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VOL. XL VI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1890. ' NO. 1. # f
SOUTH CAROLINA
AS IT IS SEEN THROUGH- NORTHERN
GLASSES.
Anarchy Rampant? Credit Impaired?Government
Corrupt?White : Supremacy a
Failure?The Negro Again.
UOT 5>It UciCIUIi
deep interest throughout the United
States. TL- unfounded, andretract<
ed charges of Capt. Tillman have been
received as simple truth and the wonderful
strides we have made seem to
be impeded by the reputation our
State has recently acquired, based on
the statements of one of our candi'
dates for governor. That he ;has
given the State such a reputation is a
misfortune which every Carolinian
i must deplore.
mi- - XT V~*.Tr ATo-Il or,,! TVr?reas -
JL lit? i.^OV XVJLXX AU.MU WUM
says:
"The latest advices froin the singular
and desperate political campaign
in South Carolina make it clear
that the time has arrived for the assertion
of their constitutional rights
by/the colored voters in that State,
wlio are decidedly in the majority and
who have been so long the victims of
the 'white supremacy' doctrine.
"They have shown sagacity and ;
self control in remaining passive spectators
of the Tillman and the antiTiliman
struggle, while the white
voters have displayed their unfitness
to govern by the violence and virulence
of a struggle that would bring
about an anarchist condition if it continued
long enough. The followers
of Tillman believe that the government
of the State by the white aristo- :
cracy since 1S76 has been getting
r ' more and more corrupt. They conk*
stitute the middle class and the poor
white class of voters, and have been
gradually getting more and more
radical and revolutionary. If their
programme was fully carried out,
South Carolina would become a
bankrupt State, deserted., by capital
and by men of large business enterprise.
Yet their wrath against the :
incompetency and corrupt rule of the
aristocracy is absolutely justifiable i
" ?-I i -r
ana tne very wuuuess ui some ui
their schemes shows the desperation i
to which that role has goaded them. <
"With all that has been published 1
about the crazy schemes of the Far- :
mers' Alliance that is in rebellion <
r- against the white aristocracy, it is i
' needful, in this connection, 10 state <
I briefly what those schemes are. The j
Alliance catechism, which they have j
thrust in the face of ever\^ g^uiaatei
||| ? f?r--Cgr?3a*?cairrfn'?rr. Stft.tA. is so com- (
plete a compendium of all the finan- {
cial hei esies and exploded theories of '
the past century tnat, even n it naa 1i
been turned over to the most brilliant 3
krepresentative of New York bar, he <
could not have made it more com- i
plete or more concise. \
"Thus the South Carolina issues ?
between the white voters are between
tyrannical and corrupt white aris jracy,
on the one hand, and finanMnnacies
of the wildest sort on
Bother. Has not 'white suprema?own
there brought the State
chaos and ruin? Could negro ,
? ttt?nu ?i. }
If D worse.' Huuiuiu uuu w
In South Carolina, the State of <
litor John C. Calhoun, and where i
ellion first showed its ugly front }
'er his malign leadership, the con
ting treason of the 'white suprem- ,
|doctrine has had full sway for j
?* years, the negroes having been
binder' or cheated out of their ,
ft and being the passive sufferers
fthe violence, intimidation and ]
If 'the supenorrace! J 'ike
(results are fully displayed
jmpaign that is now so ex- '
ft every district and that
attended by great blood- ;
Kfor the fact that all the
WL in this struggle know
Rlisions begin the end
be appalling to con tizens
of South CaroR-oes,
who constitute
^Pthe population, hare
ssive spectators of the
juggle between their
Mhr-f ln-r been the i
by the white men 3
; is at last rebelled
i men. They have
kg the satisfaction
Sural result of the
vie that has dis|fciua
in a political
?nt for its bitterHp
and self-conBd
by the whole
B I In 1 1 In 11
QBSdB C*I9
Rteir manhood
Hies of their
LI organized,
K campaign.
B majority.
B^l victims
nthe forms
mk tyranny
Minority.
Ks of the
HBa-ity in
HII Be.' the
thing
RoverRheld
Blest
kble
Aret
ftd
fraud that, much longer continued,
\dll inevitably provoke a war of races.
It would be the most fitting and
proper that South Carolina, whose
mahgn and treasonable influence and
example brought oa the Southeast
the terrible punishment of civil war,
should be the first to fall under the
rule 01 tne negro majority.
FLOWER'S CALCULATIONS.
He Makes a Democratic Majority of Thirty
in the Xext House a Certainty.
"Washington, Aug. 14.? Congressman
Flower has been spending some
weeks in New York studying the political
situation, and upon his return
to this city submitted to an interview,
in which he says: "I have looked the
ground over veiy carefully and I am
more than ever pleased with the prospect.
the next house cannot fail to
be Democratic by a handsome majority,
and for two years, at least, the
country will be secure from such inflictions
as have been conceived and
earned out by a Republican majority
in the Fifty-first Congress. I have revised
my figures with some care and
have no reason to change the estimate
of thirty Democratic majority,
which I gave several weeks ago.
"I do not think the Farmers' Alii
ance will reduce the Democratic majority
in the next. House. The Alliance
candidates will here and there
supplant Republicans as well as Democrats.
and those who come to Congress
from the South may be safely
counted upon to vote with the Democrats
on all important questions.
Upon the record made in this Congress,
at well as upon the general
platform of the party, the Democrats
need have no fear that the farmers
vr-ill Pot! V00nfmi70 fTioiv fvionrl 1
AJLA ItiiJUk l/V AVW^?Uit.V vuvu. AiiVMVV? ,
For the past five or six years the i
farmers have complained of their condition,
and they fully realize just who
is to blame for the present state of
things. They are level headed, i
shrewd fellows, these fanners, and1
they may be trusted to make no mistakes
when the time comes to cast
their ballots for men who are to represent
them in Congress.
"TVhat will be the chief issue in the
coming campaign? "
"It takes a tremendously strong
issue to overshadow the tariff, which,
Dwing to its relation to the every day
ousiness interests 01 tne country,
must always be paramount, but the
splendid fight that has been made
igainst the passage of the federal
elections bill has very nearly forcffd
It ahead^tj^4^f^rS^a campaign
LSgiJcT^^TIiere is nothing that appeals
;o the people with the force of a plea
)f liberty, and that is what this cry
igainst the elections bill really means,
rhe measure is dangerous in the extptop
flnrl irisfp?rl of n^sisHrior r.n
purify politics, as all good legislation
)n the subject of our elections should,
t simply provides additional oppor:unity
and temptation for dishonesty
tnd fraud."
SAVED HUNDREDS OF LIVES1
Woman Prevents a Terrible Railroad
Wreck in Xetv Hampshire. .
Mrs. Emily Branson is a heroine.
4-V,r\ lit-ac r\-? QAA wocjC!Qr?f?nvo
&44VCU. WC ll>CO U1 *j
m the Whits Mountain express train
yesterday afternoon. Hardly had the
a*ain passed the station at North
Wakefield, N. H.. at 4:59 o'clock, when
;he engineer saw a woman upon the
:rack just ahead of him, frantically
waiving a white cloth. Evidently
;here was danger. A push at the
throttle shut off the motive power,
md a quick pull at the air-brake lever
svas instantly responded to by a slackening
of speed. The train stopped
frith the cow-catcher of the great
.ocomotive almost in front of the
svoman.
"What's the matter?"
"'The track around the curve is all
covered with trees. I came to svarn
I1 o J.
Just ahead there was a sharp curve
in the shining lines of steel over
which the train would have passed
had it not been halted by the brave
^ornan. So sharp was the curve that
after an obstruction upon it had come
into the engineer's view no human
power could have prevented an accident,
and an accident under such cir-;
cumstances means death, to how
many human beings no one can tell.
Mrs. Emily Branson, from her
house near the track, saw the wind
hurl several huge trees across the
rails. She wa => alone with her two
little children, but she knew that the
express was due, and that tlie great
trucks which had been flung down in
its path were on such a curve that
they would be hidden from sight until
it was too late. "I hated to leave
my children alone in the storm,'' said
she, Ubut I knew there was nothing
else to be done. So I caught up a
towel, the first thing that was handy,
and ran up to meet the train. I'm
glad I got here in time," she added
in a quiet tone. It required the use of
axes to clear tlie tracK. occasioning
an hour's delay. The passengers
raised a purse of 8500 and gave it to
the plucky little woman.
Stenography by Telegraph.
The steno-telegraphv. with which
people are now experimenting in
France, is creating much excitement
among news gatherers. By it shorthand
reports can be transmitted to
tui v iie+ance, just as they come from
the desk of the stenographer. The
invention also effects a rate of telecnppd
either in Ions or short
^
;hand, never obtainable before. In an
[hour, for instance, by means of it,
E5.000 stenographed words were
rsmsmitted from Paris to Brussels,
9^000 words to Lyons and 15.000 to
ftrseilles. Stenographed words can
?sent at the rate of 200 words per
Iftwte: ordinary words 100 or 120.
nuer experiments are expected to
H rtill more astonishing results.
HA
R|| BL Boy Breaks His Neck.
9 Bmstox, S. C., Aug. 1?.?A nine
Ifl Rs son of Samuel Easterly at
H St. Phillir) street broke his
I morning. He was flying a
a kitchen roof and fell a
pf twenty-five feet to the
kow. Death was instanta ie
father was in Savannah
|Lmd was telegraphed for.
manie from Branchville in
I A LAWLESS LAND. |:
A KENTUCKY COUNTY WITHOUT A ;
CHURCH OR SCHOOL HOUSE.
Five Hundred Murders in Seventy Tears, J
and Only One Man Punished?Ccurt Held i
in a Tent Guarded by Militia.
St. Louis, Aug. 13.?A special to <
the Republic from Pikesville, Ivy., ^
says: Tour correspondent has just j
lvtr nvcn]-\o rwar flm
*VWVJ-IVU UvX Is ik/J iiVi V I VA tuv I ^
mountains from Hazard, Perry I ]
county, where Circuit Ju J.-:: Lilly is
liolding court in a big tent, d'1! ]
by several companies of Kentucky
militia. Last Saturday the first ]
court held in Perry county for two ]
years was convened. Several hundred
people were present, but were
awed by the presence of soldiers. (
Still, it looks as if trouble were brew- j
ing, and that the several factions, ;
which have been warring so long with ]
each other, will combine their forces 4
against the btate troops. Justice j
seem to be undecided whether or j
not to bring to the gallows many j
deep-dyed and cowardly assassins of \
the best citizens of Perry county, j
Sheriff Fields walked to the edge of ,
the tent and announced in a loud \
voice: "Hear ye. hear ye, the court is \
in session and all suen within healing (
of the court are notified that the
honorable judge of the circuit court
is on his bench. God save the Com- ^
monweaith." ?
THE JUDGE BECOMES BOLD. ^
(
At this announcement an increased
number of people crowded about the <
iud??e. Sixteen men were found who f
could act as members of the grand i
jury according to the law. Judge
Lilly then began his instructions to
the grand-jury. He has become
somewhat brave with the militia back 3
of him and he was very severe in his
instructions. He said:
_"Mr. Foreman of the Grand Jury (
and Gentlemen and the People of *
Perry County: As you here witness *
I am again here to hold court. I i
liovii cov/ivnl foviYic t .f niv T
-UW ' V KJOVW V I Vi. V?* WVAAAAW VA ?J court
in your county, and for reasons *
better known to myself, I was satis- (
iied that a court could not be held, c
and, having my life threatened, had (
every reason to believe I would be c
assinated if I came to F .ry. Now it 5
all lies with you. Do you want a *
court, that you may bring offenders *
to justice? I know the remtaiig^rfit
*PI I ~ft vi / ! TTT^An 4-l^/s vnaawI A 1
^srcxij ?c??, UULII ?nt;ix pcupic
learn that a man's life is more valua- c
ble than that of a horse, men will be ?
punished more severely for murder *
than for horse-stealing." r
The people seemed to be amazed ?
at the judge's stem remarks, for he *
had never before talked so plainly. But
he was backed by the militia. *
Several tough-looking characters j;
walked hurriedly out of the-tent as if *
anxious to inform some faction that '
Judge Lilly was getting too severe. *
But continuing, Judge Lilly said: s
A BLOODY RECORD. C
f
"T now turn to a nacre in the stat- ,
utes of Kentucky which defines the 1
word murder and the law upon that ,
subject. It seems tlrnt the people of *
Perry do not know that there is such *
a word. "Why, gentlemen, this county
is over 70 years old, ana but one man i
in all that time has been convicted of ,
murder, and he for a small term of
years in the penitentiary, though 500 j;
1 *VM-iv/-lAVArJ rn
I Hit;!! LLH \ C Wtruu -UJ UJ. LlCi tia. J.J_L LAJ.C wuuuj . -i
This is appallling, and I again ask !
you, do you want justice? The re- ,
cords show you these things. I have r
called this extra term of court to give '
you one more opportunity to show 1
that you want it. Now, do your duty. 1
I will be frank to say that if this court
amounts to nothing that there will be
no use of ever again trying to hold t
in Perry. My life is in danger. I t
want you to dilligently search and inquire
into all crimes in Perry county (
and bring criminals to justice. Ren- ?
rlor frno If murder. Rfiv SO: t
don't say manslaughter. Yes, and <
arson. There stands the ruins of your }
courthouse. . It speaks for itself. I \
I want you to find out who burned it. <
It is a matter which comes home to (
you and reaches your pocket-books, f
Set an example.'' c
A BENIGHTED REGION. (
Nearly two hours were taken up (
with instructing the granc^ jury, and (
after so me few preliminaries court ad- 1
joumed over until Tuesday. As 1
Monday is election day no court win
be held. The sellers of rum and
"moonshiners" are hiding in the
mountains, almost within a stone's
throw of where court is being held.
Judge Lilly will order Capt. Gaither
to seize all whiskey in Hazard and destroy
it. A building used by a saloonkeeper
was taken charge of by the
troops to be used for storing away
goods belonging to the commissary
department. A citizen walked into
the door shortly after it had been !
broken open and made some remarks 1
about the brandy left tlereby the !
fleeing saloonist. Lieut. "Walcott ordered
him hustled out at the point of
a bayonet, which was done.
HONEST CITIZENS COWED.
The social situation in Perry among
men is not exaggerated. Many honest
citizens are afraid to make a move
toward indicting outlaws for fear of
the consequ. nces after the troops are
away. For the great number of peol.-illo/I
rrifVn-n flip r>nsi fpw vPftrs
not one lias ever been punished. Few,
if any. have ever been arrested. Social
lines have been so drawn through
political rnsans and otherwise that
outlawry reigns unmanageable. There
is not a church in Perry county nor a
schoolhouse. Rev. J. J. Dickey of
Jackson was at Hazard when Joe
Eversole was killed and offered a
prayer at the grave when he was
buried. This action of Rev. Mr.
T\* ?.. /y?? av\ o -n rj
-LAlCiit.) iiicejuscu. iioiw LJ-LCJL xa.vlMAS.l-i.. uliu
his life was threatened. He never
has been in Perry since. A superintendent
of schools was to be elected
3Ionday, but I do not see to what use
this county can put such an official.
A CANVAS COURTHOUSE.
On account of the burning of the
. courthouse, Judge Lilly was coin
-rwoiio/l f.n Arc!.- r built a tent in which
to hold court. It is loosely corti
structed of light canvas, and behind
. it sits the 4,Sage of Estill," who has
i engendered the wrath of the mountain
outlaws, who have more than'
once threatened his life. Some r
boards neatly laid across small boxes
i.i,? . : 1 i?
J* >* JLLCx C LJLLC jJUUHO ?t??.LCU5 LiiU lit W j-ers
occupying chairs in front of the
judge. The grand jury lias not yet
secured quarters, but was not to
again assemble till Tuesday. If a "J
heavy rain comes before court is over
it is almost certain to destroy all
chances of holding court other than t
in the open an. which will be impossible.
Judge Lilly informed me that
LIC licXU. -LLC \ CI 11CIU. LULU U U-LillCi. OUtU
iliscouraging circumstances. He is
keeping very quiet outside tlie court. {
Women and children liave not only
been threatened, but shot at, and ^
'vo in daily dread of their lives, and t
too, within 100 miles of the I
beautiful blue grass-region of proud 1
Kentucky. I
A JUDGE SHOT IN BEP. ,
The little dab of militia that gen- s
jrallv goes to the mouatains has only 1
;emporary effect upon the outlaws. 1
Fudge "William Hurst has not been c
jack here since he was shot until (
;his term of court. He has beet> em- j
cloyed by Mrs. Eversole to assist in I
wringing to justice the the murders of t
ler husband. He was shot while in s
3ed at night with an explosive ball,
jut fortunately for him the ball had t
;r>*vnt its fniv?p bftfnvA it. rpn.fboH bis t
'X ' ? w ? ~ ~ '
)ody. The next clay he received a c
etter from Fulton French, the leader t
>f the French faction, saying: c
"Yes, git?and that quick-" r
Capt. Hurst was a brave soldier in (
;lie civil war and lost an eye at Mis- t
don Ridge, but he knew what French's ?
varning meant and he left Hazard at a
mce. c
It is evident that scouts from the
)utlaws come from and daily return r
;o the mountain fastnesses and make t
eports to their chiefs. c
PiSTOL AND* STICKv
s'ew Elements in the Abbeville Casu?)2is:n? ^
A Lively Personal DilHcwlty at a Meeting. ^
Green-wood, Aug. 13.?The county 7
sampaign still rages liotly. Although
;he August convention is in session, ^
;he interest manifested in it is not so v
jreat in the county's affairs. The ^
people are certain as to the result of x
:he convention, but still have a spark ?
)f hope for the count}'. There was .a
;amcai?m meeting atNinetv-SixMon- c
ilay, at -which the majority of county ?
candidates addressed the people. The r
specchoL vvere said to be the same as ;1
jlsewhere, and the only deviation ?
Tom the routine- was an unfortunate
fersEIuu-"altercation, inwliicli tlie"
)rincipals were Hon. C. A. C. Waller,
;andidate for the Senate, and a son j.
?f Hon. James N. King, candidate ^
or re-election to the Legislature. As n
Lear as the cause of the altercation u
:an be learned, it is this: In a speech
n the county, Captain King spoke of
Jr. Waller as being bribed. To this u
ili\ "Waller gave Captain King the p
ie. Captain King explained that he <lad
not meant bribed but influenced. ?
Jr. Waller told him that he was un
ortunate in his use of words and it ?
eemed as if the affair should have ^
mded there, but young King took ex- ^
:eption to Mr. Wallers remark to his ^
ather, and sought personal satisfac- i
ion. It is said that young King
Irew a pistol and at temple.I to shoot ^
tfr. Waller, but the piece failed to ^
jo off. Mr. Waller, it is said, used a
itick, but before any damage was j
lone the parties were separated and
he affair ended. The affair was ex- ^
remely unfortunate. Mr. Waller, of ?
- 1. L *
jourse, expresses nimseu as regxt'Ling
it greatly. Captain King has not
>een seen by this correspondent, but le
is a thoughtful man, and is doubt- ^
ess grieved himself at the occurrence,
[here was a large crowd at the meet- .
ng. Ninety-Six is an anti-Tillman ,
?recinct.?Cor. Greenville News.
Kansas Crops Seriously Injured. c
The following is the crop report of ii
;iie iiansas State .tfoarci 01 Agnciu- v.
utg for July: ?
Reports received from about 500 q
iorrespondents of the board, repre- 1
senting every county in the State, t.
:learly indicate that the growing I
;rops in every portion of the State t
lave been seriously injured. The se- C
,rere drought, intense heat and occa- I
iional hot winds prevailing through- o
>ut the State generally have been g
,he cause of this falling off of the 1<
:om prospects. Its condition, which a
>ne month ago was reported 90 per
;ent., is now reported at only 93 per 3
sent. of an average crop. This de- I
AI'ATV AViofc IV* J
rasmuiuii ui uac C.VIOKO JULL VTVIJ
portion of the State, but tliat portion (
)f the State between the 97th and C
100th meridian has suffered severely, f
jray and Riley counties report a x
practical failure of the crop. Seven- 1:
:y-five counties in Eastern Kansas, I
Bight counties west of the 100th me- ^
ridian, report 50 or 30 per cent, of a (
irop. It is safe to say that the corn 3
jrop this year will csceed 75,000.000 1
bushels. The yield of wheat is found I
r/v 4-lio-n ir<io ovnor^orl ]
jyj U\s UJUCHU tl CV.J v<^vwvv% ?
thirty to forty busliels per aero. The
aggregate wheat product will be
about 23,000,000 bushels. The flax
area has been greatly increased, and
the crop is a very good one. The
aggregate wheat product will be
about 23,000,000 bushels. The flax
area has been greatly increased, and
the crop is a very good one. The 1
i i - r -1 J?:
oats crop, aitnougii snort, is yieiuuig
better than was expected, a yield of i
from forty to seventy bushels per c
acre is reported from a number of
counties. The following is a summary
compared with a full condition:
Com, 32; barley, GO: flax, 84: broom
corn, 57: sorghum, G2: millet, 50: tame 1
grass, 57; potatoes, 40: prairie grass, (
55; apples, 53: peaches, 10: grapes, :
6i. The month has been the dryest 1
and hottest July in twenty years. 1
Chinch bugs are reported in many <
counties, but they have done no great
damage.
The Seventh District Radicals.
The Seventh Distx-ict Radical con- 3
vention met at Lincolnville, Tuesday. 1
There xras a running riot, delegates <
freely and constantly calling each
other " white livered "
and hammering each other's heads. <
Ostendorff and Green, two Berkeley
delegates who voted for and elected
the Miller nominee for chairman
would have been mobbed had not
Marshal Cunningham commanded
the peace. The marshal's authority
was, however, denied and he w.is j
roundly abused. Revolvers were
abundant and freely displayed. The j
chances appear to favor Brayton's
nomination.
HIE STATE CONVENTION j
\ WRANGLE OVER THE PRELIMINARY (
ORGANIZATION- i
? i
LUU n ^uiuujua w 1 *?V4*- I
cally Nothing?Mr. Tallbert of Edgefield ]
Made Chairman? Other Proceedings.
JrceuVllle News. i
Columbia. S. C., Aug. 13.?There <
vcro rtormy times in the State Con- <
ren^ion to-day. The antis realized j
hat everythiLg was against them fc ^
hey bent theii' strongest energies in *
he shape of dilatory motions and ex- i
>ert parliamentary tactics towards i
>affling the majority. But it was to 1
io purpose. After nearly an hour of 1
igliting the Tillmanifces carried their (
joint, which was the election of TV. J. *
[albert temporary chairman instead 1
>f allowing one to be named by State i
Chairman Hoyt. Colonel Hoyt was
)laced in a very trying position, but <
le ruled fairly at every juncture, '
hp ugh it was in opposition to his i
ide of tlie house. 1
Colonel Hoyt called the convention 1
o order at noon and after the call <
ras read he stated that it became his
Iut3y to name a tempory chairman for
he purpose of forming a permanent
organization. He would therefore *
tame the Hon. G. Lamb Buist, of ^
Charleston, as temporary chairman of ^
he convention. This brought on the *
ight and Dr. Sampson Pope nomin- <
,ted W. J. Talbert for temporary ]
hairman. 1
Chairman Ho}*t then explained that '
t had been customary for the Execu- J
ive Committee to name the temporary 1
!
xuiirmuii.
Dr. Pope said he did not care what
ras customary; that the majority *
ranted Mr. TaJbert for chairman and 1
hey proposed to make him such re- j
:ardless of the wish of the Executive <
Committee. i
Several delegates called attention
o the provisions of the constitution,
thereby the convention should elect
he temporary president. Chairman I
loyt adrqittcd that, but said the cus- '
om had been otherwise.
Dr. Pope insisted upon his motion. 1
Jcnator Sinythe then made the point *
hat there was no organization and
hat Chairman Hoyt had no rigut to i
,ssume the powers of chairman of the (
onvention so far as to call for the
ui^inuiioi: of a chairman. (
Cban^pr- Hoyt looked perplexed
nd confWon reigned. Colonel H-Zs-'f.
ell of RfcjJancl:rosejto^ajpgait of \
rder, clanmngTIiawis the body was
ot an organized one the chair could
ot recognize any delegate save by
ersonal acquaintance. ' .
Dr Pope still insisted upon his >'
omination and called upon Chairman c
loyt to put the question. Senator c
Imythc asked for a yea and nay vote. I
Jliairman Hoyt ruled that a yea and $
' * "? i -? 1_ 1_ . '.1 TV.. 1
ay voce couia not ue na-1. xjl. jt vyc
isistcd that there was "!>ut one nom- 1
lation "before the convention, that of c
Ir. Talbert. J. L. M. Irby then
loved that Mr. Talber., be elected
y acclamation. This motion was
ut and decided in favor of the
?illmanites amid vigorous pro- !
ests from the antis.
Senator Smytlie and Col. John C. 0
laskell succeeded in prolonging the *
gony by ingenious technical points,
tr. Talbert was elected by a.vote of 1
30 to 76. ^
Af+ov Mr Tnllicrf bn.d taken the a
hair, Mr. J. Adger Smythe, of J
Charleston, on behalf of the minority,
.lied a protest against the temporary ];
rganization as being illagal, there
eing no presiding officer authorized ?
o submit an}- motion, no organiza- ?
ion that could vote on it, and on ac .
ount of the arbitrary and illegal rulags
of the chairman of the Executive ?
Committee in refusing the 'demands
or the yeas and nays on the several
uestions. Some one nominated W. I
\ Russell, of Charleston, for one of 2
he temporary secretaries, bu' "Mr. *
Suist arose and indignantly denied T
here was any such man on the
Charleston delegation. Mr. J. T. c
)uncan, of Newberry, Mr. J. B. Bean, 1
>f Edgefield, were elected. The dele- A
;ates were then enrolled and the fol3
wing committee on credentials was ^
ppointed:
Abbeville, J. H. McCalla: Aiken, F. j
I. Green; Anderson, J. M. Glenn: {
Samwell, G. D. Bellinger; Beaufort, K
i "D Elliot,t: Berkeley, F. M. Harvey;
Charleston, Hon. John F. Ficken: *
Chester, Dr. "W. H. Heath? Chesterield,
"W. C. McCreight; Clarendon, E. '
L Tindal; Colleton, Mr. Cooper; Dar- 1
ington, W. H. Lawrence; Edgefield, 1
I. H. Townes; Florence, B. B. 31ciVhirter;
Georgetown,Yv'alter Hazard; 1
xreenville, 31. L. "West; Hampton, A.
^ "Vnrnnflns. HrYlTV. T. W. DaSTSTett: 1
vershaw, T. J. Kirkland: Lancaster,
ra B. Jones: Lacirens. J. L. M. Irby: (
jexington. H. J. Seibels; Marion, D. v
>V. McLaurin; Marlboro', W. D. .
Avails: Newberry, Sampson Pope:
)conee, S. J. McElroy: Orangeburg. 1
jrcorge W. Fairer; Pickens, W. T. '
field; Richland, J. C. Haskell; Spar- ,
anburg, E. C. Allen: Sumter, J. D. 1
31andiiig: Union. T. C. Duncan: TViliamsburg,
J. P. Gambrel: York, J.
vV. Neil.
Pending the report of the com"
' 1 J.1 . 1:
mttee on credentials uic co.uYe.uuuu
>ok a recess until 7 p. m.
Afternoon Scssior.
(Krom the Augusta Chronicle )
The committee made three reoorts
011 the Fairfield delegation: a 1
aajority report favoring the Tillman '
lelegatiou: a minority report favor- i
ng the Bratton delegation: a second
ninority seating neither delegation ]
md ordering a reorganization of the ;
Democratic party in Fairfield county.
Hon. Sampson Pope, of Newberry. ;
idvocated the majority report: Hon.
J. C. Haskell advocated the first miaority
report? and the second minori- ;
by providing for seating neither delegation.
was indefinitely postponed.
AX EXCITING INCIDENT
occurred during the speech of Dr.
Pope, when Maj. Thomas W. Wood
ward arose arose and declared that
what he stated in reference to the
Fairfield case was <;a plain, bold and
palpable lie."
Cheers followed from the anti-'
Tillinanites in the convention, and.
among tlie spectators, and immediately
there was a rush into the
vacant space in front of the speaker's
desk. For five minutes the greatest ,
X''
confusion ensued, the chairman rapDing
in vain for order.
The first moment that silence was
)btained, Col. J. C. Haskell said that
n speaking under excitement men
I UliXiXC ULLill/U IUL U.LC O LatCJ-UUiitC.
jut from ten years' acquaintance with
Dr. Pope "I-don't believe he is capable
of intentionally stating what is
:alse." [Cheers from Tillmanites.]
At length order was restored, and
several speeches were made on each
iide, the^speech of C. A. Douglass, p
nember of the Bratton delegation
Tom Fairfield, being the best one
nude. Jrie received quite an ovation
it its conclusion, after which a vote
vas entered upon, and tlie majority
/eport, seating the Tillman delegates,
idopted by the convention on a yea
md nay vote.
The vote rejecting the Bratton delegation
from Fairfield was 238 to 70.
md the delegation filed out of the
lall leaving the Tillman delegation
;riumphant.
The protest against the Berkeley
lelegation was laid on the table,
rhis completed the action upon the
eport of the committee and the contention
was permanently organized
3y the election of the temporary offilers
as permanent officers.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Pope nominated Mr. Talbert
;or permanent president, and Mr.
Easkell nominated Mr. George Lamb
Buist. Mr. Pope proceeded to put
;he name of Chairman Talbert. and
leclared him elected without even
putting the name of Mr. Buist.
UllCCIO} qIUUII; tU.J.11 mooca XUIIUIIVU.
tnd on the pretest of Col. J. C.
Etaskell the name of Mr. Buist was
out before the convention by Mr.
Pope and voted down.
President Talbert then thanked
;he convention for the honor confer ed.
and emphasized the great importance
of this convention advo ating
peace and harmony in the
anks of the party.
CONFUSION AT MIDNIGHT.
At 12.55 a resolution was passed to
proceed until the work of the contention
was transacted.
The committees on resolutions and
ilatform, and on the constitution reared
to the ante room.
Various motions for recess and to
idjoum were voted down, and the
jonv-ention is in great^onfusion. . _
President To]^eri lias called on the
;rowd to "V5nut up" and "sit down."
'shuj^'ora- mouths and peep quiet."
~Xt 1 o'clock the convention ie still
n noisy session awaiting business
rom the committees.
THE STATE 1>E1>T.
Aftor o r>f mi V?nnr fViA inn
ority report on the resolution delaring
the State debt of South Carina
to be a public obligation of
>riinary importance, and shall revive
in the future, as in the past, the
osteiing care of the State government,
has just been adopted at 2
>'cloelc.
The Split Occurs.
(Srooiul Telegram to the Herai-d.)
Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 14.?The exacted
split in the Democratic party
ias materialized. It was brought
,bout by the attempt of the Till
aanites to pass an amended conati
ution giving them power to elect a
Lew executive committee, and prodding
a primary for 1872. and thereafter.
The antis had previously
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esoivea mat ic me coHveiiuuu
'amend the constitution or otherwise
isurp power not delegated to it"!
hey would not submit. When the
:ommittee on constitution reported,
here was a minority report from the
Ton- LeRoy F. Youmaus declarin
hat the changing of the constitution
vas not in the scope of the convenion's
power.
Youmans, Brawley, Buist, Smythe
tnd Haskell made fruitless appeals,
tnd when the question was demandid,
the minority report was report
vas rejected, 252 to 53.
Irby then announced, "We have
vf?!ovo/1 o /v\mmw?rii<SA? lift. VP
efused it, and now we will have the
vhole hog or none."
John Haskell said his delegation
:ould not participate in voting for
;he new constitution, at 2:21 this
norning Richland withdrew, followed
)y the delegations fromgCliarleston,
Sumter, Beaufort and Georgetown.
The convention then elected a new
executive committee as follows:
First Congressional district?H.
1. Meetze. Lexington: 0. R. Lownan,
Orangeburg.
Second?D. C. Jordan, Aiken: G.
D. Bellinger, Barnwell.
Third?W. A. Neal, Anderson, A.
\Y. Jones, Abbe\ille.
Fourth?J. L. M. Irby, Laurens: 0.
\Y. Buchanan. Fairfield.
Fifth?Ira B. Jones, Lancaster: W.
3. McCreight, Chesterfield.
Sixth?T. E. Early, Darlington: II.
3. Gallichat, Clarendon
Seventh?E. A. Wunams, D. E.
Keels.
First Judicial district?T. TV.
Stanland.
Second?A. M. Youmans.
Tliml?L. S. Bisrham.
Fourth?T. TV. Daggett.
Fifth--H. H. Tonnes.
Sixth?G. W. Gage.
Seventh?"R. A. Lancaster.
Eighth?H. 13. Burit.
Irby was elected chairman and G.
Duncan Bellinger secretary.
A resolution was passed rejecting
the primary this year, and at 5;26
this msming the convention adiourned.
"When the antis left the convention
they organized by the election of G.
Lamb Buisfc chairman, and Jl. J.
Brennen secretary. J. C. Haskell.
J. "W. Barnwell. J. D. Blanding.
Walter Hazard and W. J. Yerdiei
were appointed a committee to issue
an address.
The Seceeders held another ses
sion today. It is understood thai
the preliminary steps for electing
delegates for a convention Septembei
10, have been taken, in which ease
there will be two conventions thai
The anti-Tillraanites met. at II m
an J appointed an advisory commit
tee. The purpose is to call anothei
convention of anti-Tillmanites in ?
few weeks.
The Alliance ~6en?resgional Con
vention made no nomination for Con
gressman. but will propound certaii
questions to candidate*.
I
| STARTLING ROMANCE.
AN ILLUSTRATION TJ^T TSUTH IS
STRANCER THAT FICTION.
A Duchess and Her Daughter, A Confederate
Soldier, a Stolen Baby and a Villain
ilic VClHItki X w
Ceicago, Aug. 13.?An aiiouyDious
. letter: written in French was delivered
on Tuesday last to Mr. Claude
Rosaire, a young genlleman of twentyseven,
residing in handsome apartments
on the west side in this city,
and its contents revealed to him his
parentage and mysterous circumstances
connected with his life, matters
which has been previously a hidden
secret to him.
Afv. Rnsnivp lifts for several years
been a resident of Chicago, and recently
graduated from the school of
elocution in connection with the
Chicago Athenaeum. He has for several
years held a position on the board
of trade.
His story is a peculiar one, in which
sorrow and happiness are mingled.
From the earliest date in his life of
which he has recollection, he lived
in a small town in southeastern Michigan,
and was brought up to believe
that he was a child of the American
family with whom he lived. He was
treated in every way as such, until as
loffm* ix-V>ifnl- I
J-LiU. 1 illtu #XJ_L *vw WVAJ ?' ??
lows below, his supposed father in a
gt of anger declared thai; he was^?
unnatural son, an announcement
which so keonlv affected his sensitive
disposition that he left home never
to return. That as in his twentythird
year. His life from that moi
ment until the receipt of the letter
last week was full of miserable uncertainty,
which he succeeded in cov,
ering from the notice of his acquaintances
by a persistent attention to
the work and study which he had un
U.CI taa.cja.
No satisfactory explanation, indeed
. no explanation whatever, of the vague
charge made against him by his foster-father
came to clear the mystery
in which it enveloped him until the
letter made the story of his life less
an enigma than-it had been.
. ^ This is a literal translation of the
physiciansayslc-au^t 'live more than ^
two months.
;*Ttvo years ago you recited at the
Hospital Si. Luke. I was in the au
dience. i recognized ;ou az once,
but although I had been looking for
you for three years I was not satisfied
to find j-ou again. Besides, I had
been cured of my sickness; people
like myself do not suffer with remorse,
only in the valley of the darkness of
death.
"First you are legitimate and the
child of marriage. I cannot keep
the secret, because I cannot retain
life much longer, and because all human
vengeance seems useless. I can
review Almost your entire life. You
think 110 one in your present life
knows, anything about you but yourself,
and you have shut them in the
bottom of your heart. To make sure
that the things I am about to tell you
are true, listen:
"'Until the Cth of October, 1884,
you believed yourself the son of
.George Latham, of L , !Mich. In
a moment of great anger he told you
that you were an unnatural son.
That night you left, and you have
never spoken one to the other since.
They believe you dead. George
Latham, I am sure, believes you to be
what he has said, but he regrets bitterly
that he has betrayed the confidence
of his sister.
"'I am going to tell you about
your family. Your grandmother, the
mnflipv of vour mother, was the
duchess de St. Allize, of Normandy.
Her marriage was very miserable,
the duke de St. Allize being Treli
known. After having spent the fortune
of your grandmother he commenced
against her a suit of divorce.
Having lost love and courage the
duchess fled to America, taking with
her her only child, a baby?your
mother, Victoria de St. Allize.
" 'But a little while after hv r ar'
- '*? "? "1 A. J
I rival in America tne aucness eutereu
the convent of the Ursulines at New
Orleans, where she died five years
later. Her child, Victoria, remained
in the care of the Sisters until the
age of eighteen, when her great
talent for music caused the mother
superior to have her choose between
the world and the convent. During
her probation she mec and loved a
Confederate soldier by the name of
Claude Hector Rosaire. This man
(your father) was of French blood
from his great-grandfather, who was
a Creole. The 6th of October, 1363,
they were married, as you will see by
the inclosed certificate. Immediately
they tied to Canada.
"'Now this man Rosaire was not the
only man that loved Victoria de St.
Allize, but he was the only man she
loved. I never pardoned them, and
followed them as a hunting dog
would. In May of the next year you
were bom in Quebec. Three weeks
after your birth I stole you from
1-atit rim-sp find cnrried vou to the
south of Ontario, among a colony of
Canadian Quakers. Marguerite be;
came your foster-mother. No mati
ter how, some women love strangely.
'Then I returned to Qn- bec to
see my revenge. I received bat little
l satisfaction. Yotr father, crazed
. with grief at your loss, threw himself
. from the head of the fort. I was
, waning lor yiCLuiiii t.u i\juvvi uat,
, but she was made of iron. She came
and went with a face of iron, and then
: suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.
I never found trace of her.
- She must have entered a convent, for
; only those walls could elude my ven;
geance.
?I cannot write more because I
; will not- I hate you as I hated her.
;! I have greatly enjoyed to see you
struggle, knowing that it was useless
. for my maledictions to rest on the
- fruit of their marriage.
: '"I; am foolish to talk of the stain
t that is on you, but a man has too''natures
and ,1 cannot resist my better
- nature, which compels me to try to
l Hio n-iwncf rlrvnp vmv if if. is
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i! possible. Besides there are moments
1 when I am really and profoundly pen
itent, and it is such moments I write
this.
" Youwiilinever be able to discover "
me. You have no possible means of
identifying me. However, your mother
guesses this?yes, she must know.
.Perhaps her ctnid can find heirh
spite of all, but then it -will be too
late for your .vengeance/"
The letter is unsigned. With it
was the original document certifying
to the marriagaof Eosaire's mother
and father. * ^
}Ir. Rosaire wilfiSlSEe effort to find
his mother, and will search all Catholic
convents through the country.
His interest in the authorship of thjs
letter is overshadowed by his desire
' * ?1 -1 1 A- 1
to learn tne wnereaoouis ox
mother a~d of the resting place of
his dead father. * ~i
ANALYSIS OF AN ABOMINATION- J
The Force BUI and What it Means and
Wonld Do.
"We print elsewhere a carefui^ummary
of the Federal election bill which
has passed the United State House
of Representatives and is now pend- .
ing in the Senate. The object is to
furnish the The Sun's readers with a
clear and succinct exposition of its
features, with an explanation of the
practical effect of the provisions^^^j
which are more obviously designe^gj
secure to the Republican paai^
South. It musj^^tfj
one aftej>?eacliiig
of ^feebill that no 8
'Stfught to be attainedV^x
machinery for this purp<.'% x>
carefully and ingeniously
is necessarily complicated ancH^
is evidence throughout the measured. j~.
of an anxious desire on the part of its
framers to leave no loophole by means
of which its purpose might be frustrated.
Briefly stated, the effect of the bill
is to put the control of the elections
for members of the House of Representatives
into the . hands of Federal
supervisors, supported uy an army oj
deputy marshals, who may be reinforced
by any number of assistant
marshals, summoned under guise of a
posse coimtatus, and also, if the
President should so order, by United
State troops or by militia organizations,
which might include armed,,
negroes,
names shall be placed on
the list. They are uUo empowered
to make a hoase-to-house canvass in
cities, ostensibly to detect registrytion
and naturalization frauds, but in X
reality, it is to be feared, as ' election
party. On election day they must
see that tlie ballot box is marked and
located in a certain way, must assist
the local officers to count the?vote,?
and must make their own returns,
which form the basis on which the
result is finally determined by the
federal returning board, from whose
decision there may be an appeal to
the United States Circuit Court,
which is to settle all contests. If
there is delay by the local election ?
officers in opening the polls, the
supervisors may hold the election
themselves. Should there be more
votes in the ballot box than the number
of persons who have voted, the /*
election must be determined by a
snecies of lotterv?the excess of votes
being drawn by blindfolded persons
and deducted from the total number
of votes cast for the candidates. A
man's seat in' Congress might depend
upon mere chance or upon trickery in
' working" the lottery scheme. A
long list of offences under the law
are specified and heavy penalties in
fines and imprisonment are provided.
State laws inconsistent with the provisions
of the bill are annulled and
State sovereignty is trampled upon
in all directions.
A pretense of fairness is furnished
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ill tut; piuviaiuix iux cj-lluj. umg uuc iavv
wherever application is made under
certain specified conditions, but in
view of the fact that its declared object
is to secure "a free ballot and a
fair count" at the South, which would
mean, of course, the counting of the
negroes en masse for the Republican
candidates, this apparently general
applicability of the law is seen to be
a mere sham. Good care, of course,
would be taken to enforce it only
where its enforcement would do the
party good, and the real field of its
operations would be the Southern
States. In that section the result
could hardly fail to be disastrously / .
Race conflicts at almost ev^y^oUiiig
place would be almost inevitable and
a condition of unrest and excitement
would be created which might prove
fatal to the industrial progress of the
South, so marked in receix^^j^^^j?
Sectional prejudice would be IB
embittered and the whole 9
would feel the disturbing efie^yPa
law which would at once an'^ the
two races and the two great secuons
against each other. Business men
fully realise this and the most effective
opposition to the bill is coming
from that quarter. The sincere friends
of the negro also recognize the fact
that no legislation more injurious to
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ms Dest interests couiu wen ut; uevised,
and Republican leaders all over
the South are protesting against it
most earnestly as being a certain
means of wiping out the white Republican
vote in that section.
It is possible that these formidable
sources of opposition will prove
effectual in the Senate, but the necessities
of the clique of high-tariff
interests which now controls both
houses of Congress are so great that
it is not at all unlikely that the voice
of reason and patriotism will be
stifled in the mad rush to reach, if
possible, the point of absolute con- j
trol and dictation of the political A
destinies of the country.?Baltimore
Sub.
It is expected in Kentucky that the
constitutional convention which is to
assemble in September will incorporate
the Australian ballot system in
the new constitution which it is to
make. It worked like a charm in
Chattanooga.
* < Tfc r? t* *n i _ n
A course 01 jr. r. jr. win osmsii an
ad feeli ngs. and restore your health
to perfect condition. Its curative
powers are marvelous. If out of
sorts and in bad humor with yourself
and the world, take P. P. P., and be1
come healthy and rational. ^
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