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Shooting at Vadavers. Qaeer Experiments in the Interest of Sc-Called Science. Corresdondentee News and Courier. NEW YORK, July I.-Quite arn amusing little discussion has followed Dr. F. A. Weisse's much talked ot experiments upon cadavers. Dr. Weisqe is a professor of practical sur gery in the medical college attached to the University of New York, and dike most of the surgeons and physi. ians of the land, has been only too anxious to make some capital out of the Presiden-*s misfortuae. I de not pretend to siy that his experi msens have been worthless, but at alE evenfs they have been of no percepti ble value to laymen. Casting abou -him, therefore, for some meaus of getting his finger in the pie, Dr. Wiesse hit upon the brilliant idea of hanging some corpses up by the neck, with their feet touching the ground, and firing balls at them from a bull-dog pistol similar to that used by Guiteau. 'The newspaper men were invited to go and see the show-two perfor mauces a day, no charge for admis Ssion and fresh subjects pruvided for every performance. Impelled by a sense of duty I accepted the invita. tio last week and hunted out the P. -edicalcollege of the University. It -is situated right - opposite Bellevue ospital, the patients of which were doubtless able to hear the sound of th.pistol practice upon what re aaud of their late fellow patients, these experiments adding a new ter- I ror to dying in a hospital, as one crictic remarks. Mounting to the top of the building I found a big dis secting room with slate slabs for at least twenty-five subjects. When I arrived there were two medical stu dents, two reporters and a sort of anitor present. I said that the fame Dr. Weisse's experiments had reach M ed me. No-one had been asked to come, Isaid one 6T the medical students, but ~'0.1the press took any interest in the a 'mater the doctor would be glad to ee newspaper men at all times. - Would I like to see the results of the performance at which Drs. Ham _ on and Hammond had been pre -sent and much edified f Of course I oidd. 19was conducted to the rear at ofUthe big room where four' tes in different stages of ghastly Sdesomposition, lay upon the slabs. T One of the bodies looked as if half pietriiedyI t had been in the pickling vat for some months, I was informed ; Sanother was quite fresh, the subject ~~aving died only two days before and te practice having began upon him ~witin a few hours after breath left < tbe .body. The body was that of a arge, muscular man weighing at least *ne hundred and eighty por he n. as considered enough like . siuent Gax&ld in weight and size to make t'elexperiments peculiarly instructive. -Judging from appearances he had beFen riddled with bullets. ~- These 'bull dog' pistols are not worth a cent to aim with,' said one of S thie medical students, in explauation. @-'hey kick so that when you want to j ith6' lungs you have to aim at the 'What was the object of the ex periments ?' I asked. 'Oh, a variety of objects interesting - oly to medical men. We wanted to se,for instance, whether or not a bullet from the 'bull dog' would go -rpugh a heavy man. In most cases went clear through. The bodies were hung against that partition and - you can see where the balls pene ~ -rated the wood. In the next place we wanted to cut an artificial wound a%-7sch as we suppose the ball inflicted upon the President in order to see e jst w~hat organs must have been in juredMEHere is the dissection, I speak of, pointing to a clammy subject dhieb had apparently been pickled for years. 'You see the ball entered atn this cut -between the tenth and leventh rib, and ran down,'we now d hink, behind the liver and fell down in front of the spinal column in the mass of fat which lies there. If you S will bare your arm you can feel for ~.yourself that the course of the ball may have been perfectly easy.' I Sthanked him for his kindness and 6 said that I would take his word for it. -a- t that moment a timid newspaper ~'reporter, who had apparently never b Jeen in a dissecting room, appeared at hedoor and inquired for Dr. Weisse. > .e's not here yet,' shouted my -fidad. 'Come over here and I'll ex Splain the whole thing to you.' No I thank you. I'd rather not,' ~answered the reporter. 'I can smell und see enough from here.' 4The daywas warm and the odor of -the room was not that of new mown Shay. As Dr. Weisse did not appear Iaccompanined the ja-nitor down Sstairs. He explained to me that mat 'ters -were dull in the summer. 'The disseeting room is a pleasant place when the college is in session,' he DR. WEISSE'S EXPLANATION. The next morning I called upon -Dr. Weisse at his house, and found Shim reading the violent attack which 'John Swinton made upon him in the Sun. Swinton is the literary Com-. - munist of New York. Hc has been for years attached to the Sun in the es cpacity of editorial writer. But when he wants to air any of the Svagaries for which the Sun refuses to be responsible he signs his own nan:e. SSwinton closes his article as follows : S My own medical studies of other years in the coliege of which Dr. >.- .Weisse is a professor, convince me -that no benefit to medical science c:n accrue from such a practice as that 'in .zhich he is engaged ; but. in any event, it would need a very great ben ei to justify it. The medical college within whose walls this practice is -~---1 P action upon it. The eTtire body of r the peopie should pronuunc judg I:ir:t that it shall not be tolerated thati it shali this very hour be put a stfqp to. Wr. Weisse laughed as he read this out. lhe beginning of the article was perh;ps le"s to his liking 'I rise frow a sick bed to ask whether the people of this city pro pIe to tolerate the monstrous prac tices of the unspeakable medical Pro fessur who has just shown himself to the public under the name of Faneuil D. Weisse ? It is proper that this Professor, whose name I never heard till to-day, should now and at once be dlivered over to the justice of the comunity. I could not help thinking. upon reading this paragraph, that Weisse had accomplished just what he want ed. Swinton, and nienty-nine of all other New Yorkers, had never heard of Weisse before. Within the last week he has made himself famous or infamous according to the view which may be taken of his proceedings. -All I wanted,' he said to me, 'was to establish the possibility of d ball entering at the place where Garfield was wounded, and being deflected in such a way as not seriously to injure the liver or the peritoneum. The dis sections established that possibility and go far to explain the absence of alarming symptoms in Garfield's case.' Weisse is loud in assertiu that the experiments were in the interest of science only, but the public will cou tinue to suspect that a shrewd adver tising dodge was at the bottom of them. A Tempest in a Teapot. The Bubbling of Little Johnnie Hobbs among the Temperance Ladies of Columbia. News and Courier. COLUMBIA, July 20.-Thanks to his facility in acting the turncoat, most people know of John F. Hobbs, of Lexington, and his persecution of the Democrats last fall. After his de feat as the Independent candidate for solicitor, Hobbs got a deputy's han. ger-on office from the Radicals as the price of his defection, and now holds it.- Finding his reward not sufficient, he has been trying to get his clutches on the skirts of the temperance move ment to enhance his notoriety. He attended a meeting of the Ladies' Temperance Union, and by a misun derstanding got his name on the list of delegates to t.he joint committee. The Ladies' Umaon fnding this out had his name stricken off. Hobbs retired, but sent a letter to the organi zation demanding that they .ps upon his character or reinstate him. This was ignored, of course, as he had not been appointed and his character was not germane to the subject of discus sion. A friend of his then submitted a proposition for him that the joint committee should admit citizens outside of the organizations composing it. This was also defeated, as no right existed to enlarge the committee. Hobbs next appeared at. a meeting of the Ladies' Union last night, making a long speech violently abusive of members whom he accused of ousting him, and demanding the reason for not being appointed a member of the joint committee. The tirade was ig nored, but the Union, in self-defence, adopted resolutions restraining mem bers from unauthorized ~action in in terfering with the work of the joint committee engaged in this eflort. It is understood Hobbs is now working with the intention of bringing the matter into politics, which is just what the joint committee do not want. Hobbs's fund of assurance is thus made startingly manifest. A Singular Governor. DALLAs, TExAs, July 20.-On the 18th instant the Governor of Texas sent the following answer to the request of Governor Foster, of Ohio, to ha~ve a day of thanksgiving and jubilee in the event of the recovery of the recovery of the President : 'My failure to answer you favorably is not on account of any want of sym pathy for the President, but because I do not deem it consistent with my position as Governor to issue a procla mation directing religious services where Church and State are, and ought to be, kept separate in their functions. I doubt not the people of Texas have.. as strongly wished and will as devoutly pray for the recovery of the President as any people in the United States. 0. M. ROBFRTS, Governor.' A mass mteting was held here last night, composed of men of all politi al parties and creeds, to protest against the attitude of Governor Rob erts taken in the above telegram to Governor Foster. Speeches were made by prominent citizens, and the follow ing resolution adopted: 'Resolved, That the citizens of Dallas will spend the day set apart by other States as a day of jubilee and thanksgiving at the recovery of our President. The other cities of Texas are invited to do likewise.' The Herald, Times and Gazette are severe in their criticisms on the action of Governor Roberts. IIonored and Blest. When a board of eminent physi cins and chemists announced the dis covery that by combining some well known valuable remedies, the most wonderfnl medicine was produced, which would cure such a wide range of diseases that most all other reme dies could be dispensed with, many were skeptical; but proof of its merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt,] and to-day the discoverers of that great medicine, Hop Bitters, are hion .oAe and blessed by all na benefactors. Uhe ]Terald. TI1;. F. GRENEKE,R, W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. oEDNE,SAY, JULY .27 1881. . PAPER FoR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in thehighest respect aF:nu ly Newspaper, devoted to the inaterial in crests of the people of this County and the tate. It circulates extensively, and as an Ldvertisin inedium offers unrivalled ad 'utags. Tor Terms, see tirst page. rhe Railroad and the Farmer. Edward Atkinson, of Massachu 3etts, in the Journal of the Ameri an Agricultural Association, has .n able article on the above subject. UIr. Atkinson has evidently :tudied he subject very carefully and sys ematically. *He has taken the rouble to ascertain from the r- -st reliable sources the facts upon which he bases his arguments, and he backs up all his statements with statistics. His article, in its gene ral scope, is a vindication of the great railroad corporations of the country from the oft-repeated charge f extortion ; to show that these so aalled "monopolies" upon which so much abuse has been heaped are the great benefactors of mankind; and to point out the dangers and the mischief that will follow from the attempt of legislatures to regu late and control the railroads. To obviate all ground for sus pecting self interest, Mr. Atkinson says, "the writer has no connection with and hardly any interest in any railroad : his sole purpose in the preparation of this paper has been to clear away the rubbish that ob scures a most important public question." raking the past sixteen years, he gives the number of miles of rail road each year, the grain crop for the same period, and the freight charges each year, showing that while the miles of railroads have nearly trebled the freight charges have been reduced by over 50 per cent. In 1863 there were 33,908 miles of railroads in the countryv in 1880 there were 86,497. In the same time the grain crop of the country has increased from 1,127, 499,187 tons in 1865 to 2,448,079, 181 in 1880. The increase in other products and articles of man ufac ture, we suppose, has been in about the same proportion. From Mr. Atkinson's figures it is very clear that instead of encouraging railroad legislation and an "anti-monopoly" spirit, the public has great reason to be grateful to these corp oratcions and to wish them the largest liberty in regulating their own affairs and in forming as many combinations s they please. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R. R. hauled in 1869 574,035,571 tons to each mile, at the charge of $1.50 per ton per mile ; in 1879 this same corporation moved 1,733.423,440, at the charge of 64 cents-an increase in amount of freight <>f 202 per cent., and a decrase in charge of 57h pe'r cent. ; the earnings increased for the same time 22} per cent. On the Boston & Albany road from 1869 to 1879 the increase in traffic was 105 per cent., while the charges decreased 54 per cent., and the earnings 7 per cent. Between 1872 and 1879 the traffic on the Pennsylvania R. R. increased 80 per cent., the charge decreased 43 per cent., and the earnings increased 3 per cent. We will take another example, and the most conspicuous one that he gives. The New York Central & Hudson River R. R., controls the lines from Chicago to Boston, and opeirates about 1,000 miles-one of the big est railroad combinations in the country. If any railroad combina ion could oppress the farmer and xtort heavy freight charges this ould. But the figures show that o far from raising freight rates on the combined lines it has lowered them. In 1869 the several roads represnting this combination, or 'syndicate",moved 589,362,849 tons o each mile, at an average charge -f 82.38 per ton ; in 1879 this com ination ruoved 2,295,827.387 tons, t a charge of 79 cents-an increase n traffic of 289 per cent., and a iecrease in charge of 67 per cent. he earnings for the same period .ncreased 30 per cent. Mr. Atkinson, who seems to be :horoughly posted, says that a ~teady reduction in freight has fol owed the consolidation of railroads. speaking of these reductions. he1 ;ays "The same chnes have oc all the short lines, and n11 the dis jecta mnt,mbra of lines that ought to be consolidated and are not, show far less reduction in the charge for their service, and little or no profit to the corporations that own them, where their pr,,fits depend in any degree on a share of the freight brought from long distances." He thinks that a reduction of at least one-half is sure to be brought about on Southern c-nd Southwestern railroads within the next ten years. We would like to continue the notice of this article by Mr. Atkin son, but have not room; we may resume it at some future day. The subject of railroads is a very important one, and deserves to be closely studied. People should not be too ready to take up the cry against railroad combinations and syndicates. If these combinations have reduced freight, and thereby reduced the prices of articles of consumption, as the figures show they have done, why then all this "anti-monopoly" talk is nonsense, political clap-trap, communism, or something of the sort. This much is certain: these large railroad combinations are bnilding up the South as nothing else is, they are extending their lines, buying up the broken-down concerns and put ting them in good order, and in various other ways they are putting capital and new life and energy into the Southern country. Conkling Defeated. The United States Senate waE convened in extra session the 4th day of March last, for the purpose of acting upon Executive nomina tions. Among the appointments made by the President was that o State Senator Robertson as Collec tor of Customs at New York. ThiE appointmcnt was very displeasing to Senator Conkling ; he thought the President should have consult ed his wishes on the subject. Dur ing the seven weeks of the "dead lock" in the Senate Conkling work ed hard to secure a sufficient num ber of votes to reject the nomina tion. The fight between Conkling and the administration was a ver' bitter one, continuing througi March, April and May. But the administration won ; 2Robertsor was confirmed. Senator Conkline thereupon resigned his seat ; Sena tor Platt did likewise, and they ther appealed to the New York Legisla ture to vindicate their course b,; re-electing them. The contest ii the Legislature began June 1st The Republican member-s dividet into two factions, one supportina Conkling, the other the administra tion ; the Democrats voted fo: candidates of their owvn. Conkling and Platt held their own very we] until the latter was detected in scandal at the hotel one night, tw< weeks ago. The next day he with drew from the race, and the "stal warts" put up Crowley in his place By this time the administratiot Repub3licans, or "half breeds," as they are called, had settled dowi up'n Warner Miller for Platt'i place and E. G. Lapham for Conk ling's. Miller was elected the 16th and Lapham the 22nd. The Normal Institute. -The State Normal Institute, men tion of which has been made it these columns several times, will b< held in Greenville from August 2nd to August 26th. We would urge upon all teachers the importance o. attending this institute, where they will learn some of the best methods of teaching. No opportunity should be lost by the teacher for making himself more efficient in his profes sion and work; and this Institute will prove of incalculable advantage to him. The teachers will not only profit by their attendance on the Institute, but they will find that a month spent in the "Mountain City' during their sumemer vacation will prove a pleasant recreation. Board can be obtained by those attending the Institute for from $5 to $7 per week at the hotels, or from $3 to $3.50 at private houses. To per. sons attending the Institute tickets will be sold over the Columbia & Green ville R. R. at the following rates; Full fares going, and 2 cents per mile returning. Isn't there some significance in the fact that many members of the New York Legislature who stuck to Conkling while the President's chances of recovery were doubtful dropped him when all danger of the President's death had passed ? The highest aim of the average poli tician is the "loaves and fishes." The Code Commission expect to The President's Condition Was not so favorable Saturday and Sunday. He had several chills caused by the formation of a pts cavity in the wound. Dr. Agnew, of Philadelphia, and Dr. Hamilton, of New York, were telegraphed for, and Dr. Agnew, Sunday, made an incision beneath the wound so as to allow a free discharge of the pus. The latest news we have received (Sunday night) was that the unfa vorable symptoms had disappeared, and that the President was doing well. The Doctors say there are no indications of blood-poisoning. Editorial Gleanings. Dean Stanley, of London, is dead. A $300,000 fire occurred in Syra case, N. Y., the 19th. The Ohio Democrats have nomi nated Jno. W. Bookwalter for Gov ernor. A negro was taken out of the jail at Murfreesboro', Tenn., the night of the 18th, and hanged for outrag ing a white woman. A desperado known as "Billy, the Kid" was killed by Sheriff GArrett, of Lincoln Cyanty, New Mexico, the 16th. His real name was Mc Carty, and he was a native of New York. He was 21 years old, and boasted that he had killed as many men as he was years old. The cor oner's jury not only exonerated the Sheriff, but offered him a vote of thanks. The Lancaster Ledge~r says: "In many instances lands are rented out for as much as they are returned at -$3 to $5 per acre-and yet the persons who own these lands swear that they are worth no more, while if they were offered double and treble that price they would not sell." A very natural question is, What kind of Auditor and Equaliaing Board have they got in Lancaster? State News. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Thos. L. Brayton, of Greenville, attempted to arrest Jno. McDow, near Central, Pickens County, the 20th, for violation of the revenue laws. Brayton went Iwith a posse to break up McDow's still and arrest him. While a part of the posse was breaking up the still Brayton and others went to McDow's house to arrest him. Me Dow fired at Brayton with a Spen cer r-ifle, killing him almost instant ly. Brayton was a brother of CoL. E. M. Brayton, Supervisor of Inter nal Revenue, and was well thought Iof in Greenville, wvhere he lived. He was part proprietor and mana ger of the New South, a conserva 'tive Republican paper published at lGreenville. FOR TEE HERALD. Rail Road Meeting. MESsRS. EDITORs: Please publish the following : At the solicitation of the citizens in the neighborhood of Holly's Ferry, a meeting was held on the 22nd in'st., to consider the practicability of the contemplated railroad to extend from Prosperity and connect with the South Carolina Rail Road at or near Black ville. On motion, Mr. D. D. Holly was called to the chair, and Jas. C. Banks to act as Secretary. On notion of J. II. Boozer, - the Chairman appointed a committee of seven to confer with and take part in Ithe mass meeting on the 27th at, Leesville, consisting of Hons. George Johnstone and J. A. Sligh and J. H. Boozer, J..-H. Long, S. WV. Wessinger, J. C. Banks and D. D. HoLly. IJ. H. B~oozer addressed the meet ing in favor of Rail Roads, urging that the people could and should build this road, anid that every one should lay hold with all his power and the burden would not be heavy. It would build up the waste places, enhance the value o_f our property to a great ex tent; and by building this road it would .opeu up the great water power of the big Saluda which will beat all the water power of Massachusetts, that great manufacturing State, be sides the other water power that will be brought in use by this road. It would cause capitalists to lay hold cf this great water power and utilize it by building factories that would not be surpacved by any in this State. It would cause immigration to oome, as we have not half enough people ; the more people the more busibess and the greater the prosperity of the coun try. There are several never failing streams lying South of Saluda which this road would cross. This road would be of many advantaaes; more than I have time to discuss at present. On motion of S. W. Wessiniger, the proceeding~s of this meeting are to bc published in the Lexington Dispaich. 1). D. HOLLY, Chairman. JAS. C. BANKs, Secretary. POST OFFICE, v.NenovRR S. 0. July 23, 1881. The1q Innocent Editor Still Abroad. till Here-Piat Rock-New Steamer-The Landlord's Wait-A Scared Man Lively Drummere, &c., &c. IIENDERSONVILLE, N. C., July 21, ISS. When this letter sees daylight we may bo here, or may be somewhere else, most probably the latter, but at this present writing we are still here at Heudersonville, where sensib!e peo ple who are able to do so remain, the rest go to Asheville or Czsar's and in various other directions. It is a trite sayiug, "go farther and fare woise", therefore we stick like a piece of shoe. maker's wax, and advise others in search of umbrageous shade, and a cool spot, provided comfortable quar ters can be obtained to do likewise. Any man who wears store clothes and has the necessary amount of green backs can find a lodging so far, how it will be about August cannot be told. '20 OUR GREAT DELIGHT, in company with Mr. A. M. Aiken, Capt. R. W. Davis, from Newberry, and another, we visited the Flat Rock country, and it is a treat which all visitors to Hendersonville are advised to indulge. Nature has been lavish in her gifts, while human aid and taste have contributed very much to make it by far the most heautiful spot we have ever seen. So much has been written by correspondents in re gard to the many elegant summer residences there, among which are in eluded those of Mr. Memminger, and the Rev. John )rayton, the owner of the celebrated Prayton Hall and gar. dens on the Ashley River, that the reader will not be inflicted with a repedtion. We must say, however, that Mr. Drayton's garden and ter raced walks far exceeded in beauty all that we had heard, and by all odds has greater attractions than his place on the Ashley. Twenty years age he bought iv in the original wild moun tain forest, and tangled brush, and said that he had to crawl on hands and feet to see where he should first make a beginning-to-day it is "BEAUTIFUL~ FOR SITUATION" sand the pride of Flat Rock. Another place of note is the elegant new Cox mansion, uninhabited and silent, stand ing upon a commanding eminence from which a splendid view of the surrounding mountains is had. Its history is rather sad : the owner was engaged to be married and expected to take his b)ride there, but a stern parient in shap~e of a mother objected, and used such arguments as made the son yield, and the match was broken. The lady sued for the moderate sum of 620,000 and compromised for a less amount-and now the house is for sale. As it is unimproved we will not buy it. Another visit was made with the same pleasant party. to VIEW THE NEW STEAMER which is to navigate the waters of the French Broad-which from the point of our observation might more appro priately be called the American Nar row-and we confess disappointment as the little craft 65x25 is far from completion, some of the machinery having just arrived. She is still on the stocks waiting for a rise in the river to be launched. It will be a month yet are the first trip will be made and the butter, eggs and other produce of Brevard will be brought within reach of Hendeesonville arnd Asheville, therefore we will not be permitted to enjoy the pleasure of an inland trip so many thousand feet above the sea level. The temperature here is delightful and we sleep under cover with sashes down, and when "daylight doth appear" arise with feelings of invigoration and a splendid appetite for breakfast. The landlords in this pleasant little burgh have been ineb stirred lately at the late arrival of the train, which for some nights did not arrive until it got here any. where between half past seven and nine, when it might just as easily ar rive at seven, allowing three ..ours from Spartanburg ; the conseg.uesee is that ASCENDING ON THE EVENING AIR is heard their wail; they know not how many tired, dusty, hungry pas sengers to provide for, whether to slaughter one chicken more than the regular allowance or a dozen ; but supper has to be got, and it looks like confusion worse confounded; the chicken coop is invaded, hams were: slahed, eggs mashed and cold beef hashed, and the work of frying, bak ing and boiling went on, till all are satisfied, and afterwards find rest in their "little beds." The average landlord I8 NOTED FOR HIS PATIENCE, for he has to deal with all kinds of people, as well as wait the arrival of slow coaches; but there is a limit, and sometimes it was sad to see Chase imil hi~ hsiir ~r hear 1)ndaniaad'. I trouble. The gentlemen named above. all first rate fePows, wl:vt " tread on their toes or :sk tr wa they f-an't supply. and represemt re spe.-tiveiy tho (!e. t!e Virginia. t;he FlC'-her, .h1,e Arlington and the Amaieric:in, nud your co)rreo.--ttjdenit hangs out at the former. These goo tlemen are exceedinly accomuuodating and act on the prireiple that as VARIETY IS TIE SPICE OF LIFE the guest should have as much of it as possible. One unfortunate indivi dual in relating his experience of a week says, that during that period his lodging place has changed no less than six times, and four times out of t.hat be had the great pleasure of a new room mate or bed-fellow. The first night he had the luck of putting up with an advertising agent who was redolent of Patchouli, and full of his business. The next night he had the fortune t., mtake the acquaintance of a fellow with a bald head, taciturn and altogether differetiL from the other. His shaved head wa4 ugge*tive of one of the popular ai;tutions of which every regulated State is blessed. The next night in another room he was introduced to a red-headed man who liked the color of his capillary substance so well that he slept in bright scarlet hose. This being a Dry Town this red headed woodpecker very kindly showed our friend that is was as easy to get something to drink as to fall off a log, BY GETTING T;GHT. On the next night in addition to the woodpecker, who continued his devo tions to North Carolina corn, he was cheered with the presence of an inter esting young fellow who sat up late into the night writing in young ladies' albums, while thU remainder of the night was spent in keeping the other fellow bed. Things culminated on the night which followed, by the ar rival of four Drummers who sought this highly elevated latitude to get on a high drunk, the reader can lee at a glance that our unfortunate friend was doomed to still further unrest, there was no rest for the weary that night, which was made hideous with noise, the four occupied a room together. One of their .pieces of fun was the sea'n g of a poor fellow and his little son an a room adjoining, separated by a thin partitition which did not reach the ceiling. One of the party offered a bet that he could WITH HIS REVOLVER hit the knob of the door in which the man and his son lay shivering with fright, nine times out of teu-he had no pistol by the way-and the bet was taken up, but the poor scared wight not caring to be made a target of j- .ped up to escape and struck i match, which the drummers no sooner saw than they exclaimed "what's that," in a moment the other blew it out and seizing his clothes and boots and saving to the little boy, "quick, son, follow your father," they escaped undressed into the passage. It was a moment of supreme fear, but his trouble was not over. for on the stairs he was SEIZED BY THE RBD HEADED MAN before mentioned who was in seareb of a little more corn Quickly raising his right arm, his voice tremulous with fear, be said, "unhand me, you maniac, or I'll brain you with my boot." It remains only to be said that father and son at last got refuge in the parlor and slept under the piano. This poor fellow-the man who was not permitted to rest-the subject of so many changes, and who made the acquaintance of so many strange room mates, we are happy to say has had one good night's sleep, and proposes to remain here a few days longer that he may catch up and recuperate before he returns to the low country. We have a good "brick" here in the person of Capt. Robt. Cathcart, of Charleston, he is as full of fun as an egg is of meat, and fresh as a newly plucked daisy. We advise the reader who visits Hendersonville not to fail in making the acquaintance of Judge M. C. Pace, the largest and most afiable gentleman to be found in a day's journey. Clothing dealers have no use for him as it is impossible to fit him to a suit of clothes, nor can he alwas find cloth wide enough to make him a pair of pants, so great is is beam. Hle measures 54 inches around the breast. We had the pleasure to-day of meeting the oldest citizen of Hendersonville, Mr. Patton -he says the town was laid out forty years ago. He is vigorous and active and is 62 years of age. The number of grey beards here far exceeds that of any other locality i1a have.ever been- in-a strong evidence of the healthfulness of the place. Mr. John Carwile came in to-night, also the Rev. John Stout, formerly of New berrv. P. S.-We have heard of the grand exc-;sin from Newerr ender the parlor, office n.d dining room; th,4 rope will be abolit the height of a 1 ordtiry m..A's neck. and t h ex. eli. onist by l,aving aguinst the rope Cae -:t a tolerably fair night's rest; the fl. will also be given up for sleeping purposes, the sleepers being bid out in rtws between the ropes. Capt. Catheart has kindly volunteered to assist and he will wan the ropes, one of his duties being to let one end of each rope loose early in the morn ing so that the sleepers will be gently awakened by falling to the floor. The prices for rest under the different con veniences will be : for a hang up from the ceiling (extra troublesome) 15 cects; for reelining against rope 10 cents, this will be delightfolly refresh ing the breeze striking the whole of a man's body. On the naked floor it wili be only 5 cents, but for a rug the charge will be 10. Thus it will be seen that there will be no difficulty whatever in the way of sleeping. Come one, come all and have a good time. All the other houses will make suitable arrangements. . Vew aIdrertisements. R. & . iT, Wholesale and Retail DRUGGIST, NEWBERRY, S. C. Prescriptions compounded with accuracy and nicety at all hours. The PrescriptioR Clerk's bed room up stairs over Fant & Whirter's Grocery Store, front room. Jul. 27, 30-tf. Barbecue at Jalapa. I will furni4b a FIRST-CLASS BARBE CUE at J A LAPA, WEDNESDAY, AUG UST ;-j. Dinner SO cents for men, and 25 cents for ladies and children. Good order will be kept. There will be a nice pbace for those who wish to dance. Mr. Abner Reeder, the Prince of Cooks, will do the cooking. The public are invited to attend. THOS. H. DAVIS. July 27, 30-it. DISOLUT1ON. Th,e copartnership heretofore existing be tweeun 0. B. Butler and R. H. Anderson, under the uname and style of 0. BI. BUT LER & CO, has been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued under the former name of 0. B. BUTLER & CO. New berry, S. C., July 25, 1S81. 30-St IEDUCATIONAL MEETING. A Re-Union of the Faculty and Students of Newberry College and the friends of e-ducationu generally will be held in Mace do:i.t Ghurch (Rev. J. A. Sligh's charre), in Lexington County, S. C., on Saturday, the :30th of July, 1881. Appropriate adi drecses will be delivered by Rev' S. P. Htughe~s. Prof. G. B. Cromer. and Mesrs. A. J. Bowe'rs and J. B. Wingar-d. Tihe public is cordi.illy invited to attend. GEO. S. MOWER~, Prest. R~e-Union. J. i. WIsGARD, Sec'y. July 27, 30-it, METALLIC, Rosewood, Walnut anad Cedar BURIAL CASES -AND CASKETS. Hearse and Carriages furnished, Graves prepared, Vaults made ot either brick or stone, using in their construction best H draulic Cement. IL. M. SPEERS At M~arble Ygrd. Persons wishing my services/at night will find me at my residence, or? Mr. Boyce Hunter, at Rooms 'over Messrs. G. & G. S. Mower's Stores. Jun. 13, 28-3m. 16,000 lbs. PRIE TIHOTHlY1HAY. FOR SALE BY J. N. MARTIN &- CO. July 20, 29-2t. UOT TON GIJN. J. N. MARTIN & CO. July 20, 29-2t. Lumber For Sale. FIRST-CLaSS HEART PINE LUMBER for sale~ at my Lumber Mill, three miles be low Prosperity. PRICES AS LOW as at any other Mill in the County. GEO. H. TAYLORI. .July 6, 27-1 m. ICE! ICE!! ICE!!! A large supply of PURE LAKE ICE al ways on hand, at 1+ to 2c. a lb. No charge for packing co- 'try orders amounting to 100 lbs. Hour Mr delivery on Sunday, S to 9 A. M., 12.30 to 1.3t, and 6.3o to 7.30 P. M. No variation from this rule except in cases of sickness. A. C. JONES. Apr. 27, 17-tf. ALmTO BINNR IH1l8E.