Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j •> THK LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. <\, SEFTKMREK *.K lSi>7. (] :!’ii TIi 1 ',’ a i « Will Enter Race For Mayor of New York, It Is Said. TO BE THE 0H0I0E OF TAMMANY Jfcrriv*' From Europe hii<I T*lk» of <'om- intz —I'laiuk* llm airmail i/<«( ion Will Carry the Greater t'ity by at E«m«t Eifty rboutaaikd MiTjorliy—>ay« Coop!# Are The I of mei# ** Nkw Yors. Sept. 7.—Ilichari Crnk'*r was a passenger by the Atuarieau Jine steamer New. Y')rk. Mr. Croker’s fel low passengers have come to the con- elusion that he is to be the Tammany liiClIARD CKOIiCa. [Believed to He Tainmuny’s* Candidate t'or Mayor of (ireater New York.] Hall candidate for mayor of New York. During the voyage many efforts were made to draw Mr. Oroker out on the subject, but not only to newspaper cor respondent-, but to his most iutima'n friends on board, did lie decline to state bis purpo-e. Tin* understanding among Mr. Croker’s friends, however, is that be is v» ry strongly inclined to permit tint use of ins name as a candidate for mayor, tnomrh he is naturally un willing tiiat an announcement should be made to this effect before lie has hail an opportunity to confer with his lieu tenants. "1 nave not the slightest doubt that Tammany Hall will carry the greater city by 50,000 votes and upward,” said Mr Croker to a correspondent of tne Ass'tciaied Hress. “New York never had one reform ad ministration after another. One such government appears to be aii tiie people can stand in on- decade. The present •ocaiiea reform administration has been chiefly noted for its increase of tax rate ! ■ccoiiipanied by higher appraisement. If there has been anycorresp mtiing im provement in the quality of tiie govern- I incut tne people haveuotdiscovered it.” TILLMAN AT RO^^TFR, | hf.tt u . u.wiit.si UtMiator bi-dvtir* Out- of i* I liarsc'erist e Sjirpclios. Hochkstkk, Fept. 7.—Senator Till man was the orator of the Labor day celebration of the Rochester trades- unions. His subject was “Labor and lUui.ital In Their Relation to I’o itica.” ! Tiie a-Jhuicr aii Vised the Democrats of Hie state to refu-e to accept u camlidate for the court of appeals who had not voted for Dry an ami who did not stuud on the Chicago platform. Referring to the injunction granted against the striking miners, th** senator severe.y criticized the judges wh ; ' granted thu orders and as-erted that un til an eiul was put to “government by ilijtmctiou,” there could be no 1'berty in tins country. ” Tiie sp iakvi’ ridiculed the bimetallic commission and deplored tin* spectacle ot riie United States going to European countries and begging for bimetallism. It would bo just as sensible to ask f'>r an international agreement in passing tiie tariff taws, ne said, as to ask tor an international monetary agreement. MANY SILVER MEN MAD. Dincovfr 'IliAt lli** » Grover t-I* VttlMllti 1 )** tit oc t m t. Dnnvkb. Sept 7 There is.c nistorna- tion among the Democrats over the dis covery that the state convention, which met here Monday, nominated a Cleve land Democrat as a candidate for just ice of tiie supremecourt. The nominee, John A. Gordon of Trinidad, took an ac tive part in the i'ucuio convention in IblUf and led the bolters from lh“ con vention after it repudiated Grover Cleveland on account of his position on the money question. Many of the delegates voted for the nomination of Gordon in ignorance of his lecord, and they have no hesitancy today in expressing uisgust at their hasty action, which was taken in their anxiety to prevent the indorsement of the Popadst nominee, W. 11 Cabbitt. Senator .Mcl-surln silll Mirk. Cot.miHiA, a. C. Sent 7 - He n at or- elect McLacrin and Governor Klieihe have gone to the summer home of the senator, Mou,it Airy, N C., for a short stay Mr. McLaurin has not couinieiely recove< i from his attack of sickness, but he is rapidly improving and he hopes to be benefited by tiie .noiiutniti all. The chief executive was not feeling i verv weil and he was invited by Sena- i tor Mclnturiu to uccompany him to tna Diouii tains. Vtl |»* I i Im!#* I» > • of I MonHiOMKltY, A’a , Sept 7 Super intendent of E location Turner will re turn to his office in the canitol tins week and will take up the matter of the appointment of the vatioua county su- periuten leufs of educatnnV 'J’lien* are two applicants from tins county, Dr J. J Hunter and Mr. Holt, the present supei inteudent. 4 11lir if y II *♦! 4*» l# l Nkw OttUtAMH, tiept. 7.- Mrs. Rich- ard Miliiken, widow of the wealthy augar planter, now at Saratoga, ban presented the Charitv hospital with f?5.0o0 to found a children's huihnng. winch will luciude a kiudvrgarieu ami otner imjii'ovi men's. r AILWAY MEN TO RUSSELL. Commissioner* An«wsr < li*rvs« Uscoutly Hrought by Mis Uovsrnor. Raukiuu, Sept. 3. —A hearing was held here m the matter of the answers of Railway Commissioners James W. | VViisou ami Otho Wilson to Governor > Russell’s charges against them, which he says were based upon information. These charges are tha* J. W. Wilson, jointly with Vice President Andrews of the Southern railway, owns the hotel at Round Knob, which is a railway eat ing house, and that Otho Wilson leases and operates it. Both the Wilsons hied absolute denials. These were read tt Governor Russell. John D. bhaw, counsel for the Sea board Air Line, represented J. W. Wii- | son and argued that section 1 of the act i creating the commission, under whicn sectiou the governor had acted in citing the commissioners to stiow why they should not be suspended, was unconsti tutional because a later act made the comtnisHou a court He also said the Commissioners had a property right in their otfices He said tiie commission had been charged with corruption aim could not be removed save as judges may be removed—that is by impeach ment. Governor Russell took the answers and said lie would eonsider them and arguments of the counsel. It i- tho expressed lielief of many per sons that he *had made up his nuud to remove, and the above proceedings put him in an extremely awkward position. CROPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. Cotton $betl<liuc to "’oiu* Extent on Ac count of the J>routli. Raleigh, Sept. <?. —The weekly bul letin. just issued, says: “The beginning of the week was fa vorable. but the latter half was very warm and dry. and as no good rains oc- ] carted in August, the mouth is again becoming very injurious in the the con tra! aim eastern sections. Cotton has been so heavily fruited, however, that ! notwithstanding considerable shedding, j a large crop must be made. “Corn is generally very good and cut- ! ting and curing tobacco continues m the | uoi th central and west portions of the state with excellent resuits. “It is feared tne hroutn lias injured • cotton more tiian was at first thought, it is shedding to some extent. At the wor.»t spots tne fields look as brown as they do in October. Many complaints of rust have been received. The crop is \ opening fast everywhere and picking from now on will be general. It is feared tiiat some cotton is opening pre mature. “Grinding s irghum and boiling syrup has commenced, and there is a large cron. There seems to be a poor stand of fall Irish potatoes generally. ” SICASTS fits ri» Change In the Spanish Cabinet Said to Be Coming. LIBERALS TO TAKE b? THE LINES t£< - In »in* t «*n That the New Ministry Will Keoeive W»tll Tavor the Of’eift of the Viiited Mate* Government to Hr ini; About l*» Gubu—-Potior I’ut'AUOtl by i'anova* to Ho Abandoned. New York. Sept. 7.—A dispatch to The Herald from Barcelona, Spain, sayr that ;t is stated on the highest diplo matic authority that the present Span ish government will go out within a SSNOn SAC.ASTA. [Ho tVill Take Charge of the Spanish Government Within Two Weeks.) that too Liberals will DRANK WATER AND DIED. fortnight and come in. The Herald’s correspondent in Wash ington, commenting on the above dis patch, says: “The officials of the state department have not received any iuformatiou a* to the Spanish ministry, but they be lieve, in view of the death of Senot Canovas, that it is quite probable the Conservative ministry will be succeeded by one headed by Senor Sagasta. “Such a change is hoped for by the administration, for tiie reason that it is believed the Liberals would pursue a j course m regard to Cuba very differeut ' from that followed by the Conserva- J ! tives both before and since the death of Senor C;.novas and that if Senor Sa j gasta came into power he would receive i with favor the new offers of the United | j States government to bring about an | enu of the insurrection wnich Minister Woodford is to make. ” Young Ki|ilr*i.l »n « Train Just After Ooing to the 'co 1 outer, Wilmington, N 0., Sept, o.—While train No 51 on the Wilmington, Colum bia and Augusta railroad, which is due here at r.':!5 o’clock, was between Na vussa nml W^ruiugtcu, Miss Annie Small of Suimei, a ; u.',sOng*?r, dropp *d nead. Miss Small was enroute from Sumter to Wilmington and was accom panied by John Shoiar, chief train dis patcher for the Atlantic Coast Line, at SU'!lt;T. Miss Small had just gone to tiie cooler for a drink of ice water and re turned to her seat when Mr. Shoiar no ticed that :>he acted strangely. Think ing she was g ting to faint, lie went to the cooler for ice water. In the mean time she had falbu: the floor and ex- pi: ed almost, iuotaiitiy. A Very strango llisnp'x-antoce. Asheville, N. C., Sept. 2.—In Dilis- boro, Jackson county, tiie clothing of J. W. Grant, said to be a lawyer from Ru- ciersou, S. C , was found on the brink of tlie Tucka-eegee river. He had been fishing witii Proiessor Williams of tiiat locality. The hitter gave the alarm and had the river dragged for the body, but so far without avail. Grant is said to have remarked to several pefiple at the hotel that ho was going to drown him self. It is said he had b*)°n drinking, but was uot badly intoxicated. He :.p- pareutly was about 25 years old and bad just returued from tne Nashville exposition. N«*i;r» Cuilul* ut AuintpolUr AnnAHol.is, Sept. 2 —R. C. Bundy, the negro appointee from Cincinnati, has arrived at tho Naval academy. R F. Smith, a Chicago negro, is expected goon, and another negro has been ap pointed from North Carolina, making three in all. Tins seems to muics'.e g.-ttled plans to get one or more negroes into the school. If they are successful there urobably will be uo maltreatment of them by the white cadets, but so cially they will no doubt be ostracized. Goorito ISrotliM I>ir» o<» G»l!ow9. Raleigh. Sept. 2 —George Brodie, the negro who assaulted a young white gill at Kittrell, exactly one month ago, was hanged ut Henderson. He w as tiled at a special term of court called bv the governor for the purpose under 'he ; new law. He was convicted by a jury coinp >sed of oue-third negroes in three minutes. The negroes of Hemierr u became very ugly m talk aud demeanor. ' and some trouble at the banging was anticioated. but none occurred. DEPUTIES WERE DELAYED. Th# Cuban Cungi*#** III.I N'.»t Couv#ii# o„ i Sept. S, as i'lituneU. New York. Sept. 7.—A dispatch to The HeraM from II’.vitia says: It is j reported here on reliable authority that ) the meeting of the con«titu»ut assein- ' Lly, which wai to have taken place on Sept. 2 at Camaguey, was postponed. ; The reason for tiie postponement of the | convcutioii which is to elect a new pres- | ident of the Cuban republic is not yet j known here. It is, however, surmised | tiiat the cause for delay is the nonar- rival at Camaguey on the day fixed for | the meeting of the the assembly, oi | some of the deputies repr; seuiiug the ; fourth, fifth aud sixth army carpi. It is explain 'd by the insurgents in j this city that the bad condition of the roads at this season of the year in Cuba renders very diffi ult the march of the men who are to reach Camaguey from Dinar <icl Rio. Havana. Mutunzas and SHOT AT A POSTMASTER. llvwitt Sullivan Trlo.l to Kill .1 W. Tuyne Wive* In tli* IJoCNTVibt.z. S. C., Sept. 7.—Hewit Suiiivaii was in town very drunk auc armed with a pistol and possessing ai idea that J \V. Payne, postmaster, wa. going to kiil bun After the 10 o’clocl mail was ojiened Payne was standing talking to a party in front of the post office, when Sullivan, who was jus across the railroad track concealed be hind some cars, fired upon him. Payne seized an old musket whicl was in his office aud in earnest but vail efforts fried to shoot Sullivan. Th* mu-ket would not fire. Sullivan con tinued firing until his pisto* was empty, then went home for a Winchester, ano his wife, who on such occasions h rather belligerent. On their rerun Payne and his wife were dodging about their home and searching for mort weapons. Friends prevented the contact of thes* Irate parties and Suiuvau was carnec home to bed. Considering tiiat he is a bad man when in these moods, tiiat twe wives are interested in tne fray am that much malice is implied, mere is u fear as to what may follow. Why Sul livan thought Payne wanted to Kii him is unknown here. WILL ASK FOR OLD WAGES. l£mptoyes of the I-otitaril I* ami Nafthvill* Koa<i to Yiait OilioiAl**. Montgomery, Aia., Sept. 7.—The 1( per cent cut in wages made by th* Louisville and Nashville railroad Hire* or four years ago, and which came s< near causiug the biggest strike in tlx history of that system, is now comiui, to the front again and this time it is eu Virely in a different manner. Winle the big strike was on resistiuf) the cut of 10 per ceut the railroad, it n claimed, made the reduction because the road was not doing business enough to keep up at the wages tnen paid, bul that when business revived bufficientlj the cut would be restored. It is said i strong committee will visit Louisville to have a conference with President Smith and General Manager Metcalf looking to a restoration of the 10 pei cent. It is claimed by the men who operate the road tiiat the records of the earn ings show that the road is now m con dition to fulfill the promise made tbeui iu lbl>3, when the strike was sealed. Mosquito Hit* Killing a Hah. Pomona, Cal., Sept. 7.—David Pearce, a ranchman near San Gabriel, is dying from the sting of a mosquito last week. He was cleaning an irrigating ditch at nightfall on his property and was fre quently stung by mosquitos. He con tinued his work aud went home. A mosquito sting back of his left ear irri tated him more than the others. Nex; nay it be.a ae somewhat painful and on the following day the pain increased. From that time the wound grew rapidly worse, and for the past tw'o days Mr. Pearqe has been unconscious. His head has swollen and the back of his neck is much enlarged. It is believed tiiat thu mosquito must have come from tue ma larial spots lu the ditch. SCAUR m\ SCMM SlMtiunarjr fCuglnerr* Mt-et. Coi-UMBOS, O.. Sept. 7.—The Na tional Association of Stationary Bn- giueers met here iu annual session. John W. Lane of Providence. li. I , in the ctiair. It is ii<*t a labor, bui an edu cational organization, relative to hand ling stationary engines and machinery. Governor iiushneli welcomed the con vention to the state. James H**ijry Har ris of Chicago responded to the gov ernor. Mayor Samuel L. Biack made the welcome address to the city, ti which Charles U. Garlick of Pittsburg responded. The day was given to so- Las Villas in order to take part iu the j cial amenitbg. The convention will election. Tue passage of the Jucuro* Moron trocha is one of the many seri ous obstacles which the contingent ot troops accompanying the eastern depu ties will have to overcome before they reach the meeting place of the assembly. Man N«#r Ilia • outury Mark. MoJfT'UAiKKY, Ala.. Sept, t! —Mr. Z Roberts of Sturdivant, Aia., is hi years old. He was born iu August. ISUh. He lias in all 22-1 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren He was never Mck until lie was over 00 years of age. He is now wed and hearty, lie lost Ins wife iu lb''4 11.s oldest son. G. M. Roberts, iias 27 children and grand- chiuireu. Nkw H*i "wing. Raleigh, Scot. 3. — At Snow Hill, Dock Kedey, alius Black, a negro, aged •gJ. was hanged in the presence of 5,000 people for assaulting a married w nnau. He confessed fudy. Ills victim was present and witnessed tho execution, being sealed in a few feet ot the gallows Ai«l>»m» l>*y at tli« Kslr. Nashville, Sept. 4 —The Alabama club will give a reception in honor of Governor Johustou ou Alabama day, fcept. ii'4. Lurlgiie and " a'c >tt Matched. San Francisco, Sept. 7.—The fight between George Lavigne aud George Walcott has practically been arranged. The Occidental club made a bid of 70 percent of the gate receipts, which was quickly accepted by both sines. Tie men will weigh in at 130 pounds gome time during the afternoon of the day set for the fight. The date has not yet been named, but will be about Nov. 1. Solly Smith and George Dixon havg again signed articles, having settled their dispute about a referee aud the divisions of the gate receipts. They will meet on Oct. 11 at 120 pounds. t'onv«ialion of l,*lf*r « »rrler*. 8an Francisco, Sept, 7.- The na tional convention of letter carriers opened auspiciously here and held twe business sessions in Odd Fellows hall. President Parsolis delivered an addresg aud Pi-sra! Inspector James B. Irwin gave a steioopticau lecture edtitled “A Trip Through California.” Delegates w*-re taken at night to the chutes ami through Chinatown. The ladic-J auxil lary is attending to the ladies who have Come with the delegates. C<*| iii«ny Gxt* I* ' lilnoMt) fort. San Francisco, S'-pt. 7.—Newt has been received from China that the port of 'j’ung Yung Kow, o*-.u Foo Chew, is to be sold to tieniri'IV ■* Coal UR. navai station, iu progres-. ft nese goV'Tii'ueut has f iv uab'y cousin ere.d the pi <posal in me -guitioii of Gei many’s services t ■ bee in tuo retroces siou of inao i ung poninsUia. A K*W lalne of Mcainorn. continue three or four days. Again*! Gituiiiig lu Alai,ka. Port Townsesd, Wash., Sept. 7. — From officers of the tug Pioneer, which arrived hem direct from Skaguay, it L learned that previous reports relative tc legal action to be taken in suppressing gambling and the sale of liquors at thai place is no joke, as Governor Brady ha!- sent word tiiat order must be preserved there, even if the entire United States navy has to bo called upon to enforce order. Old Alaskans here, who are per sonally acquainted with Governor Brady, say he is a man who means all he says and that if he takes a stain he will cairy out his promise. Two Tut#us Iteiiurt l ri*i;f <H*«. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 7.—Near Gray- couit, Laurens county, Fine Gray shot Bill Jefferson to death with a shotgun. They were both negroes and lived in the saute house. Near Winusboro. Ki- ward P. Mobley. Jr, described as “a peaceable and law abidiug citizen,” sent a loud of shot Into Most* Johnson, a ne gro carpenter, witn whom he had a diffi"ulty about a contract. Johnson is said to have advanced on Mobley witb a knife. The slayer belongs to a lead ing family i.i tne county. He surrend ered. Hr IJ I* nn Trl*l at Maonn, Macon, Sept. 7. The case of tho state against Charles Reid, charged with fuc killing of L. W. Halstead in a circus tent here last March, is now be- ing beard in the superior court before Judge Felton. Mrs. Reid ami Robert Deuuingtou will be tried on separate founts after the ca .c if Charles Reid is under lubsories before the I act ' ' * founts ai lei iuc case u wxxar **■ rx Ni-goO.afions hav'* 1 eu disponed of. They are charged ir eom • tin i ami tue C.ii the indictment, with bemg uccub i California Development company has arranged to establish a line of steamers to ply along the coast. The vessels will go as tar south as San K«*uito. Mex Sun Diego will be the northe rn term inus The steamer Albion, wiiioh will make 11>< first trip, will arrive bore on tiie twentieth iust. Mi. mI*Ii Wii fit* lift K* Acguhia. Gu , Sept. 7. -Kx Souatcx Patrick Walsh liar, at tiie urgent re- que* t of numerous friends, euleiei tbs rate tor mayor of thn city. LANGDON IN COURT AGAIN. Fll#* ClisrKM A g#i .*( th# Wnman to Wliuiu He H»u UiV«ii ISOUO.flOO \ Raleigh, Sept —A new chapter i? b*‘ing written here in thecareerof .Sam uel P Laugdou of Philadelphia, once a millionaire coal baron, who, in April Ifebti, was suspected of tue murder of Anna McGrath, with whom he had lived in that city. Among tiie enterprise# iu which Laug dou \sa#at tiiat time iutereM**i| was the Langdou Henszey C*'al Mining com pany, of Cumnock. N. 0 , and in tne employ of the company w.is Katie K Waite, a young and attractive type writer. Languor! loos a remaikabie iu- tere»t in tiie girl, ami they finally be came engaged. He made ner many Valuable pres*nts if stof Ks ami monev. It is said that tne aggregate va.ue of his gifts was more than I'JOG 000 Luugdon uas secured the return of much of this property and is now at tempting to recover coutroi of tne Cum nock company, which has pa-sed into Excitement Over Yellow Fe~?r Is About at an End. THE SITUATION NOT SO SERIOUS Dlfea**, It I* Ilt-I i*v*cl. Will K* Maiii'ie*! Out lu m *#»w I> *y« —<'*4*« »t .Nsiw <Jr- 1*am* »i»d Oormn * K |»rii»|fa |>4>iitr tVrll OutiruutiM** I-ik*ly t*» It* 1*«aih*d >«*oii. lle*lth Oflloor* Iflupaful New Ouleans, Sept. 7.-It was con siderably after midnight when tin- !>■ :: i of health ofiice closed for a taw h our- aud tiie tired physicians went home t snatch a few hours rest. Up to tiiat time, although the wildest publicity had been given to the Gelpi case and the desire of the board was kuuwu tbal every suspicious case should be promptly the hands of Miss Waite and Lauguou’s reported, no news was received at tiie office that leads to the belief tiiat there existed a single case of yellow fever in New Orleans. The nffice was reopened very early, but uo to & o’clock no report was made of any suspicious cases. The board will bold another meeting to act ou quarantine regulations ami there will be informal conferences daily while tiie scare lasts. It is understood that at the meeting there wul be some modification of regulations already adopted quarantining the entire coast, aud steps will be taken to allow resi dents of New Grieatis. who are sojourn ing at unaffected ports, to return to tne city after having been properly ex amined and furnished with certificates that they have not been iu proximity to any cases of yellow fever. (Juarituttiia* Mar It# Itaisnd. Although the action of Mobile and Galveston in quarantining New Orleans is naturally resented, there is no dispo sition here to retaliate unless fever shall appear in oue cr botn of these cities. Many small towns in Mississippi and Jxmisiaua have quarantined against New Orieaus, but tne barriers are likely to be raised at once if uo new cases de velop here. In the meantime the phy sicians are unshakeu iu the b**iiet' that former partner, N. C. Hen.-zey Miss Waite is secretary and treasurer of the Company. In tne Uuited States circuit court here Laugdou lias just hied charges reciting the transfer to Miss Waite of a portion of tins mining property and declaring that at the time of tiie reconveyance of the property by her stm wu> not Katie K. Waite, but the wife of Isaac O Purdy of Wilmington, Del. Langdon claims, therefore, tnat the transfer was invalid and a»ks that she be given au opportunity to re-cxecute the needs In her answer Miss Waite will admit her marriage to Purdy, but will claim tiiat she learned shortly afterwards tiiat he had a wife living ana left him. IRBY IS HIGHLY INDIGNANT. Put* Senator Tilliiiaii on Notico That May Kxi»e<u trouble. Columbia. 8. C., Uept 4.—There may be trouble when Senator Tillman and former Senator Irby meet again W r nen the latter was askei what h“ iiad to say about tiie result of the senatorial pri mary, lie replied: “Nothing, exce’it that Tillman, pre tending to Keep ins liauiisoff, has sneak- iugly come into tiie state and knited me to the fat. 1 made Tiiimau what he is today. 1 never a*Ked ins support. 1 such a cordon can b/ drawn around the did uot expect it. I gave him credit for Gelpi residence as to prevent the spread i being truthful when he said be was keeping his bauds off. When lie at tacked me in ins interviews I called him down by telegrams. Iu his answers ne of the .sickness. Dr. H. A. Gant o' Water Valley, member of the state board of liea.tn. lias taken charge of the situation a' lied like a do'. Ocean Springs aud will spare neither j “As to McLaurin, I have nothing to pains nor money in an effort to stamp i **ay; but as to Tillman, I put him upon out the prevailing fever. It is the opiu- ' notice that when we meet again he ion that with care and good man .•ce ment this can be done in a very lew days. All houses where tiie fever has been or may bo will be thoroughly looked after and the sick isdated. Th" board has put out diainfeciuuts in u!l principal streets and tiie town will be strewn with iye from one end to tue other. Fxc.G'inout I* About Over. The excitement has quieted down considerably and the peopie. now that the first scare is over, see tilings are Ho worse than they have been aii along aiui, in fact, are better, us one newspa per reported, in the past 24 hours, and tliete are but three socaiiei suspicious ca#es among the fever patients in town. All of tin* patients are doing well. Tne duration of the f«v**r is only fr*>m 24 to 4S hours and some of tiie patients do not take to their beds at all from the dise ise. Tiie Louisiana board of health has n record ef al ihe peopie who have coni' fro in Ocean Springs in tiie last few days and is giving strict atteutiuu to ail of them. EXPERTS FOR EPIDEMIC. Dr*# CiuDMurray and ' art*r Oi• derail t«i *priu|gii. Washington, Sept. 7.—In addition to Dr. Guiteras, Drs Murrav and Garter, also yellow fever experts, have been or dered by the marine hospital autuori- ties to the scene of the epidemic at i O'.^an Springs. The following order I was telegraphed to Bast Assistant Sur- j geon Wasdiu at Mobile: “Until a cordon is established, have , railroad cllirials sell tickers omy to rail road points north of Wasliingtou, or points in mountain districts, and keep record of aii who leave with points of their destination, notifying local au thorities. Arrange for a curuon, em ploy uecei-sary help and turn matters over to Dr. Murray on his arrival and report to him for uufy.” Ortiers have aiso been given to trans fer the camp outfit to Waynesvuie irotn (Jceau Springs. The treasury department has pro cured -00 tents from the war uepart- meiit for use at the permanent yellow fever detention camp, which has been established at Waynesboro, Ga. There are no fever patients theie, but tiie camp has been established as a precau tionary measure. N<> Y#ll»*v Fever »( K-iward*. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 7.—A telephone message from Dr. McUalluiu, from Bd- wards, Miss., emphatically denies the existence of yellow fever in or near the town. It is now stated that the Ander son family were suffering from dengue fever and that they are now recovered. Dr. McOailum says that Hon. Cid Champion, who died at Edwards Sun day evening, was suffenug from mala rial fever. may expect trouble AU 1 ask is tiiat he give the rattlesnake’s notice before he attacks me. Further than this I have nothing to say.” Young latitly Commit* Suici<!*. Lexington, S. 0.. S*pt. « —News- reaches here of the suicide of Mi».s Sarah Aired, wholived with her mother, 6 miles southeast of Lexington. The family were av/uy from me house, and her moiher being the first to return, found Miss Sarah unconscious and a note pinned to the pillow, requesting the family not to bury i)**r unless they were sure sh** was dead; that if her broth ers had taken tier away two weeks ago she would now be happy. Tne young lady has bseu in bad health for some time and her mind became somewtiat affected, so much so that her biothers had spoken of taking her to the asyium lor treatment. Dr. Kufii* Jfrattoii 1« Dead* Columbia. S. C., Sept. 3.—The death of Dr. J. Rufus Brat ion in Yorkviile recalls the fact that lie entertained President Davis at his home when, with Ids cabinet, he was retreating to Washington, Ga , and a speech from Ins veranda was the last made in public life by Mr. Davis. Dr. Biattoti was a distinguished surgeon ami was in eliurge of the Miliedgevilie, Ga . hospital in the latter part of the war. He was a leading spint in the kuk.ux organiza tion and was once in tiie clutches of federal authorities, but escaped to Can ada. where lie was exiled from ISTU to ibis. Hoi 1 jia£ Mil I* >oon to K**uui*. Birmingham. Ala., Sept 7 Thomas Cunningham, bo*s of the puddling de partment of the Biriniiignam Roiling mills, is in Ohio getting puddleis to bring to tiie Birmingham district. The Birmingham nniis wi.l snort.r start up their old puddling department, which has been out of biast more man iwo years. Otner departments m (be mill will be put iu motion in a few days, while the Gate City lio ling mills will shortly start up their guide miil. l>i*l>#n*Kry r,,llcu tu Willulraw. Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 8.—Governor Ellerbe announces that he has given oruers withdrawing the state constab ulary from every village, town and city in tiie state. Only a few constables will be retained in the country districts, where tnere are no hx:ai officials to en force the dispensary law. This action removes the chief cause ot frn ti >n in the enforcement of the state liquor law and will save the common wealth $60.- 000 a year. < aro! iiiiiiit* Do** 1 li*ir < New York. Sept 7. —The suit brought against the Trinity church corporation by Isaac Edwards. Joel B Edwards and several others, heirs of Robert Ed wards, to establish tln*ir title to 62 acres of land in the residential and busiue-s dufrict of New York city, ha* been dismissed by Justice Beach, iu the su preme court. The plaintiff* are resi- Hob Lyooli#* n Wlilt# Mnn. Mount Airy, N. C., Sept. 7. Near Friend* Mission, Va.. Mus SadieOook, a San Diego, Cal , Sept 7. The Lower respectable white girl, was assaulted by Henry Wall, w hite, aged about 21. He aiso muidernd Ids victim. Wall wa^ taken by unknown parties from the officers and lynched near the scene ol his crime. Hlg Sawmill It Uni ■■#**. Raleigh, Sept, 7. - The sawmill busi ness in the state is enormous, as tiie fig ures to be publirhed for the first tuns this year will show. In six counties ly ing near together iu the northeast arc seven mills which cut *6,006,066 feet a year. A* It# MU*lng| Muahaiid H«-lil. Atlanta, Sept. 7.- J. C. Pritchett, a traveling horse trader, is under arrest beie ou suspicion of having murdered ids wife. The latter has mysteriously disappeared, and, basing tneir opinion ou tiie stoiy told by tne two little boys t u*ntv of South Carolina, of tiie couple, tiie police believe PnttiU- ett kdied and hurled the woman near iiriirariu# in # iioud < #•#. this city. Raleigh, Sept, tt — Judge I). If. r*r*nt*i oi.jrutiuu Ov#rriii«i«tn. Furcht-s of th-* state supreme court hak DeuatUR, Ala., Sept. 7 —A runaway granted a rehearing in the case of Char- marriage between two prominent young lotto versus Shepherd Ac Co. Tuts case people took place here, tho parties be ing Miss Daisy Cleveland of Florence and Beruey Drake of Birmingham Tne marriage bad long been prevented by the young lady’s obdurate fatuer, who is a man of prominence in Florence t ttf* l ol » * mi |**Mf *r# 4 Butte, Moil, Sept. 7 Charles Ash- forth, a young carpenter, t ii b 'award down n short stair and broke ins uoOk, He uvei but a lew moments. is the oue involving tne constitution ality of tile bond* ot liie <Ttv of Ghar- lotto, issued for the purchase of the waterworks and other city improve ments. Mr I am in U#» TS.71TS *1 ijurltf. Com mhia. S. C.. Si pi 7. The state executive committee ha* canvassed tne Vote for United State* senator aud ale- ciatvd McLaurin the wiuner by a /La Jonty of 13,<62. l i