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i RECORDER BY FORD & McCRACKEN. Professional Advertisements. D. 8. Hkkdebsox. £. P. Henderson. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice in the State anc United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. Miscellaneous Advertisements. James 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, Attorney-at-Law. Will practice in the Counties of 1 pr Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. 0. a JORDAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AIKEN, S. C. Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - 8. C. Office near Depot. REGISTRATION NOTICE. I WILL be at my office the First Monday in every month for the purpose »f registering those citizens who have come of age since the last election, and to attend 1o other offi cial business. WALTER ASHLEY, Supervisor of Registration for Aiken County. Capital paid in, - - #50,000 'frikcn. County Loan and Savings zo-A-hstik: Does a General Banking and Collec tion Business. Havings Department. Interest Allowed on Deposits on Most Liberal Terms. W. W. Woolsey, I W. M. Hutson, President. | Vice-President. J. W. Ashhurst, Cashier. DIRECTORS. W. W. Woolsey, H. H. Hall, H. F. Warneke, H. B. Burcklialter, W. M. Hutson, J. W. Ashhurst, C. H. Phinizy, G. W. Williams, jr. CTEAM ENGINES O SAW MILLS, Gifliinj Engines & Horse Powers For GINNING SPECIALTIES; also Grain Prills and Standard Imple- ~ ments. Send for Catalogue. A. B. FARQUHAR CO., (Ltd.,) York, Pa. Master’s Notice. Mrs J. B. Foreman, in her own right and as abministratrix of Isaac W. Foreman, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Hattie May Foreman, Sam Foreman, et al defendants. A LL and singular the creditors of the estate of Isaac Foreman, de ceased, are hereby notified that by an Order of Judge W. H. Wallace, dated April 22d 1889, they are re strained from sueing their claims at law, and are required to prove said claims before nae'on the 20th of Sep tember, 1889, at 10 o’clock a. m., or else be debarred payment thereof. M. B. WOODWARD, Master. August 30, 1889. TOWN TAXES. Office CLERK A TREASURER) Town Council of Aiken, > Aiken, S. C., Aug. 5, 1889.) N OTICE is hereby given that the Tax-Duplicate of the Town of Aiken will be open at my office for the fiscal year of 1889 and ’90, from the 15th day of August, 1889, to the 1st day of November, 1889, for the purpose of collecting Town Taxes; after said date20 percent, penalty will be added to the taxes of all defaulters, as provided by ordinance. Office hours from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 2 p. m. to 5 p. in. J. R. JORDAN, Clerk of Council. Aiken, S. C.J Aug. 0, 1889 ) AIKEN, SOUTH CABOLDh >AY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1889. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR. ra/Huir riurWfil ^akik^ 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 l#w test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall street, New York. Fer sale by COURTNEY & CO., Aiken. S. C. Sheriffs Sales. s TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) County of Aiken. | Execution. Matilda Smith, Plaintiff, against Rebecca Hutto, Defendant.. B Y virtue of an Execution in the above case to me directed, I will sell at Aiken, on the First Mon day in October next, in front of the Court House, within the legal hours for Sheriff’s sales, the following prop erty, levied upon as the property of the above named defendant, to wit: All that certain Tract. Piece or Par cel of Land situate, lying and being In the County and State aforesaid, containing Two Hundred (200) Acres, more or less, and bounded to the north by lands of James Smith, to the east oy lands of Ritter Jackson, to the south by lands of Issachar Poole, and to the west by lands of Paul Starnes, and known as the Neille Tract of land. Terms of Sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. B. F. TURNER, Sheriff Aiken County. Sheriff’s Office. Aiken, S. C.) September 12, 1889. J S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Aiken County. B Y virtue of sundry Tax Execu tions to me issued by the Treas urer of said County, I have levied on and will sell on Monday, the 7th day of October, 1889, in front of the Court House, Aiken, S. C., within the legal lours for Sheriff’s sales, the following described Houses, Lots, Pieces or Par cels of Land for Delinquent Taxes for uhe fiscal year commencing Novem ber 1, 1887, under an Act of General Assembly approved December 24, 1887, and the amendments thereto, to wit.— Chinquapin Towmship-Boatwright, Olivia, 250 acres and building. Gregg Township—Sunderman, Est C J, 35 acres and buildings. Giddy Swamp Township—Cooper. Henry W, 630 acres and 5 buildings. Hammond Township—Dunbar, Mrs A 8, 670 acres and 8 buildings; Ford, Est Henry, 240 acres and 1 building; Ford, Charles H, 2-5 acres and 1 buil- diug; Powell, Est Rob’t, 10 acres and building; Rowell, Emma V, 50 acres and 1 building. Millbrook Township—Taylor, Geo W, 20 acres and 1 building. Silverton Township—Allen, Est Joe, 25 acres. Schultz Township—Brown, Ann, lot; Bush, Mrs Hanson A, 11 acres and 3 buildings; Hoops, Henry, 127 acres and 2 buildings. Ward’s Township—Franklin, Allen 50 acres and 2 buildings. Windsor Towuship-Audrew’, Mary, 37 acres; Renew, John P, 92 acres and 2 buildings; Wealhersbee, Wil iam, 40 acres. Terms of sale Cash. Purchaser to jay for papers. B. F. TURNER, Sheriff Aiken County, Sheriff’s Office, ) Aiken, S. C\, Sept. 12, 1889.1 Wright’s Hotel! S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Prop’rs., COLUMBIA, - - S. C. T ABLE supplied with the BEST. Rooms large and well furnished. One of the most comfortable hotels in the South. t^TRates • easonable.^SRl 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 Hotel, New Haven, Conn. Also, West End ; Hotel, Long Branch,J. N. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) County of Aiken. C John T. Gaston, Esq. Prohate Judge W, hereas, Francis L. Hendrix hath made suit io me to grant her Letters of Administration on estate and ef fects of I. M. Hendrix, deceased, These, are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said I. M. Hen drix, that they be and appear be fore me in vhe Court of Probate to be held at Aiken Court House on the 25th day of September, after pub lication hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to show cause why said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this the 10th day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine. JOHN T. GASTON, Judge Probate Aiken County BRICK WORKS FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. THE Works known as “The Enter prise Brick Works,” where the cele brated Hamburg Bricks have been made, are ottered for sale. Everything complete and ready for work. Address, J. E. MURRAY, Aiken, S C. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Edgefield Monitor. September 12th. The Butler School District has se lected Prof. Killebrew as their teach er. Our lumber is on the ground and our building will soon be up. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Eisenman died on Sunday night. Its remains were conveyed to Ridge Spring for interment. Mr. David O. Hughes, father of Mrs. E. D. Holland, of our town, was found dead in bed at or near Bates- burg on Wednesday morning last. His age was about 75 years. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Edgefield charge will be held at McKendrie’s on the 4th Saturday and Sunday in this month. Presiding Elder Jones will be present. Our beloved friend, Miss Minnie Cahil, daughter of Mr. J. J. Cahll, formerly of Trenton but -now of Bes semer, Ala., will, on Mondav next, be married to Mr. Joseph J. Dixon. Mr. Simeon Rushton, who was fouud in an insensible condition in|the woods, of which mention was made two weeks ago, died on Sunday morn ing. An inquest was held and the verdict found by the jury was that Mr. Rushton’s death resulted from wounds made on hD head by a falling tree. His remains were carried to the family burying ground in the Big Creek section for interment. BARNWELL COUNTY. From The People, September 12th. Mis. Mollie Armstrong, wife of Mr. B. \Y. Armstrong, died, in Williston, Tuesday evening, 3d inst., after sever al weeks illness. At the municipal election, in Wil liston on Tuesday, the ^following of ficers w r ere chosen: Intendeut, T. F. S. Weathersbee, Wardens,©. Y. Her- iot, Dr. W. C. Smith, D. L. Merritt, J. C. Hair. Mrs. Joseph Dickinson, wife of Mr. J. M. Dickenson, died at Buford’s Bridge on Sunday, leaving several children, a grief stricken husband and many relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Mr. Joseph Armstrong came down, to Williston, from Aiken oh Sunday to spend a few days with relatives. The Barnwell Baptist Sunday- School Convention will be held at Hunter’s chapel on Friday, the20th inst. - Delegates and visitors coming ou the evening trains of Thursday and morning trains of Friday will find conveyances at*Midway. A STORM ON THE COAST. Anxiety About Some of the Ocean Steamships. A great storm prevailed on the coast of the Middle States ou Wed nesday, doing much damage. The gale was especially severe from Long Island down to Cape May. A great deal of property was destroyed and many lives lost. AdVIces from Delaware Breakwater state that it was the most furious storm known to the pldest inhabi tants. ~At least two-score of-vessels are now beached. Both wooden piers were washed away. It is thought that about fifty lives have been lost. Men were seen cling ing to the rigging of the fast sinking vessels, frantically yelling for help. It was a terrible sight to witness, but no human power could save them. The loss to vessel property at the Breakwater will reach, it is thought, $5,000,000. At Seabright, New Jersey, the sea cut a new inlet into Shrewsbury River north of Seabright, carrying away the Sandy Hook track of the Central Railroad, and again making Sandy Hook an island. The beach is strewn with debris of all kinds. Several bodies have been seen floating in the surf. At Long Branch the sea ran so high that it washed over the 4 outer end of the great ocean pier and tossed its foam and spray two hundred feet in land. At Salisbury, Md., the storm was especially severe. The large columns supporting the porches of the hotels and cottages have been washed away, and the doors and windows broken down, and the fhrniiure was floating about the beach. The seas broke over the second story of the Atlantic Hotel and Congress Hall, and huge waves were running through the hotel six feet deep. Several of the ocean steamships are due and fears are felt for their safety. Lemore or sermon on So or H. Lecroy on Friday and 1st, What is to a member tently refuses bute to the si To be opeued 2d. What atl_ maintain towards Baggott. Mission by J. D. Peacock leslbr discussion rday. duty of the church is able, yet persis- t neglects to contri- of the Gospel? H. Kneeoe. should Christians trafiioof liquor? Opened by J. Mf -.nee. 3d. Is it in keeping with the New Testament teachiugs that our Female members should vote in our confer ences? Opened bj H. W. Cooper. 4th Under what circumstances would you require the organization of a new chureh ? Opened by H. L. Bag gott. Rev. EL L. liMSGOTT, Mod’r W. H. KnEscS, Clerk. That Horse Ad Cart Affair. ;a communication relative to the cart, between n Weeks. He impression that itn by the ac- ublished in our relore publish A New Feature in the Bagging Ques tion—Profits for the Exporters. It is stated that from one-fourth to one-third of all the new cotton re ceived at Charleston thus far has been covered with cotton bagging, and this indicates that the alliance bagging is being used much more extensively titan has been supposed all over the State. The fears that the bales in cotton bugging would have to be re covered with jute at the expense of the farmers before being sold, have proved to be groundless, although in Savannah and Norfolk the cotton ex porters are re-covering with jute for their own profit, and making a good thing out of it. They take oft‘ the cotton bagging, which weighs about 5>2 pounds and costs them the price of the cotton, say 10 cents a pound, or 55 cents a bale; they buy 7 yards of jute for 63 cents and put it on the bale; in Liverpool the tare require ment is 4 pounds per 112 pounds, or about 17 pounds on an average bale— equal to $1.70. Thus the loss of the cotton covering, 55 cents, and cost of the jute, 63 cents—together $1.18—de ducted from the European allowance leaves a profit of about 52 cents on every bale recovered. Some of the exporters speak of actually shipping the bales in their cotton covering and having them re-covered in Liverpool, where jute bagging can be purchased at about 5 cents per yard, and thus in creasing their profits still more. Union Meeting at Mt. Ebal. Below we publ from Mr. B. F. affair of the li him and Mr. seems to be und< t injustice was <K»i count of the mail last issue and we his statement of the fcflair: Gbaniteville, S. €., Sept. 11, 1889. Editors Aiken Recorder: Gentlemen * In your Issue of the 6th inst., there appeared an article undSr the caption “The Horse and Cart Tale”/Whioi is capable of doing great injustice to myself, to say no thing of the indirect danger to the property of the petmie, which might be engendered by the publication of such an article. Marion Weeks, (and not Pierce, as yob stated) did on the 2d day of September last, wilfully, maliciously and Jeloneously take and oarry away a hbrse, road cart and harness, my owff individual proper ty. Neither .did Marion Weeks, or anyone eladtown atty part, right, title or interest in, or to, the said property. No contract had been broken by me— but on the coutfary every promise of mine had beep fulfilled to the let ter. If he beca|n6 disatisfled with any trade he mape with me, be was far from telling me so, but ou the coutrary expressed himself as well pleased. Now if he (as you say) thought I had done wrong, which God knows I had fp>t, nor would not, then his remedy lay in the law, and the least he cotild have done would have been to tell me so, upon which imformation no more would have been done more than myself to recti fy it; - , Besides thqptfhy and cart, he car ried away thfjk gross income of three or four weeks gallery receipts, one half of which is^mtee, and a division of which he should have made on the day he stole my horse and cart. I have a bill of sale receipted “paid in full” and signed by this identical Ma rion Weeks, and but for want of space I would herewith submit a copy. With the foregoing statement of foots, to all of wnich I am ready to testify, I hope; the public may rest easy, and qisbfiased. until more may be be heard from th stand B. F. Gunteb P. 8. Sines Meriting the above, I -base been notified ofiiis whereabouts and have-accordingly posted Consta- ble Maddox who has the warrant for his arrest. B. F. G. * COTTON VERSUS JUTE. -r- VAUCLUSE ITEMS. Jute and Cotton Bagging Intelligent ly Compared by One who is Famil iar With Both Sides of the Ques tion. By A. Barnwell, or Macon, Ga. It is not surprising that some of the efforts of the jute combine should be in the line of intimidating farmers, and in fact buyers of any kind, from supplying themselves with cotton bagging at this critical time, and while it must grieve, (still it should not alarm us to find Southern men taking the field against us, and even a farmer here or there led on by sel fish interests, or by his close connec tions with merchants, factors, capi talists, exporteis, and middlemen; in a word, by those who have so long quietly absorbed the profits of farm ing. I say some farmed will perhaps either fight weakly or fight on the other side. But the mass of the far mers, when one of them pulls back and puts up arguments to stop our ef forts to help ourselves, will recognize that “the hand is Esau’s but tlie voice is Jacob’s.” In spite of the strenuous effort ou the part of those who buy cotton to continue the use of jute by abusing and slandering cotton, the truth is that they haye a bard case, because thisjuteisa wretched covering for cotton in every particular, and has been put upon farmers only too long. Jute is a splendid exponent of the far mer’s failure in past years to look closely after his own interest. Now, let «s look at the facts. Jute bagging stains cotton, as every sampler knows. The outer layers are al ways removed to get a clear sample. It also, to some extent, fills it with shives. It rapid ly absorbs water, and a great deal of it. It ferments when wet, and dam ages and rots immediately. It holds water and heat and has to be cut away to dry very wet cotton. It is inflammable to the highest degree, will explode, and when greased gen- erater spontaneous combustion. It is poor to mark on, and from its color, concealing both mud and damage, tempts rough treatment in transpor tation. It is loosely woven and does not cover cotton. Its ayparent strenght tempts rough use of hooks ,but the greater part of it being filled upon a smaller and inelastic wool, tears liter ally to ribbons. It is manufactured of unequal weights, and the weight of the heaviest is adopted as tare, en tailing a consequent loss. This is enough to say against any covering, but it is absolutely true, aud will not be denied by any one who is honest and intelligent. Now cotton is better than jute in these particulars. It is far less in flammable! It Is more difficult to wet and easier to dry. Showing at once|aIl rough usage from mud, etc., it will in duce more care in handling, and the damage being less hid will be easier to place upon the guilty party. It is f ood to mark on. It sheds no shives. t does not stain. It is useful for any purpose as sheets, towels, bed spreads, etc., and for spinning over after being need. It is durable in the highest de gree, and on account of its elasticity essf^and its lying close to the bale it is stronger and harder to tear with hooks than jute. It is of uniform weight and the tare fixed. Its small; tare allows a better ebaace for the. seller without hurting an honest buyejf. Now we know all this, and all the falsehoods which can be told on the other side will be speedily disproved. But it is objected the experiment Vauclusb, 8. C., Sept. 10,1889. Since my last the following mar riages have occurred here: Mr Thomas Tower jr., and Miss Francis Barton were married by Trial Justice W E Couch. Mr James Hughes and Miss Carrie Moyer were married on the 1st inst., by Trial Justice W E Couch. Mr Thomas Clark and Miss Lucy Cook were married on the5tli inst., by the Rev J L Knight, at the residence of Mrs S A J Williamson. Mr James Wise and Miss Fannie Williamson were married ou the 8th inst., by the Rev Mr Moseley, at the residence of the bride’s mother. Mr Willie Sharpton and Miss Min nie DeVore were married on the same day by Trial Justice W E Couch, at the residence of Mr B C Sharpton. Mr Benjamin Swearingin and Miss Lillie Koon were married on the same day by Trial Justice W E Couch. To-day Mr J£a P Courtney and Mrs Sabina Eubanks left Vaucluse in a top buggy for Graniteville in search of a clergyman. Thirty-Three. A Cotton Council. The next re-union of the second di vision of theEdisto Association will be held with the Mt. Ebal Church, commencing ou Friday before the fifth Sunday iu the mouth. PROGRAMME OF MEETING. Introductory sermon by H. W. Mc- New Orleans, September 11.—A Convention of Cotton Exchanges and the cotton trade .in general to consid er the difference pf tare in cotton bale covering, met he^ tnis afternoon. In addition to the regular delegates com missioners of agriculture fron several Southern States apd representatives of the Farmers’. Alliance were admit ted to seats on the Boor. The Liverpool Cdttton Association sent a letter against cotton bagging. The Bremen Exchange wrote that it had no objection to cotton bagging if it was heavy enough to protect the cotton. The following resolution was pas sed: “That on and after the first day of October, 188$. all cotton shall be sold at net w«£ht, allowing twenty-four pounds o#^e gross weight for tare on jute-co\ered bales, and sixteen pound? off far tare on cotton-covered bales, cotton covering to be the stan dard weight, three-quarters of a pound to the yard.” The res(iution was unanimously adopted. Arhe Farmers’ Alliance peo ple said tMt the resolution would be ratified, Dpi they would only send cotton to points where the tare was in operation^ has Will Chief defe spri eon bee cai at t ittorney General Youmaus bred an appeal in the Clemson jase, which was decided by mstice Fuller iu favor of the Tint, R. W. Simpson, last ^pl^KYoumans represents Gid- e papers in the case have riled,^*hd it is thought that the wfllfrj decided by January next, e oufotfle, as it has been advanced on t!i« fcOpreme Court docket. This suit iofOlves the right of the State to tbs Fort Mill property, which was giTejn by Clemson for the establish-j and has not been tried; the matter has not been thoroughly tested. It that be so now is the best time to test it. If American spinners are greedy aud John Bull is slow, now is the time for the farmers to let them get right. They say the season is upon us; there is no time for this crop. Let us put off the season, we are not in any hur ry. Let us give them sixty or ninety or more days to find out what we al ready know, and until they educate themselves let us keep our cotton. We know that the visible supply is admitted by consumers to be short some 400,000 bales, and the invisible supply shorter even than that in 1887. Latham, Alexander & Co., the great cotton statiscians, stated in their book of facts which all men have seen, that 7,000,000 bales were an absolute neces sity for the uses of the trade and iu that year there was a shortage. Now for two consecutive seasons the crop has been 200,000 bales less than that, which makes 400,000 bales short. Last year’s crop contained about 400,- 000 bales low cotton iunavailable for the ordinary fabrics, and this refuse now const! tutes the bulk of the stock. Here, then, is a shortage of 800,000 bales, not to speak of the increase of consumption fn two years. The fact that spots in New York are worth nearly a cent more than contracts shows how the shoe is pinching. Now was there ever a better chance for the farmer to teach the consumer that he cannot rob him, for robbery it is to allow no more for a bale contain ing 486 pounds of nee cotton than one of 470? As a matter of course, ail consumers will try the game, but when they find farmers united and determined simply to hold their cot ton, aud see these farmers acting un der the advice of reliable competent committees, then they will awake to a better sense of honesty. Our cot ton committee can not be bought, and will not be intimidated. the summer months the work at the mines consists principally of laying in a supply in the great sheds ready for shipment as soon as the demand springs up. At the Paragon Mines there are two of these great sheds—a two-story and a three-story affair— both covering large areas. They are entered by inclined planes made of the refuse earth, and the clay is read ily dumped by the carts on each story as may be desired. This is a great saving of labor, as in some of the other mines the clay has to be thrown by hand, piece by piece, from the ground on to the second or third story of the drying sheds. At one of these mines the quantity of refuse earth to be removed strikes a novice as an al most insurmountable obstacle, but when the vast stores of kaolin be neath are reyealed it is seen that the expenditure is well repaid. At the' Paragon Mines the clay lies at an av erage depth of only about 16 feel be neath the surface, and the stratum is from 12 to 15 feet thick, while at some other mines the stratum is reached only at a depth of from 40 to 50 feet, and sometimes even more. The clay is hauled by wagons to the railway station at Ijaugiey, where Messrs. T. G. Lamar & Co. have erected a large shed for their own use. Fortunately for nearly the whole dis tance from the mines to the station the road is ou a down grade, so that hauling is comparatively easy, aud each four-mule wagon transports three casks of one ton each, or 6,000 pounds. The proprietors are thinking of putting down a tramway from the mines to the station, and thus saving Jubor; aud if this change was made we would suppose that it would be quite practicable to do away with mule power entirely, aud use elec tricity as the motor. The scene of activity at these mines is a very interesting one. The Com pany employs a large number of hands and teams that mine aud ship a large quantity of clay daily, and the cash that is distributed every pay day, through the medium of wages, is a very important matter in the neighborhood of Langley. In fact the kaolin industry ot Aiken County, like the phosphate industry on the coast, is somewhat local, but it is as suming very important proportions. Death of Col. Thomas \V. Camming. The Paragon Kaolin "Works. maftof an agricultural college. The kaolin clay mines of the Para gon Kaolin Co., worked by Messrs. T. G. Lamar & Co., are well worthy of a visit by all who are interested in the industries of Aiken County. These and the Nonpariel Mines near by, owned by the same parties, are situated about a mile from Langley, on the southern side of the South Carolina Railway, and are among the most valuable in the County. The clay is of the fiuest quality, with more alumina and less silica than the best in Europe, making it particularly valuable for the manufacture of the finest quality of wall paper and china- ware. Most of the clay is used by the wall paper manufacturers, and only a small proportion by the crock ery men. The season of shipment extends only from the first of Sep tember to the first of May, just like cotton, as only during the cool months can the wall paper manufact urers preserve the uniform moderate ly cool temperature required in their industry. Wall paper is not made, therefore clay is not required, The friends of Col. Thomas W. Cummings were pained to hear of his death, which occurred Wednesday morning at the home of Mr. Henry Hammond in Beech Island. Colonel Cumming had been in ill-health for several months. He was the son of the late Mr. H. H. Cumming, and the brother of Majpr Joseph B. Cum ming, of Augusta. . . He was born at Mt. Zion„Hancock County, Ga., and was'by profession a civil engineer. Duiing the war Col. Cumming was a gallant sftldier, serv ing as adjutant of the Sixteenth Geor gia regiment. • His funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Church, Augusta, yesterday aud his remains were interred in the family burial ground on the hill. “ — The Municipal Election. The Election on Monday for Inten- dantand Wardens of the town to ■serve fot the ananing year was very quietly conducted. There wa: no disorder of any kind, and appar- rently but little liquor drinking. The voters turned out fairly well and 305 ballots were cast for the candidates as follows: For Intendant: F B Henderson 187 John T Gaston Ill For Wardens: W G Chafee 261 Henry Busch 260 John Staubes 181 Henry Smith 175 Walter Ashley 158 AW Oakley 128 John Phillips, colored 246 E J Dickerson “ 158 SE Smith “ 110 Scattering 51 As will be seen the result was the election of Mr. F. B. Henderson for Intendant and Messrs. W. G. Chafee, Henry Busch, John Staubes and Hen ry Smith, and John Phillips, colored, for five Wardens with a tie between Mr. Walter Ashley and E. J. Dicker- sou, colored, for the sixth Warden. As soon as the result was ascertain ed the managers of the election think ing to carry out what they supposed to be the intention of allowing the colored population two representatives iu Council, gave a certificate to E. J. Dickerson, the colored candidate, who was tied with Mr. Ashley. The next day, however, realizing tnat they had made a mistake, and that under the tie neither candidate had a right to the certificate, they served notice on Dickerson that the issue was illegal, and also reported the circumstances to Council. Another election will therefore have ro be held to fill this vacancy. On the whole, the ticketelected is a good one, composed of men who have, at heart, the welfare of Aiken and whose in terest it is to preserve order in the town, aud enforce the laws. The new Intendant and Wardens will be sworn in and assume their of fices on Monday next. • Bullet” Did It. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES. Common Pleas Docket—Fall Term 1889. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1889. * G. E. McCall vs M. E. Croft. Croft & Chafee, Tiff’s Att’ys; O. C. Jordan, Dft’s att’y. J. J. and L. F. Dicks vs W. E. Han- kinson, et al. Henderson Bros, Plffs* Attys; Croft & Chafee, Dfts’ Attys. WEDNESDAY, 2D. Louise Lebeschultz vs The Phoenix IrsCo. Croft & Chafee, PlfTs Ally’s; Henderson Bros*and M. B. Woodward, Dfts’ Attys. W. E. Rodgers vs W. M. Hutson. Evans & Hammond, Plffs Attys; Hen derson Bros and Croft & Chafee and Aldridh & Ashley, Defendant’s Attys. Same vs M. E. Beardsley. Same at torneys. Same vs Mary Schroder, et al. Same attorneys. Same vs Wm Turnbull. Same attor neys. THURSDAY, 3d. Smart Green vs The Port Royal & Augusta Ky Co. Henderson Bros, Pi ft*’a Atttys; Wm Elliott and Croft & Chafed Dfts’ Attys. J. E. Murray vs Aiken Mining & Porcelain Mfg Co. Henderson Bros, and Aldrich & Ashley, Plffs Attys; Izlar <fc G laze, Dfts’ Attvs. T. M. Holt vs J. M. Wade. M. B. Woodward, Dft’s Atty: Croft & Chafee, Plffs Attys. • FRIDAY, 4th. O. N. Woodward vs J. M. Wade. Croft tfc Chafee, PlfTs Attys; M. B. Woodward, Dft’s Atty. Mary Bevel, et al vs John Ladson, et al. J. G. Evans, PlfTs Atty; Hender son Bros, Croft & Chafee, Dfts’ Attys. W. J. Kirk vs Geo Potts. Henderson Bros, PITs Attys; Croft & Chafee, Dft’s Attys. SATURDAY, 5TH. J. G. Evans vs C., C. G, & C. Ry Co. Henderson Bros, PlfTs Attys; Croft & Chafee, Dft’s Attys. MONDAY, 7th. Wm Holman vs S. C. Ry Co. Croft & Chafee, PlfTs Attys; Henderson Bros Dfte* Attvs. W. D. Wade vs S. C, Ry Co. Croft A Chafee, PlfTs Attys; Henderson Bros, Dft’s Attys. A. S. Murray vs J. E. Durr. Croft & Chafee, Pitt’s Attys; J. G. Evans, Dft’s Atty. Potts & Potts vs E. Gunter. Jno R. Cloy, PlfTs Atty; Henderson Bros, Dfts’ Attys. CALENDAR NO 2—OCTOBER 8TH. Anderson vs Butler. Henderson Bros PlfTs Attys; W. T. Gary, Dft’s Atty. Jordan vs Necce. Henderson Bros, Plffs Attys: Aldrich & Ashley, Dft’s Attys. Sullivan vs Susong. Henderson Bros, Plffs Attys; W. C. Benet, Dft’s Atty. Gunter vs Sanders. Aldrich & Ash ley, FUTs Attys; Henderson Bros,Dft’s Attys. * State vs Sanders. Aldrich & Ashley, PlfTs Attys; Honderson Bros Dfts Attys. Murray vs Cochran. P. A. Emanuel, PUTS Atty; Henderson Bros, Croft & Chafee, Dft’s Attys. WEDNESDAY, 9TH. Redd vs. Rhett. J. G. Evans, Plaln- Jff’s attorney; Croft & Chafee and P. A. Emanuel, defetlftant’s attorneys. Foreman vs. Foreman. Aldrich A Ashley, plaintiff’s attorneys; Hender son Bros and Croft & Chafee, defend ant’s attorneys. Murray vs. Padgett. P. A. Emanuel, for plaintiff; Henderson Bros for de fense. THURSDAY, 10TH. Anness vs. Barton. Croft & Chafee for plaintiffs; Henderson Bros and P. A. Emanuel for defense. Taylor vs. Taylor. Handerson Bros for plaintiff; Aldrich A Ashley for defense. Williams vs. Washington. Croft A Chafee and Jordan for plaintiff; M. B. Woodward for defense. Kaolin Co vs Craig, et al. J. G. Ev- andforplf; O. C. Jordan and Aldrich & Ashley for defense. R Powell vs Mary A Wilson. Hender son Bros for plf; W. Q. Davis fordft. List of Jurymen. The following is the list of jurymen drawn to serve at the approaching term of the Court: f',. first WEEK. < during the warm months; so during Mr. Tom Butler is the happiest man in this County and “Bullet” the hero of the hour. Bullet stepped off ten miles Mon dav afternoon in thirty-eight minutes and thirty-five seconds bofore a big audience at the Exposition grounds, in Augusta and covered himself with glory. It was a walkover for Mr. Butler, and he won with hands down. The race was trotted on a wager of $500, made by Mr. John O’Brien, that Bul let could not trot ten miles in forty minutes. Mr. Butler carried a stop watch on his knee and regulated the pace so as to make each mile in about four min utes, though one or two came down to 3:45. At the end of the fifth mile he stop ped long enough to have the horse’s mouth sponged out and the sponge squeezed oyer his head. This did not take a minute. Without a skip or a break the ten miles were trotted out, and “Bullet” looked equal to five or ten more at the same pace when it was all over. The race attracted |a considerable crowd to the grounds. r-, Ezekiel Boyd, jr, Geo D Bush, W W Brodie, M L Brodie, A H Asbill, Colleton Eubanks P B Page, J S Armstrong, S M Hankinsou, R V Gantt, G W Mathews, J W Anderson, Milledge T Holley J M Cushman, D A Gunter, M B Randall, J M Landrum, Morgan Fox, Henry Shellhouse, G W Buzbee, J H Ergle, M L Anderson, Benjamin Jackson .Josiah Scott, Davis Lipfield, H Brooks Cato, James P Beil, R B R Armstrong, Mansford Heath, B P Medlock, ,J W Fanning, W J McCulloch, E B Rhoden, Wm E Able, G G Berrie, Lewis Douglas, jr. SECOND WEEK. J R Altman, T Williamson, M C Brogdon, R Gregory, G L Hankinson, John Boatwright,Z T Harris, B F Evans, H Schroder, Roland Fountain,W T Hankinson, John W Johns, J K Courtney, J G Baugham, W M Jordan, S A Dicks, J M Adams, Nathan Bodie, C H George, J G Harrigal, D B Hammond, G W Goodwin, P B Clark, C F Buford, 8 W Heath, H Hankinson, W H H Butler, Wayne Gunter, L R Gunter, B B Corbitt, R H Brinkly, John P Lorenz, P T Wilson, 8 S Goss, C C Glover, W H Dowdy. The Court will meet on the fourth Monday, the 23d of this mouth, and be presided over by Judge Kershaw. —President Baskette, of the com pany to construct the Augusta and Chattanooga railroad, says to the Chattanooga Times, that the line will be built. The survey and estimates of construction have been made, and the cost to build and equip ts set down at $15,000 per mile. The length of the road will be 250 miles, and its total cost $3,750,000. President Baskette has interested a syndicate and enough subscriptions are already made t& bond the line and construct it.