The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-01

revisers, was brought to DR.. Schaf by
a messenger requesting that the ad'
vance sheets known to be 10 DR.
Schaf's possession might be loaned to
him (Short) for few hours. Dr.,
Schaf: knows great deal about the
Bible, but also something of human
nature, and refused the request. The
no." was a clever forgery, executed
upon Columbia College note paper.
On Saturday a still more daring trick
was tried The following note was
sent to DR.. Schaf's house:
WHITE STAR LINE, S. S. BR1TANNIc.
My Dear Sr-Pa7don the intru-
SIGN this day, but l have just arrived
from England, on business for the
Oxford edition of the Revised Yer
sion of the New Testament, & am
Just ashore froca the steamer. 1t be-
ing Sunday, l cannot get at my lug
gage, which is still in the hold, &
will not be out until tomorrow 4 |
address you this note to ask if you will
do me a slight favor. have some
friends who came out with me, q who
are en- route to Japan, on work con-
nccted with the Church l. I much
desire to explain to them some points
in connection with the Revised Testa.
ment. I can't get at my box,-ln
which | have a number of copies, 4
where placed them for safety-until
tomorrow some time. These gen
tlemen 90 away on the evening train,
West. & I desire a copy for few
hours only. Were it hlouday. |
could secure copy at Nelson's with
case. If you will kindly permit the
bearer to bring me copy to my hotel,
the Fifth AveDuc, I will esteem it a
great favor, & will return the book
this evening or tomorrow forenoon,
just as you desire Il | vill protect it
in every particular. | am, sir, yours
very respectfully.
HENRY FRowDE,
Oxford University Press Warehouse,
7, Paternoster row, Londun, Eng.
The Rev. Philip Scbaff Am. Revision
Committee, New York, United
States of Auerica.
DR.. Schaff hesitated over this note
for Il long time, but at last decided
not to allow his copy of the Testa-
ment to 60 out Of his hands. He learn
ed the next day that no Henry
Provide had arrived, the whole scheme
being a deep.laid swiDdle.
QUARTER OF A MILLION VOLUMES
ISSUED THE FIRST DAY.
New YORK, May 29.-Long lines
of express wagons were backed up in
front of the English Publishing House
Agency FROM au early hour this morn.
ing receiving packages of the English
edition of the revised Testament. 1t
was estimated that up to noon to-day
100000 volumes had been given out,
and that probably $4,000 more had
been shipped during the afternoon.
New York Times, May 81.
The hauds of St. Paups Church
clock indicated precisely 6 A. NJ.
yesterday as the cashier of |. X.
Funk 4 Co., of Nos 10 and II Dey
street deposited in his drawer the
price Of the first single copy of the
revised New Testament, Oxford edi-
tion. Its purchaser had been wait
ing patiently since daybreak, aad went
away happy in the possession of his
prize. Other persons who had also been
besieging the doors Of the publishing
house with the object Of becoming
the owners of the first single copies
to be sold eagerly bought up volumes.
Similar incidents occurred in the ear
ly morning in the store of Thomas
Nelson e. Sons, in Bleeckcr street,
who, however, we're obliged 10 imme-
diately discontinue retail sales in con-
sequence of the multiplicity of orders
from the trade. Business with the lat.
ter was opened at 4 y. NJ, from
which hour until Dightfall sixteen
clerks and salesmen worked like Tro-
jams taking orders and putting up
packages. The largest sale of any
house in the city was made to the
American News Company, who in
turn supp lied an army of news agents
aud small book sellers. 40 iucessant
clatter was kept up iu Bleecker street
by the arriving and departing ex-
press wagons, many of which trans
ported immense packages and cases
of the cheaper editions to cities, towns
and villages in this vicinity. Dealers
in this city. it was said, took about
$4,000 copies, one house alone taking
$4,000.
The orders from New England
were al,o very large, 10000 volumes
were shipped to San Francisco, and
double that number to booksellers in
Chicago The entire number of copies
of all kinds disposed of by Nelson 4
Sons "; to 8 2. NJ was $4,000. Of
these the largest uanber were 20 cent
books. The only edition exhausted
was t!:at kp,wn as the Long Primer,
the retar! prices Of which ranged from
81 to 81 SO. Funk d Co., dispatched
$4,000 copies By express and freight
to many points in, the States, and
great nu.uber of single books were
sent by mail to those who had sub
mitted their orders in advance. The
local demand included large num-
Der of orders for finely bou"d volumes
printed in large, handsome type. At
2 P. NJ. only few copies OF the %
900 2.crut Testaments realaincd to