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gew.grast's coxumos. Comfortable Sometimes?>A Medical Opib| fion Shotting the Irresistible Progress of the Cancer. New York, March 12.?To-day it was stated that Gep. Gfant appeared ?e freshed apoa awakening from a sound sleep in the forenoon and par k/vAt*4!l*? /N r ?Ar>Mtr.k*nAMf 111 ii/uiv ucaiutt ui m'uii9iiuiviM ii<juiu form. He has been entirely free from pain for four days, and is now able to tvalk op and down stairs at will. He remains most of the time in his dressingr-room and occasionally writes an honr or longer on his reminiscences. Dr. Sbrady, editor 01 me jieatcai Itecord, was one of the physicians present at the recent consultation npon Gen. Grant's case. His paper of.Satr urday will contain an articlc describing in technical detail what was observed at that consultation, and concluding with the following fa regard to the General's present condition: "The angry redness of the j>alatal curtain has~ in a measure disappeared and there is now occupying a considerable portion af its left side a triangular-shaped, sharply-defined granular exuberance, which has an ominous appearance. The ulcerative process - ^ t r in toe anterior pstaiu :jxs> miia wusur tatlou extended to the adjoining side of the tongue, and the bridle uf the tissue bounding the perforation of the anterior palate internally gave way on Wednesday. During Thursday the patient was in a reasonably comfortable state. His temperature was normal and his pulse regular, but he was suffering somewhat from the effects of insomnia. His digestion is good and I semi-solid food is taken easily and with a reasonable relish. He suffers ' no pain. In the face of all these general symptoms the local difficulty has markedly increased and the parts in the vicinity of the ulcerations are becoming more infiltrated." gkowtng tibed of the stage. Edwin Booth's Aversion to the PootUghts < and Resolution to Withdraw. Boston, March 14,?One of the most singular aspects of Mr. Edwin Bootn'irecent life is the growing distaste he has felt for acting, and indeed, for ever}-thing connected with the stage. 3t is with the greatest effort that he forces himself to go through wua a penoriuaace. rtxKu in# wrci he is infinitely. relfevedt,-and as the time approaches to act again he views it with something akin- to horror. And so every year he has been cutting his.season shorter. , i : These singular idiosyncrasies have now culminated in a determination on his part to leave the stage for good and all. This decision he has communicated to only a few private friends, but particularly desired that they should not repeat it. They endeavored to dissuade him from the step, representing: to him that the very ex ertion of acting was one of the sorest safeguards of his health. But these arguments have had no effect on him whatever. - He replied that with rest aud solitude only can he enjoy anythin^approacbinij: peace of mind. He iMtmply endowed with fortune?more l&an he can ever spend?and why look ; further?. His contradiction of, these facts really means nothing at all. in spite of what he says for publication, his present determination now is to only appear on the- stage one season more. His engagement with Mr. j R. M. Field, of Boston, only extends a week or two further this year. tfut j he has already pledged himself' to that gentleman to accept another engagement for the following season. V jr r V *r 4 r? . mm DISAPPOINTED MB. McDOXALD. He Tblnks the Vice-President Didn't Work Very Hard for Him. Indianapolis, March 11.?a significant interview is published with Mr. McDonald, plainly indicating fctiat be is not on cordial relations with Mr. Hendricks, as has been asserted so Yeheraently by Democratic "authorities," Mr. McDonald says: "J am profoundly grateful to my" friends, especially to my late associates in Congress and the Democratic party of Indiana, for the earnestness with whieh they have pressed iuy name for a place in the Cabinet, and if it had been tendered, my acceptance would have been solely on their account, so as not to-disappoint them, and against my own inclination and interest." -, "It has been repeatedly staled by the press that Mr. Hendricks has" not favored your appointment. Have yon any comments to rm?ke upon this?" "Nothing that has heretofore appeared on the subject, pro or eon, has -uecit eiuter lutereu ur ni^jutcu uy uic, and all that I have to say is that* from -tbe beet information I liave Mr. Heu<3ricks has said nothing in my favor .though possibly he said not hi ng gainst ine. In this respect his cojtirse has differed from that of every oilier lcadDemocrat of ludiaua,'so Ur as I "WTiat do you think of President Cleveland's inaugural address?'' "I am very mach pleased with it. It - - wa# Biodest aud brief, but tull of earnest'words uttered by one who seemed fully conscious of the weighty responsibilities he was assuming, and determined to devote his best energies to their faithful discharge." Mr. McDonald also spoke favorably ofihe members of the Uab'niet, but thought their geographical distribution might be open to criticism. XAXtatADUKE AXD RAINWATER. A Personal Controversy that Is Rending the State of Minocrl. St: Locis, Mo., March 10.?The personal and political controversy which has raged with more or less animosity for some time past between Governor Marmadnke, of this Sti?t?*v ami Alajor C. C. Rainwater, a prominent citizen of St. Louis and possible Democratic candidate for mayor of this city, has assumed another very bitter phase and oric Hkelr to attract general attention. Yesterday Governor Marraaduke gave to the reporters at Jefferson City an affidavit bearing the signature of Robert C. Pate, a well known horseman and keeper of keno rooms in this city, alleging that in 3875 lie paid - - money /<>?. the privilege of rnn/.ing? : ? -keno rooms-hera. and that his understanding was that the money was for the benefit of L. Harrisran, chief of police of this city, and .Major Rainwater, who was "executive officer of the board of police commissioners. To-day Major Raiuwater publlshe&'&n opea letter to Governor Marmadrike, In winch ne*treats the matter in the most bitter .and scathing terms, and densuncesthe affidavit as a most infamous lie, and believes that those who read it will agree with him that a man who becomes a party to the circulation of such outrageous statements on fucb . a baSis is a trmeworse tban the scoundrel who originated the story, be that man gambler or- Governor. Major Harrig&n, who is-again chief of police, also pronounces the affidavit a monstrous lie, and. states that a written * acknowledgment that it is a lie is in " existence. ?t? ?Aver's Hair Vigor stimulates the bak cells to healthy action, and pro-; . - motes a vigorous growth. It contains - all that must be supplied to make the natural hair beautiful and abundeut; . keeps the scalp free from daudrnff, prevents the hair from becoming dry and i harsh, and: makes it flexible and i .glossy.- . . * j ?si VALVE or CLOYEfi; To the tjnestiOll of what is gained by plowing in a clover sod? Henry Stewart replies as follows in the New York Times: . There are, he says, three advantages ?first,, the mechanical effects upon the soil; second, the addition of a certain quantity of fertilizing matter; and third, the chemical effects upon the soil. Just now it is very important to consider each of the*e very closely, because there is a popular opinion prevalent that the soil is actually improved by? cutting and removing this second growth instead of plowing it under. This belief has been taught by agricultural chemists and by writers upon asrricriltnre, and it has been widely adopted on the strengh of the authority. But there are really no facts j given to support the prevalent belief Mm the effects of clover upon the soil, while common sense and reason are opposed to it. This wili appear as the three points above mentioned are inado dear. * , First. There are some certain raei /?V?ar?J/?af nnvTiiAml nnmi fhf> soil by tbc plowing-in of a clover sod, and thc^e effects are greater in proportion to the balk of the vegetable matter turned under. A qaauiit\ of green clover which would make a ton of hay is e^nal to four tons "%f the greeii matter. The roots and stubble of such a growth of clover will amount to an equal balk of four tons more. Sixteen thousaud pounds, or eight tons of green matter, is equivalent to 100 pounds upon every square rod of orrAnn/? When thic 1ft pvpillv ^ifttrili nted, as it is bv plowing a'growing crop under, in alternate layers of vegetable matter, and four, five or six inches of soil, as the furrows may be made, the soil is greatly improved in texture; a light, sandy loam is bound together and consolidated by this fibrous matter intermingled with it, aiida heavy clay is lossened, opened, and made more porous. Either soil is far better prepared for its occupation by a mass of roots, aud is better enabled to hold the moisture requisite for the growth of a crop. Second. A quantity of clover like that plowed in contributes to the soil a large amount of the most valuable fertilizing matter. The eight tons of clover leaves, stems and roots contain about 112 pounds of nitrogen, twentyI six nonnds of nhosohoric acid, fifteen pounds of sulphuric acid, sixty pounds j of carbonic acid, one hundred pounds of lime, sixty-seven pounds of potash, and about sixty pounds of soda, magnesia, chlorine, iron, etc. A ton of ordinary farm-mannre contains nine pounds "of nitrogen, ten pounds of potash, and four pouuas;or pnospnoric acid. Therefore the eight tons of clover add to the soil as much nitrogen as twelve and one-half tons of manure. There is a considerable balance in faror of the clover, the greater, as nitrogen is the most valuable and costly of all the needed elements of fertility. But there is a I /loonaK vianr fn Ho faton nf thic cftn. siderable addition made to the fertility of the soil by the clover, aBd that is, it had "been procured from sources where no other crop conld procure it, and that is from a great depth, comparatively, in the sub-soil. Clover is a, deep-rooted plant. It has a thick, fusiform tap-root, which penetrates to a great depth, and then sends out a multitude of feeders, which gather nntriinpnf. frnni a mnrh larorpp snar.fi and depth ox' soil than any other plant. Furthermore, it has the habit of passing through its roots and leaves an enormous quantity of water, equal to : 15,574 pounds per day for anjacre, or in 100 days about 770 tons. This is seven time as much as is required or i used by a wheat crop, whose roots occupy much less space and remain i near the sarface. There is still auother point to be noticed and wbich we must not omit. This is that while the clover plant draws up and transpires so large a quantity of water, yet the mineral matter held in solution and upon which the plant feeds is by no means proportionately large. It is, therefore, able to exist and grow in poorer soil than any other crop, and to subsist on much weaker food. It is as though au animal could live and thrive and grow upon milk dilated four times with, water, and thus exist upon a very poor quality of food; or as though it could increase and grow fat upon straw, eating and digesting four times as much for the same effect as another r>r?nlri i?n triMi the hpsf. hav and meal. This is the most important point to know and consider, why clover is so beweficial to soils, and why a farmer, by plowing in a clover sod, can grow a good crop of corn and another of oats, and still leave a remainder for the following small grain crop, or why after a clover sod plowed in, in the summer, he can grow a very much larger crop of wheat than he coald in anv other wav. These acids are set free and begin to act upon the soil. And we may also in this connection take into account the considerable quantity of the deeper rools of the clover, which are left in the soil to decay below the reach of the plow. The acids act upon the mineral water of the soil $i)d decompose it. HP lx /N AA i\A O f A r\T? A t"\ A aT nit; ww auu iioa iuc u? dissolving in water and conferring npon it the ability to dissolve silica, liinc, arid other minerals, while sulphuric acid combines with iime and sets free phosphoric acid which may have been in combination with it. Agaisi, the porosity giveu to the soil by the mass of clover opeus it to the admission of the air, and in its decay produces heat, and these influences' greatly accelerate and intensify whatever chemical action may be started by the decay of clover. fir sttttsning np the advantages which may be derived from plowing in /?lAro?*-orv/? oiin wd mor oor nf n: a jw UIIU 11 IUUI o<*_? f uw the same time, a crop of clover grown for this purpose?the following are the chief points to be noted: L Cloyer, from its i Abits of growth, may be produced upon soils too poor for any other crop, because it gathers its food from source* beyond the reach of any other crop. 2. Clover gathers from the soil more potash, lime, phosphoric acid, and other mineral matters, and ajso several times more nitrogen than any other crop. 3- Clover in its decay sets free from , the soil a considerable quantity of mineral matter, and also gathers from , the atmosphere, during its growth, a ( considerable quantity of nitrogen. . 4. All these accumulations are brought to the surface, where they are 1 made available for the use of succeed- , mg urup*. - ] 5. That in this manner clover affects < a sensible and valuable improvement 1 of the soil, both directly by its actual i contributions to it, as well as indirect- < ly by it? favorable chemical action upon* it. That these contributions of a clover crop to the fertility of the soil are not ' ouly in an immediately available form , for the nse or succeeding crops, out \ that they are additional to the very considerable, and indeed equally val- i nable, contribation -in the forin of 1 fodder for the feeding of stock, which is returned in great part to the soil in * the form of mannre. . ?General George B. McClellan has ) accepted an invitation to deliver an j oration on decoration j^ay at -anuetaia, ( where lie commanded tie Union forces ? on the day of tbe memorable battle. t DAVID DICKSOS'S WILt. f he Carious Disposition >t ide by the Great Georeia Farmer of 1 lit Very jLarge Estate. The Columbus (Ga.) Times has created a sensation by its publication in regard to the will of the late David Dickson, of Hancock county. Mr. Dickson was seventy-five years of age at the time of his death. He was the largest slave owner in Georgia before the war, having three hundred negroes of the best, blooded stock. When the war wiped out all that class of property, Mr. Dickson achieved lame and fortune bv his cultivation of cotton. amassing in fifteen years $500,000 out of pure agricultural pursuits. Jle had no children, and his relations, who are among the best people of the State, were sure of being well remembered. The Times has obtained the terms of the will, and says that it makes the following bequests^ <4Mrs. F, M. Richards, Atlanta, $1,000; Miss Anna Rogers, Atlanta, $1,000; David Wor then's live sisters, J?2,wu eacn, 000); Jeff. T. Worthen's five brothers and si6ters. $1,000 each, ($5,000); Mrs. S. D. Rogers, $500; Miss Berta Rogers, $500; Jeff. T. Worthen, 3,000 acres of land, (?50,000); Edward Eabauks, $2,000; Julian atid Charles Enbanks, both colored, 500 acres of Ia? J / ru A\ A nrt T? i\l?f nA 1 _ iaiui ) y muauua xjuuaun.^, wi- i ored, balance of estate, fnllv $400,000. Total $460,000. "The above," says the Times, "is the raauner in which the late David Dickson, one of the "most successful farmers and one of Georgia's richest men, saw fit to dispose of his large estate. The prfticipftl heir is a colored woman. Amanda Eubanks, whose share .is said to bo fully 8400,000. Why the deceased made so extraordinary a disposition of his property in favor of negroes in preference to his white relations may be imagined by the public, but is well known to those who iive near. People who lived con - - ? tr rv*.? liguous to ine janas 01 mr. jlucksoii held but little neighborly interconse with him, and his Targe wealth failed 'o gain for him their social consideration. It is stated that he made no bequests of a public charitable character, bnt nevertheless the public will have the lessons of this life and of his death for its enlightenment. He, being dead, will receive its charity." WUlacoochee. Is the name of a flourishing village in Coffee conntv, Georgia, on the line of .?_ .1 A 1L me r>rutlSWlCK anu aiuuiiv lvamuau. Mr. D. E. Gaskiu, a well known citizen of that villags, writes under date of December 22d: Soou after my marriage, about four years ago, my wife was stricken with some trouble peculiar to her sex, which broke down her general health. In this condition she was soon after attacked with Inflammatory Rheumatism of such a severe type that it made her a cripple. She was reduced in flesh to sixty-five pounds, and came very near losing her life. She was attended by three good physicians who treated her with some benefit, but the swelling in her joints never left her. Last summer the Rheumatism return ed in a still more severe and painfnl form which seeuied to defy the skill of all the doctors. She wonld almost go frantic with pain, and would lie and scream all day. A friend of mine, who is an engineer on the Brunswick and Albany Railroad, suggested that I should use Swift's Specific (S. S. S.), which I did. After she had taken one small bottle she was up and able to walk over the house, and after taking the six small bottle she is now able to do anv kind of house work: the swell ing hats gone, all the pain has left her and she is in better health than she ever was. The treatment before using Swift's Specific cost ine between $350 to $400, and the six bottles of S. S. b. cost me six dollars. Jt is certainly the most wonderful medicine and the best blood purifier in the world. The proprietors should let the world know about it. ?The S. S. S. Company wish to oantion ntirehasers in regard to the numerous imitations of their goods. Some carry the lie qu the face, purporting to be vegetable remedies; when in fact, they are really strong solutions of poisonous minerals?as Mercury, Potash, etc. Be careful to get the genuine. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. * CAROLINA TO CLEVELAND. The Civil Service Reform Resolutions Presented to the President. Washington, March 14.?T. Stobo Farrow, clerk of the South Carolina Senate, by special appointment called on President Cleveland this afternoon, and, ir. the name of Governor Thompson, presented to hitn an engrossed copy of the concurrent resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of South Carolina in favor of civil service reform. The President received Mr. Farrow in the library- and extended to him a cordial welcome. He said he had already heard of the South Carolina civil service resolutions and was exceedingly gratified to receive them. He said they had particularly attracted bis attention because they were readopted by the Legislature about the same time his civil service letter was given publicity. Continuing, he said he fully appreciated and would treasure them because he had already iearned tliat South Carolinians are an active and progressive people, with fVillv nhraasf nf tl?o limps. \lr I Farrow ventured the remark that true civil service in South Carolina meant the removal of the incumbents of nearly all the Federal officers in the State. The President replied that he was aware of that fact, and added that he hoped to remedy the evil at the proper time. The interview was brief, but very satisfactory to the bearer of the resolutions. Th? Texa* Freight Handlers' Strike. New Orleans, March 10. ? The strike of the freight handlers on the New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad has apparently for the present put an end to the movement of freight. It is reported that no freight cars left this city yesterday on that road. A special to the Picayune from Shrevcport says: "In commercial circles the effects of the strike are felt to a considerable extent. Over eighty car loads of freight dne last week are detained en route. Commercial and agricultural interests in need of provisions are sufferingjin consequence. The delaay in the delivery of freight may result in suits for damages asrainst the railroad company. The freight depot is deserted; all the employees have been discharged except one until cue ironoics is over, ine .sympainy jftiie people is with the.strikers." The Atlanta Constitution. In a long article relating to the B. B. B., sf that city, says: The Blood Balm Company started one year ago with $162.00, but to-day the business cannot be bought for $50,000.00. The aemana ana me sausiacxion given is said to be without a naralllel, as its ac;ion is pronounced wonderful We are glad to announce that our druggists have already secured a supply, and we hope our readers will supply themselves it once. It is said to be the only speedv and pernanent blood poison remedy offered, giv ng entire satisfaction in all cases before >ne bottle has been used. For Blood Diseases, Kidney Troubles, Scrofula, Catarrh, )ld Ulcers and Skin Diseases, try one bot;le of B. B. B. * GENERAL JTEWS iTfeMS. ?Kontalk, Conn., lias a wonder hi the shape of a \ car-old baby weighing eighty pounds. ?John L. Sullivan and Dominick j McCaffrey will fight with gloves in | Philadelphia on March 30th. ?The Supreme Court of Maryland j has decided that keeping a pool room : and selling pools is not gambling. ?The still unsuccessful effort of the ! Illinois Legislature to elect a Senator ! has thus far cost the State $104,000. ?The Methodist churches of Chicago made last Sunday a special day of prayer for General Grant's recovery. ?The last vote in the Illinois Legislature for United States Senator, stood Logan 100, Morrison 98, scattering 3. No choice. Lieutenant Austin, Treasurer of the Salvation Artnv at North Adams, Mass., has decamped with all their money. ?It is given out that Mr. Manning will remain in the Cabinet but two months and then a Western man will succeed him. ?Alexander McBride, a hermit j miser, of Buffalo, N. Y., died last Mondav, leaving an estate worth from $80,000 to $100,000. ?Gen. Edward Walthall, of Mississippi, has received his commission as United States Senator to succeed Mr. Lamar, and has left for Washington. ?The French, after five days' fight ing, have carried the Chinese positions around Kelung. Forty Frenehman were killed and two hundred wounded. ?The President has designated Marcellus Gardner to represent the Interior Department in the Executive Board of the New Orleans Exposition, rice Benj. Bntterworth, resigned. VVrInln TrtCAnli T?Al?lmon ttroc offmiJ' ? IT uiiv wvo*. yu xjyjiniiiau nao augiiu" ing to some repairs on the roof of the Gibson House, Cincinnati, he canght hold of tin electric light T*ire and was instantly killed by the shock. ?Advices from Indian Territory report that consumption in an epidemic form is decimating the Osage Indians. Many prominent Indians have died durinsr the na?t few weeks. ?Henry Mitchell, colored, aged seventeen, has been arrested atGaffnev Pitv, S. C , for breaking open a mail sack thrown otf by the night mail. It contained nothing bnt papers. ?Seventv-two women in Marathon county, Wis., who petitioned the Legislature for suffrage, are said to own $300,000 worth of property, on which they pay $6,000 annually in taxes. T T^ WKUa i it?nnfi' vnAi?? o V x-' M XiUC) I H vwi ? \ UUl O V1U] <i passenger on an East Tennessee railroad train, when crossing a [covered bridge put iiis head out of the window and his brains were knocked oat against the bridge. ?"Representative Hudgins, of the Arkansas Legislature. was arrested on Tuesday, on a reqtu, Mon from Georgia, charging him with arson. He was temporarily released by the Governor, after which he skipped out. ?Miss Minnie S. Seelcy, of New oroii (V n n Ait T?ri^or ! vviiu.) vti x i y i v uu fro 3i Governor Harrison her appointment as a notary public. Miss Seeley is the second lady in that State who ever received this commission. ?The town of Alexandria, Iowa, now has three feet of water evenly distributed all over it and the people have taken to the upper stories of their houses. The situation in the bottom lands is abont the same. ?The strike of the river and railroad miners in Pennsylvania includes from 4,000 to 5,000 strikers. A few uuiit^ ai<j wuiMiig, iJ<*VUJ^ IJIU iuitx cents demanded. On the Baltimore & Ohio but one mine is running. ?Jos. C. Mackin and William Gallagher, who were convicted of fraudulent conduct as managers at the election in Chicago in November last, have been sentenced each to $5,000 fine and two years imprisonment. Tho cfnpmhlp nhilanfhrnnif* hnnb er, W. W. Corcoran, of Washington, has testified his respect for the memory of a famous soldier and upright man by contributing $1,000 towards the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Association Fund. ?The United Ireland, Parnell-Irish organ, says that if the leaders persist in forcing the Prince of Wales to go where he is not wanted, His Royal Highness will have from the Irish people a reception as cool as ice and just as freezing. ?Mr. Q. F. Swain, special agent of the tenth United States censqs, having made a summary of "powers on rivers in South Carolina," finds that the available water power is something over 300,000 horse power, of which less than four per cent, is utilized. ?Governmeiitagents in Philadelphia have discovered that $20,000 of fraudulent peusiou claims have been paid by the pension agency in that city, and it is thought the bondsmen of the late pension agent, General Sickel, will have tr> mntp. or>r?d the loss. There ?re no charges against General Sickel. -The colossal statue in bronze of Colonel Wadley, late President of the Georgia Central Railroad, was cast last week at Henry Bonnard's Company's Works, "New York. The ?tatuc will weiirh over 4,000 pounds, and was paid for in subscription by employas of Wadlev's road. It will be erected in Macon, Georgia. ?The court-martial trying General | Hazen, chief of the Signal Service, on the charge of conduct prejudicial to military discipline, is now in session at Washington. The offence charged consists in having criticised the Secre-1 tiry of War for alleged tardiness in! sending relief to the Greelv partv. Ex-Judge T. J. Mackey is of counsel for the accused. ?A year ago John Henry Foster, lwelt\} years old, was missing from his home in Summerville, <*a. A search found his dead body with a hnH/?f in hi? hi'ain. .Tolin Djivia wne suspected of the murder. He was seventeen years old and had had a boyish quarrel with Foster. On the trial jiitt closed he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for life. ?The Southern Express Company will test the constitutionality of the j Act of the Legislature of Alabama | which prohibits the carrying of liquor 1 in jugs, etc., into Calhoun county. The company will contend that they cannot know what is in a sealed package, and have no right to break it to find out its contents. They will continue the delivery until this question is settled by the Courts. ?About a week ago a sensational story was given widespread circulation Toy Alvill O T^i vrv?l nf' Blount county, Alabama, while dis- j guised with burnt oorlc, attempted to burglarize his own premises, where several hundred dollars of the county's money was deposited, and was detected by his wife, but not recognized, and was shot and killed. The story is false iu every particular. Mr. Dixon is in Chattanoogo trying to find the originator of the"story. ?When the blood is loaded with impurities, and n.oves sluggishly in the veins, an alterative is needed, as this condition of the vital fluid cannot last long without serious results. There is ; nothing better than Averts Sarsaparilla to purify the blood, and impart energy to the system, * Air AIRS IX GEORGIA. fiabershaoi County Despoiled by Its Authorities. [Special to the New York Time*.] A /' . V?_ I. Q LT?U?.. AihAMA) vxa., ^uaiuu o.? 11 aucr sham comity, which is ilic summer 6eat of many wcalihy Georgians, lias for several years suffered from the mismanagement of its county affairs. County inoncv has been misplaced apparently without any clue as to its disposal, and so skillfully have the tracks been covered up that no one can be accused directly of misappropriation. The stubs of check books and tax receipts have been torn out. mutilated, and handled so carelessly that it is impossible to make any order out of them. County debts have been defaulted and additional levies of taxation have been made, until now the tax rate of this rural county is higher than that of the city of Atlanta. Numerous charges were made against the different county officers, resulting, a year ago, in the removal of several, the indictment of others and a strong effort to covcr up the whole affair. Thn citizens were aronsed. however. and it was determined that the guilty persons should be punished. The evideuce upon which they relied for conviction were the books in the possession f ihi uspected officials. Several itionths ago an unsuccessful attempt was made to remove these books from the court-house bv the burglars. Early in January the ordinary staid at home sick. One morning his office door was seen open, an an investigation showed that it had been opened by violence; that thesafe had been broken open; tliat the books, records and check stubs which were relied upon as evidence had been stolen, and the rest left in confusion. The greatest indignation was created, and ihe grand jury, which is now in session, took hold of the matter with Anfinnfir fir* Alnonlt* /IJrl if vwv/i^ ? ? uv vivcvn vtut ^uiouu vx.* tain suspectcd persons lhar. Ben. C. Martin went before it and confessed that he broke open the safe, and implicated Groves, the ordinary; Fuller, the tax collector; J. W. West, Roberts and five others, against all ot whom the grand jury will prefer bills of indictment. Pittsburg Socialists. Pittsburg, Pa., March 10.?The Ckronicle-Telefjraph yesterday pnbllshed a long article confirming their recent story of sndden activity on the part of Socialistic organizations in this city. Special detectives have been giving the subject diligent attention for the past two weeks and have discovered that ont of 1,500 members in this county not over a dozen actual citizens, properly known as workingmen, belong to the organization, and that in almost every case where an acknowledged member is found he belongs to a class of foreigners who have come or been driven to this coun4 rt tv\A N A It mt rt/v /vff* 4k A Af U y I u uja&t; iifcii living; uu iuc piuuuu of honest labor, and who, if they work at all, only do so when they can get no one else to support them. But at the ?arae time it has been found that the organizations are strong enough to be a constant meuace to property, and th-t they deserve watching on the part of the authorities. While too coward-, ly to commit any overt action themselves, tbey are watchful of opportu-, tunities and would take immediate advantage of any public turmoil to wurh lueir win wncii uiv; i wpuiiaiuiuiv could be thrown npou somebody else. ... The Cabinet Meeting. Washington, March 10.?The Cabinet inetpromptlyatnoon. All the members were present. It is uiKleratood that the session was devoted almost entirely to the consideration of Federal appointments. It is assertod on good authority that each member of the Cabinet submitted lists of appointments in his department held to be essential to the administration of public business und the present regime. The lists it is understood included only those offices in which a change was desirable at once, in order that the new Secretaries might discharge the duti?s of tbeir offices without the least friction or embarrisment. The deliberations of the Cabinet to-day will probably result in a long list of nominations being sent to the Senate by the President to-morrow. At the close of the Cabinent meeting the Presdent held a public reception which asted over an hour. ^leauiH^ <ru iuc vui/wcus. Washington, March 15.?Secretary Lamar to-day directed the chief clerk hnd superintendent of the interior department to dispose of at public sale all the horses, carriages and equipments which ara the property of the interior department, excepting those ased for trucking purposes, the proceeds of said sale to be covered into the treasury. The sale is to take place as soon as consistent with the interests of the public service. The result of this order will be the return to their regular duties of seven employees who have been used as drivers. A similar order has been made by AttorneyGeneral GarlandA Mlracaloas Escape. Raleigh, N. (J., March 14.?News of the remarkable escape of fourteen persons from death comes from Halifax county, in this State. That number of people, all colored, were asleep in a cabin belonging to Joe Dimery. Over the heads of the sleepers were a thousand pounds of meat attached to tiie rafters by withes. A fire broke out in the roof and the sound-sleeping negroes were only awakened by the meat falling upon them as the withes 1- A II ?wwl ha Ulirmru. mi i;ev,u[n u, ji\j clothes save what they had on. The honse was entirely consumed. End of the Texas Railroad Strike. Galveston, March 14.?A special from Marshal says: "Manager Iloxie's telegraphic proposition to the strikers, asking if they would go to work on the old wages, was not accepted.. The strikers desire a more explicit understanding and guarantee. To-night a number of delegates from other points j held a conference at Marshal with the strikers, and agreed 011 a proposition to resume work which will be snb~ miffed to (he railroad company. It is generally conceded that the proposition will be acceptcd Monday." The Court of St James. Washington, March 12.?There has been considerable discussion about the English mission, but it is now pretty srenerally understood that ex-Senator Thunnan will be nominated to succeed Mr. Lowell. It was intended at one time to offer him the French mission, as he is a good French scholar and is fanriliar with French history; bnl it is thought best, 011 the whole, to send hira to the Court of St. James. Mr. Pendleton will probably get nothing as the penalty of being too much of a ?rentleman. o The Cotton Supply. New York, March 14.?The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 2,794>859 bales, of which 2,275,259 bales are American, against 3,197,781 Dales, ana z,43.1,001 oaies respectively iast year. The stock at all interior towns are 21,380 bales; receipts from plantations 24,534 bales. The crop in sight is 5,335,180 bales. General Grant's Condition. Xew York, March 14.?'This morning General Granf arose eariier than usnal. He looked and saiu he felt better. Breakfast in a liquid form was partaken of generously by tbe General and he began writing his reminisccnces shortly before noontime. He passed a comfortable uight, sleeping most of the time. ATTEWIOS, IT JE& 3Et S ! w E offer you tlie celebrated Peterkin Cotton Seed at $1.50 per bushel. It will give forty per cent, of lint, and equal the yield in seed cotton of any other variety. TTT_ 1. 11 T\ ' Ti!-. J I r\ e are agents ior uie peering omuens, Reapers and Mowers, the Thomas Rake, Corbin and Acme Harrows, Farquhar Cotton Planters, Iron Age Cultivators, Saw Mills, Engines, Gins, Presses, Plows, Etc. Repairs for Champion and Buckeye Machines and for Watt Plows. Write to us. McMASTER & GIBBES, Mar4L6m Columbia, S. C, *OT DEAD YET. Atlanta papers are giving the public some curious and wonderful cases that are quite interesting. It seems tuat a young lady of Atlanta had been reported as dead, but it came to the ears of the Atlanta Journal that she was still alive, and being on the alert for news, the reporter was sent to the residence to learn all the i acts. Miss Belle Dunaway, who had been pronounced dead, met him at the door, stoutly denying that she was dead. She said: "For four years, rheumatism and neuralgia have resisted physicians and all other treatment. My muscles .seemed to dry up, my flesh shrank away, my joints were swollen, painful and large, lost my appetite, was reduced to 60 pounds in weight and for months was expected to die. I commenced the use of B. B. B. and the actton of one-half a bottle convinced my friends ;hat it would cure me. Its effect was like magic. It gave me an appetite?gave me strength, relieved all pains and aches, added flesh to ray bones, and when five bottles had been used I had gained 50 pounds in flesh, and I am to-day saund and well." IS IT A LIE ? *s/Y?r?o Ann cowl fliof TVkfoch trie o nnlcAn* UV"1^ VliV ViiUU *. VCUOii 1? l? I^VWVU* Who makes the assertion except those who desire to mislead and humbug you? He who denounces other remedies as* frauds, is quietly offering a vile compound of his own?beware of all such. Ask your physician or your druggist if Potash produces all the horrors claimed for it by those who are compelled to traduce other preparations in order to appear respectable themselves. We'claim that Potash properly combined with other remedies makes the grandest blood remedy ever known to man, and we claim that B. B. B. is that remedy. If afflicted with any form of blood poison, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh. Old Ulcers and bores, Kidney Complaints Female Diseases, etc., the B, B. B.-wili cure you at once, JSend to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., for a copy of their book free. MarlSLly TUTT'S B A PiLLS 25 YEARS IN USE. The GreatesfrHcdicaT Triumph of tha Age! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Lou of appetite, Bowels costive* Pain lis the bead, with a dull sensation in the back part* Pais coder the boalderblade, Felines3 after eating, with a die* | Inclination to exertion or body or mind. Irritability oTtemper, Low spirits, with a feeling of having neglected lonedStTi Weariness, Dizziness, Flattering u the Heart. Dots before the eyes, Headache over the right eye, Restlessness, with fitlbl dreams. Highly colored Uriae, and CONSTIPATION. TUTT'S PILLS are especially adapted CO Baca cases, oao uuso cuecus outu a change offeelingastoastonishtbesnfferer. They Increase the Appettte^ndcaise the body to Take on Fleshtthus the system If aoorlfhedi and by their Tonic Action oa the Digestive On?n*,jB?CTi2*r Stoolssre TUTT'S EXTRACT S4BSiP4RIUJ Renovates the body, makes healthy flesh, strengthens the weak, repairs the wastes of the system with pure blood 3ndha?<l muscle; tones the nervous system, invigorates the brain, and imparts the vigor of manhood. $1. Sold by druggists. OFFICE 44 Murray St., New York, KING'S EVIL Was the name formerly given to Scrofula because of a superstition that it could bo cured by a king's touch. The world la wiser now, and knows that SCROFULA can only be cured by a thorough purifies* tlon of the blood- If this is neglected, the disease perpetuates its taint tnroush generation after generation. Among Its earlier symptomatic developments are Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tumors, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas, Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Physical Collapse, etc. If allowed to continue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Catarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases, Tubercular Consumption, and various other dangerous or fatal maladies, are produced by it. Ayer's Sarsaparffla Is the only powerful and always reliable blood-purifying medicine. It is so effectual an alterative that It eradicates from the system Hereditary Scrofula, and the kindred poisons of contagious diseases and mercury. At the same time it enriches and Totalizes the blood, restoring healthful action to the vital- organs ana rejuvenating the entire system. This great Regenerative Medicine Is composed of the genuine Honduras Sarsaparffla, with Yellow Dock, Stil7>rtrrin tha TriMH&a find Iron, and other ingredients of great potency, carefully and scientifically compounded. Its formula Is generally known to the medical profession, and the best Ehysicians constantly prescribe Ayeb's ars a paiuixa as an ; Absolute Cure -r- it ...,i v? <.t,? r ur iUI lU9COdt? UUSCU uy UU^ IIWAUUUVt the blood. It is concentrated to the highest practicable degree, far beyond any other preparation for which like effects are claimed, and is therefore the cheapest, a? well as the best blood purifying medicine, in the world. Ayer's Sarsaparilla PREPARED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. [Analytical Chemists.] Sold by all Druggists: price $1; six bottles for ?5. lEfHTCWANTCD?^S2 fa til IB 3 .lCoreetS. S?E?lefree to those beHHMI a U coining agents. No risk, qaick salec. Territory given, satisfaction guaranteed. Address DR.SCOTT,842 Broadway St.,M.Y. Did you Sup .pose Mustang Liniment only good for horses? It is for inflammation of all flesh. IMrtWTims* flUfeW * BAMdlVW EBBKBHHBKBHEBSttd TO.TT3TO I NO More Terror! Tllis invaluable prep-; aration is truly a triumph of scientific | No More Pain! skj?> a,n,d "? m?re inestimable benefit was I ever bestowed on the 1 A A & a rt 1 NO MOW Danger!! |gpit ; shortens the time of i labor and lessens the j {intensity of pain, but, j ibetter than all, it j ir ,i m-'u 'greatly diminishes the Motner or ulllidj [danger to life of both | mother and child, and ! leaves the mother in a , _ condition highlv faThe Dread of |Vorable to speedy recovery, and far less ? , , , , liable to flooding, coi. iVLOinernooa vnisions, and other! alarming symptoms j incident to lingering Transformed to and painful labor. Its truly wonderful efficacy in this respect en-. HA ^ titles the Mothers' U xT Jlj Friend to be ranked as one of the life-saving appliances given to the world by the ?nd discoveries of modern science. From the nature of -j- t j the case it will of I | V/ course be understood J \ / I . that we cannot pub jlish certificates "con cerning this Remedy without wounding the Safety and Ease delicacy of the writers. v yet we have hundreds of such testimonials on file, and no mother T0 who has once used it . will ever again be ?i m . _ without it in her time Suffering Woman of trouble. A prominent physician lately remarked to the proprietor, that if it were admissible A- ? 1 ..MtV iU UJ lilctKC puuuc tlic UIC "Mothers' Friend" would outsell anything (hi the market. Send for our Treatise on "Health and Happiness of Woman," mailed free. Buadfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. 1TT1TTT TITTMr M Ml. J. M. BEiTY & BRO. WE HAVE DETERMINED TO SELL the balance of our WINTER STOCK -ATBARGAIN PRICES. Dress Goods, Ginghams, Calico, Flan nels, Blankets, Jeans, Cassimeres, Cloth- j ing, Boots, &c.j can now be bought* ex-1 tremely low IFOIR, OA-SItC. Just received to-day one case ZEIGLER BROTHERS' Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes. Call for B. S. S.' AT THJi UOKJN EK STUKJt. Feb? EXECUTORS' NOTICE, All persons indebted to or having claims against the Estate of JOHN ROBERTSON, deoensed, of Longtown, Fairfield County, S. C? are requested to make payment to, and render them prop erly attested to R. S. DESPORTES, Executor, Columbia, S. C., or DAVID G. ROBERTSON, Executor, January 14,1885. Longtown, S. C. Janl7fx3m NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CONSUMPTION, TtfcWjtpodtttW remedy for-theaborfrdlteeee; by lt? Bt ttioS?u><UofeAao?ot wont kind and ef lone ?t?a<flmr hare been cored. Indeed. RoetronsrlsnTfalih la lu eSScacy. tbat I will seodTWO BOTTi.ES KBEE, tfgttkm wlii* VALCXBI-EIREATISB on this dUoaio to utsufferer. GWeexpress*nd P. 0. addr*->?. DS. T. A. StOCCJI, 1*1 Pmb-1 3t^ New York. aae A T ii?i) 1<iitTPltv. ^ "s^c^e8<^f'3X"C A Pl.'A &F ssd oared aore caaes than ny otEarHvizitf pSjsjciaa* His success h&8 simply T?en we bare heard of caaes of over 20 yeaissUndin* cored hr him. HegtucanUiesacure.'* Latye botUe and Treatise seat free. Giro P.O. and Exprem addrcca to Dr. AB. JLESEROLE, No. 96 John St.,Ko* York. rmtUa. U ?ta>A BUBSTITtTTK for PLASTER tHclftkcCetti Ostlaiti t&* boBdlns. CAKPETS aa<5 RUGS of mm*. tsuble Um ?**r at oil ricth*. Citilogna sw w.h.f>y&co.camdeh,h.j. Hough on Coughs; The Woaderfnl Success in Consumption, Bronchitis. Asthma, Spitting of Blood. Sore or Tight Chest. WeaK Lun^-?, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Loss of Voice. Catarrhal Throat Affections, Chronic Hacking Irritating and Troublesome Cousrhs. TROCHES, 15c. UQUID, 35c. " "BOUGH ON COUGHS" Is adapted to and always effective and safe to be given la 3ny cr-ugh or cold, or affection or the thsoir, ehest. air passages or luugs. and is the only remedy of any avail in t.uious. distressing Who prNoCotGH. At Druggists. The Troches ean go by mell. K ?. WKLLS.Jemv City.X.J. M.C1UL4W " I liia Mi BRANCH OF LUDDEN MTTQIP T i.'X W / A W A PIANOS AND ORGANS SOLD SMALL INSTRUMENTS AND SHEET TWENTY PER CENT. SAVE PIANOS AND ORGANS DELIVEREI FREE OF C AGENTS WANTED 03 t3T "Write for Terms and Catalogue N. W. , FeML6m 1 * A Clear Skiri is only a part of beauty; but it is a part. Every lady may have it; at least, what looks like it. Magnolia Balm both freshens and beautihes. TO THE nTTT7T^ATQ vy -l L_ KJ Fairfield aM CtatotJ0 Where you can get Great Bargains in raj Clotliincr. Hats and Gents'. Furnisliine: 9 Goods, Trunks and everytlring kept at a * FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT. PHILIP EPSTIN, 148 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. I have introduced this season th? novel ^ t enterprise of distributing 1,000 o' the most beautiful PAINTINGS to all my customers who will favor me with the purchase of a Suit of Clothes, at your own price, will be entitled to one handsome Painting, which will make your home cheerful, fiee of charge. In my BOY'S DEPARTMENT of Ready-Made Clothing, of the best manufacture, the latest styles, and best qualities are always on hand in large variety; and to every Boy and Youth's ^ Suit sold the purchaser will be entitled to a handsome pair of Skits regardless of the price you agree to pay for it Yet those handsome and valuable gifts are distributed to every purchaser. Remember I guarantee every article sold to be as represented, and the prices lower than any house North or South, or the money will be reuuded. Since the introduction of tli^ above enterprise I have had a great rush for those beautiful Paintings, and the boys is determined to learn how to skate, especially when it costs them nothing. Send injwr' ^ order for a suit if you can't come yourself and I will send you a suit, C. 0. D., with 1 the beautiful painting or the pair of skates attached, with the privilege to exam the suit before paying for it All visitors to the Capital are respectfully invited to call at my store and examine my Art Gallery of Handsome Paintings. * PHILIP EPSTO\ Proprietor Of the Xew York Clothing Store, 148 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. Novl2xc6m f'liai'lnrtn Cs\Inmhii JP- A nivncf-o f? T? vuna ivwx.) vviuiuviu u; av SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCTOBER 12, \ 1884?Eastern Standard Time. GOING NORTH. ? NO. 53, MAIL AND EXTBESS. Leave Augusta 9.05 a. m. Leave W. C. &. A. Junction 1.12 p. m. 1 Arrive at Columbia ' 1.22 p. j Leave Columbia 1.32 p. m. Leave Killian's 1.58 p. m. I Leave BIy thewood 2.13 p. m A LeaveRidgeway 2.34p. m. Leave Simpson's 2.47 p. m. Leave Winnsboro 3.02 p. m. Leave White Oak 3.22 p. m. Leave Woodward's 3.43 p. m. Leave Blackstock 3.50 p. m. Leave Cornwall's 3.58 p. m. Leave Chester 4.17 p. m. Leave Lewis' 4.32 p. m. Leave Smith's 4.40 p. m. Leave Rock Hill 5.01 p. m. Leave Fort Mill 5.20 p, m. Leave Pineville 5.40 p. m. Arrive at Charlotte 6.10 p. m. Arrive at Statesviile 9.35 p. m. No. 17, Way Freight, Passenger Coach Attached, Daily, cxcept Sundays. jtM Leave Columbia 5.45 a. m. jffm Leave Winnsboro ^ .8.55 it. m. fgH Leave Chester 12.05 p. mv*W Arrive at Charlotte 4.10 p. m. GOING SOUTH. NO. 52, MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Statesviile 7.45 a. m. Leave Charlotte.. 1.00 p. m. Leave Pineville 1.27 p. ro. Leave Fort Mill 1.44 p. ui. Leave Kock Hill 2.02 p. na. Leave Smith's 2.22 p. m. Leave Lewis' 2.30 p m. Leave Chester 2.44 p. m. Leave Cornwall's 3.03 p. m. Leave Blackstock 3.12 p. m. Leave Woodward's 3.18 p. m. Leave White Oak 3.30 p. m. Leave Winr.sboro 3.48 p. m. Leave Simpson's. 4.03 p. m. Leave Ridgeway 4.16 p.m. ^ Leave Blvthewood 4.32 p. m. TiTniari's -4 "VCl ? ...... .T.T'I ui Arrive at Columbia 5.15 p. m. Leave Columbia 5.25 p. m. Leave W. C. & A. Junction 5.57 p. ni. Arrive at Augusta 9.38 p. m. No. 18, Way Freigl.t, Passenger Coach /?</T| Attached, Daily, except Sundays. y' 1 Leave Charlotte 5.10 if. n?. J Leave Chester 0.40 a. in. Leave Winnslvoro 12.15 p. m. Arrive at Columbia :?.:{5 p. in. " M. SLAUGHTER, G. P. A. \t, iv. i. ru;uTir.u*i:u?'iu-. !>. (.'A"DWELL, A. G. P. A. HAVE YOU A GARDEN! IF YOU HAVE YCU Wia HEED And .win want the Best at the least money. Then ? bt new Seed Catalogue will surprise you. Iio matter where you hare been dealing it vtil *ave money. It i* mailed Free to all* asdyouoogbt to lutrett. before 1/uying anywhere. WM. H. MAULE, 129 & 131 "rout St.. Philadelphia. mi j COLLEGE, NEWABK, X?W JERSEY. Occupies three Buildings. Larjjestand Best. More* positions for graduates than all other school's com- ^ _ Dined. Life Scholarship. *40. Write for circular*. Af COLEMAN, PALMS <fc CO., Ptt?rietors. ^ isic House. & BATES' SOUTHERN IOUSE. ON EASY INSTALMENTS. MCJSIC CONSTANTLY IN STOCK D BY BUYING FROM US. ) AT ANY DEPOT IN THE STATE liAlturJli. r LIBERAL TERMS. s to A TRUMP, Manager, 26 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C.M