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CHRoMos.-To close out the balance OF our
stock, will sell framed Chromos from 40c. to
81 each. Hssel street Bazaar.
july30-tuths
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r.w york Nava1 STORES market.

EEW YORK, Oc:00er 10.
me Daily Bulletin says: Receipts to-day 1879
bbls rosin, 1874 do spirits turpentine, 90 90 tsr.
and steadv. Sales $40 bbls at 82Hc, 20 boIs at
s2c. and 100 to arrive &C 62Kc. Rosin ID IN put
limited demand without, however, any maserls.
change In the price. Sales 100 Dds 81 81 ~; oVo
bbis AZ "a IS and $50 bbls ON private terms. Tar ID
searce and frm. Pitch 8 tribe easier at - 7ha
4 so for prime city delivered. SAILS 30 bcls az the
ina,do nrlce.
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FuRoHaorr, BENEDICT & Co., No. 276 King
street, offer this day great bargains In Car
pets, &c. See their advertisement.
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G~ENTLEMEN's COATS. Vests and Pants neatly
cleaned and renewed, at Otto Sontag's, Dyer
No. "a Wentworth street, near Artesian Well
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MARX Your CLOTHNG!-Order your Stencil
Plates at the Hasel street Bazaa- and East Bay
News Room. octl4-th
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FuRoHaorr, BENEDICT & Co., No. 276 King
street, have received full lines of Ladies
Underwear-all descriptions. department In
charge of ladies' employed here.)
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s%AyINNAH ANp ,RARLKsroN RAILROAD.

30 bags sea island and 1853 bales upland cotton,
Is bbls spirits turpenlIoe, IS bbls rJsln, 4se bushels
rough rice, - cars Timber, wood and mdse. To
J Cosgrove, Rsvenel b co, u McPherson. Gaillard
& Mlnott, aurdsugh & Weekly, Whilden d Jones,
BardIn j. Parker. WIN Quincy, ] r Pringle q Son,
s E Smith, W P Dbwling, Crawley i Dehon.
st lney & Lowndes, PlncEney d Bros, W VII.
llams d Som, L u Mowry & Son, Pelzer, Rodgers
4 co, Fraser d Dill, W Bee d co, = Dubose, ana
others.
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CRoouET sRAsoN.-We are now furnishing
our customers with Croquet at So rs. HAsEL
STREET BAZAAR. apr27-stuth
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siderable reductions are expected to occur before
Christmas. The output OF coal has now more,
than overtaken the demand, and in order to keep
MP prices men are being put on short time. In
the face, however, OF q failing demand and for.
eign competition. prices must come down:
Rouse coal during the week has been
reduced %. per ton. The heavy trades
are still busy, although very few new or"
ders are coming to hand. There has been q
marked filling Of in the demand for railway
material and this state OF things will, It is e&-
pected, continue until prices become easier.
There are good orders for steel In the market, but
manufacturers are unable to take them on the
trade Is not 30 brisk. An excellent business is
being donei In saws, chiefly with the Australian
market. In the cutlery branches the men are
well employ ed. and there ls no falling OF In the
demand for files. Stocks are generally very low.
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DEGULAR LINE FOR GEORGETOWN
8. G., TOUCHING AT SOUTH ISLAND
KEITaFIELp AND WAvERLY KILLS.

The Steamer EMILE, Captain @. E@h
O. White, will receive Freight every
and leave as above every TUESDAY MIGHT, &C .
O'Clock until further notice.
viii touch at weymouth Mills. every alternate
trip.
Freight and wharfage pepa'd.
For engagements sppy To-
oct7. tnthf smos Agents, North Atlantic Wharf.
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PaaaauRorl,

Per steamer City Point, from Palstka vie
Jacksonville, ~Fernandina and savannah A
Mized and one on deck.
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wilminRton Market.

WILMINGTON, October Is.
SPIRrTs FREDERICKSBURG or 40 CASKS az oohc'
and 100 at sec per gallon for Southern packages.
Ros1H -Sales OF 1858 pblB at S. 80 for stralnea'
and 81 25 for low No. /.
CEUpE TURPKNTME.-Saies OF 146 Dds OF - 20
for hard, and S. for yellow dip and virgin.
TIE SALES Of lis bbls at S. 80 per bDl.
CoTToN.-Ssles OF l bale az Ike, and l az lsc
per ID.
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COMMER OAL NEWS.

Exports.
BALT1MoRE-Per Schr Matoaka-l35 II feet Of
lumber.
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MARINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK, October l6.
Arrived, Montgomery, Metropolis, cleopatra,
San Jaclnto and Cuba
Arrived out, Australia and Peruvian.
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NOR LIv B PO o L.
TO SAIL WITH %DIsrAToH.

The Highest GLASS, Full.powered Iron 4d6fN
British Steamship TYNE QUEEN, WI.&H1Hn6Ss
liam Oasson, commander, about 2aoo 6sies ssRa.
city, having q large lart OF cargo engaged ana
going on board, Will meet with prompt dnpatch
and sail as above. For further nelgnt Engage
ments apply 10 g:
octr No. III East Bay. ,
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City AFFAIRS.
rrr,Ses THIS DAY.

r.,., K,lvInning Lodge, A. F. H., at Z I. NJ.
I"..S voluuteer RiHe Club, at half-past Z (.
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Int.rtor cotton Markets.

COLUMBIA, October Is.
Sales of cotton TO-DAY SO bsles; m'ddling TIC.
GioNraoNERY. October II.
Cotton market quiet; good ordinary l7o, strict
GOOD Ordinary 17xc, low middling l7hc, MID
ding 15c. -nr, oo,oho- "A
Market not In good demand; goou oralnSIy
l6xo,low mlddling 17c, middlng l7kc; SAFES I'll
bales; receipts 622; shipments 4b6.
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LIVERPOOL.
Br bark File de pAir, Jones, up. ......August ~
CARDIFF.
The Mary Jane, Jones, sailed Sept %
The COrmorant. Hansen, sailed. ........AuguBt II
The Emma, Fender, sailed .........-.......Sept 10
Bark Brilliant, BARLEY. salled-.........sept Is
BARCELONA.
Span bark Providsncia, -, sailed. ......Sept 20
VALPARAISO.
Barksapho, Wilbur, to ssll.................oct 1
Il
Bark He!ios, Holm, sailed. o
PORT SPAIN.
Ship Amelia, -
RIO DE JANEIRo.
Br schr Sparkling Wave, Hocken, saiiea.'''ep' o
Br bark Livingstone, Mcmillan. sailed....sept2 "a
DOMESTIC.
BOSTON.
sohr oboa Mccarthy, Chase, up............Oct IL
Rr hriu Lochimar, Nickerson, oleared.....Oct 8
Schr A E clover. Terry, ]
NEW r
scbr A q howe, lGedway, cleared. .....-...Oct II
Schr Lilly, Hughes, cleared 10
Schr Geo B Somes, Pray, up.........-.-...oct1O
Schr F MerWin, Pearce, up................Octl0
Schr Jesse 8 Ulars Clark, Observation-Disclosures 10
Schr Aldana Rokes, Rhodes, up............Sepf 20
PHILADELPHIA.
Schr Jas Gordon. Ireland, up......-.......Oct IL
BALTIMORE.
schr ] b Stickney, Fooks, cleared. .......0ct1 IL
Schr A f Ames, Acorn, IL
Brig VIM q Paris, Dix, cleared..."........Oct 10
Schr Sue Cummings, sept ID
PORTLAND, NE.
Schr Mary Collins, Collins ...".,.....,....0 II
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m WINGI WIN Gl

III ~ w
The powerful Steam Tug REPUB. ~A
LILO, Melville, Commander, hasu&
been fitted out most complete for thls nal DO, aud
III prepared to Tew Vessels OF any size In the
harbor to sea and the adjacent Phosphate Works
at st. Helena; also to and from Charleston to So.
vannah upon the most reas jnable terms.
Arrangements may be made with Captain
MELVILLE on board, or at the Agents once.
ROACH d MOFfE1T, Agents.
16-N. B.-She has wrecking Pumps Tor assisting
vessels In distress and putting ont fires, DC.
sep2s.lmo
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PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON, -
AND THE CITIES OF THE NORTHWEST.

The Fine Steamship WE. KENNEDY. I'D:
Foster, Commander. will sail for Baltimore on
THURSDAY, nth October, att O'Clock p. 49,;
~ Philadelphia iFreighta forwarded 90 tnat
cIty BY railroad from Baltimore without sddi:
tional insurance, and C~onsignees are aDowed
ample sine to sample and sell tnedr aoods sIfoW
the Railroad Depot In Philadelphia.
For Freight or Passage apply 20
PAUL O. TRENHOLM, Agent
oct1e-5 No. a Union Whafve6. Z
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noe BW YORK.
IN THURSDAY 17rH OCTOBER, Ar 4.
|. O'CLOCK, P. N.
NEW IRON STEAM LME-EsrABLIsHEDI is7o.
STATE ROOMS ALL ON DECK.

The Splendid New Iron sidewheel s.eamship:
New York on THURSDAY. 18th october. at4 O'clock
p. n, from Pier No. 2 Union Wharves.
Through Bills Of Lading to Liverpool and the;
New England cities as usual. 1919
81 Insurance by steamers OF this line XpeEi
cent. -&.y3fsgSS
For Freight or Passage engagements, having
very nne Deck Stateroom observation-disclosures apa
ply to WAGNER, RUGER. d CO., No. rs Broad
street, or to WIN. A. C0URTENAf, MOL Union,
WharVes. 800. 0ctlk
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Ncw YORK; RIco rrnrket.

New York Rico mnrket.
NEW YoRK, October Is.
The Daily Bulletin says: The demand is fair for
ali OF the better inscriptions. Prime Carolina ia
yery SCARCE and strong at sxa8Xc. We note
sales OF 100 bass Rangoon at 6Ta7c, and rs casks
Carolina at 7Aa6Hc,
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.oR N e ". Ylo.R Z.
NEW YORK AND CHARLESTON
STEAMSHIP LINE! =
ESTABLISH 1916.

The Splendid SIdewheel Steamship HANHKr-'
TAN, MS. Woodruff. Commander, will sailffom'
Adger's South wharf, on SATURDAY. 1.-The - n
instant, at 6 O'Clock P. II.
A6-Marine Insurance Il per cent. by thisllne.s
81 Through Bills OF Ladlng given ON cotton 20
Liverpool, Boston, Providence, and the Kew Eng
land manufacturing towns. S.
For Freight or Passage engagements spplyt TO
oct17.S JAMES ADGER q CO.. Agents.
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Germsnia Lodge, Z. P, ats P. NJ.
Carolina Independent Boat. Club, at hau
mast z Pm.
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POET CdLEhUAk.

PORT CALEhDAk
KoOH's PHkghS.
New Moon, cd, 10 hours. IL minutes, morning.
Flrst Quarter, Och. 8 hours, a minutes, evening.
Full Noon, 10th, 10 hours, Is minutes, morning.
Last Quarter, 24th. 8 hours, "a minutes. morning.
New Moon, sist, II hours. AZ minutes, evening.
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LIST OF VESSELS
T o r N.

UP, CLEARED AND SAILED FOB TB1s PORT.
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Markets by Telegraph.

LONDON, October 10.
Noor.-Consols s2x. Elves Ssh. $780, oo,<
Seeming NOonsols closed at 92K. Money s2H
for account. Bonds, slxty.hves, old, ok for x
coupons. 49,, oo.ohor IA
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The Charleston Cotton, Rice n Naval
StoreH Markets,
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DOB s o N.


FRE1aars RECEIVED DAILY, AND THROUGH
BILLS LADNG ISSUED
Am TO Akdk
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TIE A I'M III CITY.
An Orderly and Unevcntful Eieotion-
A Light Vote Polled.

An Orderly and Unevcntful Eiocti'"-
A light Vote Polled.
The election in the city yesterday Wae TO-
markable only for It's absolute peacefulness
and the entire absence of anything resemolns
q disturbance at any of the polling places.
The polls were duly opened at the appoin0eu
hour. with the managers, supervisors, depu-
ties. &C., all as their several posts OF duty, snu
from that tins until the hour of six +. NJ
when the ballotilg ceased, the Young pio'
ceeded slowly and regularly without q se"-
blsnce of confusion or disorder on the part VI
anv one. The vote polled was q light one'
and the number of Conservative or wnite GU.
,zens who came to the polls was very smal.
indeed az compared with the votes OF lSio anu
TOT, uhen there were regular Conservative
tickets In the field, and every "ni'e
cr;zen felt it incumbent upon him
~ come forward and cast hid Vote
tor the success of Conservative prnci-
nles The election yesterday was -pracucaiy
confined to the choice between the opposing
f.ctions.o of the Radical party, and those OF tne
conservatives who took the trouble to go'to
the mills voted selected tickets made up, to
the best of their Individual judgments, from
among the least Objectionable Of the two sets
of Radical candidates. On the various tables
at the polling places there was every possible
variety of tickets, and q stranger, to look at
tho assortment of tickets displayed, would
suppose that there were at least a dozen dlner-
emit parties In the field. An inspection OF the
various tickets showed, however, that most
of them were made up upon the basis
of either the Bowen or Mackey ticket,
and only differed from each other In one or
two m out of the whole list. Thus an en-
terprislpg candidate for some particular office
would issue two distinct tickets, one q close
Imitation of the Mackey original, and the
other q clever counterfeit Of the Bowen article,
but each bearing his own name for the par
tIcular Office which he desired, and hundreds
of votes we're captured In this way. Other
candidates printed tickets upon which all the
offices were left blank except those to which
they aspired themselves, and those for Whicn
universal favorites had been nominated, and
left It to each voter to hll up the body OF
the ticket according to his Individual
taste or Judgment. Various other shreWd
devices In the way of traps for the unwary
---Ik ~ khn
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J0TTINGS ABOUT TIE STATE

Walter Barnard, of Abbevllle, broke his
arm accidentally last week.
Meningitis IA raging In Newberry. Not
one In five recover.
The Sumter County schools are not to
close.
and has cool nights.
The Orangeburg Times ia to enlarge next
week. Co.. ,,,o.,,.,,,u .
rational bank In Sumter. -
a movement is afoot 10 Orangeburg to
raise funds for the erection of q mum to
General D. F. Jamlson.
in Charleston towards the erection OF q Catho-
lie Church Il Blackville.
Mr.. G. NJ. Jones, of Newberry, died on
Wednesday, and Miss Rebecca Jones, OF sum-
THE body of Mr.. Louis Edwards, Of Able.
| Vile, was not found chained to Cannons
W@r. Benjamin Clark, of spartanburg,
hanged himself. on Monday. No cause az.
THE Sumter News hopes we do not sup.
/ pose that Sumter has but one tow pump.
| One Is well; two are better, and three, or
more, are best!
We regret to learn that the Rev. Henry N.
Mood, the presiding elder of the Aooevllle
/ OlSCIlCt. uhu LuO kIlhO W We
his buggy near Salem church on the 18th
instabt, brusing his shoulder and receiving
| other ~injuriea. Mr.. Mood Is one of the most
| jealous and untlring officers OF his church,
| an able preacher and q hard worker.
. MI. John Bed, q young man from Barn-
| field for several months-an Industrious, sober
aud clever young man-was Killed by the
cara OF the Charlotte, Columbia aud Augusta
Railroad on Friday night, the 18th instant,
near the junction of the two railroads at
| Graniteville.
dividual. was In Edgeaeld q day or Two ago,
PurifoS, a son Of the Rev. Mr.. Puritoy, VINO,
he alleged, had shot him while at work In the
field. Major was In The employ OF Mr.. PurifOy.
He had a wound In the back, but not a DANCE
rous one.
Mr.. Jno. G.. Waters, of Edgedeld. died
last Wednesday. He was visiting q SICK
| neighbor, was mounting his horse 10 go home,
/ and, before he could get iato the saddle, the
horse became frightened, ran a short distance
| with Mr.. Waters clinglng to the saddle, when
/ he fell, striking his head on the ground, pro.
i ducing conclusion of the brain.
The fertilizer trade In Abbeyllle has been
| pretty brisk, and a large amount of the differ
| eent Kinds sold. making In the aggregate about
one hundred and sixty-iour tons. OF the
Etiwan guano f~fty-dve tons have been sold
of wilcox l. Gibbs thirty-hve tons; OF Zelrs
six tons; of Wanda f%orty-three tons; Of At
lantic twenty-five tons. This speaks well for
\ our farmers
The latest Ku-Klux outrage is described
by the Sumter News as follows 1--WE learn
that a colored man was seized on our streets
on last Saturday night by a party of disguised
negroes who, for some real or fancled grieV-
ance at bis hands, gave him an unmerciful
cowhiding. The maltreated negro, by some
means, of which we are Ignorant, succeeded
In Identifying all of the whippists, and had
| them arrested on Sunday morning under war
| rants issued by Trial Justice Hurst"
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WHAr CONGRESS rs DOING.

WASHINGTON, April 70.
In the Senate, Scott submitted a report from
the Ku.Klux co mmittee regarding Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Among
the bills introduced was one to facilitate the
improvement of the postal service, authorIz.
ing the right of way Tor the use OF pneumatic
tubes, electro magnetic or stationary power,
&c. Morton, from the committee on privileges
and,electiHs, reported, with amendments, q
bill supplementary to the enforcement act OF
May, 1870, relating to the appointment OF eu-
peryisors OF elections. The deficiency bill
came up as unfinished business. Alcorn Offer
ed an amendment to Morrill's pending amend
ment providing that Its provisions should not
apply to Judgment heretofore rendered by the
Court Of Claims. Agreed to. Sherman moved
TO strike out of MorrilI's amendment the pro-
visions that judgments OF the Court of
Claims In suits arising out Of the rebellion
shall not be paid unless out OF special appro-
priations made for the purpose, which was
agreed to. Alcorn moved to exclude from che
amendment cotton and other goods seized
since The war, which was adopted. When the
amendment was adopted and without dlspos-
ing Of the bill the Senate adjourned.
In the House the Howard resolution occu-
pied all day without Result. Voorhees, advo-
Gated the resolution, denouncing the foreign
policy of the government as contemplate,
pusilianImous and cowardly.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The reported return of the Arctic vessel,
the Polaris, Is confirmed.
The Hon. A. ). Walker, ex-Ohief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Alabama, died at Mont
gomery yesterday, aged ffly-three.
The Harrisburg pa Manulacturlng Com
pan'y works were burned yesterday. Loss
$300,00 50
The Irish.American Central Reform
League of New York have Issued an address
fayoring Greeley for President.
The American British Claims Commission
az Washington has adjourned to meet at New
York on the 18th September.
Troops have been placed at the disposal OF
Secretary Delano, who is now In the Indian
Territory, and the order to remove the
squatters will be enforced.
"A Matamoras dispatch closes with the
statement that ''the Indications are that the
revolution Is about expiring, and that the
chiefs will lead small %pluuderlng bands
throughout the country.
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TIE CRISIS.
The State penitentIary and the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum to become Vic
Tins Of Financial Asphyxia.
ESPECIAL TgLKaRAN TO TIE Nsws.l

ESPECIAL TELKGRAN TO TIE FKWs.I
COLUMBIA, April rs.
The directors OF the State P~enitentiary &c
solved to-day to hire out the convicts In tine
institution because of the failure of the treas.
ury to furnish money to run the institution.
This method is to 60 into operation imme.
diately.
The commission, consisting of Superintend-
emit JIrlson and Comptroller-General Neagle,
have returoed from the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute, at spartauburg, and report
that In everything but Its financial condition
the Institution is very dourIshing. It will run
on ls present supplies until June, when a
three months vacation will be taken to walt
for necessary funds.
It Is observable here to-day that the admin.
~lstratlon men are making great efforts to raise
the wind in some direction. There are several
State senators who have been waiting about
here with anxious faces for o week, and who
for some reason look more hopeful tonight.
Patterson has returned, and is dubbed assis-
tant treasurer.
A number of leading Republicans from the
up country are advancing the claims of Judge
Orr as the candidate for Governor, and 1t Ia
stated by some that Scott most peremptorily
asserts that. he will not run again.
A Presidential pardon has been received for
Williams and Langley, convicted Of IRREGULAR
ties In the Boweu.DeLarge election. 1t is
stated that they will be Immediately reInstated
In their former offices as sheriff and school
commissioner.
! This has been the warmest day, so far, Of
the season. e SALUDA.
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THE GREAT TORNADO.

Further particulars of the tornado that
passed over the State on the 18th inst. show
that, at Bonneau's Station, on the Northeast
ern Railroad, fifteen thousand turpentlne
trees, the property of Messrs. Odom Il spiers,
were destroyed. Captain B. Press Smith lost
four thousand turpentine boxes. Mr.. Thomas
Ravenel's plantation, situated seven miles
from Bonneau's Depot, was badly damaged.
Several houses were completely demolished,
and nine persons are reported to have been
killed.
Disasters In A~bbeYIIle.
The AbbevIlle Medium says: "We under
stand that d severe storm passed over the
plantation of Mr.. VIM. Moore, In the vicinity
Of Cokesbury, on last Thursday evening. the
| track of the storm was about. seventy-f1Ve
| largest trees we're torn up and fences scattered
promiscuously. A negro cabin on Mooree
| plantation was overturned while occupied, but
| no one was hurt"
Loss of Life In Williamsburg.
The Kipgstree Star says: "The recent ter,
rible and destructive tornado passed through
q narrow belt of country In this district, doing
great damage to fencing, &c; but when II
reached the neignborhdod Of Potato Ferry Its
power Increased, and we are informed that II
was feariully terrific at that point, tearing up
trees by the roots, twisting them of, and lay
ing waste generally. We regret to learn thai
the dwelling of Mr.. Etherldge was blown
down, and 0ns Of his G bnlfa,na k Wss como ano
pletely demolished. In the same neighoor.
hood we learn that a man was taken up by the
wind and carried several hundred yards, and
was landed without injury"
The storm In Orangeburg.
correspondent of the Times says: THE
cloud was first seer and distant thunder heard
ually approached until about seven o'clock,
when the whole armament seemed to be en-.
gagged, and became more furious as the cloud
advanced from the direction of Rlley's Turn
out, on the South Carolina Railroad, blowing
q furious hurricane about 9 half mile In width,
crossing the Belleyille Road at or near d. ID;
Moorer's and L. B. Beckwlth's, uprooting and
houses, scattering fences and mailer trees IN
every direction, and passed of In the direc.
ton of Thos. q. Zimmerman's place, on Four
Hole Swamp. There has been no loss OF life
| that we have heard as yet. Mf. Moorere,
aegro-house was crushed by q large failing
| tree, but the inmates were out. Other onlld'
Ings were damaged. At L. 3. Beckwith's, q
| forape-house and stable was demolished In the
came manner. The other buildings were dam
aged, and tire dwelling narrowly escaped.
Several large pines and oaks were blown u
| bv the roots, and, In the direction Of the build
| ing, nearly the whole fencing OF the latter
| place was blown down or crushed oy the fall'
Ing trees. The fury of the storm lasted about
LIEN minutes. Accompanying the wind was 9
heavy fall of hall and a little rain. In q few
| minutes, there was a perfect calm, followed
| by a beautiful moonlight night. Since writing
being Frustrated to the earth {but no loss o
life) In the section northwest of the railroad.