie tries to draw7 interest ou his piety. . He wanta an office more than sobriety. It is rumored that there will be a great many volun? teers in regiment No. 2 when the pro? hibition war breaks out next campaign. They will follow the army to rob the corpses. No. 3. Prohibitionist No 3 re? grets but realizes that statutory prohibi? tion bas always failed. He holds to an antiquated beli- f. that is fast falling into disrepute, that tba best way to kill a saloon is to quit patronizing. There? to e he does Dot drick or advecate drinking. He does not believe in tyiog men with ropes to keep them from stealing and he does not believe in barring doors to keep them from drinking. He ia inclined to the idea that true and lasting reforms begin in the her. rf s of men. He therefore puts the odium of drunk eon. ss on the consumer and not on the whiskey. He admits that legal pro? hibition is quick and radical, but he has ii tl le faith in mushroon conversions. He believes that the word prohibition is simply a short formula for this state? ment. : "Be it enacted by the Senate and House, that OD and after this day all bars shall close their front doors and open their back doors. That only those men who are foundered, or who have the glanders, and who have a certificate to that effect from a physician can get a vial of the magic pain killer. That rn view of the extra trouble entailed on barkeepers they are excused from all license fees." Prohibitionist No. 3 belitves in per? sonal prohibition". - mm m*> 11 Plotting the Czar's Life. BBRLIS, Dec. 28 -The police have been displaying much activity of late in Russian Poland. A targe number of arrests have been made One or those arrested at Warsaw was Sei mensky. It transpired to-day that the a- rests were the result of the dis? covery of the existence ol, a secret league the object of which was to assassinate the Czar. The police learned of the conspiracy which spread to every part of Russian Po? land. The league was composed main? ly of people of the lower classe?, but included many officials pf the civil government, military officers and a large number of et ?def ifs* It is not known how many persons htive been taken into custody in connection with this latest plot against the life of tho Czar, but the bani made by thc secret police has been very extensive and orders have been issued that the Aus? trian and German frontiers be closely watched for people who may attempt io leave the Country without requisite government permission. A dispatch from Milan,capital of Court land,states that the police arrested Baron Hahn, a well known land owner, for tearing down lite court house at that' place. About half the population of Mitait are Germans. 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