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(CartcFSbillc dHHk VOLUME V. A STRANGE AFFAIR. At a wayside iuD, ou the old road that ran between Philadelphia and C , in the State of Pennsylvania, a very carious affair occured in the fall of 1797. Ole dark, rainy, disagreeable night, a mouuted traveler, well muffled up in a great coat, with its broad cape turned over iiia head like a cowl, his chin and lower part of his face buried in a bandana haulcerchief, and with a broad black patch over his right eye, rode up to the tavern and called for supper and lodging. At the largo fire burning in the cliimnev of the bar room he sat and warmed, and dried himself, while his meal was being prepared, without re moving any of his garments, not even so much as his hat, and when the lanlord at length announced that his repast was ready, ho simply remarked: “I have a severe pain in my face, so you must excuse my going to the table as I am.” He ate his supper in silence, showed no disposition for conversation, called for a strong glass of water, and soon asked to be conducted to his bed-room. ‘I may as well leave my iiocket book and watch in your posession till morn ing,’ at the same time handing these articles to the host, who took them with some reluctance, saying: ‘I reckon they’d be quite as safe here with yourself—though I’ll keep them for you if you wish me to.’ ‘You’ll obligo me by doing so,’ rejoin ed the stranger. ‘Well, then,’ said the inn-keeper, I must know how much money you’ve got here, if I’ve got to be responsible for it.’ ‘Please open the pocket book, then, and count for yourself,’ returned tlio stranger. ’ The host did so, and said: ‘I make it two hundred and fifteen dollars.’ ‘Right!’ rejoined the traveler, ‘and while lam about it, I may as well add this purse which contains tifty-ono dol lars in specie.’ The landlord also counted the coin, part gold and part silver, said the amount was right, and went out, bidding the other good-night. About two o’clock in the morning, a neighbor living within a stone’s throw of the tavern, and who chanced to bo up with a sick child, fancied lie heard above the roar of the storm, which had increased in violence, a wild shriek, fol lowed by two cries of ‘Help! Murder!’ He was a rather timid man, and was much alarmed. He blew out his light cautiously opened the door, looked out, and listened. The storm beat iu his face and howled around his dwelling, but he could sec nothing, not even a light at tire inn, and he heard nothing more that sounded like a human voice. He shut the door and fastened it, and then woke up liis wife and told her all. She was a woman of unusual nerve and courage, and after putting a few qucs u tions, replied with a yawn: Oh, Jim, it was one of your fancies. You are always hearing something that nobody else does. Just think how many times you have hunted the house over for robbers since I’ve lived with you! Just tend to Mary, will you, and let me get a little sleep, for you I didn’t have .any last night.’ * ‘I know it wasn’t a fancy, but a real human cry,’ grumbled the man, as he walked away aud allowed his drowsy spouse to return to her dreams. The dull leaden gray of morn ing was jmt beginning to dispel the inky black ness of the stormy night, when the land lord < f the wayside inn was aroused by a series of thundering knocks upon the outer door of his habitation. He sprang out of bed, hastily drew on his trousers and boots, took bis waiscoat in his hand, and hurried down to wait on liis sup posed customers. On opening the door he found himself confronted by two rough looking men, well muffled up again-st tho storm, which as yet had scarcly abated its fury. The horses panting, splashed with mud, with droop ing head?, were hitched to the nearest post, aud showed by their looks that they had been ridden very fist and far ‘Dal a mounted traveler stop at this inn last night?’ abruptly inquired one of the two. ‘Yes,’ wa3 the answer. ‘ls he here still?’ ‘He ip.’ ‘Will you describe liis appearance?’ ‘As well as I cm,’ said the wondering host, ‘for I didn’t see much of his face;’ aud he not only proceeded with a de scription of his person, but added al] the traveler had said and done, includ ing the affair of the money. ‘I think Ave’ve got him this time,’ said the one who had addressed the land lord, turning to his companion. ‘lt looks like it,’ was the reply; but he’s no doubt a desperate fellow, but we must proceed with all c.utioii till we make all sure.’ “Hark you, landlord!’ said the first speaker, iu a low tone, ‘a woid in your private ear. We are officers of justice from Philadelphia, in pursuit of a bank robber, and we suspect your strange guest to be the man we seek. Here is the warrant for his arrest. Now con duce us quietly to liis.room, and if need be, assist in s(.curing him. ‘Certainly,’ said the host, turning somewhat pale, as it was afterward re membered, and seeming not little agitated. ‘Walk iu, gentlemen—this way, gentlemen.’ He conducted them into the bar room, and hurriedly struck a light, for it was yet too dark to see anything dtr tiuctly. ‘I hope the fellow has not heard us,’ said one of the officers, drawing a pistol, while the other produced a pair of handcuffs. ‘I hcqje it won’t be necessary to shoot, gentlemen,’ said the host, with increased agitation. ‘We will go up softly and try his door,’ said the officer with the pistol,’ and if we find it fast, perhaps it would be better for us to remain on guard and wait till he comes out himself.’ The host, light in hand, led the way, though with seeming reluctance, as if not over anxious. On reachiug the door, which the three parties had ap proached, with light, stealthy steps, the landlord tried it very gently, aud find ing it unfastened, slowly pushed it open and went iu, followed by the offi cers. The next moment the innkeeper exclaimed, in the voice of alarm and agitation: ‘Gracious heavens! what’s the meaning of this?’ The bed was tumbled but vacant—no traveler was there, and the sheets and pillow-cases were stained with blood. The officers looked meaningly at each other, and then at the host, who, pale and trembling, sunk half fainting upon the nearest seat. For a few moments there was a deep and ominous silence, aud then one of the officers said slowly, and with pointed emphasis: ‘Landlord, this is very strange,’ ‘The strangest thing ever I knew,’ fairly gasped the innkeeper, .glaLciug around in frightened bewilderment. “Where can the man have gone to?’ ‘And this blood, too,’ sternly chim ed the officer; ‘what does this mean, if not some foul play?’ ‘o,h, gentlemen, said the host, iu a low' tremulous tone, ‘I hope you don’t suspect me, for I’m as innocent as the child unborn. And now I remember, too, when I went to the door to let you in, I found it wasn’t fattened, and I am right sure I fastened it myself before I went to bed.’ ‘We certainly do suspect you, sir,’ said the officer; ‘for how can we help it, since the man is gone, aud you have confessed, and you have his money in your possession?’ ‘But he gave me the money to keep for him,’ cried the frightened host, ‘and I have got it yet,’ ‘Undoubtedly you have; but that, you see, so far from proving you know nothing of the-affair, only tends to make the matter worse for you.’ ‘Perhaps lie’s about yet somewhere, suggested the innkeeper; ‘if lie’s a bank roober, and heard your knocks, he’d be quite likely to hide himself or mu away, I should think.’ The idea was worthy of attention, and a search for the misUng man w’as forth with begun. On looking under the bed, blood was discovered on the floor, and the trail of this was found to lead out of the room, down stairs, and out of the front door, showing that the object of search, either living or dead, had gone out of the house. Beyond the building there were no traces, for tho storm had obliterated them. The hostler was call ed, the only other man about the house, but he appeared to be a stupid fellow, and evidently knew nothing of the matter, and a look into the* barn showed the stranger’s horse yet there. About an hour later the neighbor mentioned came over to the inu. in agitation and alarm, said there was a man lying l y the roadside and also stated what he had heard during the night. Throughout that thinly peopled section the news spread rapidly, and be fore night a large number cf excited spectators, including the sheriff, coroner, and two magistrates, had collected at the inn. An inquest was held, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the facts, aud although there was no direct evidence against the landlord, yet sus picion so strongly pointed at him as the murderer, that he was taken into cus tody and committed fc>r trial. In due time the trial came on, but the jury could not agree, and he Mas fi lally discharged. A second trial resulted like the first, and the innkeeper, whose name was Willians, was kept in prison for over a year. How the affair would eventually have terminated had the mystery had not been cleared up iu an unexpected man ner ,it is impossible to saA 7 ; but ere the time for # the third trial arrived, a stranger appeared before the magistrate of the c maty, and deposed that he Avas the individual who had lodged at the inn on the night ( f the murder, and for taking whose life the landlord was still in pnsem In the douse of ins evidence he stated that lie had been a merchant in Phila deljriiia, aalio, finding himself ou the eve of failure, had / collected a large nmeunt of money, run away, and that all tn.ee of himself might be lost, and hi3 death expected he adopted the plan ( f putting a small part of liis money in the bauds of the innkeeper, ostensibly for safe keep- CAKTEESVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1886. ing, and secretly departing in the night on foot, not supposing anything very serious would result to the landlord from this source of action. On getting up somewhere about midnight, his nose had set to bleeding which would ex plain the traces of blood he had left be hind him. He had made his way to Baltimore, and thence sailed to Havana, where he was so fortunate in his spec ulations as to return and settle with all his creditors. On coming borne ml giving an account of his adventure to a friend, he for the first time learned with horror cf the almost fatal consequences to the innkeeper for liis unjustifiable disappearance, and bad hastened to make what reparation lay in his power. His testimony was subsequently cor roborated ou all important points, and the innkeeper was honorably discharged, to the great relief and joy of his sympa thizing friends. Asa partial recompense for what he had suffered on liis account, the merchant made him a present of the horse and money he had left with him, and twe thousand dollars besides. But the clearing up of one part cf this strange affair seemed only to involve the other in deeper mystery. A murder had surely been committed, but by whom, and wlio was the unfortunate? Even this, in the course of time, was gjso manifest. Some years after a vil lain under sentence of death confessed that lie was a pardner of the bank rob ber and that having made an equal division of the spoils, they had agreed to leave the city by different routes aud ageed to meet at an appointed place; that, eager to secure tiie whole of the booty, he had secretly taken his partner’s rood instead of the one agreed upon, and had waylaid and had murdered him within a few rods of the tavern kept by Williams, who, by being arrested for the crime, had drawn off all suspicion from himself. Thus were the records of the deeds cf that tempestuous night eventually brought to light, and the innocent cleared and the guilty detected and punished. THE SHREWD MAINE MAN. “Uncle Stead” is what they called a shrewd old gentleman who used to live in Winthrop, a little way out of the village, up the side of the pond near Readfield. One of hi3 fellow citizens was a man named Lovejoy, Uncle Stead met Love joy in the village one day, and said to him: “Lovejoy, there's a poor woman living out on the edge of town that needs some provisions. I’m willing to supply her, but I’ve sold my horse and have no means of getting the stuff to her. Now I’ll buy her a barrel of flour and a ham and some other supplies, if you’ll cairy them out to her with your team.” Loyejoy said, certainly, he’d be glad to do it. Accordingly, UnclejStead bought a barrel of flour, a ham, a bucket of sugar, etc., and, telling Lovejoy where the wo man lived, sent him off on the errand of charity with the good things in his cart. Lovejoy easily found the house where the woman lived. He unloaded the goods, puffing like a grampus as rolled the barrel of flour in, and said to the woman: “Mr. Steadman sent you thesr provis ions. He’s a mighty kind-hearted man to send you all these things.” ‘,Well,ldo not know why he should not send them to me !” exclaimed the woman in surprised accents. He’s my husband !” DIGNIFIED JUDGE. We will stop taking testimony for ten minutes, said a Dakota justice of the peace, removing his coat, during which time the court will lick the attorney for the defense. The constable will please remove the chairs and small boy, as we propose to lay him down on the floor about twenty times. When a lawyer re fers to this court as a square-cornered sage hen of the alkali desert, and accused it of having been bought by the prosecu tion for $2.50, lie will find that this judi cial body is loaded for game found only in the tall timber, b’ars gentleman, large grizzly b’ars. We propose to maintain our dignity while setting on this here nail keg—er bench, and will do so if we have to stay at home circus day and pound lawyers. And if we can’t do it alone we iutend to invoke the power of the United States and get backed up by the supreme court and regular army. If the attorney for the defense has auy friends in the room, they will be given an apportunity to shake hands with him and take any instructions he may wish to send to liis family. The gentlemen will please form a ring, and Ave would direct the constable to pull him off if ha attempts to bite cr pull hair. Take ypur position for tha court is a coming! One-half of the children born into the world die before they reach the age of five years. An Atkinson girl ate four pounds of wedding cake in order that she might dream of her future husband. And now she says money wouldn't hire ner to marry tho man she saw in that dream. Husband (impatiently to Avife)— l told you I only wanted half a cup of tea, and as usual, you’ve filled it to the top. Don’t you know Avliat half-full is? Mother-in law (grimly)—She ought to by this time. “Don’t prevaricate, sir,” thundered a judge to a witness from the mines. “Can not help it, judge,” answered the miner. “Ever since I got a kick from a mule that knocked my teeth out I prevaricate a gnat deal.” JEFFERSON DAVIS.. SOME INTEHESTIN G REMINIS CENCES OF THE Early Life of the Confederate Leader— The Boy at School, and the Sol dier on the Battle Field. Woodville, Miss — Speaking of Jeffer son Davis as Franklin Pierce’s Secretary of War, “Old Fogy” says he “was born in Christian county, Ky , June 4,1808,” and that “he graduated pt West Point Military Academy in 1828 thence there is space in the childhood and youth of this after eventful life of aboift 20 years that it can but interest and iuMruct your readers to till. From the tim| of his entering the political arena Jefferson Davis’ career has been so identified with Mississippi that the fact, khoAvn to comparatively few at best, that he was born in Kentucky, is lost sight of. He Avas not only born, but partly educated there. In filling the void spoken of his patriotic descent and blood will show for itself, tbr his father, Samuel Davis, a native Georgian, was a soldier in the American Revolution at seventeen years ot age, and two of his elder broth ers, Samuel and Isaac, when mere youths, like Cincinnatus and Israel Putnam, left their plows and their farm Avork to en gage in the second struggle of Uncle Sam with England. Jefferson Davis was then a child here. When he was about four years of age his father went from Chris tian county, Ky., to Attakapas, La., with his family, where the experience of a sum mer’s sickness in that humid atmosphere caused him to seek a home in the hills, which he found in Wilkerson county, Miss., a short distance from Woodville. As soon as lie was old enough to go to school his son Jefferson became a day scholar at what was called the Academy, not far south of Woodville, and about two and one-lialf miles from his residence. He walked to and from school, and at times, when his younger . nephew, Hugh Davis, would become tired by the way side and fret, as tired children will, he would pack him on his back. Ah ! these were happy school-boy days, in anew, wild and romantic land, where Indians Avere still to be seem and bears, panthers, wolves, foxes and squirrels in plenty. “Of all the friends- Who Avere schoolmates then,” John B. Slierrel,of Woodville, may say, as BeD Boll’s friend said to him in the song, “There remain,” Jeff, “but you and I,” for I cannot recall another living man that I have heard >va3 his school mate. At every visit Jefferson Davis has made to Wilkinson county he has in quired for John Brown, as he was called at school—his full baptismal name being John Brown Sherrel—and they have al ways met and talked over school-boy days. Jefferson Davis remained at the academy under the tutorship of Mr. Shaw until that worthy teacher pronounced him a graduate, so far as his course of in struction reached, Avhen lie was sent to Transylvania College, Lexington; Ky., where he graduated, and then was admit ted to the West Point Academy, Avhere ‘Old Fogy” has him graduated in 1828. In my boyhood 1 saw the noted Indian captives Black Hawk, Keokuk and Prop’ll et, on board the steamboat Warrior, at the whart at St. Louis, where I and the other school-boys, hearing of the “big injuns,” ran doAvn to the river for a sight. Jeffer son Davis was on board with other army officers, but I did not know and had nev er heard of him then. The first time I ever met him to know him was in 1845, in Woodville and vicinity, when lie was can vassing for Congress. I was then accli mating for residence in Mississippi or Louisiana. Then it was I made his ac quaintance. He spoke in the Court House at Woodville; spoke of his boy hood’s home, of his alma mater, Shaw’s Academy, of his beloved old county, pass ing on to tne political topics of the time. I Avas impressed with the soundness of his Democracy, his strict construction views, in connection with Avhieh he related the French King who wdslied to know of the commandant of the harbor why he did not fire a'salute when he and his suite ap proached the town, avlio answered : “Par don me, sire, for 200 reasons; first, I had not the powder.” “Ah !” replied the king, “that will do, you need not state the other 199.” So said Mr. Davis: “ When I say there s no powder iu the Constitution for a tariff for protection, or for the chartering of a national bank, 1 do not see that I am called upon to give the other 199 reasons against these measures.” At that time 1 thought I was a Whig. Two years later I became convinced I must be a Demo crat, without having known it. I have said I Avas impressed. I was even more surprised that a retired army officer, then a cotton planter, never having been a lawyer, or member o fa legislative body, should have been a fine speaker, nay, so great an orator. When the election came for field efficers for the First Mississippi Regiment for the Mexican war, although in Congress at Washington, not a volun teer Captain, he avis cho c ei Co’onel, while none but Captains of companies cjuld be elected Lieutenant Colonel and Major. McClung and Bradford had out side opposition, but it was ofn avail; they were selected. Mr. Davis was hoist ed over the head of all aspirants by ac clamation as easily as the ensign hoisted his regimental flag over th ir heads. When I saw ex-Lieutenant, ex-Congress man Jefferson Davis next he was Col. Jefferson Davis, of the First Mississippi Riflemen. It was at New Orleans, where he came to join his regiment in July, 1840. I never lost sight of him auy more until the return from Mexico, except f r a few days at a time, and during his tem porary absence to the States on furlough afrer the battle of Monterey, and long be fore that of Buena Vista. There are things he Avell merits to haA 7 e praise as an officer and soldier in connectionwith these great battles which I would like much to say, because history has about as little portrayed the knightly valor of this statesman, when in arms on the fields in Mexico, as the real height of a colossal statue is seen on the fop of St. Peter's church, more than 471 feet above the earth, but I can say no more, at least not now 7 , for fear of trespassing on your val uable space. Old Fogy No 1. MAMIE LITTLE. A Girl of Very Hud Character. Ilawkmsville News, Last Aveek’s issue of the News contain ed a lengthy account of the lynching of Jim Moore an ex-poheeman of Macon, for an alleged assault the person of Mamie Little. It has been shown since that the girl is of a very bad character—a common postitute and black mailer of the Avorst type. Judging the matter from the account given of the girl by the Millen Beacon, we are led to believe that the lynching of Moore Avas a very unfortun ate, horrible and hasty affair, and it shows that mob law should not be resorted to only in instances where proof is positive that a heinous crime has been committed and were summary punishment is fully deserved. It now seems that Moore was lynched for no other crime than being drunk and disorderly and falling into the clutches of a prostitute and blackmailer, the most despicable of characters. The Millen Beacon, publislisd at the former home of the girl, gives her character as follows: In Millen she was expelled in disgrace from some half dozen places. She was requested to leave Mr. Ab ler Belcher’s because she stopped out will a negro boy very late one night! she was driven from Mr. VY. J. Kelly’s for inviting a well known gentleman to meet her there; she was turned out from Mr. Sexton’s for act ing in a manner more '■ ■fiMin.; a profes sional prostitute than a decent girl, and for similar reasons was shown the door at Mrs. McClellan’s. She was constantly seen around negip brothels here, and even had the impudence to invite Mr. Kelly with her into one of them. The girl said she had an uncle living neai ttiis place. We withhold the name of this gentleman for the obvious reason that lie and all his family—with this one noto rious exception—bear a very enviable reputation wherever they are known. This uncle is personally acquainted with the proprietor of this paper, and called at our office Tuesday morning Avhen he made the following statement: “It is perfectly true that the girl is my niece, though it is painful to admit it, for she is one of the most disreputable of gil ls; she is capable of doing anything bad, and has brought terrible disgrace upon her family. There is nothing too bad for me to believe about her. I will toil you her history, so that you may see that she lied when she said that she had to do anything for her. Her mother was my sister, and married a man named Little, much against our family’s wishes. The young couple took up their abode in North Carolina, but just about the close of the war revenue officers got after Lit tle for moonshining, deprived him of every thing, and he had to flee the State, togeth er with his Avife, on foot and by stealthy mirclus, so as to evade every possible danger of arrest. They tramp ed as far as Tennessee, and in the piny Avoods there, on a bed ot straAv, mamie Little Avas born. So soon as possible the party again took their tramp to St. Louis; on arriving there Little found employment upon a steamboat on the river, Of course Sarah, my sister, terribly disgraced her self by marrying Little, but her father did all he could to help her. Shortly after Little went to work he suddenly disap peared, and to this day nothing has been heard of him. Mrs. Little’s relatives helped her to return to Savannah, Avhere she died soon afterwards. Relatives mades up a purse for the little gjrf and sent her to Ogeechee. The girl’s statement as to where she was raised is absolutely false. She was raised by Mrs. Mary Lewis, her aunt, in Scriven county. I want this to be distinctly understood. The aunt died three years ago and so soon as this hap pened she was offered a home by myself, by relatives and Mr. George Gannan, ot S riven county, as avcll as by others. She must have been about eighteen when ) er aunt Lewis died, and is therefore, about twenty-one now, She would accept none of the offers made her, but preferred wan dering around. She lias now no relative's by the name of Powell. I had heard sev eral ugl) 7 rumous about her, but the first time I personally saw anything wrong Avas in this town during fhe January freeze. She was then entering a certain house late at night in company with a gentle man. She lived with me a short time, but as she was given to talking black guardly wi 7 h a man living with mer, I thought it best for her to leave. Even then I had no suspscion as to her chastity. How she got her money to wander about was a mystery to me for some tftne, though a few months ago I heard that she had been to Colonel Rogers, of the ■ Central railroad, and begged a pass to come to vour town. This favor Colonel Rogers granted. lam so disgusted with the girl that if such a proceeding could be tolerated aud committee of five gentle men appointed to see fair play. I wool i run her down to the river aid drown her.” The Little girl left two daguerreotype portraits of Ri°rself iti-this toAvn, one of which was forwarded by the j roprietor of this paper to a prominent gentleman of the Central City, who went out to the present refuge of the girl, and identified her as the original of the portrait. This was done on Wednesday night or Thurs day morning. Will not this fact of itself suffice to satisfy the incredulous that the cause of all the trouble in question is the soiled dove that our town was glad to see the back of? CHARLESTON’S LOSS. THE DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT FIVE MILLIONS. The Dead and Wounded —Great Damage to Railroads—A Night in the Streets—Prayer Meetings. Charleston, S. C.; September I.— The first short of the earthquake was felt ap proaching last night at 9:50, aDd before the people could realize what the trouble Avas, they found themselves being thrown around and their houses falling down on them. Every one ran screaming into the streets, and in a few seconds the city Avas wild with human beings perfectly crazed with fright. On all sides one could hear excla mations such as “My God, save us!” “God have mercy on us sinners.” People could be seen kneeling everywhere in groups offering up prayers. The first shock was followed immediately by another, though of less effect, but renewing the screams and shrieks, and from the time of the be ginning to daylight shocks Avere felt at intervals of half an hour; but each suc ceeding one being less distinct. Three or four fires started in at many sections with the first shock and the city *was soon il luminated with flames, thus leading all to believe that what was left by the earth quake would be devoured by fire. How ever, the fire department was so well di vided and handled that the lires were gotten under control by daylight. From fifteen to tAventy residences and stores were consumed. The loss by fire and earthquake cannot be accurately estimated, but can be placed safely at five millions of dollars. As far as could be ascertained during the night, fifteen to twenty were killed and a much greater number wounded in all sorts of ways, The loss of human Jlife will be and it will take several days to get at the accurate number. Shocks equally as severe were felt at a distance of 35 miles, and have done ines timable damage to railroad and telegraph properties. Charleston is now entirely isolated from the outside world. another shock. Charleston, September I —At 6 o’clock this afternoon the entire popula tion of Charleston was out in the square, prepared to undergo another night of hor ror. They were not disappointed. At 5:15 the usual premonitory symptoms of an earthquake were heard, and a few minutes later another wave passed through the city. No additional damage was done, but the women and children, who are lying out in the open air, were horribly agitated. There are three or four steamers in port, and many of the inhabitants are provided with berths on these boats. Fortunately, the weather has been good, and the hardships are not as severe as they might haye been. The situation, however, is becoming horrible A community cut off from communication with the rest of the world, afflicted from the prospect of immediate death, is the condition of this people. No trains have departed here in twenty-four hours. It is said that the railroads leading into the city are broken. The statement is that all railway tracks are twisted into the shape of snakes. A NIGHT IN THE STREETS. Charleston, S. C., September 1. —The whole city is camped out and it is in a terrible state of expectation. It is exactly twenty four hours since the terrible, falal shock of earthquake visited this unfortu nate city. The negroes have taken pos session of all the parks and vacant lots and are holding exhorting prayer meet ings. It is as well to state that all the loss of life and al 1 the damage to property was caused by the shock last night at 9:55. Since that time no one has been killed and no additional property destroyed, although the city is in a state of terror owing to the repealed and continued shocks. It is impossible at tl is time to give de tails as to casualties, for the reason that none of the officials charged with the keeping of such records are in the city. In addition to this, most of the dead aie buried in the debris, and no regular relief parties have been engaged to dig them out.. Unfortunately, the mayor of the city is in Europe, and his place is indif ferently filled. The chief of police, too, seems to lie totally unable to meet the sit uation. The shock occurred at 5:15. It is now 10:15 p. m., and the peopie are be ginning to hope that the worst is over. ANOTHER SEVERE SHOCK. Charleston, September 1, 11:45 p, m.— Reported shocks of earthquake of a mild character are passing to the west of the city. A rumbling noise can be heaid dis tinctly, but. no disturbances are felt. The whole population is awake and the col ored folks engaged in religious exercises. Among the whites hopes are generally en tertained that the crisis is oyer. It Avill be understood how impossible it is to fur nish figures when it is understood that all streets are blockaded and travel through the debris is impossible, except with great difficulty and apparent peril. At this moment another rather severe shock lias just passed over the city, shak ing down several houses. AN ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS. Charleston, September I.—Owing to the demeralized condition of everything here, It is impossible to give correct fads further than this: The number of casual ties his not yet been ascertained —proba- dly from thirty to forty killel; over 100 injured. The loss to property Avill prob ably reach eight or ten million dollars. Three fourths of the buildings in the city NUMBER 17 will have to he rebuilt. 1 here was very little shipping in the poit, ami none of it was injured. The disturbances have not at all affected the water in the harbor. Although it is evi dent that all shocks came from the south easterly direction, and therefore from the soa, there are no signs of a tidal wave as yet. ANOTHER SEVERE BHOCK. Later.— H:sop.m., another shock has just passed over the city, rather more se vere than any since that of last night at J:-vO, knocking down several houses. A MORNING SCENE in AUGUSTA. As the train pulled Into Augusta in the cool gray of the morning, a remarkable scene was disclosed. The center of Broad street was filled with boxes on which people had slept all night. On Greene street there were hasty beds under the trees, from which early risers were seen getting up. I recognized the members of several families I knew sleeping on the piazzas. The sidewalk at the Planters’ hotel was filled with chairs in which men, women and children M ere asleep. Cov ered with shawls and bed clothing, they made a curious sight. I saw Mayor May and his family at barely daybreak walk ing the street, and Capt. Lettuce, of the Central road, whom we sought, had not been in his house at all. We met him and his family on the streets. A little later Ave saw breakfasts being served in piazzas. A touching melancholy per vaded, and the faces of women and chil dren, paled from exhaustion and anxiety were pitiful to lock upon. A sad sight it was to see babies in their improvised beds asleep on the streets. The tender care of mothers had been exhausted in the en deavor to care lbr their little ones. The children M ere to be seen in twos, threes, and larger numbers, sleeping after the ex periences ot one of the most terrible nights ever known. The house of Hon. Clay- Foster, which is frame, was filled last night with fifty persons who refused to stay in their houses of brick. They slept on the floors, on the piazzas and on the back steps. THE ROAD TO CHARLESTON, Augusta, September 2.—lt is impossible to learn anything definite here about get ting to Charleston. The railroad seems to be under the general paralysis. The of ficials know nothing and say less. Large sums of money are offered for transporta tion to Charleston, but avail nothing. People have gone out in carriages to the breaks on the various roads, only to be turmd back. The trouble is there are so many breaks on the roads into Charleston that transfers cannot be made. Attemj ts have been made to get to Beaufort, and hire a tug there, but unavailing. No tugs will venture out to sea while the earthquakes are around. The road from Yemassee to Charleston is completely blocked. It is said the road bed has sunk several feet and that the heat has expand ed and misplaced the rails. The demand for transportation to Charleston is over whelming, but no passenger has yet gone through. Superintendent Brenner, ol the Western Union, has been along the line of the Soutii Carolina road for two days, and has not yet reached Charleston. NEWS ITEMS. It is one of the easiest things in the world to make a blunder, but how hard it is sometimes to repair one. The Courier Journal says the receipts of the government since July Ist have been nearly four million dollars greater than during the same period last year. These figures are takeu as an indication of the good state of business throughout the country. The other day a would-be fashionable lady called at a neighbor’s at what she thought would be supper time. “Come in,” said the neighbor, “we are haviDg a tableaux.” “I’m so glad,” said the visitor, “I thought I smelt ’em, and I like them better than anything for supper.’’ This extract from a letter to the com missioner of pensions shows how deep the and. ag net is reaching: “Can twins git a penshun when one is dead and the other is a girl? Let me know afore my ole man dies who has get misery in his stummick.” What is the best method of feeding cat tle in winter? We don’t know\ One man might prefer to take an ox in his lap and feed him with a spoon. Others would bring him into the dining room and let him sjt at the tabic with the old folks. Tastes differ in matters of this kind. Oh, yes, editors ay ill all go to heaven, and how blessed is the privilege, amidst the toils ami fatigues of our earthly so journ, to look forward to the city and far off land whither we are hastening, to as cend the mount of promise, anel. with the power of faith to discern the good country which the saviour has prepared for us. The force of habit was strikingly illus trated-in Palatka a few days since by an artist. He had been called in to take the photograph of a colored baby who had died the night before, and after adjusting his camera lie vug, ■>v rto Urn c ueb n which the child lay and arranged ihe drapery to suit, him, and just a.- he started back to his instrument he said: “Nuw, don’t move!” If you do not want trouble in churning because the butter will not come, see that your cows have all the salt they want. This used to be an old-fashioned remedy for hard churuiim, and it was offe n a good one. The secret is that a certain amount of salt is needed to keep the cow s system in a healthy condition, and the blood limoid and flowing, ealt a constant constituent ot the blood, unu. in about the same proportion. Any lacK of it in the system woe! t< nd to a thicken ing of the blood m and to the production of a feverish condition of the cow. Put salt where she can go and lick it at Will.