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? '* ' *' J;;)'/; . ; i? "BFCIINCSCALES & LANGSTON. . ' ANDEBSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1900. VOLUME XXXV-NO. 48. Lined and unlined Suits of a cloth that doesn't muss easily ; that if soiled cleans easily ; that if wot doesn't leave water marks THAT'S SERGE. Our kind is blue, extremely light weight-single or double breasted. Full Suits $7.50, $10.00,. $12.50 and $15.00. Evans' $3.50 Shoes Are like a patent medicine, good for both extremes of all cases.. They are becoming to tall and short men alike. They are the correct Shoes for daylight and darkness. They are worn by rich and poor. Straw Hats. Our Straw Hats are made by the Brigham Hopkins Co., of Baltimore, and we have the exclusive sale for thc SS in this territory. They are different from the ordinary Straw Hats in make, style and finish. If you want an up-to-date Hat "we've got your company." , B THE SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FR ?INT. WHERE TO BUY ? IS a question often eskcr? by people who want th? BES? VALUE for their Do?iar. We have endeavored to sell Goods at prices to suit the "times," and so far have been successful. We do not intend stopping afc this, but propose to give you more "s?und" Goods for your Dollar than \ve have heretofore. WE WANT YOUR TRADE, and if prices and square dealing will help to get it we c^n keep it. We carry fulldinee in-~ Bress Goods, Summer 0-oods, Trimmings, v Notions, Millinery and Shoes. In oar Grocery Department you will find only the best Goods at ?ow prices. '. . .'. . Flour, Tobacco, Molasses and Corn. MF* We guarantee Pnces and Goods. Yours truly, C. MOORE, AC^ER A QO, > Bora? tam: Easy. i Relkvta theSowcB ICM??~52r m A?MMlPB'ff v'v''' MOWERS. M Ht THE purchaser of a Champion Binder or Mower gets a written warran ty containing thia clause : "The eccentric wheel on the Champion Binder is warranted to give a gain of sixteen and two-thirds per ceutin power for binding.. The ?bree feed elevator on the Champion Binder is warranted to vfasto le.-s grain than the elevator on any other Binder. The Master wheels o? the ^ampiori Draw Cut Mower are warranted not to lift frhm the gsstK^^v^^r^jto bar ^seis sa v?miracc?on. The cutter bar on tho Champion Brav? Cut ;$??wer is warranted ti be adjustable, so that the outer end may be brought forward to -tsep the xra?ter bar in line with tho ?sd ?sq?^^ -? nsya pfopevly centered in tho guards." Think of it These are important features o? 33indors Mow?ts. No other machine contains.them. . There ore more genuin? improvements- on the Champion Machines in tho last few years than all of the others pat together. There ?re more of them in use in Anderson County thnn, any ether make, and every purchaser is moro than satisfied. Thia' speaks for itself. We have a Binder put op leady for.operation at our S^oi^oud we would ee glad to show it to you. Remember that we ara the sole Agents, and Champion Machines cshnofe -e obtained from ony ona else io this territory*. THE STATE CONVENTION. A Lore Feast at Colombia.-Peace and Harmony Control South Carolina Democrats. Special to Charleston ^Evening Post. COLUMBIA, May 10.-That there is a great big pile of harmony in the Dem ocratic party in South Carolina just at this time is shown by the fact that to* day at the State convention ex-Gov. John Sheppard nominated in behalf of the Edge?eld delegation thc Hon. B. R. Tillman for delegate at largo to the national convention and the nomina tion was immediately seconded by Mr. James Cosgrove? of Charleston. Col. Wilie Jones, the State chair man, caused no end of merriment when he named all the candidates for Gov ernor as mc mb ero of the committee to escort the temporary chairman to the chair. All tho candidates .for Governor, Senator Tillman, Congressman Lati mer, ex-Gov, Sheppard, ex-Gov. John Ghry Evans, Major Tom Woodward and no end of notable figures in South Carolina politics aro on tho floor. Promptly at 13 o'clock Col. Wilie Jones, State chairman, took the stand and called the convention to order. Nearly all the delegates were in tho hall at the timo and there was a per fect buaz of conversation. The Gov ernor was sitting on tho left sido of tho hall, Senator Tillman was moving about the House, but finally took his seat with the Edgefield. delegation in the left rear side of the hall, j Mr. Lat imer sat on the right. The convention was opened with prayer by Dr. EvanB, rector of Trinity Church. Tho convention stood during the prayer. Mr. Campbell, of Ander son, then presented the ?am? of John E. Breazeale for the position of tem porary chairman. In doing so he re ferred to the past history of tnc State, and said tho nama ofhis friend, w?s too well known to require praise at his hands. Mr. Bowman, Kr. Steven son, Mr. Beggs and others seconded the nomination of Mr. Brcazeale. Mr. Breazeale was "elected unanimously, and Col. L. E. Campbell, Gov. Mc sweeney, A. H. Patterson, F. B. Gary, and Col. Hoyt were appointed a com mittee to conduct him to tho chair amid applause and laughter. Mr Breazeale was then introduced and he thanked the convention for the honor. He explained why tho con vention had assembled. Since tho Inst convention in this State new issues and problems had arisen sud many events bad transpired in then political world. Almost throughout the world there'h tul been uprisings of the people* in behalf of liberty. The United States had played no unimportant part. Cs ba had beet* treed fros? Spain's y&ke and had a republican form of govern ment. But now the United States was subduing another people in tho Philip pines. This was against the princi ples for which our forefathers fought. The Republican party seems to have forgotten what onr forefathers endur ed at Valley Forg?. The Democratic party stood against this and for the principles for which she had ever stood for' a' government1 for th? people, of the people and by the people. Under the leadership of the great commoner, W. J.Bryan, the party hopes in No vember to toke caro of all these things. Mr. Breazeale went on to poy his re-' specie to trusts. It j would bc a fight bolwe?a 'ihe American people ' and the trusts. Bryan's .name, he declared, was a platform in. itself. (Cheers.). Mr; W. D: Evans nominated Mr. T. C. Hamer, clerk of tho Houso, for tem porary secretary, and he. was unani mously elected. 1 . ' ' On motion of Mr. Prince . the chair man of'each delegation was asked to hand ht the revised list of delegates. Jeb? i W. D?nn, of Cr leaton, was made assistant secretary. Mr. McDow nominated* Mr. . W. F. Stevenson for . permanent cha?man and he was elected by - acclamation. There were three or four "noes" in tho voting preliminary to the result. A committee consisting of Messrs. Mc Dow imaiBeHtogar waa alloted to' escort Mr. Stevenson te tho chair. lar. Stovenaan, on taking the chair, thanked tho convention for' the honor/ doubly an.hanor coming from such a grand /id State as South Carolina. Tho cd Qvention was ?nie e tin g on the transit tm from one century to another ip.elecv. delegates to name a standard bearer to usher in tho new century,' a leader standing in tho shoes of Thomas Jefferson, He looked back and refer red to South Carolina's great growth in taxable proporty. iii cotton manu factoring to**** 'sctr z*& u> ?BBS? ehusetts, and in tobacco growing. We now have a united front and have roll ed back the dark cloud of negro domi ????^s. lammas were being built hero faster than in any other State. It -?as^phenom?nal record for a decade. It behooved them io go shoulder to shoulder, without partisanship, and make the first decade of the new eon* tory the grandest in the history of this grand old State. The temporary secretaries were made permanent secretaries. Tile conven tion appointed & committee of one. from each County on platform and re solutions, with Senator Tillman as chairman; on constitutto? and by-laws, with Mr. DeBrnhi as chairman. These < committees are to receive all resolu tions, and will meet at 4 o'clock. A large number o? resolutions wero pre - sented, Col. Hoyt's, requiring Cha j pledge to support national nomi m vs, and a vigorous platform from tho same source, being - among them. The election of tho four delegates at large was entered upon and quickly disposed of. Mr. Gentry, of Spartan burg, nominated Coi. Wilio Jones, of Richland; Mr. George ?. Prince, of Anderson, nominated Congressman Latimor; Senator Henderson named Gov. Mcsweeney; ex-Gov. Sheppard, "in behalf of the Edgefield delegation," named Senator B. R. Tillmnu, Mr. Cos grove being the first to second tho nomination. Nominations were closed and tho four nominees were elected. The convention, at 1:40 p. m., took n recess until 8 o'clock. CoLUMniA, May 17.-?t tho session of tho Democratic convention last night thc delegates to tho national convention were chosen from tho var ious districts, the party platform offer ed by Senator Tillman was adopted and other resolutions of importance wore passed. Tho feature of the night session was the protest of Col. L. W. Youmans, of Barnwell, against Mr. Gontry's resolu tion endorsing Senator Tillman. Col. Youmans made a vigorous speech at tacking Senator Tillman and his course and he moved to strike out so much of tho resolution as referred to ; Mr. Till man. Col. Youmnns' notion was some what of a surprise to tho other mem bers and was entirely uncalled for. Ho got little sympathy for his attack from tho other members, who were unani mous in their endorsement of the polit ical attitude taken by Senator Till man. This was tho Gentry resolution which caused tho Youmans' speech : Resolved, That wo endorse tho course of Hon. B. R. Tillman in the United States Senate, and especially the able manner in which ho has ex posed and condemned the hypocrital imperialistic policy of the Republican administration. That his efforts to in culcate honest methods in public ex penditures, and his expose nf frauds and steals in armor plate contracts en title him to the thanks of his State and of tho republic. The following report was the only change in the constitution presented and adopted: The committee further reports the following amendment to article VI of the constitution: * 'After the word 'necessary'in line 7 ot said article in sert 'Provided that the county execu tive committee of any county shall be at liberty to order a primary election for magistrates, masters or supervis ors of registration, and recommend that tho same be adopted.' " Tho ^committee farther recommend that article XVI of the constitution be stricken out. And tli?xt the Constitution as amend ed in these two particulars bo adopted as the constitution of the Democratic party cf South Carolina. Tho election of the delegates result ed as follows, the alternates choson be ing also given:. First District-W. B. Wilson, Char leston; Thomas Talbird, Beaufort; Al ternates, L. Arthur O'Neill, Charles ton; W. H. Kennedy, Williamsburg. Second District-James H. Tillman, of Edgefield, and C. W. Garrie, of Bamberg. Delegates to select alter nates. ) Third District-J. H. McCalla, Ab beville, and W. J. Stribbling, Oconee. Alternates, 8. H. M. McGee, Green wood, and George E. Prince, Ander son. Fourth District-J. A. Mooney, Greenville; John Gary Evans,'Spartan burg. Alternate, F. H. Weston, Co lumbia. Fifth District-T. Y" Williams, Lan caster; J. ?. Wilburn, Bock Hill.. Al ternates, J. H. Marion, Chester, and T. B. Butter, Cherokee. Sixth District-D. H. Traxler, of Timmonsyillo, and T. W. Bouchier, of Bennettsviilo. Alternate*' Tim merman and Louis Appelt. Seventh District-J. William Stokes, .OMP?ferirg^':W?":B. Gruber, Colinton. Alter?ates, W. D. Scarborough, Sum ter; J. M. WMfcsell, Orangeburg. This resolution was also adopted: Resolvi?, That the delegation from this State to tho Democratic national con von tion be, and are hereby, instruct ed to vote as a unit on all matters per taining to the interests Of the Demo cratic party. All questions coming be* fore the convention shall first be voted upon and decided by a majority of the delegates, the chairman of the delega tion casting the vote of the' entire dele gation. : Resolved, further, That the delega tion from thia State is herein instruct ed to vote for William Jennings Bryan aa nominee of- the D?mocratie party foi .President. The platform wu adopted as report ed by the committee. It reads as fol lows: Resolved, By tho Democracy of South Caroona in convention assem bled:' First. Tbs li wo reffirm our allegi ance to tho Oemocratio party of the United Stated and declare again onr belief ia tho principles upon rvhieh tho party was founde? by Thomas Jeffer son, Second. That we endorse in foll and ia particular the platform adopted by tho Democratic convention at Chicago in 1890, and that we adhere to the principles therein enunciated without qualification or amendment, and de mand their reafiirmatiou fey. tho con vention whick will meet in Kansas City on July 4 next. Third. That we condemn ns injuri ous to the best interest of this country tho ii;) and ul legislation of tho Repub lican mnjority in Cuugrcss. Its policy proves the subserviency of that party to the trusts ond national bank inter ests. Fourth. That wo view with ul ur m the power which tho trusts, through tho Republican party, ure exercising over legislation nnd national policies and their ability to control tho prices of tho necessities of lifo without regard to the law of supply and demand. We condemn the hypocritical attitude of the Republican lenders, who abuso trusts and combiues, while they use tho money obtained from them and stolen from tho people to debauch tho ignorant voters of tho country. Fifth. That wo denounce the impe rialistic policy of tho present Republi can administration, under President William McKinley, ns contrary to tho letter and spirit of tho Declaration of ^dependence and the Constitution of thc United States, aud ns dangerous to the liberty and freedom not only of tho people of the Spnnish islands, but of tho citizens of thia country as well. The benevolent assimilation of the Filipinos is proven to bo tho benevo lence of murder und tho assimilation of robbery. We denounce it na un out rage to tho consciences of liberty lov ing Americans. Our free institutions cnn not long survive tho destruction of those principles upon which they rest, and the spectacle of subject peoples held down by tho bayonet and robbed by carpet baggers but forshadows tho fate for our own country unless the people aro aroused to our danger. The unjust war of subjugation now being carried on in tho Philippines by Presi dent McKinley should bo ended nt once, with definite and pneifle declara tions to the natives ns to the intentions of this country to aid them in the es tablishment of a free government of their own choice under a protectorate by the United States. Sixth. That wc demand a strict ad herence to the part of the United States government to tho solemn pledges by which Congress promised independence to the Cuban patriots, and for which this country waged a successful . nnd glorious Avar with Spain. Seventh. That we denounce i>.nd con demn the unjust and unconstitutional treatment of Porto Rico by the Repub lican party, whose policy in that toland is not, only illegal, but unworthy ora rapubr1*^ and we demand a recognition of Porto Rico under the Constitution ol' the United States and on tho same ba sis with tho Territories. Eighth. That we endorse the course of those Democratic Senator? and Representatives who opposed the im perialistic legislation enacted by the Republican Congress for the govern ment of Porto Rico. -Ninth. That we heartily commend and approve tho Wise and conservative party leadership of William Jennings Bryan, tho ablest statesman of the day, and promise him our unqualified sup port for tho Presidency of the United States, believing that he will restore the lost prestige of that high office a jd execute its duties with a view solely to the good of the people, and not in the interest of plutocracy or according to the dictates of any foreign power. Tenth. That wa evpreas our hearty sympathy with the two South African republics now fighting so valiantly for liberty against the immense armies of Great Britain. Her unrighteous course deserves the condemnation of all lovers of self-government and we denounce the cowardice of the present u?mioio tration for not extending an offer of its good' offices to terminate the unholy war of subjugation. After the convention had adjourned tho nerv State D?mocratie' executive committee held a meeting and organ ized for the campaign year. Col. Wilie Jones was re-elected State chairman? and Assistant Attorney General Gun ter was re-elected secretary. The appointment of a special com mittee to select electors was author? ized, the committee to report at the next meeting of the State committee. The appointment of another sub committee of four, which, with chair man Jones, will prepare a schedule for the State campaign meetings, was au thorized. This committee is to report its schedule to a meeting of the full committee to be hold carly in June, It is a noteworthy fact that tho con vention did not touch the matter of the "suggestion" of candidates for State offices by thc Prohibitionists. The con vention did not touch the matter of the curtailment of the campaign either. _ _ - There ss little comfort for tho con sumer in tho announcement that the Georgia watermelon will be higher in price this sum mer owing to the decreas ed acreage in South Georgia. STATS OF OHIO, CITT O? TOLEDO, t " LCCA9 CO UH TT, j **. nm J. Camm makes oath tnat be le the ten lar par t nc r of thc il rm of F. J. Curve v A Co, doing bataan ts tb? City of Toledo, County and 8UUO aforesaid and that Mid Orin will pay tba ?UM Of ONE BDNDBED DO&L&BS for each and vnsf csa? ot OATAJUUI that cannot be eared by th? ute of HALL'S CATABnu CUBS. ? FU AUK J. CHENEY. 0 wrvn to before me and subscribed In my pret ence, thia 6th day of December, A. D ISM. [8KAL] AU W. GLEASON. Notarg- Publie. II all'a Catarrh Cure Ia taken Internally and acts directly on the blood and tailcoat surfaces of the mum Send for teaUmnnlela. free. OMbTbraaUa/ACO ?'rW#4<" ?* HftlVa Family rill?>re the bi at. STATE NEWS. - Picketts County lins only thirty- ! six candidates announced so far. - There are 40 candidates for the six county ofliccrain Williamsburg. - C. Walt Whitman, the perpetual motion candidate for Governor, will "try, try again" this year. - A Charleston policeman had his neck horribly burned by a celluloid collar catching from a match with which a pipe was lighted. - The total number of pensioners throughout the State this year is 7,251. There is only 8100,000 to divide amongst them in the diff?rent classes. - A collision between two passenger trains at Hardeoville caused the death of John Jackson, a colored fireman from Columbia, and several mail clerks were badly hurt. - "'he Gaffney carpet mill now has eight men on the road selling carpets. These men will cover the country frons the Atlautic to the Pacific and from the Gulf to tho St. Lawrence. - Tho State Press Association of S. C. is to meet at Harris Springs, begin ning on July 2:1 at 8 p. m., and remain ing in session until 0 p. m. of July 25, after which the editors are to make an excursion to Virginia Beach, Va. - The movement for a mill at Nine ty Six is progressing rapidly. Locnl investors are to supply $50,000 and tho bnlanc3 of $150,000 will bo supplied by outside parties. B. P. Hailey, presi dent of thu Abbeville cot ton mids, will bo at the head of tho enterprise. - In Greenville last Saturday after noon Tom Odom shot James Israel through tho head. The men were ope ratives iu lite Mills cotton mill, about 18 years old and unmarried. Odom is in jail. Both were good friends, and tho shooting seems to have been done without provocation. j - Hov. 1). J. Bri nun, I). D" resigned his chair in the Columbin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Brinna's action was voluntary and the reason assigned is that ho differs from the majority of the Church in that ho be lieves in miraculous healing, or faith cure. He is professor of Greek liter ature. - A terrible accident occutrcd at Florcnco Thursday morning, in which Hampton Timtnons, a fifteen -year-old lad, had his head smashed open and his brains scattered over tho ground and died a few moments later. Young Thunums wns employed as n driver and was thrown from a buggy with fatal results. - Chief Clerk Jesse T. Gantt, of tho Secretary of State's office, has found another bntch of documents connected with tho Revolutionary records of the State. They contain the original avrnrdsaml receipts of Revolatioaaiy soldiers. Mr. Gantt thinks that ho can make up practically a completo roster of the troops from this State from thc records of tho office. m- At the request ol Gen. Walker, Gov. Mcsweeney has called the Chick amaugn monument commission to meet at the Read House, in Chatta nooga, at 0 o'clock on the morning of June 4. Nearly all the members will go to Louisville to the reunion and they will come down to Chattanooga from that city, Gen. Capers will also be with them and will accompany them over the battlefield, assisting tho selec tion of the location for tho monument and the markers, - President Hartzog, of Clemson College, announces that farmer's in stitutes will be hold in a limited num ber of counties this year for the in struction of the people in the varions branches of agricultural science. The course of lectures will be arranged to present to those in attendance the re* suits of the most recent investigations in theoretical and practical agriculture, and as far as possible to make the sub jects discussed meet the special needs of the locality where the institute i? held. . - The Grand Lodge Knights oi Pythias met in Charleston in annual session last week. The members en joyed their stay in the grand old city by the sea, and were royally entertain ed by the Charleston Knights, The convention will meet next year in Spar tanburg. The following officers were elected to serve the ensuing year: Grand Chancellor-Georgo F. Von Kolnitz, Jr., of Charleston; Grand Vice Chancellor-Gen.', M. L. Bonham, of Anderson; Grand Prelate- Rev. J. H. Thorn well, of Fort Mill; Grand Keep er of Records and Seal-Col. D. J. Auld, Sumter; Grand Master of Ex ch?i?uer-Wilson G. Harvey, Charles ton;'Grand Master at Arms-James B. Marshall, Piedmont; Grand Inner Guard-James H. Bryan, Seneca; Grand Outer Guard-L. I. Parrot, Dar 1 lington. Tho oldest inhabitant of Orange, hhrg county and probably the oldest in the State, died last Wednesday night a week ago, at his home near Branchville. He Was an old colored man named Bibe Joiner. He was born in 1794; one year after the treaty was signed recognizing American Indepen dence, and was fifteen years old when Washington died and is the only per son in this country, so far aa we know, who bas lived through every presiden tial administration of' the American Republic. He lacked but a few months of living iu three dfotinotceuturiea and according to some computers, ho ac tually did live in three different cen turies. The old man always voted the Democratic ticket and was respected by his neighbors. Ho' was married several times and it is said that he left 4? living children surviving him and a legion of grand and great-griind chu I dren.-Orangeburg Patriot'. Ueuernl "News Items. - Burglars cracked the Hank of Couiterville, 111., and stole $50,000. - lt is estimated that forty millions moro than usual will he spent this year by Americans in Europe. - There is every indication that this ia going to bo a prosperous year for the . w heat growers of the West. - Thomas L. Carson of Nevada offers to bet $100,000 that Bryan will ho nominated and elected president. - It is the general belief of tho newspaper corresponden ts in South Africa that tho war is practically over. - They are having sonio lawless de vclopments in tho street car strike in St. Louis and several men have been shot. - A Washington correspondent as aerta that there are 50 men in tho house j| of representatives who neither smoke or drink. - Hesters lust cotton report shows 8,5.")0,00O bales in sight with a shortage of nearly two million bales compared with last year. - Notwithstanding Senator Morgan's opinion, it is not believed that the Nicaraguan canal bill will pass at this session of Congress. - The Southern Baptist convention goes to New Orleans noxtycar and Dr. Mullins, president of tho Seminary, will preach tho sermon. - The recent trouble on tho street ears in Augusta which led to murder and lynching has started a demand in that city for tho "jim crow" streetcars. - Indiana, like New York, hasswung from ono party to tho other with the regularity of a pendulum. This year is the turn of tho Democrats to earry tho State. - Since 18U8 tho corn production of this country has increased more than 122 per cent., while tho production of wheat lins increased nenrly 850 per cent. - Tho Merchnutsnnd Fanners' bond ed warehouse of Charlotte burned last week and 1,800 bales of cotton were destroyed. Tho loss was covered by insurance, - Jeesio Sherwood, a 17 year old girl of Wahkegan, III., was arrested in a regular army uniform. She had at tempted to enlist.in tho anny with her sweetheart. - Hereafter each United States sen ator will have ono appointment of u cadet at West Point, ns members of tho house of representatives have had heretofore. . - Sadie Parsy fell from a fire escape on tho fourth floor, at No. 210 East . Seventy-eighth street, New York, and was saved by her hair catching in the iron work of the first floor balcony. - Tho United Christian parry Via? nominated for the presidency and vice . presidency of tho United States the : Rev. Silas C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, i Pa., and John G. Wooley, of Chicago. - The postal appropriation bill for the year 1001 cnlls for $114,058,038. The bill for 1891 carried $71,220,608. In ten years tho cost of carrying the mails has been increased neaTly 00 per cent. - President Powell of the Tele graphers' Union has declared the > strike on the Southern Road off, and i permission is given to strikers to take their places without being posted as "scabs." - While there is famine in British India? which this country is expected to largely assist in relieving by-the-by, the war in South Africa up to date has cost the British government something like $117,000,000 and the end is not yet. - A war has broken out between tho i flour millers of Chattanooga, who i have kept up the price of flour by . means of a trust, and the price of that i staple has been eut 50 cents a barrel. If the war is not stopped soon flour will get cheap enough for poor people to eat biscuits. - Ono of tho most intereptittg fea tures of the Confederate r a ion at ! Louisville next .week rall be a detach I ment o? Cherokee In&ans who served findet General George H. Thomas. The Indians ild\V live in North Carolina, And will attend the reunion as the . guests of the delegates from North Carolina. . .<?? > - Eighteen drunken negro railroad hands tried to terrorize the town of Four Oaks, N. C., the other night. They beat a policeman into insensi ! bility and hurt a few white men until tho white men could get together for defense, when the negroes retired minus a large part of their force left braised and bleeding on the battle field. \ - On July 10th and 20th Atlanta, Ga., Will be the scene of one of the most re markable reunions over held in the South, and t.hmisasd-", of ?ioi?uguisned visitors will be attracted to the city. The occasion will be the reunion , of! surviving officers and privates, both Federal and Confederate, who engaged in the battle of Peachtree creek which took place July 20th, 1884. -' Hailstones as largo as billiard balls foll at Toledo, Ohio, Monday? 7th inst., and did a considerable amount of dam age, estimated all the way from $50,000 to $104,000. The papers say hundreds of windows were smashed and that the storm was so violent that all drivers of vehicles ' were compelled to abandon them and fully five hundred runaways occurred and six horses were killed outright in the city. In the country^ near the city many lambs, sheep, colter calves and cattle were killed by being pounded to death by the enormous hailstones. Frnit trees and vegetation were greatly damaged. ^