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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. _ AN ILLINOIS HORROR. --- A MAX LYNCHED FOE WHIPPING TO DEATH HIS OWN SON. Sickening Details of his Crime-The Avidence of the Mother and Sistei Prompt an rt Awful Retribution Scene? at the Lynctiing. [From tbs Peoria (UL) Review, Joly 6.J A few days ago we gave a brief statement of | a brutal murder near Onarga, in this State, in which a father killed his own son. The prom? inent actor in this dreadful tragedy was named Martin Mera, sn Irishman by birth, about 44 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches in height, thick? set and muscular, with a forbidding counten? ance, a re^tiess, impatient eye, and a deep, gutters! voice. He1 owned a place' containing eighty acres about two and a half miles from ! Qnarga. in Iroquois County. His house shows a considerable degree of refinement, <u>d the number of books and papers Indicated mat its owner was a person of considerable Intelli? gence. He was known among his neigh? bors as .honest, a prompt . paymaster and a hard-working man. But he had a dreadful temper, and when under Its influence rfc would whk> his horses unmercifully, out ont the eyes or his hogs, and indulge in other acts of brutal and fiendish passion.' His family consisted of his wife, an intelligent lady, aged about 40, and six children, the eldest 14years and the youngest about 20 days. - The eldest boy was named Martin, and he was ll years of age. On the 15th of June, Mera cami? to Gil? man and posted two written notices, stating that bis boy had ron away from home, ano offering a reward for ali return. He stated jocosely that he did not know why the lad should leave, as he had always treated him well. ? few days after some of the neighbors ssj began to suspect that something was wrong, ^and on the 30\h Messrs. McConrtie arid G. B Winters, of Onarga, and others swore out a j warrant- and started for Mera's bouse. On their way they stopped at a school which Mora's oldest' daughter was attending, and Siestioned her. On promising to protect her, e said her father had beaten her brother, and after beating him had pat him on the stove, and she bad never seen him since, but believed he was dead. Armed with these, tacts the party arrested Hera. He.was perfect? ly calna, and insisted that his boy had run away. He was released, and eight'men watch? ed the house in hopes that he wonld visit the grove and give them a clue to the body, but be did not do this. The next day he was taken to Onarga on a warrant for murder, and a large party went out to look for the body pf the murdered boy. The search was continued all day without success, but finally, late-ki the afternoon, Mr. John Barnes, of Gilman, found ? sear the hedge south of the house a piece of clay subsoil that had been cat with a spade. A | stick was forced into the ground about three feet, and on being drawn ont it smelled of de? cayed matter. The ground was removed and the body of the boy Mari in' was found burled four feet eight Inches deep. He was enveloped in a sheet neatly pinned about bis body, and he 4iad on his shirt, pants and cap, the latter pull? ed over his eyes. The body waa very much decomposed, but the feet gave evidence ot be? ing burnt The news quickly spread, and Mc Courtie went to town to Bee Mera. On his ap-1 proach Mera was saying to the crowd, 'MT Tve killed the boy, why don't they^fl?d the body !" McConrtie responded, "Martin, they havel found the body, and you must submit to these j baadouffs." "Where dldyou find it, Mac ?" . "Close by the hedge In the garden.'' ? "Have mercy on me, Mac ?" . "How can you ask loi mercy, never having J shown lt while your boy- plead for lt ? Np, slr, do not ask for mercy." "I did, Mac. I did whip him to death," said Mera. The excitement la Onarga was intense, and ' a large crowd gathered, expressing their de ?? termination, to lynch the prisoner. Daring this tune Mera seemed perfectly cool, and ?cen expressed his regrets that he did not do e work more thoroughly. He was finally put in a wagon and removed to Watseka. the county seat, where he was lodged la Jail. This was last Saturday.. On Sunday the coroner Impanelled a Jury aDd held an inquest The facts ot finding the body were given above. The mother and sister of the boy testified as . follows : - . A TALE OF HORROR. ' Mary Mera, the wife, and mother, appeared In court wli.h a child two weeks old. Mrs. Mera, notwithstanding c bursting heart, told the tale bf horror calmly: l live two and a half miles from Onarga; Martin Mera is my hus? band; have lived there eix years; Martin treat? ed bia ohlldren ; kindly at times; he has not whipped much lately; he whipped our boy Martin on Tuesday night, two weeks a<~o last Tuesday; he whtpped him very hard; I did not see bim; my babe was born that day; did not bear blows, but heard the child's cries; they were in the kitchen; I was la my bedroom; *the parlor is between the two; I heard the child cry, "Y-ea, slr! yes,.sir ! no, sh* 1" the Whipping continued sometime; my husband would ask bun; "Will you work ? " The child did not sert am; I do not know what time the child went to bed; Mera got up between 4 and 5 ; I was under the Influence of some pow? ders, and d"d not awaken until breakfast was over: did cot sleep during the night much; the little girl came In and asked me if I want ed breakia; t; I told her I did not want break? fast; did hot hear any disturbance; about 10' o'clock the child came Into the bedroom, fol? lowed by his lather; his father was whipping him; he whipped him very hard with a horse? whip, a black snake, about one and a half Inches at the batt; did see hlmstrke bim a great many times; all I saw of the whipping was in my bedroom; ne did not strike him with the butt-end ol'the whip; the lash was broken off so as to leave the whip only about a yard long: be dodged around the room to avoid the blows, promising'to work, and ask? ing for mercy; he did not hold the child; the child went around and around the room, and my husband gave him some .very hard blows; toe child plead, ''Don't whip me, lather ! don't whip me and I will work. Please don't Oh ! don't whip me, father. Sad I will work ! " He was naked when he came Into my .room; his father made him take off bis clothes, take off ; everything; the boy bad just come in from the field; his face was swollen ?rom the whipping he received the night before; be was not cry? ing when he came Into the room; his father) whipped - him very hard for ten or flt tee a minutes, the boy all the time begglDg for mercy, and promising to work; his father at last stopped, when he told the child to put on his shirt; th" child made an effort and failed; his father again ordered him to put on bis shirt, when he said: "I can't see lt ! I can't see it!" "You can't see lt?" "No, father; I can't see you, lather ! I can't see you, father !" and fell dying; my husband said, * ?'Have I killed him f and I said, ? Yes, you have, you have finished him;" he then took him in his arms and bathed him with whiskey, and tried to cet him to orink some: h? tried to pour some down him; he then threw some liquor over him and tried to revive him, and having failed, he cried. "Have I killed him,' have I killed him ?" He rubbed him with spirits hall an hour; the child raised his hands once, and moved bin lips, and lt was over; hts last words were, "I can't see, I can't see;" he then'pushed the body under my bed, where it remained until little before midnight; alter night, Mera went out, ofien staying for a short time, and then would return; he took the body out of the front door; he Bald he would give hie right arm and lng rather than had it hap Een; he would suffer any torture to have im back again; he generally treated his family well; ne ls a good provider; the only trouble was the boy would tell lies; he would tell the i bo? to tell the truth, and mind his lessons; he ls a very high-tempered man and never knows when to stop; it I was: on my feet I could have saved my boy, but my babe was only one day old; I was ou my bed; he has not always treated me well; he gave me a crack aside the head one or two times; I I did want to leave him eome time since, but he promised bei ter, and we got along very well afterwards; he has had Borne trouble wiih' bia neighbors, but never spoke bad of them; my brother came to see me once and my hus? band drove him off; the fir-tday I was'up I went to look for the grave; I told Martin I had been ont to look tor the grave; he asked, "Did you flndt it ?" I told him "Nor" ?| don't think you could," was his reply; when the mea, came oat to search for the body I denied it, for my own and children's sake; I knew thal Martin was a passionate man, and that our liven were' in danger; he told- me not to tell ot what happened, and he said, "This isa bad Jab," and then said, "It was too bad;" the children were not. afraid o? him except when he was whipping some of them; I was afraid of him at times; he is a very passionate man, and when he was kind he was extra kind; when the men took him away he said, "This is a bad job, this ls a terrible thing;" J did not say a word while the whipping was going on; I looked at him as much as to say, you have done enough, but I did not speak, as I knew he would be more angry; he was not under the Influence of liquor at the time he killed the boy: he has whipped the giris a number of times with a hoist whip; he went lor a neigh boring woman; on Tuesday morning, about 10 o'clock, I war iken sick; the woman came and he took her back after dinner; the boy was healthy; nqrer heard him complain unless it was the headache; he would have been ll ?ears old on the 17th of June; his shirt was loody, but do not know where it came from; lt did not come from his mouth; his face was swollen in the- morn inc; suppose it was from the whipping the night before; I do not know where the whip is; be was in his right mind; he never acted singularly; he is a man of good, I sonnd sense, Steady, and adapted to money making. f- ?. LITTLE MAGGIE. 1 This little girl,, about seven years old, said : Father whipped brother with a whip; he put brother on the stove; he laid him down; he cried when he was put on the stove;there was I dre in the stove; he laid him down on his back on the hot store; brother tried to get away; his doilies were all off: father made him take them off himself: father bit brother on the back and bead; be hit him lots of times; he threw him in the shed; he then walked in and stood by the side of the wall; he whipped him and took him into mother's room; I never saw him more; I don't know what was done with I him; lather told me not to say anything about I it or he would punish me; I loved my orother; father whipped me sometimes with a whip. HARAH KERA Is a very modest appearing giri oi about U J ??arsofage. She swore: I always lived at] ome; fainer treated me well at rimes and sometimes not; he has punished me two or three times; the last time in December last; I hb did threaten me four weeks ago; I did work around the stable helping father; did housework; about a year and a half ago he whipped me very hard with a horsewhip; not the same whip he used on brother;he whipped I mn very hard in December because I had been I ata neighbor's and stayed an hour; be otten threaten td io whip me if I did not do the I chores; on Tuesday'two w?aeks last Tuesday, he brought brother in and said he had not worked, and whipped him, and knocked him down twice; father continued to whip him until he could not stand up; "he would whip tho life out ot him;" two or three times he I would say this, and brother would plead with father: "Father, dont whip me any more !" j He was a good boy, and I liked him; brother went to bed about 10 o'clock; he said he did not know why father whipped bim so; he never toid stories only when father made bim, and lather would threaten that ll he did not j own that he did so and so he would whip him, and to avoid it be would own to things be never did. I THE FATAL MORNING. On Wednesday morning I got up and got I breakfast ready; father rose when, breakfast was ready; brother got up, but ielt so badly that he went to bed again; father made him I gel up and go .out and feed ' the stock, and when he. came back father whipped him andr sent bim to the field; he went for bim and brought him in; made bim take off his clothing and then commenced whipping him; he then picked bim up aud laid bim on*tbe stove; the stove was bot enough to beat an iron;-1 was I baking biscuit; father put him on the stove twice,' brother pleading all the while, "Father, don't burn me, don't burn me !" He screamed very loud, and the skin stuck to the stove; his skin came off from his back and his feet and it stuck to* the stove; lt smelled, BO I opened the door, and lather Immediately shut Ii; while brother was*pleading, father said he would I burn him until ha would work; he bas whipped I me very hard, and has said ne would punish f. me till I could not sit up; I bave a mark on my arm where he struck me inst December with a horsewhip; it cut through the flesh and was sore two weeks; I have seen him strike mother with his lists and blacken her face; saw him strike her a number ol' limes; don't know how I many; mother told me to do always what lather liked, and we always tried; he whipped I ' brother a number of times with the butt-end of a horsewhip on the head; he knocked him 11 down three or.lour times; the flesh from his back and feet stuck to the stove; he whipped him aiterwards; I never saw my brother since he went into the oed-room; I did tell a lady that I never expected to see my brother I again; that he bad not run away, because he I ? could not: I was not going to tell, because I ? father bau whipped me very hard, and I was I afraid of him; mother was going to leave one I j time; I do not know what the trouble was; I, she shows marks where father whipped her; I, he took brother In his arms and put him on I the stove and held him there two or titree minutes. % , THE VERDICT. , I ( The Jury on these facts brought In a verdict that Martin Mera, Sr., had feloniously, inten- I tlonally and with malice aforethought mur- I < dered his son. Martin Hera, Jr., on the Ut h 11 day of June, and committed him to appear I at the Circuit Court on Wednesday, the 5th. | ; LYNCHING OF THE MONSTER. I I [From-the Peoria Transcript, July 6.] I \ * Yesterday morning we eave the chief parti- ; culara in the lynching ot Martin Hera, at *Vat-1 j seka, on the evening previous, and have since \ learned some luriher particulars from an eye-1 witness. The details of the murder of the boy j are far more revolting'than yet published, and I, some ol them are unfit to print. Two al tempt" I were made to break the jail before the sue-1, cessful one. On Wednesday evening a mob of '. eighty-five or ninety men, headed by Dr. j j Daniels, of Ooarga, went to the . Jail. The 11 sheriff refused to give up the prisoner, and, I ? upon Daniels attempting'to enter, fired upon ( him. Daniels struck bis arm ap, Wrenched 11 the pistol from his hand, and the mob-then, with a heavy sledge-hammer, battered down , the door of ti?ecell where Mera was confined. I, The poor wretch begged for mercy,but the mob I j caught him, securely pinioned- his arms, and ] carted him into the open air. Dr. Daniels I then made a speedi, stating that be bad sworn I ; not to return homo until he had bung the mau, and asked the crowd if they would stand by him, and also Baying that lie desired to have the last pull, at the rope. The crowd \ si g nilled, their intention of going ahead. Dan-1 ? leis counselled to moderation, and they pro? ceeded with the doomed man to a tree a short distance from the town. The wagon upon which he was seated was drawn under a tree, I the rope m ac'o last to a limb of tho tree and around, hie neck, aud he was then told that he might have twenty minutes In which to pre? pare for eternity. He spent the first hall of the time In piteous appeals for mercy, andi several persons in the crowd brutally de? rided him. A man advised him to pray, and offered to pray for him. He said no could not pray without a priest. Then be called on the Masons for help, but nobody responding, he cursed the Masons. Then he called on the ?alhollcs to save him, but one of them shoutedr "Call on God. for He alone can save you." He then raised his voice to Heaven, as previously reported. At last the wagon waa pulled from under him, and he was len bang? ing, AI rii BL he did not move a muscle, but alter a few seconds bis struggles were fearful, I until life was extinct. When the crowd had nearly all uispersed, a lew brutes fired their revolvers and guns into his body. He was len hanging all night, his friends claiming his body in the morning. About a thousand per? sons witnessed the hanging. The leaders were quiet and orderly, but some-of the ! crowd betrayed great brutality. In speech' and gesture. Our Informant describes lt as a sickening spectacle. -Semi-official paper? announce that univer? sal compulsory service is soon to b? intro? duced into Alsace and Lorraine, notwithstand? ing the persevering reliance offered to the law by the Alsatians themselves. They have peti'loned Bismarck to the effect, but he Is in? exorable. Only Buch are to remain exempt from the duty who have Berved against Ger? many. The new levied troops are, if possible not to be employed against France. But the government cannot conceal Its eagerness to eradicate the old French spirit, and even de? monstrations and mock processions of little boys have "been stopped by the iron hand of Prussian "honor and justice." Having been eulogized and taken under his special protec? tion by Prince Bismarck, the population be? gan for * time to consider .itself a privileged class. But Oils error has been speedily.recti? fied by a .special decree warning the Indepen? dent Alsatians that as long as they have not declared In favor ol France they must con? sider themselves Uer mans. THE MW YORK RIOT. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE OUT? BREAK AND ITS RESULTS. ' . ? ; Mayor Hall Assumes thc Responr-fblllty of Kelso** Order-Tlie Riot, rs to be In? dicted-ff umber of Killed-Excellent Behavior or thc Police. NETT YORK, July 14. Mayor Hall assumes tbe whole responsibili? ty of Kelso's order forbidding the Orange pro? cession, and argues that the result proved the wisdom ot the order. The police commission? ers, Democratic and Republican, were unani? mous in favor ot Kelso's order. The grand Jury propose to indict the rioters for murder, and the utterers of incendiary speeches as ac? cessory. The deaths from the rtot are 66; more of the wounded will die. The regiments .are still quarrelling over the question which fired uselessly. There is no question of tbe excel? lent behavior of the police. Their conduct ls universally praised. LATER.-Two more of the wounded rioters are dead. LATEST.-The funerals were attended by the Hibernians lo full regalia. There were no dis? turbances. The militia officers are still quar? relling over the responsibility lor the unnec? essary use of fire-arms. DETAILS RT MAIL. Excitement Among the Merchants. The New York papers, which in the main commented more or less strongly on the pro? hibitory order, while particularly denouncing the criminal folly o? perpetuating in this coun? try the feuds o? the old, give the following Items of interest in connection with the effect of the superintendent's order.. ,* At the close of the business meeting of the Produce Exchange on Tuesday, Judge W. P. Bessel, a leading merchant, referred to the ac? tion ol the authorities in forbidding the Orange parade, and hoped that his fellow-members would express their feelings on the subject. He believed that every class of citizens had a righi to march through our streets, and that it is the duty ol the authorities to protect them In 'their undoubted right. This announcement created great excitement, and several gentle? men rose and said that the Produce Exchange was organized to facilitate the interests of commerce, and not interfere In other matters. A member replied that the Produce Exchange was composed of American citizens, and that it was their right and their duty to protest against the course, pursued by the authorities in rela? tion to the Orange parade. An animated debate followed, aller which a resolution was offered tfiat a committee be appoint? ed to prepare resolutions condemning tue ac? tion ot the authorities In preventing onec?ase ot citizens from marching through the streets. A merchant then rose and. said that be was a Catholic, and a firm adherent of bis faith, but he was utterly opposed to*interfering with the Orangemen, wno bad the same rights to use the streets for parades as their opponents, ,lhe Hibernian societies. This sentiment elicited loud applause, after which the resolu? tion was adopted, and the meeting adjourned till Wednesday, when the resolutions will be presented ior discussion. The following ls the committee on resolutions to report Wednesday aiternoon: Horatio Heed, Charles J. ! Hall, John T. Miller. E. 0. Lamson, -Charles H. Hickox. K. Buchan and W. P. Bensei. A Damper Upon the Gunsmiths. Among those who regretted the prohibition of the parade were, the gun-sellers, especially those along Chatham street and the Bowery, lt is difficult to get a correct statement from almost any of them as to the exact Influence exercised by the proposed procession on the munitions of war stocks. Judging, however, by tbe hints they throw out, and the beaming countenances they exhibit when the subject ls mentioned to them, their trade-barometers showed rather high. One man said that the sale of arms was twice as good as it was Im? mediately before the Canadian invasion, nod that, If lt wasn't for Kelso's 'interference, the powder that would have been disposed of Wednesday would have equalled the quantity lt took to show our patriotism on the glorious Fourth. The best trade, however, was done by those who practice the graceful art of gun scouring and repairing. For tbe last week, they have been overcrowded with work, rn ey all charged double prices, and, If things had gone on as these men fondly boped they would, lt would have cost at least the original price ot a musket to have It put in "target Bering" order. Kelso Accused ot Treachery. During the proceedings of the Orange cau? cus Monday, the principal leaders stated that they had been all along in confidential com? munication with Superintendent Kelso, and had at bis request shortened and changed the proposed route of the parade. Mr. Kelso, wbbn first approached and asked for. suitable police escort, had expressed himself willing to iii ve thc Qrangemen all proper facilities, and agreed with the committee that they had fully as much right to march in procession as the Roman Catholic societies, the Germans, or. those of any other foreign nationality. He simply suggested that a shorter route of march would be advisable, as then he could use the available force at his command to much better advantage. Mr. Kelso also pointed out certain streets laid down in the programme as objec? tionable, as the residents ol' those neighbor? hoods, being inimical to the proposed demon? stration, would have the excuse tor an attack brought to tbelr very doors. AU of these suggestions were at once as? sented to by the committee, and the pro? gramme materially changed to suit the super-' intendent'd ideas and wishes. It also trans? pired that even while the police order was being prepared' and printed lor. circulation among the force, the Orangemen were led to believe that arrangements were being made to afford them police protection. One dele? gate stated that ne saw the superintendent at an nour after that which saw the prohibitory order reach the Times office, and even then he was given to understand that, the authori? ties intended to protect the societies, even If the presence of the militia was necessary to attain that end. These statements created a deep feeling in tbe caucus, as they proved that the authorities were playing a double and treacherous game. A Wrath? Patriot. 1 hat the newspapers but feebly portrayed the stale ot public feeling, he soen bad over? whelming proofs. Early in the morning a gentlemar who was entirely unknown to everybody in the building, and was therefore not a placeman, hurriedly entered the office of the superintendent, and looking Mr. Kelso squarely In the eye, haud?d him a newspaper, and pointing to the odious order, asked, "Did you sign that order, sir?" Superintendent Kelso answered, "Yes. sir." "Then, slr," ex? claimed the excited citizen, "You ought to be shoi.'" The startled superintendent sprang from bis chair, und calling for officer Kirsch, who ls the sentinel at the dour, directed him to remove the indignant man at once. The order was observed with more roughness than was necessary, and with such haste that the visi? tor's name could not be ascertained. Revocation of the Order. The storm of excitement continued to in? crease during Tuesday, and at a late hour that night the objectionable order was revoked, and the city and Mate authorities united to protect the Orangemen. Governor Hoffman appeared on the scene and issued bis proclamation guaranteeing protection to the paraders to the fullest extent possible. Knovr-Nothlngisiu Revived. Early on Tuesday notices were sent to many surviving members of the old Know Nothing lodges asking them to meet at specified times and places for the revival of the organization. It is understood over 6000 names were enroll? ed, lor iheEe organizations during the day. Great excitement prevailed at the national guard armories last evening: A Fenian Appeal. The council ot the Fenian Brotherhood bas issued an appeal tb the brothers on the wisdom and patriotism ot exercising their Influence among the misguided and miBlaken Irishmen who keep up and foster the evil spirit of mo? tion which has ever been the curse of om race, and the greatest obstacle to the achievement ot our national independence. Give no conn tenancetoany Irishman who would disgrace the name of our country by reviving the sense? less quarrels of the dead past, and would bring into this land of- liberty the animosities begot? ten ol the follies and religions rancor of our foreiathers. Harper Building Attacked. The Harper building was attacked by a mob, who were repulsed. It Is. reported that the rioters pressed all the conductors and drivera and passengers on the Eighth avenue railroad into service, and Cat the Telegraph. Wires. '. A procession of two hundred men, without society orders or badges, passing up Broad? way, were stopped by thepolloe at the corner of Tenth street and dispersed.'The police came, down In stages. The result was several bloody heads. Many of the stores on Broad? way were closed at two o'clock, P. M.. the proprietors being fearful of the consequences of keeping open. The mose Intense excite? ment prevailed. Bennett Scared. WASHINGTON, July 12. James Gordon Bennett, of the New Torie Herald telgr?phed to Secretary Robeson, of the Navy Department, this afternoon, asking that a force of marines from the Brooklyn navy yard might be detailed to.guard the Herald building to-night In anticipation of Its destruc? tion by the mob of to-day. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. Abbeville. Mr. J. F. C. DuPre, county treasurer for Abbeville, has' been tendered the post of United States revenue collector for that dis? trict The Abbeville Press, from which we learn thttfact, says that lt ls not yet certain whether The tender will be accepted or not Anderson. Anderson expects a hanging on Friday next, July 21, for which day has been set the exe? cution of Shad rack Webster, colored, for the murder of Adeline Agnew, colored; Efforts are being made to establish a na? tional bank at. Anderson; capital stock to be $60,000. A new postoffice hos been established at the "Pendleton Factory." Spartanbarg. Colonel Myers, ol the 7th- Cavalry, stationed at Spartanburg, died on the nth instant at that place, at ter a short illness. We under? stand that his body will be Bent North. Colo? nel Myers was an old and faithful army officer, having been in the service about forty years, and was fearless In the discharge of the duties that have fallen to his lot during his lengthy term of service. Aiken. Major J. E. Crosland, ofsBarnwell, will open a school shortly la Alkea. His character and reputation as a teacher and loag experi? ence willi nsure success, and we congratulate the communliy on the accession. ' Rev. Mr. Porter has resigned the pastoral care of the Presbyterian Church ot Aiken. Rey. Hr. McBride, of Wlnnsboro', bas been In? vited to preach for them to-morow. He will probably be called, says the Aiken Journal. Grernville. The Mountaineer brings the following sad announcement : "Wiley Bishop (white) was brought before United States Commissioner, Captain John F. Porteous, 11 this place, yester? day, on a charge of lorgery and violation ot EDSlofflce laws. The evidence against Im proved that he had received a letter tor a Mrs. Trammel I, had broken lt open, and find? ing therein a check for twenty-four dollars on the United States Treasury office at Charles? ton, requiring Mrs. T.'s slgnlture, he forged her name thereto and sold the check to one of our merchants. Being unable to raise the necessary amount of ball, he was sent to jail to await his trial at the next term of the Unit? ed Slates Court Bishop was elected to the Legislature In 1868, by the Bepubllcaas of this county; his term expired In 1870." Truly, how are the mighty fallen-but yesterday a lawmaker, and to-day in limbo as a lawbreaker. Chester. John C. Heister has resigned as clerk of the court of Chester County.. The resignation was accepted by tho Governor. Judge Thomas will have to appoint some one to fill the vacancy. The Reporter says: "Work waa begun on Monday last on the new Methodist Church in this town. It ls to be a brick building, andi the location selected ls the vacant lot between Saluda and York streets, adjoining the lot whereon tho carriage shop of Z. C. Hutchin? son was situated. This ls only one among the .many improvements that we observe going on about us. The horizon around ls lumnl nouB at night with the fires of burning brick kilns." Cheater ls bound to be a city. York. The Torkville Enquirer says: "On Monday morning last, the ihreslilog-house, together with the machinery and a quantity of proven? der, belonging to'John S. Bretton, Esq., ten miles south of York ville,was destroyed by fire. No clue has been obtained as to the origin of the ure, y et lt ls supposed to have been the work .of an Incendiary. We have no information as to the value of the property destroyed." The same paper also bas the following : "On Wednesday of last week a difficulty occurred at the residence of Jack Springs, near Rock Hill In this county, between Jack Springs, Willis Hutchinson and his mother, Silin Hutch? inson-ali colored-in relation to the chastise? ment ot a niece of Willis Hutchinson by Jack Springs, who had the niece employed as a nurse. The parties engaged in a quarrel, the result of which was that Jack Springs was fa? tally slabbed In several places, from the effects of which be died in about half an hour. A coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Springs by R. L. Crook, trial Justice, acting as coroner, and a verdict was rendered charging Willis Hutchinson and bis mother as principal and accessory to the killing of Jack Springs. The accused has been lodged in jail to await their trial." Beaufort^ Sheriff Whitman has entered upon the dis? charge of his duties. B. B. Sams and J. E. McGregorhave been appointed deputies. Beaufort ls to have a special session of court in August. Judge Thomas will preside. From the following list of burglaries, Ac, it would seem as if Beaufort would afford a very eligible locality for a penitentiary. The material on the spot ls so ample that the Slate can save the travelling expenses of convicts by bringing the Penitentiary down, say to Battery Point ia Port Poyal. We copy from the Beaufort Republican: ? Sat urday night some dusky Individual forced an entrance into the rear yard ot the residence of H. G. Judd, and took one of the long fire ladders belonging'to the premises, and raised it BO as to reach. the second story, went up softly, and endeavored lo enter the sleeping apartment of Mr. P. L. Wiggins. This gentle? man, owing to the excessive heat was lying on his. sofa, with little or no disposition to sleep, and was therefore In a condition to hear if not to see all that was going on. Thinking that he heard strange noises, he looked towards his north window and there stood a mahogany colored Individual Just ready to rush in. The mejor made u bound and seized his revolver, but on reaching the window the man had made his escape by Jumping the garden fence. Saturday night the house of Mr. Fuller was entered, hie pants taken therefrom, contain? ing only $5, and his shirt carried away. The gentlemau had received his salary during the day, and the thieves evidently were conscious ol' the fact-but he took the precaution to stow it away in a safe spot. Sunday night a desperado broke into Mr. Conant's store, and abstracted about $1 In pen? nies. Tho watchmen must be a somnolent set to allow this to take place under their very noseB. _ ,, * The residence of Dr. H. M. Fuller, near the Point, must be Included lu -this burglarious raid-they entered the house from the piazza, coolly searched the doctor's pockets, took me wallet to the table, disturbed nothing but money, which amounted to some,three or four dollars, then proceeded to ransack a trunk CIUBB by, and after going through their devo? tion In that line, proceeded to carry offan other. and In their journey doorwards, he or they stumbled, and thus alarmed the lamlly. The trunk waa dropped, and the colored man made efforts to catch the rogue, but he evaded them. Monday, evening two colored men were ob? served prowllng-around the residence of Mrs. A. Williams at the Point The movements of these Individuals were watched very closely, as their only desire seemed to be to get Into the house. At i o'clock A. M. they took a boat lying in the stream, and pulled away towards Pigeon Point. THEiSROWISGCOnoy CROP. TUE LATEST OFFICIAL BULLETIN FBOM THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU. Certainty of a Short Crop-Two and a half Million Balee the Minimum and Three and a half Million Bales tho Maximum Kattmate- A. Good Prospect for High Prices. WASHINGTON, July 12. The Information received at the Agricultu? ral Bureau since the last report concerning the prospect of the cotton orop tends to con-' firm that report in all respects. In several Important cotton-growing sections there is no Improvement, In others there Is a slight fall? ing off In the condition of the Bland, and in others lhere ls a slight improvement In many counties, in the best cotton-growing States, the crop is a good deal in the grass, and will give but an Indifferent yield. Alto? gether, the prospect is no better than at the last report. In a day or two the official report will be given to the public. Later-The Official Report. WASHINGTON, July \C The July returns do not materially change the cotton crop prospect reported in June. Severe rain storms have continued to ob? struct cultivation, and check the growth In the States on the Gulf coast. The States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and' Florida average lower in condition than at the date of the last report; the Georgia and Texas aver? age remains unchanged, and an improvement is indicated in the Carolinas, Tennessee and Arkansas. The percentage of each, as com pared with the July statement of last year, ls as follows:. North Carolina, July, 1870, 94 per cent.; July, 1871,.99j>er cent. 8outh Carolina,. July, 1870, 96 per cent.; July, 1871, 100 per cent. Georgia, Jnly, 1870, 101 per cent; July, 1871, 82 per cent, v Florida, July, 1870, 98 per cent; July, 1871, 88 per cent Alabama, July, 1870, 102 percent; July, 1871, 81 per cent Mississippi, July, 1870, 95 per cent ; July, 1871,80 per cent Louisiana, July, 1870, 101 per cent.; July, 1871, 75 per cent Texas, July, 1870? 97 per cent; July, 1871, 93 per cent Arkansas, July, 1870, 101 per cent ; July, 1871, 90 per cent Tennessee, July, 1870, 85 per cent ; July, 1871,98 per cent. While no estimate can at this es rly period be authorita? tively made, this Information leads to the fol? lowing conclusions: With a reduction of 19 per cent, relatively low condition, and a season as long as that of 1870, there should be gather? ed a crop of 3,200,000 bales, or about as large as that of 1869; with a season o? average length, 2,900,000 bales; with an early frost and very unfavorable season for picking, 2,700,000 bales, the prevalence of insects, with other unpropitious circumstances, would probably re? duce the orop to 2,500,000 bales; and a steady improvement of the plant for sixty days, with the longest and most favorable picking season, might carry the aggregate up to 3,500,000 bales. This ls represented as a fair statement of the range of probabilities, based on the most extensive and reliable data and uninfluenced by the clamors o? the speculators of the Cotton Exchange. f CROPS ry SOUTH CAROLINA. Edg? field. . A gentleman from the neighborhood of Bench Island Informs the Aiken Journal that the corn crops were never better than this year, particularly the highland crop. Cotton ls also looking well. Anderson. ? The Intelligencer says: ."For the last ten days, we -have had a season of warm, dry weather. Partial rains have fallen, but none of very wide scope. The corn and colton crops are not suffering. Both are looking fine, but the cotton ts nearly all weed, as the growth has been very rapid and unusual." Darlington. We regret to learn that In some portions of the county the crops are suffering consider-' ably from want ot rain. Planters from the neighborhood of Dbve's Depot say that they have not had a good rain in four weeks. From other places the reports continue to be favor? able, showing that rains have been plentiful, and that the yield will be as great as was an? ticipated. Our own village has been quite dry for three or four weeks. Yesterday, however, we had a relrrshing little shower, which, al though not sufficiently heavy to do the crops much good, had a good effect on. tue tempera? ture. We hope that it ls the first of a number of equally refreshing showers. Beaufort. The Beaufort Republican, ot the 13lh, says: "From all portions of our county comes to us encouraging reports ol every crop that has been sown. From 8t. Helena, especially, the planters lnlorm us that cotton has not looked so well and healthy l?r the past three seasons as at present. We are glad to note this, for the experience In the. cotton line has been verging on the disastrous, bringing an Inclina? tion among them to turn their attention to other matters, or to, let tbeir lands Out either on shares on in ten-acre patches to the col? ored help. The dry spell during May has had a tendency to keep the plant pack, but the copious rains have Anally put it in a fine con? dition. Bice, near Pocotallgo, is looking well, and promises ab abundancy of this useful article. While the neighboring States have been deluged by rain, we have had no more than Is absolutely essential for a healthy and abundent harvest It Is feared by many lhat the caterpillar will make Its appearance and destroy tne cotton. That of course, is be? yond the power of any one to stop. We can only hope lor the best. At present, things look well and promising." NETTS FROST WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July 14. No more applications for soldiers1 discharges will be entertained, as the army is now re? duced to thirty thousand. The President remains at Long Branch until the 15th of August, when he goes to Caliior nla. He is not coming to Washlpgton unless an emergency requires. Tbe Attorney-General has gone to North Carolina. The Ku-KIux committee examined Treasurer Angler, of Georgia, and Mayor Anderson, of Savannah. Their testimony fully sustains the deplorable financial condition and bad management in that State, and of the venality and incompetence of persons in power. PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE GREEN ? VILLE UNIVERSITY. WASHINGTON, July 14. The Convention of Kentucky Baptists at Louisville offer $300,000 to remove the Baptist University from Greenville, S. C., to an eligi? ble point in Kentucky, provided the other Southern Stales will raise $200,000. THE CALIFORNIA KU-KLUX. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. George Kirk, banished from Virginia City, returned there, when the Vigilants hung him. . A RETENUE SCRIMMAGE. NEW YORK. July 14. The revenue officers, supported by Atty ma? rines from Brooklyn, made; a raid on the dis? tillers, captured one distiller, mashed one Still. Three marines were wounded. A SAID ON CUSA. I j Landing of Rafael dnciwU with a Party of V?n?zu?liens. NEW TOKE, July H. Rafael Quesada, with, two hundred Yene zuelians, bas landed ia Cuba. Spanish reports I gay they were closely pursued, many killed, and much-of their stores captured. THE WEAT HKS THIS DAT. ' . . WASHINGTON, July 14. The barometer will probably rise on the lakes, with clear weather from Mlchnraa to Kentucky and eastward. The area of the low? est barometer will probably move eastward to the Bay of Fundy by Saturday morning. Fresh westerly winds are probable for Saturday on the Atlaatto coast and.-.the lakes. Partially cloudy weather with southwestern winds WU! probably prevail in the Southern States. Dan? gerous winds are not1 anticipated. Storms merely local are not considered. Yesterday'g Weather . Reporta of .the Signal Service, ?. 3. A.-**.*T P. BX. OJ 3 B? 5 o><5, 2 SZ g .ft ? : ta-fi '. ? ? Place of Observation. I Angosta.. Baltimore.... Boston. Buffalo, N. Y. Cheyenne, W. T. Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleveland. Corinne, Utah.., Detroit. Indianapolis.... R>v West,Fla... Knoxville, Tenn. Lake etty, Fla.. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis. Mobile. Nashville.. New London, Ct. New Orleans.... New York. Omaha. Keb.... Oswego, N.T.... Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Pa...'. Portland, Me.... Rochester, N. Y. san Francisco.. Savannah. St. Louis........ Toledo, O.. Wa9hlngton,D.C. WIlmlngton.N.C. Norfolk. Lynchburg.. eavenworth.... Cape Mar. , Mt. Washington. 29.90 29. gu 29.81 29.7A 29.19 80.01 29.94 .?9.87 29.34 -0.84 29.89 30.04 29.92 29.97. 20.99)94 30.03 30. G9 80.00 29.87 30.06 29.87 29 93 29.71 29.88 29.94 29.83 29.74 30.08 29.93 29.87 39. 29.85 29.98 29.82 29.88 80.06 29.86 80.11 NW 84! iE Light. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. 'Geo tie.' Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. .Fresh. I Geo tie. Gentle. Gentle. Geatle, Fresh. Gentle. Light. [Gentle.' Fresh. . Light. Fresh'.*' Gentle. Brisk. ?Fresh. .Gentle. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. 2 ? Cloudy. Earn. Thr'ag! Thr'ng. Clear. Olear. ' Olear. Fair. Fair. Cler'ng. Fair. Fair. Fair. Thr'ng. Fair. Thr'ng. cler'ng. Cloudy, Cloudy. Fair. Fair. Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. Hazy. Fair. Fair. * Lt.Earn ?.air. Fair. . Fair. Lt. Rain Cler'ng.' Cler'ng. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. THE COAL OIL REGIONS. The Present Condition of the Petroleum | Interest. Colonel Forney writes to the Philadelphia] Press from the oil regions of Pennsylvania a long account of the present condition of th?1 petroleum field. He says: - - There are now forty-seven oil districts. Ia the last month of May these forty-seven dis? tricts produced 408,797 barrels, equal to 13,187 barrels per day, which, at 14 50 or $6 per bar? rel, will give you some Idea of the revenue de? rived from this new branch of industry. Many changes have taken place under the new regime, but no revolution has been so effective ! aa the substitution ot wrought-iron pipes, some two and a half Inches in diameter, for the original plan of conveying oil in barrels from the wells to the tanks on the railroad care. These pipes are frequently carried over a distance oi three or fonr miles. They are manufactured In Philadelphia, and are com? posed ot sections, which screw Into each other. They are spread over the most Irregu? lar ground, up and down hills, and when fastened Into the tanks at both ends the steam engine ls applied, and the oil Is forced down nt a very rapid rate until the railroad tank ls full. There are said to be over 2000 miles ot this pipe now laid in the district. The question may be asked why, If such for? tunes were realized when oil commandedonly ! $125 a barrel, lt cannot be obtained at the same price now ! The answer ls that the ar? ticle itself has appreciated owing to the In-, treasing demand for lt; and as the trade is la the bands of certain united organiza) lons, they slacken operations the moment the de? mand moderates, or store their oil in vast tanka on their estates, some of which hold 10,000 and even as high as 20 000 barrels. You will perceive therefore, that while there are many failures, while many a poor fellow bore? vainly for the precious llquld,the average profit ls enormous, and that one or two good produc? ing wells ls a sure fortune. THE NORTH GERMAN "EAGLE BIRD. "-The shape and attitude of the eagle of North Ger- j manv, to be portrayed on the imperial arms, have been tbe subject or brisk discussion or late. By the Federal Council it has been final? ly determined that the North German eagle shall henceforth have but on head, which ap? pendage shall look to the t ghi, and have above It in a glory the Imperial crown. On the breast is to appear a shield, and on that shield the Prussian eagle, each w'ng with six broad and five narrow feathers; and. finally, the claws are to be all black,-the red .talons of the old device to be henceforth discarded, and the tall ls to appear In "heraldic delineation," which the New York World understands to be a tech? nical way of expressing that lt 1B to be puffed out fan-shape after the similitude of a turkey gobbler in the first flush of love. The feet of the bird,-we must add, are not to hereafter'! grasp anything. Shirts and iTtrmsqitig Qftooog. j TUB PLACE "FOBTLOW~PK10BS! < STAR SHIRTS. . Flt, Quality and Work Guaranteed. STAR SHIRTS. I Latest New York and London Cuts. ' STAR SHIRTS. Order your shirts now, before the hot season. I STAR SHIRTS. Shirts, Collars, Drawers, Night Shirts. STAR SHIRTS. Made to Orders and Ready-Made. . STAR SHIRTS. . At less price than any other first class house. STAR SHIRTS. Men's Furnishing Goods at STAR SHIRTS. SCOTT'S SHIRT EMPORIUM, STAR SHIRTS. Meeting street, opposite Market. > .STAR SHIRTS. H R (Cigars, Sobarco, Ut. JJMPEEOB WILLIAM CIGAR STORE I SPECIE PAYMENTS RESUMED AT No. 310 KING STREET. The Undersigned offers, to Purchasers. Whole? sale and Retail Consumers of CIGAR-, TOBACCO, SNUFK, Ac. an extra inducement fir their trade. SPED iE PA?MBSTS at par exchanged ror GRKEN'B OKS to the amount rf pnrcha-e made, without any advanceup?n the Gooda, consulting or all articles m his line of business. Orders extended to, him, with Cash or City Ac? ceptances, will be promptly attended to. An ex? amination or his Stock la respectluily solicited. WILLIAM BCBRODER, . Proprietor or Emperor William Cigar Store. JrtylO (g BL LI NX* O^R-A T O O ST^,-, : ' J. B. EB AD w Ul sell tbs rom ain (J sr o f h if. , ? * S U K Kt B E ; Sr T ? . U .K consisting?r.a variety of SHAWLS, . . LACHS, EMBROIDERIES, 1 WHITE GOODS, AND OTHER FANCY AJOTOLES, - - " Tte store wm be closed during the monto ol' Auguat and fart *af September, to rikoergo re palraprevlous to opening r?r shs FXLlPrK?lo.^ JnlylS-amwg" T*T"--~ - . 7 rjlHE GREAT BUSH FOR BABGAD?ST . ;y-t r"'i-'Z Js ? '<>:>... NEW AND BEAUTIFUL' STYLES FOB JUNE ~V<.. :. ') " .-,5; "vt???.:?*?S. .'-'i,'- 'lV?~~? - . AND JULY.- r ; 7.^ V . :5j9rr? GOODS FOR TRAVELLERS AND STAYERS AT BOMS.ALSO. / ? ' ? ' . '-?^1' '-: v ' .. . .? ?.?r...l FUBCHGOTTj BE NEDIOT ri. 0&?p'i?* Voa. 344 ?ad 437 KT tn a; Street: , -Keepingtheir. Stoat new and rreah at au te*-, aona, are getting ta dany by aMtaaieif,.! \'?? NEW TRAVBLLINaiilNEHB JOT ^ ; l?$?,< Plaid and Chene Japanese Pop Una - ; -u^ *; ; Fancy OrganJlea and Jaconets for hot wsaiater" More or their best qnallty Iron Grenadines' whit* and Colored P?nea . '^ .'.'"/; Pique Trimmings .. .v. -' Beautiful New Prints, all the reoent^attepi^?? " endless variety; Percales, elao -:'?. V; ? ' *' Black Tamis? for Summer and Morirningl>ree#os Black Crimes,' very b^rt quality "?>? Hick 3 4 and 64 Morjaeifnes - > hy ^ Black EnglishOrapea and Crape Yella:- . :- V > Crape Sets and Collara ;. r'. :r , ? Embrold^rlei (a liwely lot) :. Iitaen?dLacfl SetBi. .: . : . Lace-Trimmed Collars _ .. ,v; . Maslin Sleeve* . , _ ; Lmeno?u)? toff q " V <i ^ ALSO, A FOLL LOT Of CASSMEBBS, LESENS AND COTTONADj5S ~ SHEETINGS ?' '^j?**-' SHIRTINGS - 'I^HSDAatASg ' ' .: :': '::'NA>BJNS\. M* - . TOWELS . ? : HosiwaYj GLOVES .. "K'"^y_ ' ?...' .' L ' ? :HABBnBOOi8" itt* . I: : . HonoHS^ BBADXIVnX 8TC-CT ''^T' LLAMA LACE POINTS ???N?3 SEASIDE UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS.. Everything sold of best quality, and at the verj-i lowest prices, and nothing endorsed bocVhat i? good of ita kind. ,; :-' ..'*.-.f; -.- .. ? :.?ir^^ ? . FUBXJHQOTT, BErTEDICT A 00^ 1 \fi jnna2 Hes. at4 and 48i King. B?reefa . &f|rifljrttcrgi JwptewjCitt?;^ >; ** jp 0.0 KBT ;-X3.^BN ^^irfc-j^;^ Being the Owner of the PATENT RIGHT of th?l State or Nonn larollna, and the rollo wing named, Counties in the' stitte of Sontn^Oaronna, vhc:. Charlearon,'Barnwell. Oolleton, Beaufort, George? town. WliUameburgY Horry, ?larendoa antfCnea tarnetd, or thia smal. Cheap and very va Ina Wa Invention, I offer Cotmty BJghta 'and Machmes at greatly reduced priesa Mom 1889. win send ona by express to any addre^faa a sample.) on tua receipt of $1 by mail,, or will nd a half doten.. (as samples,) by express; 0.' 0. D., ror $3, to any partlea desiring me to do ao. , . . .. ..'. N. B. Any person infrtnging 'npon the rtgnti OX thlo Patent will be dealt with according to law. Jnlys-semos .~ - : '.-,, ?.NJ AV>BIL*V.: ;. I I . iiSy iJnsirues? Carps. ?'>> Q H AB LES* LIEBE NB 0 OD, * STEAM TCBP.'SmNS DIST IT ,T .REY? . CHARLX8T0N', s. C. ? ?mw Highest Prlc*8 paid in Cash for Crude Tor pentine. .. .. ,.. . .. . jut* Virgin -; Teuovr Dip --> ... ;r . Jnlyl0-lmo? . ? ? ? . TTTTE UTE AND LEARN, - DYE AND YT FORGET ALL. THE SO?THHRV DTE HOUSE, NO. 359 KING 'STREET, , Dyes and Oleana, by means of steam. Gentie men's, Ladles' and Children's Clothes. Pine Laces and Lace Onitalns cleaned and dons np with the Soft or Manufacturera' Finish ; Lace add crape'Shawls and Kid Gloves gleaned an? Dyed. . tor Goods received and returned, by Expreea. | Jun22-lyr <' ' ' L BILLEB, Proprietor. * .y? i), OL ANO Y, A TT 0 B N E Y 4 T L AW, N. E. CORNER BROAD AND CHrjROH STREETS, Above Messrs. Ellnck, Wlckenberg A Oo.'a Store. .. Jnlyl-atuta'. W IL L-l AM WHALES, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR, Ka 48 BROAD STREET, Jnlyl-stnthlmo UHABLXSTOM, S. 0. _jrHiscellamrrna. PROFESSOR BERGER'S BED-B?Q ' DESTROYER. Cos tar's INSECT POWDER olentworth's Roach Exterminator Coa tar's Bat Poison Iaaacsen'sSure Pop-Death to Musa ul toot. For sale by - DB. H. BABS, ?? )vM '_No. 131 Veering wve?. . ! prOMOOPATHIC REMEDIES. A F?LL ASSORTMENT just received by DR. H. BAER, jnlv? Wo tai meering airest.. . JJLECTBO MAGNETIC BATTERIES, - MEDICINE CHESTS, PHYSICIANS' SADDLE? BAGS, AC. ?? * Fbrsaleby DB. H. BAER, mario _. No. i3iMee?ng street. mflE FOUNTAIN 8YBIMGE.. SELF ACTTNO.-NO PUMPING.-NO ALB . ... .".'-: ... " * '.. .?.??'iS** . INJECTED. The best universal SYRINGE ta the market It ia recommended-by the first Physicians or th country. .. It ls so simple that lt cannot get ont of. order? There are no valves, and nothing that will cor? rode. One will hist a lifo time. _, , Dr. JOS. H. WARREN, an eminent Phisiclan, of Boston writes to the manufacturera: t "From the fact Of Ita sin.;""tty and correo^ principle ta the structure or yon'? 'Fountain Br ringe,' and for the easy manipulation, practicable* result, and comfort ?o the patient, I have recom? mended this instrument extensively.". The Profession are Invited to eau and orara ns the apparatus. For sale, wholesale and retail, by . , Dr. H. BAER, ? - '* /fo. 181 Meeting street, may30 . Atrent for, south Carolina. S T B E C E I V Ei>, CATAWBA GRAPE PrLLS, (Hehnbold's,) Br DB. H. BABS, m ay 15 ' No. 181 Meeting street*.