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gy E. li. MUliliAY & CO. -s? A IITI ETI 91 QDDlRIrA ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1883. VOLUME XVIII.-NO. 48 ,.vir sharpe'*. Confectionery. Of di llly ANDREW * PREVOST .Still on the Square, at the same old Stand, and are Sell ing Goods as Low as any House in the City. L^OODiSOi an prices, uno ?uuaiaction guaranteed. Everything delivered free iii F^?FAl.MEKS.^Ve are still agents for the Celebrated CHAMPION REAPER AMI? LiilB. Testimonials from ull over the Countv that it is the Marion? fm- r7" Stake pleasure in showing and explaining our Machine. ?Sns liberal. ^ HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS ON HAND, Laidlow on Cotton Option A few tons of KAINIT left. Call carlv Exneetin,- in Kttoiilthis Kan. we would respectfully aok one all to give us a showing 1 8 l? ANDREW & PREVOST, ^i.im 27 DEPOT STREET. SPBING OF 1883, GOODS ! NEW PRICES ! ??J^$5?*PB A BUSING TRADE! I keep always on hand a I FILL S1UUK of DRY AND FANCY GOODS, in Immense Stock of Dress Goods of every Descri?tion. SILKS, LACE CURTAINS, &c. Give we a call, and I will convince you that I mean business. My motto . Metales and small profits. 1 make a Specialty of Zeiglir Bros. Fine Shoes. Come one, como all, and examine my stock before buying elsewhere. No pable tu show Goods. Will compare prices with any house in the up-country Very respectfully, April 12, 1888 W. A. CHAPMAN, No. 3 Benson Street, Anderson, S. O. 39 WHAT IS THIS I HEAR ? THAT CLARK & 0O_ Have the Best Goods for the Least Money I WE RAVE JUST RECEIVED A FINE LINE OF SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING, liptedto the wants of all-Boys, Youths, Young Men and Old. Also, a very linc as Brtment of UNDERWEAR-such as Shirts, Drawers, Collars ami Cravats. Also a lae assortment of WORSTED DIAGONALS, SUITINGS, CLOTHS mid CA8SI MEBBS, which we are prepared to make up in thc very latest st vies, and will spare no fiins, either in Cutting or Fitting, that we may thereby please those who will favor us rib their patronage. Cull before purchasing elsewhere and be convinced, /ar* Pay last year's account and save costs. CLARK Ac CO. JOHN W. DANIELS, Propri?tor. torch 22,1883 36 FERTILIZERS FOR 1883 ! JAM still selling thc well-known brands of Fertilizers and Acid Phosphates, to wit : Eutaw Fertilizer, Excellenza Fertilizer, Yemassee Fertilizer and Eutaw and As hep o o Acid Phosphates. fir CALL AND SEE ME BEFORE BUYING. My Stock of General Merchandise is Complete ? Such as snits the wants uf the people generally. Always on hand FLOUR, BACON. SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLA8SES. Ac FULL STOCK OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, BOOTS, HATS, CAPS, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, Ac fir Call at No IO Granite Row. W. F. BARR. Feb 22,1833 32 .^aiM.i_-_ma^i^iM ? ?niwiia i tmn TI MIMI ri ?atjr- i II _ TIMES OZHZ^ZLsTGKE AND MEN CHANCE WITH THEM, AK!) that is the reason we have just laid in A LARGE STOCK OF NEW GOODS, for we know that all our customers desire something that is new and at the same toe serviceable Our Stock comprises a fine assortment of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, NOTIONS, HARDWARE, GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, ETC., which we will sell nt the Lowest Prices. While other things am changing, we would ?J that we ar? too young to change our plan of offering good and substantial Bargains ?wi who favor us with a trial. WE ARE IN THE COTTON MARKET, tod Will give the highest prices. We have a large lot of BAGGING and TIES on ^ Get our prices before closing a trade._ . . .._. ._" BK/OWU BE/OS. .?Pt 21.1882 _10 HEADQUARTERS FOR STEAM ENGINES, SAW MILLS, THRESHERS, AND ALL KINDS MACHINERY. HAV???^l^ed the Southert. Branch of ^?SSf.^!^$S& ?uL. ?IWO CO. at thia place, I wili keep constantly on hand amiisuppiy ut crated Maohinoyy, consisting of thclr S?lMlegulating Grain Separator, Cleaner and Bagger, Peerless, Portable, Traction and Domestic Steam Engines, SAW M11.L.S, &C. kj?S^jep on hand a full supply of Gum and Hemp Patking, Gang ?ocks^g1^ fi?S?0 Vu,v<?. 0^ W?t<* Gauges. Steam ***&\S^-S$fc ^mhuruMllla, Q?H?1"^ Injectors. Klrtlng Injectors. Corn, and WheatbYn?U"eedel in the M? ?ffNarSaws, Elbows, Nippers, Union's Reducers, in ?^*??fl^\??\?Tget a first h??V<*?' Como nod seo roc before buying, and you will be sure io gc ?Jiff*** ?HOP.-I am always ready, with first-class cools, to repair .11 kinds ."chlnery entrusted to me. R p D:tVVEE, li, SS?'t **" l?lL?I,r0? **** *??tJt0?* AJ?lESOH.^C. ALEXANDER III. Sketch of tho Life of the Cur-Athlete, ; Soldier ami Statesman. Alexander Alexandro vi tell, Czar of all the Kussias, was born February UO [March 10, new style), 18-10. He was Lhe second son of ibo late Czar, and aa is usual with grand dukes with no prob ible prospect of the throne, very little :are was bestowed on his education. He ' waa permitted to follow his own inclina- j :ion and tastes. He disliked gorgeous ' .inifurms, and usually wore civilian dress. ! His favorite pastimes were hunting tod muscular exercise. Ho was a true iportsman. When his coat was off and dnrt sleeves rolled up, his tall, lurge Igure acquired considerable energy and ibility, and his features looked animated, f not handsome. Then there was a sertain manliness aud even bravery about lim. He was happy when he surpassed Ina brothers, who were also good athletes, n gymnastic exercises. Suddenly he vas callod from his sports to occupy the espousible post of Czarevitch, his senior >rothcr, Nicholas, having died. This lappened in 1865. It was a great shock o nia luture subjects, as the young mau lad the credit ol being an obstinate, ca pricious, bad temperedboy. The brothers ind always been playfellows and greatly ittached to each other, and when but en and eleven years old wero brought o the death-bed of the Emperor Nicho as, in 1855, to receive their grandfather'!) ilessing and a few words of advice. As night be expected ut their ago and on uch an occasion, they both shed many ears. That the present Czar married he Princess Dagmar (who on her re mptism into the Eastern Church received he names of Mary Feodorovnn) at tho pecial request of tho dying youth to vhom she was betrothed is well "known ; ind though the request seemed hardly latural the elder brother probably re nembcred that she was not without am lition, ?md had thought much of the losition which she would some day oc upy, and which in his unselfish love, he trove to secure for her in the only possi >le way. SOLDIER. Tho Czar has been in active service in he army from his boyhood. Before the ate war he had already attained the rank if a full general of infuntry and the ommand of the corps of the Guard, , picked body of troops numbering bout fifty-three thousand men of ll arms. Ho was in active ervice throughout the whole of the cam laign on the Danube, and for this pur iose lie temporarily gave up the com Hand of the Guard and took command f two corps of thc line, the Twelfth nd Thirteenth, to whom was intrusted he task of protecting tho left flank of he army against any sorties from the i ci n ?ty of the fortresses of Bustchuk and lazgrnd. In this way it happened that ie was not present at the battles about Mevna nor the passage of the Balkaus, ut he had bis full measure of bard gh ti np in a series of battles and com ats, principal among which were Kara assankivi, Ahlnva, Metchka and Tris enik. His lines were too extended in be early part of the summer, and after be first two battles, in which ho was ppose.d by a largely superior force of 'urks under Mehemet Ali, he was bliged to fall back and red nco his front. Io remained always afterwards on the effusive, in strict accordance with his istructions and the plan of the cam aign, but in the last two battles, which jok place in November, 1877, he signal r defeated Suleiman Pacha, who had acceeded Mehemet Ali, and there was o further fighting in bis front. He ntered Bustchuk in February and nmcdiately afterward returned to Russia, turning over his command to ieneral Todleben. The importauce of is command and its achievements have een overlooked in comparison with the loodier battles about Plevna, but had [ch?ment Ali broken through the lines nd reached the Zimnitza Bridge the ifety nf the whole Rwwian army would ave" been seriously compromised, if ot wholly destroyed. On returning to ;ussia he resumed.his command of the luard, but about ? year since he was romoted in tho place of his uncle, Field iarshal tho Grand Duke Nicholas, to ie most important military command ir ie Empire-namely, that of all thc oop ? in tho military circumscription oi upattment of St. Petersburg. This nninnnd he still retained wheu his itbcr was killed. Tho civil positions hieb, he has held have been equallj igh and important. STATESMAN. Ia the Grand Council of the Empire ie present Emperor sat as senior mein bc: nder?the President and in the Committee f Ministers as a Minister without r ortfolio. Tho proceedings of thesi odies are not made public, and wha art the individual members have taker ti them are known only by hearsay Sut rumor has always ascribed to the armer Czarevith aa active and mos' bstinate part in all their deliberations 'he principal value of his services ii uch positions is, however, the expert nee which it has given him of seaim be actual workings of the governraen f which he was to be and now is tin ead and centre. Of semi-official post ions he has hold a great many, the mos mportant being the presidency of th ommitteo which had charge o he volunteer fleet. The vessel omposing this fleet were pureba? d or built by ftinds contributed b; irivate subscription, and they were in ended to be used as cruisers to pre; tpon English commerce at a time whe t was thought that a war with Englan ras inevitable. His active and heart upport of this measure added not ittle to his popularity with the nationr ssrt?*, who were disposed to carry oi he'struggle in defence of tho Treaty t San Stefano against all opposera, w hr lis own feelings were io regard to th! reaty, or its successor framed at Berlii t is impossible to state with accuracy .t is probable, however, that he was m mite so cool-headed as his father an Prince Gortschakoff, who bad the advai age of him in years and experience, s still more probable that be bad bi ittle aympathy with the party of trie ners headed by Schouvaloff. His an nopity, or at least indifference to tl lennans, with whom his father mail ained such intimate and cordial relatioi ;broughout hU lifetime, is a matter :ommon report and belief all over tl prorld. It is impossible toquoto absolu itatements of fact in support of_tb opinion, but this opinion exists in Ru ita fully as much as elsewhere. In country where the government is kno* Doly by its accomplished facts and do ?ot make its opinions public we ? ?ud^e of the character of its ruling tn only ny these facts. All that can, thei fore, be poalMvelf affirmed of the Ei peror ls that h? has the best of milita eductions, has seen lTyj'7f*n military service, and has held nigh a successful command throughout one the r-eat modern wara; in civil affa he has held positions which brought direct responsibility, but gave him c portunitles for advice, discussion and intipintc knowledge of thc conduct of affairs. In tho opinion o? his people he is a Kunian to the core, personally in sympathy with Slavic and national as- ! pirations, though officially obliged to repress his feeling, antagonistic to Ger man and foreign iulluence, fully alive to tho wants of his people and in full sym pathy with them. PERSONAL TH A ITS. His face lias none of that pathetic melancholy peculiar to his father's, lits expression is active, keen and somewhat severe. His manners aro quick, decided and occasionally brusque. He is not ipiito so tall as other members of ii is family, being a little under six feet in height, but his frame is iargc, thick set and muscular. He is tho 6rst Emperor si nco Peter who has married elsewhere than" in Germany. His wife comes from Denmark, and she is as much liked io Russia as lier sister, tho Princess of Wales, is in England. Tho two sisters re semble each other, not only in looks, but in sweetness ol character. His domes tic lile has hitherto been pure and won derfully happy, and unless something happens to mar this wo may look for a considerable change in tho "ideas of the Court on the subject of morals. The Czarevna has four beautiful children tho eldest, Nicholas, aline boy of twelve ; the second, George, about nine, who bears a striking resemblance to the carly pic tures of Alexander II., and two much younger ones, Xenia and Michael. She haH accompanied her husband to all parts of European Russia and has gained the affection of thc people, particularly of the Pules. In thc winter, at the Anitch kov Palsce, she has an aunual Christina?, tree, but it is not iuvaribly the children of the nobles who are invited, but a number from thc most squalid homes in St. Petersburg, recommended by some of tho members of the Society for the Relief of Distress, and these arealways sent away willi a gcod stock of warra clothing as well as Ihe customary pres ents. That thc Czar baa been no carpet soldier is evident from the marks of frost-bites on the third and fourth fingers of his left hand and a slight scar on his temple, where a bullet grazed his heed in one of the battles in the Turkish war. He is very popular in Copenhagen, where he and the Princess Dagmar, as she is Btill fondly called by the DnneB, walk about the town together in the most unceremonious manner and aro always ready to take there part in any popular entertainment during tbs long visits which they periodically pay at her father's court. It also speaks well for him that he is supposed to require no extra amuse ment there, but to be perfectly happy, leading a ?implo life with bis wife and children, roami ?g about in tao park and spending quiet evenings ir the castle. In the summer of 187G the vhole Danish royal family, including the King and Queen of Greece, were entertained for six weeks at his palaces in St. Petersburg and Czarco Selo. The Czar's study in the Anitchkov is a small room fitted up with maps and globes and well filled bookcases, in which historical works in all languages predominate. That he is a reader is shown by <Ce pile of news papers which he collects at the different stations when on a railroad journey to peruse on the road, and he has taken personal interest in the publication of thc State correspondence in Russia. Some year? ago he wrote himself to tho heirs of La Harpe, who was tutor to the Em peror Alexander I., to ask for the loan of any letter? from his great-uncle to La Harpe which might happen to be still in their hands. Friendly "Yanks" nud "Bens." The ground which separated the pick ets was covered with heavy timber. Strict orders had been issued against our men entering the neutral ground, sa some of them had used it as a cover to Jesert to the enemy. The winter was very cold and wood was scarce and thu little wo could pro cure for the picket lino had to be carried a mils on our shoulders. This -csmcd s. hardship when there was so much wood just in front of us. One bitter cold day we concluded to disobey orders by cutling wood in front if our friends on the other ?de did not object. Not a shot had been exchanged since our advent, a month previous ; in fact, we had nut even uad a glimpse of the "boys in blue," who, uo doubt, were aa anxious for some of the wood aa we were. After pounding away for some time with our worn-out Confederate axes, an unarmed squad of Federals appeared, who greeted us with : "Hello, Johnnies 1 are you after wood ?" ? In a few minutes "Yanks" and "Rehs" were on the best of terms. Strange ??ght, but nevertheless true. The Feder als tendered us the uso of their sharp axes, which were readily accepted. Borne of tv ? Federals were so anxious to mow theil ?. ind feelings for us that they actually helped us cut our wood I This neighborly feeling existed as long os we remained there. Once some of the Fed erals invited me to accompany them to their picket line and dine with them. I expressed grave doubts about getting back, but they assured me on their honor as soldiers that if I went they would see me returned safely. With this assurance. I went and remained for more than an hour. They vied with each other in hospitality. But with all their assuran ces I felt ill at ease, for I did not know what might prevent my return, and in such an event I would be classed as a deserter. But, true to their promise, I maa safely returned. These facts may seem strange and improbable to the reader who did not participate in the late unpleasantness, but there are thou sands to-day who cherish the remem brance of many such incidents.-Phila delphia Times. KEEPING TUE HEAD CLEAN.-Keep ing the head perfectly clean is a great aid to health. A distinguished physician, who bas spent much time at quarantine, said that a person whose head*was thor oughly washed every day rarely took contagious diseases, but where the hair was allowed to become dirty and matted it was hardly possible to escape infection. Many persona find speedy relief for ner vous headache by washing the bead thoroughly in weak soda water. We have known cases almost wholly cured in ten minutes by this simple remedy. A friend finds it the greatest relief in cases of "rose cold," the cold symptoms en tirely leaving the eyes and nose after one thorough washing of the hair. The head should be thoroughly dried afterward, and tho drafts of air avoided for a little while. PROOF EVERYWHERE.-If any inva lid or sick person has the least doubt of the power and efficacy of Hop Bitters to cure them, they eau find cases exactly like their own, in their own neighbor hood, with proof positive that they can be easily and permanently cured at a trifling cost-or ask yotfr druggist or physician. GREENWICH, Feb. ll, 1880. Hop Bitters Co.-SIRS-I was given up by the doctors to die of scrofula consumption. Two bottles of your Bit ters cured me. LEROY SREWKR. STOCK l'A ll M IN CHARLESTON, A Head ?if II??l?l?lnit-Tlilrly-T?o Ruarla nf Milk a Day Fruin Duo Cou. Since tiie enactment of tho Stock law considerable attention lias been directed to the raising of linc blooded cattle in this State, and descriptions of several of thc up country stock farms have been recently published in the Kew* ami ( '..?< rier. Comparatively few people are aware, however, that in this city to-day lhere is ill full operation !? slock farm upo:; which is a herd of as (lue blooded cattle as can he found in the South. The farm, which is owned and operated by Mr. II. l?\ W. Rreuer, is known as the "Ashley Dairy," and is located on the Ashley River, nt the west end of Ree street. Mr. Rreuer is no tyro in the business, having given much time and attention to the breeding of line cattle for over twenty years. His present place was purchased" in 1S71 from the estate of Vanderhorat Dawson. It was at that time in pietty bad condition, but Mr. Rreuer lias steadily improved both the buildings mid the laud, nud has year by year added to his space until now he has ten acres, tho major part of which is kept in the highest possible state of cul tivation. The cattle are allowed a range of a little more than one acre, tho bal ance of tho land being planted in green crops and small grain for cattle food, Mr. Rreuer luis at present thirty-one head of Holstein and Ayrshire cattle on the premises and about thirty bend more at different points in tho State. Every; thing about ;he premises is kept scrupu lously cleon, af?u in the housing of the herd the most improved modern methods are used. The stable is n long one sluiy building running north and south, with a wido passageway on the west side and a series of stalls running along tho east ern side. The stalls are constructed on the European plan, the cattle being fed from thc main passageway through openings in their stalls only large enough for their bends and necks to move through comfortably. Each animal is tethered to its stall, and is allowed plenty of rope to move back and lie dowu in a passageway which runs to the east of the stalls. Duriug thc day the cattle aro allowed to exercise in thc range, and to ono accus tomed to seo only scrub pine land cattle a sight of this herd is absolutely refresh ing. Mr. Rreuer is very proud of his Holsteins and is enthusiastic iu describ ing their merita. Having bred all kinds of blooded cattle he does not hesitate to say that thc Holaiein breed is so incom parably superior to all others thal there is no room for argument on the subject, and to show that be means what ho says be is gradually selling oil' his Ayrshire? and increasing Iiis Holsteins. lu color the Holsteins are invariably black and white. They aro of good B?ZO and are remarkable for their extreme docility. Their exact origin, il is said, is not defi nitely known, but according to tim best authorities, for an indefinite period previous to written history, the Duchy of Holstein was famous for a superior race of cattle, and that from there the finest cattle in North Europe have been derived. Unlike other improved breeds, tho Holstein has not been brought to ita Cresent standing by crossing with other reeds, but by judicious selections and careful breeding among its own race ; hence it is claimed that it is the purest breed now before tho public, and conse quently stamps its own characteristics on its ofkpriug with rem: 'kable certainty oveu when crossed v th breed? quite dissimilar. Frequently the produce of thc first cross is quite equal to full bloods for practical purposes iu tho dairy. Crossed with tho Jorsey the sizo is re duced considerably and much of thc good shape is lost. With the Ayrshire Ibo size ia also reduced, but the produce is very fine in form and as milkers ex ceedingly good. The best cross has proved to be with tho short-horn, for with these the size aud form aro retained and tiie produce is perfection ns a dairy cow. Mr. Rreuer secured the most of his herd by direct importation from North Holland, and has had seveial ad ditions by natural increase. He expe rienced some trouble with some of the imported cattle on account of the change of climate, but the herd is now thorough ly acclimated and is in excellent condi tion. To the lovers of fine stock it will be interesting to rend the pedigree of the herd. The first bull imported was Leander, registered in the iib volume of the Hol stein Herd Rook ns No. .ri20. He was calved September 16, 1878. The next importation was Perfection, No. 672, imported from North Holland in September, 1878. This cow gave, with her third calf, 82 quarts of milk a day and has never been dry. She is about to calve again and still gives 14 quarts a day. Tho next importation were as follows : Hylker, No. 741, imported in 1878. This oow's best yield has been 28 quarts per day. The First Duke of Ashley, now at thc head of the herd, No. 627 in the Holstein Herd Book. He was sired by the fa mous bull Uncle Tom fend is now three years old. He is a lordly looking ani mal, nearly all black, and when in full condition weighs 2,100 pounds. Tet, No. 1,205, imported in 1880 and bred by E. J. Van Der Ende, West Friesland. Thin cow gave 29 quarts per day with her second calf. She is now four years old. Neiskje, No. 1,204, bred by T. 8. Moema, Weat Friesland, calved in 1870. She gave 26 quarts per day with her third calf. Antoinette, No. 1,123, calved here on the 24th of June, 1880, out of Hylker. She gave with ber first calf 21 quarts per day. Hendrtna Second, No. 1,558, calved in Pennsylvania in 1880; dam Hen drina, sire Anton. She gave 19 quarts with ber first calf. Queen of Ashley, No. 1,599, cai ved here on 19th July, 1881, and dropped her first calf when 20 months old. She gave 18 quarts at that time. Second Duke of Ashley, No. 1,426, was calved heep September 24, 1882; sire First Duke of Ashloy, dam Tet. First Prince of Ashley was calved hero January 6, 1883 ; sire First Duke of Ashloy, dam Queen of Ashley. Hermanda, No. 2,059, calved here October 28, 1881 ; sire Leander, No. 520; dam Hylker, No. 741. She has never calved. First Duchess of Ashley, No. 2,385, was calved here October 17, 1882. Sire First Duke "?f Ashley, dam Hylker. Has never had a calf. Belle of Ashley, No. 2,373. Calved here on the 24th of September, 1882. Imported in heifer Hendrina Second, sire Wouter, No. 460. Arminda, calved in Purmer, North Holland, April 25, 1881 ; sire Crown bull Purmer, dam Zmart liol. Bred by John Blom, Purmer, North Holland. Besides the above, three thoroughbred calves have been dropped here, tho re cords of which will appear in the seventh volum of the Holstein Herd Book. The balance of the herd ia cross-bred cattle, Ayshire and Short Horn, all sired by the short horn bull Prince of Grass Hill, bred at Grasa Hill, Maas., by Charlen Parsons, Jr. Thia hull is regis torcil in the American Short Horn lien! Hook a-? No. 1,837. His siro was Belvi dere ant] his dam Lady Sale Hight h. His pedigree runs hack to 1713, Mr. llrouer has thc only herd of Hol stein cattle in the State with the excep tion of :>. small heiil owned by Mr. \V. M. Coleman, of Seneca City. Thc Hol steins, Mr. llrouer says, aro peculiarly eda pt ed for grazing, keening in bettor tlesh a-hile pasturing than cither thc Short Hom or \yrshirc. Their milking qualities aro unsurpassed. Cows of this breed have yielded as much as PO pound?, equivalent lo 1*> quarts of milk, per day, and a< much as 20 pounds of butter a week. Tliey aro what is known as very deep milkers ami rarely go dry. Only one of Mr. I-relier's cows has ever gone dry. They have yielded milk from calf to calf. Their milk is said to keep sweet longer than that of any other breed, and is peculiarly suitable for making fine butter and cheese. Mr. Breuer gives much attention lo his herd, and has evidently gone into thc business with his whole soul. It would be a good thing for the State if there were more men like him.-AV*'* anil Courin: "E. ST LYNNE? OUT MEST. A ltpmiirkahlo .Story of Mixed F.'iinilly ll?, tatton* in LnuUvllle. The Louisville Courier-Journal relates the following : The quiet neighborhood ol Jefferson street, between First and Brook, bas a Hcandal, and tlie people who dwell in the vicinity are discussing mid arc agitated over it. Tho scandal is all about a wife who deserted lier husband and ran away with a neighbor, but who repented, saw the error of her way, and returned to bo forgiven only to find Ibat the forsaken husband had taken up with tho neighbor's wife. Thc chief actors in this scandal-play are Jacob Meyers, bia wife Mary and David Schon and his better half, Susie. Meyers lives on Jefferson street, near Brooic, and makes his living by selling the producta of tho garden. His wife is a handsome brunette of about 35 su ni mers. They have five children, the eldest being n girl about 17 years of age. Scholl' and his wife lived on Brook street, near Jefferson, and have one child. The two families were intimate, and tlie wives were considered tho best of friends. About :\ month ago Meyers awoke early one morning to at tend the sale of his vegetables, and found his wife gone. Shu had stolen away in the night, and gone he knew not where. Thc samo morning Mrs. SehofI found her husband missing. Thecnming night brought neither of tho missing ones to their homes, and win n the de serted husband and thc abandoned wife learned of what had happened in the homo of each they suspected that Scholl and Mrs. Meyers had eloped. Theil suspicious were confirmed ; Meyers had lost a wife and Mrs. SchofT a husband ; he was a deserted husband and Bhe t forsaken wife, and it appeared to them thal they could find consolation in euci other. He had a family of children ami she bad a baby with no father. Encl could supply to the other what had beet lost. Ho would find a wife in her, am she a husband in him, nud tbe ch i ld rei would have both a father and mother. This was thc idea that suggestod lund to llicm, and in a few days Mrs. Schof and Mr. Meyers were living in the satin house, and ?? far as Lhe people could see were lo each other as man and wife., lt two weeks their former loves seemed fur gotten. They had taken things as the; were, and making the most of the cir CUmstanccs, were nut at al! put out b; their abandonment. They were napp; in their home, and were preparing to rc tire on Saturday night, when some on knocked for admittance at Hie outer dooi Mr. Meyers opened it, and into the ligh came the face and figure of the wife wh had deserted him. She had repented c her sin and carno home to bo forgiver At his feet she fell and pleaded to b taken back to his arm and home. Sh pleaded so and was so penitent that b forgave her, but could not take her bac and restore her to her former plac? Mrs. SchofT had been instituted thei and he was contented to see her remaii For her children's suko she begged to I allowed to remain, and her husban granted her thc privilege of staying i tho house and playing second fiddi Thus do matters stand in the Mcvei home. Tho wife looks after the childre she lins wronged by her desertion, am to all intents and purposes, plays tl; part of housekeeper und servant. St sleeps in a small room up-ntsirH by he self, while her husband and the woinn she hos wronged occupy the bedchamh together. No one knows what has b come of SchofT. He was left in tl country and has not appeared since Mi Meyers returned home. How long tl present state of affairs will remain ci only be surmised. Thc wife, humble at penitent, is thankful to bo allowed remain in thc house in any positio while Mrs. SchofT does not seem indi ed to retire from her position as inistre of tho Meyers family. The neighbors, the meantime, are much shocked, and long as Mrs. SchofT and Mr. Meyers co tinue to live together the same neighbr will remain horrified and have tho sea dal for a theme of conversation. Fight Ilclwcen n Man mid a Dca Rufus Reed, a colored man, w known in this city, bought a bear a f weeks ago and started out through t country with him. Last Sunday Ruf or so much that was left of him, arri v in tho city from McAden's factory repairs. Ile and the bear had had fight and thc colored man only saved ! own life by cutting the bear's thro Recd was terrible mangled. His fing were bitten off, and part of one foot n one entire heel, together with a big pi* cf meat from his leg, were missing, states that himself and tho bear wero a room together, when, for some un countable cause, Brum became en raj and jumped on him. Thc two fou. around the room for some time, wi finally the bear got the man down it cornor and was about to make sf shrift of him. Already ono of Rei hands had been torn into fragments, i the bear had tho other hand iu mouth. Recd managed to grasp a kt in his lacerated hand and drove it i tho bear's throat, when tho beast ro over dead and the battle was ent <u* for the knifo which Reed fortuna with him, tho bear would undoi Hy have killed bim. Dr. Bob C d' ? i5ed Reed's wounds and left him i fair way to mend up, by and by.- C lotte Journal- Observer, June 5. - If you shake up a basket of I or of gravel the smaller portions will toward the bottom, the larger ones come toward the top. This is the o of nature. There is no way of eva< it. And the same order prevails in basket of human life. The wo shaking will send tho small chara? downward and bring the larger ones ward the top. Tho larger ones are to blame for this. The smaller have no right to complain of iL the shaking that does ibo business. IS THIS BISMARCK'S GAME! Hov. Prance in Knolrcliul willi a (?trille of IlayouctH. Special to the Atm Vork Herald. PARIS, MAY OO.-Three salient facts are now exciting the boped or thc fears of every thinking niau in Europe. First. Tho triple alliance now consti tutes a snrt i f supremo tribunal of Eu rope, which is capable of enforcing ita will or caprice upon any or all other European rowers and without the con sent of which no European question can be decided. Second. That in the event of war tho vast armies of Germany, Austria a id Italy would constitute so many parir of one gigantic and perfectly elaborated machi'ie, every minute movement of which would bo directer! by thc German general stall', just as tho armies of Hava na, Wurteuburg and Haden were in 1870 guided by tho Prussian general staff. Third. That just us Prussia welded together the North Gorman Confedera tion in ISliG and tho Gcrinnu Km pi re in 1871, so is the German Chancellor now welding together a still greater military and political unit, equal in extent to the Empire of Cbarlemnngo and intended eventually to embrace tho whole of Cen tral Klimpe, Italy and tho countries con tiguous to tho Danube and tho Balkans. "LE SECRET DE BISMARCK." Under tho bending "Lo Secret de Bis marck" the Figaro yesterday sounded the following trumpet noto of alarm, which excites general attention: "France must arouse herself from the fetes and frivolities that absorb her un divided attention. Never has France been menaced with greater perils than at tho present moment. Never before has she found herself more isolnted and en feebled than now. Never before hus she been surrounded by more powerful and moro inveterate feie?. Concerning these foes there have been many fanciful sup positions more or less well founded, but tho facts havo now been brought to tho knowledge of our Government Cy person ages of thc highest authority. Prince Bismarck's plan's and tho secret of thc triple alliance havo nt Inst boen set in the nakedness of truth before the eyes of M. Grevy and his ministers, and wo havo reason to believe thnt such an impression has been created as wi!', cause a change of ministerial policy. A WEAPON AGAINST FRANCK. "What nra tho dangers? We can no longer conceal the fact that the triple alliance is not only an accomplished fact, but a .-'capon directed against us. We must nov forget tho words uttered on April 12 bv Signor .Mancini in the Ital ian Charniers: 'Opportunities, not dis tant, perhaps, will enable Italy to use her strength iu the service of a great cause.' Moreover, wo mu?t not disregard the strictly professional voyage that Count Von Moltke, in spite of his eighty three years, ha:'just accomplished along the Corniche road and among the weak est points of our I tal mn frontier. It is not for n simple distraction that the old German strategist, braving heat and fa tigue, carno to study, from Genoa to Bordighera, all thc mountain passes, all tho topographical undulations, like a general making himself familiar with n future battle field. SURVEYING TUE CUIOUND. "In 1RG9 a similar silent voyage was made along our then eastern frontier, and Inst vear Count Von Moltke'a pleas ure trip led him through the St. Gothard and Bronnes passe? toward tho opening in tho rear of Beifort, and to tho two great military routes connecting Germa ny with Italy. Is it crcditablo that, in extending his mysterious inspection this year to tho Col de Tende and Vitimillo, ibo helmeted octogenarian who so pow erfully Beconds the plans of the Chancel lor was merely satisfying an old DIBU'I caprice's nnd seeking to catch a sun beam? THE CRISIS IN ITALY. ''At tho same moment the Italian Gov ernniuiiij by a ouuclco coup tte Hu n? e per forms a political revolution in which it is difficult not to recognize tho hand of the German Chancellor. The Depretis Cab inet that enjoyed a sure majority of 300 votes ?uddenly collapsed, BB if under the influence of some powerful and unknown will. The principal elements of the Left, supremo a few days ago, wore sud denly eliminated to give pince to ele ments of the Right. These sudden tac tics eau only bo explained on the ground that Italy must henceforth make ber policy conform to the spirit, character and tendency of thc policy of her two allies. RECONCILIATION WITH THE POPE. "Italy must renounce her radical and Irredentist policy and must obey the or ders from Berlin which require her to reconcile herself with the Popo. Bis marck's plan in tact pivots on this recon ciliation of Italy with tho Holy See and upon the moral support which tho Pa pacy re-established under favorable aus pices would lend to the triple alliance. What return does Italy get for all this? Here wc touch upon a question that for Franco is a burning one. Official docu ments exist showing that Italy is 'now perfectly free to seek compensation in another direction.' In which direction and to whose detriment? No extraordi nary perspicacity is required to answer these questions. SCATTERING THE ENEMY. "Moreover, it is at the suggestion of Bismarck that our forces are scattered about all over the surface of the globe and are now frittering away their strength in Senegal, Congo, Madagascar, Tunis and Tonquin, and our blundering government has fallen into the trap set by our bitterest enemy. THE PRIZES. "Germavy's politigue pour boire com mences with herself. Sho will first annex what is left of Lorraine- with Nancy, which already appears on Ger man staff maps in Teutonic guise as Nanzig, and then she will take the Franche-Com?te. This vivisection of our couutry, still bleeding from her wounds, will be continued ad infinitum. Belgium will get French Flanders. England for her neutrality will obtain a port at our side of tho Channel, already suggested by Lord Seymour in 1870, as official doc uments prove. Switzerland will take Chablais and Faucognoy, two inviting morsels that Bismarck tempted ber with twelve years ago. Spain will be promis* ed Rousillion and, perhaps a strip of Gascony." WALLED IN. If this version of the Figaro is correct it would seem that tho Man of Blood and Iron has at last encircled Franco with an irresistible girdle of bayonets until her position is analogous to the prisoners of medioval days, the walls of whose cell slowly but surely closed in on every side until the victim was crushed ont of exis tence by the overwhelming weight of masonry. < - A hen-laid an egg in a Philadelphia street car and the driver pot her off be* cause the fare wasn't deposited In the box. MORMONS IX THE CAROLINAS. How tin-lr "Allulonarlcs" ?lo their l'cstl Icnt Work. . Charlotte Journal and Observer, June'2 Among the passengers who arrived in the city yesterday afternoon on tho Rich mond and Danville train wero two smooth-faced, kecn-eyed, middle-aged men, whose peculiar dress and odd ap pearance attracted general attention. They wore their hair in long Saratoga baugy locks that covered their cars aud greased their coat collars. Their dress consisted of long black conta or gowns that were buttoned down to tho knees, while their legs, or so much of them as could bc seen, wero enveloped in the am pio folds of baggy trousers. One wore a coouskin cap, while tho other had head gear of a moro civilized character, Im eyes being shaded by an ordinary slouch hat. Each one carried a been-th rou gb* tho-revolution looking carpet-bag, and waving the seductive hackman aside, they pushed out of the crowd and strode up Trade street at a brisk pace. Arriv ing nt a grocery store they purchased enough crackers and cheese to make iii cm a dinner, and then proceeded to tho vacant lot near the Carolina Central depot to enjoy their lunch. They remained about there until a lato hour in thc afternoon, and in the meantime were interviewed by several curious par ties. The men appeared to avoid com ing in contact with the people on the streets, yet, when approached by any body, they showed no disposition to con ceal their ideutity, but conversed about themselves and their mission freely. They wero Mormon missionaries, two of ti baud ut' oe ven (cen who aro now work ing for recruits in the counties adjoiniug Mecklenburg on tho west. They gavo their names as the Rev. Wm. Doruton and tho Kev. Jabel Brenchwell.nnd stat ed that they arrived in North Carolina last Mureh from Utah, and since that time lind been holding meetings and making converts in various counties of tho State. Themselves and fifteen other brethren work separately, but meet at a certain point about once n month to compare notes and map out plans for future action. So fur they have con verted to the Mormon faith thirty-seven mon and women, about fifteen of whom have been sent to Utah. Their best suc cess, according to their report, has been in Rutherford und in Gaston counties. They have not yet done any work in Ca barrus, Rowan or Mecklenburg counties, but do not know how long they may let these fields remain untouched. Their work ?B dono quietly, and their presenco in :?ny neighborhood is seldom ever km mi except by but a few who attend their meetings. Tho apostle first begins by riding aboul a neighborhood stopping at tho houses for a drink of water or a meal, uatii ho has become pretty well acquainted with tho women, tho weaker ones of whom he selects as his subjects, informs theta of a meeting to be held nt a certain tin.o and place, and invites then*, ic niicnd. After they go to the meetings the work is easy, and they arc soon persuaded to embrace the Mormon faith. Iteforo receiving them into tho church they are baptized, and in order that it may bo thorough ly done the con verts aro stripped entirely naked by tho righteous old frauds, when they are im mersed in the water. The hour for these baptisms is generally set at 10 or ll o'clock at night, and any convenient creek or pond in the neighborhood will answer tho purposes of a pool. It seems almost incredible that such heathenism can bo practiced here under our own eyes and in this advanced age of civili zation, but these Mormon missionaries admit that this is their mode of baptism, and express surprise- that any one should find fault with it. They held a baptism on Duncan's Creek, in Rutherford County, which was reported at the time. Speaking of incidents of their trip through Rutherford County they stated that on one occasion they. bailed two white women who were hoeing cotton in u field, got into a conversation with them, and before they quit they had converted tho two women, took them to a neighbor ing creok and baptized them after the usual fashion, when the women returned to the field and the "Mormon missiona ries" proceeded on their way. These two women joined a party the next day and left for Utah. The preachers stated that they were on their way to Polk County, ana were to have left the city last night for Spartanburg. The other members of their band are scattered through Ruther ford, Gaston, Polk and several other counties, and are almost daily engaged in working for recruits. Their opera tions are confined solely to the ignorant, uneducated class of people, and we are in some doubt as to whether or not the State Buffers any loss from the depopula tion caused by tho Mor mc a priests. But it is a uhr.me to our civilization that such '.binga are permitted in our midst, and missionaries are needed. The snit ox mis sionary, hon ever, and the ona to ?mit tn o casi best, is in tho household of nearly every man in the couutvy, or it can bo procured at any hardware store. It lc a shot-gun. Introduce a few of thean priests to theso missionaries and our country will soon be effectively rid of them. Blood Drinking In St. Louis, Blood drinking is daily becoming moro popular in St. Louis, and a prominent wholesale butcher, who supplies the city institutions with meat, says there is a sort of craze for the fluid. Bullocks' blood has, of course, long been a favorite beverage with consumptives and persons of wasted vitality, but? would seem that the crimson in its lukewarm state is now regarded rather as a preventive than a cure for wasted tissue. It is asid that milk ia but clarified blood, loaing, how ever, ita nutritive powers in the process of clarification ; hence the people resort to the pure article. The taste ls said to be so similar to that of warm udder milk that, could an unsuspecting person be blindfolded and offered a glass of warm, new milk, and another of warm blood, fresh from the veins of a healthy young bullock, he could not discriminate. Not every oue can drink milk fresh unadul terated, as it is too rich and causes bill iousneas, and not every one can throw back the head, raise a goblet of the vitel red fluid to the lips, and lot it slowly trickle down the throat and into the pri mary stomach. It is not that the latter is more objectionable than milk, but rather from association. The city con tractor I? a powerful, stout and raddy man of 30 years, weighing over 200 pounds, and bas a thorough con temp?. ? tor doctors. He was up to the age of 19 a clerk, and at the time weighed but 110 pounds, and was the possessor of a wan and pallid countenance, but through the advice, of a friend he "embraced butcher ing," and although be has never tasted blood, he says that working in and around lt, and breathing the air laden with the effluvia, has made him the pow erful man that he ia. . Mental depression, weaknera of the : muscular system, general- ill-health, I benofitted by using Brown's Iron Bitten.