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N MOEIttMMMMnBBBRBMdHMaSwaMNKnBnBM TH^K^MY^DECnAUKS WAE1 s:w:\\f;:\ wrttY^u >n' ?/n MKKTXNO OF THE BAD CAT, 8TATJE CONVENTION Ilf COMJMMIA. j \ 1'/ I':\( ! 1 ii'fj ia ) > rrovoi'dliiitn of tlin Kovsloa?Cnllu, SjpooolioB and Contests -ivlilpptr ^IcCtodToinporar; OliuiniiHh A Full Tlckot Nominated. [ From tho Au mist a Chronicle.] . , i. i Mi ll'/! J " I . . Columbia, S, 0., fc3optoiribei' 23-Thc Stato Exccutivo Conunittoo of tho Republican paMy was in session u groator part of lust night, making up tho list ov aolegates the Convention which met at 12 o'clock to-day. Tlio connnittco also listened to an appeal l'or recognition from the redoubtable Independent. J. Ilondrix Mctiane.' ' " At: 12 o'clock to-day tho convention vras called to ordor. by T. E. Miller, of lioaufort, chairman of the Executive Committee. . Ho explained to tho convention that by ita action to-day it would bo mado possiblo for tho party either to hold many moro or none at all in tho noxt decade. Ilo thought that tho privilege of voting solely an electoral tickot was not sufllciont compensation foirtho dangers the Republican voter encountered, and ho did not think it was su(Ucient to keep these vuiui f lu^uiuui'i -t\ negro .am not care to bo shot tor the fun of voting for Blaine niul Logan. Ho said tho call for a oouvoutipj) included all mankind in South Carolina who stand in opposition to inon who defraud ignorant tenants and labprors, and outrage and oppress tho Voters of tho State. Tho Republican party, ho claimed, was composod'of tho laboring men, and it is tho'so who make a State great. .Tho dry Blaine and Logan ticket not being sufficient to rally tho Republicans in South Carolina, lio urged tho nomination of a full State tieket, and intimated that unless it was done tho party would be otcrnally dead. The voters wore learning that thov could not lookabout for homo protection and they can oply got it by struggling to regain control of State affairs, and the hope of doing this Would arouse great ent.hu siasm in tho rank and file of the party, lie hoped tho convention would ho harmonious. Oslcndorll', of Berkeley, read tho cull under which tho convention was hold and tho purposes for which it was issued. The roll was thou called, and at its conclusion Miller announced that nominations for temporary chairman were I in order. McKinlay, a red-headed, freckled-1 faced negro from Charleston, who was standing in the aisle, bawled out, "Mr. Chairman," but Miller looked over and beyond him and recognized "Mr. Purvis." McKinlay wilted and Purvis advanced slowly towards the O.llJlirmrm llnllinnr liKmnf ..." - - iiy ii|i the aisle, he threw hi in.self in a dram-' utic attitudo and said: ''Sir,' tlierc arc times when there ?s no necessity l'or a speech, there are times when necessity forces a speech, but this is an occasion when it is unnecessary for anything to he said about tho gentleman 1 propose to pnt in nomination. Ho Is well known to all of yon as a man of the highest. and ability. I nominate Hon. \V. o. Whipper, of Jleaufort." Prince Rivers, of Aiken, and McKinlay seconded tho nomination, fycKinlay pronouncing a lengthy eulogy upon Whipper. While all ot' this was going on, Whipper sat a few feet in front of the speakers, a cane in his right hand, his eyes tolled upwards, a complacent smile on his lins and a general appearanco of satisfaction illuminating his countenance. lie evidently believed every word they said of him. Thoro being no other nomination he was elected unanimously, and Purvis and Myers, two bright mulattocs, escorted him to* the stand. On assuming tho position of temporary chairman, Whipper said he would not say what was usually said, that he did not seek nor desire this honor, tor it would not be true if he did. lie said he had the honor of presiding over the first Republican convention over held in South Carolina, lie begged that order be maintained, but reminded his hearers that he had the power to enforce it if necessary and promised that it Should ho. nrnBni'vn#! nf nil hazards. Miller nominated Fordham, "ft \*oung man that is an honor to our party," for secretary, but Shrewsbury, another delegate, said that as the president of the convention was from the sea const he thought it proper that the secretary should be selected from tho mountains and nominated W. JC. Thomson, of Greenville. Fordhnm withdrow and Thomson was unanimously elected. Smalls said he didn't want any. scramblo in the convention, and moved, that the rules of the TIouso of Representatives of this State, with suitable exceptions, bo adopted. Carried. Dcas asked if it was in ordor to move for the appointment of a committco on credentials, and on being illfni'lTIPrl flint it iimn I." "I?' - IV Klin, lib 1NUVUI1 LI 151 U such ft comniittco bo appointed by tlio chair, consisting of one member from each delegation, where there was no contest, on the recommendation of tho delegation. * WhippQi* stated that he would not entertain (inch a motion, a^ it was the proviucd of the chairman to appoint the coinmitteo. At the suggestion.of| ?>malls tho latter part of tho resolution was stricken out and then adopted. Whiter rominded the convention uj, mo importance or having good men ,0n i.thi^f comini.ttfco add announced in advanco that he would not put any one on thcicommittcc who was a member of the executive committee and who had heard tho arguments in tho contests for soats in the convention. Finally tho committee was made up jind* retired, \ add Contests for scats were announced in the counties of jAbbovillc, Charleston, Colleton, Kichhind and Sumter. The oxooutivo committeo retired for consultation and tho convention took a roccss until *1 o'clock p. in. i f .. Tho convenfion w>nafi/??mi?in/i .1 > . III/ "J o'clock aud I'ocepsqd to G. At that hour. Hho'' credential committee was still unable to ropoi't. IJutler Spoars, a 'colored delegate from Sumtor, addressed the convention until 0 o'clock, at which timo another recoss was taken uutjl I J- o'clock., Speare bittorly de'noiinced tlio whito Jcadors of the party for monopolizing ail..the ofliccs to the exclusion of t,ho oolored peoplo. IIo 'urged thq' colored mombors of the convonlton to elect offlcors of their .Own 6olor And dofoct tho whito bosses, lie said Taflt, Johnson and ljrayton Jiad beon to Washington and sccured inQne^ for campaign puvposo? and Jl# WIUUlOUAYUN HIUI J ''?.; * ; ' I SiVAl" " \ . .!!' . 9 bo bonoftttocV by it. Tho ftpcoch-was 1 rumbling, but amusing unci scathing. 1 On reas^ombling tho committee on * credentials reported that they could ' not aurco on the contosted cases boforo * morning. Tiio convention tlion ad- ' Journed to 9 a. in. 1 Second ]>ny. Columuia, S. 0., Soptcmbor 24.~ 1 Tho Republican Convention asspmblod ' atv o'oiock a. in., but tlio Conimittco ] on Credentials still boing unnbio to report, mi adjournment until 2. o'oiock J was taken. At that timo another recess was takon until 4 o'clock, when tho connniltec came in and submitted 1 its roport in tho contested cases. The coinmittce recomuiendcd tho seating of 1 the regular dologatcs from Abbeville, Richland and Colleton, and tho report ! was adopted without discussion. In the Charleston caso the majority re- 1 ported in l'avor of seating both dolega- , tions, giving a half vote to each delegate. A minority recommended the seating of tho delegation headed by ; Postmaster Taft. In tho Sumtor caso tho report rocoinmondcd tho seating of , llnwlnlnmlin.. 1 1 ? .1 t. - T.I -I 1 uiv ituii>gi?iiv/ii.uuuuuu uy lwcimrason. Ficoman, of tho Tnfft Charleston delegation, took tho floor to advocato tho 1 adoption of tho minority report. lie began by explaining tho mannoroftho election in Charleston and got along ( | easily until the opposing dolegates began to put questions to him. Ho answered very promptly for awhilo. until ( becoming oxcitod, ho charged political rascality upon It. Ij. Smith, tho color-. I editor of tho Palmetto Press. Smith ' was ono of tho opposition, and attempted to intorrupt the speaker. Another delegate interrupted Smith, and then followed a scono only witnessed in Ropublicati conventions and at negro minstrel shows. Coats wore thrown oil', oath? were l'rcoly indulged in and for some moments an old-fashioned knock down and drag out appoared imminent. After considerable effort quiet was restored and Freeman concluded. Smith followed. IIo produced numerous affidavits to prove that Tlltt's Cl'OWfl lllill etllUn/1 Kr.ll/xf boxes and thus defeated tho will of the Republican voters of Charleston county, and he appealed to the convention not to endorse such infamous practices by seating the delegation. Taft took iho tloor, he said, not only to put himself right personally, but, as county chairman, to defend tho Republican party, which had been besmirched worse by these men than had ever been done by the Democrats. Ho went on then to show the clean record of his party under him as chairman, and concluded with an appeal to the convention to scat his delegation. At the conclusion of Taft's spocch, Miller, of Beaufort, presented an invitation to the convention to attend the memorial services in honor of It. If Elliott, and moved an adjournment of one hour and a half for tho purpose of allowing tho members of the convention to attend the services. Tho motion was almost unanimously defeated. Pinckncv. a coal blnn.k rim* key, answered Taft mul produced evidence to prove the chai'gc against the Tat't crowd. Ho was followed by McIvinlay, of Charleston, and Paris Siinkins, of Edgefiokl, as Chairman of the Committee on Credentials, closed the debate. Tho voto was taken on the minority report seating the Taft delegation. Tho report was rejected l>\ a voto of ol to 48. Taft arose and said that, as an honorable llepublican, he could not accept the majority report, giving each of the delegations a half vote, and ho would withdraw; you may take your packod convention, with the revenue rin<r. "You up-country people may take it and run it to suit yourselves; we have the votes on tho coast and we are the party; we leave you to run it as you please." Then followed a scene of tho wildest confusion. Motions to adjourn were made, delegates collared each other niul nnrlnri Irrvun.l * ' '* 1 I Itiiu V>IIUUII?V1VI( IU UlIK UilCIl Oilier down. This continued for half an J hour, whon quiet was comparatively i restored. Freeman, another Charles- 1 ton delegate, stated that the party had 1 degenerated into a mob and lie must 1 withdraw. Points of order were made 1 and delegates in all parts of the hall ( arose to privileged questions. McKin- | ley finally obtained the tloor. Whip- 1 per ruled him out of order. lie said 1 he would speak, anyhow. Tho pro- 1 ! ccedings here, ho said, were disgrace- ! ful to the National Republican party. 5 In the midst of the greatest excitement 1 and the unremitting hammering of the Chairman, McKinloy continued, de- \ nouncin" the members of the convcn- ' f.ioil. nilfl flfilinln/liiire !>? ! ' , v??uiu\<ing uv >y JII1UIilWlllg from the convention. While the confusion was its highest, Smalls rose to a 1 parliamentary question, and after mov- 1 ing the indefinite postponement of tho majority report, subsided. I'urvis, of Charleston, rose to a privileged qucs- 1 tion. Alter eulogizing the grand old party, lie said he was told that this convention denounced Iiill Taft as a ballot-box stufter, and ho would not ' submit to it, and withdrew. Thomson, a colored delegate from Berkeley, J tried to speak, but Whippcr kept up a < constant hammering and advising the < delegates to be spatcd. Thompson \ said ho intended to talk, and the ; Chairman ini?ht as well understand it. ; I Miller asked if the question before the , house was not tho majority report. ( The Chairman assured him that it was. Miller proceeded to protest*against tho ( action about to betaken by the con vontioh. JIo reviowed all the evi- ( denco before the convention, and went ( oft'on a long tirade against tho rovenuo ring. I Io gave a glimpse into the past, i and said that Chamberlain uorrimfnl and ruined the Republican party ami left Ellory Brayton to boss the rem- | nant. that remained. JU severely de- ; nouneed tho action of the credential chmmittcc. Ho said the colored inon i cannot rally around tho Blaine-Logan i standard bccauso a few white bosses ( want to rule the party for tlioir por- i sonol aggrandizement. Tlic dobato was continued till 12 o'clock, and lln- < ally resulted in the seating of tho < i Charleston delegations with halt votes. ( Tho convcnlion is still in session, at ( 1 a. m., considering the Sumter case, i Tt is said that tho bolt begun by Taft ] I lo-ingiii win uo ionowca by the (lcle gates from Bcrkoloy, Orangeburg, Williamsburg and possibly other conn- ' tios.. Those delegates will bold a sop- i arato convention and put out an elec- i tornl tiokot. The result in tho regular < convention is favorablo to tho Indc- i pendents and may result in a fusion > of the regular Republicans with tliom. TIiIkI Dny. Columbia, 8. C., Soptember 26.? The Republican convention continued ] in session until 8 o'clock this morning i and adjourned sine die. i During tho discussion of the Sumter j contested caso, Thompson, an exceed- 1 infflv black niwn. fmm ' w . r? ? 7 j 1 known as tlio Santco orator, denonnc- 1 cd Taft's opponents and said they I wero all slaves. Ono of thorn, VWagtr, ( advanced upon Thompson and saia 1 "Do |you call mo r sltwo you dirty i ? i 1 1 / ... ..> . suppyl" Thompson repeated tho obloxious expression and tho two "gen* lomon" hitched. In 'a low seconds Hill' of (ho convention arnicd tliiSmselves with chairs and stioks i and tho cattle that had boon threatened for somo hours began. Thoy pummeled innll ntllOI"'a liniwla flr>i> .it.il-.fl/*. ...... ? .IVHU'I wi ?u liltvi UIUKU ill (ho sticks, disabled tho ohairs, shiv? 3vbd sonio of tho glass globos in tho, shandcliers and, becoming convinced tlias thoy were as powovldss to makb nn impression on oach other's heads as!' Lhoy had. boon to get some sonso into thom, they abandoned this-sort of Am imd roturncd to a battle of words. During ono of those stick and chair . ilisputos, ox-Speakor Samuol .J. Lcq, well known In tho good old Radical ilay&, remarked to your corrosdondont that tho light laid tho Hamburg riot, completely in tho shade. * As soon as somo sort of order had been rostored, Dcas, a mulatto ft'Om Darlington, placed tho following 8tato Lickcl bctoro the convention and it wjis unanimously nominated: Governor?D. T. Corbin, of Gharleston. Ijioutcnant-Governor?D. A. Strakor, ? of ltlchland. Attornoy-Goneral?Samuel W.'Mol-i j tons, of ltichland. Adjutant and Inspector Genoral? C. J.Stolbrand, of ltichlaitd. Treasurer?(J. C, Maeoy, of Chostcr. Secretary of Stato?R. L. Smith, of Charleston* Superintendent of Education ?llov. J. E. Wilson, of Darlington. Comptroller-Genera)?E. J. Sawyer, of Marlboro. All of (hose nominees arc not entirely unknown. Corbin was tho United States District Attorney who prosecuted tho Ku Klux in 1872, and tho white mon who were broiurht to trial for participation in tho Ellcnton riots in 1877. lie also claimed to have been elected United States Senator from / ? ?! ' * "" " ouui.il lyuruuiMi, aim contested Senator Butler's seat, but, as will be romembcred, was defeated and Butler seated. Judge Mackoy's description of him whon the voto seating Butler was taken is so good a description of him at this time that I cannot resist the temptation Jo quote it. Mitokey savs that while the vole was in progress he saw (Sorbin standing in the iobby of the Senate, "the bright gleam of hope in his malignant eye." IIis attention was attracted towards the tellers, When tho vote was announced, and as soon as this was done he looked again to Corbin and saw that a wonderful transformation had taken place. -"Hope seemed to have departed from him forever. He looked like a maii who was dead and ubad died of tubercular consumption. and had been buried in a country churchyard and his body torn from the rude cerements of the gravo and placed upon the dissecting table of some infill infll nnllnrrn in _ w.?? vviiv^jV AU 11IU UlOtl stages of cadaverousness. In other words lie presented the appearance of utter goneness." lie is bitter malicious and vindictive. Ho is a native of Vermont! Since ho was rejected by the United States ijenuto until this year, when ho was sent as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, he has not been an activo politician. He may not accept the nomination, as Iks probably would not enjoy an expensive and unpleasant campaign for fun. Melton is the present Unitod States District Attorney and wa3 a Radical Circuit Judge in the days of good stealing, lie is a white man and a very able one. Straker is a colored man of considerable ability. It ts said that he cninc originally from Bermuda. jj.u wit? iii nio ivianKoy uouso in 187G claiming to boa member from Orangeburg county, and when the Republican party collapsed Strakcr was roLired from tho service. He is a pro-' fessor in the Allen Law School, for colored men, in this city, lie has been a sorehead for sonio time and bis nomination was probably made to conciliate him. Stolbrand is a white man, and a revenuo official. Macoy is a whito man and doubtless held some federal appointment. Smith is a pumpkin colDred negro about 25 years old. lie is the editor of the Palmetto Press and is nn intelligent follow. lie isaslirowd politician and showed ability in this capacity by defeating Taft, one of tho most astute Radical politicians, Wilson is an unknown, and shares this distinction with Sawyer. Brayton, having ousted Taft and bis jrowd, was elcctcd Chairman of the State Executive Committeo without ! rouble. ! * - aiiu iiuiiiiiuuiii?f oi an eiectprai ticket find tho drafting of a platform was devolved upon the Executive Committee. These matters having been disposed )f, the convention Anally gatliored tsclf together and silently stole away. ?tf A WONDJ5IIFUI. JCSCAl'E. riiroo Pusaongor C>ii-H Thrown Down n Twenty-flvo Foot Jimbunkmont. Tokonto, Ont., September 25.? ' Three Pullman cars and the privato jar of Chief Engineer Ilanntforil, of the Grand Trunk express train, for Montreal and Boston, left the track, near Pickering station, last, night, awing to a brouon frocr. and wentovtu' mi ennbankmont twenty-live foot high. At the time of the accident it was very [lark and tho rain pouring in torronta. Tlio crash of tho follmtf onr^, .tho screams of tlio women, and tho. groans and shrieks of tho wounded, all omanating from the intense dnrkhoss, was terrible to listen to. Tho horrors wero multiplied when Chief Engineer Hanniford's coach took lire, Tho flames burned fiercely despito the pouring rain, and quickly communicated to tho Pullman coach that camo next, though thero tho Haines woro stayed. A largo number of towns-people quickly gathurccl and aided in rescuing tho pftsseni^crs from tho burning Pullman car. As quickly as possible, tho nassoiururs wcro collectcd together .and tho roll was called, when it was found that ibout a dozen wcro injured, but none seriously. How all escaped is a mystery. Ono of tho coaches was smashed into kindling wood, and all wcro whirled over and.over scvoral times, yet many escaped absolutely unhurt, while most of tho wounds woro of a slight character. Tho injured wcro taken to Whitby, where medical aid was procured. Tho damago to tho track and rolling stock is estimated at $100,000. . I A Noffro Dospnraclo Shot. Macon, Ga., September 2/).?IJalllfV Mollis Nelson arrested Green Franklin, i negro gamblor, this afternoon and darted with him to jail. When tho jail gate was readied Franklin drow a Knife and stabbed Nolson twice, infllr.f- , in# serious but not fatal wounds. The negro then rati and was followed by i ,ho bailiff who fired four shots at him. [)ther persons also shot at him. Ono >all ontoved tho negro's back and lie iqw llos in a dying condition. % \ >> ' . * A i'-' 4" ' / ^BMINEWOHKiNOHIO, .! '* >" . Ijllil TAHIKB) ISSUIC TO 1IE FOltCMD ( VllOftC'NOW ON. 1 -It i-J^ ?. .i 1 ? / I''-' ^ Aii Attoulpt to bo Mudo to Mnlco tlio Figlit j on the Fi'co ^Trado Iitne, u? Drium by j llur<1. ( WasiUnuton, Soptombor 26.?Whilo ] lilulno will not admit that tho buttle ho t is about to wago in Ohio is in tho natnro of a forlorn hope, lio goes abont ( it n8 onodoos about ayqry serious bus- 1 inoss. IIo takes with him as his first { llontonant Joseph II. Manly, postmas- i tor at Augusta, a tried friend anil ono ' of his ihost capablo supporters. In not 1 a few rospocts he is in an abler loader ' for such a campaign than Dluino himself. llis work will not bo so much soon asfoltin results. Holed in the ro? cent battlo in Maine, and his methods ! arc hold to be as good in Ohio as thoy proved to bo in Maino, If it was a 1 Dorcoy that was felt t,o bo needed, tho ; want has been supplied in Manly. Ho HAL'OftOnft tltA - -1*- - 41 1 IJVOOUCUO IIIU llllSltli V Ol UllUlllg 11)0 WOflK plncu.in the enemy's eastlo and bring- ; lug the heaviest guns, to bear on it, 1 mid the managers of Cleveland's causo will bo tbrtunato if they luiyo his match for him. ' Bloiito intends to i"Orco tho fight on tho tarift* issue.. Moro than one hundred spcakors will open fire at.onco with this description of shot and ulioU, and at all times ami in allplucos will be on the aggressive,. Not the Morrison bill only( wili be taken for. tho text. Ah attempt will he inado to mako the fight on the freo trade line as Il.nrd has laid it down. Not tho forty thousand wool growers who believe the government ought to be run for them, but-every manufacturer will be taken into the confidence of Blaine's supporters, .the great browing interest, now so ticklish regarding Blaine, included. Freo trade means free bee)* hs well as freo wool, free iron and freo everything r>\un 'PI... K ~ ?- - ^ .... xivitvi Will in: MIIU Lliai with free trade, with the intention of substituting which for wholesome protoelion the Democrats will be resolutely charged, the brewers of I his country will have to reduce ihcir beer from tho six rind oil;lit dollars they now get for It to three and four dollars or cease to make it altogether and drink foroign beer. Tho Prohibitionists will bo told that their action will directly tend to Hood the country with cheap foreign liquors, because supporting St. John will only help to elect Cleveland and. bring the free traders into power. Tlio TnrllTIifiHC, If it be said that in all this there will be aii immense stretching of fact and that the common sense of the people will be imposed, on Murd, Watterson, Morrison and,a dozen others will bo introduced as witnesses. It will accord perfectly with Blaine's way. Ohio must be carried or Blaine will fall; and it in a v bo doiiniwlr><l itii r.nt ??.? __ f W., VIIUI' ?,HV> VlUI ll^o and sayings of the Democrats in the last Congress and avory vote taken in the lionsc of Representatives, from tho hour Carlisle, tho alleged free trader, was elected Speaker over llandall, the standing champion of protection, will bu made to do duty for all it is worth. Blaine intends to make good the saving that Carlisle's election as Speaker was a tree trade triumph and that Cleveland's election will consummate wliat was then htfgft-.ff^IIorc it can he sulci that speeches made by Democrats, who are now supporting Cleveland, when the Morrison bill was under discussion, to be used as campaign literature, and which have been suppressed because they arc so auti-protection, will bo made to serve the purpose of Blaine in the Ohio canvass. Blaiuo perceives his advantage and will make the most of it. lie would not be the Blaine the country knows so well if he <1 i?l llllt. All/1 ll/< niwl Ilio ...... ?.. ?? nil VUIIUI If) Will go it rough shod and the voters of Ohio will be told more things limn they over dreamed ot. But tho work will not be wholly or ohieflv on the stump. It was not so in the recent Maine election, the result of of which is claimed as a great Blaine victory. Tho silent work in the neighborhood, at tho firo and with individuals will go 011 unceasingly. This is Mauley's tactics. And there will.be "soap." Four years have not lessened the virtues of soap in a heated campaign nor caused tho genius to make tho best U80 of it to bo lost. In fighting the Ohio October battle maine uoiioves Ho will bo fighting the November battle in Indiana, Now York and every State ho must carry to bo saved. In fighting- tho September battle in Maine ho held that ho was helping to fight tho Oolobcr battle in Ohio, Every one can judge for himself how well ho calculated. "Take thorn in detail," is what Bloine said when ho retired.to Bar Ilarbor, ostensibly to writo history and have a good time with a few friends.. Pushing tho White Man Out. . Columbus, ()., September 25.?A special from Shawneo says that idlo miners arc again making raids on the stock of fanners for food, and that scarcely a night passes but cattle are butchered in tho fields and tho carcasses carricdaway. Prominent miners arc unablo to prevent the depredations. A largo number of old minora aro leaving tllA nn.1 0 ...w I?IMI UIU Of lllUUHtt; 1? increasing its forcos from foreign labor and negroes. - . 4 Four Negrooa J,yneho<l. Nkw Oklkans. September 25.?A spclal from Brooklmven, Miss., to (ho TimcS'Dcmocrat says: Last Saturday night a mob of forty tnon visited Franklin county jail, ovorpQWcrcd the jailer, took ont four negro prisoners and lynched them to trees in the court* houso yard. One was charged with ' an assault on a white girl, two with murder, and tho other with arson and robbery. Four other prisonors were in tho jail at tho time, ono charged with criminal assault, others with arson, but thoy wero unmolested. Tho ?r?r?K il-~ i-'- --- ..v., uiu jui mr I nut unions the circuit judgo cleaned out the jail this term they would return and inako ft clohn fl\ycop. Tho affair is greatly donrccatcd by tho largo majority of the citizens of tho county, whoro six men liavo boon sacrificed by Judgo Lynch in eighteen months past. Gen. Alfred M. Scnl?n'i Injuries. ItAi.KiGii, N. C.t Soptomber 2G.? Gon. Alfred M. Scalos, tho Democratic enndidato for Govornor, who was badly hurt a wcok ago by being thrown ovor a precipico in tho western part of tho State, is still unable to moot his appointments, and his.friends fear that ho in inni'A oni'lnrtolw *1 ^ imu man wits III first supposed. Hu cannot stand up, and internal injuries of a serious character urn fenrod. IIo is at homo in Ovoonsborough.. ji.;i i. . . ; ilfe i Mi-i ^ V.* * ' V ^ t ^ <" V* > 't* S ' MovoinoutB of tho Oandldatoa. - J inuianapolis, fcjontombor 25.?A dismtcli rccoived (his morning sayst 'Blaine will visit hero on Thursday, 3otobor 2, coming from Cincinnati. Bntlor and St. John havo already arranged to como hero that day, and ivlll speak at night from tho samo platform. Ex-Govornor Ilondricks, iccompanied by a delegation of Domojrats and a fo\v frionds, loft for Columbus this morning, going by special train over tho Indiana, Bloouiington md Wcstorn Itoad. it': Wheeling, W. Va., September 25.? General Logan addressed a political meeting horo to-day. Albany, N. Y., Soptombor 26.? Governor Cleveland will go to Buffalo 3omo timo noxt week, probably on riiursday, it being his first visit to his liorno silir.n liia nnmlnnMnn An Kdltor'H Hxiu'ihiiico. After trying numerous roincdica for Rheumatism, but without permanent roliof, I was advised to use IS. S. S., winch had givon pormanont roliof to othors su (Voting from rhoumatism. After taking half a dozen bottlos .1 found that tho discuso was entirely ilrivon out of my. svKtom, and a porinanont euro secured. This was ovor a year ago, and sinco then, oven during our most sovoro weather, with sudden changos, 1 havo never suffered a return of tho old attacks which disabled mo from editorial work. It is vorv seldom, indeed, that I recommend anything to tho public in this manner, but I feel it duo to your valuable preparation, that has given mo such long desired and much noedOf! 1 1 nf fl?A0A 41*"" wx. . V..V1J (,w QUMU tligou UUJIJ? l/l 1 || D JHIUliclv. I nm sure tlmt but. for your Specilic, I should have been laid aside from journalistic work, as the soverest attack was in my right arm and hand. Sidney Hkhheut, Atlanta, Ga. Treatise on Rlood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Tiib Swift Specific Co., Drawer 0, Atlanta, Ga., 169 W. 23d St., N. Y., and 1205 Chestnut St., Phila. Killed by IIIh nival. Talladega, Ala., September 23.? Last night at 11 o'clock Abe and Chalmev Boswell escorted home a young woman whom they accompanied to church. A dispute arose as to which 6he favored, when Abe lioswel! drew his rcvolvor and shot Chulmcr 15oswell dead. The murderer escaped. ' If your hair Is turning gray, don't use the poisonous dyes which burn out its life and produce many diseases of the sculp. | Ayer's Hair Vigor is positively harmless, and will restore the natural color of the hair, stimulate its growth, and bring* back its youthful gloss and beauty. I ?The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 1,110,071 bales, of which 819,771 bales are American, against a,023,342 bales and 1,010,042 bales respectively last year. Receipts of cotton at all interior towns 62,949 bales. Receipts from plantations 130,301 bales. The crop in sight not given. To anybody who lias disease of throat or lungs, we will send proof that TMso's Cure , for Consuinntion 1ms cured the same complaints in other cases. Address, * E. T. 1Iazei,tinh, Warren, Pa. U I A Gas iVar in Now OrleiuiH. New Out.eans, September 25.?In pursuance of a resolution of the city council the city attorney has lilecl suit against the New Orleans Gaslight Oompaity. The original charter of said company, which expired in 1876, provided that at the expiration of said charter the property of the company should revert to the city. This suit is brought for the purpose of on forcing the conditions of the original charter and to annul the transaction by which Mr. Garrison, of Now York, and others sought to perpetuate the right of said company by cloaking it with the abandoned and forfeited charter of the Crescent City Gaslight Company. A Kentucky Tragedy. Louis vii.lh, September 27.?A special to the Courier-Journal from Maysville, Ky., says. Yesterday afternoon Kelly Sloan shot and killed Win. Smith at the Kentucky Central depot. Both were strangers and rough-looking mon. Smith was seen running to tho depot, pursued by Sloan and two women, and when overtaken was shot through tho brain. Ono woman said that Smith had stolen her brother's pistol. No other provocation was given. All of tho parties are under arrest. MfiTTT'E'R.S' NIIMV MM NNMIiriiWW . FRIEND. . ? NO More Terror 1 This in valuable preparation is truly a triumph of scientific No Mors Pain ! skll,? ftn<l 110 n,oro in" m0l? 1 estimable benefit was over bestowed on the "NTft Mnvft TV,****? mothers of the world. "we1" It not only shortens the time of ' labor and lessons the intensity of, pain, but, better than all, it ,, rn m i greatly diminishes the Mother or Ollilcl* danger to life of both mother and child, and ?? leaves the another in a condition highly faTho Droiul of vovahle to speedy recovery, and far less , . ., , . , liable to Hooding, conM other nood vulslons, and otiier alarming symptoms incident to lingering Transformed to and painful labor. Its truly wonderful cfllcaoy In this respect enHA T3 TT the Motiikiis' u ?t ?j Fjukni) to bo ranked w ^ as ouo of tho life-saving appliances given to the world by the 1 pnd discoveries of modern science. I From the? nature of -i"1 ?x ~\"7~ t,U5 en lt w"i of iii y/ . coul'so bo 1(1 uloi-.slotul \_y I ? that wo cannot pub" Visli corti Ilea ten con , corning this It km hi) y without wounding tho <4iifo< v nn<i li'nwo <lcllcacy of tho writers, walcty iiiid liitiHO yet wo lmvo hundreds of such tcstlnioninlson lllo, ftntl no mother to? wy,0 i,n8 onco used it will ovor again bo ? ? , without, It in her timo Suffering Woman of trouble. A prouduent physician lately remarked to tho proprietor, ihnt If It were admissible to nuke public tho letters wo recolvo, tho JH0U1CV8' lOlciul'; would outsell unytiling on the market. Send for our Treatise 011 "Iloalth and Happiness of \V011mn," mailed free. UltADKIKLD KKOULATOU Co., Atlanta, Gn, ' *! ? ' 1'! i ' /}. / ' '' wfc<v fy > <' > . fv ' wpf . )}lHln?'? JCloctlonopvliiK Tour. Washington, September 25. ? TJluino loft Syracuse thla moriiing and attended tho Fail' of tho Oawogo Falls Agricultural Snnlwtv llflfni'ft raoiiinliwr I>1" Wostorn trip. At tl)o if air ho hefd the usual informal reception. IIo roturncd to Syracuse beforo lioo?i and boarded his Bnoolal train and resinned his westward journey. Horofala. Are any members of your family thus afllictcd? Have tlioy scrofulous swellings Of tllQ glands? IlaVo they any scrofulous sores or ulcers? If so, and It should bo neglected, tho peculiar taint, or poison, may deposit itself in tlio substance of tho lungs, producing conhumi'Tion. I.ook woll to tlio condition of your family, and if thus aflllcted, glvo tlio proper remedy wltliont delay. But use tliat which makes absolute cures in tho shortest space of timo. The unerring linger of public opinion points to li. 11. J3. as the most wonderful remedy for Scrofula ever known. Yon need not tako our word?you need not. know our namesmerit is all you seek. Ask your neighbors, ask your druggist, ask or write to those who give their certificates and bo convinced that H. 11. U. is the quickest and most perfect lllood Purifier ever beforo known. * ?Mr. IJondricks addressed an assomblago estimated to number from twenty-fivo thousand to forty thousand at Hamilton, Ohio, on Saturday. Governor lloadly and ex-Senator Tlmrman also &poke. Emouy'b IjI'itlk GATiiAivrio Pili,s are sufllcicntiy powerful for the most robust, yet. the safest for children niul weak con Btltutions; tho action , in any disease is uniform, certain, and safo, painless and effective. Druggists?15 cents. * mumom mmmm m* mi m. KING'S EVIL Was tho namo formerly given to Scrofula becauso of a superstition that it could bo cured by a king's touch. Tho world la wiser now, and knows that SCROFULA can only bo curcd by a thorough purification of tho blood. If this is neglected, tho disease perpetuates its taint through (feneration lifter mmcratton. Amnnsr fci earlier symptomatic developments aro Eczomn, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tumors, Boils, Carbuncles, Eryslpolns, Purulont Ulcers, Nervous and Physical Collnpso, etc. If allowed to continue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Catarrh, Kidnoy and Liver l>lsoasos, Tubercular Consumption, and various other dangerous or fatal maladies, aro produced by it. Ayer's SarsaparMa Is the only poxcerf ul and always reliable blood-purifying medicine. It Isso effectual an alterative that it eradicates from the system Hereditary Scrofula, and the kindred poisons of contagious diseases and mercury. At tho samo time it enriches and vitalizes tho blood, restoring healthful action to tho vital organs and rejuvenating tho entire system. This great Regenerative Medicine Is composed of tho genuine Honduras 1 Sarsaparilla, with Yellow Dock, Stilling (a, tho Iodides of Potassium and Iron, and other ingredients of great potency, carefully and scientifically compounded. Its formula is generally known to tho medical profession, and tho best physicians constantly prescribe Ayer's Saksai'arilla as an Absolute Cure For nil diseases caused by tlio vitiation of tho blood. It is concentrated to tho highest practicable degree, far beyond any other preparation for which liko effects arc claimed, and Is therefore tho cheapest, , as well ns tho best blood purifying medlciiic, in tbo world. Ayer's Sarsaparilla PREPARED BY Dr. J. C. Ayen & Co., Lowell, Mass. [Analytical Chemists.] Bold by all Druggists: prlco $1; six bottles for ?5. EHEUM ATISM Although a practltlonorof near twenty years, ! my mother influenced me to procure B. B. B. i for her, 8ho had been confined to her bed several months with Rheumatism which had stubbornly resisted all tho usual remedies. WltlUn twenty-four hours after commencing B. B. B. I observed marked relief. Sho has Just commenced her third bottlo and is nearly as actlvo as ever, and has been in tho front yard with "rako in hand," cleaning up. Her improvement ia truly wonderful and immensoly gratifying. C. It. MONTGOMERY, M. D; Jacksonville, Ala., Juno o, 1834. KIDNEY TROUBLE For over six years I havo been a terrible sufferer from a troublesomo kldnoy compluint, for tho rcliof of which I havo spent over $250 I without benefit; tho most noted so-called remedies proving failures. Tho ubo of one single bottlo of B. B. B. ban been marvelous, I giving more relief than all othor treatment combined. It is a quick euro, wnllo others, If they euro at all, aro In tho distant future. O. H. ROBERTS, Atlanta Water Work#. 1st W H Ifetf B H Dr. L. A. Guild, of Atlanta, who owns a largo nursery and viuoyard, has a lad on lifa placo who was cured of a stubborn caso of Scrofula, with ono slnglo bottlo of B. I). B. Wrlto to hlra about tlio ease. Pronk Joseph, 2-15 Jonca street, Atlanta, lias a sou who had 4 sloughing, scrofulous ulcer of tho neck, and had lost his lialr and cyc-alght, finding no relief. Ono bottlo of B. B. B. healed tho ulcer, eradicated tho poison from his blood, restored his oyo-slglit, and placed him on tho road to health. A book llllcd with wondorful proof from tho very best clasH of citizens, and recommendsHons from tho leading Drag Trado of Atlanta, mailed freo to any addrm. B. B. B. only a yoar old and Is working wondora. Largo botblofl.OOor slxjjfor $5.00. Sold by Druggist* Expressed on receipt of prlco. BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Oft IOIIK IFffllST BOTTOM. PAY us a little of your first COTTON money on account, for our bills aro lulling due and must. be. paid. McMASTKlt, MUCK & KETCH IN. .mm t&sjnfrjgffi Mr Vu <?r <?oiulm TILLS ! i y .t,'>ki follow their iiho. if ta) V Iflffift J'H'y will expel the pot? ' I *5-*3yK C'lieirtlKlH ami i 1'1w??"HI(ch? 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Vorfc p . months' treatment In one package. Good for Ool4 J I In the Head, Headache, IHrjilncei, Hay Fever, Ac. / \ Jh'Jfty ccul'j. By all Drugglsta, or by mall. 9 K. T, HAZEL/l'INK, Warren, Paw /I Y f<?r IWAJ.MttA. OflM.M AM'. J;N?H, J WVKIt, ItlMO.f S ??..I k II.--vi ?liH absolutely ? ? !* s<id hi i!i jr tcin< tl\. i-ii'm-U icnrditr i?'i fouohof m ai,a hi a t, v f. without any of tho injuili'tn ?>)ii-iMiuco. ? -i wmi'li vim ocvtiy por^om to Muliii'U 9 tin und nrutcot thorn from uitnoH. Kudoocl by thft 1'liyKlcfjiiiH us bHtitf tho Itpwf. < lien|m'<< and ' ^ y known, 'ilm ymtiiit'oM ?'!?()<? ? !??? lake jgS Ists and Mcitieiiic liCMiiorf, "i* l?y inii.l. ,&si2t VENTY-FIVE CENTtt A UOX. _ Eg* n?,V--.\ly vmi?; and luvxelf llaVt ilvi.-il your "Mtnttitli ^i'(Mt HatiffiK'lou. Wo anticipate no farther .iroBB ux ioiiu an tin* I'lllH are,about.?Hakky .1. Siioh- ' JH i, l')i. i took tho i'tllrt HcconllnK' to dlicetloiin arid iH ruat woh needed.?Hy.v. 1'. J. Coouhan, Pastor M. Del. I am well pleaxcd with " Kinorr'* N(nn< \ ^ Have tried them on a Mreatlmany ?am;!<of different i ueusful In every linttanee. 'i'hey work like ucliartt nil Malarial illHcaH08.?M. J. Okmman .M.D., iC(ly Hi my practloo with good re.".ult>(.-- Lohrnzo Wan*. I have handled your pills for Malaria for the ter aatlsfactlon than Any otjior remedy for hatno dl?nftiRglat, Jcrooy City, N. J. Your Chill Pill* Vaii* Caledonia, MIhs. I u?oth?m In my practlco. m In my practice effectually.?J. J. MoLknork, M. n my practice.?1>?. M. T, I>unn, Sunflower LantU B OO.i froprUtorit 107 J?im1 Stmt. H?w York, ^ ' ' ' ' ><&