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I NEGRO OUSTED Awl a Lily White Republican Party Organized in the State. ? I THOSE WHO ATTENDED Refmblican Office Holders OonRplcu om by Their A bur nee.?Hlahxk Ww Elected State Chairman and Oumniltteenien Were Named from Harh Congressional District. A new Republican party was organized in South Carolina on Thursday. Eliminating the negro entirely and asking nothing of the Kederai office-holders, none of whom was present at the Convention, about 113 of those who believe in the Republican doctrines met at noon in the Columbia Theatre, In Columbia, and Inaugurated a branch of the national organization for this State, which tho leaders think will be fruitful af much good. The organization meeting was held under the exclusive direction of John O. Capers, national committeeman from this State, and a well known figure in Republican politico. The convention was pulled off without a hitch for everything had boon prepared by Mr. Capers and it was not necessary to debate any question. Following tho appointment of tne several committees to mechanically assist in perfecting the organization, the nomination committee made its report and the following are the officers of the party: Organi/.utioii KfTectod. L. W. C. Hlalock, of Goldville. Laurens County, chairman of the Republican State executive committee. I. II. Norris, of York County, vice chairman. D. H. Wallace, of Union secretary and treasurer. dn addition to the above named ^ officers of tlie committee, the follow- , ing were named on the Republican ] Str.re executive committee: At large?Z. A. Robertson, of Cherokee; John Canty, of Kershaw. iFirst district?W. B. Utsey, of St. ( George, (two more to be appointed). ( Second district?M. W. WatBon, Ridge Spring; T. A. Odom, of Edgefield; H. D. McCravey, Ridge Spring. Third district?J. H. Williams, Newberry; C. B. George, of Westminster; T. I). Harris, of Pickens. Fourth district?G. R. Mayfleld, of Greenville; John Hart, of Spirtanburg; G. W. Shell, of Laurens. Fifth district?Charles Dudley, of GafTney; J. P. Clayton, of Shelton; T. G. Moeer, of Fort Mill. Sixth district?J. Vlsanska, of Georgetown; L. J. Tuckey, of Mullins. (One more to be appointed.) Seventh district?G. G. Fox, of Sumter; L. D. Melton, of Columbia; F. C. Cain, of St. Matthews. tRy a resolution the convention affirmed its loyalty to the principles of the Republican party as adopted at the last national Republican conven Hon held in the city- of Chicago. This resolution was recommended by the c? mmlttee on platform and unanimously adopted. This was the entire platform of the convention no far as was announced by Mr. Capers. I That the convention of the white Republicans in South Carolina is favorable to the present national administration and especially so to President Tnft was stated by Mr. Capers and later embraced in a resolution which was adopted without murmur of dissent; in fact, there was not a murmur of dissent on any question that was put before the delegates. Mr. Capers made it very plain on all occasions to express that the convention w's absolutely devoid of fed-' oral oliice holders and that ihere was not one of those present as> .. delegate. To attend the convention required a ticket with the name of John G. ! Capers affixed. Then* was a door- , keeper and unless the ticket was presented there was no admission. The object of this was to prevent t h D AMt rii n fto nf ant- *P 1 * ?'? ? ?/ I1V6IU, l lltS lorillation of a white Republican parly under the leadership of Capers means that the negro has been read out or the party in South Carolina. The question now that presents itself most prominently before the Republican situation in this St3te is which delegation, the white or the black, will be seated at the next Ref publican convention? The negro convention will send a delegation to the next national meeting and so will the white. John G. Capers claims that the negro convention was not legal, an-1 cording to the laws of the party, and that there were not 20 registerIed negro voters out of 66 who attended the convention. In one of his speeches at the convention Mr. Capers stressed the point that all of the 113 delegates had paid their own expenses. The following is a partiol list of the delegates to nttend the convenv tion, Capt. Capers thinking that it { would not be expedient to announce I the names of others attending with the exception of the members of the artoes committees: Richland?O. E. Hutchison, L. D. % iik ielton, T. P. Brennen, A. D. Palmir; alternates, John B. McCravey, j. R. Marshall, J. F. Daly. Greenville?John G. Capers, Geo. 1 Mayfleld. J. A. Hranilett. Charle* -licks, F. B. McBee. Mr. MayQeid, vho has been for twenty years a eacher. was one of the Taft electors. Orangeburg?William Bryce, Geo. Cobles. P. Oerlach. Iyexlngton?P. J. Knotts, Kmmanlel Cockrell, L. W. Redd. Sumter?George Fox. Ed. B. Wagion. Laurens?L. W. C. Blalock, J. W. Ihell. James Boyd. Union?L. Y. Young, D. H. Walace. York?I. H. Norrls, J. F. Jenkins. P n n \xr a* n I. iimoci , u. ?? . OU'KUII. 'At the roll call there were 10 delegates to answer from Chareston, Colleton. Dorchester, Edgeleld, Georgetown. Hampton, Lee, Marlboro and Saluda. That candidates for congressional lonore will be placed In the filled iu 1912 Is rhown by the following resolution. which was adopted without iissent, as were all other resolutions. "Resolved further. That the delegates return to their homes and organize the party In the counties and congressional districts based upon the organization perfected today looking to active effort in 1912 by the nomination of a candidate for Songrees in each of the seven congressional districts of the State." This resolution moans 'hat the white Republicans will not put out sandidates this year. The negroes have already nominated candidates for two congressional districts the First and the Seventh. There were a number of resolutions embraced in the report of the committee on organization. Among Ihe things favored by the convention were a more rigid immigration law. rrhild labor law prohibiting the working of children under certain ages that have been passed by the State legislature, a standard eight-hour work day for the laboring men an.l women of the country, a continue;! adjustment of the tariff according to Ihe Republican way. D. H. Wallace of Union was elected secretary and treasurer of the nerniRllcnt M- h I o Ranlihllimii nation in this State. He is a son of the late Judge W. H. Wallace, well known as the speaker and organizer of the "Wallace House which was organized during the days of Radical regime in Columbia. The occupation of the secretary and treasurer is given as that of merchant and planter. Another delegate to the convention was C. E. Grey, who comes from Westminster and represent the only majority in the general election for this State. The negro has been kicked out of South Carolina politics nnd the delegates to the State convention of white Republicans were open in their expressions that they had thrown off the "mill-stone." This was the characterization of the negro in Republican politics by several of the delegates. * As enumerated by John G. Capers, there were 113 delegates at the convention from practically every county in the State. The names of many of the delegates were withheld byJohn G. Capers. he following are the members of the several committees that were appointed by Mr. Capers as temporary chairmen: Credential??L. W. C. Rlalock. Laurens county; A. G. Varnes, Orangeburg; John Hart, Spartanburg; L. J. Tucker, Marion; Jno. Cantey, Kershaw; Jos. Corbet, Bamberg, Resolutions and Organizations.? L. D. Melton, Richland county; J. W. Shell. Laurens; G. W. Nobles. uraugeourg; K. A. llnnnon, Spartanburg; B. Ft. Waggoman, Sumter; 0. E. Hutchinson, Richland; V. P. Clayton, Fairfield. Committee on Platform?Ceo. F. Fox, Sumter county; YV. H. Cox, Oconee; Clias. Dudley, Cherokee; F. C. Cain, Calhoun; J. A. Hramlett, Greenville; M. M. Scott, Fairfield; 1. H. Norris, York. Committee on Nominations.?Geo. R. Mayfield, Greenville county; Jas. F. Jenkins, York: Emanuel Cockrel, Lexington; Jas. Iloyd, Laurens; J. H. Williams, Newberry; Jno. McCravey, Richland; Chas. Dudley, Cherokee. Was an Ohl Friend. When Coroner's Pliyslcinn O'Hanlon commenced to perform an .autopsy on the body of a man who died suddenly on the sidewalk in New York he recognized the victim ns Aaron D. Jenkins, an old time friend and at one time assistant state treasurer of North Carolina. Jenkins ha-* been living In New York with a son. His Wife la>ok"il On. With 'i ? wife lt d ba.ty s ending by his side, Frank Dell shot ami kill ed Harvey Duncan and Chas. Duncan in the Mobile and Ohio depot 'I McCary, Miss., Wednesday After having shot the two men He'l hi?:u-led an outbound train and wen* to Columbus, where lie gave himself up to Sheriff Prowell. Sent t'p Five Years. Milton A. Carlisle, aged sewnty years, former president of the National Hank of Newberry was sentenced to serve Ave years in ;.b'-s federal penitentiary at Atlanta for violating the national banking laws. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. If a boiled costard is neglected Iooohs lumpy. If It Is removed from the stove arid beaten with an egg beat' ' er the lumps will disappear. Use wheel beater. Keep cookies in an earthen crock and they will taste fresh even when two weeks old. Pack mashed potatoes into class meat jars, previously floured. When needed, the bulk of potatoes can be shaken from the lar. out Into si ice a and fried Buve the shoe polish daubers from I liquid polishes since they are useful i for polishing stoves. A small sponge i can he inserted in the wire when the brush Is worn out. A silkntwn spool nailed to the floor hack of the door and painted the color of the woodwork uuikes a convenient 1 door-stop. 1 Tiny cardboard slippers covered nun in-(ir HlitlW III'lUUIItMlLH i holders for holding spectacles. I.ottg bolllfs covered with paper and tied with ribbons are serviceable for hatpin holders Half-fill the bottle with shot. Heart-shaped hair receivers are made with three hearts, covered with crepe paper and decorated with ribbons. Get .an ounce of collodion at a drop store. Cover the cut with a little, and thoroughly soak a stmPl piece of medicated cotton that will a little iihmv than cover the cut. Press it down and smooth out with tlve lingers until tn< edges of the cotton ha\e adhered t<" the flesh. It will quickly iir\. aftwhich the batids can be wet, and i. will stand hard wear. I have at last found a way to peel onions without the eves being effected by them. 1'se automobile glasses, they are ouiy 10 cents, in live ami tin cent stoics, and any amount of onions can be peeled without any trouble. To keep apples for winter use put them In casks or bins, in layers, well covered with dry sand, each layer becovered. Th's preserves them Tom air. from moisture and from frost; it prevents their perishing by heir own perspiration, their ntolsvire being absorbed by the sand; nud at the same time it preserves the flavor of the apples and prevents their wilting. Pippins have been kept In litis manner until mid-summer, sound a.itd fresh. Any kind of sand will mswer, but it must be perfectly dry. A good pair of shears, careless':y left out of doors tor some time, scented hojH-lessly rusty until at the suggestion of u friend they were scoured with salt, moistened in scalding vinegtir, vonked for riftt In llomunlio nil dried. sharpened and vigorously rubbed with u liar.nvl cloth dipped In 3?wt oil. The remit was they were ieatored to their oiigiual use and brightness. To take out mildew wet the cloth and rub on soap and cha.k mixed together, and la> In the m-u, or lay the olotli in huttermilk for a short time, then plaee in the h<>t sun. or wet with lenivti juiee and treat the state way. if the tooth has a ct?vit\ um< liquid ammonia. Spray from medicine dropper directly into the cavity. Re very sui*e and not touch the tender gntn. II there is an ulcerated root prepare a* poultice of flaxseed meal, mixed with water. Put in a small vessel and ap ply to the gum. covering the swelling. Spread on small pieces of linen 110 larger than the end of the linger fold one thickness over the poultice. Renew just as fast as they cool. This will soften the ulceration and cause it to break in a short time. Have u second party prepare the poultice, ll possible, as it must be done quickly. Keep hot water bottle outside ol bandage. If the glnss stopper refuses to come out of that new bottle of Christmas perfume, light a match and heat the nock of the bottle?not the ccrk, how ver?and the neck will expand with teat. The glass stopper can then b? roily removed. TisSUP r.?Iltf*r (vitJ-fc Homn e>tono will absorb the moisture as quickly is absorbent powders. When fresh cornrneal begins to sour .dace it in a pan and beat in the oven, 'rcquectly stirring it up from the botoin of the pan; pack in a lard bucket md keep in a warm place. To keep fur neck pieces clean, after amoving the scarf, cover it wilh powdered magnesia and place in its own box. This shakes out and removes all ;reasc and dirt. A sine 11 lloor of hardwood can be quickly and easily swept with a leather duster. Narrow halls can be swept In the same manner and ihe woodwork at the sides is not injured as with the wooden portiou of a sweeper or broom. Fquash should he baked In the skin. Clean a ripened squash, removo the seeds and slightly season with salt. I'lat^ In the oven and bake. When cone remove the contents to a heated pnn, mix with butter and pepper and a few teaspoonfuls of cream, mash and heat light with a spoon. Every household should be provided with a trolley clothes line for use Ill cold weather. This will relieve one | of the necessity of going into the yard i to hang garments on the line. A : J.otlies llr.e p' this kind will cost les? j than a dollar and it will be a time savsr in he household. An authority claims that superfluous hnir ran be removed, in time, by the application of aqua ammonia one day and peroxide of hydrogen the next, repeating this ur.til the hn'r is bleached and dies. It takes endless time, almost, to kill heir in this manner, but it is effective and safe ABUSED BY TEDDY CAIiliKI) Jl'IKiK ANDERSON A ! OROOK AND A JACKASS. BorauM He Refused to Deride a Case the Way Roosevelt Want* rd It IVeldcd. It is reported from Indlunapolib ftlH !?? J 1 ,uu., .nv nvugorii uurum a recepClou tendered him at the Columbia Club of that city of October 13th charged Judge A. B. Anderson, of the Federal Court, with being a "damned jackass and a crook ' and then a "crook and a damned jackass." The language was used to Capt. Harry New. formerly chairman of the Republican national committee who stood in the line introducing Colonel Roosevelt to the Hub members. The Indianapolis News gives Roosevelt reason for thus speak of a judge, by saying Judge Anderson rendered the famous decision refusing to send Delevan Smith an J Charles R. Williams of the Indianapolis News to Washington for trial on a charge of criminal libel, ou which Col. Roosevelt, then President, had had them indicted. Some one introduced Judge And' r-toti to Roosevelt at the club. This introduction was uckuowletleed b> ioosevelt, and Judge Anderfrou passd on. New opposed the appo: ltment of Ander>ou as Judge. When 'apt. New saw Jh.ige Anderson pre sented to Roosevelt he thought he taw a chance to disabuse Rooseveir.'a 1 mind of any prejudice that mi"ht that might exist there on account of 'Mr. New'B opposition to the appointment. "Colonel," said Mr. New, 'you will remember that I opposed the appointment of Mr. Anderson to the United States bench." "Yes, yes, yes; I remember," Roosevelt said hastily. "Well, 1 wish to say. Colonel." continued New, "that I. was wroiii in my opposition to Mr. Anderson nd you were right in appointing him. He has proved that 1 waa wrong." "Is Judge Anderson that man that decided that libel case out here?" Roosevelt asked sharply. "Yes, I believe he did decide a libel case," said New. "That was the decision of n damn3d jackass and a crook," Roosevc-lt retorted. "Yes, he is a crook and a jackass, tnd I said it. This is not confidential." And with that Roosevelt moved ilong and New gave over the business of introducing people to some one else. The matter has caused a sensation and much bitter feeling nmouA the members of the Columbia Club, .vhloh is the oldest and most ex lusive Republican organization in Indiana. Judge Anderson is a member of the club. Efforts have be ;n made to prevent the story getting out. but it is being discussed quietly by hundreds of public men. Judge Anderson is one of the not d lawyers of Indiana. He is an a; lent Republican but not a politician. His appointment was made largely on the recommendation of Senator Ileveridge, in whose behalf Col. Roosevelt came here to spean. Judge Anderson has presided over the Federal court of the Indiana district for several years, during which time he has made a fine record. It fell to his lot to sit in Judge f.andis court in Chicago at the pctl?Un f ? i >? -? ? -- - null mi n in-'niinnK in me lanious $'29,000,000 fine case against, the Standard Oil Company. He threw it out of court. Later he presided during the trial of John R. Walsh, Chicago banker and railroad mag nate. He presided throughout the litigation to remove the proprietors of the Indianapolis News to Washington for trial on the indictment charging them with libeling some of Coi. Roosevelts intimate associates in the Panama canal bond matter. After a thorough hearing Judge Anderson denied the authority of the government to remove the newspaper men to Washington. Agree to Spend No Money. Candidates on Democratic and Republican tickets in a Colorado Con ity have agreed absolutely to cu' out all expenditure of money on election day at die polls which wont t or could or might obtain votes and remain in their home precincts ai! ci-inuii uay unless called away on a matter of life or death. Negro Hank Ipils. At Richmond, Vu., the Savings Hank of the Grand Fountain of the Order of True Reformers, the largest negro industrial and social organization in the country, was placed in the hands of a receiver Wednesday. Hank examiners say thay can not tell what are its assets or liabilities. Turns l"p Safely. The Norwegian steamer Hluefields which was believed to have been lost In the recent West Indian hurricane, J arrived safely at Havanna Monday morning, and sailed for New Orleans the following day. This in" - -^solved by the owners of the vessel. aU&ANINGS AND GOSSIP. The boys of ancient Egypt play?# with toy soldiers. Two-thirds of the native population f Uganda has been wiped out by the leeplnx sickness within the past even years. A new variety of broom, whose ex terior only Is made of broomcom. has been put on the market. The filling ol Use broom is hay. The Indianapolis News has an fh ierestlng story about a man whc rarved bis initials on the back of a soft-shell turtle. Probably he used a nutter knife. The Chinese pupil turns his back to lis teacher when reciting a lesson Which must uiake it a good deai as.er for a skilful bluffer to get t Cood mark. There are really a good many of uj who are nil worrying much over the wide circulation of that counterfeit CO bill. A plugged aic.kel has fat more terrors. bistrict Attorney Salsburg, of Ln . rpe iwtinty, l'a., questions the rigli'. if railway count pan ies to sell llquoi ?n dining cars without a license froir vach county through which the line piss. Seven conductors have bee: tummoned to court charged with sell vng liquor contrary to law. Church hymnals in atty qnantitj free to any church for the asking, if the latest Chicago novelty. An enter irlsing advertising concern in that city Is now supply ->g noot churches with hymn hooks f"?e of eluirge. t.l;? Company genii z it.- r?.:uru from many pages of advertb cments sprinkler through the books. It Is said that su.ae u:ett j?r ispact inrr ir?u nrles or ;o u?"m Suez, or tl.a KtJ Sea c >ast ha ? struck an ci' field and that the gushers they na\< uncovered arc increasing tl.ci. outpu* e?ery day. If the report is true, it wil >r cf r < it value ttot only in giving I^Kypt cheaper fuel but in having oil wit?re the British navy can got ii asllv when in the tar Kant. Charles M. Dow, president of the Jamestown park commission, and ? citizen who takes great interest ir. whatever counts for the benefit of the city, has placed in the hands of the mayor $100 to he awarded as prlr.es to me cur/ens who keep their lawns ami street fronts In the most attractive condition for the ensviiug year. Tin money is divided into two parts, one for the north side and one for th< south side of the city, and the prizes j in each case are to be$2?r>, $lf. and $10. as first, second and third prizes. French scientists explain the dc crease in the number of marriages ir France in recent years by the state mcnt that eligible men now insist upoi a handsome dowry with a b.-lde. One writer says that the .euson why younp inen make the size of liie dowry cliiet consideration is that the expensivt %nd luxurious tasteR of the modern young woman cannot be graiitled on a small iucoine. Formerly a girl whe brought her husband a dowry of $20, 100 wns considered eligible, but today that amount is looked on as insult.' cient. 8UNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY. Theie are a number of things, how ever, it is best not to learn by wxperience. During s hot summer some of th* handkerchiefs carried by meu looi mighty tough. Some men never settle down until the earth is carefully tamped and lodded above them. When a man loses he snys he ".lust plays for amusement." But he isn't amused; he is mad. From your effort of thinking oi Something to say, spare a little tim? to think what not to say. What is there more helpless looking than a church social before the pat rons have begun to arrive? Here is a rule that will not fail onct In a hundred times; Be polite to a boy, and he'll be polite to you. If you want to make trouble for th? most envied person t>n earth, tell liim be is seeing his happiest days. A woman conies pretty near beinf an ideal wife if her dry goods bills ar{ never as large as the bills for eating Nine in ten wbo telephone take t.liit for granted: "1 do not have to btl wbo I ain for ?very one knows My tfoice." When a young man dies you hear o) Rt leaf five girls he interna d t< marry, and who were greatly shocker at his death. The women's idea of a "hard ano unfeeling" man is one who does uoi look sad when some girl gets up ano screeches "JJome, Sweet Homo." Amateur ball players do a great ilea of talking about a game after it If over. Professionals don't; after t gam* they try to gei a little sleep. It occasionally happens that a mi r tries to be nice 10 every woman through a desire to make a la tie: showing of friends than his eneirv. If a man w ill take a frank look at his past foolishness he will go out ano spread himself as a door mat before bis own front door. How careless .people are! We saw i, man in a store this morning buying a pair of suspendets, who said he hat been trying to think of them for Iw reara; he had needed a pair for two jrears, but always forgot, when down town to buy them. Is it any wonde that this sort of a creature occasion sily forgets to kiss his wife hefov* j leaving the house In the morning? A new popular wedding song is en titled "If I But Knew." Heavens, thn Is why tki commonv go. s on; bnrar.s* neither one knows - Atcbisou U*an./ Oloba a . LOSS OF LIFE From a Terrific Storm That Visits Naples and Island of Ischia. REPORT OF TIDAL WAVE Groat Ijosk of Life and Property Ho ported.?Tlx* Island Ik Swept uiul Hundreds of People An* Drowmil. The l>H?tia?e to l*roperty Amount.* to Millions of Itollars. The Island of Isehla, In tho Med-. 'ternineae sea. lit miles southwest of the city of Naples, has been storm swept. First reports gave a very considerable loss of life front a tidal [ wave, hut the latest reports Indicate J that the'victims are few Coiiununication with the island >s ditlicult-but brief dispatches from Casa Micciola state that whib- tl is believed .some iiersons were killed by ihe collapse of houses, only om body that of a woman, has so far been t recovered. i Naples suffered from a fortune storm of wind and rain Sunday nig'.i and all Monday, the damage amounting to millions. Every section of rhe city bears the .narks tho pile and 'he suburbs were even more seriously affected, several persons being killed The surrounding country has been devastated, great tiuanties of grapes, vines, trees, walls an parts ef house* being scattered about in all directions. . j An -avalanche of stones and inurt rushed down Mount Vesuvius above 'he lnvn line of the eruption of 19Jt. It. swept all before it as far as the j town of Port lei. It wrecked tho i tram line and engulfed nearly a scoro of victims. ITp to the present there is no co? lirinntlon of the report that Ischta suffered from a tidal wave or seisin ie disturbance. It was In the direct path of the hurrtcane which topple over the house'? in Cusa Ml?r join and other villages. After the earthquake in 1883 thusti places were rebuilt with the very thinnest nouses, which were trnahle to withstand the violence of fin storm'of the 24 hours. Wnile It Is believed that there are some bodies under the debris the very fiiuasy nature of I he structures probably p?>"-mittcd most of the occupants lo ei? cape death or serious injury A dispatch from Rome sayR the ministry of the interior received a report that a tidal wave as Casa Micciola, on the island of luchia. had drowned 200 persons. Communication with ths island has been interrupted and verification of the report is impossible. Kour men of war have been ordered to hurry to the scene with men and supplies. Caea Micciola is twelve miles southwest of Pozzuoll at the foot or Mount Epomo. It was nearly destroyed by an earthquake in Jul>. 1883, when about 1,700 lives were lost. It has since been rebuilt and a population of about 4,nop The beautiful coasts of the liny of Noplesa and the C.ulf of Salerno and the islanus of lscliia and IVocida have been devasted by a peculiar combination of the elements The exact number of victims has not !>c?> learned, but 2f>0 persons are said to have been killed. The monetary loss is creat.. The disaster appears to ha\o come in the form of a. cyclone having rhino oon t n i-ti tl"> ??...? - .a, Uir uiri liver I Me 'SInni of I sell in, the second over the t iv n of Torre Pol (Jreeo, on the east o'ist of the Hay of Naples, and the 'bird sweeping- the (Julf of Salerno Accompanying the cyclone were a o).n d burst, a Mdal wave and vio lei.' eruptions from Mount Vesuvius and from a crater suddenly opened on the summit of the long exfict Mount Kpetnoo, on the island of lochia. The coasts of the mainland, which Monday wore beautiful with t-u>lr growth of orange. lemon and mandarin trees, have been overrun with rivers of nuid and ashes frjoi Mt. Vesuvious. Unman bodies an 1 th* carcasses of dumb animals have be n discovered in the molten stream Ni \t to the loss at Is hia, ,t:io crentrst damage was done In th?? towns of Porticl, Torre del Oreco. flesino, Anialfl, Sorrento, Mniorit. itav< llo, Angri, Pontecagnoa, Cuter ? and Mounte Corvino. ? i in- niniiun inasior on the railroad at Vietri, f. mile and a half west, of Salerno, was killed by an electrlto shock while attempt, ng to tele^rapu the news of the disaster to other points. Reports from Iselila deserlhe the situation there as distressing. The famous paths at Lucullus have been destroyed. At some points tho tarn from Mt. Kpomeo is twenty foot deep Rain in One Spot. There Is a phenomenon at Helftln fleburne county, Ala., whirh ha* attraeted tnueh attention. According 10 the report an Incessant rain hae been falling on a plot of land sotcti Ifeet square, at Heflln, for the past weik. white everywhere around the ivtaiosphere was pertectly dry.