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??a ii tho Weduing C?lo? "bi . tho Celestials. CHILDREN ARE BETROTHED. An Exceedingly Interesting Account >;.,; 1 j* %" T .. ",\"; ? of 'Queer Customs Still 'V.'^r-'.',';'. ;;; ' j Tl;'' ' '-' '.v?r.. ; Observed in tho , Far East. liveryman Ia China- ls expected and ' expects ."to get married at a rather early age, and it is not unusual for the young mien ia sohool to go home for a week or ten, days for this purpose and then come back and resume their work. - '. Frequently the boy Is betrothed while yet a mere baby and most of them are married before they even see their brides. In some cases, of course, this leads to discontent and unhappi ness, but-tbe parents have seen and made the choice, or if ,the parents arc dead, then the oldest member of the family living has matt?rs of this na ture in charge. On two occasions that have come withip_rriy k??mVletlgc here the Chinese - " " have made propositions of betrothals of the foreigners. Of course they were . refused and in spite of any explana tion made by the foreigners to thc effect that these matters were in the -% handsof thc individual concerned after they became of age, thc.Chinese could not fully understand it and felt hurt, thinking that this was merely some subterfuge to avoid granting their re quest. Here, as everywhere else, thc mid dle man is the one through willoh all arrangements are made and in this way it is bot unusual that thc propo sition is made by thc girl's parents. In fact nothing is thought of such proceeding and it probably comes as often that way as being made by the boy's parents. On thc occasion of thc completion of all the arrangements a feast is given by the young man and all of his friends are invited in to re joice with him. The young man and his father and . friends arc allowed to wear scmi-olll cial robes at this time and at thc time of thc marriage. This feast may sometimes bc many months or years before the actual mar riage or it may in otUer cases be only a very few months; this depends upon the agc at which the betrothal is made. Custom here is something that can not bc disregarded and it is a custom for the man to send six things, usually pieces of jewelry ol' gold or silver, ac ordlng to the wealth of thc family. Sometimes less expensive things may be sent, but the number must be ob served. Following this comes thc exchange of their polis/, or eight characters, telling of the year, month, day and hour iu which each was horn; these things each has its own s i gu i li can ce for they determine whether or not thc match will be a happy one or a fruit ful one. Luckily combinations arc al ways sought arter and the greatest blessings are sure to follow when they are obtained. Some days before thc wedding little gifts, Including a piece of the wedding cake (about !> inches ling. 5 indies wide, and 1 inch thick, made with rice Hour, with nuts and fruits In it, very gummy) in a red pasteboard box specially made for the purpose, a small pewter can filled with tea and a red paper bag containing ermin Wi? tor moll rm coori nina conti tm.. or three English walnuts and a num ber of other similar nuts that are Chi nese. When this is brought in you are expected to pay the bringer of it about 10 per cent, of its value as his tip, and be it said herc that a larger part of the pay of most of thc servants in large families comes from the tips given by guests, and the reputation of that Chlne.se that does not do it is at the merev of the servants. Foreigners 'ire not held strictly to this rule as .-.Ost of them have thrown this oil' in the very beginning of their intercotfrse with the Chinese. Soon after the present comes you may expect an invitation, also on red paper and in a red envelope, addressed ta you as "great old father," which is the most honorable title they can give y?u. Kow presents arc in order and they pour in thick and fast up until the very last day before the wedding, after that time it is not considered good taste to send them. Thc pres ents range about as they would in America, but in some cases the money is given, and you must give at least one dollar, and it should bc wrapped In red paper. Money is not given asa rule to the more wealthy couples, but it does conic in very conveniently in cases of the less well-to-do in Chinese society circles. The bride's father often makes very extensive prepara tions for the wardrobe of his daughter and even at times furnished much ol' the lighter household furniture: tills usually comes lo the groom's house a day or two before thc marriage. Thc bride's dress is provided by the groom and she sends him his fiat and shoes for this special occasion. At last the day lins arrived and all is stir and bustle in Hie groom's home for all day long and most of Hie night there will bc feasting and revelry there. At noon or before Hie guests begin to come and they continue until late lu thc evening. From about 12 o'clock until :i in Hie afternoon little groups of guests are served about in Hie different little reception rooms to dinner of 20 or 2f> courses, so, of course, trains of servants are al) of the time pouring back and forth through Hie house. At ?.30 p. m., the bride is lt) arrive SO the chair ls sent out from the groom's home in time to go lt? her home and return by the appointed hour. Tile chair is a large red one decorated J with mi runs, tinsel and gilded wood and is closed tight so as to prevent t,the curious eyes along thc street from gazing into it, and il is ac companied by a lot of loafers anti beg gars who have donned a red conical cap for the occasion ami who hear boards with Chinese characters tm them, umbrellas covered with red, large brass gongs, eic. A lot of small boys also arrayed in red in honor of tho oc casion are the music makers and willi their shrill flutes, brass gongs and other crude instrument could succeed in raising a mol) in aiiv country vil lage, much less a large city. All or this hetcrogenous mass follows and thus lengthens ont tho procession to quite a long one at times. Amid the booming ol' firecrackers thc chair arrives and then a search is made for the groom, while thc bride, heavily veiled and shut up in the chair, where candles have been burn ing since her start, is almost suffocat ing. When things have quieted down samBr?u?i and thB c?afilaloli .i? begln nlt?? to.give'way to expectancy,' all ?t once a coarse cry? ?B heard near the baok c \ XhQ house and outtUBbes a ser vant yejllng at the top of his voice to frighten away the evil spirits from the kitchen so that thc rico vessel may al ways bo ??h\ . By this, time the groom has been found and load in and plaoed before a table oh which two or more immense red candies are burning. And now.the two men; ohe furnished by" eaoh fam ily, who are td officlato take their po H1 thins and the bride is at last released from hpr chair and brought forward, attended by two or more women, who are servants. The grooms is accompa nied by his father or elder brother, but also has an attendant, who lends him any assistance needed In his re peated prostrations. The brido is usually clad in a very richly embroidered silk dress and wears a large and elaborate headdress which ls covered by a red embroidered veli which covers her down to her waist. Nor is this removed during the whole ceremony, but she is led about by the two servants. The groom is dressed in a long outer coat with -a large embroidered fquare In front aud In the back in winter it is lined with fur and has a beautiful collar and cull's of some rare fur; the shoes are large and heavy, made of black siik; thc hat is also large and has a long phi me handing behind, being caught in the centre of thctopof the hat by a gaudy ball of some kind, metal or stone. The ollieiators arc draped over the regular clothes with black and red cloth and their black caps arc ornamented with brass foil bangles. Tlie rcrcraony takes place in thc large outer reception hall and tlie mob of hangers-on in their lilthy rags press oloso upon thc bride and groom in their shameless curiosity; at times they have tobe driven back by force. General pandemonium reigns throughout the whole ceremony^ every body laughing, talking, jesting' while thc regular monotones of thc conduc tor of the ceremony and the dull clank of the gong together with the shrill noise of thc Ilute lend a weird aspect to thc whole scene and you begin to wonder that such a sacred thing can bc turned into such mockery. Hut back to our waiting couple. The groom stands on the right side first and upon a red mat spread before him he makes four prostrations and then they change places and thc groom makes four more prostrations on tho left, worshipping heaven and earth. This much finished, the groom now luis placed In his hands two pieces of cloth, red or yellow" and green, which is also held by thc bride. Small sacks bf thc same colors arc placed on the Moor leading to a smaller inner room, whither tlie groom, walk ing backward, now leads his oride. In this chamber they arc seated at tables facing each other wliilo thc priest-like ollieiators take up seperate dishes, one at a time, and bless them. Nothing is taken hy anyone. Tills pro cess is called worshipping thc fond. As soon as it is over tlie groom again leads the bride over thc sacks, which aie taken up and replaced as they ad vance into thc "new room"' or bride's chamber, which has been elaborately decorated and herc they both are seated on thc lied for a few moments. The bride lias not uncovered up to this time, but now the room is dared and sim is allowed a little fresh air, while thc groom goes out to receive con gratulations. The person wishing to extend con gratulations advances and lie and the groom both prostrate themselves. This being repeated h> thc groom many l imes riming the course of an hour must bc very tiresome, but it is cus tom and must be observed. After a while tlie ancestors hnvo to ou wursnippcri ny making prostrations before tile tablets of each. When this is all over and the feast ing luis lasted well into the night and tlie men are somewhat rowdy, then comes the trying time for the bride, for the young men gather and tease her, using all kinds of rude and inde cent expressions. This is one barbar ism that surprises a foreigner con stantly, and yet it is SO hard to uproot. This disgraceful feature is the cli max of thc carousal and when it is over thc guests scatter, each one car rying with him a little box containing nuts and candy. ( )n the next day thc bride and groom must visit the home of the bride and then they settle down to a rather com mon place life, if rich having nothing to do, nothing to make effort neces sary-if poor, on tlie other hand life luis its duties and burdens, and woe betide the poor thing if she has bound feel, as is tlie case almost invariably with the wealthier ones. This is simply the general outline for any marriage, but each has its own .variations and irregularities. For in stance, if tlie groom has no home ol' his own he may borrow the bride's. The joy of tlie home is lull to over flowing if the first child is a boy, hut if a girl she is not given such a hearty welcome. Mes. H. Li. JotuiHon's Will. The will of tlie late Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston, the. niece of President I luchaban, was Hied for probate ni Washington Thursday. Tlie following bequests arc mad?: Three hundred thousand dollars to the corporation of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral foundation ol' thc District of Colum bia, in memory of thc sons of thc testatrix, to he known as the "Lane Johnston fund." lt is directed that not more than $100,001) shall be used for thc erection ol' a btiilblng as a school for boys, tlie remainder to go for its mhitcnuncc. Sixty thousand dollars are left tu the Johns Hopkins University, for the endowment of three scholarships to he awarded to poor youth. One hundred thousand dollars arc left in trust as the "James lUichnnun monument fund" for tlie erection ol' a suitable monument to tlie memory or President I indianan at Iiis birthplace. Noble Work ol' firemen. At a lire Friday morning at ?i?l? o'clock on King street, four women were rescued hy the Charleston lire men. Tiley were, dragged from their beds and carried down ;i narrow stair way, through smoke and Hame. One young lady, Miss Mary Daly, was painfully, but not seriously burned. It was a narrow escape for the ladies and hut for the heroism displayed hy tlie li remen they would have perished in their rooms. At I o'clock Friday morning a three-story brick building at tlie corner of King and Tradds Strocks, was discovered to he on Ure. While the firemen were busy stretch ing hose, some one cried out that ladies were in tlie third story. Fore man Morris, of tlie chemical engine company, and several firemen, rushed Into tho building, fought their wav through dense columns of smoke to thc rooms occupied hy the ladles and brought them out safely while the Hames licked their feet. : . ??HvicT ESCAPES ' : Jlnt Ia Captured by Ono" of ??B O wn. Rac O. Douglass.Williamson, a negro con viet who boars a bad reputation, quietly walked away Friday and gave the penitentiary guards a bad "quarter of an hour. The convict effected his escape with much case, and but for the tact that he happened to meet ono of-ids own race who happened not to be in sympathy with escaped convicts, he would now in all probability be on the high road to liberty. The fashion in which Williamson got away ls moro than passing strange and yet simplicity Itself. Ile, with some other negroes, was doing some work in the toilet room of thc capb toi. Joe James; the guard in charge, happened to turn his bead for a mo ment and the negro slipped down thc corridor and out on Senate street. Ile made no effort to run but strolled down the street just as if he was on business bent.for the State. As It ls a common tiling to see con victs on the streets of the capital, no one paid any attention to him and he went cast along Senate street wi thou i< beinu molested by any one until he was out pf sight. ,MISSEU IN FIVKJMINUTBS. The guard missed him about live" minutes after he escaped and hurried ly telephoned to the penitentiary for dogs. They were not forthcoming however, as they h:id been sent to Lexington and there are no other hounds here at present. Tn fact, every little while thc governor receives re quests for hounds which he cannot honor. Sheriff Coleman has two hounds but they were not available Friday. So the dogs had to bc dispedscd with. Soinebody.saw thc convict dowu by the Southern railroad, hut deeming him a "trusty" he was not disturbed. Somebody, else, according to report, saw thc fellow near Hrown's store in the eastern suburbs. lt was about 8 o'clock Friday morn ing when the convict decided to take French leave. Scores of citizens were on their way to business and many of them must have noticed the supposed "trusty" wandering leisurely along. Williamson isa tall, graceful negro, black as a sole, vd th anything but a criminal face, and perhaps sonic of the glances his way were more sympa thetic than otherwise. In any event no one said him nay and for the nonce he was as free as a bird. ll was evidently Williamson's plan to travel until he met some friendly negro who would give him a change of clothes and enable him tu escape. Hut the fates were against liim and more remarkable than his escape is the fact that he managed to get live miles away from town without being sh much as questioned. After lie left Senate street he must have circled around thc city and struck out down thc South Carolina railroad. Having traveled live miles down the road he ran into perhaps the worst negro in the State to further his purposes. This was an old negro named Alex Goodwin, something over 00 years of age, who at one time belonged to Gen. Wade Hampton, and who it seems had rendered valuable service lo the State as a penitentiary guard when Col. Lipscomb was superintendent of the penitentiary. In some way Goodwin had heard about Williamson's escape and with true "nigger luck" the convict figura tively walked luto ?>*?* arms. That is, the old negro w;us standing near the railroad when lie saw Wil liamson hurrying along. Ho quickly armed himself and his twu boys, one about lu years old and the other yet younger, and went in pursuit of the eoirvlot who was scurrying down Hie railroad with all the sneed that he had left In his tired body. Goodwin li nal ly overtook him and called to him to stop. Thc convict replied that he would not and that Goodwin had bet ter not worry with him. COMMANDED TO SURKEKDEH. Goodwin told him that unless he gave himself up he would shoot him and he and his two boys raised their guns threatening. Williamson was inclined to show li^lit but seeing that he had no chance against the three guns that were pointed at him lie tin ally consented to return to town. So, in ignominy thc convict was brought back and landed in thc peni tentiary yard by one of his own race whom he had counted on to help him to escape. Goodwin will get 8?0 for lils clever capture, besides some very high com pliments from Capt. Grillith and the other penitentiary attaches. While Williamson is anything but thc type of negro that would be picked out ol' a crowd as a particularly evil character, he bears a bad character and it will be a long time before he will have, the smallest opportunity to make another escape. Ile ls serving ?I 15 year sentence for binning Hie bani of former Comptroller General Norton. Kavetl h I'rlsoiK'rs 1.11'?. A special to the Stale from I dun well last week says Herbert Sanders was shot Saturday, July Ith, by Sea born Moore, and it is said the wound is fatal, lt is said there was a dance at Mr. Lewis Creech's, near Kline's, and during the dance these young men had some unpleasantness, which resulted as above. Kuli particulars cannot he gotten at this writing. Mc ore is in jail, having surrendered himself to Sheri IT Creech. Monday night 10 masked men went to the jail, where they demanded Moore, and being told by thc sheri Ifs daughter that he was at church with her father, the sheri IT, they then demanded thc keys o? the jail, which she told them she would get for them from thc next room, and on returning from the. room she came armed and drawing a loaded weapon she presented it and delicti them, thereby running thuin away. Ina short time the sheriff returned from church and at once got up a guard for Hie jail consisting of Mic mayor and many of Hie best citizens. Nothing further book place during the night and the town is quiet. Snfts Ilobbers hi Work. A speial from Spartanburg to thc State says The safe of Zircon ia, N. C., located in thc store where Hie post ?nico ls conducted, was blown open Wednesday night and $-100 and cheeks taken therefrom. Three, young men, strangers, boarded a freight at Mel rose Thursday morning. Chief bf Police Dean of this city was tele graph to arrest them. Ile and otlicers visited tlie Spartanburg junction twice this afternoon. Found two traveling men on evening passenger from Asheville. These men clearly and were proved that they were not burglars allowed to depart. No arrests as yet. ?loort:^pW?Cn?8uitH from ihjdrtes Ho ilocoivctl. ?v:': William Lykes; ibo State constable who was run-over bil July 4 by Oliver Perry and A-. Reed, colored, while at tempting to stop a wagon loaded with beer and whiskey, in -Charleston ls said to be dangerously 111 at his homo near Columbia. It ls understood that blood poisoning has developed from the wounds ho received by being trampled on by the horse, driven by Heed and Perry, and that his condi tion is most serious. Ho is being at tended by Dr. Clayton.of Columbia. Friday morning Dispensary Auditor 7,. Searson called at the olll?e ofjitfagls brate Rouse and asked that tho war rant, which had been sworn out against Reed and Perry, by Constable Dykes, charging them with hindering a dispensary officer in the discharge of his duty be amended by charging them with assauting the olllcer, hold ing that in driving over the constable they committed an assault and battery -.villi intent to kill. Magistrabc".Rouse said that he would amend thc war raut and would ask thc sheriff to use great care in holding the prisoners, for it is not known how the illness of Lykes will terminate. Col Searson said that from tho advices received from Columbia Dykes was in a serious condtion. If he should die from the injuries, Perry and Recd will be held for murder.; Constable Dykes was on duty at the Clyde wharf, July" 4, watching for wagons Lauling contraband liquors. He saw Recd and Perry driving a wagon containing beer and whiskey. lie called out to them to halt, but they refused to obey the command and whipped up the horse. Constable Lykcs advanced into the middle of thc street and signalled thc drivers to stop, but they continued to apply the whip to thc animal, and he reached for tile bridle. As he seized thc reins, Hie drivers put the lash to the animal, and the dispensary olliccr was trampl ed to the ground. Ile then brought his pistol into play, and the men leap ed from the wagon and made their escape. The contraband goods were seized and taken to the headquarters of the constables on Society street. Constable Lykcs was painfully injured by thc horse's hoofs. Recd and Perry were arrested, tried in the recorder's court on the charge of careless driving and convicted. Heed was sentenced to pay a linc of $100 itr serve thirty days on thc chain gang, while Perry was sentenced $:t0 linc or thirty days on thc chitin gang. Warrant were also issued for Reed and Perry by Constable Lykes charging them with hindering an olllcer in the discharge of his duty. Several days ago, thc condition of Lykes became so serious that he was forced to leave Charleston and go to his home near Columbia, ile has been desperately ill since leaving there, and Friday night information reached .Hie city that blood poisning bad develop ed. A close watch will be kept over Reed and Terry. \ NEW YORK FIRE. i - lt ls Kslhmitcrt Over a Half RIUIIQ^S hollar Loss, i Tlie new pier of thc Seandinaviah A rae rican linc, at thc foot of Sevij - baccubh street, Hoboken, N. was destroyed by lire Friday and or thc second time in three years he line is temporarily without a pier, lt is believed thc loss will amount to'al most Snot),000. The dock alone cost $200,000 to build. The lire started in the storcro'orc of the pier, and when discovered thc lire had a Urra foothold. There was no ship of tlie line in port. The steam ship island should have docked Fri day but did not arrive. On the pier was a huge part of the cargo destined for Europe, which was to be shipped on thc island, and this was destroyed, causing a loss of over $300,000. Com paratively few men were at work on the pier at the time. When the first lire engines arrived fully 'loo feet of thc pier was blazing from the water's edge to the top. Tugs of all sorts and sizes threw water into thc tire, but this seemed to have little effect. Tlie city fireman were badly hampered in reaching tlie place. The Hames spread as rapidly as when the North Herman Lloyd and Scandi navian piers burned three years ago. 'Obere were three explosions, appar ently caused by barrels of some In ila m unible material. After eacli the llames spread very rapidly. Thc heat was intense and many lire men dropped into tlie river for relief. Tlie slight wind carried thc llames toward the Tief jen and Lang dry docks, containing a score of vessels. Those which could be gotten out were towed away. A near-by bathhouse was crowded with women, girls and children, who fled without waiting to dress. Two children were slightly hurt in the crush. Within three-quarters of an hour after tlie lire stated it was under con trol. None of thc workmen on thc pier were injured. For Siv Thousand Guests. Thc largest hotel ever erected for an exposition will bc within the world's Fair ground ?il Sb Louis. A contract has been signed for the con struction of this mammoth building the rates in which will lie controlled by the Exposition. Rooms will be divided into four classes according to size, hot less than 500 rooms ol' each class. Thc rates will lie, on the Europen plan, for each person $1, $1.50, $2.00, $1.00 and $5.O0'per day. The latter price will command very large rooms with baths. Meals will be served to such of the guests as desire, them at thc following prices: Breakfast and noon luncheon, 50 cents each: evening dinner, 75 cents. Tlie hotel management will collect from each guest 50 cents per day to cover thc admission to the exposi tion grounds. The hotel will be made larger than now contemplated if the advance bookings of,guests shall war riu it. Killed by a Negrn? Arthur Shaddcn, a prominent young planter living about four miles south of Osceola, Ark. was shot and killed by a negro tenant on his farm at an early hour this morning. There was trouble between them in regard to an account which Shaddcn was try lng to collect from the negro. Thc. negro made lils escape, hilt thc sherill' and a posse arc in pursuit. A lynching ls probable If the negro is caught. WRECKED MONITOR BCORPION M?Rht Have Altorod iteeult of War If EnRland Had ?ellVcrod it. Washington correspondent in tho Now York Sun says tho foundering of tho British monitor Scorpion off George's shoals" last week while belog towered from Bermuda to St. John, N. B;, where she was to be broken up as old metal, marks, perhaps, the pass ing of the last relic of the navy of the Confederate government. The'Scorpion and her sister moni tor, tile WI vern, were constructed by Laird Bros., of Liverpool under the supervision of Capt. James D. Bullock of the Confederate navy, an uncle of President Roosevelt. Owing to thc protest of Mr. Adams, then minister to England, acting under orders from Secretary Seward, the British govern ment seized the two vessels and re fused to allow them to be turned over to the Confederacy. It has always been asserted by southern naval out ce rs that the failure of the Confeder ate government' to secure these two monitors, which were then the most formidable war vessels atioat, went far to change the result of the War Be tween the States. These arc today living in Washing ton t\vo or three cx-Con fed crate naval otllcers who were among those sent to England to bring thc Scorpion and thc Wivcrn to this country, and one of them furnished tlicfollowing account of the Scorpion: Soon after thc battle between thc Monitor and thc Merrimac in Hamp ton Roads in 1802 thc Confederate government ordered from Laird Bros two monitors and sent Capt. Bullock to England to superintend their con struction. Thc contract price wi s ?03,750, or about $408,7r>0 apiece. One was to bo completed in March, 180?I, and thc other in May of thc same year. They were known while undergoing construction as El Tous sai) and El Mounassir. There was some delay in thc work, and it was not until May 27, 180'!, that the Confederate olllccrs who were to man thc new boats ran the block ade at Charleston, and started for England. Those in thc parly were Matthew P. Maury, .lohn R. Hamil ton, Capt. Littlcpugu, Dan Trigg, H. II. Marmaduke and Capt. James North. Capt. Bullock was to com mand one of the monitors and Capt. North thc other. The party were beached at Eleuth cra island for two days. Then a , wrecking vessel came to their relief , and towed their ship to Nassau. They .. arrived in longland in August. l? The agents of the United States government In England found out thc , intentions ol* the Confederates in re- ? gard to the island monitors and rc- . ported the matter to Secretary Se- -? ward. The latter tiled a protest . through Minister Adams, and Eng- , land held up thc two vessels. V Thc Confederate officers then In- 0 voiced the aid of Bravay Bros.. French . hankers, who announced that they ? would purchase the monitors from ?, Laird Bros., and that they were thc { agents of thc Khedive of Egypt in the c transaction. Their real plan was to ., turn them over to thc Confederates. !. Thc British government sent a secret 't messenger to thc Khedive, who denied s all knowledge of the matter. c '.' Upon this Secretary Seward notified c thc British and the French govern- j ments that ir the Lairds were allowed , to deliver thc two boats to Bullock : and North the United States would . consider it an act of war on the part ; of Great Britain, and, ii Hravay Bros. bought them aud delivered them, : n act of war on the part of France. In ^ December, 1804, England confiscated c the two boats, and reimbursed their t cost to the Confederate government. ? Thc English papers said at the time t that the superiority of thc Scorpion i and thc Wi vern to the other vessels of J the British navy was a disgrace to 1 England. Thc two monitors had the 1 dellcctive armor of the Monitor and thc Merrimac and were Titted with re volving turrets. If they could have ] been secured by the Confederacy the blockades might have been raised and t thc effect upon thc result of the war 1 might hilve been very great. j In view of thc fact that thc Seor- { pion had been used of late years as a j targ.it for British war vessels in thc ?, West Indies, an old Confederate sailor s wrote to tile association of Confcder- i atc veterans a few weeks ugo, suggest- * ing that slic be bought by thc associa- j tion and preserved asa relic. His let ter reached New Orleans in thc last ? week of May, two days after the con- j venllon had closed its annual session and too late, therefore, to receive at tention. lt was published in the New Orleans papers and a movement was s ta tar tod to carry out the plan. Supplies lliivu Keon snippet I. A special from the Slate says Adit. Gen. John I). Frost Friday received a telegram from Quartermaster (?encrai Humphrey al Washington notifying him of thc shipment of tito lents and c:?mp supplies which lie had ordered for the camps of the three regiments. One consignment which was shipped from Jeflcrsonvillc, Ind., left on Thursday evening via the V. C. C. and St. L., the L. and N. and the Southern railway. This should arrive here inside of four days from thc time ot' shipment. Another consignment left Philadelphia at the same time and is due here on thc 14th inst, via the Pennsylvania railroad and the A. C. L. railroad. Thc third shipment was sent from St. Asaph, Va., at thc same time and should arrive there this week. Gen. Frost says that thc war department has acted more quick ly in response to the requisitions than lie has ever known them to do. lt is july due to Gen. Frost and Gov. Hcy ward to say that it was their activity that snell dispatch has been cITectcd. Thc department commanders will be immediately nott tied of the shipment of thc supplies and tents and the time set for the several eiicampniets. Gen. Frost wishes to first ascertain detl nitely the time of thc arrival of the supplies before issuing Iiis orders. Al ii rd e red und Itohlied. Mrs. Benjamin Lowry, a well-known and highly respected old lady, living alone near Good Hope C. H., in Madi son county Va. was murdered at some recent dale not definitely known, and her house robbed. The body of the old lady was round lying on thy door of her roon almost in a nude condition and blood was spattered over tuc floor and all alunit the room. Tho* coron cr's Investigation developed fjhc rael that her skill had been rrac?urcd in two places and her body otherwise mutilated. It is estimated tnatabout $000 or $700 Iii cash was taken. I is believed by those making the In vcstigatlon that thc murder occured last Thursday, night. FATHER OF 46 OHlLD?ENi ; iifio ? rand father of More Thon Three Hundred. Thc statements hereunto appended ire not of fancy bred, nor aro they ?reatures of a disease imagination. )n the other band, they are facts, lard and true, and every planter and nhabitant of Beech Island, S. C., just icross the Savannah river from Augus a, will voucb for the accuraoy anti ruth of the story says the Augusta lerald. The hero, if hero he be, is known ar and wide la the locality where ho I wells, and a great many citizens bf his city know bim both personally .nd by reputation. The writer takes pleasure in rcspect ully referring the matter to those two gentlemen, the Presidents the Unit d States and the president of Yale Jniverslty- they having been credited vi th the loss of some sleep on account if the dying out of the human race.D The facts, briefly, are these: An individual of Afro-American ex traction, who works on the plantation if Mr. Hammond, in Beech Island, ind who is now nearing 00 years of ige, has during his lire become the atl 'A 45 legitimate children, the jreat majority of whom are alive and i great numberof whom have followed n thc footsteps of their illustrious ather and have immensely large amities. lt ought to be explained right herc rhat the progenitive person about vhom this story is written has been ?arried some half dozen times, more ir less; and that thc 40 about but ?qually divided among the wives. A Beeeh Island citizen of an inves tigating turn of mind lias recently nade an attempt ascertaian the ex ict number of grandchildren and great trandchildren of thc eminent race mil Li plier, and after nanning down nore than :J0O ceased his labors, hav ng satisfied himself that thc Beech stand negro-had laid all other persons n thc shade who dwell in thc lands vherc polygamy is forbidden. The name of the hero and friend of iivilization ls Alexander Lark, and his ?hildrcn range in age from 70 years to ix month-ia fact, his two youngest ?hildrcn are twins and have not yet earned to toddle. In the family are cvcral other pairs of twins. The i li ants six months old have nephews and dees who are 45 and 50 years of age. Corn Crop LiCHtt. Preliminary'returns to the chief of lie bercau of statistics of the Washing on department of agriculture show thc .creage of corn planted to be about 10,800,000 acres, a decrease of about. ,200,000 acres, or 1.2 per cent, fioni lie area planted last year, as revised n December. The average condition if the growing crop on July 1 was 9.4. as compared with 87.5. on July , 1002. The average condition cn uly 1 of spring and winter wheat corn il ned was 80 as compared with S2.9 m .luly 1, 1002, and 01.1 on July 1, 001. The amount of wheat reinal ti ng in the hands of farmers on July 1 s estimated at about 42,500,000 mshels, equivalent to about o.:i per ont. of the crop of last year. The creage of tobacco is about 7,000 icres, or 0.7 per cent, greater than hat of last year, aud the condition is 15.1. The acreage or potatoes, in cluding sweet potatoes, is about 49, 100 acres, or 1.0 per cent, less than bf ast year. The average condition of lotatocs on July 1 was 88.1, as coni lared with 02.? on July 1, 1902. ? ~y Dr. Biggera Huckleberry Cordiol, for the Bowels and Children Teething. It is THE GREAT SOUTHERN tlOMEDY for the bowels, lt is one if the most pleasant and olllcacious eiucdies for all summer complaints. Vt a season when violent attacks of ilie bowels are so frequent, some speedy elief should be at hand. The wearied nother, losing sleep by nursing the Ittle one teething, should use this medicine. FROM HENEY W. GRADY. Thc Constitution Editoral Rooms. Atlanta, Ga., May 23, 18S7. Dr. Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir:-I have never given a ?ertilicate on merits of any medicine, nit I take pleasure in breakng my ule on this subject in behalf ol' your Jiggers Huckleberry Cordial, lt is the jest medicine I have ever seen for usc n the family. Fifty cents invested in i bottle of this medicine, and put on a ihelf convenient for use in thc begui ling of any bowel trouble, will often ?ave life, and will save in almost any am i ly ten time its cost in doctors' jills. I have a friend whose life, in my ipinion, was saved by the prompt use if this cordial, lt ought to bc in ciiery ami ly in Hie land, especially at this icason of the year. 1 lake pleasure in lins test ifying to it merits. Very truly yours, HENRY W. (SRA DY. For sale by all druggists, 25b to 50c. )er bottle. Haltiwanger-Taylor Drug Co., l'ropricrors, Atlanta, Un. Oreen mu? Uitynor. Thc United .States has not aban ioncd its endeavors to get Gaynor and . reen, thc Lwo fugitives from justice, cross the linc for trial before its ou rt. A cablegram received from Juebcc, says thc petition has been .resented to the privy council in Eng tnd for leave to appeal to that body rom the decision rendered by Judge ?aron there last fall, which gave the wo men their liberty in thc dominion, "he argument on the appeal will be icard in the latter part of July and lr. Tascherau, counsel for Green and raynor, will sail Saturday for Lon lon. A big light will bc made against ossiblc extradition. Mr. McMaster f Montreal is now in England rcp escntlng thc interests of the United ?tates. Green .and Gaynor arc want din thc United States in connection /Ith alleged stealing of millions in he federal improvements in Savannah ?arbor. Capt. Carter ls now in a (lilitary prison for lils connection . Ul) thc case. If you are ?ot \v<.". _-<<l want to ku?vvr UKI '.ruth about, your trouble, sena tor my freo booklclf mid soil examination blanks. No. 1, Nervous nobili ty (Sexual Weakness), No, 9. 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