The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, July 07, 1870, Image 4
TBE B URNING OJF TBZE TENNESSEE.
A' FnUandlntrrtitlng Narrative of thc
.Disaster.
Hr. Edward F. Underbill, a Journalist and
official reporter of Judge Carpenter's Court,
who was one o? the passengers on the ill-fated
steamship Tennessee, gives, in the JNewYork
Tribune, a detailed and graphic narrative of
; tho Joss ot that vessel, which will be interes
: ting even to those who have read the full ac?
counts of the disaster already published in THE
; NEWS. Alter describing the pleasant depart?
ure of the Tennessee from Charleston harbor,
Mr. Underbill writes :
ni ? 'After sapper many of the passengers return?
ed to the deck and there remained until the
' light of Cape Romain waa Been off our port
- 'bow. One by one tiey retired to their state?
rooms. Mine was situated amidships, Just
: abaft tho wheels. The night was uncomlort
'. ably warm. I courted sleep in vain. My room
M?nate*waa aeon of General William Gurney,
?? totmerly ot New York, bot now a merchant in
?Charleston.
?. THE ALARM.
About half-past 12 o'clock we were both
-.aroused by the noise of seamen rushing past
: oar stateroom with rapid and heavy tread.
"Get oat that hose, lively, boys," we heard
? uttered ina subdued tone, by an officer.
'. In a moment more, coils of hose were un?
rolled along the deck. We sprang from oar
. berlin) and hurriedly put on our garments. A
.passenger-the first who had got forward
whence the alarm came-passed by oar door
on his return.
:. <"*?Whatls tho matter?" eagerly asked young
burney.
>-:*+l 'think she's caught-they are getting
ready to pump water down her hold," was the
jslMflcant reply.
",. fli-.a>iew minutes we were dressed and for
; ward. Other passengers, to the number of
hali & dozer/, s?o^-f olio wed. From the move?
ments'we saw that there was a fire in the for?
ward hole, bot, after hasty consultation, we
?d?terrai ned. not to arouse the other passengers
Yrrrtil we saw that the danger was near.
.. . Two or three minutes before we were star?
tled by the noise outside, Mr. Sane, the second
assistant engineer, who was then on duty,
smelt, smoke coming from the direction of the
Are-room forward, and he Inquired of the fire?
men, if there waa .any waste barning therein.
Ar^c^ng was found, he. passed around
through an alley-w?y that .ted from the fire
? roqrh'.io the forward hold, and, on looking
through,** small aperture lu the iron bulkhead,
he'saw smoke and flame beyond. It required
bttt&miuute to tara the stream into the hold,
and inform Mr. Collins, the second mate, who
was, officer ot the deck. --Then the steam
pumps were Bet $?'work, .and immediately
roar streams of water were poured into the
.bold. In the meantime, Captain Chichester,
chief ta?ta' Becket and all ot the officers and
crew had"reached the deck. - ,Tr?:- :
when ttie flreifcls discovered, the Tennessee
washout thirty miles from shore, about east
5SJ?1^f?rflf;om ^r* -Homaro, and steaming
Up the coast in a general northeasterly direc?
tion. Captain Chichester ax once ordered her
course, changed to. north-north wes t, to head
h w direc ti y to ward the land .
THE FIRE.
. ^^naBlthlswMaccon^^
and lower forward, hatches were opened, and
Jumping down upon the lower deck, the offi?
cers and men could see Ure in the cotton stow?
ed in the hold, apparently three or Ibur bales
forward of ?the hatch. By this time th? boee
tad been connected with': the hand-pomp on
.?m,an4wltheffaht stalwart seamen at the
2#?&Jfr0 adWonol streams of water were
burned Item the lower deck to the point where
the cotton was seen buming. Bat smoke and
-Steam came through the batch ia dense vol?
umes', nearly sUfllng those who were holding
the discharge pipes below; and soon they were
compelled to ascend. A few minutes later, ail
looked" below, a bright light Hashed from the
Tower bold, and immediately'after, the flames
irwept out from under the. lower deck;. Men
again Jumped down to the lower deck and
-made an effort to close the hatcb^ bat the heat
was so iDtenf : nnd the smoke so dense in vol
' ume that th^y were driven above in an almost
suffocated condition. Sails had been unbent,
and soon these were wetland lowered over, the
open-hatch, which wwe. soon securely covered
wlto-a half-dozen thicknesses of (kencuing.
sai>dotb.'f Mouthe tipperhatch was closed?;
and through ita, bole was quickly cut with an;
axe,, through:.which two streams of water
we?e turned upen; the canvas below. .
THE ORDEAL OF SMOKE AND STEAM.
With {he-.cloalng of the batches, smoke and
steam were forced through the bulk-head into
the fire and engine-rooms. The beat was
great andcould' scarcely be . endured: bat the
8rao*e?,:ibeurly blinded. the. eyes of thc
ex^^jfeett'anxr llremen, and in the course
orlln/.'tybur they .were.' compelled to- divide
their force Into short reliefs, each one taking
l?^mlnBt^t.tnrn8 . below-in succession; The
vow me . of s team and ! smoke grado ai ly m-'
creased,-,-.and efforts were made to stop
the orifices m the bulkhead through which it
came.. In.'plugging up: one of them Mr. Kane
waa overcome with the Intense heat and faint?
ed. He was lifted by others and taken to the
uwr??tfe?k, where,'Ju half an hour, he had ?
Boffidleafcry recovered to resume hie duti?a.
When me flame? flashed np from the hold,
aa I vhaven described, the few passengers who
were,up; deemed lt prudent to awaken the
others. - This was quietly accomplished, and.
thotma- ha tense alarm was felt, yet the assur
anea;we,!6ave of .safety which we did not feel
-ourselves tended to pre vent a panic. Garments
we^'-oj^unkly/put on, and life-preservers
brought out and tied around the waists of the
rjassecgersv The lbw of us who had. been
forward., talked like oracles to the' others,
using-all ,the, sailor yeraacular we knew,
and a-good deal that we did not know,
about the coast,-and the bearings, and the
life-boa?s and their carrying capacity, and the :
steam-Jets, and the bulkheads, and the depth
of water, and the absolute certainty that the
fire was being put oat, and the probability that
we would go oh to New York with the steamer,
and not be compelled to rely upon our life?
saving appliances at all except to keep ap our
courage.. I question whether our words were
comprehended .even by ourselves; but os the
general idea conveyed was that there certain?
ly was.no J m med late danger, and this was con?
firmed by the statements of the officers, I have
no doubt that some of the passengers will go
down to. the ir graves' under the delusion that
we,' who talkea ao learnedly on subjects we
knew nothing about, wore profoundly versed
ia the theory abd practice of navigation.
Some of the passengers, and among them la?
dles, ascended the hurricane deck. The prospect
waa disheartening. Nothing bat the ship's
lights and the dim twinkle of an occasional
etar shone through the darkness of the night.
When told that land was .near, with the wish
father to the thought, we assumed that it I
could not be more than a few miles off, and
toward iLwe were slowly steaming-about six
knots'arrhoar-aa fastas we coula move with
the limited amount of steam left for the en?
gines after keeping the forward bole filled, in
the hope bf extinguishing the fire. Bat, be?
low the assumed confidence in our salety,
there was In each breast alternating intervals
of despair, and this vacillation of feeling be?
tween hope and despondency amid darkness
and peru, prolonged minutes almost Into
boars. It seemed as if daylight would never
come.
(SUNRISE.
At last, however, the son's rays reddened
the eastern sky, but as day dawned with no
hind in sight, and f team was issuing from the
forward hatchways, and smoke was smelt in
the atmosphere of the cabin even, there was
for a time a feeling of deep melancholy. On
tho foremost the ensign with union down was
open' tb the breeze as a signal ol distress. The
steamer was careening heavily to port by
reason ol the large quantity of water which
had been pumped into her forward hold, and
ber bow bad sunk fully two feet in the water
since the fire was discovered.
' About 6 o'clock the low coast of Carolina was
plainly visible, and in an hour and a half, we
were but a halfmile distant from it, with our
coarse again changed to ran parallel with lt to
the northeast. Light hearts beat in breasts
whJre for hours before sadness had reigned
aapreme.
AU i aspect! on of affairs outside showed how
perfectly everything had been arranged to in?
sure the safety of the passengers and crew, in
case it became necessary to abandon the
steamer. Within ten minutes after the fire
was discovered four of the steamer's boats had
been cleared and lowered to the lower rail,
provided with the necessary provisions and
water and nautical instruments. Each boat
bad been assigned to the command of a par?
ticular officer, who had his crew selected, in
case the emergency should arise. The other
two boats were In readiness to be cleared from
the hurricane deck when the others should
leave for the shore..
From the lime the hatches were closed and
the full force of steam and 'water were turned
into the forward hold, great hopes were enter
fained of saving the steamship. For some
hours, lesa smoke emanated from the hatches,
and it was believed that the fire had not got
in between decks. But all was uncertain
--*-1- n!"".!,r fn r.i
lleve the men at the pumps, and some i
ued their labors, with short Intermlsslo
hours, working ber cl cally, and wit
knowledge ol'the fact that a fiery inrnu
barnine below the deck on which they
and which each hour was becoming s<
hotter, and, if burning underneath, mi
any moment fall, under the soper In cu
weight above, and precipitate them ii
fiery vortex. Those who particularly
enlshed themselves were Mr. Harv?
Hatch, of New York; Mr. Henry W. Cra
Philadelphia, and Mr. T. M. De Hon
Louisville. Mr. Hatch especially was
mitring in his exertions, and did much ti
up the spirits o? others.
THE FIRE GAINING.
- About 9 o'clock in the morning it b
apparent to the officers that the fire whii
been seemingly held in subjection for
hours was gaining upon them. The i
again increased in the fire and engine r
and the engineers and firemen would et
from below with their eyes bloodshot a
blind as to be unable to distinguish any
for several minutes. Their sufferings w<
tense; but with a marvellous heroism
man returned again and again to his pos
remained until some one ot his comps
was able to come to his relief.
At 10 o'clock lt became certain that ere
the steamer would have to be run on the I
and scuttled as the only hope of saving he
ll o'clock the engineers reported that it
impossible lor them to remain below any
er, and at once the steamer's course was cl
ed to land, and In a few minutes she ran
on the bottom,about five lengths from the s
She stine* in about ten feet of water, wit
! tide near the close of the ebb. The sean
were then opened, and at once the ste
commenced filling with water. The loi
f where the vessel was run on ls an uninv
narrow sand bea-a. Insular in its situe
'. without a tree or shrub or blade of grass
it, and with not a sign of a human nabln
upon the main land beyond. It is about a
above the northern mouth of Little B
North Carolina, and about thirty-five mile
low tbe mouth of Cape Fear River.
- .. LANDING THE PASSENGERS.
The work of debarkation was comme
at once. Boats were lowered, and the pa;
gera were landed on the beach within a
nour, the ladies and children being first pu
shore. Next, spars and sails for shelter,
additional provisions and water were cai
to the shore, and until nightfall the boats
tinued going to. the steamer, latterly broi
mattresses, pillows and blankets to adc* to
comfort of the passengers.
-From the-eteamer to the beach was a tn
tlon from comfort to discomfort, no less t
lt was a change from danger to safety. Hai
been sent immediately after with the pilot,
Davenport, lor relief, I can only speak of
experiences on shore from the statement
others.' There was not a green spot on
beach. The sun beat down with an Int?
heat, and the hot sand was blown in cloud?
the se?-breeze into garments aid hair. ?
when the tents were put up the annoyanc
tile drifting sand was as great as ever. It c
tinned into the night; the ladies who laid dc
to sleep were sometimes awakened with tl
laces, hands, or feet, or chignons burled. A
ed to thl? was the annoyance of count
crabs, who had been startled by the In va*
of unheralded and unwelcome comers. Tl
moved up the beach to where the sleep
were lying, on expeditions of investigntl
and crawled over , laces and. hands and
trowsers legs or skirts, startling the sleen
from their slumber, and causing them to spr
to their feet to get rid of the novel visita ti
At three o'clock in the afternoon hot cod
brought from the ship, and bread and bot
were furnished to tbe i passengers anti eat
with a keen zest,
i.,. _ . ?
THE CONFLAGRATION.
In the afternoon it was apparent to o31c<
and men that the fire had got between dec!
and that all efforts to eave the steamer wot
prove useless. But they remained by the vi
sel until 6 o'clock, when' the smoke was d
covered issuing through the interstices of t
forward deck. Officer;; and crew then took
the boats and went to shore, returning, ho
ever, from time to timo for things which coi
be removed,-until 7 o'clock, at which time tl
smoke began to ascend in large volumes. Lat
flashes of light burst from the forward dec
Soon the flames came through aod caught
the light work on the deck, and thence ere
along until they reached the wood-work fori
lng the state-rooms and cabins. Thence
darted up the masts tempted by the clo:
reefed topsail?, the burning fragments of whli
Were-carried off by the iflght winds into tl
ocean like a shower of brilliant meteors, J
li o'clock the whole vessel's deck wanabia;
from bowsprit to stern rall, lighting up ll
heavens with, a lurid glare, and presen
lng a spectacle .of awful grandeur, at
magnificence. Tbe wire rleglng becam
red hot. and looked like "lines of . iii
extending up to the cross-trees abo vi
Gilded balls which surmounted either mas
and in the day time Hashed with glare of tr
sun's reflected rays, wore now burning sphere
overhanging the vortex of flame, and seeminj
ly suspended in the blackness of Erebus,
while after, the sides ol' the vessel assumed
red heat in spots, the rich color ot which pas;
ed from centre to circumference into a beaut
ful gradation of tinta. As the flames reache
tlie rosin, they would flash up In brillia!
bursts of lire and light, followed by dense ovei
hanging clouds ot black smoke. The sea bi
tween the vessel .and the shore shone like mo
ten gold In the evemcbanging form of bi Hoi
and breaker. So light- was it on ?bore that on
could read as easily as under the sunlight. A
2 o'clock In the morning ol'Thursday, the fort
mast fell to starboard with a tremendous eras;
into the sea. A half hour subsequently, th
malntopmast tumbled from its height into th
vessel, and from the crash were emitted un
told thousands of scintillating sparks whlct
went np into the air, spangling the black back
ground of smoke, and presenting a view of in
conceivable brilliancy. Passengers and crev
say they never saw a spectacle so grand-am
yet so awful-from i.he moment the flame;
began to ascend from the deck until the dawi
of morning left nothing but dark clouds o
smoke to be seen rising from tho vessel's hull
They ceased to think of the annoyance of theil
situation in their enthusiastic admiration o:
the ever-changing aspect of the colossal pyro?
technics
THE RESCUE.
. When the passengers had been landed, Mr
Davenport, the pilot, myself, and four seamen
at the request of Captain Chichester, left in a
small boat for Smithville, at the mouth ol
Cape Fear River, to procure assistance for
passengers, crew and vessel. We left at noon
on Wednesday. Soon a fresh breeze sprang
up; and, under a hot sun, and skimming ovet
wave-crests, I alternated my time between
sea-sickness and writing a dispatch, giving a
full account of the disaster up to the hom
when the passengers were landed, for the As?
sociated Press.
The distance to Smithville was thirty-five
miles, and we reached our destination at 8
o'clock in the evening. I at once sent a
steam tug to Wilmington with my dispatches
and to procure a wrecking vessel, and then
?iroceeded to the United States Revenue cutter
V. H. Seward, lying at the government wharf.
I met Captain Usher and Lieutenant Ralston,
of the cutter, and within ten minutes after
they were Informed of the situation of the
steamer and passengers, steam was got up,
and we Boon left for the wreck. At daylight
we passed her and proceeded to the mouth of
Little River, where the cutter cast anchor,
about a mile and a half from the shore. With
the heavy suit which was striking the beach, it
was impossible to embark the passengers
there, and they walked down a mlle to the
river, where they took the boats. The work
ol transferring them to the cutter was fully ac?
complished By 9 o'clock. The passengers
were most cordially received by Captain
Usher and his officers, and when all was ready
to steam for Wilmington we bade good-bye to
Captain Chichester, Chief Engineer Hand and
Steward Booth, who returned to the beach to
await the arrival of the wrecker.
"NOTHING TO WEAR."
With our lives insured, we luckless but lucky
voyagers counted up our losses. Every ono
had lost his or her baggage. Ladles, who had
started North with Saratoga trunks enough to
build a small lortlflcatlon, suddedly found
themselves possessed of a night dress, a hand?
kerchief, a box of hair-pins, a comb and brush,
a tooth brush, a button hook, and a bottle of eau
de cologne, and a paper of pins, and an extra
collar as their entire outfit, with what they
had on, for passing the summer at a fashiona?
ble resort. Real Flora McFlImseys were nu?
merous; and as for us men, he who had an ex?
tra shirt and a box of paper collars was a lead?
er of fashion.
THE CAUSE OF TUE FIRE.
Nothing is known or the origin of the fire.
Nobody had been In the hold alter the cotton
was stowed, and between the fire-room and
the forward hold were the coal bunkers and a
water-tight iron bulkhead, making lt impossi?
ble for the fire to have reached the hold from
the fire-room. It is believed that fire must
have been in one of the bottom bales unob?
served when it was ?towed.
I will add that alter the steamer was beach?
ed, the captains of two schooners, attracted
by the signal of distress, came and offered
their assistance, but, as a steamer was expect?
ed from Cape Fear River, their kind offer was
declined. EDWARD F. UNDERBILL.
Wilminirfnn V P Tn no tn 1070
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
The Charleston Cotton, Klee and Naval
Store? Market.
OFFICE CHARLESTON NEWS. )
WEDNESDAY EVENING, July 6, 1870. J
COTTON.-This article was dall and depressed,
with unimportant transactions; sales about 30
bales, among which were 26 at 18c. Bayers were
offering about 18c V m for middlings. Quotations
are nominal.
RICE.-This grain showed a steady feeling, with
a moderate demand; sales 75 tierces of clean
Carolina, viz: 30 tierces at 8c; 45 at 8 l-l6c 9 lb.
We quote common ; o fair clean Carolina at 7?
7%; good 6@8?c ? ito.
NAVAL STORKS.-There were no sales of impor?
tance.
FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool, by steam, direct nomi?
nal, via New York, 7-16d on uplands; ll-16d
on sea islands; by sail we quote 7-16d on
upland cotton, and. ?d $ ito on Bea
island cotton. To Havre, by steam, nomi?
nal; by sall, nominal at ?c on uplands
and 1? on sea Islands. Coastwise to
New York, by steam, ?c ^ lb on uplands
and Vc on Bea islands; by sail, ?c ta on up?
lands. To Boston, by Bteam, nominal; by sail, ?
@?c ? lb on uplands. To Philadelphia, by steam,
Xe V Ito on uplands; by sall, somewhat nomi?
nal. To Baltimore, by steam, hi?Xe $ ito on
uplands;by sall somewhat nominal.
EXCHANGE.-Sterling 60 days bills at 2l@2l?.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-The banks purchase sight
checks at ? off, and sell at ? premium. Out?
side they purchase at par, and sell at ?@? pre?
mium.
GOLD.-io to UK- _
Markets by Telegraph.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, July e.-Noon.-Consols opened at 92.?.
Bonds &o?.
LIVERPOOL, July 6.-Noon.-Cotton quiet; up?
lands U3?d; Orleans ion;f ales 10,000 bales. Bread
stuffs quiet.' Tallow 43s ed.
Evening.-Cotton Armer but not higher; up?
lands o?d; Orleans lod; sales 12,000 bales; export
and sp?culation 3000. Provisions dull. Turpen?
tine 29s.
PARIS, July e.-Bourse opened declining. Rentes
711 50C.
DOMESTIC.
NEW YORK, July 8. - Noon. - Stocks weak.
Money 3aJ per cent. Sterling. long, 9%: short
io?. Gold ll?. Bonds 11?. Tennessee ex-cou?
pons 65?; new 63%. Virginia ex-coupons 68?;
new 65. Louisianas, old 71; levee sixes 76; eights
92. Alabama eights 98; Aves 77. Georgia sixes
85; sevens 92?. North Carolinas, old 52?; new
36. South Carolinas, old 69; new 81. Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat quiet. Corn acarea and
Arra. Pork quiet; mess $29 50. Lard dull at 16?a
ie?c Cotton dull and nominal; uplands 20c;
Orleans 20?; sales 200 bales. Turpentine steady
at ?Sc. Rosin dull at (2. Freights quiet.
Evening.-Money 3a5 per cent Sterling 9?aio.
Gold ll ?all?. Governments linn. Southerns
quiet and dull. Cotton steady : tales 2300 bales;
u plaint 3 20c; Orleans 2o?c. Flour 10c lower.
Wheat 2a3c lower. Corn firmer. Pork (29 50a
29 75. Rice firm at 8a8?c. Sugar firm. Naval
stores steady.
CINCINNATI, July C.-Flour dull. Corn firm at
soc. Provisions unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, July c.-Flour and grain uncbang
ta. Pork $30. Shoulders 13?c. Lard 17c.
Whiskey 9Sca$l.
NORFOLK, July 0.-Colton quiet; low middlings
I7?c; sales 100 bale?; receipts H5; exports coast
ivlso lld; stock 1317.
AUGUSTA, July 6.-Cotton market quiet, but
prices firmer; sales loo bales; receipts 57; mid
dllog 17?ul7?c; offerings light.
SAVANNAH, July 0.- Nothing doing in cotton;
middlings 18?al8?; sales 14 bales; receipts 348;
exporta coastwise 201 ; stock 9955 bales.
MOBILE, July 6.-Cotton firm; low middlings
I6?al7?; middling 18?c; sales 800bales; receipts
5; stock 19,825,
NEW ORLEANS, July 0.-Cotton quiet and weak ;
middlings 18?al9c; sales 1800 bales; net receipts
125; coastwise 134; total 259 bales; stock 63,098.
Sterling 22?. Sight par. Gold ll?.
Havana Market.
nAVANA, July 2.-SUGAR.-There has been a
it?uli business doing at unchanged quotations,
und the market closed quiet and steady ; buyers
lera and a reduction; exports of the week from
Havana and Matanzas foot up 39,000 boxes and
3200 hhds. Including 10,000 boxes and 1900 hhds
to the United states; stock on band at Havana
and Matanzas 435,000 boxes, 12,000 hhds. Felghts
steadv; box sugar to the United States $112?;
Illida $4 50a5 25; hhds molasses $3a3 50. Lumber
Brm. Shooks-Box. th m and quiet at 8? reals;
tihd steady at $212?. Empty hhds, market sup?
plied.
New York. Rice Market.
From the Dally Bulletin, July 4 : The market
moderately active on trade orders, but no in?
voices sell kg f mm first hands. Prices steady,
and holders, as a rule, indifferent operators.
Sales of 25 tierces Carolina at 8Mc, and 126 bags
Rangoon at 6?a7c. Carolina common $sas 25;
do prime to fancy $S37?a9per hundred weight.
Rangoon6?aTC per lb, currency; 3a3? per lb,
gold, in bond.
From tho Journal of Commerce : The demand
13 Wholly for small lots at abou? steady prices.
Sales are25 tierces Carolina and 150 bags Ran?
goon. We quote Carolina at 8?a8?c; Rangoon
at 6?a7c.
From the Herald: Carolina was quiet but
steady. Small sales were made at 8?a9c for Car?
olina. Rangoon was quoted at 6?a7c.
New York Naval Stores Market.
From the Journal of Commerce, July 4: Spirits
Turpentine-The moderate stock restricts trans?
actions and creates a very strong market. Sales
are lOO bbls, In merchantable order, at 38 cts, on
wharf, and 50 bbls in yard at 37?c. Rosins are
neglected and nominal. We quote strained at $2
a2 02?; No 2 at $215a2 30; Ko 1 at $240a3 60; pale
and extra pale nt $2 75ao. Tar ls In small demand
at steady prices. We quore at $2 for Wilmington
as it runs; $212?a2 25 for selected lots, and $125
for Washington.
Wilmington Market.
WILMINGTON. July 8.-SriRrrs TURPENTINE.
Sales of 100 casks at 33? and 215 casks at 35?c
per gallon for Southern packages.
R03IN.-Sales or 225 bbls reported at $1 45 for
strained.
CRUDE TURPENTINE.-Sales of 483 bt>n at $3 for
virgin, $2 25 for sort, and $1 20 for hard.
Interior Cotton Markets.
COLUMBUS, July 4.-Market In moderate de?
mand; middlings 17c; low middlings 16?c; sales
56 bales; receipts 26 bales; shipments 26 bales.
ATLANTA, July 2.-The market closed at 18c
for middlings; 17c for low middlings; 16c for good
ordinary; 15c for ordinary._
Receipt* by Railroad, July G. ?
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
72 bales cotton. 33 bales goods, 80 bbls flour, 27
packages bacon, 52 bbls naval stores, 2 cars lum?
ber. 2 cars wood. To G H Walter & co, G W Wil?
liams & co, W C Courtney & co, Goldsmith & Son,
Schachte & Touhev, B O'Neill, .stenhouse k co, H
Cobia St co, J C Millonee, Smith A Chapeau, W W
Smith, J Hanckel, J Marshall, and W K Ryan.
MARINE NEWS.
CHARLESTON, S. C., JULY 7.
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ARRIVED YKSTEKDAY.
Sehr Ann S Deas, Garbattl, West Point Mill-J6
tes rice. To J R Pringle A Son.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Brig Hattie B-, Johnson, Satilla R;ver, Ga.
FROM THIS PORT.
gSohr Independence, Hill, New York, July 2.
Sehr W E Woodall, Turner. Baltimore, July 2.
' CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Sehr Ella Matthews, McElwee, at Philadelphia,
Julv 2.
Sehr 'Minnie Repplier, Weeks, at Baltimore,
July 2.
sehr Myrover, Brown, at New York, July 2.
LIST OF VESSELS
0?, CLEARED AND SAILED FOR THIS POBT.
FOREIGN.
LIVERPOOL.
The Kathleen, Lester, cleared.June 18
DOM E~S TIC.
BOSTON.
Scar Gettysburg, Smith, cleared.June 30
NEW TORE.
Bark Lamplighter, Beach, cleared.June 22
Seht-Wm Bernent, Penny, up.-.May 12
Sehr Myrover, Brown, cleared.July 2
PHILADELPHIA.
Sehr Irene Messervey, Wall, up.Jane 21
Sehr S & E Corson, Brower, up.June 17
Sehr Ella Matthews, McElwee, cleared. ...July 2
BALTIMORE.
Brig Lewis Clark, Cobb, cleared.June 21
Sehr Joseph Bnxter, Baxter, cleared.May 27
Sehr J H Stickney. Fooks, up.June 17
Sehr Minnie Reppner, Weeks, cleared.July 2
ROCKPORT, ME.
Brig .Manzanilla, Spear, sailed.June 15
NORFOLK, VA.
Brig Tonqnln, Rose, sailed.June 21
Special Notices.
?*r THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLI?
NA-COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, SECOND CIR?
CUIT, BEAUFORT COUNTY.-EDMUND MARTIN,
Plaintiff, against THOMAS F. DRAYTON, Detend
ant.-To THOMAS F. DRAYTON, Defendant above
named: Youare hereby snmmoned and required
to answer the complaint in this action, which is.
THIS DAY flied in the office of the Clerk of the
Court or Common Pleas for the County aforesaid,
at Beaufort, In the State aforesaid, and serve a
copy of yonr answer on the subscribers, at their
office at Glllisonvllle, In the Connty and state
aforesaid, within twenty days after the service of
this summons on you, exclusive of the day of ser?
vice. If you fall to answer the complaint within
that time, the plaintiff will take judgment against
you for the snm of Nine Hundred and Forty Dol?
lars and Six Cents, with Interest thereon from the
26th day of Jnne, 1861, and costs and disburse?
ments.
June 24,1870. DAVANT,
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
To THOMAS F. DRAYTON : Take notice that
the summons in this action, of which the fore?
going i3 a copy, was flied in the office of the Clerk
of the Court ?f Common Pleas, at Beaufort, In the
County of Beaufort, in thc State of South Caroli?
na, on the 24th day or Jnnc, 1870.
DAVANT,
Jnn30-th6?_Plaintiff's Attorneys.
pS* DO NOT TAKE OUR WORD, BUT
TRY rr.-Dr. J. BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGU?
LATOR will relieve all irregularities, relieve all
irritation of kidneys, purify the blood, give tone
and strength to the whole system, imparting a
rosy hue to the cheeks, and cheerfulness to the
mind.
For Bale by GOODRICH, WTNEMAN & CO.
Jnn25-stuth8mos
pS* PUBLIC SCHOOLS-PEABODY ' S
FUND FOR THE SOUTH.-The Trustees or the
fand have just had their annual meeting, when
enloglums and resolutions were read In honor of
the memory of the distinguished benefactor, and
the report of the board for the past year received.
The use of the fund has been productive of
much good, chiefly by the stimulus lt has given
the committee In the establishment or public
schools.
The benefits derived from them In every com?
munity ls lasting In their effects, ?mil or Incalcu?
lable advantage-elevating the masse?, and Im?
parting among them a thirst for knowledge, and
a desire for Information on all the leading topics
of the day, and on none more so ilinn on Hygiene
-the preservation of health anil the prevention of
disease.
This ls now so marked ami apparent as to as?
tonish the intelligent observer, proving evidently
that the people as a mass keep themselves In?
formed of the hygienic reforms of the day, by
reading with discrimination the varions medical
pamphlets and almanacs that are furnished them
gratuitously-among the best of which ts Solo
mons's Omnibus ror 1870, the medical text book
for the people-In which will be found, by uncon?
tested certillcates, "the unrivalled tonic of the
century" is SOLOMONS'S BITTERS."
Joly&-tuth83
pS* A BROADSIDE FOR HUMBUGS.
Incompetence and assurance generally go hand
Iii band, and of all the tribe of pretentious
know-nothings with which society ls aflllcted,
the unscientific "medicine men" who attempt to
tamper with the health of the community are
the most dangerous and the most impudent.
So much by way of text. Now for a special
and particular application.
It appears that a mushroom growth of so called
"Bitters" ls springing up under different names
in various localities, particularly In thc Southern
and Western States, which the venders have tho
hardihood to recommend to easy-going people
upon whom they think they can Impose, as a sub?
stitute for HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS,
long recognized by every cia.? as the purest and
best medicated stimulant and lnvlgorant thc
world affords.
The concoctions referred to being composed of
worthless materials, offer a larger margin for
profit than that Celebrated Tonic, and hence the
anxiety of aollar-worshlpplng dealers to foist
them upon the public in Its place.
But "forewarned ls forearmed," and all par?
ties whom these distinguished (7) beings are en?
deavoring to coax and inveigle Into substituting
trash for a standard remedy, are hereby Inform?
ed of the selfish and sordid motives which under?
lie the representations In question.
The great popularity and vast salea or HOSTET
TER'S BITTERS cannot, or conrse, be seriously
Impaired by these "tricks of trade," but as the
debilitated and suffering have a direct interest
in the matter, lt ls only an act of common hu?
manity to put them on their guard.
jnlyi-Dtc6_
pS* MORE POWER THAN CALOMEL.
HOME EVIDENCE.-ACGCSTA, Ga., December l,
1869.-Messrs. Wm. U. Tatt <C Laud-Gents: For
several years past, 1 have been subject to Bilious
attacks, and always was a Arm believer that there
was co remedy for the complaint but mercury,
until abont a year and a half ago, a? an experi?
ment, I tried your Vegetablo Liver Pills, and was
agreeably surprised to And that they accomplish?
ed all the results, and more besides, of Blue Mass
or Calomel, without any of their bad effects. I
was always an unbeliever in Patent Medicines,
but can say this for your Pills, that, since 1 com?
menced using them, I have not taken a partido
of Mercury in any shape, and I consider this fact
an Important one, and one that those who ar? in
thc habit of taking Mercury for Bilious diseases
can properly appreciate. I cordially recommend
them as the best Liver Medicine ever Introduced..
Yours, Ac. E. B. GRAY,
jnnl7-lmo _No. -m Broad Street.
pgr-A GRAND EPOCH LN SCIENCE.
From the t:me when, in 1834, Dr. RUGGE discov?
ered "Carbolic Acid" and UH extraordinary medi?
cal effects, nothing lu the history of Medicine has
equalled it. Largely used by the French physi?
cians in treatment of consumptive and scrofu?
lous diseases, lt was introduced by the Court Phy?
sician of Berlin, MAX ERNST HENRY, Into Prus?
sia, and from thence to the Cnltcd States. So?
loing else of the present day can equal HES'
RY'S SOLULION OR CARBOLIC CONSTITUTION
RENOVATOR. Patients get better after only one
dose has oeen taken, and we cordially recommend
lt to the public-fEdltor "Argus." jan!7 lyr
ps* MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY
on the Cause and Cure of Decline In Premature
Man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical De?
bility, Ac.
"There is no merat-er or society by whom tnt?
book will not be found useful, whether such per?
son holds tho relation ci Parent Preceptor or
Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette.
Sent by mail on receipt of fifty cents. Address
the Author, Dr. E. DEF. CURTIS, Washington,
D. 0. _septl lyr
pS* MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD.
EssayB for young men, on thc passional attrac?
tion of the sexes, and the happiness of TRUE
MARRIAQB, when perfect manhood and perfect
womanhood unite te consecrate tba union. Sent
free, In sealed envelopes. Address, HOWARD
ASSOCIATION, Box V, Philadelphia, Pa.
may24-3mos
VOD CAN
SAVE MONEY BY HAVING YOUR
PRINTING
EXECUTED AT THE NEWS JOB !
OFFICE.
#?-ORDEP.S PltOMPfLY FILLED.???
pS* AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD
Eyes made new, easily, without doctor or medi?
cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Ad?
dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue,
New York. _"_dec?s
ps* AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE
TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured.
Sent postpaid on receipt of io cents. Address
Or. E. 1!. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New
?c-rfc. decl5
Drugs, Chemicals, &t.
jQR. BING'S PILE REMEDY.
For Bale by DR. H. BAER.
Jniy5_
PROFESSOR, B'ERGER'S BED-BUG
DESTROYER.
Costar'B INSECT POWDER
G lent wort h'3'Roach Exterminator
CoBtar's Rat Poison
Isaacsen's Snre Pop-Death to Mosquitoes.
For sale by DB. H. BAER,
joly5_No. 131 Meeting street.
S
WEET QUININE
Is a recent improvement.
Replaces the use of the Bitter Sulphate Quinine,
..with which all are familiar. ?
; \ DOSE FOR DOSE,
lt ls warrant?e* folly equal In every way to Bitter
Quinine, and, like it, ls the one great, post
. tlve and unfailing cure for all
DISEASES OF MALARIOUS ORIGW.
Fever and Ague, intermittent Fever, Chill Fever,
Remittent Fever, Bilious Fever, Dumb Ague,
and the long train or disorders following these
when neglected.
SWEET QUININE
ls made solely from Peruvian Barx (so ls Bitter
Quinine,) thefore lt ls of vegetable origin, and not
a mineral poison, but, on the contrary, ls proved
to be one of the elements found m tho blood of all
healthy persons.
SWEET QUININE
acts as an antidote te-, as well as a cure for, Mala?
rial or Miasmatic Poison, the absorption or which
by the lungB causes Intermittent Fevers, ftc. The
only advantage claimed for
SWEET QUININE
over the nae of old Bitter ?ulnli.e is the entire ab?
sence of that Intense, persistent bitterness, which
in the latter is an insurmountable obstacle to its
use with most persons, and always with children.
SWEET QUININE
ls In two forms-In Powder, for the use of Physi?
cians and Druggists, and Fluid for use In the
family and for the general public.
STEARNS, FARR ic CO.,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, NEW YORK.
For sale by DOWIE, MOISE ft DAVIS.
maylQ-tuths3mo3_
CIENTIFIC PROGRESSION
Has unveiled to the light of day
S
THE BITTER, MEDICATED INFUSION
Known to the people as
SOLOMONS'S BITTERS!
The Cure for Dyspepsia
And Its attending Evils.
Thc Preventive to
All Malarial Diseases.
Thc Regulator of
The Liver and Stomach.
The Help ?
To Nursing Mothers.
THE PURE, PROMPT AND PERFECT TONIC OF
THE PERIOD.
Prepared at thc Laboratory of
A. A. SOLOMONS lt CO.,
Wholesale Druggists,
Savannah, Ga.
OS- Sold by all Druggists.
W. S. CORWIN & CO. will snpply it at Proprie?
tors' prices. mchl-tuths6mos
ft?iilroa? Supplies.
STEAM ENGINES AND ENGINEERS'
SUPPLIES.
A full assortment of BRASS and IRON FIT?
TINGS, for steam and gas-Utters and plumbers.
Steam Quages, Guagococks, Low Water Detec?
tors, Oil Cups, Tools for machinists and black?
smiths, Bellows, ?c.
For sale by
CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland street!,
mch24 6mo Charleston, S. C.
Jg E L T I N G.
A large Stock of Leather and Rubber BELTING
and RUBBER GOODS, Including Manhole ono
Uandhole Gaskets, (alt sizes.) Hose, Sheet Rub?
ber for packlrfg, Pure Vulcanized Gum for valves,
ftc.
ALSO,
"Regulation" LEATHER HOSE, double-riveted
and of approved manufacture.
For sale by
CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
menai 6mo Charleston. S. C.
?yjCUMBER-WOOD PUMPS.
The cheapettr. and best PUMP now in use. They
give no taste to the water and ate applicable in
every locailty.
Fer sa?e by
CAMERON, BARKLEY ? CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
mch24 6mo Charleston. S. C.
S
TEAM ENGINES,
BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, CIRCULAR SAW
MILLS,
Single and double-acting Lift ami Force PUMPS.
II. Dlsston ft Son's Celebrated Circular, Gang,
Hand and Cross-Cm. Saws. Also. Miners' and En
Ineers' Supplies In great variety, Shovels, Picks
AC
For sale hy
CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO.,
Corner Meeting und Cumberland streets,
mc?24 emo Charleston. S. 0.
AR IRON AND STEEL.
B
English and American.Relined, In bars
Englisn and American common, in bars
Boiler Plate and Sheet Iron
Bolts, Nuts and Washers.;
For sale by
CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
mch24 6mo_Charleston. a. C.
WHITELEAD, COLORS AND f'.AINT
GILI
Parc Raw an'l Double-Boiled LINSEED OIL
Engltift and American White I .ead .
Paints tn Oil. la great variety.
ALSO,
An extensivo assortment of BRUSHES.
For sale by
CAMERON, BARKLEY ft CO.
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
mch24 Orno_Clmlcron, S. C.
piPEFOB GAS, STEAM AND WATER.
Sole Agency ol MORRIS TASKER * CO.'S Pas?
eal Iron Works. At more Ol'
CAMERON, BARKLEY ft CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
rach24 8mo Charleston. S. C.
0
IL! OIL! OILI
Winter Stained SPERM, Extra Lard
C. B. ft Co.'s Engine OU, Pamphene Spindle
Olive Oil, Cotton Seed Oil
White Oak (WeBt Virginia) Oil.
For sale by
. CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
mch246mo Charleston, S. C
T
. - Inggronjce.
HE POLICY-HOLD'-'EES'
LIFE AND TONTINE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE SOUTH,
No. 39 BROAD STREET, CHART^STO-V, S. C.
WM. MCBURNEY, President. GEORflE E. (tones, secretary. '?
E. P. ALEXANDER, vice-President and Actuary. JOHN T. DARBY, M. U., Medical Adviser.
J. F. GILMER. vice-President, resident In Georgia. AUGUSTINE T. SMYTHE. Solicitor.
E. NYE HUTCHISON, vice-President, resident in JAMES CONNER, Counsel.
North Carolina.
TRUSTEES
William McBurney,
William C. Bee,
Robert Mure
Andrew SlmondB,
John R. Dukes,
George W. Williams,
James R. Pringle,,
Lewis D. Mowry ?
Wm. E. Ryan,
J. EU Gregg,
J. Harvey wilson,
E. Nye Hu ten ison.
Z. B. Vance,
M. McRae,
J. F. Gllmer,
William Duncan,
John Sc re ven,
John L. Hardee,
John B. Palmer,
R. O'Neale, Jr,
John T. Darby. M. D..
Wm. M. Shannon,
D. Wyatt Aiken,
Giles J. Patterson,
Rev. James P. Boyce,
Robt. L. McUanghrln,
George H. McMaster,
Henry Bischoff,
Wm. G. Whllden,
A. S. Johnson,
George H. Monett,
James Conner,
George E. Bogga,
Joiin H. Devereux,
E. P. Alexander,
E. J. Scott.
FIFTY THOUSAND BOLLARS deposited with Comptroller-General for protection or Policy-Hoklcrs.
More Than ONE MILLION DOLLARS of Assurance applied f-ir !
This Company,' having complied with all the conditions of its Charter, ls now prepared to isaae the
usual forms- of Life ancTEndowment Policies on the Cash system.
CASH PREMIUMS ! CASH DIVIDENDS ! CASH POLICIES !
Ali Policies non-forfeltable a'ter the payment of ONE Annual Premium. -
Paid-up Policies issued on surrender or the original for nu equitable amount.
Purely MUTUAL I; No Stockholders ! All Profits DIVIDED among the Policy-Holders,
declared Annually. ......
Dividends once declared are non-forfe'.table, and may bc used to reduce the Premium, to increase
the amount of Assurance, or to make th-j Policy seir-sustaluiuir. Dividends left with the Company,
however applied, may be used. In case of need, to pay Premiums. .?-I'
Investments confined by Charter to the most solid and reliable Securities.
?S~ Patronize the only Life Assurance in the State, and keep your MONEY AT HOME.
jUlv4-3m03D4C
Dividends
Bitters.
lTiTvl 50 LU EVERYWHERE. Tifrt
?WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
N. B. The Commissioner of Revenue hos decided
that any dealer can sell this article withouts
special license. mch i
T I PP M A N'S
GREAT GERMAN BITTERS!
THE PUREST MEDICATED CORDIAL
OF
THE AGE!
ALTERATIVE,
ANTI-BILIOUS, and
INVIGORATING
PROPERTIES.
LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BITTERS is pre?
pared from the original German receipt now in
the possession or the proprietors, and ls the same
preparation that waa used in Germany upwards
of a century ago; and to-day it ia the household
? remedy of Germany, recommended hy its must
eminent physicians.
LIPPMAN'S
GREAT GERMAN BITTERS
Is composed of the purest alcoholic essence of
Germany's favorite beverage, impregnated with
the juices and extracts of rare herbs, roms and
barks; all of which combined make lt one of the
best and surest preparations for the cure of
Dyspepsia, Lots of Tone in the Stomach
and Digestive Organs,
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
LANGO.tJ R,
CONSTIPATION,
LIVER COMPLAINT,
GENERALLEXHAUSTIOX,
AND
AS A PREVENTIVE FOR CHILLS AND FEVER,
AND MALARIOUS DISEASES GENERALLY.
FEMALES
Will Cud LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BITTER?
the best tonic known for the diseases to which
they are generally subject, and where a gentle
stimulant is recommended.
MATHEW'S BLUFF, S. C., June 2, 1S70.
MESSRS. LI PPM AN <fc lino.:
inclosed please Hud money lor one case or your
German Bitters. Persons wno have bought them
from me exrress haring been greatly beuellieu
by their use. Yours, ?c.,
C. R. FITTS.
ORANG?E ORO, S. C., June 4, is:o.
MESSRS. LITPMAN 4 BKO.:
Inclosed lind $50; send us moro or your Bitters;
they are taking well.
Yours, AC. F. H. W. BRIDGMAN A cu.
Depots in Charleston, S. G.:
W. 0. TROTT, ED. S. BURNHAM,
A. W. ECKEL 4 CO.. G. J. L?H*,
W. A. SERINE,
Wholesale Agents:
HENRY BISCHOFF 4 CO.
STEFFENS, WERNER 4 DUCKER.
D0W1E, MOISE 4 DAVIS, Druggists,
CLA01US 4 WITTE.
apnc-6mo3
S OR G S TOWN TIMES.
TARBOX 4 DOAR, PROPRIETORS.
Published every Thursday, at Georgetown, S. C.
The TIMES respectfully asks the attention of the
business men of Charleston to ?ts low advertising
rates. Our terms are low, but they arc cash. We
will insert a Card or nor. more than 10 lino3 for
$10 per annum. Look to your interests.
juni3-lmo
i
iHisccllonemts.
?gNOCII MORGAN'S SONS'
(Ls! ABLI9HED IS OX)
(2U Washington street, K. Y.
SAPOLIO
Ia Better and Cheaper tuan Soap.
mchltuth?mos
MANHOOD
"^^^^^^luow
LOST-BOW RE?
STORED !
Just published lu a sealed envelope. Price six
cents.
A LECTURE on the NATURAL TREATMENT
and Radical Cure of Spcrmatorrhea or Seminal
Weakness, Involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debili?
ty, and Impediments to Marriage generally; NerJ^
vousness, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, Men- -
tal and Physical Incapacity, resulting from self
abuse, Ac, by Robert J. Culverwell.M. D., author
or the -Green Book," Ac. "A boon to thousands
ofsuifercis." Sent under seal, In a plain envel?
ope, to any address, postpaid, on receipt of six
cents or two postage stamps, by
CHAS. J. C. KLINE A CO.,
No. 127 Bowery, New York, Postoillce Box No.
4536.
Also, Dr. Culvcrwell's "MARRIAGE GUIDE,"
price 2S cents. may7-stoth3mo8
GEORGE PAGE & CO.
KAXCPACTCRRB9 OF
Patent -Portable Circular Saw Mills,
Stationary and Portal) o _rtTY
STEAM ENCit?ESifi**
a J: IST MILL?, ?Ce. / ?j\ ^
Ho. 5 Schroeder Sjteso?, /
f?T Send for Catalogues and Pr ice-Lists.
innptB-rtmns OAW
FEVER AND AGUE CURE.
A certain cure (or CHILLS AND FEVER-a gen
uiuo Southern preparation, purely vegetable: a
tonic and fever preventive, highly recommended,
nnd stands urtenuallol br any preparation now
offered. T'? persona residing in unhealthy sec?
tions lt is invaluable.
Warn nt wi-No Hurrinuir.
For sale IA all Druggists, ami by
G. J. LUHN. Agent,
Dru-gU*. 'oulD-aM corner Kimr and John sts.,
lunliMmnoMC Charleston. S. C.
HE FOUNTAIN SYRINGE.
SF.LF ACTING.-NO TUMPING.-NO AIR
INJECTED. j
The best universal SYRINGE in the market. '
It is recommended hy the tirst Pliys.cians of the
country.
It ls so simple that lt i-annot get our or order.
There are no valves, ami nothing ".nat will cor?
rode. One will last a life time.
Dr. JOS. ff. WARREN, an eminent Phisiclan, of
Ecsron writes to Hie manufacturers:
"From Hie fae; or it? nlmpllcity an?! correct
principle in tho structure ur your 'Fountain Sy?
ringe,' and for the easy manipulation, practicable
result, ard comfort to the patient, I have recom?
mended this Instrument extensively."
The Profession are invited to cali am', examine
tito apparatus.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
Dr. II. BA ER.
No. 131 .Meeting slicer,
mayan Agent for Sox:h Carolina.
RIS H ROOFING FELT
j THE BEST. CHEAPEST AND MOST DURABLE
Material for Rooting known.
For>sale by
CAMERON, BARKLEY A CO.,
Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets,
mch24 6mo Charleston. S. C.
QET READY FOR SUMMER !
LOUIS BAYARD,
No. 33 Broad street (next to R. IL Marshall A Bro.,;? ^
CLEANS AND RENOVATES
['ANAMA. FELT AND SILK KATSr
OP ALL KINDS,
Alukiug old hats as good In every respect as new,
SS- PRICES VERY MODERATE. apr29