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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

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for itself a worldwide rcputa'l'a,. -,g,
liniment useful in rheumatlSNl' ? ;>n vs.
burns, scalds, &c. This PrePnara ,aT ,i NJ
first manufactured in 1885, a .hc gya
then has steadily grown into I Tr. lob.
and confidence Of the people: tn "s Gu
term of years during which II ,; n"' of til
stantly been brought to the noy ',,sa =, ,at
public, together with its imm Ya ,,b;:%5
give evidence of an Inherent v" nue., "a "a Il
cannot be doubted. An oWG,c"II"o . be,
use-that of staining the sklll, i. u" I,ays
entirely removed, so that IT NOW rala
no stain whatever. AItRG:u nE+nntioa&
"Family OIL" and prepared l'l''m ygIl i'd
ly for human flesh, it answers IL, "" Of III
beasts and will be found one ,yb y
best remedies for all purposes W." ho
Iinimeut is required, that mas '5 E,r ."
manufactured, -2hc Dr"gg'"' ~
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

revolution; or, if Austria declines to
participate in the Russian divvy, her
Sclavic population may largely emigrote
to the new Sclavic state, in Turkey, ii
such a state is formed, under Russian
auspices
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

The speaker closed with a reference to
the influence which the bankers associ-
alton can exert to avert panics. "Power
to let" should be the signboard to every
place where productive labor can be used,
and "moncy to let" should re the motto
of every bank and capitalist WHO is fully
satisfied that it will be properly used to
reproduce wealth and to give prosperity
to the land
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

IT appears from the latest reports from
France that the breach between the or
thodox and liberal parties in the Reform
ed church in France cannot be healed.
The disruption Of the church, it is new
stated, is inevitable. A meeting of del
eUates of the orthodox section was held
a short time ago at Vigan, at which the
plan OF reconciliation was rejected en-
account of the construction placed upon
it by the liberal party, The generas
synod is to be conyOked.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30
CAUSE OF PANTCS.

Mr.. J. D. Hayes, of Detroit, read a
paper on the subject of ''PaniCs" be-
fore the American bankers association
at Philadelphia. Panics, he said, are
net generally the products OF the every
day, fair, honorable, prudent business of
the country. They are the offspring OF
abuses of credit, of sudden calamity, Of
widespread shrinkage of values, or of the
exposure of some huge combination of
speculators to force values. Generally
speaking, panics and maniacs are very
closely allied to each other. If not born
twins, they seldom fail to meet in tinan-
cial crisis. Panics may be classified into
individual, local and general. Public
or general panics are of slow growth.
They contain under the cover of conceal
ment the elements of widespread abuses
among a large class of commercial and
financial men, each Of them seeking to
make money out of the same transac-
tions, consuming the substance at both
ends until they meet in the middle ana
find but little or nothing left. When
the actual situation is realized each dupe
makes haste to get out whole, and the
discovery is made that hundreds and
thousands have been sailing in the same
boat, which is fast sinking out of sight,
leaving the commercial community float.
ing about upon the great sea Of uncer,
| tainty and doubt. Business moves slowly
and cautiously for long time to avoid
the same kind Of disaster, while in fact
it may unconsciously be running into
other dangers in the opposite direction
as bad if not worse.
Mr.. Hayes said that it was a settled
principle that unproductive capital must
reduce the owners Of it to the necessity
of living without it, and introduced the
following table to show the amount o.
unproductive representation Of capita
in the United States, counting only the
great losses:
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RTVALRY AMONG BARBERS.

Indignation has been aroused among
the BARRIERS of New York by the conduct
of men who work at less than the usual
rates. The result has been the organiza-
ton OF "The united BARRIERS Of the city
of New York and vicinity" Sunday
evening, forty of these BARRIERS assembled
and adopted constitution and bylaws
It was asserted that there was over
twenty shops in the city in which shaving
was done for five cents. Indignant mem
bers related that not only was a shave
given for five cents at some OF these
places, but cigar was thrown in for the
purpose of drawing custom. Other mem
bers mentioned places where a shave and
a glass of beer we're given for five cents.
Then a member exhibited a printed cir
cular, in which "a good shave with a
good cigar" was offered and "a fashion
able hair cut with a good cigar" for ten
cents. An excited united barber in the
back of the room said that he knew a
shop where a shave and shOoner " OF
beer were given for five cents. This was
confirmed by another united barber, and
was regarded as the browning atrocity.
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ORIGIN or THE COD HTMEN.

Danchet, the French poet, tells US re-
spccting the dedication Of Hymen that
he was young man Of Athens, Obscurely
born, but extremely handsome. Falling
in love with lady Of distinction, he dis
puiscd himself in female habit in order
to get across to her and erjOy the pleas
ure of her company. AS he happened to
be one day in his disguise, with
his mistress and her female companions,
celebrating on the sea-shore the
rites of Ceres EIeusina, a gang of pirates
came upon them by surprise and carried
them off, The pirates, having conveyed
them to distant island, got drunk for
Joy and fell asleep. Hymen sized his
opportunity, armed the virgins, and dis
patched the pirates after which, leaving
the ladies on the island, he went in haste
to Athens, where he told his adventure
to all the parents, and demanded her he
loved in marriage as ransom. His re-
quest was granted, and so fortunate was
the marriage that the name of Hymen
was ever afterward invoked in all future
nuptials, and in progress of time the
Greeks enrolled him among their gods.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

CAPTAIN MARES, of the British arctic
expedition, has brought the Alert safely
hack from the wild-goese chase for the
North pole. The expedition went as far
as latitude elghty-three deg. twenty
min. Kane claimed that he reached
eighty-six deg, we believe, but somehow
or other these arctic expeditions turn
back Just as they get well into their work
e finding the northern axis, the " warm
currents" and the tbermometric gate
wav." Nevertheless, the Dutch govern
ment, remembering Barents discovery
Of lonely Spitzbergen, is contemplating
new expedition, te find Polar route
to China. Peace be with it.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

THE cotton crop of Texas last year
amounted to 10000 bales, estimated to
be worth s27, POO, 900. Add to this, $1O,-
10000 for cattle, S1,5OO,OOO for hides
a 500, 900 for wool, 81 100000 for pack
cd beef and 100000 for other pro-
ducts, and the aggregate makes pretty
fair twelve months work.
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CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

CHARLES II. MORRISON, Of Ouachita
psrish, Louisiana, and for many years a
leading members Of the bar, died at
Delhi, of pneumonia, on the 18th of Oc-
tober. He was speaker of the last house
Of representatives before the state Sc
ceded, and during the war was colonel
Of the Thirty-6rst Louisiana regiment
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A RATHER novel way OF opening court
occurred not long since in one of the
Louisiana parishes. 1t seems that there
is a regulation that requires the national
flag TO be displayed whenever the court
is in session; and on this occasion the
sheriff had loaned the " flag " to a
" colored club" and it was not returned
in season to be hoisted Mt the opening OF
the court. The Judge got excited and
was about to proclaim that no business
could be done that day, when a happy
thought struck one of the o. old mem
bers Of the bar" who suggested that II
the court should sing the "Star SPangled
Banner" and the bar should join il the
chorus, Sufficient proof Of the loyalty OF
the court and bar would be in evidence
to warrant proceeding with the business
Of the court, which was accordingly
done, and the occurrence duly entered
on the minutes.
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Nor long ago the khedive Of Egypt
flew into a rage and dismissed several
Judges Of his new court Of appeals be
cause they affirmed several judgments
against his private Daira estate, aud
swore he would not permit execution,
The Judges stated that they had proceeded
in accordance with the laws, but
Ismail declined to come under the laws
Of his realm, and the matter was
referred to the European powers, who
have sustained the khcdiye's judges,
The Daira estate is encountered to the
extent OF $G0,O0O,OOO or $7o,OoO,0OO.
Among the Judges Of the khediye's court
aG appeals is Cten. George s. Batchcllor
of Saratoga springs, n. y, who was APP
pointed las year for a term Of five years.
As an American jurist Gen, Bachelor
will find ,crious difficulties in the
way Of convincing the khediye, who
has preferences for absolutlsm, of
the necessity OF submitting 10 his owa
code.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30

THE New Orleans Times says of the
late decision of the supreme court OF the
United States according to which in
surance companies will be compelled to
issue paid up policies based upon Premi-
ums paid up to the breaking out Of the
war, and in case OF the death of the as
sured to pay to his legal representatives.
that amount in cash, that this involves
the payment by the life companies, to
southern claimants, OF an amount which
must aggregate several millions of dol
lars. Though not at all what was asked,
thisismore than many expected, and will
invest a great number of claims, hereto
fore considered hopeless, with a subStan-
tial value"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-04-13
OBITUARY.

Departed this life, i'll Anderson County,
S. c., March 10th, 1876, Mrs. ELIZABETH
HALL, wife of Martin Hall, deceased.
Mrs. Hall was born in Union county, s. G.,
Marth 5th, 1900, and was married to Martin
Hall, of Anderson County, in the year 1879,
into which county she Immediately removed
and lived until the day of her death.
Mrs. Hall was a wife indeed. AS such,
she NAV have been equalled but not sur
passed. She always prided herself in the
happiness of her husband; always found
her happiness in his, his joys were hers,
though they came to him often through the
sacrifices which she willingly made. She
lived nearly fifty years in true and devoted
love and sympathy with her husband.
And although she never was mother In
reality, vet she filled the capacity of q
mother, land Mr.. Hall that of q father,) for
q number of years to the commendation OF
all: giving that advice, that training, and
religious instruction to the orphans, that
were in the providence of God placed i'll her
hands for maternal care, as would necessari-
" lead the mind to that Redeemer whom
She in early life had embraced, loved and
served. Truly, she was faithful and an
affcctionate mother to the motherless. AS
q church member, she can very appropriate.
ly be numbered among the first class OF
Baptist women. She was always found in
her seat at the Cross Roads Baptist Church
only when prevented by Providence. She
loved and delighted in the Kingdom Of her
Lord, "the house of His abode" What o
great blessing it might be to all Baptist
Churches and their pastors if the whole Bap-
tist sisterhood would be as faithful to their
respective churches and pastors as she was.
But she is gone, no more to help the church,
no more to assist the pastor. She has doubt
less gone to receive her great reward, for she
was eminently Christian woman, ready
and willing to engage in every good work.
HER FORMER PASTOR.
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

I'm accordance with the call of the State
Executive Committee OF the Democratic
party in South Carolina, it is hereby an
nounced that there will bea County Con-
vention held at Anderson c. H. on Sat
mIay, l5sa ef .iprI meat, for the purpose
of electing six delegates to the State
Democratic Convention which meets in
Columbia on the 4th of May next.
The basis of representation in the
County Convention, as fixed by the Cen
tral Executive Committee, will be as fol-
lows: Each Democratic Club in Ander-
son County shall be entitled to one dele
gate for twenty-five members or under,
and an additional delegate for each addi-
tional twenty-five members.
The Clubs are earnestly requested to
renew their diligence in procuring mem
bers between this time and the meeting
of the County Convention, so that the
fullest representation may be secured by
each Club. The executive committees
are specially invoked to increase the
membership of their respective Clubs.
Delegates to the County Convention will
come prepared to report the exact num-
Der of persons belonging to their clubs,
so that the aggregate membership may
be ascertained.
JAMES A. HOYT,
County Chairman.
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Carolina at the price of silence under this
inaiction will cost us, in my judgment,
many times that number of votes else.
where. We want your moral and politi-
cal support in this struggle with politi-
cal iniquity in its worst form. 1t is as
suicidal to give countenance to Whipper
and Moses here as it would be to give
countenance to the whisky thieves in st.
Louis. The party fealty of such men is
disastrous to the party. l have written
earnestly. ] can not do otherwise. Let
no man convince you that l AM anything
but Republican, until common decency
compels me to be something else. Give
us your countenance AS you have giveA
it, as l believe, in the past, and if we
cannot save South Carolina to the party,
we can prevent our party here from be-
coming a thousand-fold greater burden
to the National Republican party than it
has ever been before. We propose to
declare war on this Whipper-Moses gang.
We propose to ask the National Repub-
lican party to sustain us, and we know
that you and all true Republicans will
bid US God speed when you know the
depths of degradation into which these
men are plunging US. This letter is, Of
course, addressed only to you, but you
can make any use of it you see fit, and l
remain your sincere friend and fellow
Republican,
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN.
Governor of South Carolina.
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ocurcd bv the hold which the Govern

'ocurcd by the hold which the Govern,
or of the State has OH their minds and
actions. They have been so closely al
lied with him i'll attempting to confine
legislation within reasonable bounds, and
of defeating corrupt measures in the
General Assembly, that some of these
gentlemen seem to have
LOST THEIR IDENTITY
and to have forgotten that Governor
Chamberlain is the acknowledged head
of party which since its existence and
now is -inimcal to every interest of the
State of South Carolina and that in
following'him in certain good measures
which he has attempted to carry out,
they have been by his influence blindly
led to do great injustice to the citizens OF
Lancaster County.
We take great pleasure in recommend
ing to you the conduct on this occasion ol
Messrs. Ferguson, of Greenville, R. Nj.
Smith and Woodruff, of SpartanburE,
Colt and Redfearn, of Chesterfield, and
others, about fourteen in number, Con-
servatiyes, who treated us with great
consideration and did all in their power
to further your wishes and also those
Republicans who boldly stood up for the
rights of the oppressed citizens of Lam
caster County, and bid defiance to the
party lash used on the occasion by Gov
ernor D. H. Chamberlain.
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JOTTINGS BY YHE WAY.
NUMBER 4.

Mauldin's Mountain lies two miles to
the west of Easley Station, on the Air
Line Railroad. This is a commanding
eminence, rising gradually from sur
rounding hills and valleys to the height
of several hundred feet above the land
around the base. This elevated spot was
occupied as an observatory during last
summer by an exploring party from some
distant region, taking observations of the
surrounding country. The mountain is
perhaps mile in circumference, and for
some distance above the base has pro-
Life soil, and is in cultivation. Ihe
mountain has been for twenty years or
more the property of the Mauldin family.
A portion of the cleared land has been
cultivated in cotton for successive years,
and, strange to say, on this mountain
side, by the aid Of fertilizers, an average
of nearly or quite bale to the acre has
been realized, and that, too, on the north
side of the mountain. The soil is we'll
adapted to the cultivation of cotton, but
rather light and porous, and thus inclined
to wash.
Boggs' Mountain, twin neighbor' lies
q little farther to the west on the Air
Line. Its altitude and circumference is
about equa, to that of Mauldin's Noun
tain, and, like its neighbor, is partially
in cultivation, and produces remunera-
tive crops.
Along this region of country the ches-
nut is an extensive growth. Mr.. VIM.
Mauldin, merchant at Easley Station
has recently fenced large field mainly
with chesnut rails. This kind of timber
is preferred even to the oak for rails on
account of its lightness and durability.
Mrs. VIM. Mauldin, most excellent
lady, devotes great deal of time to the
cultivation of flowers, and is succeeding
finely. She has a small pit, facing the
south, and with glazed windows is ena-
bled to preserve her flowers in spring
like verdure of bloom. The Gala, or
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graced the commonwealth and degraded
the name of American citizen before the
civilized world. All previous efforts to
bring good out of evil have signally
failed. Retrenohment and reform are
mere by.words, when left to the corrupt
majority controlling the Republican
party; the power of taxation is looked
upon as species of party machinery, by
which an ignorant rabble is to be main
tanned in official position, and moved as
puppets in the hands of unscrupulous,
designing and ambitious leaders; the
judiciary, which ought to be the last bull
wark of freemen, is dragged down to the
lowest depths of infamy and degradation
by the elevation of thieves and villains
to the bench. In short, there is no
device of avarice, corruption and men
dacity which has not been employed to
maintain party ascendancy, and fealty to
party obligations is made supreme over
every other consideration, from the high
est to the lowest of its leaders. Under
these circumstances, We can no longer
hug the phantom of coalition, nor be Sc
duced into devious paths of expediency,
if we would bring peace, prosperity and
advancement into our borders. The
incubus of bad government depresses
every material and social interest, and
only by united, determined and self
sacrificing effort can the State be wrested
from the unholy grasp of foul cormorants,
whose wits are exercised at all times to
secure greedy gain, and whose polluting
touch must be avoided as the deadliest
venom.
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of instances the cross-examination elici-
ted the fact TINT the plaintiff had brought
Suits against the party testifying, but they
gave their testimony as founded on the
reputation of the plaintiff in the commu-
nifty. The defense then offered the testi-
mony of Messrs. S. J. King and J: W.
Sitton which substantiated the fourth
charge in the answer; of John Dill,
Milton Dill and William Wooten, who
substantiated the first charge in the an
swer; of Mrs. Sarah Crane, who substan-
tiatcd the second charge of the answer;
Of ]. Minis Sullivan, W. A. Mcdaniel,
J. L. Southern, John Timmons and j.
Powell, who substantiated the fifth charge
of the answer; and of ]. Powell and j.
l.. Southern to substantiate the third
charge. They also offered the testimony
of G. A. Cars in regard to the first and
second charges.
Judge Cooke refused to admit the arti-
cles published in the Republican by Capt.
Earle against Col. Crittenden, the editor
of the Enterprise and Mountaineer, in this
case, on the ground that they were not
against the Baileys, and could not justify
them.
The plaintiff offered in reply the testi-
mony of Messrs. Blythe, Humphreys,
Reed and Walden, who exculpated Capt.
Earle from being the principal in the
raid charged in the first and second
charges of the answer.
There was large amount of testimo-
ny for the plaintiff, going to establish his
general good character. Among these
witnesses were DR.. Broaddus and Messrs.
Hudson, Shumate, Wexford, Mauldin and
others. Messrs. Wells and Scofeld testi-
fed in reference to the third charge
against the plaintiff, and were of opinion
that bis affidavit was made through a
mistake. There was also testimony that
Earle had paid as much for the land in
Edwin Bates & Co.'S. case as it was worth.
At the close of the testimony, argu-
ments were made by the distinguished
counsel on both sides of the case, and
the jury, after receiving instructions
from the Court, retired to their room:
After considering the matter for several
hours, they agreed upon verdict of $50
for the plaintiff; and thus the greatest
libel suit ever entered against an up
country paper ended. 1t can hardly be
denied that the plaintiff is greatly wors-
ted by bringing this action. for it has
given very general and wide publicity to
the charges which are made against him,
without securing verdict large enough
to convince the public that there is moth.
ing contained in some one or more OF
them. The expenses of the litigation,
must have been heavy on both sides, and
therefore it appears to US that each party
comes out of the fray somewhat scathed.
The case was one which afforded rare
opportunity for legal display, and was
utilized to the fullest extent by the able
advocates who were contending for the
respective parties. Its result should teach
publishers to be careful as to their attacks
upon the private character of individu-
ais, and especially to teach men who are
assailed by the press that they should be
cautious in instituting suits for damages,
for it is an old adage that the courts are
poor places for men to submit their char
acters for arbitrament.