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THE EDGEFIELD LYNCHING. I *HK ACCUBBD MAKE r ll KI lt APPLICA TION FOR BAIL. A Large Number o? Affidavit?! aiid a Great Quantity of Argutueut--J'Jdge Uudiou'i lXxilil n. {Voiidented from the New* and Courier.) COLUMIUA, November 4.--At 10.80 o'clock this morning the hearing of thc application for bail made by thc thirty four men charged with tho murder of O. T. Cnlbroalh, in Edgelicld county, on thu 21st September, wu? begun by Judge Hudson in tho county court room. A number of lawyers were present as interested listeners. Thc scats outside of thc bar were empty. Judge Hudson having consented to hear tho application without compel ling tho attendance of thc prisoners, none of them woro present. Senator Butler and Mr. E. McG. Simkins were present as counsel for thc prisoners. Attorney-General Miles and Solic* tor Bonham appeared to represent thc State, and were assisted by Messrs. Earnest Gary and N. G. Evans. ..i Senator Butler, of counsel for prisoners, read tho preliminar",, ' the in tho caso. The reading ) . pupers 10.45 to 12 m. ? jastcd from Messrs. Sboppar'' next took tur ^d, Butler and Gary affidavits }>' ;ns to read ninety-two for bai> ??? support of the application mndo- f:;. Thirty-four of these were pa^ln' hy tho pcrsjiis charged with f * . ticipation in thc crime, and were to tho ire nc ral effect that they had no connection with tho lynching, but that, having gathered to attend a public mecti g which had for its object thc detect on and lawful punishment of tho murderer of W. ll. Hammond, and hav ing been advised to disperse ami return home, they had done so. Most of their affidavits contained these statements. Thc other afiklavits were in greater part made by thc wives and rclativo8of a number of thc accused, who declared that thc men were nt their homos when Culbreath was killed. Tho reading lasted nearly two hours. It is of course impossible to report in detail thc substance of all these papers. Counsel for tho prison ers consider thc affidavits of Mrs. Cul breath, Miss Culbreath, Senator W. J. Talbert, Mr. P. H. Bussey and Mr. D. C. Hussey tho most important ones, and they are accordingly presented below: MRS. CULBBATH'S AFFIDAVIT. Mrs. Fannie Prescott Cnlbrcuth, ho ing sworn, says that she wus thc wife of the late O. T. Culbreath, and that slio is the mother of Memphis Cul breath, now in thc county jail charged, as she is informed, with being accesso ry to thc killing of his father. Thal it coracs within the knowledge of de ponent that her son, Memphis Cul breath, was about her house during the morning and afternoon of Monday, the 21st September last, on tho night of which day his father was killed, and until thc usual hour of bedtime that night, at which time ho retired to bcd; and she does not doubt that ho was at her house during thc entire night; that he slept up-stairs, and deponent docs not belicrc that it was possible for him to hare made bis exit from the house without her knowledge. Deponent knows absolutely that if tho said O. T. Culbreath was killed at or near Edge ield Courthouse before 10 o'clock of thc night of September 21, her ?on was not present and could not have been connected with thc killing. Deponent further swears that for some months before thc said C. T Culbreath was killed he had not re sided in the same house with ber; that she had for several years been thc victim of unkind, cruel nnd inhuman treatment at his hands ; that bc fre quently cursed and abused deponent and her dead father and mother; that he more than once threatened to take her lifo and to reduce her property to ashes, and said that if she should go to her brother bc would reduce his home toasties; that she has remained up at night, surrounded by her children, fearing that if sho should retire to bcd she would while asleep bo murdorcd by him; that on one occasion he drew a knife and swore that he would take her.Ut*/, and deponent now believes, and she then believed, that he would havo executed his purpose but for thc timely, interfcronco of her son Mem phis. That the treatment of deponent by the said C. T. Culbreath was so harsh and so cruel, and he perpetrated MO many indignities upon her, that she found it impossible to ?ive with him the details of which sho declines now to disclose. Deponent was so apprehensive that her lifo was in continual peril that when Mr. Hammond was murdered in her yard and the jury of inquest failed to discover by whom the murder was committed, she felt that the law was powerless to save her from harm, and she requested the solicitor of the Cir cuit to appeal lo the gentlemen of thc community and beg thom to save ber from further annoyance and distress, and he kindly did so while thc people were thore assembled. FANNIF. PltF.SCOTTCULBRRATH. Sworn to before J. C. Sheppard, notary public, October 28, 1885. MISS GOLBBBATH'fl AFFIDAVIT. Miss Jennie P. Culbreath, being sworn, says that it comes within her knowledge that ber brother, Memphis Culbreath, was at home during thc afternoon of Monday, the 21st Septem ber last, and remained at home until bedtime, and deponent (loos not doubt that ho remained at homo during tho entire night. That she is absolutely positive that her brother was not pres ent at tho time that her fat ber was killed, if he was killed at or no.tr Edgefield village before 10 o'clock at night JF.NNIF. 1*. COLBHBATB. Sworn to before J. C. Sheppard, notary public, October 28, 1885. SF.NATOIt TALBKItT'S AFFIDAVIT. W. J. Talbert, Stato Senator, being sworn, says: That deponent lives about fifteen miles from Edgefield vil lage. That deponent was at home and seat his son to tin; post office, about two miles distant, for ids mail; when de ponent's son returned from tho post office on the 21st September last he informed doponent that he had seen a number of citizens riding along the road, but did not know where or for what purpose they were going. Do ponont was quite unwell, but knowing that thcro was great excitement pre vailing in that community on account of the recent murder of w. II, Ham mond, and apprehending thar, in con sequence of the inflamed condition of the public mind, something wrong might be done, and believing lt to be bis dutv to discourage and prevent any " w less ness, deponent at ones rode In the direction in which tho persons had been seen to ascertain tho object of the movement. Deponent went to thc home of his neighbor, Pat H. Hussey, and informed bim of Iiis nui'pose, ?ind requested him to j;o with him, which Ito did. Depo nent atid P. II. Hussey overtook di lier ont citizen* along tho road, and when they overtook D. C. Busscy, who wa? riding, P. H. Hussey, who was on a mule, rode with him. Deponent went forward rapidly and found a number of citizens at Antioch Church, and was informed that others had ridden in tho direction of Edgofleld. When tho citizen* got together there was a large gathering. Deponent was in formed that thc Object was to take steps to Pring tito murderer ot I lam mond to trial and punishment. When it was ascertained that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of O. T. Culbrcath, some of the citizens, as well as this deponent, advised Hie crowd to disperse and go home and allow thc law to take its course No objection was made, but thc crowd seemed satisfied and began to get their horses, and persons began to leave. When deponent saw P. II. Bussev. D. C. Bi?-:..: ; " . -, ot'' ""' .\ooy, W. L. McDaniel and .u'Vuors mounted, he asked them if they were ready to go home, and, being answered that they wcro ready, depo nent went for his "horse and they rode ofT soon afterwards. Deponent and others then rode off in the direction ot their homes. Deponent saw a num ber of citizens along thc road while riding to his home, and particularly when deponent passed the residence of Wyatt L. Holmes, where there are several houses and it is quite a public placo. Deponent reached home before dark and remained there until next day. Deponent was not at all well. After reaching home deponent sent for lils family physician, who remained with him "for some time. Deponent was not present at thc killing of U. T. Culbrcath, and was in no manner con nected with thc killing, and was not a party to any combination or conspir acy to kill or injure him. W. T. TALBERT. Sworn to before F. II. Wardlaw, T. J., Edgcficld County, October 29, 188.0. i Tlie other affidavits read give only some additional details. Thc material statements arc thc same in all. JUDGE HUDSON'S DECISION. After a careful consideration of the papers submitted in the case, Judge Hudson has granted bail to ten of thc prisoners in the sum of two thousand dollars. Thc others alleged to bo con nected with thc affair will have to walt in jail until their cases arc passed upon by thc grand jury. A DAY OF THANKSGIVING. The President Make? the Usual Call upon the Veople to Kendor up Their l*raliei, Thc President has issued a procla mation setting apart Thursday, the 2Gth inst., as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The following is thc text of thc proclamation : HY TUK PRESIDENT OF TIII-: UNITED STATE8 OK AMERICA-A PROCLAMATION. The American people have always abundant cause to ba thankful to Al mighty (iod, whose watchful care and guiding hand have been manifested in everv stage of their natural life guarding and protecting them in time of safety, leading them in tlie hour ot darkness and of danger. It is titting and proper that a nation thus favored should on one day in every year, for that purpose especially appointed, pub licly acknowledge the goodness of God and return thanks to Him for all His gracious gifts. Therefore, 1, Grover Cleveland, President of thc United States of America, do hereby desig nated and set apart Thursday, tho twenty-sixth day of November, in stant, as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, and do invoke thc observ ance of tlie same by all thc people of the land. On that day let all secular business bo suspended and let thc people assem ble in their usual places of worship, and with prayer and songs of praise devoutly testify their gratitude to tiic Giver of every good and perfect gift for all that He lias done for us in the year that has passed; for our preserva tion as a united nation and for our deliverance from thc shock and danger of political convulsion ; for the bless ings of peace and for our safety and quiet while wars and rumors of wars have agitated and ufllictcd other nations of the earth; for our security against the scourge of pestilence, which in other lands has claimed its deaths by thousands and tilled the streets with mourners; for thc plenteous crops which reward the labor of the hus bandman and increase our nation's wealth; and for that contentment throughout our borders which follows in thc Main of prosperity and abgn <lance. And let there also be on the day set apart a reunion of families sanctified and chastened by tender memories mid associations, and let the social intercourse of friends with pleas-1 ant reminiscences renew the tics of affection and straughton the bonds of kindly feeling. And let us by no means forget, while we givo thanks and enjoy the comforts which have crowned our lives, that trillv grateful hearts arc inclined to deeds of charity, and that the kind and thoughtful remembrance of the poor Will double the pleasure of our condi tion and render our praise and thanks giving more acceptable in thc sight of the Lord. Done in the City of Washington, this 2d day of November, one thous and eight hundred anti eighty-five, and of the independence ot the United States tho one hundred and tenth. GaovEit CLEVELAND. By the President: T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State. Two Very Ugly Twin?. They go hand in hand, and lead their victim a ha i il.lc, (rot down into ihe valley of the shadow of death. One is neuralgin, the other rheumatism. These generally proceed from disor dered blood. Brown's Iron Hitlers knocks out these ugly twins by setting the blood "aright and invigorating the system. "Mr. W. T. Osborne, of Col ville, Ala., used Brown's Iron Hitters for rheumatism and neuralgia with most happy effect. I ton res dyspepsia.* Dr. Bellinger Indletod? In the Court of General Sessions for Charleston county, last week, the grand iury returned a "true bill" on tho Indictment charging Dr. Bellinger with the murder of Stephney Kiley. ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Mas. WINSLOW'S Moonmra Bruer ahouid al way? be used for children teething. It soothe* .hr child, mtUM the muns, allays ell pain, .urea wind collo, and ls thu best remedy lor ilarrhoia. Twenty-are cent? a bottle, JnfyMttyi AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Corn that rroduooa Flour Ll ko Wh?at. Mr. W. J. Arrant* has brought to thc Columbia correspondent ol the News and Courier samples of four grades of white flour, tho li nest being identical in appearance and feeling with thc best wheat flour, and tho coarsest hoing liner than thc ordinary corn meal. This flour bc saw ground j from corn in J. L. Dominick's mill at Peak's Station, Lexington county. The mill Is supplied with thc ordinary burr-stones. Tho corn from which it j was mndo was raised ' by a farmer living a few miles from Peak's. Year before last he bought a pint of it in thc West and this year raised twenty live bushels. Mr. Arrantssays that ho atc biscuits and bread made from thc flour and that it resembled that made from the flour and that it resembled that made from wheat flour, except that it was a trifle sweeter. Ile showell thc flour to dealers ill Columbia, who took it for tho best patent roller process wheat flour. Thc corn is said to re semble pop-corn somewhat, ie entirely fro? r * flint and bears frem four to '. ??'O'1? ?..iieh."mnV;ir..r.nv<;-rt~ seven cars to tho stuiK. ino sig nih cunee of tho thing seems to bo in tho apparent fact that flour equal or cquiv , aleut to wheat flour can bc made from a gunn much more productive in our State than wheat can bc. Tho corres pondent docs not know thc name of the corn or tho grower, but scuds thc News and Courier small samples at thc Columbia oflico for thc delectation of Columbians who may be anxiovs to see them. Supplying Clean Cotton Land With Humus In Advance of Heavy Manuring. 1 have several acres of ordinary laud 1 wish to prepare for heavy application of manure. The land is now in cot ton in ono of thc Hawkins varieties. In making heavy applications of man ure wc must have humus; please ad vise mc how best to gel it on land that has been in colton. I wish to plant thc land in cotton nguiu. What do you think of this plan: Say, as soon as I am through picking cotton, com mence hauling pine straw and op earth of thc pine field, scattering broadcast a good supply, plowing this in, and letting remain until spring and plow up and robed? The heavy application ol straw would keep thc drenching rains from washing land so much. With skill and judgment I don't sec why four bales of cotton can't grow on one acre of land, though it is doubted by many. Often do wc find stalks of cotton through otu* fields containing from 100 to 150 matured bolls. Good culture, high manuring and thc study of agri culture will unveil many things now unknown lo farmers.- Subscriber, Putnam Co., Ga. ANSWKU.- Hanlin;: lcUYCB, Cte, Oil the land is a most cflcclivc method of supplying humus. Thc only objection to it is its cost. Where everything is convenient, it might pay very well, but it is doubtful if its good effects would be realized to any great extent the first year, unless thc leaves were partially rotted: especially is this true of still soils. Fresh fallen leaves, whet icr of pine or oak, but especially oak, rot quite slowly. A better plan to secure full effect nt once, would bc lo compost thc leaves with lime or ashes, in pens convenient to thc laud in time, to get them rotted, and then apply broadcast. To keep land from washing and leaching through the winter, sow down in rye, early In .September, and plow the green rye in with thc leaves in thc spring, say about thc middle of March, or some three or four weeks before it will bc necessary to bed thc land. There is no doubt that four bales of cotton can bc raised to thc acre; it has been done, but as an average crop, embracing bad as well as good seasons, it is probably more than could bc realized. Two bales per acre is not an unreasonable possibility as an average crop.-South ern Cultivator. Kxtemtlve Farming-Young Farmer W. O. Wattley. Thc tendency for thc past few years has been to small rather than large farms. The many details of managj incnl; thc multiplied avenues of ex pense; the inefficiency of labor; thc great extent of land to bo gone over, and thc general scattered condition of things, all conspire to make farming, on a large scale, a failure. Young funner, W. O. Wadlcy, of Boling broke, in this State, is, however, one of thc rare exceptions, making splen did success upon thc extensivo system. Mr. Wadley has in cultivation about fifteen hundred acres of land. Thc crop is cultivated by renters, croppers and hands for wages. Thc renters run four mules and pay, as rent, one-third of thc grain and one-fourth of tho cot ton they raise. The croppers run twenty-one mules, receiving one-half of everything they make, after paying for one-half of thc fertilizers. Thc wages hands arc graded from eight to ten dollars per month and run ti t icen mules. Thc croppers and reuters cul tivate from twenty to forty-flvo acres per mule, and thc .vages bunds twenty five acres. Thc entire farm is under the management and control of Mr. Wadlcy and his efficient superintend ent. Everything moves by signals, that all hands alike must obey. Sat urday is not a holiday ; and if a rent er's mule is found in tho barn without thc consent of Mr. Wadlcy or his superintendent! the party leaving him there is charged seventy-five cents n day for mule feed. Every minute of lost time is deduct ed and every minute of labor ?H scru pulously paid for. All kinds of im proved implements arc used, and par ties using tool uro hold responsible for thom. Tba cultivation of tho crops on this farm has been thorough and judi cious; and Mr. Wndley's neighbors say they have novor scon n botter crop for so large un area. Many acres of corn arc estimated to yield fifty to seventy-five bushels. " Mr. Wadley docs not give his attention to tho culti vation of lils fields to i be neglect of tho other malters of thc farm. His barn is in keeping with his advanced xv icm of culture. It is largo, well ventilated, and commodious : with different compartments for all kinds of stock and conveniently arranged for saving all tho droppings from the ani mals. Ml'. Wadley makes very in tell of his manure at nome, and in this way greatly reduces expanses. The pouitrv on this farm are by no means a small part of it? interest, and the home dairy, although run by native cows, fnrhishes an abundance of rich milk and excellent butter. Making his living at home and not cultivating cot ton to bay his provisions, this excel lent "young farmor" has demonstrated that fanning docs pay, and that ft will bring an ample reward when conduct ed on strict business principles, under thc direction of good judgment and tho .?.>?<???.muimmummmin control of a man of good cxocutivo abi 1 i ty.-So ut hem Cu lt iva I or. Knrlching Land Oat? and Cotton AllernaU ly-Comporting I. va ve*. 1. I havo loo acres ?)f ordinary gray html which I want to bring tip From Olio* titi i'd bale lo a balo per nero it' I can. I hail thought to alternate with sinull grail) anti cotton so as to culti vate the samo land ohlv one year and then sow down in order lo got 08 much vegetable matter in the land as possi ble. Considering thc profits of farm* lng, would yon rocoinutoiid such a rotation, or would it he better to run tho land in cotton longer boforo sow ing? '2. Would yon recommend compost ing oak or pine leaves with lime now to he used under colton 110X1 spring, if so, please give ino an iden ot' the proportion, ami would these be im proved hy the addition of acid phos phate and cotton seed meal, and what amount to Ihc acre on ordinary gray land? 1 do not know much about farming, hut want to hiing my land Into first-class condition, and " desire your advice, as I have very little capi tal to spend In doubtful experiments. u..> .......,".,. \v,if.rsn)K fft (; ANSWKU.- 1. It is better to sow thc land every other year in oats, than to sow it every third year. Wo must not only supply the laud with humus, but keep it supplied. Prest? lands abonad in humus, and yet how soon arc they deprived of it under our ordi nary rotations. Tho usual custom is, when alternating cotton and oats, io manure tho cotton hut not thc oats. Where one is d?sirons of improving the land rapidly, it is better to manure both crops, a good broadcast applica tion hoing given the oats, and drill manuring given the cotton. Two hun dred pounds euell of ?.c d phosphate and cotton seed meal might he plowed in with the oats, and two to three thousand pounds ot' a compost, like Fur mail's, put- in tho drill tor cotton. Alter thc soil is deepened ami thc land becomes tilled with humus and has a good supply Of plant food, the above quantities of manure may ho doubled to advantage. 2. To get quick returns-?md this ie always desirable ill farming-it is bet ter lo compost leaves (han to apply them as gathered from tho woods. The latter decompose too slowly when put in tho soil. To economize the labor ot hauling, the compost pens should be distributed conveniently about thc field to which it is to !>" npplio i, About ten bushols ol' quick lime will he required to every .'ive or six two horse wagon loads td" leaves, well tramped 111 a body of ordinary dimen sions. Thc lime should he slacked with strong salt water, the slacking being done just as it is used, a layer oi leaves f wetted If dry) six inches dco| should he pitt in the pen and the fresh ly slacked lime sprinkled orer il, theil another similar layer of leaves witl more lime, and so on till completed Either oak or pine leaves may he lilted, or n mixture of tho two. In place ol lime, unlcnched ashes may he ns. ii il to be had; twelve to tineen bushels ol ashes in place ot thc ten bushels ol lime. It would he well to cut down and rebuild the heap after it has stood tour or live weeks. Such compost should form tho basil only of a immure, an addition of nen phosphate and cotton seed to he nindi to it as ?t ?s about lo ho applied lo (In soil. The quanti!) of these io he addci should bo such that each aero shotih receive of thc phosphate from -'ott t< 100 pounds, ?md of meal from 100 ti 200 pounds. The quantities first men doned on ordin?r) land, the last oi larger quantity on that hi high condi lion,-Souther n ( Utltivutor. Now York and Virulilla Moro interest was manifested ill tin elections in New York ?md Virgiliii than in any other Stales. In Vlrginli thc Democrats made a sweeping victo ry. Specials from ill counties out o 113 give Lee a majority over his oppo neut of 15,812. lt is possible that fol returns from all precincts will proba lily swell Lee's majority to near 20, 000. Thc Senate and House will Ix overwhelmingly Democratic. The rc suit in New York was a welcome sur prise to thc Democrats of the country as thc factions in New York wer quarrelling among themselves and i was thought Mint they would kill cae] other. Tho Evening Post gives Hil a majority over Davenport of ahou 16,000. Tammany elects a sherill' ant other prominent local officers. Th Republicans Will have a majority ii hoth the Senate and House. Mulloon Naturally Killoe In reuly to au inquiry from th Mayor of Lancaster, Ohio, and otho Northern friends, General Mahmie sen thc following telegram: "I am grateful for thc concern fol in our struggle for Republican piinc! pies, honest methods, hitman right and American tinily. It in with sir cere apprehension for the future safet of tho llepuhlican government, th peace of the nation and thc wollare < tho country that 1 realize that th Democrats have carried thc Stato au legislative ticket?-only, however, b lawless proceedings and the unser upi lons usc of election machinery all i their hands and nuder their ahsolnl control, as provided to this very cn by the late usurping Doniocratio Legi latine. (Signed) MAIIONK." llayard and Hampton. A correspondent of the Angus Chronicle, writing from beech Islam 8. C., October "><>, and signing liimsc |?*\V. P. S.," says : "An article ill yo tcrtlay's Chronicle, taken from tl New York World, leaves an impie sion confirmatory of a rumor proval ing that unfriendly relations Bubs! between Senator Hampton and tl Secretary of State. I have just passe two days with thc Senator ll url I which I learned from him that there nothing of truth in thc rumor. Fi from manifesting ?nv unkindness, M Bayard's heal ing toward lite Senat' has ever evinced ibo utmost respe? Tho Secretary has much to bear, ai should bc treated with gentleness. 'I I uso tho words of Napoleon tomi otfle I whom he ordered to stand aside for laborer, 4Lot us respect thc burden. A Blind ?nd l>e?f Woman. Mis? Minnie Wallace, of Atlanta, lt] lier hearing, her sight and sense of ins! Hores covered her hotly and limbs. Il Joints wore swollen and painful, her lim paralyzed, appetite lost, and she was ck! out a miserable life. Six bettles of lt. H. restored her sight and hearing, relieve 1 : aches and pains, added flesh and streng and sho 1? now a well woman. Write her. A prominent. Alabama physician sal "A patient who WHH almost dying from t effects of Tertiary Syphillls ann who li been treated hy several noted physlcla without benefit, used one, dozen bottles B. H. lt mid wan entirely cored. Heh ulcers on ld? arm? and the hones protrud through the flesh and skin at the elho and death seemed Inovltablc." * mm OKNKKAL NEWS ITKU8. FHCIB ofliiii i.nl, (lathered from Vurlous Q Watter*. -There is a snow fall of ten inches ami extrema cold weather in Dakota. --The Norwegian bark Aquila hus foundered oil'Got en burg. Twenty-two persons woro drowned. -The monetary conference in Paris luis closed, all tlje Power? represent* d except Belgium having arrive?! at nu agreement. -The coal operators of the Hocking and Sunday Crock Volleys haw refus ed thc demand ol' thc miners for nu advance often cents per ton. -Johnson and Smith, striking coal miners at Pittsburg, wdio were arrest? cd for trying to petsnndo non-Union minors to quit work, have been held on thc charge of conspiracy ? -lu Paris the dressmaking trade represents thc movement ol' $60,000,000 a year, and gives employment to 80,000 women. Some of tho society women spend as m noll as $.'10,000 a ' year on theil- costumes. - General Geor?re II. McClellan was buried on Monday the 'Jud inst., and the funeral was Inrirobv ^.?J.?srf'??,-? ... ...? ^tfv"*?* uiieoueu. I'JW- ...? ', I-f? l|f| .. ' . . lucre WOK .. military ceremonies. Auionir thc pull-hearers was General Joseph E. dolmston. -liaise William, is not only thc ohlost officer in tho German army in ago, but in scrvico also. His commis sion as major-general heirs the date of March 80, 1818, and he joined thc army as ensign on March 22, 1807. - Il is said that the Northern Pacilic Railroad Company has sold to one syndicate a trai t of land of 118000 acres; that since its reorganization it has sold over 6,600,000 acres and that other heavy sales are probable. - An agreement has been entered into by Secretary ol' tho Navy Whit ney on the part ol' thc United States and .lohn Hooch, under which tho pos session of the steamship Dolphin is transferred to the Secretary ol' the Navy tor the United States, with the right to toko and deal with the same as if title liieret?) was fully vested in the United Slates, the actual statu> of the property to be hereafter decided by the courts. -Tho grounding ol' tho Powhatan in Hampton roads, a few days ago, is said to !".? tho third mishap of the sort which has befallen govorumonl vcssol* within thc Inst two weeks. Pi I'S t, thc Yando, aller delivering its enrico of silver dollar- to the Treasury officials, got out Of tllO Potomac channel on its way to Norfuld, and ran into thc mud. Thou thc sailing sloop Saratoga, bound also to Norfolk, got ashore near ibo Kip Paps, and now thc lumbering old Powhattan adds thc third lo the list. -So wholesale was the dead-beating at Posion this year that the American Hoard of Foreign Missions will no longer scud dologatcs and thoir laini Iics into private familias to be guosts during Convention week. This year thora wore 4,000 visitors that enjoyed tree board. Some pastors brought large numbers of relatives and friends: six thrifty bridal couples spent a week ol'their honeymoon "D. II," where three or four "delegates" were invited six or eight came and so on. -Six green Shelton people loaded themselves into a WllgOII recently and drove to New llavoil to visit. The family visited, alarmed by the number, got rid of them al night hy saying that a Sinnll-pox patient was in the house'. They went to n hotel, and all packed ?nt?) ?i singlo room. The officiating old woman hung her old shoe over thc eas jet to pal il out, and turned the water fail COI, having heard somewhere thai to put oat gas a something had to be turned, in the night the porter was alarmed by smelling gas. Ile found the country people unconscious in thc room, and thc lloor was Hooded with water. They were saved. WOMEN .M.. il Int r< ni II i-il ?lr? nulli, or who aaffer from lulu i.ilil. ? peculiar to their ?cz, should try Tilia medicina combines Iron w-?tn puro vegetable tonics, and ia infatuadle fur Oiaeaae* pociiliar to Women, and all who lead sedentary live*. It Kn? richen and Purlflr? the lllonil, Htlniulitteif Um Appetite, Strengt h en M UM .Hilarles ana Nervi'H-in (aol thoroughly I n\I aura I rn. ('leant Ute oinipleiion, and Hinke?tho akin smooth. It il..vu not blacken the teeth, cause headache, or produce constipation-all . ii' />. .> mtdttintt rf?. Mn?. KlJZABZTll UAH.e. 74 Farnell Av.v. Milwau kee. Win , say? under dato of Dee. Mill, l-l "I Inn.. MM brow n'a Iron Bitters, and lt ha* hern mom than a doctor tn nie. having cured roe of the uaaknnM ladies hare in lite. Also cured me of Liv er Complaint, and now my compleiien la clear and good, liai been tteneflcial to ra; children." Genuine han above trade mark and omened md line? on wrapper Tn hr no ullier. Made only by SHOWN CHEMICAL < o.,llAI.TIMOHK, MO. LILITH' HANI. BOOK -useful and attractive, con taining list of i.ii/i .. fur recipe* infonnati<.u nb?>ut roina, etc., given away by all destara in niediriuo, oe mulled to any addrosa on receipt nf Sc. stamp. YOUR KI PN KY'S. They Need Vour Imm?diate At tention. HERE'S A CASK. Ker six long, dreary yeats I have been a suiTaror from a complaint ut my kidneys, whlea failed to bc cured hy physicians or advertised remedies. 1 lierait to feel 1 could never rccurr re lief, as I liad spent two hundred and fifty dollars without success. Thc disease WAI so excruciating that lt often prevented mc from performing niy dalli duty. I was advised tu try the cltl eacy of H. U.U., and one -in lr bottle, costing fl, gave me more relief limn all the combined treatment 1 had ever ie calved. Its action mi the kidneys is simply won derful, ami tiny one wan needs a real, speedy amt hannie-- kia nov medicine should nut hesitate tu (?ive U. ?t. U. n trial. One bottle will convince anyone. O. M. KOUKUTS, Atlanta Water Works. HEBE'S ANOTHER. I am a merchant of Atlanta; and nm near i>0 years of ago. My kidni y- have been Inactive and Irregular for many years, attended with excruciating pain in the small Of tho buck. At limes I bei ,une too ncrvon* to attend to business. My case had all tho attention that money could secure, but indy to result in a complete failure. H. II. H. was recommended, and to say that bs action on mo was magical would bo a mild tenn. One bottle made me feel like a new mai.-Just like I ?vas yoong again. In all my Uf? 1 in ver used su pow erful and po'i'tit a remedy. For the blood and the kidney*, ll ls the In st I ever saw, and one bottle will force .my one tu inalse lt. A. b. D. Sold hy alt ihngktots. ?ra FOR COUGHS AND CROUP U?i ?VC XT 3CJ Ha DES I -TNT Th? ?weet (ram, ?. gathered from ? t rr .. of th? . ???... Dkm?, growing atong th? ?mili -ir. <..? la the Southern Rtataa, eonlala? a itlmuUtlng expectorant principle that IOOMD? th? phlegm produc?an th? curly morning ?ouih. anil ?tima lata* thc chilli to throw off tho fklaa nicmhraue In croup and whooping-cough. \Vh?n combined ?Uh thc healing mool laglnoui principia In thc mululu plant of thc oM fleld?. rra st? lt lo Ti noa a Cnaaoxai lu JU r or Kwarr OOM ami Mn r in th? lineal known remedy fur Cough?, Croup, Whooplng-Cough anrl Coniumptlon ; anJ ?o palatable, any ?jlVJ J| l'Jea?e<ljo Uk? lt A?V lour .Iriimlil for ll. {MtfL Vf HR. niQHKKS lll'CKI.KUKKKY COBIMAL fot Ularrhrca. TijieoUrj r.n I Children Teething. For aalo bl **'drugfl?U. TUTTIS PILLS 25 YEARS IN USE Tho Oroatost'M?ilirnl Triumph of tho Ago! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. LOB? of appetite, II??rola costive, l'ai ti lu tho boarfi with a nil sensation lu ?ho bncli pnrt, min uutlor lilt? nhotildor 1.1 M,ir, Kulin, mn niter oatlnrj wau adla* Inelluatlon t<> oxorllonof budy or mind, Irrilttbility of 10111001-, Low Hplrlln, wilta ii fecltngof bavins nonioctod ?ionio duty, Woori uon?t, DlezlnoMi Fluttering al ?ho 11 ?-ii i-i. Ilota? bi-foro tho oyen, Headache over ibo rlgbt oyo, RestlosBuesBi tvltb fitful drcnnis, Ilitibly colored 1'rlnc, mid CONSTIPATION. TUT?'?? uro ospeolnUy adaptou to sticb carton, ono dose efforts such a cjv.Hgo of fooling ns to astonish tho sn mu or. Tin y Iurrenao th? ,t Ductile,nml cauac the I.inly to Tnko ot? lMcalt, tl\u ? tho av-ti-m ls lt onr tall ?il, niul hy Hu lr Tonic A? HMM on tho Dlni'Hthc OrKnita.Ht-Kiilni SIOOIH KN nroduc^ grj?g ?Sc. -11 Murray Mt..N.V. TUTTS HAIR DYE. GHAT IIAIU or VYUI8KBR8 changed to a GlX)S8Y BLAOK hy it ?singlo application of dds DTK. lt Imparta n natural color, nets Instantaneously. .^?td by Druggists, or ?ont liv cxprofls on receipt of gi. ^fHcB, 44 Murray St., Now York. All Sorts of hurts and many sorts of ails of man and heast need a cooling lotion. Mustang Liniment. MOTHER! ARE Y or TIN)] IRI R1!^ Wlllinnj illseascpo. 1 l\\f V I>lilil/ cullnr lu your gentle SON'.' ll BU, to Voil WU I linns tiiliii '-. of com fort and great Joy. Vou can Bili CUBED ami restored lo perfoct health by using Bradfield's Female Regulator ! it is a special remedy for nil diseases pertaining to tho womb, and any Intelli gent woman cnn euro herself by following tito directions, lt i especially efficacious in casca <>f suppressed or painful monslruar tloa, in whites and partial prolapsus. It affords Immediate relief natl permanently restores tho menstrual function. As n remedy to bo used during that critical period known as "CHANUK OF Ll KB," this invaluable preparation lins no rival. SAVKU HEH I4FK, ItinoK, MCINTOSH CO.. (IA. Du. .J. ibtAui-iia.n- Dear Slr: I have tai.i ti Bovcrnl bottles of your Pomalc llcgu? laior for falling pf tho womii and other diseases combined, of Blxtccn standing, anti I really believe i nm curetl entirely, for willoh please nccept my heartfelt thanks and most profound gratitude. I know your fiiHllcliio sAved my life, so von see I cannot speak too highly in its favor. I have recommended it t?> nevera! of my friends who arc Buffering as 1 was. Yours very respectfuliy, -M?:s. W. E. STEBIJIN8. Our Tronllsc on the "Health and llgppi? cs s of Woman" malled free. BRADFIELD HP.OULATOK CO., Atlanta, (?a. BopldfxLly certain cur*. Not expensive. Three Oood for Hold Fever, Ac. I. arran, t* t'lMMt ?*I?J r?r A (ton I a. ?lut? lr? f. HM |M?r mo. instilo ... I lliu oiirUrjinil Non 111 i... ?. t'liiiiuiiaiiiiil lli-cialvo Ititi I ION of f lio Wot fit Wiitf to j. c. Mc?'Mr?ly A ?.?., i .i n . ii,, r,v. ???I WHISKY 11A ll I TN eeraT ul homo tr 11 limit pain. BOOK Ba? tl_ wontha' treatment In one pack aire. _ In Ute Bead, Headache, IMgr.liuea, Hay Fe OPIUM of pariJottjara m-nt PRKR B. li WOOLI,r.If, M. t>., Atlanta,fla. JOHNSON <MINII The?e pin? wereawonderful discovery. Mooth? relieve all manntr of dleeeee. Tba Information aeo pill?, rind out lihout them and you will alway? I Mrrwfcrs. o t stn* by mail fr- - ?tile. Fin .fiver Iden'a Yowder I? ,Ammos Powder I? absolutely pure and hithly oon ceni rated. Or.? ounce I? worth a o?und of -JU? The Mirror is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale? Magnolia Balm is the charm er that almost cheats the looking-glass. NEW AOVEKTISEMEN'PS. AKlii OFFJHJfi. To Introduce them wo will give away 1000 self OpCrattOO Washing Machines. If you want ono send us your name, P, (). and express office nt onco. THK NATIONAL CO., '21 Dey Ht., N. Y. The Magio Inseot Exterminator nuil MOSQUITO UITK ? I HI:. Wo nilono th.ami dollin M for lt* emmi, semi for circulara. MALLA DB & CO., 8 East 18th 8t" Now Yorlc. DKAP2VKMM Itu A UH KH and CI?HK, Oy om- wno was deaf twenty-eight years. Treated by mest ot noted socialists of . Hie day with no benellt. Cured hinutelf hi til ree months. Rial ?Ince then hundreds ot others hy sumo process. A piala, simple un? I successful homo treatment. Address T B. l'AOK, iv* Hast seth st., New York City, PARK^S.'3 T02TIC . If you are wasting away from ugo, dissipation or aiiv disease or weakness and require a stlm Ulant take PARKER'S TONIO at onie, lt will Invigorate and build you up from thc aral doso bul will never Intoxicate, lt hus saved huu drcds ot lives, lt may save yours. ?II8COX & CO., New York. \ir.\NTKD-Agents tn every section ot tho ? country to sell linn. H. H. 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GOLD WATCH (iiven With Each Plano. Special CiiMli Oller. 4.ood Inly 1'atll December i, ?HHS. rpo EVERY SPOT CASH WITH OR J. DER Purchaser of a new Piano valu* cd ut $2fl0 or upwards, botwooa November isl ninl December 1st next, wc oiler ns a Complimentary Souvenir AN E LEO ANT (JOLI) WATCH, Gentlemen's or Ladies' size, us desired. Guaranteed Solid Gold Cases and lino movement. Special Conditions of This Offen 1, Tho r?anos to ho sold at our LOWEST CASH PRICKS, which are uniform to all. ns wc sell strictly on the ONK PRICK SYSTEM. Not u dollar advance on our regular prices to he charged. 2. willi euch Plano a lino Plush Top stool, u Silk Embroidered Cover, ou In stiuctor, u Music Hook, and all freight paid to nearest railroad tie/tot. . .'i. Cash with order, and tho order before December ist. Remember, CASH WITU ORDER. Nothing else cnn get thc watch. Money refunded if Piano not satisfacto ry. Three lo five pieces Sheet Music, hi folio, lue : Unce foi 25e. Postage 2c. per folio. NO Humbug. Try lt. N. W. TR tr Jil?, 12H Main Stroot, Columbia, S. C? SHOW-CASES. KI D CEJBAB <<III:MTM. WE WANT TO MA IL OUR PAMPHLET TO ALL MERCHANTS. Ti:nnti snow CA?K co. NASHVILLE, TENN. Nov ll id ni PIANOS ORCANS Th? demand for Iho Improved HAMM A IUNMX 1 IAKIU ii now no lirsc that a second addition to tb. fur tory lim become Imperial re. Do not require one* quirUr ii much tuning at llano? on th? prevailing FTefl-piq tyitetn. Con . ul t Cat atog-oe ?ree. loo sTyl-i of SM??, tts to ??oo. Y Ce?b, K??y Payments, or HenUd. Mason & Hamlin Orran and Plano Co., _MKW YORK : nOSTt>N ; CHICAGO. LAN? FOR WALK. J WKNTY-TWO HUNDRED ACRES, situated on the waten of Broad River, ia Fairfield County, eight miles from Als ton Depot mid om? mlle from Dawkins' Dojuit, will bo ?old In one tract or in five pdlts. Traversed by tho Spartanburg St Union Railroad. One good dwelling-house and necessary outbuildings. Correspon dence solicited. JOSEPH K. ALSTON, Oct27i.ini Wlnnsboro, S. C.