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k A C L* E. H. DKAYTON. EUitor. ■ Marked Contra**. LIl# i* 1 the a«iure.s.s delivered :it Balli- — more ou the 22ml of Feb. uary by Cant. W i> i.v^oii before the Aisoria- of ttie Army ami avy oi ♦he A in tnher of pajiere ar j wliat is termed ’ate in 'ter, h;.v. ; lately been ; iinposeu .. L. a b'ijriiH Tatmajrej serinm. A 'raj* >•.as.seby tiie Amer ican l'res3 A-siK iath.n to eateii tiie THE RIVIEKA DISASTER. ECHora OF I2?i-E AK ' rH< * ,;AKE FEAKFULi (.OSS OF LIFE BY AV ED a ESDI Y’S EAKTHQL'AKE. AIKEN. 8. C.. MAItCH 1. SntMcripiloa Bates.—One Lx toocth*. *U». Lip ‘ matt. U to. ; Confederate States we tin 1 the fallow - in^ words: **lt _ - e yeir, %? (»i■ “It is well enoii"h to mstoonMi*. ♦I CO. U paid in udvancc, one wounds and hide jui <?e:ii s. . ;aiilo:t.crs of these celebrated l»roduc- ; K««een Hundred Persons Killed in ; lions and it worked suceesafuily. Tiie ; the Oenoesc cover our i sermon was from the text: “Be | Bnl nev- i sure your : ins will find you out," and ! u a talwi-n fr.-m Dr. Well.-;’•• x.l.lress t«> 1 . >1111. ... - - 111 . latmage I Tertukat '• i xi *efular rates of ad- rankle or to irritate, Cut as fTigns atid *ayshe never prr Tn fWiffr^Tinnili mn ill tokens of the days that nre dead, and sermon, and m ^rnrijcolp a n»td hv Z tr "; ! ,,t ; n.emo- te . tt . i ;“ r ;;v,; ,ft ti,an was7lmu!rht" w destroyed had lanre tanks underneath,; nouany in .March 8 l, . a " " 8S 1 ho lees wh j p ,, w ^ re wifl , m . w oliv ,, 0 j! the legal hours of hheufT _ ^ ceat*. er let it i.e ticnied- Ad*ertl«n* R«tes.—One square, f.i'w denied- liir.l the -nr-Vct should if i.c se'ars and v.Oi.ihK> .AaiTertk-jnw Itau *ub«equerii insertion, are there ;'n»at the v are there not tV. lhe y°‘ ln « a*"* in invent. 9)001101. {JlMtQATkftd • 1 -■* - 1 • Thrillinu Details of the Terrible Dis- aster. j London, February 25.—Dispatches ]^ Y virtue of a certain bond ami from Genoa say that the populace mortgage, executed by Louisa J. slept out of doors last night. Many ; 'b'yef to William furner, coudiiion persons went on board ships in the f° r payment of the full and just Kiviera-Thr. 2 Hun- harbor and 20,000fled from the city bv » l, «‘ °f one thousand dollars, dated dred Killed in a Church at Bajardo ; rail. * ' July 3ord, A. D. 1H85, with interest on — Immense and AVidespread lie- At a house near Diano Mariano ai’-'o' 1 - hundred dollars from January siru.-tion of Properly. j ball was proceeding when the shocks I s *. at the rate of ten per cent. Rovii February ?4 —Del*'1 I * Cftn,< *' building was completely P° r annum, until paid, and, where- AIKEN INSTITUTE, Professional Advertisements. AIKEN, s. c. D. S. IIendkuon. E. P. IIendexsox. Henderson Brothers, FBANK H. CUBTIS3, President, attouneys at Law, aiken, s. c. Will practice in the State and D ESIGNED for the higher educa-: United Slates t'ourts for South Caro- tion of young ladies an*i young lina. Prompt attention given to col- gentlemen. Course of study thorough i lections. J . and exhaustive, covering a period ot 1 hparmd | ^ i and address uf the writer in ord«r f« ! .' ve ‘ ‘’I 1 ,' not ^ ol out u ‘* " ou i<i, fp attention. BejecUd c .rnmam^a-> ! ‘ n< * " ouM hot it we eon Id!" ' 9*11 not be retarued unless 'taiups for reached a word of the fK T n rv^ived ibis morning ofthe re- ' i if *i * ^ j?ults <it tin? earthquakes vostertJ a v *, '••r lr "" 1 «•«' -iM.wins that tb* J*,, m fir mlfc! wrecked and terrible loss of life re- ■ •)**• the s*tme is now past due, and no f eight ^eais exclusixe ot collegiate , he dancers lav dead "inileaps ! P nrt ti,ere °f having been paid; I will course of f-uiryenrs. Each department ground. .Maiiy of the houses i H . e ^ at Aiken Court House, «>n the 1 cor,, P^t* J i* 1 itself—Primary, Inter- i are eiidu-o<l. Utterly l>U»ii<Uin^? There has bei-n a good deal of tain- quatliiK at the North rerunlly. At «Imi New \ i>rk Baartl «»/ Trade, Hen. Hhennan, lor the dve Itundredilt lime, oratorically “marched to the sea fro.ii Atlanta.'' He varie*l the ent«*rtain- ment by aaying: ceived and frequently iipplauded on the • complete in itself—Primary, iirst Monday in March next, within ! mediate. Grammar, Preparatory Aca- ~’s Sales, the demic, Academic and Collegiate. 1TIO.V. KK iloXTH. .. $1 50 2 50 James Aldhich. AValter Asuley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiickn, S. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. earthquakes was immense and wide- Dispatches from Romegive the follow- spread. I iug official list of the killed ami Reports of the disaster continue to I wounded: Bajardo, 300 killed ami arrive. The total number of deaths ! w’ounded; Diano Marino, 25G killed c*ontra»l to that of die one fo tAr man or bom who tickles the ear of .Sher man, the incarnate Bar and inceml-! President has signed the bill But, as a man said t> me to night, a man >ary by saying in reference to hi* raid ; “Pproprhding $150,O0C for Augusta’s ^ !‘. l , ,orT V 1 r, *J? ar d with the ] upon defenceless wonum and children i ,ie ' v pulilie building, and our neigh- fi>arch was I am glad you did it.’ Wo have harsh and »(crn att (hat march wan / ••ora aeros.-. the Havannuh are happy. some «ut of the fire without a star ruining, ; a/n ylad you did it.’' The language i With the same stripe*, the same manly,! ,• ,. generoua feeling, as men respected hy men 01 l,,t * ado P»«f» dt^ew fitly expresses I and betored of women, on thaAniane where < tlie best Uiouglitnnd sentiment of the xt 4 . T . . . , , . , m . , , , we can meet on terms of perfect enualitv i ^,,,,.1, .. ..... M t - ■ T “ , dnn Successfully De- I, udulatiou.* of too earth were noticed i jured. fhe number of persons killed and entire friendship." * | ’ * v nom u >cs the other t fomlK B*‘nJ F. Johnson Imlieted for | at Catania, in Sicily, at the foot of | is less than was supposed. It isesti- An Mr.'Pmnboltn was present, made! B P c * il ^* ,l,, * css ** ir l ** 0 piave-hunting, | obtaining Money L’mler False Fre- Mount .Etna. The Director »f the i nintud that in the province of Porto 9 aiMwelt, and 4M not deny what Hher-! n>oue y'grabbing netc £o<tfA? tenses I Turin Observatory telegraphs that | Maurizio 570 were killed and lotiin- man atattxl, wrg auppose the quotation j “Jfarth and stern as that march \ Currcsdijonence of.Yews and Courb r. !,t,i « I:,i . cin8trun J e ". ,SHre - , “»' v 'i l ' i ^cent 1 jured. In the province of Genoa 34 London, I'ehrunry 25. A dispatcii and on ail other sides by lands of the ^ usJrunien,ld Music said Jacob Foreman and John Bates, wixsnoito Coi itT. ished the churcii, and three hundred ! of the people who were in it were from Nice says thaf another earth- killed. The destruction of property | quake shock was felt in that city this and being the sanic tract of iai.d cou- in the section of Italy visited by the j morning. 'I’he disturbance was slight, vcyed to me by deed of conveyance burnt Atlanta and marched to the sea j the State against Benj. F. Johnson.' strewing famine in his path, ami in indicted for obtaining money under; London, February 24.—Furtherdis- _ total disregard of all civilized warfare P^enses O. C. Jordan, of the patches concerning ti.e earthquakes p'”' , . » , . , , Aiken Bar, andC.A. Douglas, repre- in Southern Luroi»e yesterday state I iakiss, ceuruari &■*. r lammariuu i drove hol»*less women and children seined the defendant. This case has i tlnit, allhough there have been no tur-j :,, ‘d other astronomers predict further a brief account of it may not tie amiss: Last full Mr. Johnson cameii Wius- boro as lire general agent for this State waarwriwet. How many men in South ; MW / am u i ai i ,. 0I , (Ud it i Carolina are glad Sherman made that ; r ,. , f . ,, ' ,. | Winnbboko, Feb. 23.—The first ease march, a* Mr. Trenholm is?—.lummfu !° r " " :U • Glad that Sherman , considered this morning was that of Chrontel*. j * ‘ Vwrily, if this thing be true \vc hin-; •9rely regret it. Col. \V. L. Trenliolm wae a gallant eoldier. He cnnimamled one of the finest independent coin pa- u, ‘d tottering old ago from their j attracted considerable attention, and airw In the armies of (he Confederacy, Iha old Rutledge Mounted Riflemen of Charleston, which was afterward* largely increased by enllMments from ilia northern and western portions of. himse ths Btate, Including the very best tna- wrhere tarlal from those sections, sueh ns the bum Rloana, Maxw'ells, Craytons, lewises, ( . ....... flatnmonds, Walkers and others too i Esau, even though its owner once! sc tend of our citizens invested in UOMOU, to mention, .Mil finnlly ; l«r Ihe .Ww »n.1 t«r> M>d j X'i? hS^S' In »* ?llTn“Z KSSm the company became *o largo that it ; bravely wore the gray. | territory, using precisely the same wraadlvided into two eompHnies and — — • j material, obtaining it from two other bveame a squadron of cavalry, and rc- “flood Old Democratic I>oc-i rt ! ni P*, 1 ^ Ie agent \vns ino:m- malned under the command of Capt. | trine.’’ ; ht‘Um.«^ Trenholm until ordered to \ irginla Our cotemporary, Hie Newberry ended. The work of infringement did tn 1*64 tu form part of the Seventh ! Observer, takes issue with the Rn-! c< * aRC * because tlie agents did not bv C. C. Meyer, dated tiie 23rd day of July, A. D. 1885, and known as the ! “Silvorton tract residence of the late , , i , , . , , , , i J. H. Hammond deceased.” and hav- repoited up to the present time is j and injured; Brcssuuo, 50 killed and j r{ r sUc h shape and dimensions, as re- iibout two thousand. Shocks were j 38 injured; Diano Costello, 30 killed ; S )resen t e j hy a plat made by Harry Mt at pHrinn, Turin and Coranezn. I Castellano, 30 killed and many in;! Hammond, and dated March the 10th 1880, reference being thereunto had wdll more fully appear. Terms of Sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. WILLIAM TURNER, Mortgagee. and that no further disturbance is j were killed and 37 injured. Bajardo feared. j and Diano Marino were the only Details of the Disaster in Southern places destroyed. Cervo was only France Special Drawing Lessons. Painting, OH, Water Color, Chi na, Lustra 3 00, 4 00i 5 00 1 00 2 50 2 50 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. By M. T HOLLEY, , Sheriff Aiken County, Agent, partially damaged. Churches at Ri- February 9tli, 1887. jardo, Castellano and Aurigo were ' , *>«*..*» 2 50 For any desired information con cerning catalogues, rates of board, or any other matters connected with the j Institute address the President. A limited number of students de siring board may find a pleasant home in the family of the President. FRANK H. CURTISS, Feb. 1, 1887.-tf President. William Turnbull Laurens Street, Aiken, S’. C. HaViland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8.* C. Special attention given to Collec tion. John Gary Evans, Attorn ky-at-Law. Will Aiken, oractiee in the Counties Edgefield and Barnwell. of >V. Quitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. MASTER’S SALES. liter shocks at nice, the panic lias not i R h ot ‘hs, but they sny that the disturb- ^iTATE OI’ SOUTH CAROLINA! subsided. Fugitives ate fleeing in | mice* will probably be less severe, k-j County of Aiken ) every direction. People are afraid to j damage was done in Basses- re-enter t heir houses and hotels, and ! Department of \ ar the | Common Pleas. T itt , , A Will practice in the Courts of this HE public are invited to inspect Circuit. Specis attention given to my stock of | collections. CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, | which 1 am selling at rock bottom prices. I buy none but the best and sell as cheap as the cheapest. Canned Goods in great variety and from the best houses. WM. TURNBULL. Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-law, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice in all the Courts of this Btate Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry, • connnn under the command of Col. A. C. revenue HaskelL Capt. Trenholm Mas con stantly with his command both on the eoast of Camliha and iu Virginia, believe in the truth of the elnims of , Mr. Johnson’s company. Mr. 8. C. good old Demo- j McDowell, having purchased the for saying that “a tariff for onlv” is crude doctrine.” and says: j county right lor Edgefield, thought “What the Recohdkr is pleased 1o that he had been swindled out of his _ _ style‘good old Democratic doctrine’j ! M0, and notified Mr. Johnson that until he was wounded at the haltnr ,s l>r‘‘Ci*ely \*hat defeated Gen. Han- : proceedings would be instituted until ne was wounded at the battle nf| CO( . k ln hhj r l ft<;o for , lie i. reHideiu . y in j against him unless the infringement Mat ad again creek, on the 30th day or igvjo. The Democratic platform of ' vus stopped, for he (McDowell) very May, 1801. After that he was pro-1 that year declared in favor of‘a tariff! J ust, V thought that if any one could rooted to the rank of Colonel and the >v> r revenue only.' But the Democrats : infringe upon the patent of this county learned wisdom by experience and I (hw could do so in any other county, left that ‘good olu Democratic doc-' ^nce the suit. Mr. Johnson who is writer of these lines became a prisoner of war; bat we apeak of what we per sonally know when we i*ear cheerful testimony that he was a brave and gallant officer, for we had the honor Albert N. Hatheway, American Con sul at Nice, was seriously injured. There have been no further disturb ances at Monte Carlo. The place is filled with thousands of refugees from Cannes, Nice, Menton and Ban Belo. It is difficult to find shelter for the great number of people, and last night many of them were compelled to camp out. A more confident feeling prevails to-day. Gaming has been suspended and the baud is playing on the terrace for the purpose of restoring confidence to the frightened people. the the Conception—at Nice. A above cause, will be sold in front The hotels here are crowded with j of the Court House, at Aiken 8. C., fugitives from the Riviera. Mnnv reached this city but partially dressed and others without luggage.* A num ber of ladies are suffering from illness caused by fright during the earth quakes. Fifteen thousand persons have left Nice and the exodus continues. Throughout the Riviera the railway stations are thronged with people anxious to get away. It has trans pired that during Wednesday’s panic trine’—so called—out in 1884.” now at Aiken, and his attorney, ar- what may or what may not have con tributed to Gen. Hancock’s defeat, tn be a mem tier of thin splendid corps, j we would simply remark that our which had no superior for gallantry ; cotemporary is mistaken, for the doc- and few equals for discipline in the J tr j lle of a tarifl’for revenue only m um whole army. I nder these eircunt-] a8 ( jj 8 tjn C tiy enunciated in the plut- •tanees it is painful to believo that : fl)nn of ls84 us lt W!l8 in 1880 If our tho brave and meritorious soldier of friend will read carefully the platform It would be unprofitable to discuss I rive<1 0,1 Monday «'»i *»♦»'« former days has been converted into a dirUcalmg recalcitrant in piping times of peace. Rejoicing over his official of 1384 ho will find the following words: “ IFc shall demand that Fed- j eral taxes shall be exclusively for public mess of pottage, he is reported to have ( purposes, and shall not exceed the. tickled the vanity and self-esteem of n ecils of that government, economically Hherman—the inveterate liar and no- administered.” torious Incendiary, the man who made war. like a thief and a coward, We call this good old Democratic doctrine, because the cardinal idea is waited as patiently as possible for their turn, and when the case was called this morning we expected a gen uine crossing of lances, but alas! for the hopes of the prosecution. Botli i the solicitor and Mr. McDowell were under the impression that the other ■ companies, or firms, had a legal right to manufacture and sell the material in question, that the Novelty Foundry Company did not possess the sole right, and that Mr. Johnson was aware ot all this when he sold l he county rights. Mr. McDowell had pieces of material obtained from each firm, which were identically the same in construction, but the only siece really patented was that obtained from the Novelty Com- pany. The Judge told the solicitor i that in order to make out his case he upon defenceless women and children i IVJ distinctly “a taritT for revenue I { lius , t P r() '’ et,ia i t 1 '*- other firms hat la ..w« i, i, i .. „ , 4l I u,8| * ,uc t' , y a lartn tot revenue | t .g a i r jg|,t to manufacture and sell the and upon helpless old age by the , only” as If the very words were used, material, and as he could not do that following disgusting piece of lick- The true Democratic idea is to liber- ,,e g» ve up the case, whereupon the •pittleism: "Harsh and stern «*(/>< ally provide for the revenues of thc j ) l . ir ;'’ A vt ’ r - marert was / am glad you did tt. (government by Import duties,collect-1 ti on of Mr. Jordan v erily this is new Southism of the i t >d at tiie custom itouscs and so most approved Henry Grady stripe.! tributed as to fall heaviest upon .. No genuine cx-Northern soldier can ; llrie3 ftlid j^htest upon articles believe such an utterance from an ex- prime necessity, giving such inei-I Southern soldier, and no Southern ! dental protection as is consistent with j citizen can look with aught but re-; a tax collected exclusively for public ! MAUI)I «*IAS IX NEW ORLEANS gretful disgust upon this mortifying! purposes, and that shall not exceed) evidence of pitiful demoralization in : the needs of the government econom- i 1>iir ' ‘ > * thc T,,bleilux Arranged Spe one who, while trampling upon his : fi-ally administered. Taxes levied for ' own self-respect, flatters and cuddles j protection only, fester monopolies, j fl , , - thc roai* who brutalized war by cow-! c i osr t t K . tre-.surv with useless i.eoi. !cleared ott this morning and ardly revenges and wlto reduced nil- < ^ *• , ^ , 1 cu * ,ht * »»» shone brightly for a time, but army rev eng s ana uno icductd P”* mulations and rob the consumer by later on tho sky clouded up again. lage and incendiarism to a fine art. f.>n-j ne an involuntary tax from liis 1 The Rex procession was a brilliant af- General Sherman’s reputation for | pocket which the government does f dr. embracing a series of humorous reckless mendacity is so well estab-! „ , t uc .. d i,- onr esteomod entomm an , d bu , r,eSf l u 1 ° tableaux. First came llstied that faw wrnild holieve bi« atnir f 1 . ' C:,tei rno<1 cotempe.- a detachment of inouuted antaz-tts in 1 * I, J; , , “ IU , ® c h,s sta,c ' j rary will examine closely he will find rich costumes. Then followed twen- ment if Colonel Trenholm had not that‘‘a tariff for icvcuoc only” is “a ' f y cars, each containing a tableau, been presentut the banquet and failed ; good old Democratic doctrine” which i ^ lle first division was illustrative of to deny that bo ..hi •■Jlur.h n nd .tern . co , R . hc „ h , ul „ t , Jt mC " Cfl 11041 1 Um alad y0tl \ at various times; but the central idea ! The second d ; visioit was ofa mis- **• i of a tax exclusively for governmental * cellaneous character. Tableau 11 was Great God! what is coming next purposes has generally held an i*n-| ' ’ from these representatives of the so portant place in platforms of the i disc Lost;’’ J No." 14,^‘‘Prodiga 1 .S.ur'’ called new South* the money grab- Democratic party. j No. 15, “British Lion before and now; hiug, place-hunting South! the South ) — that has no venetation for thc great' The Campaign of the Sons of aud good of tiie past and no decency Temperance or respect for itself in the present! the During tiie past week Mr. Edward South tint Is nourished by Esau’s Carswell, the distinguished Canadian mess of pottage and measures every Another shock was felt at* Menton i a , I ^r e f nch Countess gave birtli to a to-day. It waa so severe that houses • * n a Public garden at Nice, were shaken. No one was injured, j VESUVIUS not affected Additional details concerning damage ; London, February 25.—The railway done by yesterdav’s shocks show that' in some cases villages built on moun tain sides were toppled into valleys. Three railway trains have been dis- TWO MULES FOE SALE. at tho risk of former purchaser within the legal hours of sale on Halesday iu March next, the following described property situate in the County and State aforesaid. 2. Tract containing one hundred and twenty-three and one-half acres, more or less, bounded by lands of James VV. Hartley, lands of estate of William Kneece, lands of It.’ H. Hols- tien and lands of the estate of F. B. Fallaw. Terms of Sale: One-half cash, bal ance in one year; credit portion sccur-' j ed by a bond of the purchaser, and a , I mortgage of the premises sold aud to Call and examine stock on farm of— H. C. Bonney, Aiken, 8. C. SPRING Dr. J. H. Burnett, Dentist. — OFEICE Graniteville, Aiken County, Dr. B. H. Teague, Dentist. patched with food for thc sufferers. A number of soldiers have also been sent to assist them. Renewal of the Shocks. P.\nr.*, February 24—t p. m.—A re newal of the earthquake shocks has occurred in the southern section of France, and a terrible disaster is mo mentarily expected. Nice, Cannes and Menton are half deserted. Fears are expressed for the safety of the Prince of "W ales and the Orleans Princes, all of whom are in the section of country where the earthquakes pre vail. Nice Camping Out. Nice, February 24.—Although th«f done by yesterdav’s shocks show that j and irlcgr’aph lines throughout the bear interest from lh,! dnte ° r sale at 7 _ ..ii i...iw ... Riviera are not completely restored to their proper condition. Seismic iu- strumeats on Mount Vesuvius were unaffected in the earthquake, but! *<> 1R q7 Mount ..Etna reports strong move- ■ !—— ! mentfl since the 19th instant. j II ADTU IDDF'C* ci i r iv Parts, February 25.—Later reports) MUllluAulLb o oALuji show the great extent of the eartli quake. Shocks were felt at Lepuy \ per cent, per annum. Purchaser to pay for title. W. W. WILLIAMS, Master B \ virtue of a certain mortgage ex- ecu - , *.1 * i i • j • ecuted hy John D. Cummings) and Fremereuna A lady suffering ; and D . Cummings, to T. G. Croft, on ftom oaraRsis at the Grand Hotel. 1 4th day of February, A. 1). 1835, for the sum of $207.04, with all interest from paralysis at the Grand Hotel Monte Carlo, and who had been for a long time unable to move, jumped from her bed iu affright when she felt thc shock aud ran down several (lights of stairs. COOLNESS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. leru has been excessive. The people are' house. He replied: “Since the shocks te carnival dissipations ) are over and the hotel is not fulling, I depressed by the carnival dissipatio and their imaginations have painted the event iu the darkest colors. Ex orbitant rates are charged for all con veyances. There is a crush of visit ors who tlcsire to leave, fearing tire renewal of the shocks. To-night no body dares to sleep iu the houses. Wagons, carriages, ships’ cabins and ors have deserted the hotels and are sitting on long rows of chairs in the streets. The belfry of 8t. Augustine’s Church, Nice, fell down. The Prince of Wales has gone to Monte Carlo. that may be due thereon, and, where- j as. default in the payment thereof! I having been made; I will sell at Ai- ! ken, in front of the Court House, ou ,, ... ... rn . ... j Wednesday, the 23rd day of February, J’. t d ,l ' uar y Prince ; a. D. 1887, within the legal hours for of Wales while here stayed at if hotel Sheriff’s Hales, the fallowing personal property, described in saU mortgage „„ some distance up the mountain. W’heu , earthquake was much less aroun’M -HudJ' 0 earthquake shocka were felt bis ^ ls mllows, to wit: Franco than in Italy, the pamo here attendants implored him to leave the - . chilly in Honor of Washington. New Orleans, February 22.—The ttrefer to remain where I am—in bed.” - Great damage was done in villages around Nice. At D.duis the church and Drap Castle are in ruins. Mont- fert Chateau, at Calle, is leaning like the far-famed Tower of Pisa. The Queen of Wurtemburg has given €200 for the relief of distressed suffer ers, and the King and Government of Italy have subscribed '€10,000. Col. Kion’s Snuff' Box. A correspondent of the Newberry Herald and News, in the last issue of that papef, says that just before the breaking out of our war a highly-ed ucated Swede, named Hamnaerskold, horse mule, mare mule, named named One Black “Dick.” One sorrel “Kit ” One pale red cow and calf, and One red bull yearling. Terms of Sale Cash. M. T. HOLLEY, Sheriff Aiken County, Agent. February 9th, 1887. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.) County of Aiken. j A New and Elegant Line of m mm go JUST OPENED. Seersuckers, Ginghams, Soudan Cloths. Call early and get first selection. F. B. Hend err*on. PRICES OF SCHOOL BOOKS GREATLY REDUCED BY H. BUSCH & GO. AIKEN, S. C. TXTK have reduced the prices of ty School Books so that they can be reached by all. Only one price; positively no discount. We ttatm the i prices at which you can get them only ; from us: < FICE ON- Riohland Avenue, Aiken, 8. G. Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist, -OFFICE- Kichland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Next door to Henry Busch A Co. Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLU8E. - - - S. C. jm J^COffice near Depot. Common Pleas. L. F There are rumors of enormous damage j settled in Lincolnton, N. C., to engage iu the mountains caused by ava- j in the iron business; that abandoning lunches set in motion by tiie shocks, his business to enter the Confederate Horses became restless and refused to l army, he became impoverished, and ... move hours before the event. Sorgue’s j and that after the war, in order to raise j " river, fed by Petrarch’s fountain, sud- j money, lie sold a valuable diamond- ! Uenly overflowed, but soon subsided. | studded gold snuff-box. said to have | Di Swinton’s Primary Geography. ! Swinlon’s Elementary “ I Swintou’s Complete “ , , , , • • . ^ . T ! Swinton’s Primary History . Dicks, as Administrator of Jas. Swinton’s Condensed Historv. (Cks, deceased. Assignee of I*. I Swinton’s Word Primer *... W. \\ aguet & (.o., 1 laiiitiffs, i Swinton’s Word Book against llankin- TWO MORE SLIGHT SHOCKS AT NICE. | E. Hankinson and A. N son. Defendants. Foreclosure of Mortgage. ■RSUANT to a decree in Svvinton’s Word Analyses Swinton’s Language Primer. i Swinton’s Language Lessons Swinton’s First Reader Primer (combined) the ! Swintou’s Second Reader and been a gift of the King of Sweden, to Col L. Iv. Childs, of Columbia, who j X above cause I will sell at Aiken, | Swinton’s Third Reader ) Paris, February 24—Two slights I subsequently presented it toCol. Rtou. j S. C., in front of tiie Court House, on ! Swinton’s Fourth Reader, shocks of earthquake were felt today, The correspondent thinks that this is ' the Till day of March, 1887, within the ) Swinton’s Filth Reader at Nice and Cannes, but no injury ’ “‘ . . - was caused by either. Yesterday’s disturbances killed two persons and No. 18 “Royalty in a Future Genera tion;” No. 17. “Ciesar Crossing the Alp*;” - - - craft.” the alleged Orleans snuff-box. correct. The sin O., and a crown set it) diamonds. It! All that certain piece, parcel or traet ! Webster’s Common School Die- eans snuff-box. He is j legal hours of sale, the following de- 1 Webster’s Handy Dietiot tuff box beats the letter ! scribed property, to wit: | Webster’s Primary Rieth Diet ionary >narv injured ten at Nice; killed two and in-| has not the Orleans monog.am. Tlte ' of iaml situate in the county of Aiken i tionary loou U a.. jured two at liar; killed two and in-j initial is probably that of Oscar I.,! and State of South Carolina, near the I Webster's High School Diction- j February 20th 1887 i II f «t IU»1U) IYO A f ^ My.k II (4..Y 11 i XT':** LJ .... . ...wl 'V r ^........ .. 1. .Tf rill • • . i .... x rtr . ^ . I’Rim 8M S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA! County of Aiken. f In the Probate Court. Summons. To Henry De Vore, Heir-at-Laiv of Lewis Johnson, Deceased: George W. taylor, Administra, tor of the estate of Lewis Johnhon, deceased, Plaintiff, againsj Henry de Yoke, Defondant. Yon are hereqy required to appear at the Court of Probate, to be holaen a Aiken Court House for Aiken Comity on the twenty-eighth (28) day of Feb ruary, A. D., 1887, tef show cause if any, ifj'oucan, why the proceeds of the sale of real estate of Lewis John son, deceased, sold by me. should not be paid over to George W. Taylor, Administrator of said Lewis Johnson, .to be applied by him to the payment of the d.-bts of said Lewis Johnson. Given under my hand and seal this tenth (10) doy of January, A. D., 1887. I seal.] JOHN T. GASTON, Probate Judge Aiken Co., 8. C. Jan. 12-0t. _ ASSESSMENT NOTICE. SOUTH CAROLINA,! A then County —Auditor’s Off. [- Aiken, C. H., December 1st, 1880,) OT1CK is hereby given, that pur- It suant to an Act of the General Assembly, approved December 24th, 1884, entitled “An Act to change the ; time for listing property for taxation,” €0 the books will be open for the purpose of receiving Tax Returns for tiie fiscal year 1380, from January 1st, 1887, to jured twelve at Bollene. At Chauteau j King of Sweden and Norway, born j Upper Three Runs, containing two I ary Neut mary were injured. * At Savona j 1798, died 1859. Col. Rion’s family j hundred acres, more or less, adjoining | Robinson’s Primary Arithmetic two houses fell, killing nine persons j knew the history of this snuff-box. and ) thc lauds of Wesley Johnson, D. H. ' Robinson’s Rudiments Arithme- and injuring fifteen. The whole nop-j his reference to it, as a proof of his | Crosland, Jarrett Scott and M. Hank-j tic. No. 18, “Egyptian Pricst- ulation of Savona are bivotteked town. SIXTY HOUSES TOTTERING IV NICE. Nice* ' February 24—Sixty houses : declarat ion here are tottering and ready to fall : The third division was devoted to j from the shattering inflicted bv Washington the Father of his Coun- , „ , , . . . I try. Tableau 19, “Cherry Tree and thinir hv irrt r.f t „ . teni i‘oranee lecturer, accompamed by i Hatchet;” No. 20, "Allegoneal Trib- Ihing hj the standard of dollars and M r . (*. j r . i)oug,as as State organizer, ' ute to the Father of his Country, cents. i,„„ .i,„ r..ii s— -• 1 Following Rex’s ties. Fifty persons were injured at Men- j ton, and one person killed. King ! Charles and Queen Olga of Wurtem- : whole week, Mr. ♦ ■;’t^'^ P«“cession was the reception j blir reuiain in t hc*ir villa at Nice, of the King aud Queen at the Expost- 1 0 the past in their highest intensity, without yielding one iota of their manhood, thank God to-day that they are American citizens; thank God that the fires of civil war are extin- Krew of Pto’eus appeared this. The city authorities to-day attended jipal streets iu a the funeral of School mistress Chey- Inn, one of the victims. Miss Chape- lez, an American, was buried alive in the ruins of Villa Natal, but was res cued unhurt. The total number of injured here is 2! : has lectured at the following places: ' f ollowing Hex’s procession eanu Thank God the old South is all Peaks, Prosperity, Ncwberrv, Laur-i^ ie ’••dependent Order of the Moon _ s..a t *ii r' -v-- . 1.. , ,, ' , .. in a travesty ou the prominent fea- r ght. It is the indomitable will of ( ens, Nmety-bix and Greenwood. He tures or characteristics of Ute Ycnkee ttiose who are true to tiie glorious was received with enthusiasm every-! nation. memories of the old South that is where, and notwithstanding the bad The feature of the evening after the pressing her forward in the honorable ' weather during tin* whole week, Mr. race of manly endeavor; who, appre- Douglas has established fine Divisions t'ioi/pahiee. Thousands of their lov-) getting ovku the friuht at nice. elating the struggles and sufferings of of the Sons of I’emperanco at Pros- al suijects were present Jrom all parts ; Nice, February 24.--Tlie excitement pertty, Ninety-Six and Newberry, ofjhe country. j caused by theeartlnjuake is subsiding with Greenwood yet to hear rrom. -p, . . . , , , „ ; evening on the pnne • is 3 eneourugtng work for thc iirst ( pageant illustrating scenes from Hans week. The next appointments for'Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Lind,” the distinguished lecturer arc McCor- *•' a series of 18 tableaux on ears. A guished; that section*! strife aud ani- mick, Monday, February 28th ; Abbe- Srtat crowd lined the streets tlirough Riositics are flitting away before the; ville, Tuesday, March 1st; Anderson, |everyIhing l faScd olr'ple^imlv/ 41111 Steady tramp gf a progressive and ex- : Wednesday, March 2d ; Grecnvtlld, pausive patriotlaip that Impels the Thursday, March 3d; Gtecnville, I ri-; ’ _ " ^ 7 Nurthron and the Southron to clasp day, March 4th; Spartanburg, Mon- 11,011 HCEXSK FOR GOTHAM. hands iu bonds of fraternal sympathy ! day, March 7th ; Union, Tuesday, Citizens Mass Meeting at Chiekoi ing i for his family, as citizens of an Indestructible union March 8th. We expect to have the of c«>equal Stales. There is no dirt- j pleasure of recording a deal of splett- eating in this; but simply an intelli-1 did work as tiie result of these ap- geut realization of the lessons of Ihe ! poiutments. past, as expounded by lead and steel iu a civil war unparalleled for in- ; The President’s veto of the pauper tensity in tlte annals of liistory. It is pension bill was sustained in the only a aquarc aud fair recognition of National House of Representatives the duties of the hour, that as seif- #m Thursday, Feb. 24, hy a vote of 175 respecting men and patriotic citizens yeas, to 125 nays. As the 175 yeas we owe our common country. The were not a constitutioued, two thirds j He said prohibition iu this large city North and the South are of the same vote the veto is sustained, and this 'V 1 ” ••••I’faetieahle. lligh license Anglo-Saxon stock. w " »»*-«» —:.i — i alone v*«u!d work retorm. Put tiie terday’s earthquake. Many others are much damaged, and in most resi-1 .... , T -i. deuces, more or less, furn:tu<o was ixyGl Hd-. is hereby gi\en that I w ill damaged bv Ute severity of the r 4 "'^ 8 Pp'y to Johnl. (Jaston, I ro- ... * * i bate Judge, at his offhte on Wednes- s 1 1 s ' j day, the (ith day of April next, for Orleans descent, they considered an ; inson, Trustee of Sarah L. Hankinson. | Robinson's Prog. Practical Arith- evidenee that he was undei the in-] Terms of .Sale Cash. Purchaser to; nietic ; Robinson’s Prog. Higher Arith metic. j Smith’s Primer of Physiology atid Hygiene Appleton’s First Readers. fluence of morphine when lie made his , pay for Deed. W. W. WILLIAMS, Master. '£?* Notice of Final Discharge. February 10, 1887. j^TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) Couxty of Aiken. Appleton’s Second Readers. Appleton’s Third Readers By John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate, Appleton’s Fourth Readers... Judge. ; Appleton's Fifth Readers,. 'pi.. i .. . , r, i v,, *o > *'*•'■ *'.■• **.*» " i i., ,,,1 . Cornell’s hirst Stco fleography .t \ ales remains at ( an- ■ Letters Dismissory as Administratrix i ^ icere.vs, W . M. Jordan, <’. <’. P., Cornell’s Primary Geograplty . — hath made suit to me to grant him , Cornell’s Intermediate Geog phv 1 25 Letters of Administratioii on tho dere- Cornell’s Gram. School Geog’phV 1 35 lict estate ot \\ . S. Howard, Sr., de- j Cornell s Physieal Geography. 1 25 10 of estate of Joint Williams, deceased. E LIZ A B KTII WILLIAMS, March 1st.—4t Administratrix. 'i'here have been occasional tremors here during the day, which caused acute suspense while they lasted. Baron Rothschild, who was at Monaco, chartered a Pullman car Notice. OTK ’E is hereby given Unit I w ill be at the following named places hi Gregg township to collect road tax ! for the year 1887: , Graniteville, March 8th, 9th and 10th. Vauclnse, March 11th and 12th. Langley Mills, March 14th and 15th. . W. A. WEST, C. C. A. C. Graniteville, S. Feb. 21st, 1.S87. ceased. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said W. S. How ard, Sr., that they he and appear be fore me in the Court of Probate to he ; held at Aiken, S. C., on Wednesday, hysical Geography Webster’s Elementary Spellers. Quuckenbos’ First Lesson’s Eng. Composition Qnaekenbos’ Grammar Sanford's Primary Arithmetic Sanford’s Intermediate Arith metic , .2d day of March, 1887, at 11 o'clock • Sanford's Common School Arith- in the torenoon. to show cause, if any metie they have why Ute said administra- Sanford’s Higher Arithmetic., tion should not he granted. ! Given under my hand thia Stli davofl OM u 8 for your School Books, Februarv, in the year of our Lord i Sch ° o1 Materials, Inks, Pencils, Pa <me thousand eight liundre.l and per, &c., and do not forget us. eighty-seven. Hall. SHOCKS IN SWITZERLAND. New York. Feb. 25.—A citizens; Geneva, Ftbruary 24.—.Jscillations mass meeting was held at ChSckering of the earth from north to south were i Hall to-night to advocate high license) felt throughout Switzerland quite st*. and the restriction of the liquor traf- ) verely No loss of life is reported, tic. On the stage were Dr. Howard ! hut much damage w as done to prop- C'rosby, ex-Judge Enoch B. Fancher, ! ertj - . Rev. . R. Huntington John Jacob j the earthquake at sea. Astor, Oswald Ottendorfer, Cornelius ORDINANCE To Amend an Ordinance Entitled A,L OI ' !IvrI-ov a!k(-n! A ! [.SEAL.] JOHN T. GASTON, Probate Judge of Aiken County. February 9. 1887.-(it ‘'An Ordinance to Amend Ordin- By John t. ance XI, Relating to Itinerant N. Bli others Dr. Crosby Charles Scribner, aud fifty was the first speaker, I SEA. Rome, February 24.—The earth- quake was strongly felt out at seu. i T-i*' it ordained ty Uiq Intendant j Off* Genoa it woke sailors from their ai ] d Wardens of the town of 8 | ce p Aiken, in Council assembled, and by PRt.M-E ALEXANDER i.assmal - authority of the same, That an or- Beklin, Februarv 24 Charter, B 1 HENRY BUSCH & CO. W. A. Reckling, ARTIST. Established 15 Years. 20,000 Negatives Preserved. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge. m j o T) l ^ P ,1 rn HLREAS, W . ^1. Jordan. C. P # . ; Iraders, lage 1/ 0I the Town hath made suit to me to grant him 1 Letters of Administration on the dere- lict Estate of Jesse K Evans,«leceased. ! 1 hese are, therefore, to cite and ad-' Pictures taken bv Instantaneous monish all and singular the kindred Process. Photographs of any of the and eredttors of the said Jesse ; prominent men of the State, can a!• K. Evans, that they he and appeaf ways be had at reasonable rates. I AS SMALLPOX, (jjnance to amend Ordinance XT. re- j be f |Ieh| ,1 ^ t A i t k h ea ( qoiAfondav 0 Mltin * St “ 0 PI> 0S '‘e Grand Central | 7 1 } , :. as, T r . ta,n t ” innerant traders, page 17 of |4th of ‘ >r k ir "b ii S 7, at H o’eioek ( '~ irivi* * <* «» »»ir ? UHMSHING IHOrSE, 1 -“) The law requires that all persons 20 | owning Real or Personal property, or iu any wise having charge or control 35 of such property, ei tlier as agent, hus band, guardian, father, trustee, execu tor, administrator, etc., to return the m ) same to the Auditor of the County iu 1 to j which such property Is situated, un- ( _ , der oath and within the time prescrib- 35 i ed by law. Section H7 G. 8. provides | the manner and forms for merchant’s 3} ! returns, and .Section 215 require* tho •If'I Auditor t»> add 50 per cent, to the '•'l. property valuation of all persons who 1 Id ! fail to make their returns within tiie 55 | time prescribed by law. (»ti l Don’t send your returns by anyone else, but come yourself. All returns sent through the mail must be sworn to before some officer qualified to administer such affidavit, made out on a proper blank, aud sent at tax-payer’s risk. Persons owning no property must return their Poll Tax to me or a pen alty w ill attach for no return. You will meet at the place uppoint- __ 1 ed for your township. “ r ' The Auditor or his deputy will bent 1 35 the following places at the time spedi- ! lied to receive Tax Returns of Real and personal Property: The Books will open at 9 a. m. and he closed at 3:30 p. m. at each Pre cinct excepting at Kitcking’s Mill, Wilson Gunter’? and W. C. Pages, when they will close at 2:30 p. in., Sun time: Aiken Court House February 5th to February 20th. 1887, inclusive. DAVE H. WISE, Auditor Aiken Couny. 40 ZFOTTTZ* S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDCRlt Town Hull, ’nion St., .•bate. ! Still another bli/zard is reported from ' u and the bill was killed by a vote of 72 Northern New York and New Kmr- fsu’ t--* 1 „ ■ 1....^ x- T- 1 1 , . .0 « t cases of petit larceny, 'fhi* removes | p niptiug women from the death pen- are snowe<l in near Sentinel Butte the trial of these innumerable cases to tiie occasion of the debate, 'T* r??: i ““ " rCUi L C °: r '- •«.-«?«« in tb« <le-|l.ud. X«wE»*Uu.d«.p«.WI>l.4S. ; t. , na l*e. n pbictd itf Ute heorl of thf ^ expenses. The law sltoubl be amended i *ire of certain nersofi.s to save from i ted all over wiib snow-lviuud trains, i S‘gn »l Service with the rank of Brig- ) at the earliest practicable moment, so | R ie gal!Q'*s^ Mrs. Druse, now under 1 and in Maine, Northern Vermont ami j • ter Genera!. The promotion is not ns f< llshei hy the officers of the army justice over whom he wo* jumped. I guilt day of February, A. D. 1887, t Registration ]\otl(*0. under the hand of the Intend- t y WILL be at my office the first _ tut, the seal of tiie corporation,; X Monday in every month for the cred with Cloth. Special attention is irul attested by the Clerk of | purpose of re^isterinsr tlione citizens asked Ui the Metalic Chsch of the New | who have come of age since the hist York Metal Burial I T'OR SALE—A full line of Casket* & Coffins in Wood, Metal or Cov- *0 Ho*** wHI <11* of Cm.1*. Botp or Ltrxa Fa rit*. If Fontt". Fow'lei* ar* n*e«l Hi U«o. KonU't i’owilrni will ear* amt nrer.ntHoo rnoLS*.. Fo.itzU Ponlrm wttl prrvent G.rcs ix fowia. Foatz'. Powrtrr* will the qiu.atlrr of mtllc and err3:n tu rntj- prr cenu *a<t •taOe th* tnatter firm Ltid sirgct Fontinr Powilm will enre or pr*r*nt ainoat ***** Inn. amic to wi.lcli Mono, anti (;nttle are anbtect. Forrc** Fowrm** will sit* SATiaractio*. Sold everywuere. David E. foutb. Froprtotor DADTOCOaO. M9. For sale by W. J. Platt Jc Co. Annual Beturn*. V DMINISTRATOns, F.xecutora, Iknnmittees and Guardians will Council. F. E. SOMMER, Intendant of the Town cf Aiken. Jordan, Clerk of Council. February 23.—It elect ion, and to attend to other official business. WALTER ASHLEY, 0 „_ rf _ Supervisor of Itegistration for Aiken med for ouly $10 County. goods solicited. E. please make their annual returns. Plea*e be prompt in the matter. All hiriul Case Company, parties railing to make their returna mussed in quality and in lime required by law will be dealt >ew .Stylesof Caskets. , witiLuccordimr to law. John t. gaston. Judge Probate Aikcu County. January 25,1887.—4t which are unsu finish. Also to A highly polished Coffin fully trim inspection ol i J. C. WOOD. 1