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?tit ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1900. VOLUME XXXVI-NO. 10. 9 -~-^?^^g^oje^?^? jftg g - If we have ever sold an article that failed to earn its full cost in service, no matter when the transaction, the purchaser is hound injustice to give us a chance to redeem the pledge of satisfaction that goes with every sale. No Statute of Limitation here. Tell us the facts about any CLOTHING, HATS or FUR NISHINGS you have bought of un that have misbehaved. vans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. .. f THE HALL GIN Is, the Leader of them all in point of Speed, Bur ability and Out-Torn. m " soi . IT is, owing to the skillful construction of the breast, the" best teed That parf of tb|> ^jo4ri|f t?^en|a ?l, t)r| brj^s ^formed that lint cotton cannot pack or clog at ends of brush. Many Gins catch fire from niction at this poinU , The H&LL does not> We guarantee these feins to give ' absolute satisfaction, and if you are hi doubt as to what Gin to buy ask any owner of a HALL or any one whe has ever seen one work, and they wfll tell you that it is the best. Wo have all sizes on hand ready for immediate delivery. McCIILLY BROS. DON'T FOKGET! EVERYBODY haa bean celling Fruit Jarn th?B season, but up to this time we oave been sell lag Cherry Jars \ now wenro ready to furnish you with? ., T?Ela^T FRSJXT JARS it and we glyo you nothing That has Jars-no w?^^l,^e ^'^?**"? <TOl%]Bifc'tf is up-to-date , in every respect. Also, the w?t Batcher Knives for kitchen use; and whon it ek?sa to Pocket Knives and ivo you mon bc ?n umiiod Torn Plows, n. riow on the market. Eemembor that we can give you Jobbers prices on ihr? ? FoIn4 and Castings. You can get them at our Store or have them ohlpped direct from factory. We sell QBOCEBI&S as cheap as anybody. CARLISLE BROS., Anderton.a O. 9? nan f fesots t?0? J, WOFPBTT? M. D? OT. ??# Full List of Books Adopted by the State Board. The agitation for southern books for southern children has had au effect on the State Hoard of Education, and in adopting books tobe used in the public schools till July 1,190?, it 1ms made a clean sweep. A Richmond, Va., lirai ?11. F. Johusou & Co.?get the con tract for furuishing all the readers aud histories. All of these books arc by southern men, aud the. special history provided for is indorsed by the con f?d?rale veterans, who have taken a lively interest in this mutter. No other books than thosc_ selected can be used in the schools of this State. Very binding contracts are made with the publishers as to price, etc. They are furnished at a certain price to county depositories and resold to pu pils, the price in each case being printed on the book. During the first' year they must take up all old text books and replace them at a tixei charge. A change in the new hooks will not bo forced until July 1st, 1001. Hence the present school sessions may con tinue with the " books. A list of the new books follows, the tirst price quoted beiug the price to dealers and the second the exchange ? * ? UK in c : READERS. Johnson's Readers?1$. V. Johnson & Co., Richmond, Va. Price to Kxohauge v Dealer. Price. First render.- 10c 07c Second reader. 24c 10c Third reader. 27c 12c Fourth reader. 86c 15c Fifth reader. 48c 20c Total.$1.51 04c HISTORIES, v Lee's Histories?B. P. Johnson & Co., Richmond, Va. New Primary, cloth.40c 17c New school, cloih.00c 25c New school, cloth.08c 28c GRAMMARS. I. Wheeler's Graded Studies in Eng lish?W. H. Wheeler & Co., Chicago, Ills.?82c : 20c. II. Buehler's, "A Modern English Grammar?Nowson & Co., New "iork. (Provided index be made) 45c ; 25c. III. Recd& Kellogg's High School Grammar?Maynard, Merrill &. Co., New York?48c ; 25c.N GEOGRAPHIES. Fryo's Geographies?Ginn & Co., New York. I. Introductory?Sic, boards; 17e.. II. Advanced, 75e, boards; 07c. Tdrr's First Hook of Physical Geog raphy, (special edition for South Car olina)?Macmillian &. Co., New York? 87c, cloth; 55c. ARITHMETICS. Wentwortbrs?Gin& Co., New York. I. Elementary, t?c; 10c. II. Practical, 80c; 18c. Brook's Mental Arithmetic?Christo ?ther Sower & Co., Philadelphia, 22c ; 4c. ALGERBRA. Wentworth's Algebras?Ginn & Co. I. Eirst Steps in Algebra, 48o; 24c. II. New School Algebra, 90c ; 45c. GEOMETRY. Brook's?Christopher Sower & Co., Philadelphia. Brook's Elementary, 50c ; 82c. PHYSIOLOGY. / Hutchinsons Maynard, Merrill & Co., New York. I. Our Wonderful Bodies,.32c; 11c. II. Our Wonderful bodies, 88c ; 19c. III. Physiology and. Hygiene, 80c ; 45c. NATURE STUDY AND AGRICUL TURE. Wilson's Nature Study in .Elemen tary Schools?Macmillan Co., New York. t Ii First Render, 28c ; 21c. II. Second Reader, 28c; 31. A Manual for Teachers. 72c. Bailey's First Lessons with Plants? Macmillan & Co. 32c. Bniley's Principles of Agriculture, $1.00: 75c. MUSIC. The Normal Music Course?Sil ver Burdette & Co., New York. First Reader, 24c ; 10c. Second Reader, 45c ; 30c. Third Reader, 80c ; 24c. Songs of the Nations, 45c ; 86c. DRAWING. Normal Course in Drawing?Silver, Burdette & Co. Books No. 1 to 8| 72c per dozen; 58c per dozen.. . Books No. 4 to'O, $1.85 per dozen; $1.08 per dozen. Blank Drawing Books, 54c per doz e^; 48c per dozen. COPY BOOKS. The Natural System" of Vertical Writing?D. C. Heath & Co., New York. Numbers 1 to 6, 5 cents each; 60c per dozen. Numbers 7 to 8, 6 3-4 cents each; 80c per dozen. The GrophicSystem of Practical Pen manship (slant writing) A: Lovell Ac company. Numbers 1 to 0, large size, 48c per dozen. Number 7* 60c per dozen. Numbers 1 to 5 and tracing- 86c. CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Peterman's Elements of Civil Gov ernment?American Book Co., New York?45c ; 30c - COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC. William's Composition and Rhetoric by Practice?34c; 80c. GENERAL HfSTORY. Myers' General History?Ginn & Co.. Ke- Ycricr 72c. \ SUPPLEMENTARY READERS. Cyrs, Ginn & Co*. ?? First..23c lie Second.........28c , . [ 15c Third.....;...,.....40c 30c Fourth._...,48c 24c Fifth..I.50c 280 The following were adopted for libraries and for literature study: English Classic Series?Maynnrd, Merrill & Co. The Riverside Literature Series? Hough ton, Sc Miflin Co. Star Series?Globe School Book Co. Macmillan'e Pocket English Classics ?Macmillan Co. Historical Tales?J. B. Lippincott& Co.v The following were adopted for a teachers1 course: White's School Management?Ameri can Hook>Co. Whites Elements of Pedagogy? American Hook Co. Landou's School and Class Manage ment?Macmillan C>. SPELLING HOOKS. I. English Words as Spoken and Written?(Hobe School Hook Co., New York. II. Henson and Glenn's Spoiler and Defincr? D. C. Heath & Co.?25c ; l?c. SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY. Chapman's History of South Caro lina. Everett, Waddey Co.. Richmond, Ya., ?Oc. DICTON AR Y. Webster's Dictionaries, A. IL C. Handy Dictionary, 15c ; Pc. Primary Dictionary JWc ; 24c. Common School Dictionary, 54c ; iKic. High School Dictionary, 74c ; 4*c. Academic Dictionary, $1.18; 75c. MAPS. South Carolina map?Rand, McNally. Series of Maps?Rand, McNally. Cotton Growers' Convention. GltEKKWO?D, S. C, Sept. 14.?The Cotton Growers' Convention has ad journed after accomplishing its work. J. C. Wilborn, who has taken an active part in the organization, addressed the meeting. ( President Jordan, of the Georgia Association; who delivered au address yesterday, was again called upon.?? The convention elected as president of the convention J. C. Wil born, of Columbia; vice president, J. A. Peterkin, of Orangeburg. The president was authorized to np poiut an executive committee consist iugof three from each Congressional District to push the work of organiz ing the different counties. The coy^ vention adopted the constitution and by-laws of the Georgia Association, these to be in effect until the next meeting of the association. The convention then ndjourned to meet in Columbia during fair week. President Wilborn this afternoon an nounced the appointment of the fol lowing executive committee as author ized by the convention: First. LMstrict?Thomas M. Talbird, H can tort; George A. Wagener, Char leston; M. R. Cooper, Colleton. Second District?L. W. Youmaus, Fairfax; T. H. Rainsford, Edgctiold; W. H. Mauldin, Hampton. Third District?J. Malcolm John stone, Newberry; CP. Roberts, Ninety Six; J. N. Yandivcr, Anderson. Fourth District?J. I). M. Shaw, High Point; J. H. Steppe, Spartanburg; Wilio Joues, Columbia. Fifth District.?R. A. Lane. Chester; W. J. Roddey, Rock Hill; J. F. Nesbitt, Lancaster. Sixth District?P. L. Breedcn, Ben nettsville; J. E.Edwards, Marion; D. IL' Traxler, Timmonsville. Seventh District?D. F. Etird, Lex ington; J. W. A. Dukes, Orangeburg; Harvey Wilson, Suinter. Blessing of Good Roads. We had a talk with a gentleman not long since who lives ten miles from Charlotte on one of the magnificent roads leading out from tho city, from five to twelve miles, like tho spokes of a gr?ai wheel. He told us that before the road was completed the people in his neighborhood dreaded the fall ; hauling to town more than any other part of the year's work. Then the great question was to find teams to pull a bale or two of cotton through tho mud to town; now the trouble is to find wagons strong enough to hold up as much as a pair of "rabbit" mules, as he called them, can pull. To bo suro these roads were built at enormous ex-. : pense to the county, even with the ad vantage of convict labor, but they have paid a thousand fold. Tho city of Charlotte could have afforded to have built the roads for the benefit to tho trade of the town; and the farmers after all arc the ones most greatly blessed by them. They are worth more to a town than the greatest trunk lino railroad in tho world would be; and they make life in the country so much brighter nnd happier. Along with the other blessings that will come to North Carolina within the first quar ter of th? new century wo earnostly hope the improvement in country roads will be among the best sign of civilization and progross to be able to ride through a neighborhood in a trot without danger of al broken bone. Every town in the State ought to take especial pride in the roads leading into it from, every section.-/-(//tariff/ and Children. To Await Cheaper Cotton. Augusta, G a.,. Sept. 12.?Owing to the present high price of cotton the announcement is made that the cotton mills will closo down. For the past year or so since tho price of cotton was low, tho-totton mills hnve been per sistent bears. They have bought only enough cotton to meet current, de mands. The consequence is that the steadily rising market finds them with out stocks of raw material and tho present price of .cotton goods too low to bo manufactured from high priced cotton. Accordingly the Sibley and King, the two largest factories here, have posted notices that they will closo next Saturday, and the Langley will go on baff tW I? the Siblsy m ill a none ?00 operatives are employed. Those in ft? Kin$ mill number 1,050. In the Langley mill which will begin work on half tune some day next week not not decided upon, thero are 1.100 operatives. This will make more than 0,000 operatives who are directly affect ed by the ahnt down already decided upon, although, aa stated, the Langley operatives will put in half time. Other mills are non-committal and say that they will soin up the cotton that they have and trust to a fall in the price or a rise in the price of goods before the cotton gives out. . "If conditions remain unchanged," said President Verdery of the Enter prise, "the mills nil over the country will have to shut down.tt? Greenville New. I.owndcsvilie Locals. It will soon be time for the young men uud young ladies to leave for their respective'colleges. In fact sumo have goue. Mr. Gordon Speer left last Tuesday for Clcmson. Misses Mela and Vein Allen leave to-day, 1111- 17tll, for Cooper-Limestone College at Gaff ney. In a day or two Misses Leila Mc Calla and Genevi?ve Marchaut w ill re turn to Winthrop. On the 27th, Messrs. Ira Hell and John McCnlla will leave for Spartanburg, Mr. Hell to enter the Sophomore class of Wolt'ord College, Mr. McCalla to enter the fitting school. Kcv. and Mrs. Peter Stokes have been visitiug Mr. Stokes' father at Early.Hranch, S. C, for the past week. Mrs. Hattio Todd, of Augusta, und Mrs. EUn Latimor, of Abbeville, aro at their brother's, Mr. Jas. T. Latimer's. Misa Wagener, of Charleston, is stay ing with Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Harper. The well known lecturer. Rev. C. C. Hrown, of S urn tor, will deliver an address in tho Academy building hero on Friday night, Sept. 21st, the pro ceeds to be added to the lecture fund established sometime since at the time of Professor Lane's lecture. Admission?adults, Wets; children under 12, l?ets. On Sunday evening at 7.4.1 Kcv. .?. A. Hrown baptized six converts at the Baptist Church. MC?AVII? IIoKTOX. tola Items. Mrs. Heulah Holder and littlo baby. Katie, of Norway, visited friends and relatives around Iola. Wo were all glad to sen that rain, if it did throw us back with our cotton picking. Our friend, Mr. Allen Browne, has. been rick for several days, but is im proving now. Littlo Hulet Browuc is right sick at this writing. visitors are numerous around lola now. People are arranging to move from this section on account of chills, but, Mr. Editor, they wont hurt us, for wo aro used to them. A good many of our people arc aim ing to visit Elbcrton, Gn., during tho carnival. Tho young people are anticipating a candy pulling some time before long. Summer grapes and muscadines arc getting ripe and possoms are ready to hunt. Mr. Willie Welborno killed a line beef last. week. News is scarce around loin. M. C. HouM.it. Townville News. Miss Essio Clinkseales, of Storcvillc, S. C, is visiting her brother-in-law, Mr. J. W. Shirley; at this time. Miss Clara Hunt, ono of our most lovely girls, will ,ro to Kock Hill next Tuesday, having won a scholarship in that institution. Mr. D. A. Ledhettci and family, of Anderson, have been sno^ding awhilo with his mot he and other relatives in and near this place. Wo aro always delighted to s'.-o Ned, as wo always call ed him, for h i was always a good hoy and grew up to be a good man, and wo all love and respect him. Wo have a fine road now from this glaco to Sim Jions' Ford, by tho way of quire Fant 's. Mr. Gilmore N. Dash, as we always, call him, is a first-rate man to make roads and always make them in tho right place. Mr. J. A. Gain?. 3 is now very sick and has been for a long time. Wo hope to Beo his smiling face on the street ero long. The good seasons that "Violet" had a week ago havo now reached Town ville, and we are refreshed oh, so much. We have sowed turnipB three times and got no turnips yet, but wo think tho last Rowing will como now. Wo would advise everybody to keep sowing all through September or till they get a stand. It will bo a great draw-back on all the "Rosin Do Bows" if tho turnip crop fails. Messrs. Berea Cromer and Wilton Earle have gone to Clem son to attend that institution. Miss Essie Todd, one of Anderson's beautiful girls, is visiting relatives in our village. Mr. T.W. McCarleyhas bought tho beautiful Mays place in tho suburbs add will move to it shortly. Mr. C. D. Giles, who lives over in Oconec, has rented out hip farm and will move to our town shortly to tako advantage of our fine school. Our school will commence first Mon day in October with R. T. Clinkscalcs as Principal and Miss Annie Fair Dick son first assistant, and Prof. Ginn, of Starr, as second assistant. Wo would advise all the boys and girls in tho country to come to Townvfllo and at tend tho High School. Old Kosix Dk Bow. Union Meeting Of tho Piedmont Baptist Association will convene with No. 2, Corinth Church, in Anderson County, at 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in September, 1900. In troductory sermon by Rev. H. M Allen; alternate, Rev. D. I. Spearman; Missionary sermon on Sunday at 11 a. m. by Kcv. G. M. Rogers. Tho follow ing queries will be discussed: (1) What is the duty of tho pastor to the church? To bo opened by Bro. W. F. C. Owen. (2) What is the duty of the church to tho pastor? To bo opened by Rev. J. T. Dobson. (8) Will Chris tians habitually absent themselves from church S?c?uiigB and Sunday School? / To be opened by Rev. C. C. Flicks. J. Jameson, Moderator. E. W. Lono, Clerk. Stats or Ono, Cmr ov Toledo, I ? LccAfl Coms'/r, | Fbaxk J. Cdkhet makes ontta that he is tho waUr partner of the firm of P. J. Cbuit & Co. lolag business '.a the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, aad that said firm wlU par tho tua of one HUNDRED doll IBS for each aad OTory ease of Cataheii that cannot ho cored by the ose of Hall's Cat asun Cuaa. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me aad sobaerlbed In my pres ence, this 8th day of December, a. D. IMS. tiUAL] A. W. GLBABON. Notary Publie. Hall's Caterrh Cure is taken tntefaally and acta HreeUy on the blood and raaeons surfaces of the lystam Send for testimonial!, free. Address, F. J. CHENEY A co., Toledo O. SVSold by DructisU. 7ft*. Hall's Family PiUiJars:the;tc*t. I . \ ST ATK NU WS ? |)iu< V. ? m wants a shoemaker to locate in that tow n. 1 ? Spartauburg ' > arranging to have a big carnival this tall. ? A knitting mill for New berry is now an assured rart. ? Tin- Ocoiu'o Nous, published ;i! Seneca, has suspended publication for 1 awhile. ? Voting men ate being turned away ' from Clcmson by the dozen on aeeonnt of lack of room. j ? It is saiil there are at present one ; thousand cases of sore eyes in the ' town of Abbeville. ? At its meeting in Columbia last week the State Dispensary Hoard pur chased n.OOO barrels of tire-water. ? A negro and a horse were killed by a train at a railroad crossing at Rich Hill a few days ago. ? Nearly every town and city in the State is subscribing liberally to aid the unfortunate people at (Jalveston, Texas. ? llattie W hi toner, a colored woman at Prosperity, on Saturday afternoon took an ounce of laudanum and died front the elVects. ? Mort; than one hundred eases of hemorrhagic fever ate reported in Georgetown [and a number of deaths ha\ < occurred. ? Two negroes attempted an assault on two little white girls in Syartanbttrg County last week. Roth were arrested and lodged in jail. ?|Last week was a good w eek for Scarborough*. One of the name gets a seat in congress, une shorilV in Dar lington, and a thir? sheriff of Suinter. ? The Secretory of State is alter the Seaboard Air Line to make them take out a charter in this State. The char ter fee is the thing that scares them, it is immense. ? The court of general sessions is now sitting in ^Greenville. Mrs. Mat tie Hughes, now of Spartauburg, will appear for trial the fourth time for the murder of her husband at Greers. ? Rev. John A. McForlane, of the South Carolina conference, while preaching to a big revival meeting in tho Williston church, was stricken with paralysis and fell speechless in the pulpit. He will die. ? The Tucapau Cotton nulls near YVolford, now operating 10,000 spindles and 4(?s looms, are building an addition al mill to have 10,000 spindles and ::10 looms which it is expected to be in operation by January, (1101. ? In Columbia last Thursday .lohn Mclver, colored, aided Officer Flowers in the arrest of a negro named John son, and while in company with the policeman and the prisoner, MelTCr suddenly fell over and was dead. ? Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Reid, mis sionaries in China, aud the latter a Greenville woman, was not killed by the Boxers as had been supposed, but Mr. Reid received a shot in tho foot by a Chinese bullet but was not seriously hurt. ? While a well digger, named Green, was cleaning out a well for Reggie Littlejohn, colored, in Spartanburg, the earth and rocks caved in on him, but it so happened that a large stonr settled just above his head. The stone held him tightly in place, but at the same time served to protect him. For two hours ho was engulfed before ho could ho extricated. He was only slightly bruised. ? Mr. Wiley, ono of the delegates to the recent meeting of tho South Caro lina Presbytery, had his leg broken in threo places at Smyrna church by jumping out of a carriage. Ho be came frightened on account of two mules to tho vehicle becoming] some what unmanageable for the moment. Drs. Hunter and Senn set the broken member, and Mr. Wiley was able to be taken home or. tho train.?Newherry Observa: ? Tho State Executive Committee canvassed the returns of tho late pri mary. Total voto for governor was 88,775, and Governor McSwceney's ma jority over Colonel Hoyt was 18,051. Colonel James Tillman received 18,802 more votes than Colonel Sloane for lieutenant governor. J. IL Whnrton dofeated W. D. Evans, present chair man of tho railroad commission, by 8, 300. Lieutenant Governor R. H. Scar borough defeats James Norton for con gress by 1,071. ? Ono man dead and another mor tally wounded is Fairficld County's record for last week's primary election. The murder occurred at Fostervillc, in what is generally called the "dark cor ner" of tho county. Johnson Cameron shot and killed H. A. Stevenson in,an ejection row. Theother shooting aftVoy was at Bythewood, in the sand hills, whern V? BrSZCWC'l W?? b'uul ill the leg, some say by his own father, others say by John Campbell. The leg was amputated and Brazewell's condition is critical. ? Harry A. Brown was shot and killed in his room while in bed at his home in Rock Hill last Saturday morn ing about 1 o'clock. As a result of the Coroner's inquest John S. and Paul R. Bratton, of Yorkville, have been ar rested under a charge of - murder. The murder caused a big sensation. It is said the prisoners went from Yorkville to Rock Hill in the night time, knocked at Brown's door, rushed in and shot him in tho presence of his wife and children. UKNIMt.U, XhWS IT1SMK. ? The ? ? : .-us bureau gives Atlanta's imputation as si'.NJ'?. - Germany wants in place a war loan in the l'niled Statt >. ? The heart t>i the nation beats warmly for the stricken Texas city. ? Two of the cotton mills of Augusta will shut down on account ol the lack of cotton. ? Twenty-two American mission aiies are known to have been killed by the Chinese boxers. ? California has just celebrated the semi-centennial of her entrance into the Union as a State. ? Tho president calls on tin- people, of the nation to help the people of Gal veston, who have su tiered so severely ftom the storm. ? lien. .Joseph Wheeler retired from the army on September 12th, and as a retired officer will receive for the re mainder of his lit?, a salary of $4,250 a year. ? The membership of the National League of Democratic Clubs has cross ed the million mark and is still grow ing, which is good evidence of the trend of public, sentiment. ? Americans and Europeans in China arc indignant that the lying Chinese ministers who prevented the movement of the relief column should be received with so grca*. honor in Washington. ? The negroes <if Pennsylvania, with the ink on tin* papers that told of the New York and Chicago riots still damp, are insisting on their children being admitted to the white schools of (hat State. ? There is an overflow of grain in Kansas City that tho railroads are un able to handle. A great deal of wheat is standing in the railroad yards wait ing shipment to the east and the rail roads are greatly embarrassed by the situation. -- The crop experts variously esti [ mate the wheat crop of the United j States for 1000 at from 472,000,000 to I 5HVW0,000 bushels, and the corn crop at from 2,113,000,000 to 2,210,770,000 i bushels. This is the most thrilling ce real story of tho year. I ? This year's apple crop in North America is expected to be the largest over known. The horticulture statis ticians predict from 80,000,000 to 100.? 000,000 barrels, which will be a supply of more than one barrel for every in habitant of the United States. ? Judge Simontou of the United States c'rcuit court has ordered the Bale of tho Mack well Durham tobacco company property at Durham, X. C, by Receiver Hall for not less than $4,000, 000. It is expected that the American Tobacco company will be. the pur chaser. ? After four weeks of public sus pense, during which time tho books of Ex-City Treasurer IL H. Harvey at Brunswick, Gn., have been gone over by expert accountants with tho object of discovering alleged discrepances, tho announcement is now made that Harvey is short $21,000. ? The will of Moses Pierce, the cot ton manufacturer, leaves a trust fund of $100,000 to tho American Missionary Society, of New York city, tobe known as the "Edwin Milman Pierce fund," tho income to be usod for educating teachers for common schools among tho colored peoplo iu the South. ? At a meeting of tho cotton spin ners of Manchester, England, it was decided practically unanimously not to purchase American spot cotton during tho month of September. Four-fifths of the employers trade were represent ed. It is anticipated that tho decision will lead to tho closure of J'scores of mills for several weeks. ? A trip over the storm stricken sec tion along tho Mississippi river, start ing some, thirty miles below New Or leans and reaching to tho gulf, shows a damage of about $100,000 to the rice crop. Truck farms, poultry, cattle and other damago will double the amount. Tho river rose six feet dur ing tho storm and Hooded the [section. ? A hard blow has been struck by the Postmaster General against the opera tors of the endless chain system of sell ing goods, an order being issued to the effect that all such schemes are lotte ries and all mail matter iu relation thereto is unmaiiablo under the lot tery act. The order is based on an opinion from the Attorney General of the United State. ? There is no doubt that tho cotton crop has been seriously injured throughout southern and central Tex as. Owing to tho excessive rains this year tho cotton has grown to weed more thnu over known and in some fields it ranges from 0 to 10 feet high and is very rank with leaf. Tho wind whipp i and twisted the stalks, beat ing the open cotton out of tho burr and tho rain has beaten it iuto tho ground, and ruined it... ? A circular of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga park commission announ ces that arrangements have boon com pleted, with the approval of the Secre tary of War, for an inspection by the veterans of all tho armies engaged about Chattanooga of the historical tablets, monumental inscriptions and location of lines of battle upon the sevon battle fields embraced iu tho park, the object being to secure verifi cations or corrections by tho partici pants in tho battles" of the historic work thus far completed. Tho inspec tion will take'place on tho 0th and 10th and 1 Ith of October and a plan has boon arranged with the railroads for special rates.