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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

CohvENTs.-Thackeray expresses
his feelings and thoughts respecting
an Irish convent in Cork, as follows:
In the grille is little wicket and O
lodge before it. 1t is to this wicket
that women are brought to knccl !;
and bishop is in a chapel on the
other side, and takes their hands in
his, and receives their vows. ! had
never seen the like before, and felt a
sort of shuddcr in looking at the place.
There rest the girls kncos as she
offers herself up and forswcars the
sacred affections which God gave her;
there she kneels and denies forever
the beautiful duties Of her being-no
tender maternal yearnings-no gentle
attachments arc to be had for her or
from her-there she kneels and COM
mits suicide upon her heart. o hon
est Martin Luther! thank God, you
came to pull that Internal, wicked, un.
natural altar down-thut cursed "a.
ganism! I came out Of the place
quite sick; and looking before me,
there, thank God was tho blue spire
Of the Aonkstown church, soaring up
into the free sky-a river in front
rolling away to the sea-liberty, SUM-
shine, all sorts of gladness and motion
round about, and couldn't but thank
heaven for it, and the' Being whose
service Is freedom, and who gave us
affections that we may use them-not
smother and kill them and o noble
world to live in, TINT we may admire
it and Him who made it-not shrink
from it, as thongh we dared not live
there, but must turn our backs upon
it and it's bountifnl Provider. I de.
clare, I think, for my part, that we
have as much right to permit suttce.
ism in India, as to allow women in the
United Kingdom to take.these wicked
vows, or Catholic bishops to receive
them, i.... D.. .... -
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

In Richmond is negro who, eight.
cen years ago, bought his freedom of
his master, and, working hard, early
and late, soon was able to buy iswife.
He has been prospering since, and he
now owns the finest livery stable and
back stand in the State, and is said to
be worth $4,000. His old master,
when Lee evacuated Richmond, in
April, 1865, was worth half q million
dollars. Thousands upon thousands
were destroyed by fire; money went
tbis way and that, and not long after
he came back to Richmond broken in
spirit, ruined id property, and tired
Of his troublesome life. His old slave
found, toak him 70 bis house, gave him
the best mro medical skill! that money
gould buy ard every; luxury; Pres'
entity the old man died, peacefully and
hapRily: His funeral Vas a'large al, and
sxpenslse iaHs, ana As#as horne 70 a
lot iaI tho aeF4a.stefS Il. Paid for byobis old
elaEsiwhoaAiso .pnila for, the funeral
outlayd; qXeg bin, IVES raisedsa hand.
some monument, paid @r,Hith tbs
nego's money, y The Yjaaw, ,eff. Of tthe
deceasa slave owner lives in; q house
presented by the negro, who also snp
plies her with every comfort.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06
New England ice to tho Southern
States should have become thing of
tho past.
Fourteen Years Asleep.
Death Of the Remarkable Sleeping
Woman in Kentucky.

Miss Susan Caroline Godsey, the
sleeping wonder, diod at her mothers
home, some eight miles from IIick-
man, Kentucky, On Wednesday, the
18th instant.
Tho history of Miss Godsey is we'll
known to the public, statement of
her wonderful condition having been
published extensively by the press of
the United States. At tho time of
her death, Miss Godsey was about
twenty.six years of age, and had been
asleep, as described, about fourteen
years. The existence Of this wonder
full case of coma, or prcternatural dis
position to sleep, has been doubted by
many, but tho fact is indisputable.
Indeed, some twelve months ago, Miss
Godsey was taken to Nashville and
other places for exhibition, but we un-
dcrstand many even Of tho physicians
of Nashville looked upon tho case
with suspicion. The history of the
case is briefly: When about twelve
years of age she was taken with u Sc
we're chill, and treated accordingly by
her physician. AS the fever which
followed her chill subsidized, she fell in
n deep sleep, in which condition she
has remained ever since, except at in.
tcrvals. 1t was her custom at first tc
awake regularly, with u few minutes
of tho same hours each day; but OF
later years she awokc oftener, so much
80 that many considered it an indica-
tion of her final recovery. She would
remain awake five, ten, or perhaps,
fifteen minutes and gradually drop of
to sleep again. When asleep it was
utterly impossible to arouse her. She
never complained Of any bodily pain
though when asleep she was very ner
vous at times, and appeared to suffe,
considerably by the violeut twitching
and jerking of her muscles and limbs
and her hands clcnched tightly as il
enduring severe pain, but when awake
she did not appear to suffer except
from drowsy, gaping inclination, ant
persistent effort to cleanse her throat
Of phelgm. She generally passe1 into
sleep through violent paroxysm, which
would last perhaps, five minutes, and
sho would then sleep awhile as calmly
and quietly as an infant. Miss God
sey was of medium size, and her limbs
and muscles were welI.proportioneG
and developed, and grew considerably
after afaiction.
Miss Godsey, on the day she died
INDUCED in q littlo prophesying which
we give as related for what it j:
worth. She said "the sun would be
a total eclipse on the 7th of August,
(this is remarkable, because parties
assert that she could have had NO
knowledge that this was according tc
calculation,) "and that tho sun woulc
never shine as bright after that day
That this would indicate the end O.
tho world, which was speedily ap
preaching"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06
BY w. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.
Something Unusual in Virginia-A
Mormon Train en- route for Utah.

On Wednesday morning last the
city Of Norfolk, Virginia, was visited
by a number Of csuntry-appcaring
people, who loitcred about the upper
portion of tho city as if they had
nothing to do, and whose actions OK
cited great deal Of curiosity among
the citizens generally. The centre Of
attraction TO these newcomers from
tho rural districts seemed to be the
wharf of the New York Steamship
Company, where tho Isaac Bell lay,
taking in a cargo for New York.
The status and destination of these
people is thus stated by tho Norfolk
Virginian:
Upon inquiring Of the wharf, we
were referred to two persons, who ap-
peared to be the business men of tho
company, and who informed us that
they were Elders Howard Il. Corey
and II. J. Boyle, Of tho Church of the
Latter Day Saints, and whose resi-
denco were respectively in Provo and
Ogden cities, Utah Territory. They
informed us that they had been
preaching in the counties of Stokes
and Surry, North Carolina, and
Smythc, Virginia, and this company
Of cmigrants was partially the result
of their labors. The company con-
sisted of about one hundred and
thirty men, women and children, fully
onc-half of whom wcro females. The
people seemed to be deeply imbucd
with the peculiar doctrine Of the sect,
and to have full faith in their leaders,
the elders above mentioned. They
have sold off their property, when
ever practicable, and will make a
fresh start in the land of promise.
Some Of them, we arc told, being una
bic to dispose of their lands, left them
rather than be left behind. The men
seem to he entirely Of the industrial
classes, stout, sunburncd farmers, and
would be an invaluable acquisition in
any community. The women, with
one or two exceptions, seem to be ell
tirely destitute Of personal charms,
and if the universal report Of Nor
mondom be true, they will, in many
instances, be destined to become how
crs Of wood and drawers Of water for
more favored ones.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

Some time ago the New York Board
of Health undertook an investigation
of the quality of the kerosene oil sold
in that city for family use. Their.
chemist, Professor Chandler, of: Co.
lumbia College, tested. over ono hun
drcd samples, purchased at different
retail stores in various localities, and
found not one among the whole lot
which came up to the standard re-
quired by law. Indeed, onc-eighth of
the samples were pure bonzine, ono Of
the most dangerous products Of tho
distillation Of petroleum, disguised
under the names of "Aurora OIL"
" "Liquid Safety Cas-" and the like.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

The Orientals travel with bar gold
coin and coin and jewels to pay their
way in foreign lands, banking being
very little of IN Eastern Institution;
therefore it is not SO very wonderful,
if curious, to hear that the Viceroy Of
Egypt, to meet his expenditure in,
England, came furnished with twelve
boxes of oak, bound with brass, each
box being eighteen inches. long, nine
inches high, and twelve in width, and
containing gold and notes.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06
The Dying Mother.
BY ALICE CARY.


We were weeping round her pillow,
Far we knew that che must die;
It was night within our boson-
1t was night upou the sky.
There were seven of us children.
the oldest one of all;
So / tried TO whisper comfort,
But the blindiug tears would full.
On my knees my little brother
Leaned his aching brow and wept;
aud my sisters long black tresses
Ger my heaving Loaom swept.
The shadow Of an awful fear
Game Ger me as trod.
To lay the burden Of our 6 isf
Around the throne of God.
"Oh | be kind to one another"
Was the mothers pleading PRAYER.
As her hand lay like a snowflake
On the babys g0len hair.
Then glory bound her forehead
Like the glory of crown,
And in the silent SEA of death
The star of life went down.
Her latest breath was borne away
Upon that loving prayer,
And the hand grew heavier, paler,
On the bubys golden hair.
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The Ice QuEsT1oN.-The artificial
production of ice has long been an ex-
pertinent with which every tyro in
science is familiar; but it is only of
late that the process has been so sim.
plifed and utilized as to render it.,
especially in warm latitudes, an i'm
portant and profitable branch of
manufacturing enterprise. A recent
invention by u Jerseyman, which dis
tills fresh and pure water from the
ocean brine, and then in few min
utes converts the distilled water into
solid blocks Of crystal ice, is attract
ing much attention just now through.
ont the country. BY modification
Of the same plan, fruits, meats and
vegetables can be preserved in their
purity and freshness for an almost in
definite period.
Artificial ice, manufactured by this
process, is now sold in large quantities
in New Orleans, and the system is
coming into general use; but more
particularly for the preservation of
Texan beeves and their shipment to
Now York and other Northern cities.
The hold Of . vessel can be. readily
converted into. a mammoth refrigera.
tor, 80 that tons upon tens;o perisha.
BILE produce can bc safely carried on
long, voyages; and the same principle
can be successfully ,appliad 70 the
smallest refrigerator, and 30 made
available for the -eonvepienee Of, the
most limited household, The appara,
tua; wwhichiis exceedingly simple, ad,
.mits OF the production Of any tenn
peratnrs desired, even as low al one
degrse below ssro. It has been foatniad
thowsser, + that lthirty-Ave ddsgress
three sahovs the freezing POINT Sndacsl
ft1pssfspA tire desohpnsition d elmsaa
sna that's the tAmpEatursl snsst s.
/ thp large msst. t.houss II Nsw 0rtsa =
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ESstSats avss sti4a1 4i Scsjna sAns6
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Manufactures at the South.

People everywhere are beginning to
open their eyes to the marvellous ad-
vantages which this Southern land of
ours possesses as manufacturing
region. Tho contrast between
the doleful talk of the New Eng
the New England mill-owners and the
cheerfal reports from the cotton facto.
riesG Of South Carolina, Georgia and
other Southern States, is too marked
to. long escape the attention Of the
keen sighted capitalists Of the North.
A Massachusetts manufacturer has
recently declared that it cost ut least
sixteen cents to manufacture fabrics
which would not bring in market more
than fifteen cents per yard. Whether
this DO true or not, certain it is that
either because Of real loss, or in order
to secure a high protective tariff on
foreign goods, the whole Yankee man.
tlfaeturing interest is Just now, max.
ing particularly 'wtry faces. Former.
y, as is well known, the profits Of
cotton naanufacturs were very great,
aua.i may now be that that the com.
pgaInt is owing rather to q reduction of
these large dividends than 70 the al.
1sgsd total deprivation of profits. In
Nv syent, howeves, it Is gratifying to
- tfatssSri4 hsas$' skAt t.3sn,,ss..o.,.snL e
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

movement is developing itself in
Virginia, having forits. object q recon-
eiliationi; between the, two leading
factions of the Republican party in
that State, many of the Radicals who
supported Wells having. expressed
themselves satisfied. with the, senti-
ments contained in the speeches Of
Governor elect Walker. '7SF =
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06
From the Associate Reformed Presby terian
Letter from Hon. A. Burt.

A few of tho distinguished gcntle-
men of the State were invited by tho
President Of the Female College to
attend the lato Commencement in
Institution; among others, Hon. A.
Burt, of Abbeville. 1t was matter
of regret that he could not be pres
eEt. In answer to the invitation, the
following letter was received, which,
on account of it's general interest, wo
we take the liberty of publishing,
hoping that Lhe writer will cxcuec us:
ARBEv1LLE, July 8, 1869.
Rev. J. I. BoNNER-Dear SIR I
thank you sincerely and cordially for
the invitation to attend the Com
mencement of tho Due West Female
College on the. 18th of this month,
and deeply do I regret that inexora-
BILE professional duties will require me
to be elsewhere on that day.
1 beg to assure you that I deem
your invitation q high compliment,
and were it practicable, that my pres
enco should attest my appreciation of
tho honor to myself, and my sense of
the inestimablc Importance of institu-
tions for the education of tho young
women of our country. Amongst the
bright memories of our past, none arc
more grateful to the christian or the
patriot than the virtues and the deeds
of the women of the South. Glorious
rs have been the achievements of
Southern men on the great theatres of
lite-in the council chamber, the TO-
rum, and the fcld-I feel, in the very
truthfulness Of my heart, that they
all were parallelled by the refinement,
the gentleness, the dignity and the
hcroism of Southern women. My
fondest, best hope for our future,
tho accomplishment of the great
work Of restoration of that OF
which we have been deprived, and
the preservation of the little we still
possess, lies in our women. If we can
but preserve the ancient, the charac-
teristic virtues of Southern women,
we shall yet rejoice in free country
and high civilization; if we fail, I
avert my eyes from our fate in utter
black despair.
Labor, unremitting toll, dull, de-
pressing but manly and honorable
toll, is the duty and the destiny OF
the present day. But the young wo
men must be educated, and they will
refine and educate and elevate the
men, Illiterate and unrefned women
are rarely, if ever, tho mothers or the
wives Of those who mould the desti
nics Of people, or achieve their free
dom from oppression. But I forbear.
With these views Of our present
and future, 1 need not assure you oi
tho patriotic pride and joy with which
/ contemplate all endeavors aud all in.
stitutions in behalf of female educa
tion. Amongst such institutions,
have regarded with especial interest
the College over which you preside
with so much usefulness, and with such
ability; and gladly would cheer you
on in your noble work with my pres
ence, with words of commendation
and with my prayers.
Very truly yours,
ARMISTEAD BURT.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06

possibly Southern mills may find C.
largo market in tho North for their
goods. In the face of the united cp-
position Of tho great West, and cf u
South steadily and surely increasing
in wealth and power, the industrial
kings" Down East cannot hope much
longer to bolster up by special lcgisl;s-
ton, at tho expense OF consumers, tho
pleasant monopoly which has 80 long
kept them sleek and fat.-tharlestoa
Nsws.
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atssh tssits fton Gallo sernia ,ana m i the 8 !,
e oe s Ggita eae laden with
|Fa s q SF, e,6si9 us ai fSs prospect
|Ss East tfsds betx Wei oas .
alaatIe Ail9 ssif tasss.
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! u. Oaaibbs Hsqs 81 pistsasIq,, VI,
basa D1rhsiE DOW 3ao years Y ii Ola, that
He Giveh q re pbaSds Sf mfik 81 VI
set anf5dss Sbdat p8ands ,9f
Is d q only 81 &: g I; 2, =,
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r. I.. "!S VI.'!'f|' 14M3lID 7
Ma,ssacmh1setts ., m is in tho agony of
execution OF the new prohibitory law,
and it's inhabitants invent .fnaby in.
genious dodges to- get possession Of the
ardent, - Thus, . Taunton, man. tho
sother day procured . prescription from
a doetors Auds thsn sadded 10 10 che
wosds, zone bpttla pE porter" The
|pharmaeeutist noiicad q difference An
|,tlh.ss E,tlhssI chircgraphy; ana isporod, ths
spdrter.s ,ssoysr q, si,.S
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4, sssaS iSts 81 sSssn
re think, fhst e bays eternat 1ff b1tl
t6s ~ ths fh tsstil os 3
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A VOICE FOR REPEAL.

The New York Times is in favor of
repeating or modifying the act Of Con-
gress prohibiting the coolie trade, so
as to offer no impeachment to the i'm.
portation Of Chinese labor.
The editor assumes that "thore is
no longer any doubt Of the great value
and economy of Chinese coolies as
agricultural iaborers; they have boen
tested as common 'laborers on various
public improvements in the West, and
have been found more economical than
others; but they have not proved to
be available as skilled laborers. There
is no. doubt that. the. Pacific coast
needs laborers, and that. Asia will
most probably supply that demand
for many years to come. The condi-
tions,, in IAN industrial sense, are;
therefore, somewhat changed from
what they we're when. the law. was
passed, and favor its modification,
The conditions, politically and, socially,
are also materially altered, and these
also favor the modification Of the law.
To prohibit the coolie trade entirely
is TO prohibit the Immigration Of the
Chinese. The coolies are too poor 70
inmigrata withonfhelp; their govern.
|snasnt viii natl send them, and hsAcs
those In need of thsirslabof Win have
e, snPply tAs aaeAAas rs tranapsrsa
:si ,ssf q.
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e. !. rs. stopewsil Jackson hAs juht 10
asissd | 4 hpqusst ef s1o;o # s ss
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-24

THR OLDEST CHURoH EDTFIcE N NBw-
ENGLAND. The First Church in Hingham,
Mass, was organized in 1886, under Rev.
Peter Hobart, from bingham, England,
who had been silenced by the persecuting
authorities of that day. In 1915 n long
difficulty arose between the people and the
general court, the people insisting on their
right to choose the captain of their train
band. Mr.. Hobart sided with his parish
toner's, and had to pay n heavy fine. But
the spirit Of independence never died out.
Mr.. Hobart lived till 1873. His successor,
Rev. John Norton, died in ZIG, The third
pastor, Rev. Ebenezer Gay, died in 1887,
aged ninety. The first Henry Ware was
minister ten years, and his successor, Mr..
Richardson, still lives, though superannu-
ated. Mr., Lincoln, the acting pastor, com
pletes the list. lnf .I n.rnt T. i.nI ..
The Westinghouse, built in 1851, has
been in use ever since, and has lately been
thoroughly repaired, with new floors, win
dows and pews. II is supposed to be the
oldest house of worship in the country, and
will stand another hundred years if permit.
ted. 1t is called 'The Old Ship" from its
peculiar shape, the roof rising on all sides
to the centre, from which q high steeplC
shoots up into the mir like a landmark.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-24
Chinese Temples,

A correspondent of tho Boston Journal
gives the following graphic sketch OF the
Chinese temples in Canton:
II would take me "A long time 10 visit all
the idol temples. or Gloss houses, " as they
are called. The word Gloss" tx not n Chi
nese word, but n corruption of tho Latin
word Deus, first used by the Portuguese, the
Chinese would not understand us were We
to use the term. A look into one of these
temples will DO sufficient for our curiosity.
Every city In China has one or two which
Is called the city temple, dedicated 10 the
god ofthe city, and these are more resorted
to than those Of any other god.
Going up 10 the heart OF tho town, we
find the temple in one Of the principal
streets. There il such a crowd in front Of
il that w can hardly get along not wor-
shippers hui here at tho entrance are
gamblers, fo%rtune-tellers, quack-doctors,
and hucksters of all sorts. Near by n man
il keeping up n tremendous racket on a blg
drum aud calling upon the crowds to como
and see n tiger and other curiosities that he
has on exhibition. On both sides of the
wide passage are rooms containing plaster
images, which tell the story of the future
life, M the budhists understand II the tor
ments Of the wicked. One man Is being
ground mp i'm n grist mill. The devils are
turning the stone. These people believe in
the transmission Of souls, that tho wicked
will live in the future in the shape Of oxen,
asses, monkeys, snakes and all sorts Of ami
mails, and here IL the representation of the
change;
A boy is changing to q dog, ono man has
just begun TO take on tho head of IN OK,
another has become an ass-nothing very
strange in that, you will say.
We see no women or girls taking the form
of donkeys or other shapes, for they believe
that women have no souls There is enougl
about this temple TO keep us staring by the
hour-great gilt idols, fifteen feet high
long crimson streameTs hanging from the
roof; hundreds of small gilt images; the
goddess of flowers with her thirty muses.
room after room hung with banners and de.
vices; rooms whore the story-tellers are sit,
ting with listening crowds around them.
There is q woman worshiping before ar
idol, throwing upon the ground two pieces
of wood, which are fiat on one side ant
round on the other-they are lHck-blocks; i
one flat surface is the result of n throw, thu
day will be lucky. She rises, touches
off q bundle of hrecraekers, and her wor
ship il done. SO many ~lrocrackers are lie
off throughout the city as acts of WORSHIP
that it is like n 4th of July all the time.
Were there time we might have u lonl
talk about the temple of the five genii, ais,
the five storied pagoda, the temple Of fy
hundred gods; also, we might talk of In
flower gardens whore tho shrubs are traine,
in the form of goats, horses, dragons and
great many other shapes. We might ram
Bile through these narrow streets for week
and we should all the time come'upol
something new and strange, which woul,
call forth our wonder, and, perhaps, max
us laugh outright.