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2?, f ; ' ft; THE NEWS ASi) HERALD. WESNSBOBO, S. C. 7" i WEDNESDAY. JCXY 1. : : : : 1885. ! JKO. S. RETSOZDS. ) Editoks W. X. XcDOXALD. ) Since the lauds of Vermont have j been drained the number of consumptives has decreasec: one-half. y ~ _ James D. Fish, late president of the ! Marine National Bank, was sentenced j *, ' in the United States Court, on Satnrday, to ten years in the Auburn prison. The way of the transgressor is hard. Gex. Fitzhugh Lee has reconsidered bis previous determination not to accept the nomination for Governor of Virginia, and has writteu to a friend saying that if the nomination is tendered him he will accept. _ Axqther desperate effort has been made to secure a new trial for the marderer Claverias, bat withoat success. His only hope now is to the Supreme Court of the State, which meets in the : early fell. mm MB" Tt is said that President Cleveland - ? has reconsidered the appointment of "MV TCpillr ?is minister to Anstria. The ^ Austrian Government does not seem favorably inclined to the new minister, and would prefer another appointment. There is a growing disposition on the part of the Ohio Democrats to run Hoadly for Governor uext fall and I unite upon Thurman for the United States Senate. Two admirable selec! tions for these important positions. , m Attorney General Garland did not have to hunt very long to find room for reform. He has within the lusi lew uavs ?11.11 vices of six assistant attorneys with good salaries. Several employes under the sergeant-afc-arms of the Senate will be dropped from the pay-roll at the close of the present month. The spirit of economy prevalent among Democratic officials has at last taken effect npon Republican officials. -v.--. Natural gas is to take the place of coal in Pittsburg. It is smokeless, odorless and cheap. This new fael will do away with 58,250,000 bushels of coal. Gas and electricity are workinc wonders? herond the romances of V w. - ' ? the Arabian Nights. The Angnsta Chronicle says: "Mr. I. D. Gaillard, near Rome, is, from all accounts, one of the farmers to whom Georgia points with pride.'' Fairfield is likewise proud to know that one of her sons who served her well in peace and in war is making kis mark in the home of Ins adoption. Sixce the lash became the punishment for wife-beating iu Maryland the . ; " . wife-beaters of the State seek all possi fc - ble means to escape capture. It seems to be an efficient law, aud from the dread created by a few examples we judge that this crime will decrease at a rapid rate. English politics certainly present a curious feature every now and then, at least from the American point of view. One political party overthrows another and then turns around to beg for indulgence while they take a hand at governing the conntry. We do not think the principle would ever receive recognition over here. Among the contributors to the New ^ ~ York World's Bartholdi pedestal fund - * - - -r a. -vr?? TV are two inmates 01 uie ?ci?ct penitentiary, who sent a contribution as "a token of their -love of liberty." Having experienced a term of confinement they will be iu a better position to appreciate liberty than the majority of men. ?HQ i <? John McCullough, one of the greatest tragedians of the day, has been committed to an asylum in New York bv three of his closest friends. His menial condition has been on the decline for several months, but it was not until lately thought necessary to <vmfinA hfm. The st&o-e will lose in Mr. McCullough one of its brightest stars. Richard T. Meerick died of congestion of the brain on Tuesday morning. He had been yery ill for some time, and his death was therefore not altogether unexpected. The whole country will hear with profound regret this sad intelligence. Mr. Merrick was a man of rare forensic ability, and a lawyer of uuspotted integrity The country can ill afford to lose such men. liATEST reports from Virginia are to the^effect that "Billy Mahone" is secretly pulling the political wires lor the nomination of himself for Governor at the approaching election. He has lost a good deal of his power. The RepubT?/?or?e nnt. with him'ftiid f'hft TVmn. crats hate hita, so his only followers and supporters will be the readjuster ring of the State. Oor Virginia friends had better "watch Billy Major D. F. Bradley has severed his connection with the Pickens Sentinel, of which he was one of the founders, and on which he has labored faithfolly and effectively in the cause of the people for fourteen years. The press of the State thus loses one in whom they always foand an able coadjutor in all their efforts to do goo^ in the State. We shall regret to lose Major Bradley from the active work of journalism, but congratulate him upon having been called to "go np higher". -The Sentinel will hereafter be edited by J. E. Boggs, Esq., who has the ability to keep the paper np to its standard. The Joint Summer Meeting of the iZrancra ?r?r? Sfrsfp Aoricnl. ! tural Society will be held at Bennett i ville, Marlborough countv, commenc1 O * ing on the 5th August. By reference to the notice published in another column, it will be seen that a most attractive programme has been ar.>.?*' * ' ? -V V . ^ Nsx *> -i~r< ----- \ _____ ranged, and every farmer who attends the meeting will derive both pleasure and profit. It is desired that each county skall send three delegate?, and to tbese the railroads have very generously offered free passes. We trust that in response to Secretary Holloway's suggestion, proper steps will be taken to have Fairiield represented at Bennettsville. The meeting to elect rmtrhf- ht? h<?1r? r>n smIps. day iu July, or as soon thereafter as possible. Judge Cothbax recently decided that Trial Justices have no jurisdiction in case3 of petit larceny. In 1876, the Supreme Court held that these officers had exclusive jurisdiction in such cases, but in 1880 the same tribunal overruled the former decision, and held that the Court of General Sessions had jurisdiction. The latest viewthat of Judge Cothran?is that the jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions is exclusive. The effect of this view of the law will be to carry into the Court of General Sessions the numerous cases of petty theft that seem likely to arise. This trouble may be met by the passage of a statute giving Trial Justices jurisdiction of cases of petit larceny. This would exclude the jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions. ia? A special dispatch to the Chicago fi-nn-, WsLshincrfrvn crivps fill ftf. a.VWV ,-,w. " 3-' ?" ? count of a rumor in that city that a certain official has been selling his influence to political office-seekers. It says: There is a rumor in circulation that a high official connected with one of the departments has been selling his influence to applicants for appointments. It was at first charged that the official in {question was a no less personage than a Cabinet minister, but this was subsequently denied. The guiitv person, it is understood, has the confidence of'the secretary, and, this fact beinaf known, has traded upon his reputation so skilfully as to put hunAnaAc /vf* rlnllonc intn hia mvtpf? hv a w L'~ ? single transaction. The matter, it is saiu, was brought to the President's attention by a gentleman who paid $300 for a $2,000 position which he was to secnrc within thirty days after the inauguration. He grew tired of waiting at last, and demanded a return of his money. This being refused, he made charges against the official and filed them with the President. The difficulty, he says, will be to substantiate his statements, unless others similarly swindled are willing to come forward and testify. The affair has been kept very quiet, but the President is determined it shall be fully investigated, no matter how unsavory a scaildal may result. If such a report be true, no time suould be lost in finding out the guilty man and dispensing with his further services to the Government. There has been considerable doubt as to what Henry Ward Beecher believed. The following letter, written bv him to a friend in Baltimore, removes all doubt as to bis creed. He seems to have been unsettled for some time, but the following statement shows his religions opinion: Brooklyn, June 13, 1885. Dear Sir: I thank yon for your friendly solicitude. I am sure that in the end you will not be disappointed, though on some points you may not agree with me. The foundation doctrines, as I hold them, are a personal God, Creator and ruler over ali things; the human family nniversally sinful; the need and possibility and facts of conversion; tM divine agency of such a work; Jesus Christ, the manifestation of God in human conditions; His office in redemption supreme. I do not believe in the Caivinistic form of stating the atonement. I do not be neve in tne ian 01 tnc numan race in Adam and, of course, I do not hold that Christ's work was to satisfy the law broken by Adam for ali his posterity. The race was not lost, bnt'had been ascending steadily from creation. I am in hearty accord with revivals and revival preaching, with the educating forces of the church and in sympathy with &11 ministers who in their several ways seek to build up men into the image of Jesus Christ?by whose faithfulness, generosity and love I hope to be saved and brought home to heaven. ? * * With cordial regards, I am truly yours, Henry WardBeecher. The following is the letter of Mr. Burchard, late director of the mint, to Secretary Manning when requested to resign by him: Sir: Respectfully acknowledging your request for my resignation communicated to me on the 15th inst., I have the honor to state that, after careful consideration, I am not satisfied that duty or propriety require me at this time to resign my office. Were any malfeasance or misconduct alleged or believed to exist I am sure von would have done me the justice to have had an impartial examination and given full opportunity of defence before demanding my resignation; nor do I understand from you that the request is made for such reason, but is because you deem the relations of my office to be so intimately connected with your Administration of the treasury department that you should have the privilege of selecting the officer to be in charge of this bureau. Were this the case and the intention of the law, it might be proper and becoming for me to place the '?.jure of my service at your immediate command, or per haps to have done so when you became head of the department. But permit me to sav such has not been my understanding of the purpose of the'coinage Act in providing that the director of the mint "shall hold his office for a term of five yean; unless sooner removed by the President upon reasons to be communicated by him to the Senate." The length of term, five years, the conditions upon which the removal is authorized, and the discussions and explanations preceding the passage of the Act indicate the intent that the office of director of the mint should not be changed on account of a change of Administration, or in the head cf the department or for personal or political reasons. My predecessor, appointed by President Grant, although of opposite politics, continued in office under five successive secretaries of the treasury* until his death. As to myself. having* served with acceptance for a fall term, and upon reappointment and confirmation part of another, I am conscious of no reason why an exception to the policy indicated by the law should now be made, or why I ought not to continue the performance of official duty until the expiration of my commission. Yery respectfully, Horatio C. Bukchard. To the Hon. Daniel Manning, secretary of the treasury. ?In no other medicinal preparation have tbe results of the most intelligent study and scientific inqairy been so steadily and progressively utilized as in Ayer's Sarsaparilla. "It leads the list as" a truly scientific preparation for all blood diseases... '..jjfS&SSKft11'<i?VtHliS ?I???BI^??B??a? j Appointments. The President, on Saturday, sus pended Horatio isnrcuard as director : of the mint and appointed J. B. Kimball, of Pennsylvania, to succeed him. j The appintment, as far as weca;i learn, i is an excellent one. Mr. Burchard | said in conversation with a friend since | his removal that he did not dispute | the right of the Executive to remove him, but was very anxious to hear the reason for his removal. "We have no hesitation in saying that sufficient reasons will be given by the President j at the proper time. On the same day the President appointed Edward L. Heddin collector of customs for >iew York. Mr. [leddin became a very prominent candidate within the last three weeks. He hoc Kuon o T^nmr\r?rnf- onrl lioc UUC U lilVIVlIp L/ ? WIIV4 UUvJ occupied mauy positions of trust, and was at the time of his appointment, vice-president of the North River Bank. His appointment met with the hearty approval of the county Democracy, but the Tammany organization seem disgusted, and say it is a crying shame, and that the appointment is an insult to all true Democrats. Cruelty to Convicts. Concerning the recent charges of cruelty to couvicls working on the Savannah Valley Railroad, the Abbeville Messenger says: Colonel Lipscomb, wc are informed, expressed himself very well pleased with the present condition and discipline of the camp. The facts of the former cruel treatment seem to be about these: Captain Carroll, in charge of the camp, was away on leave of absence for two or three weeks. In his absence-the cump was in charge of one Jackson, who it is said drank heavily during this time. The convicts were being marched to camp in squads of eight. Out of one of these squads, one fellow succeeded in escaping. The other seven were subjected to severe punishment for not having informed the guard that he had filed his shackles. Two of these were whipped very severely. One of them, Henry Porter, was terribly punished, the skin and flesh being whipped from off his back for a space of several iuches. Dr. Pope thinks he is yet in a critical condition. As soon as Captain Carroll returned, he discharged Jackson. The convicts say that Carroll is kind and just to them, and that the inhuman treatment was due to Jackson. We are glad that things have turned out to be not as Daa as tney were reported, and that work on the road will not be suspended. Seven of the convicts have been returned to the penitentiary, and Dr. Ganbert, who examined them in the absence of Dr. Pope, says he found no evidence of harsh treatment. There are left yi camp one hundred and three laborers. This is an unsatisfactory explanation. It is admitted that Jackson maltreated the convicts, and the excuse is that Captain Carroll, in charge of the camp, was absent when the outrage was committed. Jackson, it seems, "drank heavily" during Carroll's absence. It is pertinent to inquire whether Jackson had been in the habit of "drinking heavily" before this time, and whether Carroll knew that fact. It looks a little strange for helpless convicts to be left to the tender mercies of an irresponsible underling giveu to "drinking heavily." On this point an early explanation is in order from Captain Carroll himself. If, whenever convicts are inhumanly treated, the responsibility can be shifted to somebody who is "drinking " heavily", and, when the case is investigated, that somebody sitiply runs away, it would seem that there is no protection against any treatment of such prisoners, however unlawful aud brutal it may be. How the conduct of Captain Carroll aud hisj man Jackson ought to be Trf? ran not. nndertakfi to sav. There are public officials whose business it is to find and to apply an adequate remedy. It remains to be seen whether they will do anything in the matter. Pension for Confederates. The following extract, taken from the Chicago Tribune, with the comment of the News and Courier, will be interesting to our readers, as shown how far some papers go in bitterness to those who acted so nobly their part in ln(*? fitiMicwlft Thr> will explain itself: "But a pension is something more than a gratuity. In addition to this it is a mark of honor?the recognition not, of money service bat of patriotic devotion. Now when the Southern States have been forbidden to pay any 'debts' or 'obligations' incurred in aid of the rebellion, shall they nevertheless be permitted to bestow the peculiar honor and reward of a pension for services so rendered? They may not pay a rebel soldier for his service, but it is claimed they can reward him for his wounds or loss of health. It is possible that under the peculiar wording of the fourteenth amendment this may be done, bntit would undoubtedly constitute a violation of the spirit of that rvi./NTriIf woe iiotoi* thol > pi VT lOAVll* ?.(* ?? *iv i v* imv?ivtvv? vnv?k the Southern States should be prohibited from paying mere debts or money obligations incurred during the rebellion and yet be free to bestow the honors and rewards of pensions for services precisely the same in kind." It is useless* to argue this matter. The sentiments we have quoted are founded in sectional hatred, and argument cannot enter a mind that harbors so much bitterness and spite towards an honorable but vanquished foe. The war ended twenty years ago. The Confederate soldiers surrendered their arms and returned to their homes, to nurse their wounds and forget their hopes as best they might.* They have waited and sxtffered in silence, and thousands have gone down in the struggle, or died from the effects of their wounds, without a murmur at the decree of Fate that condemned them to their hard lot?and without a single plea that they, too, should be remembered by it united country in the hour of their need. A few broken and bowed forms, with heads grown gray daring the years of peace that have elapsed since the strife ended, still linger among the living, and work on without hope of gain and almost without recompense for their painful toil. The people for whom they fought, for whom they sacrificed their health and strength, for "whom they imperilled their lives, and among whom they dwell, are moved to relieve their present and pressing wants, after so many years, and are met at the first step by a referI ence to the "spirit" of the fourteenth I r?*v?rtr?/lmAnf OC TY1flfAl?Toll7Drl 111 aUX^IiUiU^/Ul) AMWVWiiUUiiVU *? vuv attersnces of an irreconcilable political newspaper! Not contented with receiving millions of dollars annually from the -- . - J. .. i. Jr r " --r-rtTHIi'' "iLjrrt^j Southern States for pensions to Federal soldiers, thev claim that no State shall have a riirht to pension their, own sol diers. "We do not believe that the Tribune voices the sentiment of the great majority of the Northern -people. Such a narrow-minded course would be unworthy of so great a people. North Carolina pays a pension to disabled Confederate soldiers, and although it is small it-will assist those who so nobly fought for what they' believed to be right. How could such a pension effect in any way the people of the North? The funds would come from the people of the Sor?.lh, and humanity itself would almost compel us to provide in such way for those hf>po hpcni nnri mnaf pendlipon the charitics'of their fellowsoidicrs for a support. What man is so devoid of feeling as to say that those who gave up everything for their country should receive no reward for their sacrifice? If our people are able we would say pension every disabled Confederate. The right-thinking men of the North will applaud a well done, and we would only be performing a duty which we owe to our old soldiers. A LETTER FROM ARKANSAS. The Condition and Prospects of that Stat*-, as Viewed by a Fairfield Man. -TV^ (Correspondent of the JWews and Herald.)' PixeB.luff, Akk., June 23, 1885. Messrs. Editors: After a long silence, I have conclnded that perhaps a few more dots from this part of the West might be interesting to some of' your readers, so will proceed to chronicle tbem. On a recent visit to the flourishing city of Cairo, 111., I passed thiough some of the finest country in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, the greater part of which still rests in its original state, awaiting the coming of emigration to clear away the forests and develop its resources. We crossedthe Arkansas River six miles below this city, and soon after leaving the liver valley, we came in sight of Grand Prairie. This vast tract of undulatr ing treeless country, covered over with green ard waving grass, and ornamented with an endless variety of wild 1XI/WCXC) VCVIHC U CW(JV/ VI UVUU VT beyond my power of description. Large herds of cattle were grazing by the roadside, and prairie chickens, partridges and other birds seemed to be very plentiful. From this prairie to where the Texas &" St. Louis Railroad intersects the Mississippi River (one mile above the mouth, of the Ohio), a distance of over two hundred miles, the country is mostly heavily timbered and in places it is very swampy. Deer in this section are so 1 1 ~ ^1 i ~ pieuuuu uuu unvc utruuuic su ustru iu the cars that they will remain close to the track as if heedless of the passing train. There arc little railroad towns dotted all along this line, and some of them present a-very attractive appearance. Most of the farm houses I noticed were small and rudely con-* strncted, though occasionally we would pass one that was larger "and hand^ some and surrounded by everything indicative of plenty and comfort. My attention was especially drawn to large rail pens, filled to the top with shucked ears of corn. Between the St. Francis and the Mississippi Rivers we passed through a section of country forty miles which, in 1838, from some unknown cause, sank down about six feet, Some of it is now dry and under cultivation, but the greater part is covpi-pH in ftlear water from one to five and six feet deep, and is said to be alive with fish. Now I will go back to where I started. The seasons so far this year, throughout this part of the country^ have been uuusually favorable to the fanning interest, and crops are reported as being better than they have been in a number ot years previous. Most of the old corn has been laid by and early cotton is beginning to bloom. This encouraging news from the surrounding country affords no small degree of consolation to our anxious and otherwise discouraged merchants. Trade has been" distressingly dutl here for the past two months, and with the exception of fruit and truck ol different kinds that is now being brought into market, there is but little in/linotinii e\f HL-nlihnrwl of tm. 1MUXVULXU1I VI v * mm > provemcnt in business before the fall, trade opens up. Money is very scarce in the country, aud the farmers seem at last to have determined to go slow in the matter of buying and let inde-. pence overtake them, for there is ufiy per cent, less credit business being done here now than has generally been heretofore. But the anil times do not seeur. in the least to check the rapid growth of or the many works of improvement that are constantly going on here in the City of Pines. The saui* tary condition of tbe city has lately been greatly improved, and judging from the leisure some of our doctors are having, its effect is already being felt. Over two hundred new dwelling houses, a large ice factory, several stores and other buildings have been built here since the first of January, and still the work of improvement goes on. The latest is that of lighting the city by electricity, the laying ont and ornamenting a beautiful park* and preparations for the construction of a street railway. More anon. E. J. CAMAX. How a 15 Year Old Struct It Rich. While wandering around New Orleans, Freddy Schenerraahn, a lad-of fifteen years, gf Mobile, saw Louisiana State Lottery tickets in show windows. He said to himself, "I have no use for this dollar in rny pocket," and asked if he could buy a ticket. Freddy had been attracted by the ticket in the window, and would have no other, whereupon the dealer complied with the request giving him ticket No. 5,289. He awaited the drawing, and he wasaware that he was worth $1,200. His father collected it.?Mobile Register, May 22. . * ?On the banks of Broad River, in the counties of Elbert and Madison, Ga., the recent hot weather has generated a disease called the flux, which follows the measles, resulting frequently in death. In one neighborhood eight children died in ten days, thret being children ci Thos. Bridges. Many entire families are now confined to bed' and the crops cannot be attended to. Offers have been made for the necessary labor, but without result, and the wheat is standing in the fields u'nharvested and the cotton is hopelessly in the grass. ?Xo injurious effects can follow the use of Ayer's Ague Cure in the treatment of malarial diseases. It contains, besides a specific and unfailing antidote for miasmatic poison, other remedial agents which unite to expel the poisonous humors, purify the system, and leave it in a healthy and reinvigorated condition. * | -iA 'Wilrinma as.aft* .r. , 1 GEXEBJX NEWS ITEMS. ?The new ifnited Slates minister to Peru, Mr. Buck, has arrived at Lima*. The Shelby, Ala., Iron Company have on their afronnds 7,000 tons of iron. * ; ?The lulest reports from General ^ * A "../ltrtrtf a nA moffttno! nKnnrro ill VrraiJL iiiuiuuv; nu uiau.i km in his condition. ?A fish five feet in length was caught in the Ohio river at Pittsburg the other day. p ?A ranchman'in Montana has a dog which can pick out the cattie with his brand from al! others. ?The work of building the foundation of the new opera-house * Camden has been commenced. ?More than one hundred and forty buildings are to be erected at Irona", Alu., during the present summer. ?King Alexander, aged 75 years, and Mary Fuller, aged 72 years, recently married near Clarksdale, La. ?The JLouiax itines, ot Moune, Ala., are drilling nightly in preparation for the great inter-State drill at Philadelphia. ?The East Mississippi Mills, near Meridian, Miss., now turn out a beautiful quality of thread and give employment to about fifty hands. ?A dispatch has been received at the State" Department announcing the death, at Lima "Wednesday morning, ot S. L. Phelps, ex-United States Minister to Peru. t ?The Italian steamer Italia struck a feeep point near Lomas, about 2 a. m. *on Friday and sank in fifteen minutes in deep water. Out of 134 passengers anc crew 65 were drowned. ?The wool croD of Texas is abont all in. Receipts last spriiig 2,300,000 pounds; this season about 8,200,000. Total receipts last year 3,000,000 pounds; this year they will approximate 4,000,000. ?Congressman Reagan, of Texas, has joined the ranks of the Democratic kickers, and declares that the Cabinet has not a Democrat in it. He denounces Attorney General Garland as a black Republican. ?Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller, since March 20, dropped' 300 persons from the rolls- of his division, thus saving Uncle Sam many thousands of dollars a year. Democracy, you -see, means business. ?The Rev. Dr. Lathan has sent to Mr. James R. Magill, of Kershaw, a walking stick which he cut during a recent visit to Ireland from within the AiMimKlo/1 /^Anrii n:o11e nf tKa a1/1 Katvi A/1 UUIViVU UV ?T tl TT IU1C U L UUC UiU UUUlf stead of the father of Mr. J. R. Magill in that country. ?The first wheat of the new crop, 44 bushels, was sold ou 'change ih Baltimore on Wednesday at $2 per busheL It was grown in Lancaster county, Va. Another lot, inferior, grown in Middlesex county, Va., sold at $1.50 per bushel. ?The Rev. Dr. J. L. Kirkpatrick, professor of moral philosophy ana belles-lettres at Washington and Lee University, died at his residence in Lexington last week. The deceased was. one of the strongest and best known men in the Southern Presbyte nan Church. ?A report, as yet unconfirmed, reached Palestine, Texas, laot Friday night that two more negroes charged with being engaged in the murder and rape of Mrs. Hazel), near Elkhart, had been captured and lynched in Houston _qpunty, making seven who have been [ thus disposed of. ?Three Milwaukee school girls, "members of a class of five, have "struck" becaase of alleged partiality ^6howit- bv-Xhc tencbors towards tbe_tw& .oliitii ...piR. If this maffiji- of strikes goes much further we shall see the smaller strawberries rising in insurrection because they are placed at the bottom of the box.?Chicago News. ?The motion for a new trial in the case of Cluverios came up again on Friday. It was withdrawn so far as it was based upon the evidence of Savage, bat was renewed upon the ground of the after-discovery of other important evidence. The motion, was refused, and the case will go to the Conrt of Anneals. Cluverius is verv much dejected. ?Henry A. Meyers, of Baltimore, convicted of cruelly beating his wife, after an unsuccessful effort to escape punishment througb the Court of Appeals, received his twenty lashes last Wednesday at the hands of the Sheriff. He bore the infliction well. Since the conviction of Pyers and Meyers there is much less wife beating in Baltimore. ?Will Martin, a drummer from New . York, recently met with a tragic death by drowning near Florence, Ala. He was crossing the Tennessee River In a small skiff when he dropped one of his T>1,? ^TTT n a of f'no mor/>tr IUlll 3* JLJJ^ TT CVO Ub bUV UiVAVT of the swift current, and was finally swept over the falls. The skiff was dashed to pieces and the unfortunate man was not seen again. ?An insect, called by some the webworm, has made its appearance in Dentou county, Texas, and is playing havoc with the cotton fields. 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Thousands of once hopeless sufferers now gratefully proclaim they owe their lives to this New Discovery. It will cost you nothing ll> ^IVC It cfc LI Ivi X 1 CC JL 1 lcll aw McMaster, Brice & Ketchin Drag Store. Large size, $1.00. * . V--,CJ /I. HALiLI'S Vegetable Sicilian XIA TO PP.TTOWTrR. j ' 1 Q ! f V 1IWUAI JJ f f was the first preparation perfectly adapted to ; core diseases of the scalp, and the fint successful restorer of faded or gray hair to its natural color, growth, and youthful beauty. It has hod many imitators, hut none hare so fully met all the requirements needful for the proper treatment of the hair and scalp. Hall's Hair Ee>tthxb h~s steadily grown is favor, and spread its fame and usefulness to every quarter of the globe. Itl unparalleled succcss can be attributed to but one cause: the entire fulfilment of its promises. The proprietors have often been surprised at the raceipt of orders from remote countries, where they had never nada an effort for its introduction. The use for a short time of HALL'S ffint Beszweb wonderfully improves the per* sonal appearance. It cleanses the scalp from, all impurities, cures all humors, fever, and dryness, and thus prevents baldness. It stimulates the weakened glands, and enables them to push forward a new and vigorous growth. The effects of this article are not transient, like those of alcoholic prepare tf\rtm Juifc romoU a fort** Hnm vM wV? its use a matter of economy. BUCKINGHAM'S DIE "YOU TBS W&ISSSB3 Wm charge the beard to a natural brows, or black, as desired. It produces a permanent color that wOl not Trash away. Consisting of. a -single preparation, it ia applied without . trouble. PEEPASED BY E. P. EALL S CO., Nastaa, I.E Sold by all Dealers in Medicines. tros ALL TEE POEMS Scrofulous, jfercurial, and Blood Disorders, the best remedy, because the most searching and thorough blood-purifier, is Ayer's Sarsaparilla. SoldbyallDruggJsti; 51, six bottlef, 95. THE STYLES YOUNG MEN WANT Are those handsome Four-Button Cutaways in white cord, in all colors; Sack Suits, Suits of Cheviot. Cassi meres, Worst edv Seersucker in fancy and plain patterns. The custom-like appearance and elegant style of KINARD'S TAILOR-MADE CLOTHING is so well and widely known that for me to state it is far superior? especially in quality and fit?to any offered for sale elsewhere in the city, is quite admissable. for it is a confirmed truth. The " class or I tow for is not kept by small dealers in, small cities and towns; therefore, in soliciting man orders I do not conflict with the numerous country merchants. My establishment being the most complete emporinm for the sale of Men's and Boys' Fine Clothing, there is no clothing house in the State that is better prepared to meet the wonts of the public than this Fashionable Clothing Emporium; and persons residing at a distance who may wish to purchase Clothing 01 Furnishing Goods, and Gents' Fine Shoes in Gaiters, Low-quarters, Slippers and Dancing Pumps, and Gents' Neckwear, Hats, Satchels and Fine Trunks at honest prices, should send their orders direct to M. L. KINARD, where they will receive prompt attention. 91. L. KDABD. Columbia, S. v. EXAMINE OUR STOCK OF SPUING- GOODS BEFORE PURCHASING. VOTT WTT.T. "PTVT* TT PTTIVL AND complete in each department ALL TRICES GUARANTEED. WE ARE DETERMINED THAT NO one shall sell cheaper than ourselves. WE CALL PARTICULAR ATTENtion to our GENTS' DEPARTMENT CLOTHING, HATS, SHIRTS, UNDERwear, Collars, Cuffs, Cravats, Etc. SHOES! SHOES ! SHOES ! WE CALL ATTENTION TO OUR line of Ladies' and Gents' Fine Shoes, un surpassed for style, fit, comfort and durability. Each pair warranted to give satisX faction or i ^T/^.-VTT?Xr T> C?T7lTT1?TTV"C,T\ 1V1 WIN H, I JXJZ.C U 1> UXJJLS, OUE SECOND SUPPLY OF 5c. LAWN to arrive this week. A FEW "JOBS" IN LADIES' SLIPpers, to be closed out at $1.00?former price $2.00. I McMASTEB, BfilCE & JUSTUiLia. SS&56E-r^-:SU?*i ^CAPITAL PJtIZE, k7S,Q06iju - ./ z?\ Tickets only 85.00. .- Shares In Proportion. Louisiana State Lottery Company. " We do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangement for cut the Monthly and Semi-AnnnaZ Drawings of The Louisana State Lottery Company, and in person manage and control ihe Drawings themselves, and that, the same are conducted with honesty, fairness and in good faitH toward 'aU parties, and we authorize the Company to use this certificate, with the facsimile* ofour signatures attached, in iIs advertisements." ^ ^ CommiMioMTi. Incorporated in 1S68 for 25 years by the Legislature for Educational and Charitable purposes?with a capital of ?1,000,000?to wfcich a reserve fund of over ?550,000 has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was made a part of tbe present State Constitution adopted December 2nd, A. D. 1879.. The only Lottery ever voted on and en. dorsed by the people of any State. It never scales or postpones. Its Grand Sinde Xsmber Drawings take place monthly. ASPLEXDID OPPOKTI X IT \ TO WIS A FOETTXE. SEVENTH GRAND DRAWING. CLASS G. IN THE ACADEMY OF ttUSIC, NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, JULY 14,1885?182d MontMy Drawing CAPITA! PRIZE, 875,000. 100,000 "Ticket* at Five Dollars Eaeh. Fractions, in Fifth*, in Proportion. ,C LIST OF PBT7ES. J * n: rnuimiT DOT7T ? tTSiWVi V do do 85,000 1 do <!o 10.000 2 PRIZES OF $enoo i?,ooo 5 do 2060 10,000 io do iooo lo.ooo 20 do 500 10,000 100 do 200........ 20,000 SOO do loo 30.000 500 do 50 25,000 1000 do 25 25,000 a 9 Approximation Prizes or $750..; 6,750 9 do do 500....;...: 4.500 9 do do 250 2,250 1961 Prizes, amounting to $265,500 Application for rates to clu'os should be made only to the office or the Company In New Orleans. > For rurther information write clearly, giving fall address. POSTAL J5TOTES, Express Money Oraers. or Sew York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency by Express (ail sums or $5 and upwards at our expense) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, Xew Orleans, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN. 607 Seventh St, Washington, D. C. Make P. O. Money Orders payable and address Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans. La. i GE.^isrr) SPRING OPENING. < s Call and inspectthe Spring Stock just received by P.LANDECKER&BRO_ We guarantee at all times the very LOWEST Prices in Dress Good*, White Goods, Notions, Embroide rics, Laces, Ribbons. Veilings, Lawns and Piques, Fancy Ginghams. The largest, best assorted and * FINEST STOCK OF 8PBESG A\D SODIER CLOTH1XG. Consisting of Dress and Business Suits, for Men, Youths and Boys, with a _ full and complete line of GENTS' FURXISBULYG GOODS. TO CONVINCE YOU OP THAT FACT CALL ON P. LAN DECKER & BRO. OKINMO OKIHJS CEIsL^^O ;; iTZ I . G -iiV ??* 4 - . r; ; .. - yY: r ' " - , Y T ' x'? ' g . ; _ LEMINGTON, JR. The young Horse, lexington, JrM will stand the ensuing spring season at his stable In Winnsboro. Service, Ten Dolla paid in advance. Every care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability will b? assumed for any that may occur. PEDIGREE OF LEMISGTOX. Was bred by Col. Thos. G. Bacon from his celebrated race horse Lynchburg,-he by imported Lemington, (see Bruce's American Stud Book, Gray Norma, page 499,) the dam of Lemington, Jr., vras Lost Cause, by Revenue, out of Seabrase, she by imported Albion, out of Gray Norma, she by imported Leviathian, out of Morgianna, she by Pacalet. out of Black Sophia and she by Topgallant The celebrity of the stock mentioned renders further tricing of the pedigree unnecessary A. WUXBFOBP soyg. \T7T\r more money than at anything -ff Xi^l else by taking, an acency for the best sellling book out. Beginners succeed grandly. None fail. Terms free. Hallett Book Co., Portland, Maine. 4 L " -s-- ... ' a .. -. ?* ft. - ? C t ~ tt ; t \ fc-- - . Maw 9 aaii> Kfc.'im' r.??L.f' hhjiWwwmwm^?|H Sf sflira I M A V I W <k V I Arf 1 Hfl # XC * Kfl GSR STOVES. H --..> * -:v - * I keep the well Known EXCELSIOR COOKS in several sizes, viz: Nos. 7,17, 27,37,8,.18,. 28, 38, etc, with acdwlthout Reservoirs. H Also, Emerald, Virginia, Patron, Farmer Girl and the COTTON OPTION, No. 7, which I run with full equipment at $16. REPAIRS forbtoves in stock or obtained at sh6rt notice. * PIPE made to order. Black and Gal I vanized Sheet Iron, Roofing and Bright 9 Tin, Wire, Solder, etc. - ,1 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODSof every | description, vv ooaeu-waxe, w uiu w-watc, kbbh Tin-ware. Yellow and Roekingham Ware. SPOKES, RIMS. HUBS. SHAFTS and 9 Poles. JjSflH The best and handsomest Wire Fence is the BUCK-HORN".' f ^ The LEADER PLOWS give good satis- I ' faction. Sizes, one-horse, No& 20,21,22, -jok ?4.50, 55.00 and $5.50. |S J. H. CUMMINGS. Iff Ml 9 FULTON MARKET BEEF. ? SETS-SMOKED BEEF. TOWi-TTDlAOrr CTOTOC ' .. D.ur<An r rvox CORNED BEEF IS" CANS. HAM SAUSAGE IN CANS. CANTON GINGER IN POTS. . 9 CITRON AND RAISINS. CURRANTS AND POWDERED SUGAR. TURKISH PRUNES ^ M BORDEN'S EAGLE MILK. , * ROYAL YEAST POWDER. pppsH 4T?niVAr.<; cm -A SUGARS, COFFEES ANT) TEAS A , " specialty, with a great .many other goods, which will be sold at the lowest price for CASH. aawoLPB. May 13 - - c. "vv GENERAL Insurance Agency r? r?. i i\" ~. y XnSUEE your life in' the EQUITABLE LIFE of New York, one of the strongest and most reliable Companies In the world. Try a SEMI-TONTINE POLICY, non-forfeitable after three agonal payments. ^ Insure your Property against damage . : :V; from fire^ind lightning. ' Policies written in reliable, prompt-paying companies at tha- fallowed by Southeastern TarifTX&wciation. * ? CT. C. <TALDTTELXi, Mayl9fxly Insurance Agent - 7 ~ - . : - f{ mHE UNDERSIGNED TAKES PLEAS- "2 r_ :~r at._ ' ; jl ui uuururasg -uns* ywinc vi s aiusciu. County and the traveling public that he has taken charge of the WDfNSBORO - - / j HOTEL, and is now prepared to receive both permanent and transient boarders.' ."--->3 The building has just been repainted ___ . and put in first-rate condition throughout, % The table will be supplied witJi the best that the local and neighboring markets afford, and no pains will be spared to in-1 sure the comfort of guests. A Sample Eoom is provided, conveniently arranged for the use of Commercial ' Travelers. . x " , ?i TERMS SEASONABLE. A share of the public patronage is re- x '* spectfully solicited. A. F. MMH?S6, Proprietor SepCjxtf . : CALISATA TOKI WILL CURE CHILLS A2TO FEVER rDyspepsia, Debility and Chronic -Jm Headache. Governor Perry writes as fol- JK lows: H Saks Souci, September 2,1884. . flj Messrs. Westmoreland Bros., Gentlemen?I most cordially recommend your fl Calisaya Tonic. For sever*! years past I have been troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia. My son, Dr. Hext Perry, of ?, Philadelphia, who knows the ingredients _ which compose your Tonic, spoke favorably of it In the course of two months - J past I have used four bottles, and am en- ' tirely relieved. Yours, truly, B. F. 1'ERRY. Forsaleby. McMastek, Beice & Kedchix. t- nrr -rkTST/^Tnn t 1AJ W Jf-ttiUiiiD I TVHITE LAWN, FAIR QUALITY, at 16 cents per yard. WHITE LAWNS. GOOD QUALITY, 1 at 14 cents per yard. , - ' . A beautiful line of Hamburg Edging. and other trimmings. The" prices on these goods .are selling them rapidly AT TEE CORJTER STORE. J. M. BEATYfr BKO. ^ ^ mrvmm *ASH OR TRADE FOR APPROVED. COUNTY PAPER, AT THE CORNER STORE. ^ J. M BEATY & BRO. ^ DENTAL NOTICE.r - SPSSigj DR. JAS. B. 5IGHAS will be in bis office at Blackstock regularly only on Friday and Saturday of each week, during the summer, but for the accommodation of his patients, will make special engagements for other days. May27xlm PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. E. T. GA.ILLARD, - - Proprietor* ' i STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS, . OTK? PASSTRVftW tft* eliestric bells,. jis4tsd: rqttjy&lx 'j? Rates, $2.00 to ?3.00t marwy