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Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

Goodbye to pain and care! take
Mine case to-day;
Here where these sunny waters break,
And ripples this keen breeze, shake
All burdens from the heart, all weary thoughts
away.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

| TIC CulllVdllOll Ill llGSG STATES.
This week, Tuesday, Aug. 31st.,
there occurred one of those natural phe
nomina along the northern portion of
the volcanic zone, which separates the
Northern from the Southern Continents.
Charleston, South Corolina, experienced
a most serious shock from an earthquake,
while Georgia, North Carolina, and 9TH
er places along the South Atlantic coast
felt quite sensibly the undulations of the
earth. The city of Charleston, South
Carolina, was very badly wrecked from
repeated shocks. Buildings were de-
stroyed and many lives lost, chiefly
among the INDECENT class of the popula.
ton.
A writer in Charleston thus describes
the phenomena and the awful uncertain
ty of life there:
Earthquake. Then all was wilder
ment. The long roll deepened and
pread into an awful roar that seemed
to pervade at once the troubled earth
and still air above and around. The
tremor was now rude and rapid culver
that agltated the whole lofty strong
walled building as though it were being
shaken by hand of Unreasonable DOW
Fer with intent to tear the contents assun-
der.
"lhere was no intermission in the vi
Oratons fthe mighty subterranean en-
glne' From first to last it was contin-
uouS JAR onl y adding force at everv
moment AS it approached and reach
ed the Climax of its manifestations if
seemed for few terrible seconds that
no work OF human hands could possibly
survive the shocks, the floors heaving
'lnoer loot, the surrounding walls and
partitions VlSibly swayed to and fro, the
crash OF falling mass of stone, brick
ana mortar was heard overhead and
without the terrible roar filled the ears
ana seemed to fill the mind and heart
oazlng perception, bewildering thought,
ana Tor a few painting breaths, or while
you neld your breath, in dreadful antic-
I IRsu n1n OF Immediate cruel death you felt
NE already past and waited for the end
d. tne victim with his head on the block
awaits the fall ofthe uplifted axe"
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04
DEAR FRIEND:

mad promised n myself, after ha1 measures
Cd my first impressions of the nls, ,e'si'.
to q write you those impressions pace ace was
!. is that am this delightful 1ul t'u na thus
ing giving myself the pleasure snol morn.
said delightful" because 'P tSs n
7 %ometer stands only about 80 ds,r o.s,'
3, nave not suffered as much from a,t S.
heat here as I have in Arkansas. 'v T. ,ns
is continual sea breeze, and that ts ,,'
pers' in great degree, the atmos a, s,,,
Without the trade winds life here f vnn'1
De unbearable; only those who enoa a
the advantages they give can fully ano ,9
late them, But I must begin with dl fl.
outside end of my ball of string and tbas
slowly unfold my information. '
arrived here on June 18th. at IN
A. M alter a voyage without any Incl.
dent of importance. was not in fl.
least sea sick so that I enjoyed the tip
The ocean was fairly calm, though the
officers told me that calm weather is Gen.
orally the rule on the voyages from NY.
to Rio de Janeiro. left Newport News
on Tuesday June 9Th. about 81. $50
that you will see I was about five and
one-half days in arriving at my post,
distance ofI35o miles.
The first day out we were off Cape
Hatteras in longitude "A deg Is min,
the next day off Charleston In Longitude
10 deg. IS min. ; the next, off S., Angus
tinein longitude 81 deg. 5 min 1.-THE next
off Cape Florida in longitude Is deg 20
min. the next, off Havana in longitude
81 deg. 80 min. and the next morning
at St. Thomas, which is in longltudeq
deg. S min, latitude IS deg. 20 mln'
Upon entering the harbor the toWnPfe-
Sents a very peculiar sight Can you re-
call the very earliest moments Oh your
life when with infantile delight you took
your set of new TOYS and placed green
house here and red house there lllDS
the intervening space withroWS Of Olo'0
outspreading trees? If So you can P, ..
ure to yourself the appearance Ili"' -
Thomas first presents. The various
colored houses are situated on three p'
jecting ridges ofland, or ratntl !, ~, n..
tons. for between them are Sllgn' '~ +
leys or savannahs. The hills DaIN .ts
the town run from east to weSt' anu ~ ,bp
projections spoken of reach t0"1 ps.t q
south. The range spoken Of back Ss,t y
the town, serves as handsome paw s;nt
ground to the whole. At one i,yp,
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

AND now there cometh up fashion
picturesque, graceful and of excellent
introduction 1t is the fashion of the
IVY worn as a political badge. The
ivy green" first sported by, the impul-
Slve denizens of the "little green isle of
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
Stranger than Fiction.

In 1885, on the 9Th day of May, Dr.:
Arthur Mitchell, Of Mississippi. enlisted
in Company + 100 Louisiana Volunteers.
Tor the Mexican war. He, had been
married few month before to an hciress.
As was supposed, the parents Of whom
were opposed to the marriage, and the
young couple had eloped from the domi-
cile Of the parents. In the fall Of the year.
utter the Doctors enlistment, Mrs.
Mitchell advised him Of the birth of q.
daughter, whom she had named Francis
Soon after this Mrs. Mitchell died, and
the fact was communicated to the Doctor,
also that the child had died After the
war closed there was nothing to draw
the Doctor to his former home, and he
went North and lived in different cities :
and finally went to Washington. D. c.,
where he engaged in buying, fitting up,
and selling fine horses. He made his :
permanent residence at suburb place,
Langley, Fairfax Co. Some time during
last year, friend in Mississippi wrote
to DR.. Mitchell, stating to his certain
knowledge that Francis, his daughter.
was still living. and that she lived
somewhere IN the Western Carolinas.
The Doctor was not rendy to encourage
any blackmailin scheme and was
skeptical; but something urged that
his child was in fact still alive: that she
had been taken on the death of her
mother by her grand mother, who was
40 opposed to the marriage. and had
caused the information to be sent to the
father, that the child was dead.
Francis had married one w. B. Cook i'm
Clark County Tenn, and that they had
moved to Gowansville, Spartanbure
County S. C. All these facts being
we'll established, on Christmas dny DR..
Mitchell left his home near Washington,
at the urging Of friends, to visit his
daughter. He arrived in Gowansville
by due course of railroad transportation
and was blessed with meeting his
daughter who lives half !. mile north
Of Gowansville. in unprctentious circles
of society, the wife Of ". B. Cook q
| respectable citizen, and the mother Of.
nine children who, are bright,and lively
and whom the Doctor says must receive
better education and bringing up them.
was accorded their mother.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
CandleniasS Day.
I VI ES N. IIIPSCOM U,
Secretary Of State.

From very early, inced unknown.
date in the Christian history, the 2d oc
February has been held ~ the festival of
the Purification of tn, Virgin. At Rome
the Pope every year otflciat, IS at this fes-
tival in the beautiful chapel Of the Quiri
nal. When he has blessed tho candles he
distributes them with his own hand
amongst those In the church. each Of
whom, going singly up to him, kneels to
receive it. The cardinals 60 first; then
follow bishops, canons; priors, abbots.
priests, &C., down to the sacristans and
meancst officers Of the church. At the
Reformation, the ceremonials of Candle.
manss Day were not reduced all at once.
Henry VIII proclaimed in 1889 "On
Candlemass DayI;it shall be declared
that the burning Of candles is done in
memory Of Christ, the spiritual light,
whome Simeon did prophesy. ns it il read
in the church that day." 1t is curios to
find it noticed rs custom down to the
time Of Charles II, that when lights were
brought in atnightfall. people would say,
"God send us the light of heaven !'
Considering the importance attached to
Candlemass Day for SO many ages, it is
scarcely surprising that there is uni
versal superstition througout Christen-
dom that good weather on this day indi-
Gates q long continuance of winter and
bad crop, and that its being foul is, on
the contrary, q good omen
IF Candlemass Day be dry and fair,
The half o. winters to come and \mair
II Candlemass Day be wet and foul,
The half o winters game at Rule"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
Mr.. Bayard to Resign.

WAsHINaroN, January Ia There is
q rumor current tonight that Secretary
Bayard will shortly resign his place in
President Cleavelsnd's Cabinet. This
determination, it is said, has been reach
ed several days ago, when it became ap-
parent that Mrs. BaYard mu.t die. The
secretary was on the point Of rendering
his resignation OH the sudden death Of
his daughter, but was persuaded not to
do so by personal friends and by the
secretary was very fond Of his chilcren
and Of his wife, whose illness has been
long and trying. He is very sensitive
man and has been worried somewhat by
constant pnblic criticism. This itself,
however. would not have seriously af-
fected him, but in connection with his
family Affections it served to add percep-
tibly to his burdens.
just now, on this second bereavement,
he probably feels that retirement from
the public eye and public criticism would
be the most welcome thing to him. TO
one in his present unhappytsituatio the
political game is not WORTH the candle.
He is.not only sensitive, but highspirited.
and will go out of office with dignity.
mourning only his beloved dead. The
sad event of to-day while not sudden and
unexpected as that Of fortnight ago,
will throw gloome over the social world
Of Washington which will not be easily
dispersed. Near friends OF Mr. iBayard
are Of the opinion that he will resign
within the week. q.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09

er thought Of so small matter in 1861.
Bv common consent our people adopted
"Dixicf as their popular air. but l am
sure there never was any concerted or
forced Introduction of" Yankee Doodle"
Very respectfully, j. N. CocuRAs.
ANDERSON, S. c.. January %. 1856.
Hon. J. n. Lipscomb, Columbia, 5. c..
Dear sir: regret that the within inqui-
ry and my answer to it should have re-
maincd on my table so long unmailed
penncd the answer as soon rs the pa
per was received, and Sunday intcrven-
ing before the next mail, it escaped my
attention. certainly have no rccol Z.
lection Of any such Legislation as that
referred to in the above inquiry.
Yours truly, B. +. WHITNER.
COLUMBIA, S. c., January 20, 1886.
Mr.. Aug. ID. Small-Dear Sir 4: l sent
copies Of your letter to me, inquiring as
to the charge that the tune yankee
Doodle" was interdicted in this State in
1861 by Legislative enactment, to q
number Of gentlemen who then occupi-
ed positions in which they would have
been obliged to know if such thing
was done and now hold positions in
the State showing their character and
standing. I send you the replies which
| have received. Twas a member Of the
House Of Representatives in 1861, and
can certify that know Of no such "in-
,er'!ict' or any thing like it. Now sir,
in justice and fairness, ctaim that you
publish what send you in full. thus
contributing to the truth of history and
doing only simple justice to a much ma
ligned people and State.
Very respectfully, &C.,
JAMES y. L1rsCoMB,
Secretary Of State.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
The Editors Of America.

The executive committee Of the In
ternal Editorial Association Of America
have fixed the time aud place of the
meeting of the Association at Cincinnati,
Ohio. on February %. next. The men,
bership Of tho Association is made to
include any person who is member o.
the Press Association Of any State <
the properly accredited representative.
Of such association. Each State Asso-
citation, in order to make the attendance
purely representative in character, has
been asked to send at lesst one delegate
from each twenty members, or one from
each Congressional District. and two at
large. The topics to be discussed at the
meeting are of wide range and Of great
importance to the. press of the country,
Major NJ. B. McSweeney. editor of the
Hampton Gmordinn, and President ofs
State Press Association, will act as one
Of tho delegates at large from this State.
He has appointed Capt. +. w. Dawson,
of the Ne,cs and Courier, as the other
delegate at large from South Caroli-
ma.
Major McSweeney has appointed the
following delegates from the various
Congressional Districts: lst District,
j. L. Sims. OF the Orangeburg Times
and Democrat Cd District, Col. Chas.
f.. K. Drayton, Of the Aiken Recorder {:
Sd District, Col. NJ. L. Bonham, Jr., of
the Abbevillc MESSENGER 4th District,
Col. +. B. Crews. Of the Laurensyille
Herald: ,5th District, Capt. +. H.,
Clarke, Of the Camden Journal 9Th
District, Capt, w. J. Montgomery, Of
the Pee Dee Inder 7th District, Mr.
8. H. Rodges, Of the Palmetto Post. =
1t is to be hoped that South Csrolins
will be we'll represented. and that steps
may be taken which will insure to. the
benefit of journalism in this State and
throughout the country, 81 5; III
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
D,vid R. Atohison died At ri. nome e.

Ovid X. Atchison died at his home in;
Clinton county, Kansas, on Thursday,
aged 20. The deceased was United States
Senator from that State from 1843 to 1856,
and was Vice-President Of that body.
He also bears the singular distinction or
having been President Of the United
States for one day. He was born Ia;
Fayette county, Ky, and early in HIsi
removed to Kansas, settling ID Piattsj
county, II. b,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
A Captains Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying
between Atlantic Csty and N. Y, hud been
troubled with q cough SO that he was unable to
sleep, and was induced to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. 1t not ouly gave
him instant relief, but allayed the extreme
similarly affected and single dose had the
seme happye effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Coleman
household and on board The schooner. Free
Trial Bottles Of this Standard Remedy Ut
Cothran + Perrin drug stsre.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
ALLISON STATION.

ALLISON nTATIOS>
BosroN. MASS, January IL, 1860
70 the Honorable Secretary Of State
OF South Carolina--Sir: We have a
little dispute. part Of which has appear
cd in the Boston Globe, over these
questions; Was "Yankee Doodle in
terdicted in South Carolina in 1861 I?
Has the interdict been removed? To
this .ippletoAs Encyclopedia says
''yes" to the first query. a GIode cor
respondent thinks the intcrdict was re-
pcaled by DEMONSTRATION" along with
all ''obnoxious' laws.
some laws Of 1861 must bc valid to-
day. The prescription Of yankee
Doodle" cannot be truly obnoxious to
any, and might be agreeable to many.
Will you kindly give me the facts,
or:pass my inquiry over to some one who
can aswer it and has opportunity |
will gratefully appreciate the favor.
Respectfully yours,
AUG. ID. SMALL.
SrATR OF SoUTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE.
COLUMBIA, January IA, 1886
Dear Sir: Enclosed ! send you IL
copy Of n letter seeking ''facts'' as to u
charge that the tune Of "Yankee
Doodle" was iRterdictcd by either
Legislative or Executive authority in
1851. That year you were ---
Please give me in writing your rccol-
~tectisuss ssnnti whether any such, Inter
dict' ever was made.
Very respectfully,
JAS. Y. L1pscoMB,
Secretary of State.
The Recollection OF Chief Justice
Simpson.
CoLUMn1A. S. c., January 1G, 1896.
Hon.J n. Lipscomb: Your letter Of
inquiry AS to the "tune Of Yankee
Doodle" being interdicted by Legislu-
tive or Executive authority in 1861, has
jnst been received.
In response can say that I was II
member of the State Senate in 1861.
and that never heard Of any such in
terdict. II it was done by Lrgisla-
tive enactment of course it would
appear upon the statue book. No such
Act can be found. The Governor
has no authority to proclaim such an
interdict, nor wns such proclamation
ever made. The whole thing is ridicul-
Gus and absurd. Very respectfully,
w. ID. SIMPSON.
Justice MCGOWAN Knows Nothing
About it.
COLUMBIA, S. c., January l6, 1886.
Hon. James n. Lipscomb, Secretary
Of Statc-My Dear Sir: have received
your note, asking for "facts'' as to the
charge that the ''tune Of Yankee Doodle
WAS interdicted in this State by Lcgis-
lative or Executive authority in. 1861"
car, hardly think it necessary to notice
in any way such ridiculous and absurd
statement. But as Mr.. Small. who
makes the inquiry, may be animated
by the desire to brand false
hood, and vindicate the truth
Of history, even in SO small a matter, /
answer that ! was n member Of the
Legislature in 1861. and can say most
positively that never even heard such
thing suggested, either publicly or
privately. Any statement that there
ever was such "interdict' by authority
Of the State is simply false. have the
honor to be. &C.,
Your sincere friend.
S. McGOwAN.
State Treasurer Richardson.
u CnIu uMaIA 8 C. Ian 12 lQQG
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
other time by the Legislative or Execu

other time by the Legislative or Execu-
tive authority.
The removal Of such 'interdict,"
therefore by Reconstruction or other
wise is equally chimerical with the un-
founded author of Appleton's Encyclo-
pcdia that it was ever made.
a statement so absurd is scarcely
worthy of reply, and should utterly dis
credit any republication giving currency
to such wholccloth fabrication.
A prompt correction by the publishers
Of SO gross n fabrication Of history is
due to truth, due to the public, and
especially due to themselves.
Very truly yours,
j. p. RICHARDSON.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09

CoLUMnIA, s. c., Jan. 18. 1886.
Hon. james N. Lipscomb. Secretary
of State, Columbia, s. C.-Dcar Sir
Yours Of the 14th enclosing letter from
Aug. N. Small containing the inquiry !:
was Yankee Doodle interdicted in
South Carolina in 1867 received to-
day.
l was member of the Legislature Mt
the time mentioned, and can assert posi-
lively that no such ''intcrdict' WAS ever
made in this State, either then or at any
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
Yankee Doodle Doc!
TIE NEWS AND COURIER BUREAU.
lO3 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, Jan. 3O.(

TIE News AND COURIER BUREAU.
lO3 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, Jan. 3O.}
Some time ago Kansas or Missouri
man seriously inquired Of the Secretary
Of State whether the tune Of yankee
Doodle" had been intertlictcd in South
Carolina at the beginning Of the war.
The question was smilngly reproduced
in the Ne,cs AMI Courier as curiosity
OF igronancc. The problem has now
reached Boston, and as it seems to have
excited a newspaper controversy there,
the Secretary Of State has undertaken
to disprove it. The papers in the case
are reproduced below.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10

Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta.
General Passenger Department,
COLUMBIA, s.. g., July 10, 1885.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10

Mr.. Richard Reed, a young
Georgia planter who began farming
7 years ago with Il mortgage OF
$1,000 over his place, and who has
since cleared $4,000, attributes his
success to giving personal attcn-
ton to business and to raising his
own provisions. He says: 81
never saw II man who did not raise
his own corn that made money in
cotton. ! never saw a corn raiser
that wasn't Il prosperous farmer
You can often figure out that yon
can buy corn cheaper than you can
raise it-but that is only on paper.
Corn raiscrs always pr0spcr-thc
others fail. My cotton crop is al
ways a cash surplus. l make my
other crops carry the farm"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
T, J. PLUSs. J. W. PBRoUso
NEW FIRM.

Tho old firm of Boyd, Pluss & Co.
having dissolved by mutual con-
sent, the undersigned have formed
Il co-parIuership and will keep n
full Stock of Family Groceries and
"lantation Supplies.
We r also Agta. for Waudo Fer
tili8er and Acio Phosphate.
Ea Mr.. Pluss, in behalf of the
old Firm, takes this opportunity to
extend his thanks for past favors,
and now solicits for the new firm,
Il liberal patronage.
Our friends will please notice
that we occupy the handsome brick
building of Mr.. G.. +. Little, on the
corner of Main and Harper Streets,
where we will be glad to welcome
them.
PLUSS & FERGUSON.
L%aurens, S. c., Jan. %, 1886.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10

According to an exchange Pres
ident Cleveland dresses well. His
usual suit is one of black broad
cloth, with the coat double breasted
and tightly buttoned about the
body. He wears good boots, and
these always shine brighter than
than those of any of his callers.
His linen is always white and he
puts on q turnover callar every
day. His favOrite necktic is one eff
black, very quiet and modest in it's
tie. The President ties it himself,
and he does not require tho assist
ance Of a valet IN making his toilet.
He wears a moustechc, which Is
rather heavy and OF a brown color.
The rest Of his face he shaves with
his W hands every morning.
President Arthur had his own bar
Der come to the White House and
shave him. Arthur bought many
fine suits Of clothes, aad he used
more while in the White House
than Cleveland will get away with
in n lifetime.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
NOTICE..

BY virtue of q chattel mortgages
executed by Alonzo l.. Crawford
to Resb, O'Connor b Bailey, on the
18th day of June 1885, and recorded
in the Office OF Register Of Mesne
Conveyances for Laurens County,
October 9th, 1885, ] will sell at
Laurens C. H., $. O, on Feb, 18th,
one Pool Table and Fixtures, to
satisfy the above stated mortgage.
N. d. FRAMES,
Agt't. for Mortgage.
Feb. Sd, 1886.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
NoFTTCE1

The following gentlemen are APP
pointed az Supervisors Of the Pub.
lie Highways for the year 1886:
Young,s Township-Wash III.
Drummond.
Diaps Township--Ludy Bolt.
Sullivans -Enooh Mitchell.
Waterloo u. T.. Goddard.
Cross Hill Mcneil Simpson.
Hunter -Rhett Copeland.
Jacks GO. @. Young
Scufietown Ct. j. Little,
Laurens -Capers Hcllams.
Said Supervisors will select over
seers Of all the public highways In
their Township, and direct said
overseeFs to call out all persons
liable for road working, and see
that their public highways r put
In good condition on or by the Ist
of April next, and each supervisor
make their report by the 9Th day
OF April next, to the Board of Coun-
~ Commissioners, at Laurens G.. H.,
otherwise the law will be enforced.
j. w. LITTLE, c. b. c. G. l.. 6.
Feb. 10, 'S6, 90 at,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
j A Madden,

Colorcd prdachcrs in Georgia be-
peaceahly ifthcy can, focibily if they
must. One in Cobb county puts a
definite amount of the salay debt
on each member ofthe congregation
and when they have nc money he
makes them work on his farm until
they pay off the debt.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
Photographer.

Having located in the Fowler
Building, ovcrthc stores of John ID
Sheahan, for the purpose Of taking
Photographs and Ferreotypes, and
also Copying and EnlarRing, I am
prepared to give you satisfaction,
having had ten years experience.
Call and get Il shadow before the
substance fades.
Pictures taken on cloudy as well
rs a fair day.
j. r. GLAXENER.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10

"A sentimental bride put the
following question 70 her mother
on the eve of her wedding: "How
long does the so-calied honeymoon
lasts" Her practical mamma re-
piled: 9TH you ask your husband
for money"