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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
[For the Messenger.
MATT'APONI.~ -

very charming young lady, Mat
taponi, a very old colonial church
in King and Queen County, Va.
This church is the only one re-
manning Of several built at inter
vals Of ten miles, by our fore faith
ers, soon after the colonization Of
America.
This part Of the new country
was settled by English aristocracy
most Of whom were Episcopalians.
These had means, and would not
worship in rude huts, as did the
New England Puritans; hence these
above mentioned churches were
built.
At present, Mattaponi is about
the only one saved from the dc
vastations Of time her sisters hav
ing long since fallen into decay.
She came near sharing like fate in
the decline Of Episcopacy in Va.
The Episcopalians becoming too
weak to maintain church, had
abandoned it to fate: it was then
redeemed, about one-hundrcd years
ago, by the Baptists, who have
held it ever since. About 1886
the Episcopalians tried to recover
the property, but failed, the Bapt-
lists taking ont a warrant for the
whole. ~. ~.
Mattaponi is beautifully situa-
ted onta small rise, surrounded by
Il dense grove Of oaks and cedars,
and is near the centre of King and
Queen, one Of the most beautiful
counties Of tide water, Va. 1t is
built Of brick which wore brought
from England about the middle Of
the 18th century, over two hun
<lrcd years ago Like mostEEpis-
ropal churches, it. is Of gothic style
in architecture, is in the shape Of a
cross, being about Gjx25, and 5Ox
20, the exterior wall presenting 4
checked appearance, being built
oi' red and .glazeds brick after that
pattern surmollntcd by shingled
roof, without q steeplc The
church has three entrances, one in
each end Of the cross, and one in
the long end Of the long piece.
This latter was originally intended
for the front door, bnt the road
has been changed and anotherS is
now used. The ceiling Of the in
terror are arched and plastered
overhead; The walls are al plas
tered, this is Of course all new.
l. ,l
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
NOX,.X OF

or Final Settlcm cnt & Discharged
NrOTICE is hereby given that we
~ will apply 70 J. II. NEWTON,
Judge Of Probate, on Saturday, Sep
tcmber l3th. for Final Settlement ana
Discharge, Of tie Estate Of Sterling III i.
Turner, deceased. ". j. TURNER,
f.... ,...'..n. d. S. LATHEM, I
aug > At Executors.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

Hot rolls-tosslng around in
q bed of a, sultry simmer nj &ht. M
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
a selfPossessed Woman.

One young Ohio woman didn't lose
her head during the recent great flood.
She is now visiting Detroit, and the
Free Press relates her conversation with
her friend:
"Susie, you must have had an awful
time there?" "Why?" "On account Of
the high water. How neal the river
were you?" ooh, not far" "Did the
water come up around your house?" ~
believe so. At least I heard the boys
saying something about the basement
being even full" "It must have been a
great but terrible sight" II presume
yawn. "Did the boats have to bring
you provisions?" he persisted. "Did
they? Well, now, I forgot to ask papa,
but 1 presume they did" "And vast
there danger of the foundations of the
house way?" II expect there was, but
we keep four servants, and of course
we let them worry about that" "You
could see the whole inundation from
your window, I suppose?" II presume
Icould have, had Hooked out" "Why,
Susie, you don't seem to have taken the
slightest interest in the AFFAIR."" "And
how could you expect me to, when ]
had three new novels sent me that
week, and had to decide between two
offers of marriage? There was a flood
of water OF something, and they had to
move back from the levee or somewhere,
and lots Of people lost all they had OF
some such thing, but please don't talk
about 1t. Such things make me tired!'
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Locomot,ve perai1ed and Explod.d.

The New York aud Chicago limited express
train on the Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne & Chicago
railroad met with an accident two and a half
miles east of Salem, Ohio, Thursday morning.
The train, containing t%wenty-nine passengers,
was running at a high rate Of speed around 4
sharp curve along on embankment, when the
entire train, consisting of the engine, a combi-
nation car and three Pullman cars, left the
track. The boiler of the engine exploded,
either just before or just after the accident oc-
CURED, n d it will probably never be determined
which. Engineer James Richards and Charles
Rhodes, the fireman, were Instantly killed, and
their bodies were buried nearly four hundred
feet from the point where the accident occurred.
The engine was turned completely
around and thrown over the embankment 4
Pullman sleeper, containing twelve sleeping
passengers, crashed down upon it, where i
still lies on it's side. The passengers in this
car were severely shaken up, but miraculously
escaped without serious injury. The COM
bined smoking and baggage car rolled down
the bank behind the sleeping car, and was
thrown against the sleeper and engine, serious
lN, but not fatally injuring the train baggage
man, Mr.. Sneider. The two remaining Pull
man cars we're derailed, but suffered less in
jury, the passengers in these cars escaped
with but little or no injury. Twelve passen-
gers, including H. j. Douglas of Fort Yates,
Oak, were slightly injured. Engineer Rich
ards lives in Pittsburg, and Fireman Rhodes at
Alliance, Ohio. The escape of the passengers
was most miraculous, as it seems almost I'M
possible that any one should have come out
alive.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

Sir Rapel Griffin is the latest critic of
the United States. He denounces what
he calls "the curse of universal SUFFRAGE"
in unmeasured terms, and especially
the foreign elements of citizenship /,
while "the nrgro is as tit for the fran
chise as the monkey he closely re-
sembles. But, Notwithstanding these
drawbacks Sir Rapel Griffin concludes
that Great as the evils of political
system in America may be, and serious
as are the dangers which lie before the
Republic, the people are far too ener-
getic and high-spirited to view them
with any =. unworthy alarm. They
possess q country immense in extent
and of unparalleled richness. In it's
virgin soil and limitless prairies are an
inexhaustible treasury, a cornucopia
from which fairness und abundance for
ever flow, while in no part of the world
is found such varied mineral wealth.
The harvest of field and mine by an
intelligent, industrious, and energetic
people, whose territory stretches from
ocean to ocean, and this generation
Will see within its borders 100, DOC, 900
Of English-speaking people, who will
doubtless be prosperous, and who, il
they be wise in time, may be also Free"
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

The value of southern forests is now
fully recognized, and every year adds in
a marked degree to the development of
their wealth. Nothing could better in
dictate the future Importance of the
southern lumber traffic than the high
estimate in which the woods are held
away from home. One of the leading
lumber dealers of Minneapolis has just
made q trip through the south and
closed contracts by which he will here
after be enabled to carry in the Mime
apolis market a full stock of walnut,
cherry, sycamore, red cedar, curly pine,
yellow pine, flooring, and last, not least,
gumwood. The Lumberman in consid-
ering the possibilities of this traffic says
the expense of finishing a building in
these fine and durable woods is but lit
tie above that of finishing in soft pine,
the extra expense being mainly in the
labor and not in the material. Hereto
fore no stock of these woods has been
carried in the northwest, though their
desirability has been frequently recog-
nized to the extent o purchasing special
orders at comparatively high prices.
The outcome of the new venture will be
watched with interest.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Rail and River News.

The Chicago, Freeport & St Paul will build
an extension between Minneapolis and Hudson.
The Grand Forks, Crookston & Lake Super
ior railroad company two weeks ago sent out a
party of engineers from Crookstonto Brainerd
to select the most feasible route for it's line.
E. c. Davis returned to Ada, Mimi, recently,
the distance is 172 miles from Grand Forks to
Brainerd. The road will penetrate the finest
pine timber forest in all Northern Minnesota.
The general freight agents of the lines inter
ested in the pool met in Chicago and agreed
upon the following schedule of rates from Chi
cago, Milwaukee and common points to St.
Paul and Minneapolis, to take effect April 1,
unless they are changed at next Fridays meet
ing: First class, 60 cents; second class, IS
cents; fifth class, 20 cents; A class, 25 cents;
B class, 20 cents; G class, II 1-2c; b class, Is
cents; lumber, Is cents.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Sonorous Waits.

Excuse me-" said a polite citizen to 8
colored man. II didn't kick you on
purpose" "No, sab, kicked me on de
shin, sab. 'Scuze yer dis time, but don't
git in de habit oh it, sah."-[Arkansaw
Traveller.
Philadelphia on New York.-"What
has become of ''Bowery Nike who
kept o saloon which was a resort for no.
torious characters some years ago."
"He is in the Legislature"
"And his partner, where is he?"
"He got found out and is in the Peni-
Tertiary. "-[Philadelphia Call.
"Your father is worth at least half a
million" said he to his jealous sweet
heart. sThat is true, she murmured.
"And yet you doubt my love-" he re-
piled, in an injured tone.
Catching a Weasel Asleep.-Mrs.
Ponsonby de Tompkyns (pointing to her
books); "They are not many, Lord
Adolphus, but they are all friends
dear old friends" Noble Poet (taking
down a volume of his own poems and
finding the leaves %uncut): "Ah! hum
I'm. glad to find that you don't cut all
your old friends, Mrs. de Tompkyns!'
(Mrs. P. de T. is at o loss for once.)-
Punch,
The San Francisco reporter didn't
get anything new when he asked q China
man bow the children of Confucius kept
Christmas: 'Samee like Mclean man.
was the rejoinder; "eat, drink and gled
| dunk"
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Sentence Of the Boy Paractd..

Worthington, Mimi, Special: On Friday
morning last the boy, William Riley, was
brought up before Judge Severance for SEN
tence, he having pleaded guilty to murder in
the frstdegree in having killed his father, Mar
tin Riley in February last. The boy is quite
slight, understood, just turned sixteen years
of age, and presented q very much better ap-
pearance than when he was brought over from
Adrian in charge of sheriff Miller, to be put in
Jail to await Indictment and trial. After some
feeling words from his attorney, l. M. LANCE,
home-life of the boy, Judge Severance ad-
dressed him, showing the enormity Of the
crime, revealing from both words and manner
owing to the great doubt in his mind as to the
impelling motive to- the deed, the whole cir
cumstances around the case showing and
tending to still further show a very unnatural
condition Of affairs between the father and
the children, he should take it upon himself to
make the sentence the lightest that the law
allows. The sentence was then pro-
nounced, that he be committed
to the penitentiary at Saltwater for the term
of his natural life. During the talk of tho
judge, previous to sentence, the boy exhibited
publicly the first emotion he has shown since
the commission of the crime. This ends the
second act in one of the mostsingular tragedies
in the history Of crime. The boy q sister, Mary,
of thirteen years, is now on trial for being &C
cessory after the fact
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

Henry Bergh, the well-known human
'itarian, thinks public sentiment has
gone a great deal too far in its manifes-
tations of sympathy for crime and crimi-
mails. In Mr.. Bergh's opinion, prison
discipline is now too lax, and the con-
vict has quite too easy a time. He
would not only have them support them
selves while in prison, but would make
them work to pay the expenses of CATCH
ing and trying them. He would render
life in prisons so unpleasant and the Ia
Dor so severe hat no released convict
would ever be taken to one the second
time. As matters are now, convicts
have no fear of prisons, The food and
clothing furnished them are equal to
those enjoyed by the honest laboring
class, and their 1aIor is much lighter.
In many prisons convicts are the PAM
pered wards of the state, and more
maudlin sympathy is wasted on them by
foolish persons of both sexes than is
shown to the most deserving unfortu-
mates.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Death of Gen. weitzel.

Gen. Godfrey Weiztel, lieutenant colonel of
engineers, who died on Wednesday, was born
in Ohio. His first rank in the regular army
was that of brevet second lieutenant engineer,
(Which he was appointed July /, 1855. He
had risen to the rank of first lieutenant when
the war broke out. He was made a brigadier
gallant and meritorious service at the battle
of Thibodeaux,. Louisiana, he was appointed
brevet major in The regular service. At
the capture of Port Hudson, La, his gallant
conduct secured him an other promotion
to. the rank of brevet major.
Aug. Is, 1854, he was made brevet
major general of volunteers for .smeritorious
and distinguished service during the war" and
in September of the same year, for his success
fnl efforts in the capture Of Fort Harrison.
Virginia, he was made a brevet colonel in the
regular army. Nov. II, 1854, he became q ma
jor general of volunteers, and March Is, 1855,
brevet brigadier1 general in the regular army;
during. the war he was created brevet major
general He was mustered out of volunteer
service March 1, 1866, and shortly after was
made major of engineers in the regular army
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
General News Items.

Gov. Crittepden says if the present state
laws are enforced the cattle plague can be
stamped out -,
AWindham, Me-, deacon sold for $22 a ton of
hay last week he had been holding over twenty
years to get that figure.
James H. Moore's pottery at Trenton, N. J.
was seized by the sheriff on executions from
two judgments, a%ggregating $685. Oo. Work
was suspended and a number of prisoners are
tue of employment The pottery stood high.
1t is reported worth $l25,OM.
Emigration to the northwest has, during the
past few days, increased very much. Just at
present pretty. much all new corners are
destined for points on the extreme western end
of the Northern Pacific. The through trains of
that road have, during the past two weeks, been
y so large that the company has been taxed to
supply the necessary rolling stock.
There were 1872 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreets during the past week,
as compared with 1856 in the preceding week,
and with 1896, 11S and 121, respectively, in the
corresponding weeks Of 1883, 1882 and 1881.
About 81 per cent were those of small traders,
whose capital was less than $780, Canada
had thirty-seven, . decrease Of one.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

Herbert Spencer has written an ar
ticle for the Popular Science Monthly
on 1.-THE Coming Slavery" the opposite
of liberty and the essence of slavery
Spencer holds to be compulsion, and he
points out very impressively that ten
dency to coercion of conduct in modern
legislation which threatens to leave very
little at last of real individual freedom.
1t is the old and ever living question re-
vived, whether liberty, or what degree
of liberty, must be yielded in popular
governments to what the majority may
deem necessary for the public welfare,
Herbert Spencer's paper will suggest
further discussions,
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Crimes and Criminals,

Sam Prayer was convicted of murder in the
first degree at Marysville, Kans.
George Grace, a boy of eighteen years, is
charged at Cape May, N, Y, with having pois-
oned his father, mother, two sistsrs and broth
er with rat poison.
H. M. Richmond a young lawyer Of Mead
vile, Pa, shot and killed himself in the Metro
politan hotel, New York, in a fit of dependency
induced by dyspepsia.
Maggie Flood, twenty-three years Of age,
shot and killed Thomas Grady in New York, in
the presence of his wife and three children.
She alleges Grady betrayed her under promise
of marriage, telling her he was a single man.
George McFadden of 81. Louis, an accom-
plice of Tiller in the express robbery crusheda
glass viaf he had in his pocket by stamping Up
on it, and while eating supper mixed the pow
dered glass with his food and swallowedit He
will probably die.
E. NJ Eberhardt of Dayton, Ohio, who had
asked her for reconciliation, and, upon refusal,
he drew a knife and attempted to kill her, but
without success. He then went to the barn
and hanged himself.
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick, brothers,
were hanged Friday, the ed at Columbia, KY,
a place twenty-five miles from o telegraph sta
ton, for the brutal murder of Milton Brewster.
The execution was public, and 5000 people
witnessedit. The condemned men were re-
signed to their fate, and died game.
At Modesto, Cal, Robbins and Doane, who
were accused but acquitted of having outraged
two girls, aged eleven and thirteen years,
daughters of J. N. McCrellis, were notified
some days ago by 'san Joaquin regulators, "
a vigilance committee, to leave town or suffer
death. Doane delayed. Fifteen masked men
visited his place last night and shot him dead
on sight
William Dane, ayoung man Of Bentonville,
Fayette county, Indiana, was enamoredof Ada
Swift, aged thirteen years. The parents of the
girl objected to the continuance of his atten-
tons, on account other age. On the night of
the 18th Dane purchased two ounces oflaud-
anum, giving Miss Swift half andtaking the re-
mainder himself. The poison failed to have a
fatal effect, being an overdose. The father of
the girl had Dane arrested for giving Miss
Swift poison for the purpose of suicide. Dane
shot himself, dying in q short time. The girl
is seriously sick, but may recover. Dane was
a school teacher, n correspondent Of the New
York Granhic
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

The railroads are having all the criti.
cism they need at the present time.
The farmers are on hand with frequently
repeated but hitherto unredressed COM
plants, in regard to the handling and
freight charges; and what is unusual;
the terminal points, the growing cities,
are agonized owe certain regulations
which not only impede their growth but
help to build up rival points. These
things with comparatively dull times is
passenger and freight business, make
the railroad men feel that thus times
are not in pleasant places.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

We are told by cable that Bismarck's
newspaper organ warns the liberal
party in the Reichstag that to attempt
to pass a vote of thanks to Congress for
the Lasker resolution would be breach
of the constitution for which the gov
eminent would visit the offenders with
serious consequences. Fancy, now, o
certain newspaper which has been
clothed at times with the style and func-
tions of an administration organ, ad-
m%onishing a faction in Congress that to
try topass resolution of this kind, or
any other, would subject them to the
dire displeasure of the government.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washineton Newx,

Adjt. Gen, Drum has received . dispatch
announcing the death Of Lieut. Col. Weitzel, Of
the engineer corps. ~
Mr.. Murphy Of Aurora, III, has been ap-
pointed. assistant United States attorney for
Dakota, to be located ut Fargo.
PostofRce Observation-Disclosures; Britton, Day
county. Wisconsin; Alstad, Burnett county
Fountain, Walworth county. Postofice Name
Changed-Dakota; Waneta, Potter county, to
Forest City.
Chief Signal Officer Hazen has issued q cir
cular giving notice that letters for members of
the Greedy party may be sent to them address,
ed to the care of Commander w. s. Schley,
Brooklyn navy yard, to reach there not later
than April &c.
The house committee on agriculture has au-
thorized a favorable report on the bill to allow
any person to manufacture wine or brandy out
Of apples, peaches, grapes and other perishable
fruits raised by himself or his tenants, free
from any tax or restrictions.
1t is being said in official circles that the con-
stitutionality of the civil service law is seriously
doubted. It is alleged that the cabinet officer
among themselves, and the best lawyers in the
cabinet believe the law unconstitutional.
The total number of postofices in the United
States and territories on the LIST of July, 1888,
was 47,S58. The total number on March 20,
1884, was 4S, 993, an increase in less than nine
months of 1,135. At the present rate of in
crease, it is expected that the number will
reach $4,000 by the endof the fiscal year.
A singular accident occurred in Washington
on the 21st A shoemaker named Pittard was
mending a boot, when q bottle of cement,
which he was using, exploded, setting fire to
his clothing, burning his arms and face very
badly. He is not able to tell where he got the
cement, nor of what substances it was COM
posed.
Ex-senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania,
who has been spending the last few months in
the South, went through Washington Friday
on his way home. He called upon the presi-
dent and Gen. Grant, and met q few of his old
associates atthe capitol. Mr.. Cameron celebra-
ted his cighty-third birthday in Florida q few
weeks ago, but Notwithstanding his advanced
age is looking remarkably well, and says his
trip has benefited him greatly.
Two other candidates beside Mr.. Lounsbury
have been very favorably mentioned for the
Dakota g%overnorship. One is Mr.. Deering of
Iowa, and the other Mr.. Tyner of Indiana, ex-
assistant postmaster general. Mr.. Deering
may be nominated for congress in his district,
in which case he will not be a candidate forthe
governorship. AS his convention meets very
soon, he will know about this, and will make
his plans accordingly. If he is not in the race,
the chief competitors will be Mr.. Tyner and Mr..
Lounsbury, the latter having the support of
the Minnesota delegation.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Casualties of the Week.

Mr.. Shutters, his wife and two brothers of La
trobe, Pa, ate raw pork. Mrs. Shutters is dead
and the others cannot recover.
Two of the warehouses of the Appleton
Wis, Manufacturing company were destroyed
At Pocahantas, Va, the citizens relief COM
mittee has taken measures to provide relief for
mine calamity there, and provide labor for
those able to work.
At Arkansas, Hot Springs, fire originating in
a defective flue in the kitchen, broke out in the
Josephine hotel, and the building was soon
wrecked. Most of the furniture was saved.
Many guests lost clothing and valuables. The
hotel belonged to Mrs. F. j.. Polk. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

The collector of the port Of Boston
in . recent speech sud this is a business
mans government" to which the Boston
Herald responds. "In a sense this is
true. But it is also the workingman's
government, the farmers government,
and the professional mans government.
In q word, it is the peoples government
of all, by all, for ALL" This is a hap
Ply answer to an impression that is Sc
dulously i~ncalculated that nobody but
business men are entitled to very much
consideration.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29
Earthquake in Nova Scotia.

A violent earthquake shock visited Trinity,
Hants Harbor,. Harbor Grace and Hollywood,
Nova Scotia, Wednesday about 1 o'clock. The
disturbance lasted fifteen minutes. At Hearts
Content several houses were shaken. AtClark's
Beach the ground heaved in undulations and
woodsmen were compelled to fly to the woods.
They describe the hills rocking and shaking.
The western sky was Illuminated as by a con
fagration.