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lite Infertile 3Mcs5pget\ VOL. I. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1884. NO. 5 WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA and a co cat a railroad. Ooinfj Sou h No 48 No 40 Leave Wilmington S 30 p in II 10 p m Arrive at Florence 1 50 a m 2 20 a di Arrive at Columbia ...... .(J 40 a in Going North no 43 no 47 Leave Columbia 10 00 p m Leave Florence 4 60 p m 1 62 a m Arrive at Wilmington 7 40 p m 6 10 a ni Train no. 43 stops at all stations; nob. 48 aad 47 atop only at Brinklej's, Whiteville, Plemington, Fair Bluft', Marion, Florence, Timmoiiuville, Suaiter, enmden junction ard KuMtover. Passengers for Columbia and all poiuts on c * o r r, C, c a a k r, Aiken Junction and all points beyond, should take no. 48, night express. Separate l'ullman sleepers fer Charleston and Augusta on trains 48 and 47. All trains run solid between Charleston and Wilminrton. QPABTAXBUBO ASI) O ASIIKVILLE RAILROAD Oo and after Mar 12, 1884, paHBcnger trains will be run dally, oxcept Sunday, between Spartanburg and Hcndersonvillc as follows: UP TRAIN. Leave K. A D* Depot at Spartanburg 0 00 p di Leave Spartanburg, A. L, depot 6 10pm Leav* Saluda 8 59 i> m Leave Flat Rock 9 15 p jn A rriTe Hendersonvilio 9 SO p .n DOWN MR.4IX. Leave llenderxonville 8 00 aru Leave FlHt Ruck 8 15 a m Leave Saluda 9 08 am Learr .4 ir Lino Juuction 11 25 am Arrive R. A I) Depot Spartanburg.il 30 a m Trains on ibis road run by Air-Line time, lfoth trains make connections for Columbia 'and Charleston via Siiartanburg, Union and Columbia: Atlanta and Charlotte by Air Line. JAMKS ANDERSON, Superintendent. ?10N'I>KNSKI) TIME OA HI) Magnolia Passenger Ronte. lit TTect September M, INH4. ooixa Borm. I/tare (irtinwond *3 30 am 14 00 pin Arrive Augusta ,..)1 SO iiui 8 60 pm I.eave Augusta. 10 80 am 6 00 pm Arrive Atlanta * 45 pin A 40 aui Leave AuguBta II 40 am Arrive Beaufort ..... 5 50 pm " Pnrt Royal S 05 j?ni Ohnlraton ...6 50 pm Savannah 6 42 pm " Jacksonville 9 00 am OJN? NORTH. l.e*ve .lacksoaville. 6 .10 pm '! Savannah 6 15 am " Charleston OlHuni l.rfave Port Keval 7 2.1 am " Beanfnrt. .. 7 37 am " Augnatt 1 An pm J.eave Atlaata +8 50 pin Arrive Augusta fl 10 am I.eave Augusta 4 W jiiu 5 40 am Arrive (Ireeawned 9 60 jmi 11 30 am Tickets on sale at Greenwood to all points at through rates?baggage checked to <lestiaatieo. Dailv. fDailv, e*ceut Sunday. W F. Ahki.i.max, Traffic Manager. .1 X. IIasb, Ruperiuteiulcul. antic coast link, - 7 PASSENGER DKI'AUMMHXT, I Wilmintj/on. JV\ ////// H/(h, ISN^. NEW LINE between Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina. - fnNnr.NftKn fii'HKitri.K. ??ISS KOI NO WEST. KAST. 7 () aiu I.t .. .Charleston . Ar. 9 45 pm 8 JO " ' ....Lanes " 8 05 " ?i *48 " '' ... Sumter " 6 55 " 31 Oil pn Ar... Columbia I.v. 5 30 " 2 >1 " " .... Winnsburo .. " 3 48 " ' 1 45 ' 't . Chester " J 44 ' I ? ii " '* .... Yorkrille ' 1 00 " j 25 " " ....Lancaster " 9 00 " j * 60 ? " ....llock Hill 2 00 ? *15 " " ....Charlotte " 1 00 " I IB pa Ar... . Newberry . . . l.t % 02 pin HOtt " " .... Greenwood.... . " 1248 " j 0 50 " " l.anrens " 7 40 nm 5 18" ? Andemon " 10 33 " 1 " " (ireeurilie '* 9 5ft " 7 #3 " " ... .VTalhalls ? 8 50 ? 4 45 " ' ....Abbeville *' 11 00 " 1 50 " .... Spartanburg.... " 1050 " 9 St f" " J. .. Hendersonrille . " 8 00 " T i,-. m.?i? " - . -nil ucinccn i utnoinn ana Columbia, H. C. V. DIVINE, T. M. KMRRSON. Gen'l Sup'l. Gon'l Pas. Apont. <COLUMBIA A KD j GREENVILLE RAILROAD. Ob and after Oclnber 5, 1BS4, Papkknokb Tiiiss will run ax herewith itidienieil upon .ihit road and it9 branches. Daily, SuoJavr. > f ; So. 63. UP PASSENOER' ^ Laare Columbia 8. C. .lunc'n 10 45 p ni " INmimbia C. & (I. I) "11 10* p in Arrive AlHtan 12 10 p 111 jKT ,* f* Newberry 1 13 pm ' I A / Ninety-Six 2 47 p in ,*<. JSEi / Greenwood 3 09pm f / Hodjfwrt 3 33 p in jgHjgSB Helton 4 40 p in '* at (ireenvilte #05 p m ^^5J No. 52. DOWN PASSENOER. ' Leave tireenrilUat 0 50 a in J>.JyFvIraSL A rriv^Helton U 13 a 111 W^VS!w,v Hodges 12 23 p 111 (irrenwnod 12 48 pm Y^B>t Ninety-Six 132pm '' Vv' r Newberry S 02 p in ,5c >f"t - Aluton 4 10 p in 1 'O Owlombia C, t (1.1) 5 15 pin volntubia SC. Junc'n 5 30 p m 1 a^ilTi.savBu, rxtOK * coixmuia kam. ho ad. !?: -% I ** ' N?* t'P PAHMKNIiKK. 1 < l,*a?e Aliiton 12 52 p m [ $ " Union . * 1 Jl t* " Spartanburg, H.r.AC!d?put 5 NO. 5*2. DOWN l'AHMKXUKIt. J.? re S]iirt'K K. A D. Wepot .... 10 36am I " tfpart'g 8. I". A V. l>uj?ot .10 60 am ' \ " Lnion 12 50 p in i Arrirtat Alatoa..- S 40 p in \ ? LXI BEN3 Hi.IJ.UOAD. ' ],??? Nawber?v 8 SO p m vArrit* at Laurens C. II 8 40 pm l.e?ri J,aureus C. II 7 40 a in Arri?? at Newberry 11 10 p id t- ABBETILI.lt BRANCH. " I<uii Hodgen 3 45 pm - i" , V Arritaal A?ber?ll? 4 45 p m ' Lest* Abbeville 1100am f . Arm# at Hadgea 12 06 pm I.VOIDGK a AI l.KO A It ANU A N ON KK A NCH . J.rara Reltou 4 45 p in ArriT0 Anderrtun A 18pm " 1'endletou ft 50 p in " Seneca e t40um Arrive at Walballa 7 0.1 p in Leave Walhallu 8 50 a in Arrive Seneca 9 15 a in " Pendleton ?. 1) 52 a in " Anderson 10 2Wa m An ire at Bclton 11 OH a to COXXKCTJOX.S. A. With South Carolina railroad to andfmm Charlestan; witL Wilmington, Columbia and Aujgasta railroad from Wilmington and all yuiata nortli thereof; with Charlotte, Columbia and Auguata railroad from Charlotte and all point* north thereof. 11. With Aahevilla aid Spartanburg railroad frotn and for pointn ia Weatern N. Carolina. V. With Atlanta and Charlotte dir Kiohmond and Danvillo railway for Atlanta and all points south and went, v StandirJ h'atttr* Tiuif. ' I*. K. TALCOTT, Superintendent. X. Ri, avmrtbh, iien'l l'asseujrer Afrt. 1>. CaaawKLk, Aaa'l Uen'l Pa?*. Agl. AM. the naw abapea in Hata and Bonnets, with Ribbons, Birds, Flowers, Satin* and Velvets to match. H. M. HADDON & CO. t'. SOUTH CAROLINA n RAILWAY COMPANY. VI Commencing Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1884, at 2 35 a tn, 1'aisengur Trains will run as follows until further notice, "Eastern time:" Columbia 11 it it ion?Daily. Leave Columbia 7 48 a m 6 27 p rr> I)uc at Charleston 12 20 p m 9 38 p m [>a Leave Charleston 7 00 a m 4 30 p m Due at Columbia ........11 00 p in 9 22 a m | Camden Dititi?n?Daily except Sundays. Leave Columbia 7 48 a tu 5 27 p in Due Camden 12 55 p in 8 25 p in Leave Camden 7 15 a m 4 Oil p hi a' Due Columbia 11 00 p m 9 22 p m w? Auyurla Division ? Daily. Leave Columbia 5 27 p m ? Due Augusta 7 41 am Leave Aucusta 3 50 > m ? Dut Columbia P 12 p in Connection* Made at Columbia with Columbia and Orcenvillu railroad by train arriving at 11 00 a. m. aud departing at 5 27 p. ni.; at Columbia Junction with Charlotte, Columbia and Au- qpj gusta railroad by name train to aud from all points on both roads. At Charleston with steamers for New York on Saturday; and on Tuesday and Saturday with steamer for Jacksonville and points on St. John's river; also, with Charleston and Savannah Itailroad to and from Savaunah and all points in Florida. At Augusta with Georgia and Central rail M roads to and from all points West and South: at Blackville to aud from all points on Barnwell railroad. Through tickets can be purchased to ull points South and West by applying t? ? 1). McQueen. Agent, Columbia, 8. C. -p Jobs B. Peck, General Manager. D. C. Allkk, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Ar't The Georgia Pacific _ RAILWAY. 0 New Short Line, via., Atlanta. (Ja., and Birmingham, Ala., to I'oints in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas a/id the JVest and --SS'orth treat. r The favorite ronto TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, NKW ORLEANS, LA. COMMENCING December lxL 18R4 ~ ^ Double Daily Trains, with elegant Sleeping Cars attached, for which the low rate of $1 for each section is A charged?the lowest sleeping car rateR in Xthe United States. Berths secured ten days in advance. to tdr SKIS that your Tickets <r* {Jsg-Read FROM,?* Jt, ATLANTA, V,A 'rBE > GEORGIA PACIFIC RA.LWAY and BIRMINGHAM, ALA. For further information write to or call on ] L. S. BROWX, Gen. Pass. Agent, It i km i no i! a m, Al.a. A. S. TIIWKATT, Trav. Pass. Agt., ^ Atlanta, It a. TIi 1. Y. SAG K, Gen. Superintendent, f?s HlltMINGIIAM. Ar.a. Richmond am> daxvillk RAILROAD I'atrtnyer lUpurtmmt.?On and after Aug. ft 3*1, 1884, passenger train .service on the A. fl nnd C. Division will be as follows: JLi Xorthtrard. No. 51* Xo. 53 f Leave Atlanta 4 40 p ni 8 41) h m arrive Gainesville 6 57 p in 10 35 a m l.uln a 7 25 p in 11 01 a in Rabun Gap jtinc A 8 12 p m 11 .10 a in Toecoa v 8 54 p in 12 04 p m Seneca City </ .... 9 59 p in 1 00 p in niii Central 10 32 p in 1 52 p in on Liberty 10 53 p m 2 13 p m Soi Kasley 11 10 p m 2 27 p m kin Greenville t 11 42 p m 2 47 p m bel Spartanburg/' ... 1 HI a m 3 56 p ni rni: Gastonia j 3 20 a m 5 54 p m the charlotte A 4 10 n in 6 40 p ni nut Southward. Xo. 50* No. 52f H0 I.ravw charlotte 1 45 a ni 1 00 p in go arrivsGustonia 2 30 a ni 1 45 p in be Spartauburg 4 28 a in 3 45 p m Greenville 5 43 a ui 4 55 p ni 1 Kasley C 17 a ni 5 20 p ni vJ Liberty G 34 a in 5 12 p m Central G 55 m in 0 l.fl p in Seneca city 7 33 a in 7 36 p in c Toccoa 8 40 a in 7 35 p in Uabuti Gap jnnc 0 34 am 8 30 p ni Lula 10 09 a in 8 59 p in Gainesville 1U 3f> a m 9 25 p iu A] Atlanta 1 00 p m 11 30 a m Kxpreas. t.Mail. Freight trains an this road all carry passen| trers; passenger trains run through to Danville and connect with Virginia Midland railway to all eastern cities, and at Atlanta with all lines diverging. No. 50 leaves Richmond at 1 p in and No. 51 arrives there at 4 p m; 52 leaves Richmond at 2 28 a in, 53 arrives there at 7 41 a ni lluffct Sleep ivy Cars without change: On trains Nos. 50 nnd 51, New * York and Atlanta, via Wnshii.gton and Dftnvillo, Gredbisboro nnd Axheville; on the trains Nos. at and 53, Richmond nnd toy Danville, Washington, Augusta und New 8?' Orleans. Through tickets on sale at J*" Charlotte, Greenville, Seneca, Spartan- for burg and Gainesville to all points south, lee southwest, north and east. A connects eio with N. K. railroad to and from Athens; ,' 6 with N. E. to and from Tallulah Kails; c with Kl. Air Line to and fiom Elberton th\ and Bowersville; d with Blue Ridge to boi and from Walhalla; t with C. and G. to *nd from Greenwood. Newberry, Alston and Columbia; f with A. & S. and 8., c;e U. Se C. to and from Hendcrsonville, tbe Alston, &c.; q with Chester and Lenoir S to and from Chester, Yorkville and Dallas; h with N. 0. division and C.. C. & ?ol A. to and from Greensboro, ltaleigh, See tui Edmund Bkrki.kt, Supt. ttl M. Slaughter, Gen. Pass. Agt. A. Ij Rives, 2d V. P. ud Geu. Man. thJ col CARPETS. CARPETS and House Furnishing Goods, tho Lnrgest Stock South of Balti- Jo more, Moquet, Brussels, 3-Ply and In- of ap grain Carpets. Rugs, Mitts and Crumb or< Cloths. Window Shades, Wall Papers, Borders, Lace Curtains, Cornices and "j Poles, Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Upholstery. Engravings. Cromos, Picture ??i inj Frames. Write for samples and prices, wi BAILIE & COSKKRY, "J Augusta, tin. i>e eli rei W. C. ?KNF.T, J A1. II. n ICR. L W. KM1TII, f"' Abbeville. Ninety-Six, Abbeville, , |^ENET, RICE A SMITH, J' Attorney* at I.aw. Will practice in all the Court* of tbo State, and give prompt attention to all legal business entrusted to them. UKEXWOOD HOTEL, Thos. K. Hilrt, Proprietor, Greenwood, S. C. Dinner house of the A. K., road, issengers on the down train of the C. G., road, going East, have ample time secure a good dinner before the derture of the train for Augusta. Transient board $2 per day. A liberdiscount from above rates to parties in tine board bv the week or month, teg" I iivery, Feed and Sale Stable* nnected with this hotel. EXCHANGE HOTEL, J Grrknviu.e. S. C. IE ONLY TWO-CLASS HOTEL IN THE WORLD. W. R. White, Proprietor. l. w. i'krrin. t. p. cothhan. ERRIN Jk COTIIRAN, Attorneys at Law, Abbeville S. C. UGENE B.GARY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Abbeville, S. C. EXTRAL HOTEL, Mrs. M. W. Thomas, Proprietress. Broad street, Auguata, Ga. ? C. WILLIAMS, Sukokon Dentist, Greenwood, 8. C., Notice. i J'PLICATION will be made to the GonL cral Assembly of South Carolina at it* (I session for a charter far a R?ilrcad*from eenwuud br Phoenix and Kdgefield C. H., Aiken on the 8. C., R. K. sep ll-3m. rench Candies,Fresh! CM ON CRACKERS, FRESH! SODA CRACKERS, FRESH! GINGER SNAPS, FRESH! ASSORTED JUMBLES, FRESH! Just Received. -If QUARLG8 A THOMAS. TOTWITnSTAXniNU the hard times tv have spared neither pains nor expense the (selection of our stock for this spring, e ladies can rely upon getting the latent Uions and lowest prices at It. M. HADDON & CO. Lnnual Meeting. TOTIt'K is herebr given that th* annnal ^ meeting of the Hoard of County Comssioners for Abbeville County, will b? held Tuesday, Niivcinber 4th, lf>84. All peris holding bills, accounts or demands of any id against saidCountv which hare not been ore presented to the ftoaraof County Coindsioners at special meetings held during ? year, are hereby required to deposit the ne, duly sworn to, with the Clerk of the ard, on or before the first day of November, that they may be examined and ordered to paid at the annual meeting. (USES C. KLUGH, r? rt rt OieiK D. \j. b. >cl 1 -5t i Ordinance Creating the Office of Clerk of Council, Itegnlaiing his Election, De fining his Dalies and Providing for his compensation. !kction I. II* it ordained by thu town incil of the town of Abbeville in the state South Carolina, and by the authority of i name, that at tho organization of each rn council now or hereafter elected or at ne succeeding meeting it shall be their duto elect some suitable person cither in or t of the council, clerk of council to serve the full terin of the council bv which he is ted, unless removed for good and suflint cause to be deterjiined by tlu* council. ^KCTIOV II. Tho* it fthdll 1>? Mm r.t ! said clerk of council within ten days after itten nntice of liis appointment to filo with > intendant of the town of Abbeville a ad signed by two sureties in the penal lum on* thousand dollars, conditioned upon the tbful discharge of all duties that are or y hereafter be required of him. The sufllncy of the said bond to be determined by > town council in meeting assembled. Section III. That it shall bo the duly of said clerk of council to keep n full Record all the proceedings of tho council bp a ik of minutea to be preserved by bim and ned over to bis successor in office. T* ce all returns made by citizens liable lo cation in the town of Abbeville, transfer :m alphabetically upon the tax book and to leet all taxes that may be due thereon. To led all fines, license* aritl penalties imposby the council. To pay out the funds so :eived only upon the order of the town jncil and retain vouchers for the aaiuc. provide a book in which he shall make regir entries of all cases containing the names all offenders who shall bo summoned to i>ear before c-uncil for the violation of anv iinance now in force or which may hereaf be ordained by the authority aforesaid Ih the specifications of the offence charged d the time and result of tho trial. To subt to the Intendant by him to be laid before ?town council on tho fourth Tuesday in Au si oi eacn year a lull exhibit or tho rciptH and expenditure* of the rear precedr. To torn orer to the succeeding council thin thirty days after the expiration of his* ice all money'* in his hnndx belonging to e corporation and deliver up nil books para and other record* incident to hi* office. I^kctioS IV. That for such services the 'rk of couucit ahull receive per cunt, for :eiving and 2}^ per cent, for paring out the od* that orar come to hia hands aa said rk. That all ordinances and parts of ordincea ineonsistunt with this ordinance be d the time are hereby repealed. J. K. HAMMOND, Intendant. H. P. McIMVAlN. JONES F. MILLER, T. P. COTHRAN, O. A. DOUOLASS, Warden*. Joxia F. Miller, Clerk of Cavucil. / THE TORCH IH EDGEFIELD. DIKE TENGEANci OF NEGRO I>ESPEKADOES. Nearly the Enllra lliiNlnctii I'nrt of the Town Ijnld in Ashes?two Men Narrowly Escape With Their Lives ?No Provisions left for the People ?Trailing ltobbers with Bloodhounds?The Exciting Cause of the Outrage. [Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.] Tiiemtoh, Octobcr 18.? In a fire this morning the village of Edgefield lost four-fifths of its stores. All the buildings on the central and most closely built square of the town, and in addition four buildings on an adjoining square wen; blotted out. I came here from Columbia to-night, intending to proceed to the village and obtain full particulars of the disaster, but the hour of arrival was so late that it was found impracticablc to visit Edgefield in time to secur# the requisite news aivl telegraph it to-night. I am, however, able to give from this point all the information needed. The Hdgefield Advertiser, with much enterprise, issued to-day an extra which gives reliable information, and which I quote almost entire. The Advertiser's extra sayg : On Saturday morning at daybreak, on the 30th October, 1881. the business part of Kdgefrcld was laid in ashes. This morning at daybreak?three years, lacking twelve doys, having elapsed? the same territory ia again laid in ashes. Kvery one of th^natr buildings erected after the fir# of 1881 is consumed with one solitary exception. Mr. Alvin Hart's. The Arc waH discovered cbout five o'clock, bursting from the roof of the storehouse occupied by Oapt. C. L. B. Marsh. This was the middle one of the three wooden stores in one building, reeled by Mr. A. A. Clisby soon after the hie or 1881. Diagonally opposite where the four stores, one belongtng to Mr. W. 15. Peon, the other three to Dr. D. C. Tompkin*. Next west of the Clisby building wm the new one erected by Mr. A. J. Norris and occupied bv Mr. W. N. Burnett. Next was the large building erected by Mr. W. E. Lynch, after ihe tiro of 1881, two storoa, ono occupied by Mr. Lynch, the othor by McCollough Sc Son. Next and last was the new building erected by Mr. James M. Cobb, after the fire of 1881, and occupied by himself. In the roar of Lynch's stood the new four-room law office of John L. Addison, Esq. In the rear of Cobb's stood the newly erected Chronicle office. In less than one hour all ih?iu ings wore swept by the Humes from the the Tace of the earth. Mr. Hurt's new building, being of brick, withstood the fury of thr Haines, althongh standing so near the large Clisby building. The .Jones Hotel and the Shcppard law office were saved. The opposite side of the square, where stands the Advertiser building, was in great peril all the while, but escaped intact. At one time the roofs of the wooden offices on each side the Advertiser building, were burning briskly. The flames were extinguished by bravo and persistent efforts, thug sarin* tin. South side of the square, including the huge old Ryan Hotel, l'ark Hoir, it will bo reuibered, has never been built up since the (ire of 1881. Upon the Clisby, the Norris, the Lynch and the Cobb buildings, there was not a penny of insurance, the late high rates of insuranco upon wooden buildings amounting a)most to prohibition Upon the Penn ami the Tompkins buildings, and th* Addison law office there was some insurance. Mr. Wiley Turner and Capt. C. L. B. Marsh, occupying the Clisby building, lost their entire stocks, saving not even their books. When Capt. Marsh, who lives upon the outskirts, reached the scone, the store he occupied was no longer standing. Mr. Burnett lost his entire stock. MoCullough & Son lost their entire stock. Mr. Lynch saved so little as scarcely to bo worth mentioning. Mr. Cobb saved about one-fifth of his stock. Mr. Brunaon, occupying one of the Tompkins buildings, saved about half his stock. Mr. W. B. Penn's loss is fearfully heavy. His stock was uninsured. and he saved but a couple of showcases. Wo write within less then five hours after the breaking out of the fire, hut even thus early we sea many sigits of pluck and bravery. Mr. James M. Cohh, already. with hi? odd* and ends, in the old Bryan brick store, where he will replenish his stock and push for warn, no win remind, in Uriel;, upon his old site before New Year. Mr. Lynch with his odds and ends, in already in the old Penn brick store neat to the jail. He is now on his way to Augusta for a i>ew stock. IIo will also rebuild immediately. Mr. W. B. Penn * " ia also already in Aoguata buying new goods. He will open immediately in the corner building just below the old Bryan brick store. He will aliio rebuild without loss of time. Mr. Brunson will reopen his business immediately in one of (he lower front rooms of the Ryan Hotel. As to the origin of this terrible fire, we can as jet?in the midst of so much confusion and excitement?hazard no Tery decided opinion. The signs, how- * fTer, would seem to he those of diabol- r ical incendiarism. In regard to this matter, though, we deem it wiser not to say any thing rcry decided until our reg- s ular issue next week. The business part of our town is a ' smoking, desolate, barren, horrible ? waste. And there are literally and an- 8 solutely no proriaions for man within ' our corporate limits. ' The Advertiser'* estimate of the i losses as completed by my inquiries 1 here are as follows : * W. K. Lynch, drugs and groceries, 8 owned the building occupied, loss ' j #8,000 ; no insurance. \V. X. Burnett, ^ j general merchandise, occupied Norris' I building, loss if">,000 ; insurance $2,000. ( James M. Cobb, general merchandise, ( owned the btiiloing occupied, loss $6,000 ; no insurance, but one-fifth of ' stock saved, as the store was the last to * be reached by the flames. Wiley Turn- e er, ynernl merchandise, occupied Clis- ' hyjhuibling, loss $2,000 ; insurance $500. 1 \V. B. Penn, drugs and groceries, own- ^ e?l the building occupied, loss $5,000 ; 1 insurance not ascertained, but very 1 slight. A. J. Norris lost the building s owned by him and occupied by Burnet!, 1 loss $3,000 ; no insurance. I>. C. Tomp- * kins, lost four stores, one occupied by ' W. II. Brunson, the others unoccupied. :1 loss $4,000; no insurance. \V. II. 1 Brunson, groceries, occupied Tompkin's s building, loss $2,000 ; no insurance. ' McCullough & Sons, general morohan- J ' nine, occupied one 01 j^ynrn s ouililmgs, * I lo?? $3,000: insurance $1,000. C. h. B. 1 IClinby, |groceries, occupied Marsh's 11 building, loss .$2,000; no insurance. 1 John li. Addison lost his fine new r building occupied by him as a law office ' and containing valuable furniture and library, loss about $4,000; no insurance. r The Kdgefitkl Chronicle., published ' by Outzs ?fe Daley, occupied Mr. Out/.s' 51 building, loss $1,<XR); insurance $u(!0. ' Three Wooden stores erected by A. A. Cli.sby in 1881, were burned. Loss ws- 1 timated at *2,000 ; no insurance. Total , losses $17,000. Total insurance u little I ' over $4,000. The buildings and stocks were total losses, except that a small t nortion of llrunsoii's mid llnlili's itti->r>L-c ( w^re saved. There are but three occu- l pied stores left in Edgefield?one dry ? roods store and two small groceries. There is a hook and ladder company in the town, but the conflagration was so sudden ami so wide spread that nothing could be don* to save any of the building* on the square in which the fire originated. The wooden buildings were as dry as tinder after the long drought, and were well massed together so that 'hey"burned like lightwood. The only brick buildidg destroyed was the Chronicle office. This had a shingle roof. The proprietors of the (.'hronicle announced that they will occupy the Sheriff,s office for the present, and will rebuild as soon as possible. The Atlverfiw does not give the reasons which induced the belief that the | fire was incendiary. These reasons I i ! am informed are as follows : McCullough & Son were robbed night before | last of a quantity of groceries. Yester day the goods were found hidden mi- | der a*bri?lgo near the town. Watch was kept,near the plunder last night and two mounted negroes rode up and : began to remove the articles in the i sight of th(u?<mt,chers, who came out of ambush and attempted to capture th?m. The negroes lied, leaving their animals. One negro was captured, and a hloodI hound whs put on the track of the otli r who, however, was not captured. This was about 1 o'clock this morning. Tho negroes who heard the dog trailing through the village were very indignant at the idea of having bloodhounds used. Messrs. C. L. B. Marsh and W. A. McCullough, Jr., were the principal persons connected with the captura and pursuit. The tire broke out four hours later in Capt. Marsh's store, where Mr. McCullough was known to sleep. Ho and Mr. Turner barely escaped with their lives. There can be no doubt that the fire was incendiary. An investigation will probadly prove it so. Kdgefiold will soon rebuild her waste pluces, it i* hoped. It will be well for her to use more space, more brick, Rnd carry more insurance. White Krnthnc liavn nnw iti j'm " i ' more than one hundred cases of Roots ' and Shoes. They sell Zeigler's Ladies' i Shoes, which art: unsurpassed for fit, i style and durability. They also have a large lot of Men's and Boy's Shoes, made by the Hay State Shoe and Loathor Company. Their ?oods have been I tested for several years and have given i universal satisfaction. Any one who buys a pair of this make of Hoots or shoes, always gets the worth of his ' money. oct 1-tf J A few dollars invested in Window . Class and Prepared Putty will make your house comfortable for winter, any- ' thing in this line can be furnished 1 cheap, for the cash by Speod & Lowry. < Cobbltrt sad Toddies at Bailey's. A ROM ANTE IN REAL LIFE. rile Ticlibornc Claimant, Aga The cablo announces the release ho Tichborne cUimnnt from penal ser u<Ie, and thus a new phaso of the ra< :?lebrated case that has occupied t English criminal and civil courts duri ho past century is entered upon, ilight retrospect will enable every o o recall the general outline of the oa *ogorTichborne, heir to tho Tichboi states and title, when 26 years of a; let sail from Ttio In tho Bella, whi oundered at sea. An odd yoong mi jaekward in education and Botnowl iccentric in oharacter, ho had b??n eti :afed in France, and in 1845 entei Jtonyhurst College. In 1849 a comm ;ion was purchased for him in the Sii dragoons. In 1853 he sold out and 1 England with a purpos* of making >rotractcd tour abroad. After the foi lering of the licll<t and the auppos loath of all on board, a year or t (lapsed, and no sign having come fr< toger Tichborne, the family were fore o Ihe conclusion that he too had peril id. His mother, however, refused jeliove that h?r son was dead, and i rerlised again and again for news of hi In answer to these appeals a coinmu :ution was received in 180q from 1 nun now known as the Ticjiborne clai mt, declaring his identy with the lo nissing heir to tlio Tichbornc estates a itle. Cnbitt, tlie man through whi he correspondence was carried on, hi mti intorvicw with iiiin, and so intini; rras the knowledge shown by t\o clai int of the history of the Tichbot ainily that Cubitt was convinced tl ic was the righful heir. Bogle, a p lonal attendant of the undoubted Tit )orne, instantly recognized tho clai mt as his old master. In July, 18 ho chiiraant, accompanied by his w lihI child, sot sail for England, win jo arrived 011 tlie 25tli of Decemb PI net.1 days later he waa seen and rcct lized by a number of old residents lie Tiehborne estate, and, a few di tftur. he went to I'aris where the dov ;or Lady Tichborno was rcsidii Without iho slightest hesitation Jie n eeognir.ed by that lady as hor son, a ,vas declared to be such by tho Briti Embassy. Returning to England the claimi ook up his residence at Essex Lod Jroydon, where his mother, who w< 0 reside with him, made him an am] ill own nee up to the day of her death he 12th of March following. The r >f the family then refusing to ackno^ ;dge him as the heir, and treating him 1 rank impostor, several wealthy frier idvanced the necessary funds to enal liin to enter ?uit for tho recovery he Tichborno estates, worth some $ It XX) a year. The caH? camo on for tr n me lauer enu ot tuo year 1871, a he result was that the plaintiff was < lercd into custody for perjury. Doze >f persons who had known the undoul ;d Roger Tichborne awore at the tr hat the present claimant was none ol ;r than he : but, on the other hand, >ow?rful array of witnesses denied 1 dentity and were equally positive tl he claimant was none other than J bur Orton, the son of a Wappingbutc >r, who was known to have emigral o Australia about the time that t rlaimant stated that he had sailed hat country. The plaintiff was jrelei ;il from Xewgate prison, on very l}e? jail, after a short time, and in the f owing ygar was put on trial on 4 di barge of forgery and perjury. Tl rial lasted 100 days and ended in t :laiinant's conviction, which was folio id by a sentence of fourteen vears i nil servitude, seven years for perju iinl seven years for forgery. Theclai mt has now served out his full term, h he three months in each twolve whi s granted to all convicts whose condi s good while in confinement. 1 vhole expense of tho proscution v mid by the Government, and it is i lerstood that the whole affair cost I rountry no less than $1,600,0U0. '1' nachinery of the Hume office and t letective department at Scotland Yi vaa pushed to its fullest extent to cc rict the accused. Tho theory of t iroxecution was that the claimant v ?ot Sir Roger Tichborne, but that he m \rthur Oiton. Seventy-five witnesi ,vcre eallad who had known Arthur ( on. The entire seventy-five kw< l...< I 1 i:-l. -! 1<11 v/1 ivii linn nguv iimr, mxiy SWt hat he had large hands, fifty-two sw< :hat ho had large feet, fifty-one sw< hat he hnd high cheek bones, tw?n ?ight swore that lie hnd marks of ami pox, and seven mvore that ho had lij :>luo eyes. Klevcn witnesses called :hu Government also swore thai Artl tnd light hair. One hundred and thtr wo witnesses ?worc distinctly that I prisoner was nono other than Roj l'ichhomo. Of those, one hnndred a ten swore that TichhornevaM they kn turn before he left Kngfand* had di brown hair, thirty-seven swe*o that had small hands, thirty-five swore tl lie had small feet, seventy-nine *w that he nad an inturned knee, eigl ?\vor? that he had a twitching of ?y?brows, thirty-four swore that hei J not tattooed. As matter of fact, the claimant had dark hair, small hands, small feet, and inturned knee, a twitch* ingof the eyebrows and ho Ig not tatVI" tooed. ost In spito of tho apparently Strang points of his case, ho was, as wo ham said, sentenced to fourteen years pe^ nal servitude. Though now practically ne dead to thp world, he was not, however, se* forgotton hy a few friends who had be* no lieved in him from the first. Prominent *e' among these were tho late Lord Rivers, the lato Guilford Onslow, member of in' Parliament for Guilford, and Mr Quateria* inaine East, who has since been elected 'u" Sheriff for London. It wa3 resolved by e(* these gentlemen that tho first step to ba taken was to produce the real Arthur Orton, or authentic proofs of his death. An agent was accordingly Bent to Aus* > **" tralia to endeavor to trace Orton. Ho ln* was distinctly identified with a man who had taken tho name of Smith, and wo who afterwards, u^der tho name of 3in Cress well, married a widow named Clark. :ed With infinite trouble this woman was ^' found, and stated that though ahw bad . married her second husband believing l(*" his name to be C rein well, he had afterwards confessed that hia real namo wa? nl~ Arthur Orton. Ho had taken to drink, and had been finally landed in the Parara" t ..???1 ? ?* u.?w uuimuu nnjiuni, wucrc ne would 'n*> be found under the nimo of CreMwelL n CharlcH and Edmund Orton. brothers of JI11 Arthur Orton, wore immediately ?ont out to Paramatta, and recognized the lunatic Cresswell as thoir brothor, and m* wero recognized by him. Eighteon inne dependent witnesses subsequently ideatifiod him as Arthur Orton, and the two ** brothers made application to the authorities to have him handed over to their care, his wife agreeing to tho prop' osition. Tho authorities, however, took 1 e time to considor their decision, and "re threo months later, to the great astonishe " raont of the claimant's frionds, refused to deliver up the lunatiic. Another feafkf * turo of tho ca.se that haa appeared bidc* l^s the conviction of tho claimant is that before his trial the jurj who were to try Iiiin wore severally interviewed by de? ra^ tectiven from Scotland Yard, whose or, ders were to ascertain whether they thought the accused was indeed Sir Roger Tichborno or believed him to be int an impostor. Lottors from Kx-Inspec8?? tor Meiklejohn, and the notebooks kept !nt at Scotland Yard, corroborate this fact. and bIiow that previous to the trial of on the claimant methods wore adopted to ensure his oonviction which are utterly " inconsistant with the puro administraas tion of justice supposed to prevail in '^8 England. J'? In view of all these circumstances* it is believed that the case will be reopened in some way in spite of tho fact that* 'n' ns thera i# no Gfrurt of criminal appeal .wl . . - .. - in ungiand, mere i? no logal procoduro Dr" by which this can bo dene. One-half ,ns of the country believe that an unfo&t sentence has been inflicted upon an in? al nocant and deaarving man. A&soeialions all over the Kingdom have sever * caaaed agitating and forwarding peti^'s tiona to the Government in hit behalf, one such petition being signed by 176, ^r" 359 persons, and it ia genorally evident that the peoplo at large arc not inclined to lot the matter rest where it stands. 1>0 Public opinion demands that Arthur to Orion, the Paramatta Lunatic, shall be Ks~ brought to England, and if this 1b done, yJ it will be difficult, if not impossible, ?'" for the Government to refuse to further *** investigate a case in which it is clearly ahown that the claimant is not the man 'k* they have, as it were, convicted him of w" being. In any event the case presents Je" one of the most remarkable ina'ancea of ,ry doubtful or disputed identity that has m" ever beon known, and its further course S9B will T?ft watched with great interest, ch ? ,ct A Queer Old Document! he A valued friend sends us what ipurr*8 ports to be a petition addressed in 1738 m" to the Governor of South Carolina by JO maidens of Charleston. It rati thus: j*? The lIlTMIH.lt I'lCTITIOX OF Al.Ii TUBMains Whohk Namm ird Undkkwkittkn. >u- Whereas we, tho humble petititioacrft he aro at present in a melancholy disposiras tion of mind, couaklerwg how all tbe ras bachelors are blimllr ctfl?ml by 'es widows, and we are tfcoreky neglected; )r- in consequeuco W thin, oar request ia >re that your excellency, will .for the future* aro order that ?? willow presarno to BMavvy ire any yoaag aaan till the maids are ftexis are do? for; or elac to pay each ot them. a ly- due for satisfaction for iftTadfag a*r Tfb? dl- erties ; and likewise a *ne la he levied fht on all bachelors aa shall he stArried to for widow*. Tho great disadvaBtage it ia in, .... :.t. 1I..1 it. ?M ?? *? 1 .... IU u9 inaiu* in ! ? uic WIUUKI l? V I Mir ty- forward earring? do &M]? up the yoon j ike men and hare the vanity to think Ihoir 5?r m?rit beyond ours, which in a great ind imposition io ?*, who oaght to hare the cw preference. This is humbly recent* ?rk mended to your excellency'# coaaiderahe tion and hope yoa will permit ao farther K?t insults. And we poor maid* in doty nre bound will over psy. I*ty What reply hia exoclleney made we the know not. It is a long time howerfr rat since such petitions wcr* necessary. .'V,