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f^TORIBRAY,. Editor. JI)AY, SEPT. 9, 1$86. .?1.60. T5c. ?TANDABD-BEARERS FOR 1886, Governor: of Clarcsrdonr : Ia^utenar&GoYcrnor: -;'S;-?T:Grwaynie.-r v' Secretary of State'; w. z? ileixner, of Xershaw. : - Co^tr?IIiC(^ersl: w. iL stones', , ofBerSeley. Treasurer; L slB?BERG, ofBjamw.eE. -Attorney General: : ' ?B?BV BARLE, of Sor?ter, .[..'.; . ? . JSuperinten?ant of Education: ,. J^AMES; 2u RICE, ?f Abbeville, itant and Inspector General: & BOKHAM,' Jr., '? :0??Al>DeviIle. ' r^ple tofind the sunshine as calm and jd bcantifill ?a If there had been Kt;^:ter^ jmd no convulsion of j ZdonDgi^e darlrjiess of-the hours j passed, the usual eheerful red anrl business and routine'l ike attention -of all. ^w^:tne treniblings' of. the ^ tfi^mb)tn?ag Ghrmicle f^?^i^^'wp^ite- of j of the shake extending from | to New Orleans, and from iutie^the Lakes, with the bmi r'ebnun^cation with enton>oor people became tflffixfp?feBerate* en^rts communicate with Charles - -jl;.bat-in ?be I afternoon Htened by the ?!mdbeea destroyed ? When the facts the appalling misfottnne of onr ?and; .the jnetropoHes of ok^theincs p^^^e^;befiiire;o^r l^llrg]vind^hn^rtant a com; yh^thjs^n;^ more: pa |^n?oF?uiSfia^vt^..:ever..pirer' ^^U^;CharIestoo pre Disaijter after disaster has [?ynpo^bld Chariestoh. In ^swa&^ a " ^;^":.yei7i heajrt pi the ier:^ Many dings were- shattered with - to* wealth was de* im Pacng the future newepn.ditioD of things, h3Q^gibrwardhop%(b!]j circumstances when the ty. Sjtill brave ami hope ;t?e; wreck, and - again in tbe race for progress ,^hnV'^Iws',"; than twelve berii&ywcal catastrophe, K?nd^awv complete, has ;herV In / an instant her > devastated and her. people. anger to; seek: safely pen [ sir. Fifty thousand men, e^ildcein were in - an instant yotbers were crushed to ' the^unaeen forces The condi can be better imagined. It.is simply fearful, and u?; tbe country the feeling of sym f?r the sufferers, and gratitude ifor the immunity which has bees given other ^|^i|c^^ujids. The damage toCharles l^^^i^^h' thought, be less than |^^;^iian ideliaxs. The actnal want t^jwid^ffenog of tbe people there "can. ?^^M'*^*^ by; generons contribu ^Vfi^^irom .'those people whose homes <; hi^^n spared them; and whose bne iness* has not been interferred with. > 5 C0ht??ons aie being liberaliy made, bnfrthere is pressing' need, and all per \:.;^ns^hox?n aid inf this noble charity "^shotdddoso. The future of Charleston at first ap the brave ? .opa^e ?f ber; noble citizens is as great ;^ft.^ne??r83ilies of the disaster. Her ^i^^fl^:?;to-diy open and hopeful, and \.? ;Wlth^ft; ce^ti?n of tbe disturbance she 7;w?^?p^perlyhelped, rise from her : mwmrti3m^8 to greater life and energy . and;liope; than ever. : . ^ ^ and pri ^-^^^^tap^j.&ad encouragement, end ['fwjpf-^rpwple should help Charleston. . .-VH^p^berby yourr business, help her by ^^i^ai^^?rlbutions, and help her by your '.influence." Charleston is tbe commercial iiv^fipp^^ her prosperity is ^aWmaiter of interest to all our people. [ Carolinians mast view her hopefal ? ?.?news and her courage under tbe present ?^circumstances aa a magnificent exhibition :Pf the greatness of agr?nd people. We "i^adbaiire ^be> more in the exhibition of I ?self-control, and manly determination to , with adverse fate, than it was Me even to do in her prosperity. *HB OoilCtBESSZOKAI. FBUKABY. ?h 'T&fnomination for Congress in this District by primary election on the 23rd inst^ will he a matter of great interest to b^:people of the District. Public meet? ing* will be held as follows throughout 'tbeDistrict: Friday, Sepfc 10th, Pickens, 0. H.; Satnrday, ilth, Easley -T Monday, jstb/| .Seneca; Tuesday, 14tb, Walbalia; Wed? nesday, 15th, Anderson; Thursday, 16th, ^^Seft Path; Saturday, 18th, Abbeville ; Konday, 20tB,: Greenwood \ Tuesday, 2Ist,Newborry; Wednesday, 22nd, Pros perity. W? hope the voters of Anderson Coun? ty will turn out to hear the candidates, ? either at Anderson or Honea Path. The' meotiog at Honea Path will he held at two o'clock p. va: It is tbe first primary over held in .the State for Congress, and ^^twist it will elicit the interest of our people sufficiently to enable them to make a correct and satisfactory choice. ? Judge Simonton, :^he following despatch was received in sight CThjis> H.: Smonton, Charleston, am directed by the President to i yen that fie has aigned your com n United Spates Judge for the liatriei of South Carolina, and it is on -"w^to- yon. : The President also me- to request you to hold the eginniqg tbe 6?r: of September. |te--^pc.'. ? . - 'A-* / ., &i 1^ Fbuden, ct^etary to the Pwsident. The Pendleton Stock Show* .?? P?*pLETON, Sv 0., Aug. 31, 1886. Mb. EDrTOR\'%aqy of yourjreaders, no doubt, remember with pleasure tho ex? hibition of-; stock under the auspices of the Pendleton Fanners' Society. For the past two years this Society has en? deavored to show what can be done in I the way of raising fine horses-add cows in a comparatively small scope of coun? try.- Now, again this October they pro? pose la bring together all the fine stock I they can possibly reach. It is. rather doubtful whether an auction will be held in connection with j the show. Some of our stoci -n think it wonld. be best to omit this f are for a year or two, until their herds are in such shape .as to enable them to put up on the stand a larger and a -better class of ani? mals. They argue that it would be dis? advantageous to. sell simply the ceilings from their herds; they desire to make a [ fiwt-class reputation' for the Pendleton stock farms, and think it best to hasten slowly. On the other band, some think ihat after starting the auction sales last year, it would be disastrous to the cattle cause to omit it now, as it wduld induce \ j some to believe that it is impossible to inaugurate an annual stock sale in Pendleton, and this is what the .Society desire eventually to do ; regularly every Fall to have a show and'sale that will attract, buyers from far and near, who will come knowing that they will find what they want and get exactly what is represented. ' ' ' We are working now to' secure a race track for. the purpose of showing off the good qualities of the horses bred in this country; Several gentlemen' have evinced great interest in this, and have promised to aid in attaining the object, it is hoped that it will be an accomplished .{act in time for our show. We. wish that all in this, and the neighboring Counties, who are'interested I in the improvement of our country stock, will remember to visit us on the appoint? ed day, and if they have anything to [show, let . them bring it along. The more the merrier. Beapectfully, Pendleton. A Fnmary 'for Congress. The Congressional Convention- of the Democratic Party of the Third Congres? sional District of thb State met in Sene? ca, on Wednesday evening, the 1st inst.; at: eight o'clock p"' m., and was perma? nently organized by electing Hon. J. E. Boggi president and Col. John G. Clink scales Secretary. On motion of Mr. Casoo, of Abbeville' ' it was resolved to nominate a Congress^ : man by primary election. , On motion of Mr. Murray, of Ander? son, the majority plan of nominating, with a proviso that after'.the first election all except the two highest candidates should be dropped, was adopted. < After considerable discussion, Thurs? day, the 23rd day of September, was fixed for the first election, and Thursday, the 7th day of October, tot the second election, should one be necessary. A Committee on Bales was appointed, consisting of Gen. Y. J. Pope, of New berry V Eon. W. H. Parker, of Abbeville; O. E. Prince, Esq., of Anderson ; Hon. W. J. Stribbling, of Oconee, and Mr. Wm. M. Httgood of Pickens. ' The Convention took a recess, after which it reassembled and the Committee on Rules reported a series of rules to govern the e lection, which were discussed at length, aud after amendment' were I adopted as follows t "'.. Rule 1st That a Primary Election for nominating l. Congressman for the Third Congressional District be held through? out the District on the 23rd day of Sep? tember, 18?i. Rule 2nd When the vole shall have been canvas* id in each County, it-shall be the duty <. f the Secretary of the Coun? ty Executive Committee to make a return of the Eele itlon in his County to the Congressional Executive Committee, which shall constitute a Board for the purpose of canvassing the returns and leciaring the result of the Election, and of hearing and deciding all contests or protests which may arise, whose action shall be final; Provided, That no mem? ber of such Executive Committee shall be a j candidate at i nch Election, and provided farther, that said Executive Committee shall canvass the returns and declare the result of the Election within one week after the said Election. Rule 3rd. That the candidate who shall receive a majority of all the votes cast in the Congressional District, shall be de? clared to be the nominee of the Demo? cratic Party for Congress for said District. Btjlb 4th. In case no candidate shall have received the majority vote in the first Election, another Election shall be' had on the 7tti day of October, thereaf? ter, at which the two candidates only who- received the highest number of voter shall be voted for. The; result of the second El action shall be ascertained and declared in the manner as herein provided for tiie first. - Rule 5th. All white men whose names are now upor the rolls of Democratic Clubs, and ali colored men who have been consistent Democrats since 1876, and whose ntuncs are now upon- some Democratic roll, be qualified to vote at the Congressional Primary election; Provided, Thai in the County of Oco? nee, all persons who have heretofore been members of Democratic Clubs, and who join the Clubs now forming in such County, under the Constitution of that { County, shall lire entitled to vote. Rule 6th. Except as hereinbefore provided, the rales and regulations gov? erning the Primary Elections in each County as now in force, shall govern the Congressional Primary in said County. Rule 7th. That the Secretary of this Convention d..> forthwith furnish the County Chairmen of each County in said District with a certified copy of these rules, The Executive Committee were author? ized to fix campaign meetings for the candidates for Congress, and to carry out the action of the Convention. After the usual complimentary resolu? tions to the officers of the Convention for their services, and to Mr. J. 0. Gary for the use of hi3 hall, the Convention adjourned. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, Sept. 6, 1886. The great earthquake of last Tuesday earned three-fourths of the inhabitants of Washington to' fairly quake la their shoes. The first of the three shocks occurred a few minutes before 10 o'clock, and the third 15 minutes later. No one was expecting such a visitation, and it occasioned great , consternation, verging almost on a panic among the audiences of the various theatres and other places of amusement The buildings heaved and swayed, doors slammed, ornaments rattled, and confusion reigned supreme. The occupants of the upper stories of nearly all the large buildings hurriedly -descended to the ground floor to ascertain i the cause of the unusual' commotion, j The experiences of people^l^rfRMM houses were pretty .muc^? Windows rattled, bells rung^ V^SH ed, mirrors swung. In scientiiu ^^rp. of the government the shocks have V' Pt>l ed great interest on the subject o? earthquakes, which has been intensified by the frightful news from Charleston, S-' .0. It was thought by a great many that tho Washington Monument and the domo of the. Capitol would very likely sutler from the swajing motion, and conse? quently the two places were visited" by an' ' excited multitude, but no damage to tbe noble piles could be discovered in the gloom. An examination of the structure the neat day revealed the fact that' they were still plum, and possessed no inclina? tion to tottle to the earth. Lato dispatches from the Adirondack report that the Preside" c's wonderful luck in bobbing trout has gone back on him. One day he explored a half dozen ? lakes and ponds, travelling in all a dis? tance of 20 miles, one! -forth of the jour? ney being made on foot, but caught no fish..' A deer got into the lake in front of the Saranic Inn, while his excellency was eating breakfast, and it was proposed to drive it ashore and give Mr. Cleveland a shot at it. Two guides pulled toward the animal with 'all their might, but it got 'ashore unhurt,' notwithstanding that three balls from a Winchester rifle skirted over the water in dangerous, proximity to itv? The-' President will return to the Capital about October 1st, and Private . Secretary Lam on t the 15 th of tbe present . -The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued-regulations to collectors con? cerning the olemargarine law. Revenue officers are relieved of the necessity of proving the imitation or resemblance.to butter, except as to mixtures of tallow, beef, fat, &c, and the Commissioner says that establishments of the magnitude necessary to successfully conduct the manufacture of oleomargarine may be easily' 'discovered, and are likely to be found adjoining,slaughter houses. Man? ufacturers are required to give bond in not less than $5,000 and to keep books showing the articles used in making the olemargarine, and to make monthly re? turns of the same. On. October 1, when the law goes into effect, all olemargarine in the hands of dealers must be in wood? en packages of hot less, than ten pounds, and all. not properly marked is to be seized. The same old fight between the Secre? tary of War and Gen. Sheridan, which has been smothered for a time, has broken out with renewed vigor.7 During-.the absence of Secretary Endicott, Adj. Gen. Drum is. acting as the.head.of the. De? partment by order of tbe President. It puis Gen. Drum over Gen. Sheridan, and the latter does not like it: It is no secret .that Gen. Sheridan has not been friendly to either exrSecretary Lincoln or Secre? tary Endicott, and his exercise of certain functions elicited a rebuke, first from ex Secretary Lincoln, and latterly from the, present Secretary. The General has frequently protested against the attitude of the head of the Department, and has not taken quietly the many slights to which it is said he has been subject. Under the present condition of affairs, an inferior officer is commanding a superior officer. H. AMONG THE BUIRS. Tbe Dftmage at Charleston Estimated at Ten Million Dollars. Dispatch to Atlanta. Constitution. Chableston, 8. C., September 4.? The shock last night caused great alarm on account of the shattered condition of tbe nerves of the people. Those persons who had ventured back under their roofs hurried into the streets, which presented for a few minutes as tragic an appearance as on Tuesday night, but little actual harm was done by the shock. Two un tenanted houses are reported to have fallen, together with a part of the coping of the Charleston hotel. The vibration during the shock was not especially great, but the moaning and howling sound was sufficiently alarming. Gradually the peOple had come to the conviction that the shocks were at an end and the disap? pointment was agonizing. .. The damage to Charleston has not been exaggerated. If the brick houses of that city were in New York to day seven out of every Dine of them would be condemned by the city inspectors and torn down before night A new-comer riding through the city halts the carriage continually and forbids the driver to pass an impending building. He soon dis? covers that he cannot ride without taking such risks. Three buildings fell yester? day. That Is the beginning of tha end. The inhabitants understand this and tbeir Denres are strained accordingly. A sharp cough will stampede a crowd. While writing my dispatches I was frequently .run out of the building. The city is a wreck?a complete, pitiful, hopeless wreck, its people are wrecked as hope? lessly as its houses. What will bacome of it? SHOWERS OF PEBBLES. ? The sensation to-day is the falling of 5ebbles in the lower part of the city, be first fall was at half-past 7 o'clock this morning, and the second at about 11 o'clock. They appeared to fall in a slanting direction from South to North. There are morsels of flint among them, .and all are plainly abraded and worn by the action of water. Some few have sharp fractures and have evidently been recently broken. The fact of tbe fall is vouched for by several'trustworthy per? sons. The bulk of pebbles fell in and around the News and Courier office. the channel all bight. The bar or harbor of Charleston has not been affected by the earthquake. Soundings taken on Wednesday show seventeen and a half feet of water in the South channel, one hour before high water, aud in Pumpkin Hill channel sixteen and a half feet of water. There is no truth in the report that bridges across the Ashley river have fallen. The feeling to-day is decidedly more cheerful, and a better tone naturally per? vades the community. It is difficult to give any precise reason for this, but it is the fact. Workmen are at work upon the injured buildings putting them in order, and as much as possible is being done to protect interiors from the rains, which are expected. Another element which increases confidence is the organi? zation to-day of a strong relief committee, which will take entire charge of food, of clothing and quarters as tar as necessary for those who have suffered by the earth Snake. A considerable number of tents ave been received from the government, and others are expected to-morrow. The orphan honse, alms house and both Catholic orphan asylums have been pro? vided with sufficient shelter. An encampment for other refugees, in military style, is now being formed on South battery. There will be an encamp? ment for colored refugees on Marion square. It can bo confidently asserted that this work of the committee will be Systematic, and that all .funds at their isposal will be properly applied. pbofessob hcgee's examination. Professor W. T. McGee, of the United States geological survey, went to Sum? merville on Friday to investigate the immediate or remote causes of the recent earthquake. He stopped at the Ten Mile Hill station, around which the earth? quake was particularly active, and paid especial attention to the matter which was thrown up from the craters, which are numerous through the belt of country extending!from Disber's farm about four miles from Ten Mile Hill North and South, an(5 like wise East and West for an indefinite distance along the sea coast. |gg|i McG*e collected specimens H Mil and mud which had been Hp, and samples of the waters ^^Hprowed from the fissures, taking %$rJNCharles Lee, the largest of which w ?oo?t sateen feet square and sixteen feet deep; At Summerville Professor McGee continued bis investigations aud talked freely with gentlemen there. One of those gives the News- and- Courier a sketch of Professor McGeo's statements. Professor McOceauid that the ornamental work and gingerbread work in Charleston was, in many instances, out of proportion to the size of the. building and these parts would be apt to fall and carry away por? tions of the general structure. He said that when he left Washington he thought he would have very little difficulty in de? termining tiio approximate cause of the earthquake, but confessed to have been much puzzled by his observation, Con? trary to expectations, he found that the fissures were not uniform in their direc? tion. Some extended from North to South and others from East to West, and on this account-he would hesitate how to five any scientific declaration. He did, oweyer, give an opinion that the shocks were the result of local land slides. By the term -'local" he does not mean that the shakes can' be traced to any particular place, at Summerville, Charleston, or elsewhere, and remarked that there was no connection between the shakes aud suppressed volcanic action. His impres? sion is that the area covered by the land? slide theory has been from forty to one hundred miles under the bed of the sea. He was confident, moreover, that the worst was passed. A reporter made a careful detour of the city, and was surprised to find so much wrecked property which had before escaped the eyes of press representatives. At least four out of five of all buildings are damaged more or less. -City Assessor William A. Kelly says that the loss will readily reach. $10,000, 000. The taxable property aggregates $22,000,000.. As the greatest portion-of the property destroyed was inhabited by old families who have no surplus means, it is believed that only a portion will be rebuilt. AH day there has been a con? stant rattle and roar of falling buildings and old material. Scores of buildings are being torn down by the owners as a measure of safety. Hundreds of others will not come down until action has been ordered by the city council. At many places ropes are drawn across the streets to keep pedestrians away from condemned and dangerous buildings. THE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOCK. The News and Conrier, of September 5th,says: The shock that was felt in Charleston, about seven minutes after 11 o'clock on Friday night, was-the first decided one, if not the only one, that has been felt in the city in nearly twenty-four hours, or since 11.53 on Thursday night. Differ? ing opinions are expressed as to its com? parative force, but it impressed the great majority of observers as being only second in severity to the first and most violent one, and as ranking in this respect with what was the second shock in the series. The effect of the shock on Friday night coming with so much force, and rudely breaking the long interval of apparent quietude, was naturally to dispel at once the feeling of renewed confidence which had begun to be entertained by nearly every one, and to re-establish for a time, among the more ignorant classes of the population at leaBt, the reign of terror from which they had so recently emerged. The roll of the earthquake was of but a few seconds' duration. - It had scarcely* died away, however,- before there-rose up through the still night air, in the direc? tion of the public squares and parks, where the fugitives were gathered togeth? er, the now familiar, but still terrible, cries of thousands of wailing voices united in one vast chorus expressive only of the utmost human misery. For awhile this sound was beard above all other sounds suggesting vividly to the mind what has been told by survivors of the scene that follows the sinking of a great ship at sea, when its living freight is left struggling with the waves'; and this im? pression was heightened to the distant auditor by the gradual diminution in the volume of the cries?as though voice after .voice were being silenced as life after life were quenched beneath the tossing waves. The sound could not have been very different or more despair? ing and horrifying if the waters of the ocean, a few miles away, had indeed, burst their sandy barriers, and, pouring across the land, had engulfed the distant throngs within hearing of the anxious watchers who, for bo long, through anx? ious days and steepness nights, had dreaded for themselves this-so fearful fate. So the latest terror passed to those who were far off and alone, or who watched and waited in the darkness of the night and in the shadow of death, white helpless loved'ones slumbered and slept beside them. Very few people felt tho shock which fassed through the'city at 1.15 p. m." on 'riday, owing probably to the rumbling of wagons, carriages, drays and busses through the street. Nevertheless, there was a vibration, and a very perceptile one, which those who have observed the movements of the earthquake had no difficulty in recognizing. Like all the other shocks it came from the Southeast, passed through the city and disappeared in a Northwesterly direction. A few moments. after 11 o'clock at night another shock came, rousing the poor affrighted women and children from their uneasy slumbers and forcing them once more to flee to the open air for safety. The shock was rather severe, pronounced by those who felt it to be about equal iu severity to that at 8.25 a m. on Wednesday. Its advent was fol? lowed by several noises such as is pro? duced by falling buildings, but no trace could be found of any building having been thrown down. When the shock occurred tho colored people on Washington square, as usual, became panic-stricken, and the shouting and singing was once more resumed. The two negro men, however, who have done so much to contribute to the suffer? ings and distress of the people during the terrible ordeal through which Charleston has passed, had found quar? ters elsewhere, and in their absence things soon quieted down. The white people who were driven to the sqnare managed 13 get sitting room on the outer edge of the park and passed a wretched night, shiv? ering in the cold east wind, which blew with piercing effect. No other shock occurred during the night. In the morn? ing the white people took up their shawls and blankets and returned to their shat? tered homes, to pass another wretched day in fearful expectation of another night of horror. THE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH ROAD. It was reported that the damages sus? tained by tho Charleston and Savannah Railway by the recent earthquake were very slight. This was probably due to the very prompt resumption of passenger traffic by that road. A Reporter, in con? versation with Capt. J. W. Craig, mas? ter of trasportation, learned that the railroad had been very seriously damaged ??seven hundred feet of land settled two feet. The Rantowles bridge shifted ten inches at the river, and the track was distorted on either side for a distance of one thousand feet, all of which had to be restored to line and guage for the passage of trains. Between Rantowles' and Ravenel's Staiton there were two depressions in the road-bed, one two feet deep for a dis? tance of five hundred feet, and another three feet deep, for a distance of one thousand feet. The road-bed was shifted in places for a space of eight miles from one to two feet. Between Rantowles and Ravenel's Station, the track had to be cut in several places to relieve the ex? pansion. Near New Roads Station, twenty-six miles from Charleston, a fissure caused a washout in the road-bed Bix feet wide and seven feet deep. How Sweet. A young girl stepped into a shop where a young man who had been enamored of her, but dared not speak, stood behind the coun? ter. In order to remain as long as possible, she cheapened everything. At last she said: "I believe you think I am cheating." "Oh, no," said he, "to me you are always lair." "Well," whispered the lady, r'I would not stay so long bargaining if you were not bo dear." She did not have to cheapen when the druggist only charged her 25 cents for "Pomeroy's Petroline Po roused Plaster," for her mother's Rheuma? tism ; she did not grudge this small sum, for they h ad found them a sure cure, Wilhite & WUhite agents for Anderson, S. C A Scientific Inquiry as to the Quake. A correspondent of the Atlanta Con? stitution, iu writing up tbe earthquake, gives an inlcrviow with Prof. McGee as to tho probable cause of tbe recent dis? aster. The correspondent says: A scientific inquiry is being made into the causo of the earthquake by Professor McGee, .of tho geological survey, with . competent assistants. Professor McGee is rapidly systematizing the information put in his bauds, and to-day gave your correspondent an interesting talk. His theory of the earthquake, or rather tho ono which he adopts as a working theory, is at entire variance with the accepted opinion here, but seems most reasonable. He says: "It is simply a seaward slip. In say? ing this I assert nothing but state what appears to be the most intelligent work? ing theory for physicists." "What is a seaward slip?" "It is a movement of the coastal plain towards the sea. Let me say in round terms that we divide the region this side of the Appalachian range into two portions. ' The granite or gneiss forma? tion is called the Piedmont escarpment, and extends from the mountain ranges to about where Columbia is. The region this side of that is made up of what we call fragmental rock, and is called the coastal plain. The theory is fhat this coastal plain has simply slipped seaward a bit, and the displacement produced the shock or tremor." '?'What caused it to slip?" "There is a tendency in that direction. Imagine a surface slightly inclined with this coastal plain overlying il. ? A hun? dred miles or so out at sea there is a sharp depression. The tendency of the coastal plain is towards that depression. Were it not for the resistance of friction this movement would be constant until the tendency was satisfied. In spite of friction, however, the coastal plain reaches the point where the pressures overcome the resistance, and then a slip occurs. This may come from the read? justments of the earth's surface constant? ly going on, or from the fact that the great rivers flowing out of the mountain ranges are continually loading the coastal plain with the deposits they bring. In this way tbe point may be reached, and doubtles has been reached, where the resistance is overcome, and the forward movement occurs." "Has the seaward tendency been noted before?" ' "Oh, yes. In tbe middle States its work has been- recorded for a long time. The movement there has been so gradual that there have been no very violent shocks. Observations have been less ac? curate and widespread in the South At? lantic States, and less is known of the movement." "?You have found nothing since com? ing here to break your theory?" "Nothing. I may say that everything is confirmatory as far as I have gone. There is absolutely no reason to believe that volcanism has anything to do with this earthquake. - On the contrary there is every, reason to believe it had not. I have heard of nothing that cannot be explained by tbe theory of displacement. The area of disturbance alone is a strong suggestion in this direction. It is per ? haps the largest ever recorded for any earthquake. Volcanic disturbances are ' usually local, while tbe slip of a coastal plain hundreds of miles m length may affect half a continent" "I asked how he explained the twist? ing of the railroad track in an opposite direction to the Blips?" "Because there is a refluent motion of the earth, you see chimneys that have fallen both'-ways. "Suppose," tbe pro? fessor continued, taking a piece of bread and cutting it, m two, almost entirely through, and holding it at an angle: "the upper piece of this bread was forced to slide off the lower piece. If I had cut it clear through there would have been ? no resistance except the friction, but as it is joined together at the end, there is additional resistance in the effort to tear loose. There is produced a crinkling, or what we call corrugation. This resistance would also increase the reaction which pushes tbe earth in tbe opposite direction from which it had slipped." I asked how he explained the shocks which still continue at Summerville. "Suppose you take," he said, "fifty saucers aud tie an elastic string to them. Then pull the saucers by the string. You will find the saucers do not follow the elastic. Pull in a steady motion. They come in jerky, although you pull with a perfectly steady hand. - The jerky motion is caused by tbe difference in what is called starting friction and sliding fric? tion. The jerks of the saucers, really their stops and starts, would not be synchronous: Each would act inde? pendently of the other. So with every part of the coastal plain. In respond? ing to the force that urged it forward, it went in jerks, or by fits aud starts, and these movements are independent of each other, and may be more violent or last longer at one point than another." "Do you think the general movement is over ?" "I do. I think the pressure has been satisfied and that there will be quiet for perhaps a long geologic period. The ten? dency to the sea will continue, however, and tbe movement will continuo, but it may be inappreciable to the general public. It is probable that no more trouble will result, and that tbe slight shocks now notable here and there are the subsiding tremors. Perhaps the movement may be gentle hereafter in tbe South Atlantic States, as it has been in the Middle States. Some one suggested that the blue mud ejected from tbe fissures and the distinct sulphurous smell of the water were vol? canic hints. ?'Not at all," he replied. "In Florida, notably, and about Charleston also, there are mineral salts and sulphurets in the overlying beds or fragments of rock. There are frequent saline and sulphur springs and wells. This accounts for the salty or sulphurous taste of tbe water ejected from unusual depths in this sec? tion. The blue mud is simply mud which is found deep down in the earth in this region. It is about 3,000 feet to solid rock in this region. The enormous com? posite above the slide rock is the fr&g mental or coastal plain that has suddenly been displaced. Imagine such a mass hundreds of miles in length and breadth, slipping forward. Calculate the friction j of tnis mass ns it is forced forward over the surface of the bed rock, and you cau form an idea of the disturbance it makes. Consider that this moving mass is elastic, of different thickness and com? position, you see how the movement is Irregular and how, on finally adjusting itself after its dislocation, there may be prolonged minor tremors and quakings in certain localities." I asked if the granite section or the Piedmont escarpment was not safer from earthquakes than the coastal plain. "That is doubtful," he replied. "Granite conveys a tremor or vibration much more distinctly than fragmental rock does. While the granite is not in the area of displacement, the tremor is often sent backward from the line of fault, as we call it. The granite region i3 stable and has no seaward tendency, but as the coastal plain is displaced reac? tionary tremors will reach the granite, as in this case. You remember there were shocks in the coastal regions at Augusta and Charleston several days before the displacement actually occurred. These were not felt in tbe granite region. When the slip came, however, there were tremors in the Piedmont escarpment. There was probably a tilting of the granite edge as the weight of the coastal plain was shifted further seaward." Professor McGee went up to Summer? ville to-night, where he will make a close study and where he has been promised the experience of repeated shocks. He has made a fine impression here, aud the best local scientist and all officials are flad to place everything at his disposal, rofessor McGee Bays this earthquake offers the most interesting problem that has been presented to this 'generation of Scientists. The News and Courier publishes the following explanation of the recent earthquake: There can be no doubt that the various 1 earthquake shocks, which had their origin in the islands of the Mediterranean and in Greece und Italy, on August29lh, was ? the repeated occurrence of destructive earthquakes throughout Greece and Italy; that there had been -two eruptions of Vesuvius und that the volcauo was still ? very active. These eruptions gave vent to an internal commotion which had produced a quaking of earth in that vicinity by the shocks being communicat? ed to the earth have traveled in various directions, in some with more violence than in others, as they were felt the same day throughout Egypt, but doing little damage. The shocks seem to have extended Westward with more rapidity and violence than in any other directions, vibrations of particles of the earth's surface being transmitted under ihe sea at the rate of about one hundred miles an hour, occupying about seventy-two hours in travelling a distance of six thousand five hundred miles, before reaching the Western shores of the Atlan tic. Traveling as it did, almost due West, one of the first points on the shore line which it could reach was the coast of South Carolina. But we see that it waa felt along the entire coast as far North as Boston and spread across the continent with diminishing force, as various more solid and rocky portions of the surface crust retard the vibrations until it seems to have been almost entirely stopped by friction in the extreme Northwestern States. The reason why the shocks were more violent in the vicinity of Charles? ton and Summerville, is that there is more of a soft yielding nature in the superficial upper strata which conducted the vibrations and forward movements of the earth, waves meeting with less resist? ance than from bard substance farther in the interior were more rapid and jerky and shook the surface with more violence. The presence of innumerable fissures ob? servable in the city and in the country, as far as Summerville, and beyond is accounted for by this same soft material yielding readily to the pressure of the earth waves which pushed up their crust and squeezed out, as it were, water and sand subject to pressure. The blue sand and yellow sand thus ejected arc found in the upper strata, and that it came from near the surface is proven by the fact.that no marl is found in it, and that begins at from 65 to 90 feet below the surface and extends to nearly 1,100 feet deep. To show still more conclusively that the wave motions were confined to a very limited depth beneath the surface, it is only necessary to slate that none of the shallow or four hundred feet artesian wells are at all affected. Nor is there any change noticeable in the flow or quality of the water from two deep artesian wells, as would have been the case if the cause of the earthquake had been local or deep seated. This statement of communica? tion of land waves to enormous distances is fully verified by observations of pre? vious earthquakes since and even before the Christian era.. The- absence of a tidal wave proves conclusively that the cause of disturbance was confined to land and. the jerky motions communicated to the vessels as reported by their officers was caused by the vertical vibrations intermediate between the rapid forward transmission and slower backward jerks. The Quake on the Railroads. Charleston, September 2.?Near Ten Mile Hill a fatal accident occurred on Tuesday night. Tbe down Colombia train jumped the track. Engineer Burns and fireman Arnold (colored) were badly injured by the tremendons leap the train took in the dark under the unseen influ? ence of the shock that dismantled the road. It is said that the earth suddenly gave way and that the engine first plung? ed down the temporary declivity. It was then raised on top of the succeeding terrestrial undulation, and having reach? ed the top of the wave the sudden swerv? ing of the force to right and left hurled the ill-fated train down the embankment. In many piacea along the track of the South Carolina and North Eastern Bail road's and for a space of several hundred yards in width the dreadful energy of tbe earthquake was extended in two par? ticular ways. First, there were intervals of a hundred yards and more in which tbe track had the appearance of having been alternately raised and depressed like lines of waves frozen in their last posi? tion. The second indications was where the force had oscillated from East to West, bending the rails in reverse curves, most of them taking the shape of a single and others of a double letter S, placed longitudually.i HILL, ADAMS & CO. Have J as t received a handsome line of Gents' Handmade Shoes. Also, the prettiest line of Ladies Fine Shoes in the City, from $2.50 to $5.00. We have also bought a larger line of Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Gents' Famishing Goods than ever before. Please call and see them, and wo arc confident we can please you, Yours truly, HILL, ADAMS & GO. Sept 9, 1886 _9 _ STOLEN! FROM the stable of the subscriber, near Holland's Store in this County, on the night of Sept. 7th, a black MARE, a little sun burnt and bare-footed, about 12 or 14 years old and 14 or 15 hands high, with a small scab on back made by harness. Any information leading to the recovery of the Mare and arrest of tbe thief will be thankfully received and suitably rewarded. J. R, EARLE, Holland's Store, S.C. Sept 9, 18SG_9_1 TyOTICE FINAL SETTLEENT. JLl The undersigned, Executrixes of the Estate of Margaret A. Morris, dee'd, here? by give notice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 13th day October, 188G, for a Final Set? tlement of said Estate and discbarge from their office as Executrixes. ELIZABETH P. MORRIS,) MARY G. MORRIS, \ Ex'es. MARGARET A. MORRIS, J Sept 9,1880 9 5 ? Tho Boston Record bays there are nearly SCO opium smokers iu tbat city, and that the number is increasing every day. ? Tbd luost successful inen have but one'aim in life, and tbat is generally the one.they make win.. NEW SCHOOL. MISS MAMIE WICKLIFFE will open a School for Children and Girls Sept, 13th, 188G. Rates of tuition : Prima? ry, $1.C0; Intermediate, $2.00 to $3.00; Collegiate, $4.00. Credit given for public money. Calisthenics, Drawing and Broom Drill freu of charge. Small children a specialty. Sept 9, 1880_9_1 MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. j R. F. Diwcr vs. J. L. Pepper and M. E. i - Mitchell.?Action to Foreclose Mortgage. \ PURSUANT to a Decree of Foreclosure made by his Honor Judge J. B. Ker shaw, bearing date June 23, 1886, I will sell at Anderson C. H. S. C, on SALES DAY US' OCTOBER NEXT, at public outcry, the mortgage premises below de? scribed to wit: All thai; Tract of Land, situate in Ander? son Co., 8. C, on waters of Little Beaver Dam Cresk, adjoining lands of Enoch Keys, Eliab Ambrose, Wm. Johnson and others. Tebms of Sale?One-half cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept. 9, 2886 '_9_4__ MASTER^ SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the Court of Common Pleas. Joseph A, Burgess vs. Solomon Perry and The S. ?.nd I. Bank.?Action for Foreclo? sure. PURSUANT to an order of foreclosure made by his Honor Judge J. B. Ker shaw, bearing date 23rd June, 1886, in the above stated case, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on SALESDAY IN OCTO? BER next, at public outcry, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract or Lot of Land, situate in the Village of Townville, i? ^rk Township, Anderson County, S. C, adjoining lands of Dr. W. K. Sharpe, W. C. McCarly, Berry Holland, M. R. Johnson and S. J. Gaines. containing 12 acres, more or less. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, the re? mainder on a credit of twelvemonths, with interest from day of sale, secured by a mortgage of the premises, with leave to purchaser to anticipate payment, and to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 9,1?86_9_4_ " MASTER'S SALE. " THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the Court of Common Pleas. B. C. Brown and 8. N. Brown vs. Cathe? rine Brown, et al.?Action for Partition. PURSUANT to an order of sale made by his Bonor Judge Witherspoon in the above stated case, dated February 26, 1886, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on SALE8DA Y IN OCTOBER next, at pub? lic auction, the Real Estate below described, to wit: All tbat Tract of Land, situate in Ander? son County, S. C, containing 216 acres, more or lesn, adjoining land of P. M, Whit field, W. D. Palmer, J. J. Barton, John P. Carroll, John and James Garrett and B. C. Brown. Tebms of Sale?One-half cash, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 9,1866 ? 9_4_ SPECIAL MASTER'S SALE. State of South Cabolina, Anderson County. The Anderson Building and Loan Asso? ciation of Anderson Co., S. C, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Nina Van Wyck and Wm. Burriss, Defendants. IN obedience to a Decree of Foreclosure in the above stated case, made by his Honor Judge J. B. Kershaw,- bearing date June 25th, 1886,1 will sell at Anderson C H., 8. C, on SALESDAY IN OCTO? BER next, sit public auction, the following described Real Estate, to wit: All that PIECE or LOT OF LAND, con? taining one acre, more or less, situate in the City of Anderson, S. C, and bounded by lands of W. D. Evins, Mrs. E. C. Fant and others, :qow occupied by Mr. David White. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for pap>ers. G. E.. PRINCE, Special Master. Sept 9, 1883_9_ 4 NOTICE. ALL persons owing the late Capt. John . McGrath are requested to make pay? ment at once to my Attorneys, Messrs. Prince & Vandiver. All debts not paid by Dec. 1st, 18?6, will be advertised thirty days and sole, at public outcry Salesday in January, 1887. E. J. McGRATH, Executrix. Sept. 2.188()_8_3m THE ANDERSON MILITARY ACADEMY! THE Exercises of this institution will be resumed on the 1st September next, under the Superintendence of the undersigned, aided by Teachers of recog? nized ability. The military feature will be more dis? tinctly marked than heretofore, and the Natural Sciences will also receive increased attention. The terms for Board and Tuition will re? main as heretofore. DEL. KEMPER. Aug 5,1886_4 Miss Lenora Hubtofl. THE Fall Turni opens M< iday, Sept. Cth. With enlarged school building and an excellent Assistant, the number of pu ?ils will not be limited as heretofore, rawing lessons twice each week, to all the pupils, free. Special instruction in Draw? ing, Painting imd Music given on reasona? ble terms. A special Kindergarten room has been prepared tor the little ones. I Credit given for all public money receiv? ed. Aug 19. 1886 _6_4* GRAND OPENING. FOSTER FANT * CO., Successors to Smith Sc Co., "WlLL open about September 15th with a FULL and STYLISH lino of? READY MADE CLOTHING, Gents' Furnishing Goods,, Hats and Piece Goods. The latest styles from New York and Baltimore. See their Goods before purcha? sing, * Strictly a Cash Business and Short Profits. MR. JESSE R. SMITH will be glad to see bis old friends, and will be prepared to Cut Suits at short notice. MR. WILL. BELL will also be on band, and glad to serve bis many friends. Don't forget the location?on Wkitner Street, jusit opposite the new Post Oflice. Everything bran new. No old stock to work off. Come and see us. FOSTER FANT & CO. Sept D, 1886_;_9_ly 500 Bushels Yellow Rust Proof Seed Oats, Bed Bust Proof Seed Oats, Seed Barley and Bye, Glover and Grass Seed In stock and to arrive. Bagging and Ties, Fresh Groceries arriving by every train. ALL of the above we will sell for Cash cheap. Give us a call before buying. B. F. CRAYTON * SONS. Sopt 9,1886 9 To the Ginners And Farmers OP Anderson County! 45,000 YARDS OF BAGGING, BOUGHT BEFORE THE ADVANCE, Bagging and Ties to cover seven thousand bales of Cot? ton, bought greatly less than to-day's market. Car of Celebrated TENNESSEE WAGONS, Expected daily. Two Hundred and Fifty Barrels of FLOUR, To arrive, ground out of New Wheat. Our Buyer is in the Northern Markets, and we pro? pose to make trade lively the coming season, by offering large blocks of Goods at prices to attract attention. i?" Call in when in the City. We like to have you call, whether you give us your patronage or not. BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL. August 26,1886 7 NIAGARA GRAPE VINES, AND ALLJOTHER CHOICE KINDS. LeCONTE PEAR TREES, And other Fruits wanted. For Fall delivery $ PRICES SO VERY LOW That to price will be to buy. Call and see us, or write for illustrated circulars and prices. P k D * W. D. SIMPSON & CO* Hl 1 flA U A& In ifcl Office?At Simpson, Reid <fc Co.'s Drug Store, / P>alrt Iflm mrt june 24,188G 60 3m NEW CROP TURNIP SEED JUST ARRIVED. ALL SIZES. IHM Fill PRESERVING POWDER 4 HID. ORR & SLOAN. July 22,1886_2_ JOHN E. PEOPLES * CO. EXPECT TO CONTINUE THEIR CROCKERY BUSINESS, And in order to build up a good trade, they are offering their stock at very low prices. They have a large stock of? Hand-Paintei China Decorated Sets, Opaque Porcelain Goods, Granite and C. C. Ware, Stone and Glassware, Fruit Jars a Specialty. They haye some SILVERWARE that they will sell very cheap. Also, a lot of BIRD CAGES and FEATHER DUSTERS. They have a large stock of? STOVES AND RANGES, That they will sell cheap for cash, or on time to good parties. They have an im? mense stock of all kinds of TINWARE of their own make. They manufacture EVAPORATORS, and sell Brennan & Co.'s Celebrated? CANE MILLS, FEED CUTTERS? SAW MILLS. &C. On short notice they do all kinds of Tin Rooffing, Guttering and Roof Painting As cheap as any one. Before buying your PAPER, PAPER BAGS and WRAPPING TWINE, call and examine their stock, and get prices that will compete with any house sell? ing same quality of goods. August 12,1886 5_ AUGUST, 1886. : We have made our last Reduction of the Season in all our Departments. OUR STOCK OF SUMMER GOODS MUST BE SOLD, AS WE NEED THE ROOM FOR OUR LARGE FALL STOCK. Come in and see for yourselves, and you will find prices LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE. lKjL0i, W. A. CHAPMAN. August ?, ^86 4