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f^e ?^sMisaa? Seiferts. WEDNESDAY, OGTOBJ?B. 5. Oar State Contemporaries. Grsen r ?li Xeics, .^ae of the healthiest sigoso-J co-a? progress that has come from Charleston ia many a. day is tbs Organisation of a . *Yoaag ^1?B"S Democratic Club* there. 31? crgaoizvtioa is apparency the oat come of a. deep se&?&? feeling that tie .timi has come for the cse of every ?ssew of the -city's strength aad the <lc~ Telepmesi of every latent energy. Charleston has sever laeied for rich, .Steocg:, beaghy yjaag blood, it has been there aad io plentifal sapply, bet it los ices dammed up by a muss of io StiU?soaal coco.m bracees and tradtfiee. ^?ow tbe meed the city has for the strength of ber yoaag mea bas been re? alised., and the 'Yoong Men's Jtevso ?satic &?tV promises to be the initial movement ia a sei? era. cf progress for the oH city. Toe idea may *?el? prove suggestive >io the rest ?f the State. To briag for wiri tbs voss? IE en ; to give to them jKta?aent p?aee3aBd Tesponsih?e dunes. 3? ?o ?disrespect or discredit to toe older '.gesaeiataoa. A mair s childhood doe* sot last ontS bis bair is tinged with gray, and there is BO reason why the best years of so ?any active, forcerai lives sbonH be spent rc s state of tntel ;?*S, jsasuply that aa obsessions rever - .en-ce asay ie paid to old age. Young ?s*cod needs, to be stylised wb3e it is jet fresh asd seszm, pa2pitatiag and throb _bia? amheascgy, and fall of Efe, ?We cosgjx?a?ate Charleston on.tie ?etsss of ser yoaag naen- -Ste is to be congratulated, too, os tbe fact tsat she ias yoaog asea witb plnci to inacgn rate ibis movement. Sensible Comment and Sotmd Advice. 53? ?sa^spal election in ibo city of I ?reenviEs resoled ki the elevation of ! Capt. IL A. Townes to tbe mayoralty, j 3?s ?ppeaeats being Br. Sooley sod W. j "T. Sbamate. 2*ow, a city election in j "Gieeov?Be does not concern the people I at large BE less tb ere is a principle in- j worved and aa example set -?bien may j bave an irawhoilesome efFeet apon the j State. In tbe contest referred to the candidates were I^emoerats, and tbe Hepablicans bad so ticket in tbe Seid, bat sexier of the candidates bad receiv? ed the rosaiaation at tbe bands of aa : argaaised I^esoeraey. Jn fact, the j ?ty ^Demoeracy appears to be witboni j . organization. Taereferc tie scramble j -ibr the negro vois of siz handred de- I "Ve2?aped some rara and ri-dienlocs cam- i paining, which vas arith ont a parallel i in tie history of the State snd .abso-! lately anaecessary in aa overwhelm- j rng-ly democratic stronghold, if the ; jsarty ie ?ot transformed ie?o a rabble ] by the carelessness of political leaders j sad tbs ?reed of os?ce seeders. There ; ?s a lesoa to the State in this trian- ; ?rolar, Sectional %bt of th e -cky deni oe- I racy of Greenville. The necessity for ! eompact party lines is shown to be as j imperative to-day zs it ever was. Or- ? g^ixatron is tbe -rock against .which j the assays cf radicalism cray be made j in vaia- Withont organization, the . State as ioft. For ibo sa&e of the State, anc be- ? canse -af the good vrxll tbs low eonstry ! people bear tcthe *3Zozntaia City,' -we j ibope to bear of no .sore such rcngh j ?sd tasaHe contests for tba radical vote, j The only safe plan is tc 3ornate the ticket by the ?osi poj siar desxocra tic znetbods, pat np the deaaeraiie safe- ? girards, and then e?ict tbe nominees "in j ??i?e o? tie ?evil and Toa Walter.7 ? Szie^Eimaay Sections. J/czirensiSls Msrsld. Severa? of oar exchanges are disenss- i 2D2J tie propsrieiy of noaa keating State ? cSceas by psriasary election, al?, ve be- j lie ve iarvoriag the prosposition. The j 17.dea ? a new one, tse same qnes- ! '4 ion baring been disenssed, by some of ! the Strie papers, some ts?? years ago. ? Ti?^ ^?^A bas been ia cpera?ioa ia j .?Seor^ia, as to aominatiag tbs G over-j nor, /*n^3*srfcap5 for Congress also) for j severai years past, and seems to work j s??^ae*oirSy. it "was tried ?ot long j ?ace ra ib? State in aomroating a caa- j didxte fox Coagress,, ii mil be remem- j beret! amd gafve general satisfaci?on-at ! >east to tbe soccessfo} side-and we see j a? reason ?hy it sbonld not wort as j -weil ?a aeaai-B?tiag State oiScers as it j ?os ra m-^i^g C-ct2sty a om rast; cns. j Jz weald certaiiily pst an ena to the j 2D.akin? rtf '.Srlutes' and wire-pailiag k> ! Sta?e Cosv22tit?ns- Sot tbe jaan-gara tion of snob a sy.wem will have tbe I f>5ect of masing a 'heap' more politics ; aa? a 'heap* more fan. /*5Si21iOTis in lt.'' -Xii* is life expression of practical ! akeciasis ubo baie ao.tlscd the work- ; 3??s of tbe a-ew rove^ttoa of ^Jr. G. ? "W. Park eton, of this place. A few aoontbs a-^o Sr. fadteton conceived . the idea tSat s^metL'sg eould be ?one . ?o preve?i? ?le great loss to o^n? r?? of ; Ft ear? engines,' by having grate barr *o oftea d;estrnjfcd by c<*nrtaat heat. 'Taiiag tbw as a titarting point., bis .Hitnd be*raa to work, aud now we have the i ?esa?t. First, t?>?se grate bare are ; made hollow, aj^d so ariaaged that ; water 5n>m the p-cmp is forced tbreech j them eoGBtaTitly into the bu: 1er of ths ; engine. Tbe ey ! ?B ? rica! pk ape gives strength, while ?be water prevents ta* | 'beat from affecting the i-ron ; while tbe | jiaet that boiiitig -cater tns-ts*d of ct^d : j^asses into the boiler, ?e?*?-r>s ?rea?-j ' the tVme ? n raiwns etea tn. Th-e a s p H rat w> . bas beeil p?-^ed oe an engi^e in the ?roa fo^ttcdry hers, and :-s a decided sac-. ?es-*. ? factory to m-a?ce these grates TriB bc -established at tbisplaab at once ' Ajeen Rzvim/. The i?^ens Adsertltxr g?ggeste? l?iat esedk?ates for State of?ces sboald go before the perils au ? disenss issces prioy t& a &^>m:oation. The pagge^6on is not witboct mer;?. The people ?stysV ";?otr beforcha:.^ a candidate's view?, bw poiicy, aa4 the eov.rre he propose to ps r? tia, and- -xhat better t?ay co^aid these vre^s ?e obta-tTied t.'^n by free and ?c-D -?rsenssio?:. This p?as is ia 7 og oe io o roer S? a tes sn? :? >s ss:? bas W?^ried well. T?>e tr?*i of A. C Norton and hts son. A. E-ieWrd Norton, for ki?itigJ. L i?at>i?ii? *>n l>ra*?v.^>srg Chanty la^t sommer, as* cmi-elad^d ea Su.tnr-iay be? fore ??^i^e Aldrich, a^d resulted io a Terd?et cf gaiity> with a reew?a naeoda? tion to t?ercy. The tuo morder? rs ?we ?ewteo^e^ to be bafiged on Friday. p&ottthef tbe secoad. Tb-ere will ??tktiea? b* aa effect to secure a com j mutation of the death penalty, and the j whok Slate viii watch jzith great inter j est the action of -Governor Kichardson, j to see whether he wiii enforce the con i viction asd sentence, or grant these saen I a eoiam^tatioo. If there ever was a ] red-handed murder in South Carolina i rbis was one. and nothing would be ! more reassuring io the safety and peace lof the State, than tie execution of j these two murderers. It has been re? peatedly asserted in So** h Carolina that yo? cannot bang a white man with money or in&aeudal friends, and ,this ease ..will be a good test of the trntb of teat* assertion. I'The T>a:cger of Baying Texas Pokies. .Abbeville Ber,ncr. j Dr. B?nj. Jielnnis, yr.. Veterinary j Surgeon, it will be recounted, reported sooe.cases cf.flanders in this county, contracted from Texas ponies last Wan? ilar. Under dttie of September 1, be j writes to the Commissioner of Agricul I tere, as follows: j *The mule contracted the disease from a Texas pony, purchased by bim at Barnwell C. H , on Sale Day in January last. T??s pony broke ont In ulcerating bumps sometime in Hay, and died in tbs latter part of Joly, display-, ing symptoms exactly like those of the ? ?jale. .??ere is an incubative .period of { several months, and goes to show ?bat j the utmost -cautiou must be ta.kin in j purchasing these* Texas ponies, for.the j disease may be lying dormant, or taay ? be ebronic. and there are certain cond? ? tions wben it is almost impossible for ' ! the Teterinarian (should no history be ! a^scessoble) to diagnose immediately the j disease. There are still many of these Loonies in our State, and there is "no ; telling wben this very contagions dis ; ease, both tc man and beast, will end, ! if our citizens., and farmers especially, ' do not, as soon as they notice any dis ; eharge from the nostrils, or ulcerating ! abseess on the body or legs, rannecrate ! ly isolate snob animals, and have them inspected-7 j (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASEESGTOS, D.C., Sept.30, 1S87. As aa evidence thai the financial policy of the Government continues to find favor with the business inter? ests of ?be country, I need only men? tion tie steady increase in lite amount of bonds being sold at the prices fixed by tie Treasury-the sum of over thirty million -dol lars bavin g so far been sent ont from Uncle Sam "'s strong; box lo relieve the great stringency in .the money market, and at tbe same time rid .the Taslts of some of the overflowing surplus, Urbich defies all efforts to prevent its constant acca saulatioiL J^-Speaker -Carlisle's able paper in the October Fern ra, in which he gives many reasons for the.continu? ance of the Democratic party in poorer, is a popular theme of discus? sion .among thoughtful and intelligent students of political questions in all p.ort:ons of the country , "but now espe? cially here at the Capital. The Ken? tucky statesman pleads for revenue j reform, free ships, and the land pol icy of the Administration, and favors liberal legis! all cr. for the regulation of in-ternatioitui commerce- showingthat '?? op to ?&3 late civil war, more than I three foul tbs of our foreign trade was ! carried in our own vessels, arid thai j now, after twenly-four years of ile- j publican domination we have nu naval j establishment worthy of the name, j and scarcely more than one-seventh j pail of our fojeign carryi ng trade is i dene by American ships. JSr. .Gar-j lisle closes by predicting that the old j Democratic policy with regard to the .' shipping interests of the United j States would speedily restore our ftier- j chant marine to its pristine prosper j iiy. which was lost by Republican j m.ahidministratiou. And, although j the contribution does not purport to j be ar: answer to the paper of Gov. j Fonder in the August Forum, it is j nevertheless a most cogent and con-| elusive reply to ii. Secrete:j Whitney is greatly pleas- ' ed with the dynamite gun experiment, j which demonstrates that this desirae-1 live force cen be used in suificient j -quantity and with such accuracy a j distance of a mile and a quarter, and tbe ra^ige of the capacity of the gun can be somanipui&ted, as to ensure the destruction of the strongest ironclads. I learn that the sum appropriated by j Congress for the construction of a ! model fjr a mjsn of vsr., has been ? found,to.be insufficient iV>r that pur-' pose, so that another appeal w;ll have ! to be made for aid from that body. Secretary Bavard is confronted ! with the most delicate .and difficult task of his administration of the State }>epa;tmeni, in finding proper men j who are willing to serve ou the Cana- ' dian .Fisheries Commission, for the i reason that its "work WTQ be subject tu ? Congressional approval and will have i to run the final gauntlet of partisan j denunciation in Congress It is au j Cersi:><>d that the Commission will consitrer ail the questions at issue i>etvreen the Untied Stales and Can? ada-the Atlantic fisheries, the Alaska j s***I fisheries, the Alaska hoimdary ! d?spcte, and the proposed reciprocity ; commercial treaty between the two | counties. .Mr. Bavard reports ?r teat ?''! ?nd i?;pojtaut i?sclts horn the delib? erations of tiie Commission-in fact, he wonld consider the successful "'?adi Pi:t:r.iacto:y settiicmeut of the cueslk>L, at issue as the crowning triumph of his diplomatic career. These inier natiormlcontroTt-rsies present so many convicting rnl-erests and intricate comp! i-at i on s that a mu:cally acept? able solution < f the vcxatiutse prob? lems I? a mather of the gravest ???ubi. {fr: the part of the Tinted Stat*-??, at iea^t. it is b"!i<- ved that no sralesns-cu ambitious i-f p?.?l?iica? distinct h>u can beiniluced io peri! their fut tire upon the uncertain outcome ?f * mesure thal has so much promise o? an no p'? . v ular (Ie ? b ?cxif?i ? i. li is not to bc doubted tiiyt the "ri'sith-'M is in 2 very trrortent^l ?Van;'* of mind over th-- !;e?.rT:v en dorsi'tn^nl of \i:< A-ln.lnist;:;->n hy ??ie Ife'*nccra?y f.-f hi- own Stut(\ where t'.o *::otv org.^nrz-it'ot] ls com -leteJy^ir/the hattTis ot >Jr. C?ere rsfUv c. .i ,1. r .,l,,.,.4 u * . ,r, ?. .... <. j. , put forth by them. As I write, the President ?nd Mrs. G'evelamf 4re m; the eve (?f their d?part-are for the West and South, whithei they will b? accompanied by Private Secretary Lamont and two or three p;-racial fiends. The .Presidential party will travel hi a special car, famished with a13 the latest appliances and comforts, Lucittdtag the bectric liglrtd. How the President Will Travel. j A dispatch to the Now York ?Sun j from Wilmington, Del., says: The finishing torches are now being pat on the special train of cars that will be j used by the President, cn his Western and Southern trip. The s?ork is being doue at the Pullman car shops in this city, and the train will be one of the finest ever made ep in the world. It will consist of the Alfarata, a composite car of the Pennsylvania vestibule train ; the Velaseo, a vestibule sleeper, and Mr. Pullman's private cay, P. P. C. The forward car will have sn engine and dynamos that will furnish electric lights for the entire train. AH the up j ho!story has been renewed, and Mr. j Pullman's car has heed completely changed from its original appearance. Electric ca?-] bells are iu all the cars. The fittings throughoiit are cost elabe j rate, and combine all the comforts of a first-class hotel and the luxuries of a millionaire's mansion. The wort has ; been nit der way for ten days, and must be completed before daylight to-morrow, so that the train can leave for Washing ton. The train as it now stands repre- ? seats ?200,000 of property. Digging Potatoes. I Towards the latter part of the j month or during the first week in No I vember, the sweet potato crop should j be dug. The plant being a peren? nial, including the .tuber, yet culti? vated as an annual, there is no par? ticular period as to age when the lat? ter attains ripeness. They will keep well withont regard to age or size if ! the conditions ai the time o? digging and afterward are favorable. The ! .ground should be dry and the potato in a stat? of suspended growth. In regard to the age of the tuber, expe? rience proves that the product of tbe j ? latest planted patches keeps better than the earlier. Therefore the tubers j from the last plantings, especially if | cut vines were used, should be bank- j ed separately for next years seed. I jPorthe hills select a high and dry | place, sandy or gravelly soil prefer- j red. Dave a stake-a piece offence- j rail will do-into the earth; saw off j ' about four feet high ; make a low cir- j cular ridge, Hike a circus ring., six feet j 1 in diameter arnaud the stake.; cover j the ground within the ring with a thick j layer of dry pine straw ; now place the j : potatoes carefully, making the heap .as | steep as possible. Cover with a j thick layer of pice sttaw or corn-stalks j regularly disposed. If pine straw be j used cover this with boards or pine ? bark, breaking joints. Then cover all ? with a layer of soil to Le dug from j imm-ediatelv around the base of the i hill. This layer should not be thick i at first, but should be increased as j cold weather approaches until it j finally attains a thickness of a foot or more. A small opening may be left at the top, to be protected from rain j by a piece of board or bark. The ob- j ject is to keep the potatoes absolute!}* .dry, and protected from sudden j changes or wide extremes of heat j and cold. Gut and bruised tubers I should be put in a separate hill ai.d j esed?rst. Seed potatoes should bel chosen from the latest planted ano ; pct in a seed hill. Small potatoes j are as good as any for seed, and 'go ? farther1 in supplyingdraws.-Attarda, j Ca., Soulh-era Cultivator. ?soling liai Grass. In the IM ay issue of the Cultivator, j irrites Mrs. J. S. K. Thompson, of j Spartaubarg, S. C., 1 see an inquiry j as to nut grass-how lo destroy it. j Only two evenings ago I had an in- j teresting conversation with Judge B, ! G. Press!ey, of Sommerville, S. C., in j which he stated that be had seen a j twenty-acre field so thick with nut j grass that not one inch of earth was j exposed. The farmer first mn a fur row io cover space .six feet wide j around the fence of the entire field, I afterwards planted in cotton, which j he cultivated the entire season with a j . sweej? every ten days. The first sea- i son he bad a pour .cotton crop, but j splendid crops of net grass. The ; second season there was no notice- j able diminu? ion in grade of grass, ! but perceptible increase in cotton j ct op. The third season there was a grand crop of cotton and poor yellow crop of nut grass. The fourth seascn there was not a blade of nut grass, and he expected to realize nearly one bale of cotton to the acre. Ile argu? ed lu this war: The nuts were con necied with cord-like roots .to each ? j other and this continues four years; ? ! shaving off" every teu days of the ? 1 green tops of the grass so weakened j it that at the fourth they had no vital? ity left in them ; that in plowing them out \ou only destroy apart, but leave in the earth thousands of young nuts which go on and grow as vigorously as if never dist nibed I hope this will enlighten the incuirer, 'A. P. A./ of t>t. Matthews, S, C., who can go j to the fountain .head of information if j I have not been explicit enough.- j Alitalia, Ga., Southern Call?s-alur. Swarming Bess. Swarms are causad by want of room j dariug ar: albands nt flor? of honey. As ; s ooo ?I5 it has been ?eclc-iu that the j hive ;s .tec sm al! and there is ccsuiia-j ble place for storing an f-r?ra supply of hoary, -hs bec? genera Hy carara ru cu to build fpieeu ceihs. The presence of j these cells *s a pretty sure indication of ' a disposition tr. swarm ; and at one thar | ?? was thought the destruction of *li i queen cells in a hive weald preven; ^warsimg:, but it is DOW known that j I cs han s *,T:1! sw* nu when tot bin*! j like a nutren cell :s to he found j tc the h.w 7he ovei:i<r or muru- : m? before a ?.w?r-iu comes oat, the ] piping cf the ?ueen cnn be beard dis- j tii.vtlv in The nive. V\ hen se- ^lie is j found t<> have jain aside her queenly i cli^Tiiy an j tra vak hurriedly and ex- j cn? ..!->. ?w'i'i her sa bree tn sounoit." the no'es of earniog at every few -o-p- ; W'h a the proper moment arrives which :~ asaa.lv iii the forenoon, cvit they . rs-??, ned if it i< a 5rst s tvs rta cf the r.?the old ?..neen comes out ?v-u it. ; ht y ave treparlo g ta c?a st er. on some , ou-?ehrat place; The oh] Wea of bl-w- ; <* horns, ririgit?'? b?-ll> ??u??5 Leatiag .::cs f.- ne??:* the .Wes has \z-v? M ave \ :z:-\ .dca W:th .-.il We keepers who are j yi ail itifvrrbed cn the rabi- ct. 3>tf< ? ' al ? ? ? ' j ivtiJ, a?mest always. c.usU-r-??siterswam?- ! H'jr beftrre ?u-t?n-: 'he t:o:l demrture for ? new ho itt e The soon-er iVe swarm is ?r<d airer it clusters the ??ore certain ; t is io prove a success*. Hive theta Viv ..?'1 ...rrv ?"..->?.! ?.-! l'kj? ctiVTU. where they are to remain, which should he well shaded, and yea srill rarely have any further trouble. Of Ute years the practice of scann? ing bees artificially has been cuite pop? ular and many shilled bee-keepers coo tead that time, trouble and bees are saved by the operation. Several diff? erent modes are advocated by as many deferent parties, among the most simple of which is to take a colony just before a swarm is ready to issue, divide it as near equally as possible, leave half in the old hive, place the other barf in a new hive, fill up the remaining snace ic both hires with empty frames, place them in the positions where they .are to remain, pui cu the covers and let them alone. Bees cannot only be easily and profitably divided bat can be united as well. When stocks are weak or one is . oueenless, too can be put into one hive and made to remain together in peace and harmony simply by the liberal use of smoke, both before 2nd after they are united.-?Hanta .{Ga.) Souiltem Cul? tivator. - - ^i^ The Besidenee of John C. Calhoun. A writer in the Abbeville J?ress and Banner, who has been traveling through the np country by private conveyance says: Friday noon found ss at Fort Hill, formerly the residence of John C. Cal? houn. It is occupied now by Col. ?Clemson, the son-in-law of Hr. Cal? houn, lt is a pretty place. You en? ter first a beautifiul lawn in front of the house. You then open a second gate end approach the house by a walk, lined on each side by trees. We found Col. Clemson in his study with his morning gown and cap on reclining upon a lounge, and engaged in leading. He is very tall and is quite an old gentleman. Ile was at ene time Minister to Bel gi ac He received cs very pleasantly, and it seemed to afford him pleasure to give ! us as much information about the place as possible. The roora in which we found Mr. Clemson was used by Mr. Calhoun as a dining room. In it is a sideboard which belonged t .> Mr. Calhoun, and was made from the vessel called the Constitution. On each end of it is a long bora, take -J from a small ani? mal captured in the Mediterranean Sea, and presented to Mr. Calhoun .j by Decatur. The walls of the room are lined with pictures and spien- j did oil paintings, some of them by the old masters. I remember one j was tbe work of Rembrandt, and j another was by Eoubene. Be has I a tine portrait of Mr. Calhoun. He also showed tis through the room | once occupied by Mr. Calhoun as bis parlor. Its walls, too, are oma- j tnented hy oil paintings. That of Mrs. Calhoun is almost faultless. - - ? ? 1: Ml Youth No Bar to Greatness. Charles James Fox was in parlia? ment at .15. Maurice, of Saxony, died at 32, conceded to have been one of the profoundest statesmen and one of the ablest generals which Christendom had seen. Napoleon at 2D commanded thc army of Italy. At 30 he was not on Iv cue of the most illustrious generals of all-time, but one of the great law-givers j of the world. At 4G he saw Water? loo. The great'Leo X. was pope at S3 ; having finished his academic training, he took the olEce of cardinal at 18 only 12 months yonnger than was Charles James Fox wben he entered parliament. Only one civilian ont of the Presi? dents of this country gained his first j election after he " was 60, aud lhat j one was James Buchanan. The ?chance for the presidency after -60 is small, and growing less. William Pitt entered the univer? sity at l-l, was chancellor of the ex? chequer at 22, prime minister at 24, and so continued for twenty years ; and when 35 was the most power? ful uncrowned head in Europe. From the earliest years of Queen Elizabeth to the latest of *Queen Victoria, England has had scarce an able statesman who did not leave tiie university by the time ke wjas 20, and many of them left at zn earlier age. The late Lord Beaconsfield -ieft the cloister and entered the great rt-orld early, as did John Bright, and commenced his political career by writing a book at 17, in which he predicted that he would be prime mil? ister. Hamilton was in King's college at, 15 ; when 17, he made a notable ad? dress on public affairs to the citizens | of New York : at 20 he was eu trusted -with a ir.ost important inls- ' sion to Oen Gates; was in congress at 25, and secretary of the treasury at 32. John Quincy Adams, at the age j of 14, was secretary to Mr. Dana, j then minister at the Russian court; ut CO he was himself minister to Prus? sia.: at 35 he was minister to Hus- j sia; at 43 he was minister to Eng? land : at ?G he was Secretary of! State, and President at 57. There have been twenty-two Presi? dents of the ijnited States. Five of them were elected al 57. and six at? tained that great oihoe before the age of 50. Three military' men past CO, have beru elected. Two died very soon, and the other vras General Jackson, and he was but GI when elected. Jonathan Edwards acquired early renown us the greatest metaphysi? cian in America, and was unsurpass? ed by a:>y one in Europe. Ile com? menced the reading of Latia when G years old. At 10 he wi ote a remark? able paper upon the inVmorality of tire soul At the age of 13 lie < :;ler "d Vale College, where he graduated four years1 later. General Grant was elected President at 16 : but whet] a very young man, in the Mexican war, he so distinguished himsel* at ll: : battle of Moh?no del Hey that Gen'oral Scott named him for pro? motion on the fi?rid ; and ;it the storming o? Chapultypec his courage and abl I il y caused him to Le specially commended by lignerai Worth. And for t hese young acts of skill and valor hi- -vvas made captain in the regular anny. Ile was but 'VJ when he gain? ed his victory ;:t V"ii Donelson and nly 41 when he took Vicksburg. Do niel Willis, in his 78th year, fell dead ot? the roadside in sight of his house, on Wednesday afternoon. He lived about sis miles north of Spartan bun*. Mrs. Mackay and Her Cloak Mrs. Mackay, the wife of the rici? American, is, says tho Sydney Mail, determined to possess a cloak made from the breasts of the-b i reo of Dara dise. These birds are sold at thirty shillings each ; the breast is about io or inches broad and about six long j at greatest length, and nearly heart \ shape ; the upper portion is like the p?nest plush, in color a deep seal j brown , the cc?or shades off below to i a pinky terra cotta. About 500 birds will be necessary io furnish enough for the cloak, and to secure them Mrs. Mackay has dispatched two skillful marksmen direct to New Guinea, and they are now engaged in the wholesale slawghter. The mantle will be costly, but the work of des? truction will be so great that it is to be booed few imitators will be found. A Bad Wreck. One of the worst wrecks which ever occured on the Mobile and Ohio rail? road happened near Jackson Tenn., last week. An entire passenger train except the engine was hurled from a trestliog while running forty-five miles an hour, and over thirty-five persons were injured, thong h by what &eems to he almost a miraele none were killed. The eo&ebeo were thrown forty feet from the track and some turned completely over. The scene was almost indescrib? able, women and children screaming for help and release from the .closed cars. Every person was rescued and medical attention given. Preachers Who Don3; Paj Penis. The African Methodist 'Episcopal Conference met at Louisville Thursday. The venerable Bishop ?iiies rpreslded, but before proceeding to business star? tled the conference by saying: XI have received complaints against a great many of you preachers who do not pay 1 your debts. You are liable to be ar? rested, and I fear I shall bave to call a private session to consider the matter. If yon don't receive enough money yoe had better quit and go to work at some? thing where you can make money. You need cot say a ;word. I know you and ? will just give you till next-Friday tc get Rquare with your creditors. I don't j want to expose yo?, but 'if you don't come up and do right the public will know it and you will be left without an appointment.' The bishop refused to say anything more, but his remarks made the ministers very silent. TTESS* The Synod of South Carolina will meet in Darlington ??ov. 2d. Hon. John L. Manning, of Clar? endon, is said to be the only ante-bellum governor of South Carolina now living. It is stated that Judge Aldrich con? templates resigning his office at an early day. General J. W. Moore and Col? onel G. W. Croft have been named in connection with the vacancy should it occur. One of the cheekiest things on re? cord is fur a drunken man to come stalking into Church, fall down in the "Amen Comer77 and.sleep till the services are over. ?uniter County can boast of such a character.-Ttvi ptrance Worlzer. Jones, who murdered old man Press ly and his three sons, is still in jail at E??*e?eid, his bondsmen bein<* unable ! to qualify bufare the clerk under the j strict construction of the order .of j Judge Wallace admittiug the defendant to bail. One of our young athletes was expa? tiating to a young lady friend, whom he had honored by a cali, on his ability as a walker, the other evening at 11:30 o'clock and was told by the sweet girl that she would dearly love te see bim walk.-Boston ? ulidia. A New Haven family, which recent? ly received ?50,000 from a New York insurance company, claimed the return of an g800 premium wbich bad been paid in advance for the year beginning the day after the dev^. took place, but refunding was refuseu on the ground j that death occurred .siter banking hoars. A few weeks ago George Yoong, oi Potsdam, was strack by a Syiog timber j in a planing mill and bis sk ul.! was j fractured. At least one-5fth of his! scull was broken in and has been re- ! moved; not less than four tablespoon- ' fuis of brain oozed out, a much larger portion is bruised and injured, and yet j the young man seems to retain all his senses ns perfectly as in healt-h. He is ru a fair way to recover. Miss Samadla Brows, of Anderson, S. C., who is under engagement to study medicine and tlien go to Cbina as a missionary of the Woman's Missionary Society of the M. E. Church. South, sailed from Charleston to New York last week. When her presence in Charleston became known, a missionary mass meeting in her honor was held at Bethel Chureh Chapel, which was largely attended. ITogs for killing should be pushed I without stint. Where possible, let I them bave the run of corn and pea I fields, and potatoes, chufas, etc., in j succession, and in alternation. Offer ! them corn or other inviting food every day. Let them have all they will eat, good shade and water, aud above all the eye of the proprietor ! should see every hog at least once a ! day. This and the month of Novem? ber are the months in which the fat? tening process should be pushed to its limits. The irrst of December should lind half, at least, 'jf the pen fat enough to kill.-Al?enla, Ga , Soulk? ern (Julli color. THEAMERIGAN MAGAZINE. BE A UT I FULL V ILLUSTRATED. This J?Jairazi?ie portrays Ameri? can thought and life from ocean to ocean, ie H S Jed with pure b?gh-class literature, and cac be safely wel? comed io any family circle. PS1GE 25c. OB $3 A YEAR Bf WAIL. Sample Copy of current number mailed upon iv eeipt of 25 cts.; back numbers, 15 ci*. Fretn?uic jL?at nita either. Address: & T. 3??SH & SON, rashers, I?0 & ?32 Pearl St., 3V. Y. CHEAPER THAN EVER! IIP! ill! n I have just opened a large assort? ment of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Gents7 Furnishing Goods, Groceries and many other goods too numerous to mention, which will be sold at prices lower than the same quality of goods was ever offered at in this market. Call and be convinced. Ko trouble to show goods. CHEAP! ?BM! CHEAP! S. Ja B?BNETTj MAIN STREET, (IN THE BEND.) SUMTER, S. C. 3"Z FINE DISPLAY AT REID'S. JTOH?? REID^ maj now be-f<jus? ?a elegant and complete line of Fall and Winter Dress Gfoods. The largest-stock be hw* e*er shown. LADIES' KEW MARKETS. WRAPS JACKETS, and JERSEYS isr-a-H tbe asvist shapes. A LARGE LOT OF misses AT HALF THEIR VALUE. A BEAUTIFUL LINE <>F UNDRESSED KID GLOVES. A CUMPLETE ST-?JCS A& SOTJOSS AND GENERAL DEY GOODS. ?M at Bottom Values. D?Bf^n!ti?3.?fcg H?ul hti vj-ntr our ^ood* fur cash enables us to undersell other marketa. We invite au.irisifwlioiu c-f uvr Stock. JTO?JN? REIZ) -IF TOD BUY YOUR HARDWARE -FROM R. W. DURANT & SON. They keeep in Mock every known variety of SHELF HAEDWAEE and would call especial attentif : to ? very large and well selected stoffc of RUBBER Am) LEATHER BELTING ?In all widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as may be desired. STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcek of Olxirri? and. Glassware, And tbe finest and largest assortment of TABLE ASD POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS, SCISSORS, kc., from tbe best fatories of Europe and America. Especial atten.tion has been paid in tbe selection of P0TWARE. TINWARE, Ac. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind, Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu? nition, Shells, &e. Remember this is tbe OSLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWtf and wffl be ?appor?ed bj LOW PRICES. IL W. DcrRANT & SOK. Sept 13 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, ?L C. DOORS, MM Ss BLF Why send -out of Sumter to buy them when they -can be bought ebeaper here ? This fact bas been repe&teSly ?(md successfully demonstrated by us. Particular .attention is paid to the making of flBMAMENTAL SCH?LL WORK, BRACKETS, ?be rsupnly of Rough Lumber on band is large and ample, il. KARBY & m. Sept 14 / mi ii i un tommi J ?mm GOTO THE SUMTER COTTON .FACTORT, A??D BUY FOR CASH, BAGGIKG AND TIES, In Lots of 75 Sets-4.0 Cents a Bale In Lots of 50 Sets-50 Cents & Eale. In Lots or 25 Sets-60 Cents a Bale. In Lots of 5 Sets-?5 Cents a Bale.. -ALSO Cotton Batting Matresses, from ?3.50 to $10.00. Satisfaction guaran? teed or money refunded. D. JAMES irisx, Sent. 14-v President. TO R?NTT 4 COOD TWO-STORY STORE at Ha J\ good. A seien did stand. Terms easy. A pply to ' jS. Ii. SA X D E RS. Sept. 7 Hagood. S. C. ?ALUABLE LADS FOR SALI. 1500 acre? os Kafling Creek, known as the Bo?saxd Mill Plantation. 205 acres ?early adjoining above, known as thc Eilis trsct. 1600 acres io Manchester Township, known as j ihe Willis Ramsey Summer House tract, j 450 acre? io Privateer Township, known as I lb? Edwards or Barvin iract. 199 acres ic SbiloLi Township, known as the j Reuben Welch tract. 142 acres in Shiloh Township known as the McCoy lands. 1G0 acres three miles below Lynchburg known ai ihe Pennington lands. 200 acres on Scape O'er, known as the Rip- ] ley Copeland tract. 126 acres near Mayes*i?ls. known as the Ishara Clark Tract. 100 acres in Rafting Creek Township, known formerly as the Mrs. CW. Brown or Spann land. 162 acres in Spring Hill Township known RS the J. ft. Mciva-cbern Home Place. 153 acres nt Catchall known as the Vinson and Cato tracts 1 lot and S'.ore at Gaillard's Cross Roads formerly cf McEacbern. 100 acresfunr miles North of Sumter, known j ss part cf the Ervin Brown lands. 05 acres in Middleton Township, known as j the Singleton or Ben Murrell la-ids. These lands be?ong to clients aco are ia our hands fer isale. Terms easr. Titles warranted. MOISES * LEE, S?p. 14 4-t Attorneys at Law, FA KM Ef 18, ATTENTION ! Sen.d me.Sl.50 and I -will send rou THE COLUMBIA WEEK!J REGISTER for One Year, and the A MERIGAN JAEGER for On? Year. Send me S6.50 and I will send ron THE COLUMBIA DAILY REGISTER" for One Year, and the AMERICA* FARMER for One Year. Send me $2 50 and I will send TOO THE SOUTHEE* CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE for One Year, a^d THE AMERICAN FARMER for One Year. Th Weekly Register ls an EIGHT-PAGE PAPER, Folded. Fasted "j and Trimmed,-containing Fifty six Colamns I of. Reading matter. It eire? ron full Tele-I graphic Reports as contai-oed in toe leading j New York Dailies, w bice get tbei r dispatches i from toe same -source as Xbe Begisier name!/, from the 5EWIORK ASSOCIATED PRESS which has Correspondents' in every part of the world. The South Carolina news of the Register is unsurpassed. We hare Cor-! responden ts in al! parts of theStat?, ao4 oar 1 Charleston Correspondence furnishes all im- j portant matters occurring there snpplemented j by ac interesting Weekly Letter. Tie other departments of the naper are well sustained, and oe r Telegraphic Market Reports are full and accurate. Of the Register the Anderson Journal says-; ''The Register is a paper that weil deserves a generous support from the people of South -Cu. ro? i TIA. both on aecoaat erf its record and and its intrinsic worth." Tlie Register is unquestionably the best paper that has been published m Columbia ? since the war.- Chester Reporter. THE Mm CI??S ilraie ; Is an EIGHT-PAGE (iS^Column) PAPER, | brimful of fresh and entertaining .. .I-ter j every week. It numbers among its Corr pondeEts who contribute weekly articies ; many of the roost eminent men ?f the Meth on ist Epi?copal Ch urch, South, and cf other d?nominations. The paper is gotten up in tbe best manner as to its contents, and is in . the froat rank of Religious Journalism, it is j printed from New Type, and toe print is clear and beautiful, I? is Folded, Pasted and Trimmed. Every family in the JState ought to take a relipicus newspaper, aud the Advo? cate will certainly please those wiso subscribe for it. Price S2 a year, or S2.50 with the American Farmer. The American Farmer j Is a SIXTEEN PAGE AGRICULTURAL j MONLHLY of acknowledged merit, inter- j esting awi informing to Farmers of all sec- j lions of our eonotry. Of it Messrs. Butler .] & Burrill of tbe Peon Yan (N. Y., ) Vineyard- \ ut say : "We think the American Farmer one j nf the best Agricultural parers published for j the price-One Dollar per annum. Its illas- j tratiojis of Horses, Cattle. Sheep, Swine and j other illustrations are superb, and in each of ? its serrai departments-The Farm-The j Diary-The Horseman-The Shepherd-The \ Aviary, etc., etc,, will be foond, in each j number, instructive and interesting articles, of greater ralue to every farmer who reads j them than the annual subscription price of j the paper. IT IS. IN SHORT. THE GREAT FARM PAPER OF THE AGE. Remit by P. 0. Money Order, Check, Registered Letter, or Express, to CHARLES A. CA3LVO, JR?. 69 Richardson Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. C. E. STUBBS, Cash Cotton Buyer, SUMTER, 8. C. The highest prices paid in cash- See him before you close. Sep ? TRADE MAR IT ? SXC1TTEW? 1623 -Areli Street, Pbilad'a? PA. A WELL TfiiEO TREATMENT For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Hay Fevet, BeadacJte, Debility. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, and ail 'Chronic and Nervous Disorders. 'The Compound Oxygen Treatment/ Dr*. Starker k Palen, Ho. 1529 Arch Si??, #b?? adelpbia, ba^e been using for the last sixteen years, ss a scientific adja?tn>ent of the ehernes tc of Oxygen and Nitrogen magnetised, nod the compound is so condensed und made portable that it is sent ail oxer the world. DES. STAKKET k PAVES hare the liberty te refer to the folio wing named well-knowe person? who hare tried their Treatment: Eoe. WILLUM D. KELLET, Member of Con ere?. Philadelphia. REV. VICTOR L. OOKRA ?>. Editor Lutheran Observer, Philadelphia. R27. CHA?. W. CSSHIKG, D. D., Rocbeater, K> T. Ec*. WILLIAM P2KK KIXOK, Editor Inter Ocean, Chicago, UL R?T. A. W. MOOSE, Editor The Centenary, Lancaster, S. C. W. H. WORTHINGTON, Editor Kew Sooth. Birmingham, Ala. JZDG? H. P. ^ROOMASi, Qaenemo, Kan. Mas. MART A. LIVERMORE, Melrose, Mflsss ch anette. Jtro?! E. S. V0OSHEES, Sear Torie City. MB. F. C. KK?GHT, Philadelphia. MB. 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Also "Compound Oxygen, its Crigiz. and Devdopment,'1 an interesting book of one hundred pages. Both or esther will be mailed free to any address on appli? cation. ?ead tiie brochare ! Address Drs. STARKEY k PA LEK. 1523 Arch Sired, gg&jggk^ Pa. MEW PABALLEL BIBLE. TWO HBLZ3 W COT VOLUME* The Authorized Version and the JEe vised Version, in Parallel Columns, Line for Line, upon ead Page. With the ?ollo wing Most Valuable and Is* dispensable Illustrated and Descrip? tive Features^ An lEtrodnctory history of the SMSsserin* and early printed editions of the Holy Bible with fac-simrles of rhe saae. Biographical sketches of the translators and reformers, .illustrated with portrait*. Scripture gallery of illustrations, deter?b ing the most important incidents in the Old and Kew Testaments. Comprehensive helps -to the stadjof thc Bible, coo tain lng chronological fables, em? bracing ail important subjects, classified ano* arranged in tabular form, tahlee of special prayers, parables, miracles and discourses of Christ, etc-, etc Bird's-eye view of lie Holy Land. This beautiful feature gives a better and dearer idea of the general positions of the rivera, lakes mountains and piaees of interest soto* tioned iu the Bible than can he obtained fros reading. Any one can readily fad the dif? ferent places, as they are ali cumbered and an explanatory key accompanies each Ulas tration. Beautiful ilium: cations of the Lord's Prayer aud Ten Commandment. One br tiered thousand marginal references and readings. Illustrated prooonneing B?b?e dictionary, containing every important Scriptural word and ?00 elegant engravings. Acknowledged the ? nest found ?a anj Bible. Historical illustrations of Bible text, de? rived from ancient coins and gems of the pe? riod of time from Alexander the Great to ibo destruction of Jerusalem, 226 B. C. io 138 A.P. A complete history of Uko hooks of the Bible, biographical and b?sto?eaS, with forty six large and beautiful ilhutratsosts symbol? ical of the events, etc, of each hook. Photographs of place? of interest in tho Holy Land, taken for -the Palestine explora? tion fand. "75 illusttwtaoos. The parables of our Lord and Saviosr leant Christ, illustrated with tea naagaifeestfall page engravings. Evangelists and Beacons, betrayal asd crucifixion of our Savionr, the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. Elegant full-page steel Une engravings, Bore gsSery of Ser?p?axa? Hlnstratiooa, finely illuminated marriage certificate and record of births, marriages and deaths. Summary of Biblical aa tiunitie*. describing the customs, religi?s, domestic life acd oeea pations of the israelites, also a topographical and geographical account of Canaan, Galilee, Samaria and Judea. Cities of the Bible, with magnincest views and descriptive sceses ?xx Palest?PC ud ?sher Bible lands. Religious denominations of the world, o fu-il and antbentie account of their creeds and formation. Biographical history of the Holy Apostles and Evangelists, with a foll account of their lives, suffer!cgi and martyrdom. Mott ele? gantly iilcstratied. Scenes and event? io the life of oar Savions Jesus Christ, beautifully illustrated. A chronological index to the Holy Bible, giving an account of the most remarkable passages in the Old and Kew Testaments, and pointing to toe times wherein they happened* ned the passages of Scripture wherein they are recorded. Alphabetical table of the proper names io the Old and Kew Test amen-?, together with the meaning br signification of the words in their original languages, and their pronun? ciation Record cf the principal events of Jewish and con tem po rane?os history, from the eres tic o of the World to the year1ST!, A. D. Interesting account of the recent explora? tions in Bib Je lands. A complete concordance. This is thc great? est feature ever introduced into Bibles. It presents in a compact form every passage of Scripture contained ia the largest editions, and forms a complete dictionary and index to the Holy Scriptures. It is acknowledged bj theologians and Bible-readers to be ibe stand? ard nod ofiiv complete concordance to th* Bible. Superb colored plates of the Tabernacle is the Wilderness, holy vessels, garments of tbs High Priests and furniture of the Tabernacle. Four thousand questions sad at?senos the Old and Kew Testaments. Intended to open up the Scriptures. For the sss of Sta? den?. Sunday-school teachers sad all Bible readers. And mopy ether Important and Useful AOs io the Study of the Hely Scriptures. All written to increase the interest ia sad simplify the Study of the Word cf God. Dear Friends, and aU others, of SumUrt and Adjoining Counties: Having adopted the calling of introducing this very excellent Bible, and several other next best books published, I would be glad to. serve yo? at once; I have engaged in a sys? tematic canvass, jet would be pleased togo. direct to yon, by your special request, and show you the many excellencies of enc books. Your h umble servant, HARVEY BAUER My address? Mayetvflle, Sumter County,, 8. CL April 5, 3887.