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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
NeWberry Business Directory,

Cards OF Reference inserted under appro-
PIRATE headings in this column. Profession
al :nrn, Merchants. Mechanics all Trades
generally. $hould have 4 place i'll this Di-
rcctory. Terms moderate.
Dry Goods, Shoes, &c.
ess dealers in foreign and domestic Dry
Goods. EmDrOilcr!cS Notions. Sc. +3
mHlCK. p. w. & r. S.-Dealers in Dry
~ Goods. embracing everything in thai!
line. Plantation supplies. -
.<1..-r-sz~1-.so-<s-e-Ena-a-
Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Hats, Shoes,
Cotton Buyers, &c.
3 OVELACE& Observation-Disclosures in Dry
G Goods. Groceries, Clothing. Boots. Shoes,
Hats. General stock Of all kinds of mer-
clllndiZc. IS
DnOT, M.-Dcaler in General Merchun-
{ diZ". Dry Goods. Fancy Goods, Gro
ccrics. Boots and Shoes. Is
FsOOk. TIIOS.--Drv GoOGs. Notions, Cloth.
~ ing. Shoes. Hats, and general ;ssort-
lncul OF iir0ccrics. t.;
.,I.IlLSON. j. NJ. & CO.-Dc:llrrs in Dry
w Goods. Groceries. Clothing. Boots.
Shoes, Hats, Crockcry. and general mcr-
clIandiZe. rs
4AHMON. r. F.--Wholcsalc and Retail
81 dealer in General SYSTEMATICALLY
Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Plantation Sup
plies. 4}
AaATliAN. 4. A.-Dry Goods. Clothing.
sS CrOckery, Boots and Shoes, and Fancy
Goods. Goods OF AL kinds. i'
Books and Stationery.
CHAPMAN, JOHN A.-Beoks and Station
S2 cry. a specially made in School
Books. 43
Stoves and Tin Ware.
sAsRlGHT, W. T.-DcaIer in Cooking and
w Heating stoves. all styles and prices.
Large assortment of Tin Ware. IS
Furriture--Carpentry.
z EAVELL. K. Y.-keeps on hand Il splcn-
= dill assortment Ofall kinds OfFurnlturc.
Pictures Framed. Mattresses made. IS
Restaurants--Hotels.
NAAK3HALL. L. R.-MealS served at all
bRS hours. Fresh Fish and Oysters in
season. Dealer in Groceries, Contection.
crlcS, nc. 10
Photography.
AkSlSEMAN. W. U.-Rc>idcnt Artist. All
Nv styles of Pictures taken. Old Pictures
copied and renewed. b
Professional.
g@AIR, POPE l. OPE.-Attorncys-Prac
6 ticc in all the Courts Of this State and
III the United States Court. 43
&AAOORMAN & SCHCMPERT.-Attor
sSs ut Law. Practice in I'LL the Courts of
the State. and in the United States Court. -
AAEGER, e. G.-Atto rney at Law and Reg
~ lister in Bankruptcy for 81 CongrcS~ion-
III District. Practices in all the Courts Of
the State. Is
sONES. IRA B.-Attorncy at Law. Office
u on Main Street, over Mrs. D. Movers
store. II
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02

Ned. Caldwell, of CalhoUn's Mill,
ms gone to Newberry for his health.
Some men will rush into danger head
foremost whenever there's - woman
at the bottom Of it..
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02

There is no danger in coming to
Newberry at all. 1t is agreed on all
hands that Newberry was never more
healthy than now. There is too much
fnss and feathers about the imagined
nnhealthiness Of Newbery any how.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02

The SUppLEMENT.-Our readers, we
hone, will give attention to the supple
N ment accompanying this weeks issue.
The tssmith Press" and the 'Neblett d
Goodrich Gin," advertised through 1t,
have abundant testimony in favor OF
their value and utility, and of the salts
faction which they give wherever tried
Onr vell-known merchants, Messrs.
Jayes g. Martin, have the agency ior
Z. abeuy County, and would be glad
,a2s% Jf,nly our farmers with these Valua-
Ter Hnes.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-04-25
Iceland University.

The Academic and Theological! Depart
ments OF Iceland University, wilt be ol~
ened, Providence permitting. in Common
street, near Claiborne street, New Orleans
on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1872. ,
The Rev. S. B. GREGORY, A: a., o.
New York, has been secured as Princlpai,
and Professor Of Theology.
Such Assistant Teachers viii ce en-.
ployed as tie we!fare Of the School sAai:
demand. .,
Students for the ministry will be admit.
ted free of charge, and for such, q specie
course Of Instruction viii be immediately
provided:
For all other pupils Of either SEE, a mo-
aerate tuition fec will be required. "
!. Until the day of opening. all enquiries
NAV be addressed to Rev. WIN. Robinson
date principally New Orleans, La, OF t.
the Rev. J.. 3. Simmons, D. D, 15t
Nassau street, New York City.
Il After Oct. 3Oth, 1872, address,
Rev. g. B. GREGORY, A.. NJ,
= -s- New Orleans, La.
Iceland University is the building il
| nrocess of erection OF the corner OF 1T
| Charles and Chestnut etreets,-out to
wards Carroltou
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and 1lca
Il herathiBa food matefss have mot
aa+eadAoa il loekingg>,u aaA The rainy u !
weather, however, has interferred
tmnchsith al kinds Of farm labor
-gahe, Irish potatoe crop has so also boon
Il Seriously damaged b. ths.rains. On
THOSE rice farms There The plowing
has n 10th been :, 1 finished ID, Or II finished;
still unso own, lie '.ar:zndfB ceased
81, operations , Al; e,n;'s spaprelhensi i ttthazt they
may be visited Ike other sections
With ah G5iveraow from chs river.
They prefer Waiting tsobees n1isahe
food will give: any indication q
receding, rather than incur the ris ;;
fof the loss Of their labo: and seed
Il this they act wisely.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-04-25

The Picayune is disgusted with
Pinchback,. because he don't take
his seat as a member Of Congress
from the State at large, and abandon
the Senatorial contest. THAT para
graph was doubtless written by a
republican, or a pretended one, for
The Picayune would not be any bet
ter pleased il PincLbacL was III q
scat in the lower house than it is
now. It don't want him in the
Senate, and in this 1especti it accords
v*th 4 very few republieaAs, who
want the Senatorial clai- filed 10y
a white man, and who Gro willing to
dispose Of Pnchback in any man
ner in order to got HIN OF OF the
track. We hear that Ar. Finch
back, since his return from WASH
ington, has declared his determine
ton to have a. verdict Oh this Sen
atorial question. If he Isl refused
admittance by the Senate, be will
follow the. advice Of Frederick
Douglass, and appeal to the people
at tho coming election. If the re-
pulAkans can carry the State this
fall, as we believe they can, we Dc
not sec how Pinchback can fail TO b'
seated as q Senator of the United
States. His cnemies, and we ma,
add the enemies of republicanisn
in the party, have succeeded IL
defeating the will Of tie lcgisletur
that elected him, by t!le most dis
l honorable acts. Letters and com
:, munications, confidential and pr
yate, from politicians in this city, /
members Of Congress, are amor
q tba. means resorted to. to keep tn
Senate from seating him. To thes
communications MI. Pinchback la
no access, and 10 opportunity t
e retute the charges against Inn n
made by pretended friends, wit
i, the intention of postponing actlo
- until he should abandon the contes
bv doing what the Picayune Ger
h sures him for not doing.-Stat
e Register.
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A Coop ANswER.-That is an
excellent answer which was given
by a poor man to a skeptic who
attempted to ridicule his faith. me
ecoHier said, "Pray, sir, is your God
a great God OF q little God2" The
poor man replied, "Ssir, my God is
80 GREAT that the heaven Of heavens
cannot contain him., and yet he
condescends to be so little that he
dwells in broken and oontrlte
hearts" O the greatness OF GOD
and the condeecension OF God
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TIE GA. r. EXCURSION

Subjoinod, we publish asIetcho OF
q very enjoyable excursion, made by
the members OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic and their invited
guests.
We would simply add to the racy
sketch taken from The New Orleans
Republican, something commenda-
tory, without righteousness OF Two
gentlemen who contributed spe-
ciaIly to tho enjoyableness OF the
OCCASION. ~
FIRST, Col. j II. G. Parker, the
lead of the Managing Committee,
BY bis courtesy, attention, and
geniality not only produced home
IKE feeling in the guests, but added
to their substantial comforts.
Next, Gov. Michael Hahn, the
Mayor. of Hahnville, a new and en-
terprisiug village, founded by him.
lon the Mississippi river, IN The
parish of St. Charles-fall OF the
Industries of q live town-with &
feeling of social hearty good vii
among the inhabitants toward eacl
>. other-contributed especially to th'
life and enjoyment of the excur
sionista by the promptnessand sue
cess with which be improvlsed
tIdance in the handsome hall IN tn
:, Capitol of his domain.
II We shal retains pleasing memor
, of the excursion and the ladies', es
: pecially these who -endeaTored b;
+ delicate attentions to make the tri
r pleasant and agreeable to us:
ION Tuesday afternoon the men
: Ebers and friends Of Joseph A. Mover
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WEEKLY, sEMI-WEEKLY, AND DAILY.

The Weekly Sun is too widely known 70
re n an an extended recommendation ; but
the reasons which have already given it fifty
thousand subscribers, and which Will, We:
hope, give it many thousands more, are as
follows: -.
It is a frst-rate newspaper. AL the news
of the day will be found in it, condensed VIXEN
unimportant, at full length when OF mcment'
and always presented in clear, 'nten1gloIe'
and interesting manner. ;.
It is 3; atrst- rate family paper, full Of enter
tanning and instructive reading OF every kind,
! but containing nothing that can offend the
most delicate and %scrnnulous taste.
It is q tirst-rate story. paper. Ehe best
tales aud rouaancos oascurrent literature are
carefully se..cc:ed AMI losit1y printed in its
pages.
i is e. irst-rato agricultural paper. The
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Il is az independent political canoz, be
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ro.t@rs.
It reyorts the fashions for. the ladies' :ri
The markets for tbs men, especially the cat
lie markets, Il which It pays particular s.
~tehtisn. :. .
Finally. it is the cheapest paper published
One dollar a year VIII secure it for Any auh
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POST No. I, GrandsArmyo 81 theHsepuab-
ic, IS previously advertised, left canaf
,reat landing o1aahesteamboat P.Wl
ssttralaer, Captain Bell, for anexcursion
10 Bonnet Carve a Jolly Iparty,-
nearly three hundred, were
on board. At.thsreee O'Clock the gang
plank wasdiupn,in asIiseaF air vas
commenced by aie7brass band; aaaa
With Union 'coioirs flying from the
Id 5 aJackstaf, the steamer was headed
as rp sstrea1n.: The ezcpsaion was ,to,. be
ore ~of4paeasuse, and the Ibeeti lWgentstos5
.kiu fine, and not5make it.ss II made,
the ran Of t~hittyssi1% miles, to the
uevasse, in Just five hours, considera-
bly, less than the Lees best line. The },
,e.corsioa was to: enatle. passengers 10
see the ~creyasse,, but when the boata1'.
rived there da..hhess he'd closed the'
crevasse ;s Arq7,I sight saiat ~, !.
u The excursion was advertised as
moonlight excursion. OwioSs to so'ae
misunderstanding with the lenar
authorities, the silvered orb came only
family out: aud al irregular inte'v'is.
As q moonlight EXCURSION it WIS MOI a
suceessi With all Of these drawbacks
for which the Mower Post boys we've
mot entirely responsible, tua ior a
number Of excursions was WORKED QUE
oi the enterprise. There wee ''.s
ladies and goodsmus;eians on board,
and dances were arranged uptitthe ball
fever came OH; When opposite Aahn-
vile. St. Charles parish, it was voted
to put Hon. Michael Hahn, lord mayor
Eof the toyn, On shore, with orders 10
get up d first class bah in thirty. min
utes, or forever stay on shore. Thebal
was accomplished, The Governor
iigihted up his new hall
the dancers had the floor
md the men Of brass crowded
breath into comet and horn until thu
instruments spoke eloquentyin mtel'
tones. Bonfres were built, rocket
sent up and young men and maiden
of the village made hasty to1ettes an
ioined in the dance.
The &c, e.xcursio4fists enjoyed the &C
casion until weary ii oaflife'ss yanities en-
frivolity, and then re-embaried on tn
6 Strader. The noble steamer, a capa
cious and safe one, drifted down WIT
the current, and arrivedin New orlean
atdye. o'clock in the morning yeste'
, day: = ~ ,!..t :, ! i
The members Of the various con
l mittees working Tor the excursion
t particularly CantainnJ James E. Aye
and York A. Wooawafd,i were unit
b ing in their efforts to minister to tt
comfort'and pleasure Of guests, and
! on board were thoroughly goodneture'
and concluded they had their money
: worth of enjoyment and fill OF fun
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-04-25
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mi Of Il sypxarfhact {, equality egg
among all tAs peopplss ,,s II >. the
South. Ths poslttion laSgnneh by
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Absurd 70 think 81 Christ refusing
the il: hand 81; saorshlAiifp man
because an thiqniosun has bronzsa
bis cheek, zorsxefusiAgsto s1lsseppt Ia
man as 4 brother issfovedsiiantils
Gospel, because the frosts Of wiahy
c,ines fave b ,t,;.tl'sd the .eolor from
his .bzow> May nay. l1lI,.,l Christ st
could be in our midst a singh how,
he would slot from our church
naries.e ever = prefix or strffx Ike
"colorsd". or "Afsican" or white,
and, it would be & mercy beyond
human conception, ii be did not
blot out the bright TO- the tree Of life,
OF ell, whether white or black
among men, who judge Of their
fellows by theig axace or color.
Variety Of complexion is o fact OF
mature, OF no more Significance than
any of.tho thousand other differ
ences among the RACES. But one OF
the greatest, sins Of the American
people is, that this one fact is
singled out and made the ezcusefor
(a prejudice es wicked as it its
u~nchristlike. And what makes
this sin the more .agsggravating is
that it's worst types gre found in
|. the churches. In@politics where
, Votes ale in demand; OF in business
:, where hourly association is required
OF. even in social matters where tht
relation is that of employer 9. 9
, employee, Ill sprejudice is forgotten
The Catholic Church has 'mhd'
great advance IN destroying this GA
among her. commandments, t In 7, he
most aristoeratic ;eeAu-!ehes . il
this city, lips Of every shade, b
It hundreds press - with devouS k'sse
|e the same cruclaxes, an d fingers 6
70 as great variety IN celor, are dippe'
n il the holy water" to imprint IL
,s cross on, ~ varied brows. 1n til
t. renting Of pews colored tamilie
have .: chance and we have J, ,e see
them sitting as others in every pa!
Of of the house.
70 The Methodist Episcopal Churc
,r has met this issue grandly in man
9, respects. Id her General, Annua
re- and Quarterly Conferences her mn
n listers and official members sit
council with no disadvantage I
persons of different color, all go
a erned by the same laws OF disciplll
IT. and doctrine. Side by side. Il
v white and colored minister kneel Il
Lordinat;on. And in hundreds
congregations the people worsil
,;s together IL unity. But the bait
o. is only h~alf-fought. Che qoestl>
~, Of separate OF mixed conferences
mot yet discussed, and in 1aa'
10 churches; the presence on color;
,,o face at the altar, or esens1a t
is audience is not regarded with iav>
ng May: God in his own time pcrsse't
church Of this sin, by giving o
ia people strength everywhere to sst'
up boldly for the right.