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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-02

vulsion and was burned TO the ground:
The fire extended before the arrival
OF the engines to the two story wood
en- building on the north side occu-
pied as q C othiDg store by T.. L. Mintz,
and to the two ttory brick house on
the south side occupied by Dr.. W..
Bull, the dentist, and Mrs. +. Meyers.
The two wooden buildiug9 a e totally
destroyed; the brick bu ldines were
partially destroyed. At 1870 O'Clock
Alderman Rogers had succeeded In
getting two streams Of water to play
on the flames, and there was
no danger of the fire spreading:
The loss and insurtn C con'd
not be ascsr aimed. One of the
first 6res that broke out was that
which was caused by an overturned
lamp On Blake siiest. About fonr
houses ct the corner OF st. George and
ST.. Philip streets were burned in the
early morning. Most of the fires in
different pats OF the city were sub
dued by l O'Clock, save the one on
King street near Broad, which on
tinued to burn bri KY. There Was
but one engine available. Fortunately
the water mains were not Injured,
and there was an abundant
supply of water, only the mea
OF conducting it to the hre
were wanting. There was no wind
blowing, from 10 pm. till nearly 3
o'clock am, by which time the me
had been got under control, and dan
ger OF q disastrous conf igration was
spared to the night OF horror. A.
that hour every park, square or vacant
lot in the city was occupied ~ people:
Il is ta,e 10 say that the whole Ct
Charleston passed the night out OF
doors.
RELIEvIEG~-TH DISTRESS.
In many cases shattered homes were
revisited and the children and Womeo
were provided with clio hing aud Gov
ering. That inf ute mercy which
seems to be meied out to q s ricksi
peop'e so tenn cred the wind and
weather that the frightened and house
less people were spared many discom-
forts and hardshipp. The dead were
laid in this open sir. The wounded
we're provided with temporary pallets
in the lawns or on the streets AID
every one waited patiently Tor the
coming dawn which would at least
tighten the horrors Of the occasion A
the lowest eetimst9 the loss viii b.
double that caused by the Augu It cy'
clone last year.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
TIE Earthquake Oulool.

That the eastern shore OF the United
States is, and has been, gradually ST
Ting for the last one hundred and li'y
years, is well known. Buried forests
and the flooding OF lands 'oncc nigh
and dry, attest this fact. That The
seismic focus should be at Charleston.
where the coast line is comparatively
straight, seems somewhat strange. \
more probable place would be in south
crn Florida, or near the volcanic islands
before alluded to-thc Greater ard Los
scr Antilles. 1t is not unlikely that
shocks Will continue till a destructive
earthquake on the opening oil a volcano
Will be experienced at some point ON or
near these islnuds-most likely OF on
near II where hot springs occur SINH
lar to the case ut Cnsaiulcciola, in Ischia,
July 2S, 1854. \ volcano may break
forth il some of them, or in the sea, or
at some other weak spot in the cartl.'s
crust near them. Then the immense
pressure and unrest bcnCath that nm
fortunate city will be removed, the
shocks will cease, aud it is highly proba.
bic that the portions of the earth near
Charleston that have been subjected to
the most severe shakings will settle to a
lower level, and furnish anothc. instance
Ill proof that tie earth is gradually
growing more solid and conSequcutlv
smaller. -ChicagO lntcr.Occan.
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\ Fearful Tragedy.

81. Louis, November "a special from
Iuto,i, Mo-, says: a fearful tragedy &C.
cured this morning at Mineral Point.
lorty-scYcn miles from this place. Rober,
Wiggcr was shot and instantly killed and
Marvin Nctabc received n wound which
vii! undoubtedly prove fatal. An old
quarrel bc,wccn Wlgger and McCabc had
never been settled, and this morning Mar.
Ein McCahc and his three sons, John, James
and Charles. met Wiggcr and renewed tic
.]lutErcl. After an exchange of hot words.
Marvin attacked his old enemy. The latter
drew Il revolver and fired, intiicting a fatal
wound. The wounded mans sons then
produced their weapons. and after an cX.
change Of a few shots Wiggcr sank TO the
ground, shot through the body, and died
almost Immediately. The McCabc boys
were arrested and lodged in Jail at t.:is
place.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
Tie Edltopni Of the Future.

The days Of editorial essays in Il daily
paper have passed, and WHAT is now wanted
are Short, snappy expressions OF opinion.
Sharp and directly to the point, without
p~roIONity. il is q great lhing for n young
writer ',lcam to stopwhcu he gets through,
n lesson which some older writer's who
hu,a t,cn ,airly successful have never
learned Long editorials are more fire.
qucntiy Il sign oI iaIinc,s than OF ability.
O! C.rlSc there are some subjects which
require exhaustive treatment, hut under
ordinary circumstances long editorials are
written because tie editor has neither the
time 10! the brains to write short ones.
The Short editorial, the concise clearly
written article, will 20 to make up The
model paper of the future. Puncturcd by
a. paragraph is more than an Alternative
gpuccit. The paragraph is the most form.
!Ga0!r weapon in The rditofs arsenal, and
the long editorial IS the least effective. Old
fogiCs may speak With admiration Of the
~'ihougltiul writer who turns the long
newspaper columns, but the man who will
weld real influence is he who can pu, his
Thought in a Few pithy sentences. Yer,
biagc La, had its day, and in the best papers
brains are slowly taking its placc.-Ihc
Iy3YH1!si.
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ARTIFICIAL auINISE.
A Lonion Physician Discovers n Process Tor
Making that BeneHcent Drug.

''Quininc aud opium in various forms
ana under various nalnc are used by physi,
clans more than any other drugs said Dr..
~ VI. Whc!plcy. editor of the National
Druggist. in q conversation with a reporter.
Chemists have for several wears said il
WAS possible 10 make guinine chemically,
ami tie world OF those interested has been
waiting for some II 10 do il. In 1S~2 q
Frcnchman announced hc had discovered
The process, and deposited u sample OF bis
'guininc with The French Institute. ON
examination ii proved TO be sulphatc OF am.
monia instead OF sulphatc Of q%uiniuc. Most
OF the experiment has been directed toward
liaaiog Quininc OF ciTchOnidinc. which is
made from the same bark, but is Of lesser
value and i cheaper than quiuimc. Chem
;Cul!y there i little difference between them.
CiNchonidinc consists of 10 parts carbon,
% parts hydrogen, : parts nitrogen and /
par. oxygen: QuininC contains 20 parts Of
carbon, ~ parts hydrogen, , parts nitrogen
UuG , PARTS oxygen. The problem has
been with chemists to add l part carbon, ,
parts hydrogen ana | part Oxygen. They
have not hccn successful in his CndCayur,
There IS nothing wonderful in the claim
tina, quininc could be made from other
things than the bark.
'Iruit essences arc NOW made without
traits. and other items OF chemical stock
are made chemically without the intcrvcn-
ion Of the usual natural product. Yet the
medical world was disturbed last Scmtcm
'ey when DR.. Crc>swcil Hewitt. Of London.
announced that he had discovered q process
to make g]Uininc. He made 10 effort 10
establish. This claim or submit his product
toicst: but ! have Just received a letter from
London telling Of the formation OF a com.
pauy 10 manufacture the drug on DR.. IIcw-
ITS process. He still keeps all particulars
TO himself, andi it is not known whether the
eincAona bark i, the basis OF his process. or
from what he manufactures the drug. The
company is called the Atlas Quiuinc Com.
pany. and ! am Informed has large capital.
L: Hewitt has discovered what he claims
lie will have made US independent OF the
Irregular supply from the countries where
the trees grow that produce The bark, and
Willie the price Of the drug may not be ma
,crially reduced it will not rise in time OF
war in those countries. Then. too, his sue,
cess will stimulate other chemists 10 cXpcr.
::ucnts looking 10 tic manufacture of other
drugs without r~clianc" on The natural
product. Morphine may be made from
something other than opium. etc. II. how.
ever, remains - TIC seen wha. DR.. Hewitt
has really accomplished.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
Cactus From Which The Mexican, Get Meat
Drink and Clothing.

y Mexican globe cactus is about Is inches
in diameter at the largest part, some inches
above the sand in which it Vows. and is
about as many inches high, tapcring from
the bulge 10 aConc-likc tip. 1t is complete.
ly covered with two distinct varieties of
thOrns-onC kind slender and straight, the
other longer and curved almost like q fish.
hook, the tips being Drowni>h or yellow,
exceedingly hard and tough. The plant is
simply Il huge branch Of green vegetable
matter, the surface being highly corrugated
the ridges running spirally and thickly
protected by the thorns described. 1t
grows on the arid sand, drawing its sub.
sistcnCc from the scumty materials it con.
lains, and from the mir and dew, for rain
seldom OF never falls upon its desert home.
The plant is anything but handsome, but
it Is extremely useful. The japanese could
as easily spare their universal bamboo as
the poor primitive Mexican could this cac.
tus. The long, straight thornS are used by
thc native women = needles: the curved
ones arc often and successfully used as
fish hooks; the tough, strong fibre of the
plant, when freed from its other matter, is
an excellent substitute for our flax. and
almost the only one known among thc
MlcXicans, and, lastly, the sap supplies the
people with their national drink. The
flowers arc Il beautiful yellow, about four
inches in length. and form Il vcritablc crown
of gold to this unique plant. 1t is the only
plant which can bc held up to public Oh.
servation when in bloom without the warn.
ing, chestnut olOrcd placard-IIands OF
BnrltngtoH NrcLeye.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10

1t is said that misfortunes seldom come
singly. On last Monday. the 3lst ult.,
Capt. John Dcwberry lost his,aged mother.
She was living with him a. the time the
angels came to bear her home. She had
reached the ripe old age of 40 years. On
the following Friday his daughter. Mrs.
HiN, died in The same room which had been
the death scene of her mother five DAYS be-
for .-SUrrtaHJUrg HcyGtd.
Probably the longest working hours ~
the world are kept by the workmen in the
land ct the midnight III During the
sunny days and nights Of summer many
natives work from I in the morning until
. at night. The long hours must be the
more wcariSCmc since the staple diet is
very frugal. raw behring's. rye bread, cold
salt pork and porridgc Being the chief arti.
Giles OF food for laborcrs.
GOV David Il. HILL, of New York, is de-
Acribei 10y Il political enemy rs Il man who
docs not drink. does not smoke. docs not
rs. improper language and docs not seem
fond Of amUscmentS, though he is not a
churclm2n. His ambition is political sue.
cess. lie j. bachelor, without a stain on
his moral o>cutchCon. and may bc waiting
10 marry when President III the United
States.
The Or.cia! Messenger says that General
kaulhars las refused 10 notice tho request
OF NV DAIsd.Idu government lOT the names
OF the Russians who had been molestcd in
Bulgaria. because the Bulgarians mus
knox them. kaulbars preferred 10 reply
that lie would leave Bulgaria with all The
Russian agents OF the first act Of violence
committed anywhere in Bulgaria against a
Russian. This answer, it is said, received
high approval from the Car.
The Chicago Pork Packers Association
held a meeting yesterday and adopted a
resolution that the members of the asSoCia
ton Will control their own business; that
iIcy will protect their property nj any and
MI cost: that they will run their houses on
the ten our basis: and that the Executive
Committee be authorized TO employ any
protection deemed necessary. 1t is claimed
that the strikers already out are urging the
men 10 20 out again for eight hours.
The will of Mrs. Cornclia VI. Stewart
JcqUStths $4,000 a year TO her brother,
Charles =. Clinch; $40, 900 a year 10 hcI
sisters. Anna, Emma and Julia Clinch.
| $4,000 to her ncicc, Sarah y. Smith
| %20p, 0N 10 Cornclia 5. Butler; 500 900 &c
cagI Of her children, Lawrence and Chas.
I ;. Butter: $500, 900 TO Kate y. Smith; &c
each If the remaining children Of Sarah y.
! Smith, viz, Louisa, Ella, Bessie and James,
500, 600; to each Of the children Of hcl
deceased sister. Louise, formerly the wife
81. CharlcS l.. Butler, namely, Resale,
Helen. Virginia. Lillian. Maxwell and Pres
colt. $4,000, all the rest of her estate,
real and personal, to Charles J. Clinch and
| Henry Hilton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
Beauresnrd at the Grave Of Grant.

\ gray-moustached man of medium
height, dressed in dark and genteel
clothes, was standing in front of General
Grants tomb at Riverside Park to-day.
He looked for several moments at the
plain brick tomb, the only monument
New York can afford for the great dead.
The visitor carried a small bunch OF
yiolets in his hand and wore "a small rose.
bud in the lapel of his coat. The po-
liceman granted him the privilege to
walk up to the tomb and tlfe stranger
tenderly placed his violets on the grave.
He turned to walk away, but stopped,
and removing the rosebud, bent his head
over it and placed it with the ~yiolets.
The stranger vas General G., Il. Beaure.
gard, of Louisiana. Now, York Special
TO the Boston Herald,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
Stoncwall Jackson never posted y

-Stonewall Jackson never posted a
letter without calculating whether it
would have to travel on Sunday to reach
its place of destination, and il so he
would not mail it till Monday morning.
Still further did he carry his P~uritanical
observance. Unnumbercd times he was
known to receive important letters SO
late On Saturday night that he would
not break his fixed resolution never to
use his eyes, which were very delicate,
by artificial light; he would carry the
letters in his pocket till Monday morn
ing, then rise with the sun to read them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
Particulars OF the Recent Fire at Madison.

WESTMINSTER. ). c., November 3
Fort Madison, our sister town. on the Air
Line railway. had an awful fire carly on
Sunday morning. Three houses, valued
at So, 300, were destroyed. No insurance.
The fire originated in the house owned
by Mr.. w j. DcatOn and occupied by him
as a dwelling and store. He and his wife
and some smaller children were sleeping
down stairs, a. ! four OF his older children
upstairs. Mr.. DcatOn first awOkc and
found that all communication NTH the up.
stairs was cut oil. He thcn ran out and
threw IL ladder up to the window on the
west end of the house, got upon ii, burst
open the window and called to his children
TO conc 10 him. The two sleeping in the
room came, anu he got them down without
their being badly burned. The fire by this
time had come up the stairs from below.
Mr. Dcaton called loudly to his Two boys,
aged IA and IL years. to come to him.
They had to cross the fire to do so, but he
got them down by the aid Of some friends
who had arrived. BY this time the whole
house was ablazc. Mr.. Dcaton was pain
fully burned, and his two Goys-bright.
promising and iutelligcnt-wcrc so badly
burned that thCy will not, IL is thought by
the physician attending, recover. Mr.
Deaton saved nothing.
The fire then spread to the stOrchousc of
Mr.. III. L. Hopkins. Mr.. H., however.
had time to get out his goods. Another
house, which was vacant, was burned
Register.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10

The South has iron, coal, timber and
cheap labor; capital has found it out, and
is bringing all these into use. But before
goods can be made and dividends paid
millions OF money must be expended in
buildings and machinery, and many months
pass before the works get into successful
operation. Should protective duties he re.
moved by Il gradual reduction, such as
some advocate, the capital now finding its
way into southern industrial enterprises
would he diverted to other channels, and
tIc long established manufacturers could
use their plants as now, without fear Of
losing their profitable Southern trade. We
think ii may he set down as an axiom, that
every American manufacturer who desires
free trade does so, NOT TO get foreign
markets for his wares, but TO shut off do.
nestle competitor in the United States.
The free trade theorists, who cite such men
rs witnesses against protection, simply add
another and create blundcr to the long
list Of their misconceptions -Butim0re
.NlnHjdctITtIs' RccOY0.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10

ROYAL BLooD.-Wc are all kings
and queens in this country, and we have
a right to as good blood as which courses
through the veins Of cmpcrors. Ii the
blood is poor and the checks are pale, it
is well known that Browns Iron Bi;tcrs
is the great tonic which vii give color,
vlgor, and vitality. Mr.. NJ. X. Gibson,
OF West Point, Miss, says, 81 felt weak
and dcbilitated. Browns Iron Bittcrs
made me strong and we'll"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
BrnNc Father Damien.

Cardinal Manning bcgs that | will draw
the attention of my rcadcr> to the case of
Father Damien. As the Rev. A. b. Chap.
man remarks in his letter TO the papers
about it, the case is as simple us it is sad.
Father Damien lives on tic island Of Molo.
kai, Sandwich Islands, which is confined
10 lcpcrs. He has himself fallen n prey TO
the disease, but this lie does not seem 10
mind his only anxiety appearing to be
that it is difficult to obtain funds for the
bcnciit Of his unfortunate fellow lepers.
lie has sacrificed everything in order TO be
in their midst and 10 cheer them in their
awful a'lliCtion. ! am sure that many Of
my readers will ba only too glad to show
their admiration for such self Sacrifice and
noble conduct by themselves sacrificing
some little luxury and sending the money
i, would have cost 10 Cardinal Manning.
for Father Damicn's usc.-LOnd3n 7rUin.
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NEWS ITEMS.
Facts Of Inrerest Gathered from Various
Quarters.

- 80 ~ ~ ANAN 1NNNN" ~
scph Puli;2cr in Congress.
Marion county now comes forward with
a raining tree.
The iurli~,A mill ,ro,ll,. l,vc r,ecr
amicably set;leI
~, ,l, 49,, -. r..:,.
I.rsnv ! Iii IL ,i,,I,, o"'"'"'0 =" ~
'' - 49,"
FriIsy cr,o;ii, ~ ~ S,n6 oc3 5''"' pms
.rTE -. I, ".
me oy'".''rIS WIZ nave 81 procession on
i'DL" h'AH"t ; "a! IN L"nN'h.
Turkey declines TO aid France in driving
the EngN7h from kEypi.
y high soho"! gin Of bay City. Mich
IIoie' Shakespeare IN heS Sleep.
The Democrats will retain control f the
House iuthc new Congress beyond udgubi.
Vim. Buurkc Cochran Dem s. hos l.r,,
elected to Congress from tho TWELFTH Dis.
tTiCt. New IyTH.
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-LhlIe Ones Bn,Ied An,e.

A Sacfanton, Pa, special y James
Gaffrey, aged Z James Dougherty, aged 2;
John Doughcrty, aged 6, and Ellen
Drougllerty, aged 3, were sufTocated in a
sand pit in Ward 3 Monday afternoon. A
bank, under which they were playing, fell
la
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10

4 special from Loogootee, a town in In
diana, says the Alderman Hotel, a two
story frame building, was burned and three
men persisted in the flames. Two Of them
had just been elected to fill the positions of
Treasurer and Auditor, and were fatigucd
from the work of the election, which caused
them to sleep too soundly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
scenes At Japanese Theatre.

One Of the first ;hing, which strikes
i visitor to a japanese theatre i the
peculiar shape OF the stare, which
projects on either side at right angle,
with the main stage, about half way
INFO the auditorium. Tic workings
bCLiEN the scenes are very Simple.
Everything i Io"c by hand, and there
: not mIc! in The accCS>oric, to 4
spectacular play, but what i wanting
IN gorgeous effect i made up by the
realistic nanMc in which they I'LL the
minor details. Thus, iliu the play Il
mau las a sword thrust through him,
the weapon is withdrawn, not brigh;
and mb!cIni>hed rs before ii was sup
posed to have pierced his BODY, but
actually dripping with the INC / pS-
feet imitation of blood.
During tic performance every one
eats, drinks and smokes. Criticisms
are very audibly expressed. Convcr-
-ltion and ''chall-' arc very general,
and people enter and leave when they
Ike. II the actor i not wOrd-pcrlrct,
the promptcr follows him around with
his book, without the slightest attempt
at disguise. ii the stare carpenter
wishes e light for hi> pipe, Inc does not
hesitate 10 crawl in front OF the actors
and get it from the footlightS. y man
Killed during the play is allowed to
walk off behind the scenes. The
theatres OF Yokohama, on the main
street OF the japanese town. remind
ono OF the Bowcry in New York city,
In front OF each one, extending from
he roof TO the ground, are wide
strcamcrs, of very @audy appearance.
with all kinds OF symbols painted OF
them, signifying the scenes and char.
actcrs OF the play. On entering, The
first ching both native and forcigmc!
must do j. TO rcmOvc his or her shoes,
which arc checked and taken care O
until the owner leaves the building.
Fancy ono carry carrying Il narrow
strip of wood, at least one foot il
length, for a check! Once inside, Tho
usher directs YOU 10 your place, and
provides a mat, on which YOU arc
expected 10 squat. In cold weather
each spectator is furnished will
q small box of charcoal fire, Will
which tokCcp warm. The programme:
are bought, and in q variety theatre
there is always n master of ceremonies,
who introduces the performers, cspc.
ciallY when n difficult act is to be per.
formed. From the time the show
begins until the end, the orchestra @
keeps up an inccssant noise with 9ongs
and a sort of banjo. However good
the performance or difficult the feat,
there is an entire absence of applause.
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while TIL re is Life There is Hope.

Many OF The diseases of this season
Of the year can be avertcd by a small
amoun &C care and at little cost, by
the timely use of EwBANK'S TOpAZ
CINCHONA CORDIAL.
1t cures Diarrhna, Dyscutcry ChOl.
era Morbus and like complaints. No
h'urelcy should be without n bottle, as
it will prevent any disease that would
no doubt arise from the change OF
water, food and climate, without its
use. The most valuable medicine in
the world, contains all the best and
most curative properties Of all other
TONES, Bittcrs, etc, etc, being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Rcgula-
tor and Life and notwithstanding
Agent i'll existence. For Malaria,
Fever and Ague, Chills and Fever,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head
ache, Nervous Headache, Chronic
Rheumatism, etc, etc, II is truly a
licrculCan Remedy. 1t gives new life
and vigor to the aged. For ladies IN
delicate health, weak and sickly chill
drcm, nursing mothers. Sec circulars
wrapped with bottle.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. /, 1885.
ii. b. EwgANK, ESQ, President of
The Topaz CinciioDa Cordial Co.,
Spartanburg, S. c.: Dear Sir have
used a case of your Topaz Cordial iii
my family, and as q Tonic and Ape
tier | can cheerfully recommend i; to
all who are suffering from Debility
and lack of appetite. My children,
especially, have been much benefited
by its use. Respectfully,
JIUTSoN LEE.
Ask your druggist for EwBANK's
CINCHONA CORDIAL and take
other.
The TOPAZ CINCHoNA CORDIAL Co.,
S%partanburg, S. c., u. S. a.