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 organization that the CO.
operative systcnlas applied to working
people has been triumphant success.
London Letter
The Destruction of Lisbon.
\ writer in Lippincott's gives the fi,l
lowing description of the destruction OF
Lisbon: The morning of November |
dawned serene, but the heavens we're
hazy; since midnight the thcrmomctcrhad
risen one degree, Rcaunor~ As it was
the feast of ''.ll saints" the churches
were throngcd from an early hour, and
with thousands of tapers, and decorated
with garlands of various tinted muslins
and thin silks. AT II quarter of ten
O'clock the first shock was felt 1t was
so slight that many attributed it to the
passage OF heavy wagons in the street,
and even to mere fancy. Three minutes
afterward Il second shock occurred, so
violent that it seemed rs if the heavens
and earth were passing away. This agi
tation lasted fully ten minutes, and ere
it diminished the greater portion sf the
city was in ruins The dustraiSed OBJ
scurcd the sun; All Egyptian darkness
prevailed, and to add to the univcr
horror the,fearful screams of the livi
and the groans Of tbs dying rose ,thr-
the air. In twenty nliiilaateB nliilattte AL ;ls
81 ottai:s Il, csJfnala "
of escape. Some were
hills, but were soon discou.
doing by the rumors that th0sS VINO mad
already gone thithcr were suhocating
from the effects of tie dense fog of dust
which still rose from the falling buildings.
Then they rushed towards the quays
which line part Of the Tagus, bnt only
to learn the horrible news that thtSc had
sunk into the earth with all the people
and edifices upon them. Those who
thought to put out to sea were told to
look ut the river, and 10! III its centre
ing in all the vessels and boats in its vi
cinity, and not 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 Paco,
or Black Horse, one Of the largest public
places in Europe. The great librarJ of
the holy ghost was in flames, and its
priceless Moorish and Hebrew manu-
scripts fast becoming ashes. The opera
house had fallen in, the inquisition was
no more. and the great church of San
Domingo was but Il heap of stones, be-
meath which lay crushed to atoms the
entire congregation. The Irish church
of ST. Paul was the death-place of one
thousand persons, and the palace of Benz
posta, where Catharinc of Braganza
widow of Charles H., lived and died,
had fallen over from the heights on
which it was built, and utterly destroyed
the poor but populous part of the town
which lay beneath it. In a word where
but an hour since WAS Lisbon was now
nothing butdcsolation. Asto the people
who can describe their condition? AT
least 10000 persons had perished, and
| the 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 confcssing their secret crimes.
and fanatics, believing the last day had
come. cried out to the horror-strickcn
multitude to "rcpcnt, for that Christ was
coming to judge thcquick and the dead"
Politencss in Great Men.
Politeness is always the mark of good
breeding, and some of the greatest men
have been noted for their courtesy. Many
of they have owed the popularity that
was recognition of the greatness, in no
small measure to their consideration of
others. The following is related of the
late Edward Everett: Many years ago,
the GRAND boy employed by publish.
ing house III great city was sent to
procure from Edward Everett tile, proof
sheets of book which he lau been
examining. The boy entered The vast
library, lined from floor to c2iling with
books, in fear and trembling; he stood
in awe of the famous man, and dreaded
to meet him. But Mr.. Everett, turning
from the desk where he was writing,
received the boy with rcassiiriug cour.
! tcsy, bade him sit down, chaltcd kindly
as. he looked for The ", ~ sheets, and
asked: "Shall put pa, or round them
for you p rs politely as if his visitor
were the president. The boy dep@, ;ed
in very comfortable frame of mind.
He had been raised i'll his own esteem by
Mr.. Everctt's Kindness, and has never
forgotten the lesson it taught him.
! ITis said that fully three million cubic
wards of lnvccs will be needed for the Mis-.
sissppi river alone, tic coming season, TO
say nothing Of Red river, the Outchita
I a,,1 ,l,n foho f,l lowe