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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-23

A Western editor (narricI saws he will
be glad TO publish the poetry ana Lonri
any poet who will find word to rilymc
with houscclcaning which is not wickedIy
profanc. ''''>~N''
1t IS said that barbcd wire fences conduct
lightning. a man who has ever sat down
unexpectedly upon one of those nuisancns
Will he convinced that they keep lightning
on draught all the time.
"CongrcSs cannot join the Knights Of
Labor, because it does not work." saws the
Philadelphia Times. A gyavcr reason
comes in the fact that it would under no
circumstance strike and stop drawing its
pay.
If the "heft" Of the poc!ictbook was, in
every Instance, commensurate with the
pronptings Of the heart, what glorious
Christmas it would be for the poor
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In all this we speak to you as those
who ferycntly believe that the coming
of Christendom i'm the earth means
brotherhood. We urge YOU, with sis.
terly earnostness and affection. 10
make the New Testatmeut vour text
book Of political economy and to ioin
us IN the daily study Of His blessed
words "Who spake as nover. man
spaKc." His pierced hands lifting M
inns sorroWtul bonightcd iworld into
the light of God. INV
In earnest sympathy let us 90 fo--
ward to work out His golden MO
cepts into the worlds life and law Inv
making, first Of all, His law and life
our own.
Yours, for good and home and every
land, FRANCES E. WILLARD,
CAROLINE Is. BUELL., President.
Corresponding Secretary.
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wanted were not in the Jail the would.ba
lynchers all rode away. They were all
white and unmasked. They conducted
themselves quietly and orderly, but were
evidently disappointed in not finding the
men wanted. The shelf, apprehending
danger to the prisoners, had procured an
ordor last night from Judge Withorspoon,
transferring Moses Lipscomb, Dan Rob-
erts, Bailey Dowdle, Prind Thompson,
Giles Good and John Good to Richland
jail, and they were started for Columbia
via Gastonia, n. c., thus preventing the
lylnchin8 of at least four guilty wretches.
A W 7.
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Burning Of the Beauty Of tho Mississippi.

New ORLEANS, December 14.-Thc
steamboat J. NJ. White, from VicEsburg
for New Orleans, was burned at 10 o'clock
last night, at Blue Store, Point Coupe, 30
miles above Baton Rouge. She had mum
ber OF passengers on board. Her cargo
consisted of $1,000 bales Of cotton and
5000 sacks Of seed. Several lives arc re-
ported TO have been lost, but the captain,
James T.. Muse, who was IN commnnI'
telcgrnphs that only one person, the porter
OF the boat, is known to DC lest. The
boat and her cargo arc Il total loss.
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The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

When the bids for the three new cruisers
for the navy were opened by Secretary Whit.
ney, 1t was found but three firms were com.
peting. Harlan & Hollingsworth Company.
of Wilmington, Delaware, Cramp & Sons,
of Philadelphia, and the Union Iron Works,
of San Francisco. Fer the 1700-ton and 500
ton gunboats the bidders were the Cramps
and the Reeder, Ramsey and Columbia firms
OF Baltimore. Bids that were expected from
firms in New York, Boston, Brooklyn and
Camden, were not forthcoming. Con-
spicuously absen was the bid from the
greatest shipyard in America, the only ship
yard where the iron from the ore can be
turned into the completed iron or steel YES
sci, and where the first three cruisers of the
new navy were built at a less cost to the gov
eminent than any other builders could
promise, the yard which John Roach built
up at Chester by his industry and energy.
The lowest bid on two of the cruisers was by
the San Francisco company, although on one
OF these the figures cannot be considered as
they are above the limit set by the act of
Congress- For the other the Cramps bid
the lowest. 1t is said that the facilities of the
San Francisco company and the Union Iron
Works, are ample for the work It is rather
surprising to the people Of the East that
there is on the Pacific coast plant capable
OF producing modern war vessels, even of
taking business away from the Atlantic
coast. 1t is nevertheless gratifying to know
that iron shipbuilding is flourishing on the
Pacific coast
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
OUR LITTLE GRANDCHILD.
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them on each hand, and as his blood became more
and more impure 1t took less time for them to
break out A sore came on the chin, beneath the
under Up, which was very offensive. His head was
one solid Scab, discharging great deal. This was
his condition at twenty-five. months old, when /
undertook tne care OF him. his mother having died
when he was a little more than year old, Of con-
sumption (scrofua of course). He could walk a
little, but could not get up if he fell down, and
could not move when in bed, having no use Of his
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The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

There seems to be no reason for believing
that the jury in the McQuade case was tam
pered with, surprising as was the result of their
deliberations. The instruction of the Judge
was very clear that they could not base their
verdict ON the testimony of accemplices, and
outside of that they were unable to find sufi-
cient evidence to convince them beyond a
reasonable doubt of McQuade's guilt. The
public had so generally settled down to the
conviction that all the accused boodlers were
guilty, that it seemed amazing to them that
there should be any doubt of it in the minds
of jury. But juries have to be guided by
certain rules, and almost all of these rules
are in the interest of the culprit. Indeed,
1t sometimes looks as if the law was alto
gether too jealous Of the rights of the man
on trial, and put the State at too great dis
advantage.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
OFFENSIVE PARrlsAnsnip.

At last we have from the creator of the
phrase offensive partisanship" definition
Of what it means. Offensive partisanship it
appears Is craftsmanship that is offensive to
the administration and its supporters. II
may be offensive to the great majority of the
voters Of the North, but unless it is offensive
to Grover Cleveland it is not offensive in the
official sense of the word. District Attorney
Benton's speeches were offensive to large
part of the people of the North because they
abused the Republican party to which they
belong. That is they were offensive to a
large part of the people who helped pay his
salary. But as he spoke in praise Of Grover
Cleveland and his administration he was not
guilty Of the charge of Offensive partisan
ship" District Attorney Stones speeches
rendered him liable to the charge because
they were not in praise of Grover Cleveland.
They were not offensive to any greater num-
Der Of the men who paid his salary than
were District Attorney Benton's, but they
were offensive TO the President, while Ben
toms were not Boiled down Mr.. Cleve-
lands definition of offensive partisaIship is
this: Partisanship that booms the admin s.
tration is never offensive; partsanship that
which does not is always so.
1t is well to have the meaning of the
phrase settled, so that office holders
may know just where they stand and what
they can do and not do. If they have read
the Presidents last two letters they are no
longer in doubt. They can speak to their
friends and neighbors" as often as they can
without neglecting their duties, provided
they make speeches in support Of Grover
Cleveland and his administration. But if
they eriticise either off will 90 their heads.
The unfairness Of such rule as that OF
course everybody can see at glance, but it
is the rule all the same.
When President Cleveland promulgated his
order forbidding pernicious activity among
Office holders undoubtedly he did not mean
that 1t should bear the Interpretation that he
has sought to put upon it in his letters to Dis
trict Attorneys Benton and Stone. What he
intended byitwas to forbid all office holders
Democrats as well as Republicans cir
culating about the country making political
speeches. Why this breakdown then? Sim
ply because he has discovered that he had
bitten off a very much larger piece than he
could chew. He made the discovery when Sem
ator Vest of Missouri called on him soon af-
ter the suspension of District Attorney Stone,
and threatened that unless he retraced his
steps Missouri would be against him in the
next national convention. The fact is the
Democratic politicians who never had any
sympathy with his civil service reform ideas,
and have been angry all along at the defer
ence he paid to the Mugwumps, have at last
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

succeeded in capturing him, and are now
moulding him over to suit themselves The
Mugwumps are no longer to sit on the box
and drive his administration. The Democ-
racy are now taking turn at the reins
Doubtless they are turningit round as grace
fully as possible. but the performance is nee
essarily pretty awkward.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

Every nation has its popular hero. The
jockey Archer, was mourned by nobility in
England; John L. Sullivan has thousands of
admirers in the United States; and now the
boss bull fighter of Spain, Mazzantini, has
set the Cubans all agog by arriving on that
island with some Spanish bulls Sufficiently
fierce to make really interesting fight"
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

The Supreme court Of Illinois has decided
that passenger who was injured on a pas
senger train carrying ''scab' workmen, in a
riot caused by an attack Of strikers, cannot
recover damages from the railroad company,
and that if he has any remedy It's against
the local authorities, who failed to preserve
the peace. The judge said that the railroad
was in the line Of its duty in transporting
the non-union men, and that it was under nc
obligation to carry police force to repel at.
lacks. The man injured was judge Of a
local Illinois court, and the jury gave him
$4,000 against the railroad, but the supreme
court overrules that decision.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

Our esteemed Lewiston contemporary
which has been devoting considerable space
Of late to PortlaRd's wickedness is, judging
from the following paragraph which we find
published in a paper that has excellent
facilities for finding out what is going on in
Lewiston, neglecting wickedness much
nearer home:
new class OF pafasltes nave sprung up In
Lewiston. Certain constables and specials make
regular ROUNDS to the barroOms of our city, order
all they wish TO drink for themselves and friends
and have II charged to their constable's badge.
Recently one OF them being intoxicated got into
regular barr0om fight and but for the inter-
ference Of his friends would have been locked up,
Our contemporaries attention is respect
fully called to the text of scripture, which
when literally interpreted enjoins it to first
suppress the home rumshops before it tackles
the rum sh ops in Portland and Cape Eliza
beth
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

The great lumber raft down in Nova SEQ
tia, has been given up, like the Tower of Ba-
bel, as bad job. Neither power or cunning
can get the great bulk of logs into the water.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27


When Ursus the Bear was King of the
Beasts-the elective principle then prevail.
ing the Interchangeable ackass, an obstre-
porous and calcitrant sert of being, was for
q time Court Fav0rte.
TO all the Beasts who had given their
voices to Ursus, the high favor which the
Jackass enjoyed at Court was most disagree
able
They pointed out to Ursus that the Jack
ass was an unpopular and obstinate Beast,
given to expressing crank ideas with his
heels.
His voice is peculiarly attractive to me. -
Ursus observed to the circumstances of the
older counsellors, because it is always sing
ing my praises. Besides, the Jackass I'M
like SC. many OF the Beasts of my kingdom
doesn't pursue the spOils."
In listening to the voice of the Jackass
Ursus grew to forget somewhat the Beasts
who had set him TO rule over him. "This
conduct was the more remarkable" said
Reynard the Fox, who was passing shrewd
observer, because everybody, unless it was
Ursus himself, knew that the Jackass would
not control the next national convention"
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

A crazy German in New York. who believes
that the social revolution is at hand, has
tried to begin it by firing five shots into
beer saloon. A sane man could not have Sc
lected better place for beginning the revo-
lntiOn
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
0H!MY BACK. my RACK

g. Pain, Inflammation and Weakness of
INK the Kidneys, Hips and Sides relieved in
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The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

Congressman Reagan, of Texas, is can
didate for the United States Senate He
was member of the Thirty-fftli and Thir-
ty-sixth Congresses, before the war; he was a
member of the Provisional Congress of the
Southern Confederacy; he was later the
Postmaster General of that same Confedera-
cy; after the war was over he had his polti,
cal disabilities removed, and again entered
the Congress of the government which he
had tried to overthrow. Now he aspires tc
the dignity of United States Senator. Sucl
career illustrates stability and spirit OF
tolerance in our institutions. such as no 9TH
er nation can boast
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
New York sun

The only way in which the civil service
can be made non-partisan is to remove the
special restrictions that Mr.. Cleveland now
puts supon Republican officeholders from
opening their lips ON public questions And
when it comes to that, what statesman will
attempt to say that they should be thus ST.
lent? Mr. Cleveland once had vague idea
Of trying it, but it has probably vanished
from his mind by this time. The fact is, and
nothing can show it more plainly than Nj
Clevelands letter on the Stone case, that in
this country the officeholders should be OF
the party of the administration. Under a
Democratic administration tire offices should
be in the hands of Democrats; and under 9
Republican administration they should be
held by Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

There is great overproduction of Bourbon
whiskey in this country; but what is want
ed Is an underproduction of drinkers.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
Milwaukee Sentinel.

The fact is, the Villas case and the results
of the election have combined to bring Cleye-
land into new state of mind. He hasn't
much time left in which to gain the favor of
the Democratic party, and secure the nomi-
toration of Benton is the beginning of rec
ignition of the Democratic Senators and
leaders
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
CONTRACTS by TELEPHONE.

The Missouri Court Of Appeals has rend-
cred decision to the effect that contracts
made through the telephone are binding.
This ruling is cOmmoR-Sense one. The tel
ephone is an instrument for transmitting the
human voice. If it can be assumed that it
fulfls its purpose-and no contrary conten-
ton is alleged--lt is practically simply a
No court would hold that the fact that a CON
tract was made between two persons talking
across wide room impeached its validity.
Providing that the telephone enables intelli-
gible conversation 10 be carried on at a dis
lance there can be no ground for questioning
the legitimacy of its employment for all pur-
poses to which the human voice contributes.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
PR OF. B o W N,

viii be away after Wednesday the 24th,
until Tuesday, NOY. 30th. Any orders
given his advance agent, Mr.. Burpee,
who will call at your residence or place
OF business, or left at the Preble House,
by postal card or otherwise, will re-
eeiye his earliest attention on his re-
turn.
Having received generous patronage
from Portland people In the past, he
hopes to merit the same In the future.-
PIeasc Notice the following Letters
PORTLAND, MAINE, Oct 27. 1885.
Prof BrOlCn.
My Dear Sir: In reply to yours Of -, am
pleased TO say that through the aid OF eye glasses
you made for me about three years ago, my eyes
have been benefited and my vision greatly I'M
proved. Now am able 20 use both eyes, while be-
fore was obliged to do an my work with one
eye. Previous 10 being fitted by you bad several
pairs Of eye glasses made through the advice OF
good Occulists, but must say that In comparison
with yours they were very defective.
Gratefully yours.
GILMAN NJ. WILSON.
No. "a Winter Street nov24dtf
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
lie BENTON PRECEDENT
philadelphia Press.

The sum and substance of the President )
action in the Benton case is simply this: He
admits that every federal office-holder Shall
be the judge of the measure of his own ac-
tiyity in politics The veriest spokesman has
never contended for more than that
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

The President is laboring inst now as
hard to increase his political weight with his
party as he is to reduce his corporosity by
massage treatment
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
Thursday the 9th Day of
December, 1886.

r. W.
The property is centrally located near the NJ.
O. II. II. depot and the Kennebec and Boston s. b.
Wkarf and consists of Brick Building 252x47 feet,
stories high, containing 15,616 Spindles, 1926 40
IN. and 2S AZ in. Looms. All in good condition
for immediate use, a part of the machinery being
nearly new and Of modern manufacture.
Power is supplied by two .Corlissn Engines,
each 48x20 inches with six Tubular Boilers
in which are the boilers and pickers
Brick Office story with basement, 57x25 feet
Mill and Office piped for gas and steam.
One frame story-store house. 58x40 feet
One large 3 story frame boarding house, directly
opposite mill.
Nine frame tenement houses divided into IA
tenements, part Of which have boen recently re-
paired and are in fair condition.
All the above buildings, except the boarding
house and one tenement are located in one square,
bounded, Northery by Academy, Westerly by
Second, Southerly by Temple and Easterly by
Water SITS. covering in the whole about 5000
square feet of land.
This mill has been in active. and of late, sue
cessIul operation up to within a few weeks.
The parties purchasing win take the stock in
process of manufacture, supplies coal aud repair
materials at an appraisal.
For full particulars and all further information,
enquire OF
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27

Portland 4 Rochester Railroad,
WGstbrook Manufacturing Co,

rItHE annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
Il Westbrook Manufacturing Company for the
choice Of officers and the transaction OF any ether
business that may legally come before them, will
be held at their office, No. 10 Central Wharf, on
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 1886, at 3 O'Clock D. m.
the Bylaws.
WIN. r. WOOD, Clerk.
Portland, Nov. II, 1886.
The above meeting will be adjourned to
THURSDAY, Dec I'd, 1886, at the same hour
and place. novi 8dtd
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
CURRENT COM M EMIT.

no CONTINUE THE PpBLIC TRUST.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-27
Bachelors Celebrated Hair Dye.
AUCTION SALE.
HallOWeIl Cotton ManufactlIr-
Ing Company.

A LII the property of the above corporation, sit
"A uated in Hallowell Kennebec County
Maine, viii be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder, on the premises IN said Hallowell, on