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tinna. DrT Qowds, Carpetlaif and OU Cloths
and Bugs.. Jewelry at one-half its v.alue. It is
an endless Job to enumerate the special values
in the many departments of the Racket. If llu-
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THE PEOPLE OF CHARLESTON
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Cuahlmton, S. C, Septl 6. -5 At 9
o'clock this mornine the bead qaar tore
of the relief oommittoe at the) city uild-
lus were crowded by unfortunate earth
quake sufferers. One member df the
committee u kept-busy writing passes
oa the railways to transport sufferers to
other points. The oommittoe prefers to
give this character of assistance, fbore
all others It gets tho unfortunates
iwiv. Orders for rations are? bein? is-
saod; money is given to no one. )ur--iog
a rash of applicants for 1 assistafoe a
'large seotion of the Meeting street front
of the courthouse, opposite city pall,
fell out, as wsrkmcn wero pulling :$own
'parts of the building. The noise of the
fall was equal to an earthquake shock
Immediately the assembled crowd in
and out of the building began toswST and
move like the billows of a storm-stricken
eea.
The cooler heads preeenimounted
chairs and admonished the people to
move away quietly and not biponiefex-
cited. Ihe scene was appalling for a
6hort time, bat quiet was: fibally : re
stored. The men at work tearing down
tho frail portions of the oourt house
were ordered to stop work. Acting
mayor Huger says the relief oWnuteo
is now assisting about onethird of
Charleston's entire population MVor
Co ur ten ay is expected to arrive on.the
first train on the Coast Line tomorrow
and will hold a special meeting of ih.
city council, when decisive steps will be
taken to afford protection from falhnL'
baildings and clear the streets of adin
of the debris which now impedes lh
progress of pedestrians aod ; vehielct
everywhere. ,.)' I . .
- Dispatches continue to pour in. offermt:
aid. About $95,000 has already reached
her. From indications at hand ifHr
believed that the contributions will
finally aggregate $500,000; and tat
$200,000 will have arrived by:, tomjir
fow night Money sent by. regis terec
tetter or by express to mayor Cchrtea
or , the relief committee comes in fbe
most desirable shape, although maav
contributions arrive in the form bf pfft
offioe orders, drafts, eto. ; ; f.
- n. t o. dl:u.l .v.lv:
being torn down. The steeple of St
Michael's church, ihe landmark of the
city, which was supposed to have been
completely wrecked, appears to be abqar
tho only structure of that sort whlvl ucj
be permitted to stand. ' ; f '
At sun-rise this morning the weather
Ipoked threatening, and at 11 a. m.'fv
locked as though a steady rain might set
in before night. People who slept on
board Teasels in the harbor! last night
say they felt the 11 o'clock sh$ck very
plainly. The vessels made forward
plunges, . then there was a rumbliig
noise and the waves thumped the hull
viciously.. The scientist . came to te
front today with a statement that there
will be revisitations of theihoois every
day for some time ; pofsibly weeks ye.
1 This mornine's News and Courier
gives prominence to an editorial, on how
to neip wiiocui giving, in wniou ji
says: "Ihe generosity of the people t
the United Btates has never; been more
fully or opportunely demonstrate l-
Chere is, however, a loss whieh is not
provided for in the donations that have
been made and there is a way ofhelping
Charleston which has not been generally
With the assistance4 of o$r
fellow-countrymen Charleston ;will- be
able, no doubt, to provide food and
shelter for those who have been rendered
homeless by the earthquake, and will
be able; perhaps, to assist in ft proper
way those whose houses need . rf pairs
which are beyond the means-' of the
owners or occupants. But, besides ihijjf,
there is the necessity of- continuous
help; help that will go on front dsj to
day and from month to month and from
year o year. Only such help as this will
be a permanent advantage and will en
able Charleston to make good the fright
ful! losses that have been sustained,
By giving business to Charleston, when
there is no loss by so doing; by civins
preference to Charleston, when commer
oiait conditions are about equal, the pub
lic can Boon put the city ia a condition
to pluck the flower safety out of the
nettle danger. With especial emphasis
can we say this to the people of south
Carolina. They have shown, nd still
show, their sympathy with us' and the
Warmtn oi tneir aneotion oy tne buo-
stantial help already given to Charles-:
ton. Bat they can help us still more;
and still better by trading ; with us, bj
sendine their cotton and naval stores to
this market; and by baying hefe in ref
tarn." i
The headquarters of the police force
have been removed from a stable in Broad;
street to the high sohool ; gymnasium
This building is uninjured, and being
large and roomy is admirably aaopteo;
to the purposes of the forcq. Uwing to
the disturbed condition of the eity ant
the necessity for increased vigilance, i
has been deemed expedient to increase
the polioe force, and chief Frost has is
sued a oall for recruits. Seventy men
were enrolled yesterday ana. a great
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inanv more are wanted.
:. A slight shook of earthquake at 11 15
last night caused little or no alarm, bu
a light rain wmonset in i o aioca mis
morning made the thousands of persons
encamped on tne streets paintuiiy anx
ions. Fathers began to look around
for means of sheltering their wives an
children. . Very little could be done in
this direction, however 1 he colored
people at daybreak began ' to hun
i Lhroueh the streets and speedily took
I rowyjfifTi of II pieoee of old tin they
could find. In some of the vacant lots
there were sections of tin blown from
roofs jby the cyclone in August, -1885,
and which been left lying on the ground.
In other places there were pieces of
tin from houses which had been unroofed
by the earthquake. These were speed
ily taken possession f and utilized) for
covering the frail tents that had been
erected. Old boards from the debris
around the streets were also used for
the same purpose. The occupants of
Washington square made a raid upon
the ruin's of Hibernian hall and were car
rying off all the old tin, planks &o.,wbcn
a police sergent came up. He explained
to them that he could not allow themto re
move the things without first obtaining
permission to do so, and the crowd very
readily acquiesced in his orders and
replaced the material which they had
started to carry off. It was a well be
haved: orderly crowd and showed no
disposition to violate the law.
As soon as they were told to desist,
they' left everything untouched. At
day-light the rain ceased and the sun
appeared. Later in the morning there
were several slight showers, but not
enough to cause any inconvenience:
Many Colored women and children were
seen wandering about the streets, pick-;
ing up; stray pieces of planks and beams
from wiecked houses, to be used as fire
wood, and by sunrise fires were lighted
and preparations were under way for
breakfast. The usual weekly bill ol
mortality Bhows a total of ninety-eight
deaths! in the city for the week ending
September 4 Of these twenty-five were
white and sixty-eight colored. The
deaths caused by the earthquake were
thirty-eight up to the 4th instant,
eleven of these being white people and
twenty-sven colored. Since then there
have been several additional deaths
caused by the earthquake.
Bibhop Howe furnishes the following
statement of the needs of the Episcopal
church in this diocese: "St. Philip's
church and church home are both muoh
injured. St. Philip's is the mother churoL
of the diocese, a parish, since 1675. St.
Michael's church, a colonial church,
built in) 1757, is damaged very serious-:
ly. St.: raul s church, the largest in
the city, built in 1816, is very badly
damaged. Grace church is badly
damaged. St. Luke's is not seriously
injured, j but is needing repair. Calvary
church, a free church for colored people,
is eeriout-Jy hurt. St. Timothy's chapel
needs rebuilding. Yesterdav worship
was held in the open air. With their
Own boises not habitable, how can
thf se people repair churches V Bishop
flu we adds that any money sent to him
for the above purposes will be distribu
ted according to his best judgment, un
it otherwise directed. He thinks that
at least $lUV,wv i uevueu.
The relief committee aro hard at
work. Additional tents have been
placed in the public squares and for the
oviored people oompar table wooden
shelters have been erected on Marion
square. There is accommodation already
for 1,500 colored refuges and 625 slept
in -belters last night. The subUtenoe
demmittee will meet regularly and sup
ply provisions to all who are needy and
unable to support themselves, There is
still a strong disposition to remove wo
men and children from the city to spare
th-m further danger and anxiety, The
Uvuth Carolina, Savannah & Charles
ton and Richmond & Danville rrilroad
ebnipaiies ax j giving free transportation.
a a . r gi 1 a l ? j .
Aeout ow passes were issuea to wnue
and colored people yesterday. Many
passes were for families of four or five-.
The main objective points are in upper
and middle South Carolina. In Colum
bia ample quarters have been provided
for all refugees and offers of shelter are
coming in from many points. The city
is perfectly quiet and the work of clean
ing up and repairing has begun. The
first thought, however, is to prop up
walls which are deemed insecure.
Considerable feeling was aroused in
the eity today by a statement of Prof.
Simon Newoomb, that a tidal wave
might be looked for or was
within the. probabilities. This
opinion is scouted by professors McGee
and Mendenhall, who are now here, and
who say that if Prof. Newoomb had be. h
familiar with the facta he would nut
have hesitated to express any such an
opinion. The scientists in question say
that there cannot be a tidal wave in con-
sequenco or as an accompaniment of the
recent earthquakes and that there is no
reason to expect a tidal wave under any
eircumstauoes at Charleston. Ua ac
count of the peculiar formation of the
sea coast a tidal wave, even if it ap
proaohed Charleston, would expend and
disiipate itself in shallow water long be
fore it 'reached our shores. Profetsors
McGee and Mendenhall are confident
that tUe ; earthquakes are sub
stantially ; over although there
may be occasional tremDiings or
detonations. Une of the reasonB for
saying this is that all the spouting wells
which have been formed in the neigh
borhood of Charleston by the earth-
ijurke oeased to flow yesterday, whioh
tact is taken as. proof that tne abnormal
stress and pressure which induoed the
spouting have passed away and that
normal conditions have been resumed
The high opinions placed upon the
ability, energy iand sagacity of mayor
Courtenay was never better exemplified
than in the outspoken satisfaction with
which all classes look forward to his re
turn tomorrow. .There is everywhere a
feeling of relief and almost of confidence
on this account and certainly that all
that is within range of executive ability
and large intelligence will speedily be
accomplished. The Hews and Courier
said today that the return of mayor
Courtenay was worth a thousand men to
the city, and this is the feeling every
where. Unquestionably he is a man of
fmen for suoh emergency as this.
The Knights of Labor made their ap
pearanoe on the scene this evening and
presented communication to the relief
committee in whioh it was advised that
the Knights of Ltbor ascertain by per
sonal inquiry what distress there was in
tho city and be empowered to draw upon
tho relief committee for funds necessary
to meet it. The committee in reply in
formed the Knights bf Labor that
they would be glad to receive from
them, as from any body of citi
zens, any information that would
enable them to aecertain existing dis
tress and to provide for it, and that
any cases of distress reported to them
and found to be deserving would be
promptly and cheerfully provided for
to the extent of their ability. The com
mittee, however, felt that they had no
authority to transfer to any body of cit
izens the custody of funds for which they
are responsible to the mayor of the oity
and to the generous doners.
It is now hoped that the steeple of St.
Philip's can be saved,, but the portico of
the church must be pulled down. The
damage to the Confederate home is
much greater than was at first supposed.
Helptnr Charleston.
HOW THB KINDLY COUNTRY POUB.3 IH ITS
GUTS.
Philadelphia yesterday sent a relief
committee with $5,000, and has raised
$8,590. ;
New York's chamber of commerce
yesterday began collecting and paused
resolutions requesting Gen. Hill to send
state tents to Charleston. t
Mayor Hodges, of Baltimore, yester
day sent $5,000. Money and provisions
are being freely donate 1.
The New York stock exchange sent
$5,000 to Charleston and $1,000 to
Summerville. The produce exchange
has raised $3,500 and the petroleum ex
change $2,500. The cotton exohange
asks that all camp-meeting tents be sent
to Charleston at once and appeals to
private parties for gifts of tents.
Memphis yesterday sent $500 and is
at work collecting more.
Mr. Joseph. Pulitser, publisher of the
New York World; has sent another
$1,000 to Charleston.
Mayor Francis, of St. Louii, sent
$1,000. ' f
Augusta's aldermen voted $1,000 for
the Charleston sufferers ;
The Baptist pastors of New York
held a meeting to take steps to extend
aid for the rebuilding and repair of dam
ages to Charleston's Baptist churches.
Danville's aldermen appropriated
$1,000 for Charleston and $550 was
raised by a union prajer meeting there.
The Bichmond, Ya , State has col
lected $200 in two days. The Tredegar
iron works give $500, and Mr. Daniel
Stewart, of Henrico county, Va., gives
$500. The eitv wilijMnriknte '
xxi r sxane, of xu&nmonu, --it
has ordered that ft collection be taken
next Sunday in all the Roman Catholic
churches in his diocese.
vBtb Senatorial District.
Specia' Dispatch to the. News and Observer.
Rocky: Mocst, Sept. 6. '
. The democratic -convention of the
seventh senatorial district met at Nash
ville today and nominated Capt. John
H Thorpe, of Nash, and L. C. Colde,
Esq., of Franklin, to represent the dis
trict in the next senate of North Caro
lina. !
Tremors at aabavUU Lstl Higbt. .
Special to the Naws axv Obsxxvxb, -
Asuxviixi. N. C. Sept. 6. :--
Several earthquake tremors were felt
here last night. i-
(A tremor was felt here at midnight.)
Wlastoa .! Charity.
Special to the News avd Obskbvkb. j
Winston,; N. C.Sept. 6. I
Winston sends $750 to Charleston.
Tbt Fraald.al'a Upjr ( Tkaaks to k
Uanareaa Mjraapatblaar.
Waslikqton, September 6. The
President has sent the following reply
to Queen Victoria's telegram of sympa
thy for the Charleston sufferers: -:
Exicunvi Mansion,
Washington. Sept. 4, 1886. :
Victoria, Qciin and Lhp&xss, Bal
moral Si otland: ,
Your majesty's expression of sympa
thy for the sufferers by the earthquake is
warmly appreciated and awakes a grate
ful response in the American hearts. ;
i (Signed)
Gsoveb Clxvsxano, President.
'A Petition In m Lady's Favor.
; Washington, Sept.' 6. Aoting post
master general Stevenson today received
a large number of telegrams from prom
inent citizens of Nashville, Tenn., re
questing that the widow of Gen. B. F.
Cheatham be appointed to succeed her
husband as postmaster at Nashville.
They represent that she is thoroughly
competent, woi thy, and the choice of
the people. No action can be taken
until the return of the President and
postmaster geneialJ ;
another Sbabe at fslsmsls.
Columbia, S. C, September 6. An
other distinct shock was felt in this eity
last nieht at 11.07 o'clock, accompanied
bv the roarine sounds. At intervals of
five minutes thereafter two remarkably
brilliant and unusually large meteors
shot across the skies from the north to
the south. This is a season of the year
for meteors, however;
BaMball Teeterdaty.
; At Chicago, Chioago 7, New York 4;
at Detroit. Detroit 3, Washington 2;
at St. Louis, St. Louis 4, Philadelphia
2; at Kansas City, Kansas City 2, Boston
11: at Staten Island, Metropolitan 11,
Baltimore 7; at Pittsburg, Pittsburg
IP, Cincinnati 4; at Philadelphia,
Brooklyn 3, Athletic 6
Prince Alexander Abdlentea.-
Soha. SeDt. 6. Before Prinoe Alex
ander announced his intention to quit
the throne he received a telegram from
Prinoe Bismarck,, recommending that
he abdicate in order to save Bulgaria.
A Bide Tbenarh the Bbaktu Itatl.
Hl-XBY GRADY'S NOTES OF Till JOURNEY.
Special to the N. T. World.
CHABXiffroN, Sept. 3. During the
ride from. Augusta to Charleston we
passed a well-to-do family of perhaps
fifteen living under an immense tree.
They had chairs, beds, tables, book
and work. Near by was a fire, where
the cook had evidently prepared dinner
A hundred yards further we found a
fallen house. A man reported an im
mense hole, vomiting sand and water.
We found the people living out of town
for this entire distance. Usually the
family grouped under a tree and often
made a very interesting picture. They
all rose and gazed at the flying engine,
as if it was a new earthquake, and re
turned the salutes of the passengers
with undisguised melancholy. At
Ridgeville there was not a chimney left
standing. The entire population was
living outdoors and in box bars, blow
ing fissures were reported, and repeated
shocks had been felt during the day.
Two people were killed in the neighbor
hood by falling houses. Cautions were
issued to the conductors to run very
Blow, and gangs of track hands were
busy straightening the twisted track
that we might pass over it.
L Joking down a long stretch of track
the rails wero frequently seen out of
line several feet. A very -intelligent
trackman said : "The earih has con
tracted. I have been going up the road
all the day cutting out pieces of bar. 1
have cut off aa muoh as fivo foot in one
plaoo. I cut two feet out here. The
earth contracts and that bends the rails;
so we have to shorten them. He fur.
ther told of a stream of water that came
gushing from the midst' of a gang of
workmen aud rose several teat in the
air. At Jed burg we saw a pitiful scene
Hundreds of negroes and - whites were
gathered in the depot or m the piriform;
singing and praying. They tc. k no no
tice of our ai rival, but fLeir weirdy
strange s; giu g went on. Su-.h terror I
never saw on so many faces. Women
Were crying, children's features were
tense with fear ; some had fainted,
others were prostrated. It was rapidly
growing dark, and as night gathered the
terror seemed to grow. At the word of
prayer every soul went down in abases
ment. The prayers, intoned so that thef
were almost songs and interrupted by
Bhouts and screams, were pathetic and
exciting beyond description. The pray
ers were directed squarely against the
earthquake. Whites and blacks joined
in; even the travelers lifted their hats
and bowed their heads. It was a scene
never to be forgotten these wretched
and pitiful people turned out of their
homes, huddled under quilts or on the
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norant, superstitious and weeping. The
women and children would ask us ques
tions with tears streaming down their
cheeks and beg us to take them
with us, although wo were go
ing into the seat of danger. It was
nearly dark when we left. The little
ones were crawling under the quilts
stretched on poles. There were no signs
of food or Bupper getting. Ihe praying
and shouting had increased when we
left; the songs, the shouting and the
wails of the children followed us down
the track. At this place the World
correspondent drank his first earthquake
water. lt came from av hssure which
had thrown up a car-load of bluish
mud, very sticky and cohesive. The
water tasted of sulphur and iron, but
not disagreeably so. At this place we
saw the first house that had been levelled
by the shock. It was a country double
house end killed a woman and dhiid
hen it fell. It was tumbled in a heap;
just as a pile of chips shaken flat.
L1V1LY RIDING ON THB BAIL. ,
It was now dark; the engine that
should have had us in Charleston at 2
o'clock was pickixg its way slowly
along. Camp-fires blazed in the woods;
homes were deserted and their inhabi
tants, flitting about the fires, people the
woods, and remind one of war times.
Suddenly our engine was thrown sharp
ly to the right and then to the left, and
a telegraph lineman who was sitting on
the tender was thrown to the ground and
severely injured. On stopping we
learned that a Bharp Bhock had passed.
The track was three feet out of gear to
the right and left in S shape. A track-
hand reported a shock half an hour be
fore, accompanied with an explosion
whioh opened the ground for a space of
six feet ana tnrew a stream ot water
fifteen feet high. The engine crawled
along and the outbound passenger train
had just passed us at a snail's pace. We
felt constant inequalities in the track
rising and sinking and swaying as we
passed by hasures of flowing water
whioh almost line the track. We de
teoted them by tho smell of sulphur
even before we saw the waterg listening.
Truly we were in the midst of earth
quakes. A feeling of depression and
awe seized upon the party of travellers
that began the trip so gayly and would
not be thrown off. Often for a hundred
feet the engine reeled as if it were a
boat, and so we went into Charleston.
THI fiBST VII W Of CHARLESTON.
The first sight that struck us entering
was a long line of oars, crowded to suf
focation with people who were in for
the night, the sound of religious sing
ing proceeding from each of the cars,
The first impression made on us by
Charleston was that it was a disorderly
city, the sidewalks and streets being
piled with debris; the second impression
that it was a slightly tipsy city, a house
here and there being out of plumb and
leaning affectionately against its neigh
bor, or propped on a stick; the third
impression that it was a camp Citadel
Green and every park and breathing
place was covered with tents, under
whioh could be seen people packed like
sardines. The streets were fall of poo
ple harrying to and fro with baggage
and bedclothes, always walking in the
middle of tho street. At every hand
we met mothers carrying babies, fathers
carrying bedclothes and children carry
ing themselves and seeking the tents,
the parks, or the walls. A sinister
effect was produced by the fict that
there was not a light in the second story
of any building. On the first ! floor it
was usually dark; above theMirst floor
invariably so. The final impression
after a two-hours' rido war that a mor
tal blow had been struck the brave old
city and that she was staggering on to
wards a very desperate future. The
pile of debris in front of brick build
ings was unbroken, indicating that none
bad escaped. Many immense buildings
had crumbled and fallen, such as the
store of WM. Bird,, which is a total
wreck. Mr. Brenner, the veteran su
perintendent of the Western Union, who
has for forty years been in such scenes,
said to me: "The Lord did Charleston
fifty times core harm in fifteen seconds'
shake than was done in five years of war.
I walked through this town by the light
of the fire of '61, and the damage is
twenty times greater than then. I nave
spent the day examining, and I have
seen but one brick house, George W.
Williams' new house, that is now un
injured. The city is so unsettled and
cracked that it will bo necessary to tear
tho houses down and rebuild them You
can find no words fitly to describe the
situation. "
Let us take the case Mr. of O'DriscoU,
mcnager of the Western Union I of this
city. He had not had his clothes off
Bince Monday night when he left us for
a little rest la?t night, Mr. Dillon, the
manager of tho Savannah office, having
relieved him. I asked him -where he
was gc Ing. "To my wife and children,
who sre now sleeping on the grass in
tho church lot." He addd : '"When
we tumbled out of our house my wife
was in her night clothes,' without even
her sloes She and my children slept
thu unprotected on the grass They
have slept th re ever sincu. 1 shall go
now and lie down on the rasa by their
Bide and sleep."
"Where will you sleep tomorrow
night?"
"On the grass."
And where the night after ?'
"God pleasing, on the grass."
"You. have no plans for the fa
ture V j
-none, except never to take my
family back into one of those brick
houses. The walls ' of my house are
very thick, but I hate barely dred to
steal in and get a few blankets. The
full horrors of this thing will be Sis
closed when we have a storm. The nn
settled walls will then come tumbling
down, and they shall not catch my
family."; I i
demand for the government tents prom-
mea me news ana courier is as over
whelming as if they were new houses of
approved strength. The Charleston ians
are committed to the grass and j tents,
and nothing but repairs and winter will
drive them indoors again. j
arriCTS or tsrror and watching
There was tn undercurrent of (despair
Thursday night in all that was Said or
done. The people were dazed and full
of incertitude. No one estimates the
damage or discusses the future,. The
main question was, "Where is it safest
to sleep tonight?" I think the investi
gations of two days have deepened the
sense of damage to' buildings. It is
doubtful if there is a store or residehca
in the city that its owner feels safe in,
omitting any fear of future shocks.
There are pallid faces on all sides, tho
exhaustion and tension of the past tt
days and nights intensifying the pallor,
while it quiets the tumult. Charleston
is a worn and weary city. : As we drove
towards the telegraph office a policeman
stopped our carriage, "That street is full
of beds and people. You can't go down
it," he said. At the Charleston! hotel,
the most massive-looking hotel in the
oity, only fourteen rooms out of 175 are
considered tenable The Mills house is
abandoned and the Pavilion hotel is
empty. At 2 o'clock this morning I
have finished a tour of the city. Every
thing was quiet and steady. Tho sing
ing had abated and the prayers have
died on the lips of the people. An oc
casional brick or cornice tumbling' to
the sidewalk broke the stillness of the
morning. A cool breeze swept through
the tents and chilled the uneasy
ers on the grass.
Tellew fever at Hew Torn.
Niw York, Sept. 6 The health offi
cers found last night Frank Golden, a
fireman on the Atlas steamer Alvo, suf
fering from yellow fever in St. Vincent's
hospital. The steamer came in last
weex from a voyage to the West I Indies
and South Amerioan ports, and Golden,
a Scotchman, took board at no 321
West street. Saturday he was taken
ill and by Sunday night characteristic
symptoms of yellow fever had developed.
The health officers removed him (to St.
Vincent hospital, where he is now dy
ing. The steamer, hospital and board
ing house have been didiufected. New
York has scattered oases of yellow fever
every summer. This is the first this
year. The health officers do not
fear that the contagion will spread,
professing to believe that it can never
again obtain a foothold in New York.
New Torsi Cotton Fntnreaj
Nw York, Sept. 6. Green & Co's
report todav says: Upon the farther im
provement in cable advices oar market
opened strong and gamed, some 8 and y
points. The demand was in part from
local shorts and to some extent on new
baying Orders, but not large, and the
close found a rather plain enorrto un
load among some Of the principal opera
tors.
Mrs. Jones, how is your health this, morn
insrr Thank you, madam, much improved, I
bought a bottle ot Dr. Bull's Cough 8ytup
last night, and after the first dose my cough
was checked,! slept well and have not coughed
ones wis morning.
A BIG bTORY,
WHICH IS NOW PROVED TO BE
UNFOUNDED.
THI
YELLOW rSVXB 8INSATION AND THE
PHYStOIANB BTATSMINT.
Washington, Sept. 6. Surgeon -general
Hamilton, of the marine hospital
service, has received the following telc
graphio report from Dr. Godfrey, dated
Bilxoxi, Miss., Sept. 5: "Have visited
and critioally examined for three days
all teases of sickness in the infeoted part
of Biloxi. Have not seen a case of yel
low fever. Only: one case of sickner?
has developed since my arrival. All
the: patients convalescent bat. one. Tho
rest of the town is healthy." Upon re
ceipt of this 'dispatch tho surgeon-general
sent the following reply: "Advise
Ihe mayor, simply as a precautionary
measure, in avoidance of possible errors,
that the sick be kep$ ander surveillance
for six days. Inform me what be in
tends to do, and rejoin your station "
Tarbore'a Helping- Hand.
Special Dispatch to the News ana Observer.
Tabbbo, Sept. 6.
Mayor Morris will send $300 to the
Charleston sufferers tomorrow.
AaUevlll.'a
Very Ha atlasm
t'ontrtbn
Special Dispatch to the News and Observer.
I Afhivillk, N. C, 8ept. 6.
The people of Asheville today sent '
$1,375 to the Charleston sufferers. The
money was raised in five hours today.
Prlneo Alexander's. Appointmenta.
Sofia, Sept. 6. Prinoe Alexander
Sitardsy presided at a meeting repre
senting all parties in Bulgaria. It was
drcide.d to appoint M. Sk.mbuloff, M.
Ridrslavoff and M. Stoilioff to nego
tiate with Russia and other powers for
a settlement of thje Bulgarian crisis. An
extraordinary session of the Bulgarian
chamber of deputies baa been summoned
to discuss the abdication.
It is believed that the departure of
Prince Alexander from Bulgaria is likely
tion.
to result in a civil war.
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