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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
A Telegram from Gen. Lee.

s. &. Mcdonald, of Winnsboro', 8.
c., Il veteran telegraph operator and
recently agent OF the South Bound
Railroad at Estill, has what he be-
lieves TO be the last telegram sent by
General Lee. 1t is addressed to the
mayor of Columbia. s. c., and is a
reply TO a request from the citizens
of Columbia thai they be accorded
the privilege OF rendering him pub
lie reception. The telegram is writ
ten on a torn piece OF note paper. 1t
reads as follows:
'"Columbia, s. c., March so, 1870
TO Mayor Mckenzie: shall be very
happy to see the citizens Of Columbia
and to take each by the hand if they
will pass through the car, BUTT must
be in avery quiet way, as | ain quite
indisposed and must pass on.
Il. L. LEE
General Lee and ono of his daugh-
ters were on their way from Richmond
70 Florida. and the dispatch was writ
tan on the train at Winnsboro, and
was handed to Mr.. Mcdonald, who
,ras in charge of the telegraph office
There, and who forwarded it to Co
lumbia Mr.. Mcdonald preserved
the original dispatch and has ii neatly
framed and preserved as q relic 1t
is now st the residence Of his sister,
Mrs. Middleton, on Henry street.
Mr.. Mcdonald prizes it highly. he
has received q number of t'atrerlng
offers for it by those who desire to Sc
cure 1t us An historical relic. rs it was
written by General Lee and bears his
autograph.
veteran. He entered the service as g
nlember of the Palmetto Guards, OF
Charleston, and served through the
w&r. He is now a residentof Winns-
boro'. There is no relic of the lost
cause" which he values more highly
than what he has no doubt is the
greet Confederate leaders last teleg
ram.-Savannah {Ga.) News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
4 HAL Contract Cor o Ceat.

A man in Boonshoro', Washington
county, Md, thinks the times ere ont
of joint. He offered 10 carry the
mails between Boonshoro' and Keel
ysville daily EXCEPT Sunday free OF
charge. The distance between the
two towns IS some three miles, and
the bidder thought he was bidding
low enough to secure the contract.
But it was not awarded to him. An
other man offered 20 do the work for
an annual compensation Of one cent,
and to him the contract WAS awarded.
Now the man who wanted to do the
worh free of charge is trying to find
ont why he was not permitted to do SO
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

III the beginning of the new year
the Baltimore Sun is the first of our
exchanges to be remembered. both
for the pleasure it has given us in
the past and which we expect TO
derive from il in the future. 1t
stands st the head of the list Of all
tho. news2apersz published in the
progressiTe-Irf an respecTsi- 500 10 70
err opinion, the ideal newspaper OF
the day. 1t gives all the news and
presents it to its readers in so accent
sble a manner that no family in V1r-
GINA can afford to be without it.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

Rev. ]. [. Burrows, H. D., q dis
tinguished minister of the Baptist
denomination, known and admired
throughout the entire South, died in
Augusta, Georgia, last Tuesday.aged
- years. He WAS a man of great in
fividuali5y of indomitable viii and
speaker OF great dramatic force
TIE good he did lives after him and
gives him lasting place in the sffec-
,>ons of the Virginia people.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
Governor Mckinney is said to favo,


Governor Mckinney is said to favor
the appointment Of a fish commits
sioner who will take charge OF that
whole interest in this State. This
view will probably be recommended
by the Governor in his message to
the next Legislature. The idea is
that this commissioner shall be a
thoroughly competent man who will
devote his attention exclusively, to
the propagation of fish and oysters
and the investigation of these in
dustries. Not only are the shell fish
in deep waters to come under the
control of this office, but he and the
department of which it is proposed to
make him the head are to look after
the propagaJlep OF fish n the streams
If tsaS SsSSSSGY.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
Increase Is ReYenUes

RICHMOND, Va. january 4.-The
now oyster law for Virginia went into
effect the latter part Of the summer
and the first fiscal quarter ended or
rhe 31st of December. The receipt:
were about $11,000in excess Of those
for the corresponding quarter of 1891
under the old law. 1.-THE ratio is KEEP!
ap the receipts for the second quarter
January, February and March, viii
exceed by 1900 the receipts for the
corresponding period last year. It il
estimated that the new Law will bring
into the State Treasury at least 500
900 more per year than the old Law
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
The official statement Of Calife

The official statement Of Califor-
mas vote at the last election has
! cen given ont by the, Secretary OF
State. 1t shows that one Harrison
and eight Cleveland electors were
chosen. The vote in favor of the di'
ct election OF United States Sena-
tors by the people WAS enormous
Isl. 955 for and only 1892 against.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
TIL, result OF the late election i

Thu result Of the late election is
summed mp by the New York World
as follows: Harrison received a plu-
rality in only fifteen States, viz:
lows. Maine, Massachusetts,, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, 4ontana, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania,
paode Island, South Dakota, Yer
mont, Washington and Wyoming. "
I;c received majority in only seven,
viz: Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Penn
s,lvani;. and Wyoming.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

Hon. J. Rudolph Tucker, of vir-
ginia, prominently mentioned for
place in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet is
professor OF law at the Washington
AMI Lee University with salary OF
$1,000 per annum.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

The Government has profited since
commenced TO issue paper money
by the loss and destruction OF the
same, according to estimates made
at the Treasury Department al
Washington, to the amount of TWEEN
ty millions of dollars.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

senator John G. Carlisle it is
stated, has been rendered and will
accept the post OF Secretary OF the
Treasury in President Cleveland's
cabinet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

Nearly 500 houses were erected in
Newport News during the year 1892,
and 1t is asserted there is rota vacant
.i,0cse "a the psase.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

A Special Sale of the above named goods
will be made next TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
and THURSDAY, (January 10th, 18th and
12th) Days Only, at prices cut deep. cut
to clear the tables, cut to pay the custom
er who BUYS them AL we ask is to call on
either Of the three days named and you will
find we mean business. Remember these
prices are for 8 days only. Respectfully,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

PATs the best bnnng
Illuminating market This result due
employment OF highest 1aechaniea
detail and the OF the most approved methods
L is manufacture
Of which accidents havs oesgd
during which time millions OF gallons have been sold
burning quality WIN not smoke yon chneys and
but little than the inferior grades OF
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
Co ne An G. @ c. K, Y A.
A
good
combination.

If you want good Wrap for your
self or child, you want first, large
assortment Of fashionable garments
to select from-recond, you are very
careful about finding one to fit and
set nicely-last, but by no means
least, you want to get bargain for
your money. All these we arc in the
position to give our customers.
We spent last week In New York
hunting up bargains, and we suo-
ceeded so well that we bought too
many. Now they must go and we
have marked them at prices that we
think will clear them out before the
1st day oflJanuary. II you do not
want a Wrap possibly you want a
nice Dress. We can suit you in that
department also.with the latest and
best OF everything in Dress Fabrics
at city prices. If you 60 not want
either Wraps or Dress Goods, posi-
bly, you want some useful Christmas
Presents. We will mention some be-
low:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

Reed Rockers Qadies) s1.5O to 5000
Reed Rockers tchildrcn's) 200 800
Plush Rockers $50 1900
Cane Rockers 100 GEO
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Suppressing the News.

Thousands of Republicans in New Eng
land who detes It's bigoted Democratic
politics, have, neverths less, patronized the
Boston Herald for its news reports. The
astounding manner in which it has
suppressed Republican news duiiog
the continuance of the state cam
paign ia Massachusetts which closes toby,
has dissusted very large portion of these
men who have very properly transferred
that patronage to the Boston Journal. In
a mastery speech at Fitchburg last Friday
night Senator Lodge exposed the extent TO
which the Herald has been guilty of sup
pressing Republican news in the follow ing
language
Now | offer this la .he hope that it may
be printed in the Boston Herald. Laugh
ter and applause. That paper, as you
know, is perfectly independent psper
Renewed laughter We have lis own
authority upon that point uttered every
morning continued laughter but at the
same time doubts will arise and | see
tonight some figures given which have
Interested me good deal in regard
to that matter of the independence and viz
tue of the unblushipg Herald. A gentleman
of inquifing mind recently took occasion to
te,t these professions by carefully messur-
log the reports of political speeches printed
in DAYS issue of the Hecald, The day
selected was Saturday, Oct. 2S. The night
previous the leading men of both parties
we're on the stump. Reed, Greeuhalge,
yoicott Walker and Hen on the Rppub-
hcnn side. and the two Russells, williams
and u'Neil on the Democratic side. The
Herald printed Just 5G2 lines about the Re-
publican and ls92 about the Democratic
meetings.
TN the same morning the Globe, which is
regarded az a Democratic organ, printed
liti lines of the Republican and 1886 Of
the Democratic speeches. Now, the Gloh"
ia straight-out- and out party paper. IL
does not make many preteniiops to indie
pendence, and advocates the Democratic
party throughout. But it gave us very
fair show in its columns. whereas We were
suppressed almost entirely in the Indsp nj
ent Herald It only shows what extreme
virtue will enable newspaper 10 do.
Laughter
We have looked Saturdays Herald
through in vain for even mention of thi'
mastery address of Senator Lodge. Ii APP
pears to have been studiously ignored. II
confession on the part of the Herald that it
was afraid TO publish his vigorous remarks.
Our hunt for the remarks of Senator Lodge
Id US to see what relative space the Herald
had given the two parties in that issue
We found just 623 lines devoted to reports
of Republican meetings and 1871 lines de-
voted to reports of Democratic meetings
exclusive of long column "ad-
dress to independent voters" signed
BY about a hundred of the prominent Dem
ocra,s of Massachusetts. 1t remains to
be seen how long the Herald can continue
this bigoted suppression of Republican
news and retain any patronage from the
members Of that party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-07

The genial hamorist Of the Union AdTa-
este amuses hi nself by parsllslins extracts
from oar editorial Sep rtment I b chipping
from the press di-pa ehss upon our The
graphic p,gp. Il j. a harmless pis'i nc, an e
no one ,houl OBJ ct to i, If It amuses our
contemporary and keeps him eonten'-
Ell. Al the time Of the DsmoeraIic
national conventional we published in
,ur telesrsphic reports, the text Of the ma
tional platform adopted there but We do
not recall that any of its plstitudes were
ever used by any OF our exchanges, to es-
| tablish inconsist. nty in our editorials of
contemporaneous issue. The news depart
ment Of the Journal is for the people ire
spec;ive Of party. We do not necessarily
endorse, neither 10 we become responsible
for vi'ws that may be expressed BY the va
rious agents of the Associated Press, whose
very excellent telegrsphic service, we give
| to our patrons.
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Hss. aLa1y Neal, b one Of the noss
promfners sdvecstes Of free frade Ia the
Democxsfic parry. At the opening Of tte
CANVAS, be vas vssy estspoken n predict
ing desest for his 0ppsu<ns; but Of isae. be
hes been loud in eondemnins fhe national
admiaissrsfson nth hsvrsa deserted bin in
the extremity Of his canvass; . fact which
has been regarded ~ very good evidence
that he has come 10 look upon the chances
Of success ~ pointing In the direction Of
the Kspobiiean candidate. He has also.
within the la. week or tro. resosted to tee
direpatable tactics Of personally aSusisx
Governor MeKiniey. eourse Of &C ioa
which. from all indications, is not likely %
contribute materially 10 lis strength at the
polls.
In the remsininz states Ehas hold elections
today the issues. II not ~ sharply joined.
are neysrtheless important ~ are the ofees
Involved. Virginia sIeets faIl state tick-',
Pennsylvania -snd kentaeky elect Lszisis-
tures; sebyaska, member OF the supreme
court and three regents Of the university !;
South Dakota, judges; Maryland. comp
tsolier, seven judges and a Legislature. Six
Of these thirteen states wsre Republican, a.
The last national election AMI seven were
Democratic.
While. under ordinary circumstances, the
elections which occur today wouli not at.
traet special attention, they have At this
jsncturs a most important bearing. The
Democratic party, after tbiry Year, OF
wandering Ia The political wilderness, upon
the fourth day Of last March came into
complete control Of the national govern
ment in all It's branches. I, came to the
great responsibilities. which this trust I'M
posed, pledged to revision Of the tariff
upon free trade liaes.
The sweeping changes In our industrial
~ stem, bod.ei forth in its programme .has@
nsen the resson for one Of the worst in 'u-
trial panics ever known in the history Of
our connty. To-day the patton is dotted
With siieD. factories and machine shops.
Lerhargy and depression reign in the com
msrciaI ord while miIlions Of unfortunats
~sge esrners, unable to lad employment
are in destitute circumstances upon thr
verge of winter.
These facts have led the American peo-
pie. always careless of public questions in
times Of prosperity, to turn their attention
to the consideration Of national affairs to a
degree that they have rot done since the
close Of the Civil War; and the elections
which occur today must, to ZONE extent
embody the results Of their reflections
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w. .Studley & Co.,
Isl Water ST. Gardiner. Me.

dear old lady very fragile in body, and by
no manner of means as strong mentally as
her friends could wish.
The estimated gross earnings of the entire
system of the Rock leland road, both east
and west of the Missouri river for the month
Of October are S2,Ii3 ,293, an increase OF
| 1928 054 as compared with the estimated
earnings of October, 1s92.
There are $685. postnlistresses under the
{ nited States government, the largest mum
Der in sny state, 1853, being in Pennsy Iva
MIA, and one in Alaska. The Oldest is Miss
Martha f. Stone of North Oxford, Mass.
who has held her office 40 years.
Mr. Barnes of Durham, England, the
| eminent antiquarian who died recently, pos
sessed rare and splendid collection of
water color drawings and unique portfolio
of the cuts of Berwick. He was highly
accomplished man, fine scholar and an
enthusiastic collector.
| Two libraries, one of 1000 volumes on
the German philosopher, Kant, and the
other of 500 volumes on Spinozs have been
/ presented to Cornell University by A.
Abraham of Brooklyn. The Kant coliec-
ton is sail by President Schurman to be
the richest in the world.
Salem Mabowish, Syrian, who came to
this country with some of the Midway plais-
| ance shows has been ordered deported by the
treasury department. at the expense of the
| immigrant fund. as he was likely TO become
public charge. This is the first case OF
the kind in which the government has taken
action.
| Visitors to the White Honse are again
shown through the green and blue parlors,
which were closed for repairs, AS we'll rs
| the east room, the decorators having fin
i-hed tLeir work and the carpets having
been laid and the curtains hung. The red
parlor has been thoroughly decorated and
partly furnished, but in all probability will
remain closed to the public until the return
| of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland month hence
The gardens are in gorgeous color, and in a
| few days the chrysanthemum beds south of
the mansion will be a handsome sight. In
| is winter dress the White House looks
much improved.
The Sonth Carolina Presby terrain Synod
| ia session at Clinton, s. c.. last week, by 4
vote Of 63 to 40. declared in favor of Miss
/ Sarah Means, the telephone girl Who wa.
refused communion in the Presbyterian
church in Coiumbis because che worked 81
the Telephone Exchange for three hours
every Sunday. The Charleston Presbytery
had decided, With the session of Miss
/ Means church, against her, and adjudged
| that she had committed q grieyous sin in
attending to her business at the telephone
on Sunday. The case came before the
synod on appeal from the Charleston Pres.
| hytery. and bst crested great stir in Pres.
| hyt-risn circles in the state.
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People and Events.

South Africa has one WOODEN mill.
Brittany is to have 100000 candle
power electric light.
Twenty five thousand horses are used in
the carrying trade of London.
The total value Of exhibifs At the Worlds
Fair in bond was Ella 100000.
The crop of cotton seed of the South
will bring $50, 600 900 this year.
The life of Dean Stanley" which has
been in process of compilation for twelve
wears, Is to be published in the course of
the inter.
Electric clocks that automatically ring
bells Al the end Of each recitation hour or
period, are bring put into Il number of New
England schools.
Mrs. Alexander ireland, who won quite a
bit of favorable reuown ~ the biogrspber
of Mrs. CARLYLE, died few days SINCE at
her home in Manchester, Eng.
Mr.. S,oidsrd's lecture on Nearer India
il one of the most interesting in his series,
the illustrations being superb. His descrip-
ton Of the Tai Mahsl i, something in itseIf
eminentiy admirable.
James Patton. who was one of General
Lsfsyette's body guards when the distin-
gnished general visited this country in 1924,
died at New Windsor, New York, on We'd
nesday. aged ri years.
A remarkable growth is noted of silver
prune tree on the farm of James Wilkin-
son, near Corvallis, Oregon. The tree is
claimed TO show an actual growth of IL feet
from the bud in one year
Probably the smallest republic in the
vorld is Frsneeviiie, one Of the islanis Of
the New Hebrides. The inhabitants con-
siss of 10 Europeans and 500 black work
rnen employed by French company.
A paper mill in Kansas is turning out
tors Of paper made from sunfower stalks,
and it i. said to be superior to the paper
made from straw The lawIy ard disease
carrying rag seems TO be quite out of IT,
The Woman ! Literary Club of Baltimore
on Thursday lsss decorated With flowers the
graves of the poets Poe, Lsuier. Francis
Scott Key, the sculptor William H. Rine-
hart, and the novelist John p. Kennedy.
+ Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe, who il spc-
Ken Of By an incoasi.ierate writer - .'per-
feet specimen Of physical vomanhood, isa
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A Study In Ancient Literature

Il i. interesting to learn from the
language which he quoted as represent
ing Mr.. Bisines views upon the ques-
ton of wages in this country and EGG
land ~ss from state report issued
nearly thirteen years ago, The venerable
man ~ho edits that paper and who seems to
live chiefly in the past. and to employ his
time largely in Furnishing up remnants OF
the exploded theories of former decades,
quotes thi. repor, as applying to press Mt
conditions. During the last decade the
hours of labor have been reduced in al
most every state in the Union includ-
ing our own. England was the first to
move in this matter, bu, today iha hours Of
work in American manufactures are as
short A. they are in England, and to quote
the hours in force in the country thirteen
years age, as applying to present conditions,
is neither fxirnes. nor honesty. Further
more, the language quoted a. giving the
views Of Mr.. Blaine upon this matter, simply
embodied the official report of a consul
named Shaw, to whom due credit was given
In the context, fact which the editor OF
the Advocate was exceedingly care
full to conceal in his original ed
itorial. So far rs the views of Mr.
Blaine uron this question are concerned.
we have shown conclusively what they were
BY extracts from his writings and public
sddresses-nos thirteen years ago, but
down almost 20 the time of his death.
Blu. let US examine At greater length this
sucient report Cotton Goods Trsde of the
World ISL from which the editor of the
Advocate has furnished US with CARRIED and
misleading extracts. We shall find there
some very Interesting facts which he has
been careful to suppress. The most invid-
;ous lie in the world Is a half-trutli pres-n-
ted ss if i, were the whole truth The editor
of the Union Advocate forgot, of course the
oversight was not intentional, to include in
hi. extracts from the report in question,
taken from different places and so dove allied
together ~ to give the impression of a con-
nnuous statement, the following important
and duly noted fact;
.'Deducting from the number Of Ameri-
can operatives, say 10000, overseers, clerks,
mechanics and watchmen. to equaiize them,
relatively with the operatives OF the other
countries. ii viii be seen that while one
English operative runs little over So
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THANKSGIVING and PRAYER
ELECTION Returns.

The Republicans will receive the election
returns from Massachusetts, New ofk
Ohio. Iowa, Virginia. Maryland and Other
states where elections are held today
this evening in Grand Army ball. Iis-
patches will be received over the Western
Union line and the public is invited to be
present.
IL has been many years since so great a
degree Of interest was felt in the elestions
of an % year as 10 everywhere feh in
those which are to occur today. There
will undoubtedly be a large turnout this
evening 10 listen to the reading OF The
returns.
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The fashion or custom OF snen"ns
church 10 still in vogue in Augusta. Az
the churches Sunday had good conssc'
tons and the evening meetings hsd 'sss
audiences. Rev. Mr.. Williamson gave "
frat in HE series Of Sunday night 'sc'
1t the Congregational chapel. The
eree was 30 large that the parlor ~
thrown open and come cted with the ~.
ence room Of the chapel to afford ss
CAPACITY.