teJJteeon. Thos.J.Adams. y >?n5iTOR8. C. ?CENSE, Corresponding Editor. -_-_jA?? SIX Um SIWKflMPW-tKD 'WEKTT-FIlfi THOUSAND DOL LARS WORTH OF PROPERTT DESTROYED. BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK OP AN INCENDIARY. Scarcely has the lurid light cf the de vouring flames died out of our own horizon than it illumines, with horrid glare, that o? | Johnston-where so few years back the ?Ire fiend wrought a mighty devastation. Indeed incendiary conflagrations have be come the prime curse of our broad countv; so much so indeed that very soon we must necessarily become an outcast ft om all Sie] insurance and all business protection. It is high time for stricter vigilance and .(ronger measure*. And truth to say, until we publicly fry some miscreant, thereby giving wholesome warning, this arson and destruction will not be apt- to ??se. The late fire at Johnston seemsvfryj *'%arly to have been incendiary, though* on Tuesday afternoon, when we visited the j ?cene, suspicion .?temed to be directed against no particular individual. The' lames were discovered between 3 and 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, leaping high a*er?ereery~rrgainst the rear side of the slcre building occupied by Holland ? Gib son, but owned by Mr. John D. Eidsor. Mr. Eidson's private residence, on a side, street, stands in rear of this store and very narrowly escaped destruction. The burn ing store stood 5th from the corner at th* further or eastern end of the long business street. One door westward of it, 9tocd a a'.ore-bnilding owned by Dr. Cowies, and occupied by Mr. Johnnie Strother. On? door eastward stood the. store-building cf j Dr. Rushton, occupied by himself. Next came the unfinished store of Mr. P. N. Lott. Next an unfinished store of Mr. L. B. Whatley. And next, at the corner ol the street leading up totheBaptist Church, stood the large two story store-building of Mr. L. B. Whatley occupied by himself. These were the six buildings burned. Next eastward of Dr. Cowies' building, occupied by Mr. Johnnie Strother, stand* the store of Mr. W. L. Coleman jr. Bo tween the two stood a small wooden thop which was promptly tom away. Bul even with the tearing away of this little shop, the saving of Mr. Coleman's build ing was almost a miracle, inasmuch as it stood abreast of the Cowies building, and Y-ry few feet from it. The work perform 9 i in saving ibis building must have brm j equally valiant and persistent The east wall of the said building is almost reduc ed to charcoal. Next eastward of Cole man's stands the establishment of R. A. Turner & Brother; and next the tin store j ef Mr. Austin. The goods and effect i were dragged ont of these stores,'also out-] of Mr. Coleman's, entailing considerable ^^^?SMBB; ; o r.*. Mrjfchatley, Angosta at the time of the fire, and re turned on the morning train, only to iee the brave work of his early years totally destroyed by the anni tying llames. From Mr. John Zimmerman, the intel ligent and courteous agent of several fire insurance companies, we gained the fol lowing information concerning the amounts .f insurance upon the burned buildings ?nd stocks. Mr. L. B. Whatley upon his two buildings, $1,000 insurance; upon bis large steck, not a cent. He saved about one-third of his stock. His loss is said to be fully $7,000. Mr. P. N. Lott, upon hi? unfinished building, no insurance. Dr. Rushton, upon his building and immense stock of goods, $4,000. Mr. J. D. Eidsor, npon bis building, $2,C0O. Holland dy, and perhaps exhibited about the country, strung on wires, by some quack. I understand this apparatus preserves meats and vegetables so that at the end of two years tl oy are just as fresh aft when new I would rather have my body exhibited pre lasived in u-natmv.l -state tthan vWw. t eaten by twonns. His relatives ifould rather know thathis body was n tho hands ci some person who ivould take care oi it, than ubandon it to the body snatchers.*' The impression prevailu thal the Bxecution will take plac? no! later than June oO, and in view ot the re cent proposition to make a. public spectacle ot the th tu devers body it is thought that Judge Cox will exer? eise the discr?tion given him by ti e Revised. Statutes, and indujo in the sentence the disposition also ol the body. Section "5,8-iO of the Revised Statutes provides that "the Court be lore which any person is convicted of murder may, in its discietion, add to the judgment of death t hat the body ol the olfeader be delivered io a surgeon lor dissection, and tba! the Marshal who executes such judg ment shall deliver the body, alter execution, to .such surgeons as the Court may direct, and such surgeon, or some person by 1dm appointed, sbaii receive and takeaway Ihu body at the time of execution." As both the Bisters and the brother ot the as sassin have expressed fl strong deidre for a post mortem examination, and have der ounced any speculative dis position of the l ody, the Court may feel disposed to gratify their wishes in this: respect. In an interview last (-veiling the ac?aesin, who became much excited as he talked, sometimes stamping his feet with rage, said : "I want good iawyera to argue this easy.. Scoville U a poor man and I am sorry lor it. i! I had $5,000 I would give it lo my sister. When I get out. of this and ont lo lecturing I will have plen ty of money. I don't want Scoville to have any thing tod.) with tiie case." Guiteau a attention being called to the reported arrangement made by Mr. Scoville with a Philadelphia iii m to exhibit his body, hqfaid : ,-l won't have anybody meddling with my body. This thing Las been done without my consent, I don't want, my relatives lo make any money ont of it. Scoville had no business lo do it. I intend to will my body io tome in stitution, but I will have usa for it myself for a long time." Eiilargemeiw of Hie Pickens M II liiiel. We rejoice in the enlargement ami prosperity of our friend the Pickons Sentinel, which appeared last week v.ith six and a ball columns more ol reading matter than bufore-and without an increase of subscription price. There is no paper in South Carolina of better ?one than the Pickens Sentinel. Major General Prince Ri vern, for merly commander of the Militia of South Carolina with headquarters at Hamburg, under thc Moses regime, is now night watchman at the High land Park Hotel, in Aiken. Ile cap tured a burglar the other night and pat him in jail. A Stanch and Sot-to-be-Dityl -Journalist. the Hugh Wilson, ville Frees and Banner-tEe distinctively and usefully repr?seig the journalist in our State-y very flatteringly nominated la-, for Secretary of State'of Soutb/le olina. No man could fill the pj8 better-either as>egards head,J^e. or heart; but still Mr. Wilso; ^ clines to even harbor the thlsjd He prefers to stick to the Pres "y Banner. And we. are del^r, With the"going out (of H ugh:|?!ave tlA South carolina presa WOU? lost its linch-piu. .-.. .iatere?^jpJjj^,B 1 the Augusta and 'Knoxville^^Klroad [Teringa premium for it, and it fi, gajd lal developments may be expect!^ ?n a ay or two. t\ A DISGUSTING IDEA.-A.WO?I, dis puting idea than that of the efchibi ioti of Guiteau's remains was j never .roached in a civilized commLrjity. ,f the Govern meut has lawful ll the ?ai e oi the remains, it should l,rie t0 t th*t every possibility ol ioii|ipt,.r. ng to the depiaved nod di-g?^ing luriosity, which would lead tn?L,v ;u irowd to see the foul spectacleJj8 re. noved. This may be easily/done, [n the interest of science his h-mln mould be carefully examine \ by competent medical men, and a. ?thor 3Ugh dissection will effectually spoil :he remain- for the purposes of a^pub lie exhibit.-Augusta News. Reapportionment Rill? A Bill was introduced in Congre*! last week providing for the Ireap portionment of Repr?sent?tivjfc un der the tenth census. Tindey tliii apportionment the number of Vinera bera would be 320; the raf i0 o representation being one nie ,mbei for every 154,285 inhabitants present membership of the Ho 203. ; Should thia bill be passed, th Southern States will gain 12 |nem hers; the >Tew England States Jose 3 ; the Middle States will 3; the Western and Northwjateri States will gain 14; and tho II; Mr. Alvin Etheridge, son of E. H. Etheridge, is home on a vacation from Worcester, Polytechnic Sehool. Mr. Etheridge j a graduate both of the Augusta School and Greenville College,! has inst taken a course of Ci viii gineering. No poins have everf spared in preparing him lo mee| world, and we hope he "will gel fa] valu? for his hard studying-Aj?|re] Recorder. < Distinctive lliiptlst Ul' r?!lure; "Is the State Board doing a lythitjg ? colportage worK '? I think ? could tc?] good many books during the year, t.8Df cially such works PS 'Small Arms,' ojf th American Baptist Publication focieli ] the field I occupy, t here is a gnat nfj^j c distinctive Baptist literature. I b?j?jfcV wc can disseminate our doctrines shoW n successfully that way as any other. ^Vha do you think ?"-N. Is. Burton, Misti?n arv in E'igefield Association. A bed of petrified clams \vas! rc cently lound on the New .1 crpey cj^f For eating purposes they are pr?fer red to the other kind, as 'hey: Rr more epnily digested. Coffee drinkers should read the ad^ Moment in another column ho^f^ Good Coffee.] . :_i- i Two cases Bleached and Brown M^ir| lng Just opened at J M. conn's, in th Ryan Hotel. Ja? 4-ly . _ SCHOOL SHOES are to be four.^ B Jan 19-lv ? M. GOBB'B Xl MUST UNLOAD I A Mosten Shoe House <*oe? Vp and WHITE Secures thc Entire Stock at 16-12 Per Cent, Off' Cost, and Which He is Determined TojLct tin Public Have the Full Hen ?fi l Of. MARK THE PRICES ! GO TO WHITE'S AND LOOK FOR YOURSELVES. WATCH THE FIGURES WELL ANDJJEXAMINE THE STOCK. Mees 1881-1882 Prices S?.OOO WORTH OF Z!-JIGLER,S..RROS. SHOES Ti I AT WILL BI SACRIFICED LESS THAN THEIR ACTUAL COST. Old Price. Sew Price 1881. 1882. ?2 00 Z^igler's Kid l ox liai?. $1 00 2 LT) Y.*i%\er's Pebble (?oat Dak 18.") 2 50 /..-igler's Kid Fox Button. 2 1"> 2 Go ZeipW's Pebble Button. 2 15 2 50 /.euler's IS Thread Serge Congress. 2 00 3 Ou /.eigler's i'obble Goat Congress. 2 25 1 75 Ladies' Kid Button Boots. 1 23 2 On Ladies' Kid Button Boots. 2 00 ;] 00 Lulls' Kid Button (Worked Hole) Boots. 2 50 2 00 Ladies' Pebble Goat Button. 1 00 1 75 Ladies" Pebble Goat Bals. 1 00 1 50 Ladies' Pebble Goat Bal-. 1 25 1 25 Lidien Pebble Goat Bnk 90 2 50 Ladies' Kid Bals. 1 7") 2 Ot) Ladies' Kid Bala. 1 0u 1 50 Ladies' Kid Bsk . 1 2". 2 00 Ladies' Fine Calf Shoes. 1 50 1 75 Ladies' Fine Calf Buk J 25 1 25 Lac?ie3 Bnfl' 1 Bals. 1 Ou 1 25 Ladies' Kid Fox Bal?. 05 ] 00 Ladies' Kid Fox Bale. SO 1 7"> M ?ase*' J'el)ble Goat Button. 1 ;"0 2 25 Misses' Kid Button. ] 00 ^-2 00 Mis.WJCid Button. 1 75 1 .Mi Misses'^ alf Bal?. . 1 20 1 25 Misses' Pebble Goat Bal?. S5 25 to 125 Inlauts" and Children's Shoes. 7 1-2 to 96 1 25 Men's Calf Shoes. 90 1 75 Men's Box Toe Congress. 1 50 2 50 Men's Box Toe (Sewed) Congress. 2 00 .1 7*> Men'rt P. Calf Brogans (Standard Screw). 1 45 G O') Gents' Fn-neh Calf Hand-Sewed Gaiters. 0 0O S 00 Gents' French Calf Hand-Sewed Boots. ii 00 35 . Ladies'and ( lents'Slippers. 15 OUR STOCK OF RUBBERS MUST AND WILL BF SOLD AT COST WITHIN THF NEXT TEN DAYS. 7? Genta* Rubbers. "?7 50 Ladies' Robbers. C'.i 40 Misses' Rubbers. 29 1 90 Men's Arctic Rubbers. 1 40 50. Ladies' Footholds. 75 Misses' Footholds. -I o Who Would Fardels Make To Sweat and Groai Under th? Credit System, From Which the LEADER TURNS AWAY, THUNDERING HIS PEALS OF ACTION. J. B. WHITE & CO. 740 BROAD STREET DAY,?:TANNAHILL & CO., 733 & 78r? ?Ss'o'ad St., Augusta, ?a., I . |fV. gft'Maj^fKotorors and Dealers i ri all Kinds of . CARRIAGES. ROCKAWAY, BI?GfifES. . WAGONS CARTS; &>,. Also A gents for the sale nf "Wilson, Childs & Co's. Phild delphia WAGONS 4 WILL PLEASE OTTIR, C tTSTOME?SJ - BOTH IN STYLE AND We sell FEATHER MATTRESSES and SPRING BED&, the NEW YORK " BRAIDED WIRE is the B7CST. . ?Sr- Fair dealings und frir prices is our motto. All goods packea"?nd shipped free of charge. sept-lu-Om. 717 Broad Street, Augusta. TO Tl mm AI n r You will find it to your interest to call on 610 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA OPPOSITE AUGUSTA HOTEL We *c!B all grades o?' WHISKIES, WINES, ?IN* and BRANDIES hy keg, gallon, quart and flask. Also CIGARS and TOBACCO at lowest prices in the City. Wo have also fitted up an elegant Bar and serve a warm lunch from ll to 12 A. M. daily, FREE OP.CHARGE. TO PLEASE CUSTOMERS IS OUR MAIN OBJECT. Remember .HO BROAD STREET; opposite AUGUSTA HOTEL, WS.. BROW?V Dec 224 m 702 l)rm\ Hired; Cor. McIntosh. STEELING SILVERWARE, REED Sc BARTON'S Celebrate:! TRIPLE-PLATED WARE. CLOCKS BRONZES & FINS FANCY GOOD?. A; I. I'S jr. ; : ira Iv?i L?. ii*.. ?. !?i All kindKof Conking"Stoycj*. Kw?*..?. 9httif Mantels, Tubr?, Wash bo.nrd>. li PIM? I Trays. BisftuH Honro-. KO?I?M? .*!'.-. Wooden nudStone.Ch unis. Tin I5?ii ?.. om Sets, Bath Tabs?, Milk Bn?k< ls and l' a.-. Water (.'oolera. Bini Cns;;:'*, 1 . :!:.. i ns, ? en nnd Cot fee Pots*. Andirons. Shovel* :a.d Tonga, Smoothing I'~ns, Crockery sm.? Glassware, Spoons, iviiives and Forks Sieves. Knife-brick, Stove-i' i -?.. CoflVe Mills, Sheet Iron Stove Pana, V\ nilla end Water Irons, Iron and Tin S?ii.'epnns, Granite Iron Ware? thenictr-i wMmever made for cooking vessels M iMilesalu or Ketail. Cheapest Pl?'.? tn Buy Kitchen Furniture. Augusta, Ga-, Mar. 1, 1881.-i?n SAW HI IC OEDSR WP YOUR MILLS, CAI ILLS, PLANTATION MACHINERY, AND Euglnes and Boiler-;, Colton Screws, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers. Journal Boxes, Mill Gearing, Gudgeon's Turbine Waterwheel?, Gin Gearing, Jud son's Governors, Disaton's Circular Saws and G?mmers and Files, Belting, Babbit Metal, Brass Fitting Globo, Check Valves and Whistles, Gauges, etc, Iron and Brass Castines, Gin Ribs and Injectors, from GEO. Fl. LOMBARD & CO., Foveal Cilv Foundry and Machine Works, .Wai' thc Water Tower, l.oH to l,u2i> FenwickStreeti AUGUSTA, GA." REPAIRING promptly dono at lowest prices. We cast every day both Iron and Brass, having greatly increased our capacity with latest improved tools. We are running full lime with 8*1 ii aids, which enables us to rill orders promptly at [Apr. 20, 1881.-2U nwftst prices. !ivo li s :\ Irinl I efl tending off. e CLOTHING AND STORE SUITS SH ITS SUITS SUITS SU 1 TS SU TTS S I'I TS SUITS SUITS SUITS OVERCOATS OVK ROUTS OV ERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OV HIRCO ATS OVERCOATS OV EltCOATS OVERCOATS UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR SS WEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR LARGEST SELECTION IN-THE CITY! S1 * ITS sr ITS sr ITS SUITS SUITS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR ALL AT THE VERY LOWEST P^CKS-.-THEY MUST BE SOLD. A. W. BLANCHARD, FOR J. C. LUDLOW ?fc CO. ' 711 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Nov l7-3m HARD TIMES NULLIFIED! W. G. KERNAGHAN, JOHNSTON, S. C, BEGS to cali tho .nt tent ton of his friends, customers and the public generally, to the fact that he knowsand appreciates the straitened condition of tb? country on account of tho cornpjffntive failure of the crops, and that-he ls determined ce much as in bim liedlo nullify the coining bard times hy giving the very highest market price tor cotton, and Helling goode cheaper than they were ever sold before -DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, HARDWARE,' CUTLERY, GRO CERIES, and all other lira* class goods needed by the general publie. I Sm now receiving my FALL and WINTER STOCK. SsptlGm