The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-30

: Forster, NJ. r., in his speech on the odd
fellows. which is in England kind of
: mutual relief organizations that the CO.
!" operative system as applied to working
people has been triumphant Success
LoAioW Letter
The Destruction Of Lisbon.
\ writer in Lippincott's gives the f,,l
i"win" description Of the destruction or
Lisbon: The morning Of November |
dhwncd serene, but the hca"cns were
hAzy; since midnight the thcrmomctcrhad
risen one degree, Rcaunor~ rs it was
the feast of ''all saints" the churches
were throngcd from IN early hour, and
all their affairs brilliantly illuminated
with thousands OF t:Ircrs, and decorated
and thin silks AZ Il quarter of ten
O'Clock the first shock was felt. 1t was
80 slight that many attributed It to the
passage of heavy wagons in the street,
and even to mere fancy. Three minutes
attcrward Il second shock occurred, so
violent that it seemed :s if the heavens
and earth were passing away This agi
tation lasted fully ten minutes and ere
1t diminished the greater portion al the
city WAS in ruins. The dust raised OBJ
scurrd the sun; an Egyptian darkness
prevailed and to add To the univcr
horror tlia, fearful screams Of the livi
and the groans OF lie diving rose tlhr
lhc ar. In twenty nina All " "
THiG&ri "tii;;Gg IN III cufnpla
Of escape. Some were
hills, but were soon discou.
doing by the rumors that those WHO nad
already gone thithcr were sulocating
from Tie effects Of tie dense foe of dust
which still rose from the falling buildings.
Then they rushed towards the uuavs
which line Il part of the Tagus, hnt only
to learn the horrible news that these had
sunk into TIE earth with ail The people
and c!iticcs upon them. Those who
thought to put out 10 sea were told to
look III the river, and To- III its centre
they hchcll whirlpool which WAS suck
ing in all the vessels and boats in its vi
cinity, and not II fragment of them ever
being seen again. The royal palace had
been entirely swallowed up, and over the
site is now the vast square of the laco,
or BLACK Horse, one OF the largest public
places in Europe. The great !brar, of
til" holy ghost was in flames, and its
priceless Moorish and Hebrew manu-
>cript- fast becoming ashes. The opera
| house had fallen in, the in1uiHtion was
no more and the rrc;t church of san
I Domingo WAS In; Il heap of stones, be-
meath which lay crushed to atoms the
entire congregations The Irish church
of 81 Paul WAS the dcath-placc Of one
thnn~and persons, and the palace of Benz
p,~,a, where Catharinc Of l;raganza,
widow Of Charles H., lived and died,
had fallen over from the heights on
which il wa~ buil!, and utterly destroyed
j, the POOR but. popnl"us part Of The town
which lay beneath ii. In Il word, whcr"
but IN hour since WAS Lisbon was Eow
mnthing butdCSo!nti"n. ASto the pcop.c.
who can describe their condition.. AZ
lc:,S, 10000 persons had persisted, and
Tie majority Of the survivors were cru
ely wounded and in agony of mind and
body, Some went mad with fright, some
lost forever the power Of speech; sinners
went about conirs>iug thcir secret crimes.
and fanatics, believing the last day had
come. cried ont 20 tho iiorror-Strickcn
:. multitude 10 ''rrp"ml, icr that Christ WAS
coming to judge thrQuick ard The dead. .
Po!itcncSS in Great Men.
/ roiitcncsS is always the mari; of good
/ breeding, and some OF the greatest men
have been noted for their courtesy Many
oi they have owed thc popularity that
va, recognition o. the greatness. in no
small measure 10 their consideration ot
others. The following is related OF the
late Edward Everett Many years ago,
the GRAND hoy employed bv i publish
in~ hou~c in 4 great ciiy wa, Sent 10
4 ;rocurc from Edward .,vcrctt ,!i,,. proof
,lnrts nf 4 book w!.icil Er i!AG Drcii
examining The hoy cntcrCi ;hc vast
ilhrarv. lined from lioor 10 c2iling with
books il fear and trembling he stood