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mMUmmW?????mmmmwg?mwmmwmmm~M-m*mmmmmmmmmm---^-.-.- .- ........ . ' ._[_ jpi 1 1 ' . i.n. sm i _j jj m.u. [W. ;L- _. ?j . ... . __ VOL. ?. LAUKENS C. H., 8. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1880. NO. 24. i iii ?uni Death. There ls danolng lind drinking and lani*liter niel snap, Hut tho bnno tu tin? oradlo smiles not with tho tim.II:- ; There lt* Bllunt lan., utlng mid nmows hot tea r. But a ??milo wreaths thc tn co of tho dead <>n th- blerj Why lho (junco h r n birth? Why the tenr fur a deuth? There'd thc punting or woo in an Infant's first brent h, Min kllOW net tho limos for their Mutlos or their tears, When |f I tm li>,:,e wonhl liio.'in tho air wares with tl - . ?.eon?. A da v ls a liri ? ? nw-what 1? death but a nicoli? \\ hen pion <!o?... o'er ttio wino oup 'tl? treach erous ami (JcO|>, True hato I? b?*ol ? I unco-FOO not the content Or tim thron? ulngiug songs through a lifo Hmo iltapent. They rise MU IT from oouohea or down In tho mora And blush .-<? ?.no swoal-ilriips of toll that udor Boarcoly Ci:o.rn ls tho wall or tho tubo at Its birth. 1\ line -> ,va|io loin Of OgO Uy bo laid 111 tho **rth< V-.rn tho road of thin lifo ilotuh ia only n ? pim. hrom tho bato to tho Ind und tho hui to tho iniin. Trou) proud manhood to ago and from UKO to t li?' lion tve, Vroni tho baptism's sprinkle to funeral ob ptern', *> ! som W'K tho Blani|> on tho brow of tho horn. Hut tho r set in graveyards nocd no DU nish* lng thord on slow funerals le fixed tho palo infant's io; Dut Urti ojci rtho dead socs cu rnltv hinze Why, lin n, sinl ?. ltira lilith, iiinl why WOOD fur n tomb? Why tho loi o i in tho sunlight? Why doned eyes in thc ?. Im m? While ihc . ii., lound my oradlo 1 smite nt their t.iets; None know tb > ti uo good I nt tho kingdom of u hopis, flow empty to jo\ ?vcr ono born io dlol For enc dyne, for life, oh, liow empty tho Kil ll Sin n one In lit CIIU80 for nnurs Sorrows and tear-: Not tho <. ii mn tho danoo, hut'tis vii ino thal ylii'i'i ?, When my lime l-l a I bttVo come, and Death s'a:' * at my Side, And a c. (Du lu I. ci vi i my streagth mid my prl Huvo da du? mu? drinking und laughing and H- ll?.' A6 ?ho ti. uttcd my birth bonnay e< Din along. - hit i, n w imams. bJMnrr/r.^i ?matamn VUE BI! LL MU'S MAID. Thdrb is n lonely mill, closo beside tho little hamml ot Udorf, near the Rhluu shore, hui ween tho villagos of H?ntel and Ursel, on thu lett bunk be low Bonn. Tula mill is said to iii.ve been lim scene ot tim following story: lt was on u Sunday morning', "ages long ago, thal tim miller ot inls mill, and his whole family, went forth to hear tho holy nines nt the nearest Church, in Ibo Village of Hersel. The mill, which wm uiso his rosidonuo, was lett in ohurgo ol a sorvaut-girl named llunuchen, or Jenny, ii stout* hearted lass, who hail long Iii ed with hun in that Oitpncily. Au infant child, of nu noe until for church, was left iu ber charge likewise. Tho girl was busily om ploy od in prc 1luring dinner for thu return of UH* muster and bia family, when who should enter ul! of a .sudden hut au old .WOOtllOUrl of Lo; s named Heinrich Bottulor. Ho waa an idle, graceless fellow, whom the milier liad torbiddon his house, bul whom .lenny, willi tho amiable perversity peculiar tu her sex, only liked, pul'hups, all tho better be cause Others gave him no countenance. Siiu was glad lo see bim, and shu told him so, loo; un.i although in the midst of her work, ulm not only got him something io e.ii ut onco, but also foti ti .1 time to sit down wait him aud have u gossip, whoo jiu dispatched thu food she sui before bim. As he ate, however, bu lot fad his kniio. .T'ick that up, my lass," said ho, in a joking way t" tho guod-naiured girl. "N'a_\, Heinrich,11 sbo ropllod, "your back should in* moresuppio dian mine, for you lin vu loss work luiuako ii still". 1 labor an dav loug, and you do nothing. Hu :, never mindi 'twould go harn wini me ntl 1 refuged lo do mole Ulan that lui'you, bad though you be." Tills was spoken bali sportively, nnd half in good caine-.:; tor, kindhearted us Hie gu i wilsi m.ii much us .-.he liked tho scapegrace, she noa too honest and ind lift 11 ions hursulf to oncoui'?go or approve of idlonosa and a suspicious .course of life in anyone else, howover dear to hor. Sue stooped down, ao .cordingly, to pick up the knife. As ?ho was in tho act ol rising, however, tho treacherous villain droW a dagger from under ??is oor.t, and caught her hy tim nape of ibo neck, gripping her throat firmly, with bis lingera,to pro? veal ber sot eil ming the while. "Now, lass," he said, swearing out lt bad Orttl? at tho ?ame tune, "where is your master's money? I'll have that or your Iii??; BO lake your choice." Tho terrill ?l giri would fain have parleyed wini the i lillian, but ho would hour nothing -do could say. "Your maxtor's monoy or your life, lass!" was all tho answer lin vouch? sated to her entreaties and adjurations. '.Ci?i?se ?I once." was the only al ternative hu ofJbrod her; "tho ?:ravo or th? gpld!" Shu saw that there was no hopo of morey at Ills hands; and, as she saw it, bur native resolution awoko in hor bosom. Like tho generality of hor sox, she was timid al trilles; a scratch waa a subject of fear to her; a drop ol blood caused her to faint; an unwont ed sound lilied her soul with foar in tho night. Bul when lier onergies vrero aroused by an adequate cause, ?he proved, as her sox has ever dono, that in courago, iu endurance, in pros asnee of muid, and in resources for .very emergency, sbo far surpassed tho bravest and coolest man. ..Well, well, Heinrich!" she said, re signedly, "What is tat*be, roust bo. But if you uko tho money. I shall eren goalong with ye. This will bono homo for ino any nunc. Ilutoaso your grip of my neck a bale-don't squoo/.o HO iiard; l can't move, you hug nie no tight. And if I can't ..tir, you can't Set the money, timi's clear, yon know, iosidos, time presses; and if it bo done at all, it must be dono quiokly, as tho household will shortly bu back from Hor.-ol." Tho indian relaxed bli grip and du ally lot go his ?mid. lier reasons were all cogout with his cupidity. "t.'oroo," ?ho said; "qu?okl quick! no delay. Tuc money is iu inastor'a bedroom." Sho tripped upstairs, gally as ti ?ark; ho followod closely nt bur heels. She led tho way Into her mailer's bedroom, and pointed out tho coffer in which his monoy WM scoured. "Hurv," sho said, roaching him an wincn lay in u corner 01 tnu room, "this will wronch it opon at onco; ami while you aro tying it up, 1 shall jnsi slop upstairs to my own upnrtiuoiit, anti got a low things ready for our Hight, ns woll as my own little saviugs for tho last livo yours." Tho ru illa ti wus thrown off his guard by bur opounoss and apparent uiixioty to accompany bini. Liko all egotists, Im deceived himself, when self-deceit was most certain to ho bis destruction. "Go lass," was all ho said; "but bo not loug. This job will be douo in a twinkling." Shu disappeared ut tho words. Ho immediately bioko opou tho cheat, and was soon engaged in rummaging its contents. A* ho was thus employed, however? nb jobbed in tho contemplation ot Iiis prey, and oagorly occupied in securiug it on his person, the bruvc-Uourtud girl stole dowu tho stairs ou tip-too. Creep ing softly ulong tho passages, she speedily gainod tho door of tito chain ber unseen by bim, and likewise un heard. It wu's but tho work ot a uio uiout for her to turu thu key in thu wards ami lock him in. 'i bis doue, sho rushed iorth lo me outer door o? tim mill and gave tho alarm. .?FlyI fly!" soo shrieked to tho child, her master's little boy, ali infant live years old, tho only onu within sight or sound o? lier. "Hy! fly lo father! fly on your btu! Toll him we snail nil bu murdered au ho busto not back! Ft)! Hy!" Tho child, who was at play boforo thu door, at onco obeyed tito energetic command of tho brave girl, ami sped as last as his tiny logs could carry bini ou tho road by Which ho know his par ents woiil.i roiurii from church. Haini chen cheered him onward, and inspir ed his little heart as lie ran. '.BlOSS thee, boy! bless thee!" she exclaimed, in tho gladness of her heart; "an master arrives in timo, I will oller up a taper on tho altar of our blessed Lady of tho Kruutzborg, hy Bonn." She sat down on Ibo stans Hooch hy tho mill door to enso her over-excited spirits; ami bho wept, as ?lin sat. al thu thoughts ol' her n ippy deliver n nc". "Thank Cod!" siio ejaculated, .?thank God for this esau pe. Ohl tho deadly villain! amt 1 .so fond ot him tool" A shrill whistle from tito grated win dow ot tho chamber in willoh she. and shut the millan Heinrich, caught hut' ear, and mudo bur start ut onco to her tout ..Di?therl 1).ether!" sho heard him shout, "catch thu child, and como hillier! 1 am fast. Como hither! Bring tho boy here, and kid tho girl!" Shu glanced hastily up al tho case ment from willoh ibo imprisoned vil lain's hoad beckouod to sumo ono in tiie distaucc, and thou looked anxious ly alter her infaut emissary. Tho little messunger hold ou his way unharmed, however; and sho Ihought to herself that tho alarm wus a falso ono, raisod to oxcilo bur fears, and ovorcomo her resolution. Just, ho wovor, as tho child roached a hollow .-.put in Ibo next held-thu channul of a natural drain, thou dry with thu heats of sunnnor sho saw auot her rutilan start up from tho bod of the drain, and catching him in his arms, hasten toward tho mill, in accordanco with the directions of his accomplice. In a moment she per ceived her danger, and iu a moment moro she formed her futuro plan of proccoding. Ruireatiug into tho mill, shu doubly lockud aud bolted tho door - tho OUly appuient entrance to tho ed dice, ovory other means ot obvious access to tho interior being barred by moans of strong iron gratings ilxod agaiust all tho windows; und thou took her post ut au upper casement, ti' terminen' lo await patiently either lier niastor's roturu, und bor couso qucut delivery from that dangerous position, or ber own death, it it wore inevitable "Nevor," said sho to horsolf, "nevor shall I leave, my nnutor's house a prey to such villains,-or permit his property to bo carried otT boforo my oyo* by them, while I have life and strength to def,-nd it." Shu hud baroly tiino to socuro hor solf within, wiic u Ibo ru Iii an from with out, holding tho haploss child in one hand, and a loug sharp knife in the otiior, assailed the door with kicks, and cursos, und imprecations of the most dreadful character. "Confound theo!" ho cried, apply ing Ibo luulest epithets of which thc freo-upoakhig Teutonic languages are so copious; "opon the door, or I'll break ii in on yo!" "li you can, you may," was all the noble girl replied. "Cod is grealoi than you, and iu him I put my trust." "Cut the brat's thro.a!" roared the imprisoned murin above; "that will bring her to reason." stouthearted as poor Hannohoii was, sho quailod at this cruel sugges tion. For a moment ber resolution wavered; but it was only for a mo ment, sim saw that her own deutti was certain if sho admitted tho assuil ant, aud she kuow that ber mastoi would be robbed. She bad no reasor to hopo that even tho life ot the in funt would bo spared by ber oompli anco, lt was to risk all against noth lug. Like a disereot girl, she cousu quently held fast in her resolve te abide as she ?as while life remained, or until assistance could reach her. "An ye open not the door," shontec the villain from without? accompany lag his words with the vllost abuse, and the fiercest impr?cations, "I'll hack this whelp's limbs to piooos wltl my knife, and then burn tho mill ovoi your hoad. 'Twill bo u morry bia:..), J trow." "1 put my trust lu God," replied tin llannilo* i girl; "nevor shall yo set fool within these walls whilst I huvo life t< prevent yo." The nullan laid the infant for a mo ment on tho sward as ho sought a bou I for combustibles wherewith to o vent? lils latter throat. In lois search he es pied, perhaps, tho only possible elan destine entrance to tho building. Il was a largo aperture in the wall, com iniii ii-ding with Hie groat wheel and tho other machinery ot tho mill, and was a point entirely uupiotceiod, foi the roasou that tim simple occupant*, had nover snpoosed lt feasible for uti) one to soek admission through such i dangerous inlot. Flated with his dis covory, thc nilli in roto rood to t ito in fant, and, tying Iii? il audi and feet of tho liulc innocent, .throw it on tito {[found oven us a luncher will liing a anib destined for tho slaughter, to await ins tinto for slaving. Ho thou stole back to thc aperture, by which ho hoped to elle et. nu entrance All this was unseen by tin* dauntless girl within. In thu moan ti ino lier mind was bus ied with a thousand cogitations, Sho clearly perceived that no means wo dd bo lott untried tu effect au entrance, and she knew that on Hie exclusion of hot* foo depeudod her own existence. A thought Strock her. "it is Sunday," .she said to herself; "tho mill never work* on tho Sabbath] suppose 1 set lt agu? Hg no wP lt can bo soon afar oil"; and haply my master, or some of Ills neighbors, wondering at thu Bight, may hasten hither to know tho causo. A inc y thought, she ex claimed; "tis (inti Ul il to me!" No sooner said :tu ..one. Doing all her lifo accustom*, ' J mill-gear, it was but the woi ;? of a moment for her to set the machinery in motion. A brisk breeze Which sprang up, as il wore by a special interposition ot' Providence, at once set tue sails Hying. The arms of tin: litigo engine whirled round with fearful rapidity; the great who';! "'" ly revolved ou iii axle; tho smaller gear turned, anil creaked, and groan ed, according as they cann' into action; Hie mid was ;u full operation. ll was al that very instant thal Ibo ru iii a ti DioUior had succodud in squeezing himself through tho uport Ure in tito Wall, and gelling safely lodged in tho inleti?r of the great drum-wheel. J1 is dismay, however, was itldoser'tb tble when lie began to be whirled about with its rotation, and found that ail his offerts lo pul a slop to the power/ill machinery winch sci il in motion, or lo extricate himself Mom Iiis perilous situation, worn fruilloss. His cries wen; most appalling; Iiis MU.oks woro indy leitrim; ins curses and imprecations were horrible to hear. Hauuoiiau hastened lo tue snot, stud saw nun cangai, litte lim reptile as bo was, in his own trap. Il need not do added thal sue di l liol liberale him. Silo knew thal hu Would ne .nore frightened than hurt, ii he kept wit lt in his rotator)- prison; and shu know, ul? so, Hitit unless he attempted to escape, Uluru was no daugol' ot los tithing oui ot it, ? ven though he woro insensible and inanimate ?di ihn while. In tho meantime, Um wheui went round and round wan ?ts steady, unceasing mo tion; ?iud round and round Weilt lue ruffian along willi il, steadily and un ceasingly, too. lu vain did hu pru tu iso the stout-hem iud girl to work her no harm; in vain did he implore her pity on hrs hapless condition; in vain did hu pray to all thu powers of heaven, amt adjure all the powers of darkness to his auk Shu would not hoar nor heed bim; and, unheard and Uti heeded O? tuoiU likewise, muttering curses, he was whirled round aud round in ibu Untiring wheel, until at last feeling and perception faned him, and Itu saw aud hoard no more. Ho fell sense loss on tho bonum of thu eugine, but uvou then his luauiuiate body contin ued lo bo whirled round, ami round, aud round, as before; inn bravo girl uot daring to trust to appearances iu connection with such a vfilaiu, and be ing, therefore, afraid lo suspend tiio working of ibo machinery, or stop tho mill-gear and tackle from running at their lullest spocd. A loud knuckin;; at tho door was shortly after heard, and shu hastened thither, lt wits her master and his family, accompanied by several of their neighbors. Tho unaccustomed appeal ance of tho mill-sails ill full swing on tho Sunday, had, as sho an ticipated, attractod their attention, and they lind hastened homo from church for tho purpose of ascertaining tho cntiso of thu phenomenon. Tho father boro his littlo boy in Iiis arms; ho had cut the cords wherewith tho child was tied, but was uiiablo to ob tain any account of tho extraordinary circumstances that had occurred from tho affrighted innocent. Hainichen, in a few words, told all; and then Hie spirit which had sustain ed her so long and so woll while the cmorgency lasted, forsook her at once as it passed away. Shu fell senseless into tho arms of tho miller's oldest son, und was willi great dillicully recov ered. Tho machinery of the mill was at once stopped, and tho iuauimato ruf fian dragged forth from tho great wheel. Tho other ruffian was brought dowu from lils prison, bot li were He n bound, and sent oil'to Donn nu der a strong escort; and, in due course, came under tho hands of tho oxocu Uoner. lt was not lon? till llannciien he camo a brido. Tho bridegroom was the miller's son, who hud loved her long and woll, bul with a passion pre viously unrequited. They lived thence forward happily togoihor for many years, and died at a good old ago, sur rounded by a flourishing family. To the last hour of lier life, this bravo? hearted woman would shuddor as she told tho tale of horMangor, and her deliverance. What tho Htitr Toll*. Proctor considers it a mistako to re gard the new star iu tho Andromeda nebula as supporting ibo nebular hy pothesis of Laplace, as that celebrated guess at wm Id-origins oalls only for changes in nebulous matter so slow as lo be imperceptible. Tho roal truth taught by tho sudden bursting forth of tlds star is that the Andromeda nebu la is not, as many astronomers sup pose, a vast galaxy of brilliant suns so di .tant ns not to bo resolvable by the most powerful telescopes, but that it is simply a star-cloud forming a part of our own galaxy or universe. And what is truo of tho Andromeda nebula is probably so of others, so that it may be concluded that none of tho nebulas or star- clouds are external to our own galaxy, and that the othor galaxies of which so much has boon written do not oxlst. Among tho Sioux Indians <t is the custom that when st borrowed kettle is returned sumo of tho food that has boen cooked in it bo loft l:i tho bottom, i'boso who .disregard tho custom can aovor borrow again. TIIK PRESIDENT AND THE PAPERS. A < i ii ?rism of Cleveland's Criticism of Certain Loud inj: Newspapers. {bram the Charlotte Observer.) A few days ugo thc President wrote a iel ter to Mr. Keppler, ono of the editors of I lie New York Puck, in which lie took occasion to say that thc newspaper of tho present day was wilfully mendacious. Thc denial of thc assertion is being hurled hack into Mr. Cleveland's teeth from a thousand presses, from Maine to Mexico. It was an unfortunate expression for the President to use if he really meant it. Wayland, in his Moral Philosophy, asserts thal there is much more truth in the world titan falsehood. In tlie everyday newspaper there are a thousand truths, where there is one misstatement. Indeed, SH a rule, editors, correspon dents and reporter? endeavor to get facts and publish truths. A newspaper writer who would do anything else ought to bc, and would he, kicked out of thc editorial room of any respectable newspaper. Wc do not know what Mr. Keppler did, nor tlo wc care, that culled forth the caustic letter from Mr. Cleveland, We only know that Mr. Cleveland has gene out of bis way to assail Hie whole press of the United Stales. He is Hie last mun in thc country who ought to do anything of Hie kind. Thc newspapers made him Governor of New Y'ork, and Thc newspapers made him Presiden' of Hie United States. The cartoons, of even Puck, were largely instrumental in determining tile final result which placed Mr. Cleveland in thc Whim House. Au election alwavs is, or ought lo bc, an expression of popular sov ereignly, and popular sovereignty in America is but an expression ot pop ular opinion. A political election in this country is therefore, when successful, a regis tered minority of thc. voters who have deliberately come to conchuuons as to men and principles, as they arc pre sented by tlic press. Wc well remember* when nearly two years asro the managing editor of thc Observer wrote down inc names of about fifteen gent leinen who were at that lime regarded as probable candi dates of the Democratic party tor the Presidency. Thc merits and demerits of each name was discussed and name after name was scratched from the lisl. The name of Grover Cleveland re mained. Ile was unknown to Hie public. Ile bad been sherill' of Erie county, lie had been mayor of Buffalo, and Ile was the Governor of New York. There are three thousand sheriffs in Hie United Stales. There arc several thousand more mayors, ami 'l here are thirty-eight Governors of States in this country, and there was little belter reason for nominating Grover Cleveland, because ho had been sherill", anti mayor and was then sitting Governor, per sc, than any of tlie six thousand other officials to Which we have referred. lint tho Democratic newspapers thought WO could win w ith Cleveland ut thc head of thu ticket, and they went to work and put him Hiere. Tim politicians fought and kicked, but Hie press won, as it always docs. Mr. Cleveland was nominated, and Mr. Cleveland was elected. Ile was made a candidate hy the newspapers, and Ile was made President by the news papers. When Mr. Cleveland goes to sling ing his caustic irony around ho ought to remember that "whom the gods would destroy they would tlrst make made," and that under tho new dis peusatioil while the old Roman myth ology lias been relegated lo tho shapes of thc past, thc newspapers ot the United Stales arc even moro powerful than tho "destroying" gods two thou sand years ago. SENATOR BUTLER COMPLIMENTED. Tho Kindly Comments of n Lending North ern Newspaper. Tho New fork World recently pub lished a very complimentary notice of Senator lintier, of South Carolina, Which will he read with pleasure by every South Carolinian. Tho World says: Senator M. c. Butler is certain to bOCOine very prominent in tho debates of tlie next two or three years. Ho is uno of the ablest ami clearest-headed men on thc Democratic side. Ile has never taken very much part in tho debates, but yet has spoken often enough to show that ho has unusual powers as a debater, while he has that uggrc9?ivo quality and steady courago which arc so necessary to make a suc cessful leatlcr. Ho is very quiet and gentle in his manners. Ho is one of the best bred mon in tho Senate. Ho would never begin a quarrel, but would bo the last man in tho world lo mu away from one. He has had a number of very sharp tilts with Sena tor Edmonds in tlie executive sessions rf the Senate. It is said of him that tie has held his own very well against the tavage thrusts of th? keen-witted Vermonter. The Senatoria very near ly fifty years old. Ile waa educated is a lawyer. Ho lost a leg in the war >f tho Rebellion, whero he roso to tho rank of a major-general in tho Con federate army. Ho was ono of tho earliest of tho Southorn men to accopt the results of tho war, and has always iron a consorvativo. Ho was ono of thc few whito Democrats in South karolina who opposed tho Illaok Codo, which bis Sfato Legislature adopted loon after it was readmitted to tho Union. Ho lias always been a peace maker between tho warlike factions of Ids siaie. Through partisan misroprc loutation for a time ho was made to ipper ? in tho North aa a leader of tho whites nt thc Hamburg massacre. Yet it was dearly shown afterwards that tio wont there only after tho fighting began and in tho interests of peace. Through his : ^rsonal efforts alone, a treat many h i<ocent lives wore saved. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Facta of Interest, ?notieren from Various Quartor*. -Tho Charleston cotton need oil mill has suspended operations. -A licavy fall of snow in England has delayed railway Hains. - Miss Kate Bushardt, of Peak's, had her ann broken by a vicious cow. -I). If. Day, ;> well known cili/.en of Atlanta, was killed by a passing train last week. - Five-sixth of tho [fish people, a<: cording to Herbert Gladstone, aro fol lowers ol' Parnell. -The failures for las! week were 336-i bc largest airgregato in any week since January, 1886. -Thc Richmond Whiff has been bought by a company, and will be pub lished us a Democratic organ. -A tire in Mobile, Ala., on Friday night destroyed $160,000 worth of property. Insurance $110,000. -Tho postoffico at Jucksousonham, Lancaster county, was recently robbed of several dollars in molloy ami a quan tity of stamps. -At Jackson, Miss., tho Domocratic caucus last week nominated Messrs. Walthal and Gcol'gO for re-election as United States Senators. - (Jen. Jubal A. Eill'ly is described as a man ol venerable appearance, bis long, white beard reaching to his waist ami Ins Inuit llguro indicating tho rapid advance of extreme old age. - It is pretty clear thal thc Irish question is still far from a satisfactory solution, i otwitlistaudiuu1 the sanguine anticipations in which Mr. Parnell natl his lieutenants have been indulging. - Thc Legislature having made pro vision for tho new juli in Lexington, and part of tho necessary funds being already collected, tho county commis Bioners will take carly steps to erec t tho building. -The Virginia Hollie of Delegates has appointed a committee to inquire into (bc COM of building a new M ne House. It i-? proposed thal Ibis bulbi ng shall be of granite, quarried in Vir ginia by convicts. - A Bixtcer vear-old girl, hlghlv es teemed in thu Creole circles of New Orleans, sank down demi while waltz ing on Saturday evening ai a reception in thai city. She hail previously been in apparently tine health. -The ( i al veston NeWS calls attention to thc tact that willie tributos lo (lie memory ol "Boh" Toomba have plen tifully come from all parts of tho coun try, none has been dated from Beau voir, Miss., tho homo of Jcflbl'SOII Davis. -Thc salary of the Fren-h President Is $P20,000 a yetta, With an additional $60,000 for household expenses, mak ing a total of $180,000. M. Grovy, Who has jllSI been re-elected for a term ol' seven years, is now seventy-two yeat s old. - Ice men along lin? Konncbcc and Ponobscot [livers are preparing to gather this winter's crop, ll' ali tho Maine houses now empty be tilled, it is said tim crop will be tin; largest ever gathered in that section -footing up far above 1,000,000 tons. - A petition for Hie pardon ol'Sher man Walk up, colored, of Lu n cast cr, was recently golton up for presentation to the Governor, but on conferring with, the superintendent of the peni tentiary il was lound t hal the convict had been released by death. - A cave-in occurred d Boston Run near Mahoney eily, Pa., last week, and :l block of houses went down out ol' sight. Thc families living in the houses made a narrow escape. At hist ac counts thc surface was still caving, and live more blocks were expected to go down. - Friday last, January S, was "Creole. Day" al tho New Orleans im position. The ceremonies of the day included everything representative of tho Creoles, Bpceelics by prominent Creole gentlemen, and vocal and in strumental music by tho best Creole mu noians. - Miss Sarah Althea Hill, plaintiff in thc celebrated Shui'Oll divorce case, was married last l'luirsday morning to David T, 'ferry, ex-Chid Justice of the Supremo Court of California and Miss ll il l's leading conns i. Mr. Torry is known in ceuncctioi, .villi his duel with Senator Broderick, in which thc latter was killed. -In thc cattle convention lo bc belo ibis month at Denver, Colorado, die basis of ropi'Csnlntion requires that a member must own 60,000 hoad of cattle to secure a seat, 'flus occasions groat dissatisfaction among the cattle men with limited constituencies, who arc Linn deprived of a voice in tho pro ceedings and uro left out in the cold. -A singular snit has been (locidod JV a Sun Fr' cd SCOjustice, 'flic plain ill', Oscar beldam, sued to recover ?2!l!) damages for contracting thc Mun ber's itch" at the shaving saloon d' Solomon Cohen. After hearing ?ho cstiinony, Justice Burko said it was loubtlul whether the disease was con, racted at Cohen's place, and ho gavo lim a verdict. - A Richmond, Maine, Ibo sudd MI told has caused the ice to jam and the Hemleben River is full of iee from flvo 0 ten feet thick for from seven to ten niles. There aro thirteen ico houses hero with a capacity of 650,000 tons, iud thousands of laboring mon de >eiident upon the ico industries for Itnploymont arc waiting anxiously for ! ho jam to bc broken. tte dot Ills Title from SH,tell ami Minion. RICHMOND, January ti.-Tho Clerk if tho Virginia House of Delegates tins v.orniug received a lotter from W. 1 reen, of Loudon, under tlatc of Dc :embcr til, in which tho writer says: .Do mo tho honor of Informing mo vbat steps I ought lo tako to obtain ho rel8Siio ot tho commission of hon irary major granted mo towards tho dose ol the Confed?ralo War bv Messrs. Slidell and Mason, in COltsld iration of tho invention of a projectile or pei lo, and whether I may now claim he further recognition ot tho rank in he United States army." The Clerk if the House will reply to Mr. Green ind refer him to tho Stcvotnry of War AT GOODYEAR'S CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, Can always bo found a full lino of Medium and Cheapor Grades of Or?JKIV AJST> TO?? BUGGIES, At lower pricer than at any otlicr hou-o this sido of Cincinnati. This work ls ail madoto order, is lighter running and better (lnished than tho olass of work generally sold as standard Vehicles. But I have just received a full lino of Fino Family Carriages, Phaetons and Cabriolets ! Just received, another shipment of those Fine Opon and Top Buggles,made upon special orders by tho best, manufacturers North and East. Nothing be ing used In tho construction of these Vehicles but tho best miterials, and in quality, stylo ami finish, aro unequaled by any others now in the market* In stock a full lino of SADDLES AND HAHN ESS. AU grades, which I will oller at lower pri?es than hive evor boforo boon known lo tho history of tho business. Milburn, Studebaker and Standard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather,Calf Skins,Shoo Findings, Carriage and Wagon Materials, Harness Leather, Belt Lacing of superior quality, Rubber and Leather B siting. Also, a full line of H ARDW?RE, Guns, Shells. Powder, Shot, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Plow Points for all makes, Nails, Ax -s, Hoes, Picks and Mattocks. Pitchforks, Shovels, Spades, Steelyards and Seale Beams. Grindstones, Kikes, Padlocks, Carpenter?' Tools, Piles. Hinges, Window Sash, D mrs und Blinds, Farm and Church Bells, which 1 am ottering at lowest cash prices. A. is. (;??I)YI:AR, AQKNT, (Successor to R, II. May & Co.,) at the Old Stand, opposite Georgia Rail road Bank, 7<'l Broad s'reot. DEST (J OO US ! I A ) \VP?S11 IMU O! TAI LO ATTER AND FURNISHER, Oiler to thc public tit large, tho largest and handsomest stock of Cloths, Cassi mcrs, Montaignocs, Beavers, Worsteds, Meltons, eic, ever brought South. The.?e will be moue up into Suits, Overcoats, Trousers and Vests, at Prices Unprecedented in this or nny other market. Perfection in lit, nnd handsom est, trimmings, as well ns Lowest r>( Prices s'm'.l he our motto. Sole Agent for Dunlap, Knox, Youninn's and other celebrated Hats. Also, a thoroughly complete lincoi Underwear, Neckwear, Suspenders, Col lars and Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, and undoubtedly tho cheapest and best Mock of Shirts in the city. Thc best S 1.00 Shirt in the market. The choicest stock of Overcoats in the market-our own make. Wedding outfits a specialty,and satisfaction guaranteed. All of the above are o ile rea to the public, and lh? prices guaranteed. AUGUST DORR, Tailor, Hatter and Furnisher, 71S Broad Street. THEO. MARKWALTER, St Manufacture all kinda ot Home & Eastern Granite Monuments, 529 Broad St., Near Lower Market, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. TU I?: cHUAPrsr CA ur i? r? LA G?U?IUIA stock Larger, L'rlccs Lower luau liver Before* Carrots and FIouso Furnishing G > ls. tho largo ? s r?ck Smth. Moquet, Bru? els, ;} Ply and ingrain I !arpnts, Ru .:s. Mal * and < ?rumb (/lorin. Window S'iadrs Wall Pap"rs, Borders, Lncf*Cttrtm ?, Cornices nnd I'olo*, Coona and Canton Mat tings. Upholstery, Chromos. ??y*Wrlte o,r pampl - ond i rices. JAMES G, BA 11/EA S INS, Ag'ts., Mar. 17.18S5.-1? TM i' d S .. intrusts.Ga, THE LAURENS BAIL JOIIX C. HASKELL, N. U. Di A I., Columbia, S. C. Liiurciis, S. C. HASKELL & DIAL, A T T O K N E Y S A T L A W, LAUKF.NS 0. M., s.e. J, T. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY AT LA W, OFFICK- Fleming's ( lorncr, Northwest side of Public Square LAURENS 0, IL, S. C. j! C. GA11LINGTON, A TT O R N E Y A T LA \V, LAURENS 0. ll., S. <'. Office over W. II. (Jarrett's Store \\ . C. BKNKT, Abbeville. r. V. M COWAN, I .uiircns, RENKT & MCGOWAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAURENS CU., s.e. J. W. FERGUSON. OF.O. F. VOUNO. FERGUSON & YOUNO, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAURKN8 C. H., ?. 0. lt. P, TODD. W. II. MARTIN. TODD & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS AT L A W, LAURENS Oi II., S. C. S\ J. HOI MI s. H. TC. SIMPSON. HOLMES & SIMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAURENS C. fl., 8. C. Dr. W. H. BALL, DENTIST? OFFICE OVER WILKES' BOOK AND DRUG STORE, ?fiico days-Mondays ami TltO?dnyS. LAURENS C. H., S. C. CINCINNATI TYPE.FOUNDRY - ANO - PRINTING MACHINE WORKS, CINCINNATI, 0. SAVE YOUH MONEY Hy buying your Drugs and Medicines, FillO Colognes, Taper and Envelopes, Memorandum Books, Face Powders, Tool h Powders, Hair Brushes, Shav ing Brushes, Whisk Brushes, Blacking Brushos, Blacking, Toilet and Laun dry Soaps, Tea, Spice, Pepper, Ginger, Lannis and Lanterns, Cigars, Tobacco ami Snuff*, Diamond Dyes, and other articles too numerous to mention, at tho NEW DRUG STORE. Also, Pure Wines and Liquors, for medical purposes. No trouble to show goods. Hoped fully, H. F. POSEY &BRO., Laurens C. IL, S. 0. August ?, 1885. ly 201 Vino Street, Pelot & Cole, PHOTOGRAPHERS 628 Broad Street. AUGUSTA, GA. Pictures made in any kind of weather by the InatantaneouB Proeem. Special attention given to copying The type mwd on thu paper wn. orurt by the | ftnd en]nrg?n?r Photograph! above townrtry.-KD.