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C r y *c'a 8 C THE AIKEN RECORDER. BY FORD & McCRACKEN. AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR. Professional Advertisements. D. S. Hkndeksoh. £. F. Henderson. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. Jamrs Aldrich Walter Ashley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. John Gary Evans, Attorn e y-at-L a w . Will practice in the Counties of I p: Aiken, £d<ietield and Barnwell. Haviland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Special attention given to Collec tion. 0. C. JORDAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AIKEN, S. C. Dr. Z. A. Smiths PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. fSTOflice near Depot. REGISTRATION NOTICE. I WILL be at my office the First Monday in every month for the purpose of registering those citizens who have come of age since the last election, and to attend lo other offi cial business. WALTER ASHLEY, Supervisor of Registration for Aiken County. Capital paid in, - - #50,000 Aiken County Loan and Savings zb^istk: Does a General Banking and Collec tion Business. Savings Department. Interest Allowed on Deposits on Most Liberal Terms. ■W JW' .w. > vwe-Fresi J. W. Ashhurst, Cashier. DIRECTORS. W. W. Woolsey, H. H. Hall, H. F. Warneke, H. B. Burckhalter, W. M. Hutson, J. W. Ashhurst, C. H. Phinizy, G. W. Williams, jr. Miscellaneous Advertisements. VALKSU Clyde’s Nev York and Florida STEAMSHIP LINES. W. P. Clyde & Co., Gen. Agents. 85 Broadway, 12 South Wharves. New York. Philadelphia. T. G. EGER, Traffic Manager, No. 35 Broadway, New York. WM. A. COURTENAY, Sup't., Charleston S. C. The New and First-Class Steamships CHEROKEE, 2,000 tons (new) CAPT. DOANE. SEMINOLE, 2,000 tons, (new) CAPT. KENBLE. DELE WARE, 1,500 tons, CAPT. TRIBOU. YEMASSfcE, 1,500 tons, CAPT. PLATT. T HESE Splendid Passenger Steam ships form an unequaled semi weekly line to New York and the Florida ports, with state-rooms all on ^ck, thoroughly ventilated and sep arated from the dining saloon. ' There is no pleasanter traveling on the Atlantic Coast, and the trip te / Florida consumes only twelve to flfleun hours. For passage engage ments address, J. E. EDGERTON, Gen. Passenger & Freight Ag’t, Charleston. S. C. •Perkins i DOORS,SASH SBUNDS^ W. W, WILLIAMS. Real Estate Ag’t. For Sale. F ARM 125 ACRES 1-2 mile of Mont- morenci Station. A nice Cottage and four new tenant houses ou tract. 1500 of the celebrated Niagara grape, orchard of Young LeConte Pears and Apples. —ALSO— 1034 3-4 acres one mile of station. Both very choice. —also— Building lots on Boulevard Coles and Colleton avenue, destined to be the popular portion of our city for pri vate residences. —ALSO— Several houses with large ots local tedcentrally. &AKlH c POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of law test, short weight, alum or phosphate_pow'ders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall street, New York. Fer sale by COURTNEY & CO., Aiken. S. C. FURNITURE. W HEN you want Furniture, do hot fail to get my prices before you buy. I kbep in stock— Bureaus at $5 00 Double Washstands at.. 3 25 Open Washstands at.... 1 25 Bedsteads from 1 75 up. I keep a v/ell assorted stock that I sell at very low prices. I sell for cash or on weekly or monthly install ments. F. B. HENDERSON, PROPRIETOR, AIKEN, S. C. N. K. JONES, Manager. (YHKHl m jomer York Street and Colleton Avenue. Comfortable and well furnished best. Terms reasonable. Mrs. N. E. SENN. THE CONEMAUGH FLOOD. THE AUGUSTA HOTEL! Augusta, - - Georgia. BEST $2.00 HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. Headquarters for Commercial Men. Centrally located nearR. R. Crossing. B. S. DOOLITTLE, Proprietor, Formerly of Tontine Hotels New Haven, Conn. Also, West End Hotel, Long Branch,J. N. PAVILION HOTEL. Charleston, S. C PASSENGER ELEVATOR AND ELECTRIC BELLS. House fresh and clean throughout. TaMe best in the South.' Pavilion Transfer Coaches and Wagons at all trains and Boats. Rates reduced. Beware of giving yotir Check to any one on Train. Rates $2 00 @ $2 50. Wright’s Hotel! S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Prop’rs., COLUMBIA, - - S. C. T ABLE supplied with the BEST. Rooms large and w r ell furnished. One of the most comfortable hotels in the South. iSTEates reasonable. Alex. B. Williams -Dealer In- File Inprteil & Domestic Goods. Park & Tilford’s Liquors. Per Bottle. Fine Old Monogram Whisky... .$1 50 “ Louden JtnnauaRum. 2 00 “ St. Croix Rum 1 50 “ Sheiry, pale 1 00 & 1 25 G. H. Mumm & Co.’s Extra Dry $1 50 Brunswick’s Private Stock, V.>-"pts .75 Catherwood’s 3-Feather Rye.'. ..$2 75 Old Baker’s, in qts 1 50 Gibson *fe Son’s Old Rye 1 50 Imported Port Wine 1 50 BRANDIES—J. & F. Martel .. 2 00 Jar. Hennj , in nts 1 00 California Brandy, 5 years old.. 1 25 Per Gallon. North Carolina Corn Whisky.. .$1 75 North Carolina Peach Brandy.. 3 00 HYCEIN! A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY ! Tobacco an Aid to Health. A New Tobacco, manufactured by Thos. C. Williams & Co., Rich mond, Virginia, under a formula pre pared by Prof. J. W. Mallet, of the University of Virginia, anti-malarial, anti-dyspeptic, a good nervine and an excellent chew. Try it. No humbug. For sale by all dealers. Call for pamphlet. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ORE A T DISASTER. 10,000 TO 15.000 LIVES LOST. Whole Families Swept Into Eternity— Immense Blocks of Buildings Torn From Their Foundations and Car ried Away by the Flood. The latest accounts received of the great Penns^ ivauia disaster show that the hjlf was not told at first. The more thorough the investigation the more horrible the catastrophe proves to have been. The latest estimates put the loss of life at from 12,000 to 15,000. The population of Johnstown, sur rounding towns and the part of the valley affected by the flood is, or was from 45,000 to 50,000. An Associated Press representative interviewed lead ing citizens of the city who survived the flood, and the general opinion was that fully 30 per cent, of the residents ot Johnstown and Cambria bad been victims of the continued disasters of fire and water. Of the thousands who were devoured by the flames, and the bones that rest against the smok ing debris above the bridge, no defi nite information can ever be obtained, as little will ever be learned of the hundreds that were borne down the Conemaugh to be deposited hundreds of miles below on the banks aud in the drifting wood of the raging Ohio Probably one-third of the dead will never be recovered, and it will take a list of the missing, weeks hence to enable even a close estimate to be made of the number of bodies that were seen floating in the river in a brief hour. That this estimete can never be accurate is understood when it is remembered that in many in stances whole families and all their relatives were swept away and found a common grave beneath the wild waste of waters. The lake or reservoir was owned by the South Fork Fishing Club, aud kept for sporting purposes. Sopie members of this club who were at the lake at the time of the disaster state that the dam broke in the centre at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, aud at 4 o’clock it was dry. The great body of water passed out in one hour. Messrs. Park and Van Bureu, who were build ing a new drainage system at the lake, tried to avert the disaster by digging.a sluice way on one side TO EASE THE PRESSURE on the dam. They had about forty men at work and' did all they could without avail. The water passed over the dam about a foot above its top beginning at about half-past two. Whatever happened in the way ot a cloudburst took place during Thurs day night. There had been but little rain up to dark. When the workmen woke Friday mprning the lake was very full and rising .aMh^rat^ofn -'* r iWKopt on.rising unfiT failed, either fripn ignorance or omission, to registtffr. At Johnstown station on the east side of the river everything is quiet, yet considerable work is being done This is the chief commissary station, aud Wednesday by 2 o’clock 15,000 people were fed and about 600 lamilies furnished with provisions. Five car loads of clothing were distributed and now almost every one is provided with clothing. The nine hundred ar my tents brought on by Adjutant General Axline, of Ohio, have been divided, and the two white-walled villages now attord shelter to nearly 6,000 homeless people, these villages are policed aud in charge of General Axline. The action of the authorities on Tuesday in consolidating all authority aud vesting it in B. B. Scett, of Pitts burg, as Dictator, is received with fa vor on all hands. Dictator Scott has taken hold of the stupendous task imposed upon hiiu with energy, and already has marked out his work and assigned the direction of the various portions to men equally zealous.' Al ready he has 2500 men at work and has called for 2500 more, to whom he promises work for sixty days at $2 per day and board. Scott, in an in terview Wednesday n^orning, said that he proposed to clear the town of all wreckage and debris of all de scription, and turn tne town site over to the citizens when be completed Bis work clean and free from obstructions of all kinds. The enormity • of the devastation wrought by the Conen augh flood is becoming more and more apparent with every effort of the laborers to resolve older out of chaos. Over one hundred men have been all day en gaged in an effort to clear a narrow passage from the “death bridge” up ward through the sea of debris that blocks the Conemo ugh for nearly half a mile. Every ingenuity known to man has been resorted to by this crew. The giant power of dynamite was brought into requisition, and at frequent intervals the roar of explo sions reverberated through the valley, and sticks, stones and logs would fly high in the air. Gradually a few of the heaviest timbers were demolished and fragments permitted lo float downward through the centre arch. At nightfall, however, the clear space _ upton. rising 2 o’clock, when it first began breaking over the dam and undermining it. Men were sent three or four times during the day to warn the people of their danger. WHEN THE FINAL BREAK CAME at 3 o’clock, there was a sound like tremendous and continued peals of thunder. Trees, rocks and earth were shot up into mid air in great columns, and the wave started down the ravine. A farmer who escaped said the water did not come down like a wave, but jumped on his house and beat it to fragments in an instant. He was safe on a hillside, but his wife and two children were killed. At present the lake looks like a cross between the crater of a volcano and a huge mud puddle, with stumps of Urees and rocks scattered over it. There is a small, stream of muddy water running through the lake. THE BREAK in the dam is about 200 feet wide and there is but a small portion of the dam left on either side. No damage was done to any of the buildings of the club. There are but one or two small streams showing here, aud these on the lake. The force of the flood can be esti mated by the fact that it carried three cars a mile and a half, aud the tender of an engine, weighing twelve tons was carried fourteen miles down the river. A team of horses which were standing ou Main Street just before the flood, were found a mile aud a quarter below the town. The debris edged against the big Pennsylvania Railroad stone bridge is still burning, and the efforts of the firemen to quench or stay the flames are futile. The mass, which unques tionably forms a funeral pyre, with thousands of victims buried beneath it. is burning and is likely to burn for weeks to come. The flames are not active, bufburn away in a sullen, de termined fashion, as though bent up- ou proving how futile are man’s ef forts when the fire god is aroused. THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE. Perhaps after all the hand of Provi dence is in it,for the suggestions made by the physicians, that the bodies not burned be allowed to be cremated in the interest of public health, and which aroused such a storm of indig nation among the surviving populace, is* viewed with more calmness now, and there is a growing sentiment that it is after all the best solution ot the problem. Weeks aud months will be required to remove the stupendous mass by artificial means, aud mean time the rotting, putryfyiug remains of the poor humanity buried therein would be dealing pollution aud death to all the surrounding country. Nearly six thousand men are em ployed in dilfereut parts of the valley, clearing up the ruins and prosecuting a dilligent search for the undiscovered dead. Their investigations are not without fruitful results, for the bodies of the dead aud charred victims of the flood aud fire are discovered with un diminished frequency. It becomes hourly more and more apparent that not a single vestige will ever be recognized of the thous ands that were roasted lu the flames at the bridge. The registration of survivois goes on. The total registration up to June 5lh Is only a trifle ever 12.000 out of an estimated population of from 45,- 000 to 50,000 last Friday. Allowance must be made, of course, for the large numbers of survivors wlio have sought refuge with friends in other places, as well as many who Uave above the bridge did not exceed an area of 60 feet in length by 40 feet in width. When one reflects that fully 25 acres are to be cleared in this way, tqe task ahead seems an intermin able one. But tlv<re is no royal road, and if the hundreds or thousands of bodies beneath these blackened ruins are to be recovered for Christian buri al, tbe labors of Wednesday must be continued with incresed vigor. There are many conservative minds that recommend the use ot the torch in this work of clearing the river, but they are not among sufferers, and when such counsels are heard, by wives, children, sisters or brothers of those who rest beneath, this sea of flotsam and jetsam, the suggestion of cremation meets a furor of objec- er logic ot nature will assert itself, and in tbe face of impossibility the task of cremation will become a Christian duty. GRANITEVILLE NOTES. CITIZENS’ MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL TO-DAY. A Chance to Aid the Sufferers by the Conemaugh Flood. The South Carolina Railway Com pany will send a relief train to the devastated district in Pennsylvania, loaded with supplies of food and cloth ing for the sufferers from the recent dreadful catastrophe. The train will be ready to leave Charleston as soon as it is filled, probably on Monday next, and will be composed of not less than ten freight cars. Through the co-operation of the Richmond and Danville Railway Company tbe South Carolina Railway Company will carry the relief train through without change. Contributions of food and clothing are earnestly requested from all sta tions along the line of the road. All contributions delivered to the railway freight agent for this purpose will be forwarded at once Yo Charleston. Great destitution necessarilly pre vails among the survivors in Cone maugh Valley, and every one in South Carolina should esteem it a privilege to help. In order to assist in this charitable work, we, the undersigned ask a gen eral meeting of the citizens of Aiken at the Town Hall at 12 o’clock m. to-day, to take such prompt measures as may be called for in the matter. F. E. SOMMER, D. S. HENDERSON, ■ B. P. CHATFIELD, HENRY HAHN. H F. WARNEKE, HENRY SCHRODER. L. C. LIGON, A. P. FORD. FARM WORK FOR JUNE. Plow Where There is Most Grass— Hoe Where You Can Hoe the Most. Southern Cultivator. We intimated in last month’s “Thoughts” that “the farmer who has good stands and hi« fields in good cqudition on the first day of the mouth [May] and pushes uis work with skill, energy and good judgement to its close, will have practically won the fight so far as depends on his efforts.” We assumed that good seasons, or suitable weather would prevail. Good stands on or before May 1st, and ra ther dry weather throughout the month, are the chief conditions to the easy and successful after cultiva tion of the cotton crop. The farmer who has baen blessed with the con ditions we have mentioned, and now has his corn and cotton fields thinned to a stand, clear of grass and in heal thy growing condition, needs but to keep the surface of the soil in a loose, mellow condition until time to “lay by.” CORN CULTURE. Corn is essentially a surface-rooted to each row at one time of plowing over the crop. Of course it is con sidered important at each plowing of cotton, especially when the crop is in its early stages ®f growth, to side the rows of plants closely and effectively in order to save future hoe work. The main object of cultivation, how ever, is to stir the surface soil lying between the rows; but it will not pay to plow each middle twice in the course of a few minutes, as will be done if an eighteen or twenty inch sweep or other cutting implement be run twice to each row. The rapid plan, then, is to side both sides of every other row of cotton at one go ing over. This practically stirs all tbe surfaces excepting a very narrow strip on each side of the rows not sided. lu ten days or less, the plows should return and side both sides of the rows neglected before. A practi cal farmer will see at once the advan tages gai.ned by this method. It practically enables one to go over his crop nearly twice as frequently as if the ordinary plan of “two furrows to each row at each plowing” be practiced. We have tried it repeat edly. A “wet June” often taxes the exe cutive skill of the best farmer to man age so as to save all his crop from the grass. There is one simple rule, the observ ance of which, modified according to circumstances, enables a farmer to save his enm, or an immense amount of labor. It is this: Plow where there is most grass; hoe where you can hoe the most. The rule is found ed on the consideration that the speed of the plow and the number of acres that can be gone over in a day are not materially affected by the quantity of the grass, while the speed of the hoe, on the contrary, is largely affacted by the condition of the drill, as to gras siness. A farmer may find, as he is hoeing over his crop, the weather haying been wet or showery—favorable to grass and impossible to work—that his hands get over less and less ground every day, owing to the increasing strength of the grass, etc. Soon he finds that they can accomplish only a half acre, or possibly only a quarter of an acre per hand per day. It will require, we will say a week to get over the crop at this rate. Looking over the portion first hoed over, a week or two back, he observes that what grass was left in the rows and among the plants is growing very rapidly. If his hands were there .now. they could hoe three or four times as much in a day as they are now doing. If he goes a week, or until he gets over his crop regularly, he will find fhatr the first part has become so foul and the grass so large, that his hands can do no more per day than they have been doing. He will then be hopelessly “stuck” in the grass, and his crop will be practically lost. If quick to think and quick to act, he will “back out” from the present task, and go back to tbe beginning and save the bulk of his crop from gettinginto the hopeless condition. He con- plant, and is more liable to injury same hopeles ~a.Hi r eltides. wore bettor to save Graniteville, S. C., June 6, Editors Aiken Recorder: The “Egyptian King of Pain” Com pany has been amusing the public here with out-door concerts and per formances for several days to intro duce their iiuimeut. T. R. Hazel, sr., died on Monday night the 27th inst., of heart disease, after having suffered a long time. He passed quietly away at tbe home of his daughter, Mrs. Jos. Boltons. Rev. G. L. Knight p»eached the funeral sermon to a large and sympathizing crowd of relatives and friends. The festival given by the Baptist congregation for painting the interior of their church was a prououuced success, aud about $57.00 were real ized. • The base ball match played last Saturday between the home club and Langley club resulted In a victory for the former by a score of 42 to 6. The Village is being put in a thor ough condition of cleanliness, white washing aud sulphur fires are the or der of the day, and the streets are also being fixed. Miss Lula Cook is off visiting her sister Mrs. Baidins, at Laurens, S. C. Samuel Samuels, of Patterson, Ga., has been on a visit to bis father, Dr. Samuels, whom he leaves almost entirely recovered from his recent se vere illness. A party of ladies and gentlamen will attend the exhibition at Vaucluse of Miss Minnie Platt’s school, on Fri day evening. The revival that has been going on at the Methodist Church for the past three weeks, closed on Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Betts was assisted in these meetings by the Rev. Mr. Wilson of Johnston. The Temperance Society will give a festival soon for the benefit of their order. Yancy Senn left here Thursday night for Birmingham, Ala., to work in the office of his cousin, Charles E. Senn. Styx. ITEMS FROM PERRY. Perry, S. C., June 4, 1889. Editors Aiken Recorder: Perry still continues to be the best shipping point on the B., A. and N. Railroad. Onr turpentine manufact urers, Messrs. Hill, Scott & Hurl, ship daily large quantities of rosin and spirits. The negro who was shot on May 30th and brought to this place, is stifl improving. Dr. Johnson, who has been attending him. certainly under- as he lias shown stands his business, in this instance. We have had several refreshing rains lately, which brightens the ap pearance of everything, especially tiie crops, which are now looking fine. Dr. J. J. Johnson is erecting a neat little residence on Railroad Avenue, in tiie rear of his drug store. The Doctor has lately got married, hence we can account for this move. There is only one more thing which is really necessary for the prosperity of Perry, and that is we want about a half-dozen young lady residents of the town. Young ladies will please just consider this au advertisement, and pack up and come at once. W. other cultivated plants. In its early stages it may be plowed close and deep, cutting and tearing away most of the roots that extend towards the middles and across the path of the plow, without fatal results. But even while quite small we have always believed that the destruction of the roots involved in such plowing as may be necessary on account of im perfect preparation or recent baking rains, is but a choice of evils at least. Even at a still further advaaced stage of growth—up to knee high—deep cultivation, though cutting the roots more or less, may be justifiable. The conditions, howeyer, that will justify deep plowing at such a stage of the crop, are generally the result of ne glect or improper management,— where the ground is so infested with weeds of such size and strength, or has been left unbroken at all, that the harrow, sweep or cultivator will not do effective work. The stage soon ar rives when the “remedy is as bad as the disease;” when to plow, or “turn out,” is the question. We utterly scout the idea recently advocated by some writers, that corn is ever bene- fitted by root-pruning per se. Assum ing that the corn field was well broken before planting, or deeply plowed the firsn time, we would discard the scooter, shovel and othe root-breakers and use the surface cultivator thence forward. A safe rule is to use the plow or implement, whatever its name or construction, that will thor oughly stir the surface and go over the greatest area in a day. A broad cast harrow can be used until the corn is ten inches high; then an expand- ing.cultivator, or cultivating harrow is in order. In many parts of the South the corn crop will be ready to “lay by” from the middle to the last of the month. Let the last working be thorough but shallow. All things considered, the best time to sow peas in corn is at the last plowing. They shade the ground more effectually and yield a much larger crop of roots and vines, and often as much or even more peas. One bushel of seed peas to each acre is usually recommended, but we would be governed by the quantity ot seed available. Better sow one-half bushel, or even less, per acre, and sow the whole crop, than to sow thicker and cover a less area. We believe a crop of peas sown broadcast in corn, will, under ordinary conditions, pay all the expenses of the corn crop, counting the benefit to the laud as well as the value of peas or vines gathered for forage. COTTON CULTURE. Most of what has been said about surface cultivation, root cutting, etc., in tiie cultivation of corn, will apply equally to cotton. The latter can stand more root pruning and more neglect and bad treatment generally than corn, being a tap-rooted, aud natuarally a perennial plaut. It may take ou a fresh growth, and nearly, if not quite, recover from a degree of bad treatment that would be fatal to corn. This fact, however, should not be presumed upon, but the plows espe cially should go over the cotton fields at regular and close intervals. We have"before attended to the extrava gant expenditure of time by the use of small sweeps running two m* more furrows to a three foot row. We have also described w’hat is called a rapid plan of cultivation. It consists sim ply in the use of as large or wide cut ting sweep, heel-scrape or cultivator as may be conveniently run between two adjoining rows of cotton, and giv ing only one furrow, or through trip, three-fourths of his crop and secure a good yield from that, even if he ut terly loose the remaining fourth, than by trying to get over his crop in a regular way, to make but half a crop, on less, on the whole. We have once or twice been in just such cases as the above, and found it wise generalship to pursue the same policy as just in dicated. June is not a favorable month for planting anything, although success ful plantings may be made of millets and corn forage.—We will except sweet potatoes. Potatoes made from slips or vines planted in June, are cheaper and will be smoother, of bet ter size for the table and they wil 1 keep better than those made from earlier plantings.—The cut vines are now in order, aud they will live al most as well as the rooted slips if planted with some degree of care. Let flat beds be thrown up freshly after the rain before planting. It is a com mon fault to use too much vine for each hill, and to put the hills too close. A cutting of vine containing from three to five leaves is long enough. We have planted acres of ground with every vine cut to three leaves, and set eighteen inches apart. Long vines, with five or more eyes covered in the soil, will result in a greater number of small potatoes. A cutting with three or four eyes, bnry- ing all but one in the soil, is a conve nient and economical length. Plant every acre you can. There is little danger of' making more potatoes than one can profitably use or dis pose of. Applying the Mad Stone. Augusta Evening News of June 3rd. Last Tuesday Mr. Robert T. Clark, a carpenter, who resides at 926 Cal houn Street, went over to Langley, S. C., with his little son Charlie, to spend the day in the woods and enjoy them selves at the quiet sport of fishing. While the little fellow was playing alone on the banks of the stream he was ferociously attacked by a mad dog who pierced his poisonous teeth deep into the right shoulder and leg of the playful lad. The dog, which belonged to a colored woman,' was killed after biting three other boys, all colored. Yesterday Mr. Clark, fearing the dreadful malady which generally follows from being bitten by a mad dog, carried his sou up to Harlem, where he had the much spoken of mad stone, which is in the possession of Mr. Fuller, applied to the boy’s wounds. Mr. Clark returned to the city last night, but left his son in> the care of Mr. Fuller, whose faith cure, it is hoped, will succeed in bringing the bright and interesting little fellow all right Mr. Clark informed the Evening News that the stone was applied to the wounds three times, and each time it adhered to the skin until it was fully absorbed with poison, and would then fall ofF. The mad stone is generally termed a faith cure, hut its results with this young boy will be watched with in terest. Mr. Fuller says that the stone will absorb eve.y drop of poison in the boy’s body within a few day’s time. We will watch and see. —T. P. Alexander, the wife murder er, who was to have been hanged last Friday, May 24th, but was granted a respite by Governor Richardson until June 38th, on account of ill health, died in jail at Pickens on Thursday. He was eating aud died suddenly. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. BARNWELL COUNTY. Prom The People, June 6th. The Barnwell Building and Im provement Association was organized on Saturday. Gen. Hagood was elect ed president, Theo. J. Simons, cash ier, and Charles Carroll Simms solic itor of the Association. Mr. L. A. Thomson, of Elko, real ized from hfs asparagus crop this spring, on twj and a half acres, three hundred and twenty-five dollars net. Dr. A. B. Patterson left Barnwell on Thursday afternoon for a three months’ trip to Europe. He inteuds to devote the principal part of his ab sence to the study of throat diseases, gynecology and bacteriology, under the instructions of such eminent spe cialists as Sir Morell McKenzie, Pas teur and Koch. He will return in September. On Wednesday of last week Messrs. N. H. Bolen and Daniel All, of Wil- liston Township, were fishing in Win- burn Lake, South Edisto River. They were surprised to see a green tree, about a foot in diameter, which had probably been undermined by the water, falling towards them. Mr. Bo len jumped from the boat and escaped unhurt. Mr. All was not so fortu nate. He succeeded in getting out, but his right thigh was caught be tween the tree and the top of one side of the boat and fractured. Mr. All was carried home and Dr. W. C. Smith attended to his injured limb. As he is quite old his friends are ap prehensive of a serious result. EDGEFIELD COUNTY. From The Chronicle, June 5th. So far as we can learn, the matter of the Johnston postmastership is “hung up.” as they express it in Washington. In the meantime, pen ding further queries and researches, Mrs. Richardson remains in discharge of the duties of the office. Edc'etield Monitor. June 5th. Mr. Goody Lewis of Celestia died a few days ago at his home, in the 61st year of his age. Mrs. Holley, wife of Mr. Wilkes Holley, died suddenly on the first instant, at Etberedges, from heart disease She was one of the oldest persons in the County, her age be}ug near 90 years. She was .buried near Holley’s Ferry.op Suud&v. Mr. A. Horne, of made the first snipmefft of* peached from that market this spring. He shipped on Wednesday eight crates of the Shoemake and Rosebud varieties. I ! — I S' LEXINGTON COUNTY. From The Lexington Dispatch, June 5j Mr. Jacob A. Sease, of LeesvflJ who has been sick for some time,.di| Monday. Mr. Sep^e- was a high tO| clever gentleman, aba loaves a of friends ^gjaourn his loss.-xH mains wereburied s Masonic honors. m tour sealed bids for re-dlgtrifctftig the County into school districts were submitted to the Board of County Examiners. That of Mr. S. S. Lind- ler, for $640, covering all the condi tions of survey, and making a map of the same, being the lowest was ac cepted . ORANGEBURG COUNTY. From The Times-Democrat, June 5th. Mr. H. E. Bolen, of the Fock, lost three children last week from dysen tery. Two of them died on Saturday and one died on Thursday. The crop prospect in our Coupty has improved wonderfnlly since the rains last week, and the outlook for a good yield is now bright. Some sec tions of the County still need rain, b i t they are not suffering to any damaging extent. Another shooting affair occurred in this County on Friday. It was at a picnic at Harley’s Mill in the upper portion of this County. It has been very hard to gather particulars, but from what could be learned it appears that some fellow at the picnic became boisterous and began slashing about with a knife, when Mr. John Salley, a son of Mr. Martin Splley, •remon strated with him and tried to quiet him. While doing so he heard some one say look out. and he turned and saw Mr. Gortman with a pistol lev elled at him. Gortman fired before be could be stopped, shooting Salley in the leg. Immediately Salley drew a pistol, fired and shot Gorfcmtyn in tiie neck. Salley was yi Orangeburg on Saturday night to give himself up, but, on advisement with his attor neys, decided to await the results of the wound. Gortman died of his wound on the night of the 1st inst, ABBE VILLE CO UNTY. Court convened Monday morning, Judge Hudson presiding. The presi ding Judge delivered an exhaustive charge to tbe Grand Jury, and strong ly antagonized the unanimity rule for juries in arriving at their verdicts. There are twenty prisoners in jail and a good many are out on bail. There are eight persons charged with mur der. This is a heavy docket, and it will take tiie entire week to finish up the criminal business, unless some of the cases are continued. The State vs. John T. Lyon, charged with mur der, was called and the prisoner ar raigned. Thursday morning, the 6th instant, was set for the trial of this case. J. S. Cothran, Parker & Mc Gowan and E. B. Gary represent the defendant. Benet & Cason and Gray- don & Graydon assist the Solicitor. —Six Students from South Carolina were graduated from the Peabody Normal College of Nashville, Teim., on May 29th 1889. There were rhus vacated six Peabody scholarships worth $200 a year and good for two years, and these prizes will be award ed by State Superintendent Rice on competitive examination. This is a rare opportunity for young men and young women who aspire to the high er places in the “new profession.” Students who may fail to secure scholarships may frtill enter the Col lege, where tuition and use of books are free. Sale of the Sams House. We learn that Mr. J. R. Sams has sold his house and lot on York Street to Mrs Julia R. Carroll for the sum of $2,800. The sale was made through Messrs. C. E. Sawyer & Co, ‘♦V A A