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' f ' {*- % Tha Press and Banner.' f i l*y Ilujfli "Wilson. | i Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1883.j * j A Question oF Insurance. A l:l\v should he c?aete<l which would protect citizens who insure their property. The habit of insurance eompanie* Writing unfortunate persons out of a portion of their policy Hliould be stopjied. Tin1 insurance companies should not b<jilloweo to take money from a citizen on si j I" I icy which they do not intend to pay.!, * * - * - ? ?lwi triio V: 11 . J Y!l<> proper HUM! I': I.im Hi. ..... no of propeitv is before it is burned. When tl?-*v issue a policy <>u properly j the l.nv should compel them to pav it it) full, if the property is lost.?.lAfren7/r /Vf'.vJ an I /i tii arr. This is a favorite theme with our Abbe-1 villc esteemed. The same ideas have been advanced bv it on several previous occasions, in which, as now, it assumed the championship of the poor, weak citi*'?!! against the stromr and heartless mo- ' tiopoiy?a very laudable position for a j newspaper to occupy when its judgment 1 5s right. I>ut our esteemeil secuis to forpet that insurance companies and com- ' in. I UlUllitlCs Dave siiiiic ... , dividual* have. A sad day, indeed, would it bo if the Legislature or the courts wore ti> enable ail individual to \ receive 82,000 insurance on a $1,000 house. If it were simply a question between the Insurer and tlic insured, the Pres.* ami Jlanner might be right; at any rate, the community at large would not care how Til licit was lost or gained on either side. Fires are frequent enough now-too frejuent to be accounted for always by accident, It has come to this: that if one is | burned out with a big insurance it takes j <1 mighty good reputation and standing in j the community to avert the linger of suspicion; and with legislative assurance that the companies would be compelled j to "pay in full" the policy, matters would j be worse still. Hut. the Press ami Kan vcr might answer, if A. and the instir-! anco companies want to gamble on big policies and small risks, what i* that to the community ? Simply this: that H., and ('. and D. and all the others who own | ] roporty near A.'s have a right to he pro tected, and to say, therefore, that the Inn shall not offe.r any huhiconntt to A. to. burn his house, for the insurance money. We agree with the Press an*l Ilauncrl that the proper time to ascertain the true value of property is befoie it is burned; | but the public at i.arjze inu*w w mnnc , suffer for the fault of the property owner or the insurance companies. Ami we foci! safe in navin.tr that if the property owner, j M ho knows best tho value oi' his property, puts a fair valuation on it, he will net every cent of his money when accident j overtakes him. We venture to say that, the Pres.* and Banner has never known it otherwise. We have seen a groat; many fires for the past several years, and j have known, in most cases, the amount: of insurance and the amount of money paid in settlement hv the insurance com- j panic's; and it is simple justice t<> sayj that they have been fair, almost without j n single exception. Insurance is intended (o provide against j astual loss ; it is n..t a speculation, and it! Is against public policy ever to allow it to become &?#.? \eirberry Observer. From tl'j above it will be seen that our able contemporary takes issue with our opinion as to the necessity of a law rehiring insurance companies to pay the frill amount of the policies upon which | I hoy receive a premium. We believe. if; we could state our position clearly, that j the Observer would not be greatly at va- j rianee with the Pre## and Banner, and j because of this belief we shall attempt toj reason the matter with oiir neighbor. There are perhaps a dozen life insurance companies doing business in this! f county. Of this number.sever.il have re-!, fused to pay all their policies in full,: while one of the richest?if not tho rich-j est?companies doing business in the j United States has paid every cent of its' K4--^ policies in every case of loss. If ono company can act squarelv with its ensto- j jners, why cannot all the others do tho 1 same thing? To he more specific: The Virginia 1 HRpLy Home Insurance Company several years' Bssflv. ngo insured a policy on a stock of goods , 1^^,^ for tho Messrs. Mars. The goods wore destroyed liy fire. Payment of policy! was demanded, and refused. The Maries J were compelled to go into Court,?and we,! ?re not informed as to the length of time: thoy were kept there. The insurance j! company attempted to prove to the satis-: faction cf the jury that the goods in the store of the Marses at the limo of the in- J fi&y: Miratico and at tlie time of the fircj amounted to only a fractional part of the ' value of the policy. All of the Marse's | dusty bills had to be brought forth, and ;' W>- tlicse men were put to every possible an-, noyanee, cost and delay in the collection j of their money. lint before all this was ?*nded this same Virginia Home Insur-i ?nce Company got into more trouble, j' This time with a woman, ami against j whom they now bring serious charges. Mrs. Murray of the vicinity of Cokes-1 bury was living almost alone in her j house, with no male person to transact.' her business. She usually confided that j work to some of her neighbors, one of is- whom she asked to make a return of hor, property to the Auditor for taxation. lie [ set the following valuations and made! fi/' oath to the same: l'iano ?100j House furniture 7o| And the township Board of Assessors valued her house at 800 x. i Making a total of. ${17.-,, About this time.it is said, the local agent, being desirous of increasing the' business of the Virginia Homo Iusur-i once Companj', sent Mrs. Murray a! proposition to insure her house and fur-j iiiture. In this matter, it is stated, she I v ' ft, conferred with a mutual friend of hers; and the agent, and the matter was by her, left to them to arrange. This friend and \ the agent agreed upon the values, audi fillod out the blank, as follows: Insured the house for ?l,500. Insured the piano for 500 J Insured the furniture for 1,000 h 000: The paper was sent or carried to Mrs. | Murray for her signature and for the pay- ! inent of the money. Tho money was J paid and the policy was issued. No de- j mur came from tho home office in Richmond, although there was apparent over-1 insurance. Matters went quietly forj nearly a year when the property was de-1 t stroyed, and the Virginia Ilomo lnsur-1 ance Company suddenly discovered that! the piano was worth only a hundred d<>l ! !ars, and after ottering to pay a fractional j ni'iount for which they had received a premium from Mrs. Murray, and whon , she refused this fractional amount, the | Virginia Home Insurance Company de- i rlined to nvaftr* payment of their obliga-' tion, and as fheir excuse for so doing, al- i Jejied that she was instrumental in the; destruction of the property, and upon suit being brought she was charged with | the very serious crime of burning her own- house. Upon suit being brought tho Virginia I Tncnrnnw Cmnnanv nroved to the entire satisfaction of some of us that they had no scruples about taking money on policies which they did not intend to pay i in full, and they also proved to the satis- j faction of everybody that they had no j hesitation in assailing the character of a' lady in order to avoid the payment ofi their policy. They also proved that there: had been frond in the valuation of Mrs. [ Murray's property, and thcv also proved j L that they were a party to the fraud, inasmuch as they took from Mrs. Murray the' fcJffiSfc. premium on a policy, which bore upon its very face the evidence of fraud in the estimate put upon the piano and the furniture. The public will be slow to believe that the company possessed so little business tact and common intelligence as know that there are qo second, hand pianos which havean insurable value of five hundred dollars, and they ought to know that the?e is not in a farm house in Abbeville county enough furni-' tore to warrant any solvent fair-dealing! " company in issuing upon it a policy for j jHRfifej one thousand dollars. Knowing theso facts, did not the Virginia Home Insur mice Company take money from Mrs. M-urray for promises which they knew were false, and which they knew they : would never fulfill? If so, in their < ^ ?ttompt at the beginning, to cheat Mrs. Murray or.t of a small amount, they should in tho end, get the worst of the bargain, we believe the Virginia Home Insurance Company comos iato Court with a bad grace. The editor of tho Netvberry Obtterver, being a good lawyer, i-?X" ? will readily admit that this company had very little right to come into Court to rectify tho wrong* which followed in the wake of Ibvlr own gross misconduct. 'i ' The Virginia Home Insurance Cympn-, ny, in their effort to prove that Mrs. Murray burned the house, also proved that they believed she would not have burned tin; property except upon the faith of the false promises which that company made to her?upon the payment by her to them of a valuable consideration. Then il l Mr*. Murray and the Virginia Home In- j siiranc-e Couiyany mutually agreed toj enter into a transaction tilled with fraud; ?the former to get more for her property j than it was worth, while the latter aimed to get Mrs. Murray's money for nothing ?does it not appear that this great Virginia Home Insurance Company, makes ? twwtr ?nnii!li in minin" info fntirl ind acknowledging tint it lias been out-l wilted in its ell'irts to cheat a customer | nit of some ten or twelve dollars^ Is! i here anybody in A bbevillo county silly! enough to believe that the Virginia Home Insuranee Company would have issued ; that poliey to Mrs. Murray in good faith ?; Did not tho company relv upon their! iwn wits to protect themselves against! the fraud which they committed, and al l <o rely upon the Courts to protect them ! against any fraud which Mrs. Murray j might commit? "Tails I win. Leads you lose." It is for tho safety and protection of the unwary, that wo urge a law requiring insurance companies to fulfill I their contracts. We have not been able to learn of any pood reason why an insurance company should beoxempt from j the ordinary obligations which bind oth-. er people. The great mistake our people make isj in petting in the power of the insurance! companies by taking a large policy on j their property. It is the part of common ! prudence to have a small policy on one's; property, but no man can aflbrd to carry i a policy for the lull amountof his proper-) ^ A?? r?n?? nonf /.f fltrvo it flint V f? 1110 . IV. Al ll?l> Wilt, wc M?v IIVIUU. v. is insured, the owner is not liable to be-' ing charged with burning his house. | A solvent company should not want: more than half the risk on any property. We submit that if the Virginia Homo Insurance Company had is*ncd a policy I for, say : On the house $.">00.00; (In the piano 7">.0(V On tho furniture 100.00 Total S*>7.").00 That, according to their own statement, they would hayo received a much less premium, but on tho other hand, they! would have saved themselves the trouble and expense of a law-suit, and they would have had no reason to assail the' character of a woman. If the insurance company which gave a Radical negro in Newberry a 81,500 poll-1 c.y on an $1,100 house, had issued a policy, for $300, they would, in all probability, not have had to pay anything on that building. People whose property is over insured cannot be as careful to guard against tire' as thoso who have only a .small policy. J As largo policies have a tendency to in-, crease the nu liber of fires, we are not. sure tliat a Jaw is noi nccueu 10 lormu im insurance company to issue a policy for the lull value of any property. Free Trade. The Abbeville Press and Banner, in making suggestions tor the approach ing session of tho Legislature, says: "South Carolina being a fre? trade State it will now be in order for the Legislature to repeal the unconstitutional act where-! by the capital invested in cotton factories' is exempt from taxation." Probably South Carolina is not as much ! ft free trade State as one might be led to! think from reading herdaily, and some of her weekly, newspapers. Newspapers, whether one or many, are not the State, I rind do not always voi.-e the sentiment of j the State. There will be, no doubt, an. effort made to repeal the cotton mill tax exemption, and it will bo supported, as it! has been heretofore, by some of the j wisest and best members; but we do not; think it will pass, or should pass now. It. would not be good faith to repeal the law; io as to affect the mills that have been i built under the promise and assurance of ten years' exemption. The best way out, j if the law is not a wise one, is to limit the ! benefits of the exemption to the mills al- j ready in operation or in tho course of j building.?Xcwbe.rri/ Observer. As to existing factories, we admit that; there is force in the argument of our| neighbor, and it is possible that in consequence thereof members of the Legisla-] turo may bo deterred from voting for the ! repeal of the law, but tho Supremo Court must look at tho law without sympathy , for or against anybody. The courtesy of j our Newberry neighbor, and tho force ot his argument, almost make us regret j that the vindictive spleen and spiteij which have been poured out upon us in I reference to factories, had forced us to the j determination to test the constitutional!-1 ty of tho law in caso tho Legislature re-j fused to repeal it. When we made ox-i pression as to our wish that factories might not bo built in Abbeville, and in uttGringonr convictions that such institutions would be to our hurt, we meant to make no war upon factories else?vhere. If tho wise men of Newberry or other counties wish to build factories, we shall rejoice at their prosperity. If these institutions shall prove a public benefit to any peoplo there is none to wh un it will furnish a greater pleasure than to ;hc Prex* and Banner. Hut having been misrepresented and maligned, in a malicious way, we propose to test the legality of tho public appropriation for their benefit and it may be that some of the State officials who have been dealing out the public funds without "an appropriation made bv law" will yet appeal to the Supreme Court to protect them and the'r bondsmen from tho liability which they have incurred. Sentences of Court?Why not the Same Sentence for White and Black ? We think our Legislature should define tlm niinivhmfiiit to bo inflicted for earrv ing concealed won pons. Some Jndpes let such offenders off very lightly, while others are more severe in their sontences. And again, wo think the same Judges sometimes discriminate as between prisoner*. As evidence of this read the following sentences at the Oconee Court, as reported by the Kroner Courier: "State v*. Hamilton Wliito?carrying concealed weapons. True bill. Plead guilty, Sentence three months in jail or a fine ol' fifty dollars. "Sta'o vs. William Roach?carrying concealed weapons. True bill. l'lead iruiltv. Sentence six months in the penitentiary." Can any living man sc? tho juslico of the difference in sentences, except perhaps that the man sent to the penitentiary was a negro, while the other, whose sentenco was in the alternative, may have been a white man. A negro and a white man were tried for this same offence at Abbeville at our last term of the Court. The negro was sent to the penitentiary for six months?the white man to the county jail for three months or pay a tine. Does not such discriminations against the brother in black offend our sense of justice. The Columbia Yeoman. This valued exchange has recently enlarged its pages to seven columns, and improved the press work on the paper. We always read the Yeoman witJi pleasure. Its editorials are dignified and graceful, and their conclusions are generally correct, and the recent enlargement of the paper furnishes evidence that it is meeting with public favor. The new heading is quite an improvement, and we trust tha1. the Yeoman may continue to grow and prosper. The Yeoman say 3: "Two Editions Daily. ? Tho announcement made at the head of our paper has attracted attention and led to inquiry. It is our purpose from this date to nrint two editions of the Yeoman daily, except Sunday. The morning edition will be exclusively for those mail* which leave the city in the forenoon, or about noon, ami will not bo delivered by carriers. The evening edition will be, as at present, distributed to city subscribers and mailed on those roads w here the mail leaves Columbia in the evening. Each edition will contain the Intent news obtainable up to the hour of going to press. The idea is simply to give our paper the earliest possible distribution after being printed. The morning edition will bo printed about 9:30 A. M.,aml tho evening edition about .3:30 P. M. Besides these we will continue, as heretofore, our eight p:ige weekly edition on Wednesdays, which is furnished t*> subscribers atoi.50 pur annum, or 75 cent* fur-six months. Advertisers get tlio benefit of all lhe.se editions." Mr. MeJuiikin is in every way a true man, and in t very way worthy of public confidence. Here's to tlio health and prosperity of tlio Y'tmiKtu, and its must excellent editor and proprietor. ? ? - ? T!u? Sell ceil lYco Press. This is t!io title of a llow piper just started in Seneca City by Messrs. J. W. Livingston a:ul F. M. Hritlon. It is a seven column ?piario, neulv printed, mul well o.liteil. From tlie salutatory iddress we make the following extract: I n "morr.onts of error ami danger" our oeople have wandered tar from Ihvso cardinal truths of republican government, m l we shall earnestly and zealously advocate a return to tliein, as being tin; only road to safety and prosperity. In the tpi?r? aching campaign, which will lie me of vital importance to the people, we shall oppose all double-dealing, concealment orassiimpiions which might lender our party liable to the charge of holding out one policy but in reality favoring another and opposite one, and insist upeu an honest, bold and straight-forward avowal of our principles, s?s only neco:-sary to command the support of a large majority of the people. Wo shall endeavor to pursue a generous ami liberal course towards those ditrering from us, but will not hesitate or fear to express honestly and fearlessly our opinions upon all subjects pertaining to the material, educational or political welfare of our country. Colonel Livingston is a nalivoof Abbeville, and he has uo more sincere friend here than the l'rr<.1 ntul /iatnin'. We can vouch for the honor and high tone of the Snirct /'re /Vex.?. Wo would bo glad if Abbeville would furnish a good list of subscribers to this new paper. Lot Us Hare n Constitutional Convention. On the statute books of South Carolina we have several Civil Rights statutes more odious than those that have just been declared by the Shpreme Court of tlio United Stales as being unconstitutional. We make a special appeal to the representatives from Aiken county to the Legislature to see to it that these laws be repealed at the coining session of tlio Legislature. What wo hope for is, that the Legislature that will meet on the last Monday in November next, will see (it to call a Constitutional Convention to revise and give us a now Constitution- a Constitution that will meet the wants of our people at the present day. The Constitution now in force was made and adopted in ISfiS by the vile Radical Carpet-bag party, that at that time, by the aid of Federal bayonets, held the people of South Carolina down by the throat. Let the Legislature give us a now Constitution by ordering n convention for that purpose.?Aikm Journal awl llrriew. Wo would respectfully dissent from tlic views herein expressed as to the advisability of a Constitutional Convention, and would as earnestly appeal to the representatives of Abbeville to vote against any such a proceeding. It matters little who prepared the Constitution and who adopted it, we venturo the opinion that South Carolina will never have a better one. We need no Constitutional Convention. We can mako necessary changes without uprooting our whole organic law, o The Kcowee Courier. We intended at the time of its putting on a new dress to ex press our congratulations to our much respected contemporary, the Kcowce < 'wirier, and at the reception of each issue since then we have been reminded of the fact that we were still derelict in tlio matter. Tlio new dress gives tlio Courier a handsome appearance, of which any editor or printer might be proud. Mail Contracts. roST-Ol'FICrc I>KI'A IITMKNT, Washington, October 13. 1 S>.1. Proposals will be received at the Contract Ofliee of this department until:? p. in. of.January o. 1KS4, for conveying the malls of the I'nitoil States on tlio routes antl by the schedule< of depart 11 res and arrivals herein specified. In the State of South Carolina Iroiri July l.issi, to June, 3d, lxss, D'dsio.is announced on or before March ism. Con tracts to he executed and returned to the department oh or before May 17, I SSI, From Abbeville f\ IT..by Monterey, Lowmh'svillo, and HucKersvilte (Oa.) to Kiberlon, 31 miles and back, three time?|a week, I.eavft Abbeville Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat urciuy in ti it in ; Arrive at Klborton by 7 p in ; Leave Klberton Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at (! a ni; Arrive at Abbeville by 7 p m. Bond required will* t?id, Sl.'J'tO. From Abbeville P. IT.. by Lebanon (n. o.\ Calhoun's mills. Wilmington. Bordeaux, and Matdeton. to McCormick, :JS miles and back, three times a week. Leave Abbeville II. Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday at ( a in ; Arrive at McCormiek by 0 p m : I.eavr Mrformlek Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 a in : Arrive at Abbeville C. II. by 7 p m. Bond required with bid, SI, 100. From Lulah, by Hunters, Hold Branch, Wideman's. and Handover, to McCormick, I 2-T miles and back, twice a week. Leave Lulah Tuesday and Thursday nt 10 a in; I Arrive at McCormiek by f! p m ; Leave McCormiek Wednesday and Friday at 0 a m ; j Arrive at Lulah by 2 p m. i Bond required with bid, SWI. i From Donaldsville to Hue West, <i miles and back, six times a week. [ Leave Donaldsville daily, except Sunday, at 3 I p m; ! Arrive at Due West by I p ni: Leave Hue West daily, except Sunday at 1.30 p m; I Arrive at Donaldsville by 2.30 p ni. | Bond required with bid. S100. j From Due West, by Level Land and Anlre vine, i<> .Mountain n iew, ii miles aim uhck, twice a work. Leave Due West Tuesday and Saturday af. 7 a m; Arrive at Mountain View by 12 ni: Leave Mountain View Tuesday and Saturday at I p hi : Arrive at Hue West by (i p in. Bond required With bid, SIM. From Monterey to Dry Grove, 4]$ miles and back, twice a week. Leave Monterey Tuesday and Friday at 1C am; Arrive at Dry Grove by 12 rn ; Leave Dry Grove Tuesday and Friday at 12.8C P m; Arrive at Monterey by '2 p m . Bond reiiuired with bid, SHiO. i From Greenwood, by Ooronnea, Puekett'c Ferry, Waterloo, McPherson's, and Iloyd'j (n. o.), to i.aurens C. II., 28 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Greenwood Monday and Thursday at 7 a m; Arriveat Laurens C H. by C p m; Leave Laurens C. II. Tuesday and Friday at' a m; Arriveat fireenwood by fi p m. liond required with bid, S000. From New Marker, by Phoenix, Gaines, Itosa, Vernon, Limestone. Lola, and Pleasant Lane, to Klniwood, lil'/j miles and back, i throe times a week. I Leave Now Narket Monday, Wednesday, and ! Friday at li a in; ; Arrive at Klmwood by 6 p tn: Leave Klmwood Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 am; Arrive at now Market by fi p in. liond required with bid, 32,'JOJ. Bottling Up Barnwell. fHarnwelt Srntinrl. 1 On last Sunday ii report reached here to the , effect tliat the innnngers of ttie Barnwell rail' ! road ha<l ordered all business over the read 1 suspended oil and alter the 31st. On Monday the report was corroborated through Iheotllcr ; here, and by an advertisement In tins AVtn i <imI Cuurii'r. our business men, naturally I enough, became alarmed at the outlook, i which threatened serious Injury to the commercial interests of the town, and requested l the Intcudant to call them together wll.li other interested citizens, to takfc such action as | won d be liable to enable the m'tnugciucnt to j continue the operation ol their road. The i meeting assembled at the Court House. (Jen l'avant was elected to the rhalr. and, | after various modes lor adjusting the trouble I had been discussed, it was decided t<> appoint | a committee of three to visit Columbia ami j Charleston and there confer with both the 1 Railroad Commissioners and the managei ment for the purpose of arriving at an under] standing by which the business over the road would be allowed to proceed wilhout Injury I to the commercial interests of tills section land without loss to the Company.- Tne following named cent leinvn were chosen for the |errand: Col. W. II. Duncan. .Messrs. A. 1'. j Manvllleand Mike Brown, and ten on the afternoon train for Columbia. The Commissioners have cut the freight rales over thh road down so low that If some change is not effected and the road should continue operations, it will be found In debt for running expenses at the end of each month. While the people of liarnwell have been paying rates In excess of those charged for the same class ol good* to points tin; same distance from the 'Suite's Commercial centre on the main line, i they have never been so unreasonable as t?j | lose sight of the fact thai the Barnwell branch | (a new road), was a separate and distinct property from the main line, and in order for it to prove remunerative to Its owners It was necessary for its managers to charge more than the main line rates. If there have been I a few complaints the Itallroad Commissioners have never to our knowledge consulted | with any of the business men of tuls place, but have acted entirely on their own knowledge of the situation, and have claimed in their tariff more consignees and shippers: I than they would have ever dreamed of ask .....1. ..-.I I,,,. II.,... Ii..vn i.t *>* ?. I tl.<i business elementof this town in a precarious condition commercially; what the result of this trouble will be, we are not prepared to say, but we know that the railroad authorities have endeavored tootled such modification of the tariff as would enable tbeui to avoid the course tliave taken. The citizens' committee tuny be more successful; we shall see; but. If the fault rests in the law and not in the Commissioners themselves. It l>t a matter that calls for prompt action by the Leclslature. Just as soon as It assembles, tiecausH other complications may follow and effect seriously several sections of the Stale. Contemplating Exodus. fLvjrlnfflon Dispatch.) The negroes of this county have made up a purxe to pay the expenses of Press Shackleford in vlsilirnr Arkansas for the purpose of reporting the attractions of Unit promised land, as they contemplate an exodus Jle will leave for Little Rock next week. Norsk Oovuns.?For the comfort of your horfos in the coining Winter. At the Cincinnati Repository. Thos. lieges. iTlie Savannah Disaster.!! ? r iCAUSE AM) EFFECTS OF THE1 GREAT CONFLAUATIOX. i 11 Tin? Fire Sweeps over an Historic ! in (.'ivin^ ihe Alaim' ! I -flltlipicll'IK'SS ?> I 111 f* iM'stl llCtiollIti:i(lo<|tiacy ol' l!io Savannali l irrj i>c|iailiticut to Cope uilli the j( Flames. I, 1 [S/irt-i-il J>i.*)rttch to the Xrirx mill Onurtrr 11 Savannah, November I.?Tim fin* ??f >*? ??-11 tcrday vv<iiiii?I?*(1 Hie Clt.v of Savannah in ar rentier spot. Ii Is Ity very large o.hls tlm ' nost destructive lire that lias ever ha|>|>c:tcd j j ii Savannah, aii'l It wipes out of cxisii in-i I tin* I ii os l historic sp-it in tlit* city. This <lis- ' tricl was known a1- Vainacraw. iiml was com- ' I iioscil of small ainl unseemly houses inliabitoil hy the lower classes of Hie community, but it* was conceded to lie the plac* where i i Jovernor <lj;lc!lirope tlrst. established! t he settlement of Savannah, over t To hundred years atro. nnd it hud its reminiscences. Tlm linnied district occupies almost a square mile of territory, hounded tiy I'iile, I (cyan, < Italian. Mill and West Itroid streets, formerly a thickly settled neighborhood and only i s'eperati-il from the hnsiness h"art of the city hy West Hroad street, The S'tivnni'th Miniiit;/ ,Vc?mof this mornliii; contains Ih?? following remarkal>le statement, which will at once i aceonnt for the ilestrnctive character of the ciintlaKftitiony: "In fifteen minutes all the cotton in the wliarchouse (where the tire originated) was in Haines, ami It was ahout. i this time that Mr. I.awrenee Manly, of Hie I'rnvs itirin-il on tin1 alarm from signal ISox No. 3"?. Hy the time the lire engines reached the scene the shed of the structure was mi lire tli Hie inetiil roof1 njr." Why shouldn't il he on lire? I have ; made careful Inquiries among the citizens and firemen and am tolil that the fire hid I hefij progressing t>carly thirty minutes he lure j the alarm was given. A c.rtloii lire does not need thirty minutes to eet heyond the eon! trol of even the best equipped and most the.rj ouirhly organized tire depart ment in America, i ! With such department as they have in Stvanj nah live minutes are as good as thirty iniii;utes for I he purpose named. ! ! In driving around the burned district this, nurnitiir I was struck with two incidents. I The lire hail burned oft as completely as it! j was possible for coin bust ihlcs to burn, not a' . simile hale of the 1,'KKt hales of cotton hur.icd 1 was left, and of the .'51'.' buildings destroyed nothing was left standing save the brick chimneys. Over the greatest port ion of the. I area, indeed, the ashes were absolutely cold, Iso cold that thousands of spectators wan*! jdeiing anions the ruins in every direction j without Inconvenience. The desli notion was j total. I counted over !'if) chimneys and not, more than half a dozen walls. ! After viewing llic burned districts I next j directed my attention, to AN INVKSTIfJATIOS OK Tim KIRK, j Mayor r.ester, the chief magistrate of tho: j city, was hii\V devising means for the relief of the sufferers anil could not spare the time for an interwiew. Aldermen F. M (ireen,, I who is chairman of the hoard of flrecornmls-1 | sloners, was found at his office, but 1 failed, I to elicit from lilin any definite reliable infor I matinii onernin;; tin"* workings of tiio <10-, I pari men t. The next effort whs inure sue-, icssfnl. Piloted by Mr. Vernon, an old) j Charlastonlan now engaged on thn stall of j I In1 fitirtninttli Times. T succeeded In obtain-1 i Insr mi Interwlew with llie fire department: i Itself. It wus In the engine-house of Com pa! ny Xo. 2 on <!ongress street. The remnants | j of a disabled Amoskeag steamer lay on the. j floor, while an anelent and venerable maj cl? I no, named the John \\\ Anderson, stood! ' on wheels near the door. Three horses werc| ] In the stable near the rear of the building. i i and a set of Chiipean A HefTon's patent harj ness linnir over the engine pole! Kverythlng | looked to he in readiness, and the place saving .the ancient aspect of the apparatus, looking: jas much like a moitern e .urine-house as any 1 j entitle house In f'harlestin. The house is sit-. ' tutted about two blocks fr<>in the scene of the j i (Ire. The engineer laid asidea bundle of cot-; ton waste as I approached him. and spoke ! finite freely, The tire, he said, was too much j for the department. If the alarm had been sounded promptly they might have done something with it. The difficulty seemed to be, however, that the people at work In the| i warehouse where the Art! olrglnatcd seemed i j to think that they could cnn<|uer it by them- ] selves, and neirleeted to give the alarm. He' j himself saw the smoke before he cot the' alarm, and was on Ills way to I lie fire with Ills j euclne some time before the alarm was given.; When he reached the scene he had no water j to speak of. The fire pluit In the street near j the cotton press was surrounded with burn-! Jng cotton, which was also piled niralnst the: houses In the vicinity. From the Intelligent I engineer 1 gathered the following details, concerning the THE KIKE ItKPAP.TMKNT OF SAVANNA It. The department consists of three steamers and a reserve steamer, one hook and ladder! company and hose carriage, The depart-! inent Is conducted on a mixed plan, some of] the men being paid and other* serving as vol- ] nriteers. The engineers ami drivers are paid j by the city. The volunteers number about j thirty to each company. The three paid! members remain in the entrine-hou*-e all thci time. At nljlit some of 11><* volunteers drop! In. The engines are located within a radius ; of about one thousand yards of each other. Water is supplied by the Water Works CoinI pay, which has a rcscrvior across the canal' I anil a stand-pine of ."iD.oimi gallons capacity In . ! Franklin square. t\v<) oloeHs from the burned district. The tire alarm telegraph has twenty-six stations, but no one hut a policeman; has the keys to the boxe?. His engine, the] John W. Anderson, wa? n snwl machine. Itj [ was a Pool ?<St Hunt en line, built about 1WJ. 1 The regular em-doe of hit company now laid I np was an Amoskear, seeoml e!a<s, built in j ISI52and purchased from the United States! , Government (after it had been condemned.)' Knsrlne No. 1 was built bv Win. .letl'ers. of j I'awtuckef, It. 1.. In 1N'*1 or lsii", as was also; ; Kmnnn Xo.it. Kach cnulne was provided, I with a two-wheel which carried iVjO feet ofj , hose. Another cause of trouble at the fire j i was the want of ho<e.j i j It Is somewhat di!!icu!t to Ret at the corrcct | figures of Titn boss nv thk rim:, I but after careful Inquiry I see no reason to j change the figures mentioned In these dIs; patches last ni:rht. The lo*s will not tie much j less than a million dollars. The Insurance' 'cannot be piven The Insurance on rsft.Oifi, bales of cotton probably amounts to jlsl.Mii'i, i !nil of which will beadtad loss to the insur-: !aneecompanies, not a single bale lieins sav-| jed Mr. Tynam, the owner of the lounclry j land machineshop? destroyed, bad insurance' to the amount of 52fi,i**l. The Kleetrie Mght. I Company had Insurance to the amount of about8?),i)ft!?,'whlch complateiy covers ttielr iI ops. Of the Insurance on private dwellings I it Is not possible to write at this time. THE REMAINS OK ElfiltT PEItSO.VH have been discovered in the ruins of Stubb'si warehouse, but tlie bodies have not yet boen ' Identified. i At an early hour Ibis morning tlie City I Hall was lieseiced by a crowd of I lie dest itute ! denizens of Yanmeraw rendered homeless, i and Mayor Lester found himself confronted with the problem of FEF.1)IX(J A Mt'T-TlTron. I At about.II A. M. to-day a public meeting | wns held In the City Hall to devise the means J of assist Imr the sufferers. The meeting was! I attended by ab"iii III?y citizens, ami was pre) sided over by Mayor l.ester. It was deelded j | to place the matter in tl-e bands of t wenty-! 1 live citizens, and a subscription list was op"n-I ed. Mr. f?eo. ('. Freeman. in behalf of the I benevolent Association, headed the list with 1.0'Ht. The solid men of Savannah who were i I present at once proceeded lo the cleric's desk, [ land wrote out bank checks. j THE OltlttlN OF THE FIItK. j There seems to bono grounds for ascribing it to ineendiarlsin. It was one of those inex-j j plicahle cotton tires which most Southern] cities are familiar wllh, ami was most tinfor-j 1 j tunate in its results, more unfortunate proha, bly to the colored people than lo any other j class of tills community, because they suft'erI ed the most In the loss of their furniture and i household cITeets. It Is not probable that , nny sueh fire will ever again oecur In Xavanj null. Willi a thoroughly organized and perfectly equipped |?:iI?1 lire department such a I fire could never have occurred. i A HUMAN HOLOCAUST. The Loss ol Life Much CJrentcr than wns nt First Supposed -- Fresh Alarms of Fire. |Xewx and Cburier.] I Savannah, November 1.?The flro here iturns out t<> tin more of ? human holocaust > j than was at first supposed. At daylight this | morning the remains of three persons hail | I been found in the ruins. These wen-James ("ash, white, Kdward Co<ton, colored, and a! Icolorcd woman named (?recti. During the I j day. however, the laborers employed on the; ruins excavated the remains of five nil iltion-j nl persons, nil of whom perished in the flames. I Of the total number seven perished in the! Ktnbbs warehouse. These were Cash. Costou | anil Green, whose bodies were discovered last j nigh', Kdward Houston, a colored drayman. | Adam Rodgers, a colored drnymnn, Aleck! ,' Monroe, a colored laborer, and the charred re- j !! mains of a negro woman which have not yet ; ibe<'n Identified. In the ruins ot a dwellinirj j in Farm near Pine street the remains ot a ne- i , gro woman were nlso discovcd and were to-i , night Identified as tliose of Polly Williams.; The remains were taken to the Morgue as: soon as discovered. Those of fash, Costou i ''and Houston were removed riming the day j 'and entrusted to their relatives. The others' (remain ai the Morgue unclaimed. The in-1 : quest on the bodies of tlio victims will comI menceto-i.iorrow. DETAILS OF THE CONFLAGRATION. [ Origin and Frogress of the Flames--j i Loss of Life--l>e?truction ot Frop" crty--StriLinK Incidents. j [ From Ihr fi'traiinrth Xcirx, Xorrmhrr 1.] II Savannah was visited yesterday by one of. th.'! most disastrous eonll.wit ions that, has; j ever been recorded in the !'js ory of the city, I | involving the loss of three lives, the riesirue- j lion "l u- "ii 1iu1 nn>, aim iuiimcuiik i,-n |>vu- > | pie homeless. : j Shortly <ifter 12 o'clock fire whs discovered j In the northe.isl. corner of the cotton wnre-t '' house on Farm street, at the head of Joachim, 'I owned by Mrs. ('. F. smiths, of this city, and 1 lion. A. Mclntyre, of Thom|v?onviUc, (in. JT.he I'.nnd-i Were !:hout turning out a lot of cotton, and a number of drays with men and j I trains were w ithin the sa'cwiiy. Anions the, parties inside the enclosure were Mr. (i. ('.] 1 lleyward, Mr. Pnniel Mclntyre, Mr. John, ! I.nw, in chaise of the warehouse, and Mr., j James M. Cash. liei.J. (ire"n, Frank I?avN, I Iir:c Mordecal, a man known "Utile Frank," i Moses Coston inn1 a woman named (ireen, all colored, were also present. Mr. Cash. Moses; ; Coston and the women (?rc;-n were all lost. ' i Tlie others Mscaped by cllmbin!f lo the shed ! which surrounde-1 the Interior of the enclos. i I lire and Ieap'.:<i; into Hie street. When the fire was f!r>t discovered the wmrehouse hose and water buck-Is were immediately brought I 1 into service, and ns tlie first, water wns being : i thrown the flames darted nc.'oss the face of the bales and drove those who escaped into! Farm street. All the other doors were block-1 In (led by cotton and locked, so Hint It was lin-l possible for tlie others to escape except by i climbing. , TIIK AJ.ARM. I In less than fifteen minutes all the cotton In j j the warehouse was on fire, and It was nhout' i this time that Mr. Lawrence llanh-y, of the 1 I Central Cotton Press, turned In the alarm { I from siu'iial box No. r>>. at the Central Press.! i At the b'.'ulnninK of the fire the wind seemed ! (< % 11' > fi-iirn tin* tKirl.h \resl_ so t liaf b v the 11 mn ! the apparatus of the lire department reached ! the scene the shed In the southeast corner of the structure was 011 lire beneath the inrtnl | rooting. The window frames of (lie old Stiles ' mansion on Harm street were also sninkinir. Tho rapidity with which the (lames spread j rendered every moment, precious. Tii? dense1 clouds of smoke nnd the Intense heat kept ! the firemen at n distance. Though a line of hose was in sorvice at the Karin street en-j trance another was spcdlly stretched to the Stiles house and the wooden residence on the south side of the warehouse. At 12.!o o'clock.'1 the two-story frame residence Just hoyond the j southwest an>;le of the warehouse occupied j l>y a family named Smith and owned by Mr. I A. LuKocbe took fire and was subsequently j' loRtro.vod, thr> oTtipnntR nmvlnsf out nil tliMr furnltuie. ljy l.lf> o'clock the Interior of the ^tiie.s house and the roof wore in flumes, uti'l <liorlly after nortions of the Month wall (it' the warehouse loll outward with n t?*rri(Ie crash. About I." <<> o'eloel: the door on the west side ilrojijicJ in and ifvenl-'d ? MA.-S or SKi:TIlINf; I l.A.nr.i, j 111" !'P;I fn hi w-iirli eeii-vd I lie corner* r-f llir l.o::ss oil liiiit sMc ! > smoke, Wlmre.Mr. ilo'aee l',ivi-r< Ihiiii.nI ;i !ni:-l;. t hi'i?indo, :i;xt J foraliinu prevented tin* spread of I In* iron-j ilaj;tvt in.i in that qua;tor. where there w-Tr j 11*1 enciiii-s or other regular lire appiiralus rroni 11:?? '?i ginning to the termin .tioii ol the i'illllStr<>| In;. 'I'll#- ill'tlrilCS ?if sill In??!>? < Williin ii Murk of 111** warehouse <111 Ilie south, west unci north sides snceerded In uiovinv tholt lions.-hold oH'cots hy 2 o'clock. but very tnit'.v irticle* of III rn it mo wore hroken, destroyed tnd stolen. The excitement of those people ivhs great in nnlicl;>:ition of losing their li'-mes though nt ilint hour ninny bystanders II Unit lliry were sincerely spetkltlg \\ hrii liiey attempted to reassure them hy asserting Unit all danger ol the tiro si treading hi?l virliiaily passed. pnofsiifss of tub firr. At " o'clock the wind shifted to the s->nt!>west and s-otned lo liavr increased In velocity. A large portion of the north wallofth" warehouse fell, when a row of houses on the i'o;itiiinaliou ol Inillan street lane west of Farm --ireet took lire,and the Humes rapidly iv >t)> in ii < i lo ited east, west and north to Hi" frame fluidities on that side, and thence to tenements owned hy Mrs. llahcrsuam. When tlx* tire ton!; possession nf t hi'M1 hous- s on tin; 1101th and we-t side of t!n; warehouse till' r<>ar of 11to flami'S was h".ird from :? ! to -UK) ficl distant, and up tin? wind iiud risen it was at once apparent that >1-1 that north portion of the city wnsatthe mercy of t he devouring clement. Kcsldences' mid slore-i wi re ijiiiekly vacated; the streets wore eroWiled with merchandise, furniture, bedding and vehicles, and hundreds of distracted mothers and weening children, white and black, intensified the piteous aspect of the calamity. Several person*barely escaped j being surrounded by the Ureal different, times, during the afternoon, as sparks were wafted | frci|uently some distance and set the roofs of other houses in blaze. l!y I o'clock all the buildings north of Indian street lane from West Boundary to Farm street were destroyed. and the fire had cro^s^d to the east side of thes!reel. and was tiurnlng along the north side of Joachim street and on Indian street ami Indian street lane. About S o'clock tlio i KLI.fTIMC I.lfiJtT W'OUKS were Invaded and destroyeil, extinguishing the lights on tin* lowers and leaving I he city ill darkness. The works were erected about a year a 20 a t a cost of ti'/i.inii. The destruction | of t hese tftiiidlucs was complete In a few miliums. y-hen the latter mentioned structure' was on tire all the electric lights went out.' JtvS o'clock the spacious machine shop ofj Mr. John W. Tynan was burned. Thesmokei was exceedingly dense on Canal street, and with the heat drove the spectators on to the east side of West Broad street, whence the' occupants of the houses moved their furniture into the Hay and adjacent streets, into Franklin or tin' water works sipiare, and nth-! er places east of West ltroad street, was fortu- i nalely to he the eassern boundary of the great I devastation. The slructuie last destroyed was on this line. It was on the west side of) that-fit reel and 011 the north side of Canal 1 street, ami was occupied by Alderman D. U. ] Thomas as an otllce. At 9.UJ o'clock the inarch ot the tire stopped, IlOUNnAKIES OF THE KIKE. The burnt district Is hounded on the south 1 by Joachim street, on the north by Canal' street, 011 tho east by West llrond street and 011 the west by the canal. There are only four buildings standing wllhln this area. The part of the town destroyed wlint. Isj known as Yatnaeraw, anil Is the slfe of the] Indian settlement which existed when Ogle-' thorpe's colony landed. Joachim, Indian! Farm streats were occupied by white people 1 of moderate means, mostly employees ol thej cdtton press and rice mills, and the other | streets by a poorer class of white and colored j people. With the exception of the electric i light works, Tynan's foundry and Stubh's; warehouse, all the large buildings were saved, Had the tire crossed Canal street and destroyed the cotton presses, tlio rice mills and warehouses on the river front and the! col ton warehouses near t he canal, the loss would have been Increased about 81,fWO,000. THE PANORAMA OK THE FIRE. The leaps and crackling of tlio flames, thej mingled din of shouts, tumbling walls audi haltering implements, the surging mass ofl spectators and fugitive tenants, streets piled high with furniture, windows giving egress I for the heterogeneous contents of hundreds ofj dwelllngs.Jihe rush of th'i tlremen. their lad-J d rs, engines and trucks and the Impenetrable volume of suffocating smoke, which ru?h-| ed skyward from the tinmc-lit crater of the c.nnfhiiiral Ion and hovered over the city like a I mighty ill omen, combined to pn.duco a llr. | Ing panorama which was awe-iinspiring Ir> Its I terrible grandeur and horrifying Id Its pitt-1 less deslastion. The con tinned ringing of the fire alarm, anil the sight of the sinoke, visible [ from every part of the city and lor miles without Its confines, nerved to attract a | throng which, running well into the thou-! sands, formed a cordon which spread itself around the whole circumference of the scene. I ft quickly becoming evident that those I hons<>? neirestthe warehouse In which the fire had its oricin were nt least In Imminent peril, I heir occupant", ald'-d l?y the spectators, besan a speedy removal of their effects, j Every opening was made available In the stampede. In the excitement perisnablc crockery was carefully dropped from win-| <lows and smashed in the roadway, endangering the safety of hundreds of cranlums,I while feather beds and other furniture not of a particularly perishable nature were carried out of doors under arms and over shoulders, and lusged off to placesof safety. As the fire continued to spread it encroached on the places which were considered beyond the reach of the flames when the conflagration was In i's ineipieney, and as a consequence! hundreds of instance* are recorded of families removing their furniture four and five IlinOS Ddorc fvrillllilll,? ^'1 111 I Un I 11*7 of ilir* lire circle. Many of the families were possessed of chickens tint! goats, ami their devotion to these pets prompted tlioin in several instances to nft:tort everything ci-c to save them. Tlif goats and chickens, fascinated by the flames, could not Ik* driven from their perilous |><?s|tlous. and had to l>f dragged and carrifd away liodily. One a:rcd couple loft most of their furniture to burn in the streets,, but carried four mongrel pupplesand a couple til Iron kettles oil in a rickety tub. Hundreds of drays were sent by the lending wholesale Arms of the city, ainnivi the tlrstto inaugurate tlie movement being Messrs. Lndden <t Hates, to render gratuitous aid In expediting the removal of furniture. Tlie-'e flocked through every street, and were instraniental in saving the furniture of countless families. msrONEItY OK THE VICTIMS. About s o'clock last nltrht parties searching among tlie ruins of the cotton warehouse discovered two charred bodies at the irate on tlie western side, on Lumber street. The curonerwns notified and, proceeding lo tlie spot indicated, exiniined tlie remains with the hope of identification. This work was rewarded with no satisfactory result, as the bodies were burned beyond identification. One body was lying ne:ir the centre of tlie Kate, the lock of which was found near by. The bones of the oilier body were found close to the wall, alviut three feet from tlie pate, in a southerly direction. Among these bones were found a piece of melted silver, a piece of class, supposed to be a linz setting, and the iron frame of a lady's purse. The remains were placed In two boxes and conveyed to the Morgue, where they will be again examined to-day wifii a view to identification. Mr. .Tames M. Cash was a son of Mr.|Mlchael Cash deceased.'nnd a son-in-law of Mr. Palrick O'Connor, the wheelwright. He was about twenty-six years of age and had been married but. eleven months. He leaves n wile and a five-weeks-old babe. A colored man named Harvey Bliss who was employed in tlie warehouse, slated to n Morn in;/ .Vetc.t reporter that he was assisted over tlie wall by Mr. Cash, and, after he dropped Into Lumber street, lie li ard the ladder liy which he had partly ascended on the inside break, and heard Mr. Cash cry for help, diss's Innds were badly burned. The remains of the colored woman (.'reen, a cotton picker, weie afterwards discovered. a eiiii.n KKsr'L'F.n. As the flames were about to crocs Orange Klri'ft. at t ho Intersection or I.umber, a colored woman fainted away w|th the exclamation of "My child !" It was Margaret Cooper, a cook employed in another part of town. She hail left her child In charge of a. nurse when she went out. to her worlc. The nurse had left Ihe child sleeping In the house. When Ihe woman fainted her exclamation caused bystanders to talce in the situation, and her child was rescued. For Nil I.YINO IN THE A3IIF.S. Michael OoIroii. a colored man. was picked upon Farm street. In Ihe hnrnt district, sick, lie stated that before he was burnt out he resided on Mill street. lie was apparently sick and had laid down on the ashes where he was groaning. He was directed to a policc officer for assistance. A TOL'U AROfNn T1IE III" INS. l,ate last night an attache of the .Veie.t staff made n tour entirely around the burned district. Hundreds of homeless and hungry nottroes were huddled together aronnd small wood Arcs trying to keep warm. Surrounding each group or family was the furniture and other effects which they had saved from their burning dwellings. Most of them were penniless, but very few of them seemed saddened by the day's experience. One negro whose curly hair had turned to gray and Whose eyes were dim and failing, regarded it. as a terrible Judgment Inflicted by itenven. Another was clad because he had saved his only effects, an extra pair of rather seedy pants. A short distance further on was a woman who had become a mother only a fewdays before. She was very ill ar.d was crying. Her Infant was asieep In her lap. Her only protection against the chill air of the night, was a rtido tent which her husband had Improvised with some of his bedding. The woman, Ihe man related, was rescued from her lioni" after it was well ablaze, ami narrowly e<eiji"d perishing. Several oilier similar Instances were learned of. Though most of the refugees were, as already narrated, almost penniless, there was a noticeable lack of begging. but one woman in all the hundreds seen by the reporter, asking him for money. What is Snnl in Charleston About the Effect o('the Firo on Insurance Rates. f.Yric.t ami Conner.] The talk on the streets yesterday was confined almost, exclusively to thcSitvnunah tire, and speculation was freely Indulged in as to lis full extent and ell'eet. The general impression seemed to be that the estimated loss would prove loo high. and that the real properly destroyed, being largely composed of small wooden houses, was really not worth nearly so much as at first reported. The insurance men say that they are unprepared to say what ell'eet Ihe recent cotton fires Will have on Insurance rates. The rates having only recently been advanced to per cent., another advance is not expected," but some fears are expressed that large European companies will withdraw entirely from the In fillr:iii?*o or cotton. mo lines or these companies have already been very much reduced, and II Is saiil that then* is a strong Inclination on the pari of th" lending companies, both In this country and hi Europe, to slop Insuring cotton entirely. YA MACR.UY'S NESOLATIOX. The List of Victims Swelled to Eight - A Further Incrensc Feared--Over a Thousand Sufl'erers Fed at the Market. [Savannah yrwx.] A forest of chimneys, towering nmong the smouldering ruins of Yamaciaw's hnrneil district, a moving throng ol curious sight-seors, hundreds of sad-laced negroes picking among tlie di'gris of their ruined homes, here itnd there a policeman and a knot of workmen excavating for the hits of crumbling hone imd f ffi cri 11 mi I w fit* r>liflrrinl llnwli U'li li'li told (hi* frill* of c!?lil Iivest were yesterday's sad evidences of tlio pitiless desolation entailed by Wednesday's terrible conflagration. When an at-' laehe ol' ll'o Morniinj yew* Kln.ll* entered the desolate district early yesterday morning Hie scenes were so varird and po consiantly changing as to almost beggar description. feh.llno t1ib famish i no. One of tlie most pathetic scones Incident to the greiit conflagration wub the feeding of bc-^ tween l,2f?) and 1..W) famish ins: people fn tho basement of tlu> market, from 7 to 11 o'clock ] yesterday morning. Xhe announcement lit , the A'etrs Hint the sufferers would be succored at that hour and place, served to co'lect a 1 crowd several hundred strong, loiur before the 'f Iline-pieces bespoke of the opening of the'i f?i'si. They weie mostly colored poojils, hut a ' ( f?*iv white faces, sprinkle! here and there;. amom; the th.omr, told that negroes were not.; I lie onsy sufferers. Many of the crowd were j scantily clothed, and nearly all were ehillr I | and vhlverin r a" a resu l of sl -cpim: In the , ojr n air or, tie" I are gro'iud without other pro'cetion than small wood tires and scanty ' lied clothing which they had rrscued from J their Inn nine dwellings. Anions the numtier i were many who were bowed down with years | an I infirmities, and m iny wives of ail jv.-cs who had not long before boeoihe mothers. Two policemen stood guard at the head of the j western entrance to the basement of the mar-' | ket. From the foot of the steps Ion;; tables rpiwheil to the eastern extremity of Fried Hicks' restaurant. The tables were covered tviili white cloths, ami looked as neat and lily us tlio.su In any private residence. Title TAilt.Es. rn the conlre of the tallies were rows of soda j crackers, and alone the edges new tin cups I were distributed at convenient distances for! a"comniodalin{ fifty people at a time. Ad* Joining the eastern limit of the coffee tables i was the bread table. Next to that came the | rice and grit* counters, Vegetables followed,1 and last of all was a table piled high with' white meat.. The first squad admitted was composed of men, women and children, in almost equal proportions. The tins were filled with entree, which was already sweetened and diluted with milk) and each of the squad was ! permitted to help Himself or herself, asthel ease nil ah t be, to as nlany billseults as could j be eaten. The eotlee was piping hot and as It; trickled down the palates of the chilled ami j famished throng, suffering and dejection gave place to hopefulness and comparative contentment. As soon as each had finished eat-1 Ing and dWnking they moved along the line i to the supply tables, and were given rations : suilleicnt for the day. Tin-: RATIONS. Kiieli person's supply consisted of a loaf of bread, a small sack each of rice and grits, a I pound of meat and a supply of such vegetables as were on hand. During the interval be-! tween seven and eleven o'clock the basement! was a scene whose changes were as numerous I as the months which were fed. Sf.-mding near j the door watching the panorama was a reporter of the Murnhin Mew*. Hundreds of the 1 homeless refugees were asked if they had had I enough to eat and drink and what the efleel | was. In every Instance the reply was they! hild had a plenty and felt a hundred times! better in every way than they did before tliej meal. Their hearts seemed touched by the' sympathetic response made by the public to| relieve their sufferings.?' (), my Lord, dls am a great day," was the expression of one aged I ni'ljrosK, us sue suuineu ?vrr m? ....... leaning on her cane, "de Lord am good, and | ilc Southern white folk have tone dun proved | themselves t.ruc friends to us poor blacks this niornln', Runs." The grntliude ol the! poor old woman, who Informed the reporter that.she had lost nearly everything she possessed, was repeated in a hundred instances | by negroes who exchanged a word or two u'llh I he reporter as they passed out of the market on lis eastern extremity. Messrs Fried .t lUcks, who supplied the cofTce, told the reporter yesterday afternoon that they boiled fin fMM.ONM OF COKKKB, and had none to throw away niter the last lind been ted. Hetwcen four and five barrels ofsoda biscuits were eaten with the coffee, and In addition there was carried oil as rations for the day l/i'rt) pounds of meat, nearly l.'iOOj loaves of bread, I barrels oaeli of rice and j gi lls, and cabbage, turnips and oilier vegeta-! hies of similar varieties almost without lini- j It. Four men were kept constantly busy waiting on the throng and tending to their) wants. Provisions by the wagon load continued arriving almost Incessantly, even after the crowd had dispersed, and the scene | was unique In a lifetime. The extra provls-> ions thus received were sent to the commit-i tee, and It Is thought that there Is nearly enough on hand to supply the throng again' to-day, which will be done In a similar way j at the same place, between tho same hours. The committee have use for all the supplies which may be forwarded and request that all i who feel disposed to contribute will send their dnnfiiimiM tn the market as early tills tnorn ing us possible. .. . 1 PARLOR SUITES. IX spun Silk nn?l Plush, this suit. Is the latest style, and .very pretty, no two plows in the suit the Mime. One lllack Mohair suit good style and durable, at J. 1>. CHALMERS A CO. Oct. 31.rift*!, tf XI^INPOW and Picture Glass all sizes, by tV the box. dozen, or piece. Any size glass can be bad that is wanted, also putty, at J. 1). CH.vLMERs it CO, Oct. .11, 1883, tf I'|'O-DAY received a large lot of Looking I 2 ({lasses, the best goods sold in all the conn-j trv, also Looking Glass Plate for refilling old J | frames, at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. Oct. 31,1.SS3, tf I Hall Stands. JJAT RACKS, Hook Racks, an<J Whatnots, J : n full stock and low prices at I J. I). CHALMERS A CO. Oct. 31, 18.S3, tf Make Your "Beds" Comfortable. MATTRESSES nt 83.0ft, $3.7), and ?4.fVi Spring lieds at prlees-froin S2.(?) to $!?.(*) I soini! of tlictn will lasta Iif? time. Secureone i for each bed mid live longer. Knr Mile at J. D. CHALMKllS & CO. I Oct. P.l, 18S3, tf OIL PATNTIXOS, OH Chronios, Stereoscopic Views, Stereoscopes,just, received, 1 at J. D. CHALMKUS & CO. I Oct. 31, 1SSTJ, tr L A i.ahok assortment of mpn'n nnd i hoy's hats can now ho found at P. Ilosoti| berg it Co., at very low figures. .10 do/.., linen towels 1T>, 20, 25 and 35 ; els., tho host value wo have over ollercd, | It. M. Haddon A Co, | Ovkk 100 cloaks, dolmons and jackcts I now in stock tftry must hp until, call early j for the host styles, many of them are imported garments and cannot be duplicated, It. M. Iladdon <fc Co. P. IIosknhkho it Co., aro now offering some of the greatest bargains ever heard of in cent's, youth's and hoy's clothing. Call and examine their slock. { Ai.Mn.sT an essential to every lady's j wardrobe, n flannel <lrr.su, the Host make I of inch, ail wool dress llannels, at It. I M. Haddon it Co. Another grand lot of Rogor's triplo plated silvorware just received by P. Rosenberg it Co. He sure to inspect P. Rosenberg it Co's fdee-ant assortment of Rngor's triple plated silverware, which they now olfer at very low prices. Roper's triple silver plated knives and forks, tablo spoons, tea spoons, cup*, castors, pickle stands, etc., eta., at P. llo4enberg <t Co. White Brothers have a good stock of car peting, and a lot of very elogant rugs White Brothers hare in stock a splendid stock of ladies cloaks, which are offered at low prices. White Brothers will take great pleasure in showing the ladies their large stock of dress goods, black and colored cashmeres black silks, trimming silks, velvets, plaids, ttc., etc. Keep it beloro the people ! That immense stock of ready-made clothing at White Brothers. Supply yourselvos with a winter suit and an over-coat.. If in need of shirts call on White Brothers. They offer two different shirts at ono dollar each, both of which are excellent. They are each made out of the very best materials and for tho prico cannot bo excelled. Their stock both of shirts and undershists is vory large and evorj' one can bo fitted. Tho celebrated Salem (N. C.) cassimeres and jeans can be found .at White Brothers. These goods are well known. They aro honestly made, having no "shoddy" about them. No goods on tho market will out-wear them. Shoos! Shoos! Shoes! Can now bo found at P. Kosehberg it C'o's in all styles land qualities. No one ran lerve their j store without being suited in both the j goods and prices. I Caiipkts ! Carpets!?Special advantages I aro afforded purchasers of carpets by j Wardlaw it EuwrtVds. By means of their exhibition they can show exactly how 1 the carpet ionics when put on the floor? I they have a large line of samples of difI feront styles from which selection can bo I made?they can have carpets made up to tit any room and they oiler these goods at low prices. In a word, here aro presented, to a considerable extent, the facilities of a regular carpet store at home. Ik jtou want something niceinnlaeo curtain, call on Cunningham it Tonipleton. Throe pound canned tomatoes at 12J cents at Cunningham <t Templcton. Three pound cans yf Apples nt 20 cents, two pcund cans of Blackberry 20 I cents, three pound cans of Peaches 2."> cents, two pound cans Lima beans 15 : cents, at Cunningham it Templeton. j A largo stock of Kersey Jeans and [Cashmeres at Cunningham it Toinple! ton. I Saddles in groat variety at Cunningj ham it Templeton. | If you want a bargain in Trunks call on Cunningham <t Templeton. i If you want a nice pair of hand sewed shoes call on Cunningham it Templeton. A splendid stock of domestic goods, at lowest prices, at Cunningham it Templeton. ! If you want a nice suit for from $12 to 820, call at Cunningham <t Templeton. I Willimanlic spool cotton, the best for sewing machines, at Cunningham A Templeton. Hats and caps in groat variety at Cunningham it Templeton. Cloaks, dolmans, circulars, walking Jackets, a largo line, different styles and j cloths, low prices. Bo sure to examine | our stock, Smith it Son. Examine our unlaundred shirt at sixty j five cents, Smith it Son. Tin: place to buy your ready-made clothing is wliero you enn have tho largest! unit handsomest siook i'miiniirii, m, select from ; this, together with lowest I prices in all that can he desired. The above requirements are fully met in every respect in the magnificent stock displayed at Smith Ar Son's. The involuntary exclamation of nearly nverj' one entering tho clothing department is, "I tell you, you have a lot of it!" Tliov have 11 tine lot of it, and are selling at prices to suit tho shortness of tho crops. tf fiO nc/,., ladles handkerchiefs, at 5, 10 and lf> cents each?tho best we have ever oll'ored, It. M. Haddon <k Co. V^?3niS??|WBf&FZTs We have just opened and have on ex-! libition, lor bale, a very complete line of i Iross goods, embracing silks, satiNs, :ashmeres, and suitings, which wo are >IJering at very reasonable prices. We vould call special attention to our 12$ | :euts dress goods which are well worth i .ho money. Smith & Son. \Vakdi,aw & Kowaiuvs lieglo inform: heir customers and the public in general j hal Iheir buyer lias just rcturneM irom lie North with :i largo and well selOetcd <lock of men's, hoys ami children's clothing. I'decs will bo made to suit the times. i>on't forget the Kighmio shirt, if yon have tried them you know what they are, if you have not you have hut to try them unco and you will wear no other. It is undoubtedly the hest fitting shirt ever made?always on hand at Smith it Son's. Xkw Fall calicoes just opened at 5, ttj and H cents. Wo also bog to call special attention to mr stock of colored dress goods, at 1'2$, 15, 20 and rents. Colored ! cashmeres forehildren's and misses wear,! at 2"> centSi at VVardlaw & l-]dwards. ] Spkciai, attention is directed to the patent-hack ro-ouforeod shirt, which isl made of the very I est material and pronounced the perfection of lit and finish, l'riee, Si at \\ ardlau Kdwards. ('rnninoiram iSc Tkmim.kton have the largest stock of clothing, hoots and shoes they have ever offered. If you want something cheap in this line call on them and get a bargain. Waiiduw A Howards call the attention of the ladies to somo very special nsir^iiiiH in ini w?mii iu.uk c?i?*iiiiiuru:s9 ur so a full line of colored cash mores. Tiik inost complete selection of ladies, misses and children's shoes, of tho celebrated Holler's make, just received at Ward law A Ed wards. It will be to your interest to examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, as wo can suit you both in article and price, (Juarles & Co. Tiik re-enforced patent-back shirt for boys sold by Ward la a" A Edwards, stil holds its place at the head of the list. Price, 75 cents. Don't neglect to show your cotton to Parker A Hill they are prepared to pay in cash the highest price that can be offered in this market. tf Our stock of ladies alioes embraces many varieties of stylo, ranging in price from the very cheapest to tho very finest, .Smith A .Son. . tf Ik you want a suit of clothes or hat, it will pay you to examine our stock as we intend to sell at a close margin. Quarles A Co. Mackkrkt. ! Mackerel! We hayo received a largo supply of Mackerel, in tin cans, kits and quarter barrels, (Juarlca A Co. Wk would call spceial attention to our stock of Torchon, Valenciennes, Hretonno and Climax laces, Wardlaw A Edwards. .1 KitrfKYM ! Jerseys! Jerseys! All colors, styles ind sizes, for ladies and misses just opened at Wardlaw A Edwards. Iii;r the good season which we have just had remind ovcry body that barcley seed can be had at Smith A Sou's. tf Drkms flannels in single and double width, all colors at rock bottom priccs, at Wardlaw A Edwards. Cuxxinkham A Tkm i'lktox have opened their Fall stock complete in every line. Our stock of misses and child rens shoes cannot bo excelled, Smith A Son. Wk have a nice stock of clothing, and will sell cheap lor cash, Quarles A Co. Quarlhs A Co., are almost giving away their trunks?they are so cheap, i Parker A Ilill will pay the highest market prico for cotton in cash. tf a i.arok stock of boots and shoes can be found at Quarles A Co. Fixk hand sewed shoes, all styles, at Cunningham A Templeton. Fam, Goons !?Fall goods, all lines, at Cunningham A Templeton. i A in.'w mnrn nio(>os of 5 rents calicoes ' left, at (Juarles <k Co. ! Ji:nsKv Jackjst.s ! Jersey Jackets, at j Smith &* Son. Wanted 5,000 bales of cotton at Parker <fc Hill's. tf Whitk B hot ii Kits are now in full blast for the Kail ami Winter trade. Tliey have never offered a st:vk of greater extent, variety and attractiveness. All departments aro full, and goods are cheaper than ever. To be convinced of the above facts let every one examiue, and judge for himself. Be sure to visit P. Rosenberg A Co., when in want of boots or shoes, as they have bought them direct from the manufactory and can ait'ord to sell them much | lower*than they have been offered belore ! in Abbeville. I 50,000 Bushels of cotton seed wanted I y Miller Brothers, tl Another lot of the celebrated "Our Boom." Just received at Miller Broilers. tf Corn for salo b}' A. 13. Rogers. 4) Fashionable millinery received every week. R. M. Haddon cfc Co. 10 pieces black cashmeres just received. R. M. Haddon <fc Co. Mourning goods. Tho best assortment of mourning goods can always be found at R. M. Haddon & Co. Ladies trunks, satchels and baskets. Good line at lowest prices. R. M. Haddon it Co. $2,000 stork of ladies, misses and childrens fine shoes, for stylo quality aud iil ! call on R. M. Haddon & Co. School Shoes.?To keep the children's feet dry and warm, buy School Shoes from R. M. Haddon ?fc Co. 150 Bushels Rust Proof seed oats foi sale, by Miller Bro's. Paints and oils! Paints and oils! Paint* and oils! just received at Miller Bros, tl Paint brushes, full lino, at Miller Bros, tl Are you going to paint? Miller Bros will mix any shade, tintor color you may deaire, out of pure lead affd oil. Give them a call. tf Go to White Brothers and got shoos foi 1/* ...? ? 1 n?hi yourseil, your wnumm uniua-u. v-vhj woatber is near. Prepare for it. The time has como when goods musl bo sold at short profits, call at the Cincinnati repository if you want W agons, Bugpies, or Harnesson those terms. Thos, Beggs. It is a beauty?that singlo strap buggy harness for sale at the Cincinnati repository. Call and see it. Thos. Bergs. Just received ! Another lot of all kir heavy draft collars, and for sale at the Cincinnati repository, Thos Beggs. Tho celebrated Harvest set comprises ten pieces useful tinware price $1.&> pei sot at Parker <fc Hill's. tf Call on P. Rosenberg A Co., for your supply of ary goods. Thcv will "sell them fully as "cheap as Augusta and Charleston. 120 pieces blk cashmeres for quality finish and coloring our cashmeres cannot be excelled, R. M. IIaddon A Co. Wk call tho attention of tho trade to our stock of shoes which is unusually largo this season. Wo have caused the ; threo principal markets of the North to ! pay tributo to it, having selected such .shoes as wc considered best suited for our trade, from the first houses of Boston, New York and Baltimore, we can now j oiler to the people of Abbeville County a [.stock of shoes, for variety in style, peril ectness in fit, and durability in wear, I unsurpassed by any in the up-country, Smith <k Son. tf ??? t%4 /* 1,-nmnlPu till? Ul .79 P.ivongors by tlie down train brought ttio intelligence of the burning of the depot at C'lmppell's yesterday at about 2 o'clock. The depot was burning when the trains reached j that point. Apoitlon of the railroad track was also burned, causing a delay of about two hours to the train. The loss, besides the depot, includes seventy-live bales of cotton, ] a large quantity of cotton seed and other artii cles of value. | The following was received last night by the I down mail: CiiAi'i'Ki.i.'s October :<l?J 1*. M.?All In flames hero now. Depot and cotton, rallI roail track and cars burned. Two stores and I poslollico smoking, but saved so far. \V*. M. lloAZMAN. | A citizen of Chnnpcll's who came down Inst night, gave us tlie following particulars. He says the tire started in the cotton on the I platform, and thinks it originated from a ligntcd cigar. The tlames spread instantly, and nothing was saved from the depot except j a case of shoes, although there was a large liiantlty of merchandise and other things in there. In addition to the above, six to eight hundred cords of wood belonging to Mr. Win. i Held was burned: also a car loaded with freight The store of Mr. Simmons and of Mr. Geo. T, Hied were saved by great exertions. At one time It was thought Impossible to save them, and both moved out portions of their stocks. Mr. Held, while on top of his store pouring water over the roof, had his face and hands severely burned. The railroad track was burned a distance of one hnndeeil and fifty yards, and the trains from above and below hail to transfer pnsengcrs and mall and return.?AYirfccrt*// f )b.irmr. MiHKKT HKIWlltT. COlUCKCTKIt WKKKI.Y UY PAJiKlOlitfe MILL COTTON UUYK11S And Dealers in General Merchandise. AiiitKvn.i.K November, (>, IS*-:;. COI'NTttY I'ltOlHTK. ('niton In ijond demand. Cotton, Miilillini; O1., fl'i Cotton, (Jooil Middling New Corn " K> .Meat ? "1.00 Outs, good demand " ot) Fodder 7.1 " !.<>(? Mutter I"> " 21) Kgii-s lift " 15 u not-Kit iks. Macon <>i H Smear !? " it <'otl'ei! I-.".; " is Mice s " " ;i i.nr.i 11 ;; \-i\i Sioinssi's in " rwi sfi u".'.....'.l.il*) " 1 .-"i DiOtKSTIf.fi. Standard ?.i Shlrtlni; Ci'{ on 7 Standard "u SlilrttnK Standard l-l Shirting T'.j " : Standard 1 Maids ! " 1?? Kxtra heavy l'laids l.? "II I Soy, (tstiaburjiH U'-? " 1-J4 I Standard I'rlnts T/i " >< Good 1'ilntB 5 " | WHOLESALE & RETAIL CO! MERCHANDISE BROKER Dealers in Grain, Seat, And kvkrything in thk grocery i^in koiim* of the largest Grocery Iioumjs Nbrth, Em eats to do some business with us. A. E. ] Oct. 31, wu. tf ?v mill UAVr-: just opened a now and elegantly fitted (inrn-jr, undfir the /'?v.m wkI J It timer office, a receive tlil their stock is complete u full line of Drugs, Medicines, Chem a ?? ?ii !./. tvwpvt mvntrtvpx fcei warrant t'? be fresh and irood. U'l also oiler a well sclcctcd stock of FANCY C Colognes, Foreign and Domes in great variety, Handso Our lino of I'.Ul'SIIKS AND SOAPS Is simply NAli,, KLLISIJ, SHAVING AND SllOK BltUSi eh I. Mil. JOHN T. T.YON, whoso lorg oxporletH lnw it I,yon, so wo 11 known, will be constantly It | fully compounded at all hours, under tlio supervl Oct. 1". INS), tf B. K BEACI FOIl THIS J Sash, Doors, Blinds, S ing, Ceiling, Lime and Working Machinery. Oct. 10, 18.S3, 12m PALMETTO No. 4 Washington Street. (N< rrnn T. \RGEST AND BEST STOCKED IIOU 1 ( Mumm's, Masson's and Am Mountain and Sweet Ma Whiskey, Mountain Ga ker and Paul Jo Whiskey, Old P. California, and Fj host in the market. Cs er best brands of V/ine. land Rum. English, Scotch, Bavariaa and Tivoli Besr. Ala HAND MADE OLD EYE ^ "Belfast Ginger A1 THOS. McGE' Ausr. 22, 'S:5. tf M \i> Afir.NTs ! We will soil you TTnitC(l States and World Maps, size; 40 x 60 at uOcts, Charts al locts. Send or writs at ] once to Hudgitis A Tally, Atlanta, G:>. 4 , l'liKsit Piu'Xks, dates, currants, citron, layer raisins, at Parser ?t Hill. ( C'ABtsAan, oranges eoconnuts. received fresh every week at Parker it Hill. * t Wk would call the special attention of , the ladies to onr stock of Dr. Warner's < Corsets. I)r. Warner's Coraline is the best that can he bomrht, price $1,00, forisale by Ward law it Fldward*. An examination of our stock of Ladies' ami Misses' I?!;?. !< and colored hose is solicited. Call before bnylne elsewhere hs | our prices suit the times, YVardlaw it Kd- I wards. | J Kvery one is invited to inspect the 1 i large stock of men's, youth's and boys' ' clothing at P. Rosenberg & Co. Try the "by iifigo" chewing tobacco at P. Rosenberg & Co. Don't fail to visit P. Rosenberg <t Co.'s . store, as thev have an immense stock and . are selling their goods at great bargains I, : Don't fail to see our stock of millinery, j New goods roceived every week. R. M. ' ] i Iladdon it Co. j j 1 If the best is the cheapest then buy the j light running "domestic" sewing ma chine. For sale by R. M. Iladdon it Co. Remember that in addition to a very i large and very handsome stock of readyf made clothing, we havo also a full lino of [ boys and j'onths clothing, and a largo line of overcoats. When in search for J your winter outfit be sure to give us a | call, we know we cau ofler vou bargains. ! Smith it Son. Don't forget thf t largo stock of shoes at ' Smith it Son's. It embraces everything 1 from the cheapest to the highest. Full lfnos of children's, misses' and ladies' 1 shoes for every day as well as dress wear, . olun o <*..11 ncanrlni/illf for linvs. VOIltllS j .11", O I?I1 -.J-., J ana gents. The place to buy your shoes. A large stock to selcct from at Smith it Son's. Examine onr stock of saddlss, bridles, ' harness, both single and double, collars, reins, breeching, etc., all complete. ? Smith it Son. mrsTtaggart BEGS leave to Inform her old customers that she Is Still in the Dress Making Business, and hopes that, tlioy will all patronize her. i Cutting and litlluc done at all times at the , most reasonable rates. Satisfaction Guaranteed. .She may be found at her residence lu ! New Orleans. i J April 4, lifcy, tf I Columbia and Greenville Railroad. COLUMBIA, H. C.. JlltlO 4, lSSi. | | On niul nfler .Montluy, July 1%, 1^'!, the Pus senser TmltiH will run as herewith Indicated l upon tills Itondnnd Its hranches. DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. NO. 53. fl? 1'ASSKSfiKR. I.eavu Columbia A? " -Vi a m Leave Alston 12 55 p in Leave Newberry 2 07 pm Leave Ninety-six... 3.V>pin J.eave Hodges 4 .'18 p m Leave Helton 5 4"> p in Arrlveat lireenvllle 7 15 p m 52. IloWN I'ASSENGKU. ].i'ti\ e (}reenviile at. lo 50 a in Leave I'm!I Ion 12 15 a m J.eave ilodges 1 25 p in I.i-iive Ninety-Six 2 32 p in Leave Newberry -1 <>7 p in Leave Alston 5 '?> p m Arr. at Columbia !?' i! 30 p in J St'AHTANllUKG, UNION AMI COLUMBIA KAILKOA 1). NO. .>'1. l'l? l'ASSENGKIt. Leave Alston 12 5i p m Leave strother 1 .11 p m I.t aveShelton 2 (M) p in l.eaveSantue 2 3<1 p in Leave I'nlon 3 ti-'l p in l.eave.Ionesvillo 3 55 p in Ait. hi spartan bur? . > imi p in j ! JCO. DOWN I'ASSKNfiKli. I Leave Spartanburg K. A 1>. depot H t (H) n m I f Leave Spartan burg S.l'.&C.depot (i 1 I" p in j Leave Jonesvillc - 14 p m j Leave I'nion '{ "0 p in j Leave Santue '{ ')! P m Leave Shelton -1 12 p in J Lenve St rot her < '?!' p in : i Arrive at Alston 5 20 p m | ! 1U.IE ltlDtiK KAII.ItOAO AN1) ANUEKSON I UKANC1I. . Leave Helton 5 -t!> p m . Leave Anderson f! 21 p ni Leave I'eniileton 7 O-'l p 111 I.eaveSeneea <; S (HI p m Arrive at Walhalla... K 23 p in Leave Walhalla J> .'!n a ni . I.eaveSeneea ]) 9 .r>7 a in . Leave I'endlelon hi -17 a in i.eave Anderson II.'<1 a in I Arrive at Helton, 12 l.'l a in l.AI'KEXS HA I I.ltOA l>. Leave Newherry -1 20 p m Arr.at Laurens r. II 6 .V> j> m . Leave I^mrens II. 0 50 a in Arrive at Newberry.. 12 ;t2 p in t. AI1IIKVI I.I.K llllANCH. LeaveHodces -J ?."> p m c Arrive at Abbeville.. 5 ?"? p in H Leave Abbeville 12 3 p in ,, Arrive at Hodges 1 20 p in j cnvvwrinNN | ,\. With South Carolina Railroad from j Charleston. With Wilmington.Columh'nnml j I Augusta Railroad from Wilmihgton.nnd all ' j points North thereof. With Charlotte, Col- I muhia and Augusta Railroad from Charlotte ( I ii i>< t it 11 points North thereof. ? Ji. with AshcvHIe and Spartanhnnr Rail- * road for points in Western North Carolina. With Atlanta and Charlotte Division I J | Richmond A- Danville Railroad from nil!* i points South and West, [ o I 1). With Atlanta and Charlotte Division r ] Richmond A Danville Railroad from Atlanta and heyoml. J j ] '. With Atlanta nnd Charlotte Division ? Ith'hmond and Danville Railroad from all ' ' points South and We.* I. I l*'. Willi South Carolina Railroad for | v Charleston. With Wilmington,Columblaand j c Augusta Railroad for Wilmington and the j North. With Charlotte, Columbia nnd AuI gusia Railroad for Charlotte and the North. (}. Willi Ashevilleand Spartanburg Kall| road"from Hendersonville. 11. Willi Atlanta and Charlotte Division | Richmond and Danville Kail road from Charlotte an.I beyond 1 I Standard time used Is Washlnirton. D. C? J I which is tlftecu minutes faster t han Coluiu1 Ula. J. W. FRY. Superintendent. I >1. SLAUGHTER, Ocu. I'usscngcr Agt I iIMlfelON MERCHANTS. I S AND GOLLECTOnsI Flour, Sugar, Coffee r.. WK ARE ACTING A8 AOENT FOR .si and Went and can make it to your Inter* ROGERS, Abbeville, S. C. H ff Store! lip DRT'fi STORE on (lie Mnrnlinl! IfnnftO. tnl are now receiving and will continue to icals, Bye Stuffs, &C/IB it In n flrst-clnRs Drug Store, nil of which wtf IOOPS, consisting of tic, Handkerchief Extract* me Vases, Lamps, &c. .vj^H complete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOT9<^^H| I .SOAl'S from Hie tliu>Ht toilet to the cbcw ".o In the Drug businesf ln the rtrm or Ward I aitemlnncn. All PKKWJKU'TlUKH care*^^^H Islun of DH. THUS. J. MA BUY. IAM Agent 1 <ALE OF hingles, Laths, Floor-H all kinds of Wood H "SALOON!rji Drwood Brothers old Stand.>Bfl SE IN TIIE UI'COUNTBT. ALL erican Champagnes, StonejH| sh Copper Distilled Corn - TJ^T, T nn Tin- ISM .u, vjrcn. juuu judc. jj nes XXXX Rye M ipple, Peach, rench Brandies, ilifornia and all oth- flfl Jamaica and New Eng- U and Irish, Porter and Ale. IH i Beer 01 draft, fresl and cil. I 7HISKEY A SPECIALTiM e and Club Soda. ITlurAE, Proprietor, n ^r. JESLXJftSSrfl Boots and Shoes, Ear- H ncss and Tanyard. H BUST material used, flue workmen employ od, custom work nuwie promptly, and ut lie lowest liottum prices for cnsli. Hide* n?A'nys bought nt the highest market price for' rash or In exchange for leather or work. January 28, 1^, ly. BARBER SHOP. o HK.'FIA HI) HAKTT. 1* now prepurod to nil willk l:i his d<-pni tmciit 111 tl.e imnner niid at reasonable charge*. Monthly - a'..mors klui villi/. liul r C'lltl llll? Mild SliaJU iv o ne SI for month, llasors bum d and |>at in I lie best l-?n tor iicont* en 4i. H Shop under the PrtMt and Banner offlcc.? March 15,1882. tf Marble Works. \\J E have on hand twelve beautiful CottAR* VV Monuments. Will be sold very )o?r..^H 1'he styles the best In the up country, lurifof^^B Ihem direct Importation fio;n Italy. A cuml>h.-te line of H?ad Stones from flJO to92.00 per foot two Inches thick. The two Inch stock is lower ilian Is sold In the up country for same quality of marble, at J. I). CHALMERS Marble Yard. ? Sept. 19,188:), tt DB Land for Sale. J I OFFER for sale my tract of land Dwelling House and Improvement*, Wllllngton. 300 Acre8f 9H more or less, 20 to 30 ACRES of low grounds, 40 ACRKS In original forest. For terms apply to W. H. PARKER,.Eaq-.-^^B Abbeville C. H. J. E. DTJB0SE. H Sept. 19,1*83, tf Just Recived. ANOTHER lot of One, Two and Four Horw Wagons, all Iron Axle*, the be*t and-^^H >*- I.. *1. A urhUh' P'isiofi running >v ukoiih iu lutwm.i.j, nu?. I will sell cheap for cabh. Bl TlIOS. BEG OS. Sept. 4.18*3, tf MB L. w\ Perms, T. p.cothkra-^M PERRIN & COTHBAN, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. 111 MU?J CON GAREE H IM WMKSJ rinnmhifl,. S. O Agent for CHAPMAN'S | PERPETUAL EVAPORATOB. I JUIESE WORKS WERE ESTABLISHED HI In I>17 by Messrs. Ueo.Slnclalr und James\ndcrs<>n and purchased by me in the year* 8oii, iiml from that time till now carried on nicci'ssfiilly by myself. My friends und cas--^H omurs will bear witness of the large and stuicndoiis Jobs executed by me. It was at my ^^B vnrks where the largest and almost only Job if its class ever executed in this city wasdoner tlir making of the pipes for the City ^Hf V titer Works In the year 185*. in the branch ^^B if liKI.L ForNDIXO, I can say that I have ii:idf the lamest bells ever east in the8tater ^^B >II -II US Hie IJI'II mr 1IIL- V IIJ mm III My slock of pal terns for A IK HITKCTU- ^B| tALWOlJK.COI.PMNS for Store fronts. 1* nr^ennd various, and in RAII.INOS for Bui- Hfl onles, Hardens and Cemeteries I have the HH urci'st variety and most modern patterns; nany of these are patented and I have purhuffed the right for this State. In the machine line I ei>n furnish my parons with STKAM KX?!NKm and BOILERS if any size and description. My CIRCULAR i.VW M II.I.s have carried oil tl- prize at evry state Fair held in this city, nd in their oust met Ion I have taken paii< to combine implieity with the most usefu- modern imirovenients, and may flatter m -.-If that my ^B| 'Ilt<TLAlt SAW MILIiS rind or with evry sawyer who understands hi tislnesa. Uj The many orders I am sleadll. eel vine for BH irtiAIt CANK MIM* prove t the public ppreelate the mills of my mn.' %>nd so it in lith mv (JKARINft for HOK^POWKRS, ;IN* WHEELS, URIST MILI and other ! lACIIINKltY. J have j he man ii fact urine *HI '.\TK> ! >. Mien a> i-h?umj;? v ON ANI> HAY PKKSS* . . tour BH FEKL) CUTTERbo pleased to : Floectlior pi; una o c i. s?i?d compart; favorably wit tin r maker. Address John Alexander, I Congahk.k Ikon Works, Columbia, 8. C. flfl Marshall F. DeBruhl, H Attorney at Law, H ABBEVILLE O. II. S. C. H