A KENTUCKY EPISODE. ?g
* ' I
Sheriffs, a> a class, are noted for personal
bravery und grout determination
of character. Climate and surround- jje *
ings have .a tendency to accentuate acro,
the'-r peculiarities, wnicli differ not waj^
only among inviduals but in localities. .. ,
On the Western frontier, they are maD
generally men who enjoy a reputation ^
for deeds of daring and have been en- aueu
gaged in perhaps more than one .
bloody encounter. In the Fast where ^ ,,f
^ life is hold more precious and perils j?' i
arc not so frequent they are brave, . 1
but not so reckless, more eonserva- . } ,'
live and thoughtful of consequences. 1 A
The Southern sheriff is unlike any of # ,.
his brother officers, lie is perhaps as #OUI1
determined, but slower in his methods
and more disposed to view the situa
tiou leniently. ~1
While not eritninully or uuprofes- q,.
sionally careless, ho is generous in .
spirit and solJom severe, unless there . !^
bo a necessity for severity, then ho ,T
can be as unrelenting as any of his fel- j
lows. ( i
But the Southern sheriff of to-day 1 V. i
differs essentially from his prototype ,
of ante-bellum renown. In northeas- ,
tern Kentucky, long beforo rival hostilities
wore dreamed of, there lived ./
Uncle Buck P , who served his couu- , '
ty very acceptably in the capacity of
sheriff. On one occasion ho was call- ' '
ed upon to escort a certain Larkin . .
I.ane to the penitentiary at Frankfort. ' ,
Lane had boon sentenced for two '
years by a jury of his fellows for biting ,n "
off the lip of one McAvoy. The two co,
had engaged in some dispute over l)IOS
their cups, insults were exchanged jUU<
and blows ensued. In the tussle Laue
fastened his teeth in the protruding V
vndorlipof his adversary, and when ,uc
the two were separated it was found , 10.
that he had borne away tho nether 'j'?
portion of McAvoy's mouth. wjJ?
The crowd which had gathered to ftl.
witness tho tight was summarily dis- j^lcl
persed by the explosion of a powder- J1^.
horn, whicli some tipsy on-looker, in a eH
sort of fiendish fun, had thrown in tho )s.a<\
lire. hld 1
, i . sire.
In duo tirao the case was tried in ti^hi
the Circuit Court. The defendant's droit
friends notified him that if he would
leave the State and forfeit his hail the was
prosecution would be dismissed. This souk
ho most peremptorily] declined to do. eVer
So the cuse proceeded and as the facts year
were undeniable Lane was found a*
guilty of mayhem and sentenced to gher
hard labor for a term of two years. It in? ,
then became Uncle Buck's duty to see and <
the prisoner safe withiu the walls of Qt
the penitentiary. open
When he went to take him in custody
Lane informed him that he could not cam
possibly accompany him. Cire
"Why, Uncle Buck," said he, "my 0pCD
crop ain't gathered, my hops ain t iast
killed and I ain't got a cord of my no?..
Winter's wood cut n<?r hauled. Do
you suppose I'm gwine ter leave my ajto(
family in that fix V" 1}UCI
" Well, Larkin," replied Uncle Buck, orjc
" it docs look pretty hard. I tell you tj10 ,
what I'll do if you'll give me yer word comi
of honor as a gentleman to meet mo in ccnt,
Frankfort by the middle of November. vokc
I'll trust you and lot you go homo so's
you can fix your folks np comfortably. man
But mind, you're to be thar, dead eer- blooi
tain on the loth of November, shore as we
your name's Lane?you promise V" lo??k:
" I'll be thar. Uncle Buck." And jn(je
they shook hands over the agreement. WLM.t
With the aid of his neighbors, Lane
set to work with might and main and swot]
completed his preparations several
days before the allotted time. His
friends again urged him to lice the
country, but lie disdainfully replied: Mcl.
"So long as I've got blood in my
veins I'll never go back on my word an
nor on Undo Buck !'' *?
His wife, with tears and entreaties,
appealed to him. " Larkin." said she, polit
"'pears to me yer think mighty little icdg
o' me and the children to go oil' anil done
leave us for two years besides the dis- pecti
grace o' bein' in the penitentiary, 'pi
when yer can jes' cross the lino into jias
Ohio, or go South fifty miles and hide no )
yerself in the mountains. Nobody'll be si,ai
any the worse for it if you do get oil'. as |
and it'll about kill me to see 3-011 go to tion
that place."
" Nlarthy Jane," said Larkin. "do xi
you mean tor say that you anil the in tl
children had rutbcr hev rae to tell a by i(
pint blank lie and slink around 1 ke a tho
sheep-killing dog, afearcd tcr look peoj
people in tho face, hid in' from every- and
^ * body 1 know, than to take my punish- the
raent like a man and keep my word ? t;iee
S'pose 1 did chaw the lip olT o' that n?ot(
ornery critter and have ter go to the x
penitentiary tor it, that isn't as bad as upot
to turn liar and sneak around all the strif
rest o'my life! I vow, Marthy Jarie. is re
I'm ashamed to think you'd want me Wi
to do it?but women never did have no 0f th
sense 'bout keepin' a contract." Jirul
Thus rebuked, the wife wept and seeti
counted tho days as they passed, and
then the hours, as they went by, so alTic
swiftly and relentlessly. And now |0ngi
tho time had come when the good-byes ourri,
must be spoken, for, as he was to nine
walk across the country, he had to set citizi
out several days in advance of the one \ ,
specified for his arrival in Frankfort. hoW
Larkin Lane was a man of splendid work
physique, a tall, sturdy mountaineer, furtt
standing six feet two or three inches put
in his stockings : strong and athletic, slieh
in the full vigor of manhood. Five i8 ;if,
counties lay between hiin and Frankfort,
with hill and dale, forest and from
stream, town and hamlet. The Au- ,ient
tumn landscape was in full glory of breei
dolor, nature had put on her most gor- ju S
geous attfre. A subtle sense of iter an(j ,
beauty crept into his uncultured soul, yjr.
and made it conscious in a large mea- ruini
sure, of the loss he was about to incur, pects
Heretofore he had looked on green in not
fields and wooded hills, winding creeks to >
and lovely valleys and had the right the i
to wander when and where he would, know
as a matter of course. two
ijui now an whs to ue changed, they
These were to be shut out, four walls lltrei
would inclose his world, and he. the pL,rs<
free mountaineer, must come and go j.;v
at the nod and beck of others. As he w11ie
strode steadily onward, leaving he- have
hind home and children, with his face an(| ,
set toward this prison, where he was n,y ,,
to surrender his liberty for the society i^agi
of felons, his good name for an ever- done
lasting stigma, who can tell what (,f p(,
thoughts beset him ? Did not tempta- citi/a
tion woo him in the whisper <?f the thlnji
wind, the murmur of the stream, the |,j,nr
song of the birds? As the squirrel 8peet
darted away so eagerly, und the par- 8truo
tridge sped by so swiftly, did they not <>pini
suggest flight by tliei" motions and Up,,n
counsel him to follow their example ? thorn
If they did, ho turned a deaf ear to n,itti
their enticing suggestions, for he did |,!tvo
not loiter nor hesitated on his way. have
lie had notified Uncle Ihick of his them
deparature for Krankfort, so that the. | ),
latter might set out also and meet him ] do
there to hand him over to the authori- tinotl
ties. least
On the loth of November, I nele prjm
Duck rode into Krankiort, hitched his occ.U|
horse in front of the 'Kxecutive Man- p((Sjt
sion and walked in to call on thefiov- jn^ j/
ernor. The head of the common 8ihle,
wealth was in those days very access!- destr
hie. . auUH
"Where is your prisoner, sir? nti|scru|
iruled of the sheriff, with some U8- S
y. fi
iy gummy, hos hero or here- t
ts." w??? the response, this by- '1
I being the nearest to an oath that s
e Buek was ever kuown to utter. '1
hen explained how he had ridden c
33 tho country, whi!e Lane had a
:ed, unattended. I
i'ou uou't suppose, sir, that that t
has come hero to be loekod up for v
years when you liavo giveu him '
a chance as this to run away, do v
asked the Governor. I
>f course 1 do," repliod Uncle t
"and if you knowed Larkin a
3 as well as I do you'd think so, t
' 8
id sure enough there in the office ?
te warden of tho penitentiary they \
d him. lie had arrived half a day i
re the sheriff and sat there rest- 1
ind patiently waltlug to be 'identi- t
and committed. t
10 Governor was so struck by the ?
ular circumstance that, ho began
quire into the case. t
:clo Buck was a friend of Lane \
in speaking of the injury done to ,
L * V/J , CJUIU
[ 'oiks ginerally thinks he's botteri
ng sence ho lost some o' that tlop
though nothin' could a made him
h uglier than he was natchelly."
ion talk'ng with the prisoner the
ii-right honesty of the man became
3 and more apparent, until tinally
Governor was so impressed with
good qualities that he determined
ardon hiui, concluding that the
lence of such a man for good in a
rnunity was more needed than his
enco in the penitentiary. And so
a walked out of Frankfort a free
With a Hector foot than when
rst set out he trudged thankfully
: to the mountains of Kinney and
trout streams he loved so well :
: to his home and friends, to his
and children, who received him
i open arms and enthusiastic reug.
He lived for years to enjoy
liberty, though ho finally met
h at the hands of an assassin. He
found one Summer day in one of
taunts on the banks of a mountain
tra, with a bullet in his brain, his
ng polo in the water, whore it had
iped from his lifeless hands,
ic perpetrator of the dastardly deed
never found. Whether it was
3 avenger of McAvoy or not no one
know. The latter had died some
s Injfore.
i for Uncle Buck, when his term as
iff ended, ho moved to an aujoiu ounty,
where ho was made jailer
served as the same until his death.
1 one occasiou when instructed to
i court duriug the war, ho took the
ty of giving vent to his loyalty by
ng out: " Oyez, oyez, oyez, the
uit court of M County is now
i. God save the Union !" The
words were shouted with the full B
sr of his stentorian lungs. Hear
me same, inc juuge, wno was uui j
jetlier in sympathy with Undo (
k's sentiments, rebuked him and t
rod him to change his appeals to (
regulation form of ''God save the ,
men weal th!" In much feebler ac- 'j
s was the divino protection in- t
'd upon the State. j
ic circumstance really took place |
y years ago "in the dark and
tly ground,'* among a people whom t
with our "lin do siecTo*' ideas, |
back upon as not enlightened if, .
ed. fully civilized, and yet men j
; to be found there then who held .
r word dearer than liberty, truth f
iter than freedom from disgrace.? .
ago Record.
A I'It IX ON Till: WAR PATH '
i
d Smashing I lie ltiug, hut l-'uils 1
Tell How it Must be Done.
> there seems to be a lull in State
irics and without a positive kuowe
of what is doing or going to be
!. I submit herewith my own
iliar opinious of the situtation.
to time for action, it seems to me. 1
arrived, and thus believing, 1 shall
onger stifle my convictions, hut 1
1 speak frankly and unreservedly '
think the necessities of the situarequire,
and abide the consumes
whatever they may be.
10 general poverty and depression
10 country at largo is intcnsilled
>cal conditions. No one expected
" Movement" of 185)0 to divide our
>le into two absolute hostile camps,
the whole thing can be traced to
abandonment of the primary
tion principle last summer to proi
the interestof certain individuals,
he Constitutional Convention is
i us, and with it our internecine
e ; the "nigger in the wood pile "
viving. " Not dead but sleepeth "
ritten over the attenuated corpse
ie Democratic party north of Mason
Dixon's lino, and even in our own
on, and among our own people,
s of decay are visible. Our old
s will not help us, and cau no
er be relied upon. Let us help
Tho intnriictii /if ni n<if tr.
out of every one hundred of our 11
una are identical. s
convention of a faetion, no matter 1
able its membership or good its
will be disastrous and drive us f
tor apart. Every ono admits that, '
unfortunately wo have become I
astute politicians that each of us
aid to move for fear of injuring s
chance of securing some otiico, *}
that of county coroner to l'resiof
the United States. We arc ^
Jing tyrants and political cowards
outh Carolina. Too much policy 11
lot enough of patriotism. Why, d
Editor, I eamo within an ace of ?
ng my Mattering political pros>
last summer by a few entirely 11
. ent and kind observations made t
My Dear Appelt." lint whatever
esult I have the satisfaction of "
'ing that 1 coined at least one or s
apt words and phrases, which, if f'
did not enrich the English languwill
live for some time, deseripto 11
>n:w.
or since I wrote that letter, (in 11
h. Cod knows, I was honest,) I d
been maligned, misrepresented
nis(|Uotcd. Every tiine I opened 11
louth I was charged with being in t
le with " Uutlor," but that can be l>
no longer, as (Jen. Cutler is out
litics and will soon be a private <'
n. While we differ on some ti
fs politically, be will carry with f'
my undying friendship and re- P
Had it not been for the misoon- fi
tion which true friends, whose w
on I value, would have placed
my conduct, I would have died a t
.and political deaths before sub- o
ng to what I did. The people w
honored me. I love them, and u
studied hard and tried to give
value received. t<
ave come to the conclusion that a
not care' whsther I ever bold U
icr ollieo or not, if it involves the
sacrilicc of dignity honor, or ^
dple, and 1 do not propose to t
>y any equivocal or uncertain
ton. I am iri favor of harmonicbe
factions if such a thing be pesbut
in order to do that we must h
oy a "ring" more desperate, more n
:ratic, more tyrannical, more un- w
miouf, than ever dominated the t<
tato or controlled tho destinies of a I
reo people. I defy them ! Let them
ake tho otlioo I hold, c if Chey can. ^
?hey cannot muzzle my tongue, nor
tide my munhood or independence,
['hey are now making preparations to
ontrol the Constitutional Convention
ind thereby perpetuate themselves in
K>wor, and, if necessary to accomplish S
his, white men, as well us the negro
vil 1 be iathlessly disfranchised. The t
' Antis," one part are cowed and j
vhipped, tho othor part too mad to t,
lave any sense, and while a part of v
ho " Reformers " who want fair play ^
ire silent, an arrogant minority, held i
ogother by tho "eohesive power of B
.polls," runs roughshod overall. Ollices t
ire multiplied )>y the thousand to pro- i
rent " kicking," while the handscf the t
Executive are strengthened by un- v
i mi ted patronage, and tho towns in- c
imidated by the threat of depriving c
,heni of tho precious heritage of local i
lolf-government. 'j
The Alliance has been destroyed or f
limply converted into an adjunct of t
iho political machine by methods that e
VOUld make the stripes of Tammany t
rigor pale with envy. Men are afraid
a> speak, or speak with bated breath, u
Pretended salary reductions are made 1:
>n the principle of cutting everybody s
jlsc's salary except their own. While u
the patient, toiilng masses, are in debt e
ind straining every uorve to keep the s
" wolf from the door," their attention s
is led away and centered upon personal i
ind local issues that, no matter which
way they aro decided, will benefit no t
?ne except a few individuals. What v
in the name of Heaven can the people c
xpeet from such purblind statesman- s
diip? Where do they come in ? Kvery i
man, woman and child in South Caro- v
ina knows that I am tolling the truth, f
and many trood Reformers see in the I
ugly picture the finale to the beautiful v
lream of 1890. I
Our only hope is to get together in \
this Convention, and if possible, pre- t
^ent the "ring" from controlling it. u
and frame a Constitution which will u
jommand the respect and confidence of a
the whole people, thereby uniting and I
placing us in a position in lSUd where j
we can i^vail ourselves of the most a
ravorable opportunity that national v
politics may then ofTer. It is useless
;o temporize. If we be men, let us c
ict, and, at least, purchase an honora- e
lie defeat. u
For what 1 havo already said and s
lone along this line I havo been the j
lubiect of vitUDcration. slander and f
ibuso, and I shrink, no one knows
low much, From otToriug myself as a
urther target to the foul pen of hiroings
and slaves.
If doing my duty manfully and eonicientiously
relegates me to private
ife, I welcome it. Lot the phalanx
iut all of its spears into my body if
.hereby the cause of liberty is conlerved.
It was the expressed hope of many
hat the "Forty," ere this would have
.aken sueh action as would have made
.heir inlluonce felt on the line indicated
by them, which mot with such
general approval throughout the State.
[ hope and believe the matter will
soon consummate in definite action,
ind thereby unite all those who sincerely
want " peace and unity."
Men who possess the courage of their
xmvietious must confer in the near
future, and adopt such a Hue of action
is will subserve the best interests of
.he State. it is a light against the
' lxissism" and "ring rule" which
seeks to prostitute every principle of
lopular rights to selfish purposes.
Let those who believe peace can lie
ibtained without an effort deceive
themselves no longer. Peace has
lover been purchased without a stern
)uttlc *?> secure its blessings.
Yours respectfully,
John L. McLaurin.
Washington. January id,
COTJfON AM) FIIHTILIXKRS.
tVliut the Abbeville Farmers Think
<>!' the Industrial Situation.
The Farmers of Abbeville County
leld a public meeting to discuss matj
,crs of practical concern, and the outcome
of tiieir deliberations is the folowing
preamble and resolutions :
Whereas, we the farmers of Abbeville
County in convention assembled,
fully realizing the financial depression
which is paralizing all the industries
>f tiic country and especially laying its
alighting touch upon agriculture,
" the art of all arts, the science of all
science, the life of all life," do earnesty
appeal for the co-operation of all
'armors, in the adoption of sueh
neasures as may avert impending
ankruptey and ruin. Instead of the
cheerful song of contentment and
aappiness which should bless the home
)f the American farmer we find agricul.ure,
the basis of all national proapori.y,
languishing and dying, wiiile the
iniversul wail of hardtimos and sufl'erng
is hoard all over the land.
That this anomalous condition of
tffairs should exist during seasons of
tbundunt harvest is evidently the reult
of corrupt financial legislation in
ho interests of capitalists.
While wo are powerless to remedy
his evil, save through legislation, yet
t becomes us, ;is husbandmen and t
iHtriotic eiti/.ens, who cherish the
ovo of homo anu country to adopt i
uch measures in our agricultural pur- t
uits as may enable us to moot the em- u
rgency now confronting us. There- v
ore be it
Resolved 1st. That the excessive |
rea heretofore devoted to the pro- j
action of cotton be greatly decreased, t
nil instead of making it the principal 1
rop increase the acreage of corn, so i:
s to make it supply tbo demands of r
he farmers. v
Resolved 2nd. That farmers devote (I
uore attention to the production of a
orghuiu potatoes, peas, hay and other b
ood crops. s
Resolved lird. Instead of having our t
neat bouses in St. Louis and Chicago, t
rt us erect them upon our own pre- I'
discs, and till them with home pro- c
actions. w
Resolved Itb. That the excessive I'
iseof commercial fertilizers he discon- t
inued, and when purchased, it be
pen the cotton option basis.
I {"solved nth. That the railroad t
omtnissioncrs take immediate steps e
i> have a reduction on freight for all I
ertiIi/.ers at the rate of forty cents li
or hundred weight on all through a
reight, and fifty cents per hundred H
might on local freight. e
Resolved (itb. That we eneouiagc f
he erect ion of cotton factories, and all
tlicr enterprises in our midst, which l<
nil employ labor, and utilize the raw s;
redacts of the land. n
R solved Ttn. We pledge ourselves I"
a carry out the foregoing resolutions, r
nd call upon the farmers of South h
'are!ina to unite in doing likewise.
Resolved Nth. That the press of the s
(tute In: re<|nested to give publicity to t
hesc resolutions. h
m . . rm ? s
W .1'. Drop, Druggist, Springfield, e
lass., writes: Japanese I'ile Cure ii
as cured lady 7 years alllicted : could
ot walk hall mile in last .'I years, flow S
oilks any distance. Sold by C'arpen- h
er Rros., Crcenville,_S. C. o
IANCEK8 OP DETECTIVE WOR1
kn Employee of tlie Pinion Afjcnt
Is Engaged l>y the Federal Cover
incitl ami by Governor Evans i
Hunt llltnd Tigers? He iioartls wit
a Moonshiner and Ceis Evidence <
which Foriy-KeiglU Warrants ai
Issued.
peeial to The News and Courier.
DAKL.INQTON, January -3.?A da
urdiy ussiseiuation wtw attempted
la:tsvillo in this county last night at
he victim may yet die. Tho uttem]
/as made against the life of C. L. Jei
;ins, a special detective sent to Kell
own, near llartsville, about twen
ailus from Darlington, by Pinion's D
eotive Agency. Jenkins was sent <
)eceoibet* 1 by the United States Go
irnment to see if illicit whiskey tratt
/as not carried on in the noighborhm
>f Kellytowu, and Governor Evai
oiployed him to look after tho san
ate rest for tho State Governmeii
['ho work in tho particular section r
erred to required careful haudlin
?ut Jenkins sixteen years' expei
nee with inoonshiuers fitted him f<
he task admirably.
Your eorrespoiHient hunted Jenkii
ip today and had a long interview wit
lim, and was surprised to learn <
uch unquestioned authority th
uoonshinors were doing a lively but!
mss in this county. 1 had to wu
everal hours before Jenkins could I
eon, tho physician in charge roquet
ng this.
Gate in tho afternoou I was admitti
o Jenkins' room. The steps and doc
/ay were marked by many large dro
>f olood. Tho room was (ifteen fe
quaro, with two windows, one oppu
to the fireplace. Between these t\
/indows was a small bed, not two fe
rom either window. The floor hi
>lood stains all over it and the slice
/ore splashed and spotted with cloth
>lood. Dying on the bed was tl
vouuded detective, a striking lookit
nan of 33 years. His face was scarn
ind braised with broken pieces of gin
ind behind his right ear was a blai
ind swollen wound made by a 38'ealib
>all from a Colt's pistol. A broki
>une of glass marked with powd
moke showed where tho coward stoi
vho fired the shot.
Jenkins told his story very grapl
tally and sitnply. and one thing is vo
ivident, ho is a man of nerve and cot
igo and is not to bo frightened. U
tory, substantiated by the other oec
umt. nf t.ho ronm ft Mi* llolnn tvnu
ollows :
On the lirst day of December last 1
irrived in Hartsville, and on tho 11 f
lay of tho month ho succeeded in gi
iiig hoard at .litn Kelly's, the man I
nost desired to see. ilo staid thr
veeks with Keliey and saw drinks lias
tegs aud barrels of whiskey sold wit
>ut any revenue or dispensary slam
in them, ilo was several times sl
loo'.ed of being a spy, but succeeded
kllaying their suspicions, althouj
nice he said became very near " loo
ng up a rope." In the meantime,
iddition to his weapons, he iiad li
rusty little kodak with him and I
4 pressed the button" and "did tl
est-' also. Tho results were ovi
vhelining, and on the 27th of Docei
)or, when his identity became know
le hud forty-eight warrants issued f
die arrests of various persons. Fou
,oen preliminary examinations ha
icon held, and the pa'ties were fiin
mo hundred dollars each or thirty da
n jail. In every case they went
ail, refusing to pay aeent, thoughai
>ne of them could have paid tho lin
l'ester day he had Jim Kelly broug
o Dariington ror trial, and sever
riends caino with Kelly. Jcnkinssa
.hat Kelly urgod him several tim
lot to appear against him, insistii
.hat it would be best for both that th
.hould not testiliy or to attend t
.rial, in reply Jenkins told him th
le, Kelly, had too much sense to ma
my such request, and that he intend
loing his duty and nothing more tin
lis duty.
The trial proceeded and Kelly li;
,o givo bond or go to jail. He ga
Hind late in the afternoon and all 1<
Darlineton.
At 5) o'clock that night Jenkins w
n his room lying on the heil, Mr. llei
>eing in the room with him. N'ew
Colly, closoly related to .lim Kell
mtered the room and asked Jenkins
jot up. Jenkins had his pistol in 1
ight hand and refused to sit up, sa
ng he was tired. Ho said that ho si
Jiat Kelly " meant devilment and th
io did not mean to be slow in the <1
ration himself," and kept his hand i
lis pistol.
Kelly left the room, returning in a ft
noments, and again insisted on Je
tins getting up. which Jenkins did 11
io. lie said that he was thoroughly eo
nnced now that Kelly intended sho<
ng him as he left the room, so sat upi
Jie edge of the bed. Ashe did so I
an his lingers through his hair and
.he same instant he heard a loud repu
kiul a crash and he know nothing f 11
.her for a while. Then when t!
ihock was over he realized what hi
>eeurred and made for the door. Win
he; shot was fired Kelly asked Heh
vho did it and then left. Neither Ji
lor Newitt Kelly have been seen sin
ind Sheriff Scarborough is now aft
hem with warrants for their arrest.
Jim Kelly is a well-to-do farmer, n
nan of few words and is regarded us
lesperate character. Newitt Kelly
l dangerous man also, and his broth
vas killed on Christmas day in a tig' 1
Jenkins is badly wounded, but he a
irobably recover. The. bullet enter,
ust behind the right ear, but t?
hings saved his life. The ass ns
uul to fire across a thick glass, win
nade the bullet deflect, and a?. Jenki
aised his hand the two middle tinge
irero nearly shot off. causing furth
lelleetion. Jenkins is as gritty a int
.scan be found anil is well thought
>y the entire town of Ilartsvillo. h
ays bo intends finishing his worl
hat he has been shot at before at
hat he is not frightened, lie is fro
b.vart, N. C., and has a wife and s
hildren. Ho has telegraphed to h
nfe, to his chief and to (loverm
Ivans, but had heard nothing when
old him good bye.
Da km n< ton, January 21.?Jcnkin
ho dotcctivo who was so badly woum
d night boforo last, is not doing wol
lis wound is exceedingly painful hi
io has some fovor, but his physioiai
ro not alarmed about his conditio
io far as can be learned ho has roooi
d no instructions from his chief n<
rout Governor Kvans.
The two moonsh i tiers,.) i in and Nowi
kcllcy, suspected of attempting to a
assinato Jenkins, were arrested la
ight and aro now in jail hero, Ji
folly was in bed when the shcri
cached his home, and says he wi
uivc no dllliculty in proving an alii
Jew itt Kol ley was at homo also, at
ays that as lie was in the room win
lie liring occurred ho, of course, In
ad nothiug to do with it. Circun
tantial evidence against thein, hot
ver, is very strong, ami they are hoi
a jail awaiting a preliminary hearin
Detective Jenkins wired Sheri
icarhorough to day to let the two K?
ys have no communication with an
no bcioro the preliminary trial. T1
? case will bo a very complicated one
and many interesting developments
may be expected. Jenkins stated to Lj
t your correspondent yesterday that he
tl, had been employed by Governor Evans
>n to attend to this work, and ho com- y<
re plained seriously because ho had no it
assistance from any constables or other ei
State otlicers to assibt in prosecutions
when such assistance was absolutely
ttt necessary. u
id All of the parties concerned, moon- ^
>>t, shiners, principals and witnesses, are fr
u. Tillmanites, und carried on their large
y. illioit liquoi* trallie in the country. v
ty There is no doubt that the busiuess (
e. was carried on OAtensively and the dis- a
)n pensary law fostered, and, perhaps, a
v. was the cause of this enterprising
tjc moonshiner business. Jenkins says he
jd engaged by the United States Govoru- y
[ls ment, but none of the cases tried were LI
ie brought before the Uuited States de- b!
it. puty oommisstoner for this district.
THE TAX CONSTITUTIONAL. 11
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A Test Case Decided in Favor ol'the
Income Tax at Washington?'The Su- ,
prone Court Will Give Its Opinion ,
Qt> Soou. .
Judge Hagner, of the District j*
U1 Equity Court in Washington City, has ,
11 decided in favor of the collection of the ()
lf" income tax, and the ease will now bo
' taken on appeal to the Uuited States
? Supreme Court in order to test the "
" constitutionality of the income tax 11
, law. to
. Judge Hagner, in rendering his de>r~
cisiou, declared at the outset that the
P* objections that tho tax is unwise and ''
c restricts thrift and industry, that its P
operations must necessarily be inquibi- ol
torial, etc., were not under the juris
I diction of the court. The alleged du- G
1 plication ol tho tux, tho court said, tl
j eonld not bo claimed to be possible, ex- d
eept as to dividends declared during n
the calendar year 1894 ami it was pre- h
'fj sumed that tho Treasury ollicials G
* would enforeee the provisions iu such o
a way as to prevent a harsh construe- tj
" tion of the law ; that an arraugement
'y by the corporations to pay the tax bo- 8|
^ fore July 1, 1895, would be accepted as 8
,M. relieving tho shareholders. Vexa- .,
l) tious as duplication may be, it is not j
. possible practically to avoid it, said j
tno euurt. i noro is uo uiseriminauon t!(
in the law between the different per- q
If; sohh authorized to avail themselves of p
the $4.(.00 exemption. Every person f,
u~ in the United States is equally entitled ^
as to his benefits. That some property
, holders are fortunate enough to have
'' possessions exceeding in value t!i? ex- "
\\l eopted atm?unt is no ground for in- a
f validating the law under which taxes 11
are levied. V
J5.1' The court then discussed the constij
tutionulity of the point raised by the
complaint that aliens residing in the
I)? United States, whether oeriuauently "
ls* or temporarily, are subjected to its
\n provisions. The provision, it was
C'1 stated, was not new in income tax laws
. and a largo number of authorities were
quoted to show that it was clear that .A
I1? alien residents of a country may b '
rightfully subjected to the taxation to
" which its own citizens.
The objections that the tax is to be
J1" levied upon an income received prior
n' to the time the law went into elTcct is qi
01 dismissed, and the court says no au- p
tliority was quoted in support of the [;
^ contention and the court has been unable
to discover any if they exist. s]
Referring to the question raised by j
. the plaintiff as to the constitutionality j,
of the tax, the opinion declares that vv
l15' the burden of the establishment of this w
I contention lie* with the plaintitT. j_
:l. that 44 the violation imputed to Con- a
1 gress must be made manifest," and a
es that 44 it is not on slight implication ^
and vague conjecture that the Logislaj
ture is to be pronouneed to have trans- c
v/uiiuv;u ins ci j auu lis uvj-ou uu ^
considered void.'' x>
As U? the allegations Unit no ado- e
' quate remedy exists by which to re- a
111 cover the tuxes if paid to the collector, ?
. the court declares that such a remedy j
14 % does in fact exist, even though there p
he no special statute under which to ?
proceed. Instances are eited whore
income taxes have been recovered s
')* wliere illegally collected.
K" The contention that the courts are j
' _ without authority to grant injunctions
in cases of this character is sustained a
under authority of the United States s
1 ls statutes to the elTcct that "no suit for p
the purpose of restraining the assess- p
ment or eollection of any tax j
shall be maintained in any court," p
'I'* which is held to include the income ?
l,n tux. i
y
w Kock IIii.i/s Goon Uoads.?lhci8
n- had weather and consequent com- a
ot plaints of mud have directed attention j,
'ii- to the work that has been done by t
>t- Kock Ilili in the lino of securing good w
1,n roads. About two years since it was q
l>(> decided to build highways going from w
?t tiie town in all directions. Private o,
' "t subscriptions were secured from town e
i*- and from the country adjacent along n
ie the line of the proposed routes. The j,
td county authorities agreed to furnish a
n rock crusher and a steam engine and .
n to pay one hundred dollars. Kock
u Hill gave one-fourth the cost and built '
ce the roads up to the town limits.
?i* The roads were located carefully by 11
a civil engineer. A road bed thirty ''
a feet wide was raised above the sura
rounding soil by large ploughs. This "
is was packed hard by tlic use of heavy yr
er rollers. A track ten feet wide in the h
t. centre was then macadamized, a track
ill ten feet wide being left on each side
-d for use in the summer. The rock in .
f<> the macadamized portion is from six '
i" to eight inches deep. The whole road w
is well drained by side ditches, and in "
"s the worst of weather is hard and '
rs alTords every facility for traveling. w
er Two roads extending one three, the ,
i" other three and one-half miles beyond 1
?f the city limits, liavo been completed. "J
It) Subscriptions wore mudo foran amount r
k- sufl'.eiont to complete as much more, but h
i*l more pressing matters havs stopped ,
|n the work for a short time. These
ix roads have made plain tlic great value 1
if of money and work expended in this
[>|' way. T/iey have proved almost like
I arms reaching out from town to conn- ?
t ;?l. 4 .... 1 XT, I*<
l/i y w ii/ii imii/Uiii uunuiib.?V>I?I . ,
and Courier. j"'
?Deputy SherilT Scarborough, of J'
j Darlington County, killed a negro w
1 named Beauregard Murray. Murray
ns was indicted for mulicious trespass,
j and when Scarborough went to servo j)(
v" j the warrant the negro t(H)k his pistol
from hiin and treated him roughly. /(
The next morning Scarborough armed
himself with'a rillo and found Murray
about 12 o'clock. M urray again resist- j
s ed arrest and drew his pistol, when '
"1 Scarborough lircd, killing him instant '
'.. ly. lie took his pistol from Murray
after he had fallen and not'lied the y
coroner. The usual verdict was given. n]
n * w
id ?A special to the Birmingham Agon
Herald from Haynevilie says : "While
v- Kmma Bryant was lying in her hed J.
Lh playing with her infant babe, a shot ui
g. lircd from the outside killed her in- d<
iir stantiy. She was married a year ago al
d- and lived only two days with her bus- In
y- hand. He is held in jail for murder, ai
ie (Cvidenco is circumstantial." ni
GENEHAI. NEWS SUMMARY. |
atost Items ami Curious Notts front j
Our Exchanges.
?It is said thut Gladstone in his
junger days used to sing ueg?*o melod)H
with baojo accompaniment very i
-oditably. J
?liussian journals are etill iu mourn- 1
ig for the Czar. They will eontinuo
> surround their front, pages with a
order of black until a year has elasped
oni the date of his death.
?Miss Williard, niece of Frances
Milliard, is a guest of Mrs. Clevelaed's
t the White house. Miss Wiiiard is
singer of much excelieuco. She has >
ad superior schooling ubroad. /(ffl
?North Carolina will have the two
uungest Senators of any Slate iu the 'ifm
'uicn. Tneir co nbincu ages are only
) >eurs. Sonut ir-elect Butler who
jeeeeds Senator Hansom is but 31 ^
nd Senator-elect Pritchard, who will
11 the unexpired term of Senator
'ance is 38. Tj J
?The new Governor of Kansascalcu- '
ites that $15.000,(HK) has been withrawn
from that State by Eastern cap.ais.te
during the past two years of p
'opulist I'Uie there, lie proposes to j
o what he can to bring this money * ? L
again. over
? The fact that Charles Dudlej tiguf
Earner's latest novel has been the came
lost sucoessful that he'has ever writ- cotllc
;n should encourage young American disco
Titers who crave famo boforo their
me. Mr. Warner lias passed middle |J|
fo by several years, hut his literary
owers are ou the increase rather than anc*
u the wane. 81^f
?Tho editor of Tlio Homer (Ga.) day l
u/.etto says that the happiest men in p0*
10 world are those who keep out ol Rest/
obt, out of politics, out of office, shun
otoriety, make an honest living by
onost means, humbly serve the living
lod, quietly pursue tlio " even cenoi cii?rn
f their way," and neglect no oppor- Alldi
iiiity of doing good.
?Czar Heed's promiuanco as a pesible
candidate for the Presidency has ,(,()r
timulated his correspondence to a (
oint where it has become a burden. "
io receives hundreds of letters every HH
ay most of them assuring him of sue- J
ess, and it takes the greater part ol I
is time to attend to them. It robs fij
im of all leisure and prevents him 1^1
pom giving much atttention to Concessional
duties.
?King Humbert is a genuine He forler
and does not spend himself in the
couomics forced upon Italy: 1(?1 posts W1
t court were abolished last year, in- M f.
luding those of minister of the royal m ( '
ouselio'.d, prefectof the royal palaces, m /i
mi master of the ceremonies. The m\i
rat act of the king's, reign was to give lBitJ
l),(KH),(KH) francos of his private fortune ' Ctjj
jward puying his father's debts.
WHAT ONB WOMAN OWNS. W
. Million and a (Quarter Acres of
I jit ml in i'exus. *\A
*2
A million aud a quarter acros of
ind owned by one woman. Think of
,! H.'uoliing into tlireo counties in
outhern Texas, and pastured by lot),1)0
bead of eutlle. horses and sheen. HI
Lij empire in which tho State of Rhode ST
daud could be put aud there would M
till be nearly half a million acres out
ide the State line. Eighteen liunred
and seventy square miles of abso- HH|
lie domain, in which one woman's H
riil is law. This seems incredible, fl
'rites James 1). Whelpley in Frank H
,eslie's Illustrated Weekly, but such
re tho realty holdings in farm lands ISi
lone of Mrs. Richard King of Corpus
ihrisli, Tex.
The Southern point of Texas is a Paris?
ountry of great pastures. In Nueces quo"'
Jounty alone there are fifteen persons soughi
rlio own over 100,000 acres of land 1 ^oVe"!
ach, some of the individual estates tactioi
mounting to over *>00.000 acres and
re reckoned by the square miles. Foi
low and by whom were they acquired?
iy inen who came to Texas in the ">0's
nd do's. Men who were willing to T1
isk death or shattered health for the
ake of adventure and for gain.
Captain Richard King, who died in { J
885, leaving to his widow, Henrietta
1. King, las vast possessions in land
nd personal property, was a good
peciman of a type that conditions of n
o-day do not produce, lie was born
n 1825 in New York State, and when
0 years old runaway to sea. In 1S7J II
ic appeared on the Rio Grande as a hi)!]!
diot, later as a boat owner, and in I lUI'
852 he bought what was known as the
ianta Gertrudes ranch, a vast possesion
in itself. lly determined and
ggressive policy, combined with dar- weok
ag speculations, lie added rapid iy to iJOSt I
his until he died. After his death it etj
as found tliut lie owned about 1,200,- Mala
00 aeres of land under fenee, on | nana:
rhich ranged 80,000 head of eattle, i toes
0,000 horses and 20.000 sheep. His :
state also included a large amount of ltKS'l
loney and other personal and real
roperty. FRKS
This all went to the widow, a daugh
er of the late Rev. Hiram Chamber- Oatir
tin, who established the lirst 1'resbyerian
Church on the Rio Grande, and lift
nder her careful management the j
roperty has increased in value.
Mrs. King is 00 years of age, a lady ,
f kindly instincts and admirable | f
haractoristics that have made her I
rcatly beloved by the community. |
ho lives very plainly and does not j
pent! a tithe of her income.
Tho division of these pastures will j
ea great benefit to tho country, but it i | ) f
'ill destroy tho entity of as remarkable \
property as exists in the United j
itates to-day. Tiio land alone is
rorth untold millions when it is dcoted
to vinticulturo, a possibility of -j- |
ho near future, for which it is better
uitod tlian it is for the purpose of
aising "scalawags" or long-horned '
leers. -
It is only within tho past flvo years quiili
hat any of the owners of these great i
nets of land would part with a corner ; pouni
f their possessions, Now many realize j %
uvi/ nicy niusi, f,rivo way 10 Mio in- * '"? *'
vitable and some sharper than the (
rst are pushing colonization schemes ca's j1
nit will net' them many times the un'l ><
rofits from tiieir herds. It will be "fact
nt a few years before the empires oount
ow known hy the name of ranches
ill become beo-hives of industry, l'aint
lickly studded with populous little i'aint
illages. the inhabitants of which will "
e kept busy the year round shipping taolci
'iiitand vegetables to the less tropical
,no8-. ?? Ur
?The progress of Christianity in
upan in one of the marvels of mod- rn
church history. The first live
cars of Christian struggle produced
ae convert. In 1^12 was organized
10 first Evangelical Church of eleven
icinber. Now there are . ? churches
ith a membersh'p of Pap
? Lord Randolph Chu.e'.iill died in Sa
ondon on the 21th inst.., after being
nconscious for thirty hours. 11 is
rath was peaceful and painless, and j
11 of the members of Lord Randolph's
imily were at his bedside, liis wife |<\?
od mother remained witli the dying j. M.
inn throughout the night. tanlm
/ r
KM V
Bfc,m. M
RED, WEAK, NERVOUS,
Could Not Sleep.
3f. L. D. Edwards, of Preston,
0, says: "I was all run down,
:, nervous and irritable through
work. 1 suffered from brain fa1,
mental depression, etc. I bei
so weak and nervous that I
1 not sleep, I would arise tired,
turaged and blue. I began taking
r. Miles' Nervine
now everything is changed. I
i soundly, I (eel bright, active
unbitious. I can do more in one
now than I used to do in a week,
this great good I give Dr. Miles*
orativc Nervine the solo credit.
It Cures."
Mllos' Nervine la sold on a pooiiive
istcc that the first bottle will Denefit.
UKKlste sell it at 91,0 bottles for IS. or
1 be Bent, prepaid, on rocolpt of price
o Dr. Mllea Medical Co., Elkhart, lud.
rrs ..
sale l y B. F. Posey, Union, S. C.
iroves
TASTELESS
:hill
rnuir
JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS.
RRANTED. PRICE 60cts.
Galatia, ILLS., NOT. 10,1803.
lodlclno Co., 8t. Louis, Mo.
leiuen:?W? sold last yoar, 000 bottles ol
E'S TASTKLFS8 C1III.L TONIC snd hsya
l Ihrro cross alrcndy this your. In all oar expo
of 14 years. In tbo druc business, havs
sold nil article that k?v<> such universal satis
t aa your Tonic. Yours truly,
AUNEr.CAUX AGO
r sale by B. F Posey, Union, S. C.
i the corner, is the place to buy
&v .mil Family Groceries.
V V
ey are receiving fresh goods every
. Canned tToods of all kinds autl
brands. New crop Raisins, cleanlrrants.
Citron, Nuts of all kinds,
ga Grapes, Apples, Oranges. Ba =.
t'ocoanuts. Lemons, Figs, PotaCabbage.s,
Odious, Cranberries.
Pokk Sausack Twice a Wekk.
;ii Fish F.vkuv Satuhijay.
*sh Bread Twice a Week. Fr? sh
teal antl Buckwheat.
'/ Ail Goods Delivered Free.jpti
:andidaths
? KOU tiii: rug
trade:
Of Union county, and this is
HEIR PLATFORM:
Pure Drugs.
Lowest prices consistent wit.li the
ty of our goods.
Accuracy and Com potency coinling
Prescriptions.
We carry the largest line of Patled
ieincs in the county.
)ur stock of Medicines, Chcinimd
Pharmaceuticals is immense,
s purchased from t he largest manuring
and importing houses in the
ry.
We carry a full stock of the best
,s. Oils, Putty, Whitewash and
/ Paint Brushes.
We carry the tiriest line of Spec
i and r;ye (Masses in the county.
lion Drug Co.
ALL PAPERS
From r, to .~>o <'cuts.
er Hanging a Specialty.
tisfaetion guaranteed for the
I test Artistic Work.
W. A. KRAUS
Spartanburg, S. ('.
* further information, apply at
Math is' store or address at Sparrg.