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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, j a . Southern Agriculture. Eds.% Country Gentleman: The past few weeks a great many editors, writers and other persons 011 their wav to the exhibition at New Orleans, have passed through the Southern States, some of them for the first time. To those who have become acquainted with southern agriculture by longer experience, the views of these well j meant but mistaken persons gathered I from the car windows, seem to be ex- j ceedingly crude or incorrect. The j general idea current among them is, that the southern soil is poor and in- j fertile, and the southern people wretched and very inadequately cared for by ; themselves. 4'Circumstances alter 1 cases," and this applies very forcibly | to the agriculture and the people of the Southern States. The first strange thing which is remarked is the old pine fields and the broom sedge which covers (lie turned oat liiHd which has not grown up with ! timber. This, it is to be confessed, I along with the water-worn gullies which scar and seam the land, and the abundant weeds, are at 5rst disagreea- , ble to the eye of a farmer used to the better cultivation of the Northern and "Western States, but one may be easily mistaken in his view of even these. I have heard persons remark as the cars! sped through the best part of the cotton belt, "what wretchcd weeds these are which cover all the land." Where do these southern people grow anything. At the same time these weeds "were the stalks of cotton which may have turned out $50 worth to the acre. In the same manner the old fields are not a bit worse than the old-fashioned bare fallows which used to be so common in the best farmed districts of the Xorth, for they are really one and the same way of restoring land to some . degree of fertility by means of the natural process of resting it. Of the two methods I prefer the southern one, for I would rather grow a crop of weeds or timber on unused land, than leave it bare and plowed, for even one enmrnpr Anrl Tr. is Jin absolute lieces ^ sity of southern agriculture that this system of turning out land should be practiced. Where no stock is kept, or very little, I see no other resource for the "planter of cotton and tobacco than to work bis lands up to a certain point and theu resort to his only possible method of following as a means of restoration. He is bound by his climate and his other environments, and as the cotton region of the South is not a stock country, and never will be a dairv region, and is not a very good corn country, and seems to have been made for cotton and tobacco, with a sufacient quantity of grain, fodder and meat to supply the domestic consumption only, the southern farmer must not be judged by a test which is en* tirely foreign to his circumstauces. The next thing which is conspicuous js the poor dwellings that are so corns mon, houses without gables and open as the poorest barns in newly settled places in the North. This," too, is a necessity of the case. If any of these winter visitors would pass over the same route in July, August and Sep tember, they would see the advantage of these airy dwellings in quite a different light. But every man to his taste, and if southern people desire such houses, and object to glass in the windows, I would give them their undoubted right to have them. I have met with the kindest -hospitality, and Trrif-li tVio mncf nnd iviwf'ni M IbU VUV AJUVUW VtV'ftVMbV -?? vconsideration in houses of this kind, anil would consider the character of the house as a secondary consideration I have lived at one time in a log shanty with a 2*oof of hemlock bark, having a square hole in the centre for a chimney and must say that I enjoyed life then quite as much as in a house with every luxury of modern fashion. It is not the house, but the man in it which is the true test. But it would be a very great mistake to think that one sees everything from the carvwindows, and that there are as well cultivated farms or comfortable houses in the South, or that southern farmers are not competent to judge for themselves of what is the fittest for them. Tt makes a very great change in one's opinions when he is brought face to face with new necessities. This applies very forcibly to the South, both in regard to its agriculture and its social and political conditions, and a Northern man moviong to the South mnst free his mind from the force of prejudices and be prepared to begin a new life and view things from a different point of view if ho would be either successful or happy. It is these prejudices and the determination to remain aliens and foreigners in a strahne land, which presents the success of what are called Northern colonies in the South. From my expe nence oi tnese enterprises i. atn. very much opposed to them and would recommend persons desirous of moving to the South to avoid them as far as possible, and to make themselves at home among their new neighbors, and above all things to avoid towns founded by speculators and land sharks, who try to attract victims by calling their enterprises Northern colonies. As snow-flakes falling into the ocean and quietly mingling with the surrounding element, so must persons who go to the South mingle with the people, and lose their identity in the general mass, No doubt an energetic northern man would find opportunities for changing the methods of agriculture in the South, aud mostly in those localities where the climate more nearlv aD proaches that of the North as it does in the mountain region which I have been describing. But even in the low country, where cotton is supreme, a northern farmer can improve upon the present methods, which is chiefly marked by a strong dread and tea; of grass. The southern is naturally a grass region, and there are several native varieties which grow with pro fusion. Now grass is the basis of agriculture everywhere, and if the southern farmers would grow grass ana plow it uuaer ior rneir cotton crops, as a rotation, I feel certain it would greatly benefit them. I have no fear of grass, having learned the value of that so-called pest, quack grass, and how to manage it, and am certain that by snch means as are used in the north to keep down grass in cultivated lields, no southern farmer need ureaa me worse ox tueir native grasses and would find them a mo>t valuable aid in the improvement of their lands. Another grand enterprise ; for the South is sheep rearing for wool chiefly. Wool c?.n be grown in the South for ten cents a pound, and certainly for less than a pound of cotton. There are ample opportunities in the South for competing favorably with the South American plains in this industry. Lambs can be raised through the winter and can be shipped to northern markets with profit. Eggs and poultry would afford also a large business, and could easily compere with Germany and France in supplying the demands of northern markets now met by importations from En- i rope. But the cotton crop in the low j country affords the grand prize for j good culture. The present low pro- j (tact ot 200 pounds per acre coma be j increased five fold by careful culture 1 with proportionate profit, and the | wide-spreading low coutry affords a , magnificent market for products, pork, | beef, mutton, fruit and other produce j of the elevated mountain country. In j addition to all these there are the val- i uable minerals, the wonderful wealth | of timber, bark and other natural products which require development by capital and industry and which must anord a vast snostantiai oasis ior agricultural prosperity.?H. S. in Cultivator and Country Gentleman. Sir J. B. I. iwes's Experiments. Dr. J. B. Laws, the great English agricultural experimenter, has raised wheat on the same land for forty yea,,c Without manure of any kind the vie has averaged 1-i bushels per acre. With 14 tons of farm-yard manure applied every year, the average yield has been 32 bushel? and 12 quarts per acre. With mineral manures (i. e., superphosphate of lime, sulphate of nntasli. snrLi mawnpsia. find I ? 7 O J / j without any nitrogenous manures, the yield for 32 years lias averaged 15 bushels and one peck per acre." With 1 nitrogen alone (ammonium suits) the ; yield has avecaged 20? bushels per 1 acre for 32 years, though but 17 bushels and 2-i quarts for the last 16 years. With nitrogen alone (nitrate of soda) the average yield for the 32 years has i been 233 bushels?for the second 1G years 20 bushels and one peck. Finally, with nitrogen, phosphoric acid potash, soda and magnesia (forming a complete manure), the average yield has been, per acre, 32 bushels and three pecks, or on an average 12 quarts more per acre each year than the average yield given by the 13 tons of farmyard" manure. Fanners, * those of you who buy concentrated fertilizers, and, indeed, those of yon who do not, would do well to study the above results.? Rural New Yorker. jtai ?? an ?omb???m ruAPrrcmv rrCTn-VTHArcir | Mr. tValker's Merits Set Before the Secretary of the Treasury. [ Special to the JVetcs and Courier.] "Washington*^ April 1g.?The deleI gatiou that arrived hers yesterday to present the name of Mr. L. J. Walker as the candidate of the business men for the collectorsbip of the port ot Charleston canea upon secretary .Manning and the President to-day in fulfilment of an appointment. The delegawas led by Messrs. George H. Walter, Frank E. Taylor, president of the Charleston Exchange, and "W. K. Steedman. Senators Hampton and Butler were present to introduce tnc committee, but took no part in the proceedings. The gentlemen named presented their case to Secretary Manning, -stat mg that it was the wish 01 the business men of Charleston to have the coliectorship taken out of the hauds of politicians. They said that Mr. Walker w&s eminently qualified for the position, had the confidence of the people of Charleston, and that his appointment would gratify eight-tenths of the business men in the city. They challenged an investigation into his private character, which they declared was above reproach. Mr. Manning listened to them with marked attention, remaining with them even after the hour appointed for a j Cabinet meeting, and said he would give his personal attention, deciding according to tne merits 01 uie case after a careful consideration. From- the treasury the delegation went to the White House and paid their respects to President Cleveland. They told him of their mission to Washington and expressed the hope that he w-ould give the matter his attention and recognize the business interests involved. He was perfectly cordial with them and they left very well satisfied with the interview. Mr. A. H. Mo wry, the rival candidate for collector, is in the city, and it is understood that special representations in his behalf will be made in a few days. THE BALTIMORE BAZAAR. Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Raised for ex-Confederate Soldiers. Baltimore, April 15.?The bazaar for the Confederate relief fund, which has been open in this city for the past ten days, closed to-night. It was in every way successful, and yielded over $25,000. The money is to tie invested by the treasurer, and the interest devoted to the relief of needed ex-Confederate soldiers. The principal is to be added to from time to time bv taiiuuo means uuui a auuiuicui sum 15 raised to endow an institution which will be a refuge for destitute men who "wore the grey." Scrofula. . I -have had hereditary scrofula broken out on me for eijfht years. My mother and one sister died with it, and I, supposing that I wonld go as other mem bers of the family had, had despaired I of life. The treatment of mercury and potash seemed to aggravate instead of I curing the disease. In this condition I I was pressed to use Swift's Specific. After taking six bottles the fearful ulcers on my neck and arms disapI peared and the scars onh remain to remind me 01 my snnenngs. liaa i taken S. S. S. at first, I would have been a well man long ago. Frank Gilcher. DaHville, Ky., October 18,18S4. Eczema. 1 was affected for nearly fonr years with eczema. The doctors called it at first erysipelas. I was treated by phyt tt'<> p crift. j CXVlifcilO- JL ?? UO UUl tu IXI' o KJyU cific. I used about thirty bottles and have had no trouble with it since. I refused to take it, evcu after it was recommended to me by others, for some time?such was my prejudice to the name of it; but having tried it myself, I now believe it is the best blood purifier in all my knowledgeIt did another thing for me. I had suffered from piles for manv years. Since taking this medicine I have i*aljat?nrl cn/^ KrtK if an?*a/1 ivi a uu^xi ICII^YCV.i, aim uciicvt it tuiuu uic;# R. H. Jones. Cartersville, Ga., August 25, 1884. My daughter, seven years old, has been afflicted with eczema for two years, and after trying other remedies in vain, I gave her Swift's Specific (S. S. f>.), and one and a half bottles J i ~ ,1 .1 \ Ti JI uureu ijur ssuuuu aiiu >veii. 11 me best blood remedy in the country. Mks. M. S. Jcdkixs. Ccdartown Mill, July 23, 1884. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. * The Northwest Rebellion. There is little change in the condition ot affairs in the Northwest as shown in official reports. The Indian nnrisino- is attracting more aLtention than the half-breed insurrection, and members of the government admit that they are greatly alarmed for the welfare of the helpless settlers Battleford is again surrounded and camp fires arc constantly burning. Signal fires have been lighted at different points, which fact is looked upon with alarm. The government denies the report that it is disposed to efiect a settlement wirn uie nau-ureeas ana Indians by treaty. Sir John MacDona!d slates that lie will first put down the rebellion and then listen to what the rebels have to say. ?Perfect sonndness of body and mind is possible oply with pure blood. T.r?rtri5no- Authorities nf all civilized countries endorse Avers Sarsaparilla as the best blood-parifving medicine in existence. It vastly increases the working and productive powers of both hand and brain. * GE>\ GRANT'S CASE. An Elaborate Statement of the Symptoms and Condition of the Patient. jsew iork, April 10.?mat ine j public may be enabled ro thoroughly understand the case itself and form reliable opinions, the following absolute facts are given as a basis for public and personal judgment: Gen. Grant is not greatly emaciated about the body. He lias* lost some flesh, but iiow much cauuot be told as he has not been weighed in some I time and is not much changed. But he [ has a careworn appearance. The gland is swollen 011 the right side and the swelling outside varies as there is more or less swelling 011 the inside. The glandular swelling has at 110 time been larger than a pigeon's egg. It is located at the angle of the right jaw. It has never entirely disappeared since it came months ago. The swelling is due first to the irritation of growth and finally to the progress- of the disease in the glands themselves. There is no positive evidence at present that tliA o-lanrls hnvfl hfimmo a^tirolv (lis eased, though the presumption is that they are diseased. The disease does not affect any of the processes of the General's ear. There is some danger of that, a possibility, but no probability at present. It is not going in that direction. The disease Is spreading very gradually backwards into the back part of the throat and behind the palate. It has communicated somewhat to the back part of the nose in front and above the palate. There is no lump 011 the tongue. It is an^nlcer far back 011 the side of the tongue?a small ulcer. It has never been shown to its whole extent, but it is a small ulcer, irregular in shape and from a nnnrti'i' 1n h:ilf ?n inr.h in diHtnnffM*. There is a discharge from the ulceratcd surface. The discharge is composed of mucus, broken down tissue and some little matter. In other words it is muco-pus. This exudes from an ulcerated surface that, includes the palate, the hack part of the throat and the right side of the tongue. There is a chance for the general improvement of the patient by the temporary arrest of the disease. The atmosphere on the mountains, or of the West, would in fair weather be better for the General than the salt air of the seaboard. In all cancerous cases in the throat tnere are complications of irritation about" the throat which might be called accidents of the disease, and it is these complications that have given trouble rather than the steady progress of the disease. In this case the complications are swelling of the throat, increase of inflammation, spasm, homorrhage and increased flow of mucus. Six drops or minims of morphia are given each twenty-four honrs, just enough to control pain and induce sleep. "Without morphia the pain would at times be unbearable. The General takes for food from one to two tumblers full of mixture of beef extract and egg and milk every two to tour hours, night and day. Nfw York, April 16.?Senator Chaffee said to-day that General Grant had cither cancer or ulcerated sore throat, if the former was the case, he would inevitably die; if the latter, he would ** T <nrrnp> l\Ip ATTTM ^ O flfoft rcl/uvcl it \v ao LAiO v>! 11 ^vuuu^v wj belief that the trouble was caused by an ulcerated sore threat only. General Grant himself was of this opinion, and was almost confident that he would ultimately recover. , Mr. Chaffee said, as he went away, "I think the General will recover." New York, April 17?8.30 A. M.? General Grant has had a very refreshing sleep. He says he has rested bet'* ** ? ? t- .1 ter tnan ior many mgms anu icuis ' strong enough to get up and dress for the day. He has taken his nourish^ . rnent without pain in swallowing and has not since last night been disturbed by coughing. Pulse and temperature unchanged. New York, April 18?8.30 A. M.? General Grant fell into a quiet sleep , immediately after 10 o'clock and slept well until 2 a. m., when he awoke and took nourishment. Hesooii fell asleep again aud slept until 5, when he awoke , and nourishment was again given nun. | He then slept lightly until 6, when he awoke fully, took bis coffee, dressed and is now moving about the rooms. His pulse and temperature are normal. Dr. Douglas said this afternoon that , the patient was doing as weli as on | yesterday, if not better. A Gloomy View of the Case. {Special to the 2?em and Cmirier.) New York, April 17.?The reaction of sentiment which now leads many persons to believe that Gen.' Grant tnav really get well ha?, according to the doctors, no reliable foundation. Dr. Douglas, wlio stands at the head ot nis proiessiou as an experwu cancer , disease, says that froin the first look he had at Gen. Grant's throat in the early autumn, he knew the General's fate was sealed. The disease is taking1 a course exactly similar to that noted in scores of hospital cases, and although the doctors do not deem it their duty to contradict every expression of hope uttered by trie family ana inenas or the illustrious sufferer, they are none the less positive when seriously questioned. Gen. Grant's vitality has proved to be greater than they expected; tbat is the only comment which they can make upon his apparent return from the very gates of death. It is also possible that the extraordinary care and skill with which his case has been treated may have helped to pro? <" i / - m"i i 1 A I ioujf nis iue. xiiere uavt: ueen t?vu ui three moments during the last month when he would have died had it not been for the presence of a physician. It is safe to say that if Gen. Grant lasts until summer he will astonish his doctors. The ups and downs concern his general condition alone and have no relation to the. cancer, the growth of which is perfectly steady. When the end comes it will come without warning. Scrofula. Are any members of your family thus afflicted? " Have they scrofulous swellings of the glands? Have they any scrofulous sores o. ulcers? If so, and it should be neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison, may deposit itself in the substance of the lungs, producing coxsumition. Look well t?> the condition of your family, and if thus afflicted, give the proper remedy without delay. Buy that which makes j absolute cures in tne shortest space oi time. The unerring finger of public opinion points to B. B.- B. as the "most wonderful remedy for scrofula ever known. Tou need not" take our word?you need not know our names?merit is all you seek. Ask your neighbors, ask your "druggist, ask or write to tkose who give their certificates and be convinced that B. B. B. is the quickest and most perfect Blood Purifier ever before known. * I The Weekly Record of Business Failures. \rw York. Anril 17.?Thp. failures I occurring throughout the country during the last week reported to R. G. Dun & Co.'s mercantile agency to-day , number for the United States 204 and ; for Canada IS?a total of 222, against 212 last week and 2o8 the week pre- : vious. The distribution is about the ! same as in the recent week, and there is nothing important to note in regard to them. The assignments in New 1 j York are few and light. j ?Ayer's Cathartic Pills are snited to j every "age. Being sugar-coated they are I pleasant to take, and though mild and j pleasant, are thorough and searching I in effect. Their efficacy in all disorj ders of the stomach and bowels is cerI tified to by eminent physicians, promi inent clersrvmen, and manv of our I best citizens. * J GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. ?A lumber company has been form eci in Auanra. ?The steamship line between Havana and Tampa will be withdrawn after April 23. ?An incendiary fire at Lancaster, Pa., on Friday night, destroyed twenty fllAPCOlul one' trnvfK r\f ntv\ru*t*fI tuvucauu uviiuio tT vi vu vi ^ivuvii?j ?A new railroad to New nan, connecting Greenville with Atlanta, will be built within the next eighteen months. ?The liquor dealers in Savannah are required by law to appear before the ordinary of the county and register in person. ?The Prince of Wales has not met a cordial reception in Ireland. At Cork and other places he and his party were hissed; and several serious riots have occurred. ?The Georgia papers state that by reason of the no-fence law in Greene county, Georgia, the yield of butter has been more than doubled, and the breed of cattle is improving very rapidly. ?Mr. Edwards Pierrepont, Secretary of the Americau Legation, at Rome who was left in charge of affairs by Mr. Astor and who had been ill for some weeks, died last week. ?Several minor appointments were made by the President on Friday? among them that of James M. Morgan, of Sooth Carolina, to be Consul General at Melbonrne, Australia. ?A skiff containing Mary Draper, her daughter aged 11, and her niece Carolina Dempsev, lz years out, capsized in the Ohio River near Evansville, Intl., on Wednesday, -and all were drowned. ?A cyclone passed over a section of North Carolina east of Hamlet on Thursday afternoon, destroying timber, fences and houses and doing great damage in other ways. No lives are reported to have been lost. ?Vessels of all nationalities are crowding into the Black Sea for the purpose of transporting grain from Russian ports before an outbreak shall occur between England and Russia. Eighty-seven English vessels arrived in one week. ?Although no official information has been received by the Marine Hospital Bureau of the existence of cholera in any part of Europe, the authorities are taking every possible precaution to prevent its introduction into this country. ?H. McKcnzie, canvasser for the Equitable Life Assurance Companv, aiiut liio uuv uiiu uiuiocix at jv uiuvc street, New York, on Tuesday night. The pair, who were natives of Prince Ed \vard?s Island, have lived apart for seme time. Drink and jealousy were the causes ot the tragedy, ? \V. H. L. Merritt, one of the most prominent lawyers in Virginia, died at his home in Brunswick county on Tuesday, agd eighty-five years. He was for several years presiding justice A ^ 1 . ? rs rt v\/l fnu TT An nh V* rt ui ma uuuutv auu. iui uiauj' ^cais ucfore and since the war a member of the State Legislature. ?Sarr Stanley died at Ithaca, N. Y., on Monday, aged 100 years and three months. He was born in Dutchess county December 25, 1784. For four davs Drevious to his death he refused food, saying he had lived as long as he wanted to. He had never been sick before during his life. ?At Indian City, Tenn., Bad Farris, white, and Freeman Yard, colored were hanged at the fair grounds Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock by a mob of masked men numbering about two nunarea. iney oeioDgea to a gang of thieves who recently have committed many depredations on citizens of that lace. ?The Governor of Texas has vetoed the land bill passed by the Legislature immediately before adjournment, providing for-the sale of the common school, university and asylum lands. He says: "By no act of mine will I ever sanction" the acquisition of those vast I tracts of land by one management." : > tl z :j iu.i ms aaa ^ ?Jit ib buiu luat ail uucr ui a year for the bar, billiard room and barber shop of the Kimball House, iir Atlanta, has been made and declihedrThis, with the rental of the stores, would have given the lessees, after paying the interest on the bonds and dividends on the preferred stock, the hotel rent free and $5,000 cash surplus. ? On Wednesday, a party, consisting of the wife of Admiral Reynolds, three other ladie3, and baby two months old, set out from Hampton, Va.,in aflat-bottomed boat, rowed by two neeroes, to visit Old Point. The boat was capsized within one hundred and fifty feet of the beach. All the members of the party were rescued, but Mrs. Reenolds died subsequently from exhaustion. ?A negro named Johnson, who criminally assaulted Mrs. Jas. Thompson, a white lady aged sixty years, at Iuka, Miss., was captured on Monday and taken to Iuka for identification. While a party was gone to get the lady Johnson confessed the crime to the sheriff' and also said he was an escaped convict. The negTO was taken outside the town and hanged to a tree. ?General Henry R. Jackson, the new minister to Mexico, acknowledges that his pardon from President John sou was not reiniorcea ov special Act of Congress, but be denies that he is allowing that fact to interfere with his movements. He intends to present bis credentials to President Diaz on May 15, and rest content nnder the Senatorial confirmation of his appointment. ?The Virginia Conference of the African Methodist Church has just closed at Abingdon. About one hundred members were present, iuclnding some of the most distinguished colored men in the United States. In the report of the committee on liie state of the country, reference was made to President Cleveland's election and his sentiments toward the colored race. At this point great excitement was shown, and the conference and visi tors suddenly burst into loud applause. ?At Salt Lake, Utab, on Tuesday, Orson P. Arnold, a prominent Mormon, pleaded guilty to?n indictment charging unlawful" cohabitation. He declared, in open court, his iutentiou to abandon polygamy, obey the laws and live with his lawful wife only, not neglecting to support his "second family." Judge Zane said these declarations had great weight with the Court, and he therefore imposed a "fine of only $300, without imprisonment. ?At the farm house of "Widow Hardin, about fifteen miles from St. Joseph, Mo. William Clark, a farmer and a married man, had seduced the widow's daughter, and he, the widow, and the daughter and a lawyer named Dungan had a conference on Monday with a view to settlement. No result was reached, but during the evening Clark called at the widow's house. A hot discussion ensued, ending in a quarrel, during which Clark shot and hiiiuu uie \*iuyv?t uiui uuij hrwuuufu the daughter and badly wounded the widow's young sou. He then went home and fed his stock and did other work about his place. The nextmoraing his dead body was found in a pile of straw near his house with a bullet hole in his head and an empty pistol in his hand. A HOTEL HOBBOK IN ST. LOUIS. Finding a Dead Body Packed in a Trunk? j The Room whence the Kody -was Taken Unoccupied for a week. St. Locis, April 14.?A sensation was caused at the Southern Hotel, be- j tween 11 and 12 o'clock to-day, by the j discovery of the mutilated body of a I man packed in a trunk which was taken out of a room. The stench from the trunk caused the discovery. The hotel register shows that on March 30 a gentleman registerad as Walter II. Lennox Maxwell, M. JL>., iroin .London" and was assigned to that room. On opening the trunk it was found that the head of the man was severed from his body, and written on the paper inside the trunk were the words, "So perish all traitors to the great cause." The trunk and its contents were taken to the morgue. Maxwell is described as a very girlish-looking, blonde young man, wearing a dark woollen cut-away suit of English stuff. His face was clean shaven and he wore his hair bang fashion, not partingitatall. Hewasseen in company frequently with a dark-looking gentleman about five feet ten inche in height. This gentleman registered qc fl Arthnr Prelim*. "London. .Encr land. A telelgram had previously been received from Prellor asking whether Maxwell was a guest at the house. He was answered in the affirmative and he soon came on. Both occupied the same room. Maxwell left the hotel on Sunday nighi a week ago, but he had paid *his full week's board promptly, and "it was supposed he would return any day. JTo suspicion attached to his absence until the hor?-* ' " J Alt 1 ?* VA/Mlrt nuiu SlllCli Cilllt'U inUClJUUii IV JIIO I will and led to the opening of the trunk. "When the trunk was opened in the hotel corridor to-day it was found to contain the body of a middle-aged man; the. face and breast up, and so doubled about the hips and knees that it filled the receptacle. On the side of the trunk over the head of the corpse was printed in large letters the words, "So perish all traitors to the great cause." The trunk and its ghastly contents were immediately hurried to the Four Courts. In another trunk was found Maxwell's London address, "14 Paper Building, Temple, London," and an euvelope addressed in his handwriting to the "Rev. B. G. A. Lewis, B. A., curator of St. Pauls, Morlev, Leeds, Yorkshire, England." He came over on the steamer CephaIonia from England. Prellor had a Pntsion noeonnpt Trivo/] hv thp IbUOOlOll V TiUVV4 VJ t.?v ambassador in London in 1878, and a pasport of 1883 for Spain and Mexico, vized by the Spanish minister and signed Granville. Seven trunks, four valises and a hat-box were left behind at the hotel, and the contents, clothing, etc., are valued at hundreds of dollars. This is believed to make* the theory of a hoax untenable, and the belief is that the corpsc is either that of Maxwell or Prellor. St. Locis, April 15.?Waller H. Lennox Maxwell, who is supposed to have murdered C. A. Pellor and packed his body in a trunk at the Southern Hotel, April 5, purchased a through unlimited ucset ro oan jerancisco on Monday morning, April 6, and signed his name to the ticket befcre leaving. He left the same evening on the San J TT _ rrancisco xtauroau. xie was retuynized on the train by two St. Louis gentlemen, who talked with him as far as Pierce City, Mo. San Francisco, April 16.?Detectives have discovered that Maxwell, the murderer of Preller at the Southern Hotel, in St. Louis, arrived here under an assumed name last Saturday, and took steerage passage on the steamer City of Sydney for New Zealand via Honolulu. Thejtelegraph has been called in^o requisition to head him off " A m Y r* ? ? ~4- * n nn/^ fKof of at autaiaiiu} (_ruv it 10 iv/ui vu iuuv *?v Honolulu he may leave the steamer and take a sailing vessel for China or Japan. It has been discovered that the baggage checks delivered by Maxwell under an alias to the Pacific Transfer Company, of this city, correspond with the numbers issued at St. Louis by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad to a different alias. A HUNDRED REBELS DEOWJfED. The Novel Method by Which the Colombian Government Disposes ot 'Captured Revolutionists. ( . City of Mexico, April 47.?When troops of the Colombian Government finally entered Colon, after it had been burned by the rebels under the leadership of Preston, they captured several squads of rebels. Daring the past ten days the number of the prisoners has been considerably augmented by the receipt of straggling rebels captured in the surrounding districts. It is not known now just how many rebels were thus held prisoners at Colon, but good authorities place the number at about four hundred. Authentic information reached this city last night that on Wednesday law officers of the Colombian Government selected one hundred of the .worst rebels imprisoned at Colon, and, placing them on board a steamer, carried them out into the bay where the entire hundred were thrown overboard and drowned. COLOBED MEN FOR OFFICE. A Liberal Pollrv Adontcd hv thn Admlnln tration-A Specimen Appointment. Washington, April 16.?It is understood that the policy .of this administration with regard to appointments to places in the Southern States now held by colored Republicans will be not to substitute white men for colored men, but to replace incompetent or dishonest colored Republicans by colored Democrats who are worthy and capable. In accordance, it is said, with this policy, the Postmaster General has just appointed ex-Representative Tom Hamilton, of Beaufort, route agent from Beaufort to Jacksonboro, S. C. Hamilton was the leader of a cmcll Konrl nf pnlnviwl ?non whn enn OUJU11 1/tlllU VI W1V1VU U<V?* fiuv ported the Hampton government iD South Carolina in 1876. mm ?Chicago is filled with envy a?thc sensation St. Louis is enjoying by'the finding of that headless body *in a trunk in the Southern Hotel. TUTT'S PILLS 25 YEARS IN USE, The 6mtagt?gedic*l Triumph of the Age! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Los* of appetite, Bo well costive* Pain in the bead* with ? dell sensation ?n tbe bade part* Fain under tbe shoulderblade* Fallasss after oatlnz, with a disinclination to asertion of body oriaiad, Irrltabllitydi temper* Low spirits, with a feeilas of baring neglected some duty, Wearineii. Dizziness* Fluttering at the Heart. Dot* before the eyes* Hcauacn? om the right eye* Bntlenaeif* with fltlll dream*, Highly' "orod L'rtae, aad CONSTIPATION. TUTT'S FELLS are especially adapted to coch eases, one dose effects snob a change ctfeelingastoustonishthe sufferer. TfceyXnerease Che Appetite t?nd can*: the body to Take on Flesntthus the system Is noariihsd.asii hy their Tenlc Action oa eta PI?atl?eOrgia?,ttwilsr8tceliw grcdcegl^Jjtogaa^^^MiiCTaySt^flMf. TUTTS EITRAGT SMSiPiHILIi Eeaovaies the body, maies healthy flesh. th? wndr norm.ire th? wmrtp? rif the system with pore blood and hard muscle; tones the nervous system, invigorates the brain, and imparts the vigor of manhood. Jl. Sold by druggists. FFICB 44 Murray St., New Torfc. THE MAN AND TEE MONKEY "What ails youv asicea the man: "i see i you are a sufferer, and can scarcely get along." "Oh, you see," replied the monkey, "n.y mudder, she had what you cull scrofula, very much scrofula, my farder. he had heap sores, some big, some little sores, long time. Thev both took much medicine, and died: the sores was all they left me." "Yes, yes," replied the man. "I see how it is" Your mother inherited her disease, scrofula, and your father caught his on the winj ana you inherited or were oorn with both complaints. But why pine away and die when you can be cured?" "I been done used over sixty bottles one drug store medicine, and it no good. Money all gone and sore here yet. Some doctors /Oiartro Iiooyi mrmov l">nt nn oyw^ " "But, my friend," said the man, "you got hold of the wrong medicine. Go to the drug store and get one bottle o! B. B. B., and'before using all of it you will feel better. It is a quick cure. It will cure all sorts of sores, Scrofula, Blo<Jd Poison caught on the wing, Itehing Humors, Catarrh, Blood apd Skin diseases and Kidney Troubles." "I be so thankful for your kindness, and will err. rrat 1? R R trufldv " tVlA "* 4vr"v^ VMV monkey. EYES OF 1'IEE. *01), might I kiss those eyes of fire, Ten thousand scarce would quench desire; Still .would I steep my lips in bliss, And dwell an age on "every kiss." That young "dude needs something for his blood; he is utterly too fresh. B. JB. B. is the best tl'ing for him, because one bottle will cure him. But that dude is not all alone, in his terrestrial glory?not by a "iun full." Many others are considerably "rattled" just now about that blood poison business, but B. B. B. will cure for the least money and in the shortest time. The boom is coming. Purify, Purify. "Oh, Josii?," said little gleeful Maud, "we are Agoing to have some honey made at our house." "How do you know?" asked Josie. "Because mamma sent the servant after three B's, and I dcn't know what bees are good for, only to make honey." Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., will mail any one a most wonderful book Fkee. AplloLly I A/Tpn Tfitnlr b ?*. VAA A AAA4A11 V %. V they know all about Mustang Liniment. Few do. Not to fciow is not to have. ? var<m<n.?4M -M.W "W 0*t AYER'S FILLS. A large proportion of the diseases which cause human suffering result frou derangemens of the stomach, bowels, and lirer. Ayee's Cathartic Pills act directly npon these organs, and are especially designed to core the diseases caused by their derangement, including Constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Headache, Dysentery, and a host of other ailments, for all of which they are a safe, sure, prompt, and pleasant remedy. The extensive use of these Prr.rji hv eminent Dhvsicians in regular prac tice, shows unmistakably the estimation in which they are held by the medical profession. These Pills are compounded of vegetable substances only, and are absolutely free from calomel or any other injurious ingredient. A Sufferer from Headacho writes: " Ayer's Pills are invaluable to me, and are my constant companion. I have been a severe suiferer from Headache, and your Pills are the only thing I could look to | for relief. One dose will quickly move my j bowels and free my head from pain. They I are the most effective and the easiest physic 1 1 have ever found. It is a pleasure to me to speak in their praise, and I always do so when occasion offers. W. L. Page, of W. L. Page & Bro." Franklin St., Richmond,Va., June 3,1882. "I have used Ayeb's Ph-ls in numberless instances as recommended by you, and hare never known them to fall to accomplish the desired result. We constantly keep them on butd at our Homo, cmii priM tl>M? JUL A pleasant, safe, and reliable family medicine. FOB D1SPErSIA they are invaluable. j. t. Hayes." Mexia, Texas, Jane 17,1882. The Ret. Fbaxcis B. Harlow, -miting from Atlanta. Ga., says: "For SQme years past I have been subject to eonstipation, from which, in spite of the use of medicines of various kinds, I suffered increasing inconvenience, until some month* ago I began taking Ayeb'8 Pills. They nave ? entirelv corrected the costive habit, and ! have vastly improved my general health." ( Aran's Cathaetic Pills correct irregularities of the bowels, stimulate the appeI tite and digestion, and by their prompt and thorough action give tone and vigor to the j whole physical cconomy, PSSPASED BY Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass, Sold by all Druggists. YAlINfi, -All experience the wonderful ftl n iNn beneficial effects of i HinnLF- Ayer,s Sarsaparillainrn Children with Sore Eyes, Sore AbtU. Ears, or any scrofulous or syphilitio taint, maybe mane healthy and strong by its use. Sold by all Druggists; ?!, six bottles for 55. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. >* i * ?Ladies and gentlemen \A/ QT^Tfln to tike light, pleasant V ? MM* WvUii employment at their own homes (distance no objection), -work sent by mall, $2 to $5 a day can be quietly made, no canvassing. Please address at once Globe Mfg. Co., Boston, ilass., BOX, 5344. CONSUMPTION. I havo a positive remedy for the above dlseasai by Its nse thousands of cases ot tho worst kind and of lone standim have been cared. Indeed, fostronclsmy faltb In Its efficacy, that I will send TWO BOTTLES rilEK, together with a YAI.t7ABI.E TREATISE on this disease to any safferor. Give express and P. 0. address. DB. T. A. SLOCUM, HI PearlSt, Kew York. 09&33HBB A LcadiocLcudonFky. flfisalffl wcian Eatablijbeson Iftfl Office in New Yerk. B From Am. Jonmal ofUed. MT" ?3 fg "Dr. Ab. Meserole, wbfl KS 9 B TBS niaiee a specialty cfEpQeps? .68 jw JKL WJahas without doubt treated Pfcti EjKa ?55Jr and cored more caxes than any other living physician. His success has simply been astonishing; we have beard of cases of over 20 year*standing cored by him. He cuaranteesacure." Larsre bottle and Treatise sent free. Give P.O. and Expreys address to Dr. AB. MESEBOL?, No. 96 John St..N?w York. *r rattle* istiwASTBSnTUTSferPLASTEB *i H?lf the Coat. Ooti**u the hollaing. OABFETS sa4 BUSS ofMoe.docbU) the ven erea cloths. CaUlogoo W.H.FAYSCO.CAMDEN,N.J. PAEKER'S TONIC. It {rives tone and power. For comolaiats of the Kidney, Bowels, Stomach, Liver and Lungs, for all the subtle troubles or women and lor those bodily disorders lnduc-d by anxiety, care and mental strain, Its effects will surprise and charm you. It Is not an essence of ginger. Dg. ltclous to the palate, a" antidote to the liquor habit, and exceedingly helpful to the aged and feeble, 50c. and $i s'zes. HISCOX & CO., 163 William Street, New York. AJ12L4W MANNING TIMES, PUBLISHED BY H. Xj. JDJLtttt, CTJEZ,., ?AT? IAXJIL\G, S. C. Only S1.50 per annum in advance. Cheap advertising medium. , "KYI TIN" D ! FOR LADIES OXLY. A REMEDY endorsed by the best Physicians and Druggists at its home. A REMEDY that Mr. C. W. O'Neill, Goodwater, Ala., says raised his wife from an ill Y uliU 5 UCU, U11U. lie UCUCVCd oU>LC<JL /fcv# life. A REMEDY of which a prominent Atlanta merchant said: "I would have given ?500 as soon as I would a nickel for wliat two bottles of your medicine did for my daughter." A REMEDY in regard to which S. J. Cas* sell's, 31. D , Druggist, Tliomasville, Ga., says: "I can recall instances in which it afforded relief after all the usual remedies had faded." A keaied i aoout which Dr. K. 15. Terrell, LaG range, Ga., writes: "I have used for the last twenty years the medicine you are putting up and consider it the best combination ever gotten together for the disease for wliicn it is recom1 mended. A REMEDY about which Dr. Joel Braham, Atlanta, said: "J hate examined the recipe, and have no hesitation in advising its use, and confidently recommend it." A REMEDY which the Rev. H. B. John son, near Marietta, Ga., says he has used in his family with the "utmost satifaction" and recommended it to three families "who found it to be iust what it is recommended." A REMEDY of which Pemberton, Iverson & Dennison say: "We have been selling it for many ynars, with constantly increasing sales. The article is a staple with us. and one of absolute merit." A REMEDY of which Lamar, Rankin & Lamar say: "We sold 50 gross in four months, and never sold if in any place but what it was wanted again." A REMEDY by which Dr. Baueh, of l.aGrange, Ga., says: "I cured one of the ijjost obstinate cases of Vicarious Menstjiuation that ever came within my knowledge, with a few bottles." A REMEDY of which Dr. J. C. IIuss, of Notasalga, Ala., says: "I am fully convinced that it is unrivaled for that class of diseases which it claims to cure." A REMEDY about which Major John C. Whitner, of Atlanta, well and favorably known all over the United States as a General Insurance Agent, says: "I used tliis remedy before the war, on a large plantation on a great number of cases, always with absolute suctt&s." A REMEDY about which Mr. J. W. Strange, of Cartersville, Ga., certifies that one bottle cured two members of his family of menstrual irregularity of many years standing. Tills Great Remedy la T> IP -III TTTTSrATTl T> 1 . uraaneiQ's ijuxuulL .oeguiaxor. Send for treatise on the Health and Happiness of Woman, mailed free. Bradfield Regulatok Co., Box 28, Atlanta, Gaj LEMINGrTON, JR. 7 I The young Horse, LEiUNGTON, Jr., will stand the ensuing spring season at his stable in Winnsboro. Service, Ten Dollars paid in advance. Every care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability will bfc assumed for any that may occur. DESCRIPTION, LEMING^OX, Jr., is a beautiful brown color, nine years old, fifteen hands three inches high, and is handsomely formed. A. WrLXIFOKlX A SOttS. TiiS WinnnhnTn Untnl Dqi* niiwauuiu iiuioi jjqi IS THE PLACE To Aiways Get the Best, the Purest and Oldest CORN AND R1E WHISKIES,j nrt? irrirrti ~t> t> A VTkTVB I TXJ-ii&f rr jcj&i jL>tnn j ETC., ETC. j HAFXEK & HEXDRIX, Proprietors. THE CHURCHMAN. FOKTY-FIKST YEAB,?1885. The Kellsrioan Weekly of tlie Protestant Episcopal Church. A magazine of Ecclesiastical intelligence, devotional and general reading, and the largest | and most Influential weekly in the Protestant j Episcopal Church. In the Sews Department the energy of The Chcrchmax is well fcrown, and its organization is very complete for procnrlhg news which it gives with remarkable promptness. The Magartne Department alone contains in a year sufficient reading matter to make more than five l2mo hooks of soo pages Ieach. Its Book Reviews are a prominent feature. Wterarv. Art and Scientific Notes are carefully prepared by specialists. Its European Correspondents are persons of eminent ability. The Children's Department is Illustrated and specially edited for the children. $3.50 a year in advance, post-paid. Three dollars to Clergymen* Sinjrie copies ten centt. 91. H.liXLOBY, d CO. 47 Lafhyette Plaee, Xew Tork. Apl2L6rn THE A&JtlREBS OF THE TRODUCT OF L W. HARPER, Distiller, Nelson County, Kentucky, are hereby informed that his Whiskey Is not sold promiscuously over the country, but is placed only into the hands of one respectable -dealer in each place, whose name is a guarantee that the Whiskev is sold pure as it comes from the Distillery. i. 1. is LUC <jui v auuiuiucu Agent for Winnsboro, S. C. * 3Iarl9tx3m COLLEGE* KEWABK?'NEW JERSEY. Occupies three Bnildinjrs. Largest and Best. More positions for gTadaates than aU other school's coo finpri. Life Scholarship. Ma Writ? for circular* j COLEMAN, PALMS & CO^ ?roprleiors. ColnMa Si BRANCH OF LUDDEN MUSIC I PIANOS AND ORGANS SOLD SMALL INSTKUMJ?NT& AJ> L? oti.E<Jbi - TWENTY PES CENT. SAVE PIANOS AND OKGANS DELIYERE] FREE OF C AGENTS WANTED 02 CP* Write for Terms and Catalogue N. W. Feb4L6? ^ - Many a Lady ^ is beautiful, all but her skin; and nobody has ever told her how easy it is to put beauty on the skin. Beauty on the skin is Magnolia Balm. > TO THE CITIZENS -OF- v.:?:-' ' Fairfield, aid Chester, m . Where you can get Great Bargains In Clothing, Eats and Gents' Famishing Goods, Trucks and everything kept. at a FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT-, - /. PHILIP EPSTIN, . C ' > i?j >r a tvt ctcttw rrttttirnti q c - > u JL x | *?* v. I have introduced this season the novel enterprise of distributing 1,000 of the most beautiful PAINTINGS to all my custom- s ers who will favor me with the purchase, of a Suit of Clothes, at yoor own price; wilh be entitled to one handsome Paintings ?, which will make yoor home cheerful, of charge. In my T?r>VQ r?T?P A ?rrritf : r JL K-/ ~ .. . 'I : - > : v:-:- V :. -: ; of Ready-Made Clothing of the Taesfc manufacture, the latest styles, sad best: A qualities are always on hand in large- fl variety; and to every Boy and Tenth's m Suit sold the purchaser will be entitled, to 9 a handsome pair of Skits regardless of the 1H price you agree to pay for it Yet those handsome and valuable gifts are distribute ed to every purchaser. Remember I guar- 1 antee every article sold to be as represented, and the prices lower than any house North or South, or the money will he reundecL V Since the introduction of the above en. terprise I have had a great rush for those > beautiful Paintings, and tie hoys is determined to learn how to skate, especially when it costs tbeui nothing. Send Is you order for a suit if you can't come yourself and I will send you a suit, C. O. D., with ^ the beautiful painting or the pair of skate* attached, with the privilege to exam the suit before paying for it All visitors to the Capital are respectful- t y invited to call at my store and examine c my Art Gallery of Handsome Painting*. r v ;v~ dofc.-sT . PHILIP EPSTO, . ; Proprietor OftheHew York Clothing Store*. 148 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA* & C. ; Novl2xc6m ' Charlotte, Columbia & Ausrasta-B. E: . SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCTOBEE12,. 1884?Eastern Standard Tfcae. ' . > GOING NOBTEL SO. 53. MAIL AJH) KXFBB88. # Leave Augusta .9.e5a. m.-Leave W. C. <SL A. Junction. .1.12ft. at. Arrive at Columbia ?... 1-22 p. nu- ^ l SSnl BL ? jP Leave Killian's Leave Blvthewood 2.13 p. mi I-oavo RiSgaway ?? ? .'2.54 p.-ntu: "*} Leave Simpson's ..2.47p^m~ ,f| Leave Winnsboro 3.02 ft m- . Leave White Oak. 3.22 p. m. A Leave Woodward's 3.43 p. au. 1 Leave Blackstock...; 3.50 p. hl. Leave Cornwall's.; i .iSSpirm. Leave Chester 4.1Z p. el. Leave Lewis',; 4.32 p. mLeave Smith's .. A40 p. Leave Rock Bill.... .... v...5.01 pi m* 1 ? Leave Fort Mill 3^20 p, so- ' r ?n:??sn,? H iAn m MXIVC ^ Arrive at Charlotte i:.&.l&pL ?. Arrive at Statesville **85 PNo. 17, Way Freight, Passenger Coach. Attached, Daily, except Sundays. Leave Columbia . .'5.45 a. mL Leave Winnsboro J .8.55 aim. . *j [ Leave Chester... .... .12.<?5p. ?L. : Arrive at Charlotte .4.10 p. m. GOING SOUTH. r?U. OX, JIAiij A.1U woaoa _ Leave Statesville 7.45 a. m_ Leave Charlotte ....S.00p.m_ Leave Pineville 137 p. m. -, Leave Fort Mill L44 p. m- a Leave Rock Hill ...102p.In.* i Leave Smith's 2.22 p. n?- j Leave Lewis' ?....2^0.p so. * Leave Chester .-2.44 p. m_ * . . Leave Cornwall's....* a03p.m_. - | Leave Blackstock 3.32 p. 8u Leave Woodward's 3.2$ p. m. Leave White Oak 3.30 p.m. . Leave Winnsboro 3.48 p. nt. r or *? JOT* m I L/cave oiuipsuii r. ? . a Leave Ridgeway 4.16 p. wu ? Leave Blythewood .4.32 p, za. Leave Eollian's 4.49 p. m ; i Arrive at Columbia 5.15 p. m. i x Leave Columbia .5.25 p. au Leave W. C. & A. Junction..... .5.57 p. m_ Arrive at Augusta... S.SS n. in. No. 18, Way Freight, Passenger Coach. Attached, Daily, except Sundays. Leave Charlotte 5.10 m. Leave Chester 9.40 a. m. (Leave Winnsboro 12.15 p. m. Arrive at Columbia 3.35 p.m. ! Connection is now made at Chester (by trains 52 and 53) for Lancaster and Inter| mediate points on C. & C. B. R., and for ! allpoints onC. <fc L. R. R. as far as New| ton, 2i. C. ' iL SLAUGHTER, G. P. A. 1 G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent .1 D. CARD WELL, A. G. P. A ? ATTmiOf. If B BS! | ( U E offer you the celebrated Peterkin CottonSeed at $1.50 per busbeL It Will give forty per cent of lint, and equal the yield in seed cotton of any other Tariety. we are agents ior ine l^eenng cmtwn, Reapers and Mowers, the Thomas Bales,. ? Corbin and Acme Harrows, Parquhar Cotton Planters, Iron Age Cultivators, Saw Mills, Engines, Gins, Presses, Plows* Ete. Repairs for Champion and Buckeye Ma- ^ chines and for Watt Plows. Write to us. i McMASTER A G1BBES, ^ Mar4^6m Columbia, S. C, isic House. . & BATES' SOUTHERN' TOUSE. . ;1, ON EASY INSTALMENTS. ' MUSIC CONSTANTLY IN STOCK D BY BUYING FROM US, / > ) AT ANY DEPOT IN THE STATS / !HAEGE. a* t min? at. mrdmfi * jJAU14Xlg04 A IS to TRUMP, Manager, 126 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, 8. a ill