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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-08
Griffith found the Major sinking and

Griffith found the Major sinking and
quickly jerked the blade from his body.
Bridges sat down, leaning against gun
carriage. pressing his hand tightly upon
his breast to stop the flow of blood. A
moment his body to.tered, and he fell
over on his side. Life had flown.
Griffith had just wheeled around when
the clash of swords near him attracted his
attention. Hurrying to the scene he
found the deserter Of the Xenophon and
Captain Monteith engaged In deadly
conflict.
Don't touch him-leave him to me,
cried Mr.. Burnett, as Captain Alton was
about to run the Captain through.
Captain Alton found other work near.
A British tar was attacked by two un-
trained village boys, ana was about to
prove too much for them. The young
commander of Manoa just got in in time
to make the Englishman surrender. The
sailor was disarmed and put under q
guard.
At this moment Captain Alton heard a
clash of swords, and looking about saw
Captain Monteith fall, his skull cleft in
twain from stroke of the cutlass of his
antagonist.
The British never fully recovered from
their first surprise. The Americans had
a decided advantage over them, although
they were unskilled in the use of arms.
Less than hundred ever succeeded in
reaching the gun-deck, and of these half
were driven back; the others were slain
or surrendered within a few moments.
The combat had ragged about Thirty
minutes, when cry from below came up:
Quarter! quarter!"
Throw down your arms, then, and
your lives shall be gpared," cried the
American captain.
There was ring Of falling cutlasses
upon the lower deck.
The Americans paused, leaned upon
their swords and wiped the perspiration
from their faces. The battle was over
and they had conquered.
Griffith Alton looked about over the
bloody deck q moment, and then seeing
the deserter of the Xenophon not far
away, hastened to him and said:
MIR. Burnett, you can not appreciate
my anxiety in regard to certain young
lady who is prisoner aboard this vessel.
Will you be kind enough to secure the
prisoners, remove the dead and care for
the wounded, while look after her2"
Brave, noble fellow, you have served
your country WE'LL now leave all to me.
Hunt up the young lady and I will attend
to oil. I will even sail the ship into
port as soon as daylight appears. with the
American flag at her mast head.
Captain Alton thanked the deserter,
and, turning to British sailor, asked
him if he knew where the young lady
captive was.
Il do" the tar answered.
Then take me to her at once"
Come this way" said the sailor, and
he led him below. A stream of British
sailors were coming up the ladders with
out arms and the deserter was placing
them on the forward deck. Although
Burnett was recognized by many of the
sailors, they remained silent, doggedly
taking their positions.
Captain Alton was conducted to an
elegant cabin where the sailor tod him
he would find the young 'ooman."
He opened the door and O pale but
beautiful creature with cry of joy sprang
forward and was clasped in his arms.
-Olal"
Griffith" and O silence followed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-08

pistol shots at the Americans, and many
a brave fellow fell upon that deck never
TO rise again.
Suddenly from tha cabin there rosa
shouts high above the din or DaltIe, ana
q dozen British officers and sailors burst
through the band of flashing steel and
reached the deck.
CLOSE up the gap, never mind these,
thundered our hero, fastening to the
scene at the head of a score of men.
AHA, you knave, it is you whom We
may thank for this visit?" shouted votce,
which our hero recognized as none other
than Major Bridges.
1T is /, you scoundrel!" shouted Cap
tain Alton, crossing swords with him.
This shall be combat to the DEATH:
There was fierce fighting oil around on
every side. Major Bridges was not so
sion, and from the nrst captain Alton had
ward, he fought step by step, growing
himself separated from his companions
and confronted by so determined a man.
Bridges grew furious and began rain
ing blows upon the sword of his antago-
mist, hoping to drive him back. In one
and raised his sword too high.
In second Captain Atoms sword-point
dropped to the Br1ron's breast, ana nke
fash Of lightning che bright blade disap-
peared beneath his vest almost to the hilt.
Griffith seized the uplifted sword q, m.
but this procsution was unnecessary. The
arm was parslyzed, and the sword dropped
from the nsrveless grasp and rang with q
elaitar ON thA dank
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
SHOULD a writer of fiction depict such

SHOULD writer of fiction depict such
an overwhelming sea of troubles coming
upon q good man toward the close of an
illustrious life, as that which has fercely
broken upon Cyrus Field, he would be re-
garded as indulging in the greatest of i'm
probabilities. What more could come of
sorrow and trouble and family disgrace?
First came the death of his wife, a heavy
blow to an aged man and one from
which in the nature of things he could never
recover. But that was sorrow, cleanly, dig
n1hed, Christening, with no sting of other
pain than is natural and inevitable. 1t was
even while indulging his sorrow at the de-
parture of loved life companion that there
came into his household the grewsome shade
OF sons sin and crime, the results of which
were ruin, how wide reaching is not yet
known, the prostitution of the daughter and
daughter-in-law in that family and the soul
sickness of the father, which is
more terrible than his physical failure.
So supremely overwhelming combination
of disaster is all this that the father looks
upon death as n welcome release, and can
find only CLEAN of comfort in the hope that
his son may escape the obloquy of the worst
accusations against him in that living death,
called insanity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
PLUCKED FROM PUCK.

He-And you can only be. a sister to me?
She-That's all.
He-Then please kiss me goodby: my sister always
does.
elbow did you ever come to marry. old
man? Thought you d determined to stay single?''
II had; but was introduced one day to girl
who had determined never to marry, and our
thoughts seemed to harinonize so completely that
well, we married each other.'
Eve ate the apple, we are told;
Her trespass we deplore:
For she enjoyed tile mellow fruit,
Her offspring got the core.
Literary longings-Long hair, long fasts
and long accounts.
Here is some solid food for thought,
heard 1t at a recent ball
IT'S better to be kissed and caught.
rlen never to be kissed at all.
On the double-quick- interest
English tourist (in Central Park k)-And
what might be this 'orrid great beast?
Native-That's bear.
English tourIst-Hand was going through Wall
street hunarmed?
When we consider the matter subjectively,
bird in the bush thinks himself worth a heap
more than two in the hand.
A tacit understanding-The mute's.
Knocked at love with foolish mirth,
And made of Cupid but jest;
At last he took revenge, aud all
His darts are auivered In my brssss.
Most Of ~ 20 thrcugh life ccmpiainias
that We are misundsrsiood; iustsad, Ne ouept .
hs ysxy thankful Tor It.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
STRENGTH EXPRESSED BY COLOR.

a New ork engineer expresses an idea
in the Tribune in regard to color, which it
is surprising is not oftener held in consid-
Grafton. Bridges" he says, should be
always painted red and never white.
Why? Well, because, if they are white,
they look more frail than they really are,
and nervous people may hesitate to cross
them. But if they are painted dull red,
they look heavy and safe" This is very
true, as every student of color well knows
Or, for that matter, anyone of nice per-
ceptions and reflective turn of mind
Color expresses strength, lightness and
other qualities. The dark and dull colors
are suggestive of strength, the bright and
light ones of airiness and imponderability.
1t is for that reason that canon of art
prescribes that in the decoration of inte-
riorS the darkest colors, as rule, go near
est the floor, the brighter and
lighter ones toward the ceiling. The
same rule holds good in regard to exteriors
where different kinds of materials are
used. The foundation of buiIding-un-
less there is some popularity obviating
the necessity-should be darker of color
than the superstructure. tits unquestion-
ably following of the converse of this
rule that makes the old time Philadelphia
houses, with their white marble steps and
foundations, topped by walls of dull red
brick, appear so mcongruous to all ewes
hut those accustomed to the marked vio-
lation of one Of the color laws as applied
20 building.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
A TIMELY REMINDER.

A matter of Importance for all to re
member, and which is especially COM
mended to the consideration of many
young voters who have only recently at
tanned their majority and others who will
follow them, is suggested to the New
York Press by the recent death of Gland
Bili'' Allen, of Ohio. That journal edi-
torially calls the attention of those to
whom the full right of citizenship is new
to fact familiar to the older generation,
viz: That the Homestead Law, of which
Allen was the father, was a most vital
issue in politics just before the war, and
it then asks the question pertinent
to the young man who would form an
intelligent opinion as to the relative
worth of the two great political divisions:
(Which party was it that made it possible
for several millions of industrious toilers
during the past twenty-eight years, in
Guiding hundreds of thousands of foreign
birth, to acquire broad-acred homes, to be-
come members of the class that in Europe
is reckoned aristocratic-the class of land
owners?"
To anyone familiar with single chap
ter of the achievement of the party, the
answer is inevitable: ct was the Repub-
Ecan party, to be sure" And then our CO.
temporary continues: "From the start this
was cardinal doctrine of the Republican
party Abraham Lincoln was elected
President on platform which had as one
of its leading pianks declaration in favor
of free homesteads for the people. 1t was
during Lincolns administration that the
law was passed. This is bit of history
worth remembering. 1t is characteristic.
There is no longer any homestead law
issue. Both parties are in agreement on
the question. How in agreement? In
agreement that the Republican party was
right. just so it is with the question of
slavery, the question of secession, the uues-
ton of paying the national debt etc., etc.
And the great difference in the two par
ties has been all along the Republican
was in the right at the start and all the
way through-the Democratic party in the
right only at the last, when in spite of all
its opposition the right had finally pre-
vailed. This great difference still exists,
The Republican party is in the right on
the tariff and money questions now Is it
not time for the Democratic leaders to
change their record by identifying them
selves more closely with public sentiment
and interest upon great issues in place of
letting the Republicans take up the best
positions and contenting themselves with
merely antagonizing whatever the Repub-
licans favor?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
CANADIAN TRIBUTE TO PROTECTION

The trade returns of the Canadian Gov
ernment, as summarized in an Ottawa
special TO yesterdays DISPATCH, form a
high testimonial to the effectiveness of the
protective tariff in benefting American
farmers, and give the best of reasons for
Canadian eagerness to embrace the op-
portunities offered by reciprocity.
Although very considerable portion of
the exports of the Dominion, hitherto
coming into the United States, is diverted
TO England, as the best possible makeshift,
that measure does not afford close ap-
Proclamation to the desired relief, because
the prices received there are not by any
means as good as those formerly received
here. Partly because of this fact and
partly by reason of a marked decrease in
some lines of farm produce, owing to the
people having acted upon their leaders
advice, the revenue of this agricultural
class has been considerably cut down.
There exists an unquestionably deep
seated and widespread dissatisfaction
among the farming population in conse-
quence, which must have ultimately much
weight in the balance when the question
of reciprocity and finally that of annexa-
ton are weighed.
While the condition of the Canadian
farmer will excite certain amount of
sympathy, that matter must remain chiefly
with Canada for adjustment and relief.
To the American mind the significant
thing in the situation is that the Mckinley
bill has created the diversion of Canada's
exports from the United States to Eng
land. How great that diversion is in the
whole market may be pretty safely
figured by the simple rule of proportions.
Thus, the Dominion has sent to England
ten times as many horses this year as in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
PTTTsBURG, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1891.
TWELVE PAGES
sTRANGE IDEAS OF CIVIL SERVICE.

STRANGE IDEAS OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Whether or not there is anything in the
intimation that the charges Of irregulari-
ties in Collector Warmcastle's office are
brought with view of ousting him be-
cause he is allied with the Quay wing of
local politics will be best known when the
exact complaints are officially given out,
together with the official action upon them.
1t remains to be said for the present, that
SO far as indicated they do not point to
anything more serious than alleged loose
discipline among some of the Collectors
subordinates
But nothing could reflect more discredit
upon the administration than that in any
event the retention or dismissal of a
Federal officer should depend upon his
sympathies or attitude in a factional issue
within the party. President Harrison
cannot consider the removal of Collector
Warmcastle because of the friendship or
hostility of either himself or the Collector
for Quay or Dalzell. The question of
efficiency alone must rule.
The administration we think is too
shrewd, and so is Congressman Dalzell, to
COlnIllb OltHlStlNtS Is W SuCH eAtTduIullldIy
motives as have been outlined for them as
actuating the inquiry into the manage
ment of the Collectors Office. Whether
Nj. Warmcastle is efficient or not can be
shown by official investigation of his
office-but it would be civil service reform
with vengeance to make the tenure Of
that or any other public office depend
upon which side the incumbent might
take in local or State politics.
The department at Washington which
has charge of the internal revenue should
lcse no time in stating what the charges
are. As the case looks now the repute of
the administration requires this almost as
much as the Collector, who says he is not
even Yet fully posted upon the allegations
against him. If President Harrison were
trying during his term to act upon
Cleveland's commendable ''anti per-
nicious- activity" doctrine as to office-hold-
ers, there might be some show for raid
upon the Collector. But there has been
no pretense in other cases of living up to
this high ideal; and if activity is to be
permitted the public will be quick to see
the unfairness of restricting it merely to
obedience TO the interests temporarily in
favor with the administration.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
INDIANS WITH A GRIEVANCE.
Their ENJOYS Are Creditable Graduates o
the Carlisle Training School,

Their ENJOYS Are Creditable Graduates of
the Carlisle Training School.
CARLISLE, Dec 3.-[Specidl. IA party of Is
Indian chiefs and interpreters from the
Cheyenne-Araphoe Agency arrived at the
Carlisle Indian Training School this morn
ing from Washington, where they have laid
complaint before the Government author
tiles for not carrying out the terms of the
treaty for the sale of the Oklahoma strip
The price was 81. 500 900. One million of this
was placed to their credit in the United
States Treasury; $3.50 oaO was paid last sum-
mer, but should have been paid go days after
the execution of the treaty. The balance of
$3.50, 900 the Government authorities wish to
pay through the agency stores, and not pay
the cash.
Secretary Noble spoke favorably Of paying
them the money, but Commissioner Morgan
favored paying it through the agency stores.
There is great deal of feeling among the
Indians on the subject, especially against
Allotting Agent Mcpherson, who was ar
rested for trading their supplies. The party
is in charge of kish Hawkins, graduate of
the Carlisle Indian Training School. This
is quite recommendation for the Govern
ment school, as against agency schools, the
latter not being competent to take charge OF
party of this kind On SO important
mission,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON, of the
United States Marine Hospital, is Secretary
Fosters chief physician at present.
PROF. f. NICHOLS CROUCH, the COM
poser of the music for Kathleen Mavour-
neen," now lives in Baltimore at an ad-
vanced age.
THE life of the Earl of Dudley is insured
for So, ,oOO. .oo0 a high valuation when it is con-
sidered that American railroads allow S. 900
on an average for men killed in collisions.
THOUGH jay Gould never smokes he is
said to be an excellent judge of a cigar, and
the brands ne keeps on hand to give to his
friends are choice enough for the most ca D.
tious connoisseur.
THE condition of Dom Pedro, the deposed
Emperor of Brazil, who is ill at the Hotel
Bedford in Paris with chills and diabetes
improved yesterday and his physicians
Charcot and Bouchard, believe that all dan.
ger is past.
BISHOP PHILLIPS BROOKS has once
again displayed his sturdy common sense
by using his influence to secure for the Sal.
vation Army the right to have o street IA .
rade in Boston, which had been refused by
the political authorities.
PROF. WIGGINS has come to the surface
again long enough to poke fun at all astro-
Eomical calculations and to convey the i'm
portant information that the moon is 300 600
miles distant from the earth, and not 24O. 900.
as our ridiculous astronomers had SO foudly
believed.
MRS POTTER PALMER, of Chicago, is
now in New York promoting Worlds Fair
interest among the women OF the metropolis.
She will leave for home Friday. She ssays
the President will not consider the Fair in
his annual message, but make it the subject
of special message.
CYRUS FIELD is one of the new Amer.
leans who have a standing acquaintance
with Queen Victoria. Mr.. Fields part in
the laying of the early Atlantic cables OBJ
tanned for him presentation to the Queen
that meant rather more than such things
usually mean, and the acquaintance of
many years ago has been kept up by occa
sionaI meetings and communicat ations of one
kind or another
ANDREW JOHNSON, says the New York
Press, was the only President that ever stood
on foreign soil while holding office. 1t oc.
Cured during the famous "swing aroun the
circle" in 1866. while visiting Niagara Falls,
when he went in Il carriage to the Canadian
side, The President did not think at the
time that he had violated a precedent, and
it occurred to him only when he had re.
turned to his hotel and was alone with his
secretary, who promised to keep tho matter
secret.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
INDIANA'S CROWD ON OHIO.

About 100 Square Miles of the Hoosier
State Claimed by the Buckeyes.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 3.-[SpecioL. 1.-The reports
of Prof Mendenhall and A. A. Graham on
the Ohio and Indiana boundary line will be
filed with the Governor tomorrow. The re-
port of Prof. Mendenhall has been filed with
the Governor of Indiana, and his conclu-
sions are the same as in the document pre-
pared for Governor Campbell. In substance
it says the surveyors found the assumed
boundary line to be about one mile too far
to the east OF Butler, Ind. aboflt three-quar-
ters Of O mile in the same direction at Union
City.
1t Is also clear that 1t is ZigZag line de-
fecting toward the east and again to the
west,th probability being that on the
whole, it Is too far to the east. Altogether,
Indiana has about leo square miles of terri
tory that should properly belong to Ohio.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04

1889, which means that the Canadian
horse has not been in the race with the
American at all this year. Then there is
the item of eggs. Formerly Canada sent
England only paltry 5000 dozens per
year, but in the year now closed she ex-
ported the enormous amount of 3,500,00O
dozens, which means that at least 8, 497 900
dozens were prevented by protection from
displacing that number of dozens in the
United States, or reducing the price here
to figure at which the self-respecting
American hen couldn't think of laying
them
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
A Wonderful VO cano.


Charles F. Lumms. in st. Methodist
In the extreme eastern edge of Arizona,
some 40 miles southwest of the remote and
interesting Ind an pueblo of Zun1, New
Mexico, is a strange natural phenomenon-a
great, shallow salt lake, a1 the bottom OF
bowl-like depression some hundreds OF feet
deep and about three miles across. The
basin Is dazzling white with crust OF salt
crystals. About in the center rises Il small
black volcanic peak: and If one will take tho
trouble to ford the salt lake-which he will
nnd disasreeuble, but not dangerous, task
and climb the peak, he viii mad iss erssar
half Oiled by Q Iakeles Of puye, fresh water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
Influence of Language on Charact cter.

Dr.. Weir Mitchell in Century,
I am quite certain that if to-day France
and Germany were suddenly and miracu-
lously to interchange tongues, the two ma
tions would shortly undergo some unlocked
for alterations. l have known several peo-
pie whose superficial characterics were quite
different according as they spoke French or
English, although they were as fluent in the
one as in the other. 1 know of one woman
who is common and ill-bred as an English
woman, but who, when she speaks French,
which she knows well, is apparently we'll
hammered and rather attractive. Nor, as We
reflect, does this seem altogether strange
when we consider how much national char
acter has to do with tho evolution of lam
guage, and how impossible exact translation
is. L have heard man say that to read or
speak French made him feel gay, and that
the effect of like uses of German was quiet
i'm
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
Proper Place for the Democrats.

Chicago IOtcr-UceHH.J
The cities of the West stand a poor show
for the Democratic National Convention of
1892. The deep game now played by Gov
ernor Hill and Tammany is to have all the
State machinery in the hands of Democrats
next year. That there would be an eminent
fitness in holding the convention in Tam
many Hall few will doubt. New York
paper say>: "Here it is that the next Presi-
dent of the United States should be nomi-
mated, for here it is that he is to be elected"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
BosToN is ENJOYING the consciousness that

Boston is enjoying the consciousness that
she has two wildly extravagant excitements
which are exclusively her own and of a
truly cultured character. One OF these is a
threatened encroachment on the famous
common" for transportation purposes, and
the other is an even more intense perturba-
tion of spirit over the question as to what
Howells meant when he alluded to "that
period when even the swell in Boston had to
be an intellectual man."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04

IT appears now that the eminent Mr..
Brice, of Ohio or New York, is between the
horns of a dilemma. and both horns are
sharp. Is he citizen of Ohio or Is he not?
If he is he cannot well avoid payment of q
trif1e over sl5, 900 delinquent tax with penal
ties amounting to $l7,0Oo for which the Sec
ond suit was filed a. Lima Wednesday. II
he is not citizen of the State why then he
is confronted with that old Senate matter.
Take 1t all in all the life of Senator Brice is
not happy one these days.