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Tiilit.au, Democratic nomine* for Congress, devotes his beat energies to tbe most vindictive and bitter abuse of the National Dem ocratic Administration, and Capt. B. N. Tillman, of Edgedeld County, holds up his end of the log by assail ing «mr State Democratic Adniinis- irnt lot| In a sjdiijur maimer. Truly a remarkable exhibition of party loy- D-. > Vr,,, 'row’s W f :\ monk ;•>* qm -tlfkti may . the P erkir- Pi*' -ic*. H'yfhi J urn Si la 'i ’hfe- bai read ••iyj'od that ti.e ii Uie' r-- Him tiiat * 'ihc* ti ii a • n .i '«• I gt ! .ft t tle m-- n jy w.tb - kins Professorship, oe Wood row, v as emluwc r i*; ! Cnrr cult; if th :na ;»ii "tit ion ..if of Miesi uie s'sr- ctipied by Dr. d, an-^e.’iouVIy debiting a proposition h. demand the return of the endo.viii »nt money on the ground that It h.t* perverted from the use int ’nile*] for it by tin* teaching of heretical do*.tune in its chair.”— Wilmington S* -r. From what we have recently learn- ed, we firmly believe that u the Per kins heira could enforce their de mands we would hear very little of Dr. Woodrow and his monkey- isms. The whole fact of the matter j t..e amount us, quantify ; ii.i,.*.i riiit «r >h:'.a.;-out!» i Gecrghi to contir.ue the f <•{)! ton or. a large sc:; it,in wit!: the States, lying on Mexico and to ttio v/ef.t - op;. There the prndue- d, in r. gr jt auasur -, by they can gather. With the great eltbrfc is to produce a y per acre tiiat will realize a | fair profit on expenses. In the West I thousands of bales are left unharvest? : in tlie fields every year for the want ! of hands to gather the crop. Even j if the Mason Cotton Picker, when complete, should fail to gather with- ; out considerable waste, yet still it would harvest the crop with such rapidity that tens of thousands of bales woul 1 be put on the market that now it < . t» 'hat TT< F OP <' AlAf>r:o:i ACil otl ! th < ro.j r.\\\ c;. ■mb Carogim • > i! den V '-r-d b V ' ca' i -ti ',-f , seems to be that the canny Scotch- rot in tlie fertile alluvial fields of the % ty and common sensei! publicans do more? Could two ▲ Bitter Pill. The Democrats of the Second DIs-. trlot are called ppop to-day to elect in Congress a man who vilifies the Na- tjotial Democratic Administration, who condemns our United States Sen ators, Hampton and Butler, who is a protectionist, who favors the unit in 1 ted coinage of silver, who scurrilizes almost everything that a South Caro llna Democrat approves, gqc) yet we consider ourselves a sound Democrat le constituency. Fer Got! sake, let this be thoe^'d of all (his ii)forna1 tom foolery! Ret us send a man, another, tlmq, who is not consumed with his own egotism and vanity,and who can take a Statesmanlike view of matters, oc casionally,in accordance with the pol icy of his own party, otherwise we had fietter make way for the Republicans who applaud his dogmatic abuse with «uch hilarious’entliusiaHra. The State Fair. The State Fair will opep qp Tues day next, Nov. Oth, and will afiord a splendid opportunity for tlie re-union of old 'bon'federiite soldiers, college .mates and school mates from various portions of the State. We regard the Wial feature of the State Faji as one pf its greatest fecomraemdations, and as one of the best instrumentalities that can he used to make South Oaro- lluians feel that they are sou* of one grand Carolina mother, and that their birthright is pot to be reckoned by sec tional or Geographical divisions. I.et {bis absurd talk about up-country and )ow-c< untry cease, and let us feel the touch of a common brotherhood. By unity and good feeling, we may ac complish mpoh, by sectional tiicker- ^ntf, wp will - not only retard the de- velopement of bur industrial resour ces, but will lower the standard of our citizenship and blight the happi- mss of our people. Let all, who can spare the time and p^ney, attend the Fair, where they will not only see fine S orsfs, cattle, machinery, field pro- uots, art exhibits and a long list of other interesting matters, but will meet the noble men and g|ofiops wo men of our State, renewing old and ealablighiiig new friendships. It is an thing to be happy if we can only remember to be kind and considerate to one another. The Very Man. 4. correspondent signing lijmself '/Barnwell County” publishes in the News and Courier of yesterday an ad mirable and discriminating article based upon our editoral beaded "A Misreprescntative” published in The Hecokhkb of last week, which we shall reproduce next week. In this article the writer cjearly proves that the Hon. G. D, Tillman is totally at variance with the best thought and sentiment of his constituents, and while he concedes that he rendered good service in 1876 he thinks'ihbse man has made a very handsome net commercial profit out of his evolution theories. It is true that he has ruin ed the Theological Seminary of a great church, hut what does he care for that, as long ns he can continue to draw a salary of two thousand dollars <*r more, for which he renders no equivalent? We are credably informed that all through the troqhie-s broqglit qboqt by his mischievous teachings lie lias drawn his salary in full, even though he was doing no work for the money lie received. Besides this, the evolu tion controversy and its attendant troubles, have brought tlie learned Doctor into such notori ety that his newspai er has been extensively advertised and its circu lation ami i increased. He nlgp rpns a 4«b Office, j which to say tlie least, lias not been hurt by the extensive free advertising of its proprietor, and then again he is a professor in the South Carolina College. He refuses to resign the Perkins professorship because he pre fers to draw his salary, and the greater the uproar .>ver ids monkey and tad pole evolution ideas the more \yest. With reduced expense in har vesting ami the great addition to the volume of the crop, the price will fall still lower and the farmers of the South Atlantic States will be driven from the cotton field. We I00K for ward to this event with no feeling of apprehension, but on t!}e contrary, we believe it will be the means of driving our people to the practice of other methods, and the cultivation of other products, which will ho more rem tiierativc and satisfactory than th? reaulis >btuined from growing cot- j pretty roughly handled atta k C- :ti Oar/ We find i'! tii.* :i<! !r u< ,{^1; General tnc mn..n’uent on the JOlh of ?•> ;:* to the members of tlie Charleston Light Dragoons who lost their lives in tha late war, much interesting matter ob tained by him f-om the reports Federal officers with whom his conf* maud was at different times i ng i. si It is especially so ws it frees evu;«>i*e from the enemy’s standpoint as $0 the gallantry of those who fodght un der 11 i m. V: >; If': im< M.i rM u'ii •i>' tv. n r 1: ;ny command. •e aefua mposcii of hue on* eria-, is without proper or < iaii:/.ation. ly of t tie at ms are so defective as to auuo-t useless. I would recom mend that an effort bo made to arm the whole command with entield ( rifles. The regiment lias no surgeon, Die nn, ‘ ' 8 without proper medical appli ances. I take the liberty of asking that you Will suMn'it tiieis report to Gen. Butler in explanation of the causes w.iic'i pro vet 1 ted my moving back on the samemad witii tlie inidn body. My worm4 is an extensive one, and eugaye: • * C'ai 1 Incoiipection with the Matadequin,^ . . or Old Church, fight. Gen.' Butler' Pn/nounr^l by the surgeons to be quoted Gen. Hiieridan as saying “Tills force (Butler’s) encountered our pickets at Matadequiq Creek on the 30tii of May 1864. but they held front ami fought gallantly until the federals were reinforced from the north side of the creek. These men then took up the contest and the fight became general along the line, but tlie 1 enemy (the Confederates} stubbornly contested it befme they gave way. In this fight Butler’s South Carolinians were again pul in to receive the brunt of the fighting, and many were killed and captured.” Then Gen. Butler said: “Th ; s noveiueut was made in obe dience to an order from the command ilig General of tiio army (Gen. Lee) to a certain if Gen Grant was still mov ing to the left; ami, although vve were ton „ ith Western mules, Western corn, Western Il<»ur, Western bacon and Western lard, all bought on a credit. Tlie present condition of Ilia cotton farmer is oqe of abject dependence. ncome ’coTrespondjnglv j H ‘‘ ** P™V ticit!ly t! “ ; slave of the man Fo ni*n mna n i«i, ! vvho f4""«shes t}> ; e money to buy his Western supplies. In our opinion any revolution that will force him to abandon a system that is litjrpyiiig him to p.oveity and mill, will Ik* a blessing even if it Involves the ban ishment of cotton as a staple crop. We arc no admirer of Capt. B. R. Tillmnr, or ilia methods, but as an act money jof jiistice we are free to state that in is realized by his newspaper and job office. Taking it all iq all from a financial standpoint, Dr. Woqdrqw is a decided success, hut on the side of true Christianity, we are in clined to think lie wont pan out so well. Any man who can coolly dis regard the pain and contention he has occasioned in Uie church, where he is a minister and teacher, and make merchandise of the misery he has crea ted, Is qot exactly the person we would select as a professor in a Theological Seminary. Whether Ik? is right or wrong in iiisis ing that lie t$ descend ed i 11 d i reet line from tadpoles and monkies, it cannot bp denied that he has become ii cruel thorn jn the side of that useful body of Christian-!, whose money he iusi->ts on drawing and whose patience fyp has sq severely tried. Tlie beat M ay to dispose of him is to cut oT the money supply, and then we think he may he easily in duced to resign. Ifqur Hresbytcrian friends will only try this simple plan, we think they will sever the g uidiau knot of a great difficulty which is sapping tlie vitality of their venerable and usefq! church. The olusqn Cotton Pie her. The Mason CotIqu Picker has been rigidly examined .nt Hurnfer by a committee of tiie New York Cotton Exchange, u ho visited tlie State ex pressly for thp pur (wise, and th-- fol lowing is their rep >n: New Yor’y, October 19,1R). Ghar’cs P. Miller, President New York Cotton Lxcaunge—Dear S:»: Tiio committee of the Exchange ap pointed to consider and ivp.u t upon the practical working of the Mason Col.0.1 Harvesting MajLinc, submit the following: Ou the evening of the IJth instant we started for811 inter, S. C., arriving thereon the morning of tlie 13th, where we were met by the committee of the Charleston Exchange, members of the Agrieuitural Society of South Caro lina, State Agricultural Society, State Board of Agriculture, directors of the Mason Cotton Harvesting Comp my, and others. We immediately proceeded to the services “have been paid for ivyth sev eral terms in Congress.” , The correspondent closes with the followiqg'qute^ibii: • “What does Thb;Aiken Recorder say about an Aiken man, who can win Uncle George’s spurs two years t< come? We know a Colleton man Row living in Aiken, who can take tlie wind out of Uncle George’s sails iu Barnwell County.” * y/e will reply to this questlqn by saying, both li^ ve tlie same man view. That mfpi is Daniel S’. Render son, and it hud might ns well be known, right now, tiiat if Mr Tillman wants to go to Congress two years f 6 n now, lie had better learn that prclty little song entitled “Jordan a hard road to travel.” for if we are not sadly mistaken the people nf the 2nd Congressional District will lift him clean out of his hoots, and put jjttq Henderson in his place. Mr Henderson is one of the best equipped fiteu of his age in the Btato for tlie position, and he will not only poll a hir^e vote in -VHen, l* arnwe ll an<1 Co lie ton, but he will make a had break into Mr. TUIman’s Edgefield apd Hampton preserves. The p ople of the 2nd have been misiefrescpted long ftioug, land it is intiu for tbenl'td mature plans foi » better representation iu tlie future Height never to have leen permit ted tq return to Washington for nnotbdr term, but as the dded has I^een 4i>ne| let it be the lust time tiiat Ibis Coiigressinpiil. Dfstrigt will ever 90 misrepresent ItWetf. Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty lighting -the world, a present to the American Feupje, was unveiled at Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on TliUrsday last with imposing eerc- inoiiiec: ^he President, and Cabinet were pteseht, also M. Bartholdi and <'oant de Leaseps the famous canal )mi Ider, besides several other distin s‘uiabed re’prosentatlves of the French Republic. It is estimated that fully a million of people took part in tin festivities. workshop of Mr. Mason, wiiero nil details of the machine were 1:1-peeled and examined. \tter fttinihari^ing ourselves with its construction, we were invited tii an adjoining field to witness ils opera tions. Tip- potion operated upon, stood, upon an average, about t^veiitv- eigiit in'ehes iiigli, and exhibited all stages of growth. The machine, drawn by a pair mules, was driven over several rows of tlie plant, at the rate of a g<>o<} fits:* wglk, and immedi ately upon starting cotton began to lie delivered by travelling he|is into bags hung either side qt tbeend oft he machine. We examined tlieplam* crit ically after the machine hod parsed over them, and were greatly ’surprised to find tlie unripe bolls, leaves, twigs, and even blossoms genejqliy un impaired. Without attempting a detailed description of tlie machine, we would say that tlie un derlying principle is tlie peculiar construction of the so-called “picker- stems,” which show almost human discrimination in gathering the cot ton, while ignoring the remainder of the plant. Their construction is ingen ious! yet simple and eequomipul, wniie ilieir \york is effective.' In many instances we found cotton, after being picked, fall tu the ground before reaching tiie bags, hut we re gard this as a minor defect of con struction, easily remedied. As a test we found; upon timing its operations and weighing tlie result, that the ma chine in its present state lias a pick ing capacity of itbout two thousands pounds per dqy. We would further state that while some open bolls escaped the “picker- stem” and were left qh tlie plant, the general results were of such u charac ter as to justify the belief that Mr. Mason has discovered tlie true princi ple and may ultimately overcome all defects, and we congratulate him upon Having made thus far tlie most suc cessful solution of tlie problem. In conclusion, we would state that we were also called up»n to inspect the Mason Cylinder Giu, eased upon the same principle as the “picker-stem,” which proved a marvel iu its effective results, and 1 lie safety with which it can be worked. Respectfully sub mitted, Thomas M. Foote,) R. H. Rountree, > Committee. L. C. LATiirior, J From the general tenor of the report we conclude that there is great room for improvement, bu( that the ulti- uate probabilities of success are air most certain.' In lees than ten years our opinion he has vindicted hi? veracity and proved by a letter from President McBride and also by Gov. Hagood’s Message to the L'gislature, that propositions were made by tlie faculty of tlie College fora iheapor analysis of fertilizers. Hi?} letter to tiie News and Courier is luo im.g tor publication in the present crowded condition of our columns. The Rev. Ellison Capers, rector of Christ Church, Greenville, lias been tendered the Bishopric of Easton, Maryland. Jt is thought he will ac cept, although ids determination is not yet announced. Mr. Capers was a Brigadier-General jn tlie Confederate army, and is rpnv one of tlie most use ful and eloquent ministers of the Episcopal Church. He will be loss to tlie Diocese. We are glad to tie able to state that the managers of the State Fair, which commences next Tuesday have deter mined to exclude all gambling games from the grounds. We hope their de termination will he rigidly enforced as tlie gambling devices openly thrust upon the way fairer un every hand at all preceding fairs were a disgrace and a disgusting nuisance. The stockholders of tlie Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Rail road will meet to-morrow November 3rd, at Abhevjlle. We trust that tlie outcome of this meetiug will he some thing more than an announcement that "Schofield is still hopeful.” If anything is ever to be done tiie stock holders and directors had better get about it at once, for “hope too long deferred niaketh the heart sick.” To-day is tiie day for our General Election of state and county Ulcers. We hope our citizens will turn out and poll a large vote, but in view of the lit tle interest visible,we fear the vote will ne exceedingly Ijgfit. With no polit ical foe in the field it is hard to induce voters tq come to tire polls in con siderable numbers. A Misrepresemative. Palmetto Post. If ever there was an act of ingrati tude, it is in tlie dissensions and rev- •iutionary course and utterances of Congressman Tillman on the stump against the Democratic party, which has honored him with their confi dence and favor, and, indeed, his views with that importance which, however much misplaced that confi dence lias been, is nevertheless calcu lated to mislead autl to betray the race whose supremacy he pretends to up hold. Congressman Tillman should remember, when humming around, that he is indebted for his place in Congress,to the gerrymandering of the ('oiurressional districts in his person al interest. But for the process ol very doubtful propriety in segregating the Sy,vgnt>: District, into a pool call ed the Itjlaek District, he never could have been tbe nominee of tlie District to which his county and section for merly I belonged, because lie would have booh opposed in ids nomination by abler, Purer, more respectable men to represent what was formerly the Fifth Congressional District composed of the counties of Aiken, Barnwell. Hampton, Colleton and Beaufort, be sides his native county, Edgefield. Had the State been decided into more natural subdivisions than at present, and not with a vjpw to ex e it to suit liis particular ends and purposes in removing Smalls from competitorship with hirfi', we would have had splendid representative men f.om other counties to have disputed ids right or title to tiie nondnatiun for Congress. A* it was he could easi ly have been be?tt for the nomination in his convention. He got it not be cause he wqs Uie choice of ids own constituency, but because no one cared to make tlie run. He would have been and ought to have been beat in his own nominating conven tion, when he commenced ids unmer ciful and blackguard attack upon Clevelandaq4 thp Democratic Admin- jstratiom of which he is the head. N°t that it hurts Cleveland, hut because lie should be muzzled, would it have become Edgefield to have sat down upon Tillman, and show to tlie world thai the Fifth District and tlie State could have been more decently repre- sented than bv Geo. D. Tillman, wh ose base ingratitude now consists in giving the Rapnblicans all the wea pons,counteimnce ami comfort that lie can afford to them to cqrrv the Sev enth District for Smalls agajqst Elli ott. '• | »* we expect to see 'this machine in sue- essful operation, and n gbent itidus- rial revolu’ion' inaugurated In tlie “Did Setter Tfian Smalls Palmetto!Posf. '* The colored brass band of Beaufort, sonic of whom are'Republicans, came back from Hampton Saturday night, after file Den lot •‘At H‘ hiass meeting belli tlp»re that Hitv,‘-highly eialetl at tlie .soee-di of Mr. Hteorge. 1). Tillman. President Cleveland has appoint ed November the 25th as a day < Uiaukaglviiig and prayer. grioul'ure of tiie South Atlantic j Some say they’-never heard a net ter Stales. When this 111 ichine b.•comes ! rpeeoh than he made. » pronounced sucee-s, gathering col on at the rare of two or thn e thous and pounds a day ; it will be imposai- Ti.at tie abased Cleveland and tlie Democratic Administration, and did tc tier th.iu Smalls in uis speevu iue n^ht before. I made to uncover the designs of tlu enemy, tiie object was aecqiqplished, and it enabled Gen. Lee to first reach and occupy the strategic point of Cold Harbor, which was of so much impor tance and frqm wfienco fie delivered such deadly blows to Gram's assault ing colunis.” Gen. Gary’s brigade, though on special duty around Richmond, and not included in Gen. Butler’s regular command, fatgiit under him tiiat day and the 7th S 'JRegiment was tin? last to leave the field being on tlie extreme right of the line, and separated by tlie open ground of lo gon’s farnj, the npiinroad to tfie creek mid a deep ravine which divided the regim uit, so that when the object of the attack had been accomplished and tlie order was given to fall hack, il did not reach the 7th until tlie main line had fallen hack towards Rich mond by way of Cold Habor- When tlie order to fall back did get to tiie 7th, and when it reached tiie open ground 4II bOheConfederates Ii:k| gone but Gen. Butler himself. He \yas sit ting on ids horse there waiting for the 7th to come out, and it was under his immediate eye that tlie last charge was made by this regiment (tlie 7th) tlie report of whieli appears below as given by Col. \. C. Haskell the next day t > Qen. Gary, to whose brigade tlie 7th belonged. From Co!. Haskell’s report it will be seen that oqt of about 2(D men car ried into the fight by him 80 were lost, nearly all of whom were killed or wounded. Up to tiie time of tlie lust charge, the losses of the 7th had been light, but after going into that charge it scarcely took tlie time it does totell it here be'ore they were almost aunibjl d ed for, as Gen. Sheridan say^the fede rals had been heavily reinforced from the north side of the creek by both ar tillery and infantry, and HQ handful of njeii could withstand such a fire as they gave to the 7th. Botli of (fie field officers being wounded, anil the vudi of tlie enemy being checked, the order was tiien given to fall bqck. but not a man had halted until this order was given, rite regiment fell back to the woods but the enemy did not follow ti)em further than the open ground, a dis tance of 109 or 200 yards. Here the 7tli mounted their horses and wisliout further interference whatever they re tired from the field and crossed the Chickaliominy at IJ dtoin’s bridge, six or eight miles distant, just beforedark. The 7th then proceeded to Despatch Station on the Y° r k River R. R., where a train met it and carried all the wounded tu the hospitals in Richmond. Tlie fight at kfutadequin, or O'.d Church, as some call it, was opened on the Confederate side by the Fifth Squadron of the 7i!i regiment, com posed of the two troops from Ker shaw county, S. C., Capt. D by with the Kirkwood Rangers, and Capt. Du Bose with the YVateree Mounted Kitlemen. These were soon followed by Capt. Trenholm’s company from Charleston, and then tiie other five companies were immediately ordered to extend tlie lino along tlie creek beyond tiie ravine. From its position tiie 7th was cut off from tiie main body, so that when the enemy pushed up tlie mAin road, following tlie retreating men of Gen. Butler, they got upon the flank of tlie 7th, ami in order to check their ad vance and save itself the 7th made its last charge for the day and received its baptism of fire and blond, as will ap pear from a repo rt given below by Col. A. C. Hasfiell; Richmond, Va., 31st May, 1864. Colonel: I have (lie honor to sub mit tlie following report of tlie part taken by my command in tiie cavalry fight of the 3Qtfi of May, near Old Church: Tiie squadrons were successively put in on tiie right of tlie road. They dismounted and skirmished bravely witii the enemy on tiie opposite side of the creek. After some time, per ceiving tliqt tiie firing on tlie left was rapidly repelling, I rodo out into ti c open ground to ascertain tlie state ol affairs. I found tiiat my squadron next to tl e road had, with the re mainder of the line on tile left, been forced l»:;uk the rear of the house, in fro,nt of which it hud been posted. Gen. Butler was leading a charge to retake the holla?. I threw iu my squadron on his right and by a charge witii empty carbines gained tlie po sition, instructing Capt. Dob}’ to hold it if possible. I rode back quickly to bring up the three squadrons from tlie line on the creek to reinforce the troops in the wheat field near the house. On reachina the open ground witii these squadrons I discovered thp ene my advancing in heavy force through the “wheat field, and already across tlie road by which the main body was retreating. The lead horses of {he Command had’ been drawn back on the road to Bottom’s bridge. To' en able the n\e»i to reach them dud to cover ♦he retreat, it was necessary to check tlie enemy’s progress gt this point. A charge on foot through the Wheat field was therefore elfdered ami executed by the men in tin) most gal lant manner. As ordered, they re served their fire until th6 short range guns could be used with efiect. The much superior force qf tlie enemy 1 was broken and thraw'q ‘ back to the i road. In tliis charge tlie heaviest loss 03- j curred.(Maj. Boykin being the last in command (after he was wounded) or dered at the right moment g retreat, which he conducted handsomely, af ter having behaved with the greatest gallantry and coolness during the fight. Tiie loss was two officers killed, nine wounded and tavo missing; twoeulist- ed men known to be killed, fifty-four wounded and eighteen missing. It is ! feared that most of those reported as I missing were killed, or disabled by wounds received in the last move ment through tlie woods*. Being sep arated entirely from tlie rest of tiie command, I deemed it host to move back to Bottom’s bridge, from which point l sent in the c-ininiaiid under t'apt. Williams to report to you a* soon as (Kissibie. Though regretting the necessity for tlie last sevc-ie encounter wiili the tedious. I deeply regret 7ny absence from the command at a time so im portant to the proper organization of the regiment, and commend ii to the especial attention of the Colonel commanding. I have tiie honor to be Very Respectfully, You.’ Ob’t Servant, A- c. Haskell, Lt. Col, C'om’Jg 7th S. U. C. To Col. M. W. Gary. G'om’ug Cavalry Dep’t Richmond. The following is a list of the casual ties of ttie day: FIELD AND STAFF. Lieut. Col. A. C. Haskell, vvonded severely; Major E. M. Boykin, wound ed severely in the leg. CAPT. W. L. TRENHOLM’S COMPANY. Kilietl—Private J, E. Murray. Wounded—Capt. \V. L. Trpnhoiin, Lieuts Ii. J. Walkerand J. R- Warley. ' Serg’t J. J. Fripp, Privates G. \V. Robins, F. L. Adams, J. E. Atnaker, A.Canuqn, F a. Lewis, J-C. Lawton, J. M. Lawton, R. T. Mathieson, W. H. Whitehead, A- M. Boqtet. Mis sing—Sergeant C. E. R. Drayum, and private A. M. Porcher. CAPT. J. J. Mague's COMPANY. Killed—Capt J A Magee. Wound ed—Sergeant D Mitchell. Privates J H Doyle, J H Clinton, A Ramsay B H Shearer J D Verner, B W White worth, W G Roberts. CAPT. R. C. WEPH’s COMPANY. KBlod—Capt R C Webb. Wounded —Privates W W Mills, E M Cooper, James Brunson. Missing—W H Scar borough. capt. c. r frost’s company- Killed— Capt O R Frost. Wounded —Seargcnt A H Wolfe and Jos Smith. Missing—Private B J P Jefcoate. CAPT. J. WASH. WILLIAM’S COMPANY. Wounded—Lieut E P Chalmers, Corporal W G Gleason, Privates A M Burton, R T- Spearman, J A Davis, Dan’l Proctor. CAPT. I. G. M’KLSSIOK’s COMPANY Wounded Capt I G McKissick, Privates L Brigy. Wm Gregory, W M Kennedy, Wm Little, HS Porter, W G Abrams, T H Gault, S A Jeter, Robt Lawson, T M.Mobley, Geo Watkins. Missing— Privates Geo Harris, C R Long, W H Jeter. CAPT. J, J, DORY’S COMPANY- Killed—Corporal J B Cureton. Wounded—Sergeants John B Lee, Wm Wiiitttaker, Corporal H C Sal- ntoiid, Privates .Trio Turnbull, Jno MulhoMand, EW Parker, T H Clarke. Missing—Lieut U P Bonney, Pri vates D McRae. S B Edwards, J A Down, Private A Massey was killed. CAPT. D. ST. J DUBOSE’S COMPANY. Killed—Sergeant T L Boykin, Pri vates F A Huggins and A Neaffer. Wounded—Capt D St J Dubose, Livut J W Arrants. Privates S Kirkland. S Beckham, J Dusenberry. J M DeSaussure, E C Cole, Geo G Young. L H Deas. Missing-.-rLieut W E Johnson, Private D P Strother. Grand total of losses, 86 killed, wounded and missing. •The above from tiie Camden Jour- was sqnt uslaatwepk by a friend aim old comrade with the request that we publish. The Private J. E. Mur ray, of Trenholm’s company ( the old Rutledge Mounted Riflemen,) who L reported in tbe list of casualties as killed^ is no other than our present courteous and faithful County Treas urer Joseph E. Murray. He was dan gerously wounded in tlie head and fell into the iiands of the enemy, and re mained a prisoner until the end of the war. The Sergeant C. E. R. Drayton, belonging to the same company, re ported as missing,is no other than the Editor of this paper. On that event ful day it was Ids fortune to be one of a small squad who under tlie com mand of Capt. J, J. Magee made aii»st stand to protect the retreat of the regi ment. The regiment umdo their escape, just by the skin of their teeth, but every one of that squad was either killed, wounded or captured. Captain Magee was shot through tiie the lungs aiid died op the field. Ser geant Drayton was taken prisoner and \vith many others was carried to Point Lookout, where lie remained a prisoner of war for four months and six days, at the end of wfilch time he was so wasted by disease, tiiat al though no exchanges betweeq tlie two armies were allowed, lie w;\s Included in a party of one-hundred and twenty rive invalids,selected put of more than 8,000 prisoners who were sen t back to the Confederacy to die, qs it was sup posed their condition was hopeless. Several of tiio party died on tiie trip from Point Lookout to Richmond. Sergcqnt Drayton, |io\vever, sufficient ly recovered his health to be able to report again for dqty in tlie last hours of the great struggle, and by God’s mercy lie is here to-day striving to do Ids duty as faithfully in peace as he tried to perform it in war. In conclusion we would say that it affords us great pleasure to be able to testify that the Confederacy never had a braver soldier than Joseph E. Murray, He was very young when lie enjisfod in the spring of 1862 and lie served faithfully until lie was pros trated by a fearful wound on the field of battle. He is here to-day a courte ous gentleman. good citizen and faith ful County official. The battle of Matadequin Creek was brought on by a reconnoissance in forcewitli a large body of cavalry un der Gen M C Butler on the 30th of May | 1864, just before tiie Battle of Cold | Harbor. As will be seen from the (above the Seventh Cavalry under Col. A. C. Haskell’bbre a conspicuous part and suffered very'severely iii cas ualties. Out of 20Q men in action, 86 were either killed, wounded or captur ed. C'.aia lor Fiei jht-C&r Nn’-i^era. “C.t numbers! Oh, who liosa't oodthat •fiseaee taaoe timj during the course of his traveling career!'’ queried a narvous chap or. rti” Omaha limitc! of his f.eawnate. “Ben-re I went on the too/i, be enu- tinued, “i lived at Park 1 1 ige. a suburban station near Chicago, on tne Northwestern road, and used to rida in and out every day. I got to noticing the figures op the freight-cars as my train passed along, en 1 dually it got to be a man a with me. Tne moment I got op a moving car I was at the window looking out for the number of freight-cars.” “Are yon cured?” interrogated his com panion. “Wait and you will eee,” replied the nervous man. “I thought of the numbers by day, and actnally dreamed of thorn by night. My main desire in that connection was to see a consecutive series. I was al ways on the lookout for the number, 12,- 343, and if I saw such a number I believe I should have been perfectly satisfied. So interested in the search did I become that I conversed with train men about it and then learned it was a regular mania among the traveling public. The train men have it, too. “Out on the road I went, still looking for the number. I happened to be out at Denver, Col., one very hot day in June. I got on tko Kansas Pacific east-bound train, and had just taken my seat in the sleeper when the train pulled out. I was at the window, and there before my eyes was the number 12,343.’ It was on a blue car. That cured me. I never look at the car numbers now. If I chance to be looking opt of a window and see a freight par, the feeling is strong to look at the number, but I re strain myself, something that I could not do before, ns I know how much I suffered in the past.”—St. Paul Globe. -* »•— — MT i?* • 'J* * s 1 mk V 5 AM t his season aide to offer a FJve Exasperating Street Nuisances. In strolling along the sidewalks of Chi- c?.go I meet with five exasperating nuis ances. The first is the window-washer. The long handle of his brush gets between my leg^, and he splashes water all over my suit of clothes and my newly-polished boots. The secopd is the festive janitor emptying his hods of ashes into the street ash-barrel. I always happen to be to the windward, walking toward him, and he makes me look as white as a miller. The third is the mat-beater. The mat is dusted regularly once p month by beating it against a telegraph post, whenever the wind is high and the sidewalks crowded with people. The fiend bangs it against the post for half an hour, and every time he bangs it a brown cloud of jll-smelling dust blows over fifty innocent passers-by. The fourth is the spittoon washer. He brings ten saloon spittoons to the side walk, ranges them in a line along the curbstone, fills them with water, stirs them with a stick, and leaves them there half an hour to soak. Then he empties them into the gutter, where a brown pud- pte stands the rest of the day sickening every ope who behplds it. The fifth is the fool who carries long things, like- a crow? bar or a joint of gaspipe, balanced on his shoulder. The head-devil in this line is the surveyor, or his chainman, walking the sidewalk with his theodolite on hia shoulder. The three legs of this infernal tripod have ferules as sharp as a needle, and these are always carried in front. He trudges along in a careless manner, chat ting with the idiot by his side, and is only amused to see the people scamper to avoid being impaled. He ought to be hangetL —Chicago Journal “Stroller.” JL Superior Assortment in every De partment of my New Stock. In fact, I claim that my line is now the most complete ever shown to the people of t..is vicinity. Great pains ami nipch careful study and an industrious and long continued search among the bargain centres of tiie best markets, has enabled me to gather together a Collection of Seasonable New Goods, which, in quality, stylo, beauty and far-reaching variety, js tlie success of the season. This beautiful Stock contains many grades. While I can furnish an article of tiie most costly material, I also look after the interests of those who desire Medium or Low-Priced Goods n the same line. I can supply all wants from tiie many grades, and because I carry some very choice goods, that must of necessity come high, it does not follow tiiat my in termediate and low-priced grades are not in every way desirable, " On the contrary, they are first-class in all respects, go id values and bar gains at tlie price I ask. I hope you will remember that I can supply your wants at almost any price you feel able to pay. The Boys were not forgotten when I bought this New Stock. Qu tlie contrary, I have them constantly iu mind. Whenever I saw a bargain in something especially nice and styl ish in Boys’ Clothing l captured the lot, consequently 1 have a large stock in this line. Hav ing bought tfiein at favorable rates, I offer all varieties, sizes and styles at prices wonderfully low. Res pectin lly, M. L. KINARD, Columbia, S- C. Granitevllle Hotel. MRS. N, E. SENN, Proprietress. Tabic furnished witii the best, and driving parties from Aiken furnished with lunch at short notice. The Lire, of Newaglrle, Little has been done or can be said h newspaper columns concerning the life ql newsgirls. For few of them can the sami excuse be offered as for the boys, that li is the legitimate and only occupation bj which they must earn their bread. It it not believed that there is one of then who has notw home and some person wht should keep her off the streets. Some a them, however, are wayward naturally, or have been made so by evil association^ in their extreme youth, while others—ant the greatest number. It is to be feared- ire knowingly sent out to tho life of do moraiization and vice that is inevitabli by the very persons who should most carefully have guarded them from such a fate. There are, of course, some few ex ception'in the cases of girls who go out ti sell papers with their mothers who hav« established stands, and though forped bj poverty to employ tfieir children’s aid it the battle of life, strive in so doing t< shield them from evil by keeping them ai closely as possible to the maternal apron strings. Bven then, it is rare that tbefi daughters escape contamination from ttu thoroughly corrupt girls of their own ag< with whom they are brought iu contact daily, The great body of the newsgirls run ning wild on the street have acquired 1 knowledge of and proficiency in vice be fore they have grown old enough to rec ognize its degradation and the inevltabh ruinous consequences. The older onei educate the younger in vice; the youngesi strive to emulate in all of which thej should be innocent. A large proportioi of them are Italians, and many are verj pretty while they are very yonag. In fact a newsgirl has little hope of success if sh< is not pretty and soon finds herself forced out of competition to other walks in life where good looks are not so essential.— New York Sun. GLOBE HOTEL. L. E. DOOLITTLE, Proprietor. ' AUGUSTA, - GEORGIA. Headquarters for Oommercial Trav ellers. Rooms Newly Furnished. Table Supplied with the Best. PAVILION HOTEL. Charleston. g. c PASSENGER ELEVATOR AND ELECTRIC BELLS. House fresh and clean throughout. Table best in the South. Pavilion Transfer Coaches and Wagons at all trains and Boats. Rates reduced. Beware of giving your Check to n«y one on Traip. Rates $2 00 @ $2 50. Wrights Hotel! S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Prop’rs., COLUMBIA, - - 8. C. T ABLE supplied with the BEST. Rooms large and well furnished. OT’Pates reasonable. the mm imi Augusta, - ^ Georgia. BEST $2.00 HOUSE IN THE SOUTH Headquarters for Commercial Men. Centrally located nearR. R. Crossing *PZ£maCordiai C U H K 8 DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, WEAKNESS, CHILLS AND FEVERS, MALARIA, LIVER COMPLAINT, KIDNEY TROUBLES, ; NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM. gives NEW L, E. POOLITTLE, Proprietor Formerly of Tontine Hotel, New Haven, Conn. Also, West End Hotel, Long Branch, N.J. -PRIVATE- TT is Invigorat ing and De lightful to take, and of great value as a Medicine for weak and Ailing Women and Chil dren. H LIFE to the whole SYSTEM by Strengthening the Muscles, Ton ing the NERVES, and completelyDi- geating the food. Boarding-House! -BY- H. A. SMYSER, COR. JOHN & WALKER STS SUMMERVILLE, NEAR AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. C ONTAINS no hurtful Minerals, is com posed of carefully •elected Vegeta ble Medicines, combined skill fully, making a Safe and Pleasant Remedy. For sale by all DroggiiitR and Grocerii. A Book, ‘Volina/ by 1 e a d i n g physicians, telling now to treat dis eases at HOME, mailed, together with a set of hand some cards by new Heliotype process, on receipt of 10 c. SlimiM th. dMler near Hotel Jerome, A. J. KUTcfES, Proprietor, COLUMBIA, H. C. S TREET cars from all depots run to the doors of tlie Hotel, Build ing, Furniture and everything about the Hotel new, first-class, latest style, and arranged with special regard to the comfort of the guests. The ser vice at this house,from office todormi- lb F ror saie 07 an unigffinifl ana urocerfl. »nouia tna naader near > *. • • . . 1 Tan not keep YOLI.Yt COUDIAL, remit fi.OO, and a fall * tOFieS, IS prompt, CQtirteOUS H1U1 ettl- Uta. wiu b.Mat, d“rw ^LT 1T ; d ! cient * and after a trial of three months, i .-:..— “ - a discriminating Volina Drug and Chemical Company, VALTIXQRE, ID., V, 8, A. Executor’s Notice A LL persons having claims against tiie Estate of the late Miss Julia Bruinard will render the same duly attested; and those indebted will make payment either to my attorneys, Messrs. Henderson Bros., or to tho undersigned. NY. NY- WOOLSEY. since its opening, traveling public lias pronounced the cusine and tlie table equal to tlie best in the South. The Hotel Jeronu 1ms been arranged vvith particular reference to making a dealrahje Winter Home for Northern guests. Sole Executor. October 12, 1886-2L FINE TENNESSEE BEEF A SPECIALTY BY F. E. SOMMER, Lnqrens St, next to Warueke’s Bakery A, P- FORD, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, Laurens Street, - Aiken, S, C. Bepresents some of tiie stronges t and most reliable Fire and Life lusti r - a nee companies. Losses promptly adjusted and paid. Real Estate bought and sold. Houses rented. PATENTS CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS Obtained, and all other business in tlie U. 8. Patent Office attended to for moderate fees. Send Medel or Drawing. We ad vise as t« patentability free of charge; and we make no charge unless weobtain patent. We refer here_ to the Postmaster. fc>upt. of Money Order Div., and to officials of the U. S. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms and references to actual clients in your own State or county, write to C. A SNOW & OO-, pposite Pa ent Office. Washington. D. C toy "VTOTipE is hereby given that tim “TAX DUPLICATE” for 1885-6 for Aikeu County, is now in my bauds and will be open for {fie cojleotion of taxes for the Fiscal 3’ear 1S86-6, at the Gregg township, Granitevllle Frii day, October 15th. Gregg township, Vaucjuae, Satur, , October 16th. regg township, Langley, Mqqfiay. Octolier J8th. Schultz tqv. nship, Hamburg, Tues? day, October 19th. Windsor township, Windsor, T. O., Wednesday, October 20th. MP.lbrookand Windsor townships, Montinoreuci, Thqrsday, October 21st. Gregg township, Mudiaon, Friday, October 32d. Millbrook township, Martin Hol ley’s Mill, Saturday, (lotober 23d. Hammond township, W. C. Page’s Store, Monday, October 25th. Hammond township, Page & Hank- inson’s old Store. Tuesday, October 26th. Silverton township, J. J. Mevers, Wednesday, October 27th. Silverton township, Elienton, Thursday, October 28th. Sleepy Hollow township, Rouse’s Bridge, Friday, October 29th. Sleepy Hollow township, Wood ward’s Store, Saturday, October 80th. Windsor township, Clark’s MiH, Monday, November 1st. Hockey Grove township, H. A. Sal? ly’s, Tuesday, November 2d, Hopewell township, John Hutto's old place, Wednesday, November 3d, Giddy Swamp township, J. G Sal leys, Thursday, November 4tb. Rocky Spring township, H. D, Ott’g Friday, November 5th. Tabernacle Township, Kitching Mill, Saturday, November 6th. MoTeir township, Jones’ Cross Roads, Monday, Noveinh® 8lh. Chinquapin township, Jacob Kneeze’s, Tuesday, November Oth. Ward’s towpship, Wiisou Gunter’s Wednesday, November lUtli. Shaw township, Hatcher’s Cross Roads, Thursday , November 11th. MillBrook township, Bancks Friday, November 12th. And at Aikeu C. H., from Nov, 13th to December 15th J886, inclusive. The tax levy is ns follows: For State purposes 6J4 mills. County • “ 8 School “ 2 41 44 44 14 Makings total of 10i£ mills upon every dollar of the value of al| taxable property. There will be no extension of time this year for collecting taxes, beyond tlie time fixed, viz: tlie 15th day of December, 1886, and costs and penal ties attach on the 16th day of Decem ber 1886. Persons sending money by express or mail, are respectfully requested to prepay charges, and to enclose postage for tiie return of receipt. J. FJ. MURRAY , Treasurer A. C., S. C. County Treasurers’ Office, i Aiken C. A., S.C., Sept. 14, 1880) B. & D.’s Frog Pond Chill -=-A YD— FE VEBCURE. buy JL Glassware, I will keep constantly on hand tlie Finest Tennessee Beef and Sau sages imule of tiie best Material and yf my own manufacture. Thankful for tho liberal patronage of tiie past, my customers can rely on recei' iiii the same prompt attention I have al enemys line of battle, lam gratified . to be aide to rejiort to you the high ; ways given their orders. ‘courage and steadiness'under fire of' F. K. SOMMER. 5 TON WA60N SCALES, and _ . W lV.rr.icht—for frM FllM Uat ■■■ti.m tk>. ■ Ml your Tinware, Crockery, ware, Lamps, Jewelry, Spoons, Knives, &c.. Forks, Combs, Brushes, Buckets, Spectacica,' Pins, j Needles, Soaps, Baskets, D0II4, Vases, and every other tiling, is at igLTHOS. MEW’S *>, IO and J.T Cents Store, N<*. 516 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA„ Headquarters for TOYS of all kiiidx. Trade Mark. W E guarantee opr Frog Pond Chill ami Fever Cure, will cure any case of Chills no matter how llmg standing. M erchu n ts sel i i ng same are instructed to refund tlie money every time it fails to cure. L*urge Bottles only 50cts. We offer big inducements to Cidintry Merchants to handle our Chill Medicine. BEALL & DAVEN PORT, Successor to Beall A Co., Druggists, Proprietors and Manufac turers, Augusta, Ga. Sold in Graniteville by G. W. Baker, at White Pond by Willis A Co. in Millbrook Township, by W. H. Hankinson. BRUNSON GRADED -AND— MILITAKY HIGH SCHOOL For Both Sexes, Methods of gov ernment and instruction shaped tu secure discipline and growth. Rates moderate. English and Classical Studies, Modern us well as Ancient Languages. Open September 15. located inHamp- ton County, in tlie Town of Brunson, on tlie Port Royal aiui Augusta Rail-, road. J, E. WATSON, A. M., Principal. August 31, 1886.—tf, Anderson & Izlar, buqkeks, Office No. 2, Commercial Warehouse. H AVE, already sold Bushels Choice over 15,000 Seed Oats^ Still have a supply and are constant ly receiving. Send for samples and prices. ANDERSON A IZLAR, Columbia, S. C. C. Bart 6c C . Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Fruitr. Apples, Orangey Bananas^ Cocoanuts, Lemons, Peanuts, Pine Apples, Potatoes, Onions, Cabbage, Ac, 55, 57,59 Market St., Charleston, 8. C. WOO TO $2500: A YEAR, clear of all expense^ can be mad e working for q*. Agents preferred who can furnjsh Ilieir own horses and give Mieir whole time to the business. Spare nioineutw may be profitably em ployed also. A few vacapces in townn and cities* B. F. JOHNSON A CO., 1013 Main St., Richmond, Va. Sep'.Tfi 1836. Farm fur Sale. ^jlONTAINING 500 Acres, nearly 20Q under cultivation and 100 in pas- ure. with never failing surface spring of water in it. TlieFarm situated within one mile of the cor; orate limits of the •own of Aikeu. Impro'-emeuts first- c'ass. Will sell tlie whole nr part. Apply 10 H. C. B NNEY. Aiken, S. C. August 24, 1886-3iiis.