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- 1? ? 1 ^ vm. vT.VT. WINNSBORO, S. C.,' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1890. " . ... . NO. 2^ |j * w A- ? ?gm?? ??? !i!'P'S PHILOSOPHY. VEGEORGIA SAGE DISCOURSES | IN AN ERUDITE MANNER. j imi ih?* ''nttfr* f?a) ? How 5 hey Ui?cu?B i iic(Jrtat Problem* :>f i!nr Day. To read or 2<?t to read, thai is the question. Newspapers. I mean. The newspapers Lha. make us mud orsj-V Simet;:oesI think ?. man bad utf'aud read no politics? uo uinrdv>:j> or other horrible things? to do ue>,tic scandal?no hangings or iyncbings?nothing about the race probi- oi. or the taritT, or woman's rights.?nothing that will excite his * > 4.1 J - Inm fV/vnr* . mmgjjiuiuii oi accy uiui uuu <w iii^r cr.im and serene. Sometimes I meet a clever, hard-working country iran, who hadn't heard the news, and I enyy him One asked me the other dny if Congress had begun to ship the niggers ro Afriky. But then we must Kuep i?p with the limes, or we will get behind. Ic seems like we are living in *n enemy's country, and must keep posted and f.unified. The newspapers are our aceuts, our sentineis. They hoist the danger signals, and so^etvdy must r^vt i them, or the enemy will slip up 0'i us. I thought tha^ we " are o-ftrfinwalonsr THVttV well with " V" v {>vv??0 o C v I the* yaokees since Henry Grady made J his Bcsiou speech, and I stiil believe we hs "e gained sr.me ground, if we can hold it. But it begins to look like t he most of our northern brethren were mo<*e in love vuih <he boy than with what he said. Most all of them praise G;adv, but very few indorse his sentiments. It ia just like an earnest, eloquent lawyer pleading for his client uatil tne tears are seen falling from the eyes of the jury mea, but they retire 'ir i convict his client all thesame. I thought t?ia.t as the South was on trial she was aOout to be acquitted when Grady spoke, buc alas, for us, he dident baYe lus conclusion. Admiration is short lived, and prejudice is long. Ev<.n Iugalls praises Grady, while he abuses the South and winds >md ton-h. But " f OO? ther? is a bigger sign than Ingalla. The northern press has alredy settled down 'o its usual business?not only the Republican press but the religious p"0SS. Editors or great papers either mold the opinions of their readers, or they reflect them some of them do both The preacher editors generally mold i them. They are a bold, aggressive i cia^s, and hence the danger if they go i wmiicr. Dr. PhelDS is the president I; of Andover college. He is a learned < and notable man, and whatever he I writes for his paper, 'The Congrega- 1 tionalist," is taken by New England 1 as the law and the testimony. His I readers wi'l swear by his con fictions. < In a late number of his paper he ar- 1 raiens the South and makes demands ' upcn us. He ridicules Grady's speech s as'be "eloquence of the banquet," as I a "remarkable succession ef irrelevan- 1 ces," as the "ticfcling with feathers of only a feathers weight." With the 1 coolness and the arrogance of a king j he tells us that we should "'refuse the i i ? v,;-. . negro HO pisw uy r,-?yu ui iuo V ?oior." And then he adds: '"Is Georgia doing this, -we have a right to ask? Is it her civil and her social policy to educate colored citizens up to the level of the republican ballot?" ^ Wa3 there ever such ignorance and impudence combined in a great man. Educate the negro to vote the republican ticket! Good Lord and master, why dou't you educate Grover Cleveland ar.d Governor Hill and all the democrats up North to do that? Why J;J *- ?4-VIA T-?Kafnrft UlUeili/ JUU cu'itno mo uvj,!uv.viv j you gftve him the right to vote. Yes, you rnny inquire, and you can keep on < inquirii g, and Georgia w ill keep on j attending to her own business. The i Rev. Dr. continues Lis impertinent re- 1 marks and says: "Having educated 1 the negro to the level of the repub'i can ballot, will you count the -vote if it i ?.ill V/\m Vvck rAallv KAIIAVAQ 1 wm i.ivnj uw a. w that the negro vote is not counted in Georgia. He won't believe us when i we ceil him that it is. He won't believe even the negroes when they tell 1 him so. I have been watching and wondering for twenty years to see a negro intimidated at the polls either direct 1 v or indirect!v. and I have never seen one?I have nevc-r seen hi3 vote miscounted 0/ f.:iled to be counted. But, we would like to inquire why you snppressed and miscounted Sam'l J. Tilden's vote and stole the presidency from him. But what is the use in quai reling with 3uc?? fanaiics? Here is the negro, the happiest creature upon earth, and the most contented, and away up in New England you can hear the hypocritical ''Vote, vote vote"? won't educate, the negro to vote the republican ticket His precious vote is ail they are concerned about. It hasent b~eu but forty -Lur years since Rhode island wouldn't iet anybody vote unless be was the oldest son and was wort h $134. Th;it is what Appieton says in his biography of Thomas C. Dorr. And because Dorr called a convention tochaoy.e the constitution and extend the iranchise, they arrested him and put him in the penitentiary, reverend doctor says that we "*" must not refuse the negro any place, civil or social. He would invade the saccsil-y of our homes aDd firesides with philanthropy. He does not seem to know or believe that the white republicans of the South are as much shocked xt his demands as we are. He doe> L-n/ a.- t'ndf. t.Se white naonle of the Soulh are a unit on the color line?the s**psra: iou of the races in schools and churche?, aud hotels aad theatres. Here in my town are republicans with whom we affiliate and associate in our churches, in our city councils and schoolboards. They are bankers and mercaaats, and jawyers and manufacturers, aad we are mutually tolerant and considerate of each other's political preferences, but youcau't find one who coes not draw the color line, not one but who will say that Dr Phelps is a foe'isa fanatic. The grand army post at Macon has some eoiored mem hers, b^t they were not invited to trie banquet. The North had jnst as well quit wasting their sweetness on this question. The negroes don't want that sort of equality, and they couldent get it if they uid. And here is what another crazy, cranky preacher says; he is the editor of the Examiner, a great Baptist pap>=r published in New York: "No doubt it wou'd be desirable for all concerned if the spiriv of emancipation was pushed to rs logical human extreme, but theques ioa is, can the hostility lo amalgamation be removed." kHe ii considering ^tiie propriety othis thing, this unnaturui union We don't know that he i3 hankering after a negro wile, but he is ready right now to ptvs a law that would encoura.-e fcbe amalgamation aud make it leg*.!. He would force it upon A bu'? i'cr the hostility. How if he was just one man speaking for iiimsea nobody would care, but be speaks for thou^an ;s and they he-.r i;im and approve. It does look like Tno-t of the people up north are cranky about something. It is ny wonder thai they are '-ranky on this question, for they haye been crossed and recrossed and | mixed and amalgamated and bred id. > inn/-.li that it is ?. ivnn auu UlCU VUl' OV V?v?v .. ' dcr they have any established principles about, anything The masses are a mixture of ali nations. You migh as well try to raise a good stock of horses by mixing ;he bloou of the racer and i ho trotter, and the Perchtrou and the mustang, aud the conestoga and the Texas backer and Balaam's ass combined. You can't take ud a northern paper, but what you see the outcropping of this degeneracy. The Puritan blood has about petered out. In the days of ths blue laws of Connecticut it was a penal offense for a rann to kiss his wife on riunday, but now in some place? they kiss anybody and everybody every day and every uisrht at. home and abroad, in the church and one oi it, if the following be true. It is taken from a telegram to the Associated Press from Taunton, Mass., and is headed "Osculatory Christians." "The peace of the brick church at Dighton, has been broken up by the promiscuous kissing and hugging t; a> ziO-s been going on in the church at the spelling bees that are held in the sanctuary as nightly entertainments. The new pastor, Rev. Mr. Dyer, was i shocked to find that males and females, ripe epiusters, elderly maidens, and ' blushiag damsels, were engaged in these osculatory performances, and 1 counting the number of times that : each had been favored and the church ] had been turned into a house for hug- : ging and kissing, he dared to put his < foot down, and the result is pandeino>.ium and nersecution without end. ^ The young men defied him and burnt 1 powder at the door of the church, and * blew the smoie through the key- 1 hole, and these who were inside lefr their empty whisky bottles in the pews i as contributions to the church colleo ( tions. The pastor had to send for the 1 sheriff to keep the peace; and as the ] church officials wouldn't; pay the sher- * iff's fee, the pastor had to pay it him- r self." J Not much Puritanism about that, is ? there! And here is another in the *: Boston Herald ot last week, which t says: ''The committee on public r schools of Boston report thai in one of ? the schools a dozen boys have within t * - - - - 1 r a sfcort time Deen arresceu lur sieiinug. One boy struck his teachersuch a heav- ^ blow as nearly killed her. Another ? boy fought bis teacher with a loaded bludgeon two feet long. Three other boys kicked their teacher, and another ? Irew a revolver on her. Eight of the * boy3 belong to a band called the Forty e rhieves, who meet regularly and plan stealing expeditions. And there are ;bree other schools that are worse T ;han than this one " Now, we have a right to inquire tvhea these osculatory and ursine performances are going to be prohibited, i md when will those school boys be edulatedup to the level o."republican manners. Wiil Massachusetts do it? You nay travel fram "Virg na to Texas and k fou can't find any thing to compare ?vith it. Isn't it strange that they will j, presume to lecture us on morality? VlcCauley says in his essays: "The , Puritans hated bear-bating?not beiause it gave pain to the bear, bat bejause it gave pleasure to the specta- ^ .ors" And so 1 reckon the north ibuses us about the negro not because ^ jf any love or pity for him, but be jaase we make such a good use of Jr aim. r In a later letter to the Charleston ^ Courier, Dr. Phelps is more considerate in language, and admits they made rg a great mistake in giving the negro the ballot. He says it struck nature a Wow in the face, and what tbe end j. tvill be God only knows. "It would aot surprise me," he sf.ys, "if it cost the nation more blood than the ciyil war." He says we have his sympa- g thy. ~ j Thanks!?we don't care for sympa- 0 thy now. All we ask is to be let alone fc ?just let the negro alone; keep your ? ?*? ?-4.~ ? ? w -f/Miw ? LI1UU1115 SUUb Cliiu. j UUi uauuo vai, jthere will be no blood. I wonder how s that fight is getting on at Alton?that. \ fight the negroes are making to force ^ their children into the white schools? g I do hope they will whip it. The white s folks mixed that medicine for us?now ^ let them drink it. The hair of the dog j is good for the bite. Bill Asp. 1 ( t HELD FAST TO DEATH. 3 4 Vnnlniiof'u HnprihlA rn Tf- f'i TITlf'd 1 Down by his Engine With, his Head I Just Above Water and L. ofC'id. ] Peoria, III., Feb. 6.?At 8.30 last 1 night- as an Ohio, Indiana & Western * freight train started ever the bridge spanning tbe river at Bridge Junction the first spa^ of the iron bridge sank, precipitating the engine, tender and three cars into the river. Three men were in the cab, Engineer William Neville, Fireman C. O'Brien and head brakeman B. M. Lewis, all of Urban. The fireman and brakeman were buried under the engiae in eight feet wa ter, &UU lue eugiucoi waa piuucu iu the cab with his head just above tbe water. As soon as the wreck was noticed the banks of the river Tvere lined with people. Tiiey found that the engineer w*s standing on the dead body of the firenjan but fastened in such a way that he could not be extracted. Passengeis and others worked all night trying to get hku out, applying hot water to keep him from entiling to death and pouring brandy down his throat, but ne finally died - n - i J J 1 . ^? 01 ccia auu exposure, juie eugiiit; was one of the heaviest ma<ie, weighing a hundred tons. It stands u; ris;ht against the second pier of the bridge. I'r.sice Iii*mnrck*H Malm*. Prince Bismarck has not only an iron constitution, says a Be:lin letter, bat an iron will, which enables him at a moment's notice to put his body under martial law, so to speak, and to subject it to the utmost rigor of diet, i To-day the chalancelior will be found drinking what for any other man would be thought extraordinary quantities of alcohol and smoking cigars without limit; to-morrow ho will be sipping cold water slightiy acidulated with lemon av.d suckiag a toothpick with a pinch of camphor in it. The ! camphored toothpick is the outward ! visible ?ign that all Bismarck's dinner- i j table liberties nave been- suspended, ; and while he chews it the people who | have business with him know that ! he will not deal with them as at other ! times. ^II A FATAL FIRE. Three Peraons Burned to Death?The Wilo stud the Daughter of Secretary Tracy Amkods the Victims. Washington, February 3.?A terrible calamity visited the household of Secretary Tracy .his morning, whereby tnre.i persons lost their lives and three others were badly injured. The house is a three-story and basement brick, is situated on I street, between Connecticut avenue and 17uh street, and has recently undergone extensive improvements. Persons passing the house at 7 o'clock this morning saw smoky issuing from the windows and at once raised an aitiui -if fire, a,Dd police departments promptly. Tho premises were almost concealed by dense smoke which was thickened by a heavy fog which was just lifting. It was soon seen that the house was all aMaze inside, ana that the main stairway was burnt, thus cutting off communication with the sleeping apartments on the second and third floors. Several streams of water were played on the flames, and every effort made to check the fire and to rescuo ihe inmates Mrs- Wilmerdiug, the Secretary's danghter, and Miss VVilmerdicg jumped from the second story window. ?5oth were badly hurt. 3Jrs. Tracy endeavored to oscape by dropping hers.Mpfrom her bed room window, and in her effort to decrease the distance to the ground, she grasp-i ??? ?:n ea a darrow siuue wiuuow oiii lowered herself as far as she was able. Those who saw her in her perilous position shouted to her to hold on, but either she did not hear or her strength failed her, for after thus hanging a moment between life and death, -he fell forty feet into an area way. She was immediately taken to the house of a neighbor, by Dr. lyaeem, md placed upon a lounge in a sitting !*onm_ She was oerfectlv conscious md did not seem to suffer pain. She lied in a short while. Miss Mary, the Secretary's daughter, di?d in the burning building. She aras burnt almost beyond recognition, rosephinc, a French maid, suffered a ike fate. Secretary Tracy himself had an ilmost miraculous escape. He was >vercome by the smoke, and became inconscious. In this condition he ^ astacen out of the house. After a ew hours he recovered consciousness. The origin of the fire is unknown. Che flames were discovered about even o'clock this morning. The fire lad gained such headway that the i iremen did little in checking it. but . ather confiued their endeavors to aving the lives of the occupants of the { icuse. Washington: February 4.?Secre- 1 ary Tracy is slowly improving. Mrs. | nd Miss Wilderming are also getting j setter. In consequence of this tragedy, and 1 he death of secretary Blaine's iaugh- ' er, Mrs. Coppinger, a number of social 3 ntertainments have been postponed. SIX BURNED TO DEATH, 5 i "errlble Cremation in a Boarding Hoaitc 1 in Boetou. t Boston, Feb. 4.?A terrible fire oc- i urred on North street early on Sun- l lay morning, resulting in the death ? fat least six persons. The fire origi- f iate?l in a mysterious manner in the t Nothing store No. 245 North street, c :ept by a Hebrew, whose name at J resent is unknown. The flames quick- c 7 communicated to the floors above, a irhich were occupied as an Italian r oarding house, and contained a large j umber of lodgers. t So quickly was the place wrapped in t lames th^t escape for many of them t rasioapossxoie, aua xney roasseu. 10 j eath. Others attempted to escape by imping from the windows and thereby eceived serious injuries. Five are al- i eady dead and one other was said to i e dyin,? when removed to the hos- < ital. Besides these five there were r even others removed to the police t tation, where they received medi- t al attendance aDd were taken to the t tospital. j Robbed of Golden Tresses. Burlington, la., Feb. 5.?Miss \ Schumann is a well built, handsome : 1- J? :J: Cm*. 1 uuug laujr icsiuiug ri mia vjiuj. vnv , if the most prominent features about ier was her hair, which wa-1 of a golden ( iue, and exceedingly abundant. While k eturning from an errand on Main ' treet this morning, from which she lad just stepped into a side street, and J yhile yet within view of passers by, he was seized from behind by a . itrange man who encircled her waist vith one arm and held her fast while xe rapidly ran a knife about her ] lead. So quickly was th9 w hole thing lone that the young lady had scarcely 1 ,ix-e to struggle or cry out, and in the 1 next moment the man had disap- . reared. The young lady went home, ; :oI^ her story and fell into a faint. No ,race of the man can be found. He is 1 probably one of a gang who rob young ' ivomen of their hair and sell it at a ;ood profit. THE COLORED CONVENTION. Wransle Over tbe Chairmanship? Other Hrrceedines. Washington, February 4.?The national convention of representatives of the colored race, after a long and cxci* ' 1 - iL!. ? - * - ? TJi nU/> r\ uog uaitot mis moromjj, eieuocu disuu^i Wayman as presiding officer, P. B. S. PiRChbaok, of L'juisan?, being his chief opponent. When the convention reconvened the row over the election of permanent chairman was renewed. An official count of the votes showed that ex-Senator Piuchback had been elected instead of Bishop Waymaj Pinchback thereupon presidf-d, but Wavcian's followers "kicked" hard. The matter wa9 refcrei to the committee on permanent o-ganization and they reported the following officers: Kev. J. C. Price, of Norib Carolina, president; William H. Dupre. of Massachusetts, vice-president; B- A. Dawson. of New Jersey and W. Calvin Chase, Washington, secretaries. William Lively arm Miss Mattie Jackson, of Ohio, assistant secretaries. A series of resolutions was then introduced. Tragic End of a Christening Frolic. Sckanton, February 6.?A number of Polanders, 'who were celebrating the christening of a child at Marsh wood, a EQiiiiug viuage. last. Digut, set iire to Andro Feritz's dwelling by upsetting a lamp while they were having a drunken dance. The flames spread rapidly through the building, and ! Michael Swiis and Mrs. Joseph Strati son,!who were upstairs in a drunken | siupor, were burned to death. S?r| era! others were barely dragged downstairs in time to escape a similar fate. Two children are also missing. | The dre consumed ten double diret linas, occupied by the Poles. The Iocs on buildings is $10,900. % . ~ POLITICAL GOSSIP. WHAT IS BEING DONE AND SAID IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS, Members of Congress Who Hold Pr perty in YVnthinztoii Get (lie Lionaest Terms ?The New t'cnnun. The Tariff Reform Club of Philadelphia resolved to lake an ??ctive part in the election to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Judge Kellev. Senator Blair is <o have a fight for reelection to the Senate, aud i h:a time it is be no sham battlr. Mr John F. of Manchester, who bus eutered the race ag.iij.9' him is s; hustler, and will make a canvas-- J hat will take tht: senator horns to iook alter his fences, and give bis numerous little bobives a much needed rest. Cbair:nin S. W. G /shorn, of tbo National Committee, Union Labor party, has issued a call fur a general conference of the party at Kansas Ci'.r, for February 25. It is proposed to consult as to a better organization, and it has been hinted that the subject of putting up cendidat"s io several Congressional districts will be canvassed. The Philadelphia Times congratulates theDemocracy of that city on the harmony in their ranks, aud predicts an encourageing campaign for local offices. In the meantime it's noticeable fact that the Republican committee has gone into the wholesale business of paying up the pauper poll taxes. Mr. Dallas Sanders, an intimate political and personal friend of Mr. Randall, gives a cheerful report to bis chief. It is announced by Postmaster General Wanamaker's intimates, and u<-l denied by bim, that he will contest the nezi Legislature o: Pennsylvania with Gamer* on and Fitler for the United S atcs Senatorahip. As yet it is anybody's fight. Of the members of the Legislature of 1891, who will elect a United S'rates Senator, twenty-five of the State Sena tors and all the members of the House , of Representatives will be elected iu November next. A citiien of Indiana, a Democratic edi- , tor for many years, tells the Gazette ihat j there is no doubt that Senator Voorhees < will succeed himself in the Senate. 4'Ex- , Governor Gray will run for Governor in ' '82," says he, "and cary the Scate. The j Legislature elected that year will be Dem- j scratic, and largely composed of Gover- , aor Gray's frieads, will elect ;i successor i iU. o nn Ti i. \ .v iue oeuatur xurpie. it id u^eiy, iiiea, j ;hat Governor Gray will want to succeed i Senator Turpie, and can do so easily. ] 5fou may say, also, that Iodiana will go ? Democratic this fall by a larger majority i :han either party has had for twenty j rears." Master Workman Powderly decliaes, j n advance of a tend?r, the Democratic } lominatioa for Governor of Pennsyl- j rania, remarkk-g that he thinks he is not j :he strongest man the Democrats could lame for "the office. In the meantime, the t 'ricnd? of Wallace, Pattison and Black < ire working like^ beavors for their 4 :avorites, each with the expectation c ;hat there may be some chance of over- i :oming the Republican majority. The < Ion. William L. Scott is said to have c :ommunicated to friends in Philadelphia 1 ind Harrisburg? at least so says a gen tic- s nan inWashington who is ordinarily weil 1 josted in Pennsylvania politics?that > he policy will be to let the State elec- ? ions !?o bv default, and concentrate on c he election of members of the House of i Representatives. i The Democratic Society of New Jersey 1 leld a reception at Trenton on Monday ast, and established a permanent head- t juarters at the State Capital. There are ( iow seventy-five clubs in the association, t md plans are being formulated looking ] ,o the organization of a club in every t ownship and ward of the Statu. The t roung Democracy are taking a great in- ? erest in these associations and are or- ( janizing clubs composed entirely of t ?oung men. The movement ia endorsed >y Governor Abbott, ex-Governor Green, < Senator McPherson, ex Senator Stock- 1 ;on and other prominent men. Colonel ? Stevens is an active Democrat, a member ' )f the State committee, and Presiden- J :ial elector from Hadson County Con- < sessional district in '88. 1 "The story of a combination between ( Hill and Gray is being revived," said a New York politican, "more with a view * to embarrassing Governor Hill than any- 1 hhintr Thf?r<? 1Q nnfr m nnrtirOe ? truth in it. Governor Hill has made no combinations at all, and certainly none with Governor Gray and ex-Governor . Lee. I think you will find out before the State convention meets in '92 thai, if ! ax-President Cleveland i? alive and a : candidate, he will not be antagonized by Hill. The Governor is too wise a man to ofier hiccpelf up for slaughter, and too good a New York State man to drive the nomination away from the State bj producing a divided aod discordant delegation. I never knew a man with better jadgment. Had his advice been listened to in 1880, when he was Secretary of the State Committee, Hancock would have carried the State of New York and been clected." "It is estimated," said a gentleman who occupied a prominent place iu the Uensus JtJureau inlS8U, "that there will be a considerable reduction ia the ratio of Southern representation in theHouye, and consequently in the electoral college. The increase of the white population has not been so great in the South as in the North. That is oau reason. Another arises from the fact that the enumerators in the South will all be partisans, and so much fuss was made about the figures of increase in the negro population in South Carolina, for example, as shown in the census of 1890, that no great effort will be made to enumerate them all. Since the disastrous defeat of Mahone in Virginia, and the ridiculous fiasco made by Hayes in his attempt to revive the 'old Whi? party'?with offices attached?the J nepuoncaas cave given up tne contest lor supremacy in that quarter. Hence they naturally desire to reduce the representation of the South as much as possible, and a wiDk to the enumerators will be sufficient to accomplish their purpose.1' Sentenced to Hang. Rileigh, N. C., February 5.?Jordan Pridehard was yesterday convicted at Oxford and sentenced to be hanged March 7th. His crime was the murder of Daniel Moseley in a row among a crowd of negroes near Oxford some time ago. The funeral serrites of Mrs. Tracy and Miss Tracy took place at the White Houge on Wednesday morning. [ BLOOD DRINKING SAMARITANS. I A Stct Who Drick Unman Blcoil for al Ailinzs. Kansas City, February^ 4.?A few (lays ago Secretary ol tne uumane so ciety Huokett received the following ' letter: Mr. Kuckett?There is something I think out to be called to your atten- ( t-ion at once which I think is bad for a J civilized community, their is John Wiukle and his two children. He has ! been sick and he is crazy on religion : his little girl Minnie is 13 year old and his boy John is 11. Wrinkle has heard s of people drinking blood at slaughter 2 houses for their helth and he said he believed in the bible that it preached thaiitJifi well should mak sacrifices for ? the sick. ? He did blead the little girl and boy 1 until they are recks and he did drink ? the blood. It has leaked out and unless something is done by you the neighbors will tak things into their ^ own hands and that quick too. He ? lives on a little piece of land near the ^ new city limits. Your respectfully, ? George West. a P. 3. send some officers. He referred the letter to Chief of Police Speers, who sent Humane Offi- 11 cer Marran to investigate. P I went with Officer Marran to the 11 place where the savage rites were said 14 to be enacted. It is on the Blue Siver ai just inside the city limits. I found v that the letter to the secretary had e' not told half of the terrible state, of C) affairs which has obtained in the Blue Valley. ? About a year ago there appeared T} among the people of that neighbor- ^ hood a man named Silas Wilcox, who w went about the country preaching the doctrine of doing good for the sick. It was not long until he had a sufficient ei number of adherents to his doctrines ai to warrant him in attempting to found el 1. ?t -1- -u n_j it., o ;^ ? _ tV a seeD, wiiu;i! jae cauieu one oamanukiis. ? Among the teachings he advocated waa ?1 the drinking of blood for all diseases. He said that the Bible taught that j? blood was life. AJmost daily pilgrimages were made by tho3e who were P< ailing to the packing hous.es, and there tkey drank the blood of the freshly kill-, se ed beeves. d< Wilcox was not satisfied, however, tfc with the blood of animals, and he ad- in van ced the doctrine that it was well m x> show belief in the doctrine by giv- fi< ing up human blood for the sick and bj suffering members of the band. This I < doctrine was gradually established, pe Wilcox himself being the first to prof- si< it by the horrible practice. He ap? di parently became very sick and was tu unable to make the prilgrimage to the ha packing house. He called upon the al faithful members of the band to save nt; r.s life. A woman Nancy Dixon was L( persuaded to allow her preacher to ca ?1.1 ? j e t ~ uiuuu. irouu uoi aim. j..uc cucun un was marvelous, for Wilcox recovered of irom his alleged illness the same day. st< rhis visible manifestation of the truth sei )f his doctrines made a great impres- pe >ion of his followers, and the result has ac jeen that from that day the habit has steadily increased and is now a regular pl< jracliee among the Samaritans. ve At tlie home of John Wrinkle men- so; ,ioned ir^.e letter, were found tw? foi ^t^hildre^On tb^be^Iay qu jr~ cfrn'suiming the Dy tbout chil- les Iren, he denSWavuig done so. The co :hildren also denied it. Their blood- an ess appearance, however, excited the en suspicion of the officer and he compel- an ed them to show their arms. They tu vere covered with scars "around the inj ?1h/in7c: WVipti rnn fronted with this "r evidence Wrinkle acknowledged that fr< le had availed himself of the opporlulity and the children had willingly th jiven their blood to restore him to lealth. m< The man was in such a condition D0 ihat he could not be removed, but the 8h ihildren were taken in charge by the U3 )fficer and placed in the Children's au 3ome. Chief Speers is anxious to gy, ;ake steps to put a stop to the practice jj. iut there appears to be no law which g0; itmlies to the case except where chil- ? Iren are made use of to supply the ^ >loocL 29 The band of Samaritans is composed t0. )f about twenty members, who hold egularly weekly meetings at the hou? Ui ses of the different members. At these an neetings the sick or ailing ask for as- qi] iistance from the well, and they are ietailed to give their blood according ra ;o their health and strength. When a be n ember becomes very sick the well q. >nes fake turns in supplying him with ' ;he life-giving fluid. They claim that t ;hey have a right to do this when the w: right to transfuse blood from one per- QC son to another. W' ci I Robblne: Registered Letters. J. H. Goss, a young man of Blacks- *5j burg, has been lodged in the jail here, Ir ijharged with robbing registered letters. For some time past registered packages " have been taken from this office, *D amounting to about $600, Detectives * 1 have been at work for several days on P' the case, and after being unable to fu place the robbery upon the shoulders* *r of the regular postmaster, Mr. Gey ton, they requested him to absent himself ?c for a day and allow Mr. Goss to man- ^ age the postoffice. Packages contain- 71 ing $200 were sent through this office fVioao ^At-er>t.ivp<3 Thfi flfeOT was 911C- ^ cessful. The officers immediately con- P1 fronted Goss and demanded these cc packages. Upon their being produced 01 they were found to have been emptied re of the money they contained. Goss d< was searched, and the money found ti upon Ids person. He was thereupon ef arrested. w Goss has hitherto stood well, and his di misdoings occasion general surprise, g; The good name he has borne induces di much sympathy for him. P( The witnesses in the case have been la Ivyiivt/^ 4-/V AV^vAOV of tllO A OTll df". ^ utuuu VVC1 iv apteral au vuu term of the United States Court, d Messrs. Hardin of Blacksburg and Wilson of this city have been retained for his defence. More Testimony Against Reed. Judge L. C. Collins, who was tbe Re- ^ publican Speaker of the Illinois House g of Representatives in 1883, gives inter- a esting testimony bearing on the action of Shaker Reed. Tbe Democratic minority then sought to defeat a high- t license bj refusing to vote and raising q he question of no quorum. TheRepub- c ! licans demanded that the Speaker should t count members present, whether votiDg i or not, but he refused, and a caucus ~\ Laving been called to censure him, it c was decided to submit the question to 1 James G. Blaiae and abide by his decis- e ion. A telegram was sent explaining i 'he situation, arid Mr. Blaine replied 1 that Speaker Collins was right, and that x "a contrary ruling bad never been beard < of and could not be sustained." Judge j f ColliDS adds: "The rule is a double-!] ^edged sword which cuts both ways. ] Speaker Reed will have to recede from j it. The Republicans can not afford to 1 itand by it.* \ THE RACE PROBLEM. Ex-Governor Bnllock, cf Gcorcia* Calmly CounSders the Cane. ' \Ta?? V /%?Ir Drflia JLU me CUIliUJ Ui lUC new ivm JL 1??, [n your able editorial of the 12:h, "Respect for Lawful Methods," refereace is ' ricdly made to myself by name, with a juotation from a receDt card of mine published here, demanding that the conlolling elements in our communities ;xert themselves to prevent mob violence. 1 Commenting upon my objection to ne* 3 edsral election laws for the South, you \ ay: "He has so far not even expressed ** wiMlmrtn.ofi f/% paa o aimnlo ff>T kjjjr niiuu^u^G iv ow> u utui|/>v ?^ be use of the Australian ballot reform ^ ystem in electing members of the House i ?f Representatives placed ov the statute j looks," etc. Permit me to say at once bat, I now "express a willingness" for j dj statute on that line that is to be un- r versal in its application. I believe, t urther, that it is within the power of i: 'ongress to provide the manner in whicii r aembers of a State Legislature' shall ] >e elected when such members are to be 1 ailed upon to lelect a United Stttea em.tor. r The power of federal authority over ? tils subieefc has never been Questioned by t le. I nave doubted ana still doubt the ii olicy of a Republican Congress adopt- c ig, or even proposing special sectional, y sgislation for the purpose of overcomiig r< a alleged suppression of the colorcd fcj ote. Past experh ace should satisfy d rery one that if such an evil exists it 8 mnot be overcome ia this way. Sueh ti igislatioo solidifies the whites here in ti tdifierccce to the civil and political it ghts of the blocks. If the whites be- u eve thftt the blacks are the special z: &rd3 of the natioD, they will feel re- ti eved of the duty resting upon them as s< tizens in their 6ev?ral communities to c: iforce and maintain the negro'.. civil c] id political rights. Again, previous b; ections following efforts by Congress in u ii? r?ir*./ni,in fahnwn that the neonle 8t *" ** ? ?- I I : the North did not favor this character i ^ : legislation, and the Republican mairity in Congress was lost. ai Believing, as I do, that the Republican. tl )licy on all economic issues is beat for w ie prosperity and upbuilding of this & ction of our country, my purpose is to ) whatever is in my power to retain 8( lat party in national control. One effort that direction ia to advise against ^ easures that will accomplish no bese- 0( :lal result here, and are not approved r the business sentiment of the North. ai can say without egotism that my ex- ? srience on these issues has been jconierable. More than twenty years ago. ei iring my executive term, the Legislare of this State decided that the negro ,d no right to hold office, and expellad '2 i its colored members, over thirty ir imber. Against thia I protested to the ni igislature at the time and subsequently ai rried the case before Congress by 111 gmorial. The result was the adoptioh f1 the fifteenth amendment and the re- ^ oration of the calored men to their 80 its. We have also had here the ex- Ul :ience of unlimited federal authority d federal forces at elections. aI] In the light of thia experience, aup- re emented by observation during the aio nruivLi uotc iub? ITVUVU^ A uftvci lemnly assure you that the only hope. r a complete, perfect and wilHn^a^ putting the responsibility upon and iving the duty entirely to the organised mmunities in which he finds his home 'gfc d earns his living. The statutes already acted, both State and federal, are . lple. The danger to republican institions here, as with you, ii from open WAII A4 VVAV A i/inA?AnAa ? tliC uaiivtfi UKJ+. bV 1KUVAOUW* JkWV iroblem" is how to get clear results ;m muddy sources. Leaders of all parties have approved e Australian ballot reform system, aad ^ lere tried in this country the errperi;nt hs.8 been successful. There can be y< good reason urged why Congress ould :aot provide an election law to be ed in all national elections, uniform in sa . me iuaies. dui. uu uus. aneuipi. vuc stem for Georgia and another for M issacfcusetts. I would go further in jt Iving the "problen," viz: that Con- q( ess propose an amendment to the contution, that, from and after January 1, j< 00, no person fball vote in any terriry of t.he Uoited States, or in any State, m 30 cannot read the constitution of the m lited Spates in the English language, 8a d has not paid all taxes legally re- j{ dred. Sr Commenting upon the cowardly outgo of whicn colored men have recently ^ en subjected in this State and in South q. 1:? ulll,. kn irunua, vuu aajr . xu* i icoo nuuiu ore hopeful for the South if all the inlligenoe and respectability of it agreed L ith ex-Governor Bullock. But such if . it the case. Private advices froa Barnell, S. C., representing the higher posble sources of Southern culture and iu- ? rmation, show a tono of justification of e lynching aud shooting. * * f ae Prei8 will let ex-Governor Bullock, Southerner and an opponent of federal terference, answer that plea." Thanks. a7 do not feel called upon to answer that ea. There ia no iustification for unlaw- ^ il methods. But I am confident you a' e mistaken when ycu assume that the re intelligence and respectability," of the >uth do not agree-with me in favoring 1:1 e supremacy of the law as against mob ^ olence. I confidently assert that there is not a s* an of that class in Georgia "who will iblicly announce that he approves or cc >mmen>3s mob law. If any fault lies at fa jr door it is that the '/intelligence and el< spectability"in theVariouscommupitiet ar j not take concerted action to mnintam n< le majesty of the law. The governor tfe South Carolina has offered large re- w arria fnr tho Arrest f>f the inhuman fa jsperadoes who defied the law. The ?' Dvemor of this State has been equally w. iligent, and both stand ready to sup- H Drt the courts and the officers of the ,w with the militia when necessary, g: 7h&t more could "federal iDterferbcce" cl o ? Rufus B. Bullock. tt d a New York.'* Chinese Reporter* ci New York beasts of a Chinese repor- tl br and all-around literary man. His tl ame is Wong Chin Foo, and ho is U enerally known as Wong. His speei- n lty is the Chinese quarter, although It ie does translations and similar work, p Vnnor'a TE-nrlr is a standing comradic * - o ion.of the theory that there is no sense g if fun in a Chinaman.iHe makes cport tj if the peculiar habits and beliefs of c he Orientals in New York, and does w t in a thoroughly American fashion. ^ rVoDg hasn't much affection for ChiDa ^ >r Chinamen, and I believe that he i; las a grievance against the present 'D >mperor for banishing him as a punish- a nent for a too free use of the pen when <5 fVong was a student at one of the i.mericfi.n colleges. The only feature ' rfWnnc'it neraonal armearance which * irgues his Oriental nativity is his complexion, which is like that of all China- a inen. He dresses in American style c md associates with Americans all Ihe 1 rime-Baltimore American's New York t Letter; 1 aBMMW?BPW? ??????' FARMERS' CONVENTIO^.| A. REMINDER THAT IT CAN270T BE A POLITICAL BODY. A Letter From a Prf mImcm! Farmer, Re- . ? ?ic T> .f ti.? Turners As Delation?A Protest A galast Class Kale. To the Editor of The News and Cou ier: I respectfully ask the use of rour columns to call the attention of .he farmers and citizens of the State o the following resolution, passed without a dissenting voice at the last egular Convention of the Farmers' Association on December 1,1887: "Besolved, That it is not the pur>ose of the farmers of the State to cake their organisation a political :odv, hostile to other classes, nor is t their intention to attack the i?tegity ot our State officers, nor their policy to airaign or dictate to the jegLslatmre." It would seem clear that the Farmers' Association does not authoriz ucn Soil cuiaiguuivuv v* be State Government as 13 contained a the recent "manifesto" of their exeutive committee. Capt. Shell himself ras a member of the committee which eporfced it larorabiy, and voted for tie resolution. In the face of this etermined policy of the farmers, the xecutive committee of the Assoc!?,ion calls a separate political Noaai-1 aiing Convention, and I must think j ; Tint, nnltr nnn?<?esaarv but totally I nauthorized. The strongest organiition of farmers now in the State is H Alliance. That body doe8 not :em to think it proper to call a politi al convention and ignore all other ] lasses of citizens in the State. The , y-laws of that powerful organization tterly eschew politics, and the J ;rength of the Ordei is devoted to the . Laterial help of its members. As a member of the Association, and 5 a farmer I am compelled to think le calling ot s&ia convention, an unise move. The farmers have ob- j lined what they asked for, a separate ^cultural college, and being about ] ) per cent of the voting population r the State, they surely can modify ' le laws of the State by other moth" Is, without making a bitter class con- * et. Such a course cannot accomplish s iy good purpose, and, in my judg- 1 ent, will detract from the conservaf 1 ve influence wkich is now being ex ' " ?i-i * -l 4 xea oy me agricultural classes. Besides, tins convention of farmers, < died by the executive committee, i iicr*s not only the professional and 1 ercantile classes, but strikes at the 1 ghts of that important, influential 1 id worthy class of citizens embraced a ider the general name of artisans, < echanics and laborers, whose impor- j nee in the development of the reurces of this State ought not to be , ider-estimated. e The Democratic party is strong t idugh and good enough. That rep- ~c gents every class of citizens, and all _ n have a voice in the framing aad ^ [rmaistenngo^^e^^^g^^jd^^h a presciitatives^of all classesof^SfckH e. This is the only safe way, in imble judgment, to avoid the polit- " ?1 difficulties of some of our sister ates and to maintain for ourselves e good government we have enjoyed 1 ice 1376. ! Iredell Jones. ? Rock Hill, January 31. ^ WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. < ie Opinlani of th? State Preu About t SCuptalo Sheil'a Qlaaltesto. f >rkvillo Enquirer. ; What may be the result of the remark- r le manifesto is yet to be seen. Fortu- f ,tely it was promulgated at an tarly a ly, and will give the people time to re- e ?t upon the serious charges made; and { is equally fortunate that the propossd s )cvention is called at an early dat?. s ie deliberations and actings of that i >dy can go before the people in ample t lie before permanent nominations are v ace, asc n mis -\rarmers' movement e&DB anything more than a mere whole- \ le arraignment, the people will kcow ? ;'t eenvlll* Enterprise and Mounts laser. t We heartily endorse the calling of & ate Convention to suggest a ticket for c ,ate officers. If there is a general re- k onse thereto it will not be hard to e edict the success of the movement. 1 re hope that the Convention villi be * sld sod that every county in the State ill send up its quota of duly accredited :legate?, and that its nominees will be mfirmed oy the State Democratic Con- ^ intion that will assemble afterwards. irVvill* Knt*rnri??. Tiie result of the Convention -will be *3 waited with interest. It is the first T me in the history of the State since 176 that it has been attempted to bold 1 convention of the people outside of the f gular Democratic lines. We are glad 1 see that the association promises to 1 ake this fight for reform wiebin the * smociatic lines, which insures, in any 1 onf ViorTinnw in the nartv ? "* *> "*v ? f?J * . mtsrFalchman and Southron. We wish that the citizens of every 1 ?uoty, who are Democrats, not the 1 rmers, merely, had been invited to 1 ect the delegates. Nevertheless, tre j e not greatly regretful, for, as we an >uoced at the first, our sheet anchor is ; is, that almost all of us in practice, ana 1 itbout exception all of us iD heart, are 1 rmers. Let us convene and search out ] bat -nra oil Tigtta flnno ftr ?nff?r?d tVlflt in ' roog. ] arlon Star. The truth of the eDtirc business is a teed for office, and if the farmers as a ass could be arrayed all on one side, ] le result wouid not be difficult to pre- ; ict, but the fact is that while there are ] great many farmers who are very de- 1 idedly in favor of the Clemson College ; ?? rrroafo*" r?orf /%f thorn /1a nnt fftVrtr at annihilation of the University, and ;w of the J-^athize at all with any , lovement that looks to strict clas3 legisition. rosperity Press and Reporter. The Press and Reporter has more condunce in the farmers than to think that bey will do anything to injure the eduatianal advantages of the State. They riil contend for what they conceive to e their rights, but will not undertake be reckless wholesale crushing of other Lfititutions as indicated by their oppo ents. The farmers ought not to find I ny difficulty in putting a ticket in th? [ eld that will be acceptable to the people, j ?hey have a right to make the effort. larnw?ll PeopleLet ui have fair play and a free fight ad a plenty of both. The people want io snap judgment taken by anybody. iVe hope that Capt. Shell will withdraw mtil a more convenient aeasoi, lest all lis amaaniiSon bmr?t before the battle : / * / t i " ' -v,< I be ?rell joined. He hat cast hi* politi I cal or^-d 03 the waters, and time to ;ts io -ghuess should be given. Anderson "or -.uil. The is rather t^vere in tone, o- the criticisms of it hare bpj'i serere. Let the farmeit cairn ly ofsS^iJ their grievances and ! t>iopo?',? ref?3dlli^in convection, and in rhe "ecjpHig;, precea^gUthe comicatione let -,h? matter be fairly and RdKjirt-lv r.^f rrt th? 1 ? "J " - L t Abbevi lie Pre ^ and Banner. A .?innkr tanuiifesto was issued ]ur.r? >r j'u* in time to re-elect Got- ^"^55 fifor P.;c'wson, Kcwet -oudir: White ve adrocate most of the reformn i c.3cilied in this address, yet we regret t'y i4Hs the wholesale and indisvriraiu&ie ciiergea of weakness, inefficiency and / motion in oar S^te Government as therein made, and the bitterness of ?hti TTidicruent drawn. The manner ' ?? in which it h a been composed, we fear," pill do the cause of true reform and economy mere harm than the address ^7ii! accoiiplhh of food. However, all fair, iropurtifai and unprejudiced minds wil! jsepi.-stt- 'he chaff from the grain and calmly *;ew the necessities of the b*>ur appear in the light of mature deiibora^oD. Dariintftoc Ufeirs, The "mani testo" bears too stronly the "c-ar macks' jf Tillman to admit of anj doubt inis wae the product of bis brain, though it wa? signed byMr.'flhelL We hard'j thiak that this clever scheme iti-rcaae hot in marked degree the pnblic confidence in Tiiimtja. If the party pf which he is the acklowledged bead would nominate him for Governor at their March convention, snd would fill iu the rtet of the rest of their ticket with ciec of his ilk, it would be the very best thing that could happen for the Farmers' 4.asocia jion and for the Democratic party in South Carolina. a Newberry Oogerver. Let's not have any party within a party nrnen it comes to nominations. Let the nominees be the embodiment of the principles of the majority of the party and ihe choice of the majority. Any other plan is not true Democracy. Although he Farmers' Association might carry ;heir point by the proposed nominations, pet it is neither right nor good policy, md in lie future would lead to dissen'ions and serious trouble. An open ield and a fair fight is the thing. 3amter Advance. The farmers of South Carolina hart uiuvu ?uu mwv ?m?vu :ommon sense and patriotism to be hoodwinked by Mr. Shell's fulminationa, and lis manifestoes will be powerleaa, we beicve, to do much harm. The best thing ftr. Shrl! can do is to go back into his ihell and stay there. Ho is onlj a pockit edition of Ben Tillman. toe-Dee Alliance. It is a strong and truthful paper, and vhile the charges against the State Uor irnment are grave ana itaramg, yet wt >elieye that Mr. Shell lug Irawn tV.c nic.iire, and haagtp?gic<&thg^-^'^ >roper t?ine, f ..r the ??>*^*uth JaroliEa art ^'^*^zJSSr^^Li^0ne ^ggTL- ^gTnem relief & CAi^RwT^v- . ~' ' ,* I 1i11"*"**11 BMWIM var*??* 3HEl2r EXPLAINS; * -, . t" l? J?? Fa*?8W 6- W. Sheli, too p.' 'I"*'' of Sh e'"' if r;hanP^rc^i(l?fc?[jPMRnthe^ if oria. It: tirs ne says: "Let ir " ' ^s1.re you, just here, I am in to tca*e opposed to either the South Carolina U^uYirsity or the Citadel. I lave fcr y.zn defended these inatifcaioas in public speeches, and. am on ecox<3 in tt'j c untry as one of their adrocates. I do claim, however, it if not ight for thcie institutions or their needs to ttke charge of and retain the >ppropria;.!-.*as -aade by the general govirnmcat (for ether and legitimate purjoses) and "xp<*ad it for their own use, .nd thta to i&ij the right of the farmirs to havo these funds to assist in build ng ana ?cuoff:ng a college suitable to heir condIHop and circumstances. The ?ar, tt at;* exiats, comes from the oppoite direction. We want peace and good ?iil. W* wa'.j ail our educational intiiuibas tw fcurish and succeed, bat let hem stacd on their merits, not give all he support and influence of the State to me institution to the entire exclusion of itliera. Suca * course would onlj engender wrifc and bitter antagonism, and ncou-sgc an everlasting duelism beween rival institutions. All we ask is air play a:ad to De let alone." A CLOUD BURST IN CHINA. Remarkable and Terrifying Phenomeaa Starinc Fatal Remit*. San Fjiakcisco, Cal., February 6.? fhe Shanghai Mercury of January 7th, cceived by Steamer "Rio Janeiro" yeserday, gives as account of a great cloud xt? jurat nw ui YVLUUU a unci innouncement wa3 received by cable, at be time. It says: "On the 7th of this noon in the Yangtze River near Nanking it about 10 a. m., when the weather wa? jright, there was suddenly heard a noise is of water. Two large black clouda appeared, and soon enveloped every;hiag like a fog. The waters were much disturbed and the river was full of large ^aves. The two clouds eventually e .chaa a place called Tzit Lichaw when bey burst asunder, making a very loud eport. Daring the disturbance many joats were dertroyed and over 100 people were drowned. More than fifty were picked up in an exhausted condition, by ;he Chinese Life Preserving Association, rhose who lost thejr lives were buried 3j tke authorities." Fell Through a Bridge. Sax Fbancisco, Feb., 5.?Owing to heavy rains and washouts west of Dalles, Oregon, and also in the William ette Valley, there has been no telegraphic communication with Port* land, Oregoa, >r with points on the Pugct Found f'nce Monday morning. A teieirrfcia frna Dalles states that a construction '.rain with a gang of Laborers weat through a bridge 68 feet high cn bur.day. The engine passed over safeb*, btv the tender .fell on the caboose ai d killed ten men and injure ed si xte^r-. A train with three doctors ieft for LIia scene of the accident which cc^drre i about a mile and a half wfeel of Ciutcftue Locks. The bridge wajj rec . ereo unsafe by the heavy rai.r of late. _ T ?? !b a Bad Fix. Alsjlny. N. Y., February 6.?In th? Senate tbs Is^rably World's Fair bill Wi?s put u' q final passage as amended but only received 13 affirmative votes to 5 negative. A call of the Senate wu 3 ( ,r.? .k ^?.4. orocrcu ucture ue axmuuaueuicub ui uuc vo*e in oraer to jet the 17 necessary to^ to pass fc/o hiil. The call failed to sec the needeu vo>a and the bill waa dec^^^B ed lost, and a motion to reconeide^J tabied. B