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Dedication of the New Associate Re.
formed Church.
Chester Reporter.


The dedIcatory serviccso Of tho recently com
pleted Associate Reformed church took plac
last Saturday and was very interesting and
impressive throughout. a large audience as.
seInbled to witness the event, memorable In
the history of this denomination In this com.
munity. Promptly at eleven O'Clock. Presi.
dent Grier, OF Erskine College, assembled tho
pulpit platform. Sealed on the platform were
also Rcvs. j. r. Marion and Robert Latham
OF the Associate Reformed church, Rev. q. A.
the Presbyterian and Methodist churcllca OF
the town. DIR. Gricr read portions Of Scrip
ture contained In the prophecy OF Haggai
he then briefly spoke OF the rapid progress OF
lied in 1870 with n small membership. which
had been almost quadrupled. In 1872 the
congregation purchased this lot, paying for 1t
Sl,lWO and within tho pnst few months there
has been begun and completed this bcallti-
full church ata cost Of 1900. and with no out
said might very properly DO made the occa-
sion for Observation-Disclosures, but chiefly OF
hankf ulness TO God.
rs to DR.. Grler's sermon. we had expected
to have access to tho manuscript. Disap-
pointed in this, we Gun not attempt All adc-
quate synopsis. Taking as his text the words
OF Christ. ION this rock ! Will uild my
church, and the gates Of hell shnll not pre-
closely logical reasoning and elegant fault
less diction, presented to his congregation
that great cardinal truth OF the Scriptures :
Christ the only sure foundation stone OF q
true, living, evangelical church..
Rows. A. II: Lester and G. A. Trenholm
followed in n few we'll chosen remarks, e1-
pressing the qualification afforded them by
this OCCASION, extending their congratuln-
lions on the completion Of the beautiful
house OF worship, and commencing the mu-
of the congregation. 4 description
Of the building Is crowdcd out by ltmi ted
space this week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26

For Mr. ~ i" u
The mcmbcrs voting for Mr.. Wright were
Mcssrs. Della Matyr, of indiana; Ford, Of
Missouri; Forsyth, of Illinois,; Gillette, o!
Iowa; Jones, Of Texas; Kelly; of rGnnsyiva-
sets; Stevenson. of Illinois; Weaver, Of
Iowa. and Yokum, of Pennsylvania.
The member voting for Mr.. Kelly was Mr..
Barlow, Of Vermont. .
When the tellcrs announced Inc result
there were bnt l13 votes for Mr.. Randall: ana
Mr.. Congcr, of Michigan. had just raised the
question that that was less than q majority OF
When VIII MIR: o'RcilIy, Of New York~one Of Tie
two absentecs-arrivcd in the chamber, an
nounccd his prcschce, and cast his vote Tor
Mr.. Randall. thus giving that gentleman a
majority Of the Whole number OF members
elect. The incident: was the occasion OF
much applause.
Messrs. Garfield and Blackburn (havlng
been appointed for the purposc) then con-
Quoted the Speaker to the chair.
ADDRESS OF SPEAKER RANDALL.
The Speaker on taking the chai said =
RErnEsESTATIvEs-By yonr vote am cle-
waited for the third time to the exalted Office
Of Speaker Of this House.. For this evidence
of pour approval and confidence Offer you
and duties imposed upon me are heavy and
difficult. With the blessing of God ! shall
discharge them without personal bias or
isnoble craftsmanship. Observing strict I'M
I PHI hlll tS ~ illSi tiIld - ttf ~
| and sections, 1t will be to Inc uISpeaknble
10y If | can help to bring about that substan-
tial, fratcrnal union. which comes alone
through wisdom. moderation and justice"
This new Congress meets In Its first session
under the call Of the President. Owing to
irrcconcilahle differences upon vital issues.
important and necessary. appropriation bills
failed to pass at the previous session. Then
the political sentiment Of the two houses was
antagonistic. 1t Is now in complete accord.
This House, fresh from the people, brings
with 1t their latest will. We are here for
such legislation as their necessities, welfare
and honor demand. That will. as expressed
by the majority in calm and decorous form,
let us hope will meet with universal accept
ance. Moreover, the country expects of this
Congress that lt:will wisely.and deliberately
l~egislate to remove the burdens that have too
long weighed upon the patriotism and pros.
pcrity of the people, and with the fcrvcnt
hope that the spirit rs we'll MS the letter OF the
constitution shall be the controlling influence
in directing such legislation, am now pre-
pared to take the oath OF Office.
The oath OF office was then administered to
the Speaker by Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania,
the oldest member In continuous length Of
service, after which the oath to the members
was administered by the Speaker In groups
OF States.
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The Beaufort Crescent speaks thus: Rev.
John B. Kershaw is expected to take charge
OF the Episcopal Church in Beaufort ms soon
as convenient for him. This divine Is q son
Of General Judgcl KcrShaw, and Is a worthy
tlcman Is a bright scholar. and (for his years.
q theologion of much erudltion. Wcnre glad
he is coming among US. We are acquainted
with him, and know him to be n true man,
rcIigiously and civilly. We hope our friends
will give him II hearty welcome. He will be
found to be possessed of Il broad and unblgot.
ed spirit, and embodying all In his person Of
energy and ability to render him popular
with every element of our society. The Epis-
copal church OF Beaufort will live to be proud
Of this truly Christian gentleman and ripe
scholar,
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Symptoms of a Disease Liver.

DAM in the right side, under the
l edge Of the ribs, increases On pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and i.
frequently extends TO the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
DRY, accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains Of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa.
ton Of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer.
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few Of them ex.
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.

The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DR.. McLANE's Liver
PILLS:
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of c. McLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. e.
McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Elem.
ing Bros, ofPittsburgh, Pa, the marketbein
full Of limitations of the name McLGne,
spelled differently but SAME pronunciation.
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All Church and no State.
a. NJ. F., PASOHAGE,
ABBEvII.I.:, March IL, 1879.

4. NJ. F., PASOSAGE,
ABBEvIII.E, March IS, 1879.
In the Medium or the 18th inst appears nm
article under the caption Church and STATE.
which does the colorcd peoples church OF
this place great, bun we presume unlntcnt ton
al injustice. AS PuSt0r and Stewards OF tho
church in question we beg n small space In
nour columns In rcply. Theinformant states
Stewards of the colorcd church Mt this place
on tho charge Of lying, In having written II
letter to District Attorney Sorthrop, &c.
Space | fear will not permit us TO quote the
icicnt for our purpose. In the first place the
whole statement is Il pure fabrication from
beginning to end. William PRESLEY was not
taken up by the Stewards or any one else
connected with thr cIurcd upon any such
charge. Secondly, Capt. Ed Henderson bet
ter known Ms ~ Democrat than PRESLEY, Rich
ard ltomanS,s and Others who urc members or
our church ami We assert tliatlcltncr or them
has ever had their political preferences qucS-
toned, or sun rcd any intolerance III consc-
1urncc thereof. There was ~ letter however
written by William Presley In violation, not
only or the rules OF the church Of which lie Is
II full member but OF the 9th Commandment,
and Tor which the Stewards called him To nc
count. The letter In question is %hcrcunto an
ncNcd. II was In accordance with our Book
OF Discipline that he was brought to tile bnr
OF the church. He appeared before. us. con-
fcsscd Ills fault In writing the following letter,
md was forgiven by the church.. You VIII
observe that the letter mas no reverence 70 POI
tiles, but 1t Is about private matters. !tisnot
even about Presley but about ono dcArcr.'
We did not suppose that DISTRICT Attorney
Nortlirop was the "onc dearcr." Read IT. and
determining nor yourtcives "lelner OF no, .tlc
"coinrcd CHRISTIANS arc lnto.ctenl Wien my
could forgive the writer Vi suei poilte lellcr
to their Pastor ,s-o
AbHE!Il'l.E, J"huuIs U, i''o.
=. IL. JEFFERSON. Esq, ~ mas collc 10 ny
eur that III your DISCOURSE tSpl'ie 'acet'ns ~
thls place very recently relcitnCc Nv n'.u
concerning Lhe characters oi ncioiii.cI tu'cI y,
crS OF INC ROPER prove ocloo' w ,ou. ~
thiS DC true regard youI actloi .Hs coM",oiS
ana nSlUcflllCitl. All mol SpeilkluS IoI " III
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26
A Key to the Deadlock.
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE DEMO-
Gratis Likely TO COM
PROMISE.
A Proposition to Retain the Superyi-
sors Of Election, but to Prevent Dep
uty Marshals from Interfering, to
Keep Troops Away from the Polls,
and Abolish Test Onths for Jurors.
TELEGRAM to Philadelphia Timcs.]

WAs11SGToS, March lS.-Thcre Is general
conrratulutiun among the democrats that
they have got along so fur without the Green
hackers, but the close vote OF to-day has
taught both Republicans and Democrats ii h
Congress. If half q dozen Democrats go out
to get a drink together they may expose tlirir
party to disaster. The Republicans VIII
prove Il stubborn troublesome min6ritS;
4 committee Is to G appointed, consisting OF
one member from each state, VINO IS 10 look
after his delegation ind bring them TO the
mark on all party questions, s"mrtllii,g nitrr
House of Com The same thing will
probubly tc done by the Democrats. The
Grccnbuckers profess u determination 10 SElnu
together and arc advancing PrcPosterously
their claim: 20 representation mall important
committees. 1t is quite likely, however, tiiat
those who give assurances OF corporation
with the majority Oh all important qucStirnS
will leave their more Slaiwart prctnrch IL! Nv
lurch when The committees are made up. No
STEP was talk Oh towards The limitation OF the
business OF the session, but there Is u genera
dispOsition on boil, sides to do us little Work
rs possible. Til: best Judgement Is tii;;t ION.
gross will not get away until some time III May
and nobody ventures to predict MI adJouri-
meEt any sooner.
TRYING TO COMPROMISES.
There is reason to believe that some Leading
men, representing both parties have put tncir
! heads together to see whether Il coinIroInISc
on the election laws Is not possible, Two
| Democratic senators called upon several mem.
beers OF the Cabinet to-day to ascertain tneit
views as 10 IN amendment on INC elGS.io'
laws, and the probable attitude of the ircsi-
dent. They propose that that partor TIC stnt-
utcs which authorizes deputy mnrs'iaiS TO ar,
rest without warrant persons at the potassium
he repealed, and the law amended so MS 10 lol.,
bid arrests withuuta warrant by authority ol
Il United states Court. after information shall
have been filed by Mt least one person, Sctting
forth Il violation Of the law. The CABINET Of
1lccrs who were consulted advised the inquir.
ing senators that the President would no
doubt approve such an amendment, even II
Incorporated in an appropriation bill. other
influential Republicans who nave hceh mp,
preached on the subject approve or u. hut
would wish to amend by prohibiting the use
of ballots of less thai Il ccrtuin size, and tnat
both parties shall use ballots Of the sislne size
and general appearance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26

EVERY day the papers are filled with
accounts OF. horrible murders. w do
not remember to have known of 80 many
murders in SO short time. A little
healthy hanging Ronld do good. Be-
cause q cowardly fellow is unnecessarily
afraid his adversary may kill him Is bat
sI;ltia excuse for murder.
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4. THE W'nnsboro Neus and Herald says:
"The Greenbackers ought 10 20 out and
die"
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Honest Journalism,

Our able and enterprising neighbor the
sAuousta Chronicle and Sentinel seems TO
have stirred up q hornets nest In that
city because Of that papers having pub
si,.hsd "sensational caption" to articles
relating to crimes that had occurred in
the State of Georgia. The Chronicle and
sentinel is exactly right in giving the
neus. The paper has nothing to do with
the consequences. Its province 10 to
chronicle the facts, and not conceal them.
It would be little less than a crime II the
.s,evs papers did not publish allthe facts
we have no patience with that manner OF
conducting q newspaper, which would
prompt an editor to suppress matters OF
public concern because of some diseased
Imagination as to the expediency or in
expediency of 8 faithful discharge OF his
duty. To publish only that which is
pleasing and creditable is in our opinion,
the poorest order Of journalism. If
murders and outrages have been commit
ted, publish them. The only question
for the Chronicle aud Sentinel to account
for Is, did he fairly state the factss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26
AGUE N FEVER.

DR.. C.. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES or AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive OF
the most happy results. No better
cathartic a be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. W. would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are u%nequaled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26

ALL manner Of repairing done by T.
Seal, at prices TO suit the times. y
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06

On Tuesday night, january lithi
Leonidas Grover, who resided in the
vicinity of Newton, Fountain county
Indiana, met his death in a way that is
probably without a parallel in this or
any other country.
Mr.. Grover was a widower, living on
his farm with 8 married daughter and
her husband. On the evening referred
to the married couple had been absent
on n visit to some n~eighbors. and upon
returning at a late hour, entered the
house, finding everything to all appear
ance, in usual order, and supposing
that Mr.. Grover had already retired,
went to bed themselves.
The next morning the daughter
arose, and having prepared breakfast,
went to the adjoining oom to call her
father, and was Mortified TO find him
lying upon his shattered bed a mutila-
ted corpse. Her creams brought the
husband quickly to the bed room, and
an inspection disclosed a ragged open
ing in the roof, directly over the
breast Of the unfortunate man, which
was orr through as if by q cannon
shot, and extending through the bed
ding and floor. Other holes showed
the direction taken by the deadly mis-
sile. Subsequent search revealed the
fact that the awful calamity was caus-
ed by the fall of a meteoric stone, and
the stone itself, pyramidial in sha pc,
and weighing twenty pounds and a
few ounces, a%voirdupOis, and stained
with blood, was unearthec from a
depth of nearly five feet, thus showing
the fearful impetuous with which 1t
struck the dwelling.
The position of the corpse with other
surroundings, when found, showed
that the victim was asleep when strick-
en-, and that death to him was painless.
The stone has been securel for the
Cabinet and Museum of the Universe
ty of Indiana. Its performance is
is probably unparalleled in the his
tory of flying missiles of the kind. 1t
is'said to be a species of iron %stonej9nd
very heavy in proportion to its bulk.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
Origin of BilIlards.

1t may be interesting to billiard
players to know something of the ORR
gin of the game. In the latter part OF
the sixteenth century Il London pawn
broker, William Kerr, was in the habit
of amusing himself, in wet weather
when there were no customers, with
pushing about three balls OH the coun-
ter with a yard measure. This sugges-
ted 4 board with side pockets. An old
manuscript says: Master William
Kers did make one board whereby u
game is played with three. balls and
all the young men are greatly rccrea-
ted thereat, chiefly the young clergy.
men from st. Paul's; hence II of "
strokes was named canon having
been by one of ye clergymen invented.
The game is known by the name
of 'bill-yard, because William Or Bill
Kerr did first play with the yard meas.
ure. The stick IL now called a kew,
or ,kue.'" The old bill-yard is mod.
ernized into billiard, and kew" into
cue. 1t may be added that many d
''bilkcr" plays billiards now.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
The Debt OF the Cooperation.

AS the enemies of the city govern
ment seem disposed TO mIsrepresent
the debt Of the city, and to do every.
thing they can IN an undermining
way TO have the corporation abolish
ed, and as they are now engaged in
circulating a report that the indebt-
edness has been misrepresented and
is several hundred dollars larger than
the Recorder reports it, / deem it
necessary to give a true statement of
the facts, which are as follows:
/ served MS Recorder during the
years 1894 Sc. On entering upon
the duties of the Office / found that
the different Recorders for the four
years previous bad not attempted TO
make any statement or keep up with
the Indebtedness of the city, conse
quently matters ran loosely during
that time. Then upon entering on
the duties, l, as Recorder, gave Off
cial notice three different weeks
through the columns of the Banner"
and HERALD for all parties holding
vouchers and notes against the city
TO bring the same forward so that the
numbers and amounts might be recor-
ded ard an idea Of the Indebtedness
gotten at, A great many complied
with this notice and a great many did
not. Consequently all that held claims
and did not present them were not
included in the official statement of
the indebtedn IS. l made this ex.
PLANTATION in my first settlement in
June, 1873. l have known, as well
as many others that were aware of
the circumstances, that the indebted
ness of the corporation was a few
hundred dollars larger than reported.
Mr.. G. L. Hardwick was Mayor in
1873 and knows the above statement
to Be true. l make this statement
that the people may be reminded of
the matter, and in Justice to the Re-
corders since my time.
Respectfully, W. S. Upton.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
The Weekly Herald.
NEWSPAPER DECISION.

We publish the following for the
benefit of those who do not understand
the law In such cases.
!. Any person who takes a paper
regularly from the %postofice, whether
directed In his name Or ~another's, or
whether he has subscribed or not-is
responsible for payment.
2. lfaperson orders his paper dis
continued he must pay all arrears, or
the publishers may continue to send II
until payment Is made, and then col
lect the whole amount whether the pa
per is taken from the office or not.
3. The courts have decided that re-
fusing TO take newspapers and periodi-
Gals from the ~postOifice. or removing
aud leaving them uncalled for Is pri-
ma facie evidence Of Intentional
fraud
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
HOMES IN NORTHERN CAL.
IfORNIA.

The READING INDEPENDENT ID
published at Reading, Shasta County
California, the Terminus of the
California and Oregon X. r. at the
head Of the Sacramento Valley, has
the richest and best gold and silver
mines in the State; has plenty of good
agricultural lands, innumeial streams
of fine water that abound in fish Of
all kinds. The country is very
healthy, plenty Of good schools and is
rapidly settlirg up with ain
intelligent class Of people. The In
DEPENDENT gives full accounts Of
everything Transporting. Terms of
subscription "a year; So for six
months; 81 for three months; or 10
cents for a single number.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
At the Gardea Gate.

They fingered at the garden gate
The moon was full above;
lie took her darling hand In his,
The trembling little dove,
Aud pressed IL To his fervent lips,
Aud softly told his love.
About her waist lac placed his arm;
lie called her all his own;
His heart, lac said, Ii eyer beat
For her, aud her alone;
Aud he was happier Than a King
Upon his golden throne.
"Come veal, come woe" in arden
tones
This youth continued he,
"As Is the needle to the poll,
30 will | constant be;
No power on earth shall tear, thee love
Away, / swear from me-"
From ont the chamber window popped
A grizzle nlght-cappcd head,
A hOarse voice yelled You Susan Jane.
Come Ia and 20 To bed J"
Aud that was all-it vas enough;
The young man wildly He'd.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06

"Tlte Chinese must go!" is Il cry that
Is heard not only in California, but the
whole world over wherever they have
settled in great numbers. Such is the
case in British Columbia, New Zealand,
New South Wales, Australia, and the
Sandwich Islands. They come to these
countries without wives or families,
live, closely packed together, on the
cheapest food that. will sustain life,
save all the money they can with a
view to returning to China with their
earnings as soon as they can, and, thus
being enabled to work at lower prices
than the native workmen possiblyscan,
soon obtain a monopoly of n depart
ment of labor after the other. In New
Zealand they have set to work upon
the railroads, but have been driven
out by the white laborers. In New
South Wales the cablnet-making trade
has passed entirely into their hands,
and they are taking the place of white
cooks and servants in the hotels.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06
Cut this Quilt May save YOuT
Life.

There is no person living but what
suffers more or less with Lung Disease,
Coughs, Colds or Consumption, yet
some would die rather than pay Il
cents for a hottie of medicine that
would cure them. DR.. A.. Boschee',
German Syrup has lately been intro
duced in this country from Germany.
and its wonderous cures astonishes
every one that Ey 1t. If you doubt
what we say In print, cut this out and
take 1t to your Druggist, and get q
sample bottle for 10 e%ents.and try 1t, OF
a regular size for 70 cents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-06

Two hundred and thirty two di.
vorce cases were disposed Of in the
Circuit Court ofSt. Louis last year.
OF the divorces granted 123 were by
default, many, it is said, by collision
between the parties. The st. Louis
papers insist that the parties securing
divorces are principally from other
States.