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SEEKS OLD-TIME FOE. An Episode ol th? Battle ol Cold Harbor in the Civil War. [Tho Washington Post.) On the afternoon of May 81, 18454, the Reserve Brigade of the Union Cavalry was hotly engaged with tho Confederato forces at Cold Harbor, Va. As tho day closed active fight ing aud firing grew lesa and less, ceasing entirely HS the darkness of night increased. No decided ad vantage had been gained by either side. After posting vidcttos, the brigado withdrew ami went into bivouac Then men, having cooked and eaten their suppers, prepared for a night's sleep. At 1 o'clock, June 1, the brigade was ordered to resume its position on the lino on which the videttes were posted. On the edge of a belt of high, open timber was a shallow ditch ; on the other side of the ditch, a worm fence. The worm fence was thrown down, the rails forming a low breastwork on tho far side of the ditch. The men of tho brigade were ordered to lie down in tho ditch, so that their heads came up above the breastwork formed by the rails, which also made a rest for tho Sharp's carbines with which the sol diers were armed. Quite a number of rounds of am munition were issued to each soldier, who placed them on the edge of the ditch on his left-hand side. These preparations having been made, the brigade awaited for what daylight might develop. H BA lt KACH OTU Kit's VOICKS. It should have been said before that beyond the breastwork of rails was an open space or field, from 100 to 160 yards wide ; then the space was bordered by a belt of open tim ber, similar to that which hat* been already described as occupied by the Union forces. The Union (soldiers could distinctly hear the voices of the rebels in this timbei Their bugles sounding . jveille were plainly heard, together with tho voices of the sergeants calling the names at roll call. In a very short time after these sounds were heard by the Union sol diers, the rebel troops in line of bat tle advanced from the belt of woods in which they had been encamped. They charged the breastworks be hind which the Union soldiers si lently awaited the attack. When the rebel troops were about half way across the open space, they were met by a seething, withering fire from the Union soldiers. The rebel line paused, halted for a mo ment, then advanced at a slower, undecided pace ; wavered, wavered again, broke, turned, and retreated into the open timber in which it had been encamped. In the meanwhile tho batteries of horse artillery attached to the Union cavalry division opened fire over the heads of their troops, shelling fiercely the belt of woods occupied by the rebels. They wen?, no farther than the belt of woods, where they rallied, and could be seen reforming in order to make another attempt on the breastwork held by the Union troop?. At the same time the rebel skirmish ers opened a lively fire os the Union breastwork. '.OKS TO KN KM Y'S ItKSCUK. The open space from the point where the rebels turned and retreated to the belt of woods wa? strewn with their dead, dying, and wounded, ?iud thirty yards in front of thc breastwork lay a wounded soldier, who made frantic ami terrible at tempts tu regain his fouling, but he was sorely wounded, and, after a few struggles, stretched himself ex hausted on his back. An officer of the I'niuo forces, Boeing the sad plight of his wounded adversary, took a canteen of water from tuie of his sergeants, ami, sling ing it over his shoulder, jumped over the breastwork and ran to the Wounded rebel. When he arrived beside him he found that he had been wounded in thc lower part of tho thigh, and his pantaloons from his knee to his foot were clotted with blood, so thal his les; looked like a dark red alligator hide. The officer asked the wounded man if he had a handkerchief. The rebel replied thal he had, and thai it was in the breast pocket of his jacket. The officer, kneeling down beside bis wounded I' "?, pul his hand !n his breast pocket and found a handkerchief, and also felt, while withdrawing the handkerchief, a ! toothbrush and book, but he, of | course, did not see these, as he wanted only the handkerchief. Binding the handkerchief tightly above the wound, he tried to make a tourniquet with his revolver. This, however, he could not do, the hand kerchief not hoing long enough ; so ho then passed it round the leg, crossing the euds, and, pulling them tight with all his strength, he knotted them above the wound, the knot pressing well into the leg, thus greatly stanching the How of blood. LABT KIND OFFICES. The officer then shifted the I wounded man into as comfortable ' position as the ground would permit I and scraped up with his hands the ' sandy Boil to form a pillow for the j head of the wounded man. "Now,' I said the ofticer, "this is all I can do f >r you, my man. I wish I could do j more, but time Hies and so must 1. I Here is a canteen of water. I'll leave it by your side. G cod-by." The wounded man replied : "You may be a Yankee, but, by God, you are a gentleman." And they parted ; the officer weut walking to the breastwork, and the poor, wounded rebel-where ? Did he die on the field, or was he found and cared for by his comrades, only to die f his wounds, or did he re cover aud live? What was the sequel? Who can tell? The officer got through the terrible war unhurt, and is alive and well ; but he would dearly like to know what became of the gallant soldier he left in such a sad plight. There was one curious thing in connection with this incident that oocurred to the officer in thinking the occurrence over, and that was that from the time of his kneeling beside the wounded man until he returned to the breastwork he was conscious of the fact that not one single shot from the rebel line was fired at him. Shortly after the officer's roturn to the breastwork the rebels again advanced on it, with the same dis astrous result as followed their previ ous attempt. The Union infantry then relieved the cavalry, which withdrew, and the fiercest fighting of thai >loo<ly day was over that long, clear space, with belts of open tim ber on either side. ASKS FOR INFORMATION. Should this meet the eye of a Southern survivor of that horrible day who eau in any way recall or is cognizant of such an incident as has been described, Charles G. Grant, 408 Franklin Building, Philadelphia, would be glad to hear from him. As near as memory serves, the general appearance of the wounded Confederate was that of a man of a height a little over the average, dark hair, and it is conjectured, of a swarthy complexion. This, how ever, is merely a guess, as at tho time he wore the deadly pallor of all men badly wounded in battle. As to his age, he might have been any where between twenty and twenty five, perhaps younger, perhaps a lit tle older. Men Past Sixty in Danger. More than half of mankind over sixty years of ace suttor from kidney and blad der disorders, usually enlargement of prostate gland. This is both painful and dangerous, and Foley's Kidney Cure should bc taken at the first sign of dan ger, as it corre?te irregularities and ha? cured many old men of this disease. Mr. Rodney burnett, Kock Port, Mo., writes: "1 suffered from enlarged pros tate gland and kidney trouble for year? and after taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure I feel bettor than I have for twenty years, although I am now DI years old." CottOe Seed Hulls Going Up. .Macon, (ia., September 7.-Deal ers hore are expecting the price of I cotton seed hulls to go to $12 a ton before the season is over. Last year tbe price reached ?s a ton, and peo \ pie declared they could not buy them at that price, but nearly all that were made were bought eagerly. It lis now contended that the feeding value of hulls is *12 a ton ; that it compares with that of the average bay, and n man can afford to pay as high as Heaton. It is said that meal will sell for *30 a ton before I the season is over. Thc price last season was $22 to $'26 a ton. The local cotton conditions are said to bo the standard by which meal and hulls j.rices are regulated. As the yield in this territory will be about 25 per cent short, a propor tionate increase will occur in the price of tho meal and bulls. ( hamhprlnin'? Colic, Choler* and I'Mcimni nain. S Diarrhoea Knn.-.Iy. Never fails, Buy lt now. lt may save life. 0I8PEN8ER8 HAD PLENTY OF LOOT. Testimony to Show Systematic Bribery by Whiskey Houses. Sumter, September 5.-Messrs. Lyon and Christenson jabbed an other hole in the putrid dispensary at the opening of the Sumter meet ing of the investigating commission to-day and the tilth an*l rottenness gushed forth in great volume in the form of evidence of systematic brib ery of county dispensers in a dozen different forms by a score of lending whiskey houses. The point of entrance to-day was through Mike Manheim, dispensor at Marion, with whom Representative Lyon canvassed the contents of fifty or more letters found in Manheim'* dispensary, from whiskey houses and whiskey drummers, one of these lat ter being a member of the Legisla ture from Williamsburg, odore B. Gourdin, who pleaded wuo Man heim to send in requisitions for the whiskey his house sold, so as to help him out. These loiters told of pres ents in tho shape of silk umbrellas, gold pens, smoking sets, extra bot tles and case,-- of whiskey, and in addition to these he admitted that his pickings from the sale of empty boxes at '25 cents eaoh, and empty bottles at $2 a barrel, to the houses sending them out originally, brought him a monthly income of $50. He [ admitted that his predecessor, Stan ley, received a shipment of twelve barrels of wine direct from Garrett & Co., at Weldon, N. C., in accord ance with an order Stanley gave the firm's traveling man, Clark, and there was no evidence to show that Stanley did not sell this as a tiger. In any event it was in violation of the law. The commission was informed that ! Chairman Ingraham, of the Chester field board, accused of raising hisj own salary as clerk, will not respond to the summons the commission senti him, but Mayor lihett, of Charleston, who has been subpoenaed from a j North Carolina resort, will be pres ent, it is understood. TO BUY Ul* BIJECTION. A letter to Manheim, from Dis penser J. L. Bass, at Dillon, also of Marion county, urged joining in a campaign to buy up the coming dis pensary election in that county with assistance from the State board and the whiskey housos, but Manheim said nothing came of tho movement, and a letter from Bluthenthal ?fe Biekert said that a member of the State board had O. K.'d their scheme to ship empty boxes to a blind ad dress, after the resolution of the board forbidding dispensers to sell the boxes any longer. The whiskey people involved to-day as giving Christmas presents, sending extra stock to dispensers, or buying back h ?ttles or boxes were Cook ?fe Bern heimer Company, Gallagher ?fe Bur ton, through J. S. Farnum, Burn hoim Bros., Berheim Distilling Com pany, Bluthenthal ?fe Biokert, I Troe ger ?fe Co., Mallard ?fe Co., Bichland Distillery and others. A SUBPBI8B BXPBCTBD. There were no new features of striking importance developed to day, but there are significant hints by various members of the commis sion that a surprise will be sprung before the session closes. The evi dence to-day was along lines already tapped, the object being to show that this system of bribing dispensers exists generally throughout the State. In many cases the empty boxes were not taken out of the freight offices, though likely the bottles were made use of. ri.A"t , Colic. Cholera anti Chamberlain S Diarrhoea Remedy. Never fail?. Suv it now. lt may save life. A Four-Hour Fire. Fire, in the three-story building on South Forsyth street, Atlanta, occupied by the wholesale grocery linn of E. W. Vowroan Co., and the Novelty Hat Co., gave the firemen a fight for four hours on September 5th, and caused a loss of $80,000. M's Pills After eating, persons of a bilious hnhl! will derive great benefit hy taking one of th< < pills. If you have been DRINKING TOO MUCH, they will promptly relieve thc nuusen. SICK HEADACHE_-. ?nd nervousness which follows, restore the appetite and remove gloomy feel ings. Elegantly sugar .outed. Take No Substitute. The S BARGA You are cord stock, and be coi We carry a f Notions, Shoes, ] m ce ries. First eli Your trade s CA? w Bring along ; will give you mi News from Long Creek. Long Creek, September 8.-Farm ers are very busy saving their fodder. Singing schools and protracted meetings have come to an end. There were two new'additions to the Long Creek church during the protracted meeting. The meeting was very in teresting. It was conducted by Revs. Fuller, Burton and Chambers. When v ou go to the Long Creek post office j ou can hear the ring of blacksmith's hammer long before you get there. Mr. Holmes, the black smith, is always ready to accommo date his patrons. Ira Langston, who is just in from Montana, has a fine Western horse. John Kylen has been doing some fence work for J. H. Cannon. John is a hustler and a good fellow. Bob Hamey, who travels for Tal madge Bros., cf Athena, visited the stores at Long Creek recently. It is reported that a mad dog came from Chechero through Long Creek last Saturday. The school at Mountain Grove has vacated for fodder pulling. The school at Long Creek is pro gressing nicely under the manage ment of Miss Conyers Allen. Luther Phillips is going to set head blocks for J. T. Patten this week. Miss Dora Haley visited Miss Con yers Allen last Saturday. Tieing tin cans to dogs' tails seems to be tho order of the day on Lon^ Creek. It is great fun for the dogs, hut very bad for the tin cans. Miss Ida Bell Lee, who has been visiting her father for some weeks, has returned to her home in Green ville. J. H. Cannon made a flying visit to Clayton last week. E. P. r. -m Nothing Risked, Nothing Gained. Vou risk nothing in buying Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment, because you gut your money back if not satisfied. Your gain is great, beean-,., you get thc lie:.I li minent ovor made, best for rheu matism, best for spraius and swellings, be.-t for uso in the family and on youi stuck. A full i piut bottle, costs hut 2.' couts. No risk, all gain. Walhalla Drug Co.; Carter's Pharmacy, Westminster. .--4 . -. Good Revival at Bethlehem. Kev. L. M. Lyda, of Montvale, N C., closed an eight days meeting with the Bethlehem Baptist church nu the third day of this month. Thfl was the greatest mooting in this sec tion for years. God moved on tht people with great power. Bro Lyda's sermons v/ere deep, earnest and powerful. The closing sermoi was on prayer. His theme was earn estness in prayer. It was a groai plea for faith in God, to believe Goc will listen to those who call in earn est. * Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Tho term "Dyspepsia" means a lack o pepsin in tho stomach. Indigestion ii lightly used when ever tho food is nu properly digested, regardless to tin causo. lt is immaterial whether yoi Call your ailment dyspepsia or IndigOBtiOl when Bydalo's Stomach Tablets arc used They nie guaranteed to euro all forms 0 Stomach trouble. Buy a trial box, (nrici 26 cents) mid ho convinced. Walhall: Drug Company; Carter's I'h ii macy Westminster. INS ! BAR< lally invited to call ivinced that we can ull and complete lin Hats, Clothing, Har iss goods and rock t olicited and apprecl Respectfully, ?TER & ALHALLA, S, your Cross Ties an< irket price. Rev. J. R. Moore in Italy. Naples, Italy, August 26.-Editors Courier : Wo are happy to be on board the steamer that we trust will land us in Boston September 7th. Wo reaohed N-.ples on August 24th and went at once to dinner (lunch), and then back to the train that took us out to see the ruins of Pompeii. The next day some of us rested quietly at our hotel, Britonque, in Naples, while somo went to Vesu viue, others shopping, etc. We have had a fine trip from the time we left London, after having taken our splendid trip throng i Eng land and Scotland. Leaving London July 21, we went to Paris, where we spent four days besides Sunday, and visited Versailes. Thence we went to Brussells and on through parts of Germany, Switzerland and on to Italy. Most interesting points were on the Rhine and in Ileidelburg. Also in Borne, Interlaken, Lucerne, Geisback and Murren mountains and other points of the Alps, the lovely lakes of Switzerland, eto. In Italy, wc first shopped at Milon and visited that most wonderful Gothic Cathe dral. Thence to the quaint and curious city of Venice, and next to Florence, the "City of Flowers," and then on to Pisa, the leaning tower, one of the seven wonders of the world. Next, wo went to Rome, the "Eternal City." Here wo spent six days, coming to Naples for our last days in Italy. We are to land at Gibralter Tues day and then begin our long voyage over the Atlantic. How hungry I am for South Carolina ! This will precede me, because I hasten to write it on board our steamer, Romanic, to send to land via Eng land. Hoping to see South Caro lina soon, I am Yours truly, J. K. Moore. For the next thirty days wi Catarrh Tonic for 7i>c. Large size Celery Com|>oun The largest bottle and best Our Dyspepsia Tablets, tw( Syrup of Figs, 26o. per bot Dr. Pitcher's Castoria, 26o. All the above aro fully gnni vertised to do or money back. We Sell the Dings CARTER'S I WESTMIN Song! t :'*AINS I and examine our | save you money. Le cf Dry Goods, dwa e and Gro >ottoi i prices, ated. CO c. d Shingles. We Workday tor the Orphans. A recent movement set on foot by Howard L. Crumley, of the Decatur (Ga.) Orphan's Home, in likely to be of very considerable service in the near future to our orphan children. The proposition is that every man in the State, every woman, every child should set apart September 23 (Saturday) of this year, the proceeds of his labor on that day, or whatever he can make, if he be not in business, to the support of the orphans in the institution he loves best. In this State Presbyterians will work for the Thornwoll Orphanage, Clinton ; the Methodists for the Epworth Or phanage, Columbia ; the Baptists for the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood. Send promptly on the Monday following the sum made or raised to the institution of your ohoice. The help coming in at that time will tide over these institutions till the Thanksgiving and Christmas days. Send it, be it little or much. Tbero are about six hundred or* phans in these institutions, and there are others besides. The Lutheran Orphanage is at Salem, Va., the He brew Orphanage is at Atlanta. Draw your check or money order in favor of the institution you prefer and mail it to the address given above. How Consumption Begins. Consumption always begins with a cough that lingera. A cough that hangs on and will not yield to tho usual treat ment may not moan consumption, but too ofteu it duos moan this dead destroyer has gained a footing. ^Kydale's Cough Klixir is very successful iu ohocking the progress of throat andi lung diseases. Even consumption^ yiolds toits powerful milli?m e, if its USO in begun before the disoaso is too deop seated. This modern scientific romodyl kills the germs that cause consumption, lt removoB tho cause and helps naturo rebuild tho broken down tissue. If you havo a stubborn cough try K>alair's Cough Klixir, it will not dis appoint you. Walhalla Drug Company; Cartor's Pharmacy, Westminster. Special. c will sell our famous I'uri-tonc d, 7f>c. Sarsaparilla for 7;*>c. ) kinds in a box, '?ho. Lie. per bottle. .antecd lo do what they arc nd that Get You WeU. PHARMACY, STER, S. C.