Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-24
THE ADVERTISER.
EdssGeld, S. c., Aug. "a, 1871.
EDITORIAL Correspondence.
GREENv1LLE, Aug. 18th, 1s7


brier White Sulphur. And yet Green
vile, during the whole of our sojourn,
has been Tophet--as hot n one as old
John Bunvan ever dreamed of. For
five weeks there has been no rain-noth-
ing YOU could call rain. The dust is a
furlong in depth, and so red and hot as
to be, like Bardolph's nose in the play,
suggestive of hell fire." The crops
throughout the county are said to be.
suffering fearfully. Indeed from all the
neighboring counties comes the same
melancholy tale. While you at home
have had such fine seasons! To-day,
however, Friday the 18th, the clouds
are thick and the atmosphere is damp.
We shall soon have rain. And when it
begins to rain here towards fall, it never
stops. But no matter; floods will be
preferable to flames. In a fortnight too,
we predict, it will be u1llawfully cool,
and people will be obliged to lay aside
their white clothes, and wrap up in semi
winter style. AS to the laying aside OF
the White clothes, however, that will be
mercy the spectators if not to the
wearers. What with the hard water and
the red dust, so common here, white
dresses and white pants and vests soon
become entirely unavailable. Daily (it
ought to be semi-daily) as we put on
clean (?) shirt, we weep with shame and
humiliation. Last Sunday, on our way
from church, one of our sisters grabbed
theother frantically, and said ecstatically,
pointing to lady at a little distance,
"Look at that lovely cream-colo-ed
pique! Did you ever see anything SO
stylish ?' And with natural love for
Babylonish garments, we fingered in
the dust to see the cream-colored pique
nearer. But when the lady passed, it
turned out to be as melancholy and
darlsling jaconet as ever had expert
ence of a wash tub. Vive lG 6agGtelle !
Excuse us for writing in somewhat
loose and vagabondish manner. 1t is
in fact an irksome thing in this world
to be respectable all the time. And just
think too, when the Presidential contest
beginsnext year, of the ponderous things
we shall have to bring forth-in sore la
Dor and travail. We shudder at the
thought
The U. S. Court is still in session. A
case has Just been concluded which at
tracted much public interest and atten-
ton. The trial of one Wiley G. Bishop,
q Caesars Head scalawag, and former
member of the Legislature, for forging
an old woman's name upon the back OF
her pension draft-and all such. Wiley,
they tell us, is decidedly mauuais Smiet.
Besides being pestilent Radical, he has,
twice previous to this, been tried for hog
stealing. In each case, however, he was
acquitted. And now, of this forgery,
the jury also cleared him. So who knows
but that Wiley is a prosecuted man?
The public generally, however, seem to
believe him guilty, and are indignant at
his acquittal. Genl. Easley and t. S.
Arthur Esq, spoke ably in his behalf.
To-day the trial of a Ku Klux case is to
be entered upon. 1t promises to be in
teresting. And speaking of Radical mem
bers of the Legislature, reminds us OF
Wilson Cook, the leader Of the negroes
in this quarter. We behold Wilson in
the Court almost every day, and with
feelings of considerable awe and admi-
ration. Heis as fine. looking, well-dress-
ed and well-mannered man as one
would wish to meet. White and black
speak well of him. He is rich and lives
in purple.
On Sunday evening last, the Rev. Mr..
/ THOMAS, of the Baptist Church, made
his adieu to his congregation. Almost
the entire community-all creeds and all
classes-composed his audience, and the
occasion was one of sad interest. DR..
JAMES FURMAN is to be the successor of
Mr.. THOMAS, and will enter at once upon
his pastoral duties. The Baptist Church
is very large and handsome building,
with a spire that would do credit to New
York. The interior which is beautifully
frescoed, looks, however, more like
grand city Concert hall or lecture room,
than church. 1t is much marred, too,
by side galleries with .facades so pitiless-
lv plain and cheap as to be entirely out
of rapport with the walls and rostrum.
The leading voice in the Baptist choir
and beautiful voice il isis that Of our
lovely young friend formerly our coun-
trywomen) Miss EMMIE ADDISON.
And apropos of Churches, the Metlro-
dists are building a new edifice. 1t is
situated in fine grove in the heart Of
the town, and promises to be large, mod
ern and handsome. On Tuesday noXt
the cornerstone of this Church is to be
laid by the Masonic fraternity, ofwhich.
the Rev. Mr.. STEPHENS, Presiding Elder
ofthis District, is samember. DIR. WHITE
FORD SMITH is to deliver an address
upon this occasion.
The most beautiful Church in South
Carolina, as regards the purity and integ-
rity of its architecture, is the Episcopal
Church here. 1t is. perhaps more strict
ly Gothic than any similar edifice we
have seen out of Germany. With little
more paint and varnish. and little more
it would be a Church Of
very rare beauty. Its pastor is the Rev.
CAPERs, son of the late eminent
Bishop CAPERs of the Methodist Church,
and distinguished Brigadier in our late
war. But every one knows him, for he
has long been man of high deeds and
good works. He is genial, fervent, elo-
quent. and warmly beloved by his con-
So much so indeed, that he
has just declined a call to st. Lukes,
to fill the place of the la
mented GADsDEN-a compliment to any
man. The conductor of the music in |
this fine Church is that Edgefiel0 veteran,
ourhonored uncle, who, is as well known
among you, has ever been the corner
stone, and walls, and columns, and stain
ed glass-and all other component parts !
of the Episcopal Church, wherever he
has lived. His choir, as regards one or
two leading voices is somewhat tram
siont one Consequently while the sing
ing in this Church is often very beauti-
ful indeed, it is also some times rather