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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Rev. w. D. Kirkland, the ac-
complished editor of the Southern
Christian Advocate, will preach at the
Methodist Church next Sunday morn
ing.
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Tell it to your friends and everybody
else, that Jos. Eros Soda Fount dis.
penses the heavenly ambrosia again.
The most reliable place to drink with.
out CHANGING to get poisoned or drunk.
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p. \. LEFvENDAHL, Boot and Shoe
Maker, at Mrs. Adden's New Block.
Repairing done in the neatest manner
and on the shortest notice. Also Har.
ness Repairing done.
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MONEY TO LoAN.-Money to lend on
Real Estate in Orangehurg County in
sums from $500 to 100000. Parties
in Orangeburg County will please ap-
ply to b. p. IZlar, Judge of Probate.
w. II. DUNCAN, Attorney at Law,
Barn well :. e..
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We learn from the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle of the 5th instant, that our young
friend, Rev. H. S. Wannamaker, was
ordained as deacon at a recent session
of the New York East Conference in
that city by Bishop 4. G. Andrews.
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We had the plesure of meeting in our
sanctum one day last week our genial
friend, DR.. Jno. c. Dubois, of Hudson,
N. Y, who is on his way home from a
Florida trip. The Doctor has host of
friends in Orangeburg, who were glad
to meet him again.
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Wanted somebody to write across
the heavens in letters Of gold, that
Jos. Eros Soda Water is as pure and
wholesome as the best materials and
long experience can make It; always
drink at the most reliable place.
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Pure Barley Malt Whiskey, absolute
ly free from fusel oil or other injurious
ingredients. For sale only at Jas. Van
fIaSSplHS
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A full line Of fancy and staple Gro
ccries low down at Jas. Van Tassels.
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Dutfy's pure Barley Malt Whiskey
the best tonic for invalids. For sale
only at Jas. Van TaSsel's.
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In full blast, Jos. Eros, Soda Fount,
tlavors of all kind also Lemonade and
Ginger Ale,
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\ fresh lot of Candies of all kinds ut
Is cents per pound, only at JOS. Eros.
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4 bill was recently introduced into
the Iowa Legislature which provides
that. Before man can marry in that
State, he must prove his ability to sup
port wife,
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To TIE LADIES.-Orders for STAMP
ing left with Brunson Il Dibble will be
PROMPTLY attended to,
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CALI at p. w. Cantwell's and eXaln-
inc his Kerosine Oil Ranges.
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Please leave your orders for Ice on
Order Slate at ID. y. Smiths Book
StOr3
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p. W. CANTwELL has fine lot ct
Crockery Ware at prices to suit all.
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CALL at =. W. CantwelrS for the
cheapest and best Stoves and Ranges.
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p. w. CANTwELL has the finest line
of Tin Toilet Sets in the city.
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FOI everything in the house furnish
ing line give p. w. Cantwell a call.
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CITY COUNCIL.
A Wise Suggestion from the Board of
Health and Other Matters.


Health and Other Matters.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ORANGEBURCi, $. g., April 2, 1886.
Council met this day at $50 p. NJ.
Present Hon. J. S. Albergotti, Mayor;
Aldermen Copes, Cannon, Fairey and
Williams; Aldermen Lightfoot and
Minus being absent.
The City Treasurer submitted the
following statement of receipts and eX-
penditures:
ORANGEBURG, S. G. April, l, 1886.
To the Honorable city Council Of the
city Of Orange6luy:
GENTLEMEN beg to submit my
regular monthly statement for the
month ending this date, which trust
will he found corrrct:
March /, cash on hand
rs per last report $3.50 IS
Reed from General Taxes Il. .93
Reed from Commercial
statesmen .............. Il 6O
Reed from Fines -. ......: 100
Reed from Penalty. ...... II 18 lib II
Total 944 40
49, EXPENDITURES.
Paid account of Marshals 191 66
Paid account of Streets. 285 81
Paid account Of Clerk. 49,. 33 81
Paid account of Misty. 2 so
Paid account Of Fire De-
partment !............. q 20
SIT 81
I.,,b ~, horl 400 90
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Fresh Car Load of Ice has been re-
ceiyed at Brunson's Ice House.
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Machinery.
To Farmers and L1tmbermen.

To Farmers and Lumbernen.
DO not buy an Engine or Boiler of
any kind, Saw Mill, Planer or Grain
Mills until you have invested one cent
postal card writing for prices and
terms.
Purchasers are often surprised at the
low prices can make for them.
1 answer inquiries promptly and can
often save You money.
Z. w. SCREvEN,
I,a,tLoro Hoepn,1Go n
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ALMOST 4 FIRE.-JuSt as the mem-
bers of the Presbyterian congregation
were assembling Wednesday evening,
the 7th instant, it was discovered that
the roof of the church was on fire. The
alarm was sounded and great confusion
followed. The fire department re-
sponded promptly and succeeded in ar
resting the progress Of the flames. and
the fire was completely eXtinguishcd
before any damage had been done.
After the excitement had subsided the
services were held. The church has
been recently rcfurnished with carpets,
&C., by the ladies o. the church ut con-
siderable trouble and expense. The
building was in great danger at one
time, and excitement ran high.
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SAD ACCIDENT.-Last Friday after
noon a serious and almost fatal acci-
dent occurred a few miles from town
on the road leading from this place to
Rowesville. AS Mrs. James Stokes
and her daughter, Miss Annie, were
driving along the road in Il buggy on
their way home from visit to neigh
bors, their horse took fright from an
other horse running up behind the bug
gy and dashed off. The frightened
animal soon left the road and took to
the woods, running against Il tree and
throwing the two ladies out. Mrs.
Stokes escaped with 4 few slight
brusies but Miss Annie was very
seriously injured. having been thrown
very violently against tree, sustain
ing very severe injuries about the head
and body. When the buggy struck the
tree, the horse became detached from
it and continued to run until he jump
ed in ditch, breaking both front legs.
TO end his sufferings he was shot. We
are glad to hear that Miss Annie was
not as badly injured as at first report
ed, and is now in a fair way for AZ
early and speedy recovery.
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POISONING At CAMBRIDGE,

A White Wife aad Negro Boarier Ac-
cused of Dosing the Negro Husband.
BOSTON, Dec 6.-Warrants were is
sued Saturday for the arrest of James
Smith, negro of Cambridge, and Mrs. An
ME Townes, the white widow of Edward
Townes, colored, on charge of poisoning
Mr.. Townes. Smith had boarded with the
woman for some time previous to Thanks
giving day, when Townes was away work
ing in New York. The latter came
home on that day and was taken violently
sick after dinner, with symptoms of arsen
ical poison. He died soon after 1t is also
said that, ON another visit home previous to
that, he had been taken sick after dinner
prepared by Mrs. Townes. Arsenic has been
found in Townes body.
An autopsy showed that death resulted
from organic disease of the heart, which
caused the narcotic to produce syncope. Mr.
Wales was born in Rockland county, this
state, forty Years ago. He leaves widow
and two children, who reside at Cleveland.
As caricaturist, he was ranked as hardly
inferior to Keppler. Irregular habits pre-
vented him from often attaining his highest
achievements.
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JONAS WILSON'S WIFE
Asserts That the MOen Claim IL All
Wilson.


PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 2.-Unable to
bear the strain upon his mind any longer
doc" Wilson, yesterday, broken down In
health, and weeping like child, told the
great secret which has existed between him
and p. L. Moen, of Worcester, for so many
years.
II am looked at as a blackmailer," he
said, s'and those who believe l have been
bleeding that old man. hold me in as much
contempt as a yellow dog. But will stand
it no longer ] am more sinned against
than SHINING, and now the truth shall be
known. My name is not Wilson, nor am
the son of Jonas Wilson My father is the
man who is accusing me of blackmail, and
my name is Levi Moen the lawful son of
P. L. Moen, of Worcester"
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 3.-Records of
the town of Oxford, Mass, show that Levi
Wilson was born there Dec. l, 1885, eleven
months after Mrs Moen died.
BosToN, Dec. 3.-United States Commits
sioner Hallett has refused to issue a warrant
against Philip L. Moen for perjury, on the
complaint of Levi Wilson.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 3.-It is cur
rently reported here that Moen will apply
at once for a commission in lunacy for the
purpose of causing Wilson to be confined in
an asylum, on the ground that he is insane.
EAST THOMPSON, Conn, Dec. 4.-Doc
Wilson's mother, wellpreserved at 81, and
now living here with her second hus-
band, Lyman Porter, male the positive as
sertion when. interviewed that she was the
Claimants mother, and that Jonas Will
son was his father. Furthermore she said
that she thought it disgraceful in her son to
deny his parentage, and that he must be
delnented or he never would have made
such a statement
Mrs. Porter bears perfect resemblance
to Doc, as do his sisters. Mrs. Jerry Young
of Danielsonville, and Mrs. Cassius Hoyte,
of Porter Plains. Mrs Jerry Young was
also interviewed and stated that she had
not the slight st doubt that Levi Wilson
was her brother; that she was about II
years old when his birth occurred, and she
remembers the event quite clearly.
Mrs John Wilson was next seen, but
would have nothing to say. She did not
wish in any way to be connected with the
affair. She had no doubt that Levi Wilson
was legitimately born to Mrs. Jonas Wilson.
DR.. Rawson, the physician who was present
at the birth of Doc. was seen by Mr. Porter
less than month ago, and was told by him
that Doc Wilson was born to Mrs. Jonas
Wilson.
With all of these convincing statements
there can be no doubt that Docs assertion
that he is son Of Moen is falsehood AS
to the secret, all Of the members of the
family positively deny any knowledge of it.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 4.-Mrs. Mary
Downs pf IAnsonia, is a. sister Of Levi Will
son. Size SAID that ''Doc" Wilson was her
brother and that this was the first she ever
heard that he was the son Of Moen. When
asked whether she believed that her brother
was playing some deep game in claiming to
be Moen's son OF that he was insane, she
said emphatically that she believed him to
be insane
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Sunday, Dec. 8.

The Kennebec river is closed to naviga.
ton.
The Wright brothers like the new base
ball rules.
An opera house costing $500, 900 is to be
built in Chicago.
The earl of Aberdeen cons ntS to act as
president of the new home rule league.
Mr.. Dillon says the time is ar at hand
when Parn II will be premier of Ireland.
A private circular is to be issued to the
Irish police forbidding them to aid in evic-
tions.
branch of the International Typo
graphical union has been formed at Ban
gor, Me.
In a fight between officers and burglars
at Waverly, Ohio, three of the former and
two of the latter were shot.
Over $1,000 has been collect ID by SUBJ
scription at Yale to make up the deficiency
in athletic exp nses for 1856.
The crew of the barkentine Racer,
stranded on Flint island, were rescued after
a night of intense suffering.
H. c. Bulard of New York, of the class
of "a, Dartmouth college, has given the col
lege a NV organ, to be placed in Rollins
chapel.
1t is reported that the government will
prosecute tenants trustees i'm Ir, Land and
proclaim anti rent meetings. Harrington
approves the governments coercive policy.
1t is reported that King Milan is to be
asked to take the Bulgarian throne, not
withstanding lis continued but unsuccessful
efforts to crush tn young nationality.
Anderson, the Swede, who is in Jail al
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WRECKERS CASTIGATED.
A SEVERE CENSURE By JUDGE
GRESHAM AT CHICAGO.
Gould, Dillon. Sage, Humphries and
ceive Attention-A Judgment in the
Case of the Wabash Railroad Receiv.
ership.

CHICAGO, Dec. S-Judge Gresham gave
his decision in the Wabash receivership
case, and terribly scourged Jay Gould, Solon
Humphries, Vice President Hopkins, Sidney
Dillon and Russell Sage
The matter came up before the court in
an application by certain of the Wabash
bondhoders for the removal, so far as this
district is concerned, of the present re-
ceiver, and the appointment of new and
honest ones. In prefacing his decision re-
moving Solon Humphries and his coadjust.
ers. Judge Gresham said that it had been
made plain that Solon Humphries, Russell
Sage, Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon were the
sole own.rs of tho stock of the Ellsworth
coal mines, and that it had been also made
plain that HUMPHREYS as receiver, had
bought vast quantities of coal Of himself as
the Ellsworth company, paying more than
the market price. But the judge said
that it was also plain that Humphries as
receiver of the Wabash, had made a rebate
in freight charges to himself as the Ellis
worth Coal company, to the amount of
nearly $4,000. 1t had also been made
plain that all the tracks of the Wabash
railroad to other coal mines except Hum
phries' Ellsworth company, had been taken
up. The judge also cited many
other dishonest practices of Gould,
Humphries, Sage and Dillon, in
stancing among others how they had
manipulated Wabash paper and then all
being on the executive committee of the
Wabash had decided to have receiver
appointed and had succeeded in having one
of their own men appointed. The judge
also showed that not only as an officer, but
even after appointment as Receiver Hum
phries had systematically plundered the
bondholde rs to fill the pockets of hims ii
and his cn-ad iufOrs
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DEC WILSON'S THREATS.
Affidavits Declaring Him to Be of I'm
sound Mind.

Afidavits Declaring Him to Be of Un-
sound Mind.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. Son Friday
last was published, at the request of Mrs
George M. Rice, of Uxbridg-, oldest sister
of Levi Wilson, her complete d nial of his
claim to be the son of P. L. Moen. On their
return to Uxbrdge Mr.. and Mrs Rice wer,'
m by Wilson, who demanded their sigma
lures to affidavits supporting his story
They refused, and expostulated with him
for telling such story and he threatened
vengeance on the m unless they would help
him. Seeing the Young affidavits pub
lished, they went to George w. Hobbs and
voluntarily made affidavits supporting Mrs.
Rices story of last Friday, and emphat.
ically declaring that there is no truth in
Wilson's story. Both say in their affidavits
that they believe him to be insane. Mr.
Rice says Wilson has told him the secret of
his hold on Moen, and that it had in it no
such claim as he now sets up
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WRECKS BY THE SCORE
Scattered Along the Storm-swept Allan
tic Coast.

Scattered Along the StOrm-swept Allan
tic Coast.
wrecked IN the ntighborhood of Scituate
lighthouse vest rday and the crew and pas
sengeTs, numbering eighteen were saved by
volunteer crews, using the Massachusetts
Humane society's apparatus. The storm
ragged wildly and the reserves did heroic
work. Those on the schooner were hauled
ashore'by breeches buoy, being dragged
through boiling waves. A lifeboat man.
aged to reach the brig, with great p-ril.
Many narrow escapes from death are re-
corded, and the cold, the wind, the snow
and ice on land and vessels, and the water
lashed into fury by the gale made COM
bination or dangers and discomforts, try
ing the st rnest spirit. The scene of these
wrecks lies in the district to be covered by
the patrol of the new life saving station just
completed at North Scituate beach, and had
it been manned the crew would have been
of great assistance
Boston, Dec S-Vessels caught by the
north asst gale and snow storm off Boston
harbor, Or near the north or the south shore,
had hard work either to enter ports in
safety, or to fight their way seward in the
t eth Of the tempest yesterday. The heavy
oSd ocuo w plcCcS Uuo uHluCky
schooner Swallow, which went ashore on
Deer Island last Sunday. tearing off her
decks, and forcing the empty hull in over
the bar, whence it will probably come up
on the beach in fragments A scow of tn,
Boston Dredging company, lying in Lynn
harbor. was torn away from her mornings
on Monday, and in the night was swept up
on shore at Ocean Spray At sunrise the
scow, valued at $1,000, was complete
wreck Steamer Allentown, Captain
Swaseyg bound to Philadelphia
went ashore on Paddocks island,
Boston harbor. about 1870 Tues
day forenoon. She has a hole in her
bottom and is leaking badly; has about
eight feet of water in her hold She
dragged. with two anchors down and tug
boat ahead. Two steam pumps are going
constantly. She will receive assistance
from several tug boats The Allentown
started for Philadelphia Monday, but an
chored below on account of the storm. In
getting her anchors Tuesday the disaster
occurrl d.
An unknown three-masted schooner is re
ported sunk three miles east of Lowell ISL
and, Off Salem and Marblehead, with tn.
masts standing five feet out Of water. The
life saving crew of Marblehead, Capt Giles,
has visited her and efforts have been made
to get some tidings of the crew and to iden-
tify the vessel but without success
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BLACKS70NB'S METHODS
FORGERY ADDED TO THE GRIMES
CHARGED AGAINST HIM.
HOW HE SUCCEEDED IN BLINDING
THE BANK OFFICIALS.

The Dishonest Career Of the Former
Discount Clerk-He Forges the Names
Of His Friends in Order to Obtain
Money.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 7.-The committee
who are investigating Howard d. Black
stones stealings from tine Canal National
bank have discovered the methods by which
the frauds were committed and further
more that forgery was added to the Grim
Of embezzlement. The ordinary routine of
discounting notes is for the notes to be
handed to the directors to pass upon them;
after the directors have decided wheth r
they will accept them they are handed to
the discount clerk, who puts them on tht
list They are then passed to the cashier.
who puts his initials and the date on them
to ST. ow that they passed through his hands,
and that he has looked them over; then
they are handed back to the discount clerk,
to remain in his keeping. He made notes of
his own, say one for $500, for instance,
forging somebody's name as maker or in
dorser. This note he passed through the
usual forms without its going to the cashier
or directors In order to do this he took
the opportunity when he was acting as pay
ing teller, in the absence of Mr.. Peters, and
would pay the discount slips to himself.
For example, the $500 note was in the name
of person who was not a regular customer
of the bank. 1t would not be credited to
him, but when he came in and asked if his
note was discounted che discount clerk
would give him slip of paper with the
amount on it, to he passed to the paying
teller. These slips he made out, and as pay
ing teller he paid the money to himself, and
when the notes matured he paid them by
discounting on other notes in tine same way
The notes We're not left behind by Mr..
Blackstone but only figures on the books to
show how the rascality was accomplished.
1t was most ingenious system, and prob
ably could not have been accomplished but
for the opportunity offered by filling the
paying teller's position SO often and last
summer for SO long time.
The great question that now agitates the
minds of the directors is, how he managed
to elude the national hank examiner, Mr.
Wiswell, when that gentleman made his an
nual examination. The only way they can
think of it is that he did it by forged notes.
The full amount of the banks loss is not yet
known. The directors are hard at work,
and it will probably soon be ascertained
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MERClER'S MASTODON,
Rare Deposit Discovered or an
Alaskan G1ac .er.


Alaskan GLACIER.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec s.-Mr. Merci r, the
|Ncskau o1.Sorsr, aives most Interesting
account of the district in which he found
the mastodon bones which comprise part
of his donation. to tie Geological museum
There is he states some $40 miles from the
mouth of the Yukon river, place where
gigantic glacier empties itself in the stream
The glacier is about eighty feet above the
stream, and is sixteen feet deep and fifty
yards wide On the surface Of the ice is
bed some sixteen feet deep, compos I'd OF the
remains of antediluvian forest growth. He
discovered therein mastodon tooth weigh
ing fourteen pounds, and several teeth
measuring ten feet. He collected altogether
some four tons of these bones. He reports
that there are about sixty miners seeking
gold at the head of the Yukon. which Is
$500 miles long, and that they find an ounce
a day. They can only work two and half
months in the year however.
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EVIDENTLY INSANE.

Senator Jones, of Florida, to BE Cared
for by His Friends.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Public men in
Washington have been receiving, for weeks
past, newspapers marked Detroit, Mich. +,
with editorials on various subjects
marked, and also marginal not>s having no
relation whatever to the subject to which at
tention was directed. The addresses on the
covers of the newspapers were all of the most
eccentric character, and evidently the work
Of som. on. of unsound mind. An acci-
dental comparison of these contributions
from Michigan to-day revealed the fact that
the handwriting was that of Senator Jones,
of Florida, and his friends are now discuss
ing the propriety of taking some action
looking to the treatment of the unfortunate
man.
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POstmasters Appointed.

appointed Edwin Judkins postmaster at
Franklin, N. H., E. D. Somers at South
Peacham, VT, Phineas Gaines at Embden,
Me-, and E. T. Lewis at East Darlington
N. H. J, F. Whittredge has been made
postmaster of the new Office at Montros, :.
F. Y. Barker appointed at Chelsea, Me. and
H. K Bradbury at Hollis, Me.
WASHINGTON, Dec S.-The postmaster
general has appointed the following fourth
class postmast RS: William O'Brien, at
Robbinston, Me-; Mrs C. b. Smith,
at Lake View, N H.. Richard Leonard, at
Larrabie's Point, VT