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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-05
LAKE CHARLES ECHO.
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
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TIE LOSS OF THE CHIl5IION.

Charleston Steamer Collidesand ginks in
Fourteen Fathoms of Water-Thiriy
lives Lost.
The steamship Champion, Capt. r.
W. Lockwood, of the Now York and
Charleston line, collidcd with an iron
British ship, the Lady Octacia, at
three o'clock on Friday morning last
at the entrance to Delaware Bay, and
Immediately sank, carrying with her
thirty Of the passengers and crew.
The accounts arc that tho voyage for
The fist ten hours was uncvcntlul. The
passengers, among whom were Mrs.
Col. a.. 0. Andrews, of Charleston,
her daughter, Miss NIikcll, and Mr.. j.
L. Marvin, Of Columbia, retired to
their bcrths after tea, and were sound
ly sleeping. The Captain, after seeing
the vessel safely past the Jersey coast,
lay down with his clothes on at three
o'clock. Six minutes later he was
aware that sailing vessel was ahead,
close at hand. He went to the wheel
house, stopped the engine and then
backed tho steamer; but before the
Champions headway could be stop
ped the two vessels collidcd. They
met bows, and the Ocf0Uia, being the
stronger of the two, both being of iron,
made q fearful hole in the ChunDion
through which tho sea poured i'm tor
rents. Only one woman, the steward
css, was saved, and only four male pas
scngcrs. Captain Lockwood made the
following report to q Ucrald CORES
pondent:
Chief Officer Leonard being ON
watch left tho deck at three O'Clock,
and tiN @ or six minutes after I heard q
sail reported ahead. 1 jumped into
the pilot house, stopped the steamer
and saw q large full rugged slip bear
ing down upon us. J. rang the bell to
rovcrse the engine, but tho shin was so
near that before our headway was
checked we were struck. The whole
Of the Ch0nepio,,'s bows werc stove in.
aud the forotopmast and head of the
topmast wont by tho board.
LOSS OF TIE FIRST OFFICER.
Ithcn ordered tho first officer for
ward to SEQ if the ship was making.
much water, but cven before he called
out | felt the ship settling at tho bow.
The first officer never returned, and I
fear that he was carried down under
tho house which protects tho forccas-
tic hatch. then ordered tho second
mate aft to clear the boats, but, find
ing tho steamer settling so rapidly, di-
rected him to cut!t the. falls away. I
then ran into the cabin and told cvcry-
body to como on deck without waiting
to dress. / then ordered tho second
matc to cut tho life raft loose, and
open the boxes Of life prcserycrs and
distribute them about tho deck, telling
all in sight to putono on.
GONE!
The deck was at this moment stand
ing at an angle Of forty-lve degrees.
With q sudden l,lrch forward tho
Champion went down. There was
no chance for any ono to climb into
tho rigging. Those who were saved
were fortunate enough to get hold of
something or wore life prcservers.
The conduct OF the second officer dc {.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
NEW GOODS !!


III havs and will reliable house in tow
~ our second supply of Fall Winter Goods. = ~
case Fruit Of the Loom Long Cloth.
- pieces other brands of Long Cloth
Bess,Took jeans.
70 pieces assorted Jeans and Cassimeres
60 pieces stYlo Prints
Dress Goods, Apacas Nlollas CasImores
Bmkes white and colore Facls Iinsays Gingams Brova
Honepuns Plaid llomcspuns, Dlngs IicinD
Slirtnc, Cotton Eiannes. o. '
Comforts Shaws, Coas, Boulevard
n supply or white and coored Dress Shirts, and
drawers, BleGct'cd, Brown and Cooel
Clothing
Overcoats! Ovorcoas! Ovorcoats
the ladies
iulng Collars and Cnns Egngs Ribbons &c.
The "EnalTc "Juna," "Prde' an atrice'C Corses
White Goods such Nansooks lawns
house Keepers have n Of Dama, Dovas
Towels Itachc'l and Brown Shcctings - -o''
Notions III great variety
Ladies Misses an Clidrcn's
Mons, Youths and Boys Boots
TRUNKS NalHcS, Sataches, md Umbrellas.
prices ''5 N"'A '' ~"
please. ~ ' T T fT R' p1nR ~ GS "a
d,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

We arc plcasod to sec from our
correspondence that tho Graded School
at Fcastcrvillc has already begun. Mr..
Busby, the principal, has been sue
ccssfully engaged in tcnching for
several years, having been lately in
charge of Bethel Academy near Po-
maria. The example of Fcastcrvillc
and Monticello will raise spirit of
imitation in other parts of the county.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Col. John Il. Sloar, Jr., who rep
resented Solicitor CASTOR in the ha-
deas corpus case before Judge Mackcy
in Columbia, madc strong argument.
Colonel Sloan is u very successful law
yer, fact due both to the native abili-
ty and the zeal he displays in the con-
duct Of all matters entrusted to his
care.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13


RAILROAD NOTES.-The Charlotte
Observer says:
The superintendent of the Charlotte,
Columbia & Augusta Railroad to sue
coed Capt. Kline has not vet been
named, but it is presumed that he will
be an officer Of tho Richmond 81 Dan
vile Railroad.
Tho Richmond & Danvillc and
Charlotte, Columbia 81 Augusta Rail
road are. both hauling cotton on flats
now, on account of inability to supply
the box cars, and tho next thing Will
be the burning Of whole train load.
Tho term "a Car load" has come to
be about as indefinite as to quantity as
the phrase "big as piece of chalk :"
Formerly a car load meant ten tons ::
now it means anywhere from ton to
fifteen tons, and has become useless
and deceptive rs even an indication of
weight. The Southwestern Railway
Association has, therefore, agreed
that hereafter all freight, except live
stock, shall be rated per 100 pounds
instead Of per car load.
at the next meeting of tho Southern
Railway and Steamship Association to
be held in Atlanta, on tho 10th of De-
cember, difficulty between general
freight agents of short lines and gen
eral freight agents of long lines will
be referred to the association, and. If
possible, adjusted.
If all the roads agree to rate all
freight, except live stock, by tho hun
dred pounds, what is to become of
those elaborate measuring sticks2
Two flat cars, loaded with cotton,
one having fifty bales, stood at the
depot on the day of the fire. Twenty
two thousand five hundred pounds of
cotton on one car, within fifty yards
of conaagration! Yet wo arc told
Q) that cotton is a light article; (2)
that cotton cannot DO transported on
flats, for fear Of fire.
THAT CAT SToRY.-- We thought tha
the cat story wc published some time
ago would travel. Ithas all tho eyi-
4dence of q good story about it. It car
ried conviction withit. Onr anticipa-
tions have been realized. Itshas reaoh-
cd the City Of Brotllerly Love al last
accounts, and, for oughtwe know, is
like John Browns soul, still s'march-
ing on. =" The last issue of the Phila-
delphia Tines devoted special atten-
tlon .o it,. The 1ga,ss las column
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

devoted to "Stories for Children" Last
week it had tho sub-hcad "Eight OF
them that no doubt will make one opon
onc's oycs," and among tho eight was
our own cat story--changcd somewhat
TO suit tho latitude, it is true, but ncy-
thcless having the car marks of our
original, genuine kitten. The IImc's
story may be little better than our
own and we think it is. But the
Times was not swaycd by that same
strict regard for truth that actuatcd
us. However that may be, we copy
what tho Times has to say about it.
That tho Times isa paper of discern
mcnt is evident by its appreciation Of
the fact that we, like all great news
papers, have Goublc-barrclcd name.
it has got our geography wrong, but
no matter. Here is what the Timcs
says: "rhcrc is newspaper in the
town of Winnsboro, in the State Of
North Carolina, called Tie NEWS AND
HERALD. Somo newspapers think
that one nanc is not enough, and so
have two, just like people, Of course.
We'll, TIE News AND HERALD tells
about man Of Winnsboro, who, when
he was little boy, twenty years ago,
tied stones around the ncclls of two lit
tic kittens and threw them into the
river. The kittens sank to thc bottom
and the boy went home, but hardly
had he reached home before one Of the
very same kittens jumped in at the
door. The kitten was dripping wet.
lie named it Tabby, and keptit. Now
at this day Tabby's great grantlchil-
drcn arc tho pets of the very same
MANS children, though, of course, Tab
by died Of old age long ago"
Seems to us, on second thought, that
the Times doesn't exactly believe the
story. And yet it is vouchcd for by o
gentleman of undoubtcd integrity.
Maybe Yankee cats haven't as many
lives as Rebel cats, and the water is
colder.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Tho treasurer collected twelve hum
drcd more polls this year up to the
first of November than for the same
time last year. Every property owner
in No. 7, except two, paid up by the
first Of November.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

DEATIIs.-Mr. Henry A. Gibson
died at'his residence in this county on
Saturday, of consumption, after pro-
tractcd illness. IIc was in the primo
oflifc. Never robust, he was character
lied by great energy, and this enabled
him to ward Off the disease for a long
time He had been married several
years. Ills death is mourncd by
many sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Hester Aiken, wife of Mr..
James Aiken, and daughter of Moses
Clowncy, Esq, died on Sunday. She
had been married q year, and had been
Ill with typhoid fever for weeks. She
evinced the most heroic Christian
composure Oh her dcath-bcd, and died
IN the full hope Of eternal happiness.
Cut off in the full strength Of woman
hood, her death loavos void which
cannot be filled.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Attention is called to tho ADVERTISE
mcnt Of Mcssrs. j. M. Beatty IL Co.
They have now in store fine assort-
mcnt Of groceries, dry goods, shoes
and fancy goods. Their stock has
been carefully selected with O. view
to the wants of this particular mar
kct, and will be found to contain
everything usually found in well
managed establishment Nlcssrs.
Beatty g. Co. make speciality of the
ebay State Shoc," and they invite an
inspection Of that article.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
"a CIAE2Qo

My family unite with myself in cx-
pressing sincere nnl lasting gratitude to
the noble band Of gentlemen who succee d.
ell in protecting our property from the
late conilQgration. Us. CCNNOR,
nov 13-tlf
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Time is rloncy; cmphatically so
when Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup fre-
quently cures colds, coughs, etc, in
less than day. Price 25 cents. Sold
eNcrYWhcrc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

AS COTTON IS kING.-In commerce,
so the liver is king in the human sys-
en-. We. cannot live in any peace with
his great organ diseased. 70 keep it
IN condition 10 perform IFS functions,
use DR.. Gildcr's Liver Pills. They are
sold by all druggists and country mcr-
chants. For sale by DR.. W. e. Aiken.
sTl9
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
GREAT EXCITEMENT
--AT--'
PALMETTO [EHSbEJgH1.

JUST ARRIVED ono of tho finest os-
sortments Of Liquors in tho Doro. Ono
Barrol OF Gibsons Celebrated Old Nectar,
1910; Three Barrels of fine old Ryo Whis.
key: lst, Old Imperial Cabinet Whiskey,
0 years old; 2nd, also, tho Mabel Belle, s
ditto; 3rd, Roanoke Iyo, tho oldest, is
ditto. Corn Whiskey Of the best grades
North Carolina Corn. Sweet and Sour Mash :.
of tho best grades Also, Wines and Bran.
dies of tho finest brands. T have also a
fine lot of Cigars and Tobacco which I
will dispose of ut reasonable priccs for
cash only. Give mo o call, and will treat
yon right. Philadelphia lager Beor al.
ways on hand from tho celebrated firm of
Befger and EngG'l. You cnn find mo at
oil timos ut the arundcr tho YVinnsboro
Hotel, next door to D. II. FIenniken's.
Call and SEQ me. j. CLENDINING.
mug 26 n.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
SEA YSTtND COT1,0N

.>''''ii tiS tiuG ~ IL liitttC from Gsl0 very
finest
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
1t is finished soft rs the cotton from
which it is made; it has no waking or
artificial finish to deceive tho eyes; it is
the strongest, smoothost and most elastic
sewing thread in tho market; for machine
sewing it has no equal; it is wound on
w WlIITE SPOOLS.
The Black is tho most
u Il Il Is ICK
ever produced in spool cotton, being
dyed by system patented by ourselves.
The colors are dyed by tho
NEW ANILINE PROCESS
rendering them SO perfect and brilliant
thnt drcss-ma kcrs everywhere uso them
instead OF sewing silks.
Gold hlclnl was awarded this SPOOL
cotton at Paris, 1873, for "great strength
and ''gcnoral oxcollcnco" being the high
est award given for spool Gotten.
we invite comparison and respectfully
ask ladies to give it fair trial and CON
vince tho vcs of its superiority over
all other
10 be il Wholesale and rctailof
.. BOAG.
ug
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
AUGUSTA STORE,
GRAND DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS !!

u 'EtftE)
'"tilI Crokcry Glassware, which
Dress GOODS in all and desirable sfao Crepe Cloths
al
An rnnt line Of Jeans, Red and White Fn,cl Blankets,
3 p. C.(
still selling Piedmont Factory at price otvth-
thc lVancc ''O|"'"'
CAILCOIS CAIlCOESN CAIICOEs!!! CAIICOEs,lll
in INC a
a 0 Sacmcs &c.
Sc III, o Az A.ato q Oo
NOTIONS! NOrIoNs NOTIONs!l NorIONs,l,
An IN cat prices yond dcompc tiion.
aroclI
wi!
Something in n amps.
Gab
Twill atE
live " ""'f'o
J. Txs NGINKNa AJGaET,
LOW Prices
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Examine Lauderdale's Prints, II
yards for one dollar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

5000 yards Calico at five and three
quarter ccntsa yard at d. Laudcrdalc's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Cotton sold in Winnsboro at II and
III. Tho market weak.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

TIIE MOVEMENT OF CoTToN.-Mr.
w. G. Jordan has kindly furnished us
with the following table showing the
shipments of cotton from w imsboro
during the months of September and
October for the past seven years:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
JUST RE CEIVED.

GEED Barley, Rod May and Galo
~ Wheat, No. l Red Rust-proof Oats.
raiacd by myself, d. H. FLENNIKEN. :
nov
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
wv Advertisements.

Now GoOds-J. NJ. Beatty.
knights Of llonor--E. S. Chandler.
Card--J. S. Comnor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
FhTA

GLOW do YOU explain thc disastcr!'
ASKED the reporter, as ihc train drew
up AZ Trenton Junction.
''lt was fate, sir. We were not due
to sail until TO day but it was found
impossible 70 get the 100 tons of coal
out of the George ". CIydc III time for
her TO go, and so we were dispatched.
The C2y1e had been chartered by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to 90
to AspinWall, and coalcd for Il much
longer voyage than usual. Some suit
at law which do not understand pre-
vented her s:oingto ChaGrcs, and so
she will leave Tonight or to-morrow
for Charleston. The CHumDjon was
not insured ior Il marine risl; although
she was against fire. She is total
loss to the company."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
EEAsrERVfEEE GRADED sC1Iooz

FEASTERYfLEE GRADED SCHOOL.
Prof. ID. B. Bnsby Engaged M Tcachcr--A
Permanent Institution.
ALsToN, November 7.-Whilst at
Fcastcrvillc few days since, L learn
cd that those people were making
adequate, practical efforts towards The
establishment Of a permanent school Of
the class known as "gradcd." a
meeting had been held, and rcsolu-
tions adopted to petition the next
Legislature to grant q supplementary
tax, sufficient to run the school ten
months annually and to make the
tuition free, over an area of six miles
square with the school house as its
centre. Prof. d. B. Busby, whom l
have long and uniformly known as an
educator Of the highest rank, had been
Secured, and was thcn engaged as
teacher. Other steps in the right di-
rcction are contemplated. The whole
educational outlook was certainly
cheering. Fcastcrvillc should be, and
L don't doubt, with tho granting Of its
petition, will soon become tho scat Of
highly prosperous school. A better
education consider almost our only
hope. The aforementioned action
is, therefore, respectfully commended
to tic notice of other places that have
been likewise. Suffering educationally.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Splendid Prints, II yards for ono
dollar, atD. Laudcrdalc's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
EGNEGaIETs apW HEepTScR,

fIHIE regular SOM. t.mnnthly meeting OF True
brnlhHrhond Lodge, No. al, VIII be held In
SIRED T. = CuHEDJ Eii,. "'-
nov l3 rnnnrto,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Total, 27S1, s4s6, aS43, 0565, 1881, 45l7, 5l5s
1T will be sccn that tho shipments
thus far this year arc heavier than they
have been for any previous year: lie
says, aslo, "Wc have handled more
goods and more cotton this fall than
ever before"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
NJ. L. KINAl}ID,
OPPOSITE Tic WHEELER HOUSE
COLU VI BIA, 5. G.,
UNTIL YOU

HN% received the LARGEST stock Of
Clothing that has ever been i'll Col. mbin,
and is selling at
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
TIE HOUR AND THE PLACE..

My watch stopped at 3h. lin. sos,
rs you sec. That marks the moment |
went into the sea. There was no time
to lower q single boat We all took
the water. Any one orthc officers or
men can tell You Of the efforts made to
save the people floating in the water.
When we left the vicinity Of The wreck
after daylight Oh Friday morning all
that could be seen Of the ChumDi0n
was the cap OF hcr mainto!.mast show
ing few feet above The ocean swell.
Tie collision occurred at point six
teen mites caS.-norihGast Of Five Faith
o:a Bank LightShip-or thirty miles in
round numbers oil Cape !icnlopcn."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

so bcautiiUlpattcrn calico 81 cents at
d. Laudcrdale's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13
BOTTOM PRICES.
nov 8

j. T.. McMASTER Sc co,
nov 8
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

! serves great praise, for with much
GOODNESS when the life raft became
jammcd against the rigging he sprany
to the spo tand avcrtcd its loss. Evcrv-
body was swept Off into the water,
which was SO cold that no one could
live long in it. never heard such Il
crashing in all my life us when the
water entered the vessel. The air
rushed up tho companionwny aud
roarcd under the upper deck like the
widest hurricane. | nave been in that
ship thirteen years and was really
very fond ofthc craft.
TIE GREATEST LOSS.
am deeply gricvcd about The loss
OF the ladies. God knows tried to
get them out. L went into the cabin
again at the last moment aud called to
them to come With me. The doors |
tricl were fast and all tho noise |
made produced no response. My
voice was mockcd by the roaring Of
the air under the deck beneath nv
feet. Despite all the other noises, that
chamber Of death seemed Il silence Of
the grave. The passengers were all
abeu and aslccp--thc sleep that suc-
c.cds the anXicty OF departure. 1t was
utterly impossible to do more; and,
though l say it, no man could have
done more. The ladies all went down
two OF Them personally known TO
and esteemed by me Mrs. Andrews
and her young daughter, Miss Mary
Nlikcll. The loss Of the first officer is
also great blow to me. Was he to
blame? We have been for nearly
fourteen years shipmatcs, and I would
trust his judgement as quickly as my
own. No; l. do not think he made
any mistake.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

Tho distinctive features of this spool
cotton are TINT IL is made from tho very
finest
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-13

1878. "a. rs, 7e, ". '7s, -.
Sept. aS,, 5sss5, 1855 els, o5a,i .l732, 1913
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

THE ELECTRIC LrGHT.-There seems to
be good ground for the assertion that Pro-
fessor Moses G. Farmer, ut present superin-
tendent of the United States torpedo station
ut Newport, Il. l., was the first man who
successfully demonstrated the feasibility of
the electric light in this country. We
have received pamphlet which contains
IL statement by Mr.. Farmer, in which he
describes to some extent the mechanism
by which, as far back us 1850, he produced
and maintained, ut his residence in Salem,
Mass, Il beautiful electric light. His in
ventun contained most of the features
ascribed ut II later day to the Edison light.
He succeeded perfectly in dividing and
regulating the current, and in maintaining
as many or rs few lamps as he desired.
The light, he says was " soft, mild, agree
able to the eye and more delightful to
read or sec by than any light ever seen
before" 1t, however, cost about four
times as much AS gas, the acids and zinc
used in the battery involving considera-
BILE outlay which is now obviated by the
cheap electricity furnished by the dynamo
electric machine. He is man of great
inventive genius, and of much experience
and learning in many branches of cleo
trcal engineering. His opinion on the
gas question may be of service. He
thinks that the electric light will be widely
introduced; but that it will not displace
gas to very large extent at once. He
thinks it may stimulate the use of gas for
heating purposes; and that it is probable
that more gas will be consumed, FIVE
years hence, than now. For lighting
streets. tunnels, work shops, factories ami
stores for display OF merchandise, he
thinks the electric light will be vastly
superior to gas, and cheaper; but that gas
stocks will Still pay good dividends.