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The Barnwell People. T nioxt i«f !i* nro but ({rHilunl, ! iu'fiu-t, 11 yuu iliil not the inoun- ! tHltH off ai h dlstuneu, nml llml ybiir- r * t ; • j rrlf tli« train *|K.-e«U w ,,_v . , n , OH nnd by your R. K.ft^ldu tl»Ht 1HH. HUkHE5i Editor ^ Propr. | \<MirM<’»ati>iui-.iH<T«iiit>ittRi»ver* T y(7n~vVouM iliiuk y»ni wotw.^wnnljg nn * i ■>i. i*w i’ rvktfmrv rilin'i itiiiv I '* I In* KocWIph an.’ LARGL8T ( OI XTY t IKt * *Vn. I t j tw AlloiriiMi l •* nnd the t l.ia — 4 ' . I WRit-h reem t<» be .an mibruketi THURSDAY, MAY II, IN!':; Iilniii, rHtsing up llnir njIglHfr head« iioilii ng' but The Good Templar*. The IM» ri«*t l.<>dg»* of 1.0, G. T. coin" tKimnl of lbe follow ing Loilget*, vlr.: A I* boiditle, Appleton, liarivwell, Reedy Branch,<;oviin,p]e<iouit (III , Varnville, Hnmpion, BUbiy, Kruiuon, lloi»e and nnall cointtiiuiaa ill the iriunuof "Twenty ltdgtiona.- Vyrrtt fA^ril THE “TWENTY QUESTIONS" GAME. t Lost or Strayed. Kditor Cre A il, of the I.aureiV* Herald, fa lh lurk. Having t»»^« opf-duted. I’ost MasttT nt I.lturena be will not worry ab^ot drlintinent aubaculbora for thetiexifWr-year*. .... Rev. Dr. KtHaon ( apera^, pa«tnr of Trinity, Kpiaebpal Cbnreh, waa fleeted .vaalatant Hlahop of tins IMoooae of Houtb UaroHna la«t week, receiving a large majority on the tlr«t ballot. And now t*io dniggDU are pn deck. They will hold a convention in Colum bia tonight week for dial'llaalon of "the riiapenaary law, *o f tr aa it a (fed* the increase tax on alcbobol, but at the name time it ia deal red to bring forward any plan* w liicb may have a tendeiiey toward* advancing the |diaritraCPUtlcaT j>rofe**lon in the State,” -k*. Uwr. clomJa> .nreaeiitinir '.fveir rugged e*carpnient* io youf 1 vied - a* you pa** tbrougb their .ipighty gor ge* over tbejearfiil lAnk* and treatlc* by mean* of wbicb tl>e railroad* make their way. Thc*e mountirln* It oc curred to me the poet bad in hi* mind ha ml f| l "jbw everlaatlng lUUUn-' tain* were acattered.” Va*t mound*-, bare of every *ern^ blanceof grow ill except the *age gra**, are diatrlbutcd about, reaching to the *ky and covered with anew at all time*, are •ei arnted from each other by vaal bi4*in* or level vallcy.a, .aMUietiuie* At) mile* w tdejby a hundred mile**long, a* ainooth and even a* our coa t rice land*, and preaetitfftg very much the *ame appearance, ofleh covered with water, u|hiu which y^»u *«e flock* of wild duck*, and hear the melurlloii* voice of the toad frog. It U by wind ing around the elevation* and keeping to these vaRey* that the Union I'acltlc t 515 mile*, the next morning atiout 10 o’clock. The h1gl e t elevation reached and tl>'. h lIi *t o ut oh tne road I* sherm: n, M,24r feet atime'TWl level, tfnd here a gigantic monun^ent I* erected to the memory of (lake* .vine*, built In re membrance of hi* service* lij Congre** to the road in It* hnlldlng, hut aervlt g only to coimnemorate hi* Infamou* enthtf v whrb-iH-ta.V-On.ir. W-Utau_JiLiV ,.„ M .„.,. t |,,n, w | t ,h the Credit-Vo ill. r : - The Condition of Affair*. The condition oT^IFaT iTiT nuf"Hf!lt8 show* that the new*i»apcr* have k»*t. much of the Inlluenco 'that they u«ed to exert. It I* very true that many es teem thetmelvc* to tie Immensely infhr- halance* that of the gnat in the fable, perched ifooii the born of the ox. Now 1 thU cond tlon cin not be charged ta any 1acl< of abTlltj^. courage, or devotion of the editorial profession. If Heem* to have had. it* origin, grow th and permanence in the epidcm.ic. cflort to do too much. For no sooner U any i**ue of any importance pre»feuted to the public than the average editor has tens to take side*, to tickle all Who agree w ith lib view* and to make hot war on all who do not see through his spectacle*. For instance,aleontrorersy, limited to one letter each ha* just been <M)ii)plctcd between Gov* Tillmai) .and 1*resilient Donaldsmi of the KTltC ATR- ance, w hich seem* to concern that or ganization more than It does the gener al public. They are aide to take care of themselves, they have subinitted their arguments to a court that they c jually recognize, yet some ol the dis- (iplesofthe i|iiill are mixing, it. the tight, muo.l,i to their own satisfaction perhaps, but not very greatly to the ed- ittcation of the tribunal that is to pas* judgment in the matter. As in tills case so It is in many others, u The people of the Slate resent this implied imputation upon (heir intelli gence to judge for themselves, aru * sottietflncs go contrary just for spite. Tlii* continual giving of advice sickens them just as over Indulgence in sw eet meats wearies the appetite and pro vokes a fondness lor pickles and crab apples. *' | It seems to ut. In all the serenenes* of our 11 reside, under the comforting Influence of pipe and tobacco, that it would, .he. well for the “leiitling" editors of the State to change their Uctics and supply their readera wHh fai 1.*^ a^tden- tlfully a* would please the soul of Mr. Gadgnnd, and leave them to reach their own conclusion*. The great heart of the people who are not ollice seekers 1* all right, ami if left unexcited will beat out the problems of the time loth* best advantage. AVIicn they need ad vice they have no false pride liial will keep them .from asking itj hut hiTifialT nature rebels against the constant ad monition that you must do this and you must not do that. — We know that the people hunger for peace among themselves and the return of that w never sal cordiality which a commuirity of danger* and interest* preaches to them. And if let alone by alarmist* and factional recruiting agent* they w ill of themselves quickly accomplish it. Very probably we shall he jumped upon by the apostles of disturbance, and if it pleases them we are quite wil ling to become their target. But we entreat them for their ow n gotnf-and, the public happiness to lake the medi cine that we prescribe. The physic they have adminbtjred lias cured or converted noluulv. -—I ' .* tjatnin, w tdcohvene iitTauvU’a the town of Brunson, nn the Ihth and 1 Itth of May, at 11 o'clock A. M., him! tic followi.ig progiammo lias been adopted: _ —-—Fb^Uay-Addurjiing ^g*s|<!lk I. Opening ceremonies iu Mubordl* mite Godge degree. R. R. w as Tmdt. Rmmiug almdUrom J heyenne in this way wo reach Ogden,] >(,n >, , scandal, for wiilch Ko wa* from < ongress in disgrace. 'Turning out of our hunks In the 2. Address of -Welcome. .. Addison; Response, Rev. R. W. I.lde. rretieutUI GnmndUCe’* Report. f. 1 0TgllllXAlioti md election of olfl- F^uglish, alt hough not widely known here. The requisites foir‘‘Twenty t^nestions" arc, first, two rooms, that the company -may- l*e-divided -in tA two muIcb. TheJi-. visit* i of the guests may lie done liy th«*ir Belecting one of two color* in bells, balls eers. Afternoon Session. 1. Ins allation of olllcers for ensuing t» r n. , 2. Conferring District Lodge degree, tjuery : I* the attitude of the I’ul- f It to the I’rohitdrion Movement what it ought to Imf ,1. A. Jenkins, Dr. Na than Johnson and K. W. IVepIcs. ' 4. .**oiig: Yield not to TeinptMtion. 5. I* (here any further ii*e for the Order of G<s>d Templar* under the Dis pensary Law? Rev. R. \Y. l.iile. Dr. J. G. Miller, ll.*M. i’arnelle. I*i|,Idle meeting at 8 P. M. Addresses by Joel Brunson, P. 0. C. T., O. K. Wat- Tale* of a Traveler. sleeper at Kvanston, between Cheyenne nnd Ogden, Jl.Vi miles west »»f the Mis souri river, anil *<,758 feet above mch level, to get breakfast, we found the ground covered w ith snow ami falling a* fast a* it ditl in Barnwell In January. AH. ato.ig we saw ludivi* here uud there hut upt until we passeil Ogden, tlhl they appear In regular Indian fash ion, From there on we saw them lu their villages of regular wigwams, loafing along the R. R. tiack, hoarding the trains at every station and riding Jfr.e*>. They claim this right and the R. U. ( V. finds it chca|>er to allow it, than to repair the damages the noble red man would do the tracks, bridge#, cttC., If tt Were denied, Tlrwy »»e fed ffLid clpihtfd l»y tlie government ami are in ?very sense a privileged class, but a more despicable set id cold Adimdeii vagabond*, never existed, anti they fchnuM either be made to'go to work or go to tlie devil, I saw a Idg, young, stalwart buck walking up to tlie train with nothing in In* hand* but the hem of Ids blanket, followed by a small sqliaw with at least a cart load of plun der weighting her down. -He iliil not even lielp her to get it In Hie train, but walked In and took bis lur.dly seal "and let her struggle in with her load a» beat she could. T he sickly sentimen tality wasted on these wretches is dis gusting to common sense. We followed the same course amid similar scenes, mountains on either hand covered with snow and plains through Which the cars ran, covered wit.i sage grass, w ith now and then a pasture, until we got to Pendleton, 1074 mils* wfeat nf the Missouri river, where we struck thq great < otumbla river, along tlie South bank of whieli we ran uhill we got here a dlsiantil! of 2J7- uiilc* TRe t scenerv K beavvtlfui. re- scintding soibt'Wbat th ■ famou* Hud son river In N, • Y. This uoteil river ttbouiuL in salmon, some of w iilch we got lor supper at a place calletl Bonne ville, not *o good tliougli a* you can -buv from Xat Walker lor 20ct*. a cart- There are several large canning facto ries situateil along the.rlvrr anil seem to l<e doing a largi' business The Gov ernment i* speii'iling a great dcil V?f money on litis river, making it naviga ble. \Yc readied here a’ 0 o'clock P. M. I snail leave here aiM o'clock this even ing on the steamship Oregon for San Francisco, where Indue course we will arrive mt_ Saturday—morning.—T—will then Tvave come .'t,4‘J8 mile* by land ami 7S0 miles liy water, In all l,'J78 miles, ami have passeil tlirnuglf the States of Georgia. 'Tennessee, Kentucky, Indi ana, Illinois, Iowa, MUsoirri, Kan- sas.“Nebraska. Colorado, U'ali, Idalio, Wyoming, Oregon and California.' In my next I will give you something on the subject of the Mormons. Regards to all, -' , Your* truly, '' KollK.lt t A LDMCn. Seeoiiil I fay. 1. Song: When all Christians shall Vote a* they pray. 2. <?tT*rr—HwaPridiiliiilon galned by tlie enactmeift of live Dispensary l.aw f Rev. John G. Williams, Rev. A. C. Walker. W. K. Strange. J. Re|M rt of Gialges. • 4. Song: Jteseue the Perishing. 5. Report of the olllcers of District XfidgeS. ^ — <1. tpiery : Whatesn women do In the gr at cause of Temperancef Rev. A. Brunson, Rev. A. T'. Chisolm anil Mr*. Mllhoijs, S. S. J. T. Afternoon Session—Second Day. J. Song: Work for the Mlglvt Is Com- Ing 2. Kssay*. J. What Is the duty of Christiana to theOnler of GihmI Templars, and have they valid reason why they may not be- conie nicniBera of same and give their IntTuenceto the Order in their great efforts in behalf of Temperance reform? lie vs. W. O. Britton, J. C. Preactur, CaptG. If. Kirkland. 4. Song: Who Is thy Neighbor? 5. Nominations and balloting for place of next meeting. ft. Cloatugceremonies; Public meet ing 8 P. M. Frank H. Ckrbcii, District Chief Templsi. J. C. Mii.lkr, District secretary. Governor vs. Solicitor. At tlie Columbia Indignation meet ing N'umlier One Solicitor Jervey eli»seil Ilia s,iecch by saying: "I am glsd that I am not tlie Solicitor of that County, luit if I were ! should indict every man who took part in the lynching, and I should name as accessory before tlie fact B. R. Tillmuu, who is more re sponsible than any other for the crime that ha* been done, and In my argu ment I am very mueh mistaken if I iliil nAt show that he was more respon sible than any oiieof them.” (Tfi the 3d Inst., Solicitor Bellinger w rote to the Governor that do warrant ir..d been sworn out, and that as tlie vio lation of law waa committed in a c»n» ifiunlty where he had many relatives and cbWueetions it was not luiprobabl** Jutitor 7‘ <]>lr: Portland, Oregon, April -Hltli 1MI3. _ Taking tlie ears at Denver on Mon day last at 8 o'clock we made the run of four. ien hundred and twelve niile^S to till* place in (ii hours,^arriving hcie »U !l o’clock P. M. to-day.. A* niost «>l our friends w ill like to know what sort of a country lay* lietw'eiuf these tw o dis tant point*, 1 will endeavor to give sucli a description of it as the Rinl’s eye view I got of it from the ears and the accounts I gut from qtlier*\ enable mo to. From former letters it w ill be seen that most of the cptrhtry whieli lie* west of the AlUsiiuri river ia wiiat w a* once known a*^ 4 * The Great American Desert.” /Prom Denver to within a comparatively sliort diatance of this filacti tlia*. “Desert” continue*, and after passing Cheyenne, (pronounced bliyen) million*of acres ofi it remain 4n its pristine barrenness, awaiting the call of mao, with hi* fruit^il ageiW-y of irrigation, to come into hearing bread for the feeding of the nation*. From Denver we ran through that |>or- TibbLQl the Desert Ij’iug at the foot of Hie Rocky Mountain*, w hich Tdi'nii;'Mj> in the distance to tlie B est grandly. All of this is under cultivation, yield-, ing wheat and bay principally, Aj great many inferior cattle lundXponie*, about like Taxas ponies, feed upon 1 these pasture*, and in\oue bupcli I saw "Avlpk^wa* c*J;imati;il by pas*cr w .<is, w lio ' lire familiar with such sights, liyiOO MhOTpr 11 i* theooly fbodi of-awy stse-A-l saw. Prairie dog Tnotimls liiic/1 the') aides of the track, and.upon each one, 1 -- May Weather. Hicks, the weather prophet, predicts that .May will open with cool, fair weather in most parts, w ith frost* in northern direction* After a few days of cooler, clear weather, about tlie 7th it will be warmer In the We*t, ami du ring the Mh to the IDIi the warmth, will Incri’HKe a* it advances eastward over the continent,"resulting in many storms atiout I lu- 8lh, Utli and 10th. From the istli to tlie 2Jd falls a marked storm period, tlie crisis of which will Jikejy tie reached about the •22 1. ;/ A \Vry warnt wave, will passover tlm entire country iluring the period, and dangerous otopu* art* liable to re sult. Cloud formations and other storm indications should lie prude-ntly vrarehed. After *1 onus pa**, if wTnd* enutinue from Houtberly nblnts. or-the baromeler sullenly rcfu*c*lari*e, look for ai'pi'titiiiii of rain, w ind anil thun- dcr. in.cyciesof twelveaml twenty-fohr hour*, uiitiLw inda slnft permaueiitly to wcsUn ly, aipl tlie1iarbin.“ter mnvel do 1 eldedly upward Abimt tlie 25tU anil gfith there w ill be anotlier rise in tem- jierature, revilting lit reactionary atoriqa. < The la*t day of May I* tlie centre of a regular storm period which runs ip 10 the opening day* of June. Full ,moon ou the 30th w ill tend to „ hasten dereiopiiienu, so that * very warm wave will be welj defined. Tlie effect* of (be Venus equinox w 111 lie felt lu all the storm* up to. the middle of May, lienee hail storms, to excessive anil and. ilea change from very warm to very f cobt. -i" that some ut them w eretm|itlcat«l, amf that any effort on hi* part to bring-tlm porpetratnra to justiiH' would lie embar rassing to him and probably lay him open t<i the charge of parti*iity. and in- slnoerity. He therefore resjnested the Governorto direct the soHcimr of one of the ailjoiiiing circuits to take charge of the case, and suggested Solicitor Jervey, whos^/circuit ailjoins Iliis countv and who pronabty better under matter satisfaction, , ■ ’ The Governnr accordIhgly gn the 4th write* to Sollpitor Jervey, directing him to proceed to Denmark at Ilia ear liest convenisnee for the pur|i<>*tt. of tliiirouginf llrvestlgirtlttg theoiiiyrenk, anil diking tlie necessary steps to vin dicate Iliil law, uud punish the ijneh- • r*. Solicitor Ji rvey rep leg rn the 6 h tiiat tliere is‘no_p,rovl*iou of law au thorizing him a*-Solicitor, with -or without tlie Governor’s «anetlon. to go into another circuit anil assume tin* en forcement of tlie criminal law thi-re, that he would not he authorized to take original proceedings and that an in dictment presented by Idm would not lie valid. He expresses his willingness to obey whenever the Solieita^^^tiie Second Circuit shall have (H^Hted his function* under tlie iaw^Hd a prosecution has been begun ii^2|arn- well County. T he Governor replies on the fltb that theorderto go to Denmark ^was based upon an opinion of tW Assistant Attor ney General, as well a* upon hia own .construction of the 1 law. He Insist* that Mr. Jervey is “splitting hairs,” so to epeftIr,'ami hope* that he will still w aive hi* own construction and leave it to the (’'Oiirt to pas* upon the legality of such proceeding* a* hd'niay take in prosecuting the Denmaik lyncher*. “If von still refuse, the matter must ‘be left w ith tlie Judge when Court convenes.” often two or three litt'c creatures, ^They are called dog*, but they resem ble squirrel* more than any other ani mal. They certainly do not dffink any thing fin less they g«< down tlitaiugh the the is The wnVst fury of the eyelooe of the •lil iu*t., was spent upon the town of ’ Springrteld. John WHII*, eolnreil, was ; killed, ami qultc\R number wounded. > The Mas-abeau house was blown , dnu ii an I Mr. Kilwanl Brooker, for merly of this fotuity, aud two. of bis . diUdreu were covered in its ruins. At ! tlie time Brooker was in bed siilfer r j ing from a wnnnd reeeived 21th Foby. J fsbo. in the fight at l.yocbe’s Creek, wlmrevhe was Lieutenant, of Conipany I. 5th S. G. Cavalry. The wounded leg was seriously injured by the fall of the j hou*?^ • ' - 1 r Ixixporr. May 71—Renorta from the continent slrow that tlio (Irougfit and eaetu* 1 lu*sr Imve^itoiled the bwt riwu crop, tluit.jhj enormous rise of sugar nothing j and price* is ill progress. In several pairs --•cartu to water, and besitf** nnd coarae-sage grass there lor them to eat. From Denver to Cirv enne i* about 10) mile*. Passing this of Austria the eereaVitllre l»een plowed point we began ascending tne mount aiiis | up iu preparation for another planting, but it is'ootu steep ascent like the mouii- j Grain upeculators ilccijire all hope of Liiu.j of North Caroliiu wRU wbi-^T 1 saving uhc w inter t best crop gone. They QnH F»en The Knqulrer-Sufi', apropos of tlie lawyers pitching into experts on the witness viand iu murder cases, say* a ca«a is recalled where the lawyer ■bulked qulzically at Tlie ilocRAr ,who was testifying and said :• .“Doctors sMaetimes make mistake*, .don’t^rtify ?**' “ The same a* lawyers," w as the re ply. "But doctors’ mistake* are buried six feet under the ground,” said the law yer. „ “Yes,” said tlie doctor, “and law- yeis’ mistakes sometimes swing six feet in the air." A thoroughly rellablegentleman, who wa* st the UolumbU Indignation meeting of toe 25th ult, says that about three hundred whits men were present and that not niore than 4 half of them voted in favor of the resolutions that were adopted. Sam Gaiilard, colored ex-convict. Was lynched on Saturday for an attempted asstult upon Mrs. Nesmith an estim able young u bite married lady living near K|ng*tiee, Williamsburg county. A faithful yard dug aided Mrs. Nes mith to defeat the assailant. Gaiilard admitted his guilt. I gotjpy start in life through-picking up a pin ou the street. Iliad been re fused employflwnt by a banker;- and on my vay out 1 saw a pin and— Oh thunder ! What a chestnut. I've heard of that boy so often. The banker 'was impressed with jotir carefulness, am) cailcd you hack and made \ ou lie ad of the firm. No. I sawtJie pin and picked Tt up, anil sold it for $50U. if was a diamond Bin. / Aa Inter**tln K niversl«n For a Who Is j From my place near Denmark on lioomful oM’tovsr r««pie. a 8uiuUy iiigiit last a light sorrel horse Among the mo*^ acceptable gamea for mule, about fifteen hands high, mane '“ m sheared scoi’op sliape. "Any infurmatioi*' icadibg to hi* recovery' w .11 txrttrawfcfnity 11 eei ved, - w i th the Ifenmark, May 3d, 18113. .—_ - Unfits- The Books for the sale of St ’ ribbon*, or by th« choosing of Bide* the feeigllog Cauuing Coinftan after the old fashioned spelling school style. Tlie hostess most nee to it that tlvwe he yven dlvUion of the objects and exactly the same numiier as there are gnesta, in order to prevent the leav ing oat of a fnend or other awkw’ard mistakes. Two leaders or spokesmen should bo chosen, the host being natu rally on© of • them, and it will also save further mishap* if the second leader be previously selected and given the idea of the game. The side* being selected either by drawing of ribbons or by choice of the leaders—a method which lias its awk ward side where there are people sensi tive to Wing the last chosen in a oom- pany—each Jude retires to it# own room Stlfimiens to Absent^tadanU. j: U. T'ant.- v k of are and selects an object whichtts opponcntr are to discover by the asking of 20 ques tions, or a* many less than that nmnlier as may be. A scribe is chosen for each tide ioTteep ^record Of Ihff'fpwstiummnd and answers by numbers, that no con- fusiou may arise from misunderstood questions or replies. To this end each scribe should keep tally on two sheets of pajsT—tlie question* of his own side on one, ami the opponents' questions and the replies of bis own side ou the other. Tho object selected may bo inanimate, animate, ancient, modern or historical, may exist iu fact or fiction, tho only qualification being that it shall lie suf ficiently well known so tiiat tl majority of the players on the other side may lie supposed to have seen or read about it. A spirit of fairness should of course lie shown iu the selection Of objects, and in each case tho answers sTvimld be honest and not hairsplitting, although giving os little information as possible. Such ob jects aa Ben Franklin’s loaf of bread, which he canted under his arm os he walked up Market street in Philadelphia, tho metal cap of the Washington monu ment, the last rail laid on a local rail road. the armor of the Black Prince in the Tower of Londonapd Rip Van Win kle's gun will iUustyatb the wide range of choice in objects ffcrmissible. After each side announcea the choice of its subject through its leaders 6jr knocking on the door, hostilities begin. ? Each side deliberates on tho questions to lie given the other and it* own re plies witji closed doors, each guest con tributing informally his ideas of wording tho replies and questions and his guesses as t» the enemy's object. But communica tion with the opposing side must be con ducted wholly through the leaders, tho other people being silent when the doors are open. And the leaders must not make answers or put questions without first consulting their respective sides. The doors should never be ojiened with out a warning knock. Any question is allowable, the first one being generally “To what kingdom does yohr object be- Philadelphia Times, * LARDEtq. i.mvv dow x. W. | Cooper, IfcSflVANNJlH. GL \ ' The Skull* at Malvern Hill. “I think the ghastliest sight I over saw," said Sheriff Barnes, “was during the late war on the field of Malvern Hill. I was in the battle and a more terrific engagement 1 never witnessed. But that is not the exact timo to which I refer. About a year after tho battle was fought my regiment, waa ordered out into the neighborhood of tho same old field. Wo went over the very same ground, and there in the open field, exjiosed to tho torrid snn, were bleaching tlie bones of ouricomrades who fell in tholt awful en gagement. It waa a sight I shall never forget. Oh every side lay a wa&ietnf- -ffvtdnpw of assignment to -athe,r skulls—skulls of almost every shape and^ties. ‘ M J. PAT’E, Clerk, size—a modern Golgotha. “We cimld not identify them, however, and couiH only gaze with a feeling of sorrow on tho aggregate pile" of human heaiht that had once been full of life and feeling. After the-deeper oumtious ex cited by tho spectacle liad worn away I thought of- the infinite variety of shapes that-were presented by the heap. Tliere were no two of the samo sliape or size, and it waa rather a matter of curious though melancholy interest to inspect th© different skulls as they lay crum bling in the sultry atmosphere of tiiat August day.”—Atlanta Udhstitution. ‘ — T1i« Strike of s Sei. Tho women of Africa are taking on ad vanced airs and trying independent ej- neriments that rather ontherod tho suf fragists here. A strike has taken place among the women of the Akona tribe, unique in plan and definite in purpose. They protested without avail against the treatment-of the husbands ami fathers. Then they talki d it over with the pre liminary of organization, with no con stitution and bylaws, and appealed to another tribe with whom the Akomts were not on good terms. This tril>e agreed to take in all the dissatisfied women, and the village awakened the next morning to find all its women and girls gone and work at a standstill. The result was u ready assent to all that tlie women requested, ami great rejoicing when tlie industriaHdeineift of the town returned.—New York Sun. now o|>en at the store of Rhodes 0 Seigllug, S. (J. At Twenty-Five lar* per share. T .G-AJfclIQBES ThTT Dol- Seeretary, , Heigling Canning Co. TO THE AFFLICTED. Depot for South Carolina FOR— DR- M’H A,E’S CURE FOR ORGANIC STRICTURE AND AI.L KJDXKY COMPLAINTS. / This-medicln3__ls. taken internally— only two doses every .twenty-foiir hour*—ami is an absolute cure for or ganic stricture anil all kidney diseases,. It cure* stricture w ithout, pain, incon venience or the loss of one moment's t me from any employment, X’n pain 4o kidney unniplninf unless Hi.th -WU- cottiplications It cure* gravel or stone, by mfteninjf It and passing it out, in the urine in the form of a sediment pr tinu powder. , . I have numbers of letters from people in Barnwell county who) have been cured and arc being cured. I am how selling it in Elko, Barn well, Long Branch neighborhood; Al lendale, Sycamore, Olar,- Blackville Golleton County, Grahamville, (-harles- ton, Orangeburg, St. Matthews, Uolum- bia, Greenwood, I.Qwndesviile, Edge- field, Anderson, Simrtanburg, Newber ry, Pickens, Wlnnslmro. Sumter, Flor ence, Darlington, ( amden and I.ancas- ,ter, Augusta, (ia., Baltimore, Md ; Lynchburg, Va,, Pocomo, I’ennsylv*. nla, Goshen, -Indiana, Kentucky—w ith best result*. „ 1 guarantee a cure. Ff any ohe*"'wTTT take two Imttle* of this Medicine, and' boor she are not sulHciently benefitted to induce tliem to continue u>e, 1 w ill refund their money. This Medicine can only l<e obtained by ordering direct from me. It w ill he sent by mail on receipLiif price, #3.00 to any part of North Carolina, South Car- olina^Georgia and Alabama. In order ing say whether tor stricture or klUlfey disease. If-you are suffering, give it aerial, >4 it does not do w hat 1 promise for it your mom-y will be returned witlumt delay or trquble to yon, which i* more than any'doctor or druggist w ill do for you. * . . . 6. K. RY^N, Barnwell, S. C. FLOUR. SUGA& Ml"): LASSK& roi-TKE, Special Notice. Office ok County ( ommission-ers. Parties holding certificates of claiihs on file in this ollice w ill please b»ar in mind that if the same are not returned for transfer tiiat money will be paid to original claimant, there being no par- FOR SALE. Tlie commodious house, along with HU acres of the very best farming land, HnrTItTlj?’' ti !i (V~ frtrm rei»filnw<e'j-4«»"iih« town of Williston, BaruwclJ County, S. C., known as tlie pioperty of Mrs. Amite M. Browne. This place i* one of the very best in this section of tlie county, ami lias the ndvahrago of being locate'd in a healthy town of about one thousand inhabitants, vri h every cou- veniei.ee a person eould want. “ ' For particulars apply WST HASKELL A BARNWELL, Real Estate Brokers, * ocfJO ' Columbia, S-C. Debtors and Creditors. /s rr All persons having claims against the estate of John \. Stanseli, deceased, are requested to present them duly at tested, ami all persons indebted to the said estate are required to make pay ment to the undcrsjgned. L. A. THOMSON, Executor, Bta+* ofRouth Carolina,) Barn WTtLb'Cdt NTY, ' Court of'Commas Pi kas. W. It Wbalcv and J. M. Hive. s, part nera under the firm name of 11 haley & Rivers, I’TattiMIfs. 1 again*t ' ■ W. J. Duncan, S. It. /I'ragellmt^X. Hertel, Jhq. T. Welborn, M . F. Wel- , born, l>. A. Moffet and Jus. B. Par- rnt> r t><HU4Mt4^.Auuk^ f„ r the fall trade. < Tragellus, Hertel A (;o.; Ilios. TT-( 11 e gTvisTiTsT)csl"TTnrrrtr*trrMa MeGalian, Andrew S. Brown, Robt. ~ T. Evan* and Jas. DlUinghatfi. part- ners under tlie firm name nf Me- C.ihan, BrotKti A Lvan.); J.10. C. Lee ami Janies T. Botliwell partners TaTlitPT'Thtrltrwt-rtaine ■i»f4A<u- At liatJtl- well; Otto Tiedeman jno. (': J’iede man, ami Otto Ticdemail, .lr.. part ner* under, the fil m name of Otto Tiedeman A Sous; The Baldwin Fertilizer Conipany; W, G. Wheeler; aiul M. B.Canndn, Defemlants. .Summons for Relief (ComplaintServed) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer tlie complaint in t his action, of w hich a copy is here with served upon you. and to serve a Vop\ of your answer to tlie said coin- plaint on tire subscribed at liis ollice, Ryan’s Building, Barnwell, S. C-, _w'illunAW_en.ty days after the service hereof, exclusive of rlTCr ttiry of such service; atnl if yi.11 fail to answer the Confjilaint within the time aforesaid, the Plarntitl* in'this action w ill apply friend* for their good patronage In thd f»a*t aml for live free and fuil sympathy of their word* for the loss of bis old stand and stock bt tire. W ith a fresh anij complete Btia'k of <w gootbumited to the need* of Hid people of thl/ section he Cordially a*k* ~ and confidently expects a contiuuaucef of past patronage at the ' tlie ComplaLrt, Dated March .Id, A. D., 1803. A. T. WOODWARD, - t I’laintilfs Attjntey. To tlie Defcmiaiits. S R TrageRns, F. Hertel, J 1.0. T. Welboni, W. F. Wel- Wirn, l>: MofiVt and Mas. B—PaL; ran, partnersuntfer'the firm name of Tragellus, llerfel A Co ; Jno. Lee and James T. Bothwelf, partners un der the firm name of Lee A Botliwell; The Baldwin Fertilizer Company and W. G. Wheeler. Take notice that the complaint in tills action wa* filed in the office of tlie Clerk of the Court of Cominon Plea* and General Se«sions for ^.Barruvell County, in Hie Stn’e of South Carolina, on tlie 7tli dav of April. 18‘.i:t. A. T WOODWARD, Plainiitfs Attorney. . April 7th. 181)3. oNce rtOllE* . . WILLIAM McNAB , * lias moved up from his temporary summer retreat and isnoW' fully ready -rmrny Sou/A Side Store, DICKS BRICK BUILDING, South West Corner of the Publid Square. Hard time* have coi^e upon tlie coup- try and as a necessary consequence high prices have been driven av»ay. I shall do my best to keep up thequarau* tme against their return. 1 ns a candidate Jor business, promise to make'^Yery inan f w,i>nian and child wlio may favor me w ith custom happy, handsome, healthy to-the-(ipu-rCLxr:Uie'rcIk_Ldomaijded jji and prosperous I very willingly pledge Tnvaell to deat w ill be content small jirofits and tbeir merits. I w ill give the best prices for cotton and coTihf ry produce that straight btis- im ss .1)0 MfLq.y vrlth [ie 1 feit faiJnes^' I, witii quick sales anil shall sell goods on Siltnmons to Absent Defendants. State of Soutm Cahoj.i.va, ) Bak.vwkll Couxi y. i COU RT OF COM MON PLEAS. The Bank of Barnwell, Plaintiff, vs. Jno. E. ARen, A. P. Aldrich, Rosa Aldrich, Sara A. Richardson, Mary E. Allen, Rebecca Aldriclf, Martha A. Bonham, Cornelia A. Duncan, Robt Aldrich, AlfrGl Aid rich iu hi* own right and as Executor of tlie last w ill a'fil-testaineiit of M rs. M. A. Aldrich, deceased, Alfred P. Aldrich,; the younger, Roht. Aldrich the younger. Roht. Martin Aldrich, James 11 a good Aldrich, Annie Bdii- * ham Aldrich, Martha Aycf Aldrich, Sophia Bonham Aldrich, Henry War ren Richardson, Alfred Aldrich Richardson, Jno. Earle A Hen,'the Younger, Marion Gourdin *Al!en, M illcdge L. Bonham, the younger, Alfred Proctof Bonham, Martha AnU Biinliain, Nell Aldrich Duncan, Wil liam II; Duncan, the younger, and Martha A>er Dutican, James l.. (>rr, James H. McConnell, M. U. ttontiam, H. W. Itirhardson, ami W, H, Dun can, liefciidani -. You arc licrchy slltmnohed and re- qiiiryd ti» answer the complaint i'i .this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon ymr. and to *etve-a copy of your answer to tlie said complaint. 1. on the subscriber at liisoilice, Barnwell >.C-^,~w : TthtiiX\venty nays aftei the service liercof, exeliisiye of the day of such servifc; and if you fail u» answer the co'mplaiut w ithin the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action w ill apply to the Court-Tor the refljef detna^tieii in the complaint. . Dated February 15th A. !>., 1 still. ROBT. AEDKlcIf.. EMalbtill’s Attorney. (SEAL) w. G1 l.MOKE SIMM.*L —;—Ct-Cv-P;— —, To the Defendant, Robert Aldrich, tbe younger: * Take notice that the complaint in this action, together w ith the summons of which the foregoii g is a copy, wa* filed in the office of the Clerk of CouTfr nf Common Plots for tile County of "ttnrmvc+i-qdbfiwruwell. S. ( , on the Stli day of A lint A. D , ls«i;t. Ror.r. Ai.DRicii, i’laintiir* Attorney.-' - Barnwell,S. C., April 8ih_. 181)3. Asking my friends partleulariy atm tlie public generally to call upon me in my new quarters before buying or sel ling I . ' Wait With a Welcome. . WILLIAM McNAB. V a BARNWELL, S. C_ THE HEWS. 'X \ KIV s Htnl GtiOU N £ WS too for ci - erylaidy w lio w ants tbe'newest nicest good* at tlie very lowest living hard pan prices ever attempted in old Barnwell Just .l£eceiVed FIRST SPRING DRV GOODS, Calicoes, Dress Hoods, Groceries, Hardware, Tin and Wooden ware and, in short, all goods that sensible peoplrr need at thi* time of the year, all cheap for cash or countrv produce. .M,r. Ben Davies, in charge, will tie glad to see and serve Mii< former cus tomer* and the general public. CHARLESPECHMANN nonsepower nous not always moa*. speed, for tho Cftr of Rome—very little smaller tluui the Teutonic—is qf, 11,800 horsepower, against tlie Tentonic’s 13,- 000. wliile the Paris, which is only 500 feet long, as against the Great Eastern s 630 feet, is of over 20,000 horsejiow'er. Snch comparison* show Hie wonderful developinent in late .years of ship and eogtue building.—Marine Journal ^ — Precarious liulssd. Tourist fat, Niagara y—A coroner mnst have» pretty good tiling of it around here. Coroner—Well, ifa rather precarious You kuow our inborn* depends njion the floating population.—New York Eveniug Run. " ' ; - One of the.hottest regions of the earth's, surface Ij In the inrtnediato vicinity pf -the Dead sea. Exjierts in tho ationco of hydrography declarq that tlie sju. lueo* not lesjC iliau n million-dons of wale, a day through evaporation. _ " . ' V Elko, s. r ; —^ eR@SS &//VARTIR, —Dealers in— : ^iioes, 7T" : . nii'iiC * ’ ,- > .- * CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISH ING GOODS, &c.. IVe hare added this season a full line of ' - . - • - ' w DRY GOODS. CalLand see our fine line of CHILDREN —anil— LA D lESjSLI PI’ERS, OXFORDS —and— •i; Road Notice The Cpunty Commissioners will con sider at their regular meeting on ’l’iies- dav, litininy-of June l8')3, •petitions of citizens asking the ektahlishment of a public road, to leave the Hamburg road at North-West corner of Duncan's place in Red Oak Township, going Eastward, crossing tin* Snltkehatehie at “Old Robinson Mill” and' thence to Barnwell. , Any and all persons objecting - to the es'ahlishinetit'oX.said pittiiic’road a* pe titioned for will present their objec tions on or before the said si,xth day of Juno next. By order of the Board, M. J. 1\ATE, Clerk. Notice. BLUCHERS. V BLACKVILLE, S. C. marl(i-3mos G. DUNCAN BELLINGER, Soliuitok 2jti> Circuit. Geor«k G. fitoMrsoN, (iuza. J. IJay. Birllinger, Thompsonrand'Haii, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, -• The muscles of (ho forehead and scalp should bo regularly exercised several times a day. It ia said that tho individ- Office,'Ryan Building, Barnwell, C. ual hairs of the scalp c:m be stimulated p r , e tic* iu the ( lumties- of Aiken, by rubbing the najio of the neck with a j Barnwell, Hampton,!, ollcton and Beau- uoursely woveu glovs. -. - 1 j fort, | Notice is hereby given that there will be a Competitive Examination liyld nt. . Blaekville in Barnwell County on the l«tlr day of May next for the purpose of nominating a suita- Ide |<erson to flll the vacancy which *will exist at the U. S. Naval Academy for a Naval Cadet from the Second CongrtiVsional District; also a suitable person for an alternate. Candidates must he between 15 and 20 years of age, w ill he examined tn Reading, Writing, Spelling, Arithme tic, Geography, English Grammar, UnitedHtates Hiatory ami Algebra I have requested C<d. Robt. Aldrich, Prof. W. N Marcltant and Dr. J. 11. Rmldell to he present and conduct the examination, W. J. TALBERT, Parksville, S. C., April 7th, 18BA P. S. Young men desiring informa- tioti can obtain pamphlets by writing to J. M Ramsay, Chief of Bureau Naval Department, Washington, D. C. W. J. T. Hew IssiJe of State Bonds, T" THE BANK OF BARNWELL Is prepared fo receive auhvcriptioHs to tho fstate of«^nnlh Carolina NON-TAXA- BLE 4 l j per cent. BONDS: Funds-lnvested in these Bohds'being by Act ot the Legislature FREE from ail State. County and Municipal taxes, make them especially ueaimble as an -JimiLriiwit. Further information cheerfully given upon inquiry at our Banking House. • J F. t;. BUTLER; Cashipf. aprilii-onios. — SOtb YEAR. THE SOUTHERN CUETIVATOR— — AND— Dixit Farmer- ’J he great Farm,Industrial ancJ Stock Journal oC the South. ONE YEAR FOR $t.- ' —-tGnnpie- copir* will he mailed It f U- on application to . * The Cui.i/vax*** Pubi.isiiinu Box 115, Atlanta, (ia. Special premium ofYKEE TICKET to IVorld’s F'air. ' .j. Subscriptions reoetfed at tht*" ofih-*, ® - ' - — ' " H F. BUST, A. BUST, Jr. H, F. BUIST&BRO. BI.A( KVILLAS.C. —Ihaiern In-— \ and CASKETS JCTlIP - --V- ALL STYLES, -gUALJTIES, SIZES . AND \ Order* promptly filled and competi tion in price* defied. mareh'.Lly -— V. V. MOORE, s FUNERAL DlRECTORr lii)dertaker f Practical Embalmer. ■ • •, .* ^ ’.*" y BARNWELL, S. C Keef»* constantly on hand full *tocka of ColTina and Caskets of all grades and qualities. Competition lt> prices met and dift?/ tane&d in every instanoo. , NiT.‘barge for attention to bodiea in', tended for early burial. Day <'»Bs at Wm. McNab's Store. Night call* at Resldenc*. Satisfaction guaianteed. Cali on the following gentlemen who are my authorized ngenl*. . All order* entrusted to them will receive protupl and careful attention, JNO B. ARMSTRONG, Appleton,^- <L R. BLACK, Millmts, S. C: COCHRAN & URIKVIN, Robbing S. 0. mar2!T>y * . 1 ' ^ U- For Sale. One floMae and two Lot* on R. R Avy. Blackville S. C; cheap fo* .cash *'Apply to < B. J. UAMMJhiT, (3wj . N.