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~t;"ne 1 .10 Mile,. Wide r1d a Thou<md Dr. LINCOLN, NEn. February 9.-The Nebraska Legislature has asked a Feder al appropriation of $1,0.0,0o to prov ide seed for the destitute settlers of Kansas, Colorado, -Nebraska and the Dakotas. That sum indicates the ex tent of the calamity which has overtaken portions of these State as a result of the drought prevailing over large areas last season. It is not certain that such a sum is actually needed. but it is the estimate put bi the Legislature of Ne braska upon the wants of the settlers in the way of seed to enable them to make a start next season. When 'ie estimated amounts required to carry ine :estitute through the winter t d to z up 'ort them until time for arcother liar vest are added to the sum asked from the General Government, the total be comes enormous and challenges the at tention of the entire country. But bad as the situation is in some parts of the stricken districts. and severe as the suffering has beea in isolated cases, that could not be quickly reached through the regular channels of relief, a great deal has been done by the States nterested to meet the need of their tin fortunates; and even should Congress decline to grant the desired appropria tion, as it probably will, there is not much danger that serious results will fol low. The region that has suftred so serious ly from drought is about 150 miles wide and over 1000 miles in leng th. On the east are the rich agricultural lands of the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and on the west are the wealthy mineral and stock producing States and Terri tories of the Rocky Mountain region. If one State were obliged to bear the .urden of the crop failuies of the past ,.wo years in the region indictated, it would cause widespread disaster, and possibly the bankruptcy of the State Government. Fortunately the burden als upon several States. and, although many individuals will lose the accoumula tions of years, and suffer many priva 'iens, it is hoped that all cases of gen .ne destitution can be relie; ed without an appeal for assistance either from the Federal Government or the general pun lie. The people who are suffering on the Western prairies are the victims of mis placed confidence. For years they have oeen crowding toward the West under he delusion that a rapid change in the .4imate of the plains was taking place, and that with the breaking of the sol, the building of railways, and the plant ing of trees, would come an inmediate and permanant increase in the rainfall. Twenty five years ago it was believed that agriculture could not succeed 150 miles west of the Missouri River. But the settlers went beyond that limit and prospered. The raintall did appear to increase. Then they pushed out farther and farther and were blessed with good crops. . The cattlemen, who had hoped to retain control of the region in Western .ansas~ and Nebraska, insisted that agriculture could not be successfully car ried on between the 100th meridian and the mountains. But they were not] heeded, because they were interested parties and could reasonably be supposed exaggerating the aridity of the region whih they desired to hold for their own use. Soon after 1880 a number of railroads 'to. the wountains, and in a few yearsj our or five new roads had been con structed. It was noticed that the sol was good nearly all the way, and the rainfal was abundant. The land seemed ready for civilization. Partly through theefforts of the railroads and partly on account o4 the tremendous amount of immigrntion into the whole West, the set 4legsbegan to crowd toward the semi-arid sgrip, about 200 miles wide, and extend ng, pardllel with the Rocky Montains lorover 1,000 miles. Their confidence saas increased by the steady prosperity of ~e people who had settled on the 'borders of the district that was so long hsLl n question. From 1884 until 1887 the.Govenment land offices all over the Western plains were besieged by ap picants for homesteads and lands suita ble for .entry under the timber-culture lw. People with scarcely the means to reach the lard. and in some cases without enough tc tay the small entry feesrequired by the Government rushed nto the new and untried soil and be gan the struggle for existence. 1or two or three seasons there was plenty of rainfall. and it was proclaimed tht the "rain belt" had been carried westward unt'l the arid plains had entire y disaopeared and the soil could be :ntivated every foot of the long 00 miles between the Missouri River and the .Rocky Mountains. This theoty ~ras widely heralded and so generally believed that before the close of 1888 there was but little desirable land in Western Kansas and Neb-aska and Eastern Colorado that had not been settled upon by men whose sole capital was muscle and energy. Since 1887, however, the rainfull on hienew "ram belt" has been fickle and insfcient. Crops have been total or partial failures for two and, in some plaes, for three seasons. Thousande f settlers have left Eastern Colorado nd Western Kansas and Nebraska, and many of those remaining cannot hope to stay and hold their claims without help. The census shows that Kansas has de reased in population since 1888. large ly on account of the emigration from the ounties on the extreme west. If Nebraska, which has asked the Fed era appi~opriation, is in worse condition than the States around her, it is because sh has at present a larger population~ in the counties in which agriculture i as yet an experiment. Crops were al afure in Western Kansas in -1888 andi the two following seasons, while it wasj reserved for Nebraska to have a partialj filure in the western counties in 18S9 and a total failure in 1890. Emigration had hardly commenced, therefore, when the disastrous season of 1890 brought the people ofa dozen of thie border coun ties face to face with famine. The drought of 1890 was gerneral all over the West. and Nebraska raised but a half crop of corn, on an average, tak ing the whole State into consideration. But piices were so much better than on the preceding year that the value of the h~rp, according to the statistics fur thState bureau, was a 14, n th'e whiole oci te phe 189. The financial ig generally has con We the times exceedmnglv ,i, n the greater part cf the State the people are lawly prosperous. and are willing to do what they can to relieve the distress on the frontier, either by a general tax or by individual con tribution. In October a commission was >rani ized by the State oflicers to inquire into' the destitution and secure relief fronm private parties. It was found that a total crop failure in a dlozen counties would make it necessary to supply sonme 20,000 people with aid if thiey were to remain on their homesteads through the winter. A general appeal was sent out to the people of Nebraska. and the res cunusilo distributed uurin the moliths following its or-anization i'ul mt lidthin to thie valu of 100. all contribut te peopil e ce '"'1and eastern parts o! the t~ Iit.i .c* ' -I*S i CAtd ~~ uaywas ti) Agree to vote publie mnoney tt'erelici of the destitute, anld u11)0a t.e credit thus secured. th. comtilis.ion to the value of '- 15.u0. T il ak-es a tta i' over Q0,000 that has been ex penqe up to date, A bill apropriat h )0,0)0 for the same purpose has b ag"-reed upon by both branches of the Legislature. and will soon beconie a Lw. Provision will also be made for aIpoprIati atditioal amounts if need 1Te Rev L. 1. Ludden. secretary of the relef commission and gcueral dis itutin- nuent. makes this statement ir publicatiou at the request of the Post: -We are relieving- at present r Ur conte b,.ut of co'rse this does not iealn that, all tile people mi those counties are destitute. Un the extreme irontier there are coni paratively few who can get along with out help. while in other counties we find oulv a Iamily here and there that is de scrvinm of assistance. The railroads have ofiere(d !ree transportation to all men who want to -o away and find work. and there is a demand for men in the cal mines ma WNomiug that has not Yet been fully supplied. We have the names of 35,00 people on our books who have beven helped. No worthy ap plicands hav t been refused aid, and althovah we have agents travelling over the dr u'htreclon all the time, we know "fjn cases of distress that we have not relieved or cauuot relieve immediately. ku le-hal (' the peonle in1 sonme of the count~ics in the tar West have emigrated temporarily, and those who remain are more anxious to get seed for the sprmkn than immediate assistance. "Tronua a larce recion in We:t and Nort-west Nebraska the cattlemen are very pr'oslprous, and they insist that untinug should be given the ilhrmers to enable them to put in another crop, ciamin that the land is useless except as a cattle range. But the settlers waut to try agaln. They have iith that the rains will be regular and abundant. and they know what the soil will do under favorable conditious. And so. if they can et seed, many of them will gitve the laud another trial. Failure next year will mean that sonie of the western counties will largely be given over to the cattlenmen again." A severe snow storm has been pre valling over the greater part of the State f;or several days. This will cause much suffering, and many domestic ianimals will inevitabl y die of cold and starvation. But the relief co-mission has plenty of me -ns at co-amand, and will get sup plies through in time to diminish the dis tress unIdss the roads should become Ilockaded, which does not at present .eeta probable. Tho Truth About the Matter. SPARiTANDURG, S. C., Feb. 7.-Some wild rumors have been published, but they were exaggerations. For instance, it has been stated that the liabilities of the store would go as high as S30,000. Zimmerman's statement, before he be gan to sell out his stock, wvas that he owed about $10,009 and the goods in both stores were worth about $11,000. IIe now states that the liabilies are be tween seven and eight thousand (d01 lars, some of the claims having been paid ..' from the proeed~s of his sales. That is about all that is known by the public in regard to the liabilities of the store. In the argument and affidavits sn'bmitted 1ffs 'nreht, R~ was addieed as one evidence of fraud that Zimmer man had stated that he had sold the goods and that he had a thousand dol lars in his pocket that he would like to see any of them get hold of. Another evidence of fraud was that the goods had been sold at night and hurried off to the aepot under cover of darkness. Meantime Zimmerman walks around with his Princ6 Albert coat on and flourishes a gold-headed cane and seems to be enjoying himself. W. Zimmerman is the son of a Meth odist preacher, who died a year or two ago. He had a fair education and, I think, attended the Normal College at Nashville a session or t wo. lie is nowv married and has two children. Several yars ago he applied for license tc preach in the Methodist Church and he was received as a licen tiate and assigned to Cherokee circuit in this county. He soon began to teach school and trave up preaching, and his license has lapsed, unless he as had it renewed from year to year. [e is a ready talker on the stump, and knows wvell how to appeal to the peo ple. It was by his speeches that he was elected business agent of the County Alliance. The farmers believed that a mlan who could talk so well and detail al their hardships was tihe very man o lead them out ot the wilderness into he promised land, where monopolists, middle men, speculators, bankers and oliticians would never 1:e heard of. le made fancy pictures for them, showing that the datys of the old-time merchant were numbered and that the Aliane,exchanges would do the busi ess of the whole country. Hie had no xperience whatever in the mercantile usines,and his clerks knew but itttle. t was to be expected that failure volid come. Th~e main (lnestionl has not been ouched yet, in ieh is the liability of he Co9unty Alliance in this matter. he executive committee is watching he proc~eedings5 closely andl will be eady for a defence if they are .sued. Kews and Courier. W\Asmii(wroN, Feb. 7.-The caucus of heii Demeeratic members of the House alled for to-night at the suggestion of tepresentative Bland of Mlissouri was rery slimly attended, only sixty-one nembers being present. Riepresentative iolmes of Indiana presidedl and Blan ~hardi of Louisiana and Wilson of West irginia acted as Secretaries. The silver >ill was the sole topic of consideration, md after several resolutIons had been~ difered and withdrawn the following esolution, offered by Richardson of eiinesee, was unanimously adopted: Rtesolved, That it is the sense of this aucns that the Senate silver bill, which ~vas referred by the House to the Comn nittee on Coinage, Weights and M~ea ~ures nearly one month ago, being, in ur opinion, an important public meca ure deLserving due considleration by the louse, we earhestly request the commit :ee to which th'e same was refe-rred to eport it to the House without delay. Le c neus then adjourned. A Fatal Boiler E.xpi4!ion. Ia 'axx .Ga..Fe'b.l*.A'boiler iniRo et Giles' steam saw mill on the Qhoo ee river, three miles south of Re-eds lle, exploded this i. orning, killing six 'eOle, twxo w-hite and~ four colored. The nl was a re oine :tn.d was sawing cr iers for lun1.r firmas in this city. The ltils of thme digster was meagre. The ire under the boiler was kept "banked"' md~c every-thIing was thought to be all ~ight when the night watchman was re .ieved by the fireman yesterday morn :ng, but as soon as the latter openmed the injctor" the boiler exploded with ter ie force, destroying the building and killing or wounding every person near t and setting lire to the debris. 1. 1). Barry, who operates a sawmill at Mianassas. on the .savannah and West rn raiilwav, ten miles from the scene of the disaster, and who brought the news o thins eitv, said that the noise of the exploson 'was heard distinctly at his place and live miles beyond.-Augusta ENTOMBED ALIVE. THRILLING SITUAT!ON OF THEE I.UER!"IN A COAL M!NE : iv from ir (Inc- Umidrcd :Lid if I. :n ! Im r t:men t -Tu..ot of WII.LKFsnuRAIw E. PA., Feb., 9.-lu tence joy and excitement prevails in the little hiainlet of Grand Tunnel this morn ing over the rescue there i the en tombed miners imprisoned by water rushing into the ganLways and breasts of the Susquehannah Company's col liery at that place on Wednesday of last week. After firing the blast, since the men were lost, experienced miners de clared their rescuealive an impossibility and they were practically given up and the whole community was in mourning over their supposed sad fate. The names of the men were 3Lchael Shel bank. Willham Craget and John Rineer, all well known miners. They were found aliye in the upper workings near the outcrop, the water being unable to reach them after they managed to get out o-f its way when it was rushing through the mine. The company's em plovees had exhausted every effort to get the water out. and by pressin into service mammoth pumps were able to lower the water sufficiently to let the rescuing party in this morning. The men were found in an almost exhausted condition from their one hundred and fif ty hours' imprisonment. It ill re quire care to bring them through. Their sufferings have been intense but they were buoyed by the hope of being res cued, and the outcrop workings beinz 4airly well ventilated they were able to secure enouglh pure air to keel) them abve. The immense pumps used to clear the water from the inundated poztion were run to their utmost cap icity and during last night the water receded very much. When sulliciently low this morning a raft was constructed and on this a iws cnz )arty managed to get through Lhe aangways. At a point in the vein where the coal had a pitch of 40 deg-rees. the raft was turned into a crass headimg and the men were found up abo'e the water, sitting ou cross timber whither they had cone immediately alter they discovered the water comiing in upon them on Wed uesday. Before they had advanced many steps water was up to their necks and they were carried along by its force. Being aware of the pitch in the vein they happily selected the only point in the workings where they could have gone in safety and perched tLemselves on the timber hiwh above the flood. Their only lamp lasted three hours, and from about 6 o'clock Wednesday they sat on this timber in total darkness without a morsel to eat until their rescue this morning. Two of them became crazed at times and with the greatest difficulty their single companion man aged to keep them from leaving the cross heading during the long weary hours that intervened. Their position was be yond all description, and but for the I knowledge that their liberated com panions in the mine would do every thing to reach them, the men would have given up in despair. Intense e citement prevails and the company is praised on every hand for the exhaustive measures they took to rescue the unfor tunate men. The story of the escape of the miners is a remarkable one. After they had reached a point of comparative safety from the flood they found that only a Mender 'piece- o wood- served to- -ketp back tons of loose coal, that had falle&f into the mouth or head ot the cross cut. 1 When they found the inclined cut in the vein and climbed up its almost perpen dicular passage they managed to press into service a piece of loose timber which, they had picked up in their hasty retreat, and this they placed across the openmlg i of the tunnel, and. after getting it safely 1 lodged, climbed upon it for seats. Thei men then found that their feet rested in s the water below them, but soon alter de-c termined from the gurgling sound that itc had gained the highest altitude it could. t There they were sitting on a slende-- s piece of timber .three inches wide for 1 over four days. Behind them was an immense body of coal held in place by ~ a small "prog," and fearing to dislodcte S it the men dared not even rest against it. By changing the oil in their lamps and t economizmng they were enabled to keep i light a few hours, but this supply had an y end, and after a short time they were t compelled to sit in absolute darkness o with hardly enough room to hold them selves in an upright position. John i- 14 neer, the most experienced of the miners, t andl an employee of many years in the ' coliery, was able to keel) his head In 1 their long imprisonment, but both Cra get and Shelbank at tin'es became crazed. Craet Imagined he saw a mine car and umedl down into the water to run tot stop it. IIe was rescued and got back a on the perch by Rineer. Shelbank was more easily managed although- he was sobbing considerably. Wednesday nighit passed and Thursday came, and then the li men lost track of time. o: The first welcome soundl reaching el their ears was the "plunk" of the pump, S, and then the men knew that active work y had commenced towards their rescue. tc But while this welcome sound reached C their ears the men were almost over- A ome by the dreaded sound of the work- te n of coal and the loose particles held ui n heek behind them. The creaking si sound showed that the coal was becom ig loosenedl and every moment they d1< xpcted a slide of coal which would ey nvelope them and carry them into the ai lower lpart of the cross headium. By m gradually throwing a way the loosened ey pieces they kept the openmng clear andh o lngered and waited, listening to the tc souns of wvorking of the reseuing party. p1 And while they sat there in the cold they :?, tbbed one another, andl adopted every es method tihey could conceive to keep h: warm. The first communication with et the improoned men was had at 3 o'clock at this morning, and at 5 o'clock the water tl had iowreed so they could~ be taken out w one by one on a raft. They were om wrapped ini blankets anid given warm in ilk as their first refreshment and then w carried home. They will have to live hi n beef tea for a few (lays, but evill then rc e all right. lv Rav'm Crry, 5. D., F~eb. 9.-The , blizzard wore itselfout during last night, t amd~ with line wveather andl tile arrival of rancers and stages from otutlying points, r' reports of its casualties are coming in. rc man and woman, supposed to be a tu school teacher and a dIriver, wvh> started or Elk Creek at 3 P. M. on Saturday were found four miles from the cityam 'ozen to dieathi. All the roads are5 ocked. Few people ventured abroad on Saturday and Sunday. and the two bodies found are probably the only deaths. No loss of' stock vet reported. ih~op Newmuan Doenounxced. a NEW GIRLE'_m.Feb. '-At the Afri- Si can Methodist Conference at Tangipa- rc lioa yesterday, Bishop Girant made a ii spuare attack on Bishop Newman of p the Methodist Episcopal Church who recently gave publicity to the charge that great immorality existed! among m the colored clergy. Bishop (;rant pro- lil nounced the charge unfounded and de-A nounced Bishop Newman for bearing w STAVING OFF FREE SILVER. v ia-A vurpo-: 4 f t he Ur C.)iun .ars Commznit.me. cmmi this moi . Sir. lthis. st their pulrpose to be to urge prompt action on the silver bill by the c'oinmittee, so that action iight be had hv the louse. The old diliculty as to when hearings should cease was iminediatelv encoun tered. MIr. Iland wanted a day fixed Mr. Vaux thought that nothing should he done which would prevent a hear ing being given to the Philadelphia board of trade next Wednesday, and Mr. Bland moved that hearings should cease on that day. The question went over for a time, and Mr. James Milli ken spoke i: favor of making silver in subsidiary coin of propotionate value to that in the silver dollar. John M. Forbes, of New York, who is engaged in the China and India trade, said he did not desire to argue the ques tion of free coinage, but merely to pre ent some facts as to what he believed would result from an increase of the value of silver to 1.29. All our ex changes in silver-using countries, he said, were governe:1 by the gold value of silver in London. I'o his mind nothing would so greatly stimulate business as a rise in silver. The present uncertainly, however, was having -an injurious eYect. Ile did not believe silver would flow here from silver-using countries if we opened our mints with out limit, because currency was always the last thing exported. War or some other such abnormal cause was the only thing which would cause this. ir. Bland then moved that the hear ings close on Thursday of next week ani Mr. Walker moved an amendment, to fix Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day :is the regular days of meeting, without any conclusion as to when thev should close. [his opened up the old ight, and Messrs. Walker and Bland had another tilt, the former declring it of impor tance th..t there should be a I ull con sideration and a just comprehension o" the question,eveu if the report were not made at all this session, and the latter insistinez that the House should be given an opportunity to pass oin this qlestion in order to meet the deiand of the country for action. Mr. Wdliains. seeing that there was 1 majority against Mr. Bland's motion, oved a substitute providing i or hear lngs to-iuorrow and the first four days > next week, after which a vote should be taken. Ile called attention to the fact that this would give five hearings, while under Mr. Walker's proposition ,here would be six hearings only from ow initil within less than two weeks f the close of the session. On a yea anid nay vote an amend ment imiting meeting days to three per veek, proposed by Mr. Walker to Mr. Williams's motion, was adopted by vote f seven to five, Mr. Wilcox voting with the free coinage men and Mr. Wickham, the chalrman, against them. Iwelve o'clock having arrived, there Nas no opportunity to vote on the imended proposition, and by unani nous consent the committee adjourned ntil to-morrow. Couucil of State Alliances. WAsUNCxTox, Feb. 6.-The council >f presidents of the Farmers' State Al iances, which has been in session sev ral days, has finished its work and ad ourned, subject to the call of the presi lent. At the meeting to-day Frank 3Ic irath, president of the Kansas State lliance, who is a member of the coun :ii, rose to a (question of personal priv lege. IHe referred to a letter purporting to ave been written by Congressman L'urner, of Kansas, to him, in whicn-the orwer is alleged to say in effect that in ase Scnator Ilngalls could not be re eh-M Senator from Kansas, and hTimie came when the Alliance could tot agree upon a candidate for Sena or that he (Turner) would like to have Lis name considered, and that he could, a case his election was secured, place .s much as 85,000 toward paying he expenses. MIcGrath said his ene ies and political rivals had made this tter a pretext for bitter warfare upon im, which had continued notwith tanding the fact that lie had been ex nerated by the State boaid of trustees f the State Alliance of Kansas. I~e hought therefore, that the matter hould be investigated by coneil and .e requested the president to appoint a ommittee to make a thorough investi ation of the matter and report the i'e nit to council. In accordance with he above request, President Polk ap ointed A. E. Cole, of Mlichigan; Elias. arr, of North Carolina, and Samuel louston, of Virginia, a committee to ake an investigation. The commit se subsequently reported entirely ex neratmg MIcGrath. The following is a standing national ~gislative committee appointed to-day formulate bills based upon the de iands of the Ocala Conference: L. L. 'olk,president of council; A. E. Cole, of lihigan, and U. S. lIall of Missouri. A resolution was adopted providing >r the formation of an Alliance press reau of information at Washington, be under the supervision of a nation president. _______ Home Folks In Washington. WVAsH~xaToN, February 5.-J. Wil xm Stokes, president of the South Car na State Aliiance and Congressman ect Stackhouse are here to represent )uthi Carolina at the conference of the] atioal Farn:ers' Alliance. They are be joined by Senator-elect Irby and a Shell. Mr. Stokes was with the ihance dIelega~tioni before the commit e on coinage and wveights and mecas e to-day to urge the p~assage of the ver bill. In conversation with your correspon nt MIr. Stokes said that the Alliance. :pects Congress to pass the silver b~i' d the sub-treasury bill before adjourn ct, but lie has no assurances that his :pectationis will be realized. Ie saye that the Alliance is not here try and intimidate Congress, but sim y to voice the sent'nments of nearly 00.00 free men and voters, whlo lion ty bel:eve their constitutional righ.s c .ve been disregarded in the interest-of phalists aud mionopolists. The Alli ce, says Mr. Stokes, will be under e infiuence of no political party, but 1I miaintain an independent attitude paitisnn questions. and work uineas. gly to adun.11ce the pirinicilhes up)on bxich the Alliance is founded. Ie be cs the Alliance will make deep mn as into both politieal parties, especial in the South and West.. IIe uredicts r it a great and<.;lorious future. Senator-elect Irb~y, accomnlied~i by s daughter and Capt Shell, arrived in . e city to-night. Tihe Senator and(_ iss Irby wvili go to Annapolis to-mor w to visit r-elatives. and the latter will main there while the Senator wIll re n to Washington in the afternoon. proposes to attend the conference. j w in progress here, of Farmecre' Alli c leaders. and may remain ha Wash .ton two or three weeks.-News andL jileI in a 3Prize Fighit. SE A-i Tu:. Wash., Feb. 7.-Last night h Shalfer and William D~ogle fought seven round contest in the theatre. atfer wvas knocked out in the seventh and and never regained consciousness. e died to-dlay. ihogle escapied but the oprietor of the theatre was arrested. ST. IIILA Ilm must be a mighty iiappy an. now that he has linished his niice te thirty-live volume translation of ristotle. and wvill be much more so hen he has an assurance that some time telegraph oper or. who had by wi thhiolding a essage aided Fmnions to escane. Iiis Iur!aI is religius!y vith held. In his letter the gentleman states that in 1s'; lie was a p:ssenger oln Ihe steamship "Henry Channey" from Netw York to San Francisco. le was going to accept a position with the California Tclegraph Company. .1)u ,rinlg the vov age he became acquainted witl Charles Edmund Ilastings, and a fast friendship grew up between them. L'pon therar rival in San Francisco thly put up at the same hote, and ocen pied adjoining rooms. The next day he reported for duty. and among the dispatches lie received was one from Washington directing San Francisco olicials to keep a lookout for Ermons, and stated on what charge he was wanted and a discription of the fu gitive. "The discription of Emmons tallied exactly with that of my friend Ihas tings" he writes. 'and on the impulse of the moment I slipped the iess:ige into my pocket. When I returmcd to the hotel I handed it to Ilastings and asked him to read it. Ile confessed every It was the old story. Emnmons had sunk every dollar lie posessed in specu lation, and then used the funds of the post ollice until detection stared him in the face. Ile started for New Orleans, but returned to New York and embark ed for California. While search was being made for him in the South lie was rapidly steaming away to the "acilic Slope. "lie begged me," the letter goes on. "not to betray hiM, and promised that under a new iune and in a new country he would begin life over, and in a few years make good the government's loss. I promised silence, and he disappeared that night." But Emmons died soon after, and his friend, who is now well-to-do, has de cided to make good the peculation in whIch he deems himself an indirect ac complice. To the Wineii of Carolina. NEW YORK, Febiruary 12.-To the "Daughters of the Revolution :" A gen eral meeting of the -Daughters of the American Rtevolution" is to le held in Wa;shington, Mondny, the 23d of Feb ruary, as Washington's birt hiay, the 22J, (which is set apart as the day for the annual -neeting.) falls on Sunday this year. At this meeting a report from each Stale regent is expected, telling what has been done in her State. The time is short, but I beg that the daughters of Carolina be up and doing, and not have the report from their State fall short on the others. There is to. much revolutionary blood in our State to have it occupy an inferier position and I trust that the descendants ot those noble ancestors may assist me in bring ing it to the front. I desire to be put in communication with some influeni tial lady, young or old, in each county, who apart from her revolutionary line age has executive ability enough to or ganize chapters in the dilfferenti towns and villages in the Stale. As organizing regent I will forward to all s ich blank forms of application. which, when lled, shioud be retur:ned to me for signature. andi these-, with the invitation and~ yearly fe;. shail he forwarded to Washinigton. I should also like these ladies to make them selves acqutanted with the locations and condition of ilevolutionary patri ots'rgraves in the State and report the same to me. With implicit faith in the patriotism of my country women, I remain faith fully, Georgia Moore die Fontaine, Regent for South Carolina. 202 W. 103d stree:, New York. Called to His Rteward AInoEX, S. C., Feb. 12.-The Rlev. Uasil GI. Jones, an aged superanuated mem ber of the South Carolina Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. (lied at his home at Talatha. in Aiken County, this morning att .35 o'clock. 31r. Jones had been stuffering for several weeks fronm a complication of diseases of the kidneys and bowels. Ie had been a preacher in his Conference for thirty seven years, and was placed on tihe re-. tired list four years ago. Ue was a man of unusual intellectual force, and had been very useful in the work of his high calling, ie is since:rely movrned by a large circle 'of friends here in Aiken County, where lie died, and his death will awaken tender emotiot: through out the State where he was known. Biurned to Decath in a JTail. Fnr AI's Poirr. 31iss.,Fb .-Te arlarm of fire called nea -t ihl town early Sunday morning to lind the town jail in thames and the prisoners shrieking for aid. The marshal. who ad the key lived some distance from the jail and before his arrival the pris oers were beyond human aid. Thins morning only charred heaps of bones were fotund. The prisoners were three negroes, who were conlined on trivial ~harges. They started the lire by trying to burn down the door that they might scape. Wnrrror the poet, advises the Ret Sublinn party to noniinate lilame and lecare proh ibition. This se-: ms strange idvice, but the old mani say~s he is not seeping up) with current polittes very vell and probably this incongruous uggestion is due to that fact. JOB PRINTING. H lE TIES OFICE IS FITTED) UP IN La manner that warrants it in s-oicting I our paltronnVe for jobt piingh. Sand us our orders5 which shall have p iimpt ate on. Prices as lwas the ci tie. Stainfa ion gnarateed. Keetp u1. in minu~d. BRUNSON IIOUSE, First class acomodations and eX:(iint ibe. Conv-enient to the~ bIn usW tin the town. 25 ee-nts for dinner. .L. H. .I)IXNi Propit. WHOL.ESAL 0 RS, Flour a Speclalty. os. 171 and 178 Ensf Th::- Grect VI. Drake & Son, lOOTS, SHOES, & TRUNKS 235 Meeting St., CH ARtLESTION, S. U. ?rgest stock, best assortment, lowest prices JOHN TL OONNOR, Cotton IFactor' i :nn's Wrntur, CHARLESTON, S. C.I Solicits consignments of cotton on which I JOS.-:P 'l 11. PRHAME, N S . . C. ';.x2 H EGG [NS, D). D. S., (7IKlII|A , .. v. -ii-Manning (!very mzonth o1 two FORESTON DRUG STORE, FORESTON, S. C. I : on hand a 1111 line of Pure Drug)s and Miedicines, FANCY AND TOILET AlTICLES, TOILET SAPS, PERFUMERY, STATTON ERY, CIGARS, GARDEN SEEDS, and s-eh articles as are usually kept in a irst class drlg store. I have just ldto my stock a line of PAINTS AND OILS, a a pra re to sell PAINTS, OILS LEAD, VAUNISHIES, BIUSHES, in quantities to snit purchasers. L. W. NE TTLES, M. D., Foreston, S. C. A. . T. u I.IY. . . R oNS. . A. PrINGLE. Johnston, Crews & Co., -WHOLESALE JOBNERS OF DRY GOODS, Notions and Small Wares, Nos. 49 Hayne & 112 MLrket Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. R. T. wttuus. A. S. BIOWN. lOn-r. P. EVANS. McuAHA'N, BROWN & EVANS, JOBBERS OF Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes and Clothing, Nos. 226, 22S & 230 Meeting Street, CH1ARLESTON. S. C. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. R. A. McCURDY, Prest. Assets, $ 136,4O1,328.02. Surplus, 89,6M,24.44. The oldest, strongest, largest, best company in the world. It "makes as surance doubly sure." E. ||. Ca'nb;ley, .'en .'or Kershare and ED. L. GERNAND, GENx~n.L AGENT, Columbia, S. C. CRAND CENTRAL HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. Is. the largest hotel in the city, and has, during the past year, been thoroughly reno vated, remodeled, and refitted with all mod eia improvements. Centrally located, and otfers inducements for the accommodation of its patrons. Has 6 spacious, light, and airy sample rooms. Ilot and~ cold baths, el evitor, &e. Cuisine under supervision of Mr. E. E. Post, late of Lookout Point 1-otel, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 'The proprietor hopes b~y strict attention to the wants of his patrons to merit a share of patronage. F. W. 6EEGERlS, E. E. POST, Proptrietor. Manager. 6 1HE w conDwoRK: * Aff-ME~lf' --co. 28 UNION SQUAREYNP rg s7.LOUIS.MO. DA LLAS.TEX. c:W. E. P.ROW~N &~ CO. Manning, S. C. High -Low Arm,'Ar $2.N0 FIFTEEN DAYS' TRIAL N YOUR OWII HOUSE BEFORE YCU PAY ONE CENT. Do't pay an agent $'i5 or $60. but send for circular. 1ilE C. A. WOOD CO.,s*. ,, .. Sht~un Revolvers, - - J' n~, RiflesP,. E!NES, NETS, TENTS, AND SPORT!NO c0oDs D-bl a~ rei l reech Loading Shot Guns, ., i bred .~ -JIto !1.:l Breechl Lead ugsht Guns :!to 8- I5. Ever kind of .reh Load in and Repeting Ridls. S3 to 1.M'i Load:i Dorule Shot Guns, ~, o '':5 S~ni httGun-, $2.i0 to $12 . levover. S to ,2 Dtule Action Self :1kr. 23t M X..\ kinds of Car rit',Sels aps Wad-; Tools, Powder eats for *cr ted * Catalou. Address .i 1. J-l0\N (Gim\'T WESTERN Aningao Shaving Parlor. rA CT~ING XRTITfICALLY EX 1ed ::ndshair"g dne with best liri. Swel atenio pi to shaunpoo 'I all he1 '1. I ha e ! d nsdrable rienced ti: herl age cities, andi gear nty sato~iI factin to w: eustome~rs. Parlor( Vx dioor to Mann're Pomes. L D HAM1ILTON. ADGMI SMYTII, F ... PELZE R, lzpccapl Partaeq SMYTH & ADCER, FVIor an lemsin acas INT ortb. .A~tlanatic 7VIarf CHARLESTON, S. C. OTTO F. WIETERS, WIIOLESALE GROCER, Wholesale Dealer in Wines, Liuers and Cigars, No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. OTTO TIEDEMAN & SONS, Wholesale Grocers and Provision Dealers, 172, 174, and 176 East Bay Street, C4, X-1 . ok YL 31a3 o o, s; I w ~-. (0. MOLONY & CARTER, COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Dealers in Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Flour, feed. 244 & 246 Meeting St.,,Opp. Pavilion Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. f. Contracts made for car load lots or less. W. E. HOLMES. LELAND MooEE. W. E. HOLMES & --DEALERS IN White Lead and Colors, Oils and Varnishes, Glass and Brushes, Mill and Naval Store Supplies, STREET LAMPS and LANTERNS ofALL KINDS OFFICE, 207 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1844. Charleston iron Works, Manufacturers and Dealers in Marine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery, Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies. M Bepairs executed with pronptnes.s and Dipatch. Sendfor price lists. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St., Charleston, S. O. PUCKHABER BROS., Wholesale Bakery and Candy Factory. AGENTS FOR HOLMES & COUTTS SEAFOAM WAFERS AND ENGLISH BISCUIT 464 and 466 King St. CHARLESTON, S. C. PERCTV.A.L MFG-. CO. I (( OES AND BLINDS 478 to 48G M~eeting St. CHAlRLESTON, S. C. THEBEST AND TH CHEAPEST, All goods guaranteed. Estimates furnished by return mil. Large stock, prompg shipmcnts. Our goods do not shrink or warp. Geo. E. Toale & Company, 3IANU.FACTVREflS OF AND WHOLr.sALE DEALER.S IN oors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, and Oeneral Building Material. Office and salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hlayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. OLD CLOTHES MADE NEW. SEND TOUR DYEING TO THE CHARLESTON STEAM DYE WORKS, . All work guaranteed. 310 King St., CHARLESTON, S. C. MOKE -HENO CIGAR, THE BEST NICKLE CIGAR SOLD. B. A. JOHNSON, Sole Agent, Manning, S. C. SOL ISEMAN, Wholesale Grocer, State Agent, ma3 mast Bar. Cbnarieston,1 S. C. Lilienthal & Blohmne,, Successors to F: J. Lilienthal & Son., Proprietors of And kelr iread te. Send:for prc 1.2, 34, and 360 Beaufain St.. CHARLESTON. S. C. . THOMAS, Jr.. J. 31. THO31AS.BOLANBOTES tephen Thomas, Jr. & Bro. wAooCIIs, Wholesale EWELRY, SILVER & PLATED WARE, GroCers, Spnectacles, Eye Glasses & Fancy Goods, .r~\Vae-hes and Jewelry rci.aire d by 157 anid 1f39, East Bay, >mrpetent. workmen. 257 KING STREET, CH ARLESTON, S. C. CHi A R LESTO)N. S. (C. Jons F. W,:usin. L. H. QUso.v. '' nisani ?i; JOHN F. WERNER &. 00., ~arrington, Thomas & CO., Wholesale Grocers --DEALERS IN ~ ___AD proviSion DealerS, WELRY, SILVERWARE AND FANCY jOODS, 164 & 156 East Bay and 29 & 31 No. 251 King Strcet, Vendue Range, _CHARLESTON, S. C. I CHA RLESTOX S. C. ~HARLES C. L ESLIEA. McCOBB, Jr. Wholes:Lle &~ Retail Commuission Deale'r in,, General Conmmission Merchant F I-,AND 'DEALER.IN RE (A AN U~ILME, CEMENT, PLA~STER PARIS, HAIR, FIRE Consignments of poultry, eggs, and :ll BRICKS, AND FIRE CLAY, LAND PLAS ns of country produce are respectfullyTEADAS RN AY oliited. TEAD ASW AY lie Nos. I8 & 20 MIarket St., E. of East flay Agenis for White's English Portland Cement. CHALESOr S.m C. 19 & 19 as fly neCharleston, S. C