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Eutkukb at the Post Office at Aikcti, S. C. as secoijd Hass matter AIKEN 7 , S. C., MARCH. 23, 1883, O i M hi ht tli•* t » v i iiitti *n:i i-I- egraptie*! C-J. A. P. ilu k*i. C Hiuni'*- eioiier of Agriful.ure, that a Cii'C of glutitlern was reported in Aiken and atked that a vetenary Hurtieon l»e aent j at once. Dr. Mclnnts, .State V r eten- j ary Surgeon, arrived <<n Tuesday, ex- umiued the mule and pronounced cu r kv«:. r-. hr a Ite- "Jud^e Nt»rt>»n, in u reeent •iei-we j remieivd at Ah'x-ville in ttie ca-e ••f ' t!iv tax payers of Ninety-Six township Trtfc HUd.tlCAN.*: tto.tuOA. The Charter Oak Stove. With the wire gauze oven door, is beyond douht, the best Stove made. It is the only Stove that admits fresh air into the oven while baking. It will save 30 per cent more of the juice in meat than any other Stove. *t will bake belter bread than any ther Stove. It w ill require le.-s wood. The wire gauze door is the greatest .iseoverv ever made as applied to cakim; bread ami roasting meats. Yrita for evidence to D. L. FrLLERTON, Augusta, Oa. Dec. 6, 1887. LOCAL MATTERS ■^resh Garden and Flower Seeds. Seed Potatoes. Just received b\ II. j3useh& Co.. Park Avenue. 4t. and ordered the animal which was done. to be killed, March Is going out like a lion this year. Mr. Julian Yates, of Langley, is town to-day. in Finest Stock of Hats ever shown in Aiken. Don’t forget to bring the ‘TIkcok- DER” in a little wood. The Rev Mr. Dowling preached at Grnniteville last Sunday. Mr. W. C. Page, of Heech Island, was in tow n on Monday. On Monday the 12 inst Mrs Cook of Graniteville received a telegram asking her to preparu breakfast on Tuesday for a party of 100 persons going to Jacksonville Fla. The ex cursion train being detained by the 'earful snow storm until Friday only G5 of tlie excursionists arrived. They were all well provided for and each guest given a huttnu hide hotiqilet, w hich must have struck them >s a great transition trom the frozen ■fuiinv South Picked up Here and There — — . . , , . > > , .. ., . against the treasurer of that coriler man. in liw Uamble Through ^ drc|ded that a township Kxchaiig*** and Ahout Town. ' - - - The street crossings of Aiken should be paved with granite. *** The game of polo last Vriday w a» witnessed by many ladies aud gentle men. Recent Candidates for the various county i think tiiat offices are eottiiug to the front. The ' question, canvass promises to t>e exeiling. Nortli to the fcri List of Jurors tor ilu * Our i>u«iness streets present a brisk and lively appearance these day*, w itii people liuviti; and selling. *»* poliri'-d talk is beginning to cr >p out in thesroetc hi ve: sat ion li will i>e in hill oia-t sii >riiv. ToucUii : Incidents of tho ItailroaU Wreck. i vote x tax in aid of a ruilro..! "nihj Th S *'^ *!"! .h M “ r „ C!, .12 ; c r . ; un.ltl^lao»'‘j"ll' i ' "«» I, , of the I^un.-wick nn.l \V„. iio<i\, aiMi tiiereic>r<*, thedctof r> -i... i PlR. le-i.lj.tur. -l.i. h 5 L'^i.dSTli,',2 was voted is uneonstituttonal. W e tio Ulver d 9HStrr ou Saturdav.took place net ques i hi th Judge s post ion, but,a. thj , aft . r „ wn He wns a M.. 9nI1 ‘ nnd a majority of the people have declared the , ( .«inprised men l.ers their willing ness to vote a ' of thai ( rder and railroad officialti. tins should settle the, Mr. B aiford, of Scranton, Pa. who 4reache»l the city to-day from the *** i wreck, i arrates tlie foilowhig inci- Tiie Augusta Krposition promise* | dent: 'lice Butterfield, of Oswego, to la* a big mi prising and p 'tt r Esr»x ■* C., Mir h 2u — The Faulkner-Heune abduct iou»h. ©*• I i_; VMS ■ e. a- llearil to-day. Fauikllel , was committed to jail lu default ufj bail fi T trial at the Juno term of the j Sessions court on thu chargs of ab et ntion. The girl wa* placed iu tho I custody of her father, and young : Henne, who *hot Faulkner Saturday, was b'>und ovur for trial In It is i not probable that there will bo any more shooting as Faulkuor has offifr- | ed to give up tlie girl aud ioavo the Rtate if he is released. EDWARD PLATT, iJdLld-MP. lit: FURNitiJBE AND NOVELTIES ua i.rposition promise* ‘ . ..v....... idertaking, tint the enter- ! chloral passenger agent of the Rome, I *;• igressive citizens of t lie i ” aterbwn and Ogdetiburg Railroad, j 4 ‘What tiuio Columbia aud April Term. No s farmer >ciet v, in ueii Mr. C. C. i n illy, of .Spartanburas wss in Aiken on Wednesday. It is said that the Highland Park Hotel will l>*-enlarged this summer. Hendersons 3 ur Cloth n; Leads in all tlieFashionalilv Stor st j les. Mr lyes Edgerton ha- recovered from his recent illness and is out Mgaiu. Finest line of neckw ear, eyer show n 1b Aiken at llendeisous Citar Cloth- lug Store. The invitations to the ball to be given on April 4th by the CouiusClub h»ve been sent out. Grand Jruv.—J. 15. Cushman, Ri- zil Renew, W. Forley, R W. tidl.im, j John W. liu-kson, ti.-orge W. tt iker, Vincent Mi-Kine.v, colored. J..I. E-•re in a u, J Hciirr I'isch, Lovi-ii Jordan, G P. Seigler, I'. J Davies, A. P. j Franklin, Joseph Brown,.!. W. Lupo, 1 Mark Maildox, H. 15. Rurekhalter. j Tho*. \V. McKiv. Petit Jury—L. M Koon. <J. W. j Buford, R. T. B ites, J 15 Houghmau, | J. Fuller <’ourtney, S. D. Newman, i II. 15. Lott, Alfred Holmes, J. lv. J Attaway, John L. Asbell, >1. M. Hill, W. F. Kileiiing. .loon S. Bnr- toli, T. P. llaniiiioiid, B M. Ad mis. 15. it. Green. Oi'en ('aipemcr, (i. T | 15. Glover, J. K I5r >die, j Willis. R. W. McCreary, ! J. I). Kennedy, Win. A. Cicckley, N. ! F. Jackson, T S. Oliver, C I5r\aiit B.isch, 15. F. Foreman, .1 R. Howies, M. F Euhuuks, J. E. Tin.merman, i Alfred Adkinsou, C. R. Wilson, A.J j Heath* M. \\’. Hut.Gdes D. Gregory. ear!v amt late of any sirt, will lo a good nnless |je work- and in fa R al. tile time The rcneM! Vcavv rains c<uo‘d ' iatltre lakes to for u in N* vii -rrv near the office of Die Recorder. n i ic jnren having a tim* ti sport -ho.il«l be localities !e nortion of Aiken are ate flying kit ', restricted to i. Tut* cenain Holiey,-P. jr.. W. A. Mr. James H. Hard, of Bessemer, i« in town. ii is mauy frieud i are glad to see him again A severe wind storm accompanied by rain and lightning visited Aiken ou Tuesday night. Finent Block ofCIothingercr shown in Aiken at Heudctsons Btar Cloth- iog Btore. The Town Council met on Monday •fterueon, very little business ol im- partance wn« trans'ieted. Hendersons Hi reliant Tailoring Department at the Star Clothing Jiuicr is Immense. A most enjoyable enlerti.inm mt was given at ttie Court House la-t Tuesday eicidng, unc.i r the aii'-piees of the ladies of the Bitptist Chureli, to n crowiied house. The follow ing was tiie program of the evening: PART FIRST. Giand March. Quartette—Moonlight Dance—My*. Clay, Miss Oakley, Mr. A. W. Oak ley and Mr. E. A. Slim*. Recitation—Walter Ashley, Esq. Voeal Bo I©—Mr*. F. W. Clav. Duet—Violin amt Piano—Miss O’- Briaii and Mrs. Jordan. Duet—Master Frank Pelzer and Miss Mattie Oak ley, - P..KT SECOND. Instrumental Duet—Min. Jordan and M i-s Burley. Quartette—Moonlight—M rs. Clay. Miss Oakley, Mr. A. W. Oakley and Mr E. A. M ims. Recital ion—M iss Rhodes. Vocal Bo|o—Dr. A. H. Ashley. Duel—Miss Oakley and Miss Wim- b“rley. The Anthrophone, which concluded the pleasant entertainment, was vety Inughahle aim won the hearty ap plause of the audience. Hon. D. B. H-ndersin is promi nently spoken of a* an able successor of 4'i>tiirr<-'Siaun Tdim m to represent this D.striet in ('•mgre.-s. * * Our town fathers have recently had some needed improvement* made to the eastern portion of Richland A ven .«e. •*. ■* It is currently reported ihit the J'jar.ml and /.ncir.il’ w:i! shorflv b- pi iiiic t from a pooer press. .A’** e hi gra ulaie our neiahiior Upon tbis •. vi deuce of its prosperity. “city on the mud ly Savanmiii”will he »qual touvery eun-rire'iey. Extensive ;Hep.i a ion* «re tie:ti^ made t<* make it a •r iu ! sii 'ee*-. i’ll *i'o i* hut one l hing lacking for l in* merchants ot i iial en \ t» make a goof tiling out of ttie Exposition an I that is, they sii > iM Iitier itly teitrooiz • tlie nre-s, l> >t‘i of Georgia and toi* Stale. A large ad- ve t seineii' j.l lieiou-lv pi.n ed at this 'lose .v i 11 be -tire to bring in large re- t niis i'ln* Recorder offers uuex- e.u-d indiie.-iiieat* to tin* ueivh.ints of Augusta who desire to reach si urge number of the eo.isnm.ug i-fass. was one of the first to An Aiken l» >* der dies that Churiotte, | Aiken train Uave?” “What traiu, air?” . escape from » train on ttieC., C. A A.. r*ad. i t he deliris. He had u friend. Dr. j "Oil, you mean tha Charlotta. Co- f Utica. N. Y.. on the train, lundda and Augusta road*, terfield wan seriously wotin-j “Is that so?' Well, I saw C. C. oisre^ircliim hU own in aiH ^ p Started to help his fri.n 1 i IlifoUgh from New York to Aiken, Dr. 15 >oth was wi-dged i« of timbers He was ri# BKQ-iV STREET, AUbrUdTA, Booth, Mr. 15 i • led, l»ut juries, h and othft' under a nin asleep iu a PuMuian wlien the erasli came. Jd** was stunned 'for a mo ment. Wlien he recovered con-cmus- m*-* lie said that the car was on fin*. The flames crackled, and were just I Chro beginning to sret a headway. Deter-| mined no. to suffer the awful death of cremation, the ph'sician struggle and my sleeidag car ties®, read to Aiken, ! got an Idea th* road waa the (.Miariottc, C dumtii* ami Aik®n. I would have supposed a through *leep- • r would certainly run to the lermimil point of tho road.”—Aflgunta iele. (»)- Undertftkin^ Department, til Ellis Street. aepSO 97 lv. SSf**Or«i®rs by Twlegrapk. ]*roHptiy aHsadsd w j to get his han I into a pocket to get A movement h i* been put In mo tion in Barnwell county having for | its object the agitation of the eon-! si met ion of a railroad to be kuomi as : the Ea-tern. Barnwell and Western i Railroad. It I* proposed to huild a j road from (Jh»riest<>n, thence, mid-j •cay InUween tbe Soutu Carolina and I’ort R . 3'a I Roa I* t ii’ougli the comi-j ties of Cidleion.Barn >vi'll, an I Aiken, ! and cm.sing the Bavannah river, | netween Ba i Bir Bluff,an I Matth-.\*i i5luif : aiid thence to Augusta. It i* 1 Hort Jordan & Fred Clay w ill lie rlad tnBoe you at Hendeiaon* Star Clothing Store Mr. llat riH Li. Jordan has sold ills kemiliful liorse, “Dandy,'’ to a gen- tlamun from Connecticut, for $500. Don’t forget the Teachers’ Associa tion which convenes at York r-treet School on Monday April 2nd 1 8S. !41iaU T.ieie be One or Two ai.iiu Con- , vein i.xisV The brick work on the Henderson Block is iini lied. The tiuildmg pre sent* a very handsome appearance. Froia tbe Laurensvillc Herald. We had sotuefiittig to say ia*t week on this subject. We think the ques tion should ue agitated. Tm-re is a disposition in some sections, nr among some ot tlie newspapers ol the Biuie. to hold hut one cowveiitum, aud to lei Dial convention elect delegates ti the National Democratic Convenliouand also to iioniimite State mlicers. To tills we are opposed. But tlie wiude i mutter is iu the hands of tlie people, tne Democracy of tlie Slate. If tlie people are willing to let a lew politi cians continue to manipulate Staie Conventions aud dictate who tne At.tie oil,eel's so.til tit* ..i,o lioit litey tliall be nomiitaletl, lue^ - u.tve m- ■.me lo idaitie but themselves. If but orte e»»»t v «-»;4i«»tt is Itfltl, am that in May, (tor it must neeessani.v meet not laleV til ti: -Ma.v, a* me N.t uoiial Con veiiiioii meets tm I lie ot.. of June,) there is no time to oiseu-.- u cerium questhm tiiat oitgni to in liscUs.-ed—mat ot the advisanili .> of laiiiiinaling Bta.e oilieer* t»., p.i .nary election. In omei* tio tm- i• will tie neces.sar.t to c.ia.ige Die pies- Clll coiisllt Utioll ol tile De.uoeI'atie party, a* Utuivi' it, as n now siaiio*. Stale officers must be iimuiualt-.i I13 .. State Lonventtou. it will reqatie time to discuss Dus qil.-sttoii. Dei. - gates who attend Slate convent.on* Mrs P. B. Mathews returned fr m pay tlieir o.v mexpetises to ami from Augusta, where she lias been spend-j such meetings ami while luen . ing a few days with her sister Mrs. : H •o<*‘*. a- a general thing, tliev are Durr, on Monday. not disposed to remain any longer titan miri.v ibrougit bust We are glad to learn that Miss Kftnzler of th« A.k 'njiiistiute who has b®»o quite unwell is much bet >.r. Tlie Supreme Court has decided in tlie case ol H. H. Ha i vs .lie Booth Carolina Railroad Company, in favor of Mr. Hall. H. B. Ferris, K*q., Vice President of the Bank of New Y •rk, vi- t< d Aiken tills week He wos Die gn si of Mr. 1*. A. Emanuel. Mrs. Susan Wood, uio.ntr of our fellow townsman, Mr. l. J.C. Mood, died at her residence List evening at 7 o’clock, aged 8<i years. Tlie Baptist congreg :t ion have ha i laid a suiiriantial iirick walk from ti e street t>> thesie.i*of their uliurch. A dee deii improvement. *** March, who lias heretofore been wearing company manners, ha- throw u them a-tde, and is now blow ing and blustering f n- all he is worth *** Aiken is filled with Northern vj-i tors and they are favorahly mipresse.: with its delightful climate as a pana ccar for m 'St >t tin* ills to which tlie human race is subject. •K In our rambles a bout town we n-> tire that several m*w dwelling ho'i-e- aie being erected. To is is a sign indi cative of progress ami w e ar^ glad to note ihis fact. O'& 'AT The passenger train from Augusta due here at fl:0> a. m. did not reach :his place last M inlay until ab>H 12 o’clock. It was delayed by a ru;. oil of a car attached lo tiiu freight train at Langley. *** Last week while the citizens of tin* North were experiencing >m*h cold \v«*ather, we ol Aiken were enjov - ing tin* halniv lire ith of spring la !en frith the pei fame of flowers and fruc blossoms. The r.*mn»ni of the parte of ‘*fi e years’ inoce goal stealing” r-eently met in Columtiia and eoneiuded no to run a Slate ticket Imr lo make a fight in tlie (’ongr-.-s-imial Districts, and for Presidential Electors. *** Rev John Kt rsiiaw. of the Episco pal Church, is delivering his lectu e in .Sumter County, on “The Bovs of Ckmdeu During War Times,” for the if ini* pi* .jeei di-lance be- Augusta ny **• irf that the *rgi i wid ^ *, iroliUa R..ad. ir ini crest of i, will iudttcw <-l timed by the iriemis ■ tinii it will -liortt*u t be tween Cmirlestou ami •‘ijh'eeii miles. Tin* 1 t'oitral By-le n of li- e III roi of lise Boll il t tml wilt wo k agiiusi t t'hariestoii. it iseLtime. iiiany oft Ik* mere .ants and capitalists ol the “city bv tin* se.-i.” to favor ' his project. At a meeting feeently iield at 15.;rn .veil Court House in the iiiTwre-t of this proposed route, the citizens of that town took several ihou-atid do Jar- worth of stock. A good sen i oil, an"w »y. 1 ne iteav.'.sl, itie Lcndeivsi. •Xlinistvl, hut We Will ii ild them’’—were benefit of he Dwrliuatou. Episcopal Chapel at The diabolical murder of old man Buff, tlie gate keep of Die Br ian River Bridge near Columbia, i- *tiit wrapped in inyterv, ami the question of w ho coni'iiitted the fmil deed is no nearer a solution than when the dec: was first discovered. *** In an examination recently held a: Charleston for the apn fintnient of a cadet.ship at We-t Point from the .Seventh District, a*a rc-ult C**ngres-- i*n.*m Elliot has l> *.*n ii iiitted tin: Bivlis Eirle. of Bu liter, made a rec ord of 5:53, and Richard B. tharksoo, of Rieiilaud. 455. out of a poss.tiK* 70 i We have now the New York Ledger on our exchange list. It is an in teresting readable paper aud worth the subscription. Dr. II. J. Ray haa returned from Baltimore, having finished his e uma lu dental mrgeiy. We w.si* him much success. The March winds are quite high in Aiken but not cold. While the ICorth people are freezing, we have pe&e'a and apple trees in full blcom. The trade iu whisky on Sundays w*s discussed and Council will make strenuous etfi rts toptll a stop to It, remember to keep God’s day holy. Me*<rs. Henry Schroder and John W. Lupo have resigned their places as wardens of the town of Aiken. An election will be held on Saturday, Rlstof March, for the election of two wardens to fill 'he tinext ired term® ! ness without giving it that ! lion its importance demands. I tie | bosses general ly have things cut and ) dried—the slate is made beforehand— {and rather than lose time and incur | ex pen*® tiie average delegate yields j aud if he can’t get what tie want*, ! which is sometimes, ju.-t what he don’t want, he lakes what he can get. Eel the people send men to repivsen! them who “will make haste stow ly,” and who cannot be manipulate 1— I who have minds of their own. with intelligence to guide them, ami i who will act accordingly As to wtiere the convention, or conventions, should be heid, we ia-1 vor Columbia as tlie most accessible.! True,tlie inevitable Ring will he f >11101 | there; but ail compo-mg the Ring! do not live at the Capital, but ttiey | would be tnere all tiie same, aud would be found iu convention let it If the new hotel is to be completed r-ieiibera-{in time to a<*c >m nodate the visitors to the Augusta Exposition who fail to secure accommodations in that city during that time, all of tiie stocu sho ild he taken immediately aitd preparation* for the erection of the liuiidiug commenced. * *** In the issue of our neighbor, last week. Unit ed States .Senator Ed munds, of Vermont, speaks in tin* highest terms of t he «*1 i mate o' Aiken The Senator i* correct on tnis s,inject and we hope hi* kind word* concern ing Aiken will induce many of lii* Northern friends to perma!ientl\' lo cate here. A warty of Northern visitors had I heir “pictures taken” while sitting upon un ox cart one day last week To the Editor of The Surniav News; No soldier whom I saw in tin* Army of Northern Virginia impressed me 01 -re with his chivair o bearing than !Gen Ma.xey Gregg.-. S urli Carolina, ind incidents oi his heroic coorage- sueh a* the message he saui A. 1*. Htda’ S-*e >nd Manas-as: “O-iram- Hiiiition is entirely < ■o -k- are pie.iti.'ul 10 1 • 1 ar position with numerous. I have just found the following which I to not re ni** ni her to have J s e:i before, a mi sold it to The News; ami Courier in the hope that it mav j iie of as iii'ieii 1 uteres! • to tin* many j dd C oifederat es and oilier lovers of! true ! c (d-iii as it lias been to in *. I ! (ill the iueident from Dr Bennetts “Great Revival in the Botuhern Armies.” Alluding to (Jen Gregg j aret Ids laniciitvd deitli on the field j of splendid victory at Fredericksburg. > ; )r. i5> Il ictt says: “Tlie f dlovviug iiieMen! is related >f this heroic officer. During the retre:it of the Oonfederate nrmv from Mart laml, after fir- iiatile of Sharps- ourg,* (Jen ‘Jiegg co nnia id-*d Die renr-g aid, (» 11. T. I’. Ma ifo i. of Virgin!*, cnmnian ling the eav^Ly eo-ering tlie res.rgmir-i: “WheutJen Manf n'd reached Die mrd (Jen. (Jregg and hi* m-n ’..'err just entering the water to cross to Die Virginia side of the R dninao. Neil by was an amhulauee filled with gallant Confederates, (many of them • erriblv Woiiuded ami torn in the bat.’le of the previous day.) entreat ing (lieir cenrides to carry them back to old Virginia Get* Mnnford, s(*(*ing tint tlie frightened driver had abandoned iliern, taking id- harness and team witti him. and that they we 1— unable to ri le behind hi* men. nailed ( cn (Jivgg’s attention to the f i'*t, wheenio'. th** getieion* old R •man. nneovering lii» h»*si't. < d.l to hi men: “Boys, st-e v 01 ier your com • •.deswuio h'l' e h aul aliandon>-d by 3 ♦owardlv driv**r! I'hey appeal l » u* for h-dp! Y’mii Who have ,-scape t no- • inrt will not leave these tew r f- How* i * i h ur fate 1 n siarht of «>l J Virginia In an iustani th#y were irin ferriug ilie.r arms ami kmu g ■reus la I, -U > 1 *se t t the 14 n B-*u'h I ar di'ia cat •hing hold of Die slog] am ini la nee, cxel,ii*i|i*d. carry them back to obi les* tim* tha a it 1.1!' his knife. Just then Mr. Butter field came up. Dr. Bcotli said there seemed to tie a heavy vfeight upon his shoulder, and he had 1:0 hope of being 'aken out alive. He was re- -olved tliai he would die by Ids own hano rather than perish in the flames. Mr. Butterfield by heroic exrrtioii* hastily t(*re the debris away from his friend and assisted him out. • There were many acts of heroism deserving unstinted prdse. hit some of tile heroes then*-Ives died b *fore j thev could he taken out. A dozen men who were i n >r'n *u * I and suf- I f-ring in/eiise agony, says Yfr. Bel-! foro. folj 1 he •re.euers to as-Mt the j (dtM tren and owcueu first, ii is siid ! ton! Martin, tin* u -ws ag*n'.. was one j of Diem.' Men "ho were msismd for life wi* it to work to assist others the moment they go! out. The trefltle was restored late this afternoon and the regular Nch«du’e tie; we n Savannah and Jacksonville was resumed to-right. incTdsxts of the ACCIDENT. From the Savnnah News, March 19. S iturdav liig it was a night of suf fer! mi in Wayero-s E , ‘( J r.v one v.as slecple-s except those who were lyinr in their last sleep, «*r those who had yielded to the opirtes prescribed tiy Die corps of i>hy*i(*ians, who were paying unremitting attention tothe iujtired. At ; he Grand Central Hotel the agonizing scream*. 0'' Mrs A man- da Ferrero, who wa* sufiering from a fracture of the thigh honev/ithin the !dl> joint, were kept U!> at interval* until the departure of th-* north hound train at 11 o’clock yesterday. At. the “old sehooHiouse” the frenzivd and m mi e d crie* of Mrs T. P. Thotrifison, of New Orh ans, were heartrending. She was delir ious from concussion of t 11* brain and a fr icturo of the skull. Her husband lay in an adjoining room with con tused wounds of t he cheat ami abdo men. and when hi* wife wildly shrieked out it rcijuirwd two strong men to hole him down, •<• anxious a a* he to he by tin* bedside of his suf- feringjia"!uer Bit the shrieks >*f t io v>o 111 led w qiiatl were Irom deiiriunj. and not |>ain. A mind wreeked was wandering abroail in ma>l cries, and no medicament could charin it hack to rea-on. At the warehouse, where tin* dead bodies veieleMMg placed in the coffins, tlaj wails of tiie mo iruers ro»e above ti.o j ug uiiziiig erirs of the sufiering. SEARCHING AMONG THE DEAD. When the midnight train came in from Jacksonville it reached the Wayeross depot about the tone that the gravel train Wrought the under takers and a carload ®f coffins, Hr. J. G. Medlnck, of Savannah, and vi. \V. Kelly, a commercial travell®r for Lippsumu Bros, linked arm* to try and lenrn/if Mrs Kelly was amnnj the living or the dead. It «* hs a pitiable sight when a lady of Wav- cross guided the two men t.» where the body of an unidentified !adv lay. Bv the dim light of a lantern the cloth wa* removed from the face, but it 0u- so jra-hed and disiorted that licit hi-r of t d* searchers at first recog nized it. Holding the lantern closer | the hushat d rec guized ttP*dieRs of hi* bride of but t wo ;n M’» (Jod, 11 is slu over the pas-imil-a* body. Napoleon 1. the imperial founder of tlie family, died « prisoner at 8t. Helena; hi* son, Napoleon II, died In Austria; hi* nephew, Napoleon III, died xb exile in England and hi* grandnephew, the Prince Imperial, met his death at the p.iint of Zulu spears. ROYAL? JSSOWTUg ■ &AKIN* 5 POWDER Absolutely Pure. Tliis powd-r n®Tar T irief. A. inarre purity, streiifdh and wholesoinenes*. M eeomimicid tium the • dinsvy kinds, a eatniot he sold iu eoiayetitiou with t 1! e multitude of l.w test, short weight, alu-i or pt'osohate powders. S r >i.i> osji.y ik caM'-. HOYAL BAKING POWDKR UO.. 10*j Wall street. New Y'ork. F«r *h1c by COURTNEY <fc CO., Aiken. S. (’. jan 4 87 ly. EXCELSIOR PUT H/E JNJBCIOR! LEVER lrr»»« si, IB THE ONE WE HAVE BEEN Looking for that ba* but .tie lever and eau be u.ld as .Lea as th® Han cock Inapiratar. Wo 4c tiara a!®* it aad w ill carry a To i atoek for promp- sliiptuent. It is strictly a first eiuns boiler feeder . (i Jt- li. Lombard Co. • ill h*,*u i he .-xi i,** " i^iid fell .• cep ng Ti e w<>rst s icks. < >ti- » b -Jon ! ■» vol n n l *-ers, 1 r* • s of Du* “We Will Virginia’ in **s to tell of husband j leal* j had been r» alizeil, i h • u'iI’cpdinv in lh*' 1 ail -eniblanee of her d lirotiier-in-law ! TiiVir grirf w .a , X!renu*. I Uoagit i Ibrnii-r a '1; tin i ! thirty of South Carolina's bravest son* were up to their w iis:s in «!*tPi*. i hearing their comrade* safely o»*er the river, Mmhuhinee and all—the sad | and gloomy coiintcnam es of thv un- 1 f Ttniiates seeming almnsl to lorg ti 1 heir wounds a* thev caught up Die! -train, *()h, carry me hack to old | Virgini*.. to old Virginia shore.’! Those who were too weak to sing | waived tlieir hat* aud handkerchte's ! :i!id all were safely plac'd mil of: harm's way. As soon as this ha l j been accomplished, Gen Gretg re- pUeed his hat and role away to se« ihat thev were eared for.” j been cru-hed out, yet what was i.fi ! was their hived one. The body was j placed in a coffin ami thw twohereav- * * 1 f*d man tnok Die remain* tnhewclidd- Un >d* hoiiiv at Leuis'dlle, Cm. Hir s.-ter, Yirs J G. Medlnck, resides iu this city at th* corner .f Vuder-oa aMfl B irrmtgh.s streets. .Viva Kelly wa* on tier way to Fsiutk., and Was to have been joined at Jacksonville by her hu-baud. Tb«y iuteuded to re-iiie at Palaika, and the deceased h id been on a visit to li»r sister here. Foundry, Machiae, Ruii.r and Gin Works and iCailroad, Mill Engine ami Giu Bapply Home. AUaUSTA-- 0E()SQU. Kiel) 2 88 ly. ^ Clfis’s Ksf M si FlJriia BTEAM8HIP LINES. W. P. Clyde A Co., Geu. Affeut. LEADING INSTRUMENTS And Sewing Machines AT THOMAS k BARTOXU THE BEST GOODSFROM THF, LARGEST FACTORIBS. LARCIlbCrr FRODCU^IONS ! OKEATKST CAPITAL ! o RRATUrr SJKPWAMWV I ^ij^nsros FROM ST KINWAY, KN ARE, ESTRT. FISHER, DKCKKH BROS., KV ERS & POND, KyKRKTr, BE1IMNG & STUYVESANT FACTORIES. oi^o-^-isrs FROM ESTEY, STORY A CLARK & KIMBALL &r FOR CHAPEL A PARLOR. WHICH FOK LIGHTNESS Of unrivalled ou tho ALL 'glXDS OF MUSICAL'IM»TKWM8NT8 KEPT IK STOCK. SewiDE MacMnes tie Domestic aid Nov Home. running, durability, and perfect sets of attachments are market to-day. GSrAGENTtf for Domestic Pattern*, Needle*, OU, and attachments for all Machine*. Order* by mail have our prompt and perootial attention, peciul attention given to Tuning and Repairing. 924 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, •<&. dec 23 83 fin. 7> ISroadwav, 12 New Yurk. df»a:h Vfharveg. Fnijadclphia. T. (i. EGER, Traffic No. So Broadway, New Mauager, York. Avar’s Kars pan! la wa- me first suc cessful blood medicine ever t » Die r iutdic. This preparation is still held n the highest public estimation both at home and abroad Ds miiaeulous cures and immense sales show this. A*k your druggist for it. Notice to Subscriber*. meet where it may. Colombia lias j its share of these gentlemen, but it*b ail of them. They are scattered all over the Butte—a tew of them, Tne non-residents, however, are, nmst of N n ii nil ht they will di-t riOtite them among their Iriend* a. hbm* as aouve in irs of their snj lurn 111 Du* land of j sunshine ami fl >wt rs, and will be a ! curinsitv to thnse who have never them, subordinates. The bigger B-.s>- • tl,e MVCrt, -« ^ (’ ‘rnl.na ox. As this i* a dull season f'r otir far mers Wi * "ill still continue the dis- c® intof2o per cent to our subset ibern. es reside in tbe “City 011 the Conga- ree.” But tbe p(*opie shotiio send delegates who camml l>e iniluetleed l.y wire-pullers, eitner in or mit 01 CidHinbia.- And we tielieve Laurens county, as it h.\s done formerly, will send suen delegates. And we liope a majority ot tho oilier eouuiies will do I likewise. a *»v .iir •; .sli.wi*:. Now, gentlemen, is the time to let llu* “dear people” know t hat v<>u are in the Held for any office in their I gift -ail the way from Governor down 1 to Cormier—to serve them. One of Die! best humo- of accomplishing Dus, and j at t In* siiniei inn* i he snre-t.is to insert a 1 card in t he coin unis of t he Kecoudek wlili-h will he done upon reusonubh terms. This is lint anoDier ili i<tr vtinu of w iat. Bavard T 1 \ lor wrote so sweeily in hi* ‘Bong of tiie <’amp:” “Toe hr 1 Vest are the ten !Test, Toe loving ur* Du* d iring.” I sii mid dike to see from some com petent hand a full biographical sketch of 8 eith Carolina's noble son, Gen Maxey Gregg, who was as ten der as he was brave J Wm .Tonics Atlatiia, Ga, March 7, 18S8. A Whale Sighted by ISeVoml Fort a Fi-iiing Su tnicr. Crow We hope they will eiubraee this |op-t portumty as it •ftvr April 1st, will be discontinued a On last Saturday a hie broke out i« tbe woods hi>u’.li cast of Aiken near Windsor crossing on the S. C. R. R. and extending to tlie Edisto river. Along the it. R. the tire was *0 hot that the trains were utulable to pass for several hours, no damage except the destruction of the forests. Can’t some of our Aiken subscribers who are in arrears and who have promised to bring us wood bring h lew loads of oak and pine. We are constantly short of wood these busy limes, hut, as we feel the cold and Gted fire, to carry cn our business w® would be very glad to see a few loads drive up for us. There will be a Devotional meeting held in Die Baotist church on Thuis- day afternoon M neb 29;h at kalf pa.-t four o’clock by tb e Ladies of tbe Wo man's Christian Temperance Union. All members are requested to lie pres ent who belong to this L'tiiou, and members from othes states are cor dially invited to meet with us. Man Sell* llimseit and His Body Alice Dcnih to it Crediior. Special Di-^ateli to tlie Augusta Ciironi le. Atlanta, Ga., Match IT.—A strange contract was made lure yes terday. John B. liiigiies, a well knonn white man, ©wed Gus Kaule- Macher. Kaglemaclier met Hughes Mad asked him when he wa-going to pay him. Hughes had not a cent iu tlie worli .and, half in tun, made a proposition to dee I himself to Ktigieuiaeher in liqu d itioti of the deot. The German agreed, and a lull of sale was drawn up by a lawyer, in which Hughes sold "hiin-eli and his body after death to Gus Kagleinacher, the -aid lv igleiiiH'-hcr to have control ; of the said Hughes as long as he ' might live, and to barter, sell and convey him to othei* if he so chose to do.” It was duly signed, and a copy given to each j arty. Hughes says lie was it) fun, and, afterwards, consulted a lawyer, who told him the contract woUid stand. He then went nfi and • got drunk, and w as fined to-day $-5.75. Hi* master paid Ira fine, put him iu ! his wagon aud cairie I him out to his farm, where he says Hughe* shall i werk h r him the balance ot his life. I,ns! .Sunday wa- 1 a b-'au ifu! day— one of those y on read ah <>it 1 n novels Tiie sun shone beautifully and Die a:r wa-fresii and invigorating. Man of our cit i/.elis took a.I Vatl'aee of the tine weather to a:fend divine services. A Reporter for The Nwr and Cour ier wr.s told by a ti-iienii iu on Ivi-t Bay yesterday afei noon Dmt. on re turn ng from the Banks in the morn ing tie and tin* memners of hi* boat’s erew d 1-covered a w haia. He said: “Our boat came ver” Hear being capsize.! hy the very high sc* and it | .v - M ill) great d'ffienily that we j renclied tin* city. While amidst ! CONDUJTOIt ORIFFIN S INJURIES. Conductor W. L Griffin whs tv- | moved to t he residence of Mr* (Jood- I rich He suffered great, f'nin. but j I when lit* relatives esme to Ina bed* | ! soli he recognized tlirin s.ud spoke! ! feebly. T* nisi inaie sorrow was n >t *<» 1 | uiiiCh the eaus** of tears and weeping j for tne .ifT-clinnate women w ho had ! | walked two miles t.y siarlight. over I bog, mor i-s, debris of Die wreck, an I | I abmg Die precipitous bank where tiie i ' road wa- blocked w itii ear*, and ; j the rugged road to Biack-hcar, from • whence they liad rode, with coffins ! j on oueside and dead men at their j feet in the rud* cab, Uut it was fear* of glad ne.-* that they hud found him j alive. After the first uut break of! weeping t he two women l®*k tip their' Wateh by his beds! te. At Mr. (J 'if- i j fids request Ida brother and t»« eliil-; ! dreti were telegraphed for. “1 want! | to see Calder,” he said in alm-»at a | w hisper. Calder is ilia ! ok! daughter. WM. A COURTENAY, Ageut, Chaikstou 8. C. The New aud Fir*t-C!ass Steamuhip- (.’HEROKEE. 2.0i'0 t'ms (new) CAPT. DOANE. 8EMINOLE, 2,nC9 tons, (new) CAPT. KEKBLE. DELEWARE. 1.890 teas, CAPT. TR1BOU. YKMA8SKE, 1.899 ton®, CAPT. PLATT. GEORGIA CHEMICAL WORKS. AUGUSTA GA, [TEaisuAactGzrcrs of High Grade FERTILIZERS, Offer U the Pnblie the Following Standard Brands: MASTODON PATAPSCO, LOWE’S FORMULA, * Acid Phosphate either with or Without Potash, These goods have been Suc cessfully used for Eleven years. Erery hag full weight 200 pounds. Purity Guaran teed, Meehanical Condition excellent. Apply early and give your orders to C. K. Henderson Agent. feh 16 87 to mch 1. GIN KIES! GIN RIBS! I HAVE «®curcd Patterns and propos® to turuUu BIBfl for all makes <a Gins at rvasMitahl® prices. TASTINGS of all ksad® in Iron aud Brass at •h®rt noti®®. Special attentiou gives to Repairs. Satisfact>®B guaranteed! iHgt PcNOLETOift FQUiiORYO'aRDO MACHINE^WORK^ No*. 616, «17 ami G19. Kollock St CHAM. r. LOMBARD, Progriatcr., U jau L 87 ly. - - AUGUSTA, GA. w. FBHDLETON, Ssg^ A DOHRIULE SiatlT. M. Smith, the Pullman amt the hear!s of Various chu.'elles joi -e at i he large con greeted them. t he p ist >r- w ere m ide t! n- mg and splashing and <•- wesawalam* >\ li-il<* *c ot dasiiing three or fours!.arks. The inuuet's**! rt '" ,ov * ? l, * s w * tl, h. It was mil) run iregaltoiis wiin-n aniuial scenic.I to l evidently dying s shark-. s-*i*nied to he an intu lion that w ouhl SO >u Ik* i(mu to! lo wed <e »• liurl and was low I v, and the following it with the “u*\ ia h in” I for them. The «on- j ductor, whs horribly mutilated, ili* ! liowels protrude I and his throat was literally cut from cartocar. When Die holy of Willi*** M. MaQin.lhe news agent of Die traia, wa* about. (<» lie plaeed in Du* coffin, smut* otic put a hand in hi* poeket to riMIEBE Splendid Passenger Steam- JL ship* form an auequulcd Mcmi- woekly line to K*w Torb aud the Florida p«rl*. with xtata-romua all on .. . ., deek, Dioroughly ventilated and sep- iitic i a rated from Ih® dining salowu. There is n® pleasauler traveling on ! the Atiawtic Coast, and the trip t» I Klei iita consumes only twelve to I fifteen hours. For pas*aga e«gug®-| ruMlts add res*. WM. A PETERKIN COTTON SEED. SOO BTTSHEi: L J CO CRT BN AY, Charlcatwa, S. C. *®p 13 87 ly. Rev A. A. Gilbert, of the South arollH i Conference, Methodist I'kiis- al (’hurcii Bi.u I, and i tie Caro lina Spartan, published from 8, *r- tauhurg, have opened the vials of their wrath upon the custom of the countr.\ press m puli isiung the ser mons of the Rev. !)r. Taimage. We have not seen tiie articles in que*iK»ti, ami, I heref»re, we are not prepared to pass an opinion upon them. fiivs 1 much we do know, that the sermons oi this eminent divine are chaste. ! eloquent, and, in the main, orthodox, | and U/tdr piiolicaii.m by the country preas is calculated to lul]> tie cause ot Clirist iu the up liuiidiug of His True as Drenching. We are requested to announce that the Rev. W. T.|Hundley, of Johnston, | will deliver a lectum at the Court j House ou Monday night, commencing at 8 o’clock. Subject: "Macaroni ami "“!V” Mr. Hundley ia eaid to be a Philadel, hi i Call, talented uiustciaii, and will give, du- . , ring the evening, several selections Anouneeof keep-yaur-m..uth-shut ou the comet. The euteriuinuieul is is better than a pouud of •xplaualtou hu aid »f to® Baptist lecture room. | after you’ve said iu ! wlla e Wlig ;i | bo i eing in!! i | mu' boat n’ a • tarice from Die v ry 1 a i ' s. Iiowe v ery coinf • ;it )ii-!(*r an :e on *. The er, soon put i.i. »ie dis- I its tietid- ish follower-, aud after a while the whaie disappearcit ami whs seen no •ii re.” The fisherman said to a Reporter that all this happened just beyond Fort Bitmter. S » far as could be learned the whale was not seen by any other than Die t:ir.*<» fishermen alluded to. It is not improbable,, however, t bat ! here w as a whale “just ! , l, 1 nr;ir JV beyond Fort Sumter.” Some time .ago it was iep *r!ed that a selio*d*of whales bad l»a-.ti sighte*! oil Rort, RotmI, ami the exciteimtit of the ning, yet Die pocket wa* f ill of blood, . Isirh showed ghastly on tb® iiMtid of ; the undertaker’* as«istani by the dim j liglit <*f Die Mltendaat’ii Imitern. 0:1'he body ofj- H, Hurlburt, of Pniladvlphia, r. ** found a letter, wh'ch was read bah re the body was In' I in the coffin. It w.i* evidvnllv i w ri bn by his daughter j*.iut!y i for lierself and mother. Tile j le:ter was addressed to “dear t D. T. Lit JEwkK, J. E. Mvdkai THK FAMOUS PETERKIN COTTON SEED. THIS SMRD jialdtd 88 to 40 per eent of Lint Cotton also mad® ONE BALK to the aero. Trie® 75 ceuts per bushel or will •xchanga on® of tka P®t*rkiu for tkroeof mu▼ other variety. Apply to ▲IKKlf, DzY^lEL CKOSLAND, ». C. DSALKAJB 1J( kingdom—certainty they can f’o no , g^eat wnaie chase in Charleitoa linriu by giving Dkki the w idest eir- harbor eight or nine years ago lias Il is far iielter for, not been forgotten. If the Fort Bum- cuiation possible. Die country pies* to give place iu j their Columns to them than il is to “fill up” with the hlo*d and thunder accounts of murders, arson, rape, rob beries and other indecent ami immor- ral articles which tend (© corrupt tiie minds and hearts of Uaair readers. ter whale could only lie penned up ami kept until the Floral Fair next ■in..inh w hut a-iv:lit of fun our visi tors would hav** iu w ituessing a great fr.-e-for all race in th:* ha bor between Inis 'anil and papa,” and re cite-! the Illness of Li*, liti!® son, who wa* calling f >r him. The letter sta ted,that the writer* felt u« if S'.m* impending gloom w a* about to fall upon the family, and they asked him to hurry home. Surely that crash fifty feet to dentil niiisl h;i4e been the shadow that was felt by hi* loved ones, who were doomed never again to see him i* life. WATCH Ed, CLOCKS, J EWKLERY. STATIONERY, EL. 3T- t BAKBB A1119 COX FKCTIONHtt, FANCY GOODS, i i Kucklen * Ai-mca to*ivc» Tfhe beat salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sore*, Ulcers, Salt Rlmvm, I<V;er Sores, Tetter, Clianped Hands, { Ch Iblanis, Corn, and all Skin ICrup- . ti" >*, and positively cures Piles, or j no pav required. It i* guaranteed to j perfect satisf»c;ion, or money or; LEGAL BLANKS the <’liari< aton n-ivv and tha liow of, reniuded. Price 25can ( i the da:f.—Nava oad Cooriar. | aalj» by W. J. Plau. A full line «f all kindsnf Ian- blank® kept constantly on hand, which wa •«!1 at publishers prices. a par box. For j A U KENS ST., - - A1KEJT. S C APw BBALBII NT DRY GOODS, SHOES AND X0T10HR, A Largo Stack of Orneenea kept Lonfetantly on hand sad ecM a4 BOCK BOTTOM PRICES. Il< ToVmeca and Cigars In Great in Stock. H. F. Laurens St. And Park It*, (an U 87 ly. Variety, Taya, Fire fARNEKE. AIK88. 8. •