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Butchsry ofthe Chinese. by French Troops.
coniirmation of tho Reported Engage

Butchsry ofths Chinese by French roops-.
coniirmation of tho Reported Engage
ment. So,
.P.ARIs, October 9.-<General Bricrc
de-ifisle has tclegraphcd to the Gov
ernmcnt confirming the report an
nouncod in the dispatch from Hanoi
yesterday of the engagement between
the French and the Chinese in tho
valley Of the Loo Chuan river in Ton
quin. The encounter took place on
Monday last. The Chinese were at
tempting to execute an offensive
% ." the "ppGn ch loo Captai%
Dcynct, ofthe French Foreign Legion,
was killed and Lieut.. Bataillc wound
cd. General Negrior's column has
gone up the Phulan9 river to cut off
the retreat Of the Chinese.
a dispatch received tonight states
that General Ncgricr's column had an
engagement at the village Of Kcp with
o,ooo chinese regulars, who occupied
cntrcnchmcnts around the central re-
doubt. The Chinese commenced the
attack at o'clock in the morning. by
trying to surround the French and the
hghtlng lasted until O'Clock i'm the
afternoon, when the retreat of the Chi
hcsc toward the frontier of China was
cut OIL. The Chinese troops then fled
III the direction of Doognan, pursued
by he French. The Kcp garrison de-
ichdcd their position bravclv, compel
ing the French to surround the re-
uouot ard carry it at the point of the
Dayonct. The Chinese loss in the vii
iaSc alone was six hundred killed.
The French troops fought with spirit
ana decision. They captured all of the
chcmy's war material, mules and
horses. "A French captain and twenty
men were killed and eighty officers
ana illty men were wounded. General
Negrlcr was slightly wounded. Gen
cral Bricrc dc L'Islc has started for
kcp to assist General Ncgricr's forces.
pAKIS, October Admiral Cour-
BET tclcgraphcd from Kclung as fol-
lows: ~ am erecting dclcnScs for the
troops to occupy ut the port and mines
lhcy Will take several days to complete
Il landing. Parties from Admiral
LcspcS' squadron at Tamsui rcconnoit-
cred the ports from which the Chi
ncsc torpcd0cs were fired. They
found that the posts were defended bv
4 large number of infantry, who were
ambushcd in dense thickcts. An en-
gagcmcnt took place. Members of the
rcconnoitcring parties were killed, in
cluding naval lieutenant. The har-
Dor is defended by line of torpcdocs
only. The shallowncsS Of the water
prevents the approach of largo vessels.
The torpcdocs arc close TO the shore.
and this renders dragging for them
dangerous. | am making an effective
blockade at Tomsui. ann also block
aiding Tai Wan, Foo and ia Kan Kan
ON the west coast. Formosa is the
only point available on the Island for
the landing Of endorsements.
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SWEPT by TIfE WIND.
Shanty With Fourteen len In 1t Swept
into Lake Michigan.
L Letter to the Augusta Ohronscle.l ]

CHICAGO, October S.-The storm on
Lake Michigan last night blew awav n
small shanty on sills in Lake Mich.
gan mile from shore in which the
laborerS employed in the inlet to the
lake were housed. There were 16
men III all thus employed and the car
rNing away of the shanty left them
C.nGln9 to stringcrs and beams in n
most pcrilonS position. One man
came ashore on II plank ncur South
chicago this a. H., and it is feared
others have been drowned. A life
saving crew has gone to the rescue.
The life saving crew shortly before
noon succeeded throwing Il line to thc
trall pier from which the shantv had
been blown. The rescue of what re-
mains of the party is now certain.
unless they should in the meantime
die from exhaustion and cold. Eight
figures can be distinguished thronoh
the field glass clinging to the piers
which together with tic one who
floatcd ashore leaves seven unaocount-
cd for, and it is feared they have been
lost.
LATER. R.--Thc life saving crow has
succeeded in rescuing four persons
ana 1t is now known that ten of those
who were on the frail pier when tho
storm burst upon it arc now drowned,
The storm was of great fury. 1t blew
up very suddenly and the work of
destroying the temporary structure
was quick and complctc. The mon
mad no means Of escape beyond ono
small boat which is supposed to have
gone adrltt when tho storm first struck
the pie. The unfortunate men were
carried into the lake with the wreck.
age of their building and were com
Pelied TO battle for their lives with
ll6tlc to aid them beyond stray pieces
OF iioatlng timber i'll tho 5lackness Of
inc night. But few facts are obtaina-
bic at this hour and only the outlines
OF the disaster arc known
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ScrOfuIn.

Are any members of your family TINS
afflicted? Have they scrofulous swcllincs
or the glands? Have they any scrofuloiis
sores OF ulcers? If SO, and it should be
neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison,
may deposit; itself in the substance of the
luiiTS' producing CONSUMPTION. Look
well to the condition of your family. and if
thus afflicted, give the proper remedy with
0utdelay. Butuse that which makes abso
lutc cures in the shortest space of time. The
MnGrrlng finger of public opinion points to
5. g. l'. as the most wonderful remedy for
ocrolnIa ever known. You need not take
our Word-you need not know our names
merit Is all you seek. Ask your neighbors
ask your druggist, ask or write to those
VINO give their certificates and be convinced
that j: l', T. is the quickest and most per
rect BLOOD Purifier ever before known. x.
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WalariaI Poison,

~ ROME, GA, May 20, 1888.
In 1851 L came from the North. to
take charge of the gas works in Rome.
rs superintendent, and after the over.
flow, which occurred in the sprino
following, | was very much exposed
to malarial poison, and in 1882 found
my blood SO contaminated with the
poison that | was forced TO give up
business. | was treated by the Rome
physicians without relief, they advis-
ing me to go North, which did. The
doctors North told me that my only
nope was to return to the milder eli
mate, and accordingly I came back TO
Rome, comploly broken down and
nearly skeleton. My trouble finally
determined in an abscess of the liver.
and nearly every one, (myself includ-
cdD thought | was doomed to die
within few days. In this condition
| was advised by friend to take
Swltts Specific, and took it Just as a
droWning man would catch at q straw =,
put as soon as my system got under
the influence of the remedy, the alb
sscess came to point and burst, pass
ing Oil without pain. In fifteen days
a1ter this L was up at my work, and
have since enjoyed excellent health.
Every sufferer from malarial poison
should take Swift's Specific.
&. G. SPENCER,
Supt. Rome Gas Light Co.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
TIE SWIFT SrEcIrIc Co., Drawer 3.
Atlanta, Ga, 159 w. 23d ST., N. Y,
ana l203 Chestnut St., Phila.
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a Judges Wife Burned to DEATH.

AsIIINGToN, Oct. 7.-Mrs. Clarke,
wife of Justice William II. Clarke, was
burned to death near Vienna, Fairfax
county, Virginia, yesterday. While
Trying to burn out \ wasp nest in the
mouse with torch the flames touched
an OIL can hanging in the room and the
explosion which followed set fire TO
her clothing.
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THE EPISCOPAL CONGRESS-
An Animated Discussion of the Subject =
the Confessional. - :

DETROIT, MICH., October 0. The
morning session of the third dav'S
meeting of the Episcopal Congress
was devoted to the discussion Of the
topic "The Confessional" A paper
was read by the Rev. J. II. Hopkins,
CT Williamsport, Pa, sustaining the
confessional. The Rev. &, George
Currie, of Philadelphia, feared the
confessional becase il became compul-
sorry in the end. Tho Rev. Edward
W.. Osborn, of Boston, said he was a
believer in the confessional. He
claimed that the whole sense and feel
ing of the church holds that COMES
sion and absolution are 7needfiE aid
lawful. The Rev. Leighton Parks, of
Boston, said that the confessional was
OF pure origin, but had degeHcrated.
Other gentlemen discussed the subject
briefly. w
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ScrOI:lfuIIlIIa o

3. DR.. l.. A. Guild, or Atlanta, VINO owns large
nursery and vineyard, has lad on his place
Who was cured Of stubborn case OF scrofula.
with one single bottle of d. b. B. Write to
hirh about the case.
@ os Frank Joseph, 24S Jones street, Atlanta, has
q son who had a slonGhIng, scrofulous ulcer OF
eneck, and had lost his hair and eyc-sIpht,
finding no relief One bottle of b. B. B.
healed the ulcer, oradlcated the poison from
hisblood, restored his eye-sIght,' and placed
him on the road to health. ~ ..
"" ~ 4 book hlledwith wonderful proof from the
very best class OF citizens, ana recommcnda.
slons from the leading Drug Trade OF Atlanta,
mailed free 10 any address. b. d. b. only a
year old and swoFkIng wonders. Large bot
Bile $1.OO or slxyIor 300. sold by DfueRists
Expressed on receipt OF price ,l'f i -
BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga
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4 Negro Lynoh6d BY. Nokfoes.

New. ORLEANS, October II, "A ,spe-
cial 20 the. Tim esr1 r1Oenocrdt from
Yicksburg reports the .lynching of
Dock Martin, colored, who killed
E. N, Peasants, colorcd, at Rolling
Fort, Miss. Aamobfof q Golored men,
overpowcrcd the guard and hanged
the prisoner from q bridge.
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The Episcopal Conrrnsa.

DETROIT, MrCu., October 7.-The
Ginth Episcopal Congress CT the United
states met this morning in this CITY,
the first service being ihc communion
at st: Johns Church, after which the
regular sessions began at Whitney,s
opera louise, Bishop Harris presided
nao delivered the welcoming addressI
e!, utter which the Congress adjourned
un'll O'Clock this evening. = -
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. a Russian named Doutche has
been sentenced to thirteen years penal
tsefWtH1le in Siberia for throwing sni.
phuic acid over M. GoronoVich, n
nobleman. -. "
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~ AT AT Alexandria, Egypt, the Isha,e
q .hteGqndre (newspaper} has bcon
suspended by the authorities for three
months for advocating the restoratioS
Pasha. ''eoiNc AsHhail
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CROPS IN SEPTEMBER
ihe Regular Monthly Report of the State
Department. or Acriculhrc

ol''tI eflFHL OI .NWrICNItlrC.
The State Department of Agricul-
turc furnishes the following crop re-
port, compiled from returns from
township correspondents, October |.
Inc report covers every county in the
State:
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TO anybody who has disease Of throat or
lungs, we will send proof that Piso's Cure
for COnsumption'has icured the same CONF
plants IN other cases. Address,
- e. II. IIAZELTINE, Warren, Pa.i
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SMALL GRAIN.

The small grain crop, wheat and
oats, was one of the largest, if not the
largest, ever gathered in the State,
but the harvest season was very un.
favorable, and the crop, oats pa.rticu-
iarly, was damaged in the field after
being cut. The yield per acre of oats
is estimated at Is bushels and of wheat
bushels per acre. The quality of
the grain is reported by about onc-half
Ct the correspondents as tie same as
last year, onc-tonrth regard it as bet
ter, and the balance think it inferior
to last years crop Fl { -
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KIDNEY TROUBLE

For over six years I have been terrible
sufferer from a troublesome kidney complaint,
for the relief of which have spent over $3.50
without benent; the most noted so-called
remedies proving failures. The use OF one Biz
gle bottle of b. b. II. has been marvellous,
giving more relief than all other treatment
combined. 1t is quick cure, wnlle others, II
they cure at all are in the distant future.
>, C.u. ROBERTS, Atlanta Water Works.
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The, storms and nigh tides damaged
the rice crop. The tides ran over the
banks and backed on the rice, iniurinr
mat which had boon cut and stacked
IN the fields, causing it to sproul, and
Will blast the heads Of such young rice
as had headed out. The loss from the
tides is estimated i'm the different local
lties at from ten to twenty-five per
cent. a correspondent in George
town says that the losses arc less than
IN average years. Another CORES
pohdent says: "On the 10th OF Sep
tembcr the wind blew hard, the rains
were very heavy, continuing for sew
Crai days, the rivers were speedily
illlcd. and the water. meeting the hieh
sea;hdcs fioodGd most of ,thGl'ice lands.
damaging the crop at least Twenty-Five
per cent. A considerable portion of
thc June planting was caught in tho
blossom, but it is TOO early TO cstimate
the damage TO that part Of the crop.
An carly frost would be fatal.n .. :.
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/, &c. Hall Windsor, of Norfolk, Va,
books and stationery, has made an as
signment. Liabilities $4,000.
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COTTON.

Cotton was greatly injured Of the
drought that prevailed over nearly the
entire State during the month of Sep
lcmber. The plant was attacked bv
the rust, the bolls opened prcmaturclv,
and a larger part Of the "top crop''
was lost. The bollS arc much under
the usual size and lint is very shot. a
correspondent in Ncwbcrrv county
says that instead Of yielding one pound
OF lint for three of seed, the usual
outturn, it requires, of the present
crop, l,SOO pounds to gin out 400
pounds OF lint. In the lower counties
there was heavy rainfall between the
lst aud 10th Of September, followed
not, dry and cool nights, proving very
injurious to the crop. a corrcspon-
dent III Berkeley county csti mates that
on his own farm he will make 800
pounds of short cotton per acre and
lGO pounds Of long cotton, and his
immediate ncighbors will possibly
realize even better results, but that i'm
his opinion the crop generally will not
exceed sixty pounds of long cotton
and 100 pounds of short cotton per
acre. The correspondent on James
Island estimates the yield Of cotton at
2OO pounds per aero. Many Of the
correspondents believe that the crop
VIII be gathered by the lst Of Novem-
Der at the latest. The weather has
been exceptionally favorable for pick
ing. The indicated yield at this time
IS: In upper Carolina 148 pounds of
INT per acre; middle Carolina IA
pounds per acre, and in lower Caro-
INA 100 pounds per acre. Average
1of the State 1872 pounds, against 1870
pounds last year.
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OTHER CROPS,

FIhe condition of Irish, potatoes is
reported at 80; sweet potatoes 8Oj
sofShunf84 and sugar cane 78.3' 'e aysj
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CORN.

The yield Of corn per acre is es:i-
mated as follows: Early planted bot
tom corn 81 bushels; replantcd on
bottoms lG bushels; early planted uD-
land 10 bushels; late planted upland
5 bushels.
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SAWED HHEAsLKFEy

Our Treatise on the 'TIealth and IIappi-
ness of Woman" mailed free. 'pp'
BltADFlELD REGULATOR CO.,
Sep13tXL1y N"'
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pointed to- confct with the nroohlyn Young Ronh IN
club AMI with ib. u"ruhlicn" ssnpHlgn Commute, III
fcrau to the reception io hu given tp MI bah' WIN
ht visits llf4ullyu. -
Tl1 arrangement fur the rrreriion To- e'n'i' f,'n
vhpf Dc Visits irunitn at0 iu the hhnd- "i lh. "'
Veterans Association and thp raFcill fHiui' WI" ~
camp fac iu MItilp Avenue Park. mr.ilni WI ~,
held the Hinh whore trnoiHl 1iaut WI p'-"' WV
General inrtu viii applk
\ brilliant totchlivhl parade a. the followers
uf NJ Ulinr viii toxic place he ntnnhhh i"h'll'N
ui 49, unioi the nurp'ora ~ tho fh'' WV"
tnaino aud tnfn rnitoN, Captain o. W h'"N''
VISITING organizations viii prUeimi" ~ "N'"'
From ri- ,ii,, tlr Au-np g. Nrtnoh hitgt.! li'Ar'
tnulIrr tni q 10 tlhH's iInnrrirt uf 10" MIN N'''
nl, bi.frrl. ihr ~ unUsru battalion iWWui hni-",
~iiuuu-ou iffrit ana tlnnrci Corps ot thr llin "a
rtmhh District, From hlonllIh, the lth'n W'.I
l1umri kuilui- tcuth Wont BATTERY an l'nlh WI"
Mounted Duuli-. thc Fourth Wand llh'h h"11n,ri
Eleventh Want Gfi-Woi Battery, Twenty -rf"hh WIZ
Nouiruf iiatter. IwtnfN-thiu Ward Lincoln i"' H'
Third ayi Ilumrd knights The line Ut marin r" I' ~
from ihc Annex Pier Jewels What, ny Fulton ~" !"
Henry --t Miduagh -t to Milina 81, 10 pihI' ' :"
llcur, --t to Clark 10 Columbia Heights lo Il,Ir
puu -t 10 Fulton See to Nontarue--t, 10 Hck---l ~
cm-cu ST.. Court IT,. to SchcrmrIhor J." 'lln'"
ST. 10 -iatcst.. 10 Willow place. to Joinlr,'h ~, =,
Henry -. Fulton Ferry. Resident along Tue 4hc vi
march requested 10 illuminate their hou-c''
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THE RECEPTION IN CHESTER.

CHESTER, Penn. Oct. s.-The train bearing Cen
eral Logan and party arrived here about 2:}O p. m.
Nearly all the industrial establishments were
closed aud thousands of people were
on the streets, men, women aud children Inning the
sidewalks III every direction. All the campaign
clubs turned out in uniforms and were
arranged III two lines along tie streets
through which tie party passed. Decorations
were evcryw here to be seen and as the General
passed through the streets IN barouche he
acknowledged the continuous cheering by IRE
quently removing his hat The clubs fell
into line behind General Logan's carriage
and the procession moved TO the grounds OF the
Chester Republican League. The decorations at
that place were fine and an audience of from 1000
TO 10000 people had gathered TO hear General
Logan speak.
Ex-t congressman Ward introduced General Lo
gan who spoke the tariff and the financial
nolicy of the Government. lie acknOwle lodged the
hearty and enthusiastic reception accorded him by
the people of hester IL was beyond his expecta-
ton he said and showed clearly the drift Of public
sentiment IN this community.
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nrnt,lNGS iESTLRpAT.

At. kste Mctf,ny daughter oi Samuel Mc'1oN
,,,ti to Alert tanker IN the Church oi thc Holy
a,,,,, on tho Heights. ifootlfn ~ 10 r. m f"H' p.
a., Tho bride was the president ~ The ''asA 81 =
:, Packer iusttae. mud pretty feature ct the VIC"
ams Was tho nliendnpce # lhis" hun'", "' , ~,
sIsssnsos in body The Rev "a 'h'l'"s ~ ~,
80 A tiu church pei formed the ceremony tue
~ man as. Albert n-fg aud the nshctH we're
,.rene Williams Genrge Harms 'hhilrh N'h, ms
ii A. i ielpeke The bride Nhs aiiiitd ~ Nhilr
sh on" ,i,, Vim point duohos-e lace az Il wore veil
- mile There were handsome floral Decorations ~
.be church aud at the house oi MI. hrihoN' N" %"
Ihn.ou ST. where a rrct plion was h'li Among
~ ,o,nv guests were Mr aud Mrs Georgc Price. the
pev and Mis-. William II. Morgan, MI ana Mt
Watkin.. the Rev and MIR. d. McElIoy. Mr. ana NJ.
n McElrov Mrs Crabb the Misses CIabb, Miss
Waule. Miss Willctts, Miss Pcarsall, Miss oIr,
~; Steele Miss Kane. Miss Stevens, Miss Chase.
Niss Bis the Mise. Hamilton and Miss Briggs.
Tho Wedding of Miss Lilly Gmderson Knight
donohter Of sias p Knight. to William IL. Van
Kleeck jr. took place in the evening at NO. 90
sevepih-avc The Rev. DR.. james NJ Ludlow pastor
., tho Yves minister Presbyterian Church. performed
Al ceremony The bridesmaids Miss Camilla
Yam Klerck of Ncw-York, and Miss Jenny J.
Aldrich If Brdgcwater. he grcomsmen we're Francis
RIsck and Albert Wangler The ushers were William
A,tkcn Charles Bostwick. George W. Knight, ana
sIherf stone George Warren Van kleeck was the
be.t man The bridesmaids wore white silk and
cared bouquets of JacqueminCt roses. The bride
Sras in white satin and wore tulc veil caught with
RID and smilax. and diamonds. The bridegroom Is
a member of the 9TH Regiment. and "A number OF ms
comrades attended. Among the guests were Mr.
and Mr. Il. NJ Shepard. of Hudson. Mr.. and Mrs.
eeorge Beyeridge. Mr.. and Mrs. George Ketehum, Mr.
and Mr., W. II. Van kleeek, Mr.. and Mrs; James Me
Micken Mr. and Mrs. John W. Eglnton, Mr. and Mrs.
William Leeds Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leeds, r. d.
Woodruff. l.. L. Dasbll, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
waldorf J. r. smith. Mr.. and Mrs. a. Nandcrbeek,
Anlrew Crawford, James T. scri'ener Or and My.
Harry Bedford. r. y. Shannon. Paul Farnum \.
Uonku> H. Plant, Mr.. Hotchki~s. Mr.. Stradlee. Mis-
+ Wilkinson. Miss Bessie Seward Miss May Crook
Mis. Nellie Mitchell, Miss Lizzie briggs and Miss +.
Black.
Miss Emily x. CLARK. daughter Of Mrs. 5. W.
Clark WIS married to Charles Mortimer Glover. M
the e,cuine nj II. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
Church Harlem 10y the Kew. pr. Francis Lobdeli:
the rector Henry ". Glover was the best man. and
ne nsher- we're atson Cochran. William X. Burns.
Clarrncc NJ Fowler. and Martin X. Robinson. re-
ceution va held az the brides home.
Ms, Morris. q daughter of G. O. Morris Of n htc,
Morn, q Co.. was married 10 George Griffin, ~ West
Minister Church Elizabeth n j., 10y the Key. DE-
Gule-pc assisted by tine Rev. NJ. Roberts. lh'le
va. lrgc attendance at the church and a reception
followed OBJ, ceremony.