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BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ?IN? Western South Carolina. 0 RATES REASONABLE. 0 SUBSCRIPTION SI PER ANNUM 0 JOB PRIMIXG A SPECIALTY. GO TO PIIII IP PP?TH! The Lexington Dispatch. VOL. XXVI. LEXINGTON, S. C,. DECEMBEE 11, 1895. NO. 4. affMKm^nnmirnrn "II I IB ir WWISW IM&lRKMMaBeCBamii ?I1 IIIMBMMHBMMBMMaM??I I I I IIHIWH.' WWBW?^lf d\UWMHP. 1 1IIL11 LI U I 1.1. TRUSTEE, TP OR ! ftvti IE ci utiw. l/L'Vl 11111 Uj S -A. T S , GIT'S FERIISBIIG GOODS, TRUNKS AND VALISES, 180 'MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. Nov. 7?lv. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. "Wr Centra] Time shown between Jacksonville and Columbia. Eastern Time at other points. Korihbonnd. XOS6 >"oIO Mo3S Oct. 8th, 1895. ! Daily Daily Daily Lv. Jacksonville .. | 6 20 p 7 30 a Lv. Savannah . ... ,10 41 p 1150 a Ar. Columbia I j 3 30a 4 90p Lv. Charleston j 6 00 p ' 7 20 a Ar. Columbia 11015 p |11 05 a Lv. Augusta I 7 00 p 2 05 p 44 Graniteville .. j I ! 7 46 u 2 34 p 44 Treutou j 8 25 p 2 58 p 44 Johnstons I 845 a 3 10 p Ar. Columbia : ill20 p 4 44 p Lv. Columbia ; 4 50 a 4 50 a 5(5 p 44 Winnsboro ; 6 01 a 6 01 a 6 as p 44 Chester 1 0 58 r 6 5S a 6 53 p 44 Rock Hill ; 7 32 a 7 32 a 7 30 p Ar. Charlotte .... i 8 25 a- 8 25 a 8 20 p 44 Danville ( 120 pi 130 p 12 00nt 44 Richmond 6 40 p 6 40 p 6 00 a 44 Washington...'; I 9 40 p 940 p 6 42 a 44 Baltimore ; 11 25 p 1125 p 8 05 a 44 Philadelphia , 3 00 a 3 00 a 1015a 44 New York ] 6 20 a 6 21 a 12 53 p Sonthbonnd. In-?5 n?ii9in?f | Daily ; Daily I Daily Lv. New York !1215ntjl215ntj 4 30 p 44 Ph'ladelphia ; 3 50 ai 3 50 n! 6 55 p 44 Baltimore i 622 a i 6 22 ai 9 20 p Lv. Washington j 1115 a ] 11 15 a J10 43 p 44 Richmond j 12 55 pi 12 55 pi 2 00 a 44 Danville I j 6 03 p 6 05 p j 5 50 a 44 Charlotte ! 1100 pillOOp 9 35a 44 Rock Hill ....' ; 11 4S p 11 4S p 10 27 a 44 Chester I 12 25 n|l2 2.">nt;1103 a 44 Winnsbcro j ' 111a 111 ail 151a Ar. Columbia ! i 2 20 a 220a! 10) p Lv. Columbia 1 ; 4 30 a i 1 27 p 44 Johnston 6 32 a 310 p " Trenton C 48 a j 3 23 p 44 Graniteville 1 716 a 3 45 p Ar. Augusta ] 8 00 a 4 15 p Lv. Columbia ' 7 CO a I 4 00 p -Ar. Charleston 1110 a j S 00 p Lv. Columbia j 1 30 a j 12 10 p Ar. Savannah 5 46 a , 4 50 p 44 Jacksonville * 10 SO a j 9 40 p SLEEPING CAR SERVICE. Noe. 37 and 38 Washington & Southwestern LimEted,Pul!man cars Tampa to New York. Solid Pullman train with Dining cars north of Charlotte. No. 35and 36 U. S. Fast Hail. Through PullEian Buffet Sleeping car and first class coach Jacksonville and New York; also Pullman car Aaatusta and Charlotte. K, ?.?Nos. 35 and 36 do not enter Union Station (Columbia, but discharge and take on pas engess and baggage at Blanding St. Station. W. A. TURK, S. H. HARD WICK, G. P. A., WASHINGTON. A. G. P. A., ATLANTA. P. L WELLES, Supt, Columbia, S. C. W. H. GREEK, J. M. CULP, G. Supt., WaS?Isgton. T- JI-, Wasuingtos. F. W. HUSEMANN, GITS' ASTD X.OCESKITH, and dealer in SUNS, PISTOLS, PISTOL CARTRIDGES FiSHING TACKLE, and all kinds of Sportsmen's Articles, which he has now on exhibition and for ale at his store. Main Street, Near the Central Bank, j Columbia, S. C, 1 T->^i-r> ni7n>n can'TiPP r>(\ ! A.'jrXj^> X r wu i v " i/iiu v/v Repairing done at short notice. J. WALTER miCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BATESBDRG, - - S. C , TTTILti PRACTICE IN ALL THE j VV State Courts, offer Lis professional services to the citizens of Lexington and E Jgefk-11 couuties. Special attention given to claims and settlement of estates. January 30?3m. i BARBARISM IX CAItOLIXi. Four White Desperadoes Xlurder Two Helpless Negroes The Han Tied by the Neck Behind A Buggy?Two Tomen Beaten And One of Them Dies from the Effects. Columbia, S. C., )ec. 5.?The details of an ugly lyching which occurred in this Stte last Monday night came to ligh tonight. It took place down in Collton county, near the Barnwell and lampton lines, and was not known enerally in that vicinity until Wenesday morning, when the dead bcies of two of the victims stripped of their clothing were found?one eing an old worn 1 A - 1 A J man. -roey nacyeeu ituieju out uuu beaten to death with new buggy traces, the man'offence being that he was suspecteof having stolen a Bible and som- furniture from a church, and thevoman's offence being that she wrsupposed to know something of it Liquor seems to be the only excusfor the deed if excuse there cane. The affair occurred in Brosn township, Colleton county, abroxton bridge or ford as it is frequely called. Several moks ago St. Nicholas church in ;arnwell county was broken opened robbed, a Bible and some pulpit lrniture being taken [ away. A yng negro named Isom Kearse, wh disappeared from the ] neighborho'about that time was suspected <?eing the thief. He had becomomewhat notorious for ^ thefts and id been suspected of * burning a >re some time ago. In * some wayir Barnwell men had ( gotten inflation that he was at c his old m<er's home near Broxton * ford and >y went over there on f Monday -ht last. These men get c two meaim the neighborhood to c assist ilk one Derng .track niers. | They we to Isom's house. They j ; found hjusfc coming out of the j 1 door. ) party took the negro, put i . a rope jmd his neck and tied him j 11 behindieir buggy. Then they j C drove tie ferry two miles away j very rjly- The poor negro kept i ^ ! up as \ as he could, and it is said that &y he fell and several times ^ j was dged along. On the way I ^ two o? party were sent back to get ^ the ,'ros aged mother, "Old s MaurlannalT and his young wife, v a girbut 17 years of age, who has s a fivonths old infant. tl At ferry the party held up, and awaithe arrival of the detail. j Whfite women arrived none of the c* i tlireould or could tell anything a' i aboue church property. Upon ! theliusal they were all three r( ' tl i strict nalel and beaten with a , *1 j new>uggy trace, which it i is ssras almost worn out. The ^ | mans given about 150 lashes and j fell nsible, his body being in a i terr:condition, the women were J * I like^ severely beaten. The man ^ | sevaimes pleaded with his tor- v ' 116 ! men fn shnof him. Thp nld wn. ! manke away and dashed into the . cc I wooc The young woman did like , f . . le wiseay* in a different direction. .co | The built a fire near the insensi- wj i ble n, threiv his old coat over po I him teft. On Wednesday morn- ^ | ing bdy was found where it was ^ | left, <iu death. It had been ^ | there night and one day. About ? J . wc 100 j away in the swamp lyiDg ; in a ])f water about knee deep, ^ | was f the old woman's body j ^ ! cold ttiff. She had fallen face an> ! down with her hands extended. ^ i The v woman managed to find . cr3 ' her w^ii e and is said to be in a i critic&dition. She t fid some of ! | the n<s about it Tuesday after- j ^ I noon,.hev seemed to be afraid ! , wh to me; ir. j Trijjtice A. C. Walker held an j { gr)? inquetterday evening, the bodies j still bwhere found. The jury, I Pic compolmost entirely of good w anc men fine neighborhood upon the ! ' anc testimf Kiers, who it develops j tried tvenfc the deed, and who | gaye aldetails, has rendered a I | verdictu-ging four prominent j re,C ! men, oihysican, with the crime, j ? Ibot Wlavs Hisa Away. J j mei j mai A stolid iu the India Rub- : ber on meek looking- stranger, with a dtly ministerial air, who applied r mission to look over a large ri factory. He knew j nothing about the rubber busi- i wa& ness, he lDd, after a little hesi- j a?ai tation, Ik admitted. The su- j permtencjowed him about in : ^ person, ai man's questions and ; anc^ commentsej ?0 come from the j ^or-; densest iace. Finally, when : : the grind^m was reached, he ! f?re lingered a am] asked, in a hesi- J houi 1 tating way: "Couldn't I have a specimen of that curious stuff for my cabinet?" "Certainly," replied the superintendent, although it was a compound the secret of which was worth thousands of dollars; "certainly, cut off as much as you wish." 'With eager step the visitor approached the roll of gum, took out his knife, wet the blade in his mouth, and?"Stop , right where you are!" said the superintendent, laying a heavy hand upon the stranger; "you are a fraud and a thief. You didn't learn in a pulpit that a dry knife won't cut rubber." So saying, he showed the impostor to the door, and the secret was still safe. Marvelous Results. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are permitted to make this extract: "I have no hesitation in recommending Dr. King's New Discovery as the results were almost marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rivers Janction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bottles free at G. M. Harman's drug store. ? Cost of the Convention. An estimate of the pay allowed the 1 _ ? 11. . i i ? [jjfcmuers 01 cue constitutional con- | mention, etc., is made up as follows: j Iwenty-six days at $2 per day and forty-five days at $1 per diem, makng seventy one days. On this basis ;he members receive $52 for the two lollar time and $180 for the four iollar time, or $232 for the entire . ,ime. To this add an average mile- ! ige of $30, which will make the pay . >f most of the members run up to , ibout $2G2. Governor Evans, speaking of the i * vo:k of the convention says he is j , nuch gratified with the result of the . c 'onvention, and that the constitution g s the cheapest ever made in this ountrv. He estimates the total cost { " v eluding the printing, etc., at beween $31,000 and $52,000. j ^ A settlement with Mr. S. W. Vance, I he Secretary of the Convention with , , Jol. Wilie Jones, Cashier of the ! 1 s 'aroliua National Bank of Columbia, j( how.the total expense of the con-1 ^ ention, with exceptiou of one or two ^ mall bills, to be $53,272.17. To j liis may be added the expense of * re Legislature in a necessary pro- ! )nged session, which will, perhaps, msuine the entire time (10 days) ; llowed by the convention. J a: It will be remembered by the j ;aders of the Dispatch that one of ^ le positions of this paper was that : ij lis money could have been saved to c, le people by not calling the conmtion and in lieu thereof to submit a] le necessary amendments direct to | _ te people at a regular election. "We rnsider that the expenditure of this 53,272.17 as an extravagant andun- w ;cessary expenditure of the people's j onev, because the same results _ * ' Wi uld have been obtained at a much Cl! ss figure and in a way, which, acrdin? to our idea of a government ? t> ag rose basic principle is "that all j wer is derived from the people' ^ d hence the people are sovereign: r by submitting amendments to j ^ em for adoption or rejection it >uld have been practically carrying t this idea and not only in theory j ^ ing so. But, however, the trans- ; lion is done, the money expended, j d the taxpayers will have to foot * i bill, and hence there is "no use ; ing over spilt milk."' ! ^ Major C. T. Picton is manager of ^ . i State Hotel, at Denison, Texas, { , ich the traveling men sav is one ! . ? - I in? the best hotels in that section. In j ,. tio: ?aking of Chamberlain's Colic Choi- ; ^ and Diarrhoea Remedy Major don says: 'T have used it myself 1 1 in my family for several years, ' 1 take pleasure in saying that 1 Wo isider it an infallible cure for j Qia rrhcea and dysentery. I always : one ommend it, and have frequently i ?u* oinistered it to my guests in the \ Te* el, and in every case it has proven jol] If worthy of unqualified endorse- j r(q( it. For sale by Julian E. Kauff- ! fror 6. j i ' I losi Punishing a Slan&ersr. | tor | In . Puritan preacher named Boyd thoi in the habit of inveighing sup inst Cromwell. Secretary Thur- Stat informed the latter, advising him Sen ave the man shot. "He's a fool T you're another," said the protec- of r 'T il pay him out his own coiu. j cent asked Boyd to dinner, and, be- , A giving him any, prayed for three j to b rs. j forn Inhospitable Treatment. Abbeville Tress and Banner. "We would uot be disagreeable or unparliamentary in our remarks, but on last Saturday evening the Atlanta Journal, under the heading of "Carolina Hosts Go," that newspaper, according to our way of thiuking, vioi lates all the rules of hospitality and kindly feeling. Heretofore that paper has been so clean, and so far removed from doing an improper thing that we are surprised at the treatment of Senator Tillman and Governor Evans. As a specimen remark we quote the following, which, if not vulgar, approaches dangerously near to an improper speech: "Senator Tillman and Lieutentant Governor Evans left yesterday morning at half past eight o'clock. They went over the Southern train at that hour, which left in two or three sections. It has been rumored, but few believe it, that both of these gentlemen were indignant that green flags were hung out on the last coach to indicate a section behind. They wanted red flags to wave their departure out of the city. Some were cruel enough to suggest that a part of their shirts might have been used; for at the auditorium Thursday they were covered with the blood of a war thirty years gone.'' It may be that Senator Tillman and Governor Evans were impolitic? , J 1 i ?* ? ?* ?uu we aamiL mas tney were?m , their speeches, but we submit that in nothing that we have read have we j seen so great a departure from the proprieties of the occasion as was ( contained in the paragraph above } quoted from the Atlanta Journal. The facts are, that Governor Evans j md Senator Tillman were guests of j ;he city. They were representatives )f the people of a sister State, and jy an overwhelming odds, elected ^ hese gentlemen to their respective )laces. i ? I It is also true that the Atlanta i ; r Journal, if representing the people | if Atlanta, was the host of the occaion. I s It is also true that the hosts as ^ fell as guests should observe the ^ iroprieties. ^ In ability and private character the ^ aaligned Carolinians would doubt- ^ 3S5 have nothing to lose in comparion neither with the staff of the Atmta Journal nor thc-ir traducers at ome. We believe tbat Tillman and ^ Ivans have said nothing in their ^ ublic career which is so inapproprite or so far removed from the facts, S' 3 the statements of the Journal in jference to the flags of the train. Not satisfied with its own unjust, nd evidently unkind remarks, the cl ournai copies an anonymous comlunication in reference to Evans and ^ illraan. That communication, needing to our way of thinking, ? i ?i i*i i juuiu .uui, xiLivt: uteii puunsnea in iv newspaper, especially as it bad 3 name signed to it. . st Senator Hampton in Cincinnati in >80 made a speech, which we think, ^ as just as objectionable as those of ^ illman and Evans in Atlanta last C6 eek, but we heard very little criti- jj sni of it. , at Gen. Gordon, not so many years j ;o, made his famous '"Black Jack" ^ *eech at Greenwood in which behave , . wl fense to large majority of nis hear- ^ s, but our newspapers did not man- ^ acture or copy reports which "few ^ tiered," in order to place him in a ong light before the people, either ^ Georgia or of South Carolina. 0 wo The Journal mav have thought to J a jer ?ase certain Carolinians by its atJ eai npt to ridicule or misrepresent ^ Jman and Evans, and there is no ubt whatever that there are some m ople here who will enjoy anything j. it may be said against Tillman, t there is a sense of fairness exist\ in the hearts of at least a por- i^e n of their political opponents. w jovernor Evans is President of ; CQU i State Convention. Senator Till- J n was lately elected Senator al- j st without the show of opposition. J ^irr ! believe that il is true, that no ! saic n iu that convention has made ! , i ci ri v !-tenth the impress on the consti- j ^ ion as ?ras made by Tillman, and when he Ooes abroad the Atlanta irnal publishes the notice above in ; x ^ irence to him when he departs i ^ n the city. j trie f it be boasted that Tillman is ing ng his hold on public favor, his- SOO<1 y would be only repeating itself. . , j 187(5, excepting possibly one ! rpW( jsand, Hampton had the cordial i port of every white man in the j o. And yet Irby beat hira for ' Ji ator iu 1S90. j has illinan lias never had the support j his < core than sixty-five or eighty per less( of the people. praj 11 the liquor clement may be said e solid against him. All the \ icr old line orthodox oilice hold- dies. . V ers arc against him. All that portion of our people who think they should govern the State by divine right, and hold office forever, are against him; and then, the little boot licks of all those classes are against him. Of course the old office-holders and the saloon element will never forgive Tillman for taking office and then closing the bar-rooms. In closing the bar-rooms he did more for the sobriety of this people than any man who has held office since the war. Does anybody doubt that if Tillman's enemies could get in power the bar-room3 would be open again in South Carolina? and the gilded palaces for the unwary, as well as the dark alleys for the en9narement of the weak, would allure -victims and open pitfalls to destruction. We be lieve that three-fourths of the opponents of Tillman would re-open the bars, and we believe that much of the opposition to Tillman is based on the hope that we may again have free liquor in South Carolina to debauch and ruin her people. Ever since Tillman appeared the scene we have heard a great deal about "the best element" not supporting him. Who are "the best element?" Is it the bar-room crowd, or is it the great mass of the people who propose to shut up the saloon? Each man can answer for himself, and choose his own company. We do not admit that it is within the power of Tiliman to disgrace South Carolina, even if he were so Inclined. We can only be disgraced by our own acts, or by the approval )f disgraceful acts by others. South Carolina repudiates Tillman's illnanners. Nobody endorses that. ttTe are all sorry that he made the nistake, but we do not think his aciion excuses the action of others vhich is equally reprehensible. We know of but one community in he world where dyspepsia is practi- I ;allv unknown, and that is ihe Shak- - trs of Mount Lebanon, N. Y. These | > food people have been studying the i ' ubject of digestion for more ihan a tundred years, and that they under- 1 tand it pretty thoroughly, is evi- t lenced in the foregiDg fact. Their ' )igestive Cordial is the safest and 1 est remedy in cases of indigestion * hat we know of. A trial bottle can ' ie had through your druggists for 1 be trilling sum of 10 cents. * The Shaker Digestive Cordial sup- c lies the system with food already 1 igested, and at the same time aid3 ? be digestion of other foods. It will ^ Imost instantly relieve the ordinary 1 jrmptoms of indigestion, and no suf- * ?rer need to be'told what these are. 1 LAXOL is the best medicine for E lildren. Doctors recommend it in 1 lace of Castor Oil. fc< o b Story cf Pluck and Sacrifice. ? i A Rockland, (Me.) woman whose ^ ory is briefly outlined by the Cou- P er Gazette has particular reasons r thankfulness that the last years 11 her life are spent in the land that lebrates July 4. This lady, Mrs. ^ aurahan by name, lived in Ireland the time of potato famine. At =t things got so desperate with her tnily that they held a council to see ^ lat could be done to keep them oV >m starvation. America was A1 ought of, but if the husband went the United States what would ep the mother and children? So 3 brave woman decided that she W1 iuld go. By hard exertion and bit- P' sacrifice her passage money was UE med, and taking a sad farewell of : home and little ones, she crossed 1D^ } ocean. She procured a situation New York, and while the father *01 )t the family together and earned he )ugh to give them a scanty living : mother worked night and day in far off city to get the funds that ^or old bring her dear ones to this ^ ntry. At length the years of j bation were over, the father and ^ri Idren landed in New York and the ncn tily was once more united. "Ah!"' me 1 the old lady, ''it was a happy ' when I saw me man and the I r dren landing from the steamer." it i: ^ c k he Baby isCuttingTeeth9 Be3 ?e sure aud use that old and walld remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth- mt( Syrup for children teething. It A ;hes the child, softens the gums, ruu ys all pain, cures wind colic and | ( , ie best remedy for diarrhoea, j jnty-five cents a bott'e. j nan It is the best of all. I all I ? I I | udge James A Bibre of Alabama, i Mr. adopted the practice of opening j Mr. :ourt every morning with a short i cast 3n read from the Bible and plac *cr. in c plac fresh arrival of fine French canjust received at the Bazaar. gre< i POLITICS .WD CANDIDATES. Politicians Dividing the Loaves and Fishes Among Themselves. Parceling the Property of the People "Without Leave or License?One of the Results of the Constitutional Convention?The People Will Smash the Ping, if There be One. Colombia Register. It's a little early to talk about wTinse orninnr fr> fill oil Flio rnrinnc /-vF i .. w un buv/ lanvuo vi~ fices in the gift of the people next fall, but acting on the principle that the early bird always gets the worm, the numerous men who would like to serve the people in various official capacities are either getting themselves in training or their friends are grooming them for the race. The constitutional convention bring ing men of prominence from various parts of the State in contact there naturally has been more or less politics talked and the good and bad points of gentlemen prominently mentioned in connection with the offices to be disposed of have been discussed. It is generally thought that the era of good feeling inaugurated in the convention is going to be kept up, and some Conservatives are talked oi in connection with some high position. It is freely said that they will have some representation on the State ticket next year, but then politics is a mighty frisky thing, and there is no telling what may happen in the meantime. In the Convention there are many men who would fill some of the offices most acceptably and it is natural that their name3 should be mentioned. The Register proposes to give some of the political gossip beard during the three months' sessions of the convention, and it may oe taken for what its worth. In the first place the general supposition is that Governor Evans is j going to be a candidate for j Senator Irby's seat in 1S97 Acting on that supposition several of he gentlemen are being talked of ror the Governorship, though it is lot taken into consideration that jrovernor Evans will probably be a :andidate himself as he certainly can j lave a second term if he wants it. Lnyway it is said that Senator R. B. ^ iVatson of Edgefield wouldn't dodge j f the gubernatorial lightuiug headed lis way. He is generally looked ipon as a candidate for the place. Mr. Patterson of Barnwell has a lumber of friends who talk about ^ unning him for Governor, and one ^ f the rumors recently circulated is o the effect that Mr. Belton Watson ^ f Anderson will be a candidate. Again it is asserted that General [emphill might make the guberna- j arial race on a woman's suffrage latforin. Lieutenant Governor Timmer- s tan, it is reported, will be a candi- ^ ate for State Treasurer, while ol. John T. Sloan of Rich- f' nd is spoken of as a good man for ^ ieuteuant Governorship. w Among members of the convention ho are mentioned in connection with j Cl te additional Supreme Court justice- P1 lip are Speaker Jones, Col. Robert Idrich, Mr. D. S. Henderson of Cl Iken and Senator Mower of New- Sl rry. It is said that Judge Earle 11 be a candidate for the same ace, and should he be elected, it is , , th iderstood that Mr. Haynesworth of ^ eeiiville wouldn't mind stepping i 1 ;o the vacant place. Solicitor Bellinger is being urged a judgeship by his friends, and will be a candidate when a vacancy J i ers or another election is held, j no *. Breazeal is also often spoken of j Co a place on the bench. j m? fn case Speaker Jones goes to the i tin preme bench, it is said that Mr. j p0: ank B. Gary of Abbeville, who is ! an ,v chairman of the ways and I ^ ans committee of the House, will j SL1; promoted to the Sneakershin. I x x x j ?? \j dr. Prince of Anderson will run ! ve? Solicitor against Solicitor Ansel, ! be( s said by the knowing ones.. j ma iome of the friends of Mr. D. H. j dre jre of Colleton speak of him in ; Caj; nection with the ofiice of Super- i j)e mdent of Education. | nia ls to the men who are going to ; tioi for Congress if rumor be true, rea . the outlook is propitious, their ; mo ies are extremely numerous, and ! C0ll a 4-1 o t< r\f in rnf 1 j i luu iciuiiio aiu uuL in jut. ' tO 1 t is said that Mr. \V. D. Evans, \ per H. C. Burn, Jeremiah Smith and , oug J. E. EJlerbee have their optics ' ferj ; on Congressman McLaurin's ] t :e: Mr. YonKoiniz is mentioned ' reiI onnection with the First District j ^ :e; Messrs. McCalla and George nstone wouldn't mind taking Con- i C jsman Latimer's job, report says: j rise Col. Floyd and Mr. W. 1). "Wilson are after Congreesman Strait's scalp, so gossip has it. Mr. Patton of Rieli1 mil is talked about from this District. Probably others would like to go to Congress from these districts and the others, but the Register is only giving the gossip going around among the members of the convention. None of these gentlemen may be actual candidates, and all of them may. The Register vouches for none of them, but simply takes what has been heard talked of and gives it to the public, which in off years as well as others is always interested in politics and candidates. The secret of a speedy cure in sickness lies in selecting the proper remedy and this is difficult to do unless one is sure what the ailment is. But one thing is sure, had the liver been actively at work sickness could not have come. It is then always safe to take Simmons Liver Regulator which keeps the liver well regulated and all poison expelled from the system. ? Mardsd a Broken ITeck. Two Cleveland, Ohio, Surgeons of national repute, B. Humston and Samuel E. Kaestlin, have succeed in a triumph of surgery which will astound the medical world. They brought to complete recovery Erwin Keidel, a fourteen-year-oid boy who sustained a complete fracture of the third cervical vertebrae. There is no case on record throughout the world where this has been accomplished before. The greatest surgical text books cite but two cases of even partial recovery. Both are English cases, and in the one, the victim died after fourteen months suffering and in the other after fifteen years of pain. In contradistinction, the medical profession are unanimous in asserting that young Keidel is now as physically perfect as he was before the fracture of the vertebrae was made. . The fracture he sustained is exactly i the same as that which is announced ] in the accounts of executions by hanging, wherein it is stated: "The | neck was broken and death was in- ] stantaneous.'' Erwin Keidel received bis injury j :>n August 2-i, when tie was run over t oy a hetfvy wagon. Tbe wheel in passing over him doubled bis bead j tnder bis body and tbe neck vetre- < jrae snapped witb a sound like tbe t ;raek of a whip. ] Dr. Ivaestlin was immediately on l be scene. Pie located tbe injury at { >nce from the fact that respiration lad ceased, tbe seat of tbe respira- f ory powers being located between g he third and second cervical vertre- v irac. f Holding the boy's bead so that tbe c espiration returned, the doctor drove v ?itb bim to the hospital. There ?] lumiston was called and the two n urgeons determined to throw preceent aside and enter into a struggle p 3 save the boy's life. Delicate oper- p tions were entered into with the ob- j( ?ct of having the fractured verte- Ci rae knit, and then the boy's head sj as placed in an immovable iron r ige, while bis body was also strap- u. ed down immovably. A month after the time of the acdent the cage was removed and the ^ irgeons were amazed to find that :eir hopes had been entirely realized. ^ _n ,i j._ ? uuug rvtauei win uy uxiuweu iu xu rn to bis home next week, wheu W 1 e medical society of this city will ficially announce the surgical mar- j 1 to the surgical world. Lsvs and Tattooing. ? th; "When young and poor one of the pe w wealthy citizens of Waterbury, mi mm, loved a poor and beautiful ha liden. So much did he love her cm it he had her name and a striking sei rtrait of her tattooed on his right no: n. Her parents opposed the be] itch and forced her to wed a lich by tor. The young man vowed he In uld never marry, and for forty fri< irs he remained a bachelor. He pre ;ame many times as rich as the j sib n who had wrecked his youth's a n 'am of love. A few weeks ago he I )itulated to the charms of one of nio rby's fair belles, and proposed in i rriage. She accepted on condi- cer 1 that he should have the tattooed thi liniscence of his first passion re- tioi j ved. The sight of the symbol tes Id not fail to prove embarrassing the x>th. A doctor was called in and me: formed a painful but not danger- J tioi surgical operation, and the ecu t- | coi it presentment of his first love j anc ; replaced with an ugly scar as a * linder, so he now says, to his soon )e biiJe of the follv of vouth. ^ onl b to sleep without supper, but | one without debt. j sap .irrM^T?'TnriffrtM<0? MMMH?gBMBM I ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be Inserted at tha rate cf 75 cents pc-r square of one inch space for first insertion, and 50 cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts mado with those wishi iag to advertise for three, six and twelve I months. j Notices in the local column 10 cents per line each inser ion Marriage notices inserted free. Obituaries charged for at the rate of one cent a word. Address G. M. HARMAN, Editor. A Beautiful Wedding. I Marriage Last Night of Two Popular Young People. Colombia Register, Thursday 5tb. One of the prettiest home weddings that has been seen in Columbia for a long time was that of Mr. B. B. Cayce of Lexington county and Miss Lizzie Holbock of Charleston, at the residence of Mr. Peter J. Rucker on upper Main street last evening. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers, so arranged as to present a very attractive appearance. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. McPheeters, assisted by Rev. Mr. Dorritee. /I r\ ntrto a ^ ? 3 -.UVS n/iiug rt a.a uuucu 1U a iiULlUsome cream silk dress, with rich lace ornaments, and carried in her hands a bouquet of orange blossoms. After the ceremony the parlors were thrown open and the guests spent several hours very pleasantly. Light refreshments were served and at a late hour the crowd dispersed, Mr. Cayce and his bride going over to his home in Lexington county, where th- y will make their home. Among thosr present were Mrs. and Miss Cayce, Miss Holbock of Charleston, Col. and Mrs Wilie Jones Hugh Meighan, Miss Maggie Dunn, Miss Ligon, S. G. McQuatters, Noah Long, R. L Bates and many others. Mr. Cayce is one of the most popular young men in his neighborhood. Miss Holbock is a general favorite in Charleston and in this city where s she has been a frequent visitor. A number of handsome presents were received, showing how highly the young people are esteemed by their numerous friends. Eotisahold Hints. Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. To prevent the smell of paint put a handful of hay in a bucket of water and let it stand in the room over night. To clean tinware dampen a cloth md dip in soda and rub the ware briskly, after which wipe dry. One teacup full of ammonia to a .eacup of water applied with a rag vill clean silver or gold jewelry. Boil one ounce of flax seed in a pint of water; strain it and put in an >unce of rock candy, some honey and he juice of three lemons; boil again. Result: A nice old-fashioned cough. _ 3? _ T% 1 4 neuicme. urmiz. it not as you can >ear it. Salt dissolved in alcohol is often ound a good thing for removing grease spots from cloth. Molasses rill remove the grass stains so often ound on the summer clothing of hildren. Rub the molasses as if it rere soap on the stained place, and hen wash the garment in the ordiary fashion. To clean lamp burners take a iece of sal-soda the size of a walnut ut in to a quart of soft water, put our lamp burner in it (an old tomato in is good enough,) set it on the ove, after boiling for five minutes irnove the burner, and when put ick on the lamp will be as good as nv. All the carbon of the old lamp lould be removed once every month, o keep your wicks from smoking, imerse in strong vinegar, dry them oroughly, and you will be surprised whnt O r>]ao* linrli* TT/MI WW >f Mt?V M UiVV) ViVUi llguu JVU 11 have. Presentation t: Judge Fraser. The course of Judge Fraser roughout the convention and escially as chairman of the com ttee on order, style and revision, s been such as to meet the general ninendation of every one. His vices so admirably rendered are t only highly appreciated by memL*s of the convention, but will be the people of the State at large, recognition of them, Lis many snds in the convention yesterday ;sented him with an elegant, solid r-er sugar and cream set, including lumber of spoons. Tudge Fraser has been one of the ; st modest men in the convention so far as public speaking is con...1 1- - -3 ueu, uut ?uem:vt;r lib saiu anyng or suggested any course of ac3, it was generally adopted. The timonial presented to him was but universal expression of the senti- j nts of members of their apprecia- , 1 of his worth as a member of the 'ention, and his merit as a lawyer I jurist. \ ? I ,'atarrh can be successfully treated y by puiifying the blood, and the ; true blood purifier is Hood's Sararilla. !