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The Greatest Bargains II
Ladies Goods ever offered
in this Market.
in this Market.

r AIDES Hats untrInmCd from SOC. to $50.
Ladies' silk Ties from 2Ic. to Sj.W.
ladies' silk Handkerchief from 33c. to Sl.,O.
Ladies' Linen handkerchief from l0c. to I1c.
Ladies' Mourning l1andkcrchicis from DOC. 10
5lc.
Ladies' and Misses LaccandSilk Bibs from DC
tD$l.JD.
Ladies' Linen Collars from l0c. 10 DC.
Ladies' Pulls from &c. to Ijc.
IaIirs' White Black and Culorcd Kids from 7jc
to S2.E. o
Ladies' Real Hair Switches from $3.50 to Sl.Oa.
Ladies' black CIHakS from Si.D To Sl2.m.
Ladies' turSetS all Nos. from 10c. Ln S2.J).
Lace. and Hamburg Iidgings in grcaI variety
from &c. ca Il IN.
Ladies' SlawlS, Hosiery, Gloves, &C., III great
variety and very clicay.
Just Received
\ full line of MILES SHOES from $50 tc
$i.UD.
Cali and see us and he convinced that We
ran sell AS cheap as any house this side o.
Augusta.
Oct. 3, 1871, If.
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Hat House.

Tic hest hat houscin the State is that OF
McssrS. White Il Hughes, 2? kinGSyrcet,
Charleston. S. G. If YOU want the latest
STYLES at the lowest prices, send to thus
iDousc.
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CORRECTED BY =.
2 ell & @ O .,
Cotton Buyers and Dealers i'll Gen
nral Mprchn ndiSc.

Tu
Ey1 - Cotton middling, 9%WII.
Recrints still continue light. Demand active
and prices rule about the same as they did II
week ngn, while other markets have de-
clincI ~ &c.
This article has advanced about one cent per
pound In the Western markets since our last
issue. sides are selling at 9@IOc. Shoulders
SAB. Flour remains quiet. The crop OF
wheat in the county being not yet exhausted.
ST. LOUIS, October l.--FIour quiet and I'M
changed. Whcat-NO. 3 rcd fall l.l9?a bid
Corn liz. Rye puirtan unchanged. harley
quiet aid unchanged. Pork IN good demand
aud firm, at 1915. Bulk m~Cats-no o!itxiiiSs
Shoulders, clear ribs and clear sides. Lard
nominal.
AUGUSTA, Octobcrl-Cotton dull and lower
-middling l0M, net receipts 81, sales w.
| CHARLESTON, October l.-COttOn eaSlcr-
middiing lt4, net receipts 1855, sales SUI, OK
ports cOastwiSc 2,3ll.
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CONSIGNEES

FEElG1r.-W 81 Mcneil, J DuPre, + NJ
Mitchell. j MrCalla, j \ Brooks, j : Wilson,
l. = l;ccllhnm.
EXrIESS.-M Martin. \ Guf!in, Can't, Il
VI IMtimcr. T Baker, & l. Bruc',. II NJ Pratt, ID
i Smith.
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MRS.. NJ. NJ. WHITE,

INFORMS her friends that she is obliged to
nave Money, and if ACCOUNTS arc not
SETTLED by 18th October, may BE- found Ill
lhc hands OF Il Lawyer.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Rev. Dr. W. C. CatteI, President OF Lafayette Col.
lege; ex-senator j. Rodman West, OF Louisiana, and
Major David 81. Cohen, United States Marine corps
are ut the St Nicholas. Benson j. Loss M, Of Chest
nut K,dgc N. Y, Is at the Metropolitan. General z.
II. McCook, OF Colorado 10 ut the Windsor Professor
John Forsyth Of West Point, Is at the New York FIX
Governor Henry Howard, OF Rhode Island; smith n.
Weed, OF Plattsburg. N. Y. and Joseph Burnett, Of
Boston, are at tho Fifth Avenue Pay inspector J.
George Harris United States Navy, and Colonel W, u.
Beck, United states Army, arc at the Everett Elk.
Congressman Stephen W. kellogg, OF Connecticut, and
Robert W. Mackey, OF Pennsylvania, arc at the st.
James. James Forsyth President or too Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute, Is at the Gilsey. General Rob-
ert s Granger, General Richard H. Jackson, Major T.
McCrea aud Major c. y. Eak,n United States Army.
are at the s,urtevant Benjamin p. Cheney, Of Bos
ton, and Frederick Billings, OF Vermont At the
Brevoort a. L. Hopkins, receiver OF tho Toledo,
Peoria and Warsaw Railway, 10 At the Brunswick.
Post master j. w. Knowlton, OF Bridgeport. 10 ut the
Hoffman Colonel George ". Patton, United States
Army Is at the Coleman.
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RAILROAD INTEREST.
THE CINCINNATI, HAMILTON AND DAYTON
COMPANY NEGOTIATING FOR AN EXTENSION
OF TIME.

TIE CINCINNATI, HAMILTON AND DAYTON
COMPANY SxaoT1AT1Na FoR AN EXTENSION
OF TIME.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec 6, 1877.
There has been considerable gossip umong railroad
men hero to-day caused by the announcement, that
the Cincinnati Hamilton and Daytoo road would plead
It's inability TO provide for the January interest
ST. 100000 Of bonds issued the Hamilton and In
dianapois branch OF their road. The latter road was
built originally az an independents road, but
having to depend the Hamilton and Dayton for an
outlet to reach Cincinnati II alter come years.
struggle swallowed by that corporation they issuing
the bonds ABOVE referred to 10 pay for II. The hold
ers Of these bonds now threaten TO throw the Ham-
ton ana Dayton road into bankruptcy II their in
terest 10 not promptly met, and to have .
cever appointed 10 WIND up Its affairs President
Shoemaker made proposition to tbem to-day that II
they would cancel their coupons and forfeit the inter-
est on their bonds for two years and halt TO come
he would be able TO provide for II after that time.
THIS proposition however, did not meet with any sup
port among the holders OF the bonds, ana they will
doubtless prepare to push thor claims in the United
STAGES Court At the earliest moment Presiden mt
ShAmakcr will publish tomorrow report showing
It's branches for the last six months This exhibit
shows that the road In doing business OF $l2l5 000
during that time, has suffered net loss OF $50 000
round numbers. Their net loss during the cor
responding time last year was 81 SO, 00Q showing
actual Improvement to the amount OF $3.50 900. Upon
this basis they expect 10 the road
10 paying basis before a long time shall elapsc
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'runorsd thstths Lsfs are inclined to postpone de-
bate the budget question until Monday In order
70 facilitate the negotiations
DuPAURE AGAIN TO THE FRONT
The Paris Soir states that N. Duisurs
conferred with President MacMaLon two
hours yesterday "wednesday evening The Soir
considers that there strong Indications Of the
formation OF Dufaurs Cabinet Well informed cor.
respondents Of the London papers do not share in
these sapgune aniicipations
MINISTERIAL PROFESSIONS.
N. do weiche, the Minister OF the Interior, re-
ceiving the Mayors OF Paris and Others yesterday de-
carsd that the Marshal's was not coup dstat gov.
eminent, but would respect the law tho constitution
and the Republic.
WELCOMING THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
At yesterdays Town Council IN Liverpool tho
Mayor announced his intention Of meeting Mr. Welsh,
the newly appointed American Minister to Great
Britain, on his arrival At Liverpool and welcoming
him TO England. He invited the members Of the
Council TO join him.
OUR FLAG ABROAD.
The United States steamship Alliance has been or
dered to Constantinople from Smyrna and the Marion
II expected at villa Franco on tho 9Th from SMYRNA.
THE LONDON MAsoSs' STRIKE.
The striking masons' committee has received infor-
nation that from one hundred TO two hundred addi-
tional German masons had left Stuttgart for London.
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mnndcr OF the Russian Army. At Chipka they ro-
NAMED shut up in Bulgarian school building Tor NJ
teen days and Tor three days subssted on bread and
water only. The Turks having reoccupied kazaniik
the Russians caused them to be sent &c Gabrova and
during the night the Bugarans abducted four young
girls and married woman, whom they cruelty out
ragged. The names Of the females are Sarah Mnzlai
Sarah Levy, Sultana Hasa, Mazaltoo Sergan and
Reina Berah
three Israeltes were also arrested Their names
are Abraham Nose, lsach Barouch aud Audah Bcrat
These we're compelled TO act as spies. The unortu-
mates who arrived ~ Gabrova were placed In the
Poloco Tor eight days.
RELIEVED by coRELIGIoSisTa
Alter that time they were sent TO Drenova. They
remained two days in that place. They then were
them generously and gave them some food. They
met there with kind reception from Polish lsraecs
who follow the Russian army as contractors. On the
evening oil their arrival az Vruova some BuiRarians
burned publicly tho sacred books oil the Israeics do
string by such act TO still the hatred
Tor the Jews In that CITY collections were taken In
their behalf anu tho proceeds enabled them 10 laave
for Sstova and Bucharest, where they arrived the
10th OF September and received brothcry welcome,
rs they did also from every other lsraeie COM
munity lar Trieste. rhc iueitves who lett
kazanlk numbered 500 persons, making scvcnty-tour
families There were 100 men In all, the rest were
women and children.
IN SAD PLIGHT.
The crueltiss on ono SIDE and the sunerngs endured
during long ana weary journey tho other reduced
the number 70 32d The voyage from Kazaniik TO Blu.
cnaTest lasted sixty days. Ii must be- remembered
that all these families easy circumstances.
The most part Of the men respectable merchants
engaged IN The traae OF essence OF rose, and they arc
now actually IN the greatest poverty with their young
children Tho losses are valued at moro than
100000 Turkish pounds, the community o.
Kazanik was the weaIthicst and most prosperous IN
European Turkey. Among tho fugitives there are
hity-cight children between the ages OF TWO months
and two years. 1iIy-sevcn children between two anu
one-haIt and ten years, l20 women and young girls
TRIESTE, Oct 81, 1877
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POLICY HOLDERS RIGHTS.
HOW THE ECONOMICAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF RHODE ISLAND SOLD OUT TO A WESTERN
INSTITUTION.

HOW THE ECONOMICAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF RHODE ISLAND SOLD OUT TO WESTERN
INSTITUTION.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Paov1DEScs, H. l., Dec 5, 1877.
meeting OF tho policy holders OF tho Economical
Lilo Insurance Company Of this State held to.
day. Several States were represented. This COM
pauy, IL appears, was swallowed up In 1878 by tho
Republic Insurance Company or Chicago. The meet
Ing was to take counsel the proper measures
secure their rights in the Promises. Al previous
meeting a committee was appointed to look into
tho matter and report This committee made
a verbal statement From this statement and
from information obtained during the consultation
Il appears that when the Economical Company
was transferred sold out or otherwise fell into the
hands Of the Republic, in June, 1873, there was
500 deposited the hands OF the state Treasurer
to secure the policy hoders that this still remains
on deposit in behalf OF the policy holders OF the
Economical VINO did not transfer their policies; that
according to a r. port made by the Republic to the
Slate OF limos there rsnaiued last July policies IN
the Economical Company, the estimated value OF
which at the present time - SIG ooo that At tho
the Economical policy holder rom loss and pay any
balance that may be due alter the $ltO,O00 IS ex.
hausted.
COPY OF this contract was read, and under IL the
policy holders viii claim decentralization should the
500 600 on deposit be sufficient though, accord
ing TO the condition OF the Republic the divi.
dcnd will DO very small. Tho interest on the 500, 900
has been regularly paid to the Republic. Within a low
days Mr. Clarke State Treasurer, has been appointed
receiver OF this fund, owing TO SUIT brought 10 re-
cover policy OF So 000 holder OF which died The
committee considered IL WISDOM to petition Tor the
appointment OF the receiver Of the company 10 bold
the und, to look Tor the interests OF the policy
holders prevent any OF the interest gong 10
Chicago Tho result oil the meeting wns the continu-
ance oil the same committee with authority 70 take
loyal advice and prosecute the Chains OF the policy
holders against the company In such manner AZ may
be deemed most expedient
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ARREST OF A CASHIER.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN RFFERRNcx
TO READINGS ROTTEN SAVINGS BANK.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN DIFFERENCE
TO READINGS ROTTEN SAVINGS BANK.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
READING, Pa. Dec 8, 1877.
E iward r. Boas, cashier OF the suspended Reading
Savings Bank. was arrested this afternoon on the
charge of embezzng and appropriating to his own
use, without authority, large sums of tho money
and funds OF the bank during the last two
years, and continuously Tor q number OF years The
alton, sworn TO by William Walters. a dcposi.
tor, before Alderman Mengcl ~ based upon the allie
gat,on that among other appropriations, tho
Furnace Company, ut $50 per SHARE ana
that he appropriated money 20 purchase number
large sums bond and mortgage. He was taken DO.
fore the Court q OF habeas corpus and released
on $40, 900 bail TOR hearing next Wednesday.
FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS
The liabilities Of the bank S954, 900, and from
present appearances tho assets Will not pay twenty
per cent Great Indignation now prevails against the
president OF tho bank, A. Boas, the ather Of the
rested cashier lrIor 10 the suspension Boas had adj
vertised hts bank as having seven directors.
meu Of wealth ana prominence IN the county. IL
n how acknowledged by the president that he owned
all the stock, and that Mo directors were only his I'D
vsers, anu not stockholders. The law provides that
the directors shall DO stockholders and that they
individually liable 10 the creditors Doas
the directors. The validity OF TINS assignment rs
now questioned, and thore il every probaDiiny that
the directors will be proceeded against civy aud
criminally.
PROCEEDINGS IN BASKRupTcY.
or tho goo depostors, nearly fifteen hundred tho
necessary pumbcr) have signed a petition 10 throw
the entire affair into bankruptcy with o view
Of having a thorough examination made into the
many allegations oI fraud and dishonesty. Tne re-
Quise number, representing one third OF the bangs
liabilities, will be obtained Tomorrow night. rho
bank officials In despair aud greatly opposed
to the proceedings In bankruptcy. Tho principal as
signee OF Boas. Judge George D. Stitzci, Is now in
!avor OF bankruptcy, after careful investigation OF
the banks affairs. Several more important arrests
are talked about, to take place tomorrow.
PROPERTY Seized.
Tho bank properly was levied on to-day by cxecu.
lions issued by Alderman Israel G. Becker In salts
faction oil tho claims OF dcposors oil less than $780,
Joseph Ganser. James Koch aud William j. Lerch are
Shs cashiers surctea
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TROUBLE ON THE FRONTIER.

MEXICAN MILITARY AND CIVIL AUTHORITIES
REFUSE TO SURRENDER A MuRDERER.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Dec. 8. 1877.
There Ia prospect Of trouble growing out OF the
refusal OF the Mexican authortes Pedras Negras,
opposite Fort Duncan, TO deliver up the murderer
zeberino Avalos. who is . Mexican soldier He came
over to Eagle Pass, and being drunk shot blind man
dead who was beng led In the street by boy This
occurred tho 28th ut The murderer escaped 10 the
other side OF the river, and General Falcon, well
the Mexican civil authorities refuses to. give the
American sheriff any satisfaction whatever.
Nothing has been heard from Lieutenants Bulls
and Young who have been scouting Mexico for
weeks.
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BOSTON MAYORALTY CONTEST.
4 PECULIAR RACE WHICH MIKES PARTY RE-
LATIONS.
LEY TEIEGnAPH TO THE HERALD

4 PECULIAR RACE WHICH MlXES PARTY lie.
LBx TELEGnAPH TO THE HERALD.
BosTox, Dec. 8, 1877.
The contest over next weeks municipal election 10
now its full height, aud It may be smelly assumed
that there never before contest involving such
universal interest or the fifty thousand regis
tered anticipated thousand OF them will
appear at the polls The candidates Tor Mayor Mr.
Frederick o. Prince the incumbent and cx-Congress.
man and ex.Mayor Henry L. Pierce The former is
the democratic party candidate and the latter IS
the nominee OF the QUEENS and republican
organixatious The Butler and Simmons interest,
70 far II goes, IL IN favor oi Prince against
OF Custom House and Navy Yard employees casting
their ballots favor OF democrat sufcienty promi
nent DO secretary OF the National Committee.
General Buffers preference Tor Prince unko that OF
Summons, not concealed, Tor only lew days since
be expressed himself IN most emphatic manner 10
Boston Navy Yard attache VINO called HIM IN
Washington. ''You are not smart In Boston," lac
concluded conhdentiay, Ill you don't re-elect Mayor
Prince" l nave 1t from good authority
that it IL Buffers wish that cx-Congfess-
man Pierce should DO defeated, Tor he fears
that II ne should become Mayor OF Boston lie VIII
make 1t u stepping stone 10 tho Governorship year
hence. General Butler has by means ceased TO
that II Pierce Is shelved The Generals long cher
shed desire will be realized next TALL With tue ac
in the shape ot new voters 10 the democratic
ranks the opening Of tns municipal CONTEXT IL
10 not unlikely that they may DO nblo 10 control
o couple OF Congressional districts which sent
stands the chances between Pierce and Prince arc
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SHOOTING PRISONERS IN CUBA.

POSITIVE DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED ORDER
By MARITIME cAMPOs-sPANIsH TROOPS BE
COMING MORE HUMANE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s, 1871
The Spanish Minister at Washington recently telc
graphed to Captain General Jovellar asking him 10 In
quire TO the truth alsity Of ths report that
secret order has been issued by General Martnnz
Campos, commanding all military chiefs 10 all
prisoners Of to be shot and then reported hav
Ing boon killed the field of battle. The Captain
Gsnerai, under date Of Havana, December 4, tele-
graphed as follows
Although l DO not consider II necessary to deny
falsshoods, publicly known to be such, inform Your
Excelency, IN order Tor you 10 make OF the In
formation IN such manner M you may deem proper,
that the report OF an alleged circular about
shooting OF prisoners-said by the Cuban insurgcnt
papers 10 have been issued by tho Generaiin Chief
which has been copied by some other papers, utterly
without foundation and an INSCRIPTIONS forgery. The
conduct Of the Spanish troops IL, the contrary,
every day becoming more generous and humane, and
II is impossible 70 Ind single instance in the op-
pcsite direction. -s~ 'k-~ t.f
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MURDERERs TO BE PARDoNED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec 6, 1877.
The State Board OF Pardons, which adjourned this
evening alter two days session, recommended cx-
ecu,ise clenency in thirteen refused ten appica-
tons. Among those recommended for pardon was
l.. J. Ford negro, who was convicted In Pniladel pha
In 1851 Of the murder oil whom he suspected Of
improper relations with his wife. owing 10 doubt Of
the justice 81 the vcrdct the overnor Office at the
time declined 10 issue death warrant aud he has been
serving III tue Eistern Pcnltebtiary ever since Hc
would probably have been released before but Tor tho
fact that hc had repeatedly threatened to XIII his wife
at the first opportunity. She died recently, aud
tho negro has become dementod and the object
oil his wrath Is OF the way the pardon Is recon-
mcndcd. Pardon was also recommended In the
OF Richard Bell, OF Mercer county, VINO killed man
last july in retaliation for Injury done the prIs
oncr's father by the murdered man.
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A FIENDISH PLOT.
BgNSIyG TON, !

BENNINGTON, VT, Doc. 6, 1917.
II now transprcs that tho iucendisry ore a.
Thatcher weIiing's paper mill, at North Benning.
ton Monday evening, was coupled with an attempt TO
destroy life AZ vol as properly. Al the time tho are
kinded In the building another train OF paper was
fired communicating Win gasoline tank when tor
tunatoiy did not burn. or else n terrific explosion
eDdsDgcring hundreds OF lives would have onsued
Nearly S2j0000 worth OF properly was ngercd BY
this lhird attempt TO IRE these premisca
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THE ESTELLE.
WHAT THE COLLECTOR OF NEWPORT SAYS ABOUT

WHAT The COLLECTOR OF NEWPORT SAYS ABOUT
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT, II. l., Dec. o. 1871
Your correspondent waited upon Collector Fredc.
rick A. Pratt OF this port this evening relative to the
dispatches from Washington In regard 10 the Estee,
to effect that facts could be ascertained that
would justify the government IN interfering with her
movements, aud that she must be released uaess for.
NAL compla int, supported by sworn afIiaavits be
made. Sir. Pratt stated that be HID or.
aid not 10 credit the report Of the cabinet dis
cussion. MI. Pratt further stated that even II the
ports IRON Washington were true tho Estelc could
not leave, ~ the boiler Inspector refuses to grant u
certificate.
SURVEILLANCE.
A gentleman who arrived here from Bristol ght
stated 70 your correspondent that matters at that
place looking rather dubious Tor the Esteles
lease. Twice to-day tue revenue cutter changed her
anchorage aud each time dropped IN closer 10 the
steamer CLOSE in iac that the officers could easily
speak TO those BOARD The officers aud crew OF th
cutter confident that they Gun detect any move
ment 70 the Esellc by land or water. The sumo gen.
tenun stated that the owner OF the Estellcnot the
reputed owneris the agent OF the Cuban liberals and
that he transacted considerable business for Them
OF late aud this TACT ADDS SUSPICION her probable
destination The officers OF the cutter rendered
dinner yesterday ny Collector De Woln OF Bristol
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PROVIDENCE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
SECOND TRIAL TO CHoosE A MAYoR-Lx-
CITEMENT RUNNING HIGH.

BECOND THAI TO CHUU5E MA1UH-E A-
cITEMENT RUNNING HIGH.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PROVIDENCE. X. l., Dec. &, 1871
The second trial TO elect Mayor will take place TO-
morrow The Indications tonight that the IN
cunbcnt, Mr.. Thomas A. Doyle, republican, brother
in.law OF Messrs. A. Il W. Sprague VIII be Reelected
by o small majority, although the friends OF Mr.
Barpaby. democrat, ure confident OF success. As
usual, the cry OF fraud ana corruption Is heard
every hand the contest promises TO be Of tho
most exciting that TOOK place here. Tho demo
cratic taxes well paid up. for II will
pc remembered that Mr. Barnaby's brother
ernor over the republican candidate. The puuicans
since the nrst election Tor Mayor last week, nave seen
the necessity, and have paid several thousand dollars
inlo the hands 0t the collectors Tor those no had
before iaied to qualify. Large election funds have
been rased by the friends Of both candidates