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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-26


RANGE LIGHTS ON NORRIS IsLAsp.-THE NEWS
mas mentioned that the United States government
proposes placing two range lights on Norris Isl.
and.
Yesterday, through the courtesy of Major Geo
Burroughs, engineer OF the sixth lighthouse dIs.
trict, we had an opportunity OF inspecting the
pians and specifications for these range lights.
"hicn VIII be placed upon Morris Island near
Lighthouse Inlet. The irst light will be about
twenty-five feet high, and the other located nye
hundred yards distant, about thlrty-seyen feet
In height, and when placed can be seen from the
deck OF ship twelve miles or.
Atpresent vessels arriving Oh the bar at night
generally have TO remain until morning, as TO at
hfempt to cross the bar In the dark would be
mewhat risky. When these range lights, are
pplaced, the pilot, by keeping them in range, can
pring MS vessel safely across the bar without fhe
least risk and thus avoid the delay, which Is not
only annoying, but in bad weather often danger.
GUS We hope the work upon these lights viii,
be speedily commenced.
CRUhss.-The Charleston Baptist Association
VIII hold Its one hundred and eighteenth animal
session With the Snmterville Baptist Church. com.
mencing on Saturday, the 9th OF November next.
inere is one little boy In this city who has sue
ceeded In appropriating for his own use during
his short career, nearly two thousand dollars
worth Of hats and caps.
The Comet Star Fire Company, colored. 'about
eighty strong, paraded yesterday afternoon.
The hnes Imposed by the Mayor yesterday
amounted to $e3.
Seven men were fined BY the Mayor yesterday
for being drunk
omcer Hernandez yesterday arrested two negro
women, named respectively Mary Nesbitt and
CLARA Summons, upon suspicion Of having stolen
sllver-ware from DR.. Thane, on Wentworth
street. %
Two men had tight here yesterday, One
went Into bankruptcy, and the other got his
head In chancery. -.
Joseph Mitchell, negro, was sent to jaIl by Ma.
gissrate Morrison yesterday, upon the charge, OF
committing highway robbery npon suslnl RobIn.,
son. .gl9I"'y ~
The shareholders and trustees OF the German
Rine Club will meet at Iindstedts Hall to m orrow
nlgnt' ~ .iirB 3riJB.Iit so g5omHsacO iinS
Our Washington correspondent states that It Is
more than probable that President Grant will Wis.
It Charleston, Augusta and Mobile before Com.
gress convenes.
Mr.. George Stroud advcrtises that he youId not
accept the ONCE OF assessor upon any terms.
Magistrate CharlesR Kanapaux win Continual
to perform the duties Of his once. Mr.. Charles
Rai,apaux LIS the gentlemay1n as ssscssor.
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We will commence to Sell on WEDNESDAY o,t,
iinst., at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and continue from
t 1nom day 70 day until disposed OF
Ine entire Stock OF Mr. A. Hing No a37 King
street. damaged by water during the late Are. and
appIalsed at over $25, ,o0O Comprising DRY
suat' SUDS' carpets, Mating, Fancy Goods in great
TOYS OF every description, &C.
conditions cash for all amounts under 400.
500 to $500 thirty days; over $500, sixty days
approved endorsed notes. octos : %
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Anrtion 9ales--@bie mon
BY r. M. MARSHALL & BRO.

ESlDENCES Nos. 6 AND PRINCESS
1V STREET.
THIS DAY, 26th instant, at IL O'Clock, will be
soiu NJ the Old PoBtoflce, Broad street.
Ihe above brick RESIDENCES, containing each
onsSuiIG saunIe rooms with gas throughout, cfstern,
and stamps. ~ ''' pctpps nSps'o
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A. c. MeGILLIvRAY,
Auut1onesr.-.,i
TTNDER DEoREE11N e oU1TY..
ROBERT STEWART, TRUSTEE, va WIN. i. SAN. SAN.
,r DBRS TT Al. ,,,,., ~ :, :

WIN be sold on TUESDAY, ssh day Of NoyemlJ,eir: Z
Az that LOT OF LAND situate In st. Andrews
parish, charleston County containing about %
Alexander II. Brown, Esq, east by Lands OF the
Esq. .5 S-'
Terms-0ne- third cash; balance In one and two
years 70 be secured by bond Of the purchaser
WIN interest from day Of sole, payable senl-an-
nualy, and mortgage Of the premises soid
octls tu4 K. W. n. MACREY, 8. O. G.
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BY w. Y. LEITCH & II. 8. BRUINS,
.AuctIoneers.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON Rail-
~ ~ ROAD STOCK.

Will be sold at the Old postofIice, THIS DAY. Mt
IL O'Clock,
sT9cna 20 shares Savannah and Charleston Railroad
Terms cash. -... oo.oe
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A. C. MeGILLIYRAY,
Auctioneor.

TTNDER DECREE IN EQUITY.
JAMES ": GRAY, MASTER m EQUITY, sUo
CESS0R OF JAMES TyPPER, DEOEASRD
vs. ELIZABETH WITTSOHEN
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Ametion Sales.--future mane
By JOHN S. RYAN,
A UCTION SALE OF LOT or 1aNn
"A NoIsTiiEaST CORNER OF EAST BAY

On TUESDAY, the I'd day OF November. at tho
Vhi postoflicc ut IL O'Clock A. NJ, viii He'll ut
iuolic Auction. without any manner Of reserve
Al that LOT OF LAND, at the Northeast corner
OF kast hay and Guignard street, measuring and
containing FL feet Inches front OH East Bay by
l63 feet on Guignard street, and - feet Inches
on the back, 6e the same more or less.
ALSO,
The LOT Immediately adjoining the above on
the north line, same dimensons
ietms OF Snle-One-thlrd cash; remainder In
onc, TWO ana Three years, secured by bond and
mortgage OF the property sold. Purchase. to nav
Ior conveyance nnd stamps, r'
Oct2o JOHN s. RYAN No. SO Iiro3d straat
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BY KNOX, DAILY & co.

IMPORTANT AND UNRESERYED SALE
Il FOR ACCOUNT OF UNDERwRITER,S AND
ALI, oG1NCEKNED, OF GOODS DAM
FIRE ON KING STREET.
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we VIII se'i TH!s DAY, at 70 o,elock A. n,
TURE, Sowing Machine, DC,
Conditions cash. 'i''t' y !. : ioxtaa z
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
Paying More than We Owe.

The distinctive feature of Mr. BOutwcll's g
administration of the treasury is the
purchase OF tive-twenty bonds at their
market value. Hitherto he had a very
roundabout way of doing it. He sold his
gold for currency, and then paid currency
for the bonds-causing the purchase to in
volve two transactions He now discovers
that this circumlOcutiOn is absurd to a
political economist, and, it is said, intends
hereafter to buy the bonds for gold
directly.
But it looks as though Mr.. Boutwell, was
aiming to settle very important political
question by his own personal decision,
without waiting for the sense of the peO-
pie on it. The bonds he is purchasing are
redecmablc now, by their very terms. Re-
dccmablc in what? The holders of them
say in gold. The late Thad. Stevens said
in gcecnbacks; Ben. Butler says in green
backs: Mr.. Pendleton says in green
backs; and many other distinguished men
of both parties say in greenbacks The
law itself does not say gold, and thereby
authorizes the plain inference that it
means ordinary money of the country,
which is greenbacks. But Mr.. Boutwell,
represents constituency which holds a
large share of these bonds, and wants
them paid III coin; and therefore, instead
Of redceming these bonds at par, he is buy
ing them at premium of 10 per cent.
1t is claimed that this policy is
Strengthening the credit of the Govern
ment." Very likely. Any man who
makes practice of paying to his cred
itors 10 per cent. more than he owes them,
will build up a magnificent credit. But
Mr.. Boutwelrs plan strengthens the credit
OF the Government at the expense OF the
people, for it forces them to. pay their
creditors something like three hundred
millions more than they owe thcm.-Kis-
sOuri RepuI(icda.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
An AnecdOte Of Gov. Seward and One Of
His Old Friends.

During Mr. Stewards first term as Gov
ernOr, the anti-rent troubles assumed
formidable aspect. The Heidelberg was
intensely excited, sheriffs were defied, and
a resort to arms seemed to be approach
ing. Under an act of the Legislature,
Seward appointed commission to inquire
into the grievances of the tenants and the
rights of the landlords, naming as one of
its members, his old friend Garry V. Sack
EFT, of Seneca county
A day was fixed fOt Gov. Seward and
Commissioner Sackctt to visit the infected
district. The anti-renters who had never
been honOred with the presence of Gov
ernOr, resolved to turn out en- mGsse to
meet His Excellency, and selected an ora
tor to meet him with congratulatory
speech, quite losing sight of the Commits
siOner.
The day arrived, and Seward and Sack
EFT went out in a four-hOrse harouche
Sackett, who stood six feet three inches,
and always dressed in the Webstcrian
blue coat and buff vest, with an amplitude
of white cravat and an imposing gold
headed cane, was never better got up than
on this grand occasion, and of course bore
striking contrast to the 1.-THE little Gov
ernor. AS they descended from the car
riagc, the crowd of antirenters cheercd
Justify, and their Head Center stepped for
ward, unrolled his manuscript, and open
ed his oratorical battery upon Sackctt,
with "YOur Excellency," and began his
speech, while the mass called out for three
cheers for " our noble Governor" Sack
EFT waving his cane high in air, shouted
at the top of his voice: Stop, gentle
men! You have made the same mistake
that the people Of this State have made.
They doubtless ought to have made me
Governor, and perhaps intended to do so,
but in fact, they have chosen this gentle
man," turning to Seward, whom now
present to you as Governor Seward. y
Np7o York Sam
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Taking a Drink.

IPAssED the winter Of 1904 in the
very hospitable city of Il, where
was so fortunate as to form an extended
circle of agreeable acquaintances, who, by
their genial and intelligent social inter
course contributed greatly to my happi-
ness, ..and enabled me to while away the
monOtOny of protracted northern winter
in the most satisfactory manner. In the
spring following, as l was about taking my
departure, my Fl lends called, and wishing
me all manner of good fortune, babe me a
kind adieu, and all, excepting my particu-
lar friend J. s., had left. He detained
me for some time upon the little porch
fronting the hotel, seeming 10th to say
goodby; but as it was nearly time for the
arrival of the train l was forced to tear
myself away from him, and was on the
point of stepping into the carriage when
h" entreated ME to come back and take q
farewell glass.
was obliged to decline, rcmarking, as
l closed the carriage door, that we would
postpone our drink until my return; and
away went, cOnsOling myself with the
fcrycnt anticipation that might soon be
permitted to revisit the excellent friends /
was leaving behind. But, alas for the
realization of my cherished aspirations
my tortuous trail led me into Texas,
Mexico, Arkansas and Utah, and it was
nearly twenty years before l could get
back
The time came at last, however, and /
anXiOusly drove toward the old hotel,
where l expected to see a great many
changes; but, to my surprise, found all
the surroundings looking precisely as
when left, and to my utter astOnishmcnt
there was my old fried, J. s., who was
the last to bid me farewell, seated in the
same spot upon the same porch, apparent
ly in the same armchair, and with his feet
raised at the same elevation, and resting
against idcntically the same post as when
| declined his invitation to join him in the
stirrup-cup.
Getting out of the carriage, walked di-
rectly up to him, gave him hearty slap
on the shoulder, and said: "Well, S,
as you are so pressing, l don't care if l do
take drink"
He looked up with astonishmcnt, and
did not recognize me at first but he soon
appreciated the joke, and seizing my hand,
replied that his patience was nearly ex-
hausted in waiting for my return, and that
if had not arrived within the next five or
six years he would ,have been obliged to
drink alonc.-Gen. Marcy, IN Udrpers
1Ndgazine for October.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07

American statesmen were born in the
same year, 1882: Daniel Webster, John
G.. Calhoun, Thomas HI. Benton, Martin
Van Buren and Lewis Cass. From 1900
to 1855, period spanning from the second
President to the seventeenth, only two
persons filled the Office of Chief JUS
ticc of the Supreme Court of the United
States, John Marshall and Roger B.
Taney
But two men in the United States have,
as they say in Odd Fellowship, passed
through all the chairs" been Cove, nOrs
Of States, held first-class foreign mission,
been the head Of the Cabinet, then Vice
President and President. Their names
arc Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van
Buren.
Three Presidents died in office: Harri-
son, Taylor and Lincoln.
Three persons were elected by the peo-
pie Vice Presidents before they became
Presidents: John Adams, Thomas Jeffer-
son and Martin Van Burcn.
Three Vice Presidents died in Office {:
George Clinton, Eldridse Gerry and
William r. King.
Three men were elected President who
had been Ministers to England under the
Federal Government: John Quincy
Adams, Martin Van Buren, and James
Buchanan
Three Vice Presidents became President
by the death of their chiefs: John Tyler,
Millard Fillmore and Andrew Johnson
and every one of them pursued policy
adverse to that of the party by which they
were elected. Two Of the Vice Presidents
of the United States, and they the young
est men who ever held the office, have
been indicted for treason Aaron Burr and
John G. Breckenridge, and in each instance
the Government dismissed the case without
even putting it before jury.
resigned his seat as President Of the Sen
ate, to take a place on the floor where
he could have the privileges Of debate,
and there elucidate his State Rights
views under the COnstitution.-Cincin
EDOliirrr
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
Light i'm the School. Room.

Rev. T. DE WITT TALMAGE, of Brook
lyn, N. ", in recent sermon, thus spoke
of light in the school-room:
Let us have plenty of light in our
schoolroOms and homes-light, clear and
beautiful, such as God pours out of His
sun every day, world full of it; not
crOwding through between small windows,
and glass stained or cobwebbcd plenty
of light, like that which puts blue into the
gentian, and gold on the cowslip, and spots
the pansy, and covers the sea with emerald,
and sends up the mist of the valley into
whirling columns of glory sky tall, and at
sunset pulls back the bars Of heaven until
the brightness of that land strikes through
and through the cloud racks, dripping
down the battlem, MS in sapphire, and
purple, and orange, and flaming fire. Give
us light and no gloom, for God is light
and in Him is no darkness at ALL If the
photographer takes the brightest room in
the building to make his pictures, shall
we not have bright room where the sur
OF righteousness is to impress the image
of the eternal God on the human soul !
Let there be deep night in mountain
cavern, and down in the coal shaft, and in
the hold of ships, but let it fly from tn,
school-room as quick as you can batter {
hole in the wall or throw back the shut
t-rs. God said at the beginning, and i
thrilled through all the universe, lie
there be light and there was light.
"With the light will come the air-no
the bottledup air of other Sundays KEEP
over from week to week, as though, lik,
wine, itimproved by age; or such as linger
in damp easements under the church, bu
fresh, clear, air, such as comes pant
ing of the sea, or down the llsido
sweeping up the aroma of whole acres q
red clover-top. Make such places brigh
and glad Because Christ was born i'm
manger is no reason why we should wor
] ship him iI barn."
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
CuriOSitieS OF American History.

TIE American political history is full of
curiosities and singular incidents. For in
stance, three of our Presidents, all of
whom participated in the Revolution, died
on its great anniversary, the Fourth OF
July, viz: John Adams, Thomas Jct1er-
son and James Monroe.
General Washington, when he retired
from the Presidency, was in the Goth year
of his age. His successor, John Adams,
when he left, was 66 years old. After
him came Thomas Jefferson, James Madi
son, and James Monroe. Mr.. Jefferson
was 66, James Madison had just passed
his Goth year, and Mr.. Monroe was in his
9th when they respectively left the Presi.
dental chair. General Harrison was 67
years old when he was elected, and died
in the Presidential office.
From 1901 to 1925, the Presidential Office
was filled by Virginians. During the
same interval, with the exception of four
years, the Vice Presidential office was
steadily held by citizens of New York.
John Adams negotiated the treaty of peace
that concluded the war of the Revolution
with England. His son, John Quincy
Adams, was leading envoy, and negO-
tiated the treaty which ended the second
war with England in 1914. His son,
Charles Francis Adams, at the third great
crisis of our history was the Minister to
England during the recent war, from 1861
to 1865, the period which covers the
"Alabama" claims, out of which another
war is altogether possible with the old
mother country.
In 1900, John Adams was on a leading
Presidential ticket. Twenty-four years
after, his son, John Quincy, was also a
Presidential candidate. Twenty -four years
from that time, Charles Francis Adams,
John Quincy's son, was an important can
didatc for Vice President, with contln-
gent Presidential succession.
OF the first six Presidents, four of them
were taken from the office of Secretary of
State; and the other two, being the first
elected, could not perform its duties.
From this fact arose the precedence that
makes the Secretary of State the first Of
ticer in the Cabinet, instead of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, which is the case in
Great Britain.
The highest civil officer in the country
at the time of the Declaration of lnde-
pendcnce was John Hancock, of Massa-
chusctts, the President of the Continental
Congress. The highest military officer
was George Washington, of Virginia. The
first battle OF the Revolution was fought
in Massachusetts, and the last in Virginia
The first President of the United States
was from Virginia, and the second from
Massachusetts. The first English settle
ment in the country was made in Virgins
and the second in Massachusetts,. OF The
fifty-six signers to the Declaration OF In
dependence, three long survived upon th'
earth after all others had died, and two o
these had been upon the committee OF fiv'
who drafted the important instrument
The very last survivor, Charles Carroll, q
Carrollton, Maryland, threw the frs
shovclfui of earth from the Baltimore an'
Ohio Railroad, the first railroad enterprls
in the country. The last man of the pas
inaugurated the coming future.
No less than five of the greatest 9
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
How Two Boys Became Rich.

SOMEBODY tells the following of two
boys, and how they made an honorable
mark in the world:
Once upon time, not many years ago,
there lived in a little town of Brochin, a
few miles from Glasgow, in Scotland, two
boys, brothers, whom will call John and
Thomas Reddan. The father died in early
life, and they were quite poor. After
working as apprentices in cotton factory
for while they set up a little store for
themselves, in which were sold certain
articles used in the factory. 1t was the
custom at that time, as | believe it is now,
for many Scotchmen TO believe that they
could not do any good work, or any great
amount of work, without having n bottle
of liquor on the shelf A very foolish be-
lief, am sure you will all agree with me,
for we know that drinking intoxicating
drink makes us mad and takes away our
senses, and is the very way, instead OF
helping us in work, to prevent us from do
ing anything at all.
Well, one time Thomas Reddan was
obliged to go away and remain a long time
When he came back, he went TO the little
store, and expected to received very cordial
welcome from his brother. How do you
think he found him? Drunk When John
recovered from his stupor, Thomas, who
was right-minded lad, talked To him, and
the result of the conversation was, they
both earnestly resolved never, either OF
them, on any prctensc whatever, TO drink
liquor of any kind.
1t was not long after this that these
young men came to America. They set
tied in a town called Andover, Massachu-
sets. | am pretty sure you'll find it il
you look on the map of Massachusetts, in
your geography. They did not open a
store this time, but with the money they
had been able to save over the water
started factory for the manufacture of q
certain sort of thread, that sho maker.
use in their business.
| In this town they staid for many years
They prospercd in all their doings, becaus,
they did their work well; were reliable
prompt and honest, and so everybody
trusted them. And more than that, they
were religious young men, attended churcl
on the Sabbath, and, in fact, 81 conducted
themselves as to win the esteem of all in
the neighborhood. They got along 81
well that one of them, in few years
went over 10 Scotland, to the little town
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where their mother was, and brought he
over to America. And what was very
kind, they brought all the furniture of her
apartment just as it was, and arranged it
i'm little room i'm the town they lived i'm,
so that she would not feel SO very strange
i'm this new country. Years went by, and
they married, and had children grown up
about them. They made plenty of money,
and became very wealthy; but amidst all
their happiness and success, they did not
forget how much they owed to the good
God for all the blessings they had had
So one of them, Thomas, one day said to
the other:
"John, 1 propose we do some good
with our money"
And John acquiesced, and after con-
versing awhile, they concluded to build a
new building for the library of a cclc-
brated seminary that is situated in that
town called "Andover Theological Semi
nary" And they did build it at a cost of
over sixty thousand dollars. and called it
Brochin Hall, after the little town in
Scotland they came from. The hall is
standing to-day, and if you should ever
happen to go to Massachusetts,, try and see
it, and remember the story of these two
boys and how it came to be built.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-07
POETRY.
A CONTENTED PROPRIETOR.

L HAVE plenty of dutiful va-sals,
Have plenty Of gold. and TO spare;
have plenty OF beautiful castles
But my castles are built in the air;
And my vassals are all airy creatures,
From beautiful dreamland are they;
They drive me to balls
And magnificent halls.
And tell me my coach stops the wayl
But on what pest,
When il comes to the test
am kept in dreadful delay!
a plague on those wild little vassals'
lou can't trrst word that thew say,
And L We heard that my beautiful castles
Are sadly inclined to decay.
Father Wisdom advised me to sell them
To the pubic--a benefit clear
And Fancy engaged to sell them,
For fancys fine aucsioneer;
bnt Me market by no means was lively,
For castles the call was but cold;
Lead aud iron were brisk,
But gold none would risk
To invest on my battlements bold.
So my turrets, uniet,
inhabit them yet,
And rather rejoice they're not sold,
And never bit am wn-heartcd
For my vassals still ply me with gold;
NY castles and shant be parted
Till the heart Of the owner be cold.
Again Father Wisdom addressed me-
He's = horrid old bore i'm his way
lie said rats and mice would infest me,
As crumoied my towers to decay.
They never can trumblc, good father:
They lastin. when once they're bceun;
Our castles OF air
We can quickly repair,
As the home Of the spiders respun.'
So hOmcward went
To my castle content;
As the vesper bell told day was done,
And they looked just ~ lovely AZ ever,
As burnishcd they stood i'm the sun.
Oh! nc'sr from my castles I'll sever
Till the sands Of my life shall be run
All the Ye1r Rossaf.