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THE CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION. Ad Object Lesson on the Stump'in Laarens. Laareos, Aug 4.?Tbe great edu ?stional campaign evolved into a alogging match today It was aome what the unexpected which happen ed. Frank B Gary and A Howard Patterson had a rough aud tumble fight before a thousand Laureua peo pie, men and women They fought with desperation and determination nolil Jim Tillman aud others separat sd them, and then they wantod to gel baok at each other Had the acci ient occurred years ago in this oorjnty, when there were a cartload of pistols at a meeting, there would save been funerala here tomortow. bat now all the foaling seems to be between the candidates Today the result waa two badly bruised faces sod smpbssis on the style of cam? paigning going on, and if others showed ths ssme spirit there would be roaoy mors fiaticuffs from day to day. At today's meetiog Mr Pstter son in h?a epeecb attacked Mr Gary about his Charleston speech, reading tbe dippings end msking tbe stete aaeot published Mr Gsry thought this persistent effort was to make it appear, indirectly, tbst hs straddled in Charleston, or favored a local option while in Charleston with tbe license festnre, which be insistsd wee not tbe case, and Patterson's effort by reading extracts waa to place hiss in a falae position ss to what be said, snd his sttitude on the liquor question When Mr Gsry's turn came to speak he immedistely replied tbst he slid not "straddle," and that bis posi tion then as now was plain. Mr Pat terson was sitting sbout fire feet behind where Mr Gsry was speaking, snd Mr Patterson got up snd he esid : "Mr Gsry, I wsot to explain something " Mr Gsry turned sqosre ly around ana eaid I "Now, Mr Patterson. I want to ask you plainly is wbst 1 have said about tbst Charleston matter true y" Mr Pat terson said he would explain Mr Gsry rsplied there was no use to explain, but insisted on knowing whether what he had just said about ths whole mstter was true or not Mr Patte reo ti went on to say tbe oandidstes would not sgree with Mr Gsry. or something on thst lins, and said hs dsred him to prove his state ossnts by any of tbe candidates Mr Gsry insisted on a direct reply aa to whether bia atatement about tbe Cuarleaton speech was true or not By this time tbe two men ware with in arm'a length, looking fiercely at each other and, no doubt, looking for a blow Mr Patterson said that if he was not allowed to ezplsin he must deny wbst Mr Gary bad said was correct. Mr Gary then ssid : "If you say my statement is not correct you esy what ia not so." Tbe two meo join ed. Patterann atrock out and claims to have bit first There was not a second h difference in the passage of blowe. Patterson struck (isry an up handed blow under tbe left eye, which cut the akin for half an inch loog. Gary bit Patterson on tbe mouth snd cut the lip and struck him under the eye It waa not a minute before half a dozen men were around the two combatacta ; they were up sgsinst each other, clinched, and ssversl blows were passed, but they wsre polled apart. Gary waa taken toward the front of the stand and Patterson to the real They said nothing, but were eager and watch iog Crowds pressed up to the eter.d, some yelliog for one candidate snd some for another. By the aid of two policemen. Sheriff McCravy, 8eoator Ti'.lman and Chairman Smith, thoae who belonged on the stand were instructed to get back and sit down, and those who did not belong on the attnd to get off At this time tbe ca? didatee had mopped their faces and wiped the blood from their broiaee. When quiet was restored Mr Gary faced the audience Somewhat dis bevelled and bruised, and quivering all over and with clinched hands, be spoke out, and asid when be left he decided he would be a gentleman and give no poseible offence to any one, and in torn he would not take any insult from any one He had treated Mr Patterson ae a gentlemen and a friend, but be had gone too far, and he would allow no man to ineuit him without hitting him in the mouth Mr Gary apologized with feeling and almost fars for having fought before ladiea, aud erpreasod his deep regrets at the incideut Then he went on and concluded his speech, cutting it here and there Mr Patterson was allowed to make a ststemeot sod ssid be was very sorry for tbe occurrence He did not like euch things He and Mr Gsry bsd been worm frisndo snd he hod been s stsnch friend of tbe family, bat whenever s man told him he lied he tried to pat his fist in bis month sod givs him ths best be bsd in his shop. when the two combatants bsd taken their sssts a policeman, who looks like ths piotoree of Mr Dinkel spisl good nstoredly held oat his Ssod sod ssid ths distorbsnoe woold cost esch of ths oombstsats $5. or ibey woald hsvs to go before lbs Majors Court. Mr Gary paid bio $5 aod Mr Patterson followed ouit. Tbo officer, when asked about tbe matter, ooid it always coat that amount Tor o fight io town, but the combatants could go to Court if they wanted and they might get back their money, but they had only one role. Mr Patterson and Mr Gary left the stand after tbe speech of Gory. It so happened tbat they were guests at the same house, but ooe of them has changed his stopping place. Through tbe efforts of Clerk of Court Boll Mr Patterson anc* Mr Gary met shook bonds and agreed to be friodo and comrades as when they entered Laurens. Of course neither of the contestants was hurt to any extent After the scrap it was up bill work for oil the candidates until Tillman waa presented and he was received with enthusiasm lie whooped things up aod hud the boys hurrah* tng. He took a hand primary, and called me up to tbe front to note tbe vote Not o dozeu voted for prohi? bition bat when it came to vote for the dispeosary pretty much every one voted, sod there was one of those old time dispeosary fields of upraised bands Tillman was bappy and so did every ooe else seem to be, and he remarked that there was nothing much in tbe talk of six buodred tigers io Cbsrlestoo sod two huodred in Colombia, sod he pots no faith io this talk, and commented on tbe ovi deoces, of there being no tigers about Laurena, sod tbot there were not near as many tigers as some tried to make oat. The orowd was quite large and in the best bumor. RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Thb rural free mail delivery is evidently o greater achievement than we once thought, judging from the eagerness of diflereut claimants to get tbe credit of its establishment, although we believed frcm tbe first that it would bring more tangible results and more actual public service to the masses of tbe people thau any other public measure passed by coo gress in many years Several papers in the State have published an article eigned by "One Who Knows" giving Congressman Latimer large credit for the establish tnent of the rural free delivery ays tem and recently Congressman Nor ton has been reported as claiming *' e honor of establishing the syst' tn Tbe troth of the matter is tbat Dr J. W m Stokes from this district deserves the honor aud the distinction of hav? ing carried the measure successfully through congress although he does not claim to have originated the scheme. Others in previous years tried and failed ; but Dr Stokes took up the work and prosecuted it with such ability and persistence that he sue ceeded in having the system put in operation Doubtless other congress men from this State and other states cooperated with him, but he was tbe recognized leader and champion of the measure To sustain our conten? tion we quote tbe following from Congressman Gnggs, one of Geogia'a ablest representatives, who published in an Atlanta paper a complete bis tory of the rural mail matter Mr Giiggs aays : "The next year (1898) congress gave $300,000 to continue experiments in this direction My recollection is that the department aeked for only $150,000, and the committee recommended that amount on tbe floor of tbe bouse Hon J Wm Stokes, of Sooth Carolina a fast friend of the farmer, moved to make it $300.000 and it passed in that shape " This ought to show that Dr Stokes is the one people should thank for tbe soccessfull culmination of the free rural mail delivery Moreover, he had tbe service extended and applied along all star routee throughout the State, beginning July 1st The people along these rontes Ore enjoy ing the benefits of better mail facili? ties It may be added that Congressman Griggs from whom the sbove is quot eu is a prominent member of the Pontoffice Committee of the House and hence is a position ro know the actual facts in tbe matter ?Orange burg Patriot A Mother Telia How She Saved Her Littlo Daughter's Lite. I am the mother of eight children nod have had a threat deal of experience weh medicines Lift summer my little daughter bad the dys? enter*/ >o its worst form. We thought she would die. I tried everything I could think of but notbiog seamed to do her any good I saw bj ao advertisement io our paper that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aod Diarrrte? Remedv was highly recommeoded and sent and got a boule at one*. It prove I tone one of the very best medicines we ever had iotbtbous' It saved my little daughter's lila. I am auxious for every mother to know what an eicelltot medicine it is. Had 1 koown it at first it would have saved iuh a great deal of anxiety aod my little daughter mucb suffering ?Yours truly, Mrs. Ueo. P. BurdiekJ Liber'y, R. 1. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. ? mum >ee< saw ? WelbalU, Aug 4 ?Lightning strack ? bo Haptiat paraooage at Westminister yosterday afteroooo killing Hnory M Simpson aod aeriooaly injunog T N Hall aod M A. Tamil All three are promioeot oitiieoa Mr. Simptoo leavsa a large family He was a most oooatateot member of tbe Baptiat Church, o aao of worth aod be bad many good frieods everywhere. The Latest From China. Advance on Pekin?Tien Tain Again Attacked. Loodoo, Au?;. 6, 4 a. m.?The American and British toroes began to sdTsooe oo Pekio last Thursday, ao oordiog to a dispatoh dated Aug. 2, from Tieo Tsio to the Daily Express. "The mau? body of the allies,'1 ooo tiooes tbe oorrespoodeot, "marched July 30. Oeo. Cbaffee eras delayed by difficulties of disembarkation Qen Dorward, the British oommaoder, bad no such obstacles aod his delay is in? explicable. "The other foreign troops are now bslf way to Lofa. The force iooludes '20.000 Japanese under Gen. Varna obooba, aod 10,000 Russians. The British foree totale 9,000 aod tbe other foreign troops 7.000. We are weak in artillery "On Aug 1 a strong force of Chinese from tbe native oity attacked Tieo Tsio. By a series of brilliant charges our troop* drove tbe eoemy from tbeir positioos. The native eity is still defiant and tbo allies are un? willing to march trcops through its streets, as this would mean an immense slaughter. Whso the Chinese saw to large a body of troops marohiog west? ward, they apparently believed they weold have ao easy victory over those who were left." Big Chinese News Via Pans. Paris, August 5?7 p m ?Cheng, director general of railways and tele graphs, has just communicated to the consuls at Shanghai, according to a special dispatch to the Temps, dated August 5, an imperial decree, dated August 2, authorizing the foreign ministers in Pekin to communicate without restriction with their Govern ments and ordering tbeir departure for Tien Tsin under a good escort Tbe French foreign office has received the following dispatch from tbe French consul at Che Foo, dated August 2 : ? The Governor of Moukden. in a proclamation, has urged the people of Manchuria to massacre Chrietains Nearly all the missions have been destroyed. Tbe missionaries have organized for defence and arc assisted by other Christians " ADVANCE GUARD REPULSED. Paris August 5 ?The Shanghai correspondent of the Temps, tele graphing today, eays: "Tbe number of allies leaving Tien Tein is no better knowu here than are the facts as to tbe march itself, but it is rumored that the ad vance guard has been repulsed THOUSANDS OF HRATHEN WERK PROBABLY KILLED. Washington, Aug 6.?The following cablegrams were today received at tbe navy department : Chefoo, Aog 6 Bureau Navigation, Washington. British Fame reports, unofficial, en? gagement at PeitstOg, Sunday morn? ing ; tbrco to 10 30 ; allied lo?s killed and wounded 1,200; ohufly Russians and Jsptnose. Chinese retreating Tsossig. Chefoo, Aog 6. Bureau Navigation, Washington. Unofficial report believed reliable ; about 16 000 allies heavily engaged Cbioese at Peitsang daylight of tbe 5th. Remey. Aooording to tbo information in pos? session of tbe war department tbe town of Peitsang is at the bead of tide water on tbe Pet Ho between eleven and twelve miles by road beyond Tien Tsin. [t is a village of mud huts, of ooosid erable eizo, but not walled The river at this point is oot navigable by any thing larger than a good sized steam launoh, and it is thought that tbe troops probably reached tbero in small \ boats, towed by the naval launcnes Tbo country all along tbe river between Pekin and Tien Tsin is u law, alluvial plain almost impassible for wheeled vebioles in the wet season and under quito a high stato of cultivation. It presents no natural defensivo feature, I aod the war department know* no I atrategetio reason wby the Chinese should have mado a stood (here rather ! than at any other of tbo dozen villages osst of the walled town of Tuog Chow, where is stored an immenso amount of provisions upon wbioh the city of Pekin would have to depend in ease of litgs. From tbe fact that tbe engagement lasted seveo and a half hours, it is argued in the department that cither tbe Chinese must have been heavily iotrenohed or that there was an immense homo of tbem to stubbornly contest tbe sdvaocc of the 16 000 international troops. It is figured by military experts that a loss of 1.200 killed aod woonded oo the part of the allies probably means a los-? of three to six times as many by tbe Chinese. It ie persible that a blow of this magni tude may break tbe rrsistanco of the Chinees to tbe advance of the foreign column, but. oo the other band, it is possible that this may bo ooo of a large number of plaoee on too rood that have been intrenched with a view to falling hack aod contesting tbo foreign advance so as to delay aa loog ae possible the ar? rival of tbe foreigners at Pekio. Unless tbe opposition suddenly breaks down, tbo military ezperts look for a desperate engagement when ibe troops reaobed the walled oity of Tuog Chow, whieb is said ts be even s more fsvorabls located for purposes of defenee tbau waa Tien Tain. MOP" SERIOUS ON YANG TSE KIANG. Paria, Aug G.?Tbo French consul at Chung King tolegrapbs under date of Aug 3 tbat the situation is beeomiog more serious on the npper Yang Tso Kiang. The English coosul, he says, has left, with the oustem house staff, aod the French consul iotends to leave, with bis Japanese colleague. The mail service has been stopped LI nUNG CHANG MAKE3 A STATEMENT. Berlin, Aug 6 ?The German for eign office announces this evening tbat it had received no fresh China news and that it doubted whether the advance of the allied forces from Tien Tsin bad begun The Lokal Anzeiger publishes an interview which Dr Zaker, its special China correspondent, had with Li Hung Chang, at Canton, July 5 ? Earl Li told tbe correspondent that tbe Boxera were not rebels but were true to the royal house Their movement, be explained, was direct ed chiefly against native Christians, who had been using international protection to oppress tbe Boxers With reference to tbe missionaries he said : "It is my firm conviction that the missionaries are always in danger, for the relations between the Chinese population and foreigners have been the cause of nearly all the troubles and will continue to be " Earl Li went on to say tbat Chi nese hatred of foreigners had been increased of late through the action of the powers, particularly in the seizure of Kiao Cbou, which he de scribed as "an exhorbitant penalty for a couple of missionaries " Referring to the murder of Baron von Kettelcr, German minister at Pekin, be gave a pes'iive assurance that neither Prince Tuan nor any other member of tbe government knew of the intended killing, and he also declared that Baron von Ketteler was not killed because he was a German, but simply because he was a foreigner In a word, he was a victim of the Chinese hatred of for? eigners. "The Chinese government is not strong enough to put down tbe Boxers," said Earl Li, ' but the thought of accepting assistance from the powers to put them down is extremely repugnaut to the govern ment 99 In reply to a question as to who was the head of the central govern ment, he said it was administered by Prince Tuan in tbe name of the emperor. ? i? RESIDENCE OF CORPORATIONS. It is in tbo St :to in Which it Was Originally Chartered. Columbia, Aog 4 ?A decision has been handed down by tbe State aupremo court in the case of John Wilson, as administrator of tbe estato of Noah Y. Wilson, of Fairfield, dec?ased. against the Southern Railway Company, tbe result of which is a virtual nullification of tb? aot of tbo general assembly making domcstio corporations out of corporations chartered io another State and subsequently chartered in this State. Tbc legislature passed an act with a view of reaching suoh corporations as the Southern Railway aod others through the obannela of tbo State oourts in matters of suits brought against such corporations. Tbe aot provided that suoh a corpora* tioo should be subject to the jurisdiction of this State as fully as if it were origt i ally created under the laws cf tbe State of South Carolina. The oaso in which this decision is rendered was ao, acrion brought io tbe court of common pleas for Fairfisld County for damages for tbe alleged neglige-1 t killing of plaintiff's intestate by tbe defendant corporation aod result ed in a judgment in favor of the plaio tiff for $4,000 A petition and hood for tho removal of tho cause to the circuit court of the United States en tho ground cf diverse cit zoosbip weie duly offered, aDd Judge Buchanan was asked to proceed no further eioept to pass an order tor removal This was refused and notice of appeal and excet tions were immediately filed After judgment on the verdict of the jury exceptions were taken to the order refuting to remove to the ruling com? pelling the defendant to proceed to trial and to tbe judgment and ruling of tbe court Salina. Kan , Aug. 5,?Union Pacific casthouud passenger train No. 4, which left Denver last night waa hold up by two men several miles west of Hugo, Col., 90 miles this aide of Denver. The passengers io the Pull? man sleepers wero robbed of their money and valuables An old man named Fay, a resident of California, refused to surrender his valuables aod fired a shot at one of (he rohbors. but missod Thereupon the robbers fired, one shot entering Fay's mouth and oomiog out at tbo back of bis bead, killiog him almost instantly. The robbora stopped the traio, jomped off aod escaped. - ? ???>? ?? - "Oupid'e Victory," a oaw aoog rVords by W. Lionel afniet; music bj Hay t quires Williams?for sals by H. O. Oitean * Oo. Preaching Prohibition. Methodist Minister in Colum? bia Takes up the Work. Columbia, August 5 ?The Rev. W. R Richardson, pastor of the Washington Street Methodist Church, preached a prohibition sermon at the regular service tonight. He came out against tbe Dispensary as well as all kinds of liquor selling Fol? lowing is a synopsis of tbe sermon, the text being from 11 Chronicles xx, 15: This was Gods answer to the prayer of tbe King of Judah in tbe time of national peril It takes a great crisis to bring out the spiritual forces of character Such a crisis came to the King of Judah. Hie kingdom was about to be invaded by a vast army In this extremity the religious nature of the king was fully disclosed. Standing in the midst of his people Jerusalem, he offered a petition which, in beauty aod pathos, is un equalled in tbe worlds literature It was a grand picture?a k'ng praying for his people in a time when nation al disastor seemed to be inevitable. God's answer to bis prsyer is a decla? ration that the cause of ttuth and righteousneess is God's cause No cause that is baaed on truth is ever utterly defeated Tbe principle contained in tbe text that every righteous cause is God's battle is au encouragement to those who are en gaged in the work of moral reform Everywhere reform is the watchword of tbe day The whole world is permeated with the spirit of reform Throughout the length and bredtb of our own land the cry for reform is beard. There is the evil of the liquor traffic Tbe giant evil in this world is tbe liquor traffic legalized, and that, too,in a large measure by the votes of men who profess to be on God's side in the battle against wrong. It is impossible to exagger ate the evil which result from the sale of intoxicating liquors. From whatever standpoint it is con sidered, the liquor traffic un? der whatever legislative system it is conducted, is the greatest curse that has ever scourged tbe human race That the liquor traffic is a moral evil is so obvious that I would not have considered it necessary to discuss this phase of the question had not one of our political leaders a few days ago made tbe assertion that the "Ten Commandments have nothing agaiust selling liquor, and the Bible makes liquor selling permissible " It is true there is nothing in the Ten Com mandmentB against selling liquor Neither is there anything against drunkenness or gambling or arson. But is drunkenness any the lets a sin because it is not prescribed in tbe decalogue ? Is gambliug or arson any the Ies3 a crime because it is not specifically condemned in the Ten Commandments ? Selling liquor in men to violate every one of the Teu Commandments As to the Bible making liquor selling permissible, the most charitable construction that can be put upon that assertion is that it was made by a man who is profound ly ignorant of the Scriptures The advocates of the liquor traffic do not scruple in their irreverence to slander the character of our Saviour by claim iog that his example justifies selling and drinking intoxicating liquors. Christ neither used nor sanctioned tbe use of distilled liquor or "brandied wines." I am frequently asked why 1 oppose tbe dispensary. 1 Beoause the dispaosary, in oharao ter, in principle and aim is identieal with the bar room. Cbango of name does not involve change of character Tbc restrictions thrown around the d?s pecsary do not lift it abt ve the level of the bar room. The dispensary, sell? ing, es it does, intoxicating liquors as a beverage, making drunkards, is on the same level with tbe bar room, and therefore I can oo more endorse the one (ban the other. The grouods on which I fought tbe bar roo:o are the ground? on whioh I fight tbo dispensary U Tbe sailing of intoxicating liqaors as a beverage is either morally right or morally wrong The question admits of no alternative. There is no neutral ground. If selling intoxicatiog liquors as a beverage is morally rizbt, then any legislative enaotmcnt which discriminates against it is an injustice, aod it ought to bo put on tbe satte foot? ing as selling drugs, or dry goods, or groceries, or any other lino of merchan? dise On the other hand, if eel tog intoxicating liquors as a beverage is mor&'.iv wrong, no legislative enact ment can mafe it right, and it is not a matter of polioe regulaP.ou, but of *up prossion Tbe State cannot eogagc in a business thai is morally wroog with out debauching herself. A oiiizin oao not vote to iioense a business that is morally wrong without committing an immoral action. I challenge any man to point out any other position that the State as tbo individual citizen oan occupy with regard to the liquor traffic 3 Tbo dispensary is a political machine. From its very ioceptio'j it has been a source of political oorrup* lion It was conceived in sin, born in iniquity, aod projected as a demagogi? cal scheme. There is a maiked differ enoe between a Reformer and demago? gue. Tbe end whioh a Rsformer has in view is tbe highest welfare of the people ; the objective point of tbe demagogue is effioe While professing great love for the dear people, claiming to be tbe obampioo of their cause ; tbe defettder of tbeir rights, and tbeir deliverer from oppression, the demago? gue appeals to tbeir prejudices, stirs op tbe worst passions of human nature : creates a bitter partisan spirit; hood? winks tho ignorant masses by his falae promises aod political trickery, and all tho while be has bis eyes fixed on tbe spoils of effioe. Tbe dispeosary waa originated, not by a Reformer as a step towards prohibition, but by a dema? gogue as a politioai machine to be used io advocating the most unprincipled politioai principle tbat has ever cursed a people 4. I oppose tho dispeosary because it is an uorighteoos business, a sic against Qod and a crime against humanity. I give barkeepers credit for betog consistent. Tbey are not Prohibition ists. They oppose tbe dispeosary be? cause tho State has monopolized tbeir trade, and they contend that it is un? just for the State to deny to any citizen tho right to buy aod sell the same articles of trade tbat tbe State is ecgag ? ed io buying and selling From their point, of view, I most say tbat tbeir complaint is reasonable and just. But Prohibitiooists take higher ground? thao tbat. They stand oo the principle that tbe liquor traffic, whether conduct? ed by tbo State or by iodividuals, is a moral wrong. Tbe dispeosary was a compromise, and no great moral qaes tioo is ever settled by compromise Reformatioos aod revolutions never gc backward. Tbe fight againat the drunkard-making, crime-producing politics oorroptiog, home-wrecking aool destroying dispensary is God's battle. Alabama's Illiterate Will be Debarred. Birmingham, Ala, Aug 6 ?A gen? eral State election for State and county officers and for members of the general assembly was heid ir Alabama today aod a large majority was returned for the Democratic ticket headed by Wm J Samford of Lee county, who will be inaugurated as governor on Dec 1 The Republicans, Populists and. Prohibitionists bad tickets in the field, but returns so far indicate vic? tory for the Democrats by an over? whelming majority. The Populists and Republicans will together possibly nave 12 of the 131: members of tbe legislature, a loss of about 50 per cent. The Democrats have elected county officers in several counties which have heretofore been strongly Populistic. General apathy matked the election and a light vote was cast. Reports are slow in coming in and Capt Smith of tbe State Democratic congressional committee, gives out no figures, but it is estimated tbat the majority will be more than 5,000. The only issue was a test oo the question of holding a convention which will elimate the negro from politics It was carried by a large vote, tbe Democrats being almost solidly in favor of the convention. - mmmmm ?^pa*? - The War in South Africa. London, August 4.?Lord Roberta telegraphs to tbe war office that Gen Hunter reports that 3,348 men have surrendered to him altogether Geo Hunter also secured 5,046 horses aod three guns Lord Roberts adds tbat Gen. Hamil? ton oontioued bis movement toward Rusteoberg aod engaged tbe Boars ic the Magaliesburg range Thursday. Lieut Col. Rhodes and Major G. A Williams were among the forty one British wounded The Boers left twe dead aod several badly wouoded. Thursday night a train was derailed and attacked twenty miles sooth of Krooostad, -?ur men bting killed aod three wouoded. Lord Algernon Leo oox and forty men were made prison? ers, but were released at the request of the American coobul general, who was oo tbe train. A Boer force was attacked by Gen Koos near the railway north of Krooo? stad Wednesday. August 1, aod left fi~r> wagons and a lot of cattle A d(Spatefa from Pretoria, dated August 4 to a news a^etcy nere says : "It is reported that Geo Christian DeWot is doad fron? a 8b-11 wound. Tho report has not bsen confirmed v -? mwm ? The My ..pta, Granby and Riohlaod mills of Columbia will jointly operate a paid :> re department Tbe operatives' houces of toese mills are not within tha c tv It nits Tbe apparatus will consist of one - horse chemical engine, one *2 boras hook and ladder truck and two 1 hrrt-ehose wagons. Tho latter will oarty 000 foot of hose No steam eogtno wiil ba required as rhe hydrant will be supplied direotiy by fifty pound*, pressure A full supply of regular numbers of Hawkes' oelebrat ed glasses on hand, and personb in need of glasses and whose eyes have no complicated trou? ble can be promptly fitted. Prices reasonable. H. 6. OSTEEN A CO., Hook Store.