Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BAPTIST CONVENTION. Large Gathering of Preachers to Hospitable Greenwood Greenwood, Deo S ?The Sonih Caroline Beptist Minister?' oonfer eooe met here io the Baptist cherch thin evening et t 30 o'olook Alter devotion el eseroteee the conference oelleel to order bj the retiring emtor. Rev J 8 Jordan Io a cod epeeoh Rev Dr A. J 8. mae Dominated Rev. B F Cor ley preeideut, and he wee eleoted. . Corte*/ to tbe otdeet man and old peel or in tbe Baptist ministry of Bomb Carotine Though peat SO jeere of age he ie atill an eotivo worker end vigorous thinker He ?eve be use. not laid hieaeelf on tbe ebclf end will allow do one alee to do eo Rev 4 A Brown of Doe West Urea eleoted eeerelary. Two of else, topics on, the pro gramme wo** draoaoood at tbio eee eiont ?Tun, Devotional Ktemeot in tue F*r .of'eljim/' end ' The Evsmge. lies, ss a JTsjaior ia Church Life." epeecboe were mode by Revo Laog aeon, J D risen, R W Baadern. J B ParrottaadP 0 Hiokeoe At 10 o'eeccor tee meeting adjourn ad, led ia prayer by Re* J K Ooviog: lee, to aaaet.iamorrow et 9:10 e. m Tbey will likely get through with their work S* tee dinner hour and be reedy roe sue eeeveotioo, which eaewveeteJerbn Rev W T avetieai, D D . a former neuter tu Beete Carolina, now of Riohmood* Tb , is io tbe conference, much to tee deli cht of hie brethren. Tbe Woman's Miseiooery eoeiety delegates wil bold th< It meetings fo tee Methodic* oheroa Tbey began eA 10 a am. fridey FRIDAY MORNING SESSION Oreenwoed, Deo T ?The Baptist tore' conference did not open ex ently at the louv appointed, but weot heartily ioto tbe work rben they did meet, being ted in devotionnl exercim by Rev P P BI clock Oe motion of Dr A J 8 Thomas, visitors from rther States and other dsskomioatiooe. and new pastors hav? ing come emoog them clone the lost meeting, the followiog were recog? nised by tue chair : TUB VISITORS Dr R G Seymour, Philadelphia, Amvricao Baptist Pep lieh iog society. , fl. B. Cole, Atlanta, branch honae American Baptist Publishing society. 'Dr 1 B Obivoro, Obieago, Baptist Tnnng People's Union of America Rev Mr Hauoer, Aogosts, Wood lew a oh osob Rev Mr Kir ton, Methodist church, Dr W T Oerie?, Richmond, Ve, enable Street eher oh NKW PASTORS J D. Cbepm*?, Pirat church, An moo, L M Roper. Fiiot church, lanborg, Z P Hamilton, Coo >y. hVaest Craoe. Camden. 0. nrdlaav. Walhalla 0 R Borte, Blackvillr. T M. Getpbin, Orange borg Hesty Miller, Aiken. A. T. Rogers, Merana ten tty The firat address) of thie seseioo sin by R-v L M Roper Hie sob Jeci woe * kfuvegtaeme of a Ore it Matigiooe Revival " Mr doper made U vigorooe rpeeob which wsa follow ed by BRotber strong speech by Rev H 0 Bockbots Mr L K Osmp bell a'ao seeds ao interesting talk. Tbis aabjeot proved >ue of g-e.tt tetterret and brought out a number of Other ??p*ee>fa, among them Dr C 0. Brown, Dr D M Ramsay, Rev J. l>. Pitta. Rev R W Handera, D D , and Rev Jober Ferris Dft UKD*AY PREACHED At 7 80 p m R-v W D Rioe. D. D i nailed tbe oonvHitttoo to order Tht <reat oeditorioni of tbe Baptist cunreb wee tiled Dr W 0 Liod any poached tbe convention sermon from Matt IS : IS After tea calling of tbe liet of delegates by Hecretery KrVln, Rev W I) Ri'c*.'D D , wae onanimooaly reeleoted president of the cooven ttca Tbe convention appointed W. W Keys ro oast tbe vote of the body for Dr Je ???? Mola tosh snd Rev Dr W R. OwsMoey for the Sret and asc? end vice presidents R?v Dr Laagatoo wae metrestsl to oast tbe vote of the oooventlon for Dr C P Hrvia for secretary i ?bbUbU* ???? ^essaa The Envoys at Pekln Agree. Wanhingt.in, Deo 5 ?Tbe Stet? department baa bean ioformed that the foreigo ministers at Pekie yeeter dey reached au agreement, which was aubmittsd to the borne offices Secretary Hay today cabled Mr Con? ger authorisation to aign the agree moot on behalf of the United Statea States Government It ie difficult to gather details of the understand ieg st tbis timo However it is known thst in the two important ieeoeo thst were still open, nsmely. tboeo relating to punishments and indemnity, the viewo of the United Statee government have \ re v si led An to pooiehmeotc they are to be tbe severest thst can be inflicted by tbe Chineee government Aa to indem? nity the Chineee goveroment is to formally edmit its liebility, eod then tbe metter ia to be left for future negotiation It wee uoderetood that oe the ether potato the French prop ouRioe bee formed lee basic of the Parson aud Lawyer Shot A Shocking Tragedy In u West Virginia Town. WtHisuison, W Va. Deo 5 ?This ftaraooo floo 8. Davis Stokes sbol aod ioaiaotly killed Rev Jobo W. Wobl to a atreel duel here, Mr Stokes beiog also dangerously mjured Tonight throughout tbe whole towo aod even io tbe country distriote the excitement is ioteose. Mr Stokes, one of tbe moat promiooof young lawyers to Miogo County, left hie office this afteroooo immediately after diooer aod pleasantly greeting frieuda oo tbe way. walked witb quiok and firm etep in the direotioo or tbe house occupied by Rev Mr Wool aod bis housekeeper, Mrs Levine, Mr Wohlde family beiog to Keatoaky. Mr 8toket stopped at the gate to talk with Mrs Levioe, who stood io her doorway. Within a few miootaa the minister came out of tbe hoaea. He seemed to be greatly exeited about something, aod said to Mra Levioe as hs psssed her at tbs door : "You would be mush better at praaeot in the boaee " 8be laughingly raplisd tbst tbe day was far too pretty to bs spoot er ttrsly within doors, and Mr Stokes inte.rupt ?a* by remarking : "Y?s, doo't think of leaving aa for tbe bouss " Qotok as a flash Mr Wohflorued, and addressing Stokes, said : "Leave Ike premises . Ae alteroeiion followed. Both men ran to tbe sidewalk directly to froot of lbs bouss Something wsa aaid, almost indistinguishable that draw from Rev Wohl a sharp retort. "You are a liar/' and ia an instant the report of a revolver wae heard. Stokes stumbled, tried to regain his footiog but fall in the etraet. Wounded aa he was, hs drsw bis revolver aud covered.the minister, now witbio ten feet of bia falleo foe Agau Wohl fired, aad simultaneously with that shot the gua in the sinking hand of 8tokes spoke^ Whoa tbe smoke oleered away two meo lay in their own blood upon tbe sidewalk A crowd rao to tbe tease Rov Wohl wae dead Csaoee bad carried the bullet from Mr Stokes* pistol through tbe bead of the minister, kilties/ kirn aa ha fall Tue bullet had entered Stokea' side below tbe heart aad passed entirely through bis body lo tbe hall of the minister's home, facing tbe fearfal duel to tbe death, fallen aeroes the doorway, wae fouod Mrs Levioe It wae at first though* ska was dead, aod had probably beeo shot, but an investigation showed) that aba had only 'tinted from fright Up to a late hour thia evening Mr 8tokss baa refused to say aoythiog oot> earning the terrible tragedy, aod Mrs Levins ie io too mseb of a state of exoitsmeot to talk R-jv Wehl waa raoogoised aa <?oe of the most forceful and eloqueot of Prca. by triae ministers of this State Mr Stoke* ie ao ex Yirgioia eoivcraity preeidaoi aod aomee from one of the heel families of lbs old dominion. A Life awe Death Fight. Nr W A llineo of Manchester, Ia, writing of j bis alsaosl miracalon* escape from death, sajs: ,'Kapesure after measles induced sarious lung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had re quant besaorrhagos ano coughed night and day. All say doctors said I must soon die. Then I began tu u o Dr King's New Discovery far Censautptiun, which completely cured me I would not be with'cut it even if it cost $? n buttle. Hundred* have used it oo my reo it mendaiieo *>nd all say it never fails to cure Iti out, i he.-t and lung trouble**" Regular site ?So and fl. Trial bottles fra* at J f W Dc Lome's drag store 4 CHEAP SILVER FOR FILI? PINOS. Waahiogloo, Dee 7 ?The Cabinet meeting tod>v waa largely devoted to a discussion of the question of a coinage for i os Philippioe Islands, aod as s resell it is probable that the Seoretary of War will request a hearing on tbs sobjeot tefore ose of the committees of Ooogrssa. Nearly all tbe business of tbs inlands is traosaeted io Mesioao dol? lars aad army commissaries aod others supplied with Uoited money are at ttsss greatly embarrassed in making purehaeee from the Filipinoe by tbe fact that koowisg ootbiog of our money or lie value, the latter often refused to aesapt it Tbs proportion wbiohsecme to have, met with favor by the Admin ietraiion ie to purchase stiver bullion si the preeent market price and coin it into distinctive dollars having a gold value of about fifty oeote caoh. These dollars probably will oootain a little less silver than than tbe present standard dollars It*a hoped that by Ibe early aetino of Coogreee the new ooioe may be pot into circulation before a great while. Tbe Cabins! also discussed the House bill reeisiog tbe war reveoue Aot. All of them think that tbe out ie too deep aod agreeing that it would be nowise to make tbe out greater than $30,000, 000 ?r -^aaUr ???? ?^SWaw****M--?? London, Dec ft ?The war t ffico has reoeived tbe foliuwiog from Lord Kitchener, dated B.oomfooreio, [)eeetn her 5th | "Geo Koog reengaged Dewrt near Bslbelte oo tbe Smitbfi <ld road ye*ter day. He d.ovo tbo enemy from all their position before dark, wbeo they retreated oorthward Col Pieker as? sisted by a turning movement on Knot's left.*' Lord Kitsbeasr rsports else ssveral mioer stairs. s A Strange Pension Story. A pension ban been allowed recent ly to the widow of a soldier of the Sixth United States Cavalry for whose death tbe beneficiary was re sponeible While tbis startling fact would seem to debar the widow, tbe peculiar and interesting circum? stances of tbe soldier's demise ren dered it proper for tbe pension nffi cials to pass favorably upon ber applicatiou. It appears that tbe soldier, accord? ing to the coroner's verdict came to his death May 7, 1888, through chok? ing with a leather watch chain in the bauds of his wife wbile she was pro? tecting her life. Tbe widow's state roent before the jury disclosed a re? markable series of incidents, and wae corroborated in all essential respects by otr^ei witnesses She testified that her husband bad been drinking heavily for a week She had gone to him at 12 o'clock and told him that dinner waa ready He made no re spouse, and after the meal was finish ed, ?nd tbe diners bad gone, he came and told her to prepare dinner at once She at first remonstrated, but observing a strange look upon his face, became frightened and begin to do aa ho oommanded The hosband theo eaid, with an oat b,that be was go? ing to kill her, and struck her, knock iug ber against the table The wife then fled frojn tbe house, thinking to find some of the men about the place who would quiet or restrain her boa* band She ran to a field where meu were ploughing and besought their interference or protection They refused, saying they could do nothing with tbe man Meantime he had gathered up the baby, mount? ed a boree aud followed io pursuit of her. Tbe husband rode up to his wife, who begged bim uot to hurt her. He replied, with an oath that be would break ber bouee and would kill her; that ehe must die. He then threw the baby to the ground, pulled bia eix shooter from bis belt, tried to make bis horse run over her, and reached out trying to strike her with bis revolver A he leaned over he fell from his horee to tbe ground on bia aide and back In falling be fell against bis wife, knocking her down. She jumped up, threw her aelf upon her husband, intending to get his revolver away from bim. She laid hold of his leather watch chain, which he wore around his neck. This leather guard fastened with a slip knot. The wife clutched tbe cbaiu with one hand and wittj tbe other held one of her husband's hands She waa exhausted, and lay in that condition for four or five minutes He did not struggle, but made a queer noise in his thront. When the woman recovered she arose, bid tbe revolver, and ran to tbe houae When the men went to where her buabaod lay they foond bim dead. The wife had uointen tiooally strangled her buabaod Her pension has been graoted, aud today abe ia drawing $8 a month Richmond. Va , Dec 7 ?In the lower part of the country yesterday afternoon a young white woman, Mrs Robert Fisher, waa criminally assaulted by Daniel Long, a negro Sfeed 23 yeara The outrage wae oommitted after tbe victim bad been choked into insensibility, snd tbe negro escaped Last night Long waa arrested by officers at his home in Ivsnboe, a mining town three milee from the ecene of tbe outrage An? other negro, i.emed Lewie Hall, who wae with him. waa also arrested Tbe two were taken before Mrs Fisher, who immediately identified Long, and tbe officers started with bim for tbe jail Almost immediate ly, however, tbey were confronted I by an undiegoised crowd of about a hundred men, who took Long from them and, after allowing bim to pray, attempted to hang him to tbe limb of a tree The rope broke twice, and tbeu tbe negro was tied to a trre and shot to death. William Riohardsoo, tbe suooeisor to Oeo Wheeler io Coogrees, was oooe seoteooed to baog as a Confederate spy. He wan a soldier at-tbe ege of 17, was osptured, esosped and was making bis way back to the Confederacy, when he was found by the United States troops in tbe oompany of a well knowo spy, and was seotonocd to be banged with the spy. Ao unexpected attack on his oaptors by Qeo Foreot resulted in bis rescue. -??*?? - Hubbard's Cotton Letter. New ITork, Dec 0'?Our cable grams report a better demand in Manchester for China notwithstand? ing the small spot demand in Liver? pool, which should reflect this in? crease iu business Tbe Liverpool future markets showed a reoovery of tbe decline of yesterday, closing steady Our market has been very quiet but steady with little disposi? tion to sell in face of the anticipated bullish bureau report on Monday ; opening at yesterday's prices it slow? ly improved Commission houses were without business Transactions are principally the transfers between 1 the different deliveries. New Or \ leans report a less spot demand, but the temper is d cidedly opposed to : the short side despite the large re I ceipte as compared with last season. The trade are holding with tenacity, ' believing tbe spinners must buy after j the turn of the year and that then the ; movement will fall off enough to bear ' out all the email crop eetimstas. Hubbsrd Hroe. k Co. Juvenile Reformatory. Building Praotically Complet? ed?To be Occupied at Once. Tbe board of directors of tbe State penitentiary held its regular monthly meeting yesterday. Qiite an amount of regular bueeoess was disposed of A comminoe was appoioted to moer two weeks hence to take s'ock and I.-ok to the preparation of the annual re port to 'ho general assembly winch in 'Xpeoted to be a very gratifying one this year. The work of construction of the new main building is progressing nicely* but tbe board fears tbat tbe prisoo^rs can oot oooupy it as sooo as c xpeoted or desired It is believed that tdie hulk of tbe work oao be completed by Jao 1, throogh the roof cannot be pot oo by thst time. Tbe juvenile reformatory buildings over oo tbs Lexington farm arc very ooarly eompletdd. Ooly a few more doors aod window blinds have to bo* put oo to oomplete them. Tbe board yesterday decided to eeod a oomber of j the joveoile oonviots there at once, and hopes by the first of tbe year to have all tbe prisoners suitable for eon fioemcot there witbio tbs walls This separation has loog beeo one of tbe crying needs io this State. Tbe penitentiary authorities are talk? ing of establishing after tbe new year opeoe "grades" of oonviots as to ooo duct. Tbe idea ie to have three gradee, designated by different styles of prison garb; ibe bet?t behaved wearing ooe style aud so oo Then tbe best be baved will be allowed certain privileges the others will oot get. There is some talk of even allowing (he best behaved clata to enjoy ao hour or two of reading after being looked io tbe cells for tbe night. The plans for the "grade eye tern'' have oot yet beeo settled upon however. Washington, Deo 6 ?The hoose of repreaenrativea today, at the end of a loog sitting, passed tbe ar*?v reorgan? ization bill by a vote of 166 to 133 Three Demoorats. Mes.rs Hail or Pennsylvania, and \juderbill and Clay, of New York, votod witb tbe Repubti cans for tbe bill, aod Mr MoCali of Massachusetts with tbe Domoorats agaiont ;t Otherwise it was a stritt party vote. THE 1UK8T JJABY. Its Coming is Looked Forward to With Both. Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed Witb Pride and Delight by All. The arrival of the first baby in the household is the happiest and most im? portant event of married life. The young wife who is to become a mother delights to think of the happiness in store for her when the little one shall nestle upon her breast and Utterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, "mother." But her happy anticipation quickly van? ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulnees. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at? tend child-birth; they know that by the use of "Mother's Friend"?a scien? tific liniment?for a few weeks before the trying hour, expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and suffering of the dreaded event ew entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com? paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es? pecially expectant mothers who for the first time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy ; for they know the pain and suffering, to say nothing of the dan ger, which is in store for them. "Moth erV Friend" is woman's greatest bles Bing, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. 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