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ilUxr TaovMjrD Acmm or lata. tlM WpMteMa ««rMr n> HlMa tr»m • f MclIMiMt la (fc* Wbr] The death of Colonel Hdmaud Rich* •rdaon, the ootton klnir of the world* wfilcli occurred et Jackron, on Monday «igl^eraa wot enlike^at of William CSlMevhlHiu Ua aeddau- noM and general character. He led Jaekaon the Sunday before on a visit to Vtokdrarg, and hi* son, \V. B. Bieh- ardeou, who was with him there all daV Monday, say* he had never scon hi» farther In better apparent health or in flier fplriu Oi his rcttini trip to Jaekaon bis fellow travelers lomment- ed on bis extreme jocnlaritv. He ar rived at JackxOH at a little buloro 10 O'ohiek Monday night and wont to supper in the rfdtnunris ILxiic rcstati- rant. He inlended ukinjr the 1:30 ni/ht train for Now Orlcan*. AOer •upper be crosaed the »ireet to see to atNue persons who were tnskiiif clotbipg for the convicts which he i-m- ployeaT A few tnonicuts later hi* cries for help wero beard. He knock ed at the door of Nelson Potter, a col ored man who lived next to the Euro pean Honee. A colored woman opened the door and Colonel ftidiardson feebly siagirered In and sank in a chair before the dre. The frightened woman ran into (be street for help, but before it came he had (alien to the floor dead. The breaking of a blood ve*»el in the brain—apoplexy—Is ascribed as the oau»e. Serersl years ago the mother of (Jnl. Richardson, tlien ninety years old, was on her way from North Carolina to Jackson to ’s|>eiid the holiday s with her son, and died on the cars just be fore reaching her destination. Col. Richardson wa* reported to be thaWetMMt maw in the South. He was ceffriuly ihe ricbeet man In tht* sec tion of the South. Manv years apu he wa* s large planter in Mississippi, but lost nearly all hisproperiy by the wur. He afterwards established the firni of Riehardson A May, in New Orleans, which became the largest cotton bonse in (he world. It is said to have handled 1)U,000 bales of cotton a year, and Its aggregate dealings were put at over $10,000,000 per annum. Col. Richareeoii’i personal fortune is esti mated «t between $d,000,000 and $€,- 000,000. Cel Richardson was the most exten sive planter of cotton in the world. He had seventeen thousand acres under cultivation, and his average harvest S ae twelve or thirteen thousand bain. o had, besides, a large arra planted In corn, oats and toilTat. In all, ha had 20,000 acres of Uad under cultiva tion. To the truetfCaAplairterf fanil- lar with the difficulties <»l cotton plant ing, theao figures speak volumes. No one also can appreciate the ekeentive ability requisite to ceadua success fully such immense planting o|*ra- t'ons. Col Richardson was born In Cas well aounty, North Carolina, six miles from Danville, VUm then only a vil lage, on June 28, 1818. His father, James Richardson, waa a country merchant and planter, and died in 1826, leaving a widow and seven children. When about ten years of age young the boy was fourteen years old hi* math or obtained lor him a situation in Daaritle at $80 a year and board. That mother must have been a woman of great force and character; so anxious was she Ibat her boy should be able to save his salary that she had his clothes •pan and woven at home. 8he fur nished him with money for candy and other boyish necessaries of existence and tor an occasional vblt to some pawning oi reus. “And how much*” he once asked, ‘Mo von anpp<M,o I s«ved out of that salary ) Why, Just $30.’* After having remained in Danville' four vears he removed to Minton, Mias., when he obtained a position at $76 a month. In a year’s time be again retamed ta Virginia and ob tained a position In Brandon, and in the following fall went lipo business on bis own account. H out* however, had moved Mise., where he worked until In that xgaM of his mother’s estate settird with him, turning over to him 2,tp0 In money and a few negroes. Ha then estab lished himself as a merchant and con tinued in business at Jackson until 4848. Bv that time he had made about $80,000, which in those days was Uioughttobe a fine start in life, in May of that year Iks mamed Miss Patton, of lluutsville, Ala., a sister of ex-Governor Robert Patton of (hat State, and engaged in planting. In I860 be agsid went into business at Jscnson with hs* brother and John W. Robinson as partners, and opened branch stores at Brandon, Canton, Morton and Newton. In 1851 lie entered jh« ceitnu eotnmisstoii busi ness in. Mew Orleans, rofaiuing his plantation and country store interests uutif I860, when lie sold them. . In person Col. Richardson was of commanding presence, over six feet in Iwltfbt and atontin proportion. In his domestic life he was fortunate and happy, and he leaves behind him s widow, four sons snd a daughter. bakss ttefosasafAiM «!*• UTSS Lost, Owing to tbs tbSTIsw WStsr—Iatsass Basttemsat Thrhngbsdt fcomlsn. / Whit «Mt li$ve proved to have beflli U HUM Mrion* disaster accident, rivalling the di*as>cr of 18d7, occurred on the 10th lost, in Urgent's Park, L»ndon, The weather was delightful, thong i a thaw had set in, and the lake* in lbs parks wsre crowded with skater* who nave had a “royal time” of it dnring (he recent severe weitihei throughout iireat Britain. A* there was a prospect that a thaw would soon put an end to the aport, un unu-ual number of persons wero enjoying themselves on the icc. Suddeiil) there was a aeries of loud, cracking rcpori*, and the ice on one of the ponds gave way and at least a hundred uicu, women and childten were submerged in the chilling water beneaih. A cn of horror aroae from the vuxt throng of peo|»Je on (ho ico and in the neiah borhood of the lakes, while tl o-c » ln> were lucky enough to escape made a “hasty scramble for the shore. Tl»e “life-savers” and police, assisted In hundreds of volnnteers, sunn pulled out tlie drenclied pleasure-seeker* from amid Ute slabs of floating ice. Women and children naturally suffered the most Irom their involuntary cold hath, hut up to the present, thanks in tbe fact that the water was not rer\ deep, no serious results huuc been re ported. Intense excitement prevailed throughout London when the m-w* o! 4hn accident was spread throughout the city, many recalling the fatal 15tn of January, 1867, when, in the same park, at least two hundied people were suddenly submerged through the breaking of the icc, forty-one of whom were drowned. Previous to the calamity of 1867 there were a long sene* of isola ed accidents on the ice, which did not seem to have put the authorities upon their guard, which wa* crowned b\ one of fearful magnitude. The icemen had openly expressed opinion* tlmi the ice was unsafe, being formed chiefly of melted snow, vet about 500 skaters were permitted to exercise upon it on the afternoon in question, and over two thousand people watched theirfracel'ul movement* wilh pIcaMitc. Suddenly, and without any warning, the ice at the sides gave way and in a few second* the entire sheet split up into fragments a few yards square. A general rush was made to tbe banks, which, unfortunately, broke up the soft ice into smaller pieces. 8corcs of skaters who Itad been enjoying them selves on its surface slipped down !)e tween the piece* and ap|»eaied to be at once sucked under the ice. A few, with great presence of mind, threw themselves flat upon the surface of the broken lee, ami thus preserved their own lives and were instrumental in saving other*. As it was, at least 200 person* were at one lime strug- giiug in the water and uttering hen,t- rending appeals fur assistance. Tin ice iiteu on duty, assisted by hundreds of spectators and tbe police, did ilicir besl to drag people to land, but in the excitement of the first moments’ sur prise many went down never to rise to the surface again alive, the slab* of broken ioe floating on top of their straggling forms. Men, women and ahildren were seen clinging to the edges of tbe broken ice, shouting for assistance, which those who witucssed their sufferings were powerless to render, and in a brief time, chilled and benumbed, sank with a few faint waves above the water. A strong force of police was soon on the spoi and rendered great service in pie- serving order and permitting system atic efforts to bo mad j for recovering the bodies. The number drowned was finally found to be forty-one, and the calamity threw a feeling of sa«lm*i.* over the entire metropoh*. After this event ths newspapers wero crowded with communications suggesting plans for prsventing the rtcorreare of such a disaster, among them being the fill- iug up of the lakes to a certain depth, tbe latter suggeation, being acted upon shortly afterwards, and it is doubtless due to this fact that no lives wore lost by the recent catastrophe. Regent’s Park is situated in th' northern portion of London, and owtraan area of 470 acres, ocoonying the site of Msrylebone Park, which in the time of Queen Elizabeth was used as a bunting ground. Ht-gcm's Park owes its preservation to the intention of George III. to erect a royal pnlace witbitl lia grouiMl*. The Park confc tains the gardens'of the Zoological Society and of the Hoyai liutanu'nl Society, as well ns the grounds of a few private villas. In summer time the northern halfofttie park is devoted to cricket, and In the sonthest corner there i* a flower garden of antique design. The artificial lake, the scene of the late accidcmt, is situated in the southwest portion of the park. JOHN SHERMAN ELECTED. AUmrta Msoths Open. Six months ago we had no demand for B. U. B., but now our retail demand Is such that we ass forced to bug In gross lots. We attribute tlie rapid end enormous demand to tba cosQparatire aiieand price of B. B. 1). (being large bottles for It), and its posi tive merit It arils well and gives our cua- toowrs entire Satisfaction. Our sale* hare ' increased NO par cent, within a few monUis. <• JACOBS PKAKMACT, per Fred B. Palmer, M: D. Atlanta, Sune 12, ims. I few mouths i have given „ of iifod unhesitethKly pronounce It » ^ Wl’ ¥»■ •P**djr Blood Purifier, felly meriting the confidence of the pu'd’C, My customers are delighted WUi Its effects, and the demand has so bxst astilng blond remedy I baud «. # W. A Geahah, Druggist T>uri B tt 1 tllMMSf'*, • ft :C —A disastrous cyclo the middle counties AgTAfliod last week. The railway*ttfctfon at Strit- ferd-upott-Avon wflfl unroofed uA Ham oft - tndBeon tbe the rail Aopned for some time. A wumbet of bflildiiig cranes were : wow a ever st Wedneahary and two person killed at Reports from «ll seetkfn* ■versed by the cyelope soy that ( wore uprooted, bouses unroofed ^(UfoAeraoMU Mina DamorraU of tha Ohio Hou.r Un- •aatad and tkalr Plarra Fillad with Ur- pubtirans. The Committee on Privileges ami Elections in the Ohio House of Rep resentatives reported a resolution to unseat the nine Democratic members from Hamilton county. The resolu tion wits amended so as o piovidu that a heari ig bo accorded to the unseated members. It wat then iflopted under a call of the previous question, and the seats were thereupon drc'ared vacant, amid tlie greatest confusion. The nine Republican members came forward and were sworn in by the Speaker. They were cheered by the Republicans aiid were jeered A' by the Democrats. Tbe Speaker ordered the unseeled Democratic members to turn over tbe keys of their desks. Each branch of tbe Legislature voted separutely on k candidate for United #utes Senator on the 18th. in the SenateThnrman received twenty votes and Sherman seventeen -a Democratic msjority of three. In tbe Home Thur man received forty-one votes and six ty-seven a Republican maority o ; tivewty-six. Ataoon the Legislature voted tn joint convention for a Sena tor, and John Sherman waa of course —Last Wednesday the sales of post age stamp-, postal cards and stamped ci*8tiope* reported to the Postofflce Depfomenius being issued to post master* was tbe iarge-t yet made. The •ales amounted to $k6\2i»0. There wsra over 5,00$,000 postal cards and 40.000,000 stamps included in these •ales. —“In !•$),” writes Join Boy e fTpeillr, “I predict, the legislative stafe of the Irish qnestion frill m-fived; and the anion with wMeksball tk*n have curs** Troable Drswlag Betwes* «fce and the Upper Hemes of Oengrees. ( Special Diepotch to the JVstra and Courier.) WasHIKUTOX, Jannary 14. — The D, 'loocratic Senators thi* evening held an infiMnial c )iitsren«:e and ilesignated thire otTiirir hiunt>er locxli upon the Pri>i(ieiii f.*r ilic piirpn-u of ascertain ing hi* |H>*|tion re*|>ei ting the remov als In- li«* made, ami wtiat conrae he *-xp< ct- his party fiiend* in the Senate lo pur-ut'. 4 hi* step Ims been brought about liv the (leieriniMi-d and continu- <-<l o|>position, by the Ibjiublican ina- joritv, to all noiiiinaiiou* mado to va- etincic* occasioned by t>u*[>fiision. I>nt ing ihe pa*t week several ex- cliiug seems hd\e been enacted in the exeen.jre sessions of (lie Senute over eeriain inuniintiions that came up for con-idcraiion. Tlie Repubiicuns hnv- i>g mailt-uu rflort to wring certain confes-ions from Hie head* of depart ments regarding certain appointment* and lulled, now declare that they will ivlu-c to confirm any one nominated in place of a suspended Republican unless they secure the desired informa tion. They have held a caucus also. Th* Prestdent’B Fosltlsu. Wasmixoton, January 14.—The statement that President Cleveland has determined tint’ no answers shall be ifiven to requests from the Semite for information a* to reasons for femoval* or sw-pt n-ions from office is authonta- tivelv detdod. No such request ha* yet lieen addressed to the President by the Semite. Several coimniiHication* w« re sent to the chairmen of Senate eominitieCH to-day from vniious ex- eentive departments in res|Miiue to Ihe requests for information as to the rea son* for suspensions or removsls and arnffiliitments. In each case it w.i* stated that the department had no in formation as to the President’s reason for the suspension or removal whieli was the subject of inquiry. The pu llers transmitted relate solely to the fitness of appointees and say nothing about the character or qiialiflearioits of the offl. ial* displaced. No issue has \rt bee.i raised with the President on lid* subject. It is further harned that the Presi-lent in yet lias neither ex pressed nor formed any determination as to what lie w ill do in ease a possible issue is raised. ACTS OK THE LKOIKLATURB. SU.KS OF RKAL KSTATE. An Act to amend the laws as to the Sale of Heal Estate adjusted to he sold Smtion 1. lie it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of tbe State of South ('arolina, now met and sitting in (iencral Assembly, and by the authority of tlie same: That whenever real estate is adjudged to be sold by a Master, such sale may take place by consent ot the parties to the cause, or their attorneys, or, when in fant* arc panic*, by the consent of the guardians act/(7em *f such infants, or their attorneys, in any county which the (.’ourt mav direct. Skc. 2. That all such sales heretofore made, and otherwise valid, are hereby confii tm-d. CLAIMS FOK IMPKOVEMENTS. An Act to authorize defendants in actions to recover land to set up a Claim for Im provements. lie it exacted by tlie Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit- limr in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. ’lhat in any action here- uftet brought, or now pendi tg, and which lias ant been heard, for the re covery of land* and tenements, wheth er such action be denominated legal or equitable, the defendant who may have made iiuprovemtMita or betterments on such laud, believing at the time he in,ike* *ucli improvements or better iiicuis that his title thereto was good in fee shall be allowed to set up his answer a claim against tlie plaintiff for so much money as tlie laud has been increased in value in consequence of the Improvements so made. THE CENSUS. A Joint Resolution proposing an Amend- ^ went to Section 4 and 3, Article II, of tlie Constitution of the State of South Carolina, relnting to tlie Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the State. Article II of the Constitution shall fie so anieudrd that hereafter, in place of Sections 4 and 6 of said article, the following shall be substituted and known os Section 4, to wit: “Section 4. The House of Recre- kentatives shall eonsi*t of one hundred and twenly-lour members, to be ap portioned among the several counties according to the number of inhabitants contained in each. An enumeration nf the inhabitants for this purpose shall be made in eighteen hundred and mnely-otie, and Khali be made in tlie coltr*e ot every tenth year thereafter, in such maimer as shall be by law di rected: Provided, that tlie General AsKOinldy mav at any time in its dis cretion adopt the immediately pre ceding United States census as a true and correct ontuner&tion of the inhab itant* ol the several counties, and make the apportionment and assignment of Representatives among the several counties according to said enumeratioii: provided, however, this amendment -luill nyt prevent the General Assem bly fiom providing for an enumeration and apportionment prior to 1891, in tlie mumier now provided for by law.” JUDGES OF PROBATE. Joint Resolution to amend .Section 20, Article IV, of the Constitution of this : Lite, by making the term of office of the Judge of the Probate Court four years instead of two years. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative* of the State nf South Carolina, now met and sittiug in General Assembly, and bv the au thority of tho same: Section 1 That the following amend ment to the Constitution of the State lie submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general elec tion, aad if a tnojorifv of the electors qualified to vote for iqemlwrs of the GeneVal A-semMy voting thereon shall vote in favor of fitch amendment, and two tliirds of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after such c ecii.m and before another, ratify tbe •aid amendment by. yeas andfiars, it shall be a part offh* Constitution, to wit: Tint Section 20, Article IV, of the C,Mistiin;ion he amended bv strik ing out the word “two” on the last line of said section, and inserting In lieu thereof the word “four.” {fo that these'lion when amended will read aafoiltws: A Court of Probate shall be established in each county, with juriadiction in all matters lestamcotiiry and of administration, and in bnsinoas appertaining to minora and the allot ment of dower, and in cases of idioey a> d lunacy, and persons non compot mentie. The Judge of said Quart •hail be elected by tiie qualified ofoo- tnrt “f rite respective counties for tlb% j iei m tf four year*. \ ftMurtara. —Tim outlook for borne fnfo U not •o bright in Ireland. —The liieruiumqjler iu Atlanta, Ga., wa* below aero last weak, i- —There it Imminent dfinger of a water fatnint in Cleveland, Oi —On Thursday last navigation on tbe James river wm entirely stooped. —The new British Parliament is to meet on Thursday of the present week. —Ralston Hail block, in Macon, Ga., was burnt last week. Loss $76,000; insurance $37,000. —There are nineteen foreign born mt-uiliers of present Nations! House of Representatives. —Tlie Chinese laborer* are being supplemented by white men iu Sacra mento. —Minnie Dishuer, Nebraska’s “sleep ing beauty,” baa come to after a sleep of seventy days. —The fashionable young man of the cold Northwest wears a tall silk hat and velvet car tnoffiers. —The office of the We*teru Union Telegraph at Marion, Ala., waa burn ed with all ita contents on Sunday last. —Wm. West, of Edgefield, lost his cotton house amt nine oal by fire last week. — Elmore Gnnter and hia three- months-old child were buried on. tbe same day ia Uatesburg last week. —Phil (follnm, colored, killed dangltter Hattie iu EdgetMd by accidental ditcharge of hit gun. —Jesoe Yarborough had his broken by a piece of timber faliing on it wldle digging a well in Lancaster —The liouse of the Rev. C. Lee, of Spartanburg, was burnt by an acci dental fire; lo*s covered by insurance. — M. Devclle, Ihe new French min ister of agriculture, never Saw a plough, so tlicy say. — In New York city within Ihe last twenty years there have been but thirty-niiic deaths from hydrophobia. —The proceeding* by the Govern ment against western cattle owners for fencing public land will be pushed. —Tlie dwelling uf Mrs. D. Wil liams, of Orangebnrg, was bnrat, with the entire contents, a few nights ago. — 8cipio Seabrook, un old citizen of Charleston, was run over and badly hurt by a car of the Enterprise Rail way. —Mrs. Catharine Tastal, an resident of Charleston, died on Wednesday from being accideutaily burnt the day before. —Mr*. Louisa Riddle, of Lancaster, tripped on the ice and fractured her right arm near the shoulder and broke her collar bone. — While on a rabbit bant in North Carolina last week, Tom Mowery waa accidentally killed. His head was shot from his bodr. lies of cot toe his the aged t la*t —A washerwoman and her children, named Dunbrisky, living in New York citv, recently fell heir to $150,- 000 or $200,000. —The State of Texas ia covered with snow and dead cattle are to be fonnd la every direction. The cattle men will suffer heavily. —The Powers hgve summoned 8er- via, Bulgaria and Greece to disarm, promising them that Turkey will fol low their example. — Prince Bismarck is Ihe first Pro testant that has ever received the decoration of the Order of Christ. The badge is worth £600. —Sir Walter Raleigh’s original to bacco pipe, which excited the disgust of Queen Elizaoeth, waa sold recently at an auction in London. —Mr. Barnnm has bought Alise, the widow of Jnmbo. Alice has been an object of interest to little Londoners at tbe Zoo for many years. —Tbe editors of several newspapers of tbe City of Mfixloo have been im prisoned for making libelous attacks on the authorities. —A little boy named Floyd fell into the race at the Camperdown Mills in Greenville dnring the freezing weather and narrowly escaped drowning. —On account of ice blockading tlie tunnels travel on the Western North Carolina Railroad between Salisbury ami Asheville was for several days suspended. —President Grevy has signed decree granting amnesty to persons convicted of political offoiiM* since 1870, and reducing sentences of many offenders agaii t; the o mmoti law. —J. W. Boudurant a prominent cit izen ofSlaanton, Va., was decapitated last Thursday si Goshen by a Cbesa peaks and Ohio train. Hit head and one arm were severed from the body. —The rash ef negroes immigrating from tlie Goldsboro section of North Carolina to tlie Georgia turpentiue districts continues. Front one To three car loads leave every day. — Hannah Edward*, an old colored woman residing at the junction of the South Carolina and Charleston & Sa vannah Railroad*, was bnrnt to death on Wednesday. —A negro child was bnrnt to death in Spartanburg by its clothing taking Are. and Mr. Steve Camp had hi* bauds badly bond while endeavoring to SX* tiugnieh the flumes. —Gross carelessness caused the death of au engineer and three firemen on two freight trains on the Baltimore anti Ohio Railroad, near Coburg, Mich., on Thursday. —The farmers in Wales are demand ing a permanent reduction of twenty five per cent, in rents, fixity ot tenure and eorapenaatioa fur tnakiigr M provements on thdi hohdngx. —Bradlaugh has bean sworn In aga member of Parliament. Sonia dtts truthfully aara: “Now (hat hu la no longer a-martyr, Mr. Hradlaogfl Iffti also oease to be a nuisance.” —A eall eras honed last week for the fourth annual convention of (he cflti- sens' law and order leagues of the United State*, to he bold in daeinuali on the 22ud February. —Roaa,of BaUimore, Painter, Tongue A Co.’a book-keeper, arrested for crookednees, cansing the firm’s feilura, ha* fonnd a defense. He lent money to one of tbe Ann, which has not yet been retnrned. the g hi A —The London Daily Ttkyraph save will introduce a bill joverameat win tntroouoa a arligmeat abolishing Ihe office of Viceroy of Ireland. It la knowledge of this fact that induces (he Earl of OanarrM to reMgu. Lamar baa sent to the feet lb* wajftffitr of BeIPe Indiana have been sent 4* for onk yefir for killing cattle (a the mountains. It is admitted that the act was committed that they and their families might be saved from siaivalion. —Tbe Duke of Westminster, in a recent speech at Clicstcr, aaid he de plored the fact lhat Panieli lal de luded Ireland. Tlie British right arm he declared, was still powerful and England would never grant home rule to laeland. —The New York health department st voar condemned and destroved 795,410 pound* of ment and fl*h, 215,- 000 pounds ot trult, 37,906 pounds jd canned goods, 72,700 pounds of caniy, and large quauiilie* of other kitid-t of (bod. —A boiler in tl a basement of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fort Wayne, Ind., exploded, killing the engineer, Anthony Evans, and a little seliooi girl, and entirely wrecking the edifice. The clergy man's residence waa badly wrecked; loss about $65,000. —A special dispatch from Leaven worth, Kansas, says it has been learn ed Ibat Attorney General Bradford has begun quo warranto proct-eding* in the State bupreme Court against tlie connty attoruev, mayor and other city officers, charging them with being iu collusion with whiskey sellers. Stephen McPherson, colored, who, in November last, struck Roliert J Cook, business manager of the P.iiiu- delphia Prese, with u hatchet, was convicted last week of the charge of assault ami battery whit intent to kili and sentenced to imprisonment for six years and six month*. —The Ryan boy*, of Newark, N. J.. who were taken to Paris t<> Lo treated by Dr. Pasteur for liydronhoMa, ar rived at New York lust Thur-duy by tbe French steamer Canada. The boys look the picture of health. The treatment of Dr. Pasteur is believed to have effected an absolute cure. —State Veterinary Surgeon Bridges, of Pennsylvania, went to Lancaster last Thursday and visited tinec herds ef cattle affected with pleuro-pneu- monia. Eleven head were killed after being appraised. The disease is re ported in two other herds In the coun ty and is spreading. —A special from Deming, ,N. M ., says: “A gentleman who is-con nected with the Territorial Govern ment affairs is anthorily for the state ment that the Territorial Government is actually negotiatimr with Col Bay lor, of Texas, a great Indian fighter, to raise a body of rangers to come into New Mexico and exterminate the mur dering Apaches.” —Serious volcanic disttit banco* have occurred near Guayaquil In the last f w days. There have been at differ ent places showers of earth and ashes accompanied by loud rumblin**. The Cotapaxi volcano is supposed to be in eruption. The real state of the moun tain is unknown, owing to the inter- rnption of the telegraph. Slight •hocks of earthquake have also been experienced. A Disfastsd Florida Colony. Of the one haudred colonists from Scotland who were induced by glow ing promises of fertile lands and big fortunes in the south western section of Florida to emigrate to that place last November notone is contented in hi« new home. The place selected for the founding of the colony is Sara Sotn, tbe lana at which has been found to consist of white sand, and is not in any res|>ect np to what it was war ranted to be by the circulars and pros pectuses furnished the immigrants. One of the colonists on his way back to Scotland stopped over in Savannah » day or two and told a doleful stun of hts experience and that of the other members of the parly. Hr ascribes the mistake of his associates to a too ready acceptance of roseate colored descriptions contained in the circulars sent out by the promoters of the scheme. He blames ihe agent for not giving tbe colonists a correct idea of what they had t* expect, and think* that the wiae thing for colonists to do before leaving comfortable bomes for a new country is to send an agent of their own chosing lo select a location and arrange for accommodation. Most of the colonists have determined return to their own conntrv. to TEXAN TALK. The Mweeese Atlanta Article has Achieved In the Lone Etar Mate. “W« ijteatod Perntlt Other* to Exist." Dsnjni, Texas, March Lt, isas. Blood Balm Co. : It is a great pleasure to us to state .to you that your B. B. B. takes the lead of nil blood purifien In this country, on account of the cures it has effected since we have handled it. We had a case of scrofula in our neighhorliixsl, of long standing, who had used all patent medicines which were recoininemicU to him; liesides this, he als> had several doc tors attending him, but everything failed toeffect any good, lie grew w- rse every day, and had not left his bed for the last six months. We had seen hint sev.-ral times hi our little town, though it has been more than fifteen months since wc Inst saw him, and we suppose this was the last time he waa able to some to town, At he lives about eight miles in the country. Ills name is tfervenka, and we got a neialibor of his to persuade him to try B. B. B', and after using only' oxs bottle he left his bed for the fir-t time in six months. To the present time he lias used less than three bottles, and he is walking around visiting hia friends In the neighbor hood. He has gained strength and flesh rapidly. Ail scrofulous sores are healing finely, and you never saw a happier man than he is. Nearly everybody for miles around haa heard ot this wondeeful cure, and ail who need a blood remedy call for the B. B. B. We had a case of nasal catarrh lit our own family (a little girl of four years old), who haa been using B. B. B. for about two weeks, and already seems to be about well. Wa have onlv three bottles left, and want you to ahln ua aix dozen bottles, r We take pleasure In recommending B. B. H. aa a medicine worthy of the entire confidence nf the public. Iu action is ■ore rapid titan any blood remedy we ever bandied. LIKDTKK BROS. Did you Sup- pmt MoxUnf Liniment only good far konw? It it far infUmnu- b onlv k part ot but it ita part Er v may have It; at least, what looks .. like it MagnoHa Balm both freshens and beautifies. Tht swoot gum. as gather*! (Tom atroooftha A growing alone the •mall streams la the Sou IT whoopi agooorfc. Whoa Ugtaousprinciple in the Mata ia TavLoa’a Casac tks heating meffi* » mullein plant of the oM fleftfi. pro* gaaoaas &bmbdy os Rwsot Opal sm Moxlbik the flneet known remedy Whooping-Cough aad Coaoumptloa; a child la pleated to take it. Aak ronr drum ;»«.»«< >t. wAiTxmXtATioi. Um DS. SIOOKSH HUCKLSBSBKT oblMAL - UarrhoM. D;mMM7 ud CklldlM TaMUx*. Va Mb kf W-'dra* tdragglata. Pirns mii Orps FROM THE WORLD'S BEST MAKERS, FACTORY PRICES ON THE EASIEST TERMS OF PAYMENT: TUTT’S EIGHT GRAND MAKERS AND OYEE THREE HUNDRED STYLES TO SELECT FROM. 25 YEAR3 IN USE. rbo Orsatsst Midi^aljtriamph of ths Ago! SYMPTOMS CF A TORPID LIVER. Loss of a ppc: If o, I. jxvris costivp, Pain ta the hciifl, wUU u dell sensation in the back p-ft, rail nitdcr tlie shoalJer- blade, l'ii!!noc9 r.flor callus, with adlo* tncllunlion to exertion of bod, or mind. Irritability of tetnpor, I ow spirits, with a feeling of having neglected sosse datr. Weariness, lilzr.iness, Flattering at the Heart, Dots before the eyes. Headache over the rigkt eye, Hostlessneoo, with fltfal dreams. Highly colored Trine, aad CONSTIPATION. TTTT'S PILLM are eKpectatly adapted to such case*, one diiso effects sttelt a chnng" of fecllnSiM to n*tonl«ht!iosufferer. They Increase tlie ai.petlte.end esuse the body to Take on Flesh, tun i lbs »*»t»in U nonrlshori.r*'! hy.h r Tonte Aetlew on lhi« Uhreltt ve Oreaus, Itrcilinr Ktools »r« prodnr. I. f rli-e a.Tc. 4 ■ Wnrra^WS^WJ. runs HATofE Ghat Hair or Wui«Kr.R8 changed to a Glosst Buck by a single application of — *- ■ — *-raf color, i PIANOS: CHICKERING. MASON A HAMLIN, MATUUH1EK, BENT A AKION. ORGANS: MASON A HAMLIN. PACKARD, ORCHESTRAL, and BAY STATE this DTK. It Impart* n imturaf Insfantaneoilttly. 8olit by Drugglats, or rent bv eipre** on receipt Of gl. >rnco f 44 Murrav St., Hew York InlheWine grewn^ Co unifies of Europe, the use oflhisMediraledMlnets universal. It is composed of the most approved VEGETABLE TONICS, which arr inlrcdircd into a pure generous Wine. Tlio very finest JiGCil CLNCHOKABABS, bein^ ils modicdba'is.iti* ccnHcirndlv rccc: me..Jed as a m-e endprr.Tnlive of FEVER a’.'O AGUE , .! andillolhfr diseases critiinali:.^ from malarioua causes For purifying the ZESJjO OTJ end in proving lh,' SccrclionB.Chrcnto, RheumatiOT.Bloccipoisonin certain rure for Oycpspsia,Cramp in tha stomaoK an immediate relief for O/ssntry, Colic, Cholsra-morbus and kindrsd dissssss, 6sner&IWsaknsss,Nervous and Mental Debility, a sou-verei^n remedy for Liver Co mpl tint.and disasssc of tha Kidniss.sn excellent appetirerj and a • TONIC without a rival* in short! for invigorating ail Ihe functions of ths system, it is unoquallsd. —HD OSE — AsmtllWine-giassfull.threstim— tday. Sold by all Druggists and dealersgatraly. TOPAZ CINCHONA CORDIAL CO. Jot* lYophoton & Manufartum. JYttt. i Thrmei' SPARTANBURG. S.C. Price per Bot-tle $ 1.00. Pianos and Orpins' dWtrered, freight paid, to all railroad points South. Fifteen days’ trial and freight both ways if not satisfactory. WOrder and test in your own homes. COLUMBIA MUSIC HOUSE, Branch of LUDDEN & BATES’ 8. M. H. N. W. TRUMP, Manager, COLUMBIA, 8. C. BRADFIELD’S An infallible specific for all the diseases peculiar to woman, such aa pain ful or Suppicved Men- stmation, Failing ef tha Womb, LeuconiMM or Whites, etw^ F.male PIANOS ORGANS Ths drm»n<l for tb* tmprowl Vasos a Haouw Pianos l» now to Unr» that * oocond ■dtlilloa to ths factory b«» becomr ImprrAtlvs. Do notroqalrson«- quarter much tuning •» Ptinas on tb* ptwynlliaf wrt>«t-pin ATiitrm. Con«ult C»t»logu«, frj*. _ 100* ylnot ORaAXS,ttlt*WM. For Cn*h, Xs>y PoymcuU, or Rented. Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co., Kxrror NEW YORK ; BOSTON ; CHICAGO. CHANGE of LIFE. If taken during this criti cal period, great suffering and danger can be entire ly avoided. Regulator! Send for our book containing valuable information for women. It will be mailed free to applicants. Andreas Tb* Biudfibld Kbgulatok Co., Box 28, Atlanta, tie. Sold by all druggist*. PLAID SHAWL GIVEN AWAYl Thmah ** ulkaa 11 »4 u: .E < jl U-tA*Ai', A SHLEY £ OLUBLE P UANO, Tlie SoluttlcCuRiio is a high’y concentrated Ammoniatedtioano, a complete High Grade Fertilizer for all crept. * ASHLEY COTTON AND CORN COMPOUND -A complete Fertilizer for these two crop* and id mi larrely used by the Truckers near Charleston for regeta’blea, etc. ASHLEY ASH ELEMENT.—A very cheap and exceUeut Non-Atnmonialed Fer tilizer for t ottou, t om and Small Urnm Crops, and also for Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, etc. ASHLEY DISSOLVED BONE; ASHLEY ACID .PH08PHA1 Grades—for ust* a'one and in Compost heap. F< r Terms, Directions, Testimonials, and (or tbe various attractive and publications of Ute Company, address THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE OO n Charleston, fik a NovMLly ^ ^ ... ■ . ■ omnm-mt.. n. 'ifV f— n. . ■ - ' - ■ - , , very High