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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
EliSWOrth'S Death-Grief Of President
Lincoln


In an account of the death of Col.
E. Ellsworth, in Alexandria, Va,
on May "a, 1851, by the hand of the
tavern keeper Jackson, furnished the
Philadelphia Times by Capt. Frank E.
Brownell, his avenger, occurs the fol-
lowing:
" 1t was only short time, however,
when message came that the President
wished to see me at the engine house.
l went. There was no one but the Pres
ldent, Capt. Fox, of the navy, and the
undertaken. Mr.. Lincoln was walking
up and down the floor, very much agi-
tatcd. he was wringing his hands, and
there was, [ thought, the trace of tears
upon his check. He did not appear to
notice my entrance at first. Lifting the
cloth f. ON the face of the dead man he
exclaimed, with a depth of pathos I shall
never forget: My boy, my boy! Was
1t necessary this sacrifice should be
made 2 After while he made me re.
late the whole occurrence in detail. T
had scarcely finished before Mrs. Lin
coin came, and l was again asked to re-
peat the story Of the tragedy TO her,
The following letter from Mr.. Lincoln
to the parents of Ellsworth has, I think.
never been in print:
- In the untimely loss Of your noble son our
offllctton here is scarcely less than your own.
80 much of promised usefulness to ono couna
try, and of bright hopes for ones self and
Trends, have rarely been 30 suddenly darkened
AZ IN his fall. Ia size and years and in youth
ful appearance u boy, his power to command
men was surprisingly great. This power, com
bined with fine intellect and ind0mitable on
ergy and taste altogether military, constitute
cd in him, as seemed to me, the best natural
talent III that department ever knew. And
yet he WAS slngularly modest and deterential
in social intercourse. My acquaintance with
him began lesB than two years ago, yet thrOu1 h
The latter half Of the intervening period it was
Ak intimate as the disparity Of our ages and my
cngrOssing engagements would permit. To me
he appeared to have no indulgences or pas
times, and never heard him utter profane
or incorporate word. What was more conclu-
sive Of his good heart, no never forgot his par
eats. The honors. he labored for so Iaudably,
and in the sad end so gallantly gave his life, he
meant for them no less than himself. In the
hope that it may be nointrusion on the sacred
ness OF your sorrow have ventured to address
this tribute to the memory of my young friend
and your brave and early-fallen child MAY
God give you the consolation which iB beyond
all earthly power. Sincerely your friend In a
common afhlction, A. LINCOLN"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
THAT DAw.
BY EVA A. n. BAaNns.


rhe day was one Of those sweet, rare days
That only come with June -
- When hearts breathe forth Instructive praisa
And pulses are in tune n
And DER the hill and FER the lea ..y T..
!, Ny own true lover came to me
& .as That day.
know that skies were never so blue, $751; 4.
Or flowers ere half 30 sweet e. .. -.
And pe'er road so smoothly white n
Did lie meath trees that bend TO greet
AS where we met my lover aud I,
Met once In spite Of our destiny
That day.
Twas bat glimpse Of the might have been, -
A clasp of hands Ger years, .. = r
briet forgetting of worldly din,
A precedent Of tears -. az,
AND life with its ceaseless ebb and flow
Closed Ger two lives, their veal and woe,
That day.
Yet twill stand forth on memory's green ..
Marked with q snow-white stone
Twill come to meet in the land unseen, 20
When each shall claim his own,
And we can wait, my love aud /, .. .. (
Holding in trust from memory %. |
81 That day.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
Does the World Miss Any One ?

Not long. The best and most useful
of us will soon be forgotten. Those
who to-day are filing large place. in
the worlds regard will pass away
from the remembrance of mon In few
months, or, at farthest, in few years
after the grave has closed upon their re-
mains.
We are shedding tears above new.
made grave and wildly crying out in
our grief that our loss is irreparable,
yet III short time the tsndriIs of love
have ontwined around other supports,
and we no longer miss the one who has
gone,
So passes the world. But there are
those to whom loss is beyond repair.
There nre men from whose memories no
woman'H smile can chase recollections of
the sweet face that has given up all it's
beauty ut deaths icy touch. There are
women whose plighted faith extends be-
yond The grave, and drives away as pro-
fame tn ,se who would cntice them from
worship of their buried loves.
Such loyalty, however, is hidden away
from tho public gaze. The world sweeps
on beside and around them and cares
not to look in upon this unobtrudin0
grief 1t carves line and records q
stone OvcI tho dead and hastens away to
offer homage to the living. 1t cries out
wccpingly, :. le roy est mort" but with
the next breath exclaims ioyouslv.
vive ie roy"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

: Z SEVERAL artesian wells ut Cincinnati
are flowing successfully. An artesian
we'll, in season of drouth, is an inval-
liable thing, and communities are learn
ing by experience their Importance. In
1888 the FRENCH Government began
sinking an artesian Wei in the suburb
OF Paris, which was completed in 1841,
at depth of 1,792 feet, when the water
spurted 112 feet above its top and con-
tnues yet to run in a constant stream,
discharging 100000 gallons per dien,.
Inran effort to sink an artesian we'll, st.
Louis failed at depth of 5000, feet,
whereas Cincinnati is successful at a
depth of 400 feet. Low geological for
nations are essential to secure @ good
flow.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
BLACK DIAMONDS.
stntistics eR COnl Pro0netiOn.

The coal trade has about it no suooes-
tion OF antiquity. The old Romans cut
aqueducts through coal fields with the
loftiest contempt for black diamonds.
and it was not until 1910 that coal was
used in London. Sixty years later there
was considerable trade in coal, and in
1880 the production of coal in Great
Britain was 134, 008, ,288 tons.
The United States, with coal area of
1890 square miles, produced 66, 200.
934 tons of coal in 1880, while Great
Britain, with coal area of IL 900 square
miles, produced 134 100000 tons, and
Germany, with an area of only Ito
square miles, produced 46, 953, ,0O2 tons.
In the same year France produced
17,104, ,485 tons Belgium, 15,446, ,53I
tons Austria, Is, AT, 1872 tons Russia,
G,58S, GOA. tons Spain, 5000 tons
Nova Scotia, 788,60e tons Australia,
1,750,000 tons India, 100000 tons.
Japan, 750, 600 tons; Vancouver's island,
260,000 tons; Chill, $1,000 tons Swe-
den, $4,000 tons italy, 200, 600 tons :
China, 1000, 600 tons. -
Increase in the production of coal in
England has not been rapid. But in
countries like the United States, Russia
and Australia, the growth in business is
astonishing. Ten years ago Russia
mined only 829, 745 tons of coal, and in
1929 Australia produced only 78O tons.
In 1858, the output of the whole German
empire was 4, 1883, ,585 tons of coal, and
1,17, 420 tons of Ignite. In the United
States the production has been more
than doubled in the last ten years. The
following table shows the production Of
coal in the different States of the Union
in 1869 and 1880:
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
Fortunes Lost in Cornwall.

Every tourist in Cornwall is familiar
with the deserted engine houses and ruin
GUS chimney stacks which form so char
acter1stic feature of the scenery of the
Western mining districts. They have
their picturesque aspect, but they are
the evidences of widespread ruin. To
thousands of families they have been, in
the phrase applied to an improbable
speculation by Carlyle: "The grave of
the last sixpence." They stand there by
scores and by hundreds, dilapitated,
stripped of every morsel of wood or
metal that would sell, towering over wide
wastes of rubbish heaps, their high
sounding names forgotten. Millions
drawn from the wealth and the poverty
of outside investors have within the past
thirty years been buried in the bowels of
the Cornish hills, or have found their
way into the pockets of some willy pro-
jectors. IT is not twenty years since q
shrewd Cornishman made large profits
by disposing Of shares In a mine with q
high-sounding name, near his native vii
lage upon inquiry the magnificent mine
proved to be merely pit some score feet
deep, with o windlass and bucket |
This gentleman was indeed rather too
clever, for he speedily found himself in
jail, but after no very long time he was
tloose again upon his prey. How many
aliases he has had since then, or into
how many mine broking firms he has
developed, probably no one but himself
knows, but more than one well. puffed
mine of the present mining revival is
known to have owed its origin to his
energies. 1t may be quite true that, on
q capital of 81, 600, Devon Great Con
soils made in it's earlier years more than
million profit; that South Caradon
gave its wealth on even easier terms !;
that Tresavean paid G60,000 dividends
In one year. But let us look little fur
ther into the results, and we shall dis.
cover that the families that have realized
wealth by mining, and not from the
dues they have received as lords of min.
ing property, are few and far between.
Often within the lifetime Of the indi-
Vidual, frequently in the next generation,
mining has taken what mining gave
The greatest mining fortune Of the last
two or three generations was that which
eventually came into the hands of the
late Sir William Williams. His eldest
son and heir adhered to the traditions
of his family in supporting mining enter.
prise, and-he died insolvent. London
Standard.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
COurting in the Arctic Regions.

All, yes, fond youth It may be very
nice to court a girl in the far northern
countries where the nights are six
months long but just think Of the vast
amount of peanuts and gum,drops the
young man, when. going to see his girl,
must lug along with him in order to kill
time. and induce her to believe that his
affection for her is as warm as ever.
And then the sad devastating few
weeks before sunrise He whispers
Goodnight, love-" and she softly
murmurs, Goodnight, dear. When
shall I see you again 2'' "To.morrow
night" he replies, as he kisses her up
turned face "To-morrow night" she
repeats, with voice full of emotion.
Six long, weary months | Can't you
call around few days before breakfast,
self away, with a promise to write her
one hundred and sixty letters before the
next day draws to q close,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

1t will be seen by this table that while
the older of the coal-producing States.
like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
have about doubled their output, the
newer States like Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska have increased their production
ten and twenty fold.
The consumption of coal at Pittsburgh
for 1880 is about 100000 bushels ::
New York, 5,250,0OO. The receipts of
coal at Chicago were 2, ,S86, 748 tons; ST.
Louis, 1,675,000 tons; New Orleans,
3, 1877, 400 tons Cincinnati, 1,797, 230
tons Cleveland, 1,750,0 900 tons.
The United States stands next to
Great Britain as q coal producing coun-
try, but, while Great Britain exported
19, 7O2, ,551 tons last year, the United
States exported Ga, 900 tons, more than
half of this going 10 Canada.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

The. following from the Cincinnati
Commercial is mitigating, although
truthful "Sorrow breaks out in spots
over the impending failure of the
Star Route prosecutions" But it does
not matter whether two or three fellows
are inserted in the penitentiary. A fraud
has been exposed, and the public bust
ness upon which a great swindle was
fastened, is made economical and rep
utable." ..taE'G.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

a PROMINENT manufacturer of glycer-
me me in New York City says the demand
for the article for the manufacture of
nitro-glycerine has been unprecedented
during the past fortnight. Whether
this briskness , is for the Irish or the
Russian market he was unable to say. as
he only furnishes the raw material, not
the finished goods.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

SELMA J. GRAY, and her husband
William Gray, have brought suit in the
U.S. Court at Cincinnati against the
Cincinnati Railroad Company under the
Civil Rights law, asking damages in the
sum of $4,000. Selma, who is a
colored lady, AYERS that she had pur-
chased q ticket from Cincinnati to Lex
ington, KY, and that when she at
tempted to enter the ladies' car, she was
refused admission by force. So it goes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

JAY GoUbD, while speaking of the
wounded President, said: CT am very
sorry for the Presidents wife; very
sorry, indeeds8g and now the Chicago
I2ter Ocean fys off the handle at q
great rate at his excessive tender hearted
ness. A man does not have to be very
tender hearted to sincerely express that
sentiment. =
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

MASSACHUSETTS is incompatible
worse she is a bubbling mass of DO
mestic infelicity. Within period OF
one year, England, with population OF
M,ooo,OOO, reports only 800 legal separa-
hons Cor divorces) whereas Massachu
setts, the model commonwealth, reports
over 600. Ed. Massachusetts is where they
have about ten women to one man.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

SEyERA Az Offers, one of them bidding as
high as 920, have been made for Mr..
Bradlaugh's coat, torn in, eiecting him
from Parliament. He replies that the
garment is not for sale; that Payment
for its tearing viii be made by his foes,
and until that payment has been exacted
the coat has a very special value as re-
.rf1indern 81 fa.Pt ? :, ".isa.. , .,. g. ...
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

THE Chicago Tribune declares that
gambling has been made legal insti-
tntion in that city, and that the only
city on the continent bearing parallel
is New Orleans. Chicago has bad
reputation, that's a fact. A..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

30 how are the finances of the Sultan,
OF Turkey that no baker or butcher will
deliver the wherewithal for meal at
the Yildi'y Kiosk unless paid in advance
Tor the same ! lit is rumored that, to
meet this emergency, the Sultan is
clandestinely disposing of, to Russia,
the remaining men-of-war at his dis
position. ~. -.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

AT rHE recent Scientific Congress at
Cincinnati q leafned savant read apaper
sos 2 9nesal cusp Of leciduous mandicu4
ler canine of the domestic cat, Felis
sdomestica." That Is to say, it was the
cat, which was under consideration. ,.a
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

Mr.. HoILowAY, the English maker of
pills, is reported to have given upward
of SO, 750, 600 for philanthropic purposes
6ltiriilg the last five or six years. No
body has intimated that it was CON
science money. r. 49,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

AN BrroRT Is being made in Italy TO
have all Senators, as in America, elected
by the people. Half of the, Spanish
Senators are elected in this way, but the
remaining half are still elected for life
by the King. .yta sm,.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

3 By a vote of tlirty-four to five, the
Georgia Senate has passed an anti Nor.
mon bill which makes it a felony for any
person, by persuasion or otherwise, to
attempt to lnislead or influence others In
the crime Of bigamy or polygalny.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

y The Pope's newspaper, recently de-
funct, although it costa mint of money
TO conduct it, never attained circula-
tion of 1000 copies, and Rome is pretty
sure now that papal organs won't pay. q.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

AMoTG other effects of the drouth,
milk and butter have rapidly increased
IN price. There is no pasture worth
speaking of, and in almost all localities
ithas been difficult to find enough water
for stock. ,a ''. ~.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

STREEr begging has been suppressed
IN Philadelphia, and other cities will
probably emulate her example. The
tanner has no redress. In the greatness
OF his heart he is expected to endure
the Ills Of life and quietly grit his teeth
to himself.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

WITH the temperature at 100 degrees
I'm the shade, coal advanced four cents o
bushel at Cincinnati, and is now quoted
at seventeen cents. This is owing to
the low condition of the river. s'F Ef f."..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

during religious excitement, and has re.
manned ia Q stupor ever since, but now
shows some signs Of returning intelli-
gence. It seems that religion, like other
things, must be taken in moderation.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
Ai Sad lAnniEersarY.

After having waited the ten regulation
months Madame de Il. remarked at the
beginning of the eleventh. ,
d. Sc Areyou happy? AN intimate friend
asked, soon after. Z .. ..
Extremely 80 my second husband
is charming, amiable---he does every
thing he can to please me there is only
one thing that is disagreeable."
"And that is ....3
'"That it will soon be the first ami
versary Of the others deathi"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
Aa soov as the President d ahle. if is

proposed by his physicians to remove
him into d more congenial atmosphere.
The nlalarial influences about Washing
ton are excessively iniurious to the pa
.tienes speedy recovery.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

IKE Londoners call Whitelaw Reid,
editor of the Now York 1ri6usae. who is
soiourning there with his bride, 60 the
long, lank, lissom holyhock." That's
right Give it to him: 81. 30. .... ). y.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

"a y MARrEsSAN AZ well at Yankton, Dakota,
$50 feet deep, COWS $50 gallons Of water
per m1'nute, through o six-iinch pipe,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

JENNIE Vie y UNI says sorrowfully that the
female tourists abroad seem TO have
changed their natures and to have lost
some Of their finest elements. Jennie
should particularize. VI .'1.L,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

BOSTON Coz lss1T, who shot Wilkes
Booth, hes applied for q pension for gen.
eral disability, due to exposure in the
army.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

NEVADA Is willing to become Terri
tory again, Finances arein bad shape.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

HE severe drouth has injured many
erees, as shown by the premature decay
89nd falling Of the leaves. Roots near
the surface haVo been literally parched.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

w THIRTY-TWo circuses nowgin this
s scouE 1' Etry every ono Of them is tho largest.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

On. TANNER is reported to have fallen
down stairs, at Amsterdam, and killed
himself but as far as, we can see, no
body believes it. .
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

An EDITOR IN Lehigh County received
o new subscription last week--the first
In ak months-~and he announced 1t
under the head, 'The Dry Is, Still They
Coma, ,"--1E1chGn0S
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

FORTY thousand wax candles are in
staneously lighted by single match in
the Palace Royal, Berlin. The wicks
are previous connected with thread
spun from gun cotton, on igniting one
end Of which all the candles III the 700
apartments are Lighted simultaneously.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

The general elections in Germany are
fixed for the end Of October. h D
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

VENSoR didn't prophesy the drouth,
Mark that down.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

A CATERER in New York, it is said. is
able TO make almost all the dishes Of a
complete hill of fare from a fresh-killed
hoo .E.t r..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15
TOPIGs e THE DAY.

.CHIoAao dosires tcenlarge her bound,
aries.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

Ex-spNAron a. G. THUnMAN is enjoy
ing Switzerland.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

"WHY, are you alive yet, my old
friend? I heard you were dead" " Mics
friend, you are. You didn't even come
to my funeral"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-15

JoHN HANoooK's chair, the one in
which ne sat when he signed his name
to the Declaration Of Independence,
now stands In ST Paul's Church, at Nor
folk, yirginias e was built for big
man. which John was, by all measure.
Busfe HAYDEN, ct New Bedford, Mass,
ays montha ago. became unconscious
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-05
LudY'k Sale.

We have before us a full account
of Judy's sale last week, but are
compelled to abreviate it. Sheep
sold as high as 81 %, and bucks as
high as SIS 90. The highest price
paid for mules was S179 90, and that
of cattle $50 90. The best buyers in
the county were present, and every
thing sold we'll. The sale amounted
to $4,000 90. Parties, rather than
give a note on eight months time, paid
cash for nearly one-half Of the whole
amount. This shows that money is
plentiful in our county. VI. j. Clark
and j. W. Atchison were the auc-
tloneers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-05

Last Sunday night during the
heavy rain storm, W. H. Breeze and
family were coming in from their
farm. The night was very dark, and
the horses walked off the bridge just
east Of r. Callaway's residence.
Although the night was stormy, and
the stream flooded, Mr.. Breeze, wife
and child managed to escape with no
serious damage. The horses, buggy
and harness were all tangled up, and
with the assistance Of James Carroll,
DR.. McWilliams and Wood Trimble
1t took a couple Of hours to get things
straight. One of the horses is seri-
ously if not fatally injured. Taking
it all in all, we think Mr.. Breeze was
very fortunate in saving his wife and
child. We learn that he will sue the
city for damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-05

1t being advertised that the Muir.
phies would adjourn their regular
meetings through the summer months.
and that Monday night would be
the last meeting. the Opera House
was completely crowded to listen to
the excellent programme prepared
for the occasion. Want of space com.
pels US to forego an extended account
of the entertainment which we would
like to give. Mrs. Mary P. Jones, OF
Louisiana, delivered the address of
the levening, and she is an able, elo-
quent, logical and forcible lecturer,
holding her audience s~pell-bound
from beginning to end. The young
ladies of Hardin College, under the
leadership Of Miss Baird, furnished
the songs for the occasion; this is
sufficient Of itself to ASSURE all that
we had splendid singing. Misses
Daisy and Nellie Lemon favored
the audience with a Duet, assisted
by Mrs. Gardner at the organ. Miss
AlphiaWilcox gave a recitation which
was loudly applauded. The Misses
Thorpes, of Kansas City, two splen-
did singers, were called out of the
audience, and responded with a song
so sweet and beautiful, that an encore
followed, when they sang the 1.-TWO
Merry, Merry Girls" After the
doxology the meeting adjourned.