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T AIM AGE'S SERMON. REFUGE OFFERED TO ALL PEOPLE BY ; THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONThe l'aith of Jenu* la Likened to the j Cednrof Lel?iijoo, in the Shadeo! 1VIio:>e i llr.inchcrt Fowl oI Every Wias Slmll j Dwell. * ^ Br30KLYX, March 0.?Thecongrega-1 tiou at the Brooklyn Tabernacle this morning sang with fervor the hymn beginning? My faith looks up to thee Thou lamb of Calvary. Dr. Talmage's subject was the re luge offered by the Christian religion to people of all acres aed everv varietv of character. His text was Ezekiel xvii, 23, "A goodly cedar, aud under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing." The ccdar of Lebanon is a ro,-al tree. It stands six thousand feet above the level of the sea. A missionary counted the concentric circles and found one tree j thirty-five hundred years old?lone rooted, broad branches, all the year m luxuriant foliage. The same branches that bent in the hurricane that David saw twafl-i'tKirnvor T.phannn rnr-k fodnv over the head ot the American travler. This monarch of the forest, with its leafy fingers, plucks the honors of a thousand years and sprinkles them upoa its own uplifted brow, as though some great hallelujah of heaven bad been planted upon Lebanon and it were rising up with all iis long armed strength to take hold fcol the hillS whehce 11 UlimU. ^^Oh, what a line place lor birds to nest ?h^i hot da% s they come thither?the ^tfie dove, the swallow, the spar&Lthe raven. There is to many BB?Egtexiplcte fascination in the j[ habits of birds. They ^Lof earth than heaven? Between the two. Xo Hon, with his ^un, |l|w)f the American specimens. ^Lars in tindin^ H^lie new red g^oi God's Bkgrouse's fccsities. Its have, with clelsl^^ars. I catch the sound of the mghtpnd robin. Among the first pat a child notices is a swallow aves, and grandfather goes out khandful of crumbs to feed the |us. Bible is full of ornithological aliuThe birds of the Biole are not id stuffed, like those of the mujut living birds, with fluttering nd plumage. "Behold the fowls ir ? sa-s ('hrisf,. " Though thou Bbyself as tbe eagle, and though Kt thy nest among the stars, tnence 1 bring thee down," exclaims h. uGavest thou the goodly g^unto the peacocks'?" says Job. ^describes his desolation by sayM am like a pelican of the wilderTL am like an owl of the desert; I p and am as a sparrow alone upon ousetop." k*Yea, the stork in the hi knoweth her appointed time; and irane, and the swallow observe the their coming; bu my people know Byo judgment ot the Lord"?so says Bgpiah. Hfekiel in my text intimates that jVbt is the cedar, and the people from Si quarters are the birds that lodge Bong the branches. '"It shall be a Bpdly cedar, and under it sbail dwell U fowl of every wing." As in Ezekiei's SSlme. so now?Christ is a gocdly cedar, and to him are flying all kinds of people ?young and old, rich and poor, men high soarlns as the eagie, those fierce as the raven, and those gentle as the dove. "All fowl of every wing." First, the young may come. 01 the eighteen hundred and ninety-two years that have passed since Christ came, I about sixteen hundred have been wasted I by the good in misdirected efi'orts. Until - liobert llaikes came there was no organized effort for saving the young. We spend all our strength trying to bend old trees., when a little pressure would have * been suliicient for the sapling. We let i men go down to the very bottom of sin before we try to lift them up. It is a / great deal easier to keep a train ou the / track than to get it on when it is oil'. / The experienced reinsman checks the ' fiery steed at the first jump, for when / be gets in full swing, the swift hoci's clicking fire from the pavement and the / bit between his teeth, nis momentum i3 gajffi irresistible. p? It is said that the young must be aljgjjf lowed to sow their "wild oats." I have K noticed that those who sow their wild oats seldom try to raise any other kind of crop. There are to opposite destinies. If you are going to heaven, you had betf ter take the straight road, and not try to go to Boston by the wav of New Orleans. What is to be the history of this multitude of young people around me tocay? I will take you by the hand and k show* you a glorious sunrise. I will not k whine about this thing, nor groan about Sft it, but come, young men and maidens, Jesus wants you. His hand is love, his W voice is music, his smiie is heaven. Religion will put no handcuffs on your no hopple3 on your feet, no brand W on your forehead. I went through the heaviest suowI storm I have ever known to see a dying ' girl. Her cheek on the pillow was white ^ as the snow on the casement. Her | large, rouau eve xiaa not iusi <*uy <jx us lusier. Loved ones stoood all around the bed trying to Iiold her back. Her . mother could not give her up, and one nearer to her than either father or moth erwasiranuc wiuisrtei. x saw, x?ui|? ny, bow do youfeol!" "Oh!" she said, "happy, happy! Mr. Talmage, tell all W the young folks that religion will make f them happy." As I came cut of the room, louder than all the sobs and wailio gs of srief. I heard the clear, sweet, glad voice oi ihe dying girl, "Good night; we shall meet again on the other side of the river." The next Sabbath we buried her. We brought white flowers and laid j them on the coliin. There was in all!. that crowded church but one really j happy and delighted face, and that was j the lace of Fanny. Ob, I wish that j1 now my Lord Jesus would go through j; this audience and take all these flowers j ( of youth and garland them on his brow, i The cedar is a tit refuge for birds cf j brightest plumage and swiftest wing.! Ujey liy! tbey ily! "All fowl of every J, . ^ wing." ^ ^ h ^ a r rh.it. the ohl mav ! i come. J^usay, "Suppose a rass ias j i to^o on crutcfrwf Suppose he is blind; ! t suppose he is deal: suppose that nine- i i temhs o' his iii'e has been wasted/' j I Then I answer: Come with crutches, j 1 Come, old men, blind and deaf, come to j j Jesus. If you would sweep your hand 11 around before your bund eyes, the lirst j thing you would touch would be the j < cross. It is bard lor an aged man or , woman to have grown old without relig- f ion. Their taste is gone. The peach [ and the grape have lest their flavor. They say that somehow fruit does not j c taste as it used to. Their hearing irets j c detective, and they miss a great deal i Viof 1C eoi'il in >irp<pp,'a I J Their Iriends have all gone and every-!s body seems so strange. The world r seems to go away irom them and they j * are leit ail alone. They begin to feel in j * the way when you come into the room j ? where they are, and they move their i chair nervously and say, "I hope 1 ani t not :n the way." Alas! that lather and j l mother should ever be in the way. When j t you v;er3 sick and they sat up all night; i rocking you, singing to you, administer- j I - - . ;rj_r to you, did ihc-y thiuk that you were 11 in the way'r Are you tired oi the oi<i j i people? Do you snap them u? quick ? and sharp? You will be cursed tu th.j! ^ bone for your h^iatitude and unkind- i I I*,,: | Oh.it is h-trd I'j be <>:u wii&Mii \ ion?to leel ih:s worid going away, ami : nothing better coming. It the're be J; any here who have gone far on with- ^ out Christ, I address you deferentially. You have found this a tough world * lor old people. Alas! to have aches ^ and pains, and no Christ to soothe them.jl want to give you a cane better '' than that you lean on. it is the cane * that the Bible speaks of when it says. , "Thy rod and thy siail' they comiorl ' fif/i \-r\i-1 Ki,tt6r enpf- S ULIC. X Vtauo IV JWU .VUI/I.V4 ^ taclesthan tho^e you now look through. ; It is the spiritual .eyesight of divine 1 grace. Christ will not think that ycu * are in the way. e Does your head tremble with the t palsy of old age? Lay it on Christ's j bosom. Do you feel lonely now that j your companions and children are , gone? 1 think Christ has them. They . are safe in his keeping. Very soon he t will take you where they are. I take , hold of your arm and try to lead you to t ... rr.Usvnnt.nti /-..HI nn?- rl nr n ll!l riV.ir a, piauc >v ucic > u mhh uvm .? j v,..? burden. Go with me. ~On a little while longrr and your sight will come again, and your hearing will come again, and with the strength of an immortai athlete you will step 0:1 the pavement of heaven. 2so crutches in heaven, no sleepless nights in heaven, no cross looks for old people. Dwelling there for age?, no one wiii say, "Father, you know nothing about this; step back; you are in the way!" Oh, how many dear old folks Jesus has put to sleep! How sweetly he has closed their eyes! Ho?\' gently folded their arms! How lie has put his hand on their silent hearts and said: "llt-st now, tirci pilgrim. It is ail over. The tears will never start again. J Lush! hush!" ^o he gives liis beloved sleep. I think the most beautiful object on earth is an old Christian?the hair white, not with the frosts of winter, but the blossoms of the tree of life. I never f<:ei sorry i'or a Christian old man. AVhv feei sorry for those upon whom the glories of the eternal world are about to burst ? They are going to the goodly cedar. Though their wings i nrp hoaw with a.e'e. God shall renew s grace of God as though it were so many s yards long and so many yards deep. < People point to the dying thief as an < encouragement to the sinner. How 1 much better it would be to point to our 1 own ease una say, "If God saved us he i can save anybody." There may be those < here who never'had one earnest word said to them about their souls. Con- ; sider me as putting my hand on your \ shoulder and looking in your eye. God 1 hus hppn cood to you. Yuu ask. "How 1 do you know that V lie has be<?n very ? hard on me." "Where did you come ; from?" "Home."' ''Then you have a i home. Ilave you ever thanked God for < your home?" Uave you children?" ] "Yes." "Have you ever thanked God : for your children? Who keeps them < safe? Were you ever sick?" "Yes." : "Who made you well ? Have you been ] fed every day ? Who feeds you ? Put ; your hand on your pulse. Who makes it throb? Listen to the respiration of ] your lungs. Who helps your to breathe? i Ilave s ou a liible in'the hou3e, spread- ; iocr before you the future life? Who < gave you that 13ible?" ? Ob,"it has been a story of goodness i and mercy all the way through. You 1 have been one of God's pet children. I Who fondled you and caressed you and loved 3-ou? Afcd when you went astray j and wanted to come back, did he ever 1 refuse? I know of a father who, after 1 his son came back the fourth time, : said. "Xo: I forgave you three times, but I will never forgive you again." i And the sen went off and died. JJut < God takes back his children the thousandth time as cheerfully as the lirst. < As easily as with my handkerchief ] strike the dust off a book, God will ) wipe out all your sins. ; There are hospitals for "incurables." ' When men are hopelessly sick, they are ; sent there. Thank God! there is no hospital for spiritual incurables. : Thwitfh inn had thfi worst leorosvthat J ever struck a sou], your llesh shalfcome : again like the liesh of a little child. Oh, this mercy of Gcd! I am told it is an ocean. Then I place on it four < swife sailing craft, with compass and < charts and choice rigging and skillful . navigators, and 1 tell them to launch , away and discover for me the extent of i this ocean That craft puts out in one direction, < and sails to the north; this craft to the < south; this to the east; this to the west. < They crowd on all their canvas and < sail ten thousand years, and one day i come up the harbor of heaven, and I ; shout to them from the bet-.ch, "Have I you found the shore ?" and they answer, s "Xo shore to God's mercy!" Swift an*re!s. disuatched from the throne, at- 1 tempt to so across it. For a million < years they ily and fly, but then come i back and fold their wings at the foot of the throne and cry, "Xo shore! no i shore to God's mercy!" t Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! I sing it. 1 I preach it. I pray it. Here I lind a 1 man oouud hand and loot to the devil. 1 but with one stroke or tne nammer 01 < God's truth the chains fall oft' and he i is free forever. Mercy! Mercy! Mer- 1 cy! There is no depth it cannot j fathom: there is no height it cannot scale; there is no iniinity it cannot com- 1 pass. 1 take my staDd under this good- 1 ly cedar and see the hocks hying thither. 1 They are torn with the shot ot tempta- 1 lion and wounded and sick and scarred. c Some fought with iron beak; some once 1 feasted oh carcasses; some were Gerce ! of eye and cruel of talon, but they came, dork niter tlock?''All fowl of every wing." " s Again, all the dying will lirid their t nest in this goodly cedar. It is cruel a to destroy a bird's nest, but death does ' not hesitate to destroy one. There was j a beautiful nest in the next street. ] Lovingly the parents brocded over it. t There were two or tnree nuie rooms m s (lie nest. The scarlet fever thrust its v h;mds into the nest, and the birds are gone. Only those are safe who have ] their r.ests'in the goodly cedar. They j have over them '"the features of the r Almighty." Oh, to have those soft, [ warm, eternal wiDgs stretched over us! f Let the storms beat and the branches ) of the cedar toss on the wind?no dan- j" ?er. When a storm comes, you can see s the birds Hying to the woods. Ere the v storm of death comes down, let us fly j: to tLe goodly cedar. Oi. what great varieties heaven will *L be made up. There come mt-i who > race were hard and cruel and des^r- ? ate in wickedness, vet now, jot'c and r, ?h:iLg <t uy grace, they come into glo- 0 y, *'A11 fowl of every wing." And iiere 0 hey come, the children who were reared 2, n loving home circles docking through ^ he gates of iile, "All fowl of every j( ving." i'ht-se were white and came rom northern homes: the?e were black t] tnd ascended irom southern planta- jx ions; these were copper colored and vent up irom Indian reservations? 'All fowl of every wing." io God jatiiers them up. it is asumisning | n idw easy it is for a good soul to enter I c< leaven. a A prominent business man in Fnila- >' ieiphia went home one afternoon, lay y( [own on ttie lounge and said, "It is L ime for me to go." II-1 was very aged. 5: lis daughter said to him, "Are \ou|'J ick V" lie said, "No; but it is time lor j d ue to go. Have John put it in two of ' 1( he morning papers. th..i my lrieuUsIS nay know (hat 1 am gone. (Hoodby;" >< md as quick as that (!od had taken 2 :im. 3 It is easy to go when tbe time comes, .s riiere are no ropes thrown out to pull ci is ashore; there are no ladders letdown { w o puil us up. Christ comes and takes u is by the hand and says, "You have j ci iad enough of this; come up higher." | l? l 1. .. I.M.. ??? V.!,,/?L- if'J )'J VJil IlUltitfi ill* V* XiCii J Uli ?>iL4V/it xb . s liierc aav r.-deness when Jesus ouches the cheek, and the red rose of iC-alth v.-hitons into the lily of Immoral mrity and gladness? When autumn comes and the giant i ili\: wood: smites his anvil ami the eal'y sparks lly on the atitumnai fraie, hen there will be thousands of birds jathcr.ng in the tree at the corner of he lield, just before departing to v:ir!Yif>r fliinfs Rnd thev will call and ing until the branches 'drop with the nelody. There is a better c'ime for us, mil by and by we shall migrate. We rather in the" branches of the goodly :edar, in preparation for departure. l'ou heard our voices in the opening long: you will hear thein in the closing iong?voices good, voices bad, voices lappv, voices distressful?"All fowl of :very wing.'' ]Jy and by we shall be jone. If all t "n is a udience is saved, as I hope ,hey will be. I see them entering into ife. borne have had it hard; some have iatl it easy. Some were brilliant; some .vere dull. Some were rocked by pious >arentage; others have had their infaniiA f'nHhks sf;ilripd with the tears of voe. Some crawled, as it were, into he kiDgdom 011 their hands and kuees, ind some seemed to enter in chariots )f liamicg lire. Those fell from a ship's nast: thefn were crushed inaminine iisasier. They are God's singing birds low. So gun of huntsman shall shoot hem down. Th*y pother on the trees )f life aud fold their wings on the jrancJi^s. and faraway from frosts and vinds and night they sm>r until the lUis are Hooded wun joy,aiia uiesKies 3rop music, and the arches of pearl send brick thneches?"All fowl of every ving." Sehold tin saints, beloved of God, Washed are their robes in Jesus' bloodBrighter lliau angels, lo! they shine, i'heir glories splendid and sublime. fiirou^h tiibulation great they came; Iliey bore the cross and scorned the shame; Vow, in the heavenly temple blast, With God they dwell; on him they rest. While everlasting ages roll Sternal Jove shall feast their soul. K w* A ../t/tn.vc f\.-f J ArAfAr TL'IU. KJX. k'UOO, J.U1V.IU Kise in succession tothf ir view. A Little Black Demon. Coluiijha, 8. C., March 3.?Probablj ;he annals of child-crime will be searched in vain to lind a parallel of :he lh<ndish act of a five-year-old col>red boy of this city, by which an infant died a lingering death here today. The sickening details might well strengthen, the belief that i^pple maj >till be possesseifof the thus jnly, possibly, can be explained thi? liabolical deed of a child so young as :o escape responsibility of his act, while exhibiting all the coolness and 11 ore than the unconcern of a murderer of older years. Last evening Addie Beacham, a col >red woman living on Science alley; lear the penitentiary, left her house, eaving her infant of 7 months age in :ne craaie. scarcely uau uie tuuiuct rone out than Bad Harris, a boy of 5 pears of age, who lived next door, stole n and approached the defenceless little )ne. II* carried m his hand a sharp pointed iron instrument made from a spike, bent and sharpened, and apparently through a liendish desire to afliict suffering, io maim and to destroy, plunged t he iron into the infant's skull again an J again. "indeed this demon in boy's form fairly perforated the head and face of the unfortunate baby, picked at its eyes and jabbed the instrument into its ?ars. The child's cries attracted the attention of its mother, who came ' * " * 1 " I />? lif f 1 A AT\fl rustling J11. ouiy lu nuuj uri iittic viit bathed in blood and in a dying condition. Later she found Bud Harris at the jate digging holes in the ground with Lhe iron with which he had attacked lhe child. Neighbors flocked to the spot, and one of them, Bessie Johnson, ivrung a confession from the juvenile murderer, who seemed entirely uncon:erned at the whole matter. The child after lingering until to2ay died about noon. An inquest was iield this afcernoon. The boy butcher repeat* d his confession to the coroner and the jury rendered the following ferdict: "That the infant of Addie Beacuam cime 10 its death from wounds ia the head inflicted by Bud Harris, a child 5 j ears old, and we, the jury, cannot hold him responsible on account of his age." "God I'anished Uh.'' St Louis, March -1.?The notion store of Marcus Cohen, in Chouteau ivenue, took tire at an early hour this Doming and live minutes later an explosion occurred which wrecked the juiiding and the entire establishment was consumed. The second story was occupied by Cohen and his family, all )f whom escaped unhurt except Mar jus, who was so badly burned that ne iied soon afterwards. Abraham Cohen, mother of Marcus, who slept in the store, was unable to get out and he was Durned to death. Cause of the explosion Is unknown. On examination of the premises it svas found that the gas fixtures had ill been unscrewed allowing an uninterrupted How of gas into the store room. \ gasoline can, empty, was also found; nquiry also developed the fact that a ;eam had been employed nearly all light carting goods from the store by ivay of the back entrance. These facts, ,vith other minor circumstances, make t complete chain of evidence to the effect that the men had prepared for an iDDareotlv mysterious conflagration, nit inadvertently, probably, one of .hem lighted a match, and the gas aden atmosphere of the store immediitely exploded, causing the results aleady noted. From the only surviving nembers of the family, the wife and :hildren, nothing can be learned beyond he halt' confession conveyed in the woman's moaning, "God punished us." The Fertilizer Trade. The News and Courier, of Saturday, ays: The fertilizer trade this season las, as is generally known, not been so food as last year. " During January the msiness done by all roads was decidedy less than in the same month of 1891. A'ith the opening of February the rade improved very decidedly, and ince tha't time compares favorably vim me same period ol iaao jcm. Fall reports of the number of caroads shipped over the South Carolina laiiway during these months for the iresent, and last season are compared )elow. They show, as will be seen, that or the whole season up to February 9, 1592, there has been a decrease from ast year's figures, but that a comparion of the shipments in February, 1892, vith those of the same month of 1891 s favorable to the former year: The total number of cars .hautei? ap o and /jic'iading January 30 by the taith Carolina Kailway in 1891 was ,027; for the same period of 1892 the Dad shipped 1,434 carloads, a decrease f 1,593 carloads. During the month f February, 1891, the road shipped ,165 carloads, and during the same iontli of the present season 2,522 caron innroaca fAr 1A"f /UUO, C4>U <L LJ.V/1 V_.l*OV> X V A. AVV? v-k WW These ligures show a total deficit for le present senson up to February 29, iclusive, of 1,236 carloads. Weight of Cotton Bales. New Orleans. .March 3.?The acual weight of 7,095,050 bales of the :?uon crop, embracing port receipts nd overiaud for the six months ended 'ebruary 29 is 501 9-100 pounds against >t 55-100 pounds per bale last year. >etailed averages are as follows: Texas il 22-100, decrease from last year 7(3-100 pounds; Louisiana 500 21 100, ecrease 2 23-100; Alabama 498, decrease j; Georgia lb4 5-100, decrease 10 00-100; outh Carolina 489, decrease 4 81-100; ,'orth Carolina 495 1 10O, decrease 81 100: Virginia 493 55 100, increase IJ.-100; Tennessee, including Memphis, ? - - ? i ? -/ iCj OA in A l. .Louis ana overiauu, uuo -u-iuu, -icrease 1 93 100. Net decrease tor the hole compared with the close of Janiiry this year one pound per bale and ^nipared with the close of February ist year, 3 4G-I00. r LET us HA YE PEACE. I SENATOR BUTLER SUGGESTS A WAY OUT OF THE WOODS. I { tie Believes that the May Convention lias the l'ower to Take any Action for the Good of the Party aud can Order ? General Primary. Washington, March 5.?To the Editor of The News and Courier: Referring to your editorial criticism of my letter in your paper of the 3d instant, wherein you call attention to the provisions of the constitution of the Democratic party in South Carolina in regard to the manner of electing Governor and State officers, I beg to remark: That the constitution, as now framed, will not permit of a primary election. t i M.A?ri 1 WHS IiUO uiiuiiuuiui vi luia piuiision of the constitution, and I had in view that a convention has been called in May, and, although for the purpose of sending delegates to the National Convention, I do not understand it to be solely and exclusively confined to that duty. A convention coming fresh from the sovereign people is a sovereign body, and may do a great many tilings not contemplated when It assembles. It may correct errors and mistakes, supply omissions, and restrain commissions in any branch of the organization necessary for the good of the party. This at least is and has always been my view of the power of the people in convention assembled, and 1 see nothing in the way of the May Convention providing for a primorv plpntinn nf (Jnvprnnr and Xtat? offi cers, certainly none if a majority so decides. I have always believed, and believe now. that it is always safest to give the people the fullest, fairt-st, freest and most untrammelled opportunity of expressiDg their sovereign will at the ballot-box. When the representative stage is reached, where the representatives of the people are clothed with and exercise delegated powers prescribed by 'aw, I should insist on a strict adherence to those delegated powers, for they are the charters under which they act. Bat in primary assemblies of the people no such strict rule sDouia odtain, and such regulations or rules only -should be insisted on as will secure an orderly expression of the popular wiii. Constitutions and rules and regulations of political parties are by-laws for the government of the party within party lints. They contain no franchises or special privileges. They are the voluntary stipulations and agreements of the members of the party, by and through which they propose to act and pr?;serre party organization. They should be so framed and observed and executed as to give them the greatest elasticity in securing to its members the free expression of their will. Tarty organization is sometimes called a "machine." As against au op- i ; posing party a machine may sometimes Ho nonooaarv hut. it. ia nt>vpr safft t.fl | work the machine against members of its own party. As surely as this is done another "machine" wilf be put in motion in the same party. Two "ma cbines" cannot be operated simultaneously in the same party without jeopardizing the safety of both. In 1890 the Democratic party in. South Carolina had an executive committee, call it a 'machine," if you piease, with Col. Hoyt as chairman. The regularity and authority of this committee was never questioned, as far as I know. It wasjconducting the business and affairs of the party In the usual way, when outside of it, and independent of Its authority, a convention was called to meet in Columbia in March. The convention did meet; it nominated, or, as I believe it was said at the time, "suggested," candidates for state officers, certainly for Governor; appointed an executive committee, which took charge of its canvass. Thus another "machine" was put in monon, and we had two in the same party. We know the consequences. The lndicatious are we shall have another March Convention, another "suggestion" of candidates, another executive committee within the Democratic party. I do not see how the March Convention of this year can be objected to, with the precedent and example of two years ago. How long does any sane man suppose this can j continue without a permanent rupture of the Democratic party in me otate r To my mind the approaching elections will complete the rupture if some remedy is not adopted. 1 shall always believe that if the last State Convention had left it to the discretion of the Executive Committee to provide for a primary election, and the present committee had arranged for one, the contemplated March Convention of this year would not have been thought of, and we should have been relieved of the present and approaching complications and difficulties. 1 believe, now, if the May Convention should by resolution recommend or provide for "a primary election, all differences will be settled at the polls within the party, and we shall close up our dirant# Who will take the responsibility of opposing this fair and reasonable proposition? Who wishes to defeat the free expression of the popular will by a primary? Who can afford to continue the bickerings and suspicions aqd distrust among Democrats? It shall not hereafter be charged upon me. And I wish to say in this connection that if any more efficient remedy can be suggested I will most cordially co-operate in enforcing it. It will not do to tell me I must abide by the will of the majority. I always do that. I did it in the last election, but that was nearly two years ago, and witn other good Democrats I want to know where the majority is. If with the presentedmiuistra tion j. snau amae Dy n; 11 wna me upposition I shall abide by It. Let a primary election in an open, fair field tell us where it is. M. C. Eutler. A Dael With Knifes, Nashville, Tenn., March 3.?Just over the Alabama line this morping, Ed. Russell aod Al. Robinson fought with knives and killed each other. The row was the result of a family feud of years' standing. Their custom has been to ride into Athens occasionally, load up on whiskey and make the town wild witn their speech. This morning they met, and Russell's mule having thrown Mm, he went up to Robinson* and ordered that worthy to dismount and give him his horse. Upon refusal, Russell rnchoH at* "Rnhinsnn who leaDed to the ground, and a hand-to-hand duel was fought, resulting in the death of both the participants. Hurricr.n* ia Portugal. Lisbon, Mar^U 7.?The hurricane which passed over the Portuguese coast yesterday did much damage to property and to the harbor works here. A number of houses were unroofed, chimneys blown down and trees uprooted. Six persons passing along the streets were struck oy living debris and killed. A number of others were more or less seriously injured by falling brinks, tiles, etc. The River Ta^us. which in some places has already overflowed its banks, continues to rise rapidly and threatens considerable damage. The iiver is full of drift wood and nayiga tioa has become so Hazardous mai iew it any vessels attempt it. Horrible Execution. Berlin, March 4.?At shade, a village in Hanover, a murderer was to be guillotined to-day. The blade failed to d? capitatc after two strokes and the executioner finished the job with a knife held in one hand while ?te neia tne neaa of the victim in tbe other. The affair was public and was one of indescriDa* i ble horror. . , THE ASYLUM TROUBLE ENDED. Governor Tillman Appoints ? New Board ol KtL'euts. Columbia, S. C., March 11.?K ?vill be remembered that on the llih of la?t I month all the regents of the lunatic asy- i lum, with the exception of I)r. Tally, resigned their positiou. this was done because a recent act ot tlie legislature provided that the board should be reduced by lot from nine to live, and the members of the board deemed it best to resign and leave It !o the Governor of the State to appoint a new board instead of determining by lot who ol the old board should be dropped. Governor Tillman yesterday addressed the iollowiug letter to the resigning Resents: Messrs. B. W. Taylor, Iredell Joces, J. C. Wilson, A. White, W. J. Gooding, J. C. Mullins, and A. II. Hayden. Gentlemen: On February the llih las?, I received a communication from you tendering your resignatm* as members of the Board of llegeuta oftfoe boutn uaronna j^unauc asviulu, accompanied by the following extract irom your minutes. (The same as that published above.) The Act requiring a redaction in the number of Regents from nine to five is a peculiar one, and as none of its provisions contemplated the action vow have taken, I submitted the matter t> the Attorney General: A brief summary of his opinion is: "Tnat unless the incumbent Ilegeuts determine by lot the oies to remain on the lioard, and those thus chosen shall determine the length ot their respective terms, that I as Governor, could only follow one of two courses, viz.: fill the vacanA?AAtA/l on/1 lnf" fnfiru ov nnin 1 L1C4 QU U 1UI UiiO Uv IF U| |;vmt>vww draw lot, or appoint lour Regents to serve with Dr. Tally who has not resigned " In the first case, it' I accept your resignations, you would uo longer be "incumbent Regents," even if I rei appointed you, and if I appoint four Re! gents, to make the number five, such a Board could not under the Act determine the length ot their respective terms, so as to conform to its provisions. This is a strict construction ot tbe law as it pissed the General Assembly. But a consideration of the intentions of the Act will show clearly that the General Assembly only intended two things: first, to reduce the number of Regents to five; second, to make tbe terms of the Reseats terminate at d:f. frrprrt tirces. so as to have vacancies oc cur every two years inetCad O-f allter- ] minatiag at the same time. You have refused to draw lots, as the Act requires, aDd thus the machinery provided tor reducing the Board is thrown out of gear, and unless I take the responsibility of carrying out the spirit of the Act it becomes inoperative and defeats itself. The resolution passed by your Bo<*rd by an almost unanimous vole recognizes the necessity and importance of geographical distribution in the composition of the Board, in which I concur: and while I recognize your right to refuse to carry out the Act I am soiry to have to choose among men, u.l of whom, as far as I know , have discharged their du'y faithfully, just as you in resigning have been actuated solely by a sense of duty and a desire to promote the wellare of the institution. I hope you will give me credit for similar motives. With this explanation I notify you that jour resignations are accepted to take effect immediately. Yours very respectfully, E. li. Tillman, Governor. Governor Tillman then wrote the following letter of appointment: Messrs. B. W. Taylor. \V. J. "ooding, A. White and Iredell Jones. Gentlemen: You are hereby appointed Regents of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum to fill vacancies caused by the death of the lamented Col. Jolm m T * ? 4 i. A f CG>ro rt X HUClli uuu tuc ica ^uanuuo ui of the Kcjjents, dated February II, 1892. The incu nbent Regent, Dr. A. N. Talley, and yourselves will constitute the Board iu the future, and to carry out the spirit of the Act reducing the Board to five. I ask you to determine by lot the length of your respective terms, when I will commission vou accordingly, and I will ask the General Assembly at its next session to legalize such action. Yours respectfully, 13. It. Tillman, Governor. The Regents met yesterday and trans-3 acted a considerable amount, of routiue business. Yifitu- T?/->orfl mpt This hnnrrl is geographically distributed, all sections of the State bein^ given representation. Columbia has two representatives in the Board, Drs. Tallev and Taylor, two being given the city in which the meetings are held in order to ensure a quorum; Mr, White is from Sumter, Mr. Gooding from Hampton, and Mr. JontS from YorK. The Board le-elected Dr. Taylor president. The Board then drew lots J -i??- ^-1- ? /\T 4 rvf I/O U6iCriUiLl? LUC lCLLJiLU Ui tug I^luio v/i the terms of the members, with the following result: Dr. Taylor, sis years: Dr. Talley and Mr. Gooding, four years; Messrs. White and Jones, two years. A Family Kow. Charleston, S. C., March 10? There was a breeze on Broad street this morning, in which T. Moultrie Mordecai, a prominent lawyer, and W. W. Jackson, a not-so-prominent broker and man about town, were concerned. The two men had been talking together when Jackson was suddenly seen to strike Mordecai. The lawyer promptly drew a pistol and the broker fled precipitately into his office, the lawyer following. - ? L iL? A. * Jac&aon soon emerged mruusju me utjui, door again and sought refuge in another lawyer's office. Mordecai was then persuaded to walk away with a bystander, and the proceedings were adjourned to the courts, where Jackson's Iriends got out a warrant charging Mordecai with assault and battery, carrying concealed weapons and several other offences. Mordecai waived an examination and gave bail lor trial. It is supposed that family affairs are at the bottom of the difficulty. An Extraordinary Tragedy. Columbus, Ga., March 7?Dr. M. W. Peek, of Chattahoochee county, is in jail, charged with the murder of M. A. Thomas, a neighbor. The men quarrelled. ^uesday of last week, about a leu'cc wnich "separated their properties. Thomas finally started toward the doctor with an open knife, but Peek was too quick for him, and drew a pisto.' and shot him in the right side. While awaiting the arrival of physi- j cians, Dr. Peek gave Thomas medical attendance. When Thomas was re- j moved to his home, he refused the aid , of other physicians' that had been sum moned, expressing more conlidence in the skill of his assailant. PeeK worked : hard to save Thomas's lire, out iaueo, ; and the latter died yesterday. In the Hands of a Kecever. Savannah, Ga., March i.?The On- j tral Railroad and Banking Company 1 of Georgia, leased last Jane by the , Georgia i'acific Railroad for the Rich- , mond and Danville Railroad, is in the ( hands of a receiver. Judge Speerlast night, on application of R. M. Clarke, one ot the minority stockholders, ap- ( pointed Gen.E. P. Alexander temporarv receiver. Argument for a permau ent receiver will be held March 14r.h at ; Macon. Killed by Moonnhiuer.s. Isabella, Tenn., March 4.?C. K. Stewart, Jr., deputy United States mar- ' shal, and guard were overpowered yes- ' terday, while In charge of prisoners, by , a mob of nine men, Stewart was sbut i through the head, the guard fatally wounded and the prisoners rescued. TUP Oi IPQTION OP A QUORUM. Spf-Jtlcer C'ri?i> Ktiles that 2J[ensb??r8 Are Not i'rcsetit Unlt-sH They Vote. Washington, Msroh 4.?The bill for the relief oi the personal representa- , lives of Major "W. II. Sibley was taken up in the House today, and duriDg its consideration a spat cook place between . Speaker Crisp and Ex-Speaker Reed. Major Sibley was in the army prior to the late war and wait the ioventer of the conical tent which was adopted by the United States government. Subsequently Major Sibley joined the Confederate army and it was for this reason that opposition was made to the measure. J. D. Taylor of Ohio made the point of no quorum and the committee rose. Kilgore moved that the House take a recess till 8 o'clock aud on a division the vote stood 85 to 84. Eoloe demanded tellers and they being refused, raised tee point that no quorum had voted. Speaker?"The gentleman from Tennessee makes the point of no quorum on the motion to take a recess. The Chair will have to appoint a teller." llee<l of M;iine?"The gentleman does not make the p^int of no quorum. He makes the point that no quorum haa voted." Speaker?"Under the rules of the House and under the present administration of the House gentlemen are not present unless they vote." [Applause on the Democratic side.] lleed?"That shows, Mr. Speaker, that thera has been a new system adopted since the last Congress." Sneaker?'"That shows that the Dres ent occupant of the chair will endeavor to enforce the rules of the House as they now exist." [Applause on the Democratic side ] lieed?'"Nevertheless, Mr. Speaker, the observation I made is entirely correcr, namely, that the point that the gentleman "from Tennessee made was that no quorom had voted, while the Speaker states that the point he made was 'no quorum.' My observation, noK. withstanding the retort of theXfeai^ was entirely correct." Speaker?"Perhaps it_4s", but it is entirely out of order."/'[Democratic applause.] ' lieed?"It is entirely correct, and therefore the Chair had no risrht to make such remarks," Speaker?"The-'gentleman may be correct, butat the same time he is out of orderjflfcmands for regular order.] IteecyjjgHV&s entirely in order v?hen attention of^fegffig^gk^o tbe factr^ Speaker?"The Chair thinks not." Keed?"Entirely in order." Speaker?''"The Chair thinks the eentleman is entirely out of order. There was no occasion for any such reply. The point was made, not by the gentleman irom Maine, but by somebody else ?the point of no quorum. The Chair entertained the point, whereupon the gentleman from Maioe made his suggestion." Reed?'"And thereupon I said to tbe Chair that the gentleman made the point that no quorum had voted and that the Chair stated it to be a point of no quorum, which is a different proposition; and I had a right to call the attention of the Chair to that. The Chair had no right to make such a retort even if lie was supported by the disorderly applause on his side which he permicted." Speaker?"The Chair will state that there is no distinction under the present rules of the House between a point of no quorum and no quorum voting. There was a distinction between those two points of no quorum and no que rum present as it was made under the rules of the last Congress." Eoloe of Tennessee?"I want to say that the Speaker is abundantly sustained by the authorities iu making retorts to gentlemen on the floor." [Laughter.] Speaker?"The Chair does not intend to recognize that." During the colloquy between them both gentlemen appeared to lose in some degree their customary equani ralty. ami their retorts, though couched in polite language, were characterized by earnestness and some degree of warmth. The House then took a recess untii 8 o'clock. What the Dcxnucrats Will Sat*. Washington, March 4.?Although only four appropriation bills have been passed, the chairman of the House appropriation committee estimates that the total of all the bills for this session will be about 865.000,000 less than the total of the same bills for the flrst ses SlOU OL LU? iaai< xiaviuif started ia to make a record of small expenditures, tbe Democrats propose to cu*, and prune at every possible point, although they open the door widely to criticism from the Republicans. The latter naturally want to see the appropriations come as near as possible to the oillion dollar record, but they will be disappointed. There is the utmost harmony on the Democratic side in this matter of running the Government on the economical principle and if they had only had control last year there would not now be | a depleted treasury. It will be remembered that in tbe early part of the session tiiese dis patches contained an intervew witn i Judge Holman, in which be said that this Congress would save $100,000,000. At that time the statement excited the ridicule of the Republicans, who said that such a reduction was impossible. At the rate at which the Democrat* are now cutting this vast sum will be exceeded before Speaker Crisp lays down the gavel on the 4th of March, 1898. It will be a record with which the Democrats can go to the country with proud heads, especially as it will be shown that not a single necessary expenditure of the Government has been overlooked or neglected. But the anDroDriatlon bills will be clean. They will be free from all suspicion of jobs and steals. They will be honest. They will contain no item like that of the 83,000,000 tor the Choctaws and Chickasaw, which was so apparent a fraud that the President declined to pay it out, and has referred the whole matter back to Congress for new legislation. Xi ncapou vuufion, A special from St. Georges to the Columbia State, under date of March G, says: At a late hour last night, four of the seven convicts who escaped from the saw mill of Mr. Eion, near Branchville, boldly attempted to pass through this town warning alonjg the railway track. Constable B. L. George, who had been apprised of their escape, was on the lookout, and as they approached the depot he recognized hisN. game at once, and thrusting bis pistol into the face of John Butler, stopped him at once. The other thre?* bounded off like lightning. Turning Joho But' ler over lo au aasiautut, mi. ubut8v i pursued the rapidly retreating convicts, calling upon them to bait and [iring as he ran. Calvin Murphy was brought to the ground, quite severely wounded in the thigh. John Brown and Ab Jackson made their escape but will probably be apprehended to Jay, as parties are now in search of Lhem. John Butler says that the other 1 ihree con vies separated from his division at BranchviUe. They are i Tack Evans, Dan Wright and Bill King. lie does not know in what direction they went. The wounded man was attended by Dr. Selleck, who says that the wound I is a serious one. H&nged. .Abbeville, C., March 4.?Van Thomas, al;as Van Thomason, was hanovd here to-dav for the murder of John Bracked. Everything passegfl smoothly. His neck was brajaBBBBfeJ the fall and he was pronou^| in six minul&s. He Elect ropotse. Whv suffer with sickness or disease heii yon can he to easily and qnicklv cured without medicioe by the use of the Electropoise. Mrs. J. W. B. Edwa rds says she was severely afflicted with rheumatic difficulties aua was threatened with paralysis; took the treatment with the Electropoise three months. Now her long standing complaints are greatly relieved and her general health improved; her apoetite, which had been failing, is restored, eating fealy and enjoying her meals, In spite of advancing age, the Electropoise has triupmhed till she now declares that $500 would be no temptation for what she has already received. ilbs. J. W. B. Edwards, "No. 4ft Wheat fct. Atlanta. Ga. Mrs. W. A., Moore ehtliusiastically stated, to an inquirer her repeated trials of the Electropoise to h?r entire satisfaction and its good effects on her children and grand children in cases of bruises, headache and general "indisposition." The past f?w days she has been treating herself for deafness. Her numerous friends will, no doubt, soon be delighted to hear of her complete recovery. Mbs. M. A. Moose. Comer of Walton and Cone Streets, Atlanta d-a. Captain Evans says: I believe the Electropoise has benefited me fcore than ail the medicine I have taken. My disease is said to be dry catarrh; have used the Electropoise several months; my general health is greatly improved, and the catarrh is decidedly better, i still use the Electropoise and consider it invalnable. W. T. EVAfS, Real Estate Man, No. 28 Peachtree St-, Atlanta, Ga. A 40 page book, describing treatment and col- tainiog testimonials from all sections' and for the cure of all diseases, mailed free on application. Address. ATLANTIC ELECTSOPOISE CO., 222 King St., Charleston, S. C. The Railroad War. Charleston, S. Cm March 7?In the United States Court to-day all the railroads united in suit against the Comptroller General and,the^?enciifaKEreas? VcEfrra ftf"averv Countv in the State. The suit prays an injunction, which was granted, restraining any State official from levying upon the property of any of the railroads for non-payment of taxes on the basis of increased assessment ordered by the board in December last. The roads had tendered payment of taxes on the assessment of the year before but this had been refused. The time for payment of taxes expired February 20 and the time for the beginning of suits by the State is fixed,for March 9th. This injunction stops tnese proceedings and opens op a long litigation. The following roads are parties to the suit: Richmond and I^dUTlUC, UUUilU^WU, wxuuiuia uuvi Augusta, South Carolina, Charleston, Sumter and Northern, Three C's, Northeastern and several others.?Columbia Register. A Dead Negro Found. Byron, Ga., March 7.?A party of sportsmen unexpectedly found the bo<jy of what, upon examination, proved to be tbe remains of a negro, whose presence had not been seen about the com enmity ror more than ten aays. tie was last seen about Feb. 20, and a curiosity as to his strange departure was of course entertained for him, but as he did not return, it was believed he had left to be absent until after ccurt. When found he was lying in a diich partially concealed. The opinion is he was foully dealt with. The Democratic State Convention of llhode Island has elected delegates to the National Democratic Convention instructed to vote for Cleveland. I mKtlFaystie Mil I Great Oetke teat hat hot Agaix be REPSATTO, so do not delay, "stbm While the Iboh ia Hot." Write for Catalogue now, and say what paper you saw this advertisement In. Btaaember that I sell everything that Ses to furnishing a home?manulacturg some things and buying others in ttie largest possible lot*, which enables me to wipe out all competition HEBE ABE A FEW OF MY STARTLING BARGAINS A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full size, 3 5x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces of wars, delivered at your own depot, all freight charges paid by me, for 1? l?A t\a1 iQ PQ vuijr iwmiiA/iiMdi I Again, 1 will sell yoa a 5 hole (JoofcLu tSaufe 13x13 inch oven, 18x2$ inch top, tit 'ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIRTEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to four depot DO NOT PAY TWO PRICES EOR TOUR GOODS. 1 will send yon a nice plush Parlor suit, ftwalnut frame, either in combination or ' a .jo ui i D&naea, tne most scyiian cuiuia iut te your .iailroad station, freight paid. I will aisosell you a nice Becromos oil consisting of Bureau with glass, l ingi bead Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Centre table, 4 cane seat chairs, l cane seat and tack r?cker ail lor IS.50, and pay ireigfc ta your depot. Or i will send you an elegant Bedroom suit with large glass, full marble top, for <30, and pay freight. N ice winuow shade on spribg roller ? 00 iSnutMWil geaawtar day aiclocfc, Co W ainut lounge, i.v< Lace curtains per window, L.U icannot describe avery thing in a small advertisement, but have an immense store Dontaisins 22, tm feet of floor room, with ware houses and factory buildings in other parts of Augusta, making in ail the lar? <est business of this kind under one management in the Southern States. These storeeand warehouses are crowded with the choicest productions of the best factories. My catalogue containing illustrations jt goods will lw mailed if you will kinuij where yuu saw this advertisement, i pa) freight. Address, i r naarnr. 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