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The Murder of Moseley. Shot Through the Brain from Behind by a Negro. Grkenwood, Oct. 13.?State Con stable J. J. Moseley was brutally murdered this morning at 1 15 o'clock. He was at the Georgia, Carolina and Northern depot, where a large lot of liquor was expected on the night trains He asked a trial justice for aid and had the constable of that officer to accompany him. While transferring packages, after he had seized them, a negro grabbed a jug aud ran. The express dray mau fired two shots and Moseley fii^d two shots at the man A'negro behind Moseley shot at him at close range, killing him in stantly. The pest mortem by Dr. Neel and others showed that the ball passed through the brain, lodging "against baseillqr puliver of the ac ceptical bone/' causing instantane ous death. A jury was drawn about an hour after the tragedy and have been in session all day, adjourning to night to meet to-morrow morning Four negroes are heavily guarded to-night and ether arrests may be made to morrow Our streets have been thronged all day by people waiting for the coro ner jury's verdict, and some talk of lynching has been indulged in, but wiser council will no doubt prevail, as the men who are on guard will no doubt do their duty. This is to many minds a clear case of a prearranged assassination, and the good people of Greenwood are much incensed, and are doing every thing in their power to bring the culprits to justice. While Mr. Moseley has unnecessa rily exposed himself on frequent oc casions, there is no excuse to offer on behalf of the "dark devils" who per petrated this dastardly crime Mr. Aloseiey's life was threatened more than once, and notwithstanding the overtures of friends and relatives, he has persistently laid himself liable t such fatalities as overtook him this morning. We can only attribute, however, this unfortunate affairt o such iniquitous laws as exist, and the citizens of Greenwood are now de termined that ih?re shall be no re currence of acts of which she will be ashamed. Dr. Moseley, a brother of the dead constable, is here and says he has of I ten importuned his brother to be very j careful in the matter of exercising the functions of his office. Mr. Moseley, it is-said, has cap tured more liquor than any other con- j stable ou the force, and has enjoyed the confidence of his superiors in the j dispensary office Sheriff Nance, a brother-in-law of the dead man, arrived early this | morning, and said lie would leave j everything in the hands of the citi- ? zens of Greenwood. Moseiey went to Ninety-Six yester day and made some seizures there, arriving here late at night and going to his oeath According to Mrs. Moseley's wishes the body will be buried here to morrow, instead of at Lowndes ville, the old home A wife and two children suivive him He was in sured for $1,000 in the Order of the Golden Chain. Later?Governor Evans has or dered the militia to be ready at call of the mayor to protect the prisoners. Death of Dr. Byrd A Member of the Legislature and of trie Constitutional Convention Timmoxsville. October 13 ?Dr. J. O Byrd, Senator of Florence County, and a member of the Constitution! Coo- ! veo'ioo, died suddenly at his home at 6 ! o'clock this evening He bad been j lightly unwell for a day or two, but it i was not thought that aoythiog serious ; was thi* matter. He went out in his i yard this afternoon and feil in what was thought to be a faint. In spite of every effort made to resuscitate bim i: was impossible Death must have beeu in- j stantaneous. Mr .1 0. Byrd. of the Florence ! delegation, is a practicing physician. | He was born at Timmonsville February j 4, 1S56, and received a common school education at that place. He began the j ?:udy and practice of medicine very j early in life. Dr. Byrd's entry into j politics was in 1886, when he was elected as a member of the Hcuse of ? Representatives from Darlington Coun- j ty. He was re-elected in 1888. After ? the creation of Florence County he j continued as its representative. He j declined to run in 3890, but was brought out in 1892 and elected to the ; House f?;r the third time. In 1894 his ; friends ran him for Senator and be was elected by a handsome majority. His political career has been one of marked j success, having never been defeated for any office that he has ever aspired j to. He has also served his town as a warden and intendati for a number of years, having been elected three times ; in succession as intendant. Dr. Byrd is and always has been a true and stanch ? Reformer. He was engaged in the practice of medicine and farming. His studies in medicine were begun in Charleston and he afterwards went to the College of Physicians and Surgeons io Baltimore, from which institution he graduated in 1874, taking a very high stand io a large class. His father, Dr. J. E. Byrd, at one time represented Darling ton County in the General As eembly Dr. By ni's family comes from Virgioia, where William and John Byrd, his ancestors, were well known patriots ' Good Roads in Virginia. Richmond, Va., October 11.?The State Good Roads Convention adjourn ed this evening after adopting the re port of the committee on a legislative plan of road improvement. This report sav? : "We favor the adoption of a road by which all the classes shall bear the burden of taxation for road pur poses in proportion to the benefits de rived ; by which State aid wiii be ex tended to the improvement of the main reads under equitable conditions ; by which the counties shall be allowed to issue bonds for the permanent improve ment of the public roads under proper conditions and restrictions ; by which both State and county convicts or con victed prisoners shall be employed in improving the public roads ; by which the road *?ork will be placed under the control of the boards of supervisors or of special road boards of the respective counties and by which the actual super vision of the road work will be entrust ed to county engineers, thus consoli? dat?Dg the authority and responsibility and insuring intelligent supervision." The report then recommends in detail a State tax of five-tenths of 1 percent on j the valuation of real and personal prop- j erty for a State road fund ; that a \ similar amount be pppr.ipriated by the supervisors of each county for perma nent road improvement; that a State highway commissioner be appointed by the Governor, and that the present laws in regard to graduates in engineering education, at the State expense, be ! amended so that such graduates may serve as county engineer for two years, when employed by the board of super visors, instead of teaching for two years. Provision is also made as to the form of petition by land o*~ers for road improvement assessment against property owners in proportion to bene fits derived, etc. and the amount to be paid out of the State fund. Tbe president of the Convention was j authorized to appoint a committee to prepare a bill in accordance with the suggestions in the report for presen?a tioo to the next General Assembly S?ffiro Day at Atlanta. Presentation of Their Build ing to Mark an Epoch. Atlanta, Oct 13 ? "Oct 21 will mark an epoch in the history of the negro race," said I Garland Penn, commissioner of the negro depart ment at the Cotton States' exposi tion, to-day. "Tomorrow one week ! will be 'Negro Day.' Our race will i then formally present our building to the exposition company. Our rep- j resentative men will take part in the ' programme, i can assure the conn try that the address to be delivered on that occasion will be fully as memorable as the great speech made | by Prof. T. Booker Washington on ! the opening day That specoli at- j traded great attention over the j whole country. The negro race ac- j cepts and indorses every word which Prof Washington spoke on that day in behalf of his race. I can promise a* much for what will be said to morrow week by J W Bowen, I who is to be the orator of the day. j He is. professor of historical theology ; at Gammon school of theology here in Atlanta, and he is a man of high attainments, cultured and a polished : orator He held the distinguished | position of field missionary of tho Methodist church prior to hie accept- i ance of this chair He is a man thoroughly abreast of the times and in complete touch and sympathy with the progressive members of our ! race " Many not them people wh') have j contributed money liberally to the institutions for negroes in the South are to be present on "Negro Day." j Commissioner Penn states that he is j informed that large parties of negroes from all over the South will attend the exercises and he predicts the greatest assembly of his race that has i ever beeri seen President Collier, o? the exposi- I tion, Bishop Gaines and Prof. D. Webster Davis, of Richmond, will be ' among the speakers on the pro gramme. A serious wreck occurred on the Richmond, Frediicksbuig and Poto mac R. R , yesterday. Two engines were wrecked, two men mortally in jured and a number of cars smashed. The United States Cruiser Marble head has been sent to Syria to pro tect American citizens resident in that country, who are thought to be in danger. Cotton h.hs bpen coin? up persistan t.!y since tbe decline on las? Saturday, und yestvr.iay i? wrts sei?ng on ;:;<? siretrt bere a! S.75and better-. The firm of D?nki*s k Week? has been dissolvfi by the withdrawal ot J. ('. I>m kins. The Livery business -a .: be continued undf-r tbe firm ? ?? of VVe< .*.s k (Jo. Alviri Jo?!:r: had one of ?hebest houses of the season Monday night, and r':><- entire audience enjoyed the "funniest of farce come lies'' from start to finish Charles L Davis, ms S Cnc?e Alvio, wh? the attraction ?r'! centre of I the comedy, but he whs so well supported ! that his great powers hs comedian did not show to tbe disi? vantile of t;,e j?Ih\ as a j perfect whole. The special ecen-ry was very j good, the Brooklyn Bridge by night, in par , ticuUr. Uncle Alvm Jesi in and his merry comedians scorrc? a decided triumph, and there are many who regret that this is his farewell four and tbey will hare no opportu nity of seeing him any more COLORED MASS MEETING. They Protest Against Unfair Suf frage Requirements. Speeches by J. W. Murray and Rev. W. E. Johnson. A mass meeting of nezroes was held at Walker's Hull last Thursday for the purpose of considering the suffrage plan now before the Constitutional Convention, and to jxpress the sentiment of the negroes of this county in reference to the regulation of the suffrage The meeting was not largely attended, but there was a fairly large audience present. Speeches were made by Geo. W. Murray and Rev. W. E. Johnso-i ; and a i>w others made short talks. The following preamble and resolutions, prepared by V/. T. Andrews, were adopted : Whereas, The committee on suffrage, of the Constitutional Convention, has reported a plan of suffrage requiring electors to "read and write any section of the Constitution or ; explaiu the sume when read to them," to the j satisfaction of a partisan board of sopervis- j ors, aud Whereas, such requirement is intended to j deprive every negro not possessed of S300 : worth of property of the right of suffrage, j while at the same time enfranchising whites; in the same condition by a species of fraud j surpassing, if possible, the most odious and corrupt methods prevalent in this State for j nineteen years ; be it Resolved, that we, in behalf of the Negroes ' of South Carolin*, and all lovers of honect I elections, condemn this "suffrage plan" as containing within itself those forces of de- ? struction which, if set in motion, will sub- , vert the liberties of the people of the State, j Further Resolved, that its adoption by the Conven tion will be its badge of infamy, an attempt j to nullify ihe supreme law of the land. ?nd j a vile surrender of the commonwealth as a prey to despotic demagogues. Tn the oatce of honesty, the spirit of American institutions and .every considera ! tton of justice and humanity, we enter our j selemn protest against its incorporation in j our fundamental law. CONFEDERATE VETERANS. Staff Officers Appointed. Conven tion in Columbia. Headquarters ? South Carolina Division V United Confederate Veterans, j Charleston, S. C . October 11, 1S95. ! General Order ? No 15. j The following complete Staff of the Divis- ? ion is announced : Co!. James G. Holmes, Adjt. Gen^. Staff, : Charleston, S C. Lt. Co! S. Scot: Carson, Insp Geni , Su m ter. S. C Lt. Coi. E. P. Waring, Q M. Gen]., Charleston; S. C. . Lt. Col. Gpo. . Lake, Com3v. Geni., Edgefirl.i, S. C. Lt. Col. J. . Moore, Surg. Geni., Spar- [ tanhurg, S. C. Lt Col. Robt. W Shand, Judge Adv. Geni., Columbia. S. C Rev S ?. E!we!?, Chaplain Geni., Bere bere, S. C. Maj . lograhamJiaje?!, Aide, Charles ton. S. C. Maj. Louis Sherfrsee, Aide, Rock Hill, S.! C Maj U. R Brooks, Aide, Columbia, S. C. I Maj J. W. Norwood. Aide.Greenville. S. C. 1 Maj. J. D. McLucfls, Aide, Marion S C. By order of Maj. Gen. C. I. Walker. Genera! Order ? No. 16. / Par. 1.?A convention of the South Caro- : lina Division United States Confederate I Veterans is called to meet in Columbia, S- C , i at the Court House, November 12, 1893, at 12*o'clock noon. The iow rates of fare offered by 'he rail i roads for the Stute Fair, will enable the : Comrades of the United Confederate Veter ans to meet at a very small expense P-.r. 2 ?Camps will elect the same number ? of delegates and alternates as they are eri ti- ; teled to at the General Convention of the United Confederate Veterans. Under the Generai Constitution of the United Confeder ate Veterans, Camps which liare not paid ; their dues, are not entitled to representation. If there ?re any such in this Division ami they wili forward their dues to Col. Ja3. G. ! Holmes, Adjt Gen.. Charleston. S C , be- ! fere the meeting, said dues will be forwarded to Gen. Moorman and the Camps wili un doubtedly be entitled to representation in the State Convexi?n. The dues are only 10 cents per member. All members of Camps of this Division are j entitled to admission to the Convention and will be fraternally welcomed Par. 3?New Camps will be admitted to ? representation at the Convention of the Division, if their application in proper form : and initiation fee, $2 00 per Camp and one 1 year's dues, 10 cents per member, is in the1 hands of the Adjt. Geni., Co!. Holmes, before the meeting, or satisfactory evidence is sub mitted that the same has been forwarded to Geni. Moorman Par. 4.? Under the Constitution adopted at Houston, applications for Camps in South Carolina to join ?ne United Confederate Vet erans should alwavs be forwarded to the Adj*. Gen!, of the Division, Col. J. G. Holmes, Charleston, S. C , (and not direct to Gen!. Moorman, Adjr. Geni. United Confed erate Vete ans) who will furnish necessary blanks and al! information cheerfully. Part. 5.?Camps of the Sons of Confeder erete Veterans, who desire toj?in this Divis ion, will be entitled to senn delegates, in Dumber equal to that of a Camp of Veter ans. But it is fair to them to say that while under the new Constitution adopted at Hous ton, they are entitled to representation, yet the Convention must fix ihe number to which such delegation shall be entitled. Par. ?*.? Ail Camps will report to 'he Div. Adjt. Geni., on or before November 1, 1895, the following information : Name and P. 0. address of Commandant and Adj:, and when their term of office ex pires. Number of Comrades now in their Camp. Whether annual arrears due up to May, 1895. were paij and for how muoy mem bers ? Par 7.?Veterans are earnestly urged to form Camps la every available neighborhood. The coming together of old comrades is valu able to h? of us. valuable in framing j:ist hts;orj of our strugg?e, vnluab'e :n inspiring us to help our less fortunate comrades and fraternally agreeable to us ali to rn^^t hose with a common interest and who have suf fered in a common cause tor our l?ved country. By order Maj Gen. G. I. Walker. jav es ( Holmes, Adjt. Gen. S. C. Div. !'. ('. V. The Colore 1 Industrial Fair opened yester day n.orni:;_- with a largeaod more varied lisi ol exhibits than the officers of the Fair Associa tion had anticipated. The exhibits in the Geld crop, live stock, household and other departments ar- very interesting and are at tractively arranged for inspection. The Jair will continue until the 18th instant, and the crowds of visitors will incie:tse each day. The people of this city, without respect to race or coler, should visit this fair'and con tribute in this way toward making : a sue Fires in the Country. The residence of Opt. E. M. Couper of the Mayesvtlle section whs hurried on Monday the 7ih. The fire was of accidental origin, and, occurring at the time it did, a portion of the household furniture was saved. The house was a large old-fashioned country resi dence, whs worth not less than $2000 ; al though that sum could not replace it with another of the same size and strie. The house was insured for $1,100 with the agency of A. White & Son The large ginnery and mill of Mr. A. Sunders, of Rafting Creek, w^sburaed on V-e \0'Vi. The fire started while the gins were running, and the only assignable cause, is that ilipr:- was a match in the cotton which was ignited wbe^< passing through the gin Timers were fmeen bales of cotton in the hou>e >tt the time, besides a large amount of cotton in the seed. All of the seed cotton was destroyed and the bales were all either burned or badly damaged. The ginnery and mill was one of the best equipped in the coun ty, and the loss will he quite heavy?not less than ?3,000 the building and machinery, besides the cotton. But Mr. Sanders is h hard-working and progressive man and he wiil, without doubt, soon rebuild and be ready for business at the sime old stand. ? mm - The hot supper season is at hand and the gentle brigands of the fair sex are preparing to relieve all who faj! into the:.* hands of their cash. The crowd of loafers Elici i ? fest the vicinity of the A C. L depot. Put them to work on the street The reports from soma of the News and Courier's prize pigs indicate that this county will have a cumber of verv large hogs for other counties to neat, if the- priz2 goes else where than to Sumter CouDty. The night hawk gang has terrified some of ine negroes almost as much as the old-time patrol did. The stream of visitors to the Atla ta Ex position is beginning to flow a: a very per ceptible rate Street Commissioner Trible has been at work oil M?in Street 'or the past few days and It is now tu much better condition. Court adjourned last Friday morning and j Judge Watts left on the morning truio for his ! hon.e in Lauren^. ? There is ag*;n talk of paving Main street, i and putting down a complete sewerage system I for the city. The seworage system is the first and most needed improvement, and, with the , Board of Health in favor of it, it will be put : down before any great time has elapsed. ? The oat cmp should be larger this season ! than ever bet?re, and it wili be if talk counts j for anything. A great many farmers are 1 planing to increase their oat crop to a con- ! siderable extent this season, and they say ; that they will piant eariy. The }oung ladies who ride hi cycles have I threatened to organice and refuse to pay the ' special bicycle license uuless the sidewalks f are put in "better condition. If they put into ! execution the threat there will he nothing left to the city save to arrest them, and then they frill either have to pay the license or work on the streets What a spectacle ! That will be the new woman, usui ping the privileges of the males with a vengeance ! The ca^e of John A. Garrett and others vs. j J. D. Osteen and others, was beard Tuesday | in the Court of Common Pleas. The taking ! of evidence and the arguments of the attor- j neys consumed the greater part of the dav, i and the case whs not given to the jury until ! late in the afternoon. The jury whs out for considerable time before a decision was ? reached. The verdict was in favor of the : defense. A notice of appeal was entered by ? the counsel for the other side and the case1 will be carried to the Supreme Court. From reliable reports received there must j be a great deal of illicit whiskey selling going 00 in various parts cf the county. There arc large qunn ities of liquor shipped to various ! points in one to five gallon lots, and at those : places the writer is informed that there is a great deal of drinking and drunkenness. This coodition of affairs is very distasteful to the respect i ble and law abiding citizens, ami they are impatient that some means be taken to stop the rowdyism th.u results from illicit whiskey selling, where there are no police regulations, and no police protection. There is a crowd of young men who go | around at night and whenever the;* C4teh one of their fellows who does not belong to the ' gang, they pro cet d to seiz; him and i m medi- . ately conduelan initiation ceremonv with; paddies. Some of the candidates have cb- j jectc-J seriously to the torci?le initia'ion. i nut muscular resistance does not go with the ! gang of night hawks, and the initiation 1 proceeds in due form it: every case. Those! who ot-ject to becoming memt>ers of the j night hawk gang are rather timid about trav eling around after dark, ?ed li IS Said that j many young men and boys who have here?o- ? fore been prone to go a-visiting at night have developed a sudden inclination to pursue a j cour se of reading and Study, and are staying ; home in the evening. Thus the night hawk | gang is having a decidedly beneficial effect, I besides having lots of fun i:i initiating the j unfortunates whom they capture. It is to be feared, however, i'iatsome trouble may re-j suit i: the joke is earned too fur. as th-re are ; some people who do not relish some kinds of | jokes. The passenger train will be put beck on ! the C. S. and N. R. R. oo the 19th and the , people between this city >.rid Bennettsviiie j wiil unce again be in close h rid quick com mudicatioo with the remainder ot the State. The change of schedule, in addition to being a gre.nt convenience to those who bnve no other menns of connection with Columbia and Ctiarieston and the main line of the A : C. L., will be of great benefit to Sum'.er, as I Iber? is a large and valuable trude that comes tu ti : s city troni Darlington and Marlboro j counties when the railroad schedules aie con- j venient. But valuable as is the regular j passenger train over the C S. & N. to Sumter, Darlington and Beonettsville are the places thrtt ?re to be congratulated to the fullest ex tent. To these places news of the change will lie good news, indeed, for ever since the passenger trains were taken off, they have been bewailing the st*te of isolation into which they had fallen. It is to be hoped that I the regular passenger tram over the (J S. and road will now be made permanent, for it ? s (-oss?r to tins section of the State 1 s - ABOUT- : DOES NOT TRADE WITH We're After That Man ! About one man in ten doesn't know that the other nine of his fellow mortals have come to the conclusion that it:s al ways safest to trade with us. We're After That Man ! About one man in ten doesn't know that his neighbors are saving money on every deal because they trade with us. We're After That 3 About one man in ten can't be expected to know that we are headquarters for PURE DRUGS, PATE TOILET ARTICLES because lie hasn't entered our tore. We're After That Man I ith Low Prices ! itfa Pair Dealing! and we expect to get his trade. YOU THE TENTH MAN? E RE AFTER YOU ! DRUGGIST, Sum ter, S. G. Oct. 9