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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. VECXESDAY. Februarys?, : : : 1884. " >\v Advertisements. t Sale! Sale!?W.W. Mills. || Ask Your Physician?"W. C. Fisher. I Fertilizers?W. R. Doty & Co. P Citation?J. R. Boyles. Judge of Probate. I "When the Spring Time Comes"? I H. Cummings. ocal Briers. It was rainy, windy and stormy in bwn on Tuesday night last. ^?Friday was "Washington's birthay, and consequently a legal holiday. ?Penmanship taught, photographs Iiken and, signs painted artistically by krof DeHerradora. * ?Jobs of all kinds and of the best nd latest styles done at this office at sasonably low rates. Some tramps broke into the house fCattie McDowell, colored, on Saturly afternoon, but stole nothing. ?The boys are sometimes heard >mplaining that "Wiunsboro is just p dry for any use!" n?Osculomania is said to be the Bpst fashionable type of insanity in Kra nowadays. How many cases to ~ ?The new residences in town are being slowly completed and most of fchem will probably be ready for use in the early spring. .----i ?The present winter to date has leen remarkably mild for this latitude uk! it is the general subject of remark ky all weather enthusiasts. I ?The farmers in the Salem neigh- j grhood have this season planted largewhich is looking j (fmarkably well. I ?Fine stamping for any kind of ubroidery executed in artistic style j r Prof. DeHerradora. * j One of the prisoners in jail some |ys since anxiously inquired of ns f the gentleman who had been rently christened "Old Socks". How this? ?The grain crop around town promts an unusually fine harvest. The tall grain throughout the county is So De in an encouraging wu. of the connty paper's are the annonnceraent of candiewspapers - :>eY?X-care how worthy gentlemen anrft^Tf^ie s, and some think the sooner ; :ific men may now so exr respective theories Of the ctric displays as to inclnde c cyclones of the 20th insfc. lere is a connection. A- nil I'* XX* iXVUULUk. <r a vv?uv>* ? ? it is now being neatly and inted and the new dress to add much to the general b of the dwelling and its kgs. J. Dargan, lately teaching Pleasant, Newberry county, fened a flourishing school in pborhood. We extend him Band wish him unbounded - f , iMcCarley left on the 21st Ih escort of twelve ior tue eutiary.. This is perhaps ^ proportion of those who d his hospitality since the fer term of court. yclone struck the south?of Wiunsboro on SaturL It came with such force louse of Dorcas Goode, as iuulding about a foot from >ns. , pjust received fifty tons of kno. All parties wishing Hugh brand of fertilizers kali at the office of R. J. at once and leave J Feb. 21* - * - u!?a. mm received, since geu.ui5 Bf "D. E. J.", two other ^K\a pfat?m o1\ahf QoIptti for IfTC OiVilU CkUVUU - V* | (extremely obliged. The i F the one obviates that of pthey are none the less f town visit Prof. DeHer. lery and examine specijm*k as penman, photo Vn painter. * I that so few theatrical visited and exhibited in ! |-ing the present winter? e Richmond and McEl-: Madison Square theatriand others of note paid Hs to the Boro. Is itbe ciation was not found? I man, who claims to be Pjj Carriage statistics and arjfl Bpfi-snbjectIs authority Hpient that there are in Mty marriageable men and H|n. This is of course an Be white population only, Ktrpose of the calculation Hpounted from seventeen M Band men from twenty tc 1 Hp ten. Jpers of the Citizens' CorKssisted by a number of in town, are raakinsr If uix a theatrical in the ill at as early day . The he to raise mouey to bay il horns needed for the ntertainment will donbtk and certainly the comtect in view will be. alone Ebact a large and apprecommittees of the jfeare busy making the arations for the annual Friday evening, the X. G. Gonzales, of the os and Courier, is ex occasion as the reprehe press, Henry N. this place, will repreDr. Chas. E. Stott, of p "married fraternity", [Brown the "Bachelor Ktime is anticipated. r\ Spore-All. jreing Cordial is not a H)t recommend it for j He flesh is heir." It is j Hp than is claimed for it { excellent remedy. It Hids and gases of the Mgestion easy and gives Heed system." " * f " ; ~ Personal.?Mr. B. B. Hanahan, Jr., returned home on Tuesday afternoon { from Charleston, where he has been in attendance upon the session of the Medical College in that city. The work of the session is over with and i our young friend comes home to spend ' his venation. A pleasant stav to him. Pensioners in Fairfield.?The following is an official list of persons in this comity who arc now receiving a pension from the United States government : Elizabeth White, Ely the wood, S3 00 Samuel P. Newman, Ridgeway, G 00 S. A. Williams, * Ridgeway, 8 00 John Robertson, Ridgeway, 8 00 Ann Parker, Winnsboro, 8 00 Mary Boyd, Winnsboro, 8 00 Nancy M. Richardson, \Y mnsboro, 8 00 Festival.?We are requested to announce that the ladies of the Methodist Parsonage Association will have a festival in the Thespian Hall about the first of March, for the purpose of rais: lug funds for building the parsouage. All contributions for that purpose will be gladly received. The good people of Winnsboro will no doubt liberally patronize the Methodist Parsonage Association on the night of the festival. The Baconian Society.?The young men in town are contemplating the reorganization of the Baconian Debating Society at an early day. This society lived and flourished for over a year in Winnsboro and donbtless resulted in ranch improvement to the individual members of the organization. It is to be hoped therefore that the movers in the matter will succeed in resuscitating the Debating Society and that a larger enrollment of members will be reported than last year. bKATiXG Kink.?A skating niiK 01 small dimensions is at times opened in town now for the convenience and pleasure of the lovers of this kind of sport. The hall over the bar formerlyoccupied by Mr. Williford is the place nsed the purpose. Young ladies during the day and young gentlemen who are able lo leave their places of business frequently, take advantage of the I I uppvu iuiiuj uiud auuiucu. n uuiu it not pay some one to open a skating rink, with reasonable charges for admission? The young people should have some place of resort where general amusement for the evening can be counted on. Cotton Statement.?The following is the comparative cotton statement for che week ending February 22, 1884: Net receipts at all United States ports during the week 60,955; to same time last year 129,509; total receipts to this date 4,230,175; to same date last year 4,<3z,ebU. exportsior tne weeK iu/,071; same week last year 83,742; total exports to this date 2,837,8'34; to same date last year 3,130,150. btock at all United States ports 971,567; same time last year 953,037; stock at all interior towns 128,409; same time last year 153,230; stock at Liverpool y67,000; same time last year 960,000; stock of American afloat lor Great Britain 326,000; same time last year 208,000. . . j - Attempted- Escape.?On Monday night last it was discovered by the sheriff and his assistants that Thomas Cullen, who was recently tried for burglary and sentenced to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary, had made careful and skilful preparations for escape on that night. It seems that he had, by much perseverance, succeeded in breaking the .staple by which the door of his cell was locked, and iu the hallway of the jail had sufficiently prized apart the bars so that the body of the man could easily pass through. His preliminary work was done either the day or-the night before, and to effectually prevent detection, the broken staple was tied up with shoe strings and plastered over with soap. Several of the convicted prisoners were either working in cooicert with him or had been bribed by Cullen to keep their tongues. The detection was fortunately made about supper time on Monday evening and the efforts at escape consequently failed. ' ^ ' Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. l - it?ntv\kAn lO tTTA fkinl- AHA ? LliC JUitlUU UUiliUCi lOj uunaj vuu of the best yet issued of this deservedly favorite magazine. The 128 quarto pages are filled with choice, entertaining and instructive literature; and there are over one hundred handsome embellishments, besides a very tastefal colored plate frontispiece. "A. Wood-nymph/^rjfe. aTucies~em brace X&cfoEsc subjects, and arc by popular writers. "Soudan and its Complications," "Napoleon's Marshals," "Living Homes," "The New York Negro Plot of 1741," etc., are exceedingly T"Wr DIAWAA'O f AW 01 luiuicoau^t UtUk IT 9 ouiaij I "A Dark Deed," is continued, and there are short stories, sketches, etc., by Nathan D. Urner, Isabella Crawford, N. Robinson, Etta W. Pierce, K. V. Hastings and others. There are poems of great merit, and a comprehensive miscellany of pleasant reading matter. The price is only twenty-five cents for a single number, and a year's subscription $2.50, postpaid. Address Mrs. Frank Leslie, Pnblisher, 53, 55 and 57 Park Place, New York. i The Storm at Sheltox.?A cor res pondent writing to Ihe .News and Herald from Shelton says: "A most destructive cyclone or hurricane passed through the northwestern corner of Fairfield county on Tuesday evening, the 19th inst., entering this county at a point on Broad River about three miles above Shelton's Ferry, takiag a northeastern course, and from a half to three-fourths of a mile in width, striking the Chester line? near the residence of.Mr. Chesley Crosby. The damage done is immense. The desfcrnfttion is. we miorht sav. almost complete. The following are the principal sufferers: Mr. Wm. Shirley, all his.b.iuldings gone; Mr. V. R. Bonlware, three tenants' houses; Mr. John G. Taylor, all. of his buildings; -Mr. C. G. Boulware, two tenants' houses, barn, gin-house, screw, and dwelling badly injured; Mr. Chesley i i Crosby, number of outbuildings down, ? ; barn badly damaged, and dwelling * i damaged: Mrs. M. A. Withers, in , ' 1 i Chester comity, dwelling and all other.. c ; buildings blown down. In this dwell- c ing Mr. Oliver Sims was living, and ? his little son Johnnie, eleven years of t age, was killed, and his wife badly ? bruised. The track of this rain can- r not be described. A man will have to 1 see it to believe it. Strange no other. ? lives were lost and noDe crippled." fj ? r Memorial "Window.?The friends of a the late Rev. Josiah Obear have erect- v ed, in St. John's Church, Winnsboro, T to his memory a rich and beautiful stained glass window. The central f' figure consists of the "Agnus Dei," "the Book" and "the Seven Seals" of ** the Apocalypse. Near the top is "the ri Crown," exquisitely portrayed, with "" sprays of the symbolic palm leaf; ^ whilst below is the sacred monogram a of Christ, the Greek Chi Rho. Many ? other beautiful and typical figures en- c rich the general design, and the most 11 graceful traceries of leaves and flowers cover the entire surface of the window. v Just above the ventilator is this in- 11 scription in old English characters: In Memory of The Rev. Josiah Obear, g for 16 years Rector of this Parish. ? Born 24 Jany1810, Died 2o.Febyi, ~ 1882. "Faithful unto death.-1 e A border of bine and gold surrounds ? the whole. The design and execution *] of this splendid window are really ? very fine, and afford the highest grati- s< fication to those who feel so deep an a interest in this grateful work. It is a ^ worth}' and fitting memorial of the a pure and upright man, and faithful ^ r.??rr/\ /I Viir> rvAAnl/i OA P uicr^v uiaif, >vuu oci vcu ui? ov long and so lovinglv. S Moke of the Cycloste.?As account p after account comes in the disasters of n the recent cyclone swell in proportion. t( If we are correctly informed, at no o point in the county did the storm ex- ci tend in width more than from two to b three miles: aud in one section it traveled apparently from north to south, b at another from east to west, and this si circumstance, taken in connection with the fact that it occurred at all those different points at the same hour, renders the phenomenon difficult of explanation. In the neighborhood of vs Shftlton fhfi disasters sinmlv be^ffars k description. The splendid residence B of Mr. C. K. Rabb, upon the Provence ^ place, was shaken from its foundation, G the window panes and blinds shattered r< to atoms, and damage done to the G house to the amount of several hun- S dred dollars. Twenty-five tenant- tl honsfts nDon Mr. Rabb's r?lace were aj blown down, and the lumber out of $ which thoy were built so scattered and h broken that it is now worthless for the ci purposes of rebuilding-. Upon the a^ same placc three negroes were instant- o; ly killed and a number of others es- el capped with broken limbs, bruised p' heads and mangled bodies, some of fc whom are expected to' die. One of G the adventurers on the premises dur- T ing the storm states that he 'was taken di up into the bosom, of the storm and carried through a dense forest of trees: ~V\ * * m p>/\ i ti a distance 01 iou yaras oeiore umcmug y< laud. He was considerably hurt, bat p< is now slowly recovering. Great g: forests in that section were literally o: levelled to the ground, and the de- al struction of growing timber is esti- h; mated op in"the thousands. Relying $ upon authenticated statements it would fc be safe to say that ten or twelve lives were lost during and by the storm and aj the property loss in the county will n range between $50,000 and $75,000. a ? o: Disasters of th e SxoRM.-The storm tl of Tuesday night, the 19th inst., prov- d ed to be disastrous iu its results in dif- n ferent portions of the county. Upon J the plantation of Mr. James W. Bank- a head, about twenty tenant houses were tl blown down, the roof of his house was v taken off and an old maii residing upou $ the premises was killed during the | , night. Other colored men, women ana . children were seriously and some a of them perhaps fatally injnred. Mr. 3, Bankhead himself, while in the act of a passing from one house to another $ during (he storm, was lifted off the 0 ground by the violence of the wind t and carried a distance of thirty feet, 3 but fortunately sustained no injury o by the flight. Upon the premises of e Mr. James F. Kennedy, near liidge- t way a gin house and carriage house r was blowr, down and other damage in Thelmti'ounding country. a In the northern section of the" county7"sTT near Albion, the storm probably was Tnrttf iirl torrihlA tnftron in I Ultv W4Vv?li TAV4VMV 4?f?\# If * *--? p that portion of the county in years, r The dwelling-house, shop, gin-house, & other out-houses and four tenant build- g iugs of Dr. T. G. Douglass were liter- ? ally blown to the ground, and the c Doctor's family miraculously escaped e serious injury. A large number of tl buildings were also destroyed upon 0 the plantations of Messrs. J. S. and tl W. B. Douglass on the same night. s; The houses were not only shattered a and torn down, but many of them tl were fired and the fragments utterly destroyed. The fire seems to have (: been carried upon "the wings of the v wind", and au eye witness of the j scene states that at one point twelve q different fires could be clearly seen. S] Mrs. Stirling, a lady about seventy q years of age, residing near Wood- h ward's wa? jlown out ot her house a about fifty yards and instantly killed, t] Miss Bovd livina in the same was car- o vied away by tbe wind into a tree, and s receivedserions, perhaps fatal, injuries. r, Other injuries are reported upon the c plantation of Dr. Samuel Mobley and b upon adjoining places. The storm seems to have been general all over the j county and it is likely that other re- js saltant injurious are yet to be re- e ported. j C| The Management of Pablic Schools. The Orangeburg Times and Demo- 11 crat speaks forcibly upon the subject ^ fKo At ttio tmiMia ' Vi CUV WilUlUVll VI bUV ^UUllV kJVUVViCj and its snggestions where applicable are good and time1/. It says: i s? In some of tl e comities of the Statethe plan has been adopted of stopping | the public schools one year in order to t irrive at the cash system in paying eachers. The idea is a good one, and ve believe would give general satisaction. Everybody knows that more ?? VkA /violi iViiJTl frtr -C*H U\s avwm|/110JLiVyVi. 4VI VUCU fcUM>> 4V? redit. Had it not been for the Radials under Chamberlain fighting to :eep Hampton out' of his seat, and hus putting the taxes a year behind, he cash system would be in practice tow. The Democrats, when they got n, not only had to pay the current chool expenses, but they also had to ay the enormous Radical school debt. ?his matter of getting to cash paynents is well worthy of consideration, nd ought to be ' agitated. There should be no race distinction in it, for rhiie and black would fare alike. It should be a matter of congratuition, however, that no such state of icts exists in Fairfield county, as is llnded to in the article above quoted. In nearly, if not all, of the school listricts of the county the old debts ave been paid, and the public schools re now run upon a solid cash basis, 'or the accomplishment of this much, redit is due our efficient school coralissiouer and the different school trus ;V;D UUUU^UUUl LllW V/VlllIVJ JUTUV VyT vu rith this advantage to begin with, it is ow seriously questioned by many whether or not the public school svs2m, as it stands, accomplishes much ood. The portion of the taxes approbated by law to this purpose is ntterY insufficient to run the schools for veu a half session, and certainly if the tare reallv and earnestly seeks educa tonal advancement by the present ystem the taxes should be increased, o as to continue all the public schools t least for nine months. This should, e done or the government should bandon the effort as a "bad job", is the matter now stands the average ublic school is kept open from three > four months in the year, and, the tate having undertaken to educate^: arents foolishly conclude that it is a latter with which they have nothing ) do, and consequently the question f supplementing the public fund beDines the next thing to an impossi- ility. 1 ? Some good has been accomplished, nt radical changes of the character * nggested "wo uld yet be in order. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The afternoon of Monday and the .1 1 _ j.1 S iiuic ui iiie bebaiuii UII i uc&ui*^ iken in the trial of the case of W. J. ; lose against William J. Johnson. , [essrs. J. T. Barron and Allen J. rreeri, Esq., of the Columbia -bar, ^presented the plaintiff, and Messrs'. , raillard & Reynolds and John T. loan, Esq., of the Columbia bar, for ic defendant. The action was brought ' gainst the defendant for the sum of ' 3,000, damages which were alleged to ave resulted irom a malicious proseltion instituted by the defendant I gainst the plaintiff. The testimony both sides was fall, thorough and laborate. Mr. Barron opened for the laintiff, Messrs. Gaillard and Sloan . >llowed for the defence and Mr. " reen closed the case for the plaintiff, j hp inrv return pi! a vp.rrHr.t fnr f.hfi sfendant. , The case of John L. Davis against (TTIIara" JT "Johnson was "tnecF on Wednesday. The same attorneys apeared in the case as in the one above iven. The cause of action grew out f the same state of facts as set forth 30v e and the plaintiff claimed that he ad been damaged to the amount of t,500. The jury retnrned a verdict >r thQ defendant. rPU^ TAV?m ~\jw O m JL VI WUll TT auvmvuuua gainst Gasaway Fowler and wife was ext taken up and disposed of. The ction was brought for the purchase f a horse alleged to have beeu sold to le defendants by the plaintiff. The afon(7onfe< e-af nn o KrnonK r\{ tror. bi^uuauio o^u cij.y u ui vuvu vx it m mty bv way of a discount. Colonel as. H. Rion appeared for the plaintiff nd Messrs. Ragsdale & Ragsdale for ic defendants. The jury returned a erdict for the plaintiff for the sum of So, the amount claimed in the comlaint. The case of David R. Flenniken gainst Osmund W. Buchanan. Messrs. IcDonald & Douglass for the plaintiff nd Messrs. Lyles & Buchanan for the lefendant. The cause of action grew Ul Ui <X CUUJU1UI/ Ui UUUXLL5 lUi ICUt UC* ween the plaintiff and the defendant. ?he complaint was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiff's proper remdy under the statute was to levy upon he crop under the statutory lien for ent. The case of Charlotte T. Dunlap .gainst Gooding & Elliott was taken ^.t^ied and disposed of. Messrs. lagsdale & Ragsdale'dplTiwa^ the 1ellII LXjUL ailU p* ^ULV/i/V/liUiU 4XTT" >ouglass for the defendants. The ction was brought upon a clue bill iven by the defendants to one T. It. )unlip, the son of the plaintiff. It was laimed for the plaintiff that the proprtv, to wit, the due bill, belonged to je plaintiff, and that the transaction f T. R. Dunlap was simply acting as le agent of the plaintiff. This propoition was controverted by the defendnts. The jury returned a verdict for \\r% liV U^lVaUttUbO* The case of E. K. McQuatters against r. "Vv*. Crawford aud D. A. Crawford ;as next tried. Messrs. McDonald & )onglass represented the plaintiff and Jol. Jas. H. Kion the defendants. The ait was brought for claim and delivery f personal property, to wit, a orse, in the possession of the defendnts. At the close of the testimony for tie plaintiff, ou motion of the defendnts' counsel, the plaintiff was nonuited, on the ground that the only emedv left the plaintiff, under the uuuiiisuuiucs) wao vuug ai/iiuii avi reach of warranty. The trial of the case of John A. tains against Chas. E. Thomas, as Administrator of Eliza Ford, deceased, nded the jury cases of the term, lessrs. McDonald & Douglass repreented the plaintiff and Messrs. GFailard & Keynolds the defendant. The fVtof fV>o otim nf naiuuix uiaiiugu uxat ui& oum vi >397.92 was due liim from the defend,ni as administrator, for services renlered and supplies lurnished the said Cligfl. Ford, extending as alleged over he space of six years. ' The jury returned a verdict for the sum of $397.92 the fall amount claimed by the plaintiff. There being 110 other jury cases ready for trial, the jurors were on Friday morning discharged aud all of them left town for their respective homes. Fridav was taken up in the trial of equity canses of little or no interest to , the public. The Coart of Common Pleas ad- * jonrned sine die on Saturday morning. FIXING THE ROADS. Messrs. Editors: As it may be in- J teresting, or at least instructive, to ] our people to know of the actions of our county commissioners, I will attempt to recite a few of their deeds. ' They seem to be haunted with the idea ? ? ?^ - - v _ j mat rney muse, co De gooa omcers, spend every dollar in the treasury. ; They put from $5 to $25 in every ^ mud-hole and sandstone work to be J found and put up railing by gullies ^ that huve stood from infancy unpro- ( tected. They hire men from one com- ] munity to go with team and hands to j do, for a considerable fee, what the owner of the land adjoining could do j for almost nothing. They publish j specifications as to what kind of wood, what shape, and so many feet high, in putting up sign-boards, when the contractors stick up anything, of any ? shape, aud sometimes get their pay be- ( fore the work has begun. They are * building a trestle bridge over a broad i creek bottom which there will not pass * as many wagons in a twelvemonth as j pass along the Bell's Bridge road in < one day. It must be built for the r good church-going people of that i neighborhood, and if so, I am of the opinion that they should pay for their private enterprise. I think aconnty commissioner should be very careful c of expenditures and not have a thing J done till he is sure it is a' public neces- ? sitv?instead of which they have men 1 who hunt up jobs on which they can s get-employment. Let sueh men go to 3 ihe poor-house if they must have coun- I ty^ap, and let us pay his taxes next a time if money is tooplentifnl. . I 5 p Yours for ecouom v, s B-C.S. I THE STORM IX SALEM. * . ' : ? c Wide-Spread Instruction of Property, -with Some toss of Life. Messrs.Editors: About seven o'clock on the evening of the 19th inst., a ter- v lible storm swept over this section, s lie sky became suddenly overcast * with wind and clouds, the rolling fKrrn/lai* fn l\n lion of <1 r??c uuli"v,vi "v""" -v * tance, and a dark, dense cloud rising ? quickly and majestically from the west t gave a few moments' notice of an I approaching tempest, which was soon e npon us. The wind grew more vio- g lent and the vivid flashes of lightning, q accompanied by the most terrific peals d of-thunder cvinced signs of the most t appalling character. The distance over which the wind spread cannot be t *t npAAiifninarl knf ?r e<AAmA/l frt j] UCUUll^iJf k/uu xu ovomvvi tv have moved over a scope of country f not exceeding a mile in width. A h ? brief account of the loss sustained in ^ this immediate section is as follows: j The first place reached was that of &XIaa?r?nnir-Mnnln'n iwnyilfin/y flip ] total destruction of her dwelling. She 2 and others were injured in trying to j make their escape from the falling house, pieces of the timber having fallen upon them. The house was 5 destroyed by fire. The velocity of the storm increased rapidly and in a few 1 - ? > ? m T seconds it reacnea tne Dimaings 01 mr. Gladney Martin, litterally demolishing a every honse npon his place and destroy- ^ ing other property. It next reached j, Mr. Pink Simms's place, blowing 1 down every house npon it. The wind l having scattered the fire from the fire- ] places over the wreck all were de- c slroyed. The storm moved on in an 1 easterly direction, next reaching Mr. s David James's place, badly damaging a his dwelling, destroying all the rest of j the houses and seriously if not fatally injuring a negro boy. The effect upon ] the place of Mr. Sarnl. McCormick was indeed great and his loss heavy, having, had fifteen buildings blowu down and afterward destroyed by fire. A colored lad who was in one of the / houses at the time of the storm was instantly killed. Trees of the largest t aize were twisted off, and fences were < prostrated for miles in a straight 1 direction. The storm reached Mr. , Butler Pearson's next, and it was none \ the less destructive there than in some other places. Five buildings were . blown down and his dwelling materially injured. Several negroes were crippled, one of whom it is thought will die. Up to this time thn storm had not ; abated in the least, but, on the con- \ trary, appeared to be more violent. 1 It next swept over the premises of Mr. 1 Fenster Lytiie awful result of which was that every building on his < nlace was completolv wrecked. Pass- j iii"1 swiftly on." t he aiorm soon readied 1 IlT'i' ll IV 'i1111 leaviug ^ a scene of nttcr desoiutiolt.' hf)use is reported to have D^f&Tve'cl, "P" though badly damaged. The rain now began to pour down in torrents and I the hail-stones fell thick and fast, some of which were as large as guinea eggs. * Presently there came a vivid flash of lightning, accompanied by a loud peal or rnunaer, wmcu was a pruiuue tu the approaching tempest. At length the wiud reached Mr. M. L. Owings's and it was shocking to see the damage it did him. It lasted about three minutes, during which time k demolished five outbuildings and greatly damaged ^ eight others. The wind 'struck his g dwelling-house obliquely, doiug but ) little damage to it. The negroes on a the place were completely demoral- I ized; every now and then exclaiming * \ 1JU UJC U1USL Uiaiicaoiiig IVI1CO, xiiancv God I'm saved." Two of them were ^ slightly bruised by the falling timbers ^ while "making their escape from the s house. Two of the houses caught on ] fire, after being blown down, but the ( flames were extinguished. The next place reached was that of Mr. J. M. i Owens. On this place no buildings f were blown down, but all were in- 1 jared except his dwelliug and kitchen. 2 The storm played fearfai havoc upon , the place of Mrs. Elizabeth Means, f hers being the next reached. One negro house, gin-house, carriage-house efahlPR hAinor nrostrated. The 1 heavy timbers oFthe carriage-house ( fell upon a new buggv, breaking one * of thefront and both hind axles, and otherwise damaging it. The well 1 shed was uplifted aud earned a dis- ? tance of fifty yards or more, a piece of the .timber "striking the dwelling and , knocking a hole, as it were, quite through it, scattering the plastering J all over the room, pieces of which struck some of the family about the head and face, butwithout injury. The storm pro*5eeded thence to Mr. John Milling's pjace, blowing down ' t several houses and all bis fencing. The wind had by this time abated somewhat, though it moved steadily on in an easterly direction over the premises of Mr. Butler Pettigrew, destroying several buildings there, but his loss is comDarativelv small. The next and last place of which any definite account has been given is that of Dr. Douglass. His dwelling was unroofed, and his office demolished, destroying a quantity of drugs, medicines and surgical instruments. IACP 111 4VllC 11 lb It UC I Licit iuai IUV iuoo xu wio section is greatly lelt by many of us, but those who" survived the storm ought certainly to be very thankful to high Heaven for the preservation of life. d. e. j. DESPITE THE VETO. Virginia Legislators Who Make Laws Despite Gubernatorial Interference. Richmond, February 18.?In the State Senate to-day a bill removing Prnm flip fi-nvornor thfi nowei* of an pointing the officers of the State Lunatic Asylum and a bill vacating ;he offices of the present board of i directors of that institution were . passed over the Governor's veto, the : House having taken similar action a . few day ago. Both bills are now laws, rhe Governor to-day sent in another nessage being a veto of a bill reappor loning the representation 01 Virginia . n Congress. "The Woman's Physician-" 3 A common sense medical work for ladies 1 mly. Fully answers all questions which ; nodesty prevents asking a male physician. . Jives causes and symptoms of all diseases )f the sex, with positive cure for each in >lain language, written by ladies who have nade these diseases a life study. L plain aXk in delicate language winch eveiy voman, young and old, should read. It is ecomxnended by many eminent lady ?hysi- < :>ans as a saje guiae jot uiz sex. nana- , omely bouna and illustrated. Sent post>aid for SLOO. Address the Rochester ] Publishing Co., 32, 33 and 33y. Osburn , Jlock, Rochester, N. Y. * Funeral of the Arctic Explorers. New York, Feb. 23.?The funeral :eremonies over the remains of Jerome i r. Collins, meteoroligistofthe Jeanette v?a/5i^a? tttaho v?ol4h?a tyiarniiior of ApLUUiV/lij YVUl V UVJU a lilO U4V(U^ MU he Cathedral. The body of Mr. Col- i ius' mother was placed along side her c on and both transferred to the steam- 0 hip City of Chicago, to be carried to : Ireland "and buried in the family vault it Cork. The funeral services over the ? todies ofDeLong, Koack, Fortz, Dres- c ler, Ahsam, Lee and Iverson, took f ? * ? il- .1 L rrAi? , >iace in me uuurcu ui use xivj v xnuu) . ?. U the conclusion of the ceremonies 1 he bodies were taken to "YVoodlawn I emetery for interment. c Queen City of the South. J Mr. D. B. Herman, a popular traveling j alesraan from Baltimore, writes: "I have ( ised Norman's Neutralizing Cordial for r tomach affections with the best results, s t is an excellent medicine. No traveler hould be without it * ?The Bennett-Mackey Cable Comlanv will land one end of its cable on /ape Ann, and has bought land for j his purpose of Capt. Hodge, Long Jeach. The cable station is to be < rected at Rockport, the dimensions of pbich are to be 60 by 45 feet, and two tones high. The cable will be laid J bout two feet under the ground for a lisfance of one and a quarter miles to - he station in town. c ? Our preacher says lie could scarcely 3 ear himself preach on last Sunday for the acking, coughing and spitting of the conregation, when a dose of Brewer's Lung ] Restorer just before going to church wQula 1 iave prevented it. Remember this next i hinday. * t iOTICE FOE FINAL DISCHAEGE. ( f WILL apply to the J udge of Probate W day hi rliarch, tfegharge as Administrator of the Estate of J no. C. Ilaygood, deceased. < tr rrr\TCr "PT) I 11. IVimOJUXiXV, Feb 14-flx3 Administrator. j JTATE~OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. 3y J. JR. BOTLES, Esq., Probate Judge. < WHEREAS, C. D. Chappell Iiatli made suit to me to grant him letters of j dministration of the estate and effects of ] Thompson Chappell, deceased: j These are, therefore, to cite and admon- < sh all and singular the kindred and cre<f- ] tors of the said Thompson Chappell, deeased, that they be ana appear before me, n the Court of Probate, to be held at 'airfield Court House. S. C., on the 5th 1 lay of March next, after publication 1 lereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to 1 how cause, if any they have, why the said j idministration should not be granted. Given under ray liand, this 20th day of February, Anno Domini 1884. Published on the 21st day of February, ] .884, in The News and Herald. j. k. boyles, Feb 2l-flx2 Judge of Probate. SALE! SALE! Tuesday, the nth day of march, j at the residence of the undersigned, ' ;liere will be sold to tne nignest Diaaer, ior 2ASH, a lot of household and kitchen furniture, and fanning utensils. Also, a onelorse wagon, a single seated buggy and ibout 3,000 pounds of good fodder." Sale o commence at 11 o'clock a. m. Feb i'6-flxl* W. W. JHLLS. MToFPlfsii [F DYSPEPSIA IS NOT AGGRAVATED [>y food induced and swallowed without being properly masticated. To do this you must have #)<>d tertli. WOOii'ii 01>tt5T?>? Cleans them and keeps them in order, corrects the disuipvoablo odor of carious teeth and hardens sums. rvuts a box. W.C. KISHEIJ, Wholesale Ci>.ttmh;a, S. C. For a Jkice & Ketcmin. j ^ j i in is mm: j Tiro Com" VE ALL WANT TO KNOW WHERE vc can get the best and fresh Garden j ieed. I keep Buist's, and have all kinds, i Ldam's Extra Early, Long White Flint < tnd Sugar Corn in the ear. Eaily Rose 5otatoes, very fine. Flower Seeds, Etc. taKes, Jtioes, r urxs, JOW;. Fresh Soda Crackers, Nic-Xaes, Mince ] kleat, Raisins, Currants, Citron, Grated 1 Pineapple, and other Canned Fruits * and i Vegetables. Gordon & Dilworth's Preerves, in Glass. Wood and Paper Ware, s 'aper Pans, Paper Buckets, Biscuit Boards, j Mothers Bars, Iron Granite Ware. COOK STOVES, with everything com )late, at $13, $14, $16, $18, $20, $23, $25, ] 530, $35, $50. Every one warranted when >ut up according to directions. I sell parts in*! fnr anv Stave. Pinp. Pots. etc. Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Sin- < jle Trees, all sizes always on hand. Wagon ' )oxes. The WHITE C OIL, over 150? Fire , lest, is the BEST and safe, and costs only ' ien cents per gallon more than the common >iL Does not gum the wick and gives bet?r light. THE UNION CHUKNI have sold for : nore than a year, and have no complaints, ;vhich is a good record for a patent churn n Fairfield county. I have a nice side bar Siniken Spring rop Buggy and set of nice harness, been used three weeks only, which I will sell iheap. J. H. CTJI&MTNGS. ?Buy Zeigler Brothers' Ladies', Misses and Children'! Fine Shoes. ,BEATJ " I J J WHAT STEUCE an OLD SOLDIER. _ "It will soon be twenty years since the J war closed." " t Under the hot sun of August, 1882, the ( Trilloera /vf "NT _T Inv still ns the * "1M|6V VJ- *yv' *' v.j -? sphinx in Egypt, while Elijah Sharp, of that place, slowly and softly spoke of the B past "Yes," lie said, "I was in the anny j and saw many erf the sights of those fear- $ ful years. I was finally discharged from disability, resulting sunstroke. I came j home, miserable inliealth and spirits; so a enfeebled that I took cold on the slightest c exposure. Life seemed worthless to me, I lived only in memory." 1 ' That was sad enough," I said, dividing my last two cigars. x "That's so," responded Mr. Sharp; "but ? I cot over it. Outgrew it? Not exactly. "\Vhen in that condition I began taking Parker's Tonic, and my health com- j menced to improve right away. I was r; astonished at it, and so was my wife. I ? piled on the flesh and could eat anything. ^ My ambition blazed up. I could attend to business, and now?excepting that I have c to take care about exposing myself to the hot sun?I am as well as I was the day I v enlisted. What differences there are in *' things?guns and bayonets kill; Parser's Toxic saves." This preparation, which has been known as Parker's Gikger Toxic, will hereafter be called simply Parker's Toxic. As un , principled dealers are constantly deceiving 1 their customers bv substituting inferior ft articles under the name of ginger, and as & ginger is really an unimportant ingredient, we drop the misleading word. There is no change, however, in theprepa- P: ration itself, and all bottles remaining in the hands of dealers, wrapped under the 113 name of Parker's Ginger Tonic, contain the genuine medicine if the foe-simile signature of Hiscox & Co. is at the bottom of ;he outside wrapper. (adv.) y - . _ _ ta PEBTILIZBBS ' THE VERT BEST ! ? bi \\T ? oi T T J? VVIliJu. SKLJLi TU IMXi i? A1UL&KJ5 J< 3NE HUNDRED TONS OF FEE- tt riLIZERS for THREE HUNDRED and ai FORTY POUNDS. OF COTTON PER ^ rON. Apply early for what you want ^ W. R. DOTY & CO. J?i Feb 21-fxtf SALE OF MORTGAGED CHATTELS. ~ [N pursuance of authority conferred upon me by a power of attorney contained j n a Deed by Edward K. McQuatters, of late the I9tii day of November, 1883,1 will o >?fer for sale, on S< rUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF \f AT?nw VWT > I px md the days following, at :he store-house th >f E. K. McQuatters, at Ridgeway, Fair- in ield County, South Carolina, at public lutcry, to the highest bidder, within the in egal hours of sale, the following-described ly >roperty, to wit: ty All the stock of goods, wares and merhandise of E. K McQuatters, in the storelouse of said E. K. McQuatters, in said m ["own, consisting of Dry Goods, Notions, la: Boots, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Groceries,' bj Crockery, Woodenwares, and such other "w joods as are generally kept in a retail B< tore. , E Terms of Sale?CASH. JNO. D. McCARLEY, S. F. C. th Winnsboro, S. C., Feb. 7 th, 1884. ar Feb9-fxtd - B< : re PROB ATE JUDGE'S SALE, f ne STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. resse It. Delleny, as Executor of Mary S; Delleny, Deceased, w. Sterke G. Delleny. [N pursuance of an order from the Court h of Probate, made in the above-stated g :ase, I will offer for sale before the Court ^ louse door in Winnsboro, on the p FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH " w K Next, within the legal hours of sale, at )ublic outcry, to the highest bidder, the ? ;ollowiug-described property, situate in 1 ;he County of Fairfield, in "the State of south Carolina, to wit: ai All that piece, parcel or tract of land, to :ontaining h( ONE HUNDRED ACKES, . R Fairfield and State of South Carolina, lyiiftrHx >n the waters of Mill Creek, and bounded E >y lands of Mrs K K. Rabb, Robert. Y. R Lemmon, or B. F. Corley and others, and jy the Copeland lands. ALSO, One undivided half interest in that tract _ )r parcel of land, containing n EIGHTY ACRES, J nore or less, and bounded by lands of Mrs. Nancy & Rabb, B. F. Corley, Goodwin Steele, Robt. Crawford and others. The >aid tract of land being in the County of Fairfield and State of South Carolina. TEEMS OP SAJuE: One-half of the pur^nase-money to be paid in cash, the balance in one year from ;he.day of sale;, said balance to be secured H Dy the bond of the purchaser and a mort- J ? -? -4-t? -a1 J. 4-A P ui tue jjieuiiiea &yiu, j^uivuaoci w ? pay for necessary papers. . -d J. R. BOTLES, Judge of Probate. Probate Judge's Office, 0 Winnsboro, S. C., w February 8th, 1884. ]V Feb 9-fxtd PR OB A TE JUDGE'S SALE. : STATE OF SOUTH CAEOLINA, s: COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. ^ ' ' Henry L. Elliott, as Administrator of Elizabeth Delleny, Deceased, vs. G. F. Andrews and Others. IN pursuance of an order from the Court of Probate, made in the above-stated case, I will offer for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH Next, within the legal hours of ;ale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, * the followm'?-deWil>ed property. situate in the County o. Fairfield, in "the State of South Carolina, to wit: . All that piece, pare.-I or tract of land, contuniuc ill?ill i l C: ? **, more oi it-:-s, usui 'oouut's'tl !?y lathis of Mary Ik'iU'iiV, X;i!i<y .\. i:;i*??,_Ico'sett Crawford, ij. F. oi'.c.v -.aul win JSti'C'le. y papers. * * J. K. HOYLIi^ 1 *.f Vt'o I. . Pro'i..t J/fii.-e, Whl'l-S 1, S. i: , ^ ['Vonj uy .-tli, IXjs l. i i K-.. :? >v:M 1^1 S H ER /FF'S SA LE. BV viitiii- of sun.Iry executions to me tliicctttt I will offer for saie in tLe j ;o\vi! ol' llidgeway, Fail-field County, boutn | Carolina, at the store-house of E. K. Mc- ? 3uatters, on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH Next, and the day following, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for CASH, the following-described properly, to wit: The entire stock of merchandise and store fixtures of E. K. McQuatters, consistn; of Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Tinware, Woodware, Notions, Danned Goods, four Show Cases, three pairs Scales, oue Safe, etc. ALSO, One Ma.ke. Levied upon as the propurty of E. K. ilcQuatters, at the "suit of rabb Bro , Maslin & Co. and others against E. K. McQuatters. JXO. D. McCARLEY, Sheriff's Office, S. F. C. Winnsboro, S. G\, February 8,1884. Mem. Tlie sale on Monday will be ad jouraed by public outcry to the Tuesday H following. " J Feb 9-fxtd jjj TO LEASE. g TO LEASE, for a term of three or four years, at a bargain, one of the most desirable plantations in Fairfield County, situated two miles above Ridgeway, on the C. C. A. & A. R. R. For terms, etc., ad- e dress T. Lioxel Bulow, Postoffice, Ridge- ii way, S. C., who will be found in the place a during the next ten days. Feb 5-f5x2* SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I will offer for sale before ( ne Court House door in vv mnsDoro, oouui * Carolina, on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH lext, within the legal hours of sale, to the . iigliest bidder, for CASH, the followingescribed property, to wit: All the right, title and interest of E. L. iUmpkin in a tract of land, lying, being nd situate in the County of Fairfield and late 01 oouui uaruiiua, euiiutuuny :W0 HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES, lore or less, and bounded by lands of the Estate of John Mobley, Jno. R P. Lumpin, Osborne Barber and others, and known s part of the Home Place. Levied upon as the property of E. L. jumpkin and P. P. Lumpkin, at the suit f Jas. H. Rion and Alexander S. Douglass arriving partners of Jas. B. McCants, eceased. -Tvn TY VfifiARLEY. heriff's Office, S. F. C. Winnsboro, s. C., ebruarv 8th, 18S4. Feb 9-fxtd AGENT'S SALE. 4 S the Agent of Mary A. Alden, I will i sell at public auction or vendue, be>re the Court House door in Winnsboro, Dutli Carolina, on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH, roxirno, within the legal hours of sale, to le highest bidder, for CASH, the followig-described property, to wit: The right, title and interest of Zack elton in all that piece, parcel or tract of nd, lying, being and situate in Fairfield ounty and State of South Carolina, con.ining TWENTY-FIVE ACRES, ore or less, anct funded on the north by nd of John D. Harrison, east and soutn t lor>r? r\f Allan "Ralfyvn qyi/3 rxracf "Krr Iotu) : Eli Belton, formerly part of theTaads of >hn Harrison. By virtue of a power of attorney to sell -*??? ie same contained in a mortgage executed id delivered to Mary A. Alaen by Zack elton on the 14th of February,-1882, and corded in the office of the Register of esne Conveyance, for the County of lirfield, in Book S, pages 584,585 and 586. JtfO. D. M&CABLEY, Agent Winnsboro, S. C., Feb, 8th, 1884. Feb 9-txtd 1/TZTlT/mflP CJ A T X* jOLXXXUJX JL'O n M ! JIV. LS the Agent of Mary A. Alden, I will sell at public auction or vendue, here the Court House'door In Winnsboro, rath Carolina, on the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH, oximo, within the legal hours of sale, to * " e highest bidder, for CASH, the foliowg-descrfbed property, to wit: The right, title and interest of Eli Belton all that'piece, parcel or tract. of land, ing, being and situate in Fairfield Counand State of South Carolina, containing FIFTY ACRES, ore or less, and bounded on the north by nds of the Estate of John Harrison, east r land of George Belton, south by ateree River, ana west by land of Allen jlton, formerly part of the lands of John arrison. By virtue of a power of attorney to sell o soma .lAr.iainfi/i in a mr?rfcor<ic7?> id delivered to Mary A. A?den, by Eli ilton, on the 2lst of January, 1882, and corded in the office of the Register of esne Conveyance for the County of Fairsld, in Book S, pages 377, 378 and 379. - JNO. D. McCARLET, Agent Winnsboro, S. C., Feb. 8th, 1884. Feb9-xftd .. ME OF HOSTGAGEB CHATTELS. LS Agent of A. F. Ruff, in pursuance of authority conferred upon^him by E. . McQuatters, in a mortgage executed by e said E."K. McQuatters tc the said" A. Buff, on the 15th. day,of May, 1883, I ill sell at the store-house of the said E. . McQuatters, at Ridgewav, Fairfield aunty, South Carolina, on UJc-oJJAI, th k i<uuJK.iJa. jjai ur MARCH NEXT, id the days following, at public i the highest bidder, within the lega&-? mis of sale, the following Personal roperty: ' All the stock of merchandise of the said . K. McQuatters ic his store-house in said' consisting of Groceries. Brv Goods, . -ind Shoes, Notions and eady-ilade Ciouo^. Terms of Sale?CASH. -'-1-? JNO. D. McCARLEY, Agent ? Winnsboro, S. C., Feb. 7th, 1884. Feb 9-fxtd CO THE PUBLIC! 4 nHE undersigned would respectfully in- / L form the citizens of Winnsboro and of airfield generally, that he has . opened a LACKS3HTH AND.WHEELWRIGHT SHOP n College street, east of tiie Railroad, here he will be glad to do all work in bis aeat VERY MODERATE PRICES. Snertial attention riven to HORSEt H&EING. w Guns and Pistols Repaired, ina SKILFUL [ANNER. ARR'S PATENT: S-bltD ANT) MUD BANDS FCIi SALE. B. T. MATTHEWS. Jan 22-fxlaw3m ?RPMiiKlr> IImsS I J 1 4T f |oi IIhm NOTICE. rllE finn of Caldwell & Lauderdale is by mutual consent dissolved from ^ le 1st of January. All parties indebted ) the firm will please mate payment at *'*'* T T> f^rs 1A tt'rtT 1 wTaA will AAfl L1UC IAJ JJUL. O* ! VaiUWCli, YiXIV W1U WU" nue tlie business at the old stand. J. P. CALDWELL, T. W. LAUDERDALE, Thanking my friends and the public genrally for toe liberal patronage bestowed 1 the past, I respectfully ask a continunce of the same. / J. P. CALDWELL. Jan 17~fx3w Bk. * -- *>