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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-09-14
The End Predicted.

gentleman from Elemington, Lib
erty county, was in the city yesterday,
and reported that the colored people out
there are greatly wrought up over the
peculiar circumstances connected with
q negro woman's death. The woman
had been sick for some time, and late
one afternoon, about week ago she
died, or at least those who were present
had every reason to believe that she
did, and they had her laid out as bona
fde corpse. -:
The friends Of the dead women were
sitting around in the room discussing
the good qualities Of the departed ono
with that feeling and solemnity in keep
ing with the occasion, when suddenly
the supposed corpse was seen to move
restlessly time or two and then assume
a sitting posture. The mourners rush
ed out Of the house frightened half out
of their wit.
After remaining out scme tiind two
or three of the bravcst among them
mustered up courage to approach the
house. When they had come within
speaking distance the woman called to
them to come in, that she had something
to say to them. With fear and trem-
bling they entered, and the woman told
them that she been dead, but that she
had come back to give them warning.
The warning was that the world would
come toan end on September 20. After
making this awful prediction she said
thatshe would be with them until 8 o.
clock the next morning, when she would
leave forever. She ask ed them all to get
ready for the final winding upon Sep
tember 29' and to be prepared to meet
her on that day. She was punctual to
the minute as to her promise to have
them at 9 o'clock the following morning
and died precisely at that house.
All this occurred few days before
the earthquake, and the coming of this
was full and complete proof to the ne
grocs that the prediction was true.
They regard the earthquake as u fore
runner of the cventful September 20.
The gentlcmas who narrated the
story says that the widest excitement
prevails among the negroes, and that
they are preaching and praying day and
night and that they have constant
relays Of preachers, and as soon as one
is exhpusted another is put in his
place.
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Mr.. S. w. Melton, Jr., was walking
across King street to fruit store, near
Warren street, when the crumbling
walls in his rear urged him to greater
speed, while the man in the fruit store
endeavored to warn him away. AS he
entered the store the building collapsed,
burying him amid the ruins. He recov-
cred consciousness in few moments to
find himself iii utter dark ness, and no
one near him. He struck matches and
took in the situation. Gradually he
managed to crawl to the rear part of the
ruins, where he could hear the frantic
cries Of .n agonized father for his daugh-
ter in the story above, but fortunately
the young lady was not in the house
when it fell. Horror Of horrors! Mr..
Melton was penned in the building and
the ruins were on fire With an effort
Of desperation he drove his fist forward
and loosened the weather boarding. He
presently got his head out and yelled
for help. A negro who had been en-
ployed by the father in search or his
daughter was crying bitterly with fright,
but he worked on, and he went 10 Mr..
Melton's assistance. They worked to-
gsther and the negro was pulling Mr..
M. from the ruins of the burning build
ing, when he became. so terribly fright
ened that he released his hold on Mr..
Meltcn--but no /; it was life and death
struggle, and Mr.. Melton held on to him
until he was safely taken from the pros
pect Of roasting to death.
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remained behind. Quiet being restored,
Lieutenant Hood, with most of his force,
departed, leaving only small detach-
ment in charge of Sergeant Mike Kelly,
who, with his detachment, remained
round and about the factory the rest Of
Of the afternoon.
RETURNING FROM THE MEETING.
The operatives returned from the meet
ing of the Assembly and remained in
crowds on the corner Of Fenwick and
Marbury streets, watching without DEM
onstration, for the outcoming Of the men
who had taken the places Of the former
pickers.
QUITTING WORK.
At six o'clock, half hour earlier than
the accustomed time, the mill shut down
and the operatives left unmolestcd save
from the jeers of the boys, who followed
them hallowing ''scabs," but Sergt.
Kelley soon put stop to it, thus ending
day Of excitement in the factory cir
cics.
,"Nhe pickers will return to work to-
day, and Superintendent Cromb an
nounces that any others Of the hands
who desire to go to work can do SO, and
that all who 60 to work in the factory
will be protected. The leaders Of the
knights of Labor disciaim any intention
Of allowing any injury or hinderance to
those who desire to go to work, and thus
the matter stands.
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over the surface. Several head Of Mr..
Shields cattle were imprisoned by the
upheaval. and were rescued with great
difficulty.
Before the uphcaval the dead trunks
Of aspen trees of considerable size stood
in the lake. This indicates that the
lake itself was Of modern origin. These
trees must have grown upon compare
lively dry land. This land must have
sunk at a time so recent as to leave the
wood in condition Of comparative
soundncss.
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Wonders Of the West.

About two and half miles from Ci-
maroon Station, Cebolia creek enters the
Cimarron from the east. says the Den
yer Tribune Republican. North Of this
creek the crests Of the mountains are
composed Of eruptive rocks. South Of
the creek the formation is entirely diff
fera ant. The mountains here terminate
in erodcd, stratified rocks and table
lands, hanked 5y foothills of water W orn
gravel and boulders often ccmented into
huge masses of conglomcrate. These
foothills are arranged into several dis
tinct steps and terraces, and furrowed
by valleys opening TO the river. These
hills are called hogbacks. and valleys
extend from the mountain or table land
northwest. The valleys are crossed by
transverse hills, forming great number
Der Of small ponds and lakes, which vary
in height according to the terraces upon
which they are located.
The scene Of the present convulsion
was at tho. upper end Of these valleys.
A small lake, situated under the first
bench or terrace Mt the foot Of the Tri-
dent mesa, seems to have been the cen
tre Of the upheaying force. This lake.
which had n depth Of water of about 20
feet was uplifted so that it's bcstr.n now
forms q rounded knoll Of considerable
elevation. The hogback or hill on the
northwest is split in twain through the
crest, and a portion upliftcd to height
of twenty five feet above it's original
level another portion is depressed sew
eral feet below. Both sides Of this val
ley for half mile are scanned and fur
rowed by cracks running in every pos
sible direction, varying in width from a
few inches to several feet, and Of con-
siderable depth.
Through the valley trickled little
rivulct, bordered by willows and other
shrubs. The bed Of this stream has
been thrown up several feet, the shrub
berry uprooted and the whole surface of
the valley thrown into inexorable con-
fusion. In places the pressure from be-
low has thrust up great columns of
black, moist earth, the perpendicular
sides Of which are smooth, as if turned
up with q huge plowshare. Columns
Of dry, gravely earth now stand several
feet high with the sage bush undisturb-
ed. The aspens growing in the vicinity
Of the lake ore thrown into such tan
gled mass that it is with the greatest
difficulty that one can pick his way
through them.
The force was not confined to this one
valley, but extended over an area of
about two square miles, it being much
more marked in the valleys and the
sides Of hills than on their SUBMITS.
The sides Of some Of these. hills are tim
bered by growth Of spruce and other
green trees. These now stand at differ
ent angles, leaning in different dircc-
tions, interlacing their tops in great con-
fusion. Scrub oaks and other shrubs
standing upon the disrupted land are
now whitening.
Several hundred acres of land which
were the favorite pastures for cattle are
now so completely shattered rs to make
it difficult for man to pick his way
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debris of ages which has sided into
ocean depths. The coast, relieved of
this vast weight, must have risen out of
the sea to some extent.
Mr.. Hammond's theory Of cavernous
lakes and streams under South Carolina,
whose arches are fallen in, is scarcely
correct.
LIST. Because such cause would
hardly effect half a continent.
End. No deprcssions seem to be any,
where observed, either in South Caroli-
M or elsewhere.
Whatever is the cause, it is evidently
deep-seated, as shown by the area af-
fected, while the primal cause is deep
seated, it is probable that in certain
Places notably, Summerville and
Charleston, local displacements, COM
paratively near the surface, occurred,
causing the disturbance of the surface
over those places to be more decided
than elsewhere.
Was the earthquake in any way the
result of electrical disturbance The
admonitory sounds were very similar to
distant thunder, not so loud and deton-
atlng as lightning, because
1st. There was less air, so necessary
to convey sound under the earth than
above it.
End. IF the air had been at the origin
of the disturbance, there wore miles Of
solid rock and earth through which the
sound Lad to come. In other words. the
sound waves were muffled-just as the
sound OF drum would be if the drum
was beat in close subtcrrancan vault.
Sir Humphrey Davy's theory of dis
integration Of water and the consequent
production of hydrogen gas, by the wa
ter coming in contact with sodium, DO
tassium, etc., or Mr.. Mallers of steam
produced by the water percoIatins
through rock assures, and coming in
contact with the intense heat OF the in
terror OF the earth would equally ac-
couut for the deep seated course of the
earthquake. The greater severity of the
first shock is explainnble upon either OF
these theories. When the expanding
force Hydrogen gas, OF steam, as the
case may be) seeks an outlet from the
confined space in which it is produced,
it would not rumble along under the
overlying rocks until it reached a weak
spot or the end Of the cavern, when it
would burst forth with great violence.
Subsequent formations of gas or steam
would naturally travel along the same
course. and when they reached the frac-
ture produced by the first explosion.
would seek the same exit, but, as the
fracture was now existing, the expand
ing force would only have to lift the
rocks, which would, more or less, have
settled into their original position, in
order to escape. Hence the shock would
be very much less than the first.
Sir Humphrey Davy's theory is illus
trated by every mason who pours water
upon quick lime-both heat and disin-
tesralion Of the water is produced.
! NEcrro
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WOOdSVille.

Geo. F. Smith, conductor, and wife,
returned from their trip to Maine Sat
urday.
Geo. Mann has given his house on
Main St. coat of paint.
Charles Nutting is clerking at the
Parker House at present.
Percy Deming has returned from his
vacation and can be seen behind the
counter again with smiling face.
H. w. Hall brakeman, while coup
ling an engine to parlor car the Sth,
had his fingers jambed which are get
ting along nicely as could be expected
c. Getchell has had his house newly
shingled.
Byron Gordon is suffering from his
injuries received from falling to the
ground from box car.
Andrew Higgins has moved into the
tenement recently vacated by Rev. Mr.
Twitchell.
Madame Fry's concert troupe gave
one of their popular concerts here in
the Methodist church Saturday evening
which was well attended and all were
we'll pleased with the concert.
James Moulton returned Wednesday
the 18th inst. to Leadville, Cal. He is
brother of Mrs. Benjamin Dow OF
this place. He had not been in these
parts for eleven years.
Rev. Mr.. Twitchell is improving.
A lecture was given by Eli Perkins
at South Ryegate Tuesday evening
An extra was provided for the occa'
sion and quite number went up from
this place to hear Eli.
The much talked of Boston excur-
sion was last Monday between Little
ton and this place, next Monday be-
tween this place and Tilton. Tickets
for the round trip, $3.
The play entitled "Coleen Bawn''
was played at Silver Star Rink, Wells
River, Wednesday evening by some OF
the people of this place. They had a
full house and gave good entertain
ment.
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OrfOrd.

r. o. Carr after enlarging the store,
has been to Boston and returned with
the largest stock of goods ever brought
into Oxford.
j. X. Carr has just sold S. S. Hough.
ton two colts after the Wilkes horse
for five hundred dollars each, also A.
d. Chamberlin has sold pair of beau.
tiful gray horses to the same for five
hundred for the the pair.
Parker Wright is buying oats by the
car load to send to Fairbanks, ST.
Johnsbury, and is paying IS cents.
He has already sent two car loads.
Emma and Garlic Hancock from
Buffalo, N. Y, are visiting j. II,
Phelps and other relatives in town.
Clarence Wright from the West and
Elmer Phelps from Wyoming, came to
town Saturday, both Unexpectedly but
all were glad to see them.
Rev. Mrs. Stetson of the Free Will
Baptist denomination is in town hold
ing meetings at the white school house
No. 2, every evening.
The county commissioners of Graf.
ton county met in town this week on
Monday for the purpose Of equalizing
the valuation of property through the
county.
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y Vermont State News II

The next reunion of the 9Th Regl-
ment Vermont Volunteers is called to
meet at Montpelier, Nov. 2. Business
meeting will be held at the hall Of the
Barstow and II. f. Hill will read pa.
pers on the service in Louisiana and
Virginia. The Banquet will . be fur
nished by the Womens' Relief Corps
in the hall of Golden Fleece, First
Vermont Cavalry uniting with them
Price so cents per plate. Round TRIP
tickets will be furnished by the Cen
trail vt. and Pass. r. r. r. Conduct
ors on the Conn. r. r. r. will give re-
turn checks Ito be called for when OF
the way to Montpelier.) Secretary vii
furnish return checks on all Other
railroads in Vermont. Members arr
requested to notify the Secretary OF
the death of any comrade; also, OF an!
change in their post office address.
G. M. FERRIN, Sec.
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Fairlee.

Mrs. Up. Warren went to Taunton,
Mass, last Tuesday to spend the win
ter with her sister.
Mrs. Charles Kemp has returned
from her visit at Manchester, N. H.
We are sorry to hear that W. H,
Long is not recovering very fast from
his illness.
Susie Virgins is stopping with her
uncle, Walter Abbott.
w. H. Gilmore took trip to Mont
pelier Wednesday.
BIZ. Hutton has gone to Corinth to
work.
HIP. Warren has nearly finished his
tin shop and is moving into it.
Newell Stetson has gone to work on
the Boston 4 Lowell railroad. His
wife is visiting at E. P. Piper's
Sabre Clement is at Warren for the
winter.
II. S. Carleton spent last Sabbath
at home.
Imogene Sanborn has gone to Mass.
Mrs. S. B. Hayes is visiting friends
at w. r. Junction. rHE 4f4'
The community have decided to put
a coal furnace in the Union church.
F. A. Porter is moving into the ID.
G. Abbott house. tH#I
Mrs. E Peck has returned to her
western home.
Mrs. Alex McLane is on the gain.
Mrs. w. III. Gilmore is suffering
with sprained ankle.
H. L. Rice will publish circular
and price list i'm few davs which his
patrons and others will do well to read.
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Post.M0rtem Honors.
SALMON P. CHASE.
HIS REMAINS REMOVED TO Ono.

Thirteen years after his death the
citizens of Ohio have honored the
memory of Chief-Justice Chase by re-
moving his remains from Washington
to that Commonwealth, where they
have been received with great TODD and
pomp, and now rest finally in Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. OHIO has
done we'll to recall the record of honest
and capable labor made by Salmon
Portland Chase, one Of Americas great
est men.
He was born in New Hampshire in
1908, the son of farmer. In 1926 he
graduated at Dartmouth College, and
then went to Washington on the miser-
able errand Of the office-seeker. He
failed and taught school for awhile
in the Federal capital. In 1880 his
name was enrolled in the list of Ohio
lawyers. Only four years after his adj
mission to the bar he was given the ap-
pointment of solicitor in Cincinnati, for
the Bank Of the United States. Early in
his professional career Mr.. Chase took an
advanced position with those who resist
ed the demand of the South for the ex.
tension of slave territory, and was a
recognized leader in their ranks. He
was elected Senator in 1S49. In 1852
Mr.. chase left the Democratic party, to
which he did not return until late in
his life. He opposed the Nebraska
Bill, and in the debates on the Missouri
Compromise and the admission of Kan
sas was true to free-soil principles. In
1855, and again in 1857, he was elected
Governor of Ohio. He was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury in 1861, and
held the Office until July, 1864, original
ing the Greenback system, by means
of which resources were provided
wherewith to prosecute the war. Mr..
Chase succeeded Nh. fancy as Chief
Justice in 1864. He was struck with
paralysis in 1870, from which he died
in 1873.
Mr.. Chase was prominently named
for the Presidency several times, the
first time when the Republican party
held its earliess convention. At the
Democratic convention of 1868 his NOM
nation was urged.
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BOSTON MARKET QUOTATIONS

BOSTON. Oct ~.
Flour and Grain.
FLOUR Cana liam p tent s4.i5 Ss4.55f DBL MIN
nesota spring. S4.s5 ii.
CORN-fr m yellow, Sic mixed %}1'.
OATS Choice clipped, 80 1874.
the above quo ations are for car lots
Provisions.
PORK-FrIme mess, Sl4 els 80 bbl old mess
1880 ew mess Sill. 50 al2 hams. IN Sl5c Dbl.
FRESH BEEF-Choice steers, S59c = n; hsht
Q &C. - a.. 800, mo-. q.
good a,c; choice Brighton mutton, .y'>ec.
LARD-is7Ac Y in tierces. ~ ssc In III
p Ills.
vEAL-Choi.e. s99:.
Farm Produce.
BIJTTER-Im tation creamery, i'S2sc Nermons
nrw milk dary, % o27c: eastern creamery HsSSo'
EGGS -Eiste,n ex :, &c; western cloi;e, slc,
thEESE-Northern new, 12Sl.tc
IuJLTRY-Cnoice chicxcns, l1SlSc; fresn kiueo
near by fowls. l? Is.
HAY-Prim. ls.5J s1s choice eastern SIS lsF ton
NEW 20 rATOE Extra native, ~ soc: bus
TRU X Cabbage. - IS loO turnipA "; foush;
native shell beans 81 Is : bush marrow squash
Joe y oh ; on ions. s2s22 Dbl Carrots' JUG oass
native tomatoes. 50 s15c oush
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PRODuCE.

Rutter is firm for choice grades. but trade
is dull. We quote extra Northern and East
ern creamery ut " q soc, Western creamery
at Is a 29c. Northern dairy ct "a ls7c,
Western dairy at 10 @ 14c, Imitation creamery
at Is "a tic, and ladle packed at ~ g LOG per
10. Cheese is quiet and steady, with sales OF
and low grades at 6 "a &c. as to quality. Eggs
are EASY and have been dull, with sales OF
Eastern extra at % and fancy at %
Nev York 22Hc. Western at 14ac
and Nova Scotia at 1917 @17 per doz. Beans
are steady and IN good demand. with sales Of
choice Vermont al 81 70 q %; New ! ORR
.t q, aO ri 10: and medium at 81 SO @ 30
ner bush, including hsnd-picked.
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Free Trade.

The reduction of internal revenue
and the taking off of revenue from Pro-
prietary Medicines, no doubt has large
ly benefited the consumers, as well as
relieving the burden of home manu-
facturers. Especially is this the case
with Greene's August Floscer and Bos-
chee's German Syrup for cough and
lung troubles, have perhaps, the larg-
est sale of any medicines in the world.
The advantage of increased size of the
bottles will be greatly appreciated
by the sick and afflicted, in every town
and village in civilized countries. Sam
pie bottles for 1Oc remain the same
size. wv
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Died.

In West Corinth. Oct. 10, Sidney Thurbcr
aged 50 years.
In West CorInth Get. 10, Ransom Darling,
ged II years.
In Piermont, N. H., Oct. Is, Mrs. Phillnda
Merrill, widow Of the late Josiah Merrill,
aged 81 years.
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NOTICE |!

Having disposed of my business l
shall leave Oxford within thirty days.
All having business with me will please
call and settle at once.
DIR. A. w. BLAIR.
Oxford, N. H., Oct 90, 1886.
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SCOTS EMULSION OF PURE
Cod Liver OIL with HypOphosphites.

For Lung Troubles and Wasting Diseases
DR.. j. Simonaud, New Orleans, La. says
"ScOtt's Emulsion is the finest preparation OF
the kind ever brought to my notice. In al
fections of the lungs and other wasting disea.-
es, we may consider it our most reliable agent
in perfectly elegant and agreeable FORM"
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Another Marvellous Cure Without Seeing
the Patient
WHAT WAS 1T, JOHN

WHAT WAS 1T, JOHN,
That made your face so Gle ,r a1d free from
pimrles, said his sweetheart. Why, don't
YOU know, Eva? For over year took
everything could think Of without helring
me, then { bought two bottles Of Sulphur
Bit, RS, and no havenot ore pimple on my
face. 1t Is the best blood eanser ever saw
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RUSSELL SAGE

Is we'll known operator in Wall st. who is
gener lily considered as "up to snuff" Hence
Ii may have been quite natural that country
man who reads the papers recently called at
his Office and asked for package of Dr. Ssges
Catarrh Remedy. He discovered his mistake
but made no mistake in the article he called
for. This remedy when applied with DR..
Piprce's "Nasal Douche" will surely and rap
idly eradicate the most aggravated case of ca
tarrh with all the unpleasant and dangerous
accOmpaniments.
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RALE's HONEY is the best Cough Cure, 25, &c., 81
G.E"N'S SULPHUR SOAP heals and heautiics, 25c.
| Eh,.AN CORN REMOVER kills Corns &; Bunions, 25c.
LIS hAl3 & WRlsKER r"G- Black s. Drown, 50c
'""T TooTEhcFs Hr"r -'irc Il. !, Minute &c.
-. RI.EC..,-.-~ -. 4 e.:.c e-c, Toe.
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LYME.

Adna Chase and wife have gone to
Nashua, N. H.
James Morrill, and his wife are re-
joicing in the advent of son.
George Fellows has gone to White
River Junction to open Photographic
saloon.
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One cannot obtain a better idea of
music in SO short time as by joining
the chorus at the Musical Festival at
Bradford next week.
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II pave used your Ath ophoros for rheuma
tism and will say that less than a bottle en-.
tirely cured me, taken as soon as l began to
feel the PAIN" Is the testimony OF John S.
sampson Of Taunton Mass., to AthlophOros'
many virtues.
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Neuralgia. rheumatism, erysipelas, tumors,
swellIngs. sore throat. tOOthAcne Ind all 9th
er aches and pains are promptly cured ny Sal
yatlon Oil Price 25c. Sold e. erywhere.
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Purify your blood, tone up the system and
REGULATE the digestive organs by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggists.
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Ladies why suffer in sill, nce when yeu can
OBTAIN sure aud permanent relief by using
Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Male weaknesses and loss Of power pl 0mpt
ly cureu. Book 10c IL stamps. Worlds
Dispenssry Medical Assn. 663 Main st. Buffa-
o, N. Y.