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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-22

CHURCH DEMoLIsHED.-On Monday, says
the Hanover Herald, large force of volun-
teers commenced the work of destruction upon
st. Matthew S Lutheran Church, on Chestnut
street, and that venerable structure is now no
more. The steeple, few piles of bricks,
some timbers and scattered rubbish, alone
mark the spot where stood a building sacred
to all our citizens through its age, and hal
lowed to many others by memories OF happy
hours there spent, past now never more to
return. In the year 1901, the Lutherans de-
termined to build a church in Hanover, hav-
ing previously worshipped in a spacious log
church, situated half-a-mile north of the pres
ent town limits The only church then in the
town was the German Reformed-a brick ed
ifce built three years before in the lot still
used as a graveyard, back of York street.
The church was finished, except the steeple,
IN 1903, and then dedicated, meeting Of the
Synod being held here at the time. The cost
of the building was over $4,000. In 1897,
money was collected to erect the steeple:
This was finally completed, the bells placed
in position, and May 28th, 1909, the church
was again dedicated. The cost of the steeple
was Sl293.08. In August, 1852, the congre-
CATION was chartered and the name changed
from St. Mchael's to st. Matthew's. During
the ministry of Rev. S. Yingling, i'll 1870, the
exposed steps giving access to the audience
chamber were removed, and covered vesti-
bules, with winding stairs, erected in their
places. one on each side of the steeple flush
with it. Gas was introduced at the same
time, and the basement fitted up more con-
veniently, the whole expense of the altera-
tions being about $1700.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-22

BuRGLARY-NARRow ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Between l and 2o'clock on Saturday morn
ing last, Mr.. George A. Taylor, bookkeeper
of the Taylor Manufacturing Company, this
city, had a severe encounter with burglar
During the absence of Hon. Charles b, Rob
erts in Washington, Mr.. Taylor occupies a
room in his residence. About the time indi-
Gated Mr.. Taylor was awakened by a draft of
cold air passing over him, and on getting out
of bed found his room door open, although
he was confident that the door was closed,
but not locked, when he went to bed. He
returned to his bed, procured his revolver,
and walked out in the hall to the top of the
stairs, at the head of which there is window,
and the moon shining very brightly gave the
burglar, who was in the hall below, great adj
vantage. As soon as Mr.. Taylor reached
the head of the stairs the burglar fired, the
ball passing within an inch or two of his head.
He at once returned the fire, and ran down
stairs in pursuit of the burglar, who by this
time had gone into the rear parlor. Just as
Mr.. Taylor reached the bottom of the stairs
he was again fired at, the ball passing close
to his side and burying itself in the wall. He
again returned the fire and passed into the
parlor, which was so dark that he could dis
tinguish nothing in the room, where both ex-
changed shots when they were within eight or
ten feet of each other. This time Mr.. Tay-
lor's shot evidently took effect in the burglars
hand, as he dropped Mr.. Taylor's gold watch,
which was found smeared with blood, and
ran to the back door of Mr.. Roberts's law
office, upon which was also found several
blood marks, left there in his attempt to find
the door knob. He, however, escaped with
out further injury. Mr.. Taylor did not follow
the burglar, as he had only one more charge
remaining in his revolver. Notwithstanding
the rapid firing, and the danger to which they
were exposed, the ladies of the family gave
no signs of fear, and conducted themselves
with much propriety. Throughout the whole
affair Mr.. Taylor showed great GOODNESS and
bravery There is no doubt but that the
burglar was concealed in the house, as only
the door of the rear Office was found opened,
and that, as stated above, was found to have
blood on the knob.
iAbout o'clock Monday morning the
family were aroused by loud pounding at
the Office door, and Mrs. Roberts raised her
bedroom window and asked what was wanted,
when man replied that he wanted something
to eat. She stated it was too unreasonable
an hour, but the fellow insisted on being
waited on. Mrs. r. then informed Mr.. Tay
lor of it, and he told the man to go away; the
rascal insisted on being served, and not until
Mr.. Taylor twice threatened to shot him and
he heard the click of the revolver, did he de-
eide to leave.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
Thomson and Cooke.

The election of Judge Thomson is a
source of great pleasure and satisfaction
to the people of the Eighth Circuit; but
that pleasure is not increased nor is that
satisfaction intensified by any feeling
springing from the defeat Of Judge
Cooke. The latter gentleman has too
many friends in the Circuit owe which
he has presided for six years for his GUS
ing to be rejuiccd over. Numcrously
signed petitions for his reelection attest
that, and so also docs the vote i'll Caucus
where two-thirds of the Representatives
from the Eighth Circuit supported his
cause. 1t required an unqucStionably
ADLER juriSt to defeat him. The sympathy
entertained and expressed by very many
for the unsuccessful candidates. strong,
sincere, aud natural. lie was ou>tcd by
q most unfortunate decision Of the SUI
prcmc Court which has only Il small tech
! nicslitv to ISLAND on. The invllidity of his
title to office was u sin Of Ignorance on
the part of the General Assembly that
elected him of which he WAS Innocent.
The sympathics and sense of justice of Il
people cannot be qucnched by legal
bubbles, and so far Us Judge Cooke is
concerned, they regret the immature ac-
ton of tho Supreme Court and its serious
consequences. And while delighted at
the election to the Circuit Bench of a
lawyer so learned and a maj so pure rs
Thomas Thomson, they have feelings oil
warm sympathy for Judge Cooke, who
came to their assistance when their need
was the %sorcst, and whom they hold in
grateful remembrance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20

Joshua Fl. Hudson. Tho voting was carried
on rs above, and the result was announced TO
be: Whole number Of votes cnst, li3; neccS-
s,Ty to u choice, 70; Hudson, lD; Townsend,
/; Blue; l blank, /. Mr.. Hudson, therefore,
was elected.
Nominations for the Sixth Circuit were then
in order, and Senator Walke dominated
Hon. L. j. Mackcy. Whole lumber OF votes
cast, ~; necessary to IL choice, y; Mnckey,
IG2; Witherspoon, 81; Thompson, ! blank,
2; Judge Mackcy was, therefore, declared to
be elected.
senator Bowen arose and presented the
name OF Hon. Thomas Thomson as a candi-
date for Judge OF the Eighth Circuit. Out
Of 81 total nnmber of I'D votes, Mr.. oms
received III and Judge Cooke
This ended the elections, when the Presi.
dent dissolved the joint assembly, and the
Senators in IL body Withdrew to their cham
Der.
Speaker Sheppard again called the House to
order.
Several motions to adjourn and to take re-
cess were made, but all were ruled out Of or
der.
Mr.. Gray desired the bill on which he wa
speaking when Interrupted to be continued
until tomorrow, but this motion was prompt
again put the question, shall the bill pass
the veto Of the Governor to the contrary not
w~lthstnnding" The yeas and nays were
The following gentlemen voted in the afir
matirc: MesSrS. Blakcney, Brown, John B
Erwin, Gray, Holmes, Jennings, VS.. Allen
Shaw, ioumans; all the others voted to sus
tain the veto OF Governor Hampton. Yeas I'D
nays l02.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
The Laborcr is Worthy of HIS Hire.

f.. ( Nc lLuUOICI ID follhy vi l. IL i
The great Hampton meeting in Able
vile during the IS campaign will never
! be forgotten, nor will the incident which
especially marked that day soon fade
! from the recollection of the thousands
who witnessed it. Those of our readers
WHO were present know that we refer to
the manly speech in which Judge Cooke
announced his adhesion to Hampton and
Reform. 1t required no small degree OF
moral courage to brave rs he did the
hostility of tho party that had elevated
him to judicial honorS, and with which
he had co-opcratcd until he saw that its
reform was hopeless. The Democracy Is
not ungratctul. We welcomed Judge
Cooke in 1876 us a friend in need, and VIC
will not discard him in 1873 like an old
WORKOUT shoe. BY the ill-timcd judg-
ment Of custer, he in common with tho
othor five judges, had to vacatc his Judi
cial seat two years before his official term
expired. The flaw in the titles, il flaw
there was, was there through no fault OF
his. He suffers now in honors and cmol-
umcnt because Of the ignorance Of the
General Assembly that elected him Cira
vocc instead of by ballot. We will not
as q State permit our bono .fIc %bondhold-
ers to suffer loss because Of frand in our
agents: and we should moi allow Judge
Cooke to suffer loss because of the sup
posed ignorance and mistake of our
General Assembly. Let him be placed
ON tho Coditying Commission. or in some
similar position Of honor and profit.
Tho Democratic party owes thus much to
the country, to Judge Cooke, and to it.
self.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
Col. Aiken.
KcOwce Courier.

Our readers and the public generally
will be glad to learn that Col. ID. Wyatt
Aiken, Our immediate representative III
Congress, has been very prompt and ac-
tive in the discharge Of his duties at
Washington. His political duties claim
his first attention, and lie is, therefore,
almost always in his seat, and casts the
first vote OH all questions. 10 our local
interest Col. Aiken has given prompt and
successful attention. Already we have
All act of Congress giving us Il now mail
route and post Offices at Horse Shoe, Riv-
ersidc, Pulaski, Battle Creek, Long
Creek, Holy Springs and Ramsay's Creek,
in u section without mail facilities since
tho war. and only in a limited way before
that time. Another new mail route gives
us post offices ut Reds Mills, Keowcc
Fort George, Fall Creek, Jocasse and Flat
Shoals. Another gives us offices at War
saw, Centre, Fair Play, South Union,
Bachelors Retreat and Westminster.
We are also to have q daily nail from
Westminster, making close connections
with the mail trains on the Air Line Rail
road. The mail facilities above us i'll
Georgia and North Carolina have alsU
been greatly improved, and We are i'll
dcbtcd to Col. Aiken and Col. Vance, o
North Carolina, Tor them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
HAMPTON as 4 Detective.

If there is anything i'll n name, II
might expect the New York Sdn to- deal
chiefly with matters that take place III
the light of day. Unfortunately, quite
the contrary is the fact. That journal IS
conycrSant almost entirely with deeds
that arc done only in darkness, and with
men who shun daylight. 1T is the sell
appointed organ Of the political detective
force. Its stall Of editors and reporters
seem to he wrll-train2l set Of politico-
literary IrrrrtS and rat-tcrrirrS, and the
light dispensed by the journal is su-grs-
tive rather of Il dark-laltcrn than OF the
.Snn. For startling disclosures, for shame
tul exposures, the police news is but a
furthing candle in comparison. No doubt
the .SUn does COOL work; scavcngcrs are
necessary to cleanliness, and crimes need
detection, and we wish the great paper
OF Dana great success in the performance
Of its dirty duties. But it makes Il great
it calls on our worthy Governor to assist
in the nasty work. Week after week 1t
keeps calling on Hampton to walk up be-
hind Chamberlain, tap HIM on the Shout
der, and politely tell him he is "wantcd;'
or to ''nab" the eX-governor's pal,
Eimpton, and present him with Il pair OF
bracclctS-,iust as if Hampton were a de-
tcrtivc, or even as this New York SHn'
Our Governor has higher duties to per
form. lie is satisfied with having cleans
ed our State House of the rcrmin and
cares not to track them to their new
haunts. Such is not his business, and we
arc sure he would not willingly deprive
the Sun of SO much pleasure. We trent
bic to think of the fate of that newspaper
when the millennium comes amt all
wrongs arc rigLtrd, all criminals knoWh,
and no secret things arc hid.
Governor IIanpton's course is clear,
and his reward is sure. lie has done
rood work and will continue in wcll-uo-
ing SO long as he fills his high office. Tic
is looking after thctruc interests OF our
people, Tightening their taxes, opening
the schools and the university, and
Guarding the honor and credit OF South
Carolina. And the New York San Is
nothing but an ignis .tntuus when it tries
to mislcad the world as to the acts and
motives of Hampton. If it cannot COM
prel,cnd them it is because from long
practice the Sun has tamiliarizcd itself
with the acts and motives of smaller
men. 1t can understand men like Cham
bcrlain, Kimpton, Leslie, Patterson ct id
omnc genes; but to measure Hampton
Such Knowledge is to strange for it,
Too high to understand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
THOMAS G.. PERRIN. ESQ.
Nomination for Coditicr.

EDITor REGISTER: The business O.
c0diiyinS the laws requires 4 man OF pc
culial talents. AS onc cnincmtly quail
tied to perform the important task, | Su9-
gest to the Lcgislaturethe name of Thorn
as &. Perrin, of Abbeville. He is Il mar
venerable i'll years, of vigorous intellect
learned in the law and of unSullicd char.
actor. LAWYER.
We are i'll complete accord with tho
"Lawyer' who made the above nomina.
ton. Our ncighbor the Medium brought
Mr.. PERKINS, name forward lust week il
terms of wcll-dcscrvcd praise. The re.
suit of the judicial election in which the
candidates stood OH their merits, cncurr.
ages us to believe that he and such as hi
will be a~ppointedtto serve on the Commits.
sion.'to codiiy the laws. The qualifications
for such Il position are sound judicial
learning and capacity, long legal expert.
cnce, integrity and purity of character
These requisites Mr.. Perrin possesses in
an eminent degree. South Carolina will
look in vain for Il better man to cOdify
the laws, and she will do herself y good
service by choosing our distinguished
townsman,-thc learned jurist, the expo
rienccd lawyer, the upright citizen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
Washington's Birthday - General
McGOWau.

Since what is euphcmistically called
''the late unpleasantncss' the Southern
States have made a change in their dies
jcSti. The glorious Fourth of July nee
sacred to barbecucS and sophomore
thunder has been entirely monopolized
by the freedmen with the full consent of
the whites. Thanksgiving Day rarely
comes further South than Mason and
Dixon's line. But we still cling to WASH
ington's birthday. The people of
Charleston tako especial pride i'll obscrv-
ing the Twenty-Second Of February;
and @e all remember how Indignation
fired the whole State last year when the
edict of dictator Grant forbade the Gus
tonlary parade on that day. This year
we breathe the spirit of a purer air; and
Charleston is preparing to make next
Friday the joyfulleSt gala day in her his
tory. Almost all the surviving Generals
Of the C~oniederacy are to be present as
the guests Of the various military COM
panies-among them Joseph r. john
ston, Bradley I. Johnson Harry 1Ieth,.
Senator Gordon, W. Ii. r. Lee, Logan,
Wade Hampton, S. MCGOWAN, and NJ. c
Butler. General Hampton will review
the Fourth Brigade with whom the Walk
or Light Guard Of Virginia will be in
corporated. Our townsman General
Samuel McGowan will occupy the hon
Orahle position of orator of the day. He
will deliver thcannual Grafton before the
Washington Artillery IN the Military
alill at one o'clock, p. NJ. No man in
our State is better fitted to speak forth
the sentiments of our people on the aus
picious occasion.
The festivities of the 22d February,
1873, will be no mere hollow though
pleasant pageant. They will mark the
return of peace and good government
which the quiet revolution Of rs has Sc
cured to us. And General McGowan.
the SCARED veteran of the War, the
statesman whose wise counscls chcered
the State in her darkest hours, and the
champion of the Up-country Democracy
in the last Campaign, is peculiarly quail
fled, as the representative Of our people,
our principles, and Il times, to be the
spokesman of the South on Washington's
birthday. Fearless in expressing opin-
ion as he was fearless on the battlefield,
vet consistent and eminently conscrva-
tive, he will, we feel sure, speak forth the
words OF truth and Sobcrncss, and preach
the gospel of reconciliation, fraternity,
and peace, whose apostle he WAS whcn"out
in the seyenty-siS,' and to whose tri-
umpl, in that memorable campaign he so
largely contributed. The "Solid South
will find in him n defender, and the
narrew-minded North will learn that
.oti!rr tongues than those of HUnior'
men can speAkin defence of the rights Of
the citizens white and black, and for the
maintenance Of good government and
peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
should be preferred, but under no other
consideration should political service
have any weight.
Public Decisions, Mental Epjdemics.
Larceny and Capital Punishment,
Silver Bills, Constellation Acts
and the News and Courier.
(NcmJcl'l'U Nc1US.

(Ncmbcl1y Nc,Us.)
How n body of sensible mon like our
House of Representatives could pass 4
bill to make Grand Larceny Il crime to be
punished capitally, by a vo C of is to %,
il Il fact utterly incomprchcnsiblc to the
writer OF this notice, unless he believes
that Il general contagious scare has taken
possession Of our legislators. When nil
civilized nations are discussing tho eX-
pcdiency of abolishing capital punish
mcnt even for murder, it looks like Il re.
lapse into barbarism to SEQ q man swing
TO the gallows for stealing twonty-onC
dollars worth of bacon. No OrGani2i.
ton of society peculiar to our WI State
can justify such legislation it is neither
right nor wise. There is not the least in
tcntion to reflect by these remarks upon
either the sincerity or general ability OF
Il legislators; but we think that tho
alarming increase of crime has created &
panic amongst them and caused them tC
fly to s. very injudicious remedy. The
Senate, we arc satisfied, will modify the
bill.
Another hallucination seems to have
taken hold of the public mind. 1t seems
to he believed epidcmically that if Con
gress DEGREES ninety cents to be wortl
n hundred cents, ninety cents will b(
by such act increase in value to the OK
tent Of ten cents. Tho NeWbe11y Newt
has from its first number cndcavored tc
show to it's readers the utter sophistry OF
such reasoning and the dcletcrious effect
Of such legislation to the South.
That We can for II moment hesitate tc
pay all debts found to be due by the Con.
solidation Act can likewise only be ex-
planned by the fact that tho reaction
caused by radical corruption has over
shot its mark and created a mental cpl
dcmic.
The thanks Of every patriotic citizcr
are due to the Ncms 0nd fDMricT' for hay
ing made such successful efforts in adj
vocating the honesty basis in National
and State politics Silver and consolida'
ton act question: We feel that our peo'
pie are returning to their senses, and thai
silver and bonds will be considered Will
Il steadier pulse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-20
No Reputation and No Postpone

Rumors reach us from Columbia, ana
the correspondents of the Charleston pa
pcrS put them i'll print, that the repu'
hju,ioniSts-Small in number the be-
inning and daily growing ~lcSS-are try
mg to push the settlement of the Pui'Ii'
| Debt question beyond tho limits OF th'
urcScnt session III order to make 1t Il trS'
question Oh the hu>tingS in the mex
, election. 1t was their importantly thai
caused the appointment of the Zone
Commission to investigate that Wine!
needed 10 investigation and settle What
waS already settled. The Commission
have at great expense to the country anu
with infinite trouble 20 themselves nAd'
4 thorough investigation and urcartli@d
only S752 of clearly fraudulent claims III
the consolidation Debt. They have add
ed nothing to what was previously
known, and to the people who were tolo
they lived in darkness they have brought
no light. Judged by their own report,
which contains some sins Of 'comlniS-
sion" in the shape of gratuitouS Spcrula-
ton. the T0nl Commissioners are nlcd-
red to advocate the payment of the Con-
Solidation Debt, unless they are willin.
TO advise their mother State to Sku!k Is
principal out of sight of the bondholdcr,
beneath the fraud Of her agents which
we all confess and dcplurc.
The rcpudiationists arc disappointed a
the prcscntment of the Bond Commits
sion, and their ranks are being Trimmed
by daily dcicctionS. The report, cqlir"'
cal though it tried to be, is really thu
strongest argument: yet adIurcd III bchal
of accepting the Consolidation Act as ;
linality. The rrpudiationi>ts are alarm
cd, and are anxious, we learn. to put OF
Il settlement of the matter to the mex
tGcncral Assembly. Dcnlagogurry 80 UNI
an intricate problem in finance be
brought forward us Il tc~St-'lucstion on tho
stump? What is the Use of Srndiu.
representatives to the capital if they
bring back their most delicate and diff
cult duties to be discharged by their con
stitucntS? The people can settle tinan'
cial difficulties only in their representa-
tive capacity; and they are willing to en-
trust this Public Debt question to thu
calm dclibcratiun and careful cNamina
ton Of their representatives now IL
Columbia assembled.
We urge aspcedy settlement and dep
recatc delay not from any fear that tho
repudiationists would be supported il
their coulmuniStic schemes III the mex
election. Let them place the matter OF
its merits before the people, and thcll
defeat is rs certain us that disllonor can
not openly triumph over honor ano
honesty. The average voter Of Soutl
Carolina may he innocent Of political
economy, and ignorant of Adam Smlii
and John Stuart Mill but he is sure tha'
a Just debt should he paid. The ''pool
J taX-payers"-hcavcn help them in thcll
pinching povcrty-havc proud honesty
i II their heart though tic wolf be ut tllcil
door; and they will not knowingly re-
pudiatc L single mill of the Consolidation
Debt. The rcpudiatiollSt will ncvcl
get their support OF their votes unless he
hoodwinkS them by spccious sophistry,-
by calling evil good, and good evil.