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AV A LH ALL A, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877.
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VOLUME XII-NO. 29.
LIM ? H?H*imd?Ji?i
45 Years Before the Public.
THE GENUINE
BR. C. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOK THE CURE OF
jHLcjpatitis, or Liver Complaint,
?VsrKPSIA AND SICK ll HAD AC ll li.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
PAIN in^c tight side, under the
edge of the' ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
iS>s\e; ,tU? patient is rarely able to tie
?cm (thc left side ; sometimes thc pain is
ifo'lt under the Shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends ?to ' thc top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in thc arm. Thc
stomach is affected with loss of appe
tite and sickness; the bowels in g?n
?rai JfW costive, sometimes alternative
with'lax" *ne nea(l is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in thc ix?ck part, lhere is
generally a considera.:.'0 loT. 9f mcm
oiry, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having left iilidonc .some
thing which ought to have beet! doneV
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
?attendant. Thc patient complains of
weariness and debility ; he is easily
startled, his fject arc cold or burning,
.and he complains of a prickly sensa
tion of thc skin; his spirits arc low;
?nd although he is satisfied that exer
cise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of thc above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown thc LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER,
DR. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASKS OP AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
thc most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. Wc would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious derangements, and as
a simple purgative, they arc unecpjaled,
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Thc genuine arc never sugar coated,
Every box has a red wax seal on the lid,
with thc impression DR. MCLANE'S LIVER
PILLS.
The genuine MCLANK'S LIVF.R PILLS bear
thc signatures of C. McLANKnnd FLEMING
Unos, on thc wrappers.
4? Insist upon having thc genuine DR. C.
MCLANK'S LIVKR PILLS, prepared by Flem
ing Bros., of Pit tsburgh, Pa., thc market being
full of imitations of thc name Mr. i ?un e,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
IProfessioxiEtl Cards.
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A.ttox*iioy-iVt-Lin,w.
OFFICE ON COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
CLAYTON, 3-a,.,
WILL give prompt attention lo collec
tions and all other business confided to
him.
Moy 15,1879 26-ly
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
ISTo. 8 33roa,cl Street,
OhavlostOn., JSt. O.
JttQf* Corrrc8pondcnco from tho Interior
invited. Will practico in nil tho Coutts of
tho State. x
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Solicitors in Equity,
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also practico in tho Courts of Piekcni^Qroon
ville and Anderson.
January, 1870 tf
W ANTED, w?".:
encrgotio canvassers to engage in n pleasant and
profil aide business. Good mon will find this a
rare ohonoo
To JS/Esbke Ivioney.
Such will please answer (lils advertisomoni
y letter, onoloslng stamp for reply, slating
.what business (hoy luivo been engaged in.
Nono but thoBO who mean business need apply.
Address,
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March IS, J879, J . 17-Iy
Jd aroh lav
Tho Good Old Farm.
Thoro's got to bo a rovival
Of good Hound sonso among men,
Boforo tho days of prosperity
Will dawn upon us again;
Tho boys must learn that learnin'
Menus inoro'n thc cssonoo uv books,
And tho girls inuBt learn that beauty
Consists in nioro'n their looks.
Boforo wo can steer clear uv failures
And big financial alarms,
Tho boys have got to quit olerkin'
And git bock on to our farniB.
I know it ain't quito so nobby,
lt nin't quito so easy, 1 know,
Ez partin' your hoir in tho tniddlo
,An' scttin' up for a show.
But thcro's more hard dollars in it,
And moro independence, too,
And moro real peace 'n contentment,
And health that is ruddy and true.
I know it takes year's of labor;
But you'vo got to hang on in a store
Before you can carn a good livin'
And clothes, with but little mero.
And you steer well clear uv temptation
On thc good old honest farm,
And a thousand ways 'n fashions
That only bring ye to harm.
There ain't but a few that can handle
With safety ether men's cash,
And tho fute of many who would try it
groves human natur' is rash.
So when t?;c ro.^ of State prison
Lays by thc gooj old funn,
And tho man sees a toih.'' brother
Well out of tho way of born?,
Ho mourns ho hadn't staid lhere,
A tillin' thc soil in peace,
Whore ho'll yet creep back io dishonor,
After a tardy release.
What hosts uv 'cm go back broken
In health, in mind 'n purse,
To die in pight uv the clover,
Or linger elong, which is worso !
And how many mourn when useless
That they didn't see thc charm,
Tho safety 'n independence,
Uv a life ou the dear old farm.
So preach it up lo 'cm, parson,
Just lay it out plain 'nd square,
That land flows with milk 'n honey,
And health 'nd pcaco uro there,
And cull buck tho clerks 'nd runners,
And show 'cm thc peaceful charin
That waits to ohcer and bless them,
On father's dear old farm,
[John liston Cook in Philadelphia Times.]
THE RIDE AROUND MCCLEL
LAN.
Stuart set out from his headquarters,
Bast of Richmond, at about moonrise on
tho night of-? think - tho 12th of June,
1802. Beyond thc city bc caught up with
his column, which consisted of about fifteen
hundred horsemen and two pieces of artil
lery, under command of Colonels Fit/.
Hugh Lee, William ll. F. Lee and Will T.
Martin, of Mississippi, and tho forco pro
ceeded Northward to thc vicinity of Taylors
ville, where, tho men went into bivouac.
As this skctoh aims to record such incidents
as took place on the fatuous march, I will
mention that, tired out os ho was. Stuart
rodo on thc same night to Hickory Hill,
thc residenco of Col. William Wiokham,
and fell asleep in his chair while he was
talking. It was afterwards ascertained that
a Federal scouting party hod passed tho
houso during tho night, and Stuart thus
narrowly escaped capture. They did not
stop, however, and thc Ccuoral returned to
tho cavalry bivouac, from which ho ad
vanced carly in tho morning in thc direction
of llanover Courthouse.
Thcic could bo very little doubt that a
heavy picket, porhaps tho enemy in force,
would hero bo encountered, and this was
found to bo tho fact. Scouts sent in
advance of tho column returned with thc
report that tho courthouse was hold by a
squadron of Fcdoral cavalry, and Col. Fitz
Leo was sent round to tho right to out them
off, while Stuart charged them in front.
Tho charge was mado without delay, and
tho Southern horBomcn swept at a gallop
down ou tho little village, whose ancient
courthouse, in its grassy yard, was thc scone
of Patrick Henry's lirst great speech in thc
"Parsous" OUBC. Tho men uttered shouts
as thoy charged, nud thc -turtled Federals
numbering about one hundred and fifty
ran hastily to their horses nnd retreated at
full gallop. Stuart passed on in pursuit
i' without drawing rein in tho villago, but tho
pursued went faster than thc pursuers, and
were soon out of sight-unmolested by
Fitz Lee, who had been directed tho wrong
road. Tho pursuit was then discontinued,
and Stuart advauocd steadily on tho road
leading to 'fOld Church," which passed by
a place called Hawo's shop.
At thc Tattepotoinoi, n sluggish stream
crossed by a rusti? bridge, tho enemy was
met with in somo force. Thu picket nt tho
bridge waa routed at onoc, but in a field on
thc other sido a oonsidoroblo body of Fcdo
ral cavalry Wa? soon drawn un in lino of
battle. Thoy wore nt onco ohnrgou by
Col. William II. F. Loo, who was in ad*
vaneo, nnd a sharp engagement followed.
lt did not lost long. Tho onomy gave way
and rctrontcd rapidly, leaving a number of
dead and wounded-among tho lattor Capt.
Royal, commanding, though ho was not
oapturcd. Tho bloody blanket in which ho
was wrapped was found at tho headquarters'
tent, I wn3 informed. Tho Confederates
lost only ono person, but tho loss was seri
ous. This wo8 Capt. Latano, of tho Essex
Cavalry, who was shot and killod. His
death produced great sadness, and Stuart,
in n general order ufter tho expedition,
called on his mon to "Avongo Lutanel"
Tho body of tho poor fellow was buried uftcr
nightfall by friends in tho vioinity, two la
dies being present, ono of whom road tho
burial sorvicc.
Old Church was tho point, it seems,
which Gen. Lee's order directed him to
reach, if possible, ofter which ho was to bo
guided by circumstances. Now "circum
stances" were general ly regarded in a different
light by Stuart than by other men, and thc
circumstances herc, wcro theso: Thc
alarm had boen given, no doubt, by tho
Federal fugitives, and tho presence of
Southern cavalry near Old Church was
known, lt was obvious, therefore, that n
strong forco would probably bc sent to cut
them off on their return. What was to bc
done? Tho Pamunkey could not bc crossed;
it was too deep, and no boats were at hand.
To attempt to pass around tho Federal army,
and oross nt tho Chickahominy below,
seemed madness; but then tho movement
would bo daring, brilliant and might suc
ceed. Knowing tho country pcrfeotly, and
our exact Mtuation, I watched Stuartf- fuco
with interest, curious to ascertain what ho
was going to do. Tho first words ho ut
tered, ofter musiug for a moment, put ruy
doubts entirely at rest.
"Tell Fita Leo to como along," ho said to
inc; "I um going to movo on steadily with
my column."
"Moving on" meant n complete circuit of
McClellan's army, with a view to crossing
below.
Thc orde;.' was delivered, and also that to
Qq\, Fita Lee, who souuded "to horse,"
.and followed-the movements of his men
somewhat hastened, no doubt, by thc report
that ono of tho burning tents contained a
large quantity ot" powder, I r<-'oincd Stuntt
at the head of thc column, nod waa soon
convinced that he had fully resolved to
rido around thc Federal army. It was neck
or nothing. In twenty-four hours thc
whole command would be dead or captured,
or would have escaped. Stuart hod plainly
determined to take tito chances, and was
moving steadily toward thc York River
Railroad, connecting thc Federal army with
its base nt thc "White House" landing on
the Pamunkey.
Everything was now on thc qui vive, ns
nh attack might take place ut any moment
cither on tho front or rear. A laughable
incident proved that tho men were looking
for one, and that Stuart expected it would
como from tho renr, ns he cent mo to Col.
Martin, commanding there, wit'.i thc ines
sa gc:
"Tell him to have Iiis artillery ready
end look out for (tn attack at tiny mo
ment."
I was riding back after delivering this
order, when a cry passed along the linc:
"Yankees in thc rear!"
Sabres flashed out, horres wheeled, nod
then came a burst of laughter-showing the
alarm wa? falso.
Many incidents followed on tho line ol
march. Thc people ran from their houses
delighted at tho sight of grey coats in that
blue infested region, and thc men gazed
with admiring eyes upon a beautiful gir
who hastened un lind throw her armi
around tho neck of a brother in thc column
i hissing him nnd crying with delight
Another incident Wus tito capture of i
wagon full of champagne and other luxuries
on its way from thc Pamunkey to the quar
tors of a Federal General, and a keg o
whiskoy, which was a purt of thc cargo
played an important part in rescuing on?
of thc Confederate cannon. This had sunl
into a bottomless mud-hole of thc lov
grounds and was buried to thc axle. Tin
horses were lashed nud made violent effort
to drug it out, but could ?ot succeed. A
this crisis one of tho men, evidently o
Dutch origin, cried to Lieut. McGregor
commanding the guns:
"Got, lieutenant! thc horses can't do il
Rut just put that keg of whiskey on th
gun and tell the men they can go iuto it i
they only pull through!"
Tho cchomo was at once adopted nm
thc keg mounted on tho cannon. At th
signal, tho cannoneers rushed into tho mud
hole, seized tho gun carriage and lifted i
bodily to firm ground. As it mounted an
was safe, I presumo tho keg was distnountcr
I do not remember, having ridden on.
Tho alarm was now given, and wagon
wcro seen hurrying in every dircotiot
They wore overtnken, rifled and set on fit
- a fato shared by two or three Peden
transports on thc river, from which n dom
black smoko arose. Wo were now ut Tun
stall's-tho railway crossing-where o henv
picket waa stationed. 'Phis was ohnrged i
once, and rctrcutcd rapidly, tho officer i
oouimnnd falling into the hande of thc Con
federates. Ile had just filled a llidem
looking wooden pipe, and was about !
light it, when a Confederate politely r
quested him to surromjer it.
"L want to smoko," growled thc Peder
oaptoin, greatly disgustod, apparently,
his capturo,
"So do I," was tho retort.
"My pipo is my own property?"
"Oh, what a mistakol" responded tl
other, reaching from tho saddlo and tukii
tho pipe, which 1)0 placed bid ween his nv
lips.
Tho railway crossing was now iu Stuarl
possession, ?ml, under tho quick blows
tho axes, tho tolograph poles wcro soi
craphing down. An attempt was also made
to bum a small bridgo noar by, but tho
timbers wcro too damp. Ia tho tpidst of
nil this scene nf bustle, a shrill whistle was
hoard from tho direction of tho Chicknhu
rniny; n railway train was evidently ap
proaching, and it wos soon peen coming
around a woodod bend. A loud order lo
holt was given, but tho train did ' not stop.
On' tho contrary, steam wos crowded on,
nod it cl.ot by In tho midst of o fusilado
which, it is said wounded nomo of tho
troops on the train, and hilled thc engineer.
In a moment it disappeared, mid getting
his men into column again, Stuart pushed
on toward tho villngo of Tullcysville, di
rectly in tho I'cdcral rear. Ho afterward
told mc that tho temptation to t.tt .el: and
destroy thc great stores nt the White House
was almost irresistible, but tho risk was too
great-and, looking ut tho situation after
ward, with lull information of tho state of
affairs, it was obvious that this movement
must have resulted in his capturo or de
struction. He rightly determined to move
without delay in tho direction of tho lower
fords of Oliickahominy, mid did so just us
night was coming-having first burned n
hugo wagon camp in a field near. They
wcro loaded with groiu, cofl'eo ond other
stores, oil of which were burned.
Thc column moved n little past mid
night from Tullcysville, and nt daylight
come iu bight of Ohiokahominy, near Fort
Bridgo. There n sudden halt took place.
Tho bridge was destroyed, ond it wos soon
found the fords wero entirely i inpassable.
Tho whole commnnd was npparcntly caught
in a trap, from which there seemed "o pos
sibility of csdping. Tho presence of
Stuart WC8 pcrlectly well known now to
(Jen. McClellan; to discover his wherea
bouts it was only necessary in fuct to follow
thc steps of his fifteen hundred horsemen
over thc sandy highway, and there could bo
very little doubt that, in a few hours, at
most, thc Fedora! infantry, cavalry and
artillery would bo upon him and moke short
work of him. As to passing tho river it
seemed wholly impossible. Ooh Lee rode
into tho Rtrcnm, but hid horse was swept
down mid nearly drowned. Ile had just
come back when I joined him mid said:
"What do you think of thc situation,
colonel?"
' '.'Weil, captain," he replied, coolly, "I
think wc nie caught."
And that they were ought was, lam
pretty certain, thc impression of tho whole
command. Thc men were sitting or lying
ou thc ground beside their horses, mid thc
brpvest looked "blue" ' When I laughed
cud told thc men not to lose heart, ns nil
"would bc right," they gascd nt mc with u
stare, which clearly showed mo that they
regarded mo ns a lunatic! My expectation
of getting off safely wan based on the con
viction that a mounted man omi always
swim his horse across a stream of thc width
of'tho .Ohiokahominy nt that point, nod my
confidence, too, in Stuart's resources. My
chief uneasiness was about the artillery, but
I believed that by hitching eight horses to
encl) gun mid forcing them noross-evo?s \\
they lind to drown-tho pieces Could bc
drugged through in somo WV?, and I suit!
as much to Stunrt.
"Certainly, ce/,ioinly," ho exclaimed
twisting his ',ong board, as he always did al
brittain moments.
He soon after hurried off to a poinl
lower down, and I found tho men working
there Uko beavers to construct n bridgo
Ono had formerly stood there, but had beer
destroyed, tho abutments only remaining
As thc gnp to bo spr.nncd was not great
however, Stunrt resolved to bridgo it, nm
thc men hastened lo tear down a barn neal
by, and bring thc timber on their shoulders
A little skiff wus then ilontcd to thc middh
of the strenm between thc abutments, when
it was held by a ropo in the bow tied to' i
trco trunk above, und thc men standing ir
tho boat raised thc ends of tho limbers u
they wcro lowered, nnd pushed them on tb
Opposite abutment. In this work Stuur
assisted with his own bonds, standing ii
tho bout nnd singing. As soon ns thc tim
bers were I-lid across, plunks wcro put upoi
thom, und thc artillery mid cuvalry deliloi
over safely. Stuart followed last, th
bridgo was lorn up, and tho column move
on-they wcro out of the trap, lt wus
oleso grato. As thoy disappeared in th
foliage of thc morass, shots from tho oppo
oitc banks wero heard, and Col. Rush cum
down with his "Lancers" in full nrrnj
Thc gnuie had escaped mid Col. Rush wt
forced to return without his prize. Who
asked, on his way back, by a lady, if he hu
"caught Stuart," his reply was, thc lad
informed me:
"No, madam. Ho lins gone in nt th
hack door. 1 only saw his rear guard ns
passed tho swamp."
Such is n brief account of tho fumot
"ride around McClellan..'' Bu tfor want i
space 1 might add u number of incidents
how Federal prisoners, 08 they rolled frei
their stumbling mules in mudhole nfti
mudhole of thu swamp, exclaimed: "Ho
ninny Ch?/,<:n-\\oi\?i\'*ca arc ibero in th
infernal country?" how wo worn feasted 1
tho hospitable gentlemen of Charles Cit
and how Stuart, sparing neither .himself i
horseflesh, rode all night tp rcnoh Biclunoi
nnd make his report to thc President th
tho Federal right flunk wus undefended
ride in which, looking buck now, I can s
that I committed an error in not aoorplit
his invitation lo nCoompnny him.
A wifo in tho house is worth two in tl
street.
Tn thinking lovingly about others, \
think healthfully about ourselves.
Importance) and Value of tho Oat
Crop.
UNIVERSITY OV (J KO UCI IA, )
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE, [?
ATHKN?, (JA., August 30. )
Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
Thc injury dono to tlio corn crop
throughout tho greater part of (icorgiu, by
tho protracted drouth in ?Tuno an J July,
randers it necessary that oui' fumiers should
cudeuvor to supply thc deficiency by raising
a greater amount of small grain than they
havo been in thc habit of raising, if they
wish to save themselves from being obliged
next spring to purchase food for man und
beast from thc West.
1 would opcoially recommend them to
prepare for a large Oat crop.
'1 his, by providing a sufficient amount
of food for thc work animals iu tho spring,
will leave thc bulk of whatever corn is left
of thc present crop for bread, and will, I
hope, teach our farmers what I believe is
true, namely: l'irst, That oats aro tho
cheapest forage crop they can raise. Sec
ond, That they aro thc most nutritive, os
they contain moro of thc flesh and muscle
forming, heat producing and fattening
clements than arc contained in thc corn and
fodder, which arc thc general feed given to
horses and mules.
Third, That they yield a higher percent
age of profit on the usc of fevtilizcru than
corn; and fourth, that oats, instead of being,
as ninny erroneously boliovo, un exhaustive
crop, when properly cultivated improve thc
soil, lt is thc cheapest forage crop. Oats
should bo sown in September-thc time
when tho laboring force on plantation:) is
lease occupied, ?nd, therefore, urn sown at
nominal cost, especially tv hero a part of
thut force works for eluted yearly wages.
Tho sowing thc crop in the spring is also
inexpensive, as two hands in three days can
savo and put away four acres of oats. If
thia cost is compared with that of making
cern and fodder, it 13 obv ious that for the
sonic expenditure fully double the quantity
of forage can bc made in oats that can be
made in corn nod fodder. They arc thc
most nutritive horse feed. Chemical analy
sis has demonstrated that in thc three dusses
of substances which cuter into stock food
namely, thc albuminoids or muscle forming
and thc carbo hydrates und oils, or lieut
and fat-producing, oats (tho grain, 6tra\v
und chaff,) aro richer than corn. In lon
gland oats arc thc only grain on which thc
race horses and those used in fux hunting
the highest types of musculur strength and
condition-arc fed.
They yield a higher pcrccnlugo of profit
on tho uso of commercial fertilizers. I
have found by actual experiment that thc
application of $7 50 ^Torth of a good ammo
niutcd super phosphate per ocre to outs will
more than double thc production of thc
natural soil, while tho same amount applied
tq coriij exoept in unusuully favorable
8<VdS0ns, docs not yield anything., liko that
percentage of increase. That they improve,
not exhaust thc soil. Oats furnish largo
quantities of nitrogen iii their root3 and
stubble, and a considerable amount is also
taken up by tho growth of weeds and grass
after tho orop is cut; while corn is undeni
ably n nitrogen exhausting crop, because
during its entire growth and cultivation in
tho hot summer months, every blade of
grass and everything that produces nitrogen
is speedily 'destroyed, whereas the oat plant
oppropriatcs during thc period of its
growth tho soluble nilrogeu contained in
whatever fertilizer is applied to it, and thc
subsequent growth of grass and weeds in
G?mmer holds tho rest, which pan neither
bc evaporated nor wnshed away.
From three to three nod a half ncre3 of
land well broken, enriched by thc applica
tion of from 150 to 200 pounds of a good
nmmoniutcd super phosphate, sown in Sep
tember, with two or two and a half bushels
of genuino rust procf oats, will yield n
sufficient quuntity of food for ono horse oi
mule. It tokos oboqt tho ea ruo area of land
to produce a sulhcicnt quantity of corn and
fodder, with favorable seasons, to support
ono work animal. If tho relative cost ol
labor in produoing tho oats and corn and
fodder be taken into accounts it will bo
found that thc cost of thc latter is fully
double that of thc former.
Hut to roiso oats to reach thc end I;
whioh I havo indicated, wc must not, ns ii
too often thc practioe, Bora toll '?" without
manure, nt any time between Novotnbci
and March, a bushel or a bushel and a hal
of any seed wc can find, on thc poorest
piece of land on our farm. We must con
cede to oats tho rank to which their impor
tance and value entitle them, and employ
tho same cure which wo give to cotton and
corn, if wc would derive tho benefits whiol
they arc capablo of offering. Very respect
fully, WM. M. BROWNE,
Professor of Agriculture, &c.
_- # -
Tho liberal philosopher of thc Spiinglich
(Muss.) Republican informs thc world tba
1/iberia scorns to hivo about collapsed. Tin
negro ropublio is bankrupt and in th
power of British capitalists; tho Liberian
themselves aro dissatisfied with tho ooudi
tiou of affairs; the most powerful tribes c
natives throughout thc country aro tullun
secession aud culling on tho British fe
protection. Without money, credit, or a
organized army, ibero is little ohntioc th;
tho republic can uphold its authority, nu
tho African Stato whioh tho United Stat,
has indirectly backed for so long is in
fair way to fall into tho hands of Beacons
Bold.
Our Phosphates-An Important
Interest Temporarily
Paralyzed.
It will not bo pleasant news lo ibo Stato
at largo lo learn that, while prospects aro
brightening for ino.st of Hie other branches
of our trade and industry, thc mining of
Phosphates, which had grown lo bo so im
portant and valuable on interest in South
Carolina, hos suddenly nntl almost com
pletely ceased. All thc phosphate compa
nies in thc neighborhood of Beaufort ond
Port Hoya), with a single exception, havo
suspended operations ond discharged their
employees. Of thc live companies en
gaged in mining phosphates in Charleston
County, three have likewise suspended
work; o fourth, it is said, is on tho poiut of
doing so; while the fifth is kept nt work
completing on unexpired contract, but will
also suspend as soon os existing engage
ments shall have been fulfilled. Wo arc
told that more than two thousand laborers,
herc and in Beaufort County, ero thus
thrown out of employment.
Tho cause of this serious industrial cai
lnmity ?3 a cessation of tho foreign demand
for phosphate rock. Most of tho compa?
nies now have large quantifies of rock on
hand for which there is no inquiry. Tho
consequent (utnb'c in prices lins been such
os to compel tho companies to suspend work ?
in order to ovoid further loss. Thc stagna
tion of trade in Great Britain, and moro
especially thc blue prepped for thc agricul
tural interest, is, of course, tito root of tho
trouble. A Iorgo phosphate dealer in
Bristol, England, writes to n prominent
house in this city: "Tho season has been
au exceptionally bad one for thc monuro
trade on this onie. Not only huvo manu
facturers curtailed their purohascs of raw
material, but they ure left with large stocks
of their manufactured manures unsold."
There is us little demand ut home as abroad
for thc crude rock. Tho manufacturers of
fertilizers lure have a sufficient stock on
hand, and thc Northern manufacturers hovo .
already contracted for nil they care to buy.
Thc miners find that they cannot moko
money on thc phosphate? ut ?5 per ton, und
oven that pi ico cannot now bc realizod.
Some of thc dealers express thc opinion
that tho lal go exports of wheat fiom this
country to Europe has hod something todo
with tho cessation of thc demand for phos
phate rock on the other side of tho water.
They say that if American wheat con bo
Bold cheaper (linn tho native article, tho
lutter will not be grown lhere, and conse
quently fertilizers will not bo needed. Tho
shipments of thc rock from Charleston last
year amounted to but 55,000 tons, und nt
(his time one company o!onc is known to
have 70,000 lons on baud. Altogether tho
outlook for our phosphate interest nt this
lime is anything but cheering.
[N?w? and Courier.
"Winnini POTTS."-'Thc great pcdcslri
cnuc arrived in Greenville on day before
yesterday, mid passed thc night ot thc house
of Mr. W. T. Shumate, near thc Air Lino
depot. She ip in splendid condition, and
can wulk twenty miles without resting; has
lost 17 pounds in weight since she started
out from Philadelphia, on her 2,500 milo
walk, and now weighs 97 pounds. She is
duo in Philadelphia on tho 12th day of
October next; but says ?bo will continuo
her walk to Kew York, and arrivo there oq
thc 10th of October. She is n native of
Chowan Coun?y, N. C., but removed to
New York City some nine years ago; har,
been treated with thc greatest kindness all
ulong tho road, nod bas paid but s?3.f)0
expenses since she left New Orleans. Sho
is very much browned by exposure, but ia
checrlul and full of lit' ; steps with n light,
clastic dead, und takes thc middle of tho
railroad track, walking over oil bridges and
trestles, some of them being of considerable
height and groat length: There is no ouch
word as fail in ber vocabulary; sho is lo
receive 85,000 ?fslic accomplishes thc walk
by thc 12th of October.- Greenville News.
Professor IVibikov returned to Columbia
Sunday from bis visit to thc lignite bcd6
near Augusta, lie hos ascertained by tho
aagur tesla that thc bcd extends from Col.
Hammond's plantation to that cf Col. Jacob
Foreman, a distance of ot least 400 yards.
His investigations on Col. Foreman's pince
showed that under the bcd from which tito
specimen carno that he was working on,
there was a bed of shale, containing carbo*
hized plants, and this bc considers almost rt
sure sign of coal or lignite underlying it
but which tho augur was not long enough
to reach. His time oho being somewhat
limited, ho postponed till another visit tho
investigation of this second and deeper bcd,
which bc thinks will l c of tetter quality
than thc first, freo from pyrites and of
bettor consistency for market value. Ho
gathered up about 200 pounds ol lignito
and directed that it ho sent ofter him
to Columbia to loused by persons interested
in making experiments.
CRIMR IN SOUTH OAH?I.IN?.-Tho
crimes, murder, rape und assassinations,
which,'for tho last two weeks, hove occurred
iu our State, ure enough lo lill two Police
Gazelles, Tho increase is, indeed alarm
ing. Prom every quarlor of South Caroli
na, almost from ovary county, uro intelli
gences of murder, rape and arson. Why is
this? Arc our laws not .stringent enough
to check tho "car of Death?" Wo think
they are, but unless other moans ure used,
thc South will soon betas famous for criiriv
i's (ho North -Lancabfcr /?eviciv. .>'?''