The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, April 01, 1885, Image 4

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??Bag??????a? AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. ^Johnson Grass in Hissonri. * There seems to be quite an interest among the subscribers to your excellent paper in the cultivation of the new grasses, and more espe cially tne Johnson grass. I think that grass is the maiu stay in agriculture and the bank in which the farmers should deposit more of their surplus funds if they want sure retnrns wit}; a good proSt. In the spring of 1883, 1 produced some seed from the Plant Seed Co., and planted them just like I would have done oats on a small plot of ground. I got a poor stand on about a third of the patch, and the other twothirds being: a failure. The part that came up was thin at first, but it seemed ??"> cru-pj*/? enmp -Tram fho fctfllks fthnvft the ground. Some of the stalks attained to a height of six feet and matured some seed. When winter set in I paid no more attention to it. The following spring I examined it and thought it a failure?could take hold ot the stalks and pull it up by the . uots, as I then thought, but "upon vloser examination I found that it oroke off just below (he freeze. By digging down I found all that was below that point was all ri?rht and some of it went as mnch as two feet oeiow, so I waited for the results that warm weather would produce. On the firt day of May, 1884, I noticed it running through the grouiui from the cane like roots which, unnoticed by me, had spread in every direction, some rnnnlno' ont two feet from the original stalk. By these roots spreading in this way it become thick enough on the ground. After the weather got warm, "and it got well to growing, I took the measurements of growth for thirty days, the stalks that I measured made an average of two inches every twenty-four hours' time. On tne nrst aay 01 oeptemDer, ijxh, i mowed it close to the ground, the seed then being ripe and some of the stalks eight feet high. I then thought it done for this year but happening to pass by it in a "few days, to my utter astonishment, it was a foot or* more high, and looking more like yonng corn than grass. I had now become more than ever interested in it. I watched its growth from day to day until the 10th of October, 1884, when 1 cuc some of it to take to the fair at Mt. Vernon which commenced on the 11th orUctober. it was then nve teet high and headed out but made uo seed. The frost coining in a few days killed it down to the ground. I made seme hay oat of some of the last crop. My stock of all kinds would eat it before they would good hay made from clover and timothy. If I had a meadow of it Kke the patch I have, I could get a good crop of hay which would all be grown from the root after the first day of September, after the army worm had taken the other meadows, and the chinch bag eaten all the corn. It would make plenty of hay to carry the farmer through the winter and "be a boon to many drouth districts after the other crops have failed.?J. K. Cnmmings in Journal of Agriculture. fr Chafes. Ed. So. Live-Stock Journal: For the past year or two there has beeu a great deal written about the chuias as a crop for hogs. Some of the articles that 1 have read on the subject regarding the enormous \ ield, I thought very extravagant, some writers claiming that they would, on land satiable tor tlieir grow in, yield from 150 to 800 bushels per acrej and that they were worth, bushel for bushel, as much for hog-feed as corn, and that the hogs would harvest the crop themselves. I have had but one year's experience with this crop and that on a small scale. Last spring I plauted about three quarts of seed on a poor piece of sandy I planted about one-half acre; *g5P"*as:*~rows three feet apart, dropping the seed one ia a place every 15 or 18 inche? iu the drill. Many of the seed tco? ofidftnflp ri ticrm tirl oc liAt rr*nrp than oue-fourth came up. I kept the land well cultivated, and as fast as the plants that <3M come up, would tiller out, I would draw from them and set out the missing places until there was not a missing hill in t!>c whole half acre. About the 4th of July i had finished setting1 out the patch," and by the middle of August many of the bunches had'met across the middle of the rows. I gathered a small plat in the best of the patch and made a calculation to see what they would make t\am f k/ii? ir rt>o Hiwi* of fKa auiCj auu viA/j .uaiviug at iuv rate cf 128 bushels per acre. This was on land that could not, with the most favorable seasons and good cnltivation, make more than ten bushels of corn per acre. I am satisfied that, on good sandy land and an early stand three hundred bushels per acre would not be extravagant figures. There is r.3 doubt in my mind but that the chufa is one of the best, if not the very best crop we can raise for hogs and ocmltrr. Have them nlanted con venient anc! all kinds of ponltry will feed on them. They are not more tronble to cultivate "than corn. The question will very naturally be asked if they are so productive, why is it that the seed are so high? There are two reasons; 1st, but few persons have paid any attention to the cultivation of the "erop; 2d, they are the most tedious crop to gather of which I have any knowledge, and but few ever gather more than they need for their : own seed. The seed must remain high until some machinery* is discovered for harvesting and preparing them for market. With oats, peas, sweet potatoes and chufas, the meat problem is easily solved in the South. . . Bespectfally, John K. Mosby. - Laaderdale,Miss. Tb? Sorghnm Crop. Several articles from time to time have been published in this paper apou tbe ?nbjeoJ of sorghum for cattle taken from western papers. It seems that in Kans&o this is decidedly the cheapest and best and most reliable cured forage that can be grown. The plan generally adopted is to sow one bushel of seed per acre, broadcast, and cut with a -mower. In that dry latitude it seems the cnring process is easily affected. We do not believe that sorghum in this section is the best rough forage crop we can produce when an attempt is made to cure it as we do hay. But we are satisfied that for ensilasre dui poses it is a most excellent crop. We would suggest that the crop be fenced to itself when practicable, so that the stock of the farm can graze the second crop that will spring up from the roots. This will furnish excellent grazing at a time when the pastures rpAnAWtllt* ^VfcCl TT % /\t\ M?..U rs.v> 1 Cm lau. opuu ill 11 wn lb is wonderful to see what a rapid growth the second crop will make during the hottest and dryest weather. During last August and September, our spring calves that always have the run of our cultivated lands, kent in fine order upon our second crop of sorghum. They seemed to prefer it to anything felse. We have grazed sorghum with calves for two or three years, and are very much pleased with the results. E 3t. ?Aver's Sarsaparilla, the first blood f/\ nn/xt'ft r? ??nn 1 c?l cflll lu^uxuu^ us ck luu ouu holds its place as first in public estimation, both at home and abroad, as shown by its miracnlons cures, and immensely increased sales. * HOT FOK HIGGI>'3. Some Xarylanders Getting After Him, Others Endorsing Him. Baltimore, March 2G.?The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore j Aimerirrtr) save* Thp ntilv annoint- I ! merst thus far made by the administrai tion that has bsen severely criticised j was that of the appointment clerk of J the Treasury Department, for which j Mr. Manning, and not Mr. Cleveland^ seems to have been responsible. The I Pi-ocijlnnf hue ont-oii hie ^ 'ahinpf. nffiofiVR to understand that they could fill vacancies in their departments to suitj themselves. Had it not been for this j fact, it is generally conceded now that Mr. Higgins would not have got his place; of, if he did get it, that he would have been removed as soon as the President learned what sort ol an appointment he had made. The PresiI dent told a friend yesterday Ik had no I donbfc Mr. Hkrsrins would make an efficient official, although it might be an open question as to whether he did or did not get his position as a reward for party service. But, aside from this one case, Mr. Cleveland has certainly made an ^xccJient record as an appointing power, and if no mistakes are imminent, he may rest assured that he will have the hearty support due him, not as a Democratic President, but as the President of the people. THE FEDERAL OFFICES. What Senator Bn'ler Says of the Action <>* the Delegation. . [Special to the News and Courier.] Washington, March 25.?I am informed that some gentlemen whose names do not appear on the slate made np at the conference of the South Carolina delegation have entered the contest as applicants for certain Federal offices in the State. Some persons imagine that the heads of the various departments have placed the patronage of certain States in the hands of Congressional delegations, and that whoever they recommend must certainly be appointed. Senator Butler says there are persons in his State who appear to be laboring under that ! impression. He says he is very sorry that such an idea was ever entertained for one moment. All the Federal offices, he says, are open to competition, and those persons who succeed in making the best impression upon the appointing power will undoubtedly secure the appointments. He does not wish to discourage anv annli i cant who thinks he can make the tight ! for himself. Indeed, it seems that hose who have the least political influence behind them are meeting with the most success at the hands of the ! President. Senator Butler called at the postoffice department yesterday and placed on file the application of Mr. Benjamin F. Huger for postmaster at Charleston. Mr. Huger is endorsed by the best citizens of Charleston, and | he will probably be selected as the ; successor of Postmaster Taft. More About the Offices. Washington, March 26.?TheCleve| land Administration was three weeks j old yesterday. During that period i many important changes have been made in the personnel [of Government officials. Nearly all of the new appointments have been of a national character and are calculated to reflect credit upon the appointing power. There are some persons who cannot conceal their disappointment because all the prominent national offices have not been bestowed upon active politicians. They certainly do not advance I fU ai h /\a ii^>a Ktr rs+e\ ? ?> f nArtf men wuac u\ oiauuiii^ v^ii uju succt corncrs ana in hotel lobbies, denouncing the President. He assumed the Executive chair under circumstances most trying, and it is of vital importance that ha should proceed cautiously and weigh well his public actions. A Government which liao been under Republican control for nearly a quarter of a century, cannot be reformed in three weeks, three months. or even three years. It is indeed fortunate for the Democratic party that Mr. Cleveland has the nerve to withstand the importunities of some of the men who seek to advise him. He has promised that the "rascals shall be "turned out," and that "the books of the Government shall be looked into." He means to keep his word. Whenever it can be shown that a ras cal is now holding an office of public trust he stands ready to remove him and appoint a competent and efficient Democrat in his place. Look at the recent changes which have taken place in the treasury, interior and postoffice departments. Evejy one of the men removed were known to be active politicians, who had expended the Government's time and their own money to elect a Republican President. Their successors, in almost every instance, are practical business men, who are expected to assist in running the affairs of the Government according to business principles. The campaign was fought and won on the ground that political influence should not outweigh business qualifications in selecting Federal officials Now it strikes me that the Democratic party cannot consiseutlv go back on its promises to the country, and fall back into the same ditch which caused the destruction of their adversaries. The men whom the President has call-, ed into his Cabinet arc as deeply inj terested in the success and maintenance i of the Democratic party as those who I are inclined to question some of the T* J * _ . ... n..i. n x xresiaem s actions-. i>oin oecrciary Bayard and Attorney-General Garland insist that there has thus far been no deviation from the consultation be^ tween the President and his advisers. In due time the just will be rewarded i and the unjust will be punished. nmm A Romance in a Paragraph. j Charlotte, X. C., March 26.?Near I Wadesboro, N. C., on Tuesday evening a tramp called at the house occupied by tvvo ladies and asked for lodging". They at first refused his request, but finally agreed to lock him in a closet where he was to remain all night. About 12 o'clock the ladies were waked by a negro who threatened to kill them if they made an outcry, and demanded money, which one of the j lauies sram sue wvuiu gei. out; iueu went to "the closet aucl unlocked the door, when the tramp, who had heard the whole conversation, sprang out, pistol in hand. The negro started to run, but the tramp fired, killing him instantly. Shortly after it was discovered that the supposed negro was a white man, who had blackened himself and invaded the house. He was recognized as a near neighbor of the ladies. The Atlanta'Constitution. In a long article relating to the B. B. B., of 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 demand and" the satisfaction given is said to be without a paralllel, as its action is pronounced wonderful. We are glad to announce that our drugmoft* o ounnrafl o enrvrvlt* on/1 antuuj ocvuitu ?. ou^yijr, aiiu we hope our readers will supply tiiemselves I at once. It is said to be the only speedy and per! manent blood poison remedy offered, giving entire satisfaction in all cases before one bottle has been used. For Blood Diseases, Kidney Troubles, Scrofula, Catarrh, old L leers and Skin Diseases, try one bottle of B. B. B. * 1 T71-J T _ ^ J ?uenerai r liznugu ues uas rusigueu as commander of the Virginia State troops. THE WEALTH OF CAROLINA. AN ADMIRABLY ARRANGED EXHIBIT AT NEW ORLEANS. I The Cotton Display--Beautj* of the Sea j Island Staple-Cotton Machinery?Phosphate?Fruits?Minerals? Woods ? Other Products. New Orleans, March 21.?In celebrating the centcnnial of cotton, it should be remembered that no State j in the Fouth has a history so inter-1 woven with the srreat industry as that i of South Carolina. From Charleston j one hundred years a<jo was exported! the first bale of Southern snow, and from that date to this cotton has been a chief element in the wealth of the State which has done more than any other to foster the growth of its power. Before Whitney reaped the benefit of another's invention one of her citizens - il_ ~ ?i.:?u iuvemeu uie uuituu giu, ? men vmu-i ally raised the staple to its throne, and ! very lately another has patented an ! invention, which an official committee here, after careful investigation, pronounces to be the ouly improvement ever made upon the saw-gin, one which will soon supersede all other gins. The cotton harvester, which another South Carolinian has nearly brought to perfection, and which, greatly to the disappointment of the | cotton world, is not exhibited here, for leui ui juuiii^emcut ui its iuipiuvc-| ments in its unfinished state, will cum- j plete the list of claims which South Carolinians advance as their titles to j be considered the body guard of King I Cotton. Their State exhibit shows a beautiful collection of cotton, culled from the sea islands to the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, which form the Kai?i> Krviim)At*ir .\f* fKq Qfafn TKft uvi luui it lA/uuviai > v/i. ;iiiV/ x uv i sfaple of the sea island cotton of South J Carolina is said to be t he finest in the i world. One of the South Carolina! planters raises sea island for Lanely, j the great French spinner, and receives i an average price of $1 per pound for his crop, when other sea island cottons I are ouiv onnging xniriy-nve 10 iuriy i cents per pound. Two bales of this | cotton arc on exhibition, and have been entered for competition. SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCTS. Sea island cotton is used 10 manufacture the best grades of spool cotton and fine laccs, its long staple having a capacity to be spun into a thread so fine as to be almost invisible. It is j shown here in bales, and framed under glass are samples of the pretty, silken | stuff, just as it falls from the pod, | lnnkintr in its daintv. airs liVhfnt;ss I more like the spider's work than the product of a field crop. A very fine oil painting, the work of Miss Helen Murdoch, of Charleston, shows a growing plant of sea island cotton full of blooms, red, white and bine, and the fully developed bolls from which nang me.snowy ueeuuiu us peneuuuu. ; The upland cotton is also well rep re- j sented. A splendid variety, raised aear the capital of the Stale, seems to an untrained eye to rival the far-famed sea island cotton in beauty of texture. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, millomaize, sugar cane and sorghiim cane are all to be seen in their various forms, and they all, with the many ? ? ? ia ?i ?j _x* xi." omer agricultural piouucuuns ui me j State, are used to decorate the roof | and slender pillars of a beautiful tem- i pie which forms one of the attractions of the South Carolina exhibit?a veri-1 table temple of agricultural industry? : its outer courts being studded with j glass vases containing shelled grains of the different cereals whose sheaves thatch the roof, and the inner court has 600 jars of preserved fruits and Kfimnles of wine from the vinevards of the Piedmont section, which bids fair to rival Francs in the production of fine wines. The fruits of this State are shown in most tempting fashion. One sees here peaches, pears, quinces, figs, plums, cherries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, whortleberries, haws, grapes, jellies, jams and preserves of the good old-fashioned kinds, which look as though they were good to eat, and which ^ive the eve a rest after viewing the immense quantities of fruit in this building put in white, tasteless fashion and already covered with mold. RICK. IS TEiE GOOD OLD STYLE. After the agricultural temple has been admired the visitor to the South Carolina exhibit is attracted to the pretty display of rice. Supported by pillars, which are glass tubes filled with rice, is a small roof thatched with sheaf rice, which justly claims to be the best in the world. Grouped around this centre piece are barrels, whose glass tops reveal the rice and its various products, and grades of clean rice, chafl, rough rice and the flour and bran which this grain yields. As a commercial display this is perfect, but j to do full justice to the South Carolina j rice the Charleston merchants should [ have sent along one of the old-time "manmas," as the colored women used to be called Charleston, provided with a small cooking stove, who might have shown lo many visitors how rice was ! intended to be entei). Cooked by these ; old rnaumas the rice is delicious. Each grain is separate and swollen to twice its nsnal size, and does not at all resemble the sticky stuff served on so many tables'. Bales of hay, seven different varieties, including Bermuda, from erGovernor ilagood's farm, and John son grass iroro me ^nuas iarm near' Columbia, bring before the attention ' of the student of Southern industry a i branch which, since the passage of a j stock law in South Carolina, has re-1 ceived the attention of some of the most cnccessful farmers of the State, i Blooded cattle are fast taking the place of tiie herds of worthless scrub stock which once roamed tin cared for over the free pastures of each neighborhood, and i>. number of farmers now find a profitable occupation in raising fine cattle and hay. One hundred! varieties of grass, from the two hun-1 UICUXUIUIU 111 OUltLll V/rtiUliUU, iUUUil exhibition here. Many of these are j used for forage. PHOSPHATE ROCK. The most prominent and original feature of the South Carolina exhibit is an immense pyramid of phosphate rock, thirty feet in height, made of; thirty tons of the laud and river rock.! Set into the four sides of the pyramid ' arc large shield-shaped plates which bear the following inscriptions: "Animal shipment of phosphate rock, 400,000 tons. "Fertilizers manufactured, $3,000.000. "Annual prodnct of mines, $2,500,- j 000. I "Annual shipment of fertilizers, ] $155,000 tons." Jars are ranged around the face of the pyramid containing ground rock and ingredients used in manufacturing it into fertilizers. There are also bags of prepared fertilizers. As every commodity is estimated upon a gold basis, it is* interesting to compare the yield of the phosphate of South Carolina mines with that of the Qrtrt t hnnrft Qfotnc UUUVIO Vi. VliV tJVUUJVill UlUlVO. The gold mines of Alabama, Georgia,! Maryland, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia produced, in 1S84, $266,828.77. ~ The production of gold in the Southern States last year beins: about the annual production of these States since the establishment of mints in tne Lnitea btates, ana the production of phosphates in Sonth [ Carolina for th<?. last year being $2,500,000, giving that State, as a mining district, including her gold, ten times the advantage of tlie other Southern States. Should the rate of production of phosphates continue as it has in the fourteen years of its dis covery, in cue same lengin 01 tune which has elapsed since the United Slates mints have recorded the production of gold, the value would reach the enormous snrn of $200,000,000; and there is reason to think that it will far exceed this amount, as the demand increases every year and the supply is believed to be inexhaustible. MINERAL DEPOSITS. V South Carolina is said to have very lew mineral deposits 01 much value,, but the samples shown here seem to refute the opinion of geologists, and the 'researches which are constantly making among the once almost unknown mountains of the "Up-conutry" as the northern part of the State is called, may bring to light wealth tliat is not now known. We see here that the State possesses line qualities of gold, silver, copper, lead and iron ores and sparkling among them the stars of the mine?rubies, emeralds, topaz, amethysts, garnets and other gems. There are some very fine building stones, soapstone and marble, with granite, from the quarries around Columbia which are now doing a paying business. The most interest nig of all tilings shown in this section is the collection of fossils from the quarries rf the phosphate deposit on the South Carolina coast. The immense iQwKotiflCJ on/1 fnnfli f\f i Kn rilr? fnccilc JCfc H Uliu WVIII VI UIV V/JV* 1VOOIW I make one feel thankful that the animals they repaesent are now extinct, or have grown so beautifully smaller as to have lost their former terrific appearance. NATURAL. HISTORY OK THE STATE. The natural history of South Caro- j lir.a is superbly illustrated here by a collection of stuffed animals from the Charleston Musuein. The beautiful birds of this State make a bright glint of color among the dark animals and ghastly skeletons, they are placed beside. Over two hundred specimens of the fish of the Slate are shown in this collection, but they belong to the State fish commission which has in the last few years done a great deal to increase the supply of good fish in South Carolina. Those exhibited here are preserved in plaster and painted and varnished until they present a very life-like appearance. Lord Corn wall is said, a great many years ago, that Carolina was worth conquering, if oul\* for the bream in her streams, and a great many will agree with the old gentleman when they examine the specimens exhibited here. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. The people of South Carolina realize annually S33,000,000 from the products of the different manufactures existing- in the State, and a space proportionate to their importance lias hppn amnrdfid t.n fhf> mflrniffl<rfiir#?ra in the State exhibit wherein to display their work. Ten of the cotton mills of the State, the Columbia hosiery mill and a wagon factory in Greenville, have availed themselves of this fine opportunity to advertise their business and reflect credit upon their State at the same time. Eleven companies engaged in mining phosphates and the manufacture of commercial fertilizers unite in making one of the most interesting and instructive of the many wonderful and important things to be seen at this Industrial Exposition. They show, by samples of their productions and photographs of their mines and works, the whole process of mining and manufacturing the South Carolina phosphates which have done so much for the State. Not only has the royalty paid by them to the SJtate lessened taxation, but the sale of fertilizers has enrichened the owners, and at the same time -the application of them to the wornout lands of the State has enabled the fanners to increase the amount of produce per acre, until a comparison of the crop raised in 18S4 with that of 1860, the most prosperous year of ante-bcllnm times, is simplyastonishing. The annual product of the lumber and naval stores business the value of the products of the-cotton mills in South Carolina, and exceeds in value over 200,000 bales of cotton at $40 per bale. Bale branches of this forestry trade are well represented in the exhibit of the State. The lumber exhibit is said by lumber men who have examined it to be the best selection made by any State. The 140 varieties of wood "shown have a portion of the surface of each piece polished to the extent 01 the wood polishers art. The work was done in thejworkshop of the South Carolina Raalroad in Charleston, whose artisans are accustomed to using the beautiful native woods in the interior decorations of their cars. Taking; Care of the Body. The Christiou Index, the leading organ of the Baptist Church in the South, published in Atlanta, Ga., in its issue of Dec. 4, 1884, has the foK lowing" editorial: Too many people seem to think that a religious newspaper should be confined to the discussion of moral and religious subjects only, forgetting that religion has to do both with the bodies, and souls of men. "Prove all thiugs, hold fast that which is good," has "as much to do with the practical side of life a? it has with the moral side. Our readers will bear testimony that in all questions discussed in the Index, the oractical lias been dulv set forth. In * I.:. 4k/v..Ar/vMA uii> iwuiuivivj wv w in v sevl; to present an article worthy of commendation. After subjecting it to the above test we have tried Swift's Specific and found it good?good as a blood purifier, good as a health tonic. In this opinion we are sustained by some of the best men in the chureb. Rev. Jesse H. Campbell, the Nestor of the Baptist denomination in Georgia,, says: "It is my deliberate judgment that Swift's Specific is the grandest blood purifier ever discovers. Its effects are wonderful and I consider them almost miraculous. There is no medicine comparable to it." Dr. II. C. Hornady, one of the best known ministers in our church, says r "Swift's Specific is one. of the best blood purifiers in existence." These brethren speak advisedly. But few preparations can bring for ward such endorsements. The Index desires only to endorse these statements. We have witnessed the beneficial effects of this medicine, not only in our own households, but in several other cases where seemingly all other remedies had failed. It is purely a vegetable compound, scientifically prepared, and perfectly harmless in its composition. It renews the-blood and builds up broken down systems?gives tone and viaror to the constitution, as well as restores the bloom of health to the suffering. Therefore, wo do not deem it inconsistent with the duties of a religious journal to say this much in its behalf. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The S\yift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. * ?Col. Fred Grant looked quite ven conraged last week. He said: Father rested quite well last night. He did not sleep very much but he looks quite refreshed to-day. He ate well and has 110 pain or uneasiness. If he is not better he is certainly much easier. Dr. Douglass says Grant rode out with Senor Romeo and is doing fairly. 9f ftAWSMfifili ?a??bb?^M GENERAL news items. A T.,U/? ?\ fV rl??t I IT i-LI. A. O U IJUH CO Vyl/.J Ul V merchants, Macon, Ga., have failed. j ?At latest accounts, ?he threatened ; war between England and Kussia 1 seemed rather improbable. ?The salary of the Minister to Tur- ; key, formerly $7,500, was raised by Congress last session to $10,0U0. 1 ?The Southern rosin packers deny ] that their shipments are falsely labelled . The fault, they say, lies in >few York? ?Bismarck has a birthday, following close upon Emperor William's. The great German Chancellor is seventy-one years old. ' ?At last accounts the great zereba ] of office-seekers in Washington had i not neen oroKen. me unaerorusn < was still full of place hunters. < ?The Senate committees are pre- : paring for grand junketing tours from 5 Alaska to Florida. The country will < be generally investigated. ?Russia and England are both try- ( i ing to form alliances -with Turkey. , ! Thr> Snltnii roill nnt nri nnfil Minister ; Cox is heard from. ?Thirty houses were destroyed by an incendiary fire at Oakland City, ! Indiana, 011 Saturday morning. Losses $100,000; insurance $40,000. 1 ?William Neal, the last of the Ash land murderers, was hanged at Gray- : son, Ky, on Friday afternoon. lie protected his innocence to the last. ?It is thought the theatre of war in the East will not"be confined to the Afghan frontier, but will extend as far down as the Black Sea. ?It docs nut seem that France's empty guns make much headway against the Chinese fire-cracker. The French were out of ammunition at last reports. J , . ?The Duke of Connaught has obtained leave to remain in India in the event of the failure of the Anglo-Russian negotiations concerning Afghanistan. ?The Michigan Carbon Works at Roageville, Michigan,_ were partially destroyed by lire on rriuav morning. Loss about $e50,000; insured for $85,000. ?The Secretary ol* tlie Treu.-nry has notified revenue collectors to diRjjeu.se I with assistants in tbe service r<s far as j possible. The Democratic spear this season is a pruning hook. ?The horses and car.iagt-s belonging to the Interior Department were sold at auction last week and fair prices were obtained. Those belonging to the Department of Justice were sold also. ?William Hayne was killed by Bishop Scott at Muncic, Ind., on Tues>day night, wiiile stealing.chickens from tbe latter's lien house. Ilaync intend ed toplayapraclic.il joke, and was shot bv the owrer of the "o remises. ?Quiet lias been restored among the moonshiners at Highlands, Macon county, N. C-, but 1'artbcr trouble is apprehended, and a reign of terror exists among the people. The lawless element consists mainly of citizens of Rabun county, Ga. ?Messrs. Pendleton and McLane, the newly appointed United States Ministers to Germany and France, respectively, qualified at the State Department on Saturday. The date of their departure frQin this country has not been decided upon. ?Dispatches from Moscow show that a commercial crisis exists in that city. Within the past thirty days five of the largest tea and sugar importing firms have failed. Their liabilities aggregate 16,000,000 roubles? over $10,000,000. Government and private bankers are concerting measures to avert a spreading of the failures and a panic. -Ex-President Arthur loft Washington on-Satnrdav afternoon for Fort ress Monroe via the Baltimore ami Bay Line of steamers. He will be accompanied by. Seuator. Dou Cameron and Marshal McMich'ael. Mr. Arthur will remain at Fortress Monroe about ten days and then proceed to New York to attend a complimentary dinner tendered him by the citizens of that city. ?The Oklahoma boomers have received a telegram from their representative at Washington to the effect that a commission be appointed at once to investigate the le^al status of the Oklahoma lands. General Hatch, who ' rpfnmeri from C:ildwelL states that he has information that the men who compose the commission arc Senators Ingalls, Dawes and Morgan. ?In Stewartsville, Ind., on Tuesday afternoon two farmers named Flerchman and Scharndtal, . between whom a feud existed, men.iaj..the road, and Flcrclnnan cracked Scharndial's skull with a plow.point. Scharndiul, though injured to death, made an onslaught with a paring knife and literally cut Flerchmau to pieces. Both men iwere prosperous farmers. Scharndial leaves t ?i*. J ;i wuc miu unc v^miu. ?It is understood on high authority that General Joseph E. Johnston, o*f Virginia, is to be United States Commissioner of Railroads and Norman J. Coleman,, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. Coleman is a resident of St. Louis. He is about sixty years of age and was for many years editor of the Afji icultural Home, an agricultural paper published in St. Louis. ?The commission appointed tomako an examination of the Treasury Department with special reference to the simplification and improvement of the .v.a*^a/^p rtf s3/%?twr Kncinooo i-S\ tlwi'l' tuiciauuo KJl UUIUp uuoiuvs'Of UUM IV vuv .'reduction and rearrangements of the officers and clerical force, met on Friday morning to decide on a general plan of procedure. It is not believed that the commission can complete the duty assigned it In Jess than ten or twelve weeks'-time. ' ' " ' ~:,.r > ?The United "States man-of-war "Swartara"' aVrived at New Orleans from Livingston and Port Barries, Central America. She brought home a number of sick and destitute railroad laborers. She took on board seventyeight men, all suffering more or less from malarial fever. One of the num ber, Henry Baner, of New York, died on the passage. When the vessel arrived at New Orleans twenty of the men, who were still under medical treatment, were sent to the hospital. ?Great suffering prevails in some portions of West Virginia. So great is the suffering of the people in drouth afflicted district the authorities and people of Kanawha county have been appealed to, and quantities of provisions have been ordered sent by the 1 n/vnnfv Pamv* "Pm* rplip-f nf tlio flis VVUM V^T VVUIW *v? * v. v. tressed. Tales of the suffering of men, women and children, and of beast?, come from portions of Jackson, Gilmer, Calhonn and Roane counties. The mountain farmers in those counties Tare unable to purchase cither food or seed, and as the season for planting is near things look decidedly serious. Kanawha county can take care of her own needy, bnthelp is requested for the other counties. ?When a cold or other causc checks the operation of the secretive organs, their natural healthy action should be restored by the use of Ayer's Pills, aud inflammatory material mereuy reuiuv ed from the system. Much serious sickness and suffering might he presented by thus promptly correcting ihose slight derangements that otherwise, often develop into settled disease. * i* .'r., . HUiWU 'M|l? Death of Dr. McAvoy. Charleston-, S. C-, March 26.?Rev. f L. R. McAvoy, D. D., died suddenly j from heart disease at Trvon, Iv. C., | yesterday, aged 7G years. Deceased i was a native of Pennsylvania, and i tvas at one time pasjor of a cbnrch at Alleghany City. He had lived in Nort h Carolina for a Hitmber of years, md was widely known as the proprietor of a popular summer resort in rherinal belt, lie was a man ot large influence. SOT DEAD YET. Atlanta papers are giving the public some curious and wonderful cases that are luitc interesting. It seems tnat a young lady of Atlanta liad been reported as dead, j but it came to the ears of the Atlanta ! Journal that she was still alive, and being i Dn the alert for news, the reporter* was I sent to the residence to leam all the i acts. ; Miss Belle Dunaway, who had b*en pro-; nouneed dead, met him at the door, stoutly ! .,.00 Ar*o,\ - HCU\lll? lime >? cirt k/ijv ouiu* "For four years, rheumatism and neuralgia have resisted physicians and all Dtiier treatment. My muscles seemed to dry up, ray 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 appe-! tlte?gave me strength, relieved all pains j and aches, added flesh to ray bones, and i when live bottles had been used I had ! gained 50 pounds in flesh, and I am to day i sound and well." IS IT A LIE ? OUIIiU UiiC ScllU blUU X UUWII lb JJViOwm.. Who makes the assertion except those who desire to mislead and humbug you? lie who denounces other remedies as* frauds, is (Juieily 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 tho>e- who are 'compelled to traduce other preparations in order to appear re: spectable themselves We claim that Potash properly combinedwith 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 Soison, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, ild Ulcers and Sores, Kidney Complaints, Female Diseases, etc., the-B. B. B. will cure you at onee. Send to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., for a copy of their book frke. " MarlSLly I Warier Leland, whom everybody knows as the successful manager of the ' Largest Hotel Enterprises of America, says that while a passenger from 2\Tcw York on board a ship going around Cape' ? i- a/ > nyrx., ill luc cunjr vl hu^iuium w v?>iforcia, he learned that one of the officers of the vessel had cured himself, daring the voyage, of an obstinate disease by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Since then 3tfr. Lelaxd has recommended Aveu's Sabsapabilla in many similar cases, and he has never yet heard of its failure to cifect a radical cureSome years ago one of Sir. LELAXD^ farm laborers bruised his leg. Owing to the bad state of his blood, an ugly scrofulous swelling or lump appeared on me lujorea mud. &.<jf rible itching of the skin, with burning and darting pains through .tho lump, made life almost intolerable. The leg became enormously enlarged, and running ulcers formed, discharging great quantities of extremely offensive matter. No treatment was of any avail until the man, by Sir. Lelaxd's direction, was supplied 'with Ayer'S Sabsafakilla , wliich allayed the pain and irritation, healed the sores, removed the swelling, and completely restored the limb to use, Mr. LeIiAXD lias personally used Iyer's Sarsaparilla for Blicnmatism, -with entire success; and, after careful observation, declares that, in his belief, there is no medicine in the world equal to it for the cure of Hiver Disorders, Goat, tho effects of high, living:, Salt Rheum, Sores, Eruptions, and ail tho various forms of blood diseases. We have Mr. Lelasd's permission to invite all who may desire farther evidence in regard to the extraordinary curative powers of Ayee's Saesapabilla to see him person ally either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel, Long Branch, or at the popular Leland Hotel, Broadway, 27th and 28th Streets, New-York. "Mr. Lelaxd's extensive knowledge of the good done by this unequalled cradicator of blood poisons enables him to give inquirers much valuable information. p eetaiuid by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists; ?1, six bottles for $3. TUTTS PILLS 25 YEARS IN USE. The Greatest*Medic^Tnamph. of the Age! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loss of appetite, Bowels costive, Fain in the head, with a dull sensation in the back port, Fain under the shoulder inclination to exertion of body or mind, Irritability rfftemper, Low spirits* with afeelingof havingnoclected some duty, Weariness, Dizziness, fluttering at the Heart, Dots before the eyes, Headacho over the right eye. Restlessness, with fitf&l dreams, Highly colored Urine, and CONSTIPATION. TUTT-S PtTiTiS axe especially adapted to such cases, one dose effects snch a change offeeiiii gasto astot&sh the sufferer. They Increase the Appetite,and cause the body to TC&Ue on FlesU. thus the system Is nourished, and by.their Tonic Action on thoI>iiTcstiTeOrsan3?KecwlarStoo2saro Tfrrrp crroinT ciDcimom i Jim o bAIIMUr VKtlUMTMMinU.il Renovates the body, makes healthy fiesJr < strengthens the- n-eak, repairs the.wastes of the system-Arith pure blood and hard muscle^ tones the nervous systerii, - invigorates, the-... brain, and imparts, the vigor ot manhood.' $1. Sold by drriggfcrts: " OFFICE 44 Murray Si., New Yorls. TH EC Itt^CHM AN^ FORTY-FIRST YE.iK.?1SS5. The Relisioas Weekly of the Protestant JSpiscopal ClinKh. A magazine of Ecclesiastical intelligence, devotional and general reading, and the largest and most Influential weekly In the Protestant Episcopal Cliurch. In the Xews department the energy of The Churchman is well kiown. and lrs organization ts very complete for procuring news j which If. gives with remark ible promptness The jlaprazine Department alone contains in a year sufficient reading matter to make more than five i2mo boo!? of 5-jO pages r>ach. Its Book Reviews are a aioailnentfeature. JLIter&ry, Art an A Scientific Botes are carefully prepared by specialists. " Its European Correspondents are persons of eminent 'tbllUr. The Children's Department fs Illustrated and specially ealred for the. children. S3.5oa year In advance, post-paid. Three dollars to clergymen- Single copies ten centr. If. H. MAILORY, &CO. 47 Lafayette Place. Xew York. Apl2U5rn Men Think they know all about Mustang Liniment. Few do. Not to know is not to have. .. J ! j - watmtematss % ? MOTHER!! ARE YOU TPHTTRI 17 ri With any disease pc-i 1XVU U QljllilJ euliar to your gentle sex? If so, to you we briugs tidings of com- j 01V1I errant -invr Vaii />on Be CURED I | and restored to perfect health by using Bradield's - Female ^ , 1 ?v^ wttwvva It is a special remedy for all diseases pertaining to the womb, and any intelligent woman can- cure herself by following the directions. It is especially" efficacious in cases of suppressed or painful menstruation, in whites and partial .prolapsus. It affords immediate relief and permanently restores the menstrual function. As a remedy to be used during that critical period'known as "Change of Life," this invaluable preparation lias no rival. S,-4.V*jap JDJ- a-jis. ; Ridge, McIntosii Co., Ga. Dr.. J. BRADFiEi.D-De.ar Sin I have taken several bottles of your Female ReguJator for falling of the womb and other diseases, combined, of sixteen standing, and I reallybclteve I am' cured entirely, for wjdeh please accept my ; heartfelt thanks and most profound latitude. I - know-yonr medicine saved my life, so' you see ;I cannot speak too highly hi its favor.I have recommended it. to several of my friends who are suffering as I was. " - Yonrsrrety.iespectfuliv, 3IRS. W.'E. StEBBlNS. Ani? TwidfioA aw flm "UiioHh onil TTonni. ! Vl'l ji vii niv livnivu ?wt\? ness of Woman" mailed free. BRADFIELD liEOHLATOR CO., Atlanta, tia. [ Sepl3fxLly ATLANTIC COAST LINE. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. | WILMINGTON, N. C, OCT. 6, 18S4iTBW lusts ?BETWEEN? Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. GOING NORTH. LP?vp Oluirlps&m 7 00 n. TH Leave Lanes.- ..; 8.40 a. in. Leave Sumter 9.48a. m. Leave Columbia. 11.00 a. m. Leave Winjwbow.^ 2.31 p. m. Leave Chester 3.-43 p. ra. Leave Yorkville .".35 p. m. I Leave Lancaster 6.25 p. m. j Leave Hock Hill 5.00 p. ni. I Leave Charlotte fi 15 p. m.! GOING SOUTH. Arrive at Charlotte..: '. 1.00 p. m. Arrive at hock iiill... I'.OO p.m. Arrive at Lancaster 'J.00 p. m. Arrive r.t Yorkville. 1.00 p r.i. Arrive at Chester 'J. a p. 111. Arrive at Winnsboro 3.48 p. m Arrive at Columbia "..".0 p. m. Arrive at bumter (>.35 p. ui. Arrive at Lanes , 8.C5 p. m. Arrive at Charleston .9.45, p. ra. Solitl trains between Charleston and Columbia.^ 1 J. F. riVIXE, . T. il. EMERSON", Gen'I Sup't. 6m Pasa. Agent. TPi?i>rpTT ryrDC -L" JC/TV X ? 1JLZJ 13?VJ. >A I *d!iw . >/ .* -?' ! * *i ON HAND AND CONSTANTLY ARRIVING: . . ... ~ jCJ Domestic Ammoniate:! Fertilizer. Domestic Acid. Kainit. Pure Cottci. Seed Meal. Ash Element The Celebrated Jones & Robertson Corapound. Also numerous other brands manufactured by the Domestic Fertilizing Company, Columbia, S. C. . .STEWART & CENTER. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. j . * ?Ladles and gentlemen \\Af 0fl T &n 10 uke pleasant * V WMWMil empiuj jnem<- stt uieir own homes, (distance no objection), work sent by mail, S2 to $5-a day can be quietly made, no canvassing. Please address at once Globe Xfg. Co., Boston, Mass., BOX, 5344. saifsuwimfiir I havea positive remedy for t2io above disease; bj Us bso thoojftilils of ease* 191.tto 'worst kind undof kin; tasdlnc have been cured. X^idood. fostroncls my faith In lis eSScacy.ttmt I will send T'.VO BOTTLES FE2E, together wltn a VaI.oABI.ETKE.VTISE on lliisdiseaso to any scffcrcr. Glvo?Tiww>s ?ncI I* O. addr s*. DR. T. A. SL0CC3I.1SI PtfarlSt., J.*cw Tork. ^BUPBHU'AB AL?axl^Kl^n(lonPhy alHlillM Offlce in New York. dtgg ss Mjj qfc From Am. Journal of Med. -r.l -R3 wa "Or. Ab. Moaerote wee S H IB >gfl makes a specialty cfEpOepty .W. JUL JJL Ml M has without doubt treated - H B |Si and cured more esses than aay otfiwiinag physician. His success has simply been astonishing: wo have heard of esses of over 2b raars standing cured by him. He guarantees a cure." . .Large bottte and Treatise sentfreo. Give P.O. and Express address to , Dts AB. 3tESEEOL?, So. 96 John St.,Saw Ycri. or rattle. IselwASmBSTTTOTEftyPLASTEH at Half the Port. OntUia the bolldiac. CARPETS udSC69?fMa?.daBblefb*'?nrofotIclot2u. Catalogs* *' jgg W.H.F>Y&C0.CAM1)EH,N. J. PARKER'S TONIC. It gives tone finxl power. For comolaiats of the? Klaney," Bowels, Stomach, Liver and Lungs, for "ail .the subtle troubles of women and,-tor those bodily disorders Induced by ausJetj^ .care- and mental strain, Hs effects will Surprise and charm you. It ld JK-t an essence of ginger. Delicious to the palate, a-> antidote to the liquor habit. and exceedingly helpful to the aged and feeble. 5oe. and SI s'zes. HISCOX & CO., 163 William Street, 5fcw York. Apl2L4w An|I|l R& TFHISKV HABITS wired 0 !j ?J/y i 3 ran" liosuo without pain. Hook ?51 gflf HKtjof particulars Mint Free. ii.iVUULL!iY,iI.D.,Atlanta,(J a. Mil BRANCH OF LUDDEN MUSIC ] PIANOS AND ORGANS SOLE SMALL INSTRUMENTS AND SHEE1 TWENTY PER CENT. SAVE PIANOS AND ORGANS DELIYERE] FREE OF C A^VTS WAXTED O: EF* Write for Terms and Catalogue N. W. T^ .l. i. f* jceuiLom ? J * Many a Lady is beautiful, all but her skin; and nobody lias ever told her how easy it is to put beauty on the skin. Beauty - 1 1 T* T _ 1 ? _ on tne sK:m is iviagnoiia Balm. * " ^ . ' . y.~ TO' THE CITIZENS ' -OF- 1 Fairfield ai Chester. A ?"? . . 4 Wlum* ran <rpt flrpflf. Rjmrairts in Clothing, Hats ?.nd Gents' Furnishing Goods, Trunks and everything kept at a FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT. PHILIP EPSTIN, 14$ MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. I have introduced this season the novel enterprise of distributing 1,000 of the jnost -J hpnntifnl PATXTTNGS fn all mv ftnstam ers who will favor me with the purchase of a Snit 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 arc always on hand in large variety; and to every Boy and Youth's I Suit sold the purchaser will be entitled to , a handsome pair of Skits rc-gardless of the ; price you agree to pay for it Yet those handsome and valuable gifts arc distributed to every purchaser. Remember I guarantee every article sold to !>e as represented, and the prices lower than any house North or South, or the money will be re Ui.UCU. Since t-Lc introduction of tli^ above enI terpris.: 1 have had a great rush for those beautiful Paintings, aiyLthe boys is deteri mined to learn how to skate, especially when it costs them nothing. Send in your order for a suit if you cant come 'yourself t and I will send von a suit, C. O. D., with | the beautiful painting or the pair of skates j attached, with the privilege to exam ; the suit before paying for it.. I All visitors to the Capital are respectful! ly invited to call at my store and examine I my Art Gallery of Handsome Paintings. PHI3LI3? EPSTI3T, Proprietor Of the \'ew York G'lotbing Store. 148 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. Xovl2xcGm _ Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta K. R ? SCHEDULE IXEFFECT OCTOBER 12, - 1884?Eastern Standard Time. ! GOING NORTH. NO. ."33, MAIL AND Eyj'lESS. Leave Augusta'. .'.9.05 a. m. ^gi Leave W.'C.'<5. A. Junction..?1.12 p. m. Arrive at Colombia 1.22 p. nuLeave Columbia 1.32 p.m. ' J Leave Killian's 1.58 p.m. j j Leave Blvtliewooa 2.13 p. m Leave Iiirtge way. ;..: 2.34 p. m. Leave ISimpsun's 2.47 p. m. < Leave Winnshoro 3.02 p. ni. Leave White Oak 3.22 p. in. Leave Woodward's 3.4." p. m. Leave Blf.ckstock 3.50 p. m. Leave Cornwall's 3.5S* p. m. Leave Chester .4.17 p. in. Leave Lewis' 4.32 p. ru. Leave Smith's 4.40 p.m. > Leave Hock IIIII.. 5.01 p. m. Leave Fort 3Iill 5.20 p, m. . Leave Pineviile v.... 5.40 p. m. -; Arrive at Charlotte . '... .6.10 p. m. j Arrive at States'ville 9.35 p. m. No. 17, Wav Freight, Passenger Coach A Ibilp ev^ont. *snn/1i?i7? ^Vk"V,rV,J ^U,V> V.?VVJ?^U..U?JS-. ) Leave Columbia.. 5.45 a. ia.- * I Leave Wuinsboro 8.5." a. m. | Leave Chester ;: 12.05 p. re. j Arrive at Charldtte 4.10 p. m. ' * GOING SOUTH. | NO. 52, MAIL AXD EXPKESS. j Leave Slatesville* 7.45 a. m.. i Leave Charlotte 1. CO p.m. i [ Leave Pineville v-J.2I-a.m. [ Leave Fort Mill 1.44 jS | Leave Rock Hill 2.02 Leave Smith's . 2.22 jW ; Leave Lewis' 2.30 jM i Leave Chester 2.44 ; Leave Cornwall's.: 3.03 wj Leave Blackstoek 3.12fM Leave "Woodward's 3.18 pH Leave White Oak 3.30 rag! i Leave Winnsboro 3.48 jA i Leave Simpson's 4.03 ]H ! Leave Ridgeway 4.16 pBg ; Leave Blythewood 4.32 pH ' Leave Killiari's 4.41) pH : Arrive at Columbia 5.15 pH Leave Columbia: .5.25 pH . Leave W. C. & A. Junction 5.57 pfl i Arrive at Augusta .0.38 pfl J No. 18, Way Freight, Passenger Cofl Attached, Daily, except Sundays, fl ' Leave Charlotte?: 5.10 a.JS : Leave Cluster 9.40 aflj Leave Winnsboro 12.15 nrajj [Arrive atCoh?!?ii>ia 3.35 ;>!b M. SLArCITTF.!?, G. F. \M G. R. TA LCOTT. -Superintendent. S I). CARDWELL. A. G. I\ AH i ' W E offer you the celebrated Pctc^B CottonSeed at Sl.50 per bushel. ItH give forty per cent, of lint, and equalH yield in seed cotton of any other variH ! We are agents for the Dee ring Bindeflj Reapers and Mowers, the Thomas RalJB i Corbin and Acme Harrows, Farquhar Co?^H , ton Planters, Iron Age Cultivators, Saw : iliils, Engines, Gins, Presses. Plows, Etc. Repairs for Champion and Buckeye Ma- j cliines and for Watt Plows. "Write to us. McirASTER & GIBBES, i Mar4LGm Columbia, S. CV v ? -* m Rnusf) > & BATES' SOUTHERjSfcB j > ox easy instalments. r music constantly in stock^" . :d by buying from us. d at any depot in the state -? charge. liberal terms. js to . TRUMP, Manager, 1-26 MAINIST., COLUMBIA, S.