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Til WEEKLY ? 01101 TIMES. Hooted to ^(jrituKuri), jjorlitultar^ JoraijsHc (Seonomgl |olite literature, foliiits, and the Current Hews o)f the gag. VOL. XVII.?New Series. UNION C. H., SOUTi CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 10, 1886. NUMBER SO. . _ ( M RECOLLECTIONS " or Til R McKissick Kangeks. IIT A MKMDKR. XO. 3. II will be reiiiombcred that early in 1802 our troops were highly elated by a report Ihnt England or France, one or both, would take part in our behalf and, as a consequence, the war would be ovor in a few months. The Maeon and Slidcll affair gave room for this impression. llut the moralo of our army was but little changed. Men who had made the course of the war a Rlmlir ??> ? ">? > ' ? ' ? * J ..... uv. ?v ug ig-u OU (Ilea "taffy. Some, however, began to put on long faces niul speculate on the horrors of war, and the impossibility of uur ever wooempllsti-f iiig a. ../thing. News that Fort Donalson had fallen reached us, and this wns a swert morsel for these malcontents. We began to feel that the Federal Government, with its inexhaustible source of supplies, was drawing its coil around us. Grumbling, while prevalent, wis very unpopular with the avcrago soldier; we felt it our duty to fight and not foster adversity. Most of our troops were enlisted for 12 months, and this fact gave great roason for doubt among the discontents. In a few months the time of certain commands would expire, aud as they left the Sold the work would, of course, be heavier for those remaiirng, and consequently we would never have an army sufficient to cope with that of the enemy. Tho reasoning was better than the pluck. The "COJisorinl ntni," l,?.l > ' " , - , ...... uui uccu conceived yet. The Richmond J'jcuminer, 1 thiuk, was ^ the first paper to suggest the propriety of "conscription." The greatest blunder ever made by the Confederate Congress was the passage of that Act. It threw discontent into the army, even among the intelligent volunteers. The volunteer soldier fell that his country distrusted his loyalty to its H.ig. It was a blow from which the Confederacy ucvcr recovered. It did not put an additional available man in the army, hut, on the contrary, kept men who might have done something out. There was nearly as many men commissioned and detailed to execute the "conscript Law" as (icncral Johnson had before Atlanta, in 18151. No equal number of men in the Federal army done such effective service for the Cnion lis they did. .....I ivuucig liny iinnK inai I ain nil |l); ?ubjccr,"l)TiT as these impressions were mu'le upon my mind at tlic lime, I think tlicy are part ami parcel of the ' Recollections." Many true and brave men went into our army after the , i >u.' "cuiiscr.'jii d\vi, ..-a good service too, but they would have gone just as readily without a conscript law ' as with it. .Many men who made good farm hands made pour soldiers. We needed both. The volunteer soldier stood no longer upon his high sense of honor iu the eyes of his countrymen, but was doing a service under compulsion. It would have been better had the Confederate Congress proposed an unconditional surrender of our army than to have passed that act. Our noble women were the first to feel its sting. It tore the son from the arms of his mother, and the husband from the fond embraces of his wife. The poor invalid run the gauntlet of the ' medical examining board'' only to be ushered into the army and to a premature grave. It produced a spirit <>f disgust that permeate 1 all classes of society, that found its antidote at 1.i' II 'IV. ? l-~: - /? X ??.. X 4 VIII V\ U will ?i?y that not a battle fought exclusively with volunteers was lost to the Confederacy. The "conscript law" ahne is responsible for the Coinage I>f the expression, "rich lltutt S war ami poor man's fight.'* Financially, as well as socially and morally, our army was made up of all classes of men. Bill Black well was a great talker, and men who knew nothing of his standing in the community in which lie lived, would pay great attention to him. Mc was one of the incn with whom everything went wrong: The rations were unlit lo cat : neither plentiful nor of the right kind : the clothing furnished by tbe ('onfederate (iovcrnmetil was indecent and shoddy. In talking with men who knew nothing of him this was his text. Due day I catnc across him with a crowd of ("apt. l'uyloi s men around hint, listening to his grievances. I heard him b ty : "1 had the best dinner at tloshcn Hill the day wc left Union that 1 have had since I left home -about that time he saw me and he con tinned tlicscntenoe?yi, utvt a tony time before.' Jliul a bombshell have hnrstcd in their midst they would no' have been inoro astonished. They were completely 'sold out.' Kin next work was to get out of the army, and he went to work to fool the doctors, which ho has since told me that he <1 id, by spitting brick 'hut. lie kept a brick bat iu his tent from wliiuh he would take a piece, put it iu his mouth, cough and spit until he was pronounced "an incurable ca-'e of consumption.'' lie was sent home, lie claims he played the same game with l?r. Aleck While. Hut l'r. \V. found him out after a while. He thought that ns Hill had been ?o adroit in carrying out his plans he deserved to be left oil'. Hill never returned to n*. except ho came to us at Dispatch Station, Vs.. in Sept. 18t?'J, and stayed a day or two. Of his subsequent military history it is not our business to write. During the early part of the Spring the Federals must have had d.lXM) troops on Kdisto Island, and at least "i00 drums. Kdiugsviilc was their headquarters. From White I'oint wo could seethe Federal flag, tiunhoats lay in the inlet. Sometimes one, and sometimes halt a dozen could be seen at one sight, 'lliesc would come up to the I'oint and shell our pick ets. Sometimes they would run up to King a l'oint and shell tho country from oue river tc the other. Our men t?uilt a battery In the e<lg< of the woods, about ><M) yards of White l'oint iiikI put a siege gun in it. Itelween this hat tcry aud the l'oint grew n clump of pines, on n knoll partly covered with palm bushes and other shrubbery. Thus our battery was partially concealed. Two other men and myself were standing on picket in this clump of pines, while two of our officers rode down to the beach. Away down the inlet we saw the white smoke rise from an iron-clad gunboat. It turned its bow and came puffing towards us. The officers were in a direct line between us and the gunboat. On it came, lotlowcd by two others. The smoke arose in graceful columns and marked the pathway of the vessels amid the clouds. Away in the background we could aee the masts of the transports. The scene was sublime. Each boat turned obliquely to the right from the path of the one in front. A puff of smoke from the front boat was followed by a report, and in an instant a shell burst over our heads. Instantly another, nnd_ another salatW <mr ears. The vessel in front turned one side and as quick as thought the whole vessel was hid in smoke. When a school boy 1 had often sat and looked at the pictures of naval battles and admired the grandeur they presented. But th:8 was no shadow, it was the substance. This was more than we could stand, and a hasty retreat to our horses was next in order. Our horses were bchiud the little knoll oa which we were standing. By this time all the boots had come up and were taking part in reducing our battery. 1 had a 4 seven shooter, ' and as 1 ran back to my horse it fell and my foot struck it and knocked it into the bushes, and 1 had to stop to hunt for it. The shells Hew thick und fast. The pino tops rocked amid the fiery blast. Out battery was hid in smoke. The sun that a few minutes before shone<ln ail its splendor was veiled in smoke. 1 got my pistol, however. The enemy were training their guus on our battery. Our gun was disabled. Behind the anii'i inn we remained until the tiring censed on the part of the gunboats. tine of the boats had passed us uud hud gone up the river and began shelling the woodland. We mounted our horses and rode back to our pickets, only to tind them in a state of excitement, but every man was at his post. A dozen 01* so of the Federals landed and came tot ho house formerly occupied by our pickets as headquarters. They were under the protection of the gunboat all the time they were on shore. A body of troops had lauded at White Point and come out as far as our battery. It was now necessary to find out the full particulars before au otliciul report was sent to headquarters. To do this two men were sent ]ack as far r the hotlcn, .nid~nrrtre Point, whero they ran iuto the enemy's scouts and were lired upon by them. This ended one of the most stirring events which took place on White Point during our stay there; except, tl>at afterwards some our nickels were ambushed and tired upou uy 111c enemy s scou?o. Alter this the gunboat lay near the shore? s<> near that at night we coitM hear the roices of tli'?e on board. At every hour through the night we could hear the hell ring and (lie senliucl ety out "airs well, ' besides, he would give the hour. All tho Islands were now in the hands of the enemy, except Johosse, and it was at their mercy. We stayed about two months at camp Walsh. We had plenty of sugar aud drank sassafras tea three times a day, and eat rice until wc were tired out on it. As a sanitary precaution we moved our encampment every uiontii or t wo. We moved to camp Taylor, about two miles front camp Walsh. Here wc remained until the Spring had fairly opened. lturiug our stay here the Confederates concluded to advance their line and occupy Jchosso Island. This Island was (lie properly of ex-Uov. Aiken. His negro houses formed a little town, with a church building, for bis servants to worship in. A broad and nicely laid oil' street ran from his summer to his winter house, lit fact, it was a beautiful place. A few of his slaves remained on the Island. Jehosse was separated from IvJisIn Island by Watt's cut. Our pickets took possession oi .icnosse auout uic nrsi 01 aiurcii, 1 Ht'.'J. They would frequently exchange shots with tin* Federals. Wc wouhl send scouts over <m Fdisto ami by a series of skirmishes keep tliciu a:uioye?l. I.t. Hates, of the Infantry, and myself, with another man, went on a scout.just after our lines had been advanced to Watt's cut. Wc advanced on tlie house occupied by tlie federal pickets. They ran off on our approach. We inspected the premises and the general surroundings, took a tour round by little Kdisto Island, and relume I to our pickcts. We bad scarcely reached our line before the Federal Infantry camu in sight. One company came up, formed a line, and with their long ranged guns gave us a volley. We had a few men at the post who made ready to receive them. Several shots were exchanged. Our gun- were not sufficient to reach them, so we lay down and waited for them to come up. We held the Island. We run a large "lighter into the cut one night while the tide was up, turned it across the cut, and this formed a bridge. Watt's cut was a canal about -10 feet wide, which separated Joliosse from "Fig Kdisto Island.-' On the I'Mth of March our troops made n raid on "Fig Ivlisto and offered the Federals a "pilelic l ' battle. We had no convenient way of ge'liug our horses ncross, -i uc voluii i icercu to go on mm. - > men, wmi our company oliieers, went from tlie ".McKi?-dck Kan | gerV iiikI ubout (lie same iniiiibcr from each o the oilier companies. On the evening of (Ik J th <>l March with one day a rations, wi ! mounted our horses and rode to l'iiiebcry, dis mounted and sen', our horses hack to camp We cro-sed the river on an improvised pon ' toon bu lge made <>f several lighters joiue< together. We proceeded to Gov. Aiken's sum nier house?our picket hend<|tmrtcrs. We go i there about sundown. We lay down under tli > trees and waited for the other troops to cmn ; up. which they did dining the night. Wo la; , under a large oak and went to sleep. Nex morning about I o elock the Scrgt. came rottm i and woke us up and in a soft voice said "fall in, ' "fall in." We did mo. Roll caJ was dispensed with. He went along the line and looked each man in the face to see that alfwere in line. No noise was made. The or<l? was given by the Captain "forward and keep tosed up." We marched off. As we passed lie infirmary eorps, with their litters and othr apparatus for taking care of the woun^d, it made one feel solemn. Silently we eftnt to Watt's cut and crossed on the boat \t had placed across it a few nights before, and "double quieked," so as to gain our pla>o in line. The column marched by fours. Miore's rifles wero in front, thrown out as skirmimers. They soon reached the Federal pickets an<| the firing began. Two men were killed. iTbey belonged to the .loth Pennsylvania UegUt^Dar line of battle was now formed, and wo m?iod through a field for half a .nails, llere w? Jp&ed mr.ri ?.It?1 >1.- ? * .. ? > * ?... .vi iu? i9|ut. nnon im^ilglll mane its appearance, Capt. McKissick was ordered to take chargb of the dismounted men, move to the right, and surround the picket headquarters. When we got there everything was gone, except their cooking vessels, and some other camp fixtures which they left in their haste. Tickets were thrown out and we waited for orders. Sonic of the men went into the house and opened all the windows, and raised the sash that vrc might, in case of nu attack, be able to defend ourselves. The main column had gone to the left and were advancing on the Federal breastworks, when the heavy artilhry opened on them. We were ordered to anotlcr position?to a road coming in the rear of oir army, and told to h old it at all hazards. Jitn Askew brought the order. We were soor. on the appointed spot and remained there until Major I'almer had got his men on little Kdisto, and the bridge was destroyed behind him. The main column returned and we crossed back to Jehossc. Major I'almer captured several prisoners and our men brought off several trophies. We got back on the main land just before the Federal gunboats camo up. Had we been a little later ?nr have been doubtful. We bad SOU men on tlie Island. Jimmy Heron pot some envelopes from a Yankee ami was selling them out the next day at auction. Everybody, of course, wanted one to write home. When his supply was gone he said, "If any of yc hiv any more invilopcs ye want to sell tir Yankee invelopes bring them up and I'll sell them fir yes." While at Camp Taylor, Gilliam Jeter killed an ulligutor: Joe Lawson caught one and brought it into camp alive. lie kept it a few days and put it in a barrel of water and it died. There was a good many of these "varmints"' about Camp Taylor. Uxi>. m ... ..... i? ? The ancients had the greatest horror 01 all that was feeble and infirm; with theui poverty was despicable and suflering a scandal. It is no wonder, then, that among the beauty and plcasurc-loving (1 recks the deaf mute was looked upon as a disgrace to humanity, and under the barbarous laws cf Lycurgus they wero exposed to die. Xcr was highly-cultured Athens less cruel than Sparta toward these unfortunate creature-. Deal mute children were pi'ilessly fiacrliccd without a voice being raised in thur behalf. Th first who seems to have seriously occupied himself with this plienomnon of deafuiutisin was tho philosopher Aristotle, and he declared congenital deamuto? to be incapable of instruction, nrA this was the universal opinion of classical auti(juity. Tho llomaus treated these ui fortunatcs with the same cruelty as tie Ijreeks. As soon as a child was found o bo deaf and dumb it was sacrificed to tic Tiber. Only those escaped whom *hc waves washed back to the shore, or wlom the natural love of their parents keplnid.l.,? f~... >1... ?( il,n V.? the centuries immediately preceding the Christian era there was a sensible diminution in the number of victims of the barbarous laws, although, about 150 years 15. C., the poet Lucretius pronounced himself in favor of Aristotle's opinion regarding deaf-mutes. Hut in the cou:se of time certain rights were granted to those deafmutes who gave proof of ability, such as had been brought up secretly by parents showing some signs of intellect. This gradually dissipated the horrible prejudice with which their brethren in misfortune had hitherto been regarded. Pliny mentions a congenial deal mute, called Quiutus Pcdius, who distinguished himself as an artist, lie was a grandson of the Consul of the same name, who flourished in the rcigu of Augustus. It is also probable that deaf-mutes were employed as pantouiimists when pantomime was one of tlu , favorite amusements ol the Uomans. -M T. Muller gives to the Egyptians the credit of lirst instructing dcal'-mutcs. They a: well as the Persians always respected per sons thus alllictcd, and their hicroglyphit mode of writing was especially suited tt , their educatiou. It is doubtless something . more th:wi mere coincidence that their bet . ter treatment by the Jlotnan's dates Iron the tiuio of the incorporation of Ky;ypt a ' a Kouiun province. - ? i With 70,000,000 bushels ot whea v California will havj an income of at leas c >4,000,000, where last year it had one o * only ?-8,000.000, Its barley crop of 18 I 000,000 centals will brin^ in G,000.00t , as against 000,000 last year. From (he Columbia Register. WORK OF THE EARTHQUAKE. CHARLESTON IN RUINS. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 1.?There wu a terrible earthquake here last night at 9.50 o'clock. The principal business portion of the city was destroyed aud hundreds of persons were rendered homeless. Men wore frantic and women were beseeching mercy from tho Almighty. The main station honso, city hall. Hibernian hall and many other well known public buildings, including St: Michael's Churoh, wore irro parably damaged. Many pcoplo were seriously. if not fatally injured. Br$?d Btroct presented a spectado or the utmo6t horror, Kven women, armod with hatcbots, fought valiantly to rescue imprisoned unfortunates. Meeting street, from Broad to Hascl, is a wreck and is lined with unfortunates. To add to the horror of the scene, many fires broke out and wore ineffectually fought by the department. The uight was hideous with the groans the dying, the screams of tho wounded, and tho prayers of the uninjured. At precisely 8.25 this morning another wave swept over the city, coming, as did the other, from the Southeast, and going in a Northwesterly direction. By that time many of the people who had been out in tho public parks and open places all night had Ventured into their houses to get clothiug and something to cat. The approach of tho shock was heralded by the usual rumbling sound, rcsembliug distant thunder ; then it gradually approached, tho earth trembled and heaved, and in three seconds it had parsed, the sound dying out in tho distance. This is the only wave felt since 2.30 a. in. The polico station and many other public buildings and fully two-thirds of the residences in the city are uuinhabitablo, being wrecked, either totally or partially. At tho time of the first ?shnrlr firotl.tidMr out in live different placos in the city. About twenty houses were destroyed by fire. All the stores arc closed, and a scarcity pot fromu wont^of to .'each the stores to ?ell them. The .South Carolina railroad track above and below Summerville is twisted, in places, like a snake, St. Michael's church is shattered and the steeple will coine down, likewise the steeple of St. Phillip's. The steeple of the l.'ui ?i, i,?? c.,11-.. 'i'i.. ?.?? p VUUII/U uaa 1011111. Jilt" |">K11CUB 01 Ilibcrian hall and the Main Station houso arc demolished. There is much injury to houses on Fast and SoHth Uattcry. The portico of the ltaveuel tnansiou is down. J lie shock was scvero at Suuimorvillo and Mt. Pleasant and Sullivan's Island, but no loss of life is reported there. Fissures in the earth aro noticed, from flll0 Hanj> apparently from a great depth, cauoco. Havcnd'a, September 1.?The railroad is under water in some places between here and Charleston, twenty-five miles north of here, and the earth has caved in in several places. The losses by fire and earthquake cannot be accurately estimated, but can be placed safely at 85,000,000. Tiiitouoiioirr tiib statk. Abbeville, Sept. 1.? hast night nt ten minutes beforo 10 o'clock this village experienced the most Revere earthquake that was ever felt in this section of the country. The shock lasted for a long time and increased in severity until the end. At that hour religious exercises wero being conducted in the Methodist church, which was filled with devout worshippers. 1 'residing Kldcr Smart had just delivered an eloquent and soul-stirring sermon from tho text " I'reparo to meet thy tJod." when the first quiver of tho shock was felt. The loose bricks from the tops of the chimneys fell, and wo learn that tho plus ' tering fell from the rooms in many houses but no house, so far as we have learned has been seriously injured. Lancaster, Sept. 1.?Tho first shock o the earthquake was felt at 10.0f> p. in Tuesday night, and lasted about two min nfc? 11 was very severe. Houses rocket ami articles were shaken Ironi shelves, i m people were greatly frightened and rushc< into the streets. There was wailing an< ) ? prayers by the negroes on all sides, th 3 thirteen negroes in the jail pleading to ge out pitifully. There was no damage t property in tho town exeept the tops o chimneys. Lexington, Sept. 1.?A heavy shock o t earthquake was felt here at If l."? last nigh t dismantling and toppling over chimney I and breaking windows. People nbandonc their housos and remained outdoors al night. Ten heavy shocks were felt by 1 o'clock and slighter ones throughout tl night. Several slight ones occurred to day, again increasing in severity. At 5.30 this evening another severe shock was felt. Newberry. Sept. 1.?Last night at 0.4G a crowd sat around a large tablo tabulating the returns of the primary election iu a brick office. Suddeuly there came a rumbling and a shaking and a quivering of the earth that undo the buildings rock and crack fearfully. Some one halloed "Karthquakc !" and shot out of tho back door, followed by tho others in tho back room, while those in the front room nnd uudcr tho hotol piazza broke for the street and tho Court IIouso square as fast aB their legs would carry them. Tho first shock lasted about a minutlT Tn five miuutcs another 6hock came, anil this was succeeded by another, and from that time 011 at intervals throughout the night there were shocks, fourteen in all, though none were as violent as the tirst. Greenwood, Sept. 1.?Last night at 10 o'clock a very severe shock of earthquake occurred in this section, the most violent, perhaps, ever felt in the Southern States. Dishes were rattled in closets, houses were swayed and chimneys were toppled over, and the community was panic-stricken. Chester, Sept. 1.?At teu minutes to 10 o'clock last night the citizens of our town wcro startled by a rumbling like that of uiachiuory, which lasted three minutes. Kvcry house quivered, some chimneys wore cracked and bricks fell oft' others. The damage in the city was slight. In the country it was much greater. Kxcitcmcut ran high, especially among the colored people. Walhalla, Sept. 1. ? Five shocks of earthquake occurred here from 10 to 1 o'clock Tuesday night. The first lasted fully two miuutcs and was the severest. A loud rumbling noise before and during the shock. No damage was done to persou or property. Tho buililiugs in town rocked sensibly,shak ing doors, glassware and windows. ? CI a t t . r\ jiaurcuH, raepi. 1.?liftsc nn.Mii ihuwccjvuabtT TO o clock this community was visited by au earthquake, the shock of which was perceptibly felt by our entire population. Plastering from the walls of houses was shaken down, wooden ceilings were cracked and disarranged, pictures fell from the waTis, panes 01 wiunim werj uruKvn, lamps knocked Iron, i ! '. s, and much othor slight damage done. Hock Hill, September 1.?-This town was badly shaken up and alarmed last night at 10 o'clock by au earthquake. Seven severe and distinct shocks were felt between 10 p. in. and 1 a. ui. The first was terrible, the earth rocking like a cradle, knocking I down several chimneys and breaking crockery and furniture in the houses. No lives were lost, uor was any serious damage done to property. Pros polity, September 1.?At about 9.35 last evening the first shock of the earthquake was felt at this point. Its course was from Northwest to Southeast. The motion was vertical and lasted about three second wave or six minutes the other shocks, each diminishing in force. At 1 o'clock there was another decided shock. There were other slight movements during the night. Greenville. September 1 ?Our city was thoroughly shaken up last night by a succession of shocks from an earthquake, and general consternation prevailed throughout the night. The lirst shock was felt a few minutes before 10 o clock, and was followed by three or four others within a half hour, nud by still another about 1 o'clock. The largest buildings rocked to and fro like a cradle, and in many cases their occupants took to the streets or prepared for immediate exit in ease of imminent danger. Johnston, September 1.?The first shock " "ft luet/wl oliAiit ht'i tit' llirtn ill/ *' UW lilat ui-iai, i inu,u uuout v?. ^ w. minutes. Several chimneys wore parti; shaken down and some houses shook uj badly. Ten shocks occurred last night an< i to-day. No considerable amount of da mag was done here in the surrounding country , Spartanburg, Sept. 1.?This town wa badly shaken up by the earthquake las night. Tho first and severest shock w.i f felt at 0 40 I\ M., lasting three uiioutci Tl ere have been live smaller shocks sine . midnight, the last being about f>. 1 2 p. ii j People rushed into tho streets, some cla D and others unclad. Our people did iii j close their eyes in sleep, Oaring a r j curronce of the quake. No one is injurci e nor is property damaged. A few walls < I brick buildings were cracked, o Anderson, September I ?Several cart! if | quake shocks occurred here last night an to-day. The lirst shock and the worst wr T at 0.51, the second at 10, the third at 10.1 - i' ?.i. _? in 'M .i.? nr.u 11\ i I. I lie Iduri.ll ill <>.><>, iiiu nun ,n I". I r8 Then our count was lost until onft o'clor il which was one of the worst, excepting t ll first. 1 Sumter, September 1.? hist night so ic oral shocks of cartlnjuakj were felt in tl town and country. The first shock occurred about 10 o'clock, alarming our citizens, the shocks recurring occasionally through out tho night, and ono at 8 o'clock this morning. Hampton, Sept. 1.?At 9.15 last night an onrthquaku visitod this place. The shocks wore sovoro, lasting about ouo minute, causing plastering to fall from some of the building*. Six distinct shocks wcro felt. The vibrations wore slight, except in tho first shock. Tho people wcro considerably excited. Tho colored poople were groatly alarmed. No serious damago resulted. Camden, Sept. 1.?About twenty shocks ol the earthquake were to It hero last night. The only damage is broken chimneys and three or four upturned houses. No harm or loss. Winnsboro, September 1.?The first and most violent wave of tho earthquake reached us at 11.55 o'clock p. in. ou Tuesday night. It was a sudden, awful realization. The oartli shook, houses rattled, and their terrified inmates rushed to the middle of the -Ireot in the dim light of the stars. The massive walls of great brick buildings were seen to shake to their foundation. Tho dogs howled, the cows lowed, and many men felt tho impulse more or loss irresistible to take to an aimless flight. A dozen other shocks of diminished violence wore felt through the night. Georgetown, Sept. 1.? Ihc uiost violent earthquake bliock known in the history of Georgetown was felt here at D.47 lust night. There were no premonitory symptoms beyond the intcncu sultriness of the atmosphere observed a few minutes previous to the shock. The earthquake wave seemed to come from the South or Southwest and when at its height was accompanied by loud rumbling sounds. The shock lasted for about three nrnutes and shook the whole town. Scores of-pet/pie ran in alatTnfrom tFci r houses into the Btrcets. Many of the wooden buildings swayed and rooked violently. The earth subsided to tho depth of a foot or uioro in two or thrco spots, covering an area of not more than ten feet eqaaro; , 1.1 OTIlfail SlAlJfco. Savannah, (la., September 1, 4 a. m.? Three distinct shocks havo been folt hero sineo midnight. The last occurred at 3.40 a. in. All of I lie shocks were of r.hort duration am! not violent. The people nrd still greatly excited and are sitting out in Ftrcets and squares or crowding around the telegraph and newspaper ofliecs. Jacksonville, Fla., .September J.?The earthquake shock last night was quite severe here and was felt as far South as Bartow. It commenced at 9.57, sun time, and lasted about thirty seconds. Alexandria, Ya., September 1.?The earthquake shock here last night was very severe, causing people to run into the streets in their night clothes. Houses shook violently, clocks were stopped, and Macon, ??.?., ?-""! ' w were felt here at VI o'clock last night and at 4.30 this morning. No damage to lilo or property of any kind has been reported here or in the territory coutigunusto Macon. Lynchburg, Va.. September 1.?Specials . . . .i i . \r!_ !-! froui throughout rjoum western \ irgnua and Ivistcrii Tennessee report severe shocks of earthquake last night. from three to tivo minutes, about 10 o clock. Smyrna, September 1.?Several well defined shocks ol earthquake were felt here i between 10 and lli o'clock last night. No i damage was done. Ashcville, N. ('., September I.?-A dotinct shock of earthquake was felt last night at 0 !.">, preceded by a loud ruuibj ling noise. The motion was from tho y Southeast. The duration of the first .shock l> was a minute and a half. Houses were 1 violently shaken and the inhabitants all left v. them and went into the streets. Charlotte, September 1.?The earths quake wave reached hero last night ut 10 t o'clock and tho greatest excitement was felt, is Nothing l>ko it was ever known here. d. Fears were entertained that some of the larg io brick buildings would tumble down. I'las i. tcring fell, china and glass were brokou, d and plastering came clashing down. IVo)t pie left the houses iu alarm and took to tho r>. street* Souic were seen on Independence J, Square* in their uight clothes, >f ILocbcstcr. X. V., Scp'einbcr 1.?A magnetic storm has been raging all the morn li_ ing. The swaying of heavy magnetic 1(1 needles for tbc detection of earth currents ls was very great. At 7 a. ui., at the bogiti) ning ol tbc observations, a hoavy needle 5 nire inches long swung an inch and a half |< to (lie West of the magnetic meridian at |,0 intervals. A needle two and a half feet long was deflected live inches toward the v. West. lie (Concluded on fourth page.)