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OFFICIAL PAPER OF TUB CITY Tits Etcriks Sestisel la the official pa per of the city of Aufrusta. |kjr All who want a cheap paper should subscribe lor it. Terms: $4 per year; $2 for sis months, and $1 for three months. fCy Send for specimen copies. Address, WALSH <fc WRIGHT, - Augusta, Oa. OLD AMEKICAN UOTKL, ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1830. „ - - *T r < * - Resuscitated on tbe European Plan. Fur Gentlemen only. terms: Rooms, rscb-fersmi, per day.... 50e •• •« per week S3 00 H “ per m(>nih t $8a(id 10 According to location of Rooms, paid in advance. BOARD TERMS; Board and lodging per day $1 50 “ “ —* per week.... 6 50 4 , meals; Breakfast.«<•........ 25c Dinner 50c 1 Supper 25c MRS. M. J. ARCH HR, Proprietress, ^ 29 George trt., cor. King, nov28- ly Charleston, 3. C. sermon was J. Hier*. The ^lei k hot P» lug pree- t*n motiow- of Bro. C. Kdliugs- yrorth, IW. P. J Hiefa was elected Moderator and J SnHliug', OtSrk, aftei wld'di the Moderapif ord< r»al the rdll of the Chutcbe-* U> be Called; when (he ollowit g delegates r «potid»d to their IIHtUeH r Joyce’rt Branch: Wilson Greei , J. A P'-oweU, J. M Beck, J. J. Green, T. J. Grubb*. . Cypreea Obapt-I; C. Kil i geworth. Jafiies Morgan, Medicos Dat lington, Richar'l And«4s *tt, I^ae Komitree. Ki yen Pines ; 8 P. Latigl£y,J bilip B ixley, J SaHliug. Ri setnaiy: W. T. B!ant''n, James Anderson, B. L. Blanton, J. t. Wood ward. Williston : No delegate. Treetdaway: No delegal®. ' Barnwell; No delegate. Elko : W. L Bates. Pleasant Mount In : P. J. Triers,' B' B. Cave, Mitiinsr Key, L. W. Eiers — Lmg Bianch : G. E. Birt, A. Bulst. The following committees wire an nounc'd ; On Religious Ex rcises ; W. T. Blan ton, W tson Green, J'tbrt Green. Oti let lee and Essays : C. Kiillugs- wor'h.S P. LTt cley. G E Birr. On Time and Place: B. D Cave, Medicus Darlington, O E. B rt. Sunday mornlt'g, 11 o’clock,TTayer meetTng conducted by'Brethren C Kil llngsworth and G. E. Birt, after which the Charity sermon was preach' d by Rev. A B iist, fn m 8 John, 31.Yei.sa. The next meeting of tfiluTTrlTon will i»e held at the Treadnway cliutch on Friday bef re the fifth Sunday in March, 1879. The Introductory «er- mon b» be pn ached by Rev. P. J. Hi»-.tM or Ids altet Date, A. Bulat.; Cliatl- ty -* tci-n by R v. W. Pearsor; al- tern;0e. Rev. (T. W. Hicks; e-say by J. Bneii.'ng The following queries will be dla- cueaed : 4 * l-*t. WTnt r : ght ha'i n cKtffch to Jla crimltmte In eases of discipline. ,2 1. What is the cause of the deelln- Ing int« re«t In our Union ? Ami what tb> tetnedy m revive interest ? B fpre t lie adjourninent • f the U ion it was resolved toeleet a clerk t»>serve . lie >ear fiotn date, when the present iUCUilibl lit - a- 1 a i ' o c ed, P J Miki s, M '-I rat-u. JcrKMIAB SJJFLLINO, » letk. Holly Gr ive-, S. ., Jaftuary 1879 • * f • A now aap< ct is glvyn to ttie contest < v. r 'he will of the late Commodore V.ndethin by at' epplicatl n.before Surtomte Calvin f(*r an order tn »he < x*-cuioia of the will to show eans*- wby they sh uld not beaupeiseded as Itiooin4*t'.ent, and for^an ii juni tlon to prevent them from continuing to nc ns ex-ci.tors until (he question as to tin ir r* m val or retention ahafl t>e de- tern 1 ed I y the Ptirrogate. The ap pliceM n ie mad by Cornelius J. V in- derhilt He aPegeg that he is a lega tee under the will, being entitled to the incme of P200.000 forJUsmainte nance ; that his income is endangered by the p? p^arlon-* met hods pursued by William IT Vanderbilt and his fellow executors in the manacement of the esta’e, nnd tha’. being IncHpaclted from * anting Ids living by continuous labor, his iuterekts at' entitled to pro tection. In his petition he declares that William H. Vanderbilt Is specula ting on a gigantic scale ; that he has lost several millions of dollars; that he is wild at matters ; that he is in debt to railroad corpora* ionsjaf which ho is Prt sident, and that there is ■reason to believe that the property which be controls will ultimately be wasted. * K8TABL18HKD IK 1844. J a. a. ao&ass, • iM.ponxxcH. MANUFACTUREtt AND DEALER IN • Rifles, Guns. Pistols, 'y AND ^ POCKET CUTLERY, ayiyuj^ition •r aulkavds 245 Bboad Street, A-UGbUSTA, OKOROIA. Repairing done promptly. bot21 3m j Colonel Mosby, It Is said, graciously accepts the Chinese Consulate to sup ply himself with bread and butter only until the next Pr sidential cam paign. and that then he proposes to return home to help lu the Inaugura tion oF General Grant In March, 1881. It ia not less kind In the adminiitra- tlon to provide for the famous guerilla cbbT for the time being. Ah General Grant is going to China In a Govern ment ship of war, and Mosby will be In the nick of time to meet him there, perhaps MosLy’s appointment was made with a view to' organize In the Flowery Kingdom the next, Preeiden- tiul campaign In tbe United States. The Indiana Supretne Court affirms tbe liability of partners for debts of the firm, even after the partnerahip is dtosolved. The Court held, la the case passed upon, that the continuance or discontinuance of the partnership could in no way effect the partners’ obligatlouo to the creditor, nor the creditors’ obligation to them. J OVK TOO *,ATK. Tbe Hanging of the Motile Mn- ffiilre’M. Macch Chunk, Pa., January 14— 10:40 a. m.—Tbe drop has just fallen, and the necks of Sharpe and McDon nell, tbe M'dlie Maguire murderers, have been broken. < A telegraphic re prieve bus arrived, but one minute too late. Harris Bund, January 14.—Governor. Haitranft, who returned from Wash ington early this morning, finally agreed to extend theJ(®e Pt the exe. curl' n of Slvitpc and McDonnell tef the 28;h iqxtaid, hut, the in wa of the ixeeiitl n. in answer to bla felegr phic repri> ve, qf couree prevented all fur ther i II ns to save the men. No hopes were entertained of » final pardon, and tbe Governor would only grant a re prieve for a few days-. Tbe Governor did not feaeli his < £0 e until a quarter before 10. After heating the atteruey’« ph a h r a respite, he decided about hhlf past 10 o’clock to grant it. A teles pram wa» then wtltieu aim filed in the t* legraph office at 10:35, and sent at 10:36. \,:,_ No Tttr+ber reason for The delay in I sailing the reprieve Is given than the fact that the Governor did not roach his office uatil the time above ludicu ted, which shows that Very little time was lost after bearing the reasons for the request for the reprieve. Macch Chunk, January 14—9 p. m.— When the Governor’s reprieve arrived at the jail this morning a eoene of in tense excitement occurred, but al though tbe culprits had only been hanging a few minutes there wjs no movement made toward cutting them down. Tije telegraph messenger reached the j dl door before tbe drop fell, but no heed was taken of his kntK'king and ringirg as tho wife of one of the culprits had previously been extremely vkHenfoutside. When the drop fill the Knocking and ringing continued, and the sheriif sent out a man to arrest the parties whom he imagined to be creating « dietuibance. It was then found to be the telegraph nv ssenger with the reprieve. A hr M ti er of McDonnell, who had been kneel ing by the scaffold, arose and excited ly charged the sheriff and bystanders with the murder of Ills brother. The excitement spread, an i the sheriff ap- pealed to one of the priests, who ex- "tierated him from blarge. Amklsi this • xoiterueid, the reproaches of the maddened brother of McDonnell and the wuilii'g® of the bereaved families outside, the culprits seem to have been foigotten, and they remained hanging -lor thirty aiinute® after the drop fell. I here is n<» reasonable doubt, however, th-«t they Wi-fe boll) (had when the re prieve came. After the holies were ■■nf down, they were placed iii coffin* and given to tbeif families, whose cries could be lo*arl for several block*, add- t< e gieariy to the prevailing excite- Uietlt, — A.Tramp oa a Co\v«Ctaichcr. , . . H- w .» a '*cull’ed tiamp,” and ap- proHched ('apt. Phillips, as the train hauled up at Pewee. “ Is you de capt’in r b de k< ars ?” “Yes.” replied Phillips. “ Don’t want fo’ tef hire any deck hands, duz ye?” “N"I I’m notruquingu8t>amboat.” ’• Z icily 1 Mout I ride straddle ob de cow snatcher to de nex’ landin’? IVe busted, an’ a long ways from home” •"Get on. All aboard 1” And the negro straddled the “ cow- snatcher.” The engineer pulled the throttle wide open, and the train had not gone more than half a mile before the engine collided with a cow, throw ing it over a fence into a coin-field, and the negro after the cow. Next get free. As related by ^reporter of tfie Buffalo Courh 1',. the emomoos body of euow and ico whs raised up by tbe water and tossed about in all directions. Large blocks weighing hundreds of tons were lifted into the air. Boulders were torn from tbe shore and swept into the stream, and a solitary Qy tree which ordlnailly stands three feet above high water was carried away. Thai ponderous strength of the enraged waters was so Appafi'nt that It seemed as if th-y would rend klie great gorge in twain and In that way escape^fn»ni thHr im prison meat A* they could not l>reak the mile-Wido dHuTin two, they lifted it bodily into the air and rushed away b. uenth It, h avlng a span of ice abov. and beidnd them. The formation of tbe Ice in this brh'ge is not the sami on both sides of the river. On the Amerlean side it is chiefly composed of snow formed into rounded boulder shapes, and looks like white coral. As one approaches the centre of the liver the Ice "fragments become larger, and near the Canadian shore huge cakes of water ice are formed into 4 solid maw. In some cases there orevaes'-s twenty-five or thirty feat In depth, but water Is not seen through them. At tiou of their creed, and that they present the surface of the span is ex- ^wi'uld be poltroons and cravens tmtatgj cpedingly: rough, so thatlt is very fa tigning to cross, but before long a road will be made through this ice fidd^for eucb in reality thla bridge i«, being sixty feet wide. A A’ovel Scare. Crow. A very successful plan has beet- tried by placing iu Mr. Crow’s way n number of grains with q horse hair tuu through them. He is bound to swallow one, and his note of alarm is soon sounded. It is Impossible foi him to dislodge the grain, and if he can be watched for a sufficient length of time, he will be Been »ocut his own, throat, by scratching at It._ His usual note is changed, and, I can aesure you, life to him is euch a misery he would even wisli ho was dead. It bos been noticed that after the note of Harm has been sounded, all the crows in the vicinity will leave the Held,.and sp Proach ir no more that serffcon. It Ian simple tiling, yet,all who try it will find it a success. day. coming down, the negro limped ” ’ **.**» ttp to tbe engineer at the same depot, d reciriess in financial , r ’ and said : - * ' „ . ...... ^ - “ Boss, I didn’t ride fur wid you on fiat coW.snatcher ; kase, ye svq,t1e ctw wanted to ride dar too, an’ Vlar wa’o’t room fo’ bofe uv us ; so we got off to- getider up h’yar la de co’ufleld ItV Ui rest. De nex’ time I rides wid ye I’ll freze to de tail-gate Df de wagon. Hit’s safer. The ATugnru Ice llrldge. x Niagara river below the falls is spanned by a bridge of ice one mile long and sixty feet wide. The river has been spanned in this way before, but seldom if ever so early as uow. This unexpected appearance of the bridge is accounted for by tbe vast quantities of snow and Ice which pass ed into the river frupn Lake Erie after the late heavy storm. Last Sunday morning the accumulated juntas of Ice came to a standstill beneath the new the ice dam suddenly began to heave, grind and break into fragments with a loud and painful noise.' It move^ a abort distance and then cams to oni bait, which was followed by • third movement, more violent and noisy than tbe others. A vast quan tity of water had accumulated behind the Ice aad made a desperate effort to i. IIt>uk«-Loja llqcc?pt*. Sick Headache—Wet with camphor a piece of red .flannel ; spiiiikleft with black peppt-r, aud bind it on the head Nervousness—Take one tear-cup of wtdte Bugur; add sufficient water to make a tbfak«t*yrup; ,to th® syrup-add one ounce of neiviqe rout ; cover ; let stand a week ; take beiore cal lug one teaspoonful three limes a day. "Sealing Ointment-Take sweet oh -n t beeswax in proportion of about one-quarter of the latter and meP them together in a tin box. Rub it "Ver tbe bauds when sote or chapped Cn up-Roast onions ; mash them ; lay tlietu upon a folded napkin ami lard poured on, and apply us warm ns '•an be well b >rne to the throat and uppe* pait of tbe chest and to the feet nnd hands. llccciier's l*evv# at Anctlow. The twenty-ninth annual auctiou sale of pewa at Plymouth ( hurch, Brooklyn, to< k place Tuesday evening, and realized 340.721. including the as sessed rental of the p"Ws, which amounted t" (812,743. The aggirgate of premiums whs §27,978, an imfh.se of 84 000 over last yeat, but 35.000 less than 1877. Mr. H. B. Cinflin paid $500 for fliHt choice, and H. W. Sage the same figure for second choice. At the close,nf the sale but ten pews remain ed for rental. Mr. Beecher stated that tbe rental of pews for the last twenty- five years aggregated 81.000,000, and the losses had only been 86,500. A conuitlon of rental is that holders must cejupy their pews at least terr minutes before the beginning of ser vice, or they will be , assigned to strangers. suspension bridge, but in a few hours pole cut for the purpose of exploring the crevices. One man In search of lost stock traced the fissure for at least four miles. The earth Oh oi e of said to be perpendicular, but on tbe other side it Is tlantiug, ss If tbe entire northeastern aide of the mountain had been depressed by tbe sudden settling of -the subterranean foundations. A Clever Keply, ."'T. .«.* v c- -qLy ■ Ijjf n». • iv A Yienna paper tell® a good story of * Russian corporal who had so oletin- guibtie'i Llmbcir in the receu 1 , Jutkit«l,i war that before Its cl«tee be bad Hr dived two.cri'escs of St George, and whh abtmt to receive ar third. When tlie General was on the point of con ferring the third croes upon him,, he fliet a»k«d tbe corporal whether h< would rather have the cr< ee or a re ward of one hundred tubles. The cor- p'Tal paused thoughtfully tor a mo ment, at.d then inquired as to the monetary value of the cross. c* “ Four rubles,” tepllrd the General “Then,” said the Ingenuous corporal; •* I should prefer that your Excellency Would give me the cross aud Bluety-slx rubles ’’ # Di legate Cai nou, of Utah, the gen tit man who represent* four wivtsand ibe Morm« u Church iu Congmts, is talking around Washington in a bold and dtfiant way about the reeest d*-- d-iou of tbe United States Snprem* C'>qrt. gg a Boston Herald re porter the other day that-tla- Mormons bedeved tn polygamy as flrmly and us slncen ly a* they did in any other por if they would yield those principles b the dictate of a Supreme Court. The hbavy hand of the law might interfere whh the polygamic portion of their re- llri"n, but his people, like Gali'eo, when released from prison on condi tion of his recantation of bis tbeoty that the world moves, would stamp i t»on the ground and say, “ btlll we do believe in polygamy.” If the Mor mons are ^ver to leave Utah for rell crlon’s.sake, they would leave it a how ling wilderures. “No other people,” said Mr. Cannon, “shall ever enjoy the fruits of our toil. We would rather flee to the mounthlns aud wage eter nal warfare than to submit tq such proscription ss that under which we have formerly suffered." Thlssounds like the wolfs long howlonOualaska’* shore. I wo Hoja Shot Wilh «»ne Doll. F' ix’s Store, January 9 On Mon day lust abouT 11 o’clock two you tie men wrre painfully wounded by a pis tol eho?. J. F. Folk (woifof H. U. F. Ik) wldlt- handling a pintnl shot himself Ir i be left hand, the tall passing out Htruck Walter Jooes*(«on of Dr B. G Jorjee) In the left knee, Inflicting a very painful wound. Two physicians were • ailed iu and a search made for tbe ball, hut could not find It. Tbe young man bas been confined to his bed ever ednee. The ball has net y t been found. Conflaxrwttyn In Cfcester. CheiTeb, January 14 —A fire occur red In the northwestern portion of th* town this evening, between the hours •f 12 and 1 o’cleek. The two-storj dwelling of Mr»- Julia Rainey whs rn- 'irely consumed, with tdl articles on the %econd fl'or. There was t uo is- i-ura«ce on the build'ng nr furniture, whieli Involves a complete loss of aom< 'hege thousand dollars. The pretnlscs wel'e not own pied, tbe family being absent, and the cause of the fire Is, then fore, unknown. Mrs. Rainey is a widow. Accounts are received qf a remarka ble eecurrence which has recently ta ken place In the Blue Ridge Moun tains. in the county of iOreene, Virgin ia, and which greatly excites the ap prehension of the rustic population lu the neighborhood. A fissure has been discovered in 'the mountain opposite the middle fork of the Rapldun river, which bas been traced for many miles, and is believed to extend entirely through and across the tnountsiu to the bbenapdoah river on the western side. Tbe fissure la about a foot wide, and of such depth (bnt Its bottom _ could net be reached with thelongewt^H^gw Hilton Is Still prosecuting bis Benjamin Hunter, the Philadelphia murderer, left .an estate valued at 840,000. His expenses since he under- took to collect the debt due him from John M. Armstrong with a hatchet, have amounted to about 815,000. After deducting all (Ms bis family will be left In very fair circumstances. It seems from this that the incentive to murder Armstrong was one of revenge and greed rather than necessity. Dr. Andrews, who assisted at the execu tion of Hunter (n a medical capacity, says that the story of the attempted suicide was greatly exaggerated, apd that the wretch would have died from terror and cowardice If ho bad not been strangled promptly by Sheriff Calhoun’s patent choking apparatus. — '■ i m i * /JK5 j* Six hundred thousand dollars were spent by Mr. Tweed In a single ses sion of-tbe N w York Legislature, to purchase tbe votes of Senators at for ty thousand dollars apiece, and of Assemblymen at ten thousand dollars «ud fifteen thousand dollars apiece. If those high sums were paid for Sena, toriitl votes in Albany, wbat must have been tbe price of voles In Wash* ingtou, where hundreds of million® of acres of th® public lands and hundred® of millions pf dollars of tbe public money as subsidies were voted away to railroad speculators. search for the mlssing^emains of A. T. Stewart, while the public has almost forgotten the factjthat the millionaire’s bones were stolen only a few weeks ago. Francis Murphy, tbs temperance ad vocate, has left New York, after hav ing induced 20,000 persons to sign the pledge. J i * Important Acts (pproved by tha Governor, The following acts har® been ap proved by ths^ioverDor and are now laws: Ait A of to appoint a Fish Commis sioner and Increase the Propagation of Fishes. Be it enacted by tbe Senate and House of Representatives of tbe State of South Carolina, now met and sit ting In General Asssembly, and by the authority of the same : SaorioN 1. That the Governor Is hereby authorized to appoint a suit able person to act as fish commission er of this State, who Is to receive no compensation for his services. Nxc. 2. It shall be the duty of said fish commissioner to Introduce from other States snd places, Into tbe wa ters and rivers of tbU State, such flahes as he may think best for the Intereat of the State, and also to make and uee such means or modes as be may think best for propagating the native fl»ht s of thte State : Provided. That in no event shall the expenses and expendi tures exceed the amount herein au thorized to be appropriated., Beo. 3 That such .commissioner I» to be paid for his nectssary and tmv- elling expenses while acting ns fish commissi'>ner, and be required to make to the Governor of tbs State, on or before the 1st of November of each year, a full report of all bis opera tions, showing how many and what kinds of fishes have been put In to the waters of the State, and desig nating tbe streams or bodies of water into which the eame bavs been intro duced, with such general recommen dations as he may think proper. Skc. 4 That for the purpose of; car- yiog out the provisions of this act the sum of eight hundred dollars is hereby appropriated. If so much be necessary, ta be drawn on the treasur er in drafts signed by the said com missioner, and countersigned by tbe G 'vernor of the State. The fish com missioner Is hereby required to file with bis annual report a statement, under oatb, of bis account of expea bob and expenditures. Approved December 23,1878. An Act to regulate tbe Hiring of Convict Labor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Keprenentatlves of tbe State of South Carolina, now met and sit ting In General Assembly, and by tbe authority of tbe same.' . Section 1. That from and after J&puary 1, 1879, the directors of the penitentiary, Id their diacretlon, are hereby authorized and instructed to emplojr in tbe Institution or hire out all tbe convicts in that Institution, un der the regulations In such cssea al ready made aud provided for the em ployment of a portion of tbe convict labor. Sxc. 2. That all act®, sod parts of acts Inconsistent; herewith be, and tbe same are hereby, repeals'!. Approved Dee* mber 23,1878. An Act to accelerate tbe Proceed ings In Actions for Partition. Be It enacted by tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the Buts Carolina, now met snd sitting In Gen eral Assembly, and by tbs authority of tbe same: Section 1. That clerks of the Court of Common Pleas snd Masters in those counties where the office of Master now or bereafter may exist, in tbeir respective counties, shall have power, upon proper proceedings filed, to grant writs of partition of real or personal estate In cases where the right to par tition Is not contested or the same bas been ascertained by a decree of tbe Court; and all auch writs shall be made returnable to the next succeed ing sitting of tbe Court of Common Pleas for the adjudication ofthe judtre, or to the fudge at chambers, as is hereinafter provided, until which ad judication all equities of tbe parties shall be reserved. Sec. 2. That after tbe possagfe of this act the judges of the Courts of Common Pleas may bear sod deter mine actions for partition, and may grant all writs and processes In eucb actions, at chambers, in tbe like man ner and with tbe same effect as are now granted iu term time. Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of acts IncoDslsteot with this set be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approted December 23,1878. An act to alter and amend tl*e law In relation to the payment of debts of a Decedent Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina, now met and sluing In Gen* eral Assembly, and by thAuthorlty of the same: Section 1. That in the administra tion of the assets o' a decedent, mort gages shall not be entitled to a priori ty over rente, debt® by specialty or debts by simple contract, except as to the particular parts of the estate af fected by tbe liens of such mortgages Sac 2. That after tbe property eov grade of the demand shall be deter mined by the nature of tbe Instrument which .the mortgage J wae'gIven to se cure. Approved December 14, Ifrfe. A Bill to prohibit persons living to gether In adultery. Be It enacted by tbs Senate House of Representatives of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly, and by the of the same : That any man and Wothan who «h*i{ live or dwell together In: a. state ct adultery or fornication, or adultery and fornication, shall be Indicted, and, on conviction, such offenders sbsil be severally punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor mom than five hundred dollars, or Impris onment not lees than six months, nor more than twelve months, or by both fine and Imprisonment, at tbs discre tion of tbe Court. ~, y Approved December M, 18ffc A Bill to repeal an art entitled •* An Act to regulate tbe granting of dF voroea ^ In this State. Be it enacted by the Senate and Honae of Repreaentstlves of the State of South Carolina, now met add sluing lu General Assembly, and by the au thority of tire Edme, That all acts and parts of acts here tofore passed, relating to tbe granting of divorces be, an<f the same are here by, repealed. Approved December 20,1878. A Bill to putftsh assault or assault aotf battery with any fire-arm commit- tod on streets or places of putftio resort. * nUtMFfrmM Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and setting in General Assembly, and by tha au thority of tbe same: That any person bsretffterconvicted of any assault or assault and battery committed by shooting with any fire arm on the atreet of any Incorporated city or town, or tn any place of p«bno resort, shall be puntebed by a fine of not less than one boodred or more than one thousand dollars, or by Im prisonment for hot metb than twsiva months, or by both, ta < of the Court. Approved December 14, IsTt. ; _3 ered by tbe lima la exhausted tbe ^ proverb. fraoKcu couuty, m —-—U befipj In the possession of a bog weighing 936 pounds. 'I here are no barrooms iDjMarlboro, yet tbe people will get drunk, so totyw 1 tbe Plaster. Saleeday In January >as become one of the Important days la Spartanburg*' in fact a regular insUtuUoo. There ta a poor fellow pining away put lu Harlem, who saya it’s working between meals that’s killing him. One ssw mill oa the Asheville Rail road has a contract to deliver 700,000 feet of lumber In Bpartaobnig, which shows progress in that thriving town. General Tom Thumb and his wife are giving public exhtbiiton® again. The General is rich, but says his Is not contented at home, as he likes excite ment snd (we suppose) ''change." Those who fear that tbe land Is to be turned over, body snd soul, to tho lawyers, should take courage. The Ddeware Legislature has a doctor as speaker of ^the House, snd not a law yer in'either chamber. Among the attractlone offered for a charity entertainment la a Virginia City, Nevada, variety theatre, wetl a boxing match between ballet gtrli, a pie-eating contest by newsboys, and an attempt by a dog to kill twentf* four cata. Tbe monument erected aoaie yeafs ago on tbe Cowpeo battle-field has bean completely dismantled, tbe iroti railing destroyed, and tbe eagle guard ing Its creet taken away,“and this van dalism within a few miles of railroad and a telegraph office, fl Tbe Social Science Association o* B-ieton publishes the startling, if true, statement that several mills la New England are grinding white stone Into power, to be used la sdolteratipg eu- gar, soda snd flour. Tbe location of these mills are not given. Arthur, a little son of Wyatt ftaw- kfn**, of Spartanburg, about eight years of age, while playing with kls little brother la the kftebea. weavto run out at the door, and looking back as be ran. struck Ids head against the door frame. He soon became sense less, and died in about an half hour. Tbe Duhe of Buckingham, in the reign of Jsmee-I, had so many win* (lows to bis dwelling that it wi In London ss the G merous Scotchmen with tbe King, Who; tbs Duke, And he orj break tbeir window** men. In return.l the 01ng remarked “Steenie, those wfcb bouses should be Carfu’ I staoes,”snd thusaroesthe! ■0* , tL-