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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE. AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO AN1 MAN." . By STECK, SHELOR Ai BOHRODER? WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, .11X10 iii), 11)10. Now Series Ne. 515.-Volume LXI._No. 2(1. + A Pair of 1 Fancy FR Monwon We are offering for a SHC every SUIT or COA' ordered The Globe T of Cine An EXTRA PAIR FANCY VE A SPECIAL INDU your ordc :. C. W. ?? J. E. Five Hundred St * ('AH DEMOLISHED; TWO KIDDED. Train Smashes Ind) Tourist Auto Xciii', Marou, (in. Marou, Juno 27.-Au extra freight train on tho Macon and Athens divis ion of Hie Central Railway struck a tourist ear belonging to A. C. free man, of Arcadia, Ela., at Kelley's Crossing, IS milos north of Macon, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, killing Mrs. Freeman and her son, A. C. Freeman, Jr., aged 7, and badly in jured A. C. Freeman, L. D. Camp and Dr. J. I J. Roby. All tho occupants of the automo bile were touring from Arcadia, ex cept Dr. Roby, who 's a resident of Monticello. He is an elderly man and sustained a broken arm and seven* internal injuries. A. C. Freeman sustained bad bruises about tho bead. Camp had a broken arm and internal injuries. Engineer Dunbar, of Macon, was in (barge of tho extra freight and was 40 feel away when he discovered tho car on the crossing. Ile had just rounded a sharp curve and the view of the ear was obstruct, ed by an embankment. The blast of the whistle and tho emergency brakes did little good. Mrs Freeman was :>2 years of age. The family is prominent and had gone out from their homo in Florida for a tour of several days. They were willi relatives in Monticello,.and had just gone out Ibis afternoon for a ride, taking Dr. Roby. All fillet; of tho injured persons are critically hurt and moro fatalities aro expected. An Immediate Investiga tion into the cause of the accident was made from the olllce ol' Superin tendent Polland here. Homily I.ami Local NeWS. Bounty Hand, .lune 27.--Special : The grain crop is turning out fairly well. Miss M a rye R. Shelor, of Tugaloo, spent Sunday night with Mrs. Julia I). Shanklin. Mrs. .1. S. Pickett has returned to ber home in Atlanta after a brief \ isit to rolat ives here. Mr. and Mrs. S M. Bibi), ol' West minster; Mr. and Mrs. V. lt. I). Berns, and Misses Ruby and Kate Smith, of West Union, were guests Sunday at thc1 home ol' Capt. A. Ellison. Mrs. O. K. Dreazeale and Miss Anna Marett, ol' Westminster, and Mrs. W. L. Dobbs, of Fair Blay, members of the executive board of Woman's Missionary Union ol' Bea verdam Association, spent Tuesday with Mrs. I). A. Perritt, and arranged a program for their annual meeting Mrs. Dobl is was accompanied by Mis: Thelma Watson. oam renison, Jr., of Oroenvlllo, ls spending a few wooka with his grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Ellison. Mrs. Blackburn and children, of Seneca, visited Mrs. I). A. Porrllt Fri day. Miss .lonnie Rae Auld and tilth sister, Rebecca, ol Elberton, were re cent guests of their aunt, Mrs. .1. D. Pickett. Miss Pearl Rallonger ls spending severnl days in Greenville this woe News of the sad death ol' A. W. Thompson, of Seneca, was received here with deep regret. Mr. Thomp son had many friends in Ibis com munity, where be mot and married Miss Ellon Dook bart, who is a popu lar favorite in tho community, having taught in Hie Bounty Land school. We extend our sincere sympathies to the bereaved widow and relatives. Mesdames D. A. Perrit! and Jas per Doyle spent Monday in Seneca. Miss Susan Doyle is suffering from a rising in ber bead. BucltleiVs Arnica Salve The ?esl Solvu in The World. ?Trousers or f Vest IE X >RT TIME ONLY with * T and TROUSERS + from T 'ailoring Co., in nati, of TROUSERS or LST FREE. CEMENT to place r NOW. BAUKNIGHT. t ylcs on Display, T .MAX KILLS AM, IX BA NH C. Barricaded Georgian Dailies Arrest, Two Victims Tall Demi. Ofilia. Ga., Juno 2?.-Barricaded in his home in thc western pan of Irwin conni.v. \V. H. Host wick lias resisted two attacks ol' olllcers to-day, killing two and wounding three oth ers, ile is a white man willi a repu ta lion lor lighting proclivities and lias threatened to kill everybody who conies in rang!? ol' his bullets. The local authorities have asked Governor Brown lor troops to si orin the little house where the desperado is hiding. Those who died under his deadly Uro are: Chief Of Police Steve Davis, of Ocilla, and Deputy Sheriff Shef lleld, ol' Irwin county. The wounded are: Deputy Sheriff T, C. Pass, arin broken and shot in tho abdomen; Sherill' J. P. Mclnuis, slightly injured; Deputy Sheriff Wy all Tucker, slightly injured. Lynching threats ure heard here and a crowd of men ls forming thal may not await, the coming of soldiers. Bostwlck is well armed with rifle, shotgun and pistol and has a good supply ol' ammunition. In the house wit li him are six ol' his children. The first attack on Boslwick's fort, was made at 2 o'clock tills afternoon. Ho was wanted on a misdemeanor charge, and Sheriff Mclnuis with Chief Davis and Deputy Sheriffs Pass and Tucker, went to arrest him. When tiley came within close range of Iiis house Bostwlck opened fire. Chief Davis fell dead and Bass was wounded. Tho officers removed tho dead and wounded and summoned a posse from Ocilla and Irwin ville and surrounded the house. Sheriff Mclnuis with Deputies Tucker and Sheffield led the onslaught and Host wick killed Sheffield instantly and wounded the two others. He is still unharmed in his fort. The scone of the two battles is seve ral miles from here and information is hard to obtain. All ol' the children in the house with Bostwlck are small and some of them are little girls. Desperado Dead. Orilla. Ca., .lune 27. W. H. Bo ' wick, the desperado who killed three men and wounded three at his home near Ocilla yesterday, was found dy ing in Iiis barricaded home at I o'clock this morning, when thc Fitz gerald company ol' the National guard rushed and captured tho home, ile died within an hour. Tho live children who wen? in tho house willi liini wore rescued uninjured. ll is supposed thal a bullet (ired during the light with tho posse last nigh struck liim. Sheriff Mclnuis Dead. About the samo timo the desperado was dying Sheriff Mid unis died from wounds received from Host wick's bands the night before. Shells Almost (?'one. Troops found Host wick's body pierced with many shots, and ho had only two more loaded shells in his shotgun; Ile used both shotgun and pistol. Mr. Bass is resting well and doctors hopo for his recovery. Mr. Gill is dangerously wounded and univ die. KClldlst's Cowardly Act. Ilazelhurst, Ga., dune 27. -Officers are searching for John Clark, aged is, and Mack .McGowan, who fought a duel to-day in this county. Mc Gowan was armed with a knife and Clark with a pistol. As Clark fired bis pistol, it is charged, McGowan grasped Dudley Brown, a 13-yOar old hoy. who was a spectator, anil held liim between himself and Clark. Brown was shot in tho breast and is dying. THE NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. I Teachers Warmly Welcomed ati<l i Pleasantly Entertained.-Locals. Westminster, .hine 28.-Special: Miss Jennie Ray Auld, oT Elberton, (?a., and Miss Mabel Veiner, ol' Mar tin, (?a., ?ire visiting their cousin, Miss Daisy Eoslor. Miss Irene Miller, who for several months has boen in Harlow, Fla., luis returned home. Mrs. Vacia Marett, Mrs. Barron and Miss Bessie Barron attended the fu neral ol' Mrs. L. A. Edwards ?it Sen eca Thursday. .1. M. Bruner and son James went to Pinopolis, Ala.. Saturday. Mr. Bruner's mother will return willi them tliis week, The Young Woman's Auxiliary met Monday afternoon and elected delegates io tho annual W. M. U., which meets at New Mope July li71lt and 28th. Kev. and Mrs. M. IO. Peabody went to Lavonia hist week, where Rev. Peabody officiated at a wedding. Mrs. Fumina ticer, ol' Anderson, recently visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Pooro, here. On Tuesday afternoon, from 1 to C., Mrs. J. II. Bibb entertained in honor of her sister, Mrs. Marry Link, of Charlotte. Misses Ha Bea iden, of Oak.way, ?ind Willie (?entry, ol' (?reenvilli;, have enrolled at Ibo summer school. Mr. ?md Mrs. John H. Keese at tended tlu; funeral ol' their sister, Mrs. H. A. Edwards, ?it Seneca, last week. Dr. W. J. Carier is attending Hie Slate Dental Association at Clean Springs tliis week. Miss Louise Sheldon, of Fair Play, is visiting her cousin. Miss Margie Stribllng. Little Willard and Edward Jones, ol' Pelzer, are visiting their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Jones. Hov. A. P. Marett [trenched in UK Baptist (diuich al Seneca Sunday foi Rev. C. s. Blackburn, who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews, ol Toccoa, visited Mr. ?ind Mrs. Upton Howell recently. Mr. and Mrs. I). L. Norris hav( returned from a week's slay ai Franklin, N. C. Frank Cross, of Walhalla, who hat been in Columbia, ls visiting lils un ele. F. M. Cross. Master Julian Arnold, of Fayette ville, (?a., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T C. Peden. Mr. and Mrs. Errett Zi m ni er ni at visited In Greenville this week. Among those who have recently entered tho summer school an Misses Hattie Bolt, inez (?rant, Min nie Eubanks, Margaret Mill, Mrs Belle Brown, Mr.,. olive Bolt, Mis: Mamie Wynne. Among the pleseanl events sobed tiled for tho entertainment of th< visiting teachers was tho recopilo) by the town ol' Westminster at Wis (aria Park last Friday evening iron 8.30 to 10.30 p. m. The manage ment luid provided excellent lights and when the teachers and thel friends assembled tho spectacle pro son tod was truly a "thing of boan ty.' The llrst thing on the program wa an address by Rev. F. c. Lavendel who spoke in a very interesting man uer ol' the power ol' education an willi that the spirit ol' hospitality. Mayor K. W. Marett then Intro doced Hon. Julius E. Hoggs, who o> pressed his appr?ciation of the and once he Wiis to address, and then sal his subject would be "The Spiritua Ry of Work." Ho discussed the sui jed in Iiis usual interesting and cha) acteristlc manner. After the speaking one could loo around and almost imagine that h was really in the "garden of th gods." fore verywliere were wailei serving delicious refreshments, whlc were all that was needed lo con plele the scene. Alter Ibis was gel eral conversation, in which a agreed that the reception had been repetition of the .cordial welcome o: tended when school opened on Moi day. Miss Robbie Carter, of Oainosvill came Monday to visit relatives ail friends here and at Walhalla. Miss Mary Simpson, who luis bei taking a business course in Allant has rolllrited home for tho summer The ladies ol' the town will sell ii i cream in Wistaria Park Monday a torn?os and evening. July Ith, log money to buy a fence for our par Those who contributed cream ni cake will please send il Monday a ternoon and evening. July Uh, to g as llrst intended. The public ls CO dially invited to come and have most enjoyable lime in our pict park and help ibo worthy cause, te A lecture will bo given In I school auditorium on Friday ovenii al 8.30 by Rev. I). W. Riohardsn pastor ol' Hi?! First Presbyter!; Church at Qroor. All are cordial Int lied to hoar this excellent speak? On July llb at 0.30 a. m. Westall Stol and Fountain inn base hall nln will cross hals here. Another gai will bo played in the afternoon. I Tuesday, .inly 5th, another lutero ing game will be played. J. H. Carter wont io Nash vii Tenn., on business last week. Lem Martin lias gone to Sprei (?a., aller spending several mont boro, Mrs. A. W. Leathers lefl TllOSd to visit lier sister at Pauline. John Hull and little daught Elizabeth, of Madison, visited ,1 and Mrs. J, M. Hull last week. OX Fl HE WITH 1,500 AHO MO). Prompt Ardon on Hie l'art ot' tlx* Captain Saves Lives. ?*. La Cross, Wis., .lune 25.-With fifteen hundred excursionists on hoard the Acme Parket Company's big steamer, .1. s., caught Uro on the .Mississippi river hoi worn Genoa and Victoria to-night, and although the steamer was burned lo the water's (Migo, prompt action of Capt. Slreak fus in beaching tho boat when the ll rsl alarm was sounded saved every person on board. Only one woman was Injured in tho mad rush from tho boat lo the island OU which the boat was beached. The steamer brought poon people from Lansing, iowa, and OOO from inter mediate points to La ('ross to-day. leaving herc? on the return trip at ti o'clock to-night. The boat caught lire when two miles above Victoria, Wis., just opposite Had Axe Bend, the blaze breaking ?nit in the lower works close lo the boiler room. Putting on full speed, ('apt. Stroakfus beaded tho boat direct for Had Axe Island in mid-river. Before the general alarm was sounded the vessel had grounded on the sand and lt was bul a Cow minutes' work to got Hie people off the boat. A few minutes after Ibo steamer had been cleared of passengers and crew il was burned to the water's edge. The excursionists were strand ed on an island 500 feet long and 300 feel wide. A few launches and row boats from Victoria and nearby ham lets made slow headway in getting t ho people to t he mainland. Passengers rescued from Ibo burn ing boat declaro they saw several wo men throw their children in (he Mis sissippi river before the boat could be beached and jump in after (hom. Be ing in midstream at Hie time, il is believed the women and children were drowned. Their number ls not known. Three Injured nf Columbia. Columbia, .lune 2."> Three persons were injured in a collision between a Soulbern Ballway switch engine and j a light passenger engine near the "tin ! bridge," ovm- Gervais street, at an ; early hour to-day, the escape from death beiilg miraculous. Tin; injur ed aro: Engineer i hos. w. denn. Pl reman c. D. Joy?', and Fireman IO. I Prater, colored. The engine was detached from a train at tho union station and was1 running light, around the city to the ?southern shops. Tho switch engine, with several cars, left tlx; Blanding street yards, going to the union sta tion. The two met bead on a hun dred or two yards south of the "tin bridge." Engineer Glenn was bulbul beneath a ]dle of coal and was painfully bruis ed, but no bones were broken. Eire mail Joye received a small scalp wound and possibly a broken rib. Prater jumped and was considerably bruised, but was not otherwise In jured. The collision was caused, il ls stat ed, by the failure of tho engineer of the switch engine to secure the neces sary written permission to enter tho block, which includes the track from the Blanding street yards to the un ion .station. Damaging Floods Sweep Kentucky. Whitosburg, Ky.. June 28.-Re ports of bow rivers and creeks in Eastern Kentucky, near here, rose suddenly Monday night and drove scores of persons from their hollies without even time to dress reached herc to-day. The middle fork of Beaver creed; appears to have been the scene of the worst rise, due to a rain ol' al most cloudburst proportions. Tele phone lines to that section are down, and couriers on horseback are bring ing in the news. Xo loss of life bas been reported thus far, bul severn) farmers, with their families, are reported to have Med for miles, often in their night, clothing, while in the darkness the creeks about them could be plainly beard turning into roaring torrents. Fences, storehouses containing goods of all soils, were swept along by the rises I'1 some places, and their contents scattered about like drift wood. Corn, wheat and rye fields art; reported to have been swept bare. Considerable live stock was caught and drowned. The Hoods affected a considerable portion of Eastern Kentucky and pail of Wesl Virginia. The Big Sandy river ls sahl to have risen al tile rate of several feet an hour for a time Monday night. Savings Hunks in Three Mouths. Washington, June 27 - Postal sav ings banks win be in actual opera tion in this country within three months if plans made hy Postmaster General Hitchcock do not miscarry. In accordance with the law on acted by Congress, the board of trustees of the savings system consist lng of Postmaster Oonoral Hitchcock, Sec retary of tho Treasury MacVoagh and Attorney General Wickersham, will meei at the post ellice department to morrow to consider Ibo provisions of the law, and the liest method of put ting it In effect. The postmaster gen eral said to-day 11 was his Intention io press the establishment of tho postal savings system earnestly, and to gel it into operation at tba earll est practicable date. RICHLAND LOCAL MATTERS. Richland Hoys Helped Seneca Oui of 11 (?lo-Personal Mention, Richland) .lum? 27--Special: Crops in this section are doing nicely, as we have not had any rain for two weeks except a few small showers. The home-comers from college lately were Miss Annie McMahan. from Winthrop, and Hean Davis, from Clemson. Misses Pauline and Theo and Mas ter Edwin Hughs, ol' Walhalla, spent last Sunday with friends and rela tives here. Evening services were begun last Sunday at the Presbyterian church, and it is expected that this arrange ment will last through the summer if not longer. Misses Pearl N'orner and Ada Wyly aro attending tho summer school at West minster. Mr. and Mrs. .1. P. Stribling at tended the opening exercises of the summer school. Rev. and Mrs. M. 10. Peabody, of Westminster., spent Friday at the home of Capt. .1. .1. Ballenger. The Sunshiners, under the leader ship ol' .Mrs. Julia Shanklln, sold ice cream and cake on W. C. Foster's lawn last Saturday. They realized between eight and nine dollars for (he evening's work. Misses Paulino and Christine An- I derson have returned to tho homo ol their aunt, Mrs. S. X. Hughs, attora successful year in the Central School ol' Greenville. ' Miss Lynn Vernor entertained al few of ber friends Saturday night. Although there wore but a few pres- ' ont they had a delightful time. The hit ol' the evening was a solo by Mas ter John Vernor. "What She Writ on 1 My Slat*?." Tito guest ol' honor : was Miss Annie McMahan. Those present wore: Misses Annie McMa han, Miirlti Dendy, Freda Hughs, Lynn and Pearl Vernor and Messrs. Monroe and Marcus McDonald, Henry Hughs, Hird Wyly, Stiles and Bruce Stribling, Hean Davis and Charlie and 13dward Vernor. Henry Hughs, Marcus McDonald and Hean Davis went to Seneca and played ball with them against Wal halla last week. The game was.lost before they reached the diamond, ?is . Walhalla had throe scores marked up' in the first inning. Marcus McDon ald's batting was the feature ol' tho game. He got four hits out of five limes al bat, ono of them being a home-run, with two men on bases. j Rev. A. 13. Driggers, of Walhalla, spent Saturday with J. J. Ballenger. Miss Pearl Balienger is spendings few days In Greenville, Representatives of Davidson and Clinton colleges canvassed our com- ' inuntiy during tho early part ol' the i past week. Fred. Coe, who has been working in tho olllce of the superintendent of tho railroad, is visiting Ids motlier,! Mrs. S. H. Coe. Horn, unto Mr. and Mrs. Jap Dri ver. Friday morning, a daughter. | Wo noticed thal Westminster had ( three weddings at one lime some i time ago and recently Anderson had three at once, hut we think Richland leads, for over fifteen ladies of Rich-1 land bad proposals Hie sann? day. Senator MclOnerj Dies Suddenly. New Orleans, .lune 2S.-Culled States Senator Samuel Douglas Mc lOnery died at his bonn' here lids morning shortly before 10 o'clock. Senator M clime ry arrived from Washington yesterday morning suf fering from an attack of indigestion. He was placed in a carriage at Hie railroad station and taken to ids home on St. Mary street, where phy sicians were hastily summoned. The Senator rallied somewhat after be ing treated, and showed marked im provement yesterday afternoon. Late last nigh) his condition took a turn tor the worse, and carly this morn ing he lapsed into unconsciousness, dying shortly thereafter. Senator McKJnery was in the sev enty-fourth year of his age, and his health had not been good for several years. .Iud??' (.'ruber Refuses New Trial. Union, Juno 25.--W. T. Jones bas been refused a new trial. Special Judge W. H. Cruller, presiding in tho Circu? I Court for Union county, this afternoon handed down ids decision in the case, wherein the defendant, convict",) of the murder of his wife, Marion Jones, is denied thc righi to again present his defense tp a jury ol' Iiis peers. Tlio motion for new trial was based on Hie ground ot' misconduct of sonic ol' the juror.; who tried tho case, and on the additional ground of after-dis covered evidence. Tho judge over ruled HK? motion on both grounds. Tin; defendant's attorneys at once gave verbal liol ice ol' an appeal to Hie Supreme Court. Class Strike Situation, Columbia, .lune U">. Tho only de velopments in tho glass company strike aro two cards published this af ternoon, in one tho Flint Class Un ion gives its side. Claiming that these glass workers are all right, and will do all they can to help out tho manu facturers. The other is from the 7<lass workers' apprentices, who state that they could not work with "non union" men. STRUCT MHRDHU AND HOHItCltV, Bandits Carry Ott $n,Odp anti ThroW City into (Minos. Lynn, Mass.. .Inno 25.-Th rea bau diis armed with automatic magazine revolvers to-day shot and instatnly killed Tho?. A. 1/a ntl vega it, a shoo manufacturer, fatally wounded Police Ofllcor .1. M. Carroll and ran away, with a tm? containing $5,000, which tho manufacturer and policeman were taking from a bank to the shoo factory of Welch & Tilt nd regan foi: the weekly payroll. I'olicetnau Car roll diet)shortly afterward. The robbery was committed on a busy thoroughfare in tin? heart of tho shoe manu fact ti ring district. Hardly had thc noise o? i'm: revolver shots and the powder smoke cleared away before the bandits were fleeing from an unorganized posse of ten thousand persons. An hour later one of tho bandits was dead from a self-inflicted wound, n second was in the hospital with live bullet wounds, while tho third was tinder arrest. Abraham Lyon, Who was wandering through, the woods, was shot In Hie thigh hy one of tho robbers who mistook him for a pursuer. All lint $7 of the money thal was stolen by the robbers was recovered. Tile bandits were Russian Holes, their ages ranging from 20 to 25 years. II is suspected thal at least one of them was Identified with the Jamaica Plain outlaws, wiio committed two murder? and terrorized Hint suburb of Boston in .Inly. 1008. DI M IN PITON Ol*' M AK-BKHR. A North Carolina Judge Who Knows Willi! lt Really ls. ((?astenia Gazelle.) In introducing Attorney General Tilomas w. Rickett to tho commence ment audience at Hallas last week A. L, Bulwlnkle made reference to Mr. Rickett s now famous descrip tion of thal article so much talked of in prohibition terrilory, near-boor. Gazette readers who have not read it will be interested in it, so wo re print lt below: "What ls near-beer?'* he asked. ".'The testimony in ibo case shows . Mial it is a beverage that linds ready sale as a substitute for n'ai /beer. Our bibulous constituents cry for it as children cry for eastorla. lt: is nindi* liv Hie people I liai make beer, and drunk hy the people thal, drink beer, lt looks like beer, smells like beer, tastes like beer. It ls served by Hie same white aproned, many chinned friend who was wont lo comfort us in other days. It hi sim voil across the old oaken counter and the mirrored back har, while tho picture of Aphrodite springing from the foam makes the illusion com plete. And sometimes in tho gloaming Hie alchemy of a shadow projected from a policeman's expan sive back and falling athwart Ibo liar, works ti transformation and suddenly, oven as the thirsty one lifts Hie cup to his lips, near-beer becomes Hie real thing. "And yet this court is aked lo rel?gate this juicy beverage?, this scion of centuries of vats to Hie in sipid level of soda water. Perish Hm thought! lt proclaims Itself In Nortli Carolina as sole heir and successor to the gaudy fluid, lt boasts of Rs bubbles and sparkle and snap, lt snys io Hie disconsolate legions in an arid land. '1 may not be mit I rely wicked- bul try me.' lt. capitalizes ils kinship willi Budweiser .and Sclilllz. lt scorns soda water as Roosevelt scorns a molly-coddle, and lords il over grape juice like a mint julep over a milk shake." Annexation (o Anderson. Columbia, .lune 25.-A favorable report for the annexation of certain lorri!ory around Clemson College Lo Anderson county has been made to Governor Ansel. As soon as certain Informa!iou, aol included in the re port, is made t.O Governor Ansel, lt is probable (hal he will order an elec tion on the question. The territory in (|tlcst!Oll has an area of about nine and I li roe-Ion t hs square miles. Ph's! Hale drought BOC, Hound. New York. June 27. Tho llrst bale of tho col'...ll crop of 1 !? I 0- 10 1 1 was sold at auction hero to-day and brought 50 cents per pound, the pro ceeds being for Hie usual charity. This bale was picked at Hidalgo county, Texas, weighed about dit? pounds and was classed as good mid dling cotton. Il was first sold at Houston, Texas, on June 23 for $:175, and was shipped from there to this city. The cotton purchased today will lie shipped to Liverpool; where it will again bo auctioned off. Vesterdny wa? "Carolina Day." Yesterday was Carolina Day, tho ono hundred ?ind thirty-fourth anni versary of Hie victory of tho Conti nentals over the British Hoot 1111(101' Slr Helor Harker, which attempted to force Hs way Into Charleston har bor past Fort Moultrie, Tinto waa when the day was the occasion foran enthusiastic colouration in Charles-? lon and In many other towns o? South Carolina, - ~* . *~...-. Last year 2 2 persons wore killed by motor cars lu the streets of Lon don.