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It eaiickM and yartfl the Mood, . stimulates the appetite, aids tSe assimilation of food, relieves Heartburn and Belching, and strengthens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevcn, Laaatto.de, Lnck of ffiswraj, etc., it has no equal. ' The renufoe has abora trade mark and A crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. siTTowsca!Eir4tftusALTioa, THE GRKAT BARGAIN? STORE OF BALKIGH. Xvery body ia working for the almighty dol r and but few know bow to use It after they get 1U Tby fool U away in bad brgmiiu and . i I- does them' but little good. Buy your goods and everything else where you can get them ho cheapest, as the Backet Store does. Big - ' I rices will not do in these perishable times. ' r The rich cannot afford to waste; their money 1 I and the, poor require every dollar and every i i enny We deal In good goods ajid not trash, nd believe the misles will patronLce the house hat sells the best goods for the east money. .' ' Who can tell the waste of money when you get our goods from a house that buys and sella on . ; 1 ' r t ong time. What is the use of wasting a dollar when you can save one? V e throw on our ounters day after day new arriiala at panic ices from houses that will go down to-mor- roV and are compelled to sell ff us at such prices as we are filling to pay. From such 5 ' ources as these 'we gtt many- of the goods we are pitting against the credit system, for money, reputation and the people. Our stock. will be replenished every few days; with special .'' bargains. This week we will offr you some t great bargains in' suspenders and braces at 26 cenU, worth 50 cenU; big Job in hsiery of all Uoscfiptions; new style of nice bustles at 17cts.' worth 26 i shoe, of all kinds; cheap line of , cottonade panU ; new lot of our 7(cU. shlrU, ' worth 9 1 ; tot tlamilton priuUt at 6 eta. worth cU. anywhere. We wiahan early and re- pealed visit and inspection. : . 1 I ' 5 H ; ' - . VpectfullysubBiiUed to the cnh trade Oily by; VOLNEY PURS ELL & 00., 10 East Martin 8tre'. iiffiili HWil III m U 5 1 I ""I PR STORE IH)Ott CHARLESTON 1 I THE FAIR PALM KTTO METROfOL 18 IN liUIVS. t J Tills HORRORS OF KARTllijUA K K, :TI!, DKATII ANO DESTRUCTION.? f, ' i CHARLESTON, S. C. , 8ft. i. . . Thcf earthquake . here was : terf ifie. louses Cell on every Bide. Great eoc-sternation- prevailed. The streets were filled with the cries and mourning of the people, who were utterly un manned at the terrific catastrophe Sixty people were instantly killed ; many others injured. Ihe streets ire filled with the ruins of buildings1 and falling chimneys. Fires occurred in severs! places and the city is now on fire;' but under control. j ! Njtw York, Sept, 1 The point from which the railroad leading into Charles ton is submerged is Ravenel, a place on the Savannah & Charleston railroad, bout eighteen miles distant from" the city. Charleston, 8t C, S earthquake, such; as has never: before been known in the history of this pity, (swept over Charleston last night phfjrtly after 10 o'clock, causing more loss) and ttjury to property and far more;lo?s of life than the cyclone of the year before. The city is wrecked, the streets an en cumbered with masses of fallen' hriok and tangled telegraph and telephone wires. Up to an early hourit was almost impossible to pass from one part of tht city to another. The first shock j-wa by far the most severe! Most of the peo ple, with their families, passed the nigh) in the streets, which even this mor&iug are crowded with people afraid to re enter their hemes. More than txtj people were killed and wounded , ceief ly coloted. Amsng the whites iHled and fatally injured are: M, J. Lytich. Dr. R. Alexander Hammond, Ainsley Robeson I Fires brcke out in different part ci the city immediately after the enrth quake, and some are still burning. lut there is no danger of it spreading. Tfeer is no way of leaving the city at present Telegrams from cities lh South Caro Una and Georgia say the utmost eon- rternation prevails on account of 4,tho non-receipt of news from Chareson and many fear that a terrible calamity has happened. - Charleston, Septem'ber 1 -TBere was a terrible earthquake here last nfeht at 9 50 p. m. The principal basiaesti portion of the city was destroyed land hundreds of persons were rendered homeless. Men were frantic and women were beseeching mercy from f the Almighty. The main station-house. city hall, Hibernian hall and many other well known public buildings, including St. Michael's church, were irreparably damaged. Many people were fatally injured. Broad street presented a eec- Uclo of the utmost horror. ' Ijven women, armed with hatchets, fupvhi valiantly to rescue imprisoned ;unior- tunates. Meeting street, from Broad to Ilaiel, is a wreck and is lined rith unfortunates. To add to the homfsol the scene, many fires broke lout and were ineffectually fought by -the fire-department. The night was h'idou(- tth the groans of the dying, ft he screams of the wounded and the prayer of the uninjured. It is impossible to estimate the losses cf persons or prop erty at present. Up to 1U a. m. today there had been eight distinct shocks Lharlibton, d. k., Sept 1. At pre cisely 8.25 this morning another. ve swept over the city, eoming, as did the others, from the southeast, and going in a northwesterly direction. By that time many of the people, who had een oat on the public parks and open places all night, had ventured into their houses to get clothing and something to cat The approach of the shock was heralded by the usual rumbling sound, resem bling distant thunder. Then it . grad ually approached, the earth quivered and heaved and in three seconds it had passed, the sound dying out in the, dis tance. S This is the only wave felt since fJ 30 m. It was not destructive, alti the destruction having been done at $ 55 last night, ihe city is a complete wreck. Si. Michael's and St. Ph0ip's churches, two of the most historic churches in the city, are in ruins,; So is Hibernian hall, the police station and many other publio buildings, and fully two-thirds of the residences in the city are uninhabited, wrecked either totally or partially. It is impossible atg this lime to give a correct estimate of the casualties. i - THE LATEST HEWN.; Cuabxb:on, S. C, Sept 1 -if he first shock of the earttquike ws.fr felt approaching last n ght at 9:50. Be fore people could realize what; the trouble was they found themselves be in? thrown around and their h-o uses falling down on them. Every one ran screaming into the streets, atid in few seconds the eity was wild with human beings perfectly crazed with fright Qn all sides one could hear exojania tions such as AIy God, savslus," ' Gd have mercy upon us," v and people could be seen kneeling ery w herein groups effcring up prrcra. The first shock was followed immedi ately by another, though of less effect, bat renewing the sarcanis and shrieks, and f om. the time of the beginning to daylight the shocks weie felt at Inter vals of half an hour, each 6uec?ediig one being less distinct. Three o four arcs started, in as many sections! with! the first shock, and the city wasoon illuminated with the flames, thus Plead ing to the belief that what war left by the earthquake would be devoured by the fire. However, the fire department was so well divided and handled that theifirea were gotten under control by daylight. ; From fifteen to twenty resi dences and stores were consumed. The loss by the fire and earthquake cannot be accurately estimated, but can be placed safely at 5, WO, 000. As far as could be ascertained during the night, fifteen to twenty persons were killed and a much great number wounded in all Borta of ways. The loss of human lifcwill be large, and it will take days to gtt at the accurate number. Shocks equally as severe were felt at a distance of tbirty-five miles and have done ines timable damage to railroad and tele graph property. Charleston is now entirely isolated from the outside world. a Charleston, S; C, Sept 1. Two sliglt shocks of eartLouake have been felt bcre since the morning; the first at p 25 a m. and one at about 1 30 p. m. Neither of them did any further destruc tion! Not even during Gen. Gilmore's bombardment of the oity has there ever been such a deplorable state of afftirs here. The city is literally in ruins, and the people are living in the open squares and in the publio parks. There is a great rush to the depots to get away, but owing to the earthquake no trains have been able to be dispatched from the city,- Telegraphic communication is lso cut off, excepting one wire of the Southern telegraph company, which is crowded with anxious private messages. It i Impossible to depict the ruin and desolation that prevail here. Not a single place of business in the city, save a druja; store, whieh is busy preparing prescriptions for the wounded, is open It is Impossible also to give any correct estimate of the killed and wounded, as bodies are constantly being disinterred from ;ihe debris of wrecked houses. One undertaker stated that he had furnished eiht coffins up to noon today. Many of the; dead are lying unburied, princi- 11 J. K .1 ' 1 m m panyjoi tne poorer classes ot colored peoplis, who will be buried by the countjr. There are not half a dozen tents m the city and women and childrirti are experiencing great privations incon sequence As night approaches most of the. heads of families are trying to con structs tents out of bed sheets, spare awnings or any other material that comes to thejr hands. The sun is about to set upon another night of horror for women and children. It is calculated that at east tnree-fourths of the city will have to-'be entirely rebuilt if the bouses are to be inhabited. Charleston, S. C, Sept. 1. The city is .wrapped in gloom and business is entirely suspended. ' The people gen erally remain in the streets in tents and under improvised shelters and will camp out tonight rTBe gas-works are injurud and probably the-asajty wulbe without light tonight- St.:3tehiars church is shattered and the steeple will come down; likewise the steeple of St. Phil lip's. The steeple of the Unitarian church has fallen. The porticos of Hibernian hall and the main station house are demolished. There is muoh ii jury to the mansions on East and South Battery. The portico of the Rivcnel mansion is down. Hardly a house in the city escaped injury and miny are so shaken and cracked that a hard blew of win! would bring them to the ground. The shock was severe at Sum' erville and Mt. Pleasant and Sul livan's Island, but no loss of life is re ported there Fissures in the earth are noticed,' from whioh fine sand, apparent ly fromf a great depth, exudes. A 6ul phurou; smell is very noticeable. . TUl IW8 AND OOURUK ACCOCNT. ' UARfcKSTON, Sept. 1. The composi tors of ihe News and Courier decline to work tonight, expecting fresh shocks of earthquakes, and- the paper cannot therefore be issued tomorrow. The fol lowing article was prepared for publi cation for the News and Courier and is telegraphed almoat in the writer's own words: 'Necessarily the only descrip tion that can be given of the disaster which has befallen our city consists in the narration of experiences and obser vations fef individuals, and the subject being the same and the experiences of all being nearly alike, the story told by ore darcful observer may well stand for a hundred others, with slight variations. Probably the best idea that can be had of the character of the disturbance therefore may be obtained from the nar ration of the. events and scenes of Wednesday night as they were pre sented to a single person while engaged in bis usual duties in the second story room of the News and Courier effioe. At the time of the first shock the writer' attention was vaguely attracted by a sound which seemed to come from the (ffice below and which was supposed for a moment to be caused by the rapid rolling nf a heavy body as an iron safe or a heavily laden truck over the floor. Accompanying this sound there was a perceptible tremor of the building, not more marked, however, than would be caused by the passage of a street car or a dray .along the street. For perhaps two or three seconds the occurrence ex oited no surprise or comment. Then by swift degrees, or perhaps all at once, it is difficult to. say which, the sound deepened in volume, the tremor became more decided, the ear caught the rattle iof the windows, . gas fix tures and other loose objects The m$n in the office, with a perhaps simultaneous fltsh of recollection of the earthquake of the Friday before, glanced hurriedly at each other and sprang to their feet witi startled questions and answers. The long roll deepened and ppread into an awtul roar that seemed U pcryade at once the troubled earth and the still air above and around. Th tremor was now a rude, rapid quiver that agitated the whole lofty, strong wallcd building; as though it were being . shaken by the band of an immeasurable power, with the intent? to tear it joints asunder. There was no intermission in the vibra tions of the mighty subterranean engine from firsts to last. It was a continuous jar, only :dding force at every moment, and as it approached and reached1, the climax of its manifestation it seemed for a few terrible seconds that no work of human bands could possibly survive. Floors were heaving under foot,; the surrounding walls and partitions visibly swayed to and fro, the crash of falling masses of stone and brick and mortar was overhead and without the terrible roar filled the ear and seemed to fill the mind and" heart, dazing perception, Dcwucerioa: tnougni ana lot & few panting breaths, or while you held your breath in dread ful anticipation of immediate -and c-uel death, you felt that life :was already past and waited for the end as a victim' with his head on the block awaits the fall of the uplifted axe.-' It is not given to many men to look in the fice of death and yet live, but it is!lit tl? to say that the group of strong inen who shared the experience above faintly described will carry with them ' the recollection of that supreme moment to their dying day. . No one expected to escape. A sudden rush was t-imulta-ne usly mado, to endeavor to attain th; open air and flee for a place of safety, but before the door was reached; all reeled together to the tottering wall and stopped, feeling that hope was vain; that it was only a question of death in the building or without to be buried by the sinking roof or crushed by the toppling walls. The uproar slowly died away in the seeming dietanoe. The earth was still, and oh the blessed relief of that stillness. But how rudely the silence was broken. As we dashed down the stairway and out into the street already on every side arose shrieks, cries of pain and fear, prayers and wailings of terrified women and children, commingled with, the hoarse shbutfi of excited men. Out in the street the air was filled to the height of the houses with a whitish cloud of dry, stifling dust, from the lime and mortar and shattered masonry which, falling upon the pavement and stone roadway, had been reduced to powder. Through this cloud, dense as a fog, the gas lights fliekrred dimly.shedding but little light, so that you stumbled at every step over piles of briok or became entangled in lines of telegraph wire that depend ed in every direction from their broken supports. On every side were the hur rying forms of men and women, hire headed, partially dressed, some almost nude, many of whom were nearly erased with fear or excitement. A woman was seen, half-falling in the arms of ber husband, who vainly tried to soothe nor while he carried her into an open space at a street corner, where present safety seemed assured. There a woman lies on the pavement, with up-turned face j and out-stretched limbs, and the crowd passes her by, for the time, not pausing to see whether she be alive or dead. Suddenly a light flares through a window overlooking the street. It becomes momentarily brighter and cries resound from the multitude A rush is made towards the spot. A man is seen doubled up and nelpless against a wall, but at this moment, Bomewhere out at sea, overhead, deep in the ground, is heard again the low, ominous roil wnwn is already too well known to be mistaken. It grows louder and nearer, the growl of a wild beast swiftly approaching his prey, and all is forgotten again in the frenzied rush for open spaces, where alone there is hope of security, faint though it be. Tall buildings on either hand blot put the skies and stars and seem : to overhang every foot of ground between them. Shattered corniees and the tODs of their frowning walls seemed piled from both sides to the centre of the street. It ' would seem that a touch would send the shattered masses left standing, down upon the people below, who look up to them and shrink to gether as the tremor of the earthquake again passes under them' and the myste rious reverberations swell and roll along like some infernal drum-beat .summoning them to die. It passes away and again is exneriencod the blessed feeling of deliverance from im pending calamity, which it may Well be b li-ved. evokes a mute but earnest ffering of mingled prayer and thanks giving frctnevery heart in the throng Again, far along the street and up from the alloys that lead into it to either side, is beard that chorus ot waumg and lamentation which though it had not ceased, was scarcely noticed a moment before. It is a dreadful sound, the sound of helpless horror-strioken hu manity, old and young, strong and feeble alike, where all are so feeble, cal ling for help from their fellow-creatures and raising their anguished voices; in petition to heaven' for mercy whera Ino human aid could avail, it is not a scene to be dr-scribea Dy any mortal tongue or pen. ; It is not a scene to'! be forgotten when it has been witness-. J and when the witness has shared all its danger and felt all its agony. The first shock occurred at seven min utes of ten, as was indicated this morn ing by the publio clocks, the hands on which had stopped at that fateful hour, as though to mark the end of time for so many who had heard the preceding hour pealed forth by St. - Michael's 1 chimes without a thought but of a long and happy life. The second shock, which was but a faint and crisp echo of the first, was felt eight minutes later As it passed away the writer started homeward to fiad the scenes enacted on Broad street, around the. News and Courier effioe, repeated at every stop of the way. St. Michael's Bteeplo towered high and , white aboo the gloom, seemingly uninjured. The station house, a massive brick building across the street, had appa rently lost its i oof, which had fallen around it. A little further on the roof of the portico of Hibernian hall, a hand some building in the Grecian style, had orashed o the ground, carrying down part of the massive granite pillars with it. All the way up Meeting street, which in respect of its general dirtiction and importance may be called the Broad way oi toarieston, tiie roadway was piled with dobris from tho tops of walls. The third shock was fait about ton tnin utts after the Feoorid, and of course caused the greatest a! arm ia ?:at n ih- norhood as elsewhere At Marion square a great crowd had congregated, as even the edges of the wide spaces embract-d in it could not be reached by tho uare6t buildings in the event of their fall. From this crowd, composed of men, women and children of both races, arose inces sant calls and cries and lamentations, while over' the motley, half-drcpsed throng was shed tho lurid light of a coafligratnn which had broken out just beyond thequare immediately after the first shock arid had now wholly envel oped several buildings in fUnus. In three-quarters of the town at the same time similar large fires were observed under full headway ana the awful : sig nificance of the earthquake mty be most fully appreciated, perhaps, when it is said that with these trem ndous fires blz'ng up all at once around them and threat-ning the city with total destruc tion, the people whom you met on tho streets or saw gathered together in groups in open places evidently did not give them a thought. No" one watched the ruddy flimes or the pillars of cloud rising high in the still night air. All were too intent on lis tening with strained senses for the dreaded recurrence of that horrible grovl or groan of the power under the sea and under the land to give thought to a new terror, though it had threat ened his own home and many cither homes in ihe doomed city. Crowds poured in frrm every direction to the square just d -scribed, as though it had been indeed a c . armed ciic! ) und life depended en pa-sing within i:s grassy bounds. Street cars, carriages and other vehicles were ranged in lines on the streets surrounding the square, while horses stood stock still, with turned heads, as though sniffing tho grouud in anxious inquiry Tho crowded people every where were loud and unceasing in their declara tions of alarm, in the singing of hymns and in fervent appeals for God s mercy, in which appeals God knows many a proud heart who heard them arising in the night and in the hour of His won drous migbt devoutly and humbly and sincerely j ined. Danger brings all of ub to the level of the lowliest. There were no distinctions of place or power, pride or oaste, in the assemblages tb.it werB gathered together In Cnarleston Tuesday nicht. It was a curious spec tacle to look back upon. Ii is a good one to remember for white and black alike. There were instances of un selfish devotion, of kind and loving regard, between master and Fervant, mistress and maid, in the pres ence of a common ill and of threatened ruin, that should, as nothing else could, show . how strong is the tie that binds our white people and our black people together, and thu association of the dread visitor we hope too will never be forgotten. Arriving at his home the writer found the Bamo scenes of de struction and wreck which marked near ly every other homo in tho city. - All the houses in the neighborhood had Buffered seriously and the streets, yards and gardens were filled with fallen chimneys and fragments of walls, while the walls left standing were rent asunder and were badly shattered in evory in stance. Women and children, roused from sleep or interrupted in their evening pursuits by the sound of the ruin being effected above and around them, rushed out into the streets and huddled together, awaiting the end, whatever it might be. Invalids were brought out on mattresses and deposited in the roadway. No thought was given to treasures left behind, in the effort to save the peculiar treasure of life itself, suddenly become so precious in the eyes of all, invalid woman and robust ban alike. Until long after midnight the streets were filled with fugitives in sight of their homes. Through the long hours that followed few were the eyes even of childhood that were closed in Bleep. Charleston was full of those who watched for the morning and never, ia any city in any land, did tho fi-st grey shades that mark tho approach of dawn appear so beautiful and so welcome, to the eye as they appeared to the thou sands who hailed thm this morning from the niiddt of the countl-.sa wrecks of the homes of our thrice-scourged ; but s.ill patient, still brave, st: I L hopeful, still beautiful city by the sea. Ne-LoMOf Life Ut Columbia. An Associated Pre-s dispatch dated at Columbia, S. C reporting g-cat loss of life and property there, wasnot correotly dated. It should have been dated Charleston. An inquiry was last evening sent Mr. McK.ee, the Washing ton agent of the Associated Press, ask ing if he bad sent such a dispatch. He Btated that no dispatch had been Sent reporting loss of life at Columbia or anywhere Bive at Uharieston. lne dis patch undoubtedly, he said, referred to Charleston, but somebody blundered. The BMecoud iMstrtct. ; t M SIMMONS NOMINATED FOR CONGtUSi. ptcial Dispatch to the News and Observer. Wilson, Sept 1. Tne democratic congressional con vention today nominated unanimously F. M. Simmons, of New Berne. The meeting was' a harmonious one. i i. i Tyn York Komlutttad for tli. Hons. Correspondence of the Naws axo Obsirvkh. Wixkksboro, N. C, Aug 30. Tyre York was today nominated by the republicans for the house of com mono. i NORTH CAROLINA. THE OLD NORTH STATE TAINS NO INJURY. sus- DIsrAICIiKS FROM MANY POINTS TUE QUAES DIP. FBLL WUAT CUAP1CL HILL WILL SHAKBN. Cbafrl Hill, Sept. 1. The motion or motions of the earth caused great commotion hereabouts last night. The disturbance some oounted six distinct shocks, between 9 50 and 10 45 seemed to come from the northwest. But observations on such occurrences, made by those not familiar with them, may bo discordant. I am happy to say that "The Old South" still stands erect, and the wall of the vtidi-was nt thrown down. But the boys emptied their rooms, and then made more fuss than wasmade for them; throughout the town women cried, neighbors ran to each other's houses; I folks in bed were shaken up, looking glasses quivered, crockery rattled and philosophers were confounded. Thia morning some Bay they remember such a time years ago; others never felt so be fore and hope never to feel so again. Now we wait to get the new from our neighbors. NXW3 FROM TARBORd. ' Tarboro, N. C, Sept. 1. The first shock was felt here I at 9 55, the second at 11.15, the third at 11.33, the fourth at 11.45. The first was de cidedly the longest "SlTd most severe, buildings being shaken and people run ning from their houses. No4 injury to person or property occurred. There was general alarm and fright. AT MLLTON. Milton. N. C. Anise. 3L" At 10 o'clock tonight an earthquake shock, lasting about eight seconds, startled our tuwa. China and windows rattled distinctly and bouses swayed so as to make the inmates feel rather like taking to the streets, which many of them did. It was accompanied by a roar like that of a heavy vehicle mov mg. AT HIGH POINT. High Point, N:C, Aug. 31. A slight shook of earthquake; of about four seconds' duration, was .felt here at exactly 9.53 o'clock tonight, and about two minutes later a second shock was felt, of only about a second in duration. It caused great excitement. Timbers shock and gla?s was broken. AT GBXKN6BORO. Grmnbboro, N. C., Aug. 31. A severe shock of earthquake has just roused the inhabitants of this eity. it was a very distinct trembling of the giouud, and was accompanied by a rum bling sound. Many people are now on the Btreets, having runout of the houses for fear of being injured by the build ings falling upon them. At ' present there are no casualties reported and no serious damage done. At 10.10 p. m. another shock, lighter than the first, was felt. ' AT SALISBURY. j Salibbrcy, N. C , Aug. 31. An earthquake shock passed here at 9.56 o'olock tonight from south to north and lasted thirty seoonds. It was very severe, but did no damage. at oharlottb. The earthquake struck Charlotte at 10:10 and the exoitement was unpar alleled. The shocks oame from the South. The first and most serious damage reported . was at the residence of Gen R- Barringer, where the tumbling of ' brick and the crashing of glass created a racket that was heard for blocks around. The chimneys were shaken down, and a large quantity of glass was shattered Ihe general and his family were asleep and they were fearfully alarmed by the suddenness of their awakening. The slate ! on hit roof was also damaged. The plaster in Dr. JHH, McAdcn s drug store fell to the floor, as did that in a number of houses in the neighbor hoo, In every frame house the timbers cracked, and in many instances bik-kh were loosened from chimneys, ! At the residence of Mr. Frank Snider three lamps were overturned and be plaster ing cracked. From all sections of the city similar reports were received The play, "Under the Lash," was ii progress at the theatre. W ben the sec ond sheck oame the audience left the building. The scene where the great est excitement ensued was at Biddle institute, where a colored camptneeting was in progress. As the first shock came, the congregation were in the midst of a hymn, and every voice wat instantly stilled. Another shocjc oame, and there was a Btampede from the building. The shock was f-ufficicnt tc rock the building with such force that the bell in the tower sounded twice AT RIIDSVILLE. Rkidsvillk, Auf; 31. Quite a severe earthquake visited thu section at 10 o'clock tonight. People were aroused from sleep. Window wore shaken out, and the whole town thrown into 'excitement over the shook thit were felt for three minutes. The shocks were accompanied by rumbling noise not unliko that made by a moving train. I AT WBLDON ' J WiLDON, Aug. 31. An eartbquiko8hook was felt here to day. Some houses were very badly shaken. AT AsnviLU Abhxvillb, N. C , Sept. 1.-4A dis tinctEhock of earthquake was felt last night at 9.45, preceded by a loud rumb ling noise. The motion was from the southeast. The duration of the first shock was a minute and a half, j Houses were violently shaken and the tuhabi- Unto ail left them and went into the streets. Another ligLtor shock was felt at jlO.Ul; it was, however, of short dura tion. There were two (-lighter shocks subsequently, at intervals cf fifteen minutes. Much alarm was caused, but no dsmagc was done in the town or the surrounding country. ! AT FAYXTTK VILLK. Fatettkvillr, N. C, September I. A very Bensiblo earthquake shock w s felt hero at 10.2 o'clock last night, lasting two minutes. Several milder shopks followed. TLcro was no damage except one or more chimneys were prostrated. j AT NBWBJtRNI. Ifaw Brrni, N. C, September .1 There was a fearful shock at 10 o'clock. Buildings were violently shaken lor L-about one minute. Clocks were stopped by the vibration. There was no uam- ei ' ; KIN3TON, UAS A DBCIPED SHOCK. Kinston, N. C, Sept. 1. Kinston experienced a decided earth quake shock at five minutes to 10 o'clock' last night, which lasted 'fully threo minutes. It was succeeded by scverrl lighter shocks. PotkXasi, N. C, August 31. There was an earth shake felt here about 10.15 p. m. of some two. minutes duration, causing windows in houses, to rattle and houses to tremble consider ably. This was followed by two Tes st Bhakes, at about ten minutes' interval, the last being a little nioro perocptib e than the s cond. Older citiaens hero say that they never experienced at thing similar to this before. AT WARRKNTON. i : Warrntoh, N. Ccept 1. The shock of the earthquake was very sensibly felt in Warrenton last night. abotit 10 o clocks A here were throe ; distinct convulsions, tho first quite alarming, causing the largest and best built houses to reel and totter; the other two were elinht. The alarm and ex- citemon t were general, and many believed genial deetruotion was mevitablo. Thre was not any damage; excepting the breaking of some plastering, glass and prot'.kery. This morning our town is all excitement, the conversation being about impressions made, incidents in various families, &e. Jackson, N. C, Sept. 1. Three distinct shocks of an earth- . qusko were felt and heard at Jackson last ! night. The first one was very distinct and alarmed many people. - . OxFonn, N. U, Sept.-1.-At 9: !5 last night our town was severely hooked by the wave from an earth quake. ;The vibrations were about sixty to the minute and lasted abtnt one and a half minutes. There followed threi other slight waves. The flirt shock was severe enough to, displace crockery in the houses. The people wero! greatly excited and frightened. Some cna gave the alarm of fire and rang the court house bell, thus adding fuel I to the confusion. I here was, however, no serious damsge done. The shocks were accompanied by rumbling sounds. - CONTISUin ON FOURTH PAGI YoTng or middle-sired men niflerins frm aervous debility or kindred affections should address with cents in stamps for lsrge i treatise. World's DUpensary Medical Association, Buffalo, New York. 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