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........... W4I R'N VoL. vi. MN IG S.C.WDEDY ARCH 12, 1890. The Hauntei Chamber. BY "TiE DUCIESS." Author of -3ica, "Mona Souly," "Ph;Ms. ixc., etc. CHn.WrER 11. Everv day and all day long there is iothing but rehvarsin. In ever-corner two or more may be -en studying to tr the p::rIs th have to olav. Firence !'D:'intne al.n.e refuses to> re i'arseQ h e exce. in 1ill "ompany, tho u :.r. : ; ar has made many atte~upts t.. 1mo:'o er to favor him ia priv.:te readi:n Of those scenes hi which he and she L.ist act together. le had even apjealed to) Dora Talbot to he!p hin in this m.!ter, .hiekghe is onl too wiliing to do, as she is seretfv desirous of finging the 'irl as mnieh 'In his way as usibe. Indeed amvthi that wou.Ld Aep Fioreuce out of Sir Ai'Lus sight d )e welcome to her; s that she Iis'n idlv t:> Ar thur Dvnecourt when he solieits her assist ae "She evidently shuns me," he says in an aggrieved tone to her one evening, sinking into the seat leside hers. "Ex cept a devotion to her that is singular Iv sincere, I know of nothing about me that can be regarded by her as an of fense. Yet it appears to me that she dislikes me.' There I , m sure you are wrong," de clares the vidow, rapping his arm lightly with a fan. "She is but a gkl slie hardly l no-s her own mind." She seen-s to know it pretty well when Adrian a: resses her," he says, with a sul!en gh-.ee. At this Mrs. Tilbot can not repress a start; she grows a litle pale. and then tries to hide her confusion hv a smile. But the smile is forced. and Arthur D)ynecourt. watching her, reads her heart as ea,-ly as if it were an open book.. "I don't suppose Adrian cares for her." he goes on quietly. "At least" here he drops his eves-" I believe, with a little jndicious rtuagemient, his thoughts might have ben e:sily divert ed into anther ebol." "You think so:'" :sks Mrs. Talbot faintly, triflil~z v.-I'L: he-r fan. "Ica not say I have not,,ied that his atten tions to her -ave been in any .way par tieular." "Not as Vt." agrees Dynecourt. study ing her actentivelv; "a'id if I might be open with vou," lie addi. breaking of abruptly aid assuming an air of any ietv-"we might perhaps mutually help each other." "Help each other?" "Dear Mrs. Talbot," says Dynecourt softly, "has it never occurred to you how safe a thing it wor'ld be for my cousin Sir Adrian to m:.rry a sensible woman-a woman who understands the world and its ways-a woman young and beautiful certinly, but yet conversant with the convezances of so ciety? Such a woman would rescue Ad rian from the shoals and quicksands that surround him in the form of mer cenary friends and schemig mothers. Such a woman might srre y be found. Nay, I think 'I myself could put my hand upon her, if I dared, at this mo ment." Mrs. Talbot trembles slightly, and blushes a good deal, but says nothing. "He is my nearest of kin," goes on Dynecourt, in the same low unpassive vdice. "Naturally I am interested in him. and my interest on this point is surely with'out motive; as, were he never to marry. were he to leave no heir, were he td die some sudden death" -here aremarkable change overspreads his features-"I should inherit all the land you see around you, and the title besides&" Mrs. Ialbot is still silert. She mere ly bows her head in assent. "Then, you see, I mean kindly to ward him when I suggest that he should marry some one calculated to sustain his ri.nk in the world," cor.tmn ued Dynecourt. "As I have said be fore, Iknow one who would fill the po sition charmingly, if she would deign to do so." "And who?" falters Dora Talbot nor vously. "May I say to whom I allude?" he mrurs. "Mirs. Talbot,.pardon me if Ihave been impertinent in thinking of you as that woman." A little fickering smile adorns Dora's lips ror a moment, then, suddenly re membering that smiles do not become her, she relapses into her former cam. TYou flatter me," she says sweetly. "I never flatter." he responds, ivith telling emphasis. ~"But, I can see you are not angry, and so I am emboldened to say plainly, I would gladly see vou 'my cousin's wife. Is the idea not alto gether abhor: ent to you'?" "No. Oh, no!" ad'm "It is perhaps-par meiflIgo too far-even agr eeable to you?" "Mr. Dyeiourt," says Mrs. Talbot, suddenly g:acing at him and laying her'- ele flugers on his arm, "I'wif conessto you that I am tired of being alone-dependent on myself, as it were i-thrown on my own judgmaent for the answering~ of everv question that arises. I weuld gladl~y acknowledge a superior head. I would have some one help me now and then with a word of advice; in short, I would have a huts banmd. And"-here she lays her fan ' int her lips and glances archly at him-"I confess too that I like Sir Ad rian as-well-as well as any man I know." "He is a very fortunate man"-grave ly. "I would he knew his happimess." "Not for worlds," says Mrs. Talbot, with well-feizned alarm. "You could not even hint to him such a thing as as" She steps, confused. "I shall hint nothing-do nothing, except what you wish. Ah, Mrs. Ta'I bot"-witha a'heavy sigh-"you are su premely happy! I envy v oul With your fascinations and"--iiinuatigy -"a word in season from me, I'see no reason wiay you should not claim as your own the man, whom you-well, let us say, like; while I-" "If I can befriend yo't in any way," interrupts Dora quickly, "command me." She is indeed quite dazzled by the picture he has painted before her eyes. Can it be-is it-possible, that Sir Ad rian may somae day be hers? Apart from his wealhh, she regards him with very tendier feelings, and of late she has been rendeired at times absolutelv miserable by the thought that lhe hadl fallen a viedmn to the charms of Flor ence. Now if. by means of this man, her rival can be kept out of Adrian's way, all may yet be well, and her host may be brought to her feet before her visit comes to an end. Of Arthur Dynecourt's infatuation for Florence she is fully aware, and is right in deeming that part of his admi ration for the beautiful girl has grown out of his knowledge of her moner' bags. Still, she argues to herself, hi love is true and faithful. despite his knowledge of her dot, and he will in all prooaomity mage ter as gooc anusuanac as she is lhkely to find. "May I command you?" asks Arthur in his softest tones. "You know my secret, I beieve. E~ver since thal last meeting at Brighton, when m3 heart overcame me and made me show! my sentimient-s openly and in your pres ence, you have been av. are of the hiope less passion that is consummng me. ] may be mad. but I still think that with opportunities and time, I migh1 make myself at least t arated by Min Deinmane. Will you .lip me in thin matter? Will you give me the chanci of pleading my cause with her aloue. -ys .ong-with a meaning smnle you will alo give my cousin the happ: cb~cof seeing you alone.". nTh ira v too welld needis_m: Slitlltitll. .Latterlv, . AiliaL ani FlOrene have been almost inseparable To now meet with one whose interes it is to ktp them asunder is -ver: pleasant to her. -J will help you," she says in a lov tone. "Then try to induce 3Iiss Delnain, to give me a private rehearsal to-mor row in the north gallery." he whisper hurriedly, seeing Capt. Rinzwood an 3iiss Viliers approaching. -Iush: No another word? I rely uton you. Abov all things. remember that what has oc eurred is onlv between vou and me. I is our lile plot," he says, with a eur lCus smile that somehow strikes a chil to Mrs. Tlbot's heart. She is fiuthful to her word neverthe less, and late that night. when all liavE gone to their rooms, she puts on het resing-gown, dismisses her maid, an( cro~sing the corridor, taps lightly at the door of Florence's apartmient. Hearing some one cry Comie in," sh ovns the door, and. iaiving fastcne i aanin. goes over to where Vlor;nce i sitting while her maid is brtshing 1 Iong soft lihir that reaches ai1ilost t' the ground as she sits. "Let me brush your hair to-nilight Flo." she says gavIV. "Let me be Yom maid for once. fle'nember how I used to do it for you sometines when w were in Switzerland last vear." "Very well--you mw" acquieRCee Florence. laughing. "Go'-night, Par kins. Trs. Talbot has won you y.omu release." Parkins having gladly withdrawn. Dora takes up the ivory-iandled brush and gently begins to brush her cousin's hair. After some preliminary conversation leadi.ng up to the subject she has in hand, she says carelessly "Bv the by. Flo. you ~are rather cm civil'to Arthur Dynecourt, don't you think?" "Uncivil?" "Well-ves. 'That is the word for your beha'vior toward him, I think.~Do you know, I am afraid Sir Adrian has noticed it. and aren't you afraid he wil think it rather odd 'of you-rude, I mean-considering he is his cousin?" "Not a very favorite cousin. I fancy. "For all that, people don't like seeing their relations slighted. I once Iew a man who used to abuse his brother all day long, but, if any one else hap nened to say one disparaging word of him in his presence, it put him in a pretty rage. And, after all, poor Ar thur has done nothing to deserve actu al ill-treat ment at your hands." "I detest him. And. besides, it is'a distinct impertinence to follow any one about from place to place as he has fol lowed ne. ]:will not submit to it calm ly. It Is a positive persecution. "3fy dear, you must, not bliune him if he has lost his lieal about vou. That is rather a compliment, if anyt-hing." "I shall always resent such compli ments." "He is certainliy very unmanly in all other ways, and I must sav devoted to you. lie is hands-)n too, is lie not: and has quite the air f one accustomed to command in society?" "Has he paid you to sing his praises?" asks Florene, ith a little laugh: but her words so nearly hit the in:ark that Dora blushes p i'ullv. "I mean." she ::pis at last, in a rather hurried wa. -that 1 do not think it is gel forni to .,inflo out any one in a 1"' a e one is a guest to show hi : im l rudeuess. You give all the C( ers acting in this play am pe opportunities of rehearsing alone with You. It has been iemarked to me by two or three that you purposely slnght and avoid Mr. Dynecourt." 'o I de.," Florence aimits calmly; adding, "Your two or three have great persicacitv." "'he-' even hinted to me." Dora goes on deliberately, "that your dislike to him zrose from the fact that you were piqued at his being your stage lover, in stead of Sir Adrin" It cost h... an effort to utter these w'ords but the effect produced by them is wor'th the effor Florence~ grov-ng deathly pale, re leases her h.air frem her cousm-s grasp, "I dnt knwwoyu0 osp a be," she says slowly; "but ey are wrono - quite wrong-do you hear? My tislike to Mr. Dvnecourt arises from very different feelings. Hie is dis tastei'ul to me in many ways; but, as I am undesirous that my manner should give occasion for surmises such as you bave just mentioned to me. I will give him an opportunity of reciting his part to me. alone, as soon as ever he "I think you are right, dearest," re sonds Mrs. Talbot sweetly. She is a tte afraid of her cousin, but still maintains her position bravely. "It is savays a rmark of folly to defy publi pmn.Do not wait for him to ask yuagain to oe through your play with alone, but tell'"him yourself to morrow that you will meet him for that prose in the north gallery some timeno'the day." "Vr we ," savi Florence; but her face sti betrays aislike and disinclina tion to the course recommended. "A.nd, Dora, I don't think I want my hair brushed any more, thanks; my head is aching so dreadfully." This is a hint that she wi'll be glad of Mrs. Talbot's speedy departure; and, that lady taking that'hint, Florence is soon left t. her'own thoughts. The next morning, directly after breakfast, she finds an ouportunity to tell Mr. IDynecourt that 'she will give him half an hour in the north gallemy to try over his part with hcr, as she considers it will be better, and mere onducive to the smoothness of .thc piece, to learn any little mannerism that may belong to either of them. To th~s speech Dynecourt makesa suitable reply, and nmies at partceular hour for them to meet. Miss Delmaine, having given a grave assent to this ar* ranvnement, moves away, as thougi glalfto be rid of ha" comoanmon. A few minutcs adie~w:rd Dh'necourt, meetingMrs. Talbot in the h:'ll. gives her an expressive gliance, and tells her in a low voice that'lie considers himsclf deeply in her debt. CHIAPTERt III. "You are late," says Arthur Dyne court in a low tone. Tiiere is no augei in it: there is indeed only a desire to snow how temo~us Lave haeen tne mfo ments spent apart fronu her. "Have yon brought your book. or d you mean to go throunlh your oert winh out it?" Florence asks: lSi d iiso ne tc s notice his words. or mco betray initerest in anything except the business thnt has br~ought them together'. "I know my pa~rt by ieart," lie re sponds, in a stran ge vmeec. 'Then begin," she coumanids some~ what imipermhusly; the fry imsoienice a her air only gives an :viditioual touci to her extreme beauty u iires h: ardor. "You desire me to begin" lhe asle unsteadily. I"If vou wish it." I"Dovou wish it?" "I desir--' nothing more intensely tl:p: to get this rehearsal (ioer, she re'pu: im atieiv. out take no pinis indeed to hid your scorn of me." says Dynecourt bu: 'terly. "I~e-et tifI have at any tim treatevou wih'nvility." return: Florence~with ave'rted ey s and with im thhk that, ... ae-erha 5 ::en ~yoni have onl yearself to e -. "Is it a cri'me to lv y'ou? ed mands ioldy '"Sir,"she exei'im' d.a :..an raisingz her I eaut' 3: eyes iim moment, 'I :ms r...... a. never s:xak to'' er a !l- ..0 neither symipathy; nr c.ommon frhwnd "But, wihy ai aOm tobe treated t I w th contemnpt?" he ,,Sks, wit~h sudder ." "ir mII n9 ofi y0our ac t e:rero-l:syrcie by .1 1 \ . , I C(L b 1 m .t wi'h 'ie-s '"d kindly or ees rest. y ento gafei iny dire n b m I I''ed i.sfaivor. Ali the S::: i I am sign-,le out :n t hers :.s one to be slighted -You f.::rgt yor :l. %Syslrn -"Yuui. - m vo" o here -da '-> e!Base :: p.:-s'-rnext L (.- I . 'i:: e any tame Lot Us bohi-.' . her bo."If Ton' 7w onr nart, . 1ov mny p'ar on:1 Ito we': It Is ip Vm m)1 dly7. liopc-!:Sly. Your - er it:: nly ere to he-1ghten my no," y hcr sflash .w h' h "'' infrom her as hie ear s 1a !:1.:" her L.and'. "A's it enV ough I:: i -vbe eseut * .'. '.,o.ii.m- ' a~a is-attentionms most halnii to no-for thme past year, bu; vnMInustnw\'. oh,, -1u thea upon me hero? You con;] :ne to tell you in plain words wha my m::ynar must have showv yo o.1y 'o clearly-that 'u cre diar staeful to me in every way. that your very faence troubles mue, tiat your tout* Is a h'rrent tO me:" "Al'," he . .epcig baLck as she -u.rls tho"se( r .d at him. and i4gard inz her with a e distorted by pas s.on, "if I w e master here,-in stead of the ,4.or cousir-if I were Sir Adrian--vozur .reatment of me woul(d be very different:" At the -memion of Sir Adrian's name the color dies out of her face and she crows deadly pale. Her lips quiver, fut her eyes *do not droop. I do not understand you," she says proudly. "Then you shall." responds Dyne court. "1o von think f am blind, 'that I can not se6 how you have given your proud heart to my cousin, tiat he has conquered where other men have failed; that. evon before he has de clared any 'love for yul, you have, in spite of your pride, given all your af fection to hiin?" "You insult. nie." cries Florence with quivmeng lips. She looks faint, and is treinbling visibly. It this man has read her heart, aright. may not all have re41 it too? Ma- not even Adrin imseli have discove-ed her se cre. pssio.n. and perhaps despised her fo t. as tb' -nwomanly? "Anmxre." oes on Dynecourt. ex ul ni in the torture he can see he is niin.-though you linst from you ain honorabo love for nue that lives on -; n w- . : - 1-i- n, I will tell voa ti~m Sir M'im mnas other vicws. otiher int~entions. have reason to know that. hen in mrits, the name of his bride will ,ot he FIrence Delmaine." "Leave , ir" cries Florence, rous ing herseif frotn her momentary weak ncss, and s->:k. w. all her old iire, "and neve'rC prts ine to address me ag.in. Ge: She oints wi 'a extended hand to the do n C t r cl of tihe gallcry. S tand , wit 1er eyes strangely . t pcrfc t ilgimre drawn up to i;s fulli ' .ight, sh e looks superb in he'..r disd'Inful beauty. Dyneco 'rt. losing his scif-possession as lhe gazes upon her, suddenly tlings himse.? at her fect and catches her drs hi his hainds to detan her. "Have pityon me" he cries implor ingly; "it is my unhappy love for you til hs drien me to speak thus: Why is Adrian to have all, and Inothing? IIe has ttle, lands, position-above and bemond everythin-, the priceless tre" sure of yonr love, w;iilst I am bank rupt Pin al Show ie some mercy some ind!"' Te arev'" bthu so aitated that they fal to'*ar the sotnnd of apnroaching fsots Fs. "R..::se. mae, sir," cries Florence mm "Ny 1st answer mec one question," enreats D ynecourt. "Do you love myt ("( cartnthing~ for Sir Adrian!" re plies' 'Fl(ne distincti.v, and in a sonrb-r::!imd tone, her self-pride being i':-u'ed~ to' the gniet. Twof'a wh 10av e entend the galr- bx t". se'ond' door at te upper endl of. it "*'::ri' thee r-ds uttered in an' err-.atic.tLa. .tart and glance 't the t.- ' r nid to their view lower '. The : state, and, even as' ther . . e'v can see Arthur Dyncair" .,(Iz 1%renIce pelmiaine's tnand., and, appar'ently unrebuked, kiss it passionatei' Ten I~ s'm'll hope still," he says in a low but impressive voice, at which the two who have just enteredurn and beat a precinitate retreat, fearing that thier may bd seen. One is Sir Adtrian, the'other Mrs. Talbat. "Dear me." stammers Dora, in pretty confusion, "who would have thought it? I was never so amazed in my life." Sir Adrian, who has turned very pale, and is looking greatly distressed, makes5 no reply, ie is repeatmng over and over agamin to himself the words he has just heard. as though unable and unwilline~ to comnpre'henil them. "I care nothing f'or Sir Adrian:" They strike like a knell upon his ears-a death knell to all his deuarest hopes. And that fellow on his knees before her, kissing her hand, and telling her he will still hopo! 1Ioe for what? Alas, he tells hinmself, h e mknow.s only too well-her love! "I am so ::!a the' I've made it up,." Dlora goes' 'n, looking up sympatheti cally at Si r Adrian. "Vmde it ure? I hard no idea they were Imotre u'at ormn~ary anti veryvnewv aceaai.tance"' "mI is lt en a vear since we first met A rum , nS itzrlnd." responds Dora dem reli',' e' !!!n',Dynerurt by is ( - 'm nae. a ting she hasm neyer do( leore, hereuse us:e knows it will gi'e Sir Adriamn theO ipresion that they are on very intiater terms with hi'cosi. "Ii'e has been1 our shadovw ever" simnge. I wond1(er you did 'not notice -1 ntoticd nothing." sairs Sir Adrian. misrab1: "or. if I did.i wa-s only to for wrei'g immea~u"r"ns. Iiraly be 1- e, se::In'g Miss' Deminie and Ar ther together h' ere. that' sho betraved -T er ad noet ht'en good finds of ms 'i in th.e' old :n.' iado're m'hr pamrd an'. ..o'witching~ glance h". la . lie tem..rs. t ver' nau:KmJ enO"I .' vo n." ai n"" bmr htead re:l-' just en. ah .~''1 to nmakec one h. " Iral of he :t~ tians; solIneve'Cr entur"'d t o ask~ her why shme treatedu'J poorArthr, wo rea ly :s her s'ave, so ar-mvo thinlt now that-" Sir Ad 'ri'a Vie:': offu witout in--":ng the --Tant s illa feri hin wh'ate"Ct .r':'u'h on::nite 'Yes, after what wI!.r inst see-qute a sentimental ag~in rie in enlhem. IR could S't hav "een a very "rave quar'reL as -,uri in''-'d d o' a rodoues.; L>1 ""in deC's "Fierenr'mc" is so enprimwus. I-r-red :""d enioriCelous!".us th gir he yes so arduntiy he gmllty of t1 ese faults? It seems incred~ible te 'iriM-in 'S hei re'members her sunt s ulean 'gntle mnner. Elnt then. u ac 1C de.est.ried Who is sneak -i, of artender-heated little ^Docrr I ~'.m I Talot who"seems to think well o~ .I every C"e 1n who ml.umurS suCI S pretty sine' hes e; en about Ar'thur. in who,'if the trumi be told, is not exactil s de..r" in thme sight of Sir Adrian. - "You think ther'e is, or was. an en -~aement betwerm Arthur aind Eis1 J DeYantu~ lne i ee-s, w'n ms ev lixe( upon lih grof!Oni. "I think niothiig. you silly mal says the widow pinyfully. -until I a told it. it I ai giad Florene once more friendly wiLi poor Artht he is po:itively wrapped u in h( Now. 1as that nterestin tatbeau we nearly int rrupted given ol a distas for ao' Rrhe pi'ture'? Shail we try t] snaller gaery" "Jnst vs ou NNill." "Of course"-with a girlish laugh would bo i inr;ilent t) venturi'e ag ito Ltr n we hwe .ins!5t qnitted. I this t doutle. they are quito r e- , interruots Sir Adrix .txing ing$aina h)lot out tl pnk -- ha, : d b 11;r his l ir "I sjuld ' h : - le'!me Dor. sim irr'lf on tpoe. though to whisper in his oar, and coming very close to him. "I am afrai my dearest Florence is a little SI: Yes. re'allv: von wouln't think i w olid vou'.* The dear girl has such sNeet ingenoitis fow uite the lovel est face On earch. I t hind. though sotm pronounce it 1o. col. But she is ver self-coItained; azl t -d v, you see. sh lias i'ven you an insight into this sligl ?auli in her character." "She has indeed." agrees Sir Adriar with a smothered groan. "W elf" - triumphant!y - "and ye1 here we find her ,zranting him a privat audience, when she believed we wei all safelv out of the way; and in th north gallery too. whicb. as a rule, j deserted." "She didn't know we were thinkin of driving to the hills," says Sir A rian. making a feeble eff:rt to fInd flaw in his companion's sta,"met. "Oh, yes, she did!" declares the wid ow lightly. "I told her myself, Z.ou two hours ago, t>::t I inten'ded askin you to make a ';rty to go there, as dotz en lovoly senery; and I dare sa. -coquettishly - "she knew - I mea thought-you would not refuse so sma a request of jnine. But for poor Lad FitzAhmont's headache we should b there now." "It is true," admits Sir Adrian, feel ing that the last straw has dlescended And now that I think of it," th widow goes on, even more vivaciously the reason sh-e aIssig ed for not comin with us must have been a feigned on Ah. sIvboots that she is:" laughs Mn Talbot merrily. "Of course, she wante the course cle'ar to hare an explanatio: with Arthur. Well. after all, that wa only natural. But she might hav trusted me. whom she knows'to be he true friend." Ill-tempered-capricious-sly! An all these faults are attributed to Flor ence by "her true friend:" A quotatioi assigned to Marechal Villars when tak ing leave of Louis XIV. occurs to hin --Defend me from my friends." Thi words return to him persistently; bu then he looks down on Dora Talbot and stares straight into her liquid blui eyes. so apparently guileless and pure and tells hinself that he wrongs her Yes. it is a pity Florence has not pu greater faith m this kind little woman a pity for all of them, as then man: heart-breaks might have been prevent ed. [Continued.] A CANING AT CLAFLIN. Tue Mulatto hnplain Beaten by a WhitE Pbrures.or-A Race War rhcatened na [tesuit of the Affair. CHAILESv1ON, S. C., March 4.-Theri are svmtems of a race trouble at Ciafii Uuiversity, one of the largest coloret universities in the South. This inorrninj Professor W. S. D~eTreville, white, ad ministered acaning to J. N. Ca?rdoza the muiatto chaplain of the Coilege The aplain was badly beatea, in faic w- s keocked senseless. On L";aring of the tight, thuecolcrei s:.udeot's to the uu:ar of several hun dired, gathered and proceeded to the de pot with the aivowed intention of lynch mae DeuTreville. The white people of the town e Oraogeburg als:> assembled rand ;" con flict teemed intevitable. Dr. Duaton ubl pres de:.t of the college, however, beart of the affrny and soon quieted matters b e.:,g ther udenls ba:-k to the c:ol Professo- Dm'Ieville cliis that Car d.z nbaiaae cradio remarits in a clas room rt flecting upon him acd that thi w-is his rease-n for punishing himn. Cardeza is a brother of F. L. Cardoza vwho was State Treasurer under Fran: Mosea' administration as Governor n South Carolir.a, during the recoastrue tion ::eriod. He is a minister in ith Norti~ern M. E. Church. Cillm College is ..ne of the larets universities for colored stuxdents in t South. It has upv~ards of 800 pupile o its r2l and is' 5upported. partly by t State rad partly by the Agricultura Land Serip. Tile trouble appears to b serious. The Quorum Question. The programme to be pursued t testI the constitutionality 0: the trans action ci any business by the House c Representatives without a quorun precut and voting, has been substax tially agreed upcni. It is propose< that Mr. John 0. Pendieton, who wa unseated by a vote of less than: quorum, shall make a claim upon the treasury for the pay to become du him as a member of the House of Rep recientatives from the First Congres sional District of West Verginia. Upoi the disallowing of this claim by th accounting oricers he will proceed bring suit in the Court of Claims, .au en leavor to have the case advance, fox immediate triml, and in case of a: adverse decision take an appeal to th Sunre.:ne Court of the United State: whfere a motion will also he made t advancea the case, as one atiecting grea public interests. In case the hearizi in either the Court of Claims or tih Sutpreme~ Court ot the United Stati shoull b~ ve'ry much retardcd, enothe plan has h'en suggested. It is to hav Mr. Pendlete' bring a mandamus su to compel the auditing and paymer ot his salary, on tia ground that he Istill a nmember of Congress as he coul not be urseated by less than a s-s tutional majority, and that the audi ing and~ payment of his salary is purely miaisteiaml act.--Washingtc lGa'zette. What thle Floodl Accomplisheod. CAIRo, hIls., March 0.-The Oh river ia n.. oter fifty miles wide at th pair:. I: (::teeds from the Cairo leve I ~mAhic ld it backed ump 45 feet acbo low - e' necuk, into' Ke'tuck', till st r . '.h- his thue, formng~ one soli e 'l I~ Oh a"' Illinois Ce: tre r iird::ru sou. A. mile belo tur extetas~ into Missouri another Imiles, making the combined width o'f ti two rivers noer ne hundred miles. es ;-A T IRELAND WANTS. m TilE NATIONAL AGITATION DE FINED BY MR. T. P. O'CONNOR. r. I.e Federation, Not separation,--A Viceror, 1e a Cabinet and One House of Parliament Are the Features of Ireland-i Hiome it LONDON, Mch. 6.-T. P. O'Connor, editor of- the Star and member of Parliament, was.seen by a reporter at C the office of his paper today engaged ne I itilng leading articles and was 3 asked this question: "What improvo it --I-ut or change in the internal gov 0ernnem of Ireland, short of absolute in-e~e~nc, would the Irish party e- ider satisfactory?" in reply Mr O'Connor said: "At the ij ou Iset n e say that no member of I) eL Irish pa:ty regards absolute sepa ration as possible. Nor is there a sin le member who regardgs this sever a ance favorably, even in the theory. I The finding in the report of the Par nell case t h at some member of the Na V tioral i.ttty nad joined the Land e League with a view to even ual dis ruption of the empire is not only false, but to all Irishmen acquainted with the actual facts of the case and the character of Ethe gentlemen named, e was a misapprehension so grotesque e as to deprive the report of the Judge's 0 opinion on Irish politics of any solid s value whatever. "I am glad to see that the American press coincide with my o, inion that c the net result will be an immense gain to the cause offreland. TheJudges - who acquitted us, as a matt r of fact, t partially condemned us by inference; in other words, their lordshlps acquit ted individuals, but convic:ed organi zations. But the acquittals will be re membered, and the convictions forgot ten. How absurd it was to let three e pedattic black-letter lawyers pro nounce en a movement which is so vast - in scope and so portentous in conse quence, and which, in view of the e fierce passons aroused, and the enor mous interes'.s assailed, is of a. revolu tionary character. 7 "Then you must remember that the j three Judges were pronoanced politi a cal opponents of the Irish cause. Two a of them were bigoted Tories and the third a liberal Unionist. Why, sir, r did not Sir Charles Russell prove in his speech yesterday in the House that the tribunal was intentionally packed by the government? "However, the Irish party is confi dent ef what it wants and will have it at the next general election." t "B- what style of government." asked the reporter, "Alili satisfy the party of Mr. O'Connor?" With a superb gesture, Mr. O'Con nor repled: "A Vieeroy aided by a responsible Cabinet--a National Irish l'arliament consisting of one chamber only. The party of Ireland make no common cause with any labor move ment beyond a general sympathy with the poor and oppressed all over the world. "We, az - party have no affiliation with socialism or any other ism. We are content to follow the course mark ed out for us by cur fathers in the glo rious though short time of Ireland's free.Parliament, when loyalty to the Crown and to the country were the distingui-bing characteristics of such men as Grattan, Saurin and others, who, though differing in creed from the mass of the people, yet bent their best energies to the common cause of their country, and under whose influ ence Ireland prospered to an extent unequaled by any nation of the world. -THE COUNTY MEETINGS. An E.;.imate et thne Probable vote on the Matter of Nomninations. The returns from the county mass meetings of farmers collected from the reports to the Greenville News and other newspapers give the following results: -Edgefield, Laurens and Marlboro sinstructed their delegatesi for March Snominations and B.- R. Tillman for Governor. -Union sends a delegation instructed to vote for March nominations. IGreenville, Fairfield, Anderson, - Chester, (Golleton, Marion, Aiken, Lex ington and York send uninstructed delegations. The Fairield, Chester Sand Aiken delegatiorns probably contain strong :najorities favoring nomina tions. The others are equally divided or contairn majorities opposing nomina 1 gions in March. SOconee, Abbeville, Orangeburg,Sum ter, Clarendon, Barnwell and Florence send delegations actually or virtually instructed iagainst nominations. Charleston, Hampton, Richland, , ershaw, Horry, Darlington, Beau - fort and Berkeley held no meetings. i Spartanburg sa-nds contesting and apposing dele.gations. - Lancaster, Pickens and Newberry are to hold meetings later. s Georgetown, Wiliiamsburg and Chtes terfield are not reported. SThe indications are that 11 of the 35 counties will be unrepresented in the - March convention. The remaining 24 are divided as follows. For i31arch nominations, 4 eAgainst, 7 a Uninstucted,9 I Contested, To meet,3 a Counting by delegates, so far as re e ported, the convention will open with t, its members divided thus o For nominations, 34 .t Against, 64 UninstructedS To control the convention the advo 5 oates of March nominations must cap rture mor-e than two-thirdis of the unin e structed delegates, and thethree coun t Ities which are likely to send delegates, tbut have not yet done so.-Greenville sNews. __ i. Bo-ton Street Car Manxners. The Boston Transcript relates this lit a te story of street car manners: -'A iady a an d gentle man enter a car at the samne omenot, the former by the rear, the latter by the front. Tbe gentleman hastily appropriates the only vacant seat. which happens to be next to an indi vidual who is evidently nc: a total ab s stiner. The incbriated party, rising from his seat, offers it to the lady, re - e marking at the samne time: 'Maclam, I ef~r you my seat; I am drunk today, but d tomorncrow I shall be muenr; as for that au thee' ,,ointine to the noec who had - will be a hog tomorrow.' " This is a vistriking instance of in ino t-erilas. i0 --Edwin Cowles, editor aud proprie e tor of the Cleveland Leader, died Tues ay, aed 65. A CHECK TO CHANDLER. The President Said to be Opposed.to E, treme Legislation for the South. In course of the last two or thre months the President has had numei ous conversations with Senators an Representatives on the subject Southern affairs. As intimated in hi annual message, he is in favor of th passage of a supplementary Federz election'law, but it is understood tha he is not willing to go to the extrem length advocated by such malignan demagogues as Chandler and othern Any law designed to control the man ner of elections must be formed ti meet his views; otherwise he is no the man to sign it. It is not believe< he will be inclined to favor any meas ure the effect of which would be to in terfere or influence in any way thelo cal elections in the South. Mr. Har rison is a strong partisan, but he ha alwas been a strict c.nstructionist o of the constitution, and according t< the reports of those who have talke( with him, he finds no warrant unde: existing circumstances for any at tempted interference by Corigres with local government in the South. The hope and design of such men a Chandler is to pass a measure broad enough to make federal appointee. practically supervisors of local elec tions in the South. The initial step it this programme was his presenting it the Senate yesterday of a "cookec up" petition relative to the Arkansas State election of 1888. There are Re publicans in both houses, however, who share the opinions of the Presi dent and will not be inclined to grat ify Chandler's malignity. Whatevei election measure is fnally passed will in all probability be confined to regu lations concerning the manner of elec tions of members of the House of Rep. resentatives. The idea of the Repub. licans is that a law can be framed the result of which will give to them a sufficient number of congressional dis. tricts in the South to overbalance any thing short of an overwhelming tidal wave in favor of the Democracy in the North. The President and some oth er leading Republicans think the par ty should be satisfied with this. .Such calculation is not sound because it is based upon the assumption that the entire nergo vote is to be held in per petual slavery by the Republican par. ty.-Balimore Sun. THE ALLEGED SLATE. What is sail of it by One of the. illeged Candidates In 1he News and Courier of Wedues day, there appeared an article purpor ing to give an interview with a drum mer, who professed to have discovered in his travels through the State a ticket which had been already "cut and dried" for the March convention in Columbia. The alleged "slate," as far as it goes, is as follows: "For Governor, Benjamin R. Till man, of Edgefield. "For Lieutenant Governor, John W. Ferguson, of Laurens. "For Secretary of State,'M. L. Don aldson, of Greenville. "For Attorney General, Y. J. Pope, of Newberry. . For Adjutant General, Hugh L. Farley, of Sp irtaaburg. "For Comptroller General, E. T. Stackhouse, of Marion. Hon. M. L. Donaldson, State Senator from Greenville County, and manager of the State Alliance Exchange. is, it will be noticed, put on this alleged "slate of Captain Shell" for the ofiice of Secretary of State. Mr. Dinaldson was seen at his office in the Cleveland block, by a re porter for the Daily News yesterday. and asked his opinion of the so-called slate. Mr. Donaldson expressed doubt as to whether the publication, being purely and on its face unauthoritative, should be noticed at all or not. The statements attributed to the "drummer" did not, certainly, bear any evidence of friendli nesa to the cause of the farmers, and there were ear marks about the article that might lead one to doubt that the alleged "drummer" was a drurnmer after all. Speaking for himself, Mr. Donaldson said that he knew nothing whatever of the "slate" printed in the News and Cou rier. He was at a loss to know where the "drummer" obtained his in'orma tion. H'e was not in possession of any such information himself, nor did he believe the information was correct. "1 am not," Mr. Donaldson said, "a candi date for any position on the State ticket. My present position at the head of the State Allian.ae esc.hange I consider a highly honorable and responsible one and my time is wholly taken by it. As to my name being on the 'slate' for any State office whatever, that is a mis take." Mr. Donaldson said that he was, of course, thoroughly and heartily in sym. patby with the Farmers' Movement and he was glad to see it growing among the people. A: the proper time, either now or later, he was in favor of tbc State ticket being put in the field to represent the purposes and principles of the Farm ers' Movement. Who should be on that ticket, he could not say and he certainly did not know of any ticket being "cut and dried for the March Convention.' He did not believe there was any "slate at all.-Greenville News. Another Victim of a Feud. A special to the Cincinnati Enquirer from Barboursville, Ky., says: Sunday at Flat Lick, Sheriff Calloway Carnes was fatally shot by a desperado named Bill Smith, leader of the Smith faction of the Smith Slusher feud. The deputy sheriff attempted to arrest one of the Smith oarty. Their leader objected, and opened fire with a Winchester riile, one ball passing through the deputy sheriff's body. Carnes a broth er-in-law of the Messeres, four of the most desperate men in the mountains, who are also members of the Slu~sher side of the feud. They railled their forces and started in pursuit of Smith's crowd, but have not yet come in con tact with each other. Should they dc so, a battle will be the result. Eitn erside numbers over 3.5 men, well armed. A Bruntal Murder in Laurcens. LArIaEs, S. C., March 4.-~A negrc named William Rayford, living on Tom Wether's place, about six miles east of this ulace, disappeared several d-ays ago. Foul play was suspected and search was instituted, and his dead body was found yester day in an old well near by. It had every appear ance of a mo t brutal murder. As the~ Coroner's inquest the wife of the deolt negro testified that Bob sneldon, color ed, told her that he had killed her hus band, and this with other :ircumstan ces led to the arrest of Sheldon. The accuedA rfnes to talk. He is in jail. The Farmera Split en March Nomlnations. Pursuant to the call of Capt. J. W. Striblibg. County Chairman of the Farmers' Association, about 150 far mer, met in the Court House on Mon day at 3:2 o'clock to elect .elegates to the con vention to be held this month in Columbia for nominating a State ticket, Capt. Geo B. Dean was elec ted Chairman, and R. A. Lancaster Secretary. Dr. R. M. Smith moved to appoint a csmmittee to nominate dele gaies. Mr. Eber Smith wanted the delegates elected by the convention and moved to lay Dr. Smith's motion on the table. He was seconded by Capt. Stribling. "Your motion is out .of order" de clared the chairman. "Why?" csme in amazement froa Mr. Eber Smith. ".You are hostile to the objecis of the me-ung and have no right to vote." It fell like a bomb shell, and pande monium broke loose. Good farmers wanted to know why Capt. Dean had the right to judge their motives ana to decree that they mere not entitled to speak in a farmers' meeting, to rule that the chairman of the farmers as sociation of the County had no right to come into its conventions or to par ticipate in its proceedings; an appeal was taken from the chairman's rulings and he ruled that be would entertain no appeal. Thin-s got warm. Mr. T. E. Moore was pouring hot shot into the chair, and a dozen other men trying to get the floor. Capt. Dean tbrew up the sponge and asked Dr. Smith to take t-e chair. This did not improve mat ters. Mr. Moora renewed the motion to table. Dr. Smith ruled it out of order "Lectuse he was hostile to the purpose of the meeting and had no right to Tote. "An appeal was Itaken. He refused to entertain it. Rtebellion was rampant but power less. "AIl in favor of appointing a com :nittee of aine to nominate delegates to Columbia say aye," said the Chair man. A score of voices cried "aye' "It is carried," said Dr. Smith. .;"Ar"nt v ugoing to pur, the other de?" exclaimed Mr. Moore. "No" said Dr. Smith, "all who would vote against the motion- are.hostile to the objects of the meeting and are not en titled to vote." "Well, I'll be durned," said some body in the crowd. De. Smith appointed the committee to select delegates. On this committee he appointed Maj. Claude C. Turner, one of the most rampant Republicans in the State, so conspicuous in the late election trials. The committee retired and brought in tLe follo sving delegation: Geo. B. Dean, Moses Wood, James W. Foster, J. B. 0. Landrum, W. C. S. Wood, Elias Smith, E. C. Allen, M. P. Patten, John Dewberry, N. L. Bennett .tJU ..._J nates-A. H. Dean, H. L. Farley, B. A. Lancaster, John Carver a R. X. Smith. .. "All-in favor of ratifying the nomi nation say 'aye," s.aid Dr. Smith. "Stop," said Tom Moore, "are you going to put the negative." "No," said Dr. Smith. "All -who vote against the ratification of the ticket are hostile to the purpose of the meeting and hate no right to vote." The vote in the affirmative was pretty loud, and the Chairman ven tured to put the negative,but the vote against ratification was so strong that when a division was called for he re fused it, and declared the delegation all elected. A sECOND MLEETING. Capt. J. W. Stribling, the County Chairman of the Farmers' Association, deciding that this was not a meeting of the Farmer:' Association, called an other meeting. This meeting was composed 'sti-ely of farmers. Capt. Striblng was elected Chairman, and G. W. Turner secretary. They went into an elction of dielegates,which re sulted as foi-ows: T. E. Moore, S. E. Mason, 3. W. Wofford. Ja;. H. Anderson, J. B. 0. Landrum, Mores Foster, 3. M. Lan ham, J. 6. Vernon, N. F. Walker, 3. W. Stribling. Alternates-C. Eber Smith, W. J1. Smith, A.?P. Lancaster, F. L. Anderson. They will co'ntest for seats in the conventionl.-Spartanbuirg Herald. AN INFIDEL'S PHTTLOSOPHY. The Extracrii:.ari Las: Moments of a vienga Univers.ity Profe',ser. A most remarkable deathbed scene took place in Vieana three weeks ago. The hero ci it vr-s a young professor at the universi ty there. He wns a man of great briliat. cy and learning. His lectures concerning the inner life of te soul were famous among the students, who visited them in crowds. He was regaided by his fellow profes sors in the Thilosophical faculty as the coming man in the department of psychology. Socially, also, he was a mani of ersiderable prominence. He ws married into a wealthy family, av~ dtok e' ery opportunity to get for i wife and three children all the plasure whiich the gay Austrian caitcl affords. At the theatre, on the proen-ae rand at the great court bals he ws one of the most familiar figues. 'Sour years ago he fell ill of an in curable" disease, crd his physician w.rned him th.at only a radical change from his gavy mode ot life could hinder for a shcrt rime the progress of the malady. The young professor an swered quiedly that he would die as a philosophe:r should die, without an effort to defer his last day. He ate, draik, stwi:ed, lectured, and danced exactly li e did before the doctor wared him. A few weeks ago he lay down on his death bed. He read the sam bochs and talked of the same frivolous amusements os usual up to one evening about three weeks ago. fAtS8 o'c!ceik the doctor then told him that be vwould die within a few hours. The young professor discussed many. toacs entirely foreign to the subject of his fast-approaching death with his wife till midnight. "I feel well, very well-," he said to her finally, "se well that I would like to drink a bottle of champagne with you before I go. Kiss me-for I may go while you are away--and then have the wine ~put on ice." His wife obeyed. A few minutes Itaer he took the bottle from the servant's hand, poured out wine for his wife and himself, emptied his giaes to her health. finug it on the . oor, and dropped back on his pillow, dead. The Y>- .:a d.iis, which have a costit1::2..l r ju iee against print in :he fur -.tan i an.y man of high social staul .g, mevmion the hero of tis strange se:.e csd y as Herr Pro Iiessor F--. He was an :infidel.-St. Lois Gnlo-Demorat KILLED THE WOMEN. .4 Terrile Table of Airi-an !=lavcs in Trime ci ThIrtt. A letter from Zanzibar says tha e 07er a year ago a caravan of Z00 Arab left the East Coat to --o into the in d terior to trade. They have now re f turned and one of the chiefs relate. s their adventures. Arriving at Kaviron e do on the northeart shore of Victori. .1 Nyanza,, the Arabs saw that the na t tives had a good deal of ivory and e that they had no guns. They attack t ed the tribe, and before the shootina had gone on long the natives wer willing to do anything to make pcace. After a long palaver with the chief! t the Arabs agreed to leave the country 1 upon the payment to them of two hun - dred tusks of ivory and two hundred - young women. The natives were glad - to get rid of the enemy even on these - hard conditions. As soon as they re ceived the ivory and the women the I Arabs started for the coas.t. They had > a terrible time in the Masai country. I There was a drought and they almost - perished of thirst. Then provisions became scarcer an i scarcer and the whole parzy was ia danger of starva tion. Finally the Arab chief decided that in order to save themselves and their ivory it would be necessary to sacriice their femala slaves, who were very weak from their deprivations and could march no farther. That night all of these 200 young women were shot to death, and their bodies were left in the camp for beasts of prey. The vietims happly had not a moment's warning of their impend ing fate. Each murderer selectd his victim, and the horrible crimt was ac complished so speedily that few of the women made any outcry. With their forces thus summarily re luced the Arabs were able to pull through the desert region, obtaining little more food than barely enough to sustain life. The chief who related these facts in Zanzibar showed no compunctioAs whatever for the terrible crime in which he had assisted, but he mention ed the massacre only to give an idea of the great loss they had sustained by the necessary sacrifice of their 200 slaves. It is a curious fact that some of the murderers were troublei is mind because their necetsi1,ies ha d compelled them to eat rat- and other unclean food, which is prohibited to Moharnmedans on the march. Does Farming Pay? This question is constantly asked and always provokes discussion. Whether farming pays saya the Columbus En quirer Sun, depends more on the farmer than anything else. Among the many farmers in the State who can answer the query affirmatively is Hon. James M. Smith of Oglethrcrc county. . is now without doubt the largest and wealth iest p!anter in the State, a plain, practi cal, common sense man who began life after the war a poor boy without a dcl iar'a capital. We get it from % gentle man who recently visited Oglethrope county tbat Col.Smith's receipts from last year's operations ratiged somewhere be vJo: fn '- ";M . One big iteru was his crop of 1800 bales .of cot ton. Besides the-re were thousands of bushels of corn, wheat, oats, etc. CoL. Smith also runs profitably an oil mill and fertilizer factory, to say nothing of a short line railroad, of which he is president and general manager. All this immense business was built up by a farmer on his farm.-Augusta Chroni cle. A Huraan Hand Pctrified. Mr. W. H. Jones, of Atlanta, made a remarkable tind in.Florida a few days ago. Tnis is no more nor less than a pe trified human hand. It was found im bedded in the saad, only a few feet from the surfaex, between Cockledge and Cocoa, on the Indian river. "The kand," says the Times-Union, "must have been severed many years ago perhaps by the Indians. The tingers are partially closed, the thumb resting lightly against the fore and middle fin gerJ, and it was a young woman's hand -one of the most shapely, refined and delicate that could be imagined. The tapering fingers, nail and dainty wrist belonged, nee must imagine, to a lady of great beauty. Near the wrist joint is the clearly-defined mark of a brace let. Tracings of t avemns, muscles end arteries, and the porous condition of hand and wrist, indicate that it is the natural hum~an hand, petritied. The creases in the palm arc perfect. No stone or marbie of wh~ch we have any knowledge, at present, could present such features, and if it w.as the work of an artist his name would rank with that of the finest aculptors of ancient or mod ern times, nor would such a work likely have been thrown away or lost." Should Keep Her HairStill. A loving young husband of C'ncinnati possesses a pretty young wife and sweet little baby who is as good as ne can be in the daytime, but who h-.s a penchant for making the air resounid with h.a cries. The dear little 'thing was giv'ing his usual concert several nights ago. His audience was tired out. Ths "b.ap py father" was trying hard to persuade the old sand man to till his teyes a transport him tc -.be land of to.i Still the baby yelled. "Dearest," growled this loving youncz husband, "hadn't you better get up r:no walk around t he room and gec ;our byb quiet?" "Mv baby," responded "Dearest," "welt: I thinb- about one-half of it is yours!1" "Oh, I don't care ho.w much noise my half makes," answered the villian. "You just keep your half still."-Timaes. Regulating flours or Labor. RicmtIoND. Va., Mlarch 6.-The bill to regulate the hours of 1-abor in factories where females and children ender four teen years of ag~e are empoyed, passed both Houses and went to th~e Governor a few days ago. The biHi provides tbzv no child under the above age shall w:. in ;a-v facters more than tea hour~s a day. ~Si-ce its passag~e, the Governor has received aumerouis protests ogainst lt from Lycehb~urg, Danville aiud other prominent tob~aco manufactuiring points of the State. with urgeut requests to withhold his signature. unil-ss ne wished to sec the factories ruined. Notwith standing these applications and protests, tne Govornor to-day signed the bill, and it is now a law. -A suit has been brought for $100 by Charles Lo Baw, a detective, an'nst Mr. Charles A. Stevenson, the n'etor, as .solace for certain, injuries which, he says, were caused by Mr. Stevenson's lists and boots. The as sault is said to have been incidental to the employme~nt of the detective by .n. who was desirous of being inform1~e of ner ni:badc'.s mnova ments. --The death is -an ncunced at: North Easton, Mass., of Sarah Lathrop Ames, widow of Oliver Ames. She was seven